this weekend was pretty good. as compared to the last. we had a house-hopping which started on friday night and ended last night 'cos most of them were pretty much pissed (...drunk. ok i wasnt) and tired (THAT i was).

I also:

met the second love of my life, Bruno, who like Coby, has given me enough scratches to last me yet another lifetime.lol.

had excellent homecooked food: cooked by 2 guys,

had an amazing shower in the largest bathroom ive been in adelaide thus far,

learnt tht i dont need my hair straightener to survive,

wish that i could fly sam a dress back for her cousin's wedding.

i dont understand why people choose to get pissed drunk. for the past couple of months, my friends n i have had drinking sessions, almost every other weekend but we've always known our limits. we've always said "yeh man, lets get drunk tonight" but we've hardly ever gotten close to it. ok maybe partly cos we don't gulp down our drinks or we unknowingly space our drinks out such that we take the appropriate amount in one hour. it disgusts me, personally, to see people drunk and i guess that has always been set in my mind that i will never ever let that happen to me. just last weekend in hostel, i was put in a situation where 8 out of 10 ppl were pissed drunk, mind u, PISSED drunk, n i had to sit through conversations with them. as my friend (who was surprisingly sober that night) n i were the only 2 who were aware of what was reallly happening, we had a pretty good laugh at the expanse of the other iiiiidiots.

the convos were pretty much like this:

drunk dude: so what does ur tattoo mean?

sober fren: it means...

drunk dude changes topic

30 secs later

drunk dude: so what does ur tattoo mean?

sober (and very patient) friend:it means...

drunk dude changes topic

1minute later

drunk dude:so what does ur tattoo mean?

sober and (very respectful fren who is controlling his laughter while im, by now, rolling on the floor laughing): it means...

Adelaide has an issue of binge drinking and its pretty clear to see if u were out on a weekend. u see girls, young, beautiful girls, puking their guts out as early as 9pm, before the party is even started and you think "wht a pity."

i'm grateful that my family has stayed far from the stereotype of a typical indian family, in many, many ways, especially with regards to alcohol consumption. i have never once seen my father take any more than 2 glasses of beer/wine. never have i seen either of my brothers pissed drunk (though i noe they have been, 'cos we sit and laugh bout it now when they tell me bout the experience). my mom is just absolutely alcohol intolerant, after A LOT of coaxing, half a glass of wine and she's had enough. we're not prudes. as a family, we do enjoy our bottle of wine from time to time, we discuss our alcohol, ever since ive been here even though they dont expect me to, i inform my parents when im going out drinking. i guess we've just learnt from the best (being my parents), that control is key.

i dont belittle families which face problems with regards to alcohol. in fact, i feel sorry for them, for the children. I always hope and pray that these children dont get scarred for life or worst still, follow in the footsteps of their parents. they have excellent adverts here with excellent punchlines like "is this how u wld want ur child to remember u by?" and they show a half-filled wine glass. i mean honestly? how do u run a family when u cant handle urself?

again, i am ever grateful to my parents for everything that they are and everything that they have done. i dont think God could have given me better role models and never do i ever wanna disappoint them.

U noe sometimes u think and feel like you need to get away from all that socialising, 'cos it can get to your head, quite a bit. Didn't help the sleep patterns or the study habits. It pretty much f*cked a lot of things up.
Anyway, its the hols next week. That leaves me with 4-5 weeks before my exams start. Can't wait for it (exams) to start 'cos it brings me closer to home but at the same time, i hope im prepared for it (the exams).
Just heard from my cousin in melbourne, roobs, that she has a return flight on the same day as i do, just 40 minutes apart. Quite pleased 'bout that.
Ive already booked my flight back to adelaide for next year (haha!). Quite excited for next yr, 'cos i will b moving out to..... im not too sure yet. But it will prob be closer to the south of adelaide (right now im in the North-east). which means i'll be closer to the beaches. yay!
U noe one thing ive realised is that, no matter how badly assignments may be piling up, they just can't be compared to the amount of shit i went through durin A-levels. or is it 'cos ive just learnt to manage it better after 3 yrs of hell? this past week was prob the most hell-ish one ive had ever since ive been here, in terms of assignments and tests, but it just cant be compared to a normal, everyday week ive had during A levels. i mean , i DID have to stay awake for more than 42-45 hrs in the last two days, but it just wasnt emotionally and mentally draining. it didn't reduce me to tears (like ORGANIC chem, which i absolutely learnt to love after that whole incident), i still went to classes with a smile on my face though sleep deprived, still had the stamina to make lame jokes and laugh at them, still had time to perform a bloody role-play with my equally sleep-deprived partner (quite funny, really), still had time to catch up with a friend over coffee. so if u were askin me advice on whether u shld come study overseas, wht do u think my ans wld be?
and again, just to remind my dear friends, im on hols next week. so, its time to catch up. will be by my phone waitin for ur calls.
and on the note of trashy tv progs, Gossip Girls has to top that list. How utterly disgusting.

Blue-eyed boy meets brown-eyed girl
Oh, oh..the sweetest thing.

i shd take advantage of the fact that im awake before noon, for once, in a looooong time, on a sunday. 1030 is an improvement.
I miss waking up at 9am on a sunday, going for a walk with Coby and dad, breakfast with the parents.
I've met a guy who reminds me of Sha another one who reminds me of JJ.
AND wht is this im hearing from a little tweety that 3 pandis who were eating earthquake were talking bout ME looking chubbier?
you 3, im coming back in 9 weeks time. Better watch out.

Don't really know what i got myself into. A friend of mine, who's non-muslim, agreed to fast with a group of arab guys today. She was supposed to meet them at 1am on my floor and i, being a super-duper nice friend, offered to wait up with her (ended up falling asleep on the couches) till they arrived. And when they did, i was forced into fasting with her. Why didn't i see that coming?
And since i'm someone who doesnt go against my words..heh heh heh..I will fast. To stop myself from taking out my bottle of water to have a sip during classes when my stomach is rumbling, i have decided not to bring any water at all. and to stop myself from even thinkin bout food, im gonna run back home after classes and sleep right through till 6.08pm.
OOOohh Boy. Wish me luck.
On a separate note, went for a drive in my fren's fren's sports car. Not only was the car bloooody hot (it was a lexus duno what model), so was the driver. With the windows rolled down and wind blowing against my face, the world couldnt have looked any better.


Happy Birthday my Darlings! Wish i could be back home to party with you guys. 10 more weeks =)

I reckon that gives me a reason to blog. =)
Honestly, when it comes to relationships, there are soo many emotions that you go through.
First comes the whole process of liking someone or finding out that someone likes you. And often, in both cases, you don't really know what to do.
Then comes the whole uneasiness of talking/meeting each other for the first time after confessing/finding out.
Then you start getting to know each other, you realise that maybe, just maybe u don't like him all that much even though he likes you THAT much.
OR
You decide that you do like him and decide to get to know him better, BUT u also realise that it's not really gonna work for one too many reasons but you can't stop yourself from getting closer even though you know its..wrong.
God, how many times has that happened? How many times?
And to complicate things, the past comes into play. Ex-es (if any), guys whom you had a history with (but couldn't be with for, as mentioned, too many reasons) or that guy whom you never could remove from your life from the day you met him till now.
Sometimes u wished things could be a little less complicated. Like you could leave the emotions out of the picture and just go...with the flow.
I guess that is possible with certain people. Ah well, time is of the essence.

10 more weeks till i get back to the arms of my parents, bites of Coby, love from the friends. Even though im not showing it, I'm missing home a whole damn bloody much.

So here's what i intended.

1)I should stop judging certain people before even getting to know them.

You really amaze me

2)I should stop expecting too much of people I already know

Soo Disappointing.


Anyway i was gonna tell my frens who blog (especially those in my links) that i do read ur blogs, so please do keep blogging.

Skinny: Love ur entries though sometimes i feel like askin u y y y?
Latha: Soo easy la, i noe who's A B C D E. Please update more since its HOLIDAYS.
Haowie: Please go update. U have A LOT to update.
May: I try to relate to ur uni n social life as much as i can. Will continue trying.
Sam: Love the new skin. I noe u lead a very crazy life with a crazy schedule. Totally understand for the lack of updates. Always do look forward to ur new entries though.

I had a pretty awesome sleep with extremely sweet dreams, for once. And i guess i should thank you for it. Please continue amazing me.

I don't know if it felt like I wanted you here,
The way that I wanted you last time