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| so the apt hunting has been problematic.. and enroute some other side problems have issued.
ANYHOW..
i might not be able to go home this summer in the end.
MOre time with my other gf! =p sorry shutz i have been cheating on you.
but this also means i might be going back in winter instead.. which made me worry coz i wanna be here for xq's wedding,,,
so i went looking for the dates in the comments and found it.. i shall put it here so i dont have to look so far again
I found it funny re-reading i realised she'd said be my BRIDE of honor??!!! LOL
I actually didnt realize..
haha instead of maid..
i am pretty un-maid like right?!! its an understandable mistake. LOL
it was funny.
xq you can be my 3rd gf...
anyhows the funniest thing happened last night.,
me n eri were (yup i was pouring out my frustratios to her last night in the sidpac lounge...
and somehow she was talking about this random friend and what they had said.
breathe.. be prepared....
it goes:
" Can my friends watch us have sex??"
it would'nt have been bad at all apart from the fact that
1) the walls were glass and we turned to face this dude standing there staring in... our mouths parted and gapped wide eyed in disbelief... he had just walked pass and decided to read sth on the wall at the entrance of the room and the door was not closed.
HE must've heard loud n clear.... OUT of context..
OMG
it was EmbarassinGGGGGG!!!
and so OMG
we were shocked and then laughed til we.. or more so til she cried...
for me its just my stomach that hurts.
oh and we also concluded that we must have made his day. ;p
oh well a good deed never hurt anyone. :P
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| Sigh day by day there are possibilities and then there is also disappointment this whole apt hunting thing aint going well and it just reminds me the strange ways, not so nice or exciting parts of it that is.. how people can lie and stand you up. how people arent nice sometimes and the nice people mostly just get hurt.
this real estate ish is getting kinda brutal and ugly.
and i am really kinda wron out i dont really want to think about it anymore.
its sad, i can work for things.. but some things are just beyond one's control. and i hate to face these things so much at one go.
also my friend, a post doc. i saw him yesterday and he looked so sad. it was heartbreaking. he wanted a job as a prof in korea but competition was tight
only 2 people were interviewed and he got that far. but ..
sigh i didnt know what to say to ease his disappointment. what could i say?
but i saw the wetness of his eyes and i was crying inside for him too.
sometimes. life is sad.
there seems no escape from that.
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| topsy turvy times have started.
I missed the BEST apt ever.. coz i was greedy =(
it was the firdst one i saw and PERFECT apart from the fact i'd be living with 1 other guy i hadnt yet known but he seems nice unlike some other guys i met..
and I HAD my OWN bathroom! adjoint to my HUGE room.. apart from the fact.. its NOT mine and wont be coz i hesitated.. now its gone =(
the rest of the places just dont match up and running ard to see places scheduling and emailing is driving me nuts
esp since my project came up and i want to find stuff n buy stuff to wk on.,.
and also myu collaboration is going well i made perfect particles 6hrs straight.. but alas!!! i forgot a 2 second thing,. i wanted to change the mask!! i didnt!!!!!!!!!!! darned
and so it came the next to days to redo what i had done but i screwed up and now i got to redo redo redo prev thingsss arighhghghhgg'
and then socials and scheduling.. hard hard hard..
tired
fun..
tired,l.
but and then there was also the DAMMMM time of the month the dreaded PMS that has only made things a 1000 fold worse then they are. =? X>(**)<=i really hope i find a nice and checp place..
all the others i see now are more expensive, further away and not half as big nor half as clean. =(
and then there's the to date or not to date...
so my friend recently got into a situation not too unfamiliar to me.. she met a guy and they got attached in 1week b4 he left for austria! and he seems VERY serious..
but he is a sweet guy n good looking n fit too..
sigh i didnt know what to tell her.. even mine wasnt so short abeit similar in nature...
but lucky she aint on the more serious side so luckily she wont be too hurt however it goes..
it's just a strange reminder of how silly people in love can get..
the guy this time tho was the serious one.. talking of marriage and waiting for her and stuff...
ouch
oh the other turn apparently his friend is interested in me??! god i dont even know him.. he met me once. since i was with my friends.. and erm ran away from dancing alone with him.. when my friends decided to leave me him n my friend and her then first date @ the club..
well he started to hit on other girls @ the bar later when i got back anyhow..
but i have to give it to him.. he is quite good looking and does have a hot bod! LOLok i shall call my friend from uiuc Ec from now on.. so Ec has been a wonderful friend n workout and hang out buddy..
but bad influence in guys.. i never used to spot hot guys.. but.. i actually do now and it is strange./.
and she keeps telling me that italian guy likes me and has been wanting to hang out..
he does have dark hair?/ er...
hot guy of no guy.. hmm.
but i dont know i am too old to start dating for fun
anyhows work n apts etcx are drving me nuts enough..
dont need more trouble
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| I can't say how happy i am.. it's inexpressible @ this point..
and life's so busy now i dont even know whether i'll ever get back to writing about those other things i intended to.
everyday i have a great time in lab, getting ideas churning in research, engaging in mental excursions exploring random ideas.. rocking in the lab with fun lab mates.. i.e. poking jokes throwing bals ard.. (LOL my lab has EVERYTHING.. meaning: tennis rackets, pingpong bats, volley ball, squeshy base ball, tennis balls, fishing rods, a electric keyboard... er.. what else??? LOL it's wuisiew's dream play ground!! top it of with microscopes and pretty polymer particle pictures!!! then going for fun sports activities, dancing chilling eating.,, meeting new people
life couldnt be more perfect. apart from the lack of sexual activity.. LOL but hey i'm having hells fun as a nun! hehehe
and YESTERDAY was indeed the happiest day in my life.
kicked it off by sleeping only 3 hrs the night of 13th June, not that great a start but hey.. i was doing my last min slide thing again =P
but i was satisfied with the presentation i churned out in the end and that made it all worthwhile..
it's a keeper.. even my prof wanted a copy =) i tried to make it fun and funny too.. poking fun @ a lab mate along the way.. his name being panda.. i made a insect walking on water hollering to a panda that panda that then tried to walk on water and fell in .. @ the sight of the panda.. my prof went.. "that panda looks stupid.." LOL it was priceless... btw my presentation was on the topic of micron scale physics and capillarity came up...
ABOVE ALL what REALLY made my day apart from that presentation rewards are hard work kinda satisfaction...
and apart from the fact I got to play 4 hours of frisbee and tennis... with 2 different groups of friends that i always have a blast with...
I HAVE A PROJECT!! yes!!
my own idea! yeay!! and it's not out of this world and its a good one! YES finally!!!
so i have been mulling ard i didnt like the idea of working on someone elses project.. i have little motivation for that...
so i wanted my own.. my own brianchild.. my baby!!
but well i didnt have one.,. so after weeks of a 1001 random ideas.. and reading almost a 1001 or a factor of 10 less papers.. on random topics i finally sieved out 3 favorite ideas that popped into my mind.
Since my prof wasnt really from the field i wanted to go into.. we had to be conservative and were unsure of their feasibility and pretty skeptical.
so i have a prof who taught a class and he was an expert one of the fore fathers in the field..
so i ran my ideas by him yesterday..
and lo and behold he LOVED them!!!
he initially i guess didnt think i had anything overly exciting.. but then.. the idea that lit his face.. it was priceless and he just poured with excitment!! "that is such a great idea!" unconventional and no one has done it before but it would be so useful... ... and he got so excited it was already beginning to come up with catch phrases to sell the idea.. :)
i was also bewildered no one had done it already but very interested and excited...
so my 3 top ideas got the go ahead..
and i have something to work for!!!!!!!!
YEAH!
grad school is so much fun too much actually and i think i am so blessed i cant thank whoever's been watching over me more. I hope this will last.. i expect to run into problems tho life cant be on a high for everyday.. so i will be prepared but that makes happy days all the more worth savoring!!
i recall a quote:
happiness is something to love, something to do and something to look forward too.
i guess thats explains my joy.
and i get to go lindy hop and swing dancing tonight!! yeay!!
p.s. and if my day wasnt already good enough.. i found not 1 but 3 perfect places i could live in. i started the seach after the presentation and before sports.. and found several awesome, big clean pretty rooms in clean neat apts with cool people already living there, emailed them,,,
and received 3 replies from... my top choices!!! within 10 mins!!!!
(one doesnt get replies that often esp since good rooms for rent receive tonnes of emails from tonnes of pple looking for a room @ this time! so i was lucky!!)
so my top choices were near MIT(walkable)
with clean neat cool people
1) has a gay guy a guy and a DOG!!!!!!!!!!!!! and hugemongous room,
i emphasize A DOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how cool's that!!!
2) if it couldnt get better.. the next reply was from a guy who.. OMG!! said he was from australia, is asian speaks chinese has an equally busy life AND had worked in Singapore for 4 yrs!! parents from malaysia!!!
and his apot mate a girl from HK!!! international!! rocks..
no cultural issues there!! beautiful apt too!!
3) SUPER near MIT with a girl who sounds ubbber cool AND a CAT!!! that thinks it's a dog!! hehehe. oh yeah.. i miss mimi.. sigh.
got the best of all worlds.. now i get to choose the kinda life i'd want and the perfect home to match it.
i am so lucky.. i am still elated nin disbelief.
it's funny when i have stories.. they are usually and if it couldnt get better...
or if it couldnt get worse...
LOL
i think i just get al;l the extremes.. HAhhaha but hey i kinda like it.
if it's gonna be good.. lets make it great.
and if its bad.. well the worst battles are the only ones worth telling =P
fall hard learn hard but hopefully i have had my fair share of those... and like miss sam soon.. hopefully i've eaten most of all my bitter chocolates(or rather coconut filled chocolates, i hate those... i love bittersweet dark chocolate) .. +) happy today! =D
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24-Hour Wedding Countdown -- What to Eat and Drink Before Saying "I Do"
Posted Tue, Jun 05, 2007, 10:24 am PDT
It's wedding season, and here come the brides -- 44,230 of them a
weekend! Whether it's you, your best friend, or an adored daughter
who's counting down to The Big Day, here are five easy steps to ensure
looking and feeling your best during those final 24 hours -- from the
first toast until the final flurry of rose petals. 1. Bloat-proof your belly.
Don't spoil the perfect fit of your dress! Avoid anything salty -- from
pickles and fast food to Chinese takeout -- for at least 24 hours
before saying "I do." Limit carbonated beverages too, which can be
salty and gassy. You don't want to be bloated and burping!
2. Get lots of sleep.
Forget all-night gabfests with your bridesmaids the night before.
Instead, have a nice warm bath and, if possible, a gentle massage.
Kinda hungry? Have some chamomile tea (mildly sedating) with a drizzle
of honey (makes you less alert) and a banana (two sleep inducers and a
muscle relaxant).
3. Create a caffeine-free zone.
If you need wake-up coffee in the morning, fine. But then stop. Stock
up on iced herbal teas, fruit juices, and bottled water. If you've got
jitters, caffeine will make them worse, plus it's a diuretic so it'll
make you pee a lot (no easy feat in a wedding dress) and could lead to
dehydration -- a serious energy sapper.
4. Space out the alcohol.
Weddings often mean a nonstop flow of celebratory champagne, wine, and
cocktails. But you need to be dazzling, not dim (and definitely not
dehydrated, sleepless, or hung over -- all risks of an open bar). So... - The night before: Give yourself a two-drink limit. Or stick with wine spritzers (ask for more club soda than wine).
- The wedding breakfast: Skip the mimosas and sparkle up your OJ with seltzer.
- The reception toasts: Sip your champagne, don't empty the glass. Pace yourself through to the cake cutting and bouquet tossing.
5. Eat something!
There may be tons of food, but it's easy for busy brides not to get a
bite. To keep your energy up, hunger down, and tummy flat, go for the
fish, chicken, and salads -- but have a plan B: Ask your maid of honor
to stash an energy bar or some Brazil nuts in her purse. Just six nuts
give you four grams of protein and some healthy fat, a combo that will
keep you going far longer than you'd think. Not for your whole life, of
course, but that's what the rest of the day is about! Curious about just how many years you and your Real Love could spend together? Start by finding out your RealAge -- with luck, you're younger than you think! | | |
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