Paula_is_beautiful

The return of the NaN...hehe

2007-06-27T03:17:00.000-07:00

ok so its been AAAGGGGEEEESS since i last blogged, mostly due to the fact tht i dont have a computer, but more so due to the fact tht i thk im over it. i guess bloggin was jus another one of this phases i went through... haha.. as the malay saying goes "hangat hangat tahi ayam" (for those of u who dont know malay, tht directly translated is "hot hot chicken shit". go figure. lol.

and as with all my previous post, i shall do what i do best: WHINE. my sister always complains tht i whine too much. but hey, im sorry but if im annoyed or angry or sad or watever, i want to make sure ppl around me know it, and hopefully be as miserable as i am.haha. jus kiddin. i thk deep down inside i want other ppl to show concern tht they care, and it validates my existence and makes me feel better abt myself.

ok. what does NaN whine abt the most? yups, u got it. her weight. i didnt run in 3 days! and im freakin out because im goin to perth for almost 2 weeks and i dunno if i'l get to do much exercise there. and tht means all the weight ive worked so hard for the last 7 months to lose is goin to pack back on! (and he's comin in 13 days, *GASP*) ok i know how crazy and paranoid tht sounds, but thts jus me alright?

im goin to perth tomm...and i get to meet papa! god, i miss my dad. actually i miss my family heaps. *sigh* anyways, i get to spend a whole week with my dad, which is awesome! i've always been a daddy's girl; i thk it has a lot to do coz im the youngest. my dad spoilt me (but not tht much lah, jus a tinsy winsy bit). i usually got wat i wanted, granted it was within our means. it was more of the opposite with my mom; she was more strict with me and as i was goin through those rebellious teenage years as do most teens, i was convinced tht my mom was out to get me but now, as ive grown, i realised tht all she did was for my own good. i've come to a new realisation in the past few days, (most girls would hate to admit this) but i thk im becomin more and more like my mom. we are very similar in many ways; we share more than just the "ponniah" nose (ppl are always sayin how i look like my mom).. we both are health freaks, and recently i have grown an interest in cookin. and its fun chattin wit my mom on msn gettin recipes of her or askin her questions abt ingredients to use; this is another common trait we have, we both like tryin these recipes, but somehow arent all tht fantastic cooks.. hehe. tht being said, I MISS UR COOKIN AMMA!! i really do. sorry for all those times i complained tht ur food wasnt good. i realise now cookin is not as easy as it seems, and i swear tht now after tasting my cookin, im a lot less fussy wit food. i really am.

geez. this is lookin like a really massive post, and i havent even gotten to the details of kevin's trip yet! 13 more days, i almost cant believe it. i jus realised, when he comes, it will be exactly 6 months since my trip to philly ( i was in philly jan 10 to 15). and oh, have i mentioned tht my trip in dec/jan has been booked? YEAY! im so excited. im a lot poorer now ($3100 poorer to be exact) but im happy. i love travellin. its one of those things tht once u do it, u cant get enough of it. and also, sometimes, its not the place tht counts, its the ppl u meet there *wink + happy smile*

anyways, i fly out to sydney on the 25th of november (we finish our exams on the 23rd, and liss's 21st is on the 24th) to honolulu for 5 days where i'l be stayin wit my cousin (which reminds me, i really need to tell him im comin! lol) and then i fly off to vancouver where i shall venture around vancouver all by myself for 3 whole days... and then im off to philly! kevin reckons tht i would save a lot if i took a bus from vancouver to seattle and flew out from seattle, but there is apart of me tht jus wants to fly our form canada, out of fear of travellin alone. oh well we'l see how it goes. guess it sorta depends on my financial situation too. anyways, one month in the east coast with kevin...we're gonna do NYC (this time i'l get to see my broadway show and the tree at rockefellar!!n hopefully i'l get to be there for new yr's too!), chicago, DC...and also ebensburg. which to be honest im a little scared...hmm.... oh and i get to see cornelius! geez, tht dude cracks me up! seriously, ive only met him once, but he is by far one of the funniest guys ive met!

anyways, after tht, i fly out of JFK airport on jan 4 (or was it 5th?i cant remember) to london, where i get to see my darlin suthesh!! i'l also definitely have to meet up with leela at some point. i cant believe its been what, 4 years since our good old UTP days. anyways, i'l be travellin around wit suthesh, which is gonna be soooooo much fun! he's such a great fren; its amazing how we've managed to keep in touch all this while and our frenship has not faltered one bit. its stronger than ever, and its friends like suthesh tht make life worhwhile. unlike the friends who just dont bother keepin in touch despite all the shit u guys have been through.

anyways, after a good 3 and a half weeks, i head home for 5 days (im missin the first few days of uni, but who cares. family's more important) , then its back to melbourne for the much dreaded 4th yr *shudder* which im really really REALLY NOT lookin fwd too. why cant life be easy??

ok, i thk i have so much more to say, but this is lookin tooooooooooooo long. i'l jus stop. anyways, hope everyone is havin a great break, i know i will, i get to see my dearest dad in perth. and then i get a dose of the shah for 35 days!

ADIOS!!!!!

thank you.

2007-06-12T02:31:00.000-07:00

thank you for answering my prayers.
i am eternally grateful.

:)

28!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ITS OFFICIAL....JULY 10!!!!

2007-05-11T01:03:00.000-07:00

so i jus got an email from kevin...and its official, HE'S COMIN IN JULY!!!
his offer from MMC finally came through, thanks to brian....god i love brian! kevin, when u come down, we're takin brian out for a nice dinner and drinks!!!
oh n congrats on becomin an uncle to a beautiful baby boy!(i guess this means the name "mira" is stil up for takes?? hehe)

on a sadder note, i had my first failed iv. oh well, kevin (the urology intern, not my fren kevin from the states) said tht in 3rd yr he never had a single successful iv...there was this one time he poked a guy 14 times!! geez, at least it makes me feel less worthless hearing tht. i guess u jus got to keep on practising.... either tht, or im gonna be a sucky doctor) but then again, ive done an iv twice before this, so i guess thts not too bad right?

KEVIN'S COMIN TO MY HOOD!!! tralalalalalalalalalala...

ok, time to run. 2 months to get in shape!

my first free pen!

2007-05-08T15:57:00.000-07:00

so i went to the morning lecture tht the oncology registrars were giving (not because we need to know tht much detail abt renal cell carcinoma, but because i have a slight interest in oncology) anyways, i got my first freebie from a drug company! a hideously orange pen!!! lol...why i am so excited abt this? its not tht i dont have enough pens (my sister calls me the stationery slut) but because it makes me feel more like a doctor. yeah, lame i know. but i cant help it. :p i really wanna get like a cool drug company lanyard...*sigh* anyone have one??GIVE IT TO ME!

anyways, doctors always have these lectures which inadvertently come with free goodies and free breakfasts in the drug companies bid to buy u over. my question is.....

IS IT REALLY A GOOD IDEA TO BE FEEDING DOCTORS ARTHEROSCLEROSIS INDUCING FOOD??????

i walked pass the table and all i could see was...artherosclerosis, stroke, hypertension...
and FRUIT! (abt the only healthy option they had)

seriously, you wud thk tht since their feeding doctors, they would consider giving healthier options?

but nvm tht, wat abt the doctors???? i mean, i sat near the door, and watched every single doctor/health practitioner/nurse cum wannabe doctor/ppl who arent important but just want to seem important so they hang stethescopes around their neck to look important/f**kheads who dont silent their phone before comin in a lecture..

and u know wat.... 3/4 of the ppl had their plates stocked up wit like muffins and scones and crossant (is tht how u spell tht??)..i mean, geez, i know its free but dont u care abt eating healthy?? i mean having such refined carbs so early in the mornin.. AARRGHHH....disgusting!

well, at least there were the few ones like me who opted for fruit...to say the least.

anyways, updates updates, ...hmm...lets see, i dont have a computer now, its stil spoilt and im barely surviving. but the runnin on the other hand has been goin good. did 5 rounds on saturday, and 4 rounds yesterday. might try to do 5 rounds today if i can.

and kevin is comin to melb! well, at least he's 99% sure. brian jus needs to hand in some paperwork to priscille (or is it priscilla?) who may i add, is such a darlin. i love her! she's so sweet and nice. anyways, if he comes, he'l come somewhere in mid july and he'l be here for abt 6 weeks!!!

anyways...im off!!

to my hood he comes

2007-04-29T05:20:00.000-07:00

i am amazed at how things somehow work out, especially when u started off tryin to not keep ur hopes up, fearing disappointment.

what's even better is when ur havin a shit week, with a spoilt computer & unnecessary expenditure, and somethin else cheers u up. i guess every cloud really does have a silver lining doesnt it?

im excited. extremely.

oh, do listen to don't matter by akon. its a f**kinly awesome song. really, it is.

and i like running by the beach. its fun. we really shud do it more often nesh. i have 2 months to get in shape and look good (or at least attempt to look good)

the world is my oyster

2007-04-09T19:29:00.000-07:00

its already tuesday of the easter break. which means i only have 5 days left . :(
sort of torn between slackin off, and job searchin. hmmmm. i really shud be puttin more effort into my job searchin for all the travellin i want to do. *sigh* somebody motivate me!

i've been goin through frens facebook pictures and i must admit, i am immensely jealous of all the travellin ppl are doin. wan jean n ely went to amsterdam, ashvin jus got back from barcelona, suthesh has done pretty much every f**kin place in europe i've always dreamt of visiting (london, paris, vienna, prague, switzerland).

truth is, i've always dreamt of travellin. jus never had the moolah to do it as much as i want to. not tht i havent travelled much, i mean, sri lanka, new zealand, australia and america is not bad. oh and there's singapore but thts so close to home it doesn count. so far, my america trip was the most awesome (and not to mention extensive) 6 weeks of both the west coast( san franscisco, LA, vegas, arizona) and the east coast (philly and NYC, the highlight and most eventful but of my trip ;) was more than i could ask for. Thank you, papa for the best birthday gift ever. love u!

anyways, time is runnin out. i mean i want to do travellin before i graduate and my life becomes abt workin 140 hours in 2 weeks and only havin like wat 2-3 weeks off in a year as a intern. sometimes i wish i could take a yr off to do nothin but travel. i was at the melbourne university website and they were advertising for this volunteer programs in places like brazil and india n stuff which sound oh so appealin..

ok, enough of whinin. movin on...we're havin a dessert pot luck this sat! which will be excitin coz i love dessert! im goin to make pancakes and a carrot cake, sandra's makin her famous muffins, carol and her cookies...its gonna be awesome! jus need to starve myself for the next few days and it'l be fine. and need to do some extra running. EXTRA EXTRA runnin.

talkin abt runnin, sandra and i are thinkin abt doin the run for the g thingy. we're aimin for a 10 km run, but dinesh keeps pushin for a half marathon. sorry nesh, but after only 2 months of runnin i really dont thk im ready for a half marathon yet. step by step lah..

oh, and i didnt run yesterday, and i ate an easter bunny yesterday. so u can imagine how guilty i feel. hmmmm.

ok, im off to do some laundry now.
over n out.

i am a nomad.

2007-04-08T07:27:00.000-07:00

easter break has started, yet things are not as excitin as i hoped it wud be.

firstly, ive been kinda mood off the last few days...withdrawal symptoms, perhaps? skipped to parties, but managed to drag myself to santi's 21st..which was really good..nice finger food, and an AWESOME cake...some choc cake from david jones...OMG it was heaven!!

i've been cravin 2 things in the last few days: 1)cinnamon toast crunch (damn u mike iskor for introducin it to me) and 2) reese's peanut butter cup. both of which i cant get in australia.. *sigh* i guess il jus have to wait till dec when i go (or if, dependin very much on my financial situation) to the US...arrgh i hate not havin money..

anyways, back to me whinin. sometimes i wonder, is studyin overseas always a good thing? for one, its given me the independence i have always craved, but on the other hand, i feel lik i've lost touch with things at home.like family for instance. its so hard to keep a tab on things, and things sometimes get misinterpreted along the way. i've come to a conclusion: no more will i attempt to try and butt in to things tht are goin on at home. mayb im jus makin things worse, in any case, i thk tht not being there, i no longer have the right to do so. my life is no longer back home. my life is here, right now. lol. i jus realised how little sense this is goin to make to ppl who read this..
anyways, as i was sayin, my life is not in malaysia, nor will it ever truly be. without soundin like a total complete n utter bitch, im goin to admit this: i dont miss home. ppl are always talkin abt missin their late night pratas and havin their mommies do their laundry. but the fact is, ive been like a freakin nomad for such a long time tht treading unfamiliar territories has become a weirdly familiar thing for me. and the incident tonight just sealed my belief. no more is my life there. i guess this the sacrifice one has to make in this scenario.

*sigh*

*double sigh*

somehow, somethin tells me tht i have made things worse. and unfortunately other ppl are the ones who are goin to feel the wrath, not me. which is makin this guilt even harder to handle.

from now onwards,communication will be minimal, and limited to wat i have done for the day.might jus be easier tht way.

malaysia no longer holds my heart.

wait.... what heart??

alright, on to more lively things... today i ran longer than usual. 3 rounds around uni (deepa will be so proud of me) and the i ran along dandenong road, turned into clayton road, and back to kanooka grove. ran for more than an hour. strangely enough, after all tht, i didnt feel tired. i didnt even feel SOB. HR was not up. which makes me feel like i didnt work hard enough. like the last 2 days after like 5 mins itself i was feelin so out of breath n tired tht i ended up walkin. hmmm. my body is very neurotic, much like me.

ok. im off to bed now. sorry for the miscommunication and pissin u off. from now on, u do wat u do, and i will do wat i do. plz dont expect miracles from me, im very much incapable of such things.

robarta!!

2007-03-24T02:25:00.000-07:00

so far i've gotten pledges up to $150.. slightly disheartened, but oh well.. its still early..

anyways, last night, we (my tute group) decided tht we spend so much time together at the hospital, but we never meet outside...so we went out to fitzroy st in st kilda to this bar called robarta which was excellent because they gave us girls drink cards! and their passionfruit cocktail thingy was awesome!!
here's the pics:

meet stephanie tizi...aka THE STEPHMEISTER (*said in really cool tone*)
pretty little italian girl who says she's not photogenic but i have yet to find a bad pic of her...

and of course my favourite jew...JOSH CASAN!!!
tute buddies for life... the whole of first yr we were in the same tute group, then for PCL in second yr..and now the whole of 3rd yr... love this guy to bits!!

L to R: Anthony, Steph, Liss and josh

Anthony, country boy from bendigo who is the only one more crazy then me in terms of bein OCD!
and liss, sweet liss who's goin out wit josh and reckons tht ian wright..oh shucks i better not say... lol..

josh giving me the TODD!

cowboys!!

anyways, we're probably the most spastic tute group ever!!

see?

me and steph! oh the hat is sandra's btw... thanks babe! loved it!

group 6. (minus lanny who couldnt make it)

anyways, once again, anyone want to pledge, plz feel free to!

nan

a pledge for breast cancer, plz?pretty plz?

2007-03-20T05:16:00.000-07:00

ok..so u guys can probably figure out from my MSN nick.. i've decided to shave my head for charity...breast cancer specifically. if i can get up to $1000 bucks, i'l do it. no, seriously, i will do it.

i know a lot of u guys are probably thinkin tht donating to the breast cancer foundation is overrated coz they probably get a lot of funding as it is, but the fact tht i've lost my dear cousin to breast cancer makes this an issue tht is close to heart.

so far i've got 5 pledges from frens...and im up to $100.

$900 more to go. anyone willing to see a bald nan?

as for now, the plan is to do it on september 14, coz tht coincides with the day my cousin passed away. but i suppose if i reach my target before tht, no point in waitin right?

so guys, let me know if u would like to make a pledge, doesnt matter how small, its the thought tht counts!

on a different note, the application thingy for kevin to come to Australia is lookin optimistic. *fingers crossed*

nan. out.

did u know....

2007-03-19T04:31:00.000-07:00

1) stroke is the no 1 cause of disability?
2)Stroke is the 3rd highest cause of death in the world
3)evidence in support of stroke therapy is better than evidence in support for coronary care?
and yet, more finances are put into treating cardiovascular problems rather than stroke care. In fact, MMC does not even have a specific stroke ward!

up on the 5th floor, in this obscure corner near medihotel, lies 54 south, the neurology/neurosurgery/stroke unit. thts my new rotation... the stroke unit is awesome! deb, the 5th yr is really nice (albeit being pretty crap at remembering names), michael, the resident is also very helpful despite being very busy, and best of all, the consultant, this irish dude called jim howe is an amazing teacher! its so nice to have consultants actually ACKNOWLEDGE tht we exist, furthermore spend time during ward rounds teachin us. and he wants to give us a tute tomm!! our second day and the consultant is givin us a tute. somethin tells me tht as much as i hate learnin neuro stuff, im going to like this rotation a lot. a huge difference from orthopaedics, where despite the fact there were heaps and HEAPS (and i mean HEAPS) of consultants, none actually gave a damn abt our presence there. and then u have the ppl like minoo patel (a cock fag as roger calls him) who are so egotistical (is tht how u spell it??) and thk so highly of themselves. (this from a guy who didnt get into the trainin programme in Australia and had to go to the US jus to specialise in ortho)

anyways, back to jim howe. i have NEVER seen a doctor interect so caringly with patients. seriously, he's better than some of the nurses i've seen around. im so used to seeing doctors during ward rounds jus talk abt management and not even talk to the patient. on the other end of the spectrum is jim who kneels next to them, stroke's their hand, and even tries to help them walk. amazing.

anyways, its time to get back to studyin.

NaN

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR SQUIDDY!!!

2007-03-16T19:20:00.000-07:00

today, saquib fayyaz kabir turns 23.... all i have to say is...

BIG FUCKIN DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!

haha..nah u know im kiddin saquib.. hope ur having an awesome bday..(i know its probably hard given tht ur having class today)

on a different note...
things i have learnt today:

1. i shed hair like a dog sheds fur
2. no matter hard u vacuum, hair will stick to a wet bathroom floor
3. julian is a funny guy!

I Miss Deepa.... :-(

2007-03-16T05:02:00.000-07:00

me and deepa on the way to MESH for the pre clinical dinner..
life seems so different without deepa.. :-(
COME BACK TO MELBOURNE!!!!!!!!!

smack my B**tch up

2007-03-04T05:00:00.000-08:00

alright...

this is a long overdue update amma and im sorry..been busy

anyways me and my housemates went out the other night as part of our little "bonding session"

turned out to be a really fun night...

i dont thk i need to name them.. u can prettt much guess which one is corey and which one is ishan and which one is sandra...

alright...im off to bed!!

jesse james brother!

2007-02-16T03:34:00.000-08:00

one of the orthopaedic registrars (or orthoppods as kevin says) is jesse james brother.

fyi, jesse james is dr chase on house. yes, he's australian, and yes, he's from melbourne!

i dont really fancy him, but im star struck!

yes, i know im lame.

i love orthopaedics!!!

sarah's 21st and update on my oh so boring life

2007-02-13T04:13:00.000-08:00

ok so its been a fair while since i last blogged. 2 reasons for this: i dont really have internet yet and i am so darn busy settling in my new place as well as gettin used to the clinical environment. i've just had a 12hour day, so u can imagine how tired i am at this point in time, so if there is typos or this blog seems short and incoherent, i balme it solely on fatigue and not my language skills.

anyways, amma (probably the only person who really reads my blog) here's wats been happening wit me. i have been attached to the orthopaedic ward for the next 4 weeks. we start ward rounds at 7.30 am which means im usually there by 7.15. the registrars at this ward are amazing; they're so willing to teach, which is both a good and bad thing. good because we learn a lot from them, bad because their always asking quesitons (esp dr ashley carr, no its not a woman , its a man!which makes me realise tht this is a ward dominated by men) which of course i cant always answer and im pretty sure by now dr carr thinks im fairly incompetent. maybe i shud have done nursing. lol.

i've gotten to practice lookin at xrays, which unless its a complete fracture with some kind of obvious displacemnt, im never able to see. i've given up tryin to find hairline fractures. its driving me insane!

i had my first clinical bedside tute with my tutor, this woman who is the resident for infectious diseases. she seems really good and im starting to like her. even my pbl tutor is awesome. im so happy tht i got to be in the same group wit josh and all, at least im wit ppl i know and with ppl tht i KNOW for sure wont slack off. great motivation for me to study.

im sorry amma, but im extremely tired now, so im goin to sleep. enjoy the pics from sarah's 21st. and oh, another thing, try not to skype me at 1 am. :) thanks

all i want for valentine's day...

2007-02-13T04:09:00.000-08:00

my wish list:

1. an opthalmoscope
2. tuning forks (128 hz and 256 hz)
3. a tendon hammer
4. other equipement used for neuro exams.

yes, i know, i am a nerd.

I Want Insomnia. NOW.

2007-01-27T06:55:00.000-08:00

ok its 6.56 am in santa rosa and i havent slept all night. the reason being (and i learnt this from nava) is tht i have a LOOOOOONG (and i mean long) flight ahead of me from San Francisco to singapore, and then from Singapore to KL. and if i dont sleep now hopefully i'l just knock out on the plane.why is it when i want to sleep i cant sleep and now when i really dont want to sleep i feel sleepy. and the worst part is im eating to get myself to stay awake. great. 2500 calories and counting. idiot.

so here i am bloggin in the wee hours of the morning in this quaint little town called santa rosa. did i mention about the body they found in the car in the santa rosa junior college? yup, this stanford (oh btw i just learnt tht MIT and Stanford are NOT ivy league universities as i earlier thought.) student went missing a few days ago and they found her body in the trunk of her car in the car park of the santa rosa junior college. and on tht same night, gayatri, chin khan and i went for a late night movie. kinda freaky after hearing this news, and plus the movie finished around 12.30, and by tht time the whole time seemed foggy makin it more eerie lookin. ok maybe it wasnt all tht bad and im lettin my paranoia get the best of me.

i had an interesting talk wit a very good fren (a conjoined one, lol) abt long distance relationships (im just going to call it LDR for short). do they or do they not work? i know ppl who have extremely successful LDRs, and as painful as it is, they manage. god, i salute them. so back to my fren, her LDR has been particularly hard because both she and her better half study in different countries from their common homeland and hence have different holidays. Also, what was interesting was tht prior to beginning their LDR, they had not been goin out for very long. i must admit, my initial view on LDRs was this: it is possible, but u need to have been around the other person long enough before the relationship become an LDR; i.e. the initial part of the relationship should ideally not be an LDR, because how else are u goin to know the person well enough unless u are around tht person long enough? well this fren of mine has challenged my perception on this by defying on odds to make it work. i suppose havin a great deal of dedication from both sides is what really held this 2 together through all the shit they've been through. it got me thinkin..maybe LDRs are possible after all for those couples tht have a deep sense of connection to each other.

take this other fren of mind for example. He fell for this chick ONE DAY before she left for the UK. He was bound for Australia, and yet, they somehow managed to pull it off. Amazing.

i thk the hardest part abt being in a LDR is not the fact tht u dont get to see each other as much, but tht u dont get to see the other person grow. the fact of the matter is, ppl change. change is inevitable. the only thing tht is constant is change. and i thk it becomes an issue because ur other half isnt there when this change happens, or isnt there to witness this change, and eventually u grow apart. having been in a LDR myself, i can pretty much say this is one of the main reasons it didnt work for me. i changed. yes, i admit i am a different person than i was 5 years ago, but it doesnt make me a bad person. does it??

another fren once told me, and as mean as this sounds, i cant help but wonder if this is true. she said tht an LDR can only truly survive if each party is jus as good as the other; ie one party cannot be "more good lookin" or "too good" for the other. sounds shallow, but i guess i see the rationale in tht. If a person is deemed good lookin and is in a totally different continent, tht person is definitely going to "tempted" and the strains of being in a LDR can lead to the person giving in to what's there, and not to what is back home thousands of miles away.

but then again, at the end of the day i dont thk tht really applies to all cases. if ur really committed to one another, you wont be tempted. and i strongly believe tht relationships based on superficiality are doomed to begin with. a deeper connection is needed. you want someone who u can talk with all night long, and not feel bored, but at the same time be with someone whom you can spend all day in their arms and not say a single word, and still not be bored. ahh, the comfort of having there for you, or simply the knowledge of it, is often very reassuring.

whoever said opposites attract, must not have actually gone out with such a person.

on a brighter note, jo and i are goin to go to hartamas! to do what, i shall not say, but somethin tells me jo, being the B**ch tht she is (u know i love u gurl) will chicken out.

oh, and bianca is movin in wit emmilie and caroline!! i know im not gonna be their housemates but im so excited coz their really fun to hang out wit!! cant wait to go back to melb and check out her new place!

somebody help me stay awake!!

nan

WTF???

2007-01-25T00:27:00.000-08:00

where the hell did my recent posts on philly and NYC go?

damn technology i tell u. *snicker*

anyways i've got exactly 2 more days left in the US.. i dunno which is more saddening; the fact tht im leaving the US or the fact tht my clinicals is starting in less then 2 weeks.

im officially terrified abt the amount of change i will be forced to deal with come next month, but then again, change is the only thing tht seems to be constant in my life. come next month, there will be no more uni life, no more deepa, no more farrer, basically no more of anythin tht was in my life for the past 2 years. ok, i thk im rambling, but u get my point.

but change can be exciting too. or at least thts wat an old fren was tellin me today to make me feel better abt myself. i guess, at the same time i do have a lot to look fwd to. im moving into a new house, and going to be living wit wat i believe to be an interestin dynamics of people (for those of u who know ishan, sandra, corey and me will understand). thankfully none of them are doin med, so thts one pressure of my shoulder.

at least i have a new focus in my life to divert my attention from all the change tht is soon to come: planning my world trip in dec 07/jan 08. i've been lookin up online and came across a few good deals... STA travel has a deal tht goes like this:

melb-->tahiti-->LA (then i have to find my way to NYC) NYC--> london-->bangkok-->melb
the whole cost includin tax will be between $2000-$2500. not too bad, eh?

another travel agent has similar deals..more options and slightly cheaper.

ideally this is wat i had in mind:
we finish our OSCEs on the 23rd, so travel anytime after tht is fine, jus as long as i am in NYC in the last 2 weeks of dec and i am in bangkok for the last week of january (so i have time to go down to msia and visit my family) and for some reason im not really tht interested in tahiti, i would actually rather go to fiji. also, since i've been to LA already i would rather go straight from fiji to NYC(but then again maybe i could go to san diego from LA??). and instead of having jus one stop in europe (ie london) mayb i could have another stop in kiev so i could see vila? but then again, time is a huge restriction,not to mention money, and i dont want my holiday in europe to be rushed, i would like to take my time to soak up local culture and enjoy it. one thing is for sure, london and paris is a must. i've always dreamt of going to prague, but lookin at the geography, it might be a bit of an issue.

so basically this is what my ideal trip would be:

melb-->fiji-->NYC/philly-->london-->bangkok-->melbourne.

now, i just need to come up wit the money, but with the increase of my allowance this year, things are definitely lookin good. plus, i've made it known to my family members tht i am takin donations for the "send nandini to europe and america" fund and looks like i already have my sis on my side. we were lookin online for travel back packs to buy, one which i could also use to travel around europe. runnin out of time really so if i dont get one in the US i'l jus get one back in melbourne. im even contemplating finding a job this yr, we'll have to see how tht works out.

my god, i cant remember when was the last time i was this determined to achieve somethin.

its 12.50 am now and i really should be goin to sleep. *yawn*

keep your rosaries of my ovaries?

2007-01-20T22:29:00.000-08:00

"keeps your rosaries of my ovaries"

thts wat this sign says for those of u who cant read it. is it just me or does tht sound absolutely hilarious?

i was in San Francisco wit my sis this weekend and witnessed, not one but TWO protest, SIDE BY SIDE! first, there was the pro life, anti abortion protest and then next to them came the pro choice feminists. Only in America. only in America. God, i love this country.

wat got me thinkin...was one woman carrying a banner tht said "pro choice, pro health" and was chanting somethin abt abortion preventing poverty from gettin worse among the poor.

it never occured to me tht having an abortion was actually a way of improving overall quality of health of a given population. but it actually does make sense when u thk abt it.

take this scenario for instance, woman gets pregnant, but woman is living in poverty and can barely feed herself. in such a case, is it really better to have an abortion, or is it better to have the child, knowing tht u are going to bring the child knowing very well tht u are not able to provide for the child?

at what point does quality of life overide sanctity of life? or does it ever?

ok now before ppl start floodin my inbox wit hate mail, by all means, im not condoning abortion. if it were me, i dont thk i would ever have the heart to do it(but then again i dont live in poverty). i just thk tht we live in a day and age where freedom of choice is a very important thing, but at the same time, we need to understand the repercussions of our actions. if tht woman doesnt have the abortion, she essentially has doomed the child to a life of poverty, no education, no proper nutrition, no proper sanitation, etc etc.. basically a life of doom (talkin abt sanitaiton, did u know tht it has been voted the most important medical milestone in the last century). if she has the abortion, the child wont suffer, but im sure as hell tht karma will bite her back in the ass. well, at least thts what i thk. im strong believer of karma.

there's 2 options:

a)use contraceptives!
remember, "it takes 2 to tango!" (from the aussie add abt using condoms AND the pill)

b)DONT have sex to begin with.

which i thk works fine..because the ppl who are against abortions are usually church goin ppl who dont believe in premarital sex right? and the ones who are pro choice have no issues with contraceptives. so why do we still have this prolife-pro choice debate?

feel free to correct me if im wrong.

imagine having to protest the whole day in a cage wearing a george bush mask and outfit. hmmm...

i deeply apologise if this post offends anyone, tht was certainly not my intention. i was just stating a matter of opinion.

on a brighter note...

my sis and i took a cruise to alcatraz today. the weather in SF was awesome. simply awesome. oh btw, carol i have a pic of me drinkin red bull near the golden gate bridge. im too tired now but do remind me to send it to u one of these days.

anyways, my sis is such a huge fan of the movie "The Rock" (even more than me) and god, she was so dissapointed tht alcatraz wasnt really how it appeared in the movie. like DUH! they probably filmed a large part of it in a studio. in any case, my sister's ability to remember minute details from the movie (or other things for tht matter) never fails to impress me. she really is the smartest on in the family. not too mention the most hardworking. how is it i ended up wit a scholarship and she didnt?????

after tht we headed to pier 39..tht very well might have been my last time we're goin there since im leaving on the 28th (sob sob)

@ pier 39

only 1 more week in america... :(

my adorable sister who thinks i suck at takin pics. in my defense, this pic isnt all tht bad.

im gonna miss america. :(

i'l be back uncle sam, i will.

hopefully sometime in dec 07/jan 08??

remember ppl, donate to the "send nandini to europe and america" fund. i take cheques.

thank you.

so long..farewell

2007-01-18T00:57:00.000-08:00

Things i will miss about america:

1)NEW YORK CITY!!!
2) I can actually afford to eat bananas here.
3)My trip to philly and the people who made it happen.
4)taco bell's rice & bean burrito (which, may i add only cost $1.99)
5)cinnamon toast crunch.
6) frijole can be found easily at supermarkets.
7)white trash tv (read: jerry springer, maury..etc..lol)
8)shoppin at factory outlet stored (GAP is actually kinda cheap here)

*sigh* when will i be back here again?

does this sound like me?september baby..

2007-01-18T00:23:00.000-08:00

SEPTEMBER:Suave and compromising. Careful, cautious and organized. Likes to point out people's mistakes. Likes to criticize. Stubborn. Quiet but able to talk well. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal and always honest. Does work well. Very confident. Sensitive. Positive Attitude. Thinking generous. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Must control oneself when criticizing. Able to motivate oneself. Understanding. Fun to be around. Secretive. Loves sports, leisure and traveling. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Very choosy, especially in relationships. Systematic. sexy but has brains.

this is supposedly characteristics of people born in september (like moi!) truth or not?

first and foremost, wat the hell does suave mean?
me?compromising?i suppose thts true to an extent..
careful, cautious and organised? maybe slightly
now this one blows my mind..i like to critisize?and point out people's mistakes? someone plz tell me thts not true..
quiet?HELL NO! all my life ppl have been tellin me to shut up..
now this one is my favourite...CONFIDENT?? haha..my self esteem is a size of a pea!
positive attitude? i am the definition of pessimism.. i believe tht havin a positive attitude leads to disappointment more often than not..
fun to be around.. yeah fun to be around coz ppl like makin fun of me!
loves travellin...spot on!! my next aim is to save up enough money to travel europe...i so so so wanna go there... :( lets go to prague ppl!!
hardly shows emotion?this one i disagree...if im sad or angry, i like to make sure everyone knows!(if ppl dont know, how will they come and comfort u? :p yes, i realise how lame tht sounds)
choosy when it comes to relationships? i was told tht beggars should not be choosers :p
sexy but has brains? i wish.. if only..

Nan in the city of brotherly love...PHILADELPHIA!

2007-01-16T23:27:00.000-08:00

yes, i went all the way to philly and hung out wit my fellow indians!! lol.. it was a great night..

me and the gals: sonia, rekha, sneha.

me and mike: pre drinks @ kevin's place

jus as i spilled my budweiser...

beer sucks!

hmm...who's more wasted? the one who ended up in the bush or @ 24th and chestnut??

sex on the beach is an awesome drink! thanks kevin!

so there u have it.. a summary of my trip to philly

well its not a very accurate summary.. i also visited all the historical places (liberty bell; independence hall where the declaration of independence was signed..etc..etc..but i figured no one would be interested in tht :p )

god, i miss philly.

i'l be back... I'LL BE BACK!!!

i want her body. her hair. her looks. her dresses. her make up. her everythin.

2007-01-16T23:24:00.000-08:00

eva longoria.... need i say more??

well at least i can console myself tht my nine west shoes looks a bit like the shoes she's wearing in the 2nd pic.. :-)

and insomnia sinks in..

2007-01-16T05:13:00.000-08:00

ok so since i cant sleep i figured i'd put up pics with captions abt my AMAZINGLY AWESOME trip to philadelphia and New York..

once again mikey...thanks sooooooo much!! i love u!!!

at the red rock salon in NYC

nancy, gina, me and mike

Go PSU!!!!

lindsay, nancy,tory mike & gina

party party

coyote ugly???

times square...see the MTV studio at the back?

me and mike getting ready for our meal at the famous carnegie deli in new york...practically every celeb has come here for a meal!! the wall of this place is full of pics of celebs adn their autographs..

me and mike with our extremely large portions..is it realy a wonder why americans have an obesity epidemic?

central park: where's my russian with my horse carriage????

diskoe fever @ central park...u will be amazed at how huge central park is!!!

ahhh.. this is life...having my new york cheese cake in central park..

me, alexa (gina's adorable 5 year old niece who i am completely in love wit) and her nanna

thanks so much gina for ur family's wonderful hospitality!!

mike, gina and i @ rockefellar centre..too bad they had already taken out the xmas tree.. notice the ice skating ring at the back?

me and gina @ st patrick's cathedral..one of the oldest in NYC...so old tht they only hold their masses in latin!!

the architecture was simply breathtaking...it makes me want to go to europe even more!!

artwork display @ ground zero

ground zero..

so thts pretty much a summary of my trip to NYC...next will be pics of my trip to philly!!

back in santa rosa

2007-01-16T01:43:00.000-08:00

and so it has ended...my holiday to philly and NYC..and a weird sense of emptiness has come over me..i might actually come back to malaysia earlier since my dad is comin (my flight right now is scheduled for the 28th)
new york is awesome. simply awesome. probably my favourite city in america. u havent lived until u've been to new york. ok maybe im exageratting but trust me, it really does live up to its hype.
perhaps wat made my little rendezvous to the east coast a lot more interesting was the people i met there. and everyone i met there asked me if i had facebook, forcing me to join it to keep in touch. kinda gettin the hang of it a little..this whole thing abt taggin pictures can get quite interesting..
anyways, back to what i was talkin abt..it saddens me tht i have met all these amazing ppl, and yet deep down inside i know i probably will never see any of them again or at least in the near future.. some have definitely left lasting impressions and i can only console myself wit the knowledge that i was at least lucky enough to meet them once..or mayb thrice..
so i havent really put up pics in a while..will do so soon...
if i feel like it tht is..

NYC rocks my world!!
and a big thank u to my darling diskoe for the amazing 6 days. luvya!!

dress me up... beautiful

2007-01-07T00:53:00.000-08:00

ok so i was at jan's blog (which has absolutely hilarious pics of their dag night party)

and i came across this website which was sellin the most absolutely gorgeous dresses!!

here's the link:

http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2040031053&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=5997541&csform=null

here's one of my fave dress..

god i love it!! and its marked down 50% off to $79.20 (yeah i know thts not exactly cheap for my financial situation but im a sucker for sales and nice clothes and shoes)

i dont care if even if i dont have the body to carry of this dress( i know, i know suthesh, my pear shaped body is more suited for empire line dresses..blah blah)..i thk its beautiful. simply beautiful. beautiful.

wats more, it would go SOOOOO well wit my new nine west black peep toe heels. in fact it would also go with my pointy nine west pointy heels wit the ribbon saquib got me. *sigh*

i am a US size 2 for any kind souls out there :P

and here's another dress i thought was cute... i thk wat attracted me the most abt this dress is the fact tht i dont have anythin like it..most of my dresses are either halter necks or tube dresses (just like how all my shoes are either black or white in colour)

green with envy??? i am

and the next dress..ahh i love it for 2 reasons:

1)its red, and i've been craving for a red dress ever since i saw lumaine's red dress at med ball and gaush's red dress at her 21st (babe, tht was so F**KIN gorgeous!)

2) it VERA WANG!!!

i know i will never have a vera wedding dress no matter how much i would like to, so this is as good as it gets.

for those of u out there who are ignorant, vera wang only designs 4 wedding dresses each year.(or was it 5?)

somebody, hit me hard and hit me good. im too much of a dreamer.

dream on nandini, dream on.

shoe overdose..

2007-01-07T00:26:00.000-08:00

shoe overdose?
who am i kiddin???THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A SHOE OVERDOSE!
move over imelda...nandini's got 2 new NINE WEST shoes!
yes jo, u heard it right...nine west!
im not going to disclose the price because deepa will kill me if i do..but i am probably gonna spend the rest of this post talkin abt shoes (u have been warned guys!!).
anyways the first shoes i got were these flat white pointy (not as pointy as my other nine west shoes) shoes which is just perfect for formal use which will definitely come in handy with clinicals next month. its the really shiny kinda white...i dont really like tht its shiny but i thk the fact tht the material is the way it is, it will be really easy to wipe off any dirt.
the second shoes...ahh my fave...is black peep toe heels, which has a little strap around the ankle..and its also pretty versatile, coz i can take out the strap around the ankle if i want to and this gives the shoes a totally different look. I LOVE IT!
did i also mention tht i bought a new pair of boots a few weeks ago? its this brown, knee high, round toed, sude like material..and it has a thick heel so its pretty comfy to walk in..so tht makes the total of my boots to wat...5??FIVE???
before i came to california i also bought this round ballet pumps with indian like bead on it..which being cheap shoes from damn jaya jusco, gives me blisters. oh well, im still gonna wear it, i'l just need a band aid each time i use it. wait, i need TWO band aids.
so let me see...i came back from melbourne with 3 pairs of shoes: 1 pair of nike shoes (for my gyming) i pair of pointy flat knee high boots (for the cold winter in santa rosa) and 1 pair of white peep toe heels (the ones bec, rob,mandira and din bought me) and i shall be leaving for melbourne with: 1 pair of nikes, 2 pairs of boots, 2 pairs of peep toes, and 2 pairs of flats (1 pointy, and 1 ballerina ones). oh and lets not forget the gold strappy heels my sister bought for me from scotland.. my god! somebody please stop me!

happy new year!!

2007-01-05T21:35:00.000-08:00

its been an awfully long time since i last blogged..anyways time for an update ( for the wat...2 people who actually read my blog??lol..im lame!)

so as u guys know i've been in the US for the last 3 weeks...im gonna be here for another 3 weeks..been spending most of my time in the quaint little town called santa rosa...come to thk of it, most places in california either start with "santa" or "san"...probably due to the mexican influence i presume?? santa monica, santa barbara, santa maria, santa ana, santa cruz ..san francisco, san bernadino, san jose, san diego, san rafael...ok so u get the point..and every other corner has a taco bell, which is basically mexican fast food..havent actually gone there yet, been trying my best to watch my diet..(mike says u can get tacos for $1 from taco bell)

oh i made frijole burritos today..well it wasnt really burritos as much as it was just frijole and salsa sauce from a can wrapped in tortillas and microvaved with some fat free cheddar cheese..haha..dont thk my mom n aunt liked it very much but i liked it..I LOVE FRIJOLE!!

spent xmas in LA which is ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!! i can understand why celebs live there...the weather is awesome..i mean, where can u wear a bikini in WINTER?? plus, i simply enjoyed universal studios and disneyland..call me a kid but disneyland is really MAGICAL! it really is!!

new year was spent in vegas...which was a big change from LA...firstly, it was SNOWING in the grand canyon!(ok so thts not exactly in in vegas)..i jus realised, i've already been to 3 states in america! 3 down, 47 more to go...next week im goin to philadelphia to see mike, so i can cross out pennysylvania together with california, nevada and colorado! then we're gonna spend friday night at tory's place in new york and saturday we're gonna stay at mike's best fren's place which is across the river from new york...IM SO EXCITED!!!

anyways back to vegas...it was crazy at new year's eve! the number of ppl there..many celebs were there for NYE, unfortunately i didnt see any..i mean, to see britney spears at the pure club at caesar's palace would have costed me $200!! thts absolutely crazy to pay tht much just so i can hear her lame southern accent countdown to the new year and then only to have her pass out at 1 am! (yes, apparently she passed out after drinkin accesively..but her reps insist she didnt pass out, she was jus sleepin..WTF??her reps must really thk tht the public are retarded)

anyways, here's some pics from vegas...

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

with our cute new year hairbands and 48 oz daquiris and margaritas..

would u believe there was actually drinks being served in BIGGER glasses than tht??? even THAT drink in my hand is like wat... 5 standard drinks in it??

the white tiger at the mirage....a WHITE tiger!

hmm..chanel, dior, or LV??

I WISH!!!

one day nandini, one day...

jump

2007-01-02T21:35:00.000-08:00

long beach, california

on your marks

get set

jump!

and jump again like a retard with constipated look on face

just your average winter in california... the sun, the beach, the celebs, and most of all, the spasticity..

tralalala.... im lovin' it

2006-12-22T20:10:00.000-08:00

im off to LA in exactly 2 hours.
we're driving down (road trip...YEAY!) its gonna take 8 bloody long hours, but hey, 3 days in hollywood...could i ask for more?

next weekend is also a long weekend n we're gonna be driving to vegas (another BLOODY long drive...10 hours to be exact) but hey, its vegas!!! not only tht, we'l get to see the grand canyon!! (its gonna be bloody cold there considering its winter but who's complaining??)

and finally....IM GONNA SEE MIKE DARLIN!! diskoe iskoe in the house!! i've already booked my ticket to philly, man, IM SO EXCITED! im goin on jan 10 (wednesday) will be spending 2 days in philly and on tht friday, mike and i are gonna take a bus down to.......*drum roll*.......... NEW YORK CITY!! being a HUGE sex and the city fan, thts like going to the holy land to me. my makkah. we're gonna stay at tory's place but mike warned me abt new york: "don't expect to see 4 gorgeoues woman just walkin down the street" haha..i wont..i expect 4 gorgeous MEN to walk down the street and bump into me!! lol..

the next 4 weeks are gonna be one helluva ride...

p.s--> mike sends his love to y'all!!

growling, the new busking

2006-12-17T01:46:00.000-08:00

only in San Francisco..

somewhere in fisherman's wharf...this dude thought tht hiding behind some branches, and growling at unsuspecting ppl who pass by would help him make money(or mayb he was doing it for the fun of it??)
it was actually quite funny seeing ppl get shocked by this homeless man growlin..at the end of the day there was actually a bunch of ppl waitin on the opposite side of the road, waiting to see this dude bark/growl at the next person..just for laughs!

i love San Francisco

2006-12-11T05:50:00.000-08:00

happy wedding anniversary amma & papa!

we celebrated it with dinner followed by a secret rasberry cheesecake (yum!) & wine..

this is wat u missed out on gayatri..

family pic

yes, paula is part of the family too..

28 years of wedded bliss..

and didon the most awesome cousin was there to celebrate it with us!

notice the xmas decor in the background?

on a different note, the losing of weight isnt happening as quick as i was hopin...well i guess slow and steady wins the race right?

:-(

3 more and i will be happy god, i swear. ok wait make tht 5.

update...

2006-12-07T02:51:00.000-08:00

kuven said my driving is good. hehehe..
now i jus need to convince my whole family tht. i mean, the buggy incident was 6 years ago ppl!!
flashback 6 years ago in genting highlands..
3 cousins decide tht driving a buggy would be fun. so we get in the buggy near the drving range, and dinesh thks tht we shud drive onto the golf course.
marshall drives after us, tellin us tht we arent allowed on the course.
so we turn back, and nando takes the wheel. full speed.
n well, to cut a long story short, i accelerated instead of breaking, and next thing i remember, we're driving on a wall. LITERALLY.
the 2 right wheels were on the wall. for real.
anyways dinesh saves the day, and i dont have to pay for the damage to the buggy.(thank god)
my point is, i was 15 at the time!!
anyways here's an update on wats beeen going on. basically im goin to california next week (on the 14th). il be there for 6 weeks(im comin home on the 28th). i'l be comin back to melbourne on the 1st of 2nd of feb. which doenst leave me much time for malaysia, but hey how many times am i gonna get to go to california?
other than tht, ive been busy catching up wit family n frens. so much so i havent even had time to shop. :(
oh, i got a new haircut. its not as bad as my haircut i had early in the yr.

martini madness!! me n pete at telawi street bistro.
next time, i dont care wat u say, ur stayin for more than jus one night pete!!

goodbye melbourne, hello malaysia!!

2006-11-22T14:46:00.000-08:00

time flies. WAAAAAYY to fast.

yesterday i was a naive 19 yr old embarking on a foreign journey to fulfil my lifelong dream of studyin overseas.
today, im all packed, getting ready to head home, as a 21 yr old, a soon to be clinical student.
my flight is tomm morning, and as excited as i am to be seeing my paula, my family and my frens, part of me is dreading the change tht will come when i return next yr.
melbourne just wont be the same for me.
change isnt necesarily bad, but i am a creature of habit, and change to me means leaving my comfort zone.
2006 was one hell of a year for me, wit more downs than ups, but hey, shit happens. a lot.
do i wish i could take it all back?no, i dont, because these experiences have moulded me into a better person. as hassan says "i've seen you grow this last few months, your more mature now"
but every now n then, THAT feeling crawls back into the depths of my neurotic mind.
oh well, in any case, i jus wanted to wish everyone HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
see u guys next yr!!

fishing at mornington peninsula... my first and only catch: a flat head
no snappers :-(

chelsea beach...

2006-11-20T03:33:00.000-08:00

here's pics from our little outing at chelsea beach outing last sunday..

i dont have much to say, i thk the pics pretty much speak for itself. ;)

yes amma, i am aware tht i am fatter now..

Dinali n her watergun...
work it gal..u know wat im talkin abt :p
"is it getting harder?"
Mandira Hiremath aka anonymous 2!!!

me n bec..love the dress babe!

Dinali digging her hole
yes, she is happy. very happy.

triumphant dinali with her finished "hole". I like to call it "The Anus"

thats me...constipated

guess din's hole wasnt all tht useless after all...lol

and then mandira joined forces wit dinali and decided to make an even bigger hole..

while the rest of us did more normal things....lie on the beach n do nothin!!!

Adam

Me

"Mandira, Deepa, and amputee Dinali"
-Bec-

had a great time!!

thanks to din n mandira for organising it!!!

pre clinical dinner @ mesh (crown)

2006-11-17T07:56:00.000-08:00

the pre clinical dinner was really good!! definitely worth the 35 bucks...u get awesome entrees which included oyrsters, prawns, all kinds of salads, and desert was really good to! although most ppl thought the mains wasnt tht good but hey, the entrees were good enough as mains for me! and u also get 3 drinks wit tht 35 bucks.
abt 70-80 ppl turned up, and it was a fun night..
im too tired to talk more so il jus leave u wit photos..
enjoy..

the cute couple: marty and mel
deepa n i thk they both look so much alike...dont u reckon?
n bianca, for some reason or so, he reminds me of mason!

aaron enjoying his caramel cake... with the aid of carlton draughts..

"i finally have cleavage"
-dinali perera

Din, U CRACK ME UP!

deepa.josh.me
thank god josh is going to be at MMC next yr!! abt the only thing saving my sanity right now

group pic!!

me n deepa
i hate lookin fat
and i hate being fat
i hate fat....ARRGH!

poornima n gishan met bono frm U2 last night!!i hate u guys!!
U2 was here for the make poverty history concert as well as their own concert..
cant believe i missed out on this oppourtunity

crazy marathon runners...can someone plz tell me how old craig actually is?
everyone seems to have a different idea...

deepa, shak (soon to be ex conjoined twin in the ass) man im gonna miss u guys!!
shak, i cant believe we've known each other for 4 years already!! man time really does fly..
for those of u who dont know, shakirah and i did engineering together, then yr 11 and 12, n 1st n 2nd yr...sadly, our time together ends here... *sigh*

james anthony callea n shak...

this picture has more potential i reckon..maybe we shud have done a hot sexy momma pose instead mandira!

the end...goodbye 2nd yr..

nan

affect: extremely tired. mood: depressed, sad.

2006-11-16T04:00:00.000-08:00

post exams have been far more tiring than exams itself! probably because i've been so busy doing things this week:

tuesday: spent the whole afternoon helping out wit yr 4 osces. and then at night it was PFE partying till 3 am.

wednesday: woke up at 7 am, went to MSC at 10 am in the darn rain, had lunch at banana leaf and spent the rest of the day packin all my shit.

Thursday (today): woke up at 7 am again, headed off to Albert Park's sports and rec centre for a swim (pics below). reached home at like 3, headed of to chaddy at 5, went over to hassan's place for pulao and got back at 10pm.

Friday: i have my blood donation at 10 am, will be heading off to the post office to do my working with children check which is a freakin pain in the a** if u ask me (isnt a police check enough???) after tht i have to collect my photos from chaddy. and then its the pre clinical dinner @ crown!! im excited, unfortunately im too tired to show it. im drained.

Weekend plans include: shifting all my thing's to Kanooka Grove, meeting up wit ppl i must see before i leave (Tania, Sarah, Vasi, Gaush, Shasti, Dan, Ella, Cuki, Amigos peeps, etc etc etc)

No one ever said post exams was suppose to be this tiring.

anyways here's the pics from our swim today...it was meant to be a last outing for our tute group...well only 6 ppl from our old tute group turned out...but oh well, it was fun anyways!
thanks so much for all u guys who took the effort to come, and didnt try comin up wit lame excuses for not comin, or worst still didnt even reply saying whether u wud come or not..
oh well, i tried...
but then again, fun doesn require huge numbers. It requires ppl wit a huge zest for life. just like pete, josh, din, mandira, bec, KK, & of course Deepa :)

how many med students does it take to work a electronic locker?
4!
3 to actually decipher how to use it, and 1 to stand around and make weird faces!PETE!

Sorry KK! dont have a pic of u coz u came late!! but thanks for comin...better late than never!

L to R: Dinali, Pete, Deepa, Josh, bec and mandira

Pete looks so weird so much facial hair... For Pete's sake, get a shave Pete!!
Pete's going to Malaysia on the 18th!! cant wait to see u there!!

and of course a pic wit my deepa...who has added "speech diarrhoea" to the list of my flaws.. lol

ohh i jus realised i havent said why my mood was depressed, sad.... deepa's leaving...nuff said

1 more week before i head home n see my family, paula n friends! (n hopefully a second 21st bday bash)

1 more week of being in melbourne wit deepa. Melbourne just is not going to be the same without deepa.

im tired. im goin to sleep. good night, sweet dreams and sleep tight.

Deepa's PFE

2006-11-14T20:48:00.000-08:00

EXAMS ARE FINALLY OVER!!!!!!!!!
YEAY!!!
im officially done with second yr, and im going to be doing my CLINICALS!!
MMC, here i come..

And of course after exams there is the post exam stress relief....PFE!!!
this time it was at The Hawthorn again...bad music and horrid bouncers and it closes at 1 am, but its the company tht matters..
For the first time ever, i managed to convince Deepa to come!!!
twas a great night...i've never had so much fun at PFE before..

nan. deepa. nesh.

and i managed to get aaron to come along as well...
one of the nicest guys i know...he's always there if u ever need help..
sadly, he's leaving for monash malaysia as well... *sigh*

ROCK ON AARON!!

we arrived at the hawthorn, and shasti very intelligently forgot his ID, but somehow managed to get in using prash's ID...WTF??

1 tequila shot, 1 pineapple vodka cruiser and 2 quick f**k shots later...

and after tht we decided to stop over at the 24 hour mackers for supper..

a kiss for my biatch...

prash having mackers after 3 years..

prash gleaming wit joy as he opens the package...

and then he passes out

Candid...

2006-11-05T03:11:00.000-08:00

I love candid shots...i thk it captures moments & mean more than all the posed pictures i have..
here's some of my favourite candid shots.. (favourite meaning pictures tht i dont look like a complete retard in)
laughter certainly is the best picture..err i mean medicine..

ok so fine i cheated in the last pic...tasha n i actually posed for this pic...
but come on, its a 1 hour 15 minute train ride to megamall!! n we get bored....can u blame us?

now can someone plz motivate me to study???????
AARRRRGGHHHHHHHHH...............

elephant & the wheel barrow

2006-11-05T00:22:00.000-08:00

cuki & nan :)

L to R: Nan, Cuki, Simon, Shaz & Jen

back by popular demand

2006-10-29T05:58:00.000-08:00

carol, CHILL WOMAN!!
since i have to study, im just gonna put the pics up of shasti and ming's bday..
will add captions later..
enjoy..

hope this makes u happy carol, my hot biatch.

2006-10-27T06:45:00.000-07:00

Im bloggin again. its exams and i should be studyin. but i was just studyin first yr's HEP and read this in one of renowned Dr Craig Hassed's notes:

"Those who practiced relaxation & kept journals for important events had significantly better immunity and fewer infections in the exam period"

and since i have a known history of conveniently falling ill just before exams, i figured i would blog somethin.
or wat the heck, who am i kidding, this is jus another excuse for me to procrastinate.

i am the ultimate slacker.

i have little more than a week left, and i have 2 year's worth of studyin to do. how i plan on doing this, i have no idea.

in a totally unrelated event, david took me to brighton yesterday. i've never been there, its where the beach is. fun fun fun.

my sister is leaving for california tommorw. =(
if i dont get my visa to the US in december, basically i wont see my sister till next yr december! 2 years of not seeing her!! man, tht sucks. she wont admit, but gayatri, im sure u miss me to =p

i just realised how pointless this whole post is. it doesn even have pics in it.
my apologies to those who took the time to read this post.

FCUK buddies??

2006-10-24T06:04:00.000-07:00

me and jem with our ying & yang FCUK caps
FCUK buddies for life!! lol

anyways its been a long time since i blogged...exams are comin!!! ive been piggin out WAY too much. today i bought the coles choc mud cake thinkin shasti was comin over to watch desperate housewives, but obviously i got stood up. oh well. ended up eatin half the cake. thts like 4640 KJ (yes i did the maths). 67.2 grams of fat. n yet, i complain tht im fat? Nandini oh Nandini, when will u learn?
in any case i went to the gym in the evening.. didnt work out enough to burn of tht choc mud cake but hey, its better than nothin.
last saturday was gaush's 21st...at this place in lygon called birra bella... was a really cool place.. gaush had a hot red dress (i havent got the pics yet, once i do i'l put up the pic of gaush) vasi wore a white dress and i kept wondering why she changed to a black dress halfway through the party until i realised it was her IDENTICAL twin!! she's doin med too, but in melbourne uni...how cool is it to have a twin??
the theme was the same as my party: black n white..anyways, i went wit david n had loads of fun! here are some pics:

ladies and gentlemen, meet david cukierman (pronounced sukiman, its jewish, he swears it means "sugarman", im not sure if tht was a joke or is he for real)
the 4th year meddie, who took last yr off n travelled to europe n bali, and is takin next yr off as well!! SLACKER!!!

its so good to know someone who loves takin pics like me!!! lol

im still trying to figure out why we are laughin in this pic....
hmmmm...

mix your milk with my cocoa puffs, milky milky cocoa
mix your milk with my cocoa puffs, milky milky RIDE......

2006-10-14T23:13:00.000-07:00

more med ball pics

2006-10-13T17:19:00.000-07:00

so its the weekend and before my sister goes home i thought i would put up more pics from med ball seeing tht my mom loves to know wat i am doin in the land down under..
so here u are amma..

me n lumaine
ok fine so i was trying out the paris hilton pose which clearly didnt work out!
and i already know wat i wanna wear for next year's med ball: A RED HOT DRESS!!!
red is the new black

me and rob... country boy from bendigo

me and gaush...cant wait for her 21st bday on saturday!! ;)
somethin abt her reminds me of neeta akka..

sarah, me and david ;)

me, deepa and navena
apparently we have a similar picture from last year
navena, i love ur shoes!!!

here's to you pete, because u do brighten up my day.

2006-10-11T21:05:00.000-07:00

i've had a post on deepa, on saquib, on my sister, my mom, ella, and now its abt time i had a tribute to dear fren pete...this one is long overdue i reckon..
just to clear the air pete, a daily dose of pete hugs DOES in fact brighten up my day, not only because im deemed a "hug slut" by my frens, but also because of the fact tht ur just an awesome guy..
people who know pete can vouch for him!!

Peter Morris, aka Pete, is an Aussie born freak... who calls me a crazy Malaysian thanks to all the nipple cripples i've given him..
unfortunately, i dont thk im the one who needs an mini mental state examination because pete goes snowboarding in shorts, sun bathes up in the snowy mountains, and NEVER wears a jumper even in those harsh winters melbourne brings upon us..lol

In any case, over time, pete giving me a hug has sorta become our routine which defintiely brightens up my day... and on mondays pete owes me extra hugs coz i missed out on the weekend..lol

there's never a dull day around pete..because he's always got a joke up his sleeve!

me and pete at med ball..at the point when i was the fattest i thk..55 kilos...damn!
thankfully i always have pete to reassure me tht im not fat...
"you only need to worry once you weigh as much as me"
yeah right pete...if i was as tall as u mayb...but im short!!
but still, its always nice to have a fren tell u ur not fat...no matter how many times i claim to be fat..
i thk all my other frens are sick of hearing my weight obsession, thankfully pete has not given up on me yet!!

ice skating wit the best tute group in the world.. and pete carrying me as usual...

pete carrying me..i thk this was the first time...on his 19th bday..

the last day of class 2005..

god knows im gonna miss u loads when u go to box hill and i go to mmc next yr...
who's gonna give me my daily hug dose??
im gonna get sick without it..
is there some kind of pill i could pop or injection i could take i.v/s.c/i.m?
doubt it..
you know why?
coz ur one of a kind pete.
one of a kind.
and dont u ever forget tht.

much love,
nan

the things tht brighten up my day..

2006-10-11T06:42:00.000-07:00

sometimes u open your eyes in the morning, wishing u never have to wake up.
sometimes life can be so overwhelming, u just want to run away.
sometimes life leaves u torn to make decisions, and u dont know what to do.
sometimes life tricks u into thinking tht ur life is finally comin out of the darkness, only to through u into another ditch. a fuckin deep ditch.
sometimes u thk tht ur life is finally gettin back on track, only to have it derail again
sometimes, life can be a bitch. like i always say, shit happens.

what can go wrong, WILL go wrong.

but then
sometimes, someone in ur life does the smallest gesture which means so much..

and things dont seem bleak anymore

ella sent me this today.
she brightened up my day. thank u sweetie. it means a lot. n i really like it, im not just sayin tht out of courtesy, it comes from the bottom of my heart.

for those of u who dont know, ella is one of the students at Monash Sec college where i do my CPP placement.
its almost amazing how quikly we've bonded, over such a short time.

sometimes life is so unexpected.

sometimes its the little things tht make me start my day with a smile

;)
nan

the lion, the witch, and....MED BALL

2006-10-06T23:45:00.000-07:00

last night was med ball at leonda by the yarra...and it was awesome!!i had so much fun..the food was good..jazz music was excellent..n the after party rocked!!!

amma, i know u would want to see wat i wore...so here it is
thts me waiting for the bus..

last yr i was sitting in a limo drinking champagne...this year im sitting in a train reading the MX..
lol...this is wat happens when u have to many bdays and parties in a month..
i thk deepa and i must have been the only ones who went there by public transport!!!

me and sareeta..the most important 1st year ;)
btw saree, i love ur dress...lol

and this is wat gurls do in the toilet...make up and take pictures!!

the hot sexy mamas...my HPKM group..
i jus came up with a good mnemonic for HPKM.. the Hot Pretty Kick-ass Mamas...
wat do u guys thk?

my dance troupe sarah, gaush, me and vasi..

emma and pete and me..
so adorable!!!
so sorry emma for spilling tht drink on ur dress...really really sorry..i feel so bad!
send me the dry cleaning bill..

me an rob bogeyin on the dance floor..
i miss our old tute group...

me and elaine halley...the MBBS coordinator

ishan and carol...love this pic its just so sweet dont u thk?
can u see the sparks?its like the 4th of july!!

me and luke de la rue..one of the hottest meddies in 2nd yr (i dont care wat u say deepa, HE IS HOT!) man even his last name sounds hot...DE LA RUE...
*sigh*
he's taken girls.. sorry..

navena and deepa bogeyin on the dance floor..

nesh doing the usher.

i dunno why there are 2 pics up of dinesh...

me and josh pretending to swing...music at med ball was better than night cats!

i LOVE deepas hair...very 1950s dorothy dandridge like...dont u reckon?

me and david.. the 4th yr
cute?u decide..
an awesome dancer and really fun to be around..
i guess med ball wasnt all tht deprived of good looking guys :p

All in all, it was a good night...
now tht med ball is over...time to pick up the slack and study for exams!!!
cheers..

nan/nando

turning over a new leaf

2006-10-05T03:26:00.000-07:00

in recent times i have put on weight. no, seriously i have. after being unable to fit into my thin pants (i.e the pants tht i could fit in when i was a mere 46 kilos, god i miss those days) i have decided to take drastic actions: firstly, i signed up for the monthly membership at the gym. went today and got it down, did 20 mins on the threadmill and another 20 on tht funny runny machine where u move ur hands wit the bar...i dunno wat its called. total calories burnt? 198 cal. good stuff. my aim? to go from 52 kilos to 45 kilos before i go home for the hols. i have exactly 7 weeks.
then me and deepa did all kinds of sit ups...man, this woman knows her exercise! i ddint realise there was so many ways to do sit ups and crunches, apparently different ones work different abdominal muscles. did a little bit of weights too, but didnt want to do too many because i have a phobia tht my arms will become like madonnas: manly and horridly ugly.
oh ya, and i went swimming yesterday. thk i did like 5 laps. lol. but it was fun. looking fwd to more fothergill fun.
n tommorow is med ball!!! i have no idea how im gonna do my hair. recent events have left me completely broke (read: my 21st, fren's bdays, med ball tickets, year 12 formal, MAC professional make up for yr 12 formal, hair done for bday bash at marrakech, gym memebership) so i might jus turn up wit bad hair. thk i might actually straighten it..only prob is deepa's straightener isnt tht good and carol lives too far away. hmm. i shud get a GHD straightener coz u can use it to curl ur hair too!! how awesome!and its really easy to do. for those of u who dont know, GHD actually stands for good hair day. lol. and i saw it in kellyn's cosmo magazine. it cost like 300 bucks. ya right. like im gonna fork out tht much on myself.
oh well, shit happens. plus, i doubt there would be much good lookin guys at med ball.
so having a bad hair day tommorw isnt too bad i guess. lol.

Nan. out.

cpp...the end

2006-10-03T01:46:00.000-07:00

today marked our final day at our CPP placement at Monash Secondary College..
man, im really gonna miss this school and all the kids (not to mention certain teachers ;)
anyways, its been a great semester, i've learnt so much and have bonded with the kids..

this is wat we do in maths class...blow bubbles!!
n yes, tht is chris pieta's ass..lol

and of course who doesnt have time to pose for pics in maths class..
quadratic equations, bubbles and photos all in one...

ella is an even bigger photo slut than sarah!!

ella the big time poser...
love this gurl to bits!!!
she's jus like a lil sister to me..

POSERZ>>>>> duy nguyen and Candela velentino

courtney doin wat he does best..umpire..or rather pretending to umpire..

the delicious marble cheesecake...was definitely worth the $70!

POSERZ AGAIN!!!!!!

me and leslie
he has the same reply each time u ask him hows it goin
"ahh, cant complain, im still breathing"
lol

more marrakech madness!!!!

2006-10-01T03:54:00.000-07:00

ok so i've gotten more pics from karthiben n sareeta..so i just had to put up more pics...simply because i LOVE MARRAKECH n i had an awesome time!! and also because i know how much u love seeing wat i do down under amma..lol..my mom is a big fan of my blog...next time amma, feel free to leave a comment in the chatbox on the right..dada show her how to do it..

me and rob..i love his hat!!

and of course i had to put more pics of the hot belly dancer..

thanks so much to vasi and gaush for makin me do this!! it was sooo fun!

im loving it...mayb i shud take up one of those short belly dancing courses..

so tht i can move my hips like this hot belly dancer...

this was actually how marrakech looked throughout the night...the ambience was peerrrrfect

my chocolate mud cake..

me, saree and my wonderful neighbour shashi..not to mention my halo

me and all the first years and shashi.....thanks for comin guys!!
left to right: sarah, sashi, anju, nina, me and dominic
dominic is the only guy i know wit dreadlocks who looks good..
n well being the good lookin person tht he is, he got quite a bit of attention from ppl wit names i wont mention..
wat can u expect..he's half white, half indian!!
man, i need to find a white guy if i want to have good looking kids..
any takers? =p

marrakech was awesome!!

2006-09-29T12:13:00.000-07:00

so tonight was my party, and even though it ended a lot earlier than expected (the party was over before 2 am!!) i had a blast!!! marrakech is an awesome place, the food was so worth the money i had to fork out and the service was great!!anyways, its 6 am and im too tired to write much..so here's the pics:

me and aaron and our complimentary champagne...man i love marrakech!!

me and my babe bianca

vasi. me. gaush. sarah is missing.

me and my UTP frens..thanks so much for comin guys!!loved the flowers!!

my frens vasi and gaush kindly informed the belly dancer it was my bday..n got me to dance wit him...lol... it was fun!!(even though i looked like a complete fool trying to move my hips)

ppl thk im crazy but i thk the belly dancer was hot..lol

me and my fren pete and his gf emma
pete, i thk ive told u this b4 n i'l say it again, UR AN AWESOME FREN!!
luvya loads..n it was great meetin emma
at least now we know ur not gay..lol

shashi and the shisha

apple flavoured shisha(is tht how u spell it) was fun!! (dont worry amma, there's no drugs in it, its completely legal!!)

and even deepa the health freak tried it..

birthday toast wit my ammeretto..bianca i thk it taste like shit.. lol

cutting my huge choc mud cake..it was so YUM!

me wit the KK and finikias... they're from botswana

aww...me and prash..love this pic

a big kiss for my awesome fren deepa

me and big jem and sunith(he's bengali in case ur wondering)

me and josh trying to look cool...lol..

ROYAL MELBOURNE SHOW!!!

2006-09-28T15:27:00.000-07:00

so i finally got the pics from the royal melbourne show form kellyn!!! YEAY!!
for those of u tht dont know, the royal melbourne show is this carnival like fun fair thingy held annually during the school holidays somewhere in september for like 10 days..
there's rides, games, shows, exhibitions, and just a whole lot of fun!!!

jem's cousin ryan (whom i kept callin bryan!sorry!) ming, kellyn, me and jem @ the show!!

and of couse me being me, i couldnt resist going on the most adrenaline pumping rides..the best one being this one called SPEED..

thats us wit our tickets for speed..kellyn was to scared she chickened out!! lol

up we go

and around

at we stop at the peak..

before comin back down on super high speed while rotating on another axis...man, I LOVE THIS RIDE!!!!!!!

me and jem immediately on an adrenaline high after goin on speed..

ming exercising his masculinity...he was actually pretty good!!he got a score of 115!! awesome!

on the giant swing!! i love rides!!!oops wait tht didnt come out right..

ahh, love this pic, jem and the siberian husky..which looks so much like my beautiful paula..

this was the most obedient dog ever..it was just sittin there n not movin even though it was chained!!

the anorexic lookin dog...wonder whether they actually get fed!

dogs werent the only animals at the show..there were horses..

and cows too...here's kellyn wit muffin her pony and a whole bunch of cows' asses..lol

us and our show bags..well most of them belonged to kellyn but oh well..

ming, i thk pink really is your colour... lol.. us and our super cool head gear!

me n kellyn on the train after a really long day..but it was SOOO much fun!
cant wait for next year! =p

amma, i love you

2006-09-28T02:56:00.000-07:00

penang, 2005

ok ok, so u guys are probably sick of my touchy-lovey-dovey post abt my family.. but this one is a must; a tribute to the one who gave me life: my amma =)
i turned 21 on tuesday, and on tht day, my mom gave me the best present ever, a 3 page handwritten letter to me, her once rebellious teenage daughter.

i think over the years i've realised that the inherited Ponniah nose is not the only thing i have in common with my mom; we share many similar traits. we'r e both the youngest (my mom had 4 siblings), which probably explains why we are both quite stubborn and like gettin things our way =p. we both love eating, and we both constantly complain that we are fat, yet non of us really make a consistent effort at trying to overcome it (sorry amma!)plus, the number of times ppl have told me tht i look like my mom when she was younger (which i used to hate..lol) is amazing..

Anyways, just like my sis, growing up i hated my mom. as all rebellious teenagers say, i felt like she was constricting my freedom.. but now i realise tht it was all for my own good as i was bit of a wild child.. haha..

the choudhury women: gayatri, amma and me, star child..LOL!

left: me on the right: me in 30 years

like mother, like daughter, don't you thk?

love you always amma,
Nando

P.s--> my party is on tommorow!! YEAY!! im pumped!
party pics will be up as soon as i can amma, dont worry!

thanks for the most awesome bday guys!!

2006-09-27T04:47:00.000-07:00

so the suprise bday at 12 am wasnt the highlight of my bday..i went to the royal melbourne show the next day (photos will come later amma, once i get them of kellyn) and then shasti & deepa organised a suprise bday dinner for me at chapelli's (thanks guys, u guys rock!)
it was really appreciated..thanks for makin my 21st really really special and unforgetable..

angelic deepa and cowboy nan.. thanks for everythin babe!!
ur the most awesome friend i have, god knows wat im gonna do without u.. =(
i thk the world could use a whole lot more deepas simply because she's an awesome, genuine, sweet, caring, non judgemental, man, the list could go on.. but most importantly, she's the only one who really understands me and totally can stand my mood swings and can never annoy me ..jem, we need to start populating the world with more milo coloured babies like deepa..lol

my bday present from deepa n aaron..thanks so much..love the dress and the chocolates!!

dinesh the angel of peace...err.. ya right..

my bday collage courtesy of kellyn...thanks babe!

me and hassan...thanks for the really sweet entry on ur blog!!

the whole gang after dinner..thanks for comin guys!!

much love,
nan

thanks for the most awesome bday guys!!

2006-09-27T02:27:00.000-07:00

so the suprise at 12 am wasnt the end of my bday..i went to the royal meobourne show
the afternoon (pictures of tht will be up soon amma, soon as i get the pics of kellyn)
anyways, thanks to shasti and deepa, i got a suprise dinner at chappelli's...twas awesome guys!!thanks so much..it was really appreciated!
anyways, here's the pics..

cowboy Nan and angelic deepa..thanks so so much babe!! luvya!!
god knows, im gonna miss deepa when she leaves at the end of the yr..
*sigh*

me and hassan

wit the present tht deepa and aaron gave me...thanks a lot!!
ME LOVE PRESENTS.....mmmmm...

the awesome tiramisu cake deepa bought for me...yumm

dinesh.. the angel of peace...errr..ya right..LOL!

collage courtesy of kellyn!!! thanks babe!

the whole gang...thanks so much for makin it an unforgetable night..

much love,
nan

prash the ass-kisser...and IM 21!!!!

2006-09-25T19:07:00.000-07:00

Im finally 21!! 26 september 2006...
thanks to all the guys for suprising me at 12.00 am
deepa, shasti, carol, hassan, jereme, prash, nesh, azleena, nava, shaleena...thanks SO SO much!!
it was really appreciated, even if it was wit the cake mix i bought, with the knife from my room and the tissue paper stolen from halls kitchen!!! lol..
and thanks for the present!!!I LOVE IT!!! I LOVE SHOES!!!!SHHOOOOOOEEEEESSS...AHHHH...

me and the cake...its got "N" on it!!!

me and my bday presents..dont u jus love the "kiss my ass" shirt shasti bought me?
im so loving the white pumps...
also, plz try to ignore my huge thighs

after the party i have come up wit 3 conclusions:
1) i have awesome (albeit slightly cheapskate) friends here in melbourne...love u guys to bits!!
2) Prash loves my ass
3) and he cant get enough of it

here he is kissin my ass..

and attempting to kiss my ass again..

and again...

he's loving it...

haha.. twas a good night (especially for prash) thanks again guys...it is soooo very appreciated!!!
u guys are the best!! rock on!!

anyways, im off to see the royal melbourne now...catch u guys later!!
cu friday, marrakech, 25 bank place!!
be there!!

It is nearing...

2006-09-24T07:55:00.000-07:00

ok the countdown to my bday is nearin..man, im so excited!!! anyways, just to let all u ppl know, i've decided to make BLACK & WHITE my theme, not because thts wat i came up wit, but because my dress is tht colour so it jus seems easier to make tht the theme..haha.. so come dressed appropriately!!
its been a little annoyin though...because some ppl jus cannot get the concept of RSVPin..if i say RSVP BY the 18th, for F**ks sake, RSVP by then!! its just annoying coz i've already emailed evan, and plus, im already WAY above my targeted 60 ppl (last i checked it was up to 70)..
In any case, MY BDAY IS IN 1 MORE DAY!!!
im trying to contain my excitement. try as i may, its just not workin.
oh screw it. IM TURNIN 21 BABY!!! YEAH!!!
oh in a totally unrelated event, i went shoe shoppin wit shasti today. wanted to find a nice pair of white peep toe heels. i thk it will go very well wit my dress. unfortunately i didnt find one =-(
but i did see other shoes which were really really cute...man, i loved them!! but they seemed to expensive and it didnt feel right if my shoes costs more than my dress.. *sigh*
BIRTHDAY..BIRTHDAY..BIRTHDAY..BIRTHDAY..TRALALALALALA..
im happy..and excited..just bear wit me for a few more days guys...jus a few more days..
after that, my party will be over, i will spiral into depression and u wont have me annoyin u guys as much. =p

Pertussis free!!

2006-09-20T18:30:00.000-07:00

yeay!! i dont have whoopin cough!!jus got my nasal swab test results back today..looklike its jus viral and i may need to go on a 10 day antibiotic treatment!! which kinda sucks because my bday is in 5 days!!! n i was really hopin to get a dress for my party...my dad even said i can get one n not to worry abt the price!!(but being stingy old me i probably still would coz i wud feel guilty spendin a lot on a dress) had massive plans to go to bridge road this saturday wit deepa n all..i thk i will still go even if im sick coz thts how stubborn i am. plus its shoppin!! I LOVE SHOPPIN!! lol.
and i have pam's bday on sunday..she's invited me over for arvo tea..WTF??ARVO TEA?can one of u australians tell me wat the hell tht is??Pete?some help?
since we're talkin abt pam here, im assuming tht arvo tea is some weird tea tht is pink in colour. but then again, who knows?
oh ya, the melway map for Marrakech is 43 G9 and parkin is available at the RACV building directly opposite Marrakech.
but i strongly suggest not driving coz its my 21st and there's gonna be massive drinkin..so for those of u who were thinkin of drivin, DONT!! jus catch a cab!! or better still u can jus pass out on the street and find ur way home the next day =p
cheers
non pertussis NaN

sister/akka/didi/kakak

2006-09-16T21:28:00.000-07:00

Here's another random post..was goin through frenster and came across my sister's graduation pic in her fren's profile (she doesnt have any pics of her in her profile..she jus has a stupid pis of tht cat from shrek)
so yeah, i tot i would put up a little post abt my sister..in case ur wondering, she's the 2nd one from the right..pretty aint she?
born 2nd june 1982..Gayatri Choudhury, she's the middle child, although i always felt like she was the oldest..probably coz she was always the responsible obedient one..unlike my rebel brother..
The best memories (or should i say worse?depends how u look at it) of my childhood often involve my sister..perhaps its because i didnt go to kinder (i did but for only like 2 months or somethin like tht) but also because my sister was always creative and somehow always found a way to amuse ourselves despite out lack of toys =p
most of the time she used to trick me into doin things for her, and me being the "stupid child" (as my sister calls me) i was, ALWAYS fell for it..and later in my anger i would grab her by the hair and bang her head against the wall..yes, i know, i was a violent child.
Still, i always, always wanted to be like her.. i hated waking up in the morning because she would be at school...and would wait for the school bus with the red cross on the side to drop her back.... i remember how happy i was when my sister had kutu, because she couldnt go to school, and i was more than happy to be infected wit kutu too..oh btw, kutu is lice..lol
when i was im primary school i once lied to my mom and said i was sick..because i was in afternoon school and my sister wasnt..n i wanted to play wit my sister..haha.. the things i did..seriously..
my favourite colour as a child was pink. i wanted to be a lawyer. and my best fren was stella. why?because tht was gayatri's.
but somewhere along the way..i started hating my sister..dont get me wrong, i STILL wanted to be just like her...but i hated the fact tht she was so perfect and i wasnt..so i hated her..
i even went through this whole stage in my teenage years when i was a complete rebel (my family would remember this, especially my mom..dont you, amma??) and jus HATED my sister..yes, its a harsh word but its true..why was she the fair pretty one?why was she the thin one? why did everyone like her so much?
it took me a while, and some growing up to do to realise, i did not hate my sister, i hated being compared to her; i hated being the inferior one. so thts when i stopped hating her.
my sister is the best sister anyone can ask for. she will never say it, but i know she loves me. she hates the sight of any form of loving affection i try to shower on her.haha. she's cute lah.
she's will do anythin for me..i mean, how many sisters would sacrifice their time to sit for hours doin your assigments while your busy havin panic attacks? how many sisters would stay wit u in the hospital cleaning ur faeces while ur having meningococcal?how many sisters would drive u all the way back to tronoh in the wee hours of the morning jus because ur homesick? my sister would =) my sister and i may not be as close as i wish, but she is someone i can always rely on will always be a big influence on my life..
so wat drove me to write this post?well i was talkin to a fren abt her relationship wit her sis and well basically they dont have wat i have wit my sis..or shucks i'l jus say it, her sister is a COMPLETE and UTTER bitch.. and then again i was havin dinner wit another fren at subway n her sister was rattin out on her to her parents to purposely get her into trouble..
so, for that, i am thankful that Gayatri Choudhury, and no one else is my darlin one and only sister.
love u =)
( i know u love me too, so might as well just admit it)

much love,
Nando

med revue..

2006-09-11T03:07:00.000-07:00

med revue was awesome!!! not to brag but our dance looked awesome coz we were all in unison..seriously!! deepa got it videod on my camera..thanks babe for comin!! n thanks to doy, aaron, shak, nesh, jem, indu, az n ngoc n all for comin..it really meant a lot!!! seriously appreciate it guys!!! neways, here's the pics...

we went for subway for dinner...and sarah the photo slut couldnt resist posing for pics...

vasi messing around..

and sweet lil gaush..

thumbs up for vegie patty with tasty cheese, herb and cheese bread, and sweet onion and mayo..

the guys..thanks so much for comin..
left to right: shak, dinesh, azleena, me, indu and jereme wit aaron at the back

me and my deepa...god im gonna miss her so much when she leaves..why oh why did u have to be in the monash malaysia group?

thanks so much for comin doy...even though he wasnt even in med he came..n dragged ngoc abd his fren (i thk his name peter) u da man!!! luvya!!

me and aaron..he's such a fun guy!!!

and here's our individual poses..
vasi (she's tamil in case ur wondering amma)

sarah

gaush (she's tamil too amma)

me =)

mujshe shaadi karogi???

u guys rock!!! cant believe our dance is over...

me n vasi..

MSC year 12 formal..

2006-09-09T20:56:00.000-07:00

Last friday courtney (and his date jo) and i went for the Monash Secondary College's year 12 formal which was awesome!! it was a cruise on the yarra ( i thk it was called the yarra dutchess) the scenery was beautiful.. if only it wasnt as cold..
anyways, amma and papa and dada and gayatri, here's the pics:

me and ehrin..his hair reminds me of my bro's hair when it was long..only blonde

pasan and ezra..damn she's gorgeous..she's been on tv and done hair modelling...duh!

"curls gets the gurls" yes, luke, it certainly does..me, luke and his gf

me and abdul and err...abdul's date i thk..

me and dan on the deck..

me and sweet adorable duy..wit mr alan at the back..

me and john hughes..

pasan and luke doin the thriller.. lol

me and sue stopper..i've never met anyone as sweet as her..

the cute couple...coutney lai and joanna tai

me and bree...and yes, i believe those are her real eyes

and finally..me and dan again..

all in all it was an awesome night..too bad we couldnt go for the after party coz apparently if we did, we would be "liable" if anything went wrong.. anyways my next post should be put up soon hopefully coz i've got my dance in like 5 hours time.. hopefully i dont screw up!!

district atheletics and soccer competition

2006-09-08T21:47:00.000-07:00

sorry for the delay guys..have been havin a pretty hectic week wit CPP and my dance comin up.. anyways here's the pics from district atheletics and the soccer competition we med students organised..
for those of u who dont know, my CPP placement is at Monash Sec Coll, which is a school for disadvantaged and "at risk" kids..
but somehow, despite how much i dont like kids..i have grown attached to these kids.. man, im really gonna miss them when i finish my CPP...and not to forget the awesome teachers there..

the Monash Secondary College Soccer Competitions 2006, organised by Courtney, Harry and myself wit the help of the ever so cool my pieta..who turns out is actually polish n not german..i
love his accent!!!!

thats us.. the dedicated organisers..haha

courtney, im loving the outfit..

trust me, things werent as messy as it looks..it was actually really funny!! man i didnt know soccer was so much fun..

fiona givin junior a red card, n No, she's not the referree...she was one of the players!!!!

me and mr chris pieta..

me and my hughes in action.. lol

the bbq afterwards..

me and sweet lil ella, who happens to be twins wit ibon who said " 2, 4, 6, 8, Nan needs to lose some weight"

and here's the district atheletics pics:
courtney doin what he does best..umpire..he da man!!!

me and dan the cute art teacher..

me and the yr 12s...luke, abdul and ehrin..

dont ask me what we are doin in this pic..

luke nesbitt aka sideshow bob..he's 190 cm tall btw..

me wit duy and her awesomely cool glasses.. damn i look like a bee

ganesha's trip to melbourne

2006-09-02T03:45:00.000-07:00

so i have been having the most unproductive urban week when it comes to studies..its been good fun not havin class..and jus havin CPP.. but VIA is loomin around the corner and i really meant to start doin year 1 stuff so i dont end up doin last minute studyin but i dun see tht happening in the near future.. *sigh*
in any case, ganesha has just sent me the pics of his trip to melbourne...n i tot i wud put it up..
for those of u who dont know ganesha, he's my best fren vila's brother.. whom i've known since he was like wat...8?

meet Ganesha krishna gandhi...

and his fren anton and his gf shalini..
who are some of the most fun ppl i have met..boy these guys know how to party!!

and as always, we spent all the 3 days they were here clubbin..and we managed to rope bianca in with us who thankfully knew of a good club which had good rnb music (as opposed to the crap house and techno music most australians like listenin to)

a few vodka lemon limes later courtesy of ganesha..we were hittin the dance floor..
noticed the tranny with the animal print outfit at the background?

man, i look wild in this pic...

anton & ganesha...absolutely hilarious when they were drunk..thanks to them we almost got kicked out of the falafel place..with ganesha insistin tht anton hit his head on a tree and anton strongly denying it..as he only "put his head NEAR the tree" (said in his really cute lankan accent)
lol

the whole gang at lotus..twas (does this word sound familiar prash?) a good night..

the end...

jus another random post...

2006-08-31T03:52:00.000-07:00

so things have been goin really swell lately (compared to the shit week i had before)..exams are over, my flu is completely cured, ive got urban week (which is basically 2 weeks of gettin up late, which is awesome), i've sorted out my party, and i love my CPP!! the people are really nice..i've actually started to bond with the kids, the year 12's have actually asked me and courtney to go for their formal next friday which should be fun since its a cruise on the yarra!!it cost me $66 but i thk i deserve to reward myself every once in a while to save my sanity..anyways, i never actually expected to get so close to these juvenile delinquents, but deep down inside these kids have jus been brought up in the wrong environment, otherwise their AWESOME kids (this from someone who hates kids) even the teachers are great. we've got a soccer tournament organised next week, n im playin and i've also got the teachers to form a team..its gonna be great..
but there's one problem.. i dunno wat platters to choose for my party..i need to order 5.. n all this weird names are confusin...so i thought mayb u guys would like to give me a hand... here's the list..

Wood roasted prawns, watercress & sumac spice

Organic chicken, celery heart & preserved lemon aioli ficelle

Pizzette – smoked paprika pressed tomato, oregano & raclette

Smashed spiced chickpeas, warm crusty bread & olive oil

Char grilled asparagus, za’tar yoghurt dressing

Cevapicci, chilli cumin fennel dressing

Field mushroom, mozzarella & cress ficelle

Dried thyme sesame potato croquettes, dukkah crust

Crisp chicken, pomegranate molasses

Pizzette – spiced lamb mince, yoghurt & almonds

Slow braised mushrooms, persian feta & watercress

Char grilled lamb fillets, parsley & olive garnish

i was thinkin of gettin 2 vegetarian platters, 1 seafood, 1 chicken and 1 lamb..
wat do u guys reckon?

n in case i haven reiterated this enough...COME FOR MY BDAY!!! rsvp me by the 18th...

marrakech...BE THERE!!!!!!

2006-08-25T02:21:00.000-07:00

ok fine so i've been fairly demanding lately in tellin u guys wat to do..but this one is a MUST!! an absolute must!! my 21st..i've finally found a place i can afford, and accordin to bianca its a fairly nice lounge, so i will just take her word for it coz i cant be f**ked to look for another place..plus, on the website it says this place has belly dancers!! evan (the manager, i presume) didnt say anythin abt tht but oh well, im jus glad tht i have a venue!!on top of tht there's gonna be food, so deepa should love it..hehe
okok..so here's the details

when? friday, 29th september 2006
where? marrakech bar and lounge, 25 bank place (its somewhere near little collins)
time? 7 pm (please try to come early coz they stop serving platters at 8.30, so if u come n there's no food, it aint my fault!

for those of u ignorant ppl, my bday is actually on the 26th of sept..i just thought i'd have it on a friday cause tht way more ppl can come..cant have it on tht saturday coz thts carol's bday n i dun wanna steal her thunder...

so yeah, there u have it, im finally throwin a huge bday party!! jus like i always wanted!! yeay!!
deepa is gonna help me make invites, i'l be sendin them out soon..make sure u RSVP to me so i can add u to the guest list..otherwise ur gonna have to pay cover charge =p

and jus to reiterate things once again..COME FOR MED REVUE AND MY 21st!!

med revue!

2006-08-23T04:51:00.000-07:00

jus a reminder guys...come for MED REVUE!! its gonna be awesome!!
its on sept 10, which is a sunday, and all u group A ppl shud be back from rural by then so u guys have no excuse!!
n to answer ur questions, yes, i am in med revue, no, i will not be pole dancin, and no i did not have to kill anyone to be in it =p. so there u have it.
Also, im in the process of ATTEMPTIN to plan a massive bday bash (massive by my terms means invitin ALL the 10 people i know in melbourne..wait..was it 9?)
so yeah, if all goes well, and i actually find a bar/pub/club which is within my limited (and i mean limited) budget.. i might actually have the huge bday party ive been dreamin off..
n no shasti, im not plannin a SUPRISE bday party..
so if u guys have any ideas of where i can throw a party..let me know..

on a totally unrelated issue, carol n i were jus talkin abt us bein freak magnets..n i came across this pic of pete..the biggest freak of all time..haha

this was at transition camp...as always pete was muckin around..
man, life wud be so dull without pete, wouldnt it?
i love this guy!! he's awesome!!
plus, he's the only guy who doesn get turned off by my nipple pinchin =p

like i was sayin...med revue guys..be there..or be square

another blog from a meddie who isnt doin the studyin she shud be doin..

2006-08-22T06:08:00.000-07:00

okok..so i feel a little better than i did yesterday, but its 11 pm n i jus coudnt be f**cked to do any studyin..its jus 5 % rite?
here's a post i feel like doin...jus for the heck of it

Instructions: Name 20 people you can think of at the top of your head. Don't read the questions before you write, and tag 5 people to do the survey.

1. Paula
2.gayatri
3.carol
4.hassan
5.prash
6.jem
7.deepa
8.nesh
9.ganesh
10.saquib
11.tasha
12.vila
13.shaki
14.pete
15.mel
16.josh
17.navena
18.my mom
19.my dad
20. shak

1. How did you meet #14?he was one of the funniest guys in my tute group

2. What would you do if you had never met #1?my life would be incomplete. my paula = my everythin.

3. What would you do if #20 and #9 dated? shak and MY BRO??hahaha.. hafiz wud prob kill him.

4. Would #6 and #17 make a good couple?jem and navena???JEM IS MINE!!!!

5. Describe #3.Carol's my bitch. enuff said. love her to bits.

6. Do you think #8 is attractive?i'l let jan answer tht.

7. Tell me something about #7.she loves exercisin. she's a freak. but i love her all the same.

8. Do you know anything about #12's family?hell yeah!! i've only been vila's best fren for like wat..10 years???

.9. What is #8's favourite?jan jan and more jan

10. What would you do if #11 confesses that he/she likes you? umm..sorry tasha, i dont swing tht way...

11. What language does #15 speak?jus english??

12. Who is #9 going out with?who knows???

13. How old is #16 now?19...shud be turnin 20 somewhere in october..

14. When was the last time u talked to #13?so long ago i cant even rmb

15. Who's #2's favourite singer? linkin park..enrique iglesias..

16. Would you date #4?NO!!

17. Would you date #7?NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

18. Is #15 single?nope..attached n happy wit marty

19. What's #10's last name?kabir. middle name fayyaz

20. Would you ever consider being in a relationship with #19?thts my dad for god's sake!!

21. What schools did #3 go to?umm..some jc in singapore??err...i dunno...raffles institution????

22. Where does #6 live?kanooka grove!!!

23. What's your favourite thing about #5?he's a great cook and a fren u can always count on to watch out for u.. kinda like a big brother..

24. What do you think of #13? he's awesome!! the longest fren i've ever had

25. What do #4 and #19 have in common?hassan n my dad???err..their both guys??

Tag 5 other people: Pete(yes u, peter morris) shak, prash, jan and nesh

back again..

2006-08-21T23:34:00.000-07:00

so blogger has finally reviewed my blog n deemed tht it is not spam after all..
so here i am writing a post when i really should be studyin..
sorry guys, no pics this time..just me ranting abt all the dissatisfying things in my life.
So, i fell sick a few days ago, and i've been getting progressively worse..which im not sure if its due to watever virus/bacteria/protozoa tht is attackin my body, or if there is a more psychosocial explanation to it. perfect timing to get sick i reckon, with exams comin, now i have an excuse to tell my father if i don't do well. or perhaps gettin sick for other secondary gains?? nope, dont thk so, coz at this point in my life i dont have anyone to takcare of me if i get sick, no one to console me when the pain gets overbearing, no one to massage my aching body, no one to scold me for not eating properly, and no one to tickle me to sleep.
so yeah, short version is, it sucks to get sick in a foreign country without good support system. a fren once told me " it's nice havin a bf when ur overseas, because when ur overseas u realise tht u need to do things on ur own; its nice to have someone u can ALWAYS depend on". well said. not tht frens arent there for u, but frens have their own lives, their own bfs/gfs, and unlike ur own bf/gf, frens are not obliged to always be thr for u. take me for example, i've been so caught up with the inadequacies of my life, tht i was not there for a fren when my fren needed me the most, and lead to a rather drastic incident which i am not gonna get into details. so my dear fren, forgive me, for not being there.
i have nothin more to say. i have a date with my multipurpose axe brand medicated oil to put me out of my misery.
in an different note, im fucked for the exam tommorw!! so much for doin better this time to make up for the crap results i got the last time. *sigh*
i miss paula
paula is beautiful =)

random post to redeem myself

2006-08-11T21:52:00.000-07:00

here's one of those random questions on frenster...

1. WHAT MADE YOU SMILEYESTERDAY?shasti callin gabby "gabby fuckhead"

2. WHAT WERE YOU DOING AT 8 THIS MORNING?attemptin to get up

3. WHAT WERE YOU DOING 15 MINUTES AGO?doin my freakin cpp learning agreement...arrgh

4. SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED TO YOU IN1995?1995..meanin i was 10... err..i dunno

5. LAST THING YOU SAID ALOUD?i ALWAYS say things aloud..its not intentional n im generally a loud person (my fren's can vouch for me

6. HOW MANY DIFFERENT THINGS DID YOUDRINK TODAY?mmmm..shasti's milo in milk.. yumm..plus the chlorinated water i accidentally drank while swimmin????!!7.

WHERE IS YOUR BEST FRIEND(s) RIGHTNOW..if i know her at all she is probably blow drying her hair rite now..or probably figurin out wat to wear for her party tomm..

8. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR TOOTHBRUSH?purple

9. WHAT IS OUT YOUR BACK DOOR?i dont have a back door

10. LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?groceries...i believe the last thing was spinach n avocado..

11. LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED FOR YOURBIRTHDAY?my parents comin down to Aussie to see me!! the best present ever..would have been a lot better if they didnt bring my bro along though.. *sigh*

12. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR FRONT DOOR?boring brown...damn Monash residential services!!

13. WHERE DO YOU KEEP YOUR CHANGE?in my wallet

14. WHATS THE WEATHER LIKE TODAY?the sun is shining but its still cold..damn u melbourne winds!!

15. BEST ICE CREAM FLAVOR?CHOCOLATE!!!!DUH!!

16. SOMETHING YOURE EXCITED ABOUT?my 21st bday next month!!! and seeing my beautiful paula at the end of the year

17. LAST RAINBOW YOU SAW?dont rmb

18. WHAT SIZE SHOE DO YOU WEAR?6, 7, 71/2 dependin on the shoe

19. DO YOU HAVE ANY SISTERS?yes one big sister wit a whole lot of profanities

20. ARE YOU VERY RANDOM?random? WTF is tht suppose to mean?

21. DO YOU WANT TO CUT YOUR HAIR?yeah..i SOOO need a trim..if only it didnt cost so much here...

22. ARE YOU OVER THE AGE OF 22?NO

23. DO YOU TALK ALOT?yeah i cant seem to shut up.. and i just learnt today tht my frens actually "shut out" when i start talkin..deepa mostly

24. DO YOU WATCH THE OC?no got bored of it after like 3 shows i hate mischa barton...why da hell is david jones using an anorexic bitch as their spokesperson??myers is soooo much smart...jennifer hawkins is HOT!!! n so down to earth...

25. WHAT DAY DOES YOUR SCHOOL END THISYEAR?i wish i knew..i wanna go home to sunny malaysia!

26. DOES YOUR SCREEN NAME HAVE AN ''X ''IN IT?no. thts just lame..NaN X? NanXini? nXn? nope wouldnt work

27. DO YOU KNOW ANYONE CALLED STEVEyeah..RA steve the most adorable RA ever!! who loves the environment

28. DO YOU MAKE UP YOUR OWN WORDS?occasionally

29. ARE YOU TICKLISH?soemtimes

30. ARE YOU TYPICALLY A JEALOUS PERSON?jealousy tht stems out from my insecurities..yes..

nesh's 22nd..

2006-08-09T05:12:00.000-07:00

its been quite a while since i last blogged..i guess this was jus another of my hangat-hangat tahi ayam things (if u dont understand malay, u prob wont understand this sayin..well just too bad then!!) n i reckon it will be quite a while before i blog again since im bogged down wit studyin wit exams loomin around the corner..in any case..here are some pics from nesh's 22nd bday..

nava, deepa and me...i finally got deepa to do an outdoor activity tht did not include running or exercise of any sort.. .

and there were the usual suspects at the party...my BIATCH carol....grrrrr

who i am convinced has no backbone and has incredible body strength to hold both nesh n gaya..

jus a random picture i put up..wait a min..err..is tht PRASH holiding a BEER?? BUSTED!!!
and by all means, dont ask me wat the other 2 are doin..

"here we go round the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush.."
prash looks happy..extremely happy. wonder wat he's enjoyin so much?

me and my bitch shasti doin our thang.. ( in layman's terms that means we are ATTEMPTIN to dance)

well regardless of wat happen in between the party..it ended up wit a whole bunch od drunkards..dinesh being one of them..

and my dear anu finally made it..albeit being like 5 hours late..

thtz all for now folks... n happy studyin to my fellow meddies!!!

groupie meets KK the rock star... in the new and upcomin rock capital..Swan hill!!

2006-07-29T04:47:00.000-07:00

after a long and tiring day(of concerts and being chased by groupies)..rock star KK retreats to his crib for some guitar practice and chillin out..

but suddenly, a groupie appears to have managed to get pass the heavy security..

and is obviously smitten and taken aback by rock star's amazing talent..

and decides to reward rock star..

rock star throws guitar..

and follows groupie...

rock star is happy. very happy.

and off they go...

into the room..

after several mins... rock star appears to be...lying down..tired perhaps?

but on closer inspection..rock star appears to have fallen asleep..

leavin groupie somewhat...disappointed..

meanwhile, outside in the livin room, a blues musician, unaware of the occurings in the rock stars' crib is strummin a few tunes to himself..

blues musician waves to groupie..

and is utterly shocked to see rock star come out wit groupie..

groupie, somwhat afraid of blues musician..

decides to bolt..

leavin blues musician to confront rock star..

engulfed in rage...

blues musician beats up rock star wit guitar..

and beats him...

rock star goes down...

rock star and blues musician meet and understandin (whatever tht is) and shake hands..

and so peace is once again restored in the world of music..in Swan Hill..
cheers!

p.s--> this story is fictional. any resemblance to any real person, dead or alive, is unintentional.

bosan yang tidak terhingga..

2006-07-24T23:08:00.000-07:00

ok from the title of my post, i guess its pretty obvious whats up. im bored. not tht i have nothin to do but rather i have TOO MUCH to do. 2 weeks of anatomy studyin is pilling up. n dont get me started on physiology. i hate the endocrine system. i hate it. so instead of studyin, i feel compelled to tell you what i did today.
woke up, watched charmed. ate breakfast, watched another episode of charmed. deepa comes over, have to study coz she's studyin too. then buffet lunch at banana leaf (my first time havin south indian food in melb..yeay!!) not tht i dun like north indian food, i jus prefer south indian, less rich, less ghee, less paneer than north indian food which for me means less fat, and less fat means being thin, which makes me happy. extremely happy. anyone who knows me will tell u abt my weight obsession. my lfe is a constant battle to be thin. (my next aim: to be thin before i turn 21!!!)
okok. back to my day.. went grocery shoppin..came back..n now im writin u this post...
fascinatin huh?
for those of u who are still readin this... GET A LIFE!!!

and so it begins..once again

2006-07-20T03:11:00.000-07:00

so yeah, classes have started once again..*sigh* so its back to hittin the books..things have been goin really slow this pass few days but thankfully i have great frens i can count on (love u carol!!) not to mention hassan..anu..prash..jem..nesh..shasti and all for puttin up wit my shit..
anyhow..i was bored and did not feel like studyin endocrinology because i hate it and i hate ben canny's lectures..my love for physiology ended with the renal system..so here's pics from squiddy's farewell party...
nut before that..a great thank you to prash, carol, nesh and jem...for helping me plan the whole thing..couldnt have done it without u guys!!

i love this pic..madhvi being groped by me!!

cheers!! u cant see me coz im short =(

prash the cook..thanks a lot man..the bbq was awesome!

squiddy and his squid.. specially made by prash..

my bitch carol..love ya to bits gal..

my other bitch..shasti priyan smith..

love div's hair..

everybody chillin out at the dance floor..

the married couple...or so they said when their inhibitions were lowered wit alcohol

madhvi, carol and azleena doin their thang... look at madhvi checkin out carol's ass..

the end...

and so he's gone...

2006-07-16T00:11:00.000-07:00

Saquib Fayyaz Kabir...
left today for the land of floods and corruption... Bangladesh
One thing's for sure..he is a great guy..and he will be missed deeply..by all that knew him..
The void that can never be filled..
Just a few things that define Squiddy..

ahh... the smile..

The giordano shirts in all the colours of the rainbow..

The leather jacket that ultimately screams out "Big Fuckin Deal"

the scary faces he makes that we can never comprehend..

ok fine in his defense, he was a real cute kid..."even cuter than my brother"
yes, i believe u saquib..i really do

The first pic i ever took with him..at the 2005 Farrer olympics..

As you can see..there was a marked change in colour for the next Farrerwealth games

farewell and god bless..

mi familia

2006-07-10T08:47:00.000-07:00

ok..so i realise tht my blog isnt exactly in chronological order.. but here's a little post abt my family..
so for those of you who dont know, im the youngest..with an older brother and an older sister..

here's my dad.. with his ever so cute smile..

here's my mom.. who everyone swears i look like her...

and this is my brother who is convinced he looks like del piero.. but weirdly enough is a french supporter.. and i quote "i look italian (del piero) but i am a french at heart"

sorry dada..didnt have a picture of u when u had 6 packs..

and here comes retard.. my sister who misses me but will never admit it..

trust me, she looks a lot more innocent than she actually is..

ok fine..so here's a more flattering picture

any resemblance?

and last but not least...my Paula..the baby of the house..

she's is so beautiful!!

a tribute to deepa..

2006-07-09T01:58:00.000-07:00

ok, so fine..deepa's bday was SOOO long ago..but i was just going through my old pics... and thought i'd put em up...

so we took deepa to her favourite Indian restaurant in Melbourne.. NIRANKAR
it was a night of good food, good company, followed by a really good comedy show by akmal saleh..

saquib with his beer... he may not be alive after this post..

"dear god, please grant me a threadmill for my bday.."

"what?i dont get to eat the whole cake by myself?"

and my favourite pic of all..

happy 21st bday babe..

somebody gonna get hurt real bad...

2006-07-09T01:50:00.000-07:00

ok so i dont actually have any pics (due to the strict rules at comedy theatre) but i wud jus like to say... RUSSELL PETERS WAS AWESOME!! His show turned out to be a lot better than i expected..Due to Australia's diversed population, it wasn't just indian n chinese jokes this time around...there was russian, israeli, italian, greek, samoan, arab, etc,etc jokes as well.. Man this guy is good!!! he even made fun of his own mom!! (yeap, she was there, and i kid u not, ALL the hair on her tiny head is WHITE!)

He's comin again in december...so for those of you who missed him.. god has given you another chance..

Also, he has a DVD comin out in August..aparently he wants everyone to buy it coz he wants to be the first south asian on the billboard 100 or somethin..well i reckon thats gonna be hard considering the fact that his fan base consists of Indians and Lankans and Chinese..n lets be honest, being the cheap bastards that we are.. we dont buy somethin we can just get for free now, do we?

Am i the only one who thinks russell peters is cute?

great ocean road..

2006-07-09T01:40:00.000-07:00

so on the 1st saquib & i went to great ocean road with monash sport..

the day started out good...

and ended like this..

us wearing the most ridiculous monash university cheap made in china ponchos..

Bada Bing!!

2006-06-27T09:12:00.000-07:00

i've been dangerously hooked onto the sopranos lately. not only that, i got deepa hooked onto it as well. its a fuckin awesome show!! only problem is i've started using profanities more than i should be (which is bad considerin i say fuck relatively often). funnier still was hearing deepa say cock sucker!!haha..we had a good laugh over that. Man, i hope my parents dont read this.

my favourite quote: "its bad enough they're shittin all over our heads, we're suppose to say
thank you for the hat?"
-Christopher Maltisanti-

was surfing the sopranos official website (http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/) and came across this:
seriously, a cookbook?u gotta be shittin me.

feeling blue?

2006-06-25T07:15:00.000-07:00

the first common smurfs..

and finally..

2006-06-25T06:06:00.000-07:00

Finally, i've started my own blog. not because i feel the need to let the whole world abt my life but rather because im on holiday and im bored. i should really be workin on my assignments but what the heck. practically everyone i know has a blog. here's to my new blog. may its life be as long and useful as toilet paper.

the one whom this blog is named after: My Paula