Monthly Archives: September 2005

the new list

Posted on September 13, 2005 by gee

Amidst drowning in GRE words and numbers I’ve redone mylist of possible schools I am going to apply to: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Indiana University, Bloomington Rutgers, State University of New Jersey University of North Texas, Denton University of British … Continue reading →

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Books and music

Posted on September 10, 2005 by gee

On music: Your Musical Tastes Match: Jennifer Garner What Celebrity Matches Your Taste in Music? Mmmmm.. Jennifer Garner. On books: How many books do I own? I’m going to put it at around 350 but it’s probably more than that. … Continue reading →

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so shiny and nice

Posted on September 9, 2005 by gee

According to Amazon.com, Nikon recently announced 4 new models for the consumer digital camera line. I poked around and decided that the Nikon Coolpix S4 is the hottest lookin’. Check out the specs. My experience with Nikon is always satisfaction … Continue reading →

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America Boleh!

Posted on September 9, 2005 by gee

It seems Malaysia and the US is now on par. At least in the infant mortality rate race. Scanning the news, I came across an article from the Independent of UK on the United Nation’s report on global inequality: Claims … Continue reading →

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When he’s feelin’ country

Posted on September 9, 2005 by gee

Because the iMac and the PC are side by side (sort of) when my brother and I are on the machines I have to acquiesce to his playlist instead of running my iTunes. Just now I caught him singing to … Continue reading →

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finally, someone gets it right

Posted on September 4, 2005 by gee

The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along. ~Jelaluddin Rumi via Yasmin The Storyteller. I’ll tell you later … Continue reading →

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my merdeka entry

Posted on September 3, 2005 by gee

Yeah, yeah.. it’s a couple days late but I got sidetracked by a hurricane. Lawyer Chew Swee Yoke wrote to Malaysiakini.Com and told about the day she was proud to be a Malaysian. I’m proud to be Malaysian, too. Always.

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How the GRE kicked my ass: Episode I

Posted on September 1, 2005 by gee

This is week 1 of my 4-week study plan. The verbal part went by okay even though I was nervous about the constant reminder that trickery will be used to confuzzle(not a real word) me in the test. It’s when … Continue reading →

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because someone said nobody helps the Americans when they are in need.

Posted on September 1, 2005 by gee

Just double-posting some information, in case anybody needs it. Not likely the ones reading this blog but if you know someone, who knows someone, etc etc… FEMA has info on where you can send donations. If you live close by … Continue reading →

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