Monthly Archives: April 2006

really, it’s not that bad

Note to self: do not, under any circumstances, attempt to reference The Karate Kid in your jokes when addressing human beings under the age of 14. It will not only set you up to look like a bloody fool but … Continue reading

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Jo Rowling is phat

New to her website, JK Rowling has some thoughts (“rant”) on the female fixation for fat-freeness. (yea, that’s really stretching it abit with the alliteration). Explaining to a Harry Potter actor — one can only guess which one — who … Continue reading

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two up, two down

An update on grad school application: Indiana University – conditional yes U of North Texas – yes University of Illinois – no University of Toronto – no Still waiting on Rutgers and UBC.

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no foolin’?

some bugger IM’ed me last night and left me a message saying that he saw Shakira on TRL last night confessing that she is addicted to The West Wing. Can somebody confirm or deny this as I can’t seem to … Continue reading

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groping for a laugh

Utopia-Asia, what I gather to be a GLBT news service-portal-resource type thingy, pulled a good one for April Fools Day by announcing the World’s First Gay Theme Park to Open in Malaysia in their news section: Organizers have been working … Continue reading

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he did it again.

Blimey. I thought the first time was a fluke. But six weeks later, today, Alex Yoong goes to win the sprint race in China and finished second in the feature race. All details can be found at Racing For Malaysia … Continue reading

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spec-tac-cular

The total eclipse on March 29th as captured by Rogério Mariano. He’s got some more photos at flickr. Spaceweather.com’s gallery of photos of the event is fun. Previously: – a giant umbrella

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confessions

Alright. I’ll admit it… I really like wearing skirts but I’m afraid to because everyone would laugh at me. I miss the days of secondary school where in place of the pinafore, a manifestation of hell in garment form if … Continue reading

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