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I started following this series called Masters of Sex a few days ago. Halfway through the second season now. It's about two pioneers researching the science behind human sexuality and it's set between 1950 and 1960 in the US. I wonder how it must have felt like for women back in the day to have to depend on men their whole lives for everything they ever wanted or ever needed. To have to depend on the man to bring home sufficient wages to feed the family and see to the bills. To depend on a man to come fix something in the house that was broken. To depend on a man to see to a woman's health, to prescribe her the right medication. To depend on a man to treat her right. To depend on a man to never cheat, lie or be disloyal. How frustrating it must have been for women who just wanted to break free from all that! I don't know what it is exactly, but watching this has made me start thinking about how I've had to do things for myself and not depend on a...

Already a beauty, now (almost) training like a beast. :P :P Went for my first body combat class earlier this evening. Friggin' awesome! Can't wait for the next session. Have been going to the gym these past few weeks. Been wanting to go since the beginning of the year but finally only started in June and am very happy with the results though it hasn't been that long. Have lost a couple of kilos and am totally loving the way I look and feel. My tummy's almost always flat now unless I eat too much :P And I'm not breathless like I used to be after climbing flights of stairs. Have also cut down on rice. Not too difficult since I don't really like it anyway. And I don't eat after 7pm. Unless it's a super long day at the hospital or something. Bought my usual 3 in a pack bars of Snickers to indulge and am feeling so guilty about finishing 'em I've still got 2 left and it's been a whole week already. They're usually gone in a d...

Was in Malacca early this morning with a friend to get some things done. Decided to head on over to The Daily Fix Cafe along Jonker Street for brunch.  Because we were both on a (very, very, very) tight budget (but still wanted to check it out) we ordered two breakfast meals and shared them. First up we have the Pandan Pancakes with Gula Melaka. The picture doesn't do it any justice, unfortunately.  The pancake itself was soft and fluffy and had just the right amount of pandan flavour of which we caught wafts as it was served. Was pleasantly surprised as I cut into it and found the brown sugar filling. The pancakes absorbed the brown sugar syrup so occasionally I bit into chunks of brown sugar. The coconut on the side made it that much richer and the vanilla ice-cream sort of brought it all together. Perfect if you're looking to try something different with local flavours. Then we had the Eggs Benedict. This was a bit of a tease because the bacon looked so bloo...

All I can hear right now is the soft whirring of the fridge and the ticking of both the wall clocks here at the dining table. Back home for the week. Heading south again in under 48 hours. Can't believe just how fast the week has come and gone. Re-reading Dorothy Koomson's The Rose Petal Beach. It's been bloody years since I spent all my time reading throughout the day. And now that I'm doing it again I realize just how much I've missed it. To be able to connect with whatever the writer was feeling. To engage with the characters on an emotional level that only I, myself can understand as the reader. To immerse myself in the story without having to worry about what was going on around me.  My goodness. How I've missed it. There's this particular part in the book that still gets to me. I think I've blogged about it before but I can't help it. It's when Beatrix describes how she feels about not waking up next to someone. Or waking ...

"Aquarians can be categorized into two distinct types. The first type can be described as patient, gentle, sensitive and shy. While the second type can be described as an exhibitionist, is livelier, exuberant and uses frivolity to conceal different aspects of their personality. In spite of their apparent differences, both types still possess strong wills and firm beliefs in their convictions. One of the great traits Aquarians have is their ability to set aside biases when it comes to hearing different sides of a story. Due to their steadfastness and belief in upholding the truth, they are always willing to listen to the different points of view. When it comes to love and relationships, Aquarians struggle to balance the emotional aspect from the mental patterns they are used to. Usually, when Aquarians are in a relationship, they always seem to keep an arm’s length from their partners just to ensure they still have the time and space for themselves. If you are dating an Aquariu...

I was reading an article the other day on Thought Catalog about how the modern dating scene is driving each Myers-Briggs personality batshit crazy. And I decided to finally find out which personality I am. Turns out I'm an INTJ - Introversion (I), Intuitive (N), Thinking (T), Judgement (J). Which is spot on. I've come to realize, over the years, that when I like someone, and if that someone likes me back, I automatically tend to expect things. I automatically expect them to treat me the way I treat them, and do for me the things I do for them, and think of me the way I think about them. Expectation is the root of all heartache isn't it? But that's just me. I don't know how to stop feeling like this. I'm someone who can be extremely affectionate but it takes a while for me to open up. I usually come across as cold or distant because I'm so afraid that if I open up, I might open up too much and scare the person off. So it's always the other p...

April has been an exceptionally challenging month for me. Juggling assignments, exams, case presentations, seminars and preparations for our annual dinner was really, really, so very hectic.  Very happy that the dinner went off without a hitch and very grateful for my friends who continuously supported me and helped me out throughout the weeks of preps and on D-Day. I sang Adele's When We Were Young as the opening performance :D Exams also went well. Assignments and all handed in, log books completed. One more posting until we start the next cycle of minor postings.  My baby hasn't been feeling too well again. Thermostat problem. Hoping that the foreman will be able to get the part and fix her up for me by Monday because I've got so much running around to do.  Am now the VP of our student council. Finally out of the whole Public Relations thing after 3 years. Really wanted a break from all this but I think this time we've got a pretty solid team. Look...

...of my break and I'm really liking the fact that I have all the time in the world for afternoon naps. It's been ages since I had proper sleep and now I get over 8 hours of shut eye a day. Nothing extraordinary going on at the moment. My parents' mission to find me a suitor has officially begun. It's really amusing to hear them tell me that they've told this close friend and that close colleague to keep an eye out for someone for me. It hasn't completely sunken in yet but it's slowly getting there. Jokes about marriage aren't jokes anymore. Mom and dad have specified very clearly what they want and don't want in their future son-in-law and most of it is acceptable, really, but the other day dad mentioned about the guy not being allowed to have more facial hair than him -.- I mean come on! People have always asked me what I want in my significant other. I've always wondered myself, and over the years I have finally been able to put ...

It's just after 4 in the morning. I've been going days without proper sleep. Weeks, even.  I either fall asleep and wake up around 3 in the morning or don't sleep at all, just toss and turn all night. Back home again for my semester break and even with my meds I'm so wide awake. The past few weeks and months have gone by really fast. I'm finally done with my 7th semester. Another 3 more to go until I'm done with this whole course. It's exciting but at the same time also really daunting. Things have been going well otherwise. Finally getting into the whole make-up thing. My mission these next 2 weeks is to learn how to do those winged eyeliner thingys so that for the annual dinner next month I'll be able to do it for myself instead of having my friends do it for me. Fingers crossed.  Was trying to find this song I heard on the radio the other day but can't seem to remember the lyrics.  So many things going on in my head but I can...

I turned 24 on Valentine's Day. And though I couldn't spend it at home with my parents this year, my friends made me feel just as special. Everything started at the stroke of midnight. The calls came in, messages flooded my inbox, voice messages on Whatsapp, pictures, wishes. To be honest I was secretly expecting my gang of friends to come banging on the door at 12 like what we always do for all our other friends but by 12.30 when I didn't hear anything I decided to just call it a night. Was already under the covers by 11.30 so all I had to do was snuggle up and go to sleep. Just as I got a call from a friend at around 1.00am, I heard someone at the door. And as much as I pictured everything in my head, how I'd react and how I'd be surprsied and how I'd feel so touched, when the actual banging occurred I just zoned out.  Gaayethri stood at the door, gave me a hug (and a present) and wished me happy birthday. Then she made sure I was decently dressed ...