editted to add in the afternoon - i'm not so amused anymore. the dental clinic called, and the dentist is... SICK. my appointment's been cancelled indefinitely. WHAT THE HELL, so troublesome! and that idiot only works like a few days a month, and he HAD to fall sick today.

commons are getting progressively better for me, from the nadir of history to the... well let's just say there'll probably be a reversal of trend at 0810 hours this friday, and hopefully peak with the final paper. thank god for passage-based questions, although i think they're a sign of weakness cos it means you can't supply copious quotes, and you have to rely on bullshitting and smoking and waffling.

i am so amused!

i forgot to blog about the sloman textbook, which acts like some kind of nanny. i mean, it's fine and colourful and smooth and plasticky and you feel good after buying it but look at the content. on page 47, "The area of a rectangle is its height multiplied by its length." gosh, it treats you like a primary one kid. i paid 50+ moolahs to feel intellectually belittled! woohoo!! or how about page 87, "This does not mean that you get a calculator out every time you go shopping!" no, duh.

Q: why did helen tan cross the road?
A: to get to the otherrrrrrrrrr side.

it's suttle not sub-tle. it's proNUNciation not pronounciation. it's sare-mun, not sal-mon. and it's definitely muggerish and not rubbish or rubberish. and i learnt that the Knightbus isn't the nightbus. hey don't blame me, i'm not potty over potter!

-do not read on if you're easily offended-

going out with the girls is an interesting experience, if only because of the funny exchange at the jap restaurant where nicole was candidly explaining facts of life to yonghui, camy looking disgusted, bena and her spicy noodles with her tears and mucus and me just mucking around with a soggy teabag, bursting the fragile membrane, brown clumps spilling out.

some snippets that i do recall, albeit slightly paraphrased and altered due to my memory:

Y: but why would they want to do that? (in response to finding out where the head is located during oral sex)

C: i'll never look at any guy in the same way again, especially some of the guys in class.
M: you already held a guy's hands before!
C: -cringes-

N: -drawing 2 wet circles on the table- pretend this is the 6 and this is the 9.

Y: (to M) do all guys do it? do you do it?
N: (saving M from an embarassing response) all guys do it at least once in their lives.
Y: so do you?

B: -does a kiteflying motion-

and madonna changed her name to esther! can you believe it? such a diva-esque name falling from grace into such a common one. well, not really changed but it's been added to her lengthy moniker. and below is hadri's response-

i think i'd better leave right now, before i fall any deeper says:
ohmygod
i think i'd better leave right now, before i fall any deeper says:
then her next album ull be saying
i think i'd better leave right now, before i fall any deeper says:
eh lets buy esthers album
i think i'd better leave right now, before i fall any deeper says:
hahaha

and azizul before logging offline-
kwai says to the hullettians - 18 points. take it. its yours! says:
sumhow i keep thinking abt organic chem when i hear esther
kwai says to the hullettians - 18 points. take it. its yours! says:
say hi to irdah for me
kwai says to the hullettians - 18 points. take it. its yours! says:
and esther if u meet her
kwai says to the hullettians - 18 points. take it. its yours! says:
till then, seacrest out.
quixoticka eulogized @ 2:24:00 am