Subtlety is the key

They say the best way to deliver a news that could possibly upset or surprise someone, is not to make a big deal out of it. What you can do is try to ease it in to a normal conversation.
Say for example:
15 year old girl to mom: "it's a fine weather isn't it? Oh, by the way, mom, i'm expecting to deliver a child in a few months time... Have you seen my earrings? I'm pretty sure I left it here somewhere..."

If the girl's lucky enough (or if her mom is just plain dumb), she and her mom will be too busy looking for earrings to even talk about having a bastard child (or having a good weather).

So what am I trying to say? No, i'm not pregnant (and I also don't wear earrings)!

Well... it wouldn’t be so subtle if I say it now, right? Hehehe…

I'm Stoned...

I have a new addiction... and it has a name: Joss Stone.

I remember way back 2003 (I think), when I first saw the music video of her song “Super Duper Love” (I know, I know, chezzy title...). It’s the one with the hippie flower-power shit that I usually won’t consider watching, but somehow I find myself amused by it. What can I say, the woman’s got soul! (and it also doesn’t hurt that she looks smashing in a hippie outfit. :) )

I told myself at that time that I’d buy her album, but thanks to my memory gap, somehow time passed-by without me doing so…

4 years and 3 albums later, I finally did it!


If you want to hear some of her songs, go to her official website. Or better yet, buy her albums…

l33t me up, scotty!

I've noticed alot of the blogs i've been reading lately have been "l33ting-up" people's names. What's up with that?

In case you are not familiar with l33t, from what little I know, it's changing some of the characters of a word to that of a number or symbol that somewhat looks like the original character. For example, instead of using "a", replace it with "@" or "9". Or when you want "i", just use "1". So in my case, "nina" can be written as "n1n@".

On a related note: I wonder if it's legally possible to change my name using that spelling... just so I'd see what it would look like on my diploma and passport... :) If that's the case, will it still be pronounced as "nina" or "nwanat" ? hhmmnn... probably the oldies will call me using the latter... hehehe...

So now I ask this mind-boggling question, ladies and gentlemen, why are you l33ting-up people's names? Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against it, as long as you don't call me "nwanat". I just really want to know why.

Are you afraid that some vain psychopath will search the web, looking for instances of his/her name, only to be led straight to your blog? Who would do such a thing?

Ok... fine...fine... there may be a handful of us out there... (vanity can be a bitch...)

But other than that, what purpose does it serve?

peer pressure... :)

everybody's doing it! so will i...
but i get this funny feeling i may have clicked the wrong link... hehehe...

Get to know yourself better

Your view on yourself:
You love yourself too much. You firmly believe that people look at you and think you are the best thing that ever happened on earth. You are shallow, and you know it!

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
His/her hobbies should include cooking, doing the laundry, house-keeping and giving foot massages. Someone filthy rich won’t hurt either. You are not bothered by stupidity as long as it comes in a drop-dead gorgeous package. Did I mention you are shallow?

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are not into relationships. You firmly believe that monogamy is for ugly people.

The seriousness of your love:
You’d rather believe in the existence of leprechauns than in love. In light of that, you are scared-shit of leprechauns, which explain why you keep your lights on while you sleep and why you have holy water near your nightstand (what a wimp!). What were we talking about again? Oh, yeah, love… you think it’s shit.

Your views on education:
Simply put: “Education is good… but I need cash!”

The right job for you:
You believe in “living life to the fullest”, or at least that’s what you say when people ask you why you’re still jobless. In truth, you are a relentless sloth.

How do you view success:
“Mo money bitch, mo money!”

What are you most afraid of:
Leprechauns and premature hair-loss. (who wouldn’t be scared of that shit?!!)

Who is your true self:
You are vain and not in the “clean and hygienic way”, you’re actually quite the opposite, you slob! You just love yourself too much and you’re too self-absorbed. Also you are 83.427% gay and have a 100% chance of dying someday.

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for those who want the real survey, go to this link

:)

Aussie Adventure # 4: A Family Reunion

I went to the wildlife zoo in Darling Harbor. There were a bunch of animals around, but I went there with only one thing in mind... finding the koalas!!!

Just imagine my utter grief to find those lazy bastards sleeping at 5 in the afternoon?!!! what are you? rockstars??? c'mon! 6 hours of flight and 5 missed events for sleeping fur- balls?!

oh well, "shit happens"... or in this case "lazy koalas happen"...

remember those gorilla figurines with "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil" ? well, this is their snarky version, only it does not involve hearing, seeing, and speaking... just sleeping... lazy tards!!!

this little fellow reminds me of master yoda... can you see the resemblance?

i really don't think this one's asleep. I think he's just faking it to be "in"... tsk..tsk... peer pressure

i think this guy is trying to impersonate a fruit...

i'm really pissed you guys are sleeping... but if you're gonna be THAT cute, then i just might forgive you...

awww... sooooooo cute and sooooooo lazy... kinda reminds me of someone... [ahem]ME!!![ahem]

Aussie Adventure # 3: Eye in the Sky!

I went to the Sydney Tower. Nothing much. It's basically just a high glass tower with an overpriced entrance fee... Enjoy the view... :)

Aussie Adventure # 2: Life's a beach!

I had a chance to go to Bondi Beach over the weekend while I was in Sydney. It was a 20-minute train ride from our hotel.
The view (*wink* *wink*) was spectacular... :)

On the way to the beach

ant-like people on the beach

sa dako pa roon...

this is the first time I've seen real surfers

near the shore

wave!!!

di po sila metro-aide. they're the life guards... yes, gentlemen, baywatch lied to you! anybody else want to drown now??? i thought so...

surfer-dude contemplating on the meaning of life and how surfing relates to saving the world...

wicked-cool!!!

can something be hot and cool at the same time?! apparently yes... surfer-girls rock! :)

people having some surfing lessons... i want one too!!! but i think swimming 101 is a pre-req. :(

is it still considered "bird-watching" if the birds are the ones actually watching? I feel like they're having some sort of a meeting...for world domination perhaps? nah! birds are harmless...

or maybe not! (this one's pretty scary...)

braving skin cancer in the name of a good tan...

Aussie Adventure # 1: Let's walk around!

Finally, my pictures from "walking around" Sydney... (with the occasional train and taxi rides whenever laziness kicks-in)

The hotel where I stayed. I unfortunately forgot to take pictures of my room... memory gap!

View from my room. It's not as spectacular as it seems. There's a train rail just below the hotel...

North Sydney train station... creepy eh? I'm half-expecting a human-sized cockroach to approach me anytime soon... yeah, I know, saw that movie too...

Double-decker train... now that's cool! if only there weren't too much graffiti

View from the train... the spectacular taxi... er, i mean Sydney Opera House

Aussie shops... exhibiting British influence

The city churches

nope, this one's not a church... it's actually a mall! and if i may quote Queen Victoria, "It's the most beautiful mall in the world." you know why? because it's the Queen Victoria Building!... ah! royal vanity! i may have been royalty in my past life (either that or a very vain peasant!)

a life-size statue of Queen Vicky, now this is creepy-vain...

Queen Victoria Building interiors... it's my first time to see a carpeted mall.

the 3-storey high Christmas tree inside QVB. I suddenly missed UST... :(

Freeze! Aussie police! if they chase a criminal, is it still considered a car chase?

an unusual-looking bird that is actually common in Australia... and i thought i knew all about weird birds... [cough...]jas[cough...]

passing through the Sydney harbour bridge via taxi...

crazy adventurous people doing the 3-hour, 100dollar+ bridge-climb

world-famous Aussie landmark... the Sydney harbour bridge

yet another world-famous Aussie landmark... the Sydney opera house

Sydney opera house up-close

2-for-1!