Viva le Giordano.....

I present to you all....the new Giordano ad.....



time to buy Giordano stock.....sales are gonna skyrocket....

Memories of the memorial....

Upon Pam's insistence on the need to to do something touristy we stopped over at the war memorial for australian soldiers who died during world war 2....

And we were confronted with this monstrosity....a huge flame stuck in the ground...it looked rather incongrous...in the middle of a courtyard....and like it was, like most things australian, too big, too clumsy and an utter waste of resources....that initial thought was further confirmed when i read the inscription behind it which claimed proudly that this flame had been burning for 57 years.....

57 years!!!....on 2nd thought....forget greasy joe's.....you wanna save the world, nuke this gas guzzler instead........thats 57 years of fossil fuels for something that only noisy groups of japanese tourists in too large hats and hidden behind too large cameras take photos with......



oh....and us....

in any case....knowing S11....initial conversation was spontaneously on the topic of what it would be like to extinguish this "eternal flame".....I sat wondering whether i would have my visa cancelled....and then decided that getting deported didnt sound like the best of ideas...at least yet....

my good intentions were,however, short lived....for not 2 minutes later....a big, aussie, guard was booming at us ( well me actually)....from across the courtyard fpr defacing this exquisite monument of australian pride....

and i swear i meant no harm....all i wanted was a picture perched on a ledge along the steps up to the monument....unfortunately Mr. I'm-proud-of-the-heritage-of-my criminal-british-ancestors guard didnt see it in quite the same innocent light as i did....and the only shot i did get was of me scrambling off the ledge before i got shot down by the royal heritage snipers.....



with a lolly in me mouth.....not the most glamorous of photos eh.....

the ring...4?

Be afraid..... be very afraid....



This rather strange shot was taken outside Crown...the famous casino and hotel along the river.....

Upon later viewing of the shot....we noticed a strange ring that had appeared on top of the pillar we took the photo in front of....

a ring that looked strikingly similar to that from the jap horror movie of the same name....and learning a lesson from the movie we proceeded to try and locate the terrifying, wild-haired girl that terrorized japan in the movie.....

and sure enough....to the left of the 4 of us calmly seated taking the picture.....there she was....with that undeniable evil snarl......oh heavens save us....


haha.....

oh amelia.....you know we love you.....

ze visit.....

As mentioned earlier my entire last week was spent in the pleasurable (?) company of a giggling mess and a screeching banshee.....and i must say i had an absolutely terrific time.....

pam and amelia....my most unlikeliest of saviours from what looked like being a month of australian solitude.....for you brought with you.....a taste of home...of singapore.....and you reunited all us denucleated aussie folks.....and once more....S11 was one.....

joyous....it was a time that called for celebration...and what better way than with a hot chocolate fudge bun....twas rich enough for 3....


Gd Stuff!!!

and then nish was to introduce to this unique restraunt where we had our lunch....

people meet Greasy Joe's.....a focal point for cholesterol, high blood pressure, gout and diabetes....all under one warm roof ( warmed by a real wood fire spewing carcinogenic smoke to coat our lungs).....



this was a real, true meat and potatoes kinna place....think vhicken steaks the size of dinner plates....20 cm high burgers piled high with 1 inch thick patties....milkshakes served by the PINT!!!
and each dripping with fat, oil, salt or sugar(as the case may be)......and they wonder who's draining the world's oil resources....HAH!!.....let the power stations run man...just shut down greasy joe's and the world wil be fine....

but you know what......twas so damn good!!!!
i swear i ate so much that day....finishing off everyone else's food...(thanks nish).....and came out the end of it with my lifespan shortened by about a month....but hell....my arteries may be clogged...but i bet they're happy too...

Resurrection......

Yes I am still alive....

and this blog shall be resurrected.....from its hibernating depths....

Now...

Hiatus: Extended

Once again....i feel the need to extend my impassioned apologies to you all.....

Yes i know, i used my exam as an excuse and i did promise to return soon after but abi, you're right. I have been busier after my exams. See, i thought i'd have all the time in the world, to blog at my own pace but......

Unfortunately my leisurely state here has been impinged on rather drastically by the arrival of 2 delighful specimens of mankind.....pam and amelia....my bosom friends and the 2 sparkles in my existance.....

and now i must take leave of you all once again....as i must now clean up the sarcasm dripping off those words onto the floor....

I will return....shortly....

hiatus enforced...

my aplogies pepople...but.....this blog is on a bit of a hiatus.....at least until my exams are over.....

this is a hiatus imposed by my dear mother....who has declared she does expects not to see any posts till my exams are over.....amma, your word is my command....

and seeing that i'm saving so much time by not updating my blog....i'm now off to play soccer.....

cheerios...

Riding Peter and a bit of toilet humour...

That iconic moment from the movie Titanic lives on even today in the land-locked kampong that is Monash...the irony is killing but....behold an australian de caprio...and a slightly tanned, and post-diet kate winslet...



"Peter.....I'm flying ! ! ! "

on a slightly less corny note...



yes that is a urinal, yes those are girls(although i do have my suspicions sometimes...toss them a soccer ball and watch em go) and no,i have no idea how they got there...*whistles innocently*....

and that btw...is Zara's first appearance....looking all pissed off (at a urinal...HAHA!!!).... in her mass of newly done curls....
meet Zara: my little Paki friend...very easy to see why we love her....she drives us around, she plays soccer, she drives.....erm....she likes McFlurry's....she drives us to Macs for Mc Flurrys.....erm....you get my point aiight....

Oh and Amma....I don't know what hand signal Bubbles is attempting but for the record....she really isnt pointing at anything......really....

Miss Canada, AJ and 2/3 of the Holy Trinity....

This post is way overdue.....so....here it is...

Thursday is traditionally Nott Night here at Monash....the Nott being the local pub....and thursdays being...........god knows...i havent a clue why...

and last thursday was the last Nott Night of the sem....since the semester has now ended....and as a result....it was a massive, chock-a-block congreagation of just about everyone who existed around these parts....with of course a few notable exceptions such as john howard who would have been ripped to shreds if he had showed up anyway which makes his absence a teeny it less significant in the overall scheme of things....

but on now to more important people.....



Dear Miss Canada at the top left....i AM starting to be inclined to believe that she never actually was Miss Canada and that her real name is actually lauren and that she is actually australian.....mostly because thats what everyone seems to claim....including her....but then...one can never be sure....

And AJ at the front....displaying classical symptoms of Ozzie-fication....not to be confused with the term for calcification in bone formation of the similar name (showing off my $34K worth of medical knowledge acquired off last night's cramming), but rather the seemingly infectious need to seem, smell, look and sound white...beginning with the name.....AJ my ass.....you're ajay aiight...but he's a nice bloke.....when he's sober...so....its all good...

oh and of course...bubbles...who you may have all met as Lisa in a previous post...one third of the holy trinity: Bubbles, Ana and Zara....they're gonna keep popping up so keep a lookout.....tis like "Where's Wally"....


as promised.....anothe third of the holy trinity makes her appearance....Ana....in a rather unflattering sleepy-eyed snap-shot...she's gonna have my head for this...

aaah...in the name of staying alive....this photo probably does a more justice....


this photo reminds me of that movie....the one with Chow Yun Fatt.....Ana and the King......thats right...the King....aiight!!!

haha.....in any case....people...meet Ana...Ananya...one of Tagore's
people....a proud bengolian.....

(and before you jump on me and tell me there's no such word, go ask the intellectually unchallenged Vinojini, all 16 years of her and all her knowledge which has been gleaned from watching hindi movies, will tell you that people who speak bengali are indeed bengolians...from the proud nation of bengolia....go figure...)


......more to come

my apologies

my sincerest apologies for the lack of acticity on my part......

i'm sorry....

so as to show that i have lost known of my patriotism, in keeping with true singaporean spirit......committees will be formed, problems identified, competitions organised to locate the problem, then solutions sought and i promise you changes will be made......and in due time.....

"the blog" will return......