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Les dames.

Revethi & Ragini
All I gotta say is
I just wanna have some fun
And I'll do it until I'm done
I'm telling you
I'm just a crazy kind of girl
I'll tell it to the world
I've just begun having my fun
Inside me there's something I found
I wanna shop around
I've just begun
Don't wanna settle down

Au revoir.



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Navin.
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An Angel.
Sunday, May 31, 2009

Hello everyone. The reason behind the title of this post is a song that Prasad got me hooked to. I don't normally like sappy tamil songs but Oru Devadhai is a really really good song. It's got this bollywood emo feel to it too. Haha. I've checked the blog everyday since my last post but i've never bothered to post. Reason? Murale and I have finally decided to acknowledge the little "suffocation" problem i'm having so we're on a break. I know things will work out eventually but i'm happy that he's decided to give me this break right now. 7 years is really no joke. It's impossible not to get tired of being in a relationship. It's almost like we're married and it sickens me. Not that i don't love him or anything. I just don't like commitment. I can't commit to anything. I value my freedom way too much. I liken myself to a volcano on the verge of erruption. No one knows when or if it's going to happen at all. So I don't want to be hurting him on our engagement day or something by chickening out or even worse, leaving a letter and running away on the wedding day. Which might happen. Hence the break. It's for him to tone down and me to breathe. It will go well.
So technically Arch was supposed to come back today but NO, she HAD to miss her flight! I don't understand you know. It's okay if one person got the timings all wrong but FIVE? Like hello, isn't there at least one responsible nut in the bunch? I was pretty angry that she was all calm and all. Maybe it's because she didn't feel like leaving at all. Haha. In any case, she's had a good 3 months and the people she's met have made things great for her. So I'll forgive her and let her enjoy her extra 2 days of Brisbane. Speaking of Australia, I got my University of Adelaide stuff settled today. I'm settled on the school. It's in the group of 8, I can choose from a wide wide choice of majors, i'm given flexibilty, everything can be accessed by foot, transport is free for the most of it, the on campus accommodation seems really safe and the school looks really nice. Lotsa other reasons but i'm going to list them out. But, the loan hasn't been settled. My dad signed my cousin's loan and now he's enjoying life at Uni Queensland but now my dad can't sign my bond which means i have no way to go until another immediate family member steps up. My mum can;t do it because she's under KK's nursing bond. She told me she'll find a way. By hook or by crook, she said. I told her that even if it doesn't pull through, i'll stay here and go private just to save the trouble. Which i would btw. I may not care about what people say but i'm willing to go through anything for the people i really love. So, yeah. What happens, will happen for a reason. Or so I believe.
You know, you can have everything in the world, but still be miserable inside for no reason. No reason at all.
Vee's going off to pre-U sem tommorrow! And she'll only be back on Friday. Supposed to try and get her an mp3 player so that she won't be too bored. I don't know where the Creative Zen is but it's going to her the moment i find it. I've arranged a watergun war session with her for the holidays! All the cousins! Vithya,Sharanya, Niranjan, Jayasudha, Dana, Hariharan, Maithilli and me! Rishkesh will probably be there too. So yeah. We haven't played that kinda thing in a long long time so we have to confirm on that one soon. Alright you'll, I've got a long day ahead so i better get going. I wanted to watch The Other Boleyn Girl on HBO at 3am but i don't think i'll last throughout no matter how much i love the movie. Tommorrow's our final fundraiser so I have to be up and running by 845am for that and then straight to work after that so, Have a good and lazy Sunday everyone. For those going to work, take a break and calm down. The rest of your idiots on holiday/studybreak, sleep in! Cheers!
LoveLots,
Ragini(:

heaven on earth
Saturday, May 30, 2009

Before I start on my actual post, I'd like to tell you guys that i just killed an insect that was trying to drink my blood. Thought you might wanna know.

So, wello people!
Was at the SPCA today. I was there yesterday as well. I partied with Muni the Rottweiler. Muni's in love with me and me with him. He's such a cool dog. Though he scared me when he started barking aggressively at a kid that innocently walked by. I like scary dogs. I like dogs that scare people. They're so cool. Explains why I like Spirit eh? I am not going to spend too much time at the SPCA anymore. Time to buckle down and revise. Again. It's time to say hello to Red Bulls, libraries and ink stained shirts. Yupp, it's time. I went to watch Night at the Museum 2 with Jolyn after SPCA. It was absolutely hilarious! Totally awesome. Good to watch with a group of friends. I did a bit of shopping after. I bought 5 nail colours, 2 hairbands, a pair of earrings, 2 markers, post-it, Biology text book and 2 Evian facial mists. Rahhh. Retail therapy is goooooood.

Jolyn showed me this article.
http://www.animalrightsblog.com/2008/04/10/princess-dead-dog-walking/comment-page-2/
It made me cry. No animal deserves that. It's terrible, the things people do. I'll never understand people like them nor do I want to.

Well, that's it for now.
Unhello,
Revethi

twice bitten, once over.
Thursday, May 28, 2009

Wello everyone!
I've not been around for a while, but I've got a good reason for that. Being denied of admission into an University is horrible. Try getting rejected by 2. It totally sucks. It feels like I'm too worthless to do or contribute to the world I live in. I know I'm not though. I know I am meant to be something other than a loser. Both the rejection letters have galvanized me. I'm not gonna let a few sheets of paper beat me. So, yes I have been MIA because I needed to take everything in and decide what to do now.
Anyways, I'm totally in love with this Rottweiler at SPCA. His name is Muni and he's the sweetest of the sweets. Can't wait to go see him and my Piper tomorrow. Last friday of the month yo. Everyone's going "TOMORROW!", including me.
Unhello,
Revethi

keyboards give me a kick.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

I can't decide on anything. All my friends know that i'm grossly indecisive. I suck at making decisions and often, they don't benefit me. But they seem to affect everyone around me. Everyone gives a shit about the decision you make. Everyone but you. Haven't you felt that way before?
Why the rant?
Because I can't seem to decide on anything! Revethi's been MIA a while and the blog seems to be empty. It's not fun to rant alone you see. And well i miss her. I mean, it sucks to have to find out how/what your friend is doing right now via her blog posts. What happened to like random texting and sudden meetups? Here's the thing. People change, their interests change and i guess everything else along with that. Revv, i hope you're just being lazy to blog and nothing else. Haha.
I'm being very indecisive about my university options. Business at UQ or Arts at UniAdelaide or Mass Comm/Arts at Monash? Last afternoon i browsed through all the prospectuses and stuff until i knocked out at like, 4pm and woke up at 7pm. And that too only because Prasad called. I swear I felt like sleeping in all the way. Didn't feel like getting up. Of course there's a whole story behind the depression symptoms. I went over to idp AGAIN because i had this sudden nagging feeling about UQ. My really lousy agent totally didn't cover all grounds with me before supplying me with the info she did. And, she has this totally fucked up attitude. What's up with idp seriously? They don't return your calls, they delay and take i dont know, the longest time EVER to get back to you. They're just so, irresponsible. I got a call from AusEd at around 330pm reminding me about the UNSW interview tomorrow. Like that's ever going to happen now. The Monash interview is on Friday though. Hmm. Okay nuff of the uni talk.
I'm so bored that i don't feel like ranting on about the other stuff that's been bothering me. My keyboard gives me a kick. The power of it i mean. For me to just type and type about everything and anything and not have to worry about the things i say until i don't know, the Straits Times starts snooping or random strangers start offerring sex advice? Haha. I think i'm going to meet Prasad and Reka later. I think. My EZlink cardS are running low, Again. I just topped up both like, last week? 15bucks in each. Damn travel costs are eating into my purse. I suddenly miss hearing the double *beep* when i tap my EZlink card. The single, high frequency pitch intimidates me. I'm a sucker for details seriously. Jo told me last night that I'm a very inquisitive person. I didn't argue. I always want to know more. Doesn't matter what it's about but knowing more always makes me feel good. When i kn ow more, I can say more. When I can say more, I feel free because i'm satisfied that i've expressed myself. For example, now. I'm satisfied for the afternoon. Goodbye.
LoveLots,
Ragini(:

UQ?
Monday, May 25, 2009

Hello. I haven't done and afternoon update in a long time. Finallly home early enough to do it. I met Reka at like 10am to go to IDP today. As I had suspected, they raised the entry requirements for UNSW and I can't go into the course i like anymore. Of course i was upset at first but then the agent went through my other options and she pointed out Monash, Uni Adelaide and Uni Queensland(high ranked). I was shocked when i realised i met the requirements for UQ! Seriously, that place is really tough to get into! I'm eligible for law in some of the other universities but i'm only looking at the group of 8 so my choices have been narrowed down. So far, ANU, UniSydney, UniMel and UNSW are out. I still have Monash, UWA, UniAdelaide and UQ left. I think i'll end up at UQ. My cousin has a place there and he's attending UQ as well! So yeah that saves me A LOT of hassle.
After IDP Reka and i went to Tekka to look for Sarees. As i had suspected, i didn't like anything. Lol. I'm going to stick to my pretty blue one since my sister doesn't want it. We didn't stay there for too long cause of the heat. Took a train down to Vivo for lunch. Ended up trying stuff at Zara. I'm totally TOTALLY in love with this white lace maxi! $129! When's my pay coming?? Sigh. I'm going to get that dress. And those heels from C&K as well as the bag. $250 aside for this! Lol. Met Prasad while we were at Vivo. He looks so innocent sometimes. I can't help but wonder how he pulls it off. Alright guys, i'm getting really drowsy. I'll blog laterrr! Seeya!
LoveLots,
Ragini(:

musings,

Hello one and all! The weekend is overrr! Hope yours was as smooth as mine. I finished work a little early today so i decided to head down to Serangoon Road to get my eyebrows done. They looked so untidy and unruly. That's the thing about threading you see. Once ou start doing it, you can't stop. The moment you miss going threading, you eyebrows begin to look like the Amazon rainforest in the clearing, horrible and undone. As usual, it hurt like hell. One would think that i would have gotten used to the pain and all since i've been doing it for like, 4 years? But no. I still cry when i thread. The aunty at Raja Rani beauty palour is always always extra careful with me because she's done threading for me 4 years now and i still don't seem to be getting over the pain. When i went in today, there was a guy lying on the spa bed inside. I don't know if i was supposed to feel awkward or something but i didn't feel a shit. I just walked in and plopped myself into one of the chairs beside him. And then i realised that his wife and kid were seated at the waiting area. I could swear that the wife was totally unhappy with me. Maybe it's because i was so straightforward in my entrance? Or was she unhappy that she couldn't go beyond the waiting area? I could feel her stare. It wasn't like i was there with the intention of stealing her husband. I didn't even take a second look at him and he was faced down anyway. I don't know what she was so worked up about. So after threading, i went over to my Grandma's place to hang out a little and have some lunch+dinner= lunner/linner/dinch. After that it was straight back home for me cause my dad had mentioned in the morning that he wanted to go have coffee at starbucks around 8. By the way United Square has the prettiest Starbucks outlet around. It has this whole fresh feel to it. Other than this outlet, the only other outlets i find appealing are ones at Raffles City and the airport. Dad was reading some mag, brother was playing with something and i was using my laptop to look at UNSW's online prospectus. Something's worrying me really. Which is why i won't be waiting until my interview to see the agent. I'm going down to IDP with Reka later today to see my chances of getting in after the 2010 revised requirements. Damn damn damn. I just want to get over and done with this degree thing and get a stable job! It shouldn't be taking so long but it is. Why? Because Ragini decided to slack her way through Junior College and was given CCE with a little more grace for GP to save herself. Haha. This is good. I've come to a point in life where i'm capable of laughing at myself and feel perfectly normal about it. I have a cup of coffee beside me. I hate coffee but i'm drinking it to stay up a little. The heat is unbearable and the room is stuffy because Maithilli turned off the air conditioning(she claims she can't get up for school cause of it). If i were to go to bed now, I'd be so uncomfortable that i'll end up staying up the whole night. That's a sucky feeling cause my head's telling me to hit the sack but my body won't give in cause of the stifling environmental conditions. I just left my seat to pour the coffee away. I refuse to let that crap enter. Lol. I promised myself after all those long nights studying last minute at the airport that i wouldn't drink coffee until my next set of exams and i'm going to stick to that. Lol.
One Missed Call is running in the background and i'm blogging. I hate the damn ringtone from the movie! It's so creepy. When the original korean version came out in cinemas, it seemed like everyone had that damn ringtone!
Where was I? We went to pick my mum up
from work and my dad dropped us off under the block before going off to get dinner. On our way to the lift lobby, we saw the most ADORABLE little kitten running towards us. She was super cute and very hungry so we took her back to our floor and gave her some milk and fried Anchovies aka Ikan Bilis and boy was she one happy kitten after that. Hariharan and I brought her back down after that but she kept following us even running to catch up. Eventually managed to shake her off. I really love cats and kittens but i don't fancy having them as pets. For one, they're way too independent to be pets. i used to be such an animal nut. Still am just that i don't show it as much.
I'm on the line with Prasad and i'm online
with him as well. He just decided to draw something for me and i'm touched with what he drew. Very touching la.That's Ragini according to Prasad. Haha. I'll take it as a compliment cause at least he tried to draw my braces. Lol. So yeah. I think that's all i have for today. I have a long day tommorrow and i'm finally going to wear the silk scarf i got with Reka some time back. We're going to IDP then Tekka cause i need a Saree and then to Vivo cause she wants to hit Zara and Forever21 and well, Carl's Jr. Hello Prasad i know you're reading(:
Alrighty, I'll leave you people to enjoy the rest of your week mugging and working and slacking. Oh i have some pictures of the kitten so i'll put that up as well! Night night!
LoveLots,
Ragini




Cute right?! BYE! (:

changi chilling.
Sunday, May 24, 2009

Hey hey! I had an old Saturday today. By old i mean like the kind i used to have with my family like 8 years or so ago without the hassles of growing up and growing old. The whole family went for breakfast at Tanglin mall and then we headed down to our usual family shopping haven, Raffles city! Been going there as a kid! So yeah we went shopping for my Mum'd grad stuff and then we went for lunch in Tekka. Then it was back to shopping but this time at Novena square. I'm so grateful we live 5mins away to Novena/United square and well, 15 mins by foot from the rest of town as well. Lol. So yeah after shopping i rushed off to Ruma's to collect my keys cause i have to do opening tomorrow. Saw a new pair of earrings at the shop and got it for my mum. It'll go well with her grad outfit. I was supposed to go and meet Prasad, Vinod and Johan(Pronouced as jo-hern without the rrrr sound is that weird? Just not Jo-Han he's not malay.) at Serangoon but i decided against it. Turned out to be a good decision cause i went for dinner with the family at Changi beach. We bought our dinner at Changi Village and then we were off to watch the planes at the beach. The tide was really high today. We took a slow drive back from the beach and well, we just got home! I just felt like updating cause i didn't want to procrastinate since i promised not to. Work's at 11am tomorrow so i better get to bed. Hope everyone had a good Saturday. Sunday's already here and that means work the next day. Haha. Have a lazy Sunday you'll. Night!
LoveLots,
Ragini(:

stoned.
Saturday, May 23, 2009

Very very slow and boring day. I woke up at 1pm on purpose because i knew i wouldn't have anything to do if i woke up earlier. Excellent excuse for getting up late. So anyway, i was STILL late for work. I had totally forgotten about the YEC meeting minutes and i had 45mins for work and all. I quickly took the template or something from my email and filled in the notes. I didn't know what i had written down cause my handwriting was SO BAD. By the time I finished it, i was super late for work. Called Grace and she told me it was slipshot which is true. So i just finished redoing it. I got back home around like, 12.45am after meeting Prasad and his friend Jo at Farrer park. We sat down at a playground to talk and turns out, I have a lot in common with Jo. I mean we managed to talk a lot about stuff and i didn't feel left out or anything. Prasad and i talked a little better as well. Judging from my experience with indian guys so far, I've realised that there are some things that attract them to a girl. Correct me if you think i'm wrong. Which i doubt i am but yeah.
1. Guys like girls who don't smoke or drink.
2. Guys tend to like girls better if they got along with their friends.
3. Guys like girls who are outgoing but not too loud.
4. Guys like girls who know more than just a thing or two about cars.
5. Guys prefer girls who aren't whiny and clingy.
So, time to brush up girls. Be genuine. That's the most important thing. Guys can see through a fake charisma. So yeah. I had fun with them tonight even if it was just sitting around talking. Came back home and grabbed something small to eat and now i'm blogging. Thank you Vee for ending the controversy on the tagboard. It was a show of what discrimination can make people say or do. I hope that from this day on, every post/comment on this blog would be one written and read with an open mind. So yeah. That said, i'm going to bed. Need to be up early tomorrow to go get my mum some stuff she needs for her graduation. I hope your Friday went well. Have a good weekend everyone!
LoveLots,
Ragini(:

damage control much.
Friday, May 22, 2009

Everyone seems to have issues with my post so, people, I didn't say that abortion was wrong. I said that aborting your child after a stupid mistake you committed is wrong. Ok, maybe I didn't say that explicitly, but can't you people imply? And, obviously, there's another point of view to that issue and I'm aware of that, but this is not a GP essay people. It's just a blog post, a channel for me to rant.

Besides, on the contrary to what Rags and Vee said, we are supposed to take a stand in GP. We cannot take a neutral or an on the fence view. We are supposed to take a stand and argue it with different points of views. From that, we're supposed to convince the reader why we agree/disagree with the issue. So yes, I did learn something from GP.

And for the part about discrimination, everyone does it. It's inevitable. Can you tell me that you don't discriminate anyone or a certain group of people in the world? I think not.

sextherapist - You need to differentiate TV from reality and Virgin Mary is not the only one up to my morals. I know a lot of girls who do. It isn't my fault your social circle is filled with sluts and whores. Judging by your nickname, I'd say you're one too. AND I actually like Passerby's comments so shut it.

xoxo
Revethi

society and sushi.
Thursday, May 21, 2009

I'm not going to pretend like there isn't an war going on the tag board. I know it's very childish to make a moutain out of a molehill but seriously, hasn't GP taught anyone anything? What happened to have a neutral view of the world? How can you see justice if you're blinded by your personal beliefs? Yeah sure for centuries it's been "immoral" to have sex before you;re married but times have changed. Mindsets have changed. Gone are the days when men and women fall in love by writing letters to each other. Techonology and standards of living have improved. Everything has changed actually. I'm not going to sit here and side premarital sex and say it's okay to have sex when you 12 years old. I'm just here to tell you why, it doesnt matter if they do or not. It doesn't matter because it's THEIR life. God gave them a life and a body. You can advice a person to stop abusing themselves emotionally of physically by engaging in sexual activities whilst still unmarried but there's nothing you can do to stop them. To go out of your way to criticize those who don't share the same moral beliefs is called DISCRIMINATION. Prejudice. Whatever you call it. There's no such thing as right or wrong. There's a reason why God gave you a brain and a heart and didn't install an auto-pilot in either. It's because you're supposed to learn things. You create a right and a wrong. It's not socially acceptable to be gay or to have sex at 13 but it's also a personal choice. Their personal choice. Just like how some people hate sushi but others love it. PERSONAL CHOICE. Like i said, i'm not defending them. I'm just asking for people not to judge anyone or any situation. Keep your minds free and your hearts open. Learn to accept. Yes it's wrong to take an unborn life away but what if there's something wrong with the fetus? What if, it's value of life was compromised. What if your unborn child could only live for let's say, 3 years after birth. Do you really want to give birth to that baby, give it life and watch it suffer due to let's say an illness and eventually die sufferring? But then again, whoever gave us the rights to decide for an unborn life? Everyone deserves a chance don't you think? Illness or not? I can see two sides to it. Can you?

I hate losing an argument especially when it's because i didn't get my point across properly. Then again, there's no losing an argument on morals. Simply because what I consider right may be considered wrong to you and vice versa. I'm done. I couldn't type all of this on the tag board so it's all here. Happy TGIF people!
LoveLots,
Ragini(:

Cakes, Boys, SPCA, Music.

Whoever said catching the sun was impossible? (:


Wello everyone!
My sister's birthday is coming soon. Next Monday to be exact. I'm going to bake for it! :D Thinking of doing a 2 tier cake, frosted with black buttercream (a crusting one this time) and topped off with pretty designs and a big white fondant bow. Sounds good eh? It always does, up until I get down to business. I'm gonna make the fondant bow later. Hope it turns out ok and if it does, i'll post pics! :D

Anyway, I saw 3 hot NS guys working out this morning. Allow me to emphasise the fact that they are HOT. And one of them smiled at me :D And shortly after that, he started showing off. He was carrying weights. Another fellow of the 3 was assisting him. He was carrying 90 KG. A thunder whopping 90 KG! And guess what he said to his assistant after doing a few reps? "Hey, it's too light dey. Too light." So his assistant put on another 20KG(?). WOAH much. But he might not have been showing off. Maybe it was really too light for him. His biceps can second that. The sad thing of all this is the fact that they had to see me at my most unglam moment. Sweaty; messy hair tied up in a messy bun; black sweats and T-shirt; chipped off nail colour; lime green socks. Yupp. It couldn't have gotten any more embarrassing than that. erghh.

I've to go shopping tomorrow. Here are the things I need to buy. Emphasis on NEED.
  1. Icing Sugar
  2. Shortening
  3. Stencil
  4. Scraper
  5. Fondant Smoother
  6. Black Colouring Paste
  7. Dowels
  8. Butter
Yupp. 8 things. I'll probably head home with a bulging bags of stuff that I need and those that i bought on impulse. I hope they have fondant smoothers. It has been out of stock of 3 weeks :( Keep your fingers crossed for me people! :D

I think I might be slowly morphing into one of the typical snobby SPCA volunteers. Tsk. I don't want to. They're horrible people. They make you feel stupid and worthless. They are rude. They think that they're superior to you. I don't want to be like that! eeek. I'm gonna act like a newbie(noob much). Yupp. That'd work. I don't think you guys would want me to behave like that certain asshole there. Heh.

I gave Loges a box of my cupcakes yesterday. She was touched and she liked them! Score! I wanted to give the others but I'm running low. I gave them to her over the others because I know for a fact that she likes them and she agreed to be my guinea pig. (Rags is my other guinea pig in case you wanted to know.) Jolyn and Bavani are coming over on Saturday to bake! We shall bake cookiepops for the others. We should go hunting for street bands again.

We caught 2 bands in action last week. Wicked Aura and Upbeats Percussion. And I've got to say, Wicked Aura is totally awesome. Their sounds are so infectious. Oh-so-groovy. The best thing about them was that they were having so much fun! It was nice to see them creating spunky sounds and loving it. Upbeats Percussion was good too. But their beats were a bit too repetitive. Got boring after some time. But they had female members unlike Wicked Aura, so kudos to girl power!

I've to think of a way to decorate the cake without my Sis seeing it. Hmm. Any suggestions people? It's 3.45PM. Shall take a short nap. Catch you biatches laterrrrrrrrrrrr!

Unhello,
Revethi


chicken curry!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Chicken curry always inspires me. Especially my Grandma's chicken curry. How random right? I'm eating bread with Chicken curry and typing this post. I'm SO irrelevent. So anyways, i didn't go to work today. Went for dental and then went to meet the girls. I was dead tired. Like seriously seriously tired cause i slept at 4am after talking to Prasad for like 4hours. I'm not the kind that can hold a phone conversation for too long and i actually started knocking out after 1am but i couldn't sleep! So we kept talking and i was the one to ask him to hang up cause i needed to get some sleep before my appointment at like 8am. Managed to get 2 hours of sleep and then i was up for dental. I can start chewing again! Damn it felt good. Lol. So i came home, made myself a mini breakfast and then set off to meet a friend at serangoon. We arrived at about the same time so there wasn't much waiting around. Took a bus down to the SPCA. Had a nice long chat with her after a long long time. Arrived at the SPCA and played with the dogs a little. She went in to play with the cats while i decided to stay outside. No mood for cats today. Lol. Two REALLY pretty Goldens have been abandoned. I don't understand how anyone could actually have the heart to leave them there. I left her there with Rev to go meet Prasad a while. He was really a pleasure to hang out with. I followed him to Vivo and walked around and met his friend Sara and then i was off to meet her again. Met Vee at Farrer park! We sat down to catch up a while and then walked back towards her block. My grandma was going about her daily walk when she saw us. I ended up going to her place while Vee went home. Had a late lunch over at my Grandma's. Just as i was settling down to eat the french fries she had made me, Murale cam over! My grandma ABSOLUTELY adores him. She snatched the fries from me and gave it to him and asked him to sit down and all. Haha. I don't share food so i ate it all up anyway. He was really really tired after work and i was dozing off as well. The both of us ended up falling asleep on the couch. When i woke up there was a Saree lady there selling stuff to them and Granny got me a unique long sleeved suit! Haha. Pretty pretty. I'm going over at like 10am tomorrow cause the lady is coming over with sequined sarees. I'm planning to one for Mai and myself cause Vikram's wedding is coming! Haha. My grandma's going to get it for us i guess. So yeah. That's about it. Arun just called out of the blue asking for Arch's number. He forgot that she's still in Aussie. Lol. EVERYONE KEEPS ASKING ME ABOUT THE SUNDAY TIMES STOP ASKING ME ABOUT IT IT'S A PATHETIC LITTLE SECTION IN THE PAPERS LEAVE ME ALONE!
Sigh.
So yeah. That was my reasonably boring day. Somesort. Lol. I'm going off now but i'm going to post a few pictures i took today. Random pictures that i felt like taking? Haha. Thursday is hereherehere which means there's only ONE day to the weekend. TGIF asap please. Bye peeps!
LoveLots,
Ragini(:

Pictures!



Kid who was licking the seat in 158 and Rishikesh attempting to help my grandma wash the dishes! (:

To each, it's own.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009



So everyone. Today was a stupid day. I was late for work cause i got up really late. Couldn't get up actually. I ended up having 10mins to get ready. Took my shower and threw on a pair of jeans and a long sleeved blouse that i think i wore 2 days in a row and forgot to wash. I don't perspire btw so i'm excused. I finish my 2.4km in roughly 13 minutes max without breaking into sweat. Genetics i suppose? Those of you who have been over at my place should know from the shelves dedicated to showcasing trophies and nothing else? Lol. So yeah, i wore old washed out clothes to work FORGETTING that i had to go down to Mediacorp at around 4ish for some fittings. I was fifteen minutes late when i arrived at the shop and guess what? Mr Dass(SIA Pilot cum Boss' hubby) was standing outside! Oh the horror. First time i'm late and i get caught. I'm losing my touch. So i told him the truth that i overslept and that i'm sorry and i just rushed into the shop without looking at his face. Had a lot to do the moment i stepped in. Prayed, ate my scrambled eggs(made by my grandma) and started sorting out what to take to Mediacorp. The bride came over again today and she changed her mind about her ROM outfit! She saw the new lengha i was putting up for display and fell totally in love with it! I'll put some pictures up later. Haha. Anyways i came back once Siti came. Didn't go to Mediacorp cause i was crap tired. Got home and mailed the guy who promised me a snake. Yes a HISSSSSSSS Snake. Not a ruber/stuffed one. I just have to pick which type i want. Mum asked me about my living plans in Sydney and i told her about a Thai girl and her penthouse near Bondi Beach. BAD move. She's freaked. Lol. Reka came over and we just sat around with prawn crackers and all the university prospectus' lying around and browsing through waiting for 10pm to come so that we could call Arch to wish her HAPPY BIRTHDAY! After wishing her and talking to her i sent Reka the sick bird home and now, i'm sitting here typing this entry. Actually, I'm going off now? Cause The Nanny reruns have started and right after that would be Friends. I love reruns and snacks. NIGHT EVERYONE!(:
LoveLots,
Ragini(:

P.S. Pictures as promised! Gorgeous Raw silk suit. Last one is Irrelevent but, I have to showcase my new face a little. Lol Feel free to comment that i look munjen, malay, unusual, strange, interesting etcetc. These are the comments i've gotten so far btw): BYE!

It's an issue of morality.

I've been seeing a lot of couples nowadays who don't hesitate to display their affection in public in broad daylight. It's so disgusting really. They don't care that there are kids around. They don't care that SOME of us are not comfortable with acts of PDA. They don't even care that people are STARING. Attention seeking whores. Wonder if the phrase 'get a room' is familiar to them.
Anyways, I've been hearing a lot of stories of how girls I know have been sleeping around with other people. I say people because I don't only mean guys, if you get my drift. I've even heard a few of those girls who've had pregnancy scares and abortions. It's like the reality version of Desperate Housewives/Gossip Girl. Sex, sex, sex. Why can't you people abstain from it till you get married? I mean, isn't it much more meaningful and exciting doing it at the right time? Most of these girls are my age and they think that they're old enough to decide if they want to make love to someone. Are you people sure? 19. That's our age. 19 years. Is that enough for us to grow up physically, mentally and psychologically, plan our future, figure out our lives AND conclude that we're ready for sex? K told me that she does it because she is in love. Bullshit much? If a guy and a girl are really in love, they should have so much respect for each other such that they wouldn't harbour any thoughts of getting them into bed. If a guy and a girl are in love and they know it, they wouldn't need to prove it by having sex. Why are you girls so desperate to bang guys when you are taking a much bigger risk than them? Can you imagine if u got pregnant? The ridicule, shame, discrimination and responsibilities you will have to face? I know you can go for an abortion but it isn't as rosy as you might think it is. It is not easy living with the fact that you denied your child the right to live and the nightmare that you killed your child. Seriously, you girls are better off keeping your legs closed and boys, please stick to porn. I would start on smoking but I'm gonna watch a movie. Ciao ppl.
xoxo
Revethi

PS. check out pictures of my bakes on my FB profile (:

Creeps.
Sunday, May 17, 2009

So The Sunday Times quoted me. First reaction? OMG AM I GOING TO GET ARRESTED?! Well turns out they just quoted my NUS Creme de la Creme thingy. And they put up the blog address. Stupid Press tarts. QUOTE THAT LAH. I would say more but I've been warned by people to shut it if i don't want to get arrested. You guys are SO creepy okay. I mean you PROWL the net for blogs related to your weekly topic and you put it up with the blog url. WHY do you have to ruin the little world that we live in? Don't get me wrong. I'm not overreacting for no reason. I'm pissed off that i have to watch what i say now.

SO, I went for the meeting at about 12. First thing i see when i step into the conference room is Shawn's mohawk. I swear i nearly died. It doesn't look bad or anything. Just shocking. Haha. He has decided to call himself Chilli. Shawn aka Chilli actually. What an idiot. Haha. So we went about discussing the fundraiser stuff and then on to the BGM arrangements. We have a totally cool idea for our BGM and we think it's going to start a new trend. I would give off the details but i'm not just in case someone rips the idea off or something. The meeting went well. Plenty of laughs as usual. Collected my Hokkien mee from home and rushed off for work soon after. Work was fun! Siti's back and that's the only reason why it's fun. We managed to sell a few suits. We work pretty well as a team and i honestly feel wayyyy more comfortable with her as compared to Thana who is an extremely competitive and somewhat arrogant person. Damn i can string long sentences. That's bad english. Long sentences are always a sign of poor english standards. Oh my. So much for doing Ba English in UNSW. Speaking of which! I'm going down to IDP with Reka on Wednesday to consult and then apply to study arts at the varsity. Hopefully, I get in. I'm going to take all my documents with me and find a way to get in there. If i get my acceptance for March's intake, I can start preparing the loans and expenses and housing etc. IF. Please please let me get into that school! I've been dreaming of going there since i was 15! That's like, 5 years! Okay i'm starting to be creepy like the Straits Times people. I think i better hit the sack now everyone. I have to get up early and take some alterations to the tailor and then head to work and finish up the outfits for Mediacorp AND help a bride with her Lengha fitting. She ordered the most beautiful thing I've ever seen so far. So far. Maybe i'll take some pictures tommorrow. From the Tailor's place to mediacorp and the bride's lovely lengha. Alright everyone, I'm off to bed! Have a good week and eat chocolate in the mornings to avoid the Monday blues. Think TGIF people! Good night!
LoveLots,
Ragini(:

Angels and Demons.

Hello! I just got home from the movies! I must say, Angels and Demons was really a disappointment. Nothing like the book. Ewan McGregor was a little too hot for a priest and Tom Hanks is getting really old to play quote book " handsome professor". The Israeli actress who played Vittoria Vetra wasn't up to expectations. Dr Vetra is supposed to be like, a dynamic woman? Well toned, sharp tongue kinda thing. And Olivetti and Rocher and the rest of the Swiss Guard were mixed up! Cardinal Mortati to! And they totally excluded Maximillian Kholer and Dr Leonardo Vetra! And the story behind the Carmelengo's birth! I can go on and on and on 'cause they missed so so SO many details! I wouldn's say it was a bad movie. Just that i went in with expectations just like how all of you who read Harry Potter go in with a lot of expectations and like the in the case of the last 2 movies, have been let down because of the modifications. Let's admit it. We don't like change. Especially when the books have fed us so much. I doubt half the people in the Grand Cathay actually UNDERSTOOD what was going on. They laughed at parts that were totally serious and gasped at minor details. And to think the whole Grand Cathay was 3/4 booked for the 9.55pm digital show the night before. Murale was a total darling for what he did today. He knew how much i wanted to watch the movie and took the effort to rush down this morning to get tickets for the digital show at 9.55! Thing is, I hate watching movies elsewhere. It's usually at The Cathay or no where else. By the way, if you haven't been there, you're totally not a movie buff. They have the best popcorn and most importantly, the best theatrical sound system by THX in Singapore! How can anyone miss that kind of action! But then again, the fact that it's 20 minutes down the road on foot at 3 minutes down by train may contribute that. I can't expect people to come down from Yishun or Tampines or Woodlands just to watch movies at the best cinema here can i? So anyways, today started out pretty rushy. First thing i had to do was head down to ComCentre, again. Got my phone replaced and then rushed back to tpy to meet Reka so that we could head to MI for the fair. I went hunting for a screen protector for my new phone and sadly, the anti-glare ones werent available anywhere so i had to settle for the mirrored one. It looks amazing and well, pretty! But it's totally inconvinient. I can't see a shit when i'm under sunlight. So after i that i met Reka and we took a bus down to MI. I wouldn't say the fair was boring or anything but it would have been more fun if more of our friends had come along i suppose. Was mostly hanging out in the dance studio with Michelle, Salma, Shabnam and Reka chatting and well, eating. Haha. There were SO many typical indians around though. I was pretty surprised. All dressed in the black long sleeved shirts and jackets. Guess the overlooked the weather factor cause it was blazing hot. So anyway, while Salma was taking her thick thick make-up off, Reka and I went hunting for drinks. When we got to the canteen we got caught up with bumping into friends here and there and talking and everything. By the time that was over, we were too tired to keep walking so we got drinks and went to the stadium. Honestly i miss that place and all the times when Shan and i would sit there and watch the sunset. Prettiest view everrr. So after we met up with Salma again the three of us went walking and even tried out a few games but i had to leave soon after for work. Work was the same. Talked to Prasad on the phone but i kept getting interrupted. Siti came back from Msia! We had a little talk and then closed up. Met Murale at Starbucks as usual and took off for the movie! Long day. The hot shower i just had is making me drowsy. Oh well, the only reason i'm blogging now is because my new iPhone is being restored with all the things i had in my old one. I think it's going to take a few hours. I don't think i can leave my eyes open for another minute so i'm logging off you guys! Have a nice Sunday, mugging and everything. I have a YEC meeting from 12 to about 230 and then i'll be off to work till 8! Nights everyone!
LoveLots,
Ragini(:

Update.
Friday, May 15, 2009

Hello everyone. I know we haven't updated for the longest time everrrr but all that is going to change. I promise to blog everyday. I'm sure Rev would if she could but she's too busy perfecting her baking skills WHICH is totally paying off because Ragini can't keep her hands off Revethi's Strawberry Yoghurt Cupcakes! I really hope this events planning thing works out. So anyway, I got a "sorry but your application was unsuccessful" letter from NTU i think, on Wednesday. The feeling sucked for a moment. I wasn't expecting to get into the courses i picked anyway. Practically everyone i knew was applying for the same courses. Oh well, this is what you get for slacking the year away,not turning up in school half the time and clubbing in the midst of Prelims. So i was a little out of hand during my JC days but hell, it wasn't my choice to go there anyway. So after some MASSIVE crying that night, i sat down and looked at my other options. I applied to Monash and got accepted into their Mass Comm program quite some time back. I have roughly 10 days to accept the offer which i think i'm going to reject. I'm not arrogant if that's what some of you might assume from this act. It's just that, i really wanted to enter the Public relations sector and do my own events planning and management and all so applied for the course. Lucky for me, my B in GP coupled with the distinction for the UNSW writing exam i took when i was 17 managed to let my CCE grade slip a little. Just a little. I failed my math so Singapore Unis are a no no. Now, I'm trying to be a little more serious about life. Events management is what i really want but i have to be a little more realistic. If i am in fact going to Australia in March, I'm going to have to deal with a lot of loans. Inevitable because course fees alone are like 70k? Plus there are living expenses and this and that. Argh. So i've decided on something more reasonable. I'm going to apply for UNSW and take either Ba English/History, Ba English/Literature or Ba English/Sociology. I'm going to come back to Singapore and sign a bond with NIE for a year and start teaching. Since i hold a degree, my starting pay will hover around the 3k mark WHICH should be good enough to help me pay up my study loans. After about 5 years, if i'm not in love with teaching(which might not be the case) i'll make a mid career switch. Big plans. Roughly 5 years before i start working. I'm okay with that actually. As long as my degree is recognised and my face still looks young. Lol. So yeah, this is my back up plan. There is another though. To sign a bond with SAF and make them pay for my education and then come back and work with them for about 10years. Master Warrant Officer Ragini Anpazhahan. Err. Yeah. Not happening. Hahah. Mum will kill me. As you all have realised by now, I'm getting my degree for my parents. It's very easy for me to stop my education here and go become a flight stewardess with SIA or start working but that'll be very hard on my parents. Everything i've done so far, from going to a JC to staying in it even though i HATED it was for them. Even applying for uni was for them so i might as well live it up and make them happy by getting a degree from a reputable international university. Oh i'm going to side track a little. Heard NUS got thrashed in the Top Asian Univerisites Ranking. Quite sad if you ask me because i thought they were like the Creme de la creme. No offence but i always had this impression the NTU was a better place and SMU was the best. But, who am i to say? I'm the one who got rejected. Tsk.
So anyway, i've decided against going to my MP to get into the local Unis. By the way, going to them is a sure way of getting what you want. I'm not going to abuse that again. I say again because, after my O levels my parents pestered me to see him regarding going to a better jc. NYJC actually. As much as i wanted to go there, i wasnt too keen on going some place where my capabilities would for sure be below expectations. So despite getting accepted into NYJC one week later, i still went to IJC. Turned out to be a very good decision. Haha. So, i'm going to take it as me getting rejected from NTU is just a sign that it's time to go to UNSW and do what i really want to instead of suck it up with Singapore's rigid education system. This post seems to be dragging on for EVER. And i don't feel like stopping. Going to keep ranting i suppose. Big Drama with iPhone and me yesterday. She died on me for the first time and was unconcious for like 2 hours? Hariharan managed to resuscitate her. And then the sim card compartment got jammed making the phone totally useless cause it wasn't detecting the sim card. All this, and she's barely six months old. I know i'm known to change phone like clothes(unintentionally) but i intend to keep her for pretty long. So anyway, I rushed down to ComCentre at somerset at and i was there in 10 minutes. Thank god i live in Novena and ComCentre is considered down the road. Seriously. So when i went there the guys at the "iPhone Only" counter stared at me like i was crazy to run down to Orchard just to un-jam my sim card bracket. Turns out i had all the reason to. It was jammed way beyond repair according to them. I spent one hour pacing the place. Imagine a scene outside an operation theatre. I managed to catch some netball action on tv. Vipers vs Stingrays and i think i saw Arun's girlfriend on tv as well. She was sitting by the side wathcing the game. So after an hour the guy motioned for me to come back to the counter and said enough for me to start crying. "Hey sorry but i think it;s damaged internally and there's nothing that can be done. You have to pay $350 to replace the phone and the sim cause it's stuck inside. I'm really sorry but it looks like this damage is beyond repair." Imagine my face. Haha. So i start crying and the guy hands me tissues and asks me to calm down. Once i left, I called Reka and asked if she could meet me at TPY and follow me to one of those little HP shops that was run by experts who knew how to take everything apart and put everything back together. On my way to the mrt station i kept tugging at the bracket until FINALLY it slipped out! Of course i didn't dare put it in so i brought it back to the ComCentre which was closing! Of course, the guy was amazed. I asked him how much it would cost to replace one of the buttons that had falled out much earlier and he said they'll give me a new set(new phone, new earpiece etc)! As much as i love my phone, i'd rather get her replaced before anything else that's beyond repair happens again. Now i have the job of syncing my contacts and messages to the laptop which i can't do if i don't have MobileMe so i have to wait for my mum to get back and then use her credit card to get it. So i'm guessing i'll get my new set on Monday. BREATHE.
I still have a lot to say! OMG i should really bloggggggg more often. I went over to Revethi's place on Wednesday! Watched her bake while i ate my Hokkien mee and watched Silambattam(i can't spell in tamil for peanuts!) Oh and i painted my nails with this really WEIRD colour that only seemed to look nice on Rev. I switched to my standard F16 Red when i got home. So i feel normal again. Rant Rant. What else can a bored 20year old do but rant. I met Prasad earlier this week as well. Honestly that fella is Freaking tall. It's not humane. Lol. He doesn't look that tall but i only noticed when i was standing beside him at Serangoon MRT. He has this knack for bullying me because i look so small and frail beside him. Beside anyone actually. I'm having a very hard time gaining my 48.7 kg back on. I think i'm hovering around 45 now. If i didn't eat so much people wouldn't think twice about labelling me. I'm working at Ruma's again. This time it seems more stressful and less carefree. More serious things coming up like the annual fashion show. Ruma wants to "downgrade" from the Ritz Carlton to Shangri-la Sentosa or Swisshotel the Stamford. Sheesh, these rich folks are hard to comprehand. So anyway we've been busy picking pieces for the show. The necklace sets that have arrived are ABSOLUTELY gorgeous. To die for really. The prices are sky high as well. To die for. Haha. She asked me if i would like to go to a media party with her on the 30th or May at the Raffles convention hall at Fairmont Singapore. Some Colour-Me party organised by Mediacorp specially for Vasantham, Oli, Surya,Warna and Ria. So it's an all tamil/malay media event. We're supposed to attend it dressed in reall bright and vibrant colours and mingle with everyone. I told her i'll consider which was a total lie. I don't intend to go at all cause i have other more pressing plans on that day. Going to the Australian education fair at the Orchard hotel in the morning and then OFF TO THE AIRPORT with Reka to FETCH ARCHANA! I can't wait for her to get back from Brisbane. 3 long months without seeing that girl's face has taken a toll on Reka and me. Pretty badly. We're going to hide behind her family when she comes out so that she'll think we were late as usual. Just for the fun of it. We plan to rot at the airport from about 5pm until she arrives at 9pm!
So,
my rant is almost overrr. Congratulations on reaching this far without knocking out halfway. Thank you for being part of my very dramatic life. Full of action and imperfect moments that constitute to the creation of priceless memories. Tell me i'm wrong? Oh wait, I'm not. Haha. The lows of life are the essential ingredients of the memory recipe if you ask me. Perfect becomes boring. Boring boring boring. Do you realise, When life becomes perfect, you become extremely comfortable and at the same time, extremely bored? Which is why i'm glad for the drama in my life sometimes. I'm happy to cry or to get mad. To be broke or to break my belongings. To long for things and to be let down by others. Part and parcel of life. Besides, when you're perfect people become jealous and there goes your opportunity of finding real friends. The 'Beautifully Imperfect' thing had affected me. Haha. It's not only love that looks beautiful imperfect but life as well. I'm finally starting to sound 20. Mature much.
I'm going to the MI carnival with Reka tomorrow! Hope it's not boring or anything. It been so long since i went for a school carnival/funfair so tomorrow better be good. Haha. Anyone wanna tag along? We'll only be staying till 3 though. Reka has church and i have work. Both at Thompson! Then after i'm done with work, the three of us are heading to watch Angels and Demons at The Cathay! I've been waiting for this movie since i read the book 4 years ago! It better be good. So that's pretty much everything for now. I'm done ranting for the moment. Only because have to go to work actually. Alright you guys. It's FRIDAY AGAIN! Damn i love Fridays. Enjoy the rest of your Friday and of course the much awaited weekend. Seems like a hot weekend ahead. Go swimming! Haha. Cheers!
LoveLots,
Ragini(:

Cakey business.
Thursday, May 7, 2009

Hey heyey you guys. I'm really tired and wayyy to lazy to blog right now. Just got back from Rev's place. Went over to bake for mothers' day! Technically, she did the baking and i did the eating. Lol. So typical huh. Anyway i'm going to put up a picture of one of the three cakes she made. This one's a strawberry/youghurt cake for Hazwani's mum. Totally rocking cake. Smells amazing. I kept telling Rev that she should take this to a more professional level. Sukanyaa has been really sick. Pretty worrying since this is the flu/everythingbad season. I know you'll be reading this sometime soon love. Take good care of yourself and don't strain. Sleep as much as possible(:
Alright guys, enjoy the pictures. i'm going off to bed. Friday's here! My favourite as you all know by now. Haha. Have made plans with Reka to do something pretty crazy tmr night. Haha. Good Night you'll!
LoveLots,]
Ragini(:


slightly different
Sunday, May 3, 2009

wello. centralised the blog and added in an SPCA banner cuz i'm bored like that.
xoxo
revethi

Made with love
Saturday, May 2, 2009

Hey hey! Been a busy long weekend so far. Went over to Viknesh's place with a friend on Thursday and then he drove me home. Had a little chat on our way back. Small talk. Haha. Other than that it's just been going out with the family and all. We went to the Botanical Gardens on Friday for a walk. King as well. Saw lotsa dogs. Hahah. I guess we all had fun. After that we went for a seafood dinner and rushed home to watch Khaadalan on SunTv. Totally love that movie. Lol. Today was pretty ordinary as well. Went to have breakfast at Tanglin Mall as usual. Then we went off to view this house that we liked. Pretty pretty place. Coincidently the street beside murale's! Haha. So we looked around. It was alright but i don't think my folks like the location very much. Three stories including an attic with a toilet. How cool is that. Haha. So on our way back home i was looking through the classifieds and i saw this ad for CKC spaniel pups looking for homes. Called the guy up and he asked me to come down and view em. They're RUBY RED! That colour isn't very common in Singapore and since the guy said the price was neg i'm thinking i'll persuade my family to go down tommorrow and take a look at them. Met Revv after that and brought her to the baking shop and then a beads shop. She got this idea to make necklaces for the loves in her life and all. Both got a few things and wala! The results can be seen below this post. We're thinking of making them a side business via the blog. They're totally pretty especially the little gold tags with wordings. Meaningful and unique so now Rev's friends all have something no one else will have. Okay i'm done blogging for the day. Really lazy this weekend. I'm supposed to spend the whole day out but i'm so broke now. Argh. Have to go beg my folks. Hopefully they have something to give. Have a good Sunday you guys. Nights!
LoveLots,
Ragini(:

Made With Love (: