My temper...

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Christine is finally in Korea! Please take care of yourself, love!
She's going to start an "exchange" blog and name it Crypolly Adventures. Will somebody advise her against the name, please.

Been working on my Spanish. This week we had our partials, which is like mid-term exams, except they have 3 of it here instead of one. But the difficulty is also, a third of what we have back home - just being cocky. Well I'm done except for Spanish exam next Monday but we've already finished our revision whooopie!

We spent the last weekend without the usual people cos everyone went to "Real de Catorce" to horse-ride and we didn't! But Thursdays with Pink Donkey was still the shit.

On Friday, we went to our Professor's house for dinner. And we were seriously expecting a lame dinner without drinks etc. But it turned out to be SO fun! We had spaghetti cooked by an Italian, and we bought Chinese food instead of cooking them. Everyone was totally drinking on the rooftop, Prof was smoking away and dancing to Loca People. And her daughter was like, LET'S GO PARTY!

For the lack of better resolution, we have this to sum up the night:


Oh wait, we did go to D Club after that. Which was pretty fun and there was karaoke but Teo and I refrained from disgracing our Asian race.

Saturday was spent at Ikkyu with the Hong Kong girls from UDEM. We hardcore love Ikkyu cos it's the only decent Jap food we've had for a VERY long time. I really do miss Sushi Tei and the likes in Singapore. But yes for now, Ikkyu would suffice! I have many cravings for Singaporean food but I can only be so frustrated.



Biblioteca (Library) on Sunday!

Can somebody say racist? That's Uruguay.

And today, I made Daveorawk yet another playlist for our favourite dropbox of ALL time : Aunties Connection.

Many tweets and facebook statuses later, I'm here in Mexico with a proper posting of what's been going on for the past 3 weeks. It's indescribable, really, nothing like what I've expected!

Take for example, I HONESTLY thought we were going to see people with sombreros and ponchos; eat tacos and burritos everywhere; drink Corona, tequila, mojitos and magaritas everyday. For most parts, the stereotypes are SO off. No one wears sombreros anymore (sadly), we do eat tacos but I haven't seen a single burrito around. We bought tons of Corona the first day, only to realise that Indio was the shit and we drank more Tecate beer than anything. Unfortunately, mojitos and magaritas are NOT from here either (WTF noooo!). So yes we get tons of tacos and tequila!

It was Emma's birthday today!


I can't count the number of parties we've attended. On weekend nights, which start on Thursdays, you get preparty, the party, and there's even an afterparty?!?! I haven't been to any afterparties though. I should upload photos and get the whole blogging and photoblogging mojo back in me! Haven't found time for such things and honestly, it's the whole adult thing getting to me ;)




I'm living in the same apartment as my long-time best friend, who is now only known as Teo. It was hard adjusting to that name (seriously!) but it's good now. I need to tell more people that her chinese name is Shitting though, that was good seeing their amused faces. We've been hanging a lot with Jeanette from Norway, Delano from Holland and Matias from Argentina. And it's always the 6 of us around. Tons of fun! I cooked Japanese food for them yesterday and I have to admit that my cooking is the real SHIT. Literally. I didn't mean it in a good way. The last time I screwed up my baked beef thingum and nobody ate it except myself!

Me: "Hey you want to try my baked beef?"
Delano: "No it's okay, I'm really full."
Teo: "Who wants strawberries?!"
Delano: "Me!"



Yesterday's cheese portobello mushrooms fiasco was the same. WHAT HAPPENED TO PEOPLE'S MANNERS? I thought people get all cordial and force food down their throats even when the food sucks when others cook for them. My food is so shit that you can't even do that :(

I missed CNY in Singapore with everyone and it's the first year I didn't celebrate it in Singapore. But instead, we threw a pretty awesome CNY party at our house. (wooo, hosting house parties these days) We cooked, decorated the house and downloaded some intensely foamy Chinese songs. We also made people shout Gongxi Gongxi at the door and bring us mandarin oranges. We used to celebrate Chinese New Year with only the chinese, but this year, we had 14 different nationalities with us. How insane is that!



Also, two weeks back, I did bungee jumping and I just have to harp on it because I'm so afraid of heights and I haven't taken any rollercoasters in my life. When I took that leap, I honestly thought I was going to die, and then the rebounds just made me dizzy. I just felt like dying! If you ask me, I'll NEVER do it again. The next time I'm jumping freefall will be skydiving whooopie! This will be the new me, living life and getting stuff ticked off my bucket list.





Not forgetting the amazing time I spent with Xueting in New York two weeks before arriving in Monterrey. That was so awesome! We were shake-shacking, running about Brooklyn and Manhattan for good food. (Yelp is your best friend!) Watched an off-broadway, Avenue Q, which was really good stuff. Made me regret not watching the other Broadway shows like the much-coveted Wicked and Lion King in Singapore. Christmas was so awesome, we met up with Mandy, Addie and Cheryl who were totally missing in action from Singapore during their exchange. And Bento Wong! So that was nice, seeing them again after sooo long! New Year's eve was spent at Times Square, standing in the same spot for a good 5.5 hours. Fuck yeah we made it! And I will definitely do it again... not! Missed our flight for some weird reasons but it all went well, since we headed back to NYC and partied with Benny Benassi!!!!









All in all, the past month has been SO amazing. Mexico already feels like a second home and for someone who barely knew anything about the Latin culture before this, this is going way better than expected! Will blog more, I promise!

I know I have so many things to do but since I'm truly second to none when it comes to procrastination, I found time for this:

1. Who was the last person you held hands with?
My grandmother!

2. Are you loud, outgoing or shy?
Loud.

3. Who are you looking forward to seeing?
Sigh.

4. Are you easy to get along with?
I would say so. But after you get along with me, I might take it for granted and then it gets hard.

5. Have you ever given up on someone, but then gone back to him or her?
Not at all, not at all.

6. If you were drunk would the person you like take care of you?
Mmyeah, people who take care of me are those I like anyhow!

7. Do you think you'll be in a relationship two months from now?
No.

8. Who from the opposite gender is on your mind?
Glenn, only because he was just talking to me.

9. Does talking about sex make you uncomfortable?
No.

10. Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with?
Not recently, I don't think I've spoken to anyone about anything "deep" these days. Becoming shallow.

11. What does your most recent text say?
Just went for a jog

12. How do you feel about abortion?
Abortion is not a debate, it's a personal choice.

13. Do you like big crowds of people?
I really do. I love crowds.

14. Do you believe in luck and miracles?
Luck is really probability, but I believe in them. Wow, thought this would be intuitive, not quite.

15. What good thing happened this summer?
I took time out of Singapore.

16. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
No, I felt like I was "raped" please.

17. Do you think there is life on other planets?
Yes. Or at least I wished so. I wished there was an avatar land of sorts so I can learn all about them. And who are we to think that we're not aliens to others.

18. Do you still talk to your first crush?
Yes!

19. Do you like bubble baths?
I generally hate to bathe, it's a social norm thing. I hate having water all over me.

20. Do you like your neighbors?
I'm okay. They are pretty scary at night, when they argue. I mean seriously, at this age? You're like 60 and you still want to throw a tantrum.

21. What are you bad habits?
Insensitive to others, overly sensitive when it comes to anything about me. Procrastinates like crazy. Lazy.

22. Where would you like to travel?
Europe.

23. Do you have trust issues?
I have no problem trusting others, but I don't trust easily.

24. Favourite part of your daily routine?
Checking messages in the morning.

25. What body part are you most uncomfortable with?
Legs. Too short.

26. What do you do when you wake up?
Check messages and kind of roll around.

27. Do you wish your skin was lighter or darker?
Lighter.

28. Who are you most comfortable around?
Xue Ting. Way too comfortable.

29. Have any of your ex's told you they regret breaking up?
Nah. I don't regret either. We're better off apart.

30. Do you ever want to get married?
Yes.

31.  Is your hair long enough for a ponytail?
Yes! Recently cut them short myself. Pretty proud.

32. Which celebrities would you like having a threesome with?
Mmm, threesome. Nah.

33. Spell your name with your chin.
I'm nodding.

34. Do you play sports?
I'm the most unsporty person I know. But I try my best.

35. Would you rather live without TV or music?
Tough one. Music, TV's much more entertaining.

36. Have you ever liked someone and never told them?
Yes… but I mostly do.

37. What do you say during awkward silences?
*checks inbox for zero messages* Sup.

38. Do you think age matters in relationships?
Yes. It matters a great deal to me. No one 7 years older. And no one younger.

39. What are your favorite stores to shop in?
Topshop, H&M. I kind of only shop at these two places.

40. What do you want to do after college?
Marketing / Advertising. Bring it!

41. Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance?
Yes. Everyone errs. I deserve a second chance as well.

42. If you're being extremely quiet, what does it mean?
I'm thinking...

43. Do you smile at strangers?
All the time.

44. Trip to outer space or bottom of the ocean?
Are you kidding me? Outer space, hands down.

45. Do you want a roommate?
Sure, why not.

46. What are you paranoid about?
Girls.

47. What was the meanest thing someone ever said to you?
Nah don't worry about her. She (me) won't get raped. (haha)

48. The nicest thing?
You have the ability to make others feel comfortable around you there's no need for pretense. You bring out another side of people they never knew they had. (really?)

49. Have you don something recently you hope no one finds out about?
Not really. You get what you see.

50. What language do you want to learn?
Spanish.

"I can tell life from TV, Jeff. TV makes sense, it has structure, logic, rules and likable leading men. In life we have this."
Abed, Community

Reminds me of my secondary two drama class assignment: "Does reality mirror drama or drama mirror reality?" I think I went with the obvious choice, the latter. But that was when I was secondary two. These days, reality mirror drama a lot. Like, personal drama. I'm guilty of it too.

I know… it's 5 more days to the end of exams and I'm watching lots of American TV. I would say it's bad except that I think I have ample time to prepare for that upcoming 2 people. I'm actually almost done with revision. Not bad. /obama face/ (Yes I'm obsessed with 9gag these days)

Cancer.

I am super psyched about going out of town for the next 6 months with my best friend! Exxxchange! Just 7 more days to the best vacation ever!

New York, Vegas, Mexico, here we come!

There's my advertising presentation tomorrow and something is just bugging me to no end. I just feel super duper -for the lack of a better word- sian.

I feel that I'm always contributing to projects in ways I don't want to - eg. slides, photoshop rubbish. But I just have to because I'm so anal and if others do it, I get really annoyed if they are not what I want them to be. I really want to be part of the "action" and do all these content things cos they are so fun, but I just seldom get a chance to. Because I've already been allocated slides and if I do anything more, I might not even be able to handle it. Of course true enough, I do not want to over-exhaust myself in a team. But it's just frustrating. And it's nobody's fault cos everyone's just doing what they're good at. If I keep doing what I'm comfortable with, I think this is what they meant by stagnancy.

One day I need to learn to stop being a control freak and just let slides be ugly. And even if there's poor content, I DID IT. I need to do a project with myself, period.

I miss everyone cos I'm alone now.