Rant #2: Prawn Shit

In the course of this week, I have:

1) Finished Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII in 4 days.



I have to say, Sephiroth is a 100x hotter than in FF7 just because he's not looney for most of the game.


Angeal, Sephiroth, Genesis. (and this is the BEST CUTSCENE EVER)

2) Made Broccoli Sea Asparagus Prawn Pasta (twice!).



By the way, peeling the prawn shell is a humongous pain. (I only managed 3 you see)

Tearing off the flimsy, hairy legs... *cringes*

Pulling out long threads of shit...

For people who have never "de-shelled" a prawn (or don't mind eating shit...), prawns actually have 2 rows of shit?!

Like, huh? What for?!

On Googling it...



Ventral nervous system.

So apparently a prawn's nerve cords look like shit. =D

Someone satisfy my curiosity...please tell me what noise does a prawn make? (if they make any at all)

3) Adopted a 36 hour day.

That's right I sleep once every 36 hours.

(I've been told it's not healthy already!)

4) Watched several Japanese dramas.

Finished each in a single seating (now you know why 36 hour day ^^).



If you love psychological stuff like I do, watch Liar Game (here)!

We are so used to the "majority wins" system right?

What if it is a "minority wins" system instead?

In a group of people, every round there's a Yes or No question.

Those in the majority are kicked out every round until there's only 2 or 1 people left.

How do you ensure that you are always in the minority and win the game?

Watch Liar Game to find out ;)

5) Lastly, likely the MOST FUN game I have ever played. (i've played quite a lot mind you ^^)



Plants vs. Zombies!!!

They even have a music video in the game! XD



Seriously, play it (download) if it's the last thing you do! XD

*continues gaming*

Religion Is Bullshit

This is my favourite bit from George Carlin!

I watched this sometime ago and I was amazed at how he shared the same ideas as I did. Notice how his views about the divine plan and prayers from 6:18 to 7:18 is exactly like mine in my Christian Indoctrination post?

Like him, I too really tried to believe in a God (who doesn't want a 'superman' who loves you and will be there for you no matter what?) but no matter how hard I tried to piece it all together, it never made any sense.

I share George Carlin's views wholeheartedly except for the "God has to be a guy" part which I didn't really quite understand (someone enlighten me?).

I didn't post this up until now because I wanted to specifically pick out each point and elaborate on them, but I realized I can never say it better than he did. So, have a good laugh on your first time watching, then watch it again and scrutinize what George Carlin is really saying. (I've watched it more than 20 times since.)

May he rest in peace.

The Incipience Of The Ranting Era + Final Fantasy Crisis Core!

Hmph! I don't know since when my blog became a EVERY-POST-MUST-BE-A-THOUGHT-OUT-ARTICLE blog.

I have like LOADS to write about. But even though I'm such a swivel chair potato (aka free), I hardly ever feel like getting down to do it unless there's a catalyst of some sort.


My BIG BOSS SWIVEL CHAIR. (which wears a T-shirt)

I swear my butt is on this like all the time.

So then, Vivien started talking about the brutal CORS bidding system in NUS (the university i'm going to) and an alarm went off in my head, "WORK! WORK!! WORKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *bleep*..." (alarm goes limp from my skillful alarm-smashing fist)

Since I'm supposed to be extremely studious in university (I'm hoping to get a double degree), I doubt I'll have time to write intellectual crap anymore!

It takes me EONS to write one because I absolutely hate to present anything but a wholesome point of view! Gah!!!

So I decided I shall start ranting! =D

And hopefully, my rants aren't too boring for you lol.

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I'm all jittery with excitement now because...in an hour's time Vivien is gona lend me her PSP and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII!!!

I'm a subued gamer who hasn't gone wild for a looooooonnnnnnnnnnngggggggg time.

(being in obsessed mode is scary because I like to sacrifice sleep)

Wahaha!




Meanwhile, be jealous with this while I kick butt with Zack Fair! XD

What Thermal Image Camera At Airport Detected

Take a deep breath...

or stop laughing if you are.

Watch it again.

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I just got an email that came with this video and a tagline "funny..." 2 days ago.

Frankly, I don't see what's so funny.

Why?

Because, IT. IS. FAKE.

For those of you who didn't realize the trick even after watching it the 2nd time...

Congratulations! You're naive and easily deceived.

Be on the lookout for 'conmen' who dresses too nicely, speaks too fast and smiles a bit too much.

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The thermal/infrared camera shows things of different temperatures in Grayscale. Hot is shown as white, e.g his arm is white due to body temperature. Cold is shown as darker shades of gray to black, e.g floor is gray as it is cooler, fingertips are darker as body temperature is lower there.

His fart is BLACK.

It is VERY COLD.

Is your fart cold? I don't think so.

Notice we can't see his other arm?

He probably used his hidden arm to spray some cold gas.

Case closed.

Taylor Swift is Damn Cute in CMT Music Awards Open Show luh!

Ok. I confess! The reason I've not posted so long is because I've been watching Gokusen, Gokusen 2, Hana Yori Dango and Hana Yori Dango 2!

Wahahahaa! 4 dramas in 5 days! Am I pro or what?

Not quite in the mood for serious deliberating (I've got a few in the works though) so I'M GOING TO LET THE CUTENESS OF TAYLOR SWIFT DISTRACT YOU! =D

Hahaha! Taylor Swift in the CMT Music Awards Show Open!



See her in the Star Trek movie with Spock! See her rap with T-Pain! See her in the NFL!



If the embedded video doesn't work, click HERE.

I loved her rap with T-Pain! It's called Thug Story.

You don't want to fight me, in my extra small white tee.

Discourteous Singaporeans on Public Transport !

I wanted to write about this for a longgggggg time already.

I've always procrastinated on talking about serious stuff,

UNTIL ONE FINE DAY...

A lazy, warm weekday afternoon. I was sitting on the cool stone bench on the MRT (train) platform, listening to my Ipod Touch and swinging my legs cos no one was around.

It was one of the rare days I managed to coax, bribe and force myself to get out of the house. (I love my house! And I'm really lazy. Plus the SUN!!! *growls under breath* Doesn't the heat and blinding rays just evaporate your last drops of enthusiasm to go out??)

I was happy.

But then Jesse McCartney's voice got drowned out with this...



It was damn loud.

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I felt embarrassed, just because I was one of the people the "Happy Journey Starts Like That" jingle (I refuse to call it a rap!) was targeted at.

The first thought that came to mind was - how ironic that such a crude sounding and jarring jingle is supposed to teach Singaporeans to be gracious!

Personally, I really dislike the harsh and blaming tone in the first half of the song. But in retrospect, maybe that's the whole point since years of gentle reminders has apparently come to naught in the thick heads of Singaporeans. I apologize if you aren't one of them.

But honestly!!! The number of discourteous people I see on our public transport is OVERWHELMING.

It is mind-blowing how come things SO FUNDAMENTAL can elude so many!


Credits: Ernst

Things like moving in to make space for others. I think some people must have the awareness of an Earthworm. Either that or they simply don't care.



They need the bus driver to holler at them to move before they can take a break from chattering, staring at their gadgets, or sometimes into empty space, to notice that good people in the front are turning into sardines because his/her head is too small to spare a thought for anyone else.

I think people who are beside them are EQUALLY GUILTY! They too, can bag the award of exceeding the human limitations of unawareness, no contest. If they are aware, it means they simply don't care? .......Please have the backbone to say "Excuse me." a tad louder than needed, maybe bestow him/her a disgusted look and MOVE PAST THEM!!! *growls*

So, are you Earthworm or Indifferent Bastard?

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Credits: madaboutasia

Things like waiting for everyone to alight before boarding. It irritates me to no end when I see people trying to squeeze in from the sides when people are still alighting.

GRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!! Because of them, it takes so much longer for everyone to alight and the nice people who wait often have to hurry in to beat the closing train doors.

I SUGGEST WE SHOULD ALL ALIGHT WITH OUR ELBOWS POINTED AT THE SIDES OF THE DOORS TO CATCH ANY SNEAKY JAWS TRYING TO WRIGGLE PAST US BEFORE WE ALIGHT.

I'm kidding.

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Things like leaning on poles. Even when there are a lot of people on the train who need them!

Is it just me or do they all look like they have GIGANTIC heads too full of themselves, one hell of a thick skull, skin thicker than an elephant's and no spines.


Must be something like this ba.

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Credits: Orangish (this isn't part of the actual campaign)

Things like keeping to the left of the escalator. This isn't a big deal except when you are racing up the escalator to catch the train...

Imagine...the train is arriving.

You and a few others are racing up the escalator in a bid to catch the train.

You're panting but still climbing the escalator as fast as you can but you are quite sure you can make it.

Halfway up the escalator, the 1st person at the top of the escalator stops rushing and starts to take his own sweet time just because he can make it with time to spare from that proximity.

Everyone behind him is forced to slow down because he is blocking the right side of the escalator and causes a jam.

You continue and try your best to fight your way up as fast as possible despite the jam.

But in the end you see the 1st person slip into the train just before the door closes.

You fight the overpowering urge to smash the glass window, reach in to grab his face and knead it into a currypuff.

This happened to me so many times, I lost count.

And this is freaking annoying.

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Credits: madaboutasia

Things like giving up seats. I know that in my Stomp out STOMP post I said that those people who were photographed and accused of not giving up seats on STOMP might not actually be guilty of the crime, but GODDAMMIT there are PLENTY WHO HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF GIVING UP THEIR SEATS AT ALL.

I see so many people, especially office workers...

FIGHT THEIR WAY IN to get a seat during rush hours.

RUSH TO SIT ON THE RESERVED SEATS (prolly because there is something to lean on) despite the availability of other seats.

PROCEED TO SLEEP IMMEDIATELY.

Seriously, tell me where are their intentions to give up their seats?

Unless the reserved seat was intended for you, no one should PLAN to sleep on the reserved seat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I always try to avoid sitting on the reserved seat, but if I do, I would feel extra self-conscious and look out for people who need it at every station...

What is wrong with these people? Do they feel guiltless just because they are sleeping?
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On the brighter side, I think Singaporeans are probably MORE COURTEOUS THAN HOW WE LOOK LIKE because I speculate that only those who sit on public transport are evaluated for courteousness, and majority of people who sit are The Kiasu Ones.

I think courteous people already have the "let those who need it sit first" mindset as opposed to The Kiasu Ones' mindset of "MUST . GET . SEAT ." so The Kiasu Ones always end up sitting and spoiling the Singaporean reputation. lol.

Perhaps good people should start sitting on public transport and give up their seats for those who need them.

This should help set an example to The Kiasu Ones.

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But honestly, I think even giving up seats these days is an ARDUOUS TASK.

Imagine there's an elderly 2 metres away from where you are seated.

You stand, walk up to the elderly and direct him to your seat.

Or where your seat was.

Cos there's now someone new sitting on it.

He pretends not to notice and tries not to catch your eye.

You feel like the most humiliated person on Earth.

You also feel damn bad for giving false hopes to that elderly.

This had happened to me more than once, so yea...bahhhh!

How farcical would it be if one day I had to resort to be so obnoxious as to use my bag to "chope" (reserve) a seat, to give it up?!?!?!?!

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Lastly! I shall end with a random but extremely mortifying incident on the train.

I walked into the train and spotted 2 empty seats side by side to my left.

On approaching the seats from the right side, I saw a guy in office wear also heading towards them from the left side.


I thought, Ok he can take the left seat and I can take the right one.

But no...

He hurried to step ahead of me and hovered in front of the right seat and sort of blocked me from it.

I stood there dazed, quite confused for a few seconds...

Still not comprehending his actions, I tried to go around him and head for the left seat on reflex.

Suddenly, this lady also in office wear darts in front of me.

The guy smiles at her and they both sat down together.

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The realization dawned me.

I felt my heart sink.

Somehow it felt like my boyfriend dumped me for a prettier girl.

I know it sounds like a ridiculous comparison, but it's the same rejected feeling.

If you didn't get it...the guy was apparently trying to save the seats for his colleague or girlfriend (who was lagging behind) by deterring me from them...

I could almost feel the other passengers' eyes on my back, observing intently the tragic ending of our little skit.

There was like this deep silence while I walked away dejectedly from the happy couple.

I couldn't bear to look at anyone...I just walked off to the joint of the 2 train cabins, so that it's just me and the walls.

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The End.

How To Cook McDonald's Scrambled Eggs

Have you ever wondered how does McDonald's make their scrambled eggs?


Soft and wet eggs without crispy parts.

How in the world do their eggs stay so damp and soft when mine always ends up crispy and dry?!


Usual scrambled eggs - dry, crispy and brown ):

I did a lot of research but I found nothing useful other than the fact that McDonald's uses liquid eggs to cook them.

This has stumped me for a long time until my chef's daughter instincts told me to add a SECRET INGREDIENT.

And it is....
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Water.

Haha!

How To Cook McDonald's Scrambled Eggs

1) Lightly oil and heat the pan.
2) Crack egg(s) and beat them (forks do the job well) until it turns fluffy.
***Caution!: Do not pre-beat the eggs and leave it to settle! It'll lose it's "fluffiness" and be less tasty.
3) With small/medium heat, pour in the eggs.
4) Immediately, get some water and sprinkle it around your solidifying egg patty. The water will prevent your eggs from turning dry and crispy!
5) Take care to keep adding water if it starts to dry out while continuously flipping your eggs.
6) Add some salt and pepper.

TADA!


My imitation McDonald's scrambled eggs :D

*pats self on the back*

=D

UPDATE: Jia Hong found this "perfect scrambled egg" recipe with lots of great tips for kitchen noobs!

Do you have Oedipus Complex?

In I Don't Like To Criticize, But... I mentioned this guy called Sigmund Freud.



This guy has fascinated me the most out of all the Philo guys I studied (although he isn't technically Philo, he's more Psychoanalysis) because he has the most interesting crap I've ever heard.

According to old Freud, everything we do can be attributed to one thing - sexual aggression/desire. Yes, everything you do, you do it for SEX. You live for sex!

One of his most ridiculous theories is the Oedipus Complex:

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
"A desire for sexual involvement with the parent of the opposite sex and a sense of rivalry with the parent of the same sex."

Wikipedia
"The desire to possess the parent of the opposite sex and eliminate the parent of the same sex."

In crude terms, the cute little boy is secretly jealous of his father for "possessing" his mother and wishes to kill him so that he can do it with his mother.

For girls, it's called Electra Complex.

In continuation, the little boy usually (except in the case of Greek King, Oedipus) doesn't kill his father as he is fearful of him. He is afraid that his father would castrate him. -.-

Eventually, the little boy would start to identify with his father (resolution of the Oedipus Complex) and gives up on his mother but looks for female sexual partners who are replacements for his mother.

Wikipedia version
"Classical theory holds that 'resolution' of the Oedipus complex takes place through identification with the parent of the same sex and (partial) temporary renunciation of the parent of the opposite sex; the opposite-sex parent is then 're-discovered' as the growing individual's adult sexual object.

In classical theory, individuals who are fixated at the oedipal level are 'mother-fixated' or 'father-fixated', and reveal this by choosing sexual partners who are discernible surrogates for their parent(s)."

The point I'm interested in here is that...do guys (or girls, if you like) look for partners that are similar to their mothers?!

Honestly, I'm quite intrigued because my boyfriend had mentioned a few times that I'm like his mother in certain aspects.

In such situations, I usually go wide-eyed, slightly offended and say "Hurr, you like me cus I'm like your mother?!"

Obviously, he denies it but who knows?

What I would like think is that it's true we use our parents as some sort of yardstick when evaluating our partners.

We look at the qualities of our parents and we decide what we like and what we don't like. For example, I don't like it that my father smoked so I decided that I don't want my partner to smoke either. Obviously we look out for distinct qualities we want or don't want right? Our parents are after all, important role models in our lives.

But the question I have is: Would a guy who hates the gambling habits of his mother look for a wife who has a gambling problem too?

If the answer is yes, I find it hard to understand why...unless...Freud is right?!

Please share your thoughts about this with me!

P.S, Freud also says that we girls secretly desire a penis.

Do Singaporeans Dress Badly?

Note: This is for a Nuffnang contest! Win up to $500! :D

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I read the other bloggers' take on this and the tone goes mostly like this,

"Singaporeans don't dress badly, they just dress safe...but they should try to be more daring and creative."

It's not quite fair that most bloggers are youths who are practically the fashionistas of the Singapore population!

Being the stay-at-home geek who doesn't give a hoot about fashion, I feel for all the aunties and uncles not quite bestowed with the energy and life of our youths...

So here, I present a distinctly different angle on the same issue.

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Firstly, let's talk about what's hot and what's not?

What's hot is too subjective and ephemeral to make a fuss over, so I'm only going to emphasize on the CLASSIC No-No-No-No-No-No-No-No's!

Don't wear leggings without covering your butt.


We don't like to see the outline of your buttocks.

Or your camel toe. (outline of the female genitalia when seen through tight, form-fitting clothes)


Sorry Britney! =X

Don't show off your bra straps.


Unglam.

Don't flash your buttocks.


Tsk Vanessa Hudgens...

We want no butt cracks (above) nor whale tails (below).


Save the whales whale tails! :D

Don't show your panty line.



Don't dress like a Christmas Tree.


Sorry Lil Mamma...

Even when one avoids all these fashion no-no's, the line separating a live fashion show and a walking fashion disaster is very thin.

I mean, look at Kirsten Dunst...


Acks, old lady look?!

Even celebrities have their bad days...

So if see a walking fashion disaster, or you ARE one...have a little laugh and take it in stride.

It's not such a big deal really!

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Secondly, why do people think Singaporeans dress badly?

1) We have no unique sense of style.

Look at gladiator sandals.



Look at skinny jeans.



Look at high-waisted skirts/shorts/belts.



Singaporeans are not trendsetters, we're followers.

We're all copycats.

Ya, but what's wrong with that? This is not Hollywood, that's the celebrities' job!

Usually there are only a few people who set the trend and millions follow suit. Are every single one of those millions bad dressers?

2) We dress too casually.

If dressing badly means dressing casually, dressing down or to the overly prudish - dressing sloppily, then I must be the EPITOME of a bad dresser.

*Someone arrest her!*



Some baggy CCA/School shirt, shorts and slippers is what I appear in at home, the neighbourhood, and the nearest shopping centre 5 minutes walk away from home (Cus the library is inside the shopping centre! -.- Who dresses up for the library?!).



At other shopping centres, and admittedly sometimes even Orchard road...I grace the place in 'proper' shorts and sandals. (some would say shorts are too sloppy for prestigious Orchard road)

There's even a news article that says our Singapore's dressing style is called: Life's A Beach!

Apparently our "national costume" is T-shirt, bermuda shorts and slippers.

I see nothing seriously wrong with T-shirts and bermudas, unless you're going to town then you should do away with the flip-flops (Havaianas too!).



Seriously, why do some people think that flip-flops are not acceptable, but Havaianas are?

Just because, it's more comfortable, it's more colourful and it's got a fancy name, so it's not a flip-flop?

But generally T-shirts, bermudas and slippers are the most practical and comfortable for sunny Singapore!

Life's not a bed of roses (goddamnit!)......but at least it's a beach!

...let's not make it a huge wet sweat pool just for the sake of wearing pretty clothes.

3) We dress inappropriately for formal occasions.

These are the real bad dressers.

They turn up in a T-shirt for a wedding and wear shorts to a theatre.

It isn't even a fashion issue, it's about RESPECT here.

Those people should really go learn some basic respect and manners.

However, the few of them hardly represent the Singapore population!

Let's not let the minority spoil it for the majority :)

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Thirdly, how does the fashion scene in Singapore compare to other countries?

I would say that Singapore is doing not bad at all!



1) Many Singaporean fashionistas are gaining popularity in Lookbook.nu, the internet's largest source of fashion inspiration from real people around the world! Go check them out!

2) I believe every country has its share of good and bad dressers. I bet there are people who turn up in jeans for a wedding in other countries too!

3) Dressing is very subjective, especially across different cultures and countries.

For example, I hate Crocs, but the other half of the world apparently loves them.



I don't care how comfortable they are, they're ugly. Period.


Seriously?

Another very distinct thing I can't stand is...NOT WEARING BRAS.


Tsk, Jessica Alba...

I see many Caucasians in Singapore doing the same. It's evidently normal for them...

To me, it's plain obscene.

Obviously, dressing is very subjective! Just because we favour a more casual look than people in other countries doesn't mean that it's "bad dressing" or we're worse than them!
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Fourthly! Would you wear your pyjamas out?

My pyjamas usually consist of some shirt and fbt shorts...like this.



Of course I'll wear it out! I do that all the time! XD

Unless your pyjamas are literally like Bananas in Pyjamas' pyjamas (quite a mouthful lol)



I see my pyjamas as simply "Clothes that I can wear out that I just happen to wear to bed".

So why not wear it out, around the neighbourhood? I think it's perfectly fine!

But if I'm going to town...

I can simply replace my shorts with a simply high-waisted skirt and TADA! I'm ready to go!



To look even more decent, throw on a cropped jacket and I'm ready for anything!



Simple! :D

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SooOOOOO, DO SINGAPOREANS REALLY DRESS BADLY?!

NO.

We might like to dress casual, comfortable and follow trends...leading people to think that we dress "safe" and "boring"...


Credits to Shimmertje

But I think that there's no real need to be daring and creative for most people!

Life is too short to crack your head open over what to wear (especially if you don't give a hoot about fashion).

So STOP saying we dress boringly because,

We Exist To Let Those Who Wants To Stand Out, STANDOUT!

If everyone want a piece of the glamour cake, Singapore would become a circus.

Walking down the street would be a major sensory overload (God forbid)!

So chill and leave us alone! :D

Lastly, life is also too short to get your panties in a bunch over "whether other people dress badly" (let the fashionistas worry about that)...unless it's for $500 cash prize! XD

p.s. I really tried my best...writing about fashion is really not my forte... :(

I Chopped Off My Hair

Ok, to all the male readers this is a boring girly post so don't torture yourself unless you live in Singapore and need a free haircut :)

I read from another blog that this HIGH-CLASS hair salon, Blitz at Holland Village is merging with neXt and moving to ION@Orchard and need models to practise on = HAIRCUT FOR FREE.

Being an official cheapskate never having a haircut worth more than $10, it was a ONCE IN A LIFETIME CHANCE!

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Besides, my hair was in an incorrigible state.



The front view still looks ok right?

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After growing it out from an extremely layered concave bob for 6 months.

*hold your breath please*



Revolting.

Thank god I can't see the back of my head.

It's like freaking frizzy and twisting all over. Gah!

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After 2 hours of haircutting...

Of which I heard stuff like "natural inversion" and "square layers" when the hairstylist was consulting the director.

And a lot of tugging and pain...(I think I have extremely low tolerance to pain. Either that, or I have an extremely sensitive scalp...it happens even for those 10 minutes haircut -.-)

TADA!



and the best part is...



frizz free! :D

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I feel really self-conscious posting my huge ass pictures here.

All for your benefit ok!

So fellow cheapskates, drop me an email with your Name and Contact Number and the hairstylist will make an appointment with you :)

Great haircut for free! :D

I Don't Like To Criticize, But...

I remember something my Knowledge and Inquiry teacher taught me better than even the most ridiculous of Sigmund Freud's complexes.

Something that haunts me whenever I write...

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"I beg to differ"

Don't people use this all the time?

She said,

DON'T BEG, JUST DIFFER.

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"Personally, I think..."

She said,

HOW CAN YOU EVEN THINK IMPERSONALLY?

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I NEVER NEVER used "I beg to differ" again.

Try them if you're trying to nitpick someone and can't find anything to criticize, lol.

I know you would've loved her. (: