It's so funny, how in America, the supposedly "Land of Dreams", Muslim Americans are struggling to be accepted. What's more saddening is that compared to eight years ago, during the 9/11 attacks, people were more tolerant of Muslims.
And the reckless, stupid and inconsiderate cow head protest in Shah Alam during the first week of Ramadhan, on a FRIDAY nonetheless, is not doing any good for the world's perception on Muslims.
It's sad how we as Muslims are being judged by the public based on these events.
Oh, by the way, we're into the last 10 days of Ramadan now. I can't believe how fast time flies!
Just cause I felt like posting up random pictures and videos. And songs, too. LOL. Putting these up on Facebook just seems weird. And pointless. Fine, it's STILL weird and pointless here, but meh, who cares?
Random pictures:
So this is a picture of my studylight on my desk, surrounded by all sort of nonsense:
I think the picture actually looks really good! I am so proud of myself, considering it was just a random picture. Lol.
Oh, while looking at the Arsenal site, pretending that I have plastic money to buy all the stuff, I saw this baby sleepsuit:
OMG when I have babies my babies will so be wearing this. It's sooooo cuteeee. I wonder what my uncle would think if I bought this for my baby cousin, especially since my uncle's a HUGE Liverpool fan. Lol.
Random Videos:
Just now, I went up to Wani, flipped my hair, and said "I'm pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!" just to annoy her. I was bored and she came barging into my room, so she was such an easy target. Lol.
She said I sounded like Johnny Bravo, a cartoon character who is SO FULL OF HIMSELF, it's unbelievable. He's like the epitome of himbo-ness. So anyways, I went on Youtube and found this video on what happens when the idiot Johnny Bravo meets his echo. It's sooooo lame, but it's so idiotically funny! "I'm pretty! No, I'm prettier!" Watch it. It's only 20 seconds anyways.
Oh, and this is so random, but when I was watching BSB's latest video (yeah, they still exist! I heard the song on radio and it reminded me of a time 10 years ago when I was obsessed with them!), I was watching Nick and thinking how hot he looks cause he was BALD.
And I realise that my obsession with bald guys should stop. Lol. Here's the Backstreet Boys vid for Straight to My Heart (I love the song, btw, hahaha. I'm in my bimbo music mode right now)
Random songs
I LOVE THIS SONG. It's called Broken, and it's by Lifehouse. I have been listening to it on repeat continuously for the past 3 days. Jason Wade's voice can make me melt like butterrrrr. Yummy. Lol.
This is another song I absolutely love. 3OH!3's Starstrukk with Katy Perry. It's all Nat's fault for making me hooked onto this song. I especially love the line "You know that type of shit just don't work on me, whistling then trying to flirt with me"
Okay, enough spamming. I need to sleep. And get back to doing assignments.
Oh, talking about assignments, there's something I need to get off my chest before I sleep.
You know what I realised pisses me off so badly? Imagine spending ages researching for your assignment, typing out the essay, forcing your brain to come up with some intellectual words to convey your point.
Then imagine somebody who has obviously not put in any effort in the assignment because basically they just take other people's work, and they get HIGHER marks than you. Won't that piss you off?
Sometimes I feel like it's a slap to the face when this happens. Thing is, I see it happening with EVERY SINGLE BLOODY ASSIGNMENT.
I do all my assignments by myself okay and it hurts so bad when other people who obviously didn't do any thinking gets similar or higher marks than I did.
The thing is, they're not exactly dumb people cause you need brains la if you want to survive Monash.
Which is why sometimes I feel so good when I do so much better than them for the exams. It's such sweet revenge to be able to smile and say "I got a Distinction/High Distinction. How about you?"
I know it's so immature to be doing that, but it gives me so much satisfaction to be able to do that.
Ironically, I guess I have to thank these cheaters cause they became my inspiration to achieve higher marks. Yeah, I have a twisted mind, what's new?
So yeah. Now that that's out, I can go to sleep now. Nitenite people! Lol.
Do guys actually sing Aerosmith's I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing when they go for karaoke sessions? Cause the song (which is one of my absolute favourites to sing during karaoke, or in the car!) seems more like a girl's song cause of the gedik way that Steven Tyler sings it. Lol.
My new hair!!!! I love it! Hahahahahahahahaha. People were so shocked when they saw me this week. I should have makeovers like this more often. Lol.
Okay, I've gotta go back to reading up on some more journals now. Urgh. I can't wait for the mid-sem break, where I'll be free from doing any journal readings!
This semester has got to be the most difficult study-wise for as long as I've been at Monash.
I have never felt so demotivated in my whole time here. I have two free days every week and I'm only taking 3 units instead of the usual 4, yet I feel like I have not been able to catch up with most of what I've learnt. I just can't grasp some things.
It's actually come to a point where I've started thinking, "what if I just try to maintain a 60% average this semester?" and I actually calculated my marks and since my average would still be a Distinction, I really wouldn't mind getting all credits this semester.
I feel like I just want to cry. And I have to send in assignments practically every week.
I can understand now why my first-year lecturer kept on warning us about how difficult third year was gonna be.
Since I got through past semesters quite well, I just never thought that this semester was going to be THAT difficult.
When Liyana and I were ranting about this last night, I almost burst out crying cause I don't understand why I just can't seem to get anything inside my head now.
My only saving grace right now is that I'm still on track with one of the units.
I hate this helpless feeling so much. And I hate myself for being so ambitious sometimes.
Screw my pride. I just wanna survive this semester.
Worst 2000 words I've ever had to write. EVER. EVER. EVER.
But funnily kan, i realise that I tend to be more creative when I'm under pressure cause when I read back my assignment, I was actually thinking, "Wah, I can actually construct sentences like that?"
Once I sent in my assignment, I was so happy cause I was gonna go out for dinner.
And then it started to pour.
Like, flooding-in-multiple-places pour. So I was late in picking up my friend cause I got stuck in a jam. Oh yeah. JOY.
But I was so happy cause I got to eat nice food for dinner! =)
Actually, any food would have been nice cause I was too busy finishing up the assignment to actually have a proper lunch.
Yeah, bad habit, I know.
And this coming from a person who keeps on telling her siblings "DON'T SKIP YOUR MEALS". I am embarrassed to say that I'm so not practicing what I preach. Lol.
By the way, Anis said something interesting to me this morning:
"I have this friend tau, and she's very cynical. Actually, she reminds me of you la, Kakya"
Imagine that. Me, a cynic?
I'm shocked! Really, I am.
I've always known that I was cynical, but I think that was the first time someone actually stating it out loud like that. And she was comparing my cynicism with her friend's. LOL.
I can't help it though. I've always been very cynical and my perspective's not likely to change anytime soon. I'm comfortable with being a cynic and an optimist at the same time.
A contradiction? Oh, totally. I've always been contradictory, haven't I? =)
