Electricity

Something about this moment at 6.15am listening to one of my fav british bands of all time Suede that brings me back to my high school days and making me want to blog mindlessly... WHAT IS UP WITH SALLY?

Better question - what is up with Juventus? Well Trezeguet's out for 30 days so YEAH I won't be seeing DP-Trez combo anytime soon, sigh we Juventini knew having an (almost) full squad at our disposal was too good to be true...

1. I made an attempt at cooking nasi lemak today. True to Salihah style, strange things happened.

The coconut rice itself didn't turn out so well - might've put in too much coconut and too little sugar, had to cook the rice close to 6 times for it to cook properly - in the end it became too soft but let's blame Houngers for that (the boy was nice enough to help to begin with.) GET THIS - I was impatient while the eggs were being boiled so I took it out. Peeled them and they weren't fully boiled so Houngers said we should put em in the microwave. Fair enough, when I took the eggs out they somewhat resembled what... properly boiled eggs would look like.

So, as I was about to dig in my nasi lemak, sambal and egg, I poked at the egg with my spoon and it BLEW UP. I'm not kidding, it made a loud POPing sound and some of the yolk splashed out. Can you imagine, being hungry as ever and I was about to eat that godly meal and THE EGG BLEW. Bloody hell! Well in the end we just laughed about it but still! Damn egg.

2. I am officially addicted to The Big Bang Theory.

It's true. although most people say it'll bore you over the seasons, and maybe the jokes are repetitive, I don't care. The truth is I enjoy the facts Sheldon and Leonard dish out. And I find Leonard weirdly attractive, I just do, and it freaks me out, I like his mannerism, I think it's cute and I really ought to stop here - I love his on screen chemistry with Sheldon, Sheldon's just fantastic, with his twitching and weird laugh (not forgetting that frightful smile of his.) Penny has an annoying bitchy face but a nice body so that's that. Wolowitz is a horny bastard but his colourful choice of clothes always interests me, and Raj is probably the first good looking Indian I've seen on the telly in a Western show (sorry folks.)

3. I am doing summer and am having a fucking panic attack over it.

Need I say more? Things are not going according to plan, even my summer one. GAH. Already booked my flight BACK to this ungodly place I am trying to fit into but can't and won't belong. (drama queen mode on)

4. Oh I don't fucking know, everything's the same with me (I take that as a good thing), my sleeping hours are crazy, I don't know how to prioritize, but nothing no one doesn't know about. Shit, why do I feel so damn restless at 6.40 am? Maybe because it's 6.40 am and I haven't slept. But so what? The nasi lemak is keeping me awake (I realize that contrasts the general consensus that nasi lemak, in fact, makes you sleepy) ... maybe I should sleep on my sofa bed tonight instead of my bedroom.

5. Oh! I just discovered "standby mode" on my laptop.

Amazing, I don't think it uses battery life and I don't feel like my laptop's about to blow out anytime soon for keeping it on for days!

That is all. Ta. Da? Ta? This post is too long for my liking, might delete it. I hate, hate, hate, feeling restless. HATE. What is the cure for this? Ha, I know what mama would say. Oh, god, I'm feeling restless, maybe I should just go to sleep, but - oh shut up and just GO. Mmmmhhh.

6. Oh I've figured it out - pms.

(Which is the abbreviation for perpetual motion society in the big bang theory hee, hee) I like Leslie too, she's funny "oh leonard you wild beast." HAHAHA alright nonsensical gibberish good night ladies and gents.

To Build a Home

Hm, things are not going so well for a very dear friend at the mo and I can't help but feel sad... I can be quite affected if my friends are unhappy, I just hope things will be okay and I'll try to be there as much as I can. Although it must be said it has left me in a pretty reflective mood and pondering if things would've been different had I chosen a different route, I can't say that I didn't regret the fact that I didn't... but no matter, I will only entertain myself with all these thoughts when exams are over. I am very happy I've come to a point where I am able to compartmentalize my thoughts, it's a pretty useful skill! Hehe. Insya Allah all will be well ...

Tombstone

A year ago, in this blog on Nov 10th 2008, I said I'd do almost anything to be where Midnight Juggernauts were performing "45 & Rising".

Last night, Is, Azmir and myself made the trip down to Frankston to catch em in action. And I was just so happy to have seen them up close, yes they did play 45 & Rising (last song and it was simply sublime) but really ... Midnight Jugs were one of those that I really, really wanted to see live ... and I did. Big thank you to Ismail and Azmir.

And with that, this break is over and I have one week to saturate my brain with mindless engineering stuff ... and then I'll be free, freedom is so close I could almost smell it .... It has been a very good semester indeed alhamdulillah.

Lost in Time

Do you guys believe that everything is merely a coincidence? There are occasions when everything's just that, pure coincidence, but you - or rather I - sometimes can't help but wonder why certain things happen in a certain manner, at a certain time - it would have had a million other possibilities, but it'd choose one that would leave you dumbfounded and you're left saying, "oh, what a coincidence." Often I'd think of life as a game of chess - that maybe God positioned us, and certain events in a certain manner, in those chequered black and white boxes, and let everything unravel by itself ... so technically there's no such thing as a 'coincidence', maybe everything really does happen for a reason - there were numerous occasions where something that I paid very little attention to a while ago would find their way back into my life again, one way or another - it's all planned, there're a lot of signs in life that we pay very little attention to .....

I am totally diverting and not making any sense. So, yeah. Nevermind I guess it was nothing but a mere coincidence - but it sure was a poignant, and poetic one at that.

Cath...

I'm feeling fucking vulnerable these days, today in particular. Period/hormones hitting it hard - I have stomachaches and migraines, and I've been almost as solid as a rock but the strength is wavering - spending your life in the library isn't so much fun so that must be the main cause of my raging hormones - so before I waste any more time and dwell or go crazy with these voices in my head, I decided that I needed a break today, let loose, and come back tomorrow fresh and new with nerd mode on once more.

Had one of THE best dinners at Giorgio's, the crab linguini and sticky date pudding were scrumptious to say the least, right amount, right combo - one of those things that would instantly put you in a good mood. We then headed to brunswick for John Steel's gig, a band that I like - I liked their performance but I couldn't concentrate on their music because several people were so goddamn rowdy, especially this hippie girl who wore sleeveless and refuses to shave her armpits but insists on showing the world her hairy goods - my eyes were traumatized. And they were just so rowdy, went on stage and I fail to comprehend why the bouncer wasn't more strict - granted tomorrow's a public holiday and everyone wanted to just have a good time but some of us, like ME, came to see the band not those hairy in your face armpits ... Aaanyway towards the end I think John Steel themselves lost their heads, I guess it was never going to be a proper/professional gig this one.

Spoke to the band about not playing Luxembourg, my favourite piece from them, but they were really nice... still, John Steel, Is and Azmir provided what I needed - a break, and remedy to my pms ailments.. Lol. Back to reality tomorrow. Must. Not. Let. Anything. Break. Me. Down.

Maccabi tomorrow night. The Juve boys better not eff this one up.

Happy 112th Birthday, Juventus

Happy 112th birthday Juventus. You mean everything to me.

Juventus vs Napoli

I'm at a loss for words.

Came back from lib, had a good stream for the game, and this is what happens.

My mood is strongly affected by Juventus. I hate waking up and being reminded of the defeat.

We were leading 2-0. Sat on our laurels, fell asleep, thought we had it in the bag - how, I don't fucking know, even the stupidest of football fans know you DON'T rest when you're up against Napoli - how many times must history teach us that? Needless to say Napoli came back the rest is history. I'm sorry your teammates were unreliable Buffon, you deserve better. I won't bother even commenting on our defence, especially our fullbacks who can't defend to save their lives. Midfield was dead - I don't know whether Tiago was rushed in too quickly after his injury or whatever, easy for us now to say Ciro should've done this done that ... but

You know what, no point going on about this, THERE WAS NO TEAM JUVENTUS LAST NIGHT on the pitch, so there you go. Oh yeah and to that fucking ref, thanks for not doing anything, I guess it's okay for players to elbow Camoranesi until he bleeds to death. Fucktard.

Rant over. I want to smash something

And how can you do this on our 112th birthday? :(

Alex, please come back soon.