shhh...

i'm not sure what i want yet, but i'm happy deciding.

i don't want to jinx it

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sniffles

so i'm back, uni's back, everything's as it were. cept i'm sick, some bug brought back from sing. fancy that

The last few days of singapore saw some blossoming of awkward friendships. ones that hopefully i'll keep. you'll all be missed, especially if the work here keeps being such a pain in my rectus. it's really beautiful you know? the heat's not so bad after a while, and the people, well they're the best part.

but on to the issue at hand. a semester of four cinema subjects. so each week i get four screenings. i'm tired just thinking about it. The exiles, diaspora and European Cinema lecturer has this monotonous voice with an accent, excellent for falling asleep to, which i did, the good girl that i am.

learning to live without my ipod being plugged in all the time, life's not bad you know? don't need a shield up all the time. especially if it's the same old same old.

i miss the hawker centres.

back on speaking terms with nicko again, welcome back friend, missed you much, missed having you in the next room, knocking on your door to watch kenshin together in the middle of the night, but i couldn't tell you that, could i?

lunch with jazz tomorrow, really need to organise stuff for us to do once Jinga hits town. so peeps, wait by your phones!

no jump, i'm audi

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baby shambles

i've given up blogging daily. one because it's stupid, and two well, i'm pretty much failed it already haven't i?

Malaysia was great, spent a crazy amount of money. Finally got some actual work to do at work, analysing the web results of the surveys on the GV website. and i'm doing it right now so no photos or...anything. not til i can be bothered.

I saw Jing yesterday! that was real fun, had a good time laughing at useless things, spf 130 sunblock, giant furry slippers that covers half my body, and rubber stamp keyring couples... we took photos too so they'll all turn up here sometime.

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you know what? i've decided i like pete doherty. not his music particularly, and not his person either...

which makes the following video especially suited.



and i've decided that the live8 performance wasn't as bad as i thought it was, in fact, i'll go as far as to say i thought it was quite good. i mean the balance was way off and i can't say i like the original version any better. like most classics, great song, piss weak delivery (i'm so going to get pelted for that).

so yes, my post punk panda eyes from albion, don't ever clean up because you'll never be as much fun.

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Day Three

i can't be bothered typing...

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yeah i'm a bit dead today, and Jinga, i'm going to miss the advanced screening tomorrow because i'm going to malaysia instead, but i'm going to the premier at cathay i think, but the tickets for that has already been ordered :( however, if you are interested, there's a special screening of the Lake House next thursday which i can invite you to!!

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Day Two

Have you ever experienced vertigo while looking up of a building?

It's been an amazing first day. off the record (which means nothing on a blog since anyone can read this) so unofficially, and completely premature. but the long and short of it is that i've been offered a full time job. if i ever feel the inclination to go into marketing, distribution and exhibition of films.

i was sitting in the middle of a marketing meeting today, trying internally to think up any other way of advertising besides floor stickers, toilet stall posters, elevator rail banners, standies, regular posters and hanging mobiles when i had to stop and almost mentally bitch slap myself. as far as business is concerned it's obviously beneficial to be as aggresive and intrusive as you can be, but by god, it goes against everything i believe in. but because it's advertising for films, it's ok in my books?

i don't know. I got more meetings tomorrow, and an advanced screening of pirates of the carribean 2. as far as sating my immediate needs, i'm in happy happy land.

Dinner was at MELT, inside the dizzying Oriental Hotel. i've got to say, so far? loving the sing.

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first night

Day One

holy crap it's hot. unfricking believably hot. that on top of sheer shyness i decided not to start taking photos of everyone till tomorrow.

plane ride was uneventful. managed to watch two movies that i otherwise would be too ashamed to watch. namely She's the Man and Take the Lead. yeah both stinkers. and i wrote a letter to frankie.

Being in Singapore is like walking around in the world inside my head. a mish mash of english and chinese which really effects the thought process. my god their accent is so strong in both languages that when they're talking to me i need to take a beat to realise which they're speaking in.

Kenneth is great, exactly how i imagined him to be, good humoured and kinda jolly. Clara is wonderful, her whole entire family is very generous, i'm still working out where i stand with everybody.

first day at the office tomorrow, have to take the subway at 8:30, god i hope i get to the right place, maybe i should've bought a map or something beforehand huh? Kenneth has set me an assignment actually, at the end of the trip. a 30-40 slide powerpoint presentation on how they could improve business, you know, from an objective (and ignorant) perspective. heh ^_^;;

but otherwise, in terms of this being a strengthening process, i have a stinkin maid. she just came in with a fruit platter and a laundry basket to leave out for her. she's suppose to clean my room too. my god if it weren't for the heat i'd move here.

must remember to call jing tomorrow. or at least once i find out what my timetable's gonna be like.

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jetset

so i leave in two days for singapore (yeah it got pushed back a week, get over it).

still haven't started packing, but it shouldn't be too hard right? it's hot, so just load up on the tee's and sunblock (and facial blotting paper, apparently). ya'll can skype me on ricep0d2 or my skypeIN number is 9018 7083 (for the cost of a local call dudes!) where i'll pick up if i'm online or leave a voicemail. so yes, i'll be in touch. and yes i'll be flickr-ing and blogging and *whispers* maybe even video blog

because that's right gladies, mama got herself a macbook. and it's sweeeeet. and i can take pictures of my distorted head, like this


or as pop art, like this

video time! i dub this day, josh hartnett day. because i said so. (plus his are the thin lips that are kissing miss scarlett these days, more power to him i say)


ho hum, ho hum, a packing we will go (so no jump)

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sama ho original #1

sama ho original #1, originally uploaded by rice_ingenue.

he came around to thank me for my help tonight. no really lil bro, i was happy to do it. and this is really beautiful. so Thank you for taking what could well be the best photo of me that i have.

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motion trash

Paris Hilton's music video is out!!



it's exactly what you would expect from her, just think that burger commercial, except instead of a car it's a beach, all set off with some cheesy calipso pop melody. i got motion sickness from watching it.

:update: holy crap i just listened to some of the lyrics
"those other guys that wanna take me for a ride, but when i walk it's talk of suicide"...it's just...i ...argh!

"if you show me real love baby i'll show you mine"
that's too easy isn't it? ok i won't go there

i really love the fact that at one point she covers up her breasts with her hands cept she's wearing a bathing suit, but during shooting of the clip she just strips the suit right off.

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confession: sometimes i buy cosmo magazines. because you know, the trash content is so high you can't help but feel superior when you're "reading" it. which i think is their sole marketing strategy. how can you take seriously any publication that makes such a big deal over sienna miller? in fact how can you take seriously any industry that makes such a big deal over sienna miller? (jude, oh jude, how you break my heart). oh and the sealed section, though inevitably they always fail to deliver, it's still fun to read those stories, it's like the penthouse letters except kinkier.

but the lastest issue has really stooped to a new low. take this piece of beauty insider news:

Life's Good when you're Margheria Missoni
Imagine: you're heir to a glorious Italian Fashion label and you're the face of its tasty new juice, Missoni EDP (30ml), $100. Just like missoni couture, the scent is colourful, with brown, pink, orange and yellow notes. Oh and boys LOVE it.

first of all, i honestly doubt that anyone who can afford Missoni couture would be getting their beauty news from cosmo. but since when did we start describing smells through colour? what the hell are brown notes? poo? coz i gotta tells ya, that's the first thing i think of when i hear something as retarded as "brown notes". and the boys LOVE it? WHAT?

oh and there's this

5 Date Faux Pas
Utter these phrases and you can be sure you won't see your date for dust
1. "I noticed that picture of your dad on the wall at your place - he is one hot babe."
2. "Your food looks much yummier than mine - let's swap"
3. "So, are you planning on getting a haircut anytime soon? I have some ideas...
4. "I had this dream last night that you proposed to me!"
5. "Don't worry if you can smell something a bit whiffy - it's just my yeast infection"

honestly girls, if you didn't know that already, i don't know how you got the date in the first place.

oh and there's also an article based on a spam email *grrrr*

and the mini liftout, the Cosmopolitan Top 5. mini booklets inside magazines are already a bit sus, they tend to be very little content and big on the adverising. but this is 6 double page spreads of ads. first page is 5 mascaras from Napoleon Perdis. say what? nobody but nobody needs five mascaras, and that is no way a Top Five in any sense of the word. Damn you cosmo, damn you to hell

ps/ the seals section is on Mogasms. yeah you heard me. that's short for Multiple Orgasms. which such charming tips as "Masturbate Better". no that's it, that's the tip. even that paris hilton video was hotter. and that gave me motion sickness.

i'm too pissy to write.

so i'll just post up more videos. some nice person has posted up Jan Svankmejer's Food on youtube. i finally got to see dinner, it's.....

well lets start from the beginning, breakfast


tasty eh? and now the less subtle: lunch


and if you haven't gotten the point yet: dinner


and also his: Et Cetera
i actually really liked this, the change over in part two caught me completely by surprise. and i only think i understand part three...


i think's that's enough for today don't you? i'll go crazy with the nickelodeon shows stuff another time. If you want any more of this (and i don't see how you could not) just look up svankmejer in youtube, there's a few more shorts and also a truly horrifying clip from his Conspirators of Pleasure

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what's in my bag?

Contents of my bag, originally uploaded by rice_ingenue.

There's this group of ppl on flickr, who dump their contents out and take pictures of it and post them up. it's like a cult, and it's addictive. so i thought i'll contribute too.

and now it's late (because i spent all that time adding notes to the picture, click on it to go to the flickr page to see for your self) and i'm tired. so beddy bye

ps/ 5 things missing from this picture

1. an umbrella, because it's melbourne
2. a jumper + scarf + beanie, because it's melbourne and it's winter
3. a decent book, because i want to look intellectual and because i hate waiting room magazines
4. a bottle of water, preferably mr franklin or fiji, or even iLove *glggles*
5. a winning lottery ticket

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