Skip to main content

Won't you be my honey bee?


:D Isn't she just great? I have this affinity for singers who strum!


This is something random, but do you know that President Obama grew up in Indonesia, and that he actually craves so much for the Indonesian Nasi Goreng and possibly Mee Bakso as well as rambutans, hehe!

I've been thinking about the few places I'd like to visit in the near future when I'm financially independent. I've been enthusiastically viewing Lina's photos of Phuket with inputs of innumerable comments (lol) and I can't help but desiring to be there as well! So here's the list:

- Greece
- South of France!
- Mauritius
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Iran
- Australia
- Predominantly relaxing, resort-laden islands in Malaysia and Indonesia
- Canada
- South Korea

I know these are simply too many and possibly financially draining as well, but should dream big as long as we live :)

I've also been watching YouTube videos portraying the Muslim community in France, knowing that it has the largest number of Muslims in Europe. I feel so deeply connected, by religion in this case, with those who claim to be very proud Muslims and to be practising Muslims in such a highly secular, modern state like France. This is seen as admirable considering the controversial issues with regards to Laïcité (basically the whole concept of secularity) in France has been ongoing. But it is upsetting for the Muslim women donning the Burqas and the dilemmas they have to face particularly the conflict in identities; being a Muslim and being a French national. I am thankful that Singapore has no such law although the existing number of Burqa wearers is too small to be observed in the public. It is still relieving though pertaining to the acceptance of Hijabs all around the world (note that Hijabs and Burqas are two different things).
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Artichoke

HAHA! Si tu le dis : you know what archuleta sounds like Si tu le dis : it sounds like artichokes sakinah : what! sakinah : HAHA sakinah : YEAH! sakinah : the french vegetable! Si tu le dis : thus, vegetables. As a matter of fact, I did taste artichoke, and it's pretty good. Very delicious vegetable indeed, right Alvin? HAHAHAH!
Post a Comment
Read more

Back to basics

Once again the heavy downpour. Certainly the rhythmic sound of the rain, slapping against the floor, against the windows, have conjured images in our heads of the pleasant idea of sleeping, or reading with hot cocoa (but of course this wouldn't be possible due to fasting), or just snuggling up in bed. How nice. But here I am almost dressed and ready for school. I don't know why, but it has been quite some time since I felt like I've been in school, like proper school. Perhaps it's the three days mc I've got. But now, I feel like I'm energized despite fasting, all set and ready for school. The scent of cooking porridge and spaghetti made me all excited to get through 2 lectures, one meeting and a bus ride home back welcomed by the sumptuous breaking fast meal although I'd only be back by eight-ish. Today shall be the first in a long time I'd make an appearance in French class. It's been more than a week. Wish me luck that my temperature won't rise...
Post a Comment
Read more

Coincidence helps you in some way

There's this guy who happens to be in the same stats and developmental psych tutorial as me, and we knew each other through those classes. So after our class yesterday, we happened to board the same bus, happened to go to the same place, and happened to need to deposit money as well. I brought half of my wad of notes from money I collected from Hari Raya and the money I received from tuition too. Anyway, thankfully for the guy, he told me that the machine does not accept 5-dollar, and 2-dollar notes and MAJORITY of the thick wad of notes I brought were. Can you imagine how stupid I would look if I were to put the whole wad of notes there and they would all be rejected? And I had FORGOTTEN about it, so dumb please. You know, families should give you $10 notes instead of $2s (HAHA). So geez, I only managed to bank in abit only. After everything, the guy had to go for his taekwondo classes and I'm meeting Qeen, AND after spoken about exams, exchange programmes, past schools, bad ...
Post a Comment
Read more