Happy Birthday Banh!

Just got back from Banh's 21st, and now I'm all sitting here, wondering whether to go to VIP night at Chaddy or not.

It was a good party. Good catchup with friendsies, and good food. Got slightly irked by fandroids selling their wares, but hey, as I've said before, fandroids always seem to feel that they need to justify the existence of their phones, so it wasn't a complete surprise to me. But it's still rather annoying. However, I have worked out what I'm going to do next time they start building up a rant about their phones. I haven't employed sarcasm and acid irony in a while, but I might just do so again if the situation crops up again.

Yeah. Be ready for that.

I also got Kanye's new album this morning. First impressions are that it's epic. Epic beyond belief. Apparently it's been getting rave reviews from critics. But I think music critics are mostly pretentious, bandwagon-jumping-on...people. I'll give it a good listen hopefully tomorrow, and see what else I can glean from it then.

Also, Arsenal. Frustration again. I don't get how they can suck that much, but that's the way the proverbial cookie crumbles.

Should probably head off soon. Starting work tomorrow. And I didn't end up going to Chaddy, because I figured that I'm probably looking for a pair of $60 shoes, and the savings on those would not be very substantial. And if you're wondering how I just got home from Banh's party even though I left hours ago, it's because I only just started typing again after leaving the post for a few hours. Just in case you're wondering whether you're stuck in some time bubble or something similarly crazy.

Word of the Day: Bandwagon

The opposite of no is yes

The most profound statement I have ever come across.

You're probably thinking that a 60-year-old philosopher came up with this.

Well, you're wrong.

A Grade 3 student of mine came up with this nugget.

It's great. It's not wrong. In fact, it's very right. But you would be quick to dismiss it as being an extraneous and useless statement.

However, it highlights how often we take things for granted. Maybe one day, you'll come across a situation where no is not the opposite of yes, though I'm yet to come across one that I remember. But it's one of those profound statements which prepare you for the eventuality that something like this will happen one day, and you'll know what to do.

Except you won't know what to do. But you'll be prepared for it anyway.

As a side note, let me know if you do, or already have, come across a situation where yes is not the opposite of no. Should be interesting.

Word of the Day: Opposite

Almost bigger than Manchester United

The Free-From-Exams Bandwagon is, in number of members, almost on par with The Lord of the Rings after the movies came out. It's so popular that the most popular kid in class, finding that he cannot beat it, bows down in its presence and joins it. The momentum that it gains straight after exams is like a tsunami, unstoppable in all it's sheer force and raw, uncontrollable power. All that give in to it are swept along, while those that attempt to fight it...well, they still get swept along. I mean, it is a tsunami after all.

Anyway, there are a number of reasons that I didn't join the bandwagon until today:
1. My last exam coincided with Michael Jackson's death on Friday. So for my MSN PM, it was a toss-up between 'FREEEEEEEEDDDDOOOOM' and 'RIP MJ.' I'm sure most of you agree that my 'freedom' from exams pale into insignificance against the death of the King of Pop.
2. As always, I am sensitive to the emotional turmoil that I may cause my friends and acquantainces. Com/Law students are liable to break down in tears upon hearing somebody has finished exams when they have *shock horror* not finished theirs. Despite this, I actually love you guys. Really.
3. Hmm. This point is really hard to articulate in words. It goes something like this: I'm not really that stoked about finishing exams. I had three of them. The last one was French, and it was worth 25%. The pessimist in me (that's a huge part of me) tells me that we (which in this case, means me) have been through three exam periods, with a further five left. So there are more remaining than there are completed. Plus, after five years of exams, the novelty kind of wears off a bit.
4. The last point, which is pretty key, and is kind of the crux of the matter, is that I dislike bandwagons/using a generic phrase to express my delight, or in this case, an almost lack thereof. So "FREEEEE" doesn't really cut it for me.

There you have it. First rant of the holidays complete.

Disclaimer: Apologies for the cynicism, sarcasm and general...being-a-toolness. I can't help it. I was born that way.

Word of the day: Bandwagon