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Currently Listening to : Badmarsh and Shri ~ Dancing Drums 
"When Outcaste released the Badmarsh and Shri remix of Ananda Shankar's "Dancing Drums" in the summer of 1997, it was a huge hit with dancefloor inhabitants everywhere. Shortly afterwards, their brilliant debut appeared, delivering a brooding, funky soundscape of drum + bass, hip-hop, Indian classical music and jazz..." Because YOU know I am a sucker for Drum n Bass, and Asian underground stuffys. (0) comments Books i read over the school break: Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi  Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides   hanif kureishi is a sicko...middlesex is cool...english,august is brilliant. yay for one-wordedness. :) Edit: Okay, I will give my two cents on each book. The Buddha of Suburbia is well written, gives a particularly interesting insight into the lifestyle of a teenager in the '70s, the sketch of a character many can identify with, but not many can fill. It's a little larger that life, which makes it particularly entertaining. Why I say he's a sicko? Well, the whole element of sex that's liberally put everywhere and I being the prim and proper person that I am don't always think it's necessary, more so, i think it's just one of those tactics many contemporary authors use to get published and I think that's blaahhh. Middlesex is a really good book. I thought it would be some sob story of the sexual exploits of a hermaphrodite or smth, but it turned out to be so much more than that. I particularly enjoyed the narrative style of the book, which gave the picture of a family for three generation in first person, not just focussing on the "problems" of the main character. It's like there are more than one main character, but not quite. It also explains everything, in sort of dribs and drabs all over the place that makes you want to read more cos there are so many questions in your mind waiting to be solved and at the end of the book, it ties everything in the book neatly. quite satisfying. English, August is awesome. Very lyrical in description but really, that's what makes the book. I tried reading this book when I was 14 but really, I only UNDERSTOOD when I read it now. It's so witty, all the thoughts in that guy's head, mischievous and sort of endearing. (0) comments Back by popular demand. It's only 2 weeks into the year and my, what a year it has been indeed. Came back from KL all knackered from adjudication (which I discovered is not my calling indeed, I cannot give an oral adjudication for nuts). Coming back was a disaster, was all drunk from Yakka, this South African Vodka drink, and fell asleep in my room, missing my bus back >.< ...oh well, at least I made it back safe and sound all independently on my own. haha. There were many people from all round the world. I had this awesome roommate from Edinburgh, Scotland and well, living with her was an enlightening experience (Never had I known someone who puts on fake tans regularly). As you know I am rotten in taking any pic, but will put up as soon as I get hold of some. Hong Kong was soo good and wayy too short a trip. My brother is spending a good deal of time with the parents, and I am missing out on all that. When I got back, I had a delightful visitor for 3 days to put my mind off loads of things. But this week's been about getting back to school proper, having missed one week already with things. Man is it going to be a real grind this sem. >.< Btw, I cut my hair realllly short this time. :D No more long beautiful tresses...la la la. Also lost my glasses so surviving on daily contact lenses. Hehehe, so now I am unrecognisable. To Good Starts. *clink* (0) comments |
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