Christmas (:

Merry Christmas to one and all!

It's been a helluva Christmas for me. A really awesome one cos my cousins are here from Wisconsin! I love them so much! They've made the holidays even better.

And my aunt went a little crazy with the Christmas gifts! I got a bunch of branded stuff that I never thought I'd own. Plus she got me DSM.

Just having that is the best motivation for me to do well for the next year so that I can get into a good Masters program.

My cousin and I are looking at applying to the same schools. It would be so awesome if we were together in the same school. We could be roommates.

But that's later, first I'd have to survive 2013. New year = new resolutions to be broken and not followed through with. Like its gonna be a hard year but I believe I can do it. I believe that I will get through it all and come out the best version of myself.

So here's to what I hope will be a happy new year!

Xoxo

I've been doing a lot of thinking the last couple of days...mostly  because I've had too much free time.

I realized that I'm much happier now that the burden of friendly smiles and play acting is over. But sometimes I stop and wonder what did I do exactly to make someone who used to be such a good friend to me turn their back on me and take a couple of knives and stick 'em in mine.

But then I stop myself from thinking too much and tell myself there's no point in looking back and a bunch of other cliched things which are ultimately true.

So yes the world may or may not end tomorrow (my bet's on not) but the year is ending in just over a week so it's time to make some changes.

2013 is a year of many changes for me. Whatever school I pick to continue studying in is gonna be where I settle myself for, hopefully, the rest of my life. It'll be a year to stop the dreaming and start the decision making.

I'm a bit distracted typing this 'cos I'm watching the finale of The Voice season 3 and I cannot get over the fact that Casadee beat out Terry! I mean c'mon! She doesn't have a solid genre so when her album comes out who's she gonna target? Terry is rock and roll all the way.

Side note -  Adam Levine is rocking a suit. Holy cow the man is walking sex.


Oh still on the topic of TV, Gossip Girl finally ended. While I admit the show has been getting a little tiresome and the whole Bart Bass Evil Man story line was getting boring the last episode brought me to tears. Especially the last 10 minutes where they finally revealed the identity of Gossip Girl and provided a 5 year flash forward. :')

Speaking of crying - How I Met Your Mother's mid season finale. I think I was this close to sobbing. That proposal! :')

Looking at this I'd say TV shows make me cry more than real life events.

Welp, I can't remember how this post started out 'cos
1. I'm lazy to scroll up
2. NO LOOKING BACK

So so long y'all!

Breaking Dawn Part 2

Waddup folks! It's time for another review!

So...Breaking Dawn part 2. I've heard a lot of mixed comments about this. Some people love it, some hate it. 

I will openly state this -  I am not a Twilight fan. Not at all. In fact I am bordering on being a Twilight hater. Because I just find the book so simplistic in terms of plot and writing. And the movies are just bad with K. Stew's awkward smile and over breathing. I will say though, Robert Pattinson is a good actor. Though his hair got more and more unruly with each movie - I mean seriously, by Eclipse I just wanted to send the guy a bottle of shampoo - his acting was always spot on. He could deliver the emotions perfectly.

I was invited for a Twilight marathon that included the premier of Breaking Dawn part 2. Why would someone invite me for such event? I don't know. But I happily tagged along. And along with all the twihards in the audience I wept and gasped as I watched the movie.

It was good. I was shocked it was good. K Stew finally managed to portray more emotions on her face than all the previous movies combined. And they pretty much kept to the book except for one major twist. I most happy that they kept 2 of my favorite scenes from the book in the movie. I mean they were inconsequential but my favorite part is when Emmett challenged  new vamp Bella to an arm wrestle-off.

Like I said, inconsequential scene but it was parts like this that made me enjoy the movie more.

So all in all I guess it's a movie worth watching. Twilight fan or no you'd enjoy it.

Barfi!

Movie Review #1

Caught this Hindi movie called Barfi yesterday. Now I don't speak a word of Hindi. English is my one and only language so I thank the movie gods for subtitles.

"Set in the 1970s in a pretty corner of India, Barfi! is the story of three young people who learn that love can neither be defined nor contained by society's norms of normal and abnormal. Barfi, a hearing and speech impaired boy falls in love with Shruti. In spite of her deep affection for Barfii, Shruti gives into societal and parental pressure to marry a 'normal' man and lead a 'normal' life. Many years later their paths cross once again when Barfi, now in love with Jhilmil, is on the run from the police. Barfi is desperately seeking Jhilmil, who has gone missing. Shruti's realization that Jhilmil is autistic makes her recognize that true love is really blind. Caught in a cat and mouse game, in the search for the girl Barfi loves, Shruti realizes that she is still in love with him. She must now choose between her happiness and Barfi! stars three of India's most loved young stars, all essaying roles of a lifetime." - IMDB

This movie was amazing to say the least. It was equal parts funny and equal parts heart-warming. To see a love triangle that is based on pure love and no games being played is refreshing. There's no jealousy games, no 'playing hard to get' games or any of the usual things you see in movies.

Though I think with the character of Jhilmil they sorta got confused with the idea of autistism and mixed up with dyslexia and ADHD but I'm a psych student so things like that pop out for me. Other than that it's a pretty damn good movie.

I'd recommend anyone!

Random Murmurings

I am waiting for my Glee episode to load and I was like - I have nothing to do, I should blog. Because I know if I don't there won't be any more posts here 'cos I'm just that damn lazy. I am. I really am. I move all the stuff that I figure I need to use to my bed because it's too comfy to leave.

But that aside, I have a good reason to lolly-gag and laze around. Exams are over baby! Free to do whatever the hell I want. And what I want to do is to sleep. As much as I can. Well no. But I do want to make up for all the hours I lost while I was pouring over textbooks and notes.

I do wanna bake more this holidays. I used to be so into it. Every weekend you'd see me in the kitchen whipping up something new. But then school got in the way. Damn you school. So I shall start next week with Bread Pudding. It just too coincidental that every time I turn on Food Network, over the past 2 weeks, at least one person a day is making Bread Pudding. It's a sign I tell ya.

Okayyyy so I just checked on my Glee and it has another 15% to go. I'm not gonna wait up. I'm gonna sleep and watch it tomorrow.

Oh yes, I should mention. In 9 days I'll be in Melbourne, Australia. I cannot wait! More on that tomorrow! And if I remember (and feel like it) a review on the season premier of Grey's Anatomy. The show that left be crying like a baby.

Ta!

XOXO
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Look! It's me procrastinating even more. Damnit exam is just 10 hours away. Get serious.

Xoxo

Welcome Welcome...

So....

I've been bugging myself to find some way to take my views and frustrations on the world out in a form that would harm no one I know.

I figured blogging would be the best option. That is only if no one I know comes across this blog. Whatever is said in this blog, stays in this blog - capiche?

 But I guess I could have waited till after my exam tomorrow to start blogging?

I am obviously on team procrastination.

Tomorrow's my last exam before I go into my final year of college. Scary huh? I only started school a year go and a year from now I could be graduating with my degree.

Plus tomorrow's Stats 3 paper. I have a love/hate relationship with stats. I love it 'cos that moment it clicks in my brain and I get it I see the fun in doing but there's always a problem. No matter how confident I am that I know my stuff or how good a job I've done I can never score. Thus, love/hate relationship.

The 2nd most important thing in my life, after studies...oh who am I kidding. TV and it's shows are the most important thing that gets me through every fall till spring. And the end of September and beginning of October are my favourite months. All the Fall Premiers...well premier.

So far Glee, Bones, How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke Girls, Hawaii 5-0, Castle, NCIS, NCIS:LA, New Girl,  Private Practice and Criminal Minds have premiered with their new seasons. As for new comers, I'm liking Partners which stars Michael Urie and Sophia Bush.

And how can I not mention the many shows that I am looking forward too! Once Upon a Time, Revenge, Hart of Dixie, Supernatural (Side - Jensel Ackles!), Gossip Girl, Vampire Diaries, Whitney and Don't Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23. And Arrow which is a new series based of Green Arrow comic series.

So yeah, this is me. My life pretty much revolves around school and TV. But hey I do have a life too. I have friends and I party occasionally but nothing beats losing myself in a good show or a good book or a good movie. (Side - Maybe I'll do a post on my favorite books. Where do I begin....)

I love the feeling of getting to know a character and the intricate webs of their lives and just getting sucked into the drama of the drama.

But enough about that.

Yeah. I should get back to studying for my paper tomorrow. Seriously the person who names all these statistical tests should be stoned.

Ta for now I guess!