Monday, February 8, 2010
very random
this is mad cute:)
credits to
http://9gag.com/gag/17838
so i watched girl, interrupted yesterday :) it is one of the most wonderful movies ever.
and i like it also because I am gonna major in brain and cognitive sciences :)
Girl, Interrupted is a best-selling[1] 1993 memoir by American author Susanna Kaysen. In the book, Kaysen relates her experiences as a girl in a psychiatric hospital in the 1960s after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. The memoir's title is a reference to the Vermeer painting Girl Interrupted at her Music.[2]
While writing the novel Far Afield, Kaysen began to recall her almost two years at McLean Hospital.[3] Once done with the book, she obtained her file from the hospital with the help of a lawyer and began to write Girl, Interrupted.[4]
In 1999, the memoir was adapted into a film of the same name starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. It was directed by James Mangold.
Vermeer Girl Interrupted at Her Music
PLOT
In April 1967, 18-year-old Susanna Kaysen is admitted to McLean Hospital, in Belmont, Massachusetts, after half-heartedly attempting suicide. She denies that it was a suicide attempt to a psychiatrist, who suggests she take time to regroup in McLean, a private mental hospital. Susanna is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, and her stay extends to 18 months[5].
Fellow patients Polly, Cynthia, Lisa, Lisa Cody, Georgina and Daisy contribute to Susanna’s experiences at McLean as she describes their personal issues and how they come to cope with the time they must spend in the hospital. Susanna also introduces the reader to particular staff members, including Valerie, Dr. Wick and Mrs. McWeeney.
Susanna reflects on the nature of her illness, including difficulty making sense of visual patterns, and suggests that sanity is a falsehood constructed to help the "healthy" feel "normal." She also questions how doctors treat mental illness, and whether they are treating the brain or the mind.
During her stay, Susanna undergoes a period of depersonalization, where she bites open the flesh on her hand after she becomes terrified that she has "lost her bones." Also, during a trip to the dentist, Susanna becomes frantic after she wakes from the general anesthesia, when no one will tell her how long she was unconscious, and she fears that she has lost time.
After leaving McLean, Susanna mentions that she kept in touch with Georgina and saw Lisa, who was about to board the subway with her son.
- Susanna Kaysen - The autobiographical main character, Susanna Kaysen is admitted to a psychiatric ward to be treated for borderline personality disorder following a suicide attempt. She is admitted after a short consultation with a psychiatrist who is also an acquaintance of the family. She is told that she will only be staying there for a few weeks, but it turns out to be close to two years instead. Throughout the book, she frequently contrasts the time of the consultation, twenty minutes, to the time she ended up spending there.
- Lisa - Lisa is diagnosed as a sociopath, but whether she actually is one is left open to interpretation. Lisa periodically escapes from the hospital, only to be found a day or two later and re-admitted. She is usually happy enough to be back though she does put up a fight when restrained. She is an ex-junkie who never sleeps and barely eats, and enjoys making trouble for the staff. She apparently takes some pride in her diagnosis. Although she has a therapist assigned to her, she never actually sees him. Lisa is not in contact with her family except her brother, but the extent of their contact is not described. She also has a lawyer, though it appears he is mostly used to threaten the staff if she doesn't get what she wants. Her behaviour is wildly unpredictable, and while she can be kind, she is also capable of cruelty towards the other patients.
- Polly - A disfigured patient hospitalised for schizophrenia and depression. Polly has severe scarring on her body, the result of setting herself on fire. The other patients never ask her why she set herself on fire. According to Kaysen, this is because the sheer guts it took to actually do it means that Polly is very respected. During her first year at the hospital, she appears calm and even cheerful: "Life was hellish, she knew that. But, her smile hinted, she’d burned all that out of her."[6] But one day she suddenly breaks down and begins to scream inconsolably. Kaysen then realises that while the other patients might be released from the hospital, Polly is trapped forever in her scarred body.
- Georgina - Hospitalized because of schizophrenia[7], Georgina is Susanna's roommate at the institution. The two of them are considered the healthiest patients on the ward. Georgina apparently experienced her first symptoms after an episode in a movie theatre where she suddenly felt as if the darkness had surrounded her completely. It is not clear what the immediate reason for her diagnosis is. She also has a boyfriend in the hospital named Wade.
- Lisa Cody - She is admitted while Kaysen is there and from the beginning looks up to Lisa. She is diagnosed as a sociopath too, though Lisa questions this and is clearly annoyed that she is no longer the only sociopath there. A former drug addict like Lisa, she tries hard to defend herself from Lisa's accusations that she isn't "real". She eventually escapes and is apparently found by Lisa during one of her escapes from the hospital. Lisa tells the other girls with pride that Lisa Cody has become a "real" drug addict. Her fate after her escape is not described any further.
- Daisy - A thin girl who is admitted to the hospital seasonally, according to Susanna, coming before Thanksgiving and staying through Christmas every year. She has a single room, where she spends most of her time. She is addicted to laxatives and will only eat chicken, and only in her room. She peels off the meat and keeps the carcasses, saying that when she has 14 carcasses, it's time to leave the hospital, possibly due to obsessive compulsive disorder. Daisy's father visits her quite often, and it is implied he has incestuous feelings for her. Daisy eventually commits suicide on her birthday. Susanna describes her as "sexy" and says Daisy had a spark that the rest of the girls lack. Daisy is reclusive and often refuses to be social. She hates it when anyone goes near her and is hostile when people approach her. However, she does allow Lisa to enter her room. Sometimes they even share cigarettes, indicating that Daisy does respect Lisa out of all the other patients on the ward.
themes:
Mental illness vs. Conformity
Although Kaysen does admit that she was going through a very difficult time, she questions the validity of her diagnosis and to what degree it could be applied universally to anyone showing nonconformist behavior. She recalls the other patients' mental conditions and finds it hard to relate them to her own problems. She also describes the stigma that follows from having been hospitalized for mental illness and how she eventually stopped telling people in order to avoid the negative reaction.
[edit] Hospitalization as treatment
Kaysen elaborates through parts of the book on her thoughts about how mental illness is treated. She explains that families who are willing to pay the rather high costs of hospitalization do so to prove their own sanity. Once one member of the family is hospitalized, it becomes easier for the rest of the family to distance themselves from the problem. Her view that mental illness often includes the entire family means the hospitalized family member becomes an excuse for other family members not to look at their own problems. This explains the willingness to pay the high financial costs of hospitalization.
[edit] Treating the brain vs. the mind
An important issue in Kaysen's view is the distinction between the treatment of the brain versus the treatment of the mind. She uses an example with two interpreters, one reacting to one's senses and another that processes and evaluates the results from the first interpreter. She describes mental illness as the failure of the second interpreter to correctly dismiss false interpretations by the first interpreter. She compares this with the chemical reactions of the brain and concludes that those who treat mental illness with drugs are treating the brain whereas therapy is aimed at treating the mind. Though she does not dismiss the use of drugs, she is critical of them.
[edit] Freedom
Through parts of the book she describes the trade-off between being a patient in a mental institution and being free in the conventional sense of the word. Though restricted by a complex set of rules she also describes how not being out in the real world sets her free from the expectations of parents and society when it comes to education and work. Though she describes the hospital as a womb you can't get out of, she also explains the difficulties she had prior to being hospitalized and how the pressure increasingly got to her.
[edit] Freedom vs. Captivity
When Kaysen enters McLean Hospital, she quickly comes to understand that although captivity appears to require the surrender of freedom, the opposite is often true. The ward is organized to keep patients exposed to staff scrutiny at all times. With nurse checks at frequent intervals, every room is essentially public except for one. The “seclusion room” sits at farthest reach of the main hallway, intended for out-of-control patients who pose harm to others or simply make too much of a disturbance. Patients can also choose to be placed in the room, prompting Kaysen to remark, “freedom was the price of privacy.” Here, a patient can be blessedly alone for a period, free from scrutiny and company but confined to even tighter quarters. The seclusion room is a microcosm for the entire experience of confinement to the hospital. Kaysen notes that McLean is “a refuge as much as a prison.” Without school, a job, bills, parents, or the outside world to deal with, the girls are free to ignore responsibility, even as that responsibility has been taken from them. Kaysen finds that this apparent paradox isn't confined to the hospital. After nearly two years at McLean, Kaysen looks for a means to leave but finds that her hospital stay stigmatizes her in the eyes of employers. A marriage proposal turns her circumstances on their head. “Everyone could understand a marriage proposal,” she writes, despite nearly total uncertainty about the appropriateness of her fiancé or the appeal of marriage itself. The engagement frees Kaysen from the confinement of the hospital, but it limits her opportunities
AND OMG, KAYSEN (THE AUTHOR) HER FATHER IS A PROFESSOR AT MIT!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
I think this look is sooooooo timeless?
don't ya?
I feel like writing about fashion by decades! :) that will be fun!!!!!! :)
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Lookie!!!!!!!!!!! my lauren urstadt snood is coming!!!!!!!! :)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
A dress i just bought from ASOS :) HAPPYYYYYYYYYYY :)
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
7. The Fundamental Lemma, Solved
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In 1979 the Canadian-American mathematician Robert Langlands developed an ambitious and revolutionary theory that connected two branches of mathematics called number theory and group theory. In a dazzling set of conjectures and insights, the theory captured deep symmetries associated with equations that involve whole numbers, laying out what is now known as the Langlands program. Langlands knew that the task of proving the assumptions that underlie his theory would be the work of generations. But he was convinced that one stepping stone that needed confirmation — dubbed the "fundamental lemma" — would be reasonably straightforward. He, his collaborators and his students were able to prove special cases of this fundamental theorem. But proving the general case proved more difficult than Langlands anticipated — so difficult, in fact, that it took 30 years to finally achieve. Over the past few years, Ngo Bao Chau, a Vietnamese mathematician working at Université Paris-Sud and the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, formulated an ingenious proof of the fundamental lemma. When it was checked this year and confirmed to be correct, mathematicians around the globe breathed a sigh of relief. Mathematicians' work in this area in the last three decades was predicated on the principle that the fundamental lemma was indeed accurate and would one day be proved. "It's as if people were working on the far side of the river waiting for someone to throw this bridge across," says Peter Sarnak, a number theorist at IAS. "And now all of sudden everyone's work on the other side of the river has been proven."
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HEAVY RAIN IN CAMBRIDGE :(
i feel so down :(
but yesterday i had a blast with my gurl from my sorority. anna :) >
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Hhaha, haven't posted a picture of myself for a while ! :) i have no idea what my fingers were doing!
brownie i baked! :)
NEW DESIGNER BUY :)
Lauren Urstadt New York :)
I bought this one :)
It is so pretty but the price of 155$ is biting me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
I WAS AT A LOSS FOR WORDS
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
RANDOM DAILY STUFF
At dawn... frozen river
Looks kinda sad huh?
so in order to prevent the winter blues from influencing me, I COOK!
YES I CAN COOK
According to ratatouille, ANYONE CAN COOK
OR RATHER, A GREAT COOK CAN COME FROM ANY BACKGROUND
AND yes, apart from doing science, I cook :)... and shop of course!
so i started my process of making SPICY BEEF CURRY- Thailand style (with Thai coconut milk and chilli :)) woah, imported stuff in US are so freaking expensive.!!!!!!!! )
Specially thailand chilli!
I forgot to take a picture of the coconut milk :)
Tada! here is the result! taste damn yummy k!
sorry for the dirty kitchen. NOt my fault. OTher's faults :) ahahahha
And then today, i made mushroom soup also!!!!!! you must be wondering, aiya, why the color like curry like that! IT's the light! actually the color is like the creamy color one! taste damn delicious! :) LINH =THE PRO :) HAHAHAHAHA
And regarding shopping, i was thinking of
whether i should buy this?
http://www.marciano.com/ProductDetails.aspx?style=P9450001600&category|700=&image=P9450001600-BLK
THis?
http://www.marciano.com/ProductDetails.aspx?style=P9460008800&category|36=&image=P9460008800-BLK
or this?
http://www.marciano.com/ProductDetails.aspx?style=P9370001400&image=P9370001400-BLK&root_category|=&category|0=&browse=1&pt=Department.aspx&rpt=ProductListing.aspx&rlid=product
aiya, i dunno :(
but i want a corset top!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's for sure!!!!!
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Okay, so almost every student at MIT has this piece of paper in their rooms
100 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU GRADUATE
SO far, these are what i have done
4. Understand the true meaning of IHTFP (I hate this fucking place- this signature MIT abbreviation)
8. Take a class during IAP (yes, i did. French I and Ikebana - coming up is Japanese Tea ceremony :) excited :) i have this thing for drinks that taste bitter at first but then I can feel its sweetness later :))
13. Get an A on a test ( well, strangely enough 2 of them are physics, the rest is Bio and chem :) and english )
20. Have a dinner at the North End (YES AND AN EXPENSIVE ONE. OMG, COST ME LIKE 50 BUCKS)
26. Buy MIT gear at the COOP
FYI: COOP is this joint store (harvard MIT) that sells MIT and Harvard merchandises :)
32. Eat Ankara frozen yogurt
I believe my first ever ankara frozen yogurt is oreo :)
36. Visit the MIT museum
hahahaha I love the place. so geeky :) just my "occasional"style :)
hahaha there is this super cute wallet that had like 2500 digits of Pi number
then there are so many cool machines and experiements :)
oohlala :) <3>
okay
i just sound like a true nerd :)
37. Vist Boston museum of fine arts
MIT students get in for free. Otherwise, gotta fork out like 26 bucks. That's more expensive than Louvre leh!!!!!!!!! I just realized that
I think the ultimate expensive museum ticket that I got is the entrance ticket to Versailles Palace
woah, like 25 euros or smth
BUT OMG, SOOOOOOOOOOOOO WORTH ITTTTTTTTTTTT
38. Nap, sunbathe, or play a sport on Kilian court
I did the last one, surprisingly. Yes, i just not shop only, i do play sports:)
Frisbee!!!!!!
64. Go shopping on Newbury street
this is like sooooooooo duh!. Okay for those who don't know, Newbury is like Orchard-equivalent :)
good lord, I spent soooooooooooooooooo muccccccccccchhhhhhhhhh money on clothes
oh that reminds me, I just got a FERGIE pair of boots, and a BCBG MAXAZARIA ring :)
<3
70. Use a Charlie card to travel around boston on the T
charlie card= EZ link
the T= MRT
hahaha :) but not much though! I NEED TO GET OUT OF MIT MORE OFTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
72. Have ice cream at toscanini
VERY VERY YUMMY
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED :)
73. Go to a career fair
yes, but boring lor
That's all for now
my next target:
to host a pre-frosh
eat at an expensive restaurant during restaurant week
attend a student-faculty dinner
try dim sum at china town
oh lord, too many things :( i am too lazy to list them :)
hahahaha
ttyl
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Today I went for an IKEBANA class organized during IAP :) IAP at MIT is this month-long period full of cool activities :) Just like enrichment week at NJC in singapore:)
I was glad i signed up for the class. cost me 10 bucks. but i feel happy because of the flowers!
I haven't bought/played with flowers for A VERY LONG VERY VERY LONG TIME
I have forgotten that i love them :(
Here are some pics I took from sensei's ikebana magazines. Sensei's from the Ohara school of Ikebana
The bottom one is so freaking gorgeous ! :) and guess what are the "vases" made of? Paper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
again paper vases!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) i forgot the name in japanese
start of the class! :) preparing all the stuff needed
Can i create something that look this good????????????
Flowers :))))))))))))))))))))
Happy me :))))))))))))))))))
tADA MY FINAL PRODUCT FROM THE TOP
FROM THE BOTTOM :)
ON MY DESK, the arrangement is a lil bit different cos on the way home it is so freaking windy :(
Side profile 1
Side profile 2
Front profile :)
Super pretty bird spotted at MIT :)
very hilarious :) / very cute :)
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
CHANEL ARMOR? ZOMG
Monday, January 4, 2010
yes that's righttttttttttttttttttttttt :)
i am taking french starting tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9-12 every weekday for 1 month!!!!!
intense huh?
:)
and have i told u i like many things french :)
LIKE....
DIOR COUTURE... Just the sounds of it make my heart beat fasterrrr :)
hahaha do you see that couple near the oscar statue?????????? hilarious!
oh my loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :)
orrrrr coco chanel :)
and OMG THE BRANDS
FROM heavy-weights like
Hermès
Louis Vuitton
Longchamp
Yves Saint Laurent
Givenchy
Balenciaga
to brands that we see everyday like
L'Occitane en Provence
lacoste
guerlain
and here comes the surprise :) SEPHORA :)
WIKI IT AND U WILL KNOW
Quote "sephora is a member of Paris-based Moët Hennessy.Louis Vuitton Group (LVMH)"
AND OMG FRENCH DESIGNERS!!!!!!!!
ABCDEF | F cont.GHJKLM | M cont.PRSTUV |
THE ONE HIGHLIGHTED are those i know :((((( oh no my poor knowledge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :((((
and not to mention the beauty of the sceneries there... my trip to paris was marveloussssssssssss
well discussing about that will probably take another post :)
hahahaha
see ya later alligator :)
Friday, January 1, 2010
happy new year everyoneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :)
listen to this awesome oldie :)
have a nice cup of tea :)
have some wonderful desserts like
Crème brûlée
OR BROWNIE WITH ICE CREAM ON TOP
TALK ABOUT THE GOOD OL' DAYS :)
WRITING NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
draw something even if you think you can't draw for nuts
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TELL THE ONES YOU LOVE THAT YOU LOVE THEM
AND REMEMBER THIS????????????
GOD I AM SO FULL OF LOVE NOW :)
BTW
GASTON IS THE MOST STUPID GUY IN THE WORLDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!! GROWL! DARE TO BEAT UP THE BEAST! :(
Thursday, December 31, 2009
i usually post my new buys but never me in them :) so here they are
MY NINE WEST FIERCE SANDALS :)
PARDON THE FAT LEGS
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MY VIGOTTI LOVE :)
NOW PARDON THE FAT FEET :) HAHAHAHA
THE NEW ABS BY ALLEN SCHWARTZ DRESS. MADLY IN LOVE WITH IT :) SO CHIC AND ELEGANT :) JUST A LIL BIT BIG FOR ME :( BUT SUPER LINH CAN PULL ANY DRESSES OF ANY SIZES OFF HAHAHAHA:)
AND PARDON FOR THE LEGGINGS (NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE) BUT I AM SIMPLY TO COLD:(
IT IS -3 CELSIUS HERE NOW
and here is the nine west coat. can not see it in its full glory but trust me it is very very very very cute and chic :)
my kate spade tuileries ring in it's full glory :)
super super cute :)
and here are different versions of it :)
now i am hunting for boots :) most likely will buy from steve madden or uggs :)
wat else i am hunting for? ah yes, ear muffs!!!!!!!
okay blog too much
gotta go practice dancing now
later alligator!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
My first two dresses from ABS by allen schwartz
STYLE INFORMATION #4F8210FSateen twill sleeveless asymmetric v-neck dress with gathers at neck, shoulder, graphic print, bubble hem and open back. Hidden back zipper with hook and eye closure. 39 inches from shoulder to hem. Measurements were taken from a size 4. Model's height is 5 feet 11 inches; bust 34 inches; waist 24 inches; hips 34 inches.BRAND: ABSCOLOR: SilverMATERIAL: 100% rayon shell. 100% polyester liningFIT: This style fits true to sizeORIGIN: United StatesPRICE: $310
STYLE INFORMATION #496YN27Silk chiffon ombre sleeveless roundneck halter dress with covered jewel applique detail, gathers at back and bubble hem. Hidden back zipper with hook and eye closure; tie closure at back neck. 34 inches from shoulder to hem. Measurements were taken from a size 4. Model's height is 5 feet 11 inches; bust 34 inches; waist 24 inches; hips 34 inches.BRAND: ABSCOLOR: CarnationMATERIAL: 100% silk shell. 100% polyester liningFIT: This style fits true to sizeORIGIN: United StatespRice: $350
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG FEELING SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GUILTYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Thursday, December 24, 2009
I OFFICIALLY DECLARE MY LOVE FOR PAPERCHASE
GORGEOUS GORGEOUS STATIONERY.
AND I NOTICE SOMETHING
I WAS CHOOSING (TRUST ME OVER A VERY LONG TIME) WHETHER TO BUY A PLANNER THAT I CAN REPLACE THE PAPER INSIDE , SO I CAN KEEP THE BLACK LEATHER COVER OVER THE YEARS (THE BLACK LEATHER IS CHIC BUT...OH BOY... BORING). OR THIS BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL PLANNER?
IN THE END. BEAUTY WINS
AND I AM NOT OLD YET. WHEN I AM OLDER I WILL THINK ABOUT COMMITMENT :) HAHAHA
FOR NOW :).........................
SO PLAN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS
(AND BTW, I GOT A JOB, WORKING AT THE ADMISSION OFFICE :) MIT. YAY)
24TH: CHRISTMAS PARTY (BY A BALLROOM DANCE TEAM MATE )
25-27TH: HANGING OUT WITH DUC WHO IS FLYING TO BOSTON! :) OLD FRIEND:)
28TH: HANGING OUT WITH THU, A VIETNAMESE NJC SENIOR :)
29TH-3RD: NO PLANS YET.
GOING OUT SOMEWHERE MAY BE?
I DUNNO
4TH: FRENCH CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
AND WORKING OF COURSE
GOD. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY
(SECRETLY WHEN I WAS WORKING, I COULD ALREADY IMAGINE HOW TO SPEND THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY:(
OH BOY...........
AND MY LATEST BUYS?
KENNETH COLE NEW YORK BAG
STILA BRONZER AND HIGHLIGHTER
LIZ CLAIBORNE BROOCH (PRESENT FOR THE LADY FROM MY HOST FAMILY)
and i received the fabulous christmas present from my dear anna falvello:)
COSMETICS:)
YUM :)
HAHAHA
ALL THOSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :) LOVE THEM LOVE THEM LOVE THEM
AND ONE MORE UPDATE
I AM NOW AT SEASON 6, SEX AND THE CITY
20 AND FABULOUS :)
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
i HAD A LOT OF FREE TIME THESE DAYS
AND YES.
i looked out at the window
...
at the snow-covered fields
...
and the frozen lake
...
damn... i think too much these days
and WAY TOO MUCH SEX AND THE CITY
...
I am at season 4 now
just finished
at 3.30am in the morning
...
gah
got work tmr.
need to earn some money..
i spend WAY TOO MUCH
:(
CHEERIO PALS
"for his discovery of the genetic principle for generation of antibody diversity"
 |
| Susumu Tonegawa |
| Japan |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge, MA, USA |
| b. 1939 |
|
Monday, December 14, 2009
Spelling error at F1 event?
STOMPer Keith thinks there is a spelling error on this sign on a stall selling snacks at the F1 event last weekend. The STOMPer feels that such errors are unacceptable in a world class event.
In his email dated Sep 28:
"This was taken at the F1 Singapore Nightrace that happened last weekend. It shows a sign board used by a stall selling snacks.
"Can you spot the serious spelling error?
"I pointed out that there was a spelling mistake on the board and the stallkeeper was perplexed about my comment.
"This is very embarassing. By hosting the F1 nightrace, we are putting our country on the world map. Such spelling errors are unacceptable.
"This reminds me of an email which I received in the past, showing sign boards from a chinese educated country with grammatical errors due to direct translation from Chinese.
"We are from an English educated society. How can such mistakes be made?"
Assuming that Keith is referring to the spelling of 'titbits', STOMP has found that there is actually no mistake.
According to the dictionary, 'titbit' can also be spelt as 'tidbit'. The word refers to a 'tasty, small piece of food'.
Label reads 'chocolate dip mushmarrow'- What does it mean?
Sunday, December 13, 2009
The printer at an MIT library is not functional
I know that
So I wrote on a piece of paper "Not working" and put it on top of the printer
AND
THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO SAW THE PIECE OF PAPER AND STILL TRIED TO PRINT
Humans sometimes are just amazingly stubborn/weird/ desperate
... OMG that guy has been standing at the printer for 15 minutes...wth
UPDATE: Now there is a girl standing there too. OMG don't they see that piece of paper??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
ORGANOMETALLICS
TEN MILLIONS EQUATIONS
GYROSCOPE
ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS
FML
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Credits: allwomens'talk website
Rings are something that never goes out of fashion, but pretty bold cocktail rings have never been as huge as they are this season!
Just look at them, they are true pieces of art! It’s better not to think about their prices, though, because that might spoil it all. But to be honest, a ring with a saphire, little diamonds, white or yellow gold and enamel and a Dior logo engraved is not supposed to be affordable, is it?
$1050.00, visit dior.com or e-luxury.com
Among these more modest rings it’s probably the prettiest one, but still I keep dreaming about the big one with a blue saphire…
$7700.00, visit dior.com
For more of these gorgeous rings, go to:
http://www.diorjoaillerie.com/
I seriously think that my wedding ring would no longer be from Tiffany but from DIOR-my favorite brand of all times :)
I SAY F*** MORE THAN 20 TIMES A DAY NOW :(
WHAT THE F*** :(
I AM TIRED
STRESSED
AND HAVE NO CLUE WHAT MY NOTES ARE TALKING ABOUT
ORGANOMETALLICS? just kill me!!!!!!!!!!!! :( ( I BET I SPELL THAT WORD WRONG
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
TAKING GERMAN THIS IAP :)
(Wanted to take french though, but i didn't get in the lottery :(
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Page Not Found
Narrator: In A.D. 2006, Web was beginning.
Captain: What happen ?
Mechanic: Somebody set up us the journal.
Operator: We get signal.
Captain: What !
Operator: Main browser turn on.
Captain: It's you !!
CATS: How are you users !!
CATS: All your base are belong to Frank.
CATS: You are on the way to 404.
Captain: What you say !!
CATS: You have no chance to reach your page. Make your spelling correct.
CATS: Ha Ha Ha Ha ....
If you think you've reached this page in error:
Otherwise, you can:
CREDITS TO nicolaformichetti.blogspot.com who by the way i think have a great sense of fashion. she is so pretty too! :)
1. ALEXANDER MCQUEEN DRESS AND HEELS, HAUS OF GAGA SUNGLASSES ,
2.
HAUS OF GAGA OUTFIT
3.
RACHEL BARRETT DRESSES,
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN HEELS
4.
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN DRESS AND HEELS,
HAUS OF GAGA CROWN
5.
SHINJI KONISHI BAT HAIR HAT
6.
VAVA DUDU TRENCH COAT,
FRANC FERNANDEZ DIAMOND CROWN OUTFIT
7.
KEKO HAINSWHEELER MASK,
BENJAMIN CHO CRYSTAL ROSARIES,
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN HEELS,
JAIDEN RVA JAMES MASKS ON MEN
8. NASIR MAZHAR ORB, ALEXANDER MCQUEEN HEELS
9.
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN OUTFIT
10. BENJAMIN CHO POLAR BEAR FAUX COAT, ALEXANDER MCQUEEN HEELS, CARRERA SUNGLASSES
11.
ALEX NOBLE RED OUTFIT
12.
HAUS OF GAGA METAL BRA,
RP ENCORE RAT HEADPIECE,
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN HEELS
CONCEPT - HAUS OF GAGA
DIRECTOR - FRANCIS LAWRENCE
STYLING - NICOLA FORMICHETTI
Friday, December 4, 2009
Columbia University Ballroom Dance Club presents...
The Big Apple Dancesport Challenge December 5th, 2009 Roone Arledge Auditorium, New York City 
EXCITED EXCITED! :) DANCING IN NEW YORK IN 27 HOURSSSSSSSSSSSS :)
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
SOmehow... I FORGOT TO EAT
LIKE SERIOUSLY...
AT 11pm. i was like
wait. i haven't eaten for the whole day! :(
i was engrossed in all the stuff i need to do that i forgot to eat :(
feeling so damn guilty to myself, i decided to sleep 8 HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND THEN WAKE UP THIS MORNING TO MAKE...............
yummy fried riceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeE!!! I am such a good girl
(but i doubt this can happen for more than 3 days in a row hahaa)
Monday, November 30, 2009
NEXT WEEKEND..............
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I WILL BE GOING TO NYC FOR COLUMBIA DANCESPORTS CHALLENGE!!!!!!! :)
EXCITEDDDDDDDD
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AND..
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I HOPE I HAVE SOME TIME FOR SHOPPING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SAMPLE SALES IN NY IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HEAVENLYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
nine west WOOL DOUBLE BREASTED COAT
- Long sleeve coat
- Features standing collar with two button closure
- Fully lined with double breasted button closure
- Detachable buckle belt at waist
- Embroidered stripe design
- Side seam open pockets at hip
- Approximate measurements, in inches (taken from a size 2): sleeve length 24, shoulder to hem 39
- Shell 40% Wool 60% Polyester Lining 100% Polyester
- Dry clean only
i am eating AIR FOR THE NEXT MONTH :(
Friday, November 27, 2009
HILARY SWANK IS THE BEST ACTRESS EVER. HER ACTING IS SIMPLY FABULOUS!
OMG.
Boys Don't Cry (film)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American independent drama film based on the real-life story ofBrandon Teena, a transgender male who was raped and murdered on December 31, 1993 by his male friends after they found out he had female genitalia. The film features Hilary Swank as Brandon Teena and Chloë Sevigny as Brandon's girlfriend, Lana Tisdel.
Boys Don’t Cry received overwhelmingly positive acclaim from critics, especially the two lead performances from Swank and Sevigny, and considering its reasonably low budget, and independent production, it was a box office success, with most of the success coming from word of mouth and critical views. Swank was awarded the 1999 Academy Award for Best Actress, and Sevigny was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress.
The film is set in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Falls City, Nebraska, but was mainly filmed in Greenville, Texas, a small town about 45 miles northeast of Dallas. Its release was concurrent with the murder of a young gay man, Matthew Shepard, which sparked additional public interest in the film.[1]
Awards and nominations
The film won 40 awards and was nominated for 27 other awards.
- Academy Awards:
- Won: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Hilary Swank)
- Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Chloë Sevigny)
- Golden Globe Awards:
- Won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Hilary Swank)
- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Chloë Sevigny)
- BAFTA Awards:
- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Hilary Swank)
- National Board of Review:
- Won: Breakthrough Performance - Female (Hilary Swank)
- Won: Outstanding Directorial Debut (Kimberly Peirce)
- Satellite Awards:
- Won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Hilary Swank)
- Won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama (Chloë Sevigny)
- Nominated: Best Picture - Drama
- Nominated: Best Director (Kimberly Peirce)
*!!the best movie ever!!*
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