June 13, 2005

• well, it was either sleep or xanga at work and so i opted for xanga.  perhaps sleep will kick in a lil bit later anyway. hahaha.  read this entry in its entirety.  its entertaining, i promise. 

  
  

  i was in a meeting where my project buddy was describing to me how this whole portfolio analysis tool works and what my job was in determining portfolio optimization and i couldn't keep my eyes open for the life of me.  he would look at me a lot for some signs of understanding and comprehension and i had to struggle just to pull off a nod and a "uh huh".  it was pretty bad cause i just wanted to drop my head onto the table and snooze for a bit and it was just so hard for me to pay attention.  i even secretly pinched my face so that i would focus and listen.  reminds me of the time when i was at dinner at the westpoint formals and this really important general was on the screen giving what seemed like a never ending speech and i couldn't help but want to put my head in the food and sleep. hahaa.  in this case, it was due partly to really, really hot weather, partly to partying waaaaaaay too much the night before and partly to food coma...so i guess thats understandable, right??? haha

  
  

  let's see.  went to Mysore this weekend.  what was suppose to be a 3.5 hour bus ride turned out to be 5.5 hours after taking a short cut-yup, a short cut.  all in all, it was a splendid time.  had a good chance to see other parts of india, including the poverty stricken one.  i thought i'd seen my share of poor in vietnam...uhh...india is far worse.  we went all over the place, would mention them but i think the only thing most people think of when they think of india is the taj mahal and for some people, they even thought the taj majah was a casino (yah, no comment there...), so i won't even bother naming things and leave it at that.  just know i went to Mysore ok? hahaha. 

  
  

  some guy try to rip me off, but me, with my mad barganing skills said, "to hell with you! i'll give you Rs. 70 for both sets dammit!" hahaah well, minus the to hell with you and dammit part, i did bargain for 2 sets of bangles from a rip off price of Rs. 200 for one set to Rs. 70 for 2 sets.  thats equivalent to about $1.50.  go me!

  
  

  i can now check riding a camel and elephant off my list.  it was about 50 cents to ride the camel around an intersection with cars (yes, intersection-apparently farm animals on the roads here are quite the norm) and $1 to ride the elephant inside a palace. hahaha. no no, not literally inside, but on the palace grounds.  it was really scary getting on and off of both animals-but besides that, all was gravy.  i think i attracted a lot of attention when i shouted "holy f*cken sh*t!" out into the crowd.  ooooooooooh well.  but then again, not as if i didn't stick out like a sore thumb already. hahaa yah...i'm almost getting used to being stared at a lot everywhere i go.  and when i mean stared out, not just like a casual glance, but a very obvious glare-almost even a death stare (see calliea's  june 10th xanga entry about this). 

  
  

  speaking of stares, i was asked 6 times yesterday by random people to take pictures with their brother/sister/family/children/cousins/aunt/long lost dog etc.  it was quite interesting because at first, it started off with me and 3 other people (all of whom were NOT indian) and then it was just me.  one guy was even on the phone when i passed by him and he just stopped and asked if i could take a picture with his sister.  now really, how the freak weird is that?! being the nice person that i am, i said yes.  and then i charged them Rs. 10 for each shot. haahhahaha j/k j/k.  if only.  then i can make a living in india as That Chinese Girl.  yaaah, right. no thanks, i'll pass.  my goal in life is to become the Chinese Trophy Wife.  hahahaa j/k j/k.  Chinese House Wife would do just fine. 

  
  

  some fun facts/stupidity statements of the weekend made by yours truly:

  
  

  1.  did you know a bull is a male cow? 

  
  

  2.  did you know an ox is a castrated male cow?

  
  

  3.  me:  "what?  you can't milk all cows? i thought you can milk male cows too..."  other people:  "whats wrong with you???"  so yes, apparently, you can only milk female cows..which makes sense b/c which male mammal can you milk? hahaha.  thats a good one.  but don't ya'll remember Meet the Parents where Ben Stiller said you can milk just about anything with nipples?  *sigh*.  t.v. has ruined me. 

  
  

  4.  me:  "wait, so where are Mongolians from............Mongul?"  other people:  "errr...MONGOLIA?" hahahahaha

  
  

  5.  i walked directly into a 3-foot pole that was in the center divide of a walk way.  lets just say, i saved the guys behind me from infertility.  but then again, who's to say they would have been an idiot and have walked into the pole like me...

  
  

  so i guess sameer was right when he said that the admissions office at ucb saw *engineering, asian, female* and immediately stuck it in the acceptance pile... sadness. HAHAHHAHAA.  what can i say, so i need to brush up a lilttle bit on the farm animals. 

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