My auntie bought a new car for around 37 lakh (44,000USD)
but she told her husband (and others) that it cost only 21 lakh (25,000 dollars)
She bought his car, yet usually she goes by bus , taxi, or evren by walk only because her car is nicely parked in taipei.
So I guess it is a cultual thing, that we taiwanese are so cool.
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I was waiting in the glasses shop today (free of cost)
and then there was a man coming in, asking for having his glasses fixed as well as his watch.
He had such a loud strong voice, 'do you fix watch here as well? No? But I always remember you fix both watches and glasses here!'
'How old are you?' He asked.
'I'm 20'
'Well do you remember that they also fix watch here?'
I laughed and said 'Well I guss not but I am not sure'
So he started to ask 'How come you are not in school today?'
'Well, I just came back from abraod'
'Oh really? from where?'
'ummmmm Pakistan'
'Pakistan!! Do you speak the language there?'
and he became all excited, telling his son that I was from Pakistan.
He was quite positive and happy that he met me.
'So, when did you leave? after junior high?' he asked.
'Oh no, I left after my first semester in HSNU'
'and you haven't called me xue-zhang* yet?'
(*xue-zhang means the elder brother/guys who studied above your class)
I was so amazed'wow, I didn't know...'
'I am from class 31'
'and i am from 1131!'
Then he was trying to find his card and said 'do i have the honor to know you?'
It turned out he is the chief supervisor in the international airport, working for Japan Airlines.
It was a really nice experience, and he made me feel proud about Pakistan.
=)
2010年6月7日 星期一
2010年6月6日 星期日
Taipei Shock
You know living so long in pakistan has some how made me 'less civilized'
I was about to argue with officers in bangkok, when they told us each person had to pay extra airport tax (USD22 for each person)
It is funny how I now get used to raise my voice when something goes wrong.
Another funny thing is that here in taipei people don't think marraiges as such a big deal in their lives.
Yes, I forgot about that.
In Pakistan it is so easy to pick a topic like 'so how is your son? when is he getting married?' but here is a big NO. I asked my aunt, 'so your son has been dating this girl for over 6 years yah? what is his plan?'
by the way my cousin is already 28.
My aunt looked at me in confusion and said 'No way! they never thought of it this way! they are so young!'
Again let me say, people here have a different attitude towards life.
Interesting huh?
and i like this soft tissues we use in the bathroom instead of the rough toilet papers.
I ate so much today, and everyone who saw me today said that i became so pretty =)
I was about to argue with officers in bangkok, when they told us each person had to pay extra airport tax (USD22 for each person)
It is funny how I now get used to raise my voice when something goes wrong.
Another funny thing is that here in taipei people don't think marraiges as such a big deal in their lives.
Yes, I forgot about that.
In Pakistan it is so easy to pick a topic like 'so how is your son? when is he getting married?' but here is a big NO. I asked my aunt, 'so your son has been dating this girl for over 6 years yah? what is his plan?'
by the way my cousin is already 28.
My aunt looked at me in confusion and said 'No way! they never thought of it this way! they are so young!'
Again let me say, people here have a different attitude towards life.
Interesting huh?
and i like this soft tissues we use in the bathroom instead of the rough toilet papers.
I ate so much today, and everyone who saw me today said that i became so pretty =)
2010年5月19日 星期三
Cookie Time
It has been another long time since I last wrote my blog.
Well well, I think many things have changed.
I don't know if we got mad at prof. O for not showing up in synergies (turned out to be agreat time) I guess it is something really small that we shouldn't even bother to get upset with (grow up!) But I guess the fact that people in general don't cross their comfort zone bothered me.
Is white lie better than telling the truth? I don't know, honestly.
I like commaman's courtesy, but I don't know if it works on anyone else.
Oh well, so it really has been a long time.
Now my head is all about LUMS, about material stuff, about how I look, about if I will be able to make friends.
I've been looking for people's expereinces in MBA on internet, just to try getting a grip for fitting in the new culture.
I have even told anut to buy me a suit.
What if I don't get to transfer? Oh well, I really don't know.
DG is in Pakistan now, landed in the morning. He'd come tomorrow.
I remember the time miss Z came, it was just the beginning of this semester.
Well, usually spring semester pass really quickly.
I'm going to bake now (for the graduates)
Ma'am Uzma liked my cookie, I'm happy =)
Well well, I think many things have changed.
I don't know if we got mad at prof. O for not showing up in synergies (turned out to be agreat time) I guess it is something really small that we shouldn't even bother to get upset with (grow up!) But I guess the fact that people in general don't cross their comfort zone bothered me.
Is white lie better than telling the truth? I don't know, honestly.
I like commaman's courtesy, but I don't know if it works on anyone else.
Oh well, so it really has been a long time.
Now my head is all about LUMS, about material stuff, about how I look, about if I will be able to make friends.
I've been looking for people's expereinces in MBA on internet, just to try getting a grip for fitting in the new culture.
I have even told anut to buy me a suit.
What if I don't get to transfer? Oh well, I really don't know.
DG is in Pakistan now, landed in the morning. He'd come tomorrow.
I remember the time miss Z came, it was just the beginning of this semester.
Well, usually spring semester pass really quickly.
I'm going to bake now (for the graduates)
Ma'am Uzma liked my cookie, I'm happy =)
2010年4月23日 星期五
2010年4月13日 星期二
Club Thingie
So I guess Palak kinda knew santaji was coming when his message came in like ‘I won’t be free till 5.’
Murtaza was asking why earthwatch had to get approval from the advisor in every decision, isn’t it supposed to be a student environmental club?
I said yes. But this is sadly how things work here.
Palak walked me to the gate, met fancy santaji with nice glasses.
(Okay, I stopped to text for 15 minutes, yes, with my phone that doesn’t work. Now I can’t remember what I was about to say. Messages about setting up a meeting for OCTP, about wrapping the gift, about Earthwatch, about getting a certificate for participation, about M’s grumpy day, about my crappy phone, about me being purple and not yellow….etc)
Palak walked me there, met fancy santaji with nice glasses. Santaji asked palak whether he’d like to join us, and Palak said no he’s not invited. Standing outside the car, I actually didn’t have a diplomatic answer. I knew Palak would be fine with that. And I appreciated Palak for being my sister in everything, including shopping for Helen’s birthday gift. I cherish the trust, so yes, I don’t have any particular answer why I didn’t want Palak to join us. I guess I am bossy and possessive.
I said to santaji ‘You own me this! It’s okay, he’s fine with that. You don’t even know palak, he’s fine. I spend hours with him every day.’ I guess I wanted to focus on santaji, listen to him, and I don’t want to be studied by another friend.
Well, I love friends, I’m a people person. I guess Rene is right in one sense that I don’t treat santaji like how I treat palak. I wouldn’t say it’s not equally nice, it is just different.
I hope to be at ease with people from all walks of life, from all back ground. But the truth is, I think I am a serious happy person. I am practical as well as an idealist. I can act, I know how to react.
Come on, let’s face it. I am a Taiwanese girl, I grew up with books, limited TV time (and then NO TV at all), talents classes. I had always been a popular person among my peers. I have attended so many performances and competitions. I have had amazing friends for my frame of reference. So, the cindy you know, it’s me of course. But there’s also some parts of me that I am not showing.
You know, when I go back to Taiwan in the summer. I will have to ‘package’ myself in front of those Taiwanese friends too.
I love you all, but sometimes I feel when I am with santaji, I am free to be the one cindy that’s not been found in Pakistan. I get to be thinking like the way I am familiar with, I get to be a Taiwanese.
I guess there are parts of you that I don’t understand, and believe me, I’d like to understand.
Santaji asked me why Pakistan? I gave him the truest answer that I don’t think many people know. And I guess, yes, palak is right, I have decided to make santaji my friend. I am like giving him the truest side of me, and I guess I am doing that because I feel secured. And yes I do think that I am imposing myself on him. I guess I’m emotionally occupied. I don’t want that. I want to be happy.
I guess santaji really isn’t as expressive as I thought he’d be, I was a bit pissed because his messages are composed by 90% of lol and 70% of hahahahaha. I asked for happy stories, there were only few.
If I were to tell the latest happy stories, I’d say how Palak came to Mini Market and Main Market with me, or how Prof.O lent me his phone for an hour unlimited messages, or how ZeeB let me present later, or how Bilal let me take the quiz later on Tuesday. And it was real sweet that santaji asked for keeping the ‘information’ I gave him to make balancesheet.
There are things that I consider that ‘I can be’ happy (and thankful) about. Yes I’m saying it it’s more of a habit of deciding whether to be happy, since life is usually sad.
I think however I am spoiled in a way that palak is so ‘obedient and friendly’ :P
Well, I should stop writing cuz it’s getting messy and many things don’t even make sense. I am really happy that I finally got to meet santaji. I finally had a time to be myself. I finally got to hear the stories. It’s like finally finally.
And I laughed real hard today when prof, O questioned my why didn’t I have internet :P
And I really appreciate the fact that all of my friends are trying to appreciate each other. You guys are doing a better job than I am.
Murtaza was asking why earthwatch had to get approval from the advisor in every decision, isn’t it supposed to be a student environmental club?
I said yes. But this is sadly how things work here.
Palak walked me to the gate, met fancy santaji with nice glasses.
(Okay, I stopped to text for 15 minutes, yes, with my phone that doesn’t work. Now I can’t remember what I was about to say. Messages about setting up a meeting for OCTP, about wrapping the gift, about Earthwatch, about getting a certificate for participation, about M’s grumpy day, about my crappy phone, about me being purple and not yellow….etc)
Palak walked me there, met fancy santaji with nice glasses. Santaji asked palak whether he’d like to join us, and Palak said no he’s not invited. Standing outside the car, I actually didn’t have a diplomatic answer. I knew Palak would be fine with that. And I appreciated Palak for being my sister in everything, including shopping for Helen’s birthday gift. I cherish the trust, so yes, I don’t have any particular answer why I didn’t want Palak to join us. I guess I am bossy and possessive.
I said to santaji ‘You own me this! It’s okay, he’s fine with that. You don’t even know palak, he’s fine. I spend hours with him every day.’ I guess I wanted to focus on santaji, listen to him, and I don’t want to be studied by another friend.
Well, I love friends, I’m a people person. I guess Rene is right in one sense that I don’t treat santaji like how I treat palak. I wouldn’t say it’s not equally nice, it is just different.
I hope to be at ease with people from all walks of life, from all back ground. But the truth is, I think I am a serious happy person. I am practical as well as an idealist. I can act, I know how to react.
Come on, let’s face it. I am a Taiwanese girl, I grew up with books, limited TV time (and then NO TV at all), talents classes. I had always been a popular person among my peers. I have attended so many performances and competitions. I have had amazing friends for my frame of reference. So, the cindy you know, it’s me of course. But there’s also some parts of me that I am not showing.
You know, when I go back to Taiwan in the summer. I will have to ‘package’ myself in front of those Taiwanese friends too.
I love you all, but sometimes I feel when I am with santaji, I am free to be the one cindy that’s not been found in Pakistan. I get to be thinking like the way I am familiar with, I get to be a Taiwanese.
I guess there are parts of you that I don’t understand, and believe me, I’d like to understand.
Santaji asked me why Pakistan? I gave him the truest answer that I don’t think many people know. And I guess, yes, palak is right, I have decided to make santaji my friend. I am like giving him the truest side of me, and I guess I am doing that because I feel secured. And yes I do think that I am imposing myself on him. I guess I’m emotionally occupied. I don’t want that. I want to be happy.
I guess santaji really isn’t as expressive as I thought he’d be, I was a bit pissed because his messages are composed by 90% of lol and 70% of hahahahaha. I asked for happy stories, there were only few.
If I were to tell the latest happy stories, I’d say how Palak came to Mini Market and Main Market with me, or how Prof.O lent me his phone for an hour unlimited messages, or how ZeeB let me present later, or how Bilal let me take the quiz later on Tuesday. And it was real sweet that santaji asked for keeping the ‘information’ I gave him to make balancesheet.
There are things that I consider that ‘I can be’ happy (and thankful) about. Yes I’m saying it it’s more of a habit of deciding whether to be happy, since life is usually sad.
I think however I am spoiled in a way that palak is so ‘obedient and friendly’ :P
Well, I should stop writing cuz it’s getting messy and many things don’t even make sense. I am really happy that I finally got to meet santaji. I finally had a time to be myself. I finally got to hear the stories. It’s like finally finally.
And I laughed real hard today when prof, O questioned my why didn’t I have internet :P
And I really appreciate the fact that all of my friends are trying to appreciate each other. You guys are doing a better job than I am.
So my grumpy day
Monday. April 12th
Well I think it’s always when I act like a kid. I am grumpy when things don’t happen as planned, and no matter how I try to be ‘non-chalant’, I just act the total opposite way.
I worry so much in a sense that even mom says ‘why don’t you just let things happen?’
So I didn’t feel like going to MCOM class today. I am glad that palak said ‘let’s go to class’ twice or maybe 3 times today. And he has learned to be quiet when I am mad at something. He said that to Helen that ‘Don’t worry, yellow is pissed at me everyday’
I seriously need to call a ‘I’m sorry’ meeting, I really am but I just can’t help it.
I need my space. I don’t want my emotions to be messed up.
I don’t want to feel upset when someone couldn’t sneak out from his office to have coffee with me.
I don’t want to calculate how many days have passed since somebody has spend how many minutes last time we met.
It’s all so tiring.
The first thing is, yes, palak is with me daily. I should cherish people who are around me.
The second thing is, if I have so much time then why don’t I spend it on something else or someone else?
I don’t want to be grumpy. I want to be a happy yellow pirate.
So good-bye my grumpy day.
And to answer everyone’s question, no, I’m not going out with anyone until somebody finds me a hot European or Canadian. Thank you very much.
And to answer Helen’s question, I guess I just feel a lot more myself when santaji is around. You said the non-swearing you isn’t quite you, so I guess the independent strong pirate isn’t always me. I guess I like to be dependent when there is someone stronger around.
And we are having EarthWatch meeting at 4 daily! Let’s leave no regrets!
Congrats for L and S to be the new presidents!!
Well I think it’s always when I act like a kid. I am grumpy when things don’t happen as planned, and no matter how I try to be ‘non-chalant’, I just act the total opposite way.
I worry so much in a sense that even mom says ‘why don’t you just let things happen?’
So I didn’t feel like going to MCOM class today. I am glad that palak said ‘let’s go to class’ twice or maybe 3 times today. And he has learned to be quiet when I am mad at something. He said that to Helen that ‘Don’t worry, yellow is pissed at me everyday’
I seriously need to call a ‘I’m sorry’ meeting, I really am but I just can’t help it.
I need my space. I don’t want my emotions to be messed up.
I don’t want to feel upset when someone couldn’t sneak out from his office to have coffee with me.
I don’t want to calculate how many days have passed since somebody has spend how many minutes last time we met.
It’s all so tiring.
The first thing is, yes, palak is with me daily. I should cherish people who are around me.
The second thing is, if I have so much time then why don’t I spend it on something else or someone else?
I don’t want to be grumpy. I want to be a happy yellow pirate.
So good-bye my grumpy day.
And to answer everyone’s question, no, I’m not going out with anyone until somebody finds me a hot European or Canadian. Thank you very much.
And to answer Helen’s question, I guess I just feel a lot more myself when santaji is around. You said the non-swearing you isn’t quite you, so I guess the independent strong pirate isn’t always me. I guess I like to be dependent when there is someone stronger around.
And we are having EarthWatch meeting at 4 daily! Let’s leave no regrets!
Congrats for L and S to be the new presidents!!
2010年3月28日 星期日
Pirate as a girl
This is a blog that I wish I can type freely what I feel. But there are things that I should keep as secrets since they are not only related to me alone.(so don’t blame me if you find all my diaries …. You know.
So one thing I was asking myself today was, why would I always try to include santaji in my circle of friends? Why would I try to involve him in my work when he has nothing to do with it? For instance, I asked him to make balance sheet for our FAST business idea. (which was fun because we ran out of time and did only 16/50 slides). I could have asked palak.
And I have been sending so many ‘hey I guess I’ll see you in october’ messages (it means I won’t be able to see you before I leave for holiday) and constantly, I say constantly I have been sending ‘I miss you’ that sort of childish messages. I don’t know why. Palak told his friend in Truth and Truth and if he had to sacrifice his life for one close friend, then that person would be me. I told santaji that if I had to marry one person from FC it’d be either palak or prof.O (which I changed my mind because he is pinkie and I am #1126 on his list) since they are my friends. If I had to marry a guy in Pakistan then it would be santaji because I get a sense of security around him. But sometimes I wonder if I am trying too hard to get to know santaji and all. Obviously he doesn’t need me as much as I need him, I mean emotionally, but I guess, hey, let’s face it, it’s my problem. I think I like to rely on someone, give out my secrets, feel protected and cherished etc. And I think santaji is that sort of people (like my ex-boyfriend) who I just try way too hard to maintain a relationship.
On one side I was dreaming like a girl that what it’d be like to spend the rest of my life with any of you. I mean, it would be fun because I know you guys ADORE me especially Palak. Lalalala so it is a good thing that I have made up my mind to find an European, and now I can freely be your friend. Otherwise I could fall in love so easily I guess (somebody needs to stop me for being a cat)
That’s all I got to say. I am turning 20, I should be sensible in things I do or things I think in my head. It is a blessing to have amazing friends.
But I think I will be very jealous of my guys' wives. I guess I should be more sensible. Be strong. And still hope that we will be BFF.
So one thing I was asking myself today was, why would I always try to include santaji in my circle of friends? Why would I try to involve him in my work when he has nothing to do with it? For instance, I asked him to make balance sheet for our FAST business idea. (which was fun because we ran out of time and did only 16/50 slides). I could have asked palak.
And I have been sending so many ‘hey I guess I’ll see you in october’ messages (it means I won’t be able to see you before I leave for holiday) and constantly, I say constantly I have been sending ‘I miss you’ that sort of childish messages. I don’t know why. Palak told his friend in Truth and Truth and if he had to sacrifice his life for one close friend, then that person would be me. I told santaji that if I had to marry one person from FC it’d be either palak or prof.O (which I changed my mind because he is pinkie and I am #1126 on his list) since they are my friends. If I had to marry a guy in Pakistan then it would be santaji because I get a sense of security around him. But sometimes I wonder if I am trying too hard to get to know santaji and all. Obviously he doesn’t need me as much as I need him, I mean emotionally, but I guess, hey, let’s face it, it’s my problem. I think I like to rely on someone, give out my secrets, feel protected and cherished etc. And I think santaji is that sort of people (like my ex-boyfriend) who I just try way too hard to maintain a relationship.
On one side I was dreaming like a girl that what it’d be like to spend the rest of my life with any of you. I mean, it would be fun because I know you guys ADORE me especially Palak. Lalalala so it is a good thing that I have made up my mind to find an European, and now I can freely be your friend. Otherwise I could fall in love so easily I guess (somebody needs to stop me for being a cat)
That’s all I got to say. I am turning 20, I should be sensible in things I do or things I think in my head. It is a blessing to have amazing friends.
But I think I will be very jealous of my guys' wives. I guess I should be more sensible. Be strong. And still hope that we will be BFF.
2010年3月27日 星期六
Negative 2
So it happend 4 days ago on Tuesday, our Pakistan Day (Mar23rd), that I had a fight with Palak.
What happend was that on monday I was trying really hard to send the telenor thing on time, but prof.O didn't leave me enough time to do so. I stayed up late and finish the work. My mom was home, and I didn't get enough time to spend with her, evn though I really really wanted to attend this day out.
My tuesday started when Rene came to my house at 12:30 ish then we went to Macro.
And then we cooked (sakina helped), I learned some amazing dishes. You guys didn't come until 4 when we had agreed to meet up at 3:30, or 3. (I am sorry but I forgot that it was Rene's personality to put things in a prettier form)
You said, 'Pirate, how can you say you wasted your whole day? How can you say it was changed in the last minute? I told you that I would get free at 2:30, and I said I'd come at 3:30. So i'm 30 minutes late, and I am sorry, okay?'
Prof. O's camera was still on, and I said, 'That's the attitude that I don't like.'
It seems like I wasn't happy with people's punctuality, but more of the 'attitude' which annoyed me was that you didn't spend time to understand me. What went wrong? What was botherting me? You didn't care, and you didn't even know that I was already annoyed by the time you joked 'On the scale of 10, I'd give Rene10. She is just so cool, so 'Let's have fun', so un-punctual, well I know that's not a good thing, but I really like that about her because it's all opposite to pirate. And I'll give Pirate negative two'
I had no idea what's up with you that day, first you were supposed to be my friend, and second you didn't even care about me when we fought. I wouldn't say Urdu is a big issue, but the thing is when I asked, I meant I wanted to be in a more comfortable situation. Why didn't you care? and you said 'well that's all I told her, nothing was new' It was so unfair.
And you didn't even come with me when I had to get my telenor card, you didn't.
It was prof. O who ran after me, caring if a chinese girl would be struggled in Johar town.
But I guess you didn't know about the work that I was doing, I guess you were really happy with Rene (I am pleased with that fact actually), and I guess you usually stepped back so that I wouldn't be hurt by you.
I am sorry that I wasn't forgiving. It has always been tough for me to forget things. For instance, today is already saturday and I still remember what you said and did.
What happend was that on monday I was trying really hard to send the telenor thing on time, but prof.O didn't leave me enough time to do so. I stayed up late and finish the work. My mom was home, and I didn't get enough time to spend with her, evn though I really really wanted to attend this day out.
My tuesday started when Rene came to my house at 12:30 ish then we went to Macro.
And then we cooked (sakina helped), I learned some amazing dishes. You guys didn't come until 4 when we had agreed to meet up at 3:30, or 3. (I am sorry but I forgot that it was Rene's personality to put things in a prettier form)
You said, 'Pirate, how can you say you wasted your whole day? How can you say it was changed in the last minute? I told you that I would get free at 2:30, and I said I'd come at 3:30. So i'm 30 minutes late, and I am sorry, okay?'
Prof. O's camera was still on, and I said, 'That's the attitude that I don't like.'
It seems like I wasn't happy with people's punctuality, but more of the 'attitude' which annoyed me was that you didn't spend time to understand me. What went wrong? What was botherting me? You didn't care, and you didn't even know that I was already annoyed by the time you joked 'On the scale of 10, I'd give Rene10. She is just so cool, so 'Let's have fun', so un-punctual, well I know that's not a good thing, but I really like that about her because it's all opposite to pirate. And I'll give Pirate negative two'
I had no idea what's up with you that day, first you were supposed to be my friend, and second you didn't even care about me when we fought. I wouldn't say Urdu is a big issue, but the thing is when I asked, I meant I wanted to be in a more comfortable situation. Why didn't you care? and you said 'well that's all I told her, nothing was new' It was so unfair.
And you didn't even come with me when I had to get my telenor card, you didn't.
It was prof. O who ran after me, caring if a chinese girl would be struggled in Johar town.
But I guess you didn't know about the work that I was doing, I guess you were really happy with Rene (I am pleased with that fact actually), and I guess you usually stepped back so that I wouldn't be hurt by you.
I am sorry that I wasn't forgiving. It has always been tough for me to forget things. For instance, today is already saturday and I still remember what you said and did.
2010年3月16日 星期二
Hop Hop Hop to City Tower and 'Shxx I hate Pakistani's punctuality
When I walked out e-block and was in search of prof. O and Palak,
I saw Palak and Renee together and we just blah blah blah started to talk.
I really like Renee, seriously, she is one frank girl, who is rude and lies on small things, wait, even though it doesn't sound like good habits, but I love her as she is one true firend. (Love you)
And we started to tell her everything we did together yesterday,
she said 'nice shoes! there are some japanese shoes in city tower, let's check-em out!'
so we just hopped hopped hopped there, (actually Steven drove)
We were sort of stuck in Al-Nakhal and then when we were in city tower we found out the shop was closed :P
haha, but we had minimelts (Steven: another cup!!)
It was really fun to sit in the car, talked about thursday cooking plan,
ate sharwarma, this and that. Strawberry wala, and then palak drank the water Renee washed her hands with :P
So I guess, this is probably it. 10 weeks before I left for Taiwan, I am having the best memories that I can have.
I am one lucky girl.
Mini melt : Rs 60 x 2 cups
Strawberry: Rs100+10
Food: Rs 480
Renee has a very good accent of speaking Urdu/punjabi, I wish I can talk like her.
Even Steven's accent is good, and palak's is understandable.
Yes Santaji misses Renee :P
And so does Renee misses Santaji.
And yes Santaji has invited us to his house, and Renee invited herself to his house and she says none of us is going to tell him,it's a surprise.
:D I think it'll be fun, since Renee is Santaji's nightmare.
Love you all.
I saw Palak and Renee together and we just blah blah blah started to talk.
I really like Renee, seriously, she is one frank girl, who is rude and lies on small things, wait, even though it doesn't sound like good habits, but I love her as she is one true firend. (Love you)
And we started to tell her everything we did together yesterday,
she said 'nice shoes! there are some japanese shoes in city tower, let's check-em out!'
so we just hopped hopped hopped there, (actually Steven drove)
We were sort of stuck in Al-Nakhal and then when we were in city tower we found out the shop was closed :P
haha, but we had minimelts (Steven: another cup!!)
It was really fun to sit in the car, talked about thursday cooking plan,
ate sharwarma, this and that. Strawberry wala, and then palak drank the water Renee washed her hands with :P
So I guess, this is probably it. 10 weeks before I left for Taiwan, I am having the best memories that I can have.
I am one lucky girl.
Mini melt : Rs 60 x 2 cups
Strawberry: Rs100+10
Food: Rs 480
Renee has a very good accent of speaking Urdu/punjabi, I wish I can talk like her.
Even Steven's accent is good, and palak's is understandable.
Yes Santaji misses Renee :P
And so does Renee misses Santaji.
And yes Santaji has invited us to his house, and Renee invited herself to his house and she says none of us is going to tell him,it's a surprise.
:D I think it'll be fun, since Renee is Santaji's nightmare.
Love you all.
'Let's go shopping! We need Laces, we need shoes!'
Yes I was one incredibly busy pirate yesterday.
I had to meet my economics group, then prof. O, then Mughees, and then class, and then computer science quiz.
I wasn't sure about coming to M. Com class cuz Mughees was sort of auditioning prof. O, well, for some GIKI thing.
I think nowadays I am very comfortable with whatever prof. O is doing. He is one reliable friend, yes, so I volunteered myself to Mughees during my class.
Palak kept asking me 'why are you texting so much?' and then he was like 'let's go shopping!'
And so we did!
We spent time from 3 til 9:30 together. It's quite a long time and my legs hurt after going 'EVERY SHOP' on link road.
I asked Palak how we became friends, and the question of the day was 'so you became friends to me only becuase I was nice to you?' He had 5,6 versions yet none of it worked well.
Now I think it's because I am really spoiled with what my ears want to hear, I mean, somehow I already expect to hear something before the question is even asked.
We spent so much time together, talking, eating, choosing laces, searching for comfortable shoes. Then we figured it's all 'mom's stuff' so then 'alright, let's pick fancy uncomfortable shoes, since we have to sacrifice one thing'
But still we didn't find anything, we walked in every shoe shop, we crossed the road so many times (and yes I am one independent girl, I don't need your arms)
What was fun is that we were gonna take bus to Pace (the one near Hafiz Center), but the thing is my legs were really tired and I didn't want to stand.
There in th HushPuppies shop I found my shoes in 2 minutes, and then santaji showed up.
What I believe is that, I don't stand for fancy stuff. I need something that can last, even though from the surface it seems like I am more attracted to beautiful things.
Okay that doesn't mean I will have an ugly husband, it just means that I am gonna find someone who makes me feel comfortable, like my shoes.
What's worth of mention is that palak called me a banana,
'see she has an ugly yellow shirt and her figure is like straight, you know'
and I guess that's true, I don't even know why I am not as sexy AS YOU ARE!! SEXY BOY!
It was really fun, and I am one lucky girl to have you both.
You canceled your meeting @ 5:30, and you ditched your senior.
Love you both.
I had to meet my economics group, then prof. O, then Mughees, and then class, and then computer science quiz.
I wasn't sure about coming to M. Com class cuz Mughees was sort of auditioning prof. O, well, for some GIKI thing.
I think nowadays I am very comfortable with whatever prof. O is doing. He is one reliable friend, yes, so I volunteered myself to Mughees during my class.
Palak kept asking me 'why are you texting so much?' and then he was like 'let's go shopping!'
And so we did!
We spent time from 3 til 9:30 together. It's quite a long time and my legs hurt after going 'EVERY SHOP' on link road.
I asked Palak how we became friends, and the question of the day was 'so you became friends to me only becuase I was nice to you?' He had 5,6 versions yet none of it worked well.
Now I think it's because I am really spoiled with what my ears want to hear, I mean, somehow I already expect to hear something before the question is even asked.
We spent so much time together, talking, eating, choosing laces, searching for comfortable shoes. Then we figured it's all 'mom's stuff' so then 'alright, let's pick fancy uncomfortable shoes, since we have to sacrifice one thing'
But still we didn't find anything, we walked in every shoe shop, we crossed the road so many times (and yes I am one independent girl, I don't need your arms)
What was fun is that we were gonna take bus to Pace (the one near Hafiz Center), but the thing is my legs were really tired and I didn't want to stand.
There in th HushPuppies shop I found my shoes in 2 minutes, and then santaji showed up.
What I believe is that, I don't stand for fancy stuff. I need something that can last, even though from the surface it seems like I am more attracted to beautiful things.
Okay that doesn't mean I will have an ugly husband, it just means that I am gonna find someone who makes me feel comfortable, like my shoes.
What's worth of mention is that palak called me a banana,
'see she has an ugly yellow shirt and her figure is like straight, you know'
and I guess that's true, I don't even know why I am not as sexy AS YOU ARE!! SEXY BOY!
It was really fun, and I am one lucky girl to have you both.
You canceled your meeting @ 5:30, and you ditched your senior.
Love you both.
2010年3月13日 星期六
Bomb Bomb Bomb Bomb
There were 8 bomb blasts yesterday in total,
I was really depressed, and what happened was,
I was in chapel office, looking at my friends, thinking that, I'd want to be here for them forever.
I discovered that I long for be a part of this land.
It's real sad that things are so bumpy in this decade and it probably will get worse.
Prof, O's status is 'My Lahore'
I've been trying to make santaji realize that, I care for this place.
I want to be here. Nobody can abandon a crying child, especially when you are somehow related to it.
Taiwan or Pakistan? Career/social status or making a change?
For me it's obvious that I want to bring changes, yet to be an influential person, sometimes you need power, which means you need a position.
It is the only thing that I am unsure about, where do I want to go?
If I have a choice, I'd like to live a peaceful life, spend loads of time with people I love.
But that aint gonna happen, I always have a stronger ability in connecting people as well as performing in whatever I am assigned to do.
The gifts don't come in vain, and I got to make it to the fullest to benefit others.
So yup, here I am in Pakistan. Santaji was like 'you shouldn't waste your life here.'
I told him that he can just go away :P
Let me just say again, I do things that I find meaning in doing it.
I care for lives.
Maybe I will end up in africa, that is also okay with me.
But right now, my heart is here. I love you.
I was really depressed, and what happened was,
I was in chapel office, looking at my friends, thinking that, I'd want to be here for them forever.
I discovered that I long for be a part of this land.
It's real sad that things are so bumpy in this decade and it probably will get worse.
Prof, O's status is 'My Lahore'
I've been trying to make santaji realize that, I care for this place.
I want to be here. Nobody can abandon a crying child, especially when you are somehow related to it.
Taiwan or Pakistan? Career/social status or making a change?
For me it's obvious that I want to bring changes, yet to be an influential person, sometimes you need power, which means you need a position.
It is the only thing that I am unsure about, where do I want to go?
If I have a choice, I'd like to live a peaceful life, spend loads of time with people I love.
But that aint gonna happen, I always have a stronger ability in connecting people as well as performing in whatever I am assigned to do.
The gifts don't come in vain, and I got to make it to the fullest to benefit others.
So yup, here I am in Pakistan. Santaji was like 'you shouldn't waste your life here.'
I told him that he can just go away :P
Let me just say again, I do things that I find meaning in doing it.
I care for lives.
Maybe I will end up in africa, that is also okay with me.
But right now, my heart is here. I love you.
2010年3月11日 星期四
It came as a midnight shock
Today is friday, and I didn't keep the blog on wednesday.
Wednesday we went to Golden Wok and had good food there, then mom's dentist, and I decided I'd wear braces when I come back from Taiwan.
Thursday was all busy too, Bilal didn't teach accounting again. So we went to Maheen's play on time, she was awesome, playing cinderella's sister.
I was hooting when the song 'nothing's gonna change my life for you'
how could it be so cheesy? :P or how could i get so cheesy?
It felt good though.
And last night I my pirate ship secret came with something really shocking.
Really really really shocking. I do appreciate the trust, like tons.
ahhhh I still haven't recovered, ahh.... it's a good thing.
But maybe I'd just yearn to hear 'hey but we are still friends as we were, nothing has changed' (hahaha the cinderella song rang!)
It's obvious that nothing has changed, but perhaps I am an insecure girl who doesn't like changes? Well, it's only new for me, so yah.....we call it a shock.
I hope all of my friends will form a happy home,
but I don't know if I like the relationship transforming into another form.
Back out? Nah it's not fair. It's some trust that he seldoms gives to people.
I will love the girl I suppose, if I am being fair to her.
I think it's just weird that you feel you've known someone for so long and suddenly a secret pops out and you start to question everything the person has said.
I am really honored to keep a secret though.
And let me focus on my studies kallage stuff before I start to feel jealous :P
I want someone who can spend life with me toooo!
Wednesday we went to Golden Wok and had good food there, then mom's dentist, and I decided I'd wear braces when I come back from Taiwan.
Thursday was all busy too, Bilal didn't teach accounting again. So we went to Maheen's play on time, she was awesome, playing cinderella's sister.
I was hooting when the song 'nothing's gonna change my life for you'
how could it be so cheesy? :P or how could i get so cheesy?
It felt good though.
And last night I my pirate ship secret came with something really shocking.
Really really really shocking. I do appreciate the trust, like tons.
ahhhh I still haven't recovered, ahh.... it's a good thing.
But maybe I'd just yearn to hear 'hey but we are still friends as we were, nothing has changed' (hahaha the cinderella song rang!)
It's obvious that nothing has changed, but perhaps I am an insecure girl who doesn't like changes? Well, it's only new for me, so yah.....we call it a shock.
I hope all of my friends will form a happy home,
but I don't know if I like the relationship transforming into another form.
Back out? Nah it's not fair. It's some trust that he seldoms gives to people.
I will love the girl I suppose, if I am being fair to her.
I think it's just weird that you feel you've known someone for so long and suddenly a secret pops out and you start to question everything the person has said.
I am really honored to keep a secret though.
And let me focus on my studies kallage stuff before I start to feel jealous :P
I want someone who can spend life with me toooo!
2010年3月9日 星期二
Weird girls met on my stall
I'm thrilled with the fact that we are showing The Age of Stupid on thursday.
Though it's kinda funny how people have so many opinions (often weird) when it's supposed to be like a 'if you are interested in watching it, give me Rs20 and I will get you registered'
Zahra came and said (wait wait, she is not the weird type), 'how come it is the age of stupid? it has to be either the age of stupids or the age of stupidity!'
A girl came and said 'what are you doing here? What is your name' We are showing a movie on thursday, and my name is cindy.
'How come I always forget your name? Cindy. Your hair looks nice, where did you get your haircut?' From a friend.
'Where is that?' A friend, a friend, FRIEND
'Arrr... friend? Friend? Friend? OH FRIEND!' Yes friend.
How weird is that.
and a girl and was literally pointing at my nose 'You need a chart' nah it's okay.
'You need a chart!' she said it again, and I said 'nah it's okay we're just showing a movie, why would I waste a resource?'
'It's not a resource! It's just a chart!' she shouted.
I said 'nah, it's okay'
'As you wish' she said. haha yes as my wish.
I should be happy that I have this power to decide that I DON"T need a chart, wo-hoo!
Overall, it was a werid day.
I am sorry that I messed up my accounting quiz. Sorry.
Though it's kinda funny how people have so many opinions (often weird) when it's supposed to be like a 'if you are interested in watching it, give me Rs20 and I will get you registered'
Zahra came and said (wait wait, she is not the weird type), 'how come it is the age of stupid? it has to be either the age of stupids or the age of stupidity!'
A girl came and said 'what are you doing here? What is your name' We are showing a movie on thursday, and my name is cindy.
'How come I always forget your name? Cindy. Your hair looks nice, where did you get your haircut?' From a friend.
'Where is that?' A friend, a friend, FRIEND
'Arrr... friend? Friend? Friend? OH FRIEND!' Yes friend.
How weird is that.
and a girl and was literally pointing at my nose 'You need a chart' nah it's okay.
'You need a chart!' she said it again, and I said 'nah it's okay we're just showing a movie, why would I waste a resource?'
'It's not a resource! It's just a chart!' she shouted.
I said 'nah, it's okay'
'As you wish' she said. haha yes as my wish.
I should be happy that I have this power to decide that I DON"T need a chart, wo-hoo!
Overall, it was a werid day.
I am sorry that I messed up my accounting quiz. Sorry.
A weird/ sad day with mom's dentist trip!
I feel so bad that I messed up my accounting quiz, shame on me.
I feel so annoyed by ZB's way of teaching OB, it's stupid and useless.
We never had a real lecture, and see, it was only the 7th lesson and we almost finished the book. Yes we studied 12 chapters all by ourselves!!
And the crazy thing is, that he will give us a thursday off and have our quiz in the remaing 7 chapter subjects on the following tuesday.
I don't like his way of teaching.
Good news is I got my baking tray back (yay) Santaji brought chocolates in a cool nice bag. He met mom and he was like 'here's your tray.' (with a silent tadaa)
and mom was saying 'yes for the next time' santaji couldn't get it. I repeated it.
he was looking very unsure, and he popped out a line 'so you are a dog person!'
mom said 'yes for a long time I had dogs' santaji couldn't get it. Mom repeated it.
And I think that was the whole conversation, (pat pat and hugs)
hahahhaha.
Buffs was one dirty dog, he digged 3 wholes in the yard today.
Good news is Haider recommended a nice dentist in Sadan Hospital and mom finally got her shaking tooth out.
And the best news was me and prof. O got approved to the FAST business idea thing =)
There we go, hope we'll have loads of fun!!
Pop quiz today was : how many stitches have I had in life?
answer: never!!!!
I feel so annoyed by ZB's way of teaching OB, it's stupid and useless.
We never had a real lecture, and see, it was only the 7th lesson and we almost finished the book. Yes we studied 12 chapters all by ourselves!!
And the crazy thing is, that he will give us a thursday off and have our quiz in the remaing 7 chapter subjects on the following tuesday.
I don't like his way of teaching.
Good news is I got my baking tray back (yay) Santaji brought chocolates in a cool nice bag. He met mom and he was like 'here's your tray.' (with a silent tadaa)
and mom was saying 'yes for the next time' santaji couldn't get it. I repeated it.
he was looking very unsure, and he popped out a line 'so you are a dog person!'
mom said 'yes for a long time I had dogs' santaji couldn't get it. Mom repeated it.
And I think that was the whole conversation, (pat pat and hugs)
hahahhaha.
Buffs was one dirty dog, he digged 3 wholes in the yard today.
Good news is Haider recommended a nice dentist in Sadan Hospital and mom finally got her shaking tooth out.
And the best news was me and prof. O got approved to the FAST business idea thing =)
There we go, hope we'll have loads of fun!!
Pop quiz today was : how many stitches have I had in life?
answer: never!!!!
2010年3月8日 星期一
Model Town K-block Bomb Blast KFC plan still on
The truth is I haven't been able to sleep through the whole night for about 3-4 months.
I guess it has something to do with my massive usage of mobile phone.
I saw santaji's message at 7 ish 'rise n shine, coffee and eggs!'
and I went back to sleep, and then there was suddenly a huge sound and my window was shaking.
I was quite unsure what just happened.
Mom said it was too early in the morning to have a bomb blast, it was about 8:15 ish.
So I texted santaji about his breakfast, and then 'and was there like a bomb blast 10 minutes ago?'
It turned out to be in my block, model town. Santaji didn't go to work.
It is of course sad, and later I went to college, no one taked about it.
Yes we can't do anything, but somehow it is sadder that no one seemed to care.
I like santaji.
Professor O secretly gave me a ticekt to job expo, and he was asking balal why didn't he have the earthwatch card, nor wasn't he invited to KFC.
I like Prof. O, he is being very friendly and fun.
We came to KFC, and there were a bunch of weird Chinese people.
How do I know they are the weird types? Well sometimes you can study people from their eyes, or their behavior you name it.
In santaji's word, it is a 'knack'
I intentiously talked in English with friends, yet one of them came to palak and asked HIM:
'Is your friend from China?'
and palak was so innocent:
'Oh, she is from People's Republic of China. No, is it? taiwan.'
I was like 'shut up, just shut up'
first, how many times do i need to stress taiwan is republic of china?
and second, I don't want to have anything to do with them. Not everyone is zora.
I don't have a thing against Chinese people, seriously,
deep in my heart I am with santaji who also believe politics have no good to common people.
(yet there is a greater chance for taiwan to be reunited)
But strangers are strangers everywhere, I don't want questions,
plus the guy was not cute, and plus what is the point of telling?
Yes maybe that's me being sensitive again.
And Palak thought my shut up was rather cute.
The whole lunch/dinner was really fun.
Palak talked about how waqas tried to say 'coke-cola' in my pirate accent.
Sarah with her 'there must be something' when mg asked her 'what will be one thing you think you can do for the environment in Pakistan'
we talked about how we don't want usman to lead earthwatch next year (shhhhh)
and we kept refering lamia as if she is already the president.
Palak started to talk about how he really apprecaite me being there 'pushing' him.
I thought he would actually cry if we weren't making fun of him.
He is a sweet person, an unexpected good friend. I remember him saying that 'I hope our friendship doesn't end after earthwatch this year' when it was probably the 2nd week of my sophomore year. Frankly speaking, I was a little bit terrified as I thought 'what is this guy thinking? that sounds fishy, hann.....we'll see' and in reply I think i said 'yes sufnat is also a good friend of mine' lol
I like palak.
So that's the whole thing.
Because I remember santaji always like 'did you get your mom something?' I bought some puffs or cake from Kitchen cuisine, and mom turned out to be real happy.
that;s it for now.
I guess it has something to do with my massive usage of mobile phone.
I saw santaji's message at 7 ish 'rise n shine, coffee and eggs!'
and I went back to sleep, and then there was suddenly a huge sound and my window was shaking.
I was quite unsure what just happened.
Mom said it was too early in the morning to have a bomb blast, it was about 8:15 ish.
So I texted santaji about his breakfast, and then 'and was there like a bomb blast 10 minutes ago?'
It turned out to be in my block, model town. Santaji didn't go to work.
It is of course sad, and later I went to college, no one taked about it.
Yes we can't do anything, but somehow it is sadder that no one seemed to care.
I like santaji.
Professor O secretly gave me a ticekt to job expo, and he was asking balal why didn't he have the earthwatch card, nor wasn't he invited to KFC.
I like Prof. O, he is being very friendly and fun.
We came to KFC, and there were a bunch of weird Chinese people.
How do I know they are the weird types? Well sometimes you can study people from their eyes, or their behavior you name it.
In santaji's word, it is a 'knack'
I intentiously talked in English with friends, yet one of them came to palak and asked HIM:
'Is your friend from China?'
and palak was so innocent:
'Oh, she is from People's Republic of China. No, is it? taiwan.'
I was like 'shut up, just shut up'
first, how many times do i need to stress taiwan is republic of china?
and second, I don't want to have anything to do with them. Not everyone is zora.
I don't have a thing against Chinese people, seriously,
deep in my heart I am with santaji who also believe politics have no good to common people.
(yet there is a greater chance for taiwan to be reunited)
But strangers are strangers everywhere, I don't want questions,
plus the guy was not cute, and plus what is the point of telling?
Yes maybe that's me being sensitive again.
And Palak thought my shut up was rather cute.
The whole lunch/dinner was really fun.
Palak talked about how waqas tried to say 'coke-cola' in my pirate accent.
Sarah with her 'there must be something' when mg asked her 'what will be one thing you think you can do for the environment in Pakistan'
we talked about how we don't want usman to lead earthwatch next year (shhhhh)
and we kept refering lamia as if she is already the president.
Palak started to talk about how he really apprecaite me being there 'pushing' him.
I thought he would actually cry if we weren't making fun of him.
He is a sweet person, an unexpected good friend. I remember him saying that 'I hope our friendship doesn't end after earthwatch this year' when it was probably the 2nd week of my sophomore year. Frankly speaking, I was a little bit terrified as I thought 'what is this guy thinking? that sounds fishy, hann.....we'll see' and in reply I think i said 'yes sufnat is also a good friend of mine' lol
I like palak.
So that's the whole thing.
Because I remember santaji always like 'did you get your mom something?' I bought some puffs or cake from Kitchen cuisine, and mom turned out to be real happy.
that;s it for now.
2010年3月6日 星期六
CTC- American Breakfast
Usually I take lots of pictures of friends or food, but somehow that fad gradually died out.
So today we went to CTC together, palak couldn't join us.
Santaji had a new haircut, I don't know if I like it or ...? It's simple, but I think if I had to choose between palak's or santaji's, then palak would be the winner.
Or maybe I grew up in Taiwan and have seen too many stylish nice haircut.
But I don't really care about these stuff anyways.
I asked commanman if he wanted to meet mom, and his answer was 'but i am in my spiky shirt, i am not properly dressed'
that reminded me the first time palak came, he was dressed up in suit as if he was here for an interview.
I like professor O's hoodies, casual cool, though I pity the fact his hair falls.
Well, I can't remember the first time I visited Helen or Rene's house,
I guess both were really random and I just came with my after-school casual attire.
Does it really matter? The first impression for friends?
It is interesting how we became friends santaji.
Okay so breaking news was brother C has decided to do accounting and finance.
And me is happy to have professor O with me in the marketing stream.
Why doesn't prof. O want to get married?
Are we really getting our hair dyed red?
Why don't I want to marry a Pakistani guy?
What's my biggest fear?
How do I define people who know me and who don't ?
Ahahahahah
I don't like being bounded by culture, rituals, social pressure.
I won't be happy, as wife is more like a possesion of husband here, and there is no point to argue that. You can't avoid.
It would be interesting to marry for instance, palak, santaji, or prof O,
but the thing is if I could have been 140% more happier, then why don't I go pursuit my happiness?
Nothing personal about Pakistani guys, but I do want a blond baby. :P
And I don't know about my biggest secret, I don't know,
I don't usualyy carry secrets around.
I can tell everyone that I am rather a judgemental person, an impatient person, a good actress?
But see people who are interested in me will not believe it, as you know, people bahave differently when they deal with different types of people.
And my strategy is to play nice with everyone.
Biggest fear is I don't want my mother die, she's my closest friend.
So yah, I better get to work, 2 competitions, 2 assginments, 2 tests. Here we go.
So today we went to CTC together, palak couldn't join us.
Santaji had a new haircut, I don't know if I like it or ...? It's simple, but I think if I had to choose between palak's or santaji's, then palak would be the winner.
Or maybe I grew up in Taiwan and have seen too many stylish nice haircut.
But I don't really care about these stuff anyways.
I asked commanman if he wanted to meet mom, and his answer was 'but i am in my spiky shirt, i am not properly dressed'
that reminded me the first time palak came, he was dressed up in suit as if he was here for an interview.
I like professor O's hoodies, casual cool, though I pity the fact his hair falls.
Well, I can't remember the first time I visited Helen or Rene's house,
I guess both were really random and I just came with my after-school casual attire.
Does it really matter? The first impression for friends?
It is interesting how we became friends santaji.
Okay so breaking news was brother C has decided to do accounting and finance.
And me is happy to have professor O with me in the marketing stream.
Why doesn't prof. O want to get married?
Are we really getting our hair dyed red?
Why don't I want to marry a Pakistani guy?
What's my biggest fear?
How do I define people who know me and who don't ?
Ahahahahah
I don't like being bounded by culture, rituals, social pressure.
I won't be happy, as wife is more like a possesion of husband here, and there is no point to argue that. You can't avoid.
It would be interesting to marry for instance, palak, santaji, or prof O,
but the thing is if I could have been 140% more happier, then why don't I go pursuit my happiness?
Nothing personal about Pakistani guys, but I do want a blond baby. :P
And I don't know about my biggest secret, I don't know,
I don't usualyy carry secrets around.
I can tell everyone that I am rather a judgemental person, an impatient person, a good actress?
But see people who are interested in me will not believe it, as you know, people bahave differently when they deal with different types of people.
And my strategy is to play nice with everyone.
Biggest fear is I don't want my mother die, she's my closest friend.
So yah, I better get to work, 2 competitions, 2 assginments, 2 tests. Here we go.
2010年3月5日 星期五
Chill chill
I went to college today, and saw all the beautiful tents set up there for the alumi reunion.
Yes it's for the 'fund' not for 'fun' .
And there in the chapel we waited 45 minutes til the choir to show up,
I don't know how people could come this late when the practice was only for 2 hours.
It rained, yet I had the 'fashionumbrella' in my bag,
I guess it makes sense why some people seldom clean their bags.
I always thought I was one of the neat girls, but apparently, I am lazy.
Then I spent the whole afternoon with buffs, washed him, played with him, trained him,
baked some cake, and then mom got back, we were watching LOST (oh i love lost)
and dinner, then macro, then more LOST.
It was a fine day.
Yes it's for the 'fund' not for 'fun' .
And there in the chapel we waited 45 minutes til the choir to show up,
I don't know how people could come this late when the practice was only for 2 hours.
It rained, yet I had the 'fashionumbrella' in my bag,
I guess it makes sense why some people seldom clean their bags.
I always thought I was one of the neat girls, but apparently, I am lazy.
Then I spent the whole afternoon with buffs, washed him, played with him, trained him,
baked some cake, and then mom got back, we were watching LOST (oh i love lost)
and dinner, then macro, then more LOST.
It was a fine day.
Buffs learned how to 'Hop n Sit'
Yes I had a fight with Buffs today, I was feeling sad and disappointed.
I came home and spend my every minute with him, well, buffs deservs it as he is a puppy and he needs kafi love and care. And we ran here and there, he was so so happy.
So I thought what I should do was to let him stay out, he needs to play.
But, I really don't know if he can cope with the whole yard (it is a little bit big)
and what if he runs out of the gate and get hidden by a car?
I just don't know what to do., but he needs more spaces.
So I was playing with him, later I took him back to the kitchen.
I cleaned his place, it was a mess, and he was naughty and it made me rather uncomfortable.
'No don't stand here, it's not clean, go there'
but he wouldn't listen, and all he did was barking and biting at either me or my jeans.
I was really disturbed.
Then I started preparing for dinner. I saw buffs was trying to pee, 'hush' and he tried to play with me again by pulling my jeans. After 5 minutes or so I found him doing that pose again, so I took him down to the balcony where he is sopposed to do whatever he has to do.
And he didn't, he always thought i was playing with him. He wouldn't do it, and so I took him up, but after 10 minutes or so he peed on the floor again. I was really pissed because I told him over and over again.
'I told you to pee here, I told you so many times!' 'Buffs pee here!!!!'
And he was smiling at me, never noticed what went wrong.
He wanted to go away from his tray, I said no and blocked his way, 'pee here then go'
he wouldn't, and he still wanted to go, and i put him back 'pee and go'
and Buffs started to back and decided to bite me.
That was the point where I wanted to cry. Why couldn't he understand that it is all for the welfare of Buff's self? Why am I the enemy? 'OK fine I will go, you can play here alone, I don't care if you don't want me to be here.'
But then, he is a dog afterall, no point to get all emotional (even though I am)
and I started teaching him the gesture 'sit' he got it within 5 minutes.
I am feeling so tired now, no doube that i love buffs, he is one happy dog.
I just wonder if I have that much energy, time to satisfy him.
I am sleepy. Bye bye blog.
I came home and spend my every minute with him, well, buffs deservs it as he is a puppy and he needs kafi love and care. And we ran here and there, he was so so happy.
So I thought what I should do was to let him stay out, he needs to play.
But, I really don't know if he can cope with the whole yard (it is a little bit big)
and what if he runs out of the gate and get hidden by a car?
I just don't know what to do., but he needs more spaces.
So I was playing with him, later I took him back to the kitchen.
I cleaned his place, it was a mess, and he was naughty and it made me rather uncomfortable.
'No don't stand here, it's not clean, go there'
but he wouldn't listen, and all he did was barking and biting at either me or my jeans.
I was really disturbed.
Then I started preparing for dinner. I saw buffs was trying to pee, 'hush' and he tried to play with me again by pulling my jeans. After 5 minutes or so I found him doing that pose again, so I took him down to the balcony where he is sopposed to do whatever he has to do.
And he didn't, he always thought i was playing with him. He wouldn't do it, and so I took him up, but after 10 minutes or so he peed on the floor again. I was really pissed because I told him over and over again.
'I told you to pee here, I told you so many times!' 'Buffs pee here!!!!'
And he was smiling at me, never noticed what went wrong.
He wanted to go away from his tray, I said no and blocked his way, 'pee here then go'
he wouldn't, and he still wanted to go, and i put him back 'pee and go'
and Buffs started to back and decided to bite me.
That was the point where I wanted to cry. Why couldn't he understand that it is all for the welfare of Buff's self? Why am I the enemy? 'OK fine I will go, you can play here alone, I don't care if you don't want me to be here.'
But then, he is a dog afterall, no point to get all emotional (even though I am)
and I started teaching him the gesture 'sit' he got it within 5 minutes.
I am feeling so tired now, no doube that i love buffs, he is one happy dog.
I just wonder if I have that much energy, time to satisfy him.
I am sleepy. Bye bye blog.
2010年3月4日 星期四
A Week After Zora Came to Kingdom of Cats
How strange is that, Zora came here, made us all happy and proud of kingdom of cats, and then she left?
She is one special girl indeed. And she brought 6 suits of shalwar kameez back to Taiwan when she only spent 6 weeks here!!!!!!! I mean, I had only 1 orange suit in my first 6 months :P
This is to remember what we did together :)
Thursday(Feb 25) Zora came by Daewoo at 12:30, Brother picked her up and she sat in Bilal's class in accounting. She sat there and she said it was all too easy. Since we couldn't find a car for border, and I forced prof.O to 'volunteer' and take us there on friday, we went to fortress and later we shopped for clothes and went to a tailor. Made posters for funfair.
Friday We woke up late, had frech toast for breakfast, set up for Palak's cousin ki shaddi. Took photos with the bride, had biryani, yummy naan, and mutton karahi and then went to the border, which was closed. Then we went to PU, and then the park in Iqbal town with sexy prof. O. Got back home starting baking cookies.
Saturday Santaji showed up a bit earlier than expected. We went to museum, no museum, lahore zoo with suzie the elephant, and then the mosque, the fort that chraged foreigner Rs200, and then liberty paratha rolls, and then the mall of Lahore. Santaji nicely ditched us, we got home and went to McDonald's, and then took all the tiny Yangs to the vet. We showered and then Rene's brother came and picked us up. We had dinner, pizza and biryani which Rene prepared at 12 over at Steven's, and it was a really good time. We watched 'my name is khan' and slept real late.
Sunday Woke up at 10 ish, had morning tea and then breakfast. Rene was a buff cook, we had so much to eat, mitha paratha, lassi, fresh orange juice, alu thing, and cheesy omeletes. The pirate went to school and zora stayed, watched a movie, and had a tour to local sunday bazaar, got touched by stupid people. Had a dinner of 9 people at salt n pepper. Ironed pirate's clothes, forgot to pack or make the poster.
Monday Funfair! Got menhdi! Went to ISB by air! lol
And it really was a good time =) Hai na?
She is one special girl indeed. And she brought 6 suits of shalwar kameez back to Taiwan when she only spent 6 weeks here!!!!!!! I mean, I had only 1 orange suit in my first 6 months :P
This is to remember what we did together :)
Thursday(Feb 25) Zora came by Daewoo at 12:30, Brother picked her up and she sat in Bilal's class in accounting. She sat there and she said it was all too easy. Since we couldn't find a car for border, and I forced prof.O to 'volunteer' and take us there on friday, we went to fortress
Friday We woke up late, had frech toast for breakfast, set up for Palak's cousin ki shaddi. Took photos with the bride, had biryani, yummy naan, and mutton karahi and then went to the border, which was closed. Then we went to PU, and then the park in Iqbal town with sexy prof. O. Got back home starting baking cookies.
Saturday Santaji showed up a bit earlier than expected. We went to museum, no museum, lahore zoo with suzie the elephant, and then the mosque, the fort that chraged foreigner Rs200, and then liberty paratha rolls, and then the mall of Lahore. Santaji nicely ditched us, we got home and went to McDonald's, and then took all the tiny Yangs to the vet. We showered and then Rene's brother came and picked us up. We had dinner, pizza and biryani which Rene prepared at 12 over at Steven's, and it was a really good time. We watched 'my name is khan' and slept real late.
Sunday Woke up at 10 ish, had morning tea and then breakfast. Rene was a buff cook, we had so much to eat, mitha paratha, lassi, fresh orange juice, alu thing, and cheesy omeletes. The pirate went to school and zora stayed, watched a movie, and had a tour to local sunday bazaar, got touched by stupid people. Had a dinner of 9 people at salt n pepper. Ironed pirate's clothes, forgot to pack or make the poster.
Monday Funfair! Got menhdi! Went to ISB by air! lol
And it really was a good time =) Hai na?
This Blog Dedicates to....
Last night, wait, or two nights ago santaji changed his profile picture to the photo I said 'this one is my favorite, I've made it to my profile picture.'
It was special to me. It was a picture of 3 of us walking in the fort, talking about how this country needs help. The thing is I haven't been to really close to anyone before palak and now santaji. Palak just wants to go to spain and live there (okay I am kidding), it is nice to have friends like them, I do miss this kind of friendship, a lot.
So this blog, after the conversation with santaji, I think I ought to keep it so that while the pirate gets back to Taiwan, you'll have a method to approach her. And when you miss her, then here is something you can read. =)
My plan is to tell you about this blog when I am in Taiwan, which means you will 'hopefully' have some 'ketchups' to do. (okay catching up)
So, love you both. And yes I don't know if I will miss my sexy cute teammate prof. O as much, maybe I will, who knows? :P
It was special to me. It was a picture of 3 of us walking in the fort, talking about how this country needs help. The thing is I haven't been to really close to anyone before palak and now santaji. Palak just wants to go to spain and live there (okay I am kidding), it is nice to have friends like them, I do miss this kind of friendship, a lot.
So this blog, after the conversation with santaji, I think I ought to keep it so that while the pirate gets back to Taiwan, you'll have a method to approach her. And when you miss her, then here is something you can read. =)
My plan is to tell you about this blog when I am in Taiwan, which means you will 'hopefully' have some 'ketchups' to do. (okay catching up)
So, love you both. And yes I don't know if I will miss my sexy cute teammate prof. O as much, maybe I will, who knows? :P
The Fight-
I actually don't want to hurt anyone but I think I am allowed to express what I feel, since hey I am Taiwanese after all.
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So the situation is:
Rachel and Pirate are friends and they both know a cool dude from the united states of buffs (USB). So this cool dude from the USB one day invited Rachel and Pirate for lunch, 'Oh I am leaving for the USB like real soon, you should come'. Rachel and Pirate came to the lunch, and from there they met a friend of cool dude, Annie. Rachel sort of heard things about Annie from cool dude before, so she satrted the conversation like this, (it's translated in english for everyone's sake)
Rachel (in the language of flower): 'how do you say how are you?'
Annie (in the language of flower): 'haw ar you'
Rachel (in the language of hahawhyareyoufunny): 'haha okay, how do you say my name is annie?'
Annie(in the language of flower): 'my name iz annie'
Rachel and Pirate: 'Hahahahhahaha'
and the conversation went on and on, the cool dude from the USB was concerned whether Annie was okay with the situation.
Rachel(in the language of flower) : 'I am not rude, some people think I am, but I am not.', she then continued: 'hey annie, for how long have you been living here in the kingdom of flower?' Annie in replied, rather politely yet in English, 'I came here in 2005 dec'
Rachel made the conclusion, 'That's long enough for you to learn the language of flower.'
Rachel and Pirate started to talk about the grass, the waterfalls who can't speak the language of flower. And they made fun of the mistakes in grass and waterfalls' spoken 'flour'. 'No no they don't say I am hungry, they say I is hungry!' 'and she is hot as she are hot or she am hot' then 'puhahahhaha'
Before the lunch was over, Rachel and Pirate found a line written in the language of flower, and asked Annie to read what it was written, 'Read it!'
The cool dude from the USB popped in and said, ' oh I can read it'
'No no I want Annie to read it!', Rachel said, and Pirate was waiting for some fun to happen.
Annie read as she told, 'This is where your home is'
'No', immidiately Rachel said, 'This am where your home am!'
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I am sure all of you appreciate my story telling skill, and I just want to remind you that I don't want anyone to feel hurt (but yes guilty) when you read it (even though i don't plan to let anyone read this blog yet)
I was never so sure why Rachel decided to pick on Annie, it's like, if my parents moved to Malaysia and I was born and grown up there, it would be a miracle that I could speak Taiwanese language! And plus I lived in Taipei for 16 years and I still can't speak a full sentence in Taiwanese :(
Then what I heard from Rachel later was that, she felt Annie was not being genuine, maybe she was making up her accent. It does explain why Rachel was mean to Annie, perhaps she was trying to protect the 'innocent cool dude from the USB' It makes sense because Rachel is a faithful friend who only trusts a few people from the kingdom of flower. Although I wish Rachel could have been more friendly, or at least, give Annie a chance to be who she is, don't judge her so soon.
Of course one doesn't need to like a friend's friend, but you don't need to insult that person or try to prove your friend that this friend isn't cool enough for you.
And I guess on my side, I think the chemicals between friends are pure jadoo. Sometimes it happens randomly, sometimes it takes longer time to realize this person is one good friend you have been looking for.
And I do feel sorry for Annie, but I think she has taken this experience positively.
The last note is, I think everyone should chill, it's just a misunderstanding, so please don't make it into an article which I already did for you :P
Message for all, I love you all, please don't fight, we do have differences but the similarities will bond us to appreciate each other in time.
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So the situation is:
Rachel and Pirate are friends and they both know a cool dude from the united states of buffs (USB). So this cool dude from the USB one day invited Rachel and Pirate for lunch, 'Oh I am leaving for the USB like real soon, you should come'. Rachel and Pirate came to the lunch, and from there they met a friend of cool dude, Annie. Rachel sort of heard things about Annie from cool dude before, so she satrted the conversation like this, (it's translated in english for everyone's sake)
Rachel (in the language of flower): 'how do you say how are you?'
Annie (in the language of flower): 'haw ar you'
Rachel (in the language of hahawhyareyoufunny): 'haha okay, how do you say my name is annie?'
Annie(in the language of flower): 'my name iz annie'
Rachel and Pirate: 'Hahahahhahaha'
and the conversation went on and on, the cool dude from the USB was concerned whether Annie was okay with the situation.
Rachel(in the language of flower) : 'I am not rude, some people think I am, but I am not.', she then continued: 'hey annie, for how long have you been living here in the kingdom of flower?' Annie in replied, rather politely yet in English, 'I came here in 2005 dec'
Rachel made the conclusion, 'That's long enough for you to learn the language of flower.'
Rachel and Pirate started to talk about the grass, the waterfalls who can't speak the language of flower. And they made fun of the mistakes in grass and waterfalls' spoken 'flour'. 'No no they don't say I am hungry, they say I is hungry!' 'and she is hot as she are hot or she am hot' then 'puhahahhaha'
Before the lunch was over, Rachel and Pirate found a line written in the language of flower, and asked Annie to read what it was written, 'Read it!'
The cool dude from the USB popped in and said, ' oh I can read it'
'No no I want Annie to read it!', Rachel said, and Pirate was waiting for some fun to happen.
Annie read as she told, 'This is where your home is'
'No', immidiately Rachel said, 'This am where your home am!'
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I am sure all of you appreciate my story telling skill, and I just want to remind you that I don't want anyone to feel hurt (but yes guilty) when you read it (even though i don't plan to let anyone read this blog yet)
I was never so sure why Rachel decided to pick on Annie, it's like, if my parents moved to Malaysia and I was born and grown up there, it would be a miracle that I could speak Taiwanese language! And plus I lived in Taipei for 16 years and I still can't speak a full sentence in Taiwanese :(
Then what I heard from Rachel later was that, she felt Annie was not being genuine, maybe she was making up her accent. It does explain why Rachel was mean to Annie, perhaps she was trying to protect the 'innocent cool dude from the USB' It makes sense because Rachel is a faithful friend who only trusts a few people from the kingdom of flower. Although I wish Rachel could have been more friendly, or at least, give Annie a chance to be who she is, don't judge her so soon.
Of course one doesn't need to like a friend's friend, but you don't need to insult that person or try to prove your friend that this friend isn't cool enough for you.
And I guess on my side, I think the chemicals between friends are pure jadoo. Sometimes it happens randomly, sometimes it takes longer time to realize this person is one good friend you have been looking for.
And I do feel sorry for Annie, but I think she has taken this experience positively.
The last note is, I think everyone should chill, it's just a misunderstanding, so please don't make it into an article which I already did for you :P
Message for all, I love you all, please don't fight, we do have differences but the similarities will bond us to appreciate each other in time.
Reason To Be Happy
'I have always been a happyman, except some weird moments' by Santaji
What I used to be like, was a happy, caring, thoughful and successful girl. I was always surrounded by good people (except the miserable 7th grade), adored by classmates, and somehow I had always been the opinion leader.
(Here let me say it again why English is making me uncomfortable. I would love to say 'have' instead of 'had', but right now I am just not sure whether I am still the same sort of person)
Perhaps it's loneliness that made me hide my feelings under the box, or the past hurt that made me put up a mask. But let's be frank, I was one happy girl even when I always kept a certain distance with Taiwanese friends. Then, what could have cause this sophistication?
I guess, in Taiwan I was hardly ever being misunderstood. I was never in any awkward situation. I could 'behave nice and well-educated'. The fact is (yes professor O you got me, I really am a drama queen) I love to appear nice. I avoid fights, I run away when I can.
And the bottomline is I was accepted by the Taiwanese people there. I felt safe. No weird rikhshawala would say only Rs. 250 to go from Model Town to FCC, no weird people would try to touch me(which is real annoying) or making fun by saying'chin chung chung chung', and no juice wala would tell you the juice you just drank cost Rs 200. (Wait wait, it's not always about money, I am sensitive to it because it relates to justice.) As you know situations like this force me to get out from my perfect comfort zone, I had to learn how to become defensive, or how to fight for what should be right. Yes maybe like a mom.
Is it all worthy..............to fight?
I don't like fighting, it makes me feel less perfect.
Honestly, I am not even sure. But it is more like I have to fight for my logics, for what I have been taught as fairness, I just can't compromise when I see that sort of smiles of cheating on people's faces. And what can I do as a foreign girl? 'Ye ghlad hai!' What I appreciate from palak is that he can always be polite, he has endless kind smiles. But I can't, I just can't, and I am extremely pissed when I know they chose to be mean on purpose. What about the Johar town house owner and our 1 lakh security? He never returned the money and it is not the time you be nice and educated, people here just don't leave you a chance to be gentle.
And what also upsets me on a daily base level is.....yes where is the equality of people? I don't get it. What difference does it make whether you drive a bike or a Toyota corolla? Does it matter where you live or shop, and what you eat and wear? I don't know why but often it gives me pressure to satisfy what people think 'it is supposed to be like' I don't get why people judge how much they should respect you on what you have, and why people look down on themselves for what they don't have. It challenges everytime when a beggar comes. Why do you have to beg? If you say you need money for food, then sure here is the food I can contribute, why don't you take it? Why can't people respect and love themselves as well as others just based on the fact that we are the creation of God?
I am upset when I cannot change things.
But agian, if I was in Taiwan, I would have to study very hard to satisfy the expectations of 'being a top student'. I would be stuck in relationships with some guys. I would have the pressure of never being good enough. I would be so busy in competitions and involvement of clubs. I would not be able to enjoy my kitchen and the tiny pirates, esthat
especially that one pirate named Buffs. And I would not know how to speak buff urdu. Life will be whole lot different.
As far as the concern of comfort zone, I think it's an important lesson of life to extend your comefort zone, or let's say learn how to breath out of safety bubble. And it's one of the few things I can actually learn from Pakistan :P Just kidding.
From a talented princess, I became more of a fearless pirate.
Reason to be happy, is why not to be happy.
Note:
1. Professor O said he thought I was a pirate who never cries, but the thing is I am so so sensitive to the surrounding justice. At the registration I wasn't treated nicely and according to my logic, it was unfair. I cried, because something was unfair.
What I used to be like, was a happy, caring, thoughful and successful girl. I was always surrounded by good people (except the miserable 7th grade), adored by classmates, and somehow I had always been the opinion leader.
(Here let me say it again why English is making me uncomfortable. I would love to say 'have' instead of 'had', but right now I am just not sure whether I am still the same sort of person)
Perhaps it's loneliness that made me hide my feelings under the box, or the past hurt that made me put up a mask. But let's be frank, I was one happy girl even when I always kept a certain distance with Taiwanese friends. Then, what could have cause this sophistication?
I guess, in Taiwan I was hardly ever being misunderstood. I was never in any awkward situation. I could 'behave nice and well-educated'. The fact is (yes professor O you got me, I really am a drama queen) I love to appear nice. I avoid fights, I run away when I can.
And the bottomline is I was accepted by the Taiwanese people there. I felt safe. No weird rikhshawala would say only Rs. 250 to go from Model Town to FCC, no weird people would try to touch me(which is real annoying) or making fun by saying'chin chung chung chung', and no juice wala would tell you the juice you just drank cost Rs 200. (Wait wait, it's not always about money, I am sensitive to it because it relates to justice.) As you know situations like this force me to get out from my perfect comfort zone, I had to learn how to become defensive, or how to fight for what should be right. Yes maybe like a mom.
Is it all worthy..............to fight?
I don't like fighting, it makes me feel less perfect.
Honestly, I am not even sure. But it is more like I have to fight for my logics, for what I have been taught as fairness, I just can't compromise when I see that sort of smiles of cheating on people's faces. And what can I do as a foreign girl? 'Ye ghlad hai!' What I appreciate from palak is that he can always be polite, he has endless kind smiles. But I can't, I just can't, and I am extremely pissed when I know they chose to be mean on purpose. What about the Johar town house owner and our 1 lakh security? He never returned the money and it is not the time you be nice and educated, people here just don't leave you a chance to be gentle.
And what also upsets me on a daily base level is.....yes where is the equality of people? I don't get it. What difference does it make whether you drive a bike or a Toyota corolla? Does it matter where you live or shop, and what you eat and wear? I don't know why but often it gives me pressure to satisfy what people think 'it is supposed to be like' I don't get why people judge how much they should respect you on what you have, and why people look down on themselves for what they don't have. It challenges everytime when a beggar comes. Why do you have to beg? If you say you need money for food, then sure here is the food I can contribute, why don't you take it? Why can't people respect and love themselves as well as others just based on the fact that we are the creation of God?
I am upset when I cannot change things.
But agian, if I was in Taiwan, I would have to study very hard to satisfy the expectations of 'being a top student'. I would be stuck in relationships with some guys. I would have the pressure of never being good enough. I would be so busy in competitions and involvement of clubs. I would not be able to enjoy my kitchen and the tiny pirates, esthat
especially that one pirate named Buffs. And I would not know how to speak buff urdu. Life will be whole lot different.
As far as the concern of comfort zone, I think it's an important lesson of life to extend your comefort zone, or let's say learn how to breath out of safety bubble. And it's one of the few things I can actually learn from Pakistan :P Just kidding.
From a talented princess, I became more of a fearless pirate.
Reason to be happy, is why not to be happy.
Note:
1. Professor O said he thought I was a pirate who never cries, but the thing is I am so so sensitive to the surrounding justice. At the registration I wasn't treated nicely and according to my logic, it was unfair. I cried, because something was unfair.
Here we go, baby blog
I shouldn't be nervous in keeping a blog, since no one really cares about what I write.
That is my hope too, that people can understand my feelings and ignore all my grammar mistakes.
So my blog started after a conversation with santaji about how nice it would be to express my feelings through blog, 'words are your powers', he said. What happened was that, nearly about five years ago I had my quiet blog, and after the summer of 2005 it became a social platform for all my friends at that time. It was great fun, we shared everything.
But it's like my telenor, I am a person who is easily attached to memories. Will it mean that I don't care about the friend who asked me to use Telenor when I changed to Warid? And will it mean that I have given up my beloved Taiwanese friends when I now start blogging in English?
It is something in my personality that I don't get over with past easily.
Nevertheless, I need to thank santaji who encouraged me to start writing again. I know I won't be as good as prof. O but I guess I do have strong feelings.
That is my hope too, that people can understand my feelings and ignore all my grammar mistakes.
So my blog started after a conversation with santaji about how nice it would be to express my feelings through blog, 'words are your powers', he said. What happened was that, nearly about five years ago I had my quiet blog, and after the summer of 2005 it became a social platform for all my friends at that time. It was great fun, we shared everything.
But it's like my telenor, I am a person who is easily attached to memories. Will it mean that I don't care about the friend who asked me to use Telenor when I changed to Warid? And will it mean that I have given up my beloved Taiwanese friends when I now start blogging in English?
It is something in my personality that I don't get over with past easily.
Nevertheless, I need to thank santaji who encouraged me to start writing again. I know I won't be as good as prof. O but I guess I do have strong feelings.
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