OOOOO Blogthings how I love thee

You are 73% Virgo

How Virgo Are You?

You're Totally Sarcastic

You sarcastic? Never! You're as sweet as a baby bunny. Seriously, though, you have a sharp tongue - and you aren't afraid to use it. And if people are too wimpy to deal with your attitutde, then too bad. So sad.

How Sarcastic Are You?

You've Changed 76% in 10 Years

Compared to who you were ten years ago, you've changed a great deal. In fact, you're probably in a completely different phase of your life - and very happy about it!

How Much Have You Changed in 10 Years?

You Are a Night Person

For you, there's nothing worse than having to get up and moving early. In fact, you probably don't hit your peak until well after the sun has set. So if your struggling to make it on a normal schedule, realize it's not your fault. You just weren't meant to do anything during the day!

Are You a Morning Person or Night Person?

Tis one's for the Bom Chicka Wahwah!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md9zMmsqkg8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsmK5mJha0s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMEkf_nYAzo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFA594MpJrs

Enjoy...bom chickawahwah

The Advantages of Waking Up Early

As I had to print some readings for an essay due tomorrow (and here I am posting a blog entry), I woke up very early this morning.

8.30am. Wow. I'm truly amazed at myself.

So I went to uni, did what I had to do, then headed over to New World to take some pictures of B_E_E products for yet another assignment. I was searching the aisles for tomyam paste when lo and behold, who did I see getting some of his groceries?

The MacDaddy of NZ media, John Campbell! Looks the same as he does on TV. I thought of approaching him but alas, the stories I've heard about him made me stay away.

The other advantage of waking up early is...owning Queen Street. Seemed like Queen Street belonged to me and a few "underprivileged" people. Most shops were still closed, and no one scurried past me at the crossings, phew! It annoys me to see people rushing past and bumping into other pedestrians.

Election time is getting nearer for Auckland folks...and yet most have no idea who's running for the mayoralty.




Off to my readings now, toodle-doo

Dear Jane

Dear Jane,

Why oh why have u left me with all these other outfits which can no way live up to your standards? Sob.

Love,
Zara



For those in the dark, Jane has been my fave fave FAVE magazine for the past 4 years. That's 4 years of awesome fashion spreads, 4 years of helping me to expand my music library, and 4 years of getting to know and loving Jane's eclectic mix of writers. I feel like I know most of 'em personally.

Because I can't get my hands on Jane here in NZ, my mom who totally gets my obsession with the magazine (MUAKS), would send them over by post or through someone she knew was coming to Auckland.

And now, she doesn't have to anymore. Coz the magazine has been discontinued.

What went wrong?

As a reader, I've noticed how Jane has...ermm...changed..And not for the better sadly. What went wrong? Lotsa boring articles, wrong cover-girls, and just the whole essence of the magazine has drifted away from what it was all about. Tis sad.

Oh well, better quit while they're ahead.

In other exciting news, I have found that SUSHI FACTORY on Vulcan Lane makes the BEST TUNA ROLL when compared to other sushi places around Queen Street. I've yet to venture outside the CBD.

Book-land!

The Man Booker Dozen has been announced...jengjengjeng..and sad to say, I can't get most of the books here in NZ. Gotta get them specially ordered for meself at bookstores or get 'em online.

The books that are in the running for the prize-

Darkmans by Nicola Barker
Self Help by Edward Docx
The Gift Of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
The Gathering by Anne Enright
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
Gifted by Nikita Lalwani
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn
Consolation by Michael Redhill
Animal's People by Indra Sinha
Winnie & Wolf by A.N. Wilson

Mister Pip? Mister Pip I can def' get in Auckie. It's everywhere!!Since the writer hails from New Zealand. Blah. I don't plan to read it.

I've finally read White Teeth by Zadie Smith, and I must say, it's brilliant! Currently reading her third novel; On Beauty (starts getting interesting after page 100 or so) and right after that, I wanna get my hands on her second; The Autograph Man.

Then I shall wait (im)patiently for her fourth.OOOOOOO....Time..why must you be so slooowww...

Another writer I <3 so much is Mark Haddon. With him, I don't need to imagine all the little details. I just need to FEEL. And in that way, he's amazing. Both The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and A Spot of Bother are must-reads.

And the SIMPSON's Movie?


F-U-N-N-Y


Just before I chow-cincau, here are some quotes from the books above. Just so ya know what I'm babbling about.

Quotes from A Spot of Bother
"The secret of contentment, George felt, lay in ignoring many things completely".

"Did they ever go insane, children?Properly insane, not just handicapped like the Henderson girl? He was unsure. Perhaps there was not enough brain to malfunction till they reached university".

"Jamie was a homosexual. And what was wrong with that? Nothing whatsoever. So long as one was hygienic".

Quotes from White Teeth

"The principles of Christianity and Sod's Law (aka Murphy's Law)are the same: Everything happens to me, for me. If a man drops a piece of toast and it lands butter-side down, this unlucky event is interpreted as being proof of an essential truth about bad luck:that the toast fell as it did just to prove to you, Mr Unlucky, that there is a defining force in the universe and it is bad luck".

"Pain by itself is just Pain...But Pain+Distance can=entertainment, human interest,cinema verite, a good belly chuckle...disguised contempt".

"In a place where you are never welcomed, only tolerated. Just tolerated. Like you are an animal finally house-trained"

"....suddenly this thing, this belonging, it seems like some long, dirty lie..."

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Because ARES doesn't seem to work

I have no idea why I can't get these songs from Ares. And coz I am so in love with these songs, and I wanna listen to them endlessly, I've decided to post 'em up here.

Then I can press replay as many times I like. So there.



I am genuinely surprised that Lifehouse has lasted this long. I thought they'd be a one hit wonder, so kudos for 7 long years in the mainstream market guys!



This song makes me wanna head to the beach ASAP and stare at the life guards. Yum.

And now a trip down memory lane...presenting Oasis!