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♥ meddling with the grand plan. snip, snip.
★ maybe-marble
Oberon Theatre

"i think it's a mistake to lose one's sense of death, even one's fear of death. isn't death the boundary we need? doesn't it give a precious texture to life, a sense of definition? you have to ask yourself whether anything you do in this life would have beauty and meaning without the knowledge you carry a final line, a border or limit."

- white noise, don delillo

★ yuki-chan
Oberon Theatre

yuki pic

★ of the devil's party
Oberon Theatre

"we were the children of innocent consumerism and the inheritors of the freedoms won by our seditious elders in the late sixties. we had a free, superior and somewhat lazy education. we weren't much restrained by morality or religion. music, dancing and conscienceless fucking were our totems. we boasted that we were the freest there'd ever been."

- intimacy, hanif kureishi

★ everybody's doing it baby!
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★ the propellerheads
"when i was a kid i used to pray every night for a new bicycle. then i realised that the lord doesn't work that way so i stole one and asked him to forgive me."

★ nada, nada, nada
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Cuckoo
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 @ 12:19 AM
We're like damn backward lah. We're still grappling with homosexual taboos in our little island, when people like Peter Singer have discussed bestiality and Judith Levine on teens/minors the rights to sex. 30 years later when euthanasia is the norm, we'll be discussing it in the forums. For now, no discussion even. Zip, no talking.

Monday, May 28, 2007 @ 11:26 PM
Ironic as it may sound, I bought "Not Buying It" at the right time of the year, the Great Singapore Sale. Not Buying It - My Year Without Shopping by Judith Levine is a hilarious and down-to-earth account of one woman's year-long journey of no shopping. You feel her pain, her anxieties, her diconnection with the world and then a sense of purpose, silence and acceptance[second part I'm assuming what eventually happens cause I'm just one-third into it, haha].

It did remind me of the 3 months that I was bumming. When you have no income, that's the best time to minimise and simplify. But I barely lasted 1.5 months. I plunged too deep, too fast and ended up deprived. Middle path is important - the combination of acceptance, awareness, surrender and not being too hard on myself is better for long term sustainability. Anyway, it's fun to experiment. I'm going to minimise and simplify in small doses. I'm going to avoid shopping centres. Amos has been tasked to police my shopping. He's not going to leave me in a shopping centre alone. No bookshops, no fashion magazines. No Mango, Isetan, Baylene, Zara, Tangs, Calvin Klein, GG<5, Island Shop, MAC, Bugis Village, etc. Everytime I get the urge to buy, I will ask, do I need this and go for a yoga class. [I've been doing so many yin classes I swear my hips just expanded lah]

My grand plan must start grandly right? So here it is: No shopping during the Great Singapore Sale! There. I've published it. I'm committed to it. Hahaha. I'll just leech on Mel's clothes. Ok first confession, I already bought something from the Great Singapore Sale, but that was before I made this declaration. So yep, from this minute on. Nothing from GSS! Go... die, be gone! Shoo!

What if you're wrong?
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 @ 5:32 PM

Haha, this one's excellent. I assure you that I'm not a blind fan-girl of Dawkins. I do watch videos and read books that give alternative points of view. Dawkins is just funny and articulate. Just yesterday, I was watching Rick Warren's TED talk on his book A Purpose Driven Life... and then Daniel Dennet's rebuttal to Rick Warren (also on TED). So yea, the options are open. Sometimes, in order to be heard, especially above the religous banter, you have to be disrespectful and impolite. But I think it pays to be respectful, no matter how much I despise religion, it is a part of people's lives and its just rude to say, you're stupid and wrong. What I want to do is educate and raise awareness, consciousness, make people question.


Tuesday, May 22, 2007 @ 11:10 PM
My new obssession... TED... I attended a talk on new media today and throughout the talk, I was like... go watch/listen to TED! - Not Business As Usual... All you need to know about new media. Social responsibility is key. Don't censor, educate. So yep, YouTube with a brain. Addicted. Intellectual Mind Fuck.

"This is an elite audience and I would expect about 10% of you to be religous. Many of you probably subscribe to our polite cultural belief that we should respect religion. But I also suspect that a fair number of those secretly despise religion as much as I do. If you're one of them, I'm asking you to stop being polite, come out and say so. [...] People are always going on about how did September the 11th change you. Well, here's how it changed me, [pause] ... Let's all stop being so damn respectful."

An Atheist's Call to Arms, Richard Dawkins, TED April 2007

Sunday, May 20, 2007 @ 7:16 PM
No wonder people are addicted to Power Yoga and Hot Yoga classes. I attended my first power yoga class ever, last Friday, and 30 minutes into class, I was doing splits like nobody's business. Usually, we take a whole class to warm up and sometimes still cannot split. This time it was effortless but it took 30 minutes of torture to get there. Immediately, you feel tighter thighs, stronger abs and arms... Now I know why people get obssessed with these kinds of classes. Hmm...

The Word According To...
Friday, May 18, 2007 @ 5:43 PM

It is decided that from this day forth, any person that comes across a cat, shall subject itself to its royal presence, by bowing 3 times each in the direction of the moon and sun. That person shall too, refrain from eating any animal with a tail, any vegetable with a root and any being that has a shell. For these are filthy creatures and will impede your path to the divine light of our goddess michele. To her, we are faithful followers. In our love and mighty respect for her holiness, will we gain happiness, true love and entry to the land yonder.
Cleanse yourselves then of filthy thoughts. Care not for those who do not follow the path of our goddess. For in her, there is truth and only she can bring salvation to this world. She commands and empowers her faithful followers to spread her words of wisdom to the four corners of this earth. Man shall be free and the day of salvation is near. The day that man subjects himself to our goddess, he will be filled with holiness and graciousness. He will be special and be above all others. Your faith will save you.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 @ 11:55 PM
Re-watched 2 awesome movies over the weekend - The Shawshank Redemption and The Truman Show. Bought 2 yummy pieces from Baylene [50-70% sale, think it ends this Wed]. So no more shopping for me in the next 2 weeks. =( Got invitations for the Kate Moss Topshop collection tomorrow but I can't spend moolah, so Mel is going with Wes. Control Michele. And I owe me mum $600 is credit card bills this month. *sigh* Ok that's it. I'm just going to go for yoga classes everytime I feel the urge to spend. And I have so many clothes that I haven't worn yet! I feel terribly guilty now. *help*

Yep, anyway. I was terribly disappointed when a potentially awesome website got named this terrible horrible name. It was just... bad. Let's just say, anything with the word "cool" in it, is just not cool. And totally salah branding...

I wonder why people look so sucky and grumpy all the time. This girl I know looks like she's sucking lemons all the time. Be happy, lighten up. "Get busy living, or get busy dying."

Friday, May 11, 2007 @ 6:51 PM
Did you know that you can watch Ian Mckellen (King Lear) in Stratford for 12 pounds??!! And those are the best seats mind you. And they're selling $250-$300 tickets in Singapore... Damn elitist man. Theatre should be for everyone! Especially Gandalf and Magneto... *sniff*

Thursday, May 10, 2007 @ 11:46 PM
After yesterday's Pure Yoga class, I remember why I dislike gyms in the first place. Even one entirely dedicated to yoga. There are tons of unfamiliar faces in the class, most of them sullen and unfriendly. It's where people go to be seen and they act the part, in their fancy coordinated gym clothes, their intense strive for perfect bodies and poses. You don't get to complain to the teacher about your problems or talk in general. Everyone's so serious in class, it's freaky. Now moving into my perfect chaturanga into my perfect upward dog and then into my perfect downward dog. Of course, you get some who struggle cause they're not so flexible, in shape or familiar with the poses. The teachers have it good there, they don't even demo the poses. It's even a celebrity hangout! I spotted 2 TCS8 actresses already.

But anyhow, I did sign up with them in the end. It's a good training place, although choices of classes in the evenings seem limited, dominated by hot yoga and power yoga which are obviously the favourites amongst health freaks. But you get nice hatha, yin and yin yang classes in between. But I cannot forsee myself staying long, I'm spoilt by small, cosy yoga studios and intimate classes. Eventhough you get posh facilities with fluffy towels, personal lockers, the whole glam-package, nothing beats a yoga class at a small studio. =) Namaste!

As Is...
Monday, May 07, 2007 @ 6:09 PM
I'm sure you have 1-2 such people on your MSN list. Maybe more. People who, after their names, add in a verse from the bible, proclaim God is great etc. My ex-colleague's MSN nick reads: "In His Will and Grace" and another current colleague says, "So others may live better! We are blessed by God!" Other would add in self-righteous quotes depending on their mood.

Now, I am really not that offended. After all, I care enough about secularism to not put "Michele - The Atheist" or "Michele - God is Dead" or "Michele - Deluded Christians/Muslims etc". So clearly, if I don't preach loud enough that there is NO god, I would expect the same favour in return. Now now, it's not that I don't like my colleagues. They're nice people. But that's the point - they're nice without having to know that they're Christians.

Amos says that if I put up one of those God is dead messages, it would empower them even more to convert me. And I agree. I even want to try doing it to see how many would attempt to convert me. Hehe.

Oh well, I think the time is right. I'm "coming out". No longer will I be put to shame, made to feel guilty, condemned to hell. I don't believe in God. I don't believe God exists. I don't believe in Jesus. He may have existed but definitely not of virgin birth, miracle worker etc. Catholicism and Christianity didn't answer any questions. Buddhism did for awhile but I felt confused and stifled by it and it created more questions. I think now, I'm just happy in being. I make my own rules. I live my own life. I will be happy as is.

Wednesday, May 02, 2007 @ 7:12 AM
Tacky dance music always cheers me up. I'm currently hooked on Madonna's Confesssions on a Dance Floor. Tee hee.