I am still alive…
August 17, 2009
Contrary to popular belief, I am not dead and have decided to resurrect my blog seeing how I’m now trying so hard to start my writing engine and failing miserably.
Anyway.
Lots have taken place since the end to the semester; Noel and I finally made it to Thailand by train; MJ died; my grandpa turned 90; my sister came back for a short spell; the great Yasmin Ahmad passed away (still quite sad about that); uni started again and my beloved childhood friend Malinder got married.
So where to start?
Quite frankly, I have no idea.
I think checking out photo albums will do the trick. So here it is:
I promise to write. That is, after I actually successfully string a coherent academic sentence together and recover from the wonderful wedding!
Update…
April 3, 2009
No, I’m not dead. Yet. Haha.
Have been rather caught up with work, both uni and teaching. Plus, am also preparing for a big gamelan show in Singapore at the end of May (will keep you posted!).
Speaking of gamelan, the girls and I have a blog! We just birthed it so go read:
http://rhythminbronze.wordpress.com/
Come say hi!
New Obssession: Creature Comforts
March 27, 2009
So here I was at 2am trying to write. Of course I decided to procrastinate and viola! I found a new obssession (besides King Julien)!
Creature Comforts is a creation from Aardman and it’s a doco-style series that features all sorts of animals talking about an array of subjects. It’s British humour and I just LOVE it. It’s all this claymation stuff which really tickles my fancy. I’ve made a vow the DVD in good time!
Click on the video to go to you tube to view!
Deadlines…
March 6, 2009
Tuesday 10 March: Critical reading on Said’s Orientalism
Monday 16 March: Critical reading on Anderson’s Imagined Communities
Monday 23 March: Critical reading on Bharucha’s Theatre and the World
Thursday 26 March: Submission of final examination and supplementary papers for my lectured subjects
Monday 30 March: Critical reading on Wong’s Sounding the Center
Monday 6 April: Review of the Kite Runner
Tuesday 7 April: Critical reading on Sarkissian’s D’ Albuquerque’s Children
Wednesday 8 April: Working paper on gender due
Monday 13 April: Take home examination for Performance Theory
Tuesday 14 April: Take home examination for Ethnomusicology
Wednesday 15 April: Take home examination for Gender
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I’m facing reality here. That’s a lot of work due in less than a month.
I’m brimming with intensity, I’m stressed, I’m shaken…
I’m guessing this is my “Welcome to academic life!” party.
I love it!
Things that help me get through the day…
January 20, 2009
Now that I’m really, really busy, I’m finding great joy in embracing the non-nerdy, blissfully silly things.
My sacrifice goes in the volcano, then the friendly gods eat up my sacrifice, umm very nice, thank-you for the sacrifice, hey have another sacrifice, no I’ve had enough for the day, listen I’m going to be very unsettled unless you have another, I don’t want another sacrifice ok! Look at you, you look skinny!! No I think I’ve had a enough is that clear!!
~ King Julien, monologuing
