with the newest..

i'd do anything for..
Thursday, April 9, at 9:36pm

my day in sentences.
hopefully, i can edit this to make it longer.


i discovered Celine boards the same bus as I! and i didn't know!!!!!! until today! we rode home, after speech day full-dress rehearsal, at like 7.30pm. it was really fun, talking to her on the bus. i also found out she has the same phone i've been coveting for weeks...

love and peace (in this surreal world),
gowri k.

ps:
afiqah, nhita, celine and ramez, thank you.

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tell me gowri, how does it feel to spill coffee over a champagne-coloured car?
Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 6:30pm
[EDITED]



HOW VERY TRUE!
Capricorn - 22 dec - 20 jan

Summary : Work is what keeps this character alive. They not only enjoy their work, they need it in order to validate their existence. They tend to enjoy the company of creative people and will bend over backwards to help out. Love? Of course. But only after work.

Positive Traits : resolve, generosity, wisdom, ambition, superiority, dependability, persuasiveness, style, autonomy, dexterity, popularity, accomplishment

Negative Traits : stiffness, loneliness, clumsiness, epicureanism, pretension, self-doubt, selfishness, haste, unscrupulousness, anxiety, rebellion, pragmatism

IT'S REALLY FREAKY how this horoscope stuff is becoming very true of me nowadays. you decide for yourself!

I'm actually quite happy that they're starting to give LILY ALLEN more MUCH-NEEDED AIRPLAY. on 987fm, when mum switched the station, I heard the last bars of The Fear. Then Shan Wee went on to talk about 'Not Fair' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUYaosyR4bE) saying that it was her second single. And he played the song. Unfortunately, Mum heard the song, which wasn't very polite. i mean, there wasn't anything to censor, but if innuendoes are anything to go by...


there are a lot of things i have to tell you.

starting from wednesday:

it was CCA.
mr heng took so long to finish up his science lesson, it was the last period of the day?
and then i had to tick off all the items off my palm
(none of them ended up being done, due to time constraints..meaning i felt irritated subconsciously)

i went to the art room and found the sec1s/other ppl/iqbal. iqbal, who told me we needed to reshoot for the Speech Day PRIME video. My publicity for this yr's speech day is sky-high...along with MC-ing, i have the prime video and i'm receiving smth onstage. can't help it, that's what my life is like. SURREAL. crazy. unpredictable.


so basically we had to do this little discussion about the school's new amenities. i roped in valerie and jineshree (who is Vickneswari's lil sister!! -- looks exactly like her).
unfortunately, due to some ppl who were hogging the vid-camera but doing absolutely nothing with it, we got delayed. and we only managed to get the vid cam at about 6, and then valerie just - poof - left. so i asked celine (i had been calling her cheryl), my fellow MC, the one with the melodic voice to substitute. she's also a new eldds member, cheers for that :)


celine and jineshree were darned co-operative, even though they had to rush home and everything. we had so much fun filming everything. i was very touched by cy's, basyar's, nasri's and jingen's (tho to a lesser extent) gesture of staying back and not deserting me. thanks a lot, guys.

CY, Basyar and Nasri also helped with the equipment, like the freaking boom mike and the audio. don't ask me how these things work, they're the experts, not myself! the funny thing was that with each take, mdm maziyan and ourselves kept coming up with new ideas to improve the shot. the plan was to first just film us doing the closing scene (this is gowri, this is celine, this is jineshree, signing off from bv news.) then, mdm maziyan came up with the idea of shutting her macbook pro closed and then doing the signing off, then CUT.


We didn't stop there. I don't quite know who brought up the idea, but it was to do it like they did it on TV, like dim the lights after the reporters finish speaking, then we kind of have a little 'conversation' behind the scenes.

CY ran to the lights to turn them off! then we thought basyar could be like, it's a wrap, and take the macbook pro and 'pack up', sort of.

basyar kept pressurizing the three of us. he is so funny..like duh. but it didn't work out well for me..made me laugh even more.
"There's $9k worth of equipment in front of you, and 10,000 ppl staring at you. don't get pressurized.'
ROFLMAO. how not to??

it was a doddle, really! i had a lot of fun. from the end of our first take, i couldn't stop laughing. you know why?
when the time came for me to move forward and shut the lid closed, i had to stretch my arm so much that i ended up moving the whole chair, and it made such a rude noise and spoiled the take! everyone went bonkers after that, including me, LIKE DUH!! i was quite afraid my belly button would twist inwards. it was so hilarious, and my highness was caught on tape anyway. thanks iqbal.

so we did our second take, and it went w/o a hitch..
we packed up and left for home.


Thursday
I had councillor duty in the morning, and i was like, on standby for SUSO. kind of, i didn't really understand what was going on, so i decided to play by ear. Bing Kuen, jolene and Nasri did their SUSO.

During recess, I went to the cafe, to check if LIna and Oli were there. They werent. But i met jineshree. and god knows what wld have happened if i hadnt met her. because i came to know thru her that we needed to reshoot! again! wednesday's was actually the 1st reshoot! the first time we shot, saferah, nasri and I went around the school touring the new places and interviewing ppl. so we needed a second reshoot. darn.

that aside,
i went to the library. it's a bit like retail therapy, except that there's nth to buy. when i'm down, or frustrated with smth, i just go to the library and borrow books like nothing. i was feeling damned crappy, and not clear, focused and intellectual, so i decided to go crazy, borrowing NOTHING BUT CHICK-LIT. the school library has a mediocre selection of chick-lit, id say. Jodi Picoult is NOT chick-lit. and i don't think there's any danielle steel! i cried while reading Johnny Angel. CRIED! can you imagine old, stone-hearted ME crying over a story? non non non non.


so after school,
where else would I have gone to? art room to find mdm maz. then we were talking about the situation. trust me, it's a completely different vibe when you're doing filming solo. and it's just mdm maz, a camera, and you. so i came up with a script and then we did takes with and without some parts. it's a very liberating experience, when you do it solo. because then you're free to experiment and try out different things, e.g.different ways of presenting.


so after filming, i hung back in the art room, reading STYLE and Marie Claire (mdm maz, thank you for leaving them there, they inspired me most when i needed it!!) then i left at about 3.30.


Friday (\we're nearly there)
I did SUSO!
with Norraine, Billie and Fauzia.
Trust me, all the running around looking for a particular teacher and writing they'd done, everything culminated in that morning's performance.
I, for one, was pretty excited about the whole thing, because I love speaking on stage.
the whole school was there, because we were the lower sec representing eldds (we elddsians show ya how it's done!).

The day before, Ms Ang approached me first to put my name on my clipboard, so we had to follow the order. Myself, Billie, Norraine and Fauzia.

The three of them were so nervous, it took a lot to calm down. but they weren't really to be blamed, we were kinda getting pressurized by the authorities..

I was - gasp! - pretty glad when my name was announced. My ears were not deceiving me, but when I was walking onto the stage, I did hear people clapping, and cheering, even if half-heartedly. The fact that at least those people had appreciated me, when not even my own class had barely squeaked, really touched my heart and inspired me to do better.

The mic stand was a bother. Haha..they almost never get that bit right. So I had to tilt the mic towards my mouth and my face was kinda blocked..but who cares? I think it was my best SUSO yet..and i got praised for good eye contact, ms ang kept bringing that point up. And ms parv was like,'that was good..' and she was smiling. it was a team effort, in any case. the four of us got praised by the teachers, so that was a job well done!


Music was fun. during our presentation, olivia kept laughing! well at least, it helped to lighten the mood, because for no rhyme or reason, my energy was sapped and I was kinda emo-ing during practice.
After our performance, we sat squashed on the steps. Then aqilah and I were talking about our legs. mine were badly cramped, because I was sitting very uncomfortably. but anything to get rid of bad vibes. then aqilah saw that i'd tattooed my name on my left bicep using mini-double markers; she signed her name on her knee using the hot-pink mini-double i had in my pencilcase. hers was nice, with stars and all! and lina, being classique, signed her name in blue on her knee. fun but weird.

surprisingly enough, when i tried to use the hotpink mini-double after that, the thin nib wouldn't work properly. it was then and there that i decided never to use the thin nibs of the markers to sign on skin, only the thick nibs. i'm VERRRRY partial towards my stationery. especially if they're newly bought.


came out of the AVA theatre with a kilogramme of books and a heavy bag, where i waved to the sec3s who had just finished lessons. I SCREAMED when i saw Afiqah, then we started catwalking all the way to the Art Room, one of my fave pastimes. i set down my stuff and we went to the canteen, or should i say, catwalked to the canteen.


Met Nhita and company, hung out with them, while eating Hello Panda (wasn't in the mood for anything else). We were super high by this time, because..it's Nhita and Afiqah and company I was hanging out with!!!


Went to the DC area, where I saw 3 of my friends, one of which I was immediately heartbroken over seeing. several people took turns to adulterate my wallet and analyze the contents...
i wasted time like that, walking here and there. and occasionally low-ing and high-ing..

i actually wasn't supposed to report to CCA, which was for drama and later in the evening. i stayed back (a)so i could collect my compo book from a particular teacher (b)spend some time studying and not wasting that 1 hour spent commuting from school to home (c)finish up any ELDDS duties, if such things cropped up.


It was one of the most retarded days of my surreal life. Khaliesa, Pooja and Iqbal were outside the AR, talking about _____, then milissa, myself, cy and basyar joined them. continued the damn discussion inside. by then, i couldn't stop laughing so hard at their jokes, that TWICE, i had to go to another place and recover from laughing. when i came back to my seat, i was still shaking from the after-effects.

At around 4/5-ish, the SYF crew left for the hall, so i was left in the AR with Lynn, Kunthavi and Isaiah. Azwan, or Az-1 as he prefers to be addressed, came along later. The three sec1s were so happy to see him..especially isaiah i think..he was buzzing like some energizer bunny on steroids.

fast forward,
i left school at about 5,6-ish.
then pigged out like crazy at home.

sigh.
GOOD LUCK to the SYF crew for their performance tomorrow!

love,
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utterly brainless. fly away starbucks.
Friday, April 3, 2009 at 10:25pm

I did this quiz, and i found out that I'm green.


Basic need: Rationality
Strongest values: Objectivity, integrity
Key experiences: Logic
Learning style: Independant, data-based, analytical
Greatest joy: Wisdom, discovery, innovation
Troubled by: illogical, injustice, sentimentality
Encouraged by: Affirmation of intelligence
In Groups: Analysis, ingenuity, independance
On the job: Ingenuity, pragmatism
Personal troubles: Indecisiveness, superiority, coldness
Seek in relationships: Autonomy, respect

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what drives you on can drive you mad..
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 9:01pm


Came back from the shops about two hours ago..this entry is a bit delayed, that's why..



In the morning,
I had to purse my lips to keep from screaming when the bus just whizzed past me, before my eyes. I mean, how early do you wanna leave the house for a 6.50 bus?

anyhow,
thankfully i got to school on time, and then I was in a bad mood,
because i had to blow my money on something I couldn't find, and i had to buy it, rush back to class, and then to the hall for assembly.


rest of the lessons passed without much incident anyway,
home ec; mrs k didn't come. we were actually supposed to make biscuits i think.
then we were all so uncharacteristically apprehensive about lesson.
then, on our way to the kitchen, weiyang suddenly remembered that he'd forgotten his books.
he ran back to get them.
then, we saw another class (upper sec students) and other teachers in the kitchen,
alas, mrs k didn't come, and mdm phoo told us to go back to class.
..we had great fun reassuring weiyang that he could calm down..


went back to class,
lina, myself, weiyang and joel sat around one table.
we were crapping around and laughing so much, i even had to sit somewhere else and recover from excessive laughing (wonder why I haven't got a prescription for it yet)
I completed my english summary while retarding..being the closet workaholic i am..
thank you so much for brightening up my day, guys!!


after school,
met up with cheryl, ramez and miss yeng for speechday practice. i learnt more things about tone. that's what i like about emceeing. you're always learning new things. and ms yeng also relived some memories of last year's crew..then i was like,"oh rachelle used to do that! jagan used to rock on his heels when he was nervous!" things like that. but i swear, cheryl is like some reincarnation of rachelle, a very melodic and girlish voice :)


that done with,
I went to the art room, laughed my head off at the class CIPvideo joel was doing. then, went to the hall with jolene to watch the SYF drama rehearsal (you rock, guys!) On the piano, I played Till There Was You (it's kinda like my trademark song) and Colours of the Wind (Nasri, Naufal and Jolene were all like,'That sounds familiar'.) that reminds me, i've to photocopy the score for you, jolene dear! .'Olivia and Lina came along to watch too.

Naufal and I were really doing the members injustice, because we were translating some of the actors' lines from English to Tamil, and Naufal was really good at doing it in a way that did AND did not make sense. I could only do about 60% of the lines...


god knows, but i'm like starting to walk heavily, on my heels. i guess it's born out of my behaviour..at about 4, nearly 5-ish, i left school. felt so pathetic; plodding home in the harsh evening sunlight.


Then i decided to go and get things for me to eat for my tea,
got dressed and went to ntuc.
i took a slow walk, because then the evening sun at 6 is better than the one at 5. it's windier. i love the weather in the mornings as well as the evening. only if it's sun then it matters.
Haha, i saw Lindt Chocolate Carrots. Dont' worry, they weren't actual carrots, but just milk chocs in the shape of carrots. and truffles and stuff. alas, there was no cappuccino truffle Haagen-Daaz!! calls for a trip to King Albert Park (a.k.a Cold Storage)...

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Dear Gowri...
Friday, March 20, 2009 at 6:06pm

Sailesh:

Dear Gowri,
I think you should be on CNN
You have a nice ipod
You make me go 'WHAT?? Hahah!'
You should try to eat your ipod.... Read More
Someday, I will do that too.
you + me = i'm not sure
If i saw you now i'd offer you some of the chocolate i'm eating.
I want to take your ipod from you.
I want to build a sticky note just for you.
If I could sing any song it would be "rehab" by Amy Winehouse.
We could kidnap Obama together.
Love,
Sailesh
(P.S. This was the most awkward thing i've ever done.)


Jolene:

Dear Gowri
I think you rock.
You have a nice heart.
You make me feel happy.
You should talk to me.... Read More
Someday I will meet up with you to finish newsletter.
You + me = perfect friends.
If I saw you now I'd hug you.
I want to know more abt you.
I would build a subway shop just for you.
If I could sing you any song it would be umbrella by rihanna.
We could finish newsletter asap .
Love,
jolene

(P.S. i think we shld finish newsletter!... meows.)


Portia :

Dear Gowri!(!!!!!!)
I think you are awesome ♥
You have a nice fashion sense.
You make me die from laughing.
You should go meet TAI with me.... Read More
Someday I write poetry with you.
You + me = WILLIAM BECKETT'S OUR BITCH!
If I saw you now I'd point and scream.
I want to see you!
I would build a talk show (yours) just for you.
If I could sing you any song it would be something by Lily Allen.
We could go crazy (anywhere is fine).
Love,
Portia!

(P.S. AHHHHHHHH.)


Afiqah:

Dear Gowri ,
I think you're th sweetest .
You have th nicest heart .
You make me feel as if I am not alone anymore .
You should be crowned as Queen of th Nicest Heart !... Read More
Well to make it straight ,
I just love youu ♥


Gowri:

Sailesh - MUAHAHAH..lolol you brought all the S'pore Poly memories back..sob!! thank you so much! muack :)

Jolene - JOLENE AJAJAJAJAJA. newsletter being our top ELDDS priority, yes definitely, when i have regained my sanity..we will complete it dey. yay! you is meowing too! if i saw you now i'd hug you until neither I nor you have room to breathe. when i have regained my sanity..we will complete it dey. yay! you is meowing too! if i saw you now i'd hug you until neither I nor you have room to breathe.


Posh Spice!! - i so agree with the WB comment. feel like catching a plane to chicago now..and thanks for saying i have a nice fashion sense!! (blush) you're awesome too, babe, will nvr forget ChildAid/APCG!! BE.MA.Producerrrrrr.

Afiqah!!! - You're one of the most adorable people Ive ever known. we should go on some zombie rampage together...thanks for cracking me up when i felt emo :)) (hugs)

love you guys!