Oily estrogen-like isoflavones and what this has to do with sexism in politics & the economy.
PS: If I didn't already turn you off with that weird title, then cool. U must be intellectual.:) Btw, oily estrogen-like isoflavones have nothing to do with sexism la, then again, maybe they do.. hmm~)

Some recent headlines include (starting with the most attention-grabbing ones first): Soy reduces sperm count in Men. Okay, I will give a short summary on the findings. Soy contains isoflavones that act quite similarly to the estrogen hormone in females. So whilst it does help boost some physical activities in certain organs, it however, inhibits sperm production. That makes enough sense I suppose. It probably also means that all you male soy lovers, you're bound to be effeminate la. Okay, that last line was my own ridiculous (but come on!) derived conclusion.

Next: Oil prices have been declining, and fetched the lowest bid in the last 3 months at about 119.smtg dollars (US of cos). Economists have attributed this more to declining demand(!) factors rather than supply issues. I initially thought that was a good thing cos I mean hey, declining demand for oil has GOT to be good right? It just goes to show that we the consumers of the world have learnt to be thrifty and are starting to embark on more conservative lives (with lesser greed and needs, yadda yadda) but think again. Declining demand (especially that of the largest economy in teh World will have repercusions not just on the biggest economy of the world, but all that smaller dependant economies. Cos the US consumers contribute close to 67% of their GDP, and a decline in their consumption, will mean lower growth rates, which would mean lower import expenditure, which would mean lower income for countries like us (Yes,like us SIngapore) whose export income encompass 75% of our GDP. So, stop cringing or smirking everytime u hear about the other American ending up in debts. It is ironically their debts and ridiculously exorbitant lifestyles that keeps the world's economy floating ya'll. Okay, lets end this econs lecture. Next.

1 in 2 Singaporeans would accept a female President and 80% would accept a female Cabinet Minister. As I re-read this last sentence I just typed, I surprise myself really. Cos at the first glance, I am appalled that ONLY 1 in 2 (50%) would accept a female President. Then again, it is hard to imagine a female President, not so much because I doubt any female's abilities, but somehow the President figure has always undertaken the 'grandfatherly' image, so much so its just weird imagining a female President. So much for thinking I am a feminist. But its not so much sexism lah, (though the undercurrents of it may have close relation to that), its more of custom and what we're used to. Like imagine if it was the reverse, and that we've always had a female President instead, then the survey question would read quite differently of course, surveyng on people's receptiveness towards a male president. The other statistic, the 80% one is something I am in agreement with, even slightly saddened by. Why only 80%. Female Ministers will, I believe be amazing, especially so because given that its so rare, they're bound to be outstandingly good even before they can be considered. So, its still a sexist world. Not as much as it used to be of course, but still sexist. Yes, the last sentences were as usual my input to the matter.

Just in case you're wondering, all these headlines were those featured on yahoo.com.sg. It has filled the void of my otherwise outdated and World-unaware self. Though I find many of them a tad too influenced by the writer's subjective views. Un-avoidable though. Every piece of reported news is bound to reflect some-kind of opinion of the writer, unless its some financial stock market's statistical report I suppose. Then again even those type of reports involve a certain degree of analysis and interpretation which boils down to the writer's perspective, knowledge and experience. I guess when its too obvious that the writer is subjective, that's when the credibility of the article is questionable.

K turns out TODAY is the last day of matriculation fair, and not yesterday. Sheesh. And I'm here at the booth, alone once again. I've already sent the banner for printing yesterday, and its due for collection already. I'm excited! Yeayy!! Double excitement today, no make that TRIPLE, cos I'll be popping by KK Hospital later to see my new lil niece and then rushing off to watch The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in the evening. YEAYY. :D Okay, so anyway since I'm so bored and have about an hour or so before I pack up and leave, I shall post long overdue photos like those at:
1) Juz's surprise party at Kallang Macs (which was hilarious especially when we had to squeeze our large over-sized asses into those tiny coloured chairs, its a wonder they didn' break, heh)
2)Pish's 19th birthday at Sedap Corner (its this coolio, fantastica new restaurant at Simpang Bedok that boasts a cosy & classy ambience, n serves amazing hotel-worthy dishes).
3)My LAST day as an intern at Euromonitor International! =) Bitter-sweet feelings.

OH NO, I can leave now. sorry guys, wait for the photos, they'll be in the next entry! tata~=)

boredom gets you a-bitching, no no I meant a-blogging

Hi guys, its been awhile, hasn't it? K I'm in school now for the Matric Fair, alone at the Aerobics booth, and its getting boringgggg. So I've decided to blog. There are no hot guys around today, seriously. I mean atleast if there were eye candy, it would help speed things up, no? Haha, BIMBO seh. No la, I just want ppl to BUYYYYYYY the Hyperjive tickets. Think I'll take Riyaz's idea aboput the 'Spin the wheel' thing at the next registration booth. Like Spin the wheel with every purchase of a Hyperjive ticket and stand to win goodies!! Like maybe cheapo biscuits or smtg. Hahaha. Anyway, I just got a call from my long pregnant cousin (who is a year younger than me btw) that she just GAVE BIRTH! Subhahanallah! Alhamdulillah! I'm an AUNTIE AGAIN! Haha. But she said the baby's still in the ICU, cos apparently she gave birth at home, (goodness that must have been one heck of an experience) and I think the baby was left out for a bit too long, and so she was a bit cold. Sigh, hope she feels better soon.


Wow, the second great-grandchild of the family and its a SHE too! :) Yeay! But I like baby boys too. They're cuteee, and they're apparently easier to clean la. Okay, I shall not continue making them sound like they're some 'things'. Okay, honestly though, I can't wait to have my own babies. Imagine having these little things squirming in your arms, looking up at you for the first time, not knowing what you are (probably), but still looking all the same. Someone you can hold, love, whose life you have a huge potential in shaping, whose values and principles you will influence. Cool stuff la. I just hope that my babies aren't the whiny, cry for every reason sort. :) Okay, enough about babies.





On a sadder note though, Ganga just passed away yesterday due to some chest infection. She's one half of the pair of Nepalese siamese twins who were conjoined at their heads and had their operation successfully done here in Singapore. Sigh, well atleast she had the last 7 years of her life living independently, separated from her twin, Jamuna. Sometimes though, it makes you wonder if messing around with what Allah has created will create repercusions, maybe not immediately, but a year, 2 years, maybe 7 years later? Like take a look at the other famous pair of Siamese twins, the Iranian siamese twins, Laleh and Ladan Bijani. They were doing fine till 20 plus, when they decided to take a risk at having the operation done. But seriously, who wouldn't want to? Imagine having to live your entire life not just having to follow your other half around, but having your dreams restricted, having to compromise every other time cos it has never been just about you, what YOU want, what YOU think, your life becomes an endless compromise. My heart goes out to them honestly.But still given how rare the phenomenon of siamese twins is, (It has only a one in every 50 000 to a one in every 200,000 chance of happening), so its a miracle in many ways. Maybe, its best to just leave them as they are as God wished them to be, but like I said, no one can truly understand the kind of lives siamese twins must be living, and how fervently they must dream for independence.

BTW, there's this group of dancers in front of me here dancing, and i SWEAR they are super action bedek lah! Feel like showing them what hip hop is REALLY about. POSERS. k bitchy, i know.

NUS HYPERJIVE 2008 returns with a BANG!!

What?: A mass Aerobics marathon! Introduces LatinoRobics, CardioAerobics & Kickboxing!
When?: 24th August 2008, 1:30pm-530pm
Where?: Multi-Purpose Sports Hall 1, SRC, NUS
How?: Register at our booth at a bench along the Central Library Walkway from 13th-15th August 2008, 10-6pm

Visit: www45.brinkster.com/nusaerobics

is this goodbye?

6th July 2008, 7:45pm, Qantas flight to Melbourne. "Gate 5 Closing". I was there to see that Qantas flight fly off. Was half wishing for a bollywood ending. But this is life, welcome to reality Khairah.What a feeling. Seriously. Damn :(

KaboomBAMTAMTUMLOMLUM nonsense

Have you ever wondered what love is? How do you know you're in love? Is it when you keep thinking about that person all day long? When nothing else can excite you other than thoughts of that significant one? When words do no justice to the dreams and plans u have with him/her? How would you know for sure? I for one, truly lack a definitive answer. For when it comes to love, I suppose its the heart and not the mind that knows. I guess, you'll JUST know. But how?! Sheesh. Well.


Life's been alright lately, pretty routine-like. Work, some meet-ups, work, aerobics hyperjive, work, tuition, work. Yeah, u get the drift. Speaking of aerobics though, its been a good 2 years since I first joined the Comm! Its nearly as surprising as the fact that next sem will be the start of my 3rd year in NUS. Goodness gracious, don't we all age. But, I've got a better feeling about the modules I'll be taking next sem. Mostly marketing and management modules ya'll and that'll be greatttt, no more suckyyy mathsy stuff. wee.;) Well. Anyway, just in case ur wondering, that first part about love, is just something I was thinking about, it doesn't necessarily has to reflect anything that's happening in my life, so don't jump the wagon just yet.





Well, lets add some cute-sy Aerobics photos shall we? To commemorate my close to 2 years of servitude to the NUS Aerobics Club, to the many projects, and new fitness courses I've managed to introduce together with the team, to the vision we've all had, to the bonds and friendships forged, to the setbacks we've managed to overcome and to Hyperjive, which I earnestly pray and hope to be a success, Amin! Here are some photos of my comm members and I (not everyone's in the photos though, but close to everyone, so yeay. Its been great guys! Here's a toast to the upcoming comm (whom We've yet to elect), may they be blessed with the vision and passion! Wee! (this whole wee-ing thing HAS to stop. No thanks to SOMEBODY's influence. Hmm.)

Only 7 out of the 15




This is so OUT of character okayyy. HAHA.

My 21st

This is totally overdue. But because I want to express my love for my dear frens n express how much I've missed .. here they are, photos of my surprise 21st birthday, which I was so totally unaware of and might I mention, UNPREPARED FOR. I mean, there I was, deprived of sleep for nearly 2 days, mentally exhausted, in my SLENGEST shoddiest, unglam outfit n SOME ppl had to plan my surprise birthday on exactly the same day.. Hahaha.. But of cos I love them all the same, thanks to those who waited, who came all the way to ulu pasir ris. Love u all. =)

Love them all. Thanks dearies, especially the first time planner Kai, and the patient darlings who bore with her. HEHE. =)

laheela laheelaaa laheelaaa laheelaaa~

i'll miss the only person who understands what this means.

EXCITEMENT? HAHA

Was going through this HUGE corporation's annual financial report, (not because I find it mentally stimulating, but cos its part of my job yo). They specialise in feminine care and baby care products (a.ka. sanitary pads and pampers) when I saw this statement,
"Our ability to contribute to the spread of health and hygiene through our products
and thereby provide comfort, excitement and joy to people in Japan, Asia and worldwide is a great source of Company pride."

Okay, I'm not sure why but that seriously cracked me up. Imagine someone getting EXCITED about PADS. Then again, if you're talking about the Japs.. :D

euromonitor and a story of love

alohaaaaaaaa! Boy have I eaten ALOT today. This morning I had a plate of my grandma's nasi goreng, then it was half of the giant cookie kai got for me (more on that later) and I've just returned from lunch, with partially digested tahu goreng and a banana (no less) frolicking somewhere in my guts. Yes, I'm FULL. And I dunno if you experience the same phenomenon, but everytime I over-eat, my left shoulder starts aching, for some odd reason, and thats the norm after every buffet session, after every lets-go-crazy-who-needs-a-diet-pig-out-session. this time though, its the left side of my neck's that aching weirdly. Its probably my low metabolism coupled with the excessive eating thats causing all these aches. Sheesh, I think I need to exercise. Like seriously! Well, will see what I can do tomorrow.

Anyway, the past few days have been good. Minus the fact that I've only had 3 hours++ of sleep last night this morning. Good because I spent time with my lovelies, adibah, n susu n had fun with my fellow interns. Shoutout to Irene though (who's not at work today cos she's down with fever. Sushi misses you!)

OMG, I think I just lost my blogging 'mojo'. DOn't ask me what mojo means, its a term Naz coined in. Haha, I suppose it means the 'drive' or 'urge' to blog la, but you must have guessed that already.OKAY, I shall just post photos okay? SInce its been eeons since I last posted some. Anyway, I was just reading some of my past entries especially the ones of my grandpa, and I realise I miss him so. I also realise that I've grown up a bit more, like mellowed down a bit more, an apparent change from my usual chirpy self. I dunno if you've noticed it though but its really obvious to me. SIgh. Life. K, photos.

First up, of my Internship at Euromonitor

Yours Truly at my desk:)

Irene; my fellow 'cubicle' mate ;)

Thinzar; the NEXT-cubicle intern :)

Us 3. My internship rocks la with these 2 babes.

This is my half of the cubicle. My workstation. HAHA

Thought you were seeing double? Nope, Irene and I got the same Charles n Keith bag ;) AT A CRAZILY discounted price too. I loveee pre-renovation sales.

Next of, I met adibah. Wah, we definitely took the term 'lepak' seriously. First we lepak-ed at KFC, then off to the Cathay, and then to the STarbucks at the Cathay, which has an amazing lepak corner outside by the way.

I love the lights outside Cathay, they have an uncanny resemblance for sweets and lollipops, don't you think?

And this just reminds me of Batman, for some reason.

Adibah is going to slaughter, grill, skewer, pound, punch, kick, chop, hang, bang (ok bang sounds so wrong) ME if she sees this on my blog.

No need for comments, thank you very much.

Our beautiful sexy feet.

I love love love Adibah. :)

Okay, remember I said I'd tell you about the giant cookie thing that I ate today? Well the story dates a couple of days ago, refer to my previous entry, the day Kai INSISTED on passing me something. Well, turns out it was a cookie. And when Kai told me (over the phone) that it was JUST a cookie, of course I imagined the SMALL bite sized one, or you know those they put on a stick with the 'paste-on' paper message on it? Yeah, so I thought THAT was the kind of cookie Kai was referring to. BUT TURNS OUT, it was a GIANT ONE LAH. Just look at the box.

K dunno if you can tell, how huge it is, but it was HUGE lah. hahaha. K this should give you a better idea.

And now, its finito. Gone, not with the wind, but into my belly. WEE. But to that wonderful sweetheart who got me this, THANKS=)

Oh, and what does 'dostet darum' mean? For me to know, and for you to find out. Hehe.