i've been quite intrigued by this Facebook-thingie... i have to admit i have only just gotten into it... there have been similar earlier morphosis and invitations from friends which i have literally ignored... because i wasn't sure what it was all about and how much you might expose yourself to... but there's much development in the privacy... it's quite a fascinating idea... you feel that at times you are less than 6-degrees apart from someone you hardly know! it's quite a bizarre... !!!
aside from the networking or rather re-networking in my case, the applications within the website are real fun! i particularly love the graffiti application which lets you be as creative as you want... (here are some of my graffiti-doodling)
and the newly updated version would play back your graffiti-creations too... hey! and you could play games (like scrabble, build a collaborative story, share pictures etc.) with friends who are physically far away... or toss them an idea or two etc. or a sheep!!... best of all, i've found so many old school friends that i've lost contact with since i left singapore for the uk when i was barely 17! just like this wee blog-space... the facebook has really brought me closer to others, albeit virtually... i think it's a wonderful and evolving tool... and i think it's absolutely brilliant! =)
PS just be a little careful with things you share... not just in Facebook... it's sad that one never knows who can be trusted these days. (thanks to anm for the link)
my little nice is absolutely adorable... and quite a character! her auntie (yours truly) is thrilled by the pictures she gets of the wee toddler growing and learning and being happy...
here are some of the recent pictures... (courtesy of her proud parents! John & Lynette)
[from top to bottom, left - right : Raeanne babbling with my mummy (her granny) at Muthu's Curry Restaurant, where our family had dinner before i left Singapore the next day (july'07). she was wearing the wee little dress i got her!; Raeanne excited that she's holding the camera case; my big brother John exclaimed: "Upcoming Manchester United Fan and Supporter!!!" and you can see why...; Raeanne getting her happy-feet ready for the many millions of steps she'll make!]
she's grown so much!!! and hardly a year old yet! isn't she amazing?!
what's goofy?! why do people (or some persons) in (US of) america say that word so often? particularly to me...?!
Merriam-Webster's definition is:
goofy
Main Entry: goofy
Pronunciation: 'gü-fE
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): goof·i·er; -est
: being crazy, ridiculous, or mildly ludicrous : SILLY
Compact Oxford English Dictionary provides:
goofy
• adjective (goofier, goofiest) informal 1 chiefly N. Amer. foolish; harmlessly eccentric. 2 having protruding or crooked front teeth.
— DERIVATIVES goofily adverb goofiness noun.
huh... am i really?!
hmm... now that's goofy.
i am all excited despite being stressed out... my friend J is wearing her white gown next friday... and i've been invited! weddings are much smaller events in the 'western' world and it is therefore quite an honour to be part of the guest list! what's really nice about european/western weddings is the social part of it... the dancing and music that is much neglected in asian weddings, which on the other hand, have amazing culinary treats to delight! in any case, it's a great excuse for me to get as much writing as i could done and have a wee break at the celebration party! i've got a dress i could wear, shoes, and a date (wow!)... but i have no idea what i should do with my silly messy hair!
while google-ling for ideas... this brilliant NYT article popped up... it wasn't really what i was looking for... BUT... who doesn't enjoy a good laugh?! =)
yesterday's bridge-tragedy is another reminder of how easily one could slip away from this world... it was surreal and the scene looks terrible on telly. i have not been near the site -- thank you for the phonecalls and emails!... and am glad that i rarely travel to and from that area, which is very near the university campuses, unless i have paper-work to sort or health-appointments to make. i am based at the a medical centre some 30mins away. but you never know just when something like that might happen. there are hundreds of bridges in the twin-cities that span across the mississippi... i ride across one at least twice a day to get to work and home... sigh... i feel so sorry for those who've innocently lost their lives... some others are still waiting for the dreaded news of their lost ones... others are hopefully recovering from the traumatic event. there is so much to heal and rebuild... so many questions to answer...
other news... i am really upset not to be joining my 10-yr reunion at UWC in Wales... thanks to this great thesis i am supposed to be writing... i fear i have some trouble churning out over 50,000 words... surely you are supposed to be writing it concisely?!
i can't wait till the END of it all... a bonfire of all the papers and articles would be splendid!!! =)
thanks also to the wretched thesis... i am unable to spend too much time with people i like... it's really frustrating... =(
BAAAAAH will be Missing-In-Action for a while... drop me a line if you will... i could do with a bit of positive distraction and encouragements...