4 9 za...???

Does anyone else remember that bryan adams song that used to flood music channels day in day out in early 2001-2002..?? On a day like today...that was the name of the song and it had this little mind game in the video. Well I tried it today .. after alll these years...and i got a tiger!!! Dammit a tiger was supposed to walk past the screen ..not an -------- like it does in the video!! After much thought on it I realized its got sumthing to do with my bad multiplication skills. I cant multiply 4x9!! It really sends me into a complete contemplative sort of frenzy!! I really cant do it...u know that trick where you add 4 to the 4x8 figure and get the answer for 4X9? Tried that as well. Couldnt get it right yet again!!!Ofcourse Im doing this all mentally. Its something of great concern to me now...with my relaince on cell phone calculators etc...I've lost practice and the habit of actually using my brain for simple calculations! And I think thats dulling my brain cells to an extent. Thank heavens I haven't got to the point whr I reach out for a calculator for 2+2...
So the game goes like this...
1. Think of any number between 2 and 9 ( i chose 4 )
2. Multiply that number by 9..( this is whr it got me and i was so sure 4x9=28 !!)
3. Its a two digit number..add them up( 2+8=10)
4. Subtract 5 from it. ( ...5)
5. Think of a country with that letter. ( thot of ..yo check it..ETHIOPIA!) hehe
6. Take the second letter from the country name ( T..)
7.Think of an animal beginning with that letter..( Tiger duh..)
and just then..guess what walks by the screen in the video??
Well...if u havent done this already and dont know the answer ...oh its good..gta check it out for yourself.

Meanwhile, Im gna go practice my 4 times table and get that damn answer to 4x9!!
4x1=4
4x2=8
4x3=12
4x4=16
4x5=20
4x6=24
4x7=28
4x8=28+4=32
4x9=32+4=36!!!!!! 4x9= 36!!yay!!!
Maybe I don't know whole of the 4 times multiplication table but atleast i know the tune of it by heart!( works only with indo no education system i guess... or maybe it was just my town's school system!?Lovely melody that!

Why am i not studying??

A friend( name withdrawn) earlier mentioned of increased horniness and how a monday morning business meeting turned into a sexually explicit moving picture in her mind. That got me thinking to the point where if someone were to mention a banana I was done for. Bad timing I would say, with my exams n all.

But my cost benefit analysis reading never seemed so interesting. Lets look at all the reasons why cost benefit is important to us:
a) because it is consistent with indivisuals' preferences
b) permits determination of 'absolute' desirability. oooo hmmm
c)explicit treatment of risk...feeling wild n frisky? lets do it the cost benefit style baby!
I obviously conviniently omitted other lines dealing with not so imp. stuff like policies and economic efficieny..although...hmmm..never mind.

More lines from my paper: ...There is therefore no one "right" TECHNIQUE. Those who think individuals matter, "right" or "wrong", will tend towards a cost benefit style approach. But 'techniques' or *cough* 'process' is not sufficent. Processes have to be informed by some ordering of facts. Anther way of thinking is that process does not guarentee rationality of decisions. Equally, decisions cannot be made without effective process, not least beacause those excluded from the process may 'block' a decision or make its implementation difficult. AND no matter what you decide there is ALWAYS an 'opportunity cost'...'what could have been'...'a forgone benefit'!!

Then, there are steps in Impact Assessment: Project XXX.

1. 'PROJECT' screeing ....who's hot who's not...u know.
2. Consideration of alternatives
3. prediction of impacts..hmmm.
4. implementation..ooo yes!
5. review
6. post decision monitering- to assess the ex post effect
7. post project audit- comparision of actual outcomes with predicted outcomes to access the quality of the "project".

PS- Not every one will interpret this the way I do ..so for those of you ...hope this is an educational trip!haha


On the other side there is Sustainable consumptions...a topic for the wretched exam...
Consumption is already seen as a tool in sexual comeptiton. Evolutionary psychology's arguments on sexual selection suggest that at least 'conspicious' consumer behaviors occupy the role of sexual display. That is, they advertise availability, fertility, potency, fidelity, and a variety of other characteristics desireable to the oppsodite sex ( Journal of Industrial Ecology, Vol. 9, 2005). Now think about the real reason behind that new sexy top, your choice of fragrance, your new porche...feeling like a tomcat on the prowl yet?

Reading this second piece actually makes me feel like my dear friend and I are not the only ones harnessing sexual thoughts at inappropriate times- be it a business meeting or a study group! "I'm not a really sexual person". athankeuu!:)
I have my moments but not like a craazy sex maniac noo. So Im sweeping this current horny phase under the rug by blaming exam week and my friend!! When ur bored and tired of studying ...You gada du whachu gada du !:) Dammit I really need to study. bye now.

so this is christmas and what have you done?

No matter what ...theres magic in christmas time!! It might imply heartaches and longing like mentioned in my earlier blogs sumwhr but the sheer spirit in the air around this time of the year is just absolutely lovely and too beautiful to pretend like you dont give a shit. It was the nastiest scottish weather today..winds, rain, and the cold. Spent the entire morning discussing cost benefits, project cycles and shadow pricing in prep for the exam next thursday. Later went out in that bloody weather to St. Giles Cathedral. Exquisite architecture and ancient 16th century feel to it. Nat was singing in the choir and they did a brilliant job with all -time fav christmas hyms which sounded even more divine in that cathedral. At one point, I cried. hehe im such a sucker for peace n love on earth n shit.
There was a carol service in another place and it was a sing along this time! I so wanted to go but we got there and people were standing in the doorway coz it was so full . Couldn't deal with the cold so went to a cafe across the street and had a shot of extra strong machiatto (never again!) Over to Myles court thereafter whr thr was some hot mulled wine and mincemeat pies waiting. Just the thing to warm yourself in that frightful weather outside and to bring on the festive mood I do do love.:) Spend time belting out all the xmas favs like 'frosty the snowman' and 'winter wonderland' by the fireplace..with no fire sadly! Grand finale was ofcourse the excellent 'do they know its christmas time at all' by Band Aid( Various aritists)..just brilliant! We were trying to recognize voices. I only managed bono and sting...but sum of these guys were good...I mean who the hell knows what Boy George really sounds like?! apparently sum ppl actually do!! anyway...was good fun. Back to project appriasal now! But Santa's coming soon baby so is all goooood !! hohoho:)

Me own christmas collection this year ( atleast those on top of the list of sum 50+ songs) :

FAiry tale of New York- Pogues
Frosty the snowman
Winter wonderland- diff. version.. all good.
Let it snow- Bing Crosby version
Happy christmas( war is over)- John lennon/yoko ono
Do they know its christmas time at all- Band Aid
White Christmas- Bing Crosby
Do you hear what I hear?
Silent Night
All is want for christmas is you- mariah carey
All I want for christmas is a hippopotamus- Shirley Temple
I saw mommy kissing santa clause...oh and theres just tooo many! Lordy! Im christmas crazy! hoho...nothing to worry though..there are many of us out there and YOU know who you are:) tingle-lingle-ling!!

haha. and by the way now...where'd all the good ppl go? i ain't one for sure.

To the men who make living a little easier

What happens when you put two artistically talented men( who can give you an appetite for good soul music) in a room together?
People who think they're gay for each other should get real coz what you really get is the deliciously soothing and aptly called 'Lullaby'!! Matt costa has amazing vocals and jack johnson on the ukulele is well ...JACK JOHNSON!( I just need Wentworth just hanging out in the background somewhere and it'll officially be the hottest sausagefest in there!) And the lyrics are out of this world yet so close to the heart.

"When you're so lonely lying in bed
Night's closed it's eyes but you can't rest your head
Everyone's sleeping all through the house
You wish you could dream but forgot to somehow
Sing this lullaby to yourself.."

Its dreamy and lilting. Absolutely love it. These are men worth admiring right here!
Other good ones by Matt Costa are "sunshine" and "cold december" . nice video for sunshine.
Singing a lullaby... to yourself can be by far, the single most saddest thing in the world. But if these gods of music tell to do so...hell I don't mind. I will sing myself to sleep, I will stroke my head, disappear into my pillow. I will pat my own back and I'll hope to dream. After all thats the reason why we power through each day don't we? To dream the sweetest, most beautiful dreams at night? I think it makes living a whole lot easier. Disagree?? Well I seem to do that alot. Daytime may be vibrant, fun, stressful, noisy and chaotic. Come darkness and the world seems to stop. Thats when we can grow tiny wings( hell u dont even need them wings!) and fly to the moon and back ...just in time for the 9 am class or work the next morning.

prick of a printer!

ok now its really getting painfully hilarious. on every submission deadline...every single time I have a story to tell. The previous ones were frightful, trying to make it on time, trying not to be so damn disorganised...but today was different. Silmilar in a lot of ways but not quite the same either. I thought it was going fine. I had put in alot of hours of hard work into my paper and was quite satisfied with the outcome. Until i had to print it out. Dear god. After 5 tries....the damn thing just wouldn't print!! It was now 11:50 and the deadline was at 12:00. Feeling fucked in the face, I ran around campus looking for a colour printer..found one ...and yet again it wouldn't print. After 2 tries I look around and see a little neglected scrap piece of paper that says: "Out of Order". At 12:05, I ran to the submission office and told Rosie( secretary) of my problem. She was kind enough to print it out for me from her office. That. or she took pity on my hyper panicked soul. So anyway, the brilliant colour print out looked lovely and I was proud of those 15 pages of hard work. I was just about to smile a little satisfied.."phew its done" smile when KHAchack! ......... OOPS! I stapled the document with those staplers for realy thick 500 paged documents. So what I had now before me, were long sharp pins jutting out the topleft hand side of my beautiful front cover. Ruined! So I painfully struggled to get the thing out..hurt myself, poked myself, bled and finally..it was out. It was 12:24 by now....and Rosie look on amused as I fought with that pin in her office. But the big ugly holes glaring at me was so dissappointing-like an irreversible scar on something so beautiful. ugh. whatever. She said the professor wouldn't mind so I just handed it in and didnt look back. I came back home and felt so uneasy. I immediately emailed the prof. telling him of my grievences and those holes in the paper and begged him not to take into account the presentation of the document. Really hoping he doesn't. I am guessing the marking can range from a hopeful A-, a realistic B or a pessimistic B- for this paper ! Just gta wait n see now.