Tuesday, November 01, 2005
daylight savings time
Whenever someone mentions tt we're in Daylight Savings Time now, I keep thinking of tt Bloodhound Gang song. You know, the one tt starts:
"Sweat baby, sweat baby,
Sex is a Texas drought."
Coz it's got tt line:
"You are
Inclined
To make me rise an hour early just like Daylight Savings Time"
Well. In the song it gets split up into 3 separate lines, but I figured you would want to see 1 coherent sentence here. So there.
Anyway why do I mention Daylight Savings Time (henceforth to be known as 'DST'? And yes, occupational hazard of being a law student)?
Well. Because although in Singapore we will NEVER had DST, in Vancouver - we do!
The reason is coz as Autumn moves into Winter, the sun rises later and sets earlier. Right now, in 'normal' Vancouver time it would be rising at 8am and setting before 6pm. So, in order to 'standardise' the time (huh?) and utilise as much daylight (I think) as we possibly can as the sun positively disappears from under our noses, we set all our clocks and watches ~1 HOUR~ back to DST, such tt the sun will rise at 7am, like it would 'normally'.
And tt is why to my great discontent, the sun sets BEFORE 5pm (DST) now. And when I mean 'set before 5pm', I mean by the time it's 5pm DST, it looks like 7.30pm Singapore time. And 6pm looks like 9pm (the nights are really dark here. Talk about missing a sun. Jeez.).
The reasons why I'm complaining so much is because: 1) I cannot run at night. It's too dark. Like I said, Vancouver's a big city, and unlike NUS, not all roads are lighted. So running along Northwest Marine Drive will result in me crashing into either a tree, a pole, or tripping over branches on the ground and cracking my head on a rock and bleeding profusely to death.
And 2) It's a huge disincentive to go out at night. Think dark. And Vancouver dark isn't like Singapore dark. Vancouver has the lowest crime rate in North America, yes, but let's not take our chances. Drugs though illegal, are not non-existent. Marijuana is de-criminalised. Walk down the right back alley and you can get anything you want. Guns are legal here. You still have Hell's Angels and mobs operating around Vancity. Well. I'm exaggerating. I'm not in trouble and I haven't gotten shot at or offered drugs (ok, maybe not by strangers on the road), I haven't been mugged and I haven't been stalked. But we try not to take chances.
But actually, the biggest disincentive for going out at night is the ~Cold~. Think Vancouver in Fall = Rainfall. It just rains and rains and rains. Think dark and wet is bad enough? Add ~windy~. Walking around in 7 or 8 degree temperature when it's dark and wet and windy is just not my idea of fun. Even with jacket and scarf and gloves... It is still cold. Or at least uncomfortable. I have no idea how to wear my scarf properly, so I still feel like I'm choking myself to death and I'm tying a hangman's noose whenever I don my scarf.
Anyway I was supposed to go catch The Rocky Horror Show with my floormates tonight. Oh, who are they you ask?
Well. I finally got a couple of pictures, so you can see who they are...
Presenting: 6th Floor Salish House!
From left to right: Diane, Alicia, Katie, me, Hilary and Alex. And in the centre: Alesha.
This was taken the night of Meat Market.
Oh and below are my two fave girls from 6th: Diane and Jackie!
Jackie's my immediate neighbour, and Diane stays opposite her. And this was taken last Friday night where we took a 12.30am 20 min stroll out to McDonald's for a late night fiesta (well. It was just us and 2 other guys, but then the rest of the floor came over in Damien's car, so it really was a 5th/6th gathering outside MacDee's after tt).
Oh... And just so you know what I wore for the Halloween Dance Party last Fri...
Me, Diane (as a member of some black rap posse) and Jackie (as Luke Skywalker) revisited.
Yeah... Cheap costume I know. Sunglasses are borrowed too! Hey... But I only got my angel wings on Sat! Haha.
And no. Today's the actual Halloween day, but I'm not dressing up and not going out.
ARGH!
Oops. Digressed. Like I said, I was supposed to go watch The Rocky Horror Show with some of the girls from 6th, but they were dressing up. As in apparently coz tt movie's a cult flick (I've been shamefully labelled a "Rocky Horror Show Virgin" coz I haven't watched it yet... Erm... It seems to be a travesty not to have seen tt movie), so the girls are all going in black sexy outfits. Katie's is just va-va-voom. Tight black lacy CORSET, short short back shorts (I think more like hot pants), and black fishnets! Oh man... But I wonder how she's going to withstand the cold. It's a long walk out. And Diane's going in a black off-shoulder top and a short skirt with PINK tights - so cool! And I haven't seen what Krista's going as, but Heather has this totally classy black dress outfit. But me? I have nothing black. I mean, I have black blouses and black pants, but no black skirts... And I didn't want to look like the odd-one-out, so in the end, I was a wet blanket and passed.
But anyway the day was pretty ok... I mean apart from a little bit of psycho-depressive disorder from some issues with the bf and whatever (but fuck tt. I've had enough about whining and thinking about things tt don't warrant such energy), Psychology went ok... although I have a mid-term this Fri and I need to get my textbook back from Andy ASAP otherwise I can't start studying for it and I don't think I should be failing this mid-term, considering I'm taking a huge risk and going snowboarding just days before my main exam in December... Oh. But after tt I met Eileen and we went for our appointment for this manicure thing tt we'd got the package for.
So yeah, come to Canada and I get the first manicure of my life. And I got a French manicure. Didn't know what the hell it was, but asked for it just out of curiosity. I cannot believe tt so much attention can actually be given to your nails. JEEZ. Okay ordinarily I wouldn't even waste the money on them coz when you do stuff like row and Hapkido there is NO WAY you can keep your nails immaculate. In fact me being me by nature, I swear everything is going to go to waste within the next few days.
But tt said, it's quite a nice experience. I feel pampered. First time my hands are getting moisturised, coz I don't even bother. And I'm glad I chose a French Manicure - apart from the too-white cuticles (it's polish!), my nails looks really natural. Just buffed. Very pretty; very chic. Like the name.
Yeah, so oh well. Back in my room now. Probably going back to doing tt damn paper. I HAVE to finish it before I fly off for Montreal and Toronto, because I need to start planning my 2 other papers latest by then.
Argh.
Oh... And I miss Korean Hot Pot!!! *wails*
THE BAD TOUCH
- by The Bloodhound Gang
Sweat baby sweat baby sex is a Texas drought
Me and you do the kind of stuff that only Prince would sing about
So put your hands down my pants and I'll bet you'll feel nuts
Yes I'm Siskel, yes I'm Ebert and you're getting two thumbs up
You've had enough of two-hand touch you want it rough you're out of bounds
I want you smothered want you covered like my Waffle House hashbrowns
Comin' quicker than FedEx never reach an apex like the Coca-Cola stock you are
inclined
To make me rise an hour early just like Daylight Savings Time
Do it now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Do it again now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Gettin' horny now
Love the kind you clean up with a mop and bucket
Like the lost catacombs of Egypt only God knows where we stuck it
Hieroglyphics? Let me be specific I wanna be down in your South Seas
But I got this notion that the motion of your ocean means "Small Craft Advisory"
So if I capsize on your thighs high tide, B5 you sunk my battleship
Please turn me on I'm Mister Coffee with an automatic drip
So show me yours I'll show you mine "Tool Time" you'll Love it just like Lyle
And then we'll do it doggy style so we can both watch "X-Files"
Do it now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Do it again now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Gettin' horny now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Do it again now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Do it now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
do it again now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Gettin' horny now
now playing: hotel costes - cafe de flor
"Sweat baby, sweat baby,
Sex is a Texas drought."
Coz it's got tt line:
"You are
Inclined
To make me rise an hour early just like Daylight Savings Time"
Well. In the song it gets split up into 3 separate lines, but I figured you would want to see 1 coherent sentence here. So there.
Anyway why do I mention Daylight Savings Time (henceforth to be known as 'DST'? And yes, occupational hazard of being a law student)?
Well. Because although in Singapore we will NEVER had DST, in Vancouver - we do!
The reason is coz as Autumn moves into Winter, the sun rises later and sets earlier. Right now, in 'normal' Vancouver time it would be rising at 8am and setting before 6pm. So, in order to 'standardise' the time (huh?) and utilise as much daylight (I think) as we possibly can as the sun positively disappears from under our noses, we set all our clocks and watches ~1 HOUR~ back to DST, such tt the sun will rise at 7am, like it would 'normally'.
And tt is why to my great discontent, the sun sets BEFORE 5pm (DST) now. And when I mean 'set before 5pm', I mean by the time it's 5pm DST, it looks like 7.30pm Singapore time. And 6pm looks like 9pm (the nights are really dark here. Talk about missing a sun. Jeez.).
The reasons why I'm complaining so much is because: 1) I cannot run at night. It's too dark. Like I said, Vancouver's a big city, and unlike NUS, not all roads are lighted. So running along Northwest Marine Drive will result in me crashing into either a tree, a pole, or tripping over branches on the ground and cracking my head on a rock and bleeding profusely to death.
And 2) It's a huge disincentive to go out at night. Think dark. And Vancouver dark isn't like Singapore dark. Vancouver has the lowest crime rate in North America, yes, but let's not take our chances. Drugs though illegal, are not non-existent. Marijuana is de-criminalised. Walk down the right back alley and you can get anything you want. Guns are legal here. You still have Hell's Angels and mobs operating around Vancity. Well. I'm exaggerating. I'm not in trouble and I haven't gotten shot at or offered drugs (ok, maybe not by strangers on the road), I haven't been mugged and I haven't been stalked. But we try not to take chances.
But actually, the biggest disincentive for going out at night is the ~Cold~. Think Vancouver in Fall = Rainfall. It just rains and rains and rains. Think dark and wet is bad enough? Add ~windy~. Walking around in 7 or 8 degree temperature when it's dark and wet and windy is just not my idea of fun. Even with jacket and scarf and gloves... It is still cold. Or at least uncomfortable. I have no idea how to wear my scarf properly, so I still feel like I'm choking myself to death and I'm tying a hangman's noose whenever I don my scarf.
Anyway I was supposed to go catch The Rocky Horror Show with my floormates tonight. Oh, who are they you ask?
Well. I finally got a couple of pictures, so you can see who they are...
Presenting: 6th Floor Salish House!
From left to right: Diane, Alicia, Katie, me, Hilary and Alex. And in the centre: Alesha.
This was taken the night of Meat Market.
Oh and below are my two fave girls from 6th: Diane and Jackie!
Jackie's my immediate neighbour, and Diane stays opposite her. And this was taken last Friday night where we took a 12.30am 20 min stroll out to McDonald's for a late night fiesta (well. It was just us and 2 other guys, but then the rest of the floor came over in Damien's car, so it really was a 5th/6th gathering outside MacDee's after tt).
Oh... And just so you know what I wore for the Halloween Dance Party last Fri...
Me, Diane (as a member of some black rap posse) and Jackie (as Luke Skywalker) revisited.
Yeah... Cheap costume I know. Sunglasses are borrowed too! Hey... But I only got my angel wings on Sat! Haha.
And no. Today's the actual Halloween day, but I'm not dressing up and not going out.
ARGH!
Oops. Digressed. Like I said, I was supposed to go watch The Rocky Horror Show with some of the girls from 6th, but they were dressing up. As in apparently coz tt movie's a cult flick (I've been shamefully labelled a "Rocky Horror Show Virgin" coz I haven't watched it yet... Erm... It seems to be a travesty not to have seen tt movie), so the girls are all going in black sexy outfits. Katie's is just va-va-voom. Tight black lacy CORSET, short short back shorts (I think more like hot pants), and black fishnets! Oh man... But I wonder how she's going to withstand the cold. It's a long walk out. And Diane's going in a black off-shoulder top and a short skirt with PINK tights - so cool! And I haven't seen what Krista's going as, but Heather has this totally classy black dress outfit. But me? I have nothing black. I mean, I have black blouses and black pants, but no black skirts... And I didn't want to look like the odd-one-out, so in the end, I was a wet blanket and passed.
But anyway the day was pretty ok... I mean apart from a little bit of psycho-depressive disorder from some issues with the bf and whatever (but fuck tt. I've had enough about whining and thinking about things tt don't warrant such energy), Psychology went ok... although I have a mid-term this Fri and I need to get my textbook back from Andy ASAP otherwise I can't start studying for it and I don't think I should be failing this mid-term, considering I'm taking a huge risk and going snowboarding just days before my main exam in December... Oh. But after tt I met Eileen and we went for our appointment for this manicure thing tt we'd got the package for.
So yeah, come to Canada and I get the first manicure of my life. And I got a French manicure. Didn't know what the hell it was, but asked for it just out of curiosity. I cannot believe tt so much attention can actually be given to your nails. JEEZ. Okay ordinarily I wouldn't even waste the money on them coz when you do stuff like row and Hapkido there is NO WAY you can keep your nails immaculate. In fact me being me by nature, I swear everything is going to go to waste within the next few days.
But tt said, it's quite a nice experience. I feel pampered. First time my hands are getting moisturised, coz I don't even bother. And I'm glad I chose a French Manicure - apart from the too-white cuticles (it's polish!), my nails looks really natural. Just buffed. Very pretty; very chic. Like the name.
Yeah, so oh well. Back in my room now. Probably going back to doing tt damn paper. I HAVE to finish it before I fly off for Montreal and Toronto, because I need to start planning my 2 other papers latest by then.
Argh.
Oh... And I miss Korean Hot Pot!!! *wails*
THE BAD TOUCH
- by The Bloodhound Gang
Sweat baby sweat baby sex is a Texas drought
Me and you do the kind of stuff that only Prince would sing about
So put your hands down my pants and I'll bet you'll feel nuts
Yes I'm Siskel, yes I'm Ebert and you're getting two thumbs up
You've had enough of two-hand touch you want it rough you're out of bounds
I want you smothered want you covered like my Waffle House hashbrowns
Comin' quicker than FedEx never reach an apex like the Coca-Cola stock you are
inclined
To make me rise an hour early just like Daylight Savings Time
Do it now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Do it again now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Gettin' horny now
Love the kind you clean up with a mop and bucket
Like the lost catacombs of Egypt only God knows where we stuck it
Hieroglyphics? Let me be specific I wanna be down in your South Seas
But I got this notion that the motion of your ocean means "Small Craft Advisory"
So if I capsize on your thighs high tide, B5 you sunk my battleship
Please turn me on I'm Mister Coffee with an automatic drip
So show me yours I'll show you mine "Tool Time" you'll Love it just like Lyle
And then we'll do it doggy style so we can both watch "X-Files"
Do it now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Do it again now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Gettin' horny now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Do it again now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Do it now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
do it again now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Gettin' horny now
# posted by Kitana @ 11/01/2005 12:12:00 PM 
