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Wednesday, May 04, 2005

I realize a lot of people visit my blog on weekends or public holidays when they get pretty bored outta their skulls. haha... UNBLOCK me from msn!!!

What i bought today with Marie:
1) shoes from charles and keith (15% off)
2) black top from 37 degress (40% off)
3) slippers from j8 (dunno how much off but cheaper since we each bought a pair)
4) eyelash crimp from heeren (20% off)
5) 'Pride' vcd from ts ( no off)

What i ate:
1) waffle ice-cream from gelare ( 50% off excluding the ice-cream & the chocolate sauce)
2) baked rice from swensons ( no off)

Do i look like i'm damn rich? as though my daddy gives me $100 dollars everyday cos that's less than how much i spent today. the truth is i'm just beginning find more similarities between me and the annoying shopaholic. once i start spending money i can't stop. can't resist discounts. next time i shall forget to bring my wallet too cos it's a good way to curb spending.

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Boasting has always been a way of life since... life started. in the past people like to boast about how good their lives are compared to XX. how smarter (mine's-an-engineer-her's-a-taxi driver) their sons are. how bigger their kitchens are. but in recent times, boasting about how worse off yourself is, has been officially in vouge.

"You know i got cca till very late yesterday? i never do my maths econs chem plus gp homework? i never study for my test only read one page? i didn't do 5 questions for my test? i'm sooo gonna fail? the teacher hates me? I'M WORSE THEN YOU!"

If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. i do that a lot too so i'm just bitching about myself now. no offense if you think this describes you.

SO why do people like to compare how worse off themselves are? do they actually feel better knowing that they are the WORST? here are the following reasons which sounds pretty understandable.

1) when you tell people that you are in a very bad situation, they wouldn't have much expectations in you. so when you really performed badly, it's expected. no sniggers nor snide remarks. they might even sympathize you. afterall she had cca till very late you know.

2) on the other hand if you had done much better than expected, people might applaud you. wow she had cca till very late leh still can do so well.

3) or it could just be your own expectations. you get less disappointed when you didn't expect much in the first place.

4) so it all probably just boils down to saving face. if i don't do well it's cos i had cca till very late. not cos i'm stupid. i'm actually very smart. stupid cca.

Give me more time i might be able to come up with more reasons. it's something too profound to describe in logical terms. but take note that boasting about how worse my situation is compared to yours, is definitely not equals to whining. the simple motive behind whining is to vent.

Even so, i still feel good knowing that i'm living much better than a lot of people i know. even though i get ADD i know of people who fail their exams. even though i look too small and kiddish at least i'm not huge or look like an auntie. even though i'm not chio i'm not ugly. even though he broke my heart i realized he actually still cared enough even when he doesn't have to. see i'm still living good when i compare myself with the worst of the worst.

dara lost in [[fairytale]]-land
12:20 AM