Today I die as a result of too much beer and too little sleep... but it was all goooooooood

Happy Deepavali

While everyone is (probably) enjoying their Deepavali public holiday, I am here at FCPs working on the lesson plans that I've been putting off for as long as I could... Deadline is on Friday so I've decided to barge in on him and plant myself in front of his computer. Seeing that he's off for the rest of the week, he's launched himself into a spring cleaning frenzy... Now much as I would love to give him a hand (I find cleaning very therapeutic) I have to forgoe that little pleasure and be content to just listen to the hum of the vacuum cleaner in the background and enjoy the cold mug of Kahlua he so generously offered me... hehehehe Anyway, it's 2300hrs and unlike FCP, I gotta get my ass out of bed at 0630hrs tomorrow. Bleh... Anyway, Happy Deepavali to everyone celebrating the Festival of Lights and don't forget to keep those invitation coming!!! Any chance to feast of Indian cooking is most welcome...

OCD?

I realise that I have an obsession with ordering and categorising, to the point that I would put other more important tasks on hold until I've finished with whatever irrelevant project I've decided to embark upon. Someone once likened me to a mild version of Monica Gellar. Here are a few examples:

1. I'm particularly picky about how the cutlery are placed in the little 2 compartment holder I have (whatever the hell it's called) to dry after they're washed. Forks and spoons HAVE to go into the first compartment, stems down so you'll know which is which, and chopsticks and knives MUST go into the second compartment, blades down (for safety purposes of course). It bugs me when I see them placed otherwise. Plates have to be ordered from the biggest at the back to the smallest. I don't care about bowls and cups :p

2. Laundry when hung out to dry, have to be hung in order of length. Doesn't matter in which direction, as long as they're in order. Same goes for the clothes in my closet.

3. Clothes are grouped according to: 'Dresses' - Short / long; 'Skirts' - Short / long; 'Trousers' - casual / formal / semi-formal; 'Shorts' - for Home / for going out; 'Tops' - Casual / Formal / Semi-formal; 'T-shirts' - for Home / for going out, 'Sleepwear' - cotton / others; 'Socks, swimwear and sportswear go together. I don't care about my shoes.

4. MP3s are categorised into folders and sub-folders, each named as such:

Albums:
Artist - Album name - Track no. - Title of song


Soundtracks:
Name of Soundtrack - Track no. - Title of song - Artist

(If album consists of more than 1 CD, then CD number is added after Album name or Name of Soundtrack.)

5. I don't own a CD rack so right now my CDs are stacked on top of my player but it's an eye-sore for me. Now if I DID have a rack, they'd be arranged according to genre and then within the genres, alphabetically.

6. Books - Arranged according to height. Arranging them in any other way would just make it appear too hapharzard and hence become visually distracting to me.

There are porbably a million other things which I'm anal about but these are the most common and the ones I'm aware of :p With that said, I'm terrible when it comes to organising my thoughts onto paper or when trying to make a point... go figure

The Ghouls Come Out to Play

I'm so excited! Throwing a little get-together on Sat for the hell of it, but because it's not really the norm to have a party for no reason at all here, I've decided to turn it into a Halloween thingy and everyone has to dress up. For the sole reason as to avoid people asking me what the occassion is... ANnway, happy to say that my guests are all game and are actually making the effort to buy/borrow/make a costume. As far as I know, I should be expecting a viking, a fairy and a she-devil. The rest just refuse to tell me what they're gonna turn up as. Yours truly has decided to be unoriginal and dress as a Vampire. Just bought my teeth and blood and am dying (no pun intended) to try them on! Anyway, will post pictures!! Happy Halloween!!!