okay. had my first mardi gras celeb. basically all celebrations in USA > singapore. like we get more into the mood of things. gonna go study for test so i’ll just give the gist of Mardi Gras here cause i thought it was some homosexual parade in New Orleans with masquerades, parties, sleeping around and all. well, i was almost right. only got the homosexual part wrong.
irony is, Mardi Gras is “fat tuesday” to celebrate and feast (like mad) on tuesday before Lent comes. some catholic religious thingy. i dont know how sleeping around, partying, baring breasts for beads and all came about. warped tradition all. but still, its all cool. on tuesday market place (my school’s really awesome all-you-can-eat intl buffet canteen) will be giving out the beaded necklaces and all the awesome stuff.
went to visit this girl’s dorm. and she decorated her dorm. which was more like an apartment. we should have chose to stay at the commons. sigh. not too big, not too small. so like yes, the colours are green purple and gold.
and this is what mardi gras is supposed to be: (what i got from wikipedia anw)
The New Orleans Carnival season, with roots in preparing for the start of the Christian season of Lent, starts afterTwelfth Night, on Epiphany (January 6). It is a season of parades, balls (some of them masquerade balls), andking cake parties. It has traditionally been part of the winter social season; at one time “coming out” parties for young women at débutante balls were timed for this season.
so yes. total slut fest. but you get why i thought it was some homosexual sleeping around thing. with beads and necklaces and glitter glamour, masquerades, masquerade balls, parties, and king’s cake. i love the official colours though.
and king’s cake:
The cake has a small trinket (often a small plastic baby, sometimes said to represent Baby Jesus) inside, and the person who gets the piece of cake with the trinket has various privileges and obligations (such as buying the cake for the next celebration).
love the idea of king’s cake. makes the event more significant.
so there were 11 of us at another guy’s apartment. its supposed to be a feast right. so a few of them cooked cajun, mexican, and us 4 singaporeans found indomie mee goreng at Kroger and got mother excited. bought 10 packets and cooked that. yes nothing compared to what they did, but still. they thought it was the best instant noodles ever. yea cause the cup noodles here kinda suck. tried one. speaking through experience please.
okay my pictures suck the better pics are with the other guy with that stupid DSLR. cannot stand film majors. must edit photos like its their job/assignment then can upload.
this. is his dorm. look at NTU. what is ntu man. and this is a 2 room apartment. and he has an extra bed in the living room for drunk people and stayovers. like LOL. but his dorm has this.. tree house/chalet kinda feel. DAMN COOL. the stairs leading to this room damn freaking scary please. going down scarier.
okay. so official Mardi Gras day on tuesday. CANNOT WAIT. i love this event man. they giving out the beaded necklace also. when i go back to singapore, im gonna start decorating my room in hall whenever there are such events. CNY halloween christmas, whatever. damn inspired. hahaha.
and preview for St Patrick’s.
okay i’ll admit i appreciate St Patrick’s a lot more cause im doing Irish Lit here. i learn about their culture, their history and all. so yesssss.
and i know. im supposed to be updating what i did in jan and feb. but im too lazy. and Mardi Gras is such a novel idea to me, i got over excited. so i decided to just upload the whole Mardi Gras thing first. the rest….. i’ll get to it when i get to it. but it wouldnt be anytime soon, cause... NEXT THIS WEEK IM HEADING TO ORLANDO FLORIDA!!!! SAY HELLO TO DISNEYWORLD (NOT DISNEYLAND OKAY) AND UNIVERSAL STUDIOS OHEMGEE MY HOGWARTS CASTLE!
meanwhile. this week i have 4 tests, 2 essay assignments. well, one of it is math, so no need study. we’ve been getting As without doing a thing man, cause we’re doing Amath like (LOL much) and some H2 complex number math thingy. and the other is media writing, only 10% of overall grade and no need study too. i dont know, life here’s good. wish it werent reflected as pass fail in NTU cause im getting As. can definitely pull up GPA. sigh. and im getting As without much effort. life’s unfair.
and so, we’re skipping friday to go to orlando. basically, after handing up 2 essays and doing 2 tests on thursday, we’re gonna rush to the airport. fun or what. never did exams and flying in a day before. so yes. imma go start studying for the MCQ test tml. its 3am.
