Man, the past few days have been a blast! It's soo great, except that I am supposed to be working on my paper and I haven't done anything but written the cover page. But even then, the title is not even complete. First I have to write about the developments in India since the 1990s and then I have to choose a film which reflects these developments and write about it. Sigh. I am trying to call SIA and change my flight, because I will never be able to get it done when I am in Singapore. But, I still have to wait about 40 minutes because the phone lines only open at 9am. I hope they let me change, even though it's sooo late already...but even if it's not possible, I guess it's ok. I mean there are several reasons why I would like to stay here longer...firstly, I have to write these paper and do a project. Once I am back in Singapore, I will have to fight for use of the com...so..cannot lah! How to do? Secondly, I love summer and I didn't even wanna go back this summer...but my dad said it was more expensive to buy a 1 year ticket...but honestly, I have gone back every single hols and I am bored of it. I wanna stay here for once. I am beginning to like it here, especially since I won't be staying here for much longer. In fact, the only real reason I want to go back is because I want to see Ying Han, whom I haven't seen in 1 1/2 years. Don't get me wrong..I wanna see all you guys too, but I just haven't seen her for so long. And thirdly, I cannot survive 2 whole months at home slacking, plus being under my parents' watchful eye. They are nice people, but I love my freedom. Fourthly, I would like to spend more time with Jasmine, while she's still here and with Steffi. A month at home would be more than enough for me...seriously. Also, there is this guy I kinda like...and I would like to get to know him better before I go back to Singapore...to see if it will work out and all.

So anyway, I promised some people that I would "publish" some details of my "social experiment" with an online dating website. The reason I joined one was mostly because I was bored and thought it would be interesting to find out what kind of people join these websites...and if they're really all fixated on that ONE thing. But also, in a little way, I thought maybe I could meet someone I like...but honestly, while I would like to have someone there for me again, I could really afford to go on being single. So in any case, I was more aware of the risks and prospects than if I were, say, 15. I'm definitely way more realistic now and am not easily swayed by sweet nothings.

Anyway, let me confirm some of the suspicions that you may have had:

1) Many people are looking for sex, though it varies between ONS and some erotic partnership with no strings attached. I would say at least 90-95% of the conversations have somehow something to do with propositions and stuff like that. Please allow me to provide you with one particularly amusing example of such a chat:

Guy: *hints at wanting to have sex with me*
Me: No thanks
Guy: The chance to sleep with someone like me won't come easily
Me: Tempting, but no thanks, I'll pass
Guy: Ah well, too bad...there's such a wide selection here..ciao!

NEXT DAY
Guy: Will you be my wife?
Me: No offence, but aren't you a little crazy?
Guy: Why?
Me: Didn't you say yesterday that there was a huge selection for your picking?
Guy: Well, I wanted to see if you had changed your mind
Me: Well, you were right. There IS a wide selection on offer...for me too!

HAHAHA..what a arrogant ass.

Another guy, 47 years old, wanted to go on a date. He sends me a photo of himself and I think...he looks more like 57 than 47...but I didn't want to be so mean, so I told him, if we went out together, people would think that I was only after his money. Angeline was right, really...people here really do look at Asian women differently. But while talking to him before that, when he wanted to meet and all, I asked him...this isn't about sex, is it? He said no...so I replied: excellent...finally, someone who isn't in it for the sex. Then, after he sent the photo and I told him that people would only think I was after his money...I said, well, we could still be friends, but no relationship is possible. I don't know what he understood by that, but he was like, "Oh you mentioned sex. I don't mind having sex, but not on the first date." HELLO??? Why on earth would I wanna have sex with a 47...much less one who looks 57? Ugh. Okay, I am very very sorry. I am very mean. Please forgive me!

Then, there was this other guy who kept trying to shove his telephone number at me...and said he was a fitness trainer and whatever. Hello, do I care? I am not into fitness trainer types.

Ok will continue another time...