Chats with Joe and Amy

I appear to have a lot of theories today, so I've decided to share them here.

Convo with Amy:

*disclaimer: a degree of credit must be given to Aparna for the following theory

 me:  hahaha

my theorem never fails

 Amy:  common sense is always given to retardeds

 me:  theorem: intelligence is indirectly proportional to common sense

Convo with Joe: 

 me:  haha

here's my theory

 me:  our jobs

is to work hard

to get to a certain level

once you reach that level

you have qualified to enter a lottery

before qualifying

you don't stand a chance

but once you qualify

it's all chance

I hope you enjoyed these snippets from my

Chats with Joe and Amy

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Forget this! Rutgers loves me just the way I am :]

As you all know, I can't stand stupid people! What I also can't stand are smart people! I am not a big fan of mediocrity either, so in general, I hate people!


At the moment, I am most hating pretentious smart people! Because of them, it's hard to achieve contentment, and I feel the need to prove myself all the time. In rebellion, I told myself I wouldn't study for my SAT IIs tomorrow. I was determined to not care! But then, around 30 minutes ago I was struck by the arrow of Asian nerdiness ergo my current state:

(I have resolved to burn these books)

I am currently having one of those moments where the books are in front of me, I know that it's too late for them to make a difference, I'm calling myself stupid for not studying earlier, I'm craving chocolate, I still want to attempt to study anyways, I don't want to open these books yet I don't want to not open them -> basically, I'm just very confused.

In any case, this morning I checked my Rutgers status and it reads:

Rutgers Business School - New Brunswick Fall Admitted

School of Arts and Sciences in New Brunswick Fall Admitted

It's the most affordable and realistic option, and I'd be with awesome people!

Yea...all the awesome people are brown :P

So you know what I say to you SAT people?

Forget this! Rutgers loves me just the way I am :]

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Mamma Mia!

Rich's blog on cultural differences has inspired me to write my own take on the subject. After all, this is astoldbyannabanana :P


We may all look different, but in the end we are all just the same. I mean, even our first words are similar, and that universal word unifies us for life.


Most of you have probably played a Mario game at some point or other. Then, I'm certain that you are quite familiar with the plumber's catchphrase: "Mamma mia!" ( <- sound clip in case you didn't have a childhood).

*side note: I've always found this video amazingly cool, so check it out!


It also happens to be the name of a highly popular play, movie, etc. However, though it is a common saying, it is rarely given much attention.

What does it mean? Well, though I'm no expert in Italian, I can guess that it means something along the lines of "mother of mine". If you think about it, different variations of "my mother" can be found in almost every language except for English, which prefers to use "my God." In Chinese, it is very common to hear "wo de ma ya" or "我的妈呀," which literally translates to "my mom" to express upset or surprise! ( <- funny song :] ). It's kind of interesting to think, that regardless of race, we all revert to that security blanket of Mummy!!!

I brought up this subject at Aparna's graduation party last year, and it turns out that this phrase is in fact used in Hindi, Russian, and Tagalog (?). I don't know many other languages, so I'm just making a broad assumption, so if you can validate my claim in any other language, I'd love to hear it!

Mamma Mia!

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