it never fails to amaze me how differently men and women think, act and respond to different situations. i was watching that 70's show today (and yes, yet another rerun and god knows how i managed to miss this part last time, or not give it that much thought) .. and it's the one where jackie's dad was sent to jail and she didn't get the right comfort from hyde - well eric told hyde to give jackie space whereas donna told hyde to console her and talk to her ... and then eric said "well, if jackie jumps out of the plane, he should go to her and jump out too?", to which donna said "at least they will be together!"

haha .. funny how true that is, and we don't really realize the mechanism that drives men's and women's instincts. while men are very territorial about their space and cave-like in their nature, women are very, obsessed with togetherness and peace-loving ideals.

mom used to tell me that if i ever find myself in a situation where an argument is taking place, the key thing to do is to not push the guy as he "retreats" into his cave. of course, i never ever listen to her and push the matter further until the poor guy wouldn't want to see or talk to me for a while .. (it's not like she practices what she preaches anyways, i think my mom is even worse than i am) sometimes, i wonder why god would make two very different types of people compatible for mating and life. it just makes no sense. i guess it keeps things interesting.

i used to get these bouts of .. weird states when i would see all men and women as one sex, or as no sex, as in, i am the same as the next man, who is the same as the next woman kinda spiele. as in, the key physical difference between men and women just don't exist and we are one of the same kind. kinda like mannequins in the "down there" part =) i duno why it comes and goes like that, these bouts, but whenever it happens, for a brief second, it feels nice to not feel inferior or intimidated or so aware of the gap that lies between men and women. i think one can sit and analyze the men and women in this world for an eternity and the so called pattern that they think they have uncovered to define them would not even begin to describe the tiniest bit of truth that lies herein the nature of these beasts. that pattern changes with time and with time, more complex behavioral patterns emerge and you are stuck analyzing a whole new set for a whole new generation.

oh, men and women ... what wouldn't i do to not be either one of you =)

in any case, brief update of this wonderful harlot in training:-

1. i have been invited to some celebration of excellent (apparently im receiving an award for either winning a scholarship/research competitions and for my service to the school as leaders of student organization) not sure which, im guessing the latter

2. my internship with the city ends end of this summer because i have used up all my CPT and am not allowed to continue with it unless i sign up with OPT and i really dont want to do that

3. there might be a possibility for a research internship for me in the fall (depending on the professor that i approach, i could get myself into some really awesome work!)

4. i was approached by some company in kansas city to work as a java developer (and i duno if i want it or not)

5. i realize that i really shouldnt be babbling on here any longer since i have a lot of work to do and a multitude of presentations to work on... so ciao for now