today was a good day. not because anything fancy happened. went to meet mimi after her final paper. we made our way to the city because she wanted something to hold her boobs up in the dress she was wearing to her couz's wedding. in the end, well, unintentionally, i purchased this pair of kitten heels, from this f.branded designer. *faints* i can't believe it. really can't. it's darn pretty but still! anyways. we then rushed back to mimi's house for her to pack up and off she went to the domestic airport to catch her flight to melb. i went home alone. somewhat wishing it was me catching the flight back home. home to my family. home to markk, g and my girlies.

had a dinner appt with dennis, alex and crys tonight. sort of a double date. the other neighbours use to tease dennis and crys, alex and i. so there you go, a mini double date. we headed out. dinner was surprisingly alot more fun than i thought it would be. dennis is like this serious, super guai boy next door kinda guy. [mimi can vouch that!] and i mean. i thought he was awfully introverted and stuff. but tonight, man, did he prove me wrong. he is one of the most HILARIOUS guys i'd ever met. serious. we had this discussion on dating. so dennis' older sister (who's 35 by the way) likes to give her kid bro quite alot of advice on love. and well, there was much debate at the bubble tea table. so lets go through it one by one, dennis' thesis.

Dennis' thesis titled "GIRLS SHOULDN'T STUDY TOO HARD OR NOT THEY CANNOT FIND A BOYFRIEND"

HYPOTHESIS ONE: GIRLS, IF YOU GET A PHD, NO GUY WANTS TO DATE YOU.
well. this was what dennis' main issue was about. if you have a degree, stop at it. if you get a masters or honours, it's no good. and then he wags his finger at tina and says "thats why you're still single still". his reasoning is that if you spend too much time studying, not only are you too well-educated for some guys, you will also grow old and boring and not have the opportunity to meet girls. crys and i refuted that it isn't the case. perhaps university is a good meeting ground for people. besides, this is the new age. if a girl drops out after a diploma or after Os, what i she cannot find a guy [as oppose to what dennis thinks?], then she has no job, no money and no guy! it's a lose-lose situation for the girl. there's no guarantee a guy will come along and look after her for the rest of her life. in addition, whilst dennis thinks that girls who study too much are too smart to handle, surely no educated guy will want to present his uneducated girlfriend to his bosses during the annual dinner and dance right? ironically, dennis doesn't mind dating a girl with a phd. *hahahaha - the lecturer himself doesn't even believe in his own theory* [which i'd kindly add on his behalf that he claims that he is making comments at the general male population but not himself]

HYPOTHESIS TWO: IF A GIRL IS NICE TO YOU, IT DOESN'T MEAN SHE LIKES YOU SO YOU SHOULD BACK OFF [AS TOLD BY HIS OLDER SIS]
this was f.hilarious because crys and i were quick to point out the contrary. for example, restating dennis' example: if a girl whom your barely know decides to sit next to you in the computer lab a few days in a row despite all her friends sitting elsewhere, she might just be friendly. NO DENNIS, NO. THE ANSWER IS SHE PROBABLY LIKES YOU! If you barely know the girl and vice versa, but suddenly, this chick takes great pains to sit with you and be extra nice to you, chances are, she fancies you! Now we all know why you're still single [yes, dennis indeed almost rammed his head against the wall at tea fushion. he is going to call his sister up to scold her. poor girl.] isn't it quite obvious? geez. i'm not saying it applies to everyone, but crys and i believe it applies to at least 80% of the female population.

HYPOTHESIS THREE: WELL EDUCATED GIRLS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE AGGRESSIVE.
Another one of those hilarious theories. dennis reckons that if a girl is smart, when the couple quarrels, she will be using fanciful words to scold him and act all condescending - the guy will be subjected to verbal abuse. well well. dennis dennis, here's what aunt rach has to say. do you think that dating an uneducated ah lian will solve the problem? she may not verbally abuse you but she'll use her long manicured fingernails to scratch you and pull your hair till you've a bald patch to illustrate her point, instead of using just merely colourful language. so as you always say "bring it on!" are you really sure you want to bring her on??

HYPOTHESIS FOUR: EVERYONE DESERVES SECOND CHANCES DESPITE BEING A CONVICT.
i was the one who brought this topic up on: will you date someone if you know he/she has been to jail? crys, tina and alex all said NO. i persisted saying "even though it's just a little thing like cheating on a bus tickect twice which resulted in being in jail for 2 months?" crys' idea was that if you can cheat on bus fare, you can also forge cheques and so on. so it's a no for her. dennis was once again "bring it on!" his reply: "she can be a rapist or murderer, but if she has turned over a new leaf and changed, why not? i must also love her enough. bring it on!" woah. shocking man. then he added on a second thought "i just might sleep with a knife under my pillow." haha, dear dennis, are you sure you won't end up chopping your own arm off in your sleep? well, my two cents worth is that if it was a petty crime, perhaps i might consider, it really depends. people do deserve second chances. however, if you are talking about a rapist/murderer, sorry man. thats a no-no. i'm not saying they may not have a change of heart, chances are they might. but my conscience wouldn't let me live with such a guy. kudos to dennis in regards to that.

HYPOTHESIS FIVE: BE COOL. REGARDLESS. [ANOTHER ONE OF HIS SISTER'S AWESOME ADVICES]
dennis' sister told him: "before you do anything with a girl, call me and i'll tell you what to do. whatever it is, be cool. don't give too much away." dennis, there's a reason why your sister is 35 and still single (sorry to all those lonesome figures out there. i may join you in years to come). the blind leading the blind. in this era, its all about one word. SNAG. if you don't know what it is dennis, please ask any girl. it means sensitive new age guy. girls love guys who pay attention to the small details, pays the appropriate compliments and is warm and affectionate (note: NOT OVER-affectionate. know when to draw the line). being cool just means hard to get and seriously, it doesn't take much to scare the girl off in that case. be the SNAG you are within dennis. we all know you are an old romantic [1 v 4 as to the "sometimes love just ain't enough" or "love conquers everything" battle] dennis was the one one who thinks love conquers everything. so for once dennis, don't listen to your sis and get warm and fuzzy!

well. there were lots more that we'd discuss which can't fit into a hypothesis category of its own. but this was like a revelation to me. there i was thinking dennis was the most shy, quiet, serious and level headed guy and yet there he is, being one of the most hilarious guys i'd met. i'd been his neighbour for 3 semesters now and it only took me tonight to realise he's very lovable! what a dimwit i am. the sad thing is that the only reason why we had this dinner was that he is graduating this sem and is returning to malaysia forever. it was like a farewell get together. n the end, we ended the convo by dennis restating his original thesis statement by telling each and everyone one of us girls "stop studying after you're done with your degree!" yes, mr romantic!

anyway guys and girls, have you say in relations to our mini dating 101 schedule.

[P.S. This post is not meant to offend any diploma holders, school drop-outs or ah lians. we may have a tad bit advantage interllectually, but i am sure you guys are more street-wise.]