It's complicated.

At one point, a romantic relationship used to be as simple as a guy and a girl being completely committed to one another. These days however, there are a googol and one types of relationships. At least that's what I have been seeing for myself.


So many levels exist, that one can never assume anything any more. people are beginning to set how much of commitment they are comfortable with. Some have practically none, they just are in it for some emotional and/or physical need every now and then. Some have a certain level of commitment; these people are sort of stuck in between the stages of dating and going steady. Most hardly make it through week 6. then there are those who consider themselves being in an 'open relationship'. They are 101% committed to each other but at the same time they are okay with the idea of having random physical relationships with other people, so as long as there are no emotional connection, this being the most common type of open relationship.


I started off being an advocate of the traditional man-woman relationship and the works. After being in a long term relationship and coming out of it, I've learnt that this doesn't necessarily work for everyone. Some people have different priorities and the conventional connection might not be the most practical. 


I am at a stage of my life where I'm happier being on my own. Not committing to anyone sometimes can be the best way to go. Of course this kind of talk freaks my mom out, but then again humans can be such fickle creatures. I might change my mind in the next 30 seconds, who's to say, right? Well, that's the excuse I'm giving her anyway. (winks) At least for the next 5 years!

VAW - Let's put an end to this BULLSHIT once and for all!

I'm emotionally charged right now. No, not in the most positive way. Think, snapping someone's d*ck off kinda way. Before I explode verbally, please read this article first.


http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/25/nation/5173917&sec=nation


Done? Okay, now get this, that selfish a$$hole apparently said, amongst others, that he had a right to "taste his own fruit". As I type this out, my insides are burning with a desire to make this man feel pain like he has never felt before, so much so that he'd be wishing he'd die before I'm finished with him. Then there's the part of me that feels so helpless that I (or anyone else for that matter) will never be able to take away this nightmare that the poor girls had to endure. So young and robbed of their innocence. How will they ever bring themselves to trust anyone ever again? Even their own mother refused to believe them.


Which brings me to the case in point. Today is declared as the UN Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (#VAW in twitterverse). Most organisations and/or governments are requesting the male population to say no to any form of violence against women, to vow to stop this and/or to intervene when there's a situation that suggests VAW. As noble as these requests may be, I think, WOMEN should be included as well in all these requests! I'm sorry to say that most of the time, women end up abused/taken advantage of because OTHER WOMEN turn their backs against them. The above example is only one of the many! If the poor daughters couldn't even depend on their mother to save them, how are we ever going to put an end to VAW? 


I beg each and every one of you out there, please spread the awareness on this issue that has been going on for eons now. every single gesture no matter how small, will make a big difference. Violence against women (or men or any living creature for that matter) should never be tolerated.

I want to be anonymous!

Leave me alone you freaks of nature. First those who've seen me around where I live but I have never even seen them before. Then the one who followed me all the way back to my apartment. Then that creepy chat I had with someone who's definitely stalker-material.

Trust me, all these incidents have nothing to do with the fact that I was in the competition. Most people don't even know about it, which is absolutely fine as far as I am concerned.

It began almost a year back (and I never took any of it seriously, because really, who would!) and it is just giving me the shivers! Something has been stolen from my balcony just a few days back (i'm not stating what, but let me assure you that it's rather violating) and the thought that it could be someone who has been watching is not very pleasant, I tell you. Not pleasant at all. I wish that it's just a random deed. I really do.

Sigh. Gotta get chocolate-overdosed tonight.

Love is... making the babysitter feel better after the threesome...

... or so they say.Yandalf then asked me this, "If so, then who's looking after the baby?" or something to that effect. Oh boy. I am so not cut out to be a mom.

But that's not what I'm here to talk about.

Now I've forgotten what I wanted to talk about. Bah!

surrealism = nalin + new york

What started off as a last minute participation turned out to be one of the most memorable experiences ever! Three whole months of meeting people, getting comfortable with the camera, accepting my strengths and shortcomings, and finally what it feels like to be a winner.

I, for one, have never been the kind of person who wins anything, really. Especially when it's concerning luck. I suppose Lady Luck is not my biggest fan. LOL. (someone had a change of heart recently, me thinks).

Anyhow, allow me to share my view on the webisodes for the competition. Personally, I was happy with the profile video, and that was it. I felt in some ways I was misrepresented in the rest of the show. From my POV, it looked like I was this tight-arsed person who's only concern is winning the challenges and nothing else! So people who don't know me personally probably feels indifferent towards me or just plain annoyed. LOL. but that's just my input. I remember there were many scenes where I was being my silly self with some of the girls but those shots never made it. I'm sure the editors had a tough time going through the footage and choosing the best material so for that I would like to thank them for the good work. Quality was definitely not compromised as I found myself entertained watching the webisodes. Or maybe that's because I'm such a narcissist that I enjoy watching myself. (geez woman, get a grip!!)

I remember my heart beating so fast it almost came out of my mouth on the day before the finals, during the rehearsals. Catwalks and I are not something that goes hand in hand, especially since I'm such a klutz and I rarely wear high-heels. The thought of falling down on the runway in front of God-knows-how-many people was freaky! For some reason, on the day of the finals itself, while sitting down backstage waiting for the show to start, I became really calm and I thought to myself, regardless of whatever happens tonight, you're a winner to the people that mattered most. After that it was all about having fun while I was out there! The rest, as they say, was history!

I definitely must say that I would never have made it this far without you wonderful people, my awesome family, friends that are gems of a kind, and every single one of you out there who may have directly or indirectly contributed to this.

Thank Y.O.U.

what an awesome weekend!

I needed to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. So, I took up Javad's offer to follow him and his KLickr buddies for a photog cum buka puasa trip to Malacca last Saturday. The rest of the girls had pre-planned agendas of their own and I didn't feel like spending the weekend home.

Photos, chilled Heinekens under the hot sun, yummy seafood and awesome company (who kept the laughter going). I've made some new friends and I'm looking forward to hanging out with them again! :)

Sunday was good as well, I managed to catch up on sleep, watched "The Ugly Truth" with Kristin & Javad and met Suthen for dinner later that day. The movie was not too shabby, but I must say it was not the kind that can make you fall off your seat. I wonder why people were saying that it was. Aside from the scene about dinner with the corporate people, everything else was alright.

I'm psyched about the coming weekend! I'm turning 27 and I have a feeling, it's going to be an awesome one. ;)

My Profile Video is OUT!

Monday, the teasers were uploaded. Tuesday was the profile videos for 3 of the girls and I wasn't in it. I checked again on Wednesday, 2 girls, mine was still nowhere to be found. I thought it would be out on Thursday, I was wrong. Finally at 12am on Friday, featured last in the final 3 girl's videos, there I was yapping in front of the camera. But I liked the end result. Wait, I LOVED IT! I am not being biased or anything but I actually enjoyed watching it, that was really so ME! I love you guys at 8TV! you did a great job with the production.

If YOU, YOU & YOU have not seen it already, well, what are you WAITING FOR? Christmas? Geez. Haha. Go watch it already and tell me what you think. I accept CONSTRUCTIVE criticism as well. The video is the latest one, it's called Profile 5 and it can be viewed here:

8TV Maybelline Simply Fabulous

The schedule for the rest of the show for your viewing pleasure:

28 Sept – 3 Oct: Webisodes 1-6
5 – 10 Oct: Webisodes 7-12
12 – 17 Oct: Webisodes 13-18
18 Oct: GRAND Finale broadcast on 8TV

Enjoy yourselves and show me some love ok? You guys rock! :)

The Fabulous Life with Nalin - NOW SHOWING.

Yes people, that's right. Three weekends of sleepless-nights-and-hard-work is now showing on 8TV's website. In case you still don't know what to do or where to go, feel free to click on the link below. You'll find that there are 5 webisodes uploaded by now and 4 of them are teasers and clips from the audition process. The first 3 girls' profile videos are in the 5th video. You have to watch Part 1, i'll make a cameo appearance in it and a funny one at that. teehee.

8TV Maybelline Simply Fabulous

You can also view my profile at this link, it's all in the same page (alternately you can click on my picture in the webpage and it will redirect you to my profile page as well:

8TV Maybelline Simply Fabulous - Nalinder

Enjoy watching them and I hope that you'll share your feedbacks with me on anything under the sun (it has to be related to the show though, ya? :P)

Some bloggers have written up articles on us, you may follow the links (in order of posting date) below:

I Call It Art

Emeryn.Com

Extractions of a Disoriented Mind

Pink Pork Chop

OH, one more thing, when the VOTING starts, PLEASE VOTE FOR ME! I promise you it will be a worthwhile choice. :D

Fabulously,

Nalin

I Can Smell It!

The last 3 weeks passed by with the blink of an eye. So fast that I lost track of the days. Immediately after work on Fridays, I would rush to Peninsula Residence to check in for the weekend shoots of 8TV Maybelline's Simply Fabulous. The recordings usually end by Sunday night and then I'm back to work by Monday.

This kind of lifestyle certainly takes away all the energy out of you. But I'm not complaining. For the first time, I'm doing something I truly enjoy! The first few moments being in front of the camera was a little difficult because nothing is scripted in reality TV shows, everything is on the spot and we don't usually do second takes unless there was a problem with the audio, or interference and shit like that. But after a few times, I got used to the idea and I was beginning to forget that I was talking to the camera and pretended that I was talking to a friend. Freaky? I don't think I'm the only one who does that. haha.

But it's definitely safe to say that I can totally rock it as a TV host (but let's just wait and see the webisodes first, shall we? :P). all I need to do now is win this competition and start auditioning for any hosting jobs I can get my hands on and take it from there. All these things that are happening to me now, feels like a dream, still. It might have taken me a while to finally get on the first step of the ladder to my dream job, but the point is that I'm getting there. Right? ;)