02 October, 2008
The first 199 was too full to get on today. Again. Not like I minded terribly today since I wasn't in a rush (Thursday tutorials have a long grace period hehe), but it's pretty odd because it's you know, Thursday, not like a Monday morning or anything. Maybe it's gotta do with it being the first week back from recess break. Chill, people! Don't need to be so kiasu and go to school so early. Haha.
Anyway this guy who was sitting on the bus stop seat in front of me took out a book to read because it's really damn sian to have a bus pass by and not be able to get on. And guess what book he pulled out?
Iain Banks' The Steep Approach To Garbadale!
I was hyperventilating inside.
Okay. I hear you asking, "What's the BIG DEAL?" and shaking your head sadly. But seriously, who reads Banks? So I conclude it's a big deal. And I don't know, isn't there a sort of... connection you feel with people who've read the same books as you did?
Blah I know I'm reading too much into this. But just let me.
Anyway this guy who was sitting on the bus stop seat in front of me took out a book to read because it's really damn sian to have a bus pass by and not be able to get on. And guess what book he pulled out?
Iain Banks' The Steep Approach To Garbadale!
I was hyperventilating inside.
Okay. I hear you asking, "What's the BIG DEAL?" and shaking your head sadly. But seriously, who reads Banks? So I conclude it's a big deal. And I don't know, isn't there a sort of... connection you feel with people who've read the same books as you did?
Blah I know I'm reading too much into this. But just let me.
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28 September, 2008
Okay I know I haven't been blogging. I don't really have anything (I want) to say, so there's no point anyway. But I figured I'd better get in a post in September, just because I hate to miss a month.
Anyway I'm on my last few hours of my lovely recess break. Spent it watching Chuck in three days. I can't wait to watch season 2! I'm using all my willpower to not watch the episodes as they air in America, because the 1 week waits in between are just excruciating. Funnily, typing that made me want to watch episode 1 right now. Oh and not to mention, HEROES THREE!!!!!!! is airing right now. I already have the first episode on my computer. Just have to... resist... *twitch*
I also passed my final theory (finally! LOL) last Friday, and if all goes well I'll get my driving licence at the end of December. I can't wait to get my own set of wheels.
Been reading a lot of young adult fiction lately, and I've fallen in love with Sonya Hartnett. She writes absolutely beautifully. Her newest book, The Ghost's Child, had me bawling near the end. LOL. Just got two more of her books out from the library today. The good thing about YA Fiction is that the books are thin so they're easy to transport around. I really HATE hardcovers, since I do most of my reading on the go. :(
While we're on the subject of literature, I finally summoned up the courage to try Haruki Murakami, and was surprised to find that Kafka on the Shore was actually pretty good. I tried a collection of his short stories next, but I couldn't really get into it because I don't understand most of them. I returned it, but maybe I'll borrow it again to figure it out. I'm sure there's a deeper meaning to most of his stories anyway.
I find it interesting that two of the authors I like share an obsession with a particular animal. With Jonathan Carroll it's Bull Terriers; with Haruki Murakami it's cats. They're everywhere in his stories.
Mmmf. Sleepy. Presentation tomorrow. Shall work on it a bit more before I go to sleep.
Anyway I'm on my last few hours of my lovely recess break. Spent it watching Chuck in three days. I can't wait to watch season 2! I'm using all my willpower to not watch the episodes as they air in America, because the 1 week waits in between are just excruciating. Funnily, typing that made me want to watch episode 1 right now. Oh and not to mention, HEROES THREE!!!!!!! is airing right now. I already have the first episode on my computer. Just have to... resist... *twitch*
I also passed my final theory (finally! LOL) last Friday, and if all goes well I'll get my driving licence at the end of December. I can't wait to get my own set of wheels.
Been reading a lot of young adult fiction lately, and I've fallen in love with Sonya Hartnett. She writes absolutely beautifully. Her newest book, The Ghost's Child, had me bawling near the end. LOL. Just got two more of her books out from the library today. The good thing about YA Fiction is that the books are thin so they're easy to transport around. I really HATE hardcovers, since I do most of my reading on the go. :(
While we're on the subject of literature, I finally summoned up the courage to try Haruki Murakami, and was surprised to find that Kafka on the Shore was actually pretty good. I tried a collection of his short stories next, but I couldn't really get into it because I don't understand most of them. I returned it, but maybe I'll borrow it again to figure it out. I'm sure there's a deeper meaning to most of his stories anyway.
I find it interesting that two of the authors I like share an obsession with a particular animal. With Jonathan Carroll it's Bull Terriers; with Haruki Murakami it's cats. They're everywhere in his stories.
Mmmf. Sleepy. Presentation tomorrow. Shall work on it a bit more before I go to sleep.
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29 August, 2008
Today I discovered that "sick with worry" is not just a figure of speech.
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23 August, 2008
One week on and the workload seems... okay. I mean, I still feel a little stressed out with all the readings that I haven't caught up on, but it's not all that bad.
Today has been an interesting day so far, in that I did things that I normally wouldn't have done. Like going to Orchard at 8am, for instance. Caught the 7am 502 bus, which I thought I would be late for but wasn't. It started raining really heavily at around 7.20am when the bus was in Jurong East area, and it persisted all the way to Orchard. Got off at the Lucky Plaza stop, but on hindsight 502 probably stops at Heeren as well and I should have got off there instead cos I wanted to go to Cineleisure. =.= So I walked through the underpass up to Taka and it was really kinda eerie. I mean, Orchard Road should never be this quiet.
So what was I doing at Orchard Road so early on a Saturday morning? A result of group members' strange schedules. We were supposed to meet yesterday afternoon in school but it turned out only Xinyi and I could make it. So yeah. D: That left today because the assignment is due on Monday.
After that went for the 10am Spectrum TV meeting at *scape, which was interesting because I've never been into the building before. I always thought it was just kinda there, never thought I'd actually go in. Turns out to be a pretty nice place, just don't go to the first floor toilet because it smells weird. Anyway I'm kinda glad I made the decision to join something new and meet new people, do things I wouldn't normally have done. It makes me feel happy to think I'm not wasting my time away in school. At least I'm out there being a part of something. I'm done with isolating myself, hoping things would miraculously turn out better, because it won't, not on its own. I have to take action, be brave, take a stab in the dark and throw myself off the precipice of caution.
I'm blogging this from Coffee Bean @ Taka right now. Wanted to get some work done, but I really am in no mood to do any studying. Besides, I didn't bring any of my notes/textbooks. Which is an excuse for me to catch up on my J-dramas. MWAHAHA! What an extravagant waste of laptop battery. >.< I'm just waiting for about 12.30pm anyway, which is coming in a few minutes so I guess it's not that much of a waste, haha. Going to Yi Han's house to play mahjong later. Actually I feel kinda guilty cos I should be at home studying or something (yeah I'm a nerd), but I haven't played mahjong in aeons so I guess it's okay? LOL.
Today has been an interesting day so far, in that I did things that I normally wouldn't have done. Like going to Orchard at 8am, for instance. Caught the 7am 502 bus, which I thought I would be late for but wasn't. It started raining really heavily at around 7.20am when the bus was in Jurong East area, and it persisted all the way to Orchard. Got off at the Lucky Plaza stop, but on hindsight 502 probably stops at Heeren as well and I should have got off there instead cos I wanted to go to Cineleisure. =.= So I walked through the underpass up to Taka and it was really kinda eerie. I mean, Orchard Road should never be this quiet.
So what was I doing at Orchard Road so early on a Saturday morning? A result of group members' strange schedules. We were supposed to meet yesterday afternoon in school but it turned out only Xinyi and I could make it. So yeah. D: That left today because the assignment is due on Monday.
After that went for the 10am Spectrum TV meeting at *scape, which was interesting because I've never been into the building before. I always thought it was just kinda there, never thought I'd actually go in. Turns out to be a pretty nice place, just don't go to the first floor toilet because it smells weird. Anyway I'm kinda glad I made the decision to join something new and meet new people, do things I wouldn't normally have done. It makes me feel happy to think I'm not wasting my time away in school. At least I'm out there being a part of something. I'm done with isolating myself, hoping things would miraculously turn out better, because it won't, not on its own. I have to take action, be brave, take a stab in the dark and throw myself off the precipice of caution.
I'm blogging this from Coffee Bean @ Taka right now. Wanted to get some work done, but I really am in no mood to do any studying. Besides, I didn't bring any of my notes/textbooks. Which is an excuse for me to catch up on my J-dramas. MWAHAHA! What an extravagant waste of laptop battery. >.< I'm just waiting for about 12.30pm anyway, which is coming in a few minutes so I guess it's not that much of a waste, haha. Going to Yi Han's house to play mahjong later. Actually I feel kinda guilty cos I should be at home studying or something (yeah I'm a nerd), but I haven't played mahjong in aeons so I guess it's okay? LOL.
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16 August, 2008
I can't figure out what's causing my rashes. Probably stress, but that sounds like an easy way out. I'm sure something more concrete is triggering it. Most of the rashes are on my arms, which suggests that it's probably something I'm touching that's causing it. But what?
Regardless, I am feeling stressed. I've got so many things to do that I've only just sat down properly in front of the computer today to do the things that need to be done (i.e. assignments). I'm physically and mentally tired. And I've just signed myself up for things that I don't know if I can handle, threw myself into the deep end and into situations that I don't feel comfortable in. But I've had it with being passive; I needed to do something with my sorry self and this was it. I just hope I don't screw up too badly.
I just want to curl up in bed and never wake up.
Regardless, I am feeling stressed. I've got so many things to do that I've only just sat down properly in front of the computer today to do the things that need to be done (i.e. assignments). I'm physically and mentally tired. And I've just signed myself up for things that I don't know if I can handle, threw myself into the deep end and into situations that I don't feel comfortable in. But I've had it with being passive; I needed to do something with my sorry self and this was it. I just hope I don't screw up too badly.
I just want to curl up in bed and never wake up.
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12 August, 2008
It's been almost a week but my rashes haven't gotten better. In fact they took a turn for the worse last night. Now I have new patches of rashes on my left elbow and thighs. And my thumb. Argh they're really really really itchy. I'm going to see my doc again after class tomorrow. He's probably going to give me a jab. :S Yikes.
I kind of wasted my weekend actually. I think this is the most I've slept in ages. I spent Sunday napping at the hospital, and when I reached home I wasn't in the mood to do anything so I went to bed at 10pm. Woke up at 9am the next day, then mooched around until about 1.30pm when I napped (again) till about 4pm. Yeah. It feels great though. I was kinda afraid I'd get a headache from sleeping so much but I feel refreshed instead. I know I can't sleep too late today because I have an 8.30am lecture tomorrow. Yay Psych!
I've been looking for avenues to purchase online music. I guess I have to put in a little more effort on my part. There are two albums I want to buy right now. The first is Aqua Timez's 七色の落書き (Nanashoku no Rokugaki) and the other is Electrico's We Satellites. I want to do digital downloads because I don't want to pay shipping fees, and I want the songs now. I don't want to wait 12 weeks for the bloody shipment to arrive.
I know cdjapan sells Japanese music, but they're selling physical CDs, not digital music. I know music.naver.com sells online music, and they have one Aqua Timez album on there, but I'm not proficient in Korean enough to actually buy anything from there. And I have a nagging suspicion you have to be Korean to buy.
As for Electrico's We Satellites, okay, they're local, so I tried Soundbuzz, but they only have their 2006 album. So no go there.
iTunes failed me on both counts.
Fine. I wasn't expecting much. I can easily get the Aqua Timez discography off jpopsuki. Electrico poses a harder challenge. It seems there's a torrent for their 2004 album floating around. It is however unseeded and I don't think it will be anytime soon.
I know I can get Electrico from HMV, but good lord their prices are just !@#$. Need to poke around for Aqua Timez though, but I won't get my hopes up.
I kind of wasted my weekend actually. I think this is the most I've slept in ages. I spent Sunday napping at the hospital, and when I reached home I wasn't in the mood to do anything so I went to bed at 10pm. Woke up at 9am the next day, then mooched around until about 1.30pm when I napped (again) till about 4pm. Yeah. It feels great though. I was kinda afraid I'd get a headache from sleeping so much but I feel refreshed instead. I know I can't sleep too late today because I have an 8.30am lecture tomorrow. Yay Psych!
I've been looking for avenues to purchase online music. I guess I have to put in a little more effort on my part. There are two albums I want to buy right now. The first is Aqua Timez's 七色の落書き (Nanashoku no Rokugaki) and the other is Electrico's We Satellites. I want to do digital downloads because I don't want to pay shipping fees, and I want the songs now. I don't want to wait 12 weeks for the bloody shipment to arrive.
I know cdjapan sells Japanese music, but they're selling physical CDs, not digital music. I know music.naver.com sells online music, and they have one Aqua Timez album on there, but I'm not proficient in Korean enough to actually buy anything from there. And I have a nagging suspicion you have to be Korean to buy.
As for Electrico's We Satellites, okay, they're local, so I tried Soundbuzz, but they only have their 2006 album. So no go there.
iTunes failed me on both counts.
Fine. I wasn't expecting much. I can easily get the Aqua Timez discography off jpopsuki. Electrico poses a harder challenge. It seems there's a torrent for their 2004 album floating around. It is however unseeded and I don't think it will be anytime soon.
I know I can get Electrico from HMV, but good lord their prices are just !@#$. Need to poke around for Aqua Timez though, but I won't get my hopes up.
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07 August, 2008
Went to see the doctor about those rashes and he said it looks like an allergic reaction to something. I think it's most slightly a reaction to the plants in the garden, who's water responsibilities I took up shortly before the rashes started appearing. Bleh. I still have to water them, allergic or not.
The doc prescribed me Prednisolone (that's a steroid, for the rest of you), although in really small dosages (5mg I think?) to bring down the swelling. He also got me some cream and some medicine for the allergy.
For some reason, I think it's kinda cool. ZOMG I HAVE AN ALLERGY!!! I AM ON STEROIDS!!! Guess I can't join the Olympics now.
Anyway have attended 3 days of school so far and I'm finding myself actually enjoying it. GASP. I worry a little about the load, since I'm taking 6 modules, but so far it's been okay. (Yeah okay I should stop deluding myself because tutorials haven't started yet and there were 2 less modules this week.) Anyway there's Add/Drop week, right?
I was bored so I took a photo of my work area. It is infinitely more messy than my previous one, eh? Well I kind of moved downstairs from my room to the dining room, so that I could take advantage of my wireless. Can't receive signals in my room, grr. The table's big and nice, but it's not as comfortable.
So um, clockwise from bottom left:
My Psychology textbook. I've been wanting to take this module since Year 1 Sem 1 but it always clashed with my core exam dates (cos it's a core itself for the Psych majors). I'm really glad to be studying this! It's very very interesting. A lot of reading to be done though, so that's why I'm trying to cram as much as possible now when I still have free time. I don't want to think about how I'm going to cope once all the projects start falling into my lap.
My laptop, covered by my school file. I had to temporarily power off my laptop for a while when studying because it was very very distracting. D: If you look hard enough you can kind of see my external speakers. My laptop's in-built speakers = fail. To the right of my laptop is my mouse on my cardboard mouspad! I don't believe in commercial mousepads. =/
My cup and cordless phone. Look at my hugeass cordless phone! It's like a throwback to the handphones 20 years ago. Well there's no phone nearby so I had to bring it downstairs. The reception's okay though. Not too much static. We really need to get a new cordless phone. Really.
Pile of textbooks and mail. I'm on the bottom right corner of the photo now. I've bought all my textbooks for this sem! Pretty proud of myself since I always procrastinate on that front and only attempt to get them after 2 weeks of school or something.
Oh and guess what? I've been a self-professed pirate all this while (arr, that's right ye bloomin' barnacles!), but I bought my first legitimate digital music album (technically an EP though) today! (PayPal makes online shopping frighteningly simple...)
I thought the band's name was serendipity in action. Making April, eh? Oddly apt for me! Discovered them through Last.fm and listened to some of their tracks on their MySpace, thought they were good, decided to spend ten bucks, and there we go! :D
Um and that's it for today I guess. I need to go sleep now because I have an 8.30am lecture tomorrow. Bleh. I have a 5-day week, and 4 out of those 5 days begin at 8.30am. What's a night owl to do??
The doc prescribed me Prednisolone (that's a steroid, for the rest of you), although in really small dosages (5mg I think?) to bring down the swelling. He also got me some cream and some medicine for the allergy.
For some reason, I think it's kinda cool. ZOMG I HAVE AN ALLERGY!!! I AM ON STEROIDS!!! Guess I can't join the Olympics now.
Anyway have attended 3 days of school so far and I'm finding myself actually enjoying it. GASP. I worry a little about the load, since I'm taking 6 modules, but so far it's been okay. (Yeah okay I should stop deluding myself because tutorials haven't started yet and there were 2 less modules this week.) Anyway there's Add/Drop week, right?
I was bored so I took a photo of my work area. It is infinitely more messy than my previous one, eh? Well I kind of moved downstairs from my room to the dining room, so that I could take advantage of my wireless. Can't receive signals in my room, grr. The table's big and nice, but it's not as comfortable.
So um, clockwise from bottom left:
My Psychology textbook. I've been wanting to take this module since Year 1 Sem 1 but it always clashed with my core exam dates (cos it's a core itself for the Psych majors). I'm really glad to be studying this! It's very very interesting. A lot of reading to be done though, so that's why I'm trying to cram as much as possible now when I still have free time. I don't want to think about how I'm going to cope once all the projects start falling into my lap.
My laptop, covered by my school file. I had to temporarily power off my laptop for a while when studying because it was very very distracting. D: If you look hard enough you can kind of see my external speakers. My laptop's in-built speakers = fail. To the right of my laptop is my mouse on my cardboard mouspad! I don't believe in commercial mousepads. =/
My cup and cordless phone. Look at my hugeass cordless phone! It's like a throwback to the handphones 20 years ago. Well there's no phone nearby so I had to bring it downstairs. The reception's okay though. Not too much static. We really need to get a new cordless phone. Really.
Pile of textbooks and mail. I'm on the bottom right corner of the photo now. I've bought all my textbooks for this sem! Pretty proud of myself since I always procrastinate on that front and only attempt to get them after 2 weeks of school or something.
Oh and guess what? I've been a self-professed pirate all this while (arr, that's right ye bloomin' barnacles!), but I bought my first legitimate digital music album (technically an EP though) today! (PayPal makes online shopping frighteningly simple...)
I thought the band's name was serendipity in action. Making April, eh? Oddly apt for me! Discovered them through Last.fm and listened to some of their tracks on their MySpace, thought they were good, decided to spend ten bucks, and there we go! :D
Um and that's it for today I guess. I need to go sleep now because I have an 8.30am lecture tomorrow. Bleh. I have a 5-day week, and 4 out of those 5 days begin at 8.30am. What's a night owl to do??
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