The Alternate Princess

Knowing Strangers

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:12:00 +0000

Your words make my heart ache because they show so plainly how the sands of time have weathered us, and turned you into a stranger I used to know.

Squandered Time

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:12:00 +0000

I want this:

D:

Exam in two days! ASDFGHJKLZ.

I have been wasting my time on The Prefect. =/ I tend to read a lot during exam periods, WHEN I SHOULD BE STUDYING. Sigh.

Oh, and I just discovered SoulSeek, which is full of win, especially when it comes to hard-to-find songs. I only wish it had unicode support. I can't share any of my songs that are in Jap/Korean, which actually, makes up quite a lot of my collection. =/

Threadless lists my age as 19.99 on my profile. Lulz.

Take Me Home, Country Roads

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:23:00 +0000

More love! You gotta listen till the end. :3

Headphones Are Love

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:47:00 +0000

Mmm electronica.

I finally bought myself a pair of headphones! To be more specific, they're white Sennheiser PX-100 foldable headphones. Saw the black version at the iShop event at Taka, but since they didn't have any white ones in stock, went over to the Paragon outlet to get my hands on 'em.

The sound is excellent! I don't think I'll ever go back to earphones again. The only downside with my headphones is that the sound leaks. If I wear them on the MRT I think my neighbours will get a earful of my music too. LOL. And I used to be one of those people who get annoyed at hearing other people's music on the MRT. >.<;

ELLEGARDEN - Stereoman

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:07:00 +0000

I've got a friend
He's here now, he lives in my head
When I'm all alone
I talk to my stereoman

The only heaven I know
Is heaven in the sound
All I can do is close my eyes

The only heaven I know
My stereoman is fine
He takes me everywhere I go
Busybusy. Have a presentation and the STV event on the SAME DAY. Argh. And why are all the studies I found qualitative? Or meant to "survey the field"? Why can't I get easy, quantitative studies that are straightforward and simple to present? Gah. I'm bad at searching databases.

Kassy At 19

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:02:00 +0000

Watching Hagasen Nagashi. Damn old j-dorama. 1996 I think. BUT OMG KASSY WAS ONLY 19 BACK THEN. He looks so young!

Pleading Pain in Pathetic Poems

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:12:00 +0000

I keep thinking today is Friday, and then I realise with a jolt that it's only Monday and I've a week more to go.

And it repeats in(de)finitely.

Solitary bus rides
Glassy eyes to morning chill
Music from seven years gone
Curling around
My ears' only comfort

Sleep is coming to steal me.

Few Cars Travel This Nowhere Road

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:10:00 +0000

Have recently developed a taste for R&B. O.O I know. Weird, huh? It started with Rain's 5th album, and then just by chance, the SHINee album was next (my playlist is in alphabetical order LOL). I've listened to it before, but it didn't make any impression and I just didn't really like it. However this time, it just... caught my ear, or something. It feels a little strange though, like, two days ago, I totally didn't like R&B at all, then suddenly yesterday, I couldn't get enough of listening to Rain's album.

Had the first day of basic service learning training today at Touch. It was an overall fun and enriching experience, and I got to meet many different people. It was very slightly unfair though, because everyone else came with friends and I was the only one who didn't know anyone else there (except for the mentors). Having to step out of my comfort zone and make friends is something I don't... I can't say I don't enjoy doing it, but well... is something I don't look forward to with great enthusiasm because it's uncomfortable. And makes me grit my teeth because I keep thinking I've made a bad impression or something. Yeah yeah yeah, I'm indulging in egocentric thought with an imaginary audience...

But the main thing wasn't about my insecurities and inabilities, but about what we learnt and how we learnt it. I just found it really good how seamlessly certain values were incorporated into the activities/games that we played. It really brought home the point about experiential learning, and you think, wow, why don't they do this during moral ed class or something. So much more interesting.

Actually I was feeling pretty positive about the whole thing. Like hey! I talked to people I don't know! No one ostracised me! The games were fun! But on my way home, and during my solitary dinner at KFC, I just felt so inferior, you know. Every one of them seemed like such an outstanding personality and leader. I blend into the background, sounded like a smart aleck, contributed stupid ideas, and was generally expendable. And blah blah blah, etc etc, you know the rest.

I eat dinner alone too often.

Anyway, been reading more of Sonya Hartnett. Specifically, What the Birds See. And I cannot help but continue gushing about her. I LOVE HER STYLE. Her every word is like poetry.

Serendipity

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:37:00 +0000

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.

I Owe (Nobody) A Post

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:45:00 +0000

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.

Literally

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:09:00 +0000

Today I discovered that "sick with worry" is not just a figure of speech.

New Experiences

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:56:00 +0000

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.

Tired Already

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:52:00 +0000

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.

Need Legit Music

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:02:00 +0000

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.

No Olympics For Me

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:38:00 +0000

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??

A Good Sign?

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:32:00 +0000

Actually, school was much better than I thought it would be. Thank you my lucky stars, wherever you are. Hopefully this will be a good sign for the year ahead. I do have an exam on my birthday though. D:

LOL and I thought I would be really free this semester... I take that back right now. 長い休み時間が大嫌い！！　I HATE LONG BREAKS!!

Alright. I need to go now 'cos I need to see the doctor. I have these rashes all over my arms that are really really itchy. >.<;

Another Tag

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:40:00 +0000

This has been the longest holiday. Ever. And I don't mean it only literally. Most of me is not looking forward to school starting again, but part of me is hoping this semester I'll meet some great people too.

Well I had a good day today, actually. I mean it wasn't stupendously fantastic or anything, but I get so many crappy days that it was beginning to become the norm. I mean stuff like I didn't need to wait very long for trains/buses, the lift arrives just when I reach the lobby, Kinokuniya 20%, easy Jap test (although I can kiss full marks goodbye)...

And I just had to say, the people in my mum's ward are really, really nice. Everyone's helpful and everyone looks out for each other. I've always regarded strangers at an arm's length, attributing their actions to selfishness or ulterior motives, but perhaps I've been too cynical, and the world is not such a bad place after all.

Alright. I'm becoming so optimistic it isn't "in character" for me. But certainly life does look a bit better when you're not in a deep funk and a foul mood 24/7. I'm so destructive and vindictive during those dark moments even I scare myself. I am aware it's not healthy, but I don't see any way out of it.

I'm actually here to do another of those "tagging" things. You know, where you answer a series of questions, then inflict them on more of your friends?

So here I go, if you're bored you can read it. Yay.

1. What are your reasons for having a LJ?
I do have one, but it redirects here. xD Well I'll just take this as a question about why I blog. The main reason is to keep 5TORM updated about what's going on in my life, although I know I usually don't write much and the most reliable way to get information is to just ask me out. I blog also to satisfy the narcissistic, exhibitionist side of me, rave about the music I listen to and the books I obsess over (I am still not over The Land Of Laughs, by the way, if my MSN nick is anything to go by). Oh, and also to try and sustain this thing for as long as possible. I mean dude, I have entries that date way back to 2001!

2. What do you do before bedtime?
Be online, but if I'm tired, I just wash up and go to sleep.

3. What will your dream wedding be like?
A small do, with close friends and family. Yeah, I'm really not asking for much. I hate big social events anyway.

4. What is the city of your dreams and why?
I'm not well travelled, so I can't name a city for you. Somewhere modern and efficient and convenient, yet quaint and charming at the same time, where everyone isn't going rushrushrush, where people nod to each other on the street and say hello to strangers.

5. Are you an introvert or extrovert?
More of an introvert, although it gets a little quiet 'round here. I crave alone time, but I think that's one wish I get fulfilled too often.

6. Which is more blessed, loving someone or being loved by someone?
I think most people are going to say that to be loved is to be more blessed, because you're receiving something for nothing at all. But I would much rather be in the capacity to give than to receive. So I would say that to be able to love someone is to be more blessed. At least I know that my heart is still there.

7. Do you trust easily?
Too easily. T_T

8. What person, dead or alive, is your role model?
I don't actually look up to anyone. I am a self-centred person, that much I understand. Most of my thought processes revolve around myself, and so I only have people I'm jealous of, but none that I put on a pedestal. Jealous of their beauty, their confidence, their happiness, their innocence, their success.

9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy these days?
Too many.

10. When's the last time you had fun?
Oh, this is a question that came just in time. Yesterday, in fact, when I met up with my friends from a marketing module I took last semester. I really crave conversation with people who are on the same wavelength as I am. Which is why I'm not looking forward to starting school...

11. Is being tagged fun?
Well, it is interesting because it gives me something to blog about, and allows me to be a little introspective. I admit my answers aren't particularly entertaining, but they're more for me than for anyone else. And of course I'm always happy that someone actually thought of me enough to bother to tag me. Hehe. I mean I'm not an active blogger who goes around commenting on everyone's posts or whatever.

12. How do you see yourself?
I have terribly low self-esteem. But it's one thing to know that, and another thing to change the way you look at yourself. I know I shouldn't be so negative all the time. It just isn't healthy. But I just... can't think about myself any other way, you know? But it's true that I fail at everything I want to succeed at. I don't really mean on the academic front, because I have some kind of idiot's luck and manage not to screw myself up too seriously to deviate from the safest education path. But I fail at being a decent human being, fail at understanding people, fail at being a better daughter, fail at all the things that make life worth living.

13. Who are currently the most important people to you?
My mother. And 5TORM. Definitely couldn't have survived without you guys. You guys are my rock, and I know I can always go back to you when I feel like I'm about to get washed away into the sea.

14. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?
Hmm SozoS... got to know you through the Dragonica forums, but I don't really know you that well, really. I think you're a guy who has a good head on your shoulders, and the right priorities in life. I dunno, that's the impression I get. xD Oh, and friendly too. I like how you don't take everything as seriously as I do. I get a little tired of myself sometimes because of that.

15. Would you rather be single and rich or married but poor?
Single and rich FTW. Money is everything, and I can buy whatever I want. At least I can die in a nice place when I'm old. I've already resigned to have a thirsty soul. With money I can at least try to slake that thirst with all the gadgets I could ever desire. Oh, and as for children, I could always adopt one.

16. How many children do you want to have, if any?
What a coincidence, this question leads on from my previous answer, LOL. Well, I was thinking 2. A boy and a girl. I'll never have just one child; it just gets too damned lonely.

17. What's better, to give or to receive?
Relient K - Give Until There's Nothing Left
'Cos how much is too much to give you?
Well I may never know
So I'll give till there's nothing else

18. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously, who would you pick?
Well, it depends on who the two people are, right? I'd pick the one who is in love with me back. If neither are, then I don't think I actually have a choice, LOL.

19. Would you like to live alone?
No. It's helluva boring and you have to do all the housework yourself. Sigh.

20. What are you waiting for right now?
For my Chii's Sweet Home handphone charms (set of 9) to arrive within the next week or two. :D:D:D

Tagged:
Any one of 5TORM. Haha. YW don't go stealing the questions again like last time, now I'm properly tagging all of you!

The Hundredth Idiot

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:52:00 +0000

One hundred idiots make idiotic plans and carry them out. All but one justly fail. The hundredth idiot, whose plan succeeded through pure luck, is immediately convinced he's a genius.

- Matter, Iain M. Banks

I Am In Love Again

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:46:00 +0000

This is too awesome for words. So allow me to express my excitement in a series of indecipherable symbols: !@#!@#!$@#@$!#!@!!!!~~~

Okay I'm done. xD New music is... like new joy. Or familiar joy that you revisit from another perspective and see everything in a new light.

There are two sections to this "album", which is more of a collection of B-sides really. The first 13 songs are new and come from The Nashville Tennis EP, while the rest is the actual b-sides of The Bird and the Bee Sides. LOL. Their new music is a little more mellow, and I haven't decided if I like it all that much yet, compared to their previous albums. Of course, TBATBS is awesome in its own right (aside from the fact that the new songs total only 32 min in playtime), and there are a couple of songs that I instantly liked. I think I need to put in a couple more listens to get a better feel of the album. As for the b-sides, I've heard most of them before. Aside from a handful, I'm not a big fan of most (the blashphemy!). Probably will skip them while doing my routine listening.

Anyway, will be going for my Basic Theory tomorrow. Hope I pass. I'm not looking forward to applying for my PDL or driving classes though, because the Bukit Batok Driving Centre queues are legendary. D:

On Things The Departed Leave Behind

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:57:00 +0000

When you’ve owned a white dog (or cat I assume), even long after they’re gone you keep finding their hair on everything. Your clothes (especially the dark things), the furniture, and odd places like a cup that was way in the back of a cupboard, or the solitary hair trapped beneath the clip of your fountain pen. Right after my dog Jack died and I’d find these reminders, it would make me sad. I would brush them quickly away and try to clear my mind of how much I missed my old friend. A hundred days later, I still find these small white mementos sometimes. But now when I do they almost always make me smile. The passing of time has something to do with it. I also take it as gentle proof that my bullterrier is still inhabiting my life in a small, whispery way. Today I took a sportsjacket out of the closet that I hadn’t worn for months. Seeing it was covered with dog hair, I couldn’t decide whether to give it a good brushing or leave it like that and take Jack for one of his beloved walks.

- Jonathan Carroll

Slightly off-topic, I want a bull terrier. I have wanted one since I read Carroll's The Land of Laughs, which I must must must read again. I've already read it twice I think, which is a feat considering I never re-read books, and only do so for those that I really love. Time to make a trip to the library.

Today was a bittersweet day. More bitter than sweet, but it ended on a good note, I'd like to think.

Taking away an archer's bow is like clipping an angel's wings.

Singapore Toy & Comic Convention 2008

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:01:00 +0000

For the few people who bother visiting this blog, even during my frequent blog-droughts, here's an entry for you guys.

You know, the reason I don't blog is not because I don't feel like writing, nor is it because I have no "inspiration" to blog. (Inspiration is in quotes because I don't believe you need any when you're rambling on in an unstructured manner about nothing in particular.) Rather, it is because there is so much going on in my life and in my head that I either can't express myself in words, or have no wish to share with the entire world.

So there. Just so you know. Now back to our regular programming.

Went to the Singapore Toy & Comic Convention at Suntec today. Didn't buy anything. I wanted to, but meh. The thought that these aren't of any practical use stopped me from handing over any money. I did take a couple of pictures though, so here you go.

So here is a very unclear of the convention's main logo. Close-ups below, because you can't really see anything here.

One of the first exhibits we stopped at. This is from the Saint Cloth Myth toyline by Bandai. I thought it was pretty cool so I snapped a shot.

Skuttle by Touma. This one is a collaboration with Play Imaginative. Thought it looked badass and cool. Will set you back $260 though.

Next to Skuttle is Grabbit, which is also a Touma design done specially for PI. Apparently the shoes are removable. This one is $120.

And then we have Squeezel, also a Touma design for PI. Don't remember how much this one costs.

I like this one. T-Boy, $70. Inspired by Shin Tanaka's paper toy series. (You do know that I actually don't know all this information, right?)

Ooh. Ultraking. This is the best gorilla I've seen. The colour version pictured here costs $100. There's another version all in black which costs $120. Kind of ironic, since the black one doesn't require inks, and therefore should be cheaper to manufacture. OKAY, I know, it's a collector's item, blahblah.

More photos I'm too lazy to comment on. D:

Batman and Star Wars, immortalised in LEGO!

Can someone tell me what domo-kun actually is? That aside, the video was really cute.

Edward Scissorhands. My favourite fairytale.

I wanted to buy this!!!!! But I didn't.

After the toy convention had dinner then rushed off to watch B-Boyz & Ballerina, which was damn good. The breaking was awesome, hands down. There's nothing more that needs to be said. I'd love to watch it again.

It's All A Matter Of Perspective

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:11:00 +0000

Dragonica

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:24:00 +0000

My blog is boring! But that's only because I don't feel like telling you guys what's going on in my life. (Why am I making it sound like it's actually interesting when it's not?) So in an attempt to remove it's boring-ness:

Dragonica, a new MMO is being launched and they're having an alpha test this weekend. I'm taking part! Wee! I love trying out new games, and this is the first time I'm doing an alpha test. Feels kinda cool, being one of the pioneers of the English version. I already have the alpha client... now to wait for the accounts to be activated. :3

My Life Is Epic Phail

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:41:00 +0000

And I still don't have anything to say.

hi mi name is n00b

noreply@blogger.com (qian) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:19:00 +0000

Haven't had anything to say lately, which explains the lack of posts. I haven't even been visiting my own blog. Or even logging on to MSN. Feels great to close myself off from the rest of the world for a while.

What I have been doing is wasting my free time Mapling and watching Korean dramas. It's been two weeks and I've levelled from 37 (I think) to 48. Woohoo. ~10 levels in 2 weeks. Of course it's no big deal to those 24/7 Maplers who buy 2x exp coupons and play all day. But I like to think of it as an achievement, no matter how useless and meaningless it is. AND I've spent about $30 on Cash. Haha. Can't escape from it. Bought myself black angel wings and a butterfly nametag. :)

I like MS because there is no thinking involved, and it's cute. That's about it. The people on it are... well... most of them are nice and everything, but you start to crave some normal conversation after awhile. I overdose on n00bspeak now where everyone types like dis lor kk? hahaa~ after some time u will bcome like e ppl u mix with lor... :P

But as I said. It's brainless, and it's happy, numbing fun. Besides, there's always one or two people on my buddy list online (had to overhaul it since all my RL friends don't play anymore... obviously, people outgrow games like these), and lacking such, I can always go up to some random person and start talking. Or do a party quest. So there's no lack of interaction in the game, which is just what I'm looking for. It gets a little lonely over here.

And because I'm bored, this is my equipment inventory! I'm not so poor LOL, I keep most of my money in the bank, just because I like to see big sums of money in one place. A nice soul sold me her level 50 hat at NPC price (top row 2nd from left). Next to it is my level 70 maple helmet... I don't know what possessed me to get it though because it's ugly and I don't think I'll want to wear it. The thing I wanted to show off (although really, it's nothing much), is my wonderful bow collection!! I actually have a Maple Soul Searcher, but I exchanged it for a Maple Gandiva Bow, which is the 1st one on the last row. It's level 64 and I'm gonna scroll it. xD So yes, now the secret is out, I play my archer on Maple to make up for not being able to shoot in real life. :(

Okay I've gotta get up early tomorrow, physio appointment at 9am sigh.