Y Wednesday, May 28, 2008
1:07 am
Would be a tad bit criminal not to have a post on the 28th eh? Haha.Well I'll be brutally honest here - somehow I didn't really feel much different on the 26th or 27th or now, 28th. Hardly any anticipation because well, nothing was planned, really.
True it's been delayed, but somehow I'm not as excited as I used to be. Might be a case of taking things for granted, I wouldn't know. Then again, you never know when you are grabbing things in front of you without thanks until someone lets you know.
Geez.
Really, funny how the post has taken such a turn, on my birthday, no less.
On a lighter and definitely more related note, Gresilda treated me to dinner today. Fancy that! Really! Gresilda buying someone a meal. At Crystal Jade, even. I was quite shocked when she said her budget was $50, because hell, I don't eat that expense or that much.
What I wanted was simple, maybe just a plate of roasted duck noodles =S. Yes it's nice, overpriced, but damnnit definitely easier on the wallet than dishes. But Gresilda said she liked the sweet and sour fish, so dishes and rice it was.
Let's just say the bill wasn't pretty, and I felt very, very horrible for making her pay. She insisted, and there wasn't much I could do.
So yeah, shoutout to you girl. Thanks a lot for dinner and all, appreciate it much. In fact, that's the first thing that's really made me feel it's my birthday. Lol. On hindsight it's pretty sad, but I guess I oughta consider myself lucky. Thanks Gresilda (: (Credit to Darren too or he's gonna bitch.)
Here's to a successful skipping of my chem mock exam on Thursday. I don't need no help from you. I'll do it on my own kthx. Call me stubborn if you will. I'd rather get a D without your help than a B with yours. Psh. Not giving way on this count.
ocean thanks the wind (:
Y Wednesday, May 21, 2008
11:32 pm
No damnnit, I do not have a sick fetish for pretending to be a chick online and trick desperate, nerdy guys on the internet.It's just that being polite and putting the occasional smiley somehow instantly makes you a likely candidate for being a girl. FFS people, GIRL = Guy In Real Life. The only way you can ascertain the gender of the person you're speaking to is through a bloody WEBCAM.
So every other day on WoW I have people trying to "hit" on me just because I play a female blood elf and speak politely? Shit, I knew I shoulda rolled a burly orc instead >_>.
There's this fella from Australia who's goddamned sold that I'm a girl, even after my guildmate told him
"I've heard Avalyn on vent, and he's definitely a guy. Trust me."
He's deluded, really. Lol. But then again, he's really nice so I never did have the heart to tell him the truth.
Problem is, one assumption leads to another, so the shytty hole gets real deep.
Then just today, another guy whispered me and after a few lines he tells me
"You know, I like little girls."
WTF? I mean bloody hell, you don't tell people this. Too much information FTL.
So yeah, Ian has a bloody online personality alright. Be nice to people and look where that brings you. Desperate guys crawling all over you trying to get under your (virtual) skirt. No wonder guys on PCs have such a bad rep? Or no wonder the gender ratios of MMORPG players are eschewed so heavily towards the male demographic.
"R u a girl IRL?"
I oughta just reply 'fuck off' next time. Really.
Y Tuesday, May 20, 2008
12:40 am
It's not mandatory per se that all good things come to an end. It's just better that shit works that way. Makes the good stuff a hell lot sweeter. 'course that means the anticipation's pretty bad as well.With that, we leave the kick ass long weekend behind. Enter short-week-that's-so-short-it's-not-worth-coming-to-school. Vesak Day, School day, School HOLIday, GP Mid Years, Hist Mid Years.
You'd think they'll just give Tuesday off. But no. School administration's stupid. When did they have half a brain anyway? Oh wait. Don't belong in the same sentence.
Anyway, had a small early celebration for my birthday, because some relatives couldn't make it. Since MC might not be available, I called Darren and him along. Simple affair, really. Home cooked dishes and other outside food. Dad got smart and ordered Fish & Co. (Because the new maid's cooking is terribad.)
Wasted the rest of the weekend as usual, and I feel so goddamned good about it. Ahhhhh. I deserve damnnit, having finished my Chem, Econs, GP and History smut. Pagh.
It's my mid years this week and I'm not even worried! See, that's because I'm already one feet into the grave. For someone who's had a crapload of problems adjusting, I think I'm borderline excusable.
That's right Ian, keep finding sorry excuses for yourself and keep putting things off. You'll get somewhere, real fast. Yeeeeeah.
Oh, and I feel a lil obliged to say something, them earthquake in China and cyclone in Myanmar. Well China does have a crapload of people.. soo... yeah. Doubt the government cares about the people. They're doing something because they'd seem inhumane to the rest of the world otherwise. Not so good for the politics eh? Politicians are the dirtiest, most cunning creatures on Earth. If you can't play their game, don't even think of joining 'em. As for Myanmar... greedy bastards much? So you take our money but don't let our aid workers in. No one wants to influence your people and government damnnit. Just let us help already.
I do realize this little corner of the internet's garnered some... unnecessary publicity. So a chunk of the previous post has been promptly dealt with. I'll put it back when this crap blows over. I don't need people setting me on fire.
Gooo CJ! <\3.
As a parting note, the lil issue which I thought I could've been wrong about? Well turns out I was right all along. No blunder there; feels good. Though there's been an unexpected - I wouldn't say I'm happy about it, but it's unexpected. But I guess.. hell, shouldn't dwell on it.
Y Monday, May 12, 2008
12:15 am
I'm only updating because Jarrett says the link to Joel's blog is broken. Goddamnnit. Okay, well it's time for an update anyway.So, this weekend's been a fun one, relatively. Lots of cash burned and tossed for incineration. Two concerts over the weekend, and one more tomorrow. $10, $5 and $21 for the VJCO, SACO and VJC Choir respectively. Now $10 for VJCO is reasonable, really.
The music's good I guess? I mean I'm not one to judge. No, I'm not tone deaf, yes I love my music but no, this genre ain't my kinda thing. I just blink with that whole 'deer in the headlights' feeling when Yi Heng explains them CO scores and arty stuff to me. And till now I can't tell what note's what, of which my lack of.... enthusiasm back when I was CO did not help.
But this much I can tell: It was an enjoyable affair, nothing much to complain about, cept that Mel, Darren and I came in sweaty as hell and probably smelled like a dump because Darren let us off at the wrong stop and we had to run our sorry asses there.
I like Ju Hua Tai especially, but hell, unlike the songs I listen to, I can't tell you exactly why. Felt good on the ears and that's that. Oh and the duet MC did with the legendary Ting Kai(SP?) fella was pretty okay. He put up a good show, that MC, despite the pressure of performing with that fella.
I'll save the SACO thingy for later, that one's a bit tricky to handle.
Today's Mother's Day. So yeah, I dragged my sorry ass out with my family and we had a hella filling lunch at the Fish & CO next to Parkmall. Pretty okay I guess, it's Fish & CO, nothing new. Maybe just the location, but that's it. As always the service is a joy to look forward to, my dad agreed as well, (hard for him to give good remarks regarding service) what with this being his first time and all.
Next, we caught a movie at some I ono, Kallang shopping whatsisitsname thingy. New building. It's cool, has just about everything, and is only a 5 minute drive. Cinema, restaurants, food court, arcade, bowling alley (+ points), ice skating rink. (instant win in my book.) Hell it's been ages since I got to ice skate. I wanna try again and fall on my ass till it's sore.
Movie was 'The Forbidden Kingdom'. I dunno if y'all caught last year's Shen Diao Xia Lu. The actress doing Xiao Long Nu is (I noticed only now) gorgeous. Maybe not gorgeous, hell I don't even find her cute or beautiful. But somehow her look is really appealing. Not easy, at any rate. From a mainland actress to the silver screen. Very, very lucky break. She played her part excellently as well. Hell, my dad agreed, and that's saying something. That cynical arse hardly says something nice to the ears.
Anyway, the whole show is pretty different. Loosely classified, you can slot it into the action/adventure category, but that isn't doing the show justice. Yes, it's a pretty corny concept and has an even lamer storyline. What's special is the way it was done. Jet Li and Jacky Chan speaking english with a loser-ish Ang Moh boy? Yes please. Instant win.
Chinese phrases translated directly into English? Jesus, that crap is funny as hell. Detach yourself from the apparent "serious" mood of the movie and look at it, occasionally, like the helluva spoof of martial arts movies it is. I swear, you'll enjoy the whole film better more than ten times over.
And that's today. I'll definitely be returning to the building. It's got bloody everything, minus the unnecessary saturation of retail stores. Oh yes, and I'll be watching that actress. <3.
Cheers people. Monday blues. CJC FTL.
Y Tuesday, May 06, 2008
12:30 am
That short stint of a four day break (Of which one was self-declared. But who cares.) gave some breathing room. Them four days felt real good and right, sif stuff went back to normal. Heh. Living in the past fails, but ah well. Don't want to move on just yet.I suppose I'll repeat JC1. Can't be that all bad. Or maybe drop to a poly next year. Who cares. I don't quite feel too motivated to study. That shit's too fucking hard, complex and difficult. But most importantly, it's horrible irrelevant and retarded. Go differentiate and sketch more curves kthx.
Dad was being anal and ate me. Mum decided to screw around with my ears and lecture me non-stop, on the day we had a "reunion" dinner to celebrate mother's day. Food's good, that Paramore Hotel place near Katong. Expensive, well not really expensive, but it's decent and the food's good for it's price.
That's not the point. Basically I got fucked real bad and now I'm stuck doing JC for the rest of my unhappy two years. If we were uber fucking rich I'd beg them to let me into United World College to do the IB diploma (if it was possible), but no. Reality always has a different script to play out.
Welp. Sorry Cheryl. Best of luck for your entrance, but it seems like I'm stuck wearing factory worker's uniform for a long time to come. Fuck.
Wow I do suppose you people find this whining about school sickening as well. Time to find new content. Lawl.
Oh and today, I read something that was worthy of teh highest praise of lulz. If it goes through, god, I've been a bigger fool than I thought, and this would by far be one of my biggest blunders to date.