Everything's just not the same without you guys
Thursday, July 13, 2006
I know I haven't been updating much, and the number one reason is laziness. Number two is procrastination and lack of something to blog, which equals to, I haven't really been thinking a lot (as in intellectual thoughts, obviously my brain thinks she might need a rest over the holidays too).
Thanks to the graduation ceremonies and start of school (for some universities), I've started thinking a little, about how everything coincided. For some reason or other, I've had the feeling of people leaving the comfort zone (in which I reside), and of course leaving me, to venture elsewhere. While I genuinely feel happy for them, I feel at the same time a sense of loss. It's just not the same without you guys, is it?
And strangely enough, I've made a list here (although am I supposed to make a list out of these things?)
10 July: Convocation for graduating Arts students. The first real loss is of course my fellow Lit classmates, Faith, Xiaohui, Barney, Dawn... I can just imagine how different classes will be without you girls to be there with me to bitch about everything related to them, and also how empty the already-small class will be without you girls. The rest will be fellow arts people I've met doing the same modules together. You guys have made my modules rock (both positively and negatively of course) On the other hand, I'm really glad all of you have gotten out of this hell-hole and congratulations on having made it to the working world!
11 July: One of my best friends (also one of the longest best friends as far as I can remember) has gone to Melbourne to further his studies. Although he should be back in the holidays, I've never known Kenny to be out of the country for this long. What oh what will happen to my anime supply, not forgetting how will I burn my dvds? No, I'm just kidding. I actually mean, what will I do without Kenny to have supper with and to make hell of a noise with? What will Elaine do without an aunt agony like Kenny? It's only two days but we miss you already!
End July: My newfound french-learning friends, Gemma and Jacob, will be off to France for exchange in Paris (lucky people!) Although we've only met at the start of this long holiday, it's been fun having french lessons with you guys. Remember to come back speaking French like a pro!
End August: David is leaving for exchange in Canada (again lucky!) I know you'll love it there, take it as a break away from school. I'll miss you lots!
As much as I hate farewells, I'm happy for all of you. Although many are leaving, there are yet many who remain with me in the comfort zone, like Druce, Sherina, Kim, Daniel.. you guys know who you are. Buck up you guys! We won't stay in this hell-hole forever!
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I have internet... finally!
Sunday, July 02, 2006
I had alot of things to blog about initially... especially during the internet-less world I lived in for a week. Yup that's 7 days of no internet. No anime. No msn. No surfing. No music. No blogging. And then when I finally got it back, I can't remember most of what I wanted to blog but couldn't blog back then.
Don't ask me how I survived it but I did. Basically I went back to being primitive: reading books. Also I tried to be practical by unpacking some of my stuff so that I might (I hope) just finish unpacking and settle in comfortably before the next semester starts. And then in the middle of the week, I gave up and started going out.
Obviously shopping didn't help to reduce the number of boxes I had (or still have), but it did help me settle into my new room, well only if you consider the new hangers and bathroom stuff. I think that's my favourite section to visit in any departmental store. You know how you have the ladies sections (usually first and second floors, obviously to take advantage of the large population of lady shoppers), followed by the men's section together with the kids' section on the same floor, and then the home section is usually above everything and below everything else. Well, I really like the home section for some mysterious reason or other.
No, I'm serious.
No, I'm not trying to nurture motherly instincts or whathaveyou. This is serious shopping. You don't just look at the ladies' fashion, where most people tend to go to. You have to go to all the sections: the ladies', the men's, the kids' and of course toys, not to mention the home one, as well as the supermarket! (if there is one)
And they are interesting, really.
Right I can almost hear the guys groaning with exasperation: "As if the ladies' fashion is not enough, this woman here wants to go to all the sections and check out every corner of the store."
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