sigh.
Wow is this week going to be tiring or what?
Tomorrow night a couple of us will be singing at Abi's grandmother's wake... Actually, the only ones who confirmed so far are me, Matsu and Brian. One voice short for the piece (my voice gets thin and irritating in the soprano parts); hopefully other people can make it. Sort of like a YC reunion.
.. These past days have been a grim reminder of the brevity of life. Life on this earth is really just temporary. When I was at Ate Chette's dad's wake on Monday, I started thinking about my own father. He's 56 and not getting any younger, so I hope I can make every day with him count. Just a while ago, I sat with him and mom in the living room, and for the first time in a long time, he motioned for me to sit right beside him on the long couch (I usually take the opposite end) as we all chatted about random things. Several times during our conversation, he patted my head like he used to when I was still a little girl, and I suppose in his eyes he still thinks of me that way.
I love my dad. He's stern and impatient, very level-headed and practical. But he's also generous, funny, charismatic and optimistic. Even though he can be a lot scarier than my mom when he's upset, it's always with good reason. I vividly remember the last father-daughter talk we had--actually, I think it was the only really serious one we ever had. It was when I was dating someone he didn't approve of. Of course it hurt to hear what my dad thought of him, but I forced myself to listen to what he had to say.. And although I didn't agree with everything he said, he had a lot of good points. Well, when it was done, he hugged my sobbing self, and later on my mom said he told her that he never wanted to do that again because he felt terrible seeing me cry. I do believe tough love is difficult for both the dealer and the recipient. He could have been indifferent, but I appreciate him showing his concern for me. Well, I'm still single (and happy XD) and I've learned to thoughtfully consider every bit of advice my parents give me (no matter how old fashioned it seems), because wisdom comes with age.
Oh, and I learned something new from the conversation with my parents tonight. When camping/hiking, always bring a lighter. Aside from the no-brainer reason that you can use it to light campfires, it's also the quickest way to get leeches off you. This was my dad's reply to my mom's anecdote of a high-school fieldtrip to some mud springs, where a leech attached itself onto a classmate's eyelid. DDD: ICK! Another tidbit to add to my list of things I should always remember.
... Well, since it's pretty late and I feel euphoria setting in, I'll end this with some jrock spazz-worthy stuff.
MIYAVI WAS IN LAS VEGAS YESTERDAY. Wow. Look at all those close up photos. Why is it that you aren't allowed to take photos of the artist/band when they're in Japan, but almost everywhere else, it's okay? *pout*
My atchi totally caught me off guard this afternoon when she called my cellphone and greeted me with this: "I'm in HMV. What do you want? We're leaving in a few minutes, so hurry."
O_O *panic mode* Racking your brain under a time limit is very difficult.
Atchi: I'm at the DVD section.
Me: ALICE NINE.
Atchi: None.
Me: Gazette! Plastic Tree! SID!
Atchi: None. None. None. Oh, there's Gackt's Greatest Filmography, Blue and Red.
Me: ..Ehh.. How about L'Arc~en~Ciel?
Atchi: AsiaLive 2005. S$29.95
Me: Hmm... How about CDs?
Atchi: Oh, Allen says we have to go now. Ah well, too bad! Bye!
Me: ----!!!!!
Atchi: ..Just kidding! XD
Me: Don't do that! T___T Any Gazette?
Atchi: Hyena. Filth in the Beauty. Cassis.
Me: Have that. Have that. Oooh what color?
Atchi: Blue
Me: Hmm.. How about Plastic Tree?
Atchi: Premium Best. S$60!? No way am I getting that for you!
Me: ^_^' Okay okay. Alice Nine? SID? L'Arc?
Atchi: Nope. Nope. ...ark & ray 15th anniversary expanded editions.
Me: How much are they?
Atchi: Around S$29 each.
Me: ... Can you get the 2 L'Arc CDs and the Asialive dvd? :D I'll pay you back!
Atchi: All three? Okay.
Me: Yay!
Atchi: What does Karen want?
Me: I dunno.. Manga, I guess.
Atchi: Will she like the L'Arc?
Me: Yeah, she watches/listens with me all the time.
Atchi: Okay. I'll give one to you, one to Karen, and you pay for the other one.
Me: ^_____^ OKAY! Thank youuuu atchi imissyouiloveyouthankyou!!!
Atchi: Hahaha
Whee~ So in a couple of days time, I will be the proud owner of three shiny new L'Arc~en~Ciel goodies.
12012 has a new single coming up! There's a preview of it on their lovely, albeit incomplete, new OHP. :D
And I am still clueless as to what I should do for the Gazette FP. And the deadline is tomorrow! D: I'm hoping it's in US time, so that gives me at least 12 more hours to think.
Tomorrow night a couple of us will be singing at Abi's grandmother's wake... Actually, the only ones who confirmed so far are me, Matsu and Brian. One voice short for the piece (my voice gets thin and irritating in the soprano parts); hopefully other people can make it. Sort of like a YC reunion.
.. These past days have been a grim reminder of the brevity of life. Life on this earth is really just temporary. When I was at Ate Chette's dad's wake on Monday, I started thinking about my own father. He's 56 and not getting any younger, so I hope I can make every day with him count. Just a while ago, I sat with him and mom in the living room, and for the first time in a long time, he motioned for me to sit right beside him on the long couch (I usually take the opposite end) as we all chatted about random things. Several times during our conversation, he patted my head like he used to when I was still a little girl, and I suppose in his eyes he still thinks of me that way.
I love my dad. He's stern and impatient, very level-headed and practical. But he's also generous, funny, charismatic and optimistic. Even though he can be a lot scarier than my mom when he's upset, it's always with good reason. I vividly remember the last father-daughter talk we had--actually, I think it was the only really serious one we ever had. It was when I was dating someone he didn't approve of. Of course it hurt to hear what my dad thought of him, but I forced myself to listen to what he had to say.. And although I didn't agree with everything he said, he had a lot of good points. Well, when it was done, he hugged my sobbing self, and later on my mom said he told her that he never wanted to do that again because he felt terrible seeing me cry. I do believe tough love is difficult for both the dealer and the recipient. He could have been indifferent, but I appreciate him showing his concern for me. Well, I'm still single (and happy XD) and I've learned to thoughtfully consider every bit of advice my parents give me (no matter how old fashioned it seems), because wisdom comes with age.
Oh, and I learned something new from the conversation with my parents tonight. When camping/hiking, always bring a lighter. Aside from the no-brainer reason that you can use it to light campfires, it's also the quickest way to get leeches off you. This was my dad's reply to my mom's anecdote of a high-school fieldtrip to some mud springs, where a leech attached itself onto a classmate's eyelid. DDD: ICK! Another tidbit to add to my list of things I should always remember.
... Well, since it's pretty late and I feel euphoria setting in, I'll end this with some jrock spazz-worthy stuff.
MIYAVI WAS IN LAS VEGAS YESTERDAY. Wow. Look at all those close up photos. Why is it that you aren't allowed to take photos of the artist/band when they're in Japan, but almost everywhere else, it's okay? *pout*
My atchi totally caught me off guard this afternoon when she called my cellphone and greeted me with this: "I'm in HMV. What do you want? We're leaving in a few minutes, so hurry."
O_O *panic mode* Racking your brain under a time limit is very difficult.
Atchi: I'm at the DVD section.
Me: ALICE NINE.
Atchi: None.
Me: Gazette! Plastic Tree! SID!
Atchi: None. None. None. Oh, there's Gackt's Greatest Filmography, Blue and Red.
Me: ..Ehh.. How about L'Arc~en~Ciel?
Atchi: AsiaLive 2005. S$29.95
Me: Hmm... How about CDs?
Atchi: Oh, Allen says we have to go now. Ah well, too bad! Bye!
Me: ----!!!!!
Atchi: ..Just kidding! XD
Me: Don't do that! T___T Any Gazette?
Atchi: Hyena. Filth in the Beauty. Cassis.
Me: Have that. Have that. Oooh what color?
Atchi: Blue
Me: Hmm.. How about Plastic Tree?
Atchi: Premium Best. S$60!? No way am I getting that for you!
Me: ^_^' Okay okay. Alice Nine? SID? L'Arc?
Atchi: Nope. Nope. ...ark & ray 15th anniversary expanded editions.
Me: How much are they?
Atchi: Around S$29 each.
Me: ... Can you get the 2 L'Arc CDs and the Asialive dvd? :D I'll pay you back!
Atchi: All three? Okay.
Me: Yay!
Atchi: What does Karen want?
Me: I dunno.. Manga, I guess.
Atchi: Will she like the L'Arc?
Me: Yeah, she watches/listens with me all the time.
Atchi: Okay. I'll give one to you, one to Karen, and you pay for the other one.
Me: ^_____^ OKAY! Thank youuuu atchi imissyouiloveyouthankyou!!!
Atchi: Hahaha
Whee~ So in a couple of days time, I will be the proud owner of three shiny new L'Arc~en~Ciel goodies.
12012 has a new single coming up! There's a preview of it on their lovely, albeit incomplete, new OHP. :D
And I am still clueless as to what I should do for the Gazette FP. And the deadline is tomorrow! D: I'm hoping it's in US time, so that gives me at least 12 more hours to think.