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Just a recap of the past few weeks. I'm really bad at writing about stuff right after it happens, aren't I?
I've also just remembered what makes a pay account awesome-- custom mood avatar thingies! \o/ I WILL GET IT. I MUST.
Met Kenneth in the flesh! Oh, you're so thin, I swear I could sit on you. xD Yeah, I know I still owe you a MSN log-on. I'll get to it, I swe-- er, promise. *is so not crossing fingers*
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The PGP hostel has a cleaning crew that takes care of the lounge, toilets, halls etc. I don't usually hang out in the lounge so early in the semester, but that day I needed to kill some time (I hate those blocks of 30-45 minutes between errands, because they're too short to start on something new but too long to wait at the bus stop) so I finally read the newspaper they had there. Then I folded it up when finished and put it back on the rack. Suddenly, out from nowhere, liek teh ninjaz, a cleaner lady said, "Thank you!"
It's kinda nice when that happens. No, it's really nice. I've gone through enough years politely greeting teachers in hallways, smiling at waiters and thanking govt. servants to not expect anything but a sour/blank/i'm-ignoring-you glance in return. But it still gets annoying. I'm sure everyone has a hard enough life without having to make nice to people you're likely never to see again, but sometimes I do wonder why the hell I bother tidying up the table or wishing that teacher good morning. It's like communicating with brick walls.
So thanks, Ninja Cleaner Lady. As much as you must've loved not having to pick up after me, your thanks helped brighten my day as well.
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Couple of days ago, I got a SGD$200 reward for turning in a lost handphone. Whoo!
Actually... it was my friend who found it, I was just the one who turned it in (for some reason I'd offered, and for some reason he'd accepted, even though we both live in PGP and a trip to the Lost & Found would've been the same for the both of us). Because I know my conscience is a bastard that'll question every bad occurrence in the future as payback for keeping all $200 to myself, I'll split it with my friend when I see him later. Maybe he'll take the Asian route and politely turn the offer down. I wonder how many times I should offer to split the money before finally accepting his decision, without looking like a greedy Gollum? >D
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I've been kinda dreading kendo practice for the past week(s). I guess I just hate the idea of joining that tournament. I know I'll suck, but more importantly, I'm not in this thing for the tournaments. I just wanna learn, go for practice, and goddamn if I could wiggle my way outta exams I'd do that too. But should've known this would happen in a martial arts club. I'm thankfully not involved in team events, just individuals-- I don't need the extra pressure, kthx. I know it's not right to think negatively, but I'm just being a realist when I predict I'll be out in one round.
I'm also feeling worried at missing Thursday practices. My timetable suxx0rz this semester (except for the Monday off, w00t), so I have compulsory lectures during Thursday training. Even if it wasn't compulsory, I wouldn't skip lecture for training anyway. This is gonna be a problem since in every practice something new is introduced, and senior kendo kai don't have the time or patience to hold your hand when you've missed something... most of the time. I felt really bad for my senior on Saturday when I couldn't pull off the proper steps-- with every mistake made, time is wasted. I hope it's just the tournament that's stressing them out, and they'll be a little more patient with me after that.
At least there's one other girl who also can't make it on Thursday. Best to mess up in groups. :P
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Tutorials finally start this week. But I can still feel that I'm in holiday mood, living the holiday life of camping YouTube. I did manage to buckle down and finish Conrad's Heart of Darkness, though it took a horribly, unnecessarily and overly long time. I kept falling asleep in the beginning of the book >_< Not even knowing that the scenery holds some symbolism is enough to keep me awake. Things got a lot more interesting once Marlow finally meets Kurtz, but it feels like to experience the full impact of that meeting, I need to pay attention to Marlow's trip to Kurtz, and that's the part that's making me doze off every three paragraphs.
Also, I guess Conrad is considered a genius or a great writer.
But damn it all, SEPARATE YOUR DIALOGUE! New person speaking = NEW LINE! I hate having to re-read thrice just to know who's saying what! DDD:
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Internet is sucking like hell right now, and I can't get the episodes I want. I know I can't use torrents thanks to the capping of our download speed, but I'm appalled-- APPALLED-- that I get 0.06KB/sec speeds on IRC too. This is unreal. Insane. I feel violated. @_@'''
It's enough to make me consider buying the actual DVDs. But at only three episodes per disc, I scream daylight robbery. I'll probably double check because that just seems damned unreasonable. I know several direct download sites for anime, but not for the TMNT series.
Yes, TMNT. Specifically, the 2003 series. They're radically different from the old 80s cartoons, but I've enjoyed the few gems I've managed to watch. I've saved them on my account, but God knows when the Powers That Be will crack down on the episodes and remove them. I won't feel safe until I've gotten my grubby, turtle-loving paws on DivX copies of those episodes.
Yes, again, TMNT. Hey, when I get reacquainted with a fandom? I get reacquainted with a fandom. *preens in all her mighty dorkdom*
I've also just remembered what makes a pay account awesome-- custom mood avatar thingies! \o/ I WILL GET IT. I MUST.
Met Kenneth in the flesh! Oh, you're so thin, I swear I could sit on you. xD Yeah, I know I still owe you a MSN log-on. I'll get to it, I swe-- er, promise. *is so not crossing fingers*
---
The PGP hostel has a cleaning crew that takes care of the lounge, toilets, halls etc. I don't usually hang out in the lounge so early in the semester, but that day I needed to kill some time (I hate those blocks of 30-45 minutes between errands, because they're too short to start on something new but too long to wait at the bus stop) so I finally read the newspaper they had there. Then I folded it up when finished and put it back on the rack. Suddenly, out from nowhere, liek teh ninjaz, a cleaner lady said, "Thank you!"
It's kinda nice when that happens. No, it's really nice. I've gone through enough years politely greeting teachers in hallways, smiling at waiters and thanking govt. servants to not expect anything but a sour/blank/i'm-ignoring-you glance in return. But it still gets annoying. I'm sure everyone has a hard enough life without having to make nice to people you're likely never to see again, but sometimes I do wonder why the hell I bother tidying up the table or wishing that teacher good morning. It's like communicating with brick walls.
So thanks, Ninja Cleaner Lady. As much as you must've loved not having to pick up after me, your thanks helped brighten my day as well.
---
Couple of days ago, I got a SGD$200 reward for turning in a lost handphone. Whoo!
Actually... it was my friend who found it, I was just the one who turned it in (for some reason I'd offered, and for some reason he'd accepted, even though we both live in PGP and a trip to the Lost & Found would've been the same for the both of us). Because I know my conscience is a bastard that'll question every bad occurrence in the future as payback for keeping all $200 to myself, I'll split it with my friend when I see him later. Maybe he'll take the Asian route and politely turn the offer down. I wonder how many times I should offer to split the money before finally accepting his decision, without looking like a greedy Gollum? >D
---
I've been kinda dreading kendo practice for the past week(s). I guess I just hate the idea of joining that tournament. I know I'll suck, but more importantly, I'm not in this thing for the tournaments. I just wanna learn, go for practice, and goddamn if I could wiggle my way outta exams I'd do that too. But should've known this would happen in a martial arts club. I'm thankfully not involved in team events, just individuals-- I don't need the extra pressure, kthx. I know it's not right to think negatively, but I'm just being a realist when I predict I'll be out in one round.
I'm also feeling worried at missing Thursday practices. My timetable suxx0rz this semester (except for the Monday off, w00t), so I have compulsory lectures during Thursday training. Even if it wasn't compulsory, I wouldn't skip lecture for training anyway. This is gonna be a problem since in every practice something new is introduced, and senior kendo kai don't have the time or patience to hold your hand when you've missed something... most of the time. I felt really bad for my senior on Saturday when I couldn't pull off the proper steps-- with every mistake made, time is wasted. I hope it's just the tournament that's stressing them out, and they'll be a little more patient with me after that.
At least there's one other girl who also can't make it on Thursday. Best to mess up in groups. :P
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Tutorials finally start this week. But I can still feel that I'm in holiday mood, living the holiday life of camping YouTube. I did manage to buckle down and finish Conrad's Heart of Darkness, though it took a horribly, unnecessarily and overly long time. I kept falling asleep in the beginning of the book >_< Not even knowing that the scenery holds some symbolism is enough to keep me awake. Things got a lot more interesting once Marlow finally meets Kurtz, but it feels like to experience the full impact of that meeting, I need to pay attention to Marlow's trip to Kurtz, and that's the part that's making me doze off every three paragraphs.
Also, I guess Conrad is considered a genius or a great writer.
But damn it all, SEPARATE YOUR DIALOGUE! New person speaking = NEW LINE! I hate having to re-read thrice just to know who's saying what! DDD:
---
Internet is sucking like hell right now, and I can't get the episodes I want. I know I can't use torrents thanks to the capping of our download speed, but I'm appalled-- APPALLED-- that I get 0.06KB/sec speeds on IRC too. This is unreal. Insane. I feel violated. @_@'''
It's enough to make me consider buying the actual DVDs. But at only three episodes per disc, I scream daylight robbery. I'll probably double check because that just seems damned unreasonable. I know several direct download sites for anime, but not for the TMNT series.
Yes, TMNT. Specifically, the 2003 series. They're radically different from the old 80s cartoons, but I've enjoyed the few gems I've managed to watch. I've saved them on my account, but God knows when the Powers That Be will crack down on the episodes and remove them. I won't feel safe until I've gotten my grubby, turtle-loving paws on DivX copies of those episodes.
Yes, again, TMNT. Hey, when I get reacquainted with a fandom? I get reacquainted with a fandom. *preens in all her mighty dorkdom*