My dear little brother, Winston a.k.a Ston, stepped onto the path to be a man this morning.
But in my mind, he's still the little brother I'd always sit beside with while playing any MMORPG.
I'm looking forward to a nice period again where we can sit together like this and play with each other online. He will be the usual healer in the party, me as the mage and Thurdy the tanker. If only school and other commitments weren't a hinder in life, this moment will be the greatest moment ever.
Oh! BMTC's food has really improved.
I bet today's lunch I had over there was my most nutritious one I ever had in my life and for Ston's, well, for the next 13 weeks I believe.
Seriously, if you can focus, you can do it.
All the best to him.
Haha.. I will call yesterday my "Foreigners Interaction Day" from morning till night.
Why? Well, I had a Web Game team of 3 including me, one from India and the other from China. I spent my late afternoon till night with a bunch of really cute Japanese High School girls and their schoolmates from Hirakata High School, Osaka.
It was an interesting and fun day.
Especially the interaction with my 4 new Japanese friends - Airi, Aimi, Arisa and Chiaki - although I'm not sure if they will really still keep on being in contact with me even though I gave them my email already. They seemed busy or that was what I felt.
We had a great evening together from the time they came to the campus tour, to the short presentation and singing performance by them to the games we had together and the dinner to end it all. It was awesome! Although the hours we spent together were short but I'm kind of missing them, really.
I was lucky to have 2 great partners with me - Xiu Zhen and Shireen although I looked more closer to the Japanese kids. Oh! And Tracy. Tracy is cool. Tracy helped me a lot too in breaking down that large language barrier I was having while talking to the kids but one of my dear Japanese friend Airi is really good in speaking English. I kept on giving her the thumbs up.
Sadly, I don't have most of the pictures with me at the moment but I will source for it from people whom I interacted with but forgot to get their contacts and put it onto Vox here. ;) The only things I can show right now are the gifts I've gotten from the 4 of them! :D
It's filled with so many characters, some are hard to read but I call it the "Total Blessing" towel! Dad pasted it on my workspace - he said I may need the luck, otherwise whoever walks in front of me needs it.
Another lucky cat symbol. Since I'm always running out of cash and I'm not good at interacting with money, this should really help me, somehow. I wonder if Japanese loves cat? A lot?
I spotted this in the Sentosa plastic bag and they told me before they came over to RP, they were at Sentosa. I'm guesing this were gotten from there. -_____- Or.. somewhere here.
Now, this is really cute. I call it my "Guard Mouse". They gave it to me because it's the year of the Rat next year. Not sure if there's any meaning to it but it looks sturdy and every ready to guard my space. So it's resting on his cushion and guarding silent for me. It doesn't bark.. but it squeaked and protects me. Hah.
And it's "Made in China".
This is the second time I did a late Reflection Journal submission today because I took a large break from everything! I took a 4 hours nap and I'm still intending to work after I go for a quicky bath, just something to do while drying my hair in order to repay my debt of 4 hours wasted. This must be a really tiring semester.
Thanks to today's class as well. It wasn't that bad really. I'm pretty glad it was easy, a lesson to slightly slack a little away on my cupcorn. At least the slacking was just for a while before 2pm.
It was a fine day atlhough my pocket seemed like there was a little tear.
I bought 2 gifts for tomorrow's Japanese kids, shared the money with my partner Ms. Shireen and I'm not intending to say how much they cost because adding how much we got it for, it's really out of the budget. Slightly. It was really hard to think of something for them because we couldn't get Japanese product and give them while they're here, right? The most we tried was finding something that's more of our races-related stuffs like a bookmark or phone strap but it was hard and we wouldn't want something with "Welcome to Singapore!" or "Singapore" unless we see something really unique for it.
The reason why it was hard to find those races-related stuffs was because...
Yeah, from there.
But these prezzies are cute! And I don't think they will be selling it after the 14th. I mean I'd buy one more just for myself if it's worth another round again.
If only pouches like this type were to be cheaper and there's shop selling a variety of them, boy, would I buy these for every friends I know based on their personality or likings! Say... for Thurdy, I will get him a plane pouch or a pilot captain's hat one with a chain to it. For my FYP teammates and ex-teammates, here is what I have in mind:
Zorr Win - PSP pouch! (Don't know what's best but the only significant ones are his PSP and his vehicle he showed me the last time)
Si Hui - Rose/Flower pouch. (I need to ask her what flower she likes...)
Agnes - Melon pouch. (That - I'm absolutely sure.)
Irene - Money note pouch. (Heh...)
Chen Ying - Penguin pouch. (If I know what a computer Trojan looks like, I'd get that instead.)
And friends I've been hanging out with...
Zhen Jie - Orange pouch (The fruit I mean...)
Hui Wen - Kakashi pouch (Or maybe.. Gama-chan?)
Sylvia - Sexy woman figure pouch (I seriously don't know why this comes into my mind when I think of a gift for her.)
Shi Jin - Baby golden retriver pouch (Her dog whom she had been asking me to keep.)
See.. I've got ideas in mind. Pouches are cool, cooler than wallet but cute pouches are cooler! But there's no shop selling mainly just such things. I have this feeling that I'll be the one who will start it or......... not.
No matter what, it's great to see that there's one selling millions of it plus customizable one. I'd patronize everyday.
It's a little scary. I can't be confirmed or at least feel so that 4 weeks are enough for us. Only 2 person are eating that "GREEN APPLE" and 2 aren't so... what can I say? Just keep rushing and taking note of what's done and not done, I think that's the best.
I wonder why there isn't such thing as a competition for "the dream area to work in during FYP"? It can be anything like a photo of the place or a thorough description of that area. Together with the submission will be how people spent their time there and what happen when FYP was there... the jokes, the gossips and the time spent together. All these little things are interesting to share with the juniors, if only, you're in the team whom enjoys such thing which I don't think most do.
But the period of time spent rushing the work is interesting, isn't it? I did find it so... rushing and rushing non-stop and seeing result at the last part. It feels good. Both is. I guess that's because I'm a workaholic which is why I'm saying this?
So, is 4 weeks enough to complete 50% of a game?
I wish everything ends soon so I can be in my hubby's arm again and enjoy the days.
I just saw you
Beyond the course of time
A room that we once shared
But my memory's a haze
Forgetting what was said
I gently held out my hand
And in that perfect moment
You disappeared - I lost you over again
In a shallow sleep I dreamt I was seeing you
Just how I remembered
Brimming with tenderness
And somewhere in the calm
A feeling that nothing had ever changed
Your presence close beside me till I wake
I just saw you
A moment far too brief
Before the daylight came
But my heart is beating fast
Perhaps we'll meet again
In a shallow sleep I dreamt I was seeing you
Just how I remembered
Brimming with tenderness
And somewhere in the calm
A feeling that nothing had ever changed
Your presence close beside me till I wake
I see you - until I wake from shallow sleep
An artist without a brush
Can't paint upon the canvas
Without you here - there is no colour
A colourless landscape
In a shallow sleep I dreamt I was seeing you
Just how I remembered
Brimming with tenderness
And somewhere in the calm
A feeling that nothing had ever changed
Your presence close beside me till I wake
I see you - shallow sleep
I just saw you
Tooi heya de kimi ni atta yo
Kaiwa no hitotsu mo omoidasenai kedo
Sotto te wo nobashi
Furete iku shunkan
Mata kimi wa dokoka he kieta
* Asai nemuri awaku yurare
Ano hi no you ni mujaki na kimi ga
Ryoute ni afureru ansoku wo
Yasashiku kanade
Soba ni iru yume wo mita
I just saw you
Kankaku dake kodama shiteru
Fushigi na kurai ni
Kehai wo kanjite
Mado no mukou kaze ni fukare
Kiritorareta minareta machi he
Kakedashite yuku omoi wa doko ka de
Kimi ni aeru you na yokan ga shite
I see you until I wake
From shallow sleep
Sotto me wo akete
Atari wo nagamete mo
Fuukei ga wa
There is no colour
A colourless landscape
Zutto fuseta mama no shashin tate no futari
Egao dake wa ima mo kagayaite iru
Itsu no hi kara hosoku nagai michi ga hajimaru
Tabi dachi no hi wa nazeka kaze ga tsuyokute
Yasashisa mo wagamama mo nukumori mo
Samishisa mo omoiyari mo subete wo
Zenbu azuketa
Doko mademo kagiri naku
Furi tsumoru yuki to anata e no omoi
Sukoshi demo tsutaetakute todoketakute
Soba ni ite hoshikute
Kogoeru yo machiawase mo
Dekinai mama ashita wo sagashiteru
Itsu datte omoide wo tsukuru toki ni wa
Anata to futari ga ii
When a man and a woman
Start to be tired
To do the same thing again and again
Leavin�f their dream
Their love behind
Lookin�f after all those long nights
To discover a new adventure
Itta koto ga nai ne yuki to asobitai ne
Aitakute aenakute
Akogarete iru
Yoru ga yake ni nagakute
Fuyu no sei ka mo shirenai
Dakedo haru wa akaruku hizashi abitai
Eien ni tsuzuku michi
Sore wa anata e no omoi ga kitto
Furi tsumoru yuki to tomo ni
Fukaku tsuyoku futari wo sasaete itai
Trying to find what the meaning of love
Alone at midnight
I just want to see you, just want to be feel you
Just want to be there by your side
Under the same snow, under the same moonlight
Maegami ga nobita ne
Onaji kurai ni natta
Hidarikiki mo nareta shi kaze mo naotta
Ai ga yume wo jama suru
Yume ga ai wo mitsukeru
Yasashisa ga ai wo sagashite
Anata ga watashi wo erande kureta kara
Doko mademo kagiri naku
Furi tsumoru yuki to anata e no omoi
Sukoshi demo tsutaetakute todoketakute
Soba ni ite hoshikute
Kogoeru yoru machiawase mo
Dekinai mama ashita wo sagashiteru
Itsu datte omoide wo tsukuru toki ni wa
Anata to futari ga ii
I've got to think for myself. Perhaps being just too nice isn't good, sometimes I just have to say 'no' to too many people asking for so much help.
I myself is in need of help too but who do I go for to look for the answers?
I just get smarty and figure it out myself.
If you had a time machine, which year would you travel to and why?
Submitted by Michelle.
Cool! The QotD I suggested is selected! :D Do it! Do it!
I'm 19 now. If I had one, I want to travel back 6 years ago when I just started Secondary One. That'd be when I was 12 or 13.
Why?
I didn't started Secondary One very well. I looked easily bullied and I was pretty dumb. A complete nerd. I had weird hairdo and style and I started gaming at that time as well. My studies were above average but it slowly slided down as the year passed by. Gaming made me lose concentration in my studies plus the fact that I didn't have any motivation to keep me going on really sunk me deep.
Now, I see myself in a position I never thought I'd be at all. Although this position isn't that great but at least I know that with a pinch of motivation in my brain, I'd do something about my future. I know I want to achieve a lot of things right now though I'm still a lazy person but I realized I'm actually quite workaholic - that's my strong point. I don't know when I've got that serious worky-worky habit but it sure felt good to concentrate doing on something I like
All I want to do is to go back in time and tell myself to be motivated in something and though lessons suck but think about the future that's not known and set by me yet at all It'd be if I decided on something.. There are still chances and please, think wisely before you ... or I... do anything and don't be shy.
And don't think about keeping such a long hair. And analyze things before actions are taken. And don't be afraid to try.
Haiz.. send me back please. I want to change so much.
She's a totally changed person now.
Thanks to Rotaract I guess.
Many years ago, I thought our fate will be the same but right now, I see a big difference. Will 10 years down the road make any bigger difference?
