A Random Post To Kill Time

Feeling: Tired
Weather: Neutral
Listening To: Green Day- Wake Me Up When September Ends

Thankfully there is another week to the start of the new semester of University D: I’m beginning to think three weeks of holidays isn’t that bad after all XD The first two weeks can be spent slacking off and staying up as late as possible (I’ve been reading and writing a lot actually, which is why I’ve been sleeping late), and the last week to recuperate (And catch up on things I’ve been procrastinating about for the past two weeks :P)… which is basically what I’ve been doing and am going to do >_> I want 8 a.m. classes due to parking problems, so I’d really need to reset my biological clock. Either way, staying up late is unhealthy for me :(

Maybe old age (Ha ha) seems to be catching up to me- my back hurts after a full day out shopping, and even more so when it’s done two consecutive days in a row T_T Which is pretty sad since I’m in a mood for shopping around. And I’m not wearing heels either- the irony! Mostly window shopping though- nothing special seems to be attracting me lately (Thankfully for my wallet) :D

My copy of The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess has finally arrived on Thursday! T_T I’ve only played a bit though >_> But I’m thrilled nonetheless :D My initial impression so far? The graphics are pretty nice for a Wii, especially the trailer which plays at the start (Cut scenes), and I’d say the game’s graphics itself is pretty well-rendered. Gameplay-wise it takes some getting used to because of the camera angles, and riding a horse needs practice @_@

Argh I want Bleach: Versus Crusade so badly T_T But it’s like RM 250 on Play Asia. Should I or should I not? >_>

The aforementioned Hush Puppies half-loafers. Here they are worn twice XD I really never thought loafers like this would look good on me, as I tend to associate them with the more “mature” group of people (No offense >_>), but this does. Maybe because it’s in white, as black does look very formal on me o_O Somehow, white shoes look good on me, but keeping them looking pristine (Re: My old pair of Nike sports shoes/trainers) is another matter. Thankfully they’re leather, so maintenance shouldn’t be that hard hopefully D: Just need the right products XD

Anyway, my second pair of sports shoes/trainers from Nike. Got them on Thursday, from the Nike Women store at The Curve. Mum‘s been complaining about the state of my old trusty current pair of Nike sports shoes/trainers… so yeah, I kind of needed to get a new pair :P Initially this pair caught Mum‘s and lo kong‘s eyes, but not mine as I was in a way holding out for a pair that had air-padded soles. No such luck, as most of the ones with air-padded soles looked similar to my old pair, and one that I saw was the last display pair. No thanks >_> Another pair of black-coloured racing shoes (With no air-padded soles too) also looked good, but was a bit “hard” and inflexible (And the cutting was a bit narrow), and I was actually quite close to buying it when I (Last minute-ly) settled back for this. Tried it on, and I was sold D: It actually looks good on me, and it’s also surprisingly very light, flexible and comfortable, despite the lack of air-padded soles.

Yes, it cost that bloody much, and within a month it will be all worn and dirty XD This has to be the most expensive pair of Nike sports shoes/trainers I’ve ever had, as most of them were all (If I remember correctly), around RM 250, give or take. And apparently, for Nike, I wear a size UK 4.5 (I normally wear size 5) o_O Also, for this pair of shoes, I can hook up an iPod or something to it too to monitor how far/fast/much I ran, but that didn’t interest me much >_> I love running, but with the current societal situation, I dare not :|

Today’s going to be a rather boring, unproductive day.

Maybe I should spend it writing. I’ve gotten a chapter done, but I’m still quite far from my goal T_T I’ve given up on finding a Twitter widget/plugin/application, and am quite familiar with the workings of WordPress now, which is good progress :D It’s not so bad once I’m used to it, since I can preview my posts before publishing as well. And I’ve also found a way around the issue of opening a folder of bookmarks in tabs in a single window on Google Chrome. Yay me! And no, it doesn’t seem buggy to me at all. In fact, it works very well D:

Little brother‘s will be turning 20 years old tomorrow. I wonder where we’ll be going for dinner @_@

In a way I do look forward to resuming a new semester at University- mainly the routine and nothing more. In more than a year I’ve attained a cynical view of our department’s view towards the subject. As I’ve mentioned before, it’s either too focused on research, or humanities, and neither are much of my interest :( I don’t mind research though, but statistics is a problem and it’s not viable as a career, especially in Malaysia. Humanities… well, I have nothing good to say about it, just that I laugh at coursemates who want to social workers (Changing the world, making a difference in people’s lives, etc) as their careers. Good luck trying to survive. Being a social worker as a full-time job will not get you anywhere, honestly speaking (If I were to be one, I still wouldn’t quit my day job), but if you’re doing it for “spiritual” rather than practical and financial reasons, I have nothing to say. Maybe I’ll even laugh harder >_> Oh well, I guess we can’t have it all, eh? My University is still the best in this field, so if I’m complaining already, what about the other institutions that offer Psychology? D: Are they more applied (In which case, congratulations), or are they based on research and/or humanities too? Maybe I should have took Psychology And Business… but eew business students.

Ah, with age does come bitterness, Oro (Friend from long, long ago, whose company along with the others, e.g. Kyo-Wa jie jie I still miss T_T) was right XD I’m also no longer afraid to speak my mind, even if it may seem biased or offensive, especially regarding people and/or topics I dislike or feel passionate about. To hell with what others think- living a double (Or triple, or quadruple, or quintuple) masked life is just not for me. Sure, there are some times I may hold back for the sake of general peace, but otherwise I have nothing to lose. No doubt, I would have made some enemies (Mainly due to the fact that I speak my mind too often and too much? Or they cannot accept what I say?) but that’s the harsh reality of the world I guess- I always believe that you’re bound to meet someone like me or perhaps worse than me, so *Shrugs*

Feels good to get those off my chest.

Otherwise, I’ve improved as a person, or so I’d like to think XD I’m no longer as explosive as I used to be (Although sometimes I wish I still was!), and I’ve done something that was previously rare and almost impossible to do- forgive, forget and make amends. Actually, it still is hard for me to do it, it takes quite some time. I just find it hard trying to be courteously polite (Not to mention awkward too), considering we used to be friends, and being friends again beats that. I now feel genuinely happy for them. Now that I’ve mentioned it, maybe I would only do that to people I consider friends in the first place and not to those whom I don’t see as friends (And thus, don’t care about offending them) D: Hmm.