Scents and Dollars

Wednesdays seem to have evolved into walk-around-and-spend-money-shopping day. Woweee.

And the theme for today's buys/wanted-to-buy?: Unexpected; things I usually have zero interest/thought to buy.

Or should I say that has been the recent theme hmm.

Nearly got: perfume, suspenders, long ring.

Bought: 1 x flowery (gasp) delicate material (gasp) shirred tube dress (gasp), 1 x shimmery brown (gasp) eye shadow/liner colour pencil, 1 x sandals (gasp), 1 x waist belt (gasp).


I do wish I knew more about perfumes though - or maybe now's about a right time to start finding out. =P Think I might have found a perfume I like! (Of course at a price I'm willing to pay.) =P

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A Triangle of Visits

Missed the closing time of the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery yesterday, so made my way down today instead.

Somehow, the song that unconsciously played in my head turned out to be 21 Guns.

"Do you know what you're fighting for... Do you know what is worth dying for..."

Do we ever really know...? Who judges the worth? This ability of humans, of mankind to supposedly believe in something so whole-heartedly that you're willing to die for it... How does it come about?? How does it work? Tinbergen's four questions lol. Funny how my courses meld together sometimes... but that's exactly how I think knowledge should interact. And also a beauty of the brain - never compartmentalising emotions, memories, titbits of information; instead meshing them all up, without regard for chronology, circumstances or supposed associations. It does it's own mixing and does its own association however it wants, thank you.

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Finally called up the airlines today, and a sense of inexplicable uh-oh is starting to just sink... very very slowly...

very very slowly...


Time to run off for practice again.

~ st*rcr*ss*d ~

Realisation

I only just just just realised that in the reboot a month ago, I lost all the scenic photos of beautiful Bryce Canyon. Beautiful sceneries, beautiful memories...

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Unrelated but the other day, I was just thinking that it must actually be pretty lonely to be an outgoing introvert huh.... Like me.

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Post Dinner Glow

Today's Paddie was really really fun. Somehow. Started off with me feeling shaky because the usual people I go with were not there, but then maybe it's exactly this having to step out from my usual circle of comfort that made the night so enjoyable. Topic discussion was not bad too (I think =P) although at first it really seemed like nobody wanted to come talk with me! But in the end, thankfully, the long table was actually pretty full.

Initially decided not to go for dinner, but thank goodness I changed my mind, because it just turned out to be great! =) Sat with John, Ma.sa and Tom-o and had such a fun time chatting somehow. Despite this being the first time meeting John, and found out we stay in the same dorm! (No wonder he looked familiar haha). When we finally left the restaurant, even the short walk with Shu.go was fun and interesting too. =) And then with John. Fwahhhhhh...!! Thank you paddieeee! =)

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Strings of Fate?

Whether you call it fate, destiny, 運命、缘分, or whatever... sometimes there are just some people that you can't help feeling that you have this inexplicable strings of fate with, and not with others.

I only got to know a certain Finnish guy, when by chance, some friends and I were hanging out at a pub, and we met an American guy from the same dorm, and the Fin was with him. Since then, I've been bumping into this Finnish guy so very often! And everytime I do, I always can't help but think that this must be some kind of interesting 運命 of sorts, because we never really had similar friends, or same class (except for this semester but I don't talk much to him during class either), or same activities!

Interesting parts of life huh.

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Of boys and not

Today was an interesting day, in some ways:

Boy 1 (Shoyu) came for Paddie! But iBoy (okashi) did not. =/ I was so ready to employ my usefulness too.

Boy 1 asks me "why are your teeth so white?" which I shall take to be a compliment and not a possibility that I'm growing tanner recently lol =P Not that I mind the growing tan. Been surprisingly fair for a pretty long time already.

Boy 2 (K-chan) tells me "I thought you're not the type who can talk seriously" until he encountered the 'serious' me just now during group discussion haha. A compliment #2, because it's always been my long-awaited closet ambition to be a bimbo or at least make people think I am one, right? =P

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Been chatting with Pikac.hoo quite a bit recently, and learning alot of Japanese! =) Grateful. Chatting with de.engs now; first match of World Cup tonight -- kinda miss hanging out at his house. =)



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Pika chu and Whatnots

Just had a night of conversation with Pikachu! Really really enjoyed it and learnt so much Japanese! =) ~

After 8 months, I'm starting to feel like I've finally finally making what I can consider as Japanese friends, only to be leaving in less than 2 months. ちょっといやだよ…　>.<


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日(本語)記＃９

さっき、初めにのリーグ試合から帰って来たばかり。正直言うて、全面にちょっとがっかりして、悔しかったんだ。でも主要な問題は自分のことだと思った。--> これは昨夜の１８時に書いたんだ後、米を炊いて行って、ちょっと寝ると思ってて、…翌日の１２時まで寝ちゃった！ヤバイでしょう？！すごく疲れちゃたから…　でも本当にヤバイ。１８時間もずっと寝ちゃった…たぶん先週は本当に睡眠が不足して、２回一晩中中間試験のために勉強してたから。その２回の中間試験も一番忙しい火曜日と金曜日にあった。９時から６時まで授業があるし、その後はPaddyの活動もあるし、火曜と金曜いつもせめて９時までずっと忙しいよ。先週の土曜日も一日中遊びに出かけた。朝９時から１０時半までの授業終わったら、Isabelと一緒にちょっと遠い大井競馬場のフリーマッケトに行った。フリーマッケトは３時までから、その後近くの回転寿司店へ昼ご飯を食べに行った。靴とタンクトップを買いたいと思ってたから、帰る時新宿にちょっと立ち寄ることが決めちゃった。最近、新宿に新しいForever21店ができたから、ちょっと行ってみようと思ってた。でも、なんかその店で２、３時間回したんけど、私は結局何でも買わなかった。それから、H&Mとユニクローも通ったから、両方も入って、服とレギンスも買った来た。その後、私たち二人共に新宿から歩いて帰った。寮に届いたのはもう夜１０時ごろだった。

日曜日はダックスの日本フロアボールリーグでの最初試合だった。朝６時に起きて、電車で埼玉にある駿河台大学の試合場所に行って、かかった時間は全部１時間４０分ぐらいだった。遠かった。うちらの試合は実は１３時５０分からけど、みんなはいつも早く届いて、ほかのチームの試合を見て、そしてうちの男子チームは試合がやったら、応援してあげるの。１２時に開会式もちょっとやってたんだけど、全部日本語でから、私は一緒に参加しても、本当はあまり聞いてなかった。開会式の後はうちの男子チームの１つ試合があって、残念ながら敵に負けた。そして、うちらダックスの試合時間ついに来た。普通の試合は３ぴりの２０分だが、日本リーグは２ぴりの２０分だけ。短い！ダックスは６点で買った来たけど、残念なことは敵が１点を決めた。うちが勝っても、なんか、私はどこか何かまだちょっと不足な気持ちがあってた。私たちがもっともっとできると思ったから。でも、最悪のは自分の間違いがいっぱいだった。さあぁぁ…
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Paddies

Last night was ... amazingly fun. Just the normal Tuesday after-class activity of Paddie but somehow the company dynamics was just nice. Not too many people like always, and just alot of regulars, many of whom are fast becoming friends. Post-paddie went off for dinner together but since the group was so big, some of us split off and went to eat 油そば instead. Yumz. Was so hungry that almost could feel the gastric coming on -- guess staying up overnight was really taking it's toll somehow. + too many many coffees. >.<

Highlights of the night had to include:

- the fact that Shoyu came! (even though it was a Tues) =D

- guess who I got for my 2nd pair-chatting?! Shoyuuu =D

- he seemed so nervous talking to me cuz apparently I speak English too fast raaaa >.<

- but he's quite the nerdy sort! was explaining Japanese chess to me. coooool

- and then went to the same topic

- and sat next to him yay

- and laughed at him when he sighed halfway; and he laughed too

- and then still chat with him after topic discussion was over

- and chat with Sat.oki too! =)

Haha I'm making all this sound like so much more exciting, heart-fluttering than it really is. It's just fun to gush - after not having an eye candy for so long, and after such a long tiring day like yesterday.

Honestly, I guess the best part of last night was simply going out for dinner with all my friends post-Paddie. Shun.go, Farh, Quinnie, Masssa, _bel, Yosshie, Neeng.

I'm starting to feel the she3bu4de2 of just having 2 months left. Or maybe it's just being enhanced by that... At the very least, I'm just really really glad to actually get to this kind of comfortable stage with all these awesome people. Wasn't easy but so thankful. =)

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Strangely Emotional

Funny but watching youtube videos of Xing Guang 6 and I just started tearing for no reason whatsoever. Emotional or no?! No apparent reason in the videos either.

Hmm. Emoz.

Or not exactly. Just emotional.

I might just be a girl after all. =P

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