. . .Cleaning the house today, cuz it still has the feeling of "just moved in" when I stumbled upon a set of post/cards that a certain someone sent to me (around 1998). And suddenly, I remembered the person -- how close we used to be, how good friends we used to be, and the HOURS on the phone that we'd chat. But then, we both grew up, and with the changing of churches and staggered differing career goals, we eventually lost contact.
. . .When I think about it, that friend was more of a friend than almost anybody else, if only because she was strong enough to tolerate and even accept my caddish behaviour at the time. But now...
. . .Well, it's been (quite literally) years since we last spoke to each other. Sadly, I don't even know where she is or how she's doing. God's will? Dunno. Free-will? Too much effort. But even if we never meet again, we'll always have those memories~.
. . .^_^
2003/12/30
Ashley Riot
. . .*yawns* Just woke up... Didn't do much these past few days... my plans for yesterday were cancelled due to illness, as well as my plans for today (probably). I can't believe I wasted my entire day yesterday on Vagrant Story (PSX game). Today I'm going to have to either finish an illustration, buy myself that 120-colour Prisma pencil crayon set, or complete one of those two poems I was working on.
. . .Perhaps when I finish one of them I'll post it online... =)
. . .Perhaps when I finish one of them I'll post it online... =)
2003/12/25
~Christmas~
. . .Went karaokeing the other day. That was fun. Kinda. That's my last time going to MHQ though; not an amazing collection of Japanese/English songs. It's so hard a multilingually broad karaoke place... *sighs*
. . .my first time riding in the trunk as well. That was kinda fun. Never had to play the part of the joker before... (I always kinda saw myself as more of the advisor/strategist figure in the group.) Luckily, I was getting open circulation, so nothing terribly nerve-wracking. And MAN, I will never plan anything so last-minute again in my life. Yeeash. That's why it pays to be organised. =)
. . .I cut my hair yesterday... (last chance to see me like this) ... to the surprise of many, many people (yesterday was also the Christmas church function). Everybody was like, "AHh!!!" They said it was good, but I hated it. I like, got into an argument with the hair-dresser. lol... but ah well. He did what he thought looked good, and I bore with it for a day.
. . .It was fun seeing everybody at church yesterday. Some people didn't come (hrrmm...) But it was fun nevertheless. I got to see someone I haven't seen in like, a year!!! Maaann... I feel soo bad for how I treated him a few years ago... ... but if I told him that, he might beat me up or something... =(
. . .That night, I was up until around 3:00am moving things around. (I almost literally rotated my room 90°.) The bed, a small desk and a very heavy book shelf. @_@ But it's all good now. I can't say I'm very satisfied with my bedroom layout right now, but at the very least I have full access to my bookshelf. (which currently still needs to be restocked. =P)
. . .This morning, I woke up incredibly early (9:00am) and felt like throwing up. That was fun. Had a bunch of small things for breakfast (leftover pancakes, a boiled egg, a bun with margarine, and bits of salmon). Then played around with my hair. A lot. I think I finally found something workable. Which is to say, with a lil' bit of hair wax and a lil' bit of gel, I'll be one happy short-haired male. =)
. . .Not really sure how to describe it... I guess I lil' like Kaworu's hair (from Evangelion)... only... less mop-top... =P Sorry, Brendan. I found my white hair again!! I mean, how cool is that!? My mother tells me that she had one or two white hairs when she was 12... but not much afterwards. So I guess I'm a long time waiting for a full head of white hair... Even though that'd be soo COOL if I did... especially if I were still in my twenties. Mweeheehee... *goes off into an unrealistic delusion*
. . .ahem. Aaanyways... =P Yah, I think I'm gonna have to go get some wax now... hehe... I can't believe I found a short-hair style I like!!! This is so crazy... Who has a camera? =P
. . .my first time riding in the trunk as well. That was kinda fun. Never had to play the part of the joker before... (I always kinda saw myself as more of the advisor/strategist figure in the group.) Luckily, I was getting open circulation, so nothing terribly nerve-wracking. And MAN, I will never plan anything so last-minute again in my life. Yeeash. That's why it pays to be organised. =)
. . .I cut my hair yesterday... (last chance to see me like this) ... to the surprise of many, many people (yesterday was also the Christmas church function). Everybody was like, "AHh!!!" They said it was good, but I hated it. I like, got into an argument with the hair-dresser. lol... but ah well. He did what he thought looked good, and I bore with it for a day.
. . .It was fun seeing everybody at church yesterday. Some people didn't come (hrrmm...) But it was fun nevertheless. I got to see someone I haven't seen in like, a year!!! Maaann... I feel soo bad for how I treated him a few years ago... ... but if I told him that, he might beat me up or something... =(
. . .That night, I was up until around 3:00am moving things around. (I almost literally rotated my room 90°.) The bed, a small desk and a very heavy book shelf. @_@ But it's all good now. I can't say I'm very satisfied with my bedroom layout right now, but at the very least I have full access to my bookshelf. (which currently still needs to be restocked. =P)
. . .This morning, I woke up incredibly early (9:00am) and felt like throwing up. That was fun. Had a bunch of small things for breakfast (leftover pancakes, a boiled egg, a bun with margarine, and bits of salmon). Then played around with my hair. A lot. I think I finally found something workable. Which is to say, with a lil' bit of hair wax and a lil' bit of gel, I'll be one happy short-haired male. =)
. . .Not really sure how to describe it... I guess I lil' like Kaworu's hair (from Evangelion)... only... less mop-top... =P Sorry, Brendan. I found my white hair again!! I mean, how cool is that!? My mother tells me that she had one or two white hairs when she was 12... but not much afterwards. So I guess I'm a long time waiting for a full head of white hair... Even though that'd be soo COOL if I did... especially if I were still in my twenties. Mweeheehee... *goes off into an unrealistic delusion*
. . .ahem. Aaanyways... =P Yah, I think I'm gonna have to go get some wax now... hehe... I can't believe I found a short-hair style I like!!! This is so crazy... Who has a camera? =P
2003/12/22
House and Home (part 2)
. . .Hello, dear readers!!! Ah, I'm feeling good today. No jetlag at all, partly cuz of my wacky sleeping schedule, and I'm currently working on two poems. One is called "Chaos Supreme" and the other is called 狐狸精 err... don't really know how to translate that one... ...just cuz of all the implications/connotations it has as well. Both are going slowly; trying out a wacky rhyming scheme, but not sure how well it's working yet...
. . .Been thinking a lot... ...perhaps too much so; still not finished my essays... I hope I don't fail. Aside from that, it's great to be back, trying to recover everything.. hehe... Hope to get to see ya all sometime this Winter!!!!!
. . .My trip was ... ... well, you can read all about it in my past blog entries. =) Looking forward to tomorrow!! Christmas fun stuffs. Dinner and something. Kinda fearing for part of the church, but nothing I can do right now 'cept pray.
. . .Ah, men. Men... ... ... 'boys', really, when one thinks about it. It's sad but true, I think. Perhaps I should write an article about the gaucherie of men someday... Meanwhile, I really gotta finish those essays, so I'll be disappearing now...
. . .Been thinking a lot... ...perhaps too much so; still not finished my essays... I hope I don't fail. Aside from that, it's great to be back, trying to recover everything.. hehe... Hope to get to see ya all sometime this Winter!!!!!
. . .My trip was ... ... well, you can read all about it in my past blog entries. =) Looking forward to tomorrow!! Christmas fun stuffs. Dinner and something. Kinda fearing for part of the church, but nothing I can do right now 'cept pray.
. . .Ah, men. Men... ... ... 'boys', really, when one thinks about it. It's sad but true, I think. Perhaps I should write an article about the gaucherie of men someday... Meanwhile, I really gotta finish those essays, so I'll be disappearing now...
2003/12/21
House and Home (part 1)
. . .Yay, I'm back in Toronto! ...and I'm horribly tired; will blog more later.
2003/12/17
Shoutouts
. . .This is only gonna be a shoutout to those whose name appear on the right of this page -- to the authors of the blogs I read. =)
Shelly: Ah!! Sorry I didn't get to see you on saturday, but ehh... something about still being an ocean away... heh....heh.....heh........................... But yah, hope you're having an awesome time in New York!
Ivan: :'( Haven't seen you in so long either... how're you??? the co-op term is almost finished, right? I'll be seeing you in UW!! ;) Speaking of which, remind me to ask you a question... ... ... keyword is uhh... ... ... ... "Columbia".
Perry: Ahh~!!! We really gotta hook up; I haven't seen you in like, two years or something.. (feels like two years anyways)
Valerie: Snow... is fun... ... sometimes... ... =P
Nanette: Karaoke sound good? =) Can you believe I haven't been to a karaoke place ONCE in my three months in Taiwan/HK??
Aaron: UW funtimes... whee... But you're helping me with CS133/134 (whichever I have to take), riiight? :D
Alex: Haven't seen you online in AGES... :'( drop me a line sometime~
B.P.: I'll be seeing you this weekend! ;)
Shelly: Ah!! Sorry I didn't get to see you on saturday, but ehh... something about still being an ocean away... heh....heh.....heh........................... But yah, hope you're having an awesome time in New York!
Ivan: :'( Haven't seen you in so long either... how're you??? the co-op term is almost finished, right? I'll be seeing you in UW!! ;) Speaking of which, remind me to ask you a question... ... ... keyword is uhh... ... ... ... "Columbia".
Perry: Ahh~!!! We really gotta hook up; I haven't seen you in like, two years or something.. (feels like two years anyways)
Valerie: Snow... is fun... ... sometimes... ... =P
Nanette: Karaoke sound good? =) Can you believe I haven't been to a karaoke place ONCE in my three months in Taiwan/HK??
Aaron: UW funtimes... whee... But you're helping me with CS133/134 (whichever I have to take), riiight? :D
Alex: Haven't seen you online in AGES... :'( drop me a line sometime~
B.P.: I'll be seeing you this weekend! ;)
Alpha and Omega (why Greek?)
First best friend: David Lee... ... though I think it was more like a special title between children who didn't really know the meaning of such things.
First real memory of something: explaining atomic theory to my dad on the beach. ...in the form of sand. I was perhaps three- or four-years old at the time.
First date: N/A
First break-up: N/A
First job: Let's not speak about such things... ... soo bitter... :'(
First screen name: blackcat
First self purchased album: Guhh... ... ... ... My first music CD was Beethovan's 5th Symphony.
First pet: same as last pet -- my cat, Smokey. Who was cruely and unjustly given away to suffer God-knows-what horrible fate.
First piercing/tattoo: N/A
First true love: N/A
First enemy: Everybody... they're all around me... *shifty eyes*
First trip: from inside the womb to the outside world. This was incidentally the same time of my birthdate.
First play/musical/performance: Christmas pagent when I was four or five-years old.
First musician you remember hearing in your house: someone who was dead for at least a century.
LASTS
Last cigarette: N/A
Last good cry: don't remember.
Last library book checked out: Some reference book about the Chinese influence on Japanese architecture.
Last movie seen: Infernal Affairs III (HK movie, really interesting)
Last beverage drank: water. Clear, clean and under control.
Last food consumed: Pringles, original.
Last crush: Lost with the sands of time.
Last phone call: long-D home.
Last tv show watched: T... V... ? This Cantonese comedy show.
Last time showered: a few hours ago.
Last shoes worn: trainers.
Last song played: "Whiteout" by Garnett Crow
Last item bought: a coat. (see entry "Fragments")
Last annoyance: Cantonese society
Last disappointment: A few hours ago; cousin cancelled tomorrow's plans.
Last soda drank: Cola from my aunt's fridge.
Last ice cream eaten: Lord knows how long ago THAT was...
Last time wanting to die: Now?
Last time scolded: scolded... ... as in being told off by an older relative something one did wrong? Hrmm... depends on one's definition of 'wrong'. =)
Last shirt worn: my cream-coloured sweater.
Last website visited: this one.
First real memory of something: explaining atomic theory to my dad on the beach. ...in the form of sand. I was perhaps three- or four-years old at the time.
First date: N/A
First break-up: N/A
First job: Let's not speak about such things... ... soo bitter... :'(
First screen name: blackcat
First self purchased album: Guhh... ... ... ... My first music CD was Beethovan's 5th Symphony.
First pet: same as last pet -- my cat, Smokey. Who was cruely and unjustly given away to suffer God-knows-what horrible fate.
First piercing/tattoo: N/A
First true love: N/A
First enemy: Everybody... they're all around me... *shifty eyes*
First trip: from inside the womb to the outside world. This was incidentally the same time of my birthdate.
First play/musical/performance: Christmas pagent when I was four or five-years old.
First musician you remember hearing in your house: someone who was dead for at least a century.
LASTS
Last cigarette: N/A
Last good cry: don't remember.
Last library book checked out: Some reference book about the Chinese influence on Japanese architecture.
Last movie seen: Infernal Affairs III (HK movie, really interesting)
Last beverage drank: water. Clear, clean and under control.
Last food consumed: Pringles, original.
Last crush: Lost with the sands of time.
Last phone call: long-D home.
Last tv show watched: T... V... ? This Cantonese comedy show.
Last time showered: a few hours ago.
Last shoes worn: trainers.
Last song played: "Whiteout" by Garnett Crow
Last item bought: a coat. (see entry "Fragments")
Last annoyance: Cantonese society
Last disappointment: A few hours ago; cousin cancelled tomorrow's plans.
Last soda drank: Cola from my aunt's fridge.
Last ice cream eaten: Lord knows how long ago THAT was...
Last time wanting to die: Now?
Last time scolded: scolded... ... as in being told off by an older relative something one did wrong? Hrmm... depends on one's definition of 'wrong'. =)
Last shirt worn: my cream-coloured sweater.
Last website visited: this one.
2003/12/16
Linguistic Acrobat
. . .A student of law needn't become a lawyer to arrive to the same realization as a tourist in HK -- both quickly develop a distrust for language. I'd elaborate, but after a line like that, I doubt any reader would be too eager to really analyse what I'm saying... ...or they'd be analyzing too deeply, trying to figure out what I "really" mean. lol...
2003/12/15
Fragments
. . .So apparently, it's a bad idea to tell someone about their faults when they're unhappy. Which logically, means that it's a good idea to tell someone about their faults when they're happy. 'Cuz ya know, what's mediocrity anyways, right? It's all about the left or right; right or wrong; black or white; good or evil.
. . .I got a really nice coat today. 70% discount too!! It's actually so nice that I don't want to modify it anymore. I guess I gotta be really creative with my coat "accessories" instead of coat additions. *Purrs* Mmmm.... It's so nice and soft... ... Italian too... If only the inside of the coat didn't look so tacky. LoL... but that part isn't seen anyways, so I guess it's all good.
. . .The Cantonese are very strange... ... it's either "I couldn't care less" or "I yell at you for your own good". The concept of "encouragement" isn't very popular (nay, nascent) here in HK. At least, from what I've seen. And apparently, not wanting to be sad is selfish.
. . .I got a really nice coat today. 70% discount too!! It's actually so nice that I don't want to modify it anymore. I guess I gotta be really creative with my coat "accessories" instead of coat additions. *Purrs* Mmmm.... It's so nice and soft... ... Italian too... If only the inside of the coat didn't look so tacky. LoL... but that part isn't seen anyways, so I guess it's all good.
. . .The Cantonese are very strange... ... it's either "I couldn't care less" or "I yell at you for your own good". The concept of "encouragement" isn't very popular (nay, nascent) here in HK. At least, from what I've seen. And apparently, not wanting to be sad is selfish.
2003/12/13
Shelly's quiz
1. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
. .E², and we already know why.
2. Am I loveable?
. .Ehh... ... ... ...
3. How long have you known me?
. .About 5 years, maybe.
4. When and how did we first meet?
. .Church
5. What was your first impression?
. .let's not go there
6. Do you still think that way about me now?
. .Hrrm...
7. What do you think my weakness is?
. .What?! singular? Maaan...
8. Do you think I'll get married?
. .Scary but true.
9. What makes me happy?
. .Four 6'-tall well-built gay asians.
10. What makes me sad?
. .The loss of something happy
11. What reminds you of me?
. .The main character in that Chinese novel I'm reading.
12. If you could give me anything what would it be?
. .Absolutely nothing. Mission accomplished!!
13. How well do you know me?
. .Too well...
14. When's the last time you saw me?
. .When last I was in Toronto or something... ... so about 3 months ago.
15. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
. .Hrrm...
16. Do you think I could kill someone?
. .If looks could kill... :P
17. Describe me in one word.
. .Ecky-ecky-ecky-ecky-pakang-zupboing-graourii
18. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger/weaker/or staying the same?
. .Ehh... Staying the same?
19. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?
. .well, actually... =P
20. Are you going to put this on your livejournal/xanga/blogspot and see what I say about you?
. .Guess.
. .E², and we already know why.
2. Am I loveable?
. .Ehh... ... ... ...
3. How long have you known me?
. .About 5 years, maybe.
4. When and how did we first meet?
. .Church
5. What was your first impression?
. .let's not go there
6. Do you still think that way about me now?
. .Hrrm...
7. What do you think my weakness is?
. .What?! singular? Maaan...
8. Do you think I'll get married?
. .Scary but true.
9. What makes me happy?
. .Four 6'-tall well-built gay asians.
10. What makes me sad?
. .The loss of something happy
11. What reminds you of me?
. .The main character in that Chinese novel I'm reading.
12. If you could give me anything what would it be?
. .Absolutely nothing. Mission accomplished!!
13. How well do you know me?
. .Too well...
14. When's the last time you saw me?
. .When last I was in Toronto or something... ... so about 3 months ago.
15. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
. .Hrrm...
16. Do you think I could kill someone?
. .If looks could kill... :P
17. Describe me in one word.
. .Ecky-ecky-ecky-ecky-pakang-zupboing-graourii
18. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger/weaker/or staying the same?
. .Ehh... Staying the same?
19. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?
. .well, actually... =P
20. Are you going to put this on your livejournal/xanga/blogspot and see what I say about you?
. .Guess.
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