Its starting to be freezing cold here. >.< I never knew I will have the good fortune to study in a country with four seasons when I was young. Coming from Malaysia that only has summer all year long, you'll know how rare and precious four seasons is. Ask any kid and their dream would be to experience snow.
But god its tough here. Winter is making me fat. I always feel the need to eat more. I'm always and always hungry. Argh.. And riding a bicycle in 5 degrees celsius weather, without gloves is not a fun thing. My fingers feel as though they're about to drop off any moment. Seriously.. I wonder how cold my fingers can get. And its not even below zero yet.
I don't know how people can stay outdoors. And it gets sooo dark sooo fast. By 430pm its dark already. It makes people feel so gloomy.. I love the sun now. Gone are the days of lazing outside with your favorite patio cushions enjoying the sun. I know Malaysians avoid the sun at all cost, and I used to think those "whites" that come to our country are weird because they sit under the sun until they're tomatoes!!! But now I fully appreciate the sun.
The sun is just amazing.
Though on the other hand, being able to experience cold is quite amazing too. =)
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Lollipop Land?
Friends that know me know that I have this bad habit of changing common words. I used to hate my mum when she did that. For example, I'm from SUA right? So we all pronounced it as S-U-A. But my mum likes to just make it a word, instead of pronouncing the alphabets, she pronounces it as "sua,' which makes no sense at all.
It sounds weird to begin with.
When I first came to US, I realize that the usage of gps is soo common there. But I always confuse gps with GPRS. Do you know GPRS? We use it in Malaysia for broadband service. Something to do with communications. My friends would look at me with wide eyes whenver I use GPRS when I actually meant GPS. Although after a while they would know what I'm referring to.
I love my friends.
But the point is, I actually like that I change stuff. First of, it makes me special. Wahhahahaha... and.. it kinda like a secret code name between my close friends.
Dont ya think that's sweet? <3!
It sounds weird to begin with.
When I first came to US, I realize that the usage of gps is soo common there. But I always confuse gps with GPRS. Do you know GPRS? We use it in Malaysia for broadband service. Something to do with communications. My friends would look at me with wide eyes whenver I use GPRS when I actually meant GPS. Although after a while they would know what I'm referring to.
I love my friends.
But the point is, I actually like that I change stuff. First of, it makes me special. Wahhahahaha... and.. it kinda like a secret code name between my close friends.
Dont ya think that's sweet? <3!
Bye bye Imaginary readers..
My blog has been kinda dead lately. Yeah.. In the beginning, I think I had a fair amount of imaginary readers.. I never really had real readers to start with but I think now, its fair to say that I don't even have imaginary readers anymore.
Its quite sad though to tell the truth. I know I haven't really been putting much effort into my blog recently. I mean, I'm in Japan studying abroad now and I should have a lot of interesting things to say about this weird country but I rarely post nowadays.
I'm sorry my once loyal imaginary readers.
Its not easy putting your blog out there. Using a web directory can help in boosting your readerships but it take real talent and dedication to make your blog popular.
But the question is, why do you want people to read your blog?
Its quite sad though to tell the truth. I know I haven't really been putting much effort into my blog recently. I mean, I'm in Japan studying abroad now and I should have a lot of interesting things to say about this weird country but I rarely post nowadays.
I'm sorry my once loyal imaginary readers.
Its not easy putting your blog out there. Using a web directory can help in boosting your readerships but it take real talent and dedication to make your blog popular.
But the question is, why do you want people to read your blog?
Friday, November 20, 2009
Splash! Splash! Splash!
There's one memory that I have when I was young that was pretty funny. In my opinion at least. Haha.. I think I was five or something and my house used to not have those shower heaters that is so common in household nowadays. So everyday I had to brace myself and shower in cold water.
Once in a while, my mum would boil hot water for me and pour it in a tub just to treat me. And since I was little, I could fit into a small pain and I would play my toys in the water while enjoying the nice warm water.
There was once, I was so wild that I started splashing wildly around. After I got used to the cold water, I started taking the host and proceeded to "wash the walls." And next thing I knew, there was a "burst" and all was dark. 0.0
I had splashed so much that the water reached the tiny little lightbulb on the ceiling and yup..! It burst!!!
Needless to say, I was super careful with splashing water after that but bathroom lighting are dangerous stuff to meddle me. Or maybe lighting in general.
Moral of the story. Don't splash too much!
Once in a while, my mum would boil hot water for me and pour it in a tub just to treat me. And since I was little, I could fit into a small pain and I would play my toys in the water while enjoying the nice warm water.
There was once, I was so wild that I started splashing wildly around. After I got used to the cold water, I started taking the host and proceeded to "wash the walls." And next thing I knew, there was a "burst" and all was dark. 0.0
I had splashed so much that the water reached the tiny little lightbulb on the ceiling and yup..! It burst!!!
Needless to say, I was super careful with splashing water after that but bathroom lighting are dangerous stuff to meddle me. Or maybe lighting in general.
Moral of the story. Don't splash too much!
Money money money.. where are you hiding?
Being in Japan is soooo costly! Its crazy. Maybe its because I'm from Malaysia where everything is so cheap compared to the US dollars but argh.. if you want to live overseas.. you should not convert stuff back to Malaysian Ringgit!!!
Watching movies here cost about 1500 yen! That's almost about USD20!!! That's about RM70!!! Approximately! Can you believe that? And we only spend RM10 to watch a movie back in Golden Screen Cinemas.
Being a student, it sometimes makes you envy those people that have their own small business. Be it on ebay selling ur old stuff, or making your own jewelry in etsy.com. Of course earning money wont be easy but at least you have some sort of income. And you can get merchant services to help you out on your business.
On the other hand.. working is hard. How???
Why doesn't money grow on tress like my mum always say?
Watching movies here cost about 1500 yen! That's almost about USD20!!! That's about RM70!!! Approximately! Can you believe that? And we only spend RM10 to watch a movie back in Golden Screen Cinemas.
Being a student, it sometimes makes you envy those people that have their own small business. Be it on ebay selling ur old stuff, or making your own jewelry in etsy.com. Of course earning money wont be easy but at least you have some sort of income. And you can get merchant services to help you out on your business.
On the other hand.. working is hard. How???
Why doesn't money grow on tress like my mum always say?
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Present in the Mail?
One thing about long distance relationship is that you wont be able to celebrate each other's birthday, anniversaries and other important dates. It sucks though seriously. I wish there was a door or a fireplace for us to just get into it, and appear next to our lover at the other end.
Like Harry Potter. *boohoo*
So all we can do is to think of other ways to make the day as special as possible.
Though unfortunately postage can be quite harsh on some people. Especially poor students like me. US is one example that charges crazily for a super small package.
Surprisingly though, its super cheap to send packages overseas from Japan. I totally would not have expected it but.. o.O Don't tell Cody though I hope its safe. You know Malaysian postmen. They tend to like the stuff inside the packages.
I'm also buying a lot of stuff here. (hope my dad isn't reading it) and I think my only option is to send it back to the US. I definitely will not be able to fit it inside my suitcase and overweight is not an option. You can even send a luggage thru postal mail. Even an Eagle Creek luggage. Hehe.. Harajuku here I come! Cute winter clothing here I come! yay!!!
Like Harry Potter. *boohoo*
So all we can do is to think of other ways to make the day as special as possible.
Though unfortunately postage can be quite harsh on some people. Especially poor students like me. US is one example that charges crazily for a super small package.
Surprisingly though, its super cheap to send packages overseas from Japan. I totally would not have expected it but.. o.O Don't tell Cody though I hope its safe. You know Malaysian postmen. They tend to like the stuff inside the packages.
I'm also buying a lot of stuff here. (hope my dad isn't reading it) and I think my only option is to send it back to the US. I definitely will not be able to fit it inside my suitcase and overweight is not an option. You can even send a luggage thru postal mail. Even an Eagle Creek luggage. Hehe.. Harajuku here I come! Cute winter clothing here I come! yay!!!
A Modern You
When you hear the word "modern furniture," what do you envision? Flying chairs? Glow in the dark toilet seat? Flying carpet? Automatic spoon feeder?
I don't know.. My brain is dry already. Seriously though. Modern furniture? Actually all I can think of is black and white stuff. Those that we find in bachelor's pad or a 30 something year old successful single woman. Not that its wrong but that's "modern furniture" right? Something that wont get dirty easily because there's no children around.
Hmm.. modern. What is modern?
I don't know.. My brain is dry already. Seriously though. Modern furniture? Actually all I can think of is black and white stuff. Those that we find in bachelor's pad or a 30 something year old successful single woman. Not that its wrong but that's "modern furniture" right? Something that wont get dirty easily because there's no children around.
Hmm.. modern. What is modern?
To throw or not to throw
It takes me freaking FIVE minutes to decide which hole I should put my rubbish in.
Japan is great.. Who says that they're not environmental friendly? US should think twice before asking the Asian giants to be more environmental conscious!
Japan is great.. Who says that they're not environmental friendly? US should think twice before asking the Asian giants to be more environmental conscious!
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