Passing time

All in honesty, I don't expect much for mid-years. As long as I pass, I'm as happy as a kid who witnessed christmas coming early.


But sadly, I have a feeling passing half of the subjects I've taken is going to be a very challenging thing. First, there's Add Maths. Then, there's the famous three sciences, History and so on. God, I don't even think I can get a B for my English Literature (CHOI, I HOPE I GET B AND ABOVE).

That's gonna be the first English test I didn't get an A for in my whole sixteen years of existence.

Last day of exam tomorrow, followed by relief, then loads of homework (Moral assignment, Biology notes etc), side projects for the school, and a whole list of things-to-do-after-exam. I feel like superman!

Not. I am not a transexual, nor am I bi.


I miss Kinokuniya, somehow. If only I could go to Singapore (SALE SALE SALE!! BOOKS TOO -I think-).

如果

世界上，真的有好多好多的如果啊。

如果假期能久一点， 那该有多好啊。。。
如果当时有好好地利用时间，那该有多好啊。。。
如果之前有好好地自我反省的话，那我现在就不用后悔，不用责备自己了；那该有多好啊。。。


如果现在一切是梦的话，真好啊。



只可惜，
它不是。

At this moment in time,

which can be summarised into just a word, 'NOW'. I do realise that lots of people in this region tend to use lengthy words unnecessarily, for some unknown reason. I don't see why we actually have to do so when we just need to get our point across and using extra, redundant words won't really change your message into something more... stunning but as a matter a fact, under some circumstances, it makes you look silly and gives out the wrong feeling that you are being some... err... english-professional-wannabe. (No offence meant to anyone, even I do this sometimes without realising my mistake.)

But such circumstances are often evident in composing letters, which brings us to my main point.

I met someone yesterday who wanted my sis to write a letter to the school (god, what is she, brainless? Can't she write a damn letter herself?) regarding her absence in school. And I peeked a bit (shame on me) and saw that it was TOO longwinded. So, being the nosy me, I pointed it out to my sister.

"Oi, too long lah the letter, letters must be short and simple and CLEAR."

"Aiyah, what to do? She wants it to be long."


Oh for god's sake, what's the point of adding 'the plane tickets are booked earlier (and stuff like that) so we are unable to cancel blah blah blah" when you actually stated it was a compulsory family matter?

Plus, I doubt the school actually wants to hear so much about your grandmother's story, duh. If they wanted to, they'd actually call up and demand for it.

All in all people, redundancy is a major issue around here, sadly. We should really revise our policy on letter writing.



Down with the flu and sore throat, and on the week before school reopens too. Darn, I have yet to study. Sucks.


My funeral creeps near. I should get myself a coffin.

New direction in interests

Ever since I read the ending of FMA, I've been going back to the beginning and started to reread the whole series again, because towards the rising action and the middle part, I actually skimmed through the pages only despite buying each volume faithfully (the words were all old chinese, and Arakawa-sensei is such an amazing mangaka that most of her scenes are in battle with lots of lines and stuff to show the effects and speed of each movement, so yeah, it's very..... err... complicated?)


Anyways, I'm almost at the end of the series, and I noticed that out of all antagonists I love Kimblee the most (oops). Well, he is a sadist during the Ishval war and stuff but hey, towards the end he totally helped in destroying Pride (Selim Bradley) and said "You don't understand Edward Elric at all."

SO COOL. (Well, for me, that is)

Anyways, his parting was really excellently styled as well, showing him with his usual western suit and coat, bidding goodbye with his top hat (you should see it for yourself, chapter 106, page 39).

Gah, he is one hell of an antagonist, probably the best I've seen so far.

:3



"A lesson without pain is meaningless, for you cannot gain something without sacrificing something else in return. But once you have overcome it and made it your own, you will gain an irreplaceable full metal heart." -Fullmetal Alchemist, the final chapter 108.

Owari

Nine years of serialization, and like everything else, it ends with a happy ending.

:)

Fullmetal Alchemist was a blast, I can't wait for Brotherhood to finish running and release the DVDs, now that the manga has ended.


Awesome job, Arakawa-sensei, it was fun reading FMA!

OMG

OMG OMG OMG READ THIS I'M SO GODDAMNED HAPPY I CAN JUST FLY TO THE MOON AND DROP DEAD DUE TO SUFFOCATION BUT HEY BEFORE I EVEN TRY FLYING I THINK I'LL FREAKING FALL TO THE GROUND BECAUSE I CAN'T FLY, STUPID ME

Quote, "I've written here a lot lately about how I've been working like crazy on my new book, which just went back to my editor to commence another round of revisions. One thing that's already changed: the title. It was CUT AND RUN. Actually, it was BEING REAL, but everyone hated that except for me, which is par for the course. Nobody ever likes my original titles. That's why THE FOREVER became THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER and STORY OF MY LIFE became JUST LISTEN and LOST AND FOUND became LOCK AND KEY. So I don't sweat it much. Usually, though, the novel itself isn't announced until the title is totally set, but this is number ten, so things happen. Which is a super long way of saying that CUT AND RUN is now WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE. And it will stay that way. I think.", unquote.


Taken from Sarah Dessen's very own livejournal. Link:
http://writergrl.livejournal.com/


Yesh!!! HER NEW BOOK THAT'S COMING OUT NEXT YEAR, THAT IS 2011 (according to Wikipedia, though they haven't changed the title from 'Cut and Run' to 'What Happened to Goodbye', hn). FINALLY, WE HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FOWARD TO WITH A NAME!

Personally I prefer 'What Happened to Goodbye' to 'Cut and Run', but whatever Sarah Dessen decides to name her books (though sadly, I have a feeling she doesn't have much say in the matter), I will love them. So, the original titles rock too!

I suppose the book will be out in the summer of 2011 since most of her novels are summer reads. I can't wait for her to announce the plot!!! God, this is the best thing since... well, since lots of bad stuff happened. Meh.

Three cheers to Sarah Dessen!!!


I can't stop grinning. God, I suck.



P.S: I don't own the quote (duh) nor anything that's not mine (MAJOR DUH) in the content above, just thought I'd clarify things in case some thickheadspeople misunderstand.

Random

Oh god, this is one of the shittiest exams I've ever taken in my whole sixteen years of existence. No, seriously, it is. PMR wasn't even this bad.

I have officially screwed my life. Congratulate me this instant.


On a side note, I bought Chobits (manga)!!!!! YAY! For 70 bucks..... I'm broke. But it's okay, now I have five Clamp works sitting in my books shelf, hehehe...

Next desired manga(s), Lady Georgie. And the list will go on I'm sure.


Read the latest chapter of Naruto, and holy matrimony his mother appears!!!


Writing muse not back yet, hence a sucky, crappy post. I apologize.