last concert of the year: unkle and the heritage orchestra...

how better to end my first year of gigging (??? is that an actual verb???), than to go see unkle and the heritage orchestra perform 'variation on a theme', in aid of the margin project, at union chapel...



for more videos i got on the balcony go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=893BC405DA2E487A
i'll upload later :-p



for more photos go to:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=46978&l=3422d&id=517037261


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a room with a view...

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tina dico and friends live at union chapel...

for more videos go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=0939CBB4AEFEA3CD



for more photos go to:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=45615&l=a00d2&id=517037261

finish later...

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primroses...

hmmm...

today was a bit of a strange day...


yeah i will type this up later again :-p

kendo christmas party...

after the sign and sketch with david lloyd, i made my way to 'canary wharf' to begin early christmas celebrations with my kendo club...
it was not a straighforward journey as i anticipated!!!

i thought, all i had to do was, take the northern line down to waterloo and then from waterloo change onto the jubilee line...
but no...
upon reaching 'the embankment', an announcement was made saying 'this train will not be stopping at waterloo, please change here for the bakerloo line'...
we were just one stop away as well!!!

so i along with half of london christmas shoppers get off the carriage and snail walk our way towards the bakerloo line...

as i was rushing down the escalator, i noticed a sign saying 'the bakerloo line will not be stopping at waterloo, please take the northern line'??? to which my brain was not able to process that information due to the fact that i was told just now to switch to the bakerloo line, and also because i was running late (it was 5:25pm and i needed to be at canary wharf at 5:30pm...) ... so with those factors combined i just hoped if i ignored it, it wouldn't be true...???

but of course it was true...

the bakerloo train did not stop at waterloo!!!
and the reason why it did not stop was because it was closed due to engineering works...
(why the fook didn't they just say the station was closed in the first place instead of making all the passengers switch around for a stop that was not even open!!! someone has a sadistic sense of humour!!!)

so to rectify the situation, i had to ride the train all the way to elephant and castle, and then change again for the northern line (this time going in the opposite direction) to london bridge, and then from london bridge i changed to the jubilee!!!

the time now was 5:35pm...
i was going to be late...
being late was not the problem...
the problem was, i didn't know where the restaurant was, so was worried about getting lost...
i was seriously thinking about just going home, but because it was such a task just to get to the jubilee line i decided 'no, i am going to go there'!!!

i got to canary wharf at around quarter to six and walked up the escalator thinking where the hell am i supposed to be going...

then...
from within the station somewhere i hear ppl shouting 'TIMMY!!!'...
its ppl from my dojo!!!
(thank god!!! now we can all get lost together!!!)
i was so relieved in seing them...
and glad that i did decide to go in the end because it was a great evening...
and a great memory...

here are some of our festive fun and frolics below...




for more videos go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1A3B6E8D7D6EDCDE




(photo stolen from mihwa)


(photo stolen from mihwa)

for more photos go to:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=45006&l=6b6b8&id=517037261

and

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=45023&l=a0998&id=517037261

finish later...

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vendetta of a comic artist...

david lloyd, the comic artist for 'v for vendetta' came down to orbital comics to do a signing and sketching session for his fans...

he was such an gentleman...





for more videos go to:
i'll upload later...



for more photos go to:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44738&l=aa73e&id=517037261

(finish later... its 2am)

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surprise...

someone just sent me this link to cheer me up???

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7759483.stm

i have mixed emotions as to what i make of myself in that news coverage???

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cancellation...

i just found out that kyte cancelled their gig in london on the 13th...
i'm upset now...
christmas has been ruined...

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stolen kimono photos...

this particular blog will be of photos that i have stolen from other ppl that took photos that night...
since being in the fashion show, i couldn't really take pictures...
:-p















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dressing up for a ball...

its 3am...
i'll write it up later :-p

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freakangels...

here is a kool online comic that i have been reading...
its called 'freakangels', written by warren ellis and illustrated by paul duffield...

http://www.freakangels.com/

there are now 36 episodes to read to your delight...

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trainers...

the pictures below are of my favourtie trainers...
i got them a long time ago as a surprise present from some friends...
i love them so much that i have never worn them (apart from inside the house... yes i do stupid things like that :-p...)

but...
now i have decided that i should...





(finish later)

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bloody feet...

... literally...
i know the photos below are pretty gross but i don't really care...
this is how my feet are in the 'healing stage'...
(they were alot worse a couple weeks ago...)

i call them 'stigmata feet' because every so often they bleed really badly...
i think its because i do too much walking...
when i was little i hated it because it is really painful and annoying, but over the years, i've just learnt to cope with it...

(in the reassuring words of my mooma, she said: 'its better that your feet are disgusting rather than your face'...???....???... that was the best comfort she could offer me???)





and yes...
i did mumeishi with bleeding feet!!!
that just shows how dedicated i was in supporting the dojo!!!
(although i have to say i am not that good at kendo anyway so it wouldn't have made a difference...)

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death cab for cutie gig with mina...

apart from seing death cab for cutie play live, mina also introduced me to one of the best japanese restaurants in london!!! (i got three bento boxes, a bowl of rice, miso soup and tea for under a tenner!!!)






(this video is for mina since its her favourite death cab for cutie song :-p... it was really lucky that they played it at the encore!!!)

for more videos please go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F26B9723836612F4
i'll upload more later :-p

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caught in the crowd...

can you spot me???

a friend sent me the link to this photo that peter broderick took during his concert in union chapel...
its quite funny because i was right at the front!!!

thank you for the photo link :-p!!!




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dare-devil artist...

for more videos go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=89F41FA4D19EA33A

comic artist alex maleev came down to orbital comics to do a signing before being ushered away to his talk at the ICA...



for more photos go to:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=41569&l=772a7&id=517037261

(finish later)

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origins...

i just saw this anime movie...
below is the end themes song video...
i added it on here because it was a really sweet song...
the artist is 'kokia' and the song is 'ai no melody'...





(finish later)

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mumeishi 3...

the day started off with a really really strong cup of green tea...
(in the end i went to sleep at 3am and got up at about 5:30amish... i also swear that there was an argument going on in the streets below because i faintly remember screaming voices... however being in the state i was in i really didn't care...)

also what made the day seem even more eventful was the sudden tx from a team mate who decided that she wasn't going to be in the competition anymore???





(photos stolen from amy chien, no longer my team member as we were separated... why???)




(photo stolen from zeke li... who didn't compete in the competition!!! :-p)

(finish later)

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oh great kendo monster...

oh great kendo monster...
please smile kindly on us, team 'mi-mi-ca' and everyone else at tora, soas and uak dojo at the mumeishi competition tomorrow...

:-p


('one day i'm gonna beat you... i'm gonna hit you hit you hit you hit you HITTTT YOUUUU...')

the hilarity of this competition is that its the first one that i am going to do, which means i have no idea what i am supposed to be doing, so expect alot of 'beginner mistakes'...

(what i should also mention, just to add that extra icing to the cake is... i haven't actually been training for the past month or so, and i have been ill... so... baring all thie information in mind... i am soooo going to fook something up!!! at least the other kendokas are going to be entertained??? that or they will hunt me down for creating such a mockery of the whole event tomolo... oh great kendo monster please protect me... :-p )

i'm looking forward to tomolo...
really i am!!!
because doing this competition means i will burn alot of calories, which means i get to eat alot of sushi and mango treats!!!
for that reason alone i will fight!!!

now i should sleep considering that its an 5am start...
(note to self: make a strong cup of green tea tomolo...)

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bird shitte on my face...

... but not the disgusting 'oh my god some fooking bird just shat on me' kind...

believe it or not, but this kind of bird poop, 'uguisu no fun' (translated as 'nightingale droppings powder') is actually a well known beauty product in japan...

it's such a great product that the japanese would like to keep it as a secret from the western world...
(and personally speaking, i don't blame them since after trying it out, i found that it actually is really really good for the skin!!!)

and 'no'... this is not a joke...



(finish later)

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noodle boy...

baby-duck!!!
お誕生日おめでとう ございます (笑)!!!

today is my little brother's birthday...
so to celebrate his 21st i did what most sisters would do...
i bought him a whole load of ramen???
(yeah... did i mention that i am irrational???)



at first i had the idea of getting him a cake from a nice confectionary... but, thinking logically, that was a stupid idea... (that might sound silly when you look at it from an objective bystander's point of view...) but... it would have been an idiotic thing to do, to buy a cake, because, he would be the only one eating it...

so i figured, instead of spending the money on a cake that would have gone to waste, i might as well get him something that he would appreciate...

'RAMEN'!!!

and since it was his 21st i made an effort to find him 21 different kinds of ramen (+ some little chocolate cupcakes...everyone needs cake for their birthday???)... (the look on the poor cashiers face when she saw me with a basket of ramen was priceless... i really would have loved to know what she was thinking at that moment in time...)

i do some crazy illogical things things without any reason but really i don't care what ppl think...

my little brother loved the gesture and saw the funny side of it so that was my mission accomplished for the day... (i think???)

(please note this is badly typed up because i am 'borrowing' internet right now... ahem...)

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who is sylvain chauveau...

for more videos please go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=571608D68EF3D07C



for more photos go to:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=38946&l=4353f&id=517037261

the supporting act before sylvain was a musician called 'peter broderick'... i didn't take any movies which was a shame because he was a very good crowd pleaser... especially his finale where he had these tubes that he swung over his head to make a whirring noise whilst walking in and out of the audience...

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erased tapes...

the video is of kyte playing 'secular ventures'...
one of my favourite songs on their album 'kyte' (i say one of my favourites, but in reality i kind of like them all so i see no point in typing that last sentence)...
(hmm... i think the video is best watched here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbyW19_FW_U simply because there is the high quality setting that makes it less pixelated... thats my opinion anyway :-p)






apart from seing kyte play live again i also got a visit from my cousins, met up to have dinner with mina, finally saw what 'alf' (the kooky german alien) looked like... and then to top it all off, it snowed...

that made me happy...
usually the little things in life do...

(actually it was also quite funny because inside the theatre it was fooking hot!!! and all through the performance all i was thinking was 'i wish it would snow...' and then it did... so that also amused me in my own little timmy-haruhi-universe sort of way... ignore me...)




if you want to know more about 'erasedtapes' then go here:
http://www.yourkenttv.co.uk/community/tvpopupnew.aspx?aid=9217&vid=2925

and here:
http://www.yourkenttv.co.uk/community/tvpopupnew.aspx?aid=9217&vid=2926

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olafur arnalds concert at union chapel...

ahem...
there should be movies and photos from the anime expo that i went to in the morning BUT... being clever as i am, i formatted the memory stick before actually copying the material on my laptop... i have no idea what i was thinking when i did it...

yes...
this is proof that i am an idiot...

the video i put on here is the song '3055'...
which is one of my favourite songs by olafur arnalds on his album 'eulogy for evolution'...





for more videos go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B8B3EDC466F915FB




for more photos go to:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=37422&l=ef51b&id=517037261

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four degrees celcius...

my little brother showed me these videos from 'studio 4℃' and i thought they were kool so added them on here...

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lack of reason...

hmm...
i keep saying in my entries that i will write stuff up at a later date and say its because i am lazy...
but really, honestly and truthfully...
its because some things are best left to be said months/years later...

trust me on this...

when you write about something that has happened years later by your future self, it no longer becomes 'gossip to the prying ears and eyes (no names mentioned... ahem)', but has been transformed as a 'wonderful if not far-fecthed story' that ppl will come question if it is the 'truth' or just some made up exaggeration...

that's the beauty of leaving things to mature for a while...
you never know the outcome or the response you will get :-p

on a side note i just saw this movie:





if you have time please watch it!!!
its a beautifully animated story about the effects of time travel and about love...

this is a complete spoiler for anyone that hasn't seen the movie, but the reason for chiaki to leap back in time, was to see a particular painting that was painted in a period of war and turmoil... the painting portrayed the message that even in disaster beautiful things can still be created... what i learnt and found touching about that moment was that as humans, sometimes we just do things without a reason, simply because its something that we want to do...

watching that movie was a reminder to myself about my painting that i kind of put on the shelf for far too long now...
i guess i know how chiaki felt because he wanted to see that painting, in the same way that i want to paint my painting...

i know...
completely strange analogy but hej...
everyone will draw different things from that movie :-p

'time waits for no one'...
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haruhi day...

to mark to launch of the haruhi manga orbital manga held a haruhi day where ppl cosplayed and drew art for a competition...

for videos of the event please go to:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B059669F15A21B43



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j-rock band mucc in london...

for more videos go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=CAF4AF66FDE4B9A3



for more photos go to:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=36065&l=8ca92&id=517037261

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kendo club one year birthday party...

for more terrible karaoke videos go here:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DA598869FAB15AE0


(photo stolen from 'zeke li' who has done kendo for 4 years but in reality has only been practicing it for 2... :-p)


for photos go here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=34420&l=62565&id=517037261

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natccu: a singer from tokyo...

for more videos go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F357377AC7E75206

for photos go here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=34099&l=6e4ed&id=517037261

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being a student again...

for more videos go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5C2115F5AF4EAC41

again i will write up the soas matsuri thing...




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doctor...who???...

for more videos go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9DC478C4717759C5

again i will write something later :-p



for more photos go to:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=33340&l=692c8&id=517037261

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getting lost and finding kyte...

for more videos please go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=09903631666197DF




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japanese culture day...

i swear to go i will write up these journal entries!!!

for more videos go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8BA9F3985F15EEE8

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comic book hero alan moore and melinda gebbie makes an appearance...

i will write something later... i swear i will!!!

for more videos go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8F5806634FA9159B




for more photos go to:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=31172&l=7ebf5&id=517037261

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the after effects of soju...

i'll write this up...
i swear...
i'm just documenting what happened on what day...

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stepping away for just a second...

abandoning something is always seen in a negative light...
because it simply means that 'one has given up all hope' or in short 'a failure'...

i have myself embarked on lots of so-called 'projects' and 'goals' and 'dreams' without actually knowing why...
maybe its from a whim of deluding myself into thinking that i am truly interested in seing that aim to the end...
or maybe it's just that i am bored and have to find things to challenge and distract myself with so that time passes faster...
who knows really why ppl choose to do things...
i think also, i am that type of person that has to give everything a chance before i can dismiss it off as something that i really lack passion to do...
as the saying goes 'you never know unless you try'...

and unfortunately, i, like so many before me, when faced with some sort of 'obstacle' or 'hardship' or 'discouragement' will willfully just 'give up' on that goal...
abandoning something based on those factors always lingers in the back of my mind, because i know well enough, that it's that type of thinking that prevents 'what i want to achieve' from happening...
and personally speaking i know that i am the type of person that gets more satisfaction from achieving something when i have had to go through a battlefield to get it...
so whenever i feel something is not going my way, i have to remind myself to not walk away from that dream but to just 'step away for a second'...

'stepping away for just a second' is my own way of dealing with frustration...
and it also allows me to evaluate things in my life again...
creating that space of not doing something constantly is helpful because i am instigated to miss what i stepped away from, and because i am refreshed with withdrawal symptoms i feel that new eagerness to tackle that personal project again, but maybe from a different angle...

some ppl call that 'dedication' whilst others will say its just plain 'stubborness' ...
whichever it is, doesn't really matter to me...
i think what matters to me is that, i have a driving force spurring me on to finish what i personally want to get out of life, even if it will take my whole life and beyond to get it...

my first gig...

i will also write something later...

for more videos go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=806D99978FFEFED7


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workmen...

hmmm...
i was looking at some architecture books and thinking back to the party maria's company held in celebration of 'architect week' in london back in 2006 on the 21st of june... (this very day in other words)... and remembered that is was a kool party... and that i never wrote about it...

so in honour of that week this is what we got up to...


:-p











also a week later we went to a friends end of year exhibtion at UCL...
this is what we got up to...




















:-p

for more photos go to:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=6762&l=d390d&id=517037261

for more videos go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3D3C8CD29FA1BF69

painting advice from chet zar...

i also promise to write something later...

for more videos please go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8F282F07E2765FC7



for more photos go to:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=21169&l=32b32&id=517037261

and

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=21232&l=9a627&id=517037261


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jason badower at a comic shop in london...

today i was influenced to do comic art again...

(finish later)
:-p

pink tenugui day...

(photo stolen from 'amy-san'... part of team 'mi-mi-ca'...)

i'll write it up soon...

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ppl with big sticks...

i promise i will write something later about the kendo london cup...

for more videos go to:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=EA86F85D39A2D6A0

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life path numbers...

a friend was showing me the basics of numerology and from her calculations this is what my 'life path number' (the sum of my birthdate '20-9-1981') says about me...

3 (3, 12/3, 21,/3, 30/3)

The Life Path 3 indicates that you entered this plane with a strong sense of creativity and with wonderful communication skills. Achievement for you most likely comes through engaging your ingenious expression. A truly gifted 3 possesses the most exceptional innovative skills, normally in the verbal realm, writing, speaking, acting, or similar endeavors. Here we are apt to find the entertainers of the world, bright, effervescent, sparkling people with very optimistic attitudes. The bright side of this path stresses harmony, beauty and pleasures; of sharing your inventive talents with the world. Capturing your capability in creative self-expression is the highest level of attainment for this life path.

Life is generally lived to the fullest, often without much worry about tomorrow. You are not very good at handling money because of a general lack of concern about it. You spend it when you have it and don't when you don't.

The 3 loves connecting with people. The characteristics of the 3 are warmth and friendliness, a good conversationalist, social and open. A good talker both from the standpoint of being a delight to listen to, but even more importantly, one who has the ability to listen to others. Accordingly, the life path 3 produces individuals who are always a welcome addition to any social situation and know how to make others feel at home. The approach to life tends to be exceedingly positive. Your disposition is almost surely sunny and openhearted. A happy and often inspired person, you are constantly seeking and needing the stimuli of similar people.

There is a remote side to your 3 Life Path, as well. This comes as a surprise to the native and to those who think they are well acquainted. The 3 is actually a very sensitive soul. When hurt, you can easily retreat to a shell of morose silence for extended periods. Nonetheless, the 3 eventually copes with all of the many setbacks that occur in life and readily bounces back for more. It is usually easy for you to deal with problems because you can freely admit the existence of problems without letting them get you down for too long. Because of your own sensitivity to hurt, you have a caring disposition and seem to be very conscious of other people's feelings and emotions.

In romance, the 3 is a very ardent and loyal lover. Affairs that don't go well can leave scares that seem to linger. Emotional experiences of all sorts tend to deeply touch the 3 and the drama may take some time to play out. Regrettably, the giving disposition of the 3 often attracts demanding partners. As with most of life's issues for the 3 Life Path, balance in relationships is illusive.

Your big test with a 3 Life Path is controlling your highs and lows. You won't survive very well in any routine environment or when you are placed under dominating management. Slow thinking and overly contemplative people tend to frustrate you, and you don't function too well with this type whether you are working for, with, or under them. Your exuberant nature can take you far, especially if you are ever able to focus your energies and talents.

For the few living on the negative side of this Life Path, a 3 may be so delighted with the joy of living that the life becomes frivolous and superficial. You may scatter your abilities and express little sense of purpose. The 3 can be an enigma, for no apparent reason you may become moody and tend to retreat. Escapist tendencies are not uncommon with the 3 life path, and you find it very hard to settle into one place or one position. Guard against being critical of others, impatient, intolerant, or overly optimistic.

wonder how much of it is true :-p
also its about time i went to find my own personal set of tarot cards so that i can practice doing some readings...
its been a while now since i delved into this realm, and i am by no means admitting that i have spiritual powers of any sort, but its just amusing to allow myself to learn other disciplines...

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rainbow...

i recently moved back to london for a time indefinite now...
the nature of the move though is one out of my control...
grandma is not well and moopa asked me if i could look after her...

now i admit, i was very sceptical about doing it, because i am not exactly grandma's 'favourite' (you would have to know a bit about our family to understand why i empthasised favourite... and also i didn't really want to lose that bet that i would be the one to 'kill grandma' (as in do something so terrible that i will cause her to die from a heart attack or a stroke)... seriously don't ask about that... )

but in the end i am here now...
a cocktail of the emotions 'love', 'guilt' and 'regret' makes us humans do compassionate things at the cost of our own pursuits... :-p

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quake quake...

we had an earthquake today???
wot the fook???

i never thought this would happen...
of all the places i would have expected to experience an earthquke...
england was not one of them...
especially not at home in my room in cambridge...

it was just wierd...
the house started vibrating for a bit, but i just presumed it was a big lorry driving past or something along those lines (although when i did look out the window there was no lorry around???)...

i wonder what other strange things will entertain me???...

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closure...

"stage6" is shutting down!!!
why???
i think i am going to cry now...
let the download frenzy commence!!!

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ごめんね。。。

ごめんね世界。。。
ごめんなさい。。。

i was once told that, "water from a river is always refreshing for the body because its constantly on the move, and therefore has no time to stand still and become stagnant"...

i didn't really understand what this meant when i was younger because i didn't know what 'stagnant' meant ( i was also an A-level english literature&language student at that time, so god knows how i got a B, especially when i turned up to one exam with a hangover... i am not joking here!!!); but more importantly what i didn't realise was that, this person was actually using a metaphor to describe people's lives...

i guess what she wanted to tell me was, if i let myself fall into a routine of broading over 'things' too much, then i would essentially be building myself a dam, inhibiting the flow of pursuing the next stage in my journey, and ultimately stopping me from knowing how my life will be... (or maybe she really was just referring to the water's quality, and i am just reading too deep into her message???)...

either way, it's useful information to know...

hmm...
i'll probably sound very unstable for writing this but i'll write it anyway...
for these past couple of months i had allowed myself to become 'stale'...
or more accurately, i became bored of life...
so allowed myself to spiral into that dangerous trap of questioning the whole point of 'existence'...
at one stage, i was so consummed with the idea of 'becoming nothing', that i gave up on the concept of 'creating memories' and ceased all communication with everyone and anyone...

thinking in a fatalistic way is very dangerous...
its dangerous for the person that thinks that way and its also dangerous to the ppl that care about that person that thinks that way...

i no longer have that thought on my mind anymore...
because the realisation is that, whereas someone else has a better life than me, i too will have a more fortunate life than another, and it wouldn't be fair to waste my life on becoming 'stagnant water'...

my approach to life has always been to embrace what it has to throw at me, to make the most out of the cruel situations i am thrust upon, because life is fair in giving you a balance with unexpected happy moments too...
i should and will not from here on forth forget that...
and so i make an apology to the world when i am sometimes affected by 'self-created-negatism'...


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