O holy buddha

Yes, I went to the temple today. The meeting time was 9.30 this morning and apart from baking a cheesecake yesterday to bring today, I dragged myself out of bed at 9 this morning to make sure I get there in time. The thing is, by 9.30 I was still slicing the cheesecake away in the kitchen only to realise it's 8.30 because last night the Daylight Saving ended! Just my luck.

Well, that gave me the extra time I needed but I was still late for the bus - great start. There were LOTS of food at the temple, amazing. Yummy too, the massaman curry, the green curry, the tiramisu (yes, I think it's starting to grow on me!) and everything else...another one of those calorie-overload days >.<

I'm going down to London this coming weekend, can't wait!

Shortcuts

So I've solved my first rubik's cube today!!! That's like the first time ever. I tore one away when I was really young and then gave up upon the whole idea of ever solving one after that. Today, however, after having gotten access to one given away as freebies by Merrill Lynch (who I would have thought weren't in the position to be giving away freebies), I played around. It doesn't take that long if you know what to do - go to videojug.com and your life will be much simpler. Really.

They even have this thing where you they teach you how to fold a t-shirt in two seconds. I thought it was just some random practical joke but apparently my friend said it's do-able...so yeah, tell me if you ever figure that one out. *watches video again* And I think I get it, would be useful if I was working in some clothing store but not so much at home really.

It's nice to do things the quick and easy way sometimes, I'm not complaining.

I'm tired.

It's like some bad film on replay, watching it half-heartedly. Unlike the first few times when you learn something new, you now know it all and you couldn't care less about what lies ahead - the anticipation's gone. I'm tired of the same old thoughts running back and forth like as if I have nothing better to occupy my mind with. It's so difficult to get on with everything! I'm fine though, really.

The group meeting today was no surprise, I did the talking, I did the thinking - thank god this one's not assessed. By the time the real thing comes I will hate my group even more. I don't mind chipping in more than the rest but if you'd rather be home cuddled up in your duvet, so would I.

I miss the good old days where things were so simple. High school was definitely one of them simpler times. I had the time to sit back, watch Heroes and munch on curly fries downing a glass of coke - and that's really nice. I wouldn't want to fatten myself any further but it's just one of those little things that it's nice to have time to do. I do have seminar work for tomorrow which I couldn't be bothered to even find out what it is, but that's not really something I'm bothered with at the moment.

What to do if you want something really badly but can't have it?

!

It was all going so well, too well. Beyond what I could have ever asked for...and then it all faded, literally. And I woke up. It was too good to be true, and when something's too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true...how repetitive.

On the bright side, I finished a presentation. One more next week - 20 minutes long. My team don't seem like they'll be much help either...how very blessed I must be. To add to that there's another presentation in 3 weeks time and it looks like the other 9 people aren't bothered about it...not that I am...but yeah. Presenting in front of an entire lecture hall isn't really my thing. At the end of the term there're two tests and one learning diary (yes, what the hell is that) due in. As if that's not enough I have a 2k word essay due in 3 days after term ends...where will I find the time.

Tomorrow I have a day off...and what else will I be doing but meeting up with my group to prepare for the presentation next week. Boring.

Money money money money!

Things are expensive. Blah. My phone bill this month isn't miserable but it's not as cheap as it could be either. The good thing is however, for the first time since I started this contract I've finally made good use of my unlimited texts topping a whopping 1100 texts over the past month (which meant 20 pages of billing details) - and that used to be higher back home. I'm guessing it's peaked though because now I don't have to text the people I text anymore -.- *sigh*

Just not my day

I'm miserable enough to blog about it, ARGH. I had my 8-hour sleep and all the night before but then I'm half sick so my throat's sore in the morning, as it has been over the past few days. I got up as early as 8 (and by my definition that's just unhealthy) to this miserable wet and gloomy sky and went to my ruddy two-hour seminar, which of course was nothing but insanely uninteresting.

Then I dragged myself to badminton, yes, dragged because I wanted to go back to my comfy bed and squeeze in a short nap before my group meeting but nope, that would have been wishful thinking. So after less than an hour baffooning around the court our reservation ended and I had to walk back...covered in sweat in the cool breeze.

Then it was time for lunch, I made soup and that was just me wanting to cook. I tried reading my textbook for the group meeting so I know what I'm on about but of course I didn't finish reading the chapter. Soon enough it was time to dash out and of course I was late to my meeting.

After finally agreeing on everything we dispersed and I had my interview with the student union for a university event. I stood around waiting and eventually had the 15 minute conversation that I felt went rather ordinarily.

So I walked myself back home once again, and to destress made a molten chocolate lava cake. In the meanwhile I was steaming some buns and what else but steam-burnt myself, which hurts like hell. When the cake was supposedly dued I checked it but what a surprise it didn't cook...by then I had to leave to go to a society meeting...so I left it with a friend.

I walked over to the meeting, which dragged on, as it always does...for no good reason. I went their to simply cast my vote on who'll be on the executive team this year and came back with a title myself...not cool, it is already a busy year. Hours later, I was free and came back to find my cake perfectly cooked and left in the water bath. No molten center or nothing, just good old brownie tasting chocolate cake, most probably because it stayed in the water bath - yes, my friend who I trusted to look after it just doesn't have the gift.

Then after the night started to settle down I of course showered and in the process discovered a humongous popped blister under my foot, presumably the result of badminton this morning. How bizarre.

Yes and it's now half past midnight of a new day and I have class at 10 in the morning and I haven't done my seminar homework. Great.

As days turn into years

I finally get it. I know what made things the way it is. I see why, I understand how, I know a little more now. I'm not pointing fingers and I've learnt to accept - I like things the way they were, for that short while, although some days were tough, I liked it.

It's just another one of those days where my mind wanders far and takes me to places I don't want to go.