After the first few days...

Hello! I'm in Japan now, a little cold but nothing I can't deal with. Been a slack few days.. slept most of Sunday away, and wasn't doing much either yesterday or today, but lessons start tomorrow! A little excited, but not too sure about whether I can absorb all this new information in a month. We're going to have exams on the last day! =(

Bah. Sleep!

Yaaayyyy

I'm done. Packing now, but the weather has been too hot and my room too cluttered... In 2 days time I'll be leaving Hobart. I don't remember being so excited last year though.

Won't you smile for me? =)

僕の君が知らない物語

I am bored. Torts is sapping my brain dry. Although I only have until Friday till my exams end... I'm really trying very hard not to look beyond the next few days and CONCENTRATE on my exams.

Not that it's been very successful. I've probably watched more episodes this swot-vac than ever before. I finished Ouran High School Host Club in about 4 days immediately after my oral exams, and have re-watched 1/2 of the Studio Ghibli films I have on my hard drive. I've been finding a few good anime series that just came out in the past few months.. quite happy about it. =)

After a year of Torts and Contract, I've decided I like Contract a lot better than Torts. It makes a lot more sense to me (though the cases aren't as interesting) somehow. And I'm not exactly looking forward to Criminal, Admin and Constitutional Law next year either. (Sorry I just need to get this sort of thing out of my system before I can become receptive to study. I admit it's getting a bit stale complaining about the same thing all the time, but I liken it to all Singaporean guys telling the same old stories about their army life every time they meet up i.e there's nothing much else to complain about, much less talk about.) I can predict I will be come somewhat depressed once I move into the Law part of my combined degree, which means no more Japanese. I've come to really like the language (coz it's interesting and it's a respite from reading judgements.)

A habit of mine was brought to my attention the other day. I realised that I've always worn a belt with jeans since.. as long as I can remember even though my jeans can stay up perfectly fine without it. My friend says it's "damn uncle". LOL. I've always just thought that it looked a lot neater though. Even though it's not normally seen, it sort of makes me feel safe. ^^ I mean, if there's "those things where you put your belt through", might as well make use of it. RIGHT?

I'm coming home next Wednesday! I feel so _______(insert happiness-related adjective here) when I think about it. 1 whole year of being away from home... though I'm running away to Japan again.. but it's only because if I don't go, I won't be able to do the modules I want next year. I MISS HOME! The thought of spending only about a month in Singapore in total this holiday makes me quite sad... and I heard SMRT banned sweets and water on the MRT? It's quite funny to think about it.

To the reader, what makes you want to share your secrets with other people? To what sort of extent are you willing to do this? Definitely not everything, but almost? Just been thinking about these sort of questions recently..

"Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?"
"Who, me?"
"Yes you!"
"Couldn't be!"
"Then who!?"

I was translating the above in my head and it sounds quite funny...

"誰がクッキー・ジャーからクッキーを盗みました？！"
"ああっ、私？"
"ええ、お前！"
"まさか！"
"じゃ、だれ？"

At least, I think so. The nuances might be a bit off...

Back to work.

Just another slow, cold spring day...

Hi, I'm back. Not without a lot of reluctance.

I happened to watch "The Proposal" today, conveniently missing out on a Torts lecture. I would have to say that watching feel-good movies like that once in a while can raise spirits, but is way too unrealistic for real life. Love in 3 days? Granted that they've been working closely together for the past 3 years with mutual (sort of) dislike, but I still think that's ridiculous. Or can one event really change people's lives that much that they're willing to spend the rest of their lives together? Tsk. I shall remain in this state of disbelief until proven otherwise.

Soccer, after a few weeks of postponement, finally seems to be set for this Sunday. Much as I would love to play, and as much as I have been willing my ankle to recover fully, it seems like I will almost definitely not be making it. I did actually have quite high hopes considering the fast initial recovery, but it seems to have stagnated these few days. At any rate, training is on tonight (barring bad weather) and we'll see how well my ankle holds up. And if it doesn't, well, I guess it could be time to see the doctor. =P (Edit: Oho. It's raining)

I've also been thinking of what I want to do after graduation. I actually intended to sign up for the JET programme, but I have this insanely ridiculous innate fear of public speaking that I doubt would go away in my life. Which means teaching is a no-no. Which extends to being a barrister. I just hate being in the spotlight so much it's ridiculous, and I have no control over my body's reaction. Hai. Fail.

Talking about Japan, we did となりのトトロ in class this week. I am considering trying to get a hold of 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 light novels. For some reason, the more I study Japanese, the more I seem to like it. I've never felt so motivated about Chinese before. Haha. I think I do need to brush up on it though; I'm sort of getting mixed up between the 2 a little. I probably would be much more interested if there were good stories in Chinese, maybe some classic like 水湖传 (<- I hope this is right) or something. Perhaps I should pick up a book or two over the holidays. And I'm really looking forward to November/December too. It promises to be a good month+.

I've also gotten involved in a Rome:Total War mod called Diadochi. I don't know much about the editing of game files so it's mostly text work, researching on factions, their history and writing a short description of them. Not everyone's cup of tea I guess, but at least it's something to do, in line with my interests. It is quite interesting though, like, did anyone know that Mithridates I is said to have founded the Kingdom of Pontus with only 6 men? By taking advantage of the civil strife in the Seleucid Empire, he managed to gain a kingdom. How awesome. Haha

-Things that I want talk about but left unsaid-
I'm thinking about getting dreadlocks. Opinions anyone?

I will be arriving in Singapore on 11 November 2009 at 2135.

Soccer got postponed again. Thanks to typhoon-like weather in Hobart. Perhaps I will get to play in the final after all.

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I just realised there are only 3 weeks left of school. I guess I have no more excuses not to work anymore.. especially after soccer tomorrow. And my ankle still isn't working perfectly. Even after the game was postponed from Thursday. The game is tomorrow and it's going on NO MATTER WHAT apparently. Even though it's pouring now.

Also, I don't finish on the last day of exams! Yay. This time I shall go home EARLY.

I am feeling a little nervous about exams now.

Hai

I haven't had much motivation to blog lately... a combination of being lazy and that nothing REALLY interesting has been going on.. This is after all, Hobart.

With the Jane soccer finals next thursday, I managed to sprain my ankle really badly playing soccer on saturday. I guess I can understand why some footballers can be seen sobbing on TV when they get injured with a huge game coming up; The first thought that ran through my mind was, "Oh shit. There's soccer training tomorrow." But thankfully, I still managed to make the team even though I didn't go for the last training before selection, and my ankle seems to be healing really, really well. Really hope I can be all healed up by thursday.

I sometimes don't know why I blog about mundane things.

^^

Getting an email from Maruyama-san kind of made my day. Haha! Quite surprised to receive it to be honest, but it's better than nothing! I thought my mails haven't been getting through or something..

Soccer training got cancelled yesterday thanks to the rain... I doubt Hobart is the 2nd driest city in Australia after this year anyway.

I went to watch Coraline and UP today! I have to say that Pixar outdo themselves every time, especially with the short films. I saw the one with the cloud and storks today. Coraline was not bad, just that I thought it got a bit moralistic in the end. I enjoyed both shows though.

Jane Ball today! I hope I'll wake up with my liver in decent shape tomorrow

Hah.

Another good Friday of choir and soccer. I could really get into this habit.

Almost a week since Singapore Night has passed and my camera is sitting on the table waiting for something to happen. At first I was feeling lazy but now... I just can't be bothered. Tomorrow is Multicultural Night, officially the Singapore Students Society's last event of the year. Sort of having mixed feelings about it. Admittedly, this year was spent running around doing lots of last minute things (and many failed attempts at making curry) and we were obviously a lot less prepared than last year, but we somehow managed to pull through. I don't know if it's the new generation that manages to suddenly wake up and complete everything decently well at the last minute, but 6 years in band sort of taught me last minute work can really be quite shit if you don't manage to do it properly. (Of course, I'm not saying that I haven't contributed to this last-minute thing, but I try my best not to.) And so without having to bug people to get things moving along, we managed to pull off what I thought has been quite a good year. Of course, provided we (hopefully!) manage to break even or even get a profit at our stall tomorrow. Also, I guess it'll be harder to keep improving over the years... perhaps next year will be a bigger challenge.

I probably will be going to Japan again at the end of the year, for about 4+++ weeks. If all goes well, I doubt I'll be back for Christmas and New Year. And I might be missing Chinese New Year as well. But I really want to do as much Japanese as I can in university though. I guess it's a necessary sacrifice? After all of this, I'd better get a job that lets me use my Japanese please. A pity there's no law electives like "Intro to Civil Law systems" or something. Hai. Talking about law, I went to this honours and electives lecture and apparently even if I get straight HDs, I can't get first-class honours if I don't take a research unit? Seriously. WTF.

I was reading this book called... hmm. "So he's just not that into you" in Jacelyn's room on Thursday, and I thought it was quite interesting. I won't say it's all fake, but it's probably not entirely true as well.. of course it also depends on the individual. Not that I read everything though, but some of the more "juicy" bits. I've never really thought about this sort of thing before, but reading it made me a bit more aware.... for probably about a week until I forget all about it. Probably even sooner. But reading these kinds of books are like a breath of fresh air. Quite enjoyable sometimes. Hahaha!

I like to think that life is good. Optimism is good.

I hate being sick. Seriously.

Besides having the most killer fever for most of yesterday, I'm glad to say the past few days have been quite enjoyable.

I went for footy training on Wednesday, which was quite an eye-opener. And it wasn't only due to the amount of foul-smelling mud either. From what I see, footy is like a huge on-pitch brawl la. There's like non-stop running and all.. can see why people enjoy it but I don't think it's really my thing. I quite enjoyed it though, but I probably sucked. There's supposed to be training now too but I don't really feel up to it. My whole body is still aching, especially my head and legs.

Which brings me to my next point: It's generally not a good idea to go partying after 2 consecutive soccer games. I came back at 3 on Friday night (which probably contributed to my fever) and just collapsed on my bed. But I have to admit it was a good day. Even though I didn't really do what I initially planned to, namely my contract and Japanese conversation assignments. I walked to school to find out that we weren't needed for a booth already but I met Jess on the way.. Then soccer, choir practice, soccer and a late night party at Curlie's.

One week of uber busy-ness! Get well soon, Mr. Tee.