I woke up at 6am today, and the first thought in my mind was the love of my life. It was such a blissful feeling, the feeling as if he were by my side the whole night, resting with me. Last night too, my last thoughts were of him, before I fell asleep. He has been so sweet lately, kept telling me that he loves me, so frequently, its almost out of character. I'm not complaining, but appreciating every moment of this. At least I know, if my family life falls apart one of these days (which isn't totally unlikely), I have Calvin to fall back on, he will be there to catch me and hold me secure.

I'm having a sore throat and a blocked nose that will likely escalate into a cold. Nin Jiom syrup is really tasty, though, especially a whole 15ml of it each dose X3 Today I gotta accomplish some things on my to-do list: vacuum the carpets, and do contour plan, finish up layout-cum-materials plan, and start on grad show preparation. I hope I can do all this by 10pm.

Speaking of so many things to do, my new HTC Diamond Touch 2 phone can do so many things. The most life-changing difference it has made in my life is the unnecessity to turn on my desktop pc when all I wanna do is only to just check my e-mail, or write one, or do a quick product search on Google, or check the latest Facebook feeds, or write on my blog, or find and watch a video on YouTube, or find the best public transport route to get to places, or find out where Timbaktu is on Google Maps, or search up the nearest well-rated halal restaurant, or chat someone up on MSN, or read manga online. Especially useful when I just woke up, just about to go to sleep, or unwell in my bed, I can do all these on my phone, without having to get out of bed. Now my desktop PC is only really needed for Photoshop and AutoCAD, and Granado Espada when I go back to it after Final Crit :3



Okays time to nap before commencing housework. Just gotta off WiFi on my phone and put it on my bedside shelf :D

Yesterday was the first day of school for me - actually, it was the first day of Term 4 of Year 3 - coinciding with the first day of academic year for kindergarten, primary and secondary schools. And the very first thing I got 'treated' to upon entering the studio was a lengthy lecture about the stress coming up these final days of Poly life. So, what to do to remedy this?

Go out window-shopping, of course! I chose to board a 32 from Buona Vista.. to land up at Liang Court, one of my sec sch days' personal hangout. Checked out the 'new' stores on the 2nd storey (I hadn't been to LC in a long time) before doing my compulsory pilgrimage to Kinokuniya on the 3rd storey followed by Meidi-Ya at Basement 1. Many things changed with the layout of the mall and the interior of stores. But still that quaint place I used to know, just the same :D

At Kino I noted a few titles I hope to read in the near future, and also a free issue of J-Life featuring 13 Japanese universities that are turning international by opening fully-English-language-taught courses. Read up on Todai and Keio, the 2 most-heard-of universities of Japan.

In Meidi-Ya I found out that it's currently the Mikan season. Mikan is, well, Japanese orange. They're pretty small, unlike Sunkists, and akin to the small variety of mandarin oranges, except Mikans have a much more beautiful texture and colour. Really pretty-looking oranges. Despite the enticing colour, I bought Australian white peaches. Hahahha. Been craving for Japanese peaches but when not in season they're totally absent from stores. The Aussies managed to grow some, though, and since their white peach variety is very similar to the Japs', I got 'em. Just HAD to. Along with a box of Strawberry Melty Kiss chocolates, and the almighty Ramune sweets that I always buy when I go to Meidi-Ya (even though they're now readily available in some NTUCs).

Most unfortunately, on my way to the bus-stop to go home, I passed by this pushcart stall on the 1st storey that had awesome newsboy caps (imported from Korea, the salesgirl said) (but these days, almost every chic accessory seems to come from Korea, so what's the big deal??) and also a super-cool pinafore. No, I have not yet grown sick of pinafores from my TKGS days. The ones at this stall had awesome material, cutting, design, and even a cute pocket on one side. No wonder regarding the cost ($50), but that means I can only wait till later to get it.

What have I been up to since my last post? Projectwork and Joint Crit 3 presentation, and holidays spent by going out a lot, especially window shopping. The highlight of the holidays was my 4-day high fever stint. Hahaha. Was so convinced that I was gonna get hospitalised again, but good thing it only hit 39 deg. C twice in the 4-day period. If it ever hit 39 one more time, I would have self-admitted myself to SGH's A&E.

The other highlight is of course all the birthday gifts I received, but, I'm too lazy to document all that. They're awesome gifts, though. Thanks to all for them and the birthday wishes :)

Gotta lay off Granado Espada for until the end of Portfolio Review... I look forward to the break from in-game politics. It's fun when I'm on hols, but much unappreciated when I'm on the critical moments of school.

Okilies, sanks for the read, I hope I'm not talking to myself here. If I am, I will stop this monologue and never blog again X3