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 2
nd 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
