Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Note: I wanna apologise first, for the second half of my post.
I can get quite incoherent with my thoughts.
[Which is why someone mentioned before
that she really wants to know what's going on in my head.]
Okay.. Here goes take two...[
I've calmed down significantly]
[
I forgive you, Blogger.]
[
Just saying.]
*cough*Regarding the Japan trip,
I'm currently waiting for someone to pass me the last batch of photos/videos,
so that I can collate them/have better material to work with.
I might even make a short video if I can. :)
[
MAYBE.]
So we shall shelf the trip for now.When I got back,
my sister dragged me out at noon for a gel manicure.
[
It sounds like an okay time, but I slept at 5am because of the flight.]
[
So it was insane for me.]
Now, I don't wanna sound crazy girly and stuff,
but man, gel manicures are something else.
My nails look like the glass heart necklace this Italian dude gave to me at Venice,
[
It's not what you think it was]
except instead of being infused with silver, it now looks like it's infused with
bronze.
Pretty. :)So if you ever get a Groupon voucher for it/promotion package,
you should totally do it.
On
Friday,
I went to meet a friend at Starbucks,
but it became quite a misadventure.
You see,
when I was at the train station,
I realised that I did not bring my wallet with me.
So I went back.
[
Which is totally fine because it happened due to my stupidity.]
BUT.When I reached the train station a second time,
both of my sandals
snapped.
So I had no choice but to dump it into a bin and walk home
barefooted.
And mind you,
I live on a hill.It was one of those 'you can't be serious' moments turned into JFL moments in hindsight,
but people were staring at me like I was a country bumpkin/barbarian.
Or at least, trying to be one.
So it's not funny.
[Still not, actually. -__-]
And if that wasn't bad enough,
On Monday,
I was at a park scouting for an upcoming event this Saturday.
And once again, my sandal's string snapped.
[Only one, this time round. But still.]
So yeah.
Srsly.
I don't understand why my shoes are always like that. :/
*frustrates*
Moving on,
Sunday.
I attended my cousin's wedding in the evening.
It was ok.
Cause to be honest, I only see them once a year,
so I didn't know her name for the past 20 years of my life,
until I saw it on the wedding placard thingy.
[Bad, I know. But once a year, okay?]
Warning: This is where I get contemplative.
Stop now if you don't wanna get into my head.
I warned you.
Imagine my expected dismay,
to be seated at a table full of strangers.
[Who are my relatives]
And two courses into the dinner,
[when I was sufficiently fed]
I started making contact with them..
Because I wanted to.
[Haha looking back, making contact sounds like I'm collecting intel from them.]
Which came as a huge shock.
Because six months ago,
my reaction would be:
Oy, Imma eat ma food, and you there, be quiet.
No disturbin', you hear?!
And here I am, being genuinely interested in their lives.
Which made me think hard.
I've changed.
Which made me think harder.
God sure works in unseen ways!
He is so amazing. :D
Well,
I told you guys that I was at the park on Monday.
[Sudden change in topic]
It's for an event to help connect our youths to their contacts.
Get to know them better and stuff like that.
So there'll be ultimate frisbee, touch rugby etc...
To tell you the truth,
nothing really eventful happened recently.
[ANOTHER sudden change in topic, see what I mean?]
It's just that on Monday, Tuesday and today,
I've been thinking a lot about the Japan trip
[When I've got nothing to do]
and what I would be doing if I were still there.
My perspective's changed.
My actions might not say it yet,
but it all starts on the inside, right?
I guess I'll elaborate more in the future.
But now, a job offer's popped up,
a social worker sort of work.
Should I take it? Or not?
*contemplation*
And two people stopped me at different times,
to take two different surveys at the same place. -____-
[It's like I've got 'SURVEY ME PLS' written in bold on my forehead.]
[You could say it's a change in topic]
And both were about my future and stuff like that.
And I realised that I don't really plan for my future.
But I'm happy being like that.
Maybe it's because I'm not lacking in essential things,
like worrying about paying the bills...
But I also feel that,
as long as God's with me,
I'm fine letting Him do the planning.
[Easier said than done, tho]
And marriage and family's been popping up a lot recently.
[Trust me, I'm not even seeing anyone yet.]
ARGH!
[Abrupt end]
A thank you grateful [You'll know in the future] note to everyone:
I'm sorry, guys.
I don't like to dish out emo stuff,
but sometimes, writing it out helps a little,
in sorting out my thoughts.
Be my spongebob for a day, okay? :)
Okay, I don't really sound thankful.
I was more apologetic.
Lemme change that.
... [See top.]
There, better. Right? :)
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Caution: You will be seeing red after this post!
My jokes are getting worse.
Hey guys!How are you?
This week has just been soo
slackish for me.
Meh,
I think I spent more than
half of my waking hours,
being a couch potato.
[
Or is it potato couch?]
And it was really less of the TV,
more of my Wii.
You see,
I reasoned that once I started working,
[
I got the job! :D]
I wouldn't be able to complete
Harvest Moon.
Disclaimer: Nerd time!!It's just that I want to collect everything I'm supposed to have,
to finish this game once and for all.
As you all know,
[or should know. If you don't, go get yourself a version.]
[You'll know then. You'll know.]
Harvest Moon is a draggy game.
And it's worse when you don't know what you have to do.
[I'm glad I was born a natural at this.]
[Wait.. That didn't sound right.]
Imagine,
next year, I'll be in Brazil.
Which means I can't touch it for an entire year!
Which means that if I don't finish it now,
I'll have to re-touch it again.
[That didn't sound right either..]
So yeah.
Speeding through the game as fast as I can.
[
I'm just giving myself excuses to game.]
∴ Couch potato[
I have made up my mind.]
In other news..
Finally,
the
Dorayaki [どら焼き] that I've promised!
When it's cut in halfWhen they were freshly made,
they were
good.
Again, I used
cookingwithdog's recipe,
except instead of using a griddle,
I just used a non-stick pan.
[
I am not sure if it's the equivalent, but it worked fine.]
There was honey in the recipe,
so the result was sweeter than usual,
but a lot better than the normal kind of pancakes.
[
Cause I know that it looks like 2 pancakes sandwiched with stuffing.]
[
It's not.]
[
It is like pancakes. Not the same, okay?]
As for the stuffing,
a normal Dorayaki has
Anko [あんこ],
which is
red bean paste.
But I couldn't get any pre made ones from
Daiso,
[
Seriously, why did that outlet not have Anko? *frustrates*]
so I just made my own batch of
custard.
[
Which is a lot easier than making Anko from scratch, I guess.]
[
Psst, I'm just lazy!]
I got the custard recipe from the blog..
[Click the link for the exact post!]
Well,
cookingwithdog mentioned that I could freeze and thaw the Dorayaki.
However, the whole thing became dry..
Including the custard.
So I wouldn't recommend it unless it is really necessary.
Now that that is over..
We can talk about next week.
I have mentioned before that I'll be in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan,
[気仙沼市、宮城県]
from the 10th - 17th October.
Which is next week.
And I have extended it to the 19th,
so that I'll have two more days in Tokyo [東京].
Unfortunately,
I will not be able to bring my DSLR with me.
[I know, I know.]
[Even if I bring it, you don't see the fruits of it right?]
[I can hear you guys complaining already... Oh boy.]
So don't expect pictures..
But other people will be bringing their cameras.
∴ If I can get it, I will.
[No, I haven't forgotten Phuket + Bintan + England yet, okay?]
[They say that women have an elephant memory.]
[Well, it DOES come in handy in times like these.]
[..Just don't bear grudges against me!]
[I couldn't even handle The Grudge, much less a mob of grudges!]
And public baths, or Onsen [温泉] will be scheduled everyday!
So that would be interesting,
because my comrades wouldn't be used to it. Lol
[Note: If you don't know what a public bath looks like,
credits to http://shadowkun.tumblr.com
This is the typical public bath in Japan.
...
OKAY, OKAY. Minus the aliens. Lol]
[The last part of Gintama episode 219, and 220, if you're interested.]
Well,
I'm rambling on and on and on now..
I'm sleepy.
So I'll head to bed now,
and if I can get up early tomorrow..
Maybe I'll ramble more at McD's.
Bye!
