Beijing is getting colder and colder... The temperature dropped really suddenly and since I didn't bring enough over, I'm really feeling it... Good thing the winter wear is relatively cheap here! Well, I can't wear it back in Singapore but they are really pretty!

I bought a Prince of Tennis Seigaku regular cosplay uniform here! And it is very cheap too! It is a bit big but it doesn't matter since I wont be wearing it very often. Lol!

It may seem pretty ok here but in actual fact, not everything is good. There is a test tomorrow (and lots of others) and I am trying my best. Note: trying may not always give satisfactory results. I wonder if the winter wear I bought will go to waste...

Another issue is my housemate... I'm already feeling tired talking about this issue...

My first post after a while is centred on my birthday. Erm...why do I feel narcissistic?

I am spending my birthday for the first time away from home. It feels great to have a bunch of friends celebrating your birthday for you. I guess this is something that can only be experienced when you are studying abroad, far away from home.

1 year older... I can feel time slipping away from my grasp. I have to continuously remind myself that I am no longer a kid. I have to grow up, soon. Birthdays may be nice and special but as we age, they remind us of our responsibilities and what we have to achieve.

How I love and hate birthdays at the same time! No matter what, 24th September will always be a special day for me. :)

I have started a new community! jmusicramblings

I'm really really sorry to all the communities that I am the moderator of. I have been ignoring LJ for a very very long time. Especially to you Lily-chan, I am very sorry!

Well, as the community says, it is for my J-music ramblings. I tried Blogspot, Wordpress etc and I gave up. Totally. Then an idea struck me, what about a community? Then I wouldn't have to start everything from start.

So, it will contain all my views on artistes and their songs. My nonsensical views. Bias intended. Lol!

Look forward to it!

Finally, my nightmare is going to be over soon!

I passed up my thesis last week and now I have sent my presentation poster for printing. Everything will be fine if my poster is not rejected. Lol! And I really hope not, because I can't stand doing it anymore! I think its gonna turn out ugly but...oh well... I should really be rehearsing for my presentation...gosh...I really hate this kinda thing.

Just let me get on and over with it. I want to enjoy my remaining days in Singapore before I descend into hell in Beijing!

Sigh, it has been some time since I posted over here in LJ again. The deadline for my thesis is less than 2 weeks away. I seriously think that I am going to die... I have been slacking off way to much...

I wonder when will I be able to return to writing my fics. It's just like seeing the death of a community where the moderators do not turn up anymore. I was quite upset when some comms I was in disappeared during my long departure from LJ. I am so scared that I will lose my interest for writing. I truly truly hope not.

Ok, I have been procrastinating again. Haven't updated as much as I would have liked to.

There are things to blog about, like MJ's death. However, I blogged about it on another blog of mine, leaving this blog to gather dust... Therefore I felt that I should at least post something here, whatever it is.

Since I started this blog mainly due to anime and fanfics, I should blog about them once in a while right? So here goes!

I haven't been writing fanfics in a while. I really want to but I am being bogged down by my project that I think that I am making no progress, although the date for submission is near. Somebody just kill me. Most of the time, I am dreaming out the stories in my mind and playing them out. If only what goes on in my mind could be put into words! And I am actually contemplating if I should try to write smut. Should I? It will definitely be a new challenge though.

Prince of Tennis has finished its run and there is a new Prince of Tennis manga! Actually I am pretty disappointed to see it continue where it left off in the first series. I thought Konomi-sensei would have a manga totally focusing on Ryoma as a pro player. Well...I'm not complaining about some more PoT though....

I am so into Gintama now. Why? Because it fits into the genre that I like! Comedy and light-heartedness with some action here and there. And did I mention the parodies? Lol! Oh yes, I will blog about Gintama someday.

Gosh, how long haven't I posted here!

Well, I think that it is because of my lack of time for writing fics. Exams, exams and exams, then a project. Time is never ever enough.

Speaking of exams, my results are out. They were actually pretty lousy, but I have learnt to look on the bright side of things. It doesn't really bother me anymore because I have kinda expected what I would get. I am so not suited for this course... Should have known that earlier...

Now comes the big question: do I want to go to China for further studies? The stress part is putting me off, as well as the roommate problems and subsequent career options after graduation, that is if I successfully graduate. Plus, with the current economic situation, if I do not continue my studies, what can I do, esp see above, with my lousy results?

How I wish I am able to escape reality and be a student forever. Taking a step into the adult world is akin to saying goodbye to your youth and innocence forever. And I am afraid of taking that single step that would change everything.

It is Valentine's Day today! Happy Valentine's Day to all those spending it together with a special someone and those without a special someone like me. :) Not that I am particularly affected by it.

I am supposed to have finished the last chapter of Someday by today but... Sigh... I had so many things to settle. My FYP, upcoming tests, exams, assignments... The worse thing is that I got my hands on a DS and I am so unwilling to let go of it! I should lock my DS up out of my reach...

My brother brought back Shiroi Koibito chocs from Hokkaido. I wanted to eat it today but never got around to doing it. Yep... I studied the entire night and is still studying. Pretty proud of myself though. Lol!

My mother isn't feeling too well today and she insisted on a make-up Valentine's Day 2 weeks later after my exam! At least I will get to eat something good.

Chinese New Year! One of the most important festivals for Chinese!

The Year of the Rat has gone and now is the Year of the Ox. Is is really strange, we get to celebrate the new year twice. Once on the solar calendar and once on the lunar calendar. I guess that is good in a way that we get more holidays! :P

Every new year is the same for me unfortunately. I wonder when will I have a extremely special new year. What will it be like? To be frank, I would rather spend Chinese New Year lazing around and treating it as just any normal holiday apart from the fact that most of the shops aren't open.

I think that is a pretty sad thought from me though. The rich Chinese tradition would be lost through people like me. Sigh...

I have to be proud of being a Chinese and having such a rich (but tiring) traditions! Somebody save my thoughts!

It's Lunar New Year Eve today! Just a few hours more and it will soon be the Lunar New Year!

Actually today was spent doing lots of work... Not exactly the way I wanted it to be... I thought I would have some time to rest as well as watch some anime and catch up on work at the same time. But no, I had to do tons of housework!

Gosh! I hate it when you have to keep everything spick and span because you can't even sweep the floor and the first day of Lunar New Year itself! I worked all the way until around 2.30pm then got a bath. Rested for a short while, had a small reunion dinner then cleaned lots of stuff again. Gosh! Does every Lunar New Year eve have to be like that?!

To me, I wasted my Sunday and Saturday cleaning and cleaning. I would have liked to spend it another way. Now I'm panicking for the times I missed studying. Good luck to me...

Happy Lunar New Year!

I have been really lazy. I am not updating my LJ as much as I wanted to. I feel that I have been neglecting LJ ever since school work got the better of me. This is because I will always post my stories over here. Even my participation rate at Fanfiction.net has decreased. Sigh... I just wish I had 48 hours in a day for me to do everything I want...

It's the Lunar New Year week! Lunar New Year is not until Monday but I had a break from Friday! So its like 5 days? However, I took up a temporary job assignment on Friday to pay for my new year shopping. Gosh, there are so many things I wanna buy. But I am thinking if I should save money because of the horrible financial crisis and the worst recession that hit Singapore since the Asian financial crisis.

I am sick now. Not a cold or flu or anything, but my right eyelid is swelling really badly. At least it is not that serious now. According to TCM, it is because of the heatiness that resides in my stomach. This is bad news because there are so many heaty but delicious food that is usually eaten during Chinese New Year! This is real bad. I have abstained from heaty stuff for a few days and is ingesting "cooling" stuff all the time. Hopefully the swelling will go down by Chinese New Year.

I am awaiting for my brother to return from Japan. Why? Because of my Nintendo DSLite! I can't wait to get my hands on it! Lol!

So 2009 made its way to us. To me, it has been a pretty quiet welcome to the new year. I guess celebrations have been clouded by the recent financial crisis.

To me, the new year is just tiring. It just signals to me that a new term is starting, and in the future, I have to get back to work, I am a year older without accomplishing anything the previous year etc etc etc.

I just hope this year would be good and fruitful year for me.

Happy 2009 everyone!

In just a few hours, 2009 will be here. We have to say our farewells to 2008.

Gosh, so fast and a year has passed! Time is like running away from me!!! There are so many things that I wanted to do but then, I feel like I am too old already! Please time, stop just for me!

I hope 2009 will be a better year than 2008. I hope the financial crisis gets over and everythign goes well for me and my family. Things have been hard and I have been worrying and thinking so much.

2009, I hope you are a better year for me.

Title: Complications of Love
Theme: #12 Cold
Pairing/Characters: Katou Kachirou X Ryuuzaki Sakuno, Katou Kachirou X Osakada Tomoka, Echizen Ryoma X Ryuuzaki Sakuno
Rating: G
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis or any of its characters

( Complications of Love )

Shock shock shock. I keep get shocked these few days. First I got shocked by Kei's crossdressing in Moyashimon. Then I got shocked by this too.

I was watching an old but favourite anime of mine, Taiho Shichauzo aka You're Under Arrest today. I was watching it happily until I saw the ending credits.

Otaku like me usually pay a lot of attention to the voice actors. So I was looking at them again when I saw a familiar name. Irino Miyu.

I suppose everyone knows Irino Miyu from Syaoran in Tsubasa Chronicles and Niwa Daisuke in D.N. Angel. I have read up on him and he is really young, a year younger than me. That means, when he was playing the role of a child in YUA, he was 8?! I re-checked wiki again and confirmed that he was born in 1988. That means he was a child playing a child and was 8 in perhaps his first role?!

I guess that explains why he is able to become a seiyuu at such a young age (I mean voicing Daisuke and Syaoran). He must have had connections to be able to lend his voice at 8. It is so in the entertainment world that connections are everything? I guess so.

Unfair? Face it. :P (this is a weird ending to this post...)

Merry Christmas!!!

Christmas here is wet and cold, but it is not too humid, which is nice! I went to Orchard Road, Singapore's main shopping district today for lunch and shopping. We went to have Japanese deep fried breaded pork and chicken. I ate it a few years ago and thought that it was pretty well fried. My mum loves fried stuff and therefore I have always mentioned it to her. She always wanted to try it, and so we went today! I thought it was nice, but my mum thought it wasn't so fantastic... I don't know why. Maybe everyone has different tastes.

Although there were many people at Orchard Road today, there was one thing worth going there for. I did not know beforehand, but the road was sealed off as there was going to be a staged performance there tonight! Therefore, I happily walked onto the road without a worry that cars would coming zooming at you! That was a pretty nice experience! :D

Christmas is just like a normal public holiday for me, with some things that make it different. I love holidays, because you do not need to go to school or work. I suppose I have to cherish these few holidays that I can really enjoy while I am still a student!

Today's birthday stars are Tsukishiro Yukitou, and Allen Walker's supposed birthday! Happy birthday and Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Eve everybody!

Wow, another year is passing so quickly. Soon it will be Christmas, then it will be another new year. This is scary. Suddenly, without knowing, you are another year older... Sigh...

It has been pretty rainy today, therefore if I was living in a temperate country, it would mean a day of pretty heavy snow. So that means I would have a white Christmas. Not that I am very looking forward to a white Christmas though, I don't like to be in places that are too cold, nor the inconvenience that follows. I rather be in a place nice and cool the entire year round. That means I do not like Singapore's weather too. Bwaha!

It is our favourite brat, Echizen Ryoma's birthday today! Happy Birthday Ryoma! I wish I could have written a Christmas fic about him but...yes, I'm still stuck... Worse, I think I am slowly losing interest! Oh no!

Anyway, Merry Christmas Eve!

It has been quite some time since I last posted. Heeheehee... I haven't been writing fics for some time too...

Well, the main reason is because I'm busy watching animes everyday! I managed to watch the entire series of Kyou Kara Maoh and Katekyo Hitman Reborn until the latest episodes, and I am finishing Hime-sama Goyoujin too! Just one more episode to go! And I just watched Moyashimon too!

Gosh, I really hope I have time to write. Not that I don't want to, but I feel totally uninspired. A writer's block I think. It is almost Christmas and I don't have any fic ready... Awww...

I hope my passion for writing does not just run off like this...

I took my JLPT3 exam today...

It was fine, for the first 2 parts. But the grammar part was a bit... I was never good at Japanese grammar. For me to pass the JLPT3, I need to have at least a 60%. I sure hope I pass, although the results would not be known until March next year.

I had a freaking headache for the last half an hour of the paper, by which I was just checking the grammar part. Since it was impossible to change the answers (if you didn't know the answers, you didn't know the answers), I just checked that I had did everything and shaded the correct circles.

I really hope I can pass...if not... I have to take it in China...

It's the 3rd Birthday of my LJ today!!!

That also sums up the number of years I have spent writing fics. I wonder if I will continue for another 10 years...

I really hope the claim sites will have active banner makers to make their banners so that it will spur me on to write more! *wink wink banner makers!