on a self-declared shopping ban for at least two weeks.
not to say i'm flat broke, but the amount of shopping done since returning from japan suggests the past x years of abstinence from clothes shopping and the like has caught up with me.
all in the name of the gst increase tomorrow (the package doesn't even cover half the expenditure this month!),
contribution to the economy,
and the permanent job starting wednesday.
not going to post pictures of loot;
will probably scare myself more than anyone else..
but here's one:
...and the remaining 1% goes to unspoken restrictions when travelling with a parent.
nevertheless, the hotel and weather was great, food nothing fantastic but entertainment was good!
given that we spent almost half our time in the casino, watching people throw entire fortunes away, or walk away with big smiles on their faces, wads of cash in their hands.
but seriously, gambling needs lots of self-control;
and its true that 70% of the gamblers end up losers.
was looking jealously at this indian man who walked away with RM9000 after winning a bet at the roulette table with an initial bet of RM300 -_____-
and it was his first bet there...
didn't bring my own cash there, so couldn't place bets at will. (that's the restriction i was talking about)
he probably has this fear of me turning compulsive, which i won't declare impossible flat out o.O
but was allowed to play around with RM50, which was initially almost gone but ended up winning seven blackjack games in a row including two blackjacks heh..
but its still not my money lahhhhhhh...
need some tutorials in some of the casino games though.
got asked for an ID twice;
nice to think that i still look young enough :P
my dad probably looked like he brought a mistress along to gamble haha!
i can't be honest with certain people anymore.. really.
up in the mountains the next three days;
with the dad nonetheless o.O
looking at two days of booze and gambling,
activities that my sis will claim totally unedifying but...
men can be so predictable at times haha.
oh my rement has arrived!!!
tempted to arrange them nicely in the display case but packing is at zero percent completion and i've gotta leave by 6am tomorrow ><
meet the queen of procrastination.
oh baby
shooby-doo 蒼色の
shooby-doo あの空に
唄うよ brand new song
シャツのほころび なにげに見つけるキミ
ちょっと苦笑い まるで気づかなかった・・・
風はいつもそう 悪戯に通り
街の色を変えてく
やっぱりキミの傍が キミの腕が自然でいい
どんなに離れてても いつでもココにいる
廻り続ける merry go round
手を離さないように
僕らは時を旅するのさ
oh baby
shooby-doo 太陽と
shooby-doo 舞うメロティ
i'm gonna be.. you're gonna be.. oh yeah
shooby-doo 蒼色の
shooby-doo あの空に
唄うよ brand new song
あたりまえのdays あたりまえに送って
僕らは何が 忘れ物したみたい
波は絶え間なく 寄せては還して
胸の居場所 惑わす
やっぱりキミの声が キミの愛が 心地よくて
いっきに 肩のチカラ 抜けていくようで・・・
まだまだ遠い long and winding road
見失わないように
僕らは歩き続けるのさ
shooby-doo 永遠の
shooby-doo 花咲かそう
この手に その手に
shooby-doo 太陽と
shooby-doo 舞うメロティ
i'm gonna be.. you're gonna be.. oh yeah
shooby-doo 蒼色の
shooby-doo あの空に
唄うよ brand new song
- kinki kids (2007)
*
my laptop's healthy again! after a trip to the experts who changed the entire RAM and reformatted the whole thing.
and thank god for external HDDs =)
am in the midst of "creating" my own "39" for those who know.
but only doing up koichi's part, coz i like the combination..
and its getting VERY tiring being a johnny's fan. and i'm only largely following two group's shows. imagine those k8/kt/arashi (the currently most active three groups) all wrapped up in one *shakes head*
and there are really a whole lot of them...
maybe,
hobbies are taking up too much resources;
but if i were to choose one, which will it be?
あたしも分からんだもん...
that's what i am.
you know the sayings along the lines of:
"life live as you want to, 'coz you don't owe anyone a living"?
what happens if the reverse is true?
i'm afraid of disappointing people around me.
don't ask. if i'd wanted to tell, you'd probably know by now.
*
so in the midst of working on an ailing laptop,
(yes the threatening blue screen that screams impending hardware failure pops up at least twice daily),
i've managed to clear 70% of my room.
had a good time throwing the ten black rubbish bags of stuff out;
and now the hard part is rearranging what's left over.
something i tend to overstress myself with D:
now,
rement, resin or pvc?
and a huge expenditure is coming up soon sigh.
じゃ、
卒業でした。
...was good;
when i FINALLY found it available at a library i was visiting by chance.
was different from the stereotype murakami i was expecting though, but he has a way of expressing himself in words that's unique
and the characters he creates have a nice weirdness about them.
but,
i've developed a love-hate relationship with books that delve into a person's soul and thinking.
needn't explain myself further.
nevertheless, it was a good five-hour read.
...baking and mini-mj at stella's house was fun :)
too bad i cannot offer mj at my house when its my turn to play host in july heh.
warning: long post ahead.
i've discovered, to a magnified extent, that the right travel companions is key to enjoying a trip.
during the recent trip to japan, there were stuff i wanted to do and buy, but didn't get to, due to several "restrictions".. but of course i argued my way through in several circumstances and partially got my way but still.... yeah, no point bringing it up now though.
so while i'm still half-stuck in the japan mood,
went to surf up places where i'd like to visit next in that country.
i don't really want to say i've been to japan a few times, only to visit the major tourist attractions ie. tokyo, osaka (plus a few of other kansai regions) and hokkaido.
so the better part of yesterday was spent clicking around wikipedia,
which has a modest guide to all the 47 prefectures in japan, along with their landmark towns and lesser known tourist attractions.
but after a few hours, i'm in need of looking at roman alphabets once again,
since the japanese version of wikipedia provides more comprehensive infomation, therefore this post haha.
this also took up more than two hours of my time;
especially, sorta educational posts about food like this really makes me feel like i haven't explored enough of the country and its rich culture.
above all, i'd like to visit kyoto/nara/osaka once again, as my previous trip only made stops at the more major tourist attractions.
they have really nice temples and old fashioned streets throughout the city.
i don't know about everyone, but strolls around these areas on a quiet spring morning with sakuras in full bloom would be a major source of peace and quiet i appreciate :)
next, tokushima in the shikoku region, wakayama in the kansai region and wakkanai plus the kuril islands near hokkaido up north almost reaching russia.
all of them have really good sea views;
which is already a major plus.
lastly (for the moment), kyuushuu;
the only other major tourist attraction down south which i've never been to.
if i had the chance, okinawa and islands like hachiojima, miyakojima and saipan would be on the list too~
and through quasirandom surfing, also came across a few blogs with the non-japanese authors living in japan.
the interesting fact is that they moved to japan on the own accord,
hoping to pursue their dreams of being mangaka, english teachers or simply OLs for the love of the country.
i admire their courage, something i wish to do probably for one or two years for a start, but likely will not have the chance to, and to a lesser extent, due to the lack of courage.
well, back to the main topic;
if someday i could rent a car and do several driving pilgrimages to the areas rich in natural beauty in that country, i'd be really happy.
of course, travel to other countries is also very much looked-forward to.
anyway,
there's no harm in dreaming isn't it?
...thirty one days to reality argh :(