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This week has been murder. Mur-der. I am looking forward to Sunday- the day of rest.

Three major things were/are on this week: the School of Computing Dean’s Welcome Tea, Dance Synergy’s Silver Lining concert (Blast! was invited as guest performers) and the NDP Preview. And hence, rehearsals, rehearsals, rehearsals. I’ve done nothing but dance this entire week. Mehhh. And in between waiting for rehearsals to start, I parked my ass at our booth at the Matriculation Fair and harassed freshies by persuading them to sign up for Blast!. Heh heh.

The SoC Dean’s Welcome Tea was fun, despite the fact that we had 9am rehearsal call times. Gaaah. That sucked major ass. But the event itself by fun. We took some photos, but what I’m interested in is seeing the video footage of the performance. We never did get to practice in the studio with mirrors, so I don’t really have an idea of what we looked like. Heh. Although people did comment that we had a lot of attitude (in that good way, y’know). Hee. We basically gacked/adapted choreography from Britney’s “Me Against The Music” and it was fun to do, since I quite like the choreography.

The Silver Lining concert was just tonight. Long long day. Had to be in school at 1pm for a briefing, light plotting and blocking. And the show only started at 8! So there was a lot of waiting involved. Not too much fun. We did the “I’m Really Hot” choreography which we did for the NAC shows and another one to Janet’s “All Nite (Don’t Stop)”. Fun fun fun. I really liked one of the Synergy items (they do jazz and modern dance). It was set to Celine Dion’s “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now” and it was just very… emotive. I thought it was a beautiful piece. Kinda made me wish that I had formal dance training and to be able to do the things they did. The turns, the jumps, the lifts. I love hip-hop and funk, but I would love to be able to do jazz. Oh well.

And tomorrow (or rather, today) is the NDP Preview. Another long day. It’s also my dad’s 50th birthday and my mom organized a party/gathering. Which I’m gonna miss since I’m performing at NDP. *sigh* Bad timing. My mom wanted to go watch it but obviously can’t; so I gave my two tickets to Valerie, who’s probably going with her sister.

And I finally got my NY-NC flight tickets! I went down to the American Airlines ticketing office with my parents and Aishah on Thursday. So, my plans are pretty much settled. Since the dorms will close on the 18th of December, we’ll fly to New York and spend two nights there before I fly back home on December 20. Now all I need to do is pack. So not looking forward to that. 11 days.11 more days.

Dear God,

All I want for my 21st birthday is David Anders. You don’t even have to wrap him up or anything; you can just leave him on my front door. In fact, if you can have him dressed in that white jacket & jeans combo, it would be super. Thanks!

Love,
Me

Okay, seriously. David’s just wearing a white t-shirt, jacket and jeans in those (effing HOT) pics. But somehow (and I think it’s the way he carries himself), it’s bloody effing hot. If I were to walk along the street and see a guy wearing that same outfit, I wouldn’t be half as OMG-he-is-so-hot as I was when I saw those pics. Mehhhhh.

I love the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack. Love. And I love how M5’s sound is so different and distinctive from everything else on the album. “Woman” is a very laid-back track and it has a very smooth, sensual vibe about it. (Do I even need to say that I love it? I don’t think so. Heh.) I also love Train’s “Ordinary”; it’s the other song I’ve been listening to quite a bit.

2 weeks to departure. *bounce* A little anxiety/nervousness is starting to creep in.

Samantha and Jalen (my niece and nephew) are like the cutest babies ever. Heh heh. They’re just adorable.

I wanna get back to the romance novel I was reading. Gah. I was planning on doing nothing today (after a long, long day of dance & NDP rehearsals yesterday) but my aunt, cousins came over. Then we went over to my grandma’s place. And next thing I know, the day is almost over. Hmph.

The thing that was bugging me? Is not bugging me anymore. Guess I was just in one of my moods. Mehh.

So, it seems that my dad’s gonna give me a supplementary credit card. Muahahahaha. Just before he left for work, he burst into my room and asked me for my IC and to sign some form thingy. Me with a credit card is probably not a smart thing, but hey. It’s not like I’m gonna say no. My mom mentioned it to me a few days ago actually, so I’m not completely surprised. I asked my mom, “So, is the actual credit card the gift, or the ability to buy whatever I want on credit?” *evil grin*

I swear, once I have that, it’s gonna mock and tempt me every time I open my wallet. Ooooh.

I’m still listening to “Burn”. Heeellpppp me! Find me a new song to obsess over!

Some of the Trory ficathon fics are up. Took me a while, but they are up. Phew.

I was trying to read Georgette Heyer’s “Cotillion” but I can’t get into it. I dunno why. I haven’t had the chance to continue reading “Fight Club” either. The narrative in the book is not linear as it was in the movie, so that kinda threw me off a little I think. And it takes a while to get into the style of writing. But I am determined to finish it. It’s not very long at all, so I will finish it.

I am hungry.

All the Tom-gushing that made me very D/Hr-happy today. Heehee. I missed out on some fic updates, so I’ve been catching up. I loooveeee Pansy’s Volcano. And a few fics on my favourites list were updated too. Yaaay! *bounce*

I wanna re-read GoF, but I can’t find my blasted copy of the book and my brother feigns ignorance. Grrrrr.

Yes, I have heard about Chad & Sophia getting engaged. But see? *points to URL* Cal & I named our domain “de-nile” for a reason, yo.

Heh.

Seriously. I envy what they have and I would kill to have gotten a proposal like that. 500 candles. 20 bouquets of roses. Light strand on a tennis court visible from 18th floor penthouse, spelling out what was probably a heartfelt, sappy, schmoopy, makes-you-wanna-cry-in-happiness message. From a guy like Chad. Yeah, where do I sign up? *sigh*

That’s all I’m saying about that. I’m going back to my little bubble, my Happy Place, where Tristan is still on GG, *NSYNC are back together, Sark & Sydney are getting it on and Chad is blissfully single and him & I are still MFEO. Hmmm…

I am obsessed with Usher’s “Burn”. I dunno why. But I can’t stop listening to it. Damnit. You’d think that I was going through some angsty relationship drama, but noooo. I am angst-free. But I still love angsty songs.

Hmph. Some things are kinda getting to me, but I’m trying to not let it get to me. Because it’s just not worth the emotion. I just wish that there’s more patience to go around in the world, that’s all. And I’m in a rotten mood to begin with, so I guess I was predisposed to be more upset than I usually would have been. Ah well.

So, the big event this weekend was Tom Felton fanclub signing thingamabobber. Dawn’s account of the event was cute. Heehee. And Tom looks just adorable in her pictures. And can I just say that I covet his sweater? Oooh, that is one pretty sweater. I want! (And Boy has good taste; I spy the little Polo logo on the left side. Hee.)

But what I probably loved most was this part:

Dawn: Who do you think Draco will end up with, girl � or boy wise? (Gotta love the slash)
Tom: *Thinks* I still think Hermione is going to turn evil and go out with him.

Bwahahaha. Love that. He’s as delusional as us D/Hr shippers. ;) That’s nice to know. Heh.

Gaaah. I am green with envy. First the Alias con, and now the Tom thingy. England seems to be the place to be! Heh heh.

I had the scare of my life yesterday. I was out with my mom and we were going to my cousin’s place. My aunt, my (other) cousin and my niece and nephew flew in from the Philippines on Friday and we were going to see them.

I got off the bus, and I started feeling a little dizzy. I just shrugged it off. But then my vision started blurring and I was so freaked and told my mom that I needed to sit down. After a minute or two, I felt all right so I started walking again. And it happened again. Then it got so bad that I blacked out; I couldn’t see anything and my head was pounding like hell. And it didn’t let up. My mom had to pretty much support me and lead me to my cousin’s house and when I got to lie down, it finally abated.

That was only a temporary reprieve though; it started again when we were on our way out to take a cab home. If I looked at bright lights, my vision would blur. It wasn’t as bad as it had been earlier in the day, but it was still there. When I got home, I went straight to bed.

I have no idea what was wrong, but I think it was fatigue. Saturday was a really busy day since I was at NDP rehearsals from 1pm til 9pm. And maybe it partly dehydration too. I dunno. I’m feeling better today; the headache is gone and after one whole day of rest, the blurred vision hasn’t occurred. Thank goodness. I think my mom still wants me to go to a doctor and get a medical examination to see if anything’s really wrong with me.

Gaaah. I hate being unwell.

I watched King Arthur with my mom on Thursday. Ehh. It was okay. What bugged me the most about it was that it had no coherent plot.

Bumped into a friend on that night. I hadn’t seen him in like ages. I used to have like a tiny, minute crush on him way back when (long, long story that I don’t care to repeat). Well, it wasn’t quite a crush but more like a oh-he’s-kinda-cute sorta thing. Anyway. We talked for a few minutes and it was nice. Heh. It’s very rare to meet/know people who are on the same wavelength, let alone someone of the opposite sex. And he’s someone who’s quite on the same wavelength. So, yeah. Like I said, it was nice. :)

I still haven’t bought my NY-NC flight tickets. My parents are getting antsy. On the up-side, that’s the only thing left for me to do; I’ve done everything else. My courses are approved (even the USP ones. Yay!), we’ve bought health/travel insurance, I have on-campus housing, etc. All done, except for the blasted flight tickets. I still have no idea how to ask/tell my parents that I wanna spend some time in NY. Hmmm…

Okay. I think I should go lie down.

I hate being sick. Hate hate hate. Grrrr.

I am really really digging the M5 Acoustic album. It’s funny (and really great) that I’ve heard them acoustic before (courtesy of clips/videos floating about the Net) but it hasn’t gotten old. I still love it as much as when I first heard it. I love Adam’s voice. Love love love. And I love how their sound is like mellow but funky. Heh.

And can I just say that I absofuckinglutely love the bridge of “The Sun”? Bloody hell, I love that song to death. And the bridge is bloody fuckin’ sexy yo. I love singing along to it. Hee.

Their SWBL video is premiering on TRL July 16th. Saw a promo pic, and ohholyfuck, it looks like it’s gonna be a hot video. Eeep. And of course, it figures that everyone but Adam is wearing a suit.

Anyway. Yes. Wanna buy the Acoustic album. I’m half-tempted to buy the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack ‘cos the track listing sounds good (and I’m loving DC’s “Vindicated”). And it doesn’t hurt that “Woman” is on it. Heh.

The other singer I’m listening to today is Damien Rice. I was trying to write and needed some suitable music and I remembered that Surya once mentioned Damien Rice’s “Volcano”. So I went on a hunt for his music. And what little I’ve heard, I like. I especially like “Delicate”, ‘cos the lyrics are lovely.

I went to school today, as planned. And after some hassle, I did get most of my courses approved. There was a bit of a problem since two of UNC courses have no equivalent in NUS. Blaahhhh. I have to wait to see if the ones I sent in to USP will be approved though. I really wanna take “The Romans”, so I hope it will be. Mehhh.

Went to the library after that. And it was bloody raining, which was not fun. Didn’t find any romance novels (damnit) but I reserved two, and I found “Fight Club”, which I’ve wanted to read. And two Georgette Heyer books that I’ve been meaning to read as well. So it wasn’t that much of a lost cause.

Cal, the Gecko is open again! Heh.

I am counting down the days to August 11th (aka the Day When I Fly To New York). One month to go. I’m just bored as hell right now. And I feel like my life has just stagnated in the worst way possible. Nothing’s happening. I’m doing nothing productive. It’s horrible. I can feel my brain cells slowing dying or something. Heh.

I’m dragging my ass to school tomorrow to meet with Dr. Kripa & Dr. Farrell who are the SEP (that’s Student Exchange Program) liaisons for their respective Departments. Gonna get the UNC modules approved. Finally. I’ve gotten a few responses from the lecturers teaching those classes and managed to get some of the syllabus and other information that I need to get those modules approved. So, once that’s done, I can tick something off my list of Things to Do Before Leaving for UNC. :)

I haven’t got much to say ‘cos my life has been bo-ring. Bah. The only highlight was the premier of TAR. Finally the best reality tv show is back. Instead, here are LJ links to things that have caught my fancy (heh):

+ What I’ve learnt after 6 years of university studies by MsKrazyCat: Even though I’ve only been in uni for 2 years, there is much truth in the list. Heh heh. And if I ever decide to go to grad school, I think I’ll probably end up agreeing with everything on that list. ;)

+ In Defense of Fan Fiction by ngdonne (aka Why Fan Fiction is not Quite Plagiarism): There has been a situation where a BNF plagiarized from a romance novel (which, quite accidentally, I realized and reported as I happened to read her plagiarized chapter and the book that it was lifted from on the same day) and it’s raised discussions on plagiarism and whether fanfic is plagiarism. And ngdonne has addressed the distinction between fanfic and plagiarism very well in her post.

+ New Pics of Dan (aka It Is Wrong (WRONG!) For a 14-year old to Look Like That): Guhhh. Preeeetty.

+ A Drawing of OotP!Harry by Enednoviel (aka Ohholycrap I Will Die If Dan Grows Up To Look Like That): Umm, yeah. Let’s just say that I wanna re-read OotP with that mental image of Harry in my mind.

Edited to change the link of the Dan pics. Found a site with more of them! *dies* I may or may not want to make another Dan layout.

Damn. It’s already July. I’ve practically been doing nothing for the last 2 months. Besides my weekly dance class and those darned NDP rehearsals. It’s kinda surprising how quickly the time has passed. My intention to get a summer job has obviously not come to pass. I’ve just been lazy. And the thought of work is just… meh. Of course, I have a feeling I may come to regret my laziness when I’m in the need of extra funds during my UNC semester.

I find that if I don’t keep busy, I tend to sleep more. Like today. I didn’t walk up til like noon… then I watched Oprah, ate my lunch, read, and then I took an afternoon nap. Woke up, and then I finished my book. I’ve finished like 3 romance novels this weekend. I need to go to the library and pick up my reserved books.

I haven’t been spending much time online. Kinda weird.

AXN is re-running S2 Alias for like the millionth time. Yay! There’s nothing I like better than S2 Alias. SpyMommy! SpyDaddy! kickass!Sydney. badass!Sark. Will! creepy!Sloane. It’s allll good.

And The Amazing Race is baaccckkkkk! That is such an awesome show.

I need to start writing. Need need need. Because (a) I haven’t written anything in a long while; (b) requested fic is due very, very soon. and (c) a certain fic needs to updated, like ASAP. *sigh*

Oh, and I’ve finally put up some of my Italy photos! I put up photos taken In Venice and will get around to putting up the others. Soon. :)