Well, since I'm back in Taiwan I was pretty busy. My professor got me back as his slave, then school started and many courses added, plus my new fitness fashion keeps me kind of away from LJ. Life kicks generally, and recently I am not exactly a happy person and I don't know anymore what I want to do after I graduate. So it's kind of "let's wait and see" period for me... hoping I will bear the thesis somehow ... ORZ.
For my diet plan... I am ok, not loosing much wait but the slowly but hopefully steady phase is here. I eat pretty normally (excluding dinners) and exercise a lot (5-8 times a week).
I'm generally kind of lonely but then slowly accepting that too. Also after having rebelious moments with my work/professor I seem to be accepting that too.
Days are just passing so fast recently that I have no time to worry anymore:D from morning till around 9 PM I'm at school, then when I'm back I relax and talk to my family. That's all. Weekends are not much different really. I don't even have money to go shopping :/ Especially that I need to save up for a new laptop :/ And camera :/ And external disc (this one I'm getting in Nov.), and mobile phone... :D
So sorry for not being here... if you care :)
Muka
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
crappy
I went to the wedding yesterday. And I was honestly happy for my friend and his wife, because there're a perfect match! Both of them are so good and nice that they deserve to be together. But you know, all this wedding atmosphere is not easy when you're not having any perspectives for one yourself. I even lost appetite! I mean on a wedding! All this good and luxurious food! Well, at least I didn't get stuffed like a pig hehe. I'm back to my exercise plan (at least 4 times a week for 1 hour) but not perfectly to my diet plan.
About the diet thing... I realized that I don't need to BE ON diet, I need to CHANGE my diet. And that's what I will try to apply in my life now. And going out more. I must admit last week adoration of 4 American teenagers in department store was pretty heart-warming :D or the dancing and cheek-pecking from "Micheal Jackson" too. Though both most probably happened because I'm white.
:)
Muka
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
disappointed - Music:Super Juniors
Then our professor from HK came too, and it was so funny with him. We played mafia, and then spin-a-bottle with a very "yellow" questions... thing I learned about my classmates and my professor... not easy to forget XD
Just this party reminded me our two other parties in the same place, and that we were missing some people. At least I was missing them a lot. Well, I hope they have fun where they are, actually... I KNOW they have fun :) In 9 days I go home too. So weird in a way, but I guess good. I would go crazy if I just had to stay here in July and do nothing but watch movies and work.
Muka
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
melancholy - Music:Meiko
I really feel like smoking >.< but smoking is stupid so instead of buying cigarettes I got a beer. From 2 bad things I need at least one. New (at least in here) Kirin Srong Seven, heh. Oh, one I get home I will surely get drunk with my old girlfriends... here, I always feel way to guilty to seriously drink...
And my shoulder really hurts today... when I move or anything... I even stick the cooling gel thing on it... only a little better...
And today for the first time I called the local hospital English Patient Line... wow... the guy's English was so good I couldn't understand all of his perfect British accent. Then he send me a long e-mail explaining everything... must say I feel spoiled by him a little :D good! need that! So on Friday I go to see the dermatologist at last... I should have gone few months ago when my Polish medicines finished... now it's all a disaster on my face... =_=;;; this month won't be easy... I just know it. Eh...
Sorry... not in good mood -> not putting nice posts...
Muka
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
rejected - Music:Cry Me a River - Justin Timberlake
So what I learned from today's movie (My Best Friend's Girl)? That in nowadays it's lame to love, and all the good guys can only get some freak girl, but only in the end of the movie... and the bad guys? They will fall in love eventually, change a little and all their prior bad behavior is forgotten and forgiven. LOLZ. However this movie is funny... it's annoying too. Because I'm surely on the good guy/freak side of the story, and that is not a good fortune.
Yeah I am in a bad mood. But last night I watched Highschool Musical 3 (too see what is this all about)... and... it's bad...it's artificial (and not because they suddenly start singing and dancing... because that I was expecting)... and I still don't get what is so great about Zac Eifron (or however his name is spelled) and his sweatheart girl... They're overly sweet... makes me wanna... you know... the thing when you eat too much sweets... or bad "lu wei" for a dinner like more commonly in my case.
And my camera's zoom button is broken. Not delighted about that one either. And about the fact that I'm such a chicken when it comes to things like complaining about it.
Ah... good this day is finishing in 36 min... at last I can go to sleep and wake up for tomorrow... at least there will be a BBQ party to look forward.
Oh... but the zong zi today was delicious. So yeah, the day wasn't ALL bad :P
Muka
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
bitchy - Music:Ken Chu
Haha.... I'm still a little afraid to tell my current landlord.... but I think he shouldn't be surprised, I was kind of nice to stay for 1 year only because I signed the contract and didn't want to break it. But just in case... maybe I will tell him after the trip =_=;;; I feel bad... but actually I shouldn't, because I'm paying a fortune for a single room!
And at last I will have a convenience store in a convenient distance!!!! YAY!
I also bought a new bag OTZ... I am bad... but I love bags so much @_@ Sucker! I have this theory, that since bags don't have sizes, this is the only thing I can buy without stress. But new bag is <3!!!!!!!! Brown, leather (or fake one... don't care)... and HUGE! Yay! Can see it here http://picasaweb.google.com/a.dadura/May
The second bag is one I bought for my middle sis... mega cool!!!!
Ahhh... still... I am so excited for the new flat! I like all the rooms! and we will have kitchen :D and a bathtube! Bubble bath will be possible again!
Now only to live untill July... two big projects I already finished today... still one big to go, and 2 hard exams... plus all the freaking papers as my constant torture from my professor... but well, that is life here right? I really wish I could go to the body combat class everyday to let all that stress out with punching and kicking air (which becomes people with my good imagination :P). I really like it... good work out, nice teacher and all that. And I really cannot wait to see the results of the diet. I know I'm impatient... but who wouldn't like to see fast effects :P
Muka
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
excited - Music:Shakespear's Sister - Stay
In school, many things was happening. A lot of work. I complained so much about my boss/professor that I have no energy to complain more. But it was extremely musy. Plus this week I was totallu unable to do anything creative so it wasn't helping. Tomorrow I have to finish one project... but morning - church, afternoon - movie (YAY1), evening - aero-dance (ok some kind of dancing aerobics). I was planning on morning yoga class... but I guess I will need to reschedule finishing the project for that time =_=;;;;
I was jogging today again. It felt lighter, hehe. Tough I was so thristy I didn't reach 20 rounds as I wanted... I just needed to drink XD Well 17 is still good, right :P
And yeah, our Indian classmate is back. He brought some good sweets, but lost his good manners again. It's nice to say I lost weight and it shows... but it's not a topic I would like a guy to dig in. Like how many kg I lost, how many more I plan to loose and so on. It's just bad to ask this stuff. Ah... but it surely felt like HE is back.
But soon two our classmates leave for India for 3 months. I'm kind of sad, I know I will miss them, but I hope they will have fun. And that they will be safe XD and won't step in cows/goat or any poo, hehe.
I just need make it my mantra "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", "don't think too much", ...
Wish me luck~
Muka
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
rejected - Music:SHINEE - Romantic
And yet today was a happy day... because I met my Japanese friend, Kanako! Haven't seen her since June 2007!!! And now she was visiting her bf in Taiwan for a week and we managed to meet. She looks so pretty now! So fashionable! And cute! And she was so considerate and bought me a Popolo June issue as an omiyage :D Then while having coffee together we discussed all Johnny's featured in it (a lot of Arashi!!!). It was so nice to meet her. Because two years ago when we were saying "goodbye" I really wondered if we will be able to meet again. And we did!!!!
( JE and weight loss issues... )
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
stressed
( Other stuff... )
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
bitchy - Music:Marit Larsen
I don't know how to describe the trip. There is so many things about it that it's hard to choose. I will only say it was not as small as we expected, that the weather was cloudy but comfrotable, that water was warm and beautifuly blue, that I didn't swim in the ocean (I wanted but... well... only "I"), that we played ukulele a lot, that we watched and touched sea creatures (crabs, sea rabbits, sea cucumbers, sea snails), that I got many cute sea shells and what not. I love ocean/sea, so it would be good anyway. I could just sit and stare at the waves for hours, smelling the saltiness in the air.
( More about the trip here... )
Muka
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
rejected - Music:Jason Mraz - I'm yours
Also.... there was one of the "first times in my life" last Sunday - I took HSR (High Speed Rail) which is Taiwanese version of Shinkansen. It takes only 40 min from Taipei to Taichung (by bus 2.5 hours). Of course it's not cheap (though the price is reasonable), but the problem is location of station in my city.... too far from my home... and taxi costed me 1/3 of the train ticket cost... in total - way too much.
Ah, also I've seen some really weird food. Actually I could have eaten that, just I DIDN'T want to. Pigeons in choclate. Can you believe? It was so disgusting... they had heads (r should I say faces?) and everything. This dinner was hard for me... the dinner in general was just scary @_@ And the herbs they used for cooking made me natious (the smell, taste, whatever). I had to excuse myself and go sleep early because I was afraid I will puke. Not to mention whole dinner was so strange... like everyone had their faces painted black. Yes, black. This farm we stayed at grows special kind of fungi (reishi) and they make various staff from it, like face masks... so they painted our faces with the mask... and this way we ate... after that we went to steam our faces and washed them. Normally this kind of mask cost around 600 NT (around 15 USD?). I don't know if the mask was good.... my face felt soft and all.... but now it's extremely dry (but that may be because of the allergy).
Also... today I got my flight ticket to Poland :D I'm going back on 5th July (arrive on 6th)! Yay! I miss home a lot this year. I love Taiwan... but the 24/7 excitement is gone, and there is many times I'm just crazily want to be at home. So I'm using KLM... actually even the travel agent said their service may be not that good, but well... cheaper and direct flight is what I want :D
From funny things today... during the break on Japanese class I talked to my classmate about Maou. I borrowed him the DVD recently and he said he will give it back because he doesn't really like it. So I asked why he doesn't like... it seem so much more a boy drama rather than all other romantic staff that Japan is producing. After a while he admitted he think the main character, the lawyer is really ugly! LOL! I was like "wow, thx, he's my favourite" XD But I laughed of course, he looked scared for a moment, in Asia that would be rather big impolitness, but well I don't care:D We laughed at that for a while hehe. I must admit Ohno wasn't looking most handsome in Maou.... the suit looked like too big for him, and his skin looked pretty bad in close-ups :P I know... but that's love:D He doesn't have to be perfect :D
So... that was pretty random :P but I felt lilke writing it:P
Muka
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
excited - Music:Jazztronic
I went back home... skipped lunch, calmed down and went out again to go to the f**king bank. This time on my scooter, with the pink flashy raincoat and all. On the way back I stopped in Watsons to buy some painkillers (I was expecting getting some flu since I was getting wet all day long). Bought lunch on the way back (usual place). When I was back home I found my Arashi Around Asia DVD! I thought... at last something good is happening! How wrong I was =_=... I'm even tired of explaining it again... shortly... my laptop cannot play different than region 3 DVDs... and Japan is special of course, as the only Southeast Asian country it used region 2 DVDs!!!!!!!!! Believe me... I tried every possible way to play it on my laptop - can't do :/ I will have to go to my lab to watch it. 66 USD wasted... of course I can download it an all... but that was not the point of buying the DVD ;/
And the best... I got some freaking allergy!!!!!! I realised it just before my Japanese class. That time it was only neck. After class it was still only neck... I went to 7-11 (convenience store) to ask for some medicine... that was pretty hilarious. I showed my dictionary with word "allergy" in Chinese to the young guy working there (he looked like barely 20). He went with me to the shelve when they keep soft medicines and other cosmetics. And after a LONG while he gave me pack of tampons. I couldn't stop myself and laughed... I just told him that THIS wouldn't help me with ALLERGY and went home. On the way I spotted that the pharmacy shop was still open so got some medicine there. Nontheless, this morning I wake up with red, hot and harsh face. Not only neck anymore. Sic! I could go see a doc only after our afternoon English test (no comments). In the hospital I wited with my friend (*love*) for an hour... honestly, that made me feel like home XD The doc was cool... he spoke English and all. His diagnosis... I dunno... he said it's because my stomach has some metabolic problems, that I shouldn't drink cold drinks and I should walk 20 min after each meal to help digesting. :/. But if it's that, then why now? I'm in Taiwan for so long... shouldn't my stomach be already used to food here? My personal theory is... stress or rather anger. That is the only new factor that occured yesterday.
Bad news is... I still don't see the allergy to get better... worse... it's spreading onto my chest T________________T Like if I'm not ugly enough without red and swollen face T_T
At the moment... everyhting sux ~
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
sick - Music:m-flo
well, as for other matters. At last I managed to get my classmates out. Two nigths in a row! On Thu we went to KTV which was a great success - that was my best KTV night sinc I came back to Taiwan, and for the first time I didn't have enough time too sing all songs I knew! Improvement:) I even tried singing Fahrreinheit's song "mo mo". Then last night, we went for a drink. I had Guinness, ah I missed it a lot. Even got the St. Paddy's Day's Guinness hat :D But that kind of took all my luck with my classmates so today I did nothing. I just went for a walk by myself. It is way to cold to run, even after yesterday's walking home I got a little sick. Maybe will have a lunch with my classmate tomorrow though ;3 will see ;333333
well from other things... I have a ticked booked for July, so I am going back to Poland. For a month. Eh... it is so expensive though that I feel guilty for beeing weak. I should stay and save those money for my parents. And yet I am too scared of the boredom and my homesickness to stay.
Time to sleep, I want today to finish. Saturday's are not fun anymore.
Muka
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
horny - Music:Lady Gaga - Fashion
Because of this nothingness I was checking out strange stuff on the net. And I found a video in which some American dude ask Robert Pattinson (yes, yes... this dazzling bloke from Twilight, formerly from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire... when he made a perfect Cedrick Diggory) for a signature. Robert was really nice and understanding and gave the signature and even chatted with the guy.... and then this stupid man asks Robert: "So what are you shooting now? Another part of HP?". Ok... it doesn't seem so funny... it's even not funny... it's just awkward!!!! As my friend Marta commented Rob should answer "No, I'm shooting 4th part of Lord of the Rings: The Return of Sauron, as Legolas". Man, at least that I would like to see, heh. Some ppl are just.. stupid... if you don't know a thing about someone don't act like you do. Honestly overseeing Cedrick's death was hard...
Anyway... I am bored. That could be a reason why at last I changed mood theme in LJ to an Ohno mood theme (credits in my user info). Without a clear guide of how to do it I would never make it. But now I like it. And this nore can be actually only for my pleasure of using it.
And I still do love the song 'Believe' :D
Muka
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
numb - Music:Arashi - Believe
Ohno's solo... is... great. As a fan of Ohno I feel proud he made solo single and PV, 100% JE-feel-free. They even gave him normal back-dancers, they don't look like Johnny's people at all. There are even WOMEN!!! hehe it sounds weird but this is pretty new feel. And he looks just so cute, it's feels even like a PV for kids, but not like Uta no Oniisan. And I can tell he choreographed the dance by himself. Those movements are so him, especially the leg going to sides :D mecha mecha kawaii!!!
And then also, something purely hilarious - Arashi beat box :D heheheh, all that I can say about it. Now I'm looking forward to get my AAA2008 DVD, but hopefully they with charge my card in April.
Because yes people... I will be broke in March. I couldn't resist taking Japanese and Research Methodology courses. And that costs. Textbooks cost. I just hope I will not be tempted by anything, because as for food/drinks even snacks what's left after all the bills should be enough... but not for any extra shopping. Geh~~ life.
And... strange... something smells. But I can't find out what. Sometimes it seems strong and sometimes I can't smell it at all which makes me feel like I'm crazy! Grrrrrrr!!!!
Also... I finished reading Breaking Dawn, the last piece of Twilight saga. Although it seems like there could be a continuation, the writer left open doors for that. Good. Well there is still 13 chapters of Midnight Sun, but I hate the idea of reading something unfinished... bloody hackers.
And does anyone know a software for recording videos with the webcam? The software from my webcam somehow doesn't record voice and I couldn't find any other software. Help please :D
Ok, That's all.
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
peaceful - Music:Muse
( book rant... )
Haha... long rant. But honestly, all that is in my mind now is Twilight. And school.
Yeah school started again. And due to nudging of my classmates I checked up and it seems I am officially the best in my class. I got 1st rank for last semester. Heh, strange. What I can only think is that my parents will be proud. I don't feel the best, not that I feel bad. I'm nerdily happy that the school started again as winter vacation was damn boring. At last I can go out and talk to people, eat lunches with them and all that casual stuff.
So you see, not much to write about.
Muka
ps. and I signed for last.fm, you can try to add me :D though I still didn't figure it out completly.
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
envious - Music:Twilight OST & Muse
One is pink SYM (三陽), with back lights off (landlords gonna repair it), and pretty much smoke XD And it's a little small in front, so my legs don't have much space:D But it's ok:D
And then, my very own Yamaha. I bought it yesterday... While driving home I realized that the girl I bought it from didn't keep her word and did repair the mirrors not the turning lights (well they work, but they don't blink and don't make this special sound, and I asked her to make it like that over a month before). Then also the engine was going off while I was stopping on red lights. But luckily, the mirror and the engine was repaired for just 120 NT (like 3-4 USD). There's also quite a lot of smoke, so I plan to change the pipe next month (now I don't have money). So though I'm happy to have my own scooter I'm a little angry with the girl... and I cannot really do anything about it.
( Pics and stuff... )
Happy Chinese New Year! 新年快樂!
Muka
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
grumpy - Music:MD House OST
In extra free time I listen to music. Non-Japanese I must admitt. I'm so into soundtracks... Wicker Park, Mamma Mia (well not that much anymore), now I downloaded Twilight OST (haven't seen the movie... nor read the book) and it's also great. Also got back to my old love - Sarah McLachlan. Also downloading MD House OST now (the music in this serie is also very very good... can tell that much after 5 seasons~).
For Japanese stuff.... I watched Music Station Super Live and am watching Best Artist 2008 too. Also tonight I go for a concert of some Japanese singer... woman... and honestly dunno her name... saw her PVs in MTV here but don't remember... I go because I can... my friend has free tickets and it is in my uni's concert hall.
Tomorrow I have presentation of one final project and also final exam... and believe me.... my time management is strange... I don't study because I feel like there's nothing more to study. Well I have 2 more papers to rewrite for my professor/boss for next week... but that is next week~.
Next week I'm getting my scooter~~~excited and scared, I am!
Muka
( Edit )
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
bored - Music:Twilight OST
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Haha in a way nothing much changed. I don't really plan on any special resolutions. Just... hard work!
Also I realized this I really miss my family, so I am thinking of saving up money for airplane ticket for summer... but who knows who knows....
We're supposed to have long weekend now... but well, at 11 AM I have to go meet my professor and we're going for some association meeting (dunno details), and in the evening I have a meeting about SAP B1 project that all of us hates... still, we have to finish it soon!
And I totally forgot that Music Station SUper Live should be somewhere around now, and today I checked... it was broadcasted last night!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo
And at last... I've watched Letters of Iwojima.... and yeah it's a good movie! Though it's good it's not shockingly good though. Nino did well!!! The thing is that actually it is really "nice" of Clint to look at the other side, and not putting things in black and white.
Ok... I'm off.... I want to eat brunch before 11, I'm not sure I will have a chance later~
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
blank - Music:Mamma Mia OST
(hotlinked baby hehe)The way Kuro-chan is moves smoothly is amazing... pictures and movies are amazing, and tap tap revenge is my new favourite game! It's like DDR/Stepmania just for fingers XD I need to figure out how to put movies onto it (without paying for them of course!). Some apps are just great... the ay I can surf the net rocks! Too bad though I cannot post on LJ (I tried, I can only read LJs with Safari), but hey, I can use messengaers and mails normally:D
Kuro-chan rocks!
Mukashi
- Location:Taichung, Taiwan
- Mood:
geeky - Music:Juno Sound Track
