themonkeyeffect.

People always talk about how they look forward to their graduation. For me, it was more like looking forward for it to be over. Hee. But strangely, after it really was over, I felt like something was missing. =/

For my whole life, I’ve been reminded again and again that the main goal was to study hard. Everyday was the same. Keeping track of all those gazillion extra classes, trying to finish all the homework, praying to perform well in exams and of course, the parents always nagging me to study. And rightfully so cause I’m as hardworking as a rock.

So for me to not hear the words “GO STUDY!” again, it’s a little weird. Now it’s a whole different game. It’s the real deal. The parents aren’t gonna nag me anymore, well they still do but it won’t be the kind where they’ll threaten to take your PS2 away if you disobey them. *gasp* Actually, come to think of it, I don’t think they’ve ever threatened me before. The last I can remember was when I refused to take my cough medicine and they locked me out of the house. And I was really young. Last year maybe? Kidding.

Now, the words I’m probably going to hear are “GO GET A JOB!” or “GO MAKE ME GRANDCHILDREN!” or “GO OUT AND PLAY THE FIELD!”. All these were actually said to me within the last month before graduation. Honest. There’s no more, “STUDY STUDY STUDY!”. And I admit, I’m not quite used to that just yet. *sigh* Now the studying I have to do is how to be an adult and get through life. No more getting out of it by making excuses. It’s something that I have to do. And that sucks. =(

On a happier note though, I’ve gotten through the first phase of my life with some hair still intact on my head. And of course, with my family who are still very much the same and always wanting the best for me and looking out for me always. I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for them. So a big THANK YOU to the members of the fam. One for giving birth to me, one for taking part in giving birth to me, and one for accepting the fact that she has no choice but to look after me. And how can I forget my wonderful friends. =)

Big loov huggies to all!

Yes. Tomorrow I will be a real, genuine and all-round classy woman. I’m a little nervous about the ceremony. What if I trip on stage or kick the Dean in his cojones by accident? That’s not how classy women are suppose to act! I have consulted a few people and I can’t decide which act to perform tomorrow on stage:

1) Run on stage while flapping my robe and yelling “Batmannnn!”
2) Make the robe into a poncho and walk on stage with a donkey.

Speaking of donkeys, Sissy told me that I’ve been to Mexico when I was younger. I so thought that she was kidding. I mean, we kid about this Mexico business all the time. She then dug out some old photos and scanned them for me. Lo and behold, there’s little me with my tiny head and huge red glasses, in a poncho and a sombrero, sitting on a donkey next to a Mexican man with a glorious moustache. You just can’t make that up. This is my true identity! This is my life! After seeing this picture, I decided not to carry it around with me cause if anyone were to see it, my life would be SO over. Not kidding. People will be blackmailing me for life with this. It’s that juicy. I am however, open to giving out Sissy’s picture with her on the donkey. She had this constant terrified look in every picture and her left foot never left the podium. Haha! How kayoote. =)

Another interesting story about our travels? I found out where I stood within my mom’s level of importance. Apparently, we were in the US and I was really really young and my mom really wanted to go shopping. So what did she do? She ditched me with the tour guide and went off on her shopping spree. So little me followed the tour guide around as he looked at jewelry. I don’t remember this but I’m sure we bonded during the time we spent together. For all my mom knows, her daughter could halfway through the Mexican border with a strange man (who loves jewelry) but it didn’t matter. Wait, is this why I was in Mexico? O_O

Ahh mom. That woman can SHOP. She once went for a dentist appointment which is in the middle of nowhere and came home with a big plastic bucket and one packet of instant noodles. Only one. And just this afternoon, dad texted her asking what she was doing and she texted back saying, “spending your money”. I love that woman. She’s who I aspire to be one day…

Okay, I’m getting quite tired. I’ve been tired the whole day, took a nap and was still tired. Could be the terrible windy weather here. Or it could be just my cold acting up. Hope everything will go on fine tomorrow. Btw, I somehow slept on my face on the plane yesterday and I woke up with this big weird permanent-for-a-few-weeks mark on my chin. I’m going to graduation with a huge dot my chin y’all! How classy.

Lesson of the day: Never sleep on your face.

Bye people. Wish me luck!

Wish you were here Pepe! We’re going to record everything for you!!

I’m not sure how many people feel the same way but whenever I thank my parents, I always feel that it’s never enough. I mean, they sacrifice so much for us rascals who make their lives so much harder. No amount of ‘thank yous’ can ever be enough to make up for it. One night, I wanted to thank my mom for cutting melons for us. But then there was also the need to thank her for making dinner, cleaning up and etc. So I suddenly just blurted out, “Mom, thanks for giving birth to me”. And then I realized, that was my answer to my problems! Instead of normally thanking her for individual things, I should just sum it up by thanking her for giving me the best gift of all, life. And there’s nothing more sentimental and special than reminding her that she brought another being into this world. *tears*

Of course, she thought I was mad. But I think that it’s brilliant. Since then, every single time I wanted to thank my mom, I used the “thanks for giving birth to me” line. And I feel sooo much better because I feel that I’m actually thanking her properly for everything she has done for me. In fact, I liked the line so much that I’m not even calling her mom anymore. I’m calling her “the woman who gave birth to me”. Like, “Where’s the woman who gave birth to me?”. Or, “Paging the woman who gave birth to —-. Please come to the information desk”. I think my mom’s beginning to accept this change cause she replied, “No, thank you for letting me give birth to you”.

Ahh the poor woman who gave birth to me…

In other interesting family news, my sister is a master of rhyme. The sifu. Never ever compete with her in a rhyming contest cause she will not only defeat you, she’ll crush your soul into a million pieces at the same time. The other day, I was singing in the car, “No one looves me any moreee”. I got no response. So I sang it over and over again until my sister sang back, “That’s cause you’re a great big filthy whoreeeeee”.

O_O

I love my sister…

Anyways, I’m flying off tomorrow. Time really waits for no one. It’s hard leaving home every single time and I don’t like feeling that way. Gonna miss the two people who were involved in bringing me into this world. Pepe… =(

What’s bright green and features skinny leather trousers? Shinee’s first album “The Shinee World” will be released tomorrow. In the meantime, here are 4 tracks off the album (in so-so quality) to celebrate.

Shinee - The Shinee World (doo-bop)

Shinee - Love’s Way

Shinee - Love like Oxygen

Shinee - Last Gift (In My Room-Prelude)

Yay.

Remember to buy the album people.

How many boy bands are there currently in Korea? Not enough it seems. JYP’s newest investment comes in the form of two boy bands called 2AM and 2PM respectively. 2AM is a ballad group cause it’s a cooler time of the day while 2PM is a pop group cause it’s a hotter time of the day. These two groups will then join into one big group called ‘One Day’. Genius. For some reason I feel that my IQ has fallen after typing all that out. Anyway, 2AM has already released a single which I think bombed since JYP was never good with ballads to begin with. But, he is good with anything that involves beats, so I’m looking forward to this new 2PM. Here’s a 2PM teaser:

JYP may be a nut case at times but no one can deny how talented he is. First, it was Rain and now the Wonder Girls phenomenon.

PS: Where’s my Harvest Moon?? *cries*

Jelly mooncake:

Ice cream mooncake:

So far I haven’t had any normal mooncakes. =(

PS: Mooning is bad!

Shinee’s new music video is out and it’s called ‘Love like Oxygen’. There’s nothing more romantic than being someone’s oxygen. This video is everything Shinee is, sparkly and gay. It’s like watching 5 care bears dancing on chairs. This song has a weird Michael Jackson vibe to it, it’s not as good as their first single but I’m pretty much addicted to this song.

I like Minho best. =]

Shinee’s first album will be out on the 28th of August.

Waiting impatiently for Harvest Moon to come out….

I’ve been pretty lazy in posting new entries. Lets see, what have I been up to lately…

Well, my aunt and younger Cuz from Singapore came and stayed with us for a night. They stayed in my room so I actually had to clean it, which is good. Funny how all my rubbish just blends in with the background and I don’t notice it until someone points it out to me. I’m going to be a terrible housewife one day. Anywho, that was fun. Other than that, been spending some quality time with mah homie, Ms Tirami Soo. We went anime shopping which was great cause a lot of titles were 50% off! Oh my. I was grabbing stuff off the shelves in chunks. I ended up buying whatever City Hunter stuff I could find and the full set of You’re Under Arrest. These animes are getting old and it’s going to be hard to find them online anymore. So, might as well buy it. Ms Tirami Soo and I also managed to catch Journey To The Center of the Earth 3D. There’s only one cinema here that shows it in 3D, something I didn’t know till after I had booked the tickets. Luckily, I picked the right place. Yatta!

3D glasses

Um…what else? I finished 2 Wii games (Godfather and No More Heroes) which were excellent. Finished a book by Johanna Lindsey as well titled “The Devil Who Tamed Her”. The first half of the book was a little slow cause that’s when Raphael abducted Ophelia to his secluded house somewhere in hopes of turning her from a “shrew” to a kind person. But it definitely picked up when she tried to escape in a coach and he caught her. How steamy!

I’ll be heading back this week for graduation. Still have to find an outfit, should I wear a skirt or trousers? I’m thinking skirt but I don’t want to flash the audience knowing my elegant and ladylike sitting skills. Oh well…

Oh, I cut my hair today! I look like a mini version of Mom! I think the hairdresser heard me and got a bit offended. But what she doesn’t know is that it’s a compliment since my Mom is a gorgeous lady. Tsk tsk.

Okay, I’m heading off. I have a feeling this will be my last post for a while cause the new Harvest Moon game is coming out today! *jumps* Can’t wait to herd ‘em cows!

Tata!

It has been a stressful few days, but nothing to be depressed about when I have the best familia in all the land. The familia took me out for some fine dining at Lafite for my real birthday. Haven’t been there in years. Excuse the blurry and yellow pictures as I didn’t want to use the flash.

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Haven’t posted in a while. Been busy with my new birthday present. That Godfather game has been taking way too much of my time. Hee. I did manage to pull myself away from the Wii last night though for my birthday dinner with relatives. Mom gave me the best birthday present by making this gorgeous chocolate cake for me. Lookie:

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