Death of spirits
24 December 2007, 6:46 pm. 23 Comments. Filed under Holiday, Rants.
What happened to all the joyful spirits we used to have on our happy holidays?
Valentines Day
Back when I was still in the junior years of high school, lots of people sent chocolates and roses to their lovers within the school. In 2006, this event didn't go on but I guess I wasn't in a position to complain since I still received a bunch of roses from a "Secret Admirer". (I never found out who he was.) In 2007, Valentines Day was dead.
Not only has the Valentines spirit died down, but this modern era is in absolute lack of romance. What's wrong with cliche romantic ideas of evening strolls on the beach or some steaming hot sex kissing on the sand? Perhaps a candlelit dinner or handing your credit card over to the girl? Sadly, it's all about clubbing, binging and drunk-driving these days.
Help save romance: the next time you see an attractive person, walk up to him/her and say "I love you".
Halloween
We still have leftover packs of biscuits and chocolates in our cupboard. I think we had ten kids come to our door on Halloween this year; some of my friends had none. In my trick-or-treating years, the streets of 31st October were filled with kiddy ghosts and baby monsters. Nowadays however, it's as if big ghosts and monsters don't reproduce anymore.
Merry Christmas Hohoho!
Not a single customer expressed Christmas excitement when I asked how their Christmas shopping was going. Playing the same old Christmas music in every single retail store for three weeks isn't going to help raise shopping spirits either. What sucks even more, New Zealand and Australia have white-free Christmases under the Summer sun.
Cold truth is, people are "maturing" by growing out of these fun spirits. Kids like me are sticking to Pokemon Crystal instead and those Asian parents of mine fail at singing Christmas carols. But with all the ranting aside, hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Gaming addiction
4 December 2007, 9:53 pm. 19 Comments. Filed under Holiday.
Since I have a design block and a bit of a writing block now, I find myself bored from time to time. So firstly, I got myself back into Pokemon Ruby and now I'm officially back into MapleStory. Seriously, ouch.
I loved Pokemon when I was little and I still find it great. I was stuck halfway in Ruby a couple of years ago and never broke through it. But now, it's just all fun again—recollecting childhood times. Who here has never played Pokemon before? You need to get off the Internet and get into it! 
I sigh at the thought of MapleStory. I got married in the game this February to a great guy. After he and many friends quit, the addiction gradually brushed off and I have not touched it until this month. Now what? It's holiday time again and almost everyone is back into it, including him. (What can I say? A wife has to follow her husband!) So I logged on to say hi but I... couldn't get my bum off it. From the sweet girl in February to the gothic bum in December...
This is why you shouldn't start any MMORPQ games like MapleStory and if you ever do, don't get married.
To counter my addiction, I'm going to set up a daily holiday timetable to ensure I also do other things I enjoy: reading, writing and chatting. I am not going to let myself get into that mega 11am-1am game routine like the previous summer. I have to admit that was great fun though. But how do you battle addictions?
Good to be home
3 November 2007, 4:48 pm. 15 Comments. Filed under Holiday, Literature.
Finished my last exam today! It was generally good, I thought.
I remember I drew the new design for Appassionato on the back of my Statistics exam questions script and I definitely took it home. I found the questions paper, but the design is no where to be seen. Now where is it? I saw it only yesterday.
So, November—NaNoWriMo month! That means, no new design anytime soon. I recall my original novel idea, and I'm making changes. So far I like it, but I only just started half an hour ago and it's on 220 words. I see Skye is already on 3,160 words and Chapter Three. Stop intimidating me with your speed.
If anyone else doing NaNo wants to add me, I am, as always, wildx22. (Can people stop thinking that means I'm a wild 22-year-old wanting sex? Nuh-uh.)
