later....
eventful shopping trip

okay, so it was just at Toa Payoh's Cash Converters but hell, i finally understand how shiok! gals feel when they indulge in retail therapy

a fortnight ago, i picked up 16 (!) Friends vcds at the above-mentioned place dexterously and i thought it was going to be way difficult to top that

i dragged borong there today and i wasn't even entertaining the possibility that Friends vcds would perhaps lie obediently in wait for me. and lo and behold, the vcds were everywhere . some glorious minutes spent picking up all the vcds from the shelves in quick succession.

(to add to trivia list: i have excellent hand-eye coordination, as exemplified by my skill in picking up Friends vcds from Cash Converters shelves)

my mind was a blur as i was simply overwhelmed (oh my gosh, 20+++ vcds?!). tried to keep calm and organise my thoughts as i decided which vcds i would buy for myself and which i would buy on behalf of changsheng and kaiming. quality of decisiveness used to great effect because see, i had to buy for three people!

practically bo-chuped borong as i made hasty calls to the duo. to his credit, he left me alone and helped me find even more Friends vcds!

struggled to carry 16 vcds to the counter. cashier was flabbergasted that this siao lang wanted to buy so many at one go. suggested that "after watching them, you can re-sell them to Cash Converters". to which i answered automatically and resolutely, "No!"

i am a little dismayed and disturbed at how people will want to sell them to Cash Converters in the first place--does this mean that Friends is no longer as popular as before? even so, why not just keep them for sentimental sake? to remind yourself that you once cared so much for the sitcom? the vcds don't exactly come cheap leh. i really don't understand why people feel that selling to Cash Converters for a miserly sum of $2 each is a more viable option than letting them collect dust at home.

whatever. their loss is my gain man! and i am somewhat consoled by the fact that Friends vcds do sell like hotcakes at Toa Payoh. blink an eye and they are gone from your sight. so there are other vultures like me around

and of course, my emotions got propelled to a greater high because there was this promotion that allowed you to buy two vcds for the price of $6. Cheap cheap sia!!

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Remember the long draggy emails that i used to send indiscriminately? well, borong said that he misses my emails and that he has been telling his other friends that he has a friend (yours truly) who writes sophisticated Singlish (whatever that means. i think he means that i may ramble on in Singlish but my grammar and sentence structure are still pretty much intact)

he likes my writing style! and he feels that i write of mundane events as if they are truly significant to me

okay, shall disregard the subtle accusation that i lead a meaningless existance. and will resume my junk-mail bombardment of your victimised email inboxes. haha!

earlier....
thoughts within the week

--i am still unaccustomed to telling new acquaintances that i am an Arts student. i know it seems horribly ungrateful of me, especially since the EL department has practically thrown me a life buoy but part of my holding back stems from the fact that i think it's lame to pursue something not-too-noteworthy as English Language. and i cringe when i see people raise their eyebrows and maybe think to themselves, "what, this guy blows $5000++ every year to study English?!"

but rest assured, guys, that this is not going to degenerate to a (all-too-usual) whining session. i am actually looking forward to going back to school this semester *gasp* and that speaks a lot for itself

--i look at my clothes and no longer despair that i am wearing the same old stuff every time i go out. i finally feel that i have more-than-enough T-shirts!! now all i have to do is to ditch my social-reject personna and get out of the house more often *grins*

--Sun has put up a wish list on her blog. I was indifferent initially but i have come to think that this is a simple, yet effective way to spice up your life. set yourself little goals that you can work towards so that 1) the days don't slip past like a blur and 2) you feel a sense of accomplishment because you did indeed do some things within this time frame and hence 3) you deem your life as more meaningful

but i thought and thought and finally decided that while there is stuff that i would like to have eventually, there isn't really anything that i want urgently. my allowance has just come and i think i am in that cautious mode, not wanting to splurge it too fast too soon. so KIV Sun's wish list

--the MOE personnel sent me a birthday card prematurely!! they probably sent out the cards to all August babies at one go. but petty grudges aside, i am made very conscious of the fact that i am turning 23 soon

so i am feeling nostagic for the past year and am wondering if i have achieved anything significant within these 12 months

running out of time...more later....