Last day of 2014

26th December 2014
Candle Cake

Hello. It's currently 7am and I am still awake. I was up playing some L4D with my friends back at home. I was also doing some video editing on my trip to Osaka and I'm halfway done with it. I want to do something different by adding some voice over in this vlog so it might take awhile. I was debating about it by myself earlier today but I guess I'll do it since I've been wanting to do it. I shouldn't let my insecurities of my recorded voice bother me. Let's hope it will be up soon.

I digress a little. I've been putting off my university applications. I absolutely hate feeling breathless just at the thought of opening mails and realising that I was not accepted by any school I've applied to. This is perhaps the most embarrassing sort of traumatic anxiety attacks ever. I didn't know I had them until recently.  But good news, I've finished my personal statement. I've just sent it to my writing teacher for some proof-reading before I send in my applications. It wasn't the best but I've trie. I know I shouldn't have put them off until the last minute but I really couldn't help it. I get a depressed over how little I can offer to the universities and all the thoughts of not receiving an offer starts popping up! But since school is re-opening, I'll probably get my momentum going and I'll definitely get it done before the deadline.

I've also realised that today is the last day of the year 2014. What a year it has been! This year is definitely one of the most amazing year I had in a long while. I learnt so many new things and took up new hobbies, or should I say, hobbies that I've been wanting to try but didn't have the confidence to pick them up. Not to mention, I've been receiving compliments for it so I'm really happy about it. I also had a new hair cut which completely changes my image and it helps me to 'look forward' instead of clinging to the past so I'm really glad about it. I'm also really happy to have met so many awesome people this year!

I guess this winter break was pretty fulfilling as well. I got to travel to Osaka and hang out with my friends from college. I got my own 'me' time as well to play all the games and watch all the animes I want. I got to take a lot more photos this winter break and did a whole bunch of photo and video editing. I've even got a chance to meet up with Benj and go on a trip to Kawagoe! We met during Danny Choo's Culture Japan night and became friends. I've been making a whole lot of vlogs as well. Sometimes looking back at them makes me giggle.

Side note. Recently, I've been having skype calls with my guy pals back at home and it makes me miss home a lot. Or, at least I miss hanging out with them for supper and playing games all day. I think I might have a crush on all of them! (or just one.) hahaha.

I have so many backlogs but I hope to get them done soon. I procrastinate too much.
I shall head to bed. Good night. x

PS: Wishing everyone a wonderful last day of the year 2014. May 2015 be better!

Simple indulgence

Nutcracker
18th December 2014

Hello. I haven't done a follow up since the last post ranting about not receiving my results from school. Nonetheless, I received my results the in evening on the day after I ranted. And, good news because I made it into the dean's list again which means I received good grades! Yahhhh.

I've been having outings with friends and I made a new vlog yesterday! Even though I don't have much clips to put together, I still want to make it because I want to be able to look back at all the silly/awkward dances I did with my friends. I think I'm on weird dance craze recently.

We decided to bake brownies but we ended up making a cake instead. While trying to bake, we did a series of silly and awkward dances while making the mix. I think it was because we were high on tacos. We had so much food from taco bell, we had to burn them off somehow. If you're interested, click the video below!



Today, I went on a solo trip to town to catch a movie and bought a small luggage! For a Monday, it was unexpectedly crowded. Am I missing out on something today? Is today some sort of public holiday that I do not know of? Is winter solstice a legit public holiday here in Japan?

Anyways, all the cafes I want to hide in was packed with people. So, I've decided to hang out at a bookstore and the manga shop longer to kill some time while waiting for my movie to start. I bought an evening ticket, thinking that I might oversleep and miss the movie time but I was just in time for the 3pm movie! I should have bought an earlier timing if I knew today was going to be so packed throughout the day.

I caught the live action movie of the manga/anime adaptation 'Parasyte'. IT WAS SO GOOD! The CG was really impressive. I jumped at a few scenes because of the sudden swiping of the blades. I felt so embarrassed though because no one jumped but me! *face palm*

I can't wait to watch the second part of the film. I'm not going to compare the anime and the film but I have to say that 'migi' is much cuter in the film though. Even though I don't really like the attitude of the movie version, Izumi, because he sounded so rude all the time. But, I have to admit, the actor is pretty awesome! Maybe they are following the original adaptation of the manga or that I'm missing out on something again. lol.

Speaking about movies and animes, I ran out of animes to watch for this season. There aren't many that caught my eye though. Last season's animes were SO GOOD though. Tokyo Ghoul broke me. :(

OH! I almost forgot... I just happen to spot the otome winter market event at Shinjuku. I just HAD to go and pay a visit so I ended up getting two cushion from the shop - Hakuouki designed and Shinobi Koi Utsutsu designed. How can I resist them since they are the few otome games I liked? I mean, both of the series had to do with samurais and ninjas. Anything that has ninjas and samurais win hands down! Two additional cushions added to my collections. Japan really spoils me. Or, at least Tokyo spoils me. haha.

Anyways, peace out! xoxo

No post on Sundays

Yokohama Ferris Wheel @ Minato Mirai Station
11th December 2014

I slept at four o'clock in the morning today and woke up twelve hours later, at four o'clock in the evening. I thought I woke up to a gloomy afternoon at twelve. I thought my days of strange sleeping patterns came to an end. I checked the time just to make sure I was right but I was wrong. I wasn't feeling sad or anything, but I just felt that I had to make today a little more productive.

I haven't been having any inspiration lately so I pressed play on my instrumental and melancholy playlist. Anyone who has came to my apartment or call me and hear this playing in the background, it means I'm trying to get serious and work on my stuff, or what I like to call, 'the zone'. It usually doesn't last long but it helps me to stay focus. Some may say it's too gloomy for their taste but I like it as it gets my brain working. But sometimes, I fear it might be the cause of my depression some time later in the years. lol.

I did a little photo-editing, had dinner, browsed through tumblr and facebook, and went out to check the mail. I'm still waiting for my transcripts from school. Then, it hit me, there is no posts on Sundays! I can't handle the suspense! Since tomorrow might be the day I receive my results, I can still use today to pray for good luck, right?

Vlog: A trip to Yokohama!

11th December 2014
Trip to Yokohama

Hello. I went to Yokohama on Thursday with friends from college to enjoy the lovely illuminations! A little get away from Tokyo once in a while is always good. Yokohama will always hold a special place in my tiny little heart. I think Japan looks the best during winter season because everywhere is decorated with illuminations and it feels so happy and festive!

I haven't made a video in a while so I thought I would make a little video to sum-up our little evening trip there. I muted all our talking because there was loads of nonsense. This time, I also picked a little more christmassy and relaxing genre as the background music. I had so much fun! I want to go again! Anyways, enjoy the video! :)


Taken with my Olympus OMD EM10
xoxo,
C

Another year gone (almost).

6th December
Two adults trying to hop on a tiny train.
All the food and wintery coldness must be messing with our brains.

Hello. I'm done with finals and my third semester of school. I'll be a second year student next semester and I'll have only two semesters left before I graduate. Time files. I'll do a quick some up because I'm tired from spring cleaning my apartment for the past few hours. Actually, I've been having dizzy spells for the whole day and it's pretty unpleasant.

Anyways, I've been busy the past few days with social gatherings. I've been eating non-stop and socialising with people. I'm at the phase where I dislike face-to-face socialising. I'm not sure if I'm fed up with all the ridiculously twisted truths of reality or that I'm just lazy. But I honestly hope it's the latter because I still enjoy hanging out with my good friends for a few drinks and some good conversations.

Last weekend, I attended a year end party hosted by the Singapore Embassy in Japan. To be honest, I'm only attending for the sake of having some local food which I was dying to have. Also, to meet up with some of my favourite people I got to know from the outings there. After we had our food, we visited to the nearby Buddhist temple. Then, we visited Tokyo Tower that was just five minutes away. We did the same last year as well. It sure brings back memories. This  year, we only had three people instead of five because the other two went back home to Singapore. I'll miss them for sure. This year, I managed to meet new people, which was really cool as well.

Earlier this week, I went out to have some korean BBQ with two lovely ladies from college. We had a few drinks and hung out at a bar before heading home. We even took purikura together, which was awesome. This coming Thursday, I'll be hanging out with a group of awesome people from college as well. We'll be going to see some illuminations so hopefully I have a lot of photos to post up soon. I have a lot of photos I have yet to edit. I don't know how I'm ever going to finish all of them. lol.

Might be a little too early to say this but so far, this year has been great. A year full of new meetings and challenges. It's a good way to let me say goodbye to the past. I like the new me. I learnt a lot and I want to continue learning more.

God bless.

xoxo,
C