Just Another Long Rant

Yet again, I have no arty contribution to my blog today. I haven't even finished (or continued, shall I say) the background I was working on. It's been really busy lately, and it's only been the second week into the term. Last weekend, I went to Manchester and it was awesome. It was wonderful to meet old friends again, especially one who I haven't seen for two and a half years, since I moved down to Hertfordshire. And I think, catching up with friends, seeing what they've been doing over the past year has been good. Sometimes, you just need those moments in life. 

I also bought lots (I say lots, but it wasn't that much, I wish I had bought more). I've actually eaten most of it already, and today's only Wednesday. I actually can't wait till my next trip till Manchester, I'm going to stock up like crazy. It's not that there isn't Pocky and stuff in Sheffield, but it's more expensive. If I was unaware, I would be willing to pay a ridiculous price for Pocky and all the other Japanese sweets, but you don't fool me when I know the prices >=[ There's this new Japanese store (which I mentioned in the previous post), and they were selling Pocky for £2.10 and Pretz for a similar price, the Chinese supermarket round here only sells it for 90p or £1.20 or something like that... but in Manchester I bought Pocky for 60p! So here's my mini rant on prices xD And just think about all the extra snacks I could buy from the money I save ^^ No one is going to separate me from my Pocky and cuttlefish (there's this snack which is called 'seasoned cuttlefish' according to the packet and it's damn amazing... It's not to everyone's taste but my life would be a sadder life without it ^^) 

I've decided that this post is going to be one of those where I talk a lot of myself. Interestingly, everyone seems to be blogging more about pictures and drawings and stuff. But in my old blog, my friends there and I used to just blog a whole page of writing... maybe blogger is just a lot less wordy? 

Today was my day off! YAY FOR WEDNESDAYS! I went bowling with some friends. First we went to Pizza Hut after I said I didn't like Nandos (we had a dilemma between Pizza Hut and Nandos). As usual, Pizza Hut had incredibly bad service. I wonder are they ever going to get it right? It's been so many years... surely some dude at the head office would have received enough and complaints and decide they must do something about it. There's really something wrong with the disciplines and management of that company. Today, I had to ask three times for a straw. The first time, the waitress said she'll get me one in a couple of minutes and walked off somewhere (she wasn't even going off to do something else that was urgent, in fact, she wasn't doing anything at all). Second time, I decided to try a different waitress, she also told me to wait a few minutes. Then finally, I asked the third waitress, and I finally got a straw. She also bought out a pasta dish my friend had ordered, then, just before he was about to eat it, he realised there was chicken in it. So they had to recook his dish, without the chicken. Another friend who ordered potato wedges for starters, then a small margarita pizza... but her pizza order was never placed. Sometimes I wonder will that place ever get things right? 

Then bowling was fun, after not bowling for so long... it felt a little weird but fun. I do regret not cutting my nails before hand though... because (maybe I'm bowling wrong) but I get this pain in my right thumb and after a few goes when the pain shows up... I'm worried about my nail breaking. It happened once and it was horrible. But nonetheless, I didn't come last. I only got one strike in two games, but it's a small achievement ^^ 

After bowling, I wanted to go shopping in town and make the most of my day ticket for the tram. But I had a stomach ache (I personally suspect the pizza because I hadn't eaten anything else that day besides my tea and biscuits which I have every day). Besides that, it was also because I was just super tired and needed to go home and rest. (Yes, I needed to rest, even though I did nothing but sleep till 10am and ate and went bowling... =.=") But the night before I was doing Purple Peace stuff till rather late; and boy, does making a website make your head hurt or make your head hurt? It makes your head hurt. Another thing I did on Saturday was discuss PP plans and this week I made a deadline for 21st February. That's the last day for the website to finish, and then we have to start promotions for our new website. But there's just so much to do on my super long to-do list. And the Purple Peace comic is driving me insane. But I know it'll all be worth it some day. PP is like my child (I know it sounds weird but just bare with it xP). 

Lastly, here's a little piano piece by koreanjeenyus. I can't even remember subscribing to him but I came across this video in my subscriptions and rather liked it =] 

Sushi

I've been craving sushi for daaayyysss (actually, I constantly crave sushi). There's a new Japanese place in Sheffield so I thought I'd check it out. I had a look at the menu outside, then walked in and actually, it's rather expensive (by this time, it was too late), so I was just going to buy some Japanese snacks and stuff but boy, they're well expensive, I'm heading to Manchester tomorrow anyway and stuff are like half the price, but I bought some anyway. Then I managed to eye the ready-made sushi: 

I craved sushi + the shop sold sushi = expensive sushi bought 

Sushi's always been expensive, but this place is probably charging a little bit over market price. Plus it felt expensive for someone who had already eaten lunch today. But I wasn't in a very good mood and I decided sushi would cheer me up =] 

Hehehe I'm not really a food critic but here comes my sushi assessment. The salmon's pretty thick so that's alright, but you can tell it's been stabbed with a folk, someone who was putting the salmon on the rice stabbed it with a folk (which idiot did that should be fired really). The rice is like a small ball, it should really be bigger, they shouldn't be so stingy, it's only rice, it's the cheapest thing there (other than that funny green (plus a little bit of yellow) thing which I don't know what it's called but it's not a cucumber). Plus, I don't think the rice has enough vinegar/seasoning, it's just a little too bland... I haven't tried the other one yet, I'm eating as I'm typing. Other than than... I'm not exactly satisfied but the sushi itself but it's satisfied my sushi craving =] 

I can't wait to go to Manchester tomorrow and eat some better sushi =D 

Busy Thursday

I have no drawings to contribute to this blog today... This term is way busier than last term. But later on tonight, I'll try and do more of the Purple Peace comic, but that's way stressful so I may just go to bed instead heheh xP

Hmmm I had three lectures today =[ From now on, Thursday is a super busy day. Some weeks I'll also have tutorials. I don't really have much to talk about today but I just want to post something xP

Oh, I'll share some happy news. I got my coursework back for one of my management modules and I got 85% =] I think it's about time I worked hard and get better grades, I've slacked for a bit too long since I've come to uni. But that essay, all I did was waffle and question things xP And the lecturer's notes on my essay was super difficult to read, but I think I managed to decipher it hehe =]

About 40 minutes ago, I tried to make pancake. It came the point where I was sifting the flour and I realised that I don't have any eggs, I'm so smart x_x So I went down to Tesco to buy some eggs and all the cheaper ones were gone and it wasn't until today that I realised how expensive eggs are. I was going to buy a pack of six, then I decided to buy a pack of ten for two reasons: they work out cheaper per egg hehe ^^ and that might encourage me to bake more (I baked lots at the beginning of the term but I'm gradually running out of time =[ but I really hope I can bake more and also decorate cakes but it's really sad because I can't finish them on my own, I'm not sure my friend's truly appreciate it =[ and sometimes it's a bit weird if I keep giving my flatmates cakes and cookies).

It's 7pm now and I'm starving even though I just ate 4 pieces of pancakes. (my recipe makes around 8 pieces, hence usually I half all the ingredients and just make 4 which is just enough to make a nice snack hehe ^^) but for some reason, I'm really hungry. (I suddenly crave sushi, actually I've been craving sushi all week.) I think I eat too fast, so even after I eat, I'm still really hungry... but then after a while, my stomach and brain catches up with the fact I've just eaten xD then I'll suddenly feel really full =P

Oh oh, I started a new drama. I can't even remember what it's called, but it's got Mike He in ^^ He's so good looking, but I'm not fond of his hair style... it's a bit too thick =[ but it's pretty good. I think it's adapted from a manga judging by the storyline. So check it out if you have time ^^

Mulan

Mulan is actually one of my favourite Disney films after The Lion King (and maybe Cinderella and The Little Mermaid). Actually, The Lion King is my ultimate favourite, then the others don't really have a ranking. 

Mulan (2009)

This evening I watched Mulan, but the real people film version. It's usually not my type of film, I say I don't like war films, but when it comes to it, I actually really like them. But I guess I say I don't like them because they're always really sad and epic, and I think it's really painful to think that something (or something really similar) actually happened and this is how millions of people died in real life. But Mulan actually turned out to be really good =] It's the 2009 version (and apparently there's another version coming out this year). But the main is this actress I quite like, she was also in the little sister in this other film called 'Closer' (or something on the lines of that), it's actually called 'So Close'. (It's also a pretty good film, some bits are a bit weird (not in a bad way and not that weird, but it used to make me cry. And it was because of this film that I fell in love with the song 'Close To You' ^^) Anyway I think she was really good in Mulan, so if you have two and a half hours spare, I recommend it ^^ 

The main dude was alright too. He looks familiar for some reason, but I haven't seen him anywhere (as in, in any films..., not literally anywhere xD) I'm checking out his Wikipedia page (as I do, when I discover someone new). He's in a lot of olden time/historical-y films. As much as I like history films and stuff, I can't take too many of them. They require a lot of concentration and understanding. 

P.s. As I was Googling the real version of Mulan I just watched, I realised that the Disney version was made in 1998... woah so long ago. I was only six years old... Time flies by. It really surprises me when I realise how long ago these Disney films were made but it feels like it was only last year or something... it's just such a childhood thing and it doesn't feel like it was that long ago because I don't feel like I'm growing older (or shall I say, I'm still quite immature xP) 

Back To Uni

I started lectures again today. I was so tired though. Even though I slept till 9:30 this morning and I was really tired. My poster woke me up though... I heard it fall and since then it has been annoying me by refusing to stick on the wall >=[ but I attacked it with a huge blob of blue tack. Mwuahaha >=] 

This term is so much more intense compared to last term. I have two maths lectures instead of one so I guess I'll have to do double the work. And I decided to be a good girl and started to make notes already... but this chapter is huge and I'm bored already. Its about functions of  or more independent variables =[ 

Today I also went into town and bought some stuff. I bought washing up liquid =] because my flatmates keep using mine and I can see it running out very soon. I also finally bought a refill for my Ambi Pur thing (I bought it ages ago, when I first moved in, and I didn't know you had to buy the fragrance separately, so for months I've just had this 'plug')... It's one of those you plug into the socket but this one's a light sensor so it's on during the day and it turns itself off at night. But actually, that's just weird... I just switch if off at the switch. Because it's stupid if it's on all day, because after a while, you won't notice it. So I switch it off when I'm home, then I switch it on before I go out, so when I come back it's all nice and fresh =] 

My room is just too messy right now. I'll tidy it soon... I went into my flatmate's room to have a chat today... and her room in it's 'messy' state is ten times tidier than mine... 

Plus the winds in Sheffield are ccrrraaaazzzyyy. Long hair + wind = hair in face. I was walking back from town and I could hardly walk.

I don't have any drawings to post today. I tried to draw in one of my lectures... I did an eye from the side but that wasn't anything special. Then I drew this squirrel character from my folder, but that didn't turn out too well either... 

I'll post a different type of picture though. 

This is an email from DVDHeaven that came through today. I really want these JYJ (*cough*justJaeJoongreally*cough) t-shirt(s). But I was rather offended when I looked at the price. Firstly, they're crazily expensive anyway. And now I refuse to keep being ripped off by all these companies for these rubbish quality t-shirts *cough*mymirotictshirt*cough* =[ 

But the price difference between their t-shirts made me sad: 

JaeJoong: $59.04 USD 

YooChun: $83.04 USD 

Junsu: $46.94 USD 

I'm happy that JaeJoong's isn't $83.04, because $60 dollars is more affordable than $83 =.=" but why is JaeJoong's t-shirt cheaper than YooChun's? (In my head, I feel like: price of t-shirt = popularity) 

Actually I don't really know what's the main point I wanted to make. I just wanted to point out that they're different prices and that annoys me. 

Anyway, my brain energy levels are dropping rather rapidly... 

Have a lovely week ^^