More Moving Appendum

So I'm moving my stuff bit by bit over time and I've come to the realization that moving heavy stuff after dinner is not really the best of ideas... I was moving a book-filled box (NEVER, NEVER, EVER[!!] FILL A BOX WITH JUST BOOKS) into my apartment today after a sumptious Vietnamese dinner. In accordance with Murphy's Law, all doors were locked, all elevators were on the furtherest floor and the there was no one around to help me open doors. I thus lugged/kicked/dragged/pushed this 20Kg Box the 500 feet or so from my car to the apartment. Upon reaching my apartment, I promptly felt like visiting the bathroom. Note to self, move big boxes BEFORE eating...

Anyways, I think I can move everything I have left in one more trip, so that's good news. Gonna enlist the help of my colleague and his truck to move the big stuff. That's even better news.

Kinda nervous about going to work tomorrow. I believe that since I'm going against traffic, it should only take me about 45-50 minutes to travel the 45 miles or so to work. I'm kinda betting my late nights on this hypothesis. Else I'm gonna have to wake up at 6am everyday. Which is even worse than secondary school... and jc... and army... and university... Which would suck. A lot.

Oh well, we'll see if I can get to work on time tomorrow!

Moving

Is such a pain in the ass... Especially after you settle into routine at home,it takes so much effort to overcome the inertia. But I think it's gonna be worth it. The new neighbourhood is decidedly more up-scale. My new place is 10 minutes from downtown and it's in the midst of a whole bunch of restaurants, shops and other ideal people watching locations. Also, it's next to the lake and park and even close to the zoo (how relevant is that, I do not know). So hopefully, I'll have moved most of the stuff over this week and then I can relax. So if anyone is considering vacationing around my area, you're more than welcome to stay over at my place. It's actually worth showing off now. Haha.

It's one of the things I have control over so I'm gonna concentrate on that. Other stuff... not so much, all I can do I hope and try my best. 时期快要到了。。。到底会怎么样呢？

Video Overload?

For your viewing pleasure, the Nintendo Short Film Top 3 Finalists.

#3. See the previous post.

#2. Koopa Force!


#1. Good vs Wiivil.


Also, what would you do if you had 1,000,000? Maybe you can understand this song better than I do, but you don't really need a deep understanding of hokkien to enjoy it's idea. Kudos to E.B.O.F. for the vid link.

For Those Suffering in Cubicles Out There

If you think you have it bad at work, try comparing your day to a day in the offices of Nintendo. I'm pretty sure the fireballs, piranha plants and thwomps will have any of the your office jerks/bullies beat flat. Although I can imagine the Boo's being the annoying co-worker that hovers around you while you work. And then when you confront them, they just disappear.

Congratulations are In Order

To the dude who suffers from "Tourette's", a hearty congratulations. You are the first among equals (for now anyways). May you be empowered in your future and overpower all obstacles with a primal roar. And if you do have the time, help this poor Zu31G set up an assist with a (fiend's) grip on some unsuspecting target please. Haha.

Seriously, you the man. I just hope my life can be as joyful as yours soon. Best wishes, and here's something I whipped up for you. Hope you like it!

Winds of Change...

You don't need to go to Africa or California to experience the desert. Just go to Nebraska. With it's 70kph(50mph) winds, vast plains of uncovered dirt, you'll be eating dust and cleaning your ears for dirt in no time flat.

I think this summer is gonna to be a period of change. I'm moving my apartment from Ulusville to downtown Chicago. Hopefully the change in scenery will improve my doldrumic life. Also, I'm going on vacation in July so I can't wait for that to happen either. Getting a chance to see some friends from SG then as I go Washington (State). An opportunity to get out of the wind and sand. And hopefully then, I'll have some good news.

I really wonder, why do people live here in Nebraska?

Invisible Mario Kart

Ah Mario Kart, the purveyor of many a good times. And now someone has done a stop-motion video of a real life attempt at mario kart. Enjoy.

Who's afraid of the rain?

So as some of my readers know (or have inferred from the post and comments), my car window was smashed last week and someone stole my GPS. The vandalism cum theft occurred during my japanese class and I was totally unprepared for the sight of glass shards all over my driver seat and floor. To make matters worse, about 5 minutes after I reached the car, it started to rain. It wasn't any kind of spring shower, the raindrops were the size of your fingertips. It was a localized storm.

So I scurried about in the rain trying to clear the glass shards (by dumping them onto the ground beside me) from my car, to restore some semblance of order to my suddenly chaotic vehicle. When it was somewhat cleaned up, I decided to seek cover in the backseat of my car. The rain was pounding the car and I had to wedge an umbrella into the driver seat window to try to keep my car dry. It was truly a sorry sight I think. An orange umbrella trying to shield a gaping hole. Why me? I already have to deal with being sent to the middle of nowhere and now THIS? Those were the only thoughts I could muster as I sat, soaked and feeling sorry for myself, in the midst of the pouring rain. But after a while, as I surveyed the interior of my car, I felt calmer. It provided an (imperfect) sanctuary from the howling rain. And I realized that I could only control so much in my life. I don't have any say in whether someone will break my window, but I can reduce the odds of that happening. I can sit around and bemoan my fate all day long but the glass isn't gonna magically disappear (sonic attrition perhaps?). You can bitch but bitching and taking action is so much more efficient at getting yourself back on your feet. And the hopelessness of the situation kinda receded. It was a $650 lesson in life that I don't think I will forget anytime soon. This was not to say I wasn't depressed nor that I didn't bitch about it as I drove 40 miles home with the wind blowing past me on the highway.

When I got home, I thoroughly cleaned up that mess and now my car is actually cleaner than before the incident. The next day, I went to get a replacement window and life resumed as normal (sans a GPS - anyone know about any deals?).

I think that the ordeal was made that much more bearable because I have good friends (a shoutout to R & Y & all the people I bothered on my drive home). And I think that the same applies to life. Even though I'm a semi-vagabond right now, it's not something I can control. What I can do is maximize my own skills and improve my fitness. And I'm thankful that I have good friends that I turn to when things like this happen.

So really, who's afraid of the rain? Not me. Not anymore.

You Know What They Say...

About doing things irrationally under duress, so I really shouldn't be doing this but...

FUCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK. I HOPE YOUR BALLS ROT AND DROP OFF WHOEVER YOU ARE.

I think balls are ambiguous enough to cover both genders. I will update again when I am rational. And poorer.