after a short self-exiling stint, running away from letting you readers see inside my head, i've come back, sort of, to resume my blogging life.
the break wasn't all unfruitful though. i managed to sort quite a fair chunk out and gear myself up for the next couple of months which are probably going to lead me to the trembling cusp of sanity, or death.
anyway, as the past has always, always taught me, i miss writing terribly when i get into one of those 'i'm-never-writing-again' moods; so it stands to reason that i should work that love-hate aspect out. or not, we'll see.
i'm exhausted, thanks to the draining week that has gone by, so i'm gonna catch some z's now.
i finally decided that i had to have a 3g data plan so i meandered into a hello! store and did the deed. it was only half-price, too, thanks to a promotion. the shiny sim card that came with the plan stared forlornly up at me. looks like i need to get a new toy to go with it. 
the viewty by lg comes from the land famed for plastic surgery, extremely good-looking people (thanks to plastic surgery) and kimchi (which has nothing to do with plastic surgery because it is all natural and thereby great for health).
so this will be my glamorous internet-on-the-go device which i will use to surf the www, take 5mp snaps and cool slow-motion videos with, and also blog from when traumatically torn away from the home or office.
now to find a boring queue to stand in so i can use it.
nearly 2 years of anticipation faded too quickly under the garish lights of downtown east's grand opening of e!hub last sunday. the massive amount of tacky flashing strobes wrapped around its entire facade can't distract from the dismal revelation that this project was helmed by someone with no interest whatsoever in architecture, design, taste or sense.
i am bewildered at how a seasoned mall-culture such as ours could possible produce something which does nearly everything wrong. with the oddest selection of stores, the most awkward layout possible, the bland interiors and the overcompensatory exterior, it very nearly feels like *deep breath* this was intentionlly put together as a joke - a really bad joke.
i, of course, find it decidedly un-funny that i'm now living right next to the worst mall ever. however, on the bright side that could do with more wattage, at least cathay cinema is there, as is coffee bean & tea leaf.
i should learn to count very loudly, and cherish very fondly, this teeny blessing.
remember one of my 08 resolutions about taking up jazz piano? obviously it hasn't happened, nor is it likely to going by how this semester has been for me so far, so i did the next best thing and ordered a spiffy little digital piano from yamaha.
now, it is usually highly debatable what can be defined as 'best' and for whom is it 'best', so let me just clarify up front that in the exciting experience of my very logical world buying a big expensive toy in place of music lessons is perfectly acceptable and/or encouraged.
to put it in even greater perspective, this is a decision that i've been agonizing over for eons as i already own a decent upright. my dilemma is effected by the strange fact that i never get to practice on it since it's in the same room as (a) my dad playing his violin, (b) my mom watching television and (c) my dad playing his violin while my mom is watching television.
some people enjoy that kind of stimulation which borders on sensory assault. as for me, i appreciate a less discordant environment.
i considered lugging the poor underused piano into my room but it would sound too loud in such a small space and i would still be unable to practice late at night for fear of neighborly wrath. so i finally took a deep breath and placed the order for a digital version last friday.
the yamaha p85 arrives on thursday. i can't wait.
as you loyal readers will have anticipated, it's about time i acquired some new tech toy. so for starters, i sold the htc touch.
i know i was beside myself with delirium when i finally bought the touch in jan but the heartbreaking truth is that i didn't like it once i started using it. smsing on the touch turned out to be a huge chore because of the touch screen and let me tell you just what a slap in the face that was since this very same "awesome" touch screen was the main reason i lusted after it so intently. nonetheless i had resolved stoically to bear with having to use the phone with surgical precision and only when standing still. however, when friends started complaining of poor call quality, well, that made me think twice about keeping it.
anyway, the good news is i sold the touch for more than i paid for it and bought a cheaper 2nd hand phone. please say hello to the sony ericsson k770i:
so will this new phone go the distance with me? i really, really hope so, but let's not set anything in stone here lest i be further embarassed some near future down the road.
it has been nearly a decade since i last wore a watch. i can't recall exactly why i stopped wearing them either. maybe time wasn't very important then.
but here i am now, needing it, so i bought one.
it's a chunky formal watch from swatch which i believe will come in very handy during my counseling sessions. i could discreetly sneak a peek at it to check on the time instead of staring blatantly at the wall clock. some clients might be sensitive about what that act implies about them.
of course, that could only happen if i actually have clients to work with. so here's hoping my supervisor will miraculously read this.