A Degree-holder

My god, I haven't updated for so long? Oops.
Today (or yesterday, if you want to be that anal) I finally collected my BA degree. Yeah it's Honours but so what?
I finally did it. It was a hugh sigh of relief for me, you guys who know what I went through will understand why.

I didn't attend the graduation ceremony. I hope the Loughborough Representative wasn't Simon Downs because I adored the lecturer despite the short acquaintance. My mom really wanted to see me go through the graduation ceremony though. Especially cos she never got the chance to attend university and the such, I suppose. I felt so bad I had to tell her, "Mom, I'm not going."

Anyway, since I'm starting work, I will try to take on more financial responsibilities, and draw up a plan that will allow me to study something part-time. Then, I will go to the graduation ceremony in the academic gown and cap like she wanted. Because I would be able to say I put in hard work and effort and have earned it solely on my own (not that I didn't earn my Graphic Communication degree on my own, of course).

I expect to be really really busy until past Chinese New Year next year. That's kinda sad, if you think about it, but most importantly, I hope to learn as much as possible. Suddenly, I miss the UK. I want a cold winter. Okay when I go Melbourne, I cannot complain about the cold~~

Manda met up with me and gave me a congratulatory card! You have no idea how happy I was k! We had a so-so dinner but we always have fantastic face-to-face talks. I can't sleep now because of the conversation we had just now. I really need to sleep though... Okay I should go do that now.

Weezer - Island In The Sun

I never liked sunsets. They make me feel upset.

But I like sunrises.

On Reading

The other day, I asked, "Mom, why don't you read books anymore?"

"Because the words are too small."



-_-"



Well I wanted to, and did, get Mitch Albom's For One More Day for my mother as a Mother's Day gift. I first read it at Rendy's. It was very touching, so do read it if you can get your hands on a copy.

Some Bullshit You Hear Often

"Everything happens for the best."
No it does not you dipshit!

"You're going to hell cos you don't believe in the Bible."
I'd believe the bible if it states you're a total ass. You're supposed to believe in God, not a book.

"Good things come to those who wait."
Yeah tell me that when I need to pee and the bathroom's full.

"Smoking is wrong."
Smoking is bad for health, not wrong.

"They will get their retribution."
So I'm to sit here and wait?

"Life is not a bed of roses, you know."
Of course, not when you're in mine!

"That is a fact."
So every other time you speak, it's a lie?!

"Master your emotions."
There is a reason why they are called emotions

"... for the common good."
And yet people who say this are never communists. The perfect case of No Action Talk Only!

Lines Revised

How to say, "I'm not interested in whatever you're saying!"
I'd really love to stay and chat but I have to get home to watch my toenails grow.

How to say, "Get lost!"
We need a lot of distance between us.

How to say, "You have no logic to speak of."
Your way of seeing things is really out of this world! Literally!

How to say, "Let's break up."
Let's start from the beginning where we didn't know each other, and keep it that way.

How to say, "WTF."
WTF.