0020: Hello April

I'm trying to read at least 20 books this year. Last year, I wanted to do 11 but totally failed big time. I've already completed 4 books. On my 5th now. It's called The Devotion of Suspect X. I just started reading it today. My bookmark is a piece of tissue which I've written on with an introduction to a short story I'm thinking of writing. It's silly because I actually have a notepad… Which I used to jot something else down…

My degree show is coming up and I've been holding back on art requests. I haven't even had the time to do anything on DeviantArt which is bad in a way since I'm a staff member of a group. I should go and check up on that for an hour or so.

Easter holidays started early for us in the school of art but I spent the first two weeks working in school in the darkroom. More than a hundred pounds went out of my pockets for the materials. It's worth it, though.

My aunt came over to visit me for a couple of days I would have thought that she wanted to come with me and look around Winchester. I don't know why she wasn't so keen.

I went to Hull the other day to meet up with my little brother. We watched The Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists and Mirror, Mirror. I've a feeling we should've gone for 3D on the first movie but oh well. Other than that we didn't do much. He stayed over at my hotel room until late to watch some TV and left during the night. We also ate delicious lamb ribs coated in sauce. Incredible taste.

I went to Brighton after that as well. I bought a pair of purple jeans there and apparently, when I wear it with my white belt, I time traveled to the era of psychedelics. I spent a lot of my time on the pebbly beach there trying to create a tower of stones and pebbles.

Took some pictures on the film camera but everything got exposed and ruined. I went home after 2 nights and arrived in Winchester on a saturday just past midnight. Bad timing, too, because there was a football match on that day and most commuters were drunk.

I was incapacitated for 2 days because of the time of the month. I usually call it the demon baby because my cycles are irregular and when it finally comes it feels like something is clawing my insides and piercing me.

I tried to continue working in the darkroom the other day and print some photos but in the end, I couldn't. I was ready with my things, too. It wasn't that I couldn't. It was more, "Health and safety. I can't let you in." kinda' problem. The lights circuit got busted and so it was a safety risk. I know I said darkroom and because the lights are busted it's super dark. However, the red light is needed. You know… red light? Yeah… OK.

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0011: The July 2011 Summary

I've left you, how many ever readers I still have, for a long time now. I guess I'll begin with something more recent.

The Now

I'm sick but hopefully, it'll subside and I'll get better. I joined the gym and wish I hadn't but I joined it and now I need to be deeply motivated to go. I motivated myself but I need more than my own motivation. I need support.

July 2011

That month was full of days of packing, unpacking and a lot of traveling. It is one of the most incredible months I've had.


Packed and moved to the new house.
Moved my friends' stuff all the way to the new house and I actually had fun stacking the boxes up. It was as if I was playing real life Tetris without the base doing a disappearing act!


Favorite past time: re-assembling.
After putting all the boxes to one side of the room, I started reassembling all of my furniture in the living room. I made a deal that the only way I will accept the small, almost cupboard-like space, room was if I had half the living room as my study area. I won.


The little brother, Verti.
On the 19th, I went to London and met up with my little brother who was going to leave for Malaysia to visit my parents for the summer holidays. He was going to leave on the next day and I was there to escort him to the airport. I had a nice time spent with my little brother. We weren't at each others' throats at the time so that was great.


Cousin's graduation day.
The day next after I sent my little brother, I went to Brighton to visit my cousin who left on November 1st back to Brunei. His graduation was on the 22nd and so, I stayed over at his old place for a few nights, alone. I had the whole place to myself. By the way, the place is owned by an artist, performer as well as a proper scientist! However, my idea of a scientist may differ from yours.


Mochien, the cousin, being awesome.
During the time I was in Brighton, I didn't have much time to be with him as he was working. So, I got to get him out of the place after his work hours to eat at a restaurant! It wasn't the best restaurant and we will not be going there ever again.


The last time
The last day I was in Winchester, I walked through the path behind my old flat to say goodbye to the place. Although I could not enter the building anymore, it was nice to see the ducks there still swimming around.


Heathrow Airport.
I believe that day was one of the worst. Long travel to the airport, waited there for the longest time, had the worst pre-flight wait and… it was basically the worst day of my life. It was stressful, it was saddening and it was an angry day. They only let us on the plane 10 minutes before the gates were about to close! They wanted us to go in after calling out seat rows but someone of higher authority came by and whispered to one of the workers there and suddenly the screen said Gate Closing. It pissed off a lot of people because in the end, there was no use for them to call out our seat rows. They just told us to herd right in like frikkin' cattle. I hope that kind of thing doesn't happen often.

Well, I guess that's it for now! I'll continue the update in the next post!

Until then!