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Um. Let's start with my Christmas celebration. Well, actually. My family doesn't really celebrate it so the only celebration that could count as a celebration was with the people from work. More specifically, we had a BBQ and gift exchange at The Boss's place. Before that, as with all corporations, we had to suffer through hearing nothing but Christmas songs all day long at work. Not just any old Christmas songs, strange versions like those sung by Hi5 and—forgive me for saying this, those in my F-list who are religious—lots of prayer/praise-ish (I don't know how those are called) songs that make me cringe because as much as I understand that people believe in different things, I still think of myself as an atheist and I don't appreciate needing to listen to songs about religious entities and not being unable to turn it off or escape somewhere.

That whole playlist was burnt on a CD by The Lady Boss and before we started playing her CD, I wanted to burn my own mix because at least I will find songs that are as religiously-neutral as Christmas songs can get (goodness, TLB got horrified at 'Last Christmas'. 'LAST CHRISTMAS''! It's like, one of the classics! Mind do not compute!) but she wanted to use hers because she found a way to burn a CD that can play non-stop for eight (or was it 18?) hours without us having to restart the CD when it ends.

Seriously, has she taken into consideration that not all our customers are Christians, not to mention the fact that there is no dominant religion in Singapore, much less Christianity being a dominant religion here? How would she feel if she needs to listen to hours of Buddhist chants?

But anyway. Five days before Christmas, I had a shift and I brought my camera to work.

( Naturally, random photo-taking happened. )

( Polliwogs Christmas BBQ )

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以上、Chii です。

My JLPT4 examination is this coming Sunday and I've studied zero of it, and I still have three components of my last assignment of this trimester to complete by Friday which, I might add, I HAVE NOT STARTED YET. Instead, what was I doing? Looking at Merlin series 2 episode 13's promotional photos and I was effing making wallpapers.

( Ugh, Self. Why so FAIL? )

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以上、Chii です。

I was planning to spend my Saturday researching for the telephone interview assignment for my Media Interviews module that's due in two weeks and then catching up with Merlin fanfictions to cheer myself up because the Brazilian Grand Prix pushed Merlin out of this week's BBC schedule (damn racing cars; first making me take the MRT because my straight bus to school had its route changed when the night race was held here weeks ago, now it ruined my Merlin-watching schedule! Bloody racing cars!), but for some reason I suddenly felt like making a Ryan Wolfe wallpaper.

( Preview and links under cut )

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以上、Chii です。

It's supposed to be the hell-fire-weather period here but it's been raining every two to three days and it's bloody cold. UGH!

So after more than one month since getting the Torchwood series 3: Children of Earth, I've finally watched it yesterday. I slept at past 2a.m. the night before that and woke up at 6a.m. so I can have five hours to myself for CoE marathon before class in the afternoon. Alas, I lazed in bed a bit, was slow in washing up and having my breakfast, and had to spare precious seconds for household chores and stuff (argh, mother! D:). In the end, I managed to watch only the first three episodes. But! I finished the last two grueling episodes last night, so I'm finally done with it. Phew!

Because I'm crazy and self-indulgent-and-entertaining, I tweeted commentaries as I watched and now I'm gong to post them here. Because it will amuse me, shut up :P Only those who watch CoE will understand my tweets, though.

And yes, SPOILERS AHEAD!

(Time-stamp is in accordance to the international download version.)

( Day One )

( Day Two )

( Day Three )

( Day Four )

( Day Five )

( Some comments about the programming )

( Last minute decision )

Ugh... I've been typing this entry (very slowly) since this morning in class (oops :P) and my dry eyes are killing me. Also, I need a shower. Ugh.

*Backs away from Albus*

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以上、Chii です。

So. My proclamation at the end of this entry to not post anything on LJ until my trimester ends? A lie.

My declaration on Monday to never drink coffee again (because it was the first time I've experienced coffee-high that lasted from 11p.m. to 1p.m. the next day, of which during the whole time I was positively bouncing off the walls. It crashed disastrously right after, and I had to sleep the whole day away to feel remotely human again)? A lie. Am drinking Burger King coffee right now in the school's computer lab (shh!) to keep me awake until today's deadline is over. I have a feeling it will be a very regular occurrence every time there's a period of mass-deadlines.

My very resolute decision to not get involved in the whole Torchwood: Children of Earth-Ianto debacle/petition/peaceful protest (because there's this theory I have about why things happened the way it did and I don't want to look like an idiot having been all outrageously indignant when in the end things might work out the way the fan community wanted)?

A BIG-ASS LIE.

Go on. Click it. It'll probably be the only place on the Internet where you can see my face (unless you're on my list of friends on Facebook) because I'm deathly paranoid about the World Wide Web like that. But for Jones, Ianto Jones? The Universe, m'dear, the whole Universe.

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以上、Chii です。