Thursday, April 4, 2013
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
New Orleans Pt 2 / DC
Ok pictures from my phone about the trip first. It is most likely I will only go develop the pictures from the film camera this weekend. THE HOST WILL FINALLY BE OUT THIS WEEK I CANNOT WAIT AND SURPRISINGLY THEY ARE BRINGING IT IN AT THE MEADVILLE CINEMA!!!!!! Despite its ulu-ness at least they have the sensibility to have these new films :')
On the cab from the New Orleans airport to the downtown area! The cabbie had the window open we don't know why.
Bourbon Street~ In the spirit of St Patrick's Day people would stand on balconies like these and throw beads down! And engage in other forms of merrymaking wtf like drinking and all. Some of them go crazy dancing on top and they accidentally slosh beer down.
Random streets near Bourbon Street hahaha these are all in the French Quarters. Oh god I love the French Quarters all the buildings are so beautiful *____* I can just take pictures there all day~~~~~
We got po-boys (a type of sandwich) from this store, Johnny's, which is apparently quite popular! And it was indeed, there was a line that formed all the way till outside the store when we got there. But of course it's not as hiong as KOI la with people queueing up for 2 hours just for a cup of bubble tea wtf. Also because they're quite fast with their service here, obviously they have to be because they know there are lots of people.
We tabao-ed and went to eat by the Mississippi River. After that we walked by the river. Does it not sound romantic? Wtf but the river wasn't very picturesque and I was there with my sister SO.
Hahahhaa I thought this was quite funny someone went to place a lei-thing around this random statue. Around town we'd see chains of beads and leis hung randomly at places all because of St Patrick's Day.
This was at some open area outside the St Louis Cathedral. This makeshift store in particular reminded me off a scene from Before Sunrise where Jesse and Celine were around the streets in Vienna and they come across this guy who makes a poem for them with a word they contributed.
Me looking touristy bah it's no fun to take pictures alone. This was at Magazine Street which I LOVED. It's this quaint little suburb (at least, I think it's a suburb. It's not that far away from downtown actually) with cafés, vintage/antique/thrift stores and houses. I love it I love it I love it I would totally live here. Oh Sandra Bullock has a house in Garden District, which is near this area.
The next morning we had dessert at this place, Brennan's. It had really positive reviews online so my sister wanted to go try Banana Foster Bread Pudding. When we got here we realized it was fucking atas and the breakfast set was priced between $42-$60 WTF. The desserts were affordable (for us) because well it's only dessert. I have pictures of the dessert on my camera so that'll come up again later.
But anyway, it was really good! The banana foster bread pudding that is. There was rum in it yummmmm and I also got pecan pie. Actually I got quite full but made myself finish it so it would be worth it. Everyone in there looked rich and the waiters all wore suits....
Ok rest of the pictures are from DC haha.
I actually took a lot of pictures in DC, but nearly all of them are from the Museum of Natural History! So I'm not going to post them up don't wanna bore you all la right. I mean why would you want to see pictures of animal figures and rocks/gemstones right wtf. Just Google it.
But here are some.
Hahahahhaha wtf saw this and got reminded of Darren Koh who is in army he ignored my last Whatsapp T____T ahbear did you throw your Blackberry away or something
This is a Eurasian harvest mouse!!!!! It is really tiny
A butterfly trapped in amber. Very rare! I thought it was quite pretty *__*
On the second day we went to the National Museum of Crime & Punishment and I didn't talk any pictures there but hahaha I had to take a picture of this:
I really think it's fucking hilarious?!?!?! They had stuff like this on the walls with different questions. HHAAHAHA it reminds me of the ridiculous MCQ options available when you do multi-choice questions sometimes. "Send a meaner message back to them" okay actually that sounds like something I might do.
Also went to this Malaysian restaurant aptly named, uh, "Malaysian Kopitiam".
Actually the food was not great but I guess we make it a point to get Asian cuisine when we travel because we just miss food like that too much.
My sister and her horfun, which was strangely like a soup.
My bowl of curry chicken and a bad photo of me taken by my sister wtf actually she took a better picture of me after but it's ugly so I'm not going to post it.
Ok end of pictures! This post is terrible I cannot be arsed to type properly wtf.
I went to class just now actually and was intending to complete this post after I finish classes today and after gym. BUT Professor Williams (the Sociology professor) didn't turn up -____- SO IRRESPONSIBLE HE DIDN'T EVEN EMAIL US TO SAY HE WAS NOT GOING TO TURN UP.
While waiting I was playing a game on my phone but the other classmates started standing up in the class imitating him saying things like "SOCIETY SUCKS!" HAHAHAHAHHA.
After 15 minutes everyone decided to leave, and one person wrote on the chalkboard "Lee, we were here. We tried. You didn't." LOL. I wonder if he's even going to be here today.
And even until now he hasn't marked our assignments yet!!!!!!! He kept giving excuses like "I'm having more classes this semester, so I'm busier" HELLO you've had weeks to mark our assignments!!!! If you're not going to grade our assignments then DON'T assign us 15 page essays!!!!!! In fact, don't assign us any work at all! What's the point of having us stay up late and wasting our weekends watching two-hour long videos when you're not going to grade the work?!?!?!
Always dreading my Tuesdays and Thursdays because it's on these days that I have the worst classes ever. These are supposed to be relatively interesting topics but the professors are fucking awful. Lee Williams, with his irresponsibility and dogmatic leftist lectures; and then David Buck WHO DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
I was fucking pissed when he emailed us over break and assigned us homework. Fuck you, you should have told us BEFORE break! I was pissed because I didn't bring the books along. And I have no respect for him because he doesn't even know what he's talking about in class. I think even this sophomore in the class (who is a Religious Studies minor) is more capable of teaching the class than he is.
When I opened his email over break and read it I immediately expostulated, "Asshole David Buck!"
Wa fuck I really hate him.
And every class I have to sit there listening to him teach, pretending like he really understands the topic when he doesn't.
I think he is assigning the work to glean knowledge from our homework submissions wtf.
Sorry if this post is ahlian-ish I feel terrible and I need to rant.
I suspect my subsequent posts will be like this too sigh I really don't feel like doing anything because I feel extremely pent up. Hopefully the gym will make me feel better later.
Have to go see David Buck's face in another 45 minutes T___T if only I can skip it sigh but we have to turn in our assignment today.
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Michelle: What's wrong with you?
Me: I'm depressed.
Michelle: Just because of that B-minus? God Aubrey–
Me: No. I mean, yeah, because of the B-minus. But I've been depressed for weeks. I just want to go home. I don't want anything to do with school.
Michelle: You have sundowners.
Me: What?
Michelle: Sundowners. Was it sunny all the time in Singapore?
Me: Yes.
Michelle: Then you have sundowners. It's when you move to a place where there isn't enough sun, and you don't get enough vitamin D. So you feel depressed.
I wish it was as simple as sundowners because how can I be this depressed for weeks without even knowing why and if you knew me you'd know this kills me even more because when it comes to my own feelings I always need to know the answers I always need to know why
Even admitting this aloud is shameful because I can just feel your contempt, traversing the oceans and miles to this desk at which I sit. You care. I'm here for you, you would say. But beneath that a wisp of the sentiment "Be stronger" is left unuttered. But I feel it, it's palpable like heat clinging onto air on a hot summer day, I see it in your eyes, as if you were right in front of me. Your gaze is enough to have me retreat further into myself.
My dear, if you care, then where are you?
Don't misconstrue my intentions... I never felt that way.
I am oversensitive, neurotic, overwrought. Why is it that after years of shunning physical touch, of recoiling as my mother attempts to lay her hand upon my shoulder, of twisting uncomfortably as I am caught in an embrace... All I want for now is to be held, for someone to stroke my hair and tell me that everything will be okay? I will not be convinced, because nothing in life is ever "okay". But I would think that in that moment, I would believe it.
Pictures from New Orleans/DC soon, after I finish this roll of film.
LOL sidetrack: Michelle is talking to her mother on the phone and telling her mother "PA" but her mother didn't get it so she just snapped, "P! As in 'P' for 'penis', mom!"
Ok I don't know what else to say bye.
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