5 parts pride, 5 parts brilliance and 3 parts instinct. Add to a cocktail shaker and mix vigorously. Add caring to taste! Do not overindulge!
That apparently, is how you make a Zhong. It's funny to think that for something that could be so random, it might actually be somewhat close to the truth. Close enough anyway; Not too brilliant, a tad too proud and very much instinctive. I sure could use some of those caring now though... Haha. The good thing is I've got Nicky with me now, who spent three horrible months ina a dirty cardboard box. He's finally restored to the spot beside my pillow, and it feels so good to have something to cuddle up to at night :D Really did miss him lots but all is well now that he's here =)
I know my New Year's post is long overdue but really, I think some of the people who read this should know that I didn't have the best of starts to the year. A horrendous Foundations Exam and the whole Vodafone fiasco later, I think, and certainly hope that things will only get better after this, like everybody says. Still, nothing comes free in life and I'm working my ass off now, what with Malaysia Night practices every Monday to Thursday night and assignments to be handed in every week. Luckily there are no tests on Friday this term or I'd be really biting off much more than I can chew. Am barely coping with the workload even though it's only the second week back to Warwick and I expect more sleepless nights and panda eyes to come. I don't even have time to do laundry now and the dirty clothes are staring at me from the laundry bag every time I open my bedroom door! Uggghhhh...
MNight practices are looking good though, and despite the actual lack of numbers we're making steady progress. Still, there's only four more weeks to go and the committee members,Sue Bee, Zhiyi, Jin and En-Li especially, are stressing and working their asses off to make sure that things get done. Hopefully everything will come together nicely in the end. I have to say that working in this group really brings back memories of the Yearbook days. Maybe I'm just being nostalgic, seeing that I'm not playing a really big role in this event, but the atmosphere is there, and the stage is set for people to showcase their talents. But being part of the production really brings the people involved much closer together. I suppose things will only get more frenetic as we get closer to February 7th, but if we all stick together and do our role I think we can make it good. For people in the UK, please do come and watch us! I promise we'll try our best to blow away your expectations and stage a show worth your while. Tickets are already on sale and you can get them from me for 10 pounds each!
It's not that nothing good has happened in the first few weeks of the new year, but me being me prefers to ponder upon the bad things. To start with, the Hogmanay Festival in Edinburgh on New Year's Eve was amazing! Really, closing off Princes Street for a street party is a stroke of genius. The fireworks were very impressive, especially since they were going off from the castle where it's visible to everybody and the organisers had pulled out all the stops to light up the night sky. I suppose with the current economic crisis, people came out in droves to party and look for something to celebrate while temporarily forgetting about the credit crunch; and my were the streets packed. The sheer amount of people really added to the festive mood and I was lucky enough to be there to soak it all up. Thank you's go out to Ee Leen and Yen Ping who brought me around Edinburgh to see the sights when I was there, and Aunty Mary's family (including Aunty Mary herself) for having me over for both Christmas dinner and New Year lunch.
Other than that, my bookshelf is now filled thanks to some much welcomed Christmas shopping. Am starting to understand what retail therapy is all about now haha. I haven't gotten to reading all of the stuff that I bought, but quality books were just going at amazing prices, as well as original DVDs, and I couldn't pass up the chance to grab myself a few. With some luck, and even more time to boot, I'll be able to have some good times in bed with a good novel or two. A long winter coat to combat the cold basically rounded up my Christmas shopping, and I hope people are satisfied with the gifts that I sent out =) Oh and since my birthday's just around the corner, I decided to splurge (sorry mum and dad!) on a new (literally) shiny phone for myself and a brand new contract with Vodafone. It's the HTC Touch Pro, which is really a feature packed monster for nerds like me to ogle over and put to good use. By some cruel twist of fate, the phone can't be used yet until Vodafone ports my number over from T-Mobile on Wednesday, but initial testing suggests that it's going to be a good buy. Yes, it does not have a minimalist design, nor is it as thin and light as the iPhone, but it makes up for it by being better features-wise and having a full-fledged slideout QWERTY keyboard. The TouchFlo 3D interface is amazing, and being able to move between tabs seamlessly is just such a treat. I didn't expect a phone running Windows to be able to launch programs and such without much of a lag time; Unlike the iPhone, mods and tweaks are readily available and are all free, which means I can customise my Touch Pro to my heart's content! The front panel IS a fingerprint magnet though, and you can't really use it without a decent screen protector in place in fear of scratching the gorgeous touchscreen, but the phone does come prepacked with one, which is a sign that the developers have already anticipated this problem.
Anyhow, I think that it's about time I go to bed. Nothing really significant here, just an update about my life. A more thought-provoking post should be on its way soon once i find the time to put some words down. Good night everybody! And hopefully everybody has a good year ahead!~Zhongy~
You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath followed by another.~Oprah Winfrey
P/S Debbie if you're reading this, your sis and you deserve credit for the recipe haha =)
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