so much for no more retail therapy

my throat is a little better today, though still phlegmy. but yesterday was horrid, and it felt all raw and ripped.

got a call from Elyn last night, who dropped a bombshell, telling me she’s relocating to Osaka for three years to study tourism, thanks to a scholarship from the Japanese embassy. omgomgomg!! i’m so happy for her, because it’s a great break. and really kind of dejected too, because that’s another of my friends going overseas for a heck of a long time. it looks like everyone’s leaving this tiny place to pursue further studies, while i’m stuck here with pathetic chances for impermanent exchange programmes and work&travel opportunities. moreover, she’s unlikely returning during her entire study stint, which means i wouldn’t see her until we both graduate from college. how tragic is that? sniffs, i’ll totally miss my  psuedo-grand-daughter, yes i will.

today beats the record for time-wasting travel to campus for a class. this semester, i also have a day where i only have a single class of two hours. which is quite depressing on its own already. and so i travelled back to school this afternoon for a lecture. which in the end lasted for only 33 minutes in total, out of which i was there for only 21 minutes since i was running slightly late at the start. i entered at 1:12pm, and was out at 1:33pm, leaving me slightly bewildered. it was seriously an introductory lecture as per its namesake. oh well, at least i got to go home early. it’s just that i felt a little cheated for all the rush and travel for that short class.

i guess that’s the typical character of back-to-school week. honestly, i actually looked forward a little bit to the re-opening of school this semester. maybe it’s because six weeks of total vacation was driving me a little nutty already with all that freedom. but i’m not naive enough to believe i’ll feel the same about this when the stress and work load set in. first week is to be celebrated, since there’re no tutorials. already introductory lectures have intimidated me enough with their threats of demanding assignments, reading lists, and harsh deadlines. oh my, the lamenting starts.

add/drop period has opened. and although i was truly lucky to get my first choices for both GER-PEs and UEs, i think i might want to do some serious academic planning. people around me are scoring fantastic GPA and working out their minor options and clearing major prescribed electives. while i’m stuck in a bit of a limbo this semester – with a random translation module. but at least my CS804 is about media, and clears my mandatory Arts GER-PE. i can’t believe so may people around me still haven’t had their class schedule confirmed, thanks to unlucky balloting and allocation. i’m so relieved i don’t have to go through the hassle and pressure of add/drop as compared to last semester, really.

anyway, lunch at Pizza Hut – spice-laden pasta while cozying up to my borrowed Erin McCarthy novel, You Don’t Know Jack. which is turning out kind of better than my first impression of it. … oh, before that, i was also the target of an apparent dare by a bunch of students today; an orientation group from RJC, i reckon. i was walking along the Yoshinoya-Pastamania stretch of corridor at the mall, when a girl in SCG uniform met me midway, freaking curtsied and mumbled something garbled. it was quite amusing.

post-lunch shopping! Fox is having a 50% sale storewide and i couldn’t resist. i had to stop myself from getting the burnt orange jacket or a print pullover, but i did buy a blue shirt and blue/grey checkered shorts. i love their range of patterned shorts! lol, there was this rather good-looking guy working there too, whom i overheard sheepishly asking his co-worker what does ‘checkered’ mean after a customer asked him a question. i also like this Esprit indigo sleeveless top, except it was like $30, and i was hesitant to splurge. maybe maybe maybe i’ll get it if i can’t stop thinking about it.

i really want to get a pretty printed canvas tote or something like that to lug my MacBook around, i swear. it’s getting tiring having to carry it in my arms and fearing i’ll just let go and it’ll go crashing to the ground after a long day at school. but none have caught my eye so far. i can’t seem to find white halter-neck tubes anywhere too. i think i’d like to drop by Cotton On Body for t-shirt bras sometime soon. i love the white lace camisole i got from there. … and omg, i love the yellow tartan spag/halter top and the vintage-inspired empire cut dress in this post! and it’s rather inexpensive too. zomg tempted. o_O

i got my LUNA SEA merchandise from Shaun the past Saturday after we met up for lunch at Astons, Serangoon Gardens. inexpensive western food is love! (: … the t-shirt turned out to be black, with LUNA SEA crystal-studded across its front. and the black tote is so suitable for grocery-shopping/library-books-toting that i had to laugh. it’s a nice waterproof material with a gorgeous design proclaiming the concert in silver. except it’s a little flimsy and there’s no closure so it wouldn’t be very practical aside from casual usage.

i went to the library earlier to procure more reading material during commuting and train rides. i was pleasantly surprised to find the shelves fuller than before, and well-stocked. which also means more romance novels which i have not read. i snagged a Lori Foster book, more Andrea Kane historical romances, and omgomgomg, Susan Elisabeth Philips’ Honey Moon! which i couldn’t lay my hands on in any bookstore. still, i’m super glad that i have a chance to read it now. regretfully, i couldn’t lug everything home so i had to give up some interesting looking titles. i am uber grateful to the extended borrowing limit these couple of months though!