How was your day?

Went to town for a jobseekers appointment, and to deposit some money in the bank. I found out when i'm getting paid, and I have enough to last me, so I thought i'll go treat myself.

So I went looking around Game, and i'm glad I did because I found this:


Cost me £15 preowned. Hngghh. I'm looking forward to playing this.

Nice. I recently bought the Japanese version of the game, brand new. It was completely worth.

First week of the new semester went surprisingly well despite not having any time to see one of my friends from elementary due to our schedules being so different. That being said I think I'll be making some good friends with people in my intro to psychology class because three of them are Filipino (I am as well), taking the same program as me and they're all into kpop/kdrama.

I lost my room key because the lanyard I have for it decided to just break all of a sudden.

RIP $100+ for a new permanent key

My new headquarters. For reference that flag up there is 45 inches lol

I uninstalled MapleStory after 7 years ( :
I also got ferry tickets for a weekend in Victoria B.C. next month, ayy.

i tried to buy some games in GAME today and they wouldnt sale me DMC Devil May Cry without ID because its 16+ rated.

i dont have a passport because i dont travel, and i dont have a drivers license cos i dont drive, so i had nothing to prove im 21. I was like do i not look 21? n the guys like no.

eternally 12 years old gg

I finished my first ever 10K run at Disneyland today! The theme was Star Wars!!

Total time was 1 hour and 32 minutes, average mile was 14 minutes 30 seconds, which is better than the 15 minutes I was attempting to stay under. Considering I don't enjoy running really, I had a blast and really pushed myself to jog it out further than my friend was wanting to when we had our running intervals.

I also did the 10K the day after hiking up a huge mountain behind the Hollywood sign. Smart decisions.

Finished first 2 weeks of full time employment! Because I did 2 semesters of co-op with my employer prior to being brought on full time they expected that I would be ready to hit the ground running. So there was next to no formal bullcrap or training when I started. Just jobbing.
Finally think I'm getting use to the ebb and flow of work so the NEXT thing to do is figure out the schedule for the volunteer work that my friend and I plan to start doing on a regular basis.
I also have to figure out how to plan a trip to Toronto and back using trains...I regret never picking up real world skills in the last 21 and a half years.

Oh, the 14th was my 1 year without Maple anniversary for whatever that's worth.

i tried to buy some games in GAME today and they wouldnt sale me DMC Devil May Cry without ID because its 16+ rated.

i dont have a passport because i dont travel, and i dont have a drivers license cos i dont drive, so i had nothing to prove im 21. I was like do i not look 21? n the guys like no.

eternally 12 years old gg

I know your pain. Everyone always says "It's a kind of compliment though, and you'll be grateful when you get older"

Which I guess is true. It's a pain though having to carry around ID all the time (all I have is my passport)

I know your pain. Everyone always says "It's a kind of compliment though, and you'll be grateful when you get older"

Which I guess is true. It's a pain though having to carry around ID all the time (all I have is my passport)

mm my parental units said the same thing about it being a compliment.

the kicker is that i was in hmv like 5 minutes before and bought bayonetta bloody fate which is rated 18 with no issues at all lol.

Back from New Zealand yeaaaaaaaa

Missed my dog so much ;-;

I should probably do something about my sketchbook threads tho zzz

Yesterday, [MENTION=259]Manu[/MENTION] and I got to meet for the first time. We spent the day exploring Dallas and hanging out, it was amazing and I am so happy this got to happen. Meeting friends from online is probably the best experience ever, and I thank you SP for bringing a lot of us together.

Here are some pictures!

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^ ooh jealous! (though your pictures are broken for me, can't see them) EDIT: both looking very handsome! looks like you had fun
I hope I can meet people from SP one day, that would be so cool.


My get healthy plan is going pretty well.
I cut down on the amount of sugar I have with my tea, and then eventually substituted my usual cups of tea (with sugar and milk) with peppermint tea which is way healthier, and water. I still have a cup of tea to wake me up in the morning, but it's far better than the 5 or 6 i'd have a day like before.

I'm exercising every night now, which is good, and tomorrow i'm going to be going to the gym again for the first time since like, October.

Also, as pathetic as this is as for a 22 year old guy, I don't usually eat my vegetables, but I've been making an effort to improve on this. Today I even cooked fish and a veggie burger, and ate all of it, despite avoiding fish and vegetables of any kind before.

This is really turning out to be a good year for me already, I hope this continues.

Back at my apartment for school.
Last semester as an undergrad starts on Wednesday!

Responses from grad schools come between mid February ~ April. Nervous and excited.

Starting to look into a degree in Aerospace engineering since I don't know how likely it is SpaceX will need an astrophysicist (jk I do know, and it's very unlikely).

Hangovers are the worst... when they last 2 days and the third one you start feeling better when suddenly all these memories start coming and I feel like punching yourself.

Apparently I need to eat to not fall sick so often ??? huh I guess life is full surprises... I'll do more of that from now on.

Hangovers are the worst... when they last 2 days and the third one you start feeling better when suddenly all these memories start coming and I feel like punching yourself.

goddess bless, i can't fathom how much one would drink to have a 2 day hangover!

GOT MY OPTOMETRY SCHOOL OFFER YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Editing this post because my day has taken a significant turn.
I guess I jinxed it by saying this was turning out to be a good year.

Less than an hour ago my mum came home and told me that my Grandmother had collapsed and been taken to the hospital to be resuscitated. For the next 30 minutes or so we were worried and finally she got a call from my dad, and she looked up at me and shook her head and god, I don't think I've ever felt that bad.

She was an inspiration to me, I looked up to her so much. She was kind and caring, with a wicked sense of humour. I loved her culture and her language (she's African, while I am white-british). She's an amazing woman and i'm going to miss her so much.

I even googled the article in which she got honoured by the president of Africa back in 2003:

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THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH recently held a night of awards to honour, among others, South African nurses who in the early 1960s volunteered to work in the newly-independent Tanzania.The Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), led by Julius Kambarange Mwalimu Nyerere, asked the ANC to invite South African nurses to take up the cause of African solidarity and work in the newly-independent Republic of Tanganyika (now known as Tanzania). Twenty nurses answered this call, among them some of South Africa's most talented practitioners.
Going down memory lane and recapturing the spirit of volunteerism that imbued these nurses, a member of this pioneering group wrote:
"The year is 1961. The East African colony of Tanganyika is about to become an independent state. The British colonial authorities are decamping fast. Among those making their way back to the heart of the empire are much-needed nurses. In South Africa, the African National Congress, despite its recent banning, gets a call for help from TANU. Could a few nurses be recruited to help out the soon to be 'Republic of Tanganyika'?
"In the face of relentless government oppression, the ANC swings into action. Albertina Sisulu recruits volunteers from Johannesburg. Mduduzi John Mbele and John Makhathini organise in Durban. Govan Mbeki enrols volunteers from around Port Elizabeth.
"Within a few weeks, 20 young nurses are ready to rally to the call of Africa's newest nation. In the Eastern Cape, five nurses leave Port Elizabeth by train. They arrive at Park Station [in Johannesburg] the following day. They are met by the young Thabo Mbeki. They walk from the station to Macosa House.
"From there they pile into Duma Nokwe's car and head for Ahmed Kathrada's house. The volunteers from Johannesburg arrive at 9.30pm. Inexplicably, the Durban group is nowhere to be seen.
"It is too dangerous to wait. The security police are vigilant, suspicious, omnipresent. The groups from Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth make their way onto a bus. They are accompanied by Tom Nkobi and a young white man posing as a Pastor. If stopped, their 'cover story' will be that they are on their way to a Church Congress in what was then the protectorate of Bechuanaland.
"They are stopped at a roadblock in Zeerust. Luck is on their side: it has been a long, hot day, and the police have clearly been drinking. The travellers are waved through. By dawn, they reach the border.
"Alarmingly, their 'pick up', a Mr Fish, does not appear. The bus driver is edgy. He tries to hide the bus behind a bush. Fortunately, Ntate Chomme comes to their rescue, allowing them to hide at his house. To their great relief, the missing Durban group finally catches up with the party.
"Together for the first time, the intrepid volunteers cross the border into Lobatse. There they hide, enduring some harassment from the colonial police, until the word comes: they are to move to Dar es Salaam, via Francistown.
"In Francistown, they wait patiently for the plane to take them to Dar es Salaam. It arrives, carrying the Chief Nursing Officer of Tanganyika, and JJ Radebe, the ANC representative. The plane takes off. It refuels at Salisbury and Mbeya. Finally it touches down in Dar.
"The reception at the airport is spectacular. Present to meet them are OR Tambo, Crower Radebe, the Minister of Health, and many in the South African exile community.
"The 20 nurses begin settling into the Tanzanian capital. But they have not come as holidaymakers. They have come to serve. By January 1962, they are deployed to hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Moshi, Tanga, Mwanza, Bukoba and Kibingoto.
"Behind them lie families, careers and the familiarities of home. But in a sense they have come home: home to an Africa that is free to determine its own future, free to nurse its own way to a better tomorrow."
Today, as the land of their birth prepares to celebrate the first decade of its own freedom, the selflessness, the sense of duty of these young volunteers, is not forgotten. We salute all the nurses who received the Veteran Nursing Award. They are: Victoria Magodla-Harling, Hilda Fongqo, Edith Ncwana-Madenge, Celia Khuzwayo, Mary-Jane Socenywa, Mary Mwandla, Tana Msimang, Edith Tunyiswa, Edna Miya, Neo Raditladi, Mmoni Segatlhe, Koleka Tunyiswa-Shabaan, Sinnah Jali, Ncinci Nzimande and Nosipo Molomo.
Like the twenty nurses who went to Tanzania, we have taken a bold initiative and declared this century an African century. This is a conscious effort by us to chart and determine Africa's destiny. Emboldened by the victories of the 20 volunteer nurses and the struggles of all the other activists that came before us, we are confident that our dream will be realised.
Another lesson imparted by this selfless gesture is that there is enough reward in serving other people. It is this philosophy that guides us as we pursue the dream of an Africa free of diseases, poverty and inequity. The contribution of these 20 nurses to the continent's struggle for democracy and better health care is a forerunner to the present day movement for a New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD).

Love you Granny V. wish it hadn't been so sudden so I could have said it one last time.

What makes this even worse is that me and my dad are working on her house while she's away in London, we were going to go up this weekend and finish it, but I think it might be too soon, with the thought of never seeing her there again.