only living boy in new york

"Half of the time we're gone but we dont know where,
And we don't know here."


bittersweet goodbyes.

shoulda woulda coulda. suppose fate should decide.

Morning Post

SO WEIRD. I naturally woke up at 9:30AM when I went to bed at 4:30AM...and I feel WIDE AWAKE. Who does that?!!?! I wish this happened to me when I was studying for finals. Hm, I think part of the reason may be that my body told me to wake up and hydrate myself!! I don't know how much alcohol I drank last night, which is quite bad, but I did not throw up, so I am quite happy with the outcome.

I ended my last final on Tuesday afternoon and felt sooooooooo liberated. Reflecting back on the semester, I realized I let the academic part of EAP hinder me from fully enjoying myself here in Hong Kong. With my vulnerability to anxiety and stress, I felt strained with the amount of studying and work ahead of me and missed out on opportunities of travelling. At the same time though, I had the mentality that my opportunities are more spread out in the year so I didn't have to pack it all in. It was a good semester though, I think. A great one to start with some new little lessons learned that I can take with me in the new upcoming year of 2009.

Wasted

Time has been wasted, or NOT! I have a 3000 word paper that I have only written 1/3 of, and it is due tomorrow at 5 PM. HOLY CRAPPERONIES. So what was i doing from 9-3:30 AM last night? I was not working on it, of course. Instead, I got ready to go to the Fringe Club, where 3 indie rock and electro pop bands were performing. It was fun, and a new experience for me, considering that I haven't been to a low key concert catering to a small audience in a bar/lounge with a stage.

The first performance was so loud...they were a French rock band that I very much enjoyed, but the level of decibals blasting through the speakers prevented me from enjoying the performance. Yarrrr.

The second performance was a Hong Kong rock band. The bass player did not show his face--his back was turned towards us the entire time they were performing. What a mystery.
Third performance was my favorite! They were called A Roller Control...and they played electro-disco punk according to HK Live!. I felt the energy in my body from the catchy beats they mixed up. Too bad the whole crowd didn't feel it.

When I arrived back home to my hall, I took my McDonald's to a friend's room and just talked...and also keeping him from studying.


I have never tried so hard to get a D in a class. Eff this. For those who know, I try to do well in school, but for this class, I am only getting credit for and even if I took it for a grade, it would only count as an elective...which I have more than enough units for. Stupid EAP (Education Abroad Program) just requires me to a minimum amount of credits here and stupid School of Social Ecology will only accept 5 major core courses that I take here for the EAP.

HKU, in collaboration with EAP, hinders me from fully experiencing Hong Kong.

Enough with the whining though, it's time to start my day...Shower, Eat, and not sleep until I am done/punished.