With the start of my new job this upcoming Thursday, where it requires me to work on Saturdays, I will say farewell to my Saturdays and Sundays two consecutive days off. X_X;; I guess I should be glad that I get Sunday and another day (not sure which) off, but still.

This also means, I have to say farewell to my Friday nights partying. Darn.

At least with this job I can say farewell to waking up at 6 in the bloody morning routine. I hope. Unless I have a really darn good reason to wake up at that ungodly hour, I will rejoice in not waking up at that dreaded time in the future . . . I hope.

Who knows what’s going to happen to my schedule after Thursday. All I know is that it’s probably going to let me have my vampire sleeping schedule back. Yay! However, until Thursday, all the stuff I just typed up are all speculations; although I am definitely sure about working on Saturdays. T_T

This long weekend was very relaxing and wonderful . . . minus the coughing and blowing my nose part. I’m still a mucus mess. Gag. Monday was a holiday, and I took leave Tuesday and Wednesday to have a nice long weekend off!

Sunday
I was supposed to meet David and go eat Indian food. However, I suffered from an overnight attack of flu soreness and fever. I didn’t sleep until it was past four in the morning, and that was only after NyQuil had entered my system. When I woke up at noon, I knew I was going to be wonky, so I cancelled the meeting, went back to sleep until three in the afternoon. The rest of the day was spent in front of the computer and playing Princess Debut on Ubi the DS and beating one ending of it.

Monday
Again, I stayed home and this time I played Time Hollow. HOMG. Best plot in an adventure game after Gyakuten Saiban series. Too bad it’s too bloody short. X_X;; But graaaagh! Time travelling stories always intrigues me and always makes my mind explode. The plot: excellent. Graphics: decent. Music: nice but limited selection. Characters: <3333 Derek. Gameplay: Eh, had some issues, and the Hollow Pen wasn’t used enough. Replayability: None. X_X;; But the plot alone just makes me squee.

Tuesday
Met AJ briefly for coffee and lunch. Then came back home and just did random computer stuff. Oh and blogged a lot for Ningin and also for Girlybubble.

Wednesday
Today I . . . stayed home again. Dun dun dun. I lead a very boring life. Then again, being sick and having crappy immune system doesn’t really help me much to go out and have fun. XD Neither is the fact that you’re on a mini-holiday while everyone else is working or going to school. Oi. Oh well. At least I rested and got a lot of stuff done.

Conclusion
I work only half a day tomorrow, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next week. Four and a half more days at my current job and then I switch over to my new one. Oh vey. X_X;; Oh well. Two more days, and it’s the weekend again. YAY!

First off, the won rate is horrendously wonderful for us Americans. However, that’s not a good thing for Korean people. I exchanged money the other day, and it was 1370 won to $1. I nearly pissed and shit myself when I heard the rate. Anyway, so I exchanged some moola because this was going to be one moola-spending five-day weekend. Saturday, the first day of the said long weekend, proved to be a very busy one. I can’t recall the last time I had a day this busy . . . well let’s recap the day along with some pictures!

Yongsan Electronic Market Adventure
I met up with Stella to go to Emart. My original intention was to get a camera case for my Dad’s camera. Along with that, I wanted to get two new earphones, look at some cases to start my custom-building computer escapade, and other stuff that strikes my fancy. Well, I indeed found a hard case for the camera for 10,000 won, two headphones for 10,000 won each, and a generic spare battery for my camera at 15,000 won.

I also found some potential cases for my future computer, and a wonderful thing called USB 2.0 hub. I wished I had discovered that thing EARLIER, like five years earlier. That will be a much needed accessory for my new computer soon. Here are the pictures of the camera case: one without the strap and one with the strap attached.

Parents’ 30th Anniversary
That’s what happened to fall on Saturday. I decided to reserve them at Sables, a restaurant in Dragon Hill Lodge, give them a $100 restaurant gift certificate, arrange a pretty bouquet of flowers to be on their table with a card (with a balloon as an additional bonus!), and pay the waiter the tip. They promised to serve them real well and even give them a free “anniversary” cake.

The point of all this was for my parents to not pay anything there. X_X;; Well that didn’t quite work out. Their total went over the gift certificate’s amount, and they tipped the waiter(s) again. I was a bit !@#$!@#$ about it, but oh well! They told me they enjoyed it and the service was excellent. Considering how they were paid in $40 tip, they better have been! Regardless, the pictures below are the flowers and balloon I got them.

Digital Perm: The Most Uncomfortable Experience Ever
I’ve been thinking about getting a perm for the last year or two. I’ve had perms before, but they were all the regular perm. This is the first time I’ve tried a digital one, and the only reason I did it was because this method gives me the kind of perm I wanted — or so the hair stylist says. So I decided to fork over 80,000 won to do this at a salon in my neighbourhood.

I am very happy with the results. However, I felt like a freak of nature, the Bride of Frankenstein, and Medusa. It was really uncomfortable being attached to it since I couldn’t move my head at all for the fear of tugging the connectors away from my hair and ruining the curls. I also felt like Little Orphan Annie when they unrolled it the first time, and I thought it was over. Thank goodness that WAS not the end results. Otherwise I’d have freaked out. So I spent three hours in a hair salon today. I hope to not step into one again for a long time. The pictures below are self-explanatory.

Here Rajita! These are for You!
Rajita wanted to see a picture of me smiling. Here’s one that has me actually smiling and one that just had me in “normal” mode. These were taken one night this week before I hit the shower. My hair had been in a ponytail all day, so hence the weird look to it.

Conclusion
FINISHED. LONG DAY. TIME FOR BED. KTHXNIGHT!

I Can Regain My Sanity
For the next five glorious days, I will not think about work, not go near the workplace, and just have some time to relax, hang out with friends, and accomplish some agendas on my to-do list since April! X_X;;

Yes, I took some annual leave Thursday, Friday, and Monday to make it a lovely five-day weekend. HOMG. I needed this. I really needed this. Here’s what’s on my agenda for the next few days and for the rest of the month.

Thursday
- Wake up at the ungodly hour of six in the morning.
- Go to SAHS to haunt the band room, play piano, and relive my volunteering/subbing days.
- Meet Elizabeth for lunch.
- Maybe go to Junggye-dong to meet Erin.

Friday
- Sleep in!
- Go to gym with Ubi the DS and play Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations for the third time.
- Meet Mike and swap letters for Final Fantasy III along with hanging out somewhere around Itaewon!

Saturday, Sunday, Monday
- Sleep for like twelve hours each day!
- Meet AJ.
- Work on couple website projects and other Internet agendas.
- Write fic.
- Watch more Rocky and Bullwinkle.
- Play Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, and The World Ends With You.
- Whatever else that I may find to do at the last minute. XD

September
- Wait for new credit card (hopefully it will come like it should instead of crapping out on me last month).
- Wait for new debit card and constantly worry if the old one will not work. X____X;;
- My huge list of Internet agendas that I do not get done this weekend.
- Continue with the fic writing.
- Work, work, and more work.
- Start and work on the October newsletter for work.
- Mummy’s birthday on the 24th — withdraw money for her X_X;;
- Keep a look out for three of my packages containing mangas.
- Get Hotel Dusk on September 11.
- And whatever else that may come up!

Google’s New Browser
I tried Chrome. Uhhhhh . . . I think I’ll stick with Firefox, even if FF’s been a pain lately, but I think it’s just my computer. Bah. I’ll kind of sit and wait on Chrome. I love my FF’s plugin and add-ons to give it up entirely, yet.

No, I am not an alcoholic. Seriously. However, these pictures below will indicate I am.

Yes, take-out cocktails in a bag. How . . . classy. Something about this is really incomprehensible. I guess it’s an interesting gimmick, but still, no thanks. I’d rather have mine in a glass at a bar or something. XD However, I guess if someone were to indulge themselves too much in these take-out cocktails or soju or whatever, this is what they will encounter:

Ah, Seoul, in Daehakro (Hyehwa Station area), where else will I find the most amusing and random thing?

Btw, these pictures are to be credited to Erin, who I met for the first time yesterday where we had a blast!