A random post of musings…

It’s well into midnight now, and I sit alone in the quiet serenity of my gloomy dining table (also my study table, my laptop table and my PS2 table) as I’ll Be by Edwin Mccain softly soothes my rather frustrated self. I’ve been on the PS2, having my usual romp at Pro Evo Soccer 5 and almost breaking the DVD in 2 due to immense exasperation; I lost to the same team for 3 times in a row. (Ok, I can face it. I SUCK. But the CPU is CHEAP. Dirt cheap I tell you! It’s injustice! Where art thou fair gaming?*@&#@% Konami…)

I’ll Be, the song, has a spot somewhere deep in me. A song I reserved for an occasion that my or may not come, depending on my competency. Every time it’s soft, entrancing tunes flood into my listening I’ll drown myself in thoughts of it. On some days it may become more vivid; closer and real, until its taste can grasp my vague senses… and I’ll be lost to it. Deluged under a self-concocted sweetness numbing in its wake, and blissful in its melody

(That, my friends, is what I call fantasizing).

Today was a rather peculiar day, in a way I can’t really describe. Perhaps it was a slight departure from the monotony of my dull, colourless holidays, yet everything did feel the same. The same awakening. The same food. The same form of entertainment. The same means of passing time. It felt like the usual, yet all the same unusual. Weird. I guess I’ve eaten sour Skittles a packet too many.

I woke up to a clay pot of leftover chicken porridge, which I shared with my brother while watching Lee Rock on DVD (not the Rock Lee Naruto character, but the 1991 movie starring Andy Lau). I just realised that despite having known the movie for ages, I haven’t actually sat down and watch it till the end. It was surprisingly good, I have to admit, though rather odd at times (typical of early nineties Chinese movies). A grittier and darker remake would be nice, but I concur that at times classics should be left classics.

Lunch was instant noodles with an egg… not exactly a healthy diet but I guess a poor student on his semester break shouldn’t complain much. Dinner could’ve been much better; I was initially rather enthusiastic to be able to cook sweet and sour pork (with a newly procured instant packet of the sauce), and cooking can be immensely satisfying on good days. But dad decided to come and ruin it by mixing the sauce mixture to be fried together with the pork (T-T), and the gravy is done instead with ketchup. What came out was an overwhelmingly sour + salty + sweet rendition of Cooking Gone Bad (and very shocking coming from my dad). It was horrible to honest, and I was close to barfing at every piece I forced to eat out of gratitude for my dad’s hard work. Mom complimented it after a small piece, and I never seen her touch another one after. Dad was utterly convinced that he made something innovative and good, albeit a ‘tad’ out of hand, asking me if it’s good at times and then just noting that it’s good anyways. I noticed he never actually eaten any. I abandoned after a 4^th piece, and the dish looked untouched. Great. Lousy leftovers.

(Well, the good thing is that a somehow failed attempt at a ‘salted-egg fried cuttlefish’ was completely devoured by everyone).

The 3 pieces of tofu I bought just turned bad today, thanks to a lot of dad’s interfering, so I guess I won’t be cooking anything for the week. So much for having an experimental dish in mind… sigh.

Argh, my terrapin died. The maid found it ‘white and completely severely dead’ this morning. I wonder if dad plans to get another…

Alright, it’s rather late now, so I guess I’ll be turning in. I have a movie with my aunt and cousin to look forward to in the evening (finally!). And Michelle said that she may be planning to come down to Kajang for a sate lunch with Amanda and another friend. I hope H.J Samuri is open for lunch during the fasting season.

Goodnight people.

Word of the Day:

hypnagogic
Of, pertaining to, or occurring in the state of drowsiness preceding sleep.

Song of the Day: Snow, the original soundtrack for Noir (anime).

Movie of the day: Lee Rock Part 1 (Eh… no comments).

Currently reading: The Eldest (0% progress since last reading… which was last week today).

Currently playing : Okami