The Big Fat Snail

The recent disruption in my frequency of blogging daily has been due largely to a lack of blog-worthy materials, and unfortunately, to a smaller extent due to me getting back into the momentum for school. Today would have passed as yet another day of me doing nothing productive, but with it also being the last day of the holidays, I simply had to dig into every nook and cranny of my life in order to find something to blog about.

Ok so I will ramble about yesterday's movie.Jie and I went to watch 崖の上のポニョat the Tiong Bahru GV. We had intended to head down to the more lively VivoCity instead, but detoured to Tiong Bahru Plaza when we realized that the evening shows at the former were already half-full. And it was a good thing we did, since the best movie experience is none other than in a relatively empty cinema which does not compromise on screen or seat quality. Boy do i hate jostling with crowds, crowds with handphones, for the matter.

We had 40mins to spare before the movie so we trudged down to the basement for some Ajisen Ramen.

The broth had been spiced to suit the local chilli-addict standard, but it was marred by the fake 卵 plopped like a disc in the bowl .

And then we went up for ポニョ. This 宮崎tale only warmed, but didn't tug hard enough at my heartstrings and at times I got annoyed, rather than cooed over the rebellious eloping ポニョ. However, I did leave the theatre feeling sad, since every 宮崎 film inevitably reminds me of his masterpiece 千と千尋の神隠し. (I cannot believe they ended the film without letting 千尋 see ハク again.)

I also learnt that carting those obscenely overpriced movie house goodies into the theatre serves more than the purpose of providing GV with about 90% of their revenue. It helps the viewer mask the pungent odour of the cheesy mayo(yikes) hotdog emanating from the tween in front.

Today started with breakfast at Wang Jiao with Jie, Clarise and Yong Xiang. As we made our way to our common destination, we encountered many of these:

I would have wanted to place my ruler beside those snails so that the picture could tell how remarkably huge the one on the right was. However, convinced that no amount of washing and detergent would be able to rid my ruler of snail secretions, the faithful mathematical instrument (which has seen me through countless math exams) stayed within the pencil case. That pretty much leaves me with typing out the characters 4.5inches to express how large it really was.

Fortunately, the snails did not spoil my appetite for lunch, or maybe it was just the company which helped.

And, why did KFC shrink their chickens?

On a more serious note, I am starting to feel the 'school starts tomorrow' dread I have been experiencing every 1st jan for the past 12 years of my life. But since I have promised to make every semester better than the previous one, I shall undergo a drastic change and wake up tomorrow with a grin and voracious appetite for my books - even as I sit at the computer playing the finger dash for another module which my school has robbed from me.

Yes, I must increase the intensity and quantity of time I spend on school and even C work, but several things still must go on!

Here goes another list:

1. Jogging (Pounding the pavement as ガゼットblasts in my ears is the best way to unwind.)

2. Swimming (I am no good at this, but since Dad and Mum already paid so much for it, I have to. Besides, my knees will thank me in time.)

3. Gym-out (I am no gym bunny, but this shall be my West Coast substitute when it pours.)

4. 日本語 (Yes this has to go on)

5. Anything related to Piano and Cello (I am so tempted to physically squeeze my brain for the juices to spawn some form of song/musical.)

6. Driving (Damn those haphazard instructors and the freakin difficult examination up ahead. But for the ability to control something on 4 wheels, I've already gritted my teeth.)