Kapag inaalat nga naman…(aka Ang Problema *bow*)

Ang problema nga naman, pag dumadating, talagang sinusulit ang oras nya (parang salot lang eh). At natataon pa na madami ka na ngang personal na problema (na ang dahilan rin ay ang bulok na sistema ng hustisya sa bansang ito), aba ito na namang mga lider ng iyong bansa (na talaga namang hikahos na at umaasa na lang sa TAX ng mga manggagawa at  OFW) ay ayun at nagpapasarap sa lupang banyaga. Kakarinig ko lang kahapon sa radyo nitong “dinner” ni PGMA sa isang kilalang  restaurant sa New York,  na umabot umano sa $20,000 USD (na ang katumbas ay mga kulang kulang sa 1 milyong piso). Grabe, yung halagang yon eh mareresolba na ang krisis pinansyal ng mga 5000 pamilya (ayon sa isang grupo) dito. May mga caviar at mga lobster salad pa akong naririnig sa menu. Eh kahit yung buntot ng lobster eh hindi ko pa natikman sa buong buhay ko. Ayos lang sana na magdinner sila doon kung hindi hirap at gutom ang mga tao dito sa Pilipinas. Kaya nakakadismaya, kuba ka nga sa pagkayod, yung tax mo na pagkalaki-laki eh winawaldas lang pala nila! Talagang Adobe Photoshop na ang kakapalan ng mga mukha! Kahit pa sabihing so Congressman ang nag-foot ng bill mula sa sarili nyang pera (w/c I seriously doubt), wala ba silang mga delikadesa??

At sa mga personal ko namang problema, na gabundok talaga at hindi ko na ididitalye. Ang ikinakainis ko ay halata namang mali ang ginawa ng kabilang panig (kahit basahin mo ang konstitusyon), ay nagiging tama sa tingin ng ilan (ang mga hinayupak na barangay officials, police at PAO), dahil sa may pera at impluwensya yung kalaban. Katulad ng advice ng isa kong kamag anak ”e dapat kayo ang magpakumbaba, wala kasi kayong pera”. Samakatwid, wala ka nang karapatang ipaglaban kung ano ang tama dahil wala kang salapi?? Kailan pa naging Plutocracy ang sistema ng bansang ito?? Kung sabagay parang ganoon na rin naman eh. Nagtataka pa ang ilan kung bakit panay ang alis ng mga tao dito.

Sana lang itong krisis na dinadanas namin e hudyat ng mas maayos na panahon na darating. Sabi ng iba, “The Sun Shines at Midnight.” Hindi lang ito Midnight eh, Deep Space na (parang literal na binura ang nakaraang labing apat na taon ng buhay namin). Ang hindi ko lang maintindihan eh, wala naman akong pinatay, hindi naman ako manyak (heheh), meron akong ilang pagkakautang (na hindi ko naman kinakalimutan at balak ko pa namang bayaran); eh ako pa ang natamaan ng ganito kasagwang problema. Samantalang ang iba ay panay ang pangungurakot sa kaban ng bayan, eh lalo silang yumayaman. Wala yatang hustisya sa mundong ibabaw. Kay Joc Joc Bolante nyo na lang ilipat ang problemang ito Lord, please?

Sa totoo lang hindi talaga namin maintindihan kung papaano lalabas sa problemang ito (nang hindi nagkakalasoglasog), para kaming nabiktima ni Jigsaw. Inaamin ko naman na may pagkukulang rin ako, pero sana naman kung talagang may “divine power” nga, eh mabigyan ng konting break (nang hindi ko naman kailangang i-cannibalize ang sarili ko). Sabagay, baka naman binibigyan lang ako ng “material” para sa librong susulatin ko sa hiniharap.

Baka naman matanong pa kung bakit panay ang katchang ko dito? (hahaha) Wala naman, nagpapahayag lang ng opinion, na I’m sure entitled pa naman ako kahit sayad na sayad ang katayuan namin ngayon sa buhay.

P. S.

Wag magbasa ng mga gawa ni Joseph Conrad pag marami kang problema.

Pansin ko rin lang, “when things get messy, you are on your own”.

weary from the days crimes…

Reading: “Duma Key” by Stephen King

WIP: Benicio del Toro as Che Guevara (pencils on water colour paper)

Secondary title: Boredom and Loathing in the Elevator

Who knew that waiting for the elevator could be such a mind-numbing experience?? I do.  It takes (literally) hours (longest so far was an hour and a half) just so we can get in the infernal lift and leave the building. I wonder if the management of Burgundy Tower is planning to do something about this. Yesterday, a spectacular battle of wills between a certain building tenant (which is not me, I assure you) and the Elevator guy occured. Said tenant claimed that E-guy was not doing his job (which extremely offended tha latter, as he must be feeling particularly high strung that day, I’m not sure).

Anyway, I’m feeling exceptionally tired today (lack of sleep I guess). I finally got to fix my phone (I’m still wondering what really happened, my unit does not usually ask for a security code, which turned out to be so simple I want to bludgeon myself!) Thank goodness for the Master Code Generator.

Another thing. A good living/working environment for me is anywhere I can draw comfortably. Today, I started a prelimenary study/sketch of Benicio Del Toro as Che Guevara, in the upcoming movie Che: A Revolutionary Life, below is my take on the film trailer (copied from my other blog):

“We execute. And will continue to execute…Homeland or Death!” — Ernesto Guevara

Well, instead of endlessly swooning about the release of the infernal “Twilight”, I think I’d spend my time watching out for more worthy films.

Just like this biopic about Argentinian doctor-turned-revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara de la Serna; directed by Steve Soderbergh. Click here to see the trailer (and I guarantee it’s fantastic)

At 260 minutes, its a bit long (and still too short to chronicle the life of this rather contradictory figure. Healer and Executioner. Kind and Brutal. Practical and Naive. And so on). I’ve seen several pictures of him with his wife and children (I must really get that memoir by Aleida Guevara March, his eldest daughter), and numerous testimonies from other people who were close to him, not to mention read some of his writings and I could tell he has an enormous capacity to be idealistic, egalitarian and quite affectionate; But still many percieve him as ruthless killer (he’s known in some circles as “The Butcher of La Cubana”).

And it’s rather ironic that he was fully embraced by the culture he so violently despised.

But the people at Cannes film festival were (most of them anyway) raving about Benicio del Toro’s performance (he got a best actor award too).

As one critic put it: “A lengthy and complex portrait of Che as a revolutionary, a leader of a guerilla band, a doctor, a believer in obedience and loyalty, and a man willing to suffer for his beliefs.”

“Soderbergh shows us many different sides of the revolutionary as a
leader of men; as a doctor who heals not only his comrades but the poor
in villages; as a disciplinarian who believes in the rigors of
obedience and loyalty to the cause; as a lifelong learner who manages
to read and write while existing in the jungle; and as a soldier whose
passion for justice is fueled by confidence in armed resistance. The
chilling finale reveals that violence only begets more violence in a
never-ending cycle.”

I don’t think they’ll screen it here though. I’ll have to wait for the “pirated editions” then.

To continue, the drawing was pretty up to my usual standards. It’s in preparation for a detailed portrait of the real Che. I’m enjoying the whole sketching process until I ran out of  2B “points” for my mechanical pencil.

 I really must get Jon Lee Anderson’s Che: A Revolutionary Life. A rather balanced biography they say, one which neither glorifies nor criticizes it’s main subject; but rather paints both the “good” and “bad” aspects of this complicated and sometimes contradictory man.

Finally, our training exams are over. I must say this is the worst training experience so far, it’s so dull, I fell asleep several times; and everyone except for a select few seems to have an attitude problem. And did I mention the elevator? What else is there??

I must get some sleep now. Really.

New Drawings, the Low-down on Twilight, etc…

Listening to: “The Tudors” Main Theme

Reading: “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger

Watching: “The Tudors”

Two new drawings. Well not exactly. I did them 2 months ago, but couldn’t find time to have them scanned. “Real Life TM” keeps getting in the way.

I have “A. Jolie from WANTED” and as you can see (way) below, Padme in refugee disguise.

Angelina Jolie as Fox from the movie WANTED. Pencil on drawing paper. By M.R. Ayo

With that out of the way, let’s move on. I’ve recently seen the teaser poster for the movie “Twilight”. And must admit I was intrigued. The guy was handsome (didn’t realize that it was Robert Pattinson – Cedric Diggory from the fourth Harry Potter movie- until a much closer inspection), definitely caught my eye. So, off I go for some research to find out what “Twilight” was all about (sorry I’ve been living inside a cave, I’ve seen the covers in my local bookshop; but I was too busy with Chuck Palahniuk, Ayn Rand and Neil Gaiman to pay much attention to the crowds swarming around “the hottest thing since Harry Potter”). Turns out this was a YA series about a girl who falls in love with a vampire. Alright, there’s nothing wrong with that. I’m not a die-hard fan of vampire romances, but I’ve definitely read my share of Bram Stoker, Anne Rice and watched shows like “Forever Knight”, “Angel”, “Buffy” and “Moonlight” (latest favourite).

There were four books in the series (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn) and it was written by one Stephanie Meyer, according to the what I gathered she’s “a Mormon housewife-turned-novelist”, nothing wrong with that either. I proceeded to find e-book copies of “Twilight” (don’t want to waste money, so I’ll look first if it’s worth reading), and read some reviews.

After some reading, the verdict is, Twilight Series is a bad, bad book. To even put it in the same level as Harry Potter is an insult to Joanne Rowling. I am a Harry Potter fan and an avid reader of fantasy novels, I’ve read and re-read all the seven books numerous times, especially when I’m stressed; although I can’t be bothered with cosplaying, collecting wands and all that. I just stick with the books and occasionally draw the characters. It’s not Ayn Rand or Virginia Woolf, but there was something magical and compelling about the characters and the world J.k. Rowling created, that’s it’s worthy of comparison to Charles Dickens and J.R.R. Tolkien. Even Stephen King loved it (if you’ve read the Dark Tower Series, he incorporated some HP elements in there). Harry Potter is about the importance of friendship, bravery, loyalty, equality, second chances and looking beyond physical appearances, whereas Twilight is all about PHYSICAL BEAUTY.

With Twilight the comparison should not be to J.K. Rowling (the only thing Meyer and Rowling has in common is that they were both mothers) but to Christopher Paulini’s Eragon. But at least Eragon was “readable” – granted, Chris Paulini wrote it when he was 15 years old, and as we say here in the Philippines, “Hello!”, and it got a little better as the author matured. Ms. Meyer came up with Twilight in her thirties, after a degree in English(!) and this “travesty” is the result. I mean I’ve read much, much better fanfiction (I’ve written a couple myself a few years ago and hey..maybe I can get published too! *eye roll*)

Where to start?

The writing itself is a “headache”, so to speak. I keep “stumbling” along paragraphs and thinking, “What the hell was that supposed to mean??”. “Incandescent chest”?? “Scintillating arms??” “the meadow paled??” paled?? really?? Hello! And was it necessary to tell the readers that Bella had a granola bar for breakfast, while being very vague about the entire plot – if there was one? How does that help the story? Please enlighten me. Unnecessary descriptions abound as well.

Next would be “THE Characters (TM)”. Bella Swan (short for Isabella Swan – I mean, do you notice that “subtlety” or lack thereof?) was the worst protagonist I’ve ever encountered (too bad the novel is in first-person) she’s the American version of Miaka Yuuki. She has no ambitions, no beliefs, no backbone (she can’t walk two steps without getting almost raped, kidnapped etc.) and literally no life without Edward around her. She’s “unconditionally and irrevocably in-love” with him after 2 weeks! Wow! All she does is go on and on about how perfect, beautiful, god-like, seraphic, an angel and so on he is -the first 100(!) pages are more or less about her obsession with his supposed perfection. The girl is a flake and a card-board cut-out of a character, she describes herself as “clumsy”, “shy” and “not attractive”, really?? But what about having 5 boys practically following her around after 2 days in a new town, for doing nothing(!) how is that for “not attractive”? Because she’s “special” as the author never fails to remind us (but why was she special?? no “proof” or reason was given, she’s not particularly intelligent – but some people would dare compare her to Elizabeth Bennett or Jane Eyre?? – nor is she genuinely kind, friendly etc., she’s not even an “anti-heroine”, she’s simply a black hole).

What’s more she “loves” Edward because he’s beautiful, and we are not talking about inner beauty here, no sir. Again it’s his perfect teeth, smile, face whatever. And if I have to read more descriptions about how beautiful, perfect and god-like Edward is, I’m going to puke. Oh, before I forget, he “glitters” as well. Isn’t it amazing? And Edward loves her because she smells like gourmet food. If I wanted dysfunctional, twisted vampire-human relationships, I’d settle for “Hellsing”. At least Integral Hellsing is Alucard’s “equal”, if not in strength then in mind. She can stand up to the force of his personality, whereas Isabella Swan follows Edward Cullen like a puppy, I mean she does almost everything old Eddie tells her to, without much thinking. He tries to control every aspect of her life and behaves like a peeping-tom; a primary candidate for a restraining order in other words.

Edward and Bella’s supposed “love” is not even worth looking into. They have no connection, emotional or intellectual. Their conversations are all about NOTHING. And this is what they want young girls to read?? That it’s ok to be “a woman of no substance”, that they should fall apart and try to jump of a cliff if their boyfriend left them? I’d never let my daughters touch this book. Never. What’s sad about Twilight was that there’s so much wasted potential, in the hands of a capable author, it might have developed into something worth reading.

There are way better titles, there’s “His Dark Materials Trilogy” by Philip Pullman – now, if I’m looking for a worthy heroine, there’s always Lyra Belacqua) or “The Chronicles of Narnia” by CS Lewis. And that really excellent YA book called “Speak” by Laurice Halse Anderson.

Padme in refugee disguise. Pencil on drawing paper. By M. R. Ayo

It’s the Russians…again.

Another bunch of updates.

Listening to: “Sacrament of Wilderness” by Nightwish (whatever they say, only Tarja Turunen can sing this song, Anette Olzon’s rendition -while not downright horrible- pales in comparison to Tarja’s operatic voice – which is what the song requires, I believe).

Quite sick at the moment. Glad to have the trusty laptop back..

Currently watching a movie called “Transsiberian” (Emily Mortimer, Woody Harrelson, Ben Kingsley), a gritty thriller of sorts. An American missionary couple aboard the what else, Transsiberian Rail express (from Beijing to Moscow – I love the scenery, vast, desolate, snow-covered lands, no wonder the gulags were built in Siberia, it’s a “place to disappear” into) run into another couple -who may or may not be drug dealers- and that’s where the “fun” begins. I’m halfway through the movie at this point, nothing much is happening (for example, the Russian investigator at the very beginning hasn’t shown up yet), but the atmosphere is decidedly tense. Jessie’s husband seems to have disappeared and Carlos, the creepy, smooth-talking guy with a Spanish accent seems to be the one responsible. When traveling across Siberia, you can’t exactly just yell, “Hey! Stop the train, my husband is missing!”, so Jessie has several problems. I might finish it sometime. The lesson remains, “Don’t get too comfy with people you’ve just met.” or “Don’t go to Russia, if you’re American and gullible.”

At least it seems to be better than the last “shocker”, meaning “The Midnight Meat Train” (caused me to avoid steak and meat in general for a bit). It’s a decent piece of storytelling but it’s really not my kind of thing. Except for hefty amounts of blood and gore, it’s pointless really (along the lines of “Cannibal Holocaust”).

I’ve finally seen “The Other Boleyn Girl”, there were a number of deviations from the source material. But I can’t exactly say which was better. The movie feels rushed while the book seems to be a little long-winded at times.

Currently reading: “Good Omens” by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (a bunch of laughs).

back for a bit…

Just a few updates on my life. I’m currently in-training (again) for a new job (new company, but not new job description. I’m still working in a call centre).

Currently reading: “The Other Boleyn Girl” by Philippa Greggory (my first “dabble” at something more romantic than political, well maybe not, I still haven’t finished “Atonement”by Ian McEwan.) Better find that copy of “The Fight Club” soon.

As per usual, whenever I get a full time job, there hardly is any spare moment for me to draw anything, plus the fact that I’m not entirely comfortable with the living accommodations (shall we say the group harmony is slowly unraveling). So I prefer to stay asleep or out most of the time, rather than provoke unseamly outbursts from the other party. I think I’ve made this part of the entry sufficiently vague for “them”. As for drawing, I’ll try to do a sketch or something tonight.

I also bought a “Death Note” replica (silver edition) for a wopping 299.00 pesos on a whim. Said replica has been sitting on the bed for 3 days now. I’ll have to think of something to do with it.

Movies to watch out will be: “HP: Half-Blood Prince” and “The Duchess” (will have to locate the book in the future).

OK. Be signing off for now.

Latest Artworks and WiPs

SW A New Hope Poster I by ~leiaskywalker83 on deviantART

Hermione: Sorcerer’s Stone by ~leiaskywalker83 on deviantART

HPOne Trio WiP by ~leiaskywalker83 on deviantART

Jack and Elizabeth WiP by ~leiaskywalker83 on deviantART

only the japanese…

…and perhaps the Koreans can make a horror movie/drama which can make me cry. Just finished watching “Sky High: The Face” (basically the last three episodes of the first season put together – I tell you it’s more on drama than horror – and I cried “buckets” ) and “Sky High the Movie” (released 2003). I realized it’s 5:14 in the morning, have to get some sleep.

Listening to: “Mercy Me” by Wyolica (ending song “Sky High” j-drama, first season)

one mis-heard call and other recent events

Reading: “Atonement” by Ian McEwan (I decided to continue, or else I might not finish at all)

Work In Progress: “Nikki/Jessica” from HEROES (oh, yes finally, I was able to draw something after such a long time)

Last night (technically at about 1:00 in the morning) I got a call from an ESL (“teaching english as a second-language”, I posted a lot of ads on numerous ESL sites – hoping to get hired in Japan or Korea) Recruiter. It has something to do with teaching “disabled children” ages 6-12 either in Osaka, Japan or Boston, USA. At least I was able to get that, as the line was really bad. I can barely hear what he was saying. It’s like talking to someone from the end of a very long tunnel. In any case, I don’t think I’m up to teaching disabled young kids, I’d prefer High School/Middle School or Adult students.

I’ve got several applications as well. I really want the London Hotel (I applied as a CSR, Computer Operator or House Keeping, and even Dish Washer; whichever is currently open) to work out. The place, according to my bit of research is quite “strategic”, it’s near major attractions like The Victoria and Albert Museum, The Kensington Palace, Harrods, Madame Tussaud’s,Trafalgar Square and The Buckingham Palace, I’ll have loads of places to visit if ever I get hired. It seems I might be getting somewhere, the application forms just arrived. Another good thing is, they’re paying for my VISA and air-fare. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

On the local scene, I’m still waiting for Card Bank’s reply (my friend and I personally passed the papers in their office last week). If things don’t work out, I decided to apply as an Online English Teacher in Makati again. Although I’d rather work in my hometown for the time being.

..an “unfinished” life..

Background Music: “Alumina” by Nightmare

Reading: “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee

Technically, this is an entry about things I’ve left “hanging”, be it books, anime, j-drama or drawings. I can’t believe my day-off is almost finished (again). I have a “low-key” headache (meaning not an “all-out-stay-in-bed” kind, more like a dull throbbing behind my eyes) due to my irregular sleeping habits.

Cut. I fell asleep just after writing the entry above. Woke up at around 11:30 pm (if I were on the job, I’d be blabbing away).

Let us start with books. Can’t remember all of them.

“Night Watch” by Sergei Lukyanenko - I bought this one last year (November to be exact). Read it on and off for a couple of months. I got as far as the second part. But then rapidly lost interest. Not sure why.

“Crime and Punishment” by Fyodor Dostoyevski – I have nothing against Russians, believe me. I acquired this March(?) last year. It was a truly engaging novel. The protagonist, Raskolonikov was a rather tragic and complex character. I’m somewhere in the beginning (I read the longish preface and the author’s biography before going for the actual novel). The most probable reason why I got stuck was that it was buried beneath a pile of rubbish, I actually thought I’d lost it. Thank goodness my father did some cleaning up. I just need to jump start my interest.

“Atonement” by Ian McEwan – a recently bought title. Made it through about 1/4s of the novel. Then I somehow lost interest (for now). I suspect it will be like The Golden Compass, I stopped reading a couple of pages near the end, but then one day I decided to pick it up and finished the book.

“The Subtle Knife” by Philip Pullman – almost done with this one. Almost 3/4s. I just don’t want to finish it before I get the third book, The Amber Spyglass.

“The Wolves of Calla” (Stephen King), “Jarhead” by Anthony Swofford, “The Little Friend” by Donna Tartt and “Hannibal Rising” by Thomas Harris – All were acquired at almost the same time (sometime during February). Stuck in the “reading limbo”. I’ll probably start at them again, one of these days.

I really have to stop buying even more books. (Not)

Now on to Anime. Most of these were the ones I’m watching at Crunchyroll.

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 – I started off as a very enthusiastic fan of the series. The first couple of episodes were well-paced and well-plotted, character development was right on the mark too. But then as the show progressed, I began to notice the appearance of “unnecessary characters” – the Thrones for example – (most of whom “died”/”disappeared” in the season finale – but they were so under-developed that I couldn’t care less if they lived or died). In any case, I’m planning to see this to the (bitter-I hope not) end. I liked the main protagonist and some of his comrades (I just can’t stand the too frequent fan service at times, just look at Sumeragi Lee Noriega and you’ll see what I’m talking about). Plot-wise? It’s headed for “bad” (Sunrise seems to favour spectacular explosions to decent writing these days). They are trying to squeeze-in so many concepts at once. I know this should not matter, but the choice of colours were a bit of a turn off as well, pink seems to be a little bit too prominent (even in space explosions??)

Turn A Gundam – Now if you are looking for great character development (and I mean “book” great) and reasonable plot, this series will definitely capture your attention (I imagine those who favour explosions will be bored to tears). It is a while before anything happens (the main character is not a “brooding-type”, he is more like Kira Yamato-minus the excessive crying and other annoying habits. He is “good” without getting on your nerves. The essentially normal, decent fellow.) The animation is pretty old (they still used good -old-fashioned cells), this is the last Gundam Project Yoshiyuki Tomino was directly involved in. Besides Loran (the main guy), I also liked the character of Dianna Soreil (some reviewers even claim that she was one of the most well-written female characters in the Gundam Series – intelligent, mature, reserved and a great leader. I know, I’m getting a bit biased here ;p). So why did I stop watching? I got as far as Episode 35. I’ll just buy the DVD. It’s better that way. EDIT: checked Crunchyroll a few minutes ago. Guess what? The series was licensed, so I won’t be able to watch it there even if wanted to.

On a side note, I miss Gundam Wing (I left both of my copies at home).

TV Series and J-Drama.

“Koshonin” (The Negotiator) – I’m not sure I’ll even get around to finishing this. Having Yu Shirota as one of the main leads is, sadly, not enough. The actress playing the title character, just cannot “act”.

“Supernatural” – I finally finished Season One! I thought I’d be forever stuck. I started a couple of episodes from Season Two. Well, it does get repetitive at times.

Gaaagh! It’s already 1:00 in the morning. Mine eyes are stinging. :p

..like tears in the rain…

“It’s too bad she won’t live. But then again, who does?”
Blade Runner (1982)

Didn’t you know?

I have a talent for getting myself into situations and things I normally would have preferred to have nothing to do with.

Just finished Blade Runner (again). Was browsing at the Makati Cinema Square earlier (the benefits of piracy is that I get to watch films I would never see under normal circumstances, I just saw a DVD of “The Suicide Manual” and an entire Alfred Hitchcock collection, how’s that?) I’m lucky to find a great copy (I suspect it’s the 2007 “Final Cut” edition). Roy Batty’s “tears in the rain” speech never fails to move me (in fact, when I first saw the film a couple of years ago, it had me weeping senseless for a few minutes, can’t figure out why – much like my “crying bouts” when I watch war films, battle scenes – if executed properly- bring tears to my eyes).

I had a fairly surreal week (won’t categorize it as downright bizarre, but close). It seems as though all I did was wake up, go through my usual routine (stare at the ceiling, read, bathe, go to my -expletive deleted- work) and sleep again (and no I don’t feel refreshed when I wake up, it’s as though someone tried to bludgeon me to death while I slept, with mildly successful results, like my bones were broken – but unfortunately I’m not dead).

Went with some co-workers to a swimming resort yesterday. Didn’t do any swimming at all (although I ate and drank some). Got home at around 5:00 am. It’s our last day together (we’ll be deployed to our teams tomorrow). I don’t really expect much, I’m just there to work (my schedule starts at 4:25pm to 1:25am, not surprising, I’m used to working during ungodly hours). I just hope I’d last long enough in this job (I am starting to get really bored again, as I have mentioned for the nth time).

Some people will be moving in on our place, maybe tomorrow or on the 15th. My apartment would have been at home in Tokyo, Japan. It’s rather cramped but cozy (except during summer time, when the heat is enough to have you taking a bath three times a day). I forgot, I have to move my things in the other room. But I’ll probably start tomorrow. My mind is rather muddled.

Got a copy of “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee today.