Apartment hunting.

I'm feeling guilty about only seeing one apartment in my hunt and then deciding on it.

To be fair I've scanned and called dozens of possibilities on the lists before I went to see this one. Having already put down the first months deposit with the application, I find myself reviewing the pros and cons of this apartment.

Pros:

Location. Literally cross two streets and I'm at the T (subway for non boston people). Which means if I ever want to get anywhere it should be easy. In addition, the supermarket is a block or two away which means easy access to groceries. Oh and the place I work should be a 20 min or so walk. (1.2 km away or so). In addition there are two great streets just down the road with plenty of shops, cafes, restaurants and what not.

Security: 24 hour guy at desk so no one can just waltz in or out. Add that to near the T so I don't have to walk alone at night. A single girl in boston can not be too careful.

Mail: gets accepted. Yay for not having to wait at home for packages

Full kitchen: nice fridge, counter, sink, cabinets. Not sure if there'll be space for all my stuff but nice anyway

Closet space: seems ample. although i'm going to have to make up some of that with storage space since the apartment is so small


Cons:

TINY. How can an apartment be smaller than the one I had in tokyo. I mean the sq feet area is the same and the bath room is tineier so where did all the space go? I won't have to get any furniture... none of it will fit!

Rent: extremely high. well, i've been told that's nowhere near extreme and that its actually pretty good for what i get but still, cheaper would have been nicer. At this rate i'm not sure i'll have any savings.

*sigh* decisions decisions

New beginnings?

I was originally going to do this mass change in format and everything thing when I started work next year but as I'm procrastinating my thesis yet again decided to try out new things and feels on the blog thing.

When I first started this blog, it was a private diary, created because I type faster than I write. Eventually, as people found me and I found them, it became a way for friends to keep tabs on my life. Since then, all the private entries have gone elsewhere. I guess in a funny way, I'm still very much a private introvert and prefer to not have my life on display. Having said that however, I realize that its not really very much point having a blog if I don't update it, and interact with the rest of my friends using it.

As such, I have formed a new resolution to blog often, and blog about everything.

A couple of things I guess come with that, the largest of which is to stop hiding every traceable detail of myself online. I can't properly blog if I'm forever trying to remember not to type anything about where I am or what I am doing or where I come from.

As for the rest, I'm just going to see where this takes me.

Singapore becomes a real police state?

News story

Does anyone else feel increasingly like 1984? I mean i'm uncomfortable enough with the US army troops walking around with huge machine guns at the airports. If you think the NS guys in Changi are scary, wait till you run into two taller than 6 foot burly guys carrying machine guns with no smile on their face. Actually i think the machine like soldiers are scarier than the machine guns.

Sorry for the long absence. Am currently pulling an all-nighter over my thesis. I think I've skipped classes for 2 weeks.

Barring all my bi-friends. (And yes, you guys KNOW you're in the minority no matter how much you try to convince me otherwise.) Yes the spike in AIDs infections in Singapore MUST be due to gays because of course they're going to sleep around with anything male and female regardless of their actual sexual orientation in order to spread the disease. (In case you can't tell, really strong sacarsm there, but I'm sure most of you know my opinion on this issue.) You know, if the so called expert was right, it would be extremely easy to do empirical testing to prove or disprove that so why doesn't he just cite his studies.

You know, if that's what the government really believes, then the most sensible thing to do is to bring in gay marriage. Here's my logic... the inability to get married does somewhat dampen the enthusiasm for everlasting fidelity. So if you want to encourage this whole conservative sleep with your marriage partner thing, the best thing to do is make it possible for everyone to get married.

It's times like this which make me glad that I'm living and will continue to live in the "godless North" for a while yet.

Hypothetically.

If you spent 4 weeks a year with your S.O., and someone suggested you leave for one of those weeks and visit someone else instead. Would you say yes?

I am so mad at two people right now - you know who you are.

Terribly behind as usual and I think the stress is starting to get to me. I just wish I had these companies done so I can take a breather but at the rate I'm going I'm not going to be able to just sit and think as soon as this is done I'm going to have to start working on the next phase.

Aaargh

THESIS DUE.. panic panic panic

My thesis is due April 15th and I'm not even done with the research much less analyzing or writing!!! This is a cause for a panic attack.

This also means that i have effectively no spring break and will not be emerging from my room for a long time. Darn why do I have classes to attend?

Easy Pasta Sauce Recipe

Ingredients:
1-2 Italian Sausages (spicy or sweet)
1 can of tomatos (I used the stewed ones which is preseasoned)
1/2 Onion
6 Mushrooms ( I use white or crimini usually)
White Wine
Thyme
Oregano

fry the onions and the mushrooms along with the sliced italian sausages until onions are clear, add drained tomatoes and fry for five-10 minutes before adding the juice that was in the can. Splash white wine to taste.

*grin* really the white wine is to even out the sweetness of the sauce and give it a little tang. But yep, cheap and easy.

Flowers make everything better. Well, not everything but at the very least, they induce a smile. :-p

Cycling between false optimism of the "It's not so bad, I can always do this over the summer" with increasing desperation and hopelessness of being trapped in a gilded cage.

Most people would kill for their companies to be sponsoring their visa. I am just so burnt out. I need a vacation. I need to go home.

The tears won't stop flowing when I'm alone but there's no one who can help. Nothing anyone can do.