Doing NaBloPomo, and NaNoWriMo

Mintea plurked about joining NaNoWriMo (and later, NaBloPoMo) and I got intrigued. Basically, NaNoWriMo and NaBloPoMo is a “movement” where you’re bound to finish a novel in one month (for NaNoWriMo) and post something on your blog everyday for a month (for NaBloPoMo).

It sounds crazy, I know. And pointless, maybe. But I joined anyway. Perhaps it’s one way to prove myself and give myself a challenge. Well as you can see my life has been pretty dull. Perhaps psych-ing myself to write write write and write for a whole month (and to mention that it’s near my exam!) will spice up my life (no, projects are not counted as spices).

So yeah. It’s 2 more days to go to November. Late, I know, for posting it now. I’ve got nothing prepared.

Let’s just embrace the challenge.

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Pain

People say, because it’s an online life, don’t put too much your personal feelings into it.

But I say, when online life is a part of your life, not just another life altogether from your so-called real life, it doesn’t apply anymore.

People say, just don’t care about it. It’s just online and you can easily “switch off” and “ignore” it.

I say, no, it’s not that easy. Because they will keep pestering you for reasons I don’t understand. Because they will keep finding your faults and pointing them out to everybody. Because they’re still friends with your friends. Because they will confront you and laugh when you’re hurt.

People say, you can’t please everyone.

But was it a too extravagant request and hope to stay friends with everyone? Because the problem is finished, the chapter is closed, why not we just hold hands and be merry together again?

Pain, I feel. Pain, they inflicted.

But probably because it’s an online stuff, not face-to-face stuff, it’s easy for them to not care and just ignore the pain I feel. And it’s easy to “un-friend” me because the relationship can be terminated with just one or two clicks of “remove friend”. It’s easy to laugh about me because no, they won’t see my tears if they really do it in front of me. Or maybe they just don’t dare to do it in front of me.

I have always taken the neutral path and I just want to be friends with everyone. See the two sides, understand, and that’s it. But some people don’t work like that, I guess. There are only two sides and I can’t stand in between. You’re out and that’s it. Yeah, and there goes our friendship too. As easy as that.

People always have differing opinions. That’s why there’s a word “quarrel”. People don’t like to have differing opinions. It’s always easier to have people with same opinions. But there’s also a word “reconciliate”, to recover and go back to initial state before the quarrel.

But what if there wasn’t even a quarrel? What if suddenly you just see this person attacking you when yesterday you just chatted happily with the person? What if suddenly you just see bad things about you appearing? No quarrel, no initiation of reconciliation.

I don’t know how they feel after doing it. But for me, it’s only pain.

But I don’t think they care.

When?

When did I run out of interesting things to write?

When did blogging becomes such a hard task to accomplish?

When will I come back to my blogging frenzy days?

When will people stop intimidating me by blogging every single day?

When will this blog be most alive again?

Leave what you want me to write about in comments. You want my boring mundane life? You want my school life? Anything. I need inspiration.

It’s been 2 years

This entry is belated (and delayed for God knows how long), but never mind.

It’s been 2 years since I moved to Singapore. It’s been 2 years since I started my tertiary education in SMU.

2 years since I started my new life all over again. Without the prejudices from my high school friends. Without boundaries and rules from parents. 2 years that I’ve felt anew, alive, and happy.

It might also be almost 2 years worth of complaining and badmouthing, of depression and frustration, of regrets and coulda-woulda-shoulda’s.

But here it is. After 2 years of sleepless nights and never ending projects and (sometimes) sucky groupmates,

I have made peace with SMU.

Maybe it’s because I’m already in my third year, and everybody says that beginning from year 3 you’ll be “heck care”. Maybe because I subconsciously realize that there’s nothing that can be done with the GPA (no I’m not gonna tell you the number ). I don’t know. Maybe maybe maybe.

But here it is. The thing that SMU has given me that made me think “Ah, maybe it’s not that bad after all..”.

Experience.

Maybe I wouldn’t have had joined, and organized such a big scale performances like GAYA (an annual production by SMUKI – SMU Komunitas Indonesia).
Maybe I wouldn’t have had joined the SMU Chamber Choir. And I wouldn’t have had gone to a choir festival in Poland and met people from the whole world and continued my journey to see bits and pieces of Europe. (yes I know I haven’t blogged… sigh)
Maybe I wouldn’t have had internship in a company so nice (and so easily).

There are many other experiences I savoured and enjoyed, and maybe some others that I despised. Nonetheless they all pushed me to become who I am now : older (well only 2 years..), a bit wiser. Pinched here, shaped there, and here I am now.

And another thing I’m grateful for is (it should be are..) my friends. I was so tired of prejudices in high school. I was so tired of snobby people who think they’re better than me. I was also tired of people who are jealous of me and decided to take revenge on me. Don’t get me wrong, I like my high school, but not entirely. I’m glad that I left it, sometimes things just got very ugly there.

But I found true friends here (and boyfriend, of course ). They who stayed with you through thick and thin, to have fun together, to cry together. I can’t elaborate much about my friends, but I’m sure you guys know what I mean.

It was a tough time when I first touched SMU. I was barely 17. I couldn’t understand the type of English they’re speaking. I couldn’t adapt with the teaching style and how the materials are presented. I couldn’t get the e-learning stuff.

But it’s been 2 years and this place is where I belong now. Through the glass walls and wooden doors, you’ll find me. This place is me.

So that was it.

For the experience and friends, I don’t mind sacrificing myself.

I know, I can’t believe I said that either.

I’ve made peace with SMU. And I tell you, I’m going to have jolly good time for 3 more terms (that’s almost 2 years from now).

Wait up for my “It’s been 4 years”

I can haz Innov8?

This is not a pun. I WANT SAMSUNG INNOV8 RIGHT FREAKING NOW. NOW!!

Ahem.

Ok, so I was invited to the Samsung’s first blogger night (after shamelessly e-mailing Daniel from Samsung to be included. WAHAHAHA. Srsly!)

I arrived late because I had class until 7 PM. After class I hurriedly checked gothere.sg for directions hahaha!

Apparently Vivocity is quite big I spent quite some time trying to find the Samsung Flagship store.

I finally found it and quickly sat on a sofa beside Rinaz and listening to the presentation. Was quickly impressed by the specifications.

Photo courtesy of Nicole.

I mean, seriously, 8 megapixels? With smile shutter and blink shutter? I WANT. My current camera Sony DSC T70 has it, but then it will be great if my phone has it so I don’t need to bring 2 gadgets (heavy!).

And the great news is.. It uses Symbian S60! Woohoo! If there’s one thing that always makes me hesitant to “jump ship” from my current phone manufacturer, it’s the operating system. I’m so used to Symbian and I think it rocks. Plus, using Symbian means opportunity to add applications developed for Symbian. Yeay to Symbian!

So after the presentation, came the most exciting part : The Game! (and when you remember about it, you lose)

Photo courtesy of Nicole.

Anyway, we were supposed to take 3 pictures with our cameras (remember they asked us to bring camera in the invitation?) about the things that inspire us about Samsung Innov8.

The entries were then pasted together on this board..

Photo courtesy of Nadnut

Ok I forgot to take a picture of my own submission Nevertheless here it is, created by ScrapBlog. Haha. I RULZ.

And.. And…

I didn’t win. Sighness.

Anyway, it was a fun night. It has a relaxed atmosphere and I enjoyed myself. It was my first blogger event ever and well, what an event! It’s not big or extravagant and stuff but it was fun, to the point, and no fluff.

And before I sign off…

I CAN HAZ INNOV8????