The Dysfunctional Pilgrim

Hello. I'm more than a month late and I'm afraid this is all I have to offer.  No wait, that's not true, I am withholding some of the later parts but that's because I'm still writing (and rewriting) those. This part is more confirmed so I'm more confident about sharing this.  But of course I'm starting my story in the middle again! Sorry. Here's the breakdown: My friend Darren wrote a story called Fatal Imprudence some years back.  Here it is.  I did mention this in my last post but in case you didn't see it...well click the link. I wanted to continue the story for one particular character's sake, and that is Zhi Tian.  You really have to read Darren's story to figure out who and what he was. Please do, it's a good read.  I wanted more of him. And so I did...and didn't. Because my side of the story is incomplete. In fact...the part that I'm about to share with you is the one I did that one night 2 years ago when I dec...

Whoo hoo it's July. I am on holiday. so why haven't you written anything on your blog, you lazy chipmunk? Anyway, I am here to tell you that I'll be back on my "trying-to-write-something-good" boat. Or perhaps just trying-to-write-something. But if you have time, read  THIS . It's a good story by a good writer and better friend - Darren Yip! It'd also provide context for what I will (hopefully) post next. I might also return to fiddling around with Coney the Redominator. Do you remember him? No? Well part 1 is  here  and part 2 is  here . I know, it's been over a year since I've posted anything about Coney but I haven't forgotten him. He's my little random bit of nonsense. =] Unfortunately, I can't guarantee anything because I am terrible at updating. So this may just be a troll post and I don't post anything at all. =/ The thought counts, doesn't it? no it doesn't. I'll see what I can do then.

Ok, so why are there ads on my blogger page now? it's irritating. i don't like it. Anyway, here's my Introduction to English Literature Group Assignment. Our play of A Midsummer Night's Dream by the wordsmith William Shakespeare. We didn't do the full play, because each group is supposed to do one scene, and we only had 5 groups. But that's not very important. My group was the fifth group. Below is the link to the first and i think you should be able to find the rest. This was possibly 3 weeks work so I'm really thankful we managed to pull it together. There was a lot of behind-the-scenes experiences that I've learnt from and would like to share but I don't have the time for it (or I am too lazy to think too much about it now). But I suppose I'd put something up about it soon. My own little post-mortem. This sem's finals, BTW, is just hectic. Because as soon as this play was done (which was my final assignment) we had one weekend ...

Currently i'm digging Ed Sheeran's work. I just love how he messes with the genres, and the sound is something new and unique but relatable. Also I'm very impressed by artists who sound fantastic live. (Like David Choi! and Kina and blablabla) He sounds incredible live. The set is so simple and basic but it still captivates the audience. It's a greater plus if you can get the audience involved, like how he did in this one. Live concerts are a great platform to get people to not be passive about music. When you get them into it with you, I think they'll gain a greater appreciation for your craft. "Give me love" is such a wonderful song. There's primal feeling to it, especially when it goes to the looping section (where he records his voice to add into layers...that's at 3:45 onwards in the vid). It captures that natural instinct all humans have, that desperation to love and be loved. Which is interesting because when we think about basic hu...

One of the few moments when a teacher became a friend in my eyes was when my Form 4-5 English teacher recommended "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Tennyson. I went back and quickly dug it out, read it, and fell in love with the poem. I'm not quite sure what happened next but I remember being very excited about it, and I'm not quite sure when, but I did discuss the elements of the poem with her, and I brought up other Tennyson's works like Crossing the Bar.  I think it was because she introduced me to that poem, I became a lot more open and honest with her. If you know me, you'd know I usually shy away from being too open with others, especially if they're older than me and not related in any way. But I actually started exchanging books and magazines with her, and I'd recommend books to her in my Journal (some sort of English work - mostly to encourage writing skills). She'd in turn respond by writing comments, recommending other wo...

I was riffling through my old school essays for my writing assignment, and I found this little piece. This was written for a mid-term or finals in 2009, can't remember exactly. Maybe it was SPM trials. I always preferred writing fiction during exams  because it made it easier for what I call "under-pressure crapping", and I never edited it apart from the spelling and grammar errors.  Anyway, I've reread it, and surprisingly....I don't hate it. mmmmm.......I did deviate from the topic "Courage" by a LOT though.... I'm more of a narcissist than I thought. Ah well, decided to share it here.  This was 17-yr-old-sweating-in-exam-hall-me trying to create a bittersweet/horror/hanging ending....  xxxxxxxxxxxx I charged up the stairs of the tower, stumbling over dead bodies and debris. Sweat was pouring down my face as I gasped for air; the pain in my lungs was searing me. My heart pounded rapidly, as the fear in my soul attempted to drown out ...

My friend in uni stumbled unto my old DLCW tribute video, and she left this comment: " Hey! I watched this video before I know you~!!! hahaha...it's one of the best tribute for LCW and I'm honored to know the one who made this video..=D" To put it more in context, my friend is from Kuching. And she watched it there. When she was in Kuching. WHEN SHE WAS LIKE, ACROSS THE SEA FROM ME. According to her, it went "viral" among her friends. They all loved it. I was reduced to gaping at my computer screen like an ape. omagah! no way! O.O Then I wondered whether to laugh or cry. The beautiful irony is that people all over have seen this vid, but I still don't know if DLCW has seen it. SIGH. Still, it's an amazing feeling to know that others have seen this and were...slightly touched by it. In some small way, it made them happy. Or ...dare i say it...inspired. Haha. I honestly did not think anyone apart from my friends, family, and maybe p...

And two nights (and one day) of endless agonising efforts of squinting at a laptop. Here we are: my little trailer/preview/introduction to my group work presentation. It was just a slideshow at first....but our lecturer requested us to make the introduction more interesting... Me being....me.....went a little overboard. Ok.......so maybe I'm 40% of a workaholic. Naaaaaaaaaaaaah. I'm still lazy. Here's my little diddy. better to view on youtube...on a larger screen (yes, that's my ego talking. blow it up full screen! kidding) There's some minor glitches and timing problems. I'm not absolutely satisfied at it, but I'm happy. My group liked it, and so did others. So it's ok. Despite the how tiresome it can be, I actually enjoy doing it. Not sure why. But there's something about this whole video editing thingamajig that fascinates me. Midsem break is on. WORK WEEK though. WORK WORK WORK WORK. Noooooo i'm not a workaholic. Not yet. Hav...

You know you're overthought and overdone it when your lecturer goes "well thank you hannah....for making sure everyone else cannot present today" ...oops. But in all honesty, i did NOT overthink this presentation. I did it in less than 2 hours, and it was clumsily done, in my opinion. It just so happened to be an assignment that was fun: briefly introduce a style of music you like. I went and did soundtracks. I'm not entirely sure if it's a genre, but wikipedia seems to think so...along with some other web lists of music genres. So I went all out nerd on it and talked about the awesomeness of Hans Zimmer and John Williams (who is the man!), how soundtracks were once overlooked but are now slowly having their own limelight, etc etc. Yeah. ...maybe i did overdo it. In case your wondering what lecture this is, it's Music Appreciation and I'm enjoying it, despite the fact that I'm the only TESL-ian there. The only frustration would be how slow ...

Oh yes, its existence was deleted from my memory. Barely two weeks into my new semester and I feel like I'm up to my elbows already. However, Writing and Eng Lit classes are on and I'm enjoying them thus far. My favorite right now though, is Spanish. Si, I'm taking Espanol. My lecturer is awesome. But it's a small comfort when you compare it to the amount of WORK that's ahead. ARGHHHHH!! When I have short hair I do that. Anyway, with the situation being as it is right now, I probably continue to not remember that I have this blog. Which is rather sad, because I was hoping to have more on it. I'll try my best. "Try not. Do or do not." "Shut up." I randomly browsed the tunnels of tumblr and found the pic above. Sadly, I can't locate the source. A thousand apologies to the GIF-maker. If you ever find this inform me and I'll give you due credit.

I get a lot of forwarded email, mostly on politics. And they can be rather nasty. This was just something I thought while scrolling through my inbox: To everyone who forwards emails on politics, I have absolutely no intention to be rude or disrespectful, but i genuinely wonder how all these "hate mail" would benefit the country. Positive change is not based on negative words, I think. I have tried to be fair and read these emails, but it just makes me feel sick and unhappy. I don't feel inspired to do anything apart from being angry at the world. Not to mention that the emails usually contain hateful comments against certain individuals, calling them names or insulting them. I understand the anger at someone misusing power or doing a wrong, but I don't think this the right way to handle the issue.   Of course, no one is saying turn a blind eye, or believe all the lies. Yes, spread awareness (and please check if they are true to begin with; sometimes I question the...