Sunday, December 21, 2003
life goes on here
so it was five days before christmas, and the day after i finished all my exams. two weeks of holiday in front of me. you just couldn't ask for anything better than that. finally, yesterday i got the chance to kick my lazy ass out of the room, and decided to have some walk around downtown. yet it's a perfect instance to have some treat for myself, and just getting away from the house. you'd really want to do that, especially after some fight between your landlord and his eighty-something mother as your wake-up alarm early in the morning for two days in a row (three if you count this morning too). *grunt grunt*.
downtown was full alright. most of the stores are having their annual pre-christmas sales, and people just won't let this option passing by. neither do i. well, although i still have about three books at home that i haven't even started to read, i managed to buy another two. *sigh*. you are not a stranger here by adam haslett and chuck palahniuk's lullaby. i was just couldn't resist. i know the sale wasn't much, just around 20%, but hey, i got plenty of free times waiting to be wasted, and i'm pretty sure i won't have this kind of luxury after new year. so i bought myself those books, and one new sweater, not because i couldn't control myself (at least partly) but because i actually need one. it's getting colder everyday here (today's the first day of winter), and i barely have a proper sweater. that should be a good excuse, i guess. *grin*. some end-of-the-year indulgence won't do any harm, right?
boy, people were like crazy. i've never seen downtown as full as yesterday, not even the day before thanksgiving and halloween, as far as i remember. and it's only what, five days before christmas? wonder what it'd look like on the 24th. anyway, after treating myself, i decided to get caffeinated for a break. went to serious coffee, which i haven't tried yet even though i've passed it loads of time before. cozy place, great coffee (they are serious!), surprisingly reasonable prices when you compare it with starbucks, and a little bit of jazz and soul to lighten up the day, which was quite rewarding, especially after a whole day listened to christmas-themed songs those stores had been playing. and i finally can continue to read the book that i've been reading now, william golding's lord of the flies, which had been officially abandoned for the last one month thanks to those bloody assignments and exams. one latte, an espresso and 74 pages later, i got out and wandered around, encountered all kinds of people (from the homeless, drunken and stoned brats to the hip and groovin' chicks ready to have some party) and i found myself strolled through a part of downtown that i've never been to. which was quite surprising, remembering how many times i'd been to downtown. not bad, i was getting to know this city a little bit better.
as midnight approached, you could see the pubs and clubs were getting fuller, people tried to have some fun on the last saturday night before christmas. it was fun alright. i had a good time myself. so i went home by bus, thinking about all the boring stuff needed to be done the day after (read: today): grocery shopping, laundry, cleaning my room, *groan groan*. well, you just can't expect everything at once. and yeah, just like what they said, life goes on here.
so it was five days before christmas, and the day after i finished all my exams. two weeks of holiday in front of me. you just couldn't ask for anything better than that. finally, yesterday i got the chance to kick my lazy ass out of the room, and decided to have some walk around downtown. yet it's a perfect instance to have some treat for myself, and just getting away from the house. you'd really want to do that, especially after some fight between your landlord and his eighty-something mother as your wake-up alarm early in the morning for two days in a row (three if you count this morning too). *grunt grunt*.
downtown was full alright. most of the stores are having their annual pre-christmas sales, and people just won't let this option passing by. neither do i. well, although i still have about three books at home that i haven't even started to read, i managed to buy another two. *sigh*. you are not a stranger here by adam haslett and chuck palahniuk's lullaby. i was just couldn't resist. i know the sale wasn't much, just around 20%, but hey, i got plenty of free times waiting to be wasted, and i'm pretty sure i won't have this kind of luxury after new year. so i bought myself those books, and one new sweater, not because i couldn't control myself (at least partly) but because i actually need one. it's getting colder everyday here (today's the first day of winter), and i barely have a proper sweater. that should be a good excuse, i guess. *grin*. some end-of-the-year indulgence won't do any harm, right?
boy, people were like crazy. i've never seen downtown as full as yesterday, not even the day before thanksgiving and halloween, as far as i remember. and it's only what, five days before christmas? wonder what it'd look like on the 24th. anyway, after treating myself, i decided to get caffeinated for a break. went to serious coffee, which i haven't tried yet even though i've passed it loads of time before. cozy place, great coffee (they are serious!), surprisingly reasonable prices when you compare it with starbucks, and a little bit of jazz and soul to lighten up the day, which was quite rewarding, especially after a whole day listened to christmas-themed songs those stores had been playing. and i finally can continue to read the book that i've been reading now, william golding's lord of the flies, which had been officially abandoned for the last one month thanks to those bloody assignments and exams. one latte, an espresso and 74 pages later, i got out and wandered around, encountered all kinds of people (from the homeless, drunken and stoned brats to the hip and groovin' chicks ready to have some party) and i found myself strolled through a part of downtown that i've never been to. which was quite surprising, remembering how many times i'd been to downtown. not bad, i was getting to know this city a little bit better.
as midnight approached, you could see the pubs and clubs were getting fuller, people tried to have some fun on the last saturday night before christmas. it was fun alright. i had a good time myself. so i went home by bus, thinking about all the boring stuff needed to be done the day after (read: today): grocery shopping, laundry, cleaning my room, *groan groan*. well, you just can't expect everything at once. and yeah, just like what they said, life goes on here.
