Woo. It's me again. I seem to be updating just about every day... im just diligent that way ^^.
Still havent joined a cca here, I just dont know what to join. Sports are definitely out, given my err... physical condition, Im music illiterate, and cybergamerz don't play the kind of games Im interested in. They play those WGC games, in other words RTS (real-time strategy) games like Warcraft and Starcraft, although a friend of mine did mention something about a Dead or Alive competition, Im not into that either. My preferences, as far as I can make out, are RPG, Action/Adventure games such as Star Ocean and Golden Sun, with some turn-based strategy on the side like FIre Emblem. I was considering Library or Alchemy (CHemistry) club, but im not really that good at chemistry, and I dont like the library. Im might join the Japanese club though, if they cover anime ^^. But seriously, if Im going to join a cca that Ill enjoy, Ill probably have to organise my own, and we all know how that will go. Its a real headache, believe me. RJ doesnt even organise a cca carnival for second intakers like me... which just makes it worse. :(
Gawd, Im sitting here at eight-thirty in the morning in the comp lab, and Im just feeling all the boredom and sadness seep in. I cant really have a good talk with anyone here, except for a few notables which I dont exactly see a lot of. Ive made some friends here, true, but none of them are really that close to me. Most (read: all) of them are in different classes, and I never know where I can find them, except by chance encounters. I find that the only way to really say what I want to is this blog, so forgive me if I sound like Im whining here, I just need an outlet. I just feel so screwed up.
I cant really continue any further, Ill just end here.
Imppala
posted at [4/29/2005 08:07:00 AM]
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Yoz.
First house meeting today, kinda boring. And for some demented reason we've all supposed to wear colured ribbons with our badges. Not advisable :(. Wonder whos gonna be house captain this year... probably ilman. ah wellz...
Saw Yanyi and Shirley again this morning, probably will quite frequently too, given our schedules.
It's just like I predicted for GP group work, they do next to nothing and I end up with all the legwork, haiiiiz... nvmz. This time it's on euthanasia... which shouldn't be worse than the previous one.
Still playing AQuest and Megaman Battle Network, with the GUndam Seed soundtrack blaring in my ears... with a bit of FE on the side. Pity I wont be able to keep this up for much longer, work's piling up...
Still trying to find a good site with Meteor for my background music for the blog, anyone can help pls let me know...
Since its nearing the end of the month, chuangyi published some early new volumes of series. Bless them, they've FINALLY got Pokemon Adventures vol. 19 out. I've been waiting for that for a good three months. :)
Nothing much else, c ya guys later.
Cheers,
Imppala
posted at [4/28/2005 09:42:00 AM]
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Wednesday, April 27, 2005
YOz.
Forgot totally about this, but I met Yanyi and Shirley at Bishan MRT yesterday morning ^^. Its good to see they're still doing well. Really miss the old class... *sighz*. The fire of memories...
Been really busy over this week, what with Project Work. We've got an interesting topic, put up by one of our members, a PRC from China. Seems she saw that we were teaching Chinese quite creatively here, and she wanted to apply that to teaching English in CHina >_<. Comments anyone?
Really satisfied with my new template, except for the avatar. It's a bit blurry, definitely need to change. I had to pick one to replace the old one after *grimaces* peer pressure. *Takes out Launcher Strike AGNI impulse cannon and levels it at two hapless guys*
Nothing much else... see yaz!
Cheers,
Imppala
posted at [4/27/2005 11:03:00 AM]
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New template
Yo, it's me again.
Well, if you haven't noticed yet (for some probably very funny reason), i've got a new template. Customising it to my needs however, was a bit of a problem, considering im HTML illiterate. Im still trying to figure out how to put in background music... ideas anyone? Got my own avatar for the posts, a real nice picture of Lacus Clyne. However, I think it's a little weird for a guy to use it, probably get another one when I find a better one. Put up some links too, if you want me to link you people (or remove link) tell me.
Edit: OK, dammit, removed it. Happy now? New avatar's the GAT X-105 Strike from the same series. geez. For those who didn't see it, never mind.
Just had chem spa, and from the tagboard (underused except for ST and me) you can see how well I did. As if I needed another depressing agent this week.
Project work's going slightly better, got my grouping already. We've got a really fascinating topic, which Ill probably deal with tomorrow. One thing I can say though, my June holiday's SCREWED. Now not only I have to mug for the damn Common Test, now i gotta do PW...
Sadly havent advanced much in Fire Emblem 6, still caught up in Megaman Battle Network 4, do try it, its ogles of fun :)
Just got up to lvl 50 in AQuest, gaineed access to some of the higher-end weapons... really fun. Eye of the Sphinx ROCKS.
Cheers,
Imppala
posted at [4/26/2005 03:16:00 PM]
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FAE! IGRENE! HAWKEYE!
This damn week gets better and better by the moment.
Firstly, today had two tests, impending status not conferred to me. In other words, I had no idea they were going to happen. GP essay wasnt TOO bad, least I wrote two sides for it. The Maths tutorial quiz was weird, either I am going to do damn well in it or damn badly in it, wish I knew which...
GP group work's back... guess what, they ant EXACTLY the same group. Gee, as if things couldn't get any better, they're probably gonna shovel it ALL back on me again. As the English say, bloody hell (insert false English accent).
Guy introduced me to a nice site for GBA roms, they even have some really, really old games. Here:
www.chinagba.com
It's in Chinese, but anyway pretty easy to navigate.
Try Megaman Battle Network 4 if you have the time, really addictive.
Cheers,
Imppala
posted at [4/22/2005 12:32:00 PM]
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Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Fun day today...
lol... got back my bio lecture test. BOmbed for it... 11.5/30... oh well, expected. Cant really say it was a easy test, though... posed a hell lot of weird questions. Ah well, c'est la vie...
got a pair of headphones, so now playing Fire Emblem and AdventureQuest with Gundam Seed songs blaring in my ears, lol.... tis fun, really.
Discovered in Fire Emblem I accidentally triggered the same storyline (two of them in FE6), still probably going to play it through anyway... a bit far to play again, im just lazy that way ^o^.
Just rediscovered AQuest, its been really upgraded, from the last time I saw it (like THREE YEARS AGO). Animation still sucks though...
Still no idea for what to do for PW... any ideas anyone?
Cheers,
Imppala
posted at [4/20/2005 10:05:00 AM]
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Make-ups, make-ups...
Woooo... long week ahead.
Make-up lectures everyday, with some make-up prac on the side... been going home at like six, six thirty... damn tired...
Sad thing is that the syllabus for AJ is so much different in RJ, so a lot of stuff to make up for. Plus, the homework. The diligence of the teachers in absolutely piling homework on us is astonishing in itself. They must think we're superhuman. >_<.
Ah well, at least like one of my friends said, I've coped with it so far...
Just had PW today, still no idea what to do. I still have to pass up damn PI next week... prepares to die...
Mock Chem SPA came back got lvl 7 in both B and C, not too shabby. Of course, I bombed for the conclusion stuff...
Short update today...
CHeers,
Imppala
posted at [4/19/2005 09:18:00 AM]
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No rest for the weary...
Man, it's been a rough week.
Finally bid farewell to that INFERNAL GP group work, must say I think I did a pretty good job on the presentation, if a little monotonous. By the way I STILL can't remember for the life of me who are my group members, gives you a good idea of how much THEY did.
FINALLY finished the frigging make-up tutorials for Physics and Biology. Ill like to thank the celebrated natives of South America who discovered grinding beans of a certain plant into powder and adding it to boiling water makes a good drink. More importantly, it's caffeine rich.
I swear, the RNG hates my Lillina for my second playthrough of Fire Emblem 6.
Here:
Name: Lillina
Class: Mage
Level: 17
EXP: 93
HP: 28
Magic: 20
Skill: 10
Speed:10
Luck: 17
Defence: 4
Resistance: 16
For the uninitiated, the skill and speed SUCK. Okay, maybe nopt that much, but this is so much worse than the first time I played through.
Saw doctor for flu (again), got roughly the same medicine. Sad thing is, it causes drowsiness, so I wouldn't be surprised if I nod off during lectures.
Ah wellz, gotta go.
Cheers,
Imppala
posted at [4/18/2005 10:57:00 AM]
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Sleep... a wonderful word, an impossible dream right now...
Actually I didnt feel up to blogging today... but coffee, as it invariably does, helps me in a long way towards the mustering of energy for periodic contraction and expansion of muscles in fingers such that they impact on a white board with a lot of buttons. Still with me? Good.
Slept at 4 am lasyt night, already (almost) a record for staying up late. Did presentation for GP, improved handout, and still the only contribution my group has made so far is to hand me a list of names telling me what to put in the section Done by... Life stinks.
I practically dragged myself through this day, Ive been keeping (barely) awake, by imbibing said caffeine-rich product. People have already been commenting on my eye-bags, and for once I haven't played much in the comp lab today. Still many things to refine before presentation tomorrow... *sighz* Plus, my Physics teacher's been presurring me to hand up said make-up tutorials, GP homework on an application question to be done, and STILL have enzyme tutorial, mcqs, structured qns and essays to boot. At this rate, I need to buy extra toothpaste for my brown-stained teeth.
Flu came back again, together with my dear omnipresent sore throat right now... my nose is running enough to cover ten miles by now. Im coughing fit to burst, and Im feeling really miserable right now.
Oh yeah, my mom made a special dinner last night. Baked chicken in white wine sauce. Pity I had the flu, or I would have enjoyed it more. She usually makes it for Christmas, but since last year she hadn't, and she had the day off... yeah. Plus she tried making her own rosti (for those people who never have gone to Marche, its basically thin potato strips fried and served with sausages and (in my own opinion) black pepper sauce. I usually eat about three plates of it whenever I hit Marche. :) Not too bad in my opinion, though the potato strips were thicker than usual. But the ol' black pepper sauce was there, fit to make someone breathe fire :D. Suffice to say, lots of water needed to douse imaginary fire currently engaging itself in one's buccal cavity :). (JARGON!)
Anyways, thats about it in my life.
Cheers,
Imppala
posted at [4/14/2005 04:56:00 PM]
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Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Guess what, its getting even better. Just had PW, got NO idea what to do whatsoever. If anyone wants to go to the class yahoogroups to discuss ideas, please do.
GP group work's at least getting better, my dear group mates (finally) help me out a bit, especially when I complained about their research, since it helped in nothing whatsoever.
Just had mock Chem spa, barely finished my working and conclusion, did okay I guess, didnt make any really serious mistakes (at least none yet discovered...), but I have a nagging suspicion I misread my graph though. Ah well, at least I finished it, no complains there.
Doing pretty good at Fire Emblem 6, just arrived at arena. Got a MEGA-GOOD HERO, even I cant believe his stats. Here:
Name: Dieck
Class: Hero
HP: 44
Strength: 19
Skill: 18
Speed: 19
Luck: 16
Defence: 12
Resistance: 6
Movement: 6
Constitution: 14
For the uninitiated, he'll pretty much be a very solid fighter, but wont be able to do the level of damage that a promoted Fir would do. In other words, not bad-assed spectacular, but definitely among my top ten fighters now. Plus his big-time constitution will mean he can wield axes now with the best of them.
Okayz, gotta go for Physics Lecture.
Cheers,
Imppala
posted at [4/13/2005 10:55:00 AM]
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My time is my own... to sacrifice x_x
Boy, Im tired. Slept at 2am last night and not because I was staying up late reading.
Just finished doing outline and structure of said GP group work, it has to be ready by Thursday. Ive pretty much done everything in thuis project, considering all the research Ive received so far can be said to be a subset of the research Ive done myself. In other words, Ive been suckered... *sigh*... To top it all off, theyve just reminded me to include their names in the hand out... mein gott...
Whats worst, I still have to finish up the make-up Physics tutorials, which just mean about twelve working hours in three days, instead of probably five, counting the GP group work... life sux at the moment...
On the other hand, its not like I havent done such hours before, mainly for Star Ocean and a few other rpgs... ;) I should be fine with a lot of coffee...
Speaking of which, the second playing of Fire Emblem is coming along well, got some early good stat growth. Units like Wolt and Lot have got really good ones, including one where 5 out of 7 possible stats recieved a boost, although Wolt's Resistance to magic remains at a paltry 1. (Boooo...) By the way, set a new record in Fire Emblem. THREE cosecutive critical hits at 9 percent crit rate... the odds are 729 to 1000000... in other words, Im lucky. Thank you Thany!
Already at Chapter 7... planning to get a Hero (Dieck), Paladin (Alan) and other promoted units... ill be saying more about this later.
Anyways, gotta go for Chem prac.
Cheers,
Imppala
posted at [4/12/2005 10:19:00 AM]
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I hate html.
Well... its official. I hate html.
For a bit of time now, ive been wanted to improve my blog. The thing is, I have no idea how to.
My profile, links, maybe some background music... but guess what, the only thing I have to show for trying is to to accidentally turn my font blue. If anyone can help on this, please let me know.
Had fun in GP tuition yesterday, as we had a discussionnon the effect on technology on the printed book (how we might switch it with some electronic book and why not, yadda.) Being a bit of a bookworm myself, the discussion was pretty relevant and fun.
Fire Emblem 6 just got a HELL lot better. Found a patch for the Japanese dialogue so now I finally understand the dialogue *kowtows to Eaichu* for those who want it (Alvis):
http://eaichu250.superbusnet.com/trans/fe6.ips
After that, just make sure it has the same name as the rom... and FE6 recieves a GREAT boost storywise. If not, I would have to flip to and fro from VBA to Game script translation. Again, kowtows to Eaichu.
Which is why, Ive started my second game of FIre Emblem 6 ^o^.
Decided to use some differnet characthers, but partywise key characthers are going to remain the same (Lillina, Fir, Wendy, WOLT [I refuse to use Dorothy OR Bors]) but Ill probably use Ellen instead of Saul, Ray instead of Lugh.
Probably posting up critique and review of Fire EMblem 6 next time, my mom says its a shame I cant be this in depth for my GP ^o^.
Nothing much else in my boring life, gotta go have fun with ENGLISH version of FE6. (Woohoo!)
Cheers,
Imppala
Edit: Well... its also official. I hate my GP group. Theyve just shovelled most (read:ALL the impt) work on me. All they did was research (which guess what, I did too) and now Im supposed to be compiler AND presenter... life sux... better still they added if I didnt do it, they'd never return me my new comic... geez...
On a even worse note, I probably died for bio lecture test... *starts laying out handgun, hangman's noose, and about every lethal poison I know* They asked a lot of weird structured questions which even when I mugged, couldnt answered anyway... so technically I spent that entire time for nothing... *doh!*
Yeah well, life sux...
posted at [4/11/2005 11:43:00 AM]
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CELEBRATION OF DELIRIOUSNESS
ok... sorry abt the double blog... but I felt this really deserved it...
Well... this is it. The big one. The thing you've all been waiting for. Ok, maybe not, but I just wanted to say that.
After 36 hours, 4 minutes and 9 seconds (to the very second) and 26 chapters, I've finally completed Fire Emblem 6: Fuushin no ken! Huzzah! All praise!
It was pretty easy, considering at the end all you had to do was swing said legendary weapons around to decapitate mamkutes everywhere... plus the final boss needed only TWO hits from the Sword of Seals to well, be defeated. (NOT killed.) Man, Im good. (always wanted to say that)
In the end, when all's said and done, I achieved a B-rank in the game, pretty good when you consider I played it for the first time. Ok, so maybe Ive played its... successor (Fire Emblem 7 :Rekka no ken or Fire Emblem US for those who played the English version) ten (or more) times over, know all the tips and tricks of the trade, but its still a good rank, considering I used the arena (got D for Tactics, A for Funds, A for survival, A for Battle, B for experience (how much you train your troops) and B for strength (average attack strength, im told.).
I would consider Fire Emblem 6 to actually be better than its... successor. (sounds weird I know) The maps are DEFINITELY more challenging, enemies has finally some semblance of strategy, and additional funstuff like the legendary weapons (which could have been better but Ill say more in the full review). The only map I ever considered remotely challenging was Cog of Destiny and like I said, remotely.
My only regret is that I never did get to see the legendary dark tome, Apocalypse (Silencing Darkness), since I never did train my shamans to S-level in Dark magic. Remediable, of course. Im already preparing to play a SECOND time. *grins with Dan-like intensity* (Dan: character from Street Fighter, or else go play Puzzle Fighter 2, youll get what I mean.)
Okay, gtg. Comp lab's closing soon. Ill be updating soon with more details. Watch this space.
Cheers,
Imppala
posted at [4/07/2005 05:28:00 PM]
Just some minor admin stuff...
To all the RJ ppl who read this...
So you found my blog, good for you. Just please remember a few things...
- No undue flames or quotations. The last time I had a blog, you guys flamed me, and I was treated with quotations from my blog everywhere. Seriously, we're not going thru that again
- Information from this blog will be discussed DISCREETLY. The whole incident of switching classes is IN THE PAST, it's blown over, and it better stay that way. I dont want to bring the entire matter up again, its better this way for me, and more importantly you. Im getting along pretty fine with my class, thank you very much, and the last thing I want is to rake up all the stuff that happened before.
Now that's all said and done, Im going on to the usual stuff...
Have a funny incident yesterday, nearly (repeat: NEARLY) banged into wall while reading new comics. I sorta twisted out of the way... oh well. That means I maintain a proud record of not banging into anything while reading and walking, unless you count one time I walked smack into a road sign while playing my friend's Neo Geo Pocket (a handheld console) during a humanities trip in Malaysia...
Didn't make much headway on Fire Emblem yesterday, chapters getting REALLY difficult. If anyone playing Fire Emblem US version (i.e. Fire Emblem 7: Rekka no ken or the English Fire Emblem by Intelligent Systems), if you thought Chapter 26 (I think) : Cog of Destiny was challenging, you ain't seen nothing yet. Worse still, Fazilla (or just Fae) keeps dying on me :(. Character reviews probably coming in tomorrow or next week, depending on my work ethic.
Having to study the ENTIRE unit of Cell Biology and Microscopy is NOT fun. When you face a note of about thirty pages that you've got to study for a test next mon, you really feel suicidal.
New comics! New comics! Hopefully PA vol 19 comes along soon...
Anywayz, bye for now.
Cheers,
Imppala
posted at [4/07/2005 10:12:00 AM]
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Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Oh well yet another entry into the chronicle of my life...
Been busy playing Fire Emblem 6: Fuushin no Ken (what's new?) Just finished Chapter 21 Gaiden, gearing up for a final showdown with Zephiel (how dare you summon dragons back into this world! DIE!) After that, Ill probably go on to the secret ending, as I got all the legendary items (woohoo!) Yep, all of them.
- Durandal (the blazing sword wielded by Roland and Eliwood of Lycia)
- Armads (the axe of lightning, used by Durban the Berserker of the Western Isles and Hector)
- Forblaze (the infernal element (?) wielded by Athos the Archsage from the Nabata Desert)
- Aureola (the Pinnacle of Light used by Saint Elimine from Etruria, also the founder of the Church of Elimine)
- Mulgre (The bow of the Winds used by Hanon from the plains of Sacae)
- Marte (The SPear of Snow and Ice, used by Barrigan from Ilia [for those who played the Ilia maps, say a nice loud DUH here])
- Apocalypse (the Silencing Darkness, wielded by Bramimond, most mysterious of the Eight Legendary Heroes. No one knows who Brammimond is, or anything abt [him? her? it?] anyway)
- The Sword of the Seals (the title weapon, wielded by Hartmut from Bern and Roy from Lycia)
*whew* this took a bit of research, as the ENTiRE thing is Japanese.
On the whole, life's been ok... but busy. Im going to have to study the entire unit of Cell Structure all by myself in time for the test, as makeup lects dont start until nxt week, and the test is this coming mon... waaaahz...
Just had first PW session, for my reaction see tagboard...
One of my friends made a list of what she missed in aj, just adding my own stuff:
- Library. No offense, but the librarians here are just plain stuffy.
- Free Access Room. Comp labs here are good, but I miss killing ppl at Little Fighter 2 here.
- MY. CLASS. 09/05. No comment on this, if you wanna know check out some of the previous entries before this
- The teachers. If Alvis's Gp tutor is a cure for insomnia, mine is a cure for initiative.
- THe canteen. At least the western stall at AJ was nice, down here the food just plain SUX.
- CLDDS. I really miss you guys, man. Havent joined any new cca yet, havent figured what to join.
thats abt it in my life. Namarie! (farewell in Elvish... Quenya I think)
Cheers,
Imppala
posted at [4/06/2005 10:06:00 AM]
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Re-opening (sort of) of the Chamber
Woo... havent updated in a while. Seems the only ppl who come here though are just Matthew, Alvis, and Yun Long. At least, that's what the tagboard says.
Got to mug for bio, lecture test next mon... got tons to study for, since the test even covers bio mol, cell str, AND enzymes. Im damn lucky I get tuition, if not I wouldnt understand a thing abt cell structure. Very suay leh, 1st three months in AJ, study enzymes. COme to RJ, study enzymes... They finished cell structure already for some reason... And the worst thing is I have to find someone to lend me the notes on it to photocopy, as they didnt give us anything on it. Plus, with the upcoming test, no one seemed to want to lend me... thankfully, found someone not so mugger, borrow then find out not enough money to photocopy... SUAY. Had to bring it back home to photocopy, ribbon damn ex leh...
Still havent got RJ uni yet, got the pants lah, but no shirts, and b4 u ask, YES there is a difference, ther's a pleat (Ithink that's what its called) at the back of the shirt... or sth like that lah...Bibi and Baba somehow dont have my size...
Fire Emblem just got most of the legendary weapons, abt 6 chapters to go. Posting review and other stuff soon...
Found site to download Gundam Seed Destiny episodes, but comp damn slow leh... at this rate might as well wait for vcd to come out.
Life in general damn monotonous, guess its that way lah... everyone here mug like hell or slack like hell... think Im in btwn...
Anyways, gotta go. Got abt an hour b4 have to go for Chem prac... see ya peeps later
posted at [4/05/2005 10:27:00 AM]
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Boulevard of Broken Dreams
*BITTER ENTRY WARNING*
just was listening to this song by Green Day: American Idiot, thinks it really realtes to my situation now at rj...
"Boulevard Of Broken Dreams"
I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me and I walk alone
I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
and I'm the only one and I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a...
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone
Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Aaah-ah,
Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Ah-ah
I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line
Of the edge and where I walk alone
Read between the lines
What's f***ed up and everything's alright
Check my vital signs
To know I'm still alive and I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a...
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone
Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Aaah-ah
Ah-ah, Ah-ah
I walk alone
I walk a...
I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk a...
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone...
*sigh* now that applications to transfers to other clases is almost coming, Im bugged with about three separate requests to change with someone else. Thing is, they dont seem to care whether I know anyone in the class at all, just whether Im going.
Im getting REALLY miserable in RJ, there's frigging no one to talk to at all. Most of my friends are either in other classes with much different schedules, or out of the school entirely. TO be honest, the only reason I was able to keep sane here is by mugging like crazy and playing like crazy whenever I have the chance. Seriously, Im starting to regret coming here at all. I really miss anderson, the place was like a family in its closeness, and the people were very friendly...
*SIgh* nvmz...
*END BITTER ENTRY WARNING*
Fire Emblem's going well, got Durandal and Armads, Forblaze is next. Promoted Wendy to a general, Lilina is now a sage, and Ive also got a wyvern lord, name's Miredy (??).
Oh well, gtg. Got abt 3 hrs to burn and abt 20 chapters to go...
Imppala
posted at [4/01/2005 12:08:00 PM]
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