[ music ] 知己知彼 // 王菲

I remember first hearing this song 15 years ago and dancing along to it. Still love it. I finally watched Chungking Express the other day and it was beautiful. Planning on watching it every Valentine’s Day now. And my Tony Leung bias continues… Takeshi Kaneshiro was too adorable and I am now a big fan of Brigette Lin’s role in this film. I didn’t know Wong Faye had such a dorky side to her since she has such a cool persona onstage. Yeah, gotta buy this for Christmas and watch it with my parents.

Today was my Physics midterm. All that time I couldn’t stop thinking, “What the heck is this? I am so going to fail.” But surprisingly, it appears that I got most of the questions right when comparing answers after the exam. Quite a shocker. Though I have no idea what happened in lab today.

Tomorrow will be my CIS presentation. Kind of nervous about not being interesting enough. I practiced in front of two of my friends today and they said I don’t seem very enthusiastic about my topic. =( Maybe I’m just not a very funny person. Gotta throw in more anecdotes and cool pictures. And stop being so “professorial” and make it more colloquial. Oof. Practicing in front of the mirror again tonight…

What happened to my students in SACC? I have too much free time now.

I think I’ll go watch 2046 this weekend. Might just watch a bunch of Wong Kar Wai movies from now on (although I’m not too fond of epics). Man I can’t wait for this week to be over already. Likely to go drinking with Roxana on Saturday. I’m not an alcoholic, just need the occassional beverage-y release from stress.

Took my Macro midterm today. While I’m pretty sure I didn’t get anything less than a B+, I was really hoping for an A. I know I got at least 3 questions wrong out of 47 already. *sigh* That’s borderline A and A-. I really shouldn’t doubt my gut feelings and change my answers. And I’ve been following up on current events, too! Why must the questions be so number-specific? I know the overall trend of the economy.

Anyway, no use moping over it now. Let’s look forward to a longish weekend! Plans include homework, studying, working on project, shopping, watching foreign films, and photographing. Awesome. It’s little things like this that make life worth living. And the project is actually quite fun since I’m a marketing enthusiast. =) While finance and accounting are important, I don’t think I can spend the rest of my adult years doing that.

After tutoring today (last class cancelled!), I’ll go to Chinatown and do my brother a favor by picking up his medical papers. I’ve been criticizing him a lot, and rightfully so, about how he spends too much money. Ever since he got his job, it’s nonstop shopping every week. Last week it was clothes and a watch. This week it’s a jacket and Jordans. And according to the question I got wrong on the test, the personal savings rate in the U.S. is now 4-7%. Pfft. Not for him. Nonetheless, I haven’t been a very good sister either. I have a responsibility to take care of my younger brother and “reform” his money-wasting ways. So for once I’ll help him out (since my mathematical abilities are reaching their limit and I can’t tutor him much anymore as he approaches Calculus).

This weekend I’ll be applying to an internship at Y&R. Ever since Juan Cano came back to Baruch to speak to us about the company, I’ve been really interested in working for an actual marketing agency. Not that I don’t like the company I currently work for. My co-workers and boss are all super nice and I do get to build up my portfolio designing stuff. Plus, I get to listen to new music all the time. But I can’t stay here forever. Gotta always expand and look for other opportunities. So hopefully next summer I’ll be able to intern at Y&R…if they accept my resumé and if I don’t flunk the interview. Aja!

[ music ] Muzik // 4Minute

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Strange, I didn’t think I would end up being a fan of 4Minute, but their first mini-album “For Muzik” is pretty catchy, despite the abuse of auto-tune. I wish their choreography for “Muzik” was a bit crazier, though, since it’s a fast song.

• HQ Image Gallery – added new pictures of f(x).

My first impression of f(x) was that they were nothing special. Actually, I still believe they’re average. But their song “Lachata” is starting to grow on me even though the lyrics are completely pointless. By the way, the full MV is out (see below). Luna is my favorite member – she’s pretty, sings well, and dances well. Kind of reminds me of BoA in a way. And I like the moon reference to her name. haha

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[ music ] Rain // Anjulie

And so begins a new chapter of my life. One of the last remnants of my study abroad trip is now gone. That’s how people must live, right? Changing all the time, even if you miss the past. Walked away learning more about relationships, people in general, and myself.

I’m so easily bored and frustrated these days. Need to hang out more…not sure if I want to go clubbing anymore. But I’m rotting away at home and at work, and summer classes will be over this week. Coding is really annoying, especially when my final project with my partner looks like shiz. :( Why am I so creatively uninspired? Well, Anjulie’s album has me writing again, so I guess that’s good. Except the quality of my writing is total newb. *sigh* All right, I’ll stop moping and chat with friends now.

[ music ] 我爱你 // S.H.E

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Two days ago, one of my favorite authors – Frank McCourt, author of Angela’s Ashes, passed away at the age of 78. He truly had a wonderful gift of turning his story of a terrible childhood into a beautiful work of literature. I remember having to read it in high school and it was one of the better reads we had. “When I look back on my childhood, I wonder how I survived at all.” And yet he did, fortunately, and the world was blessed with his retelling of it. I love reading memoirs. Rest in peace, Mr. McCourt. I can only wish I could have had the pleasure of being one of your students at Stuyvesant.

During work today, I just listened to a ton of music and rediscovered oldies I previously heard in commercials and others from the 90s. Good stuff.

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