I have been feeling really sleepy recently. Maybe my sleep has been bad. I'm not sure why.
A co-worker is going hiking at the youth park with some of the students tomorrow. They asked me to join them. I Wouldn't mind going, but I don't really want to go without Siew, and transportation becomes an issue. For those reasons I declined.
I told them all that I am able to go on Fridays more easily and that they should go then. :-P
It's been hot the last few days. Today it's cloudy but still very hot.
Ummmm nothing else to say for now.
Bye
February 11, 2009
February 10, 2009
A Nice Gift
Recently when my wife and I were at Tesco I saw something that I'd been looking at for awhile that I thought I would like.
An inflatable punching bag. Almost like the ones that children play with. You hit it and it bounces back up. But this one is made for adults instead.
Later that day Siew went back to Tesco with her mother and she bought it for me. :-)
The price tag said 14.90 RM. She said it actually cost only 10 RM. Here's what it looks like, and gives you an idea of what a deal that really was:
Link
It's quite a lot of fun to hit actually. It doesn't have the impact that hitting a heavy bag does, but I can break a sweat, which is the point, using it.
Siew said it's my Valentine's Day present. I'm happy with it. :-)
Thanks honey!
An inflatable punching bag. Almost like the ones that children play with. You hit it and it bounces back up. But this one is made for adults instead.
Later that day Siew went back to Tesco with her mother and she bought it for me. :-)
The price tag said 14.90 RM. She said it actually cost only 10 RM. Here's what it looks like, and gives you an idea of what a deal that really was:
Link
It's quite a lot of fun to hit actually. It doesn't have the impact that hitting a heavy bag does, but I can break a sweat, which is the point, using it.
Siew said it's my Valentine's Day present. I'm happy with it. :-)
Thanks honey!
Manga (Japanese comics)
I sometimes enjoy reading Manga. I usually prefer to watch anime however.
Once in awhile I get the mood to read some manga though.
I forgot about a site that has a lot of manga for download, and another site that has a lot to be read online.
These can be read on a computer. However, I have a Sony PRS-505 that works wonderfully for reading books and comics. :-)
Since manga is already mostly black and white, the e-reader is perfect for viewing manga content.
So, now, I can sit with my wife at night and read manga while she watches tv with her family.
Too bad Sony released the PRS-700 after I already had the 505 model. I love my 505 and I will keep it, but the touch display has some appeal to it. :-)
Once in awhile I get the mood to read some manga though.
I forgot about a site that has a lot of manga for download, and another site that has a lot to be read online.
These can be read on a computer. However, I have a Sony PRS-505 that works wonderfully for reading books and comics. :-)
Since manga is already mostly black and white, the e-reader is perfect for viewing manga content.
So, now, I can sit with my wife at night and read manga while she watches tv with her family.
Too bad Sony released the PRS-700 after I already had the 505 model. I love my 505 and I will keep it, but the touch display has some appeal to it. :-)
Old Games
I brought a game from the state with me called Neverwinter Nights.
This game is based on the old paper-RPG Dungeons and Dragons.
I used to play games like that with my friends a very long time ago when I had friends outside of work.
Playing Neverwinter Nights really reminds me of the feeling I used to get from playing RPG's with friends, and also from reading the game books and novels that accompany the games.
Games like The Elder Scrolls try to give this same feeling. However, I noticed, when playing Neverwinter Nights, that they do not produce this same feeling in me.
Previously I tried playing NN because a friend of mine recommended that I try it so I could join him on his server, a nice feature of this game. So, I got my own copies of the game and expansions. I tried playing it and I hated it!
I didn't like the interface or controls. That was enough of a turn-off that I shelved the game for 4 years.
I decided I'd keep the game, thinking that Siew's brothers might like the game, so I brought it with me to Malaysia. On a whim I decided to install the game to play.
Now I really like the game and the controls are not an issue for me at all. I am not sure what I did wrong before, but this game is a keeper and something that I can continue to enjoy even if it is very old (first released in 2002).
This game is based on the old paper-RPG Dungeons and Dragons.
I used to play games like that with my friends a very long time ago when I had friends outside of work.
Playing Neverwinter Nights really reminds me of the feeling I used to get from playing RPG's with friends, and also from reading the game books and novels that accompany the games.
Games like The Elder Scrolls try to give this same feeling. However, I noticed, when playing Neverwinter Nights, that they do not produce this same feeling in me.
Previously I tried playing NN because a friend of mine recommended that I try it so I could join him on his server, a nice feature of this game. So, I got my own copies of the game and expansions. I tried playing it and I hated it!
I didn't like the interface or controls. That was enough of a turn-off that I shelved the game for 4 years.
I decided I'd keep the game, thinking that Siew's brothers might like the game, so I brought it with me to Malaysia. On a whim I decided to install the game to play.
Now I really like the game and the controls are not an issue for me at all. I am not sure what I did wrong before, but this game is a keeper and something that I can continue to enjoy even if it is very old (first released in 2002).
Garbage Training
Over the course of this past weekend we had some mandatory, unpaid, training. The first day, Friday, wasn't so bad. The trainer is an Indian woman who wasn't too terrible.
Her English was not perfect, but passable.
The next day we had a different trainer. She is an arrogant bitch.
She has all of these theories in her head because she has a PHD, so she claims anyway, and has done a lot of research or whatever.
First, I want to point out that I have STUDENTS who write AND speak better than this lady.
Second, her theories have no practical backing to help support what she was "teaching."
Her ego is so bloated that she suffocates on the drivel she calls English and enjoys it.
She, combined with the no-pay factor, ruined my weekend. It was a total waste of time and I have a shitty attitude because of that now.
I am trying to compensate and get over it however.
Her English was not perfect, but passable.
The next day we had a different trainer. She is an arrogant bitch.
She has all of these theories in her head because she has a PHD, so she claims anyway, and has done a lot of research or whatever.
First, I want to point out that I have STUDENTS who write AND speak better than this lady.
Second, her theories have no practical backing to help support what she was "teaching."
Her ego is so bloated that she suffocates on the drivel she calls English and enjoys it.
She, combined with the no-pay factor, ruined my weekend. It was a total waste of time and I have a shitty attitude because of that now.
I am trying to compensate and get over it however.
February 1, 2009
Festivals
I'm from a small town that is almost literally in the middle of nowhere.
I've always been an introvert on top of that.
I've been depressed for awhile now. I am not 100% sure of the cause. I'm not home-sick. I don't have a past "home" to miss.
Last month we had a long break from school at the end of the semester. This month we're having another long break because of Chinese New Year.
Maybe I've had too much free time from an uncertain job. I don't know.
This week we've been really busy. Seeing family, seeing friends, doing this, doing that. Really very little time to just let tension out. It's difficult for me.
Siew is an extravert and I love her all the more for it. Sometimes, however, this causes some relationship strain between us. Arguments that 2 extraverts or 2 introverts wouldn't likely have. But I'll be damned if I'd accept anyone else but her ever. I really love her.
Today there is a big festival outside. It started at 12pm and ends at 12am. It's been really loud and hot and busy. Siew has been having a lot of fun dashing outside to watch events!
I'm really sensitive to noise and crowds and I feel like I'm having some sort of anxiety attack. I don't think that's totally the case, but I think I don't do well, yet, in these environments.
More people have been walking past our parents' home than live in my entire home town!
I'm really trying to get used to this, but it's going to take time and effort. A lot of effort.
It doesn't help that I've been having depression fits this week and the end of the week has this big bash that's going to keep me up late and giving Siew and I something to have argument about that we don't need.
I just hope she won't stay mad at me.
I have to teach tomorrow, but it's going to be a late night.
At the end of the week we have mandatory training that will consume my entire weekend and we don't get paid for it. It's going to suck.
I have my return to school tests ready for my students. I warned them, because of the break, that I am going to give them a test over EVERYTHING in the book when they return on Monday. I wanted them to have fun on the break, but I also want them to focus on studies as well.
If anyone has any tips for me to try and deal with my personal issues, please post it in a comment. Otherwise, have fun laughing at me.
I've always been an introvert on top of that.
I've been depressed for awhile now. I am not 100% sure of the cause. I'm not home-sick. I don't have a past "home" to miss.
Last month we had a long break from school at the end of the semester. This month we're having another long break because of Chinese New Year.
Maybe I've had too much free time from an uncertain job. I don't know.
This week we've been really busy. Seeing family, seeing friends, doing this, doing that. Really very little time to just let tension out. It's difficult for me.
Siew is an extravert and I love her all the more for it. Sometimes, however, this causes some relationship strain between us. Arguments that 2 extraverts or 2 introverts wouldn't likely have. But I'll be damned if I'd accept anyone else but her ever. I really love her.
Today there is a big festival outside. It started at 12pm and ends at 12am. It's been really loud and hot and busy. Siew has been having a lot of fun dashing outside to watch events!
I'm really sensitive to noise and crowds and I feel like I'm having some sort of anxiety attack. I don't think that's totally the case, but I think I don't do well, yet, in these environments.
More people have been walking past our parents' home than live in my entire home town!
I'm really trying to get used to this, but it's going to take time and effort. A lot of effort.
It doesn't help that I've been having depression fits this week and the end of the week has this big bash that's going to keep me up late and giving Siew and I something to have argument about that we don't need.
I just hope she won't stay mad at me.
I have to teach tomorrow, but it's going to be a late night.
At the end of the week we have mandatory training that will consume my entire weekend and we don't get paid for it. It's going to suck.
I have my return to school tests ready for my students. I warned them, because of the break, that I am going to give them a test over EVERYTHING in the book when they return on Monday. I wanted them to have fun on the break, but I also want them to focus on studies as well.
If anyone has any tips for me to try and deal with my personal issues, please post it in a comment. Otherwise, have fun laughing at me.
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