*New Start*
New start, new page.
The Mooncake's rolling into Japan!
Keep up with all the whining at: The Mooncake in Japan!~

*Jet-Setter*
I'm off again.
I hate that I'm leaving New York for a second time. It's definitely less painful this time, but I'll still miss the Big Apple.
Some things that I'll miss:

• Friends
• Sushi Samba
• Magnolia
• Pastis
• SoHo
• Chinatown!
• Sample Sales!

Some things I definitely won't miss:

• Smelly subway stations
• Smelly subway cars
• Smelly streets
• Smelly NYC in general...

So yeah... I'm leaving again. I'll be stopping over in Hong Kong for 2 weeks before I make my big move to Japan. I'm incredibly nervous about that... but we'll see what happens.
I'll keep my adventures posted here. I imagine I'll be having a real exciting next 2 months while I get myself set up in Japan.
Woohoo!~

*Wow*
I'm done! I'm done!
Actually... I'm expecting a re-write... but I'm now officially done with my M.A.! YAY!
It feels strange... I don't feel any smarter or different... but at the same time, I do... Does that make any sense??
I'll have my Master's conferred in May! Yay! Yay!
Yeah... I'm excited... I'm going to take a shower now and brave the snowstorm for a Frrrrozen Hot Chocolate at Serendipity!~

*Realisation*
Yep... I know it for sure now... I am insane.
Why can't I get this bloody thesis done? It's really not that difficult... I just really, really, REALLY don't want to do it.
On the up side of things though... have this new-found optimistic confidence in the perpetual singleness of my life. I have to stop kidding myself and face the fact that I'll never be Bridget Jones nor Carrie Bradshaw... I'll prolly be more like Barbie - Be with a Ken for a really really long time, have illegitimate children with him, then dump him for a young, tan surfer boy called Blaine.
Yeah.... I really need to get back to writing my thesis... Otherwise, I can see myself at 60, still sitting in front of my "vintage" computer... still trying to write about language policy...~

*Newer & Better*
I'm back from a blog hiatus and I'm back with a renewed view of life.
I'm now back in New York, and will be here for another 2 weeks. My thesis is due in at the end of this week and I'm furiously trying to churn out the last pages of my paper. I hate writing this paper... because I've found something I'm passionate about to write on... but it's not entirely in my field, so there's a possibility that I'll get in some trouble from it. But I'm determined to write about something I feel strongly about... so I'm going to submit it anyways.
I spent the weekend with my friend Lyssi in New Jersey this past weekend. She has a really great apartment there and we cooked up a storm the whole weekend. Thank goodness she had Steve and his friend there, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to cook the way we did. I managed to learn some very useful Greek this weekend, and can't wait to try it out when I go to Greece and Cyprus!
We went out last night to this "hot new club" - Duvet. It's like the Bed Supper Club in Bangkok, but so much more pretentious. The staff were rude, and ill-prepared... and there were way too many of them. We were a good group though. I had a lot of fun... from what I remember anyways.
These past few weeks have renewed my view of life. I've been surrounded by smart, intelligent and sensible people who have helped remind me that it's alright to be single and not anorexic.
Anyways... time to get back to my paper. Will post more at the end of the week - after the paper's handed in... and after a new club opening I've been invited to!~

*Poof*
I haven't quite disappeared. Just laying low.
Getting used to using one eye now. I haven't noticed any change in the problem eye yet... but at least it's not getting worse.
Through this ordeal though, I've learned a lot. Mainly... that I don't have to be afraid to ask for help. My friends have all been awesome... and definitely some more awesome than others.
Right... getting a headache from staring at the computer for too long. Big day tomorrow... loads to do, and loads of trying to catch up to do.
I think my posts will be more sporadic from now on. I think I've found some sort of... contentment in myself and I really don't need to blog so much anymore. I never write the real juicy stuff here anyways... so I don't really see the point now. This blog has helped me through some really tough times, but I think I can maybe take things from here... with the help of my friends, of course.
Right... really have to go... bedtime...~