Of graduation and meteor showers.

Well technically we haven't gone for an official graduation ceremony, but we are still graduated. I'm feeling a bit down about the whole thing, because first of all, I don't feel as liberated as I thought I would feel. Second of all, I'm worried about my next big step in life, which is getting an actual job, that would kick-start an actual career. Third of all, I'm leaving Adelaide.

Damn. 10 months is a short time, I didn't think it would be this short. I'm leaving all these nice people I met here. I know I'll still be able to see most of my Adelaide friends back in Malaysia, BUT I'm gonna miss the proximity between us, and how easy it was to get together and have the kind of fun we're having now.

Geez, I'm a blessed person, blessed with a beautiful and wonderful family, and the best friends I could ever ask for. I'm not gonna spend time moping about how sad it is that I'm going home.

The day after we handed in our final assignment, the 17th of November, we went to Hog's Breath for a farewell dinner to our comedian friend, and my senior, Jenhan. He came over to visit all the way from Malaysia! Please check his blog Miniminimoe on my list for updates on his shows! He's a hilarious dude!

When we got back from dinner, I checked Twitter, and noticed that my friend Vlad had tweeted about the Leonoid meteor shower that was happening on that night itself. We checked countless websites for the appropriate times. It was very vague, because a lot of websites had said that Australia might not be able to see the shower at all, since we're in the wrong time zone and in the wrong hemisphere. Vlad said it was "12.30am Adelaide time", and Chris changed his Facebook status at 1.40am saying he had "...seen one".

Mind you, these are not shooting stars, so they don't really break into the atmosphere, so chances of seeing a really big one are prolly abysmal in our part of the world.

We decided to head to the football field nearby to hopefully catch the shower at the peak hour between 3 and 4am. The football field was pitch (mind the pun) dark. I didn't want to lie down, because the grass was prickly and I get itchy psychologically very often. However, when the gang started to see some tiny meteors "moving slowly" across the starlit sky, and suddenly a "big one with a tail", I gave in to my psych and just laid down.

I'm really glad I did. I saw a couple of tiny ones, that looked just like stars, just moving across the sky, some fast before disappearing, some slowly and lingering. Then I started to see big ones, with tails that looked like smoke trails in the dark sky.

We then noticed the sky was getting brighter (which was the reason why experts said Australia would not be able to witness the shower, since day started so early), the clouds were coming in, and some stars were disappearing behind them. From what we could see lying down, it was like a photo of a dark starry sky, BUT with clouds for frames.

"There's a big hole in the middle that hasn't been filled by the clouds yet. Let's start praying for a really big one here in the middle! C'mon, big one in the middle, baby!"

God must've been listening. Out of nowhere, almost catching us off guard while we were mindlessly prattling, a huge one came from the left. We started screaming. It had a bright tail of light behind it, and just before it disappeared, it lit up, bursting into a ball of green, orange and pink light. It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen.

We were spazzing out like we had just seen Elvis come back to life, screaming "HOLY CRAP!"s and "OH MY GOD!"s. We would have woken up the neighbors if God wasn't so nice to us. It was so surreal, Jay had to convince himself it wasn't just a prank firecracker. Its tail still lingered in the sky, just like how you would still see a camera's flash even after the picture had been taken.

After lying down for a bit later, we left the field at 4.30am. We were disillusioned, not just at the sight of something so amazing, but also because we had been lying down too long staring at the sky.

I never thought I'd experience a meteor shower, let alone with my dear close friends. It seems like a scene from a movie, a book, a sappy Korean drama, an anime even. Of course I didn't get a video, they weren't appearing constantly, we never knew when they were just gonna pop out. So of course, I can't prove it to you that I have seen this.

I know I'm not bragging. I know I'm not lying. I had one of the most unreal incredible experiences of my life, and I don't need your acknowledgement to know I will always have this memory.

Okay, so meteor shower, CHECK. Next on the list, is the Aurora Borealis.

Of birthdays and movie adaptations + I think I learned something today Part 2

So I've decided to give Nuffnang a shot. I'm not exactly sure how it works yet, but hey, I'm always up for a ride in a new car.

Hokay, so I've been a busy bee again. Just handed in two of three final assignments of my degree, and I realized I will be graduating soon. The amount of things that's been going on this past month has been absolutely crazy. We're going home soon, and it's gonna be even more hectic.

In the last week alone, I went for Cindy's Glenelg birthday lunch, Jaron's Thai (yummm) birthday dinner, Gilson's Op Shop birthday night out, and Carmen's Bow+Dress birthday lunch. That's a whole lot a birthdays.

So yeah, busy bee, one a' these days I'm gonna write myself a list of things to do before I leave this place. That list would include jumping off the pier at Glenelg, seeing Two Stroke Johnny play live once more, and going to the Madame Josephine male strip club, cos' God knows how badly I'm deprived of such fun.

Just messin' with joos.

Also hate the fact that I just recently got to know/got closer to so many cool people here in Adelaide...and I already have to leave. Thank GOD for social networking.

Anyways, I saw the trailer for the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. I'm not a huge fan of the PoP franchise, since I've never really played it (only a little bit here and there) but it looks really really good. Jerry Bruckheimer's done us some pretty good shit so far, so I have faith in him.

So along with the Avatar: The Last Airbender movie, there's two movie adaptations I'm looking forward to. But I was watching the Cowboy Bebop: Knocking on Heaven's Door movie that day, and just remembered this post I made earlier this year.

Should I be worried? (in case you guys weren't able to tell, the second photo is a doctored one, thank the Heavens) I hope they get Yoko Kanno to do the score. Heaven forbid otherwise (otherwise excluding Hans Zimmer or Randy Newman of course).

I also hope they put in more kickass Jeet Kune Do scenes than gun-toting ones, cos' Spike is sexiest when he's kicking some melee ass.

Oh yeah. *lifts fnger, points and shoots* "BANG."

I've always wanted to do that. But my voice is nothing near low or sexy enough to sound as cool as Steven Blum.

Also, what I want to catch is Uncertainty, because it's an indie flick by a true appreciator of the arts, Regular Joe (note:JosephGordon-Levitt), please see here for more information. The trailer looks kickass. Problem is, indie films rarely get any coverage in Malaysia, just like how 500 Days of Summer was only shown in select theaters. Maybe I can get Swee or Jacqkie's CinemaOnline contacts to help with venue information.

Hey hey hey kids!! It's *bleep*o'clock! You know what that means?

I Think I Learned Something Today: Part 2

• Despite studying the media, I myself am proof of how people are suckers for cute animals (note:puppies) in advertising. Kleenex Cottonelle is the only toilet paper I buy now, albeit it being fricking expensive.

• Playing video games highly improves your hand-eye coordination. You get pretty good at games like Concentration and 007 Bang.
• People actually put marshmallows in the refrigerator.
• "God you look hot when I'm drunk." Not sure if that's a good thing.
• I eat only beef-based sauced pasta when I cook, but only seafood pasta when I eat out.
• I can't have the blinds up when I sleep nowadays cos' I sleep by the window, and the weather has driven me to sleep only in my underwear; I have practically no light in my room, NOT FUN.
• I came to Adelaide with 5 pairs of different footwear, and I now have 15.
• References are taken very seriously, especially if you have a lecturer who's constantly on PMS.
• I like seeing people get hurt on TV. Not the slapstick-humor kind of hurt, but actual home-video reality-TV hurt. It's funny. Once again, I realize I'm a media stereotype.
• People who look, sound and act gay, can actually be straight. On two accounts I have made misjudgments.
• I've improved at playing the drums on Rock Band/Guitar Hero.
• I've improved at spending hours doing nothing.
• I've improved at spending money without buying anything.
• I've improved at both under and over dressing for an occasion.
• My alcohol tolerance has decreased, since I felt myself getting a little high after a glass of champagne, a glass of lemon lime bitters, and a quick Long Island. I need to change my game plan.
• My biological clock has changed. AGAIN. Goddammit.
• Despite being prude, anti-social, and close-minded, people still bother to pay tons of money to come study in a country, where you're required to be the exact opposite, to fit in to society. But perhaps maybe that's not what they're aiming for.
• I learnt how to play PSX games on my PSP. I now know what custom firmware is, what a POPsloader does, and where to put an EBOOT.PBP. I feel proud; I leveled up today.
• My addiction to Facebook has gone beyond the asteroid belt. I didn't go offline at all yesterday. AT ALL.
• When boys lose at a football game, and they get angry and start to bicker amongst themselves, it's best to not say anything. Next time, we'll bring more girls so it gets less awkward.
• Sometimes people are really stubborn, even when it hurts the people they care for the most. I realize I will never fully understand anyone, and sometimes I can't help, and all I can do is watch.
• The SBS channel on Australian TV has foreign movies on sometimes. I watched Jackie Chan's MYTH the other day, and now I am watching Angelica Lee's KOMA. Fucking disturbing movie.
• I discovered Angelica Lee is a Malaysian.
• I realized that the game I got from David, Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness, is not a sequel, not even a spin-off, but a PSP version of the original Disgaea: Hour of Darkness game that I've played before. And replayed. TWICE.
• I'm still playing the game by the way.
• Simple Plan and Lily Allen can all have the word 'Fuck' in their song lyrics, and still Lily Allen makes the best use of the word, without trying too hard.
• I STILL WANNA LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE DRUMS GODDAMMIT.

Goodnight everybody.

Captain Obvious strikes!