I can't believe how time flies! I guess my goal to be more active online failed last year (?) I still can't believe 2019 is over! I only just got used to 2019 in dates!

I will just blame my inactivity on work changes asfkl somehow, I have acquired a direct report and am now fully accountable for a person. This was both awkward and terrifying but several months have past and we seem to be surviving? So I will count this as win. Work is also going through a big transformation phase so restructuring will probably happen in the next month or so. It's been a long time coming since our parent company moved to Agile over a year ago. Since then, quite a few companies in the same industry have also moved to Agile with so it was only a matter of time... guess we will wait and see what happens.

In the meantime, I will distract myself with other things... I'll see if I can be more active around my latest cdrama obsessions Guardian and Untamed. I'm still a bit obsessed with Guardian though my interest have waned somewhat for Untamed after it's finished it's run - I think it was the endings.

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While I struggle to get back in the writing game, Bai Yu's new drama Fairyland Lovers is coming out on 6 January and I'm so looking forward to it! Initial pictures show him looking sooo good and I can't wait to see in in a period drama. I thoroughly enjoyed Detective L so I'm here for another enjoyable run. I wish Zhu Yilong would choose more interesting dramas so I could watch him be absolutely gorgeious and amazing.

I just had a quick look at my google drive and found some Akame wips from 2009 - 2011 that I'd completely forgotten about askjk what are the odds of me remembering the plot and finishing off time travelling Jin and evil genius Jin fics??

BIG BANG ON RUNNING MAN

I have been waiting for this episode for ages and now it is finally here. My favourite Korean variety show and my favourite Kpop band ♥

Their new album fit the episode so much. I wish their intro was an actual song; it's sooo good. Their new album is so great, and their MVs ajsldfjl

I wish Mondays weren't like this......( spoilersCollapse )

I can't believe 2011 is over. Where did all the time go? T_T

2011 has been a mixed bag — some good and some not so good — but all in all, I can't say it has been uneventful. All I can say is hopefully 2012 will be much better...and I don't want to go back to work next week. I'm afraid I'm still in holiday laziness mode >_>

One thing I'm going keep in mind though is that life is short. It hit home last year, so for this year, I'll try to do things that make me happy.

I was meant to have a more substantial post and, uh, post it earlier but that kind of went astray. I guess this will be a preliminary one until I finally get onto it?? Which... could be a while.

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One tiny bit of good news is that my performance review came back and I did well. I received a bonus and will receive a pay rise next year. It's not a high amount but aksdfl I'm just happy I got it. The bonus paid for the laptop, after all ;)

Anyway, my plan is to catch up to...everything... and hopefully, the holidays will help. I have strategically taken my annual leave to give me two solid weeks of time off, which I really need at the moment... I'm just counting down the days right now...

Every time I read the news, my heart sinks a little bit more. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping it won't get worse :(

Save the Children

Global Giving

Red Cross

There's also help_japan. I haven't offered anything because I don't think I'll be able to finish it. Am going to do what I can when I can and hope it's helping people out there :(

This one even worse than the first one :(

It's so heartbreaking... never ending aftershocks, really... A few of my co-workers have family there, and I know another (haven't met, but have spoken on the phone) who recently moved there who was injured :(

Red Cross

The Salvation Army

List of other ways to help

Dead, I had this great hope to make a post on the 11th... 11/1/11... because I am a dork like that but it didn't happen XD

Which is sad, but not surprising because I got really, really addicted to Sungkyunkwan Scandal. IT IS SO ADDICTIVE I AM NOT KIDDING. I lost sleep and many, many hours over this drama and ahhhh still not enough episodes. I wanted more T_T

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Oh, and did I mention that the lead guy here is someone from DBSK... his character is so uptight but hilarious. And so adorkable. Did I mention how adorable the cast is together?

I need people to write Jae Shin/Yong Ha fic please. I NEED FIC SO BADLY T_T

Speaking of fics, I'm looking forward to kizuna_exchange!!

I thought about signing up, but I'm really blocked at the moment and busy with work :( I've been thinking about maybe going back to the basics with pen and paper (I brought this really cute notebook...) and finish off that charity fic first... am made of fail :(

And, well, it's not like it's going to be a trial reading akame fics :>

I can't believe the year's over... a lot has changed, and a lot hasn't. I'm a bit apprehensive about work because there's been some restructuring and it hasn't quite hit me yet because of the holiday period. When I think back on the year, it feels like a blur... don't think I've quite adjusted to the rigidity of full time work. I'm just tired. And a bit wistful. I don't know.

I kind of wish I was much better at posting these days, but every time I try, I just blank out and have this weird irrational urge to avoid, avoid, avoid.

But.

New Years! 2011! Travelling! Fandom! Writing?! Possibly not be so much of a hermit??

Hope everyone's been having a great holiday and a Happy New Year! ♥

I'm still alive... sort of. Just been buried under work and RL, and being...semi-sociable. Thanks, RL. For dragging me away from my computer for my own good... I think... XD

Sorry, I'm still a little out of touch with what's going on, so if there's anything important I've missed, feel free to poke or nudge me. I'll try to keep up better... will probably comment belatedly too... Twitter moves too fast and I've been crazy busy T_T It's the end of the financial year and I'm part of the planning process for the next year, because my manager is. And while occasionally, I get this tiny, tiny thrill at having having a somewhat limited power over what goes on next year, I don't think it's worth the stress and time I've been spent on it... and will spend on it >_>

It's not over yet, but in the mean time I have a list of things that I need to get done since I've basically left them aside, and not enough time to do it... wish there was more hours in a day :(

I haven't forgotten about my help_haiti fic. It will get done, even if I have to do an akamewrimo/nano on it XD

I want to offer fic for help_pakistan too, but I don't think I have time to write... I can bid though :>

I've kind of been slowly dipping my feet into JE again. Well, Arashi actually. I've been catching up on their shows and what not, but have no idea if I've missed anything epic. If there is, tell me! I've heard about this Mannequin 5, you see...

Slowly, but surely I'll make my way to watch some KAT-TUN things. Still a little bit wary about it, I think, but I'm not sure why. Or maybe I do XD I get bouts of nostalgia and sentimentality. I don't know. At least by the time I start catching up, I'll have tons of stuff saved up to go through, right?

New shiny phones are tempting me. I think I will get myself a new one before the end of this year? T_T