Of the BookStore and the Unprovoked Question
Its Sunday,aka the last day of the week and the last day of the holidays.Always have that feeling of departure.Unwillingness flows within my blood as i woke up this morning.Not morning actually,in fact i woke up half past noon.Been sleeping late this couple of days.Yesterday was Taiwan's Presidential Election.Im not exactly bothered with politics much.Especially when i am here and they are there,the effect it has on me has lessened over the years.However,my parents,especially my father,travels to and fro Taiwan,and they always have a thing or two to say about everything that happens in the political arena.My parents went back to Taiwan a couple of days ago,and my Aunt is living with me right now.Yesterday morning they went to vote of course,and naturally they voted for the Nationalist.My Aunt is a Nationalist supporter as well,so yesterday at 4pm she switched to a news channel and started watching it.Until the Nationalist started losing was when she switched it off.I however,continued watching.Since i support neither side,i wont jump around and stamp my feet like my aunt did.Well anyway,they lost,they were pissed.Supporters gathered at the high courts to protest against the votes,saying that it was an unfair election.I was pretty interested in it,so i stayed up late to watch the news while reading through my Tourism Notes.Until 3am i think,just when the situation got really interesting.Anyway,yesterday night i had this weirdest dream.I dreamt of Mr Melancholy.Hmm.No he did not get pissed with me again or anything.He merely had a bet with me,asking me to go up to Rs and say hi to her at a shopping mall.And i did.Saw her with Siti and went up to her.The weirdest thing was,when we entered a bookstore,it was actually HER bookstore.Talking about weird dreams,this is definitely up there with the Tamagotchi dream.So we wandered around that bookstore and she showed me around.It was one of those very simple dreams,and it ended when my Aunt came into my room to open the window.I woke up and saw her staring at me.She said i talked in my dreams.Argh,old habit.Im not sure about you guys but sometimes i will talk in my dreams,without me actually knowing it.It's pretty creepy actually.Anyway,like i said before,it's always nice to see her once in awhile.In my dreams or whatever.I guess that'll be the only place i'll see her.I was sitting alone in the living room at 2am yesterday,wondering when was the last time i saw her.June 2003.Wow.In 2 months or so it'll make a year.A year.What a long time.Much has happened since then.I wonder how she's been.If she's doing well with her life.For a year,ive been totally "disconnected" with her.Like we are on different sides of a scale.Occasionally we get to talk through sms messages,but thats about it.Sometimes,just sometimes,i wonder how i even got through this period of time.I amaze myself sometimes,for what i achieved.My friends asked if i still like her.Well,in a way,i do.JiaYing asked me that question just yesterday afternoon,and i told her that though i still like her,the feeling is more like a distant memory.I could sense it,feel it,but not strongly.Diluted in chemical terms.Time is my best friend in a way,helping me to heal wounds and forget about the past.Helping me through this period of time without her presence.Its funny how i look back,and everything seems as if it only just happened yesterday.The image of her sitting with me in the SRJC canteen was still so vividly carved within my mind.(Will be further elaborated when the time comes.)Anyway,i was having a chat with my friend Siti online yesterday.Hmm.She's more than a friend really.A messenger to me.One,because she's Rs's neighbour.Two,she was in the same Primary School as Rs.Three,she is in the same school as her now.She tells me a lot of stuff,about what's happening to her and with her.The guys and her studies.Sometimes,i run out of words to thank her.Because she always brings news,and even though i am so far off,im still able to keep an update on her.So yesterday we were chatting,and Siti told me that Rs messaged her the other day to ask for my birthday.Wow.I was stunned for a while there.I asked if Siti was having a conversation with her initially when she asked her that question.She said no,and that Rs messaged her without much reason.Yeah,i must admit that i was pretty excited.Will she give me anything?Will she not?What will she give and how?Maybe she wont give at all.Afterall,she might not even have the time to buy me anything.Come to think about it,she knows nothing about me.We are on an unbalanced scale where i know everything about her and she knows nothing of me.I wonder what will she buy.Hmm.I hope its not like a pink tshirt like what Harry wore during the outing.(Shudders.)Oh well,it is still a long way from now.In fact,i better worry about my block test coming up than what she will give.After all,No expectations=No Disappointments.No Disappointments=Always happy.Dont keep your hopes uo too high,it might fall down and hit your face when it falls.Ouch.Alright.Minority Report's showing tonight.Cant wait to watch it.Back to the books.Ta.

Quotes of the Day:
Officer Fletcher,'John, don't run.'
John Anderton,'You don't have to chase me.'
Officer Fletcher,'But you don't have to run.'
John Anderton,'Everybody runs, Fletch. Everybody runs.'

John Anderton,'He set me up. He set me up.'
Director Burgess,'Who's the victim?'
John Anderton,'Somebody, Leo Crow.'
Directos Burgess,'Who's Leo Crow?'
John Anderton,' I have no idea. But I'm suppose to kill him in less than thirty-six hours.'

John Anderton,'Why'd you catch that?'
Danny Witwer,'Because it was going to fall.'
John Anderton,'You're certain? '
Danny Witwer,'Yeah.'
John Anderton,'But it didn't fall. You caught it. The fact that you prevent it from happening doesnt change the fact that it was going to happen.'

Agatha,'Can you see?'

Gideon,'Careful, Chief. Dig up the past, all you get is dirty.'

Agatha,'Is this now?'

[The readings Agatha is giving run quickly on a makeshift screen.]
John Anderton,'It's too fast. Slow it down.'
Rufus Riley,'How do I slow this down, I should hit her on the head?'

Dr Iris Henimen,'Find the minority report.'
John Anderton,'How do I even know which one has it?'
Dr Iris Henimen,'It's always the more gifted of the three.'
John Anderton,'Which one is it?'
Dr Iris Henimen,'The female.'
'Minority Report'(2002)

Song of the Moment---I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow from "O Brother, Where Art Thou" Soundtrack,performed by The Soggy Bottom Brothers