MERRY CHRISTMAS

No matter who you are, Merry Christmas, dear reader of my blog! May Santa (or Santarina) bring you the gift or present of your dreams! In addition, may you have a Happy New Year in 7 days' time!

Seriously, this Christmas has been a very quiet one for me, apart from the fact that Jeffrey, Aw, Luke and I headed down to VivoCity and HarbourFront Centre on the eve of Christmas eve to celebrate the first two's belated birthday. Don't forget my Saeke Sushi treat to both of you, Jeffrey and Aw! I expect you to remember my birthday next year.

Cleared up the misunderstanding with Hui Shi, and so, I guess things are back to normal... or not?

For those of you who took the time to visit my blog, here are some pics to reward your effort:

From the cast of Ai Yori Aoshi!



From the cast of Love Hina!




From the cast of Haruhi!


Nanoha and Fate

For those of you who are spending Christmas alone, meaning wihout a partner, just like myself, this year, don't give up hope! I am sure we will be spending it with our special someone next Christmas! Gambatte!

Christmas Wishlist

Before I begin to post the details of my letter to Santa, let me talk about the weather in Singapore. Over the past few days, it has been raining cats and dogs (not that I am complaining, since the cool weather makes it excellent for sleeping and my RT sessions are less demanding), but yesterday it was unusually wet and heavy. For the past 24 hours, it has been raining non-stop, resulting in floods occuring in certain areas. For the first time in my life, while using the public transport system, naming bus 157 and 52, the drivers had to take a different route as Lornie road was closed by the traffic police. According to the news report, the rainfall recorded was supposedly the highest in the past 75 years in Singapore's history. Makes me wonder when it will start snowing... :P

The following has been posted on some of the forums I frequent some time back, but it seems like Santa didn't manage to read them, so I shall post the letter on my blog as well, in hope that he (or she, or at least the helpers, for that matter) will be able to do so this time round and grant me my respective wishes.

Dear Santa,

Apart from the times I have skipped work for no valid reason, made sarcastic remarks (to both family and friends), swore and cursed whenever the traffic is moving slowly, and countless other mistakes, I have generally been a law-abiding citizen, fillial son, caring brother, loyal friend and studious student throughout the year.

I am not a greedy person, so I pray you will bring me the following presents/gifts:
1) Most importantly, I would like a date this Christmas and perharps, a permanent girlfriend. If possible, I would like her to be of reasonable character and personality, matched only by the cuteness of Shinobu.

2) I don't have a driving license yet, but due to the goods and service tax hike next year, it would be more costly to purchase a car. I do not wish for a Ferrari, a Porsche or a Lamborghini. However, I do hope to have a PINK Volkswagon Beetle.

*Shinobu interrupts my letter to Santa at this point in time"

Shinobu: Ano... Gambler sen-pai, I agree that a pink Volkswagon Beetle is very kawaii!

The following wishes are not as significant in importance as compared to the earlier two...

3) For the Hong Kong version of Tenge Tenjo to be released in Singapore.

4) For the latest issue of GachaGacha to be released.

5) A whole set of manga, either in the form of Ai Yori Aoshi, Love Hina or School of Watery Business.

6) More hentai movies for viewing if I have to spend Christmas alone again this year.

Thank you for reading my letter, Santa. I look forward to receiving your gifts.

Yours sincerely,
Gambler

However, Christmas number 5 has already been fulfilled, by myself and my wallet. I have gotten my hands on the full set of the Love Hina manga! It may be second hand, but the condition of the manga is pretty good and it only costs $4 per book. Yay, I got it at a bargain!

Here are some pics to share my joy with you people:

As this is a worksafe zone, let me remind you that this pic does not contain full nudity, but it does involve some extent of ecchi.



I know the pics are a little small and not in full colour, but they are taken from issue 14 of the manga. This is how Shinobu looks when she grows up. Cuteness + Sexy = WIN!!!

HAPPY Pre-BIRTHDAY CAILIN, my dearest sis!

Before I get on to the main topic for the day, let me give you readers some appetizer.

I doubt many of you stay up till 3-4am in the morning, but if you do, try looking out your window from time to time, and a wonderful scenery may just greet you. Yesterday morning, upon waking up from my so-called "late night nap" (it was 3am, for goodness sake), I walked over to the balcony for some fresh air. Have you ever experienced the full moon shining down upon you, with the cool, fresh air blowing against your face, and the added serenity of the silent night environment? I experienced it and I wished that you people were here to do so with me. As much as the scene calmed my my body, it filled my mind with thoughts too. Could it be that my "princess", my "Shinobu", the chosen one of my life that I have yet to meet, is living under the same starry moonlit sky, and enjoying the exact same scene as I am at this very moment?

Saw her in school on Monday, during Organization Theory lecture's break time. Caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of my eye. Out of so many people in the area, how is possible that I could sense her presence? Sigh, I better not think about it too much lest my heart aches once again.

Enough of ramblings and now, for today's top story... HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAILIN! I know the actual day has yet to arrive, but this post is my tribute to you! On Monday evening, together with Chai Bak and Wendy (too bad Hanee couldn't make it), we celebrated Cailin's birthday in advance at Sizzler (Suntec Branch). The all-you-can eat salad bar is definitely the main draw of Sizzler, but the partly uncooked dish that Cailin ordered kind of turned me off. No wonder Wendy didn't seem too keen on eating at Sizzler. Oh well, when your birthday arrives next year, we will try to hold a celebration for you and then you will be able to choose whatever restaurant you wish to eat at. :P Other than just celebrating Cailin's birthday, I believed we had a fun time catching up and joking with one another.

My message to Cailin:
Despite all my sarcastic remarks and teasings, you should know that I value you as one of my very good friends, if not the category of "best". I have always been amazed by the fact that we could click so well despite the short time we have known each other. Looking back at my secondary school days, there were classmates whom I spent 4 years with, but spoke to, in total, less than 10 sentences. However, with you, I could speak freely about my "emo" problems, my views and opinions about life... in fact, almost everything under the sun is possible! Thank you for listening to my bitching, ranting and problems patiently all the time; thank you for making my university life less boring and more vibrant; and most importantly, thank you for understanding the person that I am deep down inside.

If we weren't in the same orientation group... If you didn't speak to me during orientation... If we weren't allocated to the same sociology group... If you aren't a person who uses MSN and stays up late... If I didn't meet you at Mediacorp... would things have been different? Life is full of "If's, and looking back makes one wonder how things might have turned out as compared to the current situation.

Lastly, and once again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAILIN, my dearest sis!

Some pics from the birthday celebration:

My sis with her "mini-cake"


Our sociology group (missing from picture, Hanee)... To think I would post my ugly mug on my blog... yeah, that is me on the top left

P.S. In relation to the blog topic we discussed over dinner, I have decided to shamelessly promote my blog in hope that you people will post some comments... pretty please, with icing on top? :P