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I can't wait to watch Transformers 2! I know it's released, but I finally have the tickets - my dad won them, but didn't want to watch it with walk-in tickets. He wanted to book us all down. Good thing he knew a Transformers fan living in the same house as he did. I'm doing sound for a production called Short + Sweet, an international playwright competition of 10 minutes a play, and I'm helping the Singapore leg of this competition. The stage manager for this event is my little sister's best friend, studying in the arts college and in desperate need of help. So I came in for the week. It almost escalated into a month. I was supposed to end today, but the second sound engineer bailed out at the last minute. I'm taking over his week. Then the director liked me so much that she wanted me to stay for the whole month - and when the original sound engineer bailed out to become a photographer, betraying us all. I needed my time back, though, to prepare for Berklee and relax after 3 months of yelling at kids. And as the theatre scene would know, the crew are the most hard-working and the least recognized element of any production. But, we don't mind. It's a fun experience. Now I'm writing to the US Customs Immigrations. They mis-spelt my school name on my visa, from Berklee College of 'Music' to 'MISIC'. You can't guess how angry I was when I had to go through the troublesome security checks at the US embassy 4 times, and one time running to the embassy to find it closed for administration stuff - to have the guy behind the window tell me that everything's fine, nothing's wrong, when they sent me the reply email to come down and get it fixed! -<dd>
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Although I said that I wasn't going to buy another part for a while, I came across an oppurtunity to gain some extra cash. I bought Agent 47 Vortex Generators. They change the air currents above the car to make them go into a uniform movement to the car's spoiler. Also, theoretically, cut down on air resistance which saves on gas. I've been able to get the MPG up to 16. It was at 14.9 when I got it. Aside from the MPG, you gotta take it easy on the pedal. The air intake I already put in got rid of the take off lag. So, faster take off's happen, which brings along a bit of burn out if you unintentionally push the pedal too far... I'm trying not to get pulled over by the cops for "burning out" from a red light... Also, Chemistry Midterm in 2 days. I actually studied for an exam before the day before the exam. First time I've ever done that.
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Love it.
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6 hours and...52 minutes from now, it'd be the 20th anniversary of the birth of <dd>! If I may steal some limelight and be very obnoxious ( ), all good wishes can be posted here. I already got some gifts. My good friends have surprised me with a Tascam audio interface - perfect for the Berklee dorm room emergency recordings, if need be. And my twin got me a pink LEGO Pirate shirt! Big yay on that one! And my good friend got tickets for me to watch Video Games Live next week! Front row seats! This is going to be a great birthday. -<dd>
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My company had a photoshoot for the boss who's getting married this December, and offered to take some fun graduation pictures for me. Here's one, hehe. Gosh, graduation was so fun! Part of the fun was because I was, remarkably, the top of my course. *bragbragbrag* So that got me a few awards and a bit more money too! On top of that, I was one of two valedictorian speakers! Well, I was the reserve at the end of the day, but the other guy got all the fuss and stress while I sat behind him and re-read my script over and over without any fussing. */bragbragbrag* So, come graduation day, and the school ground gets flooded with many students, most of them in smart attire or already decked in their gowns. At the really early hour of 8 in the morning, the school's plaza rarely gets that filled. As for me, I was isolated to the side. It was evil that graduation administration had to drag different graduands from their friends to other parts of the theatre - I really wanted to find my classmates (and I couldn't find them all after the ceremony! Hmph!). But everything went quite well! The speeches were really funny - the principal was poor in giving his speech, and I almost fell asleep, but the guest speaker, a senior minister, sounded very good and his speech was really funny at some points. He even asked the live camera to find a student in the crowd that he was talking about and stream him on screen. That student was my classmate, but the camera picked out the wrong people. XD After the whole event, speeches said and prizes given, I went to the VIP reception where I met up with my family. There were the lecturers, directors of school and other VIPs, and I ended up wasting almost an hour meeting people, then bringing my family to lecturers and people I knew or people to my family. And there was the photo-taking too, lots of incessant photo-taking. I did manage to leave the area and catch a number of my classmates, while my family left for home and let me do what I wanted to. With time to spare after eating the buffet lunch, I found my boyfriend and we walked into campus - with the graduation gown still on my shoulders. I had nowhere to hang it, and I wanted to catch up with friends who were still studying in school, and play a little bit of wizardry with them before their lessons started. That summed up the day which I spent blood, sweat, and tears in 3 years to get to. I can't say it was the most remarkable day ever, but it was still a really good one. Now I can finally add something on my shelf that's of immeasurable worth - my diplomas, my medal, and a bit of pride. Leaving you with picture of cute doggeh! XD -<dd>
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1. Today was Freshmen Orientation at my school today. It took 3 deans 10 minutes to figure out why the school's mainframe didn't have me registered. The Deans of Science, Liberal Arts, and Student Affairs were all like . The mainframe then told me, as I was registering for Chemistry, that I didn't have the proper Math credits/ACT score to start the Chemistry I was registering for. However, the school told me that I could start a class ahead of that Math, so the Deans had to override the mainframe and register me for Chemistry manually. All in all, the total cost of Chemistry, Chemistry Lab, and Western Civilization summer classes cost a bit over $1K. That confused me all day; I'm still a bit confused.. 2. My replacement iPhone came in today. That's good since I wasn't able to talk to anyone. 3. My Sequential Taillight Kit should be in tomorrow. At least that'll give me something to take my mind off of that event. I need some sleep...
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His name is Tom Brown. He's a retired cop who drag races a 1983 Mustang. It has a 347 cubic inch, Small Block engine that puts out about 602 HP. The thing flies. Just to give a good comparison, my Mustang's engine puts out 305-310 HP. So yeah, he's about nearly doubled my power. I would have had a bigger picture of his car, but he can't exactly have his car on the road as you can see.
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It was a good vacation. Now to start college in 1 week and 2 days.. At least I'll get a head start. My sister has a guy in her graduating class that also is in the Biochemistry program (the only one she understands). She says she talked to him about it, and he said he started taking classes in the summer like I am. He's graduating a year early. Good news - I get out of college early Bad news - I'm not sure if all of my Pre-Med classes will be covered. I got me some work to do.
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My sister's boyfriend put on my blacked-out light covers on my car. I am extremely grateful for his awesomeness. Taillights, Headlights, and Fog Lights. Epic.
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is what I wish I had right now. When I'm bored, my only true escape from it is listening to music..... and looking at car parts. After looking around for a while, I decided to see how much it would actually cost me to get the parts for the Mustang. The car would be a beast. Also, Memorial Day in 3 days.
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My friend is getting one. I is happeh. Seriously though, Firebirds are pretty sweet. They got some muscle and some style, but being a GM product.. I'm happy for him nonetheless. I'm happy because he and his family were -struggling- to even get food at one point (During the Housing-Market crisis thing, his Dad lost his job. His Mom had to get double-knee replacement surgery, so that took a big chunk of what money they had). I'm glad he and his family are getting back on their feet. I wish I could have helped them so much earlier. Both he and his brother are great friends of mine; I knew they were having a hard time. Best of luck to them. B)
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is roughly what I have spent on my Mustang to make it aggressive, classic, and awesome. I'm about to add about another $140 to it. (At least this was my own money)
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Welcome me back to Alabama. Vacationing in Orange Beach is epic.
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It took 2 hours with the help of my sister's boyfriend, but we put it in. Annoying like crazy since we decided to put the "L" brackets on the opposite sides of the heat shield. O_o
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If you just so happen as to go to a car show, and you spot a blue, tricked-out, classic-looking 2009 Mustang GT, talk to the guy that owns it. It's me. B)
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Why way. Wait... WHAT!?!?! (If you don't get it, it means I just got this car for graduation).
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My friend came to terms that what he did wasn't exactly friend-like. We settled it. Back to normalcy.
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It was bound to happen.. I got in a fight with one of my friends today. I won't say what was said or what happened, but just for your own personal reference, I want you guys and girls to learn something. People change, as much as we dislike or like the changes. My friend has been showing no respect to anyone lately; I have grown into the philosophy "Show no respect, get no respect." I wish he would learn that that philosophy is true. That philosophy goes for a lot of things, like if you act like mean, you get treated mean. It's common knowledge that some people unfortunately don't learn. Bad day.
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Last day of grade school in 15 days.. Graduation in about 1 month.. College in 2 months.
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My Dad gave me his Tradition. I is very happy.
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I have one.
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Time for a very good reality check. School's almost out for me. Imagine that - 3 days, 3 more days, and I'm unofficially out of the polytechnic. The only next thing for me is part-time work at my past internship company (They found a nice Japanese restaurant near the workplace and promise me a trip!) and waiting for the dreaded results. I've the feeling I've done poorly for this semester, but I put full faith in my effort that things would come out all right. More things - I'm now a *somehow can't be mentioned* musician. Yep. Serious. I guess the term would only be true if I uploaded an original song as a *also somehow can't be mentioned* musician, and I have. My terrible Year 2 assignment. Now there are other stuffs there too, and I did enjoy crafting the whole page. Now I know that linking that to here is going to be dangerous, so whoever who is willing to be a critic and get their ears slaughtered, PM me. Ye've been warned. Omi, I would recommend you wait till I put up a piano instrumental before you go see. XD Would I go back to epic writing? I think I would, but slowly. My mind is blunt, having been burnt out quite quickly recently. I really want to continue with Something For The Girls, and I'm thinking of exploring some short stories. And as for life, I have to go overseas to study. I have to leave Asia for bigger lands - USA or UK. If I go to the US, I'd be heading for Berklee College of Music in Boston, pursuing a Music Production and Engineering degree for 4 years. My mum is all for me going there. If I go to the UK, I'd be heading under a scholarship to Keele University in Staffordshire, to pursue a degree of Music and Music Technology for 2 years. My dad is all for me going there. I'm happy going eitherway. Now I wonder - who has heard of those two places? I'm more keen of hearing about the UK one - it seems like no one has heard of this university before. Berklee is too famous for its own good - people confuse it with UC Berkley and think I'm going to Computer Science! Yeah, like I'm that smart. What else... I want an Nintendo DS Lite, but my mum forbade me from possessing any game as it's a 'waste of my time'. I'm partial to agree, but the idea of keeping a nintendog Shetland Sheepdog puppy, my own farm in Rune Factory 2 or Harvest Moon, and my own KORG DS-10 synthesizer.... Mummy... And I'm practising 'Melodies of Life' to no end. It's a hard piece to play! I wonder if that'll get me through the Berklee auditions. It's very, very, very *very to the square of infinity of beyond* hard to get accepted into Berklee. And a Bionicle-based song? Possible. I'm terribly far behind in the storyline - Karda-Nui and Mistika, but only sticking to Mata Nui and Metru Nui - so I'm opting to be happy just sitting behind and reading old books. They still hold a special place in my heart and imagination. Till another update, -<dd>
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Big. Windy. Gusty. Rainy. Four words to describe the recent storm. My house makes it out okay, but a neighbor's home is ruined...
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Shazam.
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It may not have been the exact exhaust I ordered, but it's the same type and model. I initially ordered the oval tip, instead of the twin tip. Either way, it's the same exhaust, so I'm happy with it. Can't wait to get it. B)
