angry spiel alert!

You know what annoys me? 

well, ok, there are quite a few things, like people kicking my chair in the cinema or when people are really dense. but i can't possibly rant about it all now. 

Now, i just really want to talk about how annoying it is when people spell stuff wrong on purpose when they text or instant message. 

short hand is fine. so are acronyms. 

but is it really that difficult to spell out 'then'? must you spell it with a 'd'? just because you pronounce it that way when you talk does not mean that thats the way its spelt. 

its not about good grammar or even good spelling. not everyone has that. I can never remember if 'tomorrow' has two 'm's or two 'r's. BUT it obviously does not have any 'L's. 

also, 'today' is not spelt 'todae'. it is not cute. I mean, whats the point? you type out the same amount of letters! 

seriously. what is the point? because no one would want to appear less educated. 

would they? 

sigh. 

ok, that was my condescending pissy rant, now that i'm done, i would like to add that i do know some very smart and nice people who do sometimes type 'dun'. so, i know it doesn't really reflect on a persons personality. 

its still irksome though. 

dear First year of Uni,

You certainly went by faster than expected. I still remember arriving in the heat of summer feb 09, not knowing a thing about the transport system, missing bak chor mee already and meeting my housemates for the very first time. 

You've been an awesome experience. Though not all your lectures were great, the one where we watched Battleship Potemkin is three hours of my life i'll never get back, most of them were worth it. Cliched as it sounds, you've helped me grow as an adult and as a writer. 

Thank you for all the good times, the times when i got an assignment back and i got a good mark, the times when CLV gave us free pancakes, the times when all us girls played four kings, the time when i got my birthday surprise and for whenever a class went so well that i stopped and thought 'man, i love being here'. 

Thanks for the 'bad' times too (cause we learnt from them or at least we get to laugh about them now), when there were maggots in our bin, when the neighbours were playing their bad music so loud that the walls vibrated, when we ran out of toilet paper or clean underwear and when i'd left an assignment so late that i had to run all the way to assignment minder to get it in with seconds to spare. 

So, for all the memories, for the friends that became family, for the stories and the late nights, 

cheers, 

Love, Mel