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[15 Dec 2003|09:39pm] |
This is probably be one of my last posts in this LJ because I feel that I'm not really involved in the HP fandom other than reading an occassional fanfic or chatting to some old friends. I'm shifting to another username.
For those who are interested to catch up with my personal life, here's my new username: ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) subdereality. Add me and I'll add you back. Be warned that I will not talk much about HP there. It will focus on my Real Life and most entries will be friends-locked because I don't want anyone random to gather too much info about me (note: stalkers).
I will not delete this LJ because it holds much sentimental value for me, and there are many entries which are too priceless for me to throw away with a click of a mouse.
So there.
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[30 Oct 2003|01:38pm] |
I'm slowly trying to glue my online life back now. Since I left for UK middle last month, I have been ignoring my fandom life and my LJ is stuck full of Real Life updates. Here are some of the things I intend to do really soon:
+ Start playing on ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) magnolia_cresc actively once again.
+ Start to LJ more.
+ Regain contact with all of my online friend.
+ Download the 'Dune' miniseries from Kazaa as soon as possible. I've just downloaded the soundtrack and it was beautiful. I wish I can watch 'Children of Dune' again.
Most of my entries are friends-locked. Just drop me a line and I'll friend you back.
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[18 Sep 2003|10:38am] |
…It reads like fanfic…
…Perfect balance between angst and fluff…
…A complex main plot complemented by interesting subplots…
…Well-developed characters and unconventional ships…
--- mentioned by readers following magnolia_cresc
Ever wanted Snape-Remus UST? Wanted a Narcissa-Regulus Black subplot? Interested to know more about a Sirius/Remus backstory? Ever wished for more unconventional ships like Harry/Susan or Blaise/Padma?
The answer lies in magnolia_cresc. Click on the cut below for more details.
( Q&A's )
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[10 Sep 2003|09:43am] |
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Magnolia Crescent Pimp-age:
+ Whee! This thread definitely features a squee-worthy ship!
+ Snape is being his usual bitter/snarky/evil/cruel self in this thread.
Speaking of magnolia_cresc, there are quite a number of character openings. Wonder if anyone I know is going to play in this RPG soon.
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[05 Sep 2003|11:46pm] |
+ I know I haven't updated in a long time. I was (still am) busy packing and preparing to move to someplace 10,000km away from home.
+ Have spent all day altering my ball gown. Either I've lost weight or the tailor doesn't know how to take measurements. I've altered a total of 4 inches around the chest and the waist. I think there's a medic's ball coming up in two weeks and I want to look my best. Yeah, I know I'm vain. It's my ultimate chance to hook up with someone new.
+ The graduation ceremony's in 10 hours. My graduation dress is hanging behind my door now and the silk looks pretty. I hope dad can catch some new photographs. Hopefully, I can post a few up here.
+ My sponsors haven't confirmed my flight yet. I really have no idea when I'm going to get my butt up the plane.
Fandom news:
+ marvinetta rules! Her new magnolia_cresc icon made my week!
+ magnolia_cresc is getting better and better. I foresee lots of fun on this RPG. Am going to spend more time RPing there starting this weekend.
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[23 Aug 2003|12:41pm] |
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I can't believe I'm wibbling over a RPG thread. I really can't. Well, I'm better today, and I'm in an okay mood.
Right. That's my fandom news for today.
More on Real Life now:
Close to two months ago, the International Baccalaureate results came out. I did well, alright, so did many of my friends. I guess I'm lucky to have conditional offers from medical schools in United Kingdom, and I've successfully confirmed my placement.
The sad thing at the moment concerns my friends. Late last year and early this year, we went through the gruelling process of sending in our applications (and personal statements – I was lucky that a newspaper editor who read my Star Wars Ep. II parody by chance volunteered to edit my uni. entry essay) through UCAS. Then, we were subject to various interviews given by the medical faculty in those universities we applied.
I was lucky that I had managed to secure conditional offers. Many of my friends weren't so lucky. They ended up with nowhere to go. In fact, 50-60% of the UK bound students couldn't get places in ANY of their four choices to due to competitive nature of entry for medicine. The college admins told them to work hard for the finals because according to them, if they can score above 40/45, they would be able to get a place via the clearing round.
Looks like the students were banking on a not-so-realistic hope.
The IB results came out. My friends did well. Sadly, only three UK universities had extra places for the clearing round: Uni. of Cardiff, Uni. of Sheffield and Queen's Uni. Belfast. So far, only two guys got places through the clearing round. A close friend of mine had applied for none of the three universities. I don't know where he's going now. Most of the Australian universities (for backup) have also rejected their applications because they missed the deadline.
My friends are very dejected, and I feel terrible for them. When we first entered college under government scholarship, we were so optimistic about studying medicine and everything. Now, there's a fair chance of many of us would not make it.
I'm going to pray that they get places soon. Anywhere.
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[22 Aug 2003|02:44pm] |
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Have just received a letter from college.
I'VE WON A NATIONAL AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE!
I'll be sitting in the front row with other award winners and VIPs during the convocation. I really need to call my tailor up to check if my dress is ready. Yay?
I guess it's one of those rare bright spots in life.
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[17 Aug 2003|05:06pm] |
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I've been wibbling non-stop this week. It seems like the worst of fandom and the worst of Real Life was thrown at me together.
Monday: Had a horrible headache, and it lasted all day. Like every good medic student, I didn't take any aspirins for the fear of weakening my immune system. Then, every time I want to go for a jog to release some excess adrenalin, it would start to rain cats and dogs. I ended turning into a couch (more like bed) potato. Major shit also happened on the RPG I'm modding.
Tuesday: Got the university accommodation I wanted. Should be happy but ended wibbling when I discovered that all of my friends are living elsewhere. I'm not exactly a dependent person, but the idea of living all alone, 10,000 kilometres away from home is very scary. Went to look for suitable material to get my dress for the convocation ceremony ready, but couldn't find any. Ended getting all stressed up over 4 meters of cloth.
Wednesday: Went to do some major shopping. Freak thunderstorm happened and a tree by the side of the highway got uprooted. A 15-minute journey turned into a 3-4 hour nightmare. Plus, the a/c chose to die on me halfway.
Friday: Major shit happened in another RPG. Got very wibbly over the entire fiasco. Also, was stuck on The Fanfic. Don't know how to continue or rewrite. Everything seems so plain and bland to my senses. Wish I haven't made the decision to turn active in the fandom close to three months ago. Should have just stayed among close friends and such.
Saturday: Got into a row with mom over my bro. Family was threatened by three gangsters while doing some grocery shopping. Ran to get security help. Got very angry when those employees were too scared to throw those gangsters out of the shopping mall. Ended up telling the employees that I'd call the police and sue the departmental store for poor security when they finally agreed to escort my family to our car.
Sunday: Even more fandom crap, and was very upset this morning/noon. Have abandoned everything slightly useful in life. Don't know why not excited about attending med school in England. Want to shut up and lie in bed all day. Need to call up a close friend to talk, but have no idea who.
Maybe I need to give out love. Here are the ones I love dearly (from my friends list):
blazebox - I love you for being someone who I can talk to freely without any inhibitions. I love you for being someone so understanding and caring. I love you for being who you are.
mareisse - You are the best RPer and the coolest woman ever. You cheered me up with a potato song when I was down. You took me under your wing when I was lost and confused. I love you to bits and I don't want to be separated from you ever, character-wise or not.
xxkkangxx - I love you for sharing your tOOby Harry Potter love with me. I love you for letting me bully you into a deal. I love you for caring about me when I'm down, and I love you for allowing me to share our problems together.
sydney_lynne - I love you for letting me make your read my purple outside and green inside D/G smut. I love you for being my most dedicated beta-reader ever.
nananaginip - I love you for being the person whom I've known the longest time in my friends list. I love you for cheering me up. I love you for being an optimistic person.
mercuryraven and thescarletwoman - I love you for covering for me when I was busy with other things. I love you treating me as an equal when it comes to various things concerning our RPG although I've been neglecting various things lately. I love you for being the coolest mods ever.
twelveeyes - I love you for sharing my pain with the IB system.
bunny_wabit - I love you for sharing a certain *ahem* illegal file with me when I was wibbling about not being able to read a certain book. I love you for being the coolest fanfiction archive owner ever.
hemlocke - I love you for being a person who I can share my fears and worries about entering med school.
thena - There has been so much misunderstanding between us. Still, I love you for being a good friend to me back then.
cereal - I love you for playing along with all that boob-grabbing in the RPG. You are the best, girl, and I love you for that.
It's making my eyes go all shiny already.
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[08 Aug 2003|09:26pm] |
+ Yay! My new Compaq Presario arrived today! I have a laptop now! In the setup session, I’ve named it ‘Rhea’s Baby. Achtung!’
+ ::snickers:: Yours truly is playing in triumvirate now. I can’t say who I’m playing but I guarantee that many interesting things are coming up. I think I’m really getting addicted to RPGs. They are a lot more fun than regular fanfiction writing.
+ Squee! magnolia_cresc was so fun today! Lots of boob-grabbing and gossiping. I heart my baby to death. –have to write a personal thought for my character now. ::snickers:: I love my plot.
+ Am cleaning out my friends list after this entry. I don’t have the time to keep track of everyone, so I’ll just delete friends those whose LJs don’t concern the Harry Potter fandom directly. In other words, only the people who I interact with on a regular basis (doesn’t matter whether through YIM, LJ comments or e-mail) will be staying on the list. Don’t take it as a personal insult if I unfriend you.
+ The more I look at my fanfic, the unsatisfied I get. I don’t know what to do now. It boils down to only three options: (1) Post it without caring about reader reactions, (2) Rewrite certain scenes to appease myself, or (3) trash it completely and write it again. Gosh, I really don’t know what to do now.
+ Need to catch up on my regular mail soon. –Was swamped by IMs from various people concerning various matters this morning. Don’t know it will be a permanent feature since I mod one RPG out of the two active ones I’m currently playing in.
+ Need to catch up on regular tv too. –Have abandoned my tv set for too long already.
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[06 Aug 2003|10:52pm] |
+ Have finished drafting the fanfic. It's off to sydney_lynne now. Hopefully, there won't be too many problems with the story. At best, I may be able to get it posted at Portkey sometime next week.
+ Have replied to all the reviews on Portkey. Will post my replies when I upload the cleaned-up version of the fanfic next week.
+ Watched the C.S.I. Miami premier tonight. A pretty good series. Horatio's so much better than I thought he would be. Has the humane element that Gil Grissom's missing.
( The Interview )
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[04 Aug 2003|02:28pm] |
magnolia_cresc is so fun nowadays. During the second half of last week, the RPG nearly died because there was a stall in the plot. Well, everything has been ironed out now, and the game's back on track! And wOOt! A major event for magnolia_cresc is coming up soon this week! =) Echoing blazebox, love the pimp cane? Go love magnolia_cresc too!
BTW, there *is* smut on the RPG.
Bleh, speaking of which, I'm such a ditz. I've been so obsessed with magnolia_cresc that I've abandoned my other fandom responsibilities, namely fanfiction writing. I know, I know… ::cowers:: The fanfic was due last week… Have no fear, it's already standing at 6500-words. I hope I'll be able to get it to my betas by the end of the week.
Oh, I've just bought a Compaq Presario Pentium IV 2.4GHz notebook. Comes with a free 3.2Megapixel digicam too, all for USD1000. Have also done lots of shopping yesterday. Got a brand-new 52X24X52X External CD-Writer for USD84. Good buy, eh?
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[26 Jul 2003|04:41pm] |
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Have trimmed my friends list a little. Everything's done randomly. If I unfriend you, don't take it personally... As mentioned, I'm doing it on random. I don't have the time to read through every single post, and comment on them.
Will do the trimming again tomorrow.
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[18 Jul 2003|09:46pm] |
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I'm back from boot camp.
I'm making this LJ friends-only. Reasons shall be explained in a locked entry after this post.
If you friend me, I'll friend you back if I find your LJ interesting. However, please be patient because I don't check my friends list every day.
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