Seeing the world differently

I never thought I've been living in the dark for such a long time. But yesterday that all changed. I see the world in a brand new light now - literally! I got me a pair of corrective glasses. I didn't think it would make such a huge difference. In fact when James said that when we go collect the glasses I need to make sure that they are right, and I wondered how the hell will I be able to tell if they're right? But the second I tried them on, I realised how bad my sight was. There was more light and I can read signs on shops' doors and most of all, I can see people's eyes, nose, lips and hair. It took James and his mum some time to convince me to have an eye test and forever to actually order the glasses. I decided I should really when I could not see people's faces from beyond 10 yards. All I see is a white blur and same goes for when I look in mirrors. To be honest it was freaky to see a blank surface where facial features should be. And I can watch the telly without asking James to read captions or important credits to me. Oh, the television set we have in the bedroom is not so bad as I thought it was. Apparently it was my eyes. I'm still not happy with how I look with glasses on but if only to see normally then I think I could live with a little less vanity.

note: I wrote this on Saturday, but forgot to hit the PUBLISH button :)

Pan's Labyrinth in Norfolk

Three odd months ago I got to see the country and city side of Norfolk. James and I stayed in the hotel where his sister, Liz, worked at the time. We had room service because I simply love room service haha. But the best part of the room was the telly. Yes, the telly. I miss having a telly with loads of channels and what I could actually watch whilst lying in bed. We have one here but it's rather small and the duvet is so bloody thick that it just drowns you so I have to sit up if I want to watch any of the five channels available. Yeah, I hear ya, 'what a chore to sit up'. Seriously, I say the telly was the best part of the room because James and I got to watch a movie together as it comes second to the things we enjoy doing together, next to playing PC Games. At first we weren't sure what kind of film Pan's Labyrinth was. We were a bit disappointed to find out that it is in Spanish and we had to read subtitles, which I normally wouldn't mind. But things have changed and my eyes can't see clearly anything that is 12 yards away. It helped that I understand many Spanish words though. But as James and I both agreed upon, the movie is absolutely meaningful and well made. There was no boring bit. The editing was superb and it did not give away clues which made it all the more exciting to watch. I will recommend this movie for people who love movies and don't mind reading subtitles, unless of course you speak and understand Spanish perfectly, then lucky you! Recently I found out that this film has won a tremendous number of awards and received significant praise from critics. It is well deserved.

Here is the full trailer for Pan's Labyrinth:

It's confirmed: I am a good dancer!

One of the reasons why I have stopped raiding with Enduring Allegiance, in spite of the great progress they were making in 25man raids, is the predictability of my gameplay. I got sick of raiding every night, 1800 on the dot. I thought to myself, I don't really get to enjoy the game as I want anymore. So I wrote a post on the forum saying James and I needed a break, but we never returned to raiding. After eight months of saying NO to Bee, our GM, he decided to kick us which is fair. In fact, James and I did not want to /gquit, as we wanted to be kicked in respect to Bee for his being nice to us from the start.
Recently, I have been given the chance to raid again with the time what permits me to do so. It has been all right. Sometimes annoying when we wipe obviously. But last night, it was so much fun. We were doing Nax10, and even though it wasn't the first time we've killed Heigan, people still died because they have two left feet! At 48%, it was down to James, Ajas and I to kill him. A hunter and two paladins (1 protection, 1 holy) successfully downed him. I have never seen my pet died in one encounter so many times, and I never had to res him so many times either! At 2%, James and I lagged (Kazzak has been very laggy recently) and we thought it was over. But alas, we did it! It was so much fun I wish I have FRAPS or something. It was nerve racking, I'll tell you that. But when Heigan fell, man it felt great!
It's great to be part of my brother's guild. I have predicted this. I told James two odd years ago that if my brother played WOW, he would have his own guild and lead it. Some people are just born to lead, and I am born to follow - those I actually want to :p

But still I wonder why Noth hates Heigan so much though...

<<<=== my cheapest and dearest purchase of 2008

It's a brand new year. Another chance to redeem ourselves from the mistake of the previous one. A chance for us to start anew. A chance for us to do what we've always wanted to do but never got to do the year before. Hence all the New Year's resolution you hear of every year. I never made any. I guess I am that type of person who knows myself too well. I know I am not going to keep a resolution that I made just because the year has changed. I make resolutions every time - every time I am ready. This year will just be a better 2008 for me, just like 2008 was a better 2007 and so forth. The only change I want to make is to get my mother here, and I am not quite certain if that would take place this year. I am highly doubtful but 2010 is just around the corner, and I look forward to it so I better make 2009 tremendously great so 2010 will be doubly amazing :-)

Last night, I missed our traditional Media Noche. I miss the big feast on the table and the fireworks. Well, I got to see a bit of fireworks last night but it was the neighbours'. There was not even one in our entire lane! Maddie said it's cheaper to watch somebody else's which I thought was humorous. It was -3 degrees outside but I opened the window to hear all the bang and boom outside and somehow it cheered me up even though it left my face and hands freezing. It was worth it if only to hear the high spirits in the laughter of the people in the pub just next door to us. I heard that there was a police car and poilice van what drove past the lane to the pub five minutes later.

James offered to buy 12 round fruits and buy other food stuff from Sainsbury's which I thought was sweet of him, but I think I can wait until my mum is here and James and I have kids, and we will definitely have New Year's Eve party. If fireworks are too expensive, we'll get sparklers for the children and if torotot is available, pwede rin :-) New Year's Eve here is just like another ordinary day, very far from our Media Noche festivities back home which is like Noche Buena (Christmas Eve feast) only better! Chris and Maddie went out to watch a rock concert whilst James and I sat on the couch watching 'Chocolat' pigging out on crisps and chocolate biscuits.

This month is special to me. On the 30th, James and I will be celebrating our 3rd year wedding anniversary. I can't believe it's already been three years since we got married. We're thinking of going to London to celebrate it but I don't know. With this credit crunch phem I think we should play our part. I was looking at The Derbyshire Times this week and there were like four jobs which took only 1/3 of a page, compared to 3-4 pages when I first came here. London will always be there and we'll have plenty of chances to go see it. We'll just save up and wait till I can go to Spain, Italy or France without the hassle of getting a visa, which reminds me... I need to update my passport as it has expired 6 days ago. I think I'd need to go to London for that.

The weather here is so terribly depressing. I miss being able to go out in just my jeans and blouse, and sandals. I hate having to wear tights underneath my trousers, having to put on a scarf and a big coat, gloves and hat. I feel like a mascot to be honest, I get lost in all those layers of clothes. But I guess it's a choice between that and freezing my arse off. I wish there was a third choice...

So before I stop writing for now, I would like to wish every one a very peaceful and blessed Happy New Year. And thanks for all those who wrote to me looking for my blog, I did not expect that people read my blog. I write mostly for myself. I find it very therapeutic. But it's flattering and sweet to know that people spend time to visit this tiny dot on the internet world. Cheers guys and gals, and cheers to 2009!

Happy New Year Everyone!