Been a while since I've played much keyboard!! Since I had a day off, I thought I'd use the trusty macbook to record a little bit of a Touhou song I started working on :)
Title: Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke (月まで届け、不死の煙)
Monday, March 12, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Pleaseee nothing good has happened to me for a while
Was it ever cool to blog?
Probably not, but I'm not a cool person so it's okay.
Anyhow, a recent realization I've had is how powerful the mind is. One of the remarkable things we can do as human beings is analyse our own thinking. Recently I've taken a hard look at the way I think, and it's explained a lot of things to me about myself. It must have been during primary school, when for whatever reason I began thinking the toxic thought "I can't do it". Whether it was public speaking or meeting new people, even at the slight mention of the words, or a bare semblance of that situation, my brain automatically kickstart that neural circuit that made me think I wouldn't be able to accomplish it. And when that happens time and time again, it gets so ingrained the association becomes lightning fast.
The nearly magical thing is that what you keep thinking almost makes it true, a self-fulfilling prophecy of sort. You stop trying, you don't make the effort to change what you do or try to tackle a task in another way. Eventually it does become undoable, not because you don't have the raw ability, but because you've convinced yourself that you can't do it.
Anyhow, a recent realization I've had is how powerful the mind is. One of the remarkable things we can do as human beings is analyse our own thinking. Recently I've taken a hard look at the way I think, and it's explained a lot of things to me about myself. It must have been during primary school, when for whatever reason I began thinking the toxic thought "I can't do it". Whether it was public speaking or meeting new people, even at the slight mention of the words, or a bare semblance of that situation, my brain automatically kickstart that neural circuit that made me think I wouldn't be able to accomplish it. And when that happens time and time again, it gets so ingrained the association becomes lightning fast.
The nearly magical thing is that what you keep thinking almost makes it true, a self-fulfilling prophecy of sort. You stop trying, you don't make the effort to change what you do or try to tackle a task in another way. Eventually it does become undoable, not because you don't have the raw ability, but because you've convinced yourself that you can't do it.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Another year
Hi, I'm a 5th year medical student. I'm starting to sound more and more senior but I'm just as incompetent as last year and the year before. Let me take up more of your time this year, and put you through annoying examinations for the sake of my own learning.
It's funny I don't feel like it's the start of a new year until I actually start going back to uni. This is possibly one of the most important semesters in med school. I think I ought to try this delayed gratification thing again. Cutting down on my entertainment for 6 months doesn't sound too bad, especially since I haven't done it since VCE. Besides, this would be the most effective 6 months in which to do it.
In other news, I'm still trying to find a new apartment. It's getting more urgent as my lease is approaching its end in 2~3 weeks. I've also had to revise my budget for 2012. While I had overestimated my weekly expenses last year (always a good thing), there've recently been big cuts to my income, including $100+ fornightly reduction in my centrelink payments, and the end of my uni scholarship. 2012 is not going to be a good year for my bank account :(
It's funny I don't feel like it's the start of a new year until I actually start going back to uni. This is possibly one of the most important semesters in med school. I think I ought to try this delayed gratification thing again. Cutting down on my entertainment for 6 months doesn't sound too bad, especially since I haven't done it since VCE. Besides, this would be the most effective 6 months in which to do it.
In other news, I'm still trying to find a new apartment. It's getting more urgent as my lease is approaching its end in 2~3 weeks. I've also had to revise my budget for 2012. While I had overestimated my weekly expenses last year (always a good thing), there've recently been big cuts to my income, including $100+ fornightly reduction in my centrelink payments, and the end of my uni scholarship. 2012 is not going to be a good year for my bank account :(
Monday, January 2, 2012
Best facebook page evar
@That Guy With Six MagikarpNick
I actually don't know what they say about men with six Magikarp, care to explain? =P
@Beau
THAT THE END UP WITH 6 GYARADOS AND RAPE THE WORLD.
@Ash
He has a good rod.
@Damian
he flops around on top of you with little effect.
@Julia
"Wild female uses ALURE, this is super effective!"
@Aidan
"Male uses Charm, it's not very effective"
@That Guy With Six Magikarp
LOL WTF IS "ALURE"? Get outta here rookie. It's attract.
@Aidan
"Male uses Sleep. Wild female is fast asleep. Male uses Pound"
@Jessica
Male uses harden. It's not very effective. Wild female is confused.
@That Guy With Six MagikarpNick
I actually don't know what they say about men with six Magikarp, care to explain? =P
@Beau
THAT THE END UP WITH 6 GYARADOS AND RAPE THE WORLD.
@Ash
He has a good rod.
@Damian
he flops around on top of you with little effect.
@Julia
"Wild female uses ALURE, this is super effective!"
@Aidan
"Male uses Charm, it's not very effective"
@That Guy With Six Magikarp
LOL WTF IS "ALURE"? Get outta here rookie. It's attract.
@Aidan
"Male uses Sleep. Wild female is fast asleep. Male uses Pound"
@Jessica
Male uses harden. It's not very effective. Wild female is confused.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Shackleless at last!
Some kids who graduated high school after me have just finished their degree, which I'm totally fine with. Actually I'm not, please jump off a cliff.
So I was sort of in a bad mood. On Friday I finished my exams for the semester, but it was one of the worst performances I'd given in an examination situation. It was also one of the very first exams that start to really count. So I was sad :(
And so I tried to find ways to keep my mind off it. I started finding games to play.
This thing...! It is epic, everyone knows it. I was about to give it a try, but then I thought I'd better not because with my intensely addictive and perfectionist character flaws I was going to be a zombie for the rest of the holidays. I felt like when I pressed that pause button, I made a huge decision in my life. No Skyrim, you will not ruin my life!
So instead of Skyrim I took a more softcore approach to gaming and started purchasing iPhone games on iTunes. I had a gift card I'd received from my birthday and I thought I'd put it to good use. There've been a few games I'd been playing recently and I have to say, they are just so mega-awesome and worth the insanely little amount you pay.
Battleheart: great RPG game that actually feels like it's made for the iPhone. Bunch of fun classes to choose from and the battle system involves you managing your party of four and defeating screenfuls of monsters by drawing lines to direct skills or direct movement.
Mega Mall Story: I missed Sim Tower so much. I used to spend so much time on it, but still ended up with hotel rooms that had cockroaches and everyone moving out of my condos. But this is like the perfect replacement and I'm actually good at it. In essence you build a big mall and try to earn big bucks, and along the way you get rival malls that try to steal your customers, so you really need to focus on your customer's desires and make them your regulars. Doing this also lets you unlock secret shops :)
Sword & Poker: Just started playing this one today and I'm already hooked. Reminds me alot of that DS game I've forgotten (Might and Magic i think). Damn I hate the bees.
So I was sort of in a bad mood. On Friday I finished my exams for the semester, but it was one of the worst performances I'd given in an examination situation. It was also one of the very first exams that start to really count. So I was sad :(
And so I tried to find ways to keep my mind off it. I started finding games to play.
This thing...! It is epic, everyone knows it. I was about to give it a try, but then I thought I'd better not because with my intensely addictive and perfectionist character flaws I was going to be a zombie for the rest of the holidays. I felt like when I pressed that pause button, I made a huge decision in my life. No Skyrim, you will not ruin my life!
So instead of Skyrim I took a more softcore approach to gaming and started purchasing iPhone games on iTunes. I had a gift card I'd received from my birthday and I thought I'd put it to good use. There've been a few games I'd been playing recently and I have to say, they are just so mega-awesome and worth the insanely little amount you pay.
Battleheart: great RPG game that actually feels like it's made for the iPhone. Bunch of fun classes to choose from and the battle system involves you managing your party of four and defeating screenfuls of monsters by drawing lines to direct skills or direct movement.
Mega Mall Story: I missed Sim Tower so much. I used to spend so much time on it, but still ended up with hotel rooms that had cockroaches and everyone moving out of my condos. But this is like the perfect replacement and I'm actually good at it. In essence you build a big mall and try to earn big bucks, and along the way you get rival malls that try to steal your customers, so you really need to focus on your customer's desires and make them your regulars. Doing this also lets you unlock secret shops :)Sword & Poker: Just started playing this one today and I'm already hooked. Reminds me alot of that DS game I've forgotten (Might and Magic i think). Damn I hate the bees.
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