I HAVE BEEN AN UTTER HERMIT.
One reason is because I was recommended by Zhiwei to watch
Elementary (the American version of BBC's
Sherlock television series), and thus I've now completed all 24 episodes of Season 1 and 12 episodes of Season 2. I've been glued to my laptop; I literally woke up, turned on my laptop, loaded episodes of
Elementary, and did any necessary bodily processes throughout the day (
reluctantly, I might add). I don't usually latch on to a television series like this, but I seriously needed to
STOP thinking for a bit and just removed myself from everyone around me. I even stopped talking to my family members for a bit (not entirely, just wasn't my usual talkative self), and also often forgot/neglected to reply my friends' texts.
I guess I was really upset by what had happened and so I just needed to try to shut my brain up so it would stop going over all the
What ifs. Also, before I'd started on this crazy television watching rampage, I was also rather disappointed by the Internet and everything technologically related. To make a long story short, because I'd started shopping on blogshops quite a lot, I had joined a blogshop review community online. I had written my first review, and an owner of a blogshop had emailed me asking me if I was interested in writing a review for her if she sent apparels over to me. I had read the rules of being a member of the community well and there was nothing stated about sponsored items, so I'd agreed, with the agreement that I'd be entirely honest. However, as our correspondence carried on, the owner asked me if she could send me more apparels and write reviews for her but still have to send her the items back, and also saying that the community does not allow reviews of sponsored items, thus asking me to
lie regarding how I had received the items. When I asked her where she'd seen that clause she didn't reply. I did a bit of snooping on my own and found older entries where the moderator commented saying that reviews of sponsored items weren't allowed because it's considered advertising for the blogshops. While I did see the rule that advertising for blogshops wasn't allowed, I didn't make the connection that reviews of sponsored items would be deemed as such. SOMETIMES I'M JUST QUITE DENSE; things need to be pointed out explicitly before I realise it.
Being an honest person, I replied her telling her that I couldn't do it. I told my parents about what I'd done, and while my mommy was nice, saying I'd done the right thing, my dad commented that "You la. Always so easy to take advantage of." He really did mean it, and it has more significance than its surface meaning, so it hurt quite a bit. I have to stop being sensitive about a particular incident, but it's proving exceedingly difficult. I had initially felt happy that I had done the right thing, but as the day passed I felt increasingly troubled because she was the one who had known that reviewing sponsored items was prohibited on that community, while I didn't, hence she was asking me to LIE. How could people be that way? Are people that dishonest nowadays? I felt so made used of. Well so anyway, when Zhiwei suggested
Elementary to me ("I think you'll like it!" she had exclaimed), I really delved into the whole series. While I initially thought the cases were kind of lame, they grew a little more complicated. What I really enjoy watching is the non-conformity of genders, and also the growth of the characters. To use Huda's words, Lucy Liu is such a BADASS.
Sidenote: I haven't gotten over Jonny Lee Miller saying "with regards to" four times! Haha
Today I had the pleasure of meeting Zhiwei again to catch
The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug! Our plans to catch it were thwarted the previous time (in the form of a packed cinema hall and only available seats in the front rows), hence we were really glad that we managed to watch it today! No spoilers here: It was an awesome movie! I'm not saying so because 1) I love the novel 2) Benedict Cumberbatch is in it in the form of a voice of a dragon, but because it was really a good film. It got pretty intense at certain parts and I found myself holding my breath at action scenes, getting tensed up and worried for those fighting. I LOVE LOTR SO MUCH. :D Actually I think if you'd read the novel you'd be a little dismayed (or annoyed), like Zhiwei and I, because they added in things which weren't there in the novel to the adaptation. Still, I find it great fun to have been able to discuss with Zhiwei those little annoyances after the movie! Instances of silliness, you see.
Zhiwei reaaaaaaally looked the part of a certain British detective today! Really loved her outfit (her blazer's SO PREPPY). When I said I'd liked her necklace as well, she went "I think you gave it to me!!" Lmao
Gannuer was hanging around in town so we bummed for a little bit together!
heyyyy sexy ladyyyyyyyyyyy~
This was what I put together today! Honestly, after spending consecutive days in my pyjamas of school tees and fbts, I really couldn't think of what to wear. Decided to with a full black ensemble because you can never go wrong with black, right? *snigger
CNY DECOR IS UP! OHMAIGAWDDDDDDDDDD
Love you two silly dweebs (:
I realised that for all the recent outings that I've had, I haven't taken a selfie. I DON'T KNOW WHY, but all my photos have been with friends. Even so, I feel uncomfortable in front of the camera. ME HAZ NO CLUE, HALP
Attempted some selfies but I think I've lost touch, hahahaha
Cut up one false eyelash into two and use each for each eye today! Hence the falsies aren't too obvious. I'm wearing NYX's Merlot on my lips :D Finally opened the one I was gifted after losing mine in Denmark!!
That's all kiddos!
Hope y'all have a lovely Tuesday (:
Labels: disgust, fantasy, films, hermit life, I LOVE MY FRIENDS, of reading, OUTTATHEHOUSE, rants, The Hobbit, thoughts
