Halcyon Days

One more semester draws to an end. If I was to choose my most productive semester, this has to be the one. I was kept on my toes from start to end.. no time for poker and card games, no time for excessive indulgence in flash games, no time for regular outings, no more table-tennis. Yet somehow I always managed to devote some time to sporting competitions (soccer, basketball, tennis, cricket), Bleach, the ISO, blogging (well, occasionally.. lol) and so on. Now that it's all over, a sense of emptiness has began to engulf me. No worries, no stressors, no problems.. The days are serene, the nights are tranquil.. These truly are.. the Halcyon days.

Since it snowed heavily during the week, Kwong Hann and I decided to construct something with the ample snow in our backyard. After hours of compressing and stabilizing, we finally managed a simple yet solid snow tower. Here are some photos of our masterpiece! :p





I recently joined the Chicago Northside Scrabble Meetup, a group that meets on Sunday afternoons in the northern suburbs of Chicago. I am yet to attend a meetup though, mainly due to time constraints and the distance to the meetup spot. I'm hoping to make this a regular activity on my schedule for next semester. Speaking of next semester, there is one event I'm truly looking forward to.. an event Xin Yi and I conjured up in typically random fashion - the ISO Chi-Raze. It's going to be based on the popular reality show The Amazing Race, with more mental rather than physical challenges. Based on current plans, we're gonna have 10 teams of 4 people traverse up and across downtown Chicago scavenging for clues. I've got big plans for this event, though I do expect the budget constraints to kick-in at some point. Will keep you updated on this one for sure!

On a more current note, I am going to be travelling to Los Angeles and San Francisco this winter break. It's going to be a much smaller group than last year's New York excursion, but I expect no less in terms of fun. So yea, it is very likely that my next post will be from the west coast. Till then, vale!

P.S: This post was originally written on the 17th of December, its actual posting being delayed by the author's laziness in reaching for his camera to grab the photos.