Oahu, Hawaii 2019

No words can describe how quickly I fell in love with Hawaii. I was the designated planner so I tried to create a guide that hit many of the locations desirable to visit but also allowed flexibility. The hotel was located in Waikiki, the main tourist beach and hotel area, and conveniently close to the beach.

Las Vegas 2019

The last time I was in Las Vegas was almost 10 years ago. I was forgetful and underage so my impression of LV at the time was nothing spectacular. So about a month ago, my friend and I took a long weekend getaway. I had lots of fun. I kind of wish we stayed one more day because I underestimated how exhausting heat can be. But I'm still happy how the trip turned out. We got to eat at different places, chilled in pools for long hours, have drinks and fun... the usual. I haven't partied hardcore like this since I graduated so it was a good 'throwback' and now I know I still got it (lmao jk).

Neon sign at Flamingo 

PC Build...another nzxt

At long last! I bit the bullet and I am working off of my new PC that was built by yours truly (and much thanks to The Verge PC build guide-- that's a joke btw). It's not as fancy as my dream computer, but the white tower and simple LED + RGB lighting does the work.

My part list can be found Here.

Overall budget build and banking on a bit of gaming but who knows what I'll play (still on the fence about getting back into League).

I was able to save money here and there depending on items on sale. But for the most part, I was very impatient and bought everything on a whim (separated into two purchases to save me from crying over my credit card bill). It's funny because when I booted everything up, I realize I forgot to buy two essential pieces-- wifi adapter and keyboard so I had to run out to the store to get those.

I'm a sucker for packaging but this was kind of an immense waste of paper/plastic.

Might change the CPU cooler in the future because it does look a little plain. I decided to stay with LED fans because I wanted to keep the white accents consistent. The Ram sticks can changes color too but for now I'm keeping it on disco mode :D 

Readings:

So I kind of forgot I read these books, but alas, here they are. This batch purveys a more somber mood than my usual reads which wasn't intentional at all.

Canadian Autoshow 2019

I went to the autoshow for the first time. It was a pretty underwhelming experience because I am not by any means, a car enthusiast. But it's nice to dream lol

Starting now, I am myself again.

Re-acquainted myself with Late Night Alumni through listening to Kaskade. It really makes me nostalgic and yearn for late night drives again.

How's 2019 treating everybody? I'm glad this month is over. It's always the initial hurdle I have to drag myself through and then it just becomes habit for the remaining time (is that a sad view of living? Maybe). I'm excited for February though because it will be Lunar new year. Honestly, I'm not even that cultural, but I have to admit I like ..the motions. And I respect it of course which is why I try to be involved in the process as much as I can because I probably won't carry it on by myself. I'm also excited because January hasn't been very fun-- Full of self doubt (and still going) and homework (ugh). I also managed to incur four stitches to my face and minor trauma which was a lowkey fun experience (I swear I'm not masochistic). But if I learned anything this month, it's to face adversity and live in the Now. I finally got around to reading The Power of Now. I'm still in the middle of it. I keep falling asleep after ever sub-chapter or so, so I feel like I'm not getting the full experience but I bookmarked some stuff, so maybe I'll share a self book club discussion once I'm done.