From the past (May 1st)...

I just had a glimpse of my old self. My old teenage self. Oh gosh.

So.. I just checked my e-mail and saw one from the person I'm buying from on Youbeli (mentioned in a previous post). They wanted to confirm if I still want to use the same address to ship the books. At first, I was overjoyed because hey~ they managed to procure the books (I'm guessing they get it via Taiwan?) #OMG... then I became mildly panicked. The e-mail is written in Chinese. It doesn't matter. I can read it.. and I can use GTranslate to confirm that I read it correctly BUT... it reminded me a lot of when I was still an avid fan of Alec Su, it was quite scary!

I've mentioned before that I learnt to read Chinese via the unusual route (sometimes using haphazard methods). During that time, I purchased a lot of Chinese magazines to find information (mostly photos lol) on Alec Su. That experience gave me some kind of complex regarding using the language in.. erm.. business situation? For example, I would be so afraid to buy Chinese magazines and books at local shops because they might talk to me in Chinese.. I guess I still have a bit of that now. I know I've managed it better in the recent years but whoa.. never thought I'll replying to an e-mail in Chinese today.

It's not really a big deal haha... Since I'm in my zombie mode in the morning, I kept it short and simple. Fortunately my brain was still capable of reminding me that. Just something like 'as long as the message got through', you know? I don't even want to know anymore if I used weird vocab because urgghh... Probably sound like a robot but who cares anymore! They already e-mailed back that they'll mail them later... I think.. I don't want to open my e-mail too long... Of course..



Today...