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Blaize said:
My Uncle goes there alot, the photo's make it look like a really nice place. Apart from living in Germany for abit I've never left the UK, in fact it's rare I get off the Isle of Wight actually lol
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You should pop on over to Gosport to meet.

I was lucky that my dad was in the army as I've lived in Cyprus and Hong Kong. Plus I went to Belgium when I was at school.
 
I didn't know Kawaii also had connotations of weakness and helplessness and disability, and that's how people acting kawaii will sometimes try to behave. It was startling for me, because I am one of the weakest and most helpless people I know. I'm pretty sure a few Japanese people have said kawaii to me during moments when the depths of my pathetic inabilities were revealed, and I never understood why because my face is NOT cute sadly, but now I get it. When I made this discovery I also looked down to find I was wearing my Cookie Monster tee. I am a proper Kawaii person, but I also feel I can relate to the Ganguro as well (maybe that's just because my face is a similar shade?). Sorry for these ramblings, but I feel like I've just found my kindred soul people. But perhaps sadly too late....how many Kawaii/Ganguros still rocking strong and steady past the age of their mid twenties am I going to find in London? Maybe I'm just chasing a fantasy like usual.
 
Vashdaman said:
But perhaps sadly too late....how many Kawaii/Ganguros still rocking strong and steady past the age of their mid twenties am I going to find in London?
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Worry not! For all we know, the Japan Foundation could be preparing an exhibition on that very topic. Plus, there is always a plenitude of avant garde art galleries in which that sort of material might appear.
 
I had the dentist today and I have to get two fillings and a composite (apparently just a white filling, I didn't know that when he said it but now I do I'm gonna ask to pay for all white), pretty annoyed about it tbh as I've never had a filling before and I like to think I take good care of my teeth but apparently not good enough. ;-;
 
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'Tis the cruel whim of fortune, Buzzkillington. Virtuous our habits may be, though our teeth fall foul of dentists' favour by their own accord entirely.
 
Zin5ki said:
Worry not! For all we know, the Japan Foundation could be preparing an exhibition on that very topic. Plus, there is always a plenitude of avant garde art galleries in which that sort of material might appear.
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Ah the Japan Foundation is probably too Japanese government funded to give the realness on these things. But I hope there are some galleries or something about this stuff, I would defo be there. @Owly, wicked, I fully salute and admire you for having the braveness to keep rocking the style you like, even if it flies in the face of convention.
 
Blaize said:
The disappointment of discovering something you want has gone out of print over the last few months and is now 10x what it normally cost is still so painful.
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Mate, I know it's of small consolation, but take heart in the fact that that something wasn't a decade old statue of Vash the Stampede that you ended up selling your soul for.
 
So today I have officially returned to University. It's been 16 months since I last visited the area so it's been a while. My new accommodation so far is pretty solid, my flat is pretty big compared to the previous two and the internet is so far very positive - I have a 50Mb/s wireless connection with the console being able to connect without any extra fees. The wired port is a bit strange and my laptop didn't seem to recognise it so I asked the reception and he was happy to contact support for me to see what's up. Apparently it's a new box of sorts for the flat.

The only issue I have at the moment is that the sink's red tap is not working properly; the position is incorrect and the top part won't close properly so as a result the water is dripping and not sealed. It's only a minor issue but it looks like it'll get worse as times passes by.
 
Well done Norm! University libraries are a precious place!

I swear, the time is right for bouncing back. I've wasted so many years on a downward spirals, but from here on I'm kicking all that to the curb. The weather has been so boom too so un-English.

 
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And on that bombshell, I find my post count has reached 3000 for the second time on this forum! Those not au fait with recent events would be most confounded by such a happening.
 
I had a dream about a thunderstorm! It segued quite naturally into me being mostly awake, listening to the real thunderstorm outside. My slumber was akin to a less eventful Satoshi Kon film.
 
I was awoke by a god damn helicopter cutting about my area at like 3am and it didn't bugger off til about the back of 4 >_> I sincerely hope whoever it was looking for catches the clap.
 
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Found out that upon finshing Uni. My promise of being exempt from exams has been kept buuuut I need to pay for then like I'm actually sitting them eurgh. 9 exams at £72 each IIRC. /:

On top of that I need to take 5 exams and would have to be extra to be tutored or save cash and teach myself.

They really want to put people off further education huh?
 
Baggie_Saiyan said:
Found out that upon finshing Uni. My promise of being exempt from exams has been kept buuuut I need to pay for then like I'm actually sitting them eurgh. 9 exams at £72 each IIRC. /:

On top of that I need to take 5 exams and would have to be extra to be tutored or save cash and teach myself.

They really want to put people off further education huh?
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Which course did you take?
 
Buzz201 said:
Which course did you take?
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Accounting! The post Uni exams are to become chartered, it is optional but the course gave you 9/14 exemptions for those so it's kind of pointless not to persue it.

But yeah them saying you need to pay your exemptions before you can sit the other 5 exams is a massive middle finger especially since they wait until final year to tell you when they know you're in to deep.

Then on top of all that I need to pay of my Uni fees, though that ain't so bad since they'll take it slowly when I get a perm job above 15k a year I think.
 
That's the norm. Even at Uni if you're exempt from certain modules/subjects due to work experience, you don't receive a discount on your tuition fees (which are charged by QCF credits you study per year) so you still pay as if you studied said subject. Also, if you did a placement year, some places will charge you £1000 to have them recognise it on your final transcript.
 
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