because we all need that sliver of light

Now at the risk of sounding REALLY hypocritical here, what's up with the gloomy emo atmosphere that seems to plague the blogosphere (it rhymes!) recently? Sure, I wrote the book on being emo to a point where people bloody use me as a yardstick to measure one's levels of emoness, but still. Besides, being emo is my trademark WHY ARE YOU PEOPLE GIVING ME A RUN FOR MY MONEY. Last night I asked a friend about the obscene number of emo posts in her blog that actually came close to rivalling mine and her reply was "Being emo is my hobby."

Well, that's one way to look at it.

So I guess it's up to me to pepper the world with sunshiny good news! Yes, me! Yes, I know I'm the last person you would expect to crap rainbows and pots of gold but since you people took over my emo monopoly I have no choice but to diversify.

1. I'm going to Scotland to wear skirts and blow bagpipes!

I constantly amaze myself with my ability to pop a bad gay jokes out of the blue. But yeah, I am almost certaingly giving the Sheffield top up degree the boot and going for the bigger prize instead; a Masters course in Oil & Gas Engineering at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland. RGU recently established a partnership with TARC, recognising the engineering Advanced Diploma courses as an ample academic prerequisite to enter their Masters courses.

The best part is that the Times 2009 University Guide affirmed claims by RGU that they have the highest graduate employability rate in the whole UK, rivalling even Oxford! Scotland has this law that allows graduates to work for up to 2 years without having to apply for a work permit, and Times stated that RGU has close ties to the oil and gas sector in Aberdeen (which is an oil-producing state like Kelantan) . And everybody knows that megabuck salaries lie waiting in the oil and gas industry, with it being a specialised course coupled with the worldwide demand and all, so BMWs here I come!

2. I am moving to Genting Klang

Not exactly good news, but done for the greater good. It will just for the next few weeks :)

3. My books love me once again.

And I loved them back. Somehow I managed to study till 5 in the morning whipping my brain into oblivion and still make it in time for the 8am lecture. Yep, the mad nerd within me is slowly surfacing once again, which is good because muahahah Control Systems you don't scare me anymore come here I pawn you and your stupid steady state errors left and right why am I talking to my books hee hee ha ha.

Sure, they're not much when compared to, say, winning a million bucks but hey I'm counting my stars in these depressing times. Besides, being merry and optimistic is one helluva refreshing change from the gloomy mood that plagues my old blog and should the occasion ever arise when I need to detach myself there is always a pack of cigs and a tenth of a whiskey bottle waiting patiently ;)

I admit that my stunning display of assholism surprised even me. I tried to vindicate myself by taking a long hard look at things but I only came up with the strangling weeds of resentment that threw my self-justification out of the window. Perhaps it is best to just let sleeping dogs lie.