Went back to Gundam Expo today again. It feels like a farewell trip actually where I am actually going to just have one last look at the expo before they tear down the whole thing on sunday. So many gundams, so many love. I grew to like the simple but majestic design of the Unicorn gundam. Unicorn is a bit squarish to me actually but I like it.
Biggest regret was that I couldnt get hold of MG destiny gundam Expo clear edition. At least I brought Chrome 1/144 HG Exia and 1/144 Gundam RX78-2 30th edition. I saw the last box of clear 00 raiser there. I almost brought it together with 1/144 HG Arios and Archer but in the end I decided against it. So paiseh, when I went up to them and told them, " Sorry but I think I want to cancel my order." There were many reason for this.
1. All my gundams from the year 2001 onwards are scale 1/100 ones. So when I finsih building my Chrome 1/144 HG exia, it feels weird seeing such a small gundam.
2. Clear 1/144 HG OO raiser does not have GN sword III and I already have a scale 1/100 OO raiser already.
3. Clear Arios and his lover's Archer is a bit overpriced if you compared it with OO raiser. Normal Arios is only $26 and the clear Arios and Archer set actually costs $58. OO raiser normal edition is $38 and the clear version is actually....$38.
4. I shouldn't just buy kits just because they are Expo limited items. Its like I just buying for the sake of doing so.
5. I only have my eyes on MG destiny clear version. And the other one that I really want now is actually Exia Ignition mode( I brought the normal one last month so I cannnot bear to buy another one). I don't understand why I am so bend on saving that $25. Oh, I remember, I overspend last month adn its was nead the end of the pay month when I went to buy the kit. Must remember to spend wisely from now on. (irony is that my day was actually in a few hours after I brought the kit). Haiz, I was telling my brother that this will be one of the regrets in my life.
6. I am trying to save money. Somehow, in 5 years time, I hope to be able to buy a Flat of my own and get married. And a 4 room flat now cost $300k. And I am still deep in debts with 2 months of pay in my pocket.
Talking of money, it is funny that some of my friends think that just because I started working, I should change my lifestyle. Dine more often in "fake" resturant where they charge you at double the price just because they are a "resturant".
Some think that I save too much. Funny that there is such a thing call "save too much" because most of the time, we save too little. They also think that I am being hard on myself eating in dirty places, having cheap food and don't know how to enjoy myself. The fact is, I don't feel that way. I agreed that dining in resturant is pleasant. There is air-con, you are being served(at xx++) and so on. But the fact is, my view towards money havn't really change that much. I don't mind splurging on a good meal on my love ones but sometime, I think it is really unneccesary to spend so much when just eating with friends for just a meal after badminton or normal meet-ups. And I don't feel that I am ill-treating myself by sticking to my old life stlye.
All these years, my family finacial status is those neither here nor there. Worse, with this recession, dad's pay drop until $1.2k. And he practically work like a dog. He reach home everyday at around 8 plus 9pm. And he start work everyday 8.30pm. He OT everyday for free cause he got a really BASTARD boss who is super super STINGY. Frankly speaking, I feel so sad sometimes that I really wanted to cry. And Dad didn't dare to quit then cause I was still in year 4. Even now, after I started work, I still do not have the ability yet to support the family. It make me feel kinda useless sometimes. I was actually quite pissed when Wangxin actually commented that I give my mum too much family allowance and I shouldn't do so. I got really pissed as I don't inderstand why he can said that.
P/s: I just finish a draft of my ICT essay and now, such a long post. Feel really good to be able to write some much at one go.
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