Ze books I’ve ordered from Amazon.com at the beginning of the month have arrived yesterday. Yippee! I’ve already started reading the first one. I must say, shipping costs and customs duties are a huuuge pain in the ass. Yes, they cost me more than the books did. But I really really really wanted those books and they’re not available here - I’ve looked and I’ve asked.

I didn’t really mind paying extra for shipping - I opted for a courier service because our local post office really puts the snail in snail mail, and I wanted to receive my order ASAP. But come on! The customs duties made me want to cry. Well, not really. I was more annoyed.

If only ordering stuff from other countries weren’t so costly. And if only we had a local Amazon site like China and Japan do. I’d be ordering stuff online all the time. Oh well.

If you have any online shopping experiences that you’d like to share, I’d very much like to hear them. =]

Oh by the way, I’ve updated the site a bit, particularly the sidebar and the About section.

Today is the first day of the Year of the Rat! And I am wearing black. Inadvertently, though. In case you’re wondering what’s wrong with black… well, nothing, really. But it’s the one color that you shouldn’t wear during Chinese celebrations. Red is THE color to wear. Boy, what my grandmother would do if she saw me right now. Teehee. But like I said, I didn’t mean to. I’m just a tad disoriented in the mornings, and black is pretty much my default color.

Anyway, Remy and Jerry say Happy Chinese New Year!!

I know, I know, Jerry is a mouse. But he wants to be part of the celebration too!

You. Are. Annoying. Don’t expect a reply.

I am done answering your nosy questions. I don’t have to and I don’t want to. Who the hell are you anyway?

And quit trying to talk to me. Stop greeting me “good morning”. There’s nothing good about my mornings, especially when you’re trying to get in my face. Creep.