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\"Change\"
\nCommunism — politically-incorrect mo\u00c3\u00a9 we can believe in<\/p>\n

This is not the post you think it is. Now I admit that as a dangerous anti-American foreigner plotting to destroy that great nation through the evil that is globalization, I am an Obama supporter and I am happy that today is his inauguration. That said, this is not a post about him; this is a post about me. The title is just a bait.<\/p>\n

Note<\/strong>: This entry can be considered administrative in nature and should be skipped if you are looking for anime-related content.<\/p>\n

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Change: Current<\/h3>\n

Yesterday, 19th January, was my birthday. Incidentally, it was also the birthday of KOTOKO<\/a> and Hikaru Utada<\/a>. As you may know, I graduated from high school last year (school terms start in January in Singapore) and I am currently spending my days at home as a professional hikikomori<\/em> like Satou from NHK ni Youkoso!<\/strong> except without the cute girl.<\/p>\n

\"Change\"
\nLive webcam feed of my room<\/p>\n

Change: Near Future<\/h3>\n

But that is about to change soon. Sometime next week, I will be conscripted into the Singapore Armed Forces<\/a> as part of a two-year compulsory military service<\/a> that all Singaporean males have to undergo unless they forfeit their citizenships and seek permanent asylum from the decadent Western capitalist pigs (as defined by conventional ideas of “East” and “West” on a frigging spherical planet).<\/p>\n

I digress as usual. But the point of the matter is that I will be incommunicado for at least the first two weeks of boot camp, after which I will get to come out on weekends. Eventually when I receive my permanent assignment after a 7-week boot camp, I should be able to return home every night, thus regaining a daily schedule somewhat similar to high school. (For Singaporeans in the know, the letter C should suffice as further clarification.)<\/p>\n

\"Change\"
\nIt’s a whole new world out there<\/p>\n

Blog updates have been getting pretty infrequent in the last two years due to high school — more to do with girls than coursework — but I guess long-time readers are already used to the status quo, so the main point of this post is to give a heads-up that things may get worse before they get better. At the very least, there will be no updates for about two weeks.<\/p>\n

Once boot camp is over however, I foresee renewed activity on this site, a blog renaissance if you will, keeping in mind that RIUVA<\/a>‘s peak posting period happened to coincide with tj han<\/a>‘s service to the motherland as a “war journalist”. This makes sense if you know that the Republic of Singapore has never been at war before.<\/p>\n

\"Change\"
\nObama City in Japan’s Fukui prefecture<\/p>\n

So to sum my ramblings up…<\/p>\n