November 17, 2012.

- It still feels like September for me but I already saw Christmas decoration coming up in the mall. It must've been those time loops you go through while preparing and writing for midterms. Now that it's passing through mid-November time of the year, I can already see the first semester coming to an end and professors appealing (not begging) for a good course evaluation. It's still hard to believe that I will write a final exam in only 20 days though.

- Apparently my TD bank account has been automatically switched from Youth to a regular service as I turned 19. Thanks for the no-heads up, I got charged with extra $30 on debit transaction fee (I make a lot of small purchases i.e. coffee) and $10.95 of monthly fee in October.... Oh God Why. I personally think providing good plans for youths and university students is an easy way to get a life-long customer, but Toronto Dominion sees it otherwise. On the other side, it seems CIBC offers no monthly fee, no transaction limit plan for university students! Way to go, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce!

- I've been looking to get a new phone and I finally set my heart to the Google Nexus 4. It's an Android phone with top-notch techy specification. More importantly, it's a kind of phone that can be directly purchased from Google Store (and it's dirt cheap!) and doesn't require term contracts or need for overpriced data plans. Since I don't stay in one place for very long time, I figured this kind of phone with boundless freedom is what I need (Not in terms of contracts and country lock, but also about iOS too... yes, I'm looking at you iPhone). The only problem is that it got all sold out within 10 minutes on the release date and I need to wait a couple of more weeks.

- There is one big thing I learned from working in the office and talking with co-workers last summer: Although willing to work in the office at young age is good, I will never have this opportunity of having long summer breaks in the future- and I should take the advantage of when I can. So, I've been currently working on a plan to take a journey to this distant but fascinating country (I can't tell you where at the moment) with two great friends I met in the campus. It's hard to tell you now whether how much progress has been made for this project, but it will come in time.

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- 아직도 새 학기가 시작된지 얼마 안된거같은데 벌써 크리스장식들이 설치되고있는걸 보면 중간고사 기간동안 시간이 얼마나 빨리갔는지 알 수 있다. 중간고사는 방금 막 끝났는데 왜 기말이 20일밖에 안남은건지?

- 만19세가 되니깐 청소년으로 등록되어있던 은행계좌가 일반으로 전환되었다. 이 사실을 모른체 데빗카드로 계속 긁고다녔더니 무려 30불이나 수수료가 나오고 10.95불을 월 계좌 사용료로 내는 불상사가 발생하였다 아놔 ㅠ

- 새 핸드폰을 사려고 계속 찾아봐왔는데 넥서스4만큼 내 요구에 맞는게 없는거같다. 비싸지 않은가격에 성능은 아이폰5이랑 갤럭시S3와 동급이고 통신사/국가 언락되었다는 사실이 좋은거같다. 개인적인 사정상 한곳에 오랫동안 있지 못하는데 장기계약이 없는게 있는것보다 훨씬 편하다. 출시일날 10분안에 다팔리는바람에 2주정도 기다려야된다 ㅠ

- 작년 여름에 사무실에서 일하면서 느끼고 사람들과 대화하면서 알게된게있는데, 어렸을때 다양한 경험을 해야된다는것이다. 이 말을 듣고 요번여름은 다르게 보내고싶다는 생각을 해왔고 지금은 대학교 친구 2명과 한달동안 타지에서 여름을 보낼 구상을 하고있다. 아직 부모님과 얘기도 안했고 어느 나라인지도 밝히기가 좀 그렇지만, 곧 이 아이디어에 대해 진전이 있고 자세한 계획을 여기 적을 수 있을꺼같다.