Waffles

The thing about being abroad isn't that you're exposed to the land overseas. It's also about how connected you are to the land you came from. 

I keep getting news feeds on facebook from Malaysia and this link sticks out and rubs itself in my face knowing I can't go back just yet. 

http://www.foodadvisor.my/best-waffle-subang-jaya/

What would I do for a good waffle right about now...

Reading sessions

I would love it if I could get someone to help me read my Japanese book. I've been reading just fine because I can more or less tell what the words mean but I want to know how to actually read them. 

It'd be nice if someone could read the words I don't know for me and help explain them to me as I read the book. 

That's my new request for the day. 

Looking for something to do

It isn't as easy as it sounds. For the very accomplished it may seem absurd to not be able to find something to do. 

No. To not be able to find something to do is simply impossible.

There's always something to do. People to meet. Deadlines. Work. Chores. Hobbies. 

There's always something that needs to be done. 

What's your motivation? Why do you do them? What makes you do what you do? 

Why do you need to do what you do? What are you accomplishing? What end result are you seeking? What is the goal? 

There's always something to be done. But looking for something to do, isn't so easy. 

I need a reason to take the next step but there's no motivation. No reason. No real reason. No risk or benefit involved. 

I just need something to do. 

Mendeley Collections

Mendeley is an awesome reference manager. It works across various platforms and is able to sync your library over different machines. Even if the machine you're using doesn't have Mendeley, you can still easily access your references through Mendeley web. 

Adding references to Mendeley is easy and pain free. The problem with Mendeley though is if you want to bring your library with you everywhere. 

I can't seem to get the software to load fast on my school's workstation because every time I load Mendeley, it's the "first time" it loads. That means it automatically starts importing all the pdf files I have uploaded to the web. 

At first I thought I'd work around that by keeping my pdf collection on dropbox and manage them through Mendeley. That worked but the problem is, the program still tries to download the entire  database of PDFs even when they are already in my computer. 

That just sucks. 

So, I've decided not to load any PDFs at all. I turned the function off. Now Mendeley works just fine for me. 

I use it to manage references and when I need my PDFs I can simply click "add pdf" and it'll be where I expect it to be. No harm done. Would be nice if it's automatic but I guess nothing in this world is perfect.