#308 - Avant la tempête

Calm before the storm

 23 / 08/12 - 24/08/12:

A fun filled week of Girrajam, film fest and multicultural day! Heheheh. Though I was a little sick of tone deaf people singing Asian songs =_=

wens!

AND......I have a chance at working at an awesome place after school ends! (I shall thank connections for this opportunity) All shall be revealed if I get the job. Fingers crossed :)  

25/08/12:

A rather chaotic day.
First it was USYD open day. So overwhelmingly pretty - the red, blue and yellow balloons, the Hogwarts-esque atmosphere, and don't even get me started on the law building - it was absolutely  sublime! <3 AHHH too bad I have zero chance of making it in! Sadly, I missed the law lecture, but I attended the commerce one (packed, and extremely mundane) and the education lecture which was ...... mind boggling. Sort of. I just went for fun to accompany a friend, but the lecture just drew me in. I totally agree that teachers go into this field for altruistic reasons - and I do want to work to help people out too. Therefore I sometimes end up questioning myself: do I want to do this type of law to achieve justice and better society, or do I want to another type for self interest (ie. gain monetary profit?) I honestly don't know, I feel so conflicted between these two issues. I want to enter a profession where I love everyday and it's something that ensures I am somewhat financially secure. But despite my dismal teaching abilities and certain opposition, I am still going to put down B. Ed somewhere on my preferences :D Okay dnm thought over. FREE Kernel popcorn + fairy floss = very happy child! And I laughed so hard when I saw there was a Gaius Gracchus Appreciation Society..... l   o   l - I hate this dude.

faizy!

:-)

kiln fired pottery / clay (?) shoes!

yummmm

funky architecture

Anyway, around 7pm, my fam and I arrived at a Chatwood restaurant for a wedding reception (only my second one! the first one was 10 years ago :O) And the reception was so much better than what I expected it to be, and really fun - a mixture of Western and traditional culture. The bride was really pretty and so were her bridesmaids, and the groom and the other guys were so short.... LOL. It was a very fun night, and MICHAEL BUBLE WAS ON. THROUGHOUT THE  NIGHT <3 ("everything" and "haven't met you yet"). Oh and usually I don't take alcohol or wine, but I was like, oh yeah why I don't bother trying? It can't be that bad. Well, the wine was quite bitter and ew and I have discovered that I suffer from that "red face" Asians get after drinking wine / alcohol -__- was red and could feel my face heating up after only 1 glass ): low tolerance level........sigh.

26/08/12:

Busy day again - no late sleep in at all this week and late sleeping time too! :(

27/08/12:

VA expo was the highlight of the day, everyone's works were really good and their reflection statements were so philosophical <3 I'll upload photos later though, ciao for now : )

#307- Ying ye memories

Short post today

Most of you won't get the title reference but V and I are going to do something that we've been putting off for about 3 years now. So yeah, I'm very excited

I'll beat you do down (孟哲)你以為我會怕 就算是誰也不怕 哪怕抽絲剝繭我也要找出最後真相
~ Final Trap Yes Sir by 5566

2 consecutive parties on the weekend, my feet D: but it is prep for the formal speaking of which more people should join because there are only a handful of people who have written their name down.

#306 - Won't dwell

17/08:

Fun day out with the other blogger! (: So I finally tried moochi, and yes I adored green tea. And wandered around the city with very bloated stomachs, hehe. It was a lovely day with the exception of the price on my piercings........  %^&*((#@. So the shop in question, was located in Market City near the news agency on like...level 2, I think. Though they did a good job, I am so very highly irritated by the way they "extorted" (yes, this seems to be the right word to use here) money. Firstly, when people ask for the price of ear piercings, they would assume it to mean 2. NOT ONE. So yeah, it was pretty cool when we asked about the price and it was $25 including earrings - however we failed to realise it was for ONE earring...... omfg. So the piercing's all done, and the woman says it's $45 (such a money hungry _ _ _ _ _, IMMEDIATELY asking for money, no shame at all. Didn't even bother giving safety instructions and whatnot. Far out.). Now I was like "Where the heck did that extra $20 come from?" And the damn woman then decides to conveniently show their brochure advertising $25 for 1 piercing and $45 for 2. WOW SO NOW YOU SHOW IT ==" What I hated the most from this experience was the way the shop charged money. If they wanted to make it costly, then demonstrate it explicitly - not by sneaky ways. Though we are also at fault too, a little, for being ambiguous.
Something I have learnt:
- clarify exactly how much the price is for TWO piercings
- it is inevitable that certain members of society will give you shit because you are young and probably are inexperienced. all you can do is just try to learn from past mistakes and do your best not to be tricked.

18/08 + 19/08:

Short-lived blissful happy days of engulfing myself in dramas and piano and sleep.
And look, I've come across a dashing new word:

gauche/gōSH/

Adjective:

Lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward

I am truly the epitome of gauche.

20/08: 

 I don't think people want to read about this......but if you really do, then the p/w is my birthday.

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#305- Bitter & Sweet's day out

Before I begin I should warn everyone that Sweet is one of those people that are infamously late.

Okay but this time it wasn't her fault, the culprit is Sydney's 'reliable' public transport system. Met up at St James Station (<3) before we headed off to Westfield Sydney and all I can say is that there is a reason why I shop online. Why? Because Australian shops sell overpriced clothes which are made from cheap material. I hope topshop and H&M don't follow this trend because I am eagerly anticipating their opening in the city.

Then we had MOOCHI except they didn't have watermelon or strawberry cheesecake flavoured yoghurt

What to order, what to order.... simple just choose the biggest option possible, that being Massive

Three Flavours: Pomegranate, Biscotti and Green Tea (although I'm not particularly fond of green tea frozen yoghurt). Kicking back in nice padded chairs in the top level food court at Westfield Sydney whilst we devour 1Litre tub of frozen yoghurt. The result, 2 stuffed girls who were about to meet a very enthusiastic parent who was keen on stuffing us with even more food including bitter coffee.

 THE VIEW 

Taken from one of the balconies at Westpac, the one closest to Wynard Station, courtesy of a visitor pass from Sweet's dad.

 ^ Something I heard about one too many times and Sweet I share your pain

 BitterSweet! Just so you know, it took forever to get a decent photo because the lighting was horrible. I'll be back and this time with my dlsr (:

Final photo of the day with much better lighting. Sweet I hope your feet are okay.

Also Sweet got her ears pierced but I think she'll mention that in her next post so there's no need for me to dwell on that subject.

#304 - No more, no less

So today I feel quite happy =D
1. My short term memory prowess is perhaps my only good asset - currently very proud of my cramming skills of three sort-of essays in under two hours and remembering them extremely well! Today provided a nearly perfect exam I think and I was really pleased with it (: Hopefully my gut feeling is right otherwise I am going to be ridiculously devo over this.  But today was definitely a much better day than Friday when all I wanted to do was:

FLIP THE FLIPPIN' TABLE. Seriously, all I can say is da fuq! WHAT SORT OF QUESTIONS ARE THOSE ?!!! >:( My love for history is forever eroded!

2. THE END IS NEAR. Ahhhh all I need to do is overcome crappy Extension tomorrow  ==" gah I hate this! After a year I still have failed to understand an inkling of the wise epiphanies of historians and philosophy and the purpose of this course. It's all Greek to me. Urgh
3. Doing exams has made me realise how much I miss class. Regardless, I am going to be so happy that everything is finished tomorrow because......
4. YAY the post-trials period kicks in! Plenty of things to do.

Oh and I have jumped onto the online shopping bandwagon! Currently loving it though I am so distraught over shipping costs. SO EXPENSIVE TO SHIP TO AUSTRALIA! 10 or more dollars for 1 item? wtf modcloth :(

#303- Someone somewhere...

• shares the same feelings as me

 please look at the top-rated comment and guess who that actor? IT'S MY SCHEDULER <333

• has tickets to the AusOpen Men's final in the lower aisle. tickets that were sold out before I could even have access to them T_____________________T Unfortunately I have no one else to blame but myself seeing as I took too long to decide what membership option I should buy and by the time I made up my mind, the Match membership was already all sold out (FML)
• HAS HORRIBLE SPELLING (x2) Story is I bought AusOpen tickets and left my email address because that's the fastest and cheapest way that you can receive your tickets. You're supposed to get them within 15min... I waited 2hrs....still nothing. I called them up and the guy said the person couldn't spell my email address and so he fixed it and so I waited for another 40min.... still nothing. Called them again for the 3rd time and finally the guy told me that the 2nd person added an extra letter = = and in the end I just had it sent to my 2nd email address and it was instantly in my inbox. Sigh all this stress the day before Phys T^T

#302 - DO.

Ah
---
 It's fruitless to know, but not know how to use the knowledge - something I discovered recently. And damn no matter how many times I tell myself how much I hate past me and engage in wishful thinking, that isn't going to get anywhere.
I can thereby only deduce:
do.
+ 
logic > anything.

Seriously full of self doubt.


and ....
on a chirper note, hbd to my dearest RW~!

#301- My Princess Diary moment

Remember that film with Anne Hathaway (yes before she was famous) and Julie Andrews?

If you do then remember that part where Mia gets a makeover, well today when I was brushing my hair I ended up snapping my comb single-handed. Yup I'm amazing.

That's all for today

#300 - She says

YAY - my first exam is over! Not looking forward to the crappy finishing times every day though - I have to wait 26 minutes to change trains. And.... I am so very bored of studying and all over the place; I work hard for one hour before I start playing a few games of Temple Run :( But in times like this, I can't help but say that "sleep is for the weak" - I couldn't even sleep because I keep thinking and can't empty my mind, and honestly, I don't think sleeping less has an adverse impact on me. Though I cannot wait until trials are over just so I have a fantastic sleep every day! :)

Also just discovered the joys of JJ Lin and "she says". Hence the eponymously titled blog post. Simply.... tear jerking / likely to incite a period of fangirlism ! - I heard a certain thing today, and wow, I am sort of... umf. I really hope it's not true and I don't want to judge without knowing all the facts. However I do know that if you wish to succeed, do it wholeheartedly and the right way - put in all your effort and don't use unethical means. Otherwise it is pointless and you only end up being untrue to yourself.

#299- Bittersweet Olympic moment

Overnight was the semis for mens and womens. Put simply Maria won so she's guranteed at least a silver but Nole lost so it's '08 dejavu.

That's it from me as I wallow in my self-pity, you see Paper 1 was horrible and this news was bittersweet. So go Maria for the finals and I hope that Nole gets the bronze as for the mens final I'm praying that Federer wins because a)He deserves to complete the Golden Slam and b)I don't like Andy Murray and I refuse to be bombarded with British media going on and on about him and his performance. It's basically the equivalence to Australia was our obsession (thank god I'm not) with James Magnussen

#298 - Panegyrize

01 / 08/ 12
A new word.
I disagree with the notion "there is no luck" - yes there is.  Now that's something I believe in!  
Today was quite a serene and nice last day. Thank you dear school for providing a FREE SAUSAGE SIZZLE....with the chance of seconds and thirds! And soft drinks. Though they ran out before I could get thirds... ): haha but I swear I can legit eat three servings :D
And I don't know why I was "so happy" today in the last period, especially seeing how I detest it so.... but yeah, being happy is the bombbbb. Is it even like me? Usually I would call myself cynical...but sometimes there are moments where I just find joy in the little things (excluding pimples, which I seem to be suffering from...-_-). Like le train adventures with my hubs J (who requested I blog about this) hahaha. A plethora of good times - being downright embarrassing whilst experiencing a whole lot of fun -> ugly "wtf are they doing" looks from people. Ah that reminds me I am an absolute embarrassment on public transport (perhaps it's just me who thinks this): I have almost tripped ungracefully down the stairs, got my bag stuck in the door twice during peak hour, and have people tell me my bag was full on open -_- Anyway, a key example of the stuff we do  with people facing us (:

ahhh look at the attractiveness and my barely existent eyes!

I also popped by AusPost and ...finally and spontaneously bought the elusive Load & Go card! ONLINE SHOPPING WITH NO RIPPED OFF DOMESTIC PRICES? HELL YEAH. But after trials =D Now to face the wrath of my mother, oh noes and ... trials. Uhhhh, I sense there is much cramming to be done

31 / 07/ 12
Didn't go to school today heheheh. And honestly I think I was so counterproductive - I didn't achieve much except have a well deserved 11 hour sleep, pig out and.....look for formal dresses! MI AMOR, MODCLOTH. The styles. I do adore. Unlike when I looked in domestic mainstream stores - I was not in any way impressed by the dresses - shit quality, extremely elevated unworthy prices, unsightly styles..... I shall shudder.

I've never understood this concept either. Or when people mistakenly say "should of" instead of "should have" and can't differentiate between "its" and "it's".

Oh my gosh, two of my fave Asians - HSJ & CC