A Social Butterfly.... Sorta. Kinda. Maybe..

“What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning - and some of them many times over - what do you find? That you can swim? Well - life is just the same as learning to swim! Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live!”
-Alfred Adler

This past (and also this coming weekend, Saturday) has been quite the social butterfly going out regularly.... in the city... oh, so sucks that I'm not living there anymore. Gonna miss it.

Which speaking of which, this weekend have organised cleaning.... really gonna miss it! Oh well. The close of one door leads to an opening of another~ =]

This past week included.... a kareoke trip (so awesome! I <3 kareoke!!! :D), Blush (finally went after hearing bout it most of last year but not knowing where it is haha~ it's a nice cozy and really red-themed place) and pool (I suck! lol >.<) :] okay, so it doesn't look like much but then add on my 2 hours(!) work each day (lol), it is going into the city everyday and.... living life? :D

Yeah, lately life has been good.... especially yesterday! I applied for a job someplace and got an email/txt saying to call them... so yeah, excited~! Also, quite excited about an upcoming concert in..... THREE DAYS! Omg Omg Omg. Hehe ^^ Though I've already seen em the last time they came, doesn't stop my excitement~ excited to also see Hey Monday and All-American Rejects live!! :D :D :D :D YAYYYYYY! ^_^

And then EIGHT DAYS after that Fall Out Boy Concert, it's The Veronicas!!!! :D Excitedddd... but haven't gotten my ticket yet.... lol.. I got the FOB tickets from Trademe for $50! (RRP is $82.50! Save $40!! :D)..... I actually don't have any money (and when has that stopped me from spending! xP) but will be getting heaps from leftover apartment funds and stuff, so that should be good and that will definitely boost my income... ish.

Though. However. Atm I am not getting Student Allowance! Because I think I don't study enough papers (only doing three papers each semester this year....)... OR maybe I think it is due to my second double major papers not being approved yet... hopefully that's it coz.... well it would suck.. >.<

Anyways. Then after The Veronicas concert the following Tuesday (3rd March), a couple of weeks afterward it's The Fray!! :D With Secondhand Serenade! :O I can't wait... but yeah, I haven't gotten tickets to those yet and don't have anybody to go with to The Fray.....

So. When 24th Feb rolls around, I will no longer be a tenant of an apartment in the city.... kinda sad... an end of an era? I realized that in the past 3 years of my life, I have always living in a different home and been close to school or uni..
2006- At home, just down the road.
2007- Hostels, only a few minutes walk away~
2008- City apartment. 10-15 minutes away dependant on my speed.
So yeah... I've been lucky and well, maybe not that grateful of my situations and been taking it for granted, thinking that it will always be like that.. I have definitely learned a lot in those past 3 years.... and I don't regret anything that happened or the decisions I made. After all, everything happens for a reason :)

And my friend, which I think happens to be one of my closest and semi-longest friends, mentioned that this year would be a good year for me and I don't think I really believed him but now.... after a month of being back from China (and spending/ringing in the New Year in another country), I think this will be a good year..

- Found awesome new friends that have made me social and like just accepted me into their group~ it's good, you know who you are if you happen to be reading this ^^
- Spent the New Year in another country~ =D
- Got a job... been working reguarly/everyday since I came back!
- Maybe getting a second weekend job! :)
- And have the most awesome and greatest friends ever who when I hang out with and talk to, nothing has changed! And also specially with the rediscovering of old ones that I thought that would never speak to again...... ^.^

That is pretty much it. And also STILL gotta post about my China&HK trip... I so fail.. -___- it's nearly been a month since my return! D: I really do fail! Lol. That other time that I wanted to.... Photobucket was being a pain and wasn't working and so I pretty much lost my will to do so.. and this is a long enough post and so I will end it now.

Hope you guys have an awesome weekend!! And thanks for the comments/Valentine's Day wishes in the previous post. You guys rock! :)

Maybe Next Year

"When the soul wants… the soul waits …
No I could never take a chance
On losing love to find romance"
- U2 lyrics

Yeah, I actually had the idea of posting a love/Valentine's Day related entry coinciding with Valentine's Day and.... well, I never quite got round to planning that out.

Actually, I forgot what I wanted to write about. I make it a point not to post anything related to that part of my life or possibly anything related to that.. for some reason.

But, anyways, H A P P Y V A L E N T I N E ' S D A Y ! Hope you all had/have a great Valentine's Day :)

My February 14th has gone and passed. Nearly 'officially' over, really with three minutes on the clock but yeah.... it was a good day and just another day really. Nothing out of the ordinary or special~

Was going to be spent with some old friends but it didn't happen coz people were busy. Oh well.

I had a great night last night and part of this day was spent getting my 8 hours of 'zzzz's' :P And then better half was spent furniture shopping with sister and mum. :)
Hmm, I have still yet to post entries relating to my China&HK trip...... ┐_┐

An Obituary printed in the London Times - Interesting and sadly rathertrue.

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn't always fair;
- and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place, Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;
I Know My Rights
I Want It Now
Someone Else Is To Blame
I'm A Victim

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.

Taken from Bevan's Facebook Blog.

Naive-ness Right Here!

Sigh.

So. I shouldn't have held such high expectations of my recent (not-so-legal) DVD purchases in China.... expecting them to be complete and all....

In China, I purchased the following DVD's:

1. Kung Fu Panda (Blu-Ray Disc)
2. Finding Nemo
3. Bolt
4. Hoodwinked (think these four mentioned before are real copies... lol....)
5. Gossip Girl S1
6. Gossip Girl S2 (un-complete)
7. The OC S3
8. The OC S4 (completely different coverart.... Marissa is still there... 6-_-)
9. What I Like About You (different theme song...)
10. Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2
11. Wall-E
12. 27 Dresses
13. Brothers and Sisters S1
14. Brothers and Sisters S2

Soo... after being on TV.com and reading episode synopsis', I discovered that the second season of Gossip Girl and 90210 were. not. finished! :o

Oh I am so innocent... naive or well, stupid to believe that it was the end... hmmm...

On another note, I really enjoyed 27 Dresses. It was a really good movie that I really enjoyed~ ^^

Another movie that I enjoyed was Twilight... I didn't have much expectations of it coz I hadn't read any of the Twilight books or really knew much of it other than it was a story about Vampires.. but when I was overseas, I suggested it to my cousin and she looked it up and we watched it... I think she really liked the storyline.. but yeah, I liked it and thought it was just my kind of movie~ haha..

So, yeah now I own Gossip Girl S2.... uncomplete..... =| Oh well, what's done is done.. I'm sure I'm not the first to have done this... maybe...

25 Things.....

My first update after my overseas trip is a meme.... China&HK entries and photos coming really soon! =D

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Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about YOU.

(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)

1. I only wear jeans (winter), skirts and dresses (summer). Never shorts (apart from maybe on the odd occasion where I have to wear shorts (i.e. PE in school and.... that's about it. So, now, pretty much zero chance of seeing me in shorts).
2. I love all things cute (as you may or may not already know)....
3. and so that is why I love China and HK (home of the cuteness!)
4. I think I am finally embracing/recognizing my 'Asian' side.... (friends, photo-taking etc)
5. I plan to travel back to China for CNY next year. (if my finances agree)
6. I am online way too much.
7. I love the colour pink..
8. Seven is my favourite number.
9. Music is the best thing invented. It makes me feel better and would not be able to live without it!
10. No matter how much I tidy/clean... it always ends up messy and untidy again. But most of the time I know where to find stuff!
11. I love jewellery in particular necklaces, bracelets and earrings. =)
12. I am able to listen, on repeat, to a song for a very long time and not get sick of it.. until I do.... or find a new song to put on repeat.
13. I suck with technology... -__- Owned 3 iPods in the past 4 years, 2 laptops and 4 mobile phones.
14. I am beginning to like Chinese music.... even though I have no idea what they are singing.... even if it's in Cantonese =_=
15. Careers that I have thought about (and some I am still considering) in the past 20 years of my life include; makeup artist, wedding planner, magazine editor and probably others that I have forgotten.
16. I think I still have the first stuffed animal that I got around the time when I was born.. (it's a rabbit...)
17. Which is my favourite animal (rabbits)
18. I owned a pet rabbit for a grand total of 1-2 months.. (it ran away... cough cough >.<)
19. The first concert I went to was YellowCard and Steriogram back in 2004.
20. I have a million accounts online. You name it, I will probably have one~
21. I am very lazy and procrastinate like there's no tomorrow (thanks Chloe, I stole it off you :P)
22. I may, at the moment be obsessed with the Twilight movie....... >_>
23. I love quotes. Some quotes just sum up my life and/or current life situation I am in.
24. Purchased in China and Hong Kong a Bugs Bunny bolster and Ladybug Neck Pillow (random.......)
25. And, finally, my friends mean the world to me.. I would do almost anything for them... (5 am pickups!? ^^) <3333

Tagged on FB: Matisse, Elaine, Chloe, Inky, Sabrina, Wan Tang, Nikki, Dawn, Guan, Beth, Chris, June, Jen, Emma, Angela, Lesley, Alex, Nancy, Clint, Baucis, Naomi, Yeeping, Grace, Ashley.