I May Be Living in The Past, But It’s A Damn Good Past! 10 May, 2009

“Sweet are the words of love, sweeter his thoughts; Sweetest of all what Love nor says nor thinks.”

- Richard Ganett

So, as of late (or this past year, to be more precise, I think), I have been reminscing and thinking a lot about the past 2-3 years of my life, in particular 2006..

2006 was my last high school year and omg, I miss it so damn much! I just miss those after school days in which it was spent with friends doing absoultely nothing but hanging around and enjoying each other’s company…  outside supermarkets on the couches… at lush green-grassed parks and domains… at each other’s houses karaoking…. and just general random drives and late night beach visits~

My heart is so aching for those days again. Oh, how I would just give anything for those days to be incorporated into my current everyday life of just uni, uni and more uni…. =_=

*sigh* Miss it so much. And now hardly see or talk to those friends much with excepton to one if he wasn’t overseas atm…. but yeah, I thought that since I was thinking about and “living” in the past so much, thought that I would write about and hopefully it would all be written down and not forget about it but just… I dunno…

To me, those were the best days  of my life and were the beginning of everything… if I didn’t have those days, then I don’t think I would be where I am now… I’m extremely (and possibly completely..) happy now but it’s just those little bits of friendship that is missing.. I have awesome friends now but… well, of course it’s not the same….

I’m happy and content with my life boyfriend. new friends. experiences. life. It’s good. Just missing the past…..

A Social Butterfly…. Sorta. Kinda. Maybe.. 21 February, 2009

“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!!! ), 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?

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!! YAYYYYYY! ^_^

And then EIGHT DAYS after that Fall Out Boy Concert, it’s The Veronicas!!!! Excitedddd… but haven’t gotten my ticket yet…. lol.. I got the FOB tickets from Trademe for $50! (RRP is $82.50! Save $40!! )….. 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!! 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!

YUS! OVERDRAFT = GOING DOWN! :D 13 November, 2008

“A smile is nearly always inspired by another smile.”
- Anonymous

YAYYYYY!!!! My overdraft is going down! I am sooo happy. This end of year and actaully SEMESTER has actually been pretty great! Greatness all around… and now that just sounds cheesy, lol. >.<

Overdraft = now $116! YUS!

The next couple of weeks is going to be quite good too… well the next week anyways…

1. Getting exams back… fingers crossed I passed! ><
2. Some plans with Chinese Class (LOL, yes, we’re that tight haha XD)
3. Getting paid… haha… and equals overdraft disappearing! Also my last allowance payment~
4. Friends (finally) coming to visit me!

Well.. the last one is actually this week but nonetheless, I’ll count them as like next week lol… OOoh and HEROES! Coming back. OMG! It is sooo goood!!! >_< But so very whyyy and wtf as well.

Ohhh and like today also like got reconnected with an old friend on FB! Facebook is great! Lol. That’s now like two people finding me in a FB group lol… (the primary school I went to~)

Soo yeah, life has never been so great! I’m very happy. And ooohhh of course CHINA AND HK! YUS!! HAPPY! LIKE OMG!

Sooo pretty much there is quite a few things that I am looking forward that’s coming up in the next month… like:

1. CHINA/HK! LIKE OH YEAH AND OMG!!!! YUS~ ^_^
2. My friend, Chloe’s birthday dinner… birthdays  are always nice and good time to catch up! =)
3. Working! Yes… lol… I found out that I will be working till the week before I leave for China/HK! ^.^
4. And the above stuff, exam handback plans, etc etc.

I am like pretty happy and satisfied with life atm. And exaaaaams have finsihed! Yus! Finally!

Though one thing that hasn’t really like “lifted off” is that NZ site… I’m too lazy to like tend to it… emailed a few sites in the hopes of a exchange but yeah… I dunno. I think I need more help. Heh.

Oooh and of course not like forgetting my little outing today, lol! It was actually quite interesting~ Like I stumbled onto this guy on Vulcan Lane, I think like doing this awesome and soo original painting! Sucks that I was like 30c short of $2 to try and get one through the raffle he was doing! The art was like soo great! Pretty great~ It’s like apparently this technique from South Africa and like next to no one other than he does it!? It’s pretty awesome!

Also, this guy was busking..

And I believe that is about all! Satisfication. ♥

Oh and am also planning a few stuff before the end of the year/before I leave… presents… gotta go shopping for a secret santa present on Snark and also for some other people. =) Might leave some till I actually have money!~ But would like the snark secret santa to be like sent out soonish… since it’s gotta be sent overseas~

Since, am sharing photos, below, jacket I bought at Pagani the other for half price of the original!~

=)

So Totally Procrastinating! 27 October, 2008

“A kiss isn’t worth anything until you give it to somebody else.”

So I have so totally gone off course anyways when my friend started talking to me on msn lol.. I was cleaning my room/sorting stuff… sooo quite messy my tiny room… should post pics up… but yeah tiny.

Anyways. Whole point of posting…. because I am the queen of procrastination… I saw this on Chantelle’s LJ and wanted to do this, although only a few will be like “friends list”.. I will try and have people that have blogs or something and some of the others will just randomly pick from my offline friends.. specially the people I know that come and read this blog =D So, kind of added incentive.. (so if you wanna be included in the next and very rare meme thingys, make yourself known ) Also I’m doing people I know well and talk to on a regular basis, since well, you kind of have to know this person somewhat well to do this (and also the blurb I just made up and going by Chantelle’s version haha xD)

Select 15 friends (from flist or otherwise.. offline or whatever) and dedicate a song to them that you think they will like and/or relates to them.

The Recommendations……

1. Amanda –> Song: I Love Rock and Roll – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.
   [ My little rock and roll chick... she plays the guitar/bass! ]
2. Garron –> Song: Turning Japanese – The Vapours.
   [ That song title says it all! ^_~ ]
3. Chloe –> Song: Turning Japanese – The Vapours.
   [ Substitute japanesse for Chinese.. in that almost all of her friends are Chinese/Asian.... including her boyf hahaha ily anyways! ♥ and how about that wedding of yours Elaine and I once discussed.. lmao >.< (yeah, I'm not creative with this, but I can't think of any other asian-related song that kinda has the same message... lol and heh, your dscription is the longest! ]
4. Sabrina –> Song: Big Me – Foo Fighters.
   [ Coz she's the freshmaker haha ;P ]
5. Chien Yee –> Song: Work – Jimmy Eat World
   [ Note: This is a good thing btw! =D The thing that really stands out bout her is her continual study and working.. so pretty the song title is really fitting of her! I really wished that I her work ethic! If I did, I would be getting great marks and oh, she really aims high for herself! =D ]
6. Matisse –> Song: You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid – The Offspring and/or Let It Rock – Kevin Rudolf
   [ I wantd a like ROCKY and UPBEAT song for youu... you're like really... upbeat and whatnot.. hehe. But yus. I love those songs too atm haha xD ]
7. Someone –> Hot N Cold – Katy Perry.
   [Damn, sooo indecisive.. when this song came, reminded me of that person straight away.. "Cause you're hot then you're cold // You're yes then you're no // You're in then you're out...." So fitting.
   [ Atm just like thinking of songs that fit ppl... hard! But fun! ^.^]
8. June –> Song: American Woman – Lenny Kravitz and/or She’s A Rebel – GreenDay
   [ Coz she's living it up in NY in the US (jealous ^^) aaand she recently got her tongue pierced! Haha.. ily, June! ♥ ]
   
9. Chris –> Zombie – The Cranberries
   [ Really just he's always up at the most randomiest times and well... its me as well but yeah, up at the time 'zombies' are around.. could find another song that is more realted and such but I'm too lazy lol and this is the first one that came to mind haha xD ]
10. Aaand, lucky laaast: BETH! My santamagic buddy! ^^ –> Song: How Far We’ve Come – Matchbox 20
    [ And just in a general sense.. look how far we've come! Become soo close. Yeah, this like nothing to do with you personally, but yes... soo close! ^^ Which you still haven't come to my apartment, yet! Lol.. I was also thinking of a christmas song but.... couldnt lol. This will do. ]

Part II coming soon (lol), coz I can’t think of a song for the rest of the people; which will be the following 5 people: Chantelle, Winn, Hui Ling, Dawn and Elaine I might even add a few more people

But yes. End of Part I of Song Recommendations for Friends. Been fun but at the same time soo hard to pick songs that are fitting haha.

That’s all for now!

Personality Test and People Meeting.. 26 October, 2008

Personality I took on match.com (LOL..) Omgosh lol… but yup, think it describes me quite well..

You care about the big picture. You are comfortable with large, ambiguous issues. You carefully weigh all of the variables involved, and regularly come up with imaginative solutions to complex problems.

You are friendly and humane. You have a big heart; you tend to trust people and sympathize with them easily. You want to make others happy and self-confident. So you work to build supportive networks among friends and kin.

Your empathy and kindness spill over into a desire to make the world a better place. And with your resilience and creativity, your ability to do many things at the same time, and your cleverness with words, you can be remarkably effective at improving the lives of others.

You are ambitious for your family and friends, but not always for yourself. You like an environment of sharing and consensus and you enjoy working in teams and planning long term.

You tend to be socially well-adjusted and skilled at inspiring others to reach their goals. So you are an empathetic and engaging companion.

What do you think? People who know me offline and/or for a long time or have just met me… and might take the chance to mention the awesome people I’ve met lately online. I love meeting new people and making new friends.. espeically when they are so somewhat simialr to me and such and obviously share the same interests~ interesting people I’ve met of late include Amanda, Chantelle and Winn Really enjoy and like our conversations~ ^^ Hopefully can meet sometime =) They’re awesome people

Sigh. Monday.. Again~ 13 October, 2008

It is Monday… again. It’s amazing how fast a week has gone by… it seems that it was just yesterday that it was the beginning of the second half of the second semester… and I just somewaht made it really complicated lol. Oh well.

Monday, Monday, Monday…. =_=

For some reason I have been feeling like tired all weekend after cleaning the bathroom (yes, I know, some people’s gotta clean their bathroom AND kitchen AND lounge etc) and my friend’s 21st.. Not sure why but hmm. /Shrug.

But yes… last Friday was my friend’s 21st and it was pretty good… had a little wine and a Corona before having to leave and look after a friend got sick after too many wines… gotta say that’s the shortest amount of time I’ve stayed at a party~ lol. It wasn’t that bad though, good that she got over most of the throwing up and didn’t have to watch it… coz if that happened, I think I would have been throwing up also >_<

But yeah she was thankful and such… unlike other people I have had to help who was like pretty ungrateful and remembering back, didn’t even say thanks.. and I even got blamed by the father! =_= Oh well. Not friends with them anymore. So, yeah.

Met one of her my friend’s friends at the bar, lol. While I was waiting to get served and yeah, she was nice. Also talked to another of her friends which I met earlier this year/late last year (or almost like a year ago) at a defensive driving course in Mt Roskill area. Other than was just drinking my wine/Corona with family friends and two other friends who I knew.

But yes, I don’t think I will be returning there again in a hurry~ also took something that don’t think will be like ever returning heh.. >_<

The rest of the weekend…. didn’t do like anything other than clean bathroom and then like sleeping on and off and then not being able to sleep till 5 am! >.< Oops..? -_-

Should really study more… wow, I cannot believe that there is only like three. more. weeks of uni~ kinda scary.. well not really but to know that a year’s already over and… well…  guess a lot of achievement(s)… like that at the beginning of this year, didn’t know ANY Mandarin Chinese and yeah.. amazing what coming onto 8 months can do…. can string together like sentences and understand (kind of…) some basic conversation. Quite amazing… sort of…

But yes.. somewhat a lot to do before the end of semester… like creating a Chinese newsletter and like study.. yup, study.. ugh… ><

Sigh. I also hope, maybe even wish that my family and I wil be able to go overseas to China/HK! That would be really great and definitely the cherry on the top of the year~ it’d just make this year somewhat even more awesome and better.. not exactly sure what has made this year like great..

But yes.. till next time~

Damn! 29 September, 2008

I just realized that my Friendster profile wasn’t on private! >_<

I recently got this message from this guy that wanted to be my friend… I mean, I’m not like against it.. okay, I am. But, it’s just that.. well, I prefer to make friends of the opposite sex offline….?

Obviously I am not like so totally against making friends of the same sex online.. (I don’t know why but it’s just the way it is). I also more easily make female friends offline too and so that might have something to do with the similarity online? Hmmm… I dunno but yeah.. it wasn’t really that pleasing..

Hmm.. this is kind of making me sound sexist? Oops.. I don’t mean to? Maybe? I dunno, but it’s just the way I feel, I guess. And there’s nothing really I can do to change it. Not that I am wanting to anyways so, yeah. I’ve accepted it and it may make me appear to be a discriminating….? sexist. Yeah… hmm.

It’s just the way I am, I guess.

I think it’s nearly time for another iTunes Genuis thing… soon. Maybe middle of the week/when I have no motivation/interesting content from daily life to blog about..

❤ Friends 27 September, 2008

Don’t you love it how….
~ one thing can lead to nothing
~ so much can change in less than three months
~some friends only talk to you only if they want something..
otherwise they don’t talk to you at all
~some friends, no matter how less you see them, and how less you t a l k,
they’re the ones you realize are the ones that matter most ღ
~ that you pretty much have new people in your life every year
and you are close to and share almost everything with
and you’ve only known them for less than a year.
~ Next year you will probably have a whole d i f f e r e n t set of close friends..

But I hope that the close friends I have this year are the friends that I have next year.
And the year after that. And the year after that.. For a long time, really.
Coz they are the best. I ❤ my close friends
They are the ones that know almost everything that is going on
and who might hate me for going on about it so much
But so much love for putting up with it~ <3

You know who you are.

I Gave In! 13 September, 2008

I gave in and bought my camera… and now am over that new feeling of a new purchase… T_T

And now also afraid to look at my bank balance haha.. Good I got a, I hope long supply of alcohol haha. Premade OJ and Vodka cask…. $19.99!! ^^ LOL xD

Soo yeah tonight is my birthday celebration thing which I am really looking forward to! Seeing some people that I haven’t seen in aaages!! Like some for like over two years! >< I’m excited ~

I think I am also overdue for a photo upload… argh, I can’t even remember lol.

Three people wished me happy birthday haha. Those are people that I don’t talk to often though… although apart from one, when I saw her, SC, lol… she was like, “oh, hi, happy birthday!” haha… was amusing~ I actually just saw her like two days ago.. I was going to say yesterday but that’s not right….. although it is somewhat coz I went to see her at like midnight! LOL. ><

But yes… celebrations tonight…. ^_^ I can’t wait.

Hope everybody has a great night and I need to schedule in a visit to Hamilton…. haven’t seen some of those people in like ages! Like, last semester… yeah… probably… last visit was in like first semester for my friend’s 21st.. hmmm… looong time ago! ><

But anyways. Will probably upload a photo or two from tonight next entry

The People In Your Life…. 7 August, 2008

There are some people you talk to every single day of the week..

There are people that you talk to only occasionally…

There are people that you know but never talk to…

There are people that you would say hi to and have small chat with..

And then there are people that you know and used to talk to but you just don’t have that anymore and would give pretty much anything to have that back but you know it just won’t happen.. so you move on and realize it’s gone… maybe forever.

There are many different people in your lives that you interact with on different levels. I wish things last forever but sometimes they just don’t and well, you could spend forever thinking about it but then you would have wasted that forever over nothing.. 

I don’t know what’s like made me want to write this but… I guess it could be due to the fact that suddenly I am like reconnected with so quite a few old classmates from like ages ago. Some that you hardly spoke a word to and they decide to add you and some that you spent some considerable time talking to and yeah.. and also what has happened over the past two years of my life. Could says that I actually starting living and having a life late-2005, early-2006. =) Before then, I was just barely existing..

But yeah. Two years of great memories, experiences, first times and a whole lot more that words just can’t begin to describe or explain the greatness of everything.

2006. The start of everything.