Tell your boss now that you'll be unavailable!!! I'm planning to go on the 20th Jan (Narnia) and 10th Feb (Chicken Little). LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE IN!ahh... I love movies under the stars.
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Saturday, December 30, 2006
Movies under the stars!!!
Tell your boss now that you'll be unavailable!!! I'm planning to go on the 20th Jan (Narnia) and 10th Feb (Chicken Little). LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE IN!ahh... I love movies under the stars.
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Friday, December 29, 2006
Pretty cool/hot day :)
Today I woke up early (10am) to go to the beach with Jonny, Mark, Manny and Ashley. It was a pretty overcast morning so we weren't sure if we should go to the beach after all... but decided... "who cares if it rains... we'll get wet anyways." Lucky we said that because it turned out to be a totally beautiful day at the beach. The sun was out and it wasn't too scorching hot and the water temperature was just right. Although we weren't there for long... we all had a good time.
Then we split on the train to make our own ways home... me, Jonny and Mark got off at penno and decided to see how Josh was going... Jonny and Mark were determined to show me how good the game dota was... so I watched one game... pretty boring. But then... Josh was like... "now you play! I'll show you how!" Was scary... but I think I sorta got the hang of it. It's quite a complicated game... but can be fun... especially when you steal other people's "kills." I managed to kill a few people (boy does that sound weird) and got the hang of moving around the screen. I'm tempted to try it again... but I don't wanna be hooked like Mark and Dale!!! So many characters to learn about... so many skills and things to buy! GAH!
When I got home... had a lovely dinner... then... Top Gun was on tv... now Euge always raves on about how cool and manly that movie is... so I had low expectations. But it actually was a good movie. I liked it (I'm not sure if it was just because Tom Cruise looked kinda cute in it... or if it was the story). I guess the story was good. And you can't help but love that uplifting 80s music... especially the movie theme (man that electric guitar sounded cool!).
And now I sit here... sunburnt! I can't believe it! I put on my sunscreen! But I know I wasn't as prepared for the sun this time compared to other times... usually I put sunscreen on before I go out into the sun (like the directions on the tube say) but this time I didn't... probably washed it all off (or got burnt before I got to the beach... like on the ferry or something). You gotta love aloe vera cream.
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Manny, Jonny and Mark (I told them to look like they were enjoying their food... great -.-)
Mark and Ash (ahh... I think that's a smile)
Ooooo... photos! Who can gues if it is Manny or her sister?
Mark: Is that your sister or you?
Manny: My sister
Mark: Woo I got it right
Then we split on the train to make our own ways home... me, Jonny and Mark got off at penno and decided to see how Josh was going... Jonny and Mark were determined to show me how good the game dota was... so I watched one game... pretty boring. But then... Josh was like... "now you play! I'll show you how!" Was scary... but I think I sorta got the hang of it. It's quite a complicated game... but can be fun... especially when you steal other people's "kills." I managed to kill a few people (boy does that sound weird) and got the hang of moving around the screen. I'm tempted to try it again... but I don't wanna be hooked like Mark and Dale!!! So many characters to learn about... so many skills and things to buy! GAH!
When I got home... had a lovely dinner... then... Top Gun was on tv... now Euge always raves on about how cool and manly that movie is... so I had low expectations. But it actually was a good movie. I liked it (I'm not sure if it was just because Tom Cruise looked kinda cute in it... or if it was the story). I guess the story was good. And you can't help but love that uplifting 80s music... especially the movie theme (man that electric guitar sounded cool!).
And now I sit here... sunburnt! I can't believe it! I put on my sunscreen! But I know I wasn't as prepared for the sun this time compared to other times... usually I put sunscreen on before I go out into the sun (like the directions on the tube say) but this time I didn't... probably washed it all off (or got burnt before I got to the beach... like on the ferry or something). You gotta love aloe vera cream.
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Manny, Jonny and Mark (I told them to look like they were enjoying their food... great -.-)
Mark and Ash (ahh... I think that's a smile)
Ooooo... photos! Who can gues if it is Manny or her sister?
Mark: Is that your sister or you?
Manny: My sister
Mark: Woo I got it right
Thursday, December 28, 2006
shock horror!
I just found out that my old 3/4 violin was a stradivarius copy. NO WONDER IT SOUNDED SO DAMN GOOD AND I LOVED IT SO MUCH!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE I SOLD IT. I WANT IT BACK SO BAD! Actually... I think I'll live without it... but I do still love it.
anyways... now that I have that out of my system... it's looking like bad weather for the next week... or so my mum/weather forcaster says. Supposed to go to the beach tomorrow... hope that can still happen.
I've finished reading Mark. In Mark you see all the different sides to Jesus... he really is quite a complicated man. Now I'm on to Luke. Just read about how Jesus stayed in the temple and kept his parents up for 3 days worrying about where he was. I was trying to work out if Jesus was being disobedient (and therefore not being perfect... but he must be perfect?!). I think I came to the conclusion that he wasn't being disobedient, because he says "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" Plus, Mary and Joseph may have forgotten to ask Jesus to come home with them. What are other people's thoughts?
Dad bought a digital tv set top box for us. And as usual... I was the one who had to install it. Electronic things can cause quite the dramatic scene. In the end... got the tv working... then had to try to get the dvd to work... and it's working now... but only just. I don't know why Mum and Dad always beg me to install these things... really... I know nothing!
My holiday from work has been bliss. I finished watching the first season of "Scrubs" today (took me 2 days... could have done it in one though). I also watched all the bonus material. It's good.
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anyways... now that I have that out of my system... it's looking like bad weather for the next week... or so my mum/weather forcaster says. Supposed to go to the beach tomorrow... hope that can still happen.
I've finished reading Mark. In Mark you see all the different sides to Jesus... he really is quite a complicated man. Now I'm on to Luke. Just read about how Jesus stayed in the temple and kept his parents up for 3 days worrying about where he was. I was trying to work out if Jesus was being disobedient (and therefore not being perfect... but he must be perfect?!). I think I came to the conclusion that he wasn't being disobedient, because he says "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" Plus, Mary and Joseph may have forgotten to ask Jesus to come home with them. What are other people's thoughts?
Dad bought a digital tv set top box for us. And as usual... I was the one who had to install it. Electronic things can cause quite the dramatic scene. In the end... got the tv working... then had to try to get the dvd to work... and it's working now... but only just. I don't know why Mum and Dad always beg me to install these things... really... I know nothing!
My holiday from work has been bliss. I finished watching the first season of "Scrubs" today (took me 2 days... could have done it in one though). I also watched all the bonus material. It's good.
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Tuesday, December 26, 2006
CHRISTMAS!
on Christmas day:
I woke up at 6.30am... in the excitement of it all... but I didn't want my parents to think I was that eager so I decided to stay in bed for another hour and then went to open presents. Jen got me a lovely scrapbook, Cler got me a beatiful new journal, Dad got me an electronic sudoku game, Mum got me my new pink violin case and I think I got other little things.
Then I went to church at 9am. It was a really lovely service. John gave an awesome talk... he's a very good story teller. There were also a group of 7 young adults from church who sang a christmas medly (of two whole songs!) and they were really good... I couldn't help smiling. Half the time I think I was laughing at Pete's deep voice... it was a good deep voice... but just humorous coming out of him! The harmonies were very sweet too.
After church... Cler dropped me home and got her present. Then after she went... moved all the junk in my house to one room... and tidied up heaps... and prepared food. Then my cousins and my aunty and uncle came over. We ate so so much! And mum was worried about not having enough food! Here was our menu:
For dinner, Wah, Linda and her parents came over. We ate all of the above... plus cheesecake and chocolate cake added to the dessert list. After all that eating mum decided that we will never have christmas lunch and dinner in the same day... way too much food. I've eaten so much turkey/chicken in the past week. The tiramisu was a big hit too... I'll have to make it again some time. We all talked after dinner too and sat in the candle light of our living room. When they left... we washed some more... and got to bed at 12... pretty good!
Today... we all woke up at 11am. Haha! We've been very lazy so far.
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I woke up at 6.30am... in the excitement of it all... but I didn't want my parents to think I was that eager so I decided to stay in bed for another hour and then went to open presents. Jen got me a lovely scrapbook, Cler got me a beatiful new journal, Dad got me an electronic sudoku game, Mum got me my new pink violin case and I think I got other little things.
Then I went to church at 9am. It was a really lovely service. John gave an awesome talk... he's a very good story teller. There were also a group of 7 young adults from church who sang a christmas medly (of two whole songs!) and they were really good... I couldn't help smiling. Half the time I think I was laughing at Pete's deep voice... it was a good deep voice... but just humorous coming out of him! The harmonies were very sweet too.
After church... Cler dropped me home and got her present. Then after she went... moved all the junk in my house to one room... and tidied up heaps... and prepared food. Then my cousins and my aunty and uncle came over. We ate so so much! And mum was worried about not having enough food! Here was our menu:
main
roast turkey
potato bake
spaghetti and meatballs in pizza cutters bolognaise sauce
fried noodles
pumpkin, carrots and brocolli
dessert
carrot cake
orange cake
fruit cake (which never got opened)
tiramisu
fruits
We were well and truely stuffed. Oscar entertained us with his piano playing... and we basically just chatted and caught up with one another. I hadn't seen Rachel in like a year almost! Then when people went home we washed up the dishes... but it wasn't over yet!roast turkey
potato bake
spaghetti and meatballs in pizza cutters bolognaise sauce
fried noodles
pumpkin, carrots and brocolli
dessert
carrot cake
orange cake
fruit cake (which never got opened)
tiramisu
fruits
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Thursday, December 21, 2006
time to blog
I haven't really blogged in a while so I thought I should. But I'm not really sure what I'm going to blog about. Here is some random stuff which I reckon I can blab on about:
Disciplines of a Godly Woman by Barbara Hughes
- my book of the moment. I got up to the chapter on 'contentment' which I was shocked and amazed because only a few posts ago when I was talking about the book I blogged about how I struggled with contentment and a proper response to God. I wont give away any more of the book... you must all go and read it (unless you are a guy... then I would suggest that you read "Disciplines of a Godly Man" by Kent Hughes)
Pizza Cutters
- I've been working quite a few days now. There are all these new staff still coming in which makes me feel like I've been there forever... having to show the new people how to do things. I'll have to give them my new availability soon. I attempted to enroll for semester 1 next year... but one of the courses I wanted/needed to do doesn't seem to be on offer then... so I'll probably end up doing another elective. I'm not sure which ones to pick... some of them seem pretty boring (or hard). So far though... it looks like I'll be free to go to CBS and 'bob' (ask Elsie).
Christmas
- I think I've pretty much finished my Christmas shopping now (at least I don't intend to buy any more gifts). I'm gearing up for some awesome gospel messages on Christmas day. I hope the Christmas service message at church is top quality. I get anxious about these things... especially when there are going to be lots of new people and non-regulars visiting. It's such a great opportunity for the word to be shared.
Jenfafa
- today Jen came over and we hung at my place for a bit. I showed her photos that she hasn't seen yet (MYC, SLR, etc) and we both got a sudden urge for KFC. Seeing that I had dockets... we made the trek to KFC and had a tasty lunch. If only Queenie was there... she would have loved it. Jen had the new Vegetales Christmas cd in her car and we listened to it. Junior Asparagus' voice is so cute when he sings. I'm considering buying that cd... if only it was on iTunes.
:O
I forgot I was blogging... I went to the big idea website... and they had a link to vegetales on itunes... and it was there! I bought the christmas cd! it's so cute. aww that lil asparagus.
I have to run off to work now... I hope this has been an interesting post
Disciplines of a Godly Woman by Barbara Hughes
- my book of the moment. I got up to the chapter on 'contentment' which I was shocked and amazed because only a few posts ago when I was talking about the book I blogged about how I struggled with contentment and a proper response to God. I wont give away any more of the book... you must all go and read it (unless you are a guy... then I would suggest that you read "Disciplines of a Godly Man" by Kent Hughes)
Pizza Cutters
- I've been working quite a few days now. There are all these new staff still coming in which makes me feel like I've been there forever... having to show the new people how to do things. I'll have to give them my new availability soon. I attempted to enroll for semester 1 next year... but one of the courses I wanted/needed to do doesn't seem to be on offer then... so I'll probably end up doing another elective. I'm not sure which ones to pick... some of them seem pretty boring (or hard). So far though... it looks like I'll be free to go to CBS and 'bob' (ask Elsie).
Christmas
- I think I've pretty much finished my Christmas shopping now (at least I don't intend to buy any more gifts). I'm gearing up for some awesome gospel messages on Christmas day. I hope the Christmas service message at church is top quality. I get anxious about these things... especially when there are going to be lots of new people and non-regulars visiting. It's such a great opportunity for the word to be shared.
Jenfafa
- today Jen came over and we hung at my place for a bit. I showed her photos that she hasn't seen yet (MYC, SLR, etc) and we both got a sudden urge for KFC. Seeing that I had dockets... we made the trek to KFC and had a tasty lunch. If only Queenie was there... she would have loved it. Jen had the new Vegetales Christmas cd in her car and we listened to it. Junior Asparagus' voice is so cute when he sings. I'm considering buying that cd... if only it was on iTunes.
:O
I forgot I was blogging... I went to the big idea website... and they had a link to vegetales on itunes... and it was there! I bought the christmas cd! it's so cute. aww that lil asparagus.
I have to run off to work now... I hope this has been an interesting post
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Thursday, December 14, 2006
two two fun fun days days
Yesterday Yesterday:
Got up in the morning and took the train to uni. Then walked to Randwick Coles and met Elsie there in the freezer section... she was picking out which 'rice in a tub' was better. We shopped for food and then walked back to her house... where Jess was waiting. We quickly got out the pork crackles and m&ms and munched those up while we looked at photos and videos from NTE. There were lots of funny videos and it looked like they had a fun time. I've decided to highlight NTE on my list of things to do next year! Should be sick! Later on a couple of other girls came too (Doris, Steph, Merry, Andrea and Fiona). We had lunch together and watched Wimbeldon (I don't know how to spell it but I don't care because it was a crappy chick flick movie).
Then... when Elsie kicked us out to go to staff training... Me, Steph, Merry, Jess and Andrea met Pete who shouted us to see Casino Royale at Randwick Ritz (he had 6 free tickets). It was an alright movie... some parts were a lil painful to watch... especially for Pete. Some of the action sequences were quite good... sometimes a lil overdone... but overall... quite an ok movie. I didn't really get into the other Bond movies though. Then we all went back down to campus for CBS summer edition. We ate some tasty thai for dinner and then heard a great talk from Grimmo. I also got to talk to Grimmo for the first time which was pretty cool. His talk was on why Ministers talks are boring and why they bore us. Basically learned that the gospel is not boring at all... even after we hear it all the time... not necessarily because we learn something new from it each time we read it... but because... by the gospel and Jesus... we learn that God wants us to be like him... and that is so not boring! When that part of the evening ended... a couple of us went to coogee beach to get gelato (and pide) and we ate on the beach and some of the guys chucked a frisbee around. It was a nice night.
Then got a lift home with some people. It was me and two guys in the car... and one of the guys was talking about how he said something that he regretted sometime during the night... so I'm like... "ok do share." And he's like... nah I'll wait till you leave so it's only me and the other guy in the car... lol... MAN CHAT! Got back at 12.30am (I think).
ok... so that's one fun day down... now up to
Today Today!
Woke up early and got ready for Tash to pick me up. Then we went to Macquarie centre to catch up with the girls... half way there... got a call from Cathy saying that Cler had just woken up and that they would only be leaving Cler's house in a few minutes. So me and Tash and a bit of time to kill before we met them. So we went to Tarocash... cuz Tash wanted to get something for someone (hope that someone doesn't read this!). When we walked in... Tash went up to the sales guy and said... "I came here last week and saw a shirt and I wanted to get it" and the sales guy was like "was it the black one with stripes all over it?" And Tash was like "YES!" and I was like *woah... how did he know that?* Apparently it's been a very popular shirt and everyone has been buying it. He was quite a talker... trying to make sure we bought something... I think Tash had to order it from another store to pick up from another store. So that was that... then Cler and Cathy came... and we went to this pretty nice cafe and had breaky/brunch. We took lots of pictures of food (as asians normally do):
Now Cler is over here! She was sleeping... Cler says hi. Rotrox says hi too... he knew it!
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Got up in the morning and took the train to uni. Then walked to Randwick Coles and met Elsie there in the freezer section... she was picking out which 'rice in a tub' was better. We shopped for food and then walked back to her house... where Jess was waiting. We quickly got out the pork crackles and m&ms and munched those up while we looked at photos and videos from NTE. There were lots of funny videos and it looked like they had a fun time. I've decided to highlight NTE on my list of things to do next year! Should be sick! Later on a couple of other girls came too (Doris, Steph, Merry, Andrea and Fiona). We had lunch together and watched Wimbeldon (I don't know how to spell it but I don't care because it was a crappy chick flick movie).
Then... when Elsie kicked us out to go to staff training... Me, Steph, Merry, Jess and Andrea met Pete who shouted us to see Casino Royale at Randwick Ritz (he had 6 free tickets). It was an alright movie... some parts were a lil painful to watch... especially for Pete. Some of the action sequences were quite good... sometimes a lil overdone... but overall... quite an ok movie. I didn't really get into the other Bond movies though. Then we all went back down to campus for CBS summer edition. We ate some tasty thai for dinner and then heard a great talk from Grimmo. I also got to talk to Grimmo for the first time which was pretty cool. His talk was on why Ministers talks are boring and why they bore us. Basically learned that the gospel is not boring at all... even after we hear it all the time... not necessarily because we learn something new from it each time we read it... but because... by the gospel and Jesus... we learn that God wants us to be like him... and that is so not boring! When that part of the evening ended... a couple of us went to coogee beach to get gelato (and pide) and we ate on the beach and some of the guys chucked a frisbee around. It was a nice night.
Then got a lift home with some people. It was me and two guys in the car... and one of the guys was talking about how he said something that he regretted sometime during the night... so I'm like... "ok do share." And he's like... nah I'll wait till you leave so it's only me and the other guy in the car... lol... MAN CHAT! Got back at 12.30am (I think).
ok... so that's one fun day down... now up to
Today Today!
Woke up early and got ready for Tash to pick me up. Then we went to Macquarie centre to catch up with the girls... half way there... got a call from Cathy saying that Cler had just woken up and that they would only be leaving Cler's house in a few minutes. So me and Tash and a bit of time to kill before we met them. So we went to Tarocash... cuz Tash wanted to get something for someone (hope that someone doesn't read this!). When we walked in... Tash went up to the sales guy and said... "I came here last week and saw a shirt and I wanted to get it" and the sales guy was like "was it the black one with stripes all over it?" And Tash was like "YES!" and I was like *woah... how did he know that?* Apparently it's been a very popular shirt and everyone has been buying it. He was quite a talker... trying to make sure we bought something... I think Tash had to order it from another store to pick up from another store. So that was that... then Cler and Cathy came... and we went to this pretty nice cafe and had breaky/brunch. We took lots of pictures of food (as asians normally do):
Now Cler is over here! She was sleeping... Cler says hi. Rotrox says hi too... he knew it!
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Monday, December 11, 2006
the machine and life
I've been working quite a bit now... doing heaps and heaps of close shifts. I feel like I've been doing it forever now... don't need to keep on checking the list of things to do before close. I even had to supervise this girl who was on her second shift! Tonight I met boss no. 3... he's a quiet boss... doesn't talk much at all... but still quite friendly... and not stressful! He's funny... it wasn't a very busy night (but enough stuff to do so you weren't standing around)... and he gave out this big sigh. For some reason it seemed humorous... I'm not sure why. I missed out on seeing the bad boss last week because I had:
It was so much fun. It all started at 5pm when me and Queenie set up the switch room with lots of fairy lights and tea light candles and a Christmas tree and Christmas stockings and a reindeer. I must say I thought the place looked pretty swish... I love fairy lights. Then... people started arriving at 6.30... the theme of the night was half formal:
Entree
Pumpkin Soup
Main
Roast Lamb or Roast Pork with Roasted vegetables
Dessert
Christmas Pudding with Custard
UNIWORKERS HALF FORMAL!!!
It was so much fun. It all started at 5pm when me and Queenie set up the switch room with lots of fairy lights and tea light candles and a Christmas tree and Christmas stockings and a reindeer. I must say I thought the place looked pretty swish... I love fairy lights. Then... people started arriving at 6.30... the theme of the night was half formal:
"The art of integrating both casual and formal attire into an intriguing ensemble. It does not refer to only dressing half your body - that would just be weird and slightly inappropriate."Haha! Luckily everyone was fully clothed. The winner of the people's choice for best dressed was Baz (looking very much like someone from manpower) and I won the chef's wooden spoon award for best dressed. I wore a blue polo and lime jeans with a black cocktail dress on top. It didn't look that weird. I would wear it again if I had the chance. Once we got seated to our tables... we had trivia questions to complete while eating our three course meal:
Entree
Pumpkin Soup
Main
Roast Lamb or Roast Pork with Roasted vegetables
Dessert
Christmas Pudding with Custard
We also had to give tasks to other tables to complete... this was all in the hope of getting the most game points for our table in order to win some tobolerone and lindt chocolates. I think our table came second last. It's because no-one gave us tasks that were embarassing. People on the other tables had to sing and dance which was very funny. Some really good pictures (and some which are just a little disturbing). Someone send me pics so I can blog them up! (Cler... this means YOU!)
With all this fun and excitement going on in my life... my quiet times have been very very quiet (ie: non-existant) but good ole Rob reminded me today to read. I'm going through Matthew at the moment (finally some NT... you'd think I'd be more excited and be reading non stop!). Read an interesting/cool passage today... Matt 19:1-12... another good passage for anyone struggling with singleness... Jesus basically says that singleness is a gift and if you can accept it... you should for the Kingdom of Heaven... a mighty cause if you ask me.
Ok... I've been definately running on a lack of sleep. Must sleep now!
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With all this fun and excitement going on in my life... my quiet times have been very very quiet (ie: non-existant) but good ole Rob reminded me today to read. I'm going through Matthew at the moment (finally some NT... you'd think I'd be more excited and be reading non stop!). Read an interesting/cool passage today... Matt 19:1-12... another good passage for anyone struggling with singleness... Jesus basically says that singleness is a gift and if you can accept it... you should for the Kingdom of Heaven... a mighty cause if you ask me.
Ok... I've been definately running on a lack of sleep. Must sleep now!
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Monday, December 04, 2006
Threadless!
Ok... people keep on aksing... so here you go.
I get most of my 'cool' shirts from a site called Threadless.
Check it out!
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I get most of my 'cool' shirts from a site called Threadless.
Check it out!
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Sunday, December 03, 2006
yester-bad-day
ok... so it turns out that just like Cler... I have a bad boss and a good boss.
There is the big boss... who is always stressed out... which creates a very stressful environment... which I don't work well in... which means he gets annoyed at me... which stresses me... which makes me annoy him more... which makes him more stressed = bad!
The other boss... is the younger brother of the big boss. He is a bit more laid back, less stressed, more friendly and more fun to work with. When I work with him nothing seems to go wrong at all. (Funny how the environment affects you).
I work more with the lil boss more than the big boss which is good... I only work with the big boss on Saturday (which just so happens to be the busiest and most stressful night). Oh well... hopefully I'll get through this.
So yeah... yesterday was a bad day at work which just turned my already grossly bad day into an even worse day. I came home and watched Harry Potter which cheered me a bit (Ahhh the teenage angst of Hermione, Harry and Ron).
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There is the big boss... who is always stressed out... which creates a very stressful environment... which I don't work well in... which means he gets annoyed at me... which stresses me... which makes me annoy him more... which makes him more stressed = bad!
The other boss... is the younger brother of the big boss. He is a bit more laid back, less stressed, more friendly and more fun to work with. When I work with him nothing seems to go wrong at all. (Funny how the environment affects you).
I work more with the lil boss more than the big boss which is good... I only work with the big boss on Saturday (which just so happens to be the busiest and most stressful night). Oh well... hopefully I'll get through this.
So yeah... yesterday was a bad day at work which just turned my already grossly bad day into an even worse day. I came home and watched Harry Potter which cheered me a bit (Ahhh the teenage angst of Hermione, Harry and Ron).
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Saturday, December 02, 2006
powering on
I finished reading the Old Testament today!!! I've officially read through the Old Testament completely! I must admit that I did skim through some parts though (e.g: all the lists of names in numbers and chronicles and everywhere else). I can finally get stuck into the New Testament which I'm quite excited about. I'm 46 days behind in my reading plan... mainly because I had a huge dry spell during exams and camps and holidays... but I'm back to reading the bible daily now. Holidays are good for catching up on reading.
I'm still reading through Disciplines of a Godly Woman and it continues to challenge and teach me new things. It really is an awesome book. It's helpful because it gives good practical aplications of biblical passages. I've come to realise that I'm so undisciplined when it comes to godliness... it's going to take a while to put everything into practice. In the mean time... I think I'm going to focus on my prayer life.
I have a massive ulcer in my mouth and it's very uncomfortable. I can't eat properly without it hurting. For a couple of days I put salt on it... but I think I left it too late and it was just aggravating it. I bought some proper mouth ulcer cream which has antiseptic in it so hopefully it'll work.
I'm getting into the swing of work now. The first week I worked I had 2 shifts, then the second week I got 3 shifts, and this week I got 4 shifts. So I've been gradually eased into the machine. Most of those shifts are close shifts. I've done close shift a couple of times now and so I'm getting faster at it which has been good. Everyone at work is really friendly so that's also been a blessing. If I didn't have this job, I would have been screwed for Christmas shopping.
The weather has been crazy as. Last night it was so hot and I didn't have a fan in my room... so I chucked my quilt (which I wasn't using anyways) on the floor with my pillow and I slept on the floor (on my quilt). Was still quite warm... but cooler. Then I woke up at about 7am... and it was really cold! So half asleep I found my jacket to cover me. Gosh I make myself sound a lot like a hobo. Actually though... my back was feeling really good after that.
Hmmm... it's 3.30pm now... so I should probably start cooking dinner now before I go to work. I think I have now completely shifted my body clock.
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I'm still reading through Disciplines of a Godly Woman and it continues to challenge and teach me new things. It really is an awesome book. It's helpful because it gives good practical aplications of biblical passages. I've come to realise that I'm so undisciplined when it comes to godliness... it's going to take a while to put everything into practice. In the mean time... I think I'm going to focus on my prayer life.
I have a massive ulcer in my mouth and it's very uncomfortable. I can't eat properly without it hurting. For a couple of days I put salt on it... but I think I left it too late and it was just aggravating it. I bought some proper mouth ulcer cream which has antiseptic in it so hopefully it'll work.
I'm getting into the swing of work now. The first week I worked I had 2 shifts, then the second week I got 3 shifts, and this week I got 4 shifts. So I've been gradually eased into the machine. Most of those shifts are close shifts. I've done close shift a couple of times now and so I'm getting faster at it which has been good. Everyone at work is really friendly so that's also been a blessing. If I didn't have this job, I would have been screwed for Christmas shopping.
The weather has been crazy as. Last night it was so hot and I didn't have a fan in my room... so I chucked my quilt (which I wasn't using anyways) on the floor with my pillow and I slept on the floor (on my quilt). Was still quite warm... but cooler. Then I woke up at about 7am... and it was really cold! So half asleep I found my jacket to cover me. Gosh I make myself sound a lot like a hobo. Actually though... my back was feeling really good after that.
Hmmm... it's 3.30pm now... so I should probably start cooking dinner now before I go to work. I think I have now completely shifted my body clock.
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Thursday, November 23, 2006
A challenging question
Oh I'm so thankful to God for the uni holidays... because now I can finally get into reading "Disciplines of a Godly Woman." I just read a bit just then... and thought I should share it with you:
I'm not sure if I do truly believe this. I mean... if I did... shouldn't I feel totally content with life? I guess there are days when I believe it more than other days. I've been feeling more and more content with God's plans for my life recently. I guess the more I get to know God... the easier it will be to be content. There are a lot of old people at church... and they are so pumped for God still. I hope I'll be like that. I'm guessing that contentment comes with Christian maturity.
Something I've been thinking about recently is trying to actually put into practice things I believe instead of just saying that I believe it. Just for a general example... how do you show in your everyday life that you believe God loves you. It's easy to just say... "Oh yeah I know God loves me... and I'm very thankful." (GAH! I said early in this very post that I was thankful to God for the holidays!) What is a true response to God of thankfulness. Is it enough to merely recognise God's work and give him kudos? I guess if you do it with all your heart it's good... but it just doesn't seem like enough. God's love for us is just so huge!
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"As a pastor's wife, I have often had Christian women express to me their longing for something they do not possess. In search to find what is lacking, they casually diminish and even dismiss what they have taken for granted - the knowledge of God and His gracious provisions for us discovered in the pages of Scripture... God's provision for His children is astonishing! (2 Peter 1:3) We have everything we need! Do you believe this?"
I'm not sure if I do truly believe this. I mean... if I did... shouldn't I feel totally content with life? I guess there are days when I believe it more than other days. I've been feeling more and more content with God's plans for my life recently. I guess the more I get to know God... the easier it will be to be content. There are a lot of old people at church... and they are so pumped for God still. I hope I'll be like that. I'm guessing that contentment comes with Christian maturity.
Something I've been thinking about recently is trying to actually put into practice things I believe instead of just saying that I believe it. Just for a general example... how do you show in your everyday life that you believe God loves you. It's easy to just say... "Oh yeah I know God loves me... and I'm very thankful." (GAH! I said early in this very post that I was thankful to God for the holidays!) What is a true response to God of thankfulness. Is it enough to merely recognise God's work and give him kudos? I guess if you do it with all your heart it's good... but it just doesn't seem like enough. God's love for us is just so huge!
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Tuesday, November 21, 2006
an ok day
today was a balance of good day and bad day... therefore it was an ok day.
this morning after dropping mum to work... i picked up jenjen and we went to castle towers. we both had 'canadian breakfast' at cafe csaba which was very very tasty. our waiter was cracking us up. he was very interested in our meal and kept on checking to see if it was good. and it was good. :) then we walked around the shops a bit. looked at build-a-bear. it's a very cool shop... so many clothes. i think i would want one of those bears... but if i get one... i'll have to keep on spending money on clothes for it... which would mean less clothes for me... but it would be oh so cute... decisions decisions. then jen got a manicure done. i would have but because of the whole violin/nails thing... i refrained. and i didn't really feel like submitting myself to polish fumes... so i walked around myself. spent about half an hour in my favourite store (priceline) and then browsed the clothes in target. i also browsed the toys in target and by the time i got to my favourite section (the crayola section) jen called to tell me her nails were done. it was funny because i had to put on her seatbelt so that her nails wouldn't be ruined.
this evening i worked in pizzacutters. it wasn't as busy a night as saturday... but still pretty busy considering it was a stinking hot day and who wants oven cooked pizzas on a stinking hot day? (rich people of the north shore apparently). so i was pretty much moving around. and there was a whole lot of washing up! by about 8, the lady working with me left and it was just me on salads, dessert pizzas, counter and washing up. salads are quite annoying to make... and lots of people wanted salads (understandable). so yeah... washed till 10:20 and then mopped the floor till 10:35. my boss is a stickler for clean floors (which is good i guess). then i was free to go... and i got a free cheese pizza... which i've already eaten a piece of (at 11:30pm! bad me!). so work wasn't that bad... just washing was bad. i think i'm getting used to the place and i'm finding out where everthing is which makes it easier.
tomorrow... handbells practice (*sarcastic woot*) and bible study (*excited woot*)
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this morning after dropping mum to work... i picked up jenjen and we went to castle towers. we both had 'canadian breakfast' at cafe csaba which was very very tasty. our waiter was cracking us up. he was very interested in our meal and kept on checking to see if it was good. and it was good. :) then we walked around the shops a bit. looked at build-a-bear. it's a very cool shop... so many clothes. i think i would want one of those bears... but if i get one... i'll have to keep on spending money on clothes for it... which would mean less clothes for me... but it would be oh so cute... decisions decisions. then jen got a manicure done. i would have but because of the whole violin/nails thing... i refrained. and i didn't really feel like submitting myself to polish fumes... so i walked around myself. spent about half an hour in my favourite store (priceline) and then browsed the clothes in target. i also browsed the toys in target and by the time i got to my favourite section (the crayola section) jen called to tell me her nails were done. it was funny because i had to put on her seatbelt so that her nails wouldn't be ruined.
this evening i worked in pizzacutters. it wasn't as busy a night as saturday... but still pretty busy considering it was a stinking hot day and who wants oven cooked pizzas on a stinking hot day? (rich people of the north shore apparently). so i was pretty much moving around. and there was a whole lot of washing up! by about 8, the lady working with me left and it was just me on salads, dessert pizzas, counter and washing up. salads are quite annoying to make... and lots of people wanted salads (understandable). so yeah... washed till 10:20 and then mopped the floor till 10:35. my boss is a stickler for clean floors (which is good i guess). then i was free to go... and i got a free cheese pizza... which i've already eaten a piece of (at 11:30pm! bad me!). so work wasn't that bad... just washing was bad. i think i'm getting used to the place and i'm finding out where everthing is which makes it easier.
tomorrow... handbells practice (*sarcastic woot*) and bible study (*excited woot*)
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Monday, November 20, 2006
I'm over
for all those people who don't know what handbells are... i found this pretty swish picture on the net:
I have my concert this thursday and another practice on wednesday.
today i finished uni! had my last exam. it was pretty good. a lot easier than i expected. i think that is partly because i did study and study always seems to pay off. they also gave out practice questions before hand... so i did those... and the exam had very similar questions. so that's always good.
sam's gig was really good. he played really well... some pretty good music too. me, georgie, naomi and max went together... and anita, gavin and bob were there too. here are a few pics:
me, naomi, sam the man, max, georgie and anita
anita, gavin, bob, max, georgie, naomi and me down the front
that's all for now!
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I have my concert this thursday and another practice on wednesday.today i finished uni! had my last exam. it was pretty good. a lot easier than i expected. i think that is partly because i did study and study always seems to pay off. they also gave out practice questions before hand... so i did those... and the exam had very similar questions. so that's always good.
sam's gig was really good. he played really well... some pretty good music too. me, georgie, naomi and max went together... and anita, gavin and bob were there too. here are a few pics:
me, naomi, sam the man, max, georgie and anita
anita, gavin, bob, max, georgie, naomi and me down the frontthat's all for now!
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Thursday, November 16, 2006
Monday, November 13, 2006
Huzzah!!!
Today was a good day.
6.30am: Lazily got out of bed, tried my new toaster out (my raisin toast didn't get burnt!) and then...
7am: walked to violin teacher's house and we talked about new pieces to play. For the moment, I think we'll be doing Mendelssohn 2nd Mvt, Suk Une Poco Triste and this Jamaican piece. So sounds good. Got home at...
7.45am: and jumped back into bed. Woke up again at...
11am: decided to not eat breakfast and just have an earlier lunch. Was also motivated to do some motivation study. So got all my notes together and typed up notes on 4 theories! Only got about 8 theories to go! So this is very exciting. I also blogged.
1.30pm: had lunch. talked to cler on the net which was nice. Also got a phone call to say that I got a job! At this place called pizza cutters in wahroonga. I declined the other paddy's job. This pizza job sounds much nicer. I'm having training on wednesday... then will go on from there. A lil bummer now is that I wont be free on most saturday nights... so gotta plan around that. Hopefully I can still go see Beauty and the Beast.
then this arvo.. basically bummed around. did some planning for the switch E cafe this friday and also put together a bit of a music playlist for it. I also cooked dinner and washed some dishes. talked to cler some more. general things.
well that's all from me!
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6.30am: Lazily got out of bed, tried my new toaster out (my raisin toast didn't get burnt!) and then...
7am: walked to violin teacher's house and we talked about new pieces to play. For the moment, I think we'll be doing Mendelssohn 2nd Mvt, Suk Une Poco Triste and this Jamaican piece. So sounds good. Got home at...
7.45am: and jumped back into bed. Woke up again at...
11am: decided to not eat breakfast and just have an earlier lunch. Was also motivated to do some motivation study. So got all my notes together and typed up notes on 4 theories! Only got about 8 theories to go! So this is very exciting. I also blogged.
1.30pm: had lunch. talked to cler on the net which was nice. Also got a phone call to say that I got a job! At this place called pizza cutters in wahroonga. I declined the other paddy's job. This pizza job sounds much nicer. I'm having training on wednesday... then will go on from there. A lil bummer now is that I wont be free on most saturday nights... so gotta plan around that. Hopefully I can still go see Beauty and the Beast.
then this arvo.. basically bummed around. did some planning for the switch E cafe this friday and also put together a bit of a music playlist for it. I also cooked dinner and washed some dishes. talked to cler some more. general things.
well that's all from me!
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Thursday, November 09, 2006
Evening Update!
I've just come back from dinner with the cousins... Kevin, Hugo and Oscar. We went to infernos... and ordered 4 pizzas and a pasta... now I thought... "gosh this is gonna be way too much... but there are three guys here so it should be ok." I was right though... way too much food... (we also had garlic bread and bruschetta!). Should have remembered that asian guys don't eat that much. It was weird... I was so out of touch... haven't seen them in ages! It was good to catch up.
Elsie sent me photos!!! Here is a collage of the arts/colleges picnic. It's funny how many takes it takes to take a decent group photo! (the takes were taken by Doug... kekeke trying to fit in the word 'take' for as much as you can take it) Haha... but I do like the fuzzy ones... they remind me of the fun we had trying to fall on top of each other.
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Elsie sent me photos!!! Here is a collage of the arts/colleges picnic. It's funny how many takes it takes to take a decent group photo! (the takes were taken by Doug... kekeke trying to fit in the word 'take' for as much as you can take it) Haha... but I do like the fuzzy ones... they remind me of the fun we had trying to fall on top of each other.
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Gen the Gem
awww jen you are a jem (or gen... you are a jem). I downloaded that performancing thing and it's really cool. This will be especially handy when I need to blog up stuff for accountability.
today I went to paddy's markets for a job interview... for this shirt stall. I'm not really sure if I wanna work there... they sell those corny (and sometime crude) t-shirts... nothing like threadless! But I guess I could bear with it... it's only one day a week. I'm trusting that if God wants me to work there... his will be done... but if not... his will be done.
hmmm what to post??? I've just discovered the coolness of dangerfield (slightly emo... but they do have some nice colourful things). They have some pretty nice clothes there and some cool bags. I got my uni bag for next year now. LOL! They also have this cool shopper enviro-like bag that they use instead of plastic bags. At cotton on you have to pay for those bags! So I was quite pleased.
I'm going out to dinner with my cousins Kevin, Oscar and Hugo tonight... inferno @ macquarie... they have tasty pizza. Don't think I could eat a whole one though.
Maybe I'll post later... got nothing to say now.
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today I went to paddy's markets for a job interview... for this shirt stall. I'm not really sure if I wanna work there... they sell those corny (and sometime crude) t-shirts... nothing like threadless! But I guess I could bear with it... it's only one day a week. I'm trusting that if God wants me to work there... his will be done... but if not... his will be done.
hmmm what to post??? I've just discovered the coolness of dangerfield (slightly emo... but they do have some nice colourful things). They have some pretty nice clothes there and some cool bags. I got my uni bag for next year now. LOL! They also have this cool shopper enviro-like bag that they use instead of plastic bags. At cotton on you have to pay for those bags! So I was quite pleased.
I'm going out to dinner with my cousins Kevin, Oscar and Hugo tonight... inferno @ macquarie... they have tasty pizza. Don't think I could eat a whole one though.
Maybe I'll post later... got nothing to say now.
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Monday, November 06, 2006
A beautiful picnic on a rainy day!
This is just a quick blog before I go to bed...
Today the Christians in arts/colleges had a picnic in the St Matthias church hall. It was a very fun time. I got there about 12 (the 4th person to arrive) and then people came in progressively. We ate lots and lots of cookies, cake, chips and muffins.... while playing taboo. We had a nice long round of taboo. Then Keris told us about the magic knife... I understood the magic knife pretty quickly.
Then we had lunch (straight after eating so much snacks). We had sausages in rolls with salad. It was very tasty (despite the 'ugly' looking sausages). Then we played this game which is like a mixture of taboo, charades and that other game where you can only say one word... you know the one ;) We had a nice long round of this too... it was quite funny... especially Tyson's action for "Super Ted" and I'll never forget the name Francis Drake now (a cousin of Lindsay!).
Then... while deciding on what game to play next... we watched as Hayley and Anna tried to show us this telepathy thing... 'clicks' was the name of the game. It was funny... we eventually worked it out. (everyone listen, listen, some clicks, click click click, click click = Elsie)
We then shared about things we were thankful for this year and prayed. There were lots of things to be thankful for. I was very thankful that I actually got involved in CBS this year and actually went to weekend away and myc... if I didn't... I wouldn't have met any of the lovely Christian people at uni.
Then we had one final round of 'the magic knife.' After making it very very obvious... everyone understood the magic knife... except elsie.... so we had to make it even more clearer!!!
Elsie: "ooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooo!!! I get it now!!!!"
kekeke so funny!
Then I took the bus to central with Stef, Doris and Andrew (her brother)... then me Doris and Andrew took the train to strathfield... then I switched lines and got home.
A very fun day. Elsie.. send me photos!!!
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Today the Christians in arts/colleges had a picnic in the St Matthias church hall. It was a very fun time. I got there about 12 (the 4th person to arrive) and then people came in progressively. We ate lots and lots of cookies, cake, chips and muffins.... while playing taboo. We had a nice long round of taboo. Then Keris told us about the magic knife... I understood the magic knife pretty quickly.
Then we had lunch (straight after eating so much snacks). We had sausages in rolls with salad. It was very tasty (despite the 'ugly' looking sausages). Then we played this game which is like a mixture of taboo, charades and that other game where you can only say one word... you know the one ;) We had a nice long round of this too... it was quite funny... especially Tyson's action for "Super Ted" and I'll never forget the name Francis Drake now (a cousin of Lindsay!).
Then... while deciding on what game to play next... we watched as Hayley and Anna tried to show us this telepathy thing... 'clicks' was the name of the game. It was funny... we eventually worked it out. (everyone listen, listen, some clicks, click click click, click click = Elsie)
We then shared about things we were thankful for this year and prayed. There were lots of things to be thankful for. I was very thankful that I actually got involved in CBS this year and actually went to weekend away and myc... if I didn't... I wouldn't have met any of the lovely Christian people at uni.
Then we had one final round of 'the magic knife.' After making it very very obvious... everyone understood the magic knife... except elsie.... so we had to make it even more clearer!!!
Elsie: "ooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooo!!! I get it now!!!!"
kekeke so funny!
Then I took the bus to central with Stef, Doris and Andrew (her brother)... then me Doris and Andrew took the train to strathfield... then I switched lines and got home.
A very fun day. Elsie.. send me photos!!!
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Saturday, November 04, 2006
Friday, November 03, 2006
Life Update...
This week was kinda crazy (not as crazy as last friday though). Here's what I got up to:
30/10
Had my multiple choice test for my (beloved) gen-ed. It was an ok test. The first half was a bit tricky... the questions were really vague! Like... "Which would be the BEST option?" It's hard to pick because it depends on your opinion... or the opinion of your tutor. The second half was a lot clearer... I found it much easier. Had questions like "Diabetes is a disease where..." a) you have trouble breathing, b) you are affected by bee stings, c) you have brittle bones or d) body has issues with insulin balance (or something along those lines). Haha funny!
31/10
Started the morning with a quite interesting motivation lecture... it was just revision... but the lecturer gave really good summary points.
Then I had chillax time... and CBS time... then...
VIOLIN PRAC! My Bach started off a bit fast... so was slightly out of control. But then got better. My Mozart was the best that I've ever played it! All the tricky parts that I'd practiced over and over again... the were fine! Then my Suk... I put on quite a performance if I could say so myself. It's a very fun piece and I had lots of fun playing it. [I got my marks back today and they were better than last semester... I did think I played better this semester. My examiner said my rhythm was really good... but need to work on intonation. I knew that.]
Then chilled a bit more... and then...
CBS PARTY TIME!!! First of all... me and a couple of the girls decorated the place (very limited decorations... but still classy). Then... Dorny walked through the door and I was like... wha?! Turns out he was playing with Rev!ve which was the band doing the music/entertainment for the night. We basically talked all night and ate lots of chips, bbq and red cordial. The final year people also did speeches on what they liked about CBS and prayer points. Ben Gooley also said some final year remarks. Had a nice time meeting people and hanging with friends. When we had to leave the place... the CBS party continued on the bus to central... then the CBS party continued on the train with me, Sarah and Rob... to concord west. Then me and Rob continued the party to Beecroft/Pennant Hills.
1/11
Motivation (the subject) today was good again because we did more revision and our lecturer practically spelt out what would be in the test. I felt like I learned a lot.
Bible study was good. Looked a parable. It's nice to look at the 'easy' passages and tear it apart and bombard it with questions. Some tension in the group...
2/11
Started a new blog... it's sad when friendships have to turn to a blog to help us keep accountable. But then again... maybe it's a blessing.
3/11
Music Lit test! Sucky! I should have studied a bit more than I did. Like I knew the dates... just recognising some of the pieces was a bit hard. All those damn piano concertos! And they didn't play Mendelssohn Violin Concerto!!!! That's the only one I knew heaps of stuff on!!! The sad thing is they give you the answers straight afterwards... so you can see what you got wrong. Luckily I didn't get enough wrong to fail. Don't know that my marks will be that high though... but I don't care... never have to do music lit again!!! WOOT!!!
Then us musos went to the roundhouse for lunch. Half the course was there! (that's like 20 of us!) We took up so much room... haha... they need bigger tables there.
Then went to upper campus to hang with Elsie and the arts girls. She made a scrumptious chocolate cheese cake. mmm can still taste the tasty cheesy chocolate. I don't know what I'm gonna do in the holidays without seeing Elsie every tuesday!!! [we must hang Elsie!]
For switch I took a new approach to the study... we did a bit of drawing... so it was less mechanical. I think the girls learned better that way. I think I also learned better that way. Hebrews rocks my socks!
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30/10
Had my multiple choice test for my (beloved) gen-ed. It was an ok test. The first half was a bit tricky... the questions were really vague! Like... "Which would be the BEST option?" It's hard to pick because it depends on your opinion... or the opinion of your tutor. The second half was a lot clearer... I found it much easier. Had questions like "Diabetes is a disease where..." a) you have trouble breathing, b) you are affected by bee stings, c) you have brittle bones or d) body has issues with insulin balance (or something along those lines). Haha funny!
31/10
Started the morning with a quite interesting motivation lecture... it was just revision... but the lecturer gave really good summary points.
Then I had chillax time... and CBS time... then...
VIOLIN PRAC! My Bach started off a bit fast... so was slightly out of control. But then got better. My Mozart was the best that I've ever played it! All the tricky parts that I'd practiced over and over again... the were fine! Then my Suk... I put on quite a performance if I could say so myself. It's a very fun piece and I had lots of fun playing it. [I got my marks back today and they were better than last semester... I did think I played better this semester. My examiner said my rhythm was really good... but need to work on intonation. I knew that.]
Then chilled a bit more... and then...
CBS PARTY TIME!!! First of all... me and a couple of the girls decorated the place (very limited decorations... but still classy). Then... Dorny walked through the door and I was like... wha?! Turns out he was playing with Rev!ve which was the band doing the music/entertainment for the night. We basically talked all night and ate lots of chips, bbq and red cordial. The final year people also did speeches on what they liked about CBS and prayer points. Ben Gooley also said some final year remarks. Had a nice time meeting people and hanging with friends. When we had to leave the place... the CBS party continued on the bus to central... then the CBS party continued on the train with me, Sarah and Rob... to concord west. Then me and Rob continued the party to Beecroft/Pennant Hills.
1/11
Motivation (the subject) today was good again because we did more revision and our lecturer practically spelt out what would be in the test. I felt like I learned a lot.
Bible study was good. Looked a parable. It's nice to look at the 'easy' passages and tear it apart and bombard it with questions. Some tension in the group...
2/11
Started a new blog... it's sad when friendships have to turn to a blog to help us keep accountable. But then again... maybe it's a blessing.
3/11
Music Lit test! Sucky! I should have studied a bit more than I did. Like I knew the dates... just recognising some of the pieces was a bit hard. All those damn piano concertos! And they didn't play Mendelssohn Violin Concerto!!!! That's the only one I knew heaps of stuff on!!! The sad thing is they give you the answers straight afterwards... so you can see what you got wrong. Luckily I didn't get enough wrong to fail. Don't know that my marks will be that high though... but I don't care... never have to do music lit again!!! WOOT!!!
Then us musos went to the roundhouse for lunch. Half the course was there! (that's like 20 of us!) We took up so much room... haha... they need bigger tables there.
Then went to upper campus to hang with Elsie and the arts girls. She made a scrumptious chocolate cheese cake. mmm can still taste the tasty cheesy chocolate. I don't know what I'm gonna do in the holidays without seeing Elsie every tuesday!!! [we must hang Elsie!]
For switch I took a new approach to the study... we did a bit of drawing... so it was less mechanical. I think the girls learned better that way. I think I also learned better that way. Hebrews rocks my socks!
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Peace to my fans!
This is a special shout-out to Queenie who checks my blog every day! You rock! Why don't you comment though?!?!?! I haven't had any comments in a long time! Makes me want to cry :(
hmmm have I blogged about my violin prac??? oh and CBS party! I'll blog tomorrow so that Queenie will have something to read in the future :P
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hmmm have I blogged about my violin prac??? oh and CBS party! I'll blog tomorrow so that Queenie will have something to read in the future :P
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Saturday, October 28, 2006
the gimp!
My friend showed me this program that you can download for free called THE GIMP. It's basically like photoshop. So I've been trying to work it out. It's quite hard! For one... I have no idea how to use photoshop... and there seemed to be a lack of helpful tutorials on the net. Here is the before photo:
And the after photo:
As you can see... I've to a fair way to go on my air-brushing. I did make the faces a very nice purple before... but then forgot how I did that... so I had to settle for air-brush. I thought it was fitting to do a remake of this photo since we all look so weird.
Maybe Jen can show me how to do cool stuff on photoshop when it's holiday time ;)
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And the after photo:
As you can see... I've to a fair way to go on my air-brushing. I did make the faces a very nice purple before... but then forgot how I did that... so I had to settle for air-brush. I thought it was fitting to do a remake of this photo since we all look so weird.Maybe Jen can show me how to do cool stuff on photoshop when it's holiday time ;)
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Weird & Wonderful World of Wikipedia
Check out this weird music trivia I found on wikipedia... I have no idea how that works!
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Friday, October 27, 2006
sigh of relief!
got soooo much done today. I've now officially finished harmony, aural and clarinet classes forever! :O I've also finished keyboard classes forever! I'm so happy! But I think I will miss harmony... that was a good class... and I like it.
recently I've had an alarming desire to own a ginger cat. which is really weird for me because all my life I've had a dislike for cats because they always look angry and they kill birds/rabbits/possums etc. I think I want a ginger cat because:
- they are a bit more responsive than rabbits (although velvet was the best rabbit and I miss him).
- they don't get myxomatosis and die (which is how velvet went)
- they are a good hugable size and don't weigh on your lap
- they like to curl up to you
hmmm... don't know if I'll ever get a cat. I should just be content with my nintendogs.... hmm should feed them eh!
*feeds my dogs, and washes them, and brushes them, and gives them soccer ball*
I couldn't believe my eyes today but if I was up to date with my bible reading plan... I would be reading new testament stuff! so I'm slightly motivated to quickly finish reading my old testament. only 6 small books to go! I'm up to Esther at the moment. it's a nice story. a bit hard to see true relevance because God isn't mentioned at all... but it's clear that he is working in her life. so that's awesome.
From Car-O-Line
recently I've had an alarming desire to own a ginger cat. which is really weird for me because all my life I've had a dislike for cats because they always look angry and they kill birds/rabbits/possums etc. I think I want a ginger cat because:
- they are a bit more responsive than rabbits (although velvet was the best rabbit and I miss him).
- they don't get myxomatosis and die (which is how velvet went)
- they are a good hugable size and don't weigh on your lap
- they like to curl up to you
hmmm... don't know if I'll ever get a cat. I should just be content with my nintendogs.... hmm should feed them eh!
*feeds my dogs, and washes them, and brushes them, and gives them soccer ball*
I couldn't believe my eyes today but if I was up to date with my bible reading plan... I would be reading new testament stuff! so I'm slightly motivated to quickly finish reading my old testament. only 6 small books to go! I'm up to Esther at the moment. it's a nice story. a bit hard to see true relevance because God isn't mentioned at all... but it's clear that he is working in her life. so that's awesome.
From Car-O-Line
Thursday, October 26, 2006
many wonders of the uni world
There is so much to blog about. But I can't remember all that I need to blog! I'll just start and see where I end up :P
This week was the beginning of my busy season. I already had my keyboard test on monday. I think I screwed it up pretty bad. Played my improv in wrong key which totally put me off my other improv which was almost non-existent... so much for doing it in a style. Then three days of nothing until my 3 tests and one assignment tomorrow.
I've been practicing violin quite a lot. Practicing with Sam as well... there is this one piece which is really hard to play together. I've been practicing by myself and it's all been happy-go-lucky... but when I have to add Sam in... gah! So much more to think about. I think we sorta got it down-pat now though. Going to practice with him again tomorrow.
I've also been practicing my clarinet. I think there is something wrong with my reed... plus the fact that I haven't practiced in ages... so it's very squeaky. I played over the songs over and over again... 'over the break' isn't as bad now. So it should be ok.
Today I wrote my 500 words of Australia Ensemble review bliss. I was quite happy with it. It was less mechanical than my other reviews... hopefully the marker will have a bit more fun reading it. Not that it's worth anything though... you see if I don't do it... I loose 5%, but if I do do it... I gain nothing (except for 'music journalism' skills... pfft!).
Tomorrow I also have my Harmony and Aural tests. I been keeping up to date in class and understanding it all, and our lecturers are very good at making us practice our skills to make sure we've caught the drift. So those tests shouldn't be too bad... it will just be like doing class exercises.
Then on the weekend I've got to cram my gen-ed notes for the test on monday. Hopefully wont have to do much... it's only multiple choice anyways... and from my previous posts... you would have seen that I've enjoyed and learnt much stuff from that course.
Tuesday is my violin test... so will continue to practice hard. Had a scales/study lesson with my teacher tonight. He said it's looking pretty good. I've also heard that my examiner is an easy marker... so that should boost my marks a bit. But I would have actually preferred to get a marker who was fair... so I can know what exactly they want me to improve in and all that jazz.
Tuesday is also the CBS party!!! I'm excited about it. CBS has been really good this year. I can't get enough of it. It's like you can be on that Christian high all year round... and ever since MYC... I've met lots of cool Christian people who are really encouraging and cool.
Then on Friday I have my Music Literature test... you know... that dreaded test that everyone dreads (yeah... we really do dread it... dread dread dread) because we have to listen to 20hrs of music, memorise how it sounds, and all this almost useless information about it. I've listened to about 11hrs of music. But that's ok... because the way this test works is... we get tested on half of the list in S1 (ie: 10hrs of music) and then get tested on the whole list (ie: the 20hrs) in S2. So I just need to refamiliarise myself with the music from S1... and listen to a few more pieces from the S2 list. But definately need to listen to the music non-stop from wednesday and keep on repeating composition dates in my head.
Then when that's all done... I'm going to re-listen to all my education motivation lectures because I was hardly awake in any of them... and I need to take notes so that I will actually pass the exam. Motivation has totally been a blur since mid-sem break. For a course on motivation... the lecturers aren't very motivating. But I guess that comes with the fact it's an Arts course.
Has anyone heard Sandi Thom's "I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair"? I think it's a cool song. She has a cool voice. I like how there is really simple accompaniment so you can just hear her voice. Go tambourines!
Oh and the coolest funniest thing of my week (no I didn't bump my head on the train again)... the Neopolitan Dynamic video from the MYC Live 06 cd. It is so so funny! I showed a couple of my friends but they didn't really get it (partly because some of them hadn't seen Napoleon Dynamite, or they didn't go to UNSW). But I think it's hilarious. I must have watched it 10 times already. The recorded live music from MYC is pretty cool too... saves me buying a EMU cd. kekeke. It has good songs on it (except for the suspect songs 'till your time' and 'oh how dark the night'... I'm not really sure what they are on about). Finally got "Before the Throne of God Above." That is definately my song for the year... ever since WKC... it's just the maddest song... and Hebrews ROCKS!!!
favourite non-christian song at the moment: New Slang - The Shins
favourite violin song at the moment: Appasionato - Josef Suk
favourite music literature song at the moment: Violin Concerto in E minor - Mendelssohn
favourite bible book at the moment: Daniel 3, "God is able to save us... but if he doesn't... we don't care... because our God rocks and you suck" - Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to King Neb.
favourite Neopolitan Dynamic quote: "Do you think anybody's going to refuse the gospel while I'm holding one of these bad boys? Forget about it!" - Ben Gooley, SOCM trainer.
From Car-O-Line
This week was the beginning of my busy season. I already had my keyboard test on monday. I think I screwed it up pretty bad. Played my improv in wrong key which totally put me off my other improv which was almost non-existent... so much for doing it in a style. Then three days of nothing until my 3 tests and one assignment tomorrow.
I've been practicing violin quite a lot. Practicing with Sam as well... there is this one piece which is really hard to play together. I've been practicing by myself and it's all been happy-go-lucky... but when I have to add Sam in... gah! So much more to think about. I think we sorta got it down-pat now though. Going to practice with him again tomorrow.
I've also been practicing my clarinet. I think there is something wrong with my reed... plus the fact that I haven't practiced in ages... so it's very squeaky. I played over the songs over and over again... 'over the break' isn't as bad now. So it should be ok.
Today I wrote my 500 words of Australia Ensemble review bliss. I was quite happy with it. It was less mechanical than my other reviews... hopefully the marker will have a bit more fun reading it. Not that it's worth anything though... you see if I don't do it... I loose 5%, but if I do do it... I gain nothing (except for 'music journalism' skills... pfft!).
Tomorrow I also have my Harmony and Aural tests. I been keeping up to date in class and understanding it all, and our lecturers are very good at making us practice our skills to make sure we've caught the drift. So those tests shouldn't be too bad... it will just be like doing class exercises.
Then on the weekend I've got to cram my gen-ed notes for the test on monday. Hopefully wont have to do much... it's only multiple choice anyways... and from my previous posts... you would have seen that I've enjoyed and learnt much stuff from that course.
Tuesday is my violin test... so will continue to practice hard. Had a scales/study lesson with my teacher tonight. He said it's looking pretty good. I've also heard that my examiner is an easy marker... so that should boost my marks a bit. But I would have actually preferred to get a marker who was fair... so I can know what exactly they want me to improve in and all that jazz.
Tuesday is also the CBS party!!! I'm excited about it. CBS has been really good this year. I can't get enough of it. It's like you can be on that Christian high all year round... and ever since MYC... I've met lots of cool Christian people who are really encouraging and cool.
Then on Friday I have my Music Literature test... you know... that dreaded test that everyone dreads (yeah... we really do dread it... dread dread dread) because we have to listen to 20hrs of music, memorise how it sounds, and all this almost useless information about it. I've listened to about 11hrs of music. But that's ok... because the way this test works is... we get tested on half of the list in S1 (ie: 10hrs of music) and then get tested on the whole list (ie: the 20hrs) in S2. So I just need to refamiliarise myself with the music from S1... and listen to a few more pieces from the S2 list. But definately need to listen to the music non-stop from wednesday and keep on repeating composition dates in my head.
Then when that's all done... I'm going to re-listen to all my education motivation lectures because I was hardly awake in any of them... and I need to take notes so that I will actually pass the exam. Motivation has totally been a blur since mid-sem break. For a course on motivation... the lecturers aren't very motivating. But I guess that comes with the fact it's an Arts course.
Has anyone heard Sandi Thom's "I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair"? I think it's a cool song. She has a cool voice. I like how there is really simple accompaniment so you can just hear her voice. Go tambourines!
Oh and the coolest funniest thing of my week (no I didn't bump my head on the train again)... the Neopolitan Dynamic video from the MYC Live 06 cd. It is so so funny! I showed a couple of my friends but they didn't really get it (partly because some of them hadn't seen Napoleon Dynamite, or they didn't go to UNSW). But I think it's hilarious. I must have watched it 10 times already. The recorded live music from MYC is pretty cool too... saves me buying a EMU cd. kekeke. It has good songs on it (except for the suspect songs 'till your time' and 'oh how dark the night'... I'm not really sure what they are on about). Finally got "Before the Throne of God Above." That is definately my song for the year... ever since WKC... it's just the maddest song... and Hebrews ROCKS!!!
favourite non-christian song at the moment: New Slang - The Shins
favourite violin song at the moment: Appasionato - Josef Suk
favourite music literature song at the moment: Violin Concerto in E minor - Mendelssohn
favourite bible book at the moment: Daniel 3, "God is able to save us... but if he doesn't... we don't care... because our God rocks and you suck" - Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to King Neb.
favourite Neopolitan Dynamic quote: "Do you think anybody's going to refuse the gospel while I'm holding one of these bad boys? Forget about it!" - Ben Gooley, SOCM trainer.
From Car-O-Line
Monday, October 23, 2006
Saturday, October 21, 2006
The Devil Wears Prada
Today me, Cler, Grace and Queenie went to see "The Devil Wears Prada" at the movies. It was a good funny movie... very relaxing to watch... Meryl Streep acted really well in it. Now for some photos:
Woah Gracie so much food!!!
Check out the sheer size... as big as Gracie's biceps!
MMMmmm tasty! Lucky for Grace, we all did our bit in eating/drinking it all. :)
Hmmm I guess I should have taken more photos... will remember that next time. MMMmmm that popcorn was tasty. I seem to be hanging more with my bible study girls this semester... it's awesome... they are lovely chickadees.
Later on tonight I should really practice stuff for my keyboard exam... then tomorrow I'll have more time to practice violin stuff. I finally finished reading Ezekiel... so now I'm on to Daniel. I remember Daniel being a good book... so hopefully I'll be more motivated to read my Bible.
You gotta check out this journal... and especially read the two articles on singleness. They are really good... in fact... the whole journal is really helpful! I think I quoted from it a few posts ago.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
another love poem...
hmmm that love poem generator site is truly addictive. here is my latest attempt at trying to compose a poem that makes sense (highlighted the funny parts):
Your skin glows like the tomato, blossoms majestic as the daffodil in the purest hope of spring.
My heart follows your double bass voice and leaps like a poodle at the whisper of your name.
The evening floats in on a great rosella wing.
I am comforted by your beret that I carry into the twilight of spicebeams and hold next to my liver.
I am filled with hope that I may dry your tears of H2O.
As my knee cap falls from my collar, it reminds me of your highlighter.
In the quiet, I listen for the last whistle of the day.
My heated kidney leaps to my jeans. I wait in the moonlight for your secret pen so that we may chase as one, kidney to kidney, in search of the magnificient violet and mystical laptop of love.
Your skin glows like the tomato, blossoms majestic as the daffodil in the purest hope of spring.
My heart follows your double bass voice and leaps like a poodle at the whisper of your name.
The evening floats in on a great rosella wing.
I am comforted by your beret that I carry into the twilight of spicebeams and hold next to my liver.
I am filled with hope that I may dry your tears of H2O.
As my knee cap falls from my collar, it reminds me of your highlighter.
In the quiet, I listen for the last whistle of the day.
My heated kidney leaps to my jeans. I wait in the moonlight for your secret pen so that we may chase as one, kidney to kidney, in search of the magnificient violet and mystical laptop of love.
Bad Head Day
Today my trip on the train was pretty normal... except for 2 things:
1. I actually got around to doing my quiet times! I'm doing Ezekiel at the moment which can be pretty interesting.
2. When I stood up to get off the train, I fully smacked my head on the ceiling. There was a lot of momentum when I stood up so I hit it pretty hard and I currently have a huge bump on my head. So yes... it sucks! When I bumped it I cried out loud "grah! ouch!" so I made sure that the whole carriage knew of my anguish. This embarassed me quite a bit but funnily enough... I found myself cracking up as I was walking through the boom gates at central. I'm not sure if this is because I had just hit my head and my brain was doing funny things... or if it was actually a funny thing.
I'm still kinda in a daze... I'm also a bit peeved that I got to uni early and have to wait 40mins for the one class that I decided to come to today. (I missed my first class because I thought sleep would be more important... especially since I only got home at 10.30pm last night after orchestra)
Epping Road sucks! Me and mum decided to go home by the pacific hwy to avoid the traffic on the gore hill freeway... the pacific highway was good... but when we got onto epping road... before the intersection for mowbray road... 3 lanes into 1!!!! And there were so many cars... we basically just crawled about 100m in 30 mins... so that was bad.
But today should be good (even though I started it off bad with my whole head bump thing). I'm hoping to finish my harmony composition and aural transcription today, which may not sound like fun... but it will be heaps good to have gotten it out of the way! Then I'll have bible study. woo hoo!
From Car-O-Line
p.s: I forgot to say thanks to Elsie who introduced me to 'java java' at uni... where I am currently blogging and wasting time before my class. It's the best!
1. I actually got around to doing my quiet times! I'm doing Ezekiel at the moment which can be pretty interesting.
2. When I stood up to get off the train, I fully smacked my head on the ceiling. There was a lot of momentum when I stood up so I hit it pretty hard and I currently have a huge bump on my head. So yes... it sucks! When I bumped it I cried out loud "grah! ouch!" so I made sure that the whole carriage knew of my anguish. This embarassed me quite a bit but funnily enough... I found myself cracking up as I was walking through the boom gates at central. I'm not sure if this is because I had just hit my head and my brain was doing funny things... or if it was actually a funny thing.
I'm still kinda in a daze... I'm also a bit peeved that I got to uni early and have to wait 40mins for the one class that I decided to come to today. (I missed my first class because I thought sleep would be more important... especially since I only got home at 10.30pm last night after orchestra)
Epping Road sucks! Me and mum decided to go home by the pacific hwy to avoid the traffic on the gore hill freeway... the pacific highway was good... but when we got onto epping road... before the intersection for mowbray road... 3 lanes into 1!!!! And there were so many cars... we basically just crawled about 100m in 30 mins... so that was bad.
But today should be good (even though I started it off bad with my whole head bump thing). I'm hoping to finish my harmony composition and aural transcription today, which may not sound like fun... but it will be heaps good to have gotten it out of the way! Then I'll have bible study. woo hoo!
From Car-O-Line
p.s: I forgot to say thanks to Elsie who introduced me to 'java java' at uni... where I am currently blogging and wasting time before my class. It's the best!
Monday, October 16, 2006
LOVE POEM GENERATORS <3
apparently there is a competition to get tickets to the arias. so me and jen been searching the net and experiencing the joys of love poem generators. here are the results of our expedition of love (corny corny love):
www.ego4u.com/en/chill-out/ecards/love-poem
Dear Human Nature
Make up your mind or I'll be gone
For me, you are the only one.
I'm desperately waiting for your call,
I can't think of anything else at all
For a long time I've been watching you
I'd kiss you till our lips are blue
You're sweet and funny and always right
I'm Amidala and you're my Jedi Knight
www.links2love.com/poem_generator.htm
Your skin glows like the pear, blossoms fabulous as the tulip in the purest hope of spring.
My heart follows your marimba voice and leaps like a ferret at the whisper of your name.
The evening floats in on a great dove wing.
I am comforted by your dress that I carry into the twilight of clockbeams and hold next to my elbow.
I am filled with hope that I may dry your tears of goo.
As my ear falls from my shirt, it reminds me of your calculator.
In the quiet, I listen for the last music of the day.
My heated knee leaps to my pyjamas. I wait in the moonlight for your secret magazine so that we may run as one, knee to knee, in search of the magnificient blue and mystical computer of love.
Your skin glows like the peach, blossoms sultry as the pansy in the purest hope of spring.
My heart follows your flute voice and leaps like a horse at the whisper of your name.
The evening floats in on a great penguin wing.
I am comforted by your beanie that I carry into the twilight of chairbeams and hold next to my eyes.
I am filled with hope that I may dry your tears of water.
As my nose falls from my skirt, it reminds me of your chair.
In the quiet, I listen for the last music of the day.
My heated lips leaps to my shoes. I wait in the moonlight for your secret phone so that we may leaps as one, lips to lips, in search of the magnificient blue and mystical ocean of love.
with love <3
From Car-O-Line
www.ego4u.com/en/chill-out/ecards/love-poem
Dear Human Nature
Make up your mind or I'll be gone
For me, you are the only one.
I'm desperately waiting for your call,
I can't think of anything else at all
For a long time I've been watching you
I'd kiss you till our lips are blue
You're sweet and funny and always right
I'm Amidala and you're my Jedi Knight
www.links2love.com/poem_generator.htm
Your skin glows like the pear, blossoms fabulous as the tulip in the purest hope of spring.
My heart follows your marimba voice and leaps like a ferret at the whisper of your name.
The evening floats in on a great dove wing.
I am comforted by your dress that I carry into the twilight of clockbeams and hold next to my elbow.
I am filled with hope that I may dry your tears of goo.
As my ear falls from my shirt, it reminds me of your calculator.
In the quiet, I listen for the last music of the day.
My heated knee leaps to my pyjamas. I wait in the moonlight for your secret magazine so that we may run as one, knee to knee, in search of the magnificient blue and mystical computer of love.
Your skin glows like the peach, blossoms sultry as the pansy in the purest hope of spring.
My heart follows your flute voice and leaps like a horse at the whisper of your name.
The evening floats in on a great penguin wing.
I am comforted by your beanie that I carry into the twilight of chairbeams and hold next to my eyes.
I am filled with hope that I may dry your tears of water.
As my nose falls from my skirt, it reminds me of your chair.
In the quiet, I listen for the last music of the day.
My heated lips leaps to my shoes. I wait in the moonlight for your secret phone so that we may leaps as one, lips to lips, in search of the magnificient blue and mystical ocean of love.
with love <3
From Car-O-Line
Friday, October 13, 2006
This looked amusing
have you ever:
(x) =YES. ( ) =NO.?
( ) smoked a cigarette
( ) smoked a cigar
( ) smoked a pipe
( ) smoked hookah
( ) smoked a joint
( ) been high
( ) been drunk
( ) thrown up in a compost bin
( ) used a gun
( ) made out with a member of the same sex
( ) crashed a friend's car
( ) stolen a car
(x) skipped school
( ) been called a slut
( ) had a one night stand
( ) had more than just one one night stands
( ) lied about how many people you've slept with
( ) lied about it so you can just sleep with someone
( ) slept with someone when you don't even know their name
( ) seen someone die
( ) been in love
( ) been dumped
( ) shoplifted
( ) been fired
( ) been in a fist fight
(x) had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
( ) been arrested
( ) made out with a stranger
( ) gone on a blind date
(x) lied to a friend
(x) had a crush on a teacher
( ) been to Canada
( ) been to Mexico
(x) been on a plane
(x) thrown up in a car
( ) purposely set a part of yourself on fire
(x) eaten Sushi
( ) been snowboarding
( ) been moshing at a concert
( ) been in an abusive relationship/family situation
(x) taken painkillers
(x) love someone or miss someone right now
(x) laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by
(x) made a snow angel
(x) had a tea party
(x) flown a kite
(x) built a sand castle
(x) gone puddle jumping
(x) played dress up
(x) jumped into a pile of leaves
(x) gone sledding
(x) cheated while playing a game
(x) been lonely
( ) fallen asleep at work/school
( ) used a fake id
(x) watched the sun set
( ) felt an earthquake
(x) touched a snake
(x) slept beneath the stars
(x) been tickled
(x) been robbed
(x) been misunderstood
(x) petted a reindeer/goat
(x) won a contest
( ) run a red light
( ) been suspended from school
(x) been in a car accident
(x) had braces
(x) felt like an outcast
( ) eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
(x) had deja vu
( ) danced NAKED in the moonlight
(x) hated the way you look
( ) witnessed a crime
( ) pole danced
(x) questioned your heart
(x) been obsessed with post-it notes
(x) squished barefoot through the mud
(x) been lost
( ) been to the opposite side of the country
(x) swum in the ocean
( ) felt like dying
(x) cried yourself to sleep
(x) played cops and robbers
(x) recently colored with crayons/colored pencils/markers
(x) sung karaoke
(x) paid for a meal with only coins
(x) done something you told yourself you wouldn't do
(x) made prank phone calls
( ) laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x) caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x) danced in the rain
(x) written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) been kissed under a mistletoe
( ) watched the sun rise with someone you care about
(x) blown bubbles
( ) made a bonfire on the beach
( ) crashed a party
(x) gone roller-skating
(x) had a wish come true
(x) worn pearls
( ) jumped off a bridge
( ) ate dog/cat food
( ) told a complete stranger you loved them
(x) kissed a mirror
(x) sung in the shower
( ) bathed someone
(x) taken a bath or shower with same sex - probably when younger
( ) taken a bath or shower with opposite sex
( ) have a little black dress
(x) had a dream that you married someone
( ) glued your hand to something
( ) got your tongue stuck to a flag pole
( ) kissed a fish
(x) worn the opposite sex’s clothes
( ) been a cheerleader
( ) sat on a roof top
( ) screamed at the top of your lungs
( ) done a one-handed cartwheel
( ) talked on the phone for more than 6 hours
( ) stayed up all night
( ) didn't take a shower for a week
( ) pick and ate an apple right off the tree
(x) climbed a tree
(x) had a tree house
(x) been scared to watch scary movies alone
(x) believed in ghosts
( ) have more then 30 pairs of shoes
(x) worn a really ugly outfit to school just to see what others say
( ) gone streaking
( ) played ding-dong-ditch
(x) played chicken
( ) been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on
( ) been told you're hot by a complete stranger
(x) broken a bone
(x) been easily amused
( ) caught a fish then eaten it
( ) caught a butterfly
(x) laughed so hard you cried
(x) cried so hard you laughed
( ) mooned/flashed someone
(x) had someone moon/flash you
(x) cheated on a test
( ) had a Britney Spears CD
( ) had a Hanson CD
(x) forgotten someone's name
( ) slept naked
( ) gone skinny dipping in a pool/lake
( ) been kicked out of your house
(x) had a job
( ) been to all 4 corners of the USA
(x) laughed at the wrong time
(x) =YES. ( ) =NO.?
( ) smoked a cigarette
( ) smoked a cigar
( ) smoked a pipe
( ) smoked hookah
( ) smoked a joint
( ) been high
( ) been drunk
( ) thrown up in a compost bin
( ) used a gun
( ) made out with a member of the same sex
( ) crashed a friend's car
( ) stolen a car
(x) skipped school
( ) been called a slut
( ) had a one night stand
( ) had more than just one one night stands
( ) lied about how many people you've slept with
( ) lied about it so you can just sleep with someone
( ) slept with someone when you don't even know their name
( ) seen someone die
( ) been in love
( ) been dumped
( ) shoplifted
( ) been fired
( ) been in a fist fight
(x) had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
( ) been arrested
( ) made out with a stranger
( ) gone on a blind date
(x) lied to a friend
(x) had a crush on a teacher
( ) been to Canada
( ) been to Mexico
(x) been on a plane
(x) thrown up in a car
( ) purposely set a part of yourself on fire
(x) eaten Sushi
( ) been snowboarding
( ) been moshing at a concert
( ) been in an abusive relationship/family situation
(x) taken painkillers
(x) love someone or miss someone right now
(x) laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by
(x) made a snow angel
(x) had a tea party
(x) flown a kite
(x) built a sand castle
(x) gone puddle jumping
(x) played dress up
(x) jumped into a pile of leaves
(x) gone sledding
(x) cheated while playing a game
(x) been lonely
( ) fallen asleep at work/school
( ) used a fake id
(x) watched the sun set
( ) felt an earthquake
(x) touched a snake
(x) slept beneath the stars
(x) been tickled
(x) been robbed
(x) been misunderstood
(x) petted a reindeer/goat
(x) won a contest
( ) run a red light
( ) been suspended from school
(x) been in a car accident
(x) had braces
(x) felt like an outcast
( ) eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
(x) had deja vu
( ) danced NAKED in the moonlight
(x) hated the way you look
( ) witnessed a crime
( ) pole danced
(x) questioned your heart
(x) been obsessed with post-it notes
(x) squished barefoot through the mud
(x) been lost
( ) been to the opposite side of the country
(x) swum in the ocean
( ) felt like dying
(x) cried yourself to sleep
(x) played cops and robbers
(x) recently colored with crayons/colored pencils/markers
(x) sung karaoke
(x) paid for a meal with only coins
(x) done something you told yourself you wouldn't do
(x) made prank phone calls
( ) laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x) caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x) danced in the rain
(x) written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) been kissed under a mistletoe
( ) watched the sun rise with someone you care about
(x) blown bubbles
( ) made a bonfire on the beach
( ) crashed a party
(x) gone roller-skating
(x) had a wish come true
(x) worn pearls
( ) jumped off a bridge
( ) ate dog/cat food
( ) told a complete stranger you loved them
(x) kissed a mirror
(x) sung in the shower
( ) bathed someone
(x) taken a bath or shower with same sex - probably when younger
( ) taken a bath or shower with opposite sex
( ) have a little black dress
(x) had a dream that you married someone
( ) glued your hand to something
( ) got your tongue stuck to a flag pole
( ) kissed a fish
(x) worn the opposite sex’s clothes
( ) been a cheerleader
( ) sat on a roof top
( ) screamed at the top of your lungs
( ) done a one-handed cartwheel
( ) talked on the phone for more than 6 hours
( ) stayed up all night
( ) didn't take a shower for a week
( ) pick and ate an apple right off the tree
(x) climbed a tree
(x) had a tree house
(x) been scared to watch scary movies alone
(x) believed in ghosts
( ) have more then 30 pairs of shoes
(x) worn a really ugly outfit to school just to see what others say
( ) gone streaking
( ) played ding-dong-ditch
(x) played chicken
( ) been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on
( ) been told you're hot by a complete stranger
(x) broken a bone
(x) been easily amused
( ) caught a fish then eaten it
( ) caught a butterfly
(x) laughed so hard you cried
(x) cried so hard you laughed
( ) mooned/flashed someone
(x) had someone moon/flash you
(x) cheated on a test
( ) had a Britney Spears CD
( ) had a Hanson CD
(x) forgotten someone's name
( ) slept naked
( ) gone skinny dipping in a pool/lake
( ) been kicked out of your house
(x) had a job
( ) been to all 4 corners of the USA
(x) laughed at the wrong time
Thursday, October 12, 2006
the wonders of gen-eds
Gen-Eds: those supposedly useless subjects that you HAVE to do at UNSW for measly credit points... in order to broaden your minds.
Recently I've been able to shock and amaze people with my knowledge of physical fitness and health... thanks to the gen-ed I'm doing at the moment. Ask me about exercises for pregnant women and I can give you a 15 presentation on the benefits, precautions and examples of exercises! Just the other day... we were learning about dangerous exercises, which made me think about what sort of exercise violin playing does to you.
Today my violin lesson was a real workout. I had already been practicing for 3 hours before my lesson... then I had to walk to my teachers house... and play all my pieces for him. 2 of my pieces weren't doing too good... but I must say that I thought I did very well in my other two pieces. My Bach piece is 8 and a half minutes of constant allegro up and down arm movement. So so tiring. My other piece is all about strong bow grip and bow control... with added force. After learning about dangerous exercises... it makes me wonder about how much grinding of the elbow joing I'm doing while playing. It's not very natural for an arm to be in that position for 4 hours straight either. But maybe because I've been playing violin for years... my body is used to it. It's not hurting... so that's good.
Here are some interesting facts that you probably didn't know about violin playing:
-breathing at the right spots is as important for violin as it is for wind instruments.
-strong core is important. by just tightening your abdominals you can get a different sound out
-painting up and down strokes in karate kid is how your bow hand wrist should move while playing
hmmm I can't think of any more. except that scales are boring and I really should practice them more :P
From Car-O-Line
Recently I've been able to shock and amaze people with my knowledge of physical fitness and health... thanks to the gen-ed I'm doing at the moment. Ask me about exercises for pregnant women and I can give you a 15 presentation on the benefits, precautions and examples of exercises! Just the other day... we were learning about dangerous exercises, which made me think about what sort of exercise violin playing does to you.
Today my violin lesson was a real workout. I had already been practicing for 3 hours before my lesson... then I had to walk to my teachers house... and play all my pieces for him. 2 of my pieces weren't doing too good... but I must say that I thought I did very well in my other two pieces. My Bach piece is 8 and a half minutes of constant allegro up and down arm movement. So so tiring. My other piece is all about strong bow grip and bow control... with added force. After learning about dangerous exercises... it makes me wonder about how much grinding of the elbow joing I'm doing while playing. It's not very natural for an arm to be in that position for 4 hours straight either. But maybe because I've been playing violin for years... my body is used to it. It's not hurting... so that's good.
Here are some interesting facts that you probably didn't know about violin playing:
-breathing at the right spots is as important for violin as it is for wind instruments.
-strong core is important. by just tightening your abdominals you can get a different sound out
-painting up and down strokes in karate kid is how your bow hand wrist should move while playing
hmmm I can't think of any more. except that scales are boring and I really should practice them more :P
From Car-O-Line
Monday, October 09, 2006
Switch Leaders Retreat
Cler beat me to writing a fantastic blog about switch leaders retreat... so I'm going to be rude and just copy and paste her blog here :P
I'll probably make a few alterations though (look for the blue writing)
:)
wooooooooo.. got back from SLR on the weekend just past. oh the fun and memories! located at the entrance, we stayed in the top floor of a 3-level unit.
Forgie drove me, Grace and Queenie up. It was quite a nice drive. We talked a lot about very random things and learned about all of Queenie's dirty little secrets... like her title of "female chowdown champion" and her absolute love of KFC (especially the skin). She was drooling about KFC for most of the trip... it was lucky that KFC was just down the road from where we were staying at.
friday night was spent watching the Princess Bride (for those of u too young to know.. it is in the generation of Robin Hood: Men in Tights. another funny-lame-kool movie 
)
awesome quotes in that movie which a couple of us (caz, un-named-potential-future-girl-switch-leader, who i shall name Q and i) used to make a funny funny song, which is most amusing to us.
I may have to get a myspace now so that I can upload the song on the net!!!
saturday was spent sharing about how we've been going (as leaders and personally), as well as beach in the arvo.
there was this kool lagoon/river type thing, which went straight to the beach.. we were there for the time in between low and high tide (medium tide?), and the current was soooo strong! gracie, caz and i decided to brave going across to the other side (the boys were doing their own thing further down the beach). although the width of the lagoon was only around 5m, when u started on one side and got to the other side, you were around 13m further down towards the ocean. got abit scared at some instances.. "will i get across? won't i?
" but we got across fine.. tho tired by the time we crossed the 2nd time. Us girls also went shopping while the boys cooked lunch. Then after the beach... us girls went on a secret trip to KFC to get some chicken. It was tasty tasty. I took photos and we look so guilty in the pics. HAHA. The guys still don't know!
saturday night was spent on eye-toy, was quite amusing coz matt, dave and Q had never palyed eye-toy before. (oh, leaders who went were: josh, dave, jonny, matt, gracie, caz, Q and i)
Q seemingly had the most fun with this game "Sonic Sub". aim of the game is to safely bring this submarine through tunnels (lines with jagged rocks, had to keep doing up and down to avoid them). however, unlike most games, there are no physical controllers. the way you guided it up and down through the tunnels is through the use of.... vocal pitch. thats right.. to make it do up, u had to squeal like a girl, and to bring it down, rumble like a man. quite amusing, caz has a video on her phone. sooooo funny! Another reason to get a myspace :P
sunday was spent on eyetoy again and speaking about our groups have been going throughout the year.
the weekend was just a great time to get to know each other better, becoming more comfortable with each other
. think its important to have it every year, coz business of life draws us apart, and you dont feel quite as unified towards the end of the year. we dont really get the chance to hang out as a group (unless we're with the kids), so unless you're leading with someone else, you feel quite segregated. not quite alone.. but not quite a unified team either. spending time as just a group was awesome and good to get a perspective on everything again.
think it was particularly good for me, coz ive just needed a break from life (uni and work), which have just felt like a drag and getting too routine for one's liking. feel alot more refreshed now, despite having used more energy than other weekends.
So all in all.. it was a fantastic time! Time for photos!!!
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