Adventures of the Black Widow

the Easter holz came and went faster than i thought... time surely does fly when u're having fun hehe to recap on what i wanted to do...

1. study for my PSYC2010 exam since the exam is on the first day back from holz
2. start [and hopefully finish] research for my LAWS3113 assignment
3. pay off my layby
4. go to the Andy Warhol exhibition and see what all the hype is about
5. get my hair cut and coloured
6. catch up with my girlfriends hopefully [if they're all free!!]
7. clean up my room

i only did 1, 4 and 6 >_<" maybe i was aiming too high when i decided i wanted to do all those things hehe my last few days of mid-sem holz were awesome!! in short...

1. i went to Cam's 21st and drank a little, played poker a little, ate a little and met some new pplz... i think his party was the one with the most alcoholic drinks and the least food hehe it was all good though... had a lotta fun and it gave me an excuse to drive for the first time this yr... thanks so much Ketty for letting me drive ur car and for trusting me with ur car and ur life hehe
2. i went to gym for the first time in 2 weeks... Cardio Funk rocks even if i look unco doing the moves!!!
3. i went to Andy Warhol with CC and i enjoyed every moment... made the most of all the interactive activities there... we both had our 15 secs of fame, played with cloud balloons and took lotsa photos hehe my personal fave...


4. i caught up with my girls throughout the week... whether we drank every alcoholic drink that wasn't beer, ate yummy chicken salad sandwiches, celebrated b'days, ate dinner on a budget, sang karaoke or stayed up all nite D&Ming, gossiping about guys or playing word games, i loved every single min with u all!! u girls r my angels =)
5. went to Lan's 21st which was the last of my 4 consecutive 21sts on a Sat nite... Lan, if u're reading this, i'm so, so sorry that i was so late to ur party... the food was really nice and the b'day cake was absolutely divine!! thanks for inviting me and i hope u liked all ur pressies!! and u looked absolutely beautiful... ur dress was so nice =)

in case u're wondering where the "black widow" thing came from, it's a nickname i got while i was playing APL poker last yr... at first, i thought of the nickname as a bit of a joke seeing as i've beaten quite a few guys at poker [no, i'm not implying that i'm a shark =P] and i wear black a lot but after thinking about it a bit more, i'm starting to believe there's a deeper meaning behind this name...

i had other things to blog about but maybe i'll save it for next time...

Random ramblings

i feel like writing a longish blog today so get ready for a lotta reading!! there's pics here too so it's prettied up a little hehe

so Easter has pretty much come and gone and it's been an enjoyable few days... Good Friday was spent hanging out with Kev and watching "The Other Boleyn Girl" which i thought was quite good... then off to Julie's for a nice bitching session hehe


Easter Saturday was spent working all day in Country Road which was pretty busy... pplz always tend to go crazy shopping after a big public holiday when all the shops r shut... it's as if they've been deprived of one shopping day and they have to make up for it by doubly shopping the next day... or it could just be 'cause there's a lotta sales around hehe

went to Cath's 21st afterwards and it was so beautiful... with the whole atmosphere, i felt like i was actually at her wedding instead... even her b'day cake looked like a wedding cake!! one part of her party involved 21 of the most important guys in her life giving her a rose and dancing with her whilst 21 of the most important girls in her life made a wish for her and lighted a candle on her cake... thinking i could try and be a bit different, i wished her good health [very Chinese New Year-ish but meh hehe] and a very long, fulfilling life... as well as getting a few invites to her celebrity parties hehe and of course, by special request from everyone at the party, Cath sang a few numbers from the likes of Whitney Houston and Celine Dion... i almost forgot how beautiful her voice was until i heard her sing again... i had tears welling up in my eyes... she's really matured as a person and as a singer and i wish her every success in life... love u long time Cath and thanks for letting me be a part of ur very spesh celebration *hugglez*

photos r courtesy of CC... there's more on facebook!!



after a stopover at the casino, i crashed at CC's place for the nite... even though we got home around 1ish, i didn't sleep 'til 3:30am 'cause i stayed up talking to this guy who also plays APL poker... woke up around 11:30 and after chatting on the net for a bit, CC and i had brunch b4 we started getting ready for CC's Easter Sunday dinner... CC took care of the food while i took care of the creative side of things [namely, making and decorating the Easter baskets hehe]... watched a lotta TV b4 pplz started showing up and after what seemed like eternity, we got to the dinner table and we all got to make and eat rice paper rolls as well as eat some nice Sara Lee cheesecake... also played a pretty fun game of Cranium, went on a late nite Easter egg hunt around CC's front and backyard and played poker whilst watching "300"... i won $3 in the end w00t w00t thanks to CC for letting me crash and for organising this splendid gathering and to Taiki for driving me home... and so sorry for getting u a little lost hehe

my plans for the rest of my holz? 2 more b'day parties, work, study for my PSYC2010 exam, research for my LAWS3111 assignment and gym... and hopefully i get to slot in some time to get my hair done as well... i haven't done anything to my hair for nearly 6 months now!!

and to live up to the name of today's blog, here r some random ramblings:
~ normally i don't ever remember my dreams but last nite, i had a dream that me and Mr Sparkle were a couple... even though i've never talked to the guy in my life and i've only ever seen him 3 times, the feeling i got after i woke up today was really nice and it put a big smile on my face... it's been a while since i've felt that way... and b4 i get bombarded with msgs of "OMG, who is this Mr Sparkle?! u've never told me about him" etc etc, i don't like him nor do i have a crush on him =P

~ a thought crossed my mind today as i was checking my facebook... for those of u who dunno, facebook's recently updated their privacy settings allowing us to control who sees what on our profiles... i dunno about other pplz but it's things like this that make me think that nobody trusts anyone anymore... and it's a little ironic 'cause we kinda put it on ourselves... we risk trusting other pplz, they lose the trust and 'cause of that, we get wary and cautious of pplz we know now and in the future... i just find it quite sad... then again, who am i to talk?! i trust very few pplz nowadays

~ just finished watching ep 17 of 最美麗的第七天 and the situations r so sad... after watching it, i'm REALLY hoping there's at least one happy ending here... especially for TVB Mr Sparkle and Niki... they've done so much for each other... [SPOILERS AHEAD...] she went all across Japan to look for him and stayed by his side even though she was sick and he bought her all 4 commitment rings and even designed her dream house... [END OF SPOILERS] it's just really, really, ridiculously sweet *sighs* btw Beckie, TVB Mr Sparkle's real name is 鄭嘉穎 [Kevin Cheng] hehe

~ i had a look at some of the personality traits of my birth month and a few of them were quite intriguing...

SEPTEMBER:
Suave and compromising. Careful, cautious and organized. Likes to
point out people's mistakes. Likes to criticize. Stubborn. Quiet but able to talk
well. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed.
Loyal but not always honest. Does work well. Very confident. Sensitive.
Thinking generous. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for
information. Must control oneself when criticizing. Able to motivate
oneself. Understanding. Fun to be around. Secretive. Loves sports, leisure
and traveling. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Very choosy, especially in relationships. Systematic.

i think i've blabbed on for long enough today... take care everyone!!

Easter is almost here!!

hooray! it's mid-sem break... although i don't really deserve it considering i've done absolutely NO study since the semester started... BUT i have vowed to make the most of my holz though by doing the following things:

1. study for my PSYC2010 exam since the exam is on the first day back from holz
2. start [and hopefully finish] research for my LAWS3113 assignment
3. pay off my layby
4. go to the Andy Warhol exhibition and see what all the hype is about
5. get my hair cut and coloured
6. catch up with my girlfriends hopefully [if they're all free!!]
7. clean up my room

that list looks pretty achievable but how much i actually get done is another question hehe btw, b4 i forget and 'cause i probably won't be blogging anytime within the next few days, i wanna wish everyone a happy Easter and hope everyone has a splendid break, whether it's only for the long weekend or u have the whole week off!!

on a completely unrelated note, i had a bit of a blast from the past tonite when Julie asked me about an incident that happened to me in yr 9... it was actually quite funni 'cause it reminded me of the first time a guy got me anything for Valentine's Day... and we didn't even have feelings for each other hehe

i just finished watching ep 12 of 最美麗的第七天 and the ending was sooooooo sweet... i'm such a sucker for cliched romantic dramas... it makes up for the lack of romantic dramas in my life... not that i want that to happen or anything hehe the theme song to this series is so beautiful... and better yet, it's sung by TVB Mr Sparkle himself hehe he's so dreamy... he can serenade me anytime *sighs*

在這天這一分鐘遇你
望向街中的感覺很美
下一秒 未準備
未適應兜兜轉轉像戲

越過空間差一些運氣
下意識的心想碰到你
剩低我 在這地
離別終捉到珍惜道理

＊七天空間交錯　似千次遠離
　一天呼吸使我在回味那空氣
　七天終必希冀　記憶再儲起
　心中一生的美是曾遇你 ＊

在你身邊匆匆的掠過
未有開口擔心會出錯
未敢愛 再等待
重疊的空間終雙覓愛

Repeat＊

花一生的福氣為重遇你

Catharsis 21

firstly, i'd like to thank Shumin for the inspiration for this blog... although this post seems like a really emo rant, i'm not feeling emo atm... i just feel like sharing some things that have been on my mind hehe

1. i feel so old yet so young at the same time
2. i'm sick of uni yet it's still a safety net for me
3. Good Charlotte had a point...

Everybody's hurt somebody before
Everybody's been hurt by somebody before
You can change, but you'll always come back for more
It's a game and we're all just victims of love...

4. why is it that when i start getting close to some friends, i start losing the closeness with other friends?
5. why is it that when i wanna change jobs, i realise how much i actually quite like my current job? [despite all my whinging...]
6. i'm still thinking about him...
7. i'm starting to create an emotional barrier around myself
8. 鄭嘉穎 will always be my Mr Sparkle ^__^
9. i desperately need to clean up my room
10. everyone around me is all grown up...
11. and me? i'm a single, poor, uni student with no big plans for the future
12. i now see why some pplz reckon 24 hrs in a day isn't enough
13. i need to stop buying clothes...
14. and food...
15. and other unnecessary things...
16. i wanna start watching anime and Korean dramas again
17. how do pplz balance out their lives?!
18. i wanna move outta home temporarily and experience independent living for a little while
19. i love my girlfriends to bits... all unique in their own little way and i cherish every moment i spend with them =)
20. NRL season is back on!! w00t w00t
21. i realise there's 4 types of pplz out there:
COLD-COLD ~ cold on the outside, cold on the inside
COLD-WARM ~ cold on the outside, warm on the inside
WARM-COLD ~ warm on the outside, cold on the inside
WARM-WARM ~ warm on the outside, warm on the inside

i always used to think i was a warm-warm person... i think i'm starting to turn warm-cold... or even worse, cold-warm...

Party season has begun!!

had the first of 4 consecutive 21st b'day parties last nite and it was quite fun!! even though i see most of my closest friends either in small groups or 1 on 1 these days, when we hang out as a big group, i always feel so warm and comfy and i feel like i can really let go and be myself... not saying that i'm not myself when i hang around pplz normally, but these days, i've become more emotionally distant... i'm doing more listening than talking these days as well and i'm really hoping this is just a phase 'cause i don't wanna become anti-social!!

in other news [i'm dotpointing now 'cause i'm getting lazy...]:

• this week for me is jam-packed!! JUST LOOK AT THIS!!
  Mon ~ psych experiment 12 - 1pm, uni 4 - 6pm
  Tues ~ work 9:30am - 5pm
  Wed ~ uni 8am - 6pm, gym 6:30 - 7:30pm
  Thurs ~ uni 12 - 5pm, gym 5:30 - 6:30pm, possible farewell/b'day party to go to afterwards
  Fri ~ work 9:30am - 5pm
  Sat ~ work 9:30am - 4:30pm, Alyce's 21st
  
• i'm on my way to finding a new job!! once i properly finish my resume [i'm setting tonite as a deadline!!] and get cracking on my cover letters, i've got 2 or 3 jobs i'm hoping to get... wish me luck!!
• i'm also on my way to getting fitter... i'm planning to do 3 cardio classes a week as well as get into other forms of exercise like skipping once i find time to buy a decent skipping rope
• watched SYTYCD tonite and OMG, all the routines were awesome!! i think all the dancers r upping their game now and it'll be so sad to see 2 of them leave tomorrow nite =(
• also watching this new TVB series 'called 最美麗的第七天 and i'm already getting into it... i love it when 鄭嘉穎 and 周麗淇 do a series together 'cause i reckon they have such great chemistry... plus they're both ridiculously good looking... especially 鄭嘉穎 *sighs* he's my on-screen Mr Sparkle hehe

i had more i wanted to blog about but my brain's pretty much switched off for the nite so i might sign off now and blog again when my memory's not so bad... have a good week everyone!!

Autumn randomness!!

autumn is upon us now although most pplz probably felt that transition a lot sooner... days r hot but the nites r COLD!! went out on Fri and Sat nite and it was pretty cold on both nites... i was indoors most of the time but when i was walking outside, it was cold as... what's with the weather these days?!

here's how my weekend went down...

Friday nite consisted of games, games and more games for YF Social nite!! got a lift off Ruimin and even though we stopped off at St Lucia to get dip and dinner for Ruimin, we were still the first ones there =P everyone else arrived soon afterwards and we got started on some icebreaker games like 2 Lies and a Truth and Electric Current [that was a fun game!!] b4 spending the rest of the nite either playing Deal or No Deal or Articulate... i was part of the group playing Deal or No Deal and the rules to the board game r a little different to the game show... but it was still fun nonetheless hehe the funniest moments when playing that game definitely came from Raj when he only won $25 after opening all the cases and then when he was hosting, he only offered $500 as his first offer for Ray XD

Saturday nite also consisted of games but of the different kind hehe after finishing work at 4, i headed to the City to meet up with Chi and Ketty... hung around Replay for a bit playing the usual Puzzle Bobble and watching Tekken 6 b4 heading to Pastano for dinner... their peanut chicken special is quite good!! then headed to the pokies which was a bit irritating 'cause pplz kept getting features and hitting the jackpot and we were all like "oh man, that should've been us!!!" i had better luck playing the actual table games and ended up winning $37.50... not a bad effort but would've won more if i left sooner hehe then we were back to Replay again and while Chi and Ketty were challenging guys on Tekken 6 [including 1 guy who is now known as Mr Sparkle until further notice hehe], i was perving on a couple of guys including Mr Sparkle hehe oh man, i'm so sad...

newayz, i'm bored and when i'm bored, i pass time by doing quizzes... 75 random questions!!

1. Do you have any pets? just 5 goldfish [although 1's black] and a heap of other little fish
2. What colour shirt are you wearing? grey
3. Name three things that are physically close to you: wallet, pens, printer
4. What was the last book you read? Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes... that book rocks!!
5. Are you a good student? i've been told i have the potential to be a good student but i'm just lazy
6. What's your favourite sport? fave sport to play would be badminton, fave sport to watch on TV would be rugby league
7. Do you enjoy sleeping late? yeah, but it's not a good habit
8. What's the weather like right now? a bit chilly
9. Who tells the best jokes? *shrugs* probably GY... he also has this subtle way of making jokes and he always cracks me up
10. What was the last thing you dreamt about? i can't remember a lotta details to be honest...
11. Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed? i don't drive so much now and i have yet to crash although i've been close a couple of times
12. Do you believe in karma? yeah
13. Do you believe in luck? i think there's a bit of it in everyone
14. Do you like your eggs scrambled or sunny side up? definitely scrambled
15. Do you collect anything? If so, what? i mostly collect DVDs, earrings and books these days
16. Are you proud of yourself? not really
17. Are you reliable? i hope so!!
18. Have you ever given money to a bum? probably on a couple of occasions
19. What's your favourite food? Chinese, Italian and Jap food
20. Have you ever had a secret admirer? i don't think so...
21. Do you like the smell of gasoline? errr... NO!!
22. Do you like to draw? i used to but i've stopped
23. What's your favourite invention? i've never invented anything hehe
24. Is your room messy? not as messy as b4 hehe
25. What do you like better: oranges or apples? probably apples
26. Do you give in easily? depends on the situation
27. Are you a good guesser? not really
28. Can you read other people's expressions? depends on the person
29. Are you a bully? i don't think so
30. Do you have a job? yeah, but i wanna change!!
31. What time did you wake up this morning? around 11ish
32. What did you eat for breakfast this morning? meat pie... i know it's weird but i'm used to it
33. When was the last time you showered? this morning
34. What do you plan on doing tomorrow? might meet up with John... if not, then i'm sleeping in followed by gyming and a lecture
35. What's your favourite day of the week and why? don't have a fave day
36. Do you have any nicknames? mostly Angie or Ange but i've recently acquired the name "Mrs Sparkles" hehe thanks Ketty!
37. Have you ever been scuba diving? nope, but i wanna try it out
38. What's your least favourite colour? probably pink
39. Is there someone you have been constantly thinking about? If so, who? i wouldn't say i CONSTANTLY think about him... not saying who it is!!
40. Would you ever go skydiving? yeah!!
41. What toothpaste do you use? Colgate something or rather hehe
42. Do you enjoy challenges? sometimes
43. What's the worst injury you have had? injured my ankle after my Mum ran over it
44. What's the last movie you saw? "Strictly Ballroom"... last movie at the cinema was "Jumper"
45. What do you want to know about the future? nothing atm... i like to be surprised
46. What does your last text message say? "Oh yeah, sounds good angiee and u should watch birdman with me!"
47. Who was the last person you spoke over the phone to? GY
48. What's your favourite school subject? Maths B, but only 'cause my teacher was awesome
49. What's your least favourite school subject? probably Bio
50. Would you rather have money or love? love
51. What is your dream vacation? a round the world trip hehe or even just around Asia is fine
52. What is your favourite animal? dolphin
53. Do you miss anyone right now? just a few friends i haven't seen and/or talked to in a while
54. What's the last sporting event you watched? Australian Open... such a disappointment this yr!!
55. Do you need to do laundry? nope, Mum dearest usually does it
56. Do you listen to the radio? yeah, in the morning and when i'm in the car
57. Where were you when 9/11 happened? at school in history class i think
58. What do you do when vending machines steal your money? i get a bit pissed off but i get over it
59. Have you ever caught a butterfly? never tried to catch one
60. What colour are your bedsheets? multi-coloured... good ol' Where's Wally hehe
61. What's your ringtone? default ringtone is one of the cheers from "Bring it On" but i have designated ones for some of my closest friends
62. Who was the last person to make you laugh? Ketty
63. Do you have any obsessions right now? SYTYCD!!
64. Do you like things that glow in the dark? i dunno hehe
65. What's your favourite fruity scent? DKNY's Be Delicious
66. Do you watch cartoons? hell yeah!! just finished watching the last ep of "Futurama"
67. Have you ever sat on a roof? i believe i have but i can't remember when i did
68. Have you ever been to a different country? yeah, but it's been a while though
69. Name three things in the world you dislike: inequality, war, crime
70. Name three people in the world you dislike: can't think of anyone atm
71. Has a rumour ever been spread about you? there probably has been
72. Do you like sushi? of course!! *drools*
73. Do you believe in magic? i believe in illusions =)
74. Do you hold grudges? normally, i don't... i forgive and forget
75. Name something you'd like to do before you die: travel around the world

okies, bed time for me... nite nite and sweet dreams everyone!!