Been stalking my friends' blogs lately and I've noticed that most make their blogs more interesting by adding random photos here and there. I'm joining the bandwagon and will endeavour to add photos when I can between my boring lines of text.
In less exciting news, it's less than 12 hrs before my dreaded Corp Law exam. ZOMG, there is so much to read and so little time!!! *sighs* Below is the amount of notes I have to read for 4 weeks' worth of the course plus the amount of tabs [spammage much?] in my Corp legislation.
Can't get myself to read for long periods of time so I procrastinated by splurging a bit at JB Hifi and now I'm blogging and catching glimpses of the Broncos-Bulldogs and the Cowboys-Eels games. Could've been getting ready to go to Babyface now =(
Now that I'm watching the footy, I'm so devo at the Storm scandal. Although now that I properly think about it, I'm surprised the breach took so long to uncover. Just look at who's on the team!! Sif you'd be within the salary cap with players like Slater, Smith and Inglis. Oh well, I only hope that Melbourne try to make up for it with some solid games and hopefully Slater, Inglis, Smith and Cronk get picked for Origin.
On the bright side, can't wait for brekkie tomorrow!!! Plus it's long weekend too so I should probably make some plans. Any ideas?
I have an essay due on Monday.
Word limit: 1500-2000.
Number of words written: 0.
Screwed much?
Doesn't help that I'm sick as well. So convenient that I haven't been sick at all this year and as soon as I do, it's at a time when I really need to be well *sighs* Just gotta suck it up, build a bridge and get over it.
On the upside, I've been spending some quality time with some quality friends lately. My dearest CC came up for a visit over Easter and it was good to see her lovely face again. The Skype session was also a blast!! Can't wait to see you again my dear =) Also went to Anne's farewell over the weekend and I was glad I got to go 'cause I always seem to miss out on her other celebratory gatherings like her 21st and her graduation. I'm gonna miss you so much when you leave though =(
More fun times to come. About to head to my Japan group reunion for ramen ^__^ Hopefully that and a mah jong session will get me motivated to smash this assignment [in a good way].
Holy crap, I can't believe it's been over 2 months since I last blogged. Forgive my slackness!!! As always, I will endeavour to blog more but knowing my laziness, it's not guaranteed. Instead of writing a 10 000 word essay on what I've been doing the last 2ish months, I'll be cryptic and write it out in my [formerly] monthly catharsis.
1. This has gotta stop... but old habits die hard.
2. Too much spendage, not enough saveage.
3. The oldness has really started to kick in.
4. 7ish months left to go. That time's gonna fly by so fast.
5. Feel like giving up on this.
6. Why do I always have a soft spot for you? I know you're no good for me.
7. And you too? You'll never see me that way.
8. Need to stop blending in. Gotta stand out somehow.
9. Nice girls finish last too.
10. Been an aunt for over a month now. Can't wait for babysitting duties.
11. I'll miss you muchly when you're gone. I know it.
12. Don't want to talk... all I hear is noise...
13. Can't wait 'til you're back. It's been way too long.
14. So glad you're back. It's all back to basics with you.
15. So much to do, slowly running outta time.
16. Crap, getting to this again.
17. Thanks for the eye-opening experience.
18. When's my turn to be #1?
19. Must. clean. NOW.
20. Need [good] sleep.
21. Need [good] alone time.
22. Where'd you go? I was so into you at the start of this year.
23. If I lose you, I'm gonna cry.
Firstly, I'd like to say a belated HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010 to everyone I haven't already said it to!! 2009 was a pretty kickass year compared to previous years and usually, I like to reflect on it by completing this quiz. I'm too lazy to write down a whole story about my feelings on the year so this is what you get.
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Just to name a few,
- I went to Japan and it was also my first trip overseas with friends
- I played for money in mah jong
- I went camping
- I went mini-golfing
- I learned and performed a dance routine in front of people
- I went to a magic show
There's heaps more but it's pretty random stuff.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't believe I made any resolutions. I always end up forgetting my resolutions like a week later anyway. I probably said some crap like 'I need to study harder, get fit, organise myself better' etc etc and if I did, I didn't keep them. The only resolution I wanna make this year is that I wanna be a better person. It's pretty general, but there's many facets of my life I need to improve right now.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope, but my sis is due to give birth to my niece next month =)
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yeah, and it really, really sucks 'cause I hadn't seen her for years and years =(
5. What countries did you visit?
Japan. I am so going back someday.
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
A new job, new laptop, a university degree, a clean room, I wouldn't mind a boyfriend either hehe
7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
30/1 - 2/2 ~ Melbourne trip with CC and Ketty
2/7 - 6/7 ~ Sydney trip
8/8, 14/8, 18/9 ~ My 22nd b'day celebrations
25/11 - 13/12 ~ Japan trip
29/12 - 31/12 ~ Camping trip
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I can't think of anything particularly big. I'll just say that I've learned a lotta lessons about myself and the people around me.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I didn't realise until the end of the year that I was kinda unhappy in my life 'cause I'm stuck in a bit of a rut with a degree that is taking forever and a job that I should've quit a long, long time ago. All good, I know now so it's time for me to do something about it this year!!
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I got the chicken pox early on in the year but other than that, nothing too bad.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Concert tickets, my plane tickets to Melbourne, Sydney and Japan, and I'd love to say my portable hard drive but it's a little too early to tell right now.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
As I say every year, everyone who graduated and found themselves full-time jobs. Well done and congrats!!!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
For some part of the year, I'd have to say my own behaviour.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Food, b'day pressies, travelling.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
All the trips I went on this year. I travelled to Melbourne, Sydney and Japan this year which is a bit of a high for me 'cause I normally don't travel so much and it's been 5 years since I last went overseas.
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
'I'm On a Boat' and 'Jizz In My Pants' by Lonely Island
'Gee' by Girls Generation
'Sorry Sorry' by Super Junior
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter *sighs*
iii. richer or poorer? Maybe slightly richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
The usual things - exercise, study, cleaning, sleeping, reading. I'm sure there's way more.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
The usual once again - bitching, whinging, procrastinating, lazing around.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Last year, I had a nice lunch with family and spent the day chilling since it was a day off from my hardcore work schedule. Not sure what this Christmas will bring.
22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
Nope, I wasn't really up for it in 2009.
23. How many one-night stands?
None
24. What was your favorite TV program?
The same as it's always been. I don't think I added any new shows to my list.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope, I'm not a hater.
26. What was the best book you read?
It's not technically a book but I read 'Conversations Between Us' online and it was such a great read.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Jessica Mauboy. She's a great Australian singer and has really good R&B songs. So glad I got to see her live at the Beyonce concert.
28. What did you want and get?
My portable hard drive, new phone, several holidays, tickets to P!nk, Beyonce, Jay Chou and David Copperfield and way more.
29. What did you want and not get?
A new job, no 4s for my subjects, a clean room, a better phone, the list goes on.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Not a lot to choose from this year. 'The Hangover' was pretty damn funny and 'Mao's Last Dancer' was way more enjoyable than I thought. I'd also say 'Red Cliff' but I haven't seen the 2nd part yet.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 22 in 2009 and I probably had a few too many b'day celebrations. Kicked things off by hosting a gambling day/night at my place which in the end, wasn't much of a b'day thing at all, then had dinner at Pane e Vino with another group, then had my official b'day thing at my place again. I didn't do all these things at once just so you guys know hehe
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I'm sure I can name more than one thing. I'll just say a new job.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
The same as it's always been... black with some colour thrown in every so often.
34. What kept you sane?
Friends, family, music, sleep.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Lee Dong Wook and now Lee Min Ho. OMG, I couldn't stop perving on LDW in 'My Girl' and now I can't stop perving on LMH in 'Boys Over Flowers'. Their leading ladies are so lucky they get to kiss them.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
I'm a bit worried about how Anna Bligh's running our state right now. Other than that, I don't like to get into politics.
37. Who did you miss?
A few of my friends who are currently overseas and some friends I hadn't caught up with in a while.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I met a lotta awesome new people in 2009. I really can't pick one.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
Hope for the best but prepare for the worst so you won't get any nasty surprises.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
I kept everything inside
And even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be
A memory of a time when
I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end it doesn't even matter...
I've been back in the good ol' city of Brissy for 3 days now and one of the things I'm really gonna miss about being a tourist in Japan is the number of things you can get away with just because you're a tourist [and because we can hehe]. I've compiled a list of the absurd things some, most, or all the people I was with in Japan did while we were there:
1. Took photos with all the typical people you find in Japan [geishas, sumo wrestlers, school kids, samurais, Harajuku girls, cosplayers]
2. Took penis and pissing photos with some of Japan's landmarks
3. Took photos of people who slept weirdly on the train
4. Took photos of funny Engrish signs and funny Jap signs and posters
5. Constantly changed Kal's Facebook and MSN status to really inappropriate things [this is more because we could, not because we were tourists muahahahhahaa]
6. Listened to music out loud in public
7. Sang Linkin Park songs at the top of our lungs while walking back to the hotel quite drunk
8. Sang 'Gee' by Girls Generation at the top of our lungs at karaoke even though the only words everyone could properly sing to was 'Gee Gee Gee Gee baby baby baby baby'
9. Ninja ran through a busy train station
10. Ninja ran across Shibuya crossing [one of the busiest intersections in the world]
11. Played Big 2 on a busy train using the aisle for the discard pile
12. Played Big 2 sitting on the sidewalk while waiting for a bus
13. Played Big 2 in an onsen
14. Played Big 2 sitting on the floor at Narita airport
15. Played Big 2 and mah jong at coin laundries
16. Played mah jong with 4 people on the top bunk of a bunk bed
17. Constantly yelling out inappropriate Jap words and phrases in public like お元気ですか？['o genki desu ka? which is meant to mean 'How are you?' but stupidly, I told the guys it meant 'How you doing?' and it kept getting brought up as a pick up line >_<"], 気持ち ['kimochi' which means 'It feels good'] and おっぱい ['oppai' which means 'tits' for those of you playing at home]18. Pretending we knew Jap by adding です [desu] at the end of every English phrase or word [e.g. telephone です, bill です, yes です]19. When we didn't know a Jap word or phrase, acting out the word or phrase or by drawing pictures [this is a LOT funnier than what I make it out to be]
20. Paying for things which only cost a few hundred yen [equivalent to less than AU$10] with 10000 yen notes [equivalent to about AU$120]
21. Paying for meals which cost about AU$200 with lots of coins [and by lots, I'm talking about using at least 50 coins ranging from 1 yen to 500 yen]
22. Made up English subtitles for Japanese dramas on TV
23. Created Asian roadblocks in busy places24. Stood on the train in one straight line staring in one direction, then would periodically change directions throughout the train trip
25. Jogged in and out of the train in a straight line
26. Crab walked out of the train in a straight line
27. Ghost walked in a straight line at the train station
28. Trying to bypass people who work at the train station with expired Japan Rail passes
29. Used Japanese pick up lines at the clubs
30. Wore 浴衣 ['yukata', meaning a traditional Japanese robe] and 下駄 ['geta', meaning Japanese sandals] everywhere from the theatre to the restaurant... we even wore them to sleep on some nights!!
I know there's way more to add to the list but we either didn't get around to doing it, we didn't think about doing it or I've just forgotten to write about it here. Feel free to add to the list and I'll have to make sure I do it or the people I'm with do it next time we're in Japan or in another foreign country hehe
On a related note, I wanna thank the group I was with in Japan for most or all of the trip [Go, Charles, Jess, Djay, Steph, Kal and Nick] for making the Japan trip the awesome time it was. It's been a lotta fun bonding with and getting to know you guys, doing all the touristy things, eating great food, sharing millions of jokes and payouts, and you guys know the rest... you were all there with me hehe I look forward to seeing all the photos and vids again and we'll have to have some kinda Japan trip reunion soon!!
