ADVENTURE!

Tomorrow the pop up dr who shop opens! going there bright and early in my matt smith doctor outfit!

Will probably go to uni in it... ahaha...

Or maybe i'll just skip uni and go home to study for econ exam on friday... hrm.

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Enrollment fiasco! Not really sure what's going on.

Oh wait. I have to go to uni to talk about enrollment.

Maybe I'll skip classes and go to uni to talk about enrollement and THEN go home.

YEAAAAAAAAAH

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Yesterday i was super scared because i thought i left my laptop at IGA. Actually, i did leave my laptop at IGA.

BUT LUCKILY MY PERSONAL SUPER HERO WENT AND GRABBED IT FOR ME AND GAVE IT BACK.

Seriously, he does a lot of running for silly reasons. i appreciate it <3

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You gotta love clara right? :D

deep end

I tried to start my stats assignment today, but I had no idea what I was supposed to even begin with.

You know you are going to do badly when you dont even know what the question is asking.

I was all "yeah, tote going to get on top of my assignments, i can totes do this!"

and then i realised i had NO CLUE what i was doing.

I think i need to dedicate my ANZAC holiday completely to stats.

Until then, accounting cram aha...

(Alysha, shame on you, stats in tute exam is next week monday. you're going to have a bad time)

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How AMAZEBALLS was Doctor Who ep this week? fuar i loved hide!

Best Ghost Love story every. ^^

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I've always thought that Panty and Stocking were a messed up adults version of the Powerpuff girls, and apparently someone else did too, because i found this cross over illustration.

Haha. Can you see Johnny Bravo is the male on the cover of Panty's magazine?


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Recently, a church friend has been very encouraging. I'm surprised, because since this year I've talked to him like maybe 4 times in total. (?) His love and passion for God is very inspiring. I hope I can be that enthusiastic in everything i do as well. He's actually kind of amazing. I would never tell him that though.

My sister was somewhat fan-girling him the other day, telling me about his story and how he came to faith in Jesus.

I can somewhat understand his passion after that.

I find that, in some areas of my life, there are people that i talk to that just make me feel motivated to do certain things. Talking to my cousin makes me motivated to learn Japanese and Chinese and Latin and French and Spanish and every other language in the world, talking to my sister motivates me to be a more caring and compassionate person, reading some people's blogs make me feel i need to work harder or be more creative, and talking to others make me feel like i want to be more of a lamp post for christ.

I feel very blessed to know so many amazing people :)

I have to work harder, haha.

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(Long Christian passage, sorry atheists. But I hope you read it anyway, because this is important to me.)

I was asked to help lead Rice choir, and I feel that's somewhat a scary thing.

Because for me to lead something this big, it's a very big deal.

Not only because I know it'll be amazingly fun, I'm worried that i won't do it for the right reasons.

What if i just sing because i want to perform? But it's not a performance, it's about praise.

And i don't know if i can lead something one hundred percent thinking about praise.

And im not even including the extra work shifts and Connect leadership and INSANE STUDY.

But it's been in my mind, exciting my core, every minute since I was asked.

I remember at KYCK, whilst in the mosh pit singing praises, I felt that it was the most amazing experience, being able to sing.

And it felt amazing, because usually when i sing i care so much about how i sound, and i concentrate on every little thing.

But at that moment, when i swear i couldn't hear my voice in the massive crowd that were all jumping and singing praises, i didn't care what i sounded like.

And i knew that i wasn't singing like i normally do, because at that moment i was singing praise with all my heart. I felt moved. It felt spiritual.

Like I was doing something that was unlocked inside me, like i had found something that i had never found before.

I felt drained after the song, even though i knew no one could hear me in the crowd, I swear that I had just done THE MOST amazing performance of my life.

It was intoxicating.

People at my church call it one of my spiritual gifts, a gift i should be using for God. A voice that only unleashes when i sing praises.

And I know that in 1 Peter 4:10-11, it says:

¹⁰ Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. ¹¹ If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.

Every gift we have should be used to its fullest in him, for him

Yet to me, my gift is something that i feel i can get swept up in self-adulation with.

I know that my voice is something I am proud of. It's always been that way. Music is something i strongly connect to, and applause is something ive become addicted to since 6years old.

So something like singing at Rice, with thousand of youth in a concert hall, leading a choir and singing on a stage?

The very idea makes me quiver with excitement.

But im not sure if it's because i want to sing praises with thousands of people, and whip them up into that blissful state where you feel as if God is there with you, or if i want to sing in front of thousands of people to let them hear my voice.

Terrifying.

Ironically, I have terrible stage fright as well.

But that's irrelevent at Christian performances for me.

I suppose i never really care what the service thinks about my playing ability, because I'm trying to make the best worship experience for them through it.

Ultimately it's all for God, so who knows really...

I suppose if I pray about it, an answer will come eventually.

kthnxbai <3

Post crappness.

I love people.

Really. Some people just make me so happy whenever I see them :') I really love you guys.

Days like this make me think about the beauty of human relationships. Sometimes I just want to become hermit and hide away from the world, and never talk to anyone again and go buy a farm in Tasmania or English countryside somewhere and become self sustainable and never have to see people again, such is my mood and lack of faith in humanity. (Or quite possibly perhaps instead, it's a lack of faith in myself? I dunno.)

And then people do magnificent, seemingly small gestures that make me believe that there is hope, that not everyone is selfish, and that if you look hard enough there is always a legit reason why people act like such an ass.

So thank you guys. 

Speaking of things that cheered me up, I thought I should make a list to keep me in a positive frame of mind :)

- BT's mix CD. I'm listening to it now. It's really great. :) It's the kind of music I like to listen to but never know where to find it from haha.
- Skip Beat update :)
- Cake making plans with KF.
- Organising payments :)
- 9gag. oh that brilliant site of happiness
- this video.

Nothing like listening to Freddie to brainwashing yourself into HAVING A GOOD TIME, HAVING A GOOD TIME!
- Reading cooking blogs.
- Reading anything other than what i'm prescribed for school
- Watching The Voice
- Cleaning my desk
- Practising rapping like nicki minaj, because she has a great accent for my drama piece.
- Sharpening pencils
- Reading my ext2work.
- Playing with my adorable owl, pretending it bears a letter from Hogwarts...

- Home made coffee. I'm getting really good at making coffee at home, without a coffee machine. I can even make cafe style latte. The trick is this milkshake blender thing that is like 15 years old that I've been previously using to make bisques and creamy vegetable soups, because there's a blade in it that cutes things like pumpkin down so it tastes thick and smooth. But that's not the point. It looks like this:

And what I've been doing is using COFFEE TEA BAGS, which is quite possibly the best invention in the world, and also chai tea bags to make it.

But seriously, coffee bags are genius. It even lets you make those pretty designs in the froth :)

The important thing is to remember - in cafes they don't use much water. I've been watching the barrista's prep coffee whenever i went to the cafe (which was about 5 times in a week last week lol, i ended up getting soy latte a lot, because it has less fat and less caffine, but it doesn't help much haha) and they don't add water. Water is only used in the form of STEAM to super heat & froth your drink up. Which is why those instant coffee stuff doesn't taste good, cause you have to add too much hot water and not enough milk.

Anyway, if you're interested, i can write about how to make cafe style coffee/chai latte, with designs and everything. And it's dead easy if you have a tea bag. Or even you can make your own, they're not hard.

 NOTHING IS BETTER THAN COFFEE TO HELP YOU STAY UP AND DO MATH HOMEWORK.

REALLY. IT REALLY HELPS.

Also saw this on 9gag and found it to be my life right now.

I think they're all quite cute, so i followed the blog :) CHECK IT OUT.

So in the words of Veggietales,

God made you special, and he loves you very much.

Goodbye!

Memories and Memes.

So today was French trip reunion. :3 a whole year since i got a jetplane for 12 hours, then stayed in korea, then went on another plane for 11 hours, and landed in the most wonderful city (other than London.)

Paris (holds the key to your heart~. Yes that was an Anastaisa song reference. Actually i only understood half the french lines in that song after 4 years of french study. How sad.)

Speaking of the reunion, it really was just BT, RH and HH at R house. Which isn't really a whole group reunion, but hey, it pretty much was all who i actually hanged out with in Paris.

You guys are the best.

Things i learnt/remembered today:
- Pui de dome. GOOOOOOOOSH I LOST MY MIND ON THAT GOD FORSAKEN MOUNTAIN
- Pui de dome deux. RH's hill walking to her house. Nearly lost my mind, but R lost hers.
- Pancake mix must be tapped to make sure the flour doesn't stick to the bottle.
- Pancake mix surprisingly tastes really nice
- The difference between French Vanilla ice cream and Vanilla ice cream is really distinct. French Vanilla actually tastes like vanilla extract/vanilla paste, where as plain vanilla just tastes like nothing.
- RH is really clean
- I suck at snap
- RH's bro is very awks
- Something about an awkward palmtree? (Still don't know. but awkward eagles are cool.)
- Shopping with guys are not always an awkward experience. If they shop as much as girls, it can actually be annoying. It makes me wonder what a guy who doesn't like shopping actually feels like when shopping with a girl.
- I'm never going to get my money from Ian Kim
- HH initial judgement of people is pretty good.
- TETRIS!

ok.

now onto rellikami's meme. Although i will not try to demolish it, as he so accurately puts it. I actually think it's kind of interesting.

Hidden Hypotheticals:

1. Quick! You have to choose a superpower to fight a hoard of zombies. What do you choose?
   The powers of Wolverine. Fast, strong, physically superior in athletism, with instant regeneration abilities and freaking swords in his hands.
   
   Unless you consider that to be more than one superpower, in which case teleportation, so i can get the hell out of there.
    
2. You are asked to give a speech in front of the whole school. What do you talk about?
   WOMEN'S RIGHTS!
   
   nah i dunno. Probably something on the lines of not being so absorbed in your own little facebook bubbles and the importance of altruism...
3. You're planning a scavenger hunt with all your friends. What do you include on the list of things to find? 
   Places, events and one chance finds.
   
   So things like the three monkey pub, a photo with a bald guy, sticker photos at Capital, Orangina, a pen from a buisness, a reciept for ice cream at passionflower, a jumpshot in front of a fountain, a photo of someone climbing a tree, a purple flower...
   
   random things.
4. You discover that one of your long lost relatives is actually Mrs. Bennett from Pride and Prejudice. How do you react?
   Does that mean that I'm living in the Victorian ages? This question is kind of stupid. Mrs Bennet's personality would completely change due to the context of our times, as would all her daughters and Mr Darcy. And if i were living in Victorian times, my personality would be different as well.
   
   Therefore, i assume you mean that my relative mrs bennett is an ancestor. Thus, I am surprised that she's not fictional, further surprised that i have a white ancestor, and then meh because she's dead.
   
   And also kinda weirded out because that means i'm related to Mr Darcy.
5. Imagine that North Korea asks (and by ask they mean command) you to be their new "Glorious Leader". What is the first policy you implement?No more communism! Free North Korea and allow them to become a democratic state.
   
   But someone would probably kill me. Oh well. 
6. Tomorrow you are going to take on a Bear Grylls style adventure where they drop you in the middle of no where and you must find some sort of civilisation. How do you prepare?
   Pray. Make sure i have internet connection on my phone, so that i can use a map. Bring HUGE backpack with sleeping bag, matches, waterbottle, saucepan, water purifiers, salt, sharpened swiss army knife, torch, anti-bug spray, camera and med kit containting antihistamines, antiseptics, astma puffers and bandages.

Rugged Randoms

1. Who do you talk to most on msn?
   Rellikami.
2. What is your favourite time of day?
   Well, my favourite time of the day is late afternoon... Bit of an issue here. :p
3. Do you listen to the radio, and if so, which radio station do you listen to?
   Only in the car. FM 103.2
4. What do you do as part of your 'morning routine'?
   Get up. Get dressed. Brush teeth. Out of the door. (Y)
   I remember for French we had to describe our morning routine with like 15 actions. I had to lie, because that is literally all i do.
5. Who is your favourite NBA player? (had to have this in here somewhere :D)ERGH.
   
   I honestly don't have one. This question gives no leeway for those who don't know NBA.
6. Is society slowly heading towards total destruction?
   Well really it depends on what you consider "society". Taking from Navigating the Global, society could really mean anything, from a Global society to local society to the society for preservation of raptors.
   
   AND then you really have to explain what you mean by destruction. Do you mean destruction of values or destruction as in the apocolyptic sense or even destruction of order and a descent into anarachy?
   
   So it really is too vague. Also shouldn't this be a philosophical question?

Fancy Philosophicals:

1. Pro choice? Pro life? Pick one and justify.
   Pro life. Even in rape situations, i think a life is a life. It doesn't matter how, it's still a person who has the potential to change the world. And it's not the baby's fault.
2. Should students be forced to wear uniforms? Personally i like uniforms. It means I don't have to worry about looking good at school, because everyone looks crappy in puke yellow anyway. 
3. Do you think that the existence of life on Earth is simply due to fantastical coincidence?
   Good grief no. I believe in a Creator, a person who fashioned everyone and eveything, and truely loves us. A creator who came down to earth as a man, died for us, and then rose again. :)
4. Do you think that the world's best phone or the world's best computer is more useful?
   Computer. It can keep notes on it for study. end of discussion.
5. Politicians are ruining our country. Discuss.
   Yes. I don't think they really care about the people at all. Look past all your own pride and think about the community.
6. Why is it that butter alone tastes horrible but is necessary in almost all pastries?
   Because butter is awesome. And i personally like butter on bread. (Y) Pastries need butter because it's a fat. It works like a binder.

Interesting Inquiries:

1. Can you pull a good poker face?
   Better than you can. :3
2. Are you the type of person who wishes everyone in your contacts a Happy New Year?
   Not everyone. only the people who are important to me, and i send them individual long posts. Then whoever sends me a happy new year text gets one in reply as well.
3. What do you think is the most important job?
   Parents. Because they shape people to who they are. It can be questioned nature vs nuture, but parents give both. Especially in education and such.
4. Are apple products overrated? 
   No. I love my iphone. (Y)
5. What do you think happened to the baby in the banana boat ads? 
   He grew up rich, and no one knew the wiser.
6. Which is your favourite pokemon and why?
   I had a sad childhood and didn't get to watch pokemon. Thus i only know some pokemon. Therefore, my favourite pokemon is pikachu, seeing as i know pratically no other.
   
   I like jigglypuff though. :) It sings. (i think)

Yes, that is all. Bye kids.

DON'T BLINK

THE ANGELS HAVE THE PHONE BOX!!!!

Seriously, i am looking forward to the holidays.

List of things i will be doing:
- Studying
- Watching Doctor Who
- Reading lots of novels
- Watching doctor who.

in approximately that ratio as well.

I should be continuing that shojo article but i cbb, i'll get back to it some other time.

GUYS thanks for making the christmas concert as AMAZING it was, because it took a lot of time and effort.

And i'm really tired so i should go to bed.

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