MIA?

I've been so bogged down with uni stuff and work that i've haven't had time to blog basically. Sorry. Didn't really think that anyone read my blog. Oh well. So yeah, uni's been bustling with activity. Finished programing my task for my honours project, had to pilot test it on adults, and then on kids (which i've just completed). We're still being trained to administer all the other standardized tests that go along with project KIDS. It's really tiring, but i think that it'll be heaps of fun when P.KIDS actually starts. Its 7 weeks away, but there's still so much to do in terms of preparing for PKIDS. We've got to make up information packs, then send them to the schools, then book the children in. Plus in the midst of all these we've had to complete assignments (some gd, some real stupid) and now we have to prepare for exams as well. And to top it all off, most of us have to work as well. always seems like there's not enough hours in a day.

The good news is that i'll be going back to spore for a well-deserved BREAK! well, only for like a week plus....because Glenda's getting married! yay! and believe it or not Hani is also getting married on the same day! woweee! jude and myself are going to be like busy bees running from one end of spore to another...thankfully spore is tiny! so that shouldn't be too much of a problem. Also on my agenda is getting myself a LAPTOP!!!! i'm soooo excited! i can't wait! It's all been planned! i'm probably gonna get it on the day i arrive (cos i arrive at 1pm!) and i won't go ito another computer shop for the rest of my trip so i won't see a cheaper one or watever! ha!

In the meantime though, i'm stuck here (it's sunday and i'm in uni) daydreaming about my laptop and faced with the harsh reality that A) i have to get my essay done, B) i have to prepare 15 essay questions in the next week or so for one of my exams, C) i still have a lot to do for P.KIDS, and D) i'm running low on energy and motivation to do it all!

On the very top of all that....I miss jude. a helluva lot.

Currently Listening Camino Palmero By The Calling Stigmatized see related

Ka-Ching

Just got paid....*sigh* what a nice feeling.

Extremely busy trying to balance uni and work...can't believe how fast time is flying! After the Easter break, i'll only 5 weeks before my exams! and the Easter break is 2 weeks from now. Argh! where'd the time go?  And in these 7 weeks, i have to...

1.  work out the dynamics of my experiment (design, programming, kinks etc),
2. complete one major essay
3. one short answer assignment 
4. and one major lab report
5. finish the Introduction and methods section of my thesis
6. do some pretesting of my experiment
7. prepare for Project KIDS (recruiting the kids and all that jazz...)
8. study for my exams (to date, i have done zilch! I'm not even up to date with my readings!)

oh my ....so much to do, so little time. (seems to have become a recurring theme as i grow older! *piercing screams*) STRESS!!!  STRESS!!!  STRESS!!!

(Note to self: in desperate need of retail therapy...buy Nickleback's album)

Currently Listening The Emancipation of Mimi - Ultra Platinum Edition [CD/DVD Combo] By Mariah Carey We belong together see related

lights out...

Weird thing last night, Chris and myself were having our dinner and watching a pretty interesting episode of Smallville when, POOF! the power went out . That's the second time since i came back to Perth that its happened. Wasn't as dismayed as the last time though (cos House and Prison Break were on then ), so Chris and myself went and got out the torches, and went to the attic to bring out some candles. It really occured to us how reliant we were on electricity. Its just weird, i mean you've always known that it was magnificent discovery, but when all you can do is sit on the lazy-boy, bored , and pray the power will come back on cos there isn't anything else to do, that's when you really REALLY appreciate it's magnificence. Tried to take some photos, but my battery gave out in 2 shots! oh well, i did get that nice photo tho. Luckily the phone still worked (i have no clue why) so i called Jude and we had a chat (Thank goodness!) .

First day at work

It was my first day at  work today.... My feet are KILLING ME!!! Had to wear black shoes, but i don't have any, so i borrowed Stef's which are a size too big, and they look more like mary-janes without a strap. So! 4 hours working in heels was torture on my feet . The bad thing is that i'm working the weekend too so i'll be using the same shoes again. But i get paid on wednesday, so hopefully, it'll mean that i can go and look for some black sneakers to wear to work (should get a pair of black pants that fit too! mine's all loose now) . Aside from by painful feet though, it was great fun working there. Everyone's so at ease with each other! and they're really all good fun to be around with. The best bit is that everyone there works hard and they really emphasize teamwork. I've worked in so many places that talk about teamwork but have nothing to show for it, so its really refreshing to be working in such a good environment again. Its at the Domestic Airport too, about a half hour to 45 min drive from my place. Cools.  I'm in a happy place, got a good honours project, got a great honours supervisor, got a good job, am getting paid, looks like i can go back for Glen's wedding, can buy pretty things. *big smiles*

Everybody's Free 

(To Wear Sunscreen)

by Baz Luhrmann

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99
Wear Sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, 
sunscreen would be it. 
The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
than my own meandering experience…
I will dispense this advice, now.
 
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth;
oh nevermind; 
you will not  understand the power and beauty of your youth 
until they've faded.
But trust me, 
in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself, 
and recall in a way you can’t grasp now 
how much possibility lay before you 
and how fabulous you really looked….
You are not as fat as you imagine.
 
Don’t worry about the future; 
or worry, 
but know that worrying is as effective 
as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things 
that never crossed your worried mind;
the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
 
Do one thing everyday that scares you
 
Sing
 
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, 
don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.
 
Floss
 
Don’t waste your time on jealousy;
sometimes you’re ahead, 
sometimes you’re behind; 
the race is long, 
and in the end, 
it’s only with yourself.
 
Remember the compliments you receive, 
forget the insults;
if you succeed in doing this, 
tell me how.
 
Keep your old love letters,
throw away your old bank statements.
 
Stretch
 
Don’t feel guilty 
if you don’t know what you want to do with your life…
the most interesting people I know 
didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives,
some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.
 
Get plenty of calcium.
 
Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.
 
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t,
maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t,
maybe you’ll divorce at 40,
maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken 
on your 75th wedding anniversary…
what ever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much 
or berate yourself either – your choices are half chance, 
so are everybody else’s.
Enjoy your body, use it every way you can, 
don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it,
it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own..
 
Dance…
even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
 
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.
 
Do NOT read beauty magazines, 
they will only make you feel ugly.
 
Get to know your parents, 
you never know when they’ll be gone for good.
 
Be nice to your siblings, 
their your best link to your past 
and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
 
Understand that friends come and go, 
but with the precious few you should hold on.
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle 
because the older you get, 
the more you need the people 
you knew when you were young.
 
Live in New York City once, 
but leave before it makes you hard;
live in Northern California once, 
but leave before it makes you soft.
 
Travel.
 
Accept certain inalienable truths, 
prices will rise, politicians will philander,
you too will get old 
and when you do you’ll fantasize 
that when you were young
prices were reasonable, 
politicians were noble 
and children respected their elders.
 
Respect your elders.
 
Don’t expect anyone else to support you.
Maybe you have a trust fund, 
maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse;
but you never know when either one might run out.
 
Don’t mess too much with your hair, 
or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.
 
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, 
be patient with those who supply it.
Advice is a form of nostalgia, 
dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal,
wiping it off, 
painting over the ugly parts 
and recycling it for more than it’s worth.
 
But trust me on the sunscreen…

Currently Listening We Belong Together By Mariah Carey see related

So it's been a while...

my my....i haven't written in a long time. Well, somehow somewhere between completing my proposal for my Honours project and being lazy, i just haven't been able to find the time. Well, as the cliche goes, better late than never! Part of the reason why i have time now is that i've just handed my proposal! yay! So after watching Mariah's We belong together video a couple of times (okay okay, more like over and over and over again) to relax myself before i start on another one of the many assignments ahead, i think....

Damn that fella in the video is hot!

What is it about those guys with their gorgeous piercing eyes (i could stare into those eyes forever), that steely gaze and that playful sideways smile? (There goes my resolve!) I seriously cannot believe that he's 34, he sure doesn't look it. I sure hope and pray that when i'm in my thirties, i'd look as young as he does. yeah, yeah, i know... wishful thinking but hey, we can dream *winks*. and he sure does look good in that suit... especially wearing those black converses *low whistle*. By the way, that car that they drive away in happens to be my dream car (i've always wanted it in red, though now that i think about it, black looks great too)...

Note to self - buy Mariah's Album (i truly think that whoever casted him in her video was a marketing genius!)

All fantasies and infatuations aside, i'm starting to get back into the swing with school. Man! can't believe that it'll be my last year. Best part is that I've got a part-time job! yay! that means that i can probably go back in july for Glenda's wedding! i'm just so excited at the prospect! then Jude will probably come visit in September which hopefully will be around the same time as my graduation (i opted for an early one), and at the end of Novemeber, i'll be on a one-way ticket home. I'll be one step closer to my Hawaii dream. If Wentworth Miller can get his break at the age of 30, it goes to show that you can never be too old to achieve your dream. which is a good thing, cos lately, i haven't had a sense of what's happened in the past few years of my life...especially since my 23 birthday where i started to feel OLD, like the doors of opportunity are slowly closing. The beauty of realising that you are still young and not as old as you think you are and hate to be is that you really make every endeavour to make the most of what is left of your youth. Its like in that Sunscreen song...

"...enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until its faded..."

Its a great song. probably the best piece of advice that you'll ever get. Kinda made me think, and i've got a couple of things i wanna do up my sleeve...and i will do them...i guess getting that job is a means of helping me to get them done. Watch this space.

What do you want to get out of life?

I want to be loved, and more than that, I want to feel loved, I want to be swept off my feet, I want to be told that I look wonderful even when I'm eighty and bear no resemblence to my 18 year old self. I want to smile while i sleep knowing that i'm lying next to the love of my life. I want to find the love of a lifetime, of more than a lifetime. I want to be caught in the sweet abandon of being in love. I want smile for the rest of my life. I want a life fulfilled, and for me a fulfilled life is one filled with love. I want the fairytale. Not a happily ever after, but a love that was meant to be, a love to last forever. Am i crazy? Am i delusional? Does it not exist? Can it exist? I don't know, and i think no one can know. But i believe that as long as you have faith and believe, such a life can exist right? it is when you stop believing that it will cease to even be able to exist (I'm probably not making sense). Is it too much to ask for? I seriously think that life is too short to settle for anything less. the only limits in this world are those which we set for ourselves right?(don't know who said that but it seems to resonate here)...

well! what a blurp! I'd better head off to bed... but not before i watch Mariah's video a couple more times *wink*.

Goodnight one n all, Sweet dreams...*blows kisses*