Wednesday, December 15, 2010
♥ michael clarke
it isn't everyday you meet someone famous
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| michael clarke @ vf murray st |
*sighs* forgot to ask for an autograph.
oh and i think half our staff only knew it was michael clark because his face is plastered all over our walls as the new vodafone ambassador
quite funny that no one knew his name xD (except me, of course)
p.s. sorry for lack of posts, i've been sick! very sick.
p.s. sorry for lack of posts, i've been sick! very sick.
Labels: famous people, media, vodafone, work
8:34 PM
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
♥ social networking
the idea of social networking has its benefits.
for me, i've been to quite a few things that involve a lot of people in one location with a purpose.
and facebook lets me keep in touch with those people. and there's quite a few of them too.
people say emails and letter writing should be the way to go. but sorry, i don't have time to write to hundreds of people. but why would i still want to keep in contact with them? because we share a common experience - memories, we have common ground, we have shared goals - and one day in the future... i might want to call upon them to get a vision or project up and running.
unfortunately social networking has its dark side. and it makes me sad to read tragic stores like this.
and then come to the end of it and be even more dissappointed by a single sentence...
for me, i've been to quite a few things that involve a lot of people in one location with a purpose.
and facebook lets me keep in touch with those people. and there's quite a few of them too.
people say emails and letter writing should be the way to go. but sorry, i don't have time to write to hundreds of people. but why would i still want to keep in contact with them? because we share a common experience - memories, we have common ground, we have shared goals - and one day in the future... i might want to call upon them to get a vision or project up and running.
unfortunately social networking has its dark side. and it makes me sad to read tragic stores like this.
and then come to the end of it and be even more dissappointed by a single sentence...
But within hours the website had been overrun by internet trolls, who plastered the page with abuse and defaced photos of the teenager.tragic.
1:10 PM
Friday, June 25, 2010
♥ politics and critics
well well well
yesterday i woke up to australia's new PM, julia gillard...
not a fan, but of course thats just my opinion.
however i did get quite annoyed that every time i turned on the television it was Julia this Julia that. even my home & away was delayed BECAUSE OF THE NEWS and their presenting of "julia's gillards journey"
so i think the concept of having a female priminister is great, but whether she's the right one for the job i am not so sure.
what does come to mind though, is the way people vote. for example. barrack obama - first 'black' president of america. i wonder how many people voted for him JUST BECAUSE he was 'black'. you know what i mean? like they think its a really good change and moving into new times. but they don't look at the policies or anything, but rather they are swayed by just the idea / concept of something new and 'good' morally. But i guess you can also get the opposite - you know, people who purposely don't vote for him because of the colour of his skin. But i wonder which side outweighs the other?
so i wonder if this new PM of ours will be any good. I'm doubtful but ready to see her do her job. I really feel for Kevin Rudd though. He won people over with his ability to talk well, i think (which reminds me, Tony Abbott is not so good at talking in interviews huh)... and to see that Kevin Oh Seven lose his position, I really do feel sorry for him. He is actually quite smart, or at least he turned out to be a better leader than i thought he would.
Also trailing my mind is this whole masterchef hate campaign thing. My parents and I usually crowd around the TV to watch masterchef... and there's always been this thing about Joanne that I didn't really like. I didn't think she was that great of a cook. But to read THIS:
and yes I didn't like her but i wouldn't chuck uber hate comments on the masterchef website. and i wouldn't create a fb group.
because you know. she's human too. and we will always come across people we dislike becuase of their personality or whatever. but they're still human. and to purposely go out of your way to bagg them down, especially like this.. it's quite harsh i thought.
anyways. thats it for now. new news is that alvin might be going to syd for work again so i might be able to crash at his place! yay. its closer to the uni too. and he cooks =D
12:02 PM
Saturday, June 12, 2010
♥ coca cola
so today i went for a pretty long walk (okay what i consider long.... T__T).
from MCL.. to the science library.. up a few flight of stairs, down a few flight of stairs
and back to MCL with three chunky books.
off again to reid, up three flight of stairs... back down four flight of stairs
picked up a coke from the cafe
and back up one flight of stairs
to borrow my book out
and back to MCL i go.
so anyways. the books were pretty heavyyy =[ so i was really looking forward to drinking my coke.
oh well.
found this while googling images of coke... and thought it was pretty interesting.
click to make it bigger :)
1:14 PM
Thursday, January 14, 2010
♥ disturbing news
I find cases like these highly disturbing and very, very sad.
And also the very reason I wouldn't be able to handle being a psychiatrist
Eight-hour rape ordeal: man sentenced for den attack on Aussie
that is all i have to say.
And also the very reason I wouldn't be able to handle being a psychiatrist
Eight-hour rape ordeal: man sentenced for den attack on Aussie
that is all i have to say.
Labels: media
6:51 PM
Sunday, October 18, 2009
♥ popcorn & foam
yesterday i tried triple butter popcorn.
yes thats right. triple.
it was lovely. and yes it was one of those microwave packets but they taste sooo gooooddd..
so yesterday i did end up going to the party. it was a foam party.
yes. that's right, foam!
it was pretty cool huh! but very short lived fun kinda thing though. but a very different and original kinda party.
it was fun, but long and tiring. foam can only entertain for so long (the machine stopped), and i only knew so many people. and it was very grouped already so it wasn't so easy to meet new people and engage in a convo, when they're all sorta in their own groups.
after being convered in foam (yes even my hair) thanks to the tbc boys (which i should stop calling tbc but rather lh now)... it was kinda sticky. like it dried and it felt like ( as josh put it ) "someone had licked all over you"... err yes. and how he knows how that feels - i do not know.
i ended up sleeping til 1pm the next day, skipped church, =X. i had some questions for pastor but maybe i'll email him.
must dig into some hardcore study today. sorta was thinking about it today as i was lying in bed, not wanting to get up. there is so much content to get through... for all my units. and exams are rapidly approaching. i technically don't even have a study break because my hbio exam in on that thurs and psyc is on the sat. boo!
anyways. time to wake up the boyfriend from his 10 minute nano nap. 'til next time.
Labels: 18ths, birthday, boyfriend, church, flowers, food, friends, media, party, tbc
2:21 PM
Friday, September 25, 2009
♥ busybusy, 12hrs til VIC.
i'll be flying to ballarat in less than twelve hours.
i've sorta packed. but it's not easy. 7kg. for 10degree weather, i mean yes, okay, i''ll be there for like 3 days. but still. i need to pack formal suit like gear for the conference during the day. as well as fancy dressy type stuff for the gala dinner at night. pjs with a jumper. and warm stuff for general wear.
gah, i'm struggling. i've never been a good packer.
i'm bringing my laptop too, for the 4hr+ flight. to do my speech and powerpoint presentation. hmm. i'm so last minute sigh!
finally got the courage to ask the girl at work about her pregnancy, only to get the sad news she terminated because the doctor said something about her small body size not being good enough or something =[ ouch it hurt hearing that.
i feel like i'm getting slightly sick, feverish almost. runny nose is A for Annoying.
today was fun. we ended up going for dimsum. gosh we ate a lot. lotsa oily stuff too. felt really sick after, but it took a while to kick in. tea really helped. tried that vanilla chai that ry loves. and went home and had some lipton. oil in body from food + nice yummy warm tea = feeling so much better.
oh, went to visit the admissions center. lady told me abt bonded and even gave me a brochure. it's not as bad as many make it sound ahaha. and like it doesnt effect ur chances of getting non bonded if u stick bonded as 2nd pref. so yeah she totally got me convinced, i've changed it on tisc already. but whether i'll accept or not, i've still got a few months to decide.
she also told me average for interviews was 90 for umat. and average gpa for entry was arnd 6.3
hmm. i'm sitting on a 86 and 6.125 (sem 1)
must avoid gpa from going down, even though this semester is so much harder.
must be strategic and try to get 75+ for each subject, then i can get that 6.3
will have to really hit the books when i get back from ballarat.
speaking of ballarat. the minimum goes down to 3 DEGREES. THREE?!
and maximum TEN!
i am going to freeze my butt off.
i've sorta packed. but it's not easy. 7kg. for 10degree weather, i mean yes, okay, i''ll be there for like 3 days. but still. i need to pack formal suit like gear for the conference during the day. as well as fancy dressy type stuff for the gala dinner at night. pjs with a jumper. and warm stuff for general wear.
gah, i'm struggling. i've never been a good packer.
i'm bringing my laptop too, for the 4hr+ flight. to do my speech and powerpoint presentation. hmm. i'm so last minute sigh!
finally got the courage to ask the girl at work about her pregnancy, only to get the sad news she terminated because the doctor said something about her small body size not being good enough or something =[ ouch it hurt hearing that.
i feel like i'm getting slightly sick, feverish almost. runny nose is A for Annoying.
today was fun. we ended up going for dimsum. gosh we ate a lot. lotsa oily stuff too. felt really sick after, but it took a while to kick in. tea really helped. tried that vanilla chai that ry loves. and went home and had some lipton. oil in body from food + nice yummy warm tea = feeling so much better.
oh, went to visit the admissions center. lady told me abt bonded and even gave me a brochure. it's not as bad as many make it sound ahaha. and like it doesnt effect ur chances of getting non bonded if u stick bonded as 2nd pref. so yeah she totally got me convinced, i've changed it on tisc already. but whether i'll accept or not, i've still got a few months to decide.
she also told me average for interviews was 90 for umat. and average gpa for entry was arnd 6.3
hmm. i'm sitting on a 86 and 6.125 (sem 1)
must avoid gpa from going down, even though this semester is so much harder.
must be strategic and try to get 75+ for each subject, then i can get that 6.3
will have to really hit the books when i get back from ballarat.
speaking of ballarat. the minimum goes down to 3 DEGREES. THREE?!
and maximum TEN!
i am going to freeze my butt off.
Labels: abortion, boyfriend, dimsum, eee pc, food, gpa, holidays, media, umat, uni, weather, work, zonta
1:18 AM
Monday, August 3, 2009
♥ no news is good news
there's a common saying that is
So i was listening to the news today, and the firs thing to catch my ear was the kyle and jacky o incident. actually at first the news segment was just about kyle being sacked by aussie idol... but i searched up the radio incident on google news... and was shocked. appalled. disgusting. horrified. angry.
Now. i must hit myself back into reality sometimes and realize that the media can sometimes exaggerate things... and that everything that is said, is usually biased.
But a mother who would question their 14yo child's sex life on a popular radio station while having previous knowledge of the fact that her daughter was raped when she was 12... it horrifies me.
And really. The girl who's family claims got severely poisoned by a KFC twister and ended up quadriplegic... really puts me off KFC.
A few hours later...
Oh another note, I've been sick. PMS has tired me out. My body is exhausted. Having my Mum away does not help. I want chicken and sweet corn soup =(
I'm behind in uni work (from taking week of uni for umat prep), again having parents away does not help. Gotta feed the dog... wash clothes... cook / make meals... gotta take the bus everywhere. It's very time consuming. Wow i rely on my parents a lot... ...
I guess you could say i'm struggling at the moment.
Zonta dinner is on Wed. oh gosh, i haven't even wrote a speech yet. I'm also disecting a pigs heart for Wed's lab. Again... not prepared for that either.
About 10 minutes ago, i was quite frustrated because my student didn't know the area of a triangle was half of base times height..... >___> argh im going crazy.
"no news is good news"I don't actually remember where and when exactly i first heard it. But today i am reminded of it.
So i was listening to the news today, and the firs thing to catch my ear was the kyle and jacky o incident. actually at first the news segment was just about kyle being sacked by aussie idol... but i searched up the radio incident on google news... and was shocked. appalled. disgusting. horrified. angry.
Now. i must hit myself back into reality sometimes and realize that the media can sometimes exaggerate things... and that everything that is said, is usually biased.
But a mother who would question their 14yo child's sex life on a popular radio station while having previous knowledge of the fact that her daughter was raped when she was 12... it horrifies me.
And really. The girl who's family claims got severely poisoned by a KFC twister and ended up quadriplegic... really puts me off KFC.
A few hours later...
Oh another note, I've been sick. PMS has tired me out. My body is exhausted. Having my Mum away does not help. I want chicken and sweet corn soup =(
I'm behind in uni work (from taking week of uni for umat prep), again having parents away does not help. Gotta feed the dog... wash clothes... cook / make meals... gotta take the bus everywhere. It's very time consuming. Wow i rely on my parents a lot... ...
I guess you could say i'm struggling at the moment.
Zonta dinner is on Wed. oh gosh, i haven't even wrote a speech yet. I'm also disecting a pigs heart for Wed's lab. Again... not prepared for that either.
About 10 minutes ago, i was quite frustrated because my student didn't know the area of a triangle was half of base times height..... >___> argh im going crazy.
6:10 PM
Friday, June 26, 2009
♥ michael jackson
today, michael jackson passed away...it's been all over the media. plastered everywhere. tv. news. facebook. blogs.
and people are quick to get sick of it... which is kinda sad i rekon, considering that it affects so many lives...
the movie that your going to watch on sunday, or the hairdressers place you are at now, how bored you are on this friday night... are all such little things that will be easily forgotten in the next week.
the death of this pop star? will remain in the history books for years to come.
i remember when i was a kid i use to like to watch those tv shows that tried to answer so many questions when it came to mj. how did his skin turn white. are the allegations true. did he get nose surgery. what happened to the marriage with his wife. why did he hold his child over the balcony. why does he live in a massive mansion with a massive backyard playground with supercool rides. why does he do that. why does he do this.
it was always a neverending line of questions. and i hated how the media would portray such things at times. its sad that the minds of many are so easily influenced by the media. that they rely on the accuracy of the media.
the molestation charges were dropped. doesn't out justice system base it on "innocent until proven guilty"...? oh but of course, many decided to make up their own minds about him... without knowing him, but judging anyways.
anyways. i'm slightly annoyed at some people today. the people (and/or) media who focused on his "accusations" rather than his talent. the people (and/or) media who aren't being very sensitive to his family, friends or fans (just because they dont know him personally... doesnt mean he didn't mean something significant in one's life)
a life was lost today. a life that influenced decades of music. a life that inspired many. a life that left so many memories. a life that played a role (however small) in many lives...
and the least you could do, is respect that life.
sighsigh i'm so dissapointed in you......
10:43 PM
