Right.
Spent 2 full days at RMIT doing this preparation course for the UMAT with Chris and David. Fun.
Okay it wasn't that bad. I mean the guy "lecturing" kept it engaging and cracked jokes. It was just extremely straining on the brain. It's hard. You have to stream your mind into thinking a certain way, at a certain level, the way they want you to think.
Anywho, Chris was easy to get along with, David was quieter but chill.
I kinda like Melbourne city actually. It's so bustling. You can just wander aimlessly along the streets and glance at the never-ending stream of passerbys. People of all ages, dressed in varieties of clothes, going different places, with unique stories.
Wow deja vu. Have I talked about this before?
Oh well.
They gave us tips of becoming more likeable for the interview. lol. And that CCI (commitment to constant improvement?) was oh-so important. It was fascinating. haha.
Korean tables. <3
Me
Monday, January 28, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Uniquely Awesome People
I can't be bothered doing this.
BUT I'll be disciplined and record past activities for reminiscing purposes if I ever decide to. Future self, you had better be grateful.
Had a bake day with Sumin. She's such a warm, fun-loving person. And then I found out that she had this outlook on life that was completely different from what I would've expected. Just goes to show that you never really know a person until you really talk to them and try getting to know them better. We bonded over nail-painting, baking oreo cake and dancing like crazy to random music in my backyard. I realised just how much I love justdancing prancing around to music. It's freeing; your worries fly away as you fling your arms in random directions and twirl and skip.
Isabel came over. It was a chill day. I love knowing someone for so long that being around them is just comfortable. They get you as well as someone can get someone who doesn't get themselves. Anywho, she attempted to teach me how to play League of Legends. I kind of improved? Still suck though.
Watched Les miserables with the church gang. The movie itself was pretty entertaining. Sad story, typical catchy musical-y songs. I liked it. :) But I realized it's not worth it. Mixed messages are too confusing and occupy too much of my thoughts. I've wasted so much time on something so, well, silly. That's me, always overanalyzing things. Ah well. I'm done. Not doing it anymore. Not this year. Watch me.
Te Liang and Jen came over twice. They're really cool people to be around. They are people who just are, not caring about anything else. We talked about anything, watched Kim Possible, played a Lord of the Rings board game (for flipping 3 hours ish), ate. Oh and they fraped me. lol.
Why does the fun have to end?
Me.
BUT I'll be disciplined and record past activities for reminiscing purposes if I ever decide to. Future self, you had better be grateful.
Had a bake day with Sumin. She's such a warm, fun-loving person. And then I found out that she had this outlook on life that was completely different from what I would've expected. Just goes to show that you never really know a person until you really talk to them and try getting to know them better. We bonded over nail-painting, baking oreo cake and dancing like crazy to random music in my backyard. I realised just how much I love just
Isabel came over. It was a chill day. I love knowing someone for so long that being around them is just comfortable. They get you as well as someone can get someone who doesn't get themselves. Anywho, she attempted to teach me how to play League of Legends. I kind of improved? Still suck though.
Watched Les miserables with the church gang. The movie itself was pretty entertaining. Sad story, typical catchy musical-y songs. I liked it. :) But I realized it's not worth it. Mixed messages are too confusing and occupy too much of my thoughts. I've wasted so much time on something so, well, silly. That's me, always overanalyzing things. Ah well. I'm done. Not doing it anymore. Not this year. Watch me.
Te Liang and Jen came over twice. They're really cool people to be around. They are people who just are, not caring about anything else. We talked about anything, watched Kim Possible, played a Lord of the Rings board game (for flipping 3 hours ish), ate. Oh and they fraped me. lol.
Why does the fun have to end?
Me.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Dilemma
stupidstupidstupid. STOP.
You're being unreasonable, naive, silly, irrational.
Go on this way and you're gonna get hurt.
So stop. Just block it all out.
Take a deep breath and breathe all the stupidity out. Clear your mind, think for a second and you'll realize just how ridiculous you're being.
OH WAIT. My resolution was to not think so much. lololol. Maybe thinking isn't so bad. I mean, it stops you from getting hurt, right? Yeah, true. But thinking can potentially stop you from living life too. Hm. Dilemma.
Not thinking makes you do stupid, impulsive things. But thinking stupid things is just as bad, right? Uh. Mind-boggled.
To think or to not think, that is the question.
Me
You're being unreasonable, naive, silly, irrational.
Go on this way and you're gonna get hurt.
So stop. Just block it all out.
Take a deep breath and breathe all the stupidity out. Clear your mind, think for a second and you'll realize just how ridiculous you're being.
OH WAIT. My resolution was to not think so much. lololol. Maybe thinking isn't so bad. I mean, it stops you from getting hurt, right? Yeah, true. But thinking can potentially stop you from living life too. Hm. Dilemma.
Not thinking makes you do stupid, impulsive things. But thinking stupid things is just as bad, right? Uh. Mind-boggled.
To think or to not think, that is the question.
Me
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Sick
Sick.
Actual sick for the first time in a long time. I've forgotten what it feels like. I guess it's good that I am. Reminds me that I'm not invincible, that I'm human. ha. I'll remember this horrible, weak feeling for the next time I think life or time is infinite. Because it ain't.
Anywho, things I've noticed while feverish, chucking up everything, in a haze:
Water tastes sweet. interesting.
Patience wears thin very easily.
How much it makes you feel better when people show they care.
Things seem to matter less. kind of. some things anyway.
Time passes both slower and faster.
I'm much more melodramatic. lol
Well that's all my disease-ridden brain is capable of spewing out,
Erica
Actual sick for the first time in a long time. I've forgotten what it feels like. I guess it's good that I am. Reminds me that I'm not invincible, that I'm human. ha. I'll remember this horrible, weak feeling for the next time I think life or time is infinite. Because it ain't.
Anywho, things I've noticed while feverish, chucking up everything, in a haze:
Water tastes sweet. interesting.
Patience wears thin very easily.
How much it makes you feel better when people show they care.
Things seem to matter less. kind of. some things anyway.
Time passes both slower and faster.
I'm much more melodramatic. lol
Well that's all my disease-ridden brain is capable of spewing out,
Erica
Monday, January 14, 2013
Family Bonding Time
So,
Ee Ee and grandparents came to stay over, hence we went out lots. Seriously, we went grocery shopping at BoxHill, Chaddie, Caribbean Market and Glen practically 6 days in a row because we kept forgetting to buy, ran out, wanted to eat/cook something. The house was always filled and busy. I liked it. But then there were days when I started getting really edgy. Perhaps I was spending too much family time. I know, terrible.. I got snappy and mean. lol. Then there were happyhappyhappy talky days. And days where I teared up or burst out in heated attack over nothing. It's weird.
Perks of visiting family? (other than their lovely company of course)
1. HOT AIR BALLOONING!
It was amazing, incredible, wonderful. We woke up at 3am, started setting up the balloon before the crack of dawn. The balloon was huge. Just as the sky started lighting up, we rose higher and higher. It felt surreal, as if I was in some sort of fairytale. The idea of being in a basket lifted by a giant balloon is just so fantastical. I loved how everything grew smaller. It's different from watching things decrease in size on a plane. Here, I felt like I could reach over the basket and touch the little houses, moving miniature horses, pinky-sized trees. Then the sun rose and it was gorgeous, flaming orange. The clouds were super pretty too, as always. The start of the day was topped with the perfect icing of a buffet breakfast. Hee.
2. Jogging
Only twice with Ee Ee. It was good though, that she convinced me to do some form of physical exercise. It felt good too. In spite of the aching muscles the day after. Plus she taught me some boxing. :)
3. Dinner at Spice Temple. Lunch at Kobe Jones.
Yummyyummyyummy food. :)
4. Conversations. Beaches. Words of wisdom/advice from the older generation. Bahhaa.
If I do nothing else for what's left of these holidays (not long to go D:), I'd still consider them well spent.
Erica
Ee Ee and grandparents came to stay over, hence we went out lots. Seriously, we went grocery shopping at BoxHill, Chaddie, Caribbean Market and Glen practically 6 days in a row because we kept forgetting to buy, ran out, wanted to eat/cook something. The house was always filled and busy. I liked it. But then there were days when I started getting really edgy. Perhaps I was spending too much family time. I know, terrible.. I got snappy and mean. lol. Then there were happyhappyhappy talky days. And days where I teared up or burst out in heated attack over nothing. It's weird.
Perks of visiting family? (other than their lovely company of course)
1. HOT AIR BALLOONING!
It was amazing, incredible, wonderful. We woke up at 3am, started setting up the balloon before the crack of dawn. The balloon was huge. Just as the sky started lighting up, we rose higher and higher. It felt surreal, as if I was in some sort of fairytale. The idea of being in a basket lifted by a giant balloon is just so fantastical. I loved how everything grew smaller. It's different from watching things decrease in size on a plane. Here, I felt like I could reach over the basket and touch the little houses, moving miniature horses, pinky-sized trees. Then the sun rose and it was gorgeous, flaming orange. The clouds were super pretty too, as always. The start of the day was topped with the perfect icing of a buffet breakfast. Hee.
2. Jogging
Only twice with Ee Ee. It was good though, that she convinced me to do some form of physical exercise. It felt good too. In spite of the aching muscles the day after. Plus she taught me some boxing. :)
3. Dinner at Spice Temple. Lunch at Kobe Jones.
Yummyyummyyummy food. :)
4. Conversations. Beaches. Words of wisdom/advice from the older generation. Bahhaa.
If I do nothing else for what's left of these holidays (not long to go D:), I'd still consider them well spent.
Erica
Saturday, January 5, 2013
twenty thirteen
2013.
Why hello there. I wonder what you'll be like.
Anywho, this year,
Oh gosh. Last year of high school. My mind is having a hard time registering that fact. Fudge. Poof. Yikes.
So farewell to thee 2012. Wish me luck as I walk into the arms of a new year. Friend or foe, I've yet to know. haha.
Sincerely,
Rica.
Why hello there. I wonder what you'll be like.
Anywho, this year,
- I will study my butt off to do exceptionally well in VCE. Above 40 for every subject ideally.
- I will get a job and be productive with my time.
- I will strive to build meaningful relationships with people rather than have "friends" that I just hang out with. I want to be someone people can count on, rant to, be themselves and act silly with.
- I will try living by this >> http://thoughtcatalog.com/2012/lets-talk-about-the-things-that-matter/#bFgRCcDKvO2Ex2wG.01
- I will enjoy every moment of my youth because one day, I'll be old and it'll all become no more than stories and hazy memories.
- I will stop overthinking and overanalysing things and start just being, doing, saying.
Oh gosh. Last year of high school. My mind is having a hard time registering that fact. Fudge. Poof. Yikes.
So farewell to thee 2012. Wish me luck as I walk into the arms of a new year. Friend or foe, I've yet to know. haha.
Sincerely,
Rica.
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