This was a day to remember

Today was a really funny day! [its quite a long, long funny day]

We went mini-golfing today, that wasn't quite what we expected. The novelty of mini-golfing wore off after the 3rd hole, when we realised that the venue was quite dodgy. Not only most of the holes uphill [which means the ball rolls downwards], but the nice little river and waterfall was a breeding ground for mozzies. I think we all lost some blood today. haha. So people, think before you go to "Golfmania" in Manly, you may just end up a bit of a maniac.

Despite this, things were really fanatastic. We were able to do something really special for Hanh's 21st birthday [although it may be a little late]. Clare made a cake in the shape of a 2 and a 1 and it was a really sweet guesture. The expression on Hanh's face when she realised what was in the esky was really nice to witness. And we were able to give her the present we had bought earlier...she really loved it. She actually wore the "21" badge we got her. It was a bit of a shame that Jill couldn't make it because of her job interview but we totally understand. Although surprisingly Tamie and Lara made it, its always been somewhat difficult to organise something with most of us.

So after golfing, things were, i think that was the idea supposed to end on a relaxing day at the beach. Oh were we wrong. Things started great, we left golfmania and looked for the beach, we found it! But then on our way to find a takeaway store, Lara notices that Hanh has a flat tyre. And that's when our experience began...

Hanh went over to ask some guys for the nearest servo...of course we couldnt find it [well hanh and myself]. Thankfully Clare, Laura and Lara were following behind. Although it seemed a bit late to save us from the embaarrassment from asking construction workers for direction. But it was a funny, "oh why couldnt we see it"kind of embarrassment. When we got to the BP, which looked more like an old house [i have pictures on my phone but cant get it on yet, so you'l have to wait]...the servo man didnt really help us. We spent five minutes trying to work out how to pump the tyre. It was a funny sight. Five confused law students, may i add four with cars. The servo guy eventually came out of the house, he told us the tyre is deflated. Ummm yeah, that was pretty apparent. But Hanh being funny, says in a really ditzy voice "um, what does that mean"...we absolutely cracked up. She was really freaking out and kept asking, "what do i do?". The servo "guy with the plait"came to the conclusion that the tyre was fine and that there was something wrong with the vaulve...he suggested we drive over to Bridgestone at wynym. To make matters worst, Hanh's spare was not the right size so the idea of just putting in a spare didnt quite work. We hesitated, Hanh called RACQ but they only offered to tow her car - how was that going to help? So we did as he said, we went to Bridgestone. But first we needed to get the tyre off. Clare seemed to have an elementary knowledge of how to change a tyre. She only managed to get the hub cap off though. The servo guy ended up getting the actual tyre off. So we drove off to wynym. We got to bridgestone and they came out and told us that in fact the tyre was screwed up [well not quite their words]. You could see them laughing at us, five girls with absolutely no clue walking into their store...one of the guys let us clean the grease off our hands...and was able to slip in a bit of a joke. "How many of you did it take to get the tyre"...hahaha...funny guy ;). Ummm some of us carried the bolts and tools...haha, no one said that but that was the truth. We were able to laugh about the whole thing, being in "woop, woop"and Hanh having her birthday celebration and then her having a flat...a great combination for a great day. I'm sure the servo guy and the guys at Bridgestone had a bit of a laugh too.

So we got the tyre on, an hour and a half after discovering the flat. And eventually we got our fish and chips and weiss bars. I would say it was all in all a great adventure and one that we could not plan. An experience that we will remember.

I shall post photos of this adventure when i get them off Laura...

The Uni Girls

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I Don't Feel Too Good

Today has been a bit of a dreary day. It began okay, everything seemed fine. I took the bus to go and deposit money on behalf of my dad but it was the journey home that was not so great. I nearly missed my bus but luckily ran and made it in time. When it got to my bus stop I got off as usual, but when I was walking the really short distance home, I felt really dizzy and the light [it was sunny during this time] was blinding me (even with sunnies on). Then the lights started flashing...I got really worried because I couldn't even walk that short distance, I became physically weak. It was really weird, not a good feeling. Somehow I made it home without passing out. When I got home I didn't feel too good, I felt really ill. I tried just laying there on my bed, but that didn't work at first. Eventually I slept it off. When I woke up I did feel a little confused [although that's just me, haha], I couldn't work out what day it was, I thought it was Tuesday [which it is] but then my mind kept telling me, its only Monday...Lucky you its only Monday - you have two days to get over this - and even looking at my calendar, my mind was telling me it was monday. So that was also quite weird. Even more strange is that i knew that i was going to be sick on the sunday night - i had a feeling and i even told cass.

I feel fine now...I think. Hopefully it's temporary because I am going mini-golfing tomorrow. It has taken us weeks to plan this trip and i am really looking forward to it. Also i still have the euphoria of sunday to keep me happy despite the physical pain...did i say that it was a really awesome experience? Well you can hear it again if you didnt catch it the first time.

In other news, i have completed tasks: 1 - go to a concert, 5 - Clean my desk, 10 - Donate to charity (well it was a joint effort but we managed to fill in one of those large black rubbish bags with clothes that were slightly worn and others that we have never worn, it felt good!) and almost finished number 6.

So i think that's it for today...not a very happy post.

Expectations were exceeded!

It's the first time that I have posted in I think 5days but that''s because I didn't want to bore the rest of the world talking about how my holiday is not going so great. BUT that's somewhat changed. Last night was the Ben Lee concert, as you can tell we have been waiting for it for a while now. It was an absolute blast, which I knew it would be. I also ended up running into Clare as well and we kinda formed this little group up the front. It was really good, we didn't even know her friend and we all just hit it off and really got into the music. That's the best part, you go there for the music and you have this greater experience.

TRAVEL...

We got to the Arena at I think about 7 [an hour early], we were one of the first few there...Which is different for us. We're always late and apparently like to dawdle. Waiting was an absolute killer...even when we got inside, at one stage or another one of us was saying something along the lines of i "can't wait anymore" [in a good way], which goes to show how much everyone was looking forward to the night.

The support acts were good, the first guy, "spaced out guy, with a sticker on his pants"[as Clare labelled him] had a really good voice but his songs did leave us all feeling a bit sleepy. This wasn't because he was boring but i would say because of the way he sang...but it would sound great on for a nice lazing day on a hammock.

[in between here we did have a little 'misunderstanding' with two other girls that involved some aggression on their behalf. I felt somewhat uncomfortable having to be the target. I did just stand their and take it (literally just stood saying practically nothing) because i'm not one for aggression. Cass on the other hand didn't accept it and tried as best she could to resolve things (despite the way they were talking to us), i thank her for that.]

The next support act was awesome, they were a bit more happening, i think it had something to do with the electric guitars. Nah, also their style was really funky as well...i didn't really expect it though.

The ben came on...

The MUSIC was great, you cant go wrong with Ben Lee's music [although I guess some find it to be an acquired taste] because it always involves the crowd. Bron can tell you all about crowd participation, she was really into it! I couldn't help smiling (well it was more like a smiling laugh) at her "signalling" to the words "open your hearts". But it was good that she didn't care what others thought, I guess that's the whole idea of going to gigs. Oh and I was so happy that he sang "Love Just Leave You Bruised"(I love that song...ive been listening to it on my ipod for a while, but I think it needed Ben Folds and Ben Kweller to really complete the song. So this time round I actually knew more than one song of his...which made it alot better because his audience is the singing-along, clapping, hands in the air type, I wouldda looked strange standing their in the front looking confused.

Lets talk about BEN, can I just say, he really does flirt with his audience! I think that's part of his appeal. And I also noticed that he's always making contact with people [like myself and cas]...its so wierd too because you're standing there and then he's just looking into your eyes and you just stand there with your eyes open looking and thinking, "is he looking at me?". Oh also he did go into the crowd a couple of times, twice in our area, I think we all got to touch his hand or jacket or whatever body part that was nearest. So that was our close encounter with Ben. He's also a a really funny guy as well. Also the "piano girl" was really great to watch too, she always had this giant smile on her face. She reminded me of a band member from the 60s or 70s. I must also give him credit for throwing out Jackies {i think that's Clare's friends name} flower that she threw out to him...but at the end of the show giving her flowers [well the sound guy did it on behalf] in return to acknowledge that. It really put a smile on her face.

I dont have any photos as yet BUT I shall post them once clare sends them to me.

All in all, it was an awesome night, we got to hear great music, meet new people and really enjoy ourselves. It really did exceed expectations...and we did end up with some flowers as a keepsake!!!

Here's a picture from the Griffith University Queensland College of Arts End of Year Exhibition...well the after drinks. Surprisingly I don't look like a beetroot, just extra smiley.

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5 days...oh the excitement

Only 5 days to go til the concert - i hope i'm not building this up only to be disappointed. Although i seriously doubt that, last time i saw him he was good, no wait, really good!

It's been a week into the holidays [for me anyways] and i'm beginning to feel a lack of motivation. As i posted earlier, i have planned things to do. I started knitting but then it took so loooong that i've decided to start over, this time with less stitches [at the rate i was going before - it would have taken me months]. Also i've bought paint and canvas panels, im still working out what to paint. I think i'l save a panel and paint at Stradbroke Island when we go over there in Jan.

I really want to learn how to play a guitar, but the problem is...well...at the moment the only guitar i can play is the air guitar [although i may add, i think im getting pretty good...haha]. So i think i might save some money to buy an acoustic guitar, I've now realised that it's my favourite instrument, both to look at and to listen to. I think it has to do with my love of the sound of a great voice and the rawness of the acoustic guitar.

Okay i shall go now and listen to music...

Things i never really knew about myself

I'l start this post on a really good note. The other day I found out something really cool about myself, according to my 10 year old brother I am the funny sister...well I thought that was cool, particularly when he called both of my sisters, the 'angry sister' - hahaha. Oh life in the eyes of a 10 year, so cute and funny.

On another note, Saturday night...hmm lets say it wasn't what either of us expected. I have some pictures and maybe you guys can get an idea. It wasn't too bad in the beginning - we went and saw 'Prime' which had it's really funny bits [oh and they played one of my favourite songs in the movie - Shelter by Ray LaMontagne, it was funny how excited Cas and I got when we realised. losers we are, losers we are. All in all the movie was alright, not the sentimental type that i still can't get used to, although the ending was abrupt, as though the writers had no idea how to resolve the movie...

Yes after the movie though things just kept getting better and better...haha, not really. After having dinner [well cas watched as i ate - she already had dinner at home] we went over to one of the Irish pubs at the hyperdome [i think it's gilhooley's] and man oh man - lets just say 'Boot Scootn' and 'YMCAn' just wasn't gonna happen. Not to mention, the guys were so sleasy! There was this asian man who had his eyes fixated on us the whole time - it was really uncomfortable. So we left and walked over to Fitzy's M Bar. I think it was just not our night. The music was absolutely crapola, amateur RnB - we could not make out a word they were saying and they looked like the worst 'try hards' with the t-shirt tucked in their pants and with a durag [this happened to be 'RnB finals - which if we'd known, we would have gone to the valley]. Total, utter ignorance at the the significance of the the durag and total disrespect for the African American slaves. I should also mention that the facilities were an absolute shocker - only 2 of the 4 toilets were working in beginning, which then became 1 at the end of the night...hmmm dodgy. Somehow we endured the night there although i would put this down to good company.

So i think that pretty much illustrates our night.

At the M Bar...Oh yeah, it was really happening...

9 Days and a counting...

Recently i haven't had much to look forward to. In particular the past few days has been really stressful. I've had to deal with both my brothers trampling on my stuff, messing up my bed, and treating my computer like a piece of cheap crap [which it is not-cost me lotsa money!!!]. I guess the novelty of having the internet at home wears off after you realise that your space is invaded by little 'aliens'.

That's my life in a nutshell. However, it's not all dreary, i'm really looking forward to going out on saturday with my good ol' pal cass to officially celebrate the end of the uni life for a year. That should be a good quiet night.

Also in 9 days i get to see this little jewish man again [Ben Lee]. I must admit he's so "cute" [in the little kid type cute, he kinda looks like a bumblebee in this photo]. I've already paid for the tickets [acutally i think we were one of the first - bron insisted we go again], only $32.95 if anyone wants to go. I found out that Clare and her friend are going too which was really exciting - i may run into her (although actual chances are quite low). uh that's pretty much it, i don't have a very exciting life but hopefully that improves soon otherwise i'm gonna go bonkers!

Welcome to Rashville...

Alrighttttyyyy,

NOTE: Really long, boring story ahead with no photos or nothing.

A lot has happened since the last post. Okay, last night i attended QCA's exhibition night [Griffith Design School], i decided to go to support my sister and elliott [look i spelt your name right]. It was a really slow affair in the beginning - not really my kind of shindig [wine, cheese, meat on a platter type event]...but there was also 'art' (which i love). Maybe it wasn't a good idea to go half an hour early and look at all the folios before the event started - i shouldda thought about that, what would i do once ive looked at everything? i spent half the time following my sister around [who was frantically looking for people to sign her whitespace booklet]...and the other half just standing, yep stood there with no particular thing to do. And at one stage it was Tanner and myself [elliotts friend] that stood there with no particular thing to do - we engaged in chit chat but that was shortlived when we decided to find elliott.

It felt strange. Not in a bad way, i was bored i admit but i wasn't lonely, i felt like i was in my own world. Eventually the bad music they were playing really started to bother me so i just stood there listening to my ipod [it wasn't the company, just the lack of]...strange i admit, i probably looked outta place but i didn't really care. I love Ray Lamontagne's music and listening to it really made me feel a whole lot better. So after discovering great music again, i started to look at the folio's again, this time i got really into it... i was enjoying my new found peace at being alone [not lonely may i stress - they are two different things].

Congratulations Elliott for taking out the big one - best portfolio in QCA! Love ya work!!! And clearly other people do too.

So eventually that came to an end and then we all headed to a bar right next to the uni [my kinda shindig]. Strange at first not knowing anyone - not even elliott [web communication is alot easier than face-to-face, man i sound like a loser] or naz, really After i got a drink into me...or two...or more, things started to get a lot easier. And then once again i was alone, well not really, Maxine and her partner started talking to me about what i was studying and stuff. And then Anna started talking to me so it was good, i didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Oh did i mention that this all happened when they all left to go get ice-cream [tanner, elliott, my sis, naz and linus], i followed suit later but couldnt find them. so i walked back to the bar...to drink some more. When i went back Anna was there again and some guy with a name starting with Z or F [ i know they sound nothing alike] started talking to me, so i talked back, hey i probably will never see these guys again so why not, what have i got to lose. Eventually they came back and Linus finished his 500mL, healthy ice-cream (the 10% fruit makes all the difference) and then they all started having Strange conversations which actually were actually pretty funny. By the end of the night my head and neck was the colour of beetroot - so i was the colour of christmas [red head, green top...i must've looked smashing]. I think Elliott was having a blast...good on ya for getting wasted...it must feel good after 5yrs of not doing so [well that's what he told me...but that would make you an underage drinker-i don't condone that man...]. Although my sister didnt drink a drop [well actually she did, but she didnt know it was vodka and orange, or did she?! hmmm].

All good things must come to an end sometime, so thats what happened, i went home...then the rashes came [yep, i'm allergic to alcohol-never stopped me before and probably not ever] although they've eased out and now the only physical signs of the night out is my swollen right eye...that should go at about 1 today.

So wow that was a long story! But it had to be told. It was a great night in november and i get to repeat it all saturday. Although i think my dad is getting really annoyed. But who cares!

Exams are over

Time to celebrate...i have no idea what i am going to do though, it seems that everyone is still busy [poor people] studying and stressing out. I must say that these exams were particularly hard this time around but I guess I should have expected that from administrative law and corporations law...i think that was the point, so then those who actually survive law school are the best of the best (haha, if only that was the truth). Although that makes me feel quite good that i am in the best law school in Queensland, yep, quite an achievement. Although what would be betterif i survive...that would be great.

on a softer note, here is my favourite cd at the moment.

Cd of the month: Ray Lamontagne - "Trouble". All about woes of life and perserverance and i think strength. Perfect for my current state of mind. Ps: put this in the buy pile, not download pile - its worth the moolah you put into it!

visit his website: http://www.raylamontagne.com

peace out guys

It Did It Again!

We finally have the internet at home which now means that i have more hours in the day to spend browsing the internet...

First i have a little anger to vent...

Can someone explain to me why my ipod keeps turning itself on? I always turn it off and put lock the damn thing but i find it always turns itself on. This is the fifth time now and i'm getting really annoyed because i find that the battery is low and i have to wait for it to charge again! Mondayne, see Apple products aren't so fantastic. I wonder if i can do something about this, i've had it for just over a month so wouldn't warranty cover things like this?
Anybody know?

On another note, i attended my lil sister's awards night last night - out of 10 i give it a 5... the performances were midly entertaining but once that was out of the way we spent 20mins trying to stay awake {although that was due in part to the fact that i was awake since 4-5am [and not to mention had two exams that day] and my [other] sister was suffering from the effects of sleep deprivation. All in all it wasnt too bad because i was able to see how much my highschool changed and i did also get to briefly talk to Ms Arnold and Joanne.

Alrightty i think that's all that needs to be said. okay over and out...

Her name is U-Me

Okay so no need to name the kitten...her name is U-ME [clever ay, that's cas for you...haha]

i'm going to study for my third exam which is at 1:30 (havent even looked at my notes...eeek) but the good news is my second exam was pretty easy (thanks Cam for that!) and that's all over with...i can empty out my memory and fill it up with some other stuff.

SCREW YOU COLESMYER [so mature - i know]

Well as you can tell im pretty peed off at colesmyer...[as if im gonna wait another 12months just to get rejected again- i'd rather go fruitpicking, much less degrading ].

I feel like i have wasted my time [once again] applying for a job with them. You know it's really annoying as an IRL student to realise that 'equity' just does not exist. What ever happened to those days when applications weren't done over the internet. It's a serious problem now because its such a prevalent form of recruitment. I probably should have expected it, particulary because they did the same thing to Jill - despite her having previous work experience [at an optometrist and Best and Less]. It totally does come down to age/race - i'm 19 (camb) and she's 21 (Taiwanese) - way too old and clearly not intelligent enough for retail according to them. Clearly being in the top 94% in the online assessment test wasnt enough!

So where is equity Howard? No you wouldn't worry about that would ya cause your son and daughters wont have any problem because they are white middle class australians with a d^*% #@*! as a dad!


Sarorth feeling peed off, although surprisingly motivated to study for my labour market issues exam [oh the irony in that]

Something to laugh about...

I must thank Clare for sending this to me...i thought it was a great way to start the day off...made me laugh. I must say that she is definitely the queen of sarcasm [damn u Clare, i want that title] - i think she is the damn funniest person that has ever enrolled in law [yes because i know everyone that has ever enrolled], what would we ever do without her?!


9 Things I Hate About Everyone

1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time...I know where my watch is pal, where the hell is yours? Do I point at my crotch when I ask where the toilet is?

2. People who are willing to get off their ass to search the entire room for the tv remote because they refuse to walk to the tv and change the channel manually.

3. When people say "Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too". Damn right! What good is cake if you can't eat it?

4. When people say "it's always the last place you look". Of course it is. Why the hell would you keep looking after you've found it? Do people do this? Who and where are they?

5. When people say while watching a film "did you see that?". No Loser, I paid $12 to come to the cinema and stare at the damn floor.

6. People who ask "Can I ask you a question?".... Didn't really give me a choice there, did ya sunshine?

7. When something is 'new and improved!'. Which is it? If it's new, then there has never been anything before it. If it's an improvement, then there must have been something before it, couldn't be new.

8. When people say "life is short". What the hell?? Life is the longest damn thing anyone ever does!! What can you do that's longer?

9. When yo u are waiting for the bus and someone asks "Has the bus come yet?". If the bus came would I be standing here?


Oh by the way here are picture of Cass' kitten [quality's a bit crap but that's because it was taken by my phone]...She's so cute but totally has a flea problem [cas you dirty bugger, look what your house has done to her - nah...its actually the pet shop's fault for not taking care of her]

On another note, i've come to the conclusion that Ipods are totally crap...i've got three reasons why...

1. they turn themselves on - it's done it four times this week despite the hold switch being turned on! I've woken up to find that it's on and the batteries being low (after i've spent how many hours i've charged it)

2. they are not very hardy - first day i got it it got quite a few scratches from me wiping the screen with the cloth for my glasses (yes, that nice soft cloth you get when you buy glasses)

3. You need to fork out more money to have extra functions that are standard in other mp3 players [such as voice recorder, FM radio]

an extra point

4. requires actual manual labour to keep it up-i've had to reset that damn thing so many times because it's just decided to freeze.

So that goes my post for today. Goodluck everyone with studying. Remember that it will be all over and we will all have 3months to let our brain decay to prepare for next year.

Sar..

Help Name This Cat...

hey all [that being cas and probably myself]

its a tuesday, and i'm spending today at Cass' house playing with her kitten [yep, cuz that's what i do when i have an exam in two days]. It's actually a pretty good day because i think i need today to just get over the exam i had yesterday and just wind down for a moment.

So as i have stated in the title, we need to name her cute kitten. here is a picture of her, she's 7 weeks old and has quote 'fur like an emu' but we dont think that 'emu' would be a particularly good name. Also she's really hyperactive [likes to bite and scratch things-which includes people too] but the main thing is that she's really cute.

we were thinking maybe an egyptian name but 'cleopatra' seems to common. so if anyone has any suggestions let me know. It won't let me put up a picture yet, so il do that on monday.


okay i'm off to have lunch now, that's about it for today

re-editing...cause i can and i will

well as you can tell i've removed that post. Why? well...cause i wanted to. I read over it and wooohh can i make up some crap. I think i was just trying to reassure myself that everything was going to be okay...which it did end up being but i guess i didnt need to say it in so many word.

(Cas, Moi and Ves)

It's really friday...yay! and its raining...double yay!

It's raining today [as the title would suggest]...so wonderful to see, although not great for when you want to sit down at the bus stop.

Okay so not much has happened today...its only 10 at the moment so early days yet. I did see a strange thing today: a man waiting at the bus stop with a yellow bucket [well i think its wierd]. so in following the theme: "yellow bucket day", i decided to come up with five uses for a yellow bucket on a rainy day.

1. Seeing as the bus stop seats are wet, you could use the yellow bucket as a temporary seat [note: not recommended for people weighing more than 1kg]
2. As drought season has not yet passed, you could use the yellow bucket to collect water and gleefully distribute it around your neighbour's yard [think of it as your contribution to society]
3. You could use the yellow bucket as a umbrella [rain needs to be falling straight down for this to work - its worth a try]
4. To wave down the bus - because as experience has taught us, some bus drivers have "selective sight" and dont stop for some people and since yellow is such a lovely colour, im sure theyl be happy to let you in
5. The best one yet: the yellow bucket can be your new friend, you can call it "yellow" and hold it by the handle and dance around in the rain [it's a guarantee to brighten your day, and mine].

okay thats about all i can come up with at the moment. To all those with exams coming up, dont get too worried, things work out in the end. if not, i recommend you buy a yellow bucket, it has many uses.

i'l chat later...bye


Here's a better photo of cas [well not really, but ha you cant do a thing about it!!! Muahahaha]

Nature...in all its glory

nature = beautiful

Cas and I at the beach [friends are great!!!]

what i can look forward to in the holidays.... as you can see, i'm slowly figuring out how to use technology. This is a pic of me (left) and cas (my best mate) - as you can see we are having a darn great time at the beach...it was a great day, hopefully that's how the holidays will feel. I must say im getting really excited about the holidays...many things to do, many places to see, and lots and lots of great times to be had.

Exams are approaching quicker than expected

It's official...exams are worrying things. The more i start to think about the upcoming exams the more i begin to wonder, why? why did you have to do a double degree? could you not just do a 3 year degree like everybody else?!

I'm already in too deep anyways...i think its just the time in the year where all doubts begin to surface...i guess thats the whole idea of 'exam week' - to compound all the fears of the year into one. I think its just a matter of not looking at it like that...think of it as the last time you get to show how much you know about the subject [whether its a little or not] - look at it positively, e.g. after the exams holidays become official...3 months of bliss [or in my case finding a job - but still blissful].

so i'm going to do my study... now that i have managed to convince myself that exams are not so bad...

so off i go...will post again soon [hopefully without so much ranting involved]

Let me begin...

So this will be [or should i say is] my first post...as you can tell i do alot of pondering on issues and just things that may be of interest or not of interest to other people. I'm quite good at the latter. I really should be doing my uni work at the moment [which is tonnes of fun as you can imagine-particulary with exams coming up in a week] but im quite good at procrastinating.

im going to head off now and go 'do my work' and i'l try and keep posting [because hey im an interesting person with many things to ponder on]

bye all