HSC, UNSW, ROCKSTAR, HEADACHES, KIRRIBILI

I need to learn to use my camera. I have no idea HOW to take nice looking photos at night.  Nggh. The photo above looked nice when I took it, but when I went home, I found out with was heaps blurry and.. *sigh*. For  nice photos, visit Chris' blog, for he is blessed with a freaking awesome camera.

*fingers crossed* lumixlumixlumix

Saturday morning began with HSC Japanese Ext speaking. The questions were straight forward, but it didn't occur to me that I forgot to link my answer to the question until this morning. +__+;  The more I think about it, the less sure I am of how I did in my exam. Ahh sucks.

After that, D and I drove to UNSW (CARPARK!) for the open day everyone has been blogging about. HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE!

Happy Belated Birthday to Kelly who celebrated her 18th yesternight- recounts in the above 4 links. 

Yesterday was nice.  I spent most of my time strolling around with Awong, and Cat- sort of catching up and visiting Business related lectures.  Sort of already knew everything.

Bah. Actually can't be bothered pulling traces of what happened yesterday out of my cluttered mind. :|  Grats to Ruse prog comp winnahs and thanks for the sausages and coke.  Thank you UNSW for the freaking V and Rockstar that gave me headaches and a sleepy afternoon.

These people made me want to join the navy. Awesome

I have a video of 2 guys performing some special drills if anyone's interested.

NIGHT TIME - Catalonia @ Kirribili.

Because I have a shitty camera, I didn't take any good photos of the food. PLEASE RELOCATE YOURSELVES to Chris' blog whenever he updates. :( He has the better camera. Until I get my Lumix.

LUMIXLUMIX - I went to Bing Lee to visit my future Lumix today. STUPID SA DIDN'T OPEN THE CABINET FOR ME TO HOLD THE PRECIOUS BABY because I didn't come in with my dad. Yes. I'm so totally going to make a run for it once you let me hold the camera. Yes. totally. Without the charger and manual.  What a douchebag.

I'll buy it from the Good Guys. 8)  Speaking of that place, my cousin in law (is that what you call them...) is thinking of opening up his own TGG. :D :D :D HELLO CHEAPER ELECTRONICS. *huzzah*

Was talking to my dad about his retro SLR, and he said it cost about $3000HK. I WAS SHOCKED. Divide that by 6, $500 for an SLR?  But then again, back then HK was worth alot more :(   Nggh. I'll shut up about this about now.  K and D are sick of me talking about this ==;

But I'm sick of my dodgey camera. REASON:

:(

When I get my camera, I'll experiment more and read the manual.

 How many days of school do we have left?  Half of me is itching for final roll call to arrive already, but I don't want HSC ==;

Hope you all have a good week! SO LITTLE MORNING CLASS LEFT. JOY TO THE WORLD

PS A bird shat on me today. :( D and K couldn't stop laughing and later, my dad said that he should buy a lottery ticket because it's apparently "good luck".

Karma more like.  My sister and I were having kick butt wars in the carpark and I was winning :(

Banana Co

I was losing concentration about 15 minutes ago because some idiot decided to bounce a basketball right outside my house. :@! Luckily for me, D's car sped into the street and the dude had to run away to prevent being run over.

ANYWAY. I decided to net surf for a bit and found BANANACO. For the second time today, I wished I could read/understand korean. (hehe injoke).

:O IF I COULD READ KOREAN, I would be able to find out whether this place ships overseas!!!  They have some terribly cute stuff I think would make great gifts you know :)

Hehehehe.

Whoops. I just noticed the google translation toolbar. Okay. Everything's good. I understand what the stuff in the nav bar says now XD  If I wasn't afraid of getting my ears pierced, I'd purchase some shiny goods from this site, but alas, I'm a shet scared of pain... and infection.

How I found this site?  Through Yumeko. This lady seriously travels abroad alot, and well- I think it's really interesting seeing what places she visits, etc so I'm still following.  I was mainly interested in her HK trip and her $US4.50 Pho she found in HK ... mmm and the Maritime Shopping Square? I vaguely remember being there actually. She visited Sham Shui Po :D

At the moment she's in London, and from her pictures, it looks pretty nice :O  I thought London was cold, dark and dreary... ==; too much Oliver Twist eh.

:( I want to travel.

Hope all you Japanese extension people are studying hard right now :) Big day tomorrow. :D:D What happens after the exam is super exciting I think. PHOTOS. LOTS AND LOTS OF PHOTOS AVAILABLE.

@Chris Au if you're reading this and not studying; bring your camera tomorrow! It's nicer than mine :(

Still looking for a non dslr :( camera which is compact and sturdy enough for me. I've heard some pretty good stuff about Panasonic Lumix (GF1)- except it looks fug, and my dad hates panasonic... :/ (why?!)  Is the lens not good?! D:  I've heard they use the same lenses as Canon. But I'm not sure.  I don't know much about cameras- so those who do  :D please share your expertise!  Pricewise, I'm trying to keep it below $500. X)

THANKYOU. GOODLUCK. GOODBYE and if you see me online, tell me to gtfo pls ==;

Doug the Douche

He never visits here, so it's okay.

Today I caught him fooling around with some gear from muck up day (the cool gadget thingy Thomas constructed).  So, as Sloo instructed, I took snapshots of it.

Here they are:

Fun with the sombrero.

:) They may just look silly here, but seriously, I'm sure everyone in the room had a GREAT time just laughing at him.  He's quite entertaining.

Currently uploading a video of Bryan, John, Deva, Jero and Doug lifting James by his arms and legs, attempting to put him in the green bin.

Four on one.  James didn't end up in the bin, and the bin was severely dented. :O   Quite funny.

Watch this space <-----here-----> because I'll link it when the video is done.  It was better live. The atmosphere was quite spectacular. You should have been there.  I wanted to film their first attempt, but my memory card was "locked", thus I couldn't record, and wasted precious time trying to unclick that stupid white piece of plastic.

Other than that, nothing really eventful happened today.  Most of the time I just felt quite lethargic; droopy eyelids. Maths was really boring, and I spent most of that time trying to figure out how to solve that damn metal puzzle attached to Miss Tangypatty's pencilcase.  One day I'll snap a photo of the ridiculousness of the puzzle and his pencilcase. It's like a piece of plastic attached to his MASSIVE bundle of keychains. Nuts. So heavy. Why torture yourself like this eh? The only thing I like in that bunch is the puzzle. But I don't think I like it anymore. So damn hard to solve.

ZZZ

Got into a disagreement with D on the weekend so I've pretty much jeopardised my HK trip at the end of the year.  This is why I wish I was financially independent.  So yesterday I applied for some christmas casual positions :/, so I can save up and pay my own way.  When I was still feeling bitter about not being able to go, I was thinking of sneaking to Terrigal or Kiama with some of you. 8) But then of course that is a super bad idea. If I do go, by the time I get back, my body will be chopped into a zillion little pieces, fed to dogs and my bones would be used to make sweet sweet broth.

=___=;

I digress. The video is ready for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

STUDY HARD JAPPERS. :)

PS. before I even linked the video, I got 4 view. :O

PPS. Caused quite a ruckus when I told my sister I wanted a blazer today.
B: :(
K: what
B: I don't have anything to wear
K: lol
B: I want a boyfriend blazer
K: O_O .. oh

But of course M doesn't know what a boyfriend blazer is so. ;D;D

PPPS. I have discovered Dakota Fanning will be in New Moon. Not bad. She's grown into a very pretty girl. :D I think I'll watch.  New Moon's the least bad out of the 4 books. ;D

OHMAGAD

As a few of you know, I've been reading.

OHMYGAD.
OH MY GAD.

JACOB IMPRINTS ON RENESMEE.

What kind of name is Renesmee.
What kind of imprint is this? Wolf + crossbred vamp.
WHAT KIND OF STORY TELLER IS STEPHANIE MEYER XD XD  Gosh, her books have given me many lol moments. My parents + sister think I'm watching some kind of stand up comedy show. 

I liked the story line in New Moon. Twilight triggered alot of "wtf" moments, but Breaking Dawn and Eclipse kinda sucked.  The story sucked when Bella Swan turned into a Vamp. No offence to any Twilight fans, but, seriously, she sucks, and so does Edward Cullen. XD  I was warming up to Jacob Black but wth imprinting on a BABY?!

/twilight saga rant. Crappy saga. Bahaha. Crappy love story, but interesting turn of events.

BACK TO READING THE CHRESTOMANCI SERIES. :D DIANA WYNNE JONES ROCKS MY SOCKS.

A couple of months ago, I found it a tad embarrassing to walk into a library and head to the youth fiction shelves to pick out the Chrestomanci/Roswell novels, but then I discovered E-books so. :] It's all great now.  I've never actually watched the Roswell series, but I've read EVERY single book and I am super impressed.  When I was a kid I read alot of the Sabrina and Buffy novels.  Now I can't force myself to pick up a Buffy book and read, because every now and then I just turn around to check if there's some kind of evil magicker standing behind me.  The same happens when I'm watching Ghost Whisperer. BUT IT'S SO GOOD! D:  Before that, I used to read the Baby Sitter's Club and something similar to that.

Girl Talk was the first novel series I owned. (Harry Potter being the second)  Both are incomplete because my mum doesn't believe in buying books because we can borrow them anytime at the library.  I don't agree with her. If I had it my way (and lots of money) I'd have my own personal library.  There's nothing more satisfying than sitting in a sofa reading a book, finishing it, walking to the shelf and fetching the sequel in the comfort of your own home.

I really like sequels.  Sometimes I feel really disappointed when a novel finishes because, well, it's the end- there is no more. No more drama, action, no more anything. So I love series. :)  Probably also explains why I liked watching Neighbours so much. Bahaha. Neighbours seems very real, because the people age with us (not like creepy muppets who look the same after a decade), but I guess after so many years the story/plot starts getting recycled and reused, it isn't much fun to watch anymore.

Oh gosh, I suddenly remembered! THE REDWALL SERIES. HAHA Gosh I remember the boys in primary school used to love the books about talking mice, and I didn't pick up a Redwall book until high school. Loved it.  Actually, in hindsight, I was a bit of a bookworm.  And I went through phases.

Primary school: Nancy Drew, Baby Sitter's Club, Goosebumps (yes there was a HUGE section of Goosebumps books at NRPS :D), Buffy, Chrestomanci etc.

Early high school- mainly series, ie the ones I talked about before.

Later high school- I started reading independent novels- Actually, I have no idea what to call these. Just novels without sequels, and Bryce Courtneyish books. I liked power of one, even though it took me like a quarter of a year to get through the first few chapters, and in yr 10- Chick literature. ITS SO WITTY AND FUNNY! It was also quite bitchy and the story moved quite quickly from one point to another. Kathy Lette, one of my favourite authors HAPPENS TO BE MARRIED TO GEOFFREY ROBERTSON.  I sort of understand why I like the humour in The Justice Game. 8)

Ahh. I'm rambling about books and tv. Yes. Didn't have an interesting day today.  Late last night I decided I'll stay at home today to study some japext because Wednesdays are pretty er uneventful for me.  I usually leave before/during recess- bludge day.

Anything interesting happening before Saturday?

Digressing, I WISH I WAS AS SMART AS THIS LADY. She set up her own online shop and I bet she earns lotsa $$$ doing something she likes.

I never knew these things came in so many different colours (Holy crap at Helios and Bermuda). :/  I saw Cheryl's impressive birthday present and I immediately recognised it was from Swarovski.  I feel so educated and learned. Teehee. I'm not sure whether I've blogged about DSK before, but I've been following her since I discovered her site in the very beginning and was thoroughly disappointed when I found out she didn't ship internationally!!! And then that changed, along with her style, and then came the pearls. Not a fan of pearls so :/ yeah. I think she's gone back to playing around with crystals, so those who like shiny stuff, it's a good place to choose something.  Her models all look kinda scary though. I wish I was a genius like her and thought of that idea first. Damnit. I do nothing productive except reading nowadays. T_T;

Another blog I read belongs to Tiffany.  I know some of you have clicked on the link posted on my blog, so you know what an interesting life she leads. WHAT THE HELL so much happens everyday in her life, and seriously, if you think I sleep little, you'd be shocked upon hearing what time she goes to bed. It's nuts.  She's a fashion student, leading a COMPLETELY different life to the rest of us, and I just find it interesting reading about the life of someone else who isn't obsessed with marks and reports and that yucky stuff of sorts.

Then come the food blogs. Over the past couple of months, I've discovered HEAPSand HEAPS and FREAKING heaps of food blogs; they're all really, really, REALLY interesting/colourful to visit, but I won't list them here.  Usually clicking on the names of commentors on Grabyourfork or Chocolatesuze will get you to a food appreciation blog. :] Life can be so convenient.

Another site I visit VERY OFTEN, is Ikea. It's just the epitome of great. I spend an unhealthy amount of time on Ikea and Ebay. Not that I ever buy anything! I can't trust myself to set up a Paypal account. I know impulse buying will hit the roof so :) no paypal for Belle. At least until my stable income commences to filter into my bank account.

Funnily enough, I don't really log into FB or MSN anymore.  That means no more bejeweled (thank goodness I got over that), Happy Farm and Restaurant City.  Hopefully I'll never start playing these games again.  With those out of my life, the days have started to feel a bit longer now. Which is a relief, because someone keeps telling me how many weeks I have until the HSC starts. Yes. Thanks. Thanks a whole lot.  And apparently we only have 3 weeks of high school left?

A part of me is really, REALLY looking forward to just being on the way towards becoming independent, but the other part is just :/ unwilling, I guess?  Once I turn 18, I don't really want to progress onto 19. Nineteen from eighteen feels alot more than seventeen from sixteen. =__=;  Once I grow older, I think I'll be afraid of fetching the mail.  I know my parents hate it. Bills and invoices. Lol. :) At the moment I usually get happy packages and the odd ugly bank statement.

All is well in the land of Belle.

Hope you are all fine, and STUDY HARD JAPPERS :)

Dancing Men, MAIL, Back to Civs

Firstly, I'd like to share with everyone some crappy photos I took yesterday during lunch.  It was a surprise performance for Ruilong's 18th, as you have probably read HERE and HERE , so I cbb elaborating further.  Plus you were probably there. XD

SO MUCH FLASHING.

Duncan's head in the way.

That's all the photos I have for this.  VIDEO. will be uploaded? :) I'll be shoving some stuff together and putting it up on Vimeo with no tags, so hopefully virtually no one will see it except you lot. :D I'll keep you posted.

NEXT EXCITING THING: MAIL MAIL MAIL :D 2 days ago, thanks to Nuffnang, I got this in the mail:

:D THANKS NUFFNANG!

I had the juice at school today and well, it was strange and new, but totally refreshing. Esp since I took it out of the fridge. A new drink from Spring Valley- I think, I've never seen it before. Black tea with Blackberry and Vanilla.

I love trying different shampoos/food/etc so this was great. I just love getting mail. MAILMAILMAIL :D Also got a simmer sauce I can use to make dinner, and a $10 gift card to complete the Nuffnang 1000 challenege.  I think I might be a bit late for that. :( The package got here later than I expected. But I'll do the challenge nevertheless.

ALL YOU NEED TO DO, IS SIGN UP HERE. If you want of course. Read more about Nuffnang, it's interesting.

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY?

WE PASSED OUT!

I'd like to say LOL at my mother's efforts to take some good quality photos. ;D Most are quite blurry but are not too bad when viewed from very far away.

Here are a couple of the not-as-blurry photos. Gosh. When I was selecting them, they all looked the same. So green. XD

made a mistake here, right in the beginning. XDXD

1 platoon.

3 platoon & flagparty

2 platoon & guest of honour

the ants go marching 2 by 2 hurrah hurrah

:) I loled when I saw this. :( My head looks so tiny.

Flagparty SUCKED (except James, Jen, Mawson and Tim- they were awesome)

I thought this was an interesting photo

"ITS OVER!"

My favourite part: LUNCHEON.

Exhibit A; Milo being a gayass like he has been for the past couple of years. Check out his expression.

SCONES!

MM jam scones. I had to pretend to take photos of people so the officers wouldn't find me weird or anything. T_T: my parents still think its strange.

:/ So stoned

Some other year 12s

:) CUO, CSM and SGT

Whoever owns those fingers, own up. I'm coming after you. That was a good photo and you ruined it.

And instead of the nice one, this one happened. D:

:) HTL!

PORTUGUESE TART

I always buy these from Puffy :/ but someone told me they were crap. D: I think they're okay!

Err. Raspberry friand I think.  The inside was pinkish, but I guess you can't really see from the photo.  It was really nice and dense.

I took two more tarts, passionfruit custard and er Walnut something. Probably custard too. Haven't eaten them yet and they got squished in my bag (take away!) so yeah no photos xD

Will miss cadets, but I guess I'll love the free time on Monday afternoons now :D

5 years. Hell yeah. Crazy times. :) Actually, when I think about it, in my junior years, everything was really easy and basically all lessons and yeaaah. Apparently things are different within other units.  I had no idea until I met people from all over the state at Singleton.

Barrengary House

Freaaaaaking !! Some other school has exactly the same house! Which one was it?

I think we're the only one with the funny shaped Lblock though.  It's actually really artyfarty and it always reminds me of those cruise ships :/ the ones with circular windows along the side. Hehe.

I'm hoping someone else will erm blog about this. I haven't covered very much.  All I can say is that it was REALLY hot, and Nicole and I got yucky sweaty palms and we were desperately wiping them on our pants so that Mr Morris wouldn't have to shake a damp hand. No luck. Polyester isn't very good at soaking water.

yes. Polyester. I'm so glad I don't really have to dress up in that uniform ever again. I never got a girl. I wore a boy shirt ALL these years.  Freaking boyshirts have TAILS down the front and the back, so when I tuck in my shirt I have to smooth everything down to almost my knees (exaggerated of course, but you know what I mean).

After I hand in my polyester gear, I will no longer have anything to do with cadets.

Unless I don't end up going to HK and spend another annual with cadets in TASMANIA. :D Aeroplane wiht friends?! :O Fun, no doubt.

I seem to have a lot of photos to post up all the itme. :/

Who's continuing with the myopia thing? I haven't read through it yet- do we get some sort of erm. reward like last time? XD

Dates at the top of my head

Saturday 5th Sep: HSC JAP EXT, UNSW open day AANND Dinner at Kirribili or something thing like that. SHAUN, GIMME MORE DETAILS PLOX. My parents are hounding me. 

Sunday 20th Sep: Blackmores (unless it's the 19th)

Monday 21st September = Cadet dinner at the Epping Club. :) By then I'll be old enough to order some kind of alcoholic drink :O 

I need to go to Wagaya again. Or Fujiya. Omg. I really want to try out all these jap places in the city.  But places like Fujiya and Wagaya are only fun with lots of people right?  You get the awesome VIP rooms. :D

Okay. I'm rambling now.  Have a good week everyone :) Enjoy it. Omg. Balmoral soon. :D FUNFUNFUN

PS  SHAUN'S IN TOWN.