Bye Bye 2009, Hello New Perspective!

Last day of 2009 and the sweltering heat is killing me. Geuss this year doesn't want to let go of us so easily, hey? Any who, since I wasn't able to go camping with my friends last week, we're gonna all have a sleepover at lemagnifiques' place to clelebrate New Year's Eve night. Although it's not going to be a typical slumber party, we'll be sleeping in tents in her backyard and since I've never stayed in a tent before, I really don't know what to expect. Should be fun though!

Well, my lovely readers, guess that brings us to the end of this year. But to the beginning of another of course. I hope you all have a wonderful New Year's Eve and a great start to 2010 which will (hopefully, pray to God) be an awesome year. Hope your days are filled with sunshine and yummy barbecues! Or snow ball fights and hot chocolate if you live on the other side of the world!

Oh God, please make 2010 one to look forward to :)

I'll leave you with a song by Panic! at the Disco called 'New Perspective'. I really love this song, I reckon they could have made a better clip to it though, but the lyrics are great. I've been listening to them over and over again, because it's a great listen if you're thinking of beginning the new year as a new person. Which I sure am :)

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"Stop there, and let me correct it
I wanna live a life from a new perspective
You come along because I love your face
And I'll admire your expensive taste"

"And who cares, divine intervention
I wanna be praised from a new perspective
But leaving now would be a good idea
So catch me up, I'm getting out of here"
 

The Good, The Bad, and the Vows that Come Along with Both

Ah, silence. Haven't heard it in a while.
Wait, does that even make sense?

Any who, I recently got my hair cut again and now it resembles Hayley Williams' hair more than Taylor Momsen's. Er...just minus the red. I really like it, and I've vowed to not cut it for the next three months due to the fact that I've been cutting it about every three weeks now, which Mum's not very happy about :S

Oh and Boxing Day shopping was awesome! I practically emptied my Mum's wallet though, which I feel kind of guilty about but I've made a vow that I won't make her buy me anything for the whole of next year. Which probably won't last, but it goes for the time being. I'll try to upload some pics of the things I brought later on; right now I'm a bit busy with my Aunt and cousin staying over, which is driving me up the wall I am thoroughly enjoying.

There are three things very wrong right with my life at the moment:

# 1. I awoke this morning  to find myself lying on the sofa bed in the middle of the living room, and will most probably be doing so for the next whole ruddy month.

# 2. I have just been threatened by a little aggressive two year old, aka my cousin, that if I don't hand over the t.v remote to him, I will be pinched within an inch of my life.

# 3. I've literally forgotten the definition of privacy.

Dear God, haven't I been through enough turmoil pleasure already?

Boo. Here are my New Year's Resolutions for 2010:

The actual list was longer, but I had to narrow it down to the top seven. Oh crap, I forgot to add that I wouldn'y be such a lazy person anymore; I doubt I'd follow that anyway though. Ah well, I figured seven would be enough to start with, it is the most magical number of all, right?

Do Your Good Looks Affect Your Brain, or Something?

I'm linking my friend lesmagnifiques' post OH EM GEE, over from her blog Some Kind of Wonderful, (check it out, it's awesome) because I bet we weren't the only girls (or maybe even guys? lol) who went , "Wow, he's cute!" when they saw Aaron Johnson, who plays Robbie, in Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging.

I love that movie, it's absolutely marvy LOL.

Moving on, lesmagnifiques decided to Google him and she found out on Wikipedia, that he is engaged to a FREAKING 42 YEAR OLD WOMAN by the name of Sam-Taylor Wood.

And he's only 19, so that makes their age difference FREAKING 23 YEARS!

Oh and she also has two children. Cute family, hey?

I have only one three question/s:
WHY?! OH WHY?! OH WHY?!

He is literally taking his life in his palm, scrunching it up and chucking it in the bin.
YOU'RE NINETEEN! ENJOY BEING A RECKLESS YOUTHFUL CELEBRITY!

Oh and even if you do really want to get married so quickly, why to her? She's old enough to be your MUM!

Oh God have mercy.

Any who, a quick update on my life. I will be spending tomorrow doing nothing but chores at home before my aunt arrives, while all my friends are out camping. AND I'm going to be bunking out in the living room for the next month or something because my Aunt and little cousin are taking over my room. Sounds lovely, doesn't it?

Oh God have mercy again.

Yes, No, Maybe, I Don't Know, Can You Repeat the Question?

"YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME NOW,
YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME NOW,
YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME NOW, 
AND YOU'RE NOT SO BIG."

"LIFE IS UNFAIR..."

Lol, sorry for the caps, I always get carried away with this theme song. I'm watching Malcolm in the Middle at the moment. This show's such a classic, it never fails to make me laugh no matter how many times I watch it.

Any who, it's December. My favorite month of the year.

I love the mega Boxing Day sales, going on long drives with family and friends and the fact that I can stay up 'til 2 am, knowing that I can sleep until 11 the next day. But of course, the weather's begun to heat up, so that mean's Dad's going to start yakking on about the air conditioning bills and I'm going to literally melt and be reduced to a mere pool of sweat by the end of summer.

To make things more unpleasant, all my family friends are going camping on Friday, but we can't go because my Aunt's coming over that night. Tragic, I know. But then again, family first.

And at  least I won't be missing out on Boxing Day like they will. So I'm really looking forward to devoting that whole, entire day to nothing but SHOPPING!

Ooh, How I Met Your Mother just started. Another one of my favorite shows :)

Oh and by the way, I'm thinking of changing the title of my blog.
;there is no such thing as perfect, I thought it was a good idea at the time, but now it comes across to me as somewhat pessimistic.
And that's not the outlook I want to have for this year.
Not sure what to name it though...any suggestions, oh lovely person who is reading this right now?

You Have Got to be Kidding Me

I went to the cinemas the other day, and you know how they show commercials before the movie begins? Well, they had this commercial for something called, the 'Dish Jockey' and OMG you have to watch this. I was cracking up inside the cinema hall!
I mean, this has got to be a joke right?

There was also another one called the 'Close Call'. Just as hilarious and not to mention bizarre.

I have only one thing to say for this, "ARE YOU SERIOUS!?"

Any who, I watched 2012. It was a really great movie. I found myself crying in many scenes and it really had me thinking about the value of life. Alot. Which is a really great quality that you only get in rare movies.
The ability to make the viewer think even after the credits.

After that, my Mum, Uncle and I went to eat out at a Chinese restaurant. Which was really cool and interesting, though I had a little trouble mastering the 'Art of the Chopstick' lol. Still haven't gotten it right. After many failed attempts, I succumed to using a fork because I was really hungry and didn't have the patience to keep trying. We had prawn dumplings, wontons, stir fry, and for desert, these lovely little white chocolate dumplings sprinkled with coconut. It was really scrumptious!

But the most fascinating was the tea. We had Jasmine Green Tea, and it was in a clear, glass mug with a green flower at the bottom. Now that's something you don't see everyday :)

A Tearful Farewell with a Sprinkle of Potter

I cried when I got home from school today.

One of my best friends is leaving to a different school and I'm going to be missing her very very much. Even though I've only just gotten to know her well this year, I've grown really close to her. Today was a really sad day because I had to say goodbye. And I hate goodbyes.

Khadija, if you're reading this, I wish you all the best at your new school. I'm going to miss seeing you each day. I know I haven't always been the greatest friend, but I hope you will remember all the good memories we've shared and forgive me for the bad ones. We'll keep in touch and hopefully we'll meet up someday!

p.s. Start blogging again and keep reading mine, so we'll be able to still know what's up in each other's lives :)

Even though I'm going to miss all my friends and the class I've been in this year, I'm happy school is over for now. I'm a bit nervous though, about who will be in my class for Year 9, but I'll worry about that later.
Right now, I want to to embrace the six weeks of freedom I have ahead of me!

So summer barbeques, trips to the beach and daily-ice-cream-diet here I come!

But of course, I can't forget my goal for next year: to get into a good selective entry school. So I'm going to have to be studying quite alot in the holidays too. Especially math. Ugh.

Oh and by the way, a sneak preview of the teaser trailer for Part 1 of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie is out. And it looks amazing!

Click HERE to watch it!

Oh God, Dad just came home from my parent/teacher interview. He brought my report and I'm flipping through it now. I surprisingly did quite well. Not in Math though, and definitely not in LOTE.

Here's my exam results:

LOTE (Language Other Than English): 23% Hahaha just what I expected :P

English: 91%

Literature: 86%
Humanities: 72% We covered the most boring topics this semester, so I don't blame myself :P

Health Education: 86.5%

Math: 70% Well, it's better than I expected :S

Science: 98% Yipeee! *jump for joy*

I'm pretty happy with those results, but I really do need to raise that 70% in Math if I want to get into a good school next year. I also got three certificates! For Academic Acheivement in Science, Health and English. Not too shabby, hey? I'm feeling rather pleased with myself (In a modest-not-proud-thank-you-God way), but I still have to work harder for even better results next year.

But for now, relaxation awaits me...

New Year, New Me

I wish to re-invent myself next year.
Yep, next year I will be a new and improved me.

Now that I reflect on everything I've done this year, I feel like slapping myself.
I've made ALOT of mistakes, regrets, and have gotten myself into countless sticky situations.

But then again, thanks to the above, I've learned many lessons.

And pray to God, I wont be repeating them again.

I've picked a song off my iPod to be my 'Theme Song of 2010'. It's Weightless by All Time Low.


When I first heard this song, I felt like it read me like a book. It speaks out the exact thoughts and feelings inside of me.

Especially the start,
"Manage me, I'm a mess
Turn a page, I'm a book
Half unread"

. . . and the chorus,
"Maybe it's not my weekend
But it's gonna be my year
And I'm so sick of watching while the minutes pass as I go nowhere
And this is my reaction
To everything I fear
Cause I've been going crazy
I don't want to waste another minute here"

You could say it kind of 'drives' me, whenever I listen to it; to achieve my set goals.

Don't you just love those rare songs with lyrics you can completely relate to?

Click HERE to listen to it!


Oh and Vampire Diaries is on tonight! It's really awesome. The vampires in this show don't sparkle and they actually have fangs!
*sarcastic gasp*
Not mentioning any particular names, *cough *Twilight *cough :P

Summer Cleaning

I thought I'd do a bit of relaxing at home today, but as always, I thought wrong.
In the morning, Mum walked into my room and yelled,
"YOU"RE ROOM LOOKS LIKE HELL!"

No, my room was not on fire or accommodating the devil. It was just a little messy here and there. Actually, that's an understatement. So, it probably did resemble Hell in my super-neat-Mum's opinion.


I basically had to spend my whole day throwing out the useless junk that's been stored up in my drawers from the past few years and moving my clothes, which were splayed around literally everywhere, back into my wardrobe.

Any who, while rummaging through my stuff, I came across my Year 7 diary. It was pretty nice reading back on last year and realizing how my life had changed so drastically. See, last year I got bullied and was sort of an outcast at school. Seeing all my tears, hatred and problems scrawled messily onto paper by the girl who I was just a year ago, made me feel really grateful for the life I'm leading now. Now that I think about it, this year hasn't been so bad.


Because this year, I've made many more great friends, I get along with the people I used to hate last year,and I've gained a little self-confidence along the bumpy road of 2009. I've found that while we may hate our lives when they get tough and nothing seems to be right, at the end of our struggles, when situations get better, we realize that even if we could, we wouldn't turn back time and change things.
You know why?
Because it's the hard times in the past that make us the stronger and more mature people that we are now, in the present.