Oh my gawd you can put makeup on your eyebrows?? / Update

(Title courtesy of Jenna Marbles and her 'What a girl's makeup means' Video)

Hey folks!

Bad lighting= increase ^ eyelashes and eyeliner. >D 

Just a normal life update!

So this week is uni holidays, and I think I slipped pretty deep into holiday mode this time around. xD I have to say, it's a lot harder to change your mode...as in I've been trying to get back into study mode the last 2 days...which is starting to get there. But only just. ^^ For most of the week I have been just chilling, going out, playing games, not doing much uni work. Although I did finish a prac report, which is something I guess. =D

So I forgot which day, but I went out and had brunch with the whale. I was really tired, but the nigiri was worth it! We had a big mixed platter...so it was like...2 dollars per pair of sushi? Aburi everything! 

sleepy nomnom. 

Although the restaurant we went to has generally low reviews, I thought it was okay. =D Oh, and we also had some takoyaki. =D

Takoyaki? More like takoyummy!

On the same day I think...mom also wanted to make dumpling so we had them for dinner? Sister likes them panfried, so there you go.

Homemade dumplings!

Although I like them boiled. They're much more tender and healthier. =D We put pork mince, and mom didn't have enough cabbage, so carrot also made it's way into the filling. It was pretty nice. Homefood at one of its' high points. =D

I also forgot which day, but there are new TimTam flavors out! I think at this point, I was really really sick of home food (i.e. saving monies cuz im a cheap uni Asian), and was dying to try something that was peanut butter and jelly and bread, or fried rice. These were on sale! Behold! Cookie and cream-like TimTams!

Picture is pretty accurate =D 

They were pretty sweet, but pretty nice as well. Although it has oreo smell all over it. Not literally.

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 I actually don't know where my holidays went. LOL. A lot of it was probably being antisocial and just resting at home. First 5 week of uni really took it out of me...and now it's time to gear up and charge through the rest. ^^ Although I've already done my anatomy report, so I don't have to worry about that. Yay!

But yeah, on...Thursday we went to seaworld! I think I got it confused with underwater world...as I was a little bit disappointed by the lack of actual sea-life. I should have taken more photos, but in general, we got there, checked out the small dinosaur exhibit (wtf they are supposed to have feathers? Land before time was a lie :d), watched an overly bubbly (like...metaphorically and literally) spongebob show, had sushi that I made (and overcooked the rice), walked around and saw penguins, went on a few rides, watched a bit of the dolphin show, and did a ropes course thing until it was time to go home. 

Rides rides rides.

I hate rides. :(

watching the noobs in line

It's not that I don't want to ride them....it's that I don't like riding them? xD If I could change a small thing about me if I were to be reborn, it would be so that I could be an adrenaline junkie. Like people look like they have so much fun scaring the crap out of themselves...whereas I just don't like it. Like I feel like I'm going to die or something when I go on the ride...or I just start telling myself it'll be over soon. Zzz. I went on the jetski one just to confirm that I still don't like them. Sigh. I've also been watchin Shinee's 'A wonderful day' doco...it seems amazing to be able to skydive. I think I would actually die or faint if I were to be chucked off a plane. Just saying.

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But yeah! Afterwards we had korean bbq buffet with the...original baddie group? It was really good. =D I love these guys and girls (>D) to death. So lucky to have them. I hope for a long time to come. ^^

<3

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So yeah, yesterday (Saturday), one of the uni clubs had a social even at Movenpicks, which allowed us 50% off Movenpick ice cream. The club is called BSA, but I still don't know what it stands for. I'm sure someone's told me a few times...nope. Still can't remember. xD It's pretty much a group of ABCs, some bananas, some boiled eggs.

SO CUTE. <33 >D 

waiting..

But yeah. I decided to dress up a little for an event. Straightened my hair (even though it's naturally straight, it still goes a little bit wavy due to typing it up, shoulders, etc). And as I mentioned before, that line from Jenna Marbles kept ringing in my head...'You can put makeup on your eyebrows'. So I tried it, instead of only amplifying the eye area. xD My mom was criticizing how I plucked my eyebrows because they like...had a downwards whale shape, and she said that I shouldn't do that. Like I was aiming for a flat korean look, but yeah. I think the downwards eyebrows make you look a little dopey? In the end, I plucked off the downwards tail, which left my eyebrows a bit too short, so I drew a little bit in as you can see below:

THESE AREN'T ACTUALLY MY EYEBROWS OMG. 

Reference I used when I doubted my mom telling my my eyebrows were too short.  Yuri from SNSD, which I reckon is one of the more naturally pretty girls out there. 

But just putting it out there. Eyebrows can change a person's look completely. From energetic, to angry, to sexy, to tired to kind. I'll probably go into detail about it in another future post, but yeah. I think my procrastiblogging conscience is starting to nag, so I'll it there for today!

Back to studies! Work hard everyone and holidays will be upon us again sooner than you think. :)

Back to nerdy looking short eyebrow phee.

Group Socialization and Ambition Rant.

Just a question to all you out there.

Why is it that I feel like I'm the only one who really values group socialization over...a double or triple date per say?

Like...what has been bugging me for the past...what is it now, 3 years? (Well pretty much since ever since my friend groups/ friends have all gotten hitched...) is that...what used to be a really social group usually becomes undermined by all the freaking couples.

Like not to get me wrong. There's nothing wrong with a boyfriend or girlfriend, or dedicating yourself to another person. The definition of dedicate is broad I suppose, as I've seen things from extreme to...are they actually going out?

But in reality, I don't think a social group or space is really the time and place to be all romantic with your other half. Like fair enough, if you two have the odd moment or two because you are close, but when you're in a group, you want to interact WITH THE GROUP. Isn't it? Like the strength of a strongly socially bonded group is the diversity in opinions and support...pretty much how a lot of people with things in common and interact and share those things, rather than the lots of things in common you share with your other half.

However...I feel like I always have to push this point. Like if I'm one on one with another person on a date or whatever, of course I'd act different...because I want to direct all those feelings to THEM, because they are for THEM. But in a social group, you have judging  peers, you have peers that get uncomfortable with such...er demonstrations, and if you're only focused on one person when you're in a group, you're missing out on what other people have to offer. In my opinion, even like...holding another person's hand in public, you're pretty much making an obvious physical statement to separate yourself from the group, and focus your attention to the one person you are holding hands with. Sure you are showing dedication, but to other people, it looks like a boundary against them, no? (Although this applies to social conversation, not really just walking I suppose...? I DUNNO. A lot of nice conversations are held when people are just walking)

Pee dee aye. 

But on the other hand, it does not mean you should ignore your other half completely, or not prioritize things that need to be prioritized. (i.e. the order of distribution, although small, can have big implications)

So I guess my question is...am I just stupid or something in this way of thinking? I don't think I've ever had anyone see this point of view. So I don't know if it's unique, or wrong.

Then again, I feel like sometimes I overvalue things. Or undervalue other things.
That reverse psychology.

Zzzz.

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Also, ambitions...to find someone who shares the same passion for your greatest ambitions is difficult. Like if you do, you have no idea how lucky you are.

 "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. "

Like even moral support..even if it sounds silly, it actually goes a long way. Maybe one day.

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Oh on the plus side, today we went to Korean BBQ and the owner was pretty awesome. He managed to demonstrate his chivalry, his dedication to his customers and other cultures, his friendliness, and his social liveliness in less than 10 minutes of interacting with him. So cool. :)

Oh and Sungha Jung...you actually just read my soul sometimes. < 3
EDIT: So I listened to the actual song just then....NOT THAT EMO. lol .xD But it's a lovely cover. :)

Back to uni soon...work work work. Night.

Various stages of assignmenting

1. Opening all files
2. Some work
3. Facebook
4. Youtube
5. Closing of youtube
6. Itunes
7. Listening to itunes and youtube in the background. (lyric-->acoustic)
8. Closing itunes and youtube/not youtubing because run out of audio to listen to
9. Procrastineating
10. Gum
11. Tea/Water
11a. Some more work
12. Pee breaks because of 11.
13. Facebook games.
14. No more fb games due to use their time limiting strategies
15. Youtube.
16. Random chatting and not chatting
17. Appreciating the weather and hoping it would be an excuse not to do assignment.
18. Taking back 17 because assignment will be due regardless
19. Procrastiblogging
20. Back to work
21. Dinner
22. Back to work~!

Syncs and updates-rants, metaphors, and more.

Hey folks~

(*btw, I'm trying to find some pictures for y'all. Not that a block of text isn't different and unique, but yeah. Visuals!)

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I finally fixed my ipod! Stupid syncing and updates. Like the problem was that itunes wouldn't recognize it's own baby first generation itouch....thus I had to update everything including re-downloading itunes, updating all the windows updates, and restored my ipod. I don't know if it was a combination, or just the updates, but anyway.

It's annoying. 

Like...why fix something that's not broken? I understand the patches and updates for bugs and shiez, I know they need to keep things innovative and pretty and modern looking....but I don't understand the disgusting windows/microsoft updates. Like...they're simplifying every freaking thing so that's it's unrecognizable and almost childish. Like if you update something to make it MORE user friendly and BETTER LOOKING, fair enough. Like, by all means, go for it. If you can get a seasoned artist to draw a picture instead of a 3 year old (no offense to my niece), go for it. But if you're going to make things more complicated, dumb down the icons so things are cute...and then mess up where everything used to be and make things harder to find...seriously...fuak off. Like dear hotmail, I know you're trying to be modern (or maybe you go bought out or something), but I don't reaaally need a size 42 font subject.

And iTunes as well. Like...I know silver eyeliner and borderless buttonless is in style...but...like...no. You look like part windows 8. And that's not a compliment.

(And lol just on TV, "Shine bright like a diamond(8), ""What happened to you on that island?""
I see what clever rhyming you did there, TV commercial people.)

Don't worry Jong.
I will never ignore your updates or tell them to remind me in a day.
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 Unless you're getting married.
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Unless it's to me. <3

But yes. Update people...remaker people...try again please.

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On the more metaphorical philosophical note...I have decided to metaphor people as software and updates. You know how windows and LoL always have like...weekly updates? I reckon that's like people as well. Point being that the more often you hang with people, the more you are able to hang out with them and understand them because you are constantly updated (sometimes daily, weekly), and thus are up to date not only with what they are up to, but also their personality and jokes.

I don't think I'm the only one in saying that sometimes I feel like I'm really close with someone, then something happens and I don't see them for awhile, and then suddenly when I go back to see them...be it months or years; it feels like that closeness is gone, and I feel like I'm lagging behind their life and personality updates. Talking often also feels a bit awkward. Most people would say that that person 'has changed', but in reality, everyone is changing everyday; it's whether or not you are updated with their personality changes.

For example, I see my badminton group every few weeks or so, so I'm somewhat updated with their personality, thus it's somewhat easy to start up a conversation or joke around. Like my boyfriend as well, I talk to him daily, so I know almost to the kB what his current humor and personality is like. In contrast, one of my friends, I hadn't seen her in like a year. We used to tight as...and now...I know I should be able to become close to her again with effort, but at this exact point in time, our conversations are a little forced and a little awkward. I'd say we're outdated versions of iTunes  Slightly awks, but with a bit of fixing, has the potential to be good as new.

In the other end of the scale, there are the people who have gone from Windows XP to Windows 8. Like one of them, I used to talk to everyday and share everything with, and now, I barely talk to them. And when we do talk...it's a lot more awkward...like I'm starting to use 'stranger' shallow conversation as opposed to daily banter and sharing of everything little.

What is this shiez....says Shinee. <33

So has this person changed? No. I'm just not in sync or up to date with their current programming.


So I guess just in general, the person you're most updated with would probably be your partner and your family, followed up by your close friends, then the further you go from the people you're close with, the less updated and the more bugs and differences there are in yours and their programming. A few years away and apart those with different programs...and they might even seem like bugs, or annoying or dangerous malware that you want to avoid. It's not because they've changed badly, it's just their personalities have updated to something you can no longer comprehend.

Stay away you bug. 

So what I'm trying to say...in a really indirect and nerdy way is that everyone changes. And the people who you see more often; regardless if you originally got along better with them or not, you are more likely to converse, understand and maybe work better with those you see often than opposed to those you don't see that often. Even if those that you don't see often used to be you best friend, if you're not updated with their current personality and humor, you may not understand them.

I think it's the same with music as well. Like bands you like...if you keep updated with their music, you understand them more; regardless of the musical quality of their songs. Like Shinee. Yes, I admit that a lot of their songs are average, but the fact that I keep updated on the members, their promotions, and their music, allows me to see past the crappy music, and appreciate their work and effort. It's also a part of fandom I guess; you support your favorite band no matter what stage of musical PMS they're going through.

Moral of the story? Love your friends for who they are, not for the changes you don't understand. To an extent.

If anyone of you turn into a Windows 8 or updated hotmail version of a friend...then...I'm sorry but I'm going to uninstall. Or just become a hermit and not use, or endure minimal usage of this shietty updated version until someone with logical brains comes in with a proper update that I...like or can appreciate? :)

Next time! Back to the endless uni work.

Blerp.

Hello there!
Seeing as uni is my lyfe now, you can have a look at what I wear. =D

Uni outfit: Red tank to amplify the sweatshirt design,  I ended up choosing black shorts over jean shorts...got a comment on my shorts being short again. Although from an 'Asian' perspective...it's fine/makes my legs look longer. >D Hair tied up because I wanted it kinda neat ish/I need to wash my hair >D 

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Hey guess what~~ I just found out you could turn off sound notifications for whatsapp. Deeerp.
And is it just me or has facebook added a new notification sound? ._.

But yes! Hello readers! Welcome back to the procrastiblog of awesomeness.

Hmm. So things that I've done recently...

Had dinner out with the state high group last week. It was really good seeing everyone again, and I have to say that we have an awesomely diverse group. We have a dentist, a lawyer, a pharmacist, an optometrist, an architect, a film director, and a psychologist. 

Awesome people are awesome. =D

But yes. I need to remind myself never to order spicy food at a Korean restaurant. Everytime I get cocky and think I can handle it, but it always ends up with the food being both too hot (i.e. in a hot stone bowl) and spicy; amplifying itself and thus, making it hard to eat. Like I can't even taste the food, and I'm barely chewing because it's so spicy. Thus results in slight bloated/bad digestion. 

Really spicy squid dish

Then uni uni uni uni uni uni.
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Theeen...on the weekend decided to make a Tiramisu cheesecake with the whale. Used a recipe from allrecipes.com. The whole freaking day was spent on cooking. From the morning to night, we went shopping for groceries, made cheesecake, made lunch, made cookies, then made dinner. ._. Enough cooking to satisfy me for like....a few months. 

To the arteries!

 I found a cake tin! =D I hope the cheesecake turns out well...it's sitting (decorated) in the freezer right now. :3

Baking

For lunch, we had tuna, egg and cheese sandwiches. It's pretty healthy, topped with black pepper and salt =D Oh, and some sun-dried tomatoes. (this is actually for the day after, I decided I couldn't think of anything to eat for lunch so I re-enacted the lunch the day before, plus salad leaves =D)

Lunch!

We made dinner too! Whale did the steak and I did the veggies and the rice. 

Salad, corn, broccoli, and steak

 Cooking is so tiring. Prep, cooking, dishes. It's like you think it's over and you can enjoy your food, but lol jokes, you have to do the dishes!

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Sunday was a super procrastinating day.  I was going to dedicate it all to study, but ended up doing a lot of other things. I worked on my mirror, practiced piano, made lunch, watched and downloaded youtube and music...

Focus was like...0.

But hey, I can kind of play the beginning of Dazzling Girl! =D
This still needs a lot of practice so plz don't judge too much. kthx.

Alright, going back to optics. Ttyls~!

Types of Intelligence

Hi there!

(btw this is a post I started ages ago, I only got to finishing it recently xD. And I decided to add a few random SHINee pictures because I didn't really want a whole bunch of randoms from google images to be on here)

So today I shall be discussing types of intelligence. 

For those unfamiliar with this word, here's the definition copy and pasted from dictionary dot com.

in·tel·li·gence

  [in-tel-i-juhns]  Show IPA

noun

1.

capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude ingrasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.

2.

manifestation of a high mental capacity: He writes with intelligence and wit.

3.

the faculty of understanding.

4.

knowledge of an event, circumstance, etc., received or imparted; news; information.

5.

the gathering or distribution of information, especially secret information.

The reason why I decided to bring this up is because I am currently studying optometry at uni, and frankly, it makes me feel really dumb sometimes. =D

Well not dumb in the sense that I think I am dumb? I just feel as though my brain is more retarded in certain aspects than others. Like seriously, maths and physics seem like slippery gel to me in terms of getting into my brain. For example in class when a teacher is explaining anything to do with maths and trends and calculations, or converting, I feel like I lag behind everyone else. Like today in optics, I can't do those 1/f=F calculations in my head. If you give me an F, I need to write down the whole equation and convert it.

Learning Intelligence~

Thus  have come to the general belief that there are a few different types of intelligence, and that people either have one, or a combination of such types. This is still a theory I'm still kind of developing, but what I have so far is that some of the major types of intelligence consist of the following:

• Learning intelligence 
• maths (number based)
• science (theory based)
• other (coordination based)
• Thinking intelligence
• Social intelligence

And when I refer to intelligence in regards to the above, I am referring to the amount of...you could say 'talent' a person has in these types of intelligence; i.e. without excessive prior experience or practice.

How fast can you learn choreo?

Learning Intelligence

I feel that learning intelligence is one of the things I am less capable. I define this intelligence as the ability to pick up something quickly; i.e. a new concept in maths. This is a large aspect of learning and comprehending under pressure. I also believe that learning intelligence can also be divided into sort of subgroups, and the groups that I've observed consist of maths and science. I've talked to few fellow classmates, and I think a few of them are similar in the fact that they understand and love biology, but find physics and/or maths related topics more difficult to comprehend. Thus I think some people absorb numbers much more easily, whereas other people absorb biological concepts and theory more easily. For example, I completely understand and find the interaction of hydrogen and oxygen, and their polar ends, and find that fascinating, and how the rings of electrons like to jump from high to low energy, but if you chuck in some angles or ___ oxygen plus ___ hydrogen, or the number of electrons that are meant to be in a ring that already has  ___ electrons, it immediately makes the problem significantly less interesting and more of a bother to think about.

The 'other' aspect of learning intelligence that I have observed probably has a bit to do with body coordination. This specifically refers to people's capability of being able to learn to do something with their body; i.e. instruments, sport, dance, etc. Some people can pick things up really quickly, whereas other people have to practice something significantly before they can nail it. I believe I am the latter, and my latter ability increases with the amount of physical power and coordination involved. (i.e. I am more comfortable with learning instruments than learning how to do something with my whole body)


Thinking Intelligence

I think the majority of my intelligence comes with thinking intelligence. Like I feel like my brain is always running, and sometimes it runs to the point where I can almost feel it's exhaustion, and I need to completely distract myself with something I don't need to think about. Thinking intelligence, I think, involves a lot of concept and logic and reasoning with not time restriction. Like if something doesn't make sense, you keep thinking about it until it does, or you find a reason that fits, or you think until you're too tired to think anymore. I think a lot of the more mature ways of thinking about things and considering things comes about from thinking intelligence, and regardless of your learning intelligence; if you ponder about certain concepts, you will come to the most correct solution eventually; regardless of how long you spend. I also find the no pressure aspect much more comfortable to think in.

Ohoho...Jong looks like a thinker as well=D

Social Intelligence

I think social intelligence is one of the hardest things to master; and is both a combination of thinking and learning intelligence as well as something you are just born with, or without sometimes. (i.e. Taemin is probably one of those born with social intelligence; he knows how to say funny and cute things without trying or being aware). High social intelligence involves being both logical and creative; logical enough to say something relevant but not boring, and creative enough to say something interesting and perhaps quirky, but not to the point where it seems strange or irrelevant. (i.e. some paintings are creative, whereas some paintings can be a real 'stretch' for the average audience to comprehend it's meaning)

I view strong social intelligence as the ability to say or do the right thing at the right time in a social setting, i.e. saying something relevant, knowing when to crack a joke, knowing when not to crack a joke, knowing what to joke about, knowing what questions to ask, knowing when to do something physical. I believe that social intelligence is also highly influenced by your confidence; i.e, if you're more confident, you are more likely to say something funny, or do something funny at the right time. Social intelligence also involves filtering out what goes through your head, and what goes out your mouth.

Social intelligence can really amplify your career as a kpop idol.  Ahh...onew condition. ^^''

Ofcourse, there are also many other factors that affect social interactions; i.e. the group of people you hang out with, their interests, norms, etc. For example, you might seem really quirky in one group, or really cool in another. Some jokes that might be hilarious in one group might cause little question marks to pop up in a huge thundercloud over another's. Some statements may make sense to one group of people who have interest in a topic, whereas some statements might make no sense (i.e. gaming references, political references, etc). It all depends. Thus I reckon someone with a high social intelligence knows what to say to keep conversation and interaction going for all sorts of social groups, whereas someone with average social intelligence might seem quiet because their smart enough to not say anything so that the atmosphere doesn't become awkward. Thus at the end of the scale, someone with low social intelligence would say whatever they want to say regardless of the social setting; which might prove offensive or awkward, or irrelevant to the social group.

As for my social intelligence...I'd guess I'm probably average? In certain groups (i.e. those who I have more common interests with, or similar thinking) I probably have more social intelligence because I can make a lot of retarded references that people understand, whereas in other groups, all my quirks are shot to the bottom. In those cases, I generally am quieter, and contribute when I have something relevant/ something not too quirky or irrelevant to say, even though a lot of random things pop into my head.

So yes, that is my quirk of the day. What sort of intelligence do you have? How does your social intelligence fair? Are you a maths, science, or physical learning intelligent person?

I leave you with my wallpaper.  Kinda fits aye? =D

Some people just want to watch the world burn.

C'mon.