Cold weather chocolate first world problems.

To the creators or developers of Old Gold

This stuff. Who the heck designed the thickness of the chocolate. T_T. Cannot break off the little blocks mahn! Even with my full body weight and a counter, I could only break of four squares off at a time. Thus Lindt is superior and Old Gold will just make you fat. :(

Image taken from http://dessertingbeauty.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/cadbury-old-gold-dark-chocolate-70.html cuz I cannot be bothered taking a foto lah!

Whee ahead of assignments feels so good. 90% done with both of the ones due Thursday and Friday. =D

Ahh exams soon.

Worst excuses for being late

Worst reasons for missing my intended bus to date (all separate) :

• Finding a jacket to wear. 
• Playing candy crush. 
• Forgetting lunch. then go card consecutively. 

Update

Haven't blogged in awhile, had to like look through my blog whilst looking through my photos in chronological order in order to figure out what I have or haven't talked about xD

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So lately...what I've been up to is uni uni uni, hanging out with the optom pedigree, and hanging out with the baddie group.

We had Leesaarr's birday dinner at Wagaya today. It was pretty fun! It was nice seeing everyone again, and it was nice chatting to some of her closer dent friends. ^^ Nice group of people I have to say. And I find anything like... sci-ency or dent related facts really interesting, so it's really intriguing talking to them; and how a lot of the things they find casual sound like gibberish to non-dent folk. It's like specialization in action. :)

Wifeey <3

Finally got to wear my dress from arbourtown (harbortown? idkxD)

I ordered a ramen, Leesar shouted us Takoyaki, and a few of us ordered some non alcoholic drinks, although a few people down at the other end of the table were downing some sake like in a drama.

Speaking of drama, so funny was that our waiters were Korean (even though it was a Japanese restaurant) and there was a little mix-up with the seafood udon. He really struggled communicating to us and explaining that the chef would re-do the dish for us in English. However, we had a Korean guy amongst us, which pretty much saved the communication boundary. The waiters were pretty cute :3 like kpop boys without being all dressed up, and the look of relief on his face when he realised one of use could speak Korean was priceless.

Freshly 20 with an iced green tea latte

Takoyaki

Wagaya's unique 'birthday drinks'. This is an Amethyst one for february...it was strawberry calipis and milk...and pretty much tasted like that. I don't think I'd really recommend it. 

Then afterwards we took some photos, then went home. It was a pretty chill evening, but whenever I hang out with my state high group or Leesar's friends, I feel like the quality of conversation is up a notch. Like on the bus, we were discussing Asian and Chinese marriage and culture etc, and like analysing things...maybe slightly nerdy, but I find it a lot more engaging and worthwhile than, "Oh my gawd, so I bought these new shoes...blah blah omg I love fluffy bunnys."

Sort of. Yeah. =D

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What else....pretty much I think our optom pedigree group has gotten a lot closer this year. Even though we have a lot of two hour breaks, I find the breaks pass by really quickly; as opposed to first year where the breaks seemed to drag on for ageees. I think everyone feels a bit more comfortable, and we have a nice balance of personalities in the group; however I do feel like the dominant and more extroverted personalities sometimes overshadow the group and rather than be productive, kind of intimidate the more shy to not really contribute or to be slightly weary of contributing.

 We had a few birthday celebrations, like Chaimum! She's such a lovely and maliciously cute being, who's pretty awesome. We got her a really cute bracelet and a scarf, and optom sis made rainbow cupcakes which were really impressive:

Rainbow!

Then Karapop's had her birthday at George's paragon, which is a really pricy and 'classy' aka over priced seafood restaurant. The food was really average. Like Nando's chips tasted better, the fish was dry, and the rice tasted like butter.

The oysters were good...onmonmnom. But so expensive. :( My monies. Why are optical assistant jobs so hard to find?

Birthday!

Oysters and Christina being normal. 

We also went karaoke afterwards...and omg optom sis is so pro at singing. I think in my life, I think I've met three people who actually are really talented singers: Janet, Leo, And Opto-sis. Like their tone is amazing, and I'm so envious they can sing. Like not even kidding. Sigh. xD Like as a noob singer, just trying to sing high, I can feel my voice go out of tune, no power, blah blah. So envious. =D

We just chill.

Oh and I found out that our little group has more gamers than I thought. Funny thing is...I actually might game more than all of them. =.= No lyyyffeeee. We've agreed to play over the holidays, but I can actually see myself waiting around for them....HAHAHA. omg. So sad.

But adc!

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What else...I think I went sizzler with the whale? It was alright...I like the variety of food, but it reminds me of hotel buffets...nothing really stood out except the ice cream...which actually wasn't really good, but more addressed childhood loves. :D Sprinkles!

Sizzler food

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Oh and I went for the first time to lion dancing club. It's so fun! It's like getting in touch with a bit of Asian culture...which is something that touches a deep part of me. Like, I love really olden traditional Asian things, and I'm afraid that those lessons and skills and knowledge are going to be lost with my sort of 'immigrated' ABCness. Like my Chinese is already pretty shiet...

Lion dancing is so amazing though. It's a fantasy part of an Asian upbringing, and being able to be a part of it and experience it, and for free is amazing. Amazing amazing. <3

Study hard guys and girls! Smash those exams so we can party and game hard. :)

xoxoxo

Some days...

Some days motivation runs a bit dry. :(

Must perservere! Nothing but hard work and dedication!

Get better soon Jjong. :) Almost cbs watching all the 'Why So Serious' promotions because it's not Shinee without you~

Uni.

Never-ending uni this week.

Weekend: Study for hardest subject exam. (10hr+)
Monday: Exam. 3 hour of lectures. Study for next exam. Study for practicals for tomorrow.
Tuesday: 4 hours of practicals. Study for exam for tomorrow. (5hr+)
Weds: Exam. 2 hour lecture. Spend night doing prac report due tomorrow. (3hr+)
Thursday: 4hr of practicals.

It's like to the point where you can't slack off, and you just push your brain to keep going, even if you're really tired and really don't want to think because if you start slacking off or not thinking, it's even harder to get into things, and your thoughts and memory get stale, and it's just harder later on. Or it's more pressure to finish your work in the end. It's just really tiring this week because the minute you finish one thing, you have to start on the next.

Zzzz need to exercise.

But I guess it's good in the sense that my brain is consistently going. The hardest was definitely getting back into study after the week of holidays. There was no motivation, but now the motivation is to avoid future stress. >D

Pretty much this year.

Anyway, whinging over. Back to it!

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.