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December 2nd, 2009
11:53 pm - Kpop
So for those of you on my list that are into Kpop, could you please recommend me some songs? I prefer the less dance-y, more ballad types. I recently heard Big Bang's Haru Haru again (yes I know it's old) and want to find more music like that. I've been out of the Korean music scene for so long that I don't know what's out there anymore, so any help would be very much appreciated! =D
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November 29th, 2009
03:52 am - Warehouse sale 1: AA rummage sale
Went to my first warehouse clothing sale today! It was the rummage sale for American Apparel with prices up to 85% off! The line was crazy long on Friday so I decided not to brave the sale that day, but I took a trip downtown today to check out the line again and since it was around the evening, the line wasn't too bad! I waited only about 30-40 min to get inside, which is pretty good for any sort of shopping line.
Inside the room, it definitely looked like a rummage sale. There were clothes hanging on the racks, but the majority of the good stuff was clothes found lying on the floor in bins, in a corner, or at the back of the room. Since they only let a few people in a time, it wasn't very crowded inside, but things were hard to find because people would be "rummaging" really fast. The longest wait was for the changeroom, but that was a necessity because I needed to try on the clothes. In the end, I spent $60+tax, and bought: 3 leggings, 1 thermal shirt, a pair of pink denim, a skirt and a cardigan. That's a pretty good deal for the amount I got - I'm particularly happy with the pink denim because the price said $20, but I got it for $10, yay <3
I'm sad that I missed the UK Designer clothing sale =( I kind of want to go to the Miko's Toy Warehouse sale, I wish I had a car!
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November 23rd, 2009
02:46 pm - fdsjlkdfjldfs....
Boys are stupid, they can go burn in sawdust.
Why must people always be so unreliable? If you know you can't perform the favour you offered to someone, then at least have the courtesy to let them know! The worst thing in the world is sending texts/waiting and hoping that the person will follow through with his promise, and ending up wasting a lot of time because of that. Not to mention worrying if something happened to this person or just wondering how they can be so rude. With no real constant contact, it's so difficult to figure out what they're thinking and I hate feeling so confused about what they want - I'm not a mind reader! :@
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/punquinheads/pink/angry.gif) annoyed
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November 12th, 2009
02:38 pm - Academic references, so happy =D
It's a great thing when professors are willing to write you reference letters, especially for me, a student who doesn't usually participate in class discussions and usually doesn't do that well when it comes to school assignments T_T That being said, 3 out of 3 professors that I asked said yes to me and I'm really happy to see that UofT has such nice professors!
I asked my Chinese professor after class, and was surprised she said yes since I've only been in that class for ~2 months. She seems to like me though, and remembers me even though I'm not in her tutorial, so that's a good sign!
Two of the English professors I had last year also said yes to me when I e-mailed them the request. My 19th century American literature professor said she remembered me because I used to send her e-mails pertaining to our class discussions (participation marks!) and my ENG328Y modern fiction professor said he did as well But now I just have to send them the information so they can write me the reference letter, put the application all together, write my essay and submit my JET application!
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September 20th, 2009
01:03 am - Daily Finds
As I was cleaning out the drawers in one of the junk drawers's in my house, I found that my sister had thrown in with her old junk school stuff, a book from the library, which I paid for because I thought it was lost. FML.
It was my birthday a few days ago, and I realized that the only good thing about turning a year older is that Nick Jonas i(same birthday!) s officially also now a year older =P
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August 28th, 2009
12:10 am - The power of spending
Expensive purchases make me happy. I was shopping at the Shops at Don Mills (high-end outdoor shopping centre at Don Mills/Lawrence) with my friend, and decided to check out BCBGMaxazria because I think the clothes there are so beautiful, albeit expensive. I spotted a dress I quite liked, which was incidentally 50% off, and decided to try it out just for fun, since even with the discount, it was $169. To my surprise, I realized it looked really good on me when I tried it (bonus that I could fit into a size smaller than I normally do =P), and suddenly I was very tempted to buy it. Therefore, with much urging from my friend and the saleswoman, I decided to purchase this expensive LBD because 1) it looked really good; 2) it was clasically beautiful and 3) I had always been wanting something from their store. Plus the formality of the dress meant that it could be worn on more than one occasion; I felt like Meg in Little Women, when she bought her first silk (which was NOT made or trimmed), because she believed that this silk could be worn with any fancy party occasion. And yes, my dress is also made of silk =)
Here's a link to the dress: http://www.bcbg.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2776994&cp=3203884&view=all&parentPage=family
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July 21st, 2009
11:53 pm - Camping!
Back from camping! I think I have more than 15 mosquito bites in various parts of my body. I actually think I have a mosquito bite on every part of my body except for my foot, which is good because I dont' have to find it painful to walk, unlike my brother and cousin. I do have one painful one on my stomach/waist where my pants sit, and now it's all bruised because of the pressure of the mosquito bite rubbing against my jeans. Nevertheless, camping was super duper fun! It rained for 3/5 days that we were there, but we made the most out of the little bit of sun we had, going hiking, canoeing, and having a campfire cookout, complete with marshmallows.
Since we went with my uncle's family, the two families spent a lot of time together, particularly near the end; and my siblings and I would go to my cousins' tent to play cards almost every night. We ended up staying until 12am for two of the nights, and had to walk back to our campsite in the dark. The first night, it was raining really hard, and my sister and I had forgotten to bring an umbrella; eventually the rain became a lighter, and we seized the opportunity to borrow my cousin's flashlight and umbrella and run back to our tent in the dark. It was so dark that it was quite scary though. The second night, we were there with our little brothers, and we all had to go to the washroom after we finished our card games. Walking to the bathroom (which was some areas away) was interesting in the dark, but of course, scary at the same time, especially because of the bugs and the rain. We left bright and early in the morning, and packing up the tent again was such a hassle. As a result of all the rain, there was mud and water everywhere, and lots of cleaning had to be done before we could pack the tent up. That's the downside to camping - the packing up again.
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July 14th, 2009
01:57 am - Tags
So this meme thing I got from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) cruel_disorder requires me to post on what these 5 words mean to me, so here goes!
Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you.
Cosplay - I've been in the whole cosplay thing since my first anime convention, which was CNAnime, in 2002 I think. Subsequently, I've now been going to the yearly Anime North convention, and I always cosplay when I go. To me, there is no point in going to a convention if you're not going to cosplay. It's a chance to show off your your (or someone else's =P) sewing skills, pretend to be someone other than yourself for an entire 3 days, and have your ego inflated when someone asks to take your picture. To date, my favourite cosplay is still Tsukino from Yakitate! Japan (anime/manga about bread) because I think that's one of the few costumes that I wanted to make really badly. The most complicated one definitely was May from Guilty Gear though, because of all the little details it requires (hat, gloves, weapon, shoes, etc.); and hitting people in the head or crotch when carrying around a giant anchor this year was definitely a whole lot of fun!
Asian bangs - I'm not sure about this one. I find that most Asians like to have some sort of bang in their hair. Rarely, do asians do the full middle part as I've seen in other ethnicities, and I don't think I've ever seen an asian in dreadlocks (except BoA). I like side-swept bangs though, because front bangs are hard to pull off if you don't have the nice, asian thin hair.
UT - This has been my home for the last 3-4 years, and now, going into my last year, I need to make sure I get the most of it by throwing myself into my studies and having an active university life. I want to get involved with lots of stuff, and make it so I never forget the university experience! Oh, and cruel_disorder , sorry about running away so abrupty today after getting my T-card. I had to get to class and was already running late ^^;;
Michelle - my sister, whom I initially met a few of my LJ friends through =P
Coffee - Since my morning half courses have ended, I've stopped drinking coffee since I don't have to wake up super early anymore. I'm slowly trying to wean myself off the caffeine need, so that when school starts again, coffee will have the same jump-kick effect on me XD By the way, I had a Tim Hortons Iced Coffee the other day and it was disgusting. Normally I like the taste, but the one made at Spadina/College (for you DT-ers) just tasted like cream D: Horrible. I've been drinking asian coffee mixes in recent days (lots of time uptown), so yeen yeung has started to become really tasty!
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July 10th, 2009
03:02 am - It was good afterall...
I got my bubbletea and karaoke fix =)
With a side dosage of happiness.
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June 28th, 2009
09:07 pm - MMVA thoughts
I finally got around to watching the MMVAs, a week late, since I had it backlogged on tivo. The Jonas Brothers were co-hosting this year and I really wanted to go watch, but I had to study for an exam the next day, so I opted to stay home and study instead. That was a good idea. The crowd on TV looked huge and not having a wristband would have resulted in my probably getting a position in which I would not be able to see. Anyway, I was relatively pleased with the detail put into the MMVAs, and it was really enjoyable to watch; especially Lady Gaga's performance! She's such an amazing singer, and her outfit was really nice! I also loved her thank you speech: "To God and the gays"! ( More thoughts on the MMVAs )
All in all, the MMVA was interesting to watch, I learned of a few new interesting songs/artists:
- Nickelback: Gotta be Somebody
- Rise Against
- The Midway state
- Danny Fernandez: Fantasy
And I'll be looking out for these artists! To break out of my bubble-gum pop music ~ =P But the Jonas Brothers are still the best!
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June 20th, 2009
07:13 pm - Yes, I care about Disney star relationships...especially the JoBros
Miley Cyrus and Nick Jonas are back together again.... .Nooooo, whyyy T__T
According to news reports, Joe Jonas outed their relationship on a taping of Larry King live, and even though I'm not surprised at this revelation, I still can't say I'm not disappointed. As a fan of the Jonas Brothers and other Disney startlets, I've kept myself up to date on the JoBros and others love lives, and was really happy when Nick Jonas & Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly place) were rumoured to be dating because she's so cute =3 I don't really like Miley Cyrus though, so I'm not fond of this pairing even though they are probably the ultimate Disney power couple.
But yes, celebrity dating sure can disappoint you sometimes! But that's just the way it rolls~
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June 19th, 2009
02:28 pm - Coffeeee
I think I've become a sort of coffee junkie over the past few weeks. Getting up at 6am on Mondays and Wednesdays while sleeping at 2am has been difficult for me, and I never realized it; but I've become more reliant on coffee to get me through the day. A good cup of medium-sized coffee usually only lasts me a few hours before I go on a coffee crash and tea has little or no effect whatsoever. That being said, my favourite coffee is still the Illy coffee you can get from Marche Richtree (1.89 coffee + muffin for breakfast! = sooo yum), or Second Cup's level 2 blends. I can't take my coffee too strong or it gives me a headache; and I don't like the taste of cream so I don't like it when that's added.
I think my ideal cup of coffee would have either homo milk and honey; or evaporated milk and sugar. The coffee from the chinese restauants are quite good as well, and I really like drinking "yeen yeung" (tea + coffee mix).
Anyone want to tell me how they take their coffee/where their favourite coffee is from? =P
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June 14th, 2009
12:50 pm - I went on the Behemoth!
Wonderland was yesterday and I had the most amazing time! We went with a small group, because there were a limited number of tickets (it included free lunch), and the people that went were all so much fun =D We started the day early and got there around 11am, and left around 8pm. We went on Top Gun first, then Tomb Raider, then Behemoth, then lunch, then Spongebob, the Vortex, and some tamer rides.. I can't believe I actually went on Behemoth! It was the first time I ever went on such a scary roller-coaster, and while I was frightened out of my mind, I'm glad my friends persuaded me to go on! It's a 75 degree drop (that's 15 degrees shy of completely straight!), and has a height of 230 ft (yes I looked up details). The feeling as I was headed up the hill was terrifying and I screamed the entire ride through. I dont' think I've ever screamed so much in a ride in my entire life. My friend who I had persuaded to go on the ride with me even though she was afraid as well thought it was amusing that she was more scared than me initially, yet I was the one that screamed the most. After that, she said the roller coaster broke her, and anything else after it seemed tame.
The most fun ride was probably the Tomb Raider (where you lie down), and Thunder Run was cool as well. We went on mostly roller coasters though, as I guess that's what most people go to amusement parks for. We also hunted around for places that had Pokemon plushies to win, as they looked really cool! (Especially the Turtwig, sooo awesome *_*). Lunch was all you can eat hot dogs and hamburgers, and we had funnel cake as well. The Spongebob movie was interesting because two of my friends hated spongebob, and made fun of the movie the entire time. I personally felt the ride was a bit too jerky, but still fun even though I've seen it many times already and I don't really like Spongebob.
I'm proud of myself for going on Behemoth though and conquering that big fear. That's another goal to check off my life checklist!
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June 5th, 2009
11:45 pm - Silly Boys and their Toys
Today i went to Lovegetty (the arcade at Commerce Gate) for the first time. I've observed it many times before, but never went in, so this time actually spending time in there was quite amusing and fun. The only game I played was Typing of the Dead, which was pretty cool because you essentially type to kill zombies! 25x2=50 cents --> I definitely will go back and try that game again someday.
It was interesting to see the demographic in the arcade though! The only girls that were actually in there to play was my group (about 6 girls), and the remaining population was all guys. The other "girls" in there were either with their boyfriends or there to take sticker pictures on that $9 overpriced machine ;_; The guys were extremely engrossed in the video games before them, with popular stations including Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, MvC2, and Street Fighter. In order to maintain equality and fair play in the games, they would line up behind each station to make sure they get a chance to go on, and play until they lose the match. You do have to keep your place in line though, because if you move, there's plenty of people clamoring to take the spot!
Other less-popular attractions included Taiko drums, Initial D racing, horse-racing (interesting..), and shooting games. There was a Gundam row of games too, and we decided to take a picture of the guys hugging the machines to show to our friend who wasn't able to make it to the arcade. How silly =P
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May 20th, 2009
03:04 am - Last minute details
Just dyed my hair dark-brownnnn! And it actually sort of worked, so I'm relieved. Boxed hair dyes usually don't show up in my hair (unless I bleach) since my hair is super dark and thick. I'm really happy with the colour, I love my hair!
Last minute cosplay detailsss.....still have lots of stuff to do, but at least I have....ideas?
Pop-quiz today in class and I completely bombed it x_x At least after AN is over, I can fully concentrate on school work (and finding a summer job....which I still need to hand out resumes for >>)
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May 15th, 2009
04:00 pm - Congratulations!
My friend's wedding is tonight! I'm so excited since it's the first wedding I'm attending in which the happy couple are MY friends instead of family friends or family. =3 Who would have ever guessed that I'd get to attend a friend's wedding so young ;_; (My friend's quite young as well). I have a back-up dress but I'm going out right now to look for another dress which hopefully will be perfect. So last minute, right?
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May 5th, 2009
12:16 pm
Posting this from the school computer lab: (finished exam 15 min ago XD)
I'M DONEEE!!!
....until summer school starts =( but at least I have a week! =D
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April 21st, 2009
01:08 am - Fanfiction.net
Lulz, I just got a review from a Digimon fanfic I wrote over 6 years ago! That sure brings back memories....
In case anyone's interested...
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/887405/1/Unfaithful
EDIT: Another story alert status review! This time for another one of my stories. Now I kind of feel like I SHOULD update, but I haven't watched/read anything Digimon in years!
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April 13th, 2009
12:36 pm - To-do list
Now that I have some free time before my next exam, I should probably catch up on everything I've neglected over the past last months of school... List:
- Upload pictures from camera and charge battery
- Cancel insurance on MBNA credit card
- update UTAMA manga library list on forums
- Burn files from computer onto DVDs/Hard Drive & clean up desktop
- Update resume & start looking for a summer job
- Business plan write-up!
- Find a suitable DVD Recorder so I can get rid of the excess space on my TiVo Not Possible!
- Hem/ask mom to hem extra-long pants
- Find a way to shrink waist of bottoms or find a place to take it in to get altered
- Alter those shirts I laid out (project time!)
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- Start cosplay (May from GG, yea! =D) + anchor?
- Start any other Anime North related activities
- Practice more piano (K-ON is soo inspiring =P)
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- Return bag and container to Randi! notified
- Return New Moon to Rebecca!
- Return Hikaru no Go to Wanda!
- Pick up Wedding Gift for James at Sears
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April 10th, 2009
08:45 pm - Staying up late is easy to do!
Having a crappy exam schedule this year, I ended up with FOUR exams in my last week of class. In addition, procrastination led to having 2 essays also due in that same week, totaling to 4 exams + 2 essays in the span of 4 days! Thus, I did what most other university kids do around this time...all-nighters.
Having only pulled an all-nighter once in my life so far, I was really worried about my ability to sleep as little as possible for maximum studying time and actually be able to retain all that knowledge. I got an early start by finishing 1 essay on Monday (and got an extention on the other one until Saturday), so from Tuesday-Thursday, I really only had 4 exams to look forward to. To manage, I kept my caffeine levels to a minimum, and limited myself to 1 coffee during the day, and 1 tea late, late at night. I also made sure to sleep a little at the beginning and end of each late-night study session, and was able to thus remain alert. Surprisingly, most of what I studied, I was able to retain, and can safely say that not only did I NOT go insane with my hectic schedule, but I think I did well on all my exams (and essay).
To celebrate, I attended UTAMA's white t-shirt party (last meeting) after my exam and then went home to start my final essay. Now I'm on the final essay and after this, it'll be one month until my next exam =P
Hurray for efficiency = maximum use of little time.
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