THE HORRORS OF PACKING

Does anyone hate packing for a trip as much as i do??! Packing for a trip is so frustrating ...

I mean how do you know if you've packed too much or packed too little ??? Am i forgetting something? Should i bring those or should i leave it at home? Will it get cold? Do i need a jacket??? arrrghhhhhhhhhhh

I have semi-finished packing yet i feel as thought i'm missing things but i don't think i am my suitcase looks realllllly empty but then i feel as though i've brought too much! hmmm i'm going to go back and stare at my suitcase for a few hours now...

Hate packing! Ok rant over...

QUOTE OF THE NIGHT

"sing like no-one's listening, dance like no-one's watching and live like it's your last"

SATURDAY NIGHT PHOTOS ...

Hazel, Jen & friend???

Lou, Me & Jess

The "triple J's" (aka julie, jen, jing)

Mark (his attempt at being seductive ermmmm), me, hazel and jen ( if you can see her)

More group ones

Group shot

Vivigey & Mark (shaking it on the dancefloor) Jing & Jennifer

Jennifer & Me

Jen (her attempt at a random shot so obvious she's posing for it)

Saturday Night Fever Dancefloor!!!
Hazel & Lou (ermmm getting close)

Hazel (drunk), Carlo & Jen
Jen (showing us her moves)

The ENTIRE alcohol range LOL
Vivigey the b'day girl

The Boys
Me & Jen

POLE DANCING GRAD

Had pole dancing intermediate 1 grad saturday DAY ... wasn't feeling too well, was on the verge of backing out but i figured all that hard work i must go and graduate for the THIRD time ahhaa

Usually people get dressed up in all sorts of outfits, but i was not bothered and thought i'm probably going to be the only one that hasn't gone all out on the costumes but luckily the majority of my class were feeling exactly the same as me haha yay!

So we performed the routine to run it ... people had their friends and family there to view the routine bit weird having them watch but its all good, its just a bit of fun! I'm so glad i went through the entire routine without stuffing it up, no mistakes, was in time for a change, no stack-age! yay! a successful performance ahah phewwwwwww!

Ann had invited her friend paul to come and watch ... bit weird but he's a cool guy i made him be the cameraman haha but not a v. good one, well not his fault really my camera's been playing up lately dodge and i've only had it for 1-2 yrs now and it's been hardly used! hmmmm sony not so great after all!

SATURDAY NIGHT ...

So the highly anticipated night had arrived ------ VIVIGEY'S 21st B'DAY!!!

Everyone's best outing outfit was on, next were the shoes (although more painful for some than others but the things we do for fashion eh), on goes the blush and sparkly gloss, with the hair or done up (well down) ... and the preparation for the night out on the town is complete!!!

We braved the COLD weather arriving at the mandarin club shivering (note to self next time bring a jacket) but when arrived was nice and warm a few people had arrived and were in the process of setting up the music ...

People slowly start to arrive, all the lights are flashing, the funky saturday night fever dance floor is up and running and straight to the bar we went hhehehe

The place was cool, v. spacious, it had a v. asian ghetto look to it in a dodgy way but that is what makes the place cool! BUT the bar omg the bar i must say was the dodgiest bar i've ever encountered in my life haha everything we ordered they did not have, and everything that we ordered i don't think contained MUCH alcohol in it ... i mean i'm not a big drinker 4-5 drinks would be enough to get me tipsy but i had 7 drinks and i felt nothing, i mean a BIT light headed but no major tipsy-ness ...

It was a great night ... a v. weird mix of people at this party which was interesting ... everyone was lovely ... finally met jess ... had heard so much about her but have never ever met her so that was nice to finally meet her in the flesh! haha and it turns out she's such a sweet chicka!!!

They had some interesting b'day speeches going on, a nice big birthday song went out to vivigey and out comes the cake <<< the peak of geeeeeynesss mainly due to the fact that the cake has vivigey's face on it! haha

Jen and Jing had dropped by was really nice seeing them, first time i've introduced myself to jing properly she's a cool girl, v. easy to get along with so that was nice ... they hung around for a bit met the girly girls don't know if the girls even remembered as they were a bit tipsy haha i love the first impressions my friends gave "and these are my friends ... those 3 there grinding each other, oh and there's one on the floor!" ahah quite entertaining ...

I headed out to skygarden roofbar with jen and jing for a bit ... needed a miniature dose of rnb music ... the place was nice, it wasn't that packed as we arrived around 2am yet they weren't letting anyone in but somehow we managed to get in ... music was pretty good so of course some dancing began BUT didn't last too long as i was on the verge of becoming crippled (note to self don't wear high heels if plan to be walking, dancing & standing around ALL night), however i still tried to make the most of it even tho my toes were slowly getting carved off!

Bumped into a few familiar faces - lalita, alana, cyrille and christian - hadn't seen them in a while so it was good to say hi have a 2 second chat and back off to some more dancing...

3am and the place was dying down ... so off to meet the girls for a midnight snack at delafrance ... by this time i was officially sick as a dog, crippled and cold as!! i could not wait to get home and jump into my pj's and warm bed!

And that was the end of saturday night ... ate, drank, danced, took heaps of photos (some were meant to be RANDOM but ended up being the girls posing pretending that its random errr yeh ok), met new people, abused my feet and gotten really sick!!!

AUTUMN SEMESTER OVER ... TIME TO UNWIND AND HAVE A GOOD TIME!

so tonight was my last exam for the semester which i didn't even bother showing up to so i've pretty much failed that unit! oh wells i wouldn't have passed it even if i did attempt the subject, its so bad that i don't care but i'm just so over uni! anyways enough about uni for now it has ended for the time being...

went to dinner w/ jen tonight at tony roma's in the city, which was nice haven't seen her in a while, we had ribs and bbq chicken it was really good...i'm not a ribs fan but it was pretty good, the wait was short and service was quick, waiters and all weren't v. friendly though eh no tip for them!

driving into the city was pretty hectic, i've never really driven into the city at night where all the one way roads are...pretty proud of myself haha i got home in one piece! we were really lucky to find street parking right opposite the restaurant as it was raining in the city really crap weather especially trying to drive in it i couldn't see the lines on the road! arrghhhh!

tomorrow's pole grad & vivigey's birthday ... can't wait to party been stuck in the house for too long, need to get out and about! hope i get heaps of random pics its time to post up some outing photos on this blog...

KYLIE SHOWGIRL HOMECOMING CONCERT!!!

Kylie has announced new concert dates for her showgirl tour in aus!!!! yessssssss!!!

it was a long wait but will be well worth it...kylie performs the best concerts ever, gotta love her!!! woo hoo 24th november, 2006!!! so glad i kept my tickets!!!

it will be on during my end of year exams really hope i dont have an exam during that time...either way i'm not going to miss out on a kylie concert! haha (shows what my priorities are...definately not uni)

Excitement is killing me!

ONLY 9 MORE DAYS ... AND I'M NOT READY

Caught in the hectic environment of what i call "end of semester exams", i did not realise that there's only 9 more days til i head overseas!!!

Which is a bit of a worry as i haven't packed, haven't organised anything ... oh my oh my i don't even know what time my flight is!

Time certainly has flown by, i cannnot believe there are only 9 more days til i fly out for an entire month ... it's gonna be a long time, i'm going to miss home! haha i sound so dramatic!

As promised in my previous bloggings, when i'm overseas i will be using my camera at full capacity i want to try and capture some random, intriguing, and exciting moments!!! It's not often i get to go travel overseas and visit amazing places! And once i return, my venture around london, europe, hongkong and shanghai will be uploaded onto this lovely blog! How exciting ... I've even got a 1gb memory stick ahha so i can take endless pics! yay!

9 more days and the count down begins ...

FUGLY & RIDICULOUS

i've noticed that i haven't blogged about fashion ... well today's the day...as i was roaming on a site dedicated to shoes!!! haha

i came across the the fugliest footwear (do you even consider those as footwear???) i mean a pair of sandles/thongs/jandles however you refer to them in your country, that are topless! they just stick to the soles of your foot and thats it!!!

who would wear them????

IT'S OFFICIAL: FEBRUARY GETAWAY - SURF SUN & SAND

Woo Hoo! It's official i will be going away with sonya for a wonderful week of surf, sun and sand at the beautiful Hamilton Island!

1 week of lying around the beach, lazing by the pool bar drinking cocktails, with the occasional water sport activities!!! t

To think i have to wait until February ... the wait is going to kill me, but will be well worth it!

ONE MORE WEEK OF EXAMS!

this is my last week of exams for uni yay! 2 more subjects to go and i'm free from study obligations for an entire month!!! really wished it lasted longer ... would be great if i never had to return back to uni BUT i've dragged out uni life for far too long i have to just get it over with! really hard though as i HATE it so much!!!

have an exam first thing monday morning and i have not studied yet as i am probably the worst procrastinator ever! i'm blogging right now because i want to avoid having to sit down and actually read my lecture notes! ewwwwwwwwww!

only one more week of exams i can do it!!! and then VIVIGEY'S 21st!! woot woot time to partaaaayyy (not too hard though) =P

haha i'm a v. responsible person *looks away* =)

HEART PROBLEMS ANYONE?

Friends had e-mailed these pics through to me ... i have no idea where these were from but check out the size of that hamburger!!!! That will kill me in an instant! I'm dying just looking at that burger, looks good though! haha

POST-TRIP PROJECT

After speaking w/ good old buddy vivigey and her endless stories of her talented, ambitious AND successful friends....it totally depressed the shit out of me!

It made me realise that i havn't really strived for or towards anything, i haven't taken up any of the many activities and courses that i've always wanted to do but NEVER got around to actually doing it ... errghhhhh which is a bit sad really ...

So it has been decided that even though its a tiny step towards a change in my life ... at least i'm going to initiate something!!!

After i return from my overseas trip ... i will start on a mini project that i've always said i'd like to do but never went ahead with it...

I've always wanted my own vintage store ... but that's too big of a dream at the moment as i don't have the financial ability, however i will be taking a step forward ... once i return back from my trip i am going to go on a vintage hunt for only the best and most unique vintage items around sydney and melbourne (whenever i visit of course) and slowly build up my vintage collection...

this will be one of my many projects to come in the near future ... it may not be career changing but will none the less be interesting...

MMMMM PANCAKES

Ann and i were feeling really bored and wanted to avoid studying for exams so we drove out to the city for some pancakes at the rocks! hahaha

It was a bit random ... i think is what made it so great!

We arrived there thinking that the crowd may die down considering it was 12.30- 1am in the morning, but no it was a full house as per usual! We weren't the only ones craving pancakes! haha

I love pancakes at the rocks, i mean the pancakes are nice but i gotta admit its not the BEST in the world, its just the atmosphere that place has! the never ending queue outside, the dodgy dodgy old skool music that's not even the COOL old skool stuff but the stuff you never want to hear again EVER! and the fact that it is open 24 hrs!!!

I ended up having the strawberry patch pancake, it was good but gawwwd i was so stuffed couldnt finish the second pancake!!! i think i drank too much of my iced fruit cocktail (non-alcoholic of course) which tasted exactly like a "frosty fruit" ice block! brings back primary school memories! haha

THE BREAK UP

Saw "the breakup" with vince vaughn and jennifer aniston yesterday night...

The movie was alright, it wasn't extremely funny or boring ... let's just say the jokes and mood of the movie was consistent throughout.

I thought jen and vince made a cute onscreen couple and now think they also make a cute off screen couple ... hehe

i'm not going to bother giving a summary of the movie, just go to hoyts or greater union site and read the blurb there ...

overall it was enjoyable but not great, i expected a typical fairytale ending which i did not get, but i guess the fairtale ending couldn't really happen seeing as the movie is calld "the break up" after all.

verdict:

4.5/10

EURO BAR & GRILL

Went to dinner last night with the lovely ann at euro bar and grill ... it was our first time there and i must say i quite like the place...

Service was great, the waiters were efficient, friendly and v. helpful!

We shared two pizzas between the two of us:

NAPLES - 4 different types of cheese!

Ok this pizza is nice only if you have like ONE slice otherwise omg its sooo freakin cheesy but nice none the less.

SICILIA - chicken in creamy white sauce, herbs, asparagus, cherry tomatoes and olives ( we had it minus the olives)

YUMMMMMMM! is all i have to say...its something different from the usual pizzzas, i've never had this combination of ingredients in a pizza before and i really liked it! it was really light and fluffy, the flavours weren't overly strong, all the ingredients complemented each other really well! Definately would go back for that pizza!

STARS ARE BLIND

So i have had a preview of paris hilton's new song "stars are blind" also saw the clip for it ... hate to admit it but i really like this song!

it's extremely catchy, very paradise-ish, laid back, tropical song ... i think i'm liking this song because it doesnt sound like paris but sounds so much like gwen stefani (well to be honest i have no idea what paris really sounds like in person i mean it doesn't seem as though she talks)

The video clip isn't that great ... just her rolling around the beach with a dude and her prancing around the beach...but its not that bad just nothing spectacular!

Overall i really enjoy this song (hate to admit it) and i am looking forward to hearing the rest of her album!

WOW AMAZING

Was just browsing celeb gossip sites and came across this pic of the newly improved janet jackson...how amazing does she look compared to 4-5months ago!!!

I guess she's going to start showing up everywhere and soon promote her new album which i am looking forward to hearing...use to absolutely love janet back in the "thats the way love goes" days...let's hope she can make a good comeback!!!

But for now we'll just enjoy her extraordinary makeover...

WHAT WE'VE ALL KNOWN ALL ALONG

THE AFTER EFFECTS OF EATING MCDONALDS! hahaha too funny!

STICK IT

I'm not even going to bother giving a review for this movie ... let's just keep it short:

preview of movie was good (amazing what editting and good soundtrack can do) hence had semi high hopes...

verdict:

disappointment, boring, waste of time

rating???

2.5/10

HILARIOUS PICS

While surfing the net as per usual...i came across these absolutely hilarious pics that were on tshirts...oh cracks me up everytime i must share...enjoy!

BLOG ABOUT NOTHING

I was just thinking there's really no purpose to this blog ... and going along with the whole idea for a blog about nothing.

I will start posting up random issues not just about my daily routine and events occuring in my life but i'm going to post up literally anything that i find even half interesting...whether it be my getaway ventures if any...random celebrity gossip...FASHION omg FASHION updates (eg. sales, latest trends)...random pictures that catch my eye...or even random pics i happen to take!

I really must use my digi cam more often! my friend vivigey brings her camera absolutely EVERYWHERE in case there was ever a photo opp., yet i have a digi cam but hardly use it...it just sits there collecting dust!

I will be overseas for a month in july, so i definately promise to use my camera at full capacity! I'm also going to make sure to capture every single random moment possible ... v. excited!!!

Let the blog about nothing begin...

BEST ICE CREAM EVER

I just had the best ice cream flavour ever today...it was at Baskin Robbins...if you ever walk past baskin robbins be sure to go in and try "strawberry cheesecake" flavour! its sooooo good, absolutely delicious! yummo!

it has strawberry swirls in it w/ a cheese cake flavoured ice cream but its not too strong which is good makes it less sickening BUT the best part are the little pieces of cheesecake in the ice cream omg its to die for!

best ice cream ever...

BOXING STATION = PAINFUL

Ann came and helped me set up my boxing station today, well actually she pretty much did the entire thing herself...god she has so much patience for these fiddly things i gave up the second i saw the diagram in the manual! ewwwwy..

Setting it up was surprisingly easy and quick ... actually took less time to set that up than my freakin pole! Crazy i tell ya!

Anyways boxing station is not entirely complete as i don't own a wrench i cannot tighten any of the bolts so i just have to wait til ann brings over a wrench on wednesday to finish off the job! My dad's not too happy about the boxing station as it has pretty much taken up half the space in the guest room hehe oopsy i didn't realise it was this MASSIVE when i purchased it .... its seriously ginormous it nearly reaches the ceiling sheeesh! Too late now not like i can refund it!

Omg i haven't set up the boxing station completely ... yet i have managed to injure myself from it ... tripped over one of the legs and smashed my right shin into the side of the station! ABSOLUTELY PAINFUL! worst thing was that i hit it in the same spot where i have already just developed a bruise from climbing a pole ... so the bruise has gotten worst! i'm all blue and black! If people didn't know better they'd probably think i've been involved in some domestic dispute! haah

DINNER SERVED BY A SLOW WAITER

Ok so i went and had dinner with rianna before seeing a movie...the waiter who had served us can i say is soo slow or just wasn't paying attention to us at all!!! Everything we asked for he'd hear the total opposite!

Askd if we wanted to sit inside or outside ... Both rianna and i CLEARLY said outside and he goes "oh inside i will check if we have any tables available" wtf! i thought i had said the wrong thing but clearly he wasn't listening...

Then when taking our order we asked for iced chocolates with no cream and he reconfirms our order with "so hot chocolate with no cream" ermmmmmmmmmmm wtf again! seriously we weren't mumbling or talking fast or talking quietly....pretty clear and straight forward how could you possibly hear an entirely different thing!

Anyways rant over...

We had ordered burgers w/ chips and salad, the food was alright wasn't anything spectacular i think my local take out store make better burgers than what i had but it was alrighty.

TAKE THE LEAD

Went and watched a movie with rianna tonight...we survived the freeezing cold weather but managed to make it to the cinemas ... may i say winter sucks!

We saw "take the lead" with antonio banderas and the verdict???

Overall i must say it was a really enjoyable film, antonio was charming as the teacher and all the other characters were likeable except for one i don't know some hispanic/asian guy who really irritated me coz he was such a try hard but i guess that was his "character", so i'll let that slide...

Storyline is predictable antonio is i guess you can say upper class dance instructor specialising in ballroom/tango/salsa, and he decides to go to a run down public school in the ghetto and teach them the art of ballroom dancing and also to try and change their lives and give them hope in life blah blah blah...enough said i think you get the point and kinda can guess what will happen next...

Although this movie is predictable, nothing original however i still really enjoyed it i guess i'm a sucker for any movies that involves dancing...the end performance was good there was an amazing 3-way love triangle tango BUT besides that there weren't any major dance performance i guess i could say that was my one disappointment in the movie oh and of course all the corny heartwarming lines that make me cringe BUT at the same time there were some funny one-liners!!!

If i were to give a rating out of 10???

i'd probably give 6/10

ALL WORK NO PLAY

it's been an exhausting day...had work from 8am this morning and let me tell you early mornings + winter = bad combination ... i was so tempted to chuck a sickie BUT guilt and the need for some pocket money got the better of me! hehe

work was same old same old hasn't been too bad for me ... i must say being a casual staff is so much better than when i was working there full time...its just so much more flexible!

after a long days work got home and with the help of my lovely friend ann we joined forced and assembled my pole ... and boy it was a real bitch to put together it took 2.5 hrs! assembling that pole took the last energy i had in me ... but i must say it looks fantastic now that it is the finished product!!!

i'm totally exhausted, did have plans to have a go on it but i am buggered as!

all work and no play makes today a crappy day....

ps: tomorrow is last day of uni for this sem! yessssss! but then its study time which sucks ass!