tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68675448378001462202024-03-25T06:57:59.652-07:00live with a sm:)e ..雨愛http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329850286237294295noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-344785033270066452017-09-13T07:44:00.000-07:002017-09-13T10:17:54.883-07:00Life, Death, Regret, and Moving Forward<div class="MsoNormal">
<b>"You haven't heard anything about her right?"</b><br />
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<b>"Have you heard anything from her?"</b></div>
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<b>"Did you see his post?"</b></div>
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<b>"I'm scared..."</b></div>
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On June 24th, 2016, these are the texts and messages I woke to - sent to me in response to a Facebook post indicating her passing. Hours of calling her house, her cell. Hours of messaging friends and old acquaintances. One phone call to clear it all up in five words.</div>
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On my best friend's birthday, I learned she had past away about five days prior. Four days later, I was at her wake. The day after, her funeral.</div>
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There I was on her birthday, the person everyone went to first because I was her best friend. Because I was supposed to have all the answers. What kind of best friend was I if I didn't even know that she had passed away? My last message from her was on May 28th, when she told me that she was being readmitted for treatment, that the cancer had spread, that she no longer had the strength to chat anymore, so I shouldn't bother for the next week or so.</div>
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A week was gone, I messaged. No answer.</div>
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Days passed. I messaged. No answer.</div>
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My birthday went by. No message.</div>
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People start texting me, asking me if I've heard from her. I respond that I've gotten nothing for weeks.</div>
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I call the hospital. She's in transfer. I call again. She's no longer listed.</div>
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Life is so short, so fleeting, that it could be gone in the blink of an eye.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">"3 words in that text.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Did you hear. Did you hear. Did you hear. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cause I don't understand<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read it again<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Can't catch my breath <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Turn off the news it must be wrong<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">This can't be true<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Can't believe that you're gone<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">How can they say, you're where you belong<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">You should be here, and I shouldn't be singing
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In the days following I couldn't help but feel as if I let her down. I wasn't there the month before she passed, with the last time I saw her being May 21st for GOT7's concert. Throughout the next few months, regret weighed me down.</div>
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I should have gone on that New York trip with her. I should have spent more time with her when she was feeling down. I should have replied to her texts faster. I should have tried harder. I should've spent more time with her. I should've been with her in the hospital. I should have tried harder to reach her, to find her in those weeks of silence. I should have, I should have, I should have...<br />
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My heart was heavy, my mind was weighed down, and I kept falling back into that downward spiral.</div>
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<b>"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.<span style="font-family: inherit;">" -</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Reinhold Niebuhr</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was my mantra through the months. I even got a garbage poster that had this on it simply because it helped. I couldn't change what I did and didn't do. I couldn't go back and take away the cancer that stole her life. I couldn't change the fact that I never brought her to church, despite her interest in attending. I couldn't change the lack of the communication, the transfers, the way we found out.</span><br />
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But I should've had the courage to go see her parents. I should've had the courage to rampage through every hospital in the downtown core in order to find her. I should've had the courage to call earlier.<br />
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I would've hung out with her more if I didn't spend so much time with my boyfriend. I would've gone to New York if I didn't let my parents stop me. I would've invited her to my house if I had had the courage to ask. I would've told her more about me, about my life, about the secrets I kept, if I'd had the courage to share.<br />
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I guess wisdom is more simply knowing that the could've, should've, and would've's are all stones that weigh you down until you start drowning in your own self-hatred and regret.<br />
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<b>"Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief" -Proverbs 14:13</b><br />
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Who am I to be happy? Who am I to deserve life? Who am I to have a future?<br />
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I'll tell you now - my counsellor had no clue. First off, she felt wrong - she obviously didn't care how my best friend's name was pronounced, nor did she really do anything except say, "Okay, mhmm, and you knew her for how long again?" I just wasn't feeling the love or care I expected to. So I left.<br />
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I ended up at this program called MATES that matches you with people who've had similar experiences and can give you advice with how to cope. It helped a little, and gave me a chance to just pour my heart out to someone who understood the need to just be raw and honest and sad.<br />
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I later went to CCF and poured my guts out to my brothers and sisters in Christ and one piece of comfort and wisdom stuck out to me:<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>"In breaking you down, God will build you back
up. He gives strength to the weak. He will never allow you to face something
that you cannot handle."</b></span><br />
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What could I face, then? I was able to face the loss of my grandfather, who passed away only one month before my best friend. I was able to survive her death. I was able to attend her wake, her burial, and still survive the months after. So what was killing me from within?<br />
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I didn't really need to ask myself because I already knew: regret.<br />
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Sure, I accepted that I couldn't change anything, but what can I do now with the cards I'd been dealt.<br />
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One thing I started doing was sharing more. When people asked how I was doing, I'd tell them straight up that I was feeling terrible. That life was sucking. That my heart was hurting. I shared my sins, I shared my regrets, I shared my grief. As time went on, the burden on my heart was becoming lighter.<br />
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In my weakness, I also helped to lift the burden that others felt. Somehow, my openness made other people more open. I learned so much about people during those months - it surprised me, but also broke my heart. Those who seemed to not have a care in the world were suffering from depression. Those who seemed faithful were losing heart in the church. Those who seemed strong were just as weak as I was.<br />
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There was not point in my facade. Sure, it made people more comfortable, and it made conversations a lot less awkward, but in knowing someone fully, in sharing their burdens, there was something in that that helped release me from my own.<br />
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<b>"We're so sorry for you loss." -Everyone ever</b><br />
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My friend and I spoke to our school about getting our friend a posthumous degree. Yeah, it wouldn't do much for her now, but of all the things that were on her bucket list, finishing university had been on top. Passing away a year and eight credits shy of her graduation date, we wondered if it'd be possible.<br />
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After a lot of emails back and forth, some in person talks with the associate deans, a couple calls, and awkward introductions, we got it set up.<br />
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Which is why, a week ago, I walked across the stage once to accept my own degree, and then again to accept hers.<br />
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<b>To be quite honest with you. It sucked. It sucked so much.</b><br />
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As I walked across that stage, it was like my heart and my world was crashing down around me all over again.<br />
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She was supposed to be there. She was supposed to be walking across that stage, getting her green hood, wearing a gown she'd complain cost way too much.<br />
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<b>She was supposed to live.</b><br />
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Now here's the part that kicks me in the gut every single time I think about it.<br />
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After her death, we've seen her parents three or four times. I know they're lonely, and I know they're still hurting, so we try our best to keep them updated on our lives and to get them out of the house whenever we're in town.<br />
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During one of the meetings, her father told us about what she was like during the weeks before her passing. He said she wasn't really in pain, because of the morphine, so she slept a lot. She also spoke a lot. Not to her parents, but to her friends. Unintelligible, broken conversations with people who weren't there, who couldn't be there. She mentioned names, and events, both past and in the future - things we could look back on fondly, things that we'll all wish she were there for.<br />
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It simultaneously broke my heart and gave me some peace. Even though none of us knew, even though we couldn't be there with her, we were still there to her. We were good enough friends to her in life that she kept us with her, that she remembered us, that she needed us there with her in those final moments.<br />
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Even if I were there in her final moments, what could I have done. Would she have even known I was there? Her father's admission gave me peace in knowing that she knew she was loved, that I had been a good friend to her, that she didn't die alone.<br />
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As her birthday looms and her death date passes, I can't help but feel helpless again. I don't know what I can do for her anymore. That's not to say I won't still miss her (cause Lord knows she still crosses my mind daily), but I don't know what else I can do except live and be grateful to have been a part of her life.<br />
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Is this moving forward? I don't know. Honestly, I don't know where to go from here, but I'm taking every memory I have of her and cherishing them. I'll speak of her lots and remember her fondly, because she was a big part of my life and I miss her so so SO much each and every day...<br />
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Signing out for the last time,<br />
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-<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #01dfa5; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Alikiya</span><span style="color: #01dfa5;">.</span></span>
Alikiyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905865082321568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-66212692653552136492014-03-29T20:06:00.001-07:002014-03-29T20:06:40.928-07:00Figure Skating and EssaysHey y'all, it's been a while, eh?<br />
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Lots of things have happened since I last posted. For one, the Winter Olympics. Unfortunately, we weren't able to post anything about it this year, due to just work and school getting the way. However, can I just say that Yazuru Hanyu is like the most effortless skater I've seen in a while? AND THAT TESSA AND SCOTT SHOULD'VE GOTTEN GOLD /justsaying. <strike>Unlike the US team, Canada had emotions.</strike><br />
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<strike>What I hope most for Yazuru is to win the World Championship. Patrick isn't there this year to beat him, so hopefully his long program will be kickass tonight.</strike><br />
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HE WON ~ Probably the BEST year of his life - Olympic Gold Medalist and now World Champion *A* !<br />
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(And he's so cute with his Winnie the Pooh ! -flails-)<br />
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This term is going really well. I'm on my first work term, and I'm really enjoying it. While I wish the job itself had a little more variance, I can't complain. The tasks have been more steady than some of my co-worker's employment, so I guess it's help me remain sane.<br />
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I love the students I work with. Their enthusiasm all around has been great and I enjoy helping them with what they need. I haven't gotten rave reviews all around. I'm not all powerful or all knowing, and I can only teach things a certain way, and that may not be the way people would rather. However, overall I feel like this work term has really taught me a lot about myself and about the working world in general.<br />
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This term, I also learned that I really hate dress pants. And winter.<br />
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There are so many things I want to talk about so I'm going to go lightning round on them:<br />
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The World's Biggest Book Store is closing down in downtown Toronto. If you have a love for books, check it out before the place closes and is replaced by condos. At the moment, I believe everything's about 50% off, though that was two weeks ago that that discount is subject to change. The closing date is March 30, 2014. That's like TOMORROW, so GO NOW.<br />
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An airplane went missing a week or two ago, and still has yet to be found. While I do hope that they find it, and that everyone is safe, it seems like that chance is getting lower and lower. 15 or so countries, a world of technology, and we can't find a PLANE. Like c'mon guys. My sympathy goes out to all the families affected and all those who knew someone on that flight.<br />
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LA had an earthquake yesterday, while I don't know the details, I hope everyone's okay out there!<br />
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I got contacts, but I'm not loving them. Then again I really don't like the style of glasses frames these days, so I'm trying them out and hoping for the best.<br />
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Game of Thrones is coming back in a week. That should be exciting.<br />
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I have a work report due on Tuesday, and it is not fun.<br />
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Divergent came out, but I heard that it wasn't great, which kind of sucks.<br />
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I did hear that Vampire Academy's movie was good. As well as the LEGO movie.<br />
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Canada seems to be having an eternal winter. I've learned to hate snow, rain - precipitation in general. I miss the sun.<br />
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The YRT/VIVA is expensive. Then again, it's a lot prettier than the TTC.<br />
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I really like Super Junior M's new album, SWINGS. If you haven't heard it yet, check it out!<br />
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I'm currently reading an ARC of Kelley Armstrong's new book, <i>Sea of Shadows</i>, and I'm really enjoying it.<br />
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I will try to post more in the future.<br />
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-<b><span style="color: #01dfa5;"><i>Alikiya</i></span></b>.</div>
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Alikiyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905865082321568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-64511722951413752452014-01-30T11:10:00.000-08:002014-02-27T18:53:31.402-08:00140 Job Applications Later...<b>I'M FINALLY EMPLOYED.</b><br />
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Honestly, job hunting is not fun at all. Especially when all your friends managed to find jobs in 50 applications or less, and you're just sitting there, hoping that someone would at least interview you.<br />
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I applied to about 70 jobs before I got even one interview. Talk about being undesirable, eh? Unfortunately, the job interviews that I went for ended up either cancelling that job opening, or just didn't hire me. Aside from my school's co-op job search website, I also tried applying to some on Kijiji. Some showed interest, but were turned off by the fact that I'd only be working for 4 months. <strike>There were also some creepy people too.</strike><br />
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Thankfully, I finally found a good government job. It sounds fancy, no? The building itself intimidates me at times. It's so beautiful, and nicely polished, and all you hear is the <i>click-clack</i> from business women in their heels.<br />
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Because I thought I wouldn't find a job, I actually signed up for an online course this co-op semester. With my luck, the course ends up having a fair amount of readings, and now that I found a job... I don't know if I can handle it. Plus, I can be such a lazy ass that I don't know if I'm up for reading after a long day at work. I say "long day" not because I'm worried about the actual work load I'll get, but because of coming home during rush-hour. I'll be working downtown, and coming back up on the subway around 5:30-6:00PM is not going to be fun. <br />
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Yesterday, I was saying that I'll miss being unemployed. As much as it sucked not working, I had the "freedom" to do nothing productive all day. I mean, as much as I love being productive, the feeling of lazing around and watching dramas just seems so much more appealing on cold Winter days.<br />
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Today though, my father has really pushed me to my limit. The entire month and a half I was home, he's been grumpier than before, and constantly yelling at me for the stupidest things. I don't want to be that disrespectful child that's constantly testing him, and I don't have the balls to ever talk back, so I've been holding it in. Honestly, it's the last straw, and I'm just to be able to go to work on Monday. <br />
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<i><b>ANYWAYS...</b></i><br />
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Job search and that aside, I've just been lazing around at home. Not much to really say, so here's some songs I've been really into recently:<br />
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I actually think "Missing You" is one of their best songs; easily my second favourite after "Ugly". The MV is so beautiful, and I really like CL and Minzy's singing in this!<br />
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Decide to give this song a try! A while back, I saw a ton of Jinyoung .gifs on Tumblr, so I decided to check out his drama "She is Wow". I started a month ago, and have yet to finish it. Not that it's bad, but I'm so easily distracted, that I have distractions for my distractions. He's so pretty, and so is this song!<br />
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I won't lie, and say that I came for Ailee. As much as I like her songs, I watched this MV for Lee Joon! Obviously though, I stayed for Ailee. The song's as beautiful as all her other ones!<br />
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I think it was B1A4 that performed this on one of the Gayo Daejuns or award ceremonies, but I heard this song being covered and had to find the original! It sounds so nice ;v;<br />
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A Vietnamese song! I don't think V-pop is as popular as any other pop music from Asian countries, and I've never really paid much attention to it. However, I really <i>really</i> love St. 319's dance covers, and so I listened to this song and dfhdsjfkds it did not disappoint! This song has been on replay for me for the longest time. If only I could sing along though;;<br />
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I have a lot of other songs I wanna talk about to, but I think this post is gonna get a bit too long!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEARS! 恭喜發財! 龍馬精神!</b></span><br />
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利是逗來 hehe<br />
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- <i><b><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Dee</span></b></i> <br />
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<br />雨愛http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329850286237294295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-45570342621523323982014-01-22T06:42:00.000-08:002014-01-22T06:44:52.780-08:00End of 2AI never did come back with a post about my profs, so I'm going to do it now~<br />
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<strong><em>ENGL 200A</em></strong> (Survey of British Lit I)<br />
I had <strong><em>Rebecca Tierney-Hynes</em></strong> as my prof for this course. She honestly made this course a lot of fun. She was extremely enthusiastic about British Lit, the authors, the works, and the history. My favourite class this term. While there was a lot of reading, this course was interesting. Every class kept my attention, and I was interested throughout the term. With Rebecca, there are mandatory tutorials as well, and I had Tommy Mayberry as my TA. Loved him too. Both of them provided interesting perspectives on British Lit, as well as literature analysis. Looked forward to the classes and tutorials throughout the year, and the evaluations were really straight-forward and it wasn't too hard to get a good mark. Because this is a required course for all English majors at UWaterloo, I'd definitely recommend that you try to get into Rebecca's class.<br />
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<strong><em>ENGL 251</em></strong> (Critism I)<br />
I had <strong><em>Paul Kreller</em></strong> again as my prof. Alike to his ENGL101A class, it was pretty straight forward, kind of bland, but fairly easy to do well. We had some group work for this course, but work mainly centered around 4 essays (all fairly short in length, save for the last one), plus attendance, and the exam. As always, he was a fun prof to have. I enjoy his classes, usually, though they can sometimes be a tad bit boring. I do hope to have him again, because I quite like him as a prof, but also in general, he's just genuinely kind. It's always a pleasure to have him as a prof.<br />
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<strong><em>PSYCH 230</em></strong> (Psychology & Law)<br />
I had <strong><em>John Rempel</em></strong> for this course. While it wasn't bad, it also wasn't great. There was A LOT of reading (this is coming from an English major, like honestly), and his classes just couldn't keep my attention. Definitely was not my favorite class. His multiple choice is pretty tricky, and he words things with double negatives and makes you just spin in a circle. His lectures were also just bland. He would have a vague powerpoint, which I'm generally cool with, but then he'd say a point, then repeat 4 or 5 times, with words that are vaguely different but not really, just so you could get bored really really fast. His voice also wasn't the most interesting or enthusiastic voice either, but that's besides the point. There are a lot of people who loved him, but I just couldn't.<br />
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<strong><em>ENGL 292</em></strong> (Contemporary Issues in Language, Writing, and Rhetoric)<br />
I had <strong><em>Nadine Gingrich</em></strong> for this class. I can honestly say, I didn't enjoy it that much. Maybe I'm bitter 'cause I didn't do that well throughout the term, but I just couldn't love this class. She was a very opinionated prof, and while that's not a bad thing, per say, she often didn't appreciate opinions that opposed her own, which I thouht was pretty closed minded, but moving on. Her tests and assignments are extremely vague, and she doesn't really give you any expectations. For the first test, we were told to analyze a quote using things we learned in class. She didn't tell us how she wanted us to analyze it, or how much she wanted us to go into it (it was an hour and twenty minute class). When I got the test back, she told me that I didn't meet the expectations she had for the midterm. But she didn't give us any. And then with the next midterm, she had us mark up an article beforehand, and then she was going to give us questions about the article and we had to use our notes and such to answer them. Instead of asking about the larger concepts, though, she touched ones that we barely talked about in class, and that the textbook touches on for maybe a paragraph. Everyone walked out of the room not really knowing what on earth we were asked. All in all, definitely not my favourite prof. While I didn't do bad in her class, I just wasn't happy with her method of teaching, nor her methods of evaluation.<br />
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<strong><em>CS 100</em></strong> (Intro to Computer Applications)<br />
I had <strong><em>Janice Brown</em></strong> (?) for this class, I think. Don't hurt me! I didn't skip! It was an online course and it was extremely simple when it came down to it. I actually did surprisingly well in it, and I enjoyed learning about HTML coding, Wikis, and Excel. A fairly elementary course, and I would recommend it to people who don't know much about the aforementioned programs, or even computers in general. The course also teaches you how to navigate through the computer (not that I needed that part, I mean I live on here, I definitely know how to open My Documents and make a folder). Interesting, not too labour intensive, and definitely applicable in the working world.<br />
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Those were all my courses for last term. Well, I had <strong><em>PD1</em></strong> too, but that was boring, mandatory, and online. If you do co-op at UWaterloo, then you'll be forced to do PD1, and nothing I say or do will save you from that monotony. Anyways, choose your courses (and your profs) wisely, that's all I can say.<br />
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I shall post again soon about my first work term ~<br />
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For now, I wanna talk about EXO's new mini-album that I've had on repeat for the past week or so.<br />
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I don't know about everyone else, but <b>I was kind of worried for this album</b>. I mean, I felt like it was just yesterday when they finished up promos for "Growl". It just seems like somehow, with EXO, it's either they're never around and taking long ass hiatuses, or they're just everywhere. This year though? I can say that they've been everywhere. There was "Wolf", and then there was "Growl". There was the XOXO album, and then there was the XOXO: Repackaged album. There were drama MVs, radio appearances, variety shows, more radio shows, special stages, a whole ton of airport mishaps, serious sasaeng issues, more radio appearances, award-show winning galore, their own TV show, and more radio shows! <br />
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Even as a pretty big EXO fan, I think it's safe to say that I was getting kind of tired of them everywhere. It doesn't mean I love them any less, but I've gotten to a certain point, where it's like, <b>"Oh, you're back<i> again</i>?" </b><br />
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Especially because they said that this was going to be Christmas album, I was kind of iffy; thinking how they can possibly make an entire mini-album with Christmas-themed songs.<br />
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When the "Miracles in December" MV came out, it was actually quite a shock. I knew it was gonna be a ballad-y type song, but I wasn't expecting it be that sad? <b>I mean the title was "<i>Miracles</i> in December"... what kind of damn miracle happened?</b> Like Tao turned back time for two minutes, and everyone's situation still seemed crap. I know the song itself already talks about a failed relationship... but GAH. WHY? Totally killing my Christmas spirit.<br />
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So, since the beginning, I've always had a preference for EXO-M, mainly because I don't need subs to watch their videos, and I just generally like the members more, whether for their talent or their personality. Normally, for title tracks, I would prefer K's, like when they did Wolf/Growl, but for this song, I actually preferred the Chinese version.<br />
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I think Luhan's voice fit this song more than D.O.'s. As much as I love D.O.'s voice, I think it's a bit too low for this song, and Luhan has a "lighter" voice, which works better. Ya'know what I mean?<br />
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Anyways, the rest of the album was also a lot better than expected as well! <i>My favourite would definitely be "First Snow"</i>, but "Star" and "My Turn To Cry" were both awesome as well. "Christmas Day" was fine, but would probably be my least favourite in the album!<br />
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You guys can Youtube the rest of the album. It's all pretty damn amazing! :) <br />
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<br />To finish up anything related to EXO, please check out <a href="http://www.xotonight.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">my new Tumblr</a> where I answer everyone's requests for EXO-related scenarios!<br />
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Thanks for the support!<br />
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Throughout the week, we took shifts and we accompanied the first years for a bunch of activities (one of which got rained out to our dismay). There were giant jigsaw puzzles (which were a lot harder than they sound), capture the beanbag (which was a kind of unfair game in all honesty, but fun nonetheless), campus confessions, and learning the Arts dance. It was a tonne of fun. We also watch Single and Sexy, a campus created play that talks about issues students can have and the places they can go to help them with said problems, as well as a campus amazing race (which, again, got a little confusing here and there but was a lot of fun). We also took an aerial photo that did not turn out well (sorry guys, but it was really bad...) and I was a blackjack dealer during Monte Carlo (the people who sat at my table can attest to the fact that I suck at addition) and it was ... and interesting experience (read: I will be doing it again, but I might add addition drills to those supposed gym visits).</div>
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Aside from hanging with the first years and joining them for all the activities I met a lot of awesome people during o-week who made the experience all the more awesome. It's extremely cool to just be walking around campus and then suddenly see people you know. In the past four month, I've become really close with a group of people and I am so happy I met them ~</div>
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Since O-Week, I've mainly been in classes, doing work, derping on tumblr, or hanging out with my awesometastic roommates, Dee and G. Lee ~ I definitely liked living with these two this past term than I did with G. Lee and our other roommate last year. There are some people you can be friends with and live with and there are some people who are best left as friends. It's been a blast living with these two this year and I've love that I got to know these two better this year ~</div>
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Alikiyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905865082321568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-1932516845382557782013-09-29T12:26:00.000-07:002013-10-01T08:59:50.998-07:00EXO Sasaeng Fans? <span style="font-size: xx-small;">All photos are not mine. All we were from Tumblr/Google. Credit to owners.</span><br />
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See, I normally never blog about K-Pop related controversies, or issues, but I just have a question that's just been nagging at me for a while, and it's especially relevant today.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">So normally, I don't really shit on sasaeng fans. Not because I support their actions; I really, truly do not condone it. It's generally because I'm someone who tends not to really care much about things that don't affect me. Call it self-centered, or whatever you may, but if it's not something I can solve <strike>because how am I supposed to really stop all the sasaeng fans out there?</strike> then I just don't really care/have an opinion about it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">- At what point did it cross someone's mind to think, "TODAY I SHALL FIND OUT WHETHER BAEKHYUN'S BROTHER IS MARRIED OR NOT. IF NOT, PERHAPS HE IS ENGAGED AND WILL SOON WED. I WILL THEN GATHER ALL MY FELLOW SASAENGS AND CRASH HIS WEDDING, THAT MAY SOON BE APPROACHING, IN HOPES THAT WE WILL FIND BAEKHYUN AND THE REST OF EXO!" I seriously wonder if that was someone's exact thought process, because if it was... I'm speechless. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">- I read on Tumblr that fans arrived before Baekhyun arrived. They were bugging a lot of guests at the wedding asking if/when Baekhyun and the rest of EXO were coming. And again I want to ask,<span style="font-size: large;"> <i>how the hell did you find the damn reception center?!</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">[In <a href="http://kpoprookies.com/sasaeng-fans-cause-chaos-at-exo-baekhyuns-brothers-wedding/" target="_blank">reference to this post</a>, I have even more questions.]</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">- So if you're a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasaeng_fan" target="_blank">sasaeng fan</a>, in definition, you're someone who is an "</span></span>excessively obsessed Hallyu fan" and "extreme fans who stalk their idols and invade their privacy with questionable methods." So, basically someone who's crazy "in-love"/obsessed, right? So... can I have an explanation as to why <i>punching someone's throat in hopes of damaging their vocal chords and ruining their career</i> is showing love? Again, speechless. </div>
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[In <a href="http://sekai-o.tumblr.com/post/62625690986/kris-and-tao-about-sasaeng-fans" target="_blank">reference to this post</a>, I have <i>even more</i> questions.]</div>
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- Does making your idols apologize/feel sorry for your wrongful actions make you happy? I, for one, would not want my idol to feel like they're a burden on my life, and vice versa. </div>
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- To make people that generally seem good-natured, (I say "seem" because I don't personally know them, although I'd give up a lot to) spew out posts that seem so angry... do you feel some sort of power over them? Like "WOW, I HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE TAO ANGRYZ"? <strike>Seriously though, what if he goes wushu on your ass?</strike> </div>
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1. To people who say that Tao shouldn't be such a <i>sensitive ass about privacy since he gave up that right after he decided to become a famous, public figure</i>: See, I agree with this <b>to a certain degree</b>. First of all, no one forfeits that right once they become a public figure. Privacy is privacy. You get less of it, yes. You absolutely should not have NONE of it, though. It's one thing to be photographed and followed on the sidewalks, or at the airports even. It's a totally different thing to be crashing a celebrity's <i>relative's wedding</i>. Some territories are <b>too private</b><i>, </i>and there's a <b>boundary<i> that shouldn't be crossed</i></b>. Now, if this was Baekhyun's wedding, it still would be inappropriate, but at least it's understandable, to say the least. But it's his <i>brother's.</i> </div>
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Since I started following<a href="http://unpopularkpop-opinions.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"> unpopularkpop-opinions</a> on Tumblr, I've seen a lot of confessions that I always wanted to respond to, but I didn't want to come off as being disrespectful (like so many of the other repliers I've seen), so I figured I'll just compile some here. <strike>Because I can totally appear rude here, right?</strike><br />
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Let's start with some of my own confessions:<br />
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So there's this girl I know. I wouldn't exactly call her a "friend", but we've spoken quite a few times during our high school days and we're on good terms with each other. So we follow each other on Twitter, and sometimes I just can't stand her tweets about K-Pop. She's said stuff like (not direct quotes), "EW why is this store playing SNSD omfg like i can't stand it i need to block this off from my ears ughh" or, "OMG B2ST <3 but i dont really like junhyung tbh and ew hyunseung wtf your hair is gross omfg yoseob stop being so manly and go back to being cute"<br />
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<i>QUUUUURL</i>, it's fair that you don't like SNSD, but that was just rude and uncalled for. If it bothers you so much, step out of the store then. Also, how can you so often claim to like this band, but hate this member, be bothered by this member, etc? Just enjoy the music then.<br />
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Everyone's always talking about how EXO is untalented and they're all just pretty boys, but I mean, I personally do feel that everyone's talented in their own way. They may not be the best at what they do, but it doesn't mean that everyone has to live up to your expectations of what a good singer/rapper/dancer is, right? <br />
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<i>EXOtics haters. </i>Where do I even start?<br />
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Let's begin with, <i>"Stop calling yourselves EXOtics. it sounds pretentious/cocky. Besides, it's not even official that your group will be called EXOtics anyways. Just call yourselves 'EXO fans'".</i> <i><span style="font-size: large;">OK ASSWAD</span></i>, first of all, a person can call themselves whatever they please. If they want to call themselves EXOtics, then who are you to tell them to stop? If calling yourself EXOtic sounds pretentious, then what about B2UTYs? VIPs? And lastly, the name EXOtics has been used for so long, that it <i>might as well</i> be the official name anyways. We're not going to stop calling ourselves that, and there's no reason why we need to type another character to express what fan-group we're a part of.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Then there's, <i>"EXOtics are so annoying! They're all sasaeng fans. They're rude, obnoxious, elitists, and just so annoying! I can't stand them."</i> Alright pal, can't stand them? Sit down then. Let me give you a nice coaching on common sense. If you feel like they're doing something wrong, tell them nicely. If you just can't stand to be around them, leave. Overgeneralizing just makes you seem like a douche. I mean, it's kind of like being racist, no? "Oh, <u>all<i> </i></u>Asians have small eyes!" I mean, have you SPOKEN with all the EXOtics? Are they <i>all</i> really that unintelligent and annoying? I beg to disagree.</span><br />
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Lastly, the famous,<i> "I'm an EXOtic, but I would never admit to it because being one is so embarrassing."</i> I... actually don't even know what to say to this one. What's more shameful? Being an EXOtic? Or trying to hide something that you enjoy?<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have a ton of other confessions of my own, but I'll stop with those two. I'm gonna go through some of other people's confessions now. I'm too lazy to read and link each and every one, so I'm gonna summarize: </span></span><br />
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To be honest, I think the biggest appeal of HyunA isn't that she's sexy. It's that<i> she can do the sexy thing so well despite being a really cute and dorky girl</i>. It really makes her stand out against other idols who can't really seem to be able to pull off a bunch of different concepts. Or at least, that's why I like HyunA. <br />
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<b>"SM is not promoting f(x) very well. They're like the forgotten group. If they can't do it, then f(x) should just leave and go to a company that actually cares about them." </b><br />
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All photos are from <a href="http://unpopularkpop-opinions.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">unpopularkpop-opinions</a> on Tumblr! Follow them if you have the time! Some of the opinions on there that are submitted will have you face-palming, but it's always interesting to see other people's comments towards K-pop (at least for me)!<br />
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Anyways, school is starting soon and I have to get cracking with packing and other crap.<br />
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<b>- <i><span style="color: #a64d79;">Dee</span></i></b>雨愛http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329850286237294295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-76850643119825239762013-08-09T20:34:00.000-07:002013-10-01T09:01:17.920-07:00Crappy Summer + Asian Dramas; hitting me hard in the feels!What's up, everyone?<br />
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I've signed in about a dozen times, but I've been so unmotivated to make any posts. I just saw <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Alikiya</b></span>'s post today, and I figured it's about time I do something semi-productive. <br />
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So the last month and a half has been pretty hectic, in a way. My family lost someone very close, and there was just a whole lot to do with hospital visits and funeral preparations. It's all good now, but then other stuff started coming up, and let's just say that everyone was pissed at everyone for a fair amount of time.<br />
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Anyways, luckily, I have some little things here and there to keep my spirits up! As <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Alikiya</b></span> mentioned, B2ST and EXO are back, and they're two of my favourite groups. f(x) is also back, and I'm loving their album. <strike>If anyone wants to purchase it for me, message me and I'll give you my address.</strike> I'm really loving "Rum Pum Pum Pum", "Shadow", "Goodbye Summer", and "Airplane".<br />
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As for Asian dramas, I just recently finished watching "Lucky Seven" and "Dating Agency: Cyrano". Both of them were really good, light-hearted dramas. Nothing too serious, or anything that will tug at your heart. If you're into the detective/comedy drama, then I really recommend "Lucky Seven". Eita, who plays Nitta in the drama, was such an awesome actor. It was the first time I watched one of his dramas, and now I'm such a fan. Thinking of watching other dramas with him later on.<br />
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Cyrano was the second K-drama that I ever finished. It was really, <i>really</i> cute. <strike>That, or I just haven't watched romance dramas in a long time.</strike> I think Sooyoung was pretty darn awesome, and for those people who judge dramas that star idols, I think that Sooyoung will really change your mind about that! Also, Hong Jong-hyun was amazing as well. I saw him first in "Wild Romance" a little while back, and I hated his character and his acting seemed boring. Then, I think it was also him in 2NE1's music video recently, which was really awkward too. BUT he was so qt in this drama, so yes, I recommend everyone to watch it if you haven't already!<br />
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So, after Cyrano, I took a little break 'cause I sat on my ass for days watching that drama, and I seriously think there were some serious health issues after that, LOL.<br />
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I started watching "I Hear Your Voice" a couple days ago, and I'm currently on episode 14. Since my online course has started, I'm taking a two day break to get going on my assignment before I continue the drama.<br />
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<i>LET ME JUST TAKE A MOMENT OUT OF THIS POST TO JUST DHGFKJSDFHKSD. LIKE EVERYTIME I WATCH THAT DRAMA, I FEEL MY HEART JUST FALLING OUT MY ASS EITHER FROM SRS HEART BREAKING OR I JUST CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO HANDLE THE LEE JONG SUK. LIKE SWEET BABY JESUS, DOES HE KNOW HE'S SO FINE? LIKE WHAT???? AND HIS CHILDHOOD STORY.. THE FEELS. THE FEELS. AND MOMMA JANG'S DEATH.. I - MY HEART. -CLUTCHES CHEST- AND LIKE PARK SOO HA IS GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME. REALLY. HE'S SO PERFECT. LIKE, IF I WAS A BIT OLDER, JUST LET ME EXIST IN YOUR WORLD AND BE YOUR NOONA. </i><br />
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Even though I'm constantly recommending dramas to <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Alikiya</span></b>, it's actually been a while since I sat down and watched dramas for myself. I had a really long phase back in middle school where I was super into J-dramas and NEWS (especially Yamapi) and so I literally watched every J-drama I could. Hana Yori Dango, 1 Liter of Tears, Nobuta wo Produce, Dragon Zakura, Kurosagi, Proposal Daisakusen, Yukan Club, and so much more. I also watched a ton of Taiwanese dramas like Smiling Pasta, Bull Fighting, Romantic Princess, etc.<i> </i>And if anyone knows me, I also watch TVB (Hong Kong) dramas on almost a daily basis. But ever since high school, I've really slowed on dramas, and I was just really busy with school life and just watching short stuff on Youtube.<br />
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Anyways, now I'm right back where I started and I think "I Hear Your Voice" is a big part of the reason. Words can't even describe how good the series is. The plot is so interesting, and if anyone knows me, I'm a big sucker for detective/law/psychological thriller type dramas. Plus, when you throw in a cute side-romance story with a perfect, good-looking Korean boy... welp, I'm basically set.<br />
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LET ME HAVE THOSE LITTLE KISSES.<br />
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Anyways, my friend also recommended me to watch: Reply 1997, Ghost, Sign, and School 2013. I'm gonna trust her on this since she's the reason I watched Cyrano and "I Hear Your Voice". <strike>She totally gets my taste in dramas.</strike><br />
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Uh, aside from all that, I've also gotten into Tyler Oakley. I knew about his channel before, but I never subscribed, but recently some of his video collaborations have me laughing so hard, I almost cry. Check out these:<br />
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Other than all that, everything else about my summer has been a bust. I was supposed to get a job, but that failed epically because no one wants to hire me. Most likely due to the fact that I have zero experience. Ironic thing is... <b>how am I supposed to get experience if no one is hiring me!? </b>But anyways, I'm hoping I'll be able to find a job for co-op when I head back to school next month.<br />
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Speaking of co-op, the course has officially started for me. It's online, and my first assignment is to make a bomb resume. Unfortunately, that means I have to actually start working when I'm on the computer as opposed to watching my dramas or scrolling to hundreds and hundreds of Tumblr pages. I guess it's a good way to get me out of the rut that I've been for the past 4 months though.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #a64d79;">- </span><span style="color: #a64d79;">Dee</span></b>雨愛http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329850286237294295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-66368710385494347662013-08-08T21:07:00.000-07:002013-08-08T21:07:57.404-07:00What Is Up World!?! -Waves Hands-How goes life people of the Internet? How am I? Well, one would think that due to my lack of posts on here, I have been extremely busy with life. Alas, that is not the case, well... not really the case.<br />
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This summer, I'm learning to drive. Let me tell you... I SUCK at right hand turns. I don't even know why. My instructor doesn't know why. My parents just don't understand WHY. My dad's actually so confused, he came back today after I drove around the city and was like, "See, most people have issues with left turns, and yet you have no problem. But your right turns are horrific." Basically every time I have to turn right, I scare everyone in the car, and likely those surrounding it, shitakeless. Pro Asian driving man /partofthestereotype.</div>
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I have also been posting regularly on my book review blog (a miracle, I must add). It's been great getting back to it and I hope (and PRAY) that I'll manage to keep it up through the school year. 'Cause it would suck if it just dies again because I lack time and initiative... Anyways, <a href="http://betweenprintedpages.wordpress.com/">check it out</a> if you're into books, or like reading stuff by someone who's obsessed with them ;)</div>
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This year, I've taken it upon myself to watch a number of dramas. I've finished <i>Smiling Pasta</i>, <i>One Litre of Tears</i>, <i>Secret Garden</i>, and am part way through<i> The Queen of SOP</i>. I'm thinking of starting <i>Lucky Seven</i> which stars Matsujun, or get into <i>School 2013</i>, <i>High Kick: Revenge of the Short-Legged</i>, or <i>I Hear Your Voice</i> purely to see Lee Jong Suk, because he was beautiful and sassy in <i>Secret Garden</i> (which I highly recommend by the way). Anyways, we'll see how that goes. Might also get into <i>Dating Agent: Cyrano</i> 'cause <b><span style="color: magenta;">Dee</span></b> recommended it (she also recommended two of the others listed).</div>
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What else have I been doing... watching a lot of YouTube videos, that's not unusual, but I'm doing it more now that school's off. I've been stalking a number of B2ST performances. Can I just take a moment to mention that Hyunseung looks amazing with his hair white? HE'S SO BEAUTIFUL ~~ </div>
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Alikiyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905865082321568714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-22696322853381399332013-07-07T09:12:00.002-07:002013-07-08T12:45:32.368-07:00EXO - Happy Camp (快樂大本營) on 130706<span style="font-size: large;"><b>WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD</b></span><br />
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So after almost a month of postponing the broadcast, the episode for EXO on Happy Camp has finally been aired! The English subbed version might not be out right now, but by the time I finish this post, it might be. <strike>You hardcore EXOtic subbers out there. I see you.</strike> Last night, I watched the episode on TV, because we have this box thing that gives us access to shows that are shown in China. It's pretty good since we get to watch the episodes the same day it's aired!<br />
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I felt like this episode really brought out the EXO-K member's variety show skills. If you're watching this show for Lay, Luhan, or Kai, you're out of luck because those three barely showed up. The whole episode basically centered around Kris, D.O., Tao, Suho, and Chanyeol. The rest of the members I didn't mention got<i><b> </b></i>some camera time, but not <i>too</i> much. Nonetheless, I still thought this episode was the best one that EXO has filmed with Happy Camp. It was really cute and funny, so I decided to <i><span style="font-size: large;">point out some highlights!</span></i><br />
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So, during their introductions, Nana (one of the hosts) was saying <i><b>Luhan doesn't really look like a wolf, but more like a little cat</b></i>. So they told Luhan to do a scary wolf expression, and they'd make scary wolf sound effects for him. As soon as Luhan made the face, Nana meow'd like a cute little cat.</div>
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One of the best parts of the show was when they shrunk D.O. with special effects. When everyone was introducing themselves, Baekhyun, Chen, and Kris decided that they would mess with D.O. and announce that they too were also main vocals. Aside from Chen, Baek is actually a lead vocal, and Kris is mainly a rapper. So with the overcrowding amount of main vocalists sprouting up, the hosts said that it seems like <b>D.O. is just getting shorter and shorter.</b> </div>
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Then because Kris would have clearly failed as a main vocalist next to those three, he tried out as our lead dancer. They brought out Kai, one of the main dancers of EXO, who danced to Wolf. Kris failed three times in a row. First time, he somehow got confused, so he did some weird little freestyle thing. Second time, his hand got stuck/accessories started flying about. Then, he just completely missed the part of the song he was supposed to dance to since it took him so long to get ready. <span style="font-size: large;"><i>Remember, dumbzhang, I still love you.</i></span></div>
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Chanyeol and Tao were then dragged to the front by Chen, despite their protests, with Chanyeol as #1 and Tao as #2. When Luhan was asked who was in the wrong spot, he answered with, "Chanyeol and Tao". Tao, thinking that he had a chance to be put towards the end of the line (closer to the mature end), Luhan stated, <b>"Tao is actually #1"</b>. </div>
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<i>"What does he have that makes people look at him and not me? Really, I'm pretty handsome too. There really isn't much difference between us. Sometimes, I think people are looking at me (when I'm out with Kris), but then I see their line of vision, and I end up being wrong. They were actually looking at Kris. Honestly, I'm a bit jealous. But I mean, I'm not that bad either. I think everyone can tell, just by looking, who really is the most handsome." </i></div>
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Then, they dragged Chanyeol down from the #1 spot to allow Kris to step up. He Jiong (main host) asked Chanyeol and Kris to comment on how they felt about their current position (Kris as #1 and Chanyeol was moved to #6), Chanyeol decided to answer this with a skit. <i><b>Unfortunately, no one really understood what the skit had to do with anything.</b></i> Poor Sehun and Luhan was dragged into it too.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>There was a lot more funny parts</b></span>, but I didn't want to make this post longer than it already was! If you're a fan of EXO, or you're just starting to get into them, watch this episode! You won't get to know all the members really well because only a few got to shine, but it's a really funny episode. </div>
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Normally, I don't really care much for members like Suho, Xiumin, or D.O., but I feel like this episode really let them shine, and they were really funny and cool. It seemed like the EXO-K members really had a good time, so I'm glad they enjoyed themselves even though they're not great with the language. </div>
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<br />雨愛http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329850286237294295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-86608601941666892962013-06-30T20:11:00.000-07:002013-10-01T09:06:03.272-07:00A1 Chinese Radio: Him Law (羅仲謙) Fan Signing <span style="font-size: large;"><b>HELLO EVERYONE! QUICK UPDATES:</b></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The last month has been uneventful as always except for the fact that I celebrated my</span><b> </b></span>birthday on the 21st (my actual birthday is on the 24th) with my closest friends. We went for hotpot, and it was pretty awesome, but I'll talk about that another time and upload pictures too. </li>
<li>I just signed onto this blog to see that we got a lot of views/reads for my EXO post. Avid K-Pop fans out there, I'm guessing? Thank you so much for that. It's actually the most amount of views/reads on a post that this blog has, I think. <strike>Maybe I should just do more K-Pop related blog posts from now on.</strike> (Edit: That post is now at around 9k views?)</li>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">ONWARDS TO THE MAIN POINT OF THIS POST...</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I'm going to try and be as eloquent and use the least amount of profanity as possible on the following description of my day yesterday. If I swear, please excuse me <strike>because I was about to cut a bitch yesterday.</strike> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Yesterday, my friend and I left our homes at 10:30 in the morning to hop on the bus for an hour long bus ride to Splendid China Mall to meet Him Law, a popular Hong Kong actor, for his autograph session. Let's start my rant here. Why did we leave at 10:30, and not earlier for an event like this? <b>Why didn't we line up outside the mall two days ahead of time?</b> Okay. So Him Law... ain't no Justin Bieber. He may be popular in Hong Kong, but outside of that little area, I don't think many people really knows who he is. Now, I would have left home earlier, but I had learned my lesson from last year. On June 29th/30th of last year, Raymond Wong (<span lang="zh-Hant">黃浩然) was invited to come to Canada (also by A1 Chinese Radio) for a fan signing. Being an avid fan of his work, I dragged my friend to leave early in the morning with me at 8:30AM. When we reach Splendid China Mall, no stores were open, and <b>we actually ended up reaching there before the set-up crew for the event.</b> This time though, we had a plan! We left at 10:30, got there around 11:40, ate lunch, and we stood in line at around 12:20. We were about the 20th people in line (as opposed to last year when we were probably 5th). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">NO BIG DEAL, right? It's not like the people at the front of the line got any special perks. We knew that; we were here last year. NOPE. After waiting in line for almost 2 hours, a volunteer at the event started handing out posters for people to hand to Him Law to sign later. Awesome, right? They thought ahead this year! Last year, no one got posters until late into the event. When I had went to grab a poster last year, I actually got yelled at by some ignorant man telling me to not cut in line. WTF... I am standing in front of the person handing out posters and am in no way in a position that indicates that I was prepared to cut in line. But whatever. WHAT MATTERS IS... this year, they're handing out posters early! NOOOPE. <b>They were only handing out approximately 10 posters, and only the people at the front of the line got them. </b>I don't know how absolutely stupid these event planners were, but did you expect only 10 people to show up to this event? I mean, if only 10 people did, then you might as well not host the damn thing. IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THE FIRST 10 PEOPLE GOT POSTERS, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE EARLIER. UGH. Okay, fine. I'll let that slide. Him Law will just sign my mini autograph ticket! If you think that worked out, you are sorely mistaken. Why? <b>Because they took back the mini autograph tickets.</b> HOW CHEAP DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO COLLECT BACK THE TICKETS YOU HANDED OUT? IT WAS LITERALLY 1/20TH OF A STANDARD 8"x11" PIECE OF PAPER. But what did the hosts have to say about this? <b>"Just go over to a newspaper stand nearby and buy the SingTao newspaper! The cover is a picture of Him Law!"</b> What do you possibly benefit from that? It's not like you get no damn commission from the newspaper stands for sending people to buy your newspapers. So, I bought the newspaper. It's cool; it didn't cost that much anyways. What did I see when I got on stage for the signing? <b>Mini-posters beside Him Law's arms in case you have nothing for him to sign on.</b> <span style="font-size: large;"><i>If anger could kill, I swear that everyone at that mall would be dead except for Him Law and I. </i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant"><i>Deep breathes, girl, deep breathes.</i> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">So, at the event, there were a lot of chairs that were surrounded by these gates that went around where people stood, as pictured below:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">So you're thinking... that should fit almost everyone who's standing outside the gates, right? NO. Do you know who took all the seats? <b>VIP members</b>. Do you know where the VIP members are? Probably <b>shopping around the mall, NOT IN LINE, because they already have guaranteed spots</b>. You're exaggerating! How many VIP members can there possibly be! <b>Enough to fill the entire seating area</b>. So aside from getting posters, what benefits do the first few people gain? Absolutely nothing. You think you're coming here early so you can get great seats at the front. You'll be up close and personal with your favourite actor, but no. You're stuck still standing for another couple of hours as the event goes on. Oh, how old were these VIP fans? <b>Average age range: 40s-60s</b>. I mean, fan girling doesn't have a limit, I understand. But when the average age of everyone standing in line is 15-25, and the actor is 28... nah, I don't see anything wrong with that AT ALL! -rolls eyes- But it's fine. <i>I'm not going to rant too much about that because I can't guarantee that I won't be like this when I'm middle-aged as well</i>. All I want at this point is to just take a nice photo with Him Law. Screw the rest. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">I'm going to take a moment out of this post to dedicate my annoyance to the people standing in front and behind me. So, two-girls-behind-me... <b>YOU'RE LOUD</b>. Let's put it this way. When <i>I</i> think you're loud, you must have serious issues. Because let's face it, as a Chiu Chow girl, it's in my damn blood to have the whole room hear my voice when I speak. But you know what, there's a time and place. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">If you scream for the people singing before the event, that's cool. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">If you scream when Him Law walks in, that's cool. If you just got a fabulous picture with Him and you're screaming as you run off the stage, that's cool too. <b>But to literally scream like crazy over a lame joke your friend told you, IN MY EAR, you best be glad I'm not one to pick fights with people. </b>What I wanted to say to you? "Can you kindly not scream over the most idiotic of jokes? If I'm not allowed to judge you for your clearly <i>special</i> idea of what is humourous, then I sure as hell can judge you for you manners. Has your mother never taught you to use your indoor voice? There are hundreds of people waiting in line in a quiet mall. If you must laugh oh-so loudly, I'll even grant you that. SO LONG AS YOU DON'T DO IT IN MY HEAR." Then, they had to audacity to be pointing and whispering about me. I mean, go ahead and do that. <strike>I'm blogging about you anyways.</strike> But have the common courtesy to do what when I'm not looking right at you. Then, the two-girls-in-front-of-me-accompanied-by-one's-boyfriend, you guys are BIG. No, I don't mean "fat" because that would be offensive, right? Plus, who am I to be calling you that when I'm heavy myself? What I mean was... they were extremely tall, and had really broad backs. So if you could kindly stop stepping backwards into my face, I'd have appreciated you a lot more. <b>What started out as a good space between us somehow turned into my face being pressed on their backs.</b> Plus, with them being so tall, I felt like I was standing next to Mt. Everest<strike> and I swear the air pressure changed a bit.</strike> So, to the four people on either side of me, thank you so much for making yesterday that much more memorable. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant"><i>Let me just insert some pictures as I cool myself down...</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant"><i>Fast forward to the actual moment when I get to "meet" Him Law...</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">Now, I use the term "meet" loosely. I guess that's even a stretch in itself too. I barely even got to "see" Him Law, and this is why.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">Before I continue, let me mention four people to you. As I don't know their names, we'll call them:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">"Man in Black T-shirt (MIBT)"</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">"Man in Yellow T-shirt (MIYT)"</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">"Woman in Green T-shirt (WIGT)", and </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">"Annoying Woman (AW)"</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">So as my friend and I were standing in line approaching the stage where Him Law was, we were planning on how we were going to take our picture with him. Keeping last year in mind, we knew MIBT was going to rush us, and our photo was going to end up horrible. I saw people hand their phones/cameras to their friends, and their friends would take the picture for them. It'd probably be a lot better than if MIYT took the photo. Let's all keep in mind that you're not allowed to go behind the stupid table and take a picture. No. <b>You lean across a table and try your best to match your face's angle to Him Law's and take a good picture where you don't look as if you're both staring in different directions.</b> This itself was just ridiculous. I mean, why are you rushing everyone so much? Everyone <b>literally gets 3 seconds with Him before they drag you offstage</b>. <span style="font-size: large;">I WANT A GOOD GOD FORSAKEN PHOTO. I WILL GIVE UP HIS AUTOGRAPHED NEWSPAPER FOR IT, OK? <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">So as we're heading upstage, I told my friend to take my iPad (she forgot her camera) and take a photo in a "selfie" way. That way, we're in control of the camera and we know when to snap the photo so that it looks good. We even came up with a backup plan in case the "selfie" method didn't work. If we're not allowed to take the photo ourselves, we'd let each other take it. As we're walking up the stairs, WIGT saw my friend holding my iPad with the front-camera on, and told her that she's not allowed to take photos herself or with the help of me and that MIYT was the only person allowed to take photos. <b><i>OK PUTA REALLY, EH? HE'S THE ONLY ONE ALLOWED? SO WAS I HALLUCINATING WHEN I SAW OTHER GIRLS TAKING PHOTOS OF THEIR FRIENDS WITHOUT THE HELP OF YOUR USELESS STAFF?</i></b></span></span><b><i> </i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">Ok fine. So you'll take my picture. I'll hold it in. My hair was neat, I was wearing a nice outfit, and I practiced my smile. <b><span style="font-size: large;">Oh yeah, thank you for taking the picture as I was blinking by the way. </span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant"><b>But it's not like I got to say anything, because AW was rushing me off stage before I even had to time to collect my autographed newspaper and iPad. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant"><i> </i>Let's just break this down into questions, ok?</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">Why am I not allowed to take my own photo? </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">Why am I not allowed to let my friend take my photo?</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">Why were <i>others</i> allowed to let their friend take their photo but not me?</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">Why are you incapable of taking the photo when my eyes were open? </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">Why can't you let me collect my belongings before you rush me offstage?</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">Do you think I'm deaf when you guys repeated over 60 times that everyone must <i>immediately</i> leave the stage after the autograph/picture?</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">If so, are you insinuating that my friend and I, along with the rest of the people you rushed off stage, are somehow disabled? Hard of hearing, or perhaps we're not intelligent enough to comprehend your simple instructions? </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant">If you're going to insinuate that I'm disabled in some way, may I do the same? <i>Are you blind?</i> Can you not see that I'm grabbing my stuff and heading in the direction to get off stage? </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant"><i><span style="font-size: large;">and that would conclude my rant...</span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant"><i><span style="font-size: large;">excuse me as I get annoyed over another problem in my life. </span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">- <i><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Dee</span></b></i></span></span><i><b><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b> </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant"><i> </i><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">P.S: Update soon. Another K-pop related rant or should I upload photos of my uneventful life? Hmm...</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zh-Hant"><br /></span></span>雨愛http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329850286237294295noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-80559817384180789172013-06-30T18:27:00.004-07:002013-06-30T18:27:51.999-07:00Let the Memories BeginWAY back in May (the 3rd to the 10th), my family spent a week in Orlando, Florida, where we danced with minions, flew across town with Spider Man, and spent some quality time with Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh.<br />
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Our journey started bright and early Friday morning.</div>
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We drove down to Buffalo, New York, and stopped by Galleria Mall, which was GIGANTIC and everything was priced so prettily. My sister bought some nail polish from Sephora, and then we frolicked over to the airport.</div>
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The flight was about two and a half hours, and was pretty chill~</div>
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When we got to the airport (IT WAS A PRETTY ARSE AIRPORT), we had to take a tram from the gates to the actual airport part, where security and our luggage was.</div>
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We grabbed our luggage and got our rental car and headed out of the airport. It was POURING rain outside, and so it took us about 30 minutes to get from the airport to our hotel villa thing. On our way we picked up some Wendy's and it was probably the best tasting Wendy's I've ever had *A* .. We also got some nasty tasting "iced tea" which was blech. Apparently, Nestea and/or Brisk doesn't exist at fast food places down in Florida.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our little kitchenette</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My parents kitchen and a peak into their washroom</td></tr>
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The overall suite was split into two, so my parents and brother got one side and my sister and I got the other. There were a lot of pineapple shaped objects. Like the table legs? Pineapple shaped. The painting? All of pineapples (there may have been one of a monkey). The ceiling border in the 'living room area? PINEAPPLES. This place really had a thing for pineapple. Within our kitchen, we also saw this ginormous bug that crawled out of the coffee maker @_@ omfg. SCARED ME SHITAKELESS. Not something you expect to see when charging your mp3. I didn't get a picture of it 'cause I was too busy freaking out that there was a bug, almost the size of my fist, crawling around our counter top.</div>
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Anyways, you don't care about all that. TO DOWNTOWN DISNEY! We went Saturday afternoon to look around after buying groceries and such (i.e. ice cream sandwiches, cups, and t-shirts).</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They finally changed the LEGO displays! Here's a cool ass dragon. Yes, it's made of lego.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, they changed most of it.. this guy's forever grinning from the water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toy Story! Another awesome LEGO display.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow White (there were more LEGO displays inside too~)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just thought this dinosaur was cool haha</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the dino store. It's like Rain Forest Cafe, 'cept... prettier *A* </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a gigantic store full of Disney merch. There were two other entrances but Stitch's was the best. If you stood there long enough, he'd spit on you, LOL</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blown glass hand made dragon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blown glass hand made Beauty and the Beast rose</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ICE CREAM that looked delicious, but we didn't get any :(</td></tr>
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The next day, we went to UNIVERSAL'S ISLANDs OF ADVENTURE~ We spent both Sunday and Monday there~</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giant tower thing (Y)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fantastic 4 Cafe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Live reading of the Lorax, with songs and dances by some of the Seuss characters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance to Jurassic Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the Dinosaur display there</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poseidon's Mountain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Honeydukes in HP world</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A not so great picture of the castle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The four houses of Hogwarts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Sorting Hat!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best meal I had all week</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Butterbeer awesomeness xP If you ever go, get the frozen one, a billion times more tasty~</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GIANT CHOCOLATE FROG</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old Weasley car</td></tr>
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We rode basically every ride in Islands of Adventure except the water rides, mainly 'cause none of us wanted to get wet. We spent Monday, the sixth in HP world 'cause it was my sister's birthday and she probably loves Harry Potter more than I do. Islands of Adventure was a lot of fun and a lot of walking @_@</div>
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On Tuesday and Wednesday, we spent our time in Disney World. We went to MAGIC KINGDOM and HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The magical tram that brings us into Magic Kingdom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cinderella's Castle, ofc</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just found this entertaining LOL</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fast Pass. They let you into like a VIP line so you don't need to wait like 5 hours for a ride~</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alice in Wonderland shaped bushes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Main Street Parade</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tigger looking joyfully annoyed LOL</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL ride. Equally as annoying as I remember it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ariel on her ship</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beauty and the Beast's Castle (actually a restaurant)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance to Magic Kingdom, night version (also the entrance's train station)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hollywood Studio's centerpiece, Mickey's Wizard Hat!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yup, that is Hannah Montana's multicoloured shed, haha (found in the prop house at Disney's HWS)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Darth Vader and a storm trooper 'cause why not</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My kickass score on the Toy Story ride (I'm yellow !)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance at Hollywood Studios, night version</td></tr>
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At night, we watched the Wishes show and the firework display in Magic Kingdom. The Wishes show basically went through every animated Disney movie and projected scenes and pictures onto Cinderella's castle. It was awesome to see, and the firework display was fantastic! The next day, we saw the FANTASMIC! show in Hollywood Studios, which was epic, though I wish they had had spotlights, but that's besides the point.<br />
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On Thursday, after a very lengthy and boring timeshare presentation, we went to UNIVERSAL STUDIOS!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE UNIVERSAL BALL</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How to make a Minion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A dancing minion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sign in the Spongebob store that I found entertaining</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My loot! This is what I ended up taking home from the whole trip</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, I ate the frog... It was delicious, haha. And my magic card was Salazar Slytherin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This sign confounded me the entire trip. I finally figured out it meant Pedestrian Crossing LOL</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The airport hotel. THEY HAVE PALM TREES. IN THE AIRPORT.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My wonderful pins that I traded (and bought) throughout the trip, hehe~</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A HP postcard ~</td></tr>
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The trip was amazing and I loved every second of it~ I can't wait to go back again some day. Hopefully I'll be spending a little more time in Disney than Universal next time, but I really enjoyed the rides, the stores, and the parks. All in all, it was a great way to start a very monotonous summer break xD</div>
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-<span style="color: #01dfa5;"><b><i>Alikiya</i></b></span></div>
Alikiyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905865082321568714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-45868056212464116272013-05-30T12:34:00.003-07:002013-05-30T12:43:11.446-07:00EXO Comeback - WolfThis morning, I was scrolling through the "exo" tag on Tumblr and I came across this post and it really just irked me. Actually irking me so much that I would decide to write a blog post about it.<br />
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So basically, if you don't know who EXO is: They're this K-pop band that debuted last year under one of the biggest (maybe even the biggest) entertainment companies in South Korea, SM Entertainment. Basically, there's 12 boys in the group and they're split into EXO-M (Mandarin) and EXO-K (Korean). Last year, when they debuted, EXO-M spent much of their time in China promoting their title song, MAMA, while EXO-K were in Korea promoting the song as well. Their mini-album last year had 6 songs, I believe, and all of the songs were done once in Mandarin, and once in Korean.<br />
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Then, unlike most rookie Korean groups, EXO took over one year to come back with a new song and album. Usually, with rookie groups, companies tend to over-promote them to get the band name out there. However, SM Entertainment, being one of the biggest entertainment companies, probably didn't feel the need to do that since they're all, "Screw you, we don't need a lot of promotions to get our boy band known. They just need to debut under SM, and they'll be good."<br />
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Oh, before I go on, here's a picture of them:<br />
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Their names match the order in which they appear.<br />
Chen, Xiumin, Kris, Lay, Luhan, Tao = EXO-M<br />
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So anyways, when EXO debuted, another K-pop group had debuted around the same time. B.A.P. This group, on the other hand, debuted under TS Entertainment, a much smaller company. Unlike EXO, their group is more hip-hop based. The main difference between them though, is the amount of promotions they underwent. There were singles, and albums, and many appearances on different shows, etc.<br />
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The one year since these two groups debuted, there's been <i>soooo</i> much damn jokes. A popular one being: "EXO is coming bac - no wait, they misspelled BAP" or something along those lines.<br />
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Then, just as a petition went around for the term "when hell freezes over" to be replaced with "when EXO comes back", EXO finally announced their comeback! Allkpop pretty much died when the news came out and within less than an hour, EXO's comeback article was the #1 most viewed article on allkpop. Pretty sure Twitter might have even trended it, but I'm not totally sure on that one.<br />
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So then, a bunch of promotional pictures started coming out and teasers for the upcoming comeback stage and MV.<br />
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Being an avid fan of EXO (mainly EXO-M, but point aside), I was so excited. For once, SM finally had a music video with what seemed like .... wait for it - A PLOT. So, you can say that I was pretty damn pleased.<br />
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Then, this morning, when I woke up, the MV was released. Here's the EXO-M version:<br />
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So... I was disappointed. I mean, the song is fine, the music video was fine, and the concept was fine. I have nothing against any of it. I just don't like the fact that there's so much EXO-K in EXO-M's version of the song, and there's so much EXO-M in EXO-K's version of the song. It was tough to debut a single group, EXO, and then split them up into M and K and then go through the whole "WE ARE ONE" thing. I don't know. I like the idea of them bring brother-groups and I love them together, but when it comes to MVs or promotions, I love to keep them apart. What makes them special is their language, no?<br />
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It's so hard watching the MV and having an EXO-K member's face there when they're singing in Mandarin. It gets me so confused? I mean... is it Baekhyun singing in Mandarin or is he lipsyncing as Luhan sings? Then Chanyeol's face is there as a Chinese rap is playing. So is that Chanyeol rapping in Chinese or was that Kris? I just find it kind of pointless. I don't mind all 12 of them being together for a dance break but when it's an individual, why do we have to have EXO-K there when it's in Chinese, and EXO-M there when it's in Korean? Then, in the EXO-K version of the MV, Tao is the one scratching the screen, and in the EXO-M version of the MV, Kai is the one scratching the screen. Wtf.<br />
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Putting THAT aside, I hate that Kai is so overexposed. <i>Before</i> their debut, EXO was releasing a bunch of short teaser clips introducing the world to each member. There were 23 teasers in total, and I didn't count, but I swear, there has to be a <i>minimum</i> of 10 that had Kai in it. WAS THAT NECESSARY?<br />
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Who cares if he's the face of EXO-K? Isn't Luhan the face of EXO-M? Why doesn't he get more teasers with him in it? But that's a year ago, so let's move onto today. Why the hell was Kai's face everywhere in the two "Wolf" MVs? I can't remember a single scene where I don't see his face. I can't even remember if my bias, Lay, even had camera time. Did Xiumin even show his face at all? I don't care if Kai is the face of the group. It does not mean that you are literally the center of everything. During their first live performance today, they started the performance with a dance and Kai was the one standing, as if controlling the branches that are EXO.<br />
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I know I can't hate Kai for this. I doubt he asked for it. It's probably the way things were set-up. Which is why I have such an issue with SM for doing this. Or the choreographer. Or whoever thought this was a good idea. <br />
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That is Kai's face. There is nothing particularly special about that face. I'm in no way insinuating he's ugly, but let's be honest... haven't we all seen better faces? There are people are are obsessed with his thick lips too? Are you serious? Thick lips is all you're basing his handsomeness off of? Ok, then there are people saying he's an amazing dancer. Yeah, he is. But I'm sorry, have you guys forgotten about the fact that Lay, EXO-M's main dancer, also exists? Luhan isn't half bad as well.<br />
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I mean, there's nothing wrong with "the face" getting slightly more screen-time, but this is just ridiculous. I mean, SNSD has Yoona, but with them, I feel like the other members still have a chance, and their level of popularity isn't as far below Yoona as EXO is with Kai. This is kind of like Hara of KARA and how over-exposed she is, but that's another rant for another time.<br />
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<b>ANYWAYS, ONTO WHY I STARTED THIS POST...</b><br />
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So, there have been fans of EXO on Tumblr who expressed similar opinions as mines, and stated that they were mildly disappointed in the outcome of this MV/production/comeback. As a response to this, another Tumblr-user made a post stating these points:<br />
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- How dare fans be disappointed?<br />
- We should be happy they even came back.<br />
- If you don't appreciate this, get out of the fandom.<br />
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To that, I say:<br />
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- How dare <i>you</i> tell certain fans they can't be disappointed. Who are you to be telling us what we can or cannot feel? Since when has my disappointment needed approval for you before I can express it on a blog that I own? If someone doesn't like the MV/song, that's up to them to decide, and express. So maybe sometimes people express their disappointment in a manner that can come off as slightly rude, but who lets you decide whether it's appropriate or not?<br />
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- We should be happy they came back, but what does that have to do with the quality of the production?<br />
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- Excuse yourself. Why must I get out of a fandom because I'm not 100% satisfied with what I was presented with? Do you just leave the dinner table when the dishes in front of your aren't your favourite? Do you stop taking showers because the last shower you took wasn't as relaxing as usual? What is your logic?<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">EVERYTHING ASIDE...</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am excited for their comeback. It's been over a year, so at this point, almost anything they shit out is fine by me. Sure, I wish the MVs were done better and it didn't look like people were lipsyncing half the time, but what can I do about that</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">? </span>The EXO-K album has recently also been leaked. I'll admit, I listened to "Baby, don't cry" but it was on Tumblr and didn't really know about the whole situation. Otherwise, I'm as eagerly waiting for the full album as the rest of EXO fans!<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Mini-rant in mini-text. I don't understand why people are shaming others so badly for listening to the leaked versions. If anything, shouldn't you have more of a problem with the people who leaked/uploaded the songs? Curiosity killed the cat. Temptations kill. Listening to the song when someone else uploaded it, and you've been waiting for over a year, isn't a crime. <strike>Or at least I don't think it is.</strike> Some fans who pre-ordered the CDs and still listened to the leaks were feeling so guilty about being a bad fan on Tumblr, and I really couldn't help but laugh. You realize that half the people shaming you didn't even have the balls to come off anon and tell you off? They probably didn't even buy the albums. They probably won't even support EXO in any way. They probably illegally download the music too. So back off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm currently waiting on the subs for EXO-M's MV to come out. Despite me being Chinese, I could barely understand anything that was sung in that song other than "NI SHI MEI NU, WO SHI LANG AWOOO". Plus, I'm not a Chinese-reader either so all I could see read was wo, ni, mei, nu, duo, bu, le, yi, yue, xin, huo, and those really basic words. Ohohoho. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oh .. oh wait..</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">It just came out.</span></span><br />
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God bless you, hardcore Exotics!<br />
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Anyways, I hope everyone's been having a great week! I'll see everyone soon.<br />
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Since my last post, I've been really stressed about getting my final marks. But since they've been all released, I've been feeling really relaxed and happy. My marks this semester weren't as good as they were last semester but I'm definitely not complaining, since they were a lot better than expected! Plus, I managed to miraculously pass both my accounting final and the ELPE. Woop woop!<br />
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Aside from checking my mark updates hourly, my time spent since school ended has been nothing but boring. My parents have recently developed an addiction to shopping at Sears. I've been going there every. single. day. I seriously think it's unhealthy the amount of money they've been spending at this damned store. But whatever, not like anything I say ever has any effect on them. At least I managed to get a couple pair of nice shoes from Sears and I got a cute jewellery tree too:<br />
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Other than constantly going out to Sears, I've spent the past week or two making a resume and looking online for jobs. Nothing has really appealed to me even though I'm really not in a place to be picky right now. I should also get my ass going on getting my driver's license but I've been in such a lazy rut recently and I have no motivation to do anything other than roll around in bed with my iPad.<br />
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I also recently went back and found some older TVB dramas that I haven't watched before and I started watching "Tiger Cubs" and OH. MY. GOD. IT'S SO GADDAMN GOOD. I CAN'T CONTROL MY FEELS.<br />
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I don't know what that video is? A trailer? A clip? Whatever it is, I hope it hooks you. If anyone has the time for an Asian drama, and you're thinking K-dramas are getting tiring, and you're interested in police-type dramas, watch this! It's so well done, and the cast is so damn hot. Seriously, nosebleed-worthy.<br />
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Since I've never really watched/finished a K-drama, I figured this would be the perfect time to do it. I've gotten recommendations before but I really wanted to watch "Wild Romance" mainly because Jessica Jung (of SNSD) was going to be in it. I watched the first two episodes and I wanted to just cry because the lead actress's acting was just........ I have no words.<br />
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So the main girl in "Wild Romance" is Lee Si-Young. While she's beautiful and I'm sure she's an amazing model and boxer, I can't stand her acting in this drama. It's so over-dramatic and for lack of better terms... "scream-y". By Gods, my eardrums almost broke from the first two episodes. She spoke in such a way that was so loud that I swear the recording instruments can't even pick up her voice properly as they kind of... screeched? I don't know the tech terms so excuse my crappy explanations. Then, she keeps doing this thing where her eyes widen so damn much that I swear her eyeballs were going to fall out. Plus, she did this for no reason too... like gurl wutchu doin cuh i dun geh it??? That aside, her screaming-ness and eye-widening-issues lessened as the episodes went on and I kind of got used to her character and acting. <strike>I'm on episode 9 right now. If it starts up again, I wouldn't know.</strike><br />
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Lee Dong-wook, on the other hand, the main dude of the drama, is awesome. I love his character and his acting, and everything about him is so charming and fun. I also love the guy who plays Manager Kim and Eun Jae's best friend, Dong Ah. Those two are so damn cute! I shipped them since the moment they laid eyes on each other.<br />
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At this point, I started the drama for Jessica, but I'm sticking around for Manager Kim and Dong Ah!<br />
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Dramas and Sears aside, I've also been pigging out since I got back to Toronto. I've been telling myself that I need to start getting fit once I'm back in Toronto, but that plan has gone to hell. <strike>Unless all the Sears trips count</strike>. But I have picked up taking walks after dinner whether it's to our local mall to just walk around, or to the nearby Price Choppers to buy some salad. Then, I'd take the long-way back home by walking through the park in my backyard.<br />
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So, without further ado, here's some pictures of food that I've had at uWaterloo and since I got back to Toronto:<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Note: All photos are from my Instagram/taken from my phone.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><i>Alikiya</i></b></span> and I went to "sweet dreams tea shop" at Waterloo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><i>Alikiya</i></b></span> and I went to Harvey's and the plaza's convenience store.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><i>Alikiya</i></b></span> and I went to Mr. Sushi.<br />
A bit expensive but it tasted so sexy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parents and I went to First Markham Place.<br />
HK Style breakfast?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First time having bibimbap. It was good, but not worth all the hype.<br />
Maybe it's just the one I had. Any recommendations for a better place?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is this a Vietnamese dish?<br />
I just call it "Mei Wong" in Cantonese.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Went for sushi at "Oishi Sushi" with my friends.</td></tr>
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Hmmm... what else do I have to say...<br />
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OH! I recently took up learning Korean. It's pretty crappy at the moment, but I learned the basic alphabet at least?<br />
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안녕하세요! 저는 디 입니다.<br />
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... I really don't know much phrases. So if you're Korean, tell me if I made any mistakes with those two lame little phrases? The bright side of all of this is I can read some Korean; I just have zero idea of what it actually means.<br />
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What else, what else...<br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><i>Alikiya</i></b></span> is currently in Florida right now! She'll be back in Toronto on the 10th, I believe. Her whole family decided to take a trip down to Disneyland? <strike>Girl better bring me back a wand from that Harry Potter Land place.</strike> I haven't seen her since April 20th? Since she left for Toronto after her exams. I've texted her a couple of times when I was bored at Sears so... pretty much everyday. We were supposed to go for sushi with the rest of our little group of friends but her parents didn't want her getting food poisoning two days before the trip?<br />
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Oh right! I've been putting my textbooks online for sale, so if anyone is interested in Politics, Business, etc... textbooks, check out my ads:<br />
- <a href="http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-books-Fundamentals-of-Financial-Managerial-Accounting-3rd-Edition-W0QQAdIdZ480774226" target="_blank">Fundamentals of Financial and Managerial Accounting</a><br />
- <a href="http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-books-Introduction-to-Law-in-Canada-2nd-ed-W0QQAdIdZ476928937" target="_blank">Introduction to Law in Canada</a><br />
- <a href="http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-books-Essentials-of-Comparative-Politics-4th-ed-W0QQAdIdZ476926306" target="_blank">Essentials of Comparative Politics</a><br />
- <a href="http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-books-Introduction-to-Business-in-North-America-Custom-Ed-W0QQAdIdZ476921812" target="_blank">Introduction to Business in North America</a><br />
- <a href="http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-books-THINK-Sociology-by-John-D-Carl-and-Marc-Belanger-W0QQAdIdZ476916140" target="_blank">THINK Sociology</a><br />
I'm thinking of also putting my Psychology textbook up too...<br />
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k<br />
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i'm getting tired<br />
creyy<br />
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bye<br />
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- <span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i>Dee</i></b></span><br />
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p.s: i'll update when <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><i>alikiya</i></b></span> gets back and we can go on adventure mode with job hunting and visits to the park to see cherry blossoms :)<br />
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雨愛http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329850286237294295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-5055239822528276902013-04-28T21:12:00.002-07:002013-04-28T21:14:43.821-07:0020 Things I Learned at University: First YearHi all ~ <b style="color: magenta;">Dee</b><i style="color: magenta; font-weight: bold;"> </i>did her 20 things <strike>without me</strike> so I thought I'd put mine up, as well. Before I start, I'd just like to reiterate a few things:<br />
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<li>You will get tired of Instant Noodles. Honestly, I can't even smell it without my stomach churning. If I eat it again in this lifetime it will be too soon.</li>
<li>Facebook is definitely important. It's a great way to keep up with old friends, as well as keep up with whatever clubs or activities, sometimes even classes, you're a part of.</li>
<li>No one goes to university "more mature". I don't care what people say, <strike>AHEM RD COUGH COUGH</strike> university does not automatically result in sophisticated, non-idiotic people. Granted, there are more who are, but don't expect it to be the Elizabethan level of maturity and sophistication, 'cause it ain't.</li>
<li>Also, free stuff? If they're giving it away, take it, and thank that person for the blessed gift. <b>Never refuse free stuff.</b></li>
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Kay, moving onto my list...<br />
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1. <b>A meal plan does not mean unlimited spending</b>. Although meal plan cards may be filled with what looks like lots of money, that stuff needs to last you <i>the year</i>. Some of my friends learned this the hard way, and by winter break they had nothing left. After some parental butt whooping, they got some money back on their card and had to basically ration it throughout second semester.'<br />
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2. This leads to my second point<b>: Freshmen 15</b>. Personally, I didn't gain or lose weight. Throughout my first year I did what I always do - I moved when I had to, but aside from that, I ate often and sat in front of the computer for hours. This wasn't the same for everyone though. The girl who lived about us said that she found that she did gain some weight 'cause she didn't move much, and she found that she bought a lot of chocolate and snacks with her meal plan card. Then there were people like my suite-mate who exercised 4 hours a day and barely ever ate... It all depends on what you do with what your given.<br />
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3. Again, this rolls right into my next point: <b>you paid for the gym, so you should use the gym</b>. Technically, part of your tuition gives you access to the university gym. I didn't utilize this, and I regret it (which is why next year, I shall find this gym that everyone speaks of and actually go there to workout). Don't waste the opportunity. It's a great way to keep off the freshman fifteen, as well as get your butt in motion, 'cause we all know that most of us spend <i>wayyyyyy</i> too much time in front of the computer.<br />
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4. <b>Communication is key</b>. This point applies more to people who decide to live in residence with a room or suite mate. But this can also apply to friendships and even teachers. Even though I didn't practice this, I will preach it 'cause I regret <i>not</i> practising it. If something that your friend/suitemate/roommate does bothers you, tell them. Don't complain about it rudely (or in front of people :$), don't rant about it or tell them in the rudest possible way, pull them aside and tell them what is ticking you off. They might not even know what they're doing, even though it's driving you insane. This could also make them hate you, especially if you're a hypocrite about it. But honestly, it's the only way to get them to stop, or at least open their eyes to the problem <strike>'cause hinting at stuff doesn't really work</strike>.<br />
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5. <b>Sleep is important</b>. Don't let your friends tempt you into staying up 'til 4am in the morning the day you have a test to keep them company as they write and essay or do an assignment. Your body requires sleep to sort out all the junk you've crammed into your head throughout the day. I don't care if you've never pulled an all-nighter. If you don't have to, don't do it.<br />
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The last thing you want is to look like a zombie the next day. Ain't nothing attractive 'bout that.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately, though, this was me by the end of the year.</td></tr>
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Value your sleep while your sleep cycle is still relatively normal.<br />
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6. <b>Numbers ≠ Passion</b>. There was this kid in my class, a fourth-year systems engineer, who was taking Intro to Rhetoric Theory with me. Every concept our prof threw at us he would understand immediately. He would then create amazing examples and be able to apply the things we learned immediately. But when it came down to it, he wasn't in love with English, as I am, instead his heart lay with engineering and computers. It's not always easy to see past all that in the moment, maybe your marks aren't the highest in the class, maybe that one random kid is doing better, but you must remember that in the end your passion and love for the things you do will be what will get you through university and what will get you that diploma in the end.<br />
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7. <b>Be active within your university community</b>. Joining clubs, volunteering for things, and taking part in study groups are great ways to make friends, 'cause honestly, it's hard to do that in classes of five hundred people. All in all, most of my newest friends were met through my 15 people French classes, my club activities and meetings, as well as through o-week (both as a first year and during leader training). Don't be afraid to put yourself out there.<br />
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8. <b>Paperwork > Homework</b>. The number of issues I had with that darned Plan Modification Form, ugh. Add in the dental/health refund, as well as OSAP paperwork, and then some course override forms, you will get used to filling out forms. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but man was it a pain.<br />
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9. <b>Reading for fun is <i>hard</i> to do</b>. This irked me, mainly 'cause I'm one of those readers who are just like -opens book in the morning- -finishes book that same night- This is still possible to do, but not without immediately falling behind in your textbook readings, or your note-making. Tip for all you readers out there? Whenever you can snatch a bit of time during university terms, grabs your book and read 'cause you won't get that many chances.<br />
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10.<b> Stupid questions exist</b>. Don't believe what your teachers say, they are just saying it to be nice, 'cause honestly, they exist and they will make the people in your class hate you. It's not even questions like, "What's the chemical formula for holy water?" that will bother you. At least those questions are weird enough to make you laugh and remember it. It's questions like, "How does this pertain to that?" "It doesn't, this is totally irrelevant to that" "<i>But...</i>" -insert a twenty minute argument as to how this piece of information relates to that issue that was discussed weeks ago, when neither is at all relevant to one another and you feel like your life is wasting away before you as you sit in class and listen to this imbecile argue with the teacher when they are clearly wrong- multiplied times every class.<br />
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11. <b>The geese can and will attack you if approached, disturbed, or even looked at funny</b>.<br />
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12. <b>Your bad habits get worse and your good habits disappear</b>. I found this especially true, as I lived on my own. I didn't have my mom to breathe down my neck and snap at me every time I would start twirling my hair around my finger, or pick at my nails. Procrastinating also went to a whole new level when I got to Waterloo 'cause I had never had unlimited internet before. Boy, did that kill my work ethic. I also found that any attempts to exercise were thwarted by my need to watch t.v. and organization was not at the top of my list of things to maintain...<br />
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13. <b>Your professors and TAs are your friends</b>. They will not murder you in your sleep if you visit them during their office hours. They provide an easy and great way to network and get help in not only the subject they're teaching/TA-ing for, but other things in life as well. I learned that my French TA turned French professor loves French rap music, and could probably make a religion worshipping beer and bacon. One of my friends once missed a class 'cause they were sick, and my TA-prof brought him to the classroom and went through the entire lesson just for him, and assisted him with the exercises. Office hours are there for a reason, you should take advantage of them. Profs don't ever want their students to fail, but they can't give you marks that you aren't willing to work for.<br />
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14. <b>Keeping in touch with your family via email doesn't really work</b>. (Again, applies mainly to those living in a difference city/areacode) Unfortunately, my cellphone plan doesn't allow changes such as long-distance calling for free after this time, so every night, I'd email my dad, mom, or sister and hope that one of them sees it before they have a panic attack and begin worrying ('cause once that starts, it leads to a giant hole of darkness where I'm either dead or dying in an alley somewhere). If you can, try to get long-distance for free from your cell company. If you can't, well then, it's either email or telegraphs.<br />
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15. <b>Seven year old laptops are not optimal for university use</b>. When your computer starts shutting down for fun, you know it's time to get a new one. Unfortunately, they're expensive, and getting a new one is<br />
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16. <b>Real v.s. Fake</b>. At a university, away from my friends, I found that I could see all my friendships from afar and pick out which ones I would actually work for and which ones were lost a while ago, but I never really faced it. Although I mended some friendships while I was away, I found that I lost many. As much as that saddens me, it also helped me realize that some of them were not what I remembered, and some were just not worth saving.<br />
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17. <b>It <i>is</i> okay to miss a class every now and then</b>. I always get this panicky feeling whenever I think about skipping class. However, I also learned this year that sometimes, missing class is okay. Yes, it took fifteen years and $10,000 to figure this out. Admittedly, I still don't like skipping, but I can live with it now. <b>It is also okay to be late for class</b>, 'cause now, you don't have to drag your butt to the attendance office as hall monitors and teachers glare at you. Although I wouldn't encourage it, I also know the feeling of not wanting to go, or not being able to go, to a class. That's life.<br />
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18. <b>Bunk beds are not as fun as they were when you were six</b>. Try to get a room with a single bed, if you're going into residence. Bunk beds aren't necessarily bad, but there's something about hitting your head on the ceiling that really turns you off from them.<br />
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19. <b>Don't know what on earth you're doing, that's okay</b>. You don't have to have your life figured out when university rolls around. It's okay to be sitting on the fence about something, or even totally clueless. Take a range of courses and see which ones appeal to you and allow you to work at the best of your abilities. I took psychology for the first time this year and loved it, and then hated it, and then loved it again. I also went into this year thinking that I would be an English Lit major, and now I'm including Rhetoric into my major 'cause I loved the course. It's okay to change your mind, and it's okay to be confused. There's always room to change majors, programs, and even faculties.<br />
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20. <b>Appreciate your family and friends</b>. No matter how shit life is, or how stressed you are, both your family and friends will always be there to support you. When you're out of your foggy cloud of panic/stress/anxiety, take the time to thank them for being behind you one hundred percent (even 22% is alright). 'Cause in the end, it doesn't matter how much money you have, or how much you know, it's a lonely road if you don't have people with you to enjoy it with.<br />
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University has been a great learning experience, and I hope next year will be even better ~<br />
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<b>-<span style="color: #01dfa5;"><i>Alikiya</i></span></b>Alikiyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905865082321568714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-79795515185420239622013-04-21T11:55:00.000-07:002013-04-21T12:02:35.814-07:0020 Things I Learned: First-Year of UniversityIf you haven't already guessed by the title of this post, I'm officially done my first year of university! I'd talk more about it, but I'm too lazy to upload photos so maybe in another post...<br />
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But as my friend said, "Summer doesn't truly begin until we find out our marks." Sigh.<br />
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But anyways, I was recently inspired by <a href="http://thoughtcatalog.com/2011/50-things-university-taught-me-first-year/" target="_blank">this post</a> to talk about what I learned first year, so here we go...<br />
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1. First and foremost, <b>you will get tired of instant noodles.</b> I know people think they can survive the whole eight months on instant noodles and it'll be good. You'll have 10 different flavours and everything. No. It gets annoying and it's just repulsive after a while. I've been on an instant-noodle detox for the last month and I plan on doing so for the rest of this summer.<br />
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2. <b>Do you really want your "best friend" as a roommate?</b> I guess this only applies to those who will live away from home and on campus. But, think about this before you make those roommate choices. As much as I love my best friend, we've spent all of high-school at different schools (we met in middle school). Even though we definitely click, her values have changed throughout high school and so have mines. It caused a lot of fights, tears, and so much drama. As much as I'll miss her after moving out, and even though I still love her, I don't think I can handle living with her. So, think about it.<br />
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3. You think you'll stop <b>procrastinating</b> after high school? Nope, so wrong. Well... it depends on the person and their willpower. Me? I might just have gotten even worse. In high school, people were always astonished by how I can study the night before, or finish my final project 3 hours before class and still managed to get a 95%. Now? I can stay up until 4AM and if I'm lucky, I'll get a 70%. Plus, my horrible "I-won't-do-the-readings-until-the-night-before-the-exam"? Yeah... let's all pray I passed accounting.<br />
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4. Going back to #1, let's talk about the "<b>Freshman 15</b>". Again, totally depends on the person's willpower. For me, I ended up losing 15 pounds in the first month of school. There was no one to make yummy food for me, so I had smaller portions and the stress about being away from home made me lose weight. Unfortunately, I gained all that crap back during midterms and exams when I pig out. In the end, I came back at the end of the year... the same as I went in.<br />
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5. Don't be afraid to actually <b>choose the courses you like</b>. I know it sounds stupid, but I know some people choose courses solely based on whether or not they'll have friends with them, or it was required. I mean, of course you need to take those mandatory courses but for electives, depending on the program, you should get <i>some</i> choice. Choose the ones that interest you, because if you're interested, you'll do well in the class. If you choose something because your friend's there, and you have zero interest in the class (like me and accounting), you will do poorly.<br />
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6. It's <b>okay to be alone</b> going into your classes. Stemming off from the last point... it's totally okay to be alone going into a class! BUT, make friends. I have friends who have such anxiety trying to talk to others, and they end up making no friends. It seems all cool and mysterious of you, but when you have no one to ask for assignment help but the professor (and he takes 3 days to reply to his e-mail!), you're so screwed. That's why, I'm so glad I met one of my coolest friends in Sociology class this year!<br />
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7. Suddenly, <b>Facebook isn't just a distraction anymore</b>. Facebook, for me, has never really been a distraction as it is for a lot of people. <strike>Probably because I have no friends on it anyways.</strike> But, the point is, I've joined so much school-related and clubs-related groups on Facebook, and it really helps! People share notes, help answer questions, and just joke and socialize with others in their program/class and it helps to keep you up-to-date with everything.<br />
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8. So... <b>professors don't mark your work</b>, <b>TAs do</b>. Remember in high school when people sucked up to teachers for higher marks? Well, get ready to suck up to your TAs! I mean, it might not work, BUT I'm pretty damn sure some TAs give pretty girls higher marks. So annoying. <strike>But no seriously, maybe I should start putting some effort into how I look.</strike><br />
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9. Unfair, biased, shithole TAs aside, there will be <b>TAs you fall in love with</b>. Hasn't happened to me yet, considering I have bad experiences with TAs this year, but I've seen/heard my friends fangirling over their TAs. My roommate was pretty much in love with our French TA. I didn't really like him but I will agree that he was better-looking than a lot of other TAs I've seen this year. <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Alikiya</b></span>'s roommate apparently also has a big crush on her TA as well. It would be pretty cool to be dating one though. <strike>Hello, easy marks!</strike> <br />
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10. Even though your TAs grade you, <b>get to know your professor</b>. One of my biggest regrets this year was not getting to know my professors. Especially my legal studies and economics professors! They were so cool, funny, and <i>amazing</i> profs. Plus, getting to know your profs also puts yourself in their favour which is good for not only grades but future opportunities. Maybe you can be their TA or get their reference letter to be a proctor.<br />
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11. <b>Naps are good for memory?</b> According to my roommate and my psychology textbook, memorizing and studying something right before bed will help you remember it better. So, maybe try studying and taking 30 minute naps. I can't guarantee anything but I mean... why not try and test it out?<br />
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12. <b>Old edition vs. New edition textbooks</b>. A lot of the times, professors will tell you to get the latest edition of the textbook, "but the old edition is fine too, I guess". For me, I felt uncomfortable getting the older one because you just never know what you miss might out even though the difference in the two editions is probably nothing you'd even notice. But take in many different factors. Would the newer edition be easier to sell off when you're done with it? Is the lower price of the old edition worth possibly missing out on even the smallest of details? What are the conditions of the books; brand new or used?<br />
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13. <b>Individuality and self-worth suddenly become so damn important</b>. Maybe it's just my friends or some of the people I see in my program and around campus, but showing off what you know/can do, and proving you are unique suddenly becomes such a popular concept. Maybe it's because you're at a new place, and there's thousands of people, that everyone just feels the need to prove themselves worthy of being a student here, and that they're all different and don't just want to blend into the crowd. The people I'm around can't seem to stop declaring things about themselves, and quite frankly, it's rubbing off on me. Everyone's, "I'm an artist!", "I made two videos and uploaded it on Youtube", "I'm rich and drive a BMW to school". It's just ridiculous some of the things that people will shit out to separate themselves from the crowd, but still want to fit into certain groups. Hey, by the way, guys... I speak 3 languages, my typing speed is 90WPM, and I've watched all the episodes of FRIENDS over 20 times. That's right. Haters gonna hate.<br />
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14. A bit random, but when you go to school with someone kind of <b>Youtube-famous</b>, and you haven't bumped into them yet, it is <i>extremely </i>frustrating. Why is everyone bumping into, taking pictures with, and have spoken with <b>shimmycocopuffsss</b>? I so regret not going to see Chengman when he came to our school and Shimmy performed with him. Damn it all.<br />
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15. Somehow <b>your parents get so much more annoying</b> about everything. Maybe it's the whole teenage rebellion bullshit, but dear God, how my parents have gotten annoying. I mean, they nagged a lot before but these last 8 months have been torturous. Nagging about school-work and focusing, my responsibilities, the fact that they paid for this education now, etc. I mean, never once have I missed a deadline for school-work or other paperwork. I would actually consider myself a fairly responsible teenager. And as if I don't already know we're throwing a shitton of money into this. NO PRESSURE GUYS.<br />
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16. <b>Taxes, taxes, taxes, and more paperwork</b>. One year in and I'm already ripping my hair out from all this damn paperwork and taxes bullshit. The amount of times I had to visit all those student services centers to drop off paperwork, ask about paperwork, fill out paperwork... I am so done. I mean, why can't we all just pay the school $20,000 per year, and we get our education, and just be done with it all?<br />
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17. If you think <b>people are more mature in university</b>... <b>no</b>. I guess old habits are just hard to ditch. You'd think with all the independence and crap, people would want to use that to their advantage, but there will be those girls you hated in high-school who form a group and think they're all mighty and amazing and flawless and so dskjfsdhkf. Some girl in one of my French tutorials gave my friend the cut-eye and kissed her teeth when my friend asked a question. I mean, really? Grow up. So maybe her question was kind of stupid but if you were any better, you wouldn't even be affected by it. Plus, there's still those douchebag guys from high-school who think that being mean will get them far in life. Alright home skillet, move along.<br />
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18. <b>Free stuff is best stuff</b>. Maybe it's the fact that we're all broke university students who have a ton of loans on our asses... suddenly, you begin to appreciate the little things in life. Little things being cheap stuff and/or free stuff. So, free pens and notebooks, free food, giveaways and contests, are all so damn appealing.<br />
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19. If you think the Internet's the most distracting thing... it isn't. Your roommate is. <b>Late night/early morning talks become so frequent</b> that sleeping for 5 hours or less becomes so common. I don't know how but my roommates and I have managed to chat until 4AM in the morning and somehow we don't ever run out of things to talk about. To be honest, I love it way more than I love the Internet. It's cool to talk about serious stuff on the news, the funny videos we see online, the latest music/TV shows, little gossips about others, our own feels, and it's just... for lack of better words, nice.<br />
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20. Despite #15, you <b>grow to appreciate your parents and home so much more</b>. I appreciate them for putting up with my constant sighing when I do bad, for them buying me a bunch of stuff I want when I'm upset over school, for driving me back to school every Monday for classes because I love coming home every weekend, and so on. Your bed at home feels so damn good, and... yep. "Home is where the heart is." <br />
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Anyways, I have to go unpack everything I own now. Sigh.<br />
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I'll be back when my grades are posted online because I'm pretty damn sure I'll have something to rant about then.<br />
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Have a good day, everyone!<br />
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- <i><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Dee</span></b></i>雨愛http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329850286237294295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-31914909852829823982013-04-19T23:03:00.001-07:002013-04-24T12:22:49.288-07:00University Y01W.... YEAH I AIN'T COUNTING THAT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today, I officially finished my first year of university! My last exam, for political science, was meh, but I'm just happy to be done with it all.<br />
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I'd say that the past few weeks have been hectic and full of studying, but in all honesty, this was life:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little bit of studying at my desk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some studying at the mall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All of Ouran High School Host Club (the anime)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every episode of Smiling Pasta</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half of One Litre of Tears (I kinda RAN OUT OF TISSUE)<br />
/TooPoorToCryOneLitreOfTears.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brave (which was a fairly good movie)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Rise of the Guardians<br />
(which was, like, one of the best animated movies I've seen in a long time)</td></tr>
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I'm not the most studious student, no, but I actually did fairly well, based on the marks I've gotten back so far. Study hard, kiddies, but don't forget that sometimes, you just need a break.<br />
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As with last semester, I kind of feel obligated to make a teacher evaluation, so ... LGI LET'S GET IT, LET'S GO (I've also been on YouTube WAY too much...)<br />
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This semester, I had ENGL 101B, PSCI 110, FR 152, PSYCH 207, and CLAS 104 (Online). ENGL 101B, also known as Intro to Rhetoric, was my favourite class this semester. My professor, Kathy Acheson, was awesome. Her lessons were short, succinct, and often times funny in one way or another. She has no qualms about joking around, and I loved that after each lesson, she would get us to work through what we just learned and apply it to analysis and rhetoric activities. Unfortunately, she's going on sabbatical until Fall 2014, but if you have the chance, take her class, you won't regret it~<br />
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Next we have PSCI 110, Introduction to Politics in the Contemporary World. My professor, Jingjing Huo, was... interesting. At times he was hilarious, but somehow managed to maintain an eerily straight face that killed me more than his jokes. I just didn't understand how he managed it. Overall, he was a good prof, though his class just wasn't my thing. I'm into politics, but more of the actual issues more than the theoretical side of it all. Also, sometimes his accent got in the way of my learning, though it also didn't help that <b style="color: magenta;">Dee</b> kept mishearing stuff he said. However, if we're rating the teachers, I'd give him a nice 4 out of 5.<br />
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Alright, for FR 152, i.e. Gr 12 French, the expensive version, I had Aurelio Ayala as my prof. Unfortunately, in the future, he'll be teaching History (which I'm not that interested in) at Waterloo or French over at York U. I absolutely loved him as a teacher. He was always enthusiastic about teaching us, and actually listened when we asked him to change something about the way he was trying to get the information across. He was really fun, and always talked about beer, bacon, South Park, and the Simpsons in his examples. Honestly, one of my favourite profs of the year (and TAs, as he was my lab and tutorial TA last semester). I loved that he was relatable and didn't seem... teacher-ish, like my English prof. Neither had issues with joking around with the class and sometimes just fooling around or doing funny things. Best prof, imo. If any of you find him in the future, let me know, 'cause I'd seriously like to keep up with him~<br />
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Next, we have cognitive psychology, PSYCH 207. I was not pleased with this class. The textbook was expensive, the class was boring, and I gained nothing from waking up at 7am in the morning and dragging my butt to AL 116 every Tuesday and Thursday morning. So halfway through the year, I didn't. My mark went up ten percent. Normally, I wouldn't condone this, 'cause honestly, going to class is really important, and you're paying for that seat that your butt warms for an hour and twenty minutes every Tuesday and Thursday. However, I fell asleep more in this class more than I learned, so I figured I might as well just stay in bed for that extra hour and half. I didn't hate my prof, Jonathan Fugelsang (though spelling his name is a feat). There was nothing really wrong with him. He was funny, his voice was loud and clear, blah, blah, he was fine. There was just something about the WAY he taught that bothered me. I think it was his PowerPoints. They were virtually useless, and he'd also ramble a lot so I'd sit there, take a nap, and then miss the actually information I needed, and catch his stories about other professors or people that are semi-relevant to whatever we were learning. This bothered me a lot, and I ended up not learning much in class at all.<br />
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Lastly, there was Classical Mythology, aka CLAS 104. This was my first online course ever and honestly, I liked it and hated it at the same time. Each online course is unique and you really have to get the syllabus to know whether you'll be able to handle it or not, but this course, when I saw the syllabus, I died. Basically, there was a quiz every week, plus five discussion weeks, plus two midterm projects, as well as an analysis, AND a final exam. I had my work cut out for me, but I took it in stride, and I learned a lot from my professor's "lectures" (which were like typed up version of what he'd say) and he was really active on the discussion boards, getting back to students really fast. My prof, Andrew Faulkner, worked hard to make sure that we managed to finish all of our work on time, and helped out as much as possible. Though some of his assignments were quite vague, I really enjoyed having him as my invisible prof. Albeit, not all courses are as well spread as mine, nor are all profs as helpful as mine. My suite-mate had one course that had a final exam worth 100% of the course mark, while her other online course had 2 tests worth 25% and a final exam making up the rest of the mark. With online courses, check out the syllabus first, and make sure that you can handle whatever it's throwing your way. Sometimes, it'd benefit you to wait until you can take the class in the actual classroom. My overall experience with online courses was good and it was fairly enjoyable, though Learn ticked me off A LOT... but that's a different story for another day.<br />
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This semester, though a lot more work in comparison to my first semester, was a lot of fun, and I enjoyed something about each one of my classes (including psych), which I thought was awesome, hehe ~<br />
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But yeah, overall, uni life has been good ~ I actually can't wait 'til next year (after a beautiful summer off) (:<br />
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-<b><span style="color: #01dfa5;"><i>Alikiya</i></span></b>Alikiyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905865082321568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-18781100977484819762013-04-12T13:36:00.000-07:002013-04-12T13:46:03.690-07:00Update + Rant on ELPE<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>WARNING: <span style="font-size: small;">Slightly long post with no <span style="font-size: small;">visuals follows. Readers discretion is ad<span style="font-size: small;">vised.</span></span></span></b></span><br />
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So, how long has it been since the last update from me? Probably not long, right? My buddy did make a post about SMASH just a couple days ago and I think that managed to bring in quite a bit of readers LOL. Anyways, if she's been slow it's mainly because school is annoying and she's been really into "Smiling Pasta" and "Ouran High School" lately, but I'm sure she'll tell you more about that some other time.<br />
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Me? I've been schooling and lazing around, as per usual. It's currently the exam period and I already finished two final exams which I think I did okay on. I have three more and those three are probably going to be the death of me. I should probably get back to studying but I just need a moment to rant to the World about why the ELPE is stupid. <br />
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<b>The following is what happened:</b><br />
So basically, the ELPE is the English Language Proficiency Exam administrated by the University of Waterloo every year. All first year students must write it and pass, with passing grades being 60% or 65% depending on your program. For this last week, I've been focusing all my energy into studying for my French final exam and I pretty much did nothing else. The ELPE was scheduled to be written the day before my final for French. Since I figured an English exam can't be anything too bad, I didn't "prepare" for it as it was suggested many times by the university. Plus, I figure my English skills, albeit not the best, was still good enough for me to get a 65% on the ELPE. I mean, I did the Literacy Test that was administrated by the damn government back in grade 10, and I killed that with a 98%. This? This ain't got nothin' on me bro.<br />
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Go into exam. Write the exam. Finished the exam feeling slightly less confident but still sure I passed. Then, it clicked.<br />
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"Oh shit, they asked for two body paragraphs. I wrote four because I split up my two arguments. Each paragraph needs 5-8 sentences and I don't know if some of mines had 5 sentences considering I split up my arguments. Oh crap. There goes a bunch of marks. Plus, it's not like the quality of my work is the best either. Damn it all. I failed."<br />
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And so I've begun the terrible phase after my tests/exams where I feel like absolute crap because I'm convince I failed.<br />
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<b>Now, ELPE, you want an essay, right? Here you go. The way you want it.</b><br />
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<b>A (slightly informal) essay on why the ELPE needs to be abolished: </b><br />
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Every year for as long as I can remember, I've heard people tell me the value of time, the value of planet Earth and the conservation of trees, and that tests scores are not an effective way of measuring one's true abilities. With that in mind, I wish to inform all readers that the ELPE test contradicts all those principles that I have been told for a very long time. This exam wastes not only my time, but the creator's time. It also destroys innocent trees that could have been used for better and more effective purposes that will further benefit our livelihood. Lastly, the way in which it measures my proficiency in English is not accurate and in no way indicates my true potential. Therefore, the ELPE needs to be eliminated by the administration.<br />
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The first reason, and probably one of the most important reason, as to why the ELPE is ridiculous is because it is a waste of time. It is a waste of time for all participants to this exam, whether they created it or they wrote it. First, let's focus on why it is a waste of <i>my</i> time. For me, a native English speaker, to be tested on her English proficiency is just plain silly. One of the main requirements for me to become an Arts student at the University of Waterloo is to have a grade 12 English mark of above 80%. An 80%, as known by all students, parents, and administration, indicates that a student is at an above average level for that particular course. If that was the case, and was one of the basic requirements for me to attend classes at this university, then I feel like my English skills should not be doubted by the administrators of this exam. Although the time used to write this exam was not long, that one hour that it took could have been dedicated to me doing something I either enjoyed or studying for my important final exam the following day. Secondly, it is also a waste of the administrators of this exam's time. The time wasted on creating topic questions for students to answer, the time wasted on printing out thousands of sheets of paper for each student, the time to set up the exam are just a few examples of the large quantities of time wasted on overseeing an overly-elaborate exam that can only be described as "useless". This whole exam, as known by almost every student, is basically directed at the large amount of international students who are at this university. If it is them that the ELPE is targeting, why not waste less time selecting the international students and only presenting them with the exam? However, even then, I strongly believe that the completion and passing of the ELPE for international students is a waste of time. From my understanding, the international students that come here must pass some sort of English proficiency test to be admitted into the school. I don't know too much about it, but I believe the exam is called a TOEFL test or something along those lines. Now, let's assume you failed the ELPE. If this was to happen, you have to make an appointment with a tutor who will review the exam with you and then you'd have to rewrite it, take writing sessions, or complete an entire course on writing. If that's not a waste of time, then I don't know what is. Thus, this concludes my argument as to why the ELPE is a waste of time for native-English speakers, for international students, and for the creators of this exam and in consequence, should be eliminated. <br />
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<i>Oh, was that over 5-8 sentences? Oh well. </i><br />
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The second reason as to why the ELPE should be terminated is because it is a waste of trees. Each student is presented with one sheet of paper which indicate the instructions and the topic questions they can choose from. On top of that, each student is presented with an exam booklet that contains blank lined-paper inside. Each booklet has approximately eight pages. There were supposedly over nine hundred Arts students writing the exam at the same time I was. Now, I'll assume there are five other faculties. If there are six faculties in total, and each faculty had an average of seven hundred and fifty students, that would mean that there are approximately four thousand five hundred students annually who write this exam. Each student has a booklet with eight pages, so that's thirty six thousand sheets of paper. Let's throw on the instruction sheet which is another forty-five hundred sheets of paper. I'll drop 10,000 in the number, and say that the final number comes to about 30,000 pieces of paper. Now, I don't work with the paper mill, but I do know that 30,000 pieces of paper is quite a bit considering it's used for an exam that is of no worth. How many rolls of toilet paper is that? How many books can be made from that? How many useful notices can be placed on bulletin boards from that? How many times can I wipe my nose with napkins from those thirty thousand sheets of paper? The answer is simply, "too many". Hence, because the ELPE goes against a very big issue in today's society, the idea of conserving the environment, we must exclude this exam from existing in the future.<br />
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<i>Sorry, that was probably over 8 sentences as well. Should I split that up? Probably not.</i><br />
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Lastly, I feel that the way in which this exam measures my abilities in English is not a true indication of my real potential. This informal essay I am currently writing is also not a good representation of my true potential and this is already ten times better than my work that I presented to the university for further judgement. When I'm assigned essays to be written in school, I often have over two weeks to complete the work. By that time, I would have time to properly present my ideas in a respectable and coherent manner. I will have the time to edit my work and get it proof-read by many reliable people and be able to present it to the teacher or professor with my best foot forward. However, even in those circumstances, I may still not be able to achieve an amazing grade. If I can have all the time in the world, I may still not be capable of writing the "World's best essay", so who actually thinks that I can produce something of good quality in an hour or less? In this day and age, everything can be done on the computer. With the amount of time I dedicate to Skyping with my friends everyday and blogging, I can now achieve a typing speed of over 80 WPM, if I really focus. Writing though, I can't say I'm as skilled. Perhaps it's because I don't write often, or maybe my overweight hand can't seem to go as fast as I would want it to. What I'm really trying to say though is: Given one hour to write about a topic I don't feel passionate about, with no aid from a keyboard, I'm just bound to not produce quality work. Therefore, I don't feel like I should be judged on something that I didn't put my 100% into. As a result, the ELPE should be made invalid because it does not show one's true potential.<br />
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For the reasons stated above, it is apparent that the ELPE should be abolished. It is not a good representation of my true capabilities as I am limited in time and resources. Furthermore, it goes against important environment conservation principles that our World is strongly promoting in recent years. Lastly, it is a waste of time for all exam creators and takers as it unnecessary for administrators to create these exams, and for writers to participate in an exam that we do not need to prove ourselves for. As students who barely have time to eat, as protectors of our planet, and as competent and literate pupils, we should not stand by and let the school determine whether we are capable of handling the English language. <br />
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Thank you.<br />
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<b>And there you have it. An essay by me written in one hour (on the computer). </b><br />
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<i>See, the thing is...</i><br />
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<i>Results aren't up yet so me failing is all just the hypothesis of a overly-paranoid student who thinks she's horrible at everything she does. However, whatever the outcome, I stand by my words. I don't believe in the ELPE and I think that even if I had to go through it, I don't want future students to have to endure it as well. </i><br />
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<i>Maybe I might have been a bit aggressive with the things I said but if there's one thing you take from this long-ass post... "The ELPE is annoying and should be abolished." </i><br />
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<i>"Abolish the orgasm!" - George Orwell, 1984</i><br />
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<i>Anyways, here's a reward for reading that long rant/essay: </i><br />
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My hubby's recently been back with his new song, "Joah".<br />
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Back in February of 2012, my family and I discovered this show called SMASH. We loved it almost instantly, and I am still utterly addicted to it. Unfortunately, NBC is thinking about cancelling because the views for this season hasn't been as high as they were last year. This absolutely sucks because, honestly, SMASH is one of the best shows I've watched in a while.<br />
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SMASH centers around a number of characters as they try to bring to life the story of Marilyn Monroe on Broadway. The show stars former American Idol contestant Katharine McPhee, as well as Will and Grace star Debra Messing (and Sean Hayes makes an appearance in the second season). The other stars in the show are amazing, I just don't really know what else they've done. Nick Jonas has also made multiple appearances in the show, as has Jennifer Hudson.<br />
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The acting is great, the characters are great. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SHOW IS BLOODY FANTASTIC. But just 'cause it's not getting more than 2.9 million views a week, it's being cancelled.<br />
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This bothers me. 3 million people tune in to watch SMASH while only about 2.5 million watch The Vampire Diaries, and yet one has a fifth season on its way, while the other is going to be tossed aside. As much as I love The Vampire Diaries, I wish that SMASH also got another season.<br />
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-<b><span style="color: #01dfa5;"><i>Alikiya</i></span></b>Alikiyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905865082321568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-70815020695438836002013-03-23T13:13:00.000-07:002013-03-23T13:18:22.752-07:00Girl CrushesSo those who know me in real life, or even read the small blurb on me on our tab about us, know that I love a lot of guys. I claim to be in love with every idol or actor out there. If you asked me to list out all my husbands, I can probably name 20 off the top of my head and still have way more to go. Jay Park, Junhyung, Zhang Yixing, Raymond Wong, Raymond Lam, Dongwoo, Yamashita Tomohisa, Yang Yoseob, and the list is pretty much never-ending...<br />
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A couple years ago, my friend really got into SNSD and said she like a girl crush on every member and I was kind of like... wat r u straight??? Mildly ignorant of me but if you don't know what a girl crush is, like me a couple years back, watch this:<br />
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... and now I totally know what a girl crush is and I below is a compilation of them. For all my girl crushes I'm gonna list, I'm on a level two when it comes to my love for them. Anyways, so while I often fangirl, blog about, and just obsess over my
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<b>1. </b><b>NICOLE JUNG</b><br />
Probably the biggest girl crush! I think she's absolutely amazing at everything she does and that's not my bias-for-her speaking. I love that she's the main dancer and main rapper for KARA so she already does 2/3 of the main tasks of every group. She can sing <span id="goog_31675132"></span><span id="goog_31675133"></span>and she can speak fluent English! I think she's stunning and is the prettiest member of the group. When they were on "All The K-Pop" and those plastic surgeons said she was the least attractive member, I remember being so shocked since I thought she was the prettiest!<br />
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Is this song not the most beautiful thing that has ever graced your ears? My God, the MV was beautiful and so was Nicole and it just shows how much her fluency in Japanese has grown too!<br />
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Here are other reasons as to why Nicole is awesome:<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZDRrIyN3-E" target="_blank">Reason 1</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbHBK14twMc" target="_blank">Reason 2</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_aJCdq9xSM" target="_blank">Reason 3</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlP_rBAwFsg" target="_blank">Reason 4</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8jK0dT-yfc" target="_blank">Reason 5</a><br />
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<b>2. JESSICA JUNG</b><br />
Totally different Jung. Not related to Nicole Jung.<br />
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Major girl crush on Jessica! I think she's absolutely stunning and I have yet to see one picture of her where she even looked the slightest unappealing. She literally is the Ice Princess since she's just so flawless! I really admire her singing and I love that her voice is so distinct from the rest of SNSD since it's high yet somewhat raspy?? I love her sense of style and if I ever were to have an amazing body like hers, I'd totally imitate her choice in clothes because it's gorgeous.<br />
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I love that she can rock any hairstyle and she'd still look beautiful. I especially loved her hair during "Run Devil Run" days and all hairstyles after that especially during their promotions in Japan.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZknBBVAelYA" target="_blank">Reason 1</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GOSnXah_bQ" target="_blank">Reason 2</a>, <a href="http://070805.tumblr.com/post/32583616995/soshimi-ice-princess-might-melt-if-she-runs" target="_blank">Reason 3</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ughe1rfJ6r0" target="_blank">Reason 4</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA1rLIhrLTM" target="_blank">Reason 5</a><br />
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<b>3. LINDA CHUNG</b><br />
Linda Chung is one of my most favourite TVB actresses and I follow every drama that she's been in. I think she's one of the best actresses in the business but it's a shame that she has yet to win "Best Actress" since the roles she gets often don't shine as much as other actresses in the category. I love that she's Canadian so I feel like she's so real and she's one of us. I think she's an amazing singer too and she's one of the few Canto-pop singers I follow.<br />
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The scene in this video was basically Miss Koo (Linda Chung) finding out that her boyfriend was a complete fake. Her character had a rough childhood growing up and so she's learned to be completely cold to everyone she meets, thus the name Miss. Koo (Cool). However, throughout the series, she slowly falls in love with a teacher (that guy you see in the clip) and opens up so much to him only to find out that he was actually an undercover police officer who only dated her to get information for his case. She came back from the police station after giving her statement and was confronted by him at her door. Everyone praised Linda for this scene since she put so much emotion into it and you can only cry along with her when you see her sprawled on her living room floor bawling. <br />
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Basically, I think Linda is such an inspiration. She went into the industry when she was around 19, competing as a pageant queen contestant and won! Shes played roles where she was a doctor, a police officer, a spoiled brat, a girl suffering from depression, the servant of a princess, and she's just been amazing. She's also a singer and if I one day, miraculously, become an actress in TVB, I want to be like Linda.<br />
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<b>4. BUBZBEAUTY/LINDY TSANG</b><br />
This might seem a bit random compared to the last three who are idols... but I think Bubz is really awesome. While I think Nicole, Jessica, and Linda are all so pretty, I think Bubz is a bit different. Not to say that I think Bubz looks like a gremlin or something, but she's not what I would label as "holy-shit-she-looks-like-Megan Fox". She's more beautiful-on-the-inside. Even though I don't wear makeup, I still follow her Youtube channel and watch all her videos. I admire her for being so positive and I think she seems like a genuinely fun person. I love her life; I'd love to be popular on Youtube, have two adorable puppies, be so artistic whether it be with crafts, painting, or applying makeup, have such a loving fiance, and live in Hong Kong!<br />
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After watching that video, I teared up because I thought it was so cute, beautiful, and inspiring. She's so hardworking and I really wish I have the balls one day to do what she did.<br />
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The thing with Bubz is that I find her so much more real. With people like Nicole or Jessica, it's kind of like, "I think you're absolutely stunning but let's be realistic... the chances of be becoming a K-Pop star one day is less than 0.001% and the chances of be having a 20" waste is even lower" But with Bubz, I find that she makes everything seem so possible and you can totally achieve your goals just like her!<br />
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<b>5. MILEY CYRUS</b><br />
Ok, so I basically grew up watching Hannah Montana, and so I've been a big fan of Miley since I was like 12 years old. While I don't think she's the best actress and I don't think she's the best singer, I will, however, still watch all her movies and I will listen to all her albums. I think she's an amazing performer and I love that she's the epitome of confidence and bad-ass. <b> </b><span id="goog_31675225"></span><span id="goog_31675226"></span><br />
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Miley is absolutely hilarious and I love her sense of humour. I love her fashion choices and I like that she's not the type who's all secretive. She's very open and straight-forward with a no-bullshit attitude and I totally admire that. <br />
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Two other reasons why Miley is bomb:<br />
Reason 1: Her <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfAEa_hi2A8" target="_blank">relationship</a> with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBxm-2xfaSU" target="_blank">Ryan Seacrest</a> always <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXt4wk2jf2o" target="_blank">makes me laugh</a>; then and now.<br />
Reason 2: Her <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqngABuM9CI" target="_blank">amazing</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-lGJelAfKs" target="_blank">confrontations</a> with annoying <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYa3NYLNWMM" target="_blank">paparazzi</a>. Badass and assertive.<br />
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I am completely aware that the title of this post lacks any sort of creativity but at this point, I am completely tired and I just want to do nothing with myself anymore. So without further ado, let's just get into this rant of why I hate accounting.<br />
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So basically, last night was my accounting midterm #2. That in itself is just stupid. At what point did the universe think it's acceptable to be making two midterms? How would that even be a midterm anymore? The word "midterm" in itself means that it is a test that should be taken in the middle of the course. There can be no two middles. But <i>anyways</i>...<br />
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For lack of better words, I pretty much failed that midterm. If I get anything above 50%, I will consider myself the luckiest girl in the world. While other girls are out there considering themselves the luckiest if they find a nice suitor, I will be here; blessed if I pass my accounting midterm.<br />
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After accounting midterm #1, I came back telling my roommate, "Wow! Was it just me or was that midterm just the best midterm ever!? I totally killed it!" Not in those exact words, but I was pretty damn confident. Got it back. 79%. I mean, 79% isn't really the worst mark out there. I am capable of doing so much worse. However, under those circumstances, it was absolute shit. I mean, the whole midterm was based off of material I learned in high-school. I mean, given, I didn't do well in accounting in high-school either, but the information was there. The worst part was, the midterm was broken down into four sections. I got a 85% on the first, 95% on the second, and 100% on the third. What killed me was getting a 56% on the final section which was worth quite a bit of marks. Plus, to top it all off, my roommates were there frolicking in a land of joy and lack-of-consideration-for-their-sad-roommate because they received grades of 90% and 97%. But that moment passed, and I got back on my feet because I have other midterms to be doing crap on!<br />
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Then, because I had a Legal Studies essay and midterm, Political Science midterm, Psychology midterm, and multiple French tests, I managed to completely stop doing accounting after the first midterm finished. Don't judge me yet, I will address this later. So the last weekend, I spent Saturday, Sunday, and Monday in Toronto, at home, studying. I made pages and pages of notes and studied everything carefully. Then, I attempted doing all the practices questions that I missed on the day of the midterm. Again, I will address this stupidity later. Now, after countless hours of work, I felt like I genuinely understood most of the material. I didn't feel a hundred percent ready for the midterm, but I felt good enough that I would receive an acceptable grade.<br />
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I go into the midterm and now I'm just staring at the 13 paged booklet in front of me. I was nervous but still feeling pretty okay with myself. As soon as we were allowed to start, I opened the booklet and there were 30 multiple choices questions before me. Given I didn't understand some questions, I still feel like I did fairly well on those. Then, there was a section where we have to calculate amortization. Bam, bam, bam. Finished those questions. Done, easy. Next, there was a section on preferred shares and common shares and distribution of them and arrears and just a bunch of crap I did not for the life of me, understand. I skipped this part and decided to come back to it later. The last part was transactions analysis. Three questions. Finished in five minutes, BAM. Then I spent the rest of the time just staring at the damn preferred/common shares question. That God forsaken question was worth 12 marks. The midterm was out of 85. In the end, I filled in some bullshit and just left.<br />
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I get into the car to head back to Toronto, already feeling like absolute shit. In the car ride back, my roommate was talking about the preferred/common shares question. All I heard her say was,<br />
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"I miscalculated the years!"<br />
<i>I didn't even know we had to calculate years.</i><br />
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"Oh my gosh, I heard other people getting 28 but I got 29!"<br />
<i>What's 28 and 29? My numbers were in the thousands. </i><br />
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And then she said, "Oh yeah, when I calculated the answer for the double-declining balance, I didn't have enough money left for year five!" Then, I swear to Lucifer, my world stopped because when I did that question, I know I had more than enough money to carry into year five. When I told her this, she said, "Wait, are you sure you did it right?"<br />
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What.<br />
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Shit.<br />
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Realization that I used the wrong formula. Then I realized: If I used the wrong formula for that question, that means I must have mixed it up with another formula. Which means that I got not only that question wrong, but another one because I must have mixed up two formulas. Ba-bam, 17 marks right there.<br />
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Now, at this point, I have lost 29 marks already, ok? I would think, "Oh well, if I'm lucky, I'll get half-marks!" but I highly doubt that. Then, let's add in the fact that I might have made other mistakes throughout the midterm. If the midterm was out of 85 marks, I'm just praying for a 42.5 which will give me 50%. But with each passing minute, I'm slowly losing hope because if I thought I aced the last midterm, and still got shit, can we just think how I'd do if I know I got shit? Will I even pass at this rate?<br />
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Alright, now we can rewind and go into depth of the multiple reasons as to why I failed that midterm. Three parts. Here we go.<br />
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<i>Reason #1</i>:<br />
This is as simple as can be. This reason makes up 30% of the reason why I failed that midterm.<br />
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I didn't study.<br />
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I mean, I did study but not as thoroughly as I should have. I didn't touch accounting material since the end of the last midterm mainly due to work from other classes but also because I'm a lazy ass. I procrastinated on doing the accounting work, and I spent my time doing stupid things on LINEPLAY or playing on the Stardom app. Youtube, sleeping, going to club meetings, chilling with friends. Basically any excuse I can find to not do accounting, I probably took the opportunity. Which leads me to...<br />
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<i>Reason #2:</i><br />
A big part of the reason, probably about 40% of the reason why I did so poorly.<br />
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I hate accounting and I have zero interest in this class.<br />
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Ever since grade 11, when I first took accounting, I hated it. The first couple of tests I took in accounting class, I managed to somehow get high 90s on them. But when the work started getting more and more challenging, I started to just give up on doing homework and resorted to just copying off my friends. Then, for tests, I got too lazy to study and I managed to just dig a hole for myself. By the end of grade 11, I managed to still get a fair grade in that class, somewhere in the mid-80s. Then, I made the awful mistake of taking the course again in grade 12. I was going to drop the class and switch my schedule around but the whole process was so over-overwhelmingly long and hard that I just didn't even want to bother with it anymore. By the time the papers would have processed for me to drop accounting, I probably would be too late into the semester and I would be behind in the classes I was trying to get into. So I stuck with it and again, I managed to start off the course well and then I just completely gave up towards the end. In fact, I think I managed to get some 40s on quizzes and tests. Those came as big shocks to me, someone who was so used to normally getting pretty average to decent grades, but then it just sunk in. I was not made for this course not because I suck at it, which is true to some extent, but because I just have no interest in it.<br />
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I have no motivation to do well and while you'd think that with my grades being on the line and university applications on the way, I'd panic, but I just didn't give enough flying fucks to care.<br />
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Because I think I just about bore everyone with this long post, here is a video about not giving fucks:<br />
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Back to the story.<br />
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So, by the end of accounting in grade 12, I managed to get a pretty crappy mark. With the final project coming along, a presentation on an company's financial statement and a SWOT analysis, I was determined to kill it and I did. Bam, instant grade booster. Awesome presentation by yours truly. But the problem was still there. Assignments and projects are always easy grade boosters. They hardly show a person's true abilities since you're granted so much time to finish them and you have all the resources you need to fix and edit the mistakes until you're finished and you're proud of the final product. This can't be done on exams. When exams came rolling around, I pretty much blew it and ended up with a final of a low 70 in accounting. Again, you'd think I care, but I just didn't.<br />
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Back to the present. I am sitting in accounting class. Notebook open, pen ready to go. I decide to play on my phone. Maybe that wasn't the right approach. I'll just do my homework in class as he teaches. I still play on my phone. Then, I brought my laptop in. Open a new Word document. I go on Tumblr. The thing is, it's come to the point where I don't view my distractions for accounting as distractions anymore. The things I do to avoid accounting is just because I can no longer even care for this subject/course. On the other hand, if you put me down for a Legal Studies paper or a three hundred page reading for Psychology, I'd probably get distracted, but at the end of the day, I will do the work and I will aim to do my best. Why? Because I have interest in those subjects. They're absolutely fascinating to me and accounting is not.<br />
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While we're all subject to our own beliefs and interests, I just want to take a moment for me to share my views on accounting. If I offend any accountants out there, I am truly sorry and I apologize for this rant.<br />
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There are many reasons as to why I hate accounting. It really comes down to one point though that I'll expand on. I find it dull. I find the job of accounting to be extremely mundane and repetitive. How is it that I am supposed to be able to spend hours everyday focused on a set of numbers? How is it that I feel like I'm the only one who's so bored by this? I cannot sit down, look at numbers, decide which number is relevant and which are not, and then add or subtract them to find the actual number I really need and then input them somewhere and it's just, for lack of better terms, <i>ugh</i>. <br />
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There's probably someone out there who probably sees the same thing I see in accounting, for Legal Studies. And to that I can only say: <i>To each their own</i>. What I find interesting, you might not and vice-versa. Bottom line is: In my honest opinion, accounting is annoying, boring, and makes me want to kick puppies. <br />
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<i>Reason #3:</i><br />
This reason accounts for the last 30% of why I failed that accounting midterm. <i> </i><br />
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The midterm was absolute bullshit.<br />
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Well, okay. I exaggerated that a little bit. <br />
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Everything I might have messed up on, aside from the preferred/common shares question, was completely my fault and I take responsibility for it. I was lazy and I didn't care for accounting, fine.<br />
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But that preferred/common shares question was 12 marks, buddy. If I was the only one who felt uncertain about that question, then I can say I deserved it. But after arriving home last night, I went on Facebook. On the Arts and Business Facebook group for my year, I found comments like:<br />
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"Ready to start praying for a bellcurve..."<br />
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"Eff praying...start petitioning!"<br />
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"<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343011979144294}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343011979144294}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343011979144294}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]">So im not the only one..."</span></span></span><br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343011979144294}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343011979144294}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343011979144294}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]">"</span></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343011979144294}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343011979144294}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343011979144294}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]"><span id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343036945808464}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][1]"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343036945808464}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343036945808464}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343036945808464}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]">We should all send him emails asking for an assignment as a mark booster, the hell with that midterm."</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343011979144294}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343011979144294}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343011979144294}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343036945808464}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343036945808464}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343036945808464}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]">"</span></span></span></span></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343011979144294}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343011979144294}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343011979144294}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343036945808464}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343036945808464}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343036945808464}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343224269123065}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343224269123065}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[28].[1][2][1]{comment342941079151384_343224269123065}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]">It was mostly only the shares part that killed me. [...]"</span></span></span> </span></span></span> </span></span></span><br />
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Given that those people probably <i>still</i> did better than I did, I still feel slightly better about myself.<br />
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I sincerely hope that there's a bellcurve of maybe 10%. Maybe he'll drop that question of the midterm? Or maybe he'll actually give us a make-up assignment? I will do a lot of things if my professor is willing to give me a higher grade or a chance to redeem myself. <br />
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And there you have it, folks. Why I hate accounting and why I think it's a stupid course.<br />
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I mean, no offense to accountants and stuff. We need y'all. It's just... this course and that job? Not for me.<br />
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Irony of this being my mom was an accountant. You know how they say the child usually follows the career path of one of their parents? nOPE. Pardon my while I become a lawyer, or a teacher, or something I feel passionate about. So yeah, now I'm just here waiting for my mark to come out, which is probably soon considering my professor and his TAs seem to mark at the speed of light. Sigh. <br />
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If you managed to actually read this far, I thank you for putting up with my long rant.<br />
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If you didn't:<br />
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<b>TL;DR: </b>Accounting sucks and I hate it. I probably failed my accounting midterm and I'm praying for a bellcurve or a chance to redeem myself. Burn, accounting, burn!<br />
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<i><b><span style="color: #c27ba0;">- Dee</span></b></i>雨愛http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329850286237294295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-36595491275633778382013-03-04T15:11:00.002-08:002013-03-04T15:11:45.295-08:00Welcome March!Hey everyone!<br />
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I really don't have much to say for this post so I'm warning everyone now that this post is going to be all over the place. Bear with me. Maybe one part will entertain you enough. <br />
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Part 1: <b>LINEPLAY</b><br />
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So recently, my roommate has been telling me that a lot of people on her Twitter have been raving about the app LINEPLAY. It's basically a Skype/chatroom/Instagram/Twitter kind of app with cute avatars that you dress up and you can decorate your room and stuff too. It's made in Japan, I believe? So, as expected from the Japanese, the app is amazingly adorable and pretty damn addicting.<br />
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I actually met this one person on LINEPLAY from Indonesia and he's really cool and funny. Not that I'm promoting revealing yourself on the internet to strangers <strike>although so many people already do that</strike>, but I think it can be pretty nice to talk to people you don't know. Does anyone feel more comfortable telling them your stories? Sometimes, with strangers, you feel like you don't have much to be ashamed of. But, do be careful of what type of information you're telling people! If you want to, at least get to know these people a bit beforehand!<br />
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Anyways, I definitely recommend this app. You'll have to download the LINE app in order to play LINEPLAY but it's worth it. I hope you guys enjoy!<br />
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Part 2: <b>Lady-issues!</b><br />
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<i>Warning</i>: If you are a dude, let's just skip this part and move onto Part 3 ~<b> </b><br />
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Anyways, so I've been that girl that's never had regular menstrual cycles and for some reason, it's been getting regular now and I just want to shoot myself. I don't get cramps like other girls so I feel extremely blessed, but it's still annoying nonetheless. I do feel bloated and I get backaches which makes me feel like a pregnant woman. But I have read somewhere that those are the feelings associated with getting your periods cause you're body is all "I'M READY TO GET LAID!"<br />
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<strike>I bet a lot of people weren't expecting me to be that blunt.</strike><br />
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On a side note, I also learned from friends who Google'd these things that during this time period, girls feel really horny? HA. HA. Why am I still talking? Ahem. <strike>I'm <i>always</i> turned-on by my Korean men.</strike> Seriously, I'm gonna stop now. Basically, to summarize, I hate periods and I'm always excited by my babies. <br />
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WAIT, while we're on a topic of being sexually aroused. Let me tell you guys about the story of me on Tumblr. I was scrolling through my dashboard, and I came across this post that got a lot of comments and... actually, the more I go into this, the more I feel like I shouldn't share cause it was too... weird. Let's just leave it at the Japanese people and their AV videos... need to sit their ass down and... well, the Japanese and their weirdness need to stop. I felt so done with Tumblr at that point and you know you got me good when I felt like quitting Tumblr. <br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Wow, <span style="font-size: xx-small;">did I actu<span style="font-size: xx-small;">ally just spend 5 minutes typing up a section on periods, horn<span style="font-size: xx-small;">iness and Japanese porn? Oh<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> lord.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Part 3: <b>School tingz</b><br />
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School has been a pain in my ass. Recently, my grades have been slipping and I really just want to punch myself in the eyes. Why oh why am I getting 70s when my marks have always been mid 80s to low 90s? JESUS. I think part of the reason is because my iPad is finally working its magic on my marks. Plus, I have 0 interest in the courses I'm taking aside from Psychology and Criminal Law.<br />
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I have another accounting midterm coming up this Friday and that just makes me cry. It doesn't help that I have a French test right before it (Thursday) and I <i>need</i> to get my shit together since my last French test scored a 73% and my last accounting midterm scored a 79%. Brb, drowning in a pool of sorrows. <br />
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Ugh, I really don't understand accounting. Why do dentists have such high suicide rates but not accountants? Accounting is easily the worst subject to exist on this planet. Right next to that would be Political Science. I took my midterm for that class last Tuesday and I answered all the questions. I know I'm totally wrong for one question, which unfortunately, was 6 marks. The whole midterm was 60 marks so... I'm crossing my fingers right now.<br />
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Part 4: <b>Instagraming</b><br />
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Lately, for some reason, I've been a bit more active on Instagram.<br />
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I'll just post some of the recent pictures down below: <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I went to ALDO during my reading week and got this.<br />I was upset that day and I needed a mood-lifter. <br />No regrets. The bracelet was so pretty!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture from the last post we made!<br /><i><b><span style="color: #274e13;">fishandchips</span></b></i> editing my essay early in the morning!<br />We ended up staying up until 4AM after finishing my essay,<br />going on Tumblr and then talking about celebrity news.<br />Don't deny it, <i><b><span style="color: #274e13;">fishandchips</span></b></i>, you had fun! :) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8PM Harvey's run with <i><b><span style="color: #274e13;">fishandchips</span></b></i>.<br />We spent the day watching "Pitch Perfect",<br />went to eat at Harveys,<br />and then she spent another like 5 hours at my place.</td></tr>
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Part 5: <b>Blog updates</b><br />
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LINEPLAY, periods, school, and fun times aside, <i><b><span style="color: #274e13;">fishandchips</span></b></i> and I have been making slow changes to our blog. The "About Us" page has been changed so check that out for a better understanding of who we are! Our background will be changed sooner or later and I'll be updating soon with another post after my midterms and tests finish. I think after this week, my schedule will finally be a bit more chill!<br />
<br /><i><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">- eggtart </span></b></i>雨愛http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329850286237294295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-46412354719784250272013-02-27T21:43:00.001-08:002013-02-27T21:43:46.030-08:00Tough LoveSo first off... Yeah I'm failure with Apple products. Like give me anything that was made by Apple and it's just a bunch of trial and error attempts with some vague sort of success (if there is any at all). I guess this is what happens when you just never buy Apple. Yes. I've never owned anything Apple. I've used Macs, and I've played on iPods and iPads, but yeah I've never actually emptied my pockets to purchase anything from them... 'course this also leaves me with this laptop I'm currently using, which enjoys shutting down whenever it damn well pleases. As annoying as that is, I still like Windows better (note: my laptop's 7 years old. give it a break. I do... not like I really have a choice though... but I still do /poorunistudent).<br />
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Anyways, at the moment, I'm at <b style="color: #f1c232;">eggtart</b>'s place. I was told to come at 8:30pm to supposedly help her edit her law essay. It's 12am now... and she's still not done...<br />
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This is what she's been doing all night:<br />
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Anyways, while she's been doing that, I've been working on this:<br />
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I've also been working on this:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There once was ten... and now there one... well actually, now there's none 'cause <b style="color: #f1c232;">eggtart</b> just ate it</td></tr>
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Okay, she's finally done... four hours later... -switches laptops-<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b><i> - fishandchips</i></b></span><br />
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Hi Internal pals!<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b><i>Fishandchips</i></b></span> and I just switched spots. She is currently at my laptop editing my essay while I'm laying in my bed, on her laptop, continuing this post.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This would be <span style="color: #274e13;"><b><i>fishandchips</i></b></span> going on Twitter when she's supposed to be editing my essay.</td></tr>
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And if you were wondering what the tweet was, she was basically recapping our conversation.<br />
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Her: What's section 128.a of the <i>Highway Traffic Act</i>?<br />
Me: I dunno? Thou shall not speed?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This shall be my position as I type this post.<br />Don't be hatin' on my Teletubbies bedsheets.<br />H8ERS GUNNA H8.</td></tr>
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Anyways, this is the first time since the birth of this blog that<span style="color: #274e13;"> <b><i>fishandchips</i></b></span> and I have made a joint post! How long as it been since this blog started? I think we started this blog during prom-season last year. This means that in around 3 months, this blog would have been on the Internet for a year!<br />
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I wish we both had the motivation and perseverance to do something special. We have tried to start a Youtube channel where we would write, film, and produce mini skits but that quickly went to hell. We also tried at Nanowrimo a couple years ago, got down a basic sketch of characters and plot, and then gave up.<br />
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I wonder if we should do something special for our one-year blog though? But I don't think there's much that can be done when you write blogs that don't get much reads.<br />
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Somehow I notice that we seem to be getting readers from areas such as Germany, England, USA, and many other locations but no responses? Seriously, someone... let me know if you're alive? ;_____;<br />
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Anyways, our "About Us" page is still being worked on and our background will be changed soon again since <span style="color: #274e13;"><b><i>fishandchips</i></b></span> doesn't seem to like the flowers.<br />
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Alright, not much else to add! Talk to you guys in March! Hehe :)<br />
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<span style="color: yellow;"><b><i>- eggtart</i></b></span>Alikiyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905865082321568714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867544837800146220.post-81862552634677938672013-02-18T19:18:00.001-08:002013-02-18T19:21:10.066-08:00YouTube MusicNow I know the both of us are on YouTube about 90% of the time. While <span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>eggtart</b></span> watches all things Asian, I tend to go for music covers and songs by obscure people that were played during t.v. shows. These days, I rarely even watch those shorts that WongFu and NigaHiga post, unless I'm hanging out with <b style="color: #f1c232;">eggtart</b>.<br />
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Anyways, so I was watching a bunch of videos today and thought I'd share some of my favourites with you guys ~<br />
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I found Kait Weston's videos a while back, right after I became totally obsessed with Demi Lovato's album <i>Unbroken</i>. It featured her singing "Skyscraper" live, in her front foyer, and honestly, her voice blew me away.<br />
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Then I went on to listen to all her other songs, and her voice is so damn strong and powerful.<br />
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Yes, that is Cookie from Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. He grew up... Kait also has some original songs: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEHYfJAP7Mo">Carry Me Home</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gAPFAVMJPI">With You</a>.<br />
The other guy is Eppic. IMO he's a good rapper. He's done a lot of collabs with other YouTubers.<br />
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I haven't really kept up with Jess, the girl who sings in the video, but she's an amazing singer too.<br />
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Another YouTuber I absolutely love is Tyler Ward. I learned about him through <b style="color: #f1c232;">eggtart</b>, who showed me his old collab partner, Julia Sheer, first. They no longer do collabs together, but hopefully one day they will again, 'cause they sang well together.<br />
This first video is Tyler's collaboration with YouTuber Alex G. singing a cover of Ho Hey. They have both done original songs too. Tyler recently released a <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hello.-love.-heartbreak.-ep/id563992697">mini album</a>, and Alex G has her original called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1pqZfOVx70">4am</a>.<br />
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This next one is Julia doing a cover of Safe and Sound.<br />
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She also collabed with a number of YouTubers, such as Alex Goot and Against the Current, in this next video, which has forever prevented me from listening to the original version of the song.<br />
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Love that cover...<br />
Against the Current's original song "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN9n1fVhIjg">Thinking</a>" can be found here.<br />
Lastly, you've already seen Kurt Schneider's work, in that video with Max Schneider and Victoria Justice that <span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>eggtart</b></span> posted a few weeks back, but I also want to show another cover that Kurt helped produce, this time for Sam Tsui and Christina Grimmie:<br />
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One of my favourite covers, next to One More Night.<br />
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Anyways, YEAH. I just wanted to share some of my favourite YouTubers with you~ There are more, but this shall have to do...<br />
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-<span style="color: #274e13;"><i><b>fishandchips</b></i></span><br />
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P.S. Ignore some of the weird stuff going on with our blog. It's in the middle of a make-over xPAlikiyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905865082321568714noreply@blogger.com0