you make me smile, i mean, LAUGH

(11:19 PM) ♥端容 *~:
josh, u shud just aim for dux. stop being so clumsy in tests. just ace everything. and go for dux

(11:20 PM) josh:
but i cant speak english properly

(11:20 PM) ♥端容 *~:
who says. its only english. just ace everyuthing else

(11:20 PM) josh:
ok then, but only because you told me too

(11:21 PM) josh:
and on that note im going to bed, with dreams of dux of the school and aerospace engineering

When I saw him on stage, being Duxed… my memory about this little promise came back at me. To my horror, it was all the way back in May 2009, when it all started.

(10:27 PM) Josh:
elang sac tomoz

(10:27 PM) Beth:
ergh!

(10:27 PM) Josh:
PANIC!

(10:27 PM) Josh:
hey that could be my quote !!!

(10:27 PM) ♥Kim *~:
or...WINNERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
winner is better

(10:28 PM) Josh:
would be funny if i had WINNER then got dux 

(10:28 PM) ♥Kim *~:
==

It is funny isn’t it? Is “WINNER!!” actually your quote in the school magazine? If it is, I have all the right in the world to laugh at you, yes, that includes having rights at your “right-restricted” zone. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Speech Night 2009

What: Speech Night
Time: 10th Dec 09, Thursday
Where: Schweppes Centre, Bendigo

Okay first, I must express my pleasant shock. =) Actually, I’ll hold it till appropriate moment.

Aunt Ruth was the driver, and yes, the drive to Schweppes was a millionth fraction of hell. I shan’t describe my experience as a passenger in the car. =)

We took mom’s big car. Arrived at a bit after 5.20pm and RAN out of the car. I headed for Court 7. Saw Micah and immediately felt ‘in-the-circle’. He was 360, I was 361. Beth was 378, Josh was 379, Sophie was 380 –last girl. Naturally, we would think Sophie got Dux, Josh got second, Beth got third. =) common sense and a bit of help from the program booklet.

Lined up, went to sit, and yes, it was boring, UNTIL we got on stage. That’s when I discovered that I’ve got Full Colours for Academic Excellence. YES!! ABOUT TIME! That means top 10. yeah baby! I was sooooo excited, and happy. =)

Got on stage, received a big big envelope which says “These are awarded for your excellence of achievement in all aspects of your Academic Studies”. Yeah baby!

Then I saw down and watched the rest of the Year 12 on stage. Then I saw Beth walking out..onto the stage. Then I heard the phrases “DUX” and “shared equally” at the background, and imagine my pleasant surprise. I was fidgeting in my chair. Emma tried to calm my excitement, but hey, she’s my best friend!! Bethany Cunning, Dux of Year 12/the school!!!

Then a tall figure loomed onto the stage. To my pleasant horror, I realise that Beth’s Dux was shared equally with… Joshua Tepper. Mr Jones confirmed my thoughts one second later. Oh M G, Joshua Tepper, Dux of Year 12/the school!!!

Then I started getting confused. What about Sophie?! She was Dux-ed. So in 2009, we have 3 Dux-es. What ON EARTH is going on people?!?!

The competition. GEE. Chill guys. I mean, Josh, you didn’t even try, did you? Whatever it is Joshua, you fulfilled your requirements. At least you did what you promised me. xx

BOOM BOOM POW!

=) Joshua added more shine to his car today!!
AHA AHA. LOL.
It was pretty cool. Took us few hours to install in. I wonder how he knew how to install it, considering it isn’t in the manual.. can you believe it or not.

 

All the manual said was… “…to maximise enjoyment using your Eclipse blabla… specialised tools are required…blabla”.
AHA AHA. LOL.

 

Well, we proved it wrong, at least I would like to think it’s WE.

taking old ones out from the back.

crappy old front ones.

The presence of Dynamat DOES make a LOT of difference.

fitting in new ones.

 

Hmm.. what I’ve achieved watching PLUS helping Josh install his new bling…

hmm…
I know, I sorta learnt how to install them myself. By learn, I mean, remember almost all the things to do. =D Yes! I’m a level 1 car mechanic.

 

After taking only a few photos, my phone died. Then somewhere along the line, I SOLDERED some stuff. lol. Yes, my soldering skills are going retarded, so he had to re-teach me. URGH.

 

After installation, Josh went cycling. I stayed at home duh. So I sat behind his laptop, facebooking away, then came Peter (Josh’s dad), asking me whether or not I would like to join him in washing Josh’s car.

 

=D YEAH!!! I washed his car!

Halfway washing/cleaning, Joshua came back from his training/mini adventure/cycling, all PINK and sweaty =D. He looked bronze now, unlike before, where he was whiter than Snow White.

 

The sun did him good. A bit of a bronze there. Sweaty and pink in his gear, he said thank you…just like a 12 year old. nawwwwwwwwwwwww. AHA AHA. LOL.

 

On the way home, we played Boom Boom Pow in the car. IT sounded awesome. ca'n’t say less can I? lol. U’re hundreds of dollars spent is prob worth it now Josh. =D =D

=D

Almost finished my second project. Just missing buttons and button holes and…maybe a ribbon…

gathering the bottom bit and pinning it to the waistband

sew, iron

missing buttons in front… and maybe the ribbon? still thinking about it.

yes, it’s a skirt. DUH

Valedictory Dinner

What: Valedictory (Yes, I graduated from High School. =D )
Where: All Seasons Quality Resort
When: 20th November 09, Friday

Beth, Kim, Jess, Michelle

I was concentrating hard on the telly… thinking in advance at the same time. I was playing Final Fantasy X-2 on PS2. It was worthwhile. Hours before, I’ve been to the Salvo’s @ High Street. Salvo’s is a thrift store. I bought a HUGE flowery, silky night gown/robe. What did I see in it? Pretty fabric. Will look fantastic if it were a skirt. That’s what I’ve decided, to reconstruct it into a skirt.

While enjoying my relaxation, I kept an eye on the time, which is conveniently at the bottom right hand side of the telly. Digital, of course. 5.30pm, I got up, switched of everything and headed to my room.

Receiving a big white Envelope in which the contents will be revealed. lol.

Frew people.

In my wardrobe, I reached out for the dress reserved for the night’s occasion-silky and flow-wy; grabbed a pair of heels and headed off to the room where I usually indulge myself in vain at times like those. Had a shower, Re-curled random fractions of my hair to give it volume, got dressed, did my makeup which took long enough, and selected my jewellery which also took long enough but ended with only a snake bangle and a pink Pandora charm bracelet.

Don’t ask me whether it’s a real Pandora, it’s a gift from a ‘sister’/a very close friend, Jessica – yes the very person who gives me flowers every morning in school. Reason? For pulling her through in Chemistry and Biology. For being that part time tutor I guess. =D

Before I knew it, there was a knock on the door. “Coming!” Hurriedly, I took one last look in the mirror, sprayed on Princess Vera Wang perfume, grabbed my heels and opened the door with a smile. It was Joshua, looking stunning. =)

Arrived and there were heaps of people. I spotted our usual group of friends and made my way to them. Already, Emma and H are drinking a glass of champagne. Tasted foul, they said. Not too long later, the Cunning family (3), the Uebergang family (3), the Bearlin-Allardice family (3) and myself were seated at table 32.

The event itself was very formal. I enjoyed it more than I enjoyed my formal. Everyone looked dazzling. Everyone looked stunning. By the end of it, I didn’t want to leave. It was a sad sad departure.

Valedictory Dinner at 12am. We, our usual gang, planned an after erm…’meeting’ at Josh’s. It was after midnight swimming at Josh’s pool. HAHA. lol. The girls didn’t swim but the boys did. Yes, after midnight. “You guys go ahead and swim while we girls observe”. I learnt that whole phrase from Bethany Cunning. It cracked me up when she said it.

After, we’ve decided to watch our Year 12 DVD. It was alright. It had a sad ending though, with all year 12s waving goodbye to the camera. One by one, individuals waving goodbye flashed through the screen. To add to the ‘depression’, it had a really sad song, which I cannot remember on top of me head at the moment.

SCHOOLIES ♥

What: Schoolie
Where: ‘Simple Irresistible’ Houseboat on the Murray River, Echuca
When: 23rd–26th Nov 09

DAY THREE – KNEEBOARDING, DROWNING and KNEEBOARDING AGAIN…

Hmm…I can’t remember the little details, but I can remember every second of my drowning. LOL.

Early morning activity…yep, it’s so sad isn’t it?

LOL!

lunch

Micah and Michelle were ALWAYS together. They make the houseboat seem like a love boat. Ew. I know.

Wii!! Erm, Sword fighting I take it.

Attempt to do the ‘cross eye’ thingo failed.

:O AHA! I have photographic proof!

 

I went kneeboarding on Day 3. I know. What a chicken. You wouldn’t dare to too. =) Anyway, I got up on the kneeboard on my first go. That was quite an achievement considering the King of P.E took a few go-s. =D

 

When I got up, I immediately wanted to start turning left. I tried, and tried and tried. IT was good. But I want to be at the extreme left of the boat, I know, for a girl who’s only been 5 minutes of the kneeboard, that’s silly. So I did what everybody would do. Tilted extreme left. That’s when I lost balance. I board flipped over, and the next thing I know, I was full on struggling to get back up. I was strapped to the board.

 

I honestly thought I was gonna drown at that time. When I was running very low on oxygen, I thought about the people I love. =) LOL i know, go ahead, but you need to experience a full on drowning before you can laugh at me.

 

Then something struck me, DUH kim, undo your straps. Took me a while because I was so tightly strapped. Took almost all my remaining oxygen. Freaking panicking. Lol. And you know how it ended, considering I’m still retelling the story. =)

Singstar at night.

Everyone had a go.

They are all vampires. We all don’t sleep till ~2am. lol. Hence.

After midnight spa.

It was starting to get a little bit HOT in there. Erm, what was it? 40? I can’t remember. haha. So I got off and took pictures to buy time for my body to cool off before entering again.

 

=) Like I said, I can’t remember much, but me kneeboarding. =D

GARH, my head’s killing me.

What idiot would trade 4 days of awesomeness for one day of might-be-fun? Me. I’ve come to the conclusion that I will regret my teenage life when I turn 30. Hopefully not, cross my fingers.

Some stuff still doesn’t click in my head. And it’s killing me. Gr. The way I see is that family will always be there. Exactly right, so why not spend some time with the people who won’t “always be there” to build a better relationship? Family will always be there anyway. Why not take up the opportunity, knowing that family will always be there no matter what ur decisions are?

Why not get the best of BOTH worlds?

If friends do go, then this is my one and only opportunity. Am I going to let it go? Our gathering will be held every year anyway, but this opportunity… only come once. So why not take it bearing in mind that gatherings like these are held every year?

My head is trying to get myself into trouble. I AM 18. oh my gwad, my head is pissing me off.

Okay, I’ve come to another conclusion. My aunt Cheryl pointed out something about myself which I kept in mind for future thoughts. I rather please other people than myself. I rather make other people happy than see myself happier than they are. I’ve come to accept the truth now which I thought was ridiculous at first but it’s strangling me now.

I’m 18 only once, and I really do want to have fun (with limits DUH). How many opportunities like these come passing by, knocking on my door? So far, only once in my 17+ years of living. Probs it’s the ang mo part.

Another conclusion, better to date ang mo than asians. I mean, I’ve been invited to their father’s day lunch thingo, Peter’s birthday dinner (i think dinner?), movie with Holly on her birthday, and what not. I’ve been to their place often enough. Nicky has cooked way more often for me than Ruth has. Oh, can’t really blame my aunty cause she’s so busy and all… but I’m pretty sure Ruth’s done nothing like these for me so far. If I’ve been invited to their Xmas party thingo, it almost means would be their kakak for the night, isn’t that almost always the reason why she invites me Michelle and Marcus and all the little cousins?

Let us work while the spotlight goes to her dear daughter. yes, well planned.

Okay, these were my thoughts accumulated from last night. I slept at 3am. Staying up thinking, trying to think like a 30 year old, but obviously failed. Do not comment on it please. I know I’m ONLY 18 and am unwise and all. But I do have my own feelings and thoughts. I AM an individual. I have the right to express how I feel.

So please, DON’T yell at me or give me another lecture. Life’s just unfair and weird at the moment.

=’(

After the phone-call-cut-short, I felt like crying. I don’t know why. Honestly. May be due to withdrawal symptom. Oh shut up, stop being so pathetic!

Problem #3

I’m having withdrawal symptoms, and I will keep that to myself. It’s bad. =( That’s all I can say. Only 2 more sleepless nights. HAHA. A tad bit of an exaggeration there. Near truth, but not.

I’m just restless. There is a constant worrying. Imagine bigg dark clouds looming over… I feel just like that.

I shall resist the temptation to call. Thou shalt not ruin his 2nd schoolie…

Problem #2

I’ve been to the houseboat with close friends and back, and am missing it so dearly. It is a yearning that will not go away for a while. Stubborn.

I miss seeing all my friends. I miss our D&M talk on Jess’s and my bed. I miss kneeboarding. I miss sitting in the spa. I miss “What’s said in the spa, stays in spa” talk. I miss the 5 days 4 nights purely spent with each other. Nothing less.

I’m “homesick”, just like Beth said. More like “houseboat-sick”.