It's the 25th of December everybody! To those who celebrate Xmas, have a Merry Xmas! And to my grandma a very Happy Birthday!(I doubt she'll see this, she bearly knows how to work the computer) I might not celebrate Xmas, but that does not mean I don't have a List. Like I told you in my last post I'm going to the US (yes I know I'm boasting quite alot) *Grins* and I have been saving for months (no, I'm not telling you the amount, I'm not that boastful)and I've been given an extra amount from my parents. So now here's what I want (note to mom and dad, prepare a larger luggage):
1.School Bag - I've been stuck with the same small, durable bag for 2 years. It was a good size for when I was in Class 5, but now that I'm in Class 7 I need a bigger bag. I know that if I get a bigger bag that means that I can carry more books on my back, which means the bag will get heavier. I don't like heavy bags. But hey, you've gotta sacrifice your bag for school, right? *sarcasm*
2.Boots - I'm ready for "grown up" shoes! To me boots were always that shoe which are associated with grown ups,I don't know why but my brains tell me so. Also they provide warmth, comfort and style.
3.Parka - My old parka is kinda small for me, so this is practical stuff.
4.Sees Chocolate - Dear chocolate lovers, if haven't tried Sees Chocolate,you haven't had the best of your chocolate experience. It's flavours are rich and smooth. It dances on your tongue and does a little tango. Yum! I'm so bringing a bag full to last me a month.
5.Wallet - Lost mine. Gotta get a new one and this time I won't lose it when I put in my bottomless drawer
These are just the top wants that I want. I'll buy the things I'll want when you see it! The rest of the money are for souvenirs for family and friends. Btw, if you're wondering where I am as I'm typing this, I'm in my parent's friend's house in Singapore. Yes, I've arrived safely in Singapore, surviving the long journey from Chandigarh to Delhi(5 hours car drive) and Delhi to here ( 5 hours airplane ride). With both trips my butt as gotten tired of sitting in one tiny space. I've taken a nap and I'm ready to move on with the journey! America here I come!!!
To Luma: That's so great you've got 14 followers now! Congrats! Btw, my class is like an opposite of our class! We like English, but doesn't like (hate is a strong word) maths. We actually like the actual subject but we've got a strict maths teacher. If we don't finish our work, she takes our PE periods. :( Ah well! Congrats again! Also you should do like a special post as you've got more than 10 followers and done your 100th post!
See you! I'm going on with my journey! Happy Holidays!
Ni sa
Today's my BIG day. I'm finally, finally going to America. I've dreamed of it in my warm bed, counting the days till it came. Now, its here! It might be a long journey, having to take a 5 hour plane trip to Singapore then taking another trip to Sans Francisco that takes 15 hour-ish.
To me the USA is that faraway land where the cool stuff are, the Biggest, the Extreme, maybe not necessarily the Best, but yeah. It's so exciting for me to go outside Asia, I've been to Australia though but this is different. To go so faraway from the familiar Asian environment and experience a place with a melting pot of cultures, is unique according to me. Sure, I know I'll probably land in the US tomorrow or Monday but my journey had begun.
I can't hold my self still! Where I really want to go to is New York, which has snow. I've never seen real snow before. I've been to Snow City in Singapore and Ski Dubai in (duh) Dubai, which are recreated snow environments, but never real snow. Are they fluffy? Will they melt in my hands? Is it like crushed ice? Can't wait to make snow angels!!!
Also I know this is my first post in along time, I've been too caught up in school work and studying. In India studies are very competitive and you need to work hard if you want good marks. Which reminds me, last month my school started yoga for sports and it is compulsory. My flexibility has it's limits you know and when you put me to do such things, eh! It hurts my thighs and stretches my muscles, I can feel its pulling. We're also doing a yoga performance and we're getting graded on it, the marks will be added to our exams. The school coordinator, which is like a Prime Minister at a school level, tells that my class (as in my whole grade) is pathetic. That's her favourite word to describe us, the "Useless" *Sarcasm* Lot.
(Lights goes out, Screams NOOO!!!!)
Oh yes, I can just hear yelling through her mic Pathetic Class 7! Pathetic you are! Class 5 can do better than you! After a month of practice this is what you give me?! Pathetic! By the way, I don't hate her, I just wish she'd give us more support and not tough love. Though I guess we do need it, we're not exactly the bunch who use our ears. So maybe tough love is good, but can't she give us more ahem... Soft love? Does that make sense? Like nicely....
Than there's our exams that's coming in 2 months! Gosh can't wait for it! Yipee! *Sarcasm* I like school and all, I like learning and knowing new things. But I don't like the dread that comes with it, exams. You've to revise the whole syllabus once again and then get tested for it. The pressure I'm under when I see the exam date getting nearer and nearer,then... BANG! It's just tomorrow! You try to sleep not thinking a thing about it, but it's impossible. What if you forget something? What if you totally blanked out when you see the paper? You try to sleep but in the end only get a few hours of sleep. This time I'll try study harder and start studying for it after I come back from my holidays.
I'm starting my holidays a week early, so that means I'm missing a week of school. Sure that's great and all, the fact I'll be taking pictures on the Statue of Liberty while my friends sit in school doing a test, but then I'll have to do a whole load of tests when I come back. Sigh. School pressure gets me everywhere I go. That's what they like to do, they have alot of tests before holidays so kids remember to study. But trust me, who likes studying during their vacations? I surely don't. I just hope I remembered most of the stuff we've learnt, I so don't want to get brain washed! You know that happens right? Happens to me all the time. Forgetful 'ol me! (Note to self- Don't forget yoga poses)
Another thing I want to tell you, Singapore got flooded. Again. It got flooded last year (or was it this year?) but I never thought it'll flood again. Must be all the trash being thrown into the gutters and drains. Here's a song explaining it all, it's from last year but it's basically the same incident this year.
And here this is my personal favourite song from the same Youtuber (which explains the Singapore Presidential Election Candidates):
LOL.
30 minutes till I have to leave! Brrr.... My fingers are getting numb anyways so I gotta go! I hope this makes up for all the days I didn't post! I have so much to tell you but I don't have the time! I promise I'll tell you when I get back or during the holidays (though that seems unlikely). Oh yeah almost forgot! Shout out to fellow blogger,Luma, for getting 13 (am I right?) followers! Congrats!
I'll tell all about my trip, most probably when I get back!
I'm on the weird side of my thoughts again. So be prepared...
For the past few days I couldn't do my business and so my mom suggested to eat bananas. I have nothing against bananas personally, I actually like them. But just the thought of eating bananas so I can create piles is just... (racks brain for a suitable description) ehhhh. Yeah. You know not nice, it's just just like trying to learn to ride a bike but you constantly fail at it. So I'm just waiting to do. my business.
I don't really think it's working either. I have eaten 2 1/2 bananas (my sis ate the other half) and still it's not coming out. Who decided bananas make these things come out anyways? I know they are healthy and I think they are delicious by itself (awkwardly enough though I'm not really a banana split fan). But if you eat too much bananas you'll start feeling like your grandparents, who barely has any teeth. You can just hear the slush of their teethless mouths sinking their gums into a soft banana ... nom nom nom
Also, lately my mind's been quite. I've got barely anything to think about. I don't know whether it's the weather that's turning my head into a snowball or just me, who's lazy enough not to think straight. (Scratches head) And I'm bored. I've got nothing good to read. Can anyone suggests me anything?
It's winter. It's cold and I'm desperately trying to keep body heat*. All that I want to do is just wrap up myself in a blanket while I enviously imagine what a wonderful time it is now in Singapore. I know Singapore doesn't snow and I know I don't celebrate Christmas but I can't help but miss the sparkling fairy lights, the huge Christmas trees or the number of crazy sales during this time in Singapore.
Here in Chandigarh all of that stuff is missing. No twinkles. No lights. No everything that makes this time so magical. When I run I feel like I'm sucking CO2 then I puff and I sit. Eventually I feel lazy and don't do much. My body feels cold and my face is burning, especially my eyes. You might think winters are beautiful (I guess it is pretty when snow grace the trees and roads) but in reality it's a lot to go through. I can only imagine the twinkling lights of Singapore. The only thing that makes the images in my head more realistic are these real pictures. Enjoy!
The room was full of people, of which 99% were women browsing over shoes, bags, clothes and other women stuff. I was at the exhibition held in JW Marriott. There were so many textures, colours and designs to look at. Sorry I couldn't take any pictures of the exhibition because I don't know if we were either allowed or not and at the end of the day I don't want to be fined.
To move through the crowd we needed to use our elbows and shoulders, sometimes we needed to shove (not so hard of course) in those small "alleys". It was set up like a bazaar ( FYI we're talking about those Indian bazaars, not the magazine bazaar), but it was by far soso so so (I cannot exaggerate so so so so any more.) much more cleaner and organized.
My mom bought this ready-to-be-sewed Indian clothing:
On the top left corner we've got the dupatta (it's like an Indian scarf click here to see how to wear it), next to it's the main body or the top part of the clothing and at the bottom is are the pants.
When we were buying this, this woman appeared next to mom, by shoving apparently. I could sense she wanted to buy this too,I mean it was quite a reasonably price, but she frowned at mom when the seller told her it was the last piece and mom was buying it. I think she tried grabbing it, but failed as the seller kept staring at her as if she trying to tell her it's taken . I couldn't help but feel like we've won something.
Make that title Simon's Cat is cute. Not Simon, especially no that witty, sarcastic, I-know-I'm-right Simon Cowell. I just discovered him yesterday, the Cat I mean. Cat is so freak'in adorable. He's so lovable. He's chubby, cheeky,curious and cute and a Cat. I would've posted all 18 videos of Simon's Cat, but it wouldn't have been possible. So here are a select few:
This one is my personal favourite. The still eating is of Kitten, not Cat. Cat is the one on the side.
My mom's mom (I call her Oti) loved this one. She says that it reminds her of Donald Duck, which she used
to watch. She laughed at it so much.
The first ever Simon's Cat on YouTube.
This first video called Cat Man Do, was posted on 4/3/2008, and it got 28,000,000+ views. I was thinking to myself, why didn't I discover this sooner? Where was I? Then I remembered I was only 9 at that time and the Internet for me was usually used for homework purposes, rarely other stuff, maybe I also listened to music. Can't remember....
The Internet is my friend and is included in the list of things I need to survive. Is the Internet your friend (most probably is if you're reading this....) and how do you like Simon's Cat?
Sorry can't think of a suitable title. Also I've been really busy, so you might have to wait till Friday until I can post a proper post. But for now, just a couple of videos I'd like to share:
Isn't this piggy cute? Nothing disgusting gonna happen, don't worry for those who don't like fat greasy pigs, cause this one is way too cute!It's too adorable.
Awwwww.......
This is seriously addictive after a couple of replays:
This is how a chicky hatches.But the chick looks kinda evil at the end. It's. Beady. Eyes.
I was just looking at my e-mail and realized my own comments on this blogged were getting sent to my Gmail account. Smiling, I thought how insanely smart, yet stupid computers are. My blogger account is connected to my Gmail, so shouldn't it know when I post a comment? Little things like this make me think.
Like how can adults can do somethings we (as in not adults) can't do? Like, they can tell a (white) lie, but we can't? When people grow up, they get rid of some of the soap, which others have been feeding them when they were younger. They say enjoy the time when you're still young. But do these people who say this remember the peer pressure, amount of studies and self-consciousness we get? Maybe not. I do enjoy my time though!
Another thing... (bits lip) I fell for IT. Not telling what IT is. But I can't believe I fell. It's so, such a, (sighs, insert Arghhhhh!!!) cliche. My friends have this disease. I swore to myself I won't be taken, I won't be one of them obsessive crazy girls with IT. Then IT came, and went. Idiot! Fool! I'm so damn weak about IT, but at least I held longer then my friends. (groans) Grrr..... But IT is a nice change. (smirks)
Usually I don't let this kinda stuff take me. But for once letting a IT feeling (think, I gave it away) in is not bad. I just don't want to admit it. I feel songs can explain. And yes, I know people I know reads this. Damn, my big mouth.
This is NOT me, but this was basically what we did. Spin.
It all started with a long silent cue, 5 girls, including me, were twirling on to the stage. We were the dancing girls of our small school play, which only had one scene, that was staging the times of Prince Dara Shuko. All you could hear were the shuffling of our feet and the giggles that followed. I didn't chose to be there but it either was this or having a speaking part, which I cloud not possibly handle as I have stage fright.
Before the performance....
The music system wasn't working and they wouldn't let us borrow the school laptop. Pretty much why I didn't believe in this production. We've been only practicing for 3 weeks and this was the first time we are dancing to the music, on the day of the play, or so at least we thought. The teacher wouldn't even listen to our demands. I'm pretty shameless, but getting ridiculed in front of the whole of middle school is just way.....Arghhhhh!!!!
Luckily, I'm brilliant (that's different from a genius) with ideas, so we all run barefoot to get three singers. Yay Me! I'm good! I thought with a huge smirk on my face.
During the performance
With a few words I can describe it:
Most embarrassing dance EVER.
A total flop. A bad thing. The singers didn't even singer, but I don't blame them, she didn't give the microphone.So no music. Dancing is just feet shuffling in different movements without it, in my opinion.(sighs)
The only good thing I got out of this was being a fool during practices.
Btw, the dance form we were doing was called kathak, an Indian form of dancing.
Yes it's true I am not a Superhero and this song says so too:
(Click here for the acoustic version, which is awesome as well)
And it's been lying in my head since well... I can't remember. I call this evil being that makes music stick inside my head, Music villain (I know it doesn't sound original). He makes rhythms so catchy and irresistible, it's so hard to ignore the music. It really is time to face the music.
Usually the music that gets stuck in my head is so severe (basically saying most) I start singing it everywhere, regardless whether I'm in class or in my car.
And that's why I started singing in my school hallway in front of the girl's washroom when my friends said the word Superhero.
And that was my cue I started to sing shamelessly out of tune, "I, I, I don't wanna fi-i-ight.I, I, I don't wear no ti-i-ights. And I can't fly-y-y. I'm no, I'm no superhero-o-o.Oh, oh, oh"
I felt good as I stretched my arms,simulating my non flying powers and zoomed around on my legs. I finished my flash mob and my friends stood there with their eyes open, eyebrows raised and jaws unopened. They expected this out of me.
One said, "What are you wonder woman?", whilst the other started laughing uncontrollably ( her name means happy).
I'm not a person who gets easily embarrassed, so my friends and I do ridiculous things and we all are prepared to get in trouble together. That's our motto: we stay together,get crazy together and get in trouble together.
Most people either Love Sundays or Hate Sundays, I'm kinda of in between. You can look at it positively or you can look at it negatively, but I don't know which side to choose there's just so many reasons to hate it and love it. Here are the reasons why I Love Sundays, but at the same time why I Hate it:
1. There's ALWAYS MONDAY
Probably you already know this, that feeling of knowing Monday is just around the corner lurking in your calender. The feeling I hate most about it is that Sunday nights are worst, the knowing of Monday is coming is terrible. It's coming to attack you with early mornings, (if you got to school like me, if not then just work) school work and horribly slow starts in the morning.
2. It is a WEEKEND after all
Even if Sunday nights bring out the worst in you, Sunday is a weekend after all. So what if you can't stay up late (like me, but usually I stay up until 11pm or later), it is a weekend. And weekends are suppose to be fun, so why not enjoy it instead of moaning and groaning of Mondays.
3. It's the END
Ahh.... Sunday. Another weekend ending, that's why they are (Saturday & Sunday) called weekends anyways. I always feel like time is always flying on a supersonic jet on Sundays. I mean another week just ended, just like that (snaps fingers), where did the week go? I don't know.
4. Sunday DOES NOT equal to Funday
What if boredom takes over? What do I do then? Study? I don't think so (only if there's no test) Monday's coming anyways...
5. Wake up LATE
Yes, it's a fact I love sleeping in on Sunday (& Saturday) mornings. The fact that I don't need to wake up early thrills me as it means I get to stay late the night before. I especially love sleeping in during winters, I feel like a squirrel snuggling up in my tree hole all cosy and warm, then when I wake up its already nice and warm, not too hot nor too cold.
6. Get to Spend TIME WITH DAD
This is a huge point for me as my dad usually is very busy with work but luckily for my family & I he usually doesn't work on Sundays. It's great having him around the whole day, that means we can go out to eat in restaurants (real restaurants, not fast food restaurants) and do a bunch of other we don't do on weekdays.
Do you love/hate Sundays like me or do you purely LOVE or HATE Sundays? Tell me in the comments section below.
This blog belongs to the girl who got me to blog. Her blog is full of book reviews, quirky stuff and everyday thoughts. Also she has a taste for good blogs, so if you need more to read she has a good list.
The reason I readher blog is because she knows how to organize, I don't come for the beauty stuff. I LOVE ORGANIZING!!! I am not a neat freak, but I organizing makes me calm and clear headed, which is the best way to be. She also has great study tips, which are very helpful.
Bubzbeauty has really good tips on well lots, but mainly beauty. I'm not vain and I might care less about beauty products and yes, I don't understand half of what she says about make-up. I read it because she writes like she would talk, and I know that cause she got a youtube channel. Also I mostly read her diary entries and bubbi like section. And she's hilarious. The downside, she rarely posts.
This is my favorite blog. Downie is really good at blogging and her post are always insightful and thoughtful. It really just puts a smile on face. Excellent. Found it on Luma's blog list.
Again another beauty blog. But like I said with Bubzbeauty it's the writing I am interested in not the beauty part. Also her looks (especially the Halloween ones) are cool. She also knows lots about your skin and since she lives in America, the place I don't know about, sometimes she writes about American stuff I didn't know about.
This is just a blog full stuff you never knew about and facts that will make you smile or laugh and maybe cry (I doubt crying though). It's well a nifty blog.
This was the blog that caused me to change my look. It truly gives blogging advice without the fluff. Its a really, really, really helpful blog if you want any blogging advice and how to make your blog better. Downside she rarely post, the last post she made was two months ago (as of 20th November).
Kawaii kitchen and Fruity Cuties are sister sites which just shows cute and funny cartoons related with fruits and kitchenware. Found it by looking at the cute cartoons on Luma's blog.
They Draw and Cook & They Draw and Travel are sister sites. They Draw and Cook shows delicious and exotic recipes in quirky drawings. They Draw and Travel shows hand drawn maps of the less traveled places of the world. It's a great site for travelers who want to visit local areas.
Do you like it? It's much more cleaner and more eye catching then before in my opinion. The reason why I choose to redesign is because before my blog's design was cluttered. I have realized that the blogs that I read are blogs with a clean design, good writing content, unique material and a really catchy name.
To create my picture heading I used paint.net. paint.net is a photo editing application that lets you do as much things as Photoshop. It's easy, versatile and most importantly FREE & SAFE! To download it click here.
For me there's no downside, since I've just started to use this program. But would recommend to those who have not got this and need an application as good as Photoshop. And its FREE, which is what makes the biggest difference to me.
Also it doesn't take mach practice to use paint.net and if you're ever stuck or need help just to http://forums.getpaint.net/.
NOTE: I am NOT sponsored by this company, I am just saying my own honest opinions.
So we were suppose to clean our iPad smart cover and backing case, since it was sooooo dirty and grimy; we had the time to do so we did it. It was our fault for not checking the internet first before we start cleaning,as this is our first time, its like when you misread a recipe that you think you've read sooooo carefully.
Though I only got myself to blame 'cause I was the one who suggested my sister to use this. I didn't know it was gonna be like this. She said it was tearing, I didn't listen and went back to my mindless decorating of my ring binder. So she kept using it.
And this was the result:
As we used the nail polish cleaner to clean the red marks, as it was an acid it reacted with the casing and made it look as if it survived a fire.
Here's a closer look:
Nasty, isn't?
As for the Smart Cover, it didn't suffer much:
So the moral of the story is ALWAYS double check with the Internet or else you'll get burnt marks!
