When you want something, then get something different.

Is it just me or do others get something they hadn't intended on getting while wanting to purchase a particular thing? For example, you go out knowing you want shoes and instead you buy jeans? Or vice versa? I've noticed that I do it all the time. Just today I went out roaming the streets of Melbourne looking for places that may stock month-to-view diaries. I wandered in Dymocks thinking "why not?" and wound up buying two novels with no month-to-view diary.
The other week, I was on the lookout for a pair of flats and wound up buying two pairs of ankle boots (one i've been wanting for AGES and the other were basically a steal).

Why do I do it? I'm narrowing it down to these options:

1. I'm impatient so I just grab the next best thing
2. I'm on a spending binge because I've been broke for weeks now
3. I deserve whatever I want because I earned this money!!

But I'm not that bad, I know that I can stop myself. In fact, I did that today, I could have bought these gorgeous shoes but thought "Do I really need it?" and I walked away :D
If anybody knows where I can buy the month to view diaries, please let me know. Aug to Dec are the most hectic months for me!

xx

the idea of perfection.

I don't like it when people describe other people as perfect. It usually happens when they're gushing over somebody. This is my opinion but I just don't believe it exists, and if it does, then I feel sorry for that person. Personally there is only one thing that is perfect and that's God. Perfection in people, as I believe, is the point to which there is no beyond. They've arrived at the place that most people spend their time getting to, if that's what they want, and usually don't end up there. Perfection is a totality and not a part. Why would you want to achieve perfection? If life is all about learning and discoveries then where does perfection help? Personally, you'd be boring.
If my partner was perfect, I wouldn't want to be with him. I don't want to be the only person in the relationship going through faults, learning on my own and making mistakes because then i'd feel alone. Also, I believe the word perfect is a jinx. Once you say somebody is perfect for us, something goes wrong and usually it's because we've created this non idealistic view of this person and once they behave below that idea, we're immediately disappointed. It's almost similar to expectations. We shouldn't create any so that we don't get disappointed or bitter. With perfection, I believe that we shouldn't describe somebody as that because then we'll be on the lookout for faults and if they happen, often they do, then we're disappointed.

However, I believe that there is somebody who's right for you. I'm not cynical, I'm just realistic. Usually in our world, if something is too good to be true than it usually is.

because i'm a girl.

I can't help myself when i'm surrounded by pretty things when i'm out and about. it is because of these pretty things that make me giggle and twirl and make me spend my hard earned money on. the following are on the list.



This is an FCUK casual dress. I don't usually shop here but i like this dress.

Another FCUK dress. I like simple dresses.

Okay, these are what I just saw now. I wouldn't mind owning a pair of casual go-to-uni type of boots. Since my favourite ones broke and my other ones get my feet wet when it's raining :(


Okay. SO the ones I really want, I can't find.
Doesn't matter. I like all things pretty and things that make me so glad that i'm a girl.
xoxo.

les etoiles

Okay. So, i'm completely noob at this whole blogging thing and making it all snazzy and stuff with a music player and etc etc. Considering this, I've decided to just type, or rather, copy and paste the lyrics to a song that I can't get out of my head. It's by Melody Gardot and the song is Les Etoiles

Les étoiles les étoiles les étoiles
Dites-moi étoile, pourquoi je vous regarde?
Les étoiles les étoiles les étoiles
Dites-moi, étoile qui vous regardera?
(scat)
Les étoiles les étoiles
Si seulement je savais
Dites moi étoile de qui obtenez-vous la lumière
Les étoiles les étoiles
Vous qui êtes belle dans les cieux
Dites-moi étoile, qui vous donnera l’amour?
(scat)
The stars the stars shining up above
Tell me stars who will give you love
The stars the stars lights of white and blue
Tell me stars why I look to you
(scat)

Simplement magnifique.
Her voice is the epitome of beautiful. Her and Adele. Ahh... bliss.
And not just because she sings in french. Okay, maybe a little... a lot :)

a frozen dose of happiness

3 days at the snow
10 highschool friends
1 apartment
and x amount of snowboarding amazingness (or falls)
equals
neverending fun!

i'm so excited because whenever they go on a trip together, i'm never in the country SO now's the time to get the party STARTED! haha. the only thing i'm worried about is driving up the mountain everyday... the guys will be driving sooooo... i trust them completely but... i hope they've driven up there before lol...


i love my highschoolers. we've been friends since we were 12 and so we've gone through all the hormonal stages together leaving no room for awkwardness :) we've seen each other when the girls were taller than the guys, when the guys still had squeaky voices, when the girls started to grow into ladies, when the hormones kicked in and we got emotional over everything and when we started to take our studies and future a lot more seriously. sometimes i feel so incredibly lucky to have them as my friends. through all the frustrations we're still loyal to each other. for that i'm truly grateful. although i don't see the guys as much as i do the girls, the feeling of being around them hasn't changed from when i would be around them every day in high school...

<3

A pretty random entry.

I love how things fall into place. It doesn't always go through avenues you'd like but always in the end, you smile. Or when things happen unexpectedly. When things don't go according to plan, when people piss me off or when I let myself down, I know that these things happen for a reason (overused expression, I know) and whenever I remind myself of that, I go along for the ride and know that something better will be there for me. It eases me. It's probably why i'm not such an angry person. I do, however, have a short fuse. Then in about twenty minutes, I'm over it. lol.

ANYWAY, what i really wanted to blog about was how different girls and guys are in different countries (i don't know where the above para came from). From my travels, i've come across really surprising ways guys do to get with the opposite sex.
OBSERVATIONS-

• Cuba. Oh goodness. Sensuality was born here. The guys really make it known if they like you. They have no hesitations about it either. A mere 3 second glance is enough for them to turn their bikes around, come cycling your way and start to chat you up. I saw this happen to my tour leader. LOL. Or as happened to me, put their arm around you and take you out of your room while speaking in rapid spanish so while you feel confused you can't help but melt... hahaha.
  
• America. Same thing. Don't be surprised if they offer you breakfast, lunch and dinner. As one guy offered me. Also, 3 second glances is enough for them to chat you up too. If not, they'll walk pass you and say something like "You're beautiful/gorgeous/sexy" etc etc. They'll probably call out "Hey can I talk to you a second?" if you meet their gaze. This happened to Christina.
  
• Philippines. Maybe to the next level where they start proclaiming their love for you once you've said "Nice to meet you". They'll also tell you that they'll await your return (and when you do, they're married with a kid lol). Happened to a friend of mine.
  
• Australia. How would we know if a guy liked us??? They have no game. Also, if ANY of the above happened here, us girls would probably think they're a freak and would run to the other side of the room. Which begs me to wonder WHY is it like this???

I know it's a totally different society but for a laid back country, girls are pretty uptight. Not excusing myself but once I realised that maybe guys do just want to talk, I gave this guy who started chatting to these two lady friends of mine, (much to their displeasure), a chance and we spoke about travelling. Not bad. I know that over in Sweden, if a guy was to go up to a girl, the girl would totally accept it. We have these preconceived ideas about guys and it's probably why people here are single. Guys are too afraid because they're scared the girls are gonna chop their heads off for simply looking and the girls just think "Where is my tall, dark, handsome lawyer/muso/artist/doctor/whatever who likes to do things I want a guy to do?". As a girl to another girl (if you are one), I'm telling you that they ain't coming. Have less expectations and you won't be disappointed.

MJ.

I remember being maybe 8 or 9 listening to his albums and dancing around in my lounge room. Back then I never listened to the lyrics (I still don't... i like listening to songs as a whole without knowing what the lyrics are) and I attribute my fear of the song "Man in the mirror" to this fact. I always thought he was talking about some ghost he always saw when he looked in the mirror. Now that I'm older (maybe wiser) I understand what the song is about and is now one of my favourites. Another favourite of mine is undoubtedly everybody else's favourite- Remember the time. I could go on and list many others like: Dangerous (very sexy song), They don't really care about us, Don't stop til you get enough etc etc.

Watching his videos/dvds all over again really made me see how incredible a dancer and singer MJ really was. My all time favourite clip would have to be Smooth Criminal. I absolutely love the fact that every movement of every person in the clip is choreographed and tells the story. I think it's genius. Also, maybe it's because I'm a sucker for guys in suits and it's a double whammy if they can dance, DAYMNN haha. I particularly like the brief dance between MJ and the girl *swoon*
I'm not too sure if I've seen choreography like it... most of the choreography I've seen just compliments the story... And don't talk to me about that abstract shit.

I majored in Drama for my undergrad and it was my best study score (not to boast, but the best score for my high school) and for some reason we love to study the abstract part of drama. I used to be spellbound by it all but to be honest, sometimes I don't like to think what it could mean and leave endings open-ended and up to your imagination and sometimes abstract or otherwise affectionately called "Interpretive dance" looks stupid and leaves you thinking "wow, that director must be nuts". lol. I have seen one too many.

ANYWAY....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RngI4UfO8-I

watch it. again. :)

RIP MICHAEL JACKSON.
Genius, icon and legend.

Life.

"Believe in everything until you find out otherwise (even after)"- Sark. Living Juicy- Daily morsels for your creative soul.

One flip through this book of hers confirmed everything I already knew: Life is not meant to be taken so seriously. We live in this fast-paced world where we calculate every movement we make leaving no room for surprise or spontaneity. If you want to do something, just do it. There is absolutely NOTHING stopping you except yourself. Why doubt? Why blame others? They're just excuses. Don't think about the future. The distant future anyway.

Who cares if people will think you're acting 14 when you're supposed to be acting your age. Exactly who defined that? Who cares if people think your outfit is mismatched; you feel fabulous in it. Learn to forgive others, you'll grow as a person. Don't be afraid of making mistakes; how else would we learn?

Splurge once in a while. Do something you wouldn't do but have always flirted with the idea. Don't deny yourself of an emotion. Harbouring emotions and not fully allowing yourself to express them may manifest in unhealthy, undesirable and potentially destructive behaviours. Be angry, cry, yell at the top of your lungs because you're so happy, smile, frown, be confused! Life is here to be enjoyed.

Take some time out. Log out of facebook/myspace/hotmail, turn the computer off and go into the garden and dig up some dirt. Find those butchyboys (never really knew how to spell the name) and make them turn into balls of fear, climb trees, chase the wind, cloud-watch, play hide and seek, hug your parents just because, tell your siblings you love them (you'll find their reactions rather amusing), surprise your family with a cooked meal you prepared yourself, go on that holiday, tell that person you find them very attractive, smile at a passer-by, tell your friends you love them, tell your family you appreciate them, learn to (insert whatever it is you've been meaning to take up).

I know life throws many a thing to throw you off, piss you off and frustrate you. Be thrown off, be pissed off, be frustrated. Then go on your merry way :)

XOXO.

just something short.

I've always liked the concept of honesty. Tonight, however, a friend of mine challenged what honesty really means. He thinks it's not real. Well, he didn't say that but he thinks that nobody is truthful to such an extent that we'd like to believe. He asked "What's so good about being honest?" to which I replied "People can trust you". Right?
To me, honesty really is everything. I know that people tell lies to save themselves but when people lie to save themselves and hurt others, that's when I don't agree with them. I think that's just selfish and cowardly.



*Friend is not a cold hearted person who lies unashamedly on a regular basis.
** If said friend is reading this and is wanting to correct anything, go for it. It is way past bedtime for me so I may have heard you incorrectly about something.