new challenge thingy

movie>book

It's not often the movie of a book is better than the book itself. Usually, copious amounts of the book are left out and key features of the plot not even slightly touched upon (*cough* HP 5,6,7 *cough*). I have never found the movie of any book to be more interesting and emotional. However, I just read The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas over the weekend after watching the movie a few weeks ago. The book wasn't very well written but  maybe that's because it was being told from the angle of a nine year old boy and his style of speaking. Although it's supposed to convey a young boy's experience with the extermination camps in WWII, I didn't think the language was very good in communicating raw emotions and especially the ending! The movie was done so much better!!!! I cried for hours upon hours after watching the film and this book didn't even trigger a tear. I am deeply disappointed.

On a happier note, TRIALS ARE OVER!!! HOOOOOORAY!

Pessimistic or just realistic?

If I said that an ATAR of 99.7 was impossible for someone like me, would that be pessimistic thinking or just thinking realistically to prepare myself with alternative options?

10/09 (couldn't think of anything creative, not that my titles are ever creative)

Met up with Joanne before tutor to get some gelato from that new gelato shop which just opened at Cabra. OH MY GAD. There were more than 20 flavours to choose from, seriously! They have the typical ones and also weird ones like Nutella, Snickers, Red Bull (?!), green tea blah blah blah. Maybe green tea isn't so weird but it was weird for me so I decided to try it (and Joanne said it was nice). The first few spoons were nice but after a while it had a weird green tea aftertaste (well, duh right?). I'm not really a green tea kinda gal, black tea for the winz. Also, what's with the random boom in new restaurants/cafes/eating places in Cabra and the Canley area? Whatever. It's good. The next thing on my culinary agenda is Crispy Crepes (or is it spelled with 'k's?), which I will probably have as a post trial celebration, anyone keen?

Also, I have got my costume for Helen+Maria's party sorted (yay!).

studying, studying, yeah!

Today was the strike thing (suck shit rich, private schoolers!) and now that I think of it, it's been a long while since the last strike, yet somehow, it seems as though the teachers are always angry and protesting against the government. Whatever. I don't think anybody went to school... or had any reason to anyways. On that account, I spent the day with some of the D history gang doing some history studying/making notes for the trials/PE studying. We were fully focused at the beginning but as more people began to arrive, we became quite restless but nonetheless focused on our work. It wasn't until people started leaving to buy food (Happy Hour at Maccas!) that we started to get distracted. Then out of nowhere Ramya shows up and she blames us for her procrastination as she had planned to study by herself at the library! LOL. I blame Alex's Facebook account and the library's free WIFI for my time-wasting. I came home pretty exhausted so that must count for something right?
Oh and as for the title? While we were studying, a group of random African kids began watching Rebecca Black's 'Friday' on a nearby computer. That was not distracting at all...

FRUSTRATION

If you are going to ask me for advice and  not listen or even consider what I have to say then screw you! You go ahead and act upon your stupid, irrational impulses anyways without considering the slightest of my opinion. What's worse is that when you fail, you come back to me and I am the one that has to deal with it and try to make you feel better about yourself (my obligation as your friend) and quite frankly, I am sick of it. If you're going to ignore what I have to say and not listen to my advice, you can run along on your path of self-destruction without me.

suffocating

Do you ever feel like you are suffocating in your own life, being completely overwhelmed with stress, anxiety and angst? Do you feel like you are surrounded my ignorant people who think they can do whatever they want without any repercussions? Do you feel spite and hatred towards people for no good reason? Yeah, me too.