christmas ?

So it's been quite a while since my last post.
I've just been busy these past few days I guess


It's boxing day today! but I'm not planning to go anywhere near those malls. Well I want to but I haven't found anyone who wants to come with me AND I just recovered. 
OH by the way, MERRY CHRISTMAS !! I went to see disney on ice with Oline yesterday. It was really really nice but I think I watched something similar to it back in Indonesia. hmm.. And I wasn't feeling too well since yesterday morning so I literally slept the whole time after getting home from the show. NAUSEA AND HEADACHE urgh (i sound like a pregnant woman eh? I can assure you I'm not though lol). 


It's only almost a week since the winter break started and I'm broke broke BROKE !!
Let me list down some of the things I did the past few days.
21 DEC: Hotpot dinner
22 DEC: Volunteering, hanging out with a few people
23 DEC: XMAS shopping (omo!)
24 DEC: more shopping, hotpot dinner (again)
Spent so much on clothes, christmas gifts, food and other entertainments. And did I mention I'm going to Quebec too to celebrate New Year? goodbye $$$, goodbye to being thrifty. I shall start being cheap next month when school starts (AMEN). 


Guess this is it for now, gonna write a belated christmas and new year card for my family :) 


ciao

Calc & LinAlg and other stuffs..

Had my 3rd exam today, don't know how i feel about it. I thought it was pretty hard but I did my best so... I'm just hoping for the best :) i hope all that studying during the weekend pays off *sigh* 

At least I had the chance to take a short break from studying today :)

Went for sushi buffet at Aji Sai sushi, $16 for all those stuff we ate, it was worth it ( for me at least). We had tons of sushi rolls, fried stuff and dessert. Omgosh if i have to go for another round of sushi buffet this week, i think i'll never have sushi again for the next 6 months. AND today was so so so cold, my feet were freezing, I couldn't feel them while walking back home +++ all the snowing. It was bad =.= I hope i get used to this quickly. 

So, guess what I'm doing now? *drumroll* 

For those who guessed STUDYING, yep you got that right.

Linear Algebra, my FAVOURITE, MOST BELOVED subject.

Well, i think the course is ok except for chapter 4, which is about matrices in n-dimensions. I have a hard time understanding 3-d  matrices, n dimensions ? consider me dead. It's 1:30am as I type this, 15 minutes since I wrote the starting line of the paragraph. I have moved on from studying (I'm gonna be in the library the whole day 2morrow anyway so... might as well relax for a bit more now). My friend gave me this link to this site for all the tv shows, EVEN PSYCH! I AM SO EXCITED. Now i'm waiting for CSI to buffer :D yay thankyouuu very very mucho!

I guess i should end this post right here.

Good night and good afternoon :D

ciao

the dummy that i am

I don't know why but for some unexplainable reason I just want to put that as the title.
It may be related to the post, but most probably not.


Today marks the end of my 2/5 final exams this month, I'm not excited AT ALL since well, i am under SO MUCH PRESSURE for these exams (worth 50% each) and not doing so well in the past 2. ME <-- dead man walking :\


So yea, after the exam today me and 2 of my friends went out for dim sum. MAN it was suppa good. We had Siu mai, har gow (don't know if i spelled those 2 right), rice with minced pork i think, custard bun, pork ribs and a few other dishes :9 
It was snowing a lot too ! I've always been fascinated by snow but when it starts making the sidewalks slippery, uh uh not a fan. So all of us walked home as quickly as we could and our plan for the day is .... (not surprising to all) STUDYING, after slacking off a lil' of course.


For me, slacking means, hmm.. watching the online episodes of GLEE, THE MENTALIST, GOSSIP GIRL, GREY'S ANATOMY. lots of catching up since i wasn't able to watch any of em during the week. Oh and I also checked out the BIG BANG THEORY, it's HILARIOUS !! will put that on my list of TV shows to watch i guess. Then, after all that catching, here I am, posting away some nonsense just for the sake of having something to do. *random thought* it gets dark so early over here, it's only 5 yet it feels like it's so late. then i get lazier, more drowsy and less productive really early. 


... done with the story of the day section. more into the 'private' stuff. it won't be private anymore when i publish this eh ? that's ok, since not that many people read this thing anyway. truth is, I'm worried... about my grades, about myself, about things...
Some people simply expect that i'll do well, it's not like they say it right onto my face 'I want you to get an 80 average' or smthing like that, but it's like when I get a 60/70, they'll ask, 'was it hard?' 'what did your friends think?' and some other questions that make me feel so down inside, or when I say 'i think i did badly', they'll say 'nah, that's impossible' or 'u'll do great as always'. THEN when i get crappy grades... meh T___T
I am stressing over my grades for physical chemistry now since I did so poorly on my midterm, barely a 60 T_T it's really ironic cause I chose chemical engineering because I like CHEM, and now i'm flunking it. GAH i need to stop being a perfectionist. 


then.. ME
People who know me know that I'm not so much of a people person,
I can't come up to some guy/girl and strike up a conversation or just talk freely with someone I just met unless i feel comfortable with them. I think that's why most people think i'm quiet and I'm doing my very best to change that.it's just that it's so,freakishly hard sometimes. 


finally... FRIENDS
I don't know, it seems like i haven't found my solid group of close friends here. i hang out with people here and there but no close-knit groups. they're all REALLY2 nice people, but I guess i'll give it some more time? My friends back home seem to have moved on, so maybe I should start doing that too :)


The most honest post so far and I'm quite happy I got these thoughts out of my head.
I AM A DUMMYYYY




ciao

random here and random there

Yo yo yo what's up everybody ? 


I know I promised to post something every few days or so but i've been so so so so so so (x100) busy lately. Had 2 quizzes and a presentation last week, a crazily tough report and online assignment due tomorrow AND 2 final exams ( 1 on wednesday and 1 on friday). I AM GOING SERIOUSLY GOING MAD ! 

So u must be wondering why in the world i am 'wasting' my time writing this. Well the answer is, I need a break.. from everything. I just want a day where I can go out and have fun ( and EAT EAT EAT) <3 
Oh that reminds me, winter break is coming soon. 3 more weeks people !!
Sleeping in, no classes, no assignments, CHRISTMAS &  NEW YEAR. I am looking forward to all that *literally grinning away right now*. and don't forget, boxing day = shopping. 
It's such a pity tho that 3 of my close friends on campus will be going to vancouver during the break :( (secretly hoping I could go to).


Moving on...
Did I mention my family's going to Hong Kong on the 11th? (man, lucky people)
I feel like asking my parents for some extra pocket money to spend this month, it's christmas after all =) oh and another thing, they're gonna have this big family dinner *envy*. I'll most probably be the only one who's not coming home for that since my cousins in the states are going back. Am I a bad person for not wanting to go home? I still think that hopping on minimum of 16 hour flight (one way) to spend less than 2 weeks at home is just not worth it + all the jet lag.. no way


Jumping on to another random topic.. So yesterday, a friend and I went out for dinner. Out of curiosity, I asked her if she had ever have a boyfriend. Then she said yes but they broke up cos she had to move here. We continued talking about the most awkward things like 'what is the maximum age difference for me and the guy?', 'what kinds of guys do we like', 'are there any guys i'm interested in in class' and many many more .... stuff. It was a pretty interesting conversation and it certainly was a good break <3 LOL


YEP so i guess i have to go back to my report now ( i know i'm such a nerd ).






ciao 

weekends = movies

I know I'm supposed to be in church right now, but here I am blogging away..

Just so y'know, I didn't skip church on purpose. It's just that I'm not feeling really well today.

It must've been the weather, since it got so so cold all of a sudden 2 days ago. Snow for a girl who is used to living in a sunny-all-year-round country ? pretty, but not good.

So, I watched a total of 2 movies this week.

They're BURLESQUE and TANGLED.

1.  BURLESQUE

Yo this movie was plain AWESOME. Ok so this movie is about a small town girl called Ali, she's feels that she got the moves AND the voice to do something big so she moved to the city of dreams, LA. There, she came across this 'dance' club called burlesque, where the girls dance while lip-syncing to the songs. Ali was so amazed by the performance that she begged the owner of the club to let her perform on that stage. After passing the audition, she was granted a spot. Once, another performer sabotaged the mic, turning off the music which the girls lip-sync to. Ali was forced to sing, and WOW SHE WAS GOOD (that part gave me goosebumps). .... .... .... In the end, Ali became the main performer of the shows in burlesque and saved the club from going bankrupt, oh AND she got a hot boyfriend too (played by Cam Gigandet). 

The most unbelievable thing about this movie is that the other female lead is played by a 64 year old woman! She's like almost 3 times the age of her co-star but she STILL got the swagga :p this movie is definitely a MUST SEE.

2. TANGLED

This movie is basically the 'nicer' version of Rapunzel. I watched it in 3D and it was pretty interesting. This movie is sure to give people a good laugh (well it sure did give ME a great time). I won't give too much details for this movie since it's RAPUNZEL. Princess with very long (magical) hair, trapped in a tower, Prince (in this movie, a thief) came to save her, she escaped the tower and yadayadayada.. another MUST SEE.

There are just SO MANY good movies out in the theaters right now. GAH I don't wanna spend too much money on them but sometimes, I'm just so tempted to go to the theaters and just enjoy 2 to 2 and a half hours of just relaxing and watching something that I like. 

Yeah, I just wanna post this for today. We'll see if there are any interesting things happening next week (I'm looking forward to them for sure) :D

ciao

lazy monday ?

So, hello there :)

As the title of this post suggests, yep it's been a nice and relaxing/lazy day today. I just had my last linear algebra quiz for the semester and I AM STOKED ( well finals are still gonna be there, but whatever, it can wait ). Ok so the quiz was really short ( 2 questions, what else is there to say? ). I wanna say it was easy but i know i shouldn't cos i don't wanna get disappointed when the marks are up.

ok so today, i'm gonna blab about my CURRENT greatest obsessions in my life *they change a lot*

they are ...

1. KPOP *those who know me well knows exactly what i'm talking about*

I <3^∞ korean music . I don't exactly know why but most of the melody to the songs are the ones that just sorta appeal to me && not to mention all the hot guys dancing and singing 0.0 For some people, these guys may look gay or smthin, but for me nuh-uh <3 Also, I have this obsession over korean variety/reality shows cos they're just so funny. I'll just go to youtube and look at random videos. It's so FUN !! This is definitely number 1 on my list to watch after a long day of class or a tough exam. 

2PM

SUPER JUNIOR (who doesn't know them?)

Girls Generation "Gee Gee Gee Baby Baby"

2. FOOD

Living alone ( read: without parents or basically, adults ) makes you feel like you can eat however you wants. Whether it's eating healthy, green food or lifespan-shortening junk food, no one really cares. You'll only start caring when you gain a few pounds here and there ( i think it's happening to me ). So yeah the variety of food here is just plain.. awesome. Whatever you want, they have it. Japanese, Korean, Western, Italian, Lebanese... you name it! I guess the more you're willing to spend, the better food you'll get (most of the time..). Safe to say, food is my guilty pleasure <3

Here are some photos :)

Restaurant : CALISTO

Type of food : ITALIAN

Location: 647 College Street Toronto, ON

bruschetta and lasagna <3

best pizza in toronto so far :9

complimentary dessert <3


My favourite bubble tea shop : TEASHOP 168

taiwanese crispy chicken, so good !!

credit to TIFFANY for taking these photos :)

3. TV SHOWS

Ok, to be honest, when I got the internet working in my place, the first thing I thought was 'Yes! Now I can watch these awesomely cool TV shows e.g GLEE, Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy <3 coz back home in Indonesia, I can't access the videos on the TV channel websites and the dvd takes FOREVER to come out. Now i'm always up to date on the newest episodes and that makes me so excited (note: i don't have a TV in my place so i watch these things online). On tuesday there's gossip girl, on wednesday i think glee's on, then the rest follow through. Thank you CTV and Global TV, you've made me a very VERY happy girl.

Hmm, what else am i obsessed about ?

- GOOD MOVIES

- Apple gadgets ( macbook, itouch, ipad, u name it )

- Disney's STITCH

- Theme Parks 

oh and last but not least, TAYLOR SWIFT !! (i can't tell you how i love her songs, they're just so real)

It's THE END for now :)

ciao 

the '1st' entry

Well u guys must think i can't count or something cos this is obviously my 2nd post.

for me, this is my 1st official post

ok here goes nothing..

today is a _ _ _ _ _ day ( clue : starts with an S ) and yep I am stuck at home. well i can't blame anyone since i decided on this. the day started off pretty well with me going out for a 'free' dim sum ( a family friend's treat ) in chinatown. yo believe me, it was asdfghjkl-ly good! oh, then it got more and more boring and frustrating since I can't seem to understand a thing i'm supposed to study for this test on monday. ( p.s. : i'm a university student doing chemical engineering and having a hard time with linear algebra and physical chemistry, so someone/anyone help? ). i'm super freaked out right now.

i think that's it for what happened today, gonna move on to the more 'fun' stuff.

bear with me cause this post is gonna be long and full of _______ ( let's see what word i can fill up this blank with at the end of the post )

i moved to canada ( toronto to be exact ) for college two months ago and i must say it has been a roller coaster ride. it's downs are mainly because of the endless assignment, quizzes and whatnots, and it's ups - almost everything else. I live so far away from my family so i guess it's the perfect time to be independent eh? 

new places, new people, new experience :)

*slight diversion : i think i just messed up in BOILING AN EGG (talk about being independent)*

i have to admit though, i do miss my family and friends back home ( i dunno if they miss me too though:\ ). 

yea i made new friends and all, but i think i won't ever forget all the fun and not-so-fun times with my old mates ( we go way back since middle school). now that high school's over, i kinda miss it. there's always this bittersweet feeling whenever i think back.

boyfriends : guys who are really nice to you and treat you special (rosadictionary.com)

my parents don't want me to date before going to college so yea, here i am, pathetically single throughout my 17 years of life *newsflash*. now that i'm in college, i don't know what to expect (it's not a good feeling i tell ya). i'm always hoping :) *end of a boring section*

Jumping off to Harry Potter, yep i watched it yesterday with a friend during my lunch break so we were late for tutorial. to be honest, i only watched the 1st, 4th and last (1st part) movie. My mother didn't let me watch it since she was against anything 'dark and mystical', but i guess now it's not a big deal for her anymore since she was pretty chill when i told her i wanted to watch it. So, i think the movie was really good (but super dark) :) I love hermione, she's grown up a lot since the 1st movie. 

i guess this is it :)

the end of my first entry, not as long as i expected it to be but it's taking up too much of my time. (mainly because i think too much before i type). i will, i repeat, WILL post something up at least once in 2 days. don't be intimidated, this is just a way of reminding myself that i should NOT let this blog DIE (like my other 2 blogs).


Summing up what this post is all about, i think i can fill it up with a 2 letter word *drumroll* ... ... 'ME' (i am not self obsessed in any way)

ciao 

a compendium

compendium |kəmˈpendēəm|noun ( pl. -diums or -dia |-dēə|)a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, esp. in a book or other publication.
I have no idea why I've chosen this name for my blog, but I guess I just wanted it to sound fancy (compendium is the fancy way of saying compilation)
Why COMPILATION you say ? Just like any other blog out there, this one's gonna be a 'silent listener'. A place for me just to pour out my thoughts and not receive any feedback or advise ( it's better that way sometimes ). So, here goes nothing..
unimportant side note : i've had quite a few blogs before but i just feel like starting anew. it's like writing on a fresh new page and i simply love the feeling :)