DAY TWENTY-FOUR: Change can be a good thing sometimes.

Day 24 - Something You Want to Change About Yourself.

My unhealthy lifestyle? And my reservedness.

DAY TWENTY TWO & TWENTY THREE: Dedicated to Lang Lang! =]

Day 22- Something You Want to Learn


I went to Lang Lang's recital at the Sydney Opera House yesterday... hence the lost day... but it was WELL WORTH THE TIME!!! BRILLIANT - to say the VERY LEAST!!! His playing was phenomenal, and his dynamics... oh gosh, his dynamics - that control over his music he has... so enviable! The whole concert was just beautiful...I could've sat there for all eternity... just listening to that heavenly music... The 'Appassionata' sonata and the 'Pathetique' shall be my favourite Beethoven sonatas from hereon!


Ah... glorious times - wish they'd last.


Ok, back to topic. I would like to learn how to play like Lang Lang!!! =]


Day 23- Perfect Words to Describe 10 People You Know.


Ok... this is very hard to do. People can't just be described in one word! That'd just be like trying to fit someone with a personality of great dimensions into the confines of a stereotype - simply impossible! Ok ok... I shall now  attempt the impossible...


I can't do it... I've tried. And I can't. So there you have it. Day 23.

DAY TWENTY-ONE: Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us.” - Jane Austen

Day 20 - Something You Are Proud of.

Do you get that feeling when you have finished a piece of work, it looks good and you're like... YAY! So proud of this!!!
And then you look at it again a week or more later ... and you're just like... >.> This is so dodgy...

Anyway, what I'm saying is that... I am proud of myself (modest much? XP) - and other people xD
Pride is good for self-esteem. Just saying. =]

DAY TWENTY: "The only shame is to have none."

Day 20: Something You're Ashamed Of.

I remember this one thing I did, that I am really ashamed of... This was in Year 1. There was a new student at our school, and I picked on her because her English wasn't very good... and I was a bit of an obnoxious snob back then... so...I picked on her. It was her second day, and I being the stupid prick I was back then, teased her...

Afterwards, I learnt it was horribly wrong, and I never intentionally bullied anyone again... unless it's friendly teasing =]

Don't worry, we became friends afterwards. =] Anyway, that's the most memorable incident.

You know, I just realised that... whenever I'm ashamed for something I've done/said, I always try my hardest to do good things for them afterwards... it's like an instinct of mine...

How perfectly strange. =D

DAY NINETEEN: "There's no place like home."

Day 19- If I could live anywhere in the world...


I'd stay right where my friends and family are. Sure, I'd like to travel to places... but there's no place like home.

DAY EIGHTEEN: Listen to these words of wisdom...

Day 18 - Favourite Quote, and why.


This one is easy! 
“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.”
and "Live like you're dying" and "Forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them more." :) 


Pretty self-explanatory. :) You only get one chance, so why waste it? 

DAY SEVENTEEN: It is hard to break old habits.

Day 17 - Worst Habit


Another hard one... Worst habit... probably bouncing my knee... >.> I don't know, what do you guys think?

P.S. According to Jess Y, "asking so many annoying questions in such a consecutive way; and the patronising way I talk to CERTAIN PEOPLE; Leanne and my's tweeddle dee and tweedle dum act." are some other bad habits of mine. =] But nah, I don't think so. =]

DAY SIXTEEN: Love Everything - Hate Nothing

Day 16- Favorite Song in the History of the World.


I was dragged to Junior Dance yesterday - by Jess - so I missed Thursday's post. Therefore, I am making it up now. Junior Dance was more fun than I had originally expected. Jess' piano playing was nice :) Though Jess, I do have to say, Nelson's was better... (just kidding - though he played pretty well =] )


So - favourite song in the history of the world. I really can't decide... so I'll just name top 5 AT THE MOMENT. They change frequently, however, and they are NOT in any particular order. I love them all equally. Here we go:

DAY FIFTEEN: This Song Goes to...EVERYONE.

Day 15 - A Song Dedication.


Quite coincidental that I should have found the perfect song to dedicate to everyone. Everyone's who's made me laugh that is. x) And who I've had fun with. This one's for you, my lovely beauties! :)

Check out at 2:12, the music score goes crazy! :D hehe. Anyway, it made me laugh it did. :)


P.S. Check out the Faerie's Aire sheet music :D 

DAY FOURTEEN: Screaming inside my head...

Day 14- Someone You Want to Scream At


Myself. Many people.


P.S Tracey, I shall do 700 words ANOTHER DAY 

DAY THIRTEEN: "I don't care."

Day 13- Something That Really Pisses You Off.


Lack of caring.
Hypocritical actions.
*Insert name*

DAY TWELVE: The Future is Uncertain.

Day 12- Something You Aren't Looking Forward To


There's not really anything I'm not looking forward to. 
Apart from maybe the chain of events that's bound to happen soon.
And the ensuing chaos that usually follows such events.
And maybe my Grade 5 Musicianship test studying...


Why not forget about the what may be, and what has been, and instead, live in the what is.  

DAY ELEVEN: "Tell me why."

Day 11- Why You Blog.


At the present moment, I am blogging because of this 30 day challenge. But when I'm not doing this 30 day challenge... then I guess I blog because it's a place where I can express myself? It's like... a place where my voice can be heard. I don't know why I blog... just a place to keep memories perhaps. 

DAY TEN: "Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul."

Day 10 - Favorite Materialized Object


It's not the material possessions that are the most important to life, but the immaterial things like relationships, friendship, goodness, love, etc. But that's irrelevant to this question. So here we go:


Hm... hard choice - once again. I am a very indecisive person. So I guess my favourite materialized object would have to be one out of these three:


A Book: - Books to me, are like my constant companions. People need stories you know? Just as much as they need food. =]


A Pencil: - You can do so much with a lead pencil. You can write with it, draw with it, tap with it, twirl with it. It puts on paper, what you have in your head. I get very attached to my lead pencils... that's why I feel sad everytime I lose one.


MY Laptop: - That's right! Not just any laptop, but my laptop. Simple. Because I can do almost anything on it.

DAY NINE: “Music is what feelings sound like.”

Day 9 - A Meaningful Song


There are so many songs out there that are meaningful! I can't choose between them! How saddening...
I'll just have to settle with the top 5 then. =]


In Fifth place, comes "If Everyonce Cared" and "If Today Was Your Last Day" by Nickelback:

Coming Fourth is "Soar" and "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera (okay, might as well throw Beautiful in too =] ):

   

Bringing up Third is "Don't Jump/Spring Nicht" by Tokio Hotel:

Stuck on Second is "Live Like We're Dying" by The Script/Kris Allen (and also "Live Like You're Dying" by Tim Mcgraw:

  
And taking the lead with First is my personal favourite, "Leave Out All the Rest" by Linkin Park (btw, the music video is awesome):

P.S. MARIANAS TRENCH should be included in the list! But this says song, not band, therefore, I am adding this note for you guys to check out the band. =] =D XD


Hehe, couldn't resist adding this song (Good to You by Marianas Trench):

DAY EIGHT: “To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.”

Day 8- Who would you be, IF you could be someone else.


I find that this question, is one of the worst I've ever read. It's preposterous. There's no comparison. Why on earth would you want to be someone else, when you can be perfectly content being yourself. And nobody's perfect, though we aspire to be. So if you did become someone else, you'd still have flaws, just different ones. So there's absolutely no point.


No one is youer than you. So just be you. No point otherwise. And anyway:


“To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.” 


Over and out.

DAY SEVEN: “If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem”

Day 7- If You Could End One World Issue What Would It Be?


This world has a lot of issues, and unfortunately, we can't solve all of them. But if I had to pick one, it'd be the food crisis. Many people die from malnutrition. And just as many die from obesity. And then there are the ones who have all the food, but just waste it, when it could save someone else's life - instead, they choose to waste it, rather than eat it themselves. If everyone were content with what they had, so many of the world's issues would be solved.


Anyway, the world's too large a scale. Start small. With yourself. Yeah, that's it. That oughtta work.


End transmission.

DAY SIX: Forgive and Forget

Day 6- The Worst Thing Someone Has Said to You


Maybe it's just me... but I can't recall the "worst thing" anyone has said to me. I really can't think of anything... I've wracked my brains... and voila... nada. Nothing. Zilch. Zero. Nil. Naught. It's not that no one has said anything remotely insulting to me. It's just that... I can't think of anything worth remembering? I guess it's just because I feel insulted at the time, but I don't really take it to heart? Who knows, who knows. 


Anyway. 


If I really had to choose something... well then it'd probably be "bitch"?
I really dislike that word. And I dislike it even more when it is used supposedly as a "term of endearment". It's not really a "term of endearment" unless it's an inside joke... and even then. It is distasteful. It's just like calling your friends "whores" and "sluts". It just basically means you have a low opinion of them and thus, you are not really their friends. So yeah. The one thing I get pissed at being called the most... would be "bitch". Oh and "f***ing (insert insult)" I absolutely dislike the word f***. I mean, you don't go around having sexual intercourse with everything do you?  


Over and out. Things to do. Sights to see. Homework to finish.  

DAY FIVE: “Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.”

Day 5 - Something You Just Want to Rage About.


So, let me tell you something: I don't do raging. And I'm a good mood today, so I can't really think of anything to rage about. 


Oh maybe just one. But it's not really raging. Just saying that all the people who are like, "oh, my life is bad, my life is horrible." What's the point of moaning about it? Just go fix it. And all these phrases like, "highschool sucks" and "the world is a bitch", etc. Well, high school only sucks if you make it suck. High school is better than facing the big bad world yourself? Hm? Wouldn't you agree? 


Highschool is a place of education. There is bound to be times when you trip and fall, and it hurts and all, but just get back up! Highschool is a place where you make friends. And hopefully, those friends will be your friends for life. 


So don't complain about life until you have walked the shoes of those who have lost everything. Don't make enemies... it's pointless. And hate? I bet those of you who hate, have not experienced it properly. It would most likely be a strong dislike. 


When everyone you love is dead or gone, and you have no home and food. Then you can complain about life. 


Other than that, just make the most of what you have.


Oh. So I did end up talking about something or other...   

Anti-Suicide Pledge

Ok. Just to humour Tracey. I'm posting it. Not that there was ever a chance I would. I'm the one advertising to enjoy life, aren't I? So here goes: 

I pledge not to ever attempt or go through with suicide.

:D Smile! 

DAY FOUR: "One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching."

Day 4- One Thing You Cannot Live Without


I don't know about you... but you can't really know what you can't live without until you... just die from lack of it.


Anyway...not taking it literally, then it'd probably be my family/friends (obviously), BOOKS, and MUSIC.  =] But there's something that the world cannot live without, and that is love. So be not afraid to love/be loved. It's the best thing you could ever have...




P.S I have finally finished Romeo x Juliet - much to the cost of my science assessment tasks... but oh well! At the end... I was just like - WHAT IN THE WORLD?! How'd it come to this?! 


P.P.S Today was meant to be Rapture/Judgement Day. To all of you who went around hugging your enemies and that sort of sentimental stuff. Well, do that very day. :)  Live like you were dying. 

DAY THREE: Don't just exist. You must LIVE!

Day 3 - Greatest Ambition

I must say, I'm not much of an ambitious person. But I would like to think, that my greatest ambition would be to enjoy my life to the fullest, and at the least, leave a memory of myself somewhere, sometime. :)

We've only got one life. Might as well spend it doing what we want. :)

That's about it... I guess. :D

DAY TWO: "Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you."

Day 2 - A Weird Fact About Yourself


So, after wracking my brains for some weird and random fact about myself that's actually worth blogging about... I have finally come up with three:


1. I like cartoons/animated movies. A lot. Oh and movie soundtracks. I dislike MA 15+ movies, etc. 
2. I like ribbons and floor-length dresses. Like the ones with hoop skirts, etc.  
3. I like video games - but never manage to play them.


So... you're probably thinking... wow... but I just really love them. I'm a sucker for Disney/Pixar movies especially. But I like all animated movies. And the soundtracks. Mustn't forget the soundtracks! I love all movie soundtracks. Call it a fetish if you want... but I just do! I love listening to instrumental music. :D


And then... there were ribbons and full-length dresses... I guess it's just the whole fairytale thing I have going? But I really do love floor-length dresses.


And last but not least... Video Games. I... can be called obsessed... about graphics. And video games, have AWESOME graphics. Plus anime :D


So there you go... 3 random/weird/little-known facts about myself.


Over and out.  

DAY ONE: “It is better to keep a friend from falling than to help her up.”

Day 1- Greatest Fear and why.


This... is a dilemma. First day off... first question..................and I can't even answer it.
I don't actually have a greatest fear... 
Oh, wait. It might be falling. I believe that's my greatest fear. 


My greatest fear is falling. I hate falling. I don't know why. Maybe it is because I have "trust issues"...? 
But I'm not the sort who would have such a thing. I usually take people at their word... some may even go so far as to call me gullible.


But I just hate falling. Perhaps it's just the inevitable thud and jolting pain when you hit the floor. Or perhaps it's because there's no one to catch me? Maybe it's because I've been left to pick myself up every time I fall. But there's no definitive reason as to why I fear it so much. If everyone knew the reason behind their fears - most people wouldn't even have a fear anymore. 


Hence - the legendary Jennifer ... is afraid of falling. 

(This turned out to be unexpectedly long...>_>)

The 30 Day Challenge

I am... having a lack of inspiration from which I can source my blog posts... 
So therefore... I also, shall do the 30 Day Challenge. 
That ought to keep me busy... for a while. :D


day 1- greatest fear and why.
day 2- weird fact about yourself
day 3- greatest ambition
day 4- one thing you can not live without
day 5- SOMETHING YOU JUST WANT TO RAGE ABOUT.
day 6- the worst thing someone has said to you
day 7- if you could end one world issue what would it be.
day 8- who would you be if you could be someone else.
day 9- a meaningful song
day 10- favorite materialized object
day 11- why you blog
day 12- something you aren't looking forward to
day 13- something that really pisses you off.
day 14- someone you want to scream at
day 15- a song dedication.
day 16- favorite song in the history of the world.
day 17- worst habit
day 18- favorite quote and why.
day 19- if I could live anywhere in the world...
day 20- something you're ashamed of
day 21- something you're proud of
day 22- something you want to learn
day 23- perfect words to describe 10 people you know.
day 24- one thing you want to change about yourself
day 25- you hate it when people....
day 26- worst day of the week
day 27- your blog is called _____ because..
day 28- bucket list of things you have to do before you're 18
day 29- one item of clothing you REALLY WANT.
day 30- WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY(TRACEY) BLOG?



(Source: Tracey Xue)

The Sound of Settling

My desk is situated beneath a window looking out to the west. It's situated that way, so that everyday, I can see the sunset and be glad that I have lived another day, if only to see such a beautiful thing.

My bed is placed next to a window looking out to the east, so that every morning, I wake up to the glorious sunrise, glaring into my face, reminding me, that it's a new day, a new start, in a wonderful world.

And so it is, and so it'll stay - brilliant, to the end of the day.

Who's That Chick?

Don't call us girls; chicks,
'Coz it's just like calling you guys; dicks.
Don't call us babe,
'Coz we're no thumb-sucking kid.
Don't call us sweetheart,
'Coz that's just sweet-nothings.

Call us angel,
'Coz we're yours.
Call us beautiful,
'Coz we really are.
Call us princess,
'Coz you're our prince.

Just the Way You Are

Don't go changing to try and please others,
Because you're perfect just the way you are.
You've never let me down before,
So I'm not going to let you let yourself down  now.

I took the good times, so I'll take the bad times.
And I'll take you just the way you are.
If you fall, I'll catch you quick,
So you're safe, right here with me.

It's not your fault, so don't say sorry.
You're not ugly, that's just misconception.
What is within, reflects without.
You're beautiful to me, in...and out.

It don't matter if you're wider than the average female.
Because one half of the world is, and the other half is not.
Just 'coz you're skinny, don't mean you have everything you want.
Sometimes it's the fatter people who are truly content.

You are beautiful for who you are.
Not for who you were; who you could be,
Or who you want to be,
Or who others want you to be.

So don't condemn yourself.
Accept yourself.
Love yourself.
Believe in Yourself.

Because you're perfect, just the way you are.

New Resolution

So, I have finally decided to make this a proper blog (of some sort). I am going to post stories, poems, and little things about my awesomely boring life. I'm going to read this in two weeks and think how stupid I am. But, oh well. Every single post is going to be titled as a song name. :) Let's see how long I can keep it up.

Have You Ever?

Have you ever felt, 

So scared deep inside,

Like there's nowhere left 

For you to hide?

Have you ever seen, 

A star shoot across the sky,

Like it's only ever been,

Up above that high.

Have you ever touched
A bird flying in the air,
Like freedom untouched,
Soaring without a care.

Have you ever heard,
The rain as it's falling down,
Like it much preferred,
The embrace of a human town.

Have you ever smelt,
The scent of sunshine in your nose
Like it would wish to melt,
Into a perfect rose.

Impossible things to do,
But nothing's more possible than,
Living your dream through,
Even though it wasn't the plan.