My Blue Heaven

Back to the Real WorldTM

Got back from surf camp today. Two things. I had an absolutely awesome time up there. Coming back to Sydney sucks.

Some highlights for me:

• learning to surf (and actually being able to stand up fairly well… whilst catching the white-wash anyway)
• getting absolutely pummelled by nose-diving when trying to surf the larger unbroken waves
• spending hours battling to get out and getting absolutely nowhere coz I wasn’t in the right part of the surf
• having incredibly sore arms the next day from carrying the surf board up the beach and from paddling out – I can barely lift my arms now
• having an even sorer butt from chaffing from my boardies…. OUCHIE! 🙁
• getting really really REALLY tanned (man, I don’t look chinese anymore!)
• taking in the beautiful scenery of the area – I am in love with the Great Lakes… esp Wallis Lake (the sunsets over the lake were absolutely breath-taking) and Seal Rocks beach.. in fact all the beaches in that area. I now understand why people say Sydney beaches suck!
• learning surfie talk… Sweeeeeet! WoooooooOooooooo!! 😛

I think thats most of it so far. I took a few photos whilst up there… which I’ll put up later. And I got some photos that were taken by the instructors of us surfing. Apparently there are a few good ones of me. 🙂

So anyway.. I really wanna do it again! Maybe I’ll try some of the surf schools in Sydney. Or perhaps I’ll get more into body boarding (gonna have to buy myself a decent body board first.. Cha-Ching!) In any case, I’m definitely keen to get out in the surf more often… I think I’m hooked! Plus its really really good exercise!! My arms haven’t been this sore in a loooong time.

Well.. its off to bedfordshire for me. Nighty night.

Current listening :: “Gone” – Jack Johnson

Happy New Year

Hope everyone had a great new years celebration. I watched the fireworks at Circular Quay with some friends. Damn it was crowded! So anyway… can’t believe its 2004 already! Sorry I haven’t been blogging much lately.. things have been fairly.. turbulent. I am definitely in need of a holiday! (Didn’t take any leave over Christmas/New Year).

So to remedy this, I decided to book myself in for a surf camp up at Seal Rocks. I’ll be gone from Wednesday to Saturday. Woohoo! I am soooo looking forward to this!!!! 😀 Spending all day at the beach, learning to surf, surrounded by beautiful nature… *sigh*

I’m gonna be sooo dark when I get back though. I’m already really tanned from the few Saturdays I’ve gone to the beach this summer. (I rarely burn, and get dark really easily.. too dark!)

So other than that exciting upcoming event, I’ve not been doing all that much. Going to the beach on the weekend and taking advantage of the sales. So far I bought myself a white mini pleated skirt, black mini wrap-around skirt, beige knee length skirt, stripey pale blue/beige/brown top that goes really well with the beige skirt, a white halter-neck top, and some underwear. All of these (except perhaps some of the underwear) costed between $10 and $16!! 🙂

Here’s a pic of one of my new outfits… the beige skirt and stripey halter top. (You can also see how tanned my arms are now!!)

Current listening :: “For Once In My Life” – Michael Buble

Mad world

All around me are familiar faces
worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for the daily races
going nowhere, going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
no expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrows
no tomorrow, no tomorrow

And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which i’m dying, are the best I’ve ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it’s a very very
Mad World, Mad World


Current listening :: “Mad world” – Gary Jules (written by Tears For Fears)

Happy Christmas and Merry New Year

Just wishing ya’ll a belated Merry Christmas. Not too late to say Happy New Year though. 🙂 I’ve been rather busy these past few days, so have had precious little time to blog. I think the main highlight of the last 5 days has been non-stop pigging out. I have eaten SO much since Christmas day. Urgh. I feel like a pig! 😛 Definitely have to get back into my gym routine when things settle down again.

Anyways, I got a haircut and colour on xmas eve. I like. 🙂 Got it streaked again, light brown. I probably shoulda gone for a lighter colour coz the streaks don’t show as much as I’d hoped. Ah well, I know for next time. Its also very layered and honky… though people say I look korean! 😛 Here’s a piccy for ya.

Current listening :: “Open your eyes (to love)” – LMNT

Quiz mania

Hm.. at work on Christmas eve. How boring. To past the time, therefore… 🙂

Your soul is bound to the Glass Rose: The Fragile.

“My heart lies somewhere between perfection and dust. And while my soul is a sight to behold, I shatter at the blink of an eye.”

The Glass Rose is associated with perfection, beauty, and frailty. It is governed by the goddess Aphrodite and its sign is the Looking Glass, or Tenuous Love. As a Glass Rose, you have a beautiful soul and naturally attract people to you. Love comes naturally to you, but it hardly ever lasts. Though you embody the perfect form of love, your own faults are your own undoing.

What Rose Is Your Soul Bound To?
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Your element is Water. You are a deep person and a good communicator. Incredibly loving and loyal when your trust is gained and you are fairly mature. Myterious to the utmost water is in everything. One can be an ocean or a river but nobody truly knows you.

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Current listening :: “Can we still be friends” – Mandy Moore

Alone

There are times in life when you can feel so alone. When you just have to shoulder your burden.. the internal conflict that is tearing you apart. The pain of seeing something beautiful dying. And you have nobody to share it with. Nobody who can really, truly help you.

It sucks.

Current listening :: “Someday we’ll know” – Mandy Moore & Jonathan Foreman

Toxic

I went to dance class night… the last one for 2003! *tear* Heh. It was awesome! I really love dancing in warm weather. Your muscles are so loose and warm.. and you just feel so alive! He worked us pretty hard, since it was the last class for the year. The lyrical was beautiful, as always… and the routine was funky awesome! He used alot of Britney’s latest album during class – which made me happy. I’m really loving “In The Zone”!



The routine was pretty long. We danced to “Outrageous”. And then tried it to “Me Against The Music”. It suited both. I was hoping he’d use “Toxic” tonight, but maybe he’s saving it for next year. I love that song! 🙂 I wanted to take a short video of the routine too, but didn’t bring my digital camera. Darn it. Maybe next year eh.

Anyway, sorry my posts have been a little.. irregular.. lately. I’ve been thinking on some things, and have been able to resolve a few things in my life. I think I’ve achieved some clarity in life, and I believe I’ve learnt a lot. I’ve also come to rely on God much more, and (for the first time in quite a while) I’ve been drawn much closer to Him. And I know that it is all His work and strength, none of it is because of my efforts.

Current listening :: “Toxic” – Britney Spears (ahh.. this is an AWESOME song!)

Bored

I am so so so bored today. Perhaps it’s Mondayitis. Whatever. But I’ve resorted to doing stupid poses on my webcam in a vain attempt to relieve my boredom. And the result….

This posing may or may not have been influenced by listening to Britney’s latest album… 😛


Current listening :: In The Zone – Britney Spears (Rrreow.. damn these songs are sexy…)

Weekend update

I hate mosquitoes. But they seem to love me. So standing outside church tonight, in the space of 2 minutes, I received 6 mozzie bites on my legs and feet. Grrrr. Let me tell you, driving back home with 6 freshly itching bites was NOT fun. 🙁

Anyways, my weekend alright. Didn’t do much. Went over to Andrew’s on Saturday, and went shopping at Chatswood for some work clothes for him. We ended up buying him 2 white shirts, and some boxers, and myself 2 pairs of havaiana thongs (a pink and a white!). He also bought me my christmas present – the new J Lo fragrance, “Still”. 🙂 After shopping, we went to Long Reef beach and took a romantic stroll along the beach. I wanted to go swimming but it was a bit late (7pm). Instead we just got our feet wet, and watched the kite surfers. Pretty cool.. though looks hard to control.

Today I got up at around 1pm. 😀 And just bummed around at home till church. Oh and I also put up a few christmas decorations around the joint. Can’t believe its less than 2 weeks till Christmas. (Or more importantly, RoTK… heh.)

Current listening :: “Georgia On My Mind” – Ella Fitzgerald

Wherefore art thou, Coltrane?

My kitty didn’t come home last night!! 🙁 I can’t stop thinking about it.. I know I’m probably being overly concerned & worried.. but he’s never not come home before. The last time my dad saw him was a lunchtime yesterday.

I really hope he’s ok. I keep thinking up worst-case scenarios, like he’s been run over by a car, or someone’s catnapped him, or he’s been hurt in some other way. Why else wouldn’t he come home? 🙁

Argh. Gotta stop freaking out. I’m being worse than a mother.

[Update: 10:32am]

Ok, all is well now. My dad just called and told me Coltrane has come home. Finally. Yay!!! Such a relief to hear. Heh.

The thing is though, we think someone may have been giving him food. Coz he didn’t want any food at all when he came home (not having eaten at home all night? Very suspicious.) And yesterday when my dad last saw him, it looked as if he’d just finished eating something (licking his mouth etc). Grrr…

So we’re gonna be keeping him home for a few days. And I’m gonna go out asap and buy a tag with his name, and home number/address engraved on it to put on his collar.