say hi to forever

i was going to write more about japan
but decided to write something else.

one of the things i tend do
when i find it hard to sleep at night
is go and read my friends blogs for updates
which then lead me to a whole lot of other links and blogs

just yesterday morning
when i was catching up on some news
ide read something had happened to one of the bloggers
and it kind of makes me sad
i havent been able to stop thinkng about it
so just thought ide write something.

wakarimasen

LOVE LOVE LOVE JAPAN!
just posted a heap of photos and its only been 48hrs!

ive pretty much revised the equivalent of four years beginners japanese!
its hilarious talking to japs
because they have the really funny expressions
and when walking into a restaurant,
because youre asian they assume youre japanese too.
and then they are confused when you
pull words out of your butt like
`i dont understand` -(wakarimasen)
but with the phrasebook ive gotten by
and with the little japanese learnt in high school has finally come to a use

on the first night,
we ran around our neighbourhood
and went through pretty much every store that was still open
the first one we went to knew no english besides a few words
and being the first japs we talked to,
it was amazingly difficult
but after going through our phrasebook,
and taking forever to find what we were looking for
all was well.
i think the chef even laughed at me when i asked if there was anything vegetarian!
(sounded like he was shouting in japanese to the other crew `omg shes a vegetarian ahahhahaha what are we going to feed her`)
but he was always friendly and laughed heaps!
shannon even came back to the store
to have drinks with him whilst i went exploring in the shopping plaza

i think its awesome that we blend in as well
so i can do what ever i like and not have to hang with shannon 24/7
which we previously discusses that by the end of this trip
we would not be able to bear each other anymore

so first morning in japan
was spent travelling to shinjuku station
to get me my camera ive been waiting for 3 months for
then we went exploring around and shopped
(didnt buy anything though besides my camera which i was ecstatic about)

then down the little streets we look through the arcades
shannon accidently blew too much money on the pachinko machines LOL
only because his mind kept converting yen into vietnam money
5000 vietnam money = 5 dollars AUD
whereas 5000 yen = 70 AUD
he only realised it when i asked him how much he spent on the games
and i went.. you do realise that like.. (does calculation)

first night out has been hilarious too!
going to pubs and japanese style bars.
made friends with a couple of people and had quite a long conversation
until shannon and i took our last photos with them]and bolted to the train!
luckily we caught the last train home
which was immensely packed to the core!
everyone was touching me from left to right, front to back
and being short i didnt have the best view.

such an awesome journey so far though!
the jap people we met at the bar told me my japanese was very good
(they even put their two thumbs up)
even shannon was amazed of how much jap i knew
(and so was i)
when asked what had led us to japan and what we were interested in
my answers were...
cheap flights (showing hand actions of a plane flying)
haha gotta love body language
and then at the top of my head
told them i wanted to visit buildings, temples, harajukus
and then i got more creative and pulled out
utada hikaru and ayumi hamasaki from the past
and that i use to listen to their music LOL

the nights been hilarious!

travelling needs

just going to squeeze something in before i leave!
argh cant wait! im packed and ready to go YAY!

well i got excited yesterday and bought felt.
made this travel bag for all my important documents

it was suppose to be navy on the outside but i forgot to reverse it when i was attaching all the bits and pieces together.
but its still functional.
im proud even though there were slight mistakes.

at the same time im both estatic and anxious
its my first country other than vietnam and on my own (plus friend)
no parents involved.
THIS IS SUCH A HUGE STEP!
so scared because of the never ending maps and language barrier!
must learn japanese fast! haha

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a few more hours and ill be on a plane!
if possible ill keep you guys updated!

ps.

• my laptop broke down last week for some unknown reason,
my brother fixed it and has taken it for the weekend =(
i miss being on it because it feels so strange sitting down using a desktop

• i finished school on friday at precisely 12:14pm
and now all i can think about is japan!
4 more days until i jet off!
im going to take so many photos like i always do.
i cant wait! its my first overseas flight other than vietnam.

• the skyline came home saturday afternoon.
they found it dumped in dallas
and then was towed down to campbellfield to check for fingerprints.
the thief yanked out our mp3 player and battery (for the car)

• the cars since then been thoroughly vacuumed
and is now lying in the front yard
i havent taken it for a ride yet
so i dont know how i feel about its return

• fact: insurance in our area cost way more than other areas.
for obvious reasons, its because there is such a higher rate of theft in this area
which is annoying

• i cleaned out my floor yesterday night
and now i have floor space!
(will show you pictures when i get my laptop back)



• my brother is getting his keys on the 19th of nov (when i leave)
and soon when i return will be moving in his room with jenny
im both excited and not sure if i want his room
(only because its so big it wont feel like a room anymore)
but if i decide not to move in, ill claim the walk in wardrobe for storage!

• i think this is going to be the best summer yet!
and its only just began.

i love toiletries

its true, you might not think it
but ive always loved walking through the aisles of coles looking at toiletries
i love reading the back of the packaging even though they all generally say the same thing

ive practically used every supermarket branded facial cleanser
as i wash my face three times a day
(i know, might sound extreme to people with dry skin but ive always grown up with an oily/combination complexion. it use to be really gross when i laid my face on my school journal and you see this tracing paper because the page had been soaked in oil. YUK!)
but im very thankful my skin doesnt break out so often or suffer from extreme acne

about a month ago ide asked my brother why we always used tresemme shampoo.
he'd told me he bought it because it came in bulk and wouldnt run out so quickly
after all these years ide thought he bought it because it was "salon quality" and that hed like the brand
so now that i know i could buy whatever shampoo i want
ive been going crazy with shampoos and conditioners
because ive never really been fond of the brand

so ive started using conditioner and its made my hair sooooooooo SOFT!
its virtually tangle free when i wake up!
i love it!!!!
though when i first started using it, my hair fell out A LOT
i thought i was going bald
(which was the major reason why ide stopped using it a decade ago)
but hair loss is now at a minimum since using conditioner frequently
(i dont know why, maybe because my hair is used to the conditioner now?)

anyways i went toiletry shopping today for japan
and i loved it!
bought shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrush, toothbrush holders, moisturisers, cleansers, deodorants and everything else.

permanently inked

my friend got a tattoo of a scarecrow on his calf yesterday
im not very fond of tattoos
but just thinking of it,
if i did get a tattoo
it would be something that would be of sentimental value
because it will be something that is permanent.
something like THUG LIFE across my fingers just doesnt cut it.


and it would have to be somewhere that i wont see often
so i know there will be days i wont regret it
because if i cant see it, then its not really there.

at this moment
things i will probably get tattooed on my body:
(if i wanted a tattoo, which i wont)
• SLR camera (my brother thinks i was so gay when we were discussing this lol)
• needle and thread
• simple stitches

and where:
• on my neck, behind the ear region
• on the side of my hand (close to the little finger)

locked up

i have issues with certain people reading my blogs such as..
• siblings
• siblings friends
• friends siblings
• old high school people
• creepy people on facebook
• majority of people on my facebook
• three quarters of people on my msn

i dont have my link posted on my facebook for a reason.
when i had facebook notes, they were on private
when i posted my blogspot link on msn,
i had certain people blocked so they cant see it
(and when i took it off, only those who remembered my blog and wanted to read it would remain reading it, or unless they asked me for the link again.)

anyways im going to put it on private for a while.
i know im a paranoid kid, but thats just how i am.

ps. if ive forgotten to invite anyone just tell me.

the things you do in a bathroom

im not sure if i should have some prior warning here or not
but if youre someone who gets offended easily, please dont be
my tute likes it, my brother likes it
and so should you.
now heres my stop motion!

scan gallery

seriously, this was a uni assignment.
a collaboration of self portraits, scans, interests, hobbies and whatever else i wanted to add that defined me.

a sad farewell

the skyline was stolen on the day of halloween
in broad daylight
they walked straight into our drive way
and as i saw it reverse out and figured out thats not my dad in the car
they had driven off
and there was nothing i could do =(

i know its an old car
but im sad and partly pissed off i cant believe it actually happened
because it was our family car
and i grew up being driven to school in that car as a kid
and it was the first car i drove
and the primary car i drive around on supermarket runs with the siblings
or to friends houses to watch them play table tennis
or eat oven baked foods
or drive around on narrow roads with friends to laugh with

im going to miss it
the squeaky side windows
dirty window wipes
my faded p plates
crushed tissue box
my dads baby food ash tray jar
and my first mix cd for the car

and if its found and bought back home to us again
i dont know if i can bear to drive it
because its been driven by someone else
(and so itll feel really gross cos i dont know what they did to it)

at times like these ide hope more kids go trick or treating on my street.