Holiday Post!
Heyyo guys!! :) Hope your holidays all went well~ Over my holiday, I indulged in fruits basket (shoutout to Maggie Eaton; thanks for letting me borrow them!), and lotsov reading on my kindle. Before, I hadn't really used it but Joseph taught me that if I get my books as a torrent over piratebay, then I can basically search up any book I want, and get it on my kindle. it's darn sweet ;))) though of course it's not legal...but I don't think it's much different than downloading songs from off the web, so I still do it. ;P I'm reading the Lost Prince next, it's the last book of the Iron Fey series, which is my alltime fave series! <3 really do recommend :) (after you're done Graceling, of course ;))
Over the holidays, we also went skiing, and my uncle is probably a master downhill skiier, like he can go off extreme+ without so much as ever losing control, it's crazy. He forced me to go down the Super Extreme run in China, and I was basically like cringing going at snail's pace - and I really do mean snail's pace- and my cousin was refusing to go down altogether, bawling his eyes out when we took the lift to the top and he looked down. It was terrifyying, but I can sure am able tell you my uncle is no master cross-country skiier. He wasn't bad for suree, but he sure was pretty slow. Not as slow as my aunt tho, she gave up after like 10 min, and just took her skiis off and walked the rest of the 2-hour way with them tucked under her arm. My cousin fell more than a few times- he was adorable!-, but I'm pretty good at cross-country did like 2 runs by the time they finished half. I really actually do like cross-country though it's not as thrilling as downhill, as you can really take the time to admire nature, and feel your arm muscles just pulling at you as you bring yourself forward. Ya know, the experience is wonderful, and especially in Pinawa. Fed a couple of deer, had one guzzling my hand, nbd.
I also spent my break practicing piano for a wedding. I actually took it really seriously and practiced 238293794873 hours, because I sure didn't wanna ruin someone's wedding. I mean, it's a really onceinalifetimeopportunity (if you find the right person of course), and I would really hate to be the special someone to play a straggling lone wrong note while all eyes are on the bride. That'd be kinda embarrassing. So when the special day came, I was uber uber nervous, and I can go as far to say that it's the most nervous I've ever gotten for a piano performance, I was practically quaking in fear when there was like 25 min to go before it started. my throat closed up, hands clammy, breath sparse, ya know, near-hyperventilating stuff like that. As it was, I did fine, but I accidentally put way too much eyeliner on the morning, and ended up looking like a deformed scarecrow. I wore my grad dress hehe :)
Other than that, I went shoppingg, but I didn't buy very much. I'm waiting until later on in Jan where stuff is super uber cheap. ;) Boxing day sales were great at Bath and Body Works, as people mentioned before, so I bought like $30 worth of stuff. I got more the Noel fragrance in this big bottle:
= the exact same bottle I got, I also have a mini that I sprayed on Frank. Have a whiff.
Lotsov lotion, and some stuff for my cousin at the Children's Place. As I said, not very much :) Yesterday, my mom and I went shopping though, and she bought a 100$ dress from Laura Petite, it's purple and fancy xD This asian woman associate talked us into buying it, it's pretty cute! As we were walking towards Laura, there was this woman at her kiosk, and she just randomly waved to us, and walked over with that huge "I'manassociateandI'mheretosellyousomething" smile. Then she proceeded to take our hands and buff the thumbs to perfection. I was all thrilled and everything, preparing to throw in my credit card when she was like ohh yess and this kit is 79$! And then of course, I'm like "...soorrryy not today". Of course, I told her I was only interested in the buffer, because the kit came with a bunch of lotion and cuticle cream, and she was like " I'll give you the buffer for only 40$, and I'm like..great great, I'll come back another day!" Hooollyyyy, I didn't know buffers could be that expensive! I've seen the Revlon Crazyshine, so I'll probably buy that for 10x less at the drugstore. xD Because. I'm. Asian. And. I. Broke. ;p
Also went to see Les Miserables. No one was exaggerating, it IS that incredible. <3 :) I love singing in movies, so this was perfect, and omi, it had the greaatest acting. Anne Hathaway forever amazing. The plot was really great too. I convinced my mom to go see it later this week.
hehehe now after all that holiday stuff, I'm proceed to do my New Year meme.
1. What did you do in 2012 that you'd never done before?
a) won a plaque and a lot of money from Science Fair
b) started working out to Pilates..for like 2 weeks hahhahahhahah
c) Hung out with my cousin a lot more at home!
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think i recorded any new year resolutions from last year, so I don't really remember 3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yep, one of my youth leaders had a beautiful baby girl. :)4. Did anyone close to you die?
My old mentor, Dr. Denise Krause due to stupid cancer. :'( May he rest in peace.5. What countries did you visit?
I visited the USA for shopping, and some more provinces on band trips 6. What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012?
More skincare products would be a dream come true, but also a Victoria's Secret bra is on the list, and I think I'm going to ask for highlights for new years :) new haircut would be nice, as well as a curler.7. What date from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
the Yoonsik library day, and the day Michael Chen told me who DK really wa 8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Staying first chair at oboe. there's obviously a lot of people competing for first chair on my instrument. :P9. What was your biggest failure?
Not having enough belief in myself, and being late for AP math each morning
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
ahah nope :P11. What was the best thing you bought?
a wonderful hair straightener, and many, many clothes near the end of the year. I didn't buy it, but I did get Gucci perfume for my birthday, which btw smells heavenly12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My mom's occasionally for not being to picky with me, though I am quite an imperfect daughter, and I often frustrate her. Thank goodness she put up with me and didn't throw me out along with the trash. Of course , my wonderful close friends because they are amazing and I won't, shall not, ever, forget them. xD Grace, Alice, Andrea, Rachel, Liz, Maggie, Danika, etc.13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
probably Miss Ex for appalled, and I think I explained why in my previous posts. For depressed, umm, probabl Miss Ex and myself because like Andrea, I overthink everything. I learnt to just flow with life, and not have a care. (I don't mean not care about anything, but not be so concerned with useless stuff
14. Where did most of your money go?
Clothes and Gifts :)15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Moving to FRC, because I thought it'd be really different. It is different, and I somehow like high school better ;)
16. What song will always remind you of 2012?
Fireworks and A Thousand Years17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? appier
ii. thinner or fatter? ...I'd like to think fatter
iii. richer or poorer? Much richer yaaayy
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Been more forward, and taking care of my appearance :P
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Being disappointed in myself. Regretz...
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent Christmas chilling with my family, it was pretty fun~ we went to 3 dinner parties
22. Did you fall in love in 2012?
I thought I did, but definitely not. I did go into likeness though!23. How many one-night stands?
Lots, because I spent most of my nights standing horizontally across my bed. ;) get it hahahahahha24. What was your favorite TV program?
TV program? Big Bang Theory! Favorite Kdrama: Heartstrings, You're Beautiful, Playful Kiss, etc 25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
hehehe noo I don't think I hate Miss Ex, I'd say I find her manipulative, so not my cup of tea ;)26. What was the best book you read?
Graceling. Obviously.27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I learned that I can play more musically on piano, and really pour emotion into what i play now. I suuppppose i've matured since Mary Had A Little Lamb 28. What did you want and get?
a)Peace of Mind. Perfect. That was stolen from Andrea.
b) a hot guy to replace my love for Mr. Kellough. Mr. Favreau, here I come!
c) A more quirky sense of humour appeared just recently, perhaps from maturing yet another year29. What did you want and not get?
...toned arms30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Rewatching elf was a pleasure. But I have to say Les Miserables :)
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I had a party at Sura and invited 25 people! :) 1532. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A less fretful heart.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012?
I started out with all my baby weird clothes, and bit by bit, i started adding new things into my closet till I was able to basically give all my old clothes to Value Village. Now I have nicer clothes : 34. What kept you sane?
God, my mom, and my best friends :)35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Guys : Gongchan, Jinyoung, Baro, Kim Hyun Joong. Girls: IU, Ailee, Hyuna (sexay laddayyy)36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Bleh, not really into politics XD37. Who did you miss?
Somebody that was never there. I know. Deep.38. Who was the best new person you met?
MOOOHHHHAMMMMAAAAAAAAAD
jkjkjkjkjk HAHAHAHHAH
RACHEL atw < 39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012.
You don't have to do what everyone expects of you! Just do what you wanna do. 40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"I want you forever
Forever and always
Through the good and the bad and the ugly
We'll grow old together
But always remember
Whether happy or sad or whatever
We still love each other
Forever and always <3 "
Cheers to my alltime favorite song. Forever and Always, by Parachute.
Skin care products coming soon!
Over the holidays, we also went skiing, and my uncle is probably a master downhill skiier, like he can go off extreme+ without so much as ever losing control, it's crazy. He forced me to go down the Super Extreme run in China, and I was basically like cringing going at snail's pace - and I really do mean snail's pace- and my cousin was refusing to go down altogether, bawling his eyes out when we took the lift to the top and he looked down. It was terrifyying, but I can sure am able tell you my uncle is no master cross-country skiier. He wasn't bad for suree, but he sure was pretty slow. Not as slow as my aunt tho, she gave up after like 10 min, and just took her skiis off and walked the rest of the 2-hour way with them tucked under her arm. My cousin fell more than a few times- he was adorable!-, but I'm pretty good at cross-country did like 2 runs by the time they finished half. I really actually do like cross-country though it's not as thrilling as downhill, as you can really take the time to admire nature, and feel your arm muscles just pulling at you as you bring yourself forward. Ya know, the experience is wonderful, and especially in Pinawa. Fed a couple of deer, had one guzzling my hand, nbd.
I also spent my break practicing piano for a wedding. I actually took it really seriously and practiced 238293794873 hours, because I sure didn't wanna ruin someone's wedding. I mean, it's a really onceinalifetimeopportunity (if you find the right person of course), and I would really hate to be the special someone to play a straggling lone wrong note while all eyes are on the bride. That'd be kinda embarrassing. So when the special day came, I was uber uber nervous, and I can go as far to say that it's the most nervous I've ever gotten for a piano performance, I was practically quaking in fear when there was like 25 min to go before it started. my throat closed up, hands clammy, breath sparse, ya know, near-hyperventilating stuff like that. As it was, I did fine, but I accidentally put way too much eyeliner on the morning, and ended up looking like a deformed scarecrow. I wore my grad dress hehe :)
Other than that, I went shoppingg, but I didn't buy very much. I'm waiting until later on in Jan where stuff is super uber cheap. ;) Boxing day sales were great at Bath and Body Works, as people mentioned before, so I bought like $30 worth of stuff. I got more the Noel fragrance in this big bottle:
= the exact same bottle I got, I also have a mini that I sprayed on Frank. Have a whiff.
Lotsov lotion, and some stuff for my cousin at the Children's Place. As I said, not very much :) Yesterday, my mom and I went shopping though, and she bought a 100$ dress from Laura Petite, it's purple and fancy xD This asian woman associate talked us into buying it, it's pretty cute! As we were walking towards Laura, there was this woman at her kiosk, and she just randomly waved to us, and walked over with that huge "I'manassociateandI'mheretosellyousomething" smile. Then she proceeded to take our hands and buff the thumbs to perfection. I was all thrilled and everything, preparing to throw in my credit card when she was like ohh yess and this kit is 79$! And then of course, I'm like "...soorrryy not today". Of course, I told her I was only interested in the buffer, because the kit came with a bunch of lotion and cuticle cream, and she was like " I'll give you the buffer for only 40$, and I'm like..great great, I'll come back another day!" Hooollyyyy, I didn't know buffers could be that expensive! I've seen the Revlon Crazyshine, so I'll probably buy that for 10x less at the drugstore. xD Because. I'm. Asian. And. I. Broke. ;p
Also went to see Les Miserables. No one was exaggerating, it IS that incredible. <3 :) I love singing in movies, so this was perfect, and omi, it had the greaatest acting. Anne Hathaway forever amazing. The plot was really great too. I convinced my mom to go see it later this week.
hehehe now after all that holiday stuff, I'm proceed to do my New Year meme.
1. What did you do in 2012 that you'd never done before?
a) won a plaque and a lot of money from Science Fair
b) started working out to Pilates..for like 2 weeks hahhahahhahah
c) Hung out with my cousin a lot more at home!
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think i recorded any new year resolutions from last year, so I don't really remember 3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yep, one of my youth leaders had a beautiful baby girl. :)4. Did anyone close to you die?
My old mentor, Dr. Denise Krause due to stupid cancer. :'( May he rest in peace.5. What countries did you visit?
I visited the USA for shopping, and some more provinces on band trips 6. What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012?
More skincare products would be a dream come true, but also a Victoria's Secret bra is on the list, and I think I'm going to ask for highlights for new years :) new haircut would be nice, as well as a curler.7. What date from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
the Yoonsik library day, and the day Michael Chen told me who DK really wa 8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Staying first chair at oboe. there's obviously a lot of people competing for first chair on my instrument. :P9. What was your biggest failure?
Not having enough belief in myself, and being late for AP math each morning
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
ahah nope :P11. What was the best thing you bought?
a wonderful hair straightener, and many, many clothes near the end of the year. I didn't buy it, but I did get Gucci perfume for my birthday, which btw smells heavenly12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My mom's occasionally for not being to picky with me, though I am quite an imperfect daughter, and I often frustrate her. Thank goodness she put up with me and didn't throw me out along with the trash. Of course , my wonderful close friends because they are amazing and I won't, shall not, ever, forget them. xD Grace, Alice, Andrea, Rachel, Liz, Maggie, Danika, etc.13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
probably Miss Ex for appalled, and I think I explained why in my previous posts. For depressed, umm, probabl Miss Ex and myself because like Andrea, I overthink everything. I learnt to just flow with life, and not have a care. (I don't mean not care about anything, but not be so concerned with useless stuff
14. Where did most of your money go?
Clothes and Gifts :)15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Moving to FRC, because I thought it'd be really different. It is different, and I somehow like high school better ;)
16. What song will always remind you of 2012?
Fireworks and A Thousand Years17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? appier
ii. thinner or fatter? ...I'd like to think fatter
iii. richer or poorer? Much richer yaaayy
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Been more forward, and taking care of my appearance :P
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Being disappointed in myself. Regretz...
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent Christmas chilling with my family, it was pretty fun~ we went to 3 dinner parties
22. Did you fall in love in 2012?
I thought I did, but definitely not. I did go into likeness though!23. How many one-night stands?
Lots, because I spent most of my nights standing horizontally across my bed. ;) get it hahahahahha24. What was your favorite TV program?
TV program? Big Bang Theory! Favorite Kdrama: Heartstrings, You're Beautiful, Playful Kiss, etc 25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
hehehe noo I don't think I hate Miss Ex, I'd say I find her manipulative, so not my cup of tea ;)26. What was the best book you read?
Graceling. Obviously.27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I learned that I can play more musically on piano, and really pour emotion into what i play now. I suuppppose i've matured since Mary Had A Little Lamb 28. What did you want and get?
a)Peace of Mind. Perfect. That was stolen from Andrea.
b) a hot guy to replace my love for Mr. Kellough. Mr. Favreau, here I come!
c) A more quirky sense of humour appeared just recently, perhaps from maturing yet another year29. What did you want and not get?
...toned arms30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Rewatching elf was a pleasure. But I have to say Les Miserables :)
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I had a party at Sura and invited 25 people! :) 1532. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A less fretful heart.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012?
I started out with all my baby weird clothes, and bit by bit, i started adding new things into my closet till I was able to basically give all my old clothes to Value Village. Now I have nicer clothes : 34. What kept you sane?
God, my mom, and my best friends :)35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Guys : Gongchan, Jinyoung, Baro, Kim Hyun Joong. Girls: IU, Ailee, Hyuna (sexay laddayyy)36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Bleh, not really into politics XD37. Who did you miss?
Somebody that was never there. I know. Deep.38. Who was the best new person you met?
MOOOHHHHAMMMMAAAAAAAAAD
jkjkjkjkjk HAHAHAHHAH
RACHEL atw < 39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012.
You don't have to do what everyone expects of you! Just do what you wanna do. 40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"I want you forever
Forever and always
Through the good and the bad and the ugly
We'll grow old together
But always remember
Whether happy or sad or whatever
We still love each other
Forever and always <3 "
Cheers to my alltime favorite song. Forever and Always, by Parachute.
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