i guess exhibitionism and narcissism are slowly evanescing from my list of character flaws; hence why i haven't felt the need to blog everything i've done in the past coupla weeks. lately, i've been having so much fun with a close group of friends-- something i haven't committed to in the longest time! before this year, i've always felt more inclined to float around between groups and socialise with anyone and everyone... in some ways, feeling 'known' was an ego boost- albeit being an extremely vain and conceited (she says, while producing a self-psycho-analysis lol). the temptation for an ENFP to always seek someone or something more exciting/igniting/electrifying is difficult to avoid, but the fact of the matter is focusing your time and energy into the people you know, instead of actively seeking out new ones to add to a collection of friends who don't really care about you anyway, is so much more important. that's an obvious observation, but one that has to be penned down and noted. however, that said... i really need to make more girl friends in melbourne. since sam has abandoned me for the sunnier island of singapore,
oh! i've started kickboxing (: had my third session on monday, and my fourth is tonight. it's really exciting to get back into a 'team'... i feel more comfortable knowing that i'm part of an organisation. like, if i picture myself having a career (other than in photography), i would definitely want to join a big company. i guess i need some form of recognition in order to feel motivated. anyhow, my goal upon starting this is to compete. i've always wanted to fight in a ring, and i reckon by this time next year i'll have the basics and be able to start training for a match. this week, i went on saturday and monday. hoping to start friday mornings once i get the hang of it (fighters class and i don't think i wanna hold them back)-- so that'll be the plan 3-4 times a week. when uni starts, i'll have to schedule my classes earlier in the day, and also cut back my working hours. my 6 month goal is to bring my GPA up to 75% min, since i totally bombed it this semester. completely wasted all my effort from sem 1-- i regret spending so much time and effort on something that didn't work out in the end and without receiving any appreciation. ah well- you learn from your mistakes.
saturday was a great day (: i went over to marcus' and had steamboat with his gf and jo. the four of us packed sandwiches and went out for a lovely day at melbourne aquarium!! :D it was actually raining... and i left my umbrella in the cab *ughh* but whatever. it was so much fun! entrance fee is $22 for students- the place wasn't too packed and there were mostly families around. we got to see penguins and sharks and giant stingrays~ also plenty of colourful and intriguing fish O: there was this one little group that looked like ikan billis P: they looked like skeletons cuz their scales are completely reflective, with only a thin skeletal frame highlighted on their bodies with an aluminium material. another interesting one was the eponymous pineapple fish-- it's so STRANGE that mother nature can replicate this design in a completely different being (: also, it turns red at night! rad.
i'd have to say my favourite thing all day were the sea dragons. i spent ages sitting in front of their tank staring at what, on the surface, seemed to be a bunch of pool toys rocking about in the water, drifting with momentum- but in reality, were actually very detailed animals with tiny transparent fin like materials on their tails and backs that were propelling them in the water!! soooo adorable too :3 and other-worldly. visiting the aquarium upset me a little because i recently watched the documentary 'The Cove'. i feel bad for supporting such a system that would remove animals from their natural habitats, but that's the only place i can see them ): those cute penguins are trapped in minuscule confines compared to the wide open spaces they were taken from... ughh... what to do? how to help??
after that, jo left for home and jamie, marcus and i went for a quick bite at nandos in melbourne central. i left them to it and headed home for a nap~ ended up hanging out with m again afterwards since i wasn't going to see him for ages, what with him (also abandoning me) going on a massive south american adventure and all! it was pouring and we drove all the way to box hill for their version of Monga (dessert cafe)~ it was already around midnight when we got there hehhh
we ordered hot ribena in random asian teas to start, and then for course 1, waffles with macha ice cream and red beans, drizzled in the sugary goodness of condensed milk. it was not as good as it could have been. i would have played up the red beans a lot more, maybe including it in the waffle mix. but it was still a great start :D course 2, we ordered the mango, boba, sago, grass jelly and pomelo dessert with sweet mango soup (: and course 3, not pictured, was condensed milk and peanut butter crunchy bun. which was utterly disappointing as it took them more than 15 mins to bring to us and it wasn't even toasted right... just tasted like bread ): everything else was great though!! we ate and talked for what felt like hours, then headed home (not before having to run back and forth in the rain cuz he left his glasses there). we ended up watching Ghost Town with ricky gervais instead of ghost WORLD, the indie cult film. i laughed so hard in the end when i found out that the whole time i was waiting for a young scarlett johanson to appear on screen was in vain. plus ghost town is an example of a great british comedian trying to write a script within the limits of a mainstream american audience (dumbing down...). after that, i think we started up a shisha and watched Clerks 2/laughed our asses off~ then i fell asleep in the lounge while the Office was playing in the background.
the next morning, we woke up and i went home to washup.
anyhow, i woke up late yesterday morning and did my laundry. ate some sushi for lunch then hurried over to kesh's hotel on flinders ln to pick some stuff up (:: i rushed back home and changed into my gear in 5 mins, then headed out to kickboxing! it's moved to a new private gym space now-- it's huge in comparison!! can't wait to go more~ people were really nice and i am trying to learn to twist my body/hip into a punch- and also control my feet while twisting... i'm quite un-co so it takes awhile for me to get comfortable P: haha i felt like an idiot/loser cuz this really cute guy was teaching me and i couldn't even imitate O___O
after the sesh i went on a date with a really nice guy~ we went for hotpot in box hill and ordered some realllyyy yum skewers. food was GREAT!!
and then after THAT, i headed back to aaron's place where they (aaron, bryan, shauna, sue) had just come back from sydney (:: they didn't look too happy though... we chilled for a bit then aaron came to my place to pick up his driver's license! we ended up chatting all night haha and were trying to squish into a single bed and sleep. we ended up trying to push each other overboard xD and he went home at 7am cuz they were gonna drive to great ocean road (should be there now, actually!). gahh i wish i had a brother ):
anyhow! i have to get ready for work now!! yuck.
goodbye ^^ x
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