I'm not a flower pot

Gonna wear these two items on my hair to college tomorrow <3

Have to stop being so "proper" all the time :x unfortunately my hair is always so bushy and unruly so I have to tie it up ): gotta learn to let go and let loose!






SMILES :DD p/s: that's my bus pass holder :P Adorable, no? :D


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Just played the piano at my homestay

And I didn't realize the father was upstairs and he heard every note I played -_- I went upstairs and he said "you haven't been playing much have you" then I explained I was busy and didn't have the time to practice and he said "clearly". Like, ouch? -___-





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(:

Poor Adrian, his fork as he says "has flaps" HAHAHAHA! nah it's nothing gross, just that the plastic got stuck to each other :P




Pretty Sakura-looking flowers by the side of the road (: Yea I kinda looked like an idiot standing by the road with my phone pointing upwards ._.




The image of perfection (': she's really so beautiful lah D': I WANT )':

Finally got a reply from the UK distributor :x sadly it's bad news ):










D: the sad truth )':

I'd never be able to afford it in a million gazillion years ): plus it's just a baby harp.. A VERY PRETTY ONE INDEED! So I wrote back,





And requested the price for ANOTHER smaller (and cheaper) version of the harp with less levers, meaning I can play less songs unless I transpose keys :x

I know I'm cheap lah ): I just can't afford to make my parents pay so much for something that I won't make a career out of.


But if only I could make a career out of music, trust me, it'll be the best news in the world (': and I wouldn't even care if I die rich or poor, at least I would die doing something I love (:


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A lazy Sunday afternoon (:

My window has a mustache :3


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Ain't she a beaut! (:

Finally found the baby harp that I've been looking for!!





She's perfect (': sadly my soon to be baby is in USA so I have to wait for her to arrive <3 (haven't bought it yet :P) she's a 22-string Celtic lap harp, and if you look closer, she has a carved little heart on the sound board!! Cutest harp, EVER!! Plus is reminds me of the Guinness logo (:





Going down to London next week to check out the harp I ALMOST got if I didn't found sweet Brittany-22 xD 22 is the number of strings btw (:
This is the Eve-22, it's a Gothic harp and it's a lap harp as well! (I call it baby harp cause my parents would understand the size better) (: luckily I didn't buy this straight away cause Brittany is evidently more beautiful, PLUS they both are around the same size and have the same feel of strings (: and yea this is the harp I ALMOST got :x




This one is sharper at the pillar and Gothic harps it may be all ancient and antique-y, but I prefer the Celtic harp (: which has curves and is sexayyy! Thus, the name, Brittany xD nah I KEEDDD, I won't buy an instrument because it looks hot! -looks elsewhere- but since both of them sound similar, what the heck :3


Ugh I can't wait to get my baby! She's gonna sound so so amazing <3 plus she's portable! Meaning I can bring it back to Malaysia after my studies (: or even during the long break! So yea, I'm gonna give in my hopes and dreams of learning the pedal harp for this baby (':


UNTIL I earn my own money and buy the concert grand pedal harp (: in simpler terms, NEVER. HAHA!

Sorry for this rather dry post about harps /: I'm just feeling so excited! :D




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In desperate need

Of a chill pill ): I'm still really bothered by the fact of choosing universities and my personal statements, and ESPECIALLY my LNAT test )': because essay is never, never never never my strong point (ironic for a person who's going for law eh)


It's like I'm constantly reminded I'm not good enough to compete against so and so cause I'm so lacking in general knowledge and current affairs. Plus my geography sucks.


Everyday I wake up, I'm afraid of what might become of me. Will I ever get into the university I want? Will I ever be smart enough to finish my course? Will I ever be employed?


Circling round the mere facts that I'm just an ordinary girl, with mediocre grades and an uninteresting life, what chances do I have against people who spend their traveling and exploring the world, reading interesting books and learning umpteen languages? None.


Am I screwed? Pretty much, yes.


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MY LIFE IS COMPLETE <3

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OM NOM NOM :3

Eating


At ling hong's place In London nao :DDD

AND IT WAS ONLY 2.22 GBP! Feel so cheated after buying 4 GBP worth of Haagen Dazs that day ):


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Korean and Japanese

I've never eaten Much Korean food back in Malaysia, well hardly ever. I think never .__. anyways. Well here I am now in London, eating Korean food :D





Patience, patience :x


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The irony!

G'd Ev'nin G'vner!

Today, I'm gonna show you how I live (cheaply) in UK :P This is a guide for all you lazy bums out there who are just TOO DAMN LAZY to wake up early for breakfast. This is how you eat "on-the-go"(and die young) Well, how I eat to be more specific :P

ENJOY!

When I was back in Malaysia, I get excited when I see cheap and nice clothes,

In England, don't get me wrong, I still do love cheap and nice clothes,

It's just that I get even MORE excited when I find cheap food.

Yeah, its all about survival to me in England. And ever since that good for nothing bastard stole my purse, I have to save up much much more than I USUALLY save per week. Umm, the ice-cream had a VERY GOOD REASON! I was sad ):

My home stay parent was kind enough to bring me to Costco, this super huge super gigantic wholesale warehouse that sold almost EVERYTHING! (in bulk) Sadly there weren't many healthy choices there, so I settled for the yummy food and decided to burn off all my fats by walking to school. Like I always do -__- It honestly helped me lost weight! I mean whilst all my other friends are gaining weight, I'm actually losing ._.WHICH IS SUPER AWESOME! No offense :x

Well I spent a lot of money )': BUT I have to make a choice, whether to spend more money buying my own breakfast, or be late for school. Save money, be late for school, DON'T save money, but be early ._. HMMS.

I'm gonna spend money sleeping in.

And instead of being one of those cool Asians who takes photo of their beautifully decorated expensive food that they have when they dine in POSH restaurants, I decided to blog about cheap unhealthy food which I eat while I walk to school / on the bus :P Just to give you a taste of what my life in UK is (:

So this is what I bought!

A cereal pack of 35, for 9 pounds, which is RM45, -stabs chest- But still, it'll probably last me for 8 weeks? Not counting Tuesday cause I always sleep in and my class starts FAIRLY late (: So yeah 8 weeks, 2months. SOUNDS GOOD TO ME (:

OM NOM NOM NOM! These are like super yummy, but at the same time super fattening x.x BUT I BURN OFF THE FATS WALKING TO SCHOOL (self comfort) Thats 40 bars! Hmm, so thats umm, 9 weeks? Okay 2 months plus a little extra. For 9 pounds as well, REASONABLE! :X -pats back- Oats and chocolate, best combo, EVER! And it keeps me full up till lunch, so HURRAY :D

AHEM, hem hem. This was just for fun :P In CASE I want to snack before Wednesday class, since its the busiest day of the week, I DESERVE A SNACK! Or maybe I'll just eat em for breakfast :P Hmm, I'll try having em for breakfast one day and see how it goes :3 Thats 18 packs so its round 3-4 weeks? Round a month.

SO YEAH! Thats round 5 months worth of breakfasts? :P Hmm. Total 20 pounds :/ -STABS CHEST MULTIPLE TIMES- -pats back- I'll find a way to make it through ><

But it's funny how I'm here trying to save money, when I hear people spending 10k GBP per month, PER MONTH! I mean like wtfff? How do people even HAVE that kind of money )': IS OKAYZ! Someday I'm gonna earn back 10x the money I've lost. PER WEEK! I mean, umm per month! awwh yeah :3 Someday, just someday (:

Btw I saw pickle jars and I just HAD TO take a photo :P QIAO WEI! Pickle jars! Does it remind you of something? :P

BY THE WAY! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY SIS! Technically it's still your birthday here, but you're already asleep ): Sorry I couldn't Skype with you tonight but I'm SURE I'll make up for it! Just wait for me (and your present) for another few more months kay? I'll be back in no time <3 Love you sis (: MWAMWAMWA :)

Dog days are over yeaa

Sorry for all the emotional posts lately, been really down in the dumps these few days ): -checks calendar- nope, not it.

Anyways! This is a more photo based post on "HOW I KEEP MYSELF WARM IN THE WINTER"


Step 1 :



Boil water.




Step 2:

Pour steaming water into hot flask. Repeat Step 1 and 2.







( The one bought it Malaysia :x compare it with the grey one from UK, same price, different quality -___- )




Step 3 :


Put inside teddy bear







Step 4 :


HUG! (:

And that's how I keep warm! (: And moving on to a less warmth related topic? Valentines day. Ahh, how I dread this day.

Not cause I'm a hater of people showing love and all, NOT AT ALL -___- It's just that this year, well lets just say I had a really bad experience this year.

So on the way back home, I took a detour and went to the nearby sundry shop to get me some ice-cream (: I never liked ice-cream, but I thought it'll be fun to finish a whole tub of ice-cream and watch a movie, like how they do in the movies. haha (:

And yea I am attempting to finish it all by myself (: And sadly cause UK doesn't have Walls or Kings Ice-cream like back in Malaysia ): My only resort was Haagen Dazs, and to my dismay, was the most expensive ): Its like the Ferrari of Ice-creams.

Then slowly, I noticed many little little things around me that made me smile (:

Colourful files! :D one for each subject I'm taking! (:

And my parcel finally arrived in the mail!! <3

So happy to see the address (':

And the stamps! And my name :3 And MISS -__- Had a little trouble with the bank and I'm known as Mrs here, thus, I is happy when my name has a miss in front :P

The recycled scout books from S&J! (: Yea I know its silly to make my parents ship it all the way across the globe, but I really like it ): Plus the ones I had got drenched in water so I was pretty sad ): Okay, VERY sad. To the extent my parents had to ship books instead of clothes -__-

Yea I admit I'm pretty bummed that everyone of my friends received Valentines Day presents from their sweethearts or friends, and I got books.

Anyways! Going back to enjoying my movie with the aid of mah ice-cream that I bought for myself cause I is a sad idiot.

Yea forgive me for the messy hair, was too lazy (and couldn't be bothered) to tidy up. P/s : I'm wearing my 2010 Outreach Team jacket!! <3 I wear it to sleep every night (':

If you've got nothing better to do, leave me alone.

Happy valentines day, Amanda ):


Yeah I know its stupid to feel sorry for yourself on Valentines just cause no one likes you, but I'm still gonna enjoy my ice-cream and watch Borat.

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Stereotypes?

Don't know why I'm feeling so sad that the Italian grandma is leaving for Italy tomorrow ): Could be the fact she started crying and hugging me or maybe cause I miss my own grandma in Malaysia )': Whatever it is, the feeling is hard to shake off!

She's so compassionate, which reminds me of my grandma back in Malaysia ): She might seem like a tough cookie on the exterior, but she's soft and gentle in the inside ): Like a Subway cookie! Heck, I'm gonna miss her, plus the fact she mentioned that this might be the last time she's ever gonna see me, made me heart shatter a little and yea I did cry.. a little ):

Sometimes we have to say goodbye to acquaintances to make room for new people in our life, not by completely forgetting about them, but keeping them in our memory, as someone who made a difference in our life. It might not be big, but it sure meant something, and she meant something, to me (:

Sucky day

I got pick pocketed in London today.


Whatever happened today is just a result of my carelessness and ignorance. I blame no one but myself.

Yeah that's my arm -_- I thought it was just goosebumps so I just left it there for a week and now it got worse )': it doesn't look bad in the photo but it looks damn ugly in reality.


Though I keep telling myself it's okay to feel bad for a while but then move on, I can't seem to have this bad feeling that someone somewhere is enjoying my parent's hard earn money. The rage is so immense I feel hatred for the person. But nonetheless, I'm still gonna let it go and hope the person has a damn good reason for taking my money, not for leisure but for something more meaningful, like medical treatment or education. It's pointless to predict the fate of my money and all I can do is hope for the best.

Goodnight


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Meh!

Sorry couldn't resist!!



A full cookie jar!! (: I am a happy (fat) girl! :D




TSK TSK! what shall I do with them leftover biscuits that cant fit? :3


OM NOM NOM NOM (:


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PUI PUI ):

Last bits of cookies from my cookie jar u_u


IZZ OKAYZZ!





:DDD

-sulks in my room cause dinner was just an omelette- )':


Gonna start posting less pointless stuff from now on -___- still feel so immature. Well! Gonna go cram head into Bio now ):


Slowly disliking science subjects after being introduced to the arts stream :3




Food deprived ):

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Hey miss murder can I ?

HELLO PEOPLE!

Yeah, I'm feeling MUCH better compared to the last post :/ Guess my mum was right, I was just going through, "THAT TIME OF THE MONTH"

Heck I was even so sad bout the little little things, and everything made me wanna cry -__- tough time of the month for every girl I guess :/

ANYWAYS! I'm so so sorry for not blogging as frequent as I ought to. (BLAMES HOMEWORK AND TESTS)

And maybe just because I'm in a FAIRLY good mood today, thus, I is blogging to show my level of content :D

:DDDDDDDDD

Yea, thats my level of content.

ANYWAYS! Just gonna put up some photos of my experience in London :) I apologize in advance because my photography skills are some what the equivalent of a kangaroo.

But manda! A kangaroo doesn't know how to take photos!

EXACTLY.

So yeah, be nice, readers ._.

This was my first day in London! (:

Me and Ling Hong :D Went home early that day cause I had a tummy ache ):

Not my first Starbucks, but I totally love the Hot Chocolate here :3 My first Starbucks was with Ling Hong :D then this was when I went POUNDLAND! With Marvin (: When you say pound land you have to say it ENTHUSIASTICALLY, as if you're high on drugs.

This is the little "ball ball" thing on my scarf, WITH LITTLE DROPS OF SNOW :D And yea I know it was really little, BUT IT WAS SO COOL :D My first snow! ^^

And yea I put this up for fun :P I miss having lazy days, and shorts. HI ALLY! I miss you ):

OH! AND ANOTHER REASON I'M SO HAPPY :D damn -.- why is it always blue. -____-

I FINISHED DELETING ALL THE PHOTOS :D WHOOOO! :D even the ones that were in the Photo Library ._. FINALLY :DDD Somehow I feel a large burden LIFTED up :3 Goodbye, and good riddance! (: