The Hardest Part in Life is Change

Please note that this is a "not so happy" entry. I am kinda feeling a bit low and at my down point right now. :(

The Hardest Part in Life is Change.

We live our lives in this constant cycle of routines that is basically the same everyday, and we like our system of familiarity. But at 11.42 pm as I am sitting on my bedroom floor doing Chemistry homework and looking up at my room mate, who happened to be my neighbor & best friends, I realized that she is not my best friend anymore that I had from middle school through high school...I lost a best friend. The superiority of a old childhood friend triumphs a friend from middle school through high school. So, integrated is my friend into her childhood friend's group, and yes at first I have met them and hang out with them a few times, but slowly she began to plan things without me with them. Everyday, they would eat breakfast, lunch and dinner together (due to preplanning and texting), go on group things together, and hang out. Me, I'm left in the corner with no one to eat breakfast, lunch or dinner with...I feel alone. I never in my life have experience the notion of not making friends during my first week in college. My life is changing and I feel like I am losing my best friend: who promised prior to eat together, go do stuff together, and was going to be my bridesmaid in my wedding. I feel a gutted feeling inside of me that I have lost everything I have by coming to college, and it makes me question whether going to this college had done me justice...I have no friend groups, no lunchtime regulars, and no best friend. That's when it hit me...I am changing, my life is changing. I have been so used to the routine of having friends to eat lunch with. having a solid best friend for the time being, and having my social affairs set. But now, I don't know anymore. I don't feel settled. I feel uneasy. I don't even know what to feel. I feel buried under homework, stress, and feeling social unacceptable :( That's now when I realized that my life is changing, growing into adulthood and coming to light my faith and destiny.

Change is very hard (trust me I am going through one). 

Change will bring tears (happy or sad)

Change can bring unexpected things to light.

For those who are feeling what I am feeling right now...we can push through this...I am scared but I know I have to face it. So wishing you all and I good luck. Good luck and keep fighting through this! We can do it!

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First Day of College Classes

So today is the first official day for college. I am a bit nervous (okay a lot) and curious to see how college classes would compare to my IB school. To be honest, I am more worried about making friends than the academic portion (only on labs though...their format for reports and stuff seems hard). During orientation few days ago, everyone on campus emphasize on making friends and meeting new people. Yeah, I meet tons of people, but I didn't make friends. Maybe it is my definition of what friends to me are, but I didn't have that instant connection that I saw others have. They already formed groups, hanging out together and getting to know each other. But me, I hanged out with my high school friends and met a few people through my room mate (my best friend)'s childhood friend. To be honest, I am scared. I am scared that I won't make friends, lifelong friends for that matter. Even my sister made tons of friends at the sibling orientation in a couple of seconds...me...zero. I tried, which only accomplish in clicking with this other girl on my dorm room floor. I thought that I would be able to quickly made friends like I did in high school, middle school, and even elementary. It is kinda, okay no, really stressing me out. And you know what they say, "You make friends during the first week, then it is hard to find friends". Even now I feel like my room mate who was my best friend ever is going back to her old childhood best friend and meeting new people through her, who she clicks with (yeah she went to breakfast with them...). Many questions keep going through my head everyday, every time like:

"Did I make the right decision to come here?"

"Should I have chosen the all girls, cluster hall?"

"Should I have went in blind rather than rooming with my best friend despite what people say about ruining friendships through dorm rooming?"

"Do people even like me here"

"Is this because I am a different race and a minority?"

To tell you the truth, I have the biggest and hugest fear in what people think of me. This leads me to be shy, not outgoing and eventually not social. Once you know me know, I am very outgoing, quirky, and a tad weird. Hopefully as the year progress i will be able to meet new friends, have my own quirky group. So praying that it does happen.

This is not meant to be a debbie downer because college is not like that! The campus is gorgeous. I love the town surrounding it (there is even a beach). I still have my friend from high school I can click with (even though she isn't in any of my classes...erp). It will hopefully get better and I know that it will be, but I just need to vent/rant my stress and worries because I just needed to let it out there.

I was thinking about doing something called the 5 seconds of courage (or even 10) where I just push myself and do something that I would normally not. Do it before you think. Just do it because like me if you contemplate and wait, the opportunity will pass. Plus its college, I don't think you will see that same person often. But do something negative, it needs to be positive! So I am afraid, but college is a new start, a new beginning so LETS DO THIS THING! (:

So, I hope that for my fellow first year freshmen that you having an amazing time (better than mine), and enjoy classes! Study hard! Party hard! ( but not too hard)

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Throwback Thursday: How I got asked to Prom 2013

So for the first throwback thursday post, we aren't going back to my childhood but February 14th...Valentine's day....when I got asked to Prom.

I must say truthfully that I knew that this person, J, was going to ask me and I kinda got the hint that I was going to be asked on the 14th, but of course I was very appreciative that I got asked and was happy to go as friends with him to prom (though I don't know if he feels the same way) It was very creative and cute! So here you guys go!!!

I was asked the classic t-shirt way(: and I was given long stemmed roses and a teddy bear.

What happen was my friends first wanted me to come into the Chemistry room to help her with her "IA experiment" but when I did my friend said that we weren't ready and shut the door in my face. Then I went to my locker and lunch to toss a Valentine sucker I finished. I had two of my friends trailing me and asking me to come back to the Chemistry room which I did and he asked me which I was first embarrassed then happy because it was adorable. So, then right after my Chemistry teacher came in the room which was more embarrassing because they showed her the video of my prom proposal....welp that my mini story kiddies (: Enjoy the rest of your week :*

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Random Daily Dosage: Golden Globes Awards

So tonight is the beginning of the 2013 award season and I must say, this year I am most excited for the Golden Globes and Oscars because they have movies that I actually know LOL.

I watched Les Miserable a couple of weeks ago and I must say that I am really pulling for them to win because Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway's performance was out of this world and the cast was just amazing. It was a tearfest I must say, but was a really good movie with all the singing (okay maybe the singing was a tad excessive). I hear all these prediction with Anne Hathaway winning her category, Best Supporting Actress, and I really hope she does, and I hope Les Mis will win its category. I also hope that Lincoln win too because though I didn't watch that movie and I want too, the actor playing Lincoln is amazing and even looks like him!

What I love about the Golden Globe is that is really highlights the achievement and effort all the actor puts in and I love the red carpet...those dresses!!!!

Wow this is really a random rabble, but I hope you will join me in watching tonights Golden Globes...you can take a break from studying for the midterms...I know I am (;

Who do you want to win?

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Random Daily Dosage: Performing Miracles

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That is me....
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Hello! So this blog post will be very short and sweet because I can't waste any time if I am to perform a miracle tonight. So, being my procrastinating self ( I swear. I am trying to improve; it is one of my new year resolution!) I didn't finish my Biology Internal Assessment nor my Chemistry Internal Assessment nor did me, B, and S finish our TOK presentation. This is all due tomorrow and we are presenting on Tuesday....I am doomed. First, I didn't even start Chemistry yet and I still need to make notecards and make sure my slides for my part of the presentation, perception, is correct and will get me a good grade. UGHHH! These are the nights were I am like OMG why, but it is partly my fault and I will be celebrating when I do finish(: Well wish me luck...because I am going to up all night and it will be a miracle if I actually get to sleep early.

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***UPDATE: So, I did end up finishing both IA's at 3.00 am and presented my TOK presentation on Tuesday. It was scary going first but we did fine and talked really fast. (: 

Random Daily Dosage: Wedge Booties for the Snow

Hello hello! So I am on my way with my family to dinner with my best friend and her family. I just wanted to blog about my new wedge winter booties. They are perfect for the winter cold and huge amount of snowfall we recently got. The wedge platform makes it easier for me to walk with no problem and prevent snow from getting on the fabric. The furry lining give it a perfect winter feel! Enjoy you Saturday night tonight(:

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Photo Diary : Weekend Round Up

So here is what I did over this past weekend ... well mostly Sunday because Saturday all I did was stay home and be lazy :P

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Pei Wei's Thai Chicken Curry - first time there and was really cool on the self serve, but the Thai Chicken Curry was not to my liking .... too much whipped cream.

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California Pizza Kitchen Fundraiser ... waiting for about 2 hrs to be seating :/ Also they took out my favorite, Greek Salad Pizza and I was experimenting and tried the Pear & Gongorzola Thin Crust pizza which was hmmm earthy. I also got this yummy smoothie drink and tiramisu for desert which I split with my friend.  

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The beautiful Christmas lights at the outdoor mall. However, it is missing snow! (;

Long Night Ahead

So I have a feeling that I will be up tonight to the wee hours. This is because I took a nap right when I got home and watched the Prom Queen Homecoming online series on the CW which was ehhhh....okay but addicting. This made start my homework at like 8 pm.....bad if you have a ton of biology and chemistry to do (cough cough me). So I got my tea by my side and hopefully I won't want to sleep nor do I not sleep at all. So in class we are reading satires for HL and let me tell you I hate it...I don't understand it at all :( Plus todays lecture I was bored an doodled art which I love but never took an art class :( Plus I got my first impromptu IB essay back...I got a D! What! I usually don't score that low...usually A's but this was a shocker. Well, at that day I wasn't into the question and in 20 minutes I thought I wrote not so well. Welp! I need to improve and focus. Just wanted to update y'all on whats going on! Have a lovely Thursday!

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Election Day!!

Happy Election Day!! I'm right now on my way to an elementary school to work the polls the entire day. Though I have no school today and could be relaxing....it is a good experience to have since I'm one year to young to vote :( Also this is my first paying job! So hopefully everything goes well and I don't mess it up .... Fingers crossed. So happy voting or relaxing!! Here is my election day OOTD :

Photo Diary : This Past Week Catch Up!

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Paid my IB test money ... getting this schedule ... things just got real !

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Math SL .... studying .... well I fell asleep while studying ... 

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My dresses I got from dElia's which were each $10!!! Very good deals!

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My nail polish haul at Ulta this past Sunday with my sister and her friend. I spent way too much money for these ($18.00) but there was  a good deal with selected O.P.I nail polishes (2 for $12) and L'Oreal which were $2.99 each!!! Such good deals! Top Left : O.P.I  It's My Year Top Right : O.P.I  Excuse Moi!Bottom (in order) : Rimmel 286 Rags to Riches | O.P.I  Excuse Moi! | O.P.I  It's My Year | L'Oreal 102 Boozy Brunch | L'Oreal 101 Tweet me

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My first time pumpkin carving! Do you like my kitty ??? (: I did it with my sister and my best friends which is shown in the line up in the dark wit my sister's being the stars!

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My best friends D, B & J( who is not pictured) & I were all Dalmatians trying to recreate the 101 Dalmatians but unfortunately there was only 4 of us LOL. Do you like our tails ? I found them in a Halloween store... what are the chances ? (:

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Diary : Happy Early Action Deadline Day

Hello! Sorry for the M.I.A recently, but this week has been stressful and I am starting to feel under the weather. Since I have so much to say, this will be my diary entry and I am going to make a separate entry for my photos (:

I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween though Hurricane Sandy was a bit of a party pooper. I hope all of you in the east coast is safe and my prayers go out to you! Help them by donating to the Red Cross (<-- click the link to help the victims!) So, the weather is getting very cold and windy here due to the Hurricane.

Tomorrow is the last day of the first quarter and because of this, I have been overwhelmed by the amount of homework and due dates because of the push for last minute grades. Let just say this involve very late nights for me. I have a problem with laying down to rest because it results in me sleeping instead. I am trying my sister's method : take a nap and stay up late. Tomorrow, I am also attending an Election Day training session at the city hall because I am working Election Day from 10.30 am to 9.00pm for $85 (I need the money). It was funny because when our school announce this we were all crowded around the office door in the morning to get an application and when the admissions asked who was doing this for money, a majority of us put our hands up, and when he asked who was doing this for NHS hours, only one person raised her hand.

However, HAPPY EARLY ACTION DEADLINE DAY all my fellow seniors applying early action for college/universities! I know a majority of my colleges were all applied for early action and I already got accepted to 2 universities already so I am debated whether I want to apply to a highly selectively school that I wanted to do regular decision because I am already done. There was a mishap with transcripts that on my parchment account I was marked as the class of 2012....which they are already in college.... So, I was a walking dead today literally....I was so tired and getting sick from the lack of sleep.

Math test on probability and calculus was ho hum...meaning not good not bad. I just pray and hope that I did well enough to raise my math grade to an A because right now I have a B+ because of our grades consisting of only test grades -_- Band was boring and mix it with tiredness = horrible. It was funny though this sophomore bass clarinet fell asleep during rehearsals holding her bass clarinet and she looked so adorable, but this saxophone chic kept staring at her and didn't do anything like "ummm don't just stare at her...that's weird". English, we had a socratic circle on the Battel of Books by William Swift, which I have to say in my opinion was an awful book to comprehend. Because our teacher talked for about an hour, we only had 5-10 minutes for our socratic circle which didn't give us a lot of time to say anything...-_-. Luckily, I did manage to get a few words in there (: By the time TOK came, I was ready to collapse. Thank gawd it was the last hour of the day or else I wouldn't be able to function at all.

Well I took a nap until 6.30pm and took a shower, so now I am ready to tackle a late night! Starting to listen to Christmas music right now...I know it's early but I love it !!!! (:

x o x o 

13 Days of Halloween Series : Random Daily Dosage: Computer Halloween Background

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Can't find the link or the picture again on google :(

Welp, I am taking a break from attempting to edit and finish my essay for the common app. So I decided that I will show you guys my computer wallpaper in the spirit of Halloween. I usually like the cutesty or fashionable or artsy kind of backgrounds. Especially for Halloween, I don't want to open my computer to a horror, creepy Halloween wallpaper. I mean if thats your thing, thats cool. But I thought this was adorable! And I'm terribly sorry that I did not post anything for the past 3 days because I was having a bad week being swamped with homework due to the end of 1st quarter being next week and the ACT this Saturday which I didn't get a chance to practice like I wanted too, and Early Action deadline being next week Thursday which my teacher didn't submit my recommendation yet....ugh I can't wait for winter break which my family is planning on leaving the states to go someplace warm...(: At you guys get a 3 for 1 special in the 13 days of Halloween Series ! And I'm getting a Kindle Fire HD which I am excited for because my friend has one and I absolutely adore it! S is trying to convince me to get an iPad instead but I was watching the Kindle Fire HD video and it is like the iPad but cheaper (:

What is your current Halloween background?

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Photo Diary + Diary : Boring as Ever Wednesday

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Green Rocket Dog boater shoes ! (:

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Freebie Haunted House T.shirt |  Abercrombie & Fitch Dark Jeggings
Hollister Leather Brown Twisted Belt | Top Knot Bun
Twinning day with my best friend!!! These shirts are so cool ... do you see the monster ?! ( I wasn't going to show the whole monster because I wasn't wearing a cami underneath) 

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Yummy school snack : apple, cracker, brie cheese and caramel = yummmm

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Yummy Halloween chocolates ever from a family friend! I didn't even notice the adorable faces :)

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relaxing with some good old children Halloween movies ... recognize this one (; ?

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Some Halloween decorating that I find absolutely cute!

So today was our Student Development Day which was the worse day ever. Yeah sure we didn't go to class, but we were on our butts sitting on the floor for the whole day while taking History lecture notes, listening and learning Ethics from TOK and listening to already listened to College Presentation. In History, our teacher got a professor to come in and lecture us on the Arab-Israeli Conflict with the Cold War which I kept wanting to close my eyes and sleep but I couldn't because we had all the history teachers there and one was watching our class. It was such a pain to be sitting on my butt for the longest time... I felt my butt went flat... and I am talking about butts. But yeah, nothing happened at all today like I felt like it was useless. I should of stayed home and worked on homework and college applications.

So once we got home, my mom had her jewelry buddies over and the were making beads together and we had our yummy snack including Halloween chocolates and Pocky from my mom's friend (: We sat down and watched a Halloween movie that we watched when we were young, Twitches Too. Yep, I need to finish Calculus and start cracking on my Common App essay so my friend can help me grammar check it tonight (yes, I suck at grammar)

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Photo Diary + Diary: Downtown Tuesdays

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FALL = leaves changing = <3

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The sad small Victoria's Secret bag as it was the only thing I got during my shopping trip and it was the free lace back panty from PINK.

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The most adorable fire hydrant I saw on my walk downtown...it's a penguin...I think! (:

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Found these at Bath & Body Works....B, S and I had this huge things for obese sheep ever since we watched the movie Just Go With It.... buying this asap!

So these picture are not in the order in which I went about my day, but today felt like a weekend because I didn't get to go to school because I had to go downtown to the local court with my family to get my sister's and I middle names legalized since my sister didn't have one and I had a letter, A. So we sat at court for about 30 minutes waiting for the judge to arrive which thank gawd for me bringing a book (Insurgent...amazing book so far), and it was interesting that once the judge came in we got to hear court cases go in front of us such as divorce cases and name changes. Then our turn came and the judge was asking my sister and I all these questions about school which I admit, I was afraid at first because I mean we are in court and there is a bailiff next to us. But we did end up with with our middle names...yeshhh! Afterwards we walked about downtown which we saw a penguin fire hydrant! It was absolutely adorable!!!!

Then we went and had Thai food....yum!

Because my sister and I had to go back to school to volunteer at my CAS project of tutoring elementary students Mandarin Chinese, we went to an outdoor mall to return some of my sister's unwanted birthday presents (which she racked up a huge amount of cash) and browse a bit before heading out back to school. I didn't get anything except a free underwear because I am waiting for my money to come in, but I did see items I definitely wanted to get if it wasn't expensive such as the mint fuzzy sweater in H&M and a high low dress. While at Bath & Body Works, I spotted these adorable sheep slippers and stuff animals... and since my friends and I have been obsessing over obese sheeps (we are even being these for Halloween) I am going to buy it next time I going to buying these and wearing them around my house (:

We had to rush over to the school and I got assigned 3rd grade along with one of the leaders of the club and it was....they couldn't be quiet. They lost all their stars in 5 minutes and they needed 10 stars for candy... errrrr. Then I got 1st grader which was better but we finished the lesson plan quickly so we like sang "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" like 50 times.

While we were there, my mom went to our mall and shopped up some Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister products. I got bright blue jeans and there dark blue scalloped shorts. Then I was able to get a plug in scent thing and a cranberry scent porter. The plug in scent thing was white with a pink flower, and I am excited to use it in my room because we are not allowed candles in there which when I get my own apartment I shall be using a ton. Now I can shop for scent things to plug in to my plug in scent porter!!!!

Until Next Time My Chickadees.

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Random Daily Dosage

So I'm just lounging on my couch with huge senioritis hanging over my head. As you can tell, I'm watching The Voice....omg I totally heart Dez!!! I hope he wins. This week for our school is short because we had a play to watch today, a student development day Wednesday, and I don't get to go tomorrow because I got to go to get my middle name legalized. So just felt like giving a random dosage of my life.

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Diary: College Applications...'Nuff Said

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I don't have any photos sadly to post so I guess this will just be a diary entry...also I didn't post Sunday's diary entry because I did absolutely nothing....at all.

So this morning, I set my alarm for 4.10am so I could wake up and study for my chemistry and history and then do my Mandarin reading reflection. However, even though I woke up at 4.10am, my body would not get up so I went back to sleep until 5.45am which then I rushed to get ready and didn't have time to study so I just did my reading reflection.

All we did in Mandarin IV was give our presentation on education which was a bore and gave me time to study chemistry and history.

Biology, I found out from B and S that we had an oral chapter 17 and 18 vocabulary quiz if we had time after our lecture and I thought that was on Wednesday after the test, so I freaked out for like the most part, but we didn't have one.

Lunch, Z left because on the weekend she absolutely had no time to do anything including studying for the two tests so she left and J was P.O that she skipped, but really everyone would do the same thing if her situation was put on them. Our school announced that we were able to sign up for homecoming court and really in my school homecoming court is taken as a joke and no one really does it because we don't have a homecoming dance and its only for the Powerpuff Game that is taking place like next week. B and I decided we wanted to nominate S for Homecoming King and we got the form and he was soooooo P.O which was funny because we weren't going to do it because I mean come on who wants to write an essay.... not me.

Chemistry kinetics test was okay like I had no idea how to solve for the rate constant like I plugged it into the rate expression but I couldn't get k by itself and with time running out....I made some stuff up :P But my teacher, Mrs. P didn't distinguish which is HL and which is SL so we had to do all and I didn't really study the HL material so I just bs'd my way through.

History was actually not that bad except it was freezing in the classroom. Seriously my hands turned into icicles. I felt confident but some parts I really didn't go into much detail as he wanted too so I'm not sure.

My mom, sister and I went to watched the premiere of Once Upon A Time, but my sister tivo'd the recap special and not the premiere so we ended up watching the recap which is so good because it really sums up what is happening and got my sister and mom into the show. We all ended up watching the premiere on the computer via hulu.com. The premiere was absolutely wonderful! So excited to see what happens! Did any of you guys watched the premiere?

So I finally sat down to work on my college applications....Ohmygawd....it was hell (excuse my language). Luckily, I had my friend D who completed it because I had so many questions because I wanted to make sure I had everything perfect. It is not difficult but tedious. My brain at one point wanted to explode and so I turned to my savior....coffee and cookies. I finally at 9.35 pm finished my first application, sent my transcript, and paid my application fee. Lets hope everything goes well. I still have 5 more application to finish...yay me....Now I have finish my homework (Hamlet...and Biology....oh geez) and study the ACT ( I don't I have time). So I'm going to go cry in a corner now, just kidding!

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Photo Diary + Diary: Gossip Girls

Saturday was the day that I wanted to do so many things like B, ST and I had planned a study group for chemistry and history at the library before going to my friend's K surprise birthday party at Olive Garden, but it ended up flopping.

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So I decided to wear my Hollister tunic, dark blue Hollister cami, Love Culture faux tan leather bow waist belt, black leggings from Parisian and these adorable suede, deep purple/maroon ruffled cowgirl boots with my huge GUESS purse. I was late to the library by like 30 minutes...oosp, but we ended spending the whole 2 hours gossiping. I found out so many things that I didn't want to know and now I can never look at people the same again. I didn't really get K anything expensive because we had to pay for our own dinner and get there early to make the reservations....what? But I gave her these drop earrings I got at the mall, Bath and Body work Japanese Cherry Blossom lotion and nail polish. B gave her a whole bunch of candy and S gave her a card so B said he could share her present. We had to wait there for 45 minutes because it was Homecoming, so we sat there evaluating the outfits and S was busy looking up the people he knew on Facebook. 

There was 19 people, 6 of us and the rest family and it was enjoyable. I got the Capellini di Mare which was like a seafood pasta which was okay, but their breadstick and salad was yummyyyyy! We gossiped again with everyone and had actually a good time. K wasn't surprise at all by the surprise party but regardless we had a good time hanging out and such. My sister V was already at the pirate theme homecoming and I didn't go because I didn't have a good time last time, but she came home and gossiped with me more about what happened from someone spiking the water and to my classmate making out with a random chick who was my sister's age. 

I was going to do chemistry studying when I got home, but instead I re watched Project Runway with my mom and then alternated between the memoir of SNL and Aladdin.

You know you love me (;

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Preview: DIY, bedazzling, last minutes, lazy

Photo Diary + Diary: Friday Night Lights

I know today is Sunday, but I didn't have time to put them up so you are going to get both Friday's and Saturday's Photo Diary + Diary! Two for One (:

Today was one of the most hectic yet the most fun night ever! So I drove today because my dad decided to take the day off. So I got to drive my future car to school! I had to get there early because I had a Math SL test on descriptive statistics and had to pick up my IB invoice from Mr. L. I wore my pink Old Navy sheep like jacket with my PINK cropped pink/drk gray top and my AERO dark jeggings that are at the last leg of wear and my destroyed flat suede black scrunchy boots. I looked like a sheep which for Halloween my friends and I are going as obese sheeps (inside joke).

I didn't have time to go to my locker since there was already a long line to pick up our invoices and I was running into math class with my lunchbox, B day backpack and huge GUESS purse. My hugest concern with the math test was 1) I wouldn't be able to figure the problem out and 2) (the problem I always run into) I wouldn't be able to finish on time. However, this test was actually not that bad, I finished with 2 minutes to spare and had time to review and look over.

Band was same old same old, but English was the day of socratic circle....on Hamlet....So since on Thursday I absolutely did nothing I had no notes on Hamlet and I was discussing the soliloquy of "To Be or Not To Be" and that actually went okay. One guy, A, kept on arguing and everyone was kinda getting fed up with him and another girl next to me, V, said the most ridiculous thing ever that made people stop and stare at her with her it was saying that the 1st option of Denmark is like a circle and within a prison and they were all going to die unless they were out of the circle....wtf? But I realized that my jacket sleeves made my arms look like llamas, and I thought if I was a dude wearing this jacket I could go to a girl and be like "check out my llamas"....loll.

TOK was such a blow off because.....we had a sub! Mrs G. who was the coolest sub with the coolest glasses that were circular and hot pink! We wanted her to be our teacher instead of our current TOK teacher. We ended having the last hour to do homework which we just talked.

I came home and caught up on my tivo'd stuff, which was Project Runway (omg the babies were hilarious!), Modern Family (it was an okay premiere, not as funny as some of their other episodes), and the new show Elementary (really cool and I kinda want to watch the original BBC one now). Then I lost track of time and had to quickly get ready to meet D and my friend from my home high school, M, to go to the homecoming game for our home high school.

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So I didn't have an gear from my homeschool, so I went with the colors, blue and black. So I wore my v-neck royal blue t-shirt with my AE light wash distressed jeans with my Hollister thick braided leather buckle belt, AE suede brown clog slippers and my Northface white fuzzy jacket. I regret wearing the distressed jeans because it was freezing towards the end of the game. Let me tell you that I am an intense person when it comes to sport... I mean I get very into it. Also, it was my first ever live football game and it was so exciting because I got to see people that I went to Elementary and Middle School with play! The Eagles shut out the Panthers who didn't have that people come support them by 53-0! It was really really good! (:

Until next time.

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Preview: homecoming, college application, birthday surprise dinner, studying to gossip girls

Photo Diary + Diary: I thought today was Friday

I seriously thought today was Friday. Because we had no school on Tuesday, I am seriously messed up on my days and forgot we had school tomorrow.

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Today was going to my lazy day because I didn't feel like doing anything, so I decided to try the sock bun that I failed so many times before because of the layers of my haircut. However, I finally got it to work! Was so so so so happpy :) I used an old sock I had (as you can see it has school buses on it). My layers did come out but I just used bobby pins and hairspray to keep it in place. Then, I decided to wear my new H&M oversize cardigan and BAM comfy cozy chic and I have gotten so many complements on my hair and plus it makes me look like I have a ton of hair :)

The local tv station came to our school to interview and showcase our school today and it was very cool being they told us this while we were having a college presentation for the college 

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Oh so much homework, this week or next few days! I at first had 3 test and a presentation on Monday which were Biology, Chemistry and 20th Century History and a Chinese presentation  My worst nightmare came true at first, Biology and Chemistry on the same day, and that would mean all our Biology would be due and it is a lot (an example of the specific notes we had to do above). Then today our teacher spoke these beautiful words, "Your ch 16.17.18 test is going to be moved to Wednesday." OMG joy!!!! Happiness !!! That means I can study for the dreaded Kinetics test in Chemistry. I dropped recently to SL Chemistry because I can't handle HL and I was afraid of failing the IB exam. 

I have a Statistics test tomorrow for SL Math, which I took a Statistics class in 10th grade as an AP class and now I'm cracking out the AP books and now not even the AP books, but the ACT books. Yes, if you look closely you can see that I have an ACT admissions ticket... I am taking the ACT yet again. Because I gotten a 29 on the ACT and after hearing all colleges talking about scholarships and honors college starts at a 30 so I need to get that 30 or higher. So this would be my...(embarrassment) 10th time taking it...yes I said 10th. I started taking it in 2009 so like 8th-9th graders. Yes, I was that young... what was my parents thinking.

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Hamlet....tomorrow for English class we have the dreaded socratic circle. If you haven't participate in a socratic circle before it is basically a small group of people inside a circle discussing while everyone else sits outside and "listens". I say "listen" because truthfully no one listens. I don't like socratic circles because I hate being under pressure to talk... I get nervous and start blabbing. I especially hate dominators in the groups because then I don't have time to talk and get the A. So, I usually try to get group of people that don't talk, but tomorrow's group has a few dominator so we need to battle it out.

Well I was bored on Wednesday in English class and me and my friend B were talking about the Renaissance festival with my table mates and B brought up her favorite part... the pickle selling man because he sells the pickles funnyingly (not a real word). So I drew pickles in all my table mates Hamlet books on page 157. I got the girl pickle, B got the boy pickle, K got the french pickle (she's taking french, and her pickle is my favorite), D got the sleeping pickle (bc she always sleeps in class. B claims it looks like a puddle), S got a musical pickle (she is taking IB music), and other K got the shopping pickle (she is very upper class like and is very fashionable). So I am the odd chicken out again for our table for groups which I am happy because I don't want to duke it out with my friends.

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So the parents are away for our school's Open House and while "studying" meaning attempted study or do anything which I didn't do anything due to the lack of concentration and my stomach growling "feed me", I made myself a toaster strudel. OMG they are heaven and I <3 the frosting to the nth degree. Eating breakfast as a midnight snack is always yummy. My sister nibbled on my strudel because she is trying to keep the weight down for Homecoming...stay strong baby sister. But we ended up....

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Making a whole meal. At least it was healthy, it was avocados, scrambled egg whites, sliced Asian pears, and green tea.  I was in charge of eggs, which I messed the pan up because I added more egg whites than I did vegetable oil making the egg soak up all the oil and causing the pan to be stuck to the eggs. The oil is limiting reagent while the eggs were the excessive (chemistry is seriously starting to get to me).


Preview of tomorrow: Homecoming football game, college applications, ACT and driving (yeah buddy!)

Until next time.

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First Day of School! (Part 1)

*not my video, from youtube

** cuteness :) hopefully your first day of school went well

First day of school today.....let me tell you, 5.30 am is not a good time for me and now it is all over, my last first day of high school :( Today was an eventful day, the school didn't turn on the air conditioning, we have new very strict rules, and my locker is on the other side of the school! Oh, did I mention I already have a ton of homework? Yeah, just my welcome gift I need. However, I do have some good new....I PASSED MY ROAD TEST!!!!! *raise the roof* Finally! I was so happy when I finally passed; it was all about confidence which taught me to always feel confident in what I do and not to give a care what other people think. Well its 10 pm and I'm sitting here trying to finish my essay....not going so well and I feel like I am going to pull an all nighter...on the first day, yay. Well I did have a can of Mountain Dew and a cup of coffee so I am buzzed with coffee! I might be able to start my A day homework...ha. Here is a play by play if you guys are so interested in what happened on my first day :)

1st hour: Was actually early to Chinese, came about 10 minutes early, but actually stepped into class about 3 minutes before because I walked around with my friends. Found out we had new rules which include no eating, drinking, or chewing gum while I had half a pb&j and water out on my table....awkward. Had to do a 2 minute presentation demonstrating we did our summer homework....more awkwardness. Found out my locker was on the other side of school...moped

2nd hour: Sat in a room of 40 kids in Biology that was a sauna. Got 4 homework assignment and freaked out when we were going to get quizzed randomly... :/ 

3rd hour: Sat seriously contemplating whether or not to drop to SL Chemistry after hearing how the seniors last year did on the exam. Died a little when I didn't understand what was going on and died a bit more when I learned I had more homework. Dropped my nectarine on my planner while attempting to write something and eat my nectarine.

4th hour: Had an early dismissal for my road test while telling everyone it was really for a doctor's appt. 

Road Test: Sang to myself while parking, freaked when there was a ton of cars on the highway and I was told to merge.

Well yep now I am trying to finish my essay and hopefully get to start on some homework. Wish me luck and hopefully you had such a great first day or if you are like me great first day part 1. 

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