Sunday, November 25, 2012

Music Quiz Retake: Rusty Halo

Third time I'm doing this -hey, I like music quizzes. XD



1. Put your iTunes/Napster/Zune Player/WinAmp/iPod etc. on shuffle. 
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer. 
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS! 


IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY? 
Kiss 'N Tell -Kesha

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL? 
I'm Into You -J.Lo

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Hello -Kelly Clarkson

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE? 
What Do Ya Want From Me -Adam Lambert

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Girl In The Mirror -Britney Spears

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU? 
Rolling Stone -Pixie Lott
*LOL I REALLY HOPE NOT. XD

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS? 
Kids Of The Future -Jonas Brothers
*Shouldn't it be the other way around...?

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN? 
Love Song -Sara Bareilles
*Quite true... 95% of the songs I have are love songs anyway. XD

WHAT IS 2+2?
She Don't Like The Lights -Justin Bieber

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND? 
A Place In This World -Taylor Swift

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE? 
Mama Knows Best -Jessie J
*LOL!!

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY? 
Something 'Bout A Truck -Kip Moore
*My life is so sad....

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Just A Game -The Hunger Games OST

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE? 
Written In The Stars -Tinie Tempah ft. Eric Turner
*Erm.. It's meant to be? :/

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU? 
We Are One -Lion King 2
*Not bad, iTunes, not bad.

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING? 
Tennessee Line -Daughtry

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
How Could This Happen To Me -Simple Plan
*LOLOLOLOLOLOL!! So true! XD

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
La la la -Auburn
*I'm not listening~

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Wanted -Alex Goot Cover
*I knew I should've stopped hanging out with those good-for-nothing criminals.

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Stand Up -One Direction
*I beg to differ. It takes guts to stand up.

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Talking To The Moon -Bruno Mars
*LOLOL the best way to die out of all three quizzes. XD

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Some Hearts -Carrie Underwood

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
What's My Name -Rihanna

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY? 
Stuttering -FeFe Dobson
*What an unfortunate phobia to have.

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Don't Forget To Remember Me -Carrie Underwood

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Afraid -Vanessa Hudgens
*I'm just replying with the question. Bad iTunes. Fail at comprehension.

DOES ANYONE LOVE YOU? 
The Boys Are Back- HSM 3
*I GOT THE SAME SONG AS THE PREVIOUS ONE!! O_O Maybe it's fate or something...

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? 
Tell Me Something I Don't Know -Selena Gomez

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW? 
Winter Wonderland
*A wonderland indeedy.

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Rusty Halo -The Script
*What a cool title!

Snow White Is Annoying

Watching Disney Snow White right now. Barely 20 minutes and I can't stand it anymore. I hate people like Snow White. She acts all nice and hardworking, but in actual fact all she does is manipulate.

She barges into the Dwarves' home, manipulates he animals into doing all the cleaning, then falls asleep on the Dwarves' beds. And when they wake her up, SHE SITS IN THEIR BED TO TALK TO THEM WHILE THEY STAND AROUND HER.

And then one minute later she lectures them on their untidiness. =_=
Quote: now you go outside and wash your hands, or you won't get a bite to eat.
In her sickeningly sweet voice.

Snow White is the master of slackers, I'll give her that. I know at least one person with the same ability as Snow White in my class right now. And yes, I did mention her on my blog.

She's very nice, very sweet, very sociable, very pretty (according to many others), she's hardworking in her studies and all. But regarding other stuff like carrying heavy things or doing volunteer work, she always manage to slack without making it obvious. It seems like she did a lot when in actual fact she just managed to coerce others into doing her work.

And then when I got pissed at her behaviour she got mad at me and started to ignore me. WTH. Of course since she's very nice and all a lot of people like her so there're always be tons of people who support her. I'm not reading her wrong. I've told her many times, to her face (but disguised as a joke) that she is manipulative. She always says "aiyah, don't be like that" in a very sweet voice and then laughs sweetly and change the topic. She knows what she's doing.

I hate people like that. Of course here are many out there who may not mind being used because they think they're doing something nice for a friend, but I'm not one of those people.
I am a strong-headed, stubborn mule which is not good especially if you're female. Because it tends to make other females dislike you, and we all know about the drama and backstabbing that only happens between females.

Bottom line, manipulation is a skill that will get you ahead in life. A skill that using have. But you know what? I rather have the "good" virtue than the "nice" skill, because being "nicely manipulative" is definitely not a virtue.

Just my two cents.

Movie Review: Rise Of The Guardians



Plot: When an evil spirit known as Pitch (the bogeyman) lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians (Santa, Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, Sandman, Jack Frost) must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.

My review: An awesome movie, really. A must watch, though not necessarily in 3D. 
For me it wasn't a laugh-until-belly-hurts movie but it has its moments too. While I don't think that it is an epic movie like I did Toy Story 3 & Kung Fu Panda, I will buy the Blue-Ray 3D version. :D
The movie is, in some ways, CUTE (lol).

Rating: 8.5/10 :) 
(I'm picky, so that's really quite high.)




Sunday, November 11, 2012

Green Thumb

...... or rather the lack of thereof.

The Money Plant

Last year before the O's period, I wanted to try and grow something besides green beans. So my mother went and got me a small pot of money plant. The money plant is the easiest plant to grow, ever. It doesn't require much love and pampering.

Mine died within the first 6 months. Lemme clarify though. It is not my fault. The plant sorta self-combusted. The correct term: leaf scorch. It is caused by soil compaction, transplant shock, nutrient deficiency, drought, salt toxicity and herbicide injury. I didn't do any transplants, always kept it in a sunny place, watered once in a while and all that jazz. The soil I used was the soil the plant came with because I obviously don't have soil.

The Cactus

This year, I tried again with three mini-cacti. One a big, fat one with huge spikes, one a medium sized one with tiny needles and the last one the same species as the second one but smaller and narrower. Let's call them Pot 1, 2 and 3.

Pot 1 is still healthy and growing even though I've been waiting for it to die for the past year now.
Pot 3 is 90% dead but still hanging on for some reason.
Pot 2 is the problem.

To make things clear, my mother took complete control over the care of these cacti. All of my contribution is to provide a space in my room for them. Everyone that has ever owned a cactus before would know how dang easy it is to take care of a cactus. Forget to water? Nevermind!

She watered them with fertilizer water once every 2 weeks.

Anyway, what happened to Pot 2 is... Tragic. Pot 1 being the fattest is also the slowest in terms of growth while Pot 3 is the fastest. But I think my mother over-watered Pot 3 so 80% of its roots rotted off and we had to cut them.
Pot 2 had an ok growth. The round shape never did grow but a narrow channel did start growing out of the tip of Pot 2. It grew at a reasonable rate as well.
At first when Pot 3 died (we thought it was dead), I decided to just give up on ever growing plants so my mother transferred all of them to the living room, and that was the end of my contribution.

And then 3-4 months ago, I was feeling bored one day and decided to inspect the cacti. Then I started poking them with a chopstick.
Pot 1 felt strong and sturdy, so I left it alone. Pot 3 consists of rotted cacti fighting for survival so I left it alone too. Then I came to Pot 2.
Pot 2 is a bit smaller than Pot 3 and was of a different species. But when I poked it, Pot 2 felt hollow and empty, like a balloon.
So then I poked a little harder and tore apart the skin of the cactus.
Underneath, swarms of tiny little worms that had eaten the cactus clean out. The worms filled half of the cactus' cavity.

Most disgusting thing I have ever seen.

Me, being the coward without a green thumb that I am, shouted for my mother and she dumped the entire pot. I wanted to try and poke Pot 3 too but haven't really gotten to it.

You know the worst part? I kept the pots on an open-ended shelf at the foot of my bed, near the window where were the wind strong enough, the worms would have landed on my bed.

Oh sure, the worm thing is entirely not my fault. Based on the size of the cactus, the eggs of the worms had to be laid even before my mother bought those pots.


Conclusion

Safe to say that I am never touching plants ever again.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

I'm A Boring Person

Well I'm sorry for not being 'energetic'. Sorry for not being 'hyper' all the time. Sorry if I'm soft-spoken and not 'interesting'.

I'm... how do you say, selective. And unfortunately for my class, I do not feel bonded to them. So I just don't inject so much energy in my movements and speech. It comes naturally when I'm with closer friends, I guess. Otherwise, I'm as boring as a talking brick. (Ok too exaggerated.)

Plus, JC has sucked my life force out of me. I'm tired 80% of the time, and the remaining 20% is because I'm so tired that I just start being hyperactive. I don't know the mechanism behind this behaviour, but yeah. It happens to me.
So when I'm hyperactive, there're only two possible scenarios.
1. I feel really close to you
2. I'm just damn tired.

My Oral Presentation is this coming Wednesday. SO SCARY.
The 5 mins that you babble determines 40% of your PW grade.
The Written Report that you slaved over for 6 months is also 40% of your grade.

I really don't like the marks allocation system. Not everyone is born a good public speaker. So unfair.

Ok off to doing PW. UNTIL WEDNESDAY.