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why red shoes? It was a ballet. A story but Hans Christian Andersen (don't tell me you don't know him).
It was a story of a girl who wore a pair of red shoes that refused to come off. It made her dance all night and day.
RANDOM-STUFF guilty of blog-surfing.
love this record But I can't see straight anymore. life is a maze, love is a riddle.
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blackpolkadotts
A sixteen year old blogger with a passion for photography, fashion, web design, watercolor paints, good books and music. She would love to travel the world one day and take dozens of photos.
I don't know how to break this to you all: I am off to boarding school in Australia. I'm not sure if I can access blogspot from there, but if I can't, I might blog here: http://escapisms.tumblr.com/ If not, I'll find a way, I'll tell you one weekend. Watch this space. I'll find a way to get back from this improbable hiatus, and drop you a line.
3917.) I always wish that I would meet a boy just like Nick from Nick & Norah. I want my musical soulmate; I want someone to complete my infinite playlist.
I know Disney was a big part of my childhood but I also know they have this way of disillusioning young girls into thinking everyone lives happily ever after.
I think these photos are too nice to not post about, so here they are. (by Dina Goldstein)
These works place Fairy Tale characters in modern day scenarios. In all of the images the Princess is placed in an environment that articulates her conflict. The '...happily ever after' is replaced with a realistic outcome and addresses current issues. The project was inspired by my observation of three-year-old girls, who were developing an interest in Disney's Fairy tales. As a new mother I have been able to get a close up look at the phenomenon of young girls fascinated with Princesses and their desire to dress up like them. The Disney versions almost always have sad beginning, with an overbearing female villain, and the end is predictably a happy one. The Prince usually saves the day and makes the victimized young beauty into a Princess. As a young girl, growing up abroad, I was not exposed to Fairy tales. These new discoveries lead to my fascination with the origins of Fairy tales. I explored the original brothers Grimm's stories and found that they have very dark and sometimes gruesome aspects, many of which were changed by Disney. I began to imagine Disney's perfect Princesses juxtaposed with real issues that were affecting women around me, such as illness, addiction and self-image issues.
On the day after my last exam I got the dreaded flu injection. I can still see it now on my arm, the point it went through eventhough it's almost been a week. I don't like needles very much.
If only there was an alternative.
On a happier note this is the week of prom! I have been doing virtually nothing all day, aside from manning my sister's Restaurant City on facebook, blogsurfing and reading The Great Gatsby.
Jobro fans, maybe you should check out this fashion blogger, he appears to have nick jonas hair. I may not like the jonas brothers that much, but you have got to give this guy credit for being awesomely fashionable.
Stats was awful but after all those revision classes it was more bearable. I could actually do binomial distribution stuff. My only problem with the exam paper was the explaining bits, like the 'explanatory variable' and 'response variable.'
So now I'm free to do what I like. I got gossip girl yesterday so I've got to catch up on an entire season. I think I might change my blog layout when I find the time to, or get the inspiration.
Rosie's bday was on yesterday at cheesebox, and this time I decided to bring my camera along. Haven't used it in ages.
The cake Ling made, yummy. The birthday girl who turned 1-6. WW. I have always wanted to do a photo like this. Weiwen met Rain at cheesebox yesterday, no kidding. He served us food.
physics today, one more to go! I'm so relieved, no ray diagrams (eventhough I was actually prepared for them this time!) Just stats to go, the only thing remaining between now and prom.
so. I'm not on tv like i would have liked to be. I'm on my sister's computer, hogging it actually because my computer has died on me AGAIN! It switches on but the screen doesn't light up. There goes all the music I downloaded :(
I really need a glossy mag to occupy myself now. Lately I've been hooked on some really random fashion blogs/websites.
but really, it only reminds me of things that i would love to have in my wardrobe. I covet too much. Plus, it's good inspiration for outfits. 90's inspired, vintage and futurist, grunge and rock and roll. the photos are amazing.
gofugyourself.com is the best because of the snazzy way the writer describes celeb fashion faux-pas. the best part is she actually agrees that taylor momsen is taking the grunge trend too far.
see that dress on the frontpage, the 'die another day' dress? I was hoping that I could find a dress like that, about that colour to go with this midnight blue nailpolish I got awhile ago. But no such luck. It's Brunei and they don't sell things like these here.
here's some EYE CANDY. structured dresses from Project Runway winner Leanne Marshall, Fall 09. Inspired by 'the repetitive skyline of (her) new home-base, New York City, and the fantasy of glamour that one has when moving to a big metropolis.'
Something about this colour palette- purples, greys and gold makes me think of Burberry. On the other hand it looks almost sculptural, like Constructivism. [more here.]
Okay. Back to revising two year's worth of stats. One more exam to go, then I'll be able to do nothing all day and perhaps watch Gossip Girl Season 2 and go on facebook and do some art and maybe go out... the list could basically go on.
This is basically the 3/4 point in my exams, 3 more to go!! Just physics, geo and stats to go.
The exams have been pretty much okay I'm scared for geo as there are huge amounts of things that need memorising. I am seriously scared. For paper 1, I don't think it was my best paper. I pretty much gave half-assed answers.
The exams have reduced me to a procastinating freak who studies a few hours before or on the day of the exam itself. This is because they are all at night. And basically I am blogging now because my mind is so active that I can't sleep. I swear, on the night of my maths exam I spent the whole night factorising algebraic expressions in my sleep. freak, much.
On a happier note, prom is coming up, and I'm so very excited :D PS: gotta change my blog layout, this layout is starting to look BORRINGG
GCSEs, almost over. I can't wait till doing nothing isn't a crime.
first impression, UGH my brain shut down towards the end of the paper. couldn't tell what device was being used on the piano Grisabella the Glamour Cat in AOS#4(tremolo i'm guessing) the african section was so very-very hard. what is an idiophone, membranophone, chordophone and aerophone? just googled it. and so wikipedia says:
Hornbostel-Sachs (or Sachs-Hornbostel) is a system of musical instrument classification devised by Erich Moritz von Hornbostel and Curt Sachs, and first published in the Zeitschrift für Ethnologie in 1914. An English translation was published in the Galpin Society Journal in 1961. It is the most widely used system for classifying musical instruments by ethnomusicologists and organologists (people who study musical instruments).
definitely not in the syllabus. click here to find out more on this instrument classification. there was a nice song though. Thank goodness for brit-pop in the listening paper. temporary relief- everyone felt the beat. it's by BLUR- it's called Song 2. It's just one of those exams when you walk out and begin to doubt that you put down anything correct on the paper. Hit or miss. on a happier note, BYE GCSE MUSIC! :D I'm back to listening to music without bothering about instrumental techniques and devices.
if you think adam lambert is cool because he can sing in falsetto, check out this guy.
no, he is not lip-syncing. he does it with an effortless falsetto. Now I remember how they make men's voices stay high. look at this comment on the video:
somegirlonthefloor(4 hours ago) He is amazing, there have been people who could sing that high before (men) but usually back when men got castrated (balls got chopped off) before their voice broke so they could sing high. They dont do this anymore but damn I hope he has his balls.
The next time we have an assembly, we'll be in year twelve.
My first exam is on the thirteenth which is 6 days away. (jeepers) It's music listening and I can't really say I've covered it thoroughly, the past papers always manage to trick me into giving the wrong answer.
I might be going on a hiatus.
But I might occasionally come back, to blog about random things, or just write a sentence.
Or to blog about these things, such as the AUDI FASHION FESTIVALin SINGAPORE. yes, marc jacobs and vivienne westwood and christian lacroix are in singapore. like joan said, 'I want to watch a fashion show.'
T: what is the formula relating to concentration and volume? Q: c1v1=c2v2 T: (substitutes numbers into the c's and v's) Okay, what is the final value, what is the number of moles? Q: I did the wrong calculation... T: It's okay, all calculations should get the correct answer. Q: (hesitates) 54 moles. T: That's too big!
i'm really supposed to be a happy bunny now that my art exam has finished, but there are still more exams to come. I would show you the final piece, but I'm lazy. have you watched susan boyle from britain's got talent? She can really sing. Don't judge a book by its cover.
Double exposure means to place two photographs in one frame place two images on the same piece of photographic paper. by horstdesign
(more here) by Tierney Gearon -------------------------------------- major art cramming session in progress. The portfolio and final is due this week.
I'm considering (after the exams) to perhaps move this blog to wordpress for more privacy, but i won't be able to customise it anymore if i do. Alternatively I could move to livejournal, where I can customise layouts and have privacy. Or typepad, which has multiple pages under one blog but no privacy, or have my own webbie/blog where the blog can be powered by wordpress and set as private. (but that's not really the privacy I want)
I'm aware I'm not making much sense but if it made sense to you, do comment on this.
Meet Polaroid Pogo. It has nothing to do with a pogo-stick, instead it is a cross between a polaroid camera and a digital cam. Temptations. only problem, it lacks the colours of a classic polaroid... [how it works][polaroidpogo.us]
And the rain in my head, and the things that you said
Sunday, April 5, 2009,8:21 PM
I'm finally on the internet on my own computer! :D For about two months now I've been using dad's spare computer because my laptop could not detect the wireless connection at home. I got it sent to the repair shop last friday, and it turns out the motherboard's broken and it will cost $700+ to get it replaced. (which is not really worth it, because a USB wireless router is $38) So we got the wireless router instead, which is much better. occasionally, though, my computer whites-out on me. It just goes blank and you can see those rainbow lines running vertically down the screen.
So, I've got the computer up and running, downloaded Limewire and got songs :D It's been raining pretty heavy this weekend and songs by Priscilla Ahn are great companions for dreary days like these.
I'm in a pretty good mood because my music composition is finished, so is my stats coursework that has been driving me up the wall. I can only hope that my stats stuff fulfilled all the criteria, because the Mr A didn't help us that much. (i could elaborate, but maybe not.)
As for art, I've got the gears I want for my final piece, so all I have to do is take photos for the final piece :D I've been lacking in observational drawings as well, so this weekend's been a real productive one, considering I've finished two drawings and drawn four more to paint.
Download this song: She and Him- Blackhole. The 'She' in this band is the actress Zooey Deschanel. Didn't know she sang, but she's a lot better than Scarlett Johanssen, or so the critics say.
Tomorrow's physics test, is coincidentally about Black Holes and miscellanous constellations. Gotta go study, since this doesn't really involve application of concepts or logic, just memorising.
School's been unbearable this term, but it's finally over! This term was the showcase concert and sixth form subject choices, mock exams and the deadlines of numerous courseworks (of which some I still haven't finished!) but it's great to have time to watch TV now for 3 hours straight without being bothered by mum. :D
My computer died on me this term. It's not as useful when it's internet router doesn't detect the internet at all. I've been hogging mum's computer since CNY when that happened. Because of this, I've had less time to download more songs. It sucks when Nurul recommends you songs and you can't listen to them.
And Art. This time it's preparation again, but this time I have this really clearly idea of what I want to do for my final piece, but no idea how to show the development towards it.
In the meantime, this holidays, I plan to try to finish off this coursework and still have fun. I wouldn't mind having a fun photo shoot for fun. I'm going to read, maybe and still try to study... oh, and maybe paint my nails :D
Books. Palindromes and Sestinas. I think I'm off to read some Neil Gaiman. ------
[ ] Gotten detention. [x] Gotten your phone taken away in class. [ ] Gotten suspended. [x] Gotten caught chewing gum. [x] Gotten caught cheating on a test. Total: 3
[x] Arrived late to class more than 5 times. [x] Didn’t do homework over 5 times [ ] Turned at least 3 projects in late. [x] Missed school cause you felt like it. [ ] Laughed so loud you got kicked out of class. Total: 6
[x] Got your mom / dad etc. to get you out of school. [x] Texted people during class. [x] Passed notes. [x] Threw stuff across the room. [x] Laughed at the teacher. Total : 11
[ ] Pulled down the fire alarm. sprayed the fire extinguisher for no reason though. [x] Went on Myspace , Facebook , Xanga , etc. on the computer at school. [x] Took pictures during school hours. [x] Called someone during school hours. [x] Listened to an iPod , CD , etc... During class. Total : 15
[ ] Threw something at the teacher [x] Went outside the classroom without permission. [x] Broke the dress code. [ ] Failed a class. [x] Ate food during class. Total: 18
[x] Gotten a call from school. [ ] Couldn’t go on a field trip cause you behaved badly. [x] Didn’t take your stuff to school. [ ] Gotten a detention and didn't go. [ ] Stuck up your middle finger at a teacher when they were not looking. [ ] Cursed during class loud enough so the teacher could hear Total: 20
[x] Faked your parents signature [x] Slept in class. [ ] Cursed at a teacher to their face. [x] Copied homework Total: 23
MULTIPLY BY THREE : 23 x 3 = 69% I tag anyone who's bored and needs something to do.
This week's been hectic, so hectic that I'm thankful for the long weekend. This week I had to hand in my art coursework and decide my subjects for sixth form (yikes) This was a tough decision not only because I had to decide which five subjects to drop, I only got two weeks to decide this. The teachers have also made this decision sound so very crucial because 'it decides your final career.'
Finally got the candygrams and rose-a-grams on Monday. Wasn't too happy about the unwrapped roses, they were too thorny to hold and my locker didn't have any space due to the two huge art books and pe bag I had to fit in.
I am excited about this week, I'll be getting art exam questions! I know this is weird but I enjoy doing artist research more than experimenting, because when it comes to experimenting, I hate it when my experiments don't work out and I still have to stick it into my book. It becomes quite an eyesore as a result, so I have resorted to doing experiments on loose sheets rather than in my book.
I have finally finished the book Camille lent me, 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.' It's a really poignant story of how a little boy who grieves for his dad who was killed in 9/11. He's quite precocious, in a sense but I think the last sentence of the book summed up the reason for his inventing. In the end he wishes he could turn back time so he and his dad would have been safe.
A tree just fell on across the main road near my house. The house just got renovated, and the tree fell onto the new roof they put over the kitchen. Scary how a short afternoon shower can do this.
HAPPY V-DAY! the social yesterday was okay, but I don't think the DJ was as good as the one last year. I'm just waiting for the photos to appear on facebook :D didn't do much today, spent tonight taking more photos of light. I'll show you when the project is done. ALL ART COURSEWORK DUE NEXT WEEEK! (eekkk) means until thursday to rectify anything that went wrong. Hope i manage to finish off incomplete experiments or improve final pieces, because I'm an inconsistent artist.
Went to watch Bride Wars yesterday to 'celebrate not going to Mulu.' There was one song that stood out in the entire soundtrack- it's Dream by Priscilla Ahn. I have recently had this small thing for folk, so this is currently top on my playlist.
Here's another song I like, it's called the Boob Song, it sounds scandalous but it's not. As the singer puts it, 'it's about someone else's boobs.' Love how it sounds jazzy with the double bass and the funny instrument she plays.
I think I've finished the designs for V-day cards. Thank goodness no DOE this weekend, it's been especially rainy. (now i have time to do my work and bum around a bit too.) Apparently the road on the way to Mulu is flooded so even if we went on with the trip it would have to be cancelled. VDAY NEXT WEEK!
Exams are finally over but getting the results will probably be worse. I don't think I thoroughly revised everything, especially maths. I BLAME IT ON THE ELECTRICITY. Try studying maths by candlelight. Not romantic at all.
Last day of school was cool though, we went to Rosie's house and we watched Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. Finally watched it, the DVD itself has been lying on my study desk since I bought it and it's still in its plastic bag. Eventually I brought it along with me to M'sia for Chinese New Year and watched it again the second time with subtitles on to hear every single thing. (The first time I watched it, there was a running commentary going on- actually more of a debate- on whether Aaron Johnson was hot or not with his high-pitched voice.)
Because of this movie, I've put Toothpaste Kisses on repeat on Windows Media Player. Also, who thinks that Jas looks like Jess, the girl in Yr8 who plays flute in the orchestra?
Chinese New Year was brill but the mosquitoes played tic-tac-toe on my arms and legs again. I'm probably not going to wear shorts out for awhile, because the mosquito bites look like huge red birthmarks. I'm done with unpacking now but I could really use some lazy blog-surfing time right now, and perhaps maybe download a few new songs into my mp3.
today's finally over: the day on which have the most exams. From tomorrow onwards it should be easy(ier)-going.
There's even time for procastination, actually. MONIQUE LHUILLIER, pre-fall 2009.
from nymag. One-shoulder, or strapless? I love the midnight blue dress, but it's too flamboyant for prom and I probably won't be able to hold it up either.
I swear, I am losing my mind. I lost the extension to plug my mp3 into my laptop. My mind is playing tricks on me, I'm running up and down the stairs as my mind tells me it might be here, it might be there. I need it for art, how am I going to survive 5 hours of non-stop artwork and no talking? I'm scared about my art exam, I don't know what composition to use, don't know if my digital processing program will work. I don't know if the weather will be fine today, fine enought for me to take photos. This morning I woke up at 5.30am to take sunrise at Kampong Ayer. Now I hope to take a sunset at 6.30pm at Muara Beach. Hope the weather doesn't mess up. Hope everything works out fine tomorrow.
(English revision. Read pages 28 to 67.) Task 7: Notice how a simple sentence can be developed.
1. I love you. 2. Despite your bad taste in music, I love you. 3. Despite your bad taste in music, which includes popstars like Britney Spears, I love you. 4. Despite your bad taste in music, which includes popstars like Britney Spears, I love you and your braying laugh. 5. Despite your bad taste in music, which includes popstars like Britney Spears, I love you and your braying laugh, especially the way you laugh at all my jokes.
Take 2. 1. I love sushi. 2. Despite it being uncooked, I love sushi. 3. Despite it being uncooked and perhaps containing many pathogens, I love sushi. 4. Despite it being uncooked and perhaps containing many pathogens, I love sushi and its raw taste. 5. Despite it being uncooked and perhaps containing many pathogens, I love sushi and its raw taste, especially salmon sashimi.
end of pointless post. I'm revising for English now, this post was just a random sentence construction thing, an attempt at amusing oneself during revision. exams in wk3, which is the 19th of january. back to the books again. PS: no, you did not just read a confession of things i like.
Catherine Hardwick will not direct the next film, which is a shame. But now it seems they're changing the actor who plays Jacob Black as well.
When it was announced last week that Weitz would step up to direct (New) Moon, it was noted that Lautner's name was not included on the press release... this week a Summit Entertainment representative told MTV News that “the casting decision in regards to the character Jacob Black has yet to be made.” MTV names Michael Copon, best known for his role in the Scorpion King 2, as a possible contender for the part.
The same MTV article goes on to confirm that Ben Barnes is vying for the role of Aro, a vampire with mind-reading abilities whose character debuts in the second book. Looks like Robert Pattinson might have some competition for the title of Twilight's hottest vampire!
Sara, I hope you're reading this. I wonder if this other guy looks good with long hair? The current Jacob Black doesn't. The article is here.
Today we put up the christmas tree. It's grown a year's worth of cobwebs while it was stowed away under the sofa in the spare room, so we had to clean it up. In the process of doing so we actually found a few spiderss and some bugs called 'silvertails' that eat books or something(my most hated insect, the antennaes and all.)
I came back from spore yesterday, met syaz and wafi on the flight. It's been five long days in spore, and I'm glad to be back. A lot less walking to do now, don't need to walk to place just for lunch, don't need to take the mrt anymore to go anyplace. I must confess though, this time I wasn't too happy about cd-shopping because I didn't get to go to HMV and That CD Shop didn't have Rachael Yamagata's newest CD and Lenka and The Pierces. However, I found Yael Naim :) and because I dragged my mum along she thinks well of this shop too because she bought more CD's than I did.
I must show you that song that made me want an album by the Pierces.
Yeah, it's from gossip girl. I don't think I watch Gossip Girl for the storyline, I watch it more for music and the clothes, because they have inspiring style. So, what are you guys doing for Christmas?
Nothing but blue skies, always on my mind. 
