part dos : )

So I am finally writing another blog about Singapore, even though I should be doing homework, since I'm going to MELBOURNE tomorrow. Woot.

Anyways, it's on to Wednesday. So we wake up and shower and stuff and then Hali comes and gets us. We go to this mall thing to eat some breakfast and we have Kaya toast. So, on this trip I tried A LOT of new food. I know when I go back home I won't want to but just so everyone is clear on how much new food I tired because I am so proud of myself! Anyways, Kaya toast is two pieces of toasted bread with butter and this sweet jam inside. It comes with two half-boiled eggs that you mix up with pepper and soy sauce. So first, I put way too much soy sauce in my eggs. And I ate the first piece of toast and it was super sweet. Then I just ate half of another one because it made my stomach hurt.

After we ate we went to Little India, I think? Well, we went somewhere in Singapore. And the first thing we did was go into an Indian temple which was pretty cool. We had to take off our shoes and I was wearing my converse and it was wet because it had been raining earlier so that wasn't fun. Then there were these street shop like things and we shopped. I got two pairs of earrings, two bracelets, and a shot glass (LOL). Then we visited a Buddhist temple and another Hindu temple, I think. And then we went to Arab Street and shopped more. I got another earring for my rook and I'm super excited! It's blue and swirly, basically everything I wanted. So then Hali's daddy was in the hospital because he was having surgery so Melissa, Paola, and Staci went to this mall (I guess?) and I went with Hali to the hospital.

Then we left there with Hali's mom and we went to a mosque! It was super cool. After we did that we went back to the hospital to eat. I had fried rice, again. It was really good though! So then Hali ditched us, again. Fiz and his friend took us to Little India and I took a million pictures. Ok, maybe not a million BUT at least 100! That's how cool I am. Fo shiz! Anyways....after we were there for a bit we went on the Singapore Flyer, which is the biggest ferris wheel in the world. So that was cool, NOT. I'm scared of heights and was freaking out. It wasn't too bad though, I just sat there and tired not to move.

We went back to the hostel after that to change for the night. We went on a night safari which was hella awesome. I saw a tiger! It was so cute. And then I had ice cream, which was delicious. Except that I got a cone and it kept melting all over my hand so that wasn't cool. Oh, maybe I should let you know that Singapore weather is just like Florida. It's humid ALL THE TIME. ew.

After the night safari we went back to Little India to eat. I had chicken prata which is really good. And then Hali came back to us. Yay! So then we went to a club and I had some shoots (woooo) and a beer, LOL. It was kind of lame though. But we got in for free so it was allll good. No one could really dance, but neither can I so it was cool. But the music was super lame.

And that is all we did Wednesday. I really should do some homework now so more to come later. Peace.

OHHHH I'M GOING TO MELBOURNE TOMORROW AND MEETING KELLAN LUTZ ON SATURDAY. woah. I'm excited.

part UNO?

So here I am, finally writing a blog. Wooo go me. Seriously, the laziness of the Aussie culture has rubbed off on me big time. Ok, so. I think I am going to write a two part blog (or maybe three?) since if I write about my week it will be epicly long and no one will read it. I shall start with Tuesday, since I already wrote one about Monday, right?

TUESDAY I woke up and wrote a blog, haha. I went to Hali's house around 2:30ish. Oh and the cab driver I had was super weird. I told him I was going to a friend's house and he kept asking me if she was Malaysian or Chinese and I kept telling him that she was Singaporean but he simply would not accept my answer. Her house is super cute and I took pictures of it because I am cool like that. I told her that room is bigger then mine back home and she didn't believe me. So then we (me, Hali, and Fiz - her brother) played guitar hero and it was fun. Fiz made me play on medium or hard (I can't remember) but all I know is that it was super hard and I failed. So then I was hungry and wanted to eat. DID YOU KNOW THAT IN SINGAPORE YOU CAN CALL FAST FOOD PLACES AND THEY DELIVER? Yea, I did not know that and apparently you CAN. Weird, huh? We were going to call McDonald's but then we called KFC instead and I ate some chicken. Then...we went to the airport to get Staci, Melissa, and Paola. After we picked them up we went to the hostel.

After we checked in and everything, we went to eat. (I think? I'm drawing a blank. All the days are meshing in my head. But I guess eating makes sense, since they got in around 6 and by the time we left to go out it was 7?) So we go to this hotel which was very posh, as Melissa would say. There was this huge buffet with Indian, Malaysian, Chinese, and other kinds of food. Basically, it was Asian food, right? So Hali takes us around and tells us what's good and stuff and then she ditches us, again. She ditched us a lot last week! (Kidding Hali, I love you.)

So she tell us that Fiz is coming to eat there too and he is there with some of his friends. After we are done we all (meaning us and Fiz and his friends) leave and go to Clarke Quay. I can pronounce that but Staci can't, haha. Anyways, Hali met us there and we went on a river taxi. It was really cool. All the buildings were pretty and lit up with lights. I took some nice pictures which you can see on my FB. After that...we, um. Went back to hostel? According to my pictures that is what happened, since the pictures after the river taxi are of the next day.

So this blog wasn't too long but I don't feel like writing more so be patient.

SINGAPOREEE

Um, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is on TV right now and it's amazing.

Anyway, I got to Singapore yesterday, but first let me tell you about Easter, even thought it was kind of boring. So Sunday i went to Mass with Cynthia and then we went to Nando's to eat. They have delicious chips there. So, I totally forgot my wallet and I was embarrassed and Cynthia paid for me. I also did laundry so I would have clothes to bring with me on my trip! haha. So I needed money for my trip so I had to walk back to my flat and get m wallet and go back out. It was really hot that day so it was crappy.

So then Monday, my flight to Singapore was at 11.55, right? So I go the front office on Saturday so I can call the cab company, since I don't have a phone. So i tell them what time my flight is and everything and i had planned on leaving maybe around 9. They tell me I should leave at 8 so I just believed them. Mistake.

I thought I set my alarm for 6 so I could finish packing and get ready to go and stuff. Well, no. I didn't set my alarm and I wake up around 7.40. So cool, right? Yea, no. I start to freak out and just throw on my clothes; I didn't have time to do anything. I throw the rest of my stuff in my bag and leave. Apparently the cab had been there for five minutes. Good thing he didn't leave or I would've been screwed. So I get to the airport at maybe...8.20? Super early. The roads were empty because apparently Easter Monday is a public holiday. I wasn't even allowed to check in yet because check-in starts three hours before the flight. So I sat down and listened to my iPod.

When it was time, I went to check in. So I was kind of hungry and there was a Red Rooster there so obviously I had to eat some. Plus I had plenty of time. After I ate I went through security and everything I went to sit down by the gate. And I still had about two hours to wait. I knew I shouldn't have listened to those stupid girls! I was so bored. I listened to my iPod some more and this dude came to sit on my left. So, since I just got my ear pierced, I don't wear my ear phone in my right ear, just the left. So keep in mind that this dude was sitting on my left. He starts to talk to me, asking me all these questions about why I was going to Singapore and what I was doing in Australia and stuff. I was being nice and I answered them, even though I didn't want to. But, I didn't ask questions which usually turns the other person off, but NOT HIM. I was like leave me alone! He finally did and then I played my DS, haha.

The flight really wasn't bad, it was only about 5 hours. I drank a beer on the plane (tehehe). I only had to pee once which I thought was a great improvement, lol. So then I landed and you know how you have to fill out those paper things, with like your name and passport number and stuff? So I didn't have an address for where I am staying and I was afraid that I would be denied, haha. But I wasn't, the chick just told me to get an address next time. Hali was there with her friend to pick me up.

So we went around at Starbucks, haha. There are Starbucks' in Singapore. Then her brother and his friend came because Hali wanted to ditch me : ( I went around with them and we went to some places and stuff, haha. I ate some fried rice and it was good. I took some cool pictures which I already put on my Facebook, haha. But I did have fun with them, even though they thought they were boring : ) They were cute.

And that's all! Now I'm waiting to go out with Hali. And Melissa, Paola, and Staci are coming today.

woah.

I haven't written a blog in a week so I decided to write one. Basically, nothing exciting happened this week, until today, that is. I have literally sat in my room and read and played my DS and tried to do homework. Thursday i went to the library to print out my flight information for my flight on Monday but that was it. I also did some laundry on Monday, I think. Exciting stuff, right? I also might have gone to Cole's for some food, haha.

So today Cynthia and I went to see 17 Again which was absolutely fantastic. I laughed at some parts when no one else did. I am pretty sure it is because I am American and they just didn't get all the references. But it was still cool. Except that the people next to me were idiots and I wanted to get away from them. There were pissed at the people in front of them because they were kind of tall so they threw popcorn at them and were cursing at them. Awesome. I am trying to watch this movie, too, JERKS! Then the dude was eating his popcorn like a cow and I wanted to smack him in the face. But I was scared of him. No lie. He was creepy. Then he burped a couple of times and was "whispering" but not really and it was hella annoying.

But the movie was really good and it was so funny! Zac Efron gave a nice little speech on abstinence which was awesome, haha. I kind of called the ending and I am sure everyone who sees it will be able to. I also think the beginning was a little unrealistic, but we can talk about it after everyone sees it. However, it opens with a shirtless Zac and I am never opposed to seeing that.

Peace out. Tomorrow is Easter. haha.

Oh, more pictures for my parents to see.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=237203&id=635755149&l=cc8b5aca99

today was the most awesome day. ever.

As you probably guess by the title, today was AWESOME. But, let me talk about my other days before I get to today. And I'm listening to "Good and Broken" by Miley Cyrus. woot.

So, Friday, I had class. Nothing special. My tute was really funny though. We were in groups and the some how we started talking about America, because another girl in the group was from there, too, and we were saying how Aussie's talk REALLY fast and use weird words. I mean, c'mon, they are too lazy to even say complete words. They shorten everything! It's ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. But, it was fun making fun of them and then having them make fun of us. That was a great sentence, wasn't it? Also, Melissa and Hali left Friday. Which was sad.

Saturday, Paola left in the morning and Stephanie left at night. So I slept alone. And I will be for the week and I'm scared. Anyways, so then Saturday I went to the library to get some books for my history paper. And I had to return a different book, because I forgot to do it Friday. But I guess it was good because it forced me to go. And now I have books for my paper. whooo. Then I went to Cole's to get a little food to last me for the week. I wanted to do laundry, but you have to have $2 or two $1 coins and I didn't. It's really frustrating! At UF, I put money on my ID and use that! That way I don't have to have quarters....Anyways, that was problem. But today I got some so it's good. And I rented Drillbit Taylor which was not as bad as I thought it would be. I actually laughed out loud at some parts.

Soooo TODAY was awesome. I went to church and got some palms. Did you know that in Malaysia they bring their own palms? Yup. See, I really AM learning about other cultures. Who knew that when I wrote that in my essay to come here that it would actually happen? haha. Anyways, it was cool. But the gospel wasn't w three person reading, like home. It wasn't dialouge...just the stuff from the Bible, lol. Afterwards, Cynthia and I went into the CITYYY. So it was tons of fun. We ate at Red Rooster, which I am in love with. We walked around a lot, and I got two gifts for two people, lol. Not telling who! Everyone will get something eventually, I just haven't found anything good yet. And I got more postcards for some people that I haven't sent any to yet. We took tons of pictures and it was fun. We went to the Pharmacy and picked out the most ridiculous sunnies and put them on and took pictures. It was fun. And I got two books which I am uber excited about.

So when we were done we went to the PUB. Oh yea, I legally drank a beer today, HAHA. We took a million pictures while we were there too. It was just really exciting, I can't lie. I drank some Australian beer, something something. The name will come to be eventually, I hope. So it basically took me an hour to finish one pint, lol. While we were there, some like old-ish came up to us and started talking to us and it was kinda weird. Then he offered to buy us a drink we were like, umm we have to go catch the bus. Which was true. So we went to the bus stop and I was singing the Jonas Brothers and Cynthia was videoing me. It was hilarious. Oh and when we were in the pub, Cynthia kept BURPING then asking me if she was drunk. I told her she was, even though was had only drunk like, a inch of the beer. HAHA.

And I found out some interesting things about Cynthia today...such as, she doesn't like Miley but she LOVES my blog song, which just happens to be MILEY CYRUS, lol. And she likes the Jonas Brothers and is jealous that I am getting to see them : ). I told her they were coming to Australia eventually and then she was happy.

I also have other happy news, but I can't say it here!! hehehehe.

updates!

Lalala. I am listening to Hannah Montana. : ) Yay. Anyways, I am so cool that I actually made a list of stuff to talk about in this blog. Oh yea. Such a cool person.

First off, I am writing this because my mommy told me to. She said that my nonna would think it was funny or something. So I was talking to my mom the other day and I told her I needed to do laundry but I didn't want to because it wasn't sunny out. She asked me what that had to do with anything and I told her that I hang my clothes up on a clothes line. That's my story.

ANNNND. I would like to say that KATHLEEN AND I ARE GOING TO SEE THE JONAS BROTHERS IN FORT LAUDERDALE IN AUGUST. Wow. Glad I got that off my chest. I am so excited. So excited. Woot.

So yesterday in my Australian Studies class, we all had to sign a paper as attendance. So I sign it and give it to Staci, who is sitting next to me. All of a sudden she starts laughing and I look at her and I'm like, "Did you spell your name wrong?" She nods her head and I start cracking up. It was awesome.

I already told my mom about what happens if we don't pass the flat inspection, but in case anyone else wants to know I will tell you. If you don't pass Monday morning, you have to clean what you didn't do properly the first time. Then Tuesday the girl comes back and if it's not clean you have to $44. I think that's a random number but that's what happens.

Tuesday I registered for classed. I signed up for Developmental Psych (which is online, woot), Portuguese, a film analysis class, and some lit class. Yup. I am going to keep checking for openings in Italian though. I don't have much hope but I can always try, right? And maybe for a different English class. Not sure yet.

I GOT MY PLANE TICKET FOR SINGAPORE. And I am really excited. Like, REALLY excited. I want some Ray-Bans! lol. No, but I really am. It's cool to see how different cultures work and stuff. AND they eat grape jam there so I am totally sending myself some : ) And, I'm going April 13-17! yay.

And, here are links to my photo albums on Facebook, for those who don't have one. I have three full ones already and a fourth one with only 7 pictures so far. And I will post the one with my flat in it. It has pictures of my dorm back home too, just ignore them! lol

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=222422&id=635755149&l=9f010fc6c3
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=225928&id=635755149&l=c9f0cdb0d9
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=229854&id=635755149&l=1fb8abc8e7
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=33459&id=635755149&l=5342904dd2

The last link is my flat, they are at the end of the album.

I think is all...
Oh, I want to apologize for not writing people back on Facebook : ( I love you all, I have just been really busy this week. But now I have break!!

sOoo happy.

TODAY I got a parcel (aka package) from SARAH. She sent me chocolate from Belgium and stroopwafels from...the Netherlands? lol. I was so excited when I got the email. But I got the email last night and it was too late to get it. So this morning I woke up and I started jumping up and down because I remembered and then i went to get it, haha. I went into Hali's room because I was so excited and we shared a stroopwafel and a chocolate. It was delicious. She asked if it was caramel inside the stroopwafel but the label is in Dutch, haha. Anyways, that was exciting and I'm so happy.

Also, yesterday was fun, besides my anthropology class. Ugh. But Hali asked me out on a date for Friday. oooh. lol. Not really, but it was funny the way she asked me if I wanted to have dinner with her. She is going to Hong Kong that night so, yea. Another awesome thing that happened yesterday was the following story.

I was looking outside the sliding glass doors because sometimes I just stare out windows. I was looking at the flats in front of us and told Hali that I see hot guys coming this one flat. Then I asked her if the two story building was the flat for couples because I thought I heard someone say that but she didn't know. I told her that the windows looked closer together then ours so we went outside to compare. (Side note that is important to the story. Melissa and I's bathroom is different from everyone else's. Ours is all flat, with no ledge for the shower. And our shower is not by the window, so we have no ledge to put our shampoo, like everyone else. And our basin (aka sink) is in the corner. And you can tell his from the outside because everyone else has shampoo and soap and stuff in the window.) So we went outside and I noticed that the bathrooms in the floors above us were the normal bathrooms (with the shower by the window) and I start throwing a tantrum (lol) and yelling really loud. Hali is laughing at me then I notice that the boy who lives above me is looking out his OPEN window at me. I look at him and he starts to shake his head and went away. Then I start cracking up and run back into my flat. Awesome, huh? I thought it was pretty great!

And Sunday we watched She's the Man which is the best movie, ever. I laughed so hard even though I have seen it so many times. And I watched My Best Friend's Girl on Saturday which was hilarious. Dane Cook is so funny and I love him!

Aussie words:
doona cover = comforter
parcel = package
bench tops = counter tops (Great story about that. We have flat inspections every two weeks and it was my turn to clean the kitchen. So I was reading the list of what I had to do and I was like, "What is a bench top?" So Hali points to the counter but I didn't understand so I asked what she was pointing to so she hits the counter and I'm like "ooooooh." lol)

eek!

Oh my gosh! Today was so much fun. Before I get to today, let's talk about yesterday!

So yesterday was Thursday and I had to go to Freo for my Australian Studies class. Cool. I went by myself because everyone else was going later. Cool. Whatever. I know how to get there by myself. Impressive, right? So I figure it would take an hour to get there. No. Hour and a half. I was supposed to be there at 1 but got there at 1:30. Whatever. So I didn't really get much out of the trip. I felt like I wasted my time but I had to go or else I would be in trouble and most likely not get a great mark in the class. Anyways, it was really hot and I felt so gross. So then I went back home and went to my writing class. I turned in my paper (eek!) and we did a writing exercise. So I had to trade with this boy who has awful handwriting and I could read basically every other word. So I couldn't really tell if it was good or not. haha. We had to write about childhood place and I wrote about the park in NY : )

Then today I had my history class and tutorial which was fine. But then Cynthia and I went into Perth and had fun! I got Guitar Hero for my DS which I am stoked about. It was Aus$60. Which is so cheap in American money. Seriously, its that much if not more back home so I was like SCORE. I just played it a bit and it is amazing. Took me awhile to figure out how to play it but I got it. Hali came into my room and played some too. And, um, i also kinda got my ear pierced again. Please don't be mad. But also today I got to talk to my WHOLE family, which was very nice and I love them all very much.

wow.

I have not written a blog in forever. I have been busy with school and stuff and nothing exciting really happened. Right now I am listening to "Figure It Out" by the Plain White T's. Good song.

Thursday my Australian Studies class was...interesting. We watched Ned Kelly (SCORE, way more awesome the second time). But that wasn't the interesting part. So maybe 15 minutes into class, this guy and girl walk in, and sit by me. Awesome. I can tell that this guy is totally drunk and hes not wearing shoes. (Ok, side note, people in Australia just don't wear shoes. I went to Cole's the other day and I saw some boy walking out with no shoes on. WHAT?) So, yea. Weirdo. So then he starts "whispering" to his friend. I put it in quotes because he was drunk, so he THOUGHT he was whispering, but he was not. And everyone kept looking at him. Why did he have to sit by me? Then he turns to ask me to borrow my pen and his eyes are all red. Why did he even come to class? Then during the movie he lays down on the floor. WHAT? And his phone kept vibrating. It was really annoying.

So Friday I had class as usual. The tutor for my tutorial always wants to start class early and for some reason it bugs me. Really badly. Give people time to get there, you know? Whatever, lol. Later, me and people went to the movies and saw Confessions of a Shopaholic. It was really funny but not like the book at all. But I still liked it. There was a preview for the Hannah Montana movie and I got excited and started singing along, LOL. So that was fun.

Saturday, I just did homework. Boring, I know. But it has to be done. Sunday I went to church and Cynthia and I talked about Melbourne some more and how excited we are. And Staci is coming now so that is exciting!

Monday I had uni, duh. History was cool as always and anthropology was boring as always. Seriously, I don't like that class and I don't understand the point in going. We don't have tests and everything he says goes in one ear and out the other. Oh junk, speaking of which, I still haven't gotten that class approved. GAH! My bad.

Yesterday and today I didn't have uni. I did more homework and fixed up my story. I forgot I had to write a reflection piece, but I did it. It was easy, only 200-300 words. So whatever. And yea. I think that's everything. We booked the hostel for Singapore, so that's cool. Now I am thinking of going to New Zealand the first week but I can't decide. I have a paper due in history the Friday I get back from the break. As long as I start it before I go I should be fine. I have to write a paper for anthropology too and I need at least 8 sources. 8! I have never needed that many before. And for history, we have to use Chicago style and I never have before and I am worried I am going to mess up! Also, the tutor allows us to use "I" in the paper which I have always been not never to do. And, we are supposed to say stuff like, "This essay will discuss..." What? No. I was taught not to do that. Obviously if you are a good writer, the reader knows the points you're trying to make, right? gah.

are u ready for this?

So. This is my short story for my class. I got some feedback today but I haven't changed anything yet. I would like to know what you think! Ingore the format, because I don't think I can make it look like my actual paper does.


Lilly forced her eyes open but couldn’t see. She felt as though she were in fog and was floating above the clouds. Struggling to break free of these feelings, Lilly tried to speak, but her voice stuck in her throat. What happened? she thought. Where am I? Lilly tried to focus on the sounds around her, hearing beeping and chirping. The fog began to clear and Lilly started to panic. Am I dead? She didn’t know what to make of this situation and it hurt too much to talk.
Wanting to make some movement to convince herself she was still alive, Lilly fought the pain and twitched her hand. She heard a gasp, then a scream, “LILLY!” Another voice spoke sharply, “Don’t yell.” Again, Lilly wanted to ask where she was, but couldn’t, so she tried to focus now on the smells around her. It smelled too clean, like Lysol and antiseptic, and her nose burned as she breathed in. Wait. No. It can't be. Trying to focus again, she felt stuff on her skin, plastic, like tubes. Jesus. Am I in a hospital? This can't be happening.
“Lilly, sweetie, can you hear me?” a voice says. Lilly struggles to answer and weakly says, “Y-y-yes.” It took every ounce of her strength to not pass out again.
“Oh my God!” the voice says again.
“Not too loud. She might have a headache!” a different voice whispered harshly.
“I am just so happy she woke up.”
These voices made Lilly’s ears hurt, but she was thankful that they meant she was alive. Or maybe she was just insane. Gathering her strength, Lilly mumbles, “Why can’t I see?” The two people in the room exchanged glances. They knew they should tell Lilly the truth, but they couldn’t. It hurt them too much and they knew it would hurt Lilly more.
“You have bandages over you eyes, sweetie,” one of the mystery voices said. Oh. Well, what? Why? Lilly desperately wished she could see, since she couldn’t place the voices.
“Who are you?” she whispered.
“It’s us baby, your parents.”
“What happened to me?” Lilly was terrified of the answer, but she needed to know now.
“Maybe you should rest. We can talk later,” Lilly’s mother said.
“No! I need to know now.” The fog was lifting and Lilly sat up in the bed. “Please?” Her voice was still raspy from not having used it used it days.
“Ok,” Lilly’s mom sighed. “You were in a bad car accident. All of your friends are ok, so don’t worry about them. You were driving and I guess lost control of the car on the ice. You hit a tree. You have been here for a week.”
Lilly absorbed it all in, trying to remember. Thinking hurt her head, but she forced herself to remember. Oh yeah. The memories came back like a rush, playing in her head like a film strip. Her friends. Her car. Dinner. The movie. The screams as she lost control of the car. The thud of the impact against the tree. She started to cry, because of a mixture of pain, fatigue, and her loss of sight at the moment. Lilly felt someone take hold of her hand and squeeze it gently. As her weariness took her over, Lilly fell asleep.

Later, Lilly woke up and opened her, hoping the bandages were off. She wanted to see her parents, see the hospital room, just plain see. “Hello?” she called out, praying that someone was there.
“Hey baby,” her mom said. “Are you feeling better?”
“Yes. I just want to take off these bandages so I can see you.”
Her parents exchanged that look again. They had talked last night and decided they would tell Lilly the truth today. She deserved to know.
“Listen sweetie, there is something your dad and I have to tell you.” Lilly could hear the pain in her voice and started to panic. What could possibly be wrong? Why does she sound like that?
Her mom sighed and continued, “When the bandages come off…you…you won’t be able to see.” Lilly’s mom started to sob as Lilly took in this knowledge. What? No, this isn’t possible. I am only 23. I can't be blind. I want to be a surgeon, I am in medical school! Lilly wanted to die. She didn’t think her life was worth living if she couldn’t use her eyes.
“Are you sure?” Lilly’s voice was thick with pain. There were too many emotions going through her body now. She wanted it to stop.
“Yes, we are. I am so sorry,” her dad finally spoke, his deep voice coming from the left. Or maybe it was the right. Lilly did not like being blind already. Anger clawed inside of her, wanting to break free and lash out at everyone, anyone. She started to sob uncontrollably until she fell asleep.

A week later, Lilly was released from the hospital. All her bandages were removed, her body healed, except for her eyes. Lilly still couldn’t fathom what she was going to do with her life. Everything seemed to be one big waste. All her schooling, all her money, wasted. She still didn’t see the need to live, and thought about suicide a lot. Her parents wanted her to go to counseling, but she didn’t see the point. Depression had settled deep inside and Lilly did not care if it stayed.
She couldn’t go to school anymore and was often bored. Watching T.V. or reading couldn’t be done, so she listened to music a lot and tried to remember how everything looked. Lilly wondered if she still has the same color blue eyes, dark brown hair, and straight nose. She wondered if she had any more freckles or if she was paler.
Before the accident, life seemed so simple to Lilly. Go to school, get good grades, graduate, start her career as a surgeon. Hang out with friends, have fun. Now, she couldn’t even get herself a glass of water without help. She felt useless. What is the point of living? Lilly’s friends often stopped by the house, but she never wanted to talk to them. She could feel their gazes on her, and could sense their looks of pity. She didn’t want pity. She didn’t want anyone. She wanted to be alone for the rest of life, which hopefully would end soon. The only think holding her back was her parents. Lilly loved them so much and didn’t want to cause them pain, but she was in too much pain herself. Her depression was taking over her life, and she slowly stopped caring about her parents. Everyday grew worse, and Lilly just wanted to pain to stop. Her parents tried to take her to counseling, but Lilly just didn’t want to go. She spent hours just lying on her bed, doing nothing, having arguments with herself.
One day while her parents were work, she finally decided to do it. She figured her life was already over, why not make it official? Lilly carefully walked from her bedroom to her bathroom, feeling the softness of the carpet between her toes. She thought about writing her parents a note but she didn’t want to embarrass herself, since she wouldn’t be able to see if she wrote it nicely. Her hands moved along the wallpaper clad walls, helping her find the way to the bathroom. It smelled like strawberries, sweet and sour, the scent of her favorite shampoo. She moved towards the cabinet and felt the cool glass of the mirror. She opened it and felt around for her razor blade. Finding it, she sat down in the tub, thinking it would be easier to clean up later.
Lilly grasped the razor and held it at her wrist. This is it. The pain is finally going to go away. She started to cut, slowly, feeling the sticky blood run down her arm, smelling the iron. Finishing with that cut, Lilly started on another, going deeper this time, biting her lip against the pain. She felt weak, she could feel herself getting dizzy, feeling like she had just spun around in circles. Lilly closed her eyes and let the feeling overtake her, finally happy that the pain was gone.

thanks : )

not bad.

These days from Sunday to today have not been bad, but not amazing. I am listening to "I've Just Seen A Face" sung by JIM STURGESS on repeat. LOL. The song makes me happy.

Anyways, I just took a shower and I feel so clean : ) haha. So Sunday all my flat mates and I ate dinner together which was nice. I made peas, LOL. I really had no food because I hadn't gone shopping. But I do now so it's all good. I cook steak a lot. Which is delicious. And mom, I eat peas and broccoli so be happy. So yea. That was Sunday. It was nice to hang out with everyone. Then I had to clean the bathroom because we have flat inspections. Lame. But it's not hard, I am just lazy, haha. Monday I class as usual. It was fine. My anthropology class really makes me sleepy. The dude just talks and talks. It's boring. Tuesday I basically did homework all day. Legit. I worked on my fiction piece, which I finished today. I also almost finished my history work. I think I have like 3 questions or something. It's not hard. So my fiction piece is about a girl who gets into a car accident then kills herself. haha. Not really happy. I am not sure why I went that way, either. It was weird to write a fiction piece, because I haven't written one for class since 9th grade. But it was fun.

So I am going to Singapore April 9-15 and I am pretty excited. I am going to get myself some RAY-BANS. Be jealous.

frustrated. but happier.

I know that some of you have already heard this, so I apologize. Just skip to the later parts, LOL. Friday was a good day. I already wrote about the beginning but here is the end. So Hali and I went to get her friend, who is kind of creepy. I mean, he is pretty nice and everything, just a little weird. So we go and get him and go to the city. However, this kid does not have anywhere to stay. I felt bad for him at first, but then Hali told me that he planned this trip three months ago and she told him many times to book a place. When she told me that I stopped being sorry for him and was then angry. Who the heck does that? Honestly. So we walk around the city for like three hours, and he finally gets a hotel room. The girl at the desk told me I had pretty hair. : ) haha.

So then Jun, Stephanie, Chris, and Patrick meet us at the hotel and we go find a place to eat. We seriously tried so many places before finding a Malaysian one. I actually liked the food and has some squid and octopus, since it was Friday. It was hard not to eat meat because there was chicken in a lot of the food. Some of it was really spicy and my mouth was burning. Oh, and we also met up with Paola, Staci, Melissa, and one of their friends. Oh, and that was the first time I sat in the front seat in a car, which was a cool experience. Anyways, so I actually tried a lot of new food, some of which I didn't like. Mostly it was the dessert that gross. They eat red beans in some desserts. Weird.

So that was all fun and I had a good time. But everyone was dressed up and I was wearing jeans and a t-shirt. So that made me feel weird but whatever! So then Saturday kind of sucked, except for the morning. In the morning, Hali, her friend, Chris, Patrick, and I went to Karrakatta to see Heath's grave. Turns out, he actually does not have a grave. Cool. Like five Internet sites lied to me. I felt really bad about making them drive there but they told me it was fine. They actually liked walking around and looking at the graves, lol. So then they dropped us off at the city and we ate lunch. I ate at Red Rooster, which is a place only in Australia. I liked it a lot. I had a chicken sandwich...delicious. So anyways, we walked around for a bit because Hali's friend had no place to stay, again. Then they came up with a different plan so whatever. So then we went to Freemantle, which is a city on the water. I was wearing all black (awesome, not) and it was hot. So we met up with Chris, Patrick, Paola, Staci, Melissa, and Stephanie. Yeah, I think that was everyone. So then we walked around Freemantle a bit and I took some pictures. Then Staci, Paola, and Melissa wanted to go the beach, but I did not. I mean, I was wearing all black and sneakers. No, thanks. So then Hali, her friend, and I went back to Perth then took a taxi home. By this time I wasn't in a great mood and I was hot and tired.

So I wanted to come back to the flat because I had a lot of homework to do. I have this group project for my anthropology class and we are supposed to be meeting after class tomorrow to discuss stuff. So there are two articles that I am supposed to read. I type in the web address that the teacher gave and I tried to download the PDF but it said that the page could no be found. Cool. So then i try to read the other one, thinking that I could at least do something. This one didn't have a web address so I go to the school's library web page and try to search for it, but I get nothing. So I am really frustrated because I don't want the other girls in my group to think that I am not doing my part.

Then I really wanted to talk to my parents and ask them to call the airlines and see if I can move my flight home back a bit. Because Hali and I were thinking of going to New Zealand together, but her last exam is June 19th and my flight home is June 21st. But they never came on skype and I got sad.

So then I figured that I would book my flight to Singapore to make me happy. Mistake. The flights were so expensive! Then I got angry. I wouldn't care so much if I had money in my Australian account, because getting a $600 plane ticket with my debit card will have a huge fee. So awesome. Then I try to use Quantas, because it's in alliance with American Airlines and I have miles with them. So I figured it would cheaper to use them and pay whatever it doesn't cover. I put in my AAdvantage number, or whatever it is called, and it tells me that it can't find that number. Awesome. So I am feeling really crappy.

I was so frustrated on Saturday. And that is why. Today was better. I went to Mass and talked to Cynthia about Melbourne, which of course made me happy. She had a friend with her who is Indian and has a fairly think accent, so every time he asked me a question I had to have him repeat it and I felt really bad. i don't know why I suck so bad with accents! Speaking of accents, Hali and I love to make fun of Canadians accents, lol. Anyways, then I had made plans to skype with Shannon and Kathleen, which made me really happy. We talked for three hours! It was awesome and I love them all so much. At the end, they serenaded me. Haha. It was funny!

And now our flat is cooking dinner, which is cool. So I have to go cook, lol. Also, Sam, when I got your letter, I literally squealed. THANKS! It was awesome : )

thursday/friday.

Right now I am listening to "Light On" by David Cook. Earlier I was listening to David Archuleta. His music makes me so happy. Love it. So Thursday Jonas released tour dates. But they FAIL. Major fail. I REALLY want to go to NY. But my mommy says I have to work. ew. No work. haha. So the dates for Florida are August 18 (Tampa), 19 (Lauderdale), 21 (Jacksonville). So I was like cool, maybe Kathleen and I can go in Jax. I could take a bus there or something. But no, classes don't even start then. Classes start the 24th. Cool. But I am going to have to move into my new place so I will want to move in sometime before then obviously. Maybe we can go to Lauderdale. That could be an option. But I have to talk to Kathleen first. I don't know when she starts class. I would assume around the same time. Anyways, Jonas is a fail, but not as major as I originally thought.

So Thursday I went to an art gallery for my Australian Studies class. It was pretty cool I guess. I was kind of our of it because I was hot and thirsty, lol. Then I had to go back by myself and got off at the wrong train stop. Cool. Then I asked for help and got on a new train. Then I got on a bus and went to my flat to get my stuff for my next class. I was like 10 minutes late but I e-mailed my teacher the day before to let her know. How responsible am I? haha. So yea. I really like that class. I need to work on my story though. My draft is due Thursday! I have a character ready, I just need a story.

So then today I had my History class, which I actually really like now. And then I had my tutorial. Which I like, too. We did group work and I was with the same girls as I was with last time. And the Texas girl (who is from Nevada) reminds me so much of Kendall. I thought she reminded me of someone but then we she told me that she was in a sorority, I knew. lol. She even has blonde hair and blue eyes, like Kendall. Oh, and the Aussie girl in our group didn't know what a sorority was so we tried to explain it to her.

And today, I am going with Hali to pick up her creepy friend from the airport, then we are going and doing stuff somewhere. Then, I think, we are going to dinner with my flat mates. I am not sure if other people are coming, but whatever. Then tomorrow, HEATH LEDGER. Yes, going to meet Heath, lol.

Funny story of the day, even though it happened....Wednesday I think. I just kept forgetting. So Hali was eating smoked salmon, you know like the stuff you eat on bagels that comes thinly sliced and is cold. So she was eating it on a sandwich (lol) and I was like, oh, my parents eat it on bagels, and Melissa says, "What's that?" And I just stared at her. I really didn't think that there weren't bagels here. I never really looked because I really don't eat them. I mean, I would if I went somewhere but I don't normally have them in my dorm. So the Hali and I were explaining it to her, and Hali said it was like a doughnut. But then I said that it wasn't sweet, it was bread. It was pretty funny, I thought.

MELBOURNE.

SOOOO TODAY I GOT MY TICKET TO MELBOURNE. AND I AM SO EXCITED. Can't you tell? I hate writing in all caps so I am obviously excited. LOL. And we booked the hostel and everything SO I am even more excited. woot. That has been the excitement of the day!

OTHER EXCITING NEWS. I got a new Johnny Depp poster. Yup. Hali and I both got the same one then Hali got another one. And we both put them up in our rooms and they look fabulous. I mean, of course because it's Johnny, duh. It's a picture of him from Chocolate, as Roux.

Also today, I finished my history and writing homework, and tomorrow I am going to an art museum for my Australian class. I still haven't e-mailed UF about the transfer credit. oops. Because I am taking classes that I didn't get approved. haha. But I know it will be find because it's just an anthropology class so I know I will be able to transfer it.

And I have to start looking at classes for next semester. I have to register soon. Not sure yet, I will probably find out this week. I hope. I looked at some classes and I found some that I think I want to take. I am just really worried about getting a language because I know they fill up really fast.

SO JONAS RELEASES TOUR DATES TODAY. I am excited about that, too. haha. I just hope that the dates are good so I don't have to go hunt them down and yell at them. lol.

And Kathleen, RUPERT GRINT as a twitter. You should get one. And so does TOM FELTON. I do not have a twitter, but I think you should so you can follow their lives, lol.

woot.

So I am listening to HSM. I love it. And last week was kind of ok. I was feeling kind of down because talking about home made me sad. Then I talked to my parents Saturday and was really happy about that. Then church made me feel really good. When I was there I just felt really at peace and I knew that I would be ok. I also think it's really cool that Mass is the same as it is back home. I mean, I always knew that it was the same, well, at least that is what everyone says. But being able to experience that is awesome, I think. And I will be going to a church in Singapore and possibly Hong Kong which makes it so much cooler.

Then after church Cynthia and I talked about our Melbourne plans and now I am super excited. We are going Wednesday to get the tickets and I am STOKED. Yea.

And today I had my India class again. Which wasn't so bad. That class is just ok, in case you haven't noticed. LOL. I mean, it won't be hard, so whatever! Then I had my anthropology class which honestly is more like a sociology class, IMO. There was a presentation today which was cool, but I feel like I don't really care or understand what we talk about. But I have to stick it out, so I will suck it up. And I talked with the two girls that I am doing our project with and they are really nice. I was asking her stuff about Australian Uni and she was asking me stuff about home. But, there were these annoying girls that were sitting behind me that talked the whole class and I wanted to punch them in the face. Really badly.

So then I came home and Hali and I went to Cole's and to get postcards. So I got three more. Yay. And I wore Hali's raybans. woot. That was exciting. I am thinking of buying some in Singapore. Because they are cheaper then back home. Hers were cute but I want the bigger wayfarers. And I took more pictures of campus which I can't put here because the internet here is ridiculous. Facebook!

grrr.

Hali, if you are reading this I HATEE YOU. We were supposed to go see Heath today. But Hali is the lamest person ever. But we are going to watch Johnny Depp and She's the Man to make it up to me, LOL. But "supposedly" we are going next Saturday. Anyways, yesterday I had my India history class which is just an ok class. But all I have to do for that class is write one paper and do this journal thing, which is basically composed of the question in the tutorial book and the lecture notes so it's basically really easy. So I am not worried about passing. I am still kind of confused on the grading system here but I guess I will find out eventually. And I met this girl who goes to school in TEXAS and we talked about school and Tim Tebow (haha) and football and stuff and it made me miss Gainesville for a little bit. Just a bit. But I am ok now! haha. Later I told Hali all about Tim Tebow and how much I love him. It was funny.

And I still can't decide about my plans for the break. Hali is going to Hong Kong and asked if I wanted to come with her and I can't decide what I want to do. We would go to Hong Kong on Saturday then go to Singapore on Thursday. Then I figured I would go to New Zealand on the next Tuesday then come back to Perth on Saturday. But so far I have no one to go to New Zeland with, which is not nice. Hali's friend is coming here and she said that he wants to travel and told me I should go with him but he sounds CREEPY. lol. But he is English. Which is pretty awesome. But not as awesome as being Australian, that's for sure!

today.

I have currently just finished listening to "Bet on It" by ZAC EFRON (which is the most EPIC song ever) and now I am listening to "Can I Have This Dance" by Zac and Vanessa (which is so cute!). And today was nothing special I guess. I slept til like 10ish. I didn't have class until 1. So I ate some toast and did some homework for tomorrow. I was going to do it after my classes but then I realized that I had class til 8 and I probably wouldn't be in the mood to so much work. So in Australian Studies we talked about aborigines and how they have been treated and stuff. It's basically the same as we did with the Indians. Every country has stuff like that in their past. All the kids from Canada think they are so cool because their country is a lot like Australia. Lame. Canada is lame. haha.

And in Creative Writing we just did some writing exercises. Basically. And my first one I thought was good but my second one was so lame. And for next week we have to find an ad for something odd. Cool. Oh, and some girl in that class told me I had gorgeous hair which was really nice. : ) And Sam's story made me laugh all day. haha.

Some more weird things Aussie's do - they don't say anything to you when you sneeze. Which is odd. I think!

i love to sing miley!

Soo, right now I am listening to "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Miley Cyrus. I love her version. A lot. And today was kind of boring since I didn't have class or anything. I made a hamburger for lunch, woo. And I ate a carrot. But, um, they have "baby" carrots, but in reality they just look like midget carrots, not like baby carrots back home. It's weird. But yea, I am awesome. So then after lunch I went to the library because I don't have a book I need for a class and I had some reading to do. So I went to get it but it's only a 3 hour loan because it's a "reserve" book. So I sat there and read my chapter. But on the way to campus I walked with Hali because she had class at 2 and we were singing Miley Cyrus and it was epic. I was impressed with my knowledge, haha. I also sang some HSM, which was just as awesome. Then I came back and made some pasta for dinner. And I read some Harry Potter. Then I watched some House. Yay. I had already seen it but I always love House. AND I have someone to go with me to Melbourne so I am super excited! BUT - ZAC EFRON is going to be in Melbourne and Sydney next week and I REALLY want to go but it's really short notice. But when I heard that he was coming I had a little teenie attack, lol. I mean, I am meeting Kellan soon but ZAC EFRON!! He is awesome. So tomorrow I have two 3 hour classes. Awesome.

Oh, and last night I watched Ned Kelly with Heath Ledger (RIP) and Orlando Bloom. It was SO SAD. I am not going to lie - I cried at the end. The end was too sad. Especially since it was HEATH. Who is dead. BUT on Saturday Hali and I are going to see his ashes. woot. And probably go to Fremantle since the cemetery is close to there. And it's not like we are going to spend hours at some one's grave.

yesterday.

I am currently listening to "Goodbye" by Audio Adrenaline. Yup. Anyways, yesterday I finally had all my classes. And I basically hated the art class. It is all about looking at pieces and figuring out what they mean and stuff and I do not like that. So that is the class I will be dropping. I feel really bad though because to get registered for the class I had to see some guy and he had to print out all this stuff for me and give me a writing test to make sure I can write in English. It was intense. But I don't want to sit in a class I hate just to make someone else happy. So my Approaches to Development class is just ok, but I hate it less then the art one so I will keep it. I have to write two papers and do a group presentation which isn't so bad. I basically have to write at least two papers for every class. I want to see if I can get some Gordon rule credit for this junk because I still haven't finished it. I hate having to write papers and not get credit for them. It sucks. Oh, and I don't have any tests in my classes, just the papers. And I am pretty sure that I don't have finals for any class, unless I just didn't see it on the syllabus. Which means that I will have three weeks in June to do whatever I want. Like travel. I want to go to Fiji. And Tasmania. I actually have a whole list of places, haha. And I am pretty sure that Hali and I are going to see Heath's ashes on Saturday!

Today I went to Cole's and finally got some toothpaste! If i hadn't gone today I would have had none. Which would've been bad. Also, I swear that Aussie's do not eat regular cheese pizza. Like, in the frozen section, it is not there. Neither is just pepperoni. All they have is pizza with lots of stuff on it. It's so weird!

Also - some Aussie words. A "diary" is a planner. Jam is jelly and jelly is jell-o. And some other weird stuff - my flat mates from Malaysia and Singapore do not think it is weird to not keep eggs in the fridge. They keep them in the cabinet which I find extremely odd.

awesome.

OH MAN
get excited

zoo.

So right now I am listening to "Karma" by Alicia Keys. For some reason I feel like telling everyone that. So yesterday I went to the zoo. It was fun! I saw a kangaroo. And a koala. And it was awesome. After awhile it got really hot and I got tired of being there, but it was cool. There was this awesome kid who was wearing an Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl shirt. He was so cute! And then we were by the lemurs and this family with 3 little boys came by and they didn't know what they were, so I told them. And then the boys were like, "Oh. Like in Madagascar!" Then they started singing "I like to move it, move it." haha. It was funny.

So I went to church today and I think I might've found someone to go to Melbourne with. woot. That makes me happy. But I am obviously going to go no matter what happens.

And tomorrow I will have finally gone to all my classes. But I have class all day which sucks. From like 9 to 6. Ugh. I have never had four classes in a day before. And one of them is for 3 hours. Gross.

Also, Friday night there were random drunk boys in our flat. And I was really confused. Because we had dinner at out common room place and then Paola and I went to Staci's flat. Then I came back around 11 and I wanted to sleep because we were going to the zoo in the morning. So I brush my teeth and all of a sudden I hear all these voices and was confused as to why. So I open my door and there are like 4 boys, who are drunk. It was amusing. This one was talking to me and it was really funny. He said I had to go out drinking with them next weekend and I was like yea, right. But it was still really funny. He told me I was the first American he had met and I told him he was the first Aussie I met. haha.

So that is all. I am going to bed soon because I am tired.

classes.

Right now I am listening to "Please Be Mine" by the Jonas Brothers. And it's so cute. Anyways, yesterday I had two classes, Australian Studies and Creative Writing. I didn't even want to go to Creative Writing because I wanted to drop it but Staci convinced me to go and I loved it so much! Australian Studies is really awesome too. It seems to be a pretty simple class. We have to write three papers and we get to go visit places, which is awesome. But it's a 3 hour class, which is why it's only one day a week. So is the Creative Writing class. It's from 5-8 but it wasn't even dark when I walked home yesterday. The sun sets so late here! It's weird. But ANYWAYS! I met another girl in the Australian Studies class that was JUST as mad as me about the whole grape jelly thing. haha. It was funny.

I also got two notebooks. Which is good. And a planner. Which I needed. And I got my tutorial book for my history class. But I still need to drop a class, but I won't til after Monday when I have been to all my classes. So I am not going to do the questions for history yet in case I want to drop it and return the book. They aren't due until Friday so I have time anyways.

And today I got some exciting stuff in the mail. I got my invitation for the Twilight stuff in Melbourne. woot. I am so excited! And since we don't have class that Monday (ANZAC Day) and I don't have class on Tuesday or Wednesday, I am going to stay in Melbourne til Tuesday. Just so if I have homework I can finish it before Thursday. So that is awesome. And I got a card from our family friends and they got me a $50 gift card which is great because I still have no money. So, I want to say thank you to them because it was really nice. And I got stoked that I had two pieces of mail. I felt so popular. haha.

rain.

So. Today it was raining. A lot. And I didn't have an umbrella. So I woke up and showered and blow dryed my hair and everything because I was going to go to Mass. So I was talking to my parents and telling them how it was raining and I didn't have an umbrella. So then I knocked on Hali's door and borrowed hers. Which was so nice of her! (I guess, haha). So then I went to Mass and when I got there I was all gross from the wet dirt and grass. But then I made a new friend. woot. So that was cool.

And then I basically did nothing else today. I read some more Twilight, which was cool. Reading it again helps me to pick up on stuff that I missed the first time around. I am currently on the baseball scene. I wish that Emmett had a bigger part in all the books. Sigh.

I think that is all I have to say. Tomorrow I have two classes. But I will most likely drop one soon so then I will have only one class. But I have four on Monday. And two Friday. And then nothing on Tuesday and Wednesday. woot.

still sick.

So I am still sick which sucks. A lot. But I am getting better and hopefully by Wednesday I will be good. I finally went shopping today and got some meat and apples and stuff. And apparently Aussie's don't drink grape juice. I just do not understand this place. At all.

I had my first class today. Woot. It was my India history class. I am actually supposed to have like 4 classes on Monday but one I just registered for today but there is something wrong with the system so I can't actually register for the class. I am not worried though. It should be fixed soon. And then my other class was cancelled. Which was nice BUT I walked all the there in the dying heat and then I had to walk all the way back. Ugh. So the history class seems pretty cool, I guess. The professor is Irish which is way awesome.

I have no classes Tuesday or Wednesday which is cool, I guess. I have never had a day with no classes before so it will be weird. I guess it gives me lots of time to do school work and stuff. And I think I have two classes Thursday and Friday. But I am not sure. Right now I am registered for 5 classes but I am not allowed to take that many so eventually I will drop one.

Yesterday Paola, Jun, Hali, and I went into the city. It was really pretty. And clean. It reminded me of NY. But cleaner, haha. There were a lot of cute shops and stuff. I didn't buy anything though because I am trying to save my money because I haven't gotten my ATM card from the bank. So all I have is the money I came with!

So tomorrow I will have to buy some notebooks or something since I have no paper. Or pencils. Which could be a problem in the future.

cute boy!

So now it is time for my story from yesterday, since I did nothing exciting today.

Yesterday Paola, Staci, Hali, and I ordered pizza from Domino's. But we actually ordered it from the wrong one. oops. So that was fun. So Hali and I go over to the Domino's and we had to re-order the food, and the guy working there was really cute! So cute. But he thought I was really dumb! Which isn't cool at all. We started talking and he asked me where I am from so I said the United States and he told me that was OBVIOUS. Ok, fine jerkface! So then I point to Hali and tell him that she is from Singapore and he tells me THAT'S obvious too. I was like fine! Make me look stupid. So then we wait outside for the pizza to cook and when we went back in I was talking to Hali about Australian money - how it is so colorful and not uniform. So then he asks me if I was having trouble with the money and I told him no. Why the heck would I? $5 means $5 no matter where I am. Whatever. So then we were talking more about money and then he started talking about how he just came back from Melbourne and stuff. We had a conversation about flights and money and stuff. haha. It was nice. But then we left. Which was sad. Because he is cute! I told Hali that we should stop in sometime to say hey. haha. Oh, but I couldn't see his name tag because his stupid apron was covering it. Sad.

stuff.

Yesterday four of my flatmates and I went to eat at a Japanese place. It was basically like Bento so I was happy. The are all pretty loud, haha. Two are from Malaysia and one is from Singapore. The other one who didn't come with us is from Wales but she has lived in Australia for four years with her family. She is the girl that I share a bathroom with. So, Asian people do use spoons when eating rice. I did not know that. And they did not know what a napkin was. I thought that was really funny. Oh, and the girl from Singapore loves Johnny Depp so we talk about that a lot!

Today I got some more stuff done and finally registered for classes. It was kind of confusing. A time table is a schedule - something I found out. They don't even use the word schedule. But I am thinking of changing two of the classes. So hopefully tomorrow I will have my final time table.

And on campus they had a ton of booths and stuff about activities and clubs on campus, which was cool. Except that there were a million people there and it was ridiculously hot. And I found out that there is a church on campus pretty close to my flat which is awesome. I got pretty excited. Then later I went to the store again to get more food. I am hopefully going to get my bank account tomorrow so I can stop using cash all the time!

Then tonight I went to a barbeque with three of my flatmates and Staci. It was pretty cool. There were a ton of Asians there. I have noticed that there are a ton of Asians at school, too. Then there two guys were watching House so we went in to watch it. And we wanted to play air hockey but it was broken. Which was sad. So then we went back to our village to our common room and played Clue. But it is actually called "Cluedo" and I laughed and took pictures. But I have not put them on my computer yet because I am being lazy and I am tired. So we wanted to play air hockey in our common room but it was broken too which was really sad!

gah.

It is so hot here. Oh man. It feels like summer time in Gainesville. Gross. So today I went to get my classes approved and stuff which is great. And I got a studnet ID. Which I will keep FOREVER. haha. The picture is really low quality though. I think it's funny. The campus is really pretty. There are trees everywhere and they smell good. Seriously. The birds are HUGE and make weird noises. They sound like dying sheep.

So basically every person in Australia is gorgeous. I don't kid. It makes me jealous. So jealous. And I really wish I could talk like them. And the girls here wear the shortest dresses ever. Seriously. I don' know how they sit down. And a lot of girls wear like high waisted shorts with the shirt tucked in. I feel so out of place in my converse, haha.

And I guess that is all for now. Oh - parents. I forgot to do that form for my taxes. So someone should do it for me. Thanks. haha.

oh. my. gosh.

I feel like I have so much to say that I don't even know where to start. I guess the beginning is always good, right?

So Thursday night I slept for maybe an hour because I wanted to sleep on the plane. That didn't really work out well but in the end it doesn't even matter. Because now it's almost 4 in the afternoon here and I tired. Anyways, the flight to JFK was ok. The seats were small on not very comfortable. The ride isn't that long so it was bearable. Oh - I also want to point out that I did very well with packing. : ). The maximum weight is 50 pounds and my big suitcase was 40 and the smaller one was 36. Oh yea. Go me. When we (I was with a friend, Paola) got to JFK we took a little train ride to the next terminal for our flight to Hong Kong. My brother came to see me and he gave me my iPod cord (yay!) and AUD$120 which I thought was very nice of him. He bought me Starbucks and a muffin. And I was happy. But not excited for the 16 hour flight.

So we get on the plane. It is amazing. It is huge! All the flight attendants were so pretty and I was jealous. We sat in the emergency seats which was really nice because I got up a lot to walk around. Many times I just stood up and leaned against the wall because I was tired of sitting. But what was really cool was that the headrests could be adjusted to like hold your head in place while you slept which was amazing. The food was ok, haha. I am such a picky eater but I did eat some of it. We got two meals. And I watched High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Eagle Eye. Obviously HSM was so great and Eagle Eye wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. Shia is really cute, haha, but it kind of reminded me of i,Robot (which Shia was also in). The only time I was shocked or had any kind of reaction was at the end. Because I was like "WHAT??" haha. Yea. I don't want to give anything away. I also slept a lot. Which helped the time pass. And I played my DS. And listen to David Archuleta.

We also decided that we didn't want to stay in a hostel because it was 30 minutes away and we had all our luggage with us. So we stayed at a Marriott near the airport. It wasn't that expensive so it was good. But the Hong Kong dollar is worth less then the US dollar, so the hotel in HKD was about 1000 which seems expensive but it's not in American money. So then the next day we get on the plane to come to Perth. Finally.

This ride was about 7 hours. Which wasn't so bad but we didn't have emergency aisle seats this time and I had to keep climbing over Paola to get up. And the seats were smaller and the girl in front of me basically had her seat back all the way which was just awesome because I am tall. We has two meals again and I ate some of it. I watched some TV and played my DS for some time too. I slept for a good two hours, I think, so that was good. Oh - and Australia is so super-strict about bringing stuff into the country that in Hong Kong we went through the regular airport security then our bags had to be checked AGAIN before we got on the plane.

So when we land in Perth around 11:45 PM and we wait for everyone to get off the plane because we have no where important to go. So then we wait for our luggage (which all came!) and then we waited some more because the line for customs was really long and again we had no where to go. So the airport people were really nice and I love their accents. It took us no time at all to go through since we waited to long. The guy at the scanner thing was really nice and but all our bags through and said that "Here in Australia, we do everything for you!" when we tired to put our own bags on. And then he us to follow the TROLLEY which I smiled at, haha. And we got our passports stamped! Which is great.

So we had to wait til 8 AM to go to the school so I read a lot of Harry Potter and Paola played my DS forever. I slept for maybe an hour on the chairs. Around 6 we got some food. Because we were both really hungry. So then it was time to go. We got to the dorm and I just felt overwhelmed with everything. We couldn't go to our room because we had to wait 30 minutes for an orientation. Awesome. I was gross, I had just slept in an airport, and I wanted to shower. So we stay for orientation which was boring but listening to Aussie accents is always cool. It winds up that Paola and I are in the same flat. However - it is really hot outside and there is no air conditioning in the dorm. At all. I expected this but I had wised it wasn't true. I finally figured out how to open my window with help from one of my flatmates. I felt really dumb. And I killed a spider. Yea. I have a few spiderwebs in the dorm. Just great. Oh, and my flatmate is from Singapore and she seems really nice. I haven't met the other ones yet. Anyways, there is a fan in my room that is on now. And will probably always be on when I am in the room. I hate being hot.

The room and flat is really big. After I unpack I will take a video of it. I don't think pictures will do it justice because it looked way smaller in the pictures on the website. I also have pictures of Hong Kong money but my camera cord is somewhere in my bags which I have not unpacked yet.

So after our orientation thing I saw Staci (another girl from Florida who is here) and we decided to meet up later to go shopping for some food. There are shops right across the street which is really nice. So I got some bread and a cup and a plate and stuff. But, Australia is an epic fail. I wanted peanut butter and jelly (or jam, I should say) and get this - NO GRAPE JELLY. WHAT? Why? Not happy. So then I was like, ok, I will get some turkey. NO TURKEY. Fail Australia, fail. I hate you. Ok, not really but - really? No grape jelly? Jeez. So I got some apples and bananas too.

Now I just want to unpack and decorate my room. : )

Oh and - now that I know my room and flat number - this address puts mail directly in my mailbox

Flat 28 Room 1
George James House
Kyle Avenue
Bentley 6102
Western Australia

If anyone wants to use this one instead.

tomorrow.

So tomorrow is the big day. I am excited, nervous, and scared at the same time. I am basically done packing, I just have a bit more to do - like pack my computer. I don't even know what to think right now, everything just seems so crazy! It still seems weird to me that I am actually leaving. I hope everything goes smoothly in Hong Kong and my luggage does not get lost!

dresses.

yay : )

this is what awesome babysitters do.

harry potter.

Basically, this is love. Harry Potter teaser posters.

Also - this video made me laugh. He's too cute.

movies. movies. movies.

So. I have seen a lot of movies lately. Ha. Because of my lack of stuff to do. Anyways I want to share my thoughts on them!!

Transformers:
-Megan Fox is hot. And I say this in the most non-lesbian way. Promise.
-Shia LaBeouf is hot. Really hot.
-Josh Duhamel is so sexy. Foreals. Why is he with Fergie? She is gross.
-The score is AMAZING. I can't believe I didn't notice before. It's awesome.

-I LOVE BUMBLE BEE. He is the best. Amazing.
-Optimus Prime is so awesome. He is blue and red. Awesome.
-Megatron is so evil but wonderful. I wonder what the second movie will be about since he is dead. Unless he really isn't dead.

-Basically, I love this movie.

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist:

-Um, Michael Cera = LOVE.

-His gay friends were HILARIOUS.

-I thought it was a bit gross that they all chewed the same piece of gum. I mean, duh, I am sure it wasn't REALLY the same piece, but it was still gross.
-His car = so funny.

-SEE THIS MOVIE.

Bolt:

-Story line was cuter then I thought.

-I felt dumb because I didn't understand how Bolt got to New York but then I remembered he was shipped in a box. Haha.

-The birds were pretty funny.

-I LOVED the cat. One of the best characters.
-Miley's character was sweet. (As in "awww," not awesome).
-I didn't really like Miley & John Travolta's duet.
-Overall, it was way better then I expected. I really liked it.

He's Just Not That Into You:

-Justin Long = AMAZING.
-Ginnifer Goodwin's character was pretty relatable.
-Drew Barrymore's character wasn't in the movie that much but she was good.
-It was pretty long.
-But it was very cute. Way cuter then I thought.

-BUT, I pretty much called the ending. But still cute.
-I think everyone should this movie.

ps - in 15 minutes it will be 6 days.

GOSH SAM! : )

yay for me.

So. Yesterday I went to the outlet mall with my mommy, nonna, & nonno. I got some new bras. They are super cute. One is blue plaid and the other is black with stars on it. They are awesome. I know that everyone really wanted to know that.

And today my rain boots and flats came in! I ordered them from Target and now they are here. I even wore my flats today. The boots are black with white stars on them and the flats are silver. So I was pretty excited about that.

Today I also went to Old Navy and got two pairs of jeans! I am pretty excited. I hardly ever wear jeans but I figured it was time to have some in case I ever get cold. lol. Because it starts to get cold in June in Australia so I need to be warm. And I got chips from Target which is awesome and I got new lip gloss. Whooo. Love lip gloss.

Also - I downloaded David Archuleta's cd today. I think I love him. And he's going to be on iCarly Friday which I am super excited about. I am going to watch it when I babysit!

So - 8 more days.