Somehow it always feels good to be back.
Even if home is Dunedin, and being home reminds me that I have 3 terms test coming up really soon. *sigh* And the flat hunting part isn't over yet.
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I've got myself a new haircut! Shorter, but not as short as I expected. I don't like the colour though, the hairdresser seemed to have picked the wrong colour used to dye the top part of my hair. Looks lighter, and somehow more ah lian-ish. Argh.
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Shopping is always better in Christchurch. Bought 2 pairs of jeans (I now have about 20 pairs altogether) and a pair of jandals (somehow I lose them over time).
It sucks being short as I have to get the jeans altered according to my (lack of) height.
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No inspiration to do whatsoever at this moment, including blogging.
Except eating, of course. Banana and blackcurrent ice cream was AWESOOOOOME. I want more ice cream!
Going On Vacation
Just to clarify- yes, I am looking for potential flatmates. Still not 100% sure yet if we're signing the lease for that 5 bedroom flat, but if we do find 2 other people in time, then I'll confirm with the landlord/agent asap.
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The cough is getting REALLY bad now.
It was only a mild sinus problems for the past few weeks, then suddenly I started coughing on Sunday morning. I woke up on Monday morning feeling like I haven't drank anything in 100 years. It sounded worse than a frog's croak.
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And all that had to happen when I'm having my break. -__-
I've been watching movies mainly (highly recommends DejaVu and The Fountain). Watching the Bourne Ultimatum as part of cell group activity tonight. *whee*
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Getting back to "The Fountain". If you haven't heard of it before, check out the imdb listing here.
If I were to describe this movie in 2 words, it would be "hauntingly beautiful". Not only the graphics left me in awe, but the storyline kept me thinking long after I'd finished watching the movie.
Hugh Jackman is Tom/Tommy, a doctor in the present time trying his best to save his dying wife (Rachel Weisz as Izzi). Izzi writes a book entitled The Fountain and asks Tom to finish the book for her. Though there were many interpretations to how the story actually finished and how the book ended, for me the whole movie is based on creating the perfect ending for the book.
If you read the plot given, it mentions about how the movie is spanned across 1000 years, and 3 stories intertwine to depict how the ending would be, whether or not Tom would be able to find a cure for his wife or to accept the fact that she is dead. I found some parts unnecessary, but of course the director has his own reasons.
This is one of those movies you'll either love or hate. If you like "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "What Dreams may Come", you're sure to be spellbound by this. Love plays the central focus in both films, and the power it gives us to endure, the strength to do anything to save your loved one. Both movies explores the bending of time and space, and give viewers the chance to interpret the movies in their own ways.
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I'm off to Christchurch tomorrow, will be back Friday. :)
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The cough is getting REALLY bad now.
It was only a mild sinus problems for the past few weeks, then suddenly I started coughing on Sunday morning. I woke up on Monday morning feeling like I haven't drank anything in 100 years. It sounded worse than a frog's croak.
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And all that had to happen when I'm having my break. -__-
I've been watching movies mainly (highly recommends DejaVu and The Fountain). Watching the Bourne Ultimatum as part of cell group activity tonight. *whee*
***
Getting back to "The Fountain". If you haven't heard of it before, check out the imdb listing here.
If I were to describe this movie in 2 words, it would be "hauntingly beautiful". Not only the graphics left me in awe, but the storyline kept me thinking long after I'd finished watching the movie.
Hugh Jackman is Tom/Tommy, a doctor in the present time trying his best to save his dying wife (Rachel Weisz as Izzi). Izzi writes a book entitled The Fountain and asks Tom to finish the book for her. Though there were many interpretations to how the story actually finished and how the book ended, for me the whole movie is based on creating the perfect ending for the book.
If you read the plot given, it mentions about how the movie is spanned across 1000 years, and 3 stories intertwine to depict how the ending would be, whether or not Tom would be able to find a cure for his wife or to accept the fact that she is dead. I found some parts unnecessary, but of course the director has his own reasons.
This is one of those movies you'll either love or hate. If you like "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "What Dreams may Come", you're sure to be spellbound by this. Love plays the central focus in both films, and the power it gives us to endure, the strength to do anything to save your loved one. Both movies explores the bending of time and space, and give viewers the chance to interpret the movies in their own ways.
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I'm off to Christchurch tomorrow, will be back Friday. :)
Flat Hunt #6
...the final hunt, hopefully.
Today we went to have a look at a flat at Queen Street.
At first when it was introduced to us, we just dismissed it, thinking it would be too far.
Rent is $100 for 4 rooms and an extra 10 bucks for one room with ensuite bathroom/shower. *Yeap, I'm getting that LARGE room* =) Seriously, I have never seen rooms that huge. The size of 1 room (or the one that I'm eying anyways) is about 4 times the size of my current room. The only downside is the ceiling being higher which makes heating time longer.
As the flat used to be studio units, it came with many furniture. I stress the word many. The room that I like comes with a tallboy, tv with cabinet, couch, fridge, microwave, ensuite bathroom/shower, study desk, chair, double bed with base, and the most amazing view I could ever hope for. Yeap, there is a freaking fridge in my (erm future) bedroom! And so much space so I don't have to worry about putting Waszowski elsewhere. *jumps for joy*
It takes about 3 or 4 minutes to walk from my current flat to that flat, so it actually isn't that far a distance. There's just a few flight of stairs leading to the flat, which would prove a daunting task walking home from uni. However, I think the awesome view makes up for the slightly longer walk.
Kitchen and lounge aren't too bad. Kitchen actually looks classier than the current one. Oh, another big plus is that that flat is directly next to Raymond and Michelle's future flat too! Which means that cell group will most probably be at their place considering they're converting one of the bedrooms to a lounge/sitting room. Having neighbours that you know is always better than living to a bunch of drunken or weird strangers.
Oh, and another thing before that can happen: we're still short of 2 flatmates. The pancakes are heading off to unicol, leaving us 3 girls to find another 2 people. Hopefully, that will happen as soon as possible. Hoping for good flatmates to come along too.
Today we went to have a look at a flat at Queen Street.
At first when it was introduced to us, we just dismissed it, thinking it would be too far.
Rent is $100 for 4 rooms and an extra 10 bucks for one room with ensuite bathroom/shower. *Yeap, I'm getting that LARGE room* =) Seriously, I have never seen rooms that huge. The size of 1 room (or the one that I'm eying anyways) is about 4 times the size of my current room. The only downside is the ceiling being higher which makes heating time longer.
As the flat used to be studio units, it came with many furniture. I stress the word many. The room that I like comes with a tallboy, tv with cabinet, couch, fridge, microwave, ensuite bathroom/shower, study desk, chair, double bed with base, and the most amazing view I could ever hope for. Yeap, there is a freaking fridge in my (erm future) bedroom! And so much space so I don't have to worry about putting Waszowski elsewhere. *jumps for joy*
It takes about 3 or 4 minutes to walk from my current flat to that flat, so it actually isn't that far a distance. There's just a few flight of stairs leading to the flat, which would prove a daunting task walking home from uni. However, I think the awesome view makes up for the slightly longer walk.
Kitchen and lounge aren't too bad. Kitchen actually looks classier than the current one. Oh, another big plus is that that flat is directly next to Raymond and Michelle's future flat too! Which means that cell group will most probably be at their place considering they're converting one of the bedrooms to a lounge/sitting room. Having neighbours that you know is always better than living to a bunch of drunken or weird strangers.
Oh, and another thing before that can happen: we're still short of 2 flatmates. The pancakes are heading off to unicol, leaving us 3 girls to find another 2 people. Hopefully, that will happen as soon as possible. Hoping for good flatmates to come along too.
Riots in Dunedin
Drunken and destructive student rampage shocks Dunedin
11:02AM Sunday August 26, 2007
11:02AM Sunday August 26, 2007
Last night's student violence in Dunedin was far worse than last weekend's carnage.
Photo / Otago Daily Times
Dunedin's mayor has been talking about his shock and disappointment at last night's destructive rampage in the city's student area.
Fifty-two people will face the courts this week after drunken crowds set fire to cars, couches and mattresses.
Mayor Peter Chin has been taking a first-hand look at the mess in Castle Street. He says there are burned-out hulks of cars on the street and a lot of broken glass.
Peter Chin says he is hugely disappointed the Undie 500 event, from Christchurch to Dunedin, turned out the way it did. He says it is clearly not sustainable if this is the kind of outcome the city can expect.
Mr Chin says a lot of work had gone into building a rapport with students, and trying to ensure the event was run responsibly.
Peter Chin says he hopes those who go to court this week will not be able to get away with diversion. He says the people of Dunedin will not want to hear drunkenness being used as an excuse.
Embarrassed students plan to back any calls for a ban on future Undie 500 celebrations. It follows similar trouble on a smaller scale last year. Renee Heal of the Otago University Students Association expects there will be calls for an end to the event and she will not be disappointed.
She says the offending students are in the minority at the University and hopes better behaved students do not have their reputations tarnished.
Ambulance services say the situation was so intense they could not even get to the scene. St John says staff were forced to hold back until police had dealt with the rioting. A spokeswoman says two people needed treatment after an assault, although neither was taken to hospital.
Street cleaners have a massive job ahead of them. Some streets are a sea of smashed glass and burned furniture. Senior Sergeant Steve Aitken says the burning cars, couches and mattress and flying bottles resembled a war zone at times.
Meanwhile Dunedin firefighters were also targeted with bottles during the disorder, which lasted from around 6 o'clock last evening until around 3 o'clock this morning.
Dunedin Fire Station Officer Ian Anderson says he cannot recall such carnage occurring before. He says thousands of people were involved in the disorder.
Fire officers had to wait for riot police to clear the scene before they could douse fires. Mr Anderson says there has been some damage to fire engines as well after bottles were hurled at the engines and firefighters.
Canterbury University says it does not condone such behaviour. A spokesman says the University will not attempt to protect its students from the law.
- NEWSTALK ZB
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Actually I was not all shocked. Same thing happened last year, same thing will happen again this year.
More than 70 car, rubbish, and couch fires were reported this year, and aren't we all glad hearing that those people will be judged at court. How I wish those drunkards involved will get banned from studying at any university in this country ever again.
I wasn't that sure of what Undie500 was except the fact that students from Christchurch travel down for a weekend with wildly renovated/decorated cars. Maybe some sort of competition involved?
I wikipedia-ed undie 500, and came out with this:
The Undie 500 is an annual car rally between Christchurch and Dunedin, New Zealand, held on the last Friday of the third term. Student members of the Engineering Society purchase used vehicles, spend weeks decorating themselves and their cars and drive the five hour journey south. The vehicles are individually themed and occupants pub crawl over the entire day of driving. The event is characterised by the high level of work performed on entrants cars transforming them from normal motor vehicles into something special.
Cars are understood to meet at least the following:
- Have a cost of under NZ$500 (hence the name Undie [under] 500)
- Stop at nominated pubs and bars on the drive south
- Have a current Warrant of Fitness and Vehicle Registration
- Be driven by a sober driver
The New Zealand Police accompany the convoy throughout the trip to ensure both the safety of participants and other road users.
Since 2003 the number of vehicles have been limited to 150 in number due to the pubs enroute being unable to handle the burgeoning number of patrons. The annual event continues to attract more than 1,000 participants and thousands of spectators. It is widely reported, attracting national TV news coverage, newspaper, radio and has even featured in Ralph magazine.
Before embarking for Dunedin prizes are awarded for outstanding entries. These include:
- Best Car
- Best Dressed Team
- Most Un-Politically Correct
- Best Overall
Prizes go some way to recovering the cost of the vehicle and keeping participants throat's wetted enroute.
I highly doubt they were sober driving those cars. They certainly need alcohol to do what normal people consider to be a total waste of time, energy, and dignity.
I wonder if these people will ever learn. Next year, I'll be looking out for the same old story.
More pics
No wonder some people don't watch news, especially world news.
It's sad to see so many bad things happening, be it caused by man or nature. Watching reports of the innocent getting killed is sure not pleasant.
Floods.
Hurricanes.
School shootings.
A curious male walks past signs announcing "No Men" at the entrance to Italy's first women-only beach at the Adriatic resort of Riccione.
It's sad to see so many bad things happening, be it caused by man or nature. Watching reports of the innocent getting killed is sure not pleasant.
Floods.
Hurricanes.
School shootings.What is our world becoming to? It's saddening, really. And even more depressing if you follow these kind of news 24/7.
Then again, some things in this world bring a smile to our faces.
Falling in love, spending time with friends and family, making music, enjoying a day at the beach, traveling to foreign places backpacker style, seeing the first blooms of spring, laughing until your sides hurt, basically just doing all the things that excite you.
Also, knowing that women are finally fighting for their rights in creating a no man beach. ;P
Then again, some things in this world bring a smile to our faces.
Falling in love, spending time with friends and family, making music, enjoying a day at the beach, traveling to foreign places backpacker style, seeing the first blooms of spring, laughing until your sides hurt, basically just doing all the things that excite you.
Also, knowing that women are finally fighting for their rights in creating a no man beach. ;P
A curious male walks past signs announcing "No Men" at the entrance to Italy's first women-only beach at the Adriatic resort of Riccione.All pictures taken from POTW (Time).
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