Quiz Time!

Got tagged by Yilin to do this quizz. Oh! And by the way, it's Seow Peng's birthday today! Yay! Happy Birthday Seow Peng! 18 years old already! I don't think you can grow anymore. *sigh* Disappointed much? Haha. Anyway hope you enjoy your birthday today!

Now, back to that quiz.

1.What disappoints you the most?
Whenever I build my hopes up for something too much only to find it doesn't happen. It'll be my own fault really.

2.Where would you go if someone sponsors u a air ticket?
I'll try to get a trip around the world. Preferably with a few friends. Who wants to travel alone?

3.Whats your favorite things to do?
Blogging, chatting on the phone, having heart-to-hearts with close friends, helping people out, practicing my piano. Trying new foods which don't look or smell too bad.

4.Do you think money can buy you happiness?
Probably not. Though in this world now you have to have at least a certain amount of money to ease up the stress of paying the bills. But no, I don't want to be excessively rich.

5.If you had one dream to come true,what will it be?
Just be happy with what I have and be contented as much as possible.

6.Do you believe in love at first sight?
Sometimes.

7.What are u afraid to lose?
My family, my friends, anything which makes me happy.

8.If you win one million,what would you do?
Put it into a bank with the highest interest rate and then live off the interest, giving some to my family as well.

9.What do you dream of doing in future?
Being a psychologist or a psychiatrist. I really don't mind so long as I'm in care work.

10.What do you want most right now?
To be happy. ^___^

11.Do you believe in fate?
Generally yes.

12.What do you think it is the most important in your life?
My family, friends, health, emotional wellbeing.
13.Who are the ones that can make you very happy when you're super upset no matter when?
Well, depends on who upsets me. Most of the time I get upset by those who are closest to me cos I care so much. Anyway, Ryan, family, Sarah, Claire, Jude.
14.If you have a chance to choose, would you like to come back in time?
Nopez nopez. No way! If I do, I wouldn't be here today. And I am who I am because of what I have gone through and even though I'm not exactly happy with myself now, I wouldn't change my past for the world as imperfect as it is.

15.What is the thing you'd want to do before dying?
Letting all my loved ones know that I love and care for them. And that if I could see them, I'll let them know somehow.

16.What is the stupidest thing you have done?
Well..there are a few really embarrassing moments in my life. Are you sure you want to hear it? Here goes. Trying to look cool by emphasizing a point with hand actions, not realizing that my hand is holding my wallet and that the wallet is open. All my money flew out onto the floor. Made me look so stupid. Holding in my pee for a grand total of 7 hours all because I was too scared to ask the teacher and I deeply regretted it. My bladder was never the same again (I was about 8 then). Believing my (ex) best friend that vampires exist and doing all the stupid things she asked me to do which includes reading a whole book out loud as loud as I can (other kids thought I was crazy).

17.How do you feel when someone important ignores you?
I'll be really annoyed for starters, and if trying to find out what's wrong fails, I'll probably ignore them back. For less than a day. I'm a big softy really.

18.What you like most about earth?
I love the way nature can create something so much more beautiful and stronger than any man ever could. And I love the mountains, the sea. To me, the way each flower comes out perfect amazes me.

19.Have you ever liked a person until you are willing to die for him or her?
Nah don't think so.

20. Do you think long relationships are good or bad?
Generally, long relationships are better because as much as long relationships hurt, I find that most of the time you come out a stronger person learning more about yourself.

Instructions:Remove 1 question from above and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions then tag 8 people to do this in your list, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them through their tagbox. Ryan, Zoe, Thilaiga, Jin Jun, Emma, Hui Zhi, Seow Peng, Zhi Yu.

"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone." -Audrey Hepburn (she was an English Academy Award, Emmy Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning film and stage actress, fashion icon, and humanitarian.)

Cards

Well, as I have mentioned before, I recently have been making quite a few cards on my own. I have been a little apprehensive about putting photos of the cards up before because people who the cards are meant for might read it. After some thought though, I decided that it'll be ok putting them up so long as I don't mention who it is for. ^__^

So! To make a card, first you must have..Scissors and glue! Or glue dots if you can find any.

I love using glue dots especially for sticking on sequins as well as other little knick-knacks on the card to jazz it up. I do buy sequins occasionally because they're great for giving the card that little special touch. If you don't really want to waste money though, just dig through cards which you have received before and cut out the pictures and stick them onto the card. Which is what I do as well. Sometimes even brochures from supermarkets and film postcards work really well too. I have also bought those big foam alphabets for some extra texture and fun in a card. Down side is, after 'H' for 'Happy', and 'B' for Birthday, there isn't much you can do with it. So far, it's working pretty well. Color pens are optional and even though most people may think that color pens make the card look prettier, color pencils work just fine so long as they are sharpened.

Last of all, do not try to save up pictures or sequins for another time unless you already have an idea for the next card you are going to make! What I find is, each time I try to scrimp and save on a card, I normally end up with a card that just looks really plain and half-heartedly made.

So, here are just some of the cards I've made so far.With a little bit of imagination, you can also use wrapping paper to make little bags for presents which will look silly wrapped up.And remember I mentioned the dyeing of the chrysanthemums? Well here they are taken a few days ago. See? It is still pure white.Well, I hope I didn't bore you too much with the pictures of cards and things. Just to clarify though, I haven't made a card in ages, and those featured above are most certainly not made today.

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." -Scott Adams (the creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of several business commentaries, social satires and experimental philosophy books)

Lonely

Feel a wee bit lonely today. None of my friends are free to message me on my mobile phone. Ryan is away to Dublin with hardly any credit in his phone meaning he can't text till he comes back, and Jude and Claire are away to Rome. Sarah is now having her work experience which means she wouldn't be free to text me too.On the bright side though, I did get to spend some quality time with my aunt and Jordan. Even though we're just sitting in the living room playing our own separate games. I was on my Nintendo DS, aunt was on the laptop and Jordan on the play station. We did joke around and talked a little though which is good.

Right, so it's off to bed with me. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! I'm going to have some 'me' time tomorrow! Well, I'll try to anyway. Books and card-making, here I come!

"Unless we love and are loved, each of us is alone, each of us is deeply lonely." -Mortimer Adler (he was an American Aristotelian philosopher and author)

Pictures!

Remember I got the Nikon D1 camera from Ryan for my birthday? Here are the pictures I took on the camera. Ryan is there but not me because I didn't want photos of myself. :P

Here are the best photos I took outside in Downpatrick. Taken using close-up filters. I love using the close-up filters because you can take photos really close up and in detail and it's great.And this is still outside in Downpatrick. Taken without close-up filters.And are the photos of the spiderweb. I found it and then sprayed water on it and took photos. The one with the spider in it is Ryan's. One without the spiderin it is mine. ^__^Then this is the next day, when I took photos of the chrysanthemum. Remember I tried to dye my chrysanthemums at least pink or red? Well, it's still as pure and pristine white as the day I put it in beetroot juice. Anyway, here are the photos."Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past." -Berenice Abbott (she was an American photographer best known for her black-and-white photography of New York architecture and urban design of the 1930s) Yay! A woman photographer! :) I want to be like her.

War

Well today I received shocking news. Russia attacked Georgia on the day the Olympics started! I couldn't believe it. Tell me I'm dumb and stupid but I can't stand the thought of just quite happily sitting in my living room and then having a bomb strike nearby and have to run for your life, completely unprepared.

That would probably be my worse nightmare. Apparently, Russia declared war on Georgia because Georgia was once a part of Russia but they broke off. And now Russia wants it back. That is putting it very very briefly because I haven't really researched on it yet. I can't believe Russia chose the day the Olympics started to start a war. It's supposed to be the luckiest day in the Chinese calendar. Well, it's probably the most unlucky day for some out there in the world today. For some, today would be the most unforgettable day in their lives. And not in a good way. Poor things.

I originally wanted to put up photos which I saw in the paper but decided not to. Those pictures really spoiled my day and made me want to cry. So no, no pictures. As a lover of Life, I hate war which causes so much death. There is nothing that cannot be dealt with gently and non-violently.
The Olympics used to be a symbol of peace. It used to be that whole wars will be stopped just to let the games proceed. I would imagine after having exchanged good sportsman spirit wars will be stopped and handled appropriately. Things have changed so much. Now while the Olympics is proceeding and testing athletes world-wide, there is war raging in Georgia and Iraq. It utterly disgusts me to think that in the opening ceremony, they showed a dove, the ultimate symbol of peace and elsewhere, there is probably some sick soldier torturing a poor guy into submission and someone is plotting to declare war and bestow pain and suffering on lots of other innocent people just for a stupid plot of land. Live and let live.

I do appreciate that they may have huge reasons for trying to conquer that piece of land back, but there must be a better way. Right enough, I appreciate the ingeniousness of the whole plan to invade Georgia. People all around the world will most likely be huddled around their televisions watching the opening ceremony of the whole thing. With nearly everyone in the country occupied, it would be the perfect time to strike. But..the sickness and irony of it all. It disgusts me!

If I were to be born in the 70s I'll probably be a hippie carrying signs that say "Make Love Not War". But then again, I would probably look like that:-.-

I guess it is a fact of life that people do stupid things, and people do violent things. Heck, chances are, there are probably not alot of people who will be as anti-war as me. The best I can do is to raise awareness of the hurt and suffering war ravages on the people, and the aftermath which echoes down for generations. So yes, everyone, to cut the long story short, war is bad! Love thy neighbor and forgive and forget. The world will be a better place then.

"If it's natural to kill, how come men have to go into training to learn how?" -Joan Baez (an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. Many of her songs are topical and deal with social issues)