i've started work on my moleskine, the bigger one. take a lookie lookie! (click on "the full story..." link)
Monday, October 31, 2005
moleskinery 2
Saturday, October 29, 2005
my life rated
| This Is My Life, Rated | |
| Life: |  6.1 |
| Mind: |  5.5 |
| Body: |  6.6 |
| Spirit: | 7.3 |
| Friends/Family: |  4.1 |
| Love: | 4.6 |
| Finance: | 5.9 |
| Take the Rate My Life Quiz | |
feeling narcissistic
some meme's, warning, very long post.....only read when you have oodles of spare time and want to know a dangerous lot about me...
2 questions
Two Names You Go By
1. Alice
2. allie...?
Two Parts of Your Heritage
1. err...chinese
2. and chinese
Two Things That Scare You
1. the future
2. worthlessness
Two of Your Everyday Essentials
1. my ipod pumping my theme tunes for the day
2. critical thinking, maybe too much so
Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now
1. my elle macpherson pink polka dotted bra, the woman can't act but makes damn good bras
2. track pants
Two of Your Favorite Bands or Musical Artists (at the moment)
i'll go by individual tracks
1. Fiona Apple (i'll make the most of it, i'm an extrodinary machine)
2. Stars (and all of the time you thought i was sad i was trying to remember your name)
Two Things You Want in a Relationship (other than Real Love)
1. conversation
2. heat
Two Truths
1. if you take a picture with the camera too close to your face you end up looking like a balloon. you hear that woman at the fuji store???
2. i'm horrible at rejection
Two things You hate:
1. stupid people who don't get me and in turn call me stupid
2. sucking at finishing work
Two Physical Things that Appeal to You
1. dreamy dreamy light coloured eyes coupled with...
2. perfectly shaped lips giving a cheeky grin
Two of Your Favorite Hobbies
1. having a directors commentary running in my head to my social experiments
2. buying moleskines.....it's an illness
Two Things You Want Really Badly
1. would it be too forward to say...G?
2. to get into nida
Two Places You Want to go on Vacation
1. for reasons i'll keep to myself, Barcelona, and europe at large
2. tokyo
Two Things You Want to Do Before You Die
1. be published
2. be famous
Two Ways that you are stereotypically a Chick/Guy
1. i'm a gun at makeup, though i'm starting to doubt how stereotypical that is...
2. my inclination towards beautiful things...once again not exactly girls only
Two Things You Wouldn't Admit
1. how i really felt about him, and the relationship
2. what really happened that night four years ago
Two people I would like to see take this quiz
1. i hate these questions
2. ...
and now for the whopper, deemed the longest meme in the world...
i'll try and do it really quickly so excuse the typos
BASICS
Your full name - Alice Bing Qing Tao Qin (a mouthful yeah)
Age - 20
Height - 5ft3"
Natural hair colour - asian black
(Only 300 more to go!)
Eye colour - dark dark brown
Number of siblings - none
Glasses/contacts - contacts since my 12th birthday baby
Piercings - one in each year from 10th birthday, belly button since monday
Tattoos - will let you know
Braces - never got them, wanted to then chickened out. who gives, i'll be unique right?
FAVOURITE
Colour - every colour's good for something.
Band - too hard
Song - waaay too hard
Stuffed animal - don't like them
Video game - never had a console in my life
TV show - right now? The Starlet
Movie - harder than the music one
Book - read my goddamn profile
Food - australian...lol...in other words everything
Game on a cell phone - tetris
CD cover - sigur ros takk
Flower - does dandelion count?
Scent - sensi
Animal - dogs
Comic book - the glass mask (i take it to mean manga as well)
Cereal - coco pops
Website - www.thesuperficial.com
Cartoon - disney series? filmore, disney film? bambi
DO YOU
Play an instrument? piano, violin, chinese zhen
Watch TV more than 60 hours a week? starting to look like it
Like to sing? too much so
Have a job? as in i work yes
Have a cell phone? who still doesn't?
Like to play sports? HELL NO
Have a boyfriend/girlfriend? no
Have a crush on someone? a few
Live somewhere NOT in the united states? yahuh duh
Have more than 5 TVs in your house? i'm not cary
Have any special talents/skills? that's vague
Excercise daily? monthly
Like school? i enjoy the acadamia
Sing the alphabet backwards? huh?
Stand on your tip toes without wearing shoes? when i'm nervous
Speak any other languages? chinese
Go a day without food? tick
Stay up for more than 24 hours? tick
Read music, not just tabs? have to
Roll your tongue? yup
Eat a whole pizza? when i was 8
HAVE YOU EVER
Snuck out of the house? too many times
Cried to get out of trouble? i reserve the tears for personal injury, i teared up though
Gotten lost in your city? i got there in the end
Seen a shooting star? don't look up often enough
Been to any other countries besides the united states? erm....ok this is too us centric
Had a serious surgery? when i was 2
Stolen something important to someone else? lol....erm....*giggles*
Solved a rubiks cube? never even tried
Gone out in public in your pajamas? public public or down the street public?
Cried over a girl? yes
Cried over a boy? yes
Kissed a random stranger? ...
Hugged a random stranger?...arhuh
Been in a fist fight? no
Been arrested? no =(
Done drugs? how hard?
Had alcohol? not much
Laughed and had milk come out of your nose? don't drink milk
Pushed all the buttons on an elevator? yes...but it only had three levels and someone else picked one
Gone to school only to find you had the day off because of a holiday/etc?.....yes
Swore at your parents? she never heard it
Been to warped tour? ...huh?
Kicked a guy where it hurts? accidentally
Been in love? am in love
Been close to love? see above
Been to a casino? it's melbourne, it's pretty dead without it
Ran over an animal and killed it? don't drive
Broken a bone? never
Gotten stitches? neither
Had a waterballoon fight in winter? the snow melted so fast it was almost a water fight
Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour? already said i don't drink milk
Made homemade muffins? the prepackaged ones
Bitten someone? unfortunately
Been to disneyland/disneyworld? in paris
More than 5 times? we only had a day
Been to niagra falls? can't say i want to either
Burped in someones face? who does that?
Gotten the chicken pox? when i was little
WHENS THE LAST TIME YOU
Brushed your teeth - this morning
Went to the bathroom - erm.....three, four hours ago?
Saw A Movie In Theaters - yesterday, emily rose, gave me a fright too (which is a lot coming from me)
Read a book - this morning, something's rotten for the second time
Had a snow day - four years ago
Had a party - two years ago
Had a slumber party - which kind? ;)
Made fun of someone - i make it a daily goal
Tripped in front of someone - ...yesterday
Went to the grocery store - last week, got milk, go figure
Got sick - june
Cursed – two minutes ago
PICK ONE
Fruit/vegetables - fruit
Black/white - black
Lights on/lights off - off
TV/movie - movie
Car/truck - car
Body spray/lotion - lotion
Cash/check - cash
Pillows/blankets - pillows
Headache/stomach ache - huh???
Paint/charcoal - charcoal?
Chinese food/mexican food - chinese
Summer/winter - winter
Snow/rain - rain...no snow...no both!!
Fog/misty - fog, it smells nice
Rock/rap - bad rap is intolerable, so is bad rock....erm.....rock
Meat/vegetarian - meat
Boy/girl - ooo...toughie.....but generally girls piss me off so boys
Chocolate/vanilla - vanilla
Sprinkles/icing - icing
Cake/pie - pie (the english kind)
French toast/french fries - fries
Strawberries/blueberries - aaagh....both
Ocean/swimming pool - beach...lol...
Hugs/kisses - bear hugs and soft kisses
Cookies/muffins - cookies
p33n/bewbz - what?
Wallet/pocket - wallet
Window/door - window
Emo/goth - goth
Pink/purple - pink looks better on me
Cat/dog - dog, but i'm too lazy so cat
Long sleeve/short sleeve - long
Pants/shorts - pants
Winter break/spring break - spring
Spring/autumn - autumn
Clouds/clear sky - clouds
Moon/mars - mars
FRIENDSHIP
How many friends do you have? WTF??
What are their names? this is retarded
Do you have a best friend? what are we 12?
Have you ever liked one of your friends? never
Do you have more guy friends or more girl friends? what are we counting as friends here?
Have you ever lost a friend? many many
Have you ever gone to an amusement park with a friend? never went to one without one
Whats an inside joke between you and a friend? BAM!
Have you ever gotten in a big arguement with a friend? i avoid confrontation
Whats the nicest thing youve ever done for a friend? they never remember, so why should i?
Whats the nicest thing a friend has ever done for you? took public transport out to the city to buy me lunch and bring it to my house.
Do you miss any of your old friends? all of them
What friend have you known the longest? annie, my first friend arriving in australia
Do you regret anything youve done to a friend? i have no regrets ever.
If so, what is it? see above
How often do you spend time with your friends? as much as i can take...which often isn't much
Do any of your friends drive? hey there stranger *batter eyelids*
Has a friend of yours ever died? thank god no
Whats the dumbest thing you've done with a friend? unknowingly insult her gift to her face, actually i take back the regret comment,
What do you think your friends think of you? that i'm conceited, and i'm fine with that
Have you ever been in love? i already answered this
If you have, with who? you want me to list? in the beginning there was a J, then a C, and now a G and an A
Are you single? happily so
Are you in a relationship? ...why so redundant?
If so, for how long? been single? 2 months
Do you believe there is someone for everyone? there are many someones for everyone
What is your idea of the best date? nervous giggles overcome by a surprising ease in conversation and ending in much bear hugs and soft kisses
What was your first kiss like? truthfully? wet
How old were you when you got your first kiss? 14
Do you think love is a load of shit? not at all
Whats the best experiance you've ever had with the opposite sex? i swear some of these questions...
Have you ever been dumped? that's how i've made them feel yes
Have you ever dumped someone? i just make sure they do it
Whats the most sexual thing youve done with the opposite sex? happened outside a relationship
WORD ASSOCIATION
Slippers - summer
Hat - fedora (i want one!)
Hard - kinky
Free - spirit (i know, how lame)
Space - warehouse (i want one! lol)
Taste - got it
Good charlotte - DIE
Red - queen
Deep - throat (the documentary....=P)
Heart - queen (see how it all connects?)
Cord - cordory
Cheese - chalk (were characters in something's rotten, not my fault)
Rain - summer
Work - post
Pedal - pushers
Head - butt
Bed - sleep
Fluff - hair (you know what i'm talking bout)
Hardcore - sid's piercings...from sucide girls, hot hot
Race - novel (racey romance novels....)
Knife - thigh
Jump - how high?
I....
am -peachy
want - G
need - lovin
crave - red meat
love - syruppy pop
hate - myself for loving syruppy pop
did - no work
feel - lost
miss - him
am annoyed by - some certain friend who's getting too close for comfort
would rather - sleep
am tired of - mature age students
will always - be a kid
SILLY STUFF
What is your favourite genre of music? of all time? .....not jazz per se but jazzy tunes with melodies
What time is it now? 1:52AM
What day is it? Sat 29th Oct
Whens the last time you called someone? last night
How much money do you have right now? got paid today so....am loaded
Are you hungry? no
Whatcha doin? this, idiot
Do you like parades? hate them
Do you like the moon? can't say i feel strongly about it either way
What are you going to do when youre done with this? put on some music and go to bed
Isnt cup a funny word when you repeat it over and over? now i want cup cakes
If you could have any magical power what would it be? power of persuasion
Have you ever had a picnic? yes and i hate it
Did you ever have one of those skip-its when you were young? huh?
What about sock em boppers? what?
Are you wearing any socks right now? no and i'm cold
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE
funny? no
pretty? yes (would seem prude to say no)
sarcastic? not at all
lazy? ...you tell me
hyper? not sincei last had a dose of liquid happiness
friendly? i tr
evil? not enough
smart? -er than most
strong? pissy weakling i am
talented? who doesn't think they're talented in some way?
dorky? way waaaay dorky
FOR OR AGAINST:
suicide - if you heard about the attempt, then they're liars
love - who the fuck would be against love?
drunk drivers - drunk anything is in bad taste
airplanes - for
war - ...for the spirit of warfare, against the actual bloodshed
canada - lol....all the way, go canadia!!!
united states - home of pop culture and MTV? how can i say no
rock music - post rock, not metal
gay marriage - against, they're so much hotter permiscuous
school - for
surveys - it's needed
parents - sometimes they can be right
cars - until we find a cleaner faster way of transport
killing - what?
britney spears - killing brit? hell yeah! but no wait she's a mother.....
coffee - i wish i could still drink it, not that it stops me
pants - against, take 'em off boy
WOULD YOU EVER:
Sky dive? where do i sign?
Play strip poker? teach me poker first
Run away? done so
Curse at a teacher? cursing doesn't get you anywere
Not take a shower for a week? had to for outward bound
Ask someone out?...technically yes, and no
Lie to someone to make them think better of you? everyone does that
Visit a foreign country for more than a month? someone convince my mother to letting me go
Go scuba diving? not interested
Write a book? in progress
Become a rockstar? what's this person's amateur obsession on rock?
Have casual sex? ...yes
LAST QUESTIONS:
What shampoo do you use? Catwalk Oatmeal and Honey
Whens the last time you did something sexual with the opposite sex? too long ago
What kind of computer do you have? iMac G5 17" superdrive
What grade are you in? 2nd year
Do you like to throw popcorn at people in the movies? only people i know and noisy bitches
Or just make out? i've grown since then
How many posters do you have in your room? currently none, working on a new plan for my interactive wall
How many cds do you have? my itunes library is 22.8 days long
What time is it now? 2:06AM
Friday, October 28, 2005
Light headed
meet carol (the chicken)
i had the pleasure of spending her last few hours on this earth with her on a train ride today. she's a vivacious redhead who is very image conscious and insists on spraying her care takers with water when they so much as suggest she drinks water from the bottle. residing in a canvas bag curtsey of Shiva Indian Cuisine Eat In or Take Away, Malvern, she enjoys staring imperiously around her and the odd choc chip cookie.
it was a fun day at work today. woke up this morning with the choice of going to my last class or sleep in. i chose to sleep. sorry marc.
some random snaps of my trip to work (correction: detour to work to make up for time gained by not going to class)
note: linked is a flickr photostream. clicky to view the entire stream. you must be pretty bored though. jump for more......
Thursday, October 27, 2005
strange days
i know i promised pictures...but i've been feeling chubby lately and haven't been feeling like taking pictures of my bloated tummy. so here's a compromise. (you can see it! even if it's a minor detail!)
to the news of the day. the curious incidents in the life of alice cont.
i was wondering around david jones. languidly strolling through the cosmetics section before class today listening to consequences - the notwist on loop. out of nowhere a hand comes into my area of vision from behind holding a note. naturally i read it thinking maybe it's some overseas tourist asking for directions. the note read:
"Hi, i'm Sacchrine from the U.S. I find you very beautiful and would like to get to know you better"
i looked up, he was an indian guy with geeky hair and a red plaid shirt. and he continued to introduce himself as if the note was part of our conversation. he asked me where i was from, and told me again that he'd like to get to know me better. i apologised without knowing what for and told him i have to go. he continued to ask me about myself and so i rephrased to i would like to go. you'd think that that would be a flattering experience, it really wasn't. he reminded me strongly of Sameer from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (Straight from the Heart), not the greatest of characters from not the greatest of bollywood films.
i almost had a moment with G. until i had to stop and say hi to Marc and Ohad. believe me, there had been no way possible for me to not say hi without it marring any form of impression he had of me. and i lost my chance.
he's going to a third world country in the holidays. i'm giddy.
Monday, October 24, 2005
pierced
yup, i got my belly button pierced today.
didn't even bleed at all. a little stinging going on but it's that nice soothing kind of pain you know?
it was a nice day today. went to the last class for musicals, i feel like taking that class over. it was fun. and she, she was great. got my number too, and i got hers. had a great conversation involving her talking about her awesome life and me nodding along. she's adorable.
had cheap dinner at lounge again. i blame my lack of focus this semester on team lounge. really need to seriously get down to some work.
ooo my belly's all pretty. i'll take some pictures tomorrow and post them up.
Sunday, October 23, 2005
SG
i've changed my short term goals. i wish to be a suicide girl.
no it's got nothing to do with suicide, but everything to do with nudity and tattoos.
http://suicidegirls.com
their collection of australian girls suck. but boy some of the portland girls are smokin'
so people, anyone wanna see me naked?
Friday, October 21, 2005
rancid
that's how my fingers smell right now. i never want to chop onions again.
but otherwise it was a success. people squirmed, teared up, walked out, and was just generally uncomfortable. and from this day onwards i would never view mud cakes, raw meat, or diet coke the same again. the only person in the audience who actually reads this thing being carilious, please comment and review. and i got copies of the dvd to give away. if you are interested in any of:
-porn
-autopsy
-shit eating
-general depravity
accompanied by:
-sigur ros
-mt zion
-george michael
-doom donut
-bjork
then i'll be more than happy to provide =P
feel much lighter now, though the impending doom of the realisation of the magnitude of overdue work is overwhelmingly pertinent. (yes this is why i'm not an english student)
the list of phrases i wish to use on people keep increasing, i've narrowed it down to three for the moment:
- You think you're chocolate but you're just chewing gum
- If i were any better i'd be twins
- You are merely a plot device
can't you tell i'm happy today?
he didn't come, and i'm glad.
gif and other goodness
ok this was fun. multiple photos taken on my phone much to the dismay of nick.
'nick'
a couple of days ago, while wating on the corner outside nike, we saw a guy sit down on the ground with his jacket laid out in front of him. "oh what? he's just going to busk without doing anything?" no no, he had his headphones on and was listening to his discman. but wait you say, just listening and sitting around? no no, he started to sing. and oh boy, what a voice, almost killed me. as much as i like to joke that cary and pete's rendition of black hole was the sound of my hell, this was way waaaay worse. but oh HO! that's not all, soon after, he stood up to...dance
and this is the goodness that was recorded. once again on my phone so quality's a little shoddy, but you get the idea.
ok i said i was going to sleep early so i can get up in time for our presentation tomorrow but. oh hell this was fun.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
the day my heart skipped a beat
remember this day.
"turn to you neighbour"
remember this day.
"look into his/her eyes"
remember this day.
"what colour is his/her eyes?"
...
blue-grey. i could die.
and the whole time i kept on thinking omgineedtogotothebathroombuthe's lookingatmeandhe'ssocuteandican'tturnawayandkissmepleasekissme
"if i had told you to kiss your neighbour, i'm sure you would've had an affected experience such as described"
*dammit*
if only you knew what goes on in my head. please come tomorrow, i wouldn't know what to do if you didn't. to be honest i'm not sure what i'll do if you do but OH! it would make me so happy. so perfectly happy.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
where we're headed
there's been a lack of posts lately. reason being that, though stuff do happen in the intervening time, i feel like there's no purpose. no this is not the "what's the point of all this" phase, i got over that one during philosophy 101. this is a more pointed, what the hell am i doing phase. i'm stuck in my own mental waiting room. expecting. something's going to change very soon and i'm not sure how, and i'm even less sure if i'm going to like it.
which reminds me of my favourite quote, 'waste not want not, i'm not being wasted, why do i still want?'
i watched the people vs larry flynt again just then, and cried myself silly when althea died. again. maybe it's just because i'm tired, or maybe it's just the hour, but this very moment lends itself well to melancholy. through the binoculars i see that man out on his balcony having a smoke before bed. think i'll join him.
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on loop: Consequence - The Notwist
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
random test
Link: The 32-Type Dating Test by OkCupid - Free Online Dating. My profile name: ricep0d |
nymph eh? i can handle that jump for more......
Monday, October 10, 2005
shu uemura me baby!
danny got me the greatest present. EVER.
an actual shu uemura eyelash curler all the way from the states. my ultimate makeup case is now officially complete! first thing i did when i got home was wash my make-up off and curled till my lashes had no where to curl up to. it works so perfectly i could not thank you enough. so here's my shout out. thanks beautiful, love you this
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much
Sunday, October 09, 2005
zaccheaus 3451...9
in the wee hours of the morning something so decidedly good that could only come out of something thoroughly coincidental happened. an old friend is regained from a scribbled note written in my own childish hand almost six years ago. i've been silly, and i'll never let so much time pass before making a connection again, especially when it was so easy to.
i realised i haven't posted as regularly as i have been, mainly because the past few days rushed by in the good kind of crazy that drives most things, namely things that makes you stop and reflect such as blogging, out of your mind. some things stand out more than others, such as the fact that i managed to hold an entire conversation, and be able to sit next to for an entire lecture hour, with the object of my current obsession, and realised quite happily that i didn't really need any more than that.
The first half of our audio visual for our tute was done on thursday night and i never want to have to hear flawless again after Nov 21st. friday night meant a huge fillet mignon with gelatti to follow topped off with spur of the moment karaoke til 5 am saturday morning. only to be pulled out of bed again to go cheap crap shopping. Wonderfully cheap, and wonderfully crap, which really makes it an oxymoron but spending money is always cathartic, no matter the subject. also bought some women's clothes for marc so he could go to a party dressed as david bowie, which was kinda hot in a strange way. the fact that he could get into pants that i couldn't was depressing. despite threats otherwise they still got me home in time to get ready for dinner with the father with the extended family. intense moments that i would write about later on in life. involved much looking around bored out of my mind and trying to actually count the number of individual rice granules in my bowl.
and now you’re up to date on the goings on of me. it has come to my attention that i actually have an audience with this thing, if a somewhat silent one. do feel free to comment and spread the love around, donations are also accepted, they will go towards me leading a more happening social life which would in turn provide much more interesting a read. tt’s win win, no?
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
moleskinery
i bought my first moleskine today. pocket, ruled, reporter. it's not entirely beautiful, nor elegant, nor all that practical either (or affordable). but this little black book inspires so much fascination that i feel its status is beyond me. so what on earth do i write in it? my thoughts i keep here on blog. my personal triumphs and losses in my diary on my bedside. my ideas in a cheap little notebook i keep inside my coat pocket. where in my life can i fit in a small, perfectly formed moleskine with a cult following?
everywhere.
i'm going to bring writing back into my world. if hemingway did it this way, least i could do is give it a shot right?
the picture is of andre breton's moleskine as displayed in the library of Paul Eluard, with the ex libris drawn by max ernst
Monday, October 03, 2005
Alice: The Pathetic Years
and thus, it begins...
i'm giving myself to the end of the week to catch up on everything, with everyone. Otherwise i might as well go ahead and die because by god, i suck.
but i'm happy today. take a guess why =P
Saturday, October 01, 2005
happy birthday to me...
without fanfare, i'm 20. and nothing's changed, cept maybe hair colour. i could never be 19 again. shit.
but so far? not so bad. this could possibly be the loneliest birthday i've ever had. but i feel fine. i chose it that way, didn't i? this was what i wanted. to do nothing, share it with no one. i'm fine.
i'll keep telling myself that.
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