Hawkesbury Agricultural College

I thought i'd time some time to really appreciate my uni. People tend to think that UWS is an acronym for U WENT SHIT, and i beg to differ. It doesn't matter on what UAI you got, but really what uni has to right resources available depending on your course. I mean if you wanted to do an arts degree, my uni isn't exactly the right choice.

I always complain about the driveway at uni. I hate walking up that long driveway watching the cars drive by laughing their heads off and blasting their music for all to hear. The driveway seems to go for ages, but yesterday when i walked up the driveway, sunny day, clear skies and the cool breeze brushing up against my cheek, it was then that i only realised what true peace and serenity mean't.

See most people don't know where my uni is, or they don't take the time to truly appreciate how beautiful my uni is. When i tell them, my uni is pretty much one massive farm, their immediate response is "ewww, you go to uni on a farm?". Well yes i do, it's so nice to just sit down on the grass (yes, we have grass unlike a certain uni who has a small patch of grass) and listen to the wind.

You usually don't see much people wandering around H.A.C (Hawkesbury Agricultural College). The uni is so big, i havent even seen the other half of it yet. I see the same people everyday because we're in the same course, but my other friends in other courses i hardly get to see. I guess thats the downside to my uni. Yet this is also a good thing. Most, well really all city or near the city based uni's such as Parramatta UWS, UTS or UNSW (don't judge me, i'm assuming) are overcrowded. People are too busy to talk to one another, because they are running from one half of the campus to the other bumping into people, trying to squeeze through the crowd. That's what i dont like. Then again i could be wrong, prove me wrong people. I just find my uni more intimate with one another. Again, prove me wrong.

Oh, and i must not forget the animals =D. Most people are shocked to hear we have deer on campus, i was too. They amaze me everyday we drive by the deer lot. July is the time of year when sheep give birth, so we were fortunate enough to see some births. Unfortunately, we didnt actually get to SEE anything, instead we got TOLD. The little lambs are so cute, running around in circle, chasing mummy's udder. The cows aren't that special, but still the fact that we get to touch and interact with the cows is awesome. Horses are awesome! Although they are quiet dangerous if you don't treat it right, they are some of the most magical and beautiful animals in the world. Oh, again i'm obliged to mention we have reptiles on campus (i hate our reptile house, not because Jason runs the reptile house, but because i think reptiles are gross). I always hated rats, i thought they were the most vile and disgusting creatures on earth. Feeding off the scraps of humans, running through the sewers, YUCK. But seeing them at uni, they weren't THAT bad. I thought they were quiet cute. Then again they were caged and sleeping, but apparently before we saw them, they got a little bit rowdy during feeding time.

In general, for those who said they would visit me, but haven't. Please do =). It's not paradise, then again its not a dump.

My new sensation

Muay thai: also known as "The Art of Eight Limbs" (two hands, two elbows, two knees and two shins); commonly practised in many of the Southeast Asian countries, like Thailand, this form of martial arts has made champions of people such as John Wayne Parr and Yodsaenklai. And man how much i love doing it =P.

Recently, well more like a couple of weeks ago, a group of friends and i picked up this martial arts because i was pressured by my sister to ask my friends if they wanted to join. So about three of us joined and today was probably our fourth or fifth lesson at the small but effective gym IWAK.

At first the four of us were such noobs. Every second the trainer would have to stop and slow down so that we would be able to get the correct techniques and combinations "45 degree angle", "hands up to defend", "we're not in karate", "kick with the shin", "make the "ish"". Oh! Speaking of the "ish", i am happy to announce that i have used my first "ish" in muay thai. YEAH! SNAPS FOR ME! The "ish" is the little or loud i should be saying, sound which you use for that powerful kick or punch. Sort of gives it more "umph".

Anyway, now we've decided to do two lessons a week =P instead of our usual one on the Monday night. And we've brought along some friends, well, yeah i guess they are friends?

There's something about muay thai that i love, not just the fact that i do it, but it makes me feel good about myself, more than just powerful. I feel confident, thats the word =D. I strongly recommend. I seriously need new shorts =S.

First day back at uni, shoot me

I feel obliged to express my emotions about my first day of uni, well not really obliged more like i just need to get my hatred out. Once again the burning fireball of hatred i had for Mr Jason Flesch, has reignited. You'd think after last semester he would have accepted and used the feedback given to him by his students to "Speak into the microphone when you talk, people in the back rows have trouble hearing you", "Please don't use rhetorical questions in your presentations, we need answers, especially considering we don't know anything about this unit", "Be more prepared in terms of giving out assignments and prac sheets on time" and the most important piece of feedback i feel he must take is "DO NOT TALK ON YOUR PHONE WHILST TEACHING 120 ODD STUDENTS!"

I swear! I still have not gotten back my marks for my assignments from that man, even though i passed i would still like to know what i got. He is such an incompetent, unprepared, unreliable, lazy piece of elephant droppings i have ever met! Everytime i see him, he just brings my mood down. I just wanna punch his freaking face in. As for his sidekick Miss Pip Chalk, here's a memo, please do not drag your stories on, although they are quiet interesting, please remember we have to learn something eventually.

Apart from the reigniting of my hatred for Jason, i finally got to see my uni friends again! HOW MUCH I HAVE MISSED MY CARROTSTICKS FAMILY!!! Miss Flaura and her rainbow streaked hair, Miss Jack and her now short hair, such a cutie, Miss Draco and her new haircut who wore the same jumper as me today =D, our kind driver Mr Dorothy and his Matmobile or as i like to call it Martina and ofcourse Miss Noddy. Twas a great day to be reunited with my friends. But a shame to have to see Carrotsticks ugly face again.

Courtney's 18th

So yesterday, a little group of us celebrated Courtney's 18th and in a way Steff's 18th at the Ivy bar in the city. And omg, the moment you walk in, you feel, well i certainly felt out of my element. Mind you, this was only like 9.15pm, but everything felt so sophisticated, upper-class and especially old. Pretty much everyone there was either coming for afterwork drinks or older people who have a job, finished uni and have done something worthy with their lives, not eighteen year old noobs, no offence to everyone else. Music was pretty good, but not dance music, like i said, it was still 9.15pm so no one was dancing yet, just chilling by the massive tree in the middle, sipping their cocktails talking about how (insert name here) cheated on her/his girlfriend/boyfriend with (insert slut/manwhores name here) last night. Oh and we mustn't forget Steff's magical picking up skills. In the space of like two hours she managed to pick up three guys or something, HOW DOES SHE DO IT?

Anyways, drinks there were quite expensive, so we went over to the bar right across the stret, Bar 333. Nice small hangout, good music, nice crowd, $7 tequilla shots and even football playing on the tv in the background. Oh did i mention this was the first time i had ever tried tequilla? Thoughts? It's not bad at all, i found no need in the lemon to be honest, unless i was doing it wrong =S.

So back to Ivy we went and i feet were KILLING me, dancing in high heels is a pain. How do women do it everyday? So by this time it was like midnight i think and the music was actually better. Plus the DJ was pretty cute. So yeah i was doing as i usually do on the dance floor, perving on guys and dancing, trying to look nonchalant. Thankfully i did find one, from across the room =P. Which was kinda spoiled by some dude who tried to make a move on me, i know what your thinking, why is she complaining? Trust me, this dude was already drunk and thought he could hit on any girl in the club, because they would give him the benefit of the doubt. I'll provide our conversation (yes i can fit it into 8 lines)

Hi, how are you? Is this your first time here?
Yeah, i don't go clubbing out much.
I'm Victor. What's your name?
Natasha. Nice to meet you.
Where are you from?
I'm from Blacktown, or around it.
Ahh, i used to live in Western Suburbs, in Fairfield, but now i live in Central Coast.
(dancing for like 15 seconds)
DANIELLA PERRI! OMG!
(i walk away to hug Daniella, everyone laughs)

The guy was like leaning into forward and touching me and trying to kiss my cheek but his drunken-ness was kinda preventing that from happening properly. I don't know what others call it, but i call it seedy. Anyway, that just teaches me a lesson in i must be careful of what i wish for =P.

After that we pretty much met up with everyone else at Pancakes and took the Nightrider home. Ahhh the nightrider, so much fun especially when you have a funny drunk sitting in front of you. There was one girl two rows in front of me who was singing "All the Single Ladies" and was on about Pokemon and Fannies? Don't ask .. we meet weird people on the Nightrider.

Overall, a great night with the friends =D. Probably wont go out for a while =P

Recent revelation?

I've been told many times, not just my friends but my random people who i meet like once in a lifetime and even by my own family and relatives. Don't worry it's not serious, unless your someone my age who should not in anyway be affliated with one.

I'll get to the point, so yeah as i was browsing my ipod, scrolling forward to the next song (my next button doesn't work =P) i tried to categorize my music and the genre of music i listen to most. You had your Nickelback and Bon Jovi which i categorize as Alternative Rock. Then we have Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Britney which is classified as Pop. Akon, Omarion and Eminem; Hip Hop/RnB. And then we came to the odd song here and there, like Paris Hiltons "Nothing in This World", Taylor Swifts "You Belong With Me" and Miley Cyrus's "The Climb" ("lifes a climb, but the view is great =P).

Now the trouble with these type of songs was, how can i classify them. And it hit me, TB. For anyone who doesn't know (i'm sure everyone knows) TB is the colloquial term used to define people, mainly those around the ages of 12-16, who listen to TB music, dress the TB style and act the TB way. There's pretty much one thing all TB's have in common. Two words; Edward Cullen.

So like i was saying, as i classified my Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift into my TB genre, i looked back at all my music and noticed all my music mainly in the TB genre. SHOCK! Was i a TB? Was i becoming the one thing that i despise the most in life? Twilighters and Bebo junkies? Ofcourse i was over reacting, i had a bit of a laugh at it at first. Like i said before, i've been constantly told many times how much of a TB i am, yet i've also been called a "cool" TB or as i like to call it "Mildly hot TB". In other words, not entirely a TB, but someone who still doesn't scream and faint to the floor when they hear the words, Edward Cullen.

I don't know why i hate TB's. I think it's just something people my age do, like a tradition. Trust me, when the TB's of my generation turn my age, any bet they'll be mocking the TB's of their generation. It's like in high school, you always hate the year above you, and make fun of the year below you. It's just something we've lived by.

So, yeah i admit, i listen to Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift; i go gaga over guys; and i like to take thousands of photos and i occassionally use the peace sign. Does that make me TB? I'll leave that for people to decide. But honestly, we were once like that. Think about it; their Edward Cullen was our Chad Michael Murray, their Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift was our old school Britney and Christina, their "Hoedown Throwdown" was our "Nutbush", oh and don't forgot our boyband craze. (Backstreet Boys, Nsync, Westlife =P). So i depart with:

I AM A

"MILDLY HOT TB"

F.R.I.E.N.D.S - top 10

Yes I'm bored again. One of my favourite shows of all lifetime is FRIENDS. At first i never really liked it, but i think now that i'm much older and mature (ahem*) then i was when i first begun watching FRIENDS i completely understand this type of comedy. So i thought i'd share my top 10 favourite episodes of FRIENDS (feel free to agree or disagree or agree to disagree =D)

10) The One With The Screamer: Guest starring my favourite comedian Ben Stiller as Rachel's date to Joey's play. The play itself was so odd, like what was up with the whole alien thing? LOL

9) The One Where Ross And Rachel Take A Break: "WE WERE ON A BREAK!" Nuff said =P. And what do you do when your on a break? Knock up the Xerox girl who your best friends are drooling over. Classy Ross, very classy.

8) The One With Ross's Wedding - Part 2: The beginning of a strange yet sweet relationship of Chanica or Mondler, Chandler and Monica duh! Ain' they nice? They console in one another through sex. YES! That's the way. And ofcourse Ross's mistake by saying "Rachel" instead of Emily at the alter. CLASSIC!

7) The One With All The Thanksgiving: The day when all American's celebrate the cooperation and significance of the English colonist and the Native Americans. Here in FRIENDS, our friends reminisce of their past thanksgiving including when Joey got a turkey stuck on his head, Phoebe lost her arms a past life (twice), Monica was hurt by Chandler and when Chandler lost a toe.

6) The One With The Triplets: It's like the situation in Neighbours, without the drama. Phoebe has volunteered to become surrogant mother to her brother, Frank and Alice's (woman from that's 70's show, KITTY!) children. Welcome to the 100th show Leslie, Chandler and Frank Jr. Jr.

5) The One With The Prom Video: Ahh yes, another episode which shows the reunion of the imfamous, yet adorable couple Ross and Rachel. You just have to love Rachel's nose before her rhinoplasty =P. Don't you just love watching Monica in her pre-fat days?

4) The One With The Football: Classic guys versus gals football game on Thanksgiving day, and a brilliant display by Monica and Ross of sibling rivalry. Classic gal plays, flashing the opposite team ;). You go girls! LOL and the "Gellar Cup", hahahaha, tops to the Gellar family =D.

3) The One With The Holiday Armadillo: Starring a young Cole/Dylan Spourse as Ben, Ross attempts to teach his son about Hanukkah, but to his distress Chandler arrives as Santa Clause. Ngaw, how sad.

2) The One With The Rumor: Oh well done writers! How I love the irony in this episode, and how FINE Brad Pitt looked here. HAWT! Monica invites an old high school friend, Will who hates Rachel for making his life in high school miserable. In Will's anger he admits to starting an "I hate Rachel Green club" with co-founder Ross. OH THE IRONY!

now my number 1 episode is ... *drum roll*

1) The One With Unagi: Unagi; the Japanese word for Freshwater eel, yet in relation to this episode, it is also as Ross says "a state of total awareness". To me, this was my funniest episode ever and my favourite FRIEND episode! DANGER DANGER!!!

Postsecrets

Thought i'd share this with everyone. About a year ago my sister introduced me to this pretty interesting and controversial site, which in turn became a book. Its known as Postsecrets and people send in something personal about themselves on a postcard to this random guy. Anyway, some people write some of the most hilarious stuff out, whilst others go full out and write something that make people feel uncomfortable or confront issues about society, love, sex whatever they feel like. I find it really intriguing.

Saying hello to boredom

HELLO BLOGGERS, old sisters and brothers of Twitter-ers. So yeah, i have no idea why i decided to start a blog, pretty much i'm just sitting at home re-watching the MTV 2009 Movie Awards for my niece, who really only wants to watch it for the Twilight and Robert Pattinson moments.

I have like what, 3 more days left till uni begins and i somehow feel, whats the word, unsatisfied. Nothing has really satisfied my thirst for excitement. Let's think, in the space of 7 weeks, what did i get up to on these holidays? If i could organize my activited throughout these holidays into a pie chart, 90% of that chart would be filled with "Sims/Facebook". Very satisfying, NOT. That other 10% goes to my first clubbing experience, kickboxing, babysitting, movies, birthdays and random nights driving around Blacktown causing mischief ;).

And now that i must return to uni, i'm actually excited for it (call me insane). I miss my uni friends and sitting in the lounge talking about Jason (biggest prick ever!) and bitching about Carrotsticks (biggest A-Hole ever). I even miss the car rides to and from uni; counting the roadkill on Richmond Road whilst sniffing that fresh manure, the good ole' times =). You get used to the smell, considering my uni is pretty much one giant pile of compost and manure.

Till then, you know you love me, xoxo. (LAME!)
<3 NLP