The way I see it...

Its a worry...

2012-06-07T10:46:00.000+12:00

So, I realize I haven't blogged in quite some time, my family and I have been going through a transition of sorts. It sometimes seems that we are stuck in a rut and going nowhere but time is flying on by, but I digress we are alive and well and together so we are OK, we'll get there...
In saying that, I am obliged to warn you that this is a pretty long post.

Here goes...

Who agrees with me that John Key is the New Zealand version of George Bush? And I don't mean the old one, I mean the idiot who started a war mainly because he could. THAT George Bush. I suppose Mr Key is lucky his first name isn't Don, that certainly would make him an ass. I wouldn't be surprised if someone threw a shoe at him like the one George Bush dodged. I literally laughed out loud and cheered a bit. I thought to myself, "that would have been me, I would have thrown that shoe at him too". Its blatantly obvious that whoever threw the shoe intended to miss because lets face it, a ten year old school girl could make that shot. It was all for impact, to prove a point, to show what the people really thought of him and the shame he should feel. It didn't have that effect however, because closed minded individuals such as George Bush and John Key don't pick up on the intricacies of public opinion. Its awfully hard to hear the little people from so high up the ladder, isn't it?

I wonder what the consequences would be if a child threw something at John Key. Or smacked him upside his ignorant head during on of his many public appearances whilst scraping up photo opportunities. I really wish a baby would just throw up into his mouth. Just to see what he does with the baby. If I was ever close to him with a baby, I'd make sure its well fed and bounce it on my knee for a good while then hand it over to our dear Premier. He would rue the day he tried to take pictures with a baby of mine. Now don't get me wrong I wouldn't do anything to hurt said baby, its a well know fact that babies suffer from some reflux from time to time, and I would be right there, as if I would actually let the baby go! I'm not even saying I would do something like this, it's all hypothetical of course.

If you're thinking "wow dude, that's sick" but would totally watch if it happened, then Welcome to the Dark Side. Ha ha ha ha

It seems like he only has something to say if it makes him look good. But if he's in the firing line or being asked the "tough" questions he freezes up and dishes out the "No comment at this time." comment or if he doesn't like that fact that people oppose him he simply says "I don't care."

Hmmm, seems to be a bit contradictory Mr Key.

When asked by a reporter from the New Zealand Listener, in May 2005 - "Mr Key, why do your children go to private schools?" He responded "Mostly for educational reasons. Their schools have smaller classes and are better resourced than most state schools". Oh, OK, we get it, if you're not able to afford private schooling don't expect a good education. So the majority of New Zealand kids have to go to schools which are severely under funded and have poor resources? So does that mean poor people aren't able to get the same quality of education? Great, that's good to know that your priorities lie with those higher up on the salary scale, John.

He's not very good at fishing for votes is he? And yet he's our Prime Minister.

Not even once, but twice!

I was gobsmacked to find out that so many people didn't vote last election, a whopping 1 MILLION. A survey showed that the reasons for not voting were similar to the 2008 election. Non-voters said they had other commitments, work, could not be bothered, could not decide who to vote for, or felt their vote would not make a difference.

The biggest influence on New Zealanders who did not vote was a distrust of politicians. A third of all non-voters said this was their reason for failing to turn up on election day.

Whatever the reason, I am still disappointed.

Back to the subject of schools and government though, have you heard the latest? Some public schools are under going some pretty brutal budget cuts. It's not bad enough that Mr Key admits that private schools are better equipped and that he prefers to send his children there because of that fact, but his Education Minister Hekia Parata says there will be two teachers dismissed from some schools. Do you realize what this means? It means that under resourced schools are going to be worse off because they may have to move more and more student into one room and have a single teacher but not enough material to go around. This does not ONLY have the possibility of being detrimental to their education but it also puts more pressure on the teacher, thus potentially taking away vital learning processes for some, it is going to have an undesirable effect.

Therefore, under this new proposal isn't it safe to assume that in a classroom of 30 plus children there will be at least one little Timmy or little Suzy sitting in class not learning one bit because the teacher has her hands full? And who will they blame? The parents. Even though it all starts at the top.

I worry about the future of NZ students who aren't even given the chance to succeed because what they need is going to be taken away from them. My niece Sala attends high school at Southern Cross Campus in Mangere, here in Auckland where we live. She's in year 12 and is doing really well. I've met almost all of her teachers and it would be a sad day indeed if any of them were to lose their job because of an over ambitious Prime Minister and his greedy, money hungry minions. I think two teachers lost is two too many.

Wouldn't the goal be to make it better, not worse? To endeavor to have more students succeed in finishing secondary school and see them move on to university or another tertiary learning facility? Honestly it doesn't make any sense!

I see that there is also a great debate on whether to implement free lunches at school or not, which personally I think would be great. As I've said in a previous post, I'm all for giving students some nourishment to help get them through the day, but it doesn't make up for lost time in the classroom. Paula Bennett, who is the Minister of Social Development (pfft) sees it as a waste of taxpayers dollars. That providing government funded school lunches to children would put undue pressure on the National budget and will not go ahead in the near future. The claim is that if they were to go forward with the scheme it would invite food producers and nutritional watchdogs to monitor the meals and constantly ask for more. I said it before and I'll say again, incorporate the free lunch scheme into school fees. Paula Bennett is so worried about students that may abuse the fact that there is free food to be had and will eat it even though the don't need it, but what is not being realized is that there are ways to stop this. What I would like to know is how do you measure one child's hunger to another? So Paula, what you're implying is that if a child is able to bring a sandwich to school they are not entitled to anymore food? A bit extreme isn't it?

Maybe schools could create a meal plan, where parents had the option of paying a small one off fee that ensures their children will get a good meal at school. Then maybe the student could be issued with a card of sorts with which they "purchase" their lunch. That certainly is a viable solution, don't you think? It would give many parents who are struggling, a way to provide for their children without extra burden and feel good about it, and not have their child chastise for being from a lower socio economic family, because it could be seen as a commendable thing that a parent has done for their child, and I think over time every parent would prefer to pay the fee and children everywhere would be better off.

If only the National party would stop trying to line their pockets and take a good look around, maybe past their fancy cars and private school educations.

That could be wishful thinking though.

Watch this space for my next post!

Energy Shot Test

2012-04-18T18:22:00.003+12:00

So I'm pretty energetic. Ok that's a lie...sort of. I have an energetic personality. I'm usually pretty bubbly but I do have dark days where I feel like there is a cloud hanging over my head, but that is beside the point.

Back to the post subject.

Today I have decided to try an energy shot drink thing that you buy from the shops if you want like a 6 hour energy buzz. I've never tried them before, I have had the ordinary energy drinks like Redbull etc, and I have to confess I never really experienced any effect from drinking them.

Which brings me to my current experiment. I finally tracked down one of these shot things (so hard to find when you're looking!) and I have two sips.

Eck. Not fun to drink.

Sorry about quality, this is taken with a mobile with no macro function. :(

The brand is "Demon" and the flavour is "Tropical punch'd". It's a 60ml drink crammed with enough taurine, caffeine and guarana (It boasts a whopping 2462mg power blend) to warrant a cautionary note on the bottle stating "Do not drink if you wish to sleep in the next 6 hours".

Ooooh, heavy. *rolls eyes*

You could say I don't have much faith in it to pump me up, so to speak. I'll tell you one thing though, I have like the most extreme munchies! I have had more than two slices of pizza and almost half a garlic bread, not to mention I had a hand full (or two) of french fries. I don't smoke weed so...yeah? weird.

Another thing I will admit is that since I've had the two sips from said experimental energy boosting drink I have not lost train of thought in this post. Usually my posts start off coherant and then slowly peter out to a babbling ramble. LOL

Anyways if this stuff gives me any kind of measurable energy kick I will try to update. I know I kep saying that but in my defence at the time I have all intentions to do so.

Okay that's it from me, I'm going to drink the rest of this shot and find something to do "energetically". BYE

ps: check my previous post for update pics of Salas' cake and my braids.

I need help...I think?

2012-03-23T10:07:00.000+13:00

So recently I have been sort of over processing photos of myself. I call it "photo-surgery". I'm starting to think I'm a Photo-surge-orexic.

I cannot take a photo and post it anywhere without using an image manipulation program to alter my features. People tell me I'm silly to do that and that after I change my photo, it looks nothing like me?

Ummm DUH! Thats the whole point. Do people really think I change my appearance because I think I'm perfect just the way I am? Give me a break!

I have an image in my head of what I think I look like, and then there are the times when I actually see what I look like and think "Ah, who the fuck is this ugly troll standing next to m..." then -DING! lightbulb...it IS me.

I have a huge ego and often I think I look exactly like how I THINK I look like, its really frustrating when I come across a mirror because then the illusion dissolves and my self image shatters again. I'm not saying that I hate myself and that I think I'm ugly, NO I think I'm gorgeous its reality that thinks I'm "not-so-perfect". I hate reality. Just like when I have an awesome dream like I won the lottery or something, and then I wake up - hello reality! YOU SUCK!

So I photo-surgerize images of myself to boost my ever growing ego. I mean I could care less what other people think of me really (most of the time), and if they're taking time out of their day to scrutinize something I'm doing, then obviously its more interesting than whet they're doing and it makes me feel like I'm better than them. HA! Take that haters!

I want to post pics of my before and after PS (photo-surgery) but the "befores" are so damn hideous that I dont want to hurt your eyes. Hmmm...I'll think about it and maybe update this post.

Watch this space!

xx

To a Better Body...

2012-02-27T22:59:00.004+13:00

Today I made a decision to workout this flabby lazy body of mine. I quit smoking and I waited a while before doing any exercises because I wanted to make sure that my lungs had recovered enough that I dont cough and splutter at every movement and also everytime I used to "workout" I would stop when it got too hard or I got tired and use the excuse that I needed a smoke.

Well not anymore!

So anyways I just finished doing my first set of exercises. Which is like a freebie home made insanity type workout, which comprises of these exercises:

The set-up is simple.

After you warm up by jogging for 2 minutes, you will do one exercise 20 times, then do a moving exercise for 50 metres (or 2 minutes, if indoors) followed by the next exercise, without rest.

After you finished the whole set. You rest by jogging for 60 seconds. And then you go again!

How many sets? As Much as you can do before you collapse!

Stationary exercise     Reps     Moving Exercise
Push Ups                  20        Sprint
Inverse Crunches      20        Knee-ups
Squats                    20        Heel-ups (kick your heels to your butt, every step you make)
Burpees                  10        Lunges (do this slow..see it as your break)
Lying Leg Raises     20        Jumps, with both feet next to each other

WHEW! that was hard work!

Ok, technically I only did up to the burpees and I only did 4 and I stopped after this exercise but hey man get off my back OK? I haven't worked out since before I hit the 25 year mark. And all these spare tyres I'm carrying can get really heavy! I know Im making excuses but at least I'm getting up and giving it a go, right?

*in tiny voice* ...and I got a cramp in my arm after doing push ups...

Boy I was huffing and puffing after just a few short minutes and I feel like I should do more...but because of my procrastinating nature I will say I need to put the garbage out and clean the kitchen, although to be perfectly honest, the only reason why I decided to work out was because I was putting off doing these chores!

Oh man, will I ever succeed in life? I think to myself "probably not" (because I have this idea in my head that if I keep at it, that blogging will make me money...pfft), but I will say out loud "Yes I will." Im duplicitous like that. Think one thing, say another...story of my life!

Oh well...

Here are my short term goals:

*To work out everyday
*To lose 10kgs (I'm 165cm and 7okg)
*To be able to do more than one set

So there we have it. That seems to be reasonable enough. I'm sure I can muster up some motivation everyday for some exercise. OMG, give me strength!
Anyways I better get to those chores.

"Procrastination is the theif of time."

...and John Key is an IDIOT...
...and Paula Bennett is an fugly SLORE...

Tragedy in Queensland

2012-02-20T23:18:00.000+13:00

Our world has lost another beautiful Angel and is worst off for it...

A father in Queensland allegedly threw his young son off Story Bridge in Queensland, Australia then proceeded to end his own miserable life.

Here is the story I read...

Man and Baby dead after Story Bridge fall.

This is the type of thing that stops me in my tracks and makes me think about all the children in the world who are violently stolen from Earth by people who think it is their right to do as they please with these innocent Angels.

I was in the process of writing a ranting post about the standard of customer service provided by certain companies until Tiki called to me to watch the evening news.

I was devastated to hear about this young childs abrupt end to his life. I will never be able to understand, nor forgive a person who is capable of doing commiting such an act, and I probably will never try.

It is beyond my ability to comprehend or justify why someone would feel the urge to do such a terrible thing.

May the Lord take you into his arms young one.

And to the "father" who took your young life, May God have mercy on his soul.

Bad service

2012-02-17T19:34:00.001+13:00

Just to let you know...

The service at the Subway inside the Mobile service station on Roscommon road - OMG so bad...went there yesterday to get something for Sala to eat on my way to pick up Tiki from Craig and Shars place, and Sala orders her meal, everythings fine, except the lady who served us was like really impatient, had a really thick Indian accent and mumbled quite a bit (because believe me I understand even the thickest of accents, I like have an ear for it I think...) and was just generally rude. So Sala oders a 6-inch steak and cheese sub and a strawberry smoothie, but after the payment is made Sala decided that instead she would rather have the carribean smoothie, which I though was fair enough, right?

WRONG!

Sorry, you would be mistaken if you thought that as a paying customer you could order something at Subway and then maybe change your mind. The server says something along the lines of "No, sorry you can't change..." and Shar overhears her (and Shar is like HUGE on customer service) and asks whats the problem, the lady explains that she cant change Sala's order because she's already put it through on the till. At first I was like, HUH? Then Shar goes rank on this chick serving us and starts drilling her about why, it was so funny but I was holding my God Son C.J and decided we should just keep this moving along, so I said to Shar "Are you ordering C.J a strawberry smoothie?", she goes "Yeah," so I said "just order a carribean and we'll swap ok?" Shar replies "Ok." and turns and orders while glaring at this ignorant woman.

So we wait while our server chats to her workmate for about a minute, then she runs some tap water into a jug, continues to chat to her co-worker for another minute or so then decides she better start making the smoothies. At this point she disappears into the back area for a few minutes, we're standing around thinking "Wow, the fruit must be so fresh she's gone to harvest it!".
A few minutes pass by and she returns with two frozen packets, obviously the smoothie ingredients, and blends them up with the water in the jug from the tap, then when they're done she hands them over.

The wait could have been acceptable if the service was better but not when we tasted the smoothies. Did I say smoothies? Should be correctly advertised as "Watery frozen fruit drink with powdery after taste" instead. Well Sala actually liked hers but the strawberry one was horrible.

So if you live near Roscommon Road Mobile station and know/have met the ignorant bitch who works there, tell her she should not forget that without a customer there is no sale, and without a sale, there is no job - So DROP THE FUCKING ATTITUDE AND EARN YOUR MONEY!

And on a lighter note, I have purchased a battery charger for my camera and I'm waiting impatiently for it to arrive...

Decoden FAIL...

2012-02-14T23:55:00.001+13:00

FML! Shitty shit...

The most annoying thing happened. ALL my decoden-ing hard work went down the drain today as I realised that my pretty jewels and flowers and cute buttons and whatever else junk I was planning on looking at everytime before I opened my laptop fell off.

Fell OFF!

So annoyed, seeing as I spent hours figuring out how exactly I wanted it to look and I even started to glue shit on there and then - dun, DUN, DUNNN!!!

Things falling off left, right and center simply because I decided to apply a protective film (clear contact paper) because I'm super paranoid about wrecking my lovely new laptop and the glue wont stick properly to the contact paper! Son of a Bitch...

Now I am left wondering where do I go from here...

Do I -
A: Rip the contact paper off and glue stuff directly to my laptop and wreck it forever, because epoxy is like the hardest shit to get off?
B: Find an alternative glue to use (ie hot glue, super glue, liquid cement etc)?
or
C: Wallow in self pity, bitch and moan and nag about it until I forget about it? I'm not going to hold my breath for option "C" as the " bitching, moaning and nagging" seems endless where I am concerned, regardless of issue...

Well I suppose its not all bad, I still have my totally unique and pretty keyboard which I deco'd myself with ingenuity alone (and stickers and glitter and things...). Here are some pics of my progress before it all decided to crumble before my eyes...SOB!

Here is the "before" pic - the only thing I changed was the screen saver - My Little Ponies - such an improvement, don't you think?

And from here on I will play sad music and mourn what could have been...

The first step..But wait there's more!

Some of the supplies...

Some assembly required. Get a grown up to help here...

After I added the lace and ribbon!

And I wasn't even half way done yet...WAAAHHH!!

See my keyboard? How pretty is THAT? I painstakingly applied every single sticker...

So there it is, until I figure out "where to from here", It will stay plain and undecorated.

I'm too depressed and annoyed to go on, and there will be those readers who
might think that I am totally shallow and that there are other things more important to blog about like famine and poverty, but those are things that I have no control over so get over it.

Quick post

2012-02-13T13:29:00.000+13:00

Howdy strangers!
Sorry I haven't posted in a while..been really busy.

So just for blogging sake and to make sure you don't lose interest, here's a quick update post.

OK, Sala's FINALLY home. She bought her beautiful self home and lots of lovely treasures as well. She's already back at school and doing really well (but there was no doubt). In a nutshell, she's awesome.

One of the many treasures Sala bought home was a laptop (^.^) and it is so pretty and new and perfect! I tell you more about it when I finished decorating it. I decided to go with a "deco den" theme and so far so good. I got my camera in the mail as well, turns out I didn't really do my homework that well because my wonderful camera is just a point and shoot, not a DSLR like I was lead to believe...FML. AND it came with no charger! I haven't bothered to ask the guy I bought it from because it wasn't advertised with the camera but I still think its really stupid to sell something with an integral part missing! So, I still need to get another battery for it and a charger (I think Lil has one...? Don't want to buy!) and then I can take stunning photos like my favourite blogger - Xiaxue, and I have finished blinging it so here are a few pics of my pretty creation.

What do you think? Not bad for a first timer right?

Close up

With the lens cap off...

(I don't know why this pic keeps turning on its side when its the right way up when I upload it...Gah!)

. . .

...and for your entertainment, I have provided a "before" pic of my laptop...

I LOVE my little ponies, so I made it my screen saver

(much to Tiki's dismay lol)

I still haven't finished it so in my next post, which will be all about my new blinged gadgets, there will be tons of pictures filled with glitter-bombed stuff. Sala said I might need an intervention, Tiki agrees. I Laughed out loud. I think if I try to bling Legend then I might need help, but for now I'm good.

I'm still smoke free and so is Tiki. It's been an up and down ride and at times we have both admitted to wanting a smoke but I have made a vow to myself that I truly believe in, that I NEVER want to touch another cigarette again. EVER.
I'm so proud of us and I keep trying to get others to quit as well, I guess they don't really think I'm a good enough ambassador since its only been 25 days, and it probably seems a bit premature to them for me to say things like "You should quit oi, it's bad for your health" or "Quit now so you can have many more years to live" or "Do you know how much money you could save if you quit?". I could go on for days but my voice can get a bit naggy so I stop for their sake.

Speaking of the cost of smoking, did I mention that smokes have gone up in price as of 01/01/2012 and that if Tiki and I continued to smoke we would be spending around $70 a week! That's a lot of money, especially when you put it into a yearly budget perspective. On average we could have spent almost $4000 on cigarettes alone in one year! Fuck me ragged! I could think of millions of things I would rather spend that kind of money on! I try to tell other smokers about this ridiculous cost and although most nod their head or mumble some sort of agreement, I know they are only thinking about their next smoke. Ah well, its their body and all I'm trying to do is add a few more years to their lives. OMFG, I get so preachy when I quit smoking! My family probably rolls their eyes behind my back when I drone on about being a non smoker and that they should also be non smoking...eh who cares.

Ummm...I think that's it, I have touched all bases. I have to get back to my deco den project - results soon! ;) So much for it being a quick post LOL!

News & Update

2012-01-27T20:35:00.004+13:00

Yay Me!!

I just bought my very first DSLR digital camera! I'm so excited! It was such a great bargain, but I would've had it even cheaper if I had followed my first instincts .

MEH . . . I paid for it and now it is mine! Ha Ha!

I did my homework on it too, for a camera of its age it is of remarkably good quality . It has most of the same features that most spanking new cameras out these days with none of the "flashy bang bang hoopla" and just does what its supposed to (which is ultimately what I'm after), unlike this haggard old laptop of mine, but that will all soon change when Sala gets back from Australia (Sorry Doll, Mama spoiled your surprise) .

OK, granted it is so old that when it was released on the market, I was barely legal, but that wont stop me from enjoying it to the fullest .

My hubby said to me that if this gadget I buy doesn't work (like the last three...), I'm banned from buying electronic goods online . . . I think that's fair enough . He's a smart guy, so he's probably saying it for a good reason . . .

(-_-) smarty pants .

Anyway since I now have a digital camera , and a new laptop on the way (which I have plans to bling and deco den like all my other gadgets), I'll be able to post more pics here and make my blog so much more interesting!

*squeals*

I really seriously CANNOT wait . . . but I have to because it has to be shipped and it will take at least 3-5 days . . . tick tock . . . tick tock. *looks out window (not here yet) disappointed face*

Gah! I hate waiting! AWEH . . . Still, I guess I could use the time to figure out what fantastic things I will be able to do with said camera and laptop combo .

And as soon as it arrives I'm going to be on it like flies on shit .

I have a few other pieces of equipment that I have to get in order to complete my ideal "beginners blogging bundle" (ooh look I alliterated! Me so clever, Yes I'm are. <<< " In " joke), all I need now is a remote, a tripod, and ring light and bucket loads of bling. Whee!

And once my bundle is completed . . . . . I shudder in anticipation . . . aaahhh, the possibilities are endless!

tee hee .

Ok, ok I will let you know when it arrives and will take some courtesy pics for you to scrutinize. I say these things like I have an actual fan base WTF?! *giggles to self*

NVM . . . maybe one day . . .

*UPDATE*

Anyway, I thought since my last post was about Tiki and myself quitting smoking I would do an attached update . So here it is:

So far, so good . . . I guess.

The past week has been filled to the brim with every possible hurdle that could be thrown at us to make quitting smoking as hard as it could be . There have been so many "Ups and Downs" and boy they do add up and wham you right in the face if you try to ignore them!! They're like tiny insects that try to burrow under your skin and you just brush them off absently only to find that they have multiplied infinitely each time *shudders at thought of tiny insects burrowing under skin*, and the tension starts to build .

It was easy the first few days, but then we had the aid of nicotine patches to stave off the pangs of withdrawals . After that we talked about trying to wean ourselves off the patches to make sure we don't become too reliant on them and switch from being dependant on a cigarette to being dependant on a patch . Three days in, the patches came off, and the slow but inevitable nagging and bickering began . It was like the mere sight of each other was too much too bear, and we found the most ludicrous things to pick at .

We argued, we didn't talk for a day or two and then we went back to "normal".

Where "normal" means we have moved on from the "mean" kind of bickering to the "pretending-not-to-be-mean-but-really-are-but-doing-it-in-a-nice-way-that-still-stings-and-pisses-the-other-off-but-isn't-mean-enough-to-start-a-fight" kind of bickering and I PRAY we will move on from that too . . .

Interesting, isn't it? The fact that a conscious decision we made as an adult couple to make our lives better by quitting something disgusting, unnatural and costly would send us into an unusual and unfamiliar spiral of emotions . But in saying that, it has been a total of 10 days that we've been smoke-free .

Soon all of the bitching and moaning will be a thing of the past and we will live happily ever after!

It's totally worth it, a week or two of little arguments is nothing compared to a long and healthy life together .

Here's to health and long life!!

Wish us LUCK and SUCCESS!!

Kicking The Habit

2012-01-19T10:21:00.000+13:00

Yes! I quit! I finally QUIT.

Although it's really only the beginning of my smoke-free journey, I already feel like I am making HUGE progress. I have not had a cigarette in 33 hours and counting and the same goes for Tiki. We decided to do this together and keep each other strong.

The power of unity!

So I am currently using "the patch". Its called Habitrol. You have to put it on and wear it for 24 hours, then you change it. It slowly releases a controlled amount of nicotine into your blood stream via your skin, which seems to be effective in curbing the urges.

I thought WE were going to go through such MEGA withdrawals, but in fact we haven't suffered many side effects if any at all. I have to admit, I have thought hard about taking "just one puff" but used my inner strength and great desire to quit to stop me from indulging. I think it has less to do with the fact that I want a cigarette (because I actually really don't), and more to do with the fact that I just need something to do with my hands.

FML! - like I'm not fidgety enough as it is.

I KNOW I don't want a smoke, but I THINK I want one.

I like "mind-fuck" myself...WTF?

Usually, in the morning when I wake up, the first thing I do is reach for a cigarette. I light up, inhale deeply and then...COUGH. Then five minutes later I repeat the process, and this is before I can get anything done. This morning though was entirely different, but to be honest, I woke up and laid awake in bed thinking about it for half an hour, after this time had passed, I realised I still hadn't lit up AND I didn't really feel the urge to.

What an amazing feeling!

If I knew what it felt like to fly, it would be seriously close to that. I think my lungs were having orgasms all day. I haven't coughed, not even once! I went for a walk and didn't get breathless. And I've been on some sort of high too, like I've been annoyingly happy since quitting. *quizzical face*

It makes me think what a difference a day makes...

The coolest thing about quitting and wearing patches is that Tiki and I have been getting mad praise for quitting. I know it's an achievement but I don't think it merits that much attention.

But I like it, so please don't stop ;)

And besides, we have so many patches (and I feel I may not need to complete the entire program in order to quit based on my progress thus far, but we'll see) that we have offered our friends and family some patches too. I hope they will take up the offer and quit as well.

The price of cigarettes has gotten so expensive that to maintain the habit would mean to sacrifice things in life that are more important, which I am not prepared to do. The pack that we used to smoke set us back like $35 NZD! And we usually buy two packs a week. That's $3640.00 a year we'll be saving! Hell, we could go on holiday at the end of the year, or a shopping spree! Not to mention the pictures they put on the cigarette packets of what smoking can do to you are fully disgusting and should've put me off years ago...I don't want to be one of these people.

(Note: be prepared these photos are quite horrendous)

Makes you think, doesn't it?
. . . . . .

(I should really invest in one of those "electronic cigarettes" to help with those days when I think I might crack!)

The one major downfall to quitting is that now I have eat all day to compensate, so my next goal is to make sure the only food I shovel down my throat is whole foods that are high in protein to make sure that instead of losing one dangerous habit and picking up another, I maintain a healthy weight.

Now that I think about it, I should really be more active. Hmmm...yeah and while I'm at it I'll end poverty and hunger and bring peace to the world shall I? AWEH...at least dreams are free...

. . . . . .

Anyway after such traumatic exposure, to cleanse your eyes I have provided some pics of my baby Legend:

When we first got her...AWWWW!!!

(I made that bed with her name on it myself! Genius!)

And now...so adorable! xoxo

*sparkly eyes*

Well, it's almost reached the time where I must change my "patch" so I will segue (google it, I didn't make it up) to another subject with all the grace of a newborn giraffe...LOL

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At the moment I'm currently conducting an experiment to prove whether or not using Vaseline to lengthen and strengthen eyelashes actually works. I came across a video on youtube where this woman says she uses ONLY Vaseline on her lashes and !O...M...G! she has the most amazingly long and luscious eyelashes - so jelly! I WANT! I WANT!

So since a jar of Vaseline only costs like a few bucks and all it takes is a minute or two to massage a blob of it into your eyelashes and around the eye area, I figured it wouldn't hurt to try. I will keep you updated in future and post results at the end of a month.

In the meantime you can watch the video here, ENJOY!

xoxo

2012 Resolutions

2012-01-08T19:53:00.001+13:00

Ok, ok...

I know its a bit late to be writing about New Years Resolutions but I usually make them and then break them immediately. So this time around I decided to make the resolutions internally and try them out for a week or so and see how it goes. Now that it is the 10th of January 2012, I am confident enough in my progress to share.

The first internal resolution I made was to stop drinking fizzy drinks and drink only water.
This one was easy to start off with as I had a rather EPIC drinking session on New Years eve which then carried on till around 7pm on New Years DAY! Obviously there's no explanation needed as to why this resolution was made...I spent the next TWO days hung over as a MOFO and could only keep water down. So I have to say that this resolution is a keeper!
Note: And Please do not get on my back about how bad binge drinking is BLAH BLAH destroys families BLAH BLAH bad for your health BLAH BLAH ruins your kidneys, can end up on dialysis BLEEEHHH...

I KNOW OK? I'm not stupid I was just having a really good time...and I don't usually drink that much.

Anyway, like I said, its the 10th of Jan and I have only had maybe 2 sips of cola and got such a bad headache afterwards (I know I wont be doing that again any time soon HA!), but other than that I have drank 1.5+ litres of water a day and LOVE it! After the initial Coke withdrawals wore off I am feeling much better and healthier...

Which brings me to resolution number 2 - No more sugar!

I'm not much of a candy fan, and I don't like ice cream and cake is really a once in a while thing for me. The only weakness I have is chocolate. I don't eat as much of it these days but I will pop chocolate squares in my mouth non-stop without even noticing it! So yeah, no sugar for me...This one is not so hard to keep I think, I mean, I'm already mostly sugar free anyways...

Lead on resolution 3! - Eat healthier.

I'm not new to diets and eating healthy and such, its just that there are so many more delicious foods that are "non-healthy" that I prefer. This on is going to be a little tougher than the others because although I'm sick to DEATH of greasy take out foods, I'm ashamedly addicted to them. So far I have been doing OK but I'll have to keep you posted on that one...

The rest of my resolutions are rather clichéd...Stop smoking, lose weight etc....these are the ones I'm really going to have to put REAL willpower and hardwork into!

So yeah that's that.

What are your New Years Resolutions and have you been successful?

Let me know in the comments section and subscribe if you like or don't, up to you...xo

Why Knot?

2012-01-08T15:17:00.004+13:00

No its not a spelling/grammatical error, "Why Knot?" is a store on Springs road in East Tamaki. Its like a super cheap discount grocery wonderland! I have been there only twice but I like it so much I decided to blog about it.

The other day I went there with Tiki (my LOVELY boyfriend!) and spent about $50 NZD and walked out with like a weeks worth of groceries plus snacks and junk food and also some long life soup bases, sauces and stocks.

OMFG!

I was so elated I walked out into the sunshine feeling all blessed that I was introduced to this shopping heaven. Usually if I shop at my local supermarket (which is so nearby I can walk there - Countdown) where I spend a lot of my time doing grocery shopping, I could spend up to $80 NZD just to get the same amount of stuff. I'm a big fan of Countdown since they have daily, weekend, week and monthly specials and as long as you have time to take a look around you can find some really quality goods for a very low price.

But I digress, back to "Why Knot?".

The only thing they don't sell there is fresh fruit, veggies (but I have a store I go to that is equally as affordable and local *winks*), fresh meats and specialised ethnic foods for example: foods from Japan, China etc, which I am VERY fond of. But I can learn to look past this.

So now Tiki and I have made the conscious decision to shop there every week and have set a budget for each store now and lets just say I'm really looking forward to going grocery shopping next week! Yay Me!

And since I touched on the subject of Japanese and Chinese foods, I have to say Japanese food items are quite hard to come across unless you are willing to drive a bit, although Chinese food markets are popping up everywhere *Delighted* and are easily accessible which is awesome because over the last few years I have graduated from mediocre "Chinese Take-away" foods to at home authentic Chinese cuisine.

I have always had a love for Japanese food although admittedly its mostly been limited to store bought or home made sushi, ramen and udon dishes but I'm looking to expand my horizons as it were in authentic Japanese cuisine.

Like this

After trolling the net (like I do on most days) looking for like what a typical Japanese family would eat at home so I can make it and enjoy the benefits, I was only able to come across meals that were mostly made up of items that are typically only available in Japan or things that had no explanation as to what they were or how to get a hold of them. Most websites that I viewed were actually written by someone living in the US and only had information on where to get them from in the US...BLAH *rolls eyes*.

But even the stores that are here are quite expensive to buy from and like I said are quite a distance away. So unless I am able to magically make petrol and money appear with a click of my fingers, that will have to wait until I'm within its vicinity. Also another frustrating thing? They do not sell online which means I really have no other way of getting my hands on these delicious morsels. AWEH...

So where does this leave me? In a very bad place between hunger and annoyance. I'm here often actually when I cannot decide what to cook for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and it is such a pain in the ass! I'm so sick of western food, with its greasy grease and fatty fats.

UGH. My body swells to obesity at the thought...

I want to eat something that is healthy and nutritious that I haven't had the chance to eat much of. I've tried other "healthy and nutritious" diets and although I have had some enjoyable meals it tends to become tedious and boring.

If I could, I would spend a year in Japan, learn the language (which I have tried and abandoned due to laziness) and to experience the wonderful food and culture, which in fact is now my current obsession.

This may seem like a waste of space and I have made myself hungry so I'm off to go cook whatever I can get my hands on...maybe some ramen...

P.S: If you know anywhere in New Zealand where I can get my hungry hippo hands on some good quality Japanese food items for a bargain, pretty PLEASE let me know in the comments section.

And for your viewing pleasure I decided to add a few pics of insanely cute Japanese food...

Gorgeous!

So cute...I have never wanted to eat Pooh Bear...till now

Adorbs! I could just die...

For me its RAMEN time! xo

My MacGuyver Moment

2012-01-07T17:16:00.002+13:00

So yesterday in our rush to leave the house Tiki and I inadvertently locked the keys inside our room.

DUH!!

And since we are notoriously paranoid about being robbed, all the windows were locked up tight also. So without a spare key and no other way to get in we were quite stumped.

I have broken into my own house a few times before using a credit card trick that a friend once taught me in high school. So armed with this limited knowledge, I tried my best to get the door unlocked.

Suffice to say there was no joy after a good 10-15 minutes of trying, and since the day was very hot I was sweating and getting more frustrated by the second.

In the mean time my lovely boyfriend Tiki was outside the house trying HIS best to "jimmy" a window open.

...Still no luck.

I was almost out of patience and was about to get Tiki to kick the door in when I had an epiphany!

I quickly ran to the living room and grabbed a flower from his Grandmothers fake flower arrangement and pulled the wire out of the stem. Then I went into the bathroom and got out this weird blackhead scraper thing that I saw in the shop (and was curious enough to buy) and proceeded to try and unlock the door with this method.

Now I have seen this done numerous time on television, with various tools and I have always thought it was near impossible unless you:

A: had the appropriate tools;
and
B: was well practised in the art of B&E (break and enter, not bacon and eggs!).

And so there I was, under no illusion that it would work, but still trying to maintain the faith that I could do anything, I poked those two tools in the keyhole and fiddled around until...

. . . CLICK

It turned! The locked actually turned and the door swung open.

Oh the joy and elation and feeling of achievement that flowed through my veins is indescribable. Tiki pats me on the shoulder and says to me "Love, you are the BOMB! Way to go, my MacGuyver."

I have to say, I was pretty full of myself for the rest of the day and even did my best not to brag about my accomplishment.

Just as soon as "Grandma" goes to her rest home I will be able to stop locking my bedroom door.

And if you're thinking "Wait, you live with your boyfriends Grandma?" I have this to say to you: First of all SHE lives with ME and it is because of necessity and not by choice, so keep your fucking opinions to yourself OK?!

Know me before you judge me Fool.

Was it something I said?

2011-12-29T11:52:00.000+13:00

Hmmm...

Santa must have read my earlier ranting post about Christmas being awful and put me on the "Naughty List". Because no matter how hard I try, I can't find a single gift. *sad face*

I thought for a bit about it, and although I'm not a big gift giver, its always nice to get something, right? Searched high and low and still no trace...

Still, I have to admit, my Christmas this year (from Christmas day onward) was quite excellent. I made special dishes for the at home feast and some other special request dishes to take with me to family that I visited. They we're all happy joy about their food gifts and the "Thank You"'s dished out we're quite sufficient indeed.

Oh good grief, I sound so annoying...but I don't care, it's my blog and Ill say what I damn well please!

Never mind...I just hope all the children of the world got to have a nice, happy Christmas.

Hope the New Year turns out better...

WTF?

2011-12-27T21:10:00.003+13:00

Has anyone seen the new "Rainbows End" commercial?

FML!!

Has to be by far THE most hideous ad I have seen in all my years. A Boy George look-alike sings the gayest song I've ever heard and it just seems to me to be a really half-arsed attempt. No offence to gay people, it's just an expression OK!

Like why didn't Rainbows End send out like a nationwide audition for its commercial? I could probably pick 10 people off the streets that would do a better job. In fact my neighbours sing so well, Rainbows End would probably become famous worldwide...just saying. It was bad enough the last ad they had was like fully an embarrassment, my boyfriend used to make fun of it ALL the time when he came over from Australia.

Now, now Rainbows End, THAT is so not the way to get customers streaming through the gates! If anything, it would scare them off! The guy (dubious...) who sings the theme song looks like a retarded psycho pedo dude who likes to dress like Willy Wonka.

All I'm saying is, NO amount of thrilling new rides will compensate for that farce.

YUCK, now all I want to do is scrub my eyeballs clean and find out where I can complain. I wish I had evidence of said embarrassing commercials but since my broadband is at it's limit, I can't troll the net for it to show you...I will post it though...

Rambling on...

2011-12-27T14:43:00.003+13:00

OMFG!

Xiaxue is hilarious!

I've been a fan of hers for quite sometime (like first ever blog post I read, I was hooked) and I have mentioned her before in prior posts, but until recently I had never read any of her posts from BEFORE she was famous,WHAT!? So this morning since I had nothing else to do, I decided to read a couple of her earliest posts...

...MATE!

I just read the one about llamas.......FUCKING HILARIOUS!! spit, grass, grassy spit, spitty grass...FML I laughed so loud...

Some people obviously wouldn't find that funny but I do, and I'm proud that I have a warped sense of humour...keeps me interesting right?

And I mean, she's just super clever and witty. I think I like reading her blog so much because I can relate to some of her experiences and secretly I wish I had her courage to write such a personal blog.

The WHOLE reason I started this blog was because of XX! I wont say I want to be like her, because I like being an individual and besides as IF XX wants another wannabe clone of her running loose in the world.

You can read her blog here.

And to ALL the Xiaxue HATERS I ask you this:

Is it because Xiaxue is infinitely more intelligent, beautiful, famous etc, that you don't like her? It is, isn't it? You like to disguise your seething jealousy of her behind political nonsense and such, don't you? You like to pick obscure and unworthy things to make fun of her for. You call her plastic, and ugly...hmmph, I guess you're ALL unbelievably good looking, well liked geniuses from "Imaginary Land" are you? At least SHE has the guts to strive to be the best that she can be AND has the strength to stand up to people who make awful comments and "Anti-so-and-so" websites just to make others feel like crap.

WOOOOH!! I guess you all deserve an award. Congratulations on being an ASSHOLE. Now go get a life losers.

Is it Merry Christmas or Merely Crazy?

2011-12-23T22:19:00.000+13:00

Jingle bells, Jingle bells...

It's that time of the year again kids, time for the crazy, bargain-hunting "I left it till the last minute" epic fail lunatics to come out in force. The ones who for some reason believe they're the ONLY ones out doing anything substantial or important.

(o_O)

Today while out driving, I was cut off twice, beeped at for slowing down at an orange light (which BTW means slow down), pushed and shoved while in line at the supermarket and some idiot EVEN tried to out-staunch me for a "last one on the shelf" grab...BITCH please!

Tsk, Tsk. Should not have gone there...

I gave her the "Quit now while you're ahead and walk away with your dignity, woman." look and took the last of said item. Thanks very much, intimidate me you think? Not even on a bad day lady...

I just don't get why there's so much hostility going around when this is supposed to be "The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year"?

I like to do things at my own pace, I like to take my SWEET AS time. Ain't no festive season holiday bullshit going to make me change the way I shop. And by the looks of things, its only going to get worse! Even more specials ring through the air in shopping malls, making already deal hungry shopping villains even more aggressive on their way to make another unnecessary purchase just because it's 50% off.

WHY?

Half of these people have more money than sense or they have hardly any money and even LESS sense. I understand that this is the "Time for giving" but does that mean you have to run yourself into the ground to out-do someone else in the gift-giving stakes? And then there are the parents who think that giving presents is the only way to make your child happy at Christmas time. Uhh...I wonder if any of them think about spending less money and more TIME on their children?

I bet if I was to stop people on the streets and ask them if any of them have thought about the impoverished kids in our country who have no real Christmas maybe a percentage around 25% would brush me off or not reply and another 10% would answer "No." and seem offended that I asked, and then perhaps another 20% would say "Yes..." and either blatantly lie to me face or lower their eyes in shame (because they only thought about it when I asked) and the rest would be divided into those who give a damn and donated to a cause for poor children and those who are actually poor.

NOTE: This is of course not based on any actual survey statistics and is my own personal opinion so get your undies out of a bunch.

The only thing I really spend any time worrying about during Christmas is organising the "Christmas Day Feast". That's it. I spend the few weeks leading up to Christmas procuring delectable treats for family to enjoy on that magical day. And after the feast is done I will spend the rest of my day visiting relatives who stretch far and wide throughout this country, to spend some quality time with them. I think that's what Christmas is all about, don't you?

How about sharing a little Christmas Spirit and spread the cheer to those less fortunate than yourselves? I already have and so can you. Make a donation to a charity such as the Salvation Army who spend their time helping those in need.

Have a safe and Merry Christmas! And don't forget if you're drinking this Christmas, stay off the roads.

If You Drink and Drive, You're A Bloody Idiot!

Summer is HERE!

2011-12-17T10:22:00.000+13:00

Or is it?

So its now the 17th of December and here in beautiful New Zealand our summer seems to have gone on vacation. I'm looking outside my window this morning and see rain falling. RAIN!

Ok, so this is not necessarily a bad thing but it has been raining on and off since the first day of Summer! WTF?

The rainy summer here has not only caused havoc on beach goers but recently there have been major flooding issues all over New Zealand because of it.

I know what you're thinking: What? Flooding in summer? Surely you're joking!

I'm NOT.

I think the worst areas to have been hit are in the South Island, poor South Islanders, first major earthquakes rip lives apart and then flooding washes what little is left away.

Nelson, at the moment is suffering not only significant flooding, but also land slides which are causing road blockages and already some people who haven't yet evacuated (perhaps because the roads are blocked) are running low on supplies and the power is completely out in the area.
Luckily enough though, there are supplies being sent in by light vehicles and also road crews are working on opening the main roads, clearing slips and inspecting rock faces for signs of any potential future slippages.

Land slippage on Rocks road, Nelson

Flood damage, Nelson

In one news article I read on stuff.co.nz there was a picture of a man and in front of him is a gigantic mountain of mud that pushed through his back door and into his home.

I just hope that relief efforts are able to help this community out and that the weather here realises what season its supposed to be.

My thoughts and prayers go out to those families who are affected.

OH The Dye-ing Dilemma PT 2

2011-12-12T15:00:00.001+13:00

Ok so you know I have had a goal to achieve maximum blonde-ness lately, as I am currently in what I call the "Blonde Ambition" phase.

Well I can honestly say that I as blonde as I'm going to get! Sorry I have no proof... :(

I know in my last entry I said I was going to post the results, but at the moment I do all my surfing, blogging and social networking on my old ass laptop, because unfortunately, being a caregiver for my Mum and blogging practically to myself, does not generate the type of revenue to upgrade said laptop. And since I'm having some technical issues with the USB cord for my Samsung GTi5800 mobile (on which I take ALL my photos, because I have NO digital camera...oh poor me!) I am unable to upload any images. BLAH >:(

But alas! Currently I am in the process of trolling the net for affordable laptops or desktops so I can do things normally like a functional 21st century human being!

Oh I just noticed my post has gone from one subject to a completely irrelevant subject...

Meh, onwards we go!

Yeah so the laptop I "work" on right now I have had since 2005...and the computers name is actually "Ragged Ass Laptop". My boyfriend calls it Ol' Faithful simply because it stood the test of time.

Frankly if it was up to me and I could afford it, this old bitch would have a "Jackass" funeral, where I would find some insane way of destroying it while being able to watch and laugh maniacally.

But at right now I have to "make do" as they say, with what I have to work with and pray I make enough money to buy a new computer - because...I REALLY NEED ONE!!

AWEH...

Oh the Dye-ing dilemma...

2011-12-09T21:53:00.001+13:00

AWEH...

I may have stated this in a previous post BUT for those who are new...I go through "hair phases".

I'm currently at the blonde ambition phase. AGAIN...

I have, sitting in my bathroom, right at this minute, TWO BOXES of bleach. I'm at a crossroads right now.

I have NOT washed my hair in more than 3 days...DO NOT JUDGE ME!
It is far easier to wash oneself and get out as quick as possible than to wash your hair at the same time (I have shit to do...get OFF my back!!) than to wash my hair and wait two WHOLE days before dying my hair.

I have NO personal hygiene issues OK? A tight schedule!

So here is my dilemma: I have not washed my hair for more than 2 days YES? So therefore is it too dirty to bleach? According to the "Bleaching hair Bible" it is better to bleach "unwashed" hair. But how where does the unwashed" line move to the "totally GROSS you need help you filthy animal" stage?

Look I don't like having dirty hair but in these times of "rush, rush and forget about yourself and give more to others" days, I get caught up in the wash whats necessary and move on, and in most cases I do not get an oily residue or a build up of products. Maybe thats just me and maybe I AM a filthy animal..."Higher Power" so help me I am not a hater-ator band-wagon-ist, So you can go ahead and "unlike" all you want. I dont CARE!

All I care about at this point in time is whether or not my bleach blonde bottle plan works out the way I want OR not. All I ask for is pale blonde hair (that doesn't fall out" that I can add toner to, that turns white-ish in the least so I can achieve my "white hair" goal. HA...

Hey, so anyways, has anyone gone through this dilemma OR can anyone relate?

What th hell...I'll do it anyway.,..post results then...soon...promise.

Government...

2011-12-04T10:23:00.001+13:00

I'm not the most political person on Earth but I do my part when its time to vote, so that I am entitled to an opinion.

So here it is:

In New Zealand (where I live), we have just recently had an election. And currently the "National Party" is running the show, which is headed by none other than "lets make the rich, richer and the poor, poorer" John Key.

I voted AGAINST you John Key! As if you would read this...

I chose my vote based on what the parties had to offer. Lets just say last term we had John Key.

He has not had the worst run of all BUT a lot of policies he promised were never brought to light and some he just flat out rubbished. Like for instance (which happens to be my fave), he promised to lower taxes but instead he decided it would be much better to not only raise the then GST of 12.5% to 15% but also add taxes to food! WTF? Like it isn't hard enough to get by in this world...

What? Am I supposed to grin and bear it? I am disgusted by the fact that he blatantly disregards the citizens of New Zealand who maybe don't fit his description of a "hard working kiwi". Sorry that the rightful residents of the country don't convey the ideal "Kiwi" description.

Promises, promises Mr Prime Minister...hows about for once a politician not only does what he or she says they're going to do and stop fucking around riding in new BMWs 'cause the old ones turned 3 and stripping poor people of what little sustenance they have left.

You want to cut the benefit if mothers don't go to work instead of looking after their babies at home is it? Well, that's great except that New Zealand has the highest child mortality rate in the developed world. Most of this is caused by malnutrition and poor healthcare services for children which is caused by ever decreasing welfare payments (Thanks very much, Paula Bennett, who is also a National zombie!), wouldn't it be a better idea to give the children of today the resources they need like free healthcare? And how about we start taking care of them while they're in school, like they did in the old days, where kids at school received in the least a bottle of milk for lunch. Why can't as a government YOU cannot see that without the children we have NO future? As a suggestion I would recommend that we stop charging parents "school fees" for stupid things like printing etc and charge them a set rate that includes a free lunch each day and a better education. Now I'm not knocking the teachers here, I believe with what resources they have, they are doing a great job. I just think the government should start thinking about things like that and not what we can do to help oversee buyers of our assets get richer at our expense..

I could say a lot worse things about our Prime Minister, which would all probably be false - it would make me feel better - but I wont.

And to all those who don't like what I have to say, I say to you "So what? You don't like it? Then go read something nonsensical and witless and go help someone who doesn't need it just so you can feel like part of the National party, you zombie."

Corporate bigwigs piss me off. The government pisses me off. Idiots who follow an opressive regime type government piss me off.

If you voted for National YOU piss me off...

Celebrity threats

2011-01-10T10:15:00.000+13:00

Why is it that "regular" people feel like they have the right to abuse and threaten celebrities?

I mean, is it really necessary to judge someone else's life decisions like it really has an impact on you? Get a life!

For instance just recently I was watching E! news and there was an article about how Selena Gomez was being attacked on Twitter for allegedly dating Justin Bieber. Like, really? They're just some kids (albeit rich and famous) having a good time and yet fans (and haters) find it to be their responsibility to verbally abuse Selena Gomez and threaten her. Personally I think its cute. I think if they want to be a couple and rent a yacht (JEALOUS!!) and sail off to the Caribbean or wherever then they should have the right to.

Seriously, these so called fans are acting like they KNOW these people, or like they've got some claim on them....seriously. Get a grip on reality people! They don't know you and you're probably a loser with no life who spends all their time having fantasies about celebrities. Talking to posters on the walls and crying over every bf/gf they have or break up with.

I have advice for you: Come back to the real world, stop hating on people who don't know you, don't care about you or your opinions, live your own life and let them live theirs. THANKS.

AND I personally LOVE Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber. She (Selena) is really talented and totally cute on that Wizard show and Justin, well he's just awesome. I mean from a small town kid to an international sensation? That's gotta be a plate load don't you think? These kids have enough to worry about, being celebs they already have paparazzi chasing them and invading their lives and don't "need" haters slamming them left, right and center.

I myself am an avid celebrity fanatic, I'll admit that. I have opinions about some of them too, but the difference here is I keep my opinions to myself.

Well that's just what I have to say on the matter...

So, do you think its OK to have a say on what someone else should be doing with their life even if you dont know them personally?

Cats do the WEIREST things!

2011-01-06T08:54:00.000+13:00

Why are cats so weird?

I have a black kitten named Ninja, and he does the weirdest things.

For instance he like to run up and down the hall making these funny noises (hard to explain). He also likes to sit under the sofa and wait for you to pass him and he comes shooting out at you, jumps all over your legs, jumps off in a sort of back-flippy way and then takes off back under the sofa.

He's so funny and cute! My doggy Legend thinks he's her baby. She likes to clean him up and cuddles with him when they go sleep. I'm really proud of my dog too because she's never been around a cat much before and her last encounter with a cat earned her a scratch on the nose (poor baby!), and she's been totally cool with Ninja ever since we found him.
Well as long as he stays away from her toys he's fine.

But I have had cats as pets before and they have all been a bit weird, but Ninja takes the cake. I have to admit though when we found him he was a stray and in VERY poor condition. He had trust issues and didn't like to be handled. He had a very big injury on the back of his neck that looked like he was either attacked by another animal or a person deliberately hurt him - either way I felt bad for the poor little guy. But I assured my boyfriend Tiki that with gentle hands he will learn that we aren't there to hurt him. Within 2 days he was sleeping on our bed, with Legend and Tiki and I. We have had him for about 3 weeks now and he has gained a good amount of weight and his injuries have healed and he thinks he straight owns the place!

He's sitting on the window at the moment, with his back facing out and looking back over his shoulder at the outside world. Maybe he's shunning the outdoors, maybe he prefers to look inside? Maybe he's just being a cat?

Cats do the WEIRDEST things!

Taking advantage...

2010-12-29T10:57:00.000+13:00

Taking Advantage...hmmm....sounds bad enough, but try being on the receiving end.

For a few years now I have been helping my partner take care of his Grandmother. Which I don't mind, that's just in my nature. Im caring and considerate and I like to nurture people and things (like plants, animals.) and OK I'll admit it first that AT TIMES I can be shallow and self absorbed. But rarely do I ever feel taken advantage of, until now.

It started a few days ago after Christmas day. I had been driving "Grandma" around everyday back and forth, here and there and not complaining once and never receiving a Thank You - NOT EVEN ONCE! Also she has this thing where once she is in front of people she knows she will order me around like a servant. So all Christmas I had to hear her talk down to me like a was lower class or the hired help. I mean I do this out of the goodness of my heart and to help Tiki out because I LOVE him so much. No-one pays me.
It was the last straw on boxing day. She got all dressed up and waited for me to take her wherever it was she was going. But Tiki and I had made plans, as all young couples do. And so I walked out into the Lounge area and she goes "Take me to the singing...". I was like "You never told me..." and so she goes all quiet. So I went to tell Tiki we have to delay OUR plans because SHE wants me to take her somewhere. He was not happy. He went out to talk to her and tell her if she wants to be taken somewhere she could at least let us know before she's ready to go because we had plans to go visit friends and family and now we can't.
Well lets just say that this didn't go well and she got really angry. I went to her and asked what time her singing was and she totally ignored me. I told her I never said I wasn't going to take her but she just looked out the window and ignored me some more. She thinks I'm the one who is missing out? I'm fine with that actually. This now means I won't hear my name being called EVERY FIVE MINUTES! I'm being honest here.

I feel like she totally blew everything out of proportion and is suffering because of it. And its not like I don't want to help her, but I'm tired of being treated so badly when I do so much.

So now I have quit looking after her. I quit driving her around. I quit helping her change her nappy. I QUIT!

And now we are looking for a place of our own because she obviously doesn't want ME here and Tiki won't stay here on his own. But its about time we broke free from this life and started our own. I'm really excited!

Wish us LUCK!

Paranormal Activity

2010-01-08T03:19:00.000+13:00

Has anyone seen "Paranormal Activity"?

Talk about such a freaky movie...I wouldn't say it was scary though...definately freak-invoking. I watched it with my niece Sala...it was kind of like watching a funny horror film. We almost laughed through the whole thing.

I guess if you are easily scared then maybe, just maybe you will jump at the the things that go bump in the night...but apparently we are not so easily scared!

I found it be so very intriguing that we ended up googling "Katie & Micah" just to see if it was a real story or not...turns out...(WARNING!! .... SPOILER ALERT!!!) its not.

I liked it though and if you're anything like me and you like being scared or like the thrill of being scared then I suggest you watch it because it was enough to give us goose-bumps!!

So tell me my dedicated followers...Have you seen "Paranormal Activity"? and let ME know what you think.