Paolo and Folio

So YES, even though I’ve decided it was not meant for me to go catch Paolo Nutini shows (coz no one wanted to go, and when I finally found someone to go with, the show was sold out,  BUMMER) I’ve managed to see him live not once, but twice. First was a 5 songs acoustic show hosted by Myspace Australia which was pretty damn awesome because I get to meet him right after show! And wasn’t that many people there.

And second was the actual show on Tuesday night..which I didn’t actually had tickets for. Me and another friend got there earlier than everyone else to look for spares, and since Luck was on our side, we both got in and I managed to be front row.

Paolo is amazing, he’s one of those musicians you should totally catch to see live whenever he’s around town. Definitely did NOT regret rocking up and sacrificing some folio work time.

Anyways, so folio is done, no more uni for me.

I honestly don’t know whether I am happy with my current situation or not. I am happy that I’m finally finished with all the stress and work and money and time for uni. But I am sorta sad, because I actually LOVED every bit of uni.

Uni life is exactly how I’d imagined my life would be when I grow up when I was younger. If my life was a sit-com, it would totally take place in a university. College life drama

Right now I am feeling very very light, like this massive heavy thing that I had been carrying on my back had been lifted up. But I’m also feeling very very very lost. I seriously have no well planned things to do after uni.

Granted, I should be carrying on with life, looking for work and such. But I feel like I am so attached to uni that I don’t wanna leave. I’ve never been so lost ever in my life! It’s scary and really making me nervous.

Nervous for nothing!

But then as a lot of people had said to me, it’s never really the end, it’s the start of something new.

I just don’t know what the new thing would be. I’ve always known what I’d be doing for the next year. And right now, I have got nothing prepared in my agenda and it’s actually freaking me out.

Ahhh anyways, I think I’ll be focusing on enriching my folio and do more personal projects rather than looking for a job straight after this. I’d need some time off stress

Luck..

Luck isn’t anything rare
Luck isn’t anything artificial
Luck is something you make out of nothing
Luck is all in yourself
Luck is not to be found
Luck is to be made

My response  to J’s 4 Leaves Left.

I really should be ding my 3000 words essay – due in 2 days.

Yay.

Sweet Recollection

Another thing I had kept for a while.

lets fall back into time
where things were just meant to feel right

if love is an endless night
we’d stay up forever with no light

no worries, no care, in our minds
we’d swim and we’d fly, we’d get by

and time lets herself pace with us
with dreams that we shared in our lives

yeah

help yourself recall all the moments
go through the pages of the past

scents that let you grow
songs that let you dance
friends who lift you up
words that let you write

shapes and colours and lights
a parade of pretty, seen without eyes

words and sounds and lovers
no boundaries set for senses

let’s fall back into time
where things were just meant to feel right

right

Untitled & Unfinished

Something I wrote a while ago.

she’s not amazed how she can still find him in her mind
she’s not annoyed even when his name popped in from time to time
she’s not heartbroken, not a wound that needs to be healed
she’s not in love but not out of it either

and the smiles are still up on her wall
and she still wear the same old perfume
and each time she hears his voice speak
in her head she kindly repeat

“i’m getting over you,
though i know our love was so true,
you taught me how to fly,
and i taught myself not to cry”

she still laughs
and still loves
and her dreams are still alive deep inside
she’s getting over him

Let me know what you think, and how you’re interpreting it

Yes, it’s a song I wrote. The melody is in my head, but I can’t put them down because, well, I’m just not that good (at all) at writing music..

Paolo Down Under? HELL YES.

So guys, remember this entry?

Well my dream had sorta come true.

Paolo is scheduled to come down under for TWO shows ONLY.

One in Sydney and one in Melbourne.

And Holy mother of all things holy, I REALLY want to go. As you can see from that previous post. I am pretty much DYING to see him live.

Here’s my dilemma. My folio is due on the 30th October, and the show is on the 27th.

What do you guys think?

Any chance of me finishing folio few days earlier so I can catch Paolo? Or should I just ditch the chance of seeing Paolo live? I think I will try the former option..

So, anyone up to be my concert buddy for that day?

Do you wait?

I just have to put this down somewhere before I forget it again.

Don’t sit and wait for your life to happen.
Life is waiting for you to make it happen.

There.

Have a Nice Day!

I could probably be one of the grumpiest McDonald’s workers in Australia, or Victoria, or ..my store?

I have to be honest, one of the things in life that makes me angry is the fact that I am working at McDonald’s.

Don’t get me wrong though, when I started working there about 3 years ago, I loved that place. The pay was decent and the people were really nice. I only get intimidated by the customers who demands a whole lot of crap from us.

And now, 3 years later, relatively a  a senior customer service lol, I actually cannot tell whether I’m a better worker or not. Of course, in terms of knowledge and/or procedures, I think I can get a 4.5 stars out of 5.

But in customer service area.. HMMMMM..

(the rest of this entry is under a cut, click the link below to read more, it got too long)

There’s still hope..

Morning.

I know it’s really late to say thi, but, RIP John Hughes.

To be honest, I did not feel as affected from his death. He wasn’t for my generation. I know my dad would know who he is and can probably recall what movies he’s done. Not me, though..

A friend of mine in Twitter put a link to THIS blog entry.

An entry that made me, a person who didn’t have any connection with Mr. Hughes at all, felt extremely at lost with his departure. The world had just lost such an amazing person, yet again.

Have a read.

It gave me a little bit more hope.

When will they come down?

So I’ve started this day pretty late.

Had a pretty awesome sleep and it lasted til about 11 in the morning. As a result, I had a bowl of cereal with a semi-skim milk (not joking, it says semi-skim on the box) as lunch.

Then I went on to working on my projects. I designed half of my set of alphabets last night, so I feel pretty much accomplished for that one, I can rush somethings tonight or the night before….not. I shall finish the whole set tonight. HAH! Self-conscious came on time I think.

Anyways, I am currently working on my studio project which is mapping. I shall not bore you with details of this project. I will probably post up the finished product up on Little Miss Yuwono, so maybe watch out for it there.

I’ve been pampering my ears with all the most awesome tunes in my iTunes all day. It seems like it’s really improving my brain and mood. I’m just in a delightful mode right now.

Listening to all these awesome music makes me wonder WHY can’t they come down under more often. I would seriously cry for them to come down.

Here’s a list of artists that I REALLYREALLYREALLYREALLY want to rock for:

• Eric Hutchinson, okay so he came here on April with all the love that’s Jason Mraz. But I want, I demand, a headlining show for him here. This guys defines awesome (maybe he can share the spot with J, I’m sure he won’t mind) and Australia needs more awesome. Seriously! I miss his on stage energy!
• Anya Marina, one of my biggest girl crush ever right now. She SERIOUSLY needs some down under loving. I KNOW she will be big. Here and everywhere else.. If not as a musician, maybe as a professional Twitterer. If you have a twitter account and would like to be entertained, follow her.
• Paolo Nutini, holy motherfuther, he NEEDS to come down. I desperately want him here. I think I became his fan way before I became a fan of Anya and Eric, but wasn’t that big of a fan until his last album came out. That shit is an awesome record. I know nothing about his personal life or his band, all I know is that they play awesome music. And that’s all that matters for me now. Come down Paolo!
• Ingrid Michaelson. Oh gosh, I have been pretty much campaigning in facebook for her, asking my friends to demand for a Down Under tour as well. Ingrid has such sweet sweet sound and you will all love her. I just know it. Her pitchy tone might annoy some, but you just can’t deny that her music catches you like that. She’s also a funny one, follow her Twitter for random tweets that tickle.

Now the big question is, WHEN are they coming to tour down here?

Okay, I think that’s all for now. I should get back to work.

Happy World; Happy You

Coincidentally I stumbled upon these two articles today.

The first one was one of SuperForest’s 100 Ways To Make The World A Better Place.

The idea for this point was: Make Others Happy

“Everyday, choose someone who will be with you (almost) all day, and do everything to make that person happier. I use this system:

Mondays: Dad
Tuesdays: Mom
Wednesdays: Brother
Thursdays: Sister
Saturdays: Friends I’m going out with
Sundays: People I don’t know
Fridays are my favourite day of the week, so it’s for me.”

I think this was a simple yet effective way. I guess I have to make my friends happy today then

Not that I don’t normally try to make them happy any other days..

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The second one was Eckhart Tolle’s 10 Powerful Insights to a Happier You

This one is a much longer article, and I know some people might be too lazy to click on the link above. So I copied and pasted the whole article here.