28th December

Oops lol. Missed posting on my blog's birthday yesterday =P Spent the day bumming around Burwood Westfield and everywhere around it with rentz and sister. Free parking changed to the first 2 hours only ==; It used to be completely free without those annoying tollgate thingys.

Went to Kmart to shop for FISHING RODS to take on our holiday!!! 30% off or something . . . except they were all expensive as crap (well not literally) or there were these cheap ones that didnt have any spools on them .__. So it's back to the 10 year old crappy fish rod we have lol

Being asian we went out to this random street once our 2 hrs was up and parked there instead. Went off walking for a random place to eat and found this awesome Viet restaurant after like 30 min of walking =D 

Went past Burwood Plaza except it was kinda saddening to see everything changed. They used to have these big button pads on the ground that kids could like press so that these HUGE animals (like monkeys and stuff) on the roof up above would move around and do stuff. It was so cool!!! Then they removed it. =[ Killed the monkey. But this was a long time ago I guess. Around 10 years ago or so.

It's probably just me that cares though lol. I just weird. Don't like change or growing up. Can't believe it's like Year 11 already O_O Which is why I'm kinda like hanging onto my childhood. YES I STILL DO WATCH POKEMON >=DD 

It is awesome (Y)(Y) Haha Richy is actually a guy from Pokemon =] Ash's best friend who has a Pikachu as well!!!

anywayyy speaking of Pokemon

This picture made me lol

This picture makes me feel happy for some random reason =]

PIKACHU!!! =)

I took a Pikachu in the shower today. Geddit?! Peek at you? =D

Screenshot from Destiny Deoxys. How can you not love Pokemon ;)

Speaking of Pokemon movies, just finished watching Pokemon Heroes (the 5th movie) last week or something. It's so sad but still really good (Y) You guys should go watch it. I'll try not to kill the plot but it's still kinda dumb how weak Latios and Latias are considering they're LEGENDARIES (albeit one of many). And even when Latios is hurt, he could have just used Recover. Though he wouldn't really need to. Cause he could have just Lustre Purged Team Rocket into oblivion. But he didn't. ==;

Which made it so sad cause he then _ _ _ _ (CLUE: rhymes with cried) =[

Also watched Apollo 13 on Ten or something. It's so awesome cause I thought that Apollo 13 was the one that completely failed and everyone died on (hence 13 being unlucky). But it wasn't =D They were coming back to Earth and then I was like "Oh crap they're gonna die" cause I was like sure Apollo 13 was the one that vaporised in the atmosphere. And then I was like about to cry (not really but was kinda sad) when it was dead silent for 4 minutes cause the whole control centre was waiting for a response to their radio call. 

And then suddenly Tom Hanks comes through the radio with like "Houston, we are here" or something. AND THEN I WENT SO HAPPY YAY!!! and everyone in the control centre was like CHYEAHHH and hugging each other and crying =]

Which made me want to be an astrophysicist or whatever they're called even more hehe

So I'm gonna focus on physics in NQE this year! I MUST BEAT JOEY!!! =D She's so pro though lol

Anyway back to Pokemon: here's what Allan and I accomplished in the productive 4 hours of the Faraway Films workshop . . .

Rofl see that Pokemon in the middle on the bottom? That piece of cash? That's Alvimon!!! =D

Nice SES woman called today when I answered the phone. Was asking for donations or volunteering for SES services. Except I knew my parents, being azn, wouldn't donate anyway, so I just said "Sorry Ms, my parents aren't home." I felt so bad lying to her, especially since there's like so many other people with like no homes or presents on Christmas =[ And cause she has to like give up her time volunteering to help out others.

When I grow up, I'm gonna get rich and donate to the SES =) Or volunteer as one of their firefighters or food supply people or those boat rescue people. yayyy

Had heaps of comments in my comment box =D Thx ppl!!! Anyway, William had this nice Chicken Soup story on his blog, so I was like "If you like those nice stories check out the Starfish Thrower story =]" (http://iatecharmander.blogspot.com/2009/10/starfish-story.html) <--It's here if you haven't read it before. 

Except he read it before :( So here's another nice (but a little sad) story for you =]

The Man By The Window

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end.

They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. And every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one-hour periods when his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and colour of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every colour of the rainbow. Grand old trees graced the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene. One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man couldn't hear the band, he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

Then, unexpectedly, a sinister thought entered his mind. Why should the other man alone experience all the pleasures of seeing everything while he himself never got to see anything?

It didn't seem fair.

At first thought the man felt ashamed. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sights, his envy eroded into resentment and soon turned him sour. He began to brood and he found himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window--that thought, and only that thought, now controlled his life.

Late one night as he lay staring at the ceiling, the man by the window began to cough. He was choking on the fluid in his lungs. The other man watched in the dimly lit room as the struggling man by the window groped for the button to call for help. Listening from across the room he never moved; never pushed his own button which would have brought the nurse running in.

In less than five minutes, the coughing and choking stopped, and along with that, the sound of breathing. Now there was only silence--deathly silence.

The following morning the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths.

When she found the lifeless body of the man by the window, she was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take it away. As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window.

The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it all himself. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. 

It faced a blank wall.

The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate to have described such wonderful things outside this window. The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. 

“Perhaps,” she said, “he just wanted you to be happy.”

There =] Hope you guys liked it hehe

Anyway time to go and get something to eat.

And prepare for the show on my local radio station which plays like Scottish music from 6:30 to 7:30 =) I like Scottish music for some reason xDD

Actually try listen to it. 

It's on 88.5 FM on Tuesdays from 6:30PM to 7:30PM

ANYWAYYY ttyls ppl heh