*happy days* :D

So happy!!! XD!

Uni starts back today - I swear -it's like going on holidays for me. I guess everyone heard how I had my exams than the very next day, I started at work. Well, I haven't stopped since - the last four months have just been insane.

Trips to Morton Island, Merry Beach; work trips to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane (Perth got canceled, which sucks - :[ ), flying for my first time (i LOVED it!!! ^-^!) Christmas and every crazy thing you could possably throw in (flooding or boys 'ferinstance) - it's just been a.b.s.o.l.u.t.l.y. crazy. I honestly (almost) can't believe how much stuff has happened. I tell you what, I 'm really looking forwards to life getting back to normal with assignments and work and everything.

Things are starting to snowball with my friends now though - I've got an engagement party to attend, picnics, dancing (at the multicultral festival, plus I'm supposed to be starting Bollywood dancing), Bible studies (I've volunteered to lead a yr 11/12 study which will be an awesome expiriance), and goodness knows what else on my social calender at the moment.

All I can say is thank goodness that my work/studies are getting back to normal even if everything is starting to rocket away!

Now that I'm starting to regain some nomality in my life at the moment, I can step back and breath. I also want to give a great big shout out to the Lord for walking with me. The last month has been incredably stressful for me, prob'ly the worst period I've yet expirienced due to exceptional circumstances at work. However, it's over, I've gotten through another life lesson (a cazillion life lessons actually!) and it's all good. YAY for uni!!!!

Adios amigos,

T.

Did it!

My church has an art competion and the idea is that the picture that best represents the annual theme that they pick will be hung on the main hall wall. This year's theme is "One life to live - One life to give" and I did what I wanted to do - enter a piece.

Sometimes I get really inspired and hear of great opporutinites, and think - "Yeh! I'm try/do/enter that!" but than it never happens. This time it did! I did an A3 picture in ink and pastels - it took me about 4/5 hours. I'll put it up on DeviantART when I get the chance.

That's all from me for now,

:3, Tinka.

Comprehension

I always find it so amusing how you can go through your life, poke-ding along, and then all of a sudden (bad clinche I know, but it fits!) there are dozens-n-dozens of boys that start flocking around you.

I find it difficult to comprehend I'm afraid... Why is it that there is always too much or too little? Fer'instance - the whole I'm all fine doing my own little thing - then bang... Somebody (the somebody I was talking about before) rings me up out of the blue and wants to turn my life upside down; and almost succeeds quite well might I add.

Not only that, there's this new guy at work - don't get me wrong - he hasn't hit on me or anything... Yet. I kinda get the feeling that he's testing the waters - sending me little random e-mails, etc... Nothing serious or bad - it just that I feel like I've suddenly become a guy magnet or something!

Heh. I'm wondering - is there some sort of switch that clicks on at random times - attracts all the guy in your vicinity - and then just as suddenly turns off so that all guys in your vicinity ignore you for the next seven months???

There must be, and I'm gonna call it the "There Effect" 'coz for a short period - usually about a week or two, a chick can suddenly become noticed by the guy around. Thus she is "there" and no longer invisible. Until the "There Effect" switches off again that is...

So cheers to effects - enjoy 'em whilst you can. I sure do!

;3, T.

Wide World of w00t!

Hello and welcome from the Wide World of w00t!!!

I dunno exactly what it is yet, the sentance just randomly popped into my head...
>.>... <.<... ^^;

Guess what? My sis and I are planning to head over to Italy in a bit yeh? Well, I've *cough* we've decided that we'll travel by a Japanese Airline and do a stop over in Japan!! ^_^!!! Yay!

I don't know how long we'll stay, but that will come later I think...

Squee!!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait to travel - it's gonna be AWESOME!

XD, Asuka.

Life as normal

Life as normal - if insanity can be normal that is... That certain someone I was telling you about? Well after a few days of walking on knife blades, I've made up my mind. At the moment our paths are not heading in the same direction, so that's that. It's over before it began.

I've had a great weekend, I took the Friday off and spent two night with my gf, and a whole heap of time catching up with friends I haven't seen in a while.

Other then that, not much has happened, so life is back to normal. Sorta.

Have a good one-


:3, Tinka.

*yawn*

*YAAAAAAAAAAAAWN!* Gah. So tired. I'm glad I have this Friday off, 'coz I'm so tired. I'm sleeping over at my gfs house tonight and we've got some plans to do stuff which'll be cool.

Work is same old - same old, sometimes boring, sometimes really hectic - I don't think I mentioned this before - but you know that storm that flooded my bedroom? Well, it flooded out our offices as well. We lost about twelve PCs, and had to be temporarily relocated. But we're back now so it's all good.

I've actually enquired as to the possiblility of my staying on as a part-timer during uni. My boss hasn't given the business manager the answer yet, so I'm a bit, yeh, it's so not gonna happen. But I'm sure I'll be able to find something else part time.... Hopefully!

Other then that nothing much else is happening...

I went to see "Happy Feet" with some friends and that was AWESOME!!! Loved that movie soooo much.

It's on my list of movies to buy along with "You Got Served" and "Take the Lead". I absolutely love dancing movies. And singing movies too, but not as much. DANCING ROCKS!!!

Signing (dancing?) off for now,

T.B_o

Whoa

Man - everything is just cr-azy - seriously, by this time things are supposed to be settled from Christmas/New Year, yeh?

Well it ain't. I got into work today, and we'd been flooded. The roof had leaked during this massive hail storm that we got on New Year's Eve. We almost had a white Christmas 'coz there was that much hail - it COVERED the ground - in some places, a couple of feet deep.

So anyways, we had to move out of our building temporarily, we've gotten into the main block for three days while the carpet gets dried at work.

My family and I had been away at a friend's farm for New Years, we had a good time - I went riding, Domino was good, I rode Rusty and he was good too, but he got a bit lame. I also got a turn on Tom, who belongs to the fellow who looks after the farm. He was a Standardbred too, a nice forward-going ride. He actually reminded me of Tango, so much so, I wanted to put Tom in my pocket and take him home!

But besides the horses, I got a ton of art work done which was cool. Really though, I was aiming to tell about what happened when we got home.

We didn't have a front porch - it was buried in chip bark and soil from our garden. Water had come under the front door and puddle in our step-down lounge, underneath the recliners. My sister's and mine bedroom had water too - unfortunately the water seeped under the doors - water came under the side door, and under the book case we keep in front of the door. So we can't open that one - hopefully it dries out quickly without going moldy. And the sliding door let in water under my computer desk. Nothing was damaged which was great, but I know the case was not the same for many others. Gee, it wouldn't be a very nice surprise to come home to from holidays though!!

That's all from me now,

Ciao, TinkaBell. :3

Many happy returns of the year

Christmas may have come and gone, but things still move on, and life is still swirling around in a maze of sensations... I can't believe some of the latest developments!

Apparently for with work, I am blessed with the opportunity of a lifetime - I'm getting to visit Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and MAYBE Adelaide - and they're paying for me to go!!! *giggles* But shhh.... Even though it's planned things still change...

On that front things are awesome, on the guy front not so... At least, I'm not sure.

"Just stop and take a second - I was fine until you walked into my life!"

Yep, I'm listening to Pink - I feel it really fits what's going on at the mo. Simply because someone I thought was long gone has come back - loud and clear. Circumstances being what they are, I have every (MASSIVE) doubt(s) that the guy in question is what he says he is. Hence, a six month probation - he has to talk to someone I know once a week for six months, and then, if he's in the clear, I'll go out for ONE coffee with him.

Did he agree? Yes - and I'm as bowled over as anyone! I CAN'T believe he agreed to it!

But still - "I've got my doubts... And what if I'm right???" (Sandi Throm)


I just - honestly - don't know what to think. Unfortunately, he's put me through that before - being thrown for a hook with every step - I just don't want to go back there. So let's just say that I'm VERY cautious of where this is going. Plus -

"I don't need a man to make it happen/ I get off being free/ I don't need a man to make me feel good/ I get off doing my thing/ I don't need a ring around to make me feel complete/ don't make me break it down/ I can get off when you ain't around!" (Pussycat Dolls)

So true!!! ;)


Other then that, I'm really enjoying my brief holiday, just sitting around and doing nothing for a while is so sweet...


I'll be back to work soon, and Uni will roll around oh so quickly, but that's life, and I guess, I really wouldn't have it any other way - what else would I do with myself, if everything went so slowly?

TTFN - Tinka. :3

So dang tired

I really am so dang tired, I'm working through to 1:30-2:00, taking a half-an-hour lunch break and jumping straight back into it. If it isn't one way, it's the other... Tons of work or none!!!

But really, I am enjoying it. One thing I can't get my head around is the fact that it's supposed to Christmas in three days! Yype!!! Sooo crazy! This year it's just going way too fast. I still feel like I'm stuck in October, but at the same time, it feels like I've been at work for forever.

Gah - right now I'm so tired there really isn't a chance in heck of me sorting out my head, so, yeah.

Happy holiday season!!!


B. :3

The Little Engine that could...

Whoa. Do I ever feel like the "Little Engine That Could"... I've managed to be able to get through the last six days - somehow, someway.

We had our holiday, and directly after, I found all this work to do - tons and tons of it in fact!

I've been asked to organize forums for next year, to do some data entry and I have *gasp - shock - horror* a stack of papers to sort out in my In tray...

Gah. Of course, I'm glad I have work to do - a lack of work is never nice, but I honestly would have liked it not to happen this week. 'Coz you see, my sister and I were singing in a carols program this past Sunday - don't get me wrong - I absolutely loved it. It was just that we had been asked to do an item, and we didn't know the harmony we were supposed to be singing (I think I mentioned this last post, yeah?). Anyways since Wednesday, we had music practise whenever we could squeeze it in, I had my bestie's B'day party on Wednesday, my work christmas party on Friday, then on Friday I had to work at my casual waiteressing job from 6pm to 12:00pm, get up for dress rehearsal at 8:00am, run around for Christmas shopping after dress rehearsal, go to work again at 6:00pm, until 11:30pm, get up the next morning at 7:00am for church, as we were singing one of the choir items in the morning service, go to the warm-up tuning and whatever at 5:00pm, sing from 8:00pm til 10:00ish, go home, get to bed by 11:00pm annnnnddddd...

Get up at 6:30am the next morning for work!!!!!

Toasted. I am sooo toasted.

So that's been my week - how was yours?

Tired- out, B. :)

We're all going on a - SUMMER HOLIDAY!

Or rather, to be correct, we're have all been on a - SUMMER HOLIDAY! ^______^!

Fwee! Yes, our family made it up to Moreton Island and back again with only the minimum of sandfly/mozzie bites, squishedness in the car, and sunburn!

We had a long trip up north, with six of us stuck in our Land Rover Discovery for about thirty hours (there and back again) all up. (gah... butt still so sore from sitting down so long!)

When we got to Scarabrough - after many slushie stops *cough* er - petrol stops, and we took a two hour ferry ride over to the Island. We saw heaps of cool marine life on the trips (over and back) including a meter and half long leopard shark, two sea turtles, TONS of jelly fish - some brown and a big as a tire, and some blue smaller ones that floated altogether, and a dolphin and something that looked like a massive grey shark, but it was too far under to tell properly.

We landed on Bulware Beach right next to the stranded shipwrecks as the sun fell softly behind the horizon in a haze of pinky-yellow blushing clouds that dusted an aqua-purple sky. Yes, the Island was everything you would expect from a tropical paradise and more...

Too bad the more was more then we bargained for!!!

Let me explain - see Moreton Island is a sand island - that's why it had the highest dunes in the world (apparently). But when there is no rain and a massive bunch of schoolies running around on a sand island you get soft sand. Doesn't sound so bad yet eh?

I'll give you one word - BOGGED!

The tracks were deep and they were soft and they narrow and they were, quite frankly, dangerous. We had little to non mobile reception on the Island and when we were shooting through the sand, rocketing up and down and sliding from side to side - well, as you might be able to guess, it really was NOT cool. On our first day on the Island we met a gentleman bogged up his axles on one track - luckily we came when most of the hard work was already over, so we helped pull him out. But the track had been soft for so long, Dad was concerned that we'd get bogged also - even though we had decided to go back.

So my sisters, my mother and I decided to help out, and let him drive to hard sand whilst we walk to meet him. Unfortunately, we didn't realise how long the soft sand went for and we ended up walking 1 km though the burning hot sand and sun at mid-day with no water! Soo definitely not cool!!! We also had to repeat the same trick another two times - but both the second times where better as we brought water and they weren't as far. Although I should still not like to repeat the last trek either as I didn't put any shoes on and burnt/shredded my feet to bits as I sprinted over the boiling track - dashing from shade spot to shade spot trying desperately not to step on all the sticks that littered the track.


Basically, we were stuck. We even got bogged on the couple of hundred meter track that lead to our cabin! We only went up to the front axles, and got out quickly, but Dad was sick and tired of driving over the dangerous tracks, where we could never be sure if there wasn't another car barreling down the same track for dear life - if we had of met any of those - we would have been toast. Sometime we were driving through a shear rock wall, with only just enough room for our vehicle, and to make things worse, there were a lot of blind corners. You wouldn't have a hope in heck to get out of a serious accident.


On the other hand - we spent hours on snorkeling amongst the shipwrecks on Bulware Beach - there were three of them, and they formed a small inlet with on the left and one on the right and one out in the water, across the back. Multitudes of fish sheltered in the seaweed that graced the rusty frames - we saw flat head, whiting, mackerel, brim, Moses' fish (a close relative of brim), little shoals of silver fish, toad fish (of course) and these gorgeous yellow and black stripped things - the bumble-bee fish as we nick-named them. We also saw this massive starfish it was bigger than my hand!

We visited one of the light houses - it was up on the sand-stone cliffs at North point - the northern most part of the Island (duh) and Champagne Pool - where there was good snorkeling again, but it was called so 'coz the big waves from the ocean hit the rock and by the time they washed down the other side they were these beautifully soft foamy trickles - they looked like champagne gurgling down a cliff-face - hence the name.

I sat down with Dad at one point and painted my very first picture - subject: the shipwrecks. Gah - sooo hard, water and rust - not good to try for the first time, but I was happy with the way it turned out. I'll be putting up on deviantART - for those who are interested.

We saw lots of local flora - and a little bit of fauna - namely a friendly kookaburra that sat on our balcony and partook of our breakfast bacon - we fed him by hand! The other fauna we more felt than saw was the sandflies - but I'm guessing that I'm getting too old for them to really bother me - I had my share of bits, but not as many and I used to get - they ate my sisters more which was a blessin'!

Anyway, as you may see, the Island was both splendidly beautiful and terrifyingly dangerous. It was a family decision and we left on the Friday, after arriving on Sunday. We then visited the Gold Coast, stayed at Palm Beach which was lovely (the beach) and then on the Sunday we packed up again, and moved to Ballina - where we got a lovely waterfront cabin at the Shaws Bay Holiday Park.
We spent the rest of our holiday on the beach or at the local river/lagoon thing - the water there was crystal clear and the was monstrous fish in the river! Again, awesome snorkeling. Oh! And there were tons and tons of hermit crabs - some bigger than my palm!

The joy of my heart was one of the best second-hand book shops I've ever been in - I brought so many books - around about eight or nine for twenty dollars - so cool!

I think that's the basic run down - certainly, we have a tale to tell about the adventures we had on the Island, but the rest of our holiday was much more relaxed - much more what you'd expect it to be as well! But we did have fun, and it was nice just to get away and have some time with my family.

Now that I'm back there's a lot I have to do - mostly practise for an item I'm singing with four other girls - including my sister, that we haven't practised for yet, and we're doing it this Sunday! Freak out!!! This is for the Christmas carol program I'm in. Of course, my sister and I are also in the choir for that program, I mentioned it before - but I'm not worried about the choir stuff - just the item as my sis and I are second-sops, and we're supposed to be doing parts and long story short, we haven't had much experience in singing harmonies a third below before. Ok - like none, but anyways, it'll work out, even if we just end up with a really strong melody!

I'm back at my full-time job plus working at my casual job, and I still need to finish my Christmas shopping, but once the festive season is over, things should quiet right down - thank goodness! I've have more than my share of business, excitement and adventure for the next few months thank you very much!!! *whew*

One more piece of news and hopefully the last - I know this blog post is incredibly long, but it is two weeks worth of happenings, is that I got the grades I wanted at uni - SWEEET - and although I know it's not the done thing (I wouldn't want to seen stuck up, or boastful) I am so happy that I'm going to tell you that I got a CR, a DI and HD(O.O!!!!!) for my grades. SOOOO excited!!! ^________________^!!!!!!!!

Ok - I really am finished now,

TTFN, Tinka. :3

Musing

Only a little while until we go away on holidays, and I really can't wait. Work is good - I mean, I'm learning all this new stuff all the time - it's the best experiance ever!

But still HOLIDAYS! w000000000t! ^________________^! I've been waiting for ages to go away, and now the time is upon us - Mwhahhaahaaaa! *evil grin*

It really is too bad that time goes so quickly though. I was thinking about that this morning, I've been waiting to go away on this holiday for ever so long - since the end of mid-semester break. And now it's here. And then it'll be over, and my sister and I will be singing in the carols program for our church the next weekend, and then it's only like two weeks until Christmas, and I won't have done any Christmas shopping yet! Oh wait, except I did pick up a present for my youngest sister... But still!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aiiyaaaaaaa!

Time is goooone. When I really stop and think, I always bug out about how the world spins so fast, the days slip by and what do you have to show for them? Some money in the bank? A car, a house - some art work (if you're me), muscles from going to the gym, a heap of memories, good and bad - but what does it amount too?


The purpose and meaning of life is such difficult subject to tackle - sometimes I feel absolutely swamped by my own futility.

What are we here to do?

What actually matters in the end??

How do you reach fulfillment???

I'm glad I can turn to the Scriptures for answers - I've learnt that we are here to be in a rich and fulfilling relationship with our God, that what He wants for us, and that's what makes us truely happy.

Life may have it's puzzles - the times when I question why it is the way it is - I know I have an answer. One that really is a comfort. It's nice to know that I don't have to figure everything out, but can leave somethings to the Creator of this universe. SWEEET!


Just as a quick note - apologies to those that take offence with my views - heh, you've proably stopped reading by now anyway, but if you want to discuss anything with me, feel free to leave a comment and I'll get back to you.

For now, that's it from -

TinkaBell.

Bye! :3

Holla!

Holla to all and sundry,

I'm waiting for something to print out so I thought I'd write a blog out to 'whom it may concern'. We've got a temp in today - she's really nice, which is totally cool. I also went to coffee (iced chocolate for me) with my two supervisors (but they're awesome) which was nice - it was ssooo beautiful outside - a lovely warm breeze rustling through the green-leafed treetops. Very, very, very sweet.

Mind you, the sun was getting a bit hot by then - I think I got a bit burnt, but only a little, which is totally ok.

At the mo I'm not doing much at work - just filing and anything else I can get my grubby mitts on!

Oyeah - the temp. and I were talking about how we feel soo bad when we're not doing anything at work - how we like to be busy and she told me about this one time when she didn't have anything to do, so she asked her boss every morning if there was something she could do. That is, until he was all like - "you've asked me every morning for the last three days if there's something you can do - why don't you just go on the Internet or something?? I'll tell you when I have a job for you." She was all like -"Oh. Ok-ay..."

I'm flabbergasted that there would be bosses like that - but I'm working for the public service now and I'm finding the same sort of thing. Ohwell - what can you do? If there ain't nothing to do - there just ain't nothing to do!

I'll be off to gym tonight, and it's only three more sleeps until we leave for Moreton Island!!! YAYYY!!!!!!!!!! ^_____________^!!!!!! ( soooo happy!)

Adios mi amigos,

T.

Wheeee

Whee-dee-de-dee-de-deeee-de-um-bawaaca-wayyyy.......... *sings* In the jungle - the mighty jungle the lion sleeps tonighhhht!

Gah - time is moving soooo slowly today. Yesterday I had all these nice things to do - ie. just some work - today? Nothing!


It's been a long slowww day. And I missed The Avatar yesterday. *pouts* Bummer.


Ah well, 'tis life I expect. I may not like it, but I may have ta deal wit it anywayz.

*yawn*

Outties, T. :3.

Ho-hum.

Ho-hum. I haven't really been up to much over the last few days... Just work - and not overly too much of that either.


I did get some singing training from a lovely friend of mine who took the time out of her very busy life to sit down with my sister and I and show us some stuff.

I went to gym. as well - my next goals:

Double 'sault off the double mini tramp

Front and back walkovers

Front flick into a front sault

Layouts

and to learn the lvl 3 rings routine (hard!!! For me anyway, 'coz I'm a girl...)


Other then that. Not much. Not really much at all.


BUT - my family and I are going away on holidys soon - to Moreton Island - it's gonna be awesome! Snokeling shipwrecks, sand-surfing, feeding the dolphins, rainforest hikes - anything and everything that you can do on the coast - we'll be doing it. *squeeeee!* ^_^! So phyced(sp?)!

'neways, that be all from me for now.

Ciao!

T.

Living dead

I am the living dead as far as my brain is concerned -

I have no brain...

I really am this tired.

And I have to work at HillStation tonight. And tomorrow night. Sweeeeeet......

Not.


Gah. Work has been really good - I wrote a report thing today - and I'm really excited to be learning new stuff. It's just the early starts/lack of sleep that is killing me.

Ohwell, I'll slug some Barroca and hope for the best!


Tiredly yours,

T. -_- ~ z z z z z....

Oh wow!

Oh wow - and I do mean wow...

I have been at my new job for tow days now - and besides being absolutely exhusted from lack of sleep I haven't really had to do anything!!!

Yesterday I was introduced to everyone and I prepared for the Melbourne Cup - And won the $2.oo sweep with 'Delta Blues'!!! And I left my fog lights on in BoB so the poor thing just died, had to wait for the NRMA to show up and re-charge my battery. But for all the nothing I did, it sure was exhusting.

Up today at 6:30 am again - this early starts are killing me!

But the training morning I did was fun, and then I did nothing all arvo again.

Hey - it's all good with me! ^_^!

Going home now - bye!

T.

*gnaw, gnaw*

*gnaw, gnaw* I'm alllowed to chew, kick, generally and other wise destroy, kill and maim my university stuff - I'M FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today I had my last exam on M.A. at 9:00 o'clock sharp. Mind you, I hadn't managed to get any study done for this exam at all. Unlike my previous exam - C.&M.R. where I manged to do a solid five or so hours (*sweatdrop* -_-' ~ that really isn't much either eh?), I just didn't get any done. So ya know, I got up at 4:30am this morning and did about three hours solid until I had to leave for uni. Hey it worked - I was awake - *gasp-shock-horror* and I'm confident that I did well enough to pass and I think I'm sitting on about a Credit for both exams at the moment. So yeah, I'm a happy chicky.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Total undersatement of the year - I've just finished my second year of uni and my grades are actually improving! Being the fanatical perfectionist that I am when it comes to my own preformance, I am absolutely physed about it! ^__________^!!!!!!!!!!! O happy days!
And I know I own God a big thankyou for everything this semester. Things have had their ups and downs, but life is so good and I know that all I have and all I do belongs to Him for the glory of His Holy name. So thanks God!

Plus, tomorrow I start my holiday job and earn tons of cash - yippeeee!


Yours 'til the cow jumps over the moon,

TinkaBell. :3!

Stuff and bother

ahhh.... So tired from my CMR exams - and it was only two hours! head. still. stuffed.

Gah. I've got another exam on the Monday - three hours long, and I haven't started studying for it yet. = P.

My sis and I are starting another project besides our current novel - we're starting up a weekly four-panel comic strip. But none of anything is going up until we have a decent backlog - or else we'll get behind!!!

Adios - my brain is dead.

T.

Exams

Exams. I have two looming over my head - and I'm not too worried about them, as I've gottten my grades back for the rest of the assessment - essay/reports DI's, and HD's for tut. participation. So I need to get like - 4% on my exams to pass the unit, but coz I want a DI for my units - I need get a CR at least.

So I really should get on with some more study... At least a couple of hours more - which I will do, maybe just not right now.

Or later now...

Or later full stop?

Gah. Ahhhh...

Gotta do stuff.

Adios!

T.