Me- Part 1

It's 1.30am and I'm kinda wide awake for some reason- which isn't normal, I had horrible sleeping habits post A'levels due to my obsession with Lost (slept from 6am-4pm for 2 weeks until I finished Season 1 haha) but for the past few years I've been a fall-asleep-at-midnight kinda girl- I think I'm slightly more awake now cause I drank Dr Pepper just now, I love Dr Pepper! It DOES NOT taste like cough syrup okay it is delicious!!! So...thought I'ld just kinda do some thinking aloud here. I've kinda used this place as a ranting ground for ages but maybe it's time I kinda stepped back from my (occasionally) angsty self and write about my life from a more reflective perspective.

Since it's 1ish am, 1=13 if you think in terms of 24 hours, so I'll talk about the THIRTEEN most significant things that have happened to me since I came to Birmingham.

1) Meeting Jima
She's intercalating now and she's not in the same house so I don't see her as much but despite all that there are few things that I enjoy more than having her in my living room for hours with a pizza, cushions and a guitar. She is the Diana Barry to my Anne Shirley (in case you didnt know, my favourite books of all times are Anne of Green Gables/Avonlea/Windy Willows etc and Little Women) and it's so hard for me to find solid proper friends here that it really hits me when I find someone that really gets me.

2)Failing a paper in 1st year
At the time I was crushed and mildly suicidal but it was a good lesson and I honestly consider it one of my greatest achievements, getting through that. It wasn't just the whole studying for the exam thing, it was my ability to remain mentally strong and determined that I'm proudest of. Doesn't mean I wouldn't mind failing this year though *knocks on wood*-I actually literally just knocked on my dresser.

3)Getting to know Liz better
It took me awhile to get to know her better and to (haha I always use this quote) : 'give my heart away' but I trust her completely now and I think she's been an extremely sincere friend to me and for some unfathomable reason seems to love me despite my many shortcomings and annoying habits. I just think that if I hadn't come to England we wouldn't have gotten closer and I would have missed out on a pretty epic friendship. =)

4)Getting a Blackberry (aka Marcus)

I kinda grew out of the whole wanting-to-get-the-most-hightech-phone phase when I was 16, but Marcus has seriously changed my life. It's amazing being able to email, fb msg, bbm and whatsapp people regularly. I've kept in touch with Stella on BBM, I've got all my favourite people on whatsapp(if i whatsapp you then you're one of them) and I can email my mommy whenever i like. Best part is of course my free minutes- I love being able to use my skype credit to call my mommy everyday (:

I've got 9 more things to talk about but I'm knackered so I'll carry on in my next post- meanwhile here are some pictures that I took with my laptop camera- they're a bit blurry but I went shopping and I really want to show people what I bought!! :))

Shoes for 22.50 pounds. Took me awhile to decide whether I should get them or not- but I decided to cause they're not your typical gladiator sandals, I love the rose petals and they're slightly heeled but they look flat so it looks as if my legs are uber thin in flats. NICE.

Walked into Miss Selfridge and happened to chance upon the accessories sale rack!! 4 hairpins, 2 rings and 1 headband for 6pounds-- PLUS a 10% student discount so it came up to.. 5.40 pounds? I dont normally wear rings but I thought I'ld start. with simple ones. the head band is gold and its got the words love welded on its side. i like!

Tada! I'm going to Amsterdam tomorrow, and I saw this in F21 a couple of weeks ago and thought it was cute but thought I didnt need it *Smacks self*. When I saw it then, it was in a gorgeous see-through bag with red hearts all over it, but when I went back today it was in this ugly black bag zz. but the stuff inside is still awesome! it's got a mini funnel, a couple of scoop spoons and everything! All for 5 pounds :)

I know it looks like I'm trying to imply that I am beautiful, I APOLOGISE, that was not my intention AT ALL!!!!! i just wanted to show you what the bag looked like, I completely forgot that it had the word BEAUTY emblazoned on its front. haha!

Lastly.. a top I found in F21 for 3.99 pounds. It actually looks pretty nice, and the colour is a really nice dusty pale blue. (:

That's all for now, I'll update after coming back from Amsterdam on Weds. I wanna go to Anne Frank's museum!!! and see the annex!! Okays. Take care love you guys!

huay shan