August 2010
6 posts
the project.
So here’s an exciting update on Vietnam :)
Flights are BOOKED (mostly).
We leave on Dec 26th to fly to Darwin for a few days, then onto Hanoi via HCMC. Two week project in Hanoi plus another week of sightseeing (Sapa and Halong Bay), flying down to Nha Trang on Jan 23rd for 4 nights in what is apparently a beautiful beach resort town then catching a train to HCMC for the last 5 nights...
linear algebra.
officially now my favourite subject.
I mean, way to make a good first impression LA - well done!
Let me set the scene for you:
I woke up this morning at the ungodly hour of 9am and dragged myself out of bed and into the shower before getting into my slowly dying car (I think it makes more noise than…well…something thats incredibly noisy…) and driving through horrible 9:30am...
July 2010
13 posts
undertheburningtree: this is ‘over her...
Top 5 - websites
Today’s top 5 are my all time favorite websites for time wasting.
There are, of course, the usual suspects Facebook and YouTube. But coming in close behind are mlia.com (it’s basically FML but awesome and non-emo), averagecats.com (pretty self explanatory name) and eBay (that counts as a website right?).
So I guess nothing too earth shattering in this post but if you want some...
“If you hide from yourself, be someone else for someone elses sake, that would be...”
– Bare
mlia.
“Today, I realized the word “gladiator” sounds like an Australian saying “glad he ate her”. MLIA.”
Did anyone else read this and attempt to say “glad he ate her” in an Aussie accent?
I did…
undertheburningtree:
besides being one of the...
smartie art.
Got a bit creative on the summer holidays with Ali and Box. We all bought canvasses and decorated them with smarties, Ali definitely went to the most effort by drawing a face on every smartie.
divide-by-zero asked: "..find out what language they speak in vietnam."
Um, it's Vietnamese, funnily enough :)
Um, it's Vietnamese, funnily enough :)
tumblrbot asked: WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT ON YOUR PLANET?
the project.
Where: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
When: Jan 2011
Why: To volunteer teaching english
Still in planning stages atm. Sent in my application to volunteerhq.org this morning and am waiting to hear back from them!
Things to do before trip.
find birth certificate
get passport
get visa
research cheap flights
book flights
save money
convince parents of the idea
buy new clothes
buy new luggage
...
the music.
The first instrument on my list to learn was guitar. Luckily I didn’t need to by one but the one I had needed all new strings and accessories so off to Allens I went.
Does anyone else get as excited as I do about a trip to Allens or Billy Hyde?
Ok imagine this: a shopping centre/big place with…
Allens/Billy Hyde
Ikea
Bunnings
Gloria Jeans
JB
Safeway
Kmart
Cinema/Bowling Bar
...
the beginning.
As the thought of uni looms closer I’ve decided I need a new way to procrastinate.
After much careful consideration (or after acting upon the first three things I thought of…either way really) I’ve settled on these:
Getting fit
Planning a trip
Buying/learning some new instruments
Ok so maybe the first FOUR things:
this blog.
Anyways I guess those things will be featuring...