Elation.shock.tears..that is graduation

This morning's graduation assembly is one that i will never forget. The usual speeches that we slept through during our junior years were suddenly something that were worth listening word by word to. Those yr7's were absolutely adorable and hilarious. It was sad to see the retiring teachers and heartbreaking when Ms morrison started crying on stage.

But, what happened next shocked me so much that the tears came pouring and my hands turned numb. The retirement of our principal Dr Varady and the beloved/terrifying Ms Young. The rumours about it last year were taken as mere jokes but now, it's reality. I'm so thankful that i got to be part of this major change that is sure to go into the books as one of the historical moments of sydney girls high school in 2008.

Personally, i'm scared for our school. What is going to happen after the most important people who makes our school so spectacular and efficient leaves?

Anyway, after graduation there was the luncheon. It was lots of fun seeing those videos and hilarious when i saw my face appear on the big screen jabbering about something no one understood.

For those who dont have facebook, here are a few memories of today

I'll upload more when my sister isnt glaring at me for being on her computer.

Edit: This photo is from sus's blog. I thought it was a perfect capture of the epic battle of Jenga and the high stakes that we were playing for. It beats the scariness of the HSC hands down. So ill repost the pic here too eventhough it has nothing to do with yesterdays graduation.

Da-da-da-dance dance dance

I've posted all the fotos on facebook. Even the highly inciminating ones. Dw folks, ill get some of them on this blog one day.
In the mean time, Vanity is Fair. Lovely post by Jenny. Says it all really.

It's been a long ride

So much is happening for the rest of this week and next week. Muck up assembly, muck up photos, the breakfast thing, farwell assembly, and luncheon.

So I am youtubing the songs for muck up assembly on friday and if i had successfully held back tears during our practice in the common room today, i am failing miserably now. The 'Fix You' lyrics is like a shot to my heart.

When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but can't sleep
It's HSC

Now the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you know you won't share another day
Could it be worse?

High will guide us home,
And ignite our bones,
Sydney High, We'll miss you

High for life, since long ago
it's just too hard to let it go
It's meant more than you'll ever know
Just what we're worth

High will guide us home
And ignite our bones
Sydney High, we'll miss you


Where did all the time go? I don't have any regrets because I've loved every moment of being at sydney girls, through all the highs and lows, it's been a blast.
Ah sorry for getting all sappy. I'm a miserable girl haha and to think we've still got another week to go!

School's out in 9days!

I'm feeling veryy agitated at the moment, so agitated that i must blog it off or else i might shoot someone. Gosh why are some people so unreadable that it irritates the hell out of you. Stop mocking my mind because theres only so much that i can handle before it explodes.

[writing 20min later]

Much better now. Less agitated, pulses returning to normal. Ive decided that I don't care if I can't read some people because I'm going to return the favour and put a wall up too.

[writing about something unrelated to my anger issues]

I got my haircut today. It's basically the same style as before except shorter because it was getting too long and unruly. This is the first time EVER that i've gotten my hair cut at a hairdresser's with my mum. The service you get when you're with an older/more mature person is amazing. It's all discrimination, I say. I swear they treat you with so much more respect and they charge you less for the cut too!
The worst hairdressing place i've ever been to was this cheap place in hurstville, the one in the corner outside near sushi train. I'm going to defame that place with this because they've got a really bad attitude towards young people like myself. I went there on a total of 3 times, each time thinking that I was just unlucky the previous time, but how wrong i was.
There's 3 hairdressing places in Hurstville that i like very much, the one in the shopping centre called 'Stylz' i think, one just outside westfield next to the place that fixes computers, and the one opposite 'foon lok'..pronunciation wise..
Okay, i gave very vague descriptions and directions..


x
I'm going to miss highschool and everyone!

Edit: [writing 5min later]
I'm back to feeling very agitated. I'm a yoyo-ing bag of feelings = bipolar. Okay, i'm just going to try to pretend to not care and get on with my life.

[writing 5min later]

All better now, talking to my friends about random things makes me laugh and forget about my psychotic issues.

I think this just proves how unstable my mind is and my urgent need of some psychoanalysis.

SUMMERise me

Today's weather rocked. Cant wait for the first warm night where i can just wear shorts and a tshirt without a goddam heater burning my skin. Thats me at the moment, contributing to global warming instead of wearing a jacket and my mum's loving the electricity bill too haha.

So apparently tomorrows the moon festival thing (according to Jenny's blog post [edit: it was betty's actually..]). My mum bought 2 boxes of moon cakes a little while ago and ive eaten my share of them since two weeks ago...I'm a pig and everyone knows it. In 10yrs time when we're having a school reunion, no one's going to recognise me. Look for the fattest person in the room and voila, thats me.

I was thinking of going on a junk food ban right (as i do on a weekly basis), and then my sister pulls out a tub of Weis Cream and Passionfruit icecream. So basically, it's not my fault that my ban never lasts for more than a day.

On an entirely much more depressing subject, HSC starts (according to Monique) in 32DAYS!! And i'm wondering if thats even enough time for me to catch up on all my 3u maths hw that i've missed this year.

Btw, BE(civil)/BDesArch at USYD. So who thinks i'm crazy? Because i certainly do haha

Trivia night, lowers and all that jazz

So photos from today's lunch

Hazza! m7/8 gang [missing Linda and maybe someone else..?]
And of course trivia night!! Joyful joyful night
Thats right, table 17 no doubt intellectually exceeds all other tablesOur weetbix eating representative, edwin [first High jersey on left]and of course our pizzas

This blog is starting to become something of a photo album? =S

Maybe ill start transferring things to facebook? But then darn u ppl who DoNT have facebook or those who've DElETED their accounts [aka ROSE LIU] Thats right, ive publically shamed her.

Betty's bday dedication

Happy 18th Birthday Betty!See, i took a foto of u holding up food for a reason Betty!

So just an update on those shoes that made me look like i was 'strutting' and 'running away' yesterday.

This was AFTER id scrubbed it down with napisan and some random bleach. The lighting doesnt do the dirt colour any justice

and what it used to beoh well, i've worn them heaps already so im due to get some new shoes anyway =)

oh my lord, today i realised that ive so much to do in terms of filling in forms and applications and etcetc.etc. Why cant someone just do it for me??

soggy jeans, shrunken shoes, uni, + Rose's bday bash

Twas wet and cold, and we battled through torrential wind. But apart from my severely shrunken canvas shoes that led me to trudge through the streets on my toes [quite literally..] for several hours, i had a blast today.

HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY ROSE!
Lunch was great, hanging around the law building + round house in unsw for hours was painfully entertaining, and the pigging out on junk food and cake at Rose's place released our inner happy fat-ladies.

Rain rain rain rain. Rains sucks =P

Monique - dont forget me when ur an UN ambassador representing Australia Abstract art maybe?

Jenny, ur small and all but LOL

Maybe next time i'll be a bit more selective on my posting photos =D Took me just about an hr. Do u guys feel my dedication?

Revelation

Slowly and dissapointingly, trial results are coming in. I really dont know what to say. With every exam, i've learnt to lower my expectations. But how low could i get? I'm sinking down to nothing.

As suggested by the title, i've come to a revelation.
Girls, now is the time to study like you've never studied before. The line is drawing to an end and so the race truly begins. It's us against a herd of 67 000 other students statewide. Lets make a good fight in this bloody battle.
[of course this applies to syd girls only =D. All you other hsc-ers, you are all welcome to continue your youtubing and tv marathons]



Je peux voir le bout du tunnel