The Last Lecture (Randy Pausch)

As part of my 2012 new year resolutions, I have decided to read more books. When I was a kid I used to love reading so much that I would sit for hours by the window in my room just reading.

So this year I have decided to get back into it.

My sister recommended me The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. It’s a short book written by a professor called Randy Pausch who unfortunately was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In his last few months, he decided to give a last lecture so that his final teachings could be recorded for his three little children. You can also see the lecture on his website onhttp://www.thelastlecture.com/. It’s not the most brilliantly written but it does make you reflect on your life, which serves its purpose I suppose.

Randy Pausch writes about his childhood dreams and in one way or another, how he had managed to achieve them.

Thinking back now, I don’t remember what my childhood dreams were. I never had big dreams of going to space. Or building a train. Or becoming a ballerina. Now I suppose my dreams are to travel the world. Having lived in Italy for a year (and consequently Europe), my eyes are now set on the Big Apple. Living it up in New York - should be a challenge!

It’s still an idealistic dream, as I think dreams should be, yet it’s still an adult pragamatic one. New York is the place of fashion and culture. That’s the idealism talking. But New York is also the place for new job opportunities. That’s the adult in me talking.

So if I can go back to my childhood, what will the child in me say? And what will the child in you say? What are your childhood dreams?

Gettin' back into the Bloggin'

Hi there Internet world. I'm going to try the whole blogging thing again.

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Do the fox trot

I mentioned a while back that I bought
a pair of fox print pants from Black Label.

I wore these to uni on Friday this week.
Thought it might be the last time that I will be able to wear them this year,
considering that they may be too hot for the coming Spring/Summer.

Jeremy Scott

Jeremy Scott S/S 11

I quite like Jeremy Scott. He does a lot of strong, quirky designs.
He also does a lot of collaborations as well.
Probably his most popular is his sunglasses collections with Linda Farrow.






Hmph,

Comeback of the century?

I'm making another comeback.
Going to try and update this blog more frequently again.

So if people don't know, I am set to go on my exchange in 2011.
I'm so excited I can pee my pant. 3 times in a row.
I don't know the exact date I leave, but it seems like it will be around late January!

Woot, Bologna here I come!
I've started to look up some apartments in the city (in Italian ;) ciao tutti)
and I feel like packing my bag right now. Even though I don't leave for another few months.

Oh and..

I GOT TICKETS TO GLASTONBURY 2011!!

yeah, kinda fucking awesome, I know.

Oh and...

I also got a tattoo.

Finally.


So I think that's about all the new updates in my life since I last wrote.
If there are any friends, followers, randoms or stalkers still out there interested in my blog -
please keep checking back because I promise to update more.
And also I will be selling some of my clothes to clear up some room in my closet
and to make up for some extra funds for Italy.

Once the weather clears up,
I'll take some photos and learn how to work ebay & paypal.
Stay tuned!

Let your hair down

I feel like changing my hair. I had a dramatic hair change a couple of months ago when
I cut my hair & curled it.
Now I want to dye it.

I dyed my hair in high school before.
I dyed it brown/green
(saw a guy at the station with soft green hair so I wanted the same).
Didn't really turn out green,
and it totally damaged by hair. So
despite wanting change, I am not very keen on drowning my locks
in chemical any time soon.

I should just buy a wig.

Meow, I'm back kiddies

So after a month of so of being AWOL.. I'm back! My pictures folder has so many photos and images that I have been saving to upload on the blog but I've been lazy...

But I just saw these cat print Miu Miu clogs and I couldn't resist not posting!




I'm really into animal prints lately... Bought a pair of fox print pants from Black Label (sold in Dangerfield!) recently and I love love love them. Can't stop wearing them!

They're from the men's section but I got the smallest size and fits just right. But perhaps because they were designed for guys... one friend commented one night that I didn't really fill it out properly in a certain section... (hmm).

Below is a very bad, almost embarrassing, photo of the pants that I took literally minutes ago for the blog (that's dedication right there).

My dog's in the pic too.

Hello Kitty

The new Hello Kitty Doc Martens.

So cute, if worn right. Me thinks.

I'll probably look like a douche if I wore those.

Like I'm a 21 year old trying to be 12.

I can't pull off cutesy stuff.

Flinders Streets Station

Artwork under Flinders Street Subway.
Melbourne, June 2010

Melbourne

So I went to Melbourne a few weeks ago with my sister. It's my second time going there and I seriously love the city. It's way better than Sydney in terms of architecture and the general atmosphere of the streets. But then again, perhaps I only think that because I haven't lived there.

All we literally did in Melbourne was eat. I didn't get to go to Degraves Pl last time I went and my sister showed me the most tastiest cafes there. I also saw Grant Denyer there (host of Australia's Got Talent) - woot local celeb spotting!





Wish Sydney had lanes like these




Anyway, not to bore anyone more with tourist pictures, I'll finish off here. The photos of Melbourne were taken on my iPhone, Canon digital camera and my sister's Nikon SLR. Hence you might find that the photos are of different qualities. Will post more pictures later on in different posts perhaps. Just wanted to post a few now to promote Melbourne as the food capital of Australia and to finally update my blog!