The secret life of Marisa: January 2005

back on track

feels like im back on track. Im back to school. Has been sick in the last few days and i have a bit of flu lately.

i have watched tons of movie during the exam break, almost have watched a total of all the movies i would have watched in my life. Also downloaded some movies.

Shandy has gone back to USA.

Havnt slept so well in the last week. Feels like a zombie.

Have a new hair cut but i think the fringe is a bit too short. I wish my hair grew longer.

A major change in my apartment is the old aquarium is replaced by a new one with curved corners.

The stuff on the shelf above my bed fell down yesterday morning at 8am and hit my forehead and nose ridge. :(

Paris 8th Sataion

Well today there were fiona, shandy, jessica and me going to a upstair cafe, called Paris 8th Station. We sitted and chatted for like 2 hours but there were a LOT of people smoking there and the ventilation was bad.

Me: lets just pay the bill and get out of here
Others: sure
Me: very bad ventilation
Shandy: we are all going to lose one day of lives.

Fiona went to joing her bf so we were left to go shopping and then we went to a restuarant again, for a little bit of snacks and pure chatting. That brought back a lot of memories from the old school and friends. It was better to just have 3 of us here.

My Resolution

My resolution is also a bit late for the start of the year. I have been thinking about it, not meant to make any big accomplishments but hoping to change small details in my daily route in life. And I have some time to write about it today coz 4 subjects of exam were over during this week.

New Year(2005) resolution- first edition

1) Eating habits
- Eat 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day, including an apple.
- Drink a glass of honey mix drink a day.
- Don't go eat in Mcdonalds more than once a season.
- Don't eat later than 9:30pm unless special occasions.
- Don't eat more than 3 pieces of chocolate a day
- 3 liters of water a day

2) Exercising
- Practice Yoga at least twice a day, preferably on Monday and Saturday.
- Practice a split.
- Go walking on weekend (although in malls)

3) Personal hygiene
- Wash face with cream every morning.
- Do facial mask once second day
- Resisting the temptation to squeeze pimples.
- Remove nail polish every night if I have worn it.

4) Time management
- 3 hours minimum to study one subject test and 10 hours for exam.
- Stay off from pc when there is really nothing to do about it.
- Sleep before 12am on school days

4) Others
- Set time limit for everything
- Don't hold too high expectations on things,
- Save 5% of my money
- Gotta get out more in open doors
- Hopefully fullfil 70% of the List. =)
(…to be continued)

Lets have a review on year 2004

I know i am a bit late for last year's review and i should have done this whilst it was still 2004!
Here are some of the photos i have taken around the christmas holidays. I was just slacking about in the xmas break so not many nice pictures taken this time. :-) But enjoy looking at them and feel for the energy of Hong Kong. =)

Review in 2004 - the first edition
January
- as long as i remembered i was quite down for some reasons, and then i met oly in late-january which lightened up my mood. Early Chinese New year this year, on 26th or something. I applied for the boarding school.

Feburary
- i cried on the 14th. I remember it because i dont usually cry and its because that day is St Valentine's Day. Prolly hadnt cried for 2-3 years before. Eyes were like taps runing downing tears. The boarding school has got me a notice that i was not in. The news was kind of disappointing because that means i had one choice eliminated.

March
- School started to get hard. More and more pressure from the CE exam and started looking around for information about colleges and A-level subjects. But not yet made up my mind. But the intention of the teachers is wanting me to stay.

April
-Study break, eastern holidays and Mock exam. I have no mood at all for tudying so my grades slipped sharply from A to C.

May
-A whole month of CE exam. The first day was Chinese History exam and the center was in my cousin's school. I was nevrous as death and also the first time i ever gone to school by bus!
Basically, the whole month was a studying month for me. Also exchanged presents with Oly. It was an erotic gift ^^ enclosed with a sweet letter.

June
- prolly slacking about at home and recovering from the blood and sweat wasted in May. I felt that, only a month of blocking my mind, i was a lot out-dated from everything around me, like a countryboy running into a town. And seeing new clothes in shopwindows is like a kid in a candy shop. I was also planning with my cousin about where to go travel to because i just needed a holiday.

Me(while going to have lunch in a restaurant): oh! why is Super Sandwich so orange!
My sis: -.-what? cant believe u dont know! it has redeocrated for a while...my mates and i have gone for a few times.
Me: ohhh...

July
- after finished the last paper of english oral exam for 2 days, my cousin, her friend and me flew to Beijing. It had not been my favourate destination but i didnt regret visiting this city, for its cultural archecture. Still, i have not gained much impression from the mainlanders local. Thats a sad thing(with the same blood and origin) and i hope my viewpoint will change soon.
Oly also left to Canada for a month and I wasnt happy about the very few contacts we had made. After the trip to Beijing, i realised travelling with a mate u dont know is a mental torture especially with one (her friend to be clear) who was not capable of looking after oneself. I went to pub with Shandy for a few times as fellwell. I also applied yoga course for 18 hours.

August
- Very hot weather. I have started making jewellerys during the holiday, this hobby required some talent in 3D design i think. I made earrings as a newbie and gave off a few pairs to jessica, shandy, me sis and myself. Oly came back from the holiday. We had a row and not been talking much as we used to. On 11th was the CE exam report release day and after that day i chose to study in my current school. That was quite a bravely decision owing to the fact that i have never even visited this school and it implied a completely new environment and personnel network. I did many many voluntary works, accumulated for approximately 80 hours. Late August was about buying new books and school uniform.

September
- Still very hot weather. School started. Oly and i had another row, that he used another identity to talk to me on msn. Kind of cute now when thinking back. lol

October
- Busy with school, started getting close with some new friends.

November
-Busy with school with numerous homework and tests. Wearing tie in new school uniform.

December
- Busy with school. Not a particularly merry xmas but Im fine with it. Went out with Shandy and kept in touch with Jessica. I saw a long-time-no-see bitch from my old school who had made nasty rumors about me behind my back and did nasty things. She got kicked out by my old school and studying in this band 5 boy school now. My evil side was laughing and overjoy to be honest. My prediction: "On no account would she make to university. " Anyways, seeing old friends and cousins were cool.