Sincerely Sanyu

Moving

2010-02-13T18:23:00.000+08:00

Desire

2010-02-05T14:44:00.001+08:00

Image care of We♥It, from Enchanted

There is an abundance of good things in this world. While we may not agree upon the value of something unanimously, one persons trash can be another persons treasure easily. Humans want to be happy; we strive for betterance, provided it meets our personal morals and doesn't cross our moral boundaries.

However, there is still a stigma, markedly in the younger generations away from business life, or in the limelight of fame, about being "selfish". You know selfishness, everybody does. If you're a sympathetic person you probably frequently find it hard to make decisions to benefit yourself if it has any potential to harm someone else.

But what about those decisions that don't harm anybody in particular? Take, for example, having children because you simple want them, or wanting to look better for yourself? What about striving to improve your art, your voice --or any of your talents-- in the hope you'll one day be good enough to compete in the industry you endeavor to enter, when it's finally time to pack your bags and leave home to fend for yourself, away from college life and family comforts.

Everybody grows up, everybody wants different things, everybody wants to be happy. So what, therefore, are the limits to moral selfishness? What do you think, personally? Is it too much to want excitement, magic, adventure? Pointless contentedness, little comforts?

I was surprised when I found that a lot of people look down upon those who strive for their dreams and goals. I was actually quite appalled. On Lolita Charm, there was mention of a mother truly fearful that her child was interested in Disney princesses. I don't think I could ever live without hopes and dreams, and a little bit of magic to make me sparkle.

Gal

2010-01-22T22:46:00.004+08:00

from my tumblr

I love gal. New gal. I bought ageha and I want Popteen, and Egg. I love the grown up essence mixed with cute culture, I love the fun, carefree attitude. I love the look, the hair. I love the makeup. It's refreshing to be into trendy fashion, somehow, rather than freakish obscure, weird-looking fashion. There's something a little magical about looking normal, but a little unique at the same time.

If only people would stop whistling when I wear heels with a skirt... Oh well.

Lolita Level: 62!

2010-01-03T12:56:00.001+08:00

Image care of We♥It

From Lolita Level Up! on Lolita Charm

LOLITA LEVEL START!

✔You've been to egl.
✔You've posted on egl, without an onslaught of 'USE THE MEMORIES' and likewise.
✔You've bought a lolita mook.
✔You've picked a favorite brand.
✔You've ordered your first item.
✔You've worn a full outfit.
✔You've worn a full outfit out in public.
✔You've worn a full outfit and posted photos of it on the Internet.
✔You know what JSK, OP, and cutsew all mean.
✔You've bought your first brand piece.
✔You know your measurements.
✔You know you shoe size - in American, European, and Japanese.
✔You know who Mr. Yan is.
✔You know who Mana is. (+1 points if you know his band.✔ +2 points if you know his brand.✔ +3 points if you know why he's featured in every GLB. +4 if you have a shrine to him in your closet.)
✔You know who Maki and Asuka are. (+2 if you've met Maki and Asuka).
✔You've watched Kamikaze Girls. (+1 if you know the real name of this movie.✔ +2 if you know who wrote the book this was based on. +3 if you've also read the manga or novel. +4 if you love the author despite his criminal record✔).
You own a wig. (+1 if you own more than 2.)
You own a pair of falls.
You can identify lace on the spot.
You can identify an item's brand on the spot.
You can identify the year a dress was made by a specific brand on the spot.
✔You can name several different dresses or prints.
You answer stock photo requests.
You mod a lolita community.
✔You decorate your nails. (+1 if you wear fake nails.✔ +2 if you make fake nails.)
✔You own a pair of a rocking horse shoes. (+1 if you know their abbreviation.✔)
You've made your own rose corsage.
✔You've made anything out of your brand dress's waist ties.
You've made anything out of a matching eco tote. (+3 if you were the first one to do it, you think).
You know how to apply false eyelashes.
✔You know how to pronounce shirring.
✔You know how to pronounce Moi-meme-moitie, or Metamorphose tempes de fille.
✔You know a reliable shopping service.
You bid on Yahoo!Japan or Mbok.
✔You've been to a meetup.
✔You've planned a meetup.
You've planned a meetup with catering or more than 20 attendees.
You've met up with lolitas while on vacation to foreign or faraway locales.
✔You've seen a lolita fashion show.
You've seen a brand fashion show.
✔You've modeled in a lolita fashion show.
You've modeled in a brand lolita fashion show.
You wear bloomers.
You know how to make bloomers.
You tell other people to wear bloomers.
You draw lolita art, write a lolita blog, or provide the community with some sort of creative services.
✔You've taken purikura in lolita.
You've decorated your room/house/apartment in lolita style.
✔You've listened to lolita music.
✔You've learned kana.
You've learned enough Japanese to read a magazine.
You wear or own circle lenses.
✔You've been called a princess by a young child.
✔You've dressed up a friend.
You've convert a friend.
You've been in media (television, newspaper, magazine). (+2 points if it's Japanese media.)
You've learned a handicraft, like jewelry making, embroidery, or sewing.
✔You've become a lolita mentor.
✔You've attended lolita events at an anime or multi-genre convention.
You’ve organized or presented lolita events at a convention.
You've visited a brand shop.
Trip to Japan!
✔You've dressed up and gone out alone.
✔You're prepared for inclement or colder weather in lolita (coat, parasol, boots, gloves, other climate-specific items.)
You've learned face contouring.
You've made a lolita valentine.
✔You've got a lolita pen pal or online lolita friends.
✔You have local lolita friends.
You know how to modify clothes that don't fit you.
✔You know how to dress for your body type.
You've been in a street snap.
You've been to multiple world locations of the same brand store (BABY Paris, BABY Tokyo, BABY San Francisco, etc.)
You've created a makeup/hair/sewing tutorial.
You've sold hand-created lolita goods.
You have your own lolita fashion line.
You've gotten a lolita haircut, style, or color.
You've mixed other street fashions with lolita.
You've thrown a lolita party/had a lolita wedding.
You've dressed your child/small children in lolita or kodona style.
You've successfully cross-dressed in lolita style at least once (boystyle for girls and girls' clothing for guys).
✔You've lolified or made sure all the contents of your purse are cute (wallet, lipgloss, keyring, etc.)
You have a lolita pet (small dogs, cats, rabbits, exotic birds, fancy fish) or have dressed/accessorized your pet (bows or pet clothes).
✔You've dressed your significant other or dated someone who dresses in J-fashion/alternative fashion.
✔You've read Alice in Wonderland. (+1 if you've seen the animated movie or other variations✔, +2 if you've seen more than one variation, +3 if you own more than one variation)
You've dressed as Alice or another Wonderland character in lolita style, or own Alice themed items.
You've made something from a Japanese pattern.
✔You've found, bought, or made lolita underwear (bras and panties).
You wear lolita daily, or have gone 7 days straight wearing only lolita.
You have lolita calling cards or business cards.
You play a lolita instrument (i.e., piano, violin, harp, French horn... well any instrument really.)
✔You can translate yen to your country's currency in your head. (+1 if you can convert other currencies you shop with as well.✔ +2 if you read the news to know how the yen is doing.✔)
You've sold lolita clothing online (secondhand, egl_comm_sales).
Your article or entry has been put into the egl memories.
✔You take photos of your outfits/daily outfit photos.
✔You’ve posted to daily_lolita.
✔You own a petticoat. (+1 if you own more than one. +2 if you wear three or more at a time).
You’ve bought a lucky pack.
✔You keep a style diary or look-book.
You can put together an outfit made entirely from offbrand.
You’ve bought offbrand or non-Japanese brand.

Adorable Admirer (lvls 1 - 20) You've started studying or liking lolita but haven't taken that leap of faith yet. Good luck!

Resplendant Rufflebutt (lvls 21 - 40) At home within the land of the rufflebutts and spilling frills from every edge.

Victorian Maiden (lvls 41 - 60) A classy lolita of taste and experience, who knows her way around the lolita social set.

Starry Celebrity (lvls 61 - 80) On page six of the lolita world, you've risen to the ring of the upper crust.

Pretty Princess (lvls 81 - 100) Lolita royalty, truly versed in the ways of the lacey ones, the lolita princesses have achieved a special level of enlightenment.

Ultimate Lolita (Boss Fight!) (lvls 100+) Wow, you've gotten over 100 levels? You're the ultimate lolita with unlimited hitpoints. That's actually a little scary...

Limit Lines

2010-01-01T20:07:00.006+08:00

Image care of We♥It

Maybe it's just me, but I want to look nice, even in outlandish clothes and styles. If I know I look nice, I feel good.

Now, with that said - I don't like it when people tell me to "wear what I want" if I ask "does this suit me?", or "does this make my ____ look ____?"
Maybe it's a girl thing hammered into us from popular culture that feminism is rejecting or something, I don't know, but personally, when I ask those questions I am not fishing for compliments, I don't want to be told "it looks great!" if it doesn't - I want to pick things that flatter me.

If I love something but my figure, face or stature just doesn't do it justice, I'm quite happy admiring it on others rather than looking silly and lying to myself.

So, why do people swear by wearing what they want, even if it doesn't suit them?

To me, limitations like this don't feel awfully limiting, especially in a world that's beginning to encourage people to love the body they're in. Why have such double standards? To say love your body, but then encourage people not to flatter it? I suppose it relates to the business ideals in the West - sell, do what you can to sell, do what you have to to sell, lie to this person convincingly enough and they'll believe it themselves.

This feels more limiting to me, actually. It makes me feel like I can't trust people to give me their opinions. People are very sensitive to differing opinions and tact is a distant memory. Even I'm quite sensitive as I've fallen back into my safe zone, but if I try to get out there and ask people what they think, I wish they'd tell me.

Happy Holidays

2009-12-24T20:29:00.009+08:00

Image care of We♥It

Christmas is fast approaching, isn't it? This year, Christmas feels nice to me. Last year's holidays had an odd feeling, tethered with confusion, lead with wariness; this year I feel at peace, contented, hopeful, cheerful, full of awe and thanks for everything around me.

I finished all my Christmas shopping earlier this week, all that's left is to wrap 2 presents and to send one out (it will be late, we've been experiencing postal strikes here as well). My exams finished in November so I've been free of study stress for a while now. I've been a lot happier and more balanced lately. Maybe it's the Holiday Spirit, I really like Christmas!

I've also been away from home a lot more, so I haven't blogged in a long time!

Favourite new clothing items:

	I get compliments on this bag everywhere I go, lots of people have asked me where I got it, I almost feel bad for having to tell them I got it from Japan!
	These mules are really gorgeous! The rose on top is a clip (but I daren't remove it...). I love wearing heels but I try not to wear high ones like this around my boyfriend so that I can be the shortie. I wear these when I walk alone so I can feel strong, confident and feminine. I think they're my first pink shoes, too! I usually go for white.
	It's Summer here in Australia, but I was going ice skating and I didn't have cute gloves to wear so I picked these up (as well as some black ones) to dote at the rink. They're so soft and comfortable, I might go skating more this Summer so I can wear them! :P
	This is my new FAVOURITE dress, it's absolutely gorgeous and a surprisingly pleasing floral (very rare, I think! Japan has been good for floral in my experience...), it's got halter straps that are removable to make a tube dress. I feel so carefree when I wear this dress around ♥

I also have a new favourite model. Her name's momoeri. I received my 2010 momoeri calendar today - it's gorgeous. Here's a peek:

March is my favourite in the whole calendar ♥!

But I STILL have much love for Tsubasa, of course.

I've been thinking about New Year's Resolutions this month. I think 2010 will be a good year for me, and I noticed some things I need to improve on during my gift-buying attempts - such as observation. It's hard to pick up on pressie hints if you're not paying attention! So next year I'm going to be more active in keeping a diary with me while I"m out and at home to write down anything and everything I think will be useful. But first thing's first, I need to pay more attention. :P!

I really feel like 2010 will be a good year. 2009 was a year of learning for me, a year of growing up and gaining control.

What's the year been like for you? And what hopes do you have for 2010?

Let's Play Pretend

2009-11-10T15:20:00.004+08:00

I was introduced to an artist who, in turn, led me to find another. Her name is Lights. I've been listening to her album "The Listening" and a few songs popped out at me, but this one in particular makes me feel all nostalgic. It's called Pretend. All of the stanzas, really, seem so real to me.

Once in a while I act like a child, to feel like a kid again
It gets like a prison in the body I'm living in

I guess this, being the first part of the song, really caught my attention, because I really don't want to grow up. I can see how it opens up more freedoms but it also limits you. The "weight of the world" forces you to grow up, to abandon your childish dreams, to think logically, and there are consequences. It's selfish and immature of me, but I think that's something in my personal Princess ideal that I'm holding onto. To me princesses are carefree, gentle, kindhearted, free-spirited; to grow into a Queen is to take on more weight, to wear a heavy crown, to carry a scepter and wear a heavy fur cape, instead of a maiden's dress and a daisy chain crown on your head. I like my fantasy world, and I know I'll have to leave it more often soon, so it's more and more precious now.

It would be nice to start over again
Before we were men
I'd give, I'd bend, let's play pretend

I wish it weren't playing pretend; I wish things weren't looked down on for being childish just because children do them; I wish I could wear a dress with a bow and knee-socks and mary janes, and not be accused of trying to reconnect with my childhood - I'm not reconnecting, I'm just not willing to take myself so seriously that I leave behind the special acceptance I had as a child. It isn't a childish trait, is it: acceptance? Freedom? I don't want to be seen as playing dress-ups, just because I appreciate an aesthetic people have left behind.

Remember the times we had soda for wine,
and we got by on gratitude
The worst they could do to you was check your attitude

Peer pressure. It's so restricting. You get an offer to go out for coffee or "a drink" and suggest something simpler, less harmful, like a milkshake or hot chocolate, and people roll their eyes or chuckle. It's expected that you take advantage of your age, act your age. I don't appreciate being expected to do something just because everyone else is doing it. Don't people tell you when you're little not to do what everyone else is doing; do what you think feels right? What happens to this idea when you grow up? You enter the workforce and it's entirely different, you're a shadow, you're not a person anymore, you're a slave to the importance of the dollar. I love smiling at people I don't know as I walk past them in the street, if they smile back I feel happy, and I hope they do too. I don't need to give them everything to make them happy, all I need to give this stranger is a simple smile. Why can't everything be that simple?

When fights were for fun, we had water in guns,
and a place we could call our own
How we lost hold of home, I guess I'll never know

The first line here, though I wasn't raised in a tough urban area, hits home. Even on the internet people fight. Fight, fight, fight. They fight because it's normal, we stand up for what we believe in the West. Freedom of speech is nice, but common sense isn't very common anymore. With more options for communication and more people without common sense, who hold grudges, who take things too far... It's a terrible big-bad-world to grow up into, and it's even reaching kids now. I loved that in my childhood, even though I was bullied, I could laugh, smile, forgive. Fights didn't have consequences. Kids have the upperhand because they're little and don't know better. Isn't ignorance simply bliss sometimes? I think so.

And when it's the end, our lives will make sense
We'll love, we'll bend, let's play pretend

This one is a bit of a shot in the dark, but it makes me think about the most important opinion I maintain on life, though it's probably childish. I want to enjoy my life. I want to be happy, I want to have fun. I don't understand why people endure hardships that they don't have to. I understand it more when it's a hiccup in a dream, but not when the lengthy path to the dream doesn't make you happy.

There's a lot I don't understand though, really. I'm not cut out for understanding things like that yet.

Pokémon is Intense

2009-11-09T09:38:00.006+08:00

On Saturday I went with a bunch of ~~nerds~~..~~Pokémon trainers~~ .. guys... X) to a Pokéclectic meetup. On Friday Craig (he's an admin on their forums) made me a few competitive pokés and devised 2 team strategies with the other admin for me, as I haven't looked at Pokémon theory in over a year, and back then it was a lot less developed! How strange that such a simple game can be so seriously competitive and strategic!

Australia is hosting an event until the 16th at select EB Games stores: they're giving Arceus away! Arceus is the "God" legendary Pokémon.

yuck xD
I played only 2 battles. Pokéclectic play 3v3 battles in Standard Cup tournament rules, and on top of that have a "best out of three" system. I won my first battle against member Jester, he won the next, so the next was a tie breaker and I won :P But it was like Craig and Daniel (he's super into it!) were playing, not me ^^;
The next I played was a multi-battle. I was on Toshiya's team and Daniel was on a team with "xXSweepXx". You can see that battle here if you're interested:

We got pretty lucky really! My Pokémon are Starlet (Starmie), Snooze (Snorlax) and Nimbus (Spiritomb) in this battle.

Not sure if I want to keep up competitive battling, I guess I'll dabble.

Pace

2009-10-25T16:16:00.004+08:00

Image care of We♥It

When writing this essay for university I began to wonder what teachers mean by getting an early start. I suppose they mean research, because I don't understand how you can "pace" writing an essay. I think, for my whole academic life, bodies of text have been written entirely in one sitting. I could write a plan before I write the essay, but if I space it out too long, I'll likely forget my train of thought and not be able to explain it very well, probably leading to an incoherent essay (not that my style of writing has ever been marked with the English-teacher stamp of approval, I don't like academic English, and lately just romantic languages in general have turned me off... English being similar enough to count). I'm awesome at leaving my essays to the last day! I don't think it's because I work better under pressure, and I was never really into that cool-person school trend of not doing homework. Au contraire, I love doing my work. I am constantly tuning my Japanese, I don't just want to pass Japanese, I want to learn the language. This other class is a different story. I'm not learning, I'm analysing... Well actually, apart from the book content, I've learned one thing: Never take English units again!

So continues my done-in-one-day assessment trend, I suppose. I don't get how else to do it, but whatever works for me as long as I pass. I hope I pass!

My Dream World

2009-10-24T19:13:00.003+08:00

I read something I found quite interesting the other day, but didn't stop to think about it much. Not until I realised how true it held to myself, when I applied it to a class I take that I don't like.

It touched on how a lot of people judge, assume. We assume the person over there is This because of That, and if we never see them again, the impression will stick. Even among the open-minded, it's hard not to judge. Stereotypes make their way into society too well and we're all aware of them, being aware of it is enough for the subconscious mind to jump to a conclusion. But this, I knew. It's the part that emphasised leaving people or things as a clean, blank slate until you learn things about them rather than filling it in yourself. I was surprised at how foreign a concept that was to me when I really thought about it; surprised at how much I assume even though I'm aware that I don't know it. I tend to think when people (who are able to read my friends only journal) say they don't know me very well, that they're rather silly and - of course they know me well! But then reading this, I realised how little I do disclose, even in my emotion-filled gushes and my rants. I don't think many people really do know what's going on in my mind, could predict how I would react to a situation, what I would like (and I've been noticing that more when present-times come around ^^; ). I don't talk about what's going on in my mind a lot to people other than my boyfriend. It makes me feel like there's a lot to do in the world and not enough time to do it all, it makes it feel more exciting.

When it comes to people, as I explained to Craig - whom apparently I am a lot better at explaining to than I am explaining it to a blank text box, I tend to "pigeon-hole" groups of people. If this person reacted this way to that situation, and they have this, do that and think that way, another person who also has this, does that and thinks that way will probably react the same way. It's not stereotyping per se, as the people could be in completely different social stereotypes or just be different in general, but it's those experiences where I've witnessed similarities that I draw the expectation from. But why?

I take a particular class at university that I thought would teach me a lot about its specific subject-matter. I thought it would be interesting and wonderful. I made a lot of assumptions, and put aside what I potentially didn't like; I ignored it and decided to, essentially, conjure up my own perfect class to take that would be brilliant, it would be lovely and I would never be upset with it. Why did I do that? Why did I flat out deny the facts - automatically? Things like this really make me think, and as much as I think I'm learning about myself, I can't help but wonder whether I'll learn something that denies all my ideas' plausibility. But then, wouldn't I deny them?

Apparently I really love my dream world. ♥

Tea for... 12?

2009-10-20T17:53:00.008+08:00

At the last Lolita meetup in Fremantle the Lolitas saw an expansion of the Pickled Fairy & Other Myths store (for kids :P). They hosted tea parties! We were all intrigued by this store, so we tried organising a tea party earlier this year but it flopped, so I picked it up again and organised it. Saturday was the day.

At the back on the left (standing) are Karlee and her friend. Sitting in front of them, Claire, and Bi in front of Claire.
Next to Claire is my boyfriend, Craig (with the bowtie!), and then me on his arm. The girl in pink next to me is Aly, and, next to her, her friend Pique(?). Behind them are Steph and ~~Titty~~ Matthew (with the hat!).
The girl at the front in the blue dress is Alice, she was our terribly exuberant host for this lovely Wonderland tea party! xD

Eugene stopped us crossing the road to take a picture. He's crazy! xD
We have a couple extra people in this picture who couldn't make it for the tea party. That is Emma in the red JSK with the lovely parasol, and Aurora with the top hat, behind Steph and Craig.

More pics @Prince Photography

I think this tea party was fun! It was quite obviously a children's function, but we're all big kids at heart, I think, so we had fun anyway. Not to mention the chocolate (unbirthday) cake was heavenly! And the Rosy tea I tried had a lovely sweet taste, I want to try find it for home. ^^

After the tea party we went to our local arcade (Timezone) and Craig and I took some purikura together~

How cute did these come out?! ♥

I love ~

2009-10-12T18:37:00.005+08:00

Lately...

Things I don't like

Feeling stressed. I've been very disorganised lately, which sort of adds to it. I'm lucky though that I don't really have all that much piled up. It's just weighed upon in that my ability to cope is.. let's call it sub par and leave it at that, shall we? The stress is becoming a problem everywhere.
My family. This one really upsets me. Perhaps it's because I don't have a wonderful family that I want one so much, and that it isn't going to happen no matter how much I wish or what I do. I'm sure a lot of people have their own similar family problems, but this point is impeding on my ability to organise myself too, and that's rather frustrating to me.
The constant struggle between my interests and, relatedly, the odd end product of a mixture of these things. An example would perhaps be my writing style. I don't know if anybody else notices, but switching between girly squeals and a more composed tone looks odd! This is just one example, there's more to this point that I don't want to go into
My computer constantly freezing my browser with every click! No, go away, I want to USE that! Temporarily switching to Safari until I can download new Firefox I suppose. IE doesn't like me so, heh. My internet was capped due to sudden music splurge though, so so slow *sigh*
Essays. I'll admit it, I'm terrible at them. What Arts units can I do that don't require I do an essay? I can't find any! I'm doing a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese, not English =[ Alas, a BA is a BA no matter the major. *shakes fist*

Websites I love

Lolita Charm. Since Princess Portal was discontinued, I was really happy to find more blogs written by lifestyle lolitas. I'd never really looked before.. I just stuck with Princess Portal. Who knew Princess blogging was so common? From LC I found Miss Lumpy's blog, as well.
We ♥ It. This one seems to be doing its rounds in mentions. LC mentioned it and I've seen it mentioned in some other places as well, so I thought I would check it out. I found some really nice photos, like:
But don't take my word, go see for yourself! Miss Lumpy wrote up a lovely entry regarding this site, complete with some very pretty pictures.
Cute Plush. This webstore hardly needs explaining, just go see!

Things I love

The holidays! Only 3 weeks left of classes before exams, then I'm tuition-free until March!
Last night I started playing Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds Stardust Accelerator World Championship 2009 *takes a breath * and, after I learned how dueling works, I started getting really into it. There's a large following of Yu-Gi-Oh! card-game duelists here in Perth (a few of them play Pokémon competitively as well; the Pokémon fellowship (via Pokéclectic) is growing!), and I'm tempted to start playing. I'm stuck on a tutorial battle though; I can't figure out how to defeat DMG's Blue Eyes White Dragon! Blah
Sleepy snuggles on the bus after a mostly sleepless morning and a tedious lecture. I'm so happy my wonderful prince-y is in one of my classes.
Australian singer Lenka. Apparently she used to host Cheez TV, which I watched almost religiously as a child until it was cancelled for a less-cool "Toasted TV" segment *shakes fist again* but I don't remember Lenka. Regardless, she gives off a very Feist-like sound. I came across Feist on an iPod ad and actually really liked it, so I'm glad there's some Australian talent with a sound I pre-love. The Show is her most famous song, the music video for it really caught my eye, it's interesting!
Piano music. BoA's "Key of Heart" and Goo Hye Sun's "Down an Alley" are both really pretty. I think violins complement pianos; they amaze me too, because I cannot fathom how to make that beautiful sound with a violin myself. Wonder is wonderful.
Letters. I have a new pen pal named Morgan. I received a letter from her a little while ago, and sent one back to her. Her birthday is coming up, hmm!

Music - A second wind

2009-10-11T01:15:00.003+08:00

I spent the better part of today on a new blogspot setup. When I first signed up to LiveJournal the Jrock scene was flourishing, so I joined in. I had a single playlist entry with everything inside on my main journal, which ended up with 70 upload request comments, making me quite proud but I decided then to use a journal I'd made but stopped using, and move all my entries to my main one to make room for my playlist. That journal is here. Today I decided that I'd make a new blogspot (since I love the customisation!) and use that for my playlist. I think it turned out wonderfully!

Check it out!

I'm still adding in artist sub-entries and such but the main gist of the system is obvious now.

edit:

haha aggressive little Jessica.

Back to University

2009-10-05T16:52:00.004+08:00

Not-so-study-free tuition-free week break ended yesterday. I missed both my Japanese classes the week before last, and I am well behind on my class reading for Myths and Legends, so I spent last week catching up (I even had to do the exam from a couple of weeks ago ). It wasn't very relaxing! But I don't mind, purely because we get a whole 3 month break over the Summer for Christmas! I can have time to be lazy and stuff then!

Thus anyway, of course, today was back to university. I have classes Monday, Tuesday and Friday. Today was Myths and Legends. Oh how sick of Arthurian legend I'm becoming! If I ever had a mind for English classes, I have lost it. I don't think I ever had one though, I always disagreed with a lot of the big points my teachers pointed out, dismissed them as unimportant, and preferred to concentrate on things they considered unimportant. I'd say I have a very un-English mind. Just need to pass this unit... then hopefully no more English units! I think I have one more Arts unit to take. I spoke about my woes over "Arts" in another entry sometime so I'll just make this really short: They aren't even artsy! Well I guess writing is pretty artsy, but essays aren't exactly what come to mind But I digress, as only one more unit!! I think I may have filled up all my level ones... In the entire 24 units I have to take (That's my major, 8 bachelor of arts units, and 8 whatever units) I can only do like... 10? 'level ones'. It doesn't help that none of the units tell you what level they are
On Friday I bought a new book for Japanese. We're using the (American) Yookoso! series, complete with text book, work book, CD to accompany both, and CD-Rom! I had to buy our second book, Continuing with Yookoso! as we'd finished Introduction to Yookoso! or whatever it's called $170 down the drainnnn and now I'm broke

After uni today Craig and I went to Utopia. I tried a watermelon snow, which was basically crushed watermelon, iced It wasn't bad, I like the taste of watermelon haha!

Korean Music

2009-10-04T20:53:00.002+08:00

I've been taking a shine to Korean pop music lately. It's like Korea (and China!) are the new Japan or something, I dunno My prince introduced me to a girl band called Girls' Generation (SNSD/So Nyuh Shi Dae) a little while back, but I wasn't really interested at the time. Today we listened to a song by them called Gee @Youtube. I put it in my music player too I think their dancing is the most adorable thing! I found a torrent for the whole mini album and have Gee on repeat.

I have 내 머리가 나빠서 (Because I'm Stupid) by SS501 in my playlist too, thanks to the creator of this layout I'm starting to really really like Korean music! I'm thinking of spending more time over at Soompi too...

I'm so out of my music snob stage, so tired of being ashamed, embarrassed, closed-minded to the point of shutting myself out from specific types of music. Imagine how much I've missed out on (in happy measurement!) by being a snob for quality, talent, genuinity, all these silly prerequisites to be special enough to make it to my humble little playlist! I don't care if an artist is a jerk anymore, I don't care if the popstar can't sing and only lip syncs live (especially if she can dance!), I don't care if a computer made the sound I'm listening to; if I enjoy the sound, who damn well cares?!

I wish more people were of the opinion that music should be there to make you happy. It seems more people want to fight than enjoy it.

Plurk

2009-10-04T17:12:00.001+08:00

Plurk.com

Phoenix Down

2009-10-03T21:50:00.004+08:00

I spent today revamping this blog in the hope I will use it more now. Since beginning to make all my posts friends only I think I've become totally paranoid about my blog privacy but not everything has to be private, surely

But! For now, I will be off, as I have a terrible headache and feel the pulling need to take a shower... So I will leave you with just this link, and a few mindless ramblings and random musings.

On Wednesday I set out to buy a new pen for a penpal letter, as the one I was using ran out of ink mid-sentence and I had none similar enough to continue. My nana had gone with my grandfather for a routine checkup at the hospital that day, and since they rely on public transport and the hospital is quite far, it turns out being a very long day for them both. Thus, I set out on foot. I headed down to cross the park, and as I was walking along the path into a more tree-filled area, a magpie tried to swoop me! I heard the wings flap hard together and covered up my head and kept walking worriedly... Then it did it again! So I screamed and started running away, hands still covering head, and I took my silk headband off on the way out of the park in case that was what the silly bird wanted.

A magpie tried to swoop me quite a while ago in the park across the road on the other side of the suburb once. I thought it wanted my shiny gold scrunchie, but I don't know. Both times I've had (a poor excuse for) blonde hair.. They never swoop me when I have black hair!

But wait, there's more to the story! Yesterday when I came home my uncle knocked on my door, and proceeded to tell me he had been swooped in the same park as I was on Wednesday earlier that day. His encounter was a lot worse than mine; the magpie plucked his hat off his head, and chased him through the park! He tripped a little on his shoe and hit his head on a metal bar on the way out the park. I suppose, feeling accomplished and satisfied, the magpie then left him alone.

How vicious this magpie is! We aren't going to touch your nest! And how worrying that this happens right next to a children's playground...

Oh, and by the way - Princess Challenges are no more! Skye has moved from princessportal.com to The Lost Princess.

Presence

2009-09-07T17:31:00.000+08:00

I realise that I have perhaps neglected this blog much too often when I say it's going to be livelier, so I won't lie: I'm lazy and not very creative! So, blogging may not be my forté, and I give up! I do this with a lot of my sites, actually, because I have so many of them!

Thus, I've compiled a list of those I do maintain some level of activity on:

LiveJournal {duriretlan}
Friends only, as it's a journal of mine that I use as such. I like to record my life and all the things that happen inside it should I ever want to look back, and I'm surprised how many times I actually do want to look back! I've had my profile for 4 years now, and have found a lot of lovely communities, and many, many of my current local friends through them, so LJ is special to me.
Facebook {sanyu.hime}
Mainly to keep up with friends of past or those I don't see often. The mini-games and quizzes are quite fun to kill time with, too!
Kupika {Sanyu}
I discovered this penpal site on a whim while procrastinating, and after I befriended one particular person, my popularity suddenly boomed and I became quite well-known, if only for my list of those who've stolen another person's pictures to pass as their own; my "Faker Patrol" page was infamous. It has since been removed from public eyes. My activity has died down, I've began to care less about what goes on and about educating others with what I do know, as I think I came off the wrong way. Still, I can't bring myself to delete.
PoupéeGirl {Sanyu-姫}
PoupéeGirl is a Japanese website made to showcase all the brand-name and interesting products each user owns. You earn ribbons by uploading items and commenting, and dressing up consistently for X number of days. Ribbons buy you items for your poupée (french for doll), and selling them gets you more ribbons, or you can recycle them for shells, which can be tossed into a spring for a chance item. The game is fun, and might actually teach you something about economics! Reading some the community's posts about the フリマ (furima; free market), you find out that even this virtual game suffers from inflation! You can see my daily dressup on this blog at the bottom of my sidebar.
DeviantArt {Duriretlan}
A lesser used profile of mine, but I do try to log in as frequently as possible, if only because my watched list builds up in new deviations and messages much too fast! I get pangs of interest here and there in art, and may or may not make something new. I don't usually post everything to DeviantArt; I don't usually think my icons, signatures, LJ layouts and profile layouts are quite appropriate... But this week I have had a pang, and I'm acting on that pang, so maybe - just maybe - I'll start doing digital line art soon.
IMVU {sanyuhime}
I have been a member of IMVU for quite a time, but I disliked it because the site seemed messy and disorganised, and every time I was invited to chat it was a boy who wanted to cyber. I had no frequent users as friends on this website so I left it. Last week I deleted that profile and made a new one. I've been browsing around and have discovered Lolita communities, and Lolita clothing! IMVU sort of reminds me of the SIMS, in that you can modify items using their mesh and make new ones, you can make houses and furniture, all the modding aspects are very similar. I used to like toying with meshes in SIMS but I wasn't very good. I'd like to try my hand at it some time for IMVU to expand my Lolita wardrobe!

I have quite a few other websites as well, but these are the ones I use the most, I think. I would love to start up a website like Claire's or chama's when I have things to show. I already have my LJ, I don't need another blog! ~~like this one or this one or anything else I have!~~

I do wish I could update this more often, however.

Until next time,

じゃまったね！

Sincerely,
Sanyu

Princess Challenge: April 2009

2009-04-19T06:34:00.000+08:00

April Challenge:
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For this month’s challenge I want you to look back in time, to your childhood memories. For many of us, being a Princess may have been a young girl’s dream and others may have been more keen on Pirates and the Great Outdoors. Still, that little girl is a part of your Inner Princess, her innocence and wonder, her dreams and imaginings. Take some time this April to get in touch with her. Dig up old photos and diaries, talk to your parents about what they remember of you as a child. If you still have them, look over your favourite toys and books. Visit old places you used to live and play. Get in touch with that younger self and what she loved, dreamed of and wished for. You may like to write about some memories or share photos of your favourite possessions or of your little self!

This challenge wants me to look at my childhood. I still live in the same house I did when I was 4, and I’m something of a hoarder so I still have a lot of things! Only recently have I been beginning to give or throw away any of my childhood joys. ~~Currently I’m still gathering photos and taking pictures.~~ Click here~
Perhaps I’ll write some stories if I can remember any !

New Things

2009-04-18T09:00:00.000+08:00

Recently I bought a new, good quality camera. My old camera was a hand-me-down from my grandmother, and only about 3MP. As much as megapixels aren’t everything to look for in a decent to good quality camera, 3MP really shows the poor quality of the camera through the grainy photographs it produces. My new camera, though not a professional one by far, has 10.1MP and a 1600ISO, though I’ve heard it’s not advised to use both settings so high with this particular model. Nevermind, this is much, much better than my phone camera! I used to use my phone’s camera, but when I sold my phone for a new one, the new camera was lesser quality than the first one. I sold it to my nana, though, so I would often steal it for a few minutes if I wanted to take a photo for my poupéegirl account or Livejournal.

The days of this are gone, now! I’ve been busily taking photos of many things (mainly my jewellery, since the quality was just too poor to pick up the shine in my gold and silver without blurring the photo). Here are a few things from my flickr.~

I imagine it’ll be a lot easier to complete the April Princess Challenge with this pretty new thing in my possession

I've been busy

2009-03-17T02:50:00.000+09:00

I started university last Monday, the 9th of March, meaning I missed 2 weeks of work that I now aim to catch up on. I’m studying a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Japanese, minoring in French. I’ve studied both of these languages briefly before and aim to become relatively fluent in them before I move on seriously to any other languages. However, I do want to study as many languages as possible before I die. Languages are amazing things, and can really open up new worlds, full of culture and recreation alike. I’ve been studying way too much lately to catch up, and feel guilty whenever my computer is on and I’m not doing something particularly productive
University is so intense! We’re starting kanji this week, already!

Lately I’ve been really into shojo. I mean really, really really. It’s no secret that shojo is my favourite genre, not just the concept applied to animé, I just love adorable romance shows. I finished Strawberry Panic recently (loved ittt!) and am resuming a really old torrent I have of Sailor Moon (original Japanese) now. I have Cardcaptor Sakura on DVD, but it’s a bootleg!

Another reason learning Japanese is beneficial, I suppose! I can’t wait to be able to understand the words as well as the cultural differences and read them for myself rather than as words on a screen!

Princess Challenge: February 2009

2009-02-03T03:15:00.000+09:00

February Challenge:
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A Princess’s duty is to her kingdom, and I believe that wherever we live we should treat our part of the world with respect and appreciation for its own unique beauty. On the Portal we have Princesses from all over the world, as far away as Sweden and Brazil! For this month’s challenge, tell us about your own little kingdom, whether its your country, city, town or even just your backyard! You may like to draw a map, take photos or write about the marvelous and magical places therin. What do you love about where you live?

Nothing so far

Princess Challenge: January 2009

2009-01-02T07:27:00.000+09:00

January Challenge:
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It's the start of the New Year and a lot of us are making goals for 2009 and setting New Year’s resolutions. The challenge for this month is to pick an area of your life that you would like to improve on, whether it be health, career, school, family & friends, hobbies or self improvement, and set yourself a resolution for the year. Then break that larger goal down in to smaller steps and make a start on it this month!

I decided to do something boring and sort out my schooling, make some plans for the future. I took 2008 off after graduating in 2007 to work a bit. That.. kinda failed So! I'll keep updating on how studying is going I suppose.

edit: In February I started back to redo high school, but hardly a week in I figured it was not a good idea after all, and enrolled to study at university! I originally thought I would majoring in both Japanese and French, but French proved difficult and I was unmotivated and not learning. After failing my Introductory 2 unit, I dropped French. Instead I'll now be taking a Japanese major and an International & Cultural Studies minor, and maybe a Photo Media (or Business!) major/minor for my additional 8 unit programme. Things are looking up!

Princess Challenge: December 2008

2008-12-11T19:21:00.000+09:00

December Challenge:
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The Holiday season is upon us now, and whether you’re looking forward to celebrating a white Christmas or a warm, sunny one like I am, it is certainly the season for giving. This December for our Princess Challenge we’re going to take that giving spirit a little further and participate in a Charity. Whether you choose to volunteer, donate food or gifts, help raise funds or spread awareness, you can take part in a Charity of your choice and share your experience with us.

I've had my old school uniforms from middle school (years 8 to 10, so.. 3-5 years old) hanging up in my closet for ages. They're all in really good condition still, too. I never wore my bathers, had 2 or 3 clean skirts, 2 dresses, one scarf, a tie, a blazer, 2 or 3 shirts, a pair of pants, my school bag, so much stuff I've horded for so long haha. Earlier this week we took all of that (besides the bathers, nana didn't want to give them away anyway... I dunno why, they're BRAND NEW.. never been in water. Ever.) to the school to give to someone (or various someones) who might have needed them for next year. There was a girl who got most of it I think, and she was so happy! Her mum was stressing out worrying about how she was going to afford her uniforms next year, and I guess Christmas coming up doesn't help the budget.. she was SO SO SO GRATEFUL to get all of that.

I wasn't going to do the December Princess Challenge... but I think I'll count this toward it. It feels good to help someone who needs it.

Background Image

2008-11-09T14:03:00.000+09:00

I dislike the div credit floating on the top of any of my websites, so forgive me for taking that away, graphic owners! To make up for that lack of credit, I'll link to you! This is the specific background I am using, made by thecutestblogontheblock.com

I've recently made a new multiply profile. I like multiply!
My sparkly new profile is here!

Since there are a few people I know who use blogger, I thought I could blog a little every so often on here instead of abandoning it completely for my kupika, LiveJournal and multiply.. But not very often!

Things I've done lately:

Discovered lots of pretty Korean and Chinese pop music! I like sparkly boyband pop and ballads A LOT apparently
Baked a lot of cupcakes and yummy stuff ♥ Watch my recipes section on multiply.
Made progress on a lot of Princess Challenges hosted at the Princess Portal. My progress IS posted on my homepage, but just to make this blog more exclusive and special, I'll write up special entries for it later
Installed an international keyboard on my languages toolbar for Windows XP It allows me to type European letters like é or è or ü by typing 'e , `e or "u , respectively. Ask me if you're interested in doing this too. ^^ The bad thing about this is that sometimes my "s and 's don't show up! I have to press them numerous times or press the spacebar after it, and even then I'm not guaranteed the character every time it's still helpful though
Began training my laptop to recognise my voice to allow for speech-to-word dictation.
Started ballet... But stopped attending because the trip home was emotionally stressful for me. I'm trying to find a closer studio, and considering taking up figure skating as well, but I'm not sure about this because there's no public transport to the rink, I'd need to rely on my nana.
Stressed about when I'm going to get around to nagging nana to take me to Spotlight to gather materials for my Sakura cosplay for January!
Started and stopped playing Lineage II. Apparently I suck at MMORPGs once things can actually kill me

à bientôt

Sincerely,
Sanyu

Xin's 18th

2008-11-06T15:30:00.000+09:00

backtracked post

We celebrated Xin's 18th birthday tonight, with dinner at Utopia and then made our way to Timezone afterward. I didn't get to stay long at Timezone but I stayed long enough at Utopia to know that I am neverrrr eating fake meat again! I got Pork, but it tasted really odd, and Craig got steak and had to take the day after that off work, he felt so sick Other than that, conversation and company was wonderful and purikura is awesome ♥

Princess Challenge: November 2008

2008-11-02T05:00:00.000+09:00

November Challenge:
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This month we’re going to get in touch with our fairy tale side, leave our castles for the enchanted forest to explore gardens, climb hills, walk through meadows. Thats right, I want you to get outside and explore the magical natural world. If you live in a city, find a park or visit the zoo, you may even like to take a weekend away to visit the countryside. There is so much beauty and magic in the wild untouched places, have an adventure, write about your experience and maybe take a few photos to share with us!

Skye and I went to the zoo to explore the nature and animals there! I wrote up a recount on my Kupika already and Skye wrote one on Princess Portal, if you'd direct your attention

Enchanté~

2008-10-15T11:26:00.001+08:00

Hi, my name is Sanyu. A little while ago I compiled a list of all the websites I recall signing up to (with a little help from old e-mail folders) and found this one (well, a blog under this name, and not SincerelySanyu) from 2005. I didn't know where to start with which e-mail address I could have used, which passwords I used in 2005, et cetera, et cetera, so I sent off an e-mail to Blogger with everything I could, even though I tended to lie about a lot when I was 15 so I couldn't be sure anything I was giving them was correct and traceable. Today I noticed my blog was last updated in 2006, and I happened to remember which e-mail address I used in 2006, and voila, here I am! It was nagging me that I couldn't claim it or get it deleted, so I'm glad I was able to figure out how to login on my own, since Blogger apparently wasn't about to get back to me.
A lot has changed on my profile! Virtually everything, really. I've grown up a lot, if I do say so myself, though I'm still very childish hehe. Interestingly enough, I think I would hate myself if the me of now were to talk to the me of ~~yesterday~~ almost 3 years ago.

I've got a link to my main website up on my profile now and am not sure if I'll be updating this much at all, as I have lots and lots of other blogs and profiles elsewhere, but I do like the Blogger interface and the fact that my internet will load it fairly easily, unlike some websites... How picky Bigpond is. Time will tell!

à bientôt

Sincerely,
Sanyu

Princess Challenge: October 2008

2008-10-09T04:00:00.000+08:00

October Challenge:
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In theme with this week’s Princess Lesson, our challenge this month is one that requires Courage. I want you to think hard about something you’re afraid of. It might be a phobia, heights, spiders, snakes, darkness or a more personal fear such as public speaking, confronting your parents about something, performing on stage or even wearing alternative fashion out of the house! Whatever you choose, you’ll have to confront and conquer this fear in some way. You can write about your experience in a journal entry or share photos of you facing your fear!

For my act of courage this month, I told my nana about having changed my name. I was worried about her reaction and such, so for a whole month after I did it she didn't know.. She'd been stressed and such, though, and I think it came at a fair time. She isn't happy about it, but she'll have to accept it one day!

Ballet

2008-10-07T17:43:00.000+08:00

Skye and I went to our first ballet class at Terri Charlesworth last night. The instructor seemed very rigid and strict on the website and I was not looking forward to that! but she was good! She told us she'd let us fumble our way through this class and just do what we can. I pulled a few muscles and got terribly confused sometimes; I'd follow the first 10 or so steps she'd show us, and then when she showed us another several I'd forget the first few, which crippled my performance a little more amongst being completely new

I did ballet when I was very young for a while but quit because I was a total brat I regret quitting, it's very pretty! The more advanced Adult Beginners in the class did a kinda elaborate (for my untrained eye), pretty floor routine, 3 people at a time, one set after the other. There were 3 new people including us two... I wasn't paying attention to her instructions before (silly me...) so when she threw us out after the pretty more advanced students I was SO CONFUSED! Nonetheless, our classmates are incredibly nice. They complimented on turnout and said we were picking it up well and such

I'm not sure one lesson a week will be enough to build up enough muscle in my feet to go en pointe so once I'm a little better at the basics I'll probably try go Monday nights as well. I'll be more fit then... my goddd I'm SORE today! Not as sore as I was the first day after our Lucky Star practises, but still, sore. I will need to stretch daily after my showers from now on.

I don't expect to go en pointe anytime soon, but one day. I'd like to before I give up on ballet, if I do.

Princess Challenge: August 2008

2008-08-02T04:00:00.000+08:00

August Challenge:
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This month we’re going to partake in a the Arts and find a little inspiration in the beauty of music, theatre or dance. The challenge is to get out there and see a show! I will leave it entirely up to your tastes as to what you see. Whether its Ballet, Opera, a Play, a Symphony, a Musical or Concert. It doesn’t have to be classical either, you can go see a rock concert or broadway musical. Look up your local performing arts venues and see what they have on, grab a friend or two and make a night of it! If time and money does not permit this, find another way to enjoy the arts. Watch a movie, opera or ballet on dvd, or even go in to town to enjoy the buskers or street performers on the weekend. Write a little about your experience so we can all share the inspiration and beauty you found.

Skye, Paula and Lee went with me to see a ballet, La Fille Mal Gardée. Here is Skye's recount

Princess Challenge: July 2008

2008-07-02T04:00:00.000+08:00

July Challenge:
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This month we’re having a cooking challenge! The cold weather here has got me in to a baking mood, but even if its summer for you, it will still be fun to try out a new recipe! Whether its a stew or soup or salad, cookies or cake or chocolates, try cooking something you love but have never tried making from scratch before. Food is one of those small pleasures in life that we often take for granted, but it can be a beautiful art in itself and also a great comfort when a lot of love is put in to the preparation. You might like to share your results with friends or family, or even have a little picnic to celebrate your success! I look forward to reading about your cooking adventures and hopefully we can post everyone’s recipes up at the end of the month and make a little Princess cookbook!

Results:
Rainbow Cupcakes experiment:

Accompanying LJ Entry, cupcakes for Skye/Mirai's birthday, & Recipe

Chocolate Cake for Grandad's 71st:

Accompanying LJ Entry

Princess Challenge: June 2008

2008-06-01T18:51:00.000+08:00

June Challenge:
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Try something new! It can be anything at all, as long as its something you’ve never tried before but always wanted to. A new hobby or sport, a different fashion, a new recipe or restaurant or perhaps an experience like going on a boat or flying a kite. One of the best ways to grow and develop who we are is to try new things, you never know when you’ll discover something that makes you happy or lets you express another part of yourself.

I cosplayed Konata, with Mirai as Kagami, Skye as Tsukasa and Steph as Miyuki!
Result:
I was pleased with our performance, but not with how I looked

I found out that I'm a very picky cosplayer, and something of a perfectionist! This didn't seem to coincide with the rest of the group's attitude; they just wanted to have fun, and who was I to take that from them? We sure did have fun!

Princess Challenge: May 2008

2008-05-02T04:00:00.000+08:00

May Challenge:
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Find a little bit of beauty in every day. You can write about it, take photos, draw or record these beautiful things in a blog or journal. They can be anything from a little flower growing through the pavement to an act of great kindness that you witnessed. Each day, for a whole month, find something beautiful in the world around you.

Day 1 (26 May): Feeling someone else's excitement and accomplishment.
Day 2 (14 June): Feeling the excitement of a long awaited desire.
Day 3 (15 June): Tradition.
Day 4 (20 June): The power of suggestion; Disney.
Day 5 (21 June): The fresh morning air.
Day 6 (8 July): The power of love.
Day 7 (21 July): Skye's princess lessons. Optimism.
Day 8 (9 August): Nature. The sun, the flowers, the laid back attitude and the breeze.
Day 9 (10 August): Knowing you're loved.
Day 10 (16 August): Days spent with friends you hardly see.
Day 11 (18 August): The power of friendship.
Day 12 (19 August): Motivation; pupe.
Day 13 (20 August): "First"s.
Day 14 (22 August): The rare ability to poke good fun.
Day 15 (26 August): Nostalgia.
Day 16 (29 August): Playful secrets.
Day 17 (2 September): Sunny days watched from the shade.
Day 18 (6 September): Being able to let loose and be yourself.
Day 19 (9 September): Confidence.
Day 20 (29 September): Family ties.
Day 21 (3 October): Bringing the community together.
Day 22 (10 October): Smiles from people you don't know.
Day 23 (16 October): Childishness.
Day 24 (20 October): The little things that make you smile.
Day 25 (22 October): The idea that something small can make a huge impact. The world is small; even the littlest person can make a difference.
Day 26 (24 October): The gifts of wisdom, knowledge and experience that come from simply listening.
Day 27 (25 October): Jewelry!
Day 28 (31 October): Imagination. The top thing that will always make me smile.
Day 29 (8 November): Affirmations, and the feeling of joy that comes with knowing you are the person you want to be.
Day 30 (13 November): Animals. Specifically the Splendid Fairy-Wren. We saw them at the zoo; they are the most gorgeous bird I've ever seen.

Princess Challenge: April 2008

2008-04-02T04:00:00.000+08:00

April Challenge:
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Make up a fairy tale or short story with yourself as the main character. It can be based on your real life experiences or completely fictional. You can write it in prose, verse, or even draw scenes from the story. There is no length requirement, but you should have an ending (happy or otherwise) by the last day of the month.

Nothing so far