Quick Stroll Across The Bridge

March 19, 1932 was the day of the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Today is the day that marks the 75th anniversary of that opening.

To commemorate that day in history, the Harbour Bridge was closed from traffic and opened for people to take a walk across. And I, being a tourist-wannabe that I am, went to walk the bridge. From far away, it seems like a really long walk... but in actual fact, it wasn't that long. Or maybe because there were so many people that I didn't really pay attention much to the actual walk... Anyway, throughout the walk, there were aboriginal music playing and there was also an Aboriginal Ceremony to pay respect to previous generations. There were chimes hanging at the end of the bridge which gave out peaceful ringing sounds to those who finished the walk.

It was an experience to see so many people crossing the bridge, that, I'm sure, no one would want to walk on if it was an ordinary day.

Should I Be Happy?

The professor in one of my classes loves thailand and he used to live and teach in thailand for a while. His knowledge of thailand is extremely impressive, he even know some stuff that I don't!!! So... being the only thai student in the class has its (dis)advantage (?). His examples in class are mostly about thailand and he often single me out to ask if i knew what he was talking about.

We had to make a presentation on a case study as part of a group assignment. Obviously, my case study has nothing remotely related to thailand. Makes sense, no? But today, we just found out that two members of the other group dropped the course, leaving only one person for that group. So he asked if it would be ok for me to do that case instead of the one I originally have, and he assigned me to that case.... which is related to thailand. Being a person who thinks WAY TOO MUCH, I wonder.... does he expect anything more from me? I mean he made it clear in the beginning that he didn't want me to do the case related to thailand, so why give it to me now? SOMEONE said that it's good that he has expectations cuz that would mean that I DID something good and so it's EXPECTED that I should do something good. BUT, my pessimistic side rise up and I thought... maybe it's because I'm not good enough so he gave me a case that he assumed was easier for me, to help with my performance?? urg! i hate this.

so.. what you think???

Wall's? or Street's?

Competing in an international market is tough right? So to make themselves successful, the company has to create brands that responds to customer's familiarity, especially if it's a low involvement brand like ice creams. (if this is all i learned from marketing courses, it's a waste of money -_-) This is one reason why Unilever is so successful across the globe.

Thai people are all familiar with Wall's ice cream from Unilever. Seeing it's logo would no doubt remind them of the brand - Wall's. So I was daydreaming as I was riding on a bus into town one day and I saw the familiar logo of Wall's ice cream.... but hold on a minute... underneath the logo is not the word 'Wall's' as I expected... instead it was the word 'Street's'!!! erm... I'm sure it's not the name of the store that this banner was flying on top of. Extensive (for like.. half an hour) research on the web enlightened me that 'Street's' IS actually the brand of the ice cream that utilizes that heart shaped logo... in other words... they're THE SAME BRAND!

Thailand - UK

Australia

You know what's weird though? From the websites in Australia and UK, the description of the origins of the brand is very different... and yet they both have the same logo, and the same mother company...hmmm. OH.. and in Australia.. Street's product range includes this ice cream called 'GOLDEN GAYTIME', and in UK.. Wall's has an ice cream called 'Wall's Cream of Cornish'!! HAHAHA

Anyway, then I found this website (www.icehot.com) that holds most of the area that this heart shaped logo brand is sold in. Did you know that in Denmark, this brand is called 'Frisko'? Doesn't it sound like a pet food brand?? In Portugal and Netherland it's called 'Ola', in Ireland it's called 'HB', in Mexico it's called 'Holando', and in Italy it's called 'Algida'!!! O_O

I didn't realise there were so many names ... O_O

Because I'm A Girl

I'm refering to a song by a female Korean group singer called 'Kiss'. 'Because I'm A Girl' is the name of their hit song in 2002. I've seen the music video a long time ago and I LOVE it. yah yah... I'm a romantic at heart. Anyway, so I asked Jessica (my Korean housemate) to translate the song for me. I'm sure there are other translations on the net, but I just feel it's more 'authentic' coming from a native...hehe...

'Because I'm A Girl' - Kiss

It's impossible to understand what goes on in a guy's heart
You told me that you wanted me and now that i've given you everything,
you tell me you're leaving
You told me that it was the first time you felt this way,
and said that i was special
I believed you ... and it was my happiness
(chorus) you should have told me that your feelings have faded
i had no idea, and i continued to depend on you
(chorus 2) although i say i hate you now, i'll be missing you
because i'm a girl, to whom love is everything

they say that when you give a guy all he wants he quickly gets bored
and now i know that's the truth
and although i tell myself i'll never be tricked by love again
i fell in love, and my heart is broken again...

(chorus) (chorus 2)
(chorus 3) please don't break the heart of a girl who will do anything for love...i didn't know that love is so difficult to give and get back
(girl narration) today we broke up. you told me to meet someone better than you and be happy. you're just like all the other guys. what happened to when you told me that you loved me? honestly, i don't want you to be happy. what am i going to do if you really forget about me? i'm in so much pain, more pain than i can bare. because i'm still in love with you
(chorus 3) (chorus 2)
(guy narration) there is someone that i'm in love with. although i can't be with her now, i'm still in love with her.

OK... so it would make more sense if you've actually seen the music video... And from the lyrics, it doesn't sound like a romantic song huh? But it is!!! Go see it for yourself... there are loads posted on YouTube!!!

Leather Wearing 'Valerie'

I've finally given a name to myPod and she's called 'Valerie'~ Why? because I ordered her during February, which is valentine's month, and she's red. Although, to come and think of it, valerie sounds like the color should be purple (violet?). Anyway, it's VALERIE!!!
I've also dressed her up in leather...hehe... I actually wanted a clear case.. but it's more expensive, and silicone cases doesn't look that good...

Now I need LCD screen and click wheel protector~ HUR~ the things I do for my gadgets~

Spring Is Rolling In

This post has nothing to do with the weather... even if it does then it's a really weird time to be talking about spring.. well, at least where I am anyway. Because when most parts of the world is enjoying the new colors of tree leaves, the people of Aussieland is preparing to hibernate.

Anyway, thing is... I made spring rolls today!!! and guess what? IT'S A BIG WASTE OF TIME!!!! It would be SOOO much easier just to go get the frozen spring rolls instead of making them from scratch. There goes wasted hours when I could have been reading and doing my report (it's not that I'm a dork, it's just that it's due in 3 days and I still have no idea what the question is about...).
So... here's my spring roll...

It wasn't all that bad... it's just... A WASTE OF TIME!!!

myPod

I just got my iPod today!! I ordered in online from the HK Apple website (cuz that's the only place i can get a RED iPod). Anyway, I haven't named it yet, unlike Jupperz who named her iPod already. (oh, by the way, check out her food blog. it's fantastic. but i must warn you... make sure you're stomache's full when you're reading, or else you'll want to eat everything she talks about).

Anyway, myPod (or... my iPod) ... hehe... I'm so happy!!! BUT should I worry that I haven't read my texts for class and now I have a new toy to play with?? hehe... oh well...


*Thanks to Kenna for shipping the product to me.

"Heels Over Head"

all of a sudden i wanted to know why the term 'head over heels' is 'head over heels'. i mean that's normally how we all are yes? and if we are 'head over heels in love' does that mean we're always in love? then.... huh??

and so... i went online to search for the true meaning of this idiom. and guess what? the phrase originated in the 14th century, and the original phrase was 'heels over head' (used as a meaning when one is doing a somersault or a cartwheel). erm... don't know what happened but somehow the words were reversed, and voila! new phrase!

while searching for the meaning, i found someone's blog who happened to have a post about the same phrase. his blog is called 'OMNIGLOT' and it's quite interesting as it deals with languages and meanings of different phrases.

*special thanks to The Phrase Finder

Are You Messing With Me?

I'm not trying to pick a fight with anyone. It's just that I spent almost 3 hours last night trying to make changes to my blog template. I tried using codes from other websites but none working. Nothing works with Blogger beta!! Could be that it's still new. So I tried and somehow, I lost the template that I was using. So I had to use the original template provided by Blogger and now I couldn't be bothered to make changes to the code so it would look exactly how it was before. I'm sure none of you would even notice the difference between this one and the original one that I use, BUT I KNOW, OK??? I CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE!!! and it bugs me.. but I'm tired...

Anyway, while searching for templates, I saw this website by Miss Zoot. Her designs are COOL!!! I want it, I tried using it, but none working.... sad..... very very sad....