To those wondering why i haven't posted in such as long time.... well, i've had a really busy week, and as of Sunday, been struck down by the dreaded allergy that seem to have swept Melbourne. Half the people in my class were sick on monday, and a handful were missing because they were too sick to come to school. Today i wasn't able to go to school as well, i slept luxuriously till 10am and found that my whole body was slippery and wet like a biscuit dipped into cream. Apparently i've sweat so much after burning up my whole blanket was wet.
A short visit to the doctor confirmed that i've been attacked by virus and short recovery seemed unlikely.
I missed both my chinese assessment and my violin competition! i can't believe i couldn't go to school today, of all days, i just have to be deathly sick today.... on the bright side, i get a precious day off and actually found time to blog~ It just means that i have to do my assessment some other time, which i hate, because i rather have it done and over with, now i have to wait another painful two days before i could do it.
what was the most important thing that happened last week? well it had to be the formal! at least it was the most expected. Last saturday i was invited to the mlc formal ( melbourne-mlc!) now just thinking back... maybe that's where i got my sickness from-.-
I guess overall i had a good time. There were moments when i was really nervous, that was more at the begining, when i went to the before-party. I've never heard of a before-party until last saturday as well, so don't feel confused if you don't know what i am talking about. It was just like a normal party, i guess, but really awkard because i hardly knew anyone and i was scared off my wits! My partner, Mariam, being asian, i thought, her friends would mostly be asian as well, but at the party there were only australian people, all except us two, not that i minded, but it's just that it made the evening more intimidating to start with.
It was also a time where cameras were abundant. The parents were not gonna miss the chance when their childern is all nicely dressed-up, and so, my eyes were flashed until i am sure there was some permanent damage done. One of the mums just wouldn't stop taking photos! i got so annoyed and embarrased, well, at least she had the curtesy of telling me before she took a photo, unlike.... someone else, (R**) The party place was the house of one of the friends, and it looked like an 18th century british upper class resort. the carpet and the ceiling were extensively decorated with gold linings. Three paintings of the country side hung on the wall, and the furnitures were so delicate you feel sorry to use them. I spent most of my time talking not with my partner, not with her friends, but her mum! Please don't go thinking off a tangent at this point, this only happened because everybody else knew everybody, and they were busy talking among themselves. i was hiding behind my partner most of the time, and since i was the only one who speak chinese, her mum(being chinese-malay) decided to bombard me with a series of questions.
finally, we departed for the formal. There was no limo, but a party bus in its stead. Mariam said they decided it was too expensive to hire a limo, and they will only get one for the year 12 formal, which, according to the girls, is the "formal" formal. anyway, we arrived at Albert Park just on time to catch the massive que that was lining up. I saw a lot of people from my school, mostly australians again, i think all the asian guys went to the PLC or Canterbury girl's formal which were both held on the same day. i was thourougly searched, and glad that the security guys didn't pad my bum like he did with the previous guy. David Gormans tried to smuggle some drinks, but the guy was about to catch him, so he threw them into the bush! i wonder if he retreived them after the formal.
the hall was big. there were 52 tables plus a dancing floor. it was comfortable enough when people are sitting down, but when everyone's running around greeting each other it gets a little crowded, and there was a long line for professional photos. i took three, i think, hopefully they will come in a week or two. Just to answer someone's statement, i don't think the melbourne mlc is that asian dominated, from what i've observed. There were mostly australians, only one or two asian tables. Some of the girls were so tall, that even without heels they are half a head taller than me. It is just me, or they all seem really, really mature? like they are twenty-something. Maybe it's to do with the make-up. The food was ok, not great, but just ok, there really wasn't enough, and some people still couldn't finish!( most of the girls) so i fed myself full on chocolate cake and soft drink. By the way, this is the only photo i took the entire night.
i didn't take more photos because of two reasons, one, i was already traumatised by cameras at the before party and i don't know most of the people there so it seemed awkward to take pictures with them. Secondly, people already took pictures with me in it, so i don't think it was necessary to repeat the process on my camera.
I was a little disappointed with mariam, because she did exactly what i hoped she wouldn't do, that is, leave her partner alone on the table and go off to chat to her friends, maybe she found me uninteresting or something...-.- and for the early part of the night i was hunting her like a mad paparazzi. She did invite me to dance later on, and that was fun, i wasn't too shy at all, and i effectively shattered what ever image i've built up over the years.
The highlight of the night was when people did break-dancing, we made a circle around the dance floor, and the DJ putted on some techno music, and we shuffed people who look like they could break-dance onto the dance floor. Someone was actually doing the hand-stand and the wheels, which was really cool, but i think he probably ruined his suit doing it^^
and so this is the long rambling post after a week and a half without msn nor blogging. i am going be a nerd and do some study. See ya all
panda
A short visit to the doctor confirmed that i've been attacked by virus and short recovery seemed unlikely.
I missed both my chinese assessment and my violin competition! i can't believe i couldn't go to school today, of all days, i just have to be deathly sick today.... on the bright side, i get a precious day off and actually found time to blog~ It just means that i have to do my assessment some other time, which i hate, because i rather have it done and over with, now i have to wait another painful two days before i could do it.
what was the most important thing that happened last week? well it had to be the formal! at least it was the most expected. Last saturday i was invited to the mlc formal ( melbourne-mlc!) now just thinking back... maybe that's where i got my sickness from-.-
I guess overall i had a good time. There were moments when i was really nervous, that was more at the begining, when i went to the before-party. I've never heard of a before-party until last saturday as well, so don't feel confused if you don't know what i am talking about. It was just like a normal party, i guess, but really awkard because i hardly knew anyone and i was scared off my wits! My partner, Mariam, being asian, i thought, her friends would mostly be asian as well, but at the party there were only australian people, all except us two, not that i minded, but it's just that it made the evening more intimidating to start with.
It was also a time where cameras were abundant. The parents were not gonna miss the chance when their childern is all nicely dressed-up, and so, my eyes were flashed until i am sure there was some permanent damage done. One of the mums just wouldn't stop taking photos! i got so annoyed and embarrased, well, at least she had the curtesy of telling me before she took a photo, unlike.... someone else, (R**) The party place was the house of one of the friends, and it looked like an 18th century british upper class resort. the carpet and the ceiling were extensively decorated with gold linings. Three paintings of the country side hung on the wall, and the furnitures were so delicate you feel sorry to use them. I spent most of my time talking not with my partner, not with her friends, but her mum! Please don't go thinking off a tangent at this point, this only happened because everybody else knew everybody, and they were busy talking among themselves. i was hiding behind my partner most of the time, and since i was the only one who speak chinese, her mum(being chinese-malay) decided to bombard me with a series of questions.
finally, we departed for the formal. There was no limo, but a party bus in its stead. Mariam said they decided it was too expensive to hire a limo, and they will only get one for the year 12 formal, which, according to the girls, is the "formal" formal. anyway, we arrived at Albert Park just on time to catch the massive que that was lining up. I saw a lot of people from my school, mostly australians again, i think all the asian guys went to the PLC or Canterbury girl's formal which were both held on the same day. i was thourougly searched, and glad that the security guys didn't pad my bum like he did with the previous guy. David Gormans tried to smuggle some drinks, but the guy was about to catch him, so he threw them into the bush! i wonder if he retreived them after the formal.
the hall was big. there were 52 tables plus a dancing floor. it was comfortable enough when people are sitting down, but when everyone's running around greeting each other it gets a little crowded, and there was a long line for professional photos. i took three, i think, hopefully they will come in a week or two. Just to answer someone's statement, i don't think the melbourne mlc is that asian dominated, from what i've observed. There were mostly australians, only one or two asian tables. Some of the girls were so tall, that even without heels they are half a head taller than me. It is just me, or they all seem really, really mature? like they are twenty-something. Maybe it's to do with the make-up. The food was ok, not great, but just ok, there really wasn't enough, and some people still couldn't finish!( most of the girls) so i fed myself full on chocolate cake and soft drink. By the way, this is the only photo i took the entire night.
i didn't take more photos because of two reasons, one, i was already traumatised by cameras at the before party and i don't know most of the people there so it seemed awkward to take pictures with them. Secondly, people already took pictures with me in it, so i don't think it was necessary to repeat the process on my camera.
I was a little disappointed with mariam, because she did exactly what i hoped she wouldn't do, that is, leave her partner alone on the table and go off to chat to her friends, maybe she found me uninteresting or something...-.- and for the early part of the night i was hunting her like a mad paparazzi. She did invite me to dance later on, and that was fun, i wasn't too shy at all, and i effectively shattered what ever image i've built up over the years.
The highlight of the night was when people did break-dancing, we made a circle around the dance floor, and the DJ putted on some techno music, and we shuffed people who look like they could break-dance onto the dance floor. Someone was actually doing the hand-stand and the wheels, which was really cool, but i think he probably ruined his suit doing it^^
and so this is the long rambling post after a week and a half without msn nor blogging. i am going be a nerd and do some study. See ya all
panda
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