2012 nearly here....part 2!

Because the first post was waaay to long so decided to split it XDDD

Top 10 favourite moments of 2011
Like the top 10 favourite songs I don't think I'll be able to rank my favourite moments of 2011 but I definitely know what my #1 moment of 2011 is  XD

My favourite moment of 2011 HAS to be......
When I got a ticket to see L'arc~en~ciel next year!!!!!!!!
I was soo happy and right now I am still absolutely excited to be able to see them next year!!!

And my nine other favourite moments are....

• Getting my first YUI album from my aunt (Can't Buy My Love)
• Buying my own copy of SID's Dead Stock which I treasure along with my YUI album <3
• My trip to Edinburgh in October which was really fun
• My experience in the Japanese summer club where I met fellow manga buddies XD
• When I got my first offer from my first University - I was practically running around and jumping around with happiness XDDD
• When I got an offer from Middlesex Uni - because it is my first choice <3
• Having created the SIDfacts account on Twitter has helped me become closer to SID and their fans
• School trip to Disney was definitely an unforgettable experience and will definitely be the highlight to my high school life <3
• When I realised I passed my grade 6 and 7 piano within 3 months XDDD

Top 5 albums of 2011

This is only top 5 because I don't think I have 10 albums.....XDDD

5.  Jay Chou - Exclamation Mark!

 I love about 6 out of 12 songs in this album and there's a lot of varieties as well

4. YUI - How Crazy Your Love

This wasn't my favourite album of YUI's but it definitely had a lot of good songs on it but it was more either amazing! or quite forgettable songs....

3. SID - Dead Stock

It might just be because I own a copy of this album myself XD but I do love the songs on this album, although not their best, but still some pretty awesome songs (especially Sympathy <3)

1. AT JOINT FIRST! (because I really couldn't decide between them...(>_<))

UVERworld - Life 6 Sense

BREAKERz - Go

They are both epic albums to me and I seriously couldn't stop listening to them both when they both came out. They both had so many songs that I love and couldn't get out of my head <3

What I'm looking forward to in 2012.....

.....The end of the world

JOKE!

I don't really believe in that rubbish xD

But I will definitely be looking forward to Laraku's concert in London *squeals*

And I'm looking forward to moving out and going to Uni! and getting away from here....*sighs*

2012 nearly here...

haven't updated in aaaaages.....
So decided to update one last time before the new years XD
Nothing much has really happened except for christmas, receiving presents etc.
This is kinda the last year I'll be work for christmas before I head up to Uni....
I really will miss it especially since everyone's so nice where I work and I have a great boss who even gave me a end-of-year bonus - which I am very grateful for <3
I guess it's kinda the only place where you're allowed to work and watch Nausicca at the same time as well XDDD

Presents I've got....
A new bad from my aunt which is really cute with three bulldogs on it
Earmuffs from my ginger friend XD
Lots of food mostly consisting of chocolates, biscuits and sweets <3
Socks which I really need since 90% of my current socks all have holes in them....
Lip balm which I also need because my current one is running out XDDD
From my mother I got a hair curling iron/wand...? Not sure what you're meant to call them XDD

But yeah, everything that I need which is pretty cool =)

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So I guess I should totally do a top 10 things of 2011 thing right? XD

Top 10 music
It's kinda hard to pick my favourite music of 2011 but I'll choose my ten favourites <3
And it'll only be fair if I choose one from each artist so that it won't be all from the same artist...._A_

YUI - Green a.live

It's such a sweet and inspiring song and I just fell in love with this song the moment I heard it <3


SID - Akikaze

It's a really relaxing song and the instruments with Mao's voice really goes well with each other <3


L'arc~en~ciel - XXX

It HAS to be this song! I don't know what about this song that I love so much but I just can't help myself loving it and singing along to 'step into fascination, trap of infatuation kiss~~~' XDD


BREAKERz - Go

This wasn't my favourite track on their new album this year, but it grew on me slowly and I just love it <3


UVERworld - Core Pride

Choosing a favourite from UVERworld was pretty hard because they had some pretty immense songs this year but I have to go with "Core Pride", I absolutely love the brass mixed in with the song <3


Jay Chou - Sailors Afraid of Water

This is such a fun song to listen to and I absolutely love the MV XD


Panic! At the Disco - The Ballad of Mona Lisa

When I first heard about this song I was like 'OMG! PATD!' and this just totally made me fall in love with them again <3


Plastic Trees - Chim Chim Cher-ee Cover

ok...this isn't exactly by them but their cover of this song is amazing and I love how dark they've made this song <3


Aqua Timez - Memento Mori

I love Aqua Timez's album 'Carpe Diem' and this is one of my favourite songs off of it <3


AYABIE - Ryuusei

I just love how traditional this song sounds and then given a more rockier edge to it <3




This post has gotten waaaaay too long XDDD

Merry Christmas~!!!

Christmas Holiday Starts!

So glad that school has ended~~~
Although that means now I need to focus and concentrate on revising for my exams that are getting closer and closer....

And!
I checked this morning and I got an offer from Middlesex Uni!
Which is actually my first choice <3
So I'm currently ecstatic at the news!
And it has given me new found motivation to revise XD

Fringe Fringe Fringe

Had my hair cut two days ago
and....
I got a fringe!
Now just a side fringe that I usually get, but a proper fringe XD
I'm always going on about how I want a fringe but am too much of a coward to get one
Especially when reading about stuff on the internet about how square-shaped faces shouldn't get fringes....
So I got there and said I wanted a fringe but what kind of fringe I'll leave it up to the hairdresser to decide what suits me best XD
And in the end she gave me a proper fringe and said that if I didn't like it, it would always grow out
And I like it (sometimes) and sometimes I don't as much....

I was way too scared to go to school with my fringe and clipped it up XD
And since I haven't 'announced' to any of my friends that I got a fringe, none of them know about it yet XD
I was actually going to show my fringe but then I lost one side of my contacts, had a mental breakdown trying to find it, gave up, so clipped my fringe up XD
It just looks too weird (makes my face look really square) when I wear my glasses....(>_<)

Thought I'd go pick up my next batch of contact lens but they haven't arrived yet....
So I'm either stuck with wearing glasses for the rest of the week or just wear one side of my contact lens....
hm....
I don't know what to do....(>_<)

My First offer!

Was checking my school email on my phone and found that there was a change in my UCAS Track so decided to go check it out
Was actually freaking out a bit because I didn't know whether I'm going to be rejected or not XD
But annoyingly my phone wouldn't let me go on my UCAS Track and I had to run up stairs to my laptop to check
Actually felt like I was going to explode if I didn't check right away XD
And I might've over-reacted a bit too much....(ok more than a bit _A_)

But when I check it was an offer form University of West England! (UWE)
And was ecstatic to the point that I ran back down stairs and barged into the kitchen almost screaming at my mother that I got my first offer XD
Even though UWE wasn't my first choice but...still it's a start XD

But then I remembered that I had to check the conditional offer requirements and practically ran back up stairs again to check XD
And to my disappoint....
They wanted my 340 UCAS points from a minimum of 2 A levels
Which meant either 2 A's and a B or an A* and 2 B's
Both pretty impossible for me....XD
But I guess if they're going to offer me a place it means they liked me (and hopefully my personal statement) to the point where they believe that I will be able to get it

This could mean a massive boost to my motivation......
Definitely will work hard!

がんばっれよ！

UCAS application sent!

Well actually it was sent on monday and UCAS received it yesterday XD
But finally it's all sorted and now I can finally relax (a little)!
Just have to wait for the offers to come....
Although, currently, I can't check.....because I got myself suspended....(>_<)
I stupidly forgot my password
Well I actually didn't forget my password, UCAS just decided to knock off the last 2 characters from my password, so everytime I entered in what I thought was my password, it would tell me that it was wrong =/
So really it was UCAS' fault that I got suspended =/
I mean, they could've at least told me that they decided to knock off the last 2 characters from my password, so then I wouldn't be suspended and I could actually refresh my page every 10 seconds just in case a Uni decided to offer me a place then XD
I'm going crazy.....

Now my only concern is actually my lack of motivation to do anything at home....
When I'm at school I can do my homework with lots of concentration (although I can't seem to do anything else like my Extended Project)
But when I get back home....I just can't seem to get myself to do any homework or even revise D=
It's terrible....
And I had a Maths Mock today which I didn't revise for....
And I have a Psychology test on friday which I still haven't revised for....
And I have a Chemistry Mock on Monday which seems to be no hope for me revising for it....

What is wrong with my brain?!? D=

I should keep telling myself that I'm going to Laraku's concert so I need to do my best right now!
But that doesn't work....
And then I tell myself that I need to get good grades or else I won't be able to get into the Uni I want, but the only thing that's gonna help persuade me is if I get an offer and I see the grades they are willing to offer me
And if they turn out to be C's I know I won't do anything, because my brain will automatically think that I would get that grade easily (which I know (somewhere deep in my mind) that it won't be that easy)
And if they offer me B's then I know that would give me the motivation to do well!

So I guess it all comes down to me hurrying up and getting an offer so that I can choose my fate XD

I really hope that I will suddenly get back a boost of motivation because I know I really NEED to start revising.....(>_<)

*sighs*

No More Braces!

After two and a half years my braces are finally off!
Thank heavens! XD
Although it's thanks to them that my teeth are now very normal looking XD
I would of course thank my (Italian) Dentist (who sounds like Luigi XD) for his hard work and effort into helping me despite having to put up with me and my mother - who kept complaining about the gaps that never seem to close everytime she sees the poor guy XD

There is such a massive difference between before braces and after braces =D
Shall I post the photo of before braces....?
It might scare the living beegeezus out of anyone who decides to come to this blog.....
ah well....

Seriously....looking back to what my teeth used to look like....really.....creeps me out on how I had lived with my teeth like that in the past OTL

My teeth used to look so gross so I really am very grateful for what they look like now which is....

Which is with my retainers on so it may look a tad weird but definitely better than my teeth before!

This seems like a really gross post.....XD

I still remember when I had to have my first tooth pulled out for my braces

It seems like it was only yesterday.....*sighs*

And today when I went to get them taken off, it wasn't my usual (Italian) dentist, which I was very upset by because I've had him from the start and not having him take it off for me seemed wrong....(or maybe it's just me XD)

But the women who helped me was really kind and made sure my teeth looked their best! =D

Right after she took them off, my teeth felt a bit weird at first - like really light and fragile - but then I soon got used to it

And then afterwards I couldn't stop smiling XD

Because before the braces, I had hated my teeth (you can see why from above =P) therefore I didn't really like to smile, especially in photos that's why I used to look really grumpy

And then when I had my braces fitted, I started to worry about it (thinking I might fall into the 'nerd' stereotype with my braces) so I tried not to smile too much - although when I laughed I always covered my teeth

And I used to get really self-concious that food was stuck in my braces so I tried not to smile after eating

So what a relief it is not that my teeth are better - I don't need to worry so much anymore

Except I do worry about breaking my retainers since I have to pay £120 just to get a new pair! (>_<)

And I have to be careful with my teeth as well because I really don't want them to move back to their places they were before because that would be.....worrying to say the least.....