im still alive!!! debut, boarding, high tea, shopping, school, etc

Wow I haven't posted in 4ever I'm gonna throw everything into one huge mass post of shit that happened and stuff I did okay here goes

On july 26 it was my friend Kim's debut!!! I was one of the 18 candles which was pretty cool. This was my first time ever attending a debut and it was lots of fun! First there was a church service, then we went to QE park for pics, and finally the reception. Kinda like a wedding (actually so many ppl at the park asked if it was a wedding w/ a look of concern on their faces bc we look like lil girls but yeah lol one guy was like "oh I was wondering why there were like 20 bridesmaids") but anyway here are some pics:

MADAJASKAR (but we're not in the order of our name........ w/e)

JASKAR (god I look rly happy in the second one)

omg ok I love how we have the selfie version and the version of what we looked like taking the selfie hahahaha

At first I wasn't going to do a speech bc I'm such a pussy (l o l like the cat ears im wearing in the last pic!!!!! haha im not very funny am I) and I can't talk in front of ppl like at all but in the end (like literally last minute) I ended up doing one which I'm so glad I did!!! Overall the debut was loads of fun and I actually wanna attend another one hehe. Although I wasn't even part of the whole planning/organizing process of the debut (s/o to Kim and Madz for that tho!!! it must've been a lot of work and they did an amazing job), I miss it and I wish I could relive that day again. Now here are some selfies from that day!!!! (oh and s/o to karman for dis scarily nice quality front camera compared to the one on my shitty ass iphone 4s lollll) They're like all literally me n karman but whatever eNJOY

Then a few days later I learned to longboard!!! Well I'm still pretty unconfident riding it but I can def go in one direction and kinda go side to side. I can't exactly turn very well lol I'm too scared to put too much of my weight on one side of the board but yeah. I'm a fast learner though!! I'm thinking about buying/building a skateboard soon. Idk what my set up will be but my deck will def be 5Boro!!! I'm thinking about the Jimmy McDonald Philadelphia City Hall one or one from the new VHS series

 LOOK AT THIS bEAUTY

DIS TOO!!!!!

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I recently went boarding again though and I mostly worked on pushing off and I think I really improved!!! During my first boarding sesh I was scared to push off too hard because I felt like I would lose my balance but I have more of a hang of it now and I kind of figured out how to properly do it and also put it into practice. The weather has been going from shitty to nice to shitty to nice (ty bipolar weather of vancouver) so I don't know if I'll get more practice during the school year but next summer or maybe even after winter if the weather is okay I might actually assemble a skateboard and freaking skate

Aug 18 went to high tea with my bitches!!! #madajaskar

 tried to take an ootd photo in the washroom....... aa athletic contrast tee and tennis skirt, topshop shorts, marc jacobs bracelet, a wang rockie bag

We went to a cute little spot called La Petite Cuillère. They offer a slightly cheaper price for afternoon tea than most places (I believe a couple dollars cheaper?? compared to places like Adonia and Secret Garden Tea). I didn't take a photo of the interior of the restaurant but it was really cute! They had a lot of adorable floral prints, little plants, and old collectible (probably vintage) figurines and statues. They had a cabinet of teacups (behind the group pic) which was really pretty! It was really quiet and empty when we were there (then again it was a monday afternoon....) but I liked it because we were there for hours just talking and catching up and there was no rush and the waitress was really friendly and peppy and sweet.

I made a cute lil necklace!!! I ordered the stone and necklace cords separately from eBay and put them together myself. So so so much cheaper than buying an overpriced one for like $15. The stone itself was I believe $2-$3? And the pack of 10 necklace cords was a couple dollars as well. And both had free shipping! I also have another necklace with a white stone and some grey marks on it.

zara tank, talula jeans, topshop sandals, a wang bag

Shopping with my friend Irene! I think Aug 20?? We were hanging out before she left to go back to school in Montreal at the end of August! Afterwards we went boarding with her bf (which was the 2nd time that I went boarding that I think I mentioned earlier).

The next day I went shopping in Seattle, just at the Premium Outlets though. I wish I had time to go downtown but I didn't! I ended up getting a new pair of white low-top converse and a pair of black and white Vans sk8-hi's.

Aug 26 I hung out with my friend Jenny who I met at UBC! We ate at Cafe Medina. It was super super busy there and we ended up having to wait 45 min for a table but it wasn't too bad since we walked around for a bit during the wait. It was my first time eating here and it was so good!

I got the Saumon Fumé which was delicious. I usually never go to breakfast/brunch places so this was like my first time. Now I wanna try other places like Catch 122 which has been ALLLL over instagram lately! Then we went shopping (here's a H&M changing room selfie because the lighting is divine)

The next day I gave my friend Madalene a lil tour around UBC and showed her where her classes were (she transferred here yay!!!!). It was super tiring because of all the walking though. We went to the bookstore to get her student card and we saw some weird but cute plushies of things like sperm (pictured below hahaha)

There was also an egg. And things like thyroid gland, brain cell, and herpes plushies. And they were surprisingly cute hahah they also came in keychain form! Because I would totally hang an HIV plushie with my keys.......

Afterwards we bussed to Oakridge and ate at White Spot. I honestly hadn't eaten there since I was a kid!! I have this one memory of burning my mouth on a freshly cooked breaded zucchini which was so not fun. Here's a cute pic of the sunset as we were coming out of the mall.

The day after that Madz and I went to the first day of the Aritzia Warehouse Sale at the Vancouver Convention Centre!!!

These pics were taken while waiting in line at around 6am, since the doors opened at 7. These pics don't do the actual sky justice!!! The yellowy part of the photo looked so magical in person, it was like the whole area over there was illuminated in yellow and just that area. Anyway, the sale wasn't that great. I ended up buying 4 items - a plain black tee, a plain black tank, a black Wilfred silk t-shirt, and a black Wilfred dress with soft leather/pleather on the top part (wow you see a theme going on here???). Here's the dress though:

I was just really excited about the dress in particular. I'd been eyeing that dress for what felt like forever (literally since it came out) however I was hesitant to buy it because of the price ($145 I believe???). When I saw it at the sale I just about died. I saw it in size xs on the rack so I grabbed it but I was scared it'd be too small because it looked tiny. Then when I went into the communal changing area I saw the dress hanging here with the tag out that I could see said size s and a girl standing next to it. I asked if it was hers and she said no so I snatched it!! Honestly even if it was hers I was planning on grabbing it when she wasn't looking anyway... ANYWAY size s fit PERFECTLY and I was so so happy because I got the dress for $49.99!!!

I guess here's a pic of more purchases (lots of purchases missing though but oh well)

Going clockwise starting from top left:
1. Talula jeans!! Got em for $35 orig $70 or so
2. + 3. AA athletic contrast tees! I got the white one first and after wearing it so much I HAD to get it in black too hehe
4. Talula skort! I finally hopped onto the skort bandwagon but w/e
5. Talula lace bralette. My 3rd bralette and probably won't be my last! I already have it in oak (an off-white colour), black, and now this pinkish colour. #fuckbras #teamsmallboobs #whyamihashtagging

Then I worked and worked and worked until school started on Sept 2. Actually I worked that day too. But I didn't have class cause it's UBC's Imagine Day, where it's this huge thing with booths and free things everywhere and first years and transfer students get a tour and a huge pep rally and stuff like that. Actually basically all the days between the days I blogged about above I was working hahaha.

This term I'm taking astronomy 101, chem 233, linguistics 100, and creative writing 200. I'm not gonna lie, astronomy is so exciting imo and I'm actually happy to go to class. We have an optional field trip thing to the planetarium in mid-October and I'm actually going to go (and I'm dragging Madz with me too because they said you can bring a friend!!!!).

Anyway here's some ootd for a day that I had to meet up w people to sell them clothes

aa tee, talula skort, vans sk8-hi shoes, a wang bag

I spotted this beauty of a coat at Topshop and I ended up getting it several days later:

It's $150 which was a bit painful for me but oh well, I've been looking for a coat like this. The only downside is that the one I got is a size 2 and even though it's meant to be oversized it seems a bit TOO big. I asked if they have a size 0 (and a super super friendly and helpful sales associate named Kevin I believe helped me out!!) but sadly they didn't. So I ended up buying this one for now and I left them my info so that if another shipment ever comes in, they'd let me know and put a 0 on hold for me. I mean honestly a 2 isn't thaaaat bad but I would prefer the 0 because it would just look and fit a lot better.

Here's me doing a survey for bonus marks for chem lol.... yeah..... clearly I love chem

OK I was trying to take an ootd pic with my foot up and then a girl walked into the washroom and saw me and I panicked omg but yeah. I'm wearing the aa reversible sweater thing, talula jeans, topshop boots and aa denim backpack here, while carrying my aa tote thing full of more clothes to sell to people afterschool.

Then YESTERDAY IT WAS MY BDAY but I'll do a separate post for that. I think this is enough for now!!

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Life is pretty lame right now. I fell asleep with my makeup on on saturday night and I woke up on sunday with a gross lil sty thing on the bottom part of my right eye. Well actually it doesn't look that bad at the moment but idk I hope it doesn't get worse. I went to the doctor and she told me to do warm compresses and I also got antibiotics. I rly hope this clears by saturday because it's my friend's filipino debut and I am sooooo not down to not be able to wear contacts or eye makeup (but honestly even if its not gone by then I'll prob be a rebel n do it anyway lol).

I went to Aritzia today and did a lil bit of damage to my wallet. I finally jumped on the skort bandwagon!!! lol well not yet. They didnt have my size in the colour I wanted (white) so they tracked one down from Calgary and now they're sending it over. It's currently on sale for I think $45?? I also bought a cute black Wilfred tank top for $36 (it looked rly nice with the cream/ivory coloured lace bralette I was wearing at the time!!! hehe). I had to immediately leave the mall after bc I'm like already broke and shopping was so not helping :(((

#prayforjasmine2014

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I recently made a text post on tumblr and I'll post it here as well:

lately ive been feeling rly inspired to change my perspective on life and way of thinking. for the past 8 months or so ive been feeling very low, emotional, tired, and sad and ive been lacking the motivation to do well in school and more importantly take care of myself and my body. all i did was cry and complain and lose myself in my own negativity but after stumbling upon so many positive posts on tumblr about learning to love, be comfortable, and be happy w yourself, as well as joanna kuchta (i know shes like the latest trend now or w/e but i honestly look up to her bc of her positive msgs), ive come to realize that i cant keep going on like this and that i need to make changes for myself bc things wont get better unless i put in the effort.
so here are some things i am planning to do/change abt myself for the better:

• i will take care of my body. i will drink 8 glasses of water/day (since i currently literally only drink like 1 glass). i will exercise and go jogging like i did last summer. i will actually take off my makeup and brush my teeth and put on my retainers before bed instead of being lazy. i will get enough sleep.
• i will try to stop judging everyone based on their looks. i for one am some1 who does this far more than it is probably healthy. i know its fun to judge others and pick ppl apart based on their physical appearance but i will try to stop that bc it only makes me a bitter insecure person.
• i will love myself. it is not bad to love urself. u are not self absorbed or full of urself if u love urself (to a certain extend i suppose). it just means u are comfortable w urself and that is a good and important thing.
• i will not get caught up worrying abt what everyone thinks of me. i will not stress over other ppls opinions of me.
• i will stop comparing myself to other ppl. there will always be someone whos prettier, smarter, etc and thats ok. it’s irrelevant.

i know this is all easier said than done and it wont happen overnight and some of these things idek how i will make happen but i will try my best and take baby steps toward thinking positively, gaining self confidence, and loving and taking care of myself bc i deserve it!!!

I feel like it's necessary to also have this post by sunpeach on this blog as well:

how to cure sadness!!!
my dear fellow bloggers…. a way too big amount of you is feeling sad and you guys need to end this. imma help you

1. please cry. it doesnt make you weak to cry, it will only make you feel better, cry as much as you want, please!
2. share your feelings. it may be with your parents, a close friend, your followers, or you could write a huge rant about how you feel down in your diary. i’ve done that and it did help me to clear this out. 
3. treat yourself with food you like!!! dont feel guilty about it. have that chocolate, those chips, the ice cream thats waiting for you in your freezer
4. now change your mind. do something you like, maybe its art, music, sports, you could read a good book, watch a comedy, go walk your dog, cuddle your cat… or even… study…. 
5. build yourself a tag with posts that make you happy! i have this tag thats filled with cute animals. how can anyone be sad at the sight of fluffy lil buddies? ??!? 
6. make yourself a happy playlist with songs that make you happy, remind you of good memories, etc. tbh this song makes me so very happy these days, but maybe thats just me. this playlist will be precious!! 
7. last but not least, take time. breathe. dont feel bad for being sad, its normal. if anything, i am here (and im sure so many other ppl are too) to talk to you whenever you feel the need. 

:-))) luv u all 

As well as this article by Fast Company.

Six simple rituals:

1. Drink a glass of water when you wake up. Your body loses water while you sleep, so you’re naturally dehydrated in the morning. A glass of water when you wake helps start your day fresh.
2. Define your top 3. Every morning ask yourself, “What are the top three most important tasks that I will complete today?” Prioritizes your day accordingly and don’t sleep until the Top 3 are complete.
3. The 50/10 Rule. Solo-task and do more faster by working in 50/10 increments. Use a timer to work for 50 minutes on only one important task with 10 minute breaks in between. Spend your 10 minutes getting away from your desk, going outside, calling friends, meditating, or grabbing a glass of water.
4. Move and sweat daily. Regular movement keeps us healthy and alert. It boosts energy and mood, and relieves stress.
5. Express gratitude. Gratitude fosters happiness. Each morning, think of at least five things you’re thankful for. In times of stress, pause and reflect on these things.
6. Reflect daily. Bring closure to your day through 10 minutes of reflection. Asks yourself, “What went well?” and “What needs improvement?”

all me

brandy melville shirt + cardigan, h&m shorts, a wang bag, topshop flatforms

Lately it's been hot as heck and I'm lovin it!!! I love seeing the blue sky and being blinded by the sun and sweating and feeling like I'm dying and craving the breeze of a fan. It finally feels like summer and it's really really great. Just lOOK AT THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE

Vancouver never ever ever ever hits 30 degrees but yay looking at this makes me so happy. Too bad I'm inside most of the time studying or doing nothing though. I finished my biol 112 course and did worse on it than I had hoped (78....) but now I'm currently taking eosc 114 which is natural disasters and hopefully I'll do really well in this course since I heard it's really easy. My course registration was today and I literally just spent hours panicking and stressing over my worklist/timetable and even now I'm not satisfied with it but I guess for now I'll have to wait and see if seats become available for certain lectures and etc. I'm currently majoring in oceanography and biology but I'm hoping to switch to something like physics (or geophysics?? idk yet). The shitty thing is that I don't have the prereqs to apply for a physics specialization at the moment so hopefully after second year I will have met the requirements and hopefully I can get in. Everything is so stressful though, I mean like the courses I take now is based on what I need for the future but I don't know what I want to do in the future so I don't know what courses to take!!! :-(( like I've already fucked up cause I needed a certain biol course (140) in order to take a lot of the 200 level biol courses, and I can't do any higher level physics courses because I don't have phys 102 and I fucked up badly and failed calc 2. For now I'm taking astronomy 101 which is about the solar system so it seems fun. I wanted to take 102 which is stars and galaxies but from what I heard, the course requires a lot of work and effort and since it's only offered in term 2 (and 101 is only in term 1) and since I'm already taking phys 102 and calc 2 in term 2 I feel like it would be too much since I really need to focus on those 2 courses and do well in them. That was a really long and probably grammatically incorrect sentence but oh well. And on top of that I still need my arts credits.... fuck me

Ok enough with this negative stuff let's all breathe and talk about cuter things like these 2 lace bralettes I got from Aritzia!!

They were on sale (not by much though) for $22 each, originally $25. Bralettes are obvs super in right now and I kind of had to get them. I still don't really know how to wear them (like outfit-wise) but I'm sure I'll figure something out. Bralettes are just so cute and comfy and this, my friends, is the perks of having small boobs!!!

Oh yeah and recently I've been really looking into skateboard decks and stuff because I've finally decided to actually start skating which is something I've wanted to learn since like forever but I've always been too lazy and hesitant. For sure I'm gonna get a 5boro deck because I love the designs and I've read super good reviews on them. I really wanted the mint Cinco Barrios deck but I can't find it anywhere online, like everywhere I've looked says it's outta stock which is so lame. I'm also thinking about getting the Jimmy McDonald deck Philadelphia City Hall deck but I'm not sure cause it only comes in I think 8 and 8.25 and I think I should get something smaller.

Yeah that's about it I guess. I should really study for my midterm that's tomorrow now.

why me why me why am i so fly??

This weekend was kinda lame but kinda fun. On saturday night I slept over at my friend's house and the next morning we were supposed to attend a prostate cancer walk/run for work (I think the event was presented by Safeway or something) but we were dumb and ended up sleeping in by accident. Probably because we went out for bubble tea at 1am and didn't sleep til 4 even though we were supposed to wake up 6.

I went shopping yesterday sort of. I meant to just take the seabus up to North Vancouver to try on and buy a pair of Topshop flatform sandals from a fb closet group but unfortunately the sandals were a bit too big even though they were my Topshop shoe size. :((( but anyway I went to Pacific Centre and I ended up getting a bit of my iced latte on my white Wilfred shirt and Brandy cardi but thankfully I was able to blot it out. Then I went to La Senza and I ended up buying more panties. I had already bought 5 for $25 last week and then yesterday, the same panties were 4 for $15!!!!!! I was really sad about that like I wanted my money back!!! But whatever I guess, it's still better than the original price which I believe is $12.50 each??? But look aren't they cute *_*

I really need to stop buying so many panties lol but honestly the feeling of getting new undergarments is literally one of the best feelings ever!!! Yeah anyway it's almost 7am and I'm supposed to be doing hwk (bc I was lazy and dumb and decided to not do any studying all weekend) so I will leave yall with a cute sky pic I took from who knows how long ago bye!!

get this $$$$$

zara crop top, aa tennis skirt, calvin klein parka, a wang rockie bag, topshop ankle boots

On friday I went shopping downtown. My friend and I were looking for white dresses for my friend's debut that's about a month and a half away. We ended up not finding any dresses but I did buy a chain necklace from H&M (maybe I'll post another day idk I've been pretty inactive lately on this blog) and I also bought some hair stuff and a 1.5 inch curling iron because I've seen youtube tutorials of natural everyday waves that look really nice that I wanna try doing. Also I got recruited by someone from Aritzia while inside F21 Robson haha totally unexpected but I told her I'd think about it even though it's probably a no (only bc I already have a job at Safeway and it's so much more convenient for me in terms of scheduling and location and I don't have to follow ppl around and pressure ppl to buy things lol........)

ANYWAY ever since I bought the aa tennis skirt I've been in love with it!!! I've been really into white lately, it's so clean and cute looking but I keep getting worried about it getting dirty. I literally spilled a bit of Jugo Juice on my tennis skirt already but it was a little drip and it's barely noticeable. But wah :((( Also I've been so obsessed with my nail polish!! It's Essie's Van d'Go and it's such a nice shade of soft peachy pink. I've had it on my nails for almost a week now and I only have one little chip on the side of my index finger which I'm really surprised about.

Ooh and on a happy note my summer school course ends in less than 2 weeks! I'm so excited. It's so strange because in total, I only have 12 lectures (every tues thurs for 3 hours a day) and it really is such a short amount of time! So far I think I'm doing pretty well in the course (I think I'm getting an A- right now but we'll see when my midterm grade is released lol). I'm still debating on whether or not I should take another course during term 2 of the summer session because I really really really want a break from school but at the same time the course I registered for during the term is (from what I've heard) really easy and a gpa booster. Plus there's the benefit of getting a u-pass (I seriously don't know how I lived without one prior to uni!!!).

Oh and I got Tinder a week and a half ago hahaha this shit is so addicting!!! I'm not even using it as a dating app, I'm just there for shits and to look at cute guys honestly and I feel bad for saying this but I probably use it as an ego/self-esteem booster too hahaha. Pathetic but w/e. But damn there are some pretty cute guys on there!!! (and plenty that are... not as cute) and also I'm finding ppl on there who like Ta-ku and Yung Lean and Beach House and Majestic Casual and etc etc which is so great because not very many ppl I know listen to them so yay!!!

Okay well there's nothing much else to say so I'm gonna fly away now