Here Comes the Sun

so... how do you feel about your social abilities now after going to uni?

Fri, 03 May 2013 23:14:00 +1000

Uni has taught me that a lot of people are actually really friendly, and all that it takes is a “Hi, what’s your name?” or some sort of ice breaker :) I feel happy and confidant enough that I can talk to people, but it’s hard to find something in common you can talk about without saying the generic things like, “Oh, what do you have next?” or “God, I hate the Basser steps.” Meeting people is fine, but getting to know and becoming close with them is difficult for me - I think I’m a little reluctant to start giving bits of my heart away, but that’ll happen over time. Or so I hope. ^_^

I feel a little bit lost in the world, but that’s okay! I’m supposed to not know (for...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:10:47 +1000

I feel a little bit lost in the world, but that’s okay! I’m supposed to not know (for the time being) and that’s the great thing about living. But anyway, this is a list of things I know for sure about myself, because I just need to reaffirm some things.

I like making people not unhappy
I like being around people, despite how awkward or whatever I always seem to be
Academically I am most suited toward the sciences
I enjoy music and appreciate it greatly
I’m indecisive; everything appeals to me as strongly as the other
I’d like to aspire to be a good person
I like strolling around and enjoying the sites around me

Howl’s Moving Castle mirrors the first world war, and there’s this one scene that has...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:38:01 +1000

Howl’s Moving Castle mirrors the first world war, and there’s this one scene that has stuck with me. Howl walks through the door in his bird form, exhausted, and sits down to change back into a human. He has trouble, and he and Calcifer talk -

Howl: …some wizards who turned themselves into monsters for the king.
Calcifer: Those wizards are going to regret doing that. They’ll never change back into humans.
Howl: After the war, they won’t recall they ever were human.

What I’m trying to get at is, I don’t completely understand why some people do bad things to other people. I’m not sure if I ever will.. But one thing I do know is that the more you do it, the more you forget. You forget you’re human, and that everyone else is human, too, and we’re really all lost in the same universe.

And that is exactly what I think of the people like those behind the Boston marathon incident.

The first time ever making a mash-up. I don’t know why...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:45:46 +1000

The first time ever making a mash-up.

I don’t know why I’ve been making so many Coldplay covers lately…

Ten things

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:24:00 +1000

In the past few weeks, I’ve been feeling a little bit too pessimistic for my liking, so this is a list of a few things I like:

I like the face people make when they leave an air conditioned room to meet 30 degree weather, because it reminds me of how adorably simple humans can be
I like it when bus drivers smile and wave to each other
I like the way a little bit of light moves through the trees, and so the shade under all the foliage is speckled with light and dark
I like the feeling of a warm breeze on a summer’s day
I like the fact that a sun is completely essential to life. We all partly rely on a star to exist
I like that on the day after I had felt sad I didn’t have as much time to play guitar due to uni, my chemistry lecturer talked about the physics of guitars
I like the feeling of relief you get when you’re sick and you sneeze, and no mucus had come out of your nose
I like the face people make just before they sneeze. See things I like #1.
I like looking at the horizon at a beach, because even though visually the sky and ocean look like they’ve ended, you know they’re really going on infinitely
I like the weird sort of hop very small birds do to get around on land

I feel happier already! I should do this more often.

The mind can conjure a lot of odd things in your sleep, but my all-time weirdest dream was someone...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:48:50 +1000

The mind can conjure a lot of odd things in your sleep, but my all-time weirdest dream was someone coming up to me, yelling, “Kim, you’re NOT sexy!” and then I woke up

I don’t think you guys know how weak a pokemon Pikachu really is It’s pretty shocking

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:18:00 +1000

I don’t think you guys know how weak a pokemon Pikachu really is

It’s pretty shocking

My cover of Coldplay’s “Yellow”. Of a lot of...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:03:09 +1000

My cover of Coldplay’s “Yellow”. Of a lot of my arrangements, I’m really happy with how this one turned out

Not all music has heart and soul, but sometimes it does; when someone strums a guitar, or sings a...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:37:00 +1000

Not all music has heart and soul, but sometimes it does; when someone strums a guitar, or sings a note, and it’s coming from this sort of raw part inside of them. It makes me step back and realise that there’s this part in us that makes us so innately human, and I get really happy. Sometimes I cry, because I remember yes, we’re both human together. I think that’s the music that touches you, and I can’t help but wonder if I will ever be able to play guitar from that part of me.

And after all that, I probably know what you’re thinking:

HAHAHAHA

Hey, can you please write a blog spit on what your friends are like, I wanna know... I'm curious... :) have a nice day.

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:31:39 +1100

This is pretty odd, but since you said please then ok I’ll do it when I have time

Hey Kim. Congrats on your HSC results and fantastic ATAR! I wanted to know how you approached your studies so that I could follow in the same success you had. Ty and all the best for the future.

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:19:51 +1100

Hi, thanks! I’m sorry, I’m not sure how long ago you sent this, but I’ll answer it now :) I have a few points:

Honestly, the HSC is designed so that students who know their stuff can get through it in flying colours. Being able to understand your course content and apply it, rather than simply committing it to memory, is key to getting a great mark - because once you understand how something works, it sort of becomes common sense and you retain the information. Some things you’ll have to remember of course, like the year some legislation was passed, or how many cone cells are on the eye’s retina - but in terms of things like how to do a math question and so on, it’s best to understand :)
Be on top of your notes. Every week I’d update them to include what I had learnt in correlation to the syllabus, aka your best friend. The syllabus tells you everything you need to know when you walk through the exam room doors in October/November. Afterwards, you can rip it apart for satisfaction.
Remember to have a balance between work and relaxing time. Go out, go to parties, enter the Talent Quest, and make the most of your last year at high school! It’ll make you happy, and it means you won’t look at your work to find it daunting or mundane. But mostly the first one. You need to be happy.
Practice. Do past paper questions, answer essay trial questions for English, and so on, until you yourself feel that you could do the HSC comfortably. You know yourself best, and if you’re having trouble with something, work on it! ^^ I think I filled up at least three A4 exercise books practising my English essays under exam conditions because I found it my most challenging subject. Power on!
On the note of English, it’s testing how well you know your texts and your ability to form an opinion and justify it - I memorised a base essay for each module that I moulded to each question, because the quotes and techniques don’t ever change. Be sure to have a good understanding of what on earth the module wants you to do before you write an essay, and make sure you have that criteria ticked off - it’s even written on the exam paper :)

The best piece of advice that got me through the HSC was that I shouldn’t say “I wish this was over already”, because then I’d be wishing my life away. Embrace it, take on each challenge, and be happy. You might feel like giving up sometimes, or having a little breakdown from stress, but your friends will always help you through that. I can’t stress how much you need to be happy!

Good luck, and I hope this sort of helps :)

If I remade the app for maps on the iPhone, I’d call it Mapps

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:29:00 +1100

If I remade the app for maps on the iPhone, I’d call it Mapps

Growing up

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:09:06 +1100

It’s almost been two months since I was last on here, and a lot has changed. For one, now my page description lies - I’ve turned 18, and I’m really planning to take advantage of it. I’m going to go get a library card without the need of a parent/guardian’s signature. To quote Ke$ha, the party don’t start ‘til I walk in.

But anyway, over the big break from high school to university, I got the chance to meet some really nice people as I did a little bit of volunteer work. They were two elderly women and a man named John, and over the time I got to know them, it reinforced the idea that the things you do will never be as great as the people you do it with. I miss them. They told me that I’d be okay and fine at uni, and that really helps me.

I feel like I’m on the cusp of moving on from a teenager to an adult, and if I’m completely honest I feel a little lost. It’s the time to properly go after what I want to devote my life to, to hold onto people who I think really matter, and become mature and responsible - but I feel like I’m struggling a little bit, because I still laugh at bad jokes and use horrendous internet slang.

But maybe I’m putting too much pressure on myself, because I think a sure handful of people feel this way. Or maybe it’s just my turn to figure out what being an adult really means. As I’m looking down the road to how I’m going to really grow up, it looks long, and I’m a little scared - but that, by no means, is going to stop me.

P.S. Angela I’ve missed you and after I post this I’m going to stalk your blog.

After rewatching Howl’s Moving Castle last night, I spent...

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:24:49 +1100

After rewatching Howl’s Moving Castle last night, I spent today drawing a tribute to my favourite scene 😊🔥

Down and Walking

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 12:24:00 +1100

It’s been great having Tumblr as a place to write my thoughts, or share bad jokes with people, but I think that the end of 2012 is a nice time to finally leave it - it’s been two years! :) All I really have to say is that some of you guys have impacted how I think or made me laugh, and I’m happy that I got a chance to meet (kind of) some of you!

So thanks to

4n20pie (ILY2DN)
thememoirsofajerk/immoralism
punchlaura
eggsandukuleles
sabruno
lizblah
moosevox
moroslut
chimbyyy
missmacs
jaykaystateofmind
elegantlight

for being awesome.

(This doesn’t include people like Brandon or other people I’ve met for real beforehand or I’ll get tired of writing the lamest post ever)

Later days!

I still have so much to improve on about myself, and I know that’s supposed to the great...

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:17:51 +1100

I still have so much to improve on about myself, and I know that’s supposed to the great journey of life or whatever but I’m in the mood where all I want to do is skip forward to the part where I know I’ve done everything possibly meaningful in my life, and die knowing I tried my best to be a well-rounded, happy, and fulfilled person.

I’ll have a better attitude in the morning.

So Facebook defines the “biggest moments of the year” as the posts that got the most...

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:27:02 +1100

So Facebook defines the “biggest moments of the year” as the posts that got the most likes

NO FACEBOOK UPDATING MY STATUS TO “Oh god I’m so hungry, I haven’t eaten all year” ON JAN 1 IS NOT ONE OF MY HIGHLIGHTS OF 2012

Results and Rewards

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:43:00 +1100

I’m really happy with my HSC results, and I was most taken aback by my English, mathematics extension 1 and music marks! I got better than I had expected, and I was like “Is this real life” when I saw them, because it was redonkulous! AHHHH.

The best part about today has to be the support I got from my family and some friends; THE YEAR 11S AND HELEN SAID THEY ARE PROUD OF ME EVEN MY MUM DIDN’T SAY THAT BUT SHE WAS REALLY HAPPY AND SAID WELL DONE and speaking of my mum, as a reward she let me buy a ticket to go see Birdy live in concert next year!!!

I’m going with Christine and I’m so excited, because I haven’t loved an artist this much since Clara C! I love all the songs on their albums ;____; Funnily enough though, Skinny Love isn’t the greatest song on the album in my opinion! I always skip it. The production of tracks is amazing, I can’t wait til April ;_; Are these the feels the year 11s felt when going Coldplay? I haven’t been to a concert since Hilary Duff in primary school!

It’s been a good year!

Exclamation mark count: 8

My bad habits

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:13:00 +1100

On any note of cheesiness, or I’m just flustered from being around someone I want to impress, I either start typing with really bad grammar, or talk in a really weird half-British accent. Unless you’re Gary, in which case I always type in bad grammar and say bad slang just because it makes him face palm internally and I like that.
When I’m nervous, I constantly groom myself. The night before my music HSC I shaved my armpits. The night before my English exam I cut and cleaned my nails
I think about my actions too much there is no point to this post whatsoever

I’m pretty sure flies have mastered ways to travel through the space-time continuum because...

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:11:08 +1100

I’m pretty sure flies have mastered ways to travel through the space-time continuum because there’s one flying around my room, and as I watch it it quickly disappears

Or my eyes aren’t good enough

The latter is probs more plausible