I'm pretty ashamed to say that it has been over a year since my last post... *sigh*
I dunno what has happened but I guess blogging just lost its magic for me. I hope though that I can restart by posting more and more stuff slowly at first but hopefully I can get back into the swing of it. Sorry about my hiatus if you've missed me (which is most likely no one since pretty much no one follows this blog lol, but I guess that kinda gives me privacy aye??? even though its available for the whole world to see on the internet. Oh the irony)
Any ways hope to see you again soon... or maybe next year :P
Thursday 25 July 2013
Friday 20 January 2012
iBooks 2: An excuse for us teens to use our brains, i mean technology
Hey Randoms!
Apple has recently released a new version of iBooks that will allow elementary and high school students to view textbooks on their iPads. Score! Now my bag will be as light as a feather, filled with note books and lunch.
The new app allows students to buy textbooks for around $15 and have many different subjects, from Algebra to Zodiac reading (just joking, you don't learn that till you become, THE CHOSEN ONE).
The only problem is that iPads are expensive, especially for a student to own for themselves. I, for one, have no chance in getting one since saving for the future is the only message imprinted into my parents. As well as that, the legibility of the textbooks on other cheaper software's like Kindle, aren't as clear as pulling up a good ole' paper bound version.
Teachers have also gone against the idea of the iPad being used in school, as it displays unequal rights of the students. It wouldn't be fair to be poor and owning a normal textbook while the rich kid next to you is secretly playing Angry Birds and totally owning your high scores.
So really, this new update was pretty useless. If you add it up, having the digital textbooks and the iPad is more expensive than dropping down to the local bookstore and buying the "Drawing A Face 101" in paper.
Apple has recently released a new version of iBooks that will allow elementary and high school students to view textbooks on their iPads. Score! Now my bag will be as light as a feather, filled with note books and lunch.
The new app allows students to buy textbooks for around $15 and have many different subjects, from Algebra to Zodiac reading (just joking, you don't learn that till you become, THE CHOSEN ONE).
The only problem is that iPads are expensive, especially for a student to own for themselves. I, for one, have no chance in getting one since saving for the future is the only message imprinted into my parents. As well as that, the legibility of the textbooks on other cheaper software's like Kindle, aren't as clear as pulling up a good ole' paper bound version.
Teachers have also gone against the idea of the iPad being used in school, as it displays unequal rights of the students. It wouldn't be fair to be poor and owning a normal textbook while the rich kid next to you is secretly playing Angry Birds and totally owning your high scores.
So really, this new update was pretty useless. If you add it up, having the digital textbooks and the iPad is more expensive than dropping down to the local bookstore and buying the "Drawing A Face 101" in paper.
Monday 16 January 2012
Mutant Mondays: Cyclops Shark
Hey randoms!
I told you I wouldn't forget... even though it's been a few weeks but hey, at least I've got something for you.
This week I present to you...
I told you I wouldn't forget... even though it's been a few weeks but hey, at least I've got something for you.
This week I present to you...
The Cyclops Shark
Earlier in 2011, Enrique Lucero Leon, a Mexican fisherman, legally caught a pregnant dusky shark near Cerralvo Island and received an unreal surprise. The female shark had a one-eyed albino embryo tucked in between it's nine normal siblings. This 56 centimeter long (22 inches) fetus has one large and completely functioning eye, accompanied with pale white skin, making it a viral hit.
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| The fisherman, Enrique Lucero Leon and his researcher, Bejarano-Álvarez. |
The one-eyed fish is an example of the medical condition called cyclopia, which occurs in several animal species as well as humans. Those who suffer from the condition usually have a perfectly functioning eye, but since the sense of sight is weaker, most wild animals don't survive long. Bejarano-Álvarez, a scientific researcher, and her team took the fetus with permission from Enrique and X-rayed it, revealing that the fetus is indeed a real cyclops shark.
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| Smile for the camera! ... or smirk whatever. |
Have a lovely week and see you next Monday foorrrrr.......
Saturday 31 December 2011
2011? Phhh that's old news!
Hey randoms!
It's New Years Eve and I have to admit, 2011 has been great. But it's time to move on and see the New Year with a new light.
I see 2012 to be a year that comes with many opportunities and many days to be thankful for. More tears, more laughter, more hugs and more smiles. There's no reason to shunt off the year to come.
Of course, a tradition that comes with the New Year are new resolutions. Goals that you wish to achieve in the up coming year. (Gosh I'm using the word year a lot)
I have no idea what my resolutions were at the start of this year but I've got 4 for next year.
- start ticking off stuff from my bucket list
- start cleaning up my room more (I can barely see my bedroom floor)
-post more stuff on my blog
-get out of my comfort zone more.
and
- let go, relax and smile and laugh more.
Yeah lame, I know, but I can't really think of anything since in pretty happy with life right now. But I guess a major thing for all you guys out there to do next year is BE HAPPY!!! There are so many people that I know who just arent happy.
If your feeling down, take off that frown. Do what you want to put a smile, on your own little dial. Yeah it rhymes,kinda. If you put yourself first you'll be happy in no time. So while you sit and think about your New Year resolutions, make sure to put that in too ;)
Until next post,
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
It's New Years Eve and I have to admit, 2011 has been great. But it's time to move on and see the New Year with a new light.
I see 2012 to be a year that comes with many opportunities and many days to be thankful for. More tears, more laughter, more hugs and more smiles. There's no reason to shunt off the year to come.
Of course, a tradition that comes with the New Year are new resolutions. Goals that you wish to achieve in the up coming year. (Gosh I'm using the word year a lot)
I have no idea what my resolutions were at the start of this year but I've got 4 for next year.
- start ticking off stuff from my bucket list
- start cleaning up my room more (I can barely see my bedroom floor)
-post more stuff on my blog
-get out of my comfort zone more.
and
- let go, relax and smile and laugh more.
Yeah lame, I know, but I can't really think of anything since in pretty happy with life right now. But I guess a major thing for all you guys out there to do next year is BE HAPPY!!! There are so many people that I know who just arent happy.
If your feeling down, take off that frown. Do what you want to put a smile, on your own little dial. Yeah it rhymes,kinda. If you put yourself first you'll be happy in no time. So while you sit and think about your New Year resolutions, make sure to put that in too ;)
Until next post,
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Thursday 22 December 2011
Tis The Season To Go Shopping!
Hey there randoms!
Sigh. It's finally Christmas time, and as we deck the halls with tinsel, lets sit back and think. What is Christmas really about? Is it all about toys, Santa, snow or reindeer. Is it about giving gifts, receiving gifts and running your bank account dry. Sure, all that stuff plays major parts in Christmas, but it's all at the roots.
Now, some of you reading this post may or may not be catholic, but i am one myself. As we Catholics (and Christians) believe, Jesus Christ was born into the world on Christmas day, to spread the good news about God. He brought us peace, joy and happiness and freed us from sins, which we definitely are thankful for. So Christmas is about putting aside time to praise your god/s, and thanking them for the b-e-a-utiful world we live in.
Christmas is also about the Christmas spirit.
What is the spirit of Christmas, you ask? By typing in 'define Christmas spirit' into Goggle you'd find the first result to be Goggles dictionary, explaining that it is the name of Donna Summer's 1994 Christmas album, which isn't what I'm talking about.
Having the Christmas spirit is all about giving freely to others and not expecting more back. It's about donating those old clothes at the bottom of you cupboard to a charity, sacrificing your time to help those in homeless shelters and even giving a friend a lift so they can visit their aging relatives to celebrate. Keeping a smile on your face, making peace with old enemies and doing your best to make everybody happy fuels the Spirit and should keep it going for the rest of the month (that doesn't give you an excuse to stop being happy through the whole new year mind you). There's nothing better than to walk around with a big smile on your face and offering help to those in need. (Although, I wouldn't recommend doing this to every stranger you see, since that's kind of creepy...) So, this season, do yourself a favor and help others in need while putting a smile on every one's dial. It's sure to make your Christmas a beautiful one.
But of course, the hype of Christmas has caught up to us, and the true meanings have been buried underneath all the toys, gifts, shopping, wrapping paper and tinsel. And so have I, buried underneath all that commercialization, since the busyness of the season has caused me to be at the shopping center every day of the week. So as you may have noticed I haven't had the time to update my Mutant Mondays and WRWW (What R We Watching) but don't worry. You should be getting the full package in a few days , preferably after Christmas, and the blog should be ready and up to date.
Until next time, keep your Christmas Spirit alive, and maybe listen to that Donna Summer album...
Sigh. It's finally Christmas time, and as we deck the halls with tinsel, lets sit back and think. What is Christmas really about? Is it all about toys, Santa, snow or reindeer. Is it about giving gifts, receiving gifts and running your bank account dry. Sure, all that stuff plays major parts in Christmas, but it's all at the roots.
Now, some of you reading this post may or may not be catholic, but i am one myself. As we Catholics (and Christians) believe, Jesus Christ was born into the world on Christmas day, to spread the good news about God. He brought us peace, joy and happiness and freed us from sins, which we definitely are thankful for. So Christmas is about putting aside time to praise your god/s, and thanking them for the b-e-a-utiful world we live in.
Christmas is also about the Christmas spirit.
What is the spirit of Christmas, you ask? By typing in 'define Christmas spirit' into Goggle you'd find the first result to be Goggles dictionary, explaining that it is the name of Donna Summer's 1994 Christmas album, which isn't what I'm talking about.
Having the Christmas spirit is all about giving freely to others and not expecting more back. It's about donating those old clothes at the bottom of you cupboard to a charity, sacrificing your time to help those in homeless shelters and even giving a friend a lift so they can visit their aging relatives to celebrate. Keeping a smile on your face, making peace with old enemies and doing your best to make everybody happy fuels the Spirit and should keep it going for the rest of the month (that doesn't give you an excuse to stop being happy through the whole new year mind you). There's nothing better than to walk around with a big smile on your face and offering help to those in need. (Although, I wouldn't recommend doing this to every stranger you see, since that's kind of creepy...) So, this season, do yourself a favor and help others in need while putting a smile on every one's dial. It's sure to make your Christmas a beautiful one.
But of course, the hype of Christmas has caught up to us, and the true meanings have been buried underneath all the toys, gifts, shopping, wrapping paper and tinsel. And so have I, buried underneath all that commercialization, since the busyness of the season has caused me to be at the shopping center every day of the week. So as you may have noticed I haven't had the time to update my Mutant Mondays and WRWW (What R We Watching) but don't worry. You should be getting the full package in a few days , preferably after Christmas, and the blog should be ready and up to date.
Until next time, keep your Christmas Spirit alive, and maybe listen to that Donna Summer album...
Tuesday 13 December 2011
What Are We Watching?: Puss In Boots, The Movie
Hey there randoms!
Today was the last day of school! Yeah, summer holidays! The sad thing is that we had school for an extra week while most other schools in Australia ended 2 weeks ago. Anyways, It's a tradition that during the last day of school all of the students are taken to the beach for a picnic and a swim. Sadly, the Australian weather has been harsh and it decided to rain. So instead, the school took us to the movies. But, we had to watch Puss In Boots, while the seniors got to watch Jack and Jill (Adam Sandler). Yeah, the last day of school was a bummer, but at least we got to wear mufti instead of our heavy knee length skirts and uncomfortable polo shirts. Blegh!
Now that it's the summer holidays I realized that I'm going to be going to the movies a lot more often than i used to since that seems to be the result my family comes to when we have nothing to do for the weekend. So I'm hoping I'll be able to review a few more movies for you to enjoy instead of you going to see a dud moving picture. And I won't only be reviewing the movies that are currently in the cinemas, I might do a few DVDs too since we are close to a Video Ezy.
ANYWAYS... as you can tell from the title I'm going to write a quick movie review on Puss In Boots because there's nothing else for me to do.So here goes...
The beloved character from the Shrek movie franchise is back in his own tail of adventure (ha-ha please excuse the pun). With his boots on his paws and sword in his belt, Puss in Boots sets out to retrieve the golden eggs, along with two companions, Humpty Alexander Dumpty and Kitty Softpaws. But the notorious Jack and Jill stands in their way and an age old feud between Puss and Humpty is still fresh in their midst. As well as sword fights and dance fights, the movie also explains the life of Puss, and how he earned his famous boots.
So I wrote all that to make the movie sound good, but in all honesty, it just wasn't my type of movie. I guess that's because the movie is for little children. It wasn't that bad though. There are a lot of funny parts that keep you interested and features Puss in boots' famous wide eye stare, and since the movie shows his child hood years, the cuteness factor goes to a million:
The plot does seem to be a little all over the place but does make sense at the end. The Spanish-type music in the film is beautiful and really makes you feel like getting up and dancing the flamenco. Antonio Banderas (Puss), Salma Hayek (Kitty), Zack Galifianakis (Humpty), Billy Bob Thornton(Jack) and Amy Sedaris(Jill) did quite well for the voices of their characters and made them more believable. And that one cat that kept going "Oooohhhh" while Puss and Kitty were talking was hilarious.
All in all the movie is funny (not the funniest but funny enough), cute and pretty entertaining.If you've got nagging little children around you, take them to the cinemas soon because watching this will definitely keep them happy. It will be more fun watching it with little children then with teenager. I have to give Puss In Boots 3.5 out of 5.
Stay tuned for more...
Today was the last day of school! Yeah, summer holidays! The sad thing is that we had school for an extra week while most other schools in Australia ended 2 weeks ago. Anyways, It's a tradition that during the last day of school all of the students are taken to the beach for a picnic and a swim. Sadly, the Australian weather has been harsh and it decided to rain. So instead, the school took us to the movies. But, we had to watch Puss In Boots, while the seniors got to watch Jack and Jill (Adam Sandler). Yeah, the last day of school was a bummer, but at least we got to wear mufti instead of our heavy knee length skirts and uncomfortable polo shirts. Blegh!
Now that it's the summer holidays I realized that I'm going to be going to the movies a lot more often than i used to since that seems to be the result my family comes to when we have nothing to do for the weekend. So I'm hoping I'll be able to review a few more movies for you to enjoy instead of you going to see a dud moving picture. And I won't only be reviewing the movies that are currently in the cinemas, I might do a few DVDs too since we are close to a Video Ezy.
ANYWAYS... as you can tell from the title I'm going to write a quick movie review on Puss In Boots because there's nothing else for me to do.So here goes...
The beloved character from the Shrek movie franchise is back in his own tail of adventure (ha-ha please excuse the pun). With his boots on his paws and sword in his belt, Puss in Boots sets out to retrieve the golden eggs, along with two companions, Humpty Alexander Dumpty and Kitty Softpaws. But the notorious Jack and Jill stands in their way and an age old feud between Puss and Humpty is still fresh in their midst. As well as sword fights and dance fights, the movie also explains the life of Puss, and how he earned his famous boots.
So I wrote all that to make the movie sound good, but in all honesty, it just wasn't my type of movie. I guess that's because the movie is for little children. It wasn't that bad though. There are a lot of funny parts that keep you interested and features Puss in boots' famous wide eye stare, and since the movie shows his child hood years, the cuteness factor goes to a million:
The plot does seem to be a little all over the place but does make sense at the end. The Spanish-type music in the film is beautiful and really makes you feel like getting up and dancing the flamenco. Antonio Banderas (Puss), Salma Hayek (Kitty), Zack Galifianakis (Humpty), Billy Bob Thornton(Jack) and Amy Sedaris(Jill) did quite well for the voices of their characters and made them more believable. And that one cat that kept going "Oooohhhh" while Puss and Kitty were talking was hilarious.
All in all the movie is funny (not the funniest but funny enough), cute and pretty entertaining.If you've got nagging little children around you, take them to the cinemas soon because watching this will definitely keep them happy. It will be more fun watching it with little children then with teenager. I have to give Puss In Boots 3.5 out of 5.
Stay tuned for more...
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