Thursday, 24 May 2007 | 9:18 pm
Now where did I leave my head...
I had a short day (thankfully)! Mr. Yu was still going with the Chinese SACS. I was second for my oral presentation so I had to go on the first day (tues 22nd may). He worked his way through FOUR people in a double period. Our speeches are only supposed to go for three minutes but somehow Mr. Yu made it last for ONE AND HALF HOURS. That's an 87% increase! I thought he talked slowly, but not that slowly.
Anyway, I had Chinese first period so I sat in the library and read Mayfield by Joy Chambers (for about the 87th time). The book is HUGE. It is literally the size of a brick, perhaps slightly thicker. I still love it though. The first time I read Mayfield was in year 8 I think. It's (obviously) a romance novel but with a bit of Australian history thrown in.
Joy’s first novel is an epic tale resonant with the spirit of a frontier land. Set in the spacious country-side of New South Wales in the 1860s when the young colony was a haven for adventurers and ‘Wild Colonial Boys’ (robbers) roamed the roads.
MAYFIELD is the study of three extraordinary people who all search for their own truths.
Eve Herman, who along with her sister Clare, finds herself an orphan in the unfamiliar and intimidating surroundings of Sydney Town’s waterfront, 7,000 miles from the land of their birth. Clare, beautiful and impressionable, soon takes the easy way to earn a living and left alone, Eve must learn to survive.
When she meets John Stuart Wakeman, Australia’s richest land-owner, a man of uncompromising morality and the philosophical, well-bred owner of the hugh cattle property of MAYFIELD, he is captivated by the resilient and lovely Eve. His one desire is to make her the mistress of MAYFIELD.
It is on their wedding day that their coach is held up by Alan Fletcher, the most wanted outlaw in New South Wales; an ex Naval Sea Captain who was tricked out of his inheritance and charged with a murder he did not commit. A man who should be bitter and indignant but who instead is generous and compassionate. Sent as ‘a lifer’ on a prison ship to Australia, he escapes from a convict chain gang with his small band of loyal followers and they become ‘bushrangers’ - Australian outlaws.
This meeting in the bush reveals to Eve a secret that she must hide from her husband and it kindles the amazing course of events that forever alters the lives of Eve, Alan and John Stuart and all those around them.
Taken from Joy Chambers website, http://www.joychambers.com
In period two, we had assembly. Boring...need I say more? Mr. Charls has 20 tickets for King Lear and 20 tickets for The Seagull. Ian McKellen is acting as King Lear! Tickets are $20 each and there's a waiting list for tickets. King Lear is popular and everyone wants to see it. I want to see! I want to see! In lit, Tara was sitting on my right and Ying on my left. I tried to convince to come with me but Tara didn't want to and Ying didn't want to pay for it. Haha, can you tell which one is Chinese? Audrey put her name down with me so I will have a friend. I think Ruth will want to go as well.
After recess I had double chem. We were making ester using an acid and an alcohol. Ying and Ruth left me to go make nylon so I sat there holding the bunsen burner trying to keep the steam at a stable level. I don't know WHAT I was doing, but I burnt most of the product so it smelled absolutely DISGUSTING. The whole room stank with all the people making ester. I distinctly smelled bubblegum and nail-polish remover. It was so bad. After that I just went home and tried to do work but ended up doing nothing. I'm tired from tuition now.
I need a job! I really really really really really really REALLY want to work in a bookshop. I'm not kidding. I wouldn't READ the books, just being around them would be enough for me. Besides, I'm broke and I'm sick of asking my parents for money. There's just so much stuff I need to pay for right now!
- tickets for the Formal, $57
- DRESS for the formal (plus shoes, bag and makeup), upwards of $150
- limo for formal (if i go, haven't asked yet), $40
- dance lessons and all that stuff for the Deb, paying my 2nd (of 3) $85 installment
- DRESS for the Deb (plus shoes, bag and makeup) upwards of $200
- tickets to see the school production 'The Crucible', $9
- tickets to see King Lear, $20
- tickets to see The Seagull, $20
- Chinese tuition tonight, I forgot to pay last week so this week it was $120
- Piano lesson, $50 (I pay per week for Chinese and Piano because the tutors might be busy)
- The look on my mum's face when I tell her the running total, absolutely bloody priceless (and possibly still and white because she died of shock)
I'm making my parents broke! Man, if anybody knows anybody who can get me a job (preferably at a bookshop) please let me know! I'm too scared to go looking myself because I have a pathological fear of rejection yada yada.
On a completely different topic, I want to turn my bedroom into a library. I want all four walls filled with shelves upon shelves of books. The bookcases will all be warm browns and woody colours. When I get old and get a house, I want a library! I also want dogs, and a huge-ass fireplace. I need a giant grandfather clock like the one at my piano teacher's house that he got from Venice. It's so beautiful! There has to be a grand piano in a shiny black colour (but I'll settle for a baby grand) with a matching black piano chair with white cushion. I think I'd be more inclined to practise if I had a grand :). I don't think I'll ever get any of those, but it's nice to dream. Ahhh...hot chocolate with marshmallows, toasting my toes in front of my big-ass fireplace, curled up with a book and a nice big warm fluffy dog by my side. I'm suffering from some serious winter withdrawal symptoms. Where's that darn fireplace? Man, I'm not going to be able to afford this, I don't even have a job!
Hey, does anybody have any hot, rich [MALE!] cousins/friends? Care to hook us up? I promise I will try not to abuse their credit card too much. *looks around hideously messy room* Do you think you could introduce us like...now?
With love,
Mel
Pee.ess - Sorry for the long-winded entry. I didn't intend to write this much but my thought processes were skipping a bit and before I knew it, I'd written an essay. Sorry again guys...
Anyway, I had Chinese first period so I sat in the library and read Mayfield by Joy Chambers (for about the 87th time). The book is HUGE. It is literally the size of a brick, perhaps slightly thicker. I still love it though. The first time I read Mayfield was in year 8 I think. It's (obviously) a romance novel but with a bit of Australian history thrown in.
Joy’s first novel is an epic tale resonant with the spirit of a frontier land. Set in the spacious country-side of New South Wales in the 1860s when the young colony was a haven for adventurers and ‘Wild Colonial Boys’ (robbers) roamed the roads.
MAYFIELD is the study of three extraordinary people who all search for their own truths.
Eve Herman, who along with her sister Clare, finds herself an orphan in the unfamiliar and intimidating surroundings of Sydney Town’s waterfront, 7,000 miles from the land of their birth. Clare, beautiful and impressionable, soon takes the easy way to earn a living and left alone, Eve must learn to survive.
When she meets John Stuart Wakeman, Australia’s richest land-owner, a man of uncompromising morality and the philosophical, well-bred owner of the hugh cattle property of MAYFIELD, he is captivated by the resilient and lovely Eve. His one desire is to make her the mistress of MAYFIELD.
It is on their wedding day that their coach is held up by Alan Fletcher, the most wanted outlaw in New South Wales; an ex Naval Sea Captain who was tricked out of his inheritance and charged with a murder he did not commit. A man who should be bitter and indignant but who instead is generous and compassionate. Sent as ‘a lifer’ on a prison ship to Australia, he escapes from a convict chain gang with his small band of loyal followers and they become ‘bushrangers’ - Australian outlaws.
This meeting in the bush reveals to Eve a secret that she must hide from her husband and it kindles the amazing course of events that forever alters the lives of Eve, Alan and John Stuart and all those around them.
Taken from Joy Chambers website, http://www.joychambers.com
In period two, we had assembly. Boring...need I say more? Mr. Charls has 20 tickets for King Lear and 20 tickets for The Seagull. Ian McKellen is acting as King Lear! Tickets are $20 each and there's a waiting list for tickets. King Lear is popular and everyone wants to see it. I want to see! I want to see! In lit, Tara was sitting on my right and Ying on my left. I tried to convince to come with me but Tara didn't want to and Ying didn't want to pay for it. Haha, can you tell which one is Chinese? Audrey put her name down with me so I will have a friend. I think Ruth will want to go as well.
I need a job! I really really really really really really REALLY want to work in a bookshop. I'm not kidding. I wouldn't READ the books, just being around them would be enough for me. Besides, I'm broke and I'm sick of asking my parents for money. There's just so much stuff I need to pay for right now!
- DRESS for the formal (plus shoes, bag and makeup), upwards of $150
- limo for formal (if i go, haven't asked yet), $40
- dance lessons and all that stuff for the Deb, paying my 2nd (of 3) $85 installment
- DRESS for the Deb (plus shoes, bag and makeup) upwards of $200
- tickets to see the school production 'The Crucible', $9
- tickets to see King Lear, $20
- tickets to see The Seagull, $20
- Chinese tuition tonight, I forgot to pay last week so this week it was $120
- Piano lesson, $50 (I pay per week for Chinese and Piano because the tutors might be busy)
- The look on my mum's face when I tell her the running total, absolutely bloody priceless (and possibly still and white because she died of shock)
On a completely different topic, I want to turn my bedroom into a library. I want all four walls filled with shelves upon shelves of books. The bookcases will all be warm browns and woody colours. When I get old and get a house, I want a library! I also want dogs, and a huge-ass fireplace. I need a giant grandfather clock like the one at my piano teacher's house that he got from Venice. It's so beautiful! There has to be a grand piano in a shiny black colour (but I'll settle for a baby grand) with a matching black piano chair with white cushion. I think I'd be more inclined to practise if I had a grand :). I don't think I'll ever get any of those, but it's nice to dream. Ahhh...hot chocolate with marshmallows, toasting my toes in front of my big-ass fireplace, curled up with a book and a nice big warm fluffy dog by my side. I'm suffering from some serious winter withdrawal symptoms. Where's that darn fireplace? Man, I'm not going to be able to afford this, I don't even have a job!
Hey, does anybody have any hot, rich [MALE!] cousins/friends? Care to hook us up? I promise I will try not to abuse their credit card too much. *looks around hideously messy room* Do you think you could introduce us like...now?
With love,
Mel
Pee.ess - Sorry for the long-winded entry. I didn't intend to write this much but my thought processes were skipping a bit and before I knew it, I'd written an essay. Sorry again guys...