Day 6: "Your Last Random Act of Kindness" (6/1/15)

Dear MEDL,

I did nothing today but stay in bed and use my laptop. If this type of day occurs, I will skip ahead to the blogging challenge.

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Day 6: "Your last random act of kindness."

I'm not meaning to brag in the following paragraphs, but I guess my last random acts of kindness were when I wasn't asked to do chores around the house. I am a neat freak and when I see sinks full of dishes, the TV still on (more like an energy conserver), or a stain on someone's shirt, I immediately clean it up. It's like a reflex of mine.

I remember last year in my form class I handed out coloured cards each with different compliments. One said, "You are adorable. Have a sweet day! You deserve it!" and the response from my class was positive. It felt great giving them out.

Thank you for reading today's blog entry.
Stay powerful and beautiful as usual.

-M.Y ❤

Me & My Girls (5/1/15)

Dear MEDL,

Today I went outside which doesn't happen many times during these holidays. Ariel, Helena, Amelia, Keisha and I visited various places in the local area.

Firstly, we went swimming at the public pools. They decided to swim in the deep pool which made me scared because I can't swim confidently in deep pools, but five minutes later, I gained the ability which I didn't have in the first place! There was a time when a diving trampoline was offered and Helena had the desire to try it out. I persuaded her to try it out with Amelia and eventually she did.

After one hour, we left the place and drove to the Cloud 9 of many twelve-year-olds named Starbucks. We sipped our frappuccinos, devoured some sushi, and spoke casual conversation.

On our way to the mall, I couldn't finish my drink and everybody already had. It was a little bit ironic since everyone had venti frappes while I had a grande sized cup. Once I finished my drink, we mostly window shopped but eventually Helena bought "the sourest candy in the world," according to the shopkeeper.

At the end of the day, Keisha & I headed home while Ariel, Helena, and Amelia went to Helena's house to film their reactions to the candy they bought.

Credit is in the picture.

Day 5: "Favourite movies you never get sick of watching."

Say whatever you want about how girly I am and I won't mind. I never get sick of the 'Princess Diaries' first movie because I adore the book series and the chemistry between Michael Moscovitz & Mia Thermopolis. My favourite part is the ending, when Mia chooses to be the princess of Genovia, makes up with Lily, and eventually starts a relationship with Michael (swoon alert!).

'The Perks of a Wallflower' is a movie Gwen & I obsess over. Not only is it starring one of my female role models, I admire that the characters aren't boring high schoolers, like in most movies. It's quite queer of me to like this movie since I don't like the rebellious kind of teenagers.

Every Disney princess movie has this positive effect that makes me calm and happy in stressful situations. When a song from a Disney princess movie comes on, I get extremely distracted from whatever I'm doing and tend to sing along. Is that 'Colours of the Wind' playing in the background? I NEED TO FIND OUT. *starts to sing, "But still I cannot see, if the savage one is me."*

As you can possibly tell, I am not a huge movie junkie. I rarely go to the movies and if I do it's probably for a special occasion, like my birthday, or a movie I've been desperate to watch.

Thank you for reading this blog entry! I'm sorry to the people who came from Facebook that this did not come early in the day in terms of NZDT (it is 1:50 now.)

Stay powerful and beautiful as usual.

-M.Y ❤

Fishing Failure (4/1/15)

Dear MEDL,

This morning I came back from the fishing trip I wrote to you about. Helena's, Ariel's, our other friends' and my family came along. This was my first time going fishing and, as expected, caught nothing. Ariel managed to catch a red net, the closest thing that the three of us girls caught. Ariel, Helena, and our fathers stayed up until 4:00 am trying to catch fish while my mother, our other friends and I passed out and slept at 1:00 am.

And now I'm in a rush trying to write this post before midnight and as I type this sentence I have approximately one hour and 35 minutes left.

Photo credit is in the picture.

"Day 4: Best Childhood Memory."

Since 2012, I have been recording moments of my life on this blog. My favourite childhood memory that I have written about on this blog is my year six camp experience. This was memorable because it tested the year sixes what living with roommates was like instead of family members. It also brought us to magnificent places we would probably never visit again in our entire lives. Overall, it was a perfect five days with best friends.

Some honourable mentions include binge-reading the 'Baby-Sitters' Club' series and basically everything positive that happened at primary/intermediate school.

Thanks for reading today's post!

Stay powerful and beautiful as usual.

-M.Y ❤

What Makes You Happy? (3/1/15)

Dear MEDL,

I had a lazy day today doing nothing but binge-watch 'Bones.' Tonight my family, friends & I are going to fish at a beach.

Photo credit in the picture.

"Day 3: What makes you happy?"

Many things make me put a smile on my face. These many things include being surrounded with positive people, writing in my journal/reading a book, cooking/baking a scrumptious treat and learning new things.

As much as I suck at it, cooking/baking always entertains me. It makes me feel like a witch when I mix a lot of ingredients and turn it into a delectable dish.

Writing in my journal/blogs makes me happy because someday when I'm an adult with a job and a second family I can look back at how I was at this age. I can also express my creativity in words.

Reading books is a beautiful method of experiencing creative works in the form of words. The main reasons why reading books makes me happy is because you can escape from a horrible situation and play another character for a while.

Of course, learning new things would be on this list. I figure that knowing how to do certain things can shape a person's character.

And finally, surrounding yourself with positive people will also cause you to be positive. I find that the most positive people whom I know are my friends, family and teachers.

I'd like to ask you, "What makes you happy?"
Is it your passion for science/art? Is it also positive people like your closest friends? I'd really like to know.


Thank you for reading today's post!

-M.Y ❤

Are We Out of the Woods Yet? (2/1/15)

Dear MEDL,

This day was extremely tiring! Considering that I am such a lazy person, my level of "tiring" is lower than proactive people. My family & I headed down to a scenic reserve near our city and walked through all of the tracks. The signboards displayed that the tracks were all 20 minutes, but it was all LIES that they were showing. It took two hours to walk from the start to finish and vice versa. I do admit that I was complaining many times because I'm as inactive as a sloth. As I write this in bed I regret crying over a walk that could connect me with nature and my family.

My family (minus my mother) walking through the forest.

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Day 2: Favourite Quote(s)

There are too many favourite quotes of mine, but I guess I'll round it off to the top three:

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Thank you for reading today's blog post! I hope you have a lovely day today.

-M.Y ❤

Happy New Year 2015! (1/1/15)

Dear MEDL,

2014 accelerated at such a speed I couldn't handle, but here we are in 2015, which is dreamlike.

What was your New Year celebration like? Was is spent delightfully with your loved ones? Mine was magnificent and well spent with friends and family.

Last night my family & I celebrated by watching the fireworks at the local park, a tradition we've been following for three years now. The only bad thing about it was the rain pouring heavily and drenching our clothes.

I'd like to begin 2015 with a lot of blog posts since I only posted 33 posts last year (hehe, "last year"), so I'm taking a blogging challenge I found on Pinterest.

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The first day calls for a self-portrait and five random facts about me, so here you go:

A self-portrait I took in Jan. 2014. Does a selfie count?

1: I start secondary school this year
2: My favourite Disney princess is Belle
3: The TV show 'Bones' inspired my interest in forensic anthropology
4: I cannot draw nor do anything artsy as all my other friends can.
5: This is my favourite song at the moment:

I love this song because of the beautiful soprano voice of Judy Kuhn, the anger in Lea Salonga's singing, and Michael Ball's excitement clearly heard in his vocals. The ending is supremely magical.

Like always, thank you for reading today's blog post and may you have a lovely 2015!

-M.Y ❤ 

Best of 2014 & My New Year's Resolutions! (30/12/14)

Dear MEDL,

2014 has been one of the best years I've had so far in my life. In this blog entry, I will write about the best occurrences I've experienced that have been recorded on this blog. Also, at the end of this post, I will list my New Year's Resolutions for 2015.

Marian's Everyday Life's Highlights of 2014

1. The science beach trip at the beginning of the year

     2. Taking the risk to audition for 'Beauty & the Beast.'
I consider this as a risk because:

• I do not have a background in performing arts
• I fear rejection
• I don't know how to dance.

If I wasn't to be called back, I'd never discover my obsession with musical theatre. I ended up receiving the role as a part of the ensemble, making me part of the three people in my grade to have a role in the school production.

   3. Final examinations

As outrageous as it sounds, I loved the exam period. The adrenaline running through your veins, studying with your friends, and in general a good way to actually understand what you've learned throughout the year.

    4. Camp!
Year eight camp is the BEST thing about being a year eight at my school. We experienced what it would be like to camp with your best friends for five straight days and getting to know the natural area and the people around us. I actually met a popular guy whom I've never gotten to talk to until we went to eat our dinner at camp.

   5. Celebrating Christmas with my family
Nothing beats spending time with family and friends on Christmas day. It was extremely exciting to meet Samantha E. again after two years and to see Gwen and give her, her Christmas gift (which was chocolate, obviously).
   

Marian's New Year's Resolutions for 2015

1. Stop using slang/cursive words   

As a teenager and attending a school for years 7-13, using cursive words is popular, and I guess you could catch along on what the people in your environment do. I've learned that there is an infinite amount of other words I could say rather than stick to slang and cursive words.

   2. Read 21 books

Why 21 books? Because it is my favourite number, and also because I want to explore the world of literature a little bit more.

   3. Get better grades

Because getting better grades is the gateway to a bright future.

  4. Improve on my singing

I know that I need to improve the tuning of my voice. A skill I want to gain and work on is using vibrato. (when you listen to musicals, you notice that the singers usually have a shivery tone when ending a verse. That is vibrato.)

    

  5. Be a good friend, daughter, sister and pupil

I need to be more considerate and step out to help people. I do admit that I was a lazy person when it came to supporting a sad friend and also by postponing my chores and homework to the last minute. So it's time to get off of my bed and work on the current project!

 6. Finish my novel

You must've read '20 Facts About Me' to know what I'm writing about. If you can't be bothered to read the blog entry, the novel I am writing is based on the letters I send to Electra on my second blog and also a little bit of this blog's content. That is all that I can tell you until I've finished five chapters, which, I estimate, is in six months' time.

This concludes today's (and last for 2014) blog entry. I wish you all a Happy New Year with fruitful blessings! 

-M.Y ❤