longest birthday ever...

so it was the epic birthday party yesterday (party for mickee, vonnie, sandy and myself) (myself? trying to be all correcty englishy) (didnt last long) anywayssss

so yeah i was gunna cook fried rice for the party but then dad was like "... yeah... let's not ruin the party *pats head*" soo i spent that time watching him cook.

Jonathan: Hey Frances this fried rice is really good!
Me: Yeah my dad made it.
Jonathan: IT'S REALLY GOOD!
Me: Yeah he knows.

i went to the party early to help set up, ended up standing there for an hour waiting for the party to start. Sandra and mickee were cleaning and setting up the place for like 2 hours before i got there. perfect timing.


so we had music (memory lane music) and the hulahoops (no party can do without) and cake (a billion of them). and of course present time. i would post about every present but so little time.. and u guys will see why.

i got heaps of clinque stuff and i actually know that brand so its not so scary.

i got a pink... ermmm... well... yeah i have no idea. just look.




lol but it has magical powers that override sharks, giraffes and random yellow crabs.

i got flowers for the first time. and from guess who. its zeffy poo! (meaning steffy poo! hmm i tried to mold their names into one...)



zef is like the brother that doesnt want to show affection until he absolutely has to lol i love that. the next most affectionate thing he's done to me would be calling me fannydong.

Zef: Yeah i figured no one has given you flowers before.
Me: Thanx man.

and here comes the epic present... "The Epic Journey of Fannydong". Nessy poo's story that u've heard so much about.

family camp

ahhhhhh dont u just love church camps? i mean where else can do crazy things like play with hulahoops, poop out ping pong balls, eat string and wrap another human being in mountains of toilet paper... and its OK?

so since no one has written any posts bout family camp... i guess i'll take this one (seeing as i am the worst uni student out of all of u).

5 star cabins. ooooooooooh thank the Lord for blessing us with toilets and showers to each room.

Crashing Pen's cabin. it was reeking of deodorant... i think ness kept naggin simon to spray himself.
the party gettin crowded and crazy = playing sudoku and having spelling competitions. we were just a room of nerds.

Dr Ivan's awesome talks bout praying the prayer "make us a blessing", what sacrifices we have to make, how we should prepare ourselves for that. he was a really awesome speaker.

hulahoops. even the respected adults of the church were showing their off their thrusting skills. and who said curves help? me and ness were the worst at it. but after an hour of endless practicing... we became professional hulahoop hoopers... until all the little kids took over and totally shut us down with their 'hulahooping at the knees' and 'walking around while hulahooping'. smart-ass kids lol.

the last nite = sitting around a table singing any song that came to mind.
watching bui him twitch with the urge to join in while knowing we would pay him out if he so much as opens his mouth... lol we're horrible.

reminiscing camp photos... two hours after the photos were taken??

random quotes from camp...
"and i said what about breakfast at tiffany's"

"i hope u know.. i hope u knoooooow"

"make me a blessing, make me a blessing to someone today"

"make me a bungalow, make me a bungalow to some bung today"

Me: why don't we have an endless supply of cups!?!? i want an endless supply of cups!!!
Em: u know.. if you wish for an endless supply of cups... u mite regret it.. (serious face)
Me: (unimpressed stare) ... i wish for an endless supply of cups.

"jonamaphooooon"

ness: Welcome to our lair!!
me: *sigh* ur not saying it right...
ness: oh.. welcome to our lair!!
me: *thinks* that's exactly the same as what u just said..

Me: what kind of a name is Bungalow!?!?
Em: you've just insulted someone's language.. (serious face)
Me: (unimpressed stare) ...I WISH FOR AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF CUPS!!!!


Me and ness: Hey eddy! can we have those two hulahoops??
Eddy: SURE!
Smart-ass kids: Hey eddy! can we have those two hulahoops??
Eddy: SURE!

"may bungalow shine..."

so you guys may have seen ness' awesomest bday present. if not. well. it was awesome. it was a story book bout our journey together through friendship. and i know i'll never do it justice but i'm bored right now so i'm gunna look back on our story.. but instead of using photos of ourselves... i'll use clips of turk and jd.. the two friends we identify with the most.

the first day me and ness met was a special day. ness was a quite shy girl. she had thick glasses, huge braces and was reeking of nerdiness. me? well i dun wanna brag but i was quite the kool pre-teen.... ok i was loud and obnoxious like any other. but i thought ness needed a friend so i approached her.



and then began our friendship. only now we've morphed into eachother to both become loud obnoxious nerdy teens.


we became inseparable. there were times when skool started again and oh how i missed her. but thank goodness those holidays came around when we would once again be reunited.




we grew up together. and shared experiences of growing up. like... being VIP guests at a wedding (Pen's wedding to be exact).




and shared other experiences like clubbing. k... we havent gotten there yet but it's been planned for at least two years now. but i know i'll have to use my streetsmarts and springwoodness to get her in.




and got into the health profession together. only we'll bring a little something extra the to hospitalalthough OTs hate doctors and doctors... well dont care bout OTs... our friendship prevails.



the end.

18...

so i finally turned 18.

How does it feel? feels like a few days after being 17.

Has anything changed? No, i still have to think for a while before i answer the question "how old are you?" except maybe now asians won't be surprised to hear my age.

Did i do anything wildly crazily insane on my 18th? Well, I wanted to have my first legal drink but everyone thought i would pass out after my first sip. they're prolly right.

Did i get any presents? Yep!

so what happened on my birfday? well it was prolly the best birfday ive ever had, simply becuz i spent the day surrounded by the friends i love and cherish. it didnt really matter what i did, just who i was with.

plus, i dont think ive ever been reminded it was my birthday so many times in one day. i mean, i forgot my own birthday once.... once. but yeah with all the humiliating happy birthday singing in public, i remembered just fine :P don't think ive ever had a whole food court of ppl stare at me before... good times... lol

so in the morning we had the interfellowship sports day with Sherwood (our sister church). that was awesome fun... felt like a mini camp. and who's group won? oh yeah thats right, 'GROUP NUMBER ONE! ...WE'RE NUMBER ONE!'

and i got a HUGE surpirse. SIMON BELL (hot n spicy) showed up at the sports day. he hid behind B and i was about 40 meters away, but all i had to see was the rim of his hair and i knew it was him. it was just *thinks* there's a white dude over there...cant see his face... wait... i know those curls ANYWHERE!!! lol thanx for the surpise sime. cant spell surprise

after that we went to buffet garden... same spot as last time. and ppls mixed heaps of things to make a horrible creation for bui to drink for 7 bucks, just like last time. oh! and the dodgy birthday tape played for me. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO mmmMMMM... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUU" i DO feel special. especially since that song played every two minutes for someone else. everyones born in august... and no.. i dont wanna know what they meant for the parents.

then we went to have dinner at Little tai pei. what can i remember from it... oh
"HE WORE AN ITSY BITSY... TEENY WEENY... YELLOW... POKA DOT... BIKINI"

max trying to wear her napkin as fashionably as she could.

watching mickey chew his food, the man can bite like the wind but when it comes to chewing... lol

went to tea etc., like old times, and went to Fun House, like... those few times we did before.

but the day was exactly how i planned. everyone together having a good time just doing what we used to do, talking, laughing and enjoying eachother's company.

thanx everyone for the awesomest birfday ever :D

Ching chong cha Timeless

So here's the song you've all been hearing so much about. I think the song was english and then they made this asian version. i just love how asian songs have random lines of english. i just sit there anticipating for that word... the only part i can sing along too... but then again... my asian is quite competent.




i just love the dude singer's hair

Everything comes down to Sven

You guys remember the poo song right (just scroll down) Well Ness and I couldn't stop thinkin bout sven the other day (as we all know) so we thought we'd make a song about him based on the Poo song (the awesomest song ever)

btw this took me forever, so you better sing to these lyrics.

Ness: You see...
Everything comes down to Sven!
He'll be stuck in your head, till who knows when
Who's the most memorable of all the men? We all know it is Sven!

Frank: Do you want to come to camp? You better state your case
If he doesn't like the look of you, he'll stump you in the face!

Ness: It doesn't really matter if your rich or if you're kool
He'll pack your bags and send you out and tell you you're a fool
Yes!
Everything comes down to Sven!

All: Everything comes down to Sven!

Ness: His ideas for youth camp send us into a frenz!
All across the nation, we trust in his dictation
Everything comes down to Sven!

Frank: If you're feeling down and blue, don't sit and wait for fate
Just think of him and you'll be fine, he'll send you to a trance-like state

Heidi: My cat died
Ness: Think of Sven

Random 2: I failed my exam
Frank: Think of Sven

Random 3: I won the lottery!
Ness: Think of Sven

Random 4: I can't stop thinking about Sven!
Frank: Think of Sven!
Random 4: But I already am...
Ness: Well... you're obviously not doing it enough.

Ness: It may sound nuts, you may say “No!”
Ness and Frank: But if you vote him chairperson, you will have to go!
Because...

All: Everything comes down to Sven!
Frank: He'll make next year's curfew not a minute past ten
Ness and Frank: You better move on over Zef, Em and Pen!
Frank: If you guys object, you'll be sent to the den

All: If he's on your mind, that means you'll soon find
Everything comes down to

Ness: Ren Yen!
Frank: Ben Jen!
Ness: Hen Ken!
Frank: Sen Len?
All: Everything comes down to... SVEN!

Kairos gag reel

with the special effects... they didnt have to squat... but we made them anyways :D

ahh scrubs

so ok i need to explain this to the non-scrubs kind of ppl out there. these guys are doctors. there's a lady that has something wrong with her and she hears ppl singing all the time. theyre tryin to find out what's wrong with her. i'll let the video speak for itself.



i dunno who wrote this song... but they're brilliant.

what is it bout this guy?

was surfing youtube (since i have an amazinf rush of freedom.. whats the first thing to do) and i found this clip. watch this dude... now there's sumfin bout him that reminds me of bui... what is it??

ooooooooooooooooh mannnnnn

bah!!! it went from summer to winter in a span of two days!! and since i think the British or American post is gettin out of hand... im gunna talk bout sumthing more relevant... like how freakin cold it is. There is a reason why autumn was invented... it's so winter doesnt seem to bad. but thanx to global warming and our screwed weather pattern.. we dont have that luxury this year.

k now im gunna elaborate on this point in a list of points.

What winter means to me:

Number one - Showers turn from a leisure activity to a dreaded task. And those "sudding" periods due to water restriction become a little more invigorating.

Number two - Avoiding physical contact with the toilet seat.. either that or brace yourself.

Number three - Ugly jumpers. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU FASHION QUEENS SAY (or bui) (...not paying him out, just saying he knows what looks good lol) if a girl is cold, she has the God given right to wear what only makes her look fat and hoboish.

Number four - Jeans. ahhhh yes... glorious jeans... and u know what that means? not shaving my legs... i know i know... i'm so glamorous. and it also means dry cracked skin. "tis the season to be fugly, falalala lalalala.."

Number five - Tucking my pants into my socks and my shirt into my pants... i look like a hilarious multicoloured snow beast in my home clothes. i would show u guys a photo but my camera died. or i just dont want u show u guys.

British or American?

Sorry Em, but u know this is "blog material".

so like 3 weeks ago, at bible study, i heard em say the word "learned" and i was like "WHAT DID U JUST SAY????" and i made a big deal bout em saying the word "learned" cuz i thought it sounded.. well... not right. but anyways tonite deary em left a message on msn while i was offline :P lol

ems *komen sent 30/05/2007 10:01 PM:
franky poo

if you remember

one day i used the word "learned" and you asked me "isnt' it 'learnt'"

well both forms exist

and it's not that one's american and one's british

though some people say that

it's cos they dont know grammar

the two differnt forms actually have slightly differnt meanings


and are constructed differently in speech

same goes for burned/burnt

dreamed / dreamt

ahhh thank you SeiSei Emily hehe u have enlightened me ^^
lol.... British or American... will never forget it.

Demetri Martin

Camp Karios Vid

In recent days, a seemingly random group of individuals have developed random abilities in random ways. After randomly finding each other they discovered that their “special” abilities were all linked for one purpose... to get “mindreader” Tim to the EMP Youth Camp and fulfil his destiny.

Every journey has a beginning. Tim's journey begins now...

Frances Dong

Frances Dong. This name has an extensive history of nicknames.... let's go through it shall we? *does excited dance*

k lets start with the basics.

France - As in the country yes.
Francey - Well i guess now its the country in a slightly more affectionate manner
Frank - suddenly everyone identified my name with a male's name, i know i know, these guns do fool u all. I'm pretty sure bui started up that one.
Frankus - Shannon from highskool/primary started this one. Shes a creative one :)
Frankie - I think thats pretty straight forward.
Frankenstein - Definately done by Zef. He flatters me. This was the stage where he'd think of 5 nicknames in a day. I think he resorted to Frankfurt Sausage. Yeah. He flatters me.
Fooces - Yeah it sounds a bit random hey. Well thats cuz it is. Actually it was started by Em. My dad wanted to make me a signature so he wrote frances so fast that it looks like fooces. Emily found that hil-aaarious. She also came up with Secnarf (name backwards). Yeah... we were a bunch of odd children.
Fran - Like the Nanny. I still can't imitate her.
Franny - Mainly used by my crazy highskool/primary friend Pharan.

And now we come to Fanny Dong. Mainly used by... u guessed it. Zef.
Well this all started when we were in choir and the song of the day was written by Frances Something. Now Frances Something decided to include her nickname, Fanny, in brackets, cuz u know... that might help ppl know who she is and all. And sime actually started the nickname Fanny Dong. He can make any nickname stick (Vances Tong and Franessa Day?). Zef made a few alteration to come up with Digger Dong.

Digger Dong came from his other creation... Gold Digger. Mmmm he knows me well. lol jokes... i think it was from the Logan Diggers scholarship i got last year. I remember the last time zef used my real name, during a prayer for praise and worship.

Zef: Dear God, i just wanna pray for everyone here, sven, em, umm (pause, thinks - whats her real name again?) frances.
Me: bahaha u called me frances!! u never call me that!
Zef: Yeah, well, at least God knows who i'm talking bout.

In primary ppl used to call be Daria (the depressed teenage girl cartoon) and Eeyore (the depressed donkey cartoon). I wasnt depressed at a young age, I just didnt express happiness lol. Plus my voice was a lot more mainly.

In my early years my mum used to call me "Eight Times the Ugly" in chinese. Cuz, calling me ugly wasnt enough to describe me, so it had to be multiplied by eight to give the full capacity. lol ahhhh asian parents.

anyways, just curious, if u have stories behind ur nicknames, please do share *thumbs up*

winter time

ahhhh winter is around the corner and it is gooooood. nothin better than snuggling in my pink fluffy robe. and that's not the only benefit when it comes to colder whether. It means that the guys will have to cover up. YEAH thats right... i'm afraid some guys have been revealing a little too much for my likin during the summer.

there should be an unwritten law of what guys should not wear.

Law 1. Guys should not wear short shorts. I mean ok ok if ur playing footy and u have a note.. I'll let u off... but if ur at uni and those pants just happen to ride higher than ur knees... uve crossed the line. Let's keep those muscular thighs on a no show

Law 2. Guys should avoid the tight tank tops. Yes i know i know... they accent the arms and all but it's just weird when i see guys wearing tops that i like... as in... something i would wear.

Law 3. actually thats pretty much it but u cant have a list of only two laws can u.


on an irrelevant topic... i'm gettin a little sick of crazy clarks. Everything is pretty repetative now... even the customer jokes. its gotten so bad that i can predict what the customers will say.

city noobs

Thank you to my anatomy lecturer who was too busy to lecture us today *two thumbs up* And since my lecture was cancelled I figured itd be a good day to go dress shopping with ness for Pen's wedding. NAAAWWWTTT!! Do we girls ever buy what we're meant to buy when we go shoppin?

But i'll tell u what i did buy.... a swimming cap. Yeah. It goes with my wedding outfit. anyways you know how labels normally say "ONE SIZE FITS ALL". Well this swimming cap company must have been Christian cuz they were pretty honest.



lol. It's like "errrr guys... maybe this cap really doesnt fit everyone... Like think about it... what if a few ppl on this earth have extraordinarily large heads." (not naming any names... sime.)

Happy birthday to sime btw *thumbs up*
What is with me and thumbs up now?

Me and ness shouldnt go to the city alone when we both have no clue where we're goin.

Me: I need to go to that place... and its like at the end... and its like... got buildings and shops and stuff.
Ness: *mental sigh* Broadway? Queens square? Winter Garden?
Me: Yeah.

after half an hour of walk back and forth aimlessly tryin to look for sumfin familiar we finally found our destination.... Macathur Central

Ness: macathur central sounds nothing like Winter Garden.
Me: Meh. Sounds the same to me.
*exchange unimpressed looks*

one day my friends... one day i will know my way around the city... and my own neighbourhood...

i got bored

the awesomest handshake

Day with Vances Tong and Franessa Day

im poooooped guys, pooped. Lifting heaps of boxes that weigh 18kg each and carring them over great distances and stacking them up is noooo picnic. OH YEAH. thats right. this prissy sissy may not be as prissy and sissy as you think. i really should stop using words more than once in the same sentence. k. when i say "heaps of boxes" i mean 7. and when i say "great distances" i mean ten metres away. but still... they were heavy. ive got schwarzenegger arms. bui knows what im talkin bout.

u know, as a reggie chick at crazy clarks u experience things that dont happen to u very regularly outside work. where else do a guy and girl approach you... stop infront of you... and make out.

*couple making out at register*
Me: *hands credit reciept* Could I get you to sign here please? *still going* Umm. Guys? Guys? Sign here please? Guys? bahhh k whenever you guys are good and ready.
Chick: Oh sorry. Everyone can see hey.
Me: Hey you just read my mind :D thats kool.

k it didnt happen quite like that. anyway my passionate argument that im gettin at is that reggie chicks arent actually invisible and our registers arent a pitstops. i mean, our register is our office. nobody wants to be turned off in their own office.... this is the worst argument ive ever made.

more stuff on crazy's. crazy clarks sells the most promising products ever. My favourite is the packaging of this huge easter egg we sell. it is called... the AWESOME EGG. oh yeah.. its awesome. the box has a picture of kool lookin cartoon bunny wearing sunglasses and its pointing to a car. Its speech bubble says "THIS EGG IS MORE AWESOME THAN MY CAR!!"
whhhhhhhat. where did these people learn how to advertise? Griffith? Just kidding Ness :P
But yeah awesomest egg ever.

There's also this liquid hi-lighter that says - Will "never dry" even with cap off.
What do the inverted commas even mean??? so when they say "never dry" what they really mean is "will dry very quickly indeed".

have i ever told u guys bout this voice over thing that happens at work every hour or so? hmm why am i asking questions on a blog?
darn it.
sigh anyways every crazy clarks store has to play this excruciatingly annoying elevator music along with this dudes voice that promotes the store to our existing customers. his lines are the cheesiest thing you'll ever hear.

Cheesy dude: Here at crazy clarks, we work together as a team and that team spirit shines through in making a difference in people lives, by making great products affordable!
Me: Yes cheesy dude. We ARE saving lives by selling cheap products. The logic... is simple.

see, what cheesy dude is tryin to say is... "You customers are poor people, and we are so glad to be helping you who are needy. Please buy our stuff"

mmmm im gunna go... i feel sick from eating too many easter eggs and jelly beans today.

helleeeew

i finished my anatomy exam today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dont confuse that excitement with me thinkin i did well. i just hope i passed lol. i think i guessed most of it.

OT chick: I hope you guys picked up on that trick question.
Me: What trick question???
OT chick: What muscles in the arm are innervated by the ulnar muscle.
Me: OH that.... i put 'none'.
OT chick: Yeah your right. And the reason for that is (hmmm i think i tuned out after that...)
Me: *blank look full of blankness* oooooh... yeah i put 'none' cuz i couldnt think of any muscles.
OT chick: Good effort.

anyways... now presenting more of the random blog bout random thoughts.

Random thought no. 1 - k this crazy thing happened a few weeks ago. i was walking from the bus station on the way home and i saw a bunch of asian dudes........ no no u don't understand the significance of this event and no no im not talkin bout *twirling hair and goin up to these asian dudes to ask for the time* im talking bout asians. in. springwood. there are noooo asians in springwood. k im exaggerating... theres supposed to be ONE asian in springwood. and these guys looked like asian-gangster-wannabes wannabe gangstering (its fun to repeat words in the same sentence). when the asian gangsters reach a suburb u KNOW asians are on the verge of conquering that land.

Random thought no. 2 - i discovered today something bout myself that i never really take notice of. I always like to shop after something stressful like an exam. but i dont mean spending $100 on socks. i find the best bargains after exams. i was swimming in $5 tops *pictures self dancing and twirling in slow motion with $5 signs everywhere*. chyeah. i am ze bargain queen.

Random thought no. 3 - The Lolly shop at UQ should be called the "Candy Store".

Random thought no. 4 - I have to get a first aid certificate. Right now im depending on this little wallet-sized instruction manual on CPR. As you guys may know... im a slow reader... so if you happened to have a heart attack at this age... you better hope and pray that im not the only person around. BUT im sure i'll be good at saving people after this course.

mmmmmm im gunna rest my thoughts now. Have a happy easter everyone. Hope we remember what its really bout :)

Uni vs. Highskool

kk i gotta admit uni life is a degree better than highskool. i survived the second week and there are a few differences between uni and highskool that I've picked up on.

No. 1 - People are extremely polite. No guys telling u to "shake that ass" and no cat fights where girls nearly die from getting punched in the temporal (so far).

No. 2 - Walking to the next class is like a loooooooong venture across the surface of the sun. I mean even though I had to walk to seperate buildings for each class in high... at least we had a few covered pathways. Each step at uni brings me closer to skin cancer. They wanted to have a little more fun by making all the buildings and pavements white so that we can be blind too.

No. 3 - Tutors tell you to wear skimpier clothing. Ok I lie. ONE tutor told us to wear skimpier clothes. Not saying that highskool girls wore nun costumes every free-dress day (the 'day of opportuny') but you see, in anatomy we must learn more about the body and we must be able to see the body and be able to touch the body. Apparently t-shirts are not appropiate as it is difficult to touch body parts through clothing. Singlets and shorts are preferred (not too sure by who). And yeah... there is a lucky handful of guys in OT.

No. 4 - Alot more asians. I used to feel special.

No. 5 - Academic people dominate. Remember highskool toilets? I dunno bout everyone else but springwood toilets were dark, dirty and 4 out of 5 toilets were in no condition to be used. The toilet doors were covered with graffiti, rude comments, random swearing and confessions of a teenage 'emo'. And if not that then a fresh coat of paint (usually a colour which resembles vomit). But at UQ... omg. This is what I found on the toilet door of the Psychology building.

It's like a violent brawl in Nerd Land.

Nerd 1 : Students - be a conscious contributer to socialism, liberalism - ANARCHY. Think for yourselves!

Nerd 2: Why would you want anarchy? Without the government, you hippies wouldn't get your centrelink payments.

Nerd 3: You're so foolish. (lol foolish... that must be the closest thing to a swear word) Socialism and Liberalism aren't about thinkin for yourself. Do us all a favour and read up on your political science.

(I dunno how they managed to bring an insult back to study)

Nerd 4: You obviously don't know ANYTHING about the history of social welfare in Australia... one of the best welfare systems in the world.

Yes..... The toilet doors at UQ are the hot spots of political debates.

Tea etc... the EMP youth hang out

here's a few things that happened bout 30 mins ago...

Vonnie: Oh look... they have chairs over there.
Me: *stares at chairs* I want the tall one...
Everyone: *turns around* Which guy are u talkin bout? Are you talkin bout Simon?

a while after that...

Ness: *stares at the light in the shape of a light bulb on the wall* You know... that thing looks like a miniature version of what guys pee in....
Everyone: oh. my. gosh...
Ness: urinal urinal URINAL UARNIAL AURIALL

*silence*

Ness: *looks at lightbulb* I want the white one...
Everyone: You mean Colin?

minute later...

Ness: I want the chocolate one...
Everyone: That's bui
Ness: oh.

Sandra: I want the asian one...
Everyone: bahh... GREEDY!!
Heidi: "I love boys *mwah*"

Another one...

Ness: *Points to tiny speck on the table* What's that??
Emily: Your brain.

OH! this one.

Rev Ling: So Tim... it's your birthday?
Timmeh: Yeah.
Rev Ling: mmm I have to push you into a pool with these two beautiful ladies *points to me and audrey*
Timmeh: ........... but why??
Rev Ling: Because it's your birthday!
Timmeh: .............. I don't... understand...
Frances: But we don't have a pool.
Rev Ling: Well we must find one!!

Soooooo random.

uni noob

k so as u all may know (or should know since i told every breathing being) i am now a uni student. before u guys start picturing me being lost in the middle of a pond or sumfin... i should tell u that i didn't get as lost as i imagined. all thanx to my trusty "asian-tourist" map. two guys actually came up to me and asked if i knew where the law library was. so TAKE THAT! they've actually mistaken me for someone who knows things. hence i didnt look too nooby either

but if u were the lecturer then ud see a very different look on my face. the "shifty-lookin-at-other-ppls-notes" look.



ok it didnt exactly go like that... but when i saw the girl next to me scribble away.. i did think i was clueless.. only to find out she was half way through colouring her square.

breaking the ice with uni ppl is so easy. just make them laugh... theyre a crowd thats easy to please. in my first tutorial the teacher dude made us introduce ourselves to the rest of the class by saying our name (including last name so he could mark us off) where we're from and if weve been to uni before. since i was last i thought id just make fun of myself being a noob, a bogan and having the last name dong.

after the tut this girl actually came up to me to compliment my jokes.

random chick: i really liked the way u said "ding dong" *smiles as if we should talk bout this for another ten minutes*
me: lol yeah...
*awkward silence*
me: *thinks* would u like an autograph?

friendly ppl at uq :) shall be looking forward to meeting more complimenting-square-drawing-library-searching ppl.

jump jump jump

music is lagging

sunday skool grads

sunday skool graduation play bout jacob and esau i think.

amazing race task

sooo random.

rev go and crowded audience

ahhh good times.

dunno what song this is

b singing with sola gratia

so much sleepy

an old friend we met at dreamworld these hols (second koala)

i have no idea what this is

more random-myf-bible-acting

pen and tim being black

myf were acting out a part of the bible... no clue what part.

MYF backstreet boys

max's bday present :)

day out 3

Job best suited for Sven : Lollipop lady.

day out 2

so we were gettin a bit bored in sime's pool and after playing every "pool game" we could remember... we started playing a game that sime and will so cleverly invented in their childhood.




traitor.

day out

guys, im not fragile... just unfortunate.





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childhood scars

maxie u so cute!

Casino Royale ... or was it???

lol i love u ness

yeahhhhhhhh i didnt get these 4 things thing and how ur meant to get 'tagged'... do i just copy and paste it? i dunno... do i? do i???

4 things many don't know or maybe many do know
- one of the first presents my parents ever got me was a phone book used to give me more height when i sat at the dinner table... that was in grade 4
- i used to count how many planes i saw a day in primary skool... it wasnt OCD... if i got 11 planes i could make a wish!
- i used to dread the idea of having a sibling
- i was overdue at birth becuz my mum didnt know that 9 months is the expectancy time

4 movies I could watch over and over
- Mr and Mrs Smith
- How to lose a guy (i'm not copyin u sime)
- Home alone (*deep voice* the trilogy)
- Sound of music (i just fast forward to the songs)

4 places where I've lived
- Springwood (tru blue logan bogan)
- Oxley
- Rocklea
- Melbourne... sumwhere

4 TV shows I love
- SCRUBS! (not copying u sime)
- friends
- seinfield (lame but tru.. NO SOUP FOR U!!)
- simpsons (the older ones)

4 places I've been for vacation
- China
- Hong Kong (only to get to China)
- Sydney (only to get to Hong Kong)
- Melbourne

4 of my favourite foods
- springrolls (cuz i just ate them)
- buttered popcorn....... tim knows ;)
- fairyfloss
- NANDO CHIPS!!!!! *drools*

4 places I would rather be
- no where... im loving the holidays :)

4 favourite songs
- Your body is a wonderland - John Mayer
- Endless love - a few ppl
- alot of praise and worship songs
- from the inside out - Hillsong united

4 dislikes
- superficial girl talk
- maths (scarred my childhood)
- the strawberry stuff dentists put in ur mouth
- heavy metal (i like songs with notes)

4 artists I dislike
- jesse McCartney
- omg nikki webster *cringe*
- all singers that came from Neighbours (cept Kylie)
- many of my dad's fav artists

4 others I wanna tag
- Max
- Ness
- b
- heidi (if they havent already done this stupid thing)

a post

ok so it's been a while since i blogged anything. so here it is. today i went to meet up with Gloria (my little primary skool bestie).



awwwww its always good to bum around the city with an old friend :)

and we went window shoppin (aka shoppin-for-the-broke-students-who-get-four-hours-a-week-at-povey-crazy-clarks *sigh* the story of my life).

we came across a bunch of asian tourists being lead around the city by a guide. typical... short pants, cap, sneakers and huuuuge backpack. sooo kool it hurts.


so i wanted to join in. we took a few photos with random things we found.

i saw this chick on a sale sign. my gosh she looks bout ready to jump off a cliff to end her misery.




what's that over there? a sale? why? *gets on hands and knees* WHY!?!?!?!?!?!?

man.. when the emo epidemic has reached the girly shoppin community... u know its gone waaaaay too far ppl.


glors got a bit of tourist action too.





Glors: It's like an eclipse!!
Me: No, it's not.
Glors: oh yeah... it's like an anti-eclipse!!

if u kinda squint a little... its like shes posing with a comet thats heading towards earth and about to end life as we know it.















if u squinted at the screen... bahahahaahahahahhahahahahah ahh. anyways!



we also walked past this guy who was tryin to convince us to be greenies. once i made eye contact, i knew it was all over.

Greenie dude: Hey would u be interested in our environmental..
Me: (NOOOO PLEASE NOOOO) ah no thanx :) *keeps walking*
Glors: *stops right in front of him to say hi to a friend*
Me: (NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO)
Greenie dude: Well now i can talk to u :D
Me: *dies a little inside*

Greenie dude: So ah where u from?
Me: ... Brisbane?
Greenie dude: lol no i mean where are u originally from? like korea?
Me: ... Melbourne?
Greenie dude: oh... multiculturalism all the way!

ok STRIKE ONE greenie dude... if ur tryin to get money from ppl... dont assume every asian is a fob.

then he starts goin on bout cutting down trees and the debate bout carbon.

STRIKE TWO MR. don't assume every teen understands chemistry.

then he started gettin really passionate and swore during his speech. STRIKE THREE! dude, dont think that swearing bout carbon to an australian-asian is gunna get empathy. man i think he would have done alot better if he just showed me a picture of a baby tree with puppy dog eyes being murdered by the evil paper-making-company Reflex... then asked me for change.

but he seemed like a nice guy :)

met up with maxie poo too so its been an awesome day today :)

k im done.

lol ness

Dreamworld

Well since tim did a pretty good report of dreamworld, sime put photos up and ness made a play... i got nothin but a cartoon strip.. of timmeh of course. lol life of the party that guy.

photo album photos

so i was going through my one and only photo album of pictures from when i was born till now (its not even full yet) and i found some interesting peices.

k u know how asian parents protect valuable items like the TV remote in clear plastic so that it doesnt get dirty but the plastic gets dirty anyway? and it gets to the point where the plastic is so cloudy that u cant even see the numbers on the remote anymore. well this photo demonstrates the precautions my mum took when i was such a troublesome little baby.


























i gotta say.. in my younger years... i was the most fashionable dresser ever. i mean... i dunno why ppl didnt ask me to take up modeling...


























does everyone know my 'seductive wink'? u would be so lucky to see me at my sexiest.






















but did u know that it wasnt in my late teens that i developed this look of seduction.... i was doing it way back in the day....like... the DAY I WAS BORN!!!

Formal

Springwood buddies, here are some pro photos i got printed. You may steal them now. luv frances

I'M BAAAAAAAACK

Melbourne was awesome. It's all a blur now but yeah it was sooo much fun. but first things first... ANYTHING BUI AND EMILY SAY ABOUT ME AND MELBOURNE CAMP IS A LIEEEEE. ok now that that's done.. let me share with u kids what REALLY happened at camp.

well yeah the camp was like a collaboration of all Chinese Methodist Youths around Australia. 4 ppl from our youth went - me, Em, Janet and Janet. There was an english side and Chinese (fobs) side. it was pretty much like EMP youth camp except.. I like knew no-one. Except the 3 other girls. So yeah... u end up repeating ur conversations as soon as u talk to someone else. gets tiring though. this is an example of my conversations on the first day of camp.

Someone: What's your name?
Me: Frances. But u can call me France or Francey or Fran or Franny or Frank or Frankie or Frankus or Francine or Francesca or Fanny Dong.
Someone: *blank stare* So Frances, where are you from?
Me: Eight Mile Plains, Brisbane.
Someone: What nationality are u?
Me: Well I was born in Australia, Melbourne actually, but my mum is Cambodian and my Dad is Chinese.
Someone: So what do u do?
Me: Umm..
Someone: Like do u work?
Me: Bahahaha
Someone: ok... so ur studying?
Me: Well no.
Someone: *Thinks 'so ur a bum?'
Me: I just graduated from highskool
Someone: NO WAYYYY...
Me: How old did u think I was?
Someone: 20 or 21
Me: Why is it that whenever I'm in a group of asian strangers they think im older than I am?
Someone: So...what do u want to study?
Me: Bachelor of Business Management at the University of Queensland dual with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology.

ok. now these are my answers to the same questions by the end of camp.

Name? Frances.
From? Bris
Nationality? It's confusing
Work? I'm 17. dun worry, everyone else thinks im old.
Study? Business (topic will end there... dunno why...)

oh and i've been told this camp is like a dating service... married couples met at these camps. but let me tell u.. it's no dating service... everyone already had boyfriends and girlfriends. not that i was lookin or anything. shut up bui.

oh and it's tru that when u dont have something u appriciate it more. never have i wanted to taste the taste of tasteless water so badly. the camp water was yellow and tasted like fish and algae.

oh and i was always hungry at camp. ive finished all my meals *slaps self in face* and they were reasonable meals too. today i got home and my mums like "You havent been sleping have u. ur so skinny!" I have been eating! i tells the tarooth.

oh and my alter ego 'crazy asian photo taker' was unleeshed once again. (refer to myspace)

oh!!! i have to show u this. ok one the very first day i noticed that some ppl at camp look like ppl from EMP.



Sven's twin


Nathan's twin


Joshua Ting in 13 years


Sime L's twin (He did that pose himself)


Brian and Alex's third brother

but anyways lol it was fun and all but what i loved bout camp was seeing so many ppl have a passion for God. made me realise i few things. shall blog bout it later. for now i must go. hope to see my EMP buddies tomorrow!!
luv francey

I found YouTube

Dylan's Beer Can - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlus9i3M3LA

Intro to Legally Blonde - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWGUZ93-fhI

Springwood Seniors 06 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vwBx_M7VSE

Fairlie's Bloodknuckles (Rated M - violence, language and springwoodness) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7WXcR02zCw

Mickee and Icecube (Skoolies) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu5jmEDtnqM

springWOOD formal

they said it's not possible... but with God... i achieved the impossible...

bahaha ok serious now. i have achieved what asians has dreamed of doing... not spending a dime on their formal outfit.
dress - bec's
shoes, handbag - max's
makeup - viki
hair - myself
jewellery - viv's

ahh the beauty of having asian friends who understood my ambitious goal.

FORMAL WAS AWESOME!!! (or is was just better than what people expected... which was crap) so ok let me take u through what happened on "my big day". why do ppl make it sound like my wedding? anyways so we went to skool that day.. yeah crazy... but its springwood... logic just doesnt come into it. and we got our skool magazine (or year book) and i open it up to see... most photos were taken by myself. i will now forever be remembered as the crazy-asian-photo-taker.

so anyways i got home. and did my hair (in about 15mins). pay-50bucks-for-a-hairdresser-to-do-unnecessary-things-to-my-hair-for-90mins my ass. and then i headed off to meet viki to get my makeup done. the 2 hours sitting in a chair is all a blur to me. but one thing i do remember. viki is wonderful at makeup but there was one incident where she put black eyebrow liner on my eyebrows. but the thing is.. my eyebrows are already black.. so it just kinda 'enhanced' the blackness.

viki: Do you like it??
Me: yeah.......
*stares at mirror*
Me: but um.. do u know charlie chaplain?
Viki: yeah i know charlie chaplain.
*pause*
Viki: *gasp* oooooh my gosh! err let me get that off for u.

but yeah lol everyone loved her work so claps to viki :D omgshhhh seeing everyone all dressed up and adult-like was freaky as! and skool ppl saying i look nice is just as freaky. well come on.. i really dont care what i look like at skool.. u wear the same uniform everyday.. and when u look like u work at McDonald's.. u just give up on all hope of lookin good. JOKES. but anyways everyone looked sooo celebrity. formals show that anyone can look beautiful.. just depends if u could be stuffed.

so back to it. we took photos at underwood park. then the limo came. and we took photos in that. then we go to the hilton. and took photos there. then we went in the room to eat. but where oh where was the food? why did they have to make us wait? were they worried that ppl wouldnt take advantage of a buffet? hello.. most ppl didnt have time for lunch that day.. i think we were more than capable. i looked at the menu and it said "Beginners, Main, Dessert" i got my first plate.. ate thinking "ok go easy... save room for the main... abuse the buffet". by the time i finished.. the guy goes "ok now its time for DESSERT!"
WHATTTT WEB OF LIES!!! apparently i already ate my main meal. so thats how the buffet tricked me.

and we danced the nite away. and my feet will never forgive me for what i put them through... curse you high heels.. *gets down on knees* CURSE YOU!!!!

but the nite was soooo much fun. music was awesome and the enthusiasm... never have i seen so much skool pride in a springwood event... and it happened in the last week of highskool.. nice work guys.

ok so i went to an after party... but u see.. everyone was dead tired from formal... we just ended up sitting around drinking (but not me.. if i did i would have been pissing like a pregnant race horse). we couldnt even be bothered to make conversation. ahh but a good nite anyway!

so hope u guys had fun too. will miss everyone. graduation around the corner. bring on the kleenexs. luv yas.
God bless.

m physics buddies

u ever have those moments where ur so close to finishing skool that u start to realise how much u'll miss it and how much u love ur skool friends? i had one of those moments. i was sitting out on the veranda at mickee's and sean's, studying for physics with the dudes. i could never have so much fun studying physics for the exam the next day without my physics buddies.

why i love my physics buddies...?

ok well let's start with pharan. crazy but hilarious guy. when u get him calmed down hes such a nice guy. known him since grade 4 and wow.. we've changed since then. i think we used to hate eachother in primary skool. ahhh good times. lol he's kinda protective too. i love it how he drives me home and KNOWS i have my keys in my hand but has to wait till im physically inside the house before he leaves. i mean... u never know when those crazy geckos will come out to get me :P



then there's mickee. he makes me laugh. and now ur prolly thinkin "gee frances... anyone can make u laugh". but i mean head on desk, running-out-of-air laughter. lol whether its his random swearing outbursts, random sean-hating and random hair-stroking. he also makes me feel at home anywhere. i could have the daggiest hair and wear my PJs to his house and not give a care (which i did last nite).



finally there's sean. one of the nicest guys i know. can't get over how courteous he is. like ok, ud think that in year 12 physics ud be competing with ppl and all... but this guy... prolly one place above me on the ranking ladder... happily explains stuff to me until i get it... and if u didnt figure.. thats a long time. its like that beer ad... "would u give up ur window seat so she can see the view... or would u be like sean? now that gallantry."


dont have an apple photo of sean :(

so yeah there they are. and even though we finished our last physics test and will longer embrace the beauty of hardcore studying together... i know i'll be seeing u guys around after skool, or as pharan calls it - LIFE. i thank God for friends like u guys :) have an awesome week.
peace out.