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Wednesday, 11 June 2014
MY SIS' BLOG
I like to think my older sister was inspired by me to start a blog too but maybe it was out of complete boredom. Nevertheless, check out her perky bright blog and her obsessions... You'll be entertained!
Saturday, 7 June 2014
E.L.E.M
I'm experimenting on this new healthy fitness plan called E.L.E.M. It stands for Eat Less Exercise More. So far its kind of working... First I thought of missing meals then someone told me it really wasn't healthy and think of another way to stay fit. Don't get me wrong I'm not a fat person I just need to control my weight so that I'm prepared when I'm older. I'm actually skinny but when I put on weight it goes to my thighs and belly - that's annoying!
1.FRUITS
Eating more raw fruits and vegetables regularly helps.
2.SUGAR AND NUTS
Reduce the amount of sugar you eat a day. When choosing between Snickers and a Mars bar, don't get confused and choose Snickers just cos it has nuts. Try choosing nothing at all and settle for a yoghurt.
3.MEALS
When I say "Eat Less" it does not mean starve yourself or eat but then guiltily binge - it means no snacks in between meals. Think it like this no snacks in between meals = more appetising meals. Your meals may become something you love. When you are at school or so and you're sharing food and someone offers something to you, refuse. Eating just your own food is enough. Don't get tempted and resist - but once in a while a treat is worth it!
4.EXERCISE
When your on a diet, exercise regularly... It's like doing 10 push-ups daily for a week and then moving onto 15 push-ups daily for the next. You're not going to get anywhere if you don't push yourself little by little - you'll stay exactly where you are. There are loads of exercises that helps you maintain a fit figure - running, cycling, etc.
5.FOOD
When you eat those meals still choose a healthy choice. There's no point in all the no-snacks and exercising if you eat burgers, chips and fizzy drinks for all three meals. I'm not asking for you to eat salad but a variety of the food groups.
Eating the right amount can help you lose a few kg. It's not about starvation but about accuracy.
1.FRUITS
Eating more raw fruits and vegetables regularly helps.
2.SUGAR AND NUTS
Reduce the amount of sugar you eat a day. When choosing between Snickers and a Mars bar, don't get confused and choose Snickers just cos it has nuts. Try choosing nothing at all and settle for a yoghurt.
3.MEALS
When I say "Eat Less" it does not mean starve yourself or eat but then guiltily binge - it means no snacks in between meals. Think it like this no snacks in between meals = more appetising meals. Your meals may become something you love. When you are at school or so and you're sharing food and someone offers something to you, refuse. Eating just your own food is enough. Don't get tempted and resist - but once in a while a treat is worth it!
4.EXERCISE
When your on a diet, exercise regularly... It's like doing 10 push-ups daily for a week and then moving onto 15 push-ups daily for the next. You're not going to get anywhere if you don't push yourself little by little - you'll stay exactly where you are. There are loads of exercises that helps you maintain a fit figure - running, cycling, etc.
5.FOOD
When you eat those meals still choose a healthy choice. There's no point in all the no-snacks and exercising if you eat burgers, chips and fizzy drinks for all three meals. I'm not asking for you to eat salad but a variety of the food groups.
THEME PARK ESSENTIALS
Hellooo! So very soon I'm going to Chessington on the 25th June as a school trip. It's basically going to be awesome - it will be the first time going to Chessington and the next theme park after going Pleasure beach in the easter hols. So I've decided that when you go to theme parks some people get confused on what to bring with them!
The bag that you take with you is going to stay with you for the whole day - you want to travel light but not forget everything you might need. If it's going to be a long day a bag is most convenient. You would want to choose a bag that has loads of zips and is not too big. So, shall we get onto what's inside the bag? First of all, there are the usual things - phone, camera/Ipod and your wallet.
1.YOUR MAGIC-BAND
This is a no-brainer, and you probably have it on your wrist already. When I don't want it on my wrist I just hook it onto a strap of my bag to keep it nearby.
2.MONEY
You'll never know when spare change or a couple of notes can get you something you need. But don't bring too much, if you lose your entire fortune of pocket money, you'll be sorry.
3.EXTRA BATTERIES
If you are taking a camera make sure to either charge your camera overnight before or bring extra batteries on the day. Either way make sure to have a full memory card, save all your past photos somewhere on your computer or your laptop and delete them for extra space if you are a shutter bug like me.This also goes for your Ipods and phones.
4.HAND SANITISER
No-one wants to get sick and theme parks are very public places with plenty of germs. It's super convenient for you or at least one person you are with to have this.
5.NAIL CLIPPER
You might be scratching your head on this one - no, I don't need to clip my nails in the park. But you never know when you might need small blades to cut - a tag off something you just bought, etc. I recommended this because it's much smaller than scissors unless you have baby scissors which I know there are but it's really up to you.
6.ZIP-LOCK BAGGIES
It's handy for wet rides if you want to protect your electronics. Also handy for restaurants when you're too full to finish that waffle or that bite of chocolate but you know you'll want it later. ;)
7.SUNGLASSES
Times when the sun's scorching you just need shades to help you see or to "hide you from the paparazzi" quoted by one of my besties.
8.WATER
Trust me when you're waiting in a line for over half an hour or so you'll get thirsty. Bring drinking beverages as well - food there in some parks are pricey.
9.A HOOD
Always check the weather before hand, and it if shows light rain or even cloudy pack a light raincoat or a jumper with a hood. Umbrellas are useless in parks - you can't hold an umbrella up when you're on a ride, can you?
10.SUNSCREEN
Wear sunscreen regardless of rain or not if you burn quick and bring a small bottle among one your friends or you just in case.
11.A WATCH
If you have brought a phone or an Ipod - great - but otherwise a watch is handy to check when to eat and places to be.
12.A PEN
You never really know when you might have to scribble down something... ;) wink wink
13. LITTLE FOOD
Light snacks and a packed lunch is enough for the whole day - believe me! Bringing a massive Doritos packet with Haribos is a waste of space. Instead take a bottle/ a can of a drink and a small packet of crisp with an energy bar. When you're inside the park your mind will be fixated on rides not on food. Also eating a bunch of food before going on any ride can make you sick. No one wants to see that!
14.FIRST AID
Just in case someone falls sick or hurts themselves bring tablets like paracetamol or motion sickness tablets if your journey to the park is long.
15.CHANGE OF CLOTHES AND MAKE-UP
Water rides are awesomely popular so when you get wet change into spare clothes and re-apply your make up. Don't want to look like a mess do you?
16.BRUSH
When you go on rides what tends to happen with me a lot is that my hair gets really tangled so bringing a comb or a brush is useful.
I can so far only think about these things that would be really essential if you come across this page and thought of something I missed out just comment or tell me and I'll update it.
The bag that you take with you is going to stay with you for the whole day - you want to travel light but not forget everything you might need. If it's going to be a long day a bag is most convenient. You would want to choose a bag that has loads of zips and is not too big. So, shall we get onto what's inside the bag? First of all, there are the usual things - phone, camera/Ipod and your wallet.
1.YOUR MAGIC-BAND
This is a no-brainer, and you probably have it on your wrist already. When I don't want it on my wrist I just hook it onto a strap of my bag to keep it nearby.
2.MONEY
You'll never know when spare change or a couple of notes can get you something you need. But don't bring too much, if you lose your entire fortune of pocket money, you'll be sorry.
3.EXTRA BATTERIES
If you are taking a camera make sure to either charge your camera overnight before or bring extra batteries on the day. Either way make sure to have a full memory card, save all your past photos somewhere on your computer or your laptop and delete them for extra space if you are a shutter bug like me.This also goes for your Ipods and phones.
4.HAND SANITISER
No-one wants to get sick and theme parks are very public places with plenty of germs. It's super convenient for you or at least one person you are with to have this.
5.NAIL CLIPPER
You might be scratching your head on this one - no, I don't need to clip my nails in the park. But you never know when you might need small blades to cut - a tag off something you just bought, etc. I recommended this because it's much smaller than scissors unless you have baby scissors which I know there are but it's really up to you.
6.ZIP-LOCK BAGGIES
It's handy for wet rides if you want to protect your electronics. Also handy for restaurants when you're too full to finish that waffle or that bite of chocolate but you know you'll want it later. ;)
7.SUNGLASSES
Times when the sun's scorching you just need shades to help you see or to "hide you from the paparazzi" quoted by one of my besties.
8.WATER
Trust me when you're waiting in a line for over half an hour or so you'll get thirsty. Bring drinking beverages as well - food there in some parks are pricey.
9.A HOOD
Always check the weather before hand, and it if shows light rain or even cloudy pack a light raincoat or a jumper with a hood. Umbrellas are useless in parks - you can't hold an umbrella up when you're on a ride, can you?
10.SUNSCREEN
Wear sunscreen regardless of rain or not if you burn quick and bring a small bottle among one your friends or you just in case.
11.A WATCH
If you have brought a phone or an Ipod - great - but otherwise a watch is handy to check when to eat and places to be.
12.A PEN
You never really know when you might have to scribble down something... ;) wink wink
13. LITTLE FOOD
Light snacks and a packed lunch is enough for the whole day - believe me! Bringing a massive Doritos packet with Haribos is a waste of space. Instead take a bottle/ a can of a drink and a small packet of crisp with an energy bar. When you're inside the park your mind will be fixated on rides not on food. Also eating a bunch of food before going on any ride can make you sick. No one wants to see that!
14.FIRST AID
Just in case someone falls sick or hurts themselves bring tablets like paracetamol or motion sickness tablets if your journey to the park is long.
15.CHANGE OF CLOTHES AND MAKE-UP
Water rides are awesomely popular so when you get wet change into spare clothes and re-apply your make up. Don't want to look like a mess do you?
16.BRUSH
When you go on rides what tends to happen with me a lot is that my hair gets really tangled so bringing a comb or a brush is useful.
I can so far only think about these things that would be really essential if you come across this page and thought of something I missed out just comment or tell me and I'll update it.
Do piercings and braces hurt?
I have thought of piercings that I might do during my life that I would have the guts to do... They aren't much but they are....
1. EAR PIERCINGS - TOP AND BOTTOM
Ear piercings are the most common worn around the world and yet I don't have my ears pierced. Crazy and weird since I'm actually ALREADY 13, people had theirs done since they were little... Since I feel ashamed of how small my guts are, I'm piercing my ears in the summer normally with a gun but also by pushing myself also the top ear piercings too.
2. BELLY PIERCING
My bestie is the most courageous out of nearly everyone I know. She's getting her belly pierced in the summer - we thought of doing it together before my parents made plans to go on holiday to Malyasia. (EXCITED). As much as I would love to be there with her when she gets it done I can't. But altogether I'm getting my ears pierced while she gets her belly done. For me belly piercing is like in NEVER. If you watch videos on YouTube you might understand me.
Moving on from piercings let's talk about braces - which I need!
Braces are cute and colourful, they suit some people not everyone. For me I don't really care whether they suit me I just want straight teeth before the end of secondary. Most people choose aqua blue for their braces or bold colours... I'm thinking for me turquoise. I'm in love with that colour so far. Braces hurt after the actual "putting in" for like 2 weeks but after some time, depending on how bad your teeth are, they will be straight again. But like my mum always says, "No pain, no gain".
1. EAR PIERCINGS - TOP AND BOTTOM
Ear piercings are the most common worn around the world and yet I don't have my ears pierced. Crazy and weird since I'm actually ALREADY 13, people had theirs done since they were little... Since I feel ashamed of how small my guts are, I'm piercing my ears in the summer normally with a gun but also by pushing myself also the top ear piercings too.
2. BELLY PIERCING
My bestie is the most courageous out of nearly everyone I know. She's getting her belly pierced in the summer - we thought of doing it together before my parents made plans to go on holiday to Malyasia. (EXCITED). As much as I would love to be there with her when she gets it done I can't. But altogether I'm getting my ears pierced while she gets her belly done. For me belly piercing is like in NEVER. If you watch videos on YouTube you might understand me.
Moving on from piercings let's talk about braces - which I need!
Braces are cute and colourful, they suit some people not everyone. For me I don't really care whether they suit me I just want straight teeth before the end of secondary. Most people choose aqua blue for their braces or bold colours... I'm thinking for me turquoise. I'm in love with that colour so far. Braces hurt after the actual "putting in" for like 2 weeks but after some time, depending on how bad your teeth are, they will be straight again. But like my mum always says, "No pain, no gain".
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
THE 1975
The 1975 - Album Review | The 1975
I am willing to make time to talk about a band I recently discovered and fell in love with after listening to 'Girls'. It's a rock band and personally advising if you hate loud, EMO music then forget about this post and move on with your life OR if you want to know more about MUSIC in general read on >_< Sorry about the copying and pasting I got bored and did it the easier way... after my good friend told me about copyrights I've made an oath never to copy or paste or use any other videos. Thank you for understanding >_<
The 1975 is the self-titled debut album by English alternative rock band, The 1975. Through sixteen songs, Matt Healy sings about alienation, awkward sexual encounters, and a fear of growing up, and ultimately crafts a set of lyrics that perfectly encapsulates youth.
The 1975
A self-titled song, for a self-titled album. This intro track sets the tone for what’s to come on the album. Fading in with robotic (in a good, Daft Punk sort of way) harmonies and rising dramatically to a crescendo until it cuts out so sharply you end up pressing 'forward' repeatedly to see what comes next.
Girls
This is not their normal music but in this song everything is very pop. Some have commented that "this is indirect rape" but I think that if you gradually listen on, they have warned the girls and they have chose to ignore their warning.
Robbers
'Robbers' is a love song, it was originally inspired by my love of the Quentin Tarantino film 'True Romance', the story of an Elvis obsessed loner who falls in love and marries a prostitute. In the movie the couple run away to California after killing her pimp and stealing his drugs to start a new life financed by a once in a lifetime drug deal. It's the sentiment behind the film that appeals to me, the hopelessly romantic notion that two people can meet and instantly fall in love, an escape story where love is the highest law and conquers all against the odds. Characters like Bonnie and Clyde always appealed to me as a teenager - couples so intoxicated with one another that they fear nothing in the pursuit of the realization of each other, actions fuelled by blind unconditional love. This video is about when love makes two people feel they are the centre of the universe.
Chocolate
This song has quite a bit of depth to it. The track was genuinely refreshing, especially in the fact of the bland electro-pop that has been in complete domination of radio waves for far too long now.
The City
“The City” now features smoothed out drums and a razor synth bass line that help to better underline Matthew Healy’s vocals.
Settle Down
Written about Healy’s obsession with Michael Jackson, the track does bear some loose resemblance to Jackson songs like ‘P.Y.T’ and ‘Rock With You’. The happy guitar hook and trademark drum beat will have heads nodding immediately. The album’s ninth track is a catchy fusion of 80s nostalgia and modern synth accents. The sensual ditty speaks of relationships; the unadvised and addictive.
Sex
The track certainly lives up to its name; exploring themes of lust and infidelity, coupling that with powerful, coarse guitar lines and drum-fuelled goodness. It deserves a massive stadium to really do it justice. It has an almost Band of Horses-style feel, and Matthew Healy’s soaring vocals are reminiscent of Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill.
Head.Cars.Bending.
They have a knack for making exquisitely catchy tracks with all the get up and go you should expect from a band of 20 something who've played together for as long as they have. Yet with their new track,"Head.Cars.Bending", they're taking a different approach. Matt's vocals are recognisable a mile away but the electronic R&B vibe the song is comprised of, not the guitar jaunt we've got comfortable with in the past 6 months or so, is a rather refreshing side step. The versatility this shows from the band is pretty fuckin' great.
M.O.N.E.Y.
Comprising more of the favoured robotic-style harmonies, the track has a syncopated rhythm and eventually develops into a cool R’n’B style groove. It sounds like Prince in space. Awesome full stop
Talk!
The busy, almost unpredictable rhythm which opens the track is confusing at first but eventually settles down and becomes a slick, slower-paced groove. Bassist Ross McDonald is showcased in this groove-led track, grounding it, while Matthew Healy implores us (or, you know, society) to shut up, yelling “Why you talk so loud?”
Heart Out
This song has something for everyone. Sounding a little like French pop collective College – there’s synth, sax and a ton of 80s electro pop vibe – with elements of Eurythmics and even a little bit of Fleetwood Mac decoration thrown in. The chorus is anthemic and harmony-filled - something The 1975 have mastered with ease.
12
Another simple, short interlude that brings us back down to earth after the colourful pop injection from The Girls.
She Way Out
Arguably the track that has the least ability to pique someone’s interest, it’s still by no means a bad tune. In the style of most of the band’s offerings, ‘She Way Out’ is a little repetitive, but in a less brilliant way. It’s perhaps more of an end of the night track, it’s not “way out”, but a little off – especially considering the ridiculously high standard of the rest of the album.
Menswear
Similar in style and rhythm to ‘Chocolate’ but more laid back and less in-your-face than its counterpart; the track is just as likeable. Jazzy guitar and a more sedate vocal performance from Matt Healy lend the track to becoming the perfect companion to a lazy afternoon in the sun.
Is There Somebody Who Can Watch You
The final track of The 1975’s epic album offers us something completely, utterly different to anything we've heard from them so far. A soft, contemplative piano ballad that is solemn, bare and vulnerably beautiful. The chord progressions tug at the heartstrings like a plectrum to a guitar. Spine-tingling.
OVERALL: 10/10 >_<
I am willing to make time to talk about a band I recently discovered and fell in love with after listening to 'Girls'. It's a rock band and personally advising if you hate loud, EMO music then forget about this post and move on with your life OR if you want to know more about MUSIC in general read on >_< Sorry about the copying and pasting I got bored and did it the easier way... after my good friend told me about copyrights I've made an oath never to copy or paste or use any other videos. Thank you for understanding >_<
The 1975 is the self-titled debut album by English alternative rock band, The 1975. Through sixteen songs, Matt Healy sings about alienation, awkward sexual encounters, and a fear of growing up, and ultimately crafts a set of lyrics that perfectly encapsulates youth.
The 1975
Girls
This is not their normal music but in this song everything is very pop. Some have commented that "this is indirect rape" but I think that if you gradually listen on, they have warned the girls and they have chose to ignore their warning.
Robbers
Chocolate
This song has quite a bit of depth to it. The track was genuinely refreshing, especially in the fact of the bland electro-pop that has been in complete domination of radio waves for far too long now.
The City
“The City” now features smoothed out drums and a razor synth bass line that help to better underline Matthew Healy’s vocals.
Settle Down
Written about Healy’s obsession with Michael Jackson, the track does bear some loose resemblance to Jackson songs like ‘P.Y.T’ and ‘Rock With You’. The happy guitar hook and trademark drum beat will have heads nodding immediately. The album’s ninth track is a catchy fusion of 80s nostalgia and modern synth accents. The sensual ditty speaks of relationships; the unadvised and addictive.
Sex
The track certainly lives up to its name; exploring themes of lust and infidelity, coupling that with powerful, coarse guitar lines and drum-fuelled goodness. It deserves a massive stadium to really do it justice. It has an almost Band of Horses-style feel, and Matthew Healy’s soaring vocals are reminiscent of Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill.
Head.Cars.Bending.
M.O.N.E.Y.
Comprising more of the favoured robotic-style harmonies, the track has a syncopated rhythm and eventually develops into a cool R’n’B style groove. It sounds like Prince in space. Awesome full stop
Talk!
The busy, almost unpredictable rhythm which opens the track is confusing at first but eventually settles down and becomes a slick, slower-paced groove. Bassist Ross McDonald is showcased in this groove-led track, grounding it, while Matthew Healy implores us (or, you know, society) to shut up, yelling “Why you talk so loud?”
Heart Out
This song has something for everyone. Sounding a little like French pop collective College – there’s synth, sax and a ton of 80s electro pop vibe – with elements of Eurythmics and even a little bit of Fleetwood Mac decoration thrown in. The chorus is anthemic and harmony-filled - something The 1975 have mastered with ease.
12
Another simple, short interlude that brings us back down to earth after the colourful pop injection from The Girls.
She Way Out
Arguably the track that has the least ability to pique someone’s interest, it’s still by no means a bad tune. In the style of most of the band’s offerings, ‘She Way Out’ is a little repetitive, but in a less brilliant way. It’s perhaps more of an end of the night track, it’s not “way out”, but a little off – especially considering the ridiculously high standard of the rest of the album.
Menswear
A cool, synth-y intro, much more modern R’n’B than the other tracks with tantalising snippets of auto-tuned vocals, ‘Menswear’ bursts into life almost two minutes into the song. It has a Toto style beat, and could be an infinitely cooler version of ‘The Safety Dance’
Pressure
Pressure
Similar in style and rhythm to ‘Chocolate’ but more laid back and less in-your-face than its counterpart; the track is just as likeable. Jazzy guitar and a more sedate vocal performance from Matt Healy lend the track to becoming the perfect companion to a lazy afternoon in the sun.
Is There Somebody Who Can Watch You
The final track of The 1975’s epic album offers us something completely, utterly different to anything we've heard from them so far. A soft, contemplative piano ballad that is solemn, bare and vulnerably beautiful. The chord progressions tug at the heartstrings like a plectrum to a guitar. Spine-tingling.
OVERALL: 10/10 >_<
Just wanted to say I have Instagram and so does my besties so follow them (if you want):
lov_thanda@instagram
fxck.annia@instagram
adela_bella15@instagram
tess-turtle@instagram
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fxck.annia@instagram
adela_bella15@instagram
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Sunday, 4 May 2014
MUSIC PICK OF THE WEEK
This time I have these TWO SONGS to recommend and I'm listening to them all the time until I get sick of it and I hate it but right now I LOV IT >_< soz bout the Paris post recently I just found out how to put pictures up from my phone and I will post. Soon. I mean it!
GIRLS - THE 1975
ALL OF ME - JOHN LEGEND
Some girl on Youtube did a cover on this and I think it's awesome.
GIRLS - THE 1975
ALL OF ME - JOHN LEGEND
Some girl on Youtube did a cover on this and I think it's awesome.
And she made her own song called Drop Your Guard. She also does loads of amazing covers on Youtube all you have to do is type TantrumJas
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