Wanted to share with you how excited I am to finally be signed into blogger on my phone! I have been trying to connect it for a while now..

To be honest, I much rather use the one on my laptop, much easier and you know where your photos will go.. However, I guess this is pretty convenient! :) testing photo placements...

Xoxo
Thia

Right after exams finished, we went to the shops and bought some Macaroons! We then proceeded to going to Matt's work where I had a shot (literally) to use my trusty camera which has been M.I.A. for a while. There was no real subject but nature and it was such a lovely day, I got to experiment with the light and exposure. Enjoy!

Mocha Macaroon

Watermelon Macaroon

Playing with the Light..

I'm not usually one to take photos of nature.. but I do enjoy it at times :) My real passion is in portrait photography.. I hope to one day create my own fashion editorial!!

Oh, I almost forgot, I also took a few photos of my Orchids.. Such a beautiful day!

xoxo

Thia

It's finally over! Let the holiday begin! I am starting off my winter holiday doing magazine returns for the business and then cleaning the house.. I know it sounds really boring however, it is such a relieve compared to all the stress that I have gone through.

Today I had a full 10 hours sleep... The first of many I hope... perhaps my body will start releasing Growth Hormone again if I get enough sleep and I'll grow taller! I am actually really really short. Matt used to call me 'bite-size' when we first met.

I really hope that my exams went well because now I am playing the waiting game! Oh and great news, I will be starting my exercise routines so I will post up my list soon. I try not to plan for the whole week because I would probably be at work a lot of the time and can't keep to it, so instead, I make a list of all the "areas" I have to cover and do it at a most convenient time. It should be really good especially since I will now be going to the gym at my University.

I have watched two movies since my exams ended. I watched 'The Vow' last night and one of my favourite movie 'View from the Top.' The vow was such a sad yet beautiful movie. I can not believe it was based on a true story!

WARNING SPOILER ALERT!!

Where as the view from the top.. people who have watched it may not like it, but I just love the combination of travel, love, backstabbing and PARIS! I especially love watching Gwyneth Paltrow getting head bashed into a large loaf of bread!!!

I hope you all have a wonderful day.. I know that I will! :)

p.s. sorry for the bad photo lately.. I will do better, promise!

xoxo
Thia

Three exams down and one more to go.. I felt so worn down this afternoon that I just slothed in the couch. It's okay though because Sloths are cute.. I mean, look at them!

I got this photo from: Sloth of the Day, a great blog by someone that I believe is obsessed with them, it's pretty great to just look around and see what all the other sloths like me do all day! Imagine just relaxing all day and not having to worry about.. anything..

This morning, I woke up in such a rush when Matt rang me saying that he was on the way to pick me up. He live one hour away and the exam was in less than an hour. It was just a stressful morning but we got through it in the end. 

One last big one coming up. I am so nervous about this one that is on Monday, that is, Control Mechanism. It's a physiological and anatomical subject covering the essential understanding of physiological regulation. I believe it had an 80% fail rate last year.. So please please please pray that I don't! 

My course at the university is pretty structured. I am currently doing Bachelor of Exercise Science and Rehabilitation. It is a lot of fun, however, it is challenging and require a lot of hard work. I can not wait for Exercise Prescription next year. It would mostly be out in the fields, learning the right "moves" for different individuals. I don't hope to ever become a personal trainer, however today I believe I have found my calling!

We had a case study to answer during our Biomechanics Exam that required us to be creative and make up some exercises for elderly people using our biomechanical concepts and I figured, what would those ex-circus retirees be doing in their spare time if not tight-rope walking or shooting them selfs out of a giant canon ball during their spare time! It was such an enjoyable things to write about. I'm sure I'd get points for originality but I'm not too sure if I had enough content through it. 

Back to my calling, If by any chance, A circus was to come by, I would love to direct their show, create a more biomechanically effective movements for them and minimise the risk of injury! However, the Circus community is practically dead here in Australia, so sadly, I would have to find some other, more realistic dream to reach. 

All I know is, if by some miracle, I end up with a job that I wake up everyday to and get excited about, I would be the happiest person in the world. It doesn't matter if I don't become filthy rich, if I can support my self and my family and it makes me happy.. what else could I ask for?

p.s. Has anyone seen the live show of Cirque du Solei? It's pretty amazing, I remember my mother took my brother and I to see the show, we sat on the front ring and it was so wonderful, I wish they had animals though, that's half of the reason why I come to circuses, to see the animals, nonetheless.. they were very talented, perhaps I could work for them! hahaha

From Cirque du Solei ~ Quidam..
That's Biomechanics Right there.. and A lot of Muscles!!!

xoxo

Thia

I did it! Look!

On my very first post I mentioned how I couldn't figure out how to put my header in the middle.. I have finally done the impossible! (For me anyway). I just wanted to share that with you all :) What's your highlight of the day??

Oh and A few photographs that I took while my friends and I went to breakfast, proceeded by the beach. Yes, I'm one of those annoying people that bring her camera everywhere, but don't fret! I only take good photos of people, not embarrassing ones.. however, I do have a little folder in my desktop marked "black mail photos" :P

You have been warned...

Beautiful Lighting

Breakfast

Model?

Nat, Steph and Imi

xoxo

Thia

I've been cramming in some study these past few weeks and I found that I lose interest and concentration very quickly.. especially since I've was trying to figure out a Respiratory lecture for 7 hours straight!

Lately, my daily ritual consists of waking up, going to the library with Matt, studying our buns off, coming home, doing some more study and dozing off on the couch. I figured that it's really time to change my bad, unhealthy habit.

1. I studied in the kitchen, aside from having the food distractions, it's not so bad.
2. I have actually been eating small meals throughout the day for a week now, to keep my metabolism up and to keep me alert and to provide my over worked brain with the much needed glucose! Oh and it works out well in my weight loss plan.. ) Lost 1.5 Kg this week for sitting around all day!
3. Set your self the same play list preferably using several instrumental songs.. best for study! No sing-alongs!
4. Take regular break, 5-10 minute per hour is enough however, make sure you have a proper break at some point. Do some stretches!
5. Be productive on your break. With what little time I had yesterday, I did a 30 minute yoga session and had a nice hot shower. It was so refreshing and I was really productive after :)
6. Remember that the happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thought - Marcus Aurelies. Don't be depressed that you haven't seen your friends in weeks or that you are studying alone in a cold, deserted kitchen, Think about the result :)

Hope this helps with your study! :)

xoxo
Thia

For our 8 months anniversary, Matt gave me a stack of letters for everyday of the week. It was his ultimate anniversary week! with our 13 month coming just around the corner, I thought this post would be quite appropriate.

On each letter, he had written the activity of the day. He would pick me up or meet me somewhere and we would do stuff for the rest of the day. I recall that week, on a Tuesday, I woke up excited at the thought of ripping open the envelope.

After breakfast, it was revealed that the day's activity would be a photo day! If you have read my blog, I love photography. I am not saying I am any good at it, but I sure as hell am passionate. That morning, I got ready for what was to be one of the most memorable day I've ever had with Matt.

It was of course self photographed and it made the experience a million times more special as we both had to run back and forth to set off the timer and pose in under 10 seconds. Here is our little collection of photos:

I like a man with a camera :P

Sneak Photo!

This was one of the most challenging photo to take! I had to do the back and forth running because Matt was positioned high up and he looked good there :) It took 50 takes before we got it right and that was after about 10 falls and 15 misses! Not to mention.. it was the first time I climbed a tree!

Hope you liked them! It was such a wonderful experience and we have been talking about doing more self-photography, with crazy concepts! So, look out for those!! :)


xoxo
Thia