Your Inner Blood Type is Type A

You seem cool and collected, though a bit shy. You are highly driven and a perfectionist, but that's a side you keep to yourself. Creative and artistic, you are a very unique person who doesn't quite fit in. People accept you more than you realize, seeing you as trustworthy and loyal. You are most compatible with: A and AB Famous Type A's: Britney Spears and Hilter

Your Band Name is:

The Stoned Convicts

If You Were Born in 2893...

Your Name Would Be: Aita Vuis And You Would Be: A Comet Chaser

Your French Name is:

Marianne Andrieu

You May Be a Bit Borderline...

Your mood swings make a roller coaster look tame! When you're up, you're a little bit crazy... And when you're down, your whole world is crashing Scary thing is, these moods can change by the minute!

You Are 86% Addicted to the Internet

The internet is your life - seriously. You spend so much time online, you should be a dot com millionaire!

Your Personality Profile

You are happy, driven, and status conscious. You want everyone to know how successful you are. Very logical, you see life as a game of strategy. A bit of a loner, you prefer to depend on yourself. You always keep your cool and your composure. You are a born leader and business person.

You've Experienced 16% of Life

You have the life experience of a young teenager - which means there's a lot of life in front of you. And if you are past your teen years, you probably have some catching up to do!

Your World View

You are a happy, well-balanced person who likes people and is liked by others. You question whether many conventional views on morality are valid under all circumstances. You are essentially a content person. Sometimes, you consider yourself a little superior. You are moral by your own standards. You believe that morality is what best suits the occasion.

You Belong in Amsterdam

A little old fashioned, a little modern - you're the best of both worlds. And so is Amsterdam. Whether you want to be a squatter graffiti artist or a great novelist, Amsterdam has all that you want in Europe (in one small city).

You Are 44% Nerdy

You may be a bit surprised with this score, but your more of a closet nerd than an actual nerd. Stop denying your inner nerd! You're truly dorkier than you think.

You Are 51% Selfish

You are quite balanced. You are able to compromise when it's in the best interests of those involved. But you're no pushover. If something is important to you, you'll get it!

On Average, You Would Sell Out For

$1,046,436

You Should Travel to Japan

From freak sightings in Harajuku to awesome sashimi, you'll love Japan. And who knows? You might end up on Japanese TV!

In a Past Life...

You Were: A Mute Assassin. Where You Lived: Boliva. How You Died: Pneumonia.

You Are Figure Skating

Graceful and expressive - yet athletic and focused. You could bring the best of both worlds to this glamorous sport.

Your Summer Ride is a Beetle Convertible

Fun, funky, and a little bit euro. You love your summers to be full of style and sun!

You Are 84% Bipolar

You have some serious ups and downs, maybe to the point of endangering your own life. Consult a doctor to see if you may truly have bipolar disorder.

You Are a Auditory Learner

You tend to remember what you hear, and you have a knack for speaking well. You excel at debating, foreign languages, and music. You would be an excellent diplomat - or rock star!

Your Element Is Air

You dislike conflict, and you've been able to rise above the angst of the world. And when things don't go your way, you know they'll blow over quickly. Easygoing, you tend to find joy from the simple things in life. You roll with the punches, and as a result, your life is light and cheerful. You find it easy to adapt to most situations, and you're an open person. With you, what you see is what you get... and people love that!

You Are Sunset

Even though you still may be young, you already feel like you've accomplished a lot in life. And you feel free to pave your own path now, and you're not even sure where it will take you. Maybe you'll pursue higher education in a subject you enjoy - or travel the world for a few years. Either way, you approach life with a relaxed, open attitude. And that will take you far!

Your Bumper Sticker Should Be

I've made smarter things than you by eating fiber

This sites fun rather

Yes yes i know that this is most likely a scam and that the chances of me getting a free ipod is like ice in hell but what the hey. You never know right?

So come on! Help me get a free ipod! You get one too (apparently)
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P.S. Im back in OZ btw. Wierd.

OMG, was just rewatching a bit of Kimi wa Petto....
Is there anyone hotter then Matsujun?? I swear!!! Seriously! >o< That boy is GORGEOUS! And he dances! ^^;;
It would be a total dream to go out with someone that beautiful methinks... But you'd be completely insecure the whole time.
He just too perfect.... I LOVE MATSUJUN...
Real Life wise he deserves all my fangirly worship. What was I on jumping on the Kamenashi band?? Its Matsujun all the way for me mate. From now on. Forever.
Course it kinda helps that Hana Yori Dango 2 is being aired tomorrow but still....
Hes the most gorgeous, beautiful, wonderful creature ever. Matsujun.... Matsujun.....



Come on!! Who can beat that??

I hope everyone had a wonderful new year!! Cuz its now 2007 mates!! ^^;;

Ive had a total blast. For the past three days (just got back today) I went Skiing!!! Me!! Snow! Skiing!
I mean i only saw snow for the first time ever (It fell from the sky! It was so cool!!!!) a week ago before then.
But me, Rei and Makoto went up to Hachikougen and stayed in a Ski.jo.. Err place thing. Twas called Asahi Lodge.

And well.. Let me just say. Blankets and blankets or gorgeous pure white snow. Its so beautiful. I alwasy knew I loved snow. Even before i ever saw it i already liked it. This just proves it like ten times.

But yeah, it was hilarious because.. haha did you know theres such thing as ski clothes?? Didnt realise. Dunno what i was thinking though.. Rock up in a pair of jeans and a sweater.. Sure.. thats what i wore.. Under the ski clothes. But yeah
Host Parents were busy with work and the ill grandmother so it was just us kids. Snowing it up. Haha. Bad pun forgive me.

But I had one on one lessons with Shouhei coach.. Ahhh you know all those cute stories bout that hot ski instructor? Well.. that was certainly true for me.. >.> He was cute, only 20yrs old too.. Though the only time we got physical was when he was trying to haul me up from the snow after a couple spectacular snow in your face falls.. Um. Pity. I shall probably never see him again.

But well. I can now ski. ^^;; Like. I dunno, perhaps Im a natural or something (or maybe knowing how to rollerblade/ice skate helps) but I could totally like balance and stuff. And the thing with downhill skiing... is well try not to stop completely. If your going too fast, which is like really bad (think tumbling all the way down a gigantic mountain cuz ur outta control type bad) slow down.

1st day was like.. so.. How do i put these things on?? It was mostly doing stuff like trying to move forward.. Erm, not trip over ones feet.

2nd day was ooo we go on the funny straight lift thing and then skii straight. Dude.. you like totally need arm muscles for this. And your knees like totally lock into place. >o< Am happy to admit it but going to school everyday (almost) really has upped my fitness level. Okay i was on the path to slothiness past couple of weeks but say compared to how i was in Australia?? err Muri!
But after a couple goes on the straight thing... we went on the scenic coursel.. Rikan Kousu. And thats was cool, I got to see a gigantic snowman that someone made. Didnt get to take a photo but twas cool. Then straight after that Kou-chi took my up monster mountain (what i call it anyway) and well we did skis down that.. Dude.. can i just saw fucking terrifying.
And exhilarating. Completely. Its like.. whoa.. Flying. On your legs. haha.
Im seriously amazed i could do it to be honest. You stand at the top looking down thinking shit this is steep then you stand at the bottom looking up and you think shit thats really big...
But I managed to skii all the way down the mountain. The same route that Rei and Makoto were skiing and practicing on.
The best thing perhaps was when me and Rei when after lessons and we skiied down by ourselves.
Im most proud of the run where i didnt stop almost at all. Straight all the way down. That was so cool.

Day 3, last day, we only had a morning lesson. Um not as good as the day before, mainly because there was no snow.. It was sorta raining and like.. Grass was popping up and stuff. Dudes grass is a hazard man. I full on tripped out over like two patches or dodgy grass. Gay as. #_# But it was more skiing even if all my joints and muscles and whatnot was aching.
I learnt how to turn sharper and stuff though so that was really cool. And well the final run of the whole thing i did entirely by myself. Huge ass mountain and all. If i could pick, moderately sloped, wide wide wide clear space is best.
Lots of room to manuever and well correct yourself if it looks like ur heading towards the trees (which has happend on occasion)

But yeah. I CAN SKII!! I cant believe i never went in Oz. Thats so stupid. Thats it though. If possible Im gonna organise a group outing or something. To have never seen snow. Thats just completely... shocking. Stupid. Crap.

Anyway... Now im back.. and er still pondering the packing and the speech writing and the like.
Im suppose to have organised an iceskating thing... errr. Love Ice skating too btw.
Haha that i can do, and am fairly confident in. Cant do tricks and the like but I totally grew up rollerskating/blading.. Whoo-hoo go Holiday Programs! Ice skating isnt so different to rollerblading really.

Oh and i had great news from my host father (who is a doctor btw) well i think its good news. I now actually have a medical reason for no being a morning person! Isnt that cool? I always just chalk it down to me being a lazy arse because on rare occasion i have been rather chipry/cheery/annoyingly so in the morning but it isnt exactly my usual temperament.
I have low blood pressure. Whatever that means and entails. I sorta wikied it but the other stuff that comes with it dizziness and the like. Yeahh... No. Not really. But hey, Im not a morning person and at least now i know why ^^;;

Its New Years sales from here on out though so i dunnoo.. perhaps i shall stock up on winter clothing?
~Hope everyones well, be in good health, take care!!!

This goes out to All my Important People. Flist, that would be you. *cough*

Because they celebrate Christmas early in Japan, and Im feeling happy and christmassy and all. XDXD




Isnts it just horribly ostentacious and gaudy??? ^^;; Liketh very mucheth.
Ahem. Hope everyone else has a wonderful time too!

My very first cold Christmas! XDXD All you in Oz SUFFER! Its boiling isnt it?? hope the weather isnt too hot ^_~
May you all get lots of prezzies and eat yummy yummy food!

So far Ive gotten, a gorgeous Tiffany & Co, Silver Heart Necklace　[お父さん], A bottle of Cool Water by Davidoff perfume (FAVE scent EVER)[レイ], A hot looking purple Sazaby handbag (that probably cost a tonne >o<) and a Takashimaya department store Pink 'Love' Teddy bear [from お母さん]. Yes! My tradition of getting Department Store teddy bear every year lives on!!!! (Usually I get the Myers bear).

And then we're going to go out for dinner! ^^;; So I get to dress up all pretty like. Am horribly sleepy because I slept at 6.30am (last minute gift wrapping) and woke at 9ish because thats when everyone was doing the morning togetherness thing.

We had a cheesecake for breakfast, courtesy of Makoto's cooking. I in turn got everyone each (except for Makoto, cuz I din realise hed be there) a glass box statutette thing. They're really cute tho! Snowman, Santa Claus and Christmas tree! ^^;; I own the Snowman one but its sooo cute. Wanted them all! Got them from when i went to 神戸 Hankyu Hands. Fun times. But also, this really cool Tree Calendar for お父さん, The new Limited edition Marjorlica Purple eyeshadow for Rei, and this cute Keyring Blackcat Mirror from Off the Walls for お母さん. Makoto did get presents, he got a Kangaroo keyring and an Australia t-shirt.. that i was supposed to give to him AGES ago but like... forgot.

Anyway. It was a fun fun fun gift giving time. Even if I am v. v. v. sleepy now.
おばあちゃん I Hope she feels better today. Very v. sick ;___; I made her an origami bauble out of washi.. Took almost two hours >o< Theres 12 pieces to put together! But just as a decoration perhaps ... Anyway, I'll pray for you.

And after dinner, tomorrow Im going to go to Nara on this one night camp thing, but i get to see Jane and Nicola who i haven seen in AGES! We can have an english christmas together! XDXD

Hope everyone elses' Christmas is enjoyable as mine has been so far!
Cheers <3<3 Mez

Oh and this.. Cuz its gaudy and cool!

 

Christmas Tree Decorations 12 Multicoloured Baubles: ￥900 per pack

Matching Silver Tiffany Necklaces: ￥10000

Outfit to wear for the Christmas Dinner: ￥6000

Makeup to go with the outfit and matching purple handbag: ￥18000

Eating a posh 6 course meal which includes the delicacies of Lobster, Cavier, Foi Grass and Expensive raw Beef with chopsticks:  Priceless.

^^;; Gotta love the Chopstick culture! Everything is eaten with them!

And who of course wouldnt be complete without their very own purple hedgehog? ^^;; The name Jackie is inspired off a pretty yaoi manga i read yesterday about a claymation Hedgehog named jackie. (And yes he was a minor subplot character)







In other news apparently my books arrived today! Not that i can be sure theyre complete or anything but my lovely cousin dragged back the heavy block in 35degree weather. Love ya Jie! <3

I'm feeling abit depressed right now.

Just found out that my host-family's grandmother is mortally ill with cancer can do that to you. Not only that it means that my host mother who is an absolute GEM will be ever so busy for the periods to come that most likely I will not be able to do anything with her.

Have spent the past week comping and as much as I love the net and cant live without it and yada ya Im going bored outta my brains. Hence the sudden flood of LJ interactiveness.

My usual drug of choice fanfiction is out because theres just nothing good right now. Not to mention particularly engrossing fandoms.

Second go to thing Anime is well.. I'm over it. Love it still. But not too obsessed.

Shall go back to the vices, next being Manga. Which funnily enough to say despite being IN JAPAN I've yet to read any in over 7 months. Have realised that my once dream of collecting as much manga as bloody possible is impossible because
a) there is just too much out there. Seriously.
b)ridiculous because im broke as it is
c) as with Anime, Im kinda really over it
d) there just may be nothing good right now...
e) if Gotlurk never shuts down I never have to buy manga again. *knocks on wood*
<ye non-mIRC ppl, oh how i feel sorry for you>

Host Club vol1 is done. Off to read.
*sigh*

Im still bored.

The whole access but not to tonnes of books also doesnt really help. This sucks.

Well LJ has changed. Again.
But I dont care too much because I have a TONNE of books to read! Um, when i get back.
I spent another $60 on ebay.... But like.. now? My SV collection?? Is very nearly (nearly keyword) complete...
Ahhh I wanna have a Sweet Valley reading marathon!! Yes yes go laugh at my dorkiness.
But hey, can honestly say I wouldnt know nearly as much about American High School culture if it werent for these books.
Hey, 85 books for 120? Im not complaining (too much)

( Sweet Valley Entire List )
I REALLY WANT TO READ! ;_____________;

Okay as of right now I have just spent $60 on eBay.
 What? Did i buy pray tell?
*looks furtively*
Books. 37 books to be exactly.
Now Im pretty sure somewhere along the way Ive told *someone* about my eventual and hopeful plan to one day own all the books in the entire Sweet Valley series. I have havent i?

Well i do have that plan and it is in motion. Perhaps not total super number 1 priority in my goals for life but it is there. And if this next business deal works out I may be 48 books more closer to that goal.. How much thats gonna cost... >o< Dang I need a Job. And a credit card.

^^;; However Cliche and Melodramatic and Unrealistic those books are they are enjoyable
and are a fun read. Plus there were times i would've killed to be Jessica Wakefield XDXD

Reminds me of my childhood really, series like that and Goosebumps and Babysitters Club.
Borrowing stuff from the library and seeing what 'others' read. I remember looking at a copy of
'Harriet the Spy' and thinking geez.. what a thick book. Would I read that one day?
I borrowed it at the time, tried to read it and found myself bored silly. It was highly recommended though
so Ill see if can tackle it again someday...

XDXD This coming from the girl who knocked back 'Gone with the WInd' 1000+ Pages in 6 days and then
HP5 & HP6 in less than a day each.

Of course these all get sent to Australia and technically I wont get to read any of it til Jan 15th
(People That is my Official Australia return date!) but hey.

A month and a half til Uni there after. ^^;;
Its time to get back to some of my roots methinks.

What books did you guys read as children?

P.S. And any comments other than total utter adoration of the SV Series will be tolerated =p *looks*

Wikipedia is the best thing to happen to the internet since bittorrent. Seriously ^^;; Call me a nerd but Ive just been reading the most fascinating stuff about Australia English of all things. Didn't even know there was such a thing.

And most likely anyone thats not Aussie wouldn't find it interesting (or understand half of it in a humerous way thats for sure).

Plus its just interesting to know.
Come on　be Educated! You know you wanna! I was always an advocate for British English over American English. Colour vs. Color, Dance (Dahn-sur) instead of Dance (Dan-suh) but you know what? I think Ill change my allegience to Pro-Aussie English. Best of both worlds really.

Interesting fact, apparently the word 'Barrack' is only Aussie use. Eg, Which footy team do you Barrack for? ^^;; 面白いでしょう？

Australia English
Australia Diminutives
Australia English Vocabulary

Always useful to know these things in a foreign country. Helps with the "What is Australian Culture?" question. No seriously. What is Australia Culture?

Surely Im not the only one fascinated by stuff like this??

And to think I got here by looking up Marriage. Er shall not tell you why I was looking up marriage in the first place.
I wanted to know about the Laws involved okay?

This Article was just cool, and funny and utterly inspirational so am making a permanent bookmark of it here.

See? My whimsical goal is actually in motion. All you sceptics be proud of my prowess! Lets just hope the motivation keeps up aye?

Here are some more useful links

French on wikibooks.
Bonjour for basics and listening. The part bout love is funny.
The expression on this guys face is just TOO funny! French 101.
Because everyone who has ever learnt a language knows that the only really important words one needs to know are the swear words.

And just a shout out to say that Jacks Mannequin is a top notch kick ass band! ^^;; (Well technically its a guy but still) Go Listen!!

I seriously wanna dye my hair this colour!
[Look!]
Whatcha think??? Its soo pretty... XDXDXD

If not then perhaps this colour
[..?]
So? Can I pull it off? Would it work for me you reckon?

Course im not sure whether those are wigs or natural but still...
Pretty pretty pink...

Call this random, I dont care. Im a random person okay?
But Ive decided that the next thing I want to do is learn French.

Yep. French. Why french? Because its a bloody really really totally cool language. And it sounds pretty. And french people are cool. (Not that Ive met any but they probably are.) And well Paris is cool too.

But I wanna go to Quebec! Montreal >o< The name alone sounds pretty!
And Melbourne Uni has a partnership with it! McGill University! Which is like one of the top schools in the country.

Now all I have to do is transfer to Arts. T_T How exactly one goes about doing that when I havent even tried out my course yet... Well, I hope I only need to do like a Semester of something before I transfer. Im not too sure about courses and stuff.

But yeah. I wanna go to Canada. Plus the exchange rate isnt too bad. Kinda similar to the Yen right about now. And Ive survived thus far right???

Course this wont be for a couple of years to come. Its fun travelling and all but Im getting kinda homesick. I miss Melbourne!

But thats my next destination. Except this time, Ill make it an agenda to properly learn the Language "before" I go. It'd just probably be easier this way. The awkward stumbling and all that.. yeah, over it.

So Quebec aye?? .. I need to get a job as soon as I get back. Pronto.
Course depends on how I find french. >o<
Geez.. wish I did french in High School... WTF did i do mando??? I learnt Jack and I HATED it!!! What a waste of school years!!! ;______;"

But if that doesnt work out... England's always good! ^^;;

P.S. This has absolutely nothing to do with fanfiction. I promise.

And i knew there was a reason i went on random fic reccing rages. Its makes it so much easier to find stuff!!
>o<

I have JLPT3 on Sunday and im gonna fail it because ive done jack studying for the past 3 days (and past 6months of so) SH*T!

But its just... Im reading this fic that i cant put down...

Per Solum Lacuna: By Words Alone ^^HD Fic by Wintermoon & Azhure

Its Long. Really Long. I dont even know how long but i know it takes me over an hour to read one chapter.
Its a letters fic. Well a journal writing one to be exact. I love those sorts of stories.
And well the charactes are just so mature and wonderfully written....

Draco speaks french! ^^;; But seriously bloody mad fic. I wanna learn french now... (yes, yes learn Jap first you bim!)

>o< ...
After how long??? I broke it.. I went shopping. Crazy shopping. More crazy shopping. Clothes. And its totally totally gorgeous stuff! Its Autumn here and the cold season clothes is coming in...

Dunno what Oz fashion is like but here short pants, high boots and layered lacy, woolly, stripey, frilly stuff is all the range. Course theres still the punk thing, miniskirt, tights, colourful shirts...

>_> Uh?? Merchandise? As of this week.. I have bought two pairs of short pants, black and tweed (but cool looking!), a dress set which came with this skivvy thing. Oh yeah floaty stuff is really in. Love the dress, then theres also this preppy shirt thing. Tartan top under a vneck jumper. Its really cute tho! .. Errr oh this long grey wool cowl neck jumper with black camisole... That was sundays Purchase.

Today was a pair of shoes, Rosa you win.. I have joined the ranks of pointy shoes fans. But well they`re grey/silver and rather sparkly and i liketh v. v. v. v. much!!! They go with everything!!! Go Grey!

A pair of black jeans which i absolutely totally totally love. They give the illusion of skinny jeans AND i dont need to alter them. First time ever. Yeesh. I hate being so bloody short >_>

Turtle neck greeny dark aqua longsleeve shirt thingy. OMG I have so found myself a new colour! Aqua!!! Like dark sea green kinda colour. Its very Autumn. But i love it! Need more clothes in this colour. Majority of my wardrobe was pink, red, black or light blue. Go colours!

Im going to USJ on Thursday. Thats Universal Studios Japan, in Osaka! Whoo-hoo,  i love theme parks! ^^;; Shall ride rides til i Puke. Hopefully. Its a public holiday so it`ll probably be packed as heck, heard the weather was gonna rain though.. T_T

Then on Saturday, Im gonna learn how to make a Thanksgiving Dinner. Interesting. If i do learn how to make a traditional turkey with cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and what not i can say i learnt how to make traditional western fare in japan! haha ^^;;

Sunday Im gonna go watch the Russian ballet with the family. YES i now have clothes for so XDXDXD
Guess that means no weekend for me... Shit i really need to study though. Im totally gonna bomb my JLPT3.
o_0

I wanna go shopping some more!!! *needs more money*

Am reading this fic
Different Worlds by Professor McKitten

Its fluffy!! And sweet! Its hilarious as well, rather witty and times.

Draco is nice! But still cool. Its got Blaise/Hermione! ^^;;
Plus my LJ is easy to link for school. *nods*
Wonderful fic!!! HD Rox my Sox!

Its Odd, Ive just been feeling really really nostalgic lately..
Remember those hand games that you used to play in Primary school?? Was thinking about them and well... Brings back memories i suppose.. Wish i was a kid again.

Am documenting them just incase i forget one day. Dont know how accurate these are but to the best of my knowledge and memory:

#1
My Mother, Your Mother
Walking down the street
18,19 Marble Street
When they meet they used to say,
"Boys are Spastic, made out of Plastic,
Girls are Sexy, made out of Pepsi"
Insy Winsy Lollipop
Insy Winsy Boo/Poo
Insy Winsy Lollipop
The boys love you and thats not true

#2
Ronald McDonald, (Tongue Click x2), A Biscuit
Ronald McDonald, (Tongue Click x2), A Biscuit
Ahhh Shish Shi Wah La La Biscuit
I Have A Boyfriend, A Biscuit
He's so sweet, as a Biscuit
Ice Cream Sherry with the Cherry on the Top
Ice Cream Sherry with the Cherry on the Top
Down Down Baby, Down Down the Rollercoaster
Sweet sweet Baby, I'll never let you go
Shimmy Shimmy Coco Pop
Shimmy Shimmy Pow
Shimmy Shimmy Coco Pop
Shimmy Shimmy Wow

#3
Miss Mary Mac (Mac, Mac)
All dressed in Black (Black, Black)
With Silver Buttons (Buttons, Buttons)
All Down her Back (Back, Back)
She asked her mother (mother, mother)
For fifty cents (cents, cents)
To see the elephant (elephant, elephant)
Jump over the fence (fence, fence)
He jumped so high (high, high)
He reached/touched the sky (sky, sky)
And never came back (back, back)
Til the fourth of July (July, July)
*sometimes it stops here but i have heard and played it til...
She went up stairs (stairs, stairs)
And bumped her head (head, head)
And she was dead (dead, dead)

#4 (I think Danielle taught me this)
Cinderella, Dressed in Yella
Went up stairs and this is what she said
Fire cracker, Fire cracker, Boom Boom Boom
Fire cracker, Fire cracker, Boom Boom Boom
The boys do the Bow and the Girls do the Curtsey
The boys do the kiss and the Girls go wow

#5
A.B.C
Going up, going down
going chris cross, karate chop
turn around 'boom'
Full Stop

#6
Apple on a Stick
Makes me sick
Makes my heart beat two forty six
Not because your dirty
Not because your clean
Just because you kiss the boys behind the magazine
Girls, Girls (*Boys, Boys)
They have a lot of fun
And here comes Susie with an apple up her bum
She can wibble, she can wobble, she can even do the splits
But i bet you ten bucks she cant do this
Close your(*her) eyes and count to ten
If you muck it up
You're a big fat hen (*or You're not my friend)
One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten
You didn't muck it up so,
-you're still my friend and thats the end
-thats the end
-you're not a hen and thats the end
(Can't remember which version I used)

#7
When Suzy was a baby, a baby, a baby
When Suzy was a baby, a baby, a baby
She used to go like this "Wah, wah, wah, wah wah"
(*or Poo, poo, poo, poo, poo)

When Suzy was a toddler, a toddler, a toddler
When Suzy was a toddler, a toddler, a toddler
She used to go like this "eat, eat, eat,eat,eat"

When Suzy was a school girl, a school girl, a school girl
When Suzy was a school girl, a school girl, a school girl
She used to go like this "Miss, Miss, I cant do this"

When Suzy was a teenager, a teenager, a teenager
When Suzy was a teenager, a teenager, a teenager
She used to go like this "Ooo, Ahh I lost my bra, I left it in my boyfriends car,"

When Suzy was a mother, a mother, a mother
When Suzy was a mother, a mother, a mother
She used to go like this "Cook, cook, cook,cook,cook"

When Suzy was a grandmother, a grandmother, a grandmother
When Suzy was a grandmother, a grandmother, a grandmother
She used to go like this "Knit, knit, knit,knit,knit"

*Can't remember exactly but there were other versus as well such as:

When Suzy was an angel, an angel, an angel
When Suzy was an angel, an angel, an angel
She used to go like this "Fly, fly, fly,fly,fly"

And there might have been others...

#8
My Aunty Anna
Plays the Piano
Twentyfour hours a day
SPLIT (keeps going)

#9
A Sailor went to Sea,Sea,Sea
to see what he could see, see, see
but all that he could see, see, see
was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea

A Sailor went to chop,chop,chop
to see what he could chop,chop,chop
but all that he could chop,chop,chop
was the bottom of the deep blue chop,chop,chop

A Sailor went to knee,knee,knee
to see what he could knee,knee,knee
but all that he could knee,knee,knee
was the bottom of the deep blue knee,knee,knee

A Sailor went to foot,foot,foot
to see what he could foot,foot,foot
but all that he could foot,foot,foot
was the bottom of the deep blue foot,foot,foot

A Sailor went to Timbuktu,
to see what he could Timbuktu
but all that he could Timbuktu
was the bottom of the deep blue Timbuktu

A Sailor went to sea,chop,knee,foot,Timbuktu
to see what he could see,chop,knee,foot,Timbuktu
but all that he could see,chop,knee,foot,Timbuktu
was the bottom of the deep blue Timbuktu

*These were some friends and I made up and used

A Sailor went to India
to see what he could India
but all that he could India
was the bottom of the deep blue India

A Sailor went to China
to see what he could China
but all that he could China
was the bottom of the deep blue China

#10
(This is one that wasnt even english, and i doubt i got any of it right but this is how i learnt apologies for the mangulation, its done as phonetically as possible)
Sam madioso, eh yo
Madios, madios
eh yo, eh yo
tum tum tum
eh yo, eh yo
tum tum tum
one, two, two (out)
*played in a circle, last person has to avoid the last slap

#10
Down by the banks of the hanky panky
Where the bull frogs jump from bank to banky
with a hip, hop, sodapop
Hey Mr. Lilypad and went kerplop

#11
(*This one, i never learnt know knew the full version but these lines were stuck in my head from time to time)
My cousin Jules knew it though i think

Cici, my playmate,
I want to play with you...

~And then there was something to do with zoo, and flu... but like i said can't remember

This is what i found on the internet though:
Cici/See see, my playmate,
I can not play with you,
my sisters got the flu,
and german measles too.
Come down my rainbow,
into my lollyshop,
and we'll have jolly fun,
forever more, more, more!
Sitting in the sun, sun, sun
chewing on gum, gum, gum,
sucking your thumb!

#12
(*This is possibly the first one i ever learnt Me and Le used to play it.(Cinderella was 2nd) but I cant remember it all now just bits and pieces)

Ey sama leisah
*Then there was something to do with ice cream and eating it..
Mamma, Mamma i feel sick
Call the doctor quick, quick, quick
Doctor, doctor will I die?
*Another line about you wont if you can do something
1,2,3,4,5...I'm alive!

[From here on Im doing skipping rope games]

#13
Teddy bear, Teddy bear, turn around
Teddy bear, Teddy bear, touch the ground
Teddy bear, Teddy bear, tie your shoes
Teddy Bear, Teddy bear, *Pick/Run up the stairs
(*for some reason this is the way i remember it)
Teddy bear, Teddy bear, close your eyes
Teddy bear, Teddy bear, touch the sky
Teddy bear, Teddy bear, say your prayers
Teddy bear, Teddy bear, switch off the light
Teddy bear, Teddy bear, say goodnight "goodnight"

#14
Captain Hook/Cook
Went to sea
The waves got bigger and O-ver
Captain Hook/Cook Lost one arm
Captain Hook/Cook lost the other arm
Captain Hook/Cook lost one leg
Captain Hook/Cook lost one eye
Captain Hook/Cook lost the other eye
Captain Hook/Cook cook lay down dead

#15
*Was part of a no missing a loop game
There was a song to go with it and then something to do with
Salt, salt, salt PEPPER! And whoever landed pepper had to jump really fast... Does anyone remember this? We played it in grade 4 i think

No Missing a Loop
No Jumping through the hoop...??

#16
Used to play this sooooooo much at Club
But totally forgotten how it goes
Starts with jumping rope and saying the alphabet

A,B,C,D... and then you stop on a letter
Whatever letter you pick a boys name so say you landed 'C' for 'Christopher'

"Christopher, Christopher, Would you marry me?"
"Yes, No, Maybe so"
"Where will you get married?"
"Kitchen, Bathroom, Toilet, Church"
and you have to try and land on the right one.
"How many children will you have?"
The no. of times you jump the no. of kids...

-----------------------------

And thats all I can remember from off the top of my head.
Before you know it Im gonna start singing Chorus songs.. Course i dont remember the lyrics.. Helen could probably help me out there ^^;;
I miss these games actually, no one plays them anymore...
I think what I regret most is not recording down any of the 'Elastics' games.

All i can remember from that is the games 'Sevens' which had 7 different actions that you had to do at ankle, knee, waist, hip and if possible shoulder then neck height. I totally loved this game. Always played it with Katie and Melisa

And Triangles where it was a triangle shape and you had to jump on each of the strings and not miss and...

And Freeze which was jump over the elastic and then freeze into a position.

But yeah, my brains tired... Here are some links to more
Pretty interesting to look at. Theres variations and all but generally the rhymes are quite similar

http://www.gameskidsplay.net/jump_rope_ryhmes/index.htm
http://www.beachnet.com/~jeanettem/chants.html

Because this is one of my favourite quotes

<<The Saddest Words are not Goodbye. They're 'If Only'>>

and coincidentally i got this story sent to me ^^;; beautiful thing this; being the sappy sop i am and forever forgetting how to make LJCuts, here it is in its entirety:

~~~
Two Words That Change Everything
Sure, you’ve got regrets. But you can move on if you apply this magic phrase.
By Arthur Gordon

Nothing in life is more exciting and rewarding than the sudden flash of insight that leaves you a changed person—not only changed but changed for the better. Such moments are rare, certainly, but they come to all of us. Sometimes from a book, a sermon, a line of poetry. Sometimes from a friend…

That wintry afternoon in Manhattan, waiting in the little French restaurant, I was feeling frustrated and depressed. Because of several miscalculations on my part, a project of considerable importance in my life had fallen through. Even the prospect of seeing a dear friend (the Old Man, as I privately and affectionately thought of him) failed to cheer me as it usually did. I sat there frowning at the checkered tablecloth, chewing the bitter cud of hindsight.

He came across the street, finally, muffled in his ancient overcoat, shapeless felt hat pulled down over his bald head, looking more like an energetic gnome than an eminent psychiatrist. His offices were nearby; I knew he had just left his last patient of the day. He was close to eighty but he still carried a full caseload, still acted as director of a large foundation, still loved to escape to the golf course whenever he could.

By the time he came over and sat beside me, the waiter had brought his invariable bottle of ale. I had not seen him for several months, but he seemed as indestructible as ever. "Well, young man,” he said without preliminary, “what’s troubling you?”

I had long since ceased to be surprised at his perceptiveness. So I proceeded to tell him, at some length, just what was bothering me. With a kind of melancholy pride, I tried to be very honest. I blamed no one else for my disappointment, only myself. I analyzed the whole thing, all the bad judgments, the false moves. I went on for perhaps fifteen minutes, while the Old Man sipped his ale in silence.

When I finished, he put down his glass. "Come on," he said. "Let’s go back to my office."

"Your office? Did you forget something?'

"No," he said mildly. "I want your reaction to something. That’s all."

A chill rain was beginning to fall outside, but his office was warm and comfortable and familiar; book-lined walls, long leather couch, signed photograph of Sigmund Freud, tape recorder by the window. His secretary had gone home. We were alone.

The Old Man took a tape from a flat cardboard box and fitted it into the machine. "On this tape," he said, "are three short recordings made by three persons who came to me for help. They are not identified, of course. I want you to listen to the recordings and see if you can pick out the two-word phrase that is the common denominator in all three cases." He smiled. "Don’t look so puzzled. I have my reasons."

What the owners of the voices on the tape had in common, it seemed to me, was unhappiness. The man who spoke first evidently had suffered some kind of business loss or failure; he berated himself for not having worked harder, for not having looked ahead. The woman who spoke next had never married because of a sense of obligation to her widowed mother; she recalled bitterly all the marital chances she had let go by. The third voice belonged to a mother whose teenage son was in trouble with the police; she blamed herself endlessly.

The Old Man switched off the machine and leaned back in his chair. "Six times in those recordings a phrase is used that’s full of a subtle poison. Did you spot it? No? Well, perhaps that’s because you used it three times yourself down in the restaurant a little while ago." He picked up the box that had held the tape and tossed it over to me. "There they are, right on the label. The two saddest words in any language."

I looked down. Printed neatly in red ink were the words: IF ONLY.

"You'd be amazed,” said the Old Man, "If you knew how many thousands of times I’ve sat in this chair and listened to woeful sentences beginning with those two words. ‘If only,’ they say to me, ‘I had done it differently—or not done it at all. If only I hadn’t lost my temper, said that cruel thing, made that dishonest move, told that foolish lie. If only I had been wiser, or more unselfish, or more self-controlled.’ They go on and on until I stop them. Sometimes I make them listen to the recordings you just heard. ‘If only,’ I say to them, ‘you’d stop saying if only, we might begin to get somewhere!'"

The Old Man stretched out his legs. "The trouble with if only," he said, "is that it doesn’t change anything. It keeps the person facing the wrong way—backward instead of forward. It wastes time. In the end, if you let it become a habit, it can become a real roadblock—an excuse for not trying anymore.

“Now take your own case: Your plans didn’t work out. Why? Because you made certain mistakes. Well, that’s all right: Everyone makes mistakes. Mistakes are what we learn from. But when you were telling me about them, lamenting this, regretting that, you weren’t really learning from them."

"How do you know?" I said, a bit defensively.

"Because,"said the Old Man, "you never got out of the past tense. Not once did you mention the future. And in a way—be honest, now!—you were enjoying it. There’s a perverse streak in all of us that makes us like to hash over old mistakes. After all, when you relate the story of some disaster or disappointment that has happened to you, you’re still the chief character, still in the center of the stage."

I shook my head ruefully. "Well, what’s the remedy?"

"Shift the focus," said the Old Man promptly. "Change the key words and substitute a phrase that supplies lift instead of creating drag."

"Do you have such a phrase to recommend?"

"Certainly. Strike out the words ‘if only’; substitute the phrase next time."

"Next time?"

"That’s right. I’ve seen it work minor miracles right here in this room. As long as a patient keeps saying if only to me, he’s in trouble. But when he looks me in the eye and says next time, I know he’s on his way to overcoming his problem. It means he has decided to apply the lessons he has learned from his experience, however grim or painful it may have been. It means he’s going to push aside the roadblock of regret, move forward, take action, resume living. Try it yourself. You’ll see."

My old friend stopped speaking. Outside, I could hear the rain whispering against the windowpane. I tried sliding one phrase out of my mind and replacing it with the other. It was fanciful, of course, but I could hear the new words lock into place with an audible click.

"One last thing," the Old Man said. "Apply this little trick to things that can still be remedied." From the bookcase behind him, he pulled out something that looked like a diary. "Here’s a journal kept a generation ago by a woman who was a schoolteacher in my hometown. Her husband was a kind of amiable ne’er-do-well, charming but totally inadequate as a provider. This woman had to raise the children, pay the bills, keep the family together. Her diary is full of angry references to Jonathan’s weaknesses, Jonathan’s shortcomings, Jonathan’s inadequacies.

"Then Jonathan died, and all the entries ceased except for one—years later. Here it is: Today I was made superintendent of schools, and I suppose I should be very proud. But if I knew that Jonathan was out there somewhere beyond the stars, and if I knew how to manage it, I would go to him tonight."

The Old Man closed the book gently. “You see? What she’s saying is, if only; if only I had accepted him, faults and all; if only I had loved him while I could.” He put the book back on the shelf. "That’s when those sad words are the saddest of all: when it’s too late to retrieve anything."

He stood up a bit stiffly. "Well, class dismissed. It has been good to see you, young man. Always is. Now, if you will help me find a taxi, I probably should be getting on home."

We came out of the building into the rainy night. I spotted a cruising cab and ran toward it, but another pedestrian was quicker.

"My, my," said the Old Man slyly. “If only we had come down ten seconds sooner, we’d have caught that cab, wouldn’t we?”

I laughed and picked up the cue. “Next time I’ll run faster.”

"That’s it," cried the Old Man, puffing his absurd hat down around his ears. "That’s it exactly!"

Another taxi slowed. I opened the door for him. He smiled and waved as it moved away. I never saw him again. A month later, he died of a sudden heart attack, in full stride, so to speak.

More than a year has passed since that rainy afternoon in Manhattan. But to this day, whenever I find myself thinking if only, I change it to next time. Then I wait for that almost-perceptible mental click. And when I hear it, I think of the Old Man.

A small fragment of immortality, to be sure. But it’s the kind he would have wanted. ~~~

I couldve swore Id recced this already.
What with the whole I LOVE CHRISTOPHER HALIWELL and DREW FULLER IS EFFING HOT thing.
Which was part of the OMG! I wanna watch CHARMED!!! thing.
But anyway.
This fic kicks arse.
Come to think of it, the Chris reminds me a teeny tiny tad bit of Harry from Saving Connor.
Angsty as hell and cool as heck.
^^;;

Neurotic by Sodoto