SURVIVOR REDEMPTION ISLAND FINALE

SPOILERS.

DO NOT READ ON IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED IT. OR IF YOU CARE.

I WARNED YOU.

Ok, so after watching the Survivor finale, I am quite glad that Rob won out of the three that were left. Because Natalie clearly didn't deserve it since she rode the coattails of Rob and Philip didn't deserve it since he only made it there because he alienated everyone, or alienated himself, and because part of the survivor game is the social game, Philip played a VERY poor social game. And I found it so interesting and so funny that in their opening statements, ALL of them credit Rob to getting to the final three. And interesting and true quote that I read (taken from buddytv here) was this:

"Basically, all three argue that Boston Rob was the mastermind, but Natalie and Phillip think befriending the mastermind is better than actually being the mastermind, which is kind of like saying that Tiger Woods doesn't deserve the Green Jacket for winning the Masters, his caddy does."

Very true, they had no hope of winning since both Natalie and Philip were pretty hopeless in challenges (though Natalie did actually win one of them, she was completely hopeless in the latter challenges). And neither of them made ANY (not any) big strategic moves, and followed faithfully to Rob's orders.

But, I do absolutely admire Rob's game play, it was pretty much a perfect game right to the end. The way he kept tabs on everyone, built trust with everyone to the point his alliance all trusted him that he never really needed to use his immunity idol. I particular admire that 'buddy system' he had, I mean yes, it was pretty much like a cult, but it was SO effective in keeping his soldiers in check. Also, the way he eliminated Matt twice, though completely harsh and heartless, was completely brilliant. Because in that move, he eliminated the one that was in the gray area, that maybe if he stayed Matt could have pulled Andrea along for something big, so he eliminated that possibility all together. And honestly if it were him, Ashley and Natalie in the end, I think he still would have won but it would have been much closer, since Ashley could have argued the fact that she was strong in challenges.

But having said ALL of that, the fact that Rob controlled everything made it a boring season and the producers kept having to rely on the fact that Philip annoyed the crap out of everyone to made episode interesting, which annoyed me after a while.

So in summary, AMAZING game play by Rob but boring season because of its predictability. As in, as soon as Rob won the last immunity challenge I KNEW HE HAD WON, and week by week whoever Rob said was going home was going home. Boring.

Hope next season will be more interesting, also I hope they have a Heroes and Villains season again in the future because I hope Matt and Mike return again as Heroes because I really liked them. In fact, I really wanted Mike to return from Redemption island instead of Andrea, so that was a bit of a bummer that he didn't.

Also, I hope Russell doesn't return though he makes interesting tv, he's a real jerk and I don't like him and he annoys me with his cockiness. Also, he played the EXACT same game that he has played the previous two seasons, it's failed for him twice so how on earth did he think it would work for him this time. And playing the exact same way by AGAIN choosing the two pretty girls to make his alliance with, that was his downfall. So RUSSELL HANZ, if you ever return to Survivor PLEASE change your game tactic because if you keep the same game, don't even bother coming back because its not going to work and its not worth watching you fail over and over again.

Yes, that is all.

BYE.

Community Challenge Day DOS // Favourite Male

Favourite male character: Abed

(but this was a close toss up, because initally I've always loved Abed but lately Troy has been so hilarious as well, so Troy is a VERY close second.)

Character played by: Danny Pudi

I've gushed so much already on this blog how much I love Abed and how funny I think he is

He's a freaking genius of a character that allows Danny Pudi to display his vast acting abilities.

My favourite Abed characterisations:

- When Abed played Don Draper (Mad Men)

- Abed as Hans Solo (Star Wars)

- Abed as police chief

- Abed as 'The Cape' (though it wasn't really a character he played, he just play dress ups for a while with a cape)

- Abed as Batman

Favourite Abed quotes:

"I'm Jeff Winger. I love working this Blackberry because it really tones my thumbs." - Paradigms of Human Memory

Abed: "It's the first season of Lost on DVD."
Pierce: "That's the meaning of Christmas?"
Abed: "No it's a metaphor. It represents lack of payoff."
- Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas

"If I could just take a moment to share a few words of sarcasm with whoever it is that took this pen. I wanna say thank you for doing this to me. For a while I thought I'd have to suffer through a puppy parade, but I much prefer being entombed alive in a mausoleum of feelings I can neither understand nor reciprocate. So whoever you are, can I get you anything? Ice cream, best friend medal, anything?" - Cooperative Calligraphy


"To be blunt, Jeff and Britta is no Ross and Rachel. Your chemistry and sexual tension are putting us all on edge, which is ironically, and hear this on every level, you're keeping us from being friends." - Modern Warfare

View the other days of my 30 day challenge: HERE

30 day Community Challenge // Day UNO

Sooo excited for part two of 'A Fist Full of Paintballs' Community Finale

Part one was AWESOME!

I'm a bit obsessed with the show at the moment

(though honestly, this season hasn't been as good except for the zombie episode and the last three episodes ie. monkey one, shirley giving birth and pt 1 of paintballs 2.0. Or maybe I haven't enjoyed it as much because they keep making Pierce extremely obnoxious/villainous and Jeff extremely insecure and Britta extremely try-hard to be cool)

so because of this I am doing a 30 day challenge like everyone else has been doing.

So DAY UNO (Spanish numbers because of a Spanish study group)

Favourite Female Character: Annie Edison

Played by: Alison Brie (having the same name as me, makes me like her more)

Annie is hilarious. She's a bit of a nerd and loves to study, and only beginning to come to terms with the fact that she's getting good looking/hot now. She's a bit of a goody two shoes and a bit of a goof (ie. see her attempting the robot .gif and her break dancing .gif). But she's pretty cool sometimes, see A Fist Full of Paintballs part 1, she was pretty cool. Quoting Abed: "She's pretty awesome today."

(Also, saying this from a girl perspective (but probably from a guys as well), how hot did Annie look in this latest paintball episode?)

Favourite Annie Quotes:

"That was a game. This is paintball." (A Fist Full of Paintballs pt.1)

Jeff: "Don't kid a lawyer."

Annie: "Well if I see one, I won't." oooohh, burn. (Intro to Political Science)

"Is she a friend of Ellen?" when she's talking about Britta's 'lesbian' friend. (Early 21st Century Romanticism)

"They can make us sick by biting us. The banana said so." (Epidemiology ie. zombie episode)

"Mornin' boys. I'm Annie Edison, but people call me Psycho because I had a nervous breakdown in high school. My partner's a Christian housewife." (The Science of Illusion)

"i was afraid, i'd eat your brains."

my favourite song for the last two-three months is:

the national - conversation 16

i love the song!

though if you watch the video clip

its pretty random

and it takes away from the song more than it gives.

and it doesn't fit with the song at all

(you can go youtube it if you're curious).

i love the whole album

though it takes a while to get into it.

there's a lot of depth there

that is usually initially missed

random as

so today i may or may not have sung in front of an audience

with a friend singing/accompanying me on guitar.

its one of the most random things ever/

something i would never thought i'd do.

(i don't mean i would never do it, i just never thought someone would want me to do it. haha)

we sang: campfire - angus & julia stone

heads up

because it will be exam time soon
i will probably begin posting again
because that's the type of person i am.
haha.

so much has happened these past few months that i will need to update on.
obviously i'm not in ho chi minh city anymore,
i'm back in melb
back at uni,
back to study.

meh :(

kthanksbye.

Ho Chi Minh Day 1

Greetings from Vietnam

So we flew from Melbourne to Kualar Lumpar
which was a long and grueling 8 hour flight
it was so difficult to sleep because it was so cramped even though i had taken some sleeping pills to help me fall asleep
it kind of worked
i slept in spurts of 2-4 hour blocks
then arriving to KL
which was super humid
even though it was only meant to be 25 degrees
we caught a connecting flight from KL to Ho Chi Minh
though not without a bit of stress because our Melb to KL flight was a little delayed
and so it was a bit hectic us trying to quickly check in to the next flight

the flight from KL to Ho Chi Minh was only 2 hours
so it wasn't too bad
though it felt time did go a bit slower
and then we arrived 10.10 am local time
got all our stuff and went to the hotel by taxi
and then the taxi driver tried to jib us
and succeeded because he was so annoying and insistent.
after settling in the hotel,
we went to the ben thanh markets
and tried to haggle for stuff
as well as doing some eating
didn't end up buying much
because i didn't exactly want to buy a fake handbag
nor did i want to try on clothes there and then

then we did a bit of wandering to find dinner
the place we went to was pretty good
it had really well cooked fish
and i also had the typical lemongrass grilled pork
though the lemongrass was so strong.
then we did some more wandering for dessert
and settled for french crepes with nutella
and well as a few drinks.

my first impressions of this place?
its damn humid
and the city is just SO busy
the traffic is CRAZY
there's like cars, taxis, motocycles and buses EVERYWHERE
its a bit too hectic for me to live here
but visiting is pretty interesting and fun
and ordering food by pointing and saying ONE
is pretty funny as well.
i also really like drinking from coconuts :)

anyway, i'm off now.

going to go see my aunty whom i have never met before tomorrow
and i have no idea where she is taking me
it was a bit awkward when i called her
she answered the phone in vietnamese
and i was all like 'err.... i'm your sister's daughter' in cantonese
but then it ended up ok.

also, i can't access facebook
so i guess i'll just have to update here.
i should be able to update during these few days
because there's free internet at the hotel
:)

BYE!

& i'm off

be back in a while.

:)

serious blog of epic proportions

let's just say i have A LOT to blog about

and so that's why i haven't blogged lately

because it seemed like a mountain of impending doom, if you will

#1 - i'm moving

exactly like this.

no, i lie

not exactly like this but yes, i am moving.

why?

(side note: owls are cute.)

because well my mum ended up getting a job in campbellfield

so its way too far to drive from west footscray to campbellfield everyday

so we're moving

#2 - packing like crazy

so lately, i've been super busy because i've been packing

not just for moving

but also for asia

and also for CU student leaders camp tmr

so there's some serious deciding on what to pack and what to bring to where

and my room is a complete mess

another reason why i'm packing like crazy

is that

i have to have my room completely packed by tuesday

because that's when i'm going to asia

and we'll be moving

THE DAY

i get back.

stresssssssssss.

and the fact that i don't know where i'll be moving to as well.

where to?

(i like this picture, very clever.)

no clue.

somewhere up north,

and because north is more expensive,

we might have to move into a one bedroom place

:S

i don't mind too much

as long as the place is close to the station.

i don't like that i have to pull don't all the decorations in my room

but

i am looking forward to putting up new decorations in my new room.

i really want a dream catcher for my room

just because i think they're pretty.

#3 - work

so i'm currently jobless

i kind of had to quite because i'm moving and it would end up being too far from my work.

i had my last shift last saturday

and i went in yesterday to visit those i hadn't said bye to.

it was quite sad for me,

but quite relieved too.

sort of.

it's a bit strange being unemployed

when i have been employed for the last two years.

but oh well,

need to look for a new job

somewhere near my new house

yes.

#4 - asia

i'm going to vietnam,

hong kong,

malaysia

& singapore

quite excited :)

#5- my birthday

which is coming up soon

is in slight jeopardy

because there so much happening before it

that have no time

or money

to organise it.

and i did want a 21st.

i don't want anything in a bar or a club though

because that ain't my thing.

i wanted like a garden party,

either that or in a park

but i have no idea a park or a garden.

:(

yes, so that's the situation.

other lighter notes

#6 - we heart it

i really like this website: http://weheartit.com/

that's where all my images from this blog are from.

#7 - tv shows

so break down of shows i'm following at the moment are:

community - definitely my favourite show at the moment. i'll say it once and ill say it again, abed is SOOO funny.

the cape - i really like it, it's interesting. plus, i really liked the latest villain, dice. though her power didn't really make sense, you can't use quantum mechanics to predict the future. but we'll let it slide. i also really like how all the characters are multi-faceted. as in the villains and not just evil, there's much more behind it.

the bachelor - because i find it funny, and i find the reviews of the episodes from buddytv.com even funnier, i'm still deciding whether she's an actress plant for the show or she is really that crazy/scary.

how i met your mother - i particularly liked robin in the last episode at the funeral, hilarious.

i've also been meaning to catch up on modern family

but i haven't gotten around to it.

and i've also just started watching the Us remake of Being Human'

still deciding whether i want to continue watching it,

but its an interesting concept though.

#8- HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY ROWIE! ♥

love you long time.

ok, i think that's all i want to talk about

for now.

love you all ♥♥

paris would also be super nice.

i want to go to london.

super cute stop motion

this video is super cute

its a stop motion vid

for the song her morning elegance by oren lavie

love it ♥

hi

avril moment

i'm having a bit of an avril moment

i'm just listening to her first two albums

it reminds me of when i used to listen to her in high school

and whilst listening

i remember that her first two albums were actually pretty good

(yes, i bought them)

then she turn crap

that is 'hey hey you you i don't like your boyfriend' crap

anyway,

i love this song: nobody's home

Well, I couldn't tell you
Why she felt that way
She felt it every day
And I couldn't help her
I just watched her make
The same mistakes again

What's wrong, what's wrong now?
Too many, too many problems
Don't know where she belongs
Where she belongs

She wants to go home
But nobody's home
That's where she lies
Broken inside
With no place to go
No place to go
To dry her eyes
Broken inside

in other news,
i think she looks really good in her proactiv ad

password annoyance

this is ridiculous

i'm trying to reset my monash password

because i'm forgotten it

because after 3 years they made me change it

and so i'm trying to change it now

but they keep rejecting it

1. plain rejected, because i entered the secret question wrong

2. rejected because my password was based on a dictionary word (really?)

3. it was too LONG

i think this is why i can't remember my password in the first place

sigh.

The Cape

Just started watching 'The Cape'

its a new tv series, which is pretty much a comic book superhero series

and its kind of like Batman

fighting crime and corruption

though

as lame as it sounds

or looks

it's pretty interesting

well, i enjoyed the first two episodes anyway.

plus, i really like the clever naming of 'Orwell'

as in how she's all seeing but faceless

which is the same as Big Brother in George Orwell's 1984

well, i'm hoping that's why she's named that anyway.

plus, Summer Glau is really hot

and she really reminds me of Olivia Wilde.

Chess is also really creepy

the actor, James Frain, is really good at being villains

he was super creepy as Franklin in True Blood

so the basic plot of 'The Cape' is that Vince Farraday

who was just a cop

gets framed as 'Chess' who had assasinated the chief of police

whilst in actual fact he was framed by the actual 'Chess', Peter Fleming

who is slowly gaining control of the whole city

through its police force.

and well Vincent Faraday was 'killed' by an explosion

though in actual fact he survived

but everyone believes him dead, including his wife and son.

he gets rescued by a bunch of circus bank robbers

and eventually gets trained by Max to be 'the Cape'

so that he can take out Peter Fleming

who destroyed his life.

Enter 'Orwell' who is the city's eye

the faceless person exposing police corruption

she eventually teams up with 'the Cape' against 'Peter Fleming'.

the show is pretty dark

but I find it quite interesting

can't wait til the next episode

:)

more community

i've finished catching up on community

and now waiting on the new ep on 20 jan

:)

and i love the show

i keep going on and on about it to others

though they've never watched it before

:)

and i still love abed

who's pretty much a superhuman robot

and abed & troy together

more of my favourite troy and abed endings

"Troy and Abed in the Morning!"

"Bert and Ernie"

also, my favourite episodes thus far are:

1. the modern warfare, paint ball episode

it was a damn awesome episode

add to the fact that i want to play that game of paintball

it'd be so fun

2. the mafia/chicken episode

i love how troy named the monkey 'annie's boobs'

3. the zombie episode

i usually don't like zombie anything

but this was written really well

and was really funny

♥

"We always used to watch the shows that SHE wanted to watch. I hate Glee, I hate it. I don't understand the appeal at all." Jeff (whilst crying) - Community

(this quote is only funny if you watch Community & know what Jeff is like)

TV: community

a show i started watching and LOVE just last night

is Community

its so funny :)

its about a bunch of adults at a not-so-highly-rated college

so most of them are returning back to college

(i.e. theres like a 60 y.o. man and a 40 something divorced lady, amongst others)

though two of them actually came from high school

and so the basic plot is that this guy started a Spanish "study group"

so he can date one of the the girls in his class
but one thing led to another and they actually became a Spanish study group.

its funnier than it sounds

my favourite character is Abed

he's so weird and hilarious :)

i especially enjoy the Abed and Troy endings to the episodes

you'd definitely enjoy it, if you liked arrested development

its similar sort of humour

♥♥

2011; new year, new aims, same girl.

sorry about blogging properly for the end of last year

i was just SO busy.

so this year, i have new blogging aims

i aim to blog at least twice a week

plus one extra tv rant blog a week (if i have something to rant about)

its a lot more relaxed than doing a blog a day

which though i did have fun with

but it became a little tedious by the end.

though, on reflection

i seriously can't believe its 2011 already

the year went by so quickly

that i wasn't even that excited for christmas

because i felt like it was christmas not that long ago.

but this year i think will be really challenging for me

having to juggle student leadership at rmit CU

as well as at church

but i hope i will be ok

since i only have three subjects each semester

hopefully.

though i really need to learn how to manage my time better

honestly,

i don't do it very well during uni at managing my time.

so maybe one of my resolutions this year is to manage my time better

and not be so lazy.

other than that i don't really have any resolutions

because i'll probably break them.

anyway,

love always ♥♥