Sweetbitter

(No doodles in this post... or any post from now on until someone can help me find a safe keygen for Adobe Photoshop CS4.)

There's nothing that makes me feel more motherly than baking a cake! I'd love to bake cakes for my (future) children (if any)! That being said, I plan to properly ensure that they do not become obese from my treats either. (Seeeee! I'm going to be a responsible mum! ...If I ever become a mum... I have many fears about childbirth. Not that you really needed to know.:P) Anyway! Back on topic, I made a chocolate cake on Friday!

Tadaaaaaaa~

It turned out pretty well; nice and moist. It was fairly easy to make, and surprisingly it wasn't messy... unlike my life-drawing class today...

Today, I, Feng Chen (also sometimes known as 'Chloe'), drew my first nude drawing. I got really nervous right before the class as my friends and I waited in the corridor for our lecturer. Especially when Jess complained about the previous week's model mooning her in a pose... but when the clothes came off (just the model's, of course) and the drawing commenced, I managed to draw the naked lady unflinchingly. So what was so messy about it, you ask?

The Charcoal.
I accidentally forgot and rubbed my itchy cheek as you
can see by the mark on my face!:(

Oh yeah! In case you were wondering about the title of this post, 'Sweetbitter'... it's like the word 'Bittersweet' but yeah, you know, swapped a bit. 'Sweetbitter' would be what I would use to sum up this post in one word... since chocolate cake is sweet and charcoal... I imagine to be bitter! ahh~ my lameness knows no bounds~

My Blog made it through it's first year!

My traumatic, near-death experience

No internet for a month! It was a miracle that I SURVIVED. (It actually wasn't too bad but yeah, I need something to write about...) Why didn't I have internet? I was moving house.:) I currently reside in fair Canterbury, close to the beaaaauuuutiful Maling Road. The process of packing everything into boxes made me realise how much junk I own... but that same process has allowed me to unearth precious photos of my childhood! Dammit, I used to be cute.:(

I also started moving house the same time I stared uni! I LOVE MY COURSE. My lecturers are all nice and have their little personal quirks. So far, my favourite is Alex, my Illustration lecturer. He shows us a lot of interesting animations and artworks from various artists and gives little honest comments of his opinion on pieces. Like, "This artist, I find very weird, his works are very grotesque, and I actually don't like his works that much... but oh well!" and continues showing us that artist's works for a bit. He's got a good sense of humour too, and has interesting approaches to illustration. In our first lesson, we were given a potato and were made to feel it in order to draw it instead of doing regular observational drawings. Then, in our last lesson, we got to make characters from PLAYDOUGH! Everyone was feeling happy and nostalgic~

My playdough lady, she has a very pretty spatula head.:)

Banned

...from potato chips. I developed a chips addiction ever since I started bringing bottles of Nandos peri-peri sauce around with me... potato chips + peri-peri sauce = a marriage in my mouth. However, since potato chips are unhealthy, I've decided to place a ban on myself, I am prohibited from:

1. Consuming potato chips belonging to another, even if offered.
2. Purchasing potato chips from any establishment, with the sole exception of "Chickie Babes" a.k.a. 'Asian Charcoal Chicken', Mt Waverley.
3. Entering the premises of "Chickie Babes" unaccompanied.
4. Forcing friends to go to "Chickie Babes" with me.

*breaks down crying*

I haven't decided how long to sentence myself to this ban for... at the moment, it's probably going to be for about a month, but if I'm 'lucky' (in other words, 'have no self-discipline') I may release myself on the grounds of 'good behavior'.

Another addiction of mine that some of you have noticed is *drum roll* WoW. Otherwise known as 'World of Warcraft. I got sucked in upon hearing that you could have pets as a hunter... which was a big deal for me because:

a. in every RPG I played, I would opt for the character class which employed the bow and arrow in combat.
b. I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooove animals, and I've always wanted a pet!

...mix 'em together and whaddya get? Feng's DREAM COMBO! How could I possibly resist my DREAM COMBO? It wasn't my fault that I joined WoW............

By the way, feel free to ask me out to Chickie Babes, kay?;)

Why, Hello there!

It's been a while since my last blog post... not to say I had forgotten about my blog! I kept telling Helen I'd write another post 'soon'. I got around to it eventually, as you can see.:) Anyway, results came out today! I did... better than I thought I would, though not something I'd broadcast to the world... the internet is daunting like that. I guess you could ask me though, it doesn't feel weird if I tell people one-on-one I think. Also, a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge Congratulations to Ivy, Helen & Jenny who got impressive results!

Today is also the day I got my first advisory letter following the interviews! I applied and went for interviews for Visual Communication at RMIT and Monash(Caulfield). It was today that I got a reply from Monash reading:

"...I am pleased to inform that you have met these pre-selection requirements. This means that Monash University is prepared to make you an offer for this course in the main round of VTAC offers provided that you achieve an ENTER of at least 70.00 and other selection criteria as set out in the 2009 VTAC Guide."

Yay! Looks like I'll be going to Monash next year... unless RMIT decides that they wouldn't mind having me in their course too. Then I'd be the one doing the choosing.:P

"Like receiving a love letter on valentines day~"

EDIT [16/12/08]: I got a similiar letter from RMIT today... which one, which one?!

So what's been keeping me busy? Well... there were... dates with Helen, 2 uni interviews, Cal's party, Rock Band at Phil's, charcoal chicken with Chad, schoolies at Somers, Richie's 18th, lazing around, sleepovers... oh. By the way...

I dyed my hair.
*runs away*