26 Days of Whateverness: Holidays, Tenggelamnya Kapal van der Wijck, and All Time Low Download Spree

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listening to: A Love Like War - All Time Low
reading: Insurgent - Veronica Roth
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Yep...after months and months and months of utter school craziness, I've come to visit my blog.

It's covered with cobwebs. Literally.

I am very sorry for not being able to post ANYTHING. Because, well, high school wears me out. The lessons are harder to keep up with, and the programs they have are really diverse and not to mention distracting. Sometimes they get too fun. And sometimes I got carried away.....

*giggles suspiciously*

Sunday Nights w/ Afi: Studying 4 Pre-Test

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listening to: I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie
reading: Rantau 1 Muara by Ahmad Fuadi
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It's Sunday night, peeps! You know what that means...
PARTAY!

But sorry to disappoint you guys, I'm not going to throw a party tonight. Instead, I'll be sitting in front of my beloved laptop.....FOR MY PRE-TEST!

As far as I know, I've never studied this hard for tests. I usually bring my book downstairs and study during commercials in front of the boob tube. I don't know what kind of spirit has possessed my body, but it sure as heck managed to get my butt glued to my chair and do the exercises in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 3rd Edition.

For y'all slackers out there (including me!), this might sound painful. But for next Monday's pre-test, I'm determined to do good. Not sure why, though, it just feels right that I need to get into Advanced English...

So, how 'bout you guys? What do you do on Sunday nights? :D

My Apologies.... :)

Hey, guys! Hasn't it been forever?

So, you guys must've been wondering, where have I been?
Well, I've been through a four-day high school orientation at SMAN 10 Malang Leadership Academy, and I had to stay there, too.

How does that have to do with anything?

You see, I didn't bring my laptop with me, because he's way too big to fit inside my travel bag. And my cellphone kind of sucks, so I had no internet access whatsoever. For four days....

I just got home yesterday.....with no photos. We're not supposed to bring a cellphone along, but if we do, we have to keep it to ourselves. Hope that explains it all... :P

Guys, I'm really, truly sorry, but I'm so so so sleepy tonight I can't even type right! I'll be going back to school this Monday, and I'll be posting on that day.

Good night! XOXO

Road 2 Highschool: Stereotypes Are Dumb!

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listening to: Marching Band - Action Item
reading: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (again)
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I'm so sick of stereotypes....
You know, whenever someone knows that I'm a Muslim, they would just stick their backs on the wall and slide slowly out of the room.
In other cases, they would just flee right then and there, afraid that I'm carrying a vest full of suicide bombs....

Seriously??

If you're classified as a stereotype, maybe you'd agree that people should be judged individually instead of being grouped as a whole. For example, Asians are good at Math. I'm Asian, and I'm not what you call good at Math.

I prefer Biology.....mostly.

Anyway, I was strolling around FanFiction.net (PROBLEM??) and came across this account under the username K.E. Holden and found this amazingly long list of stereotypes. She bolds the ones that are her. And, since I don't have an FF account, as a tribute, I'll paste it here and bold the ones that are me. Credits goes to K.E. Holden and the Clan.....

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I'm ASIAN, so I MUST be sexy.
I'm JEWISH, so I MUST be greedy.
I'm GAY, so I MUST have AIDS.
I'm a LESBIAN, so I MUST have a sex-tape.
I'm ARAB, so I MUST be a terrorist.
I SPEAK MY MIND, so I MUST be a b----.
I'm a GAY RIGHTS SUPPORTER, so I WILL go to hell.
I'm a CHRISTAN, so I MUST think gay people should go to hell.
I'm RELIGIOUS, so I MUST shove my beliefs down your throat.
I'm ATHEIST so I MUST hate the world.
I don't have a RELIGION, so I MUST be evil and have no morals.
I'm REPUBLICAN, so I MUST not care about poor people.
I'm DEMOCRAT, so I MUST not believe in being responsible.
I am LIBERAL, so I MUST be gay.
I'm SOUTHERN, so I MUST be white trash.
I TAKE ANTI-DEPRESSANTS, so I MUST be crazy.
I'm a GUY, so I MUST only want to get into your pants.
I'm IRISH, so I MUST have a bad drinking problem.
I'm INDIAN, so I MUST own a convenient store.
I'm NATIVE AMERICAN, so I MUST dance around a fire screaming like a savage.
I'm a CHEERLEADER, so I MUST be a whore.
I'm a DANCER, So I must be stupid, stuck up, and a whore.
I wear SKIRTS a lot, so I MUST be a sl--.

Road 2 Highschool: 25 Random Facts About Me.... -_-

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listening to: Learn Me Right - Birdy with Mumford and Sons
reading: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (the umpteenth time)
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Hey, guys! It's been a long time since I posted anything in 'Road 2 Highschool'.... so here you go!
If you find this post in my archive, this just means that I really, really have no idea what to write about.... :1

Ladies and gentlebloggers, I present you "25 RANDOM FACTS ABOUT....ME!"

Fact #1: I'm a morning person. I get up at four in the morning....even during holidays.

Fact #2: Sneakers over high-heels anytime!

Fact #3: I lumpin' love ADVENTURE TIME!

Fact #4: I like to play volleyball and badminton. Not pro, just for fun.

Fact #5: I don't trust eBay....

Fact #6: Music. Nuff said.

Fact #7: BIOLOGY 4 LYFE!

Fact #8: I don't do drugs and I don't drink. I'm a clean teen.

Fact #9: I'm never late to school.

Fact #10: Orange is my favorite fruit and color.

Fact #11: I have a Buzz Lightyear toy, courtesy of hacking by my badass uncle.

Fact #12: I speak English at the age of 1 and a half.

Fact #13: I finished three-years of junior high education in one year (and three months).

Fact #14: I was bullied for three years in primary school.

Fact #15: I frickin' love CHEESE!

Fact #16: My favorite movie of all time is "The Emperor's New Groove".

Fact #17: I'm the only girl in the family.

Fact #18: I read....a lot.

Fact #19: I'm a die-hard Percy Jackson and The Olympians fan.

Fact #20: Taylor Swift is my guilty pleasure.

Fact #21: My favorite fictional book character would be Leo Valdez....of all people.

Fact #22: I'm addicted to Kurt Hugo Schneider.

Fact #23: I have two adorable little bros!

Fact #24: I personally think that women are all beautiful in their own unique way.

Fact #25: I hate sappy Facebook statuses.....

Road 2 High School: I'm Wearing Heels!

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listening to: Between Us - Peter Bradley Adams
reading: The Whisperer by John Connolly
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I can't believe this day would come....
Because today was the day my mom bought me....

 

 ...high heels!

 To be honest, I'm not actually the high-heel type. When I acknowledged some of my friends wearing high heels in sixth grade, I wasn't interested. But, well, several years later, I have to put up with high heels for a junior high graduation (that's what they call it).

This is probably my shortest blog post yet, so I'm very, very sorry. I don't know why, but my head is spinning right now. Maybe I'm starting to feel unwell....

Well, I guess that's it. Bonne nuit!

 

Road 2 High School: Learning French, A New Book, and SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

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listening to: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift (cliché!)
reading: Ranah 3 Warna by Ahmad Fuadi
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A few months ago I came across a news website for some 'fun reading'...... -_-

And, I also spotted an article about this teenage boy speaking in many different languages in a video.

Unfortunately, I was too lazy to open anything with the word 'video' in it, so I let it pass. Until a few days ago I decided to re-open the page and there he was, a sixteen-year-old American teenager speaking in OVER 20 LANGUAGES.

Now that's legit talent.....

Road 2 High School: Computers, Campaigns, and Kurt Hugo Schneider

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listening to: Sam Tsui - Don't Want An Ending
reading: Dad's Readers' Digest Magazines from the 2000s
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My computer just recently broke down. 

It all started when I (stupidly) turned off the computer during an update process. It was all so SO slow I lost my patience (not to mention my brother shouting 'Zombies! Zombies!'), and ended up being so ignorant.

I thought, oh, maybe if I turn this computer off and turn it back on....I don't have to wait for the updating process..

But noooooo...

My computer ended up having a 'Fatal Error'.

And that was when I went.....

Road 2 High School: An Introduction

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listening to: Action Item - Brave (give it a listen! It's good!)
reading: NG Magazine, July 2011 Edition
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Hey!
Seriously, I have no idea where to start. But, since the title read 'An Introduction', so....

'Road 2 High School' is some sort of a project. You know, something to keep me busy during the holidays. I have nothing to do (literally! Except, if you count plunging toilets as as activity....)!

This project will end by the time I enter high school, which is about several months from now. Until then, I'll be posting as many random and (possibly) absurd stuff! Isn't that fun??!!

Be sure you guys keep up!

See ya!

- Afi :)

End of Hiatus!

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listening to: Zedd - Clarity (Ft. Foxes)
reading: NG Magazine July 2011 Edition
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"FREEDOM!!!"

Greetings, fellow Bloggers!
I come in peace.....
...and better yet, it's the end of my hiatus!

What does that have to do with anything???

Well, because I'm no longer in a hiatus, I'll be posting as many posts as I can!

Get readaaayyy!!

- Afi :)