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Packaging

Nano and iPod nano package

Design

L to R (clockwise): Side, Top, Button, Bottom of iPod Nano

Back of the Nano

Dislikes

Another thing is the way I have to take out the entire nano to change the song! I actually do set it as a playlist but I'm one of those people that like changing songs but I just wish there was an easier way to change the song without taking out the entire nano or something. Other than that I'm pretty much content with it.

Music Quality

L to R: The NEW iPod Nano earphones and the Lightning Charger

Listening to Regina Spektor!

I kind of really love the new earphones. They fit perfectly in my ear and direct the music straight into my ears. The negative part of the new earphones is that the earphones MUST only be in the right or left ear - it can't be any other way. So the left earbud must only be in the left ear or otherwise it will be rather uncomfortable! So if I wanted my friend to listen as well, it will be quite difficult. Other than that ~ it's a gem! The quality is so good and makes the music I listen to so much better!

The music app is also quite easy to use and is seperated into so many different sections like podcasts, song, album, artist, genre, Audiobooks etc. You can also shake it to shuffle all the songs which is quite convenient. I also recently discovered that a woman will tell you what song you're listening to when you press near the volume button but I have yet to confirm what button I pressed but it was quite weird!

• Travel - It doesn't even matter where as long as it is outside Perth. However, I hope it is somewhere besides Australia because I want to see other countries and learn different languages and cultures. 
• Become a more consistent blogger - I have done a better job at blogging this year than last year and made more quality posts but there's always room for improvement. Hopefully I can blog more this year.
• Improve YouTube channel - YouTube does not necessarily mean success but it means I can make more friends online and possibly learn the ways of a filmmaker (maybe) such as filming and editing videos like a pro. Hopefully I can get at least 1,000 subscribers by the end of this year. 
• Get a part-time job (no fast food) - Get a good paying part time job which can support your rich lifestyle of buying Lush products every week. No fast food jobs like McDonalds or Hungry Jacks because they don't count. Improve resumes as well.
• Become more STYLISH - I have been so slack and haven't been buying any clothes at all. I have barely any clothes I can wear for winter except for my pyjamas. So I want to become more stylish and have my own style of clothing that defines who I am.
• Perfect my skin and makeup (Be more pretty) - Take better care of my skin and learn how to apply makeup so instead of making me look like a drag queen, it'll actually make me look better. Learn how to do a PERFECT winged eyeliner.
• Have penpals and send gifts to them! Have friends/penpals from across the globe and send letters and presents to them.
• Become a better student and stop procrastinating - I should have studied more this year but oh well, I'm happy with my result even though I didn't even study that much this year. NO! I MUST motivate myself to become a better student and at least get B's. NO MORE C's - aim for at least B's and 70% +
• Start cosplaying properly - Make more friends at conventions and hopefully find friends who are interested in cosplaying/anime/manga so that you won't be a loner at conventions as you don't have any friends who are interested in that anymore. 
• Get drivers license - I still haven't received my license yet. 
• Read more books and become more intellectual - I have actually read a lot of books this year  but I'm going to keep track with goodreads.com and manage to finish at least 20 books this year. As opposed to 10 (which I didn't complete). 
• Have more hobbies - So that I become a more interesting person and more all-rounder person. I have so much to say about sims 3, k-pop, dramas, anime, manga and what not but that's about it. I should have more interests and topics to discuss about so I can make more friends. 

My 2013 wishlist:

My very kitty-esque wishlist for 2013

Sony Vaio Series E Laptop (in Pink), Naked 2 Pallette, Charlotte Olympia Kitty Flats, Daisy by Marc Jacobs, Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, Olympus Pen E-PL2 Camera, Kitten Stud Earrings, Black Kitty Dress, ASOS Cat Eye Sun Glasses, Blossom & Bird Ring.

The BB cream has triple functions of whitening, anti-wrinkle and more intensively protects exposed skin by blocking UV ray A and B by keeping skin beautiful and healthy through offering brilliance of a diamond and vitality of just blossomed floral. 

Shiny compact packaging FTW *0*

Pump for more ACTIOn

The actual product

Spreading it out on my skin

Blending out

Blended! Can you tell the difference?

Packaging

3.5/5

Coverage

2/5

Oil Control

3/5

Texture

4/5

Overall

3/5

My TOP 20 BOOKS TO-READ LIST

1. Looking for Alaska by John Green
2. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
3. Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
4. It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
5. Paper Towns by John Green
6. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
7. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
8. One Day by David Nicholls
9. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
10. 1984 by George Orwell and Erich Fromm
11. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
12. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F.Scott Fitzgerald
13. Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
14. Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
15. The Future of Us by Jay Asher
16. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
17. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
18. Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
19. South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
20. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 

Shower Products

Soothing shower soap to calm red, dry skin. Dreamwash is a perfect smoothie for troubled skin. It’s incredibly mild and actively soothing - wonderful for skin with a habit of going flaky and red when you touch it with anything other than plain water. We mix chamomile with calamine, calming aloe vera, soothing rose, tea tree and lavender essential oils. It’s the dreamiest wash available for sensitive skin.

Dreamwash (Smoothies)

Our Sugar Scrub is hard, but a bit of a sweetie. Its no nonsense stance stimulates activity and tackles cellulite with fennel and ginger. Skin calming lavender has a balancing effect. Get yourself wet in the shower or bath, but don’t let the bar get under the running water or it’ll be lost before it can prove itself. Scrub, scrub, scrub and rinse away. It doesn’t waste any time getting down to business.

Sugar Scrub (Scrubs)

Read (Eyes)

People usually assume that reading material and information is going to automatically make them remember but this is usually not the case for non-geniuses and non-photographic memory people.

What I mean by reading is that you simply read and the information given but at the same time understand it as well. If you don't understand the material, you simply will not be able to effectively apply it during exams. You need to focus on re-reading, breaking down the material, re-wording it to understand the material. If you don't understand a word - DO NOT hesitate to use the dictionary. It helps so much to understand what is being said. 

Once you truly understand the material, then you may move onto the next step. 

Speak (Ears/Mouth)

Speaking means reading the material out loud in short sentences and remembering keywords to help you remember. This is usually the most important step and helps a lot. Speaking is really important as you are not only using your mouth but also your ears to move the material into your long-term memory. 

E.g. I have been re-reading this sentence for my psychology exam:

'Individualistic societies see themselves as "entities" and autonomous containing significant attributes and largely detached from the environment.'

The shorter a sentence is, the easier it is to remember. So I would highlight - 

'Individualistic societies see themselves as "entities" and autonomous containing significant attributes and largely detached from the environment.'

This makes the material a lot easier to remember and the keywords would be 'entities', 'autonomous', 'attributes' and 'detached.'

As I said before, if you don't understand - use dictionary. After that, you should re-word it into your own words to make it easier for you to understand. 

Such as - 

Societies such as the U.S.A and most Western European countries are individualistic and have an independent view of self. This means that they see themselves as entities and autonomous (independent) and have important characteristics. They are also separated from the environment. 

I usually skip the above step but if you don't understand the original sentence, then you should re-word it to make it easier. 

The last step is to say the sentence out loud without looking at the material itself. 

This bit takes the longest for me but it is the most effective of remembering the information in my head.

 Write (Body)

My mum used to tell me that since during exams/tests you are expected to write the information down - it is always best to write down the material after you've remembered it so you know what to write during the actual test/exam. So I find this step really helpful. 

This step is fairly simple but can take a long time. 

You simply just write out the material after completely the other two steps. Once you know which ones you have trouble writing down, then you will understand which ones you don't exactly remember in your head that well. 

The other step with writing is to use mnemonics! Use acronyms and chunking and whatever helps you with remembering!!

The mnemonic I used for this is:

For e.g. 

• Boundaries
• Emotional Safety
• Sense of belonging and identification
• Personal Investment
• Common symbol system

“The pleasure of remembering had been taken from me, because there was no longer anyone to remember with. It felt like losing your co-rememberer meant losing the memory itself, as if the things we’d done were less real and important than they had been hours before.”

—	John Green, The Fault In Our Stars