The Mock Turtle's Story

After being a passive receiver of information for such a long time - reading books, skimming the headlines of articles, watching movies and youtube videos and the occasional good ol' telly, I really do find that it somehow dulls the brain eventually. My creativity seems to be in dire need of some rust polish and my ability to focus on any one task that requires that level of concentration has severely diminished. I find myself struggling to think of something witty to write for my application essays, and moreover, I can barely bring myself to sit down and commit to writing it for more than 30 minutes or so. I worry this is how the general population has grown to become -  lethargic, passive, uninspired. And I worry for my kids who'll have to be nurtured to avoid the allure of such a non-stimulating environment.

She craves solitude, yet her escapist instincts ironically require others to do her bidding; thusly, she maintains a necessary connection to the world.


sexstrology

There is no bird in the steel-blue heaven, no movement upon the dull, grey earth - above all, there is absolute silence. Listen as one may, there is no shadow of a sound in all the mighty wilderness; nothing but silence - complete and heart-subduing silence.


A Study in Scarlet
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

 I rejected NUS's offer today. Got a slightly sarcastic one liner when I confirmed the choice online. "Your rejection of all offers has been confirmed. Thank you." I find that rather funny, like pfft fine you don't want us then bye. Especially coz I bet if people click "Accept offer", they would've been flooded with welcome notes and information on what to do next haha. But oh well! At least that's done. I admit it was kinda scary haha. So now it's UK or nowhere!! I'm sticking to the optimistic side of things and look forward to getting to finally study what I choose to devote the bulk of my adult life to. Gonna worry about the troublesome nitty gritty details of the process of getting there when the time comes. Meantime, I'm gonna read Matthew Reilly and get back to being excited about having my own archaeological adventures.

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Formerly known as the Zaire, the Congo is the third-largest country in Africa (yes, Africa is not a country), preceded by Sudan and Algeria. It's almost as big as India, yet only 3% of it's vast land area is cultivated, meaning 97% of the Congo is pure jungle, much of which remains unexplored to this day. The Congo Rainforest is the second largest in the world (after that of the Amazon). This massive expanse of lush jungle covers most of the vast, low-lying central basin of the river, which slopes toward the Atlantic Ocean in the West. This area is surrounded by plateaus merging into savannas in the south and southwest, by mountainous terraces in the west, and dense grasslands extending beyond the Congo River in the north. High, glaciated mountains are found in the extreme eastern region.

Detailed in his book Through the Dark Continent, famous explorer Henry Morton Stanley went on an expedition to the Congo on a mission to trace the course of the River Congo to the sea. He set off with a caravan of 356 people. 999 days later, on 9 August 1877, Stanley emerged at a Portugese outpost at the mouth of the River Congo with 114 people, of which Stanley was the only European, and all of them on the verge of starvation.

Matthew Reilly has called it "the dark heart of the Dark Continent" referencing the dangers of the Congo River, the dense jungles and it's dangerous creatures, and the chain of active volcanoes in it's south-east. Also, civil unrest and political corruption is rampant like in many African nations. The prevalence of rape and other sexual violence has been described as the worst in the world.

Although the citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo are among the poorest in the world, having the second lowest nominal GDP per capita, the DRC is considered to be the richest country in the world in natural resources. Its untapped deposits of raw minerals are estimated to be worth in excess of US$24 trillion. This is estimated to be the GDP of the US and Europe combined.

Africa is a vast, mysterious land, whose beauty lies in it's wild, untamed nature. I wonder how much of it's secrets can be unveiled, and revel in imagining how many more of it's mysteries will go undiscovered.


References:
-wikipedia.org
-Matthew Reilly's "The Six Sacred Stones"

Writing my personal statement now for my UCAS application. Some major procrastination involved here, I know. But next year's entry isn't 'til next year so what's the rush right? It's going well, as far as cheesy-try-to-sell-yourself essays go. Gonna forward it to a few people to get its stamp of approval (or rejection) before I send it out. Paraphrasing just a bit from all the prospectus books lying open all over my bed, while listening to Eleanor Rigby. I am so old school and made for my field of study (Y)

nine to six every day for free?? no, thank you!

OMG a guy from the ArtScience Museum wants to meet for a chat tomorrow to discuss my internship opportunities there. HEEHEEHEE! Beyond excited! But fuck I really do not know what to wear!! Chat = less formal than an interview? But it's an art museum so do I get to dress a little more funky and stuff? I have to ransack my closet later. Wish me luck! :D

Okay i know this is probably the MOST cliche line ever. But seriously. I want to be skinny. Having poor body image now. It might be due to my period, making me feel bloated and insecure and shit. But really. I just want to drop 5kg again.

 fuck i cant wait to earn money so i can enroll in proper dance classes and re-tone my soft muscles. i wanna be skinny skinny again!!!