Saturday, February 18, 2006:
school starts. everyone is getting so excited that today's the ball, and everyone cant wait till lunchtime.
period 1: everyone's discussing what they're going to do for befores and afters, and not doing their applic worksheet. watched a math video on how to draw a best fit line (i know! like what on earth is this!) haha.
period 2: calculus test! no time to talk.. the test was alright! just couldnt do 1 qn which was worth 3 marks. heh. oops. i think the rest are alright. hopefully. :/
recess!: ran back to get some arnott's shapes biscuits. poor amanda went back too late and there were none left. and i stopped to play with annie (she's our boarding house's new puppy and she's a cross between a kelpie and something. she's really really cute! i'll take photos one day. :p) then went back to the yr 12 area and sat with the group and looking at everyone's newly done nails. either acrylic or painted. coolness. i dont have any painted nails. haha.
period 3&4: econs! everyone is in excited chatter. just 2 hours left till we leave school for the ball preperations! talking about going to get their hair done, get their nails done.. makeup too.. it was really noisy. haha. for 9 people. yeah. and mrs cassedy had us calculate the amount of money spent on the ball itself, to show as an example of cyclic flow, GDP calculations, and the multiplier effect. she's one awesome teacher i tell you!. haha. and i have an econs test on monday. i'm dead!
yr12 mtg: mr chidgey (yr 12 coordinator) and mrs thompson (the principal) talks to us about manners in the ball and some procedures. and about drinking and sex. haha. (i was laughing to myself at that point, wondering what on earth is this man talking about. there isnt going to be any, right?) and coming to the ball on time, otherwise, everyone's going to wait for you. righty-o. and everyone keeps shaking their legs, waiting for mr chidgey to end his wonderful speech (he talks really slowly) and once he finishes and says, "off you go! have fun for the ball" everyone rushes madly out of the chapel and heads straight for their car or to the boarding house.
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45pm: amanda's aunt picked us up from the boarding house, and drove us straight to anne's house to do our hair. and we get both of our hair done in an hour.
2.45pm: plenty of time. drove back to jenny's (amanda's aunt) house to have tea and some rest before putting on makeup and our dresses. we get ready by 5pm
5.30pm: everyone is arriving at andrea's house. our group and their dates. we take lots of photos in andrea's beautiful house. everyone looks so stunning.. and i love sarah's dress (look in photos)! it was so pretty and blue. (: sweet. and there were some cute guys. heehee. but off limits as well. (x proud mothers talk away and olivia (andrea's sister) and esha's sister keep talking in excited whispers about how cool our ball is, and how fun its going to be and how they dont get to go until next year. hmm. and tessa (andrea's other sister) keeps running around. and offers all of us drinks. she's so cute. (:
6.00pm: we get into the limos. moms keep saying "have fun at the ball", "i'll pick you up at 1am", "comon, take more photos with the limo!" haha. it was quite exciting really. as our limos leave andrea's house, tessa runs along with them. and waves to us. aww. she's really really cute. (:
6.15ishpm: get to king's park in our long line of 3 limos (10, 6, 10 seaters) and we take more photos. kings park was cold! and my back was bare, and i was freezing in my dress. and without a date's coat. ha. oh well. (: it was alright. the scenery was beautiful though. i didnt take any. but i would love to go again and roll in the green green grass without my heels and dress. ;) we finally get to meet walter, dee's boyfriend and date. he's italian i think. haha.
7pm: arrive at the convention ctr, and it was a long walk to our ballroom. (ballroom 2) and we walk past numerous teachers and staff, saying our hellos and giving them hugs or shake their hands. me and dee race up the stairs in heels. not a pretty sight. and that was totally unglam. but oh well. it was good fun. and walter kept laughing at the two of us. saw somemore friends from school and their dates, like valeria (and daniel, her boyfriend who she keeps talking about during chem) and bec, and rae, and alicia, and emily, kat, and lisa, and loads more. we walk (gracefully i hope) on the red carpet into the ballroom. everyone looks really pretty and their dresses are all so beautiful.
7.30pm: dinner time, and scott (nat's date) and andrea and i eat loads of the entrees while everyone watches and laughs at us. it wasnt funny at all. we were just hungry and since all of them decided not to eat, we ate their share as well. heehee. then came dinner which was really yummy, chicken and some potato thing with carrots and beans. then came the dessert buffet. and then amanda and i forgot that we had to go take yr12 boarders photos (they have professionals take our photos) and we rushed out, and we were amazingly just in time! we slid into the photo (they were just about to take the shot) and phew. we're in.
9pm: dancing begins. the dj puts on funky music and we danced all night.the dates and us danced the night away.. though dee and walter (ahem) were in their own world most of the time. we learn that walter is a ballroom dancer and he tries to teach us how to ballroom dance. all the spinning and stuff. and i was the only one who didnt get it. haha. jerome (esha's date) and walter were being gay. haha. they danced with each other too. was really funny. and we just stood there laughing at them. heehee. we walked around the dancing floor and i smelt alcohol breath when some guy talked. and i was shocked. then some people were kissing and groping their dates (or vice versa) and i was even more shocked. i was quite naive eh. when mr chidgey warned us abt drinking and sex. anyway. on with the story.
12 midnight: the ball draws to an end, and we get back into the limo. i fell asleep halfway, cos my feet were so tired and the dancing was exhausting. i could hear nat and andrea saying how i'm going to fall off my seat. but i ignored it and continued sleeping. we all got back to andrea's house.
1 am.: most people leave. all except april, esha, amanda, courtney, and nat. oh and lincoln (amanda's date). oh and jerome (esha's date). we watched 10 things i hate about you. and then jerome left after the show ended. haha. there's a guy in the show that looks like him. the one that wanted to chase the younger sister. cant remember names. i think it starts with a c. hmm. anyway. yeah. then we watched princess diaries 2 and i slept at like 4.30, everyone fell asleep during some part of the show though. so i finished the movie and off the telly. woah. andrea's telly is huge. its like this plasma screen on the wall and like all the systems (dvd, sound etc) are li nked onto 1 remote control! and off-ing the whole thing was. difficult. haha. anyway
sat, 18 feb9.15am.: i hear tessa's voice. and she's jumping on the sofa. everyone's awake but me. i think esha just woke up as well.
9.30am: breakfast. and lincoln and tessa and oli and nat are singing karaoke. and i video-ed them. tessa's good. haha. :p
10.15am: courtney's god father picks me and amanda and courtney up and sends me and amanda back to the boarding house. and so i'm back here uploading photos and reply emails. waiting for 3pm to come so aunty cecilia can pick me up. heehee.
a shout of praise.
10:55 AM
