Ombre hair

Instead of studying, I decided to ombre my hair (and to also celebrate my almost end of my first semester at uni!) and I'm extremely happy with it! I did it with my friend here, and it took 3 hours, but the end result was amazing and I couldn't be happier with it.

Sorry it's a bit messy! I haven't brushed it 

I just used a highlighting kit, and bleached the ends (I majorly damaged my hair...but bought products to help). I ended up bleaching it about 4 times, because the first 3 didn't work. Then it looked a bit orange so I tried dying it "Ash Blonde" and it turned back to my original colour... Then I bleached it a fourth time, using the rest of what was left and left it for about 40 minutes - 1 hour, and this is what it looks like.

Happy! :)

STUDY | Tips and advice

So I should be writing this post for myself... I'm having a terrible time trying to study and it's only Monday. So many things are distracting me!! (Game of Thrones final episode ESPECIALLY)

Anyway, this is a post if you are having studying problems as well. Even though I think most countries/schools in the Northern Hemisphere are already done/finishing now, when Australia is finishing in a couple of weeks. But you can read this whenever you want then :)

STUDY BETTER/HARDER/FASTER/STRONGER

1. Actually, maybe faster isn't a good thing. When you are studying, make sure to remember it's quality over quantity. Don't over stress yourself and cram in a whole subject in one day thinking doing a shitload of studying is better than less. If you go slower, then you will be able to absorb more into your brain and therefore become smarter therefore get better grades. But really, going over things you don't understand and making an effort to really understand it rather than maybe writing it down, highlighting it and then moving on makes a tonne of difference.

2. WATER. Stay hydrated, Charlie makes it very very clear that water is all anyone needs to be better at everything. If you're feeling sleepy or not motivated, drink some water. If you're feeling like you don't understand, drink water. If you're feeling hungry (not the actual hungry, but the bored hungry...I get this a lot), drink water. It keeps your brain fresh and ready to take in information and wakes you up and gives you more energy.

3. Take regular breaks. Again, like drinking water, it's important to keep your brain fresh and active. Staying cooped up inside with stale air and the same surroundings won't do much good. Create a plan for your study like 1 hour study : 15 minute break (and stick to it). During the break, go refill your water bottle, go for a walk, go buy some snacks, do some star jumps, call a friend, braid your hair etc.. anything BUT scroll through facebook or start watching a movie - things which WILL suck you in to their innocent yet very dangerous black holes of procrastination. You could even switch up your study space, and change it every 2 hours (I can't do that because my OCD will creep up and it will distract me, but some people might be able to)

4. Don't stay up late. I know it might seem like a good idea to go to bed at 2am to "just finish off this last one" but it really doesn't do any good. You're brain is probably fried after a day of studying and you need to reward it with a good sleep. If you're up that late, it's likely you won't take in anything you study properly anyway, so it's best to just leave it at that and then go to sleep relaxed and ready for a new day.

5. On that note, make sure you stop studying an hour or so before you sleep. Doesn't mean stay on the computer, because that wakes you up. Read a book (whether for study purposes or for fun...I don't mean a textbook though), have a shower/bath, prepare a snack, drink some tea etc. This would make it easier to fall asleep, for me anyway.

So basically, be kind to your brain! It does so much for you, you should repay the favour and treat it with kindness and being the selfless babe it is, your brain will feel a lot better and work harder for you. I found this photo on google, and though it was funny. I should get back to it now, instead of writing this!

DiCaprio is HOT - Gatsby | Review

I went to see The Great Gatsby with my friend, Jennifer last night. It wasn't as good as I thought it would be, and of course, the book was a lot better, but it still wasn't horrible.
I loved the soundtrack, downloaded it as soon as I got home. IMDB rates the move like a 6 point something out of 10? I thought it at least deserved a 7, but that's me.

Here was my favourite song from the movie! (and also one of my favourite scenes) - it gives me goosebumps

سعادة - happiness

Do you ever have those days where you just sit and think about what has gone wrong in your life? I woke up to rain today and just decided I would stay in bed and do whatever I needed to figure out what is going on in my life.

I might have pushed the only person I love away, and I don't know what to do. I keep trying to reel him back in but I feel like I went too far this time. I can be a very selfish person when I want to, and I want me to have the best things. Lately, his life has been looking a lot more eventful than mine and I guess that has turned me into a horrible slimy green jealous monster. Also mixed with the incredibly sad feeling that I can't be there with him to experience any of his happy occasions. Anyway, that's definitely not an excuse for how I've been acting towards him. So, I blamed him for "having an amazing time" without any real reason to be angry at him for that... I mean, what kind of person has an argument towards someone who is having an amazing time. So his reply was the truth I guess, and I haven't been able to sleep since. I'm too stubborn to forgive him for the past, about something that can't be undone, and I hate myself for it.
This is a bit of a rant, but I'm not having the best time without him. See, we live on opposite sides of the world, and it's been like this for a little over 7 months. It's horrible. I can't even describe how draining it is knowing that I won't see him for another 27 days (who's counting...).

“Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won’t have to hunt for happiness.”

—	William E. Gladstone

Anyway, I just wanted to give a little advice from what I've learnt from this relationship. Always, always be happy for the ones you love. If you truly love them, their happiness means the world to you, no matter how shitty you're feeling at the time, it'll only make you feel worse if you act sour about it. Trust me, it's a horrible feeling to regret something you could have so easily avoided. If you feel yourself getting jealous of someone, take a step back and look at what you're being jealous of. In my case, I'm jealous of the love of my life having a great time, spending time with his family, and having an amazing time. And I can see how completely insane that is. Of course, I want him to be happy, when he is happy, I am happy.

I hope that you don't think I'm completely crazy, long-distance can drive you a little loopy at times.

Olivia xx

Hello world!

Time of Birth: 1st June, 2013

Hi there!

So I'm starting this blog, hoping it will get me out of bed and stop me from being so lazy. I'll give you a few facts about me.

My name is Olivia, I'm 19 and I live in Sydney. My family lives in Thailand so I'm a bit lonely here all by myself but it's been really good starting to grow more independent and grown up. That's kind of the reason I want to start this blog, so that my family can be caught up on what I'm doing, how I'm going and what's going on with me.
I named this blog viiaaa (v-ee-ya), because it's what my little baby cousin calls me. I originally wanted via, but it wasn't available. Anyways, that's really interesting.

I guess writing helps me express my feelings, and trust me, I have a lot of them. So this blog will basically just be a venting/story time/advice type thing. I don't even know. All I know is that I'm excited to start blogging, I've always wanted to but thought it was too much of an effort, but I'm really excited this time around!


Olivia xx