ariane

Impromptu photoshoots with my brother are awesome. Take note - DSLR not necessary!

So hi there – I’m what, I mean who you’d call Ariane (or Ari for short.) 18 years young , July-born, female, and a Malaysian-born Chinese. I hail from an awesomesauce family with cheeky yet understanding parents. I also have a younger brother, Jerry, who also prowls cyberspace much like myself (albeit in different circles!)

I used to attend an average public secondary school in Malaysia, but later gained a music scholarship to an English boarding school and decided to bail for sleepy ol’ Somerset (despite the fact it was -still- a pretty penny!) Now I’m  an A-level student “majoring” in Chemistry, Physics, Maths and Music – and regretting having to drop all those other fun subjects after GCSE. Giving up stuff like Drama, Biology and English Literature was *not* easy!

If I’m not in the lab or classroom, I’m probably on stage acting/dancing or playing the piano/violin – or off stage being part of the tech crew; I’ve had experience in designing lighting and sound for school productions. Otherwise, I’ll be indulging in a range of mostly self-taught hobbies which include origami/papercraft, (dismal) Photoshop sketches, (speed) reading and then some. Oh, and learning Japanese with the aid of the internet (how do you think this site came about? Self-teaching rocks!) In short, I probably try to “do too much”, according to detractors – I’d like to think of it as keeping myself busy.

My display pic probably doesn’t imply it, but I’m short (*just *over 5′ 1″) and I also wear spectacles. That’s due in part to my refusal to listen to mum about reading books in dim light when I was much younger – a reading of -6.25 on both eyes is no joke!

Midway between the last year of high school and that step towards intense academia (read: college!), I’m now fresh out of the college application process. Having secured offers from 4 very decent English universities, I’m now set on going to Imperial College, London for a Masters in Biomedical Engineering…so long as I don’t bung up my grades come June – or hefty expenses don’t get in the way (in which case, *hopefully* hello, America!) Since I’m hunting for college funds, any random donations towards my rock and roll lifestyle future living expenses would be muchos useful.

Personality-wise? People reckon it’s kinda hard to pin me down, though I generally like to think of myself as a quirky, chatty, hyper-happy “geek” 24/7 – with a huge zest for life and people. I’d say the best way to know is to talk to me, then decide for yourself if you like what you see.

So hi there – I’m Carol; but typically dubbed by netizens as Ariane (or Ari for short.) 17 years young, female, and a Malaysian-born Chinese. I hail from an awesomesauce family with cheeky yet understanding parents. I also have a younger brother, <a title=”Jerry @ bittersweetcheese.com” href=”http://bittersweetcheese.com” target=”_blank”>Jerry</a>, who’s also prowling cyberspace much like myself (albeit in different circles!) I used to attend an average public secondary school in Malaysia, but later gained a music scholarship to an English boarding school and decided to bail for sleepy ol’ Somerset. Now I’m  an A-level student “majoring” in Chemistry, Physics, Maths and Music – and regretting having to drop all those other fun subjects after GCSE. Giving up stuff like Drama, Biology and English Literature was *not* easy! If I’m not in the lab or classroom, I’m probably on stage acting/dancing or playing the piano/violin – or off stage being part of the tech crew; I’ve had experience in designing lighting and sound for school productions. Otherwise, I’ll be indulging in a range of hobbies which include origami/papercraft, (dismal) Photoshop sketches, (speed) reading and then some. In short, I probably try to do too much. My display pic probably doesn’t imply it, but I’m short and I also wear spectacles. That’s due in part to my refusal to listen to mum about reading books in dim light when I was much younger – a reading of -6.25 on both eyes is no joke! I have a dream to go to a prestigious university someday – either in the UK (Oxbridge?) or America (the Ivies) – and to major in something along the lines of biomedical science/engineering. Or God forbid, read medicine (but not necessarily become a doctor) – sure, I’m a bit of an academic masochist; but I love the education and intense challenges a medical course provides. Of course, I’ll have to do all of that on a scholarship, because my lovely middle-class folks can’t afford to fork out the dosh for such places. Personality-wise? People reckon it’s kinda hard to pin me down, though I generally like to think of myself as a chatty, hyper-happy girl 24/7 – with a general zest for life and people. I’d say the best way to know is to <a title=”Got questions? Ask me on my formspring page. :)” href=”http://formspring.me/carolxann” target=”_blank”>talk to me</a>, then decide for yourself if you like what you see.