19 September 2013

IM NOW ON TUMBLR!

Haii der!

Well hello I thought I would announce I am actually on Tumblr again! So I decided to create one of my older blogs into a Moya The Exlporer tumblr....

So I am proud to now launch MOYA THE EXLPORER on TUMBLR!!!!
Check it out:
moyatheexplorer.tumblr.com

Moya xxx

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18 September 2013

I Am The Worst!

Hello there!

I am legit the worst blogger ever!
I haven't updated in like a month :L I am so so so sorry, I have been very busy with life here in Middle Earth and whatnot. Ok, so to begin with I do have some update coming up this week or so and I am also going to be completely re-creating this blog eventually with all the same content and name but this one is getting very disorganised and stuff so yea.

So at the moment I am sick and not really having a good time. I have been busy with school, as I had my mock exams for the past week and that was very busy with studying and all, because I actually tried to achieve this year, unlike last. I have been busy preparing my art board which is due in like 4 weeks or something, i am hopig for Excellence. I also really want to start selling my art, which I will most likely do off the blog or something like that.

I also want to start doing proper posts that i plan and stuff like that, which will definately be more appealing to people also, but again I am so sorry for not updating I have just had a busy last few weeks :l

Moya

28 August 2013

People I Want To See In Concert!

Hey Guys!

Ok so I am going to do a post about 10 artists/bands I would love to see live! These are in no particular order, and are people I haven't seen in over a year (in some cases) I love these peoples peoples music or would love to experience them in concert for theatrical or staging reasons! Obviously there are plenty more but these are the ones I can think of now.

1. Coldplay-I love, love, love Coldplay and missed out on them last year because I chose to go to Ed Sheeran before realising that Coldplay was coming to NZ. One of the biggest regrets of last year :c

2. 30 Seconds To Mars- I would actually die if I got to see them live. My life would come to its highest point and I will forever be in an Echelon fan-girl mindset. I just LOVE them.

3. Panic At The Disco!- Ok Brendan Urie's voice is just beautiful and live it is just *ovaries explode* worthy. Not just this but this was one of my childhood bands and I really, really enjoy their music.

4.P!nk- She is probably one of my favourite female artists, she is wonderful and so unique in her styling and personality. I would die if I got to see her live and my cousin would probably hate me, but she is just wow!

5. Imagine Dragons- I missed out on seeing them this year because I was so out of the loop about them coming to New Zealand. they are probably my favourite band of the last year and their music is definately in my preferred genre. They are just AWESOME

6 Walk The Moon- One of my favourite un-mainstrean bands. They have great music, which is catchy and strangely relatable. They are quirky and different which suits their alternative genre perfectly!

7.Lady Gaga- Her stage presents alone would be AMAZING and one of the best concerts I would ever go to if I had the chance, she seems like she would be extraordinary.

8. Fall Out Boy- They were one of my favourite childhood bands and still are. Their music never seems to downgrade and is always so gooooood! I love Fall Out Boy so much!

9. Beyonce- She would be an amazing show to see. Both her vocals and dancing alone would definately win me over. I may not be the biggest fan of her music but it would be a huge regret if I got the oppurtunity and never went. Imagine if Jay-Z was there too.

10. Paramore-Definately at the top of my list for bands I love. Hayley Williams seems so energetic and would be soooo awesome to see live! Paramore is amazing!

Moya xxx


26 August 2013

FAQ 'n' Tags

Questions I may need to answer

Contacts

My pages, email, contacts etc.

My Face

Pictures, Videos and Images of my daily life!

Beauty 'n' DIY

Things I made, how I made them and ways to stay B-E-A-UTIFUL ;D

My Art

New Page dedicated to my art work and things like that!

Ed Sheeran!

So I actually went to Ed Sheerans concert in Auckland earlier this year, I think it was March. I went with 3 of my friends and it was one of my favourite days of the year so far. We left Henderson transport centre at 6.45am, more than 12 hours before the concert was actually to begin, just so we could line up and hopefully get a good place inside the arena.

We arrived at the actual arena at around 8am after buying Subway for the day and we sat about 20 metres away from the door, suprised to find out people had camped out from the night before. I decided to take one picture every hour and here are a my photos from the day:

2 Hours In Line!

Me being very happy at 3 hour in line! We had just moved up
heaps!
Lolly scramble! I don't look very happy :L 4 hours
Ring Pops! At 5 hours :D Thanks ZM!
My saviour! Gave me something to read as well as fan
myself, it was hot :L 6 hours!

The line at 6 and a half hours! 

7 hours, we were standing up!





Us at the front of the line, just before the concert!

























So the whole day was pretty fun and I met some really awesome people in line! I think it was definately worth the wait and the concert was so good!
Passenger was the opening act (well one but I forgot the other ones name, I think it may have been Gabrielle Aplin or something like that) and he was so so so good and had the most AMAZING stage presents, he was one of the best opening acts I have ever experienced. He sung around 5 songs I guess, and also one duet with Ed during the concert they sung 'Hearts On Fire'and it was beautiful!

Ok, Ed was just AMAZING he is such an awesome person to see live and his stage presents and audience connection is just wonderful,he was great! He sung the majority of the songs off his album '+' and then a couple others like covers and stuff. At one point of the concert he was like a metre away from us and we all sort of died a bit :3 Also he walked of stage at one point, everyone thought the show was finished but everyone in the audience was screaming 'Encore' and what did we know, Ed came back and did about 4 more songs, ending with the 'You Need Me I Don't Need You' extended edition, so it was about 20 minutes long and we got to sing as the 'West Side Story' families, the right being the Sharks and the left being the Jets
it was great! WSS is one of my favourite musicals!

The most memorable part of the whole concert was at the beginning of one of his songs, I forgot which one :L, he asked the whole audience to be dead quiet and for about a minute, and he did, he got around 15,000 people to be dead quiet and it was serene, I had never experienced something like it before.

I would definately recommend going to see Ed Sheeran if you are even only slightly interested in his music, he is amazing live and I have no regrets going, except for my lost voice and sore feet after wards (as we were standing right infront of the stage).

Moya xxx

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Heres some more pics:
Ed and opening act! Duet of Kiss Me, from his album +

Ed Ed Ed!

Ed and Passengers duet 'My Hearts On Fire'

Ed standing quite close!

About 10 minutes before the concert begun










17 August 2013

My Hair Routine!

Hey there my fellow Explorers ;D

So I thought that just coz I would give you guys an insight into my hair routine! So I have very curly,thick hair so I found this cool way to do it through my friend...

Ok, thanks to one of my friends, Nigya, I discovered a good soap-free way of washing your hair. The two substances may sound weird but trust me, once you try it, you will never go back to shampoo and conditioner.

So. The 2 products in this are baking soda and vinegar(I use malt but you can use cider vinegar or white vinegar also). It sounds weird but it is such a good result.

So to do this, you mix equal amounts of baking soda to water, until a paste is formed, do this in a plastic container with a lid, so when you get in the shower no more water gets into it.

After this dilute the vinegar about 1 part vinegar to 3 parts water. You can do this in the shower.

To use the baking soda paste, massage it into your roots and scalp and a small amount onto the ends. This exfoliates the scalp and helps remove dirt or loose hair. This is the equivalent to shampoo.

Rinse this out. (I usually rinse about half way out)

Then with the vinegar, add small amounts to the ends of your hair bit by bit. Also adding a tiny bit to your scalp. At this point your hair with actually start foaming as a reaction between the two but just rub this into your hair as well.

After leaving it in for about 2 to 5 minutes rinse thoroughly. (I rinse for about 5 minutes, as a precaution)

This is suitable for all hair types and if you have very curly hair, like me, your curls should be a lot more defined after using this.


Since starting this I have actually reduced the amount of times I wash my hair in a week and now try to aim for washing it every 4 to 5 days and the outcome is so much better and my hair is so much healthier since I started this.

Ok and if you are worried your hair does not smell after using this routine if you clean your hair out properly.

Tip: You can put an egg into your hair 10 minutes before showering and rinse it out at entrance for extra soft hair.


Thanks everyone!

Moya xxx

16 August 2013

Just A Little Look Into My August!

Hey guys!

I think I need to give you guys a name...what about the Explorers! Omg! That's so cuteeee :3 Moya and the Explorers!
So I haven't really done an update blog in a while and everyone may be thinking what my life is up to. So the last time I really did this was in my school break which was 3 weeks ago now, sorry :L

Anyway, the last few weeks I have been really busy with school and internals. If you do NCEA you will know what this is but if not it is assignments and tests for each subject during the course of your school year which do end up helping you for your externals which are the end of year exams. I have had two English internals to hand in 8 essays/stories together. So my last one I handed in today which consisted of 2 creative pieces, which once I get them back I am thinking about opening a blog for my writing and art! I have also been working on my Art Board due in about 9 weeks D: This board consists of 3 briefs, mine being a Double Page Spread, a Bus Stop Poster and a logo, using a art model, I used Supakitch and Koralie (look them up they are awesome!) and work that you have done throughout the year, all that goes onto 2 boards that are A1 in size. I am also currently working on a History internal, Classics internal, Textiles internal and preparing for Mock Exams D; Wish me luck!

 I haven't really brought much this month as I have been busy saving up for two of my close friends birthday,which is soon! (Hey Nigya! You usually read my blog ;D) And also buying their presents and stuff! But I am thinking about a Haul Post about stuff I brought in the holidays and stuff like that!

I have a new hair colour, which isn't really suprising, I do change it quite often, at least 3 or 4 times a year. It is chestnut brown/gingery at the moment. Also Bruce Springstien was announced to come to New Zealand this morning which is just awesome :D Also Imagine Dragons are coming soon and Big Day Out tickets are released soon and PEARL JAM AND THE LUMINEERS WILL BE THERE!!!!!! I die ;.;

Apart from that I haven't really done much, I am however in need to finalise or start to actually think what I want to do when I leave school and what I'll do for Uni which is only a year and a half away! It is stressful, I need to decide on my subjects for next year and how many I want to do. I am very worried, I have no idea what I want to do D:

So how have you guys been? You can leave a comment or contact me.

Moya xxx

CONTACTS :3
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Email- moyabaker@gmail.com
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11 August 2013

My 100 Top FAVOURITE SONGS OF ALL TIME!

So my 'My Music Favourites' got heaps of response and pageviews I thought I would narrow it down more and do my favourite 100 songs of ALL time! There is a huge mix of genre, time, bands, artists etc in this mix. Some of these song are also from musicals and movies or shows!

This is in no particular order and many of these songs are modern songs, or songs I have been brought up with! I am going to do this mostly in artist or band.
Like any other one of these posts GIVE ME SUGGESTIONS! I love listening and finding new stuff, especially music.

1. Let It Be-The Beatles
2. Blackbird-The Beatles
3. I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You-The Black Kids (also The Twelves remix)
4. Off With Your Head-Yeah Yeah Yeahs!
5.Come On Eileen-Dexy's Midnight Runners
6. Hereos-David Bowie
7. Smooth Criminal-Michael Jackson
8. They Don't Care About Us-Michael Jackson
9. Beat It-Michael Jackson
10. Isn't She Lovely-Stevie Wonder
11. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours-Stevie Wonder
12. Cell Block Tango-Chicago
13. All That Jazz-Chicago
14. Come What May-Moulin Rouge! <3333 *My Heart Dies*
15. Sparkling Diamonds-Moulin Rouge!
16. Defying Gravity-Wicked
17. Popular-Wicked
18. Figure 8-Ellie Goulding (A/N: I met her and she said she loved my name :3)
19. Anything Could Happen-Ellie Goulding
20. Cough Syrup-Young The Giant
21. Anna Sun-Walk The Moon
22. That's What You Get-Paramore
23. Ignorance-Paramore
24. How To Be A Heartbreaker-Marina and the Diamonds
25.SING-My Chemical Romance
26. I Don't Love You-My Chemical Romance
27. Linger-The Cranberries
28.Zombie-The Cranberries
29. Chop Suey-System Of A Down
30. Guardian Angel-Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
31. Hollywood Whore-Papa Roach
32. Empire State Of Mind-Jay-Z f.t. Alicia Keys (A/N: My fave rap song EVER)
33. Forever Young-Alphaville
34. Skinny Love-Bon Iver
35. Say What You Need To Say-John Mayer
36. Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy?-Fall Out Boy
37. Sugar, We're Going Down-Fall Out Boy
38. This Ain't A Scene-Fall Out Boy
39. Alpha Dog-Fall Out Boy
40. What A Catch Donnie-Fall Out Boy
41. It's Time-Imagine Dragons
42. Radioactive-Imagine Dragons
43.Somewhere Only We Know-Keane
44. Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off-Panic At The Disco!
45. New Perspective-Panic At The Disco!
46. I Write Sins Not Tragedies-Panic At The Disco!
47. 9 In The Afternoon-Panic At The Disco
48. Numb-Lincoln Park
49. Little Talks-Of Monsters And Men
50. Wake Me Up-Evanescence
51. Lithium-Evanescence
52. Closer To The Edge-30 Seconds To Mars
53. From Yesturday-30 Seconds To Mars
54.Hurricane-30 Seconds To Mars
55. What I Am-Will.I.Am (Sesame Street)
56. Black and Gold-Sam Sparrow
57. Valerie-Amy Winehouse
58. Rehab-Amy Winehouse
59. Don't Let Me Get Me-P!nk
60. Perfect-P!nk
61. Just Like A Pill-P!nk
62. Some Nights-FUN
63. Homeless-Ed Sheeran
64. Small Bump-Ed Sheeran
65. U.N.I.-Ed Sheeran
66. Ho Hey-The Lumineers
67. C'mon-Kesha
68. Die Young-Kesha
69. A Whole New World-Aladdin (Disney)
70. Kiss The Girl-The Little Mermaid (Disney)
71. I'll Make A Man Out Of You-Mulan (Disney)
72. Hakuna Matata-Lion King (Disney)
73. I Just Can't Wait To Be King-Lion King (Disney)
74. We've Got Tonight-Kenny Rogers/Sheena Easton cover
75. Kiss-Prince
76. Bohemian Rhapsody-Queen
77. Fat Bottomed Girls-Queen
78. Shake It Up-Florence And The Machines
79. You've Got The Love-Florence And The Machines
80. Fighter-Christina Aguilera
81. Hold It Against Me-Britney Spears
82. Oops I Did It Again-Britney Spears
83. Slave For You-Britney Spears
84. Bring It All Back-S-Club 7
85. Hot Patootie-Rocky Horror Picture Show
86. Time Warp-Rocky Horror Picture Show
87. Far Away-Nickelback (A/N: I hate this band, yet I absolutely love this song!)
88. Tears In Heaven-Eric Clapton
89. Knocking On Heavens Door-Bob Dylan
90. Love Shack-B 52
91. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go-Wham!
92. Uptown Girl-Billy Joel
93. Piano Man-Billy Joel
94. New York State Of Mind-Billy Joel
95. Nobody's Home-Avril Lavigne
96. I'm With You-Avril Lavigne
97. Misery-The Maine
98. Misery-Maroon 5(A/N: Yes these are both completely different songs, not covers)
99.She Will Be Loved-Maroon 5
100. Sunday Morning-Maroon 5

Ok, remember I am always up for suggestions!
It was so hard to pick these, you should listen to the songs you don't know!

Moya xxx

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7 August 2013

Polyvore!

Hey guys!

Sorry about the lack of updates, my internet has been screwed up for the past week or so. Have you guys heard of Polyvore? If you haven't and you like fashion, beauty and even interior design you should go to it!
Its pretty much creating a set or collection of clothes, furniture etc.

If you join follow me, my user name is moyatheexplorer

Moya xox

1 August 2013

Recommendations!

Hi everyone!
So I am out of recommendation of movies,music, bands, books etc...that I could look at. If there is any band, singer, artist, books or movies you guys have seen and want to spread around please share them with me!

Here are some questions you could answer for me by telling me in the comments below, email me at moyabaker@gmail.com or telling me on twitter at https://twitter.com/MoyaTheExplorer!

1. What is your favourite band? Whats your favourite song or songs from them?
2. Who is your favourite singer? What is their song/s you like the most?
3.Is there a movie you have watched and been stuck in your mind? If so, what?
4.Who is your favourite author?
5.Whats your favourite book?

I hope to hear back from yous!

Moya xxx

30 July 2013

Movie Favourites!

Hi everyone!

So my music favourites went really well so I thought I would continue this trend and do my 15 top movies and films (I watch heaps so 10 wasn't enough). These are in no particular order

1. Mr. Nobody
This was one of the best films I ever watched and is sort of like Inception in a way. It is a Science-Drama Film that debuted in the 66th International Venice Film Festival where it won Golden Osella, which is really cool! It stars Jared Leto as the main character Nemo Nobody and if you like Alternative/Indie films this is definately one to watch!

 2. The Little Mermaid
So according to some of my family members I used to dress and be obsessed with Ariel and I still really love the movie today! It is a Disney classic and even though I love all Disney Classics I will put in the films I love the most! I love Sebastian!

3. Harry Potter Series
I cannot divide these apart at all and love each and everyone one of them just as much as the last! I grew up watching Harry Potter so to me it is definately a movie and do and will love for awhile! I also love this series so much I took the dignity of watching and learning word by word the Very Potter Musicals by Starkid!

4. Aladdin
Omg! I love Aladdin so much and is probably one of my favourite childhood movies! I named my kitten Jasmine in tribute to it! I remember as a child playing on our rug and pretending it was a magic carpet like Aladdin's!

5. Lord Of The Rings
As a New Zealander it may seem stereotypical that I like this series but it is honestly such a good production, Peter Jackson is actually one of my favourite movie directors. I love the plot line and characters in these film also the art and buildings its got in it (I have been to the gates of Hobbiton but never inside :((( ).

6. Avatar
Avatar is probably my favourite film,art wise, it is just spectacular, like its amazing! I love the whole story of it but I don't understand why are making more of them, because personally I think it ended really well. James Cameron is also just and amazing director and has done so many amazing films already! I am actually quite happy about there being more but personally don't think they need it.

7. Finding Nemo
So I love this movie so much and think it is absolutely adorable! I love the idea and plot of this movie and love that it is a Pixar Production! I am slightly concerned as to why there is going to be a second but it doesn't make me any less excited!

8. Breakfast Club
So this is probably one of my favourite films ever! It is just plain awesome and I could watch it over and over and over again and never get bored. I don't actually know how or why I watched this in the first place and I actually hated it at first but now I have no idea why but I love it heaps!

9. Requiem For A Dream 
I was recommended this movie by one of my friends and I was told it was graphic but awesome. And it was. This also stars Jared Leto *Yay!* and its about a group of drug addicts/dealers and the risks and complications of love, addiction and recovery. It R18 but I watched it at 15 and found it really graphic but it was such an amazing plot line and story.

10. Moulin Rouge! 
This is probably my favourite musical at the moment, it is so awesome! I watched this a few months ago now and absolutely fell in love with it to the point that I have now watched the original broadway show (or parts of it), the 50's film and the 2001 remake, all of which were so good!

11. Mean Girls
This comedy is probably one of the funniest things I have ever watched in my life and was absolutely brilliant! The quotes, acting and characters in this movie are amazing and I felt I have had so much insight after watching it :P Karen is just awesome!

12. Stay Alive
This is one of the best horror films I have ever watched and I found it had both psychological and jump scares which is exactly what I wanted out of a horror movie. Anyway it is about a video game where once you begin you can not finish until the game is finished and if you get killed in thegame that is how you'll die in real life.
13. Chicago
This is such and good musical and as one of the weirdest plot lines, for a musical itself but is really really awesome! I really liked this musical and was actually one of the first I had watched!

14. Madagascar
This is probably one of the funniest children's movies I have ever seen and actually has some really really funny adult humour within it, especially from King Julian. I love the art, the characters and just this movie overall.

15. Rocky Horror Picture Show
This is such and awesome musical and is weird and unexpected, which is intriguing and awesome! I have only seen this a few times but those times I have have been awesome. The songs are catchy, the characters creepy but brilliant and the plot line is confusing but intriguing. Overall this musical is amazing!

Hope you guys liked it and hopefully you like the same or some of the same movies as me! If you want comment/email and recommend movies I should watch, as I'm always open for suggestions!

Moya xx




29 July 2013

Review Of My Holiday!

So if you didn't know I have been on school break for the past two weeks and went back to school today (which sucked but anyway) so I thought I would share with you what I have done during that time. Places I went, new food, new clothes etc...

So....

Food!

1.I love starbucks so any chance I get to go there I will! So I decided to get a Double Chocolate Frappe with Soy milk and it was delicious, everyone should definately try them! It cost me $7.50 for a Grande sized one! So it was a bit expensive but worth it.

2. Hulu Cat Tea House! This is probably one of the cutest places I have ever been and it was cheap and so yum! Its one size but probably about 750mls for $5 and $1 for topping like pearls, puddlings, jelly etc. I have tried now a grapefruit green tea, a mango green tea and a strawberry black tea. If you live in Auckland or ever come here and like Tea definately try it!
Look at the cute cups!

3. Nandos! I finally went to Nandos and was defiantely worth the money and my expectations were reached. I spent $14.90 and got a quarter chicken and chips which was heaps, as they have really big portion sizes. The sauces are really awesome too!

Places!

1. Whitianga! I go to Whitianga on the Coromandel peninsula a few times a year to visit my nan who lives down there. It was beautiful there this time and the weather was sunny and awesome! Which was good for he middle of winter. I would definately recommend going there if you haven't its really small but its such a awesome small town! Also the cave where the family off Narnia 2 come out of at the beginning of the film is a 10 minute boat ride from the main wharf!

2. Whiti Farm Park! this was most likely the cutest place I had ever been, animal wise. It had both common and exotic farm animals and I made friends with an Australian Cockatoo named Smiley! I fed heaps of new animals like Wallabies, Turkeys, Possums, a Llama, Alpacas and even an emu and ostrich!

3. I went to Hot Water Beach for the first time in years and it was so cool! My cousin and I dug a hole and were just getting to the warmth when a big wave came and ruined it and filled it with cold water :L

Clothes!

1. Star Wars T-Shirt: When I went into Central Auckland (Town) we went to Paper Bag Princess on K Road and it was one of the best Op-Shops I have ever been in. I found this really cute Star Wars Tee with 9 of the characters as cartoons on it!

2. Super Bang Bario T-Shirt: I also got this from Paper Bag Princess and its a parody Tee with Bario on it which is pretty cute! I got this and the Star Wars T-Shirt for $8!

3. I went into Valley Girl with my sister and they were having a huge sale and I got an over-sized knitted jumper! It was only $10 and is so warm and comfy!

Love you all!

Moya xxx

28 July 2013

My Music Favourites!

Ok, so several times I have said I really love music so I decided I would share with you guys my favourite bands, singers and groups! I will do my top 10!
This is in no particular order and are some of my more recent favourites and groups I have loved for a longer period of time!

1. Imagine Dragons
So I discovered this band about May last year after I heard "Its Time" on a YouTube video and I fell in love with the band. I really love alternative and Indie Rock/Pop so this band became I favourite quite quickly. "Radioactive" is definately my favourite song by them!

2. Walk The Moon
This is a very recent favourite of mine andin the last few months I have grown to absolutely love their music! "Anna Sun" is most likely my favourite song but their whole album is pretty awesome and really unique. They are an alternative pop-rock band.

3. Keane
I have LOVED Keane for ages now they are so awesome! I was also very pleased when "Somewhere Only We Know" became the theme song for the 2012 Winnie the Pooh movies (that songs my favourite from them).These alike the others are an alternative rock group!

4. Fall Out Boy
So I have loved this band since I was around 10, so for about 6 years now and over those years none of that love has changed. I have so many songs I enjoy from this band but "Grand Theft Autumn" or "Alpha Dog" are probably the top of my list. If for some strange reason you don't know Fall Out Boy look them up!

 5. Panic at the Disco!
This is another band I have loved for years! Brendan Urie's voice is just beautiful. I have so many songs I love from this band but "Lying" and "New Perspective" are probably some of my faves!

6.Ed Sheeran
I discovered him late 2011, early 2012 and at first I didn't actually like him but eventually I grew to love him and am now a proud Sheerio. I definately don't have a favourite song from him but on his EP's "Homeless" is my fave and on his album "UNI" is probably one of the tops.
7. Of Monsters and Men
This is a band I discovered in the summer so about 6 months ago now, and I really love their music! Their music is sort of country crossed with alternative pop, its pretty cool!
My favourite song from them is probably "Little Talks"

8. The Lumineers
Another band discovered in winter, I have grown to absolutely love them! My favourite song is probably "Ho Hey", which is a bit boring coz they have so many other good songs but you cant beat the classic. They are an alternative pop/country band I guess:L

9. The Cranberries/Lincoln Park
These are super old bands compared to the others but I really love their music! My dad actually introduced me to these bands as a child so I grew up listening to them which is pretty cool. Lincoln Park is a heavy rock band I guess and The Cranberries are an alternative rock band. "Numb" is my favourite Lincoln Park song and "Zombie" is my favourite by the Cranberries.

10. 30 Seconds To Mars
This is probably my favourite band and has been for a while now. I became apart of Echelon about 2 years ago now and experience VyRT and everything whenever I can! I do not have a favourite song by them and find that most of them relate in a different way to me. I find the band really inspiring and would love to be able to experience them live or meet them, it would be amazing!

Hope you guys learnt some more stuff about me!

Moya xxx



22 July 2013

Day At Whiti Farm!

So yesturday (21st July) my nan treated my two younger cousins, Ryan, 12, and Dylan, 6, to an afternoon at this really awesome farm attraction! Its name Whiti Farm Park and it was the home to many different both common and exotic farm animals!

As we entered we were greeted by a little sheep dog named Treacle and two tiny little poodles! They were beautiful and as we stepped into the main office we found a grey parrot, a bearded dragon, 6 red eyed turtles, a Mexican walking fish, a tiny baby bunny and obviously the farm keeper!

So my goals at this park were to feed a llama and an alpaca which I achieved as I stepped through the door to the farm. Here I also feed a little wallaby, a goat and even a fallow deer that I nicknamed Bambi :3 Also a really awesome thing I achieved was feeding 3 emus and 2 ostriches which was really weird and a lot gentler than I thought (their feathers are also very soft). I cuddled with some La Perm kitties (which are pure breed cats that look like curly-furred rag doll cats). We were also guided around the park with a boarder collie named Storm who was super adorable and stayed with us even though there were other families at the park.

However, the best part of this trip was meeting the Australian White and Yellow cockatoo named Smiley, who I have claimed as my pet away from home, he was awesome! Cockatoos are my favourite birds and that is the closest encounter I have ever had with one and he was so beautiful :3 So I met him while he was stuck in a tree and some people were trying to get him to come down, eventually he got a bit afraid and sort of flew or stumbled out of the tree and onto a chair. From here I went up to him and started talking to him and after about a half hour or so he decided to go onto my arm!

All in all that day was super awesome and I achieved many things I hadn't before! I highly recommend that if you're ever in the Coromandel  area or headed that way to definately go there!

Moya xxx

Heres some pics of the day!