Friday, August 9

Things I am thankful for:

- An unbroken family
- Growing up in a christian family
- a home/ somewhere to live
- My Ruth Pretty job
- yr 12 history prize and uni excellence scholarship
- my church
- having an education
- friends to hang out with
- peaceful country above poverty line... think in most cases

Songs that make me feel like I haven't missed the luurve boat.

BeyoncĂ© – Freakum Dress
Lana Del Rey – Summertime Sadness
Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble
Marina and The Diamonds – Lonely Hearts Club
Ellie Goulding – I Know You Care
Calvin Harris – I Need Your Love
Emily Osment – You Are The Only One
Kelly Clarkson – Miss Independent
Demi Lovato – Heart Attack
Taylor Swift – Teardrops On My Guitar
Jessie J – Silver Lining (crazy 'bout you)
Emma Louise – Jungle
P!nk – True Love
Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
Justin Timberlake – Mirrors
Mike Posner – Cooler Than Me - Single Mix
Paramore – Still Into You
Emblem3 – Reason
Glee Cast – Let Me Love You (Glee Cast Version)
Glee Cast – Songbird (Glee Cast Version)
Shaggy - Angel
Cody Simpson - Angel
Stacie Orrico - Stuck
Brooke Fraser - Love is waiting
Mariah Carey - Without you
... :)

Friday, June 7

27 songs that make my heart melt

Safe and sound
Love is louder
I know you care
Here's my heart Lord
Far away
Better
Without you
Without you (popular song title)
You know me
How he loves us
Young and beautiful
Vole
Forever young
Nobody's home
When you're gone :'(
Heal the world
Feel the love
Cornerstone 
Take heart
Breakaway
I don't want to be
Glee, baby and somebody to love Bieber fever lol
Listen
This is your life
Mirrors
Because you loved me
When I look at you

Saturday, May 4

I miss Woking, England :(

Lake near where I lived
Football, the English equivalent of rugby :)
Swimming pool

Town centre
Playground, good times lol

English wildlife


Pub
Bike rides :)
Allotment for growing veges :)
Happy shopping times as a kid :)
My town :)


Shopping centre 4 levels, ooh scary...

Wednesday, May 1

At Or With Me


RULES:

1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.

2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.

3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.


1. IF SOMEONE SAYS 'ARE YOU OKAY', YOU SAY?
Treat me like your mother - The Dead Weather


2. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
All my love - Led Zepplin


3. WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Stand up for love - Destiny's Child


4. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Four kicks - Kings of Leon


5. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Ragged Wood - Fleet Foxes


6. WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO?
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac


7. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Violence on the quiet (lol) - Woolshed Sessions


8. WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Turn it around (intro) - Fly My Pretties


9. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Black Thumbnail - Kings of Leon


10. WHAT IS 2 + 2?
Silver Springs - Fleetwood Mac


11. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Nothin' - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss


12. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Somebody's watching me - Beatfreaks


13. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Striking the balance (Preach) - Phil Moore


14. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Spiderwebs - No Doubt


15. WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Being a prophetic people - Pete Henare LOL!


16. WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
The take over, the break's over - Fall Out Boy


17. WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
crushcrushcrush - Paramore


18. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
All Because of Jesus - Casting Crowns okkk


19. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Love Came Down - Soul Survivor


20. WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
No Good With Faces - Jack Johnson


21. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
This Is How We Know - Matt Redman (christian ones do not work..)


22. WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
At Or With Me - Jack Johnson


Sunday, April 28

Speech and language therapy

http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/courses/undergrad/bslphons.shtml
http://www.cmds.canterbury.ac.nz/courses/undergradadvice.shtml
http://www.careers.govt.nz/jobs/health/speech-language-therapist/

Career opportunities
The speech–language therapy profession offers a range of career opportunities. Graduates are highly employable as clinicians both in New Zealand and overseas.
You can work with people or computers, in a research laboratory, a private clinic or a government agency. You can work with language-delayed children in a school setting or with elderly stroke patients in a large hospital or nursing home. You can be an entrepreneur, developing and marketing new communication devices and tests, or building your own private practice. You can teach at a university, conduct research in a scientific laboratory or be an administrator.
Perhaps best of all, you can combine several of these to establish a challenging and satisfying career which improves the quality of life for individuals with communication disorders.

Chances of getting a job are average for newly-qualified speech-language therapists and good for those with experience.


"I always thought, 'I'd like to be a teacher, or I'd like to be a nurse' and I think speech language is all the good parts that I would love about both of those jobs. So it's a perfect fit! It's a very cool job."
Libby French, Speech-Language Therapist
haha her surname is french, it's a sign jokes


Demand for speech-language therapists increasing
Demand for speech-language therapists is increasing because:
  • New Zealand's ageing population is more prone to strokes, and speech-language therapists are needed to help stroke victims recover speech and language functions
  • more private practices are opening to cater for school children and new entrants who cannot be treated through the public health service.

Most speech-language therapists employed by government agencies


Most speech-language therapists work for the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Health. Other employers include:

  • private speech-language therapy practices
  • charitable trusts
  • universities
  • schools, through their board of trustees.
Speech-language therapists may specialise in a particular field of work, or in working with particular groups of people, such as:
  • children (paediatrics)
  • the elderly
  • children and adults who have physical disorders, such as swallowing difficulties or cleft lips or palates.

What you will do

Speech-language therapists may do some of the following:
  • assess and diagnose communication disorders such as stuttering or lisps
  • co-ordinate and plan treatments
  • lead group therapy sessions
  • develop and supervise physical therapy plans
  • make written and oral reports about their clients
  • counsel, support, educate and advise clients and their families and caregivers about speech-language issues.

Skills and knowledge

Speech-language therapists need to have:
  • knowledge of speech and language
  • knowledge of the human body and its physiology 
  • understanding of medical conditions that can affect speech
  • knowledge of psychology and education theory, and child development and health
  • knowledge of community and family support services, and where to refer their clients.

Working conditions

Speech-language therapists:
  • usually work flexible hours and may need to work longer hours to keep up with their caseloads
  • work in either a dedicated practice or on-site at locations such as schools, rest homes, hospitals or other private clinics.

What's hot

  • The privilege of giving care when people are really vulnerable
  • Seeing the best of people as they work on their rehabilitation

What's not

  • Not having the luxury of having an 'off' day
  • Sometimes not being able to help people who are frustrated by lack of progress

Favourite Lecrae and Trip Lee videos

For my good - Trip Lee
It's bout that time to let them notice how we feel about him - funkadelic lol
Best thing that I found - Saigon feat. Lecrae
Tell the world - Lecrae
They like me - Lecrae