The Time Capsule Saga; Part Two.

As promised, welcome to the continuation of my trip down memory lane. Thanks to the inspiration of fellow bloggers, as well as the stack of 90's music currently shuffling through my Ipod, I've been writing a Time Capsule saga; documenting random memories from across the years.

If you've just arrived, head over to Part One; the Primary School Years first.

Welcome to Part Two, the High School Years.

Ah, the high school years. I loved and hated this time in my life, though looking back on it now I have mostly good memories. Things seemed so hard at the time, yet seem so much easier looking backwards. It's strange, isn't it? I wonder what it would be like to go back and experience a day in the life of the fifteen year old you. Since that's impossible (at least for the time being) the old thoughts will have to suffice. Here are some snippets from my high school years, ready to lock away in that imaginary time capsule.

-Watermelon Chupa Chups; our school canteen started selling these for a while, and we would buy them in bulk, take them to the oval and sunbake during lunchtime.

-A DVD of "Titanic"; did you know that I had my first real kiss during a session of this movie? Ah, how romantic.

-My first formal dress, worn when I was in year 10. I still have it, actually.

-Pictures of Dug & Sitty, my two dogs who passed away in 2000.

-The steps to the Macarena. Because everybody needs to know the Macarena.

-The "Tomb Raider II" computer game, before Angelina Jolie skankified it. I could kick arse at that game.

-A screenshot of the www.teenadviceonline.com website, where I volunteered as a peer counsellor about eight years ago.

-The frigging tie that I had to wear as part of the student representative council.

-Tickets to the local bowling alley, where we used to go for school sport every week. They sold the best hot chips ever.

-The twisty candleabra that I made, the first and last time I ever took Metalwork.

-A copy of Memoirs of a Geisha, I remember sitting in the library reading this book in my free periods, like the bookworm that I am. Adore the story.

-My discman. No car trip was the same without it.

-The ring that my first 'real' boyfriend gave to me, as we were together a good three years of my high school life.

-My year 12 jersey, complete with "Ali" on the back. I wasn't Aly then. Don't ask me why.. perhaps it was just easier that way?

-A pair of yellow gold studs, that I was forced to wear for about two months after getting my ears pierced with their second holes. The sterling silver studs that came with the piercing kept getting infected, and I had to resort to proper gold until they healed. (I hate gold, unless it's white gold and in the form of well, bling.)

-A McDonalds staff discount card, for remembering my first job.

-The "Backstreet's Back" CD by the Backstreet Boys. I can sing along to every single song on that album, and still have half on my Ipod. Good times. Actually, scratch that. Try every Backstreet Boy album.

-Oh, and the Spice Girls "Spice" CD. I remember taping myself and another certain someone singing along, thinking I was wonderful.

-An assortment of cow printed stuff; at one point, my whole bedroom was cow-themed. Seriously! The bedspread, the pillows, the decorations.

-Blue light disco passes, as everybody went to those. Even me.

-My DUX certificate. Because once upon a time, I was smart. S-M-R-T!

And the music? Well, I don't think I could list all of the songs from those days which I loved and adored. How about a teeny tiny selection instead?

• It's My Life - Bon Jovi*


• Torn - Natalie Imbruglia*


• Five - When the Lights Go Out*


• Everybody - Backstreet Boys*


• Bye Bye Bye - N'Sync*


• No Diggity - Blackstreet*


• Mouth - Merril Bainbridge


• Turn Off the Light - Nelly Furtado


• Fast Love - George Michael*


• Beautiful Day -U2*


• Missing - Everything but the Girl


• Tubthumping - Chumbawamba


• Gettin' Jiggy With It - Will Smith


• Graduation - Vitamin C


• Honey - Mariah Carey*


• Drops of Jupiter - Train*


• Bent - Matchbox 20*


• Rock DJ - Robbie Williams


• Don't Let Go - En Vogue*


• Carnival - Natalie Merchant*


• Mambo No 5 - Lou Bega*


• That Thing - Lauryn Hill


• Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden*


• Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin


• It Wasn't Me - Shaggy


• Coco Jamboo - Mr President


• Your Woman - White Town*


• California Love - Tupac*


• Baby One More Time - Britney Spears*


• Twisted - Keith Sweat*


• Here With Me - Dido*


• Trouble - Coldplay*


• Never Ever - All Saints*


• My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion


• Come on Over - Christina Aguilera


• Man! I Feel like a Woman - Shania Twain


• Smooth - Santana & Rob Thomas


• Crush - Jennifer Paige*


• You Get What You Give - New Radicals


• Pony - Ginuwine


• Hanging By a Moment - Lifehouse*

(*It's incredible how many of these I actually have on my Ipod. I'm such a nerd.)

Stay tuned for yet another tantalisingly terrific post in the Time Capsule Saga in the coming days. In the meantime, what do you remember from your own High School days? Get reminiscing, people!