25 yo Melbournian. Born and bred in the shadows of a city called KL. Survives on chocolates, lots of sleep and the comfort of good company. Loves a good laugh, a good book, a good cry, a good movie.

"Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for." - Joseph Addison

good ol' times

7.9.08

After having not seen this woman for too long, we finally managed to get ourselves in the same place at the same time twice in a month. This is probably the most we've seen each other over the last 10 years combined, so it was definitely a treat.



I miss you already!!!
Next year - JULY, make it happen!!!

i'm back...

24.8.08

i'm back....

just felt like writing today.
about what, i'm not sure exactly.

8 months since i last had something to say.
time really flies
... when you're having a good time
... or when you keep yourself occupied enough.

the brother's wedding.
family get togethers to celebrate.
wilson's prom.
sydney.
climbing.
hong kong.
min yen's wedding.
old friends.

8 things to remember the last 8 months by. that's pretty good. things are starting to look up again.

new year, new beginnings

7.1.08

it's been a couple of months since i've written anything and i've gotten the occassional "What happened to you ??" Ran out of things to say after awhile i s'pose.

But with a new year, comes new beginnings. That's the positive note I'm starting my year on. I'm one of those people who likes to reflect back on the year that's gone past. Last year I said I was going to:
1. Travel - DONE
2. Learn something new - not done
3. To apply myself more in the kitchen - Semi-done, but now undone.
4. To pass one exam - DONE
Two out of four (four resolutions, now that was rather ambitious of me). That's a pass for me.

2007... bittersweet. a year of lessons learnt. That life is a story of possibilities. Some possibilities, never eventuating despite how much you will it to. But at the same time, impossibilities will find their way to creep up on you and surprise you. OK, that's all a little floaty and trippy.

2008... outlook so far... cloudy, with a glimmer of sunshine. It's looking to be a busy year. Weddings. Family stuff. A couple of trips hopefully. More studying. And lots of happy smiles :)
The family will be coming over in a few weeks. There will be an addition to the family in a few weeks. That will be lovely. It will be lovely having family around. Same continent, same timezone, same country, same area code, same room. I'm looking forward to this. *warm fuzzy feeling*

the holidays are near

6.11.07

it's melbourne cup day today... yes, us victorians are such slackers - declaring a public holiday to go to the races. Hey, but at least we don't have a day off for 'bank day' like the NSW-ers. What does that even mean???

it's a beautiful spring day today. and for me, it marks the start of the holiday season. we've had a public holiday drought since June... but there is now the christmas, new year, easter periods to look forward to!!!

i can finally breathe a sigh of relief now that the exam period is over as well. i've caught up on all my series ;p - i just had to. Because you can't watch something, and not know what happens in the end. It's always tempting to just forward to the end, just so you know what happens. Afterall, every story needs it's conclusion, just like every chapter in our lives. A beginning... the journey in between... and an end. Closure, that's what we call it these days. It's a wonderful feeling, this closure thing.

neglected

13.10.07

I've been neglecting this space for ahwile now, so time to give it a little bit of life.

Writing has become a chore for me these days. It doesn't help that i'm not exactly the best in translating thoughts into words, let alone to put it down on paper, or cyber-paper in this case. There were the few occassions where I started to write something, and then felt that it got a little too personal, and that I wasn't ready to share it with anyone so i hit the trusty ol' "delete" key. I must admit thought that writing was rather therapeutic. Probably not as effective as retail therapy, but definitely easier on the pocket.

I've been shamelessly addicted to my taiwanese dramas of late. I don't care that all the plots are the same, and that the actors are just rotated around in each series. And I don't care that they are all happily-ever-after stories. Neither do I care that they aim to deceive young girls into believing in the magic of grand corny gestures, and that romance isn't dead. In fact, I applaud it. And besides, it's helping with my Chinese. So I shall continue to feed my addiction, shamelessly.

What else? Oh, a car crashed into my house last week. "WHAT?" you say? That's right. An old man in his little suzuki swift, came through the neighbour's garden and fence and into my wall. Thankfully not into my room. The house now has a few cracks on the wall outside. Oh, and the old man was fine, with some minor scrapes on his knees and hands. He said the brakes failed. But the police confirmed otherwise, so the conclusion was that he must have stepped on the accelerator, instead of the brakes. Even I've done that before, so I get it.

Back to work for now...