|
[19 Mar 2011|07:52pm] |
|
It's partially locked because I like to think I have a pretty secretive life now and then, someone like Harriet the Spy.
Do comment to be added because I can't receive LJ notifications in my cranky email inbox.
\m/
|
|
| quick update |
[13 Dec 2010|01:45pm] |
|
first paper of my first semester of my final year in approximately 3 hours.
i haven't been updating much because i really don't like Livejournal's page anymore.
will definitely be switching sites after the new year, but hello! i'm still alive. this page is not neglected... slightly.
:) :) :)
|
|
| 4am |
[15 Oct 2010|04:00am] |
I sit quietly, still into the night. It's 4am, and tired? No, maybe later. This week has been extremely trying, mentally stressful with all the work coming in at once. Did I mention the emotional rollercoaster I've experienced because my menses has made me a bitch? Just a week, I promise. For now, I retain my sanity and I want to capture this moment even if it means sacrificing sleep for a few hours.
Amongst others, Pangdemonium Productions is having an open auditions for anyone who's interested - Spring Awakening. Theatre makes my heart beat faster. It makes me smile and cry. I admittedly have a love-hate relationship with it. But... I don't think I am prepared, just yet.
These two songs have been my saving grace and has been keeping me company for the past hour.
|
|
| friends |
[27 Aug 2010|02:49pm] |
|
The words 'best friends' have always baffled me.
When we first entered into secondary school, there was a marked transition - from the little cutesy girl as we were all known to our parents and gossipy aunties characteristic of many Chinese families to the young, blooming teenager wanting to belong. Of a group, of an identity, it didn't matter. We found our best gal pals then, as young foolish things we scoured through glossy catalogues in search of the most suave guy that suited our ideal type of boyfriend. We promised never to forsake our friendship for boys, and "Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them" made famous by clothing line David and Goliath resonated strongly as we moved beyond the budding years of our friendship.
Along the way, as we progressed into the different Singaporean paths of junior colleges and polytechnics, many of us split ways. We strived to keep in touch and our weekly ritual of hitting the towns of Orchard and getting pulled into this deep sinkhole of shopping was one of the many ways we spent to keep things going as friends. Then, came the onslaught of boys. Things took a change and whilst the friendship was never abandoned, we lost sight of our dearest friends and some friends may have become the substitute of time and the absence of the shaven head boyfriends who magically appeared in our view on the weekends.
The most beautiful thing of such friendships is that it undeniably has a strong foundation and is infallible. Should you call them over on a rainy day or when rain of another form falls literally upon the cheeks of yours, they never refuse. As we grow older, inevitably we collect more groups of girlfriends and you find many whom you can call a best friend. To go deep into things, when we say someone is our best friend, it is usually thought of as singular. Was it possible to even call more than one person your best friend? It is no longer exclusive to the one who stuck through thick and thin with you over the years. Yet, that should not be counted as a death penalty. Forward looking, there comes the day in every woman's life that she has been dreaming of since young. One day, she would have to choose her bridesmaids and maid of honour. This selective process may seem a shoo-in for some, but what about those who have such a lengthy list of close friends to choose from that preferring one over another may hurt the feelings of many. Perhaps the best thing when you know you've found someone true is giving without expecting anything else in return.
Even if you were the girl who spent countless hours chasing after such boys in the catalogues when they came to town, never forgot each others' birthdays or listening in detail and memorizing the qualities of the boy your girlfriends' have always dreamt of, and maybe even being the one over the phone who patiently listened as she cried over her recent heartbreak. Your heart ached as much as hers, if not even more. You readily offered to relive the days when you painted the town red to keep her mind off things, and knew that your best friend was yours again.
The two mistakes you possibly made was thinking that friendship was limited to a few and it was like the case of the prodigal son. Close friends are like collectible stamps displayed in an album. You are the stamp collector and each stamp represents a friend who has journeyed with you in a part of many of your life. They are special, you show them off proudly to others and would never trade them for the world. The latter is thinking that once she found a new guy, she would be gone and only return later on. No, she was your best friend from the start and always would be.
Maybe I'm not going anywhere with this. But what can conclude this is what is expected out of a Sweet Valley High book, and that is "friendships last forever".
|
|
| nerdy |
[22 Aug 2010|11:48pm] |
|
|
| happyhappyjoyjoy |
[01 Aug 2010|03:55am] |
|
HAPPY. VERY HAPPY. EXTREMELY HAPPY. OUTRAGEOUSLY HAPPY
:)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
My faith and hope is strengthened and renewed. Just when I was about to give in for the night, I see a notification and then, tears fell like rain. Today was extra special and it still is! :D
P.S Thank you Sheralyn for staying up!
|
|
| for A |
[30 Jul 2010|12:44am] |
|
|
| time to eat! |
[27 Jul 2010|11:08pm] |
|
The past few days have been good food, good times and good company!
This was on Sunday with my parents - Full House, a Korean restaurant along the stretch of Tanjong Katong Road. Read reviews from Hungrygowhere here. The place was simple in decor, and despite it's no frills interior, it nevertheless remains a popular spot with the quick change in customers with its authentic fare, affordable prices and LCD screen that played Korean songs by 2PM, Girls Generation rightly perched at the top of the wall. Full House also offers free wireless internet and excludes either the 7% GST or 10% Service charge in your bill - I can't remember which :P I had the Kimchi Ramen ($7.50), which was steaming hot causing my nose to leak uncontrollably through the entire meal. My dad had the kimchi chicken soup ($13) which I really enjoyed. The soup base was much tastier than the one in my ramen, and the first sip sends rockets surging through your nostrils with its spiciness and boiling soup. My mom had the grilled saba ($12) which was satisfying and we ordered a kimchi pancake to share. I expected an egg like texture but it was more chewy than that. The kimchi pancake was a first, and didn't really go down well with me. Go for the side dish buffet (only if you order a main course) and even though prices have risen to $1.50, it is still very worth your dollars and cents!  My kimchi ramen - only 50cents more than the normal ramen!
 Mom's grilled saba Kimchi pancake
Monday afternoon, I joined my dad for lunch at Manzhu, the restaurant at Chinese Swimming Club. He had the daily special - stir fried beef udon in bean paste sauce, and was to my surprise, very tasty. I expected something saltier, however, with the additional beansprouts and xiao bai cai, the dish left me confused. It seemed like zha jia mian so was it Chinese or Japanese because of its choice of noodles. I had my usual nasi goreng istemewa - and perhaps of my blocked nose, I couldn't taste the fragrance and spices of the dish. It was pretty disappointing and I started stealing bites from my dad's lunch instead. I like my eggs runny, and while it was so, the clear, jelly portion of a uncooked egg left me cringing at points.
The pictures from yesterday were taken with my Nokia E71. I really like the clarity of the pictures, and it's extremely handy when I don't lug my Canon S90 around :)
|
|
| timeless. |
[26 Jul 2010|11:31pm] |
Watching these Youtube videos almost a year ago was one of the reasons that triggered my interest in US and was also why I applied for exchange there. I know... sappy love song. Surely I have better taste in music? But I'm a sucker for such stuff!
|
|
|
[26 Jul 2010|02:11am] |
We sang this at mass today. I knew I sung this before and ran all the possible places in mind. Then I remembered! Mass in Austin.
I miss Austin and even the church and mass there!
|
|
| a kid with her happy meal |
[14 Jul 2010|12:30am] |
|
This is probably how I'm feeling right now.
Just like a Happy Meal.
My mom never ceases to surprise me with her support - I am blessed.
I didn't express it and will do so next week, but this means so much to me.
Thank you Lord, thank you Mummy.
|
|
| GO JAPAN! |
[30 Jun 2010|02:29pm] |
 JAPAN, WE LOVE YOU! I caught the game between Japan and Paraguay last night - I even rushed home from my dinner with Inez once I saw Japan playing on the big screen. My eyes were glued to the screen (well not really, because Sheralyn and I were skyping about the game) and I shrieked, jumped on my couch, played with the Vuvuzela itouch app to join in the fun, and alas, they fought well, and luck wasn't on their side :( I was so upset, I bombarded twitter world with my football tweets. And yes, I shed tears of sadness along with the entire Japan. My dad sat there, laughed and said, "this is a football game, not WWIII" Towards the end, I was updating Sheralyn by the minute each single move they made while she streamed the match, and it was good bonding time. Our conversation was such a wtf: Sheralyn Hu: Isaac Tan Japan's coach looks like he's waiting for the train. about an hour ago · Comment · Like [1:04:16 AM] Sheralyn Hu: HAHAHAHAH [1:04:22 AM] Sheralyn Hu: wtf at some of my frens' comments Deborah Lee: OK JAPAN GOALKEEPER WALKNIG [12:34:04 AM] Sheralyn Hu: hahahaha [12:34:06 AM] Deborah Lee: ok tossing coin now [12:34:20 AM] Sheralyn Hu: sian leh [12:34:22 AM] Sheralyn Hu: ok can load liao [12:34:24 AM] Deborah Lee: did u stream/ [12:34:27 AM] Deborah Lee: OK WATCH!!!! [12:34:30 AM] Sheralyn Hu: hahahah wooo~ [12:34:50 AM] Deborah Lee: JAPAN TAKES FIRST PENALTY KICK [12:34:54 AM] Sheralyn Hu: hahahaha OKOKKOKOKOK [12:34:55 AM] Sheralyn Hu: u ah [12:35:00 AM] Sheralyn Hu: update by e second [12:35:03 AM] Sheralyn Hu: sound yr vuvuzela In other news, this is pretty shocking. The G20 protests in Toronto, even the Eaton Centre. I was there almost a month ago!! It just seems so unreal :S Plus, "Letters to Juliet" tonight with the Sis!
|
|
|
[28 Jun 2010|04:23pm] |
 I reaaaaaalllly wanna watch this..
|
|
|
[09 May 2010|07:09pm] |
give me time.
a little more in austin. and the US.
a few more years to spain.
|
|
|
[02 May 2010|02:14am] |
No man is an island.
Sometimes I wonder if staying within one's comfort zone is good.
You don't have strangers around you who are out to harm
You have your friends and family who love you.
Or maybe, that's why they say, "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger"
|
|
|
[27 Apr 2010|02:19pm] |
I really like this. Via ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) lipppy
"I’ll go out there and make my mistakes. I’ll fall down, get hurt, cry, laugh, love, and get back up. I’ll stand on the highest mountaintop and go into the deepest caverns. I’ll roam across the world, visit the moon and swim in outer space. I’ll let my imagination run wild and let my spirit soar. Why? Because when my life flashes before my eyes in those final moments, I want to have something worthwhile to watch, with plenty of love and laughter, good times and bad. I don’t want to regret a thing and I plan not to. Remember, it’s not usually the things you do that you regret, it’s the things you don’t do and leave unsaid. Laugh out loud. Cry in the rain. Love with all your heart and soul. Get hurt. Tell the truth. Go crazy. But never forget that you only get one shot. One shot at this day, one shot at this minute. One shot at this age. One shot at life. So make sure your life is one you will enjoy watching in your final moments."
|
|
| he's just not that into you |
[26 Apr 2010|06:28pm] |
 Story of our lives. So last night, I was in the mood to catch a chick flick, well, as always. Absolutely refusing to get started on my biology revision. I've tried watching about 15 minutes of this show when Sheralyn first passed it to me, and I was honestly bored to tears. I couldn't keep up with the characters, everything was just so confusing. I'm so glad I gave this movie a second try. It's everything that girls talk about all the time. For every wrong, there is a right and I teared up when Ben Affleck proposed to Jennifer Anniston at the end. Gigi, the girl on the phone in the poster, was pretty annoying at times, I felt so bad for her whenever she got too clingy. This is the ending quote to the movie: Gigi: Girls are taught a lot of stuff growing up: if a boy punches you he likes you, never try to trim your own bangs, and someday you will meet a wonderful guy and get your very own happy ending. every movie we see, every story we're told implores us to wait for it: the third act twist, the unexpected declaration of love, the exception to the rule. but sometimes we're so focused on finding our happy ending we don't learn how to read the signs. how to tell the ones who want us from the ones who don't, the ones who will stay and the ones who will leave. and maybe a happy ending doesn't include a guy, maybe it's you, on your own, picking up the pieces and starting over, freeing yourself up for something better in the future. maybe the happy ending is just moving on. or maybe the happy ending is this: knowing after all the unreturned phone calls and broken-hearts, through the blunders and misread signals, through all the pain and embarrassment... you never gave up hope. So, go watch it, a must see for every girls' night in.
|
|
| navigation |
| [ |
viewing |
| |
most recent entries |
] |
| [ |
go |
| |
earlier |
] |
|
|
|
|
