today, i freed myself from a stinging thorn, an undesirable commitment, and a heavy burden.

feels GOOD! :D

do you believe in retribution?

when i was five years old, i wished that the boy who pulled my pony tail would get punished by the power rangers, but he didn't. when i was ten, i wished that the girl who bad-mouthed me to my good friend would end up with no friends, but she blossomed and became a school belle. when i was sixteen, i wished that the senior who always picked on my faults would fall sick, but she always turned up every saturday, strong as a bull, fierce as a lion and loud as a crow. when i was twenty, i wished that the black sheep in my project group would get a "C" grade for the module, but i think she did better than me in the end. last week, i wished that the ah-beng who littered in the train station would get caught by the surveillance camera, but he got away scot-free before many pairs of eyes.

maybe it takes time to happen; or maybe it doesn't happen at all. but in a nutshell, i think what comes around, doesn't always go around, at least not in the short run.

迟到千年 by 苏打绿:



this song has been overshadowed by many of their better known songs; the mtv is so pretty and the music gives me a quiet kind of happiness.

i have been thinking to myself, maybe it's time to move on to another layout or domain.

after all, this screen which houses many of my fondest memories, is now getting too small for my ambitious heart. three years is enough time to complete a tertiary education, launch a career, start a family of four, of which i have accomplished none. instead, i spent the time living each day in a daze, feeding on youtube (and books when necessary). but the least i can do now, is to get out of my comfort zone and prepare myself for change and growth. i need a makeover in every aspect i can.

while i have a year to do so, let me to curl back under the blanklet in this blissful weather for now, and linger a little while longer.

this fruit is a laxative, i swear!

a 100% feel-good song - "吹吹风" by gary cao:



pity the song doesn't have a music video! otherwise i can imagine a soft sandy beach baking under the golden sun, rows of cocount trees swaying with the sea breeze, and herds of white fluffy clouds lazing across an azure sky.

you can ask me for the song! (:

from the taiwanese drama - fated to love you:



i have a soft spot for second male leads whose good looks, relentless pursuit and sweet words never seem to move the female protagonist, who always miraculously appear at the right time and place to lend a crying shoulder or a helping hand, and whose love will always end up unrequited at the end of the show (provided that the producers don't hook him up with the second female lead).

and for a second lead, dylan (starring baron chen) looks stunningly good.

im afraid to see things lose its magic;

like how the rainbows fade to a pale grey, the smiles turn to stoic gaze, and the leaves wither and sink to the cold ground.

i hope you'll never lose your charm, your glow and your beautiful self.

this was where it all started - our pre-departure briefing.


25th may morning, and we were all ready to go!


upon arrival, we went grocery shopping (for food, water and toilet paper) on our first evening!


this was our hostel room at the 12th residential college.


hard at work in lecture..


a weekend getaway to genting! the rain didn't stop us from taking all the rides!


shop shop shop! at sungei wang.


at Institut sosial malaysia - i loved this place because the architecture was really nice, and it was where they train social workers, and they prepared a sumptuous breakfast and lunch for us! (:


arrived at kedah at 11pm (after 8 hours on the coach). all of us were dead-tired but the hot water and the hotel-class rooms perked us up!


one of the stops in kedah was a friend's kampong house, with fabulous durians according to all my friends (ps: i don't eat durians!)):


at a mangrove swamp in penang - i look incredibly blissful.


i love my roomie! :D a shot taken at USM, penang.


we were invited to one of our friend's house in perak on our third weekend. on our way to the waterfall near her place, we spotted a dragon fruit farm! :D


without my groupmates, the group project would have been so dull!


other than jump shots, we love to take mirror shots too!


taken outside KLCC on our last night in KL - that explains why we looked so gloomy.

will update the photos when i get more of them!

i have finally moved back home, after an amazing six weeks of experiential learning and communal living with the girls.

and here are the highlights of my summer exchange:

• shopping at sungei wang and all the megamalls in malaysia
• suppering at moonies (spelling?) with the delectable dragon pizza and orgasmic mango blend
• working with my group to put together our crazy presentations
• competing to choreograph the ugliest dance moves
• cam-whoring and taking jump shots against nice backdrops
  
• chancing upon live performances at esplanade
• pseudo-karaokes and sing-along sessions
• watching the others do forfeits during the game of 21
  

now that it is over, allow me to lament over the beginning of my short semester break, which i will probably spend reminiscing the good times i've had and missing the good friends i've made. in time to come, i may forget the things that we did, the jokes that we said, and the places we visited; but i will never forget the faces of the people who went through the journey with me, and the fuzzy warmth in my heart whenever i think of them. (: