It's only been 26 days into the new year and so many things have happened already. Anything goes within minutes, don't even bother with days or weeks or months. I've consumed even more alcohol in the past month than I have back when I was working at that shit hole. I've sent even more parcels overseas in the past month than I do locally. I've done too many crazy things that I usually wouldn't have, given the person I am. Maybe there's still a lot to figure out about myself, or maybe I just don't know myself at all.


Cheryl came back for a week in December. I managed to meet her one day before she left for the States and words can't express how much I've missed her. The next time I'll see her is in 2017 so... hopefully by then I'll be able to tell her cooler stories of what I've made. Times like these, I'm more than thankful for the existence of Skype and Whatsapp LOL


Also I finally got to meet my bubs after months. Probably had a little too much fun that night... but who's to say anything's too much?


Cr: Ashri
Took my new camera out for a spin with Ashri recently too at some gigs! It's pretty darn awesome but my Nikon will always be my baby. Hehe Nikon forever!! Also it's been ages since I've been to any art shows/exhibitions -- I think I need to add more slots into my calendar. 24 hours a day just isn't enough man. No I need a personal assistant.


I've also pissed someone off to the point of no return. I meant every single word (though I might've went a bit far) unlike the others I'd threw away so... I don't know. Shit comes in many different forms though the most familiar of all is the matter that comes out of our assholes. Hahahahahaahhahaha shit also comes in the form of things and people and emotions so hello January you have been rather interesting to me lately.




Right, I had a haircut too.

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from you came the greatest heartaches ive even gone through,
came the greatest lessons ill ever learn for life,
came the greatest pieces of art ive ever created

from you leaves the stronger person from your embrace,
leaves the braver person from your words,
leaves the wiser person from your existence

angels and lessons
you have taught me everything (without a poisoned apple)
i never thought i’d need to know
you rekindled the flame i’d snuffed out just to get by
with the gentlest of gestures, i will never forget
you probably didn’t know why you were doing,
and i don’t expect you to remember,
for you were the angel with a lesson -
only to be forgotten once it’s all over

angels and lessons
you were the most beautiful of them all

(Why did you approach me, why did you say hello?
Because you looked lonely, and I didn’t want you to be alone.)

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Christmas with Cheryl and her family and Rex the adorable German Shepherd.
The weeks leading to the new year were spent in a new albeit peculiar way... but all was good, I enjoyed every moment so that's all that matters. Also, I think I've bought too many things in December...

I was going to spend New Year at Cheryl's but we ended up hanging out with our colleagues after work at Spize, filling our really empty stomachs. Hahahaha then I slept the rest of the first day of the year~

I've contracted my Bro's sneaker addiction. It doesn't help that I'm female because heels exist... Sigh. I need to maintain but I've already planned to get another pair of sneakers before CNY. HAHA DAMN MY POOR WALLET


Don't know what other nonsense I've bought but those are my favourite two purchases (besides the autographed copy of Coraline).

I think my new year only really started after (finally) going to USS with my NAFA clique, let's name this group of kids LLJLB. We originally planned to go to USS back in September but kept pushing it back until we all got exasperated and whacked a random date in the new year to go. Haha and we were supposed to meet for a Christmas gift exchange but we only did it like on the 3rd day of the new year.

We didn't get to see many mascots that day and we used like 85% of our polaroids on ourselves doing stupid things with almost no (visible) background... Our shots don't even make sense half the time, and some of them will never see the day of light ever again. Most of the shots were taken with our phones in the end... (Check out all our nonsense gift exchange barang barang in huge paper bags~)




All of us barely made it home since we literally played the entire day away. It's a pity days end and we run out of energy when you're having so much fun with your friends :(

In other news I survived the first day of school. Haha okay there wasn't even anything much. In other more interesting news I've made it to Grade 5 (theory) within 6 months~ I'm finally finishing what I started (okay not quite me, but my parents but it's almost the same, blah)! Though I'm not intending to pursue a music career it's fun to know so many things~

Oh yes, first day of school - found out I took the same elective as quite a few of my Y1 classmates! So I saw Laura today and got my perfume! The DFS has the medium sized bottle (since I couldn't decide on the small or large bottle) so she helped me get it (and kept it in Indonesia for a month). She liked the smell too so she has one herself. We will smell the same whenever we hang out now, hahaha.

Labels: ▼, Cheryl, LLJLB

Christmas @ The Jewel Box :)
The holidays have been a mix of both productive/unproductive, and eventful. Oh, I don't know, it's always just good and bad.



Laura left for home when school ended, then she suddenly appeared one week and we had lunch together. AND she also got me the really super spicy singkong chips! I ended up carrying it the entire day in my bag like some smuggler. HAHA and I parted half my inheritance to Alane, who gave me Laurent Bernard chocolates later because she doesn't like chocolates. Why she doesn't like chocolates will forever be a mystery to me.

Oh, and curry rice... I've been dying to try all the curry rice from COCOichibanya since I ate it with Brandon/ChenHan. To date, I've been to all 3 outlets already, and I think the Bugis+ outlet is the most spacious. But the food quality there is another story...

Though it's the holidays, between my Y1 bunch our schedules always clash u_u we've only been able to meet altogether just once so far and we're almost halfway through the holidays! Also I've been getting offers for jobs I know others can do better than me u_u but that's fine. And it's also always fine to just watch Lesley draw :) I watched her draw my tat also, from nothingness to a really wonderful piece, which I will never, in a million years even, be able to do...


_{This piece is already completed, over here.}
Occasionally I like to walk into bookstores and look through books on sale (it's like an adoption drive). Most of the time I walk out with one or two books but on Saturday I walked out of Kinokuniya feeling like a million bucks. :'D I'm glad I've always put off purchasing Coraline because it's been rereleased with a 10th anniversary edition cover... AND THERE'S THE HARDCOVER AND AUTOGRAPHED VERSION. It was a little pricey but well fuck it take my money you perfect man




I was slightly apprehensive at first because of the packaging, but all my doubts evaporated when I opened the book and looked at the signatures. Not gonna lie, I did scream as I unboxed the package. Hehe I'm still so proud of it - from the book, to the autographed, to the numbered copy I got, to the ink blotch at the back of the first page. Because it's autographed, it means Neil actually touched the book that I have now. :'D Sigh. I shall end my fangirl moment right now.

On the same day, I went on a slightly major shopping spree with Cheryl (though I think the items we bought were just expensive/big, not expensive/many small items). All our stuffs... We had to throw it into J's car because there wasn't space in the shop LOL.


Look at bunny-chan!! 5eva alone with me.
I hate rabbits but this is only vaguely a rabbit... and it's from Cheryl so it's okay. I spend the most money with Cheryl, buying things I would've easily persuaded myself not to... And also with another friend, but we spend money on FOOD. Is it better to spend money on ~nice~ things you really like/want, or on nice food? Another question I will never be able to figure out the answer to...

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Work on the mountain has been fun albeit the heat and the occasional annoying customers. It's been raining lately so we've either been seeing red moons or purple sunsets :) A customer told me [my colleagues and I] are kinda lucky to be working up here but... I don't know what to respond to that. Haha. Here's a purple sunset for you, iphone quality only - I ran out in the drizzle to get this shot.

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July marks the beginning of my second year in NAFA. Weird weather and illnesses aside, this month has been the strangest thus far. Anyway I'm pretty glad that things have been looking up for most of the people around me.


The day Kathlyn pulled me out just to do stupid things for an hour... There was this really hilarious sales lady that made the trip even more worth it. :B Ah, this crazy girl went to Sasa to buy 6 packets of tissue and the sales lady had to put it in such huge plastic bags, it made her look like she left home. (Ah, the tissues are for her puppy, not her.)


I swear the job I found in May is pretty good. Besides the 1-day commitment and awesome ICs, the pay is quite reasonable and the company I have is always wonderful.


One week prior to the start of school, I brought my classmates to Astons. I tweeted about this :) First, they got one of my sides wrong, so I ended up having 3 sides. Then the manager came over to ask for feedback when we were done and honestly, our fries were overcooked. So he brought over a new batch of fries along with their new side, potato wedges. We were so filled that day... :D

Another time I had lunch w the Bro at Just Acia, I found a sticker in my soup when I was done with my meal. The manager came over to replace the meal with another, and I didn't have to pay a single cent. Hahaha, me and my food adventures...


The day I was pulled out of my house for no reason at all, I spent it spontaneously with Cheryl and the Bro. Okay, so it was worth it. :)

And the first week of school so far is rather... meh. LLJLB made it much more bearable but things don't seem to be looking up for a while... :( You can haz some iPhone ACs encountered daily and yes, this is pretty much an obligatory blog post because I've not blogged this month at all.

Labels: ▼, Cheryl, NAFA

Pasta @ Kaitlin's and profiteroles made by Kaitlin!
June has been a pretty eventful month for me. Besides work, I've really spent my remaining time well with friends and myself. I sound like a workaholic but actually I only spent 25% of the time working. Let's put another 25% with friends and I'm left with 50%. This may sound surprising but I really used the remainder of my time to study. :D

Design aside, I've went back to music to take exams. I've wasted too much time so I hope I can skip grades and soar - whatever it takes to complete the entire course of study. Also I'm working on my German and (oh yes, and) Korean. There isn't any specific reason why I'm learning these languages so... I guess it's for fun? :)

A while back, I met my NAFA mates to have fun/play/do nonsense/be stupid. It's been about 1-2 months since we met so it was good to see everyone again. But I think only two of us really played our hearts out over at Kaitlin's :B


I'm so sad we won't be in the same class for the next school year because we'll all be going to our designated course of study. But it's okay, we'll still meet up since we haven't gone to USS together!

Also, there has been a few wonderful nights in June and I'm glad Cheryl could join me. :) I never thought I'd ever see this ever! /tears in my eyes/ Things are going to get better, I swear. And it will, because I say so.

Labels: ▼, Cheryl, LLJLB

The 5 books that only cost $39, then filled up my fiction shelf entirely from all the way deep in :)
I still haven't been productive. And 26th June is taking way too long :I Also, I caught Prometheus with the Bro, Jeremy. Worst decision ever made...

Best of all was the sleepover with my secondary school classmates (though not everyone was present). Although we didn't do much together it was definitely good to see everyone again :) I didn't get to sleep much at all because the guys were so noisy playing poker! Watched 'In Time' and 'Real Steel' - the former had an interesting idea but meh~ storyline, and the latter was really heartwarming. Hmm I don't know if that's the right word...


The pool's definitely a nice place to chill and (oops) eat/feast by, and talk about endless things but I don't want to get tanned :B

Fah and Jeremy came over later, and I don't know why we were all so tired but couldn't sleep because we had to be awake in a few hours to get cracking. Again, I don't know if this was worth it but seeing how nice everybody was kind of made things okay. They met Elaine and things just didn't make sense anymore. Hahaha.


June is coming to an end soon... but I'll still be on my holidays! Hahaha then again I'm not prepared for school, not prepared to be a Year 2 student. Thank God for the long break because I have so many things to do...

Labels: ▼, Cheryl, Fah, OHf