The impending CNY promises the yearly commentary.
This year, I shall not be beaten.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
http://ohsofickle.blogspot.com/
I just came across this blog and in a matter of 30mins, i must say i'm awestruck by her spunky, kickass, justdoit attitude, and the most amazing thing is, she's only 17!
Now, what was i doing when i was 17?
Actually she's like a ang-moh style kind of asian girl living in an asian society. And then, there's the environment she lives in
Nonetheless, she really inspires me in a go-get-it kind of way.
Makes me inspired to really just explore my options and expand them.
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Laid off doing my New Year Resolutions cos it's never been a habit of mine, but have the itch now. Maybe cos of the inspiration.
Just one. (cos my non-functioning mind is going to sleep soon)
Saying Yes, in a be-good-to-myself kind of way.
Yeah this boils down to better time management and being abit more selfish.
The Yes means alot i think: open up my horizons, being kind to myself, blah blah.
My mind is really not functioning le. Needa sleep. Will sleep on this and come back with more if i can.
I just came across this blog and in a matter of 30mins, i must say i'm awestruck by her spunky, kickass, justdoit attitude, and the most amazing thing is, she's only 17!
Now, what was i doing when i was 17?
Actually she's like a ang-moh style kind of asian girl living in an asian society. And then, there's the environment she lives in
Nonetheless, she really inspires me in a go-get-it kind of way.
Makes me inspired to really just explore my options and expand them.
-----
Laid off doing my New Year Resolutions cos it's never been a habit of mine, but have the itch now. Maybe cos of the inspiration.
Just one. (cos my non-functioning mind is going to sleep soon)
Saying Yes, in a be-good-to-myself kind of way.
Yeah this boils down to better time management and being abit more selfish.
The Yes means alot i think: open up my horizons, being kind to myself, blah blah.
My mind is really not functioning le. Needa sleep. Will sleep on this and come back with more if i can.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
i'm really stressed out. and tired. and beat.
But yet it's kinda the first time i think i'm thriving on work. Maybe it's the first time i feel that my mind is occupied constructively. I do enjoy the learning of something new. Esp when it's hands-on learning.
Just call me an experiential learner. A thousand instructions mean nothing to a single activity.
On the personal life-side, i'm really really isolated. I need to go retail therapy at lavendarcloset, and move stuff back to the study-room (yippees it's cleared out again!), and do this purging of my wardrobe as i saw in a Elle article. Start throwing all those years-ago clothes away and get a new wardrobe with simple classics! I also read somewhere that we only wear 20% of what's in our wardrobe.. so what happened to the other 80%? Time to purge and spend wisely on beautiful timeless classics!
And springcleaning! dun remind me..
But yet it's kinda the first time i think i'm thriving on work. Maybe it's the first time i feel that my mind is occupied constructively. I do enjoy the learning of something new. Esp when it's hands-on learning.
Just call me an experiential learner. A thousand instructions mean nothing to a single activity.
On the personal life-side, i'm really really isolated. I need to go retail therapy at lavendarcloset, and move stuff back to the study-room (yippees it's cleared out again!), and do this purging of my wardrobe as i saw in a Elle article. Start throwing all those years-ago clothes away and get a new wardrobe with simple classics! I also read somewhere that we only wear 20% of what's in our wardrobe.. so what happened to the other 80%? Time to purge and spend wisely on beautiful timeless classics!
And springcleaning! dun remind me..
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Trip to Malaysia - The Sightseeing Part
I think i should just start blogging abt my trip, else I may just procrastinate like i did 2 years back, for my HK-China trip, and end up not blogging at all.. and having complaints from da friends: When are you ever going to blog about it?
Shall start with the easiest.. Sightseeing. since my trip wasn't filled with alot of sightseeing, thanks to my shopaholic sisters (okay and me as well in case they come kill me for just blaming them, seeing that they helped my lug my HUUUUUGE Sylvanian House across the Causeway).
My uncle, who housed us for the week at Malaysia at his house and brought us around, had a well-planned itinerary for us, which was much destroyed by the feminine instinct in us to shop. Anyway, let's not go there yet. Just stick to sightseeing first.
4 of us at this government area of KL which my uncle brought us to.. dun really like it cos i just dun find it v special.
Found my favourite symbol..
Realised it could be a good place to suntan..
::Genting Highlands::
Mountain view up to Genting...
The mountain road...
We really spent alot of time on the road for this trip. 2-6hours of travelling on the road everyday.. very tiring. Dun feel like i got a proper rest at all. But ah well, there's always my darl sisters to keep me entertained.
I realised i dun like Genting as much as i did in my younger days. The rides are really quite worn out (and maintenance and safety were two of the top questions on my mind), so i dunno if it is fortunate or unfortunate that we only managed to do an average of 3 rides each (thanks to the school holidays crowd, which means average waiting time for one ride was one hour)
::Cameron Highlands::
Bountiful tea-leaf lands.
Another world. Another land.
We had tea here.
Tea place overlooking this breathtaking view. I'm guessing this would be gracie's kind of world.
The one town on this Highland.
Headed to Strawberry Farm. I'm amazed at how 'westernized' this place is. But i learnt from my uncle it's started by a Caucasian guy.. the Cameron Highlands.
The fresh strawberries for the day were sold out. =( managed to only take a pic of an unappetizing strawberry on a strawberry plant to prove we really been to a strawberry farm. Heh.
I think i was just so amazed to see a rose growing in Malaysia that i had to take a picture of it.
Other beautiful flowers we took pics of for our cousin who's into flowers (she does flower arrangements).
Love this interesting flower.
See the close-up, how the petals curl up..
Found an interesting leaf plant that curls the same way.
I like Cameron Highlands, way better than the stinky smoke and stale smells of the overly urbanised Genting Highlands. I love the temperature, not as bitingly cold as Genting, with its warm and mellow sunshine. But i think i'm the only one in the family who likes it. Mum dun like it much.=( Think she only likes the part when we were shopping for strawberry souvenirs. It's crazy i tell u.. the amount of strawberry-themed stuff they have. Any pink-loving, strawberry-obsessed gal would go mad.
That ends the sight-seeing part of my journey. Shall update on shopping after i collate the pictures from my sistaz' sides.
Shall start with the easiest.. Sightseeing. since my trip wasn't filled with alot of sightseeing, thanks to my shopaholic sisters (okay and me as well in case they come kill me for just blaming them, seeing that they helped my lug my HUUUUUGE Sylvanian House across the Causeway).
My uncle, who housed us for the week at Malaysia at his house and brought us around, had a well-planned itinerary for us, which was much destroyed by the feminine instinct in us to shop. Anyway, let's not go there yet. Just stick to sightseeing first.
4 of us at this government area of KL which my uncle brought us to.. dun really like it cos i just dun find it v special.
Found my favourite symbol..
Realised it could be a good place to suntan..
::Genting Highlands::
Mountain view up to Genting...
The mountain road...
We really spent alot of time on the road for this trip. 2-6hours of travelling on the road everyday.. very tiring. Dun feel like i got a proper rest at all. But ah well, there's always my darl sisters to keep me entertained.
I realised i dun like Genting as much as i did in my younger days. The rides are really quite worn out (and maintenance and safety were two of the top questions on my mind), so i dunno if it is fortunate or unfortunate that we only managed to do an average of 3 rides each (thanks to the school holidays crowd, which means average waiting time for one ride was one hour)
::Cameron Highlands::
Bountiful tea-leaf lands.
Another world. Another land.
We had tea here.
Tea place overlooking this breathtaking view. I'm guessing this would be gracie's kind of world.
The one town on this Highland.
Headed to Strawberry Farm. I'm amazed at how 'westernized' this place is. But i learnt from my uncle it's started by a Caucasian guy.. the Cameron Highlands.
The fresh strawberries for the day were sold out. =( managed to only take a pic of an unappetizing strawberry on a strawberry plant to prove we really been to a strawberry farm. Heh.
I think i was just so amazed to see a rose growing in Malaysia that i had to take a picture of it.
Other beautiful flowers we took pics of for our cousin who's into flowers (she does flower arrangements).
Love this interesting flower.
See the close-up, how the petals curl up..
Found an interesting leaf plant that curls the same way.
I like Cameron Highlands, way better than the stinky smoke and stale smells of the overly urbanised Genting Highlands. I love the temperature, not as bitingly cold as Genting, with its warm and mellow sunshine. But i think i'm the only one in the family who likes it. Mum dun like it much.=( Think she only likes the part when we were shopping for strawberry souvenirs. It's crazy i tell u.. the amount of strawberry-themed stuff they have. Any pink-loving, strawberry-obsessed gal would go mad.
That ends the sight-seeing part of my journey. Shall update on shopping after i collate the pictures from my sistaz' sides.
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