somewhere over the rainbow

attended mr benjamin's memorial service today at noon in uni. it was so heart-warming, seeing his mother talking about his childhood as well as getting to know him more through the speeches of the other lecturers; his fave song was somewhere over the rainbow; he was a cheeky kid, is witty, funny, and passionate about what he does. they played this song at the very end of the service, and it felt as though he is still here with us. tear-jerking.

somewhere over the rainbow
skies are blue

and the dreams that you dare to dream
really do come true

someday i'll wish upon a star
and wake up where the clouds are far
behind me

where troubles melt like lemon drops
away above the chimney tops
there's where you'll find me

she remembers her childhood toy, this music player thingie with all the vibrant colours of the rainbow. it has a little swtich that plays this song after it's been turned clockwise. and there was an image scroller that displays beautiful drawings of a rainbow, clouds, stars and a little girl in it. fond moments dont last long, but beautiful memories will forever be etched deep within one's soul.

catsflowersfood,

that basically sums up my weekend. as i did not have classes for the first friday of the new semester, i went home with him. i got to see my xiaoxiao after a week, her operation wound healing all well, and we ate cake and ice cream like getting fat's not an issue.

all i shoot these days are cats, food, and skies. need to find new things that inspires. oh, and start dieting, considering we ate more ice cream in the last 12 hours what we could have eaten in a year!

ruffles//feathers

fell down the stairs in uni this morning and broke my shoes and my toenail, and tore the skin off the base of another toe while super-gluing the damage. but i m still alive and breathing. it was a rocky start to the day i must say. on the search for another pair of wedge heels that are more sustainable for my abusive feet.

anyways, love these feathers and ruffles. such romantic details.

and isnt olivia palermo the cutest thing ever?

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RIP Mr Benjamin

although i have not been close to him, but his lectures were always entertaining and captivating. passionate and inspiring is all i can say of him. his fb posts were so recent; to know that death is just a split second away scares me so, so much. for all we know this second i might fall off my chair and break my neck or choke on the milk that i am now drinking. it never crossed my mind to add him as a friend on fb, but even if i were to do it now, noone would respond to it at the other end anymore.

RIP mr benjamin.

last week

tomorrow's officially the first day of 3rd year. and i haven't planned out what to wear. not that it's an utterly important matter, but uh, u get what i mean.

anyway, last day of semester break was spent with him and a bunch of our close friends. inception was a very interesting movie, about dreams and the sub-conscious and all. marion cortillard was stunning. and leonardo dicaprio was um very good. ellen page, well, she was a nice addition to the cast. left the camera behind so no pictures to dictate the day, but these are a bunch of un-uploaded ones from this semester holiday.

homesweethome; genting/bukittinggi; sgpetani/icekacangwithlotsofblacksugar; gathering; xiaoxiaorecoveringfromminoroperation; newshoes

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it's someone's birthday today! owe you a pressie, k?

love you! and HAPPY 21st!

genting-bukit tinggi pt. 2

after coming down from genting the next day, we headed towards bukit tinggi after lunch. i had no idea where it is as i was asleep the whole journey there.

it was a 300m walk up a steep hill, and more walking around atop that hill. but got lotsa beautiful pictures and shared good times with him and our friends, so it was worth it :) there is a botanical garden, japanese village, and further down there's a rabbit park, horse stable, and many other attractions.

we got a bit crazy with the camera at the botanical garden, everywhere we look there was potential for a shot.

storm lilies, i guess they are my favourite flowers from now on.

i dont know the names to most of the flowers and plants, but they are sure nothing like i've seen before, like these lovelies. they intrigue me, what are they? especially the ones in the second picture, buds on the bottom levels bloom first, and before the flowers are fully bloomed, they are bow-shaped. does anyone knows its name?

there was a spa at the japanese village, but it seemed to be deserted or empty.

us X)

after the japanese village, we drove our way down to the french village. it does resemble french architecture, doesnt it? i love the smell of freshly-baked pastry! and its colourful buildings.

along the bridge leading to its front arch, there they were again, these bow-liked flowers! there were bunches in purple tones, orange ones, and the more common pink ones. i really need to find out more about them.

we descended around evening, and had dinner at a steamboat place at sunway (dread sunway, dread). it was not quite delish, and it cost rm30 for not-so-fresh seafood. but its sotong (squid?cuttlefish?) was good, and its yam icecream? wow. had no pictures for that cuz eating was far more important. heh

came back the next day after breakfast, my friend dropped a friend at kampar where it was so hot the sky was so blue and the plants so green.

and with that, our weekend trip ended on a tremendously positive note. it was absolutely memorable as we had great fun together; 12 of us, and i would very much like to re-live every second of it again.