rainbow

haji lane, singapore; htc diamond2, 15122011

i saw a perfect rainbow in the sky today. and bought the perfect colour-block pleated skirt at haji lane. and also made acquaintance with the cutest 6year old ginger kitty (jack) at one of the stores, he approves of the coin purse we bought!

the many faces of a cat

flirty

fuzzie-wuzzie cuteness

blur?

alert

foreword

saturday was my bachelor's degree graduation. am still sifting through the too-few pictures that dad took -- blame it on me, my bad time organization led me to rush from collecting my graduation gown and tickets to changing and make up in an hour which left no time for photographs with friends. meanwhile, i leave you this blurred photo of me on stage with our chancellor and the monash logo and slogan, ancora imparo.
i haz big mouse earz.

obsessed about dresses now, especially those with minimalist shapes and colours constructed with soft, flowy fabric. it makes accessorizing more fun and exciting! oh and empty picture frames too, which i think has something to do with working at a photo studio.

images from thesartorialist; stockholmstreetstyle, and studdedhearts

keeping grounded

working has been eventful, showing developed photographs to customers and see them smile made me smile too. i received my first paycheck of my entire life and am so happy, although it is not much, and have returned mum the money i borrowed from her while graduation-dress-shopping at topshop the other day. spent a bomb on the 2 dresses that i have no regret for (i couldnt decide which to buy for graduation so mum and him decided that i should buy both and decide at home), and have decided which pair of heels and accessories to wear with the dress. taking a day off on thursday to get an account for the study loan that i hope i could get to study honours next year, and it makes me think of what thesis i am gonna do. keeping my feet close to the ground and taking baby steps, one at a time.

 

still alive.

backlog

currently part-timing full day(?) at my great aunt's photo studio. saw some pretty interesting photos -- good and bad -- from many interesting personalities, including a self-proclaimed photographer who photoshopped his clients fatter. hmmm.... anyway, a few pictures that i have yet to post, 

1.2. a school of clownfish and a lone "eyebag"(?) fish at hongkong's ocean park, from december last year

3. xiaoxiao being bored, lying around on the ledge

4. temple roof
5. black ferrari at genting highlands 

6. me acting crazy

7. carved bronze door plaque of a chinese temple

a love note

 

being together with someone for so long means that we know each other like the back of our hands, which is a sweet thing except the times when we cannot stand each other's weird behaviours. i am still learning to live with another person's antics that is different from my own, but i am contented with who i am on this learning process with, and although i slip up some times, i have you to be there for me, who would take in my own crazy antics. 

thankyou, you who i have known for 15 years of the 22 i have lived, you who likes frozen yogurt so much you would drive 50km to have it. i love you. happy (a little late) anniversary!

oh, hi!

right.

this is so beautiful. i cry every single time i hear it. nuff said.

what have i done? i wish i could run

away from this ship going under

just trying to help, hurt everyone else

now i feel the weight of the world is 

on my shoulders

what can you do when your good isnt good enough?

when all that you touch tumbles down?

cause my best intentions keep making a mess of things

i just wanna fix it somehow

but how many times will it take?

oh, how many times will it take for me?

to get it right

to get it right

can i start again with my faith shaken

cause i cant go back and undo this

i just have to stay and face my mistakes

but if i get stronger and wiser 

i'll get through this

what can you do when your good isnt good enough? 

when all that you touch tumbles down

but how many times will it take?

oh, how many times will it take for me?

to get it right

so i throw up my fist

throw a punch in the air

and accept the truth, that sometimes life isnt fair

yeah i'll send down a wish

yeah, i'll send up a prayer

and finally, someone will see

how much i care

what can you do when your good isnt good enough

when all that you touch tumbles down?

oh my best intentions keep making a mess of things

i just wana fix it somehow

but how many times will it take?

oh, how many times will it take?

to get it right

to get it right

Have just finished watching the titanic ghosts documentary on YouTube and have read about the discovery of the identity of the infamous "unknown child" of the titanic. It is indeed fascinating to see how scientists identify the identity of an unknown child who had died a century ago with dna from one small bone fragment and 3 teeth. At least now this little boy could rest in peace. Watching all that drama unfold made me realized that if -- God forbid -- anything happened to me, I would try my best to remember to put my identification card in my clothing.

shapes and patterns

deposited a few copies of my resume at the career fair in the morning, shopping and late lunch at midvalley/gardens with kaireen, anusha, wenli and simin the remainder of the day. the first picture i took of the rainbow-coloured cardboard paper inspired me to look for regularities in shapes and patterns, so i dug out some of the photos that i had taken of similar kind.

rainbow colour coordinated art paper; navy stripes; butterfly prints; the onehundredcatsandamouse painting exhibited at the sarawak cat museum; the rims of the volkswagen golf gti; vw touareg; and passat cc, respectively, taken at the volkswagen das auto show i went with him last week at the bukit jalil stadium. it was freaking impressive! maybe i shall dedicate a full post to the presentation.

lengzai lenglui

 i have been mia for over 2 weeks, my bad, i know. sorry! would probably get into more action these few days, now just feast your eyes on these kitties, remember them, the brother and sister pair with their mom? 

exactly 3 months after we took these photos, they are now almost grown up! arent they pretty/cute? the one on the right in the first pic is now still on the right, she's a female, so we named her leng lui (pretty girl in direct translation from cantonese), and the other is her brother, leng zai (handsome boy in cantonese)

the first pic was taken on 15th may, the second on 15th august! my sister took both these pics, there's still an entire folder of them in our archives! they are just too cute, and are regulars at our home now.

snippets

blogging has become sporadic since my holidays, so here's a peek at my life for the past two months. be warned, picture overload.

1. anusha, simin and i went up to genting for a one day fun at the peak, our clothes and shoes were soaking wet from the fume ride, and whilst we were sunbasking ourselves in the hot sun/cold breeze, three of us developed mild sunburns;

bentos - simin and i made sandwiches, packed them, and customized with our names written on the wrapping. cute and yummy!

2. took random pictures;

spontaneous shot on penang bridge during the penang bike week 2011 in june.

3. went on a 3 days trip to kuching with yujia and kinta, and talked deep into the night until we fell asleep;

self-timer shots are always necessary!

4. celebrated ahkong's 80th, it was a very heartwarming dinner and we had a fun family get-together over the entire weekend;

5. played with xiaoxiao and hung around with the family of stray kitties that live across the street from our home;

6. celebrated mummy's birthday on the 3rd of august;

nah, it's all safe.

7. took more random pictures;

subway white chocolate macadamia cookie, soooo good!

8. and spent the past thursday and friday with him and our friends before moving back here at sunway. we had a karaoke session on thursday, and shopped around kl (midvalley-sg wang-fahrenheit-pavilion) on friday. we got matching t-shirts from uniqlo and he bought me a pair of ballet flats as the soles of my current pair are on the brink of being torn apart.

say hi, girls :)

caramel cheesecake from nando's, tastes like heaven.

at pavilion - the guys. was focusing on the signage behind them though. 

9. we also chased down a ferrari 458 italia while descending genting (again) after having dinner and a quick stroll. converted the picture from a video i took, hence the noise, this photo just does not do it justice, at all. i guess all of us were on a roll that night as another yellow 458 italia zoomed pass us when we hit the highway.

10. commencing work tomorrow with my psychology lecturer in uni as a part-time research assistant, nervous! my first job in my 22 years of life, keeping my fingers crossed!