friday,

the day, not the song, consisted of a 4 hour killing shopping spree (unbelievably-cheap-clothes-overhaul) at the zara warehouse sales -- specifically the rm10 section, some four cheese pizza and spaghetti with fried onion and calamari in squid ink at capricciosa. and some pretty black pearly (not-so) whites. they are delish! newly opened at sunway pyramid, a must try!

i didnt get this, but still think that i should = regretting. hope it will still be there when kaireen goes there again tomorrow :/

sista jackets :D

this is anusha's best score!

the above three pics (and more) are testament of what could be done when there is no mirror in-sight when trying to try on -- with grave effort and possibly some serious embarrassing as well as image-tarring moments -- massively marked down clothes. yes, you ask your friends (or strangers) to help you take a picture of yourself using (my) sub-standard diamone2 camera. after taking like dozens of pic, the staff came up to us and said 'sorry, no pictures allowed' but being the loyal malaysians we are, that did not stop us :D 

last writing assignment! and i'm done for the semester and my degree life. until my final finals on 14th that is.

recent randoms

pretty kitty. auntie su's homemade raspberry + walnut loaf, toasted. kitty scratch gif, addictive these moving image thingies.a streak of cloud. xiaoxiao. self-portrait with 50mm lens and hair up, something i couldnt do and havent done in 3 years.

2 more assignments to gun down. till tuesday! :)

grey matters

assignment #1: 1500/2000words

assignment #2: 0/2000words

assignment #3: a considerable amount of words/2000words

minor assignment #4: 3/4 online discussion postings

hang in there. like cats on a window sill, like swans gliding on a turquoise lake, like dreamcatchers in the morning sun. until friday.

sources: htcdiamond2. dreamcats. agapeboutique. stockholmstreetstyle. hellocute. fashiongonerogue. wikipedia.

mind

I walked down the long corridor, so long I cannot seem to make sense of what is at its end, or if there was an end to it. On either side of me were tall white walls with holes in it, hollows that housed white candles lit in glass jars. Somewhere, a chorus sang, its echoes resonating on the walls and in the innards of my ears, its angelic tune warming up my heart, like a sunbeam waiting to burst out of me. I walked along these walls, touching them with my bare hands, caressing its every surface. I raised my head up to the ceiling, and was spellbound by its intricate architecture; swirls of gold, white and bronze carved out onto its buttresses, depictions of angels with wings on their backs playing soundless tunes on their harps, doves with heart shaped spools of ribbons spilling from their beaks adorning its domed edge. Nearing the end of the corridor, on the left wall, there was a flight of stairs spiralling upwards. Its narrow walls were lit with candles too, cream coloured ones. I ascended the stairs, tilting my head slightly to one side, trying to peer to the top, taking one cautious step after another.

onetwobucklemyshoe.fivesixpickupsticks.

i have been waiting for these shoes for over a month and they finally arrived today! what's not to love about a platformed oxford pump heel that stands at 12cm tall? they are actually unbelievably comfy for their height and fits me like a glove! thanks wenli, simin, anusha and kaireen, u girls are so freaking sweet, u know? except conning me into believing that i had to save up to pay for them babies :) thankyou girls so damn much! 

and these spongebob and patrick straws from mcdonalds' happy meal sets. yeah, for kids, but one can still be a kid at heart right? 

sleeping when i should, and when i shouldnt. getting too lethargic when there is so much to do. 3 major assignments and 1 minor one. all started but all still not completely done. i need to get my stuff together. 

one.two.thirteen

dont worry, i'm still here, apart from being too busy going out with the bf (who has a crazy addiction obsession with frozen yogurt), staying in at home with the beloved family (stroking xiaoxiao's nose), and a shopping date with mummy yesterday (yay for rm49 forever21 jeans!), the fate of my ccp major (read: 50%) (!) assignment literally hangs on a thread. due next monday, currently looking at 0/2000 words. go me.

photo: xiaoxiao(s); d7000

at peace with thyself

i am at this moment in life where everything seems perfect. despite the non-ending assignments (3 major ones in a 7 day period), the scorching hot weather (burnt neck), and that i do not fail to crave for chocolate and ice cream at the weirdest time of the day (think 12am), i love the pace of life i am now going through. an episode of criminal minds or glee during lunch/dinner, hanging out with friends in between classes and assignment submissions, succumbing to the temptation of a half-eaten snickers bar, and taking a nap right before dinner. i can sufficiently say, right here and now, that my last semester of uni life definitely is one worth reminiscing. my friends - old and new - who held me through tough times, who encouraged me not to give up when assignments are killing me, who were there to lend an ear or two when i wanted to rant, who filled my life with laughter throughout the day, noon and night. thanks for everything, everyone!

belated birthday pressie from yujia, with notes all written around the box. thanks yujia! i love it so much :)

this was what was inside the pretty little box :) purse!

peace; from cotton on for only rm2.50. for hope charity. thinking of getting the other 2 designs.

i have no idea why i am all sentimental right now, maybe it's cuz i m leaving my 3 years of degree life in monash behind in just another 2 weeks. 2 weeks, we shall have picnics around campus (instant cup noodles are with me!), we shall have more eat-outs (i still owe you girls a birthday treat!) and fill the remaining weeks with ecstatic joy. shan't we, girls?

the whole day today was joyful, to the brim. ihassnowflakeforsupper, nothingbeatsthat!

HAPPY MUMMY'S DAY MUM :)

thanks to the power of photoshop, this was our present for mummy, hehe! love ya mum!

fragments

colour palettes, blue. but pink, with white heart-shaped swirls.

a scent of sweetness, like peach-coloured balloons against the cloudless sapphire sky, stagnantly floating.

short dresses and school bags, ice creams and rainbow coloured nail polish.

dreamcatchers, their feathers dancing in the wind, its colours gleaming in the sunset.

look in the mirror, shed some tears, brush your hair, smile a little.

white lace dresses, pink shorts and skinnies, crotchet tops, hats all floppy.

icing on the cake.

dragon's pearl, something treasured, something beautiful.

understand each other like the back of your palm, like the back of each other's palms.

breadcrumbs/bluehairmiumiudress; fashiongonerogue/xiaoxiaoonawall/
purplesky; fashiongonerogue/heart/whitekittypinkroses; dreamcats/
bluewhitegreen/zaratrfapril2011lookbook; fashiongonerogue/ruby

"hope" is the thing with feathers-

that perches in the soul-

and sings the tune without the words-

and never stops - at all -

.emily dickinson. "hope" is the thing with feathers.

MTWTFSS

randoms over the past week at home from my phone.

monday. at the airport. cute elderly couple in matching tees. and a whole bunch of their friends somewhere behind us wearing the same thing; women in red sleeves, men in blue, too cute!

tuesday. near our house. famous taman bandaraya curry mee, the portion just right for breakfast.

wednesday. at grandparents' house. xiaoxiao sunbathing on the counter top and obsessively watching the ceiling fan turn.

thursday. grandparents' kitchen table. grandpa's bak kut teh, I.WANT.MORE.

friday. my room. the bag that i have been craving for since last month, thank you dear :)

saturday. on the driveway outside our porch. dead fly/bug/bee, look at the colours of its wings!

sunday. today on the bus back from penang to sunway. individual tv set that has a choice international and local movies (step up 2, hongkong/taiwanese/malaysian films, documentaries (discovery/national geographic) and music, and chicken rice, and hot milo, and complimentary bottle of water; so worth the 60bucks.

back to media audiences research proposal that's staring to feel weird like i'm doing it wrong.