let there be light

having a tough time getting rid of 10k words from my thesis, getting really mentally and physically exhausted, wondering if all these late nights will actually pay off. today's weather was superb though, blue skies, fluffy clouds. i just had to stop and stare. in 6 days, all will be over, months of slaving on articles over articles, analyzing interviews and fashion blogs. i cross my fingers hoping it will all be worth it in the end. 

oh, hello

met my supervisor today and got quite positive feedback for the first draft of my thesis. not completed (at all!) yet, but at least i'm in the right place, and that puts my heart and mind at ease. will have to finish everything by tomorrow night/friday morning - (1) cut out about 10k words, (2) rearrange sections and add some stuff in if i can do (1) - and send it back to him. and the rest will kinda be history. his "with some editing this is actually worthy of getting published" comment makes me wanna do cartwheels the entire way back from uni, so if you see a girl with messy hair and a big grin on her face walking along sunway, yep you've spotted yours truly.

here's to another week of sleepless nights, beautiful pictures taken while i was drifting off into the land of no-thesis. 

2 - that's a bird's eye view alright.

3 - "whatchalookinat? never seen someone just hangin' 'round?!" 

4 - meet peep the singing owl, he's singaporean

5,6 -10days ago, with his family - we chartered a bus, there were about 25 of us - at malacca.

waiting for the train to take me home

having completed 2 of the 3 main chapters of my thesis and submitted them for feedback from my supervisor, i decided that i deserve some down time after working non-stop for the past 10days. i am now leeching off the starbucks wifi, i guess this is a down time meant to be, cuz when i was purchasing my usual mocha praline frappe, i was told i m the lucky customer of the day, and that there will be a complimentary tall beverage waiting for me within the next 14 days. nothing is more awesome than free drinks.

new favourite cross bracelet from autumn ripple, been wearing them all the time since i got them. and notice the cat prints laptop sleeve auntie su made for me peeking out there. love it so much, thanks auntie su, if you are reading this :)

sitting at the train station waiting for my 2pm train to get back home. and am seriously loving how the pictures that i took a few days ago turn up, while i was up all night and was able to catch a glimpse of the first rays of sunlight at 7am. and also feeling all warm inside seeing pigeon couples enjoying each other's company in the early morning hours. makes me realize that despite all the stress i put on myself for this thesis, there is still magic around me. i guess creativity translates itself best during times when one is at peace with oneself. 

trying to take baby steps this weekend, and also aiming to finish the last main chapter of the thesis by next friday. hopefully i can fit in the conclusion by then too. keeping my fingers crossed and heart calm.

bare legs

1.2.3.7//4//5.6//8//9.

very into showing some leg currently, so my poor jeans/maxi skirts/trousers have been quite neglected. on some days when you want to go casual but want to give that pair of worn shorts a pass, the sweater-skirt look would be an updated alternative to the "lazy day uniform". but wait, that's a pair of leather shorts in #6.

and also, i believe the stress on getting the thesis finished has set in, but it has also pushed me to pull all-nighters trying to get at least a chapter done in 2-3 days. cant wait to be back on normal sleeping hours.

oh, and happy second-last month of 2012!

in battle

posting up some pictures from my phone and camera to prove that i am still alive, and eating and kicking. and grasping a little for air along the way 'cuz everyday is filled with writing and writing to get that 15k words out there. and in the process, pray for a first class at the end of this journey. meanwhile, last week back at penang,

this quiche from delicious is just, delicious!

gracie the cat-with-numerous-homes decides to sit pensively on the pastel coloured floor mat in our kitchen

then moves to sit around some more in our living room

back here at dread-land sunway,

i finally made grilled cheese sandwich! filled with tuna and capsicum and cherry tomato slices. a little burnt but still a success considering it's my first try :)

oh well, back to being digitally anti-social and also to continue ransacking my brains, i m sure my intelligence is hiding somewhere under its many folds of skin/nerve/brain cells. need them badly to write up this damn thesis. deadline in 16 days.

12

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY :)

a 12-photo collage to commemorate this year's anniversary, just cuz i think pictures speak a thousand words and are able to convey a certain kind of atmosphere and mood more than paragraphs of texts can. and as much as i love to put everything into writing, i find that when it comes to celebrating past memories, photographs are able to do just that. 

iwantitalloveragain

just had the most relaxing weekend ever, although part of me is still stressed out for my thesis, but at least i got to hang out with my family and loved ones for the past 3 days. mum, dad sis and him came over to attend the scholarship and award ceremony and we all stayed over at kl plaza, chilled and did some shopping. the ceremony was really quick and painless and we headed off to lunch after lounging around in the honours office for quite a while. it was mum's, dad's and his first - and probably the last - time in monash after so many years so a family picture was definitely necessary.

posing before the school of arts and social sciences pillar with mon and andrea with our certs. was wearing mum's mango blazer and shoes are gift from friends from agape boutique

also, we finally set foot at the new h&m store at lot10, it was packed! we all had so much fun (and hauls!) but it would be a much better experience if the place was better organized, seeing the shoes all strewn around the shoe wall and people trampling all over the sandals and wedges, i lost appetite. but the clothes were amazing, mum bought me a jade green lace dress that i absolutely love!

okay, back to organizing my thesis now, reluctantly. the plan at the moment, is to pull an all-nighter on getting the 3000+ words of this chapter done.