swinburne's back to school bash

*** Colonial Hotel ***

ended with fun, beer and two shots of Jaagerbomb

xoxo
`me

the weekend before uni started

Sofia's ... with the bunch.. :)

cant really recall what the flavours are...but the pizza was good :P




carbonara, sofia's special, and seafood something something...




lemon meringue





Mars Madness





tiramisu





baked cheesecake with mixed berries




Cookies and cream

as always,
me

korean BBQ and max Brenner

dated quite some time ago. lazy to post it up. so here goes! heh :P

my hug mug... hot choc with crunchy wafer balls !!




ta-da !!! aRt... ;)

xoxo
me

sweet indulgences

* Treats from Sydney *

Barby's




Custards



yummy-licious doughnuts

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* other sinful temptations *

Hugz ;)
`me

it's still raining outside...

I dislike...dislike...dislike...Chinese songs..!!
bah...!! dunno why they just get u all emo...
I realized Chinese has that effect on me
get me emo and can be of a sudden mood change
for I dunno what reason too
maybe it's just me...OR the songs...
i dunno...whatever...hmmmphh!!!
but dunno why... despite that, i keep wanting to listen more


yes yes...very very silly...
silly silly me...
....



`me

Nursery rhymes

Nursery rhymes were part of most of our lives when we grew up, at least, for me. We were sang to or taught to rehearse nursery rhymes by our mummies, daddies, nannies and even teachers.

Wait..! Let me see...I remembered Humpty Dumpty. Yes…I remembered well. It’s not that my favourite nursery rhyme was Humpty Dumpty, except that I remembered mummy used to sing to me a lot when I was a little girl. That was probably the first nursery rhyme and the easiest in my nursery rhyme book that daddy got me when I was learning to read.I believe that was also the first nursery rhyme that many of us knew besides the others. I also remember mummy putting me on her lap while reading numerous nursery rhymes to me whenever she was free. Gosh...I miss those times! Where I was clueless yet know I’m safe, carefree and everything seems well taken care of. Needless to mention, all the love and undivided attention I got that time. But most of all, I miss being close and able to spend time with my mom.

Probably we were instilled with nursery rhymes since we were young that we get so used to it and do not actually stop and think of the words behind those rhymes we hear. It has been heard too often that we do not even bother or we thought nursery rhymes were only for toddlers and we grew out of it….or we just merely do not want to believe it anymore or at all...? Somehow, today,when I sat there thinking, I still think every rhyme holds meaning or messages that we are never too old to learn.

ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT

Row Row Row Your Boat

Gently down the stream

Merrily Merrily Merrily Merrily

Life is but a dream

I guess the difference is, we all have different dreams. Some of us may find their dreams come true like how they thought it would be, some are way far from their dreams, whereas others might still be searching or...dreaming.

If LIFE is a DREAM, do DREAMS come true?

Xoxo

-me-

Lavish @ Watermark 08.08.08

When the whole China and the rest of the world were enthusiastic about Olympics (don't get me wrong, we ARE too), except, instead of spending the whole nite in front of the TV, here we were...celebrating it in another way. Partying LAVISH-ly?? Well, everyone did watch until Malaysia's team came out before leaving their cozy couches at home and continue watching the muted TV in the club.

@ Lavish




balloons :)





the booze




the guys figuring out the level of chivas to be poured in each glass





errr...Mr. Shy?? a.k.a the alcoholic from kuching which kept bugging me to go out every single day since he set foot in melb!

The night ended. We all went back and got home around 3am. Some were drunk, some were not. The guys had fun and so did the girls. The place was awesome, the view was great, the music was good, the crowd was right and the new experience was worth it. The best thing is, smokers are not allowed to smoke in the club. The girls would agree with me that we don't have to go home smelling as though we've been smoking in which the smell gets into our clothes and hair. We've made new friends, mingled, laughed and talked to our hearts' content. Bottom line is, we all had fun and it was all worthwhile.






xoxo
~me

happy 18th

Happy 18th birthday to my little brother!!!


Ohh..can't believe my annoying little brother is 18 and all grown up!!! Eighteenth..gosh..it suddenly struck me. I couldn't really remember what i did during my 18th birthday,and 3 years have passed since i was that age. How LIFE flies! Hope u have heaps of fun in Miri. I know it's your first birthday away from home and so was mine. But, I thanked God for blessing me with wonderful, great friends around me to help make my day special and a memorable one. May this year's birthday bring you many happy returns, good luck, success and good health for the rest of this year and the years ahead.

Thank you for being there in times of need. I remember the times when we used to chat the night away when we both couldn't sleep or used to laze in bed till the wee hours in the morning, talking crap or random stuff and laughing about it, trying to be as quiet as possible without waking up mummy and daddy. It was indeed our priceless childhood memories in which I would not trade for anything else in the world. Although sometimes I do think you can be a pain in the arse, I do believe, u are sincere deep down, thoughtful, caring and mature without you yourself realising it. We are now about 6000 miles away from each other, and sometimes, sitting in my quiet room makes me miss the times we used to argue, call each other names (childish i know...) or you just being annoying and bugging me with all the strength u have. I do miss that times and most of all, I miss having you around.

Happy 18th my dear :) Have a good one!

It's still the 14th in Malaysia. so Im in time.we follow malaysia's time ok. He!

Lots of love,
`me

I’ve recently read an article from Cosmopolitan and felt that it was worth sharing. This post also goes out to my dearest friends who are struggling, hurting, feeling low self-esteem, searching for hopes, trying to stand up again and also for those lost, numb and wandering hearts out there. Hope this will boost your confidence and self-esteem as much as I felt the reason this is worth sharing.

Your 20s are a rich opportunity for fun and freedom when u can focus on your career and travel and explore possibilities before selecting a partner and putting down roots. But that might not sound like cold comfort when you’re hurting between boyfriends/girlfriends or hurting from a major relationship break-up. At times like this it can be tempting to withdraw from the world. A mental health advocate once said that the more we withdraw, the further you cement your status as a long term single, with few dating prospects, fading self-esteem and if you’re not careful, a sad and lonely state of mind. As women are most vulnerable between the age 16-20 years old, this should not cause them to waste their single years away because that is the time to establish who you are and what you want from life, while developing potential and learn coping skills. Your 20s are the time for fulfilling yourself. Only then you can hope to recognise and attract the right person for a healthy relationship and be able to maintain it.

When a relationship fails and disillusionment sets in, your confidence can hit crisis mode, making you doubt you’ll ever find someone right. And it can be a self-fulfilling prophecy, as you start mistaking even genuine oases in the love desert for mirages. As for some, they withdraw to their comfort zone, preferring to stay in there, not coming out neither letting anyone in.

SURVIVAL TIPS:

When u end a relationship, take time to grieve and heal or you will risk making the same mistakes or going on the rebound.

Don’t get lost in negativity and self-pity – beware of generalising, catastrophising, only seeing the negative sides and jumping into conclusions. An author once said, “You can only change yourself because no one else is expected to change to meet your emotional needs.”

Tune in to positivity because consciously being positive keeps you hopeful and raises the chances of successful outcome in relationships. Optimism is closely related to self-esteem and is mostly learnt. After all, there’s nothing more attractive than a positive energy.

My Say:

“Learn to have fun on your own and the rest will follow.”

“Even if things do not turn out the way you want it to be, it’s not the end of the world. Look around you, you’ve got family and friends and all those that love and care about you. Things will eventually fall into place again and you shall see the sunshine again.”

Love ya all to bits. Yes. Each and everyone of you. Xoxo (=

Heaps of hugz and kisses,

`me

Sometimes in life, people are blinded with the other things in their surroundings that they tend to neglect what is already in front of them

With or without realising it

Until it’s gone…which a lot of times, means it’s too lil’ too late…

Just like a bowl of good soup held in your hands,

once spilled then you will realised the what a waste it has been

Take for granted is what they say.

And it only leaves regret.

But how long can one live in regret??

What has happened has happened and there’s really nothing much one can do to change that fact.

Do we want to regret forever over something that we’ve once failed to see??

That way…wouldn’t that prevent us from seeing whatever good thing that’s in front of us right now?

So do we wanna live in endless circles of regrets??

Over and over again…realising it’s too late everytime

Sometimes, we just need to divert our path a little from the same route we’ve been circling

And we might be able to encounter a whole new experience from the diversion

Before we know it, maybe the diversion is worth a try

As always

~me

the music was playing when i entered the store
unconsciously, i hummed the tune as well
although not really knowing the whole lyrics
i recognised the singer and finally figured out the title
as i continue humming, it suddenly struck me
the lyrics....
they were so familiar
i've heard and seen it somewhere...
and then, i recalled
yes...that's it...
then it got me thinking
were those just merely lyrics that was catchy at that time
or a favourite part of the song
or a voice within ?






-me-