I saw Reggie's post on her room project painting calla lilies. And I have to say, I miss colours! I miss my colour pencils, I miss my paint, I miss my crayons. I miss my all-in-one buku conteng-conteng doodle-doodle.
I don't know what to feel now.
To the rest of you, have a great Sunday, and Happy Year of the Dragon! Gong xi gong xi!
I was playing this game for the first time after downloading it earlier this evening, and I don't know how it struck to me as relating this game to actual life.
(Okay, I may have some indirect experience with relating random things with how life is, so...)
The objective of Temple Run is to run as far as you can, avoiding obstacles while collecting coins along the way. You've to make quick decisions to turn precisely at corners, and pick up the pace as you run further and further.
Why is it like life?
Firstly, life is all about moving forward. There's really no turning back. Walk, run, jump, sidestep, everything is about going ahead. Looking back won't change anything. It's what lies ahead that counts.
Secondly, you're never gonna be short of having to make decisions! And every choice you make, it's bound to come with it's share of consequences. Turn left you duck, turn right you leap. Which ever route you take, the choice is yours and it's how you handle what comes your way is what matters most.
Thirdly, make a mistake of hitting something, and the black monkeys come and chase after you. In life, you'll make mistakes, and that is when people will be on your backs trying to push you further down. Give it your all. Outrun them, prove them wrong, and continue forward.
Fourth, we're all chasing after something in this world. Fame, money, happiness, anything. With "anything" comes risk. Take the risk to jump over fire, or slide under a narrow gate. Get too greedy, stray too far, and you may just fall off. But if you don't take the chance and it's your loss. When an opportunity comes, take it - take the risk, but be mindful and cautious.
Fifth, pay full attention to what you care about most. You'll never know, cause anything can happen in a split second! Yeah everything is all forwards, but while on the move you've still got to be careful of what you say and do. Not everything is jumping for coins!
Did I make sense? I think I did. Trust me, this philosophical thingy sounded wayyy better in my head. I like point number three? You? ;) **TTM*
Semester B starts Tuesday at 11. Keen? Sort of, kind of. Seen the assignment brief for Advertising and OH NO not another case study. But I'm sure it'll be interesting.
Something to look forward to every month while I'm here up till June
February: YOU! Can't wait! 12 days to go.
March: All-England Badminton 2012 at Birmingham
April: 2-week Easter Break
May: I turn 23! *gasp!*
June: Pulang ke tanah airku! 2-year mark!
I am currently playing Raisa's album on repeat. There is just something about her voice or her song. Haven't gotten tired of it yet. Songs I love, Could it Be, Apalah (Arti Menunggu), Terjebak Nostalgia, and Serba Salah.
I wonder if I suggest a song to anybody and when they listen to it they go "This song's so Hana". Ada kah?
Typed. Deleted. Countless of times. I just. I don't know lah.
My problem is not my ability to express. It's the lack of courage.
I really hate having to go to through the night like this.
Maybe what I need is a serious heart to heart. No judgements. No boundaries. No hard feelings. Just one whole session of listening, digesting, acceptance, and calm and collected discussions.
Mmhmm.
Yes. Still striving for perfection. Whatever that means.
People look for perfection.
People dream to achieve perfection.
Even though everyone knows - perfection is rare, little, sometimes non-existent.
But what is perfect?
A sunny day, not a cloud in the big blue sky?
A soft, moist, creamy piece of cake?
Waking up to a rainy morning and being able to go back to sleep?
Having everything go according to plan?
That sunny day may suddenly rain. The soft moist creamy piece of cake may be soft moist and creamy to you but not to another person. That rainy morning makes it difficult for others who do need to get out. And to get things to go according to your plans happens most of the time only in the movies.
Eh, negativenya?
On a lighter note... "Perfection" does bring different meanings to different people. And, we never seem to want to give up on being 'perfect'.
Perfection - it is something we all wish for at some point of our lives. It's only human. Greatness cannot be achieved without some spunk and self-confidence. You are what you believe. So believe in all that is gooood. *cheerleaders cheering you on*
No one is perfect… that’s why pencils have erasers. -anon
I'm nothing in between, you know you wouldn't want it any other way
Actually, ada ka orang read my blog? Baru mau wonder after so long...
Okay. I had a really good burger for dinner. Come I take you to half an hour ago when I had my burger
Caramelized onions and sauteed mushrooms on a beef patty topped with honey BBQ sauce covered in Cheddar Cheese
(Buh. Padahal tiada apa-apa special pun)
Bah ya la. Memang la tidak special, tapi kan... Sedap oh! Mmm. I was afraid my beef patty wouldn't cook well, I poked the patty so many times it looked kinda not so pretty once it was cooked. Doesn't matter la ba kan, as long as sedap and it was so juicy! Mmm.
Sebenarnya, I have an assignment to complete. Due Saturday. But tonight I just feel like listening to music and sing in celebration of the completion of my first semester at UH. I have a 3-week Christmas break, which I still have 3 assignments to kasi siap, sebelum the next sem. Why? Because all of it will be due on the first week of the new semester.
-_-"
I have had some sort of bad luck with dips/sauces in the past 2 days.
Scene #1 I wanted to eat my Doritos with my nacho cheese dip. Tangan saya kecil, lepas tu kan, the bottle pula susaaaah betul mau buka. Okay FINE. I ran it under hot water. Try buka again. Cannot. Lagi, run lagi longer under hot water. Try lagi, nda boleh juga! Okay. Another try running the cap under hot water lagi lama sikit. Sekali twist the cap, SPLAT!on my nose, my face, a little on my toes, blotches on the carpet, one loooong streak on the sink, on the side of my cupboard and on my laundry. The bottle cracked and chipped a little bit (I don't know where the chipped part went). My room smelled like cheese dip.
Scene #2
I wanted to eat my Doritos with my BBQ sauce. I dunno lah why I so pandai, I took a piece of the Dorito chip and attempted to picit out some BBQ sauce on to that piece. Sekali I picit! Banyak keluar! And it ended up on my toe and chair.
Maybe it isn't the dip/sauce. Maybe... it's the Doritos.
Waiting and waiting in vain
Before I go, nah ini dia lagu sexy. Ada orang mau dedicate to me? Ahem!
Lagi setengah tahun baru I can feast like nobody's business on:
Sushi
Nasi lemak with ayam merah mmmmm.
Roti planta without gula
Carl's Jr
Chilli's
Little Italy
Bella Italia
Soto
Ngiu Chap
Drummet
Gembira
D'Siantan
Something that starts with M
Tutti Frutti
La Risata
Murni
Johnny's
Shihlin
Steamboat Ikano tu
Ikea Meatballs
Daim Cake
CAKE
Macaroni & Cheese Secret Recipe
Tom Yam Kung Secret Recipe
Cupcakes
Laksa di belakang Baiduri!
Cendol di belakang Baiduri!
Sotong goreng
Ebi Tempura
Scallops
Windbell
Ayam panggang Tg. Aru
Kangkung belacan Cozy Corner
Sweet Sour Kerapu Cozy Corner
Broccoli in oyster sauce Cozy Corner
Udang something something Cozy Corner
Delicious mmmmm
DIM SUM mmm chicken feeeet bbq paaauuu siew maaaai
Bagan Lalang
Any sort of seafood
SOFT SHELL CRAB with wasabi mayo at FullHouse
Sno
Crispy Sisters Popiah
Beard Papa's
Teppanyaki!
Banana fritters Madam Kwan
Hot & Roll
Rojak di Lintas homai sedapppp
Upperstar
Onion Rings
Popeye's
Seafood platter NYNY
Nasi Ayam
Satay
Alexis
Thai Thai
Okay. Picking yourself up all by your lonesome isn't really an easy thing to do. Bah, biasalah, human kan?
Sometimes, we sendiri yang put ourselves in that position, we sendiri yang push ourselves to the ground. Mana dengan peer pressure lah, pressure from parents lah, images shown in the media lah, stresses from work and life lah. Then after sudah jatuh gugur tersungkur dengan sendirinya, we begin to ask ourselves, "Why the hell did I do that to myself?"
Yes, we just can't help it kadang-kadang. But we have control over our hearts and minds, don't we? Solution dia satu seja, keep a reminder, a post-it, a mental image that says: Don't do it to yourself. And really try to resist the urge.
Epp! Don't do it to yourself. Gitu. You know?
I should know.
Things to embrace
1. The way you think
2. Your unique features
3. Your differences from others
4. The weird sense of self-love
5. The wonder of complexity and in-ordinary-ness that is Y-O-U. *smiles with gigi tidak lurus tapi masih lawa juga bah dari teda gigi nah mana satu kau mau?*
Take a breather, think happy thoughts, go to your happy place, and laugh at yourself once in a while. It may work.
Okay lah. Lapar ni. Happy positivity! Bye!
Feel the rain on your skin, no one else can feel it for you, only you can let it in.
