The Time of My Life

Another wonderful, insightful, thought-provoking, inspiring and magical book by my favourite author, Cecelia Ahern! I really love her books. Her books never fail to let me enjoy the simple yet wonderful joy of reading. I finished reading this book last Monday, but I wasn't free to write about it. I wanted to share some of my thoughts and feelings after reading it.

Here is the synopsis:

Lucy Silchester has an appointment with her life – and she’s going to have to keep it.

Lying on Lucy Silchester’s carpet one day when she returns from work is a gold envelope. Inside is an invitation – to a meeting with Life. Her life. It turns out she's been ignoring it and it needs to meet with her face to face.

It sounds peculiar, but Lucy’s read about this in a magazine. Anyway, she can’t make the date: she’s much too busy despising her job, skipping out on her friends and avoiding her family.

But Lucy’s life isn’t what it seems. Some of the choices she’s made – and stories she’s told – aren’t what they seem either. From the moment she meets the man who introduces himself as her life, her stubborn half-truths are going to be revealed in all their glory – unless Lucy learns to tell the truth about what really matters to her.

(Taken from Cecelia Ahern's webpage.)

"Are you taking your life for granted?"

Well, honestly I would say that most of the time, I took my life for granted. Comforting and lying to myself that "it's only for this time" never solve the problem. This gets worse especially when I get busy. Too busy for myself! Too busy until I could hardly breath! This gruelling schedule is suffocating! Do they sound familiar? Sometimes we really need to stop being so busy, pause, and pay attention to all the good things/people we missed out along the way. Our life isn't just about ourselves. Our lives include our beloved ones, friends, and family too. Often I took them for granted, especially my family, when I got so tied up with the activities I was involved in, or in other people. Well, this book is certainly a wake-up call for me to stop taking my life for granted. Stop neglecting life.

Find someone who is interested in your life. 

Be with someone who is not only just interested in you, your ability, your physical characteristics, your personalities. If a person really loves you, he or she will be interested in your life. Afterall, our life is what makes us, our life is what we constantly fall back on, our life is what defines us. How can someone not be interested in your life yet claims to be interested in you. So if you love someone, know more about the person, know his or her life, accept his or her life, love his or her life, and be part of his or her life.

Final words from the book:

As long as you're around, your life is too. So just as you shower love and affection and attention on the husbands, wives, parents, children and forever friends who surround you, you have to do so equally with your life, because it's yours, it's you, and it's always there rooting for you, cheering you on, even when you feel like you can't do it.

I gave up on my life for a while, but what I've learned is that even when that happens and especially when that happens, life never gives up on you. Mine didn't. And we'll be there for each other until those final moments when we will look at each other and say, "Thanks for staying until the end."

Very beautiful and heart-warming! I give it 10 out of 10!

"The Perfect Present"

I'm not an avid reader, but I will become one when I get hold of amazing and superb books. I like the feeling when I could really enjoy a book, immerse in the story's ups and downs, seeing how the story evolves as the characters in the story. It gives me a little escapism from the real life - a little escape to be someone else, temporarily. At times we just gotta be someone else to form a different perspective of life. 

The book which i have just finished reading is "The Perfect Present" by Karen Swan. The ending was very heart-warming, amazing and inspiring! On the cover it says "Memories are a gift..." and I truly feel and agree with it towards the end - it is just so true! Laura, ran a jewellery business and had always kept her world small. However, her life came to a turning point, or more like a point of new realization when one day Rob walked into her studio and asked her to make a charm necklace for his enigmatic wife, Cat. She had to make seven charms, and each charm would tell and represent someone in Cat's life. She was then invited to join Rob and his friends to activities they do as friends. Laura, while appearing as a guest, had to work on her charms by secretly interviewing the selected seven people for their memories with Cat so that she could design the perfect charm for each person. She had to interview Cat's family, friends, and former lovers. It wasn't easy throughout. New feelings, emotions, and problems with Jack (her boyfriend) back at home set in and drained Laura out, physically and emotionally. It came to some point where she almost lost her own identity and become like Cat. Rob started to feel and act differently towards Laura when he found out who she really was - the one she has been hiding from everyone. And, he hated the fact that Laura wanted to be invisible when she could be such a great person. As the story unfolds, Laura was forced to choose between who she really was and who it was she wanted to be.

Interesting book! I like the part where friendship was discussed in this novel. True friends won't leave each other, and they will always have our back. I also love the part when Laura picked the charms for the seven people interviewed and how each charm represented each of them meaningfully. Lastly, the ending surprised me. Laura was doing all sorts of adventurous things, going on a hot air balloon in Safari, diving into the sea, skiing... and the inspiration was from her mother, who passed away when she was very young. And, oh, i extremely love this line:

"Brush the floor and sweep the sky"

We gotta go to the very tops and bottoms of the world because we'd feel most alive at the extremes of human experience. I couldn't agree more - that's what I plan to do too! I feel like doing adventurous things helps me to gain a different perspective of life. You discover and learn more about life.

The perfect present could have been the perfect charm-necklace for Cat. Also it could have been the present Laura's mother left for her, that is the charm necklace her mom made for her which tells the story of her life and who she really is. And yes, memories are a gift.

Stop, rest, ready, get set, and GO!

It's been awhile. I have been really busy with the hectic schedule in campus, with lectures and the Rooster children's interactive theater coming up. And...I have also been busy fixing up my life and getting myself back on the track. Thank God, i managed to cope with things, and i think i'm getting there. Run the race!

Ready, get set...GO!!!

Change. 

Perhaps you cannot change the situation you are in now, but you can change yourself or change your perception, then change the situation. :) 

Nothing stays permanent. Things change. People change. Change in order to survive.

So don't be afraid to change.

I'm currently reading a very interesting book. :)

I personally think it's a very good book for young people to read before getting into a relationship. Plus, this book talks about the God-desired relationships. I will write a review on it when i've finished reading the book!

The novel which won the most tearul novel, so far!

Reflection on the novel 'The Best of Me' by Nicholas Sparks:

What Tuck has written in the letter for Dawson and Amanda really touched me. Dealing with relationship, some may find ourselves lost, stuck in between choices, and sometimes, even disappointed for whatever choices we have made in the past. And often than not, we make the not-so-right decision when we are confused.

The love between Tuck and his wife, Clara was also a touching love story as love continued on even when one passed away, Tuck could still feel her presence every time whenever he embraced in the memories of them together. And their love soothed the pain Tuck had to go through after the loss of his dearly loved wife.

There is really love that keeps to its promise when one said "I give you the best of me".

There could be a person whom claimed that he loves you, and he will do until the end, only loving you.

There are people whose right to love and live with their true loves is taken away just because of social status, or even family history. 

There is also love when you know you could stay to give the person you love the best he/she needs, yet at the same time the best for him/her or you is for you to walk away.

The ending... 

(i leave it for you, don't wanna be a spoiler! :P)

I survived! :)

ONE MORE WEEK!!!

Hiya! :) Feels like it has been ages since i last updated. Really updated my blog, i mean. Whoosh! Life has been really packed. and BUSY. really busy.

CRAZILY INSANELY RIDICULOUSLY BUSY!!!

Despite my busy schedules, i still try to find some time for you guys, to talk to you guys, keep in touch, join you guys. You guys are lucky huh. But still, i couldn't make it for all. ERIC!!! I'm so so so terribly sorry! :( I really wanted to meet up but was busy. sigh. Jane said next week Eric is gonna go back to NZ. So soon! Gotta meet up somehow, but i'm really afraid in the end, i would be the one saying "sorry, i can't" again. :(

So, what was i so busy with? Drama script, emcee audition, banner design, handball training and practices, ES full paper test, handball closed tournament... GOSH! I didn't know, and didn't expect my life would turn sooooo BUSY. Okay, i enjoy being busy, but maybe not this much. It's driving me crazy! I'm starting to lose all my good mood, and get irritated so easily. I have never expected it to become like this! This is so way different and worse than the one i used to picture before. And yeah, one thing - i just hate (dislike, loathe) rainy mornings! Feels like my good feeling for a brand new day is showered away by the rain. Just, don't like it. =/

Preparing for test...Wednesday, after Softball, took a refreshing bath and went to school library. I wanted to finish reading the poems. I was alone too at that time (sounds pathetic? a little. :P) prefer to study alone :) Erm, a not-so-talkative companion would be great though. hehe. So yeah, plus that was an afternoon, after weeks of packed activities, i barely had enough sleep. And that afternoon, i just couldn't run away from sleepiness. I was really tired. So, i guess i didn't really study much too, just managed to read all. I was so sleepy that i kept yawning and dozing off. Until...i saw a CCTV just right in front of me, on the top. Oh hoh. Friday, after YA, came back to hostel (cuz Saturday we had test and Handball tournament) to study. That night was...terrible. Fighting with sleepiness, drank a cup of rich coffee, trying my best to stay awake. X( Argh! I love ES so i really wanted to do well in it. But,

It's this thick, how do you expect me to finish reading everything? Okay, reading everything, i can do that, but what about understanding and remembering them? No way! (Those are all my precious notes btw :D)

I just hate it, when...

sickening thing like this happened! My book! :'(

Luckily, my week wasn't so bad cuz once in a while, daddy will bring some home-cook food for me, knowing that i am super allergic to the cafe food. :p

mama's fried rice! With prawns, but they are just too tiny, if not, i could kek someone. :( hahahahaha.

and some sweet, cute and colourful cupcake from Jacq. :)

Thursday night, after tiring and energy draining handball practice, i made this with the help of Fiona. First time making. NOt so bad. :p haha. Then we went to rooms after rooms to deliver the drink. :)

just to finish up the limes mama gave me. :)

Saturday, ES FULL PAPER TEST. Tried to study the night before but was too tired, so gave up and went to bed. Woke up 330am to resume the study, which didn't really work (and never will work well for me!) NOt a morning person. =/

I took one of this powerful weapon from home but still...couldn't help much. Brain was totally dead. X( NOt functioning. And i didn't know that i was that panic till i couldn't remember a thing i learnt before. Kantoi! (LOL! First saw this word from Mun and the other day, Myli, my classmate from Penang said it again. So i learnt it. Penang language ey?) Anyways, it was really bad. Screwed it up. Sigh. It's just a pre-mock test, and it's already that difficult. What more to say if it's my mock? or the FINAL?

(Oh btw, the cat case behind, very cute isn't it? :D it's especially for me to keep wires. :P)

Saturday evening, Handball Closed Tournament. 1st team, and we're fighting against our seniors. Scary enough. We lost! hohoho. Scored one point, at least. :p hehe. It was fun, but rather rough. My arm was pulled, and my perfectly- beautiful-shot-to-be was being hit away from the back! :( so sad. If not, it would be a perfect and beautiful shot. haih.

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Designing the banner for Recreational Sports Programme was really really tiring! :( Owing to the extra large scale which i used, my Photoshop ran so slow that i almost gone crazy by just waiting for it to save the changes.

and the final design:
Those are the photos which i took. Look at the pink tent, it was the camp we set up last year. And that yellow bag, was actually mine! :p The cooking, which caused me to have a real bad tummy ache last year.

Today, we watched... FREEDOM WRITERS!

Must watch must watch! It's indeed an inspiring and enlightening movie! (especially for teachers) I've written the summary and reflection (review) on it so i really feel lazy to retype. :p In this story, the teacher, Erin Gruwell shines as the epitome of a dedicated teacher who gives selfless love , care and sacrifices to her students. Basically, it's all about how Erin dealt with her students' problems, changed their lives, touched their lives, while coping with problems and conflicts between her colleagues and her husband. A very noble job i must agree, after watching. Anyways, feel so sad leh, her husband, Scott, just didn't understand Erin. He blamed Erin for paying less attention on him and in the end, their wonderful marriage came to a divorce. Aiyoyo. Lousy and terrible husband! Tsk Tsk. I pray this won't happen to my husband! :p He should be the one supporting me in whatever i do. I think i would break down too if even my spouse himself is not standing on my side and helping me to pull through. Listen here ah, whoever you are. :p

MISS director in action! :p Mdm Angie didn't come to class today, so we used the time to discuss our dramatization. I'm very pleased everyone is giving their cooperation. Hopefully there won't be any conflicts and inner fights amongst us. :) Happy working, people! Gonna put full force in it after our Mock. :)

songs selected for drama. :D

erm, just some random thing on the white board, by me. :)

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OKAY! i know it took me really long, to actually finish this novel. =/ It's a birthday gift from Bert. :D Thanks! The story is just magical, sweet and wonderful. :) I really really enjoy reading it. I wasn't keen on finishing it at first because i was quite busy, you know that. So yeah, left it there for quite sometime but in the end, told myself i gotta finish it last week. So i read it every night, after i had done with my thing. (Sometimes, i chose to read it first.) Till the last few chapters of it, i started reading it so eagerly cuz i really want to know what would happen in the end. I'll try to summarize it later. It's a good book to read. Aww! Cecelia Ahern's book, a modern fairy tale. :)

Alright, here comes the summary!

"How can you know someone you’ve never met?

Joyce Conway remembers things she shouldn’t. She knows about tiny cobbled streets in Paris, which she has never visited. And every night she dreams about an unknown little girl with blonde hair.

Justin Hitchcock is divorced, lonely and restless. He arrives in Dublin to give a lecture on art and meets an attractive doctor, who persuades him to donate blood. It’s the first thing to come straight from his heart in a long time.

When Joyce leaves hospital after a terrible accident, with her life and her marriage in pieces, she moves back in with her elderly father. All the while, a strong sense of déjà vu is overwhelming her and she can’t figure out why …" (Cecelia Ahern's website)

"déjà vu" is a cool term you know. I had this kinda experience before but never really known what is it called. And yeah, the story plots go on pretty well. Especially the last few parts. Justin and Joyce started to find out about each other, especially Joyce, who wanted to know so much what's happening inside of her. She wanted to find out why was she suddenly speaking Latin, eating meat, seeing images of buildings and historical places in her mind which she never did or seen before. And why was she somehow felt connected when she saw Justin? They had met quite a couple of times, and Justin found himself strangely attracted to her but he didn't know he saved her before. In the end, they get to know each other, Joyce found out Justin was the donor of the blood, and thanked him secretly using muffin cakes. (which i find it so cute, i wish there would be secret people dropping me muffins, hiring a taxi for me. haha. It will prompt me to dig out of this person more! Em em em... 14th Feb is near. :D It's either you give me presents or you give me ang paos. LOL) And the last one which Joyce did was giving him two tickets for an opera through the driver of the taxi which she hired for him. He returned the envelope. Joyce was dejected so she handed the tix to her dad, wanting her dad to spend the tix with his friends. But when her dad opened the envelope, it's only one ticket lef! And at the back, it was written:

"Accompany me? Justin."

AWWWW sooo sweet right! Justin took the other one, left one for her. I know my smile crept onto my face at the moment i read it. "Accompany me." I love this phrase. So these two people were busy preparing to meet each other for the 'first' time; Justin as the saver while Joyce the one who wanted to thank him. But they bumped into each other in a grocery store and Justin's sister-in-law asked Joyce out for a dinner on behalf of Justin. While JOyce's friends said yes for Joyce too. So now, they have two places to go, opera, or dinner. And the stupid missing-out-on-each-other happened here lo! Joyce chose to go to the opera, thinking that Justin would consider that as important; Justin chose to go to the dinner, thinking that it's finally the chance to go out with JOyce. Justin actually chose both "JOyce". So, you see! Missed out on each other lo. Very sickening right... :( I felt like tearing the book reading that part. (sorry, rather emotional :p) Plus, Cecelia described it in a way that i really felt that you know! Which means, she is extremely an excellent writer! :D A high praise for Cecelia Ahern once again! Whee! Then, in the end, Justin found out who the real Joyce was, and who the real secret person who had been thanking him was - they were both Joyce! He phoned Joyce and asked for explanation. But Joyce's explanation about the déjà vu sounded too ridiculous for him that he scolded her very badly. Joyce knew about him cuz she had the memories of him, but Justin scolded her a stalker! (So bad!) One month later, they met up, and Justin sincerely apologized, they were together. HAPPY ENDING! :)

yeah. Job done. :)

Thanks, that's better :)

decision making

i was actually trying to post something here while reading the last chapter of the book when i accidentally fell asleep on bed...with lappy on, the novel still in my hand! Guess i was really tired last night. Nights ago i had some conversations which left me stirred. Don't feel like talking lately. Actually am feeling nothing in myself, not too delighted, not too dejected. Hard to tell. i dunno what's all this! Ah never mind. It takes time.

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(Don't you think they both look similar?)

HOORAY! I finally........finally..........finished The Mango Season just now!! Yay! Been procrastinating when reading it 'cuz at first didnt find it any interesting. But towards the end of the story, felt something similar so kept on reading till the end. Hmm, basically this whole novel is about Indian's arranged marriage where parents and even grandparents would be the ones who choose the future spouse for their children or grandchildren. In this decision making, the younger ones have no right to object. Most of them'll just have to follow what the adults chose. Pretty sad huh.

Priya, an Indian girl who went to study in US, met an American and they both fell in love with each other. They were engaged and started living together for 2 years. One day, it's finally time to go back to India because she had run out of excuses not to go back to India. Back at home, Priya's family was worried that she had not found her life partner yet, and the fact that she'd be too old to be married if they don't do something panicked them. Priya wanted to tell the family about Nick, the one she loved. But she was scared that her traditional family would turn away from her for wanting to marry a foreigner. Priya had no choice but to go for this bride-seeing ceremony which she felt it's just like cow for sale kinda thing where you have the family from the 'boy' coming over to assess you if you could be a good wife. The oh-so-perfect Indian man whom her parents had chosen for her, Adrash was good looking, high educated, earn insane amount of money every year, and the most important thing, he's an Indian. Every adults in the family, especially her parents thought that they had now made the best-est choice and found the most perfect one for her daughter.

After seeing Priya, Adrash was interested and soon had proposed. Priya knew that if she didn't do something to stop this, she would have betrayed Nick who was waiting for her in US. But if she continues to go with what her parents had planned, in the end she would lose Nick. She wanted to fight for herself and Nick, for her happiness. She wanted to tell her family so badly, but at the same time, she feared that her family wouldn't love her anymore, she was afraid that she would ruin her family's name, break everyone's heart. She's afraid that she can't be a perfect daughter or a granddaughter and no one in the family would love her anymore. After several reluctance, she finally told the whole family about Nick and that they were getting married soon once she got back to US. This devastating news hurt her family so deeply. Her father stood up, threw a line, "You hurt me, Priya." and left without saying where's he going to. She had never seen her father reacting like this before. The relatives and parents were upset too.

After several dilemmas and distress, her father finally agreed. Her father apologized, and said that he should trust Priya for her choice. His daughter was a smart girl, and she knew what's best for her life. So with the green light from her father, things got easier. After several attempts of persuading, the adults finally nodded their heads, though some of them were still not really happy with it. At least in the end, both her parents were okay with it.

This is just a brief summary of the whole story from me. At first i got so confused with the family members, a lot of them! But luckily in the end, sorted them out. If not i'd be reading towards the end then suddenly ask myself, is Nanna the father or the mother? or is Jayant the grandfather or the uncle. Luckily the characters become less complicated towards the end. But, the whole story becomes complicated towards the end. At least, in the end Priya made it through, standing firm on her legs, fighting for what her hearts really want.

Fighting for one's happiness.

Hmm. Parents always wanted the best for their children, that's an undeniable truth. Parents often think that what they choose, will be the best for their children. And sometimes, they would say "Just look! This so and so that so and so followed their parents' decision obediently, now they are living what a wonderful life. Whereas that so and so refused to obey their parents, now look, living in such a pity life. If they listened to their parents, they would have...bla bla bla. That's the consequence of being stubborn. Look at them, parents are ALWAYS RIGHT. We are MORE EXPERIENCED. You are still TOO FRESH, don't be too eager to make your own life's decision. You are going to REGRET FOR LIFE."

But, sometimes, it may won't turn out to be that way. If Priya married to this perfect Indian man her parents chose, would she really be happy? She might, she might be not. Or.. okay, let's say marrying Adrash had given Priya a good life, but then would she have a better one if she married Nick? Priya had chosen to follow her heart, to marry Nick in the end. We can't tell that had she made the right choice, or had she made the wrong one? But, don't you think that, sometimes, children really know what's the best for themselves?

Gaaah, adult's world!! Making dangerous lifetimes decisions. Taking risks. Drowning yourself in sea of dilemma. Regretting over each good decision you have missed, brooding over each wrong decision you have made. Why does it have to be so complicated? Why not....just live a life without making decisions?


Rationally, i'm always okay when this topic emerged. But emotionally, i'm still unstable. Still feel 不甘心 at times for not trying my best fighting over it. But oh well, i can't tell, would that be a bad one, or a good one? The one that i wanted to fight over for, might turn out to be a bad one. The one that adults want is the right one? Or it may be a good one like they said, but is the other one a better one? Or wait! Does it really matter which one is better? :S It's not that i keep wanting to raise this topic over and over again. But there's time which i really can't handle it when it surfaced. Feel like faith is shattering apart and i'm losing all the positive thinking all of a sudden. I can't just bury this problem into a forgotten yesterday - it just never disappears!

i just gotta keep trying. keep praying. keep hoping.

missing out on chances.

Sunday :)

It's been another week! TWO MORE WEEKS! Today is Sunday, a happy day. :) also an indication of another week coming. okie. So it's time to update a bit. I'm free now, finally! Tasted freedom. =9 hehe. In this week, i've done quite a lot of meaningful things. I haven't a clue where to start! Everything stuffed in my brain waiting to be released. haha.

Okay, hmmm. Wednesday - I went back to school. I had lost the courage to step back to school ever since i left all of a sudden. I couldn't believe i left. I thought i would just leave them for one week, after that one week, i would be back. Back to where i want to be, where i think i belong. I went with Niraaj. Standing in front of the prefectorial notice board, i couldnt help having thoughts filling my mind. This is the place i missed. Really, though school changed a lot. Every corner of the school reminds me of all the wonderful memories in school. I wanted to cry, but i think that's a stupid thing to do. Saw a few teachers walking past, but didnt dare to greet them. I was filled with fear. Finally my teacher saw me and walked towards me, "How are you?" I forced out a smile and nodded. "Fine." Teacher, "I heard that you are studying in maktab now. Why would you go? I mean, you've got good results, i'm sure you can cope in form 6 ba. You're not like my other students wor. I think you can do well in form 6 leh. Becoming teacher is not good ah." i bit my lip, not knowing what to say. This is what i fear. I was stirred.

We waited until it's recess time, then Niraaj and i went visiting our friends. I didn't believe i was the one visiting my friends. It didn't feel good. First we went to look for Andy, but he wasn't in class, wait. He dint even go to school that day. Then went up to L6S1 to visit my ex-classmates, and my ex-neighbour. Okay, i seriously hate the word "ex-". Had a short chat with Brendan them. Soon recess was over and they had BIO, so we left. I miss the word 'recess'. Different thoughts and feelings filled me up again.

We went to Swinburne after picking up Andy. The three of us walked in Swinburne like the students over there. Quite cool. And i got to have the chance to feel how a college life is. Everyone is wearing casual, groups of people walking together to their next class, people sitting on the grass - all i wanted to feel! We met up with Evan, Ruby and Jane. And i met Ah Wei too, studying in library oh. Rajin betul. haha. We went to the Spring after that but too bad Evan didnt get to join. In the spring, nothing to do except eat, walk, walk and walk. After lunch at Food Court, the girls went for window shopping. Poor Niraaj and Andy followed here and there until they were tired. They sat at somewhere under the escalator but the girls walked past without spotting them! Niraaj sighed and said that we were really enjoying ourselves till we couldnt see them. LOL! "It's a good practice for us as we will be doing this in the future." ngahaha. You got that right!

Thursday - i met up with my ex-classmates right after my class. Or perhaps i should call it the ex-gang. Brendan, BH them (all guys) and I (a girl). hehe. We had lunch in Saberkas, had a great time that afternoon. Thanks, guys! BH, this is taken in your car!! :p

Failure!

That evening, i finished my last last LAST assignments. YAY! I was doing the designs for newsletter. No more assignments for this sem. Gosh, i really hate assignments. Not because it's a lot, too difficult, involves tedious process...blah! It's because it is not practical at all. How well can it judge, assess and evaluate a student? That night, (a night to celebrate?) the whole class went to Hartz Chicken. Guess who i saw there? Ah Siang! LOL. Actually the girls and i planned to go Kado. What to do? This week then! ;)

Saturday - did nothing much. Morning, was having a great date with my piano. I am learning a new song now. Clementine. LOL, feminine of my brother. xD Clement, Clementine. hehe. It's a beautiful song. Really enjoy myself playing it. And i am also learning "Do You" by Yiruma. Gosh, another lovely song, it's very soothing. Afternoon, working. Night, youth.

Sunday - woke up to the chirping sounds of birds. It's a beautiful morning! :) After church we went to grandma's place and brought her out for lunch. Before we left, my uncle told me some of the teachers in school said it's really sad cuz i left. Cuz i wasn't like other Straight A's students. Sighh. I was stirred, again. Well, i believe i could do it too but. i dunno. i'll just have to carry on with my life like this until. until...actually, i dunno until when too.

I had laksa for lunch, cuz couldnt find anything else to eat. :( After that went to Boulevard. Gracie and I went straight to Popular, we both love books. :) Gracie was sitting on the floor reading story books while i was browsing through racks and racks of novels. In the end, couldn't resist the temptation so i bought 3 which cost me, um..RM180+ i think. Bought Cecelia Ahern's The Gift, have a little faith by Mitch Albom, The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. :D I had an impulse to buy books. Actually i saw another edition of The Gift, at a cheaper price too. But i wanted it in the silver design, so i didnt even tell daddy. =X Just for the design, it cost me another RM30+. Wanted to buy more, but dad doesn't allow. :( So, i still have a few in my book list.

1) Things I Want My Daughters to Know.
2) The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas
3) The Joy Luck Club
4) Starting Over
5) To Kill a Mocking Bird

My love... :)

Hmm, there are some other books in my list, but cant recall any at the moment. Oh yea, just well, in case anyone of you wants to buy me those books, (who knows, haha) let me know yea, so that i wont be buying them. :) hehe. When i reached home, i happily showed my sis those new books. And she told me she has for one more day and the five people you meet in heaven, both by Mitch Albom. I want i want i want! :)

Oh ya, after buying my books, we went to the fourth floor. I didnt know such place existed! It's a fun place.

mugs! I love the designs!!! Simplicity. :)

I'm so gonna collect every of it in the future! But it's expensive for one mug. :(

for couples...

nice one.

I would certainly want one of these.

It's always romantic to have couple swans...

however, it's also romantic to have a couple of penguins!
They are cute, aren't they? :)

i like the colourful boxes concept.

simply perfect :)

gracie with the blue trishaw.

gracie with model.

BULBS! lol.

I would definitely want this in my garden next time!

and this...

and this!

nice pic. i like the style of framing.

You see, i'm really very into home designs. Yeah, one my my dreams is to design a very homely, comfortable, stylish home. :) Bring me to places like this and i can really tell you lots and lots of home designs. I just simply love it. :)

Some pictures from last week...

whole stack of piano scores which i downloaded from internet :D

just enough space for lil reddy. :)

power puff girls.

My favourite flower - Arum Lily :)

Actually, i want to post another entry on something which stirs me a lot recently. Perhaps tonight, or tomorrow. or when i am free lah.

feeling...feeling.
complicated.