Friday, June 27, 2008
The LAST long holiday for a student like me...
I'm having my 3 months long holiday (yes, v long i know) but keep in mind tt it's goin to be my very last 3 months long school holiday as well.
Ha.
And here i am, tryin to make this one a memorable one. The last real break for a student, for a soon-to-be working adult. Yes, now u see how precious this 3 mths has become? ahhaha..
Might sound kinda ironic for some ppl if u were to learn hw i've spent my 1 mth holiday so far.
I've been rlly literally relaxing, rotting, decomposing happily in my own world. Spending time watching tv, surfing net, snuggling onto the alwys-so-cozy bed, watching some taiwanese hokkien drama w my mum, disturbing my mum cos i hve so much time, shopping, outings, meeting up w frens, writing and composing...
It's not tt i cant meet up w frens during sch term.. but the mood and feeling is a little different. Catching up w frens felt especially meaningful esp during this holiday. It's like you feel tt all of us are growing up.. some are graduating and looking for jobs, some lke me are waiting for the last final year - the last lap b4 we bid gdbye to study life. Perhaps its some psychological effect, but i cant help but notice hw diff we are during sch term n during the holiday. During sch term, all are busy n drained from projs and exams. Meet ups usu end off w the need to rush off for proj meetings.. for lecs.. for tutorials blah blah. Now, at least we hve the mood and energy to laze ard and even give tt extra attn to one another. Things u havent noticed, the other side of ya frens tt u've nv paid attention to...
suddenly, u've come to appreciate them even more than before.
Maybe when u r not so busy, not so drained off, not so tired,
you begin to see the better side of the world.
No matter how short lived this lovely angle of the world tt u've noticed ,
it's still a blessing.
Some ppl jus dun understand this.
Anw, it has onli been a month plus of slacking ard and i felt lke i've been doin this for lke years.
hahaha... yeah.. what a typical busy urban dweller kinda mindset. Sloggin our lives out.. sometimes dunno for wat.. jus act busy n tot u've achieved n did a lot. If u tell some urban dwellers hw u've been relaxing during the holidays.. they raised their eyebrowns and give u tt "wth.. hw can u nt do anything during the long holidays?!! cant u lke.. do sth?"
Aiyoh.. as if i din do anything.. i did so much.. i slept so much.. ate so much.. shopped so much.. and the list goes on.. u get it. ahahha.. but to them, these are ... NOTHING...u r not doing ANYTHING.
the simplest pleasures in life.. yet alwys taken for granted.
Alwys neglected n deemed to be too simplistic.
Simple yet easily forgotten.
And i've recalled an incident plant* has encountered during her job interview recently. The interviewer sounded scornful n couldnt believe tt plant* hasnt been doing 'anything' for e past one mth or so.. apart fr goin for a grad trip n sending her resumes for job.
I find tt rlly hilarious. ahahahah..
And e interviewer commented tt she shd hve taken up some courses or odd job to spend her 1 mth properly.
*laugh n roll on e floor*
wat a loser.
Period.
No, wat i mean is tt.. i suspect tt e interviewer is hving her.. erm.. ya period.
wohahahaahhaha...
Anw, i think its rlly a matter of personal choice n preference in hw one spend his holiday. Be it occupied with temp jobs, slacking, taking up courses blah blah... as long as u enjoy hw u spend ya time. Then, ya time is spent wisely :) Nobody has the right to tell u tt u shdnt work during the holiday. Neither do they hve the right to scorn u when u supposedly did 'nothing' bcos u were spendin time sleeping, reading, eating..
There's a time for everything. And u, decides wat u wana do with ya time.
At least, u can still be in reasonable control on hw u intend to spend ya holidays...
i cant say so when u start working tou.
;)
xxx xxx
OH..
did i mention tt my cousins from Texas and Taiwan are coming to Singapore soooon!!!
wow.. 2 cousins fr Texas, 2 cousins fr Taiwan,
tt makes 2 sets of cousins fr 2 different countries!
hahaah...
Tts when bilingualism plays an important role u know.. hahah.. need to converse with the Texas cousins in English and switch to Mandarin when interacting with Taiwan cousins.
:D
I'm having my 3 months long holiday (yes, v long i know) but keep in mind tt it's goin to be my very last 3 months long school holiday as well.
Ha.
And here i am, tryin to make this one a memorable one. The last real break for a student, for a soon-to-be working adult. Yes, now u see how precious this 3 mths has become? ahhaha..
Might sound kinda ironic for some ppl if u were to learn hw i've spent my 1 mth holiday so far.
I've been rlly literally relaxing, rotting, decomposing happily in my own world. Spending time watching tv, surfing net, snuggling onto the alwys-so-cozy bed, watching some taiwanese hokkien drama w my mum, disturbing my mum cos i hve so much time, shopping, outings, meeting up w frens, writing and composing...
It's not tt i cant meet up w frens during sch term.. but the mood and feeling is a little different. Catching up w frens felt especially meaningful esp during this holiday. It's like you feel tt all of us are growing up.. some are graduating and looking for jobs, some lke me are waiting for the last final year - the last lap b4 we bid gdbye to study life. Perhaps its some psychological effect, but i cant help but notice hw diff we are during sch term n during the holiday. During sch term, all are busy n drained from projs and exams. Meet ups usu end off w the need to rush off for proj meetings.. for lecs.. for tutorials blah blah. Now, at least we hve the mood and energy to laze ard and even give tt extra attn to one another. Things u havent noticed, the other side of ya frens tt u've nv paid attention to...
suddenly, u've come to appreciate them even more than before.
Maybe when u r not so busy, not so drained off, not so tired,
you begin to see the better side of the world.
No matter how short lived this lovely angle of the world tt u've noticed ,
it's still a blessing.
Some ppl jus dun understand this.
Anw, it has onli been a month plus of slacking ard and i felt lke i've been doin this for lke years.
hahaha... yeah.. what a typical busy urban dweller kinda mindset. Sloggin our lives out.. sometimes dunno for wat.. jus act busy n tot u've achieved n did a lot. If u tell some urban dwellers hw u've been relaxing during the holidays.. they raised their eyebrowns and give u tt "wth.. hw can u nt do anything during the long holidays?!! cant u lke.. do sth?"
Aiyoh.. as if i din do anything.. i did so much.. i slept so much.. ate so much.. shopped so much.. and the list goes on.. u get it. ahahha.. but to them, these are ... NOTHING...u r not doing ANYTHING.
the simplest pleasures in life.. yet alwys taken for granted.
Alwys neglected n deemed to be too simplistic.
Simple yet easily forgotten.
And i've recalled an incident plant* has encountered during her job interview recently. The interviewer sounded scornful n couldnt believe tt plant* hasnt been doing 'anything' for e past one mth or so.. apart fr goin for a grad trip n sending her resumes for job.
I find tt rlly hilarious. ahahahah..
And e interviewer commented tt she shd hve taken up some courses or odd job to spend her 1 mth properly.
*laugh n roll on e floor*
wat a loser.
Period.
No, wat i mean is tt.. i suspect tt e interviewer is hving her.. erm.. ya period.
wohahahaahhaha...
Anw, i think its rlly a matter of personal choice n preference in hw one spend his holiday. Be it occupied with temp jobs, slacking, taking up courses blah blah... as long as u enjoy hw u spend ya time. Then, ya time is spent wisely :) Nobody has the right to tell u tt u shdnt work during the holiday. Neither do they hve the right to scorn u when u supposedly did 'nothing' bcos u were spendin time sleeping, reading, eating..
There's a time for everything. And u, decides wat u wana do with ya time.
At least, u can still be in reasonable control on hw u intend to spend ya holidays...
i cant say so when u start working tou.
;)
xxx xxx
OH..
did i mention tt my cousins from Texas and Taiwan are coming to Singapore soooon!!!
wow.. 2 cousins fr Texas, 2 cousins fr Taiwan,
tt makes 2 sets of cousins fr 2 different countries!
hahaah...
Tts when bilingualism plays an important role u know.. hahah.. need to converse with the Texas cousins in English and switch to Mandarin when interacting with Taiwan cousins.
:D
Monday, June 09, 2008
Love of a lifetime
How do you feel when your sibling is getting married?
How did you feel when your sibling got married?
And how would you feel when you were asked to host ya sister's wedding banquet? Yes, you.. the baby sister having the honour to host the event of her life.. her wedding day... the beginning of her happiness.. the beginning of her next phase of life.
The feeling is indescribable.
I'm so honoured to be the maid of honour (i think), the sister of the bride, the master of the ceremony and the wedding singer. I have so much responsibilities and roles to play!! *gasp*
And the thought of being able to literally sort of witness and go thru this important life ceremony with her.. just got me so excited. :)
The other day, my sis brought me to the potential hotels where the wedding banquet might be held. She wanted my opinion on how i feel about the different hotels and which one would be the best choice for her big day. When i stepped into the ballrooms, the hotel crews were busy putting up decoration and the band players were tuning their musical instruments to prepare for the big day for some couple. At that instant, I had a sudden impulse.. I had a sudden urge to be a wedding planner. Well, having said tt.. of cos.. its an impulse. Haha! But at least, i wana be a part of the big thing for my sister's wedding.. i wana help make her wedding day a truly memorable one.
What makes a perfect wedding?
What is your vision of a perfect wedding?
Isit a grand, elegant, extravagant one? A romantic and lush one?
Haha.. yeah tt wld be beautiful and lovely.. but not all can afford tt, isn't it? The rich ones can afford tt, of cos. I was thinking.. its so magical when ya parents or the older generations got married in simple and humble wedding banquets.. inviting some close frens and relatives and get drunk in the happy occasion. I guess the job of wedding planners back then, were much simpler, in a way.
And when you think of ya parents.. married and still love each other so much.. altou there are bound to be quarrels and incessive bickerings every now and then. I cant help but feel tt.. this is truly a beautiful warm-hearted phase of our lives. It jus warms my heart with such a magical touch. The simple and humble wedding banquets decades back then had brought abt such magical touch to the lives of two different individuals - how these young couples transformed, grown up and lived tgt all these years. (Well, of cos, when you see how ya parents quarrel lke kiddos.. you wondered if they rlly did grow up and what good marriage has done to them.. wohahahah)
But, all in all, life still harbours so much hope and love for the newly weds.. and its nice tt they look forward to growing up tgt.. learning about life tgt and going thru the trials n tribulations in life tgt. We all want to hve soul partners to share our happiness and woes, isnt it? Knowing tt someone wld be there for u, is alwys nice :)
Ok, i'm sounding lke i'm some romancing s'pore ambassador. woahahah!
Well, i jus wana say tt marriage.. wedding.. is only the beginning. Its not tt ''happily ever after'' ending. It wld be a tiring.. most of the time.. a chore to constantly trying to keep the marriage alive.. managing your marriage. But, in the process of doing so.. i hope my sis wld also seek immense strength fr the union itself to work things out in watever she faces in the next phase of her adult life.. it wld be a wonderful journey of self-discovery and growing up.. :) Most imptly, it wld be a blessed marriage if both the bride and groom work hard tgt to make the marriage work out. This alone.. wld be enuff.. at least.. for their part.. it takes two to work it out afterall.. and to be fair.
wow.. din expect this entry to be this long. anw.. my sis is nt getting married tml.. in case u tot its lke a wedding speech for my sis. ahhahaha..
*throw flower petals ard*
goodnite.
How do you feel when your sibling is getting married?
How did you feel when your sibling got married?
And how would you feel when you were asked to host ya sister's wedding banquet? Yes, you.. the baby sister having the honour to host the event of her life.. her wedding day... the beginning of her happiness.. the beginning of her next phase of life.
The feeling is indescribable.
I'm so honoured to be the maid of honour (i think), the sister of the bride, the master of the ceremony and the wedding singer. I have so much responsibilities and roles to play!! *gasp*
And the thought of being able to literally sort of witness and go thru this important life ceremony with her.. just got me so excited. :)
The other day, my sis brought me to the potential hotels where the wedding banquet might be held. She wanted my opinion on how i feel about the different hotels and which one would be the best choice for her big day. When i stepped into the ballrooms, the hotel crews were busy putting up decoration and the band players were tuning their musical instruments to prepare for the big day for some couple. At that instant, I had a sudden impulse.. I had a sudden urge to be a wedding planner. Well, having said tt.. of cos.. its an impulse. Haha! But at least, i wana be a part of the big thing for my sister's wedding.. i wana help make her wedding day a truly memorable one.
What makes a perfect wedding?
What is your vision of a perfect wedding?
Isit a grand, elegant, extravagant one? A romantic and lush one?
Haha.. yeah tt wld be beautiful and lovely.. but not all can afford tt, isn't it? The rich ones can afford tt, of cos. I was thinking.. its so magical when ya parents or the older generations got married in simple and humble wedding banquets.. inviting some close frens and relatives and get drunk in the happy occasion. I guess the job of wedding planners back then, were much simpler, in a way.
And when you think of ya parents.. married and still love each other so much.. altou there are bound to be quarrels and incessive bickerings every now and then. I cant help but feel tt.. this is truly a beautiful warm-hearted phase of our lives. It jus warms my heart with such a magical touch. The simple and humble wedding banquets decades back then had brought abt such magical touch to the lives of two different individuals - how these young couples transformed, grown up and lived tgt all these years. (Well, of cos, when you see how ya parents quarrel lke kiddos.. you wondered if they rlly did grow up and what good marriage has done to them.. wohahahah)
But, all in all, life still harbours so much hope and love for the newly weds.. and its nice tt they look forward to growing up tgt.. learning about life tgt and going thru the trials n tribulations in life tgt. We all want to hve soul partners to share our happiness and woes, isnt it? Knowing tt someone wld be there for u, is alwys nice :)
Ok, i'm sounding lke i'm some romancing s'pore ambassador. woahahah!
Well, i jus wana say tt marriage.. wedding.. is only the beginning. Its not tt ''happily ever after'' ending. It wld be a tiring.. most of the time.. a chore to constantly trying to keep the marriage alive.. managing your marriage. But, in the process of doing so.. i hope my sis wld also seek immense strength fr the union itself to work things out in watever she faces in the next phase of her adult life.. it wld be a wonderful journey of self-discovery and growing up.. :) Most imptly, it wld be a blessed marriage if both the bride and groom work hard tgt to make the marriage work out. This alone.. wld be enuff.. at least.. for their part.. it takes two to work it out afterall.. and to be fair.
wow.. din expect this entry to be this long. anw.. my sis is nt getting married tml.. in case u tot its lke a wedding speech for my sis. ahhahaha..
*throw flower petals ard*
goodnite.