Honey Clover

Happy Valentine !

2007-02-14T21:55:00.000+11:00

Heh... can you believe it's another Valentine? This time around last year I was still in LA. Even though I didn't do anything this year, it's still quite special in the sense that I at least get to spend a belated Valentine tomorrow :)

Haven't been updating lately cause I've been swamped with the course... and the course. And getting to bed before 2 am. It's crazy.. last year when I was at uni, my contact hours for the first semester was about 10 hours or so, followed by a breezy 6 hours for my final semester. Then comes the big holiday.... and now, 45 hours a week. Plus the whole sleeping early and waking up early thing. I reaally need to get used to this. But I guess the good thing is after 3 months, I should get used to the whole routine and be well prepared for work.

That aside, I should start doing what I needed to do for tomorrow and clean up some stuff. Can't wait to see Gav tomorrow... I'm probably going to be fidgety all morning. I hope you all have a great Valentine, and guys, be nice to your girlfriends ;) or well... to girls :p

Thanks for the Valentine post dear :)

Today when I saw you
I knew it was just like the first time
When you met my eyes I came close
And I felt like the first time

To hold back my fear
and feel you so near
I've never been this far before
To hold back my fear
and feel you so near
I'vm scared of falling into deep this time

Do I need a reason to tell you why
I'm singing you this song
Do I need a reason to show you that
I know where I belong

Whenever I am weary I lean on
this feeling that I have
I am so much stronger now
Thankful, yes I am

Today I'll renounce them,
the doubts and the fears I've been nursing
I'll fly like a moth to the flame
and I'll feel like the first time

To hold back my fear
and let you come near
I've never been this far before
To hold back my fear
and let you come near
I'm afraid of loosing and still I go...

D'Sound - Do I Need a Reason

Overkill

2007-02-01T02:58:00.000+11:00

I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications

Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know I'll be alright
Perhaps it's just imagination

Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away

Alone between the sheets
Only brings exasperation
It's time to walk the streets
Smell the desperation

At least there's pretty lights
And though there's little variation
It nullifies the night from overkill

Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Come back another day

I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications

Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know I'll be alright
It's just overkill...

Colin Hay - Overkill

It's too early, too weak a reason to go mad.

Love and Scrubs

2007-01-29T02:43:00.000+11:00

Wowo came over today to have a look at the place, and then I spent a fraction of the day tidying up a bit and mainly watching Scrubs. When you're by yourself, and all your close friends are either not in the same country as you, or busy working or catching up with their own lives, you tend to think about what you miss the most. And right now for me, it's my dearest boy who is back in KL this present time. I thought as this is not the first time anymore that we're apart from each other, it wouldn't be as hard as the first one.

Well, it's not. But I still miss him very much so. And since I have a lot of time and nothing to do with no one to spend time with, I ended up thinking about all the arguments and fights that we've had over the *nearly* 9 months we've been together. Most of them are due to our differences in terms of upbringing, beliefs and perception on certain matters. Then one part of this one episode in Scrubs made quite an impression on me. Quoting Dr. Cox, Scrubs season one episode 15:

'Relationships don't work they way they do on TV and the movies. Will they, won't they.. and then they finally do , and the happy forever.. give me a break.

None of them are happy because they weren't right for each other to begin with and even the ones who gets married gets a divorce anyway and I'm telling you right now through all this stuff I have not become a cynic, I haven't.

Yes I do happen to believe that love is mainly about pushing chocolate covered candies and you know... in some cultures, a chicken. You can call me a sarc around here as I do... believe in it.

Bottom line, couples that are right for each other went through the same crap as everybody else, but the big difference is they don't let it take them down.

One of those two people will stand up and fight for the relationship every time.
If it's right and they're real lucky. One of them will say something. '

I know it's not yet valentine and probably it's too early for me to post lovey dovey mushy stuff right now. But I just wanted to say thank you dear, for standing up and fighting for it every time. Thank you for always saying something. I'm waiting for the day you return to Melbourne in two weeks with anticipation...

Back

2007-01-28T01:55:00.000+11:00

I'm back to Melbourne and back to blogging after a long absence from... well, blogging. And I'm only blogging cause you told me to, Wo :p since I wouldn't have started otherwise. It's always nice to know that someone actually reads all those random nonsense you've been typing all these times.

Anyhow, news. Well I was back around about 15 hours ago, to a spanking newly furnished apartment (which I still have to clean tomorrow) And I'm still sleepy cause I think I didn't get enough sleep yesterday on the plane (despite sleeping through the flight from Jakarta to Singapore and Singapore to Melbourne, consequently missing breakfast this morning). Went around the city and meet up with Nanas to have lunch, went back for dinner (Nanas's Pumpkin Cream Soup and Sushi) and some indo movies... everything is all good. Except that I still feel quite strange. You know, the I-don't-really-feel-quite-at-home-yet kind of feeling.

Plus it's a bit too cold. Thankfully its a lot less humid here.

My trip was excellent, albeit a bit rushed. It was pretty hard getting around back home... but otherwise everything was great. The company, the food, the places, my home... I miss it all. Then my short trip to KL to meet my dearie and his family along with meeting up with Stella and Mel to poke fun at Nic, and Singapore to meet up with all my crazy marketing pals... haha all those crazy trips with Mich and Dali to Sentosa, shopping spree, irritating Keith after work.. :) Boy, it certainly was one of the best trips I've ever had. I miss Indo-KL-SG !

I apologise to those people that I didn't get to meet or say farewell too. My last few days in Indo was just way too rushed. Of course the fact that dearie was there made it so worth while :) *sighs*

It feels weird to know that I'm back here but I'm not starting another semester. That I won't be picking any more new marketing units, won't be seeing my friends at the usual Caulfield campus.... it's sad. But that's life hey... I wish all my comrades the best of luck in finding the best job they can get, wherever you may be :) We'll meet up in a few years time as executives ok !

Presently I'm excited but at the same time a little scared about the design course commencing in two weeks. Will write more about that later. Due for my sweet night sleep now.

Over My Head

2006-12-08T21:12:00.000+11:00

I never knew
I never knew that everything was falling through
That everyone I knew was waiting on a queue
To turn and run when all I needed was the truth

But that's how it's got to be
It's coming down to nothing more than apathy
I'd rather run the other way than stay and see
The smoke and who's still standing when it clears

Let's rearrange
I wish you were a stranger I could disengage
Just say that we agree and then never change
Soften a bit until we all just get along

And everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head ...

7 months. What's ahead now?

An Eventful Week

2006-12-03T01:46:00.000+11:00

Yeah, yeah I know I haven't been blogging for ages and by now probably no one would be reading this. I still feel the need to update just for the sake of it anyway. A lot of things happened this week, well, the past few weeks to be exact. But this one week has been a milestone. Things that happened include:

- Me passing all my final units (with unexpectedly ok results too) That means I'm done with my Bachelors. Yep, I'm a full-fledged Monash Marketing Graduate !

- Stuffups with the Election data entry job. But I won't go there. In any case, my roster for the next three weeks is good enough.

- Mum agreeing to me taking up a graphics design course at Shillington College. I hope I can still get in/ change my return tickets' date in time for their full time Feb intake. I'm dying to take this course and I believe it would eventually help me to get to where I want to be.

- Gav having two possible career options, both at reputable companies.

- Gav's PR application going quite smoothly.

- Scruffy finding a seemingly good new home. I don't think I'm gonna get into this either cos I'm still a little heartbroken about it, despite the good news. Sighs.

Because of the last event, I'm in a sulky stony mood right now. Sad and nostalgic. Not complaining about anything... just... sad. Sighs. I'm moving in two weeks' time. Will try to update whoever's still reading this blog with more current news in my life...

Everything else disappears

2006-11-04T03:54:00.000+11:00

Remember to breathe
Remember to hold your head high
Remember to smile some
And just listen a while

And I cried when you talked about that
Yeah what I would've given to take it all back for you
Right then and there
In that first second stare
I knew we would be a while

Everything falls out of focus
You walk through the door
And one thing that's clear to me
Helplessly hopeless

I'm all right with that
In a room full of people
Everything else disappears...

Sister Hazel - Everything Else Disappears

DKMC2 Chatterbox

2006-11-03T01:42:00.000+11:00

I'm just blogging to plug the spanking new DKMC2 Chatterbox, a forum for people who like to talk rubbish like many of us :) Feel free to join and contribute!

p.s. Sorry for the crappy address, I'll work on that soon.

Vic Point

2006-11-02T01:00:00.000+11:00

Victoria Point, Docklands

In a months' time, that will be my new home. It's gonna be so weird, leaving Southbank after seven years now. This place is like... home. So many memories...

At the same time, I am also looking forward to it. A bit excited, even. In a way, maybe it'll be a good beginning to a new life (a working one - providing I pass everything, of course *touch wood*)

One exam down, I thought it was oooook-ish *insert doubtful tone here*. One more to go...

Absolutely Shiny Things

2006-10-25T01:28:00.000+10:00

I admit I have now become a sucker for shiny things.

Sony NW-A1000

AAAAH. I want one ! A pink one. Or the blue one, since my phone is pink and kinda looks like that. Or the silver one. Any ! But it's so damn expensive :( $379 RRP for an 6GB.. when an 80GB Ipod is available for $499. Not like I can afford either of those at the moment anyway, but really... I've always thought that iPods are sleek.. but now I'm wishing they're.. shiny. Hehe.

Anyway, enough about my 'damnit - i - cannot - afford - anything - unecessary - right - now' blabs. I now have a week to my first exam out of two, and in less than two weeks I shall be done with uni (hopefully forever, or for at least a few years). Wishing everyone facing exams the best of luck (please reciprocate, I need all the luck I can get)

And now review time :) After procrastinating for a while, I decided to purchase Sister Hazel's newest album, Absolutely. Must say it was one of the best decision I've ever made (within these couple of weeks anyway.. :p ) Excellent album, loved pretty much everything about it (especially the vocals, of course) Made me fall in love with the band all over again. I highly recommend it to anyone who has a knack for alternative-rock, fun catchy tunes and meaningful lyrics. I particularly loved: Mandolin Moon, Hey Hey, Hello, It's Me., Tear By Tear (beautiful, sad lyrics. nearly made me cry), Where Do You Go, and Everything Else Disappears.

Heck, I pretty much love the whole album.

Z610i

2006-10-12T03:05:00.000+10:00

Me likey very much :) Thanks hun.

Sonny Ericsson z610i in Rose Pink

Very girlish pink. Super glossy mirror case. Plushy keys. Friendly interface. Never thought I'd like Sony Ericsson this much. Very happy first time user ;)

But then again, I'm pretty shallow (meaning: easily pleased by aesthetics). They're all so pretty I wouldn't mind having all three. Heheh.

Sonny Ericsson z610i in Airy Blue

The blue one is also quite nice though, it's a shame they don't have it here. And while I'm still in a gadget-y mode, I feel compelled to post a picture of something I was obsessed with a while ago:

Sony Cyber-shot Blue DSCW30L

Saw it at Melbourne Central a few months back, then it dissapeared :(

Bday KTV

2006-10-08T17:08:00.000+10:00

Yesterday was spent celebrating my birthday with my dearest friends. Dinner at Ling Nan was fun, despite initial confusions and evil glares from the waiters because we ordered late. The food was good, although I was worried that it wasn't enough. It was my first time trying the XO Clams too (hmm, interesting..) we made jokes about Gav and Guan looking like brothers and possibly having a secret bond that we don't know about. The dinner ended in a rush with Gav gulping down a potato-like fried ice cream.

Then we went to search for Gelati. Keith suggested that we walk to Lygon but some of us felt that it's too far a distance :p so in the end we tried Trampoline at Swanston. Unfortunately, it was closed so no gelati for us.. :x

The KTV session was definitely the highlight of the night. Lots of laughter, stupidy, and drinks. Guan was super high. We kept extending the time. It was a good 4 hours of singing and everyone sang :) Whatmore, I got forced into my very first shot...(151 was it? Tsch..)

Well, the pictures should speak for themselves.

Note how Guan gets redder and redder.. he sang his heart out throughout the whole night while Keith opted for a more dramatic look with Chinese songs. Fayth and Karen was looking lovely as always.

Coke and Bourbon. Pre-singing drinks to conceal our sense of shame.

We weren't too happy at the fact that they don't have Indo songs !

:)~ <3

Singing lovey dovey song. Hehe *aww*

The 'yoo I'm cool' look :D

Mich & I. We learned that singing O' Holy Night in October = odd looks from everyone

Surprise surprise :) We thought our sis/gramps Dali wouldn't enjoy KTV but... he came 'out' after singing his favourite song 'Reflections' by Christina Aguilera.

" Why must we all conceal
What we think
How we feel
Must there be a secret me
I'm forced to hide? ..."

Then halfway Keith and Guan started singing Happy Birthday (to Stevie Wonder's Happy Birthday, which they apparently don't know how to sing to) and my dearest sisTA Dali and Mich brought in a Birthday cake :)

Then it's time for pictures with the cake.

The first time I've felt threatened on my bday

DKMC and a drunken 'C'

This is the 'girls only' pic. Undoubtedly, none of us girls can beat our sisters Keith and Dali in terms of beauty and sassyness.

Yours truly and the yummy tiramisu cake :)

Thanks for such a hillarious night, guys ! Wouldn't have been so memorable if it wasn't for you guys. Special thanks to Goof and Mich for being so help when I turned into a puking machine. No thanks to the rest of you who laughed and poked fun at me about it ! Especially Keith who kept saying 'Hahahaha.. Lobster.. Lobster' every time he looked at me.

Now I'm off to memorise all that I've learned about Marketing for Viva Voce tomorrow. Good luck for the rest of the DKMC^2 !

I am 20 :)

2006-10-03T00:43:00.000+10:00

Hip Hip Hurray. I am finally 20.
Oh God, I've left the somethingties period.

Many warm birthday wishes from lovely people... thanks for early bday wishers :

Goofies (for the so very mentally stimulating code-breaking pressie hunt, and the most beautiful pendant),
An (for the very lazy unenthusiastic bday wish.. hee hee and for the keychain) ,
Gress (thanks for calling all the way from Indo dear, I missed your loud voice... hehe),
Mich (amidst the stress of planning assign...we'll survive through this babe!),
Dali (my dearest sisTAA ! bring on the strippers! haha..),
Nanas (sure need to catch up again soon),
Vigo (long time no see mate) ,
Wilson (your things are ready to be picked up anytime) and
My dad (thanks for calling all the way from indo, miss ya daddy!)

This year I'm having the familiar feeling of having a birthday that falls typically just right after mid semester holiday ends, normally before, after, or on the day a major assignment is due. I'm just grateful at least it's just an assignment and not exams this time. Neverthelesss, all the rush, tension and stress still looms around me so I'm wide awake now despite having only 4 hours of sleep.

Still, there is a lot to look forward to. Finishing the damned assignment, for one. Getting a haircut, if there is time. Dinner with Goofs at ezard. Wearing my chiffony white dress for the second time with the Peretti pendant. And just having an overall lovely day :)

Twenties, here I come...

n.b. This is just a temporary blog for me to ramble on while my old blog suffers from my attempts to upgrade it. I missed blogging too much, and well.. it's my birthday. And I just have to blog, you know, it's a tradition.