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03:51, Reckless minds & paraphrases

Sunday, 24 February 2013

WIP;

blogger made changes to the way photos are uploaded and i am very upset..! majorly ticked off by inefficient methods and this newfangled uploading tool is one of them ;c anyway i can't quite be bothered to be irritated or wrap up this post bec it's 5:30AM, imma crash soon if i want a productive sunday ☺ but dearly valued reader, you can always check back tomorrow! ...whenever tomorrow is ❥

/edit; 24/02/

❤ 1902tsd

met up with nicky & toon for a spot of birthday gift hunting on tuesday...!! poor nicky; if i were pulling full retail shifts the last thing i'd wanna do on my only off day per week is spend the whole day outside not resting D; but then again, i went mad with ot-chasing in tcc, though i maintain i was young & stupid and we're all guilty of having done things we're not very proud of before v_v

as usual i was late ☹ i know it's an awful habit and it's a little hard to believe but i really am making conscious efforts to rid myself of this perennial parasite...! shoutout to all my dolls, for putting up with my lateness time after time *mega appreciates ❤* and i can only guess how frustrating i must be, esp since i know for a fact that if i had a friend like myself i'd have gone all nazi on them ,_, i'm so very sorry.

marché for lunch!
mega yums swiss rosti with kinda underwhelming garlic pork sausage & sour cream ✌

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN since i've stepped into marché!! the last time i can recall was with my cousins, but that was when i was definitely still in primary school?? and i'm quite sure our table that time was similar to our table now..? best part was nicky texted saying we're in the cottage! <--- MADE UP NAME PLEASE, i was actually prepared to ask the staff where "the cottage" was, if not for him darting out to show me where he & toon were waiting *not sure what to feel*

well this is as good as it's gonna get :)

nicky's caption: toon & pmz for lunch!
chuasimin: sounds like you're going to eat toon & pmz for lunch WUT

anyway...!! cue mindless walking about somerset & orchard. can't quite decide if the shopping belt is over-saturated, or i've just over-glorified sg's shopping in my mind in comparison to melb — but i felt so bored after just a while D; and maybe now there's a little ~guilty feels~ about not putting as much effort into present-hunting as i should've or would've liked; what with off-tangent pursuits e.g. getting headphone jack caps, anklets, iphone cases, opi etc. -_------- *sigh*

when we went our separate ways i went back to my little comfort zone..... to fill up my resignation form of all things! can you believe i forgot v_v but when all that's done, ended up making myself a cookiss mintz *v* and chilling there almost two hours.

will i never tire? ♡

i still remember when i tried frothing milk again in mid-jan after twenty months i was über surprised that i still had it...!! complete with glossy foam and all ;D i think when it comes down to it, i may not have the patience nor enough skill to push myself into competition level, but that doesn't diminish my love for the bar as one of those things i truly enjoy at my otot. sometimes i look back at the pictures i have of my layered works of art; or i think back on the compliments i've been paid; and i must say there is pride swelling in there somewhere :) that's why, i think, it's so difficult for me to let go and detach myself from this place — especially not when it's given me so much to hold on to.

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left at about 9 to meet nicky & esm @ city hall. to chill/ gossip/ rant/ call it whatever, but i was apprehensive at first because well, i don't exactly relish the thought of hanging out w people i'm not particularly close to..... but unfounded worries! :) great night out, and we stayed so late that we watched the bar staff close shop, conduct the usual after-work chill sesh, and leave; until security came to check on us, before we decided to call it a night. who knew...! i'm still not entirely sure that what we talked about classifies as concern or disdain, but easy conversation is always a winner (◡‿◡✿)

2002wdnsd ❤

color chameleon goes mermaid-esque ♡

need i say more? ☺☺☺ somewhere along the way i decided against mint and settled for turquoise-weaved blue. god only knows how severe my trust issues are (v_v) but i really love this hairstylist...!! she has some serious eye for detail and the amount of care she puts into her work is really up there☝ so it's a little heartbreaking to have found such a gem only to have to soon return to melb where their stylists are honestly quite meh.

well the cobalt isn't as vibrant now and the seafoam is certainly patchier and more prominent after just two washes, but it's to be expected; am still very pleased so no complaints there!

❤ 2102thrsd

had originally intended to have some stay-home time, but then yiling said she was free for dinner...!! was supposed to meet on fri, and this sudds change of plan came straight on the heels of esm suggesting zirca on fri night *HIGHLY SUSPECT* hahaha :>

met up at tiong bahru to satisfy my year-long eighteenchefs craving *v* can i say.... FINALLY??!

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check out this baby!!! in my default order hehe and on student price :) forgot how much yums it really is, but what i'll truly rmbr about the whole meal was the epic bitchfest we engaged in. a little embarrassing when i think back, cos we were preeeeeetty loud & probs got judged by whoever sat near us, but i love how conversations can be so unrestrained.

later uprooted ourselves to starbucks @ tamp, during which we realized we could've just gone to eighteenchefs eastpoint -_----- since the both of us needed to head back to the east anyway. but to be fair, neither of us knew exactly when ep was gg to shutter up...!! and there's never anything wrong w increasing the dragnet of sentimental places :j

if anything, though, i will always bemoan her curfew D; overbearing parents -1000 but i guess to each their own? starting from 23:30 (if i rmbr correctly; and everyone will say, chances are it's correct hahaha reputation for elephant memory +1) we kept one eye firmly on the clock, but kept persuading her to push the limits & stay a little longer :k if only we had the freedom to stay as late as we wanted.....! cos there are really few things i love less than unwinding in late-night cozy corners with good company and chatter. maybe some other day..... there will always be other nights :)

left by the witching hour; a little late for our resident cinderella, but never too late for hot chocolate and HTHTs ( ◡‿◡♡)

2202frd ❤

回家走走

went back to arang for our beloved mee hoon kuay! HEART ATTACK when we heard arang was closing for renovations, and all those unfounded worries that the auntie would've moved away...!! D; but she's back and the mhk is as awesome as everrrrrrrrr *v* i wish i could say conversation was the usual light-hearted banter, but well seeing as we've grown and wised up a little.... talk will be tinged with just that much tragic nostalgia and sobriety that comes with age v_v

BUT FOR EXAMPLE:

(when amanda expressed worry about how cxlb would deliver her eulogy)
pmz: you better hope you die last!

heheheee some things will never change :')

chop chop visited ms ng in school; she cropped her hair to about chin length and i'm lovin' it! i love chatting to ms ng because she's so politically incorrect and a sharpshooter — SO MANY QOTDs in just twenty minutes ;D did someone say, floating through exams like a fairy on weed??? HAHAHA and pixie dust?!

i'm pretty sure it's the alumni effect; things that we say now are voiced only because there no longer are any potential repercussions we're wary of. not that there is any loss of respect for the people who provide conversation fodder; there probably wasn't any to start with, but this rather strange freedom of expression is really not something i experience often or with other people.

plus she loves my hair!! yey +1 to me ☻ although ms ng being ms ng always has some smarmy comment up her sleeve so maybe my ~irrational anxiety over her judgement WAS JUSTIFIED BECAUSE SHE ASKED ME IF I WAS EMULATING MARGE SIMPSON v_v i wish i had razor wit but nuuuuu i don't so pmz used nervous laugh!!!1! *it wasn't very effective....*

ms ng: maybe you should've dyed it rainbow; then you could be one of those my little pony things!

also visited the geog department :) usually by default cos pig & amanda are rly close to mrs bok, but it certainly helps that xiaopinglaoshi is one of my favorite teachers in the school. it's interesting to see xiaopinglaoshi's desk disappear and reappear over the years, a little touching that he still asks after his ex-students.... but overall just idle chat about nothing in particular — students these days, workload, our uni life etc. quite wonder what it must be like to watch cohorts of students power on through higher stages of education, and if the worry and concern ever ebbs?

but anyway here we little minions are with her royal highness :)

our favorite geogsters ♚

(on fb) sihui: i love how mr chang is a minion too ^^

then just as we were leaving i happened to see these pretty dragonflies half-hidden in a desk tray somewhere in xiaopinglaoshi's madhouse:

now meet my new favorite toy! am HOOKED because it can balance on just the tip of your finger or anywhere!!!! it's a vietnamese toy for children apparently, but can supposedly be used to demonstrate center of gravity at work in sciency classes ☻ was playing with it all the way from leaving dhs to hanging out at pp starbucks with the pig. almost felt like the good ol' glory days!

:)

well i know i say this often but that's only because it's true — there always is comfort in coming home to familiar things ( ◡‿◡♡)

❤ 2302strd

short sweet meet-up for bram & weicheng's hatch-day celebrations today ☺ in an effort to increase group size we chilled a bit at some inconspicuous cafe at pp! the kind you always see and walk past but never actually go into. turns out they have a rather interesting beverage spread in unique mugs and a pretty amazing chocolate lava cake!!!

~(*w*)~

afterwards toon left, so it was just me and my boys for the night v_v walked to ecp but MISSION FAILED cos the korean bbq buffet nicky thought of wasn't there anymore...!! though eventually we made do with making a reservation for ju shin jung. so while waiting for 7:15 we decided sunsets weren't too mainstream, & went to sit on the breakwater just like we used to as little kids who should've known better :)

my little sunshines ☼

nicky taught me a couple chords on the uke! or more like the squad of four useful chords -_------ that he says are used ALL the time. not sure if my fingers are stupid or what but i cannot change chords easily? always some awkward silence while i fumble with the strings D; BUT I WILL LEARN..!! if i am to continue claiming musical inclination i must be able to prove it *determined*

also not quite sure what i was thinking when i decided to wear a midi-maxi with heels??! but slip of mind aside, i have sorely missed ecp; above that, i have missed catching sunsets from the breakwater with people who matter ♡

uneventful dinner except that the array of ~free sides were a little uh... overwhelming? our table was pretty big, but filled up almost entirely cos the number of plates and the plates themselves were quite o_0-inducing. a little expensive, but somehow satisfying anyway :)

(they saw me wrinkle my nose at the sweetened mashed potato)
weicheng/ bram: now you are judging korean food?!

because the boys couldn't really hang out too long (read: STUDY) we stayed in the area for nzn ice cream only for a bit. called it quits around 10pm, but not before monopolizing nicky's uke and them introducing rainy day songs to me! HOW MANY ARE THERE I MUST KNOW THEM ALL...!! plus delved into hypothetical questions e.g. if economic & practical concerns were a non-issue what would your dream job be? and bram's was the funniest..!! what hermit philosopher :D

and also the very real interview question:

tell us something funny / make us laugh.

it's a question i was asked at awfullychocolate's group interview and can i say i aced it! with my snuggie story ☺ though in all honesty largely due to my experiences in melb, which i'm very fortunate to have had. so that's a reminder to stop groveling over missing home...!! hearing the boys lament over how that'll be a potential block in their thought process made me consider taking that gallup survey seriously now; it's a little sad, i find, if standard pc questions aren't a hurdle for many but simple, seemingly light-hearted statements can deliver such a jolt to potential graduates. i guess personality and the individual's outlook on life are certainly starting to feature more prominently alongside academic credentials, but i wonder if my peers (& definitely myself) are able to rise to the challenge v_v

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not quite 滿意 but beggars can't be choosers ☻

through timeless words, and priceless pictures,
we'll fly like birds not of this earth.