blah day

{Brandon Boyd's "Spilling Spinning" - I forgot where I got this from, maybe his website or the Incubus website}

I found this awesome mix (aptly titled 'Songs that make you feel better') posted on Tumblr through Will Drew's tumblr (which you gotta check out, that's why I linked it..). If you need a good ending to a rough day, please go ahead and enjoy the mix. Only 8 songs, and they actually load pretty fast. I was duly surprised.

Yeah I had a 'blah' day, got beaten down. But I hope to rise to the challenge soon. Now I gotta take a bit of a holiday :)

Need: to desperately lose weight.

Want: to earn money.

Getting: closer to the end. hopefully no potholes ahead.

Still: need to figure out what I want to do with my life.

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Duplicity

This is what everyone does when they visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa:

{sorry, I lost the source for this image}

And that is exactly what I did too:

Kinda makes me feel like a bad cliche. For the record, I am so thankful for my lovely and dearest-in-the-world aunt Teresa who sponsored my Euro trip. I plan to go back to the same places I visited to experience it on my own time, and not on the tour guide's time (screw guided tours. no offence.)

Discovered: Bibio and Bon Iver

Decided: to live more in the present than the future. Because it's more worth it that way, really.

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telle est la vie

Ah, this month is passing by like a freaking bullet train, it's pretty scary. Next week is my finals and the week after is my piano concerto exam. Oh. My. Gawd.

Listening to: Dave Matthews Band, A Perfect Circle, Hadyn's Piano Concerto No. 4, Incubus' A Crow Left of the Murder

Anticipating: the 20th when Daphne comes to KL for a blink-and-you'll-miss visit, and the end of this month.

Wanting: to go shopping.

Dying: for a reason to live.

Planning: to learn French. next year.

Found: this video. nice song and video accompanying each other. check it.

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Jakob Dylan's Cool Dad

I'm excited even though this happened last week but I've posted my first letter :) So all I need to do now is wait and see if it actually reaches the recipient safely..Oh how I hope and pray for its safety..

Here's what I did with the envelope.. Kinda made a mistake by using thick art block paper. (the genius I am)

{back: blogger decides that this photo should be rotated 90 degrees clockwise without asking my permission}

{front}

I hope I surprise my recipients because I love surprises and who doesn't?

In other news: I came across this cool photo of Bob Dylan. So adorable (although it looks photoshopped, but still) :)

{source: Brooklyn Vegan}

This then reminded me that I needed to get an education on Bobby and a whole lot of his albums. There's a book out (a long while back) and I think it would be awesome to read it... I came across a really cool photo of him in his 20s in New York but it's in my Rolling Stone magazine and I don't have the facility of a scanner at the mo. :(

{source & review: here and here}

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and then some more

I realize I've missed out on a few photos (no excuses) so here are some more :)

L-R: jia xian, kathy, kawai, me, theresa

[these girls help get me through uni]

p.s: I have more friends but I don't think I want to spam this place into a photo album. That's why we have flickr and facebook right? heheh..anyways, those that don't see their face up in here, don't fret. I know who you are :) you are definitely not forgotten. Just far away, so come back faster! (yup, no photo of you here is penalty for studying abroad :P )

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meanwhile...

While going to New York may very well be a dream now, I shall immerse myself in none other than my friends and family. And I don't usually do this, but here:

haha

good times :)

yep, that's the Nicole Lim I've been talking about :) her eyes are too cute!

this was the first time we got a shot of the 3 of us together. epic night. though my camera got stolen. I know...

{all images taken from my lovely friend sioky and my boy}

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('cos that's really all you need.)

you again

{artwork by gigart}

New York. Will I ever be able to get over you? If (when, maybe?) I have a ton of money and really, the money just wouldn't stop coming in, I would travel round the world. Go to un-touristy places and discover everything on my own sans a tour guide. And of course shop for clothes and home stuff. I am so stuck.

A tiny bit of advice (mostly for myself): Never ever ever take for granted the places you visit when you travel. Ever. Take a lot of photos and videos until you piss some people off. That would be a sign that you've taken just enough for the memories.

the ultimate goal: I will conquer New York if it's the last thing I do.

Listening to: sexy music (aptly described by the lovely Nicole Lim) with the likes of Musiq Soulchild, Erykah Badu, Corrine Bailey Rae and the 'Woman on Top' Soundtrack (hello, Spanish dreams). Just Lovely.

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