Gay Marriage in America

This is the first and last time that I'm going to comment on such a "political" issue, especially since it has been blowing up on all the social media platforms. I for one, prefer not to spend my time engaging in long debates on Facebook or similar websites, defending what I feel.

1. It's great, less discrimination on homosexuals. Less discrimination (on anyone) is always a good thing, live and let live. People disagreeing with a certain kind of lifestyle is no reason to for condemnation. A lot of people all over the world live in different ways and if we all just agree to disagree, there would be a lot less arguments. 
2. In the same vein as point number 1, homosexuals finally get recognised legally. This is more important than people think, especially in medical situations. Often times, they are unable to legally make medical decisions for their loved ones who are unable to do so for themselves, sometimes they're unable to visit critically ill loved ones. All because they're not legally "family", think about how terrible that can be. 
3. The "attack on the traditional family unit" argument is stupid and lame. Homosexuals are going to be homosexuals whether or not they are allowed to get legally married - the legalisation of gay marriage aint gonna decrease the number of "traditional family units". Unless someone can prove that gay marriage CAUSES straight people to die, that is.
4. I don't understand why people are taking it so personally, especially the religious ones. I am a Christian myself, and while I'm not personally against gay marriage, I don't see why those who are "against" it are making such a big fuss. Legislature and religion are governed by completely different organisations in both America and Singapore - the law is not based on religion, and religion is not based on the law. So why are you so miffed and horrified that a legislation is not in line with your personal beliefs? It's akin to Muslims being outraged that pork is allowed to be sold in their country, totally unrelated and nobody is forcing you to eat it so what is your problem??? 

Okay, that's all. Just had to let that off my chest. 

Art Museum Weekend

On my first weekend back in Singapore the boy and I went to check out the new exhibits at the Singapore Art Museum, which is incidentally my favourite local museum. Went to feed the puppies in the morning first and then headed out:

This is my good girl Jessy, she's a really gentle boxer and loves to rest her head against me for cuddles. Looking at this picture makes me feel a little sad though because you can see my little Pandora bow ring in it, and I lost it that day. It is actually the only ring that I own(ed) and I love(d) it dearly :'(

This is Danny! He's a goofy little goober who's always hungry but he's also a really affectionate dude. I love his expressions, they're always really derpy.

Danny not too impressed by my new kicks. 

We went to have Thai food to settle some of my cravings.

Did some shoe shopping for the boy and then we were off to the museum! 

This machine is built entirely of cardboard, mind blown. They really got the metal finishing just right. 

It was a beautiful evening. 

Never mind the minions, curry sauce is back in stores!!!! <3 

Happy boy had his favourite bakchormee

We hung out at the boat quay for a bit before heading back to give the puppies their evening feed. 

They loved him :3 

Warm Heart

I generally don't post any live/current updates because there's usually a whole lot of backlog for me to catch up on, but today feels like as good a day as any to begin. Since we came back from our vacation, I've been keeping myself busy with trainings for my upcoming classes (I've taken on a job teaching Speech & Drama to kindy aged kids), taking care of some pups (when their owners are away, another side job), and more or less getting my bearings. I mentioned the last one because I'm still getting used to the more laid back summer plans I have, compared to the hectic work schedule I had when I was on internship.

In any case, I've always been a rather highly strung kind of person - not outwardly of course, I pretty much appear to be a cool bean to most people (or I'd like to think so). Internally though, my mind often goes into a hyperdrive in a flash; the distance between 0 and 100 to me is an eye-blink. So I thought that dialling back on my activities this summer would be nice and relaxing for me but somehow, I still managed to work myself up into a tizzy.

During my work training I had to learn songs and dances and plays so that I could teach them to the kids in preparation for a year end performance. What is strange is that I didn't feel particularly stressed out in a conscious manner, instead, I had many nights of uncomfortable sleep - because I was constantly dreaming of and "hearing/seeing" the songs and dances in my sleep. This isn't even a first time occurrence, since I was a kid, whenever I got stressed out or overstimulated by something, I would have interrupted/uncomfortable sleep. A prime example would be during exam cramming period - I would constantly dream of my notes and tables and generally toss and turn all night.

I cleared all my trainings and assessment with more or less ease but I fell terribly sick soon after. I spent 3 days confined to the house and bed (because I was drowsy all the time from medication), leaving only to feed and take care of the pups (whom I was responsible for at that time). Half a week went by in a haze. I was very lucky though, the people around me took great care of me. My sister skipped an outing to stay home with me and get me food (I was literally too weak to move too much), my dad made soothing drinks for my throat, and my boyfriend came over to hang out with me despite my constant drowsiness all weekend.

Anyway, I'm finally back on my feet again and am mostly in the clear health wise. What I initially wanted to blog about was something that happened between last night and this morning. In the same vein as my anxiety/lack-of-good-REM-sleep issue, I found that I had a terrible night's sleep. I was due to meet up with a pet owner this morning at 8am to get acquainted before he left for a business trip. I went to bed at 11pm (rather early for me) and fell asleep quickly, however, I started having intense dreams all involving one main theme - in every single one of them, I was late for the meeting. No matter how many times I woke up and tried to clear my mind, I ended up having a similar nightmare.

After the worst and most dramatic nightmare, I jolted awake at 5.39am. This time, for some strange irrational reason, I was cumbered by a new fear - I hadn't told anyone that I was doing this meet & greet, what if the pet owner wasn't really a pet owner and wanted to kill/rape me? I understand how irrational this sounds but remember, I had just woken up at 5.39am after countless "traumatic" dreams, I wasn't exactly of sound mind. This ended in me calling up my boyfriend and trembling (lol and weeping a little) as I told him how scared I was (also on hindsight, I was amazed that he even saw my call at that hour).

Okay so I wrote this ENTIRE POST, just to say that he behaved like a champ and calmly told me that he would accompany me to the meet and greet. Even though he had slept at 3am the night before, even though he had to go to work after meeting me, even though I live 1.5 hours away from him. I felt so comforted by his assurance that I finally stopped panicking.

Of course, by 7am... I was more rational and feeling extremely extremely silly. But I never felt more touched to see that cool dude early in the morning. I guess I just want to say that I want to remember the little and the large things that people do for me, the things that make my heart feel warm. I'm so thankful for being so loved :3

(Oh lord, I should stop being so ramble-y, back with more pictures next time!)

Seoul Journ (DAY 7 & 8) Ewha // Garosugil // Shinsegae

So we spent our last official full day at Ewha first to make our last round of shopping, and then to Garosugil to check out the fancy streets. Ended the evening at Shinsegae for some fancy grocery shopping which my mother loved - to be fair, it was a pretty lovely experience!

Getting ready to shop my heart out. Was glad to be able to get all the presents I wanted to get in that one afternoon, as well as a couple of tops and dresses for myself :3 

Happy shopping girls! 

Back at the fastfood-y place for lunch! This time I had the beef bugolgi stew which was awesome. 

Some spicy seafood stew my sister had. 

My dad has korean-western hamburg steak! I can't remember what my mum had and I don't have a pic of it for some reason... 

Happy and satisfied from my lunch :3 

Found this fancy looking cake shop! 

Went in for a little while to check it out! Didn't stay for long but the cakes looked beautiful. 

I was amused to see this kitty shop. 

After all the cheap shopping, we headed to Garosugil! 

Cool shops selling cool expensive stuff. 

Loads of flashy looking plastic surgery places. 

We went to visit Deux Amis, this quaint little French style cafe which sells the most amazing cakes EVER. 

I think it's safe to say that strawberries are their speciality. 

We had a strawberry shortcake and strawberry tiramisu tart! The cake was beautifully moist and not too sweet, the tart had a delicious layer of lemon and was perfect <3 _ <3 

The entire place was very fancy and lovely to look at, 

Cute cars :3 

Finally made it to Shinsegae where my mum went crazy. 

I LOVE THESE. 

I bought some of these dried fruits to try, they were decidedly yummy. 

Beautiful supermarket. 

A lot of these fresh seafood were still moving! 

Went back to the same place we went for Father's Day for dinner because we were near that area. Then we scurried home to pack because our flight was the next afternoon. 

There was a procession/performance at the airport! It was actually rather entertaining. 

Last meal in Korea, of course it had to be beef bugolgi stew. 

Excited to be homebound! Though we had a really great time, I was missing home and Sam a great deal. 

Happy girls about to board the plane. 

Zoom zoom and now we're home. Thus ends my Seoul updates :3