Give Up Arms

There is something that has been weighing on my mind for a little while. And I don't want to speak of it openly, not even on this space that is mostly private, because I'm afraid that I'll sound small and petty. And yet I know that my feelings are valid, that they are important, and are not ill-conceived. I need to learn how to give up my arms, to understand that being able to feel an impact doesn't necessarily mean that an attack was thrown out. Sometimes we're just unintended casualties. And I don't want to argue about whether this negates the effect or if the ignorance makes it worse. I just want to be kind, I just want to live and be kind.

Photo Update: 20th - 27th April 2016

I had been wanting to visit Pince & Pint (is the name in plural form? I can't remember all of a sudden lol) since they first opened but never had the chance. So Sam decided to bring me there one night!

He never wants to take a proper OOTD for me but happily snaps these weirdass shots lol. 

This oreo milkshake was so sinful but awesomeeeeee.

I just want to say that lobster is awesome. 

Closer look hehe. I think that the corn was a good pairing because it was quite refreshing and helped with the gelat-ness of the sauce. 

Sweetie who made the visit possible :3

Woke up early to begin a 4 week relief session very reluctantly, I was thankful to have Lili as my assistant otherwise I would've dragged my feet even more haha.

Met this blind sweet thing before class. 

Cheeky bebbies.

Got this card for Sam's birthday hehe. 

We celebrated his birthday in advance during the weekend. Starting off with lunch at Gyoza-ya.

Then shopping at this dude's favourite place (after grocery stores lol), Muji.

Brought him to P Bistro for dinner based on his own recommendation hahaha. 

It was nice and quiet with no one in sight hahaha. 

We initially thought that the starters that they served in that wooden tray on the left were some kind of new fangled truffle fries and were horrified at the portion. Thankfully they were just some complimentary cheese breadsticks which were frankly AMAZING. We did over order though and those sticks of yums did not help haha. 

Soft Shell Crab Pasta

Sea Bass!

My qt.

<3

Papiton looking all fresh for mass.

Lasagna at Rocky's which tasted alright but was nothing special, I didn't particularly enjoy it. 

Facial time!

Spotted this amazing leather jacket at Zara but it was way over budget :'(

Impromptu mookata with the family for dinner! I love mookata hehe. 

Last CommCube meeting ever, bye-bye. 

Finally got to meet this qt in our hood.

Presents she got me from the land of sheep hehe. 

Doges are my favourite kind of living creatures. 

We are just so happy together (despite my persistent perspiration) :') 

WHAT A QT (HEARTSHAPE EYES)

My kid was drawing a rocket lol. 

Found huge frozen scallops in the freezer and ran with it. 

Teacher Lili receiving some love from the kiddos.

Friday night dinner for the lazy hehe. 

All Day I Hear the Noise of Waters

All day I hear the noise of waters
Making moan,
Sad as the sea-bird is when, going
Forth alone,
He hears the winds cry to the water’s
Monotone.
The grey winds, the cold winds are blowing
Where I go.
I hear the noise of many waters
Far below.
All day, all night, I hear them flowing
To and fro.

— James Joyce

Photo Update: 14th - 19th March 2016

On a hot day after my weekly volunteering. 

Hipsterhood is nice when it's quiet.

Met up with mystery man for lunch! 

Transformed into a walrus. 

This was sooooooo good. 

This one was alright but a too many onions for my liking. 

Babies being all chummy. 

<3 

One of my qts was taking the same train I was on back home. 

Friday night indulgence with the bestie.

FYP staycay night at Chinatown. 

The room was nothing like what we expected. 2/10. 

Comforted ourselves with good food. 

I was still nursing a horrible haircut that day, lol.

In our squalor lol. 

  

Ikea date with my love. 

What a huge cute doge. 

Yassssssss.

On the fateful day of our final presentation/last official day of school. 

Immensely thankful for all the opportunities I've received during my time at NTU. I've learnt so much and have done work worth doing <3 

Celebratory pic with Binz for being done with his presentation though my group's was still looming.

Couple of minutes before we sent into the presentation room! Our slot was the last one of the entire day so that set up a lot of stress for us. 

Happy ending picture with our prof (: 

Then for a night of fun organised by WKW at Mandarine Oriental Hotel. To be honest it wasn't all that fun for me as I'm not a hob nobbing kind of person, but I really appreciated the gesture by the school in organising such an event to celebrate our time in the faculty. Despite my indifference most of the time to social events in school, I do have very fond memories to keep (: