I don't remember the last time I went to East Coast Park, but yesterday was quite the thrill with my boy and his friends. Terrible photo though, cause the wind was so strong and I look like I have a huge belly?? LOL.
Initially the plan was to head to Pulau Ubin but being the burden I am who doesn't know how to cycle, they decided that ECP was probably a better choice for me to learn how to cycle. It was blistering hot, but the cooling sea breeze really makes up for it. We all got super sunburnt though. And I got a really fugly tan...

To be honest, I never really enjoyed cycling because it seems so hard to grasp (I bet 99% of the people who hear me say 'cycling is hard' is gonna laugh) but yesterday was quite the exception, despite me getting irritated by how helpless I was with balancing half the time.
Actually, the fun part was having Brandon ride me around LOL. I basically sat in front of him, on the metal frame thingy of the fixie he rented which hurts butt. But there's this thrill factor about the whole ride especially when the fixie goes so fast I love it HAHAHA. Oh and I thought that it was kinda romantic too... Hehehe.

When our time was up we spent most of the afternoon just chilling at the seaside. The sea breeze and sounds of crashing waves really lulls one to sleep.
For dinner, we headed all the way to Jurong because idk Brandon wanted to. I haven't really been to Jurong much so that was our first visit to The Big Box. Nothing much about our venture there cause we only had dinner before it was kinda late but I'm hoping to do some window shopping spree around the 5 malls in Jurong soon LOL.



As for today, I finally collected my cheque for my previous design job and got my hair permed! After contemplating for so long I finally got around to get it done and I have no regrets. Yay to curls and goodbye flat hair!!
Oh and I actually got my perm as a gift from my godfather! Double yay. Hopefully the curls won't loosen too quickly because it seems like it's already loosening... ):

That's pretty much my past two days. I realise I'm starting to gain fat again fml. I really gotta get my head back in the game and get back into the tedious exercise regime that I once immersed myself with.

Happy Lunar New Year to you guys!!

My CNY this year was more toned down than the previous, though it was undeniably the most tiring since my family spent long hours at the home of our closer relatives. But I didn't have to interact much with distant relatives, which is a good thing because I really hate the "what do you intend to do in the future?" Q&A session. Everytime I do get asked such questions there are always frowns going around or adults trying to dissuade me someway or another. So, I rather not go there. I just want to sit down, eat my snacks and stare into space or be hopelessly glued to social media HAHAHA.

And it seems like CNY is the best time of the year to gain a sudden spike in the number of likes for your photos on Instagram. It's not that I'm trying to get validations or the likes of it, I'm just stating what I observed LOL. I guess that's a result of many of us scrolling through social media every other hour even though there aren't that many updates, simply because that's nothing to do.

At least I know I'm guilty of that. Haha.




This CNY is no fashion parade for me ): I'm just trying hard to save up for my entirely self-funded trip to Japan in late March, so I only got myself one dress. All for my Japan trip, yes.

Reunion dinner with my family happened a couple of days earlier at my grandma's place with my closer relatives, together with Brandon. I'm kinda glad that most of my cousins are already kinda close to him, and that's all because of games. Oh god it's like gamer nerds unite? I can't even LOL.
On the eve of CNY itself, I went to Brandon's place for their reunion dinner after I spring cleaned my house for the first time in a very long while. If BFFs like Zhiyi or Kelvin were to visit my place now, I'm pretty sure they would be blown away by how spacious the whole place is now HAHAHA.

Day 1 was tiring. I spent Day 2 working (sobs but I need the cash for Japan so). Day 3 Brandon joined me again with my relatives yay and we caught a night movie with my family. Day 4 was with the primary school bunch at Miao's place again. As for tomorrow, it seems like I'll be spending the night with the cchy pals so I really can't wait!!


So that's about it for my festive break. It feels soooooo good to know that I can do whatever without having to worry about any work that I have not done. Oh god I always love the taste of semester holidays.

But anyway I'm gonna start on my new job next week! This time I have put in the extra effort to hunt for a job that could value-add my portfolio, so I really am stoked for the start of this new journey with this company. After completing the web design project for an events management company and banners for some blogshops, this new job as a graphic designer seems sooooo exciting hehe. Plus it's really gonna help me with the money I need for my Japan trip.

I guess I'll talk more about it when I get started officially on the job. :)

So this is a really late update - probably a week late since these photos were taken on Valentine's Day and 2nd anniversary. Photo credits to my sister who kinda had a lot of fun taking these I don't even know why.


Time passes so fast, it's already been 2 years since I've been with you, and it's been a really enjoyable and cosy time all these while. Thank you for always telling me I'm beautiful, for holding me on my bad days and for putting up with me and my random moments of irritability. You've always accepted me as I am, and you've never made me feel more comfortable in my own skin.

We had and have our hardships, but your embrace at the end of it all every single time reminds me that us is something I'll never give up no matter the obstacles.


It always feels like home being in your arms. And something as precious as this, is what I will fight forever to keep.

P/s I chose to fight for us because you were my shade of gold and I knew I would never be able to forgive myself if I didn't. I didn't want to feel like I could let you go so quickly. Sadly, I was left without a choice but to watch you go.

I blame the lack of updates on exams. I had one paper on Tuesday which I really mugged nuts for, and I have another paper in a couple of days which I'm not too excited about.






















They have very attentive staff. Food was really good. Overall it's a good dining experience and I would say it's pretty worth the price? It's $30++ per person for all their savoury and sweet treats with a free flow selection of 4 flavoured teas you could choose from. Their vintage tea party is only available on Thursdays and Fridays, 3pm to 530pm. If you ever decide to pay them a visit, do remember to make reservations (I did it online) before you head there cause they're always fully booked!!

Today finally marks the end of the second semester and my life as a Year 2 student!! After the pretty exhausting weeks, all tests and final projects are finally over and done with. Aside from 2 other papers coming my way the next Tuesday and the Tuesday after, I'm almost the free bird now!! Gosh year 2 passed by so damn quickly. It does feel like just weeks ago when my last holiday ended and yet the next one is already nearing. Not that I'm complaining, I totally appreciate the fast pace right now because I don't really want to be stuck in hell weeks.

Like the last semester, I really enjoyed working with the people I teamed up with. I would say I'm so blessed to be able to work with the nicest strangers whom I can now call my friends. I remember how awkward the first few days were, because I hardly knew anyone in my class. And even if I do know them, we were nothing but mere acquaintances.

But after the midnight Skype calls, 6 hours of sub-editing and other tedious work that we have done together, there have been so many fond memories, laughters and inside jokes that I'm really grateful for. And I think that compared to the rest, our group was probably the one with the least drama because everyone contributed their fair share and we all worked as hard.

Photo credits: Bryan Chua









There's the feature team of 9, and I remember the smiles when we first saw our magazine printed in flesh.

And then there's the swaggie team (god knows who came up with the name) whom I worked with for every other project and even though our group was a very weird mix of very different personalities, somehow we gelled pretty well together. It's also because of the projects tasked to us that we were forced to spend most of our school hours together and somehow, I guess I'm not as awkward anymore, because I could actually hold a proper conversation with each individual LOL. Yes it is that hard for me.




I still remember how happy I was last semester despite the ridiculous workload because I had a great team with me for most modules. I didn't expect this semester to be as great or even better, but it is. Year 2 has been pretty damn awesome for me, and I'm glad I concluded this academic year with these people. I'm gonna miss them all. We probably wouldn't end up in the same class anymore since our picks for our electives are totally different ):

But still, cheers to the end of Year 2! I'm pretty darn proud of the 3 articles I wrote as a reporter, and the photographs I took for the assignments. Aside from the compliments I received, it really gives me the confidence I lacked in my writing and I'm glad that this semester has motivated me to work harder next sem! '
For my electives, I chose mostly journalism modules (photo, online and print journ to be specific) with one other advertising module in between. I wanted Design but it wasn't offered (lol still can't accept this) so I took up the journalistic modules. I heard it's going to be crazy. Wish me luck?
Honestly I'm not too sure what track I'd want to take as a career in the future, but I do know I want to venture either in journalism, design or business. I've been exploring all three platforms lately by taking up various business design projects that includes some writing so hopefully adding all these to my portfolio will help me out somehow.

I'm already more than halfway through my poly education. It's another semester of projects and hell before I embark on my internship. Hopefully, year 3 will be kick ass with fantastic group mates too. As for where I'm gonna intern, I better start considering my options...

Well, right now it's down to the books for my final papers before the 2 months break!!!