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Pn Phung decided to set the venue at her bungalow in Puchong ! It was a pleasant drive there with Waze. I don't know what I'll do without it. Driving alone on new roads is interesting I must say. Or maybe it's been awhile since I felt this independent. The housing area appeals so much to nature lovers like me. Imagine waking up and seeing grenery. Ahhh. Satisfaction.

Upon reaching, everyone was dragged into preparations ! I helped out in the kitchen and frying. Heheh. Food tastes better when everyone prepares and eats together. I guess that's why I got full just after the salad ! Hahah ! So many greens to eat ! It's been awhile since I ate my veges. So much food to eat yet so little space in my tummy. You can probably tell that even with 26 people we couldn't finish it.

After dinner we decided to all go on a short walk around the housing area. Each house was so unique. I still find the one with the Mickey Mouse decos very interesting ! Makes me wonder how the inside looks like. 

OOTD ! Heheh ! Credits to Yee Hsuen :)

I think I've grown out of taking selfies with everyone I see. I feel that's it's a great change. I get to enjoy the moment more and only take pictures when I really get the inspiration or feeling to. Somehow, it also makes the few pictures I take more meaningful. Probably the reason my Instagram is suddenly mostly non-selfie non-human pictures hahahah ! Still trying to balance that.

I have no idea what they were doing honestly hahahaha. So cute.

After walking we went back to help Ph Phung clean up the place. Soon after that we sang and celebrated all our December babies's birthdays ! And Jon's as well. I still like that chandelier. It was so bright, so beautiful. Reminds me so much of the earlier princessey Disney movies HAHAHA. 

Hi lovelies :) Yet another irrelevant blog post title.

It's been a VERY brain-draining and stressful week. But it's not over yet ! This might be the end of the third semester of STPM, but it's just the beginning of retakes. Ha...ha...ha. I'm thanful I have at least some time to study and revise whatever I forgot during this short duration of time. Good luck to those retaking, and those who are taking the first semester exams :)

But right now, I just wanted time off from studying and blog. I've had enough of being a coach potato at home. I feel like I've gained plenty of weight at my tummy HAHAH. Oh well. Recently I've been listening to Song Ji Eun's album 25, which is pretty good. But the song that I'm hooked on to as of right now is Spica's Ghost.

Watching the music video gave me feels which I don't feel often. I guess SPICA is an amazing group. They have some of the best vocals I've heard in a kpop girl group but they're still so underrated. And the lyrics for this song, I feel that the mv did it justice ! Hahah. Okay. I'll stop here.

I guess what I really wanted to blog about today is how grateful I am to have certain people in my life.

• Those that worry about me when I tell them not to.

• Those that care for me in every little way.

• Those who give me support and courage to take another step forward.

• Those who are always there whenever I have a breakdown.

• Those who make me happy.

Well. We're only humans right ? Everyone reaches a breaking point somewhere and sometime in their whole lifetime, and who do we turn to when that happens ? I feel so lucky I have at least someone to rely on, even if that person is behind a screen and not with me physically.

Also, it's a beautiful place for taking pictures :) Birds, turtles, fishes, dogs.... sometimes I wish my camera shutter speed could be faster. Heh.

It was hard to get a nice picture of this little guy ! He kept hiding behind rocks ! Heheheh.

This bird was swimming. Too bad I didn't get a nice shot of that moment.

We wore white together coincidently :) I kinda like these random days where we wear the same colour without telling one another. Hahaha. Telepathy at it's best.

We also saw a lady and her child throwing bread at the fishes and tortoise. Ahh well. Guess who won the bread tug-o-war?

Tortoise ! Heheh. And the fish just ran away and hid after that hahaha.

After that, we had dessert at Sanda XXL Dessert. There's always room for dessert ! Hahhaha. Nothing really worth mentioning though, it was similar to Snowflakes, but not as good.

Went back to the park because it wasn't so sunny anymore :D But Jason is too tall for the playground HAHAHAH  #advantagesofbeingshort  

THIS IS THE BEST THING TO PLAY AHHAHAHAH. I didn't expect it to turn so uncontrollably. I just kept spinning and spinning and spinning I felt like a Spinda. Do you understand this, fellow Pokemon fans ? I'd like to keep playing but after awhile it makes you too dizzy to stand straight.

And who doesn't like swings ? There's plenty of space to just lie down and let it spin until it stops.

Well, we left for Citta Mall soon after to catch a movie, The Book of Life. I like the cinema there. Hahah. The lego decorations made it stand out compared to all the usual cinema settings.

The movie had a great plot going on and the way it was unfolded made it really charming. The colours are spectacular. No arguments there. And Chuy the pig just made it all worth it HAHAHA you just HAVE to see the part at the end when Chuy speaks. Hilarious. Or maybe it's more funny cause I like pigs.

Took some time after that to rest and get ready for dinner. His friends and I had a surprise planned for him that night, and well, it's nice to surprise someone who doesn't suspect anything at all. Heheh. Thank you Sherwin, Alvin and Edwin for making it last minute :D 

Taking a picture while stuffing yourself with cake results in weird facial expressions. Okay, not that weird. Hahaha. 

Happy 19th Birthday once again ♥ 

Hi lovelies :)

Prom Night. It's something I've been looking forward to ever since organizing it last year for the Form 5s and Upper 6s of 2013. It's in THIS BLOGPOST, but it's mostly just pictures and the performance video. Heheh. I was lazy back then. Back to prom, I was excited about this day :) Even waking up earlier than usual. It's been awhile since I woke up early due to excitement.

I like my dress so much I think I'll update another post just about it HAHAHAH. I think judging by the picture it's hard to tell if I'm even wearing makeup or contact lens. Haha. Yeah, today was my first official time wearing contact lens :) I took almost an hour trying to wear them when I got them, but on that day I got them in under 20 minutes. So proud of myself considering I'm a first timer.

We reached about 6.30pm and my oh my, everyone looked amazing :) I guess it's something I didn't observe well last year because I was too engrossed with my own duties. But now that I have time to watch the crowd flooding in, it's easy to see how much effort everyone put into this night :) That kinda made me feel underprepared though HAHAHAH.

Also, I think I took less pictures this year compared to the previous year. HAHAH. Oh well. Most of the pictures somehow ended up blurry. I guess that's what happens when I don't use my camera for some time. I'm so sorry if any of you are waiting for the pictures from me. Do ask me personally cause I don't think I'll upload them to Facebook.

Also, it's my first time receiving and wearing a corsage. It's so elegant and beautiful it makes me sad to see it slowly die in my house right now. However, it was an amazing feeling to receive one. Never in my life would I have expected one. Heheh.

Although I didn't make it past the auditions, I'm glad to see them perform on stage. They did well even if there were minor mistakes. I feel so proud of you two ! :D Ahhh, makes me miss the feeling of standing up on stage. All that butterflies in the stomach and sweaty hands HAHAHA. Okay, maybe not everyone's like that.

We were served with a 8 course Chinese meal. I was skeptical at first, because, well, there's going to be so much wastage of food. And I wasn't wrong at all. The first few dishes were finished, but halfway through when people started leaving to take pictures, oh the food. If I had a bigger tummy I'd eat them all though heheh. Overall it wasn't THAT BAD, but then again, I was only looking forward to dessert.

Double Boiled Winter Melon Broth with Sun Dried Whelk, Mushroom and Wan Ton.

I liked the soup because it reminded me of my mom's soup HAHAH. Ahh well. My tastebuds are weird.

Roasted Chicken with Mat Lat paste and Prawn Cracker.

The crackers disappeared fast enough. HAHAH. The chicken was tender although it could use more taste.

Deep Fried Live Sea Bass with Thai Mango Chilli and Sauce and Roasted Cashew Nuts.

Can you see any cashew nuts HAHAHAH. My gosh. It's not spicy like I thought it would be.

Steamed Fragrant Lotus Leaf Rice with Crispy Shallot

Ahhh. Something I always dread when it comes to Chinese menus. I never liked lotus leaf rice.

Tiger Prawn with Fragrant Oats, Red Chilli and Margarine.

I liked that pumpkin looking decoration. Was thinking if I should get my hands dirty for this, cause eating prawns with cutleries is.... not easy. I guess it's slightly worth making my hands dirty for.

Braised Brocolli with Crabmeat, Egg White Sauce and Fish Roe.

I think this was the best dish overall HAHAHAHAH. My tummy and tastebuds were so satisfied.

Dessert was Chilled Honeydew Melon with Sago and Vanilla Cream. I liked it so much I can't even recall how many servings I had. I couldn't get a decent pictures because the lights were dimmed when dessert was served. It was delicious though, so much that my tastebuds are craving for it right now. Although this is just clearly my personal opinion.

Sunway's Lagoon 2 was definately majestic :) It had the right atmosphere and surrounding for Prom Night. I'm glad they managed to have it at the same venue again. The sound system was so much better, and so was the lighting. Good job committee :) Although it got kinda weird when there was no performance for awhile towards the end.

Shall end this post with a group photo :) That night wouldn't be the same without great people.

Until next time,

take care

:)

I've finally decided to get down to some action instead of just typing words that don't mean anything on my blog. Exactly how many times did I claim that I would update my blog more frequently and change my blog template ? Oh wait, I DID change my blog template. What do you think of it ? I think it looks pretty nice :) Maintaining the same colour palette, but a slightly different feel from it.

Like I mentioned earlier, (or not, I could have said it out to myself) , I've decided that LIVING the life instead of DOCUMENTING it would be the best for me. Sure, I get to see pictures of events that occured through this little diary I call my blog, but I get so absorbed trying to take a decent picture that I approve of to put on my blog, that I just... become a socially awkward turtle.

Or maybe because I feel that taking pictures would be.... a mood spoiler. Especially on dates, when all I want to think of is HIM, not my OOTDs and other beautiful things that I'd like so much to take pictures of. Nope. It's not a change that I can tolerate for long, but I guess I'll slowly find moderation between taking pictures and enjoying the moment. When I do, I'm sure an explosion of pictures will be back. But now just doesn't seem like the time for it.

I've planned a couple of things that I want to do and hopefully get around to do it properly this time. However, due to time constraints I'll only unveil all of that bit by bit after my STPM examintaions. It's like an AFTER-STPM to-do-list, so for now, please bear with me. Thank you for being a loyal reader, if you're still reading this. It means a lot to me. I won't promise that I'll make a comeback on my blog, but I do promise that your support keeps motivating me :)

Until my next update,

take care

:)