Monday, December 31, 2007
Thank you for asking me to spend the 1st day of the new year with you! And i want to spend the rest of the days with you! (:
Yes, i should perhaps stop reading into it. It's nothing actually. It means nothing at all. Or does it? Oh, wake up, Iris! Stop dreaming! :P
Thank you for asking me to spend the 1st day of the new year with you! And i want to spend the rest of the days with you! (:
Yes, i should perhaps stop reading into it. It's nothing actually. It means nothing at all. Or does it? Oh, wake up, Iris! Stop dreaming! :P
♥ ♥ ♥
Saturday, December 29, 2007
My new year's resolutions for 2008:
(I don't usually write them down, just have them in my head. However, i feel it's time that i jot them down! And I will try to fulfill them all! I mean i MUST!)
1) Get good grades
2) Exercise more (i have 3 folds already! Bah!)
3) Get involved in more activites (Volunteer, get a job, just something to keep me occupied!)
4) Laugh more, worry less (Easier said than done)
5) Appreciate what i have now and don't take any of them for granted
6) Stop dwelling in the past. Move on.
7) Enjoy life!
I've been playing online games nowadays, especially of Super Mario (so old-school i know, but i enjoy it very much! It brings back childhood memories for me, remember Gameboy? hahaha) and Deal or No Deal! Fun, fun, fun! Other than that, i've been slacking, enjoying the outdoors and reading. Pure bliss! (:
Gahhhhhh, my schedule for Spring sem is out and i'm totally NOT looking forward to it. I have school everyday and will be taking 3 subjects! I'm going to be really busy and have no time for other stuffs. Bleah. So, i have to enjoy every minute of my hols while i can!
Okay, gotta run to play more games! Happy New Year everyone! May 2008 be
more fabulous than the previous one! Cheers! =D
My new year's resolutions for 2008:
(I don't usually write them down, just have them in my head. However, i feel it's time that i jot them down! And I will try to fulfill them all! I mean i MUST!)
1) Get good grades
2) Exercise more (i have 3 folds already! Bah!)
3) Get involved in more activites (Volunteer, get a job, just something to keep me occupied!)
4) Laugh more, worry less (Easier said than done)
5) Appreciate what i have now and don't take any of them for granted
6) Stop dwelling in the past. Move on.
7) Enjoy life!
I've been playing online games nowadays, especially of Super Mario (so old-school i know, but i enjoy it very much! It brings back childhood memories for me, remember Gameboy? hahaha) and Deal or No Deal! Fun, fun, fun! Other than that, i've been slacking, enjoying the outdoors and reading. Pure bliss! (:
Gahhhhhh, my schedule for Spring sem is out and i'm totally NOT looking forward to it. I have school everyday and will be taking 3 subjects! I'm going to be really busy and have no time for other stuffs. Bleah. So, i have to enjoy every minute of my hols while i can!
Okay, gotta run to play more games! Happy New Year everyone! May 2008 be
more fabulous than the previous one! Cheers! =D
♥ ♥ ♥
Thursday, December 27, 2007
I don't know why i'm still bothered sometimes. Really, I don't know why. I need to be slapped hard in the face to wake myself up! OH YES I NEED TO!
Anyway, Dempsey Hill's a pretty neat place. It reminded me of a mountain top in Australia, where instead of restaurants, there were many shops selling handicrafts. I really missed that mountain top! The air was so fresh up there! I wished i could visit Aust someday again. =/
Oh and i love oosh, with its serene ambience and lush greenery as its backdrop - it's simply a perfect place to R&R and catch-up with your friends and loved ones. They even have a man-made waterfall! LOVELY! And i love their little huts by the waterfall. Perfect, simply perfect. :D
Some photos for now:
Sf and Justin in the B&J's van!
Sf and I at the back seat of the van!
Suzie - The Happy Camper!
Prettiest spot at B&J's. I love the hanging chandelier!
Yummy cookie-muffins zhennie made for us! Thanks hun!
Shi and I with our muffins!
Us at B&J's!
The man-made waterfall at oosh. Ok, i know you can't really see it, cos' it's too dark. But the plants and artificial lightings looked quite nice right?
Me!
The ravishing beauty!
I thought Justin looked quite suave here. =)
I just realised i'm blogging quite frequently nowadays. I have too much time on hand i guess! hahaha. (:
I don't know why i'm still bothered sometimes. Really, I don't know why. I need to be slapped hard in the face to wake myself up! OH YES I NEED TO!
Anyway, Dempsey Hill's a pretty neat place. It reminded me of a mountain top in Australia, where instead of restaurants, there were many shops selling handicrafts. I really missed that mountain top! The air was so fresh up there! I wished i could visit Aust someday again. =/
Oh and i love oosh, with its serene ambience and lush greenery as its backdrop - it's simply a perfect place to R&R and catch-up with your friends and loved ones. They even have a man-made waterfall! LOVELY! And i love their little huts by the waterfall. Perfect, simply perfect. :D
Some photos for now:
Sf and Justin in the B&J's van!
Sf and I at the back seat of the van!
Suzie - The Happy Camper!
Prettiest spot at B&J's. I love the hanging chandelier!
Yummy cookie-muffins zhennie made for us! Thanks hun!
Shi and I with our muffins!
Us at B&J's!
The man-made waterfall at oosh. Ok, i know you can't really see it, cos' it's too dark. But the plants and artificial lightings looked quite nice right?
Me!
The ravishing beauty!
I thought Justin looked quite suave here. =)
I just realised i'm blogging quite frequently nowadays. I have too much time on hand i guess! hahaha. (:
♥ ♥ ♥
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
I should let the past go. Forgive her i must.
Dear Lord, I pray that you make me stronger, so i can have a bigger heart, to accomodate her, tolerate her, and most of all, to sincerely love her, from the bottom of my heart.
Amen.
A sudden random thought:
I should stop searching for a perfect one, cos' there isn't one. I should settle for second-best or what i deem as 'perfect' instead. (:
I should let the past go. Forgive her i must.
Dear Lord, I pray that you make me stronger, so i can have a bigger heart, to accomodate her, tolerate her, and most of all, to sincerely love her, from the bottom of my heart.
Amen.
A sudden random thought:
I should stop searching for a perfect one, cos' there isn't one. I should settle for second-best or what i deem as 'perfect' instead. (:
♥ ♥ ♥
Monday, December 24, 2007
Okay, I know i was supposed to continue with my previous post, but i'm just too lazy. hahahaha. =X Holidays have been gr8 thus far, and i've been slacking everyday. I've been practically sleeping at 2am and waking up at 12pm everyday! Yes, i know i'm a pig, but it's not for long before my freedom is being robbed away by sch! SO I NEED TO INDULGE AND ENJOY EVERY MINUTE OF MY WELL-DESERVED HOLIDAYS! =D
Yesterday, i read this interesting and thought-provoking book titled "Post Secret." Well, it's not exactly a book, with a storyline, words and all. It's actually a compilation of secrets told by people from all over the world. It started out when Frank Warren, the compiler, printed many postcards and began to invite people to share a secret with him: something that was true, something they had never told anyone. He handed these postcards at subway stations, left them in art galleries and slipped them between the pages of library books. Then, slowly, secrets began to find their way to his mailbox.
The postcards sent in were all very colourful and beautifully designed, reflecting the individuals' unique personalities. The secrets shared were sweet, sad, funny, disturbing and startling. Nonetheless, regardless of what secrets have been leaked out, i'm pretty sure these people have somehow lessened their burden or relieved their pain by sharing their secrets with the world, and yet remain annoymous at the same time. How convenient!
I especially like how one reader from Ohio shared his thoughts with Frank after reading the book:
"Dear Frank, how I wish I could hug everyone and tell them that it's ok. It's ok to be scared and angry and hurt and selfish. It's part of being human."
Here's another comment received from someone in Mexico:
"Dear Frank, so many of my secrets are there, without even sending a card." (hahaha. I think this is quite true. I could somehow identify myself with some of the secrets shared.)
Let me share with you a few of the secrets that i found interesting and had left an impression on me.
1) "Thinking about being with him is more exciting than actually being with him"
(I like this one a lot. I think many of us can identify with it.)
2) "I once put hair in my pasta at a restaurant when i decided that i wanted fries instead" (This is a funny one indeed! We could perhaps try that out one day!)
3) "I always wait a few days before returning my e-mails from my friends because i don't want them to think i have nothing to better to do" (Awwwwwww, this is so sad..)
4) "Please let me have more friends. I feel so lonely, i could die" (Another sad one)
5) I love getting my period. It gives me an excuse to be bitchy and irritable and to take naps" (I love this one too!)
6) "I wish i were a popular idiot, instead of a lonely genius"
7) Everyday i type you little text messages. I tell you i love you. I miss you. Have a wonderful day. Please be careful. But i don't send them. I know i'm not supposed to. But i hope that somehow, you'll know.."
8) I didn't tell people i was running a marathon for fear that they'd be nauseated by visions of my fat ass bouncing down the street"
9) "I still haven't told my father that i had the same disease that killed my mother"
10) "Sometimes when i do chinese takeout, i order for two people, so i won't look like a fat, lonely loser...then i eat it all"
11) "I'm still in love with her. I hope she reads this and recognises my handwriting. This is also my last try"
12) I only smoke Pall Mall cigarettes so i can remember you forty times a day"
13) The night i sleep the best i dream about being shot"
14) I change my hair so often to make up for the fact that i won't be able to change who i am"
Indeed, as quoted from Frank, "There are two kinds of secrets: those we keep from others and we hide from ourselves."
After reading the book, I did quite a bit of soul-searching and thought about what secrets i had, especially those that i hid from myself. Perhaps it's time that i face reality and stop deceiving myself. It's better to focus on what i have, rather than on what i don't have. (:
I guess everyone wants to be loved and to have someone to love. If only we could be nicer to one another, showed more concern to our loved ones, stop being so self-centered and selfish, had a simple mind, and were contented with our present status and life, this book would never have to be compiled at all. But i guess we're humans afterall, and no one is perfect.
Lastly, I would like to share this quote by Frank.
"I like to believe that whenever a painful secret ends up its trip to my mailbox, a much longer personal journey of healing is beginning - for all of us."
So, what is your secret? ;)
Oh yes, Merry X'mas and a Happy New Year to all! Enjoy the holidays! :D
Okay, I know i was supposed to continue with my previous post, but i'm just too lazy. hahahaha. =X Holidays have been gr8 thus far, and i've been slacking everyday. I've been practically sleeping at 2am and waking up at 12pm everyday! Yes, i know i'm a pig, but it's not for long before my freedom is being robbed away by sch! SO I NEED TO INDULGE AND ENJOY EVERY MINUTE OF MY WELL-DESERVED HOLIDAYS! =D
Yesterday, i read this interesting and thought-provoking book titled "Post Secret." Well, it's not exactly a book, with a storyline, words and all. It's actually a compilation of secrets told by people from all over the world. It started out when Frank Warren, the compiler, printed many postcards and began to invite people to share a secret with him: something that was true, something they had never told anyone. He handed these postcards at subway stations, left them in art galleries and slipped them between the pages of library books. Then, slowly, secrets began to find their way to his mailbox.
The postcards sent in were all very colourful and beautifully designed, reflecting the individuals' unique personalities. The secrets shared were sweet, sad, funny, disturbing and startling. Nonetheless, regardless of what secrets have been leaked out, i'm pretty sure these people have somehow lessened their burden or relieved their pain by sharing their secrets with the world, and yet remain annoymous at the same time. How convenient!
I especially like how one reader from Ohio shared his thoughts with Frank after reading the book:
"Dear Frank, how I wish I could hug everyone and tell them that it's ok. It's ok to be scared and angry and hurt and selfish. It's part of being human."
Here's another comment received from someone in Mexico:
"Dear Frank, so many of my secrets are there, without even sending a card." (hahaha. I think this is quite true. I could somehow identify myself with some of the secrets shared.)
Let me share with you a few of the secrets that i found interesting and had left an impression on me.
1) "Thinking about being with him is more exciting than actually being with him"
(I like this one a lot. I think many of us can identify with it.)
2) "I once put hair in my pasta at a restaurant when i decided that i wanted fries instead" (This is a funny one indeed! We could perhaps try that out one day!)
3) "I always wait a few days before returning my e-mails from my friends because i don't want them to think i have nothing to better to do" (Awwwwwww, this is so sad..)
4) "Please let me have more friends. I feel so lonely, i could die" (Another sad one)
5) I love getting my period. It gives me an excuse to be bitchy and irritable and to take naps" (I love this one too!)
6) "I wish i were a popular idiot, instead of a lonely genius"
7) Everyday i type you little text messages. I tell you i love you. I miss you. Have a wonderful day. Please be careful. But i don't send them. I know i'm not supposed to. But i hope that somehow, you'll know.."
8) I didn't tell people i was running a marathon for fear that they'd be nauseated by visions of my fat ass bouncing down the street"
9) "I still haven't told my father that i had the same disease that killed my mother"
10) "Sometimes when i do chinese takeout, i order for two people, so i won't look like a fat, lonely loser...then i eat it all"
11) "I'm still in love with her. I hope she reads this and recognises my handwriting. This is also my last try"
12) I only smoke Pall Mall cigarettes so i can remember you forty times a day"
13) The night i sleep the best i dream about being shot"
14) I change my hair so often to make up for the fact that i won't be able to change who i am"
Indeed, as quoted from Frank, "There are two kinds of secrets: those we keep from others and we hide from ourselves."
After reading the book, I did quite a bit of soul-searching and thought about what secrets i had, especially those that i hid from myself. Perhaps it's time that i face reality and stop deceiving myself. It's better to focus on what i have, rather than on what i don't have. (:
I guess everyone wants to be loved and to have someone to love. If only we could be nicer to one another, showed more concern to our loved ones, stop being so self-centered and selfish, had a simple mind, and were contented with our present status and life, this book would never have to be compiled at all. But i guess we're humans afterall, and no one is perfect.
Lastly, I would like to share this quote by Frank.
"I like to believe that whenever a painful secret ends up its trip to my mailbox, a much longer personal journey of healing is beginning - for all of us."
So, what is your secret? ;)
Oh yes, Merry X'mas and a Happy New Year to all! Enjoy the holidays! :D
♥ ♥ ♥
Saturday, December 15, 2007
~I've been dreaming of a true love's kiss~
Holidays are in! School is out! :D
The 1st week of hols have been spent catching-up with friends, in particular with Justin-arh! hahahaha. And I foresee many, many more meet-ups in the weeks to come! How fabulous! This is what i call MY TYPE OF LIFE (at least for now, until i'm bored with it.) - with almost nothing to do everyday, except to chill, shop, slack and slack, and of course, do stuff that i'd always wanted to do with my friends! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! And yes, admist all that slacking, i'll definitely remember to hunt for p/t jobs! (If an opportunity comes along that is. Do you know how difficuilt it is to find those 1-2 weeks stints nowdays?!?! =/)
Speaking of holidays, 2007 is coming to an end. How FAST is that? I can still clearly remember how i spent the 1st day of 2007. Bleh. What a year 2007 has been for me. I've gained much and lost much, in different aspects of life, from studies, to family, friendships and to my character building.
Entering into UNLV has been great. Though at times i did regret my choice, (because of their crammed academic timetable), I had nevertheless enjoyed every minute of it. Yes, every minute, including the rushing of endless assignments and presentations. (I know i'm weird. Heh.) The people i've met at UNLV were awesome too! I'm glad i found people that i could clique with! :)
I also can't thank my parents enough for supporting me, both financially and emotionally, upon my entrance into UNLV. I LOVE THEM LOADS! I will continue to work hard, and not let you both down. :D Ohs, and not forgetting my loves, especially Zhen and SF, who were constantly there for me, through my ups and downs. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! *MUAHS*
Okay, I'm feeling a little tired right now, I think I shall continue my reflection of the eventful 2007 another day! =)
~I've been dreaming of a true love's kiss~
Holidays are in! School is out! :D
The 1st week of hols have been spent catching-up with friends, in particular with Justin-arh! hahahaha. And I foresee many, many more meet-ups in the weeks to come! How fabulous! This is what i call MY TYPE OF LIFE (at least for now, until i'm bored with it.) - with almost nothing to do everyday, except to chill, shop, slack and slack, and of course, do stuff that i'd always wanted to do with my friends! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! And yes, admist all that slacking, i'll definitely remember to hunt for p/t jobs! (If an opportunity comes along that is. Do you know how difficuilt it is to find those 1-2 weeks stints nowdays?!?! =/)
Speaking of holidays, 2007 is coming to an end. How FAST is that? I can still clearly remember how i spent the 1st day of 2007. Bleh. What a year 2007 has been for me. I've gained much and lost much, in different aspects of life, from studies, to family, friendships and to my character building.
Entering into UNLV has been great. Though at times i did regret my choice, (because of their crammed academic timetable), I had nevertheless enjoyed every minute of it. Yes, every minute, including the rushing of endless assignments and presentations. (I know i'm weird. Heh.) The people i've met at UNLV were awesome too! I'm glad i found people that i could clique with! :)
I also can't thank my parents enough for supporting me, both financially and emotionally, upon my entrance into UNLV. I LOVE THEM LOADS! I will continue to work hard, and not let you both down. :D Ohs, and not forgetting my loves, especially Zhen and SF, who were constantly there for me, through my ups and downs. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! *MUAHS*
Okay, I'm feeling a little tired right now, I think I shall continue my reflection of the eventful 2007 another day! =)
♥ ♥ ♥
Monday, December 10, 2007
Was i meant to hear that conversation?
So that I realised how close I was to you at that point in time?
Bleh. I guess life's that ironic sometimes.
So near...yet so far.
I act as if I'm not bothered.
But in fact, I am..
I am very, very, very bothered.
I know I should be slapped for thinking this way,
and for wallowing myself into it YET AGAIN!
BLAH. But i can't help myself sometimes.
And, what's "er...er" supposed to mean?
WHEN WILL YOU EVER HAVE ANY GUTS?
In that case, what is the reason for sending me those out-of-the-blue e-mails?
What is the reason for adding me?
WHAT IS IT?
Doesn't that mean that you want to keep in touch?
And yet you still have no guts to speak to me!
Sometimes i loathe myself for thinking too much,
and reading into these little actions too much.
I should put a stop to everything now.
I should banish those childish thoughts.
I really should.
I'm wasting my time.
If I'm not the one you want or wish to talk to,
then PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE!
I'm better off without you, seriously.
Was i meant to hear that conversation?
So that I realised how close I was to you at that point in time?
Bleh. I guess life's that ironic sometimes.
So near...yet so far.
I act as if I'm not bothered.
But in fact, I am..
I am very, very, very bothered.
I know I should be slapped for thinking this way,
and for wallowing myself into it YET AGAIN!
BLAH. But i can't help myself sometimes.
And, what's "er...er" supposed to mean?
WHEN WILL YOU EVER HAVE ANY GUTS?
In that case, what is the reason for sending me those out-of-the-blue e-mails?
What is the reason for adding me?
WHAT IS IT?
Doesn't that mean that you want to keep in touch?
And yet you still have no guts to speak to me!
Sometimes i loathe myself for thinking too much,
and reading into these little actions too much.
I should put a stop to everything now.
I should banish those childish thoughts.
I really should.
I'm wasting my time.
If I'm not the one you want or wish to talk to,
then PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE!
I'm better off without you, seriously.
♥ ♥ ♥
Saturday, December 8, 2007
你最近还好吗?
是不是也在思念里挣扎?
你说会记得我,
还记得吗?
你最近还好吗?
忙碌吗?
累吗?
心还会痛吗?
如果真不得已忘了我,
快向快乐出发...
你最近还好吗?
是不是也在思念里挣扎?
你说会记得我,
还记得吗?
你最近还好吗?
忙碌吗?
累吗?
心还会痛吗?
如果真不得已忘了我,
快向快乐出发...
♥ ♥ ♥
