(EVE OF) CHRISTMAS

And so it was. There, and then.
The never-ending roll of ribbons.

Breath-taking, literally.

WAKING UP

(Brighter than sunshine)
Not a day older, not a day younger.
Time slows, then hits fast forward.

Dance, and leave tomorrow behind.

21

We could stick around and see this night through
/Young Folks

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Sorry it's been awhile.
I nv actually got to deal with my jetlagging since I got back. Di says it's getting to me. Srsly. By the time I recover from it, I'll be back in London again hahaha I dont know if coming back during the festive period (esp for a short time) is good or bad. I hate to have to choose; life without money sucks; and procrastination is at its best.

I. Need. To. Start. Doing. Work.

I wish sleeping was more of a leisure time thing than a necessity haha, and I wish I could record every single thing down.

ALMOST

I am building a fort of PBR cans on my bedroom floor. All are welcome to join me in barricading off the real world.

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Jeez. I slept too much. And I'm whatsapping people in London now ahahaha ya, I'm using my UK sim card cos I've still got a few days left on my pay as you go, might as well. And super funny, cos Hongsheng wanted to call and I forgot my own sg number, I stopped at 9 hahaha

I just realised my tweets are mainly of food.
And that my hair has grown quite a bit. It feels heavy when I bathe now hahahaha gosh, makes me wonder how I actually lived with all that weight for the last say, 17years of my life. And I feel like watching Beauty and the Beast now.

I'm such a slow packer :(

METAL TINS

& Handwritten letters and cards and photographs.
While I laugh at how young and silly we all were, I cant help but feel sad that there are certain things, which whatever there were and will be, are all in that one letter/photograph/whatnots and no more. And these are the memories I'm not quite sure what to do with. I guess I never actually thought they'd all come down to being nothing but just memories, which makes them hard to reminisce and laugh about them.

“The world is full of things like that: old postcards, theatre programmes, leafles about bomb-proofing your cellar, greetings cards, photograph albums, holiday brochures, instruction booklets for machine tools, maps, catalogues, railway timetables, menu cards from long-gone cruise liners - all kinds of things that onced served a real and useful purpose, but have now become cut adrift from the things and the people they relate to. ~ They might have come from anywhere. They might have come from other worlds. That scribbled-on map, that publisher’s catalogue - they might have been put down absent-mindedly in another universe, and been blown by a chance wind through an open window, to find themselves after many adventures on a market-stall in our world.”

/Lyra's Oxford (preface), Phillip Pullman

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I have mild disposophobia.
But there's no place for that if you're studying overseas. Throw what needs to be thrown ok, or die moving.

I swear I cld have slept for lik at least 6hours if I just get down to packing. But ok no, I'm still packing now hahaha and I need to leave in another 1.5 hours -.- Guess how many pairs of tights/socks/legwarmers I'm wearing altgt now !



Five ! Need to prepare my feet for the cold weather in Stockholm; apparently it's -8 right now :S I actually wanted to put on another two more, but I dont think my feet will fit into my shoes after that ahahahaha ohwell.

I'm hungry.

ahhh

Exhibition's over :)
Will post pictures sooooon. I'm so relieved.
Then agn, I just got my next project's brief -.- I cant exactly play all day everyday during my hols. Got an essay, a presentation, market research and primary research to be done, boo.

And I need to do my laundry and packkkkk, but my washing machine seems to be down >:O Whatintheworld. NOT THE RIGHT TIME AT ALL.

Anyhows. I found out that there's this local mini shop in Liverpool Street station which sells hellopanda :o wowoweewow. And today was Shopping Day; from the time I woke up till now. I blame my period.

MY COLOUR FOR YOU

grey(area)
a subject or area of activity that does not easily fit into existing categories.

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Less than 24hours to Stockholm wheee
And 1week left to Singapore :D

INTRODUCING..

MY FURRY SNOOD !



Whee. So warm and big, I need earmuffs no more :D

When Dark Clouds Jam Yellow Noise

DECEM(BRRR)

It's only 11ish and I'm feeling very sleepy already :/

I need a list.
Cut samples and trim edges
Visualisations (draw/scan/photoshop/print)
Mood board (no idea)
Sketchbook (...)

Angry but happy.
Happy but angry.
Angry and happy.

September flew by.
October was its passenger.
November came, just for a cider.
And December has now arrived, oh-so-sly.

Kbye.

BABY STEPS

We are persons stultified by fear. Fear of falling, fear of moving, fear of anything that does not come to us easily. And I'm so tired and angry about this fear that pins me down and keeps me waiting. Yet, she is right. In terms of absolute manhours (especially in terms of school hours where days are counted in weeks), why the panic and the unrest? It's way too early, way too short, way too fast to be lurching in any direction. Yet, when the tense is past, probably nothing will ever bring it back. I suppose it's a good and bad thing that we never know the consequences of our actions in the future. Otherwise, it would probably paralyse us all completely into inaction. Or it could jolt us into taking a step in the right direction.

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I'm so easily happied when it comes to things like, receiving my shoes from UO (strange, cos it's a Sunday) ♥ ♥ ♥ or like, vacuuming the flat haha yes I enjoy vacuuming. Seeing things get sucked up, oh joy. And also, resisting the temptation to finish all the food (and chocs and tarts and etc) when I'm already full- proud of myself, such willpower, I know.

But when it comes to matters of the heart, somehow I try not to let myself get too happy and have myself prepared for the worst. It just scares me that I'm not in control. I cant control how much pain I'll feel if things ever go wrong. And because I cant control how things will go, I start to control other things; install a filter, build a dam and lay some bricks. With things like shoes, I can always just get another pair (ok maybe not, got to check my bank statement first aha). Then again, where's that supposed trust one shld have in You and a r/s ?

I hate this.
I hate I hate I hate this.

Focus Wei Lin, focus.

"Maybe the truth is, there's a little bit of loser in all of us. Being happy isn't having everything in your life be perfect. Maybe it's about stringing together all the little things."

/The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Ann Brashares

Again, and again.

Weather (flat/room) cold, productivity low.
Waking up takes ten times the time one would usually take.
Getting out of duvet takes ten times the time one would usually take.
Climbing out of bed takes ten times the time one would usually take.
Getting out of pyjamas takes ten times the time one would usually take.
Getting dressed takes ten times the time one would usually take.
Washing up takes ten times the time one would usually take.

You get the idea aha.
And it's gna get negative this week, ayee :<

BTW.
My phone is dying on me. Maybe it's not used to the climate. 1/5 of my keypad is spoilt. I cant send out any smses or set any alarms (I am so screwed, plsplspls pray I'll just wake up automatically at the time I need to), cos I cant click the 'OK' option -.- I cant close any applications cos the 'Exit' option is not working. And, I cannot create any new conversations with anyone on whatsapp, unless they are the last person to talk to me, cos I cant click 'Back' zz

But there's somewhat this weird sense of liberation hahaha oh technology- you bane of my life.

Yes yes, am blaming everything on the weather.

STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF A GIANT

If there's one thing I took away from Student Weekend Away, is that we serve a God whose beauty I cannot find the words to describe, hugeness I cannot fully grasp, and love I cannot even begin to comprehend.

Went for my first ever cliff edge walk. And it was amazing. Just looking at the cliffs, the sea, the sky. Amazing. Things happen for God to be glorified, for His glory to be shown and magnified. But the glory of God is everywhere. Not just in the things He make happen, but in the things He has created. Including people. It's amazing how many different cultures and nationalities are there in just one Student Weekend Away. Culture and nationalities aside though, individually different- thats what we are; might as well celebrate it.

If I can see more, and things that are more distant, than they did, it is only because You raise me up, and by Your great stature add to mine.

Happy Birthday Papa ♥

Hehehe.
Ahh, two and a half weeks more to exhibition :s

My washing machine was seriously scaring me. I was staring at it spinning (and trembling, may I add) for a good ten minutes. I feel for my clothes :O Okla, I shld go prepare and pack my bag for SWA already !

POISON & WINE

WAHAHAHAHAHAHA OMGG.
I dont know if you guys rmb, or read one of the entries talking about me drafting and writing complain letters and asking for refunds; guess what. YES. 20pounds meal voucher, I'm gna feast woohoo hahahahaha okay, I was reading what I typed and sent and omgg, I think I sound damn fierce. To be honest, I dint expect much as I only wrote in lik, more than two weeks later after the incident. And the only email they have is the feedback email, which some restaurants only care half the time right, esp towards complains (correct me if I'm wrong, but that's the impression I've always had). I feel a bit bad, but srsly the cashier was super rude. But I did not name names okay (but only because they dint have name tags ahahahaha). Anyhows, I'm gna have a free meal whee (y). Wa I really think I rock hahahahahahaha ok shut up Wei Lin.

(Was really tired when I got home but now I'm o.o ahaha)

SLUMBER

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I literally spent the day in bed, and the night drafting and writing complain letters and claiming for refunds haha

Anyway, it really does make a huge difference when you listen to music using headphones. It's amazing :o

THIRTY-FIVE

Happy day(s).

Mercy gave me a pair of headphones today for my birthday whee ♥
Did I mention that Maha told me my nails look so pretty they look fake wahahaha :p ok but I shld srsly cut them by next week now. And this is super funny. Hongsheng called me to compliment on my new hair, but he also called to warn me not to over do it or people might think I'm a lesbian AHAHA okayy.

(And I've another thing to add to my 21st thankyou post aha)
Thankyou Justine chupachupchups; for firstly, the call all the way from Singapore because I know how much you are not not not a phone person and also because, it was at your unearthly hour hehe. And secondly of course, for the blog entry dedication :>

“I believe in a kind of love that brings sailors home from the sea. Made up of seconds and years and the nospace between hands on skin. I cannot believe how much goes on. I can’t even cut out enough red hearts to keep up.”