Sunday, May 31, 2009 12:04 AM
I am officially back for 10 days, and so have lived past my quarantine period.
Not that I was booked by the authorities or dragged against my will to Aloha Loyang, or me exercising self-discipline by staying in and avoiding crowds, but it was the end of paranoid hands-sanitizing and the freedom to rub my nose and eyes.
If you ask me, nothing's changed, yet everything's different. Furniture re-arrangements, new shopping mall in Tampines, extra TWO stations on the green line, a roundabout line opened, minor changes in ministry, EXTENDED widescreen screen in Woodlands sanctuary, Pam's gone and the soft toys on my piano are banished to the plastic bags.
It's nothing much, yet everything piled up at once.
I'm still living in denial, like the "I don't think I have ever left" denial. Trying to get some control and system back into my life instead of heading out or bumming around everyday. Other than that, God has been good and so life is good too.
Oh, and I'm moving back to wordpress (http://hislovingkindness.wordpress.com). I mean, this place will still be left open, but I think I will lack the discipline to update. Yup, that's all for now. I hope I can be back with more pictures of hong kong!
Labels: home, rants
memories brings back happy moments
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 5:25 PM
I'm in a very blah mood now.
Exams have officially started for me, having finished my first paper this morning. Next paper is tomorrow morning, which I'm struggling to finish my revision, and my final paper will take place on Thursday morning. Not much to call as "exam period" but there's the urging in me to study as well as the rebellious streak in me that just wants to break free and do what I want.
Add on to the blahness knowledge that the Tiongs are not coming over this Friday! I was so looking forward to touring HK with them. Sigh, what can be done? This whole hype over swine flu and also fear of being quarantined just spoils everyone's holidays. Heard from my friends here that their friends and family might not be coming over too. I think my parents are the only brave souls who are still planning on continuing their itinerary. It really feels depressing that this incident has to happen so close to going home. It dampens my mood and takes away the anticipation of airport pick-ups.
I shall upload food photos soon to make myself feel better.
And retail therapy, I need retail therapy.
Labels: exchange, rants
memories brings back happy moments
Thursday, April 23, 2009 2:57 PM
There is this awesome Hong Kong mango dessert that my mum raves about and has me slurping it up happily. Considering how much I don't really like mango, it's amazing that I always head to the same dessert store to have it. It's called 杨枝甘露 and it's really just mango, pomelo, ice and some milk stuff which I deduce to be condensed milk or coconut milk.
And they're into mango, sticky rice and black glutinous rice. I had it once in thai style and my friends have tried it thai-style and hong kong-style! Oooo lala!
Desserts here in Hong Kong make me happy by default. They make me grin and pat happily on my bulging tummy. They make me forget about the cold or the heat or the hole I've burnt in my pocket after shopping. Sugar sure does release the endorphins to make me happy!
And why am I raving about awesome sweet stuff?
Because although they cannot be in my mouth now, thinking about them helps to release some endorphins to make me less unhappy about last minute work bombs and ambiguous project instruction and blahness in life.
Plus my looping praise and worship songlist on itunes = all-surround calmness.
Labels: exchange, food, happy-ness, rants
memories brings back happy moments
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 1:12 AM
This entry is of no importance.
But otherwise.
Today marks the turning point of my return. As of tomorrow, I will not be able to enjoy the same numbered day in the next month. Because by May 21, I'll be on home soil. And we're having a farewell party for exchange students tomorrow. How timely can it be, right? It seems a tad too early to be saying goodbye but since it's the last week of school and we'll be scooting off once the curtain falls on this stage of life, it's better to catch us when we're still loitering around.
Oh, and today is cranky day. So much bad emotions accumulated ended the day in frustration and tears. Blah. I just need to unleash.
Goodnight world.
Labels: exchange, rants
memories brings back happy moments
Friday, April 17, 2009 9:48 PM
My face has been experiencing a series of pimple breakdown for the past 2 weeks.
It started as innocently as one or two irritating pimples at hinge of my nose bridge at the area between my eye brows. THEN it spread to the entire nose bridge region. That part subsided and now it's my MOUTH area that's giving me problem!
It's like from upper lip to my c-section! AND they're small tiny pimples which you can see the whitehead and so feel like squeezing them! AND also huge red pimples which I hope don't leave a scar (though my itchy fingers gave way to one and I think THAT ONE will leave a scar).
As of now, my entire area around my mouth is like a battlefield. Which seems to be a losing battle for me.
Whatever it is, dirt under my skin or "heatiness" in my body, I just want to purge them out!
Labels: rants
memories brings back happy moments
