Sunday, 3 November 2013

To Do List or To Be Done List

Today, my boyfriend and I had a very frank assessment of life and the conclusion is: I AM WASTING MY LIFE AWAY. Now, my excuse for this is a serious lack of motivation and completely no drive at all. I mean, every one has these episodes of being so jaded and not wanting to do anything, feeling like you're drifting away in space. I on the other hand, have complete seasons of tofu moments where I literally live in my bed and waste my life away. It's not as bad as I make it sound like, but it's pretty accurate(Kinda)! Now, when you have a boyfriend like mine, having anything less than exciting and fulfilling life is frowned upon, however extreme that may be.

Therefore, here is my To Do List or To Be Done List.  (Because people usually ignore to do lists...)



THIS WEEK

  1. Drink 3 bottles of water every day
  2. Do my own manicure
  3. Learn 10 French words
  4. Write a complete article
  5. Be a tour guide to my UK friend
  6. Draw funny faces on all the eggs in my fridge






Now, these may seem very little, but it's small steps that counts! My bucket list is still being built up and you can see them here and here. If your life is boring, try making lists. If not, go draw funny faces on all the eggs in your fridge. 





Why do people seek casual sex? Is it always about love?


[Here's a little something I wrote...]






Firstly, it must be made clear that sex is not love, nor is love given through sex. However, it is not a common knowledge to all and hence may be the reason to the pandemic of casual sex. It is common sense to link sex to intimacy as it is an act that is frequently performed with as much fervor as gentleness. Yet many cannot establish the connection between Love and Sex. Therefore in the attempt to seek one, one performs the other without so much a thought as to the complications that comes with it. 

Many people have casual sex for many reasons. For some, it is to quench the deep loneliness they are living with. To them, sex is like honey to bitter tea, and the only way to stave off the bitterness is to add more honey. To some others, it is a quest to find true love, a quest in which they have decided that they will succeed in finding what they want if they do it enough. Some people have even less regard for the delicacy in sex, in which they seek casual sex just because they can and no reason else. There are many more reasons be they queer or common, but as to each their own, so are the reasons unique to themselves. Hence, it cannot be always about love if the reasons for casual sex are so abundantly scattered. 

However,  we may link casual sex to seeking intimacy as it is generally the case in most scenarios. Sex can give a psychical closeness to a person such as no other acts can. It heightens the human senses and releases endorphins that makes a person feel wonderfully blissful and contented. This may be why people seek casual sex out frequently: To feel the powerful effects sex gives them, be it feelings of triumph, love and the likes. Hence, many go at it with such enthusiasm that it almost seems like a drug to them, that they must have sex over and over to achieve such intimacy. Yet, these people are searching for something that sex itself may not be able to give them. It may be argued that these people are merely searching for love in the acts of intimacy, but that does not explain the reasons of people who have sex merely because they can. I suspect many people go after sex as if they are going after love itself, but in the pursuit of one, people have come to lose the importance of the other and perhaps the connection between them. Sex is not Love, nor is Love given through sex. They are as mutually inclusive as they are exclusive. Some find that they can continue to love without having such acts of intimacy and some find that they cannot love even with all the sexual satisfaction in the world. It is because of the little understanding of this phenomena that people go about having casual sex. It is not because it is wrong or right, nor is it entirely about love. It is somewhat a combination of both and the desire to seek out something that they don’t truly understand and try to grasp it in those few moments of physical bliss. 


Monday, 23 September 2013

Cambodia: Phnom Penh


Hello again!


I am now in Cambodia with my sister. We initially wanted to travel through Cambodia into Vietnam. From Ho Chi Minh City all the way up to Danang then to Hanoi. Then from there, we'd cross the border into Laos and visit Vientiane and finally end our journey in Bangkok, Thailand. 

However, as fate has it, murphy's law seems to be up to it's mischief: I got an email telling me to return to school to continue my term on 30 September. Hence my trip has been cut short and my sister and I will be confining our trip to just Cambodia. 



Buzzkill aside, we made it to Phnom Penh in our piece and immediately made new friends from our dorm room. They are Rachel and Sally from the Uk. We were all strangers in the beginning but became real great traveling companions by the end of the day. We also became friends with Ambre from Belgium and Mariana from Mexico.



I blogged this on our bus towards Siem Reap and I promise to update soon, with video logs if I have the time to edit them. 





Sally giving a lovely smile!

Offerings for hindu gods.

Tuk Tuk Contingent.

Vegetarian Restaurant! Cindy and Rachel
Sally, me and Ambre at Eighty8's lobby.


Me, Cindy, Sally and Rachel at the Killing Fields.
Two Dirt Bike riders decked in full gear, paying their respect to the dead. 
Just as the signboard says.

At the genocide museum that used to be a primary school.

Beds where prisoners were chained to.
Cindy. Exhibition. Kids' drawings. 

Corridor of the prison.

Chain that were attached to prisoner's ankles.

Rachel paying her respects with joysticks.

Rachel, Sally and Cindy walking down stairs.

Creepy numbers.

Sally taking a photo.

Pol Pot, who was responsible for the deaths of millions of Cambodians. That explains his scratched up portrait. 

Sally, Cindy, Rachel and I posing with the statue. 







Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Night Safari












I can't believe I haven't posted for soooo long. This time, I only get to because I'm sick and I haven't been going to school. I've had a pretty serious case of Viral Conjunctivitis (no thanks to whoever it was that spread it!!). It's a royal pain in the posterior and even though the red is mostly cleared from both my eyes, they are still poofy and pain. 
*Grunts*



Yep. I stole this from his Instagram. 




Simon surprised me today by bringing me to the Night Safari and it was AWESOME! He initially went to apply for a job position for his school break but he decided that we might as well go in. That cheeky fella managed to hold on to the suspense until the taxi driver revealed that we were going to Night Safari. Even then, I didn't feel quite as elated until Simon whipped out his card and smoothly said, 


"Why don't you save us some time and go get us 2 tickets for the Night Safari?"



I bet he didn't notice my little dance of joy and a whole symphony of squeals, heh! The trail walks were a ball and we saw some pretty awesome looking animals like a gigantic bird that none of us seemed to have remember to take a photo of. It's as big as me. O.O
The Night show wasn't as exciting as it used to be when I was 6 but the tram ride was very romantic and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. 
Also: 
Elephants are SUPPOSED to be much bigger than that! Asian Lions look so pathetical small beside the African Lions. Damn is that a Hippo?! IT'S FUCKING GINORMOUS! I cannot CANNOT stand the Australian accent (definitely not authentic) of the tram guide. 





At Fishing Cat Enclosure

Me: Can we have one pleeeeaaasssseeeee?   *cute puckered up face*

Simon:  …... T_T …….










Saturday, 4 May 2013

Another School Term


Here's me when I bother to dress up a little.


Playing with a lot of Muslin nowadays.

Learning how to draw the human figure.
Not too bad for a first timer eh?

There's my mannequin that I learn draping on.

Got myself a home sewing machine 
Planning because that's how I roll.

To Do Lists makes me miserable


Simon and I





Just a little update on my life. 
There's a lot more assignments now but it's more enjoyable than last term. I get to draw, make clothes, play with fabrics, and use a lot (and I mean A LOT) of paper.

Simon and I went for nice long walk yesterday and we discovered oddly placed signs. I found an empty sign on the way and I wrote "Simon and Sandy were here. :)". A girl's got to make the milestones!
We walked for about an hour from Clementi towards Jurong East before stopping beside a huge canal and watching Flight from my laptop. I really enjoyed just walking and I can't wait for our next long walk!












Sunday, 7 April 2013

Reminiscing Long Hair Days









Just taking tonight to appreciate my long hair days. Once my current hair grows out a bit more, hair extensions again!







Friday, 5 April 2013

What A Woman Really Wants




"What does a woman want?"
What a woman really want, is what she needs. 
In all honesty, there isn't much a woman wants if you subtract their individual needs from the general equation. I've broken them down to just three things.


Security
Assurance
Love


It is just those three really. 
She says she looks horrible. Assurance.
She constantly checks up on you. Security. Assurance.
She over thinks all the time. Security. Assurance.
She wants to cuddle. Security.
She wants you. Love.



It's really that straightforward, but it's always such a challenge to achieve them. 
Why?


Because we take things for granted and refuse to believe we are doing so. Also, guys can be forgetful.


I'm not saying that men want to. It's a human reaction to get used to things. To be so comfortable and so familiar with what they have that they forget to consciously think about it, and when you come to a point where you realise that things had gone sour, it will always be hard to admit you're in the wrong. But women always consciously think about it. It is hardwired into a woman to subconsciously be on the lookout always, and to be extremely sensitive to everything. Stroking her thumb while you hold hands and walk down a street registers in her brain as Love, Assurance and Security. A woman wants sex not just for enjoyment but also to satisfy her wants. 
A quickie is not just a romp accompanied with adrenaline rush. It could be a signal to her that either her man really wants her, satisfying her wants, or that her man really just wants sex, destroying her emotional fortress. Men can be forgetful. He may unintentionally forget to tell you that he was out with his friends and you've got a surprise for him that same night. This causes suspicion and mistrust and breaks a relationship.


To be able to give your woman what she wants, you need to be


Attentive
Self-less
Willing to sacrifice


Every men likes it when their woman blush from their attention. They take pride in being able to recognize that their woman is wearing a different lipstick or earrings. They take pride in knowing exactly what to order for her drink. 
But it's not as easy as that. 
Being attentive to someone else's needs means being self-less and being willing to sacrifice. Sacrifice can be as easy as giving up your time to her, and as hard as giving up your friends and family for her. It could be giving your last bite of the burger to her and also being completely open and vulnerable to her. 


To achieve all these, one must first be Mature. Women may say that they want a handsome man with big arms, taut chest and tight abs. But what she really wants is the need to be protected, to be loved, to always know that their men is theirs and will always be. Men want to lessen the annoyance and irritation of women, but what they don't understand is that, "to get what you want, you must first sacrifice."
You want sex? Take the time to romance your lady. 
Your want her time? Go look for her and sacrifice your computer game session with your buddies.
You want her to stop overthinking and being insecure? Talk about it and be prepared to sacrifice. 
You want her to stop whining? Subdue your emotional intolerance and give her a deep kiss.



You want her to stay? Then give her what she wants.
It's not much too ask for three things. She doesn't need a big car, or a big house, or a big credit card. What she really wants is just three things. If she wants more, add that to the list of your woman's individual want. What I'm sharing here is the basic fundamentals of the female's mandatory needs stretching across the centuries, from the very beginning of prehistoric times. It is a very primal instinct that resides in every woman.




"What does a woman want?"
A woman wants you to want her. And every nitty bitty bits that comes with it.







If you can't keep her happy with these three things, either you're doing it wrong or she's just not the one for you. 
And women, don't be demanding. We girls may need some essential needs but not every man can fufill it. 

Saturday, 30 March 2013

Kuala Lumpur Day 2

Random temple we wandered into

Resting at the train station

Petronas Tower





Unfortunately, Day 2 was a very lazy day for us. We were very lethargic and only managed to visit a few places. One good thing however, was that we walked aimlessly and wandered into a beautiful Hindu temple. There, we witnessed for the first time, a traditional Indian wedding. It left a deep impression in us. 

We also met two backpackers outside our guesthouse, Central Lodge. They were Xaviery/Savioury/Savory (I really don't know how to spell his name) from Finland. Before we left for Butterworth, we met Nadia from Germany, a very sweet and nice lady.












Beautiful view from the train





We reached Butterworth!






The train ride to Butterworth was COLD. Like, very very COLD. A little incident happened, where my bottle dropped off onto the train tracks. Next thing I knew, Simon was running out of the train, dived under the train tracks and retrieved my bottle. He returned in one piece, thank god! 



Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Kuala Lumpur Day 1

From Left: Me, Ashikin, Faris


Don't mind the blur photo. This was taken at the back of a completely dark and illegal mini van. Faris and his fiancĂ© Ashikin brought me into Johor Malaysia safely and on time for my 4 hour bus ride to Kuala Lumpur. 
Thank you both!









Simon enjoying his beef noodles

Best Beef Noodles!






Lai Fong - Pasar Seni Monorail Station


Although Simon and I know nothing about beef noodles, it was extremely enjoyable to have our breakfast in Kuala Lumpur at this particular food place by the streets. We had fun trying to guess a particular ingredient and watching the preparations of the food. 




On the Monorail




If there's one big advice I can give to you if you want to travel to Malaysia, it'll be: Stay away from the Taxis and take the Monorails!
Taxis in Malaysia are known to refuse to turn on their meter and might charge you for a higher price. Besides, it's nice to be able to rely on your boyfriend's street smarts to get to places. I am geographically challenged and I cannot express how much I appreciate having someone I can trust who would bring us back to the guesthouse safely. 






Living Statues


Live Graffiti




After visiting the Textiles Museum, we strolled along Jalan Tar, near Merdeka Square. The weather was wonderful and there were many people dressed for a religious event. There were balloons, bicycle stuntmen, living statues and live graffiti makers. The streets are filled with street food and shops selling little trinkets. A very lively atmosphere to take a walk in. 





Simon looking at the menu

Cu Cha Restaurant



Here is where we had dinner. Here is also where we had the best stingray I've ever had in my life! It was very difficult to choose a store to eat from as the whole stretch of road is filled with stores selling good food. It was a very good night to chill and the long and tiring travel back was absolutely worth it.