Mid-Year Resolution

I was sitting on my bed, folding my clothes, when it dawned on me. I should start ironing my clothes from now on.

Yeah.. yeah. Funny, huh. I don't iron clothes, I admit it. Some don't need ironing, though. And those that need it, I wear them with my i-don't-care face. Haha!

Hey, it's not too late to add this to my to-do list every garfield day. And I'm proud to say that this is part of my i'm-a-changed-girl plan! ^_^

The Last Lecture

If you only had six months to live, how are you going to spend it?

He had pancreatic cancer. But he never thought this was not fair. He was unlucky maybe, but this was not unfair.

Randy Pausch was a husband. He was a father. A professor. And he lived his passion up to very end.

He said in his interview that his family, somewhere in their lives after his passing, will be pushed to the edge of the cliff. He might not be there to catch their fall, but he had time to sew a net to catch them. That was one fine net he sewed there. The net is so big and strong it captures everyone falling. It caught me.

And his voice is loud enough to reverberate through a brick wall.

Found it!

I have been looking everywhere to change my blog's skin. In case you didn't notice, most, if not all, of the templates immediately available here in blogger, are all sooooo boring. Yawn.

The first place I rummaged in was my wonderful lappy. I didn't know Mac is really wonderful. It basically has EVERYTHING one will ever need. Even a template for blogs. They have the wonderful IWEB!!

Some years ago when I was so into blogging (I had a wonderful life being a bum then. Oh, they are but memories now), I transferred all of my old posts into iweb. Pictures, written accounts from my old friendster blog and my then-newly-discovered blogger, into iweb. My emotions were so high due to excitement that I even wrote new posts directly in iweb. After some final touching up, checking on grammar and constructions here and there, I was ready. I clicked on PUBLISH.

And there it was, MOBILEME.

Everything is business. Even the table napkin in a fancy restaurant is chargeable. Services have 10% charge. Who am I to think that using Mac's template and publishing it online would be free? Silly me!

It took me two years, as a form of rebellion against iweb, to linger in blogger's unbelievably mundane templates. The good part is that, thanks to the greek gods of mt. internet, the creative minds i have discovered and will discover, the information superhighway is full of wonderful, sublime, brilliant ideas. Iweb is just one option, internet has varieties! And the best part is, I found one that fits me!! =D

How cool is this, huh? ^^

A new beginning

I vow that from now on, I'll try my best to update my blog every single day.

The main goal for doing this is to rekindle my love of writing. I still love writing. I'm still inspired by daily events and to give them life through my posts. But somehow, my slothfulness overpowers my love of writing. I'm letting life pass me by.

But not anymore. I'm a changed girl.

As George Elliot put it, "It is never too late to be what you might have been", it is never too late for me to reignite my passion, set aside my laziness, and begin penning down my heartaches, my dreams, my observations, my frustrations, and the things that make my eyes sparkle. Life is an adventure. Some may not be as extravagant. But all are worth listening to. Or in my case, writing about.

And this is a continuation.

Leaving

"Keep shining.. Keep smiling.." There's no other option.

I went home for two weeks to recharge myself. But I always feel undercharged once it's ending. And my two weeks of vacation is ending soon. Way too soon.

They say time is shortest if you're enjoying. Not that I am, but it still is. Spending time with loved ones always is. Even if I extended for a month maybe, it would still appear so. Time spent with loved ones is always the shortest experience.

One of the main reasons why I delay my packing. I am trying to buy time. I am prolonging my precious moments. Packing is coming back to solitude; not seeing them on a daily basis. It is returning to my room, alone, without the warmth, secure feeling that only a family can give. The realization that the world is really a big place fills up my senses, and my family's soft touch is too high a price to pay. That I'll be devoid of it. A big black hole suddenly finds its place, in that thin line between love and money, sucking all their comforting, sometimes irritating, voices, leaving me with memories. Memories I can't even replay at my request. Their voices, though I crisply remember, turn into remnants of a vivid memory. Remnants that turn into tears if I force it. My ears are yearning for the real thing, but it just vanishes into thin air. It just melts away.

I guess the downside to good relationships is that it always gives one a difficult time to leave. This is not my first vacation. Nor my first time to depart. But I never leave without a tear. Unfailingly. Everytime.

The challenge now is to keep pacing. I'll walk straight to that plane, my head bent down, retracing back my steps in my head. It would lead me back to where I really belong. My heart would leap, both with joy and with loneliness. Tears would fall down like rain.

"Keep smiling.. Keep shining.." There's no other option.

My Merlion Adventure

Some things are better done the second time around.

I have been to Esplanade a lot of times before. I've walked its path; smelt its fragrance; seen its beauty.

But experiencing and scrutinizing the splendor it offers? Well, this was the first time.

Land of the Morning: Asian Civilizations Museum

Would u believe this is a restaurant?

Welcome to Esplanade!

Nice park

Nice flowers

Nice Singapore Flyer!

The Flyer with what appears to be as white balloons on its bay..

I love this shot! ^^

The casino in Marina Bay is expected to open in 2010. (Another fave shot of mine!)

Little Merlion

Not so scary, eh. Wait till you see the mom.

Ulysses by the Merlion (The big one!)

Hmmm... Preparing for shower?

Feeling professional. (Hahaha!)

An ant's eye-view (Now, this is photography! ^^)

So where to go now? (I got lucky!)

A lamp hanging at the heart of the city. Quite a contradiction.

Perfect way to end the day.. ^^

My first attempt

My first attempt at photography. The first time I held an SLR camera some years ago, I knew, both of us have connections. To the people who invented the camera and had improved it, all hail to you.

And to the big brother above, thanks for the gift of photography. ^^