I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE SWEETEST KILL;

did we even know?

All the time, we get by,

trying to figure out our lives like a fade-out.

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Because I'm a ball of ironies and indecisions, here I am again. Picking up from where I left off.. somewhere. Let's start with the whole Easter weekend.

Make up for Friday; meeting K for brunch at Assembly. It was pouring by the time we both reached the cafe, and with it being such a small cafe, it was pretty tough getting a seat. 

I absolutely love it when cafes keep their decor to the minimum. Simplicity at its best.

We both had the Flat White, which was delightful. I got the Mint Tea whilst waiting for her, and it was a total miss for me. For a pot of Organic Mint Tea that costs S$7.50, I clearly expected something strong but I think my pack of Next Chill packed a mintier punch as compared to their tea.

On the other hand, the food served were fantastic! At least for my Pulled Pork Burger, I enjoyed every morsel of it. The sesame seed bun was fluffy on the inside, perfectly toasted on the outside. Every fibre of pork was thickly coated with a tangy BBQ sauce; not to mention the interesting introduction of thinly sliced Granny Smith apples.. every bite was a party in my mouth.

Their Salted Caramel Waffles was one of the best I've tasted! It comes with a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream, it was alright. But them waffles.. you must try it when you're here!

Assembly

26 Evans Lodge

Singapore 259367

t: 6735 5647

Went for some major retail therapy after, and ended up at Tanuki Raw for dinner. I wasn't exactly hungry after our brunch session but I am so glad I gave Tanuki Raw a try! They serve really yummy Japanese fusion cuisines and the lovely dining environment certainly sealed the deal for me. You will definitely see me there more often! Psst, they have Happy Hour S$5 sashimi and S$2 oysters!

Tanuki Raw
181 Orchard Road #02-03
Orchard Central
Singapore 238896
t: 6636 5949


SATURDAY - saw me lazing the entire afternoon away. Got off my lazy ass in the late afternoon and decided to steam my entire wardrobe of clothes. Woes of having too many clothes; there isn't enough storage space for all my clothes!!

Changed, did a light sweep of concealor, blush and eyeliner before heading out to meet A and K for the Wax On Wax Off Record Party at Loof. 

I wasn't really in the mood for drinks (then again, I hardly ever am), but ultimately caved in to some Strawberry Lime cider and Moscato. Never a dull time when I'm with the two of them, had a great laugh about our respective pasts, and everything else in our lives now. Music was so good too; the DJs were spinning tunes straight from vinyls and only vinyls! Definitely what I would classify as a perf chill-out night with good company.

SUNDAY - even more minimal make up look to run some errands in town. 

MONDAY - visited Sham after work for some hair therapy. Best hairstylist ever okay?! He OT-ed for me, even bought dinner/supper for me! :D 

&thanks to him, I can have mermaid hair :3

Would love to say that this is inspired by Blue is the warmest colour, but it isn't. 

TUESDAY (TODAY) - feeling lethargic from work, so I decided to head to town to shop alone.

Can I just tell you how much I love Menya Musashi's Black Ramen??? & it must be from the ION Orchard outlet. Apparently different Menya outlets have different specialties; and ION Orchard's specialty is they use H-shaped noodles! They are incredibly springy and just so damn yummy!! 

Shopping is so very therapeutic to me. 

My accessories stash;

Some people might think I'm a brand-whore but I beg to differ once again. Unlike others, I like classic items. I may splurge on some accessories but I wear them on a nearly everyday basis. Paying a little more for quality such as leather or silver or something as intangible as the concept of a classic design; why not? 

from left to right, top to bottom:

Chanel earrings, Bimba&Lola ring, Pandora ring, Swarovski x Hello Kitty necklace, Chanel classic necklace, Chanel long necklace, Solvi et Titus watch, Balenciaga Arena classic bracelet in Nero, Balenciaga Giant Arena bracelet in Nero, Bottega Veneta double woven bracelet in Black, Bimba&Lola chain bracelet, Pandora bracelet.

I like to invest in classic items as shown above, in black/silver/gold/brown as they are easy to match around with. 

One more photo of my beautifully accented hair just because..

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I wish I could tell you what is going on in my head, but even I don't know what's going on. I feel -. A dash. I am shouting into the void, &nothing is coming back. No echoes, nothing. I need to feel alive. 

I thought I had it all figured out, but don't we always think so? Only to find out how far away we really are from that goal, and then we're all messed up again.

Slow dancing to my favourite song with nicotine-filled lungs, eyes closed in the dark. 

Something as simple as that; that's all I wanna do now.

#NOWPLAYING;

Because I am as fickle as Ramona Flowers, I change my hair colour almost as often as she does. &it doesn't just stop there, mind you. But when it comes to my current earworm, I rape the repeat button till I'm totally, absolutely sick of them.

I'm gonna take you for a ride on a big jet plane.

I WAS WITHIN;

and without.

Enchanted, and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of Life.

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Its been so long since I last blogged. Really want to revamp this site, but laziness always gets the better of me. I was uploading my pictures onto the MBA, thought I'd blog as well, but out of 1600 odd photos, I don't know what to blog about. Probably the most interesting event would be my #quektravelssolo to +66 last month.

So here goes!

Brought my luggage to work on that Thursday since my flight was on Friday morning. Honestly, that "OMG I'm actually travelling alone" hasn't hit me yet. Went to find SH at the hospital before going off to meet M and B for some over night meeting with Dear R.

Next morning 9am, on the cab to the airport, the feeling started to seep in. 

"Here on till Monday, I'm really on my own, no shit!"

When I was all checked in and ready to board the plane, I was really freaking out. I called SH and was all, "OMG SHU WTF AM I DOING? WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS THERE?! OMG SHU WHAT IF I'M NOT READY!?" 

but you know what? in hindsight, all those thoughts were redundant.

Up, up in the air; all my concerns about travelling alone vanished together with +65.

Finally got to my hotel at 4pm BKK time, showered and changed and off I went for my first adventure (to Siam area).

Actually, I was planning to go for FMFA. But silly me, didn't check my dates properly and ended up booking for +66 on the exact same weekend as FMFA so that was a no-go. It would have been so fun with A and K :( 

First day in +66 kind of OOTD.

Went back to the hotel by 10pm because that was the rule (sort of) set by my BFF. 

Woke up to this; it was a very refreshing experience waking up alone to such a sight. 

Petchburi soi 19 wanton mee!

Next up, Talad Jatujak for some intensive shopping and coconut ice cream! I was really looking forward to the cream puff, but I couldn't find it :(

Really best coconut ice cream I've ever had. 

Address as above.

Travelled to Phahon Yothin for more shopping at Union Mall, and then to Central Plaza just opposite the road for Japanese!

Impressive Sake Sashimi hur! :D

Dinner on that night. 

I wanted to head to Asiatique, but was cautioned by this friendly Thai-Chinese couple whom I befriended 4 trips ago, that it's really far and I probably shouldn't go since I'm alone.

Last full day in +66, headed to Thonglor soi 13 for Roast! 

Since the previous trip, I always try to make it a point to visit Roast for their awesome Tomato soup and fantastic coffee.

I love travelling alone, but the biggest bummer is not having another stomach to help finish food.

After brunch, headed down to Siam again because I had a dinner appointment in the evening. 

Favourite snack in +66, snow stix and Strawberry Lemonade :D 

Purchases of the day.

Very reluctant me on the last day. Urgh, really dragging my ass off the bed.

Last meal in +66 :(

If you ever have that opportunity, take the risk, travel alone. You will really embrace the freedom that comes along with it. You are free to experience the city at your pace, whatever you like, whenever you want. It's an addiction.

Back to +65, just nice for mommy's home cooked :)

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I look through those photos, and I feel like there's nothing much to share anymore. Why would anyone even be interested to read about the mundane happenings in my life. I don't feel like sharing about my life anymore too, I don't know.. maybe its just a phase. 

I have another 3 trips, planned and booked for this year. Indeed a really YOLO year for me. 

What else is there to say? 

Nothing. I'm afraid there's nothing left to say.

I'M GONNA DANCE ALL NIGHT;

So I accidentally unlocked a major achievement today. But I can take it as a preparation for what's to come in March 2014. It turned out pretty good actually. So much so I wish I had one more such night tonight, but no. M O D E R A T I O N. 

I haven't really had much time to blog this year. I'd like to think of it as a good thing? Because most often, I blog when my life isn't going too well? So I'll seek an avenue to self regulate, and that's probably the main purpose of this blog. 

A quick update on what has happened thus far; Laneway 2014, doing pretty well at work,  meeting many like-minded souls at N and ultimately feel comfortable enough with them to be friends, Empire of the Sun... I can't really remember much already... HAHA. But yeah, basically my life revolves around my job and music gigs/fest and myself. 

Sometimes it scares me how okay I am with being alone. How lately I choose to be alone over being with anyone, even my good friends.. to the extent D whatsapped me, "you can't do this yknow.."

Please know that I haven't forgotten about y'all, I just.. want to live my life with no obligations towards anyone else other than myself. It's not that I don't care, or I wanna distance myself away from everyone.. If I'm there, I will be there 100% for y'all. I will always be here. Never left. If you need me, I will be there. All you have to do, is tell me. Otherwise, I just want to be alone half the time. I don't even know if I make any sense, if you get it then good for you.

Okay, going to go slouch around on soft white sheets x.

THE CANDLE THAT BURNS TWICE AS BRIGHT;

 

..burns half as long.

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It takes an immense amount of work to make it. We go through it, day by day, thinking that nothing has changed; but everything has changed.  

I know it when I see it, and when I do, I feel the pain.

&that's all I can do.. feel it.