fie-guratively speaking...

Shifting house, I mean blog

2006-05-02T23:28:00.000+10:00

felt a little finger-itchy/bored/feellikeit moment. so. i've moved HERE. cheers and see you on the other side.

Need I say more

2006-04-30T16:05:00.000+10:00

smilesmilesmilesmilesmilesmilesmile*BIGGRIN*smilesmilesmilesmilesmilesmilesmile. *** on a totally unrelated note. the lindt chocolate packaging no longer comes with that perforated strip across the box. i liked that.

Just so you know

2006-04-29T09:32:00.000+10:00

my cactus is having a baby. i keep turning the the pot aroundandaround so he'll (he? she? do baby shoots have a gender?) have to keep moving and searching for the sun. hardeeharhar... so much for maternal instincts. :)

Friday nights made up of

2006-04-28T23:29:00.000+10:00

long awaited chinese food, undecisive stand abouts outside a shopwithaBIGdog, china shopping plans with a personal tour guide, squishy seating at the bald man, miraculous three table findings and grabbing of chairs, chocolate, more chocolate, "it smells like a cow" funnies, souffle sou-fel, stoning working people (haha! sama sama!), a superhypersugarinduced mad woman, sweet rides home in thepeugeotwithredseats through the drizzlydrizzly rain. nice. thank you for being the perfect gentleman. and you for making me laugh my guts out tonight. *** something for the weekend secret smiles and everything in between. ocean breathes salty so says modest mouse. happy smells like the way it used to be. i'd like to think of it as a lot like perfection.

Tomorrow comes today

2006-04-27T01:26:00.000+10:00

happy twenty second to you whose witsandlife we managed to successfully scare. :) got ya. i love that even after fifteen years, we're still in and out of each others lives and learning more and more each day. and i love bobby *wink*.

an.ti.ci.pa.tion and a smile

2006-04-23T19:39:00.000+10:00

catching looks while catching licks. afar, across, aside, it's just one of those things. you know i know but we remain a little silent. and i like that we are strangers in common. and i like that a phone call can make a day (or a night). and i like that i like the life snippets i know of you.

Little miss pack-a-punch

2006-04-22T22:14:00.000+10:00

she graduates!

2006-04-22T21:15:00.000+10:00

happy graduation to my fab friend and super cool chick, miss eileen! three cheers! we were originally meant to graduate together in august, but little miss here wanted to do summer. and as if that wasn't enough, she then decided to ditch me for some masters degree back home. hmmph. masters indeed. :) i jest. i'm thrilled for you. and while i will miss your kookiness/sarcasm/whattheheck! tag line/corn bread/same taste shopping sprees/eating binges (open pantry, close pantry, open pantry, close pantry), i'm so glad you've gotten this opportunity to further your studies. here's to friendship and to all the memories we've had here in melbourne! go on home and kick some butt. oh and invite me to your wedding.

Bliss

2006-04-20T00:21:00.000+10:00

tap my shoulder and watch me smile. *** life group with the pey-li/shu shiung gang is just fab. between shiung's inyourface zany-ness and pey-li's toofunkyforwords attitude, we've got it made. tonight, shiung insisted on singing under the stars so we traipsed half a block to his special spot ("pretty right? got lake all"). had an awesome p&w session under the drizzlydrizzly rain. unfortunately, poor rohan had to contend with smudged-ink guitar chords and wet strings. hrr... it feels great to be back in a cell group and have that sense of belonging. i'm uber excited to see what's in store for the bunch of us. we're such a motley crew but blend so well together. think we need to come up with a new menu for supper though. grapes every week just doesn't quite cut it. :)

Shorts in snow

2006-04-17T22:16:00.000+10:00

too much over the weekend to type so you'll just have to take my word when i say that our mount sterling trip was a.w.e.s.o.m.e. to the cracked wind screen gang - the pentan, possum, lu fee spaghetti and ted the Man - kevin, dave the kena-sabo-berkali-kali one, hui yi and rove: travelling with the bunch of you is too fun. ski trip come august yeh? :) here's to more speed bump rides, long stop over lamb shank lunches, one tree hill poses, hops over 'landmines', slippery sliding on stairs, YUM food, superfrantic uno and poke-in-the-ribs laughter. a few pics up on flickr

And so my grandfather calls me

2006-04-14T00:53:00.000+10:00

to tell me that there are now three brand spanking new audis within the family. i'm like whooooa! one of them is the coveted audi tt i am, quite literally, one giant step closer to my dream car. me thinks my grandad is trying to lure me home. plus this very obvious hint: "ya lah, if you come back, then i let you drive." "..." hrr...

You gotta love it

2006-04-14T00:28:00.000+10:00

only a bunch of asians would drive to tgif in the middle of the night to satisfy their week-long steak cravings. :) *** hurray to the one who got me yummy 70% lindt chocolate wrapped in paper decorated with grumpy/nervous easter eggs drawings. you crack me up. (pun intended) quote un quote: "happy easter, have a bloody good thursday, then a good friday!" cheers mate.

Arch non guarantor

2006-04-11T23:20:00.000+10:00

meet ups/catch ups with new/old friends, zipping about in the uber cool lexus IS250(woohoo!), silky shimmery hangings with supertalljack, awesome (ig)nites, flower power purchases, kayu-but-no-tandoori chicken lunch dates, andrew-inspired black peugeots with red leather seats, bushwalking easter weekends, fly away lavender plants, mr la vender and mrs juniper bonsai, one heck of a vacuum cleaner/cleaning. iloveitiloveitiloveit. will be off on the aforementioned bushwalk over the easter hols. they said it was a camping trip, and i thought "oooh, itty bitty tents and dug out earth pits for loos! hurrah!". so you can imagine my disappointment when i was told we were going to stay here instead. *grin* riiiiight. latrinalia is an actual term to describe writing on public lavatory walls. fourteen thousand a year for me to learn stuff like this. three cheers for cultural studies. (i'm part of the elite weird few who actually love cs. c'mon, which other discipline encourages new words like phantasmagoria?) by the way, i just found out i have flat feet, hence the mightily painful shin splints. funny, i always thought i had quite nicely defined feet arches. pfft.

Untitled

2006-04-06T22:18:00.000+10:00

a trumpery fillagree clustered cloistered words that fall like was it just the other way around climbing up and into brilliance so it is true what they say about light and salt colliding selected musings trifling rippling rustling how high is high infinity is a notion i can comprehend how absurd but compelling at once tell you what you need to hear tell me if refractions cause distractions it's the camera lense so wipe the dust off my fingertips streaks of grease lightning mysteries you can smile and fathom do you hear it in the air v a g u e intensity i'm memorising this as i breathe you in.

Inaudible loudness

2006-04-05T23:32:00.000+10:00

and you know why nights like these were just meant to happen. awesome. *** an iridescent clarity but clarity nontheless. be still and know that I Am. nil admirari

So I met this colleague who's leaving her high profile job for opera singing

2006-04-01T16:55:00.000+11:00

maybe the first day at novotel st kilda wasn't really a true reflection of working life. i doubt normal work days are made up of yummy lemony cakes, two hour long lunches at uberchic long grain cafe, birthday cards, dancingtabletoplazysusans and anniversary promotions. :) oh, by the way? powersuits r-o-c-k. i only got out of my work ensemble an hour after i got back. *note to self: got to get me more of them jackets.

Scrabbled random

2006-03-27T11:55:00.000+11:00

pasty grey sky mornings that just tempt you back under the covers. it's the fifth uni week, and i'm still quite unable to get into the rhythm of things. ironic, seeing as this is my final sem (pop the champagne! second graduate among the cousins!). i should be a pro at this by now. bah. faulkner and wharton are getting to me. so are poe and stein. perhaps it's a good thing this is my last lap. i doubt i'd be able to handle another onslaught of readbecauseyouhavetoanalyseandwrite lit books. it's disconcerting having the window cleaner hang about(literally). i get these paranoid visions of some hard hat dude peering in and waving his squeegee at me, demanding i clean my OWN windows.

Sunny daze

2006-03-26T23:36:00.000+11:00

with a turn and a twist she gets her wish -jimmy eat world- polaroid dreams and water colour laughs i'd like to think of it as potential reality *** tummy flips. me thinks i like it.

At the end of the day

2006-03-24T12:13:00.000+11:00

i'm receiving a PARCEL from the lovely bigguy :) i so echo krys' sentiments. there's just something about snailmail and ohsosweet gifts from abroad. thank you for the extra large sweetness. you didn't have to, but i love you all the more for it. *** run run run as fast as you can but you can't get away from the gingerbread Man. so pontificatingly deliberate, that i almost feel sorry for you.

Eugenics of a Eugene

2006-03-19T09:12:00.000+11:00

the rising missourian allstar ah, how fast they grow. *proud and pleased, as-if-i'm-that-old grin*

Aptness or something like it

2006-03-18T00:51:00.000+11:00

meet joey, the shit-poo zu-dle

2006-03-18T00:38:00.000+11:00

and so according to a certain jt, a cross shih tzu poodle will result in either a shit-poo or zu-dle. "so, got a new dog eh? what kind?" "ah she'd be a shit-poo, mate. a shit-poo." i so prefer zu-dle. yummy soba, broken green tea glass (how the heck??), traipsing along the yarra taking pictures of uber lala coloured fishes, sandinmyflipflops, st patricks day irish pub beers, and evil jumpoffthebridge/intotheriver persuasions. all in a nights work. :) lovely. by the way, have you seen the new addition to my apartment? yes. the shit-poo. but an incredibly adorable one at that.

Sometimes, I think of you as

2006-03-12T12:48:00.000+11:00

the recalcitrant remnant relegated to refractory irrationality. *wink wink nudge nudge* :) *** turn, shift, smile. contentment could just be you.

Springing into Spring St

2006-03-06T12:00:00.000+11:00

broadband connection will only be up and running sometime next week, so pardon the online MIA-ness. to those in the area, pop by and see my new place. you can lounge in my bean bag, drink sparkling ribena and watch prison break. :) she is thrilledtobits.

When you're gone

2006-03-01T10:13:00.000+11:00

you epitomize everything i want to be. thank you for blessing my life in so many ways.

It is when it is

2006-02-26T23:47:00.000+11:00

time travels and everything in between. tea leaves and mint cubes summer wind, salty nose. it's a kaleidoscope when you look real close but what about eight bars on a guitar loop. minute hairs that prickle the edge of a specific reason and the world spins a little out of control. unlike icarus i don't quite collide but crash into you.

Happy days

2006-02-22T16:09:00.000+11:00

bruised bums and burnt faces prove our brighton beach bike ride. :) spending a morning&afternoon taking in the awesome melbourne coastal line, lying on our backs soaking up the sun and drinking superpink slushy slusshies make fantastic summer days. pictures up soon!

Wanna go for a stroll?

2006-02-21T13:28:00.000+11:00

i wonder how we looked running up the steps of parliament house, lugging a tripod trying to appear inconspicuous. i'd like to think we kinda looked like professional photographers. well, him anyway. i was professional tripodkulicarrier :) evening spring street strolls (but actually the whole eastern city side) are simply lovely.

When you just know

2006-02-17T22:01:00.000+11:00

you surprise me all over again. and i realise how right i am. eternal sunshine.

Chocolate kisses and coffee froth

2006-02-15T02:57:00.000+11:00

hunched over hotchocs and skinnymochas, there's nothing quite like a cold early morning natterandlaugh. that, and so much more. :) *** like drunk on Happy cocoasips and dappledcoffeefroth lips he says he'll tell me a secret if i only promise to promise after so i do. over and over again.

Or it could just be me

2006-02-13T23:27:00.000+11:00

was reading an online feature article and came across the word 'hienie'. yeah yeah, i know what it means, but gracious me, don't you think it's just about the weirdest looking word ever? hieniehieniehieniehieniehieniehienie. hie.nie. high knee. on a separate note. deepest condolences to ejoos over the loss of his beloved fishyfishy. a moment of silence to be observed. (aforementioned silent moment punctuated by a certain person going "cheyyy... so small how to eat?") he was a good fishyfishy. albeit a fat one.

And so I entered their world of frivolous killing

2006-02-10T02:37:00.000+11:00

two whole hours of a diablo-ic barbarian named HooooOOoo, a GilaGirl sorceress, and a shallnotbenamed whatshisface, and one starts to get the hang of all that 'senseless' slaughter (what senseless? *indignant look* there's just so much evil in the world. we have to eradicate and destroy for the good of all mankind!) ok, so maybe i was the kelefeh kpc with her legs very comfortably propped up on the wall. but i sure as heck had a blast mentally recording hilarious in-unison-boy-exclamations and fights over superior short bows, mana potions and armours (there were a whole host of other shmazzy magic stuff, but i forget). alrite. i consent to ejoos installing diablo II into my pc. nothing like frost nova-ing demons to release some of that final sem stress, eh?

Making me

2006-02-05T23:52:00.000+11:00

a little crazyhappy just doing that thing you do.

Western for asian

2006-02-02T21:22:00.000+11:00

eating out of a white&red noodle box has got to be a novelty in itself. i'd keep it if it wasn't so darn oily.

This and that

2006-02-02T17:53:00.000+11:00

eggshaped chairs,kissing greenfrogswithcrowns, squishysquishy jabs, off the balcony duck fling imaginations, late night after work movie marathons, lazy schmazy lie ins, hectic run arounds, spaz out moments, ocd intentions, corona beeryellows, iwantaplant demands, twenty (thousand) questions, sixteen kg missed rest stops, two guys and a girl, drum dreams, frappes for two, feet-dipping seagulls and hokey pokey creamies. how can one not enjoy summer? an old friend called from perth today and reminded me of our long a.m chats during college days. i was always very impressed with the way he tricked the system by rigging the payphone and calling for free. i suppose it pays to be interested in wires and cables that the telekom men mess around with. with no permanent abode yet, my eating habits have left little to be desired. i will go marketing and cook wholesome meatandvege dishes once i move into my new apartment. but for now, let me revel in my diet of cereal and lindt intense orange.

Ching chong china girl

2006-01-29T01:39:00.000+11:00

top eight (fuyoh. prosperity giler!) things to do this chinese new year: 1) have two scrumptious home cooked meals that could possibly fill you up for a week. 2) replace fireworks for mentos in coke explosions. 3) make a (fe)male doll out of a chubby wine cork and christen her/him (i don't know ok!!) missy handsome. 4) watch shooting stars and learn the names of the constellations. 5) play finger football using jolly green grapes. 6) lounge on uber comfy chairs that double up as thighmusclebuilding exercise machines. 7) put a grown boy to shame by letting a girl beat him in opening a chinese new year cookie jar. 8) get red in the face from too much sparklychampagne. special thanks to the three amigos who never fail to put a smile on my face. being away from home, i couldn't have chosen better people to spend the festivities with. benthebei: thanks for an awesome dinner. and yes, you can rock my socks. hrrhrr... missy handsome: for teaching me the names of stars, playing psycho shrink with me, and for constantly astounding me with your random bursts of knowledge and questions. eric ejoos: for always letting me ride shotgun (b* seat!), fetching and carrying me even if it means turning around from hoddle street and being just too nice. rawrr! :) i can safely say... i'm loving every bit of this. happy chinese new year to all back home! eat lotsa mandarins for me. the ones here are shrivelled and prune like.

Flapping hands and bird poop

2006-01-25T13:57:00.000+11:00

automatic car washes officially terrify me. but i did not spaz out! (hah! in your face ejoos and b :P) on a totally different note, i am no longer staying at crummy college square. even though the lease only ends in feb, i've moved out and am currently in an awesome, air conditioned summer home. so hold on to your goodies, cards and little packages tied up with string which you plan on mailing me. i'll give you my new address as soon as i get one.

It's the little things

2006-01-24T16:25:00.000+11:00

like riding up four car park floors perched precariously on the boot of a car; raiding 7-11 stores at one a.m. for sorbets; having the luxury of air conditioning during summer; getting excited about being one of the few rgp wearers and comparing eye notes; finger ddrs; more finger ddrs; absolut cuts; rock climbing and fishing trips; fiveinthemorning plans to cycle; and random conversations like why soap is good for you. hooray for harimaus, big birds, benbens, eric ejoos and mr woons. (will someone please remind me what the nama kimia for soap is again?)

:)

2006-01-21T10:09:00.000+11:00

thirtieth floor sunsets, bubble blowings, earlynight city traipsing, twinklelittlestar, nonsensical llama badger renditions, whispered secrets, not so whispered secrets, happysmiles, head to shoulder rests, carefully handled hearts, flushed face roll arounds, TPM and crazy duckies. hand in hand journeys.

Shhh

2006-01-20T19:05:00.000+11:00

today, i was a naughty little girl. tee hee... don't you breathe a word. :)

Hurrah for summer days

2006-01-18T11:32:00.000+11:00

the apartment has been reverberating with grammatically-skewed, cheesy-titled japanese techno beats (you was born to belove??). even in the silence, i promise you i can hear (or imagine i hear) whiny strains of the synthesizer. i officially crown eric si fu of the O2 jam finger ddr obsession. and when i say it's an obsession, i mean it's an obsession. okay, so finger ddr games may seem like a pretty cool activity. get to exercise them fingers, your hand eye coordination skills sky rocket and there's a healthy (!?) competitive spirit jumping about. however. when three grown boys and two perfectly sane girls start playing barbieandken with their ddr avatars, you know something's slightly amiss. :)

Yeah, baby!

2006-01-14T19:17:00.000+11:00

luggage cling wrap: RM21 overweight luggage penalty: RM210 unexpected business class upgrade with best pal: priceless :)

Tea leaves

2006-01-10T15:54:00.000+11:00

and they'd say who would have thought while i resist the urge to spill a smile.

Got you

2006-01-06T01:16:00.000+11:00

under my skin *** happy two thousand six. :)

Just because it's Christmas

2005-12-26T01:14:00.000+11:00

an off-hand moment and i see you as i see you best.

Finger to the lips

2005-12-15T11:55:00.000+11:00

finger to the lips i'll tell you a secret if you tell me yours permanent silly smiles heart tips and silken grazes palm in palm and the day tilts into forever i'll tell you a secret if you tell me yours

Somethingness

2005-12-09T16:33:00.000+11:00

i'll stop the world and melt with you.

Fun runs

2005-12-03T16:09:00.000+11:00

everything takes a backseat when you're having fun. :) sorry for the lack of updates and msn chats. the only times i go online now is to pay bills and fees, so to those abroad, my apologies. come on home and we can yum cha! hehheh... cheerio for now!

Frah-ai-day!

2005-11-25T10:11:00.000+11:00

i'd like to think the nice lady at bakers delight had an amusing 940 morning moment packing three cape seed fruit and nut loaves to a dishevelled, out of breath girl, rushing to beat the rain and time before leaving for home. could i have four cape seed loaves please. we only make three loaves a day, love, but i could pop you some of the rolls instead? oh, i'll take them all. umm including the rolls, thanks. so for anyone wanting cape seed fruit and nut loaves, don't go to the baker's delight along lygon street. *** afternoon catch ups with old friends over max brenner suckaos and chocolateicecreammocktails, midnight patrick, wmi and keasberry car washes, early morning grimm movies remind me why i love melbourne. to jay: i'm awfully glad we managed to catch up yesterday. i had a blast :) there's this biggish lump in my throat at the thought of you leaving melbourne forever. it's been an honour and blessing knowing you. thanks for being such an awesome friend and yes, i will always remember the lollipopinyourmouth during my first day at uni orientation :) take care ya hear! to nelson: you're too cool lah :) happy graduation! we've had uber fun times and i'm grateful for every minute of them. don't be a stranger ya? go for gold and pursue your creative dreams. you're so darn good at it! :) all the best man! to dawnoh, april, lim wu, fang, and doctor penny: aiyah, i'll still see you all next year :) thank goodness for honours, masters, long haul medicine courses and what have you :) iloveyouall. see you soon! do some post christmas shopping for me.

Homecoming

2005-11-24T11:19:00.000+11:00

i am in a naked room. there isn't a single photo on the wall, my windows are completely devoid of post-its, my shelves are bare and for once, i can actually see where my desk begins and ends (corrr...it's so white!) i am going home (wheee!frah-ai-day, frah-ai-day!). and when i return, i will be moving house. yes, after two and a half years, it has finally hit that college square is a rip off. i am outta here! the living room is mooshed-filled with mountainous stacks of brownboxeswithflapsopened. already, there are eleven boxes, out of which seven are from my room alone. and that's just the tip of the iceberg. i am not even remotely finished with packing yet. ohdearieme! i'm such a hoarder! well, looks like the guys have their summer program all fixed up for them. be a man, do the right thing. *fie waltzes away duster in hand* :) to my flight buddies: we're going hoooooome!! chung, you all set with the flight plan? *secret wink and handshake code* if all else fails, there's always the stuff-kai-in-the-toilet procedure to fall back on. to ben and eric: don't miss us too much. perfect the mentos in coke feat! oh and uhh, don't hang out so often with each other, please? not healthy; two home-sick boys spending so much time together, watching romantic movies all. hehheh...i will miss you both! dfo shopping, FiEric to do's and computer hacking lessons when i get back k? see you two in the summer! *hugs*

Recipe nights

2005-11-23T00:21:00.000+11:00

the FiEric top to-do's: 1. mentos terrorism spouts of joy 2. radiating cheezels 3. floating rainbow spheres 4. pea nutty pig 5. morning light fountain robbery/GPT grand pool theft 6. ichorous wax rockets *** one bottle of diet coke one tube of mentos one exceptionally cold spring night one lincoln square location three video recordings six very stoned/high/hyper friends mentos in coke = a supposedly awesome six feet eruption OUR mentos in coke = a miserable blubber and overflow of coke foam :) but hey, it was fun okay. no crossings out yet. we shall attempt again! oh and someone beat us to pouring soap powder into the fountains (how come we didn't think of that?). frothfrothfroth!

Thoughts at five

2005-11-21T05:03:00.000+11:00

naturally, i've chosen my final week in melbourne to pack my bags, clean my apartment, box my toomanyhoarded belongings, do my laundry, shop for my mum/cousin/sister/uncle/aunty/grandparents/college nonya and meet up with a gazillion people for movie/coffee/dinner/rock climbing/chitchat. nevermind that i had over three weeks of complete free-ness to do everything. :) in the midst of all the exciting bustle, a deep peace that comes only by walking in His directed path rumbles through. it is amazingly liberating to let go and let God; to breathe in His awesome splendour and grace; to live in the today and to wait in eager anticipation for what lies ahead; to know that my days are going to be simplythebest because He holds me in the palm of His hand; to be able to honestly say that it is well with my soul. it's wonderful to look forward to things. and yes, even change. i am usually not a big fan of change (doh! who is). those who know me will recall me being a total wreck when my carefully planned life schedule gets messed up. reformat systems do not exist in the life of stephanie lim. reformatting = wiping out of the old = re-entering and recovering lost data = impossible tasks = harassed and deranged stephanie however, i beg to differ now. i couldn't be happier with this current reformatting that's happening in my life. God has little ways of preparing one for the onslaught of change. how absurd of me to think that He would leave me floundering in waves of doubt and fear! how deep the Father's love for us how vast beyond all measure! in an hours time, the sun will rise. and with it, the beautiful Dawn. early in the morning i will celebrate the light God of wonders beyond our galaxy You are holy Lord of heaven and earth ascribe greatness to the Rock so high thank You.

How do you like your eggs in the morning

2005-11-19T14:21:00.000+11:00

i dreamed a little dream. and i couldn't help the silly happy smile on my face. put my hand in yours and take a walk on the sunny side of the street.

Of smiley arithmetics and gods who listen to bach

2005-11-18T17:48:00.000+11:00

wk: gods exist at the top of the food chain. and down the hierarchy are little gods, littler gods, and all the way down are the atomic littlest-gods.and they listen to bach's fugues. me: ... wk: can a person eat upside-down? me: umm... wk: i suppose, i could empirically determine the answer - eat a whole lot of papayas upside down, remain in that position for a day. if i have an urgent need to purge, then yes! a person can eat (and digest) upside-down. i have no idea how i can be upside-down for a day. perhaps, by tying my legs up to the water-sprinklers. me: !! wk: hey, smiley arithmetics (proceeds to show a series of equations involving smiley emoticons) me: BUAHAHHAHAHA! *** conversations with mr woon leave me speechless and laugh-y all at once.

Mush brains

2005-11-18T03:24:00.000+11:00

of bubble blows, compressed aerosol cans and mentos in coke eruptions. the things we do. or want to do. :) *** pre-christmas dinners (how did sambal prawns get in?) should always be done this way - fantastic favourites style. winning eleven with two amateurs and two show offs brings football gaming to a whole new level. har har...

Football and then some

2005-11-17T18:43:00.000+11:00

and finally, after thirty two years, the socceroos are back in the game. woohoo. three angst filled boys with violent, againsturuguay tendencies , one lucky football, a pack of maltesers for throwing at the spas stupidas referee, and a mountain of pillows for hiding-during-penalty-shootout purposes. *grin* what a passion.

Untitled

2005-11-16T00:46:00.000+11:00

a memorial and a tossing into wind blown sheets of cold plaster and framed windows. a straight line and vultures twist and writhe overhead. this sweet madness this glorious scar pulled shard of distracted remembrance. mystery that builds dreams dreams that build hope and you spend all your time waiting in that enshrouded cloud of bliss. learn to live in the epitome of a stranger angel. can you hear with me? potent whispers cold frost and warm hearts oh that we would never err! stretched in entropy lilith weak. i am me when i'm with you. i will be your quintessence.

:)

2005-11-15T13:14:00.000+11:00

i'll gladly take the first banana juice sip for you; watch your e bay account while you work; like the colour green just because you do; and smile so you will too.

Techno toys

2005-11-14T12:42:00.000+11:00

suburb surprises in boxes and bubble wrap. waking up in the late hours of the morning (yes, i sleep in till 11 these days. oh the horror!) to the smell of my spanking new logitech toy is uber cool. oooh-ing and aaah-ing over it with my bro is uber cool-er. setting it up and traipsing all over the house to test out its wireless prowess is uber cool-est. can you see this? can ya, can ya? i'm ten feet away from the screen! sweeeet. hardeeharhar. who knew i'd be so hyped over technology. thank you for being so excited about it as well. it's heaps better sharing in technojoy :) oh, and for explaining things to me too. even the... uhh... silly things. really, silly things. i said i liked techno gadgets. i never said i knew the nitty gritties intimately. *happy shrug*

Mountain tops

2005-11-13T12:03:00.000+11:00

step on the fringes of the dawn and breathe in Magnificence. oh, it is well with my soul! *** my heart it feels like singing.

Caffeine love

2005-11-09T11:45:00.000+11:00

and He reminds me how love can be shown even in the simplest of things - like serving coffee to stressed out students at the ballieu. to the ocf coffee ministry team: you guys are gold! thank you for your dedication and love.

Christmas in November

2005-11-08T23:55:00.000+11:00

special special thanks to the one who treated me like a queen with glitterygoldclass movie tickets complete with sumptuous comfy push button chairs and lemon lime bitter drinks. :) thank you for sitting the two hours watching (and probably loathing) the bloom boy (har har.. he's pssss hot!), for the atmydoorstep chauffering, and for the delightful company over hj burgers and early christmas gifts. you're a gem. *hugs*

Oozing yummyness

2005-11-07T22:45:00.000+11:00

i am in love with greco's rocky road. tomorrow night - the gold reckoning. i can hardly wait! *fie skips around in glee* *** lockedinfromtherain coffee bean tea sessions are lovely with you. (helter skelter in the pitter patter drops! haha... i was brave!)

Kill em!!

2005-11-07T01:57:00.000+11:00

urgh. i have succumbed to the dark side. i have joined the smacky force. jason lim! you and your cookie! i was holding on strong; resisting the force. and you had to drag me into this evil addiction! will someone please teach me how to play this darn thing? i'm hitting like a deranged maniac. but dang, it's fun :)

Epilogue

2005-11-06T16:21:00.000+11:00

d i s c o n n e c t i o n and i breathe in pacific silence. goodbyegoodnight no answers to the questions no questions to the answers remember to forget forget to remember goodbyegoodnight *** this certainty of heart let it be cast in stone

And you just know

2005-11-05T18:45:00.000+11:00

last night, snuggled under a toobig jacket, watching three grown boys catch licks from their gelati's, thwarting kutuks from a doctor imposter and lounging late with my good bro... things just fell into perspective. and the picture was beautiful. to the doctorwhocycleshomeinahurry: watch out! i will strike back with a vengeance! muahaha! :) *** he cooked! sigh... i'm so proud. *grin* The Momentous First Meal. tarataratara!

Tally ho!

2005-11-04T11:51:00.000+11:00

and i look forward to you with baited breath. don't you just love prospects! :)

Golden

2005-11-02T12:41:00.000+11:00

the heart of contentment lies in the here and now. and i want no disruptions. lovely kokoblack chats, suburb slumber parties and movie marathons have my cup to overflowing. i look back and am regretful of all those missed preciousmoment opportunities. but He makes up for lost time and i am thankful it has come back in the form of two best boys who love me enough to give me a patient, running commentary of batmanbegins, laugh along to madagascar at three a.m in the morning and hold my hand as i make an all important phone call. *** i roll the window down and then begin to breathe in the darkest country road and the strong scent of evergreen from the passenger seat as you are driving me home. then looking upwards i strain my eyes and try to tell the difference between shooting stars and satellites from the passenger seat as you are driving me home. "do they collide?" i ask and you smile. with my feet on the dash the world doesn't matter. -death cab for cutie-

Untitled

2005-11-01T00:08:00.000+11:00

today like the fringe of a dream you curled and hazed into blue smoke and for a brief moment i didn't know how to love you.

To the ice cruncher

2005-10-31T00:09:00.000+11:00

happy birthday dawn oh! twentyone, twentyone, twentyone! have an awesome day! *hugs*

Unbeatable

2005-10-31T00:02:00.000+11:00

two guys, a girl and some jolly good grub. that's what mezzanine days are made of. next stop: squire's loft. for my two best boys to treat, of course. *notsosubtlehint* :)

Heading elsewhere

2005-10-29T19:18:00.000+10:00

i'm sitting here, my brain tired, but finally relinquished of its creative expectations. i have of this moment, one more essay to complete before the freedom bells chime. i will hit anyone who reminds me they have completed all academic requirements for the year. yes, that means you and you. :) i honestly think the south and the 'burbs give me extra inspiration. maybe it's the presence of a sleeping somebody, the mutedbutnotreally strains of two guitar jammers in the background and a funky be-capped gal somewhere in the other room. whatever it is, it's working. e bay rocks, by the way. cheers to high technology at cheap prices. i can't wait!

All the smile things

2005-10-28T12:10:00.000+10:00

guess who just got invited for a goldclassticket movie! thank you. :) next week, let's hit them cinemas - gold style!

Wednesdays are made of

2005-10-26T16:56:00.000+10:00

pretty gerbera surprises and lovely italian lunches for four. say it with me, fo-kah-shia.

Two nineteen

2005-10-26T03:34:00.000+10:00

happy birthday to the terrific twins! in honour of them, today is officially green day and make-a-modelhouse-out-of-toothpicks day. have a superduperdoublehappy day! *** legal crossdressers; like,ijustlurrrvemylittleblackdress moments; limited brain quotas; loud non-surprises; lanterns and green-lit rooms; hiddenwhispers; butt-bumping glass doors; sweet earlymorning treks home (thank youuu); rgp lense trade info and bacteria coated eye thingies. enjoy the ride and play this game called life and living

Track

2005-10-25T10:24:00.000+10:00

who needs alarm clocks when you can have loud persistent wakeupnowwakeupnownownow phone shouts. so the call was an hour late. which led me to start two hours later than planned. but... it did get me out from under the sheets. :)

Hail the Kapten

2005-10-25T00:01:00.000+10:00

to the one who completes my sentences articulates my feelings with precise precision pushes me to higher limits puts things into logical perspective teases me no end is too big for his car thinks the world of me (you know you do :P) loves me for the melancholic choleric that i am understands me to a t is incapable of running a full lap (waste of cd player) fits the TwinsInCrime job description perfectly can physically hurt me with a hug/'gentle' slap on the back (unfettered strength!) happy birthday! have a great one. loveyoutobits! i'll see you realreal soon! exactly one more month! *hugs*

Falcate

2005-10-23T21:14:00.000+10:00

i think my sundays were destined to be great. :) productive moments, (in more ways than one! think pink!), ocd notes, lazy loungy comfy beds, superfast yummy beefrendang and indianbutterchicken, victorious missy higgins exclamations and ohhellothere classics. *** a distant memory and you fragment into the pieces you were meant to be. all that and only that. perhaps never she whispers yearning not for what was once. perhaps maybe is a hesitant figment. nevermore a question. only like the fringe of a dream that fades into hazy oblivion and a soulpeace, a certainty despite the uncertain, merges with the hearts blend. happy is she. and it's not just a yuppie word.

Stress smacks

2005-10-22T10:40:00.000+10:00

the stress bug is flitting about. and i wish i could squishsquishsquash it for some. to the one who had a prone lay-about moment on the floor: i'm here. one more week and you'll hear the bells of freedom. couple more months and you're home free (literally). iloveyoumuch. to the one who now blogs when he is not stuDYING (copyright missachin): i sleep better after beforesleep natters. go for it come monday! till then, drop by again and i'll cook dinner. or better yet, you cook. i'll turn off the smoke alarm:) to the uber green one: don't frown! think forehead creases! early morning chats with you can get a little loopy, but amusing nontheless. househousehousehouse! you hold the House Source down, while i rummage for the cd. set?

Wonderwall

2005-10-20T11:30:00.000+10:00

will someone please give me a magicfastforwardingmachine. i want next year to come so bad. thinking about two oh oh six future plans makes me all jumpyinahappyway. moving out of crummy college square is going to be the highlight of the year. moving in with the fantastic favourites is going to be an even bigger highlight of the year. plus i know of a few who are *ahem* getting lovely transportation vehicles *wink* yessssss! *fie punches air* had a nice little beforeclass chat with a friend i haven't seen in a while yesterday. it was good catching up over chai lattes and ultimate mochas and it reminded me how precious friendships are. breakkie trips soon yeah? late night hang outs with impressbywashing sengjais, doctors who cycle home fast! (misscallmisscall!), junziiis, big birds, rainsoaked and non-ocd people (don't know how to stick properly ah?) are ubergreat (which sounds like gubergrape). on a totally unrelated note. siowkaishan cooked! and did not set fire to the apartment. *awed silence* even though i highly suspect he only peeled carrots/washed, sorry, no, touched the fish/defrosted the chicken, i'm glad for the progress :) and no, there is no need to give me a detailed progress report of your toilet habits. i am quite fine not knowing, thank you. :) on another totally unrelated note. i want ben's gorgeous deck!

Amusings

2005-10-18T17:23:00.000+10:00

my bigfriendlygiant asked me today if i was in love. :) i was amused beyond words. to big guy and that nyonya person: imissyou!

Waking up with this

2005-10-18T10:10:00.000+10:00

enveloping herself in stickycinnamonhugs and happyendorphins, she found she was no longer in want of that slippedlove. because this new found happiness was too much too heartfilling too completing to give up just yet. perhaps tomorrowyear, perhaps neveryear. seasons come, seasons go. i wouldn't change it for the world. *** "oh, i don't hate!" she said with startled certainty. "but...i don't lovelove either" this heartspace is just too full.

Fancy free

2005-10-17T10:45:00.000+10:00

i'm loving the fact that the fantastic favourites are going to be in such close neighbourly proximity next year. no more onlynumberonetram rides or long eastern freeway journeys to see each other. and for this, i am hyperly (?) estatic! trips to ikea (bags i the yummycomfyswivelallak chair!) and notsofarout plans for next year make me want to fast forward the remaining couple of months. to my recentlyreleased bro; you and me? we're so going to rock this place :) alchi-chillout/dvdbunks/latenightchat/drumlesson sessions are going to be top list to dos come 2006. and yes yes. i owe you that hug. (eh, we can still drop laundry at your place, no?) i haven't felt this content in a while. last night, i was more than happy to just sit back and bask in the warm glow of friendship. conversation (sabos...pfft...silly boys :P) flowed around the table and if i had been in a particularly pms/emo state, i'd have shed a couple of happy tears. hrrhrr... who says you can't have your cake and eat it too. this is my cake. and i've got it sprinkled with hundredsandthousands. *** hugs make a day, shadows prove the sunshine. utterly connection-less, but too true anyhow. teehee... thank you.

Poke me in the ribs

2005-10-16T22:12:00.000+10:00

wk: hey, can "half an our" = "mine"? me: what?? wk: let's say ks and i jointly own a watermelon.it is ours.half of that ours is...mine? me: ... wk: just thinking of eating watermelons in summer.having watermelon juice run down my untanned torso.. me: *incredulous stare before uncontrolled bursts of laughter*

Dandy day

2005-10-16T21:45:00.000+10:00

today has been an ohsososogood day. explaining won't do justice. so you'll have to trust me when i say, it has been a glorious sunday. :) and to think the supersunnyblue skies were just an added bonus. for what's in a day of a dandy life for what's in a day of this dandy life everything, everything, everything

Untitled

2005-10-15T14:42:00.000+10:00

there floats our conversation like clouds in our minds we leave an open invitation to this world we've denied if i turn around would that be my fault if i turn around would that be my loss feel the raindrops of impression stinging from above what the price of this confusion we have yet to speak of *** should i let you sleep should i let you slip should i let you fade to grey because you're beautiful when i close my eyes you're beautiful under heaven's skies *** and she lingers a smile.

Tripping back

2005-10-15T12:58:00.000+10:00

you; iloveyou. and the sun will shine again. till then, you have me watching your back. always always. we can watch childhood re-runs if it'll help cheer you up. you; you make things alright. thanks for beforesleep outofoptusfreetime conversations, nickelback singles, hugs and long viruses goodnight *grin* you; second homes are best especially with you. siew ngap mok moks are too fun to taunt you with. you're a gem of a big bird. you; my sane, sensible other half. you know, i know. things make so much sense with you around. i get prouder and prouder of you by the minute. *** thinking of graduation middlenextyear makes my heart crouch up. the uncertainty that looms is daunting, to say the least and i can't bear the thought of leaving them. i.really.can't. please please please give me that internship. failing which, can i pack us up in a fed ex box and ship ourselves to sunny Island in the Sun?

Gone fishing

2005-10-06T17:43:00.000+10:00

on hiatus. will be back on the seventh of Someday. the writer, though jaded with blogs, blogging and everything in between, is always free for coffeeandrealconversations. :)

Sweet redemption songs

2005-10-04T11:13:00.000+10:00

wahsofast! msn chats with the boywiththecoolefinname, 3 am mumble phone conversations with a work saturated endorphin (hey! who's gonna keep me happy now?) and hyper wenativity syndromes. for now, life is a joy. *** "i dont look at circle of trust buddies' butts..." ooookaaaaay. *cue to twiddle thumbs and whistle outoftune*

South rescue

2005-10-04T01:41:00.000+10:00

connoisseur cookiesandcream rescue missions and toomanygummytreats. what a lovely way to end a first monday back to uni. :) *** chin up futuregreatlawyer! every little thing's going to be alrite.

Tall talk

2005-10-03T17:00:00.000+10:00

hypocritical sanctimonious words. talking bigandloud may bode well for the outward, unsuspecting soul. but to those who have truly known, seen and heard, tall talk means absolutely nothing. *** she marveled at how some were so adept at giving advice, yet for the life of her couldn't understand why they didn't pay any heed to their own words. the world, she thought, was indeed a strange, strange place.

Triangle battles

2005-10-03T13:06:00.000+10:00

the damsel and her beloved hero and evil villain :)

2005-10-03T13:04:00.000+10:00

the evil villain

2005-10-03T13:03:00.000+10:00

the hero

2005-10-03T13:01:00.000+10:00

battle #3

2005-10-03T12:59:00.001+10:00

battle #2

2005-10-03T12:59:00.000+10:00

battle #1

2005-10-03T12:58:00.000+10:00

and the battle begins

It's all about

2005-10-03T12:07:00.000+10:00

i'm right on time for the atmosphere to re-arrange cos i've got wings so watch me fly and I'm free to be the one you dreamt me to be i'm alive when i'm alive in you and i'm free to be the one you said i could be i'm alive cos you're alive i'm alive when i'm alive in you

Inside outside

2005-10-03T11:55:00.000+10:00

sometimes i think how much easier it'd be to fall back into old patterns. to be comfortable again in that ol' world. i could. but then, i wouldn't get the chance to be surprised. and amisdt the rough anticipations of my heart captivate me, fascinate me You're everything i want to see.