Sometimes, when you give people options to choose from or choices to make, there would always be a choice that you would favour and you would want them to pick. Inevitably, if you do this, as I learned, you need to be prepared for disappointment.
Lets say you give a person Choice A and Choice B and you are just hoping and hoping and hoping that the person would choose Choice A, and lets just say the person knows that it would mean the world to you if he chooses Choice A.
But even with that knowledge, the person chooses Choice B instead.
What do you do then? How would you react? I suppose, being a mature adult, you would respect the person's decision and make the best out of it. But even mature adults have feelings, and I guess you would feel disappointed and possibly hurt that the person didn't choose the option that you were wishing for him to.
I'm disappointed and that's about it. But Joyce, it's no big deal so just get over it.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Up In The Sky
So I have a real penchant for high places. I like looking up at the sky and looking at the stars or the clouds or the random bird and I really like being in the sky, whether I'm strapped to a parachute, in a pseudo hot-air balloon or sitting down on a high roof or platform and dangling my feet off the edge. Maybe it's the breeze and the cool air, or maybe it's the quiet, but there's just so many things about high places that allow you to be at one with yourself and really rejuvenate your senses.
My most recent trip to Bali, I decided to snap loads of pictures while looking up. And I was amazed to discover a great many beautiful things and patterns that I had previously not noticed. The leaves on the trees, the form of the clouds and of course the intricate tiles and paintings that spread across the ceilings of temples and buildings. It was a pretty good and personal encounter sans the dull neck ache that accompanied the experience, but overall, a wonderful feast for my eyes! :)
My dad bought a new 3D kite while we were there and I can't wait to go fly it! Maybe I shall do that on my birthday weekend! :) And if the kite doesn't fly, I shall buy myself 2 balloons! One to let go and one to keep. Call me weird, but I always feel like I need two of something! So that I can keep one in pristine condition, and use the other. Especially my stationery like my notebooks and special erasers and pencils and my Hello Kitty parity products! :) All for keepsake's sake.
Anyway, it's such a horror uploading the photos into iPhoto! There's just so many! But I can't wait to put them up and actually do a photo travelog. I don't picture up my posts, and maybe I should start before my blog gets boring! But first, it's time to head to bed. Thanks slide, for keeping me company for a little bit today and allowing me to seek solace. It's comforting to know that after all this time, you're still there for the same ole' same ole' quiet time together... you, me and the pretty sky :)
My most recent trip to Bali, I decided to snap loads of pictures while looking up. And I was amazed to discover a great many beautiful things and patterns that I had previously not noticed. The leaves on the trees, the form of the clouds and of course the intricate tiles and paintings that spread across the ceilings of temples and buildings. It was a pretty good and personal encounter sans the dull neck ache that accompanied the experience, but overall, a wonderful feast for my eyes! :)
My dad bought a new 3D kite while we were there and I can't wait to go fly it! Maybe I shall do that on my birthday weekend! :) And if the kite doesn't fly, I shall buy myself 2 balloons! One to let go and one to keep. Call me weird, but I always feel like I need two of something! So that I can keep one in pristine condition, and use the other. Especially my stationery like my notebooks and special erasers and pencils and my Hello Kitty parity products! :) All for keepsake's sake.
Anyway, it's such a horror uploading the photos into iPhoto! There's just so many! But I can't wait to put them up and actually do a photo travelog. I don't picture up my posts, and maybe I should start before my blog gets boring! But first, it's time to head to bed. Thanks slide, for keeping me company for a little bit today and allowing me to seek solace. It's comforting to know that after all this time, you're still there for the same ole' same ole' quiet time together... you, me and the pretty sky :)
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
*whines* :)
hello hello hello! :) this is a seemingly happy whining-type post. Strange, because for some reason, although I am very happy and glad to be back home, I am also experiencing a never-seen-never-experienced before post-holiday blues, trauma type of syndrome. You know, concrete buildings and concrete people in an even more concrete jungle doesn't cut it for me when I've been basking in the glories of animals everywhere, cute friendly kids, being in high places, flying around in the skies, crashing waves, splashing around in seawater, serene temples, powdery sand and being a rupiah millionaire.
*happy sigh* :)
Ah, anyway, back to whining.
So i have to lament the lost of the all-hailed Adobe Creative Suites along with the unwarranted crash of my macbook. I currently feel a sense of digital creative stagnation because I can no longer photoshop my breasts to be that of a larger size. Oh phooey. How do girls/some guys even do that anyway?! Spam the bloat and contour tools? (Not that any bloating or countouring could make my breasts seemingly bigger. I'm just saying. Okay, can you please close that tab on your Firefox browser and stop checking out my boobs on Facebook? Thanks.) No really, I need to get photoshop back on my computer NOW so that I can put together digital masterpieces to be loved and awed by all, but until then, all my digital projects have come to a stand still. Yes Ethan, you will get your CAC scrapbook page when I get my photoshop! Oh just to clarify, by digital masterpieces, I meant, website designs, t-shirt designs and a scrapbook page for CAC. What... an artist I am.
And #2. I have to lament the embarkation on "my" second research paper. Whoever knew that the academic writing process could be so harrowing and well, "procastination"-inducing. Oh don't get me wrong, I enjoy the process and then of course, the glory of the outcome but awww man, it's so much reading! Blah blah blah blah blah. As I always say, "How to do my PhD like that?!" Okay, I can do this, and I really should get restarted. And, one day when I finally become a Communication (maybe Sociology) Scholar and I'm the one swarming other people's brains with 500 words that explain a simple concept and sentence, I shall look back and laugh hysterically.
And finally, ye olde grande finale #3. I have been playing games like crazy on my DS. So I've finished Cooking Mama, Raving Rabbids and Diner Dash (very difficult stuff that encourages the good and very desirable quality of perseverance), but I can't seem to cook my burgers and fries fast enough in Burger Island! As of now, I have unlocked 26 of 33 recipes, and darn do I want those 7 recipes badly. It's amazing to see how frantic and stressed I get while playing the game and my hands tremble and I add the wrong sauce into my burger which ultimately VOIDS the burger. omg. Anyway, I've decided to save myself a premature heart attack for a bit and have moved on to play Lego Indiana Jones. It's really proving to be a fun and intriguing game with punching, shooting and adventure! (No, contrary to popular belief, I do not have violent tendencies.) I wish I had it on a bigger screen though! And in all complaining frenzy, my Plants vs. Zombies for Mac torrent isn't loading. Lol, imagine if I had to activate my Bootcamp to play games. Yes, other people load Bootcamp so that they can work on AutoCAD, and I load Bootcamp to play Plants vs. Zombies. Way to go, intellectual! :)
Alright, I'm done. That's a load off my shoulders :) Anyway, I also wish that I could be a leaf. Just thought you might like to know :)
*happy sigh* :)
Ah, anyway, back to whining.
So i have to lament the lost of the all-hailed Adobe Creative Suites along with the unwarranted crash of my macbook. I currently feel a sense of digital creative stagnation because I can no longer photoshop my breasts to be that of a larger size. Oh phooey. How do girls/some guys even do that anyway?! Spam the bloat and contour tools? (Not that any bloating or countouring could make my breasts seemingly bigger. I'm just saying. Okay, can you please close that tab on your Firefox browser and stop checking out my boobs on Facebook? Thanks.) No really, I need to get photoshop back on my computer NOW so that I can put together digital masterpieces to be loved and awed by all, but until then, all my digital projects have come to a stand still. Yes Ethan, you will get your CAC scrapbook page when I get my photoshop! Oh just to clarify, by digital masterpieces, I meant, website designs, t-shirt designs and a scrapbook page for CAC. What... an artist I am.
And #2. I have to lament the embarkation on "my" second research paper. Whoever knew that the academic writing process could be so harrowing and well, "procastination"-inducing. Oh don't get me wrong, I enjoy the process and then of course, the glory of the outcome but awww man, it's so much reading! Blah blah blah blah blah. As I always say, "How to do my PhD like that?!" Okay, I can do this, and I really should get restarted. And, one day when I finally become a Communication (maybe Sociology) Scholar and I'm the one swarming other people's brains with 500 words that explain a simple concept and sentence, I shall look back and laugh hysterically.
And finally, ye olde grande finale #3. I have been playing games like crazy on my DS. So I've finished Cooking Mama, Raving Rabbids and Diner Dash (very difficult stuff that encourages the good and very desirable quality of perseverance), but I can't seem to cook my burgers and fries fast enough in Burger Island! As of now, I have unlocked 26 of 33 recipes, and darn do I want those 7 recipes badly. It's amazing to see how frantic and stressed I get while playing the game and my hands tremble and I add the wrong sauce into my burger which ultimately VOIDS the burger. omg. Anyway, I've decided to save myself a premature heart attack for a bit and have moved on to play Lego Indiana Jones. It's really proving to be a fun and intriguing game with punching, shooting and adventure! (No, contrary to popular belief, I do not have violent tendencies.) I wish I had it on a bigger screen though! And in all complaining frenzy, my Plants vs. Zombies for Mac torrent isn't loading. Lol, imagine if I had to activate my Bootcamp to play games. Yes, other people load Bootcamp so that they can work on AutoCAD, and I load Bootcamp to play Plants vs. Zombies. Way to go, intellectual! :)
Alright, I'm done. That's a load off my shoulders :) Anyway, I also wish that I could be a leaf. Just thought you might like to know :)
Friday, July 2, 2010
a brand new chapter
It's been terribly long since I last blogged and well, I've decided to start afresh with a "new" blog. Haha I was reading all my past postings and rantings before I set this new blog up and boy were they an eye-opener. Seriously, my comments while reading my past entries were fraught with "was I really like that?!"s and "omg, haha, thank goodness I don't do that now". Not that it's such a bad thing. I was younger, happier, less burdened with real-world stuff and more... well... open. Yes, "open" is the most appropriate word considering I felt almost voyeuristic even looking at my old photographs *shudders* youth knows no limits to public displays of unforgivably rowdy behaviour. and that's all I'm going to say. thankfully, i've grown up since :)
Well, much has happened in the past few months since I last took to the keyboard to pen my thoughts. Some were happier than others but all in all, they were good experiences that marked 21 years of my life on earth. But here's to new happier beginnings and writing off the past as memories that are better kept stashed as digital bits lost in the itnerwebs. Well, the bad ones at least!
In the meantime though, this marks the first of many happy posts about my life thus far and life to come! :)
Well, much has happened in the past few months since I last took to the keyboard to pen my thoughts. Some were happier than others but all in all, they were good experiences that marked 21 years of my life on earth. But here's to new happier beginnings and writing off the past as memories that are better kept stashed as digital bits lost in the itnerwebs. Well, the bad ones at least!
In the meantime though, this marks the first of many happy posts about my life thus far and life to come! :)
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