Tuesday, July 31, 2012

31st July.


So I treated myself to a slice of chocolate truffle cake, and some beer which wasn't in the picture early in the morning at 0549h. Not the healthiest of way to start the day, but considering that my night hasn't ended, :) I will try to be nice to myself today. Hell, I will be great to myself today.

Let's just hope the day will be great in return.



Somewhat prefer this to the original. Felt that it is a little more soulful(?).

Sunday, July 29, 2012

A couple of runs, late night dinners in the supper time slot, random outings, watching the opening of the Games on tv, wasn't too bad to fill the week with.

Counting down. And waiting.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

When your legs feel heavy, you go running. That was last week.

And Monday blues be gone, with a dose of gin, beer and pizza.




 

 

Oh, and I cut my hair today, finally. 

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Rewind a little to last week. We met for a combination meal in the evening, read:breakfast+lunch+dinner altogether. So we had western, 2 plates of la la, a plate of hong kong noodles, share a couple of pratas and we each had an ice bundung; actually I only had the western seriously while watching the rest polished off the rest of the food. With friends like these, who needs to lose weight? Though the ice bundung was a disappointment compared to the one at Spize. Oh well.

Come Sat we all dug our tired bodies out of bed in the unholy hour of 0630 on a weekend, only to be greeted by rain clouds and rain. How awesome will it be to simply plonk back and sleep, but hell no we didn't. Came up with a plan B that didn't existed till then, so we went to the concourse at SMU to carry out our workout. Talk about being enthusiastic, not!

Got a little nostalgic being back on school compound. Sports camp and other orientation camps were underway. Our orientation camp was so long ago, and these people are younger than my sis, talk about feeling old. Late brunch at 313 before hitching a ride back home for a nap. Stopped by Cedele to pick up a slice of cake before heading to YH's. Potluck was ordering delivery from Pastamania, where my Caesar's Salad was forgotten in the delivery. Rofl. The game ended in the early hours when there are several casualties lying on the floor 1/2 asleep already. Takeaway for the night, "Are you my friend?"

With more than half the month gone already.


Any takers for this? Please somebody say yes.

Thursday, July 12, 2012

July and at a crossroad. Always a mixed bag of feelings over this month.

I have very messy handwriting. It always attracted unwanted attention from the teachers back when I was still in school in the younger days, and it didn't change one bit since. :P

Thursday, July 05, 2012

Under the sea, it is a whole different playground

Dayang looks dead from the pictures. Perhaps it is really time to venture further next time. Looking forward. But not looking forward to another noob putting the time stamp on the photos! And what's worst, the date and time ain't correct either. *Face palm*




















This is the pissed off Nemo look; after having us provoked it endlessly. :))

























I hold you, 


and you hold me back. Just to clarify, i wasn't either of them. 

Wednesday, July 04, 2012

心如刀割

Nobody said it will be easy, neither was it easy to to get together in the first place. 加油 to the affected parties. Just thought that this might be relevant after listening to what had happened last night.



我的天是灰色
我的心是蓝色
触摸着你的心 竟是透明的

你的悠然自得
我却束手无策
我的心痛竟是你的快乐

其实我不想对你恋恋不舍
但什么让我辗转反侧
不觉我说着说着天就亮了
我的唇角尝到一种苦涩

我是真的为你哭了
你是真的随他走了
就在这一刻 全世界伤心角色
又多了我一个

我是真的为你爱了
你是真的跟他走了
能给的我全都给了 我都舍得
除了让你知道 我心如刀割

你的悠然自得
我却束手无策
我的心痛竟是你的快乐

其实我不想对你恋恋不舍
但什么让我辗转反侧
不觉我说着说着天就亮了
我的唇角尝到一种苦涩

我是真的为你哭了
你是真的随他走了
就在这一刻 全世界伤心角色
又多了我一个
我是真的为你爱了
你是真的跟他走了
能给的我全都给了 我都舍得
除了让你知道 我心如刀割

Monday, July 02, 2012

Choppy sea, less than ideal visibility, but...

At the end of it all, there were only smiles. 

Checking into a hostel for a couple of hours rest, before catching the boat to the island at 0430, due to low tide we couldn't depart as per the norm. 


And the freeze-esque air conditioner that we all underestimated, and boy did it punish us with its unresponsive control.


So after what turned out to be the worst boat ride of my holidays thus far; whereby we witness its fair share of violent expulsion of stomach contents (read:puke), we were greeted to the tranquil island of Dayang. 


And its beach.


Where accommodation came in the form of these houses, 


containing spartan rooms like these. 


So off diving we went. The sea was choppy; visibility was bad, and the marine life went hiding. It was great to be back in the water after a hiatus lasting several years. Diving on the first day was concluded with a night dive and all we saw that night was a giant hermit crab and a giant bat fish. Disappointment was an understatement for the first day, but it was duly made up for during the first dive on the second day. The corals and fish brought colours to the otherwise murky world under. Oh and did I mention that Nemo can get angry? Rofl, it can if you irritate it enough through passive means. A must to get that shot from TF. 

The last dive of the trip was a fitness test, underwater. Heh, spent 24min fighting the current flow, and I did felt really alone and awed by how small we are on this planet. The visibility was 3 metre max and we couldn't see the bottom. The group of us was merely just kicking our fins and keeping sight of the pair of fins in front of us. Looking around, I couldn't make out anything else. The environment could have overwhelmed anyone of us there and then, physically and psychologically. 

In between dives, we were served food or snacks and we spent our surface intervals talking just about anything under the sun, literally, and making new friends and dive buddies. 


As the boat pulled away from the jetty and headed back towards Mersing, 


I caught sight of a group of other divers doing their drills in the sea. 


And the island got smaller, the sad reality of us returning to the real world and our short holiday was over slowly sunk in. 


The boat ride back was a faster affair and one with lesser drama, meaning it was rather calm on the surface. Spent half the ride back exchanging war tales of that underwater; experiences and future tips that would be very useful to the mountain turtle noobs like us. Oh and the interesting issues that we've seen both underwater and on land. Particularly some of those on land, we had great interest in. Heh heh. 


Some of us came back with rope cuts and grazes, and we all felt exhausted and sleep deprived, but we came  back home with unforgettable memories that we'll no doubt bring up in future conversations. 

So when and where is the next trip already? Lol.