goodbye europe

i arrived on a cold winter day


enjoyed the flowers during spring


and tanned under the summer sun


So my 6 months long adventure in Europe has ended. I've been back in Malaysia for 5 days now, and everything just feel the same as before i left. The newspaper still prints the same old issues, the radio still plays the same type of music and the people aint much different. again, i'd like to remind myself it was just a short 6 months even if it felt like a whole lifetime over there. Things might've stayed the same, but I'd like to think that i've changed for the better. I've explored lots of new places, learnt alot more about the world we live in, but most importantly, met alot of great people. I've turned so ignorant in my circle of comfort and never expected travelling to be such a life-changing experience.

i miss riding my bike on those cobblestone roads, lying on the green grass while watchin the ducks swim in the canals and the way people are just so unmaterialistic and content with life. There are so many things i miss but am happy to be back at the same time. Yesterday felt like a dream, am very thankful for today and optimistic for the future. watch out melbourne, i'll be back in a week!

we came, we saw

i'm slowly reverting back to the geeky side, at the moment addicted to "patchwork heroes" on the psp. while patapon and loco roco were too cute for words, the hype died after a few hours. titori however is witty, fun and overworked. my poor little airship destroyer!

bleh

ever felt like you don't want to do anything at all? when you don't have the urge to be productive and just waste your day away? really, at times i feel so bummed out that i would just stay in bed and wouldn't run away even if there's a meteor heading towards my way.

anyway rocks don't move. they just roll around when people push them. someone please push me so i could get my momentum back.

bloed oranje

Once every four years I turn into an orange fan. It is a real experience to cheer for your favourite team in their own home country. Even though the team made it through brazil, my personal hero no.9 was a major disappointment! Should've printed a big 10 for the short and bald headed cutie!

hola barcelona!

there were alot of weird things to see.

this string of ours

i get so restless without talking to you for a day. i'd like to think you would feel the same way too.

the festival i didnt know about

The Mooi Weer Spelen was held 2 weeks ago in Delft. I happened to chance upon it as I was just doing my weekly visit to the market. Truthfully I didn't even know it was a festival till I got home. How was I to know when all the promotional posters are in Dutch?! Nonetheless there were many interesting sights and sounds. I think this is one of the plus points of Delft, Saturdays are always fun with activities =)


fresh laundry? its art.


They made a maze using milk crates through a little lane, forcing people to snake through it. I thought it was pretty cute, until I had to go through them the 3rd time. You've always got to have quirky costumed musicians during a festival!



This was a giant kaleidoscope going up to my chest. Would've looked more psychedelic if I had mushrooms before sticking my head in.

hugs for everyone

don't we all need one sometimes?

Recently I've had lots of friends going through rough times and it bothers me how powerless I am to help them. All i can offer right now are hugs. I've got tons of them to go around.

jellyfish

5 good things:
1) discovering new vegetables (gosh sounds so domesticated but it brings me joy!)
2) 1 more week of suffering till final submissions
3) skype - LDRs wouldn't happen without you
4) friends getting promoted in their careers
5) weekly meeting with the furry dog with the cute hairclip

pre-presentation week

i would wake up with my hand still on the mouse and drool on the table.

2 years ago this would've happened to me every single morning a week before finals. Right now, that whole week would be compressed into a day before. It sounds as if the years in architecture school have made me more efficient or better at time management. Hardly. I've just gotten much lazier and less egoistic on producing the best i could. Seeing the sunrise with birds chirping and fresh morning air did make me nostalgic tho.