don't get me wrong,
i do love my mum.
it is just that sometimes her actions render me speechless.

while sleeping soundly,
i received a phone call.
what was flashing on the screen was "home",
and i was royally puzzled.
in my half asleep state, i answered and it was my mum using the house phone to call me. (implying that she was at home when she rang me)
"jen, where are you?"
"mum! i am sleeping in my room. what the hell."
"okays, bye."

new year resolutions

i am well aware that one new year resolution is already extremely difficult to abide by,
but since i made 5 ambitious ones last year,
i decided to stick with 5 equally ambitious ones this year.

so here goes:

1) approach love and cooking with reckless abandon
2) stay hungry. stay foolish.
3) stay healthy.
4) don't settle .
5) fight my own battles.

2010 here i come!

because i am not going to get beaten down by life.
because i am not going to get jaded, disillusioned, angry, bitter.
a friend once told me to "strive for happiness"
at that point of time, it seemed very inapproriate.
but on hindsight, i could see why he said that.
i guess it is only when you are striving for something, that you would be motivated to move forward.

yes, i am going to feel stupid, lost, confused and above all sad,
i am going to be called naive, foolish, dumb, crazy,
i am going to be hurt, cheated on, not loved in return,
but it is alright,
because i believe that if i sit here quietly and put my heart and soul in believing that it will come,
it eventually will.
everything ,whether good or bad, will definitely have a closure.
it is just a matter of time.

because i am not going to lose myself to the harsh realities of this world :)

the aftermath of having too much red poison in my system:
i have a huge craving for a cold milo drink and spicy instant korean noodles.

have yourself a merry little christmas :)

merry christmas everyone!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM!

stay hungry. stay foolish.

while walking home from the train station today,
i was just thinking over about my 2010 new year resolutions.
i was going to put down
"be less naive and foolish"
and then i read this from shooby's blog:(about what steve jobs has to say)
http://iamshooby.xanga.com/

and i have decided to scrap that off next year's resolution and change it to:
stay hungry. stay foolish.

guess who part 2?

guess who?

emerged from the ladies and got caught on camera?

yeah it is a little blurry here. this fellow tried to escape.

but i was one step ahead!


P.S actually ah mor was too urgent and the male toilet was occupied (surprise, surprise cause normally it is the female toilet that is always busy!), so i told him to hop into the female one and ran out to grab my camera for this special, not to be missed moment.

through the looking glass.

there in hunter valley lies a beautiful chapel.
i imagine a happily in love, soon to be wedded couple standing in front of a priest,
saying out their vows, exchanging their rings,
surrounded by family and friends who wish them well.
they look out,
and this is what they will see- a beautiful garden that stretches for miles and miles.
a lovely, perfect day that will be etched in their minds for a long time to come.

when i was in Fiji, i came across a beautiful chapel as well.
it had glass panels looking out into the ocean that stretched for miles and miles.
simply breathtaking.

it runs in the family.

we are constantly on the chill pill.
and we do it so well :)

there is always a good reason to drink

and boy did we!

like father, like daughter.

highlight of the trip

was at Apollo Bay when i spotted this.

in memory of mr low.

the siblings in the family all know that mr low loves doing strange shots in his pictures.
so we were inspired by him and decided to do a series of shots in loving memory of him.
may he be satisfied.

P.S i was actually the photographer. and i kinda sux.

but we tried our best.

the haves and the haves-not

i bought the most beautiful dress today at a 40% discount.
i know this sounds absolutely crazy,
but the dress don't fit very well,
plus i don't have a nice, special ocassion for it,
so i reckon it is just going to be sitting prettily in my cupboard for now,
until i decide what to do with it.

i know most men and women would go
"what a waste of money".
but it is like owning a nice car or fine jewellery,
it makes me happy just running my fingers through the nice smooth material.
no regrets.
none at all.

someday i know,
i will find someone whom i love,
and he will love me more.

being silly.

here i was being vain.
i love trying clothes that i have not worn in a long time.
especially while i am packing.
glad to say that i could still fit into most of them!