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Friday, August 26, 2016

When you take it for granted (26/08/2016)

Wish I could express about my current feelings, but since it's getting late now (2.43am), I can't afford to lose more sleeping time now when I can sleep.

To summarize it, I'm pretty sad today.

I hardly get sad over friendship. The last I remembered was a few years back when I started to feel a great distance between myself and a close friend. We were so close, until one point I almost shared to her all of my problems, be they family or relationship problems. For me to share until that extend, you must be someone whom I really, really trust.

Sadly? We hardly talk anymore.

There was one period of time where I was so sad that she got close to another girl friend. Well what can I do to save our friendship? Nothing. I lost my only best friend.

I can't seem to find someone that can accept me as I am, to be there to listen and basically fool around with me. 

That was then.

To be honest I never really had a best friend ever since. Until when I finally learn to treasure friendship again, which is now, I was not being appreciated. Have I given so much that they took it for granted? When I cared so much and nobody cares for me, have I sacrificed too much to get myself so torn inside? I don't understand. It has been happening for quite some time and I always let the feelings go away since those are small matters. But today. One sentence that was not meant to hurt me, has cut me from the top to bottom. I was so lost at words that I just walked away without a word.

'Oh. I forgot about you.'

It wasn't the first time I heard this but, it has been planted in me.

That was today.

What got me to write this post isn't how disappointed I feel. It was something else.
Before I write this post I was sitting down in my usual chair doing my assignment. I was pretty quiet throughout the night. My hands were working on my project and my head zoning off, just wasn't in the mood.

Then I received a call from a long-time-friend. 
The phone call lasted for an hour and a half. What was it about? Nothing. All he did was to stay on the line, singing to me while I worked on my assignment.

He knew I was unhappy cause I told him so, expecting him to leave me alone. But instead of being annoyed, his stay actually meant so much to me. I was touched.

It must be God, trying to show me that there are people who actually cared. 
It must be God, trying to ease my heartache. 
It must be God.

That was the phone call.

Later when we were texting, he told me that he was diagnosed with some incurable sickness.

I was stunned for a long time. 

For the first time in my life, I was so, afraid, to lose, a friend. 

Suddenly, all the memories I had with him flashed through my mind.

I was in pain.

Then he told me it wasn't serious. As long he takes care of himself, as long the sickness doesn't get serious, it's fine.

Regardless. I told myself I have to appreciate this friend, till my very last breath.
As i was recalling the past, he has always been there.
He is the one who always comes to me when there is problem. 
He always tells me how much he appreciates our friendship, how much he appreciates me.

I never took it to heart.
I feel so bad.

We were from the same kindergarten, so technically we were friends for almost 18 years now.
But we only reconciled at age 15/16. So to be exact, we have at least a solid 7-year-friendship by now.


Well.

That was the deal.

Funny part was. I had a bad dream the day before, that one of my good friend told me that he was diagnosed with cancer, and that he has only 1 month left. Something else happened in the dream which I don't intend to express. When I woke up I felt so strange. It faded anyway.

Such coincidence? Or maybe not.


Friendship. 
I'm seeing it a different way now.

Goodnight.

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Monday, April 4, 2016

What was it? (04/04/2016)

Hey it's me again.

It's 2:55 a.m.

I can't sleep.

I'm not sure if this is caused by the weather or the caffeine or just me over-thinking.

First of all the weather is definitely the killer. Everyone in my house knows that whoever has the fan on at speed 3 and above would get killed (lol just a mom thing). Right now I have it at speed 4 and I am friggin' sweating God help meeeeeee..

Second of all I was out in the evening with mom and before we headed home, we had coffee at her favourite restaurant. There it explains my insomnia but it was like 8 hours ago? That strong ke?

Last but not least it's the time of the month again. I'm pretty hot-tempered these few days plus insensitive boyfriend (haihs lol) plus aloooooot of things that made me wanna scream so much (yes it's the time of the month again) so yah I couldn't sleep with many things running in my head.

I don't know man. Perhaps all three just happened to campur together and got me jumping out from bed blogging.

Meanwhile some recent photos with famfam :)






Had dinner at Daorae Restaurant.

And I figured Korean food really isn't my thing.
They just don't go well with my taste buds. Yeah that's about it.
No more korean food unless I have to lol.


Annnnnnnd a selfie of mine last Saturday.
I'm back on schedule.
It feels good to be back serving.

Till next time buhbye!



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Saturday, April 2, 2016

Just after Dawn (02/04/2016)

Good morning, it is 6:40 am according to my pc time.

I woke up an hour ago and stayed in bed for awhile, and then I got up to pee and here I am sitting in front of my desktop in the dark, with only a dim light from the screen of my desktop and the light of my phone on the keyboard.

Before the pee, I took a moment of my half asleep conscious to just stare into the darkness. Since my door knob never worked, my room door is never locked, so I have gotten used to my door always being pushed open by the wind and usually really annoys me. Well it was half open just now and I could have a little view of the hallway. It was so dark. And I liked it. It was so silent. It was so..silent.

I started imagining myself in a big field with a total darkness, maybe a little light source from the lamp pole in the distance. I started making artworks in my head, picturing the scenes I always dream about, the peacefulness you find in a total silence, maybe the moon as my companion as well.

I couldn't draw early at this hour, so I had to write down these beautiful moment. These are the times when my mental state is emotional. I always enjoy indulging myself in this little beautiful world my brain has been creating all these while. I am all alone. I have my time to myself. The very moment where I wish I could disappear from the reality and get lost in my imaginary world.

It's 7:00 am sharp. The sun is rising, it is breaking my darkness for good.

Time to get back. Hmm maybe I should draw.  :)


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Friday, March 18, 2016

Copied from Cheryl Lee Xin Yi ( 李欣怡 ) (18/03/2016)

17-3 《#欣想事成

《需要被需要》

你有没有过很不确定一个人到底爱不爱自己的感觉?或许那时候你们已经在一起,可是却觉得若即若离,你们之间有什么问题你说不上来,你也确定不是有第三者,可是他就是有一种很不确切的感觉。

这种感觉叫:他不需要你。

很恐怖对不对。

这种情况比较常出现在男生的身上。饿了就一起去吃饭,你没时间?啊那没关系我一个人也ok。有好看的电影上映了,你有事今天不能去?好那我一个人去看吧!残忍一点来说,他有没有你,日子都是一样过。

好,或许会有一点不一样,就是多一个人在身边。就像搭巴士,你上车后,车里面有一个人和两个人的分别其实不大,就是多了一个人而已,这样。

我有位朋友曾经和我分享过这样的感受,她觉得自己在男朋友心中没有重量,每次希望可以两个人出去走走,结果男友一定会叫一堆朋友随行,每当她想为对方做些什么,男朋友都会觉得不用麻烦你我自己来就好。

男人可能会觉得冤枉,我就是独立,我就是不希望妳辛苦,怎么又怪到我头上来了呢?

很多时候,爱情经营的不是“我为你好”,这个你的爸妈已经灌输你二三十年了,不用麻烦你。爱情该营造的是:我需要你。

让一个人更加坚强,是因为他知道有人需要他的肩膀;让一个人不再夜归,是因为他知道有人需要他说晚安。这就是为什么爱情会让我们变更好的人。

可是,也有很多人把“我需要你”要得过火了,变成“我依赖你”,这又是另外一个故事了。

让对方感觉被需要,是爱情的基本礼貌。至于如何让对方以礼相待……让我用一个最old school的说法:

你知道为什么恋爱要用谈的吗?因为一切都必须好好说出口



Cheryl Lee Xin Yi ( 李欣怡 ) -
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Thursday, January 21, 2016

败坏虚伪 (21/01/2016)

“假如人类脱去外壳外貌,你还会选择和我在一起吗?”


外貌显然能让人判定你的好坏。
那么为了生存在这残酷现实的世界,就得打扮自己,融入社会。

从此比较的不再是内涵实力,而是身材美貌。
从此长得好看就有优先权,长得普通等一下,长得丑的除非你有钱,不然慢慢等。
从此下一代不再追求品质,而是耐看。
从此人类因比较而自卑,自杀率越来越高。
从此世界不再公平,败坏虚伪。


很悲哀,不是吗。

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Into Pieces (20/1/2016)

The year did not start very good.

Seeing today's condition of the country with endless issues and conflicts within, it did not give me a very peaceful year to welcome. I may be counting down with a group of new friends, I may be laughing, but none of those assured us all that this year's gonna be good.

Grandpa passed away on the 12th of January, I headed back to Johor with my family for his funeral. To be really honest with myself I did not have too deep a grief, considering that my memories of him were back when I was very little. However as I was physically there for his funeral, I was swelled with emotions. Partly for him leaving and also for this weak and worthless life that our souls sit in.

That trip home has opened so many areas of thoughts that I haven't venture in. Newborns give us hope and the deads put us in grief. This is life cycle. It's...pretty tiring.

Now looking at the things that I am attached to, I tend to go a little too far in thinking these days that I even suspected myself for having depression lol. Regardless, I hope it goes away soon. It kills me inside.

I figured also that life has so many changes and especially at this age (23) I am expecting many unprepared changes in the near future. I am starting to get so afraid of changes, and uncertainties have taken too much of my brain capacity. As you get older there are things that you have to let go in order to pursue more of the other. What am I gonna lose along this journey? What if I don't want to let go? What choices to be and not to be made?


    a time to weep and a time to laugh,
    a time to mourn and a time to dance,
    a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
    a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
    a time to search and a time to give up,
    a time to keep and a time to throw away,
    a time to tear and a time to mend,
    a time to be silent and a time to speak,
    a time to love and a time to hate,
    a time for war and a time for peace.

He has made everything beautiful in its time. 


These are some verses in the book of Ecclesiastes.
I guess there's no better refuge than to look again at God's assurance for us.

Dear Lord, please take charge. Amen.

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Monday, December 7, 2015

追梦?

Another beautiful morning I wake up to!
Le boyfriend never fails to make my day better with his morning call every time.

Good morning guys :)

This post was supposed to be way earlier, just that every time it's either the atmosphere that is not right or the timing. Also, I actually started this post with chinese BUT my brain and fingers didn't seem to cooperate very well. Lol

This post is mainly about my experience performing in MMU for the first time, with dear Fresh Bottle mates. Fresh Bottle has always been in my head since I entered Foundation. But because of my very heavy coursework, I didn't manage to join their events until now (2nd Year of degree already!).

Half a year ago, just one fine day, I met a friend at Central Plaza. She approached me and somehow led me to their booth. To cut the story short, I signed myself up for their audition, not knowing what it was for and when it would be. Went for the audition, passed as guitarist and vocalist, and with a few practices, there I was, performing on stage with a group of passionate musicians and awesome vocalists.

And I shall now let the photos do the rest of the talking :)


11th Fresh Bottle Recital "Platform 11" 第十一届沁瓶子歌曲发表会《十一站》

25th November 2015 (Wednesday)
Multipurpose Hall, MMU, Cyberjaya


Part of the performers.




主题曲:人生那车站
词曲:许芯慈,王珉倩






歌名:卒
词曲:Alda-Ray



歌名:半首
词曲:Kido Lee, Ah Ying


坊歌:好瓶如潮
词曲:罗浩庭,徐子斌

I was involved in 4 out of 12 songs. What makes me really excited was the bunch of new friends that I met. From knowing nobody when I first joined, now I have a group of music buddies where we share our passion together every now and then. Also, I was so delighted to have met Colbie Ong in person. She's a local artist now, also our very senior of Fresh Bottle in MMU. She was the one that motivated me to join Fresh Bottle when I first heard her sing 2 years ago. RAWR I went all fan-girl-ish over her when I requested to take photo with her. Urgh regretted that so much later. 



Heh. 
Colbie Ong 王思涵



Another inspiration.
Ah Ying, young and talented.
So much to learn from her! :)



Lastly this dear girl Li Ping.
Everybody (well most) says we look alike from the photos.
Even our boyfriends HAHA.

Except she's taller and has way nicer teeth. :D
Bleh.
Nice to know you!

Fresh Bottle is one of the platform I have to express my passion to music. I would have submitted my originals if I knew they opened the floor for submission. Nevertheless, I enjoyed myself so much throughout the event. 

Deep down, I know that Fresh Bottle is gonna be something I will bring with me even after I leave MMU when I graduate.

This opportunity given is well appreciated.
Till next time! heeeees



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