HEATWAVE!

If I were a block of ice, I would melt in a SECOND. That's how ridiculously warm it is in Malacca. I swear I can almost see a big ball of heat surrounding me. You would think that after weeks of hot weather, it would rain for a bit or at least drizzle. Maybe someone should do the rain dance?

I'm going back to Damansara tomorrow. Classes start on Monday. I'm actually looking forward to it since the holidays have been uneventful and downright boring. But classes also mean exams and Finals are in 2 months. So that's not really good.

But on the bright side, I'll be going to India in June. Time to shop for more clothes and jewellery! And also books. The price of Dan Brown's novels there is only 70 rupees. Thats, about RM7. Cheap or what? You also get the whole Harry Potter/LOTR series for Rs1000 (RM100). How's that for a fantastic bargain?

A few dance performances coming up in July. Finally, something to do. I miss dancing so very much. I miss the exhilarating feeling of being in stage in front of hundreds of people, knowing they are there yet not seeing a single one of them.

Hmm, good times ahead. Time to sit and wait and maybe hit the books sometime in the near future.

My Sexy Pixie Nikon

FINALLY, after months of pestering my parents, they got me a DSLR camera. My dream :D

It's supposed to be my 21st birthday gift and I'm not allowed to ask for anything else anytime in the near future, which is quite unfortunate because AirAsia is flying to Melbourne for only RM349. Unfair or what?!

Anyway, these are some picture I took with my new toy. Nothing extravagant. But it's the most i could do, since I'm at home and all. Maybe once I finish reading the unbelievably thick manual, the shots might turn out a little better. We'll just wait and see

On a different not, my neighbour's house got robbed in BROAD DAYLIGHT! Happened this morning and I was actually outside playing with my dogs and I didn't hear a thing! Apparently they stole 3 laptops, a brand new N97 and a long gold chain. The whole house was ransacked. Kinda scary since it happened right next door and we didn't hear a thing. Maybe if I didn't have dogs, this could have happened here? :O

Miles or Smiles?

Who hates long distance relationships? Wait, let me rephrase that. Who DOESN'T hate long distance relationships? Its the most annoying thing, really. All that keeps you together is words, words and more words. How much can you do by talking? How do you express all your emotions with words?

Almost everyone I've spoken to has told me that long distance relationships never work. They say it only works for a while before Mr.Distance starts messing things up. I personally think that this is utter bullshit. It does work and it eventually it turns a rocky relationship into a rock hard one, and turns a rock hard relationship into an impenetrable one. So why would it be a bad thing?

The only drawback is the distance of course and the lack of physical contact. But not seeing each other enables you to concentrate more on the psychological part of the relationship. You start talking more and expressing yourself more. All you need to make things work is a telephone and a Skype account. Voila!

Trust. A very important aspect. I've been asked how I can trust a person when there's 8000miles between us. Trust can be an issue but if you think of it, if the other person does cheat on you, then maybe you were never meant to be together? It's probably just an early sign that you're going to find someone much better in the future.

I think distance does make the heart grow fonder, and whatever doesn't break you only makes you stronger. Imagine seeing a person after being away for months? It would be like tasting your first sip of wine after walking umpteen miles in the desert. You savour every moment and every memory is etched onto your mind. How could this possibly be a bad thing?

So come lets mend all those broken hearts with band-aids and enjoy the freedom of being on your own for a while.

Cheers!

ROARRR goes the tiger!

Happy Chinese New Year! (i know it's kinda late but it's the thought that counts. hah!)

Since its the year of the tiger and all, I thought of living up to the spirit and posting some pictures of tigers which I took a few months back. I think it's probably one of my best attempts at photography.

Tiger's are such beautiful creatures that you don't even need to have a funky super professional camera to capture a gorgeous picture. They're like photogenic models.

These pictures were taken in Malacca Zoo during one of our annual trips there.

Credits to the striped beauties who made these pictures look spectacular.

Lovers for life

Vulnerable beauty

My favorite

Happy Chinese New Year and may all you have a prosperous year like the prosperity cat!

Beaches and Birthdays

Time for updates!

Its been a while yes. I'm on holiday now. FINALLY. It's been a week and I have not done anything productive.

Well, last weekend I went to Port Dickson to celebrate Dinesh's 22nd birthday. We missed the Langkawi trip planned by his friends so we decided to go somewhere a little nearer. I think it was a short but perfect holiday. So relaxed and a little domestic maybe?

The night before he took me to Tony Roma's for dinner so we had plenty of leftovers which I packed for lunch the next day. We left for PD at 2pm, with lots of bags, a steak bacon something burger and 2 ice creams. We didn't know the way but he said we could use his dad's GPS. But on the highway little miss GPS died and we didn't have a charger. So we spent the next one hour looking for the hotel. Ishh

After checking in, we hit the beach! It was quite clean and there wasn't anyone there. So we walked for a while, took some pictures and headed back for dinner. Oh the seafood we had was so fresh and delicious! It was like heaven on a plate.

Accumulated oil mounds at the end of the beach, thanks to all the ships. Can't people live without polluting the sea?

Anyway, since it was his birthday and all, I decided to surprise him. SOooo, I made a pathway with candles from the room to a table that had more candles and many many chocolate cupcakes (fail Birthday Cake). Aaand, I gave him 6 gifts, for each year that I have known him :)

One of the 6 gifts

Birthday boy sitting in his pathway of candles

Some girl we met on some beach. Haaaaaaaa

Gorgeous sunset

Sun, sand and sea

Lets stay together, till the sunset of our lives :)

Angels and Devils

this is the last time

that I'm ever gonna come here tonight

this is the last time - I will fall

into a place that fails us all - inside

I can see the pain in you

I can see the love in you

but fighting all the demons will take time

it will take time

the angels they burn inside for us

are we ever

are we ever gonna learn to fly

the devils they burn inside of us

are we ever gonna come back down

come around

I'm always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold

this is the last time

that I'm ever gonna give in tonight

are there angels or devils crawling here?

I just want to know what blurs and what is clear - to see

still I can see the pain in you

and I can see the love in you

and fighting all the demons will take time

it will take time

the angels they burn inside for us

are we ever

are we ever gonna learn to fly

the devils they burn inside of us

are we ever gonna come back down - come around

I'm always gonna worry about the things that could break us

if I was to give in - give it up

- and then

take a breath - make it deep

cause it might be the last one you get

be the last one

that could make us cold

you know that they could make us cold

I'm always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold

Angels and Devils by Dishwalla

The Past May Be a Foundation

Why is the past such a difficult thing to forget even if the present is nothing but a box of delicious chocolates?

Does time really heal? Or does it just provide glue to mend all the hurt before it strikes again?

I think bad experiences or unpleasant memories from the past are just like a knee injury for a footballer. It never completely heals and there is never a guarantee that the pain won't come back, but if you watch your step, all that pain can be avoided. But even if shit happens, you can always depend on some deep heat cream to relieve that occasional pain.

It is important to forget the past and move on to experience the better things in life. Dwelling in the past brings nothing but endless waves of depression and mood swings. Life is too short to be spent being unhappy.

You never know what might happen tomorrow after you wake up, or if you will wake up at all. You never know when it would be the last time you see someone or the last time you do something. Imagine being so angry with a person one day and realising the next day that it's a little too late to say sorry.

People say, if there's love in your heart, it takes a lot to get you riled up. I'm sure we all have that, so let's just spread the love and make the world a better place, one that makes us feel like a million dollars. Let the past be the foundation that makes us a better person instead of a bitter one.

Cheers!