Roller-coaster Ride

I feel like I'm currently in a theme park, minus the excitement. I have no idea why my mood fluctuates so easily -possible PMS. And this... sucks. :( I've never been so stressed before and I was wondering what am I trying to prove. Prove to the world that I'm more than what grades say I am? 

Possibly.

But at the end of the day... Nah. I figured, I'm trying to make my mum proud of me again. 

The best things in life are free.

A really short post on a nice Sunday afternoon, despite the fact that it's do-work-Sunday... it's also family-at-home-Sunday (which I really love).

I'm finally feeling the urgency of work which is a good and a bad thing. Good - it has been a long time since I last felt like that. Bad - it's workkkkkkk (tgt with deadlines and tests), what else can I say hahaha. Happy that I'm still on a positive sunny side of perspectives, it's going to be a happy learning journey go pearl goh! :D

Ending off this post with my favourite drink in the whole wide world. And because this is a special cup of Kopi-O-Kosong - my third uncle made me this while I was chionging biz law at his house on the third day of CNY (which was unfortunately a Sunday)...

I love my family :')

When the going gets tough,

the tough get going. 

Personalized version of Steps to Happiness (after rock bottom)
1. Get ice cream and waffles. Best ice cream = $1 ice cream from ice cream uncle, Best waffles = $1.20 waffles from bakery shop. Half the battle is won.
2. Eat them, best eaten with the company of friends and their listening ears
3. Spill (not the ice cream) and eat (happily)
4. Feel better
5. Done with eating, Happiness recharged.

Thank you for the ice cream and for the listening ears and for just being you, my friends <3

Chinese New Year 2014

Woke up this morning on 初二 to see a nice FB status update by my bro:

Chinese new year will never be boring with my mom's (7) and my dad's (9) siblings. (Plus occasional visiting of parent's uncles/aunts). While I may not be equally close with all my cousins and face occasional awkwardness, its so nice to see my parent show their different having-fun-with-sibling side. Especially tonight, having moved on from the mourning period, my father's side was able to sit around and (carry on the tradition to) gamble together, with frequent mentions about my grandmother, in laughter and reminiscence. (Big) bonded families are awesome. #thankful

Because a CNY without my grandparents (physically) doesn't mean they are not with us. I spent my CNY eve with my grandma at the temple and we counted down (loudly) till the clock struck 12. Holding the joss sticks and looking at her picture through the glass, I got to admit that I could feel my tears welling up but it's a happy season and I knew she wanted us to be happy so I held it in -the power of TAHAN!

To both of my wonderwomen, Happy Chinese New Year, with love from your grandchildren <3