Too late?

I'm already in the middle of the semester. Oh well.

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I've been wanting to post something for awhile. Never got enough 'time' to do it, apparently. You'd think being a Management student would make me a better time manager. It's not that I felt like I should post something, but I had all these random daily events that I wanted to share. Of course, I can barely recall any of them now that I'm actually writing. Sigh. Sometimes our days can be so routine it feels robotic. Or they can be so packed you don't even have time to reflect upon them with your thoughts full of things-to-do-tomorrow. Or they can be so empty you don't even wanna tell others what you did (or did not do) 'cause it'll sound pathetic. Maybe being happening isn't the key. Maybe it's just about finding joy in doing the little things. Do something different today, no matter how insignificant it may seem.

Write a note to someone. Serenade your mom. Rearrange the furniture in your room. Hug someone you've never hugged. Say hi to the kid next door who's afraid of you for some unknown reasons. Watch the Asian Food Channel. Try kaya-flavoured waffles instead of chocolate-flavoured ones.

Even though these sound like things I list out for myself, you should try it too.

I'm Thinking...

...that I need to brush up on my guitar skills.

Blessed Birthday Kor!!

My first ever birthday dedication post! And such a special honour is reserved only for my one and only kor. (everyone go 'awww') :P

Been waiting since my birthday to write back a birthday dedication for you. But please bear with me, as I'm not such a fluent writer nor an adept conveyor of my thoughts.

First of all, you know more than I do how much you've done for me. Of course there's the obvious ones like paying for everything I eat. Haha. But seriously though, I can't keep up with the amount of money I owe you. But of course, you'll be quick to dismiss that. There's also all the cool profile pictures you took of me. And then there's you inviting me to the hangouts you organize. I can go on and on.

I've told you before and I'll say it again that you've really made me feel like I have a brother. (I haven't been complaining about not having a brother ever since! Haha) It isn't fair though, to use it as an excuse, when I left you out of MY hangouts. Sigh I feel so fail as your 'mui'. I resented the fact that I made you feel left out when all that you have done is make me feel like I belong. I can't thank God enough that He has somehow used you to bring me closer to Him.

I still remember the speech you shared during Youth Sunday, where my mum told me she likes how you can relate to people. I couldn't agree more. You always have stories relating to other people's problems no matter their age, amusing them (especially me) with your good humour about yourself. I admire the way you genuinely care about each youth and always know what's happening in their lives. Even when I first started uni and seldom went online anymore you still found ways to catch up with me, and it meant alot at that point of my life when I was getting discouraged. And you were concerned of why I sounded emo/sleepy over Skype and asked me to go sleep 'cause I'm sick. I feel so undeserving of your brotherly love. Yeah I think I won the battle of 'Who's The Worst Sibling'. Not that I want to win it. Lol.

I'm still in the middle of composing this when you wrote a post for the 35-year-old you! And you made me so teary! :'( See lah I forgot what I wanna write dy. Well brush up on your piano skills 'cause you'll not only be playing "So Close" but also "As The Deer" at my wedding! That is of course after I ran through with you for your approval of my future husband. You'll always be the only Kor I have :) I'm glad that you found the peace you've been searching for. May God continue to use you for His works and bless you with the awesomest things in life that you so deserve. You've been such a blessing to me and God has been so gracious as to have placed you in my life.

Happy Birthday, Kor :)

Love,
Your Mui

New Template!

Don't you think my new background picture AND header is so awesome that you want them for yourself?? By the way, you can't, 'cause I own these pretty pictures. And of course copyright also belongs to the artist who is none other than Dylan Lim himself :D *cue jaw-dropping expression* Yes he drew them himself. Well it's not that surprising either, considering the prodigy that he is. ;) I could not have found better pictures from the internet!

*squeals* MY BLOG SO CUTE I WANNA SQUEEZE IT. OR PINCH IT. I can't help staring at it. Just looking at it makes me grin :D

Thank you again Dylan!

I Heart Waffles

Not quite sure when this addiction (it is quite a serious case) started, but i kept thinking about waffles. In fact I had dream that included me eating waffles at a point. (nah, I didn't really. Just trying to emphasize on the degree of my obsession.) Everytime during Accounts classes I think of the crispy base and gooey paste. I thank God it's only during Accounts classes. After class I go straight to one of the shop lots in front of the campus. THE STALL SELLS THE BEST WAFFLES EVER. It only opens after around 4pm, and I'm often sure to be there during the days when my class ends around that time :D I'm such a frequent customer that I'm recognised by the aunty and her husband who both work alternately at the stall.

Oh it's one thing to be addicted to waffles, but it's another to get other people addicted to them. One of my classmates (Teara is her name :)) followed me a few times and she's now half as obsessed as I am. I bought some back home for my sister (Angela) and she now drives me to buy waffles.

Waffles make me happy. I was emo over the mark that I scored for the spontaneous speaking test the other day, so Teara wanted to cheer me up by buying me some waffles. AND THEN I WAS MY USUAL SELF AGAIN #truestory. But of course I'm pretty sure it's because of Teara :) #thankGodforawesomefriends.

My Top Places to Buy Waffles

1. The 'Cuppa Crunch' Stall in Perfect Food Court. (Emerald Park, opposite of MMU)
a) It offers different flavour of waffle base every week! I'm talking BASE, NOT JUST PASTE.
b) It sells fried ice-cream too. Though I never tried them. Can't eat both waffles and ice-cream
at the same time.
c) RM2.50 for normal flavours, RM2.80 for special flavours. Pretty reasonable.
d) It's near.

2. Daily Fresh at New Jusco's Food Avenue.
a) ITS WAFFLES' PASTE FLOWS OUT.

3. Stall in Ixora Food Court
a) It's near.
b) It's available almost everytime I visit.
c) RM2.50 for all flavours.

When buying waffles:
-I mix two of the flavours. They don't normally add charges for additional flavours. (Chocolate + Peanut! *drools*).
-I buy even numbers of waffles, 'cause they usually have even numbers of waffle makers. Makes the wait more worthwhile.

DISCLAIMER: I accept no responsibility whatsoever for the addiction that comes upon consuming waffles after reading my blog post. Also, if you experience any negative outcome (diarrhea, cramping, vomiting, etc.) contact your doctor because waffles may not be right for you.

Happy eating waffles! :)

Unfinished Business

I was supposed to post something with the title 'Productively Unproductive'. And then I changed it to 'A Story' a few days back. Both of them were left hanging. They were supposed to be updates on my current hectic study life (which explains the unfinished blog posts).
My daily routine now looks like this: classes in the morning (sometimes stretched to the afternoon), lunch, groups discussions, dinner, societies' meetings, sleep. So yeah, home is now the place only to crash after a whole day in campus. When I started reflecting while looking at my half-painted canvas after a month or so, I began questioning on whether or not this is actually productive. Therein lies the itch to write 'Productively Unproductive'. Now, there are a lot of opportunity costs to this new phase, as I've mentioned in my previous posts. Before I entered uni, I had a lot of leisure time (probably too much). I started blogging during that 'rotting' phase. I started painting. I started writing everyday in my spiritual journal. I spent almost everyday with my grandma, and also catching up with dearly loved friends - these are all left hanging after I let myself be caught up in life.
I miss rotting.
Oh and I've also yet to start on the birthday post dedicated to my lil sis - so much for being an awesome big sis to her.