Category: My life
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[SANTORINI] oo1. THE ELUSIVE SUNSET
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I began my journey to Athens in Greece. Everyone who’s ever read a summer issue of Condé Nast Traveller dreams of the perfect Santorini sunset. Elusive is the word: sunset at Santorini isn’t about the picture-perfect moment. It is the breathtaking instance when you first catch sight, with your very own eyes, the illuminated sphere of bright fiery orange, radiating pink at…
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[DIARY] A Well-Intended Closure
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Been a while since I last saw the likes of my WordPress interface. Most unfortunately the whole of last month was a whirlwind of flights, school (which I detest thanks to very uninspiring professors) and social activities I’ve been meaning to keep up with. Suddenly, it’s December, and the we’ve all hit the final chapter in…
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COLD BLUE STEEL AND SWEET FIRE
A little sneak of what I did. Anybody knows this old Joni Mitchell song? “Come with me I know the way” she says “It’s down, down, down the dark ladder” xoxo, Viktoria Jean
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Reflections – On Life’s New Undertakings
For the best part of 2014, I thought my gap year was turning into a gap lifetime. In 2013 my bachelor’s degree in psychology was fresh meat from the chopping block, and in 2014 I’m sitting on decaying sheets of qualification, swatting at hungry flies. In a world where sitting on your laurels is success (and causatively, happiness)’s greatest nemesis, hitting…
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We’ve been here before
And so each ventureIs a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate,With shabby equipment always deterioratingIn the general mess of imprecision of feeling,Undisciplined squads of emotion. – T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets
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HOW DO I
HOW DO I How do I sleep with voices in my head – telling me what to do, what to say, who to love in a torrential rain of unspoken words, this cascade of love misplaced from desired keepers whose intentions long expired; all memories are deadweight. How do I sleep with footsteps in my…
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#Firstworldproblems
Touched down from Copenhagen in the morning and headed straight for dance rehearsals after a quick nap! Had sooo much to catch up with, plus it’s the last rehearsal for the alumni item today. Wearing our club’s yellow shirt with its (now) faded prints and dancing in the open air in University Town brought back…
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Shut Up and Dance
Remember this? My favourite NUS Dance Blast Shut Up and Dance (SUAD) Concert 2011 choreography by Xuzi, Erwin and Kevin. This video was taken (by Ulrica!!) during one of our last few vetting sessions with April Rodriguez, Joesar Alvar and Pat. It was a flurry of costume changes (twice during the 5-minute item), and running…
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Muay Thai Addicts
Kicking ass in the boxing ring…perhaps soon enough! We’re still learning to bust the basic moves, whilst watching the pros slam each other around in the ring. Loads of girls are taking up muay thai as a form of fitness and I can see why, because the adrenaline rush is truly addictive. The place where…
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Hoshino Coffee
Post-workout dinner in which the matcha souffle we were looking so forward to turned out not so fantastic whilst the main dishes were amazing. Whenever I’m back in Singapore, enochlophobia kicks in. Peak hour dining, rush hour traffic, a Friday night out – tell me how I can avoid the crowds please! Thankfully my usual…
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I have loved the stars too fondly, to be fearful of the night
I’m packed for the wrong occasion. It’s my birthday. I’ve got a luggage so heavy, but when opened, it’s completely and utterly empty.
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L’avventura of the Pixel-Mates
Majorly pimping Krys’ new Panasonic Lumix. She’s got me so tempted to thrash my brother’s scratched Nikon.
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November, Please Be Awesome
Saying goodbye to a beautiful month of October, ushering in my favorite year-end season, with a resolution to be always mindful, never to treat anyone with a careless disregard. I was in London treading on mounds of fallen autumn leaves, feeling nostalgia for days gone by. And suddenly I’m in Christchurch with my fourth bout…
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Question&Answers
Received these messages in my inbox and would hereby like to reply them! Sorry if your message was from some time ago…and thank you for leaving them!:) Appreciated! – “…Your goodreads library is massive! Who’s your favourite author and why?” – housdencintia Thanks!! I love Haruki Murakami ever since I picked up Wind-Up Bird Chronicle…
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London Lovin’: Notting Hill
Autumn leaves crunching beneath my feet, light rain smattering wet droplets on my leather outer. Can you imagine how happy I was to see the ‘travel bookstore’ with a blue door on Notting Hill? Mostly I was busy snapping pictures, head in the clouds, wishing I could step into a bookstore and meet my personal…
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London Lovin’: Patisserie Valerie
Tucked away in the streets of Notthing Hill is a Patisserie Valerie – great wifi connectivity, comfy sofas, and mad awesome latte with cake! As it is now late-summer, London is all overcast skies and occasional light drizzles, which is perfect for a hot cuppa. Nothing makes me gladder than to see a spacious cafè…
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