I'm up for guitar lessons!

Before I enter college, I am determined to take up guitar lessons.

Why? cuz when I hold my guitar, it looks good on me.

And when I play it (actually, pretend to play it), the whole thing just looks so cool.

I mean, who doesn't look that way, right?

Also, I wanna be the next Taylor Swift! or Zee Avi! or a Marie Digby! or Crystal Bowersox!

:) dreaming much? NO I don't think so! (:

*crowd booes in the bg*

Eh, who knows one day I become some Youtube sensation?

I've been wanting to try that for ages.

So since I can use the piano, I think I'm going to post my first attempt here.

Not now, lah.

Lemme practice first.

I can't wait though! (:

early morning swimming.

The very moment I was about to dip into the pool in the middle of my condominium, I'd always go, 'Isn't it freezing cold down there?'

Of course I wouldn't whine to my dad. So, silly as it sounds, I'd have to brace myself before jumping in, even though I'd repeat this almost at least 4 times a week. Oh, not before I do a few warm-up exercises first.

And when I get in, all preparations to embrace the freeziness of the morning water were in vain. Instead, the temperature is almost about as warm as bath water. At this moment I couldn't help but sigh in relief. The swimming can finally get a lot easier without my teeth chattering and my body shaking up.

The feeling of water passing through my fingertips, the lightweight highly-flexible matter just flowing in and out and around; makes me light, happy, and do somersaults when no one's looking. The way I can carry someone who's even 80-over kg inside the pool makes a trip to space almost replaceble.

I love the way how the light dances on my hands when it shines through the water; I love looking at the nail polish on my nails under the water: the glitter looks even prettier here. I love it how I look much, much fairer underwater. I love it when I go under and watch my hair billow and swirl under the water's current; so different from the way the wind blows my hair, yet both ways make it so pretty.

When I was a kid, I'd like to pretend that I'm a mermaid when I go into the pool. I would squeeze my legs together and try to swim like one. Then as I swam, I'd look back at my long hair, which I'd purposely did not tie up, and watch it stream along behind me. Then, when I got up from the pool, I would 'transition' into a human again. (:

I love humming underwater. I love releasing the air bubbles I held on to and watch them rise above. I love trying my very best to sink under and see how far can I stay down there.

The best of all, I really love to float with my back on the water, stretch my limbs wide like a starfish, and watch the sky and the birds fly by. I love even more, to move my arms to maneouvre around the pool, bumping my head hard on the sides if I'm not careful.

And, I absolutely love to be completely submerged in water. Letting the water envelope you without feeling blanketed, I feel carefree.

Swimming is so wonderful!

supa dupa lovely!

Gritting my teeth, squinting my eyes.

I want to ask you a question, would you wear what everybody's wearing?

I think you know my answer to my question.

I absolutely AVOID&DESTEST following whatever's hawt on the catwalk/advertisements/magazines.*

Take the hot 'in' beige/sand/honey/mustard/brown leather bag/satchel for example:

I used to want it since I saw my aunt's when I was 15 or something.

Now everyone's wearing it, ugh! I didn't want that anymore.

Next. The classic black ballet flats.

They're so versatile,stylish, and classic too!

But because everyone's wearing that, ugh! I didn't want that too.

So, I got myself a blue pair, cutouts, in fact.

Coming up, floral dresses.

This was starting to heat up since last year.

But now, everyone's wearing one ever since I wanted to get my hands on it.

Justttt when I wanted to look more unique.

I even used to have the hots for the black framed glasses.

yknow, the ones that make you super intellectual looking one.

But because now, everyone's wearing it, ugh! I abandoned plan of having one.

Instead, I opted for Ribena-coloured ones instead.

Looks funkier, no?

So for now, I'm very into blazers and pencil skirts, and that is already starting to get very popular in the market too.

And in case your wondering, I reallyreally don't like copying styles, and having people wearing almost the same things as I do.

I'm currently scouring for really indie, hard-to-find stuff, so I can have at least pieces that are unique, and can last for decades. 

Because, honestly? Gladiators are overrated. Fedoras are getting much too plain for my liking. Wayfarers are getting much too overworn. And cardigans? Oh mannnnnnn.

Stuff that I'm currently lusting after:

1. 
   Sand/Nude/Beige/Honey coloured strappy chunky heels, preferbly in either leather or suede. Chunky heels because I can't balance on stillettoes yet. 
2. And on second thought, I don't mind booties too.
    
3. Anything chiffon. I like them best on dresses.
4. 
   Anything leopard. They never go out of fashion. 
5. 
   Jumpsuits! They're slimming, give an androgynous and futuristic yet elegant and stylish feel. Thank God I haven't seen many wearing that yet. 
6. I lovelove the plain tee and jeans combination. The right brand, the perfect fit can instantly give you an uplift. Oh, and more posh.

Wah. I wanna go shopping wei! (:

* I only love the pencil skirt and blazer thats in trend now.

A few new and rediscovered findings about KL:

gosh, i sound like some magazine journalist. bah, who cares. i'm currently in this ' I Don't Care What People Say ' kind of attitude now. the proof of today was when i wore this slingbag of my sister's, which i always had thought was ugly! in terms of practicality, i just wore it down the fashionable streets of Bintang Walk; i barely felt any sign of embarassment when noting the difference of the fashionistas' trendy slings with mine.

Don't get me wrong though, i don't compare all the time. Hehe!

So to sum up my day, it wa indeed pretty fruitful; my stomach agrees so, eh? *nodding down on abdomen

Here's a few things i found out:

• I seem to have forgotten the wrath some KL motorcyclists have when we're on the road. You block their way, the mildest expression of anger they give you is either honks or looks of disgust, the most extreme, well! You would know.
• Jalan Ipoh, a road very near to my housing area, is famous for selling bathroom appliances! I had no idea. There, I've done my advertising, anyone up for renovating their bathroom?
• Kelab Diraja Selangor, which is funnily situated in KL? :/ , though out-dated and pretty much has less than exclusive facilities, is actually a very exclusive club! They have a limited number of members; a new recruit can only join in unless an existing member dies or leaves the club or something.
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  AND THE FINAL AND BEST BIT! ok, i told myself should i ever bring PJ friends to eat good KL food, i'll just drop them at the Lot 10 Hutong Foodcourt. believe me, they house alllllllll the famous traditional hawker food in one place, in a very modern setting. can you imagine, eating all the good food there, with super cheap prices, in an air-conditioned space?!

so yeah that should be about it, except for a very good-looking pair of jeans, rm 75 yo! , I'm gonna go off reminiscing that crispy breadcrumbed chicken chop; best i've ever eaten since Chilli's Country Fried Chicken (!!!!! love), and that bowl of beef sauce noodles, with a bowl of assorted beef soup and a plate of kailan steamed to juicy-sweet perfection.........

omgeeeee.

Tomorrow's plans are:

I'm going out early in the morn to walk the walk! Haha. First, ask Daddy to drop me&mum at Bukit Bintang, walk til' our toes drop off, then take an lrt to Sentul, then walk all the way home! Phew! I can feel the energy sapping out of me already! When I can walk around KL like a pro, imma bring PJ friends along, to show that actually, KL is no different than PJ. hahahahha.

...

so as a KL-ian, actually do i even qualify? i'm just a girl who lives in KL, eat KL food for dinner most of the time, but studied in a PJ school for 4 years. how do you dub someone as a KL-ian anyways? someone who practices the culture? what culture does KL people have anyways? i can contradict you if you say KL-ians are lala, actually.

i don't think i'm a pure KL-ian at heart though. nearly all my friends are living in PJ and i spend most of my time there during schooling days, and many of them ask me what is the difference with the life in KL compared to PJ. and everytime i ponder: what difference? i really can't draw a clear line to divide these supposedly two-worlds-apart cities.

however, here's a thing or two i've noticed about them:

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  KL has unorganized land plans (that's the best word i can come up with my poor english vocab), meaning that infrastructures are builit scattered over the whole place. you can have a shoplot, then a house beside it, and then an assortment of buildings here and there. that's because KL is an older city than PJ, so the latter has land plans organized neatly, all types of buildings stay in the same group in one place.
• 
  
  KL has wide diversities, i'm talking in terms of safety aspects and social classes. you get the downtowns and places like Mont Kiara and Bangsar. you should see the housing area near KLCC and Mt Kiara, fuiyo. (btw, Jimmy Choo has a house at M.K) the place where i live is considered moderately average, perhaps a little lower, but i never had any safety problems though.
• 
  
  oh, i think KL has better landscapes than PJ; no, yes, no? (:  at my condo i have a constant panoramic full view of the KL tower and Twin Towers, and other glittering city lights as well. but i know PJ has its perks too, lah.

but i kinda wish i lived in PJ sometimes, cuz the malls at DU are something different. PJ also gives that kind of townish feel, not much hustle and bustle though there are traffic jams.

...

ok, i think something is wrong. why am i talking about cities? its so boring right? i need to get a life man.

:/

...

oh and btw, i'm on the hunt looking for a vacant job, that is to be a music teacher! since i'm qualified for it, why not put my 'talents' to use right? i may not be excellent, but at least i'm better than a Grade 1-er right? right.

haha, i can imagine those timid little things, all shy shy, being taught music, with trembly hands on the keys. (:

we'll be such good BFs.

i'll volunteer to be their life coach, even. yknow, tell them what issues they might have to deal with when they're all grown up. i'll tell girls about boys, and boys on how to treat a girl right instead of pulling their hair and whatnot.

ngeh. we'll see by then.

eh,

everyday i see the numbers on my hit counter rising! how is that possible?

you mean, there's people dropping by my blog???!!!

oh,wow!

eh,no, seriously,i'm not being sarcastic. just very very surprised since my posts are pretty much mediocre and i don't update often.

guys, you flatter me.

or, or could it be just a trick of the eye? i know how i can see the number 1 as 7, 2 as 8 and such.

or maybe, my hand-eye-brain coordination is not at its best like it used to be, cuz, today,

i couldn't differentiate left and right at driving lesson today.

the instructor was like, ' left! ' , and i go, ' .....What ar?? '. something like that. 

sigh. oh, well.

one of these days when I get real sad, I'll look back here and sigh.

if today was an ice cream, the flavour would be, MarshMELLOW. geddit geddit? hahahar.

so this is written to make the future me jealous. hey Candice, having a bad time now? awww, too bad!

i'm being absolutely weird, am i?



so yeah even if my day isn't really over yet, i can say it was pretty mellow. like, nondescript; nonchalant; calm; smooth; undisturbed.

i stayed at home most of the day, waking up at *weeheeee!* 11 a.m. i'm really going to miss these days.
i did mostly nothing, except to play background Christian music at the cool living room and do some quiet time with God, something i missed doing a lot since the SPM days. and i did some introspection, which ultimately leads to more understanding of His ways.

and then i tagged along with mum to drop Jamie at tuition. on the way, Fly Fm was thankfully not annoying, playing all songs that were my favourite for 40 minutes straight.

......and that's about it so far.




life's really funny, right? or should i say, God? just when i was up for some action, fun and drama in life, along comes a restful and peaceful day.

i choose to be grateful today, knowing that days like these are gonna end soon, what with college, work, tests...... i don't wanna talk about them today.



so lets just be GRAPE-ful, shall we?

nyekkkkk!

:p  



psssttt.......i love my day!

to sum it all up since friday :

I'm just gonna pull an elaine/xinwei here to make things much simpler to break down into. sorry i copycat yeah.....

ONE ;

2nd driving lesson was funfunfun! :)

i pretty much screwed up, what with being so kelam kabut with mixing up when to press clutch/brake and turn steering at the same time.

and i thought i could multitask, bah! /:

so after that, my arms ached alot. good for arm muscle exercise though, turning the stiff steering and pulling the handbrake and all that.

my driving instructor nearly lost all his patience and his hair from my confusion, the poor man.

but all in all, i managed to get the hang of it, thank God.

however when he drove me home, we had a pretty good conversation going on.

still, wesley seems to think its wrong! for crying out loud wes, he has wife and kids!

but thats not something to be relieved about. dont worry wes, i'll be on my toes.

TWO ;

straight after the lesson, i took a shower and made sure i didn't stink from all the sweat i was bulletting out after driving in a daze.

arrived at school for easter, was already in motion when i arrived.

the best compliment of the day: I SMELL GOOD!!!

Happy Belated Birthday again, rachel!

good to see so many school leavers again, been missing out alot.

our group split after cf, one to cendol and one to A&Ws. rachel haven't killed us for that yet.

anyways like xinwei said, GLUTTONY was the theme.

erina was already munching like a vampire deprived of blood ala Daybreakers, and i stole off the fried chicken skin from anyone who ordered fried chicken. Nyam!

the day was good. but me and erina still have lots to catchup on.

note to Erina: its been long since i have been exposed to your retardiness! its unsettling after so long, nevertheless, i like it.   :D

THREE ;

i woke up from my nap with my mum telling me of a really clear dream she had about me.

i was anticipating something else, hehe, but at least i got something better.

it was about me telling her how i'd done well in my law degree and i was encouraged by my lecturer to pursue my masters.

i wore brown glasses, shoulder length hair dyed to the exact color i wanted; mahogany brown, and wearing a suit. she said i was pretty. 

so now i guess i know what to wear in the future eh?

so whatdya think?

i can't laugh it off, but i'm considering at the same time as well.

we'll see; i can't wait for my future! (:

alright, thats about it. (:

sigh, more driving classes to go, then test next monday!!!

aargh!!! panic.............

:/

Manual days, begone!

My first driving lesson today was, pretty exhilirating. I've done the basics, and i think i can drive decently except being clueless on how to park, i guess?

quite proud of myself too. i exceeded expectations by not jumping out of the car and running away screaming.

and before i left, my instructor said," Be prepared for tomorrow. Its gonna be a looooooot more tougher."

YEAH. like i don't know that.

:/