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I just put down the phone with Anna... feeling tired, but can't really fall asleep. It's been like a year plus since I last updated. Feels like a long time but its only a year.

Anna has been called back for reservist. Somehow this separation feels familiar. Although it's the same as not seeing him on weekdays, but the term 'reservist' just gives the entire week of not meeting a different notion.

Well, instead of counting sheeps to fall asleep, I decided to go through the sms on my phone, dating all the way back to 2008, when I started this blog. Man! that's 3 years! Ya.. my darling ancient HP has been stuck with me for 3 loyal years and still not dying on me. (now I feel guilty chucking it away soon to replace it with a smart phone)

Anyway, then ALL THE TONNES of memories just started to flood back!! You know when you start working, good old days just seemed like they happened eons ago? That's how I feel, so near, yet very far. haha.. Then I dug through the stack of postcards Anna send to me while he was in Leeds. I realised, that year was such a honeymoon year for us. Very sweet words, lotsa 'miss u loads', 'can't wait to see u', 'our separation is almost over!'... thinking back, that was very sweet, romantic. All these little words count. Luckily my mum didn't pop by my room, if not she'll be thinking what her crazy daughter is doing laughing alone in the middle of the night.

What was I laughing at? Anna's signature ugly drawing when he signs off his letters and postcards. I teared at the encouraging words he always write 'to be strong, to be independent' despite our separation... Ahh good times. As I looked at the pictures of postcards, I'm suddenly reminded of my traumatically memorable Barcelona trip. The sleazy alleys lined with fugly prostitutes, the crazy guy who slept stark naked in our hostel (luckily I wasn't wearing glasses), the guy who was making out in the bunk bed next to mine (totally gross!!!) and that yisi's bag was almost pickpocketed. haha!

Good ol' times, and I realised 11 Feb is our so-called Lufbra day. haha. which 2 years down the road, we've kinda forgotten it quite completely.

Well, thinking back, i was really glad to have made that exchange trip. Forging good friendships.. and although separation was tough, it did make the reunion sweeter. :)
I miss seeing everyone...

Recently, more and more people around me are starting to get married. As I attend their weddings, I can't help wondering... what does marriage means to me, and how will we ever know when we are ready for it.

I think marriage just means that a couple being bonded for life, and therefore will stick with each other through thick and thin. That takes so much effort to compromise, understand, trust and to give. It's hard to really understand a person... cuz people change overtime. People have different mentality and they grow spiritually and emotionally through various stages of their life and its experiences.

My friends who're getting married, they've known their partners for 2-3 years. Somehow I think those are prime number of years together before getting married. Cuz I was at that stage. But it passed. Suddenly, career & finances & aspirations & so many things just come into our lives. We're no longer innocently and happily in love. I feel like i'm losing touch with him.

Sigh. 4 years le. The last breaking point was also this duration.

I really need to put in more effort huh...

An gave me a HUMONGOUS book of Comic Drawing for X'mas present.
Totally lurve it!! Really fun to try drawing out the cartoon characters and creating some of my own.

These are my amateur attempts at drawing cartoons :)



Bottom left hand corner is drawn by Ah An. Looks uglily funny. haha

Well, it seems as though I haven't been watching movies for ages. Last weekend, I tagged along with my brother and his mysterious gf (hmm...) to Fort Canning Park to catch the FREE screening (yes, i know v cheapo and i'm a big light bulb) of Ironman and Transformers II, organized by Class 95. It's a pretty cool experience! My mum was in a Jap mood that evening too, so we had nice Unagi rice that she whipped up to bring along as movie dinner. hehe... When we reached it was SO packed! Took us a while to squeeze our mat between 2 families and settled down at quite a nice distance from the screen. Before the movie starts at 7.30pm, the DJs had games and balls passing around to audience for them to answer some really siple questions and win prizes. And the Flying Dutchman and Glen Ong did a pretty good job of entertaining the crowd I must say. =)



I always can't remember when Ironman started showing in Singapore, is it when I was in UK? Cuz I've got no recollection of it being popular and me wanting to go catch it. Or maybe I was just too busy with fyp =\. Anyway, I've NEVER watched Ironman b4, and I must say it was a fantastic movie! haha.. I like action movies with good story and great action and charismatic actors like Robert Downey Jr.

The sound system was fantastic! serious... as good or even better than watching it in the cinema. Will definiely go the next time round it's organized.
*Start of Ironman!*


Anyway, we didn't stay on for Transformers II though I never watch it before too. Yeah I'm like sua-ku, but I totally didn't like the meaningless story of Transformers I, so I wasn't propelled to watch Part II of it. But it was still a great evening! :)

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And just earlier this week on Wednesday (my off day this week), I went to catch a movie ALONE for the first time. hehe... it may sound weird and pathetic to some people, but I really enjoyed the experience of being able to indulge in the movie and eating and doing whatever I like. One of the best part was to have Choc Banana cake & tea at Secret Recipe before the movie! $7.00 vs. $7.50 fr nachos from the cinema (haha.. yah i sound like cheapo again)! Nice... =D

The movie I watched was Coco avant Chanel, which was entirely in French. Talks about the life of Gabrielle Chanel, founder of the famous brand Chanel. The movie focuses more on the the events that she gone through in her life that motivated her to pursue the career of being a tailor-cum-designer in the generation where the idea of French women working is absolutely ridiculous. It also emphasizes on Coco (that's her nickname) being strong, independent and always having her unique point of view that eventually changed the entire fashion design scene from tight & cluttered victorian dresses to simplistic yet elegant dresses that we see today.


Entirely impressed - a woman always have the power to make change.

And upcoming movies that I really wanna catch!

Robert Downey Jr stars in Sherlock Holmes =D
Listen carefully to the last 12 seconds of the trailer. Funny. haha


Of course, not forgetting Inglorious Basterds, directed by Quentin Tarantino (Director of Kill Bill). How can I forgo any Nazi-related war movie? hehe


Wooohoo~!

Woohoo~! Super long weekend! Time to be re-energized man.
Sat CSC gathering, Sun Ubin, Mon slack, Tues dear's coming back! Totally psyched up! =D