a flickering spark wanting to be appreciated for her warmth



<3 SONGS!

Fields of Gold - Sting
You were meant for me - Jewel
If i ain't got you - Alicia Keys
All of me - John Legend
Home - Phillip Phillips
L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole
How long will I love you - Ellie Goulding
The Glory of Love - The Five Keys

First post of the year. Woke up feeling that 2014 might just be a better year than 2013! :) Cheers!

2013 was not spectacular but I'm thankful for some of the wonderful days I've had.
Met some nice people & made some happy memories together but I've also met some not so nice people whom I hope receives their bad karma (e.g., the warty fellas who stole my 2 iphones).
There were memories that I reminisce all the time and it was bittersweet to know and accept that they're going on to better places.
There were many bad decisions like having bad food with a lingering bad after taste.
There wasn't much time to reflect and feel satisfied with things at work and feel appreciated.
On a happier note, I've always loved looking back at my travels in the year and I'm so thankful to have had awesome time with my cool company in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Hawaii, Perth and Korea.
I'm extremely thankful that everyone I love around me have not had very poor health and are all relatively well.

The first song I thought of on the eve of new year was Oasis's Don't look back in anger. Nothing else says better than this song title. There's no use in looking back, I really want to move on and go forward and let love and happiness fill in the gaps in between.

• Spring clean and throw things that don't matter out of my life
• Donate what I can
• Exercise regularly
• Save more money
• Have a holiday
• Study
• Think positive and say positive

Labels: 2013, 2014, don't look back in anger, donate, exercise, happiness, hawaii, holiday, hongkong, karma, korea, let there be love, love, oasis, perth, save, shanghai, songs, springclean, travel

1. Like everything else, there is always a curve. X-axis as one of the 3 factors and Y-axis as the happiness level. Up to a certain point, happiness level will plateau. No matter how much more money, health and security is given, you won't be any more happier.
2. Happiness and contentment are different concepts but they are also mindsets. They are determined by the individual and are dependent on the amount of resources and the circumstances in which one is bounded by. For e.g., I am born in a farm and I am contented with life as long as i am healthy to work, have food, shelter and my family in good health. I am happy when the weather is good, harvest is good and when there are no natural disasters or poor health. However, if I am ambitious and not contented with a little farm house because I've seen bigger houses on TV or I am driven by factors like i need more money to seek treatment for a family member, then I may not be happy with life and would want to go out there to earn more money.
3. Someone can be contented with life at how it is now because their knowledge of a good life is shaped by their society and culture. Maybe if they are given knowledge of alternative forms of good life, they may no longer be contented and happy with life. 
4. So maybe the northies are contented with life because that's the life they are born into and they are bounded by circumstances (i.e., they cannot leave the country). Therefore, they might as well live their life to the fullest. Are they happy and contented? Yes, at this point in time. However, given the freedom of choice to leave or stay? Some may want to, others may not. Because everyone has a different plateau/peak in the curve.
5. The beggars you see along streets or children with bloated stomachs because they have lack of proteins in their diets? They are probably happy and contented if they can have food and shelter everyday. Is that the end? To let them choose food and shelter everyday or a chance at being educated and work for a living? I won't be surprised if some choose option 1 and others, option 2. Because everyone has a different plateau/peak in the curve. However to not give them the basic food and shelter and security, then they are at the start of the curve and would therefore, definitely not be happy or contented.
6. In short, happiness is a very very effy concept and has many grey areas. The only way to know if someone is happy, is simply to ask. Even then, they may not really know better either. Most importantly, neither do we. It's a self-perceived value afterall.

Labels: 2013, 2014, BFF, food, happiness, health, holiday, hope, korea, love, north korea, peace, seoul, ski, snow, travel, wealth, winter, work, yongpyong ski resort

Friends in the cold winter rain
Together on one spring day
My heart, I held no reins
In your arms, I'd rather lay

Kissed me once before I left
Nothing more and nothing less
There and then, he committed theft
As I lie in misery, I confess

Till I see you in summer.

Labels: 2013, holiday, lana del ray, love, poem, summertime sadness

• I feel like going London or NYC for Christmas.
• I want to fall in love again. I want to be loved and to love in return.
• I want to start something.
• I want a good change.

Labels: 2013, emo, hewyork, holiday, hope, lang leav, london, love, poem, relationships, travel

Sometimes we travel to seek ourselves, to find peace and to move on. Things work in strange ways to get you away from where you are but return you to the same state, with different people and different situations but the same damn feeling.



Your mouth is a revolver firing bullets in the sky.
Your love is like a soldier, loyal till you die.
And I'’ve been looking at the stars for a long, long time.
I’'ve been putting out fires all my life.
Everybody wants a flame, but they don’'t want to get burnt.
And today is our turn.

Days like these lead to, nights like this leads to love like ours, 
You light the spark in my bonfire heart.
People like us, we don’t need that much.
Just someone that starts, starts the spark in our bonfire hearts.

This world is getting colder. Strangers passing by.
No one offers you a shoulder. No one looks you in the eye.
But I’ve been looking at you for a long, long time.
Just trying to break through, trying to make you mine.
Everybody wants a flame, they don’t want to get burnt
Well today is our turn.

Days like these lead to nights like this leads to love like ours, 
You light a spark in my bonfire heart.
People like us, we don’t need that much.
Just someone that starts, starts a spark in our bonfire hearts.

Hmm, our bonfire hearts
our bonfire hearts
Uh, our bonfire hearts
You light the spark

People like us, we don’t need that much.
Just someone that starts, starts a spark in our bonfire hearts.

Days like these lead to nights like this leads to love like ours, 
You light a spark in my bonfire heart.
People like us, we don’t need that much.
Just someone that starts, starts a spark in our bonfire hearts.
our bonfire hearts

Labels: 2013, australia, bonfire heart, holiday, james blunt, love, perth, stay the night, zedd

Snorkelling with many many fishes. I've never swam with so many different fishes before. It was an amazing feeling. :) So glad I bought my waterproof camera case.


Couldn't leave Hawaii without a few jump shots! =D





 Drove by someone's 'animal farm' and decided to feed the cute little animals. Goats were super territorial and are really the alpha animals. None of the sheep or any other animals came near to me for food because the goats would shoo them away.

Pearl Harbour was not the most fun attraction but the most meaningful place for remembrance and reflection.

Labels: 2013, animal farm, beach, fireworks, fishes, flower, goats, hawaii, holiday, honolulu, japanese, lei, pearl harbour, snorkel, travel

July-August

Labels: 2013, beach, hawaii, holiday, honolulu, snorkel, surf, travel

 I need daily assurances that I'm worth loving and that you love me. <3

I still wish for that sunshine, sea waves, careless life kinda holiday far far away with someone who loves me and for me to love.

Labels: 2013, emo, hawaii, holiday, love

I've learnt things from every relationship. I hope you've experienced a part of life different from anything else you've ever had and never forget.

• Love can be so unconditional. Love can be a strong feeling that makes people do the craziest things, tolerate the worst conditions and hold on to the faintest hope. Love built on strong foundation makes things work better and longer.
• Giving up all your time to me is not what love is. Setting time aside for me is showing commitment to the relationship.
• Although we will have to live together one day, seeing each other 24/7, we all still need personal space to breathe.
• Sharing concerns, issues, worries, excitement, happiness is building intimacy and will only help us grow closer.
• Touch is important. So are positive gestures and words.
• Take time to think of what he/she has does for you and appreciate them.
• Love may not be displayed in the way you've always conceptualized it to be. Everyone has a different way of expression and definition. Appreciate, understand and compromise.

Still, I pray for good things for my loved ones. Health, happiness and peace.

Labels: 2013, bag, balenciaga, boyfriend, emo, Europe, flower, holiday, love, rainbow, rolex, rose, shanghai, shopping, wanderlust, watch

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Brand New Bags!

Good for weekends and work. Able to put magazines, files, notebook, ipad and a bottle of water to hydrate in this sunny weather.
Rich pebbled cowhide leather and a structured tote shape accented with 14 karat gold-plated hardware.
Contrast top-stitching with a double flat shoulder strap and a KATE SPADE NEW YORK" name plaque on the front center of the bag.
Has concealed zip-top closure that opens up to a pretty woven floral lining.
Has two open pockets trimmed in leather and a zipper pocket with leather accents and a "KATE SPADE NEW YORK" name plaque stitched into it.
ORP: US$365
Asking for $480!
Brand New With Tag. No dustbag.
20" Shoulder Straps
8" Shoulder Strap Drop
16" Width
13.5" Height
6" Depth


Longchamp Le Pliage in Rouge & Blanc


Favorite classic tote from Longchamp - Le Pliage in Blanc & Rouge
Zippered Tote
12" Long Handle - Cowhide Leather
1 Main Compartment with Zipper Opening and 1 Internal Pocket on the Front
Foldable for Easy Storage when Not In Use
Dimensions: 31x30x19cm
Made In France
Brand New!
ORP: $245
Asking for $185

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