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Mar 16 2030 - If tomorrow never comes
Geeky

( My Bucket List )
Dec 31 2012 - My 2012 Blog Resolution
Geeky
I know I know, you must be thinking: WHO THE HELL HAS A BLOG RESOLUTION? 
Well, yours truly of course! 

Why? Cause this lj has been sitting on the web, dusty and forgotten for far too long. I have the perfect opportunity to write however I like, about whatever I like without being judged (ok maybe you guys secretly do judge) and I'm passing up on this opportunity. That's why I say: THIS SHALL BE NO MORE. Gone will be the days where I only posted once a year about major events in my life.

Here's what I'm gonna do: 

(ooh I love making lists and numbering them!)
  1. This will be my thought catalogue (sorry to Thought Catalog, hope there's no trademark infringement on my part hehe)
  2. My posts will be peppered with pretty pictures - I will make my blog beautiful
  3. At the same time, I shall document my thoughts and reflections, with a pinch of poetic/thought-provoking quotes
  4. If you ever catch me away from here for more than 2 months, please drop me a message (cause it gets emailed) AND WAKE ME UP. While I may think: 'what's xxx's problem?' for awhile, I will appreciate this gesture. 
And now to walk the talk! 
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May 17 2012 - Audi Fashion Festival Opening Night
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It's been a crazy few days for me. I started interning on Monday and I'm just learning the ropes, going through lots of training and covering some events. So as part of my new internship, I got the chance to attend the opening night of Audi Fashion Festival 2012 - and as photographer, no less! I cannot fully express how excited I was to go to (my second) fashion related event. (My first was the Marc by Marc Jacobs' 10th Anniversary event at the F1 pit building)

Perks of being the media? I am very excited (and proud) to say that I took pictures of almost every important person last night and even got a group shot with Nicola Formichetti, the Creative Director of MUGLER. Look how extremely sweet he is! And look how incredibly tired I look!

 

To top it all off, my hard work from the past few days has been featured! This is an extremely exciting time for me and the internship is proving to be a very demanding yet satisfying one. Hope the next six months will continue to be an enriching experience!
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Apr 30 2012 - In retrospect
500 days of summer

"I blamed the false security that you made me feel, the safety to be myself, when you secretly wanted me to be someone else.

I blamed unconditional love, because that’s what I felt for you, and if your love had conditions, what good is mine?

I blamed the hopeful voice in my head that always silenced the doubtful voice in my head, saying, “Stop asking yourself if it’s okay to be happy and just know that it is; you deserve this. Everything is exactly as it should be.”

I now blame myself for wondering, however briefly yesterday, if I should erase my edges, soften my sarcasm, and paint myself into the picture of perfection that you require.

Today is a new day, and I face it happily, knowing that everything is, in fact, still exactly as it should be."

Excerpt from Thought Catalog. A poignantly written article about relationships and breakups that really made me wonder if all relationships end with you feeling lots of regret and plenty of self-loathe. Perhaps it only ends this way if you've felt that you haven't been given a chance to fight hard to the very last inch of the race?

Been in an incredibly crabby mood this weekend. Maybe staying at home all day is really getting to me. Really looking forward to a better May (:
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Apr 13 2012 - Crossroads
Geeky
Just at the beginning of this semester, I was neither planning on going on exchange nor taking a 6-month internship. I've always been bent on sticking to my choice and never looking back or reconsidering my decisions. It's always been like I've got blinders on. It just struck me today that, for the first time, I've been convinced to do otherwise and I'm really looking forward to the new choices that I've made. Guess I shouldn't always be so stubborn or persistent in my ways and learn to look at the possibility that maybe the grass might really be greener on the other side. 

Just like how the most unexpected surprise might be what you were looking for all along (: 
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Apr 09 2012 - Moments like these
500 days of summer


Note: All pictures in this post were taken either by Nic or me. 

No time for words today, so I shall spam some photos of my epic Thursday with my iPhone 4S, my favorite boy, his new 7D and lens, and the beautiful Singapore skyline (: 

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Apr 02 2012 - Did I mention?
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All these, in just 4 months (or less!) 
Mar 23 2012 - Flash Flash Flash
500 days of summer
Mar 18 2012 - Cleo turns 1
Geeky
So this is Cleo aka the cutest baby in the world. 1 year ago, on this day, this little bundle of joy was born into the Chan family and changed the dynamics of our family forever. 
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Mar 17 2012 - Step 1.
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So I was thinking of changing my blog title again. I think it's about the 4th time now? This time I want a permanent one. Something that allows me to refer to my blog by name. Ok so it's like naming a new pet? Except that this one doesn't do tricks/lick haha. 
This puppy is so adorable, I couldn't resist posting this picture. (Ticks off #2 from blog resolution)

Now how do I go about doing this? Never been good with names. Did I mention about church confirmation, when we were supposed to choose meaningful Catholic names? I screwed it up (for the rest of my life) by giving myself a name that I refuse to tell people unless blackmailed. And there it was I thought: M.E.L - hey my initials spell my nickname! How nifty!

Oh, youth. Let's not even go into the reason why this lady was made a saint.

Hope I choose a good name for my blog. 
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