22 May 2016 Sunday / Canmore, Alberta, Canada

Today's a chill day! Woke up at around 10am to the smell of egg omelettes and toasts, prepared by Gim. After our hearty breakfast, we headed out to explore some of the trails available. It was snowing rain hahaha pretty cool. It was about 1-2 Degrees but it didn't feel as cold as San Francisco, because there isn't any wind hehe.

Oh by the way, our airbnb is super nice! Even nicer than the one at Morro Bay actually, this one is like my ideal home design. My future house will resemble such chill and cozy vibes, except maybe with brighter lights? Haha.

My photos don't do justice to the place. Haha only a video does but I only have it on my snapchat.

Our breakfast today prepared by Gim! I topped it up with toasts with nutella banana to finish up our bruised bananas.

Dinner last night at 11PM hahaha. It was so good because I was so famished. The rostis rocked though. Thanks to Gim for preparing so many different varieties from limited ingredients. And yay I'm so glad we bought cabbages hehe my favourite. 

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So we drove out to visit some lakes but the weather was really bad. Cloudy and snowy and there was a slight blizzard.

Imagine having your cottage beside a lake as clear as this. You can go waddle during summer.

  

Why do you have to appear in my dream?

in the best airbnb ever

Didn't expect my first post about my grad trip to be done so randomly. I'm currently in Morro Bay, California, one of the stops in our road trip en route to San Francisco! I guess blogging takes time and the feels to get started. This airbnb is perfect for me to begin.

Check this out guys. This view is so amazing and I just feel like I can do a lot here. It's literally #livingroomgoals  Big windows and all, with just the right amount of sunshine at the right time. All my favourites in one.

The view of the beach and cliff is so therapeutic too, somehow it reminds me of Bergen where I can see the sea and mountains every day, freely. 

The host is a really cool guy who collects many different unique things. Look at these swords, they not only look expensive, they look antique like the ones I saw in palace museums omg. And on this dining table there is this really intricate accessory featuring tiny swords all into one. I don't really know how to describe but it just shows how detail-oriented our host is! There are many other objects in the house too that are unique and interesting in the details. Kinda reminds me of myself haha is this how my house will be next time? I hope. Unique and intricate stuffs in corners of my home.

This kitchen resembles a kitchen in my imagination from a book I read last time. I just love kitchens with bar stools and check out that collection of coffees and what I realised to be different flavoured syrups on the right. So cool.

Iphone photo captures such chill feels.

:') I love how everything feels right now. So glad I found this gem.

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Edit: 12.38AM

We had dinner prepared by Chef Gim and his assistants HAHA. The menu of the day was Aglio Olio with tentalising wafts of onions fried in olive oil. To top it up we added a fried egg, with very runny yolk.

Not bad eh? 

Thanks Chef Gim and the host for providing us with such well-equipped kitchen! He even has fresh parsley in his fridge. 

I also tried the soda water that the host seems to be really into. Tried his recommendation of Coconut + Mango soda water. It was an interesting and refreshing beverage.

Ah #kitchengoals too. I wish my kitchen next time can be as well equipped as this. The host has everything! Shaved ice maker, waffles maker (those thick belgian waffles kind), carbonated water maker (?), coffee maker stocked full of flavoured capsules, what else... I can't remember but it was just so cool. You'll feel like a chef and baker and whatever you can name it with such well-equipped kitchen. 

Also just bathed and watched this korean movie on netflix. 

This is just perfect. 

I just looked up to the sky and I can see the moon and a plane flying by.

Same species, different lives.

good read

https://medium.com/@dailyzen/working-ourselves-away-from-life-e2eaa4823e2b#.p53472877

 It’s eating well and exercising because you are a human with a body and life is objectively better when you make the most of being a human with a body. Life is doing stuff. Life is work. 

Work towards what makes you feel alive, not away from it.

right where it started / 2016

March 2016

2 March / formal presentations which i do enjoy sometimes. the amount of presentations I had this semester is pretty intense, to the point it almost became second nature - visualising and preparing powerpoint slides, preparing script at the same time, add animations, rehearse and make adjustments...

My favourite food in the whole of NUS? Laksa yong tau foo from the Deck. I think second goes to Hwang's 'cause who doesn't love korean ramen. Oh wait, business school's Reedz Cafe comes second although pricier. 

March 3 / when pam came to visit and study :-)

This perfectly describes what I've been feeling very strongly about :-) Very nicely put.

hi i'm chubby bunny

From the terrarium making workshop *i have green fingers*

Eusoff Fiesta!

:-) Nothing can take away my love for team sports, taking team photos, playing and just havin' fun

Thank you Eusoff. 

I feel happy that I get to make friends with more people than I expected. At the same time, I also feel sad because we've gotten really close and yet it's time to leave again.

right where it started / 2016

February 2016

January till February was the IHG period. It is the most exciting part of Semester 2 because that's when competitions for the various sports occur every other day. I remember very fondly of this, because the atmosphere was really sizzling within hall and at the venues. Very lucky to move in to hall right where all the action just began and very lucky that even though I don't know a lot of people, I have Shar, the Sports Director (!!!) as my neighbour. Thanks to her I get to watch more games than I could have without her.

IHG Closing Ceremony. The road relays were so nerve wracking because we are just so close to being the Hall Champion, depending on the placings of both the guys and girls. It's been such a long time since I supported sports matches, in this case I was screaming for runners who I don't even know (lol), but I still gave my all anyway. Oh and nothing can beat that Handball Finals (guys) goal that caused there to be at least 1 overtime. I think there were 2 overtimes in total. How sick is that! That atmosphere is really one of my favorite. We were all so happy that we just screamed and shouted and laughed continuously. I got so excited I actually jumped up from the floor from where I was sitting lololol. (omg sound so lame sia me)

Even though we lost just by only a few points, (I was actually beside our Hall President when he was counting the scores), I feel really happy to be a part of all these. This sports scene and competitions and sense of unity... made me feel like home and reminded me of my Jurong basketball days. What a wonderful way to start my semester!

hehe sharky <3 very thankful that we get to be friends and we broke the ice pretty easily thanks to SL!

Some random day where I went to the back to fix my ice cream craving. And maybe to lighten up my bad day. (usually too lazy to go get ice cream unless I really need it)

10S26's Valentines' Day Year XLB Affair <3

Chinese New Year, and the cutest child ever. He's SUCH a happy kid and it makes me happy

Look at my brother and cousins photobombing my photo

HIIT. Never underestimate 20 minutes. I almost died. 'Cause too intense since the last intense session.

Valentine's Day roses from my neighbies <3

Komal from Ottawa, Canada. Today marks the last day we will see each other :( Can't quite believe it when I knew it yesterday after my paper. It was so sudden I didn't have the time to really let it sink. AH I hate that this will likely become more common in the future. Anyway, really thankful for all the things we've taught each other. 

Block head! I don't think I'll ever get to know the block head if not for the fact that we are in the same course. Really little things like this. Serendipity.

When Nat and Pris both came :)

Eusoff Bash | Komal & Hein from Korea

Some snaps from my usual walk back to hall from Biz

Get-together when Lucinda came back to SG <3

"Beautiful things come out of horrible situations. I know for a fact. Out of sadness you get a new found wisdom on how the world can look with a haze of gray clouds, how people can be senseless, how you can see the whole universe in a whole new way. And that may be hard to handle, hard to cope, hard to accept, but it is so damn beautiful if you really take the chance to realise. Out of anger, you can feel your heart beat race, with every beat it is shaking your whole being and not only the heavy steps you take. It is when you, your whole self and some power is telling you that you are alive. And that is amazing in every angle. Out of anything there is something in there that makes it incredible. Something that makes it shine. Whatever you feel is potent and it is such a blessing to be able to feel what you feel. You just have to think about it."