Enjoy, don't endure.

Wow, time passes fast. Before you know it, winter's almost over, assignments are nearly due, another year is quickly passing by. As time goes by, every minute, every second becomes all the more important.

What I'm trying to say is, sometimes we live everyday as if it's just any old day. Maybe it is, but what if it were our last? I'm not trying to jinx anyone or freak people out. A thought came to me this week out of the blue, 'Why should we have to endure life as if it is a job or a duty when we can learn to enjoy every moment as if it were our very last?'

It's actually pretty funny coming from me because normally I am one of those people who wants to just live life on a flat playing field, no ups, no downs = Cathy is happy. But what's the fun in that?

Some photos taken today:



Taken as I was walking down my road to bus stop, the morning air is so nice!



Makes me want to live in an apartment >,<



<3 Hanging out with Sarah, at restaurant eating lots of yummy food =]



My delicious kimchi fried rice, it was so spicy!

Reminisce

Just these past few days I've been flipping through a stack of old high school photographs and reminiscing those days where my friends and I frolicked around in our skirts, up to no good. Now and again I think we should all be reminded about what we possess at this moment in time and be grateful for it. Apart from those things, we should also treasure the memories, moments and friendships we made throughout our journey into adulthood, even though they may not be around us like they used to be.




The person whom we are now cannot possibly have been derived on our own. Without those distant memories and friends, we would not be the person we are today. In saying that, I've learnt to appreciate that even through the bad times, sad times and times I'd rather forget about, I'm glad I did not go through it alone. Although I am still not perfect and will never be, I am content.



Live everyday as if it were your last, sounds cliche but hey, life is cliche.

L.O.V.E

LOVE,爱，사랑。。。 What is it?

Every now and again I think about this word and the meanings behind it. I'm sure everyone thinks about love once in a while. Whether we are already intertwined in some sort of relationship or otherwise, this word never fails to appear our minds.



This was just a random picture I found on google, the meaning is simple but it says so much in very few words. I believe that's what love should be like. Simple but meaningful.

I should be studying.

The name of the title clearly explains what I've been telling myself through and throughout this entire week so far. Yet, nothing has worked.

The second half of the semester has officially started SINCE LAST WEEK and still, my body is lagging behind, probably stuck somewhere in the midst of the first semester. Can somebody rescue me before I turn into an anxiety-filled, stressed maniac by the end of the semester when you know what's coming up, that's right, EXAMS! GG -.-.

Its funny though, I have the motivation to blog and rant but none to open my books and sort through my notes/lecture slides/things to memorise. I try to keep my blog entries nice and motivating but it's kinda hard to when you're not feeling that motivated yourself. Hope this feeling won't last too long, cannot afford to!!

Alrighty, nothing much more to say..have a good weekend =]

Friendship contemplation (just another rant)

Lately I've begun to think about friendship and what it really means and why we need friends. To be honest, I probably think about these types of things too much, if you know me well you'd probably say I'm over-analysing situations and people or whatnot. Maybe I am and maybe I tend to, but that is only because I truly value my friends and not because I want to be analytical.

Ever since high school, possibly from fourth form onwards I guess you can say that I lost my naivety and innocence (in a friends-related sort of sense). Back in the days before then, I was the sort of girl who thought that I should try to be friends with everyone no matter if we got on or not. Obviously it's not as easy and simple as that, coming from my experience. If it were, then the whole world would be friends and everyone would get along but that's not reality. Reality is we vary in personalities, habits, wants, needs and so on. Friends somewhat fulfil or supplement those things. That is why we often see people who are very different butt heads in ideas or simply do not get along.
I just want say...that's normal!

Previously, I would of thought to myself something along the lines of 'Why can't I just be friends with them, why don't they like me? What's wrong with me?'
I now understand that is just a part of life, no one is perfect. We cannot force ourselves to like someone just like we can't force ourselves to hate another. Let's just cherish the friends we have at the moment, remember the wonderful memories we've had with previous friends and hope for success in our friendsips to come :D

Rewind and retell

Wow...it's been more than a month since my last post, I'm ashamed. Sorry to any readers I've been letting down, I guess it's true what they say, time passes fast when you're having so much fun=]

Time has officially escaped from my grasp this past month as a result of the excess free time I've gotten due to term break. But now, it's that time again, the start of a whole new semester. New papers, new classmates, new books (ugh)...I don't know whether to be happy or sad. I'm happy because I can stop wasting time and actually start using my brain juice again but I'm also sad because the holidays ended near such a highlight of this year. That is, my trip to Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Gold Coast, Australia. To sum it up in one word, it was AMAZING. I guess it's also to do with who you go on the trips with, going with my best friend and her family made the trip extra special. Its trips like those that remind me how much I love to travel and experience the freshness of an entirely unfamiliar territory, the feeling is exhilarating in itself.

If you ever get the chance to travel to Australia, I do recommend those three places, not one let me down. Each has its own flavour and feel, whether it's more to do with nature or buzzing with city craze, a mix of both made it more exciting. Sunshine Coast lives up to its name, though not at its peak sunshine, was still enough to be warmer than chilly Auckland. One word that comes to mind when I think back to Brisbane is NIGHTLIFE. That is, not clubs and stuff like that but think Queen Street but ten times more lights, sounds, people and stores. It was to the extent that we could compare it to Asia nightlife (Really fun for people who like to shop at dusk). Last but not least...GOLD COAST. What can I say? I'm sure many people have already heard numerous stories of this well known tourist location so I won't elaborate. However, I will say that I absolutely loved Gold Coast, probably more than the other two places. It had everything you could possibly want when on holiday, shopping, great food, great sites, nature, theme parks, concerts, the list goes on.

That's just a short summary of my holiday experience because I think the best way to explain my holiday is through my photos and not my words =P [Check FB]
Anywho, new start, time to add oil and work through this semester like there's no tomorrow! Most of all, don't stress just do your best =]

The Element of Surprise minus(-) the Pessimism

This entry is actually dedicated to one of my wonderful readers...Lucius!!!
Thank you for bringing me such a positive surprise and review of my blog, I really appreciate the support :D

To be honest, when I first started out blogging just a while ago, I didn't think anyone would read it. Well, anyone apart from the people I beg and bribe of course. But like they say, miracles do happen. Miracle or not, it's a pleasant surprise and boost in confidence.

Sometimes it's surprises like these that make each day worthwhile even if you've been through the toughest exam, or just had the worst winter's day experience. It could be something so insignificant or just a mere comment that can open your eyes to a whole new side of picture laid out in front of you. Each new day we may be faced with trials and obstacles to overcome, we can either choose to look at them simply as trials and obstacles, or we can change our outlook and think of them as surprises in our life that's meant to be enjoyed and not endured.

It true what they say, it's easier said than done. Sure. But if we always think that way, how are we ever going to get anywhere? Pessimism gets hold of everyone, even the most optimistic of people. As hard as changing our outlook can be, in the end it's up to choice and sacrifice. It's as simple as that. I can say from experience that through changing how I think about situations and looking towards the brighter side of things, positive surprises are not so hard to find anymore. Maybe you just havn't been looking hard enough ;)