Honey Lemon

1. I'm craving for waffles with chocolate sauce as toppings; strawberries, blueberries and rasberries as sidelines; topped with toasted walnut flakes; and some sticky golden maple syrup for dipping.

2. Random conversation with people brings about a new perspective on life in general. Sometimes hearing what others have to say gives us a breath of fresh air.

3. 24 hours a day is not sufficient. We should have at least 8 hours of sleep. We need to work for 12 hours. So that leave us with 4 hours. Is that enough? What about getting stucked in traffic, eating breakfast, lunch and dinner ... after these, do we actually have enough time in a day?

4. Life is not easy. It's not simple. It is complicated. It is full of challenges and obstacles. It is filled with trials and tribulations.

5. Dream. In all honesty, it's good to have dreams. Knowing that you can actually dream, makes you reach for the moon even if you land among the stars. Dreaming keeps me sane.

6. Perfection is not everything I think. What do you think? As much as we strived for perfection in every thing that we do, sometimes imperfection gives more life than perfection. Imperfection makes things appear to be more real. Don't you think so? Like if everything is so perfect, what is there more to do about it then?

7. Random messages make me happy. I feel elated evertime I get something out of the blue.

8. I like being unconventional. I hate following rules.

9. Tumblr  - I am amazed by it. One pic can have a million interpretation. I like how I can just clicked away and looked at the posted pictures and go, "Hmmmm ... I'm feeling like that too."

10. I need to sleep. There's so many things to do yet so little time. I'm tired. I think I'm getting older. I get tired to easily.

Dream

She takes such beautiful pictures of beautiful people on one of their most beautiful days. 

She inspires me and allows me to dream effortlessly.

I still dream to be a wedding photographer one day.

:) smitten by you

Happy Valentine's Day to you. Though I clearly know that it is a marketing gimmick done for the sake of commercializing a 'day' to earn more money out of people, I still want to wish you Happy Valentine's Day today and for the many days and years to come :)

p/s: Where's my angpau? ehehe :p

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone.

I hope that everyone had a memorable celebration with their closed ones and loved ones :)

2009 has been a great ride. I can say that I am thankful and grateful for everything - for the ups and downs as well as laughter and tears.

Hmmm ... more to come when I have time to sit down and walk down memory lane.

I'm excited about 2010. I'm going to experience a whole different life altogether for this brand new year. I'm not that ready but I better be :P

Life's lessons

 Watching Grey's Anatomy gives you lessons about ...

Love, Insecurity, Possession

Lexie: Are you really gay? Like, how gay are you? On a scale of 1 to gay? 'Cause that's my boyfriend in the shower. My hot, hot, naked boyfriend and I... How gay are you?
Callie: I'm sorry. It's... I've known Mark a while and... But, I'll try not to do that again. The naked in the shower thing.
Lexie: Or, the you half naked in the hallway thing. Cause, cause even if you really are gay. He's not, and you're hot.
Callie: He doesn't look at my boobs anymore. The first thing he used to look at when I walked into anywhere, was my boobs. He doesn't look anymore. Not since he met you. Ok?
Lexie: Ok.

Pain, Chance

Izzie: Get up. I mean it. Get up! Now go get a life.
Amanda: I can't.
Izzie: George was a surgeon. He had a purpose. He wanted to save lives. Now he doesn't get the chance. Now he doesn't get the chance to do anything anymore. But you do. You could go to medical school. You could hang out with your freaking friends. I don't care what you do, just go do something with your life, because you have one. You lived, and George didn't! And I know that feels horrible and shocking and terrifying, but you lived. So go live your freaking live.
Amanda: I don't know how.
Izzie: Nobody does. Nobody knows how. But God, have enough respect for George to go figure it out. Because if I see you sitting on this bench ever again, I will kick your ass from here to Sunday.

Commitment, Support, Trust, Reliability

Alex: What is this?
Izzie: Take off your pants.
Alex: Iz, it's a...
Izzie: Be my husband, get undressed, get into bed and hold me. I don't know what you're so mad about and I don't know what you're scared of because you won't talk to me. But, I'm scared too Alex. And I can't... if you won't... If we're gonna have any chance at a life together then I need you to. Please...
Alex: You died in my arms. You died in my arms! You freakin died, and then you left instructions that I wasn't allowed to save your life. You wanna know what I'm scared of? I'm scared of everything. I'm scared to move. I'm scared to breathe. I'm scared to touch you. I can't lose you. I won't survive. And that's your fault. You made me love you, you made me let you in. And then you freaking died in my arms.

 Grief, Sufferings

Meredith (narrating): The dictionary defines grief as keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret. As surgeons, as scientists, we're taught to learn from and rely on books, on definitions, on definitives. But in life, strict definitions rarely apply. In life, grief can look like a lot of things that bear little resemblance to sharp sorrow.

Stability, Insecurity

 Mark: You look crazy.
Lexie: This is partly your fault. You're the one who told me to go and act like I deserve to be here, and I did. And, now I lost a schizophrenic, and I am gonna be fired unless I find the schizophrenic.
Mark: Well, you're not gonna find him back there.
Lexie: You do not get to be charmed by this, because this is not charming. This is me getting cut from the programme. You're already amazing. I am just starting out! Ok, I have never stapled a bowel, and I have never resected an oesophagus. I am not amazing yet!
Mark: Alright. Lets just breathe. And again. (Lexie breathes deeply) Good. Look at me. Security is on this. You have become a crazy person that I do not recognise. I want Lexie back, can I get Lexie back?
Lexie: Oh god, that's him!
Mark: Just...

 Future, Worry, Ambiguity

Meredith (narrating): We're all susceptible to it, the dread and anxiety of not knowing what's coming. It's pointless in the end, because all the worrying and the making of plans for things that could or could not happen, it only makes things worse. So walk your dog or take a nap. Just whatever you do, stop worrying. Because the only cure for paranoia is to be here, just as you are.

 Family, Sacrifice, Forgiveness

Lexie: So, I'm gonna be fired. I've done a lot of really dumb things today. Including, pulling your medical files.
Meredith: Lexie.
Lexie: Just, listen. I didn't wanna do this. I didn't wanna have to come to you for anything. Ever. So I thought if I looked up your blood type, and it was the wrong one, then that would be it. Then I could just stop thinking about it. But I can't. Because you have his blood. And I know that he's not your dad. I know that he was never there for you. And, I would never ask you to give him anything. He doesn't deserve a thing from you. He doesn't. But he's... he's gonna die Meredith. And, so I'm asking you to give something to me. I'm asking ... I am asking you to give me my dad. Because, as crappy as he was to you, he was wonderful to me. He never missed a single dance recital. He was there at my fifth grade graduation. What is that? It's not even real. I know he's not your dad. I, I know that. But somehow, you have his blood, and I don't. So I'm asking you, give me my dad.

 Pride,Believe, Respect

Arizona: Most people think that I was named for the state, but it's not true, I was named for a battle ship. The U.S.S. Arizona. My grandfather was serving on the Arizona when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and he saved nineteen men before he drowned. Pretty much everything my father did his whole life was about honoring that sacrifice. I was raised to be a good man in a storm. Raised to love my country. Love my family. Protect the things I love. When my father, Colonel Daniel Robinson of the United States Marine Corps, heard that I was a lesbian he said he only had one question. I was prepared for "How fast can you get the hell out of my house?" But instead, it was "Are you still who I raised you to be?" My father believes in country the way that you believe in God. And my father is not a man who bends, but he bent for me because I am his daughter. I'm a good man in a storm. I love your daughter. And I protect the things I love. Not that I need too, she doesn't need it. She's strong, and caring, and honorable. And she's who you raised her to be.

 Reality, Fear, Truth

Meredith (narrating): When we're headed toward an outcome that's too horrible to face, that's when we go looking for a second opinion. And sometimes, the answer we get just confirms our worst fears. But sometimes, it can shed new light on the problem, make you see it in a whole new way. After all the opinions have been heard and every point of view has been considered, you finally find what you're after - the truth. But the truth isn't where it ends, that's just where you begin again with a whole new set of questions.