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as we walk towards the brink 之 终结篇

Posted by peiying Thursday, December 31, 2009 0 comment

in less than 7 hours, we'll have to bid 2009 goodbye. many sweet remembrance come into picture while reminiscing what i've been through for the past 365 days. 

1. entered university this year and varsity life did opened my eyes to various aspects of life. known a bunch of friends, being involved in more activities compared to my previous comtemptible schooling days, and got appreciated in one way or the other.




2. bought my first dslr, my beloved D90, which i have yet to fully master.

3. realized two thirds of my desires, one of which is to travel overseas and off we set to australia undeterred by the pandemic influenza horror during june.

overlooking pacific ocean from byron bay


at sirromet vineyard


at lone pine koala sanctuary

4. did the most courageous thing in my life. please don't bother asking what it was.

5. got band 4 in MUET

6. designed my first t-shirt, which happened to be for pharmacy orientation.

7. met mahathir in person!!

8. had my first facial and pedicure. :P

9. last but not least, i've chopped off my 3 years old long hair. >O<

undoubtedly, 2009 had completed my life in certain ways, life could only be more exciting if you continue to explore and experience. that's the way a young adult should live their days. somehow, you're better equipped with the experiences you gain and share them with those who are important in your life.

-life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you're gonna get-
forrest gump

so why bother too much of how much you're getting in life, how much you've lost throughout. you'll never know what awaits us in the path ahead. i've put my best foot forward, i sanguinely welcome each and everyone of them. and hopefully you, the one who's reading will do the same.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY! let's hope for the better in the years to come.

and congratulations to both my cousin sisters. 终于有人要了！哈哈哈哈！！

 

as we walk towards the brink 之 when pro meets

Posted by peiying Wednesday, December 30, 2009 0 comment

over to cousin sis's wedding.

out of the few things that must be mentioned about it, one thing amused me most.
according to the traditional guangdong chinese wedding ceremonies, the groom's family have to give a roasted pig to the bride's family as part of the dowry. there's this 喜word imprinted onto the pig and bride's side would have to remove that portion of the pig with the word on it symbolizing 拿喜 (bringing happiness into the family).

as my cousin's side are mostly vegetarian so they've decided to substitute the roasted pig into another form of 'pig'-- coffee flavoured sponge cake. WHOA MAN! really salute the cake shop. just a glimpse, you really thought that it was a real pig. and it tasted GREAT! in fact one of the best coffee cake i've had.


here comes the 'roasted pig'


the mata sepet 'pig' had roses on its head some more.. so 'sui'


it's so perfect that the tail curled like real ones

not forgetting that i'd performed during the wedding too alongside with the bride's younger sister. we played the bridal march-in piece to commemorate the couple's entrance.



remember the photographer that i said the bride will be using for the wedding, derrick ong? he's one very hilarious fella, with agile body movements hence the specatular angles he could come out with in his shots. he's one of the rare photographers where you think that he's worth every bit of the price. at SGD3000, this multi-award winning photographer sure takes very good photos, coupled with some very good photoshop skills. he's very capable of capturing 'the moment' photos. seldom will i appreciate someone of their skills, all in all, derrick ong, would be one of them i regard as a true professional.

not only has he the skills, he's one very witty and funny photographer. i would never forget what he said to my aunt while taking family portraits, “aunty, 今天你最开心，把牙齿拿出来。”hahahaha...




while we were busy shooting photographs during the dinner, my the other photography enthusiast cousin sis, yinglai asked me to take photos for her table. i hung my camera on one side of the shoulder, and took over hers on the other hand. it is THIS MOMENT, derrick saw me and he exclaimed, "哇！你看起来比我更厉害，来！拍一张！" hahahaha...

he checked my photos over the lcd screen and guess what? HE PRAISED MY SKILLS!!!! WAH!!! hearing such compliment from a pro made me such a happy person, head over heels. he said the composition was good, angle was good, good settings overall. WAH!!! so happy so happy!!

-to be continued-

 

as we walk towards the brink 之 shopping diary

Posted by peiying Tuesday, December 29, 2009 0 comment

indeed, it was a very very hectic christmas week for me this year.
we traveled down south to singapore to attend my cousin sis, seokkhoon's wedding and to celebrate christmas as well. whatmore to mention, shopping is a must when you are in the shopping haven for the year end sales. there's just too much to disclose on this final christmas trip before spending the next one abroad next year.

first and foremost, the obligated confession of my purchase from queensway mall, the sneakers shopping paradise. successfully bought a nike+ sneaker at the price of SGD126. 2 years ago, i was at the same location, bought nike sneakers too (i'm a loyal fan of nike by the way). and particularly their white series sneakers. damn chun! this is what i've bought back in 2007.

and this is the purchase 2 years later....






nike+ is the revolutionary series whereby you can embed an ipod chip into your sneaker to measure and record the distance and pace of a walk or run. cool man, though i don't use them lah..:P

come to think of it, suddenly i realised that i quite liked things that come in green. no wonder i designed my orientation t-shirt to be apple green. haha..

sunday, we went to 313@somerset at orchard road then quickly stormed into uniqlo, japan's number one casual wear brand, offering all sorts of quality apparels at very affordable price. winter's near, hence it's the best time of the year to get yourself those winter clothes you've been yearning for. uniqlo at 313@somerset was claimed to be southeast asia's largest outlet, hundreds and hundreds of people flooded the shop with some of the cheapest wool turtle neck in their hands.

gotten myself an interconvertible white furry fleeced jacket at SGD39.90 together with a fleeced turqoise turtle neck pricing at SGD19.90. that was super cheap loh (of course conversion rate should be excluded in the topic) as it's a dollar to dollar thing. good buy makes me a happy person! :P

 

杨丞琳 匿名的好友

Posted by peiying Tuesday, December 22, 2009 1 comment

终于下载到这首歌了！！ 看《海派甜心》时，就一直注意着这首歌。
它总是在那些回忆时所引起的伤感片断播出。
如，在第5集，达浪（罗志祥饰）误会他被宝珠（杨丞琳饰）抛弃时，在雨中奔跑的那一
刻，然后镜头转移到3年后，宝珠在播音室做节目说的那些话。
一句话- - 感动
唱得太好了，歌词太棒了。
二话不说，一次来欣赏这首《匿名的好友》
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杜送混合茉莉的风 回忆里被爱
那股激动 天色好红
温柔好浓 在胸口浮现你的面容
一起活在这城市迷宫 提起你名字
心还跳动 却没重逢
只留下碰却又不敢碰的那种激动



也许我们当时年纪真的太小
从那懵懵懂懂 走进各自天空
该怎么说让彼此选择 但思念还转动


不能握的手 从此匿名的朋友
其实我的执著依然执著
与你无关泪自行吸收
不能握的手 却比亲人更亲厚
但所有如果都没有如果
只有失去的温柔 最温柔


当又一次美梦落空 回忆里被爱
那股激动 天色好红
温柔好浓 在胸口浮现你的面容
也许我们当时年纪真的太小
从那懵懵懂懂走进各自天空
那是什么 让彼此选择 又不仅是尊重





不能握的手　從此匿名的朋友
其實我的執著依然執著
與你無關　淚自行吸收
不能握的手
卻比親人更親厚
但所有如果　都沒有如果
只有失去的溫柔　最溫柔



不能握的手　從此匿名的朋友
其實我的執著依然執著
卻決心和你不再聯絡
不能握的手　卻比愛人更長久
當所有如果都沒有如果
只有失去的擁有　最永久


 

the wind cries mary

Posted by peiying Friday, December 18, 2009 0 comment

decided to give my pathetic blog layout a change.

and these templates come in very peculiar names, like the one i'm using >> the wind cries mary

god knows what that means??

many had asked, why praeludium? what language is that, what does it mean?
back in 2006, when i was in the midst of deducing my blog's name, i flipped open my piano scores, bach's well-tempered clavier to be precise, and ta-da!!

p-r-a-e-l-u-d-i-u-m

spells the synonym to prelude in i think er.. german? (coz bach was a german.. :P)  and as to everyone's comprehension, prelude means the beginning. 

i didn't wanted to use the mundane blog title, say for example; my daily routine, my life through words, speak your heart out, etc..
something short and simple yet special enough is .... er.. special enough for me. haha..

oh well, i am still as sluggish as always.

 

leaping over

Posted by peiying Wednesday, December 16, 2009 0 comment

time does fly.

without realizing it, the 6th week of semester 3 is coming to an end, and i have yet to find myself in the right position throughout the sem. coupled along with the design tasks for orientation, i couldn't help but to admit that i am drifting my interest and enthusiasm away from pivoting myself on the study desk for some serious study drills. the mood just doesn't seem to be stimulated.

in less than a year's time, i'll be leaving the land where i'm bred for 21 years. strange as it may seem, somewhere at a hidden corner deep inside me couldn't really feel the excitement of the coming departure. why is it so?

friends are leaving to overseas one by one, those who are graduating soon will be stepping into their respective busy working life. days would be very different from then. we cannot make guaranty for our friendships will stay on long, stay on strong. possibly there may be a day, when we stumbled upon each other on streets, you, my friend, may not recognize me anymore. and even if you do, could it be just a simple hi-bye greeting?

it amazes me why people of our former generations were able to maintain close relationships for their life. grow old together, familes of old friends spending holidays together that even their later generations became good friends, friends offering help whenever the need arises, flockering to hospital wards after getting news of you being admitted and still laugh at how frail each other looked like when compared to 20 years back. scenes like these often amaze me. i know i would be hungering for these things to happen to me when i grow old. don't you, my friend?



ok. talking about studies, i seriously have zero initiative to open up those terrifying module guides. pharmacy years ain't hard to survive so far, but things are going to get serious after christmas break. i'm already indulging in a holiday mood. ah!! christmas will be spent in singapore this year in conjunction to seokkhoon's wedding. hopefully it's an all wells end wells wrap up for the year 2010.

make me a working ant next year. i will have no qualms. bring it on, whatever you are, microbiology, pharmacology, physical pharmacy, nor biopharmacy, turbo's on, i'll nailed it all!!

so looking forward for the juniors' orientation. oh!! what pleasure would it bring to see the vicinity filled with your artworks-- orientation banner and incoming pharmacy students wearing t-shirts of your design. just crossing my fingers that they'll all turn up in their most decent forms.  

oh! christmas, grant my final wishes for the year 2009 and i'll celebrate 'you' in the grandest manner. MUACKS!!

 

what an invigorating start!

Posted by peiying Saturday, December 12, 2009 0 comment



 yeap! i've got myself a new haircut. ask me how did i muster so much courage to chop off something that has been a part of me for 3 years, i do not know. but what i am certain of is, i've made THE RIGHT choice.

what i can see in the mirror is a brand new self, enhanced with poise, confidence, and of course, more joy. there were so many comments about the new haircut, and surprisingly, ALL of them are positive. it has been a very long time since i've last regained my self-confidence, or have i ever gain any, i'm not sure.

carrying the current hairstyle, seemed to me that i've much much much less burden, both physically and mentally. like a unimate of mine said, i looked more "approachable", hahaha, younger, happier and worry-free. sounded exactly like gigi leung's《短发》。。

-我已剪短我的发，剪断了牵挂-

and

THIS IS A FACT

i've learned to see things in a wider prospective, learned to give and take, learned to let go of things i'm not in control of, and now i'm a happier person. so many coincidences happened since i've gotten the haircut, whether or not it was because i'm seeing things differently now, episodes of "lost and found" happiness kept occuring.

out of the sudden, i've found many warm-hearted people who were willing to lend me a helping hand whenever i need them. and i know, that this would be one of the most wonderful start to a brand new year ahead.

[ONCE AND FOR ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY MOST SINCERE GRATITUDE TO EVERYONE WHO LISTENED, HELPED, AND STOOD BY MY SIDE ALL ALONG.]


 

舍得，有舍必有得

Posted by peiying Friday, December 4, 2009 2 comment

究竟我们一直在执着的东西真的那么重要吗？
有没有想过，如果把那一份执着给抛开，学会舍下，会否有另一番体会?

今天，我终于能真正明白“舍得”的意思
人生啊，凡事都好像冥冥中安排好了
这不是逆来顺受，只是随缘
很多事情我们不能完完全全掌控着
若不能如愿以偿，换来的只有失落感

舍得舍得，有舍才有得
原来这才是永恒不变的道理
只是身为凡族的我们似乎还未了解到过中的奥妙
舍得，虽然只是简单的这两个字，意义却可大呀！

不执着，我更开心
懂放下，我更轻松
巧合与否，不再执着的我，仿佛之前失去的东西，都一一获寻
不顺心的事都有了解码
若这是巧合，那上天今天对我的眷顾也说的上慷慨
也许是因为老天怜悯我舍下了某些东西，所以就让我“得”回一些东西
这算不算等价交换叻？


 

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