Eggs-cited

SO excited that I'm almost home, I can't contain it. I just want to blast music from my phone and dance around by myself in this hotel bar lounge. Haha scabbing wifi and killing time until my flight. just think, in exactly 12 hours I'll be home. I can't think of a better way to spend the last two weeks of my holidays :) home home home home homo. LOL.
to the people that haven't heard from me, hope you all had a merry Christmas. This years was quite uneventful, but when has it ever been super fun anyway? Well, not since I was like 12 I think. But hey, when I get older and have kids, I'm defs going to try get him/her/them excited and hopeful for Christmas. Sure, I'm not Christian and don't really celebrate it, but it's such a nice feeling when you get into the spirit and the whole "nothing's more important than family, friends and love" message is quite awesome.

New Year is coming also, and I think I'm happy to be able to leave 2013. It hasn't been the best year, but I'm definitely thankful for everything that has or hasn't happened, grateful for the lessons learnt. Man, I'm just grateful to have passed 3rd year actually! I was convinced that no amount of study would prepare me for the exams, but I guess I am a lucky bird. haha. also lucky to have amazing friends to help me get through it. To those that managed to get me through oral pathology, you must have great teaching skills. LOL. hate dat shiz. :)
I can only hope that my clinic skills will improve from here on in, though I'm happy that I actually enjoy talking to patients and interacting with them, as much as I complain and lol at how bat-crap-crazy some of them are. Cause how else will you keep the motivation to practice dentistry the rest of your life?!

New Years resolutions, have you made them yet?  I certainly have. A draft copy anyway hahah.
1. Prioritise study, pass 4th year. be more professional
2. Get back into piano
3. Keep going with guitar
4. Read more novels
5. Stop eating right before bed, fool!
6. 50 double skips in a row. Terrible at them.
7. Keep temper under control when arguing with Zhen!! Jeebus.

Small goals, I know lol.. All are things I should be able to achieve so I have no excuse for not. Get going with the goal planning people!

TW

Absolutely fuming at the loud people next door, it's almost midnight, WHY YOU SO LOUD?! every ten seconds I hear another loud thump. Maybe they're playing WWF wrestling like zhen and I used to, back in the day. 

So I'm in Taiwan now, things are pretty gloomy-weather wise. I like it gloomy though. it's a nice weather to just let your mind wonder. Much better than the sweltering 43 degrees it is currently in Adelaide. trololol sucked in, adelaidians. <3 keep cool over there!

Taiwan this time round is just as I remembered it. People are very Asian, very orderly, things are super cheap, food is great and the sights are quite beautiful. Walking through some of the streets they bear quite alot of resemblance to the streets in Japan. I guess that's because of the huge influence the Japanese had left Taiwan with after invading. it's quite nice. 

Ofcourse, every country I visit, I always end up thinking to myself- I could never live here. no matter how I imagine, I can't see myself living in another country that's not Australia. I can't even imagine myself living in another STATE. Close-minded? yeap, I think so. When did I become this way? or maybe I've always been so. 

10 days to go until I'm home. I'm enjoying myself, but I've never stopped counting down the days til I'm back in Adelaide. there are people I want to meet, songs I want to learn on my guitar, hobbies I want to take up. 

Picture time. 

   

Helly kitty Beer? what the jizz. Goodnight :)

Last night

Sitting by the pool alone and in the dark, just to have wifi so that I may blog tonight before setting off to Taiwan! 8% of battery left on my phone too, lets see if I can get to the end without it dying on me. oh, 7% now. gee geeee. curry in a hurry!! 

Speaking of curry, I've been eating alot of it! In addition to heaps of char kuey tiao, meegoreng, wan tan mee and laksa. Oh man. making food babies errrryday. The wedding dinner was fun, a chance to look kinda cute and meet the rest of the super extended family my grandma here decided to produce. LOL. 10kids enough for you there? never heard of condoms back then? HAHA I kid. maybe. 

Getting bitten by a crap load of mosquitoes right now so I'll post a few pics and run away soon. 2weeks til I'm back in Adelaide, 2 weeks til New Years. What are your New Years resolutions?

Happy Tuesday!

Happier times

What is it about the sunset or sunrise that people love so much about? The colours, the weather, the feelings, the company? Abit of both, I feel. Who you're with at the time can change the setting dramatically. Whoever you're with though, you can't deny that it's a beautiful view. 

My brothers wedding last week was great. Touching, funny, quirky, exciting, hot, troublesome, busy and crazy all at the same time. Their vows almost brought me to tears, when my brother cranked the uke and started singing his heart out. When Angie quoted excerpts from "Marriage isn't about you", I couldn't help but think about my own situation and I agree with everything she said wholeheartedly.  I couldn't take pics of everything, and I don't even have a proper pic of the bride and groom. Being bridesmaid was harder than I thought, especially on such a hot day. haha but I enjoyed it nonetheless and at the end of the day was so thankful that I was able to be apart of the bridal party. Congrats Ti and Angie :) 

Shameless selfies for da win bro. I'm currently in Malaysia for the wedding dinners and going to Taiwan soon. Missing Adelaide so much though. That's a first. Only been away for three days and I'm homesick. lol. what is wrong with me. haha if I don't blog before Christmas, MERRY CHRISTMAS PEOPLE :) 

The End

It's 4AM and I can't sleep. I stayed up in hopes of getting alot of study done. What do I end up doing? Stalk people on facebook to the early hours. Read blogs and blogs of crap that I don't need to know about. Go through deleting things on my phone that I no longer need.

So one of my closest friends recently broke up with his girlfriend of 2 years. Why? On going problems that kept resurfacing. Differences in values. Issues with personalities, interests, compatibility. 

Moreover, they didn't share the same want for that relationship.

He made so many good points. The kind of logic that can only come from experience. And I wish I had more of that kind of logic.
How can a relationship work without both people wanting the same thing?

If one decides that it's finally time to give up, that the relationship is at its end.. Is there really any use of the other to try and convince them otherwise? What does that achieve? One person becomes reliant on the other for their happiness, whilst the other is suppressing their feelings, their personality and ultimately changing themselves to suit their partner. 

Once one person decides its time to end it, the other must respect their decision and accept. Accept, and move on. Is there any use of dwelling in the past?
Sure, the past may have been good for them, and yes there are some couples that are able to recuperate after a break up, correct what was going wrong and continue making each other happy. But once you break up with someone, is it ever going to be the same again? 

I guess its always a given- Couples break up for a reason, and that reason must have been a damn good one if it has caused two people to cut their losses and run. 

After all this, I feel like I need to make the same rule as he has.

No relapse after a break-up. No matter who it is, once its over, its over.

Sure, change is inevitable, is good and can benefit a relationship. But just how MUCH change is needed? In good relationships you find someone that can accept you for who you are and love you as you are. You are each other's best friend. Change happens over time, learning from mistakes and whatnot, but if you're at the point where you feel like you've become a whole different person, there could be underlying problems.

And then, how long will you be able to keep up this ruse? One day it might hit you hard that you've stopped being yourself, doing things that you enjoy, hanging out with people you actually like. All for this one person. -How much pressure are you putting on that other person then? It becomes the issue of "I've sacrificed so much for you, now what have you done for me?"-

I for one cannot deal with that kind of pressure.

Man, life and love are things that are sometimes going to make you feel like you've been hit by a truck. After you've been hit, spend some time alone, cry it all out. Then we have to learn to just pick yourself up, do things that make you be a better person, and further down the track, look for the next Romeo/Juliet. And maybe pick up a few tips for relationships on the way.

No reason to stop trying just because you've been hurt. What is life without abit of adventure and experience?

How else do people learn in this world? :)

I sure have learnt alot. 

Accepting

If you've ever been liked by someone that for whatever reason you just can't return the same feelings for.. you probably know what I'm feeling.
Its the part where you know that person has stopped liking you, and you feel.. sad. jealous even. or maybe think to yourself 'Why don't they like me anymore?'
I find it so weird, and selfish of me to think this, but I do. I can't help it! Its not exactly as if I had any intention of letting him become anything more than what we were. But the minute I get the feeling they're letting go, I feel like I've lost something.
Super selfish, I know. Super stupid too.
Guess its one of those things where you don't truly realise how good they were to you until they're walking away.

Exams in less than three weeks. Scared? Ofcourse I am.
Never ever want to see a Borderline ever again.

Gee cee 2013

Uni games round #2? I think so! What can I say, more badminton, more exercise, more socializing, more team bonding, more partying. Alot more partying.

I would LIKE to think that I don't succumb to peer pressure and partying but it has happened. How not to when you're room mates with the craziest party animals? hahah oh laura. oh kathleen.

But then again, unigames is not about the badminton. It's about the late nights, the 'never have I ever' games, the over-loading of alcohol, before having to get up the next day at 7am and drag yourself through a singles match without chucking.

Not proud of it but if you don't go crazy at the gold coast, where will you ever? #yolo. 

.. that was gay. LOL no yolo.

GC was definitely not about the badminton, especially cause I rolled my ankle on the third day. Abit of a bummer, but hey, atleast Laura had a super fun time stepping up to #1. LOL poor child.

The last night was definitely the craziest. Did a few things that I don't think I'll ever repeat again. Regret? Maybe. But no one will ever know right? What happens at unigames stays there right? lol. 

When not at a baddy game, we spent our days chilling at the beach, walking around the shops and taking team naps at the apartment. The apartment? Amazing. 17 floors up with a huge balcony facing the beach. Sitting out there watching the waves while eating breakfast and drinking coffee.. it's the reason I was able to get up at all in the mornings. haha. Going to miss that balcony :') And at night, sitting there watching the lights.. truely calming. Except when you start to hear drunken yells from below. Then its time to head back inside and drink more. HAHA just kidding.

The famous Beach front markets were really awesome. They had some really interesting stuff, even like a little roasted frog that they made into a keychain.. wtf. haha but I enjoyed myself there so much that I went twice. There was one bracelet that I really wanted, but decided on giving it to a friend. Even though he didn't particularly like it, didn't even say thanks and totally forgot I even got him a present. all that appreciation.

I thought what a waste, so I took it back. He didn't even notice. Thats gotta hit you in the heart like a bullet train..
On the more positive side, atleast I have a souvenir that I like from goldcoast.

So.. Sydney Unigames 2014? 

Super keen.

..^and that was only half way through the week. Liver damage? Fo sho.