positive thinking!

Sorry I've not been writing. I was lost and way too occupied on my inspiration-seeking journey to gather idea(s) for a feature article lately and now that I got it, I'm back!

I don't know if it's just me but I've been feeling a sense of gloominess around town area ever since the recession kicks in. Did you get that too?

Ever since news of a looming recession begins, I have been curbing my inner shopaholic persona and refraining myself from stepping into any one of my favorite stores such as Warehouse, french connection and Massimo Dutti to prevent me from buying anything.

Being a typical female (I just strike out 'girl' after much thought, thanks to those questionnaires which keep reminding me of my age); who is also a victim of consumerism; and a stickler of the 'right' combination of clothes and shoes, this obviously would not work out entirely.

This happened on the day I arranged to meet my friend in town for dinner.

At Wisma Atria shopping centre: 'Okay, here's Warehouse. Don't look Adele, keep walking. Oh no, I saw this cool jacket on the mannequin at bebe. No, don't enter. Just walk straight and you'll be fine. Oh, Nine West's having a sale! So, you have lots of shoes! You'll survive!" Wisma safe. Obstacle one cleared.

Straight and into Takashimaya shopping centre: 'No, that Guess blouse will not suit you so don't look. Yes, Calvin Klein and DKNY are having a sale, but that's none of your business. Gosh, the color of that pair of Armani jeans is just what I'm looking for so long! Okay, no. It's not on sale, so you can wait for it to go on sale right?' Level two cleared. For now.

Then, as I headed towards Kinokuniya bookstore, I passed by this recently-opened boutique - Juicy Couture. 'Aww.. That dress is gorgeous!' And with that, I finally could not resist the temptation but to enter this forbidden enclosure.

Luckily, that gorgeous dress (about $600) and the cute denim shorts ($310) were too pricey for a student like me to splurge on, especially in bad times like now. 'Luckily', in the sense that I will not spend anything at all in the end! Ha ha!

In an attempt to cut costs and save more, I even traded my usual dose of Starbucks double-shot espresso frappuccino with caramel drizzle for kopitiam's $0.80 coffee :( and bring along a bottle of water instead of buying those bottled / canned / packets of water (they can be unhealthy too) whenever I go out.

But what can I say? All that's important is I'm alive, healthy enough to sit down here and whine about it, and not bankrupt right?

Like what Domenico Dolce of Dolce & Gabbana said,

"The worst times can be the best if you think with positive energy."

Like what the Japanese loved to say with their cute accent, "Positive thinkin'!"

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Hard work
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Perseverance
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Good editing software & maybe skills
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Lots of time

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a beautiful song from my favourite singer

When the cherryblossom colors flutter, I’m alone
Standing exhausted, I can’t cut off these feelings bottled up inside

When the color of new leaves shake, feelings overflow
I lost sight of everything and drifted towards you

The trees around us told us in silence
That we would both see:
People don’t have to be limited to one place

When the withering leaves change color, I am next to you
And as the passing days fade, our love changes

But please, let these trees
Protect these feelings
Silently rustling your leaves above us,
Just one more time..

Before long, the seasons will pass
And we will be taken somewhere else
But right now, there’s only one thing I know
Embrace me, silently

Covered by the snow, the feelings get lost
The footprints vanish, sounds disappear in vain

But please, let these trees
Protect these feelings
So that, frozen in eternity
We may live on here

The trees around us told us in silence
That we would both see:
People don’t have to be limited to one place

When the cherryblossom colors flutter, I’m alone
Savoring my thoughts of you

reflection of a faulty biological clock

All talk and no action means nothing right? I've meant to take better care of myself but with my procrastinating past catching up to me for this matter, I've yet to do anything about it. Which is why I've got a dressing-down from my mother this morning, who is worried about my shrinking body size and bad habits which seem to take a toll on my health.

I don't work everyday since school started last week. On days where I've class, I tend to sleep late into noon, even though I've set the alarm to 9:30am or 10am. And for this morning, I woke up at a time where almost everyone would have started or finished their lunch by then - 1 o'clock. I had specifically set the alarm to 10am the previous night (wee hours of the morning at 2am to be exact) but somehow, I did not hear it going off at all.

I had tested it a few days ago, thinking it might be that my handphone's alarm is defective, but it worked perfectly well as compared to my biological clock that sleeps at 3am - 4am and wakes up in the afternoon. I can feel my heavy eyes straining to remain wide open from about 2am, but for some reason, I just have to find something to do as I can't sleep. My best friend who's a nurse suspects I'm suffering from insomnia.

This scenario has been happening repetitively for about a month now. I wake up, glance at the time, 'Shoot! It's 12 plus already!", and jump out of my little comfort zone called 'bed'. And this is only the start.

Which leads to the next issue - breakfast. Obviously, what I'm going to take at that kind of time is what one would call a 'brunch'. I used to think, 'ok, I've missed breakast, but I can make up for it by having a hearty lunch!' For commonsense point of view, it makes perfect sense. For a health specialist's viewpoint, it's one of those bad habits that when combined as a whole, it could turn nasty and serious.

My mother, who just woke up from her nap to cook, was totally aghast at me taking the most important meal of the day at 1:10pm. She gave me a lecture and showed me a newspaper article on the bad habits that lead to kidney failure. They are namely, skipping breakfast, having them irregularly, substituting proper meals for desserts or snacks, and stress. 4 bingos, I just got a perfect score for all of them.

If I don't do something about this messed-up lifestyle, I'm going to be those people who are prone to getting all sorts of diseases at a much younger age as compared to statistics five to ten years ago. Now, that is scary. To risk that, I'd rather not.