Resuming the Thankful Thursday  series because I find it therapeutic to practice gratitude and it helps me remember the many things and people I am blessed with in life. Instagram says we last met 22 weeks ago. It might sound like a long time but there was a three-year gap in our friendship and it wasn't easy getting back on track. We're doing a lot better these days and I honestly couldn't ask for more. Today I met Angel! Spent but a couple of hours chit-chatting over dinner, walking around town and into shops looking at clothes and shoes and bags before finally retiring for the night. In our earlier meet-ups, I used to worry about not having anything to talk about. " What if the conversation went dead? Would the silence be awkward? I'm sure it'd be... We haven't met in ages, " is what I used to think but I don't worry anymore. And that's a good sign. I think there's a reason why I aspire to be a writer (apart from the fac...

I don't even remember when the last Thankful Thursday post was but I suppose it just goes to show how undedicated I am. That definitely does not mean I haven't been thankful. There is just so much to be thankful for in life and it's such a challenge to pinpoint every single one but that doesn't stop me from giving thanks. 😊 Although it's Friday today, I meant for this post to be released yesterday to coincide with the meaning of the title so despite being a day late, I'm gonna keep the title nonetheless. 😅 This week has been extremely, tremendously fun. 🙆 I made time to meet up with some of my long-time-no-see friends and that really made me happy. 😌 Monday began slightly early as I headed out for lunch with Mel and Rachel. It was supposed to be a meet-up with friends from my Korean class but Gekhooi was working that morning and Lynette had driving lesson at 4:30PM so both of them couldn't make it for lunch in town. The 3 of us went to Seoul G...

" Every sixty seconds you spend upset is one minute of happiness you will never get back. " I chanced upon the above quote while scrolling through Instagram. It was probably someone's caption but I find it so, so true. I used to spend so much time dwelling on things that only made me even more upset and frustrated, thinking I would eventually reach a solution but I forgot how precious and important it is to live in the moment. Well, thank God all that is now over. These days have been really good. Like, really  good. Sometimes I'm so excited about life that I cannot stop squirming in my seat or letting out a small squeal. I cannot pinpoint just what it is that makes me so contented (and my friends probably find me a little crazy) but the truth is I am  floating on a constant cloud nine! Two days ago, I met Mel and Kat for dinner at Beer Market. Took advantage of the Happy Hour promotion - $10+ for 3 sides/ $4+ for 1 side - from 6 to 8PM. Can't exactly say ...

Have you ever felt so happy - so, so happy as if your heart is about to explode? In the last week, I've felt my life transform enormously just by changing the way I think  and act . What I wanted always seemed so far away, always seemed so impossible and so unrealistic but now I know this thing called life  is entirely within my control. And it's reassuring to know something that seemed so big fits right into the size of small palm. 😌 Today began at an unearthly 4AM because Mama arranged for the priest to come and do some prayers for the house. The entire process lasted a good 3 hours I believe and I only went back to sleep at about 9AM. I woke up again at 1130AM for lunch before heading out for a class at 2PM. Days like this I usually contemplate going out of the house because I know I'm dead tired and that is enough to keep me snuggled under the sheets. But recently all that reluctance and inertia have seemed to disappear. No matter how exhausted I am, I someho...

After close to 6 months of absence, I finally met up with SJ today! ☺ If I had to introduce SJ, I'd say she's my best takeaway from Secondary School. ♡ I still look back at my days as a Crescentian and feel so blessed because those were the better days. No matter how stressful it was, I managed to put up with it and I never once crumbled under pressure. The teachers' support was great but the friends were even better. Of course, a lot of things changed after I graduated and along the way, I stopped talking to some of my once-closer friends entirely. But through it all, SJ is someone who has stuck by and we've come along way since our first encounter at 13-years-old. I will forever be glad to the young and bold 13-year-old Smi, who fearlessly approached SJ on the first day of school. 8 years later, SJ's furthering her education in Bristol and while I'm stuck in sunny Singapore, 6845 miles apart for 9 months each year, our friendship has definitely withsto...

Been looking forward to this day since last Friday and am so glad everything turned out perfect. :') Today! I met up with Harshini, someone I've known since I was in pre-school but was never really close to apart from the fact that we live in the same block, and we visited Grub  nestled in Bishan Park for the first time. Before anything, here's what we ordered: Yuzu Mint Soda - $4.50 This is part of their grubber's favourites and I was just honestly curious. Anyway, what this really tastes like is a mix of soda, lime and mint leaves so you've got a refreshing mix there. It was a good companion with the main I had. Mentaiko Fries - $9 I was initially hesitant about this but it don't taste too bad. I still have no clue why they added seaweed though. Fries coupled with mentaiko sauce is a pretty fine combination, only that the sauce was a little too much  for me to handle after a while. Well, $9 is considered decent for mentaiko sauce. ...

First, you think the worst is a broken heart. What's gonna kill you is the second part. And the third is when your world splits down the middle. Fourth, you're gonna think you fixed yourself. Fifth, you see them with someone else. And the sixth, is when you admit you may have messed up a little. Today's #ootd featuring a checkered box top I bought from some retail store at Bugis Junction paired with my all-time favourite trumpet skirt in black from G200 . (I bought one in a dark shade of orange because it was on sale.) Suppose I decided to add a little bit of colour so I wore my Reebok Skyscape and carried my patchwork backpack from Cath Kidston . Also, bun-up hair for the unbearable weather. Sported a cute ribbon hair tie I bought from Helen , which you can't see from here. When I first donned the whole outfit, I thought somewhere didn't fit. It felt... strange , something just felt so out of place but I couldn't put the word to it so I decide...