Everything Feels A Bit Better

Sometimes when you are down you have to be in a crowded place, surrounded by people and numbed by alcohol. Yeah, sometimes I feel like that.

Today I tried something a little different. Turning on emo songs by Texas, Rachael Yamagata and Lee Ryan. Walking in the park, sitting down on the bench, staring into the sky. It was dark and kinda scary but it was peaceful and cooling and calming. I was alone with my thoughts, grappling with my feelings and trying to sort things out in my head. And it was good, surprisingly. It all came together in the end. I felt better. My steps were lighter, despite the boots!

I like how I'm learning every step of the way. Everything feels a bit better.

Chingay 2011

When we stepped in just in time, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - BOOMZ.



Huge-ass flag.



Those pom-poms stained my shorts. But everyone loved them.



Resorts World Sentosa!



Singapore Zoological Gardens. The one before this by the Indian community was a peacock. Cock. Cock.



Acrobats. Very exciting. This small boy was fearless!



Japanese Association of SG.



VEA. Also known as very-enthusiastic-aunties.



UNISIM!



I truly even forgot that I took this photo. But looks nice.



Energy was at a crazy high when PA's Youth Movement came out. Pop songs at full-blast!



And then the lights got turned off. Exciting!



Chuan liu bu xi!



Hope of the future.



Dragon.



Elders "handing over" to the youths.



Balloon thingums flying in wild abandon!



Baby you're a fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirework...



... come on let your colours burst!



whitehot_surfer.



mytaintedmind.

Thank you Sha for tickets to an unforgettable evening.

FYP

One of the things that I learned on this FYP is that being right is not always the most important thing. Especially in the case of communication. More often than not the objective of communication is building relationships. But then again, not everyone sets out to build relationships. It's got to be a two-way thing and possibly, there's no need to be too overly-accomodating.

Being right is less important than doing the right thing.

I realise that I have a lot to learn. I know what I'm supposed to do when it comes to work. All the principles, the theory, the objectives. Sometimes they just are over my head. Sometimes it's much easier to talk about it and then when you start doing it... it's like wrestling a bunny with the strength of a 1000-pound giant.

I've learned a lot this semester and it has barely even started. It's really the toughest one yet.

CNY's 2 Days

Day 1



















Day 2

Dose of Optimism

Sure when I'm in the right company, I like to complain and whine, just like anybody else. There was a time that I used to keep a tighter leash on all that nonsense, but it's just a way of interacting with everybody. More so I like to be optimistic and hopeful and look on the bright side. I try to make people smile.

Most importantly I think it's important to dig deep and make the effort to be happy. And when you're happy, people gravitate to you because of the good stuff. Because of all the happy.

I'm still some way away from this. I'm not trying to be someone else but I want to be that guy. After all, life is design.

A Rabbity CNY