HEHEHE.

In the mean time.. I'd like to share these 3 quotes that strikes me hard in the heart!

1. Just remember to keep the hipsters at bay & the suits at arms length. Surround yourself with real people with big hearts & life is good.
2. My actual goals are to be so successful & independent that I can spoil myself & my family & do what I love & go where I want whenever.
3. Wise are those that learn lessons when things are easy as well. Foolish are those who'd only rather count lessons when things are hard.

Till then, lotsa love from mehhhh! X

Cecilia Ahern

As soon as they arrive, they can leave, and even the ones that take a long time to emerge fully can disappear in an instant. Moments are precious, sometimes they linger and other times they're fleeting, and yet so much could be done in them. You could change a mind, you could save a life and you could even fall in love.

Via syazrella.

It is an interesting law of romance that a truly strong woman will choose a strong man who disagrees with her over a weak one who goes along. Strength demands intelligence, intelligence demands stimulation, and weakness is boring. It is better to find a partner you can contend with for a lifetime than one who accomodates you because he doesn't really care. Sixty seconds of wondering if someone is about to kiss you is more entertaining than 60 minutes of kissing. Spill the beans, and the conversation is history. Speak in code, with wit and challenge, and the process of decryption is like foreplay.

-Roger Ebert.

So just forget about the world, we're young tonight.

Cause all..I need, is a Beauty and a Beat
Who can make my life complete
It's all.. Bout you, when the music makes you move
Baby do it like you do.

Butterflies, butterflies..we were meant to fly.

The memory of being here with you,
Is one I'm gonna take my life through,
Cause some days stay gold forever.

The memory of being here with you, Is one I'm gonna take my life through, Cause some days stay gold forever.

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The memory of being here with you, Is one I'm gonna take my life through, Cause some days stay gold forever.

Read more: THE WANTED - GOLD FOREVER LYRICS

On one of my good days, you'll see me goofing around like this.

 The hardest thing in the world is to have a good man when you had a bad one.

 But it's harder to have a good woman after she's had a bad man. 

And all those conversation are the secrets that I keep.

I know you’ve never loved The crinkles by your eyes When you smile, You’ve never loved  
Your stomach or your thighs The dimples in your back At the bottom of your spine 
 But I’ll love them endlessly I won’t let these little things Slip out of my mouth  
But if I do It’s you Oh it’s you They add up to I’m in love with you And all these little things

Bear in mind.

Hawa dicipta dari tulang rusuk Adam.

Bukan dari kepalanya untuk dijadikan atasannya.

Bukan dari kakinya untuk dijadikan alasannya.

Melainkan dari sisinya untuk dijadikan teman hidupnya.

Dekat pada lengan untuk dilindunginya dan dekat pada hati untuk dicintainya.

Emeli Sande, My Kind Of Love.

I can't buy your love, don't even wanna try.
Sometimes the truth won't make you happy, so I'm not gonna lie.
But don't ever question if my heart beats only for you, it beats only for you.
I know i'm far from perfect, nothin' like your entourage
I can't grant you any wishes, I won't promise you the stars.
But don't ever question if my heart beats only for you, it beats only for you.
Cause when you've given up.
When no matter what you do it's never good enough.
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
Thats when you feel my kind of love.

Sarah Kay & Phil Kaye "When Love Arrives".

I knew exactly what love looked like- in seventh grade. Even though I hadn’t met love yet, if love had wandered into my homeroom I would’ve recognized him at first glance. Love wore a hemp necklace. I would’ve recognized her at first glance, love wore a tight french braid. Love played acoustic guitar and knew all my favorite Beatles songs. Love wasn’t afraid to ride the bus with me. And I knew, I just must be searching the wrong classrooms, just must be checking the wrong hallways, she was there, I was sure of it. If only I could find him.

But when love finally showed up, she had a bow cut. He wore the same clothes every day for a week. Love hated the bus. Love didn’t know anything about The Beatles. Instead, every time I try to kiss love, our teeth got in the way. Love became the reason I lied to my parents. I’m going to- Ben’s house. Love had terrible rhythm on the dance floor, but made sure we never missed a slow song. Love waited by the phone because she knew that if her father picked up it would be: “Hello? Hello? I guess they hung up.”

And love grew, stretched like a trampoline. Love changed. Love disappeared, slowly, like baby teeth, losing parts of me I thought I needed. Love vanished like an amateur magician, and everyone could see the trapdoor but me. Like a flat tire, there were other places I planned on going, but my plans didn’t matter. Love stayed away for years, and when love finally reappeared, I barely recognized him. Love smelt different now, had darker eyes, a broader back, love came with freckles I didn’t recognize. New birthmarks, a softer voice. Now there were new sleeping patterns, new favorite books. Love had songs that reminded him of someone else, songs love didn’t like to listen to. So did I.

But we found a park bench that fit us perfectly, we found jokes that make us laugh. And now, love makes me fresh homemade chocolate chip cookies. But love will probably finish most of them for a midnight snack. Love looks great in lingerie but still likes to wear her retainer. Love is a terrible driver, but a great navigator. Love knows where she’s going, it just might take her two hours longer than she planned. Love is messier now, not as simple. Love uses the words “boobs” in front of my parents. Love chews too loud. Love leaves the cap off the toothpaste. Love uses smiley faces in her text messages. And turns out, love shits!

But love also cries. And love will tell you you are beautiful and mean it, over and over again. You are beautiful. When you first wake up, “you are beautiful.” When you’ve just been crying, “you are beautiful.” When you don’t want to hear it, “you are beautiful.” When you don’t believe it, “you are beautiful.” When nobody else will tell you, “you are beautiful.” Love still thinks- you are beautiful. But love is not perfect and will sometimes forget, when you need to hear it most, you are beautiful, do not forget this.

Love is not who you were expecting, love is not who you can predict. Maybe love is in New York City, already asleep, and you are in California, Australia, wide awake. Maybe love is always in the wrong time zone, maybe love is not ready for you. Maybe you are not ready for love. Maybe love just isn’t the marrying type. Maybe the next time you see love is twenty years after the divorce, love is older now, but just as beautiful as you remembered. Maybe love is only there for a month. Maybe love is there for every firework, every birthday party, every hospital visit. Maybe love stays- maybe love can’t. Maybe love shouldn’t.

Love arrives exactly when love is supposed to, and love leaves exactly when love must.

When love arrives, say, “Welcome. Make yourself comfortable.” If love leaves, ask her to leave the door open behind her. Turn off the music, listen to the quiet, whisper, “Thank you. Thank you for stopping by.”

I can only imagine.

Some time, some feeling, some things, are just explainable. A rush of happiness, a rush of sadness, silence, love, hate, it all come and go. Just like the wind, just like the ray of sun, just like the rain from above. Just like you, just you. You who makes my heartbeats fast and stops at the same time, the same feelings. Like a ball it rolls. All over again. Being patient and understanding in hope for a miracle, in hope for, in hope of..

Why We Shout In Anger

A Hindu saint who was visiting river Ganges to take bath found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples smiled and asked.

'Why do people shout in anger shout at each other?'

Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm, we shout.'

'But, why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner.' asked the saint

Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the other disciples.
Finally the saint explained, .

'When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other to cover that great distance.

What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is either non-existent or very small...'

The saint continued, 'When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that's all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.'

He looked at his disciples and said.

'So when you argue do not let your hearts get distant, Do not say words that distance each other more, Or else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return.'

                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                 -Spiritual Story by Unknown

Randomsss.

We'll take a break here and I shall post photos of what you might miss. 

Post Paula's party.

Special delivery from Lea to me. Yes I had Carrot Cake and Double Shot Frap right smack in the morning! ^^

The cutest birthday card for my darling sister. The minute I saw the card, I was like... MUST BUY. 

And that's my ANGRY-BIRD AKA CRANKY BABY BOY. Haiyaaaa I miss him so much already! 

That, is just me trying to show of my new blazer. :P

Ben picked me up after work and we went to Tambuah Emas for some good Java-Indo food! I finally fulfilled my cravings for Tahu Telor and Sup Buntut. I'd give the place a 3.8/5. It'll be a much better experience we we got to try more of the dishes but it was just two of us and obviously, it's gonna be a waste if we ordered more. I'm super looking forward to meet the rest of the guys for our Prata session next! Raveenn and Mat, you better be there! Hehe.

 It was our family's turn to go over to Sue's place for Raya and in which, I have yet to upload any photos about my Raya with my gfs. Omggg so many pending post and photos and as much as I want to get over and done with all, I can't! No reason la. I just wanna watch my Hindustan asap! HAHAHA. 

 With that 2 pointless instags hahaha, I shall end my post here! 

I'm planning to have Atiqah's 21st Fabulous Party in draft and post it only on Tuesday. Oh wells, we'll see how fast and how much time I have to have it all up! Too many funny photos and laughters shared last night! Can't wait? Me too! :P

Dear Men From My Past.

So, with this knowledge, I’m asking you to go find someone who can see your goodness through untainted eyes. Find someone with similar goals, lifestyles, and personalities. Find someone who validates your existence while simultaneously enriching it. Find this person, and never let them go. Stop looking for it in me, and I’ll stop looking for it in you. And then, perhaps, we can forget the pain and forgive the suffering, both inflicted and endured. Perhaps we can break the cycle and, for once, love someone that we completely and without question deserve.

This is about all I can hope for you, because it’s about all I can hope for myself. 

I Know You Don’t Watch Me Walk Away.

I have held on to you so long that my hands still clench around you. My fingertips try to press in to you one last time, to roll across your skin in a final and heroic effort to prove my identity. But you barely stir as one finger then the next has to release its grip. I move to the edge of the bed and I tell you I am leaving. I say other things too, they tumble from a wine-thick tongue but in time to come I will only ever remember this. How I say I am leaving and you mumble I’ll see you soon, and how with your eyes still closed you miss the way I shake my head, no.

I know you don’t get up after I close the door behind me. I know you don’t move to the window to watch me tremble into the night. You are not looking down to see me stumble through cracks of concrete in the heels you removed so carefully over dinner, and you don’t watch as I recede to a grey as cobbled as the street below. With no neon flash of text to say goodnight, no vibrating phone to accompany me home, I know you are already sound asleep.

It is my 35th birthday and I will not cry. One wobbly foot in front of the other on this midnight street, I walk away.

When To Keep Fighting And When To Walk Away.

When the bad outweighs the good, when the stress is constant, the arguments habitual and the weight of the burden being carried is too heavy — it may be time to walk away. A person who feels unhappy everyday, with the inability to do anything about it shouldn’t continue to be miserable. We must take care of ourselves, because ultimately it’s nobody else’s obligation to. It’s nice to have others invested in our well being, but we can’t always expect it. The person you’re with should give you feelings of pleasure the majority of the time, with those not-so-satisfied occasions coming here and there.

This dilemma isn’t necessarily restricted to daters and couples. Brothers and sisters, children and parents — any group of people who care for each other, but can’t seem to have a (mostly) loving connection face this decision. Sometimes it’s simply unhealthy to oneself to continue taking part in a cancerous relationship. When the rainy days outnumber the sunny ones, and the pain is excruciating more often than not — turn around, and put one foot in front of the other until you’ve walked far away. If it’s someone you love, but simply struggle to get along with regularly, work out the kinks. The misconception that we should be willing to meet someone we love halfway isn’t enough; let’s be prepared to meet all the way at their location. Two people willing to put in 100% over 50/50 will have a significantly stronger balance, and a likeliness to fight through, not walk away. 

Good morning truths.

25 Things I’ve Learned In My 20s.

I know I'm only 21 going on 22 but this, this is worth a read.

• You can’t date a jerk and expect to turn them into a good person. Jerks are fully committed to being unpleasant. Those brief moments of tenderness they give you are designed to trip you up and give you false hope. It’s best to stay away altogether.

• The rumors are true: your metabolism does slow down as you get older! That means if you’re still eating whatever you want, there’s a good chance you’ll start to gain an awkward amount of weight. It won’t be too drastic but your clothes will start to hang differently on your body and you’ll feel an overall feeling of unattractiveness. Start to be conscious of what you eat and strive to live a healthier lifestyle if you want to get your teen body back. (Let’s be real though, that might not ever come back.)

• You’re going to lose touch with a lot of your friends. With some people, it will be expected but with others it will feel like a punch to the stomach. No friendship is truly safe in your twenties. You’re undergoing so many personal and professional changes that there’s bound to be some casualties along the way. Don’t worry though. You’ll end up with the ones that matter. If someone’s no longer in your life, it’s for a reason.

• You’ll be jealous of everyone who’s more successful than you. That’s okay. Just transfer that jealousy into something productive, like working really hard so you can one day eclipse them and make them feel jealous of YOU.

• You’ll question every decision you make and never feel completely certain that you made the right choice. It’s pointless to wonder though. You’re here now so you might as well make it be the right decision.

• You’re going to give your heart to a few people who don’t deserve it. Then, one day you’ll come to your senses and ask them to give it back.

• You’ll see your parents get older. You’ll come home during Christmas break and see new lines developing on their faces. One day it’ll just hit you that your parents are old and going to die. There’s nothing you can do about it, besides treat them with kindness and visit as much as your budget permits.

• You’ll have a boss who makes you feel like you’re nothing. It doesn’t have to be in a Devil Wears Prada way. The cruelty can be much more subtle. Don’t let them get to you though. They have no idea who the hell you really are and you’re probably going to have their job someday so…

• Doing drugs is fun until it’s not, until it starts affecting your life in negative ways and leaves you feeling guilty and wrecked. If that happens, you should stop doing them.

• You’re going to puke in public. It’s fine. No one cares. Just puke.

• You’ll know how to make twenty dollars last an entire week because you spent almost all of your paycheck on groceries at Whole Foods and drunk cab rides. This lesson in frugality will serve you well.

• You’re going to betray your convictions. You’re going to feel shame. You’re going to continue to put yourself in situations that aren’t good for you. And then, slowly but surely, it will become less frequent. It might not ever go away completely but it won’t be as bad. In the meantime, stop shame spiraling about it. It gets you nowhere.

• Loving yourself is hard. Hating yourself is harder.

• You’re going to hook up with someone who you would never touch in the daylight sober. Just don’t freak out too much about it. Consider it to be your good deed for the day.

• You’re going to have people in your life who are toxic. They may say that they love you, they may say that they have your back, but they don’t. Get rid of them.

• You’ll have moments with someone that are so intense, it’ll feel like you’ve been electrocuted back to life. You’ll hold on to these moments for a long time. They’ll give you hope when you’re going through the motions.

• You’ll always care about your first love. That doesn’t make you crazy, it just makes you human. When relationships end, it’s not so cut and dry. You carry everyone you’ve ever loved into every relationship thereafter.

• You’ll enter your twenties as a fashion disaster and (hopefully) leave them looking fantastic. If you don’t know how to put yourself together by then, I really don’t know what to tell you.

• You’ll realize that the Internet can be a cruel son of a bitch but, you know, www.whatever.com.

• So much of what you think matters doesn’t actually matter at all. It’s kind of rude. Like, thanks for making me believe in things that are ultimately so inconsequential, you jerk.

• You’ll treat someone terribly. Whether it to be a lover or your friend, there’ll be someone whose feelings you take for granted. We focus too much on whether or not someone is hurting us. The reality is that we might actually be the one who’s hurting someone.

• Doing “grown-up things” doesn’t make you a grown up. Shopping for housewares, buying a plant, embracing domesticity — these things don’t create maturity. If you’re still a baby who hasn’t figured things out, you’ll remain a baby, no matter how many times you pay your rent on time.

• Don’t force yourself into loving anyone. If it’s not working in the beginning, it’s probably not going to work ever.

• You are so lucky to have everything that you have. Stop crying about an unreturned text message and get some perspective.

• Don’t go too long without having sex. Ever. 

From within.

 It's gonna take one hell of a man to get through or pass it. One that would care to even bother. One that might not even exist.

I can't help but agree.

This I confess.

Settled craving for creamy pasta!

My all-time favourite, Seafood Tom Yum.

Slight burned for the garlic bread = extra unwanted crunchiness. :(

Aishah Tallie x Syafiqah Giggly.

They say, " A good friend is cheaper than therapy".