She's naughty till the end.

I feel like I've abandoned this site of mine. But in reality, nothing much is happening in my life other than work, work and more work. 

Nevertheless, here's a few pictures! :)

I found a collage app a couple of weeks ago and I wasted about 3 hours straight of my life just making collages. Haha. 

Why hello there little Chinese. They say he looks like me. Does he? 

Hee ;)

One of our dates. We ended up in Popular bookstore reading Archie comics. 

Endless sashimi! So much yumminess on one plate! 

Meet the little boy I babysit sometimes. He's such a cutie. 

:)

First Teacher's Day in Malaysia! If I were in Canada, I'd be getting Starbucks gift cards. I miss those. 

<3

Can't wait for the long weekend (also known as my birthday weekend) ! :)

Trade this life for fortune and fame.

It was a day trip to Singapore for me today! My colleague took me around Singapore and I was being extremely tourist-y. ;)

The first picture I took in Singapore! The view from the library. 

This is Gareth. He claims he's not very photogenic and refused to take anymore pictures with me after this one. 

Marina Bay? 

Tourist picture #1

Tourist picture #2

Chocolate chip ice-cream biscuit sandwich! So much yummy in my tummy! :)

And then we saw a photoshoot happening nearby. 

This picture was taken without his knowledge. He's bored, yes. 

The Gardens by the Bay, is what this place is called. They have all sorts of gardens here- Chinese Garden, Indian Garden, etc. Thank God for the thunder that came afterward because I am NOT a garden person. Take me to the zoo, then that's a different story. 

There was (is) a naked baby in the middle of the garden. I wasn't really bothered to find out why it was placed there and why it's positioned so awkwardly. 

Their wedding photoshoot looked like such fun! 

And then we went to this restaurant which specializes in ramen. I can't remember the name of the place now but the pork was amazing. 

And then we walked around Orchard Road for a little bit. Window shopping, yay! 

Then when it got darker, he took me to Marina Barrage. It's basically a park in the sky- which is pretty cool and very intelligent (I think).

 From the park we could see all of Marina Bay. It was a sight to behold, for sure. 

I wanna swim in the pool on the roof of this building! He told me the pool goes all the way to the edge and the only thing separating the pool and the edge is a piece of glass. Too awesome!

Candid emo shot of Gareth. 

And then we went wading in the fountains! :D

My souvenirs from Singapore. See that multi-coloured pencil on the right? When I write with that, it writes with 7 different colours! Such an exciting find. So much for staying this weekend to save money, huh? 

That's the way it should be.

Today I went to church. No, it should not be a surprise to those who know me but today, I came out of church unsatisfied with the message I took out with me. 

Malaysia's general elections are coming up. I'm not a political person- I'd much rather prefer to talk about the weather than our country's political issues. But today, the church prayed for the removal of our current government. Not only did they pray for their removal, they also prayed for them to be punished for their actions. Needless to say, I couldn't utter the word 'Amen' at the end of that prayer. Who are we to say who should be condemned and who should not? I am not God. The church elder is not God. The church itself is not God. 

And then during the announcements, I heard of a tragic death of one of the church members. Murdered while out with her daughter. Heartless the murderers were- stabbing her in front of her daughter in broad daylight. And with all my heart, I felt for the two of them and their family. Their story moved me to tears in the sanctuary. And so the church prayed for their family, as they rightly should. But they also prayed for no mercy to be shown to the murderers. They prayed that the murderers will find no light and no escape. And yet, are we not supposed to be forgiving? Are we not supposed to be merciful? Of course, their actions cannot be defended but showing them no redemption, is that really the way we should act? 

Of course, the prayer was one out of anger and dissatisfaction. Yet, it still leaves me wondering- which direction is Christianity heading? 

Felt like I was just a victim.

Life. Has. Been. Boring. 

Yeah, I need an adventure of some sort. 

Pretty please? 

Other than that I guess work has been going relatively well. Term 2 is just around the corner. And I have lots to be thankful for! An amazing boyfriend, for one. And a wonderful bunch of friends who have been ever so supportive. And my mum for being my punching bag and my adviser when I need it. 

Driving in style now, people! ;)

(It's not THAT great).

Orla! <3

The boyfriend came to visit just last week! 

On the way to the zoo! 

White tiger! I wanna pet it! 

Mummy hippo helps baby hippo get some air. 

Too cute! <3

Children in a truck. Yay. 

Three more months (hopefully less) to go before I'm back for good. :)

This is the story of a girl.

Hi. Yes, I do realize that I've been an absentee blogger. It's really hard to blog when there's absolutely nothing happening in your life besides work. Johor? Bad place for someone like me to be in. It's ridiculous how much I miss PJ/Subang. 

Taken on the boyfriend's birthday! Managed to go back for the weekend to spend a little bit of time with him. :)

Being in the front seat of the car is something else I miss! Enjoying the sunshine and just being me. No work, no expectations- just living life. 

Of course, I'm back in Johor again. And it's no fun at all. Here's to hoping time will fly a little faster so I get to be back for good. 

You can go higher, you can go deeper.

It's always such great fun when I get to go back to PJ! This time it was for a week during our Chinese New Year break. :)

The night I got home. Tired and frustrated as all hell but it sure felt good to be by his side again! 

And then came the Chinese New Year craziness! My new baby cousin; Gracelynn Lim was born just before Chinese New Year and I finally got to meet her! 

Grandpa time! 

Isn't my grandpa the cutest grandpa alive? ;)

First day of Chinese New Year, all dolled up in red- having brunch at an Indian restaurant. 

And then I got to hold Gracelynn! :)

The rest of the Chinese New Year celebrations were pretty mellow. Nothing extraordinary happened. Is it just me or is Chinese New Year getting more and more boring as we grow older? 

Anyway, next up was Valentine's Day! This would be our 6th Valentine's day together so I decided that I'd plan what we'd do this year. And, of course, I decided to do something artsy-fartsy with him. It was definitely a side I've never seen before. ;)

We went to this place called Plaster Fun House at Empire Subang Gallery. We both picked out something we thought the other person would like and sat down to paint! :)

The boyfriend's look of concentration. It still cracks me up how I managed to convince him to do this with me, haha.  

The alien I painted for him! His name is Gilbert. 

:)

Gotta have proof that he was painting with me. 

The bear he painted for me. He named it Bipolar. And it's supposed to look like Bipolar tried to paint himself. Which I think is kinda cute. The heart just makes Bipolar that much more cuter. 

Gilbert and Bipolar!

Our Valentine's Day dinner? KFC. You only get to do that after you've celebrated more than five Valentine Days with the same person. 

The next day was an open-house-hopping day with Shaun! It was all in good fun. My pimp daddy always makes the best company. :)

Meet Ain! 

The last night of my trip back to PJ, Jer and I decided to try this Japanese place at Sunway Giza called Tokyo Kitchen. I swear, it is now one of our favourite places. Good ambiance, good food, good company. Definitely was a good night. 

I got back to Johor last night. And it's suddenly so much lonelier than it was before. This trip definitely reminded me of all the reasons why Johor cannot be a permanent thing. The upside? I'm finally making an effort to walk home from work. And, damn, it feels good to be working out again. :)