I have been away, possibly in the best twilight zone for the longest time. Honestly, it felt like I was suspended in the cloudy cushions of the freshest air, rolling in the glittery dust of sun rays that were piercing through the gentle sky. I feel at home right where I am.
It has definitely been awhile, I have been lost in my track of thoughts trying to figure out many other things, and also, finding the right motivation to write again. Thought I would update this space to kick things off for October. I've been drawing too, well for the fun of it and to vent any form of negativity (positivity as well) on newspaper like canvases hahah.
Speaking of which, I am about to be done with school, forever (!!!) It scares me to be swimming out in the ocean filled with saltwater alligators... But it's just about time - I've been dreaming of this moment for the longest time ever and wondering if I'll ever make it. Life beckons, doesn't it? I've done some research and hopefully will be able to bring you more than I usually do. I can't wait to blog about some of the wonderful stuff I've found when school is officially over.
In any case, I made it to the 12 Apostles and boy was it a breathtaking sight. Forgive my touristy self, I just had to stick my head in this one hahah. It was a groggy drive but worth it nonetheless.
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It's been a quiet time around here... I know haven't been updating much either. Just lacking some energy to get things going because school's just draining me out plus all these times just discovering places and things. It's crazy how new places excite and exhaust you altogether.
Being here has made me realized so many things I never knew... which I believe is a good thing. And then sometimes, I find myself completely lost.
But well, I guess it's nice to know that after 21 good years of thinking you know yourself best, you still have new things to know about you. Life can be a brand new thing if we will it to be, no? Guess I'm just having an awkward point of realization about many things in my life. And I'm sure we all have those moments at some point.
It's time to finally stop, think, and then smell the flowers.
From top down: 1. Lunch/dinner at Central Library, 2. Melbourne bicycle rental, 3. Central Library, 4. Chinatown, 5. Dream My Little Pony bicycle, 6. Wall art in Chinatown, 7. Cello busker along Swanston St., 8. My new ride from Reid cycles
Here's some sights I've had over the past two weeks over here and I thought I would make an effort to document more things and share them.
Melbourne has been keeping me excited, curious and passionate about things I want to do. This may sound a little cheesy but I feel like i'm reconnecting with myself and finally doing things that I've been wanting to be in touch with. Been having some ups and downs through it all but at the end of the day, I feel like it's pretty much worth the time and effort.
Keeping this clean and simple, simply because I am so out of touch with technology and the Internet. I have yet to configure some apps on my new Macbook but I'm pretty sure I'll get it right really soon.
Anyway, I finally have better things on hand to share (in due time), so keep your eyes peeled!
Random shot at Laneway Festival - thanks Denise for the polaroids!
It's the start of February and I apologize for the lack of updates! I've been crazy busy and stoned, sorting a lot of stuff out for myself before I head down to school. Just hoping I can settle all of it and celebrate the Lunar New Year without a worry. Still working on a new theme (definitely) and I know it hasn't been exactly concrete throughout but I'm thinking it's worth a try, yes?
So I caught two festivals - Laneway Festival(happened 26 Jan) and Big Night Out(30 Jan) within the span of five days and wanted to explode as I bombarded myself with a whole lot of new music and saw the new boundaries being made and pushed (for my ears and the audience).
Major disclaimer is that I apologize for the lackluster Instagramin' and ok don't hate on me (if I haven't hit on the right kind of music that oughts to be given a million stars to) but I haven't exposed myself enough and definitely am not considering as any review of some sort so there goes. I was just kinda amazed by most of the acts I caught despite some of them being new to me. I didn't capture every single moment because I was so absorbed (and yes dying from exhaustion at Laneway especially) but anyway, there are a few not too decent, but acceptable ones.
Kings of Convenience at Laneway Festival
I think I liked Kings of Convenience (one of the best for me actually) a lot because it was my first time catching them live (missed too many of their shows in Singapore dayum). You can't not love Erland for his kooky moves (TOO CUTE) and Eirik's mesmerizing smile throughout the set. The energy really exploded when their full band came on, it just really expanded the sound that the usual Kings had on record. It seriously just, got / out / of / hand. I kept squealing and laughing because it was too cute to resist (I know I might be biased but I'm a girl anyway). I'd rather dance, any day, yes? Hah.
There were so many awesome acts in just one day (12 hours is quite crazy, really) and I couldn't decide which was the best but I really thought Of Monsters and Men were quite the crowd getter and I quite liked Nicolas Jarr and Alt J as well.
Tame Impala at Laneway via ST
Tame Impala really left me in awe though. They really sounded like a revised John Lennon to me in a good way. Feels like I'm going backwards again... HAH.
But, my absolute favourite was still Kimbra! I loved she brought the whole house down (!!!) Some serious girl power happening right there. I CANNOT CONTAIN MYSELF. Fine, extreme bias over here but I love everything about her - from her quirky dress and explosive personality to her crazy energetic set. Check out this vid of her rocking out her breakout single, Settle Down and mashing it up with Daft Punk magic.
And I'm definitely not missing out on giving Gotye due credit for the music he makes. To be honest, I wasn't a real fan of Gotye's and didn't really give him much of a listen. As it goes, I only knew that one song everyone else knew (it was Somebody That You Used To Know). But Gotye really surprised me and got me dropping my jaws at some songs because he was just like a male version of Kimbra, equally creative, has great vocals and never sold out on the kind of music he wanted to make at the end. I think my respect for him (beyond that one song) has grown a lot more after Laneway!
Kimbra and Gotye at Laneway via Her World Plus
And ok, I already kinda guessed this Kimbraactually singing withGotyethis time round is going to happen, and it did hah.
Big Night Outwas great too! I went to catch Vampire Weekend, also for my first time. I apologize I'm not over enthusiastic about Yeah Yeah Yeahs or Band of Horses but I have to admit that they really were in control and knew what they were doing - in an absolutely good way of course. I really danced and had a lot of squealing moments hahah but yeah, it was one of those moments were I could see almost the whole crowd indulged in the wonderful music.
My abstract Instag shot of (a very mini) Vampire Weekend on stage
I really loved them and just screamed at every intro of the songs they played man! It's amazing how they reproduce every single bit of what they do on record, live! Diplomat's Son was probably one of my favourite songs for the night... or maybe just everything hahah.
And on an absolutely random note, The Strokes have announced a new album and you can check more via their site for their brand new single, One Way Trigger here.
Anyway, I would love to hear what's your favourite and if you've got any specific song that you might wanna highlight if you have. I'm absolutely open! And here's me ending off with a random #instacollage (???) of my friends and I at Laneway and BNO (if that is how it's supposed to roll in the first place).
Thanks for reading if you do, and have a great day ahead! (;
This quickly sums up the past month. Well, most of it. As you can see, Instagram has done a good load by making sure my phone serves its camera functions. I get bored easily but not of this, yet.
What's a great picture? A crazy amount of filters or is it perspective? Or is it just taking a picture of a great subject? We all get confused don't we. I can't say for sure it's awesome work, after all it's an amateur's take with a layman phone camera. Well I don't know if it's scary how mobiles and social media is changing the way we do and look at things but hey, it's about the biggest revelation since the industrial revolution (so I was paying attention to some part of lecture).
Anyway, getting back on the real issue. I can't decide if I'm really away because I can't seem to stay away from sharing random things at the moment. Work is starting to hit me like a giant wave with no stop to it. Not until next Tuesday is over.
Lastly, here's a surprising number from Norah Jones with Say Goodbye on her most recent album, Little Broken Hearts. Please do give it a listen, it will not disappoint, I promise! I hope these Monday blues will start going away already.
Hello there, it's been hectic the past week and I haven't had the time to share some random pictures I took via instagram during the weekend before so I thought this would be appropriate. Homemade pasta is yummy and my beat up nano is really just... beat up. Alright.
On an extremely random note, I have used my Happy Socks a couple of times over the last two weeks! They are too comfy and cute so it is now compulsory to get a pair (at least) for yourself. I think they look smashing with any kind of shoes and this is why I can't hate it (and made it a thing):
These are not the new thing but now that I finally caught onto it (after several conflicting issues regarding the financial aspect of buying a pair for myself even though I was madly in love with it but got a pair as a gift) I really think it can be purely secondary. They even have pretty leggings for you ladies and socks for different styles and oh-so-precious designs to suit you!
Prices start from about SGD14 onwards at stores likeActually and Rockstar by Soon Lee and more so you know, it's never too late (sometimes I'm too much of a laggard) to own a pair!
I've yet to catch up on sleep I missed over the weekend that just past due to an insane amount of work to finish up... about time.
But keep your eyes peeled! More exciting things are coming your way because pocketto finally has a new affiliate (;
The Dempsey Brasserie + Pretty bicycle that belongs to Yew Jin's mom
This has thus far been a pretty neat week, following some quality time spent with wonderful people. I've recently been taking more effort to be more active on Instagram (I know it's a little late) but well it's worth a try. I actually think of it as a positive invention because many people appreciate details more as they photograph them down into a virtual mini vault. It's like taking a second look at something and trying to capture it in the most captivating way possible and letting others have a peek into your tiny library of images.
In any case, for anyone who is in need of a new food heaven, please visit The Dempsey Brasserie. It serves extremely good French Onion soup (fyi it's served with bread and tonnes of melted cheese) and Lava cake (I think they might have called it the chocolate fondant too) !!! And if you love mussels, it is definitely worth a trip (it's their signature dish).
I know it might sound all a little too good to be true but there's nothing I can put down about it. Awesome service from the waiters (we had rounds of puns and laughter) and it's too lovely of a place to dislike. Maybe except for the heat that can start attacking you midway through the meal but seriously I would rate this a 9/10.
On an extremely random note, I have decided to number my entries to keep track of my progress and how much I've written overtime. So there it is, numbers in my title headers...
