Scuba love.

10 April 2012

Pictures, finally! (:

I still think scuba diving was such a blast. And I still miss Tioman.

Anyhow.

These pictures are but a glimpse of what we did there because there’s nothing quite like experiencing things for yourself.

In addition to photos from my camera, other photos courtesy of Uncle Francis, Raja, and Edison.

Where we went: Salang, Tioman, Malaysia

How we got there: via van to Mersing, ferry to Salang. And back.

Where we stayed: in a bungalow on stilts (kampung island)

Things we did: Eat. Sleep. Dive. And study – everyday. And snorkel, once.

What we ate: BBQ fish, squid. Lamb chop, steak, roti prata, banana pancakes, curry puff, Malay kueh, omelette, Ramly burgers, ice cream

What we saw: tons of sea cucumbers and sea urchins. Sea anemone, clown fish, trigger fish, puffer fish, corals, a turtle and an eel, parrot fish, blue-spotted stingray, school of barracuda

Friends we made: Nita, Melvin, Raja, Sarah, Warren (Nita and Melvin aren’t in the above photo, though.)

What we played: Snap and Happy Family (old school games, for the win!)

What I got: battle scars, a bracelet, sea shells, a tan (: And a cold on the second last day, boo.

What we talked about: inside jokes, silly puns (Shell I sea you tomorrow? HAHA.)

What I’m thankful for: good weather, good company, safety, being healthy enough to go diving

What I loved: Sun, sea, and sand (: boat rides, hanging out, relaxing, blue skies, clear waters, watching the sun set, stargazing, falling asleep and waking up to the sound of waves crashing against the rocks everyday

What I miss: pretty much everything (with the exception of the what I don’t miss list, see below)

What I don’t miss: blocked noses/ears, sand flies, and the taste of salt water in my mouth

Scuba diving was: a blast, an amazing, unrivaled experience, which completely rocked my socks.

I would: go diving again in a heartbeat.

So many stories to tell. Good times, good memories. Definitely.

Right now: Monday.

9 April 2012

Source: flickr.com via Amelia on Pinterest

I love how accomplished I feel after a long run. And really pleased that I got to do that tonight.

I’m nervous about how I’m going to meet my goals for next Sunday’s 10K: I’m not ready for it yet, yikes.

I’m thankful for how good the long weekend was.

I think it would be really nice if we got to go diving again somehow this June.

I have a lot of (creative) ideas running through my head. Think lists and scribbles.

I’m mentally preparing myself for a potentially busy second quarter.

I have the urge to have to/want to organize/pack/declutter my room. Don’t think it’ll be happening soon though, sigh.

I reckon, I don’t like shopping as much as I used to anymore, hmm.

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Do more of what makes you happy.

Here’s to a fabulous week ahead.
xo.

Right Now.

4 April 2012

Source: instagr.am via Amelia on Pinterest

Intervals are not a good way to start training again after a break. My knee hurts now ):

I love my tan from scuba diving in Tioman last week (: I hope it stays for awhile.

I need more motivation to study and practice harder.

I wish the weekend were tomorrow.

I am a true klutz. My toes hurt from when I dropped stuff on both feet yesterday. Twice.

I am making lists and lists of things to get done this second quarter.

I still can’t believe that it’s April already; where did time go?!

I am pinning plenty of inspiration on Pinterest.

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Happy Wednesday!
xo.

Deep blue sea

25 March 2012

photos: yahoo image search

Isn’t this incredibly pretty?

Tomorrow, we leave early at five in the morning while the rest (or most) of the world is still asleep.

I’ll be away this week, going swimming with the fishies in Tioman, Malaysia, with a bunch of church friends and four-fifths of my family.

Not being much of an outdoors-y person, scuba-diving is going to be both a scary (in a good weird way) and exciting experience all at the same time.

Somehow, I’m not excessively pumped right now (which happens to be pretty normal for me, haha); but I know I will be once we get there (:

I’m praying for lots of good weather, and looking forward to plenty of sun, sea and waves.

Fingers crossed for a good tan when I get home! (: haha.

This new experience is going to be good fun.

Brown paper packages tied up with strings

13 March 2012

Or sealed with packing tape, in this case.

My prize from the Basic Grey challenge arrived over the weekend!

I just love receiving mail, like actual letters and parcels and such. This was so exciting because I didn’t know when it would come in (:

Aren’t the papers so pretty?

I’m working on a layout with these papers now. I’ll be sure to put it up when I get done!

Happy Tuesday!

Day in a Life / February 29

1 March 2012

Can you believe that it’s already March?!

Okay, so I don’t usually write this extensively about my daily life.
But since I did Day in a Life yesterday, here’s a look at February 29th! (:

7:40 AM.
I finally got out of bed after snoozing my alarm numerous times (I didn’t count how many; I was too busy getting back to sleep, haha) and did quiet time and bible study.

Say, hello, good morning to my nerd face with glasses.

9:20 AM.
Breakfast was a couple mouthfuls of yogurt while packing my stuff for the day.

The rest of my day was pretty much a whirl. It ended up being one of those days where things didn’t go as planned: traffic was horrible and I was pretty much late for everything, haha.

Anyhow, I spent the rest of the morning at classes.

1.40 PM
Lunch was a double cheeseburger from McDonald’s with my little sister <3

Then we shared a double chocolate frappe afterward.

I had a little bit of time to check out the new mall, Scotts Square after lunch. I think it has potential to be a good hang out place. We’ll see (:

I was at more classes the rest of the afternoon.

5:20 PM
On the way HOME.

5:55 PM
I worked on stuff on my to-do list after getting home.

7:30 PM
We had dinner out and I wasn’t able to do much once I got home.

11:20 PM
BED TIME, yay (:

So there you have it, my life on February 29th.
I definitely could’ve been wayyy more diligent in taking photos. But ahhh, I’ll try again soon-ish maybe?

In other news, I’ve been working on a layout the last couple of days. I hope to be done soon then I’ll share it.

Happy Marchhhh!

Leap!

29 February 2012

HAPPY LEAP DAY! (:

I decided that since the leap year rolls around only once every four years, I’d do something interesting/fun/memorable this year because life’s good like that.

So I officially declared today to be glasses day (for myself), meaning that I’d wear glasses (outside the house) the entire day and not worry about what a dork I look in glasses. Andddd, I did my own version of Ali Edwards’s Day in a Life. Although, I probably wasn’t as diligent in taking pictures as I should’ve.

Anyhowww, it’s been a crazy kind of leap day for me because Wednesdays are always busybusybusy.

But I’ll be back with more pictures and things tomorrow (hopefully!).

I hope your leap day was raddddd! (:

Happy mail + a card

23 February 2012

Most of the time, I like my happy mail in packages.

But this was almost just as good: I found this email sitting in my inbox last night.

I was so floored because it was such an unexpected, happy surprise. Sure, it was a random pick and might not be a big deal to some. But it was exciting enough for me to fall asleep with a smile on my face (:

Talk about extra motivation to keep doing what I love!
Now, just fingers crossed that they ship international!

And before I run off, I thought I’d share a card I made a few days ago – a simple birthday greeting with the pretty washi tape from my local scrapbook store, Made with Love.

When I’m this busy, simple is always good (:

I hope you’ve had something happy come your way today!

Catching up.

13 February 2012

I’M BACCKKKK! (:

I was away from Wednesday to Saturday last week with the Teh’s helping with Character First! Education training in Kluang. We went early to make preparations. And also got to enjoy lots of Kluang hospitality, eat good food, and go shopping (: ‘Twas fun getting to teach again and meet new people. And I’m thankful for how well everything went.

Just a couple of photos from the trip:

We had a group of really enthusiastic learners!

Presenting the group’s songleading techniques.

Organic steamboat – with your own, personal pot of soup (:

Yummy teh chendol. SWEET.

Loved the pretty puffy clouds on the way back.

I arrived home on Saturday night, right in time to enjoy all the weekend fun and hang out with my much-missed sibs and friends.

I missed last week’s Sketch Wednesday at the Green Frog Studio because I was away though ): But I hope to be able to come up with something over the next two days. We’ll see.

As always, it’s good to be home (:

What Valentine’s Day plans do you have tomorrow?

Weekend-ness

9 January 2012

This is probably one of my all-time favorite ways to spend a weekend – chilling out at Starbucks with my notebook, a good read, and a mug of hot caramel macchiato. The BEST (: