30. Look back on this last month and talk about it.

There's really not much to talk about cause this month is pretty slow for me. 

I don't think we had a huge outing that is worth talking about. I mean, we had a small get together at my house but it's not one of those impromptu "oh lets stay out the whole night" kind of thing. 

Sikin and Rehan went to Kuala Lumpur so i am still waiting for my scarves. Haha 

Yeah, pretty much this month have not been THAT interesting. I've had a lot of interviews for job and everything. Phone interviews, countless. 

What else happened? 

Oh, Nomination Day was exciting. Now i have to wait for the speech for my area of vote. I got my polling card. It's my first time voting so i kinda feel a little bit nervous at the same time. It's a huge responsibility i think. Even though my vote is not the only vote, but it's kinda cool to know that my vote is gonna be part of what makes Singapore better, or worse, depending. Haha, but i have confidence Singapore is gonna survive anything. 

Well, maybe except nuclear attacks. Which i am happy to know that surrounding neighbouring countries are absolutely against us having a nuclear power plant in Singapore. I am thanking them for disagreeing to it. Haha

Yeah, sidetracked.

I told you, this month have been really slow for me.

Oh, we got free monies from the Govie, which is awesome. Questionably a move of integrity (or lack of) on their part, but hey, if they're willing to give us free money, we'll take it!

Yeah, i got my marshmallow chocolate fishes and chocolate pineapple bites, FINALLY. It's from New Zealand, so i guess that's why it took a little while to get here. It's awesome though, that it's finally here. Got a little smashed but it's still edible so i'm good. I can't stop munching the chocolate fishes, they're so good.

Of course, the highlight of my month was possibly watching The Royal Wedding. I watched it three freaking times just so i could look at Prince Henry of Wales. Yeah, i'm that bored. 

I'm assuming you guys had a better month than me, so tell me what you guys did. Have a lovely day all!

29. If you could be doing the same things you do now, only in your own way, how would a normal day in your life go?

Here's the thing. I woke up early today because both my mum and my brother was telling me to cook. So i got up, cooked, took a shower and spent the whole day watching The Royal Wedding.

Did you guys watch it anyway? The Abbey was gorgeous and majestic. The people have really fancy hats on, i liked it. Prince Harry, of course, looking as fine as always. Prince William looking very smart and manly. 

Did you see the dress Kate Middleton was wearing? Very sexy yet modest, classy and elegant at the same time. It was a beautiful dress for a very beautiful lady. 

Grand wedding too, but yeah, i'm not gonna go in details about the wedding since 3/4 of you guys probably watched it since that's all they're showing on television and live streams. 

So yes, back to the blog. 

Since i am not working right now, all i do at home is cook, clean my room. Look for a job mostly and blog. I don't know what to tell you guys. 

Haha, if it were up to me, i'd rather be writing articles for a magazine or something but i don't think i'm up to THAT level yet, so i'm just trying to write reviews and blog posts and everything. Who knows right? One day people might like my writing and offer me a job as a journalist or something. 

Right, i am not working at the moment, so i have a lot of time. 

I would actually much rather go to a third world country and help out. I wouldn't call myself a humanitarian but i just like helping people. 

But if you all want me to be selfish and answer something that will only benefit me, i'd like to go for a holiday. To Rome, back to Belgium and New Zealand. 

Maybe to London to meet Prince Harry. Haha


Have a lovely day, all!

Somewhere i belong.

Right, can't sleep at 3 in the morning and i have a lot of photos and quotes to work with. Why i came up with this? I have no idea. I think i'm just feeling a little bit off for the past few days. Haha, i actually really really miss New Zealand and the people there.

Credits:
Place: Somewhere in New Zealand, i can't remember WHERE exactly.

Picture: Taken by me,

Quote: I can't remember where i took this from, but it's from one of the tumblr sites.

Click on image for bigger view, please! :))

28. Would you rather someone tell you the truth up front but gently, or be lied to to spare your feelings?

Isn't this a huge old debate? 

I know some people would rather be lied to than having their feelings hurt. Makes me wonder about these people who don't mind being lied to. Do they lie too? 

Huh. Good question, don't you think? 

As for me, i'd rather be told the truth. Be it gently or smack-in-the-face truth. Sure, they say the truth hurts but finding out you've been lied to, kinda makes it a little bit more painful. 

I mean, if you don't care about who told you that lie, i guess it's okay but nothing hurts more than being disappointed by the people you thought would never hurt you.

They say treat people the way you want to be treated. I really do not like being lied to, that's why i always tell people what i honestly feel even though it might seemed a little mean at times. 

I feel like it takes too much effort to lie. You have to remember the lie, really. Then it'd be just lies after lies after lies. Don't you people get tired? Do you even remember what you guys say sometimes? 

For me, it's not what it's being said that pisses me off, it's just the act of lying. The lie itself doesn't bother me, it's the fact that someone would actually lie to me, as if i'm not worth the truth. 

Lets just put it this way, if people have the courage to ask you a question seriously, just have the courage to answer back the question honestly. 

Have a nice day, lovelies!

Most dangerous job.

If you think you have a sucky job, imagine having to do this.
Disclaimer:
Not for the faint of heart or for the people with phobia of heights. 

27. Is there a friend you are worried about? Why do they have you concerned? Do you think they’ll be okay?

Isn't this a sensitive issue for me to bring up cause it's ultimately not about me? It's who i'm worried about and even asked why i'm worried.

I mean, sure the question is directed to me, but i mean, it's really about some other people i'm gonna talk about here. I am not sure if i should answer this question.

I guess i should since i have already accepted this 30 days questions challenge. Who came up with these questions, seriously? I am gonna answer this but i am not gonna mention any names or any particular incident and things like that for obvious reasons. 


People might not like me talking about them in my blog. You know, some people don't like their dirty laundry publicized so i am just gonna talk about some things that i might be worried about, i guess.

Yeah, basically there are a couple of people i am worried about. I don't know if it's something serious but it could be if they let the things eat them up emotionally.

There are a couple of people i know who have really bad self-esteem issues and they're one of the most beautiful people i know. Not just in terms of looks, but also in their behaviour and mannerisms.

Sure, the attitude could maybe improve a little bit but they're overall very great people to be around with.

I find it really sad that they don't believe in themselves and that they even bring themselves down sometimes which i think is really unhealthy both mentally and emotionally. They just don't have confidence in themselves. It's worrying to see that and i can't do anything about it except remind them that there are a good person.

Also another thing that got me kind of worried is that they feel sad about things that they shouldn't care about. I know that it's a common thing but it's the self-blame that got me feeling really uneasy.

There was a point in time where i used to blame myself for everything that happened and i felt really worthless. I was pretty much in a depressive mood all the time and i didn't smile as much. That's why i tend to feel sorry for the people who does it.

There are really good people and i don't think they should let things around them to affect them that strongly, especially when it's not their fault. They know it's not their fault, but they still blame themselves for it and try to dig at all the things they did wrong. 

I don't know what to do about that cause all i can do is be there for them whenever they need someone to talk and just remind them that they have a good heart and that they shouldn't feel too bad if something wrong happened.

Okay, one more thing that really got me worried is when someone gets really desperate for attention. Wait, desperate could be a strong word but i mean, someone who wants to be in a relationship just because they're lonely. Beautiful girl, good mannerisms and smart but doesn't know what she deserves.

It's hard to talk to her about it cause we don't talk that much anyway. We used to tell each other everything though but i think it's because it's the teenage stage so now she doesn't want to share anything else with me. I sure hope she have supportive friends. 

There are more to be honest, but i don't think i can just sit here and talk about every single thing that worries me and not feel bad about the people i'm talking about. I think they're gonna be alright though cause they are a somewhat strong individual and have amazing friends who got their backs. 

Have a good day, lovelies!

26. Talk about a moment where you were truly happy. What was happening? Who were you with?

I know i say this a lot but i have a very blessed life. I am not boasting about it, i am just very content with everything i have. So with a great childhood, except the depressive moods phase, and all great outings i already have, it is pretty hard to pick just one moment. 

It's like when i feel that being in Disneyland was the happiest moment of my life, i also have the New Zealand trip which i absolutely loved. The trip to USS with the friends, just being able to travel and go all over the place. 

I have so many childhood memories of outings, picnics and birthdays that i can say was one of my happy moments. Being a child, there's not much things that you troubled by so it's not really that hard to be happy. 

Of course, i'm just saying this from how i was brought up, my childhood without mental, physical or sexual abuse. 

So i guess i am gonna pick a particular moment that doesn't involve being young and happy all the time. As a adult, we have so many problems and troubles to think about that makes being happy or feeling content really hard. So being happy without faking it gets a little rare sometimes when you're too into your thoughts. 

You know what, i should start telling myself that it's okay to just jump into the post instead of rambling on and on and on for the introduction. Haha, lets start anyway. 

The moment that i picked is probably the family outing to Sibu Kelong which happened in 2007. Wow, who would have thought it was that long ago. Don't get me wrong, i do adore all the outings i have with my family and friends but this is probably what jumps out to me the most. 

I was with my family, of course. A couple of friends and some close family friends. It's really not that fancy, cause it's a Kelong.

If you have no idea what a kelong is, it's this form of offshore platform built predominantly with wood and you usually find them in the middle of the waters. I think you can find them mostly in Malaysia, Indonesia and probably Philippines.

I wouldn't call it a resort cause it's hardly anything there. It's basically one big giant platform with huge bunk beds, a kitchen, a dining area and some toilets. You pretty much have to do your business in this toilet with just a hole on the ground and it's open to the sea. So yeah, pretty much you can tell when someone's in the toilet. Disgusting. 

It's pretty scary cause we're in the middle of the ocean and it's pretty much an abyss of dark waters and you can't see that far at night. There's not much to do cause we have to use a small boat to cater for island hopping. 

I know it doesn't really sound as fun but it was really a close encounter with nature. Just you, your family and the ocean. The family pretty much was always together cause the place isn't that big and we're always fishing together, eat together. 

The seafood feast were great. I liked it a lot and yeah, we did wonder where the fishes we eat came from since you know, our business were all dumped in the ocean and everything but i am gonna go with them having a fish farm specifically for consuming. 

We got a lot of fishes though, which is fun. We seat around and talk, joke around and play games. 

It was just a two days, one night thing but it was very fun. It was an experience of course. I am definitely spoilt when it comes to hotel rooms. I never been on a backpacker's hotel before or even a budget one. So being there with no toilets and no mirrors was an eye opening experience for me. 

It was memorable and enjoyable and i had lots of fun. 

I'm gonna give you all links to the pictures that we took during that trip, so feel free to look around. [Album one] and [Album two]

Have a nice day, lovelies!