h a p p y . b i r t h d a y . s o p h i e

i'm officially a quarter of a century old!

i have missed you bloggy

i'm alive :)

it is random

it's late. quiet moments like this ... i embrace. i tell myself the world has come to a temporary halt (for everyone's asleep).

i keep my itunes on shuffle mode, because i like that it surprises me by playing my next favourite song (cheap thrill i know).

i create as many possible outcomes of situations in my mind as fast as i can think, to prepare myself for what's to come next. it has to be one of the "options" right? (wrong)

sometimes when i drive to the work, i imagine i'm heading somewhere else. don't they say it's the journey that's more important than the destination?

when i was young i was determined that i could count the number of stars in the sky,  because i thought they followed me wherever i went without realising wherever i went they were there (first - it's the sky that they've made their home).

i want to write cards for hallmark when i'm old & retired, hoping its content will reach out and touch like-minded ones

i think love is more than a feeling but it's also a choice

life's full of "its". random ones.

and now it's time for bed...

my favourite girl

Brunch at Prive :)

Her radiant smile

and hers too :)

what was on our plates?

what's brunch without champagne?

ordered a cake from Flor, and they misspelled Sling... (Fling?!? -.-")

 but the strawberry shortcake was heavenly, so they are forgiven... hehe

new additions to the Tan family :)

Happy 25th Birthday Sling!

cheers to many more birthdays with you love!

and so i tap my feet & twirl around

i really miss dancing classical ballet. it used to be sunday evening ballet classes,
but now it's the occasional Friday night dancing to the tunes of above & beyond, tiesto, guetta
(& God forbid even Pitbull)...
haha stark contrast eh.

it doesn't matter that people say it's ludicrous, we still refuse to admit.

why does our heart ache when we are grieved?
why do tears flow involuntarily?
how could century old memories be played so vividly in our minds?
how is it that we can feel time come to a standstill?
im baffled.
you smile despite your pain.

TSL, i love you.

心已上了鎖

到底這感覺誰對誰錯
我已不想追究
越是在乎的人越是猜不透

不是猜不透, 是我不想猜了

sometimes i lose my way,
wonder if you've ever noticed each time i go astray?
goodbye for now, see you again somehow

been to the milky way and back
the constellations; Crater, Cancer, Orion ... i've tracked

i wished you were there
i wished upon the stars
i wish you well

Krabi

i know this post is really really late, but here are some pictures i'd like to share

First stop: Nantra de Deluxe at Had Yao

there really wasn't much to do except to swim.

and since we don't really like swimming, this was what we did:

local food was really tasty, a home-cook flavoured meal

and when we were tired, we sat in our beach chairs ... relaxed

Next Stop: Sala Talay at Aonang

Azure seas
Island hopping

souvenirs we got the 4 of us to remember krabi by :)

krabi, we'll be back.

happy birthday

thank you for baking the cake zhangmama
& my wonderful cg for spending time with me at brunch (:

淚

拯救地球好累 雖然有些疲憊但我還是會
不要問我哭過了沒 因為超人不能流眼淚

practical magic

i don't know if you do remember this show, but one particular scene just happened to store itself in my head more than a good decade ago.

i was twelve and impressionable.

well being witches, one of the sisters decided that she would concoct the man of her dreams. a spell she created with the help of her sister, she formulated her soul mate in a porcelain bowl. if only it were true, i'd do the same

my recipe would read:
a dash of charm
a teaspoon of sweetness
an ounce of humour
a spoonful of generosity
a cup of courage
a pint of wisdom
bushels of love

and i'd make all sorts of recipes for all my girlfriends!

amazing thailand

in the month on April.

if i ever look at you this way, it means i am starving

and a hungry sophie is an angry sophie.
or it could also mean you have done something really wrong...

finally! :)

what's thailand without shopping?!

our arms nearly fell apart by the time we got back to the hotel.

it was then i realised the importance of ....

no, it is not a man to carry all my buys

but a trolley bag! 

to lug everything around the next time we're in thailand

concentrate, yep getting there.... 

seriously, she couldn't slice the cheese even with that amount of concentration.

it was the lady behind her who helped.

our torturous tuk tuk journey, 

and the man behind it. the wheels...

did a bit of sight seeing despite the scorching sun,

and unbearable heat wave...

women seeking their destinies through card readings

dusty and hot... 

we used our shawls to cover our faces.

seeing red.

and our main purpose, 

to celebrate Thano's and Melly's marriage!

my dearest sister and i

Till next time!

paper planes

it's been a while!

this just came to me, and sling babe, this one's for you.

here

hey there stranger up in the sky

yes you with the mask disguise,

perhaps flying with a tank full of lies

but didn't you know you've caught my eye?

had the clouds grew heavy with rain that summer's day,

surely i wouldn't have came out to play.

foolish games not meant to have been engaged

their rules never written on a single page.

so it's time to bring my head back down,

plant my feet firmly on the ground.

goodbye aviator, you were after all merely a brilliant actor.

charmed

i loveeeeeee

the picture doesn't do any justice, they are indescribably gorgeous real life!

i never knew i would want so much to own a gold piece until them... ;)

sunday with sling

we spent the whole afternoon at mandarin gallery, crowd-free the way we like it :)

finally had a chance to dine at IPPUDO, and i'd have to say the ramen is quite yummy, 

but not good enough to queue for more than an hour.

afternoon tea at ARTEASTIQ,

rose tea for me :)

weekend's over for now!

half a heart

my bestfriend and i talked for hours like we never did before. and so we grumbled a little about how our age is creeping up slowly, unnoticeably... but surely. friends are getting married which led her to confess that she's finally looking for a partner. a headstrong woman as she is and one who doesn't trust men easily, what a breakthrough :) i pray she finds the one who loves her more than she loves him.

and so we exchanged what we felt is the most important characteristic we look for in an ideal partner;

sling: a good listener

for me: trustworthiness

girls are simple, really.

heart

so meanwhile as we wait for someone to come by and complete the other half of our hearts, we're workaholics :D

wongsies

HAPPY 25TH BIRTHDAY SISTER!

 i love you for the practical reasons in my life such as;
without you, i would never have known how to shop for clothes. :X

the monday we met

my highest call, my greatest call is loving You.

You chose the cross You chose me
surrendered your life You chose me
though i did not deserve you chose me

so i choose to love just as You chose me
i put You first as You first love me
i'll treasure your grace as You died for me

First Love - Abundant Life Church

it's all about the choices we make that depicts our lives. i chose You.
thank You for choosing me right from the start :)

the city of bangkok

weeeeeeeeee i'm really excited about my upcoming trip to Thailand on the thirty-first. we'll be planning our itinerary next week. really hope that sling would wanna go site-seeing with me :)

the last time i visited was a decade ago, vaguely remember how it was like... although HongKong would be my first short holiday choice, but a friend of ours is getting married there, so we're heading to thailand!

plus i have 2 nights free stay at Swissotel, Nai Lert Park. Sometimes i like that i work in a hotel, to enjoy such privileges :)

(minimal) shopping here i come!

im sleepy. good night world!

her.

i wish i had hair like hers. so the next time you see me, and i look unkempt,
you'll know my attempt has failed.

by the pier

sunday was a day filled with overwhelming emotions. probably explains why i still can't sleep...

and so i started to sketch (which i haven't done so in years, hence the disproportionate lines)
nevertheless, it was fun and therapeutic : )

i think an ideal amusement park should be built by a pier, an endless boardwalk that leads to the sea. the rides overlooking an expanse of water... but oh well since they don't have such a place in singapore, i've decided to paint an amusement park on my bedroom walls!

although i think it's more than a tad bit ambitious, i'll just have to wait till i've got the extra time. i'll start with the carousel soon (i hope)!

hacienda

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEBORAH!

twenty.four

what celebration is there without food?

fun

& love?

cheers to 9 years of birthdays with you :)

with lots of love.