Sève

According to Dictionary.com,

Word Origin
noun, French.
1. the characteristic flavor and body of a wine.

Seve - Tez Cadey

1. My new happy song - and I wanna shuffle like this too! #somuchwin
2. Severe bout of acne. I am googling potential causes and..
   
   

   

   So scary!

3. Please don't be either of the above. But there's has to be a cause - one which I can eliminate / handle / manage.
4. Not entirely sure if it's insomnia or endorphins from my (simply) workout or whatever unknown matter that is keeping me awake.
5. Really should just go roll in bed and try to get some shut eye.

Night night! x

Diving @ Perhentian with Universal Divers

Hello peeps!

I'm back from 4 wonderful days (Wed - Sat) of diving with newfound confidence that I as long as I trust myself, I can do anything. Granted, with the correct support from the necessary people that is.

After all, that's why God puts so many different people in our lives. It's always for a reason.

I've got the awesome dive instructors and divemasters from Universal Divers, on Perhentian Besar - Charlotte, Ali, Farid, Niko, Gemma and all the helpful and sweet boat guys to thank for making me feel at home underwater and for being so patient with me. THANK YOU! :)

I successfully logged 8 dives in the 4 days, 2 dives each on Wed and Thurs, 3 dives on Fri and 1 early morning on Sat before leaving Perhentian by noon. That brings my total dive count to 12 so far!

Here are some on land photos of the bunch I was travelling with. No diving photos because I've not fully mastered the art of taking care of myself underwater, yet. Also, underwater photography gear costs a bomb!

After a whole night's drive from Kuala Lumpur to the jetty. I was mostly asleep in the car. 

I make a terrible passenger / stay awake driver companion.

All excited to finally be on our way to island "paradise", the haze found its way there too, but it's definitely much much worse back home!

The other two divers I was with who had to care for their expensive cameras (and me). 

Sunset view from Cocohut - where we stayed and dined at most of the time. 

I give them a 9/10 rating for overall experience; decently priced, clean, with hot showers, aircond and fan, and sufficiently comfy beds, make sure you pack an extra blanket if you tend to get chilly at night.

Mango Smoothie yummsss!

Our dinners were mostly extravagant. That's what vacations are for! :)

These meals were all at Cocohut's restaurant.

Trying out the selfie stick! I am tempted to get one..

Group photo!

Overall on my dive trip: Visibility underwater wasn't all that great, and the currents were strong. I still did manage to catch sightings of Nemo(s), a shark, nudibranchs, turtles, a tonne of fishes whose names I cannot remember. All in all, good training for a newbie diver like myself. We all learn through experience no?

I had a fantastic time thanks to the people I was traveling with, the people I encountered on the island and not to forget, thank you Lord for helping me recover in time for my dives, and for keeping all of us safe throughout the trip.

Can't wait for my next dive trip!

It's A Pattern

When it's time to go on vacation, my body breaks down. Dive trip is due tomorrow, and I woke up with a sore throat this morning. And it doesn't seem to be getting any less sore.

I am really trying to resist eating an icecream now. Sweet tooth go away.

Today, it poured like madness. As I stared out the window and wondered if I liked rain. And then I concluded that I like it sometimes, and not so much at other times.

November - Gabrielle Aplin

I know it's not November yet, but rain makes me think of this song.

My eternal dilemma is in not knowing what I want. And when I think I know I want something, it's usually not that good for me. Like how I know I need to go pack my bags. But a big part of me wants to eat an icecream.

My throat hurts. And limbs hurt (from gym and climbing over the weekend). And my eyes are tired from staring at the computer for ridiculously long hours today.

I just really wanna whine. Which in this case, I know is not good for me.

Doggie has to go for an operation tomorrow. It seems that he has some blockage in his urinary tract. I am either heartless, or I've mastered the art of detachment so well that it is barely affecting me.

Once, a very good friend of mine, I can trust her to be honest with me (or so I like to think). She's completely blunt when it comes to serving you hard truths, she said something to me which stuck until this day - You're just tough on the exterior but inside, you're weak.

Of course, I did not enjoy hearing it. At all.

But she may just have scored a goal there.

Bye and goodnight now.

P/s: Please pray for Doggie's operation, And for my safe journey to the islands for my dives, and for Doggie and my speedy recovery. Thanks! xx

Where Do I Stand?

1. My wisdom tooth is aching.
2. My acne is still bad, but I think it's slightly more under control now.
3. My trainer is leaving, which leaves me to train under a new coach.
4. I need to force fed myself with water, and more water.
5. I need to pack my dive bag, except that it's not so much of a dive bag since, I've got no gear at all.
6. Sometimes, I wonder to myself, where would I be if things in my life were a little different from what they are?
7. I have a loooooong night to go, if I plan on presenting something concrete in InDesign by tomorrow.
8. Today, while sending my grandpa to his church, I ate a salmon bento (for breakfast). And by the time I reached my church, I had successfully finished the whole bento.
9. Went climbing on Saturday, jelly arms. But good fun!
10. Doggie is still not well; appreciate all your prayers.

Epsilon

According to Dictionary.com,

noun
1. the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.
3. Mathematics. an arbitrarily small quantity, used to indicate that a given quantity is small, or close to zero.

Epsilon - Kygo

1. When I start talking, I talk a lot. And when I do talk a lot, it's because I am comfortable around you. Or, in retrospect, it's also likely because I can't stand awkward silence.

Besides, what's the point if we all sit around the table and each stare at our phones. I don't get it.

2. I gave myself a scare this morning..

3. I really, really really, really want to sail some. On a fast boat. Like on the TP52. With the usual awesome crew. And plane with the hugeass kite.

4. I should attempt to get some work done. But I suspect even if I turn my work laptop on, I won't accomplish very much.

5. I like talking about myself too much, every sentence above makes reference to I.

On to serious matters, my doggie seems to be a little sick, please pray for his fast recovery!

Good night world, sweetest dreams! xx

I Kinda Need A Hero

Is it you?

I suspect it was the above cheese that made me not share this awesome song before, instead I then shared this, Rachel Platten's Fight Song, which is another current favourite.

Nightingale - Demi Lovato

But, there will always be times when you'd think to yourself, "Wouldn't it be nice if I did have a hero?"

1. Inet's a bit sucky tonight, so is my lappie.
2. I really love Mc Nuggets - and they now have new dips, limited time only!
3. I've not been working out for almost 2 weeks now..
4. My breakouts have gone from bad to worse. =(
5. The haze is making my nose itch.
6. I've not been climbing sufficient either.
7. Working holiday, working weekend then dive trip here I come!
8. Also playing on my Spotify is 周興哲 跟鋼琴說話
9. Even the most sociable person needs to go into solidarity every now and then.
10. Tummy ache.

Say You'll Remember Me

Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift

I blame my senior for being addicted to it. I swear she was playing this all day long today. And this is one accoustic version that I am really enjoying too by Madilyn Bailey.

That said, it is addictive.

What does it take for one to be honest? Sometimes I do wonder, if only everyone just live honestly, without having to hide behind masks, or behind secrets. Would that not solve a lot of problems, in particular miscommunication?

Ohwell, who am I to judge.

On a slightly more somber note, learnt of a passing of my friend's dad. Makes me re-think about life in general, am I truly appreciate of what I have? Do I show my love and gratitude to the people around me sufficiently?

Let's not wait until it's too late.

Say you'll remember me.

Reflecting On Life

...

Hm.

长大 和长老 不一样

今天（昨天）发生了点小事情。。 后来， 我才发现 自己真的只有长老 ，并没长大。

或属 就应为我重来就没有长大的大算 也没觉得没有那个必要

真的 。

要开始为自己的生活付出多一点的成长 要好好的 认真的

也要学着 不要被任何人 不管是谁都好 影响得太深刻 毕竟没有别人能够为我的生活负责 就连最亲的家人也包括在内。他们没欠我任何东西

“长老” 一路以来 也没缺乏 最基本的需要 爱，也得了。 学业，有啊。 能够在爸妈意下经验的都差不多了

应该到了要经验自己能力能够经验的事了。。说是离家出走可能太严重了些

但概念差不多吧！

就是 自己走下去 望着自己的未来挥手说 我来了

一切的一切都是要靠自己的双手双脚一步一步的往前踏

存够了心信后， 再来奔跑吧！

Old Is Gold

Into the New World - Girls' Generation

1. I can usually resist carbs in the form of rice, except when it is Japanese / Korean rice.

2. I really have a really really really soft spot for sunflowers.

3. I would, on all counts, consider myself a homebody.

4. Creepy people really do creep me out.

5. I am addicted to watching the triplets on youtube!

Okaybye!