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\\// LLAP
Once again, it’s that time of the year!
24 things i did/that happened to me when i was 24. (of which is not in any significant order)
#1
Found love. I’m excited – SOON ❤
#2
I’ve learned about emotional trauma and forgiveness more than i had the past years of my life. Like a cousin said, I’ve finally grown up. And I really do think i did. I’m just glad that my child-like wonder and love for life hasn’t been affected much. I’m still a relatively happy/positive person despite all the crap that had happened. 😛
#3
My first plane trip – Travelled to Bali! Was freaking awesome.
#4
Went to Universal Studios! It was amazing, my first time riding a roller coaster that goes upside down. It’s only 90 seconds, but definitely the best 90 seconds of my life!
#5
Learnt a thing or two about self confidence and independence. (Yes, i can wash my own clothes and clean my own kitchen now! :D)
#6
Drove a car. Yes it’s automatic, and I still haven’t got my licence but the fact that I actually tried it and didn’t crash into anything/died makes me so happy! I will do my best to get a licence next year if everything goes as planned. 🙂
#7
Mummy and art of brick exhibition! It’s pretty cool.
#8
Got to see Aerosmith live!
#9
A new job – well it’s the same job, just a different environment. It is so far the coolest place I’ve ever worked in. This is a definitely a dream come true! (Seriously guys, this is literally a dream i had since forever) Got to meet/work with awesome people too! 🙂
#10
Working overseas for the first time! YES NEW FREAKING ZEALANDDDDD
#11
Living in a freaking house house!
#12
Met one of my favourite artist, Mr John Howe. Yes, I’m sooo happy.
#13
First ever road trip experience in NZ’s North Island!
#14
Seen mountains and beautiful scenery. As of now, there’s nothing I can complain about in New Zealand. Everything is just perfect. (Except maybe I do miss arcade games. :P)
#15
Visited the Waitomo Caves. Man, it’s so trippy. I love it.
#16
Abseiling/flying fox in a cave! Caving too!
Right before i almost drowned and Alex had to save me LOL
#17
Went to hobbiton!
#18
Seen snow. Now what’s left for me to do is to touch/roll around it 😛
#19
Tried a hot spring! Sooo relaxing. Saw geysers too!
BAHAHA
#20
Possibly attended the biggest/coolest party ever. I’m not even a party person and i loved it!
#21
Visited rivendell.
According to this height chart, i am in between Gimli and Gandalf. 😀
#22
Walked to the base of the pinnacle. Crossed some rivers too! The hike was tiring but the view makes it all worth it. 🙂
#23
Being able to see this everyday on my way to work. I can’t begin to explain how much i appreciate NZ’s everyday beauty.
#24
Lived without Internet for six months. It’s cheating, I have data on my phone…but let’s never do that again.
This year had the crappiest start, but it got better and better, and it turned out to be the best year of my life so far. I truly appreciate the close friendships i have forged in a short amount of time, you know who you are.
Looking forward to what the future would bring!
Happy birthday to me, and may you have an awesome 2014! Take care! 🙂
Just some pictures here so I won’t forget the awesome weekend. The rest of them are in my tumblr in the dooblydoo—–>
so many crazy things I did for the first time! Seen snow, geysers, pretty hills/lakes/rivers/mountains, went to hobbiton, hugged Pickles the Shire cat, rolled around in the grass, seen the glow worm caves, caving, abseiling, flying fox, tubing, almost drowned but thank goodness friends got my back, took a leap of faith and jumped off a waterfall in the cave, and then later free climbed 2 waterfalls! Yep. Definitely the best weekend of my life so far. I’m so happy and glad to be alive and exactly where I am right now. 🙂
Just placing this here. Damn, I wish I could see them live at least once (since all my fav Morning Musume members are gone T_T! ) I don’t wanna forget a song that decribes my life perfectly now 😛
Too many awesome things, too little time! I will be abandoning WordPress for a while unless I have something really important that needs a wall of text that I need to remember. I’m spending so much time enjoying life/work and blogging on the phone is such a hassle! In the mean time, you can follow me on twitter or tumblr in the side links, those will be updated regularly. TTFN everyone! Thank you for being such a fan! 😛
Thought I would just spam pictures of where I am living now below. I like how my room on level 2 has a creepy room behind the cupboard like from the conjuring. Haha. From now on, pictures will be small as I am exclusively blogging on my phone. Also trying to save on data. Bad earthquake hit again today. On the good side, we got to leave work when the sun is still out. Let’s hope I won’t die anytime soon. We live by the beach so a tsunami is very much possible.
Currently blogging on the smartphone since connection is crappy here. Bunch of tiny pictures below.
So last week Indah and I went to buy a mattress (to put on the floor) for our new house last Friday. We went to Porirua and it was such an amazing sight to see. I guess my eyes are still not used to the beauty of NZ. And i wish it never will. Still the wide-eyed girl i was 3 weeks ago. Went to watch The Wolverine and The Conjuring yesterday. They are both pretty awesome shows.
Also went to a carnival. There was a freaking rainbow! It was a nice pasar malam-ish kinda thing but not at night. I had the best Mexican tacos and chocolate crepe ever. LOVE IT.
Finally we moved! Spent the whole Sunday buying things for the house. I shall upload pictures later once everything is more settled.
So last Sunday morning, i went to the Te Papa museum. I didn’t really explore it, just had time for the first level, which is about the species found in NZ. It is pretty cool. 
Hey look! A colossal squid (and its organs). SO AWESOME. 
Bones and shells. 
Found a bird found Kaka! Like how i call my sis. HEHE.
The walk on the way and back from the museum was so peaceful. It’s such a pretty place to enjoy the scenery.
This photo is here cause i am just happy i am finally able to use my leg warmers in a cold country! I think i own this for about 10 years! 😛 (Little) dream come true. 
Freaking seagulls everywhere, is a constant reminder that there’s water surrounding us. I realise that even the species of sparrows and pigeons are different from Singapore. They are mostly fatter. HEHE. I haven’t seen any mynahs at all though. Just sparrows, pigeons and seagulls.
It was scary at night though as the crazy earthquakes happened. Apparently it was a 6.9 on the scale and it cracked the wall in my hotel. I kept waking up in horror.
Indah’s room right below mine had it worse.
Thank goodness i managed to calm down with a little help (<3) and everything was fine. Now i can say i survived an earthquake! Hahaha, that’s awesome to say.
Some more random pictures of NZ. Even in the car, there’s just so much beautiful view for my eyes to take in. So far so good, i am truly in love with Wellington.
Indah and Adrian have been kind enough to drive me wherever i needed to go, and i really appreciated that. Also Indah taught me the art of cooking the perfect Indomee!
Hahahahha. The life of a bachelor(ette). Instant noodles. 😛
Right now, we are bunking at Adrian’s place. His house has an awesome view.
Yep. It is such and amazing feeling to wake up to this view every morning.
That is not all. Last Saturday night, he brought Indah and i near Red Rocks to see the stars. I could not believe it myself. There’s sooooo many stars in the sky, without all those light pollution. I got sucked in. I lied down on the ground for an hour just looking at the sky.
This is the image that he took after the hour has passed. 
YES IT IS SO AWESOME ISN’T IT????!!!
I saw 7 shooting stars that night. Seems that they are more common than i thought. Well, still made my wishes anyway. 😛
Okay it’s time for me to crash now. Have an awesome week!
It’s been so crazy awesome. So it’s my third plane trip (back and forth from Bali is considered two :P) and then i had a transit from Sydney! Technically, i have been to Sydney now, even though it’s just for an hour. HAHAHAH.
The temporary place i am living in is brilliant. I especially love the artwork they have at the lobby.
Also, i have been eating many fruits grown from NZ. 
So, first week-ish has passed and it’s been awesome, really. I’m settling okay with the new job (still feeling noob-ish but that will pass soon) and i’m still living in the hotel. Indah and I got a house to live in. YES A HOUSE, A FREAKING HOUSE HOW GREAT IS THAT? I’ve always wanna live in a house and now i can, for at least a while. :3 It’s pretty cold here, but it seems to be getting warmer now. It’s really the winds that kill you. There was once that i had to hold on to the traffic light pole and onto Indah, and while we were laughing about it, across the street, a lady was holding onto the pole too. It was ridiculous! Just last Friday too, i felt an earthquake for the first time. I hope no one got hurt, but that was pretty cool.
First, i got a little taste of Wellywood. I saw dwarves from the hobbit, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and Peter Jackson while standing outside of the premiere at The World’s End (no i didn’t go in hahaha). Pics thanks to Indah and Adrian.
Food is a problem here. Not that there’s lack of vegan food, but there’s so much free food that i kinda went back to being a vegetarian again. And yes, i gained weight a week in. I already had a tummy.
It’s nice to sit by the beach at a burger joint, and by the way – best vege tofu burger i have tasted so far. Portions are huge too. 😛
I went to the Weta Cave! It’s small but brilliant. I’m surprised i came out empty handed. There is just SO many things i wanna buy. But yeah, maybe one day. Hehe. 
Wellington is such a beautiful place, so it sucks to capture them in pictures, they don’t do her justice. And this is just one city, i’m sure there’s so many places in NZ that i haven’t been to that is probably going to take my breath away, over and over.
All you have to remember in this place is to try to keep yourselves warm from the chilly wind. So thanks for the welcome package, Michaela! I love the gloves especially. :))))
And yes i miss my homies (haha messy table in the hotel room). Take care of yourselves!
Till now, it’s still so surreal. I CAN’T BELIEVE I’M IN NEW ZEALAND!!!! WOO WOOOO
That is all. 😛 I will try to keep this updated now and then!
Yes, probably one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) life update ever. I am flying off to Wellington, New Zealand to work!
Thank you all friends who’ve truly believed in me and kept my spirits up. Thank you hardship that had made me into a stronger person. And finally thank you, you for the happiness and love you gave me. Sometimes, i forget. But right now, I’m so grateful for all the good and bad things that had happened to me.
It’s awesome to be alive. See you when i get there!
I feel stunning
And entrancing
Feel like running
And dancing for joy
For I’m loved by a pretty wonderful boy
More like melting and jelly on my bed.
I love you too.
Now you’re here
And now I know just where I’m going
No more doubt or fear
‘Cause I found my way
For love came just in time
You found me just in time
And saved my lonely life
That lovely day
All i do is to post songs lately. lol.
How far do i have to go to get to you
Many the miles
Many the miles
How far do i have to go to get to you
Many the miles
But send me the miles and i’ll be happy to follow you, love.
So many speedbumps. But a step at a time.
Breathe, mira! There’s still so much to do.
>/////<
Oh stop it, you. 🙂
Sleep tight<3
It was fun to go to the Art of Brick exhibition last week. Mum hasn’t been to Bayfront anyway, so it’s a time to bring her there. 🙂 Here’s a whole bunch of nonsense fun/pictures we had.
Interesting video. I’m glad i’m not the only person who thinks this way.
4 more days, $50 dollars left, 4 family members – I SAY
Damn you transport money. We’ll slog through this together. 🙂
It was a last minute thing, but free tickets for my Dila and I, so thank youuu! ^__^
Met up with ear nazi and his family there. Thanks for the drink! Dila and I were chilling at the back, but we were screaming a whole lot that my voice is still pretty much lost right now. 
The opening band was Euphoria Audio, and they were amazing too! Really really great live (also a decent looking bunch, if i have to say so myself: P).
Aerosmith was awesome. For a bunch of 60 somethings, i am extremely surprised by the energy given and the greatness of it all. I finally can check watching ‘I don’t want to miss a thing’ live off the list! 😛 I thoroughly enjoyed the concert, it was a pleasurable experience 😀
^ This song is great!
^ My current favourite song from Aerosmith. Their old shit is good shit hehehehe ❤
Have a magical week!
I don’t know why
You think that you could hold me
When you couldn’t get by by yourself
And I don’t know who
Would ever want to tear the seam of someone’s dream
Baby, it’s fine, you said that we should just be friends
While I came up with that line and I’m sure
That it’s for the best
If you ever change your mind, don’t hold your breath
Hey hey hey
It’s a beautiful day and I can’t stop myself from smiling
If we’re drinking, then I’m buying
And I know there’s no denying
It’s a beautiful day, the sun is up, the music’s playing
And even if it started raining
You won’t hear this boy complaining
‘Cause I’m glad that you’re the one that got away
It’s a beautiful day
‘Cause you may not believe
That baby, I’m relieved
This fire inside, it burns too bright
I don’t want to say “so long”, I just want to say “goodbye”
‘Cause if you ever think I’ll take up
My time with thinking of our break-up
Then, you’ve got another thing coming your way
…Cause it’s a beautiful day. Have a beautiful long weekend everyone! 🙂
I don’t know what made me want to listen to Adele today. It’s like listening to the old songs with new ears. Or maybe just a changed brain.
My my, have you grown this May, dear me. 🙂
I went to Universal studios with my cuz last Wednesday. So happy for the free tickets!
It’s funny, i was having so much fun that didn’t take that many pictures. But here they are.
As a movie geek it’s so surreal to walk down these giant sets. And also famous locations you’re familiar with from the big screen. I was running around like a kid again, singing along to the tune of Jurassic Park they were blasting outside.
Also as a book geek, seeing this set is RIDICULOUS. From that moment on, i swore i will one day visit the real thing. HAHAHAHAHA!
Completely enjoyed the my time there. I would love to go (for free) once again to maybe draw or take more photos for reference. And also take more rides, i didnt take all of them, just the main ones. Hehehe. HOORAY FOR GEEKINESS! Have a great Sunday, everyone!
It has been on repeat a little.
I just found out about this amazing series. It’s pretty amazing, really. Go watch if you have the time. (Only 3 episodes and 2 seasons!)
You can blame me
Try to shame me
And still I’ll care for you
You can run around
Even put me down
Still I’ll be there for you
The world
May think I’m foolish
They can’t see you
Like I can
Oh but anyone
Who knows what love is
Will understand
Hello! As promised some pictures of Bali. I decided to put up mostly landscape pictures. These images are not at all edited (except one, you’ll know which) just to show what a beautiful place Bali was. Also, to stop my stupid little OCD tendencies, i have put them in a mostly random non-chronological order. 😀
My first plane ride was a pretty unforgettable one. It was so beautiful to see outside the windows. And now and then i walk on the aisle singing “Walking in the air” in my head. Scarily, there was a thunderstorm and the plane tried to land when it almost reached the ground it flew back up again. I think many in the plane heaved a huge sigh of relief when it finally touched down, me included. 🙂
At the guesthouse. It was a good change to see this when you open the door in the the morning. Also, roosters to wake you, not handphones (though we did set our alarm heheh) 
Gua gajah 
Mount Batur. IT IS THE FIRST TIME I EVER SAW A FREAKING VOLCANO/MOUNTAIN.
Cute kids. There was a procession.
Got a picture of an Asian taking a picture of her food. 😀
Bedugul temple. The air was cold, and it was the first time i was exposed to such a beautiful landscape. I think i teared a bit.
Shu and I.
The water was cold!
The rice terraces were really amazing. It’s good to finally see agriculture like that. In Singapore, everything is imported, sometimes we forget to appreciate how laborious to grow and transport food.
Walking on the terrace steps!
Hotel stay!
Uluwatu was raining when we were there but the kecak dance was amazing.
I’M A PIRATE!!
Yes, i wore a batman bikini. Because i am proud of my geekiness. Picture censored cause it’s not really a good idea to put them online. AHAHAHAH
How beautiful is this?
Seriously this isn’t edited. The ocean was truly this blue/green. Oh and there was a wedding photo taking thingy on the right.
And finally, back home. Nothing can take away the things i saw and the experience i had. It has opened up my eyes to what we truly don’t have but appreciate the tiny things we take for granted. I really do hope that one day, i could travel again.
Oh com is fixed, thanks to some special friends and a cousin. I’m currently installing photoshop. You know you’re a geek when that’s the first program you install (other than a proper web browser) HAHAHA. I might post some of the awesome Bali pictures here when i can soon!
[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfvSvsCOA2I%5DI’m permanently glued
To this extraordinary mood, so now move over
And let me take over
With my melancholy blues
Can’t believe i didn’t know this song exists! Thank you, ear nazi. 🙂
Slower, slower
We don’t have time for that
All I want is to find an easier way
To get out of our little heads
Have heart, my dear
We’re bound to be afraid
Even if it’s just for a few days
Making up for all this mess
Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I’ll be right beside you, dear
I’m back and i’m still alive. My computer’s hard drive died though so i won’t be blogging until i have it fixed.
I am currently living in an odd time. But whatever it is, i am staying true to who i am, like i have always been. It’s in my nature to help and care. Stay strong, my friend.
I will be away to Bali (OMG) from today till the 12th of April. Take care everyone. Have a good week!!!!!
Dear 10 year old Mira,
I know that it’s hard for you right now. You feel like your grades have been slipping pretty bad and now there’s added pressure with your sisters. Do not worry about your grades, or your sisters for that matter. I assure you they are going to turn out fine. Keep up with learning your animal facts and stuff you enjoy. Secondary school will be a little tough for you as you might feel a bit left out, but you’ll get through it too after 4 years. Also you will get to do fun awesome D&T stuff that you’ll never think you can ever do. It will feel empowering and amazing.
At 17, because of your love for animals, you will decide to try to be a vegetarian again and this time, going cold turkey, you will succeed. You’ll be in poly and be meeting good friends and someone you will truly love. It’s fine to let your feelings show, because if you don’t, you know you’ll regret it for the rest of your life. You will spend 6 plus years with this amazing person, but remember that no matter how you feel, nothing lasts forever. You will learn to forgive whatever he or you have done as the time passes by. You’ll learn to realise that no matter what happens, you still have yourself, and you are strong, you’ll learn to take care of yourself and your family.
Remember the dream you had as a kid, to do animation? Well, it won’t really pan out that way, but it does get better. You will get to work in those movies that you loved watching when you were in school, and you’ll learn to better yourself as well. And even you are at your lowest at 24, you’ll realise that there will be many things or people out there worth living for and you will learn to search for and love yourself again, and everything else for that matter (yes, you actually will turn vegan!). You’ll learn not to pursue happiness but create it within you. You will learn that love is not a noun to be defined but a verb to be acted upon. You will learn.
Take care of yourself Mira, cause you know that you’re special and definitely irreplaceable. Live everyday with peace within yourself. Remember that no matter what happens, it’s all going to be alright in the end.
Love you,
Older Mira
Why is it not called Peace Requiem? I couldn’t say much. It may be a little too long but it was spectacular. Also, thank you Mr violinist for the adorable smile when i look so sour. You remind me of grandpa.
Move him into the sun-
Gently its touch awoke him once,
If anything might rouse him now
The kind old sun will know.
ROAR. 