Arigato-gozaimasu

Such a pleasant surprise! Received a care package from Japan. All from my favourite drugstore in Tokyo so “[I] won’t miss it this summer.” She’s so sweet :)

Believe it or not, the packaging is a paper bag!

Nihon care package

It will be amazing to see her again. Hopefully this November.

Glitz and glamour

The 60th set of nominations has been released. As a proud TV addict, I am pleased to see Dexter, Pushing daisies and 30 Rock on the list, after a week’s exile in central China. I cannot tell who has better acting/directing skills. But I like it when people die, get cut up, are revived, and/or are mocked at.

Speaking of glitz, I felt like a rockstar when I feasted on the non-carb meal onboard SQ. Everyone, who is not adverse to protein, should seriously try it.

Fragile, memory as green porcelain

Memory fades real quick. Just last week, I could still feel the breeze sweeping across Cottesloe beach. Perhaps it was the cold. As the cough subsides, I begin to wonder if it was just a dejavu. Thankfully, I still managed to piece together parts of the recollection, albeit in reverse order. No human faces simply because.

Note to self: Humming Jay Chou’s Qing Hua Ci can really screw with your thought-process. Such obscure lyrics, such haunting melody.

Good break, good memories

This is exhausting. No more red eye. No more! You would think one will learn. Sigh, will definitely have to sleep in tomorrow.

Fortunately the pictures and videos are fantastic, though am disappointed that I had succumbed to laziness and did not take more.

Miss the fresh air, the spectacular views, the blue blue sky and most importantly, the company. Thanks guys, like it or not, will be back.

Goodbye and have a good rest

People say the internet does not breed real and lasting relationships.

She passed away yesterday, suddenly. We have never met but yet I distinctly felt my heart sink. The shock rippled through, especially amongst the old-timers. It is not her young age, it is not her impending graduation, it is not her unfulfilled travel wish. It is just because she was a familiar person whom we have grown to recognise and trust for the past few years.

Adieus, H. It is no longer ugly.

Reunion in big apple

I paid little attention to the swaying skirt and shiny strappy (can’t afford or locate them anyway). The show grabbed me in the display of overflowing emotions on their enlarged facial pixels. Had never examined their expressions so much before. In fact, do not believe that was ever taken aback by the lack of airbrushing.

Still, when Charlotte held onto Carrie in that Vivienne Westwood, I know this is what it really means. It’s not about the romance. It’s not about the fashion. It’s not about the men.

It’s about not being alone, with your friends holding you.

If you have never watched the TV serial, the movie reunion may propose (no pun intended) several confusing connections. If you have watched the TV serial, it’s like watching 5 episodes in one sitting. A familiar feeling.

And if you don’t already know. It’s Celtics 1. Woot.

Pick the best seat

I’m obsessed with airline seating. Not that I enjoy arranging people. I enjoy selecting my seats via the online system. The thrill is to secure a seat with an empty one next to you.

For those who are secretly like me, have fun checking out the good, bad, and ugly ones. Only drawback of the site – does not tell you when you will find yourself sitting next to someone who, at 39,000ft, will decide that she absolutely has to make a phone call via her motorola razor. And when she fails to connect, she proceeds with text messaging.

Do you know the wing area is the strongest, hence making it safest to be at, but it is also where the fuel is stored? Irony rules.