Hope.

I've seen the tears and the heartache
And I 've felt the pain
I've seen the hatred
And so many lives lost in vain

And yet through this darkness
There's always a light that shines through
And takes me back home, takes me back home

All of the promises broken
And all of the songs left unsung
Seem so far away
As I make my way back to you

You gave me faith
And you gave me a world to believe in
You gave me a love to believe in
And feeling this love
I can rise up above
And be strong, and be whole once again 

So, i'm not sure exactly which day does Mother's day falls on, but i'll be celebrating mine this Sat with my family over a nice dinner. It may not seem like much to you, but to sit down together and have dinner as a family for me is pretty difficult. Everyone's either too busy leading their own lives, or bogged down with work literally. I used to be able to have dinner with my family everyday when i was much younger but over the years, a whole lot of stuff happened.

I'm not ashamed to say that my parents are divorced. And no, i'm not saying that i approved of their decision, but over the years, i've learnt to live with you and deal with the issues that i've faced. Throughout the whole process, we've grown a lot, individually and as a family.

I was forced to grow up, to take on responsibilities that a 'normal' growing child shouldn't have to worry about at that age. In short, i went to hell and back. But i'm glad to say now that the worst is over, and although things cannot be restored to it's original state, we're still as close as ever. Occasionally, my dad would pop by to chill with us and on major occasions like this, we'll have a nice dinner outside. And by 'we', it includes my Mom, not just my brother and I.

Sometimes it takes waves of problems and situations, just so we'll learn a very important lesson in life. I've learnt that by the hard way and conquered it! (:

xx.

MIA.

I know that i've been MIA-ing for the longest time ever. A thousand apologies, i've not been home most of the time recently and i find blogging from my phone a hassle which explains that lack of entries. I will probably do a proper update tomorrow about some of the stuff that i got from Sephora the other day. Loving my new brow shader!

xx.

So my Sunday was spent in USS which i find, really tiny to begin with compared to the one in LA that i visited a long time ago. It's not even comparable to Six flags that we went about a year ago! The rides are quite pathetic and you'll probably need a few hours to conquer the entire park.

Not much pictures cause i was kinda lazy to lug around my DSLR. All these were taken with my trusty Iphone. Haha!

xx.

Long weekend!

Tomorrow's Good Friday and i've got my whole weekend planned out! Mom will be cooking Meesiam and we'll be having family time at home. Will be heading down for service on Sat and Sun i'll be taking the boyfriend to USS for his early birthday celebration. I pray for good weather! Don't wanna have to end up hiding under shelters or staying indoors.

I've got about a month to chill before my hectic schedule starts and goes on for 5 weeks straight! I'm excited!

Have an awesome-long weekend! (:

xx.

So after our meeting in the morning, the girls and i went to Fish & Co for lunch! They're having a really great deal now. For $9.90, you'll be able to get a lunch set which consists of a drink, main course, a dessert and salad, or if you top up $1 you'll be able to change the salad to a bowl of soup which you can see in the picture above. Of course $9.90 is not inclusive of GST + Service charge.

Can't wait for the next meet up! (:

Doggie on the overhead bridge.

Today my pup (Scot) taught me what perseverance is.

I needed to head over to the ATM to withdraw some cash for tomorrow and i decided to take Scot along with me. Although it was just a 0.25km walk from my house to the ATM at the patrol station, i had to take the over head bridge because it was nearer then the traffic light where the pedestrian crossing was.

And you see, i don't usually have time to take Scot for a walk, so his stamina isn't fantastic. He's more of an indoor 'house pup' (if that even make sense). Moreover, he's a tiny dog, about the size of arm (from my fingers to my elbow).

So it was a big deal for him to climb the never ending flight of steps on the over head bridge. He was tired and panting like crazy but he never stopped. Even when it got more and more difficult and tiring, he took a step at a time and every few steps that he took, he would look back to make sure that i was right behind him!

And i thought to myself, gosh, i ought to be ashamed of myself for giving up so easily whenever situations or problems arises! I mean, Scot could have given up and just sat there on the ground, refusing to move so that leaves me no choice but to carry him. But no, he went on and on till he reached the top!

Life's like that at times. Instead of giving up, maybe we should just push forward and press on. I know, it's easier said then done but we could at least try right?