Long time coming

Nearly 5 months. UT 3 in 3 weeks. Approximately 40 days till I fly to Sydney with Raiyini. My 6 weeks September holiday needs to get here quick.

It's the last two weeks of school and I literally can't be bothered to put in anymore effort into it. Not a very good nor smart thing to do seeing as how the final UT has a heavy emphasis on the last 5 problems on each module. Way to go Sarah. But yes, I'll be skipping school tomorrow anyways. Nicole has been down the past couple of weeks and she'll be leaving Singapore on Friday. Cue the wails and sobs. It's too soon I know. We'll be spending a whole day on Sentosa tomorrow though. Can't wait to finally have a proper catch-up session over a couple of drinks at the beach. Just what I need after 14 weeks of school. A short little relaxation time before it's full steam ahead for UT 3 revision.

Nothing much has happened (surprise surprise) since my last post. Besides the fact that an entire season of Game of Thrones have come and gone that is. Can't wait for the next one to air. Teen wolf season 4 is currently airing and as usual it hasn't disappointed me so far. Always leaves me at the edge of my seat by the end of an episode. I am about half-way through watching season one of resurrection. Pretty good in my opinion. Happy that it has been renewed for a second season. I plan to finish watching Mad Men during the September holidays while in Australia. If I can that is. I suspect that I will not have the time to do so but we'll see how things go.

I don't think I have mentioned it before this post but it is confirmed! Raiyini and I will be flying to Sydney this September holidays. We'll be there for nearly a month or so. Honestly couldn't be happier about it. Really need to start increasing the intensities of my workouts. I have officially on the scale lost 5kg since I have started working out. I'm happy to see progress on the scale and it really motivates me. Besides that, Raiyini and I have already started making a bucket list for this trip (hopefully they'll be many more to come). Some of the things there are absolutely ridiculous. Can't wait to do them (;

Speaking of holidays, Nicole and I have been thinking of going to Krabi during the December holidays. If you guys know any places or websites that do offer good rates for hotels/flights/tours please do let me know!

One last thing before I sign off guys. Please do keep in your prayers the families of flight MH17. What happened to that plane is truly tragic and I know that the families of the victims must still be grieving over the lost of their loved ones. Pray that God may comfort them in this difficult time and of course pray that the souls of the departed may rest in peace. Also do pray for the innocent people who are suffering because of the whole Gaza-Israel conflict. Pray that the conflict may be resolved soon so that the lives of the innocent may be spared. Lastly, do keep my best friend, AJ, in your prayers as well. She has been down with a throat infection. Pray that she'll make a speedy recovery.

Well, that's it from me today guys. Much love xxx.

Cafe Craze: Club Street Social & Dolce Tokyo

If you know me, you would know that I am pretty active on my social networking sites (twitter, instagram, tumblr etc.) I have noticed that there is a sudden craze for cafes in Singapore. Is it just me or are a lot more people going "cafe hopping?" Being the complete opposite of a hipster, (shoutout to all my proud mainstream homies)  I decided to jump onto the bandwagon.

I went for brunch with Gervaise at a little cafe/bar at Gemmill Lane called club street social. Upon arriving at the cafe, (after about a 5 minute walk from Chinatown MRT station) my first impression was that it was a nice little cafe/bar to hang out with a friend for a nice little chat or brunch. Its bar was classy with an impressive display of alcohol. The service was excellent. Really friendly, top notch. Club street social is one of those places that offer an all-day breakfast menu. I have a weakness for this given how breakfast is my absolute favourite meal of the day. It made me love the place even more! I had a hard time deciding what to get. I was so tempted to just order a nice cold beer but I resisted the temptation (since I had an empty stomach) and ordered a humble prosciutto panini instead. It was tasty. Really good quality bread. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The ambiance was great and I would definitely be going back to try their scrambled eggs (I heard from a friend that they are to die for).

 Prosciutto Panini at Club Street Social

After walking around Chinatown a bit, we decided to have some tea/dessert to satisfy our sugar craving. We ended up going to Dolce Tokyo which is a Japanese-French cafe/restaurant over at 313 Somerset. Gervaise and I ended up sharing a huge and I mean HUGE slice of red velvet cake. I also ordered a matcha latte which was neither good nor bad. 

 Our red velvet slice came in a cute little bird cage

Matcha Latte

So that concluded my little cafe hop around Singapore. I can see why so many people have jumped on this bandwagon. It is a good way to bond over good food and build friendships. I can definitely see myself doing this more often in the future. I strongly urge you guys to try spending a day or two cafe hopping with your friends. It is worth an experience and I'm sure you will enjoy yourselves. 

Well, I hope you guys liked my short post/review. Until my next blog post then! Much love xoxo

Future Music Festival 2014

Absolutely and completely gutted. You may or may not have heard but the third and final day (also I was pretty sure it would have been the highlight of my year) of FMFA 2014 was cancelled. I had been looking forward to this concert since forever. Okay maybe that's a teeny bit of an exaggeration but you guys get my point. I was really looking forward to watching macklemore, rudimental and martin freaking garrix live. But alas, it was not to be.

No disrespect to anyone but can't people just enjoy the music without drugs? I'm sure the majority of us had such a blast the previous two days without any illegal substances. Sigh, well what's done is done. Those who OD-ed paid the price with their  lives. I just hope people will learn a lesson from them. I personally still had fun the first two days though. Two days of raving with Adventure club, Will sparks, R3HAB and Deadmau5. God bless R3HAB for having Martin Garrix make a special appearance and for playing animals on his set. Nicole and I went wild! ASOT was the best. Insane would be an understatement. Armin Van Buuren and Paul Van Dyk sure are something. I just wish my whole FMFA 2014 experienced could have ended off on a better note.

This wasn't my first rave of course. But I experienced many firsts on my trip to Malaysia this time. First time smoking a shisha (bad idea, I smoked till I had a massive headache), first cigarette (yeah after 17 years), my first Asahi (which is a Japanese beer that is pretty darn good in my opinion) and finally my first kiss with an ang moh (lol). That last one was pretty unexpected, even for me. But I shall not kiss and tell, if you know what I mean (;

All in all, I'm glad I still made it to FMFA. The experience was fun and I met many new people who are such big characters. All the alcohol and food were good (pricey but good) and if FMFA decides to drop by Malaysia again next year with a sick ass line-up, count me in.

Here was my weekend tag which I have yet to remove. Can't let seem to let it go yet ):

But first...let me take a selfie! Tristan and I with our tickets before day one.

Deadmau5 bitchessss!

Day Two

Nicole and I all hot, sweaty and messy (;

On another note, please do continue to keep the passengers and crew of flight MH370 in your prayers. My family and I have been watching the news pretty much the majority of the time hoping for some good news. Our hearts go out to all those affected by this very unexpected incident. I just watched a clip of this bomoh and his coconuts and what not. What a complete joke! Wow. People these days.

Also I've been thinking. Instead of just having this blog as a journal/diary (or however you look at it), I thought of posting reviews and tips. Would you guys be interesting in those kind of shizz? 

Well I hope this rather long post makes up for my one month of absence. I'm on my six weeks holiday now so you can expect me to be posting more frequently. I'll head back to my little movie marathon. Until next time! 

Much love xoxo

Coming home

Awww my grandmother came back from Australia last Thursday. So glad to have her back here. I have always been close to my g-mama (yeah that's what I call her lol). She's one of the strongest women I know and I admire her so much for it.  She has gone through so much and yet she doesn't complain.

It's been a little more than a week since my depressing post. To be honest I was actually holding off on posting. No reason in particular. As you may or may not have noticed, I have changed my blog's URL. I did it for several reasons but I felt like it was time for a little change anyways.

Went to Anand Mama's wedding on Sunday. Haven't been to a hindu wedding in a long time. Got to wear a saree. As pretty as it looks, wearing a saree is such a burden. I had to re-tie it two times. I really salute those who wear a saree on a daily basis.

Valentine's Day is coming up on Friday. Class is having a secret valentine thing going on. Not looking forward to it. Don't know what to get. I'm also down with the flu. I would gladly take a sore throat, fever or cough any day but not a runny nose. I feel like I have used up half a years supply of tissues for the past two days alone.

Have about a week of school left. Can't wait for this semester to be over. I have so many things to look forward to during March and April. Future music festival as well as the electric run. It's going to be so much of fun. I can already tell.

Guys, I am literally so bored in class. Today's lesson is about excretion. Literally learnt all these in secondary school. Having memories of Madam Juliza drilling all these information into my brain just before O'levels. It feels like an eternity since secondary school. I miss it sometimes.

Sorry if this post seems a little (or very) disconnected. Just wanted to get a post out before it gets too long since my last post. I'll catch up with you guys soon.

Much love, Sarah xx

Unmotivated, lost and desperate

If you guys know me in real life, you would know I'm not the type of person who likes to express my feelings. I try to keep a positive mindset and smile all the time. Not because I'm a hypocrite but because life is too short to dwell on all the negatives. That might sound very cliche but it could not be any more true. Life is full of its up and downs. Its inevitable. There will be good and bad times. There's always something to be thankful for, even during the bad times. It is through the bad times where you come out stronger than before with valuable life lessons.

Some of you might be wondering why I am writing this rather deep post today. On a Monday of all days (hello Monday blues anyone?) I was lying down last night on my bed and tears just came to my eyes. It flowed and I cried for no particular reason. I cried for my mom. I cried for my grandfather. I cried for my father. Hell, I cried for the world. I don't want to blog too much about my personal life as I like to keep at least some part of my life private but I will say that my family is going through a tough time right now. I feel like I have no one that I can open up to. Even if I did, I doubt that I will ever talk about it. You feel me? So that's where this post is coming from. It's an outlet for me to express my feelings. It's like my mini "therapy". If you can even call it that. It helps me to think, to sort my thoughts out. 

I feel so helpless at times. Like I'm walking around in a pitch black room and I don't yell, I don't shout for help. Instead I'm on my knees, crawling and trying to feel my way out. I'm too scared to cry for help though I can't really tell why. Its exactly how I feel about life now. I have no idea what I'm doing and then there's the situation with my family. I'm not going to lie here and say that cutting and smoking has not crossed my mind. But what good does that do me? Sure it would keep my mind off the situation but after that's done, I still have to face reality. I made up my mind last night that I would always use positive methods to give myself little breaks. No matter how bad the problem might be. Despite all these downs I want to find a reason to smile. To keep positive. That there is always hope that things will look up in the future.

But till that day comes, I will continue to try to find my way out of this pitch black room.

Snippets of 2013

Hi everyone. These are some of the countless pictures which I have kept in the year 2013. I had some trouble uploading them and am sorry that there are not much. I just want to thank everyone who has made last year such an incredible journey for me. I have grown so much in many aspects of my life and I hope to continue to do so. I love you all. Pictures are in no particular order whatsoever. 

 Dec 2013: In the plane flying home from Sydney. Mommy doesn't look too happy here.

 These two have been there for me a lot last year. Thank you my wonderful fat gang. Love you two!

August 2013: Nicole's confirmation in Malaysia.

Typical lift shot of my sem 1 classmates and I. Miss them!

 October 2013: When we had our first chalet together. Love these girls. So much of fun!

Another girl in my heart. Gervaise.

We had an annual USS pass!

It's true when they say you find your life friends in secondary school. This friendship is going to last a lifetime. VALLEY GANG

 When my grandma and I bonded over a manicure. I miss her. Hope she comes back from Sydney soon.

There was a whole lot of twinsie-ing that went on in 2013. My blood sister, Raiyini and I.

Hello again stranger

Wow, I completely forgot about this blog. No new posts since July 2013. It's halfway through January 2014 now. Well, I'm back to revive this blog and I'm hoping this time I'm here to stay.

What's up guys? How are all of you? I hope your life has been good. What do I start blogging about? Hmmm...I think I'll blog about Christmas and New Years Day.

So last year, prior to Christmas, nothing much really went down. I only had two weeks of Christmas vacation which in my opinion is too short. Tristan came down for a couple of weeks and we hung out. Caught the movie frozen, which I didn't expect to love so much. Definitely don't regret watching it. Also headed to the beach for a good cycle. We literally cycled all the way to Changi. Had a good time just talking and admiring the view. Honestly didn't realise how much I had missed cycling at ECP. Glad I got to do it with Tristan. So, I flew to Sydney last year for Christmas to spend time with my family there. It's so weird to say last year. It makes it seem like it was ages ago when really it's barely been a month. I think the highlight of the trip was when we took a speed boat on the harbour. So much of fun. A real must do if any of you readers are ever heading down under. Christmas day was celebrated with a big traditional Christmas lunch over at my uncle's house. Everyone came over. Dinner was at Aunty Jess' mother's house. Did I ever tell you that their house is a heritage house? Pretty cool. It has a very distinct air about it. Got a ton of presents from every one there. I feel so blessed to be in this family. Really, from the bottom of my heart. So so grateful. We unfortunately didn't stay for new years. Flew back to Singapore on the 30th. Instead we spent New Year's Day at Grandma Mary's house. Nicole had come down from Malaysia and was staying for a week before she heads off to college. Had been some time since I last saw her and we had some quality girl time together. Lots of laughter, shopping and heart-to-heart girl talks included. Gawd, I miss her already. If you're reading this cousin, I love you! Can't believe she's turning 18 tomorrow. She'll finally be legal. Wow, I've said it before and I'll say it again. Time really does fly.

That was how I pretty much wrapped up the year 2013. Nothing spectacular. My family kept things pretty mellow under the circumstances. It's been half a year and some of us haven't really let go yet. I do miss my grandpa in more ways than I show. I just hope that what people say are true, that time heals all wounds.

On a lighter note, I will finally be turning legal in about 9 months. Can't wait for that to happen. Being legal opens up so many more opportunities for me. Being able to take my driver's licence, drinking alcohol...getting into clubs....you know the list goes on. There are plans for Raiyini and I to fly to Sydney in September. Really hope everything works out and it actually happens. I'll keep you guys updated. The next big "event" happening in my life would be future music festival during the March holidays. Tristan bought tickets for this massive weekend of raving in KL. Heading up to Malaysia with Grandma Mary for it. It's going to be sick. I just know it. My body is ready (;

Speaking of body, I managed to lose *drum roll* 3 Kg since I started working out. I'm really happy with my progress. I feel like I have come a long way since I first started. I started walking to school, being mindful of what I eat and in return I feel better. I feel like my stamina has improved drastically. I hope to continue this lifestyle.

Well, this post is getting really lengthy. I'm sorry. It's just that I've not blogged in so long and I sort of forgot how much I love typing my feelings, my life adventures (even though technically they're not adventures seeing as how my life is pretty mundane) and inner rants down. I guess I can get a bit carried away. Ooops. I better go now. I'll probably post a couple of pictures from 2013 if I can find any.

Much love everyone and see you again soon! (: