In Motion

The dream that I've been living in for the past 6 weeks has ended. I'm scared. I'm scared that I'll start forgetting the wonderful times we had together, that little details and precious memories will begin slipping away the further I get in terms of time and distance. Previous blog entries were vague and unspecific, because it's weird to write in detail about mundane routines, because they aren't as noteworthy as...special events. Yet the mundane is often what captures the very essence of a relationship. I will miss morning breakfasts together and cups of tea with condensed milk, stuffing our hands into our pockets because of the cold, then remembering that we want to hold hands more than that, waiting for him to come back from work and snuggling into his arms to welcome him home, cooking together and my insisting that he use less onions and mushrooms in just about everything , tub after tub of Tom and Jerry's ice-cream, his geeky quarrels with James...

I spent the whole afternoon watching TLC's " Say Yes To The Dress : Randy knows best ". It's addictive and informative, especially because I have this irresistible compulsion to do my research. =P I even managed to convince the two boys to sit down with me and watch at least one episode that night. After that, Jameson said he's not getting married because now he knows the pain brides-to-be go through in the process of choosing a dress. xD Anyway. The series was surprisingly down-to-earth and realistic. Randy even talks about how brides should not try on dresses that are beyond their budget, so it's not about indulging in your whims and fancies at the expense of other considerations (which I initially expected it to be about). I saw so many pretty things in the last 3 hours or so, and I can't help but wonder WHY bridal studios in Kuching don't carry such beautiful designs. The dresses in the episodes weren't even especially elaborate - I saw th...

It's the start of my fourth week here and I'm still in Durham, and as of now, we still don't have plans to go anywhere else. I know people like to make road trips and go sightseeing, but I'm perfectly content to just laze around in the room all day. And read. But it hasn't all been monotonous. I HAVE gone to some performances and watched some movies. Yeah, not "WOW" exciting, but at least it's something . =P I went to the November Dances the first weekend I was here. It's a dance performance showcasing Duke senior dance majors' work, and it was good.To me, it was different and refreshing, mainly because you don't always see dance forms like ballet making it to TV competitions like So You Think You Can Dance . It even felt highbrow . Like, the fine arts, wow. Best part was, it was free because Eu Fern got two complimentary tickets as an usher. ;) That Saturday, we went to the mall. Yup, we also went to watch the Hunger Games ...

In this post, you're going to see more pictures of random buildings, simply because I'm in love with the architecture here. I feel like all the fairy tale settings in the books I read as a kid have finally materialized in front of me! <3 These shots were taken at Southpoint, a mall , of all things. :P There, you can see the mall's name. The walkway outside the mall, lined with cafes and cute stores. Christmas decorations are up! More Christmas decorations. Everything is so pretty here, and the lights just blend perfectly with the red brick walls. I know I sound sakai, but I DO come from Malaysia, the land of sleek, tall, metal buildings. Where modernity and futuristic motives are the in-thing, and there's no rustic charm in the ... malls. In fact, the only place I've seen similar designs at is Fraser's Hill. But I'm not all that well-travelled, so don't take my word for it. I also wonder why I find things like these pretty ...

"Hi" from both of us. I find Google automatically uploading photos from my phone to be a very useful thing, since I don't have to Bluetooth photos I need to the com, and THEN upload them from where they're saved. Saves me so much time and effort. :P I'll always advocate less work, less effort, less frills and more efficiency. Heheh. That aside, we DO look pretty similar, don't we? Small eyes, wide nose, oval face...even our smiles resemble each other's, just that he can't smile properly because his gums are hurting due to bratty wisdom teeth. I think we look more similar compared to me and my siblings. Really. Haha. What are we dissimilar in terms of, then? Lemme see. He gets absorbed in computer games, doesn't spend on things that aren't necessities, is super logical and analytical (which is sometimes annoying because I KNOW my point is valid even though I can't express it in such a convincing way because emotions get into the p...