In Motion

Sorry for the sudden influx of posts - I have so much to say and no one to ramble to (Jia Wern isn't really enough), so this is my outlet. Today's post will be about what I treasure most. It's good to know the core of your motivation or the purpose of doing whatever you're doing, because it can be a deciding factor in facing dilemmas. And recently, I've had to make a big decision, so it's all related. =P I love teaching, contributing and helping people. This is one of my core motivations for becoming a teacher, and my practicum experiences have only reinforced how much I love the profession. I believe everyone is here on earth to make a difference, and that I can do so by serving as a teacher. Deep relationships are another driving factor. I think what matters most at the end of my life will be my relationships with people, because relationships can change people and perspectives. There's something about the eternal value of a soul that makes it so pri

Cleaning the house is a good way to take your mind off things. This is when my mild OCD kicks in and helps me to get absorbed in removing every little spot of grease on countertop (oh, there’s another one), and then moving on to yet another chore because it’s related to the area that I’m cleaning (might as well soak ‘em rags as well), to the point where my thoughts and emotions take a backseat for a while. Very useful if you don’t really wanna wallow in whatever confusing emotion you’re feeling. It’s also a good way to feel productive, especially because you’re relatively unproductive in comparison to your friends back home who will be starting work next week. Funny how my subconscious urges me to keep up with everyone else, even though my path is so different from theirs. Must be that deeply ingrained competitiveness spurring me on. As long as they were idle, I could be idle, but now that they've started to work, I have to…clean the house! That really sounded more reasona

I just recently opened another account on another social media platform (you probably guessed it already so I'm not gonna say which =P), and had to go through another excruciating experience thinking up a bio and a username. Can I see a show of hands for people who feel my pain? The thought process goes something like this : What username would fit me? I've always been plain ol' May and I just can't think of another name that fits me better. I guess it'll be something with a twist on May, because I'm definitely not an "Annabelle" or "Idrina". How DO those people come up with clever and creative twists on their names? I wanna be just like them! Cool, understated, cleverly funny . But...how cool am I? I want my name to represent ME, and I'm just not the coolest or most creative person. Think! I'm a little tired of Maia (even that pen name was given by JW, not something I came up with myself), and it kinda suits an ethereal, fantas

You know it's true love when your husband agrees to watch an entire Korean drama series together with you (despite scoffing at pretty boy looks, metrosexual Korean fashion and how everything is so unrealistically successful when it involves the protagonist =P). I myself have only watched a grand total of four Korean drama series in my entire life, so I'm not a particularly huge fan. But this last one we watched was a pretty interesting one, so yeah. Get ready for pretty boy pics! * Cue eye-rolls from Jia Wern * SO...TALL. <3 Even the side characters were attractive (the first two on the left). I'd argue that they were even more attractive than the main character, in terms of both looks and the roles they played. =P On to what I like about the series :  #1 The love triangle was non-existent. Thankfully. #2 It involved a lot of political intrigue and action scenes (although some weren't THAT realistic * cough *), and not just characters m

There should have been a "Goodbye 2014, Hello 2015" post before the end of 2014, but I was away on vacation with the in-laws so if you'll excuse my delayed reaction... GOODBYE 2014, HELLO 2015! Well, if I can't be the first to say it, might as well be the last. ;P Twenty fourteen was a good year for me. It was filled with fun, love, friends, beginnings and ends (I know that rhymes, I purposely wrote it so it would =P). All in all, I think I caught myself laughing, smiling and feeling blessed more in 2014 than I ever did in 2013. It's funny how much you can experience in a year. Ever since I stepped into college, I've been constantly amazed at the amount of activities I've been forced to participate in, hence gaining new experiences with scarcely any time left to breathe. In 2014, I went for practicum at the best school ever with the best practicum mates ever, roomed with a good friend (Deborah Loi Yi Jing I'm talking about you), engaged in wedd