In Motion

There are some things I never thought I'd ever be able to accomplish in life. They include, but are not limited to baking, wearing earrings, using makeup successfully and putting my hair up in a bun. The first two I deemed impossible because my mum didn't bake much and she didn't like us piercing our ears (or any part of our bodies, really). I have since discovered that it is possible to do things my mum doesn't. =P The third one is still unaccomplished. As for the last one, I am pleased to announce that I accomplished it last week! Owing to the ultra fine texture and stubborn blackness of my hair, I have always had problems with hairstyling, be it a perm, hairspray, dyeing or even simple updos. My last soft perm lasted roughly two days before it fizzled out into nothingness. Hairspray, probably need tonnes of it AND bobby pins to secure the deal. Even my wedding makeup artist said that my kind of hair is difficult to deal with. I've tried dyeing my hair twice

I know I haven't written anything in a while, so here's a post to make up for that. However, I'm still out of ideas for a fresh new post so I'll just write down random thoughts as they occur to me. Oh wait, that's really all I do anyway. =P This afternoon, Jia Wern and I finally decided on flight tickets to Maine for his brother's graduation/family reunion and all the logistics (ie estimating travel times, getting a rental car, booking a motel stay - it's more work than you think it is!). This is one of the biggest luxury purchases we've made together as a married couple, and it does take a while for that uneasy feeling of "that's X hundred USD gone for fun" to fade away. Granted, it's probably exacerbated by our recent vacation to Gatlinburg over New Year's which wasn't cheap either. Travelling is so expensive, and if it weren't for family, I really don't think it's worth it. My own parents didn't travel all t