Hello!! Chi is back. I know I've mentioned earlier how I'll be blogging more regularly but this whole week I had plans which lasted an entire day & I went house-hopping so I didn't bring my laptop along cause it's really heavy and all so yeap. Week in a nutshell for you (:
Last Saturday's. It was Ting's sweet 16th party & I stayed over on Friday to spend some time with the Godfam and helped out with the pre-party. I think I was more excited than the birthday girl herself hahaha because I love parties & my godma engaged a photobooth operator (mega wow cause I love taking photos and being taken hahaha).
Shalyn. So young & already knowing her poses and angles.
Happy Blessed 16th, Ting. XX
CHANG FAM.
Speaking of the Changs, I'm really looking forward to next Saturday because Faith, Dan, Luke & Caleb are coming back to SG for a short visit and another week later, Charis will be back too so short Chang Reunion (minus Jare'el cause he's having classes & maybe, enjoying himself too much in Switzerland). I feel really really blessed to be so close & tight with my relatives because not all the people I know are this close to their couzzies. All the fun they're missing out and of course, the loveeeeee going around. My nephews (still sometimes cringing at the thought of me being an aunt), I can't wait for some quality time with my boys.
Lately, I've also been spending loads of time with my godfam. Been there thrice a week & now my godsis goes "Why are you here again?!" HAHAHA some tough love we have going on. Went to visit a dog cafe: Dot-Dog cafe. My first time to such a cafe & also brought Skyler out to meet other dogs and see the world too.
Brought the godsis out for a meal & dessert @ HV after my event on Friday since I've not done that for quite some time. She needs to stop being so matured at dealing with situations cause I wanna kill her at times. But I still love you kay.
On Tuesday. Met Tanz for a one to one catch-up/quality time because I've not done so in ages (both 1-1 & catching up) and I really miss her loads. We used to talk on the phone at least a few times a month but now, as commitments increase, it's hard to find the time & energy to do so. But I'm really glad to catch her before her Uni life starts to get busy and it'll be hard to catch her again. I love spending time with Shanny cause there's nothing I can't talk to her about & we can do really really stupid stuffs together & still laugh it off as if we're the only two people living on this island. And yes, we pick off our convo from where we started. " True frends? True friends."
On Wednesday. Met my girls for another cafe adventure to Group Therapy. Finally, ticking this cafe off my list. It was a place we stumbled upon by accident because our initial plan of going to DOC failed. Apparently, it's close on Wednesdays. Funny how that wasn't stated on the website but oh wells. Really need to explore Duxton because are so many cafes along that stretch but I'm kinda afraid cause there are tons of pigeons in that area. #birdphobiaproblems
Short Review on Group Therapy
Let's see, food wise it was really good! I wouldn't mind going there for a second time for their pancakes because they were sedappp! I've not eaten such fluffy & soft pancakes ever & I'll definitely head back there for their pancakes. The others we ordered weren't too bad but I can find better in other cafes.
Ambiance really cosy & it's a place to chit-chat and catch up with old friends though I strongly recommend you to go there on weekdays because I know it is really packed on weekends. The staff didn't chase us off as well though we finished our brunch & wanted to lepak there.
Price wise, I think it's rather pricey considering that we didn't order a lot of food & the portions were reasonable.
But overall, it was a good experience & I'm most def heading back there again for pancakes!!!
On Thursday. Started my house-hopping adventure. Met Qing Huang for a short lunch/catch-up sess with that busy fella and I'm extremely grateful for how he always makes the effort to catch me in the midst of the year for a catch-up and update on each other's lives. He's always the one contacting me and asking for our yearly lunch (minimun once, max twice) because he's always packed with training & flying around the world for his competitions.
I didn't know how we became this close either. We go a long way back, primary school friends. Didn't talk alot in school, more teasing than talking in fact, caught up here and there in our teen years and now, annual meet-ups. No idea how, why & when but I'm glad we do. Oh yes, it was my first time at Stadium Station, Kallang Mall & it's really pretty!!
Headed to my aunt's to babysit Elize & Faith. Did all sorts of things from baking, hide-and-seek, play and watch them be their funny selves. On Friday, we headed to the airport to pick their dad & then to Gardens By the Bay for waterplay.
Kids are really fascinating & innocent. It's true how they make your day by the simplest actions and words.
My qt pie, Faith,
Recently, I've been into little "crafts" with little nik-naks (?) or toys if you call them that. Loom bands and Nano blocks. My first though when I saw other people playing with them was " Are you sure it is that fun? They look lame." But when I was introduced to them, w o w, I was really amazed & so interested in them.
Since Kai's busy with exams & I'm free as a bird, I figured why not? Since I had so much time to kill and I'm not exactly the independent female so let's give it a try. I tried nano blocks with my godbro, in hope to bring up his confidence level because kids these days give up at the littlest set-backs & I just wanted to complete the figurines on my own hehe. So I ordered a few for Kai & I to fix on our free days. Can't wait for them to arrive!
Was also doing loom bands with my godbro & I realized there were hundred and more types of desing tutorials on Youtube. Kinda felt like I was brought to another world. It really stretches your patience and determination to get it done because some are rather tricky and even I struggled with the advanced levels.
So yeap, I found two "hobbies" to pass the time. None of you can feel the sense of satisfaction I have from being this independent for sucha long period. Whether it was keeping myself busy on purpose or just having activities/events, I'm glad I chose to spent it this way with sucha positive energy & perspective.
Though it can be tough sometimes, esp at the end of the day when I just wanna spend it with Kai talking bout our day & sharing the juicy details but I know he's really tired from studying and he wants to crash. I do feel disappointed or meh bout it still on certain days but I've learnt to let it go & be thankful for the fact that at least, he leaves me good morning/night texts & one or two updates during the day. We can't always get what we want in life but the next best thing we can do is change our outlook on it and be thankful for every littlest thing.
I don't like to capture my inner challenges that I face as an individual or in my relationships with the people around me because I dislike the negativity in my entries but this time, I feel that this is an achievement unlocked. I never saw myself being able to handle & adapt sucha long time "away" from Kai & people who know me personally, on a intimate level will know how dependent I am, esp in my relationship.
I absolutely detest being alone without presence of people because I love soaking up the high energy levels when I'm with others & I feel so out of the water when I'm alone. I basically hate it & can't seem to find things to do in my solitude. But this time round, maybe because it started off with me being busy in school thus lesser time for Kai, so it's easier this time. But nevertheless, I'm really glad it happened. Because it taught me so much.
I found many activities to kill time, I even made a list of things to do to kill time at the earlier stage because I wanted to prep myself for a long away time from Kai. I vaguely remember telling Eunice, Cy & Cuen how I'm screwed when the time comes hahaha. I was even dreading it because I know I would be emotional and needy & I hated being like that.
But when the time came, I started doing the activities on the list. As days pass, I realized that instead of intentionally completing them just to kill time, it came naturally. I had tons of plans with friends & family that I was swamped & right now, I need more time to complete things that I wanna do. My list is only 1/4 completed (Like whuutt)
Oh the irony.
Of course, I miss Kai so much that we both think I'm obsessed with him hahaha. I miss my boyf lah. And I wished I had more one-to-one time with him at the end of the day, more attention and affection from him but I guess, I gotta take it in my stride and make the best out of what I can. There's this much that I can do & I refuse to spend my hols being all negative and shit. Ain't nobody got time for that.
In conclusion: My boyf is in "Army" (I see my friends' boyf in the 3 weeks probation thingy & its sort of the same just that I get extra days "off" to meet him for dinnz or breakfast & more text time hehe) & I can graduate with flying colors for better dealing with solitude.
XX.
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