Archery.

Today I went to the Sunway Pyramid Mall with Ben.

It's hugeeeeeemungous. Has a theme park connected to it, a hotel as well as um.. a mall SEPARATED INTO TWO PARRRTS!! :O:O:O

Photos to come shortly..when I get them resized  hehehe, 18 megapixels = longer upload/more net usaaage etccc.

We did some archery. YES. ARCHERY. IN A MALL.
and then watched Cowboys VS Aliens.
Surprisingly, it was actually quite good (we both had zero expectation but there was nothing else to see)!
Annnnd yeah, I would definitely recommend it!
Harrison Ford. Daniel Craig. Very goood.

(PRETTYGIRL SAYS HI BTW)

...................blergh. Shall update/edit/insert pics laterrawr!

<3 exxxoh. Mzzz.

The Dream

Dear future Me.

When you read this, I want you to remember that this upcoming list is something you’ve been musing mentally, and even verbally to a select close few over the last month or two.

Wherever you are now, probably home after an extremely long and overwhelmingly crazy and fantastic and interesting 6 months overseas, I want you to know that despite how you feel (up in the clouds, buzzing, maybe experiencing reverse-culture shock, bit lonely, possibly wanting to run away and just thirsting for more) your feet will eventually come back into contact with the ground and by then, perhaps. Hopefully, hopefully, you will look to this list and it will put things into perspective for you, and have you chasing after something again :D.

You may have seen or heard or experienced things that have changed your mind slightly since writing this, but hey. As of today, 18th of August 2011, this is what you ideally would like to see in the near (immediate)future.

In short:

Go to Malaysia (check!), study in Beijing, come back in one piece, move out, buy a car (preferably/hopefully grandpa’s), get a journalism related internship/work experience, fix a regular volunteering position somewhere, study super hard and graduate end of 2012, work and save save save (while paying rent) so I can travel post-graduating!! :D.
In the meanwhile, don’t forget to practice and continue drawing, possibly take art classes.
Ditto that a la photography, and instruments. Piano and flute. Possibly start violin.

Rargh. You know you’ve wanted that about the instruments for aaaages. Hopefully moving out will = more time for that.. or something. But then that will = more finance needed. Which = more work? MEH! BY NOW YOU’LL HAVE FIGURED IT OUT MIRIAM :D.
And don’t forget, follow your dreams and your heart. No regrets. Don’t worry about what other people say (why is it so easy for me to give other people advice but so hard for me to take my own.) cos if you truly love and have a passion for something Miriam, that drive will help take you there! Have faith in yourself. Trust! (:(:(:

[Insert parable of the oil lamp and mustard seed here.]

As for all your other (teeny) concerns right now... don’t worry too much. In 6 months, you WILL know. The Universe knows! Just have fun. Live life. (:(: And most importantly, stay true.
Seek authenticity.

All the best senorita.

Keep swimming, keep that chin up (:!

-Mizzzz

Sydney.

So it's been four weeks since my last post. . .

It's been an absolute whirlwind, and I don't in the slightest apologise, either :P.
I've been filling the time with working, hanging out with friends, spending time with family...all because it's been the last four weeks I can do so, at least for another 25 weeks, technically almost 6 months!

I'm currently writing from my cousins, the Lee's house.
Arrived in Malaysia yesterday, spending some time/holidaying with the cousins before I embark on my trip to Beijing, China for a semester of uni exchange!

I week prior to that I spent four days in Sydney too. Also to see family and a few of my friends before I headed off.

Beautiful Stephy 8).

Touch-screen order Japanese restaurant and Karaoke Bar with childhood buddies, Alex & Ben and Frenchie cousins, Will & Geoffrey <3.

Geoff, Will and Laura <33

 

....and climbed THIS badboi!

I've realised that I've traveled more than any other period in my life this year. Malaysia, Hong Kong and China Dec-Jan. Malaysia (yes again) in February. Sydney in March. and more locally Theodore and Mt Tambourine in June and July! :O Lucky lucky ducky is me!

As you may also be able to detect in the above photos (aside from the last 3) I also have acquired a new camera. A Cannon 600D. My first SLR! A digital one, at that!! Happy Early 21st Birthday to meee! Love, Mum and Dad. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!


I do hope to be able to fill you in on what I get up to each day! And kind of in turn.. practice/up my writing skills... Bit lacklustre atm, huh?

I've been dreaming a lot.... but it needs to be put into action to actually mean anything so...WATCH THIS SPACE!!


All my love! xxoo Mizzzzz

Sunshine.

Lotso, Astrid & Leon (:

Astrid<3.

Bathroom daily motivationals. Relevant.

Happy Birthday Bryony!!! Courtesy of Dan's camera 8)

<3. Your Sunshine (:

Maybe he's right.

Exactly 4 weeks from now I'll be doing the last minute checking, packing, freaking out? before heading to the airport in a few hours...

Exactly four weeks from now I wonder if the following realisation will be set in stone, or will have passed as a momentary revelation...

The switch that has flicked within me, and allowed the channel of my heart to communicate something to my brain, and vice-versa that:

He's right.

I love him.

(:

Lucky.

Blessed, even :).

It's been 9 whole days since my last post, I am so sorry.

But yes, regarding the title of this post, blessed is what I realise I am. Yes, despite waking up with a sore throat yesterday and keeping a low profile at home today to try and recover from my poor blocked and runny nose.

I got a text from Colin this afternoon, asking what I'm up to tonight. After letting him know I'm too sick to go out, he's coming round to my place to chill instead (: I miss hanging with him, he's like a big brother to me and quite frankly, it's been far, far too long since we last hung out. We've both just been insanely busy xD.

Prior to this, I received a postcard in the mail! All the way from New York from my longtime church buddy who's holidaying there, Rom. Now Romnick is pretty much my saviour lol, he's ALWAAAAYS been there in my time of dire need. And oh em gee am I ever thankful, and prolly still owe him about 10 Happy Meals for :P.

Then Wednesday, Yannick took me out for a drive and we grabbed dinner and had a decent catch up (:
I love my friends. So so much. It's these peeps I hold so close to my heart that I will miss the most.

Thursday I popped around to visit Bryony, ran into Ash and Larissa en route, so had a quick chat too. Twas a BEAUTIFUL day I recall. Thomas and Samantha were also with Bry too, so we listened as she shared about what had happened on her birthday. . . (was not the greatest birthday, to say the least).

Tuesday night, I popped around to Dan's work with some Maccas for dinner which we chowed down before nipping off to Larissa's for HP7.1 We all dressed up and even got our snap put up on B105! After this we headed to the midnight session premiere of the Harry Potter finale! LAST EVER T__T!! Twas GREAT! I do actually want to see it again AND read it of course (it's the only one I've not read...plus half of book #6..xD).

So I've been really quite busy, if not working then catching up with friends ^____^!

IT'S EXACTLY A MONTH. ONE MONTH BEFORE I JETSET OFF FOR 5+ months/25 weeks/175 days. :O. This fact is s l o w l y  dawning on me. It's hit everyone else around me..ie: mother, family.. close friend, but I seem to be taking it as it comes...YAY ADVENTUUUURE! XDXD!

Eeeeeeeee, well, here's to hoping I get better soon!

Sayonara, lovers!

xxoo Mizz.

Observation.

I notice everything.

I noticed that you took down those photos. of you and me.

And of her. And of any involving you and a girl in close proximity, for that matter.

Is this stalkerish? Or am I overly observant? Paranoid? No. The observation is what prompted it, anyhow, not vice versa.

Should I be concerned? Maybe it's to late to wonder that. 

I suppose there's a good reason for anything you do, and I can guess as much. It's probably nothing personal, but I can't help but feel a teensy, tiny bit hurt.

It's just that things don't seem as right as usual and this does nothing but add to it.

Don't drag out whatever is impending. I feel a little bit more of me is put on the line, the more time, thought and emotion I invest in you...

There's no better time than now.

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mzz.