Love?

I find it funny that people can say things like

"I love you forever so so so much baby"

"can't wait to see you again! my darling"

"I love you more than you think I do, I love you for who you are, not what you look like, what you say, but what you are."

"I can't survive another day without you, I really can't. Day after day I miss you more and more, I'll still love you no matter what, forever."...

only after abt 2-3 months of a relationship. I don't understand at all.

these were real phrases that people actually said. (obviously i won't write who it was). And although I sympathise a lot with the pain they go through, after a break up, I don't understand that she "can't survive another day."

Maybe I'm being too literal and thoughtless. Perhaps it was what she really felt at the moment (if so, I don't understand). Perhaps her hurt was so deep that she used metaphorical language to express it, albeit sounding a little dramatic, but let's not judge people's hurt. (that, I understand.) although.. a skeptical voice in me proclaims "how do you know someone for who they are, when it's only been 2 months? and how can you love someone for who they are if you don't know WHO they are? note : 2 months is hardly enough time to know a person in and out.

Perhaps I'm being too judgemental. I'm a teenager as well, and I too have known puppy love, crushes, and being crushed. I too have known what a blow it is to one's pride to be broken up with, or to be left for someone else. (although, interestingly, i have never been stood up for a date.)

But..what I really really don't understand..are the mushy mushy posts! True, that the first days of love are always heavenly, no fuss, everything is perfect, blissful, halcyon. I have often smiled to myself at the beginnings of a relationship, feeling that the birds sang sweeter, the grass was greener and everything in the world was lovely.

But surely...that isn't enough to be love?

and even less, "love forever".

I do not judge. They could be really in love, or it could seem like love to them. Either way, it comes from the heart.

but i still don't really understand.

Till today, I have not said "I will love you forever." Am I the only one?

byebye, London.

so that's it. no London for me =(

but it was definitely an awesome  experience. Getting to know all of you, Jamuuna, Didi, Joel, Joshua, and seeing Ain and Sebastian again was the most fun i've had in some time, considering the piles of hw i usually spend quality time with, tee hee.

did i mention, the veryveryvery lovely washrooms in Times Square? It's so comfortable, i could just fall asleep in it! Jam, Didi and I spent most of our time there, actually =D i so dig the big mirrors, flowers and the sofas. Oh, and the toilets too, that Joel was so fascinated by XD the toilet conversation went on from dinner till the next day XD

i'll try to post pictures as soon as I get them, if i'm not too lazy. 

I just searched for yahoo pictures of edison chen. XD i'm sure you know why, sue.

tags

surprisingly, i did J's tag. Usually i'm too lazy to respond to any of this time-wasting kind of thing. But it's fun, sometimes XD
Here are the results!

Your view on yourself:

You are intelligent, honest and sweet. You are friendly to everybody and don't like conflict. Because you're so cheerful and fun people are naturally attracted to you and like to talk to you.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:

You are not looking merely for a girl/boyfriend - you are looking for your life partner. Perhaps you should be more open-minded about who you spend time with. The person you are looking for might hide their charm under their exterior.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:

Your have very sensible tactics when approaching the opposite sex. In many ways people find your straightforwardness attractive, so you will find yourself with plenty of dates.

Your views on education

Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:

You have plenty of dream jobs but have little chance of doing any of them if you don't focus on something in particular. You need to choose something and go for it to be happy and achieve success.

How do you view success:

You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of:

You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

Who is your true self:

You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

do comment, if you can, and tell me whether you think it's accurate :)

Sweetheart and Cookie.

I have decided that my 2 little babies will be called Sweetheart and Cookie.

Sweetheart is slightly smaller in size and has a little flaw on her right ear. She's more timid than Cookie but she's shy and sweet, hence the name.

Cookie, is one tough cookie. Again, hence the name. She's decided that the whole floor of the cage is her territory and chases Sweetheart whenever Sweet dares to come near her. Poor little Sweet is stuck on the balcony now, poor baby doesn't dare to come downstairs.

Yesterday, Sweet was running on the wheel and having the time of her life. Cookie was on the little balcony. She looked down and saw Sweet running on the wheel, and whoomph...!! She rushed down and tried to pull Sweet off the wheel.

Like I said. A darling little sweetheart and a tough little cookie.

Bibble and Bobble? Hamsie and Honey?

Finally got 2 new hamsters!

They're simply adorable, and love kua chi and sleeping as much as any other hamster. Will post up pictures of them when I can. I haven't thought of names, though I used to fancy Bibble and Bobble, but somehow it doesn't sound so cute to me anymore. =(

I want a name that aptly describes the spark in their eyes, the quirky little habits that they have, the tiny little paws that digdigdig and the way they sniff and explore everything. A cute name. If you have any ideas, comment, or just tell me =)

On another subject, I've just started reading Hamlet. The drama and human emotion are pretty interesting, but GEE. These people can take 10 lines to say what I can summarise in a single sentence! Sometimes, I find it beautiful, poetic and descriptive, at other times it's just downright long-winded and annoying.

I particularly like the way Hamlet uses a Hyperion and a satyr to compare the late King Hamlet and the present King Claudius. Somehow, when I picture the Hyperion and satyr side by side, I really feel the vast difference between the two.

The holidays are ending. Back to SPM, public speaking, debates, exams, and never-ending homework. Sounds pretty exciting, although not entirely enjoyable. =)

Steph's sleepover

Yesterday, after YF christmas party was a sleepover at steph's house.
A night of laughter, overly sweet chocolate, TV, popcorn, chats and fun.

I don't think I will forget the hours we spent together just doing silly stuff like singing Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the Pokemon song, reminiscing about the past and childhood memories of playing catch in the old annexe, agreeing abt the horniness of William in PS I Love You, taking pictures with pillows over our faces.

Quite a lot was revealed that night, we learnt more about each other and got to know each other more =) Like how Rachel can make us laugh till our sides split, if you send her to a dirty smelly place heehee.

Although chatting until 4 am in the morning does have its adverse effects, esp if you're going to church the next morning. If you looked carefully, you may have noticed 5 zombies sitting quietly in the back row of YF this morning.

dangle a ruby slipper on your foot and shine.

As promised, here are the pictures Ernest sent me :

First off, we went to the batting cages.

This picture's one of my favourite =)
Just imagine, I practically live next to OU, and never knew about the existence of the batting cages.

i totally look like a batter. wooh. awesome =)

DIE, ernest, DIE! *star wars style*


dear becca here.

I should probably mention here that rebecca and I had never, ever touched a softball bat in our lives. And ernest is the kind who can hit ball after ball after ball. We girls made fools outta ourselves, but it was a lot of fun! =D

I may sound bimb, but whee i actually look good in this picture!

Next to the batting cages is this dome shaped haven with drinks and places to sit and rest, even a little sofa and TV! Very cosy little place. That's where I took that pic (on top).

After that, we picked chris/beng eu up, and had lunch. The weird thing is, I keep feeling there's sth wrong with beng eu's name XD it's not the right way round! My tongue keeps wanting to say EU bing. hahaha.

Bowling! Believe it or not, I started off with 4 gutterballs. Yes, FOUR. But amazingly, I tied with becca in the end with 39 points. Ernest and Chris tak payah cakap la. 60+ or 70+.

becca dear, you are a sweetie.

me playing pool!! so, awesome. (by that I mean it was an awesome experience. Referring to the experience, not to myself.)

Becca and I drew quite some attention singing childhood songs like Christ in the Vessel. =D

Ernest and I.

After pool we decided to bring chris to try softball =) but guess what was the first picture he took? Look below.

bad, chris, bad.

candid picture. I hit 3 balls out of 15! Becca hit 9, chris 5 and Ernest 12. Har.

There seem to be quite a lot of becca pictures, somehow. She had to go home early, 5pm =(

Group picture!

We walked becca back, but on the way....

I fell in love with a giant baby.

After becca left, the 3 of us - chris, ernest and i went for karaoke.

No pictures, but the music killed my poor ears.

Went back to pratice pitching and catching.

YEA. GIANT glove.

Ernest taught me pitching and catching while bored, tired Chris squatted at the side and kacau by kicking balls around.

And when Ernest does not teach correctly, this is what I shall do :

Yup, definitely a long, long day. And a memory.

Thanks Becca dear for the humbugs, the little handbag, and being sweet.

Thanks, Ernest, for teaching us softball and pool.

Chris, it was nice meeting you.

love, yuenie.