Botanical gardens adventure

With some hours in between to spare, Trixie and I embarked on our little adventure walk to the Botanicals gardens. 

Look at how eager she is about her special walks.

I've always thought about visiting the place with the dog, but have been quite a procrastinator.

Well, happy to announce that I can that off the list now!

Trixie taking her mandatory shot at the entrance,looking highly distracted. But I reckon that it looked pretty artistic that way as well!

I was pleasantly surprised that the gardens actually made effort with Chinese New Year decorations, and planted these organic looking horses all over!

She looks so tiny, standing next to the horses.

There was the swans floating around. 

Well, I'm officially announcing that my dog isn't interested in birds in general.

Tsk!

Taking a break from our long walk for some rest,water and people watching.

Not forgetting that I met an old friend while we were at the botanic gardens! 

So pleased to see her, and we took the chance to take pictures with the furbies

Alas, in the midst of taking pictures, Trixie was only keen to flirt, we've got pictorial evidence!

Haha.

Keeps licking her new friend.

It was a great outing, and a 2 hour break from my usual routine.

Going home!

I was so sure that the walk has tired her much.

Looking at how slow she's walking in comparison, I thought she was completely exhausted.

But she came home and played fetch with the brother. 

Whut is wrong with Trixie and where does she store all her energy to? 

To be fair, I wasn't exhausted by the walk either. 

Haha

Strangers again

This short clip made an impact to me, therefore sharing here, especially for the friends who've just broken up/going through a rough patch... 

It's titled strangers again. 

From strangers, to friends, to lovers, and back to strangers again.

http://youtu.be/tSdELZxEnHY

This cycle is something that we all can relate to, at some point in our lifetime. 

Friends or lovers, they're quite similar.

Buying happiness

They say you can't buy happiness with money.

Oh well, Instagram shopping is quite a killer. Waiting for happiness to arrive. 

Can't. Wait. For. Sunday. 

It's when the Bangkok loots arrive in SG!

Excited and anticipating is one of those irreplaceable feeling! 

So I'll say, money CAN buy happiness. 

The instant gratification sort of happiness! 

Lololol 

And I think I've stocked up enough new clothings and underwear for about 20 days worth of the Chinese New Year! 

I'm trying my very best not to look at them and be contented with the already worn clothes recently! 

Resisting temptation is really quite hard work, especially so on brain dead days, or when you head out to meet friends.

#1weektoCNY

2014 is looking exciting to me.

I see growth, success, money and someone who will love me wholly. 

Someone who will love me for who I am, and let's me be me, without restraints, boundaries and rules.

These are stuff in a relationship that I cannot compromise on, and it's really important that the next guy that I date seriously, is able to see through my requirements.

After all, seeing eye to eye in things is really important. And when you don't, you'll just never be able to compromise and love each other for who they are. 

#truestory

ios7 NOT!

Spent the entire night fiddling with the phone.
I have been fighting off the upgrade for my phone for the longest time.

Recently, the phone has been lagging like mad.
Like after password unlock, my screen just sorts of hangs.
and other similar scenarios.

Therefore, I decided that it was time to do the dreaded upgrade.

Turns out that it was the stupidest thing to do.

Here's why.
my macbook is still running on 10.5.8 mac osX
and so is my itunes.

ios7 does not support the older platforms, and of which, itunes and iphone will not sync.
WTFPapaya is this stupid rubbish about?!!

Steve Jobs is dead, and i have a feeling the mac is going downhill..
I miss the man.

oh lord.

I was fighting off getting a new macbook vs upgrading parts before 2013 ended.
Finally decided to upgrade parts (haven't visited the dude that I spoke to yet~ i'm still a procrastinator in 2014! ).
Since technically, my macbook is still in awesome awesome condition, albeit the wonky old battery and touchpad from too much photoshopping (yes I'm uber talented with my micro hand eye control. I can actually photoshop with touchpad without the damn mouse during the prime of my macbook!)

Aside from that. The new mac looks exactly the same as the one I'm typing with now, weight is exactly the same as well (I'm obviously not eyeing on the retinas)
Dafaq I need to change?
Besides, I would need to port all my files over and reinstall all the new applications.
#TooMuchEffort
If I have too much spare time, I'll rather watch a drama than to reinstall applications.

This is what the chinese call, 画蛇添足 "adding legs on a snake drawing."
Since snakes do not have legs, and drawing legs onto the snake gives you a lizard, not a snake!
The saying is actually making reference to the term oxymoronic, or in layman's saying, slapping your own hands just because you're too bored.


And if I chose the macbook air, it would make a lot of sense to get a new mac, just for portability's sake. BUT mac air and photoshop aren't quite friends with its factory specs.

Now you get my dilema.
Anyway I digress too much.


back to ios7

I'm now spending the remaining hours trying to fix this shit
Arghhhh!!!

oxymoronic!!!!!
Im so mad now.

It's nothing that the geeklet in me cannot resolve.
Therefore I'm still relatively zen and unfazed about this.
I'm just pissed because this is absolutely uncalled for!
There's at least got to be a warning from Apple about this!
FTS!


Backing up all my files on the macbook and iphone before I go into war mode to resolve this.
@#%#*%^

and if you did not hear anything from me about this issue, it'll most probably mean that its fixed.

I realized that I tend to make alot more noise about annoying things, and accomplished stuff are often left unspoken of.

Need to learn to brag a little more.
Haha!

-the end-


*****
Problem solved!
Yay Case close.

Hello...

One of those nights that the furry decides she's ok with being photographed with me. 

Hahaha

Being an introvert....

I was doing my usual light reading, and I came across this article.
I agree with its content.
Typical to what most people think (that i'm an extrovert), I'll beg to differ and say that i'm more introverted by nature than what it seems.

Well its worth a read, for differentiation, and whatever. Self reference, I call it.
:)

Do You Know What It Means To Be An Introvert?

OCT. 26, 2013 

By KATE BARTOLOTTA 

As someone who works with people all the time, you’d think I’d be an extrovert. I’m friendly. I’m not shy. 

But when I get close to my “people time” limit, it’s time to shut down, be quiet and hole up with a good book. 

I love helping people, but there’s a huge reason that I balance that type of work with work where 

I get to be quiet and dive in to working with words instead of being bombarded with interaction.

It’s because—although I don’t fall into some of the old stereotypes—I’m an introvert.

I spent years feeling guilty if I wanted to spend time alone instead of doing things with friends. 

I learned to make the best of it, and often pushed myself to be social—even when it felt exhausting. 

Many people do this, as extroversion tends to be prized in our society, while introversion is seen as 

a “second-class personality trait, somewhere between a disappointment and a pathology.” 

It is none of those things. It’s the way an estimated two-thirds to one-half of us are wired, and it can be 

our greatest asset.

As I mentioned, being introverted isn’t the same thing as being shy (though there’s nothing wrong with 

being shy either). Many shy people are also introverted, but one doesn’t really have much to do with 

the other. 

The best explanation I was ever given (and maybe one of the biggest “aha!” moments of my adult life) was that 

while extroverts are energized by connecting and spending time with others, introverts need inward-focused, 

alone time to recharge.

Being introverted has nothing to do with lack of confidence. Many confident people are introverted, 

and gather their strength from the time they spend alone rather than from the input of others. 

In some ways, I believe that the ability to enjoy being by yourself says a great deal about your confidence.

It isn’t that introverts don’t like social time—it’s that for us, social time is giving out energy rather than receiving energy.

A lot of us fall somewhere in the middle between the two, and some interactions take more out of people than others.

A few things to consider if someone you care about falls more on the introverted end of the spectrum:

1. Think of each of us as having a cup of energy available.

For introverts, most social interactions take a little out of that cup instead of filling it the way it does for extroverts. 

Most of us like it. We’re happy to give and love to see you. 

When the cup is empty, though, we need some time to refuel. We aren’t mad. 

We don’t stop caring about you. We’ll be so happy to see you and talk to you again when we’ve had some time 

to decompress.

2. Silence isn’t a bad thing.

Really. It’s not an insult. It’s the introvert’s way of conserving energy and restoring him or herself. 

If we can be quiet with you (and you can be content being quiet with us) it’s a huge compliment and a huge relief. 

Other times the quiet really does need to be spent alone. We come back when we’re ready. 

It’s worth the wait.

3. Just because someone is friendly, she isn’t necessarily an extrovert; 

    just because someone is quiet doesn’t mean he’s an introvert.

If you pay attention to people you care about, often you can see what energizes them and 

what drains them. If you aren’t sure, ask. 

If you notice a friend seems wiped out, ask if spending time together sounds like fun or if 

they’d like some down time. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve become almost giddy because 

plans were cancelled—even with people I love. When you know someone needs some space in 

order to re-energize, be respectful and give it to them. It isn’t rejection.

4. Text. Write letters. Email. We love it.

There are times that you can’t beat a face to face conversation, I’d agree 100%. But for introverts, 

sometimes being able to stay connected and stay in touch in a less intense and less draining way

is a huge help. 

Being in crowds is tough. Even long conversations can be tough if we’re already “peopled out.” 

Having the freedom to respond when we are ready is a great feeling. Sometimes, it’s right away. 

If it’s not, don’t be offended. (It’s not you…it’s me. Really!)

5. All of this really comes down to respect.

Each of us has our own set of boundaries, our own way of communicating and our own needs. 

When you care about someone, you choose to communicate with him or her in ways that show 

you love and respect them. If your cup is filled by lots of interaction with others, go for it! 

Be in tune with your own needs, and enjoy the way that time with others energizes you. 

If someone you love is an introvert, and needs time to him or herself, tune into and respect that 

as well. 

We don’t do activities alone because we are sad, or negative or depressed; we do it because that’s 

what fills our cup back up. 

We’ll be even happier to see you when we come back.

Ways to create a better life

I saw this as I was flipping through wise words and empowerment stuff as usual. 

It's something that I've always enforced and grateful for. 

Somehow, being busy and drowned with a million things to do, we sometimes forget about pursuing a quality life. 

Therefore, as a reminder to myself, never to forget, never to shortchange myself.

Staying put in Singapore for more than a month has its advantages. 

For one, I start being my old self, and lived somewhat a routine. 

Trying to bring myself back to creating from old pieces or just plain creating. 

Well inertia has to pass for this to happen. 

It's something that I missed doing, because I was constantly creating on a monthly basis, and creativity on demand is extremely exhausting, compared to creativity on the flow/go. 

#metime is good. 

Allows me to reflect, grow, refocus and fly again.

The walks that I take alone. I truly missed that until I started again 

Oh and to schedule happy trips for starts is going to be my priority. 

Work trips have to take a back seat. 

And spending more time with friends. 

This has greatly been neglected for 2013. All those meet up gatherings that never surfaced has to surface in 2014.

Most importantly, acknowledging my desires, wishes and dreams. These have to surface in the shortest quickest time. 

Pitfalls are vital. Bouncing back is even more vital. 

Teamed together, it brings one to new heights scaled and new vision through it. 

Hurray!

Shinning star

And I can't agree better on this statement.

Which is why when the going gets tough,  it's only because you're meant to shine even brighter. 

For stars that does not matter, they eventually fade into nothingness. 

Therefore you only stop shinning because you allow yourself to. 

As for me, I glitter in the sunlight, and glow at night.

Like a diamond, like a star. 

Not forgetting that diamonds are forever!

~ bummerina 2014

Little blessings

Little blessings in life involves waking up this afternoon to the doggles dashing into my room when my mommy opens my room door.

I love how Trixie is a little burst of joy to me, and of course I'm super lucky to know that she does everything to her best effort to please me. 

I woke up and placed this on her, and she'll stay there until I'm done with the pictures and "okay" her

She's getting quite pro at balancing stuff! 

Treats, ropes, anything that is balance-able can be done!

But nothing quite as professional as Scout the dog who can balance just about anything. 

I cracked up when I saw these pictures. 

Im not the sort who'll waste food, so it's quite unlikely that I'll balance cupcakes or pizza on Trixie. Plus the grease will rub off on her nose. 

The googly eyes, wig, foam head and spaghetti hair are my personal favourites! 

You can read about him here!

http://www.boredpanda.com/funny-dog-stuff-on-scouts-head-jen-gillen/