Quick Update - Twitter Last Time vs Now

Twitter today isn't as fun as it was last time. Probably because I'm older now and not into all the trending etc.

Sometimes I will randomly do a search of old tweets and I will find gems like these:

There won't be tweets like these anymore on my own timeline. I tweet mostly about food, mini-reviews of films I have watched, some Bollywood here and there and RTs of Salman Khan pictures.

Sometimes I feel like I have more things to say last time, more opinion to share. It's so different now. Or maybe I'm just lazier now.

Quick Update - This is still so surreal!

This is still so unreal and surreal! After all these years, I still can't believe it's finally going to be the day I get to put on the mortarboard on my head!

Just seeing this in my email makes me excited and happy and a little bit of disbelief. All the blood, sweat and tears to finally receive the scroll just makes me so happy and emotional..!

Received this bouquet from sister and brother for graduating!

              

Before they made new blocks, my classes have always been mostly at Block A and B where there's plenty of benches around for students to sit and just have a break. After we got shifted to the newest Block C, there was no more such luxury. I needed some quiet time before coming into class to separate work mind and school mind and I'm glad to have found a quiet corner nearby. 

Here's appreciating the quiet corner that I used to sit at while waiting to go to class:

There's plenty of changes to the surroundings as I recalled they kept adding new infrastructure. But one that I still find amusing up to this date is the bus stop roof shelter which looks like a white flipping prata 🤣

Quick Update - What am I thinking of these days

Either I have too much time on my hand or it's because this is something I think of most of the time.

I fear that I would not be able to achieve my goals. 

I fear that I would fail and dreams will only remain as dreams. 

I dream of living comfortably with no worry about money shortage, owning my own car, having some assets and exploring the world. I've yet to get to any of these. 

Thinking back, I should be more grateful as I did get some things over the past years.

I wanted to further study, own a degree and wear the gown and mortar board. 

After almost 6 years, I'm done with my studies. The graduation ceremony is in Oct. This will then be strike off my list. 

I wanted to learn motorbike riding but got persuaded to learn how to drive a car instead. 

I earn the licence but ever since I passed, I have not drive and my family is still waiting for that day where I will drive them leisurely. 

Sometimes I feel like I am a failure when I see other people who is my age or even younger get everything I listed above. Then I tell myself why do I need to compare with others. 

We all fight our own battle and this is no competition. 

But I am only human and sometimes I crumble and feel like I have still so long to go to get to my goals..

Long Read - 30 Facts About Me

30 Facts About Me In Random Order

1)  I like to read. In fact, library is one of my favourite places.
2)  I don't drink milk but will drink condense milk with my favourite cereal.
3)  I like to look at the blue sky and blue sea. I can look at them for a very long time.
4)  My favourite colour has always been black and blue.
5)  My weakness is Maths. I don't like numbers and calculations.
6)  I love writing. Because of this, I enjoyed subjects like History and Social Studies.
7)  Terrible sweet tooth.
8)  Very much a romantic at heart, a hopeless romantic though it's very well hidden.
9)  I continued with tertiary studies just so that I get to wear the mortar board.
10) I can cook decent simple meals.

11) I love going to the sea but hate the sand.
12) I love quiet places.
13) I enjoy small group of people as compared to large group of companies.
14) I've always been a fan of Bollywood films and music since young.
15) Salman Khan has been my favourite for quite some time now.
16) I like prawns more than squid.
17) I am not a huge fan of red meat.
18) I can sleep with the lights on and off but prefer to have it totally off.
19) I have phobia of extremely loud noise and large motion picture. My siblings question how I could watch movies at the cinema with this phobia. They just don't know my secret 😝
20) I like certain genre of music and heavy metal or techno aren't on the list.

21) I still enjoy reading paperbooks instead of e-books.
22) I eat spicy food but cannot handle them if it's over my limit of spiciness.
23) I have never own a pet.
24) I truly learn to embrace my curly hair when I'm in my twenties. No more rebonding!
25) I like traditional Malay kueh.
26) I have a fear of getting close to cats though I envy those who can pet and hold them like babies.
27) I don't dare to handle or hold an infant, not until they are like almost 1 year old.
28) I am not athletic but I love badminton and can play them for hours.
29) I love my height. Last time, I wish I was shorter to fit in rather than stick out but slowly I learn to appreciate it.
30) My list of wants is always long but I prefer keeping it private in my own thoughts instead of sharing them with people.
31) Bonus! I like cooking than baking but I do love eating baked goods!

Quick Update - Free Time

Sometimes it feels as if I have plenty of time when at work. 

I don't hate it but it the time just went by slowly this way. I kept checking the time and it is still not time to go home yet. 

I should be grateful and not complain. I shall not complain. 😴

I also have been watching plenty of films, thanks to Netflix and my brother's subscription. 

At the moment, I feel like I am drained from watching films and dramas sometimes. But if I don't watch them and tick all the stuffs that I want to watch, I feel uneasy and it feels like I am racing against time to complete as many titles as I can. 

If I don't watch Netflix, there will be nothing to do. The TV is there but I just don't have the patience nowadays to watch films or drams with all the interruptions from the commercial breaks. Netflix and online movies really spoil us. 

I've been cleaning up my blog posts and I noticed 2 things:

- I used to post really small sized images. Why so small?
- I used to write a lot. I think I still do some heavy thinking and deep thinking but I don't have the energy to translate them to words anymore. Perhaps, I am just afraid that if I write all my thoughts here, it will come back to haunt me in the future.