we are all going...

i think that the kids of gen Y have a very powerful ambition to be 'anything but ordinary'... i should know; i'm one of them. many times i've found myself having conversations with my friends about seeing the world, trying new things, and going on wild adventures! i guess it's something all young people go through- none of us want to be stuck in the same city for the rest of our lives, 'conforming to life in a cubicle' and having to go through an average existence- to many of us (especially ENFPs), that would feel like a life sentence in banality. that was how i felt up to moving out of home this year. to be completely honest, i thoroughly regret feeling that way about my parents. i once voiced those thoughts to my dad in a heated argument. such a terribly unappreciative daughter ): what made me think i was better than them at all?! the only reason i was able to make most of the choices that i did was because they worked hard enough to send me to a good school and give me everything i needed for a sound education. and i turned right around and had the cheek to think that i was better than a desk job-- the kind of job dad has that actually used to pay for all my needs and wants... sigh. no wonder they'd get frustrated with me... what i'm trying to say is that-- i've finally come to terms with the fact that, although it may not be for me, there is nothing wrong with sticking to the safest path. what you work for now will build up to a better future for your children and your children's children. there is no need to go out of your way *just to be different*. stability should up there on the list in terms of importance; without a steady foundation, climbing too far up on the ladder of fantasies and dreams will just lead to an even bigger fall. and i suppose taking risks is also a significant part of life... but since maturity and responsibility crept into my bones over 2011, my value system has shifted momentously. 

well, it's 3:25am! 

note: Killiney opened on Lygon st!! OMG YAY! one of my favourite kopitiam chains from singapore has opened near my place :D i had a Mee Siam for lunch, while marcus had seafood Laksa~ goodness me; i missed it so much. really wanna save some money and head back to sg for a week in feb... i miss the sight/smell/taste/sound/feel of it all!!

this mee siam was AUD$8.30 (which is cheap by australian standards)~

i bought this for myself yesterday. i woke up early to see sam off (well, she was staying at my place... so i just woke up to say byebye to my bub for 4 months... *cry*) then went back to sleep... woke up again at noon and decided the weather was nice, so i caught a tram to St Kilda beach (which smell like wet poo) and soaked up the sun in a bright green bikini (first time wearing a two piece in public... what whatttt??! :D and only cuz i went alone...). i was trying to finish Paper Towns by John Green-- it's taken me so long to read cuz i keep getting distracted by... life... anyways- i didn't get too far before the heat overcame me. i headed off the beach and back to the restaurant that marcus took me to the last time. Ichi Ni Izakaya; i ordered a ebi mayo salad (prawn salad) and apple juice. after that, i went to get wrapping paper in the city, bought this necklace, and eventually headed home to watch a coupla eps of Parks and Recreation (woohoo! amy poehler! aubrey plaza!) then i fell asleep cuz that's what sunlight does to me... i woke up again and went to the gym at aaron and marcus. it feels like they're my platonic bfs cuz i'm spending way too much time with them, to the point where their apartment is my second home and their pigdog (hehe) Effy is my other baby (second to my Tiggy-boo). i did 8km then we went for dinner at papa gino's... lol what a waste of exercise :P we had a LARGE Vince's special pizza (vegetarian pizza with chicken, red+green peppers, chilli flakes, blue cheese, etc) and a pasta platter (gnocchi amatriciana, spaghetti marinara, penne pollo è spinaci)... between 3 people (tookaway more than half the pizza though). omg. those boys are always force feeding me... although i didn't have TOO much. i'm trying to cut down ok? realised that i put on so much weight since semester one. gdammit -   -" i shouldn't care about the looks more than my health. i'm eating more veges now? lesigh~ anyways, after that they drove me home and i showered and changed and we drove back to their place to watch Annie Hall!! since they hadn't seen it yet (it's in my top 5 movies of all time). wasted a good film by watching it so late at night when we were all too tired to concentrate on the witty banter... 

p.s. try a slurpie with an apple lollypop through the straw!!! when you suck on the lollypop and the straw at the sam time, the icy beverage envelopes the sour candy and gives it an extra ZING :D super awesome~

i have to sleep now!! gym tomorrow morning... and work at night AGH!

tallyho~

p.s. good enough dan? you'd better comment. lol (: