swept me off

"and when things start happening, don't worry. don't stew. just go right along. you'll start happening too."

dr. seuss

inspired by emily from the infamous cupcakes and cashmere and her sweet little post, i decided to make my own list of the ten simple things that make me smile. it goes as follows:

1. when i wake up with a crystal clear remembrance of my dream.

2. when i hear the footsteps of my sister heading towards our room.

3. when i park my car in less than five minutes.

4. when i spot one or more of my favorite brands of tea on the drink list

(my favorites are fortnum & mason, harney & sons, adagio, and yamamotoyama).

5. when i write a full paragraph without any scratch marks.

6. when my family spare me the last piece of cookie in the jar.

7. when i could not tell the ending of a movie or a novel.

8. when i don't have to salt my food in restaurants.

9. when i could stuff all my purchases in my handbag.

10. when i realize i've memorized the lyric of a song without googling it.

what's yours, folks? :)

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the only exception

we laughed together, before we even said 'hi.'

we then parted, before we even get connected.

we wasted our times, before we started treasuring them.

we fought for moments, before we began to cherish one.

we wondered why things felt so wrong, before we figured what's right.

we tried to shorten the distance, before we even began to walk.

we gradually forgot to laugh,

forgot to treasure,

forgot what it feels like to feel so right,

and forgot to take that step.

we wasted our times,

we fought,

we felt so wrong,

and we got tired of the distance.

we then bid our goodbyes,

before we have a chance to say another 'hi.'

and the story has to end here,

because there's no longer 'we,'

from now on,

there's only you, there's only me,

and everything in between... if there's any.

dear you, you'll always remain as my favorite worst nightmare.

don't let anybody- not even me- tell you otherwise.

happy independence day to myself.

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for only once

(images courtesy of michelle koesnadi)

“yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow but a vision. but today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. look well, therefore, to this day."

sanskrit proverb

i like how blogging could open up a lot of limitless possibilities for us these days. take last saturday, for instance. i was chatting with michelle in front of a store and suddenly a significantly older lady approached us and told us that she's a huge fan of our blogs. she asked us to take pictures with her camera before she took her leave. michelle and i kept walking and laughing until i told her, "you know what, that was my first time." michelle smiled and told me that it was hers too. i mean, isn't that just amazing? like, someone somewhere actually cares about you and what you love to do. people like that lady is the reason why i don't want to stop posting photos and jotting down my selfish thoughts. people like michelle and stella, on the other hand, is what makes everything worth the while. <3

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escalating life

"if you think about it, your favorite memories, the most important moments in your life... were you alone? life's better with company."

ryan bingham- up in the air

i just watched up in the air on dvd the day before my flight to jakarta, and i must say that it is one of my favorite movies now. it's meaningful, simple, original, and left me a permanent impression, which is why i highly recommended it to you all who haven't got the chance to watch it. i heard that inception is mind-blowing as well, but i guess i'll just wait for the dvd-again- since i don't hit the cinemas that frequent. anyway, i'd like to know... what's your favorite movie this year? :)

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