Update!

Been quite a while since I last blogged. And I'm truly sorry for not updating more regularly! >-<

It's just that after working or a day trip, I'm pretty exhausted and lazy. And there really isn't much to talk about my work. Doing all the same stuff. More often than not, I can be found using my phone to read eBooks or playing some games.

Yes yes I know I'm being a bad girl here, but come on... Work is really dull and repetitive... If I have done my fair share of work, perhaps let me off a little? ;P

Anyway I'm looking forward to all the weekends more now that Kristal and I have planned a trip for all the weekends till it's time to go back.

Last week we went to London again to visit some of the iconic sites like the Big Ben and the West Minister Abby where Prince William and Katherine's marriage was held.

This week we will be going to beautiful York and I can't wait to see all the beautiful architectures! Got to love their buildings; those Victorian/ Georgian/ Medieval buildings and castles are all very breathtaking.

It's impossible to not imagine yourself in "leg o' mutton" sleeves on your blouse and floor length bell skirts, sweeping along the cobbled streets.

At least that was how I felt when I walked down the more olden streets. Feels like a dainty little woman strolling after a nice afternoon tea~ And then I will sub-consciously walk a little more proper and taller xD

Really makes me wonder how people in the past portray themselves. I won't like to be a submissive woman but I sure don't mind being treated like a lady by a gentleman!

Well enough of this weird fetish imagination! It's getting pretty late so I will end my post here.

Hope that I will update again soon!

Cheers, Wei Ting :)

"I miss home and I can't wait to be back"

I'm not feeling normal today. Somehow I just don't feel like interacting with anybody and don't feel like talking at all. It's not as if I'm having a bad day (though the weather is pretty gloomy this morning, I wonder if it's affecting me somehow?), or I'm having PMS. No. It's just one of those times where I just want to keep to myself.

Then again, I'm also wondering why do my parents or friends ask me these questions:

"Do you want to come back home?" "Do you miss us?" 

Of course I want to go back home. Of course I miss those I care. It's really hard for me to smile and say "yes, I want to go back home". Because while that is my true feelings, I'm not exactly happy to say it. 

What are you questioning me for when you ask those questions? Or are you trying to reassure yourselves that I'm missing home and I want to go back home? Whenever I say that "I want to go back home" to my parents, I always have the urge to cry there and then. 

But I can't because I will make them worry about me. 

I don't usually tell people how I'm truly feeling unless you are somebody I trust greatly. But I do need to get this off my mind. (Though my parents won't see this post... I do appreciate their accompany through Skype. But sometimes the questions they ask... I find it hard to laugh it off.) 

Please, if you want to ask me questions, don't ask me if I miss home or not. I know it may sound ridiculous but it is easier to handle homesickness when I don't have to keep answering people "I miss home" etc. 

I know and appreciate your thoughts behind those words, and I thank you. 

It's May now and I have always been thinking about my journey back home since March. 

So I hereby say "I miss home and I can't wait to be back".

Cheers,

Wei Ting

London Day 2 (19/04/14)

Great Portland Street (Circle line) → Arrived at Notting Hill Gate (Circle line)

First thing in the morning: Portobello Market! As early as 9 in the morning (?), we set off for the market so as in avoid the crowd that is sure to come at late morning around 11am. With stomachs empty, we were surely looking forward to getting ourselves some good food!

Other than food, you can find many other stuff in Portobello Market. In fact, it is famous for its antiques. I would say Portobello Market is pretty so-so, since I'm not an antique collector. They do sell some clothes but none really catches my eyes. >< But I was really looking forward to a bakery, The Hummingbird, which is famous for their cupcakes!

Here are some pictures!

My order:
Black Bottom &
Nutella (not shown)

Kristal's
Carrot Cake & Red Velvet

Bratwurst sausage

I forgot the name but it's potato
(Kristal's breakfast)

We walked around the market (actually we only walked in a straight line), fed our eyes with the nice vegetables, fruits and food, the long array of clothes and accessories, antiques. There were a few street performers who were either singing, playing the guitar, doing stunts, or all of the above. It was really pleasant and I'm really glad we went there early! 'Cus as we were ready to go back, the crowd is really huge and we were packed like sardines. Luckily the weather was cooling, if not we would have gotten out sweaty and sticky and grumpy. We also saw a black cat on our way back to the train station! How adorable!

Notting Hill Gate (Circle line) → Arrived at Great Portland Street (Circle line) 

After the morning spent at the Portobello Market, we went back to the hotel to deposit some stuff we got and also to enjoy our cupcakes! Mmmmm yum yum... After eating, we were ready to head off to other destinations. This time round, Kristal and I decided to go separate ways since we want to visit different places.

Regent's Park (Bakerloo line) → Changed line at Oxford Circus (Central line) → Arrived at Tottenham Court Road (Central line)

Note: I can't really remember which path I took but it should be this...

I decided to visit the British Museum since a lot of people told me to go visit this museum. It's really big and there's a lot of things to look. They have spaces dedicated to history of Roman, Greek, Egypt, China, Korea, Japan etc. 

I think I spent about 2 hours or so walking around? I even had to take a rest at the Chinese pottery corner because I was really exhausted. I took a few pictures in the museum but kinda lazy to upload them up here. If you want, you can go to my Facebook album and scroll all the way down. But I would say that the actual stuff are way nicer and better to look at than the pictures.

I really got obsessed with weiqi again :)
Found this in the Korean section

After the museum I headed off to Marble Arch, another iconic site.

Tottenham Court Road (Central line) → Arrived at Marble Arch (Central line)

I was wondering what Marble Arch was and when I saw it all I can think of is: "Oh, that's it?" Well, at least there's a very nice park nearby, Hyde Park. I had a honeycomb ice cream over at there and enjoyed the warm sunlight and gentle breeze while looking out to the green field. There were people having picnic on the field or just having a lazy day out.

Marble Arch

Speakers' Corner @ Hyde Park

Then it was around time for me to meet Kristal at King's Cross to get some souvenirs from Platform 9¾. 

I got 2 chocolate frogs, a Hogwarts pin badge and a collector metal bookmarks of the 4 houses. I think I mentioned this before in my London Day 1 post.

Marble Arch (Central line) → Changed line at Tottenham Court Road (Northern line) → Arrived at King's Cross St. Pancras (Northern line)

After that we went to Piccadilly Circus to get our dinner from Whole Food market, rushed back to the hotel to get out stuff and then rushed to Euston station to board our train.

And that's it for our 2-day London adventure! Thanks for reading up till here!

Cheers,
Wei Ting :)

A pic of my dinner to end my post :D

Atsu Hime

Today I finished watching this Japanese drama "Atsu Hime" which is based on a true story.
This series really taught me a lot of things, and it always leave me in tears and in amazed wonder.

What I took away from this drama is the following:

To be gracefully strong

We all have the power to be strong, be it brutally or kindly. But I want to be strong in a way that people will look towards me for strength out of their own will. That my own strength is able to move others without force.

To be humbly confident 

To be confident and yet humble is something not a lot of people are doing. Most people are either too conceited or lack the self-esteem. Which one are you?

To be gently straightforward 

It's easy to be straightforward if you do not care about the other party's feelings. It's easy to hurt others with your straightforwardness. But to be gently straightforward, you will have to be much more open and sensitive to others. So that you will be able to understand the plight of others and move accordingly. (Am I making sense here?)

To be indefinitely forgiving 

Can you look into the eyes of your enemy and give him/her your heartfelt praise? Can you look into their eyes and tell them sincerely "I have forgiven you"?

To be courageously looking forward

I am still learning to look forward. Learning to pick up from my failures and move forward. I'm still growing as a person and I won't stop either. To be courageously looking forward...

To be daringly curious

I know of a lot of people who are very curious about many things. But they are always giving themselves excuses to not satisfy their curiosity. If you are truly bent on finding out about something, who can stop you but yourself?

To always be honest with oneself and others 

Sounds easy but difficult to do. The hard truth is never easy, neither is life. After all, there's always something called reality...

To be determinedly leading

Are you one who is always looking for opportunity to lead? Are you one who is always up for taking on responsibility? Will you be a leader who is determined to lead your fellows no matter the outcome? It is nice glory to lead your fellows to success but how many of the so-called leaders is able to accept the failure of their leadership? How many will stay on to rebuild instead of fleeing? Just how many can see through their leadership to the end where their goal is?