Fairytale Feat. Deepest Feelings

Ever wonder why my holiday doesn't seemed to be a holiday to me? Well, the word "busy" has occupy a large part of my dictionary. And in 1 or 2 weeks time, school is going to reopen. I pretty much like my last semester's timetable, because there isn't many 8AM classes. I hope my class isn't assigned to the earliest batch of lessons this time round. But I know I can't be selfish, because everyone would be having the same thoughts as me. So whatever the case, I will have to accept.

After coming back from my YFP Training this morning, I really felt tired because it's a Sunday morning and I should have be in bed at that time instead of waking up so early and go for trainings. But I never regretted my choice, for the youth period only come once. If I let my youth days run wild and wasted, then I would have loads and loads of regrets in the future. Like this my Fairytale wouldn't be written perfectly, isn't it?

I am a person who likes to reflect and I would love to keep loads of memories with me. Sad memories from the past should be kept in the deepest locker at the bottomest of my heart. I know there isn't such word as bottomest, but that's how I would describe my feelings. I would like to recall in the future where by I would think, "Ah~~ How beautiful my youth days were...". This is why I am trying hard to get rid of my unhappy memories and trying very hard to live to the fullest that I ever could. Being a youth is also the most crucial point in time, where we shouldn't allow our lives to be stagnant. If we are stagnant, we are more or less dead, aren't we? So in order to live well, we should move on.

However, during my free days(if I have one), I would really love to go to relaxing places. I really love going to the beach!!! I know I have said this for a lot of times. But yes, BEACHHHHH!!!

There are really a few places that I die die want to visit before I die. The first place is definitely MALDIVESSSS!! Omg!! I definitely adore the clear sea over there and I am so gonna go there in the future, but I don't know when...

Next, I really want to have a drink or cake or something else over at those really oldschool café with those retro feel, but it's those kind that is renovated, but the way they design it looks very old school kind of thing. If these cafes offer story books to go with our meals, that would be a perfect setting~~

Sound so Fairytale, huh? If that's the case, I really wish for a happy ending in my own lil' Fairytale land.

The café with a "books" corner :)

That's my kind of retro café that is renovated with air-conditioning. :)

This are my top two wishes for now. Some other wishes are for me to know, and for you guys to find out :p

I also like to browse through my phone gallery over and over again. Though I seen it a lot of times, I would still put myself back into those situations. Just browsed through my Bangkok memories dated back in March, and I still wished to go back again. Speaking about getaways, I AM FINALLY GOING ON A HOLIDAY WITH MY FAMILY THIS COMING DECEMBERRR!! So going to look forward to it!

Simple things like this make me happy and I call it a blessing, for every blessing counts, no matter how small or big it is.

My kind of simple happiness is also to be able to catch sunrise and sunset with my loved ones. Best is to sit under the sky and watch the moon and the stars, and if possible, we can do nothing but just talk our hearts out and chat all the way till the next morning to catch the sunrise.

I would normally tend to anticipate this kind of simple happiness. Like for example, if I planned to visit this particular bubble tea shop in the evening, then I would be happy for the whole afternoon just because of that one cup of bubble tea. Sounds funny? But I really appreciate those little things that others do for me. Ask a few of my close secondary school friends and they will know that I thank them a lot of times even when they just done something small for me.

Well, I guess that's all from me today. I may have a part two of this post coming up, if time permits. Cya!:)

Fairytale Feat. Forever SNSD~

Today's post is solely just related to changes in the K-Pop industry. So, people who are not interested in K-Pop, you are excused for this post. But if you are interested to read on, please feel free.

Today, I received a shocking news from the media saying that Jessica is leaving SNSD. I am really taken aback by this. And, I really don't know whose perspective to believe in. The two statements given by Jessica and SM Entertainment really contradict each other. So, it's hard to make a stand. According to SM, they say Jessica personally requested a halt in her promotions with the group after another one more album. On the other hand, Jessica said that she was informed out of nowhere, that she was no longer a member of the group. I mean how is it possible for her to request a halt in her activities when she just renewed her contract with SM not long ago. If she were to do that, wasn't it an immediate breach of contract?

For me, I would actually believe the party that made sense. In this case, I would take Jessica's stand. Being with the group for 7 years really made her forge true friendships with her members, so I really believe that she won't bear to drop out of the group. Being in an idol group for 7 years is really not easy, considering that they have to practise every day, made it harder for them. So, I strongly don't believe that she would do such a thing. And if she really want to drop out of the group, she wouldn't have renewed her contract in the first place. This is like THERE'S A HOLE IN FRONT AND YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S A HOLE IN FRONT AND YOU WANT TO JUMP INTO IT. I am disappointed because I am an ultimate fan of SNSD. I watched them grew in popularity, right from the point when they started off as zero.

I am an absolute supporter of the quote," Jigeum meun, SoNyeoShiDae. Appeurado, SoNyeoShiDae. Yongwonhi, SoNyeoShiDae." This means," Right now, It's SoNyeoShiDae. In the future, It's SoNyeoShiDae. Forever, It's SoNyeoShiDae. "

Being a true Sone, I really would support Jessica's decision. If her decision was to leave the group to fulfil her dream of being a designer, she would have my support. Because it's her life after all, and she have to live it. But if she wishes to continue as a member of SNSD but was forced to leave, then all the more I would stand on her side to wish SM to bring her position back.

I know there's no point crying over spilled milk, but I really hope the rest of the 8 members would breach the contract altogether and then all 9 of them move on to a new company to start fresh as SNSD again.

I suddenly have a thought. This year marks the last year of their 7-year contract and today is the last day of September which is a 9. Could it signifies that this year is the last year where SNSD is a full 9-membered team? Haha please excuse my randomness.

Ending here though~

I will still support SNSD no matter what.

From a sincere Sone~~~

This is their latest song: Divine, which is in Japanese. This is probably their last song together, as a 9-membered group. There might not be Jessica's voice anymore in their future albums. Kinda sad about this though~

Fairytale Feat. Happiness is simple! :)

This week is rather hectic, but fun, for me. I should just say every week is hectic for me. HAHA! Anyways, I had always been interested in hip-hop and finally I get to pick up some hip-hop skills due to a particular school event that is coming up next month! So SP-ians, be aware of some interesting events coming up in October. I am not suppose to say what it is about, but I am already giving hints, like a mysterious verbal teaser already.

I must say that hip-hop is really fun. Though it is tiring, you would realised that all the hard work are worth it when the audience are amazed by it. So really do look forward to it!

Speaking about hard work, I am really relieved that my hard work had paid off in the area of studies. I am a person who would prioritise my workload and rank the more important ones first. For the whole of 3 weeks, I really focus on study and followed by other stuff if my revision is done. Trust me, it's really very brain-wrecking and takes up a lot of brain space, but you have no choice but to put your heart in it if you want to score well.

I am actually not aware that the results would be released so soon. I just happened to check my e-mails and there is a notification saying that the results are out already. But just before I open it up and check, I actually told myself that no matter how my results were, as long as I tried my very best, I shouldn't have any regrets. The moment I opened it up, I immediately broke down and cried. I suddenly have the kind of feeling that tells me that my sacrifices are actually worth it, and that no matter how much things that had happened during that period, I could still prove myself to be worth the hard work. I cried for like 5-10 minutes because I just couldn't stop crying. :P

I have a friend that asked me," Why is it that you could score so well even when you have so many commitments to attend to, and when you are so busy every week?". With that, I replied with," The key is to prioritise your activities. When you set the determination that you want to do well, all the other distractions should be left out."

Leaving those matters aside, I went to help out at the regular welfare service today. The SP Welfare Club actually visits the elder care centre every Wednesday, except for exam period. People may wonder why I am actually joining so many events when I already have enough commitments to attend to. Well, CCA points aside, I would like to say we should actually help out the society with all that we could. Besides that, spending time with elderlies isn't that boring like what most people would say. Yes, I agree that we will have age gaps and that sometimes we can't understand what they want. But if you would take time and sit down with them to understand what they are going through, you would know why they will react the way they are. Right now, the culture of speaking dialects are rarely seen. Most kids are equipped with English speaking skills and the traditional dialect languages might disappear in the future. Wouldn't life be very dull if people only can speak one or two languages? Since I could speak a few dialect languages, I try to help out the welfare members by communicating with the elderlies with mostly hokkien. I just thought that if nobody speaks to the dialect-speaking elderlies, they would be very left out. I understand the feeling of being left out so I would want to include this bunch of people into the society as well. Maybe because I took care of my late grandfather before, I realised that I could actually empathise them and make effort to help them as well.

Today, I really see a lot of bright smiles illuminating from these elderlies' faces and I really felt that I am very happy today because I can feel that they really enjoyed themselves. If I could enlighten people with just a few hours of my time, I really don't mind because who knows, all these small little efforts might just change a person's life. I am really touched that after communicating with one aunty, she really remembers my words and repeats to me every week I see her around at the elder care centre.

So this is how brightly they smiled! Good nights! :)

Fairytale Feat. Arising Challenges: Struggle without regrets!

It's been quite awhile since I last updated. Really grateful for people who actually spend time to continue following my written pieces. Though it may be boring, but I really thank these people for bearing with me. So thank you to whoever out there, who had been constantly reading my blog and asking why I haven't been posting lately.

Recently, a few challenges had been handed over to me, all at once. Challenges occurs at very weird situations. When you are free, you would be super free. But when you are already very busy, you would have more and more commitments to attend to. However, I would try not to shy away from them and would accept them readily. The only moments that I would reject it, is when I know that my body can't take it anymore. Perhaps, that is why I am falling sick lately.

Just a question I asked myself. How long will your youth last? Once it's gone, it's gone for good and won't be back anymore. We need to cherish our youth period and achieve the most out of the whole period. We need to do this because we do not know what our tomorrow will be. Every one more day that we lived, is another day earned, because this is a gift given to you. So appreciate every brand new day that you wake up to, with a fresh piece of mind, knowing that your loved ones are fine.

Recently, I am growing fonder of going for short getaways, regardless of how long it will take. It is those tourism advertisements that caught my attention. Perhaps I am really busy and tired and hope to go for a short break. But I noticed that when I am busy, I wouldn't overthink too much of things that are actually unnecessary. When I am free, I would get very lonely and bored and I am not that type of person who would go crazy on computer games. I need a fresh life, not a life that revolves only around school and games.

If you ask me where is the place that I would want to visit the most, I would say it's definitely Maldives. I am definitely going there some time. Maybe in the future? I don't know, but I made a promise to myself that I want to go there and I would! I am the type of person who would made my wishes come true. I am loving there because I really love going to the beach. I love the sound of splashing tides and waves but I am really afraid of swimming pools because I was nearly drown to death when I was young. Very ironic, right? But I love the clear sea of Maldives, which I believed, would give me a clear mind when I am there.

Isn't all these beautiful? The life there should be very peaceful and stressless. AHH~~~~ How beautiful would it be, to at least visit this place for at least once in your lifetime. I am definitely saving up for this trip, not only for myself, but also for my parents, for I am really grateful for all those sacrifices they had made for me.

Also, I had received comments with regards to my recent instagram post. I definitely do not feel ashamed over guys doing housework. It's definitely nothing to be ashamed of! I am doing all these small little efforts because I want to lessen my parent's burden. I know I am busy but seriously, how long will mopping the floor take you? I completed within less than half an hour. If I complaining just because mopping the floor is very tough and tedious for me, then what about my mum who had been doing housework for the whole of her entire life? Shouldn't we, as children of our parents, spare a thought for them as well?

Lastly, I finally took on a hip-hop performance challenge offered by my religion, Singapore Soka Association! There is actually an upcoming performance known as the Youth Friendship for Peace(YFP),where our youth segment will perform hip-hop. Youthful is all about showing what you have got and developed through your life so far. So even though I am busy, I really wanted to challenge myself and grow from there even more. That's why I participated in this event. I am also asked if I am interested in doing the special segment. Guess what? It's contemporary dance! Haha. A lot of my comrades encouraged me to take it up cause' the main reason is that I am already a dancer right now. So I decided to further challenge myself aside from the new event that I had participated. But well, I guess my holiday is even more packed with activities aside from my already packed schedule!

Till the next time~~ Tada!

Fairytale Feat. Serenity

It's almost been a month since I last updated my blog. Been really busy with stuff like exam preparations, personal religious commitment, family outings and personal time. Finally, after balancing and preparing for 6 tremendous exam papers, I am done with Year 2 Semester 1. Recalling back, I could actually still remember how extremely worried I was about how I would fair for GCE O Levels. Time really flies, and here I am 2 years later, at the blink of an eye.

There is really a need to cherish the present moment, for it would not return when the moment had past. Sometimes I really realized that I had moved too fast as I wanted to keep up with this fast moving environment that I am living in. But is that really necessary? Is there a need to follow the majority? These are some of the questions that I would ponder about.

How I wished I could just live in cities where the environment isn't stressful and there are no judgmental people out there waiting to mock at us. My desire environment is to live peacefully along a beach, in a small white cottage with backyard and garden. Very fairytale kind of picture, huh? Well, everyone prefers different things and I just would prefer my fairytale to be written in my own way. So bitches, F*** OFF!

Though it's holiday right now, I still cannot enjoy it since my schedule is pretty much packed up. I would still find my own time to rest though. My kind of holiday would be to enjoy classical high tea session with my loved ones, listening to classical music pieces, in a retro-feel café.

Speaking about holidays, it started well with a chalet to mark the end of exams! Following the chalet was a surprised birthday celebration for Mr. Chen:). Spent days of brain cracking to think of gifts to give. Well, but all these are worth it! Hope the upcoming days of holiday would be a fun-filled one!!

Fairytale Feat. Simplicity is Flexibility

Simplicity have always been what I had been looking for. I want to live a life peacefully. Simplicity can be as simple as strolling along the park and enjoy the sea breeze flowing through your soul, bringing all your troubles away. Simplicity can also be as simple as having a picnic along the beach, with the sunny Mr. Sunshine greeting you. When the night comes, you can do nothing but just sit quietly on the beach, hearing the splashing sound of the waves and enjoying the view of the quiet sky filled with stars and the moon. If you have the energy, you may just stay through the night and wait till sunrise. How beautiful can that be?

However, stress from this globalised world can be very breath-taking. Sometimes, I just wished I could leave everything aside and go for a short vacation-a short yet fulfilling one. One that would allow myself to leave off my stress, cause' I just felt that everything is moving too fast. It's just like yesterday that 2013 had just past and we were all anticipating 2014. Look at now! It's already August of 2014! 8 months had just past by at the blink of an eye! How scary can that be.

Speaking about August, it is my beloved Papa's birthday! He is 53 years old this year. How time flies~~

It just feels like it was yesterday that he just became a father. But look at now, his kids had turned into young adults. Sometimes, I would felt blessed to have such great family members. I had totally no regrets to had been born into this loving family. Though sometimes we would quarrel, I believed that we love each other deeply. We went to have dinner at Long Beach Restaurant at Kallang area. After that, we went to stroll along Kallang and we went to Sports Hub. Strolling along anywhere with them just made me feel very secured.

But, I still kept the secret from my dad. He still doesn't know that I had bought him a cake. It was when we reached home that I disclosed it to him. He was shocked that I would actually buy him a cake.

Though it feels like a kid, I told him it's alright cause' as long as you liked it, anything is worth the buy. I knew he liked to watch soccer, so I decided to break the childish trend and buy him this cute cake.

I took some couple shots for my parents and it looks like this:

The first is normal shot. But as for the second one, I told my parents to kiss. :P HAHA!! And my father's reaction was like MEH! So old already still kiss for what. That's when I told him that even though they are old, they still need to show the love for each other and that's how love should be managed.

So here is a family photos of us:

While singing the birthday song, I felt something was amiss. His facial expression changed. I knew he would tear. He was probably touched as I had never bought him a cake.

So apparently, he was cutting the cake while holding onto a piece of tissue. :P

We shouldn't have the thought that there is no need to dote on them anymore since they are so old already. It's because they are old already that we need to dote on them even more. Treasure them for everything they had done for you. All those selfless sacrifices they had made for your well-being should all be appreciated. It's not their job to feed you. It's all simply because of one word, and that is care. All they did is care. Hence, we need to treasure them.

And lastly, I would like to share this song with all my readers.

It is a K-Pop song. I really love K-Pop, especially songs that can describe emotions. The song is titled "Common Words". So common words to me could be words like "I love you", "I miss you"...... But do people really mean it when they say? Or do they say it out of randomness? Well, at least I would mean it if I say.....

Fairytale Feat Sweet Rendezvous

What's better than meeting your loved ones, after a long and hectic day at school, right? Met my Mummy for dinner. XOXO... Since she doesn't have to work today, of course I would take this time out to bond with her. People may say that what's the need of having to bond with someone you had been living with everyday. Well, I would like to say that we can't take simple happiness for granted. Waking up to a brand new day, knowing that your loved ones are still healthy, makes the best out of your whole day and starts the day right. It's because we had been living with them and facing them everyday, that we need to appreciate what they had done for us. Though sometimes they do complain about frustrations, it's definitely normal. I mean who wouldn't complain when they are vex, right?

So brought her out for dinner after that. I told her to decide on the venue and I shall foot the bill. After walking around Bedok Mall, she decided to dine at Ramen Play. When dining with elderlies, we have to be careful of the things they intake. Food that are not suitable for their ages like that shouldn't be dine too often. Hence, I have to let her choose food that would suit herself, and of course I am perfectly fine with it.

After dining, we shopped around. Though I am a guy, I still have to admit that I love shopping. Regardless of window shopping or shopping with an aim, both works for me. She told me her shoe peeled off at the back, so I brought her around the mall to find her a pair of shoes. In the end, we bought both cause' she simply likes both :p

At first, I wanted to buy her those shoes. But she told me not to, cause' due to some superstitions. Here goes the conversation(Broken English):

Me: Mummy, you like arh? I buy for you lah!

Mummy: Cannot lah! Cannot buy shoe for people one lah!

Me: Nevermind lah! You are my mummy! You won't possibly run away one lah.

Mummy: Who says?

Me: Aiya! If you want run, you would have done it long ago.

HAHAHAHA. Totally can LOL!! She is damn cute, but sometimes she is really getting on my nerves. This is how family is supposed to be. There are bound to be disagreements and arguments. But at the end of the day, we know deeply inside our hearts, that we love each other VERY VERY MUCH!

After shopping for shoes, I brought her to some accessories shop cause' I told her I shopped alone the other time and found some suitable accessories that she may like it. She really does like it. Again, I offer to buy for her and told her not to look at the price cause' I really don't mind pampering her. Recalling in the past, our family financial status isn't that well-off. However, we still managed to pull it off till now. I remembered deeply those poor days that we had been through. It's really not easy for my parents. That is why I think I should reward and pamper them whenever I could. Last month, I bought her the Bio Essence 24K Gold Serum that can whiten her skin tone. Though it cost me $70, I really don't mind as long as she like it and that she is happy. I also bought my parents a blender that cost $100. Haha. Truthfully, it's not that I am rich cause' without them, there wouldn't be me. Trust me! We should all appreciate our parents. Do appreciate your siblings as well, cause' you always would have something to pick up from them, no matter how small it is. I dare to admit that I love my parents and my brother and future sis-in-law! OOPPPSSSSS!!!! *Blushes immediately*

After shopping for shoes, guess what we shopped for? Haha it's cosmetics! I don't mind entering a cosmetic shop with her cause' she needs me to be her magnifying glasses. Seeing how my mummy adores the cosmetics so much, I decided to sneakily approach the cashier. BUT SHE CAUGHT ME, AGAINNNNN!!! NOOOOOOO!!!! :( Nevermind, next time I shall buy for her when she is not with me!

So after that, me and mummy went to order cake for my dad. We actually customized it so that it will be special and not a can-be-bought-off-rack kind of cake. I ask mummy to choose the design and I pay for it, cause' she would know her husband the best. #teehee

Ended the day with extreme satisfaction, all thanks to ma' mummy! Yay! Till the next time! Ciaos.