Don't recognize the face in the mirror looking back at you.
You say you're leaving as you look away.
I know there's really nothing left to say.
Just know I'm here whenever you need me, I will wait for you.
So I'll let you go, I'll set you free.
And when you see what you need to see.
When you find you, come back to me
Take your time, I won't go anywhere.
Picture you with the wind in your hair.
I'll keep your things right where you left them.
I'll be here for you.
And I hope you find everything that you need. I'll be right here, waiting to see. You find you, come back to me.
I can't get close if you're not there. I can't get inside if there's no soul to bear. I can't fix you. I can't save you. It's something you'll have to do.
Hot and sizzling -the perfect two words to describe July! A new month is unfolding, a new style should too. Time to open your closet and reissue your summer pieces, girls! (Or, even better, go shopping for new ones!) Here are some ideas to stay pretty under the sun...
All styles sourced from Elle magazine. For more inspiration, simply flip over the July 2009 issue.
-in other words "before you get too old and left with no fun at all".
Channel a classic movie. My current pile of DVD consists of Breakfast at Tiffany's, Roman Holiday, Gone With The Wind, etc. Nice blunder to escape nowadays monotone films :p
Buy a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill and a lace bra. Already got the first item at home, the complete set. No idea what to do with them though, they all look the same! A cordless drill? Anybody know where I can get one? Ace Hardware, I guess. How does it look? What is it for? As for lace bra, you can't possibly think I would miss La Senza's sale...
Divorce toxic friends Did to 3 people. Don't regret, don't feel a thing. Apparently I'm not that sweet of a person :)
Use an alias for a day. An interesting imagination just flash through my mind. Gotta try this soon.
Cook an impressive three-course meal for someone. The list's getting tougher :p Related to cooking-stuff, the only thing I've done close to success is boiling water. I don't even have a clue on how to steam rice!
Learn how to successfully change a tyre. Well, gotta resist the temptation to just call my driver or a friend the next time I got flat tyre :p
Break up with a man who you know is bad for you; similarly, have a fling with a guy who you know is bad for you! Unfortunately, or fortunately.... I have experienced both, in say like 2 months period. Not a very pleasant experience I suppose, but totally worth it. Must-try life experience.
Volunteer to a charity you really care about. Making a mental note at this very moment.
Go to an art gallery and buy an original piece of art. This should be fun! All things that have "shopping activity" in it, I certainly love it!
Dine unaccompanied in a nice restaurant. This point got its downsides, it's gonna be expensive; and with no mate to share food with... I hate having to finish up my whole meal.
Learn how to stand up for yourself when you receive poor customer service. I just had this funny experience while going out for dim sum with my friends. One of them got really angry because the cashier made a wrong calculation. It must be so much fun to act like a total bitch. Can't wait for the opportunity. But would my face be a supporting device? I don't think so...
Confess that (present or past) crush to a friend. Uhmmm.... No comment. Should I, should I not?
Have a favourite book that isn't chick-lit. I'm digging into Jane Eyre within these weeks. I've already got Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Anna Karenina and War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy. Can't wait to devour them all and improve my writing skills.
Quit a job without having another lined up. My favorite among all! Just quit HSBC last April; and as far as I'm concerned, it's one of the best decision I've ever made in my life! Viva Ex- HSBCers.
Have a one night stand (or more than one). OoooPss.... I just knew this one's gotta be in the list.
Spend a whole pay packet on a pair of shoes. I've done even better. twice pay packet for a clutch. No regret at all!
Live all by yourself for at least six months. Longing for an opportunity to realize this one. Work on progress, hopefully all my efforts will pay-off in time -or soon.
Forgive someone who wronged you; apologize to someone you've betrayed. My heart has always been too big for this small matters. Forgive and forget.
Try something you always said you'd never do. So many improvements at this point. Looking forward to add more to my private list.
Wear an outrageously-sexy dress to a party. As long as it's to the right place.... A particular bad memory kind of haunting me :D
Counting..... Gosh, I'm almost done with the list. Does this mean my fun 20s would soon be over? Should I shift to a more-responsible-30s?
July has arrived and unpacked before June even has the chance to make her elegant exit. It kind of scares me to realize how time elapses...
I roused to the first day of July with the fret that I had taken to bed with. It was still there, like a toothache. I have always been tarrying myself off-bed everyday; plunging into series of errands or just calling up friends to hang out. My periods of reflection has always been brief and infrequent.
But this morning, I felt weighted. I spent a little more time in silence, contemplating on my journey to date since the first day of 2009. Recollecting my achievements and downfalls, I started with a smile but faded gradually as I reached the more recent occurrences. I've been losing myself a bit lately.
When matters got all jumbled-up, it helps to entangle it all and keep only the main thing. "The Main Thing is to Keep The Main Thing". The question follows soon-after. What's the main thing in my life?
INTEGRITY All the way through life, simply be true to yourself. In everything you do, just be you, the best of you. It's enough. You cannot live your life looking from someone else's point of view...
CREATIVITY Be creative in every aspect of your life. Explore every interest, every talent. Apply them all abundantly, generously. Life is about coloring your white paper and others; on the other way around letting people do the same. At the end of the day, you'll be surprise to find what a wonderful painting you have on your piece of paper...
PRODUCTIVITY Do everything you have to do, do everything you want to do and do everything you're afraid to do. Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone.When you are at the last day of your living on earth, reminiscing your journey; make sure you feel satisfied to have been alive and have been living it to its fullest.
Stepping into July's threshold, I'm holding these three main things close to my breast.
In Milan in September, the Prada runway show was a buzz with Miuccia filling the runway with silk-printed tunics, cropped flared trousers, and nymph and fairy prints. The backdrop looked as if it was from a girls imagination of doodles and drawings while daydreaming. Miuccia’s focus was “about trying to find a new creativity.”
The fairy print was the iconic print for the Spring season and was seen on their handbags, clothing, and even their shoe boxes. The handbag that had me buzzing was this Prada Fairy Bag. Available in two sizes and said to be a limited edition...
Hmmm... This Prada Bag is majestic and enchanting. The deerskin leather is said to have a slight sparkle to it. This bag is absolutely gorgeous, just takes my breath away!
I waited now for my lover's return; eager to disburden my mind, to seek of him the solution of the agitation, that had robbed me of my tranquility.
I said, "I will stay by the window-casement: it is moonlight at intervals; I can see a good way of the road. He may be coming now, and to meet him will save some minutes of suspense.
Moments after moments were wasted. How many times had the clock struck, I could not recall. A puerile tear dimmed my eye while I looked -a tear of desperation and disappointment; ashamed of it, I wiped it away.
I lingered; though the moon shut herself wholly within her chamber, and drew close her curtain of dense cloud: the night grew dark; rain driving fast on the gale.
But the road... as far as I could see, to the right hand and the left, was all still and solitary: save for the shadows of clouds crossing it at intervals as the moon looked out. It was but a long, pale line, unvaried by one moving speck.
I thought that you were on the road, my love. I was to follow the windings of the unknown road, should I? I was to strain every nerve to reach you, should I? I was to make effort on effort to utter your name and entreat you to stop, should I?
Should I, when total obscurity environed me, rain pelted me and I was heavily burdened? Should I, when my movements were but fettered, my voice died away inarticulate? While you, I felt, withdrew farther and farther every moment.
Everybody has a secret world inside of them... All of the people of the world, I mean everybody. No matter how they are on the outside, inside them they've all got unimaginable, magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds. Not just one world. Hundreds of them. Thousands maybe.
Unfolding before you... is the Secret Dream World of Fé...
Not a high-profile model, nor a very famous actress. Not one of those faces you see on the magazine,
nor watch at the gossip shows daily. Just a girl, who is simply someone inspiring at the slightest provocation. Someone you meet at an ordinary place, at an ordinary time, but comes forward as an extraordinary personality.
Bubbly. Floaty. Dreamy.
Enter the unique magical world that chastens the pleasure of those who look and listen by a controlling sense of awe.
A world of elegance and style for your first impression. Then linger a while, dive into a depth of mind, an expansive horizon and a beautiful soul...
If I could escape, And recreate a place as my own world... And I could be your favorite girl... Forever, perfectly together. Tell me boy, now wouldn't that be sweet?
A MUSE, who is simply someone inspiring at the slightest provocation. Someone you meet at an ordinary place, at an ordinary time, but comes forward as an extraordinary personality.
Learn how to successfully change a tyre.
