..:*･yuka･*:..: February 2010

love will keep us alive

The eagles' love will keep us alive

When i was a small little girl, my parents would often invite their friends over at our place for dinner. Saturdays were rarely quiet, because our house would be bustling with people and laughter, and the smells of homecooked food were so enticingly good. As a part of the entertainment for the guests, i had a very important duty which was to perform a "gig" after everyone had a hearty meal.

I was hardly creative and the only song i sang (for every dinner) was this song by the eagles. Grabbing the mike and twirling around the front steps of our staircase, i must have looked like a half-crazed kid who was singing such an intense song. But the guests loved it! They would go "ENCORE! ENCORE!" and i happily obliged with the encore.

Looking back, i must have been a crazy kid back then. The crazy stuff that we do when we are young.

madness

Finally after eight grueling months in the structural biology lab, i am FINALLY done with my final year research project. Which leaves me the whole month of march to focus on my thesis writing and catch up with my other modules that i have neglected.

March will not be an easy month for me either. I have to write a thesis of a minimum length of 70 pages (max 100 pages) and prepare for a poster presentation of my project. On top of this, i have essays, quizzes and journal presentations piling up behind:(

This is MADNESS.

a rainy sunday

It finally rained after a long period of humid weather in sunny singapore.

[weheartit]

If only i could just sit back and enjoy the rain i have been praying for the past few weeks. But sadly, assignments and deadlines are depriving me of this little luxury.

I love the smell of rain and how the cool breeze never fails to soothe away all the frustrations that have accumulated over the past week.

[oneinamillion]

Enjoy your rainy sunday everyone:)

edge of desire

Here is another gem of john mayer's from his album Battle Studies.

Enjoy:)

Edge of desire

Young and full off running
tell me where is that taking me
just a great figure eight
or a tiny infinite

love is really nothing
but a dream that keeps waking me
for all of my trying
we still end up dying
how can it be?

don't say a word
just come over and lie here with me
cause I'm just about to set fire to everything I see

I want you so bad I'll go back on the things I believe
there I just said it
I'm scared you'll forget about me

so young and full off running
all the way to the edge of desire
steady my breathing
silently screaming
I have to have you now

wired and I'm tired
think I'll sleep in my clothes on the floor
baby this mattress will spin on it's axis
and find me on yours

don't say a word
just come over and lie here with me
cause I'm just about to set fire to everything I see

I want you so bad I'll go back on the things I believe
there I just said it
I'm scared you'll forget about me

BRIDGE

don't say a word
just come over and lie here with me
cause I'm just about to set fire to everything I see

I want you so bad I'll go back on the things I believe
there I just said it
I'm scared you'll forget about me

long overdue new year greetings

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR EVERYONE

even though i know i'm two days late in saying this...

The first day of the tiger year was busy busy busy for me, because i had to help out with the big family reunion lunch with my other aunts. The second day had me rushing back to the lab to do some experiments, before heading back home to entertain some family friends. And today, I'm having another family reunion lunch again at my grandma's favourite chinese restaurant.

Busy as a bumblebee.

blessed

The last two weeks was a tumultuous ride of fluctuating emotions for me, mainly because of my research project. Things went awry (too many to count!) and I was full of insecurities about how I am going to fare in my final semester. To top of it, i was dealing with some interpersonal problems and I was almost driven nuts by the irresponsible behavior of some people.

But on a positive note, i found that there were others around to lend out a helping hand or a shoulder to lie on. It was very comforting to know that there are people who are always around to fall back on whenever i'm in a situation. When i think about this, i feel very blessed ♥

[smashingmagazine]

Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance you must keep moving.

4FloorsUp3

Their cover for john mayer's "edge of desire" blew me away when i first heard it. They are so talented and the vocalist's uniquely husky voice brings out a different side of this track. The joined melody was beautiful but there were parts when their voices clashed a little.

And this really mellow but beautiful version of uncle kracker's "smile".

skirt-unfriendly

The weather in Singapore is getting hotter as the chinese new year approaches. And winds are getting stronger, or so it seems in my school. Definitely going to chuck away the skirts for the time being.

foot rub

Rubbing my own sore feet as i'm blogging this entry.

Since i need to start on my thesis pretty soon, i'm trying desperately ~~in vain~~ to generate as much results as possible for my final year research project. Have been spending my days in the lab as usual but having the need to get as much work as i can accomplish has left me running around the lab like a crazy woman at the beginning of day. But when it comes to the evening, i'm close to morphing into a zombie.

Desperately need a foot rub!!!!

But then again, i have hobbit-like feet. Pretty nasty things to rub.

the tan scale

My family has a knack for measuring their health levels by the extent of how tanned they are. You see, tan = exercise. So the more you exercise, the healthier you are, and therefore the more tanned you are.

Being the laziest bum in my family, i am considered the unhealthiest because i'm the least tanned. The only vigorous activity that i have ever done for the past few weeks is probably lugging my 3kg baggage around the campus.

So as an indicator of bad health, i am ALWAYS used as a "measuring scale" for my family members to assess their own health levels.

My dad found the shade of his arm closer to my shade recently, and lamented that he should be more diligent in his workout.

How do you assess your health level?

..:･yuka･:..