Reusable Deco Items

Found something I jotted down on a scrap of paper while sorting through the stack. Chances of me losing it is pretty high, forgetting half of it is higher so I'mma just write it here for easy future references.

So let's try this:

1. Instead of a plastic banner, design and frame a vintage-looking picture that has the date, the names, and the infamous fairy-tale ending phrase.

2. Paper lantern in different shades of theme colour, probably 8-10 pieces.

3. Glass jars in different shapes to put candies in.

4. Wooden crates. Kotak oren Gong Xi Fa Chai maybe. But they come in boxes nowadays right? Oh well. Keep looking.

5. Rustic old world map. Easier option would be printed one.

6. Chalkboard for photo booth.

7. Old ladder painted white for backdrop.

8. Aluminium watering cans.

9. Pebbles.

If you catch the drift, no stealing! Or at least, not until I've had the chance to use it for mine first. ;p

Less than two weeks until submission and my professor still hasn't read my thesis.

Well he did. Kinda. He merely glanced through it for less than a minute, told me everything looks kinda in order and that I should continue what I'm doing so far.

Somehow yesterday, when I decided to proof-read, everything, and I mean everything seems to look out of place. I felt like tearing everything apart and starting anew. Which is pretty stupid considering how much time I've got left, glad that I didn't follow through with the idea. I freaked out, didn't know where to start, and decided to kill the time by packing some stuff before going to bed early.

Woke up early this morning, immediately started working on it and now it's noon already, my stomach's a-grumbling but I still hasn't gotten far from where I started hours ago. Doesn't help that I kept comparing my work to the guidelines for master's thesis I found on the web but I can't hardly find anything as thorough on bachelor's thesis. Adakah macam lab report sahaja?

Now is a good time to freak out.

Hasil takkan dapat dilihat kalau tak buat sesuatu ke arah apa yang dituju. Kalau asyik risau, tangguh memanjang pastu nak tawakkal sahaja, tak ke mana. Tuhan takkan tolong kita kalau kita sendiri tak mulakan dengan usaha. Susah macam mana pon, the first and the following steps are important.

Kan Moon kan? ;)

Now is not a good time to have a nervous breakdown.

So keep calm and let's do this.

I Dream A Little Dream

I like the sound of water cascading into water. It has the most calming effect on me. And on most people, I believe. It clears up the mind. Washes away any worries. Rejuvenates withering spirit.

Maybe that's what God created the sound of waves and fountains for.

The reason why I like to do my reading and writing in the park lately, whenever the weather permits.

So I suggested to him that we settle down someday somewhere near a beautiful public park. Somewhere like Taman Lagenda Langkawi. He said let's have our house with a park instead.

But I said I wanted one that has a lake with a giant water fountain. He said well, let's have that too.

And just like that, he made my day. I love that we can dream the craziest things up and we would try to make sense of it until it actually makes (half) sense. Like how we wanted to retire in our 30s and go backpacking around the world. We actually had a written plan on that and we had a lot of laughs while coming up with it. Perfect conversation/discussion for a dreamer and a half-dreamer/half-realist pair.

I don't care if we couldn't realize all of the dreams we have because at least I know with him, we'll have fun and make fun of the gloomiest of circumstances, as we had in the past. I hope things stay this way between us.

But darling, the pet pony with rainbow-colored tail I want, and that's non-negotiable.

Humor Me, Please.

Psychologists say that comedy serves our need to laugh at someone whose fate is worse than ours in order for us to forget feeling sorry for our sad, miserable life, at least for a while.

Really?

Considering that Malaysians still laugh at the slapstick comedies involving tripping over stuff and making themselves look stupid, I'd say the theory is not far off from reality.

But roasting a public figure for their downfall on live TV while that person is present?

I mean, I can't never understand that. That's just plain mean. Even though Paris Hilton (who's that again?) can be quite annoying sometimes and Charlie Sheen is just an asshole I still think nobody deserves to be humiliated like that for the sake of making other people laugh.

I watched few excerpts from Charlie Sheen's Roast to see what's the hype all about since his TV show was handed over to Mr. Demi Moore but I can't find it funny. He clearly has issues, but to laugh at someone on their way down is just plain cruel. Anyone who finds that funny has a pretty sick sense of humor.

Why can't we just stick to sitcoms?