pre-flight

I went to catch some air earlier after dinner 'cause I was so full from all that food I had over at grandma's. Realised how much I miss walking. Haven't been in shorts & slippers this week on the days I was out. That's probably my only regret if I had any. 1 more hour to go, I'll probably take 20-30 minutes to pack up my room a little. 15 minutes to do whatever and the last 15 to change up before I head downstairs. Uncle's picking me up & mom's coming along. I just hope she'll be alright and not get too emotional over there. Hahaha seriously, I know what she's capable of. 3 weeks would be a breeze, the weather's my only worry but that should be fine after a couple of days. MIND OVER BODY. I don't know why I keep telling myself this but somehow, for what it's worth, it works.

garfield

I'm sitting on my bed leaning against the wall with my pillow on my back and a mini bolster cushioning my neck, feeling so lazy. A piano version of Louis Armstrong's 'What A Wonderful World' is playing on the computer. You know I've always wanted to be able to play the piano, not be extremely good at it but just be able to hit the notes knowing what is which and not playing it by ear. Perhaps I'll pick it up when I finally have the luxury of time.

i heart albums

...but that sticker really shouldn't be there.

mother's day card

"Sometimes when the feelings are the strongest, the fewest words say it all...
Love you, mom. Grateful for all you do. Always."

#legoironman

"Jarvis, I'm ready to roll."

Finally got my hands on this little guy!

music find: empire of the sun

start of the end II

I'm having my dinner at a Chinese restaurant right now. The whole family's been split amongst 3 tables, that's usually the case for either of the grandparent's birthday. I'm sitting with my aunt's family this time, mom's older and only sister, who is also the total opposite of mom. I'm counting on her to inject some life into my mom's, only for her own good.

My cousin who is a year younger than I, has got a girlfriend. I'm saying this because at these dinners, the boys bring their girlfriends and the girls bring their boyfriends & his girlfriend is the latest addition to the tradition. I've got a mental record of who's brought who and how many exes who's got. I hope I won't be the last to bring someone to the table.

And now perhaps the only paragraph that's relevant to the post title, May has to end as fast as I can say "May's over!" I'll be flying to Thailand in 2 weeks and will be there for another 3. After which, I'll be left with 2 before finally passing out with a rank.

I CAN'T WAIT.

start of the end

This week was my comeback week having been out of action for 2 weeks, it's one of those feel good weeks that don't come around very often these days. I completed both the 10km run and the navigation retest on Friday, the last day of the week. To end your week on a high is always a bonus.

Finally caught The Avengers on the big screen but I wasn't as blown away as I thought I'd be. It just didn't leave an impression except for maybe Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man. He's the perfect cast for Iron Man. Sure it had all the visually stunning cgi going on, planes/buildings blowing up, alien beings coming through a huge ass portal from the sky but I guess I wanted a story that had more depth and one that was more emotionally engaging and less of the cgi. Now that you can do anything with cgi, the key I guess, is to come up with a strong plot especially with all these characters. I'm still very much a fan nevertheless.