046. moonbug

I think I haven't been writing about life for a while. Let's start with last week.

Dad came back for a few days and we discussed my plans on moving back to Melbourne sooner. It's settled, I'm officially leaving Singapore on 22nd November and will only return on 4th February  next year, in time for Chinese New Year (10th, 11th February). I thought 4th February looked so familiar then I remembered why. I arrived in Tokyo on 4th February this year. Talk about Deja Vu.

This week has been quite interesting... Dad went back to Jakarta on Monday, Tuesday I had dinner with little sis in town, Thursday I had tea with my godsister and aunt and on Saturday I was with Steph for the entire evening.

The reason why I wanted to see my godsister was because she's pregnant and it was kind of amusing to me because she's one who always talks about not having kids. Her husband (godbrother in law) on the other hand, I can't even imagine him being a father because he's almost exactly like me. The very first time I met him, he asked me what I was listening to (I always had my headphones on at the time), and I said "Dancing Through Sunday by AFI" and he said "Sing The Sorrow is the best album by AFI".

Sing The Sorrow is my favourite AFI album. Now do you know why we can get along? On top of that, he likes anime, Studio Ghibli, metal, indie, J-rock, all the music I listen to, goes to Soundwave almost every year,  knows my lecturer who's in a local band (my lecturer was at their wedding), worked with a guy I dated for a while and he even knows The Moomins, THE MOOMINS. He has a freaking Moomin shirt. Best brother in law ever?

Okay, before I get too carried away... we were looking at baby stuff and I just couldn't believe that I was actually at the baby section of the store searching for baby clothes with my dear godsis. It's so crazy because when she was my age, she would party like crazy and sleep at weird timings like me. But she told me, it's life and she's actually happy about being a mom soon. I'm honestly happy for her and happy that I can buy a Totoro plush for my future niece. :3 I've never spent so much time with her before and I was just talking to her about life and it's problems.

All in all, it was nice to spend some time with her because when I was little I would stay over at her place for weeks and I didn't know I bit her so often until she told me the other day. lmao. I almost died laughing. I'll probably see her again next week for her birthday. I don't know how to explain it but it just feels so nice to have an older sister for once. Maybe because I am always looking out for my little sister.

On Saturday, I met up with Steph for dinner and...

I am here again!

Yes, I always like to watch Potter movies twice in the cinema, so obviously, I would go to the exhibition twice. It's already ending, today in fact is the last day. It was still fun because I love the Forbidden Forest too much and I still wanna steal those Death Eaters' masks!

After the exhibition, we sat outside of Marina Bay Sands and just talked about life. Especially about moving. Steph's going to be in Philippines for the next 3 years and I guess we could relate because we have to buy so much essentials for our future apartments. Lately, there's so much stuff going on in my mind about moving that I can't think of anything else.

Also, there were some kites around the area. They were so pretty!

And we walked down slowly to Boat Quay.

I have about 1 month and 3 weeks left before I head back home to Melbourne. I really can't believe this is all happening. I still have so much to do and I'm still sitting here writing this. My art would be taking a longer time to process since I'm gonna be busy meeting friends and preparing for the move. Next week looks interesting already, on Monday I am going to meet Andrea for lunch and I have plans with Fee and Friday I have MUCC! I can't wait to see Tatsurou! ^^

045. where the city meets the sea

Very soon, I won't have this sinking feeling anymore when I listen to this.

I'm going home. I really can't believe this is all happening. I always thought I would be only be living in Melbourne at 25, so I'm two years ahead of schedule.  It's almost sinking in, the fact that I'm moving so soon. I think once I get boxes and start packing, it'll really sink in. (Speaking of which, I do need to get those boxes soon.)

I've always wanted to live there since 19. I've found somewhere that gives me comfort and inner peace. I can't wait for so many things to happen. I'm already planning to get a cat, tattoo, piercings and yes, of course a nice little apartment at Toorak.

I'm excited to decorate my own place. I already have somewhat of an idea of how I want my place to look like and I've been collecting things from Japan since the beginning of this year to place in my new sanctuary. I really can't wait to have Howl's Moving Castle and Moomin Valley on my shelves. ^^

As for posters and whatnot, I have so much that I've kept over the years from going to gigs, pamphlets from releases of my favourite bands, magazines and maybe some polaroids and photographs of people I love. 

There's only two more months left here. I have to start hanging out with some of my friends more often and maybe call up some people that I haven't met for a while. There's still so much stuff to do. 

I still can't believe everything's that has happened this year. From shopping in Harajuku with my boys in February to Gabe making fun of me during Soundwave in March to singing to one of my childhood songs at L'Arc-en-Ciel's live in April to sneaking into temples in May in Tokyo to taking speedboats in Thailand in June to entering Hogwarts in July and to getting massages in Indonesia in August.

And it's already the middle of September.

MUCC is in October and November will be the move and December I will be going to Alexisonfire's farewell gig. Looks like I've got the rest of the year planned out too. 

All I know is that I'm happy.

044. bandaged girls

Kwon Kyung Yup

I love how simple these paintings are and yet captures so much emotion.

And the colors... I love.

043. saying goodbye[s]

Hi, this is my friend Raine and she likes to take pictures of me when I'm doing something stupid and probably looking stupid too.

Anyways, I met up with Raine last night for dinner at Hyatt, just wanted to spend some time with her before she leaves for London. She's leaving in just a few hours in fact. We've gotten closer in the last few months, well because we are both bored to death and she's the only person that would go to nice restaurants with me. More importantly, we realized we had so much in common ever since I met up with her in Tokyo in February.

 

And than she decided to go on a camwhoring spree because we don't know when's the next time we'll meet.

Actually, we knew each other in the first year of Lasalle. We weren't close then because I wasn't into Japanese stuff and she left after the first year for Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo. I didn't plan to meet her since we weren't close, I really didn't want to bother her.( I hate to be all fake to someone you're not close to in another country just so they can bring you around when you're there. I just don't like that.) But she offered to meet since I told her I was coming alone. 

It's kinda funny because we ended up meeting twice during that trip. I remember I was really busy for that week, busy attending my friend's live and going out with them on a different day and on top of that, I wasted a day in Tokyo sleeping in the hotel room because I had fever. She brought me to the Alice in Wonderland Cafe in Ginza, had Hot Pot and Parfait at SILKREAM (I love that place so much now) on a different day in Shibuya. 

We were sitting in that particular Starbucks on top of Tsutaya in Shibuya on a Friday night, just talking about life and that was when we realized that we had a lot in common and it was so cold that night! It was 3 degrees I remember. After she graduated from Bunka, she came back to Singapore for about half a year and now is leaving for London Fashion College.

I say we don't know when we will be seeing each other again because I'm moving back to Melbourne soon and even if she comes back to Singapore, I would be gone by then. Speaking of which, I might be moving back to Melbourne in November instead of waiting for 2013. She's the first person I have to say goodbye to and to be honest, it hurts a little. I can't imagine the amount of people I would be saying goodbye to when I officially leave Singapore. 

I know she will pwn all the fashion kids in college there because her designs are amazing and I hope she'll become famous one day and I'll get free clothes. ^3^ Haha, kidding. I just wish her the best and hopefully I can visit her in Europe next year. 

Typical her being on the phone forever.

Speaking of goodbyes, I met up with Steph last Thursday for dinner and she told me that she would be leaving for Philippines for three years. Another friend that I don't know when will be the next time we'll meet after I move back. For Steph, it hurts more because I'm so used to her being there and we've known each other for more than 9 years now. We've been through a lot together and I would say she understands where I come from most of the time because she went to the same middle school as me. I just hope we will still talk often since it's easier nowadays with Whatsapp and Skype.

I met up with Mad on Monday too. I need to spend more time with my friends since I only have about 2 months left. I swear to God that when I leave, I will write Mad a very long letter. She just being my friend for the past 4 years has taught me so much about life. Ahhhh, I don't want to think about it because it's making me all teary eyed. 

I need to start sorting out my things and packing. 

Lately, I have been drawing and reading. I am happy with how my art is progressing. I hope I can keep on like this.

042. move

Home.

041. 梅雨

Missing Tokyo, the rain and the person I was last here with.

040. [melt]

the GazettE DIVISION

GESAFFELSTEIN