this is what autograph books are for

“你不是我的星星，你不是我的月亮，但你是我的知己.”
- berji

renikaeth says (10:47 AM):

oei

BERJI says (10:47 AM):

yup?

renikaeth says (10:47 AM):

i was clearing up my room yesterday when i chanced upon my sec sch autograph book

ahha now my turn to reminisce

BERJI says (10:48 AM):

hahaha

very nostalgic right?

renikaeth says (10:48 AM):

i saw what you wrote for me

damn sweet

and i cant believe how much chinese we used last time

BERJI says (10:48 AM):

i wrote for u?

did i?

BERJI says (10:49 AM):

what did i wrote

renikaeth says (10:50 AM):

“你不是我的星星，你不是我的月亮，但你是我的知己.”

wahhhh berji

so peotic

it made me smile. i think i’m gonna blog about it

BERJI says (10:50 AM):

WAHAHAHA

did i write that?

knn i have NO recollection of that! i didn’t know i have so much mo sui

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You see, spring cleanings are always slowed down from reading these aged memories.

strength

你要学着自己擦干泪滴，
懂得如何跌倒再爬起。
拥有鸟儿飞翔的毅力，
从不轻易放弃。

Heard this old old mandarin song while browsing Ngia’s website.

In dire times, I would think strength is all we need.
And summoning strength, sometimes, doesn’t really work your way;
when all you want to do is to break down.

I miss..

Today’s weather feels like New Zealand in January.

I realised, that after these years of being together, the fear of losing you still grips me like an icy cold hand enclosing over my heart.

the heart has reasons that reason knows not

“I love you not only for who you are, but for who I am when I’m with you.”
- Elizabeth Barrett Broning

It happpens, that you forget how you first felt when you fell in love.
The strength to keep the faith ebbs when being together became a normality; when expectations of each other flies; and fights eventually take a toll on the relationship; when sometimes, just sometimes, you’re too tired to argue anymore.

We forget. We forget how much faith we promised ourselves to keep when we started the relationship. We forget how complete we feel in the arms of the other person. We forget how we told ourselves with such vigour that we’ll never let go.

And sometimes, you just need some reminder of how you fell in love.
I was talking to a friend who recently got engaged in a whirlwind manner. So many things that she said hit a long way home.

renikaeth says (11:05 AM):

how do you.. know, that it’s him you wanna marry?

[hername] says (11:05 AM):

it was not love at first sight

but after chatting w him online for a few months

[hername] says (11:06 AM):

n on the phone for a while. i jus know in my heart i belong to him

n tt he is the one person in my life

[hername] says (11:07 AM):

nvr believe in the one… til he came along

renikaeth says (11:09 AM):

yupp. it’s amazing man, this kinda relationship thing

[hername] says (11:09 AM):

yah

i mean it is so hard to fine 2 person in love n think the same way abt each other n their future

[hername] says (11:11 AM):

we do our v best to treasure it

i had other realtionships b4

but this one is different

renikaeth says (11:12 AM):

you have re-newed my strength in relationships

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How many times have I told others the same things, only have people to doubt what I said.
The intensity of her words; they were perfect mirrors of the words that used to come out from me.
I was strongly reminded, of how I felt when hy and I first started, and it renewed the strength that I’ve forgotten I had.

I saved the conversation, and named it “[hername] renewed my strength”.

03:52am

It’s 03:52am.
I’m still up, barely. Agonisingly.
Rushing to beat the deadline; rushing for a project that has lost its meaning since 2 days ago.
Exams are in a week, and I havent even started on revision (not by choice, by the way).
Not even a flip of the lecture notes.
It’s this time of the semester again.

I need sleep. rather badly.

I miss taking photos.
I miss sitting quietly somewhere, absorbing a good read.
I miss the beach.

Team Zero Limits

Over the course of the past few months, I’ve gradually taken on another challenge.

Team Zero Limits 2008 . Alaska

A team of 9 individuals, attempting a seemingly crazy feat of cycling 2,000km across Alaska in July this year. 9 individuals we might be, but perhaps we share a similar bond – maybe we’re in a constant search of someone who’s bigger than ourselves. 

It’s not just about cycling sometimes. While cycling on the road, knowing that you’ve to cover 70, 80 km that day, it’s not the strength in your legs that brings you across the distance; it’s the strength in the mind.

Many people asked, why are we paying to go Alaska to battle the fatigue; to battle the cold winds; and to battle the merciless, agonising slopes. A possible once-in-a-lifetime trip to Alaska, we should just, you know, kick our shoes back and enjoy ourselves. This might sound a little extreme, but I think cycling 2,000km in Alaska is my epitome of adventure travelling.

I’m not denying that there’re days when I asked myself, “why am I doing this?” And there’ve been days when I felt like my body just cant take it anymore; cycling for hours on end, panting like I was hyperventilating, repeatedly telling myself that I dont think I can do it; entertaining thoughts of just abandoning my bike and take a cab home. But when training is finished, and I know that I’ve had the strength, both in body and mind, to complete the distance - that high, it’s addictive.

I believe we’re doing this to discover a stronger sense of self. It’s not so much of proving others wrong, but it’s of proving ourelves wrong. To prove that we can accomplish more than we think we can.

visit us: http://zerolimitsalaska.blogspot.com

“The worst thing you can do to a person who thrives on a determined spirit is to take away the opportunity.” - Jane Lee, Leader, Singapore Women’s Everst Team