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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Serene: "Darling, next time when we get married can we get a dog?"
..
Lyonel: "Yeah sure, we'll get a chihuahua."
"huh.. a chihuahua?"
"And then we can watch it hop around."
"Chihuahuas don't hop, dear."
"They do!!"

♥ Serene, king of the courts.
2:40 AM

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Well, so those of you who know me well enough (well that probably just means having me as a Facebook friend) will probably know that I've just finished planning and completing Bike X 2012.

I'll let the gorgeous photos of my friend L, paint the thousand words, then. :) This is a Hall X night cycling event - Bike X 2012, a ride of no regrets. ♥♥










Rmb: Cycle more, sleep less. :)

♥ Serene, king of the courts.
11:47 PM

"Let me tell you some things I find productive. Positive reinforcement. Negative reinforcement. Honesty. Let me tell you some things I find unproductive. Constantly worrying about where you stand based on inscrutable social clues and then inevitably reframing it all in an assuring way so you can get to sleep at night. No, I do not believe in that at all. Life is long, opinions change. Winners, prove me right. Losers, prove me wrong." - Robert California, The Office.

New Year's Resolution: To live the next year vicariously through this essence of this quote. To live it with recklessness, with caution to the wind, yet with enough vivacity, enough discipline, enough strength and courage to live this next year to the fullest. Yes, this. This is me.

♥ Serene, king of the courts.
11:23 PM

Sunday, January 8, 2012


In another life, I would be good. I would tumble, freewheel, cartwheel - fly with ease. But it's not to be. I'm not exactly sure when the love and the passion for the quest for perfection became a fruitless pursuit, but I'm tired of this.

I taught myself never to give up, never. Especially in something I feel (felt?) so much passion and love for, for something that finally made me feel like I belonged, after so many years of searching.

But maybe, maybe - it's time to let go. I can't bear to, I can't bear not to. I haven't come to a decision yet, but it's time to decide.

♥ Serene, king of the courts.
11:10 PM

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Trained so hard, and waited so long to prove myself, and it all culminates in a 6-0 loss when your ex-teammates are umpiring - the very people that I've waited all this while to prove myself to. And then there's -

When you're crying your heart out after the lost match and you reject your boyfriend's calls after smsing him you lost your match, and you're hiding somewhere to cry until you feel okay.

And then finding him by your room whilst you were hiding amongst the greenery that seems so abundant in the land of Nanyang.

"Do tell me where you hide next time, alright?"
"*sniffling* The point of hiding is to hide and emo."
"And the point of having me around, dear, is to find you when you hide and emo."

♥ Serene, king of the courts.
3:57 PM

Thursday, December 22, 2011

So I got the results of my first sem. Was aiming for 4.0 and above, and ended up with a 4.00 exactly, which was, I guess, satisfactory. I guess.

Still, God is merciful and it could have been much worse. I vow to work much harder from now on. I came to uni to put my best foot forward and so far, while there have been steps ahead, I guess they weren't the best steps I could have taken.

Each time things get hard, I spend most of my time thinking about broken dreams, and how I wish I was studying what I had hoped for since I was a kid - but I guess this is just life, and we just have to suck it up.


♥ Serene, king of the courts.
6:18 PM

Monday, December 12, 2011

♥ Serene, king of the courts.
10:21 PM

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Looking through 'The 45 Most Powerful Images Of 2011' (hover mouse if interested) - I couldn't help but be awed by the sheer power of some images. As a communications student, I was once again convinced of my sometime-wavering commitment to this cause that I believe in. For the pure, raw humanity that was present in the very human expressions of loving and losing and longing that was so present in the photos.

Sometimes this is what makes you fight on, you an insignificant one trying and losing your weakening battle against the largeness of life, trying not to dwell in the lightlessness of lost hope. This one's for everything that I ever believed in and still believe in today, these are my favorites of the year:


Mourning a lost son at the reflecting pools memorial where the Twin Towers once stood. For the ones who lose, the lost will always be remembered. For all those who made the ultimate sacrifice, for the ones that died so that we could live.

The first couple to be registered under the same-sex marriage in Manhattan. For the ones who always believed that laws never made their love any less real. This one's for the ones that are discriminated day after day, for the ones dare not to love openly, for the ones who fight love for the sake of their commitment to their religion - never give up, you are loved.

Christians protecting Muslims from hate crimes and attacks so they may pray in peace. This one nearly made me cry, I must admit. Having seen it for the nth time, this picture still speaks to me on a very, very personal level - that religions that face such animosity on the global level and come together and fight for, not with, each other.

Using pepper spray on a peaceful sit in. This one's for the ones who get lost along the way in the fight for peace, find your way back.

Canine Hawkeye lies vigil beside his slain master, a Navy Seal whose helicopter was shot down. This one's to show that love never dies. Never.

A Chinese boy pays his respects to Steve Jobs at an Apple. This one's for the visionaries that light the way, this one's for the ones leave us too soon. We remember.

Kissing his girlfriend after she was knocked down by police riot-controllers. This one's to show that love conquers all.

***

For to love, to lose and to remember - this is what makes us human. And we must never forget that.

♥ Serene, king of the courts.
2:56 PM

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

So many things to do after exams :)

But I think top of my list has to be start reading again :) I miss my Jane Eyre :(

♥ Serene, king of the courts.
10:28 AM

Sunday, November 27, 2011

He said, "Son, when you grow up
Would you be the savior of the broken
The beaten and the damned??

He said, "Will you defeat them
Your demons and all the non-believers
The plans that they have made?"

And while that sends you reeling
From decimated dreams
Your misery and hate will kill us all
So paint it black and take it back
Let's shout out loud and clear
Do you fight it to the end?

We hear the call to carry on, we'll carry on

Do or die, you'll never make me
Because the world will never take my heart
Though you try, you'll never break me
We want it all, we wanna play this part

Won't explain or say I'm sorry
I'm unashamed, I'm gonna show my scar
Give a cheer for all the broken
-MCR


This song remains for me what it was for me - Inspirational, even after so many years. :')

♥ Serene, king of the courts.
6:42 PM

♥ Catch your wave. ;



    Tennis player, flautist, guitar heroine, pianist.

    In that order. :)

    They've been saying it for generations.


    The SCAI's the limit.
    I am the limit.
    :D:D:D:D:D

    SERENE is one of the people who make you who you are, the definition of definition, to borrow a few words. A believer in idealism, she sees the world in photographic moments, quotable quotes and song lyrics.

    Always the hopeless romantic, she is fiercely loyal to those nearest and dearest. She finds joy in the simplest things, and sorrow in the greatest things.

    She loves tennis with a passion, loves lions, loves being under the sun, loves watching the rain, and loves sitting in cafes watching the world go by.

    She lives for most kinds of music, and dreams of a day where old classics come back into time. She lives in a world of yesterday, and believes old-fashioned gallantry is still the way to go.

    Her dreams are big, but her heart will always remain bigger. There's plenty of space for you in her heart so come on in. :)


♥ Sh-shakeit;

    Roger Federer! Shawn Johnson! David Cook! Adam Lambert! Simple Plan!

    ♥♥♥

    "Champions take chances,
    Pressure is a privilege.    "
    -Billie Jean King

     "Wherever you go, go with all your heart."
    -Confucius

     "You can never be bigger than the game and I think you always have to remember that."
    -Roger Federer

     "No, Roger Federer doesn't pull out. Otherwise he doesn't walk on court. (smiling)"
    -Roger Federer

     "That if you fall, stumble down
    I’ll pick you up off the ground
    If you lose faith in you
    I’ll give you strength to pull through"
    -Simple Plan

     "That out of many, we are one; that destiny will not be written for us, but BY us."
    -Barack Obama

     "There is no time for peace and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure."
     -Winston Churchill

     "Let the bells of tolerance ring out this Christmas. Let people open their minds as they open their presents underneath the tree."
    -Al Sharpton

    ♥ Flipside;;

    ♥ Awesome God


      Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you.

      And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.       -Matthew 28:19-20

    ♥ More than words.