Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Ever since the last day of school...

in case you have been wondering what I have been up to,


I have been...





taking the time to just admire the seasonal changes,
as the trees turn from green to yellow and crimson.

Standing there in the middle of the windswept road laden with fallen autumn leaves,
just breathing and absorbing the nice weather of Melbourne.




exercising. (well, almost something like that!)

Doing star jumps just for the fun of it at the beach with a friend.





smelling the grass. taking a nap. just lying there for the moment at the park.




playing with kangaroos and getting back with nature. haha.




feeding the birds by the waterside.

Enjoying the harbour and the silhouettes of yachts' narrow sails against the Sydney city skyline.

Sipping a cappuccino while watching people waddle by.



lastly, just sitting still and reflecting,
gazing at the beautiful scene as the sun dips behind the urban icons of the city.

That, to me is what life is all about anyway.
Though reality has something else in store for me.






“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.”


- Paulo Coelho

Friday, May 02, 2008

The Middle


J
ust got to listen to this classic song of my secondary school days again...
Love the lyrics, it never fails to encourage me.





The Middle- Jimmy Eat World

Hey,
Don't write yourself off yet.
It's only in your head you feel left out,
Or looked down on.
Just try your best,
Try everything you can.
And don't you worry what they tell themselves
When you're away.


It just takes some time,
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything, everything will be just fine,
Everything, everything will be alright. (alright)

Hey,
You know they're all the same.
You know you're doing better on your own, (on your own)
So don't buy in.
Live right now.
Yeah, just be yourself.
It doesn't matter if it's good enough (good enough)
For someone else.



Hey, don't write yourself off yet.
It's only in your head you feel left out, (feel left out)
Or looked down on.
Just do your best, (just do your best)
Do everything you can. (do everything you can)
And don't you worry what their bitter hearts (bitter hearts)
Are gonna say.

It just takes some time,
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything, everything will be just fine,
Everything, everything will be alright. (alright)