After several incidents today, I have concluded that being honest and straightforward isn’t really a good thing. Your so-called honesty and straightforward attitude may be seen as being mean, rude and tactless.

What a shame! I thought honesty is a virtue?

When that I was and a little tiny boy,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
A foolish thing was but a toy,
For the rain it raineth every day

Shakespeare - Twelfth Night

This sounds fun!

(via thereruns)

(Source: lovequotesrus)

How can I trust and count on someone who doesn’t even stand up and fight for me?

1. Some people just don’t want to be your friend

Everyone has that one friend we always feel rejected by. We constantly try to make plans with them to hang out but we’re always met with some explanation of “You know, this week is just really insane. I could do a lunch from 2:10 to 2:20 three weeks from now though…” They make themselves seem like the busiest person on Planet Earth. Busier than James Franco! How could they ever have a moment to see a friend for drinks? Don’t you just know how positively swamped they are?! You’re so insensitive, flaunting around your balanced life of work and socializing. The Busiest Person On Earth is preoccupied with canceling plans to hang out and walking swiftly to Very Important Places—places that you can’t come to!

Yeah, this is a load of BS. I know you’re trying to keep the friendship flame alive but you should just stop trying and salvage some dignity. No one is ever too busy to hang out with someone they genuinely want to see. You make time for the right people. You prioritize. If a friend is constantly flaking, they’re basically telling you that they’re just not that interested in maintaining the friendship. Sowwy.

2. You can’t change people…most of the time

Human beings have this nasty habit of wanting to save other people. We think that with the right amount of TLC, we can change the foundation of someone’s personality and mold them into being the perfect partner.

Well, newsflash: it ain’t true. While a good relationship should cause both parties to make improvements, you can’t date a fixer-upper expecting a Persian Palace at the end of it. People only change if they want to. It doesn’t matter how many reassuring love pats you give them. If they’re not down to be, like, a good person, all your hard work is essentially fruitless.  Go get a new hobby. Preferably something that’s not so detrimental to your self-esteem.

3. You’re a terrible drunk.

If you’re one of those people who, when they drink, morphs into a wild, scary animal, chances are you got some problems and drinking is only magnifying them. Getting wasted shouldn’t cause to you turn into something unrecognizable. It should just make you looser, happier, stupid, and starving. But hearing a friend tell you that you’re scary/annoying when you’re drunk NEVER feels good. In your mind, you’re just really wild! The life of the party! Everyone’s on the same level as you, right? Um, no. You’re a hot mess. Please stop drinking.

4. You’re in a crappy relationship

This is a really sticky situation. How do you tell a close friend that they’re in a terrible relationship? Not just garden variety “Your special person is lame and we don’t really click!” but like “Your special person is not special. They’re actually ruining your life!” No one wants to hear that! Need I remind you that love is deaf, dumb, and blind?!  When you’re in a bad relationship, you learn to rationalize all of it. In your mind, it’s fine and even if you’re aware of it being unhealthy, you’re used to it so back off, concerned friends! You’re just jealous! You wish you could be loved like this! Um, yeah. People are crazy when they’re sleeping with crazy people. This is a truth no one likes to hear and it’d probably be best to just wait it out until your friend comes to their senses. If they get engaged, you can put your foot down, I guess.

5. Yeah, that outfit does make you look weird

Am I the only one who likes to be told when an outfit makes my body look weird? If you’re my friend, it’s your job to tell me if the clothes I’m wearing aren’t doing me any favors. This isn’t about me thinking I’m fat. It’s about the very real deceptive nature of clothes. A pair of jeans can make you look ten pounds heavier or lighter. A shirt, depending on how it’s cut, is going to either make me look buff or dumpy. So tell me the truth. I can handle the truth! 

Source - ThoughtCatalog

Awesome Sunday started off with lunch at Beach Road Prawn Mee, The Plain for coffee, wandered off to Duxton Hill, Berry Good Waffles and Gryphon Earl Grey Tea at ReStore Living, retail therapy in town and lastly Japanese dinner in Sushi Tei at The Big Splash. 

All photos taken with Canon 60d, unedited. 

You always remind me that no matter what happens, I have friends like you to count on. I don’t know what I have done to deserve all your kindness but I appreciate it and am full of gratitude. 爱死你了！❤❤❤

Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
Told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it’s an ache I still remember

lukeiss asked: Not exactly a question, but i think your blog is beautiful, your pictures are beautiful and i think you're beautiful too :)

Thanks you’re too kind! And you have just given me more motivation to blog and take more pretty photos! :)

“After a while, you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul. And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning and company doesn’t mean security. You begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts and presents aren’t promises. And you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes open, with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child. You learn to build all your roads on today because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans. After a while, you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much. So plant your own garden and decorate your own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. You learn that you really can endure, that you really are strong, and that you really do have worth. You learn that with every goodbye, there’s a hello. So take chances. Tell the truth. Date someone totally wrong for you. Say no. Spend all of your cash. Say yes. Sleep an entire day. Read a book. Tell a story. Fall in love. Get to know someone random. Be random. Say I love you. Laugh at a stupid joke. Cry. Apologize. Tell someone how much they mean to you. Drink until the bottle’s empty. Sing out loud. Tell an asshole how you feel. Let someone know what they’re missing. Laugh until your stomach hurts. Live life.”

Source - ExpressYourFairyTale

When I was younger, I used to think that being home alone is be the best thing ever. The amount of freedom, the lack of naggy parents or any obligations to fulfill, what more can a teenager ask for? But to my horror, I was so wrong. After 21 years of my life, I have finally experience living alone in my house, just me myself and I. It is a pretty cool experience but given a choice, I do not want to experience it again. I hate coming back to a quiet home. I hate the silence. I hate being alone. It is so depressing and lonely.

I am feeling homesick in my own house. I miss my family. :’(