Nope, no one's dead, and no, I haven't attempted to rupture more blood vessels of mine again and definitely not, Mr. P hasn't contacted me!!! I just felt like writing (or rather, typing)... One of those days where your fingers move to the rhythm your heart and your mind tell it to...
What to write about when all I've been doing is looking through countless journals all day long about oil-pressed residues and antioxidants and DPPH radical scavenging activities... OOOFFFF!!!! All I wanted was a normal boring day job so I could dedicate my nights to reading, and going out for drinks and socialising and learning odissi every Saturday. Not that I am not doing all of that (minus the dancing of course) but it's the cash funds that I find so difficult to keep up with. Oh well, might as well make the best out of my situation. Besides, once I finish my doctorate I may be paid twice as much as what my friends make. Being gay, would mean, no children, no commitments, just me, myself, my spirituality, my friends, my family and fabulousness. Argh... The boyfriend can wait. I am no more in a rush to meet that dumbass wrapped in aluminium foil (think Prince Charming in an armour of steel).
While we are down that road, Sunbear (thanks Cookies and Cakes), one of the longest holding friends-with-benefit of mine from KL, has been kind enough to drop me a few lines every now and then to inquire my well-being. Sunbear, it seems, is at a phase of his life whereby the "fun" no longer mattered and loneliness has managed to creep in. *rolls eyes* Why do people only realise things like this when its too late. I say this because I was so ready to give US (Sunbear and I) a chance at a relationship a few years ago. He has always been with people who wanted nothing but carnal pleasure with him/ from him; either way its immaterial. Now he wants a relationship???
I had a feeling he was testing the waters with me as to whether or not I still believe in happy endings. Yes, of course I do believe in 'ever after's but nonetheless I have also come to realise much higher truths than that (i'll save the preaching for other entries). My 'preset' brain has been 'reset' to evolved from, "LOVE is important" to "LOVE is, if and only if, it is GOD" (shit, sorry, no more preaching..... really!!!).
So Sunbear, went on about how he was feeling so much inadequacy in his life. How much he's been doing nothing but watching TV. How he rarely meets up with other men for sex these days. Bla bla bla, yada yada yada... And just when i thought the worst was over, the scale was yanked up and he used the ultimate turn off line (for me at least...);
Sunbear: If u were still kl would consider me??? (excuse the grammar, Sunbear was always defensive about his language skills)
Hdaran: Of course i wud! U tc nites. (God forgive me, don't send me to hell!!!)
Sunbear: Thanks da. I miss u...
Euggghhh!!! Tactless, absolutely tactless. I may have forgotten how to love and how it is like being in love but trust me, Sunbear, NOT an option. One mustn't deny, being with him had its perks. I used to be treated like I wanted to. Chauffeured driven around, meals taken care of, drinks checked, sex (well, that...I usually took whatever I got), and time mostly well-spent. What can I say? I had nothing to complain and it was a comfortable union that lasted long enough...
*eyebrow raised*
*evil grin carved*
It was then the Devil's ears and tail grew and yes, yes yes yes, why not!!! He's earning well, he needs some companionship and I am free of attachments, so voila, I played along... The cat is in the bag!!! Fantastic!!! I've got a person to take around, who'd buy me drinks and spend for me whenever he comes down to the island. Just what I need to spice things up when the going gets dull.
So, that's that. I have no idea when my ordeal/total closure of Mr. P is going to end/come and loneliness sometimes coerces me into looking at his pictures and then crying momentarily. So, while the physical detachment is there without my conscience constantly poking me in the gut, I can safely enjoy this particular endeavor until the one true dumbass comes along to give me hell (LOL, one shall always question the possibility of a truly happy relationship). With that said, I welcome the comfortable hotel sheets and bath tubs, the room service, the cocktails, wines and good food, and last (and LEAST), only just acceptable, the sex.
Besides, Sunbear can be easily disposed off.
My goodness, wherever did the Hdaran, so often passed over, go to???!!!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Of a Mantra, an Artwork, Choki Choki, size 34, and Being Indian....
In a heated conversation about a certain insignificant someone.
Hdaran: Ya...(very nonchalantly) *a second or two pause* Eh, excuse me???
*roaring laughters*
I've come across as someone with a good sense of humour these days. I wonder why... I have never been able to spontaneously burst out with witty things to say but nevertheless it seems I have been doing so. Evidently, people seem to be laughing more often than not at the things I say. *quizzical looks*
Moving on...
There was a tale to tell behind all of these pictures for if not one would have not bothered uploading.
The Mantra
An effort of seemingly great spiritual proportions; to gather 500 hundred people under one roof to chant the following:-
Moving on...
| Artwork at Kopi Cine. Wonderful place to have coffee, cakes and chat... |
| Childhood... Remember this??? |
| Me in a 34 size jeans from Kitschen, WOOHOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! |
| The scene in an Indian Cash 'n' Carry... I love the smell of incense and with it a sense of belonging... |
The Mantra
An effort of seemingly great spiritual proportions; to gather 500 hundred people under one roof to chant the following:-
Om Bhur Bhuvah Suvah,
Tat Savitur Varenyam,
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi,
Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat.
540 TIMES!!!!
540 TIMES!!!!
The meaning:
Oh God, the Protector, the basis of all life, Who is self-existent, Who is free from all pains and Whose contact frees the soul from all troubles, Who pervades the Universe and sustains all, the Creator and Energizer of the whole Universe, the Giver of happiness, Who is worthy of acceptance, the most excellent, Who is Pure and the Purifier of all, let us embrace that very God, so that He may direct our mental faculties in the right direction.
My interest in spirituality is attributable to one book Autobiography of a Yogi. It threw all my preconceived notions about God and everything in between mercilessly out of the window. I shall be forever grateful to the Saints, Yogis, Rishis, and Swamis of the world forever more because I was led to the Ultimate Truth. Have yet to experience the Bliss but my believes, approaching a stoic nature, shall help me get to HIM, the Creator of Everything.
The Artwork
Cookies and Cakes and I have been always full of alacrity at the sight of pastries (reasons why one should not wonder why "Cookies and Cakes"). The enthusiastic gay man (who finally came out to me a couple of months ago) once exclaimed in tones of pure joy that he has found yet another place to have, well, cakes and cookies and coffee in a quaint little setting.
CnC: But its rather pricey though. I mean 10 to 12 bucks for a slice of cake.
Hdaran: Its ok, if the cakes are as good as you say there are then I guess we're in for a delightful visit.
He decided, on an occasion to patronise the place, to bring along a new acquaintance, Candy Skirt. Like CnC, she reads law. Fashionable yet I always felt she could do better. Oh well, who am I to talk.
Kopi Cine as it is called, is charming as it is welcoming. A wonderful menu with beautifully baked and simply presented cakes. Enough said. I also did adore the idea of a white sheet of paper clipped on to each table and container of crayons to work out something while having a conversation. Results of that occasion is The Artwork. Charming, absolutely charming.
Choki Choki
I was at a sundry shop belonging to one of dad's bestie when i came across this. Choki Choki!!! I was immediately drawn back to my childhood, sweet, gay memories of nothing but endless running around; carefree and ignorant...
Uncle Shan: Take la, I give u, free....
Hdaran: Thankiyiew!!! My God, I haven't had this in ages. (Used to be the only snack in between meals at one point of my life...)
Uncle Shan: Hahaha. Yala, remember how you and your brother used to come and eat them here when you were small...
Hdaran: *grins*
I miss being a child.
Size 34
One day before horror. Went out with Miss Sincere Adequacy, and tried out a pair of 34 size pants @ Kitschen and it FIT. The joy!!! After so many painful months i am a 34!!! Couldn't help but stare at it again and again.
Being Indian (Indian Cash N Carry)
When I was in KL, we (Mr. P, my Indian gang and I) used to waste our times at places where Indian shops were abundant i.e. Brickfields, Masjid India etc. Although one has to admit the severity of boredom was almost inexplicable, yours truly used to take comfort in rejoicing with the Indian'ness' of the entire scenario. Stacks of colourful sarees, rows of intricate Punjabi suits, inexhaustible sources of costume jewellery (the heavy necklaces and ear-rings Indian women adorn with sarees), bangles of every imaginable colour, pottus of every conceivable style, and Indian products of every doable use; very least to say that the list goes on.
I drove my aunt to a 'Cash N Carry' about 5 minutes away from grandma's place a day before my birthday to get some supplies for an important religious celebration for the Hindu deity Vinayaga (the One with the Elephant Head). Incidentally, it fell on my birthday. And lo and behold the scene of that shop took me back to KL... Although the Island boasts streets lined with such similar retails I was intrigued by this one because it seemed so near my home and yet took me 400 kilometres away from it. Ah... the sweet memories of being in love and inevitably the painful ones too...
I have always told myself this.
There is always, ALWAYS, a reason behind every single course in life.
Be the outcomes bad;
The decisions erroneous;
Or the happenings excruciating;
It will definitely or indefinitely teach us, give us or bless us with something.
That is what we should lead ourselves to believe is important because it is then we will take everything that comes in our way in the most accepting way. When we accept and embrace the coming, the reaping is ours to take. And trust me when I say that when you reap unfortunate events in your life, you'll become the best student it creates.
"Nothing may be truly said to be 'miracle' except in the profound sense that everything is a miracle"
-Paramahansa Yogananda.
Monday, September 20, 2010
My "Other" Love Affairs #2
A newfound passion in me for Lemak Laksa!!! I was dreaming bout it for days!!! Balik Pulau, absolutely awesome!!!!!!!
Ah.....bliss!!!
Ah.....bliss!!!
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
CRAZEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am feeling a little crazy today... Feel like going out and having sex with anyone who wants to; do it with me, that is....
I am listening to this Tamil song that goes (sung wholly by a female);
Kutte vilakke x2
Sattiyama na kudumba kutte vilakke,
Accham vilakke, vetkam vilakke,
Aasai teera appalama enne norekke.....
Which means (literally);
A house oil lamp x2
Promise; I am a a house oil lamp,
A hesitant lamp, a shy lamp,
Break me like a pappadam as you like....
Anyone reading would be only doing two things I can possibly think of... Either having an eyebrow raised or laughing your head off...
As funny as it seems...... as horribly amusing it may come across....
Wait a minute, it is!!!!
Although so, what this song really goes to say is that, this woman whom portrays an image of a befitting, model housewife of sorts that isn't really, is trying to seduce men and then pick out her choice to sleep with. In the video clip, there is midrib baring woman whom dances very suggestively with men to excite them... She is saying she's shy and hesitant (third line) because there is thing bout Indian men strangely attracted to women whom are shy and abashed; an almost erotic attribute... And the final line bout breaking her like a papadom (an Indian snack that is usually eaten with rice, dhal and vegetarian side dishes) is a way of enticing men to want to fuck her; and strangely enough, sex is so often associated to post dinner affairs (dinner/food)... Yes, i am not kidding... She wants it rough and raw....
The video @YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUw-sVcTvAs
This song was actually a song from the movie Tamizhpadam, a movie that took its inspiration from its Hollywood counterpart Scary Movie. Now imagine how the outcome would have been... Anyways, i feel like this song all of a sudden; mad, amused and downright CRAZEEE!!!!!
Just if you happen to think this is a shocker, Tamil songwriters have got a way of using metaphors in most of their songs to be very suggestive; in a very carnal manner...
Another example would be;
Male: Muttataale penne, selai neiyven kanne,
Female: Naanathal orr aadai suudi kolven naane,
Literally meaning;
Male: With kisses, i shall weave you a saree,
Female: Abashed, i shall adorn this saree.
Imagine sealing a woman's body with mere kisses from her partner... For me, that spells sensuous eroticism...
I am listening to this Tamil song that goes (sung wholly by a female);
Kutte vilakke x2
Sattiyama na kudumba kutte vilakke,
Accham vilakke, vetkam vilakke,
Aasai teera appalama enne norekke.....
Which means (literally);
A house oil lamp x2
Promise; I am a a house oil lamp,
A hesitant lamp, a shy lamp,
Break me like a pappadam as you like....
Anyone reading would be only doing two things I can possibly think of... Either having an eyebrow raised or laughing your head off...
As funny as it seems...... as horribly amusing it may come across....
Wait a minute, it is!!!!
Although so, what this song really goes to say is that, this woman whom portrays an image of a befitting, model housewife of sorts that isn't really, is trying to seduce men and then pick out her choice to sleep with. In the video clip, there is midrib baring woman whom dances very suggestively with men to excite them... She is saying she's shy and hesitant (third line) because there is thing bout Indian men strangely attracted to women whom are shy and abashed; an almost erotic attribute... And the final line bout breaking her like a papadom (an Indian snack that is usually eaten with rice, dhal and vegetarian side dishes) is a way of enticing men to want to fuck her; and strangely enough, sex is so often associated to post dinner affairs (dinner/food)... Yes, i am not kidding... She wants it rough and raw....
The video @YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUw-sVcTvAs
This song was actually a song from the movie Tamizhpadam, a movie that took its inspiration from its Hollywood counterpart Scary Movie. Now imagine how the outcome would have been... Anyways, i feel like this song all of a sudden; mad, amused and downright CRAZEEE!!!!!
Just if you happen to think this is a shocker, Tamil songwriters have got a way of using metaphors in most of their songs to be very suggestive; in a very carnal manner...
Another example would be;
Male: Muttataale penne, selai neiyven kanne,
Female: Naanathal orr aadai suudi kolven naane,
Literally meaning;
Male: With kisses, i shall weave you a saree,
Female: Abashed, i shall adorn this saree.
Imagine sealing a woman's body with mere kisses from her partner... For me, that spells sensuous eroticism...
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Than Thaane Thantha Thaane......
It was 6.30 am (give or take 5 or 10 minutes), 3rd September 2010, and i was watching a movie on my laptop; There's Something About Mary (how very queer of me). And lo and behold, it started raining. I didn't realise at first because I had my headphones on but i saw trees billowing outside my window and i pulled the gadget off my ears. Sure enough, it was pouring!!! I got up from my bed and headed for the window; the smell of nature and without warning, a gush of wind hit my face. I took in every bit of it. I opened my eyes and carved a wide naughty grin... WHY NOT??? I can't do this at home because parents would think i am mad... Here, on campus however, there's nothing stopping me...
I immediately took off the briefs i was in (i decided it was a warm night to sleep in shorts), put on the pair of shorts i used earlier for my evening jog and tip-toed out of my room being careful not to wake GJ Kind Boy up (if anyone of you are still wondering, i always sleep with at least a singlet or a tank top on). I walked hurriedly at first, excited but at the same time a tad worried if mother nature was teasing me (a chance like this was too good to be true). Then, the adrenaline rush worked my pace up to a small jog and I eventually broke into a run... I ran with flip-flops on my feet, right out of my dormitory building and straight into the lake garden situated right across the road next to it. There are trees, grass, a walk-way, some street lights, and animals (birds, monitor lizards, tortoises, and fish in the lake), all of which always made my jogging a lot more pleasant, if it was not already.
I spread my arms out and let the magic begin... Scores after scores of Tamil movie songs begun to constantly ring in my ear;
I twirled,
I shook my hips,
I skipped,
I hugged lamp posts,
I caressed trees,
I collected raindrops in my hands and threw it up in the air,
I jumped up and down countlessly,
I sat down on the grass,
I ran up and down like a lunatic,
I was enthralled, exhilarated, and I never felt so alive!!!
For a full 30 minutes (again, give or take 5 or 10 minutes), I was a child again, nothing in the world mattered...
You see these kind of things in movies and people saying that they love doing these kind of spontaneous stuff but really, I for once never have had such an experience...
It was like I was on my own movie;
I was the star,
I was the audience,
I was the drama,
Mother Nature witnessed it!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MzJRgpclwQ
I immediately took off the briefs i was in (i decided it was a warm night to sleep in shorts), put on the pair of shorts i used earlier for my evening jog and tip-toed out of my room being careful not to wake GJ Kind Boy up (if anyone of you are still wondering, i always sleep with at least a singlet or a tank top on). I walked hurriedly at first, excited but at the same time a tad worried if mother nature was teasing me (a chance like this was too good to be true). Then, the adrenaline rush worked my pace up to a small jog and I eventually broke into a run... I ran with flip-flops on my feet, right out of my dormitory building and straight into the lake garden situated right across the road next to it. There are trees, grass, a walk-way, some street lights, and animals (birds, monitor lizards, tortoises, and fish in the lake), all of which always made my jogging a lot more pleasant, if it was not already.
I spread my arms out and let the magic begin... Scores after scores of Tamil movie songs begun to constantly ring in my ear;
I twirled,
I shook my hips,
I skipped,
I hugged lamp posts,
I caressed trees,
I collected raindrops in my hands and threw it up in the air,
I jumped up and down countlessly,
I sat down on the grass,
I ran up and down like a lunatic,
I was enthralled, exhilarated, and I never felt so alive!!!
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| Courtesy of Google Image Search, http://img.youtube.com/vi/XA36PX1bhe4/0.jpg |
You see these kind of things in movies and people saying that they love doing these kind of spontaneous stuff but really, I for once never have had such an experience...
It was like I was on my own movie;
I was the star,
I was the audience,
I was the drama,
Mother Nature witnessed it!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MzJRgpclwQ
Friday, August 20, 2010
Complicated??? So Be It!!!
A normal life to lead...
Born straight, grow up with a decent education...
At the appropriate time get a job and a girlfriend...
Get married and have kids...
Tag along with family and friends for gatherings and outings...
Occasional financial hiccups and debts to pay for...
Eventually own a car or two and a house or two...
Get old...
Die...
Why couldn't have life been that easy???
That boring???
That uncomplicated???
That foreseeable???
That SIMPLE???
Miss Sincere Inadequacy recently found out that her boyfriend (Creative juice #3), had been in fact disloyal to her and thus ended the relationship... Even that seems so much simpler than what i have going on...
"The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead. To love, to be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget."
-Arundhati Roy (The God of Small Things)
The few books i read that i could fully relate to...
Not to complicate what is simple and not to simplify what is complicated...
I guess my life will stay complicated and i shall live by its complications... The more i try to simplify, the more mess i get into...
Born straight, grow up with a decent education...
At the appropriate time get a job and a girlfriend...
Get married and have kids...
Tag along with family and friends for gatherings and outings...
Occasional financial hiccups and debts to pay for...
Eventually own a car or two and a house or two...
Get old...
Die...
Why couldn't have life been that easy???
That boring???
That uncomplicated???
That foreseeable???
That SIMPLE???
Miss Sincere Inadequacy recently found out that her boyfriend (Creative juice #3), had been in fact disloyal to her and thus ended the relationship... Even that seems so much simpler than what i have going on...
"The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead. To love, to be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget."
-Arundhati Roy (The God of Small Things)
The few books i read that i could fully relate to...
Not to complicate what is simple and not to simplify what is complicated...
I guess my life will stay complicated and i shall live by its complications... The more i try to simplify, the more mess i get into...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
I Was NEVER Meant For Love
I was not meant for love...
Always falling for straight men has always been the worst of my shortcomings... Mr I Think I Am Too Good To Be True, Godbro, and Mr P. All these experiences (if i may say so) has taught me one thing... The pursuit of a significant other has never been my calling. I was never destined to walk side-by-side with another, fingers inter-locked into one another's, head on his shoulder, on the beach by the moonlight...
I keep on saying this on my blog, God is the one true destiny of mankind, He is the Ultimate Truth, Eternal Bliss, and Omnipresent Being. To my amusement (yes, very much), God and the Human Soul is one. The only reason it has been thus far been seen separated is because mankind is a manifestation of God on Earth. Being on Earth changes things, vastly. The fact that we're bound to worldly attachments is infallible and that is when we tend to forget the parallel truth of God and Human.
Just a little take on theology.
So i am here, after having gone through (and not gone through) all the above (para #2), sitting down thinking to myself is that all there is??? (Actually, I've thought about this long ago) Reading has helped me discover certain hidden truths, gems that indeed tell the tales of the ultimate Truth. When you are wrapped in Eternal undying bliss, your need to satisfy desires cease. With that being said, i mean every possible desire; including romantic love. One does not need a significant other when God sheds light on you. If you take one step to God, He takes a leap, walk to Him and He runs to you... So what a Mataji, an enlightened guru, said to us in her speech during a visit to the island... Love is God, God is Love, Bliss is God, God is Bliss, and only the blind will disapprove of it...
Always falling for straight men has always been the worst of my shortcomings... Mr I Think I Am Too Good To Be True, Godbro, and Mr P. All these experiences (if i may say so) has taught me one thing... The pursuit of a significant other has never been my calling. I was never destined to walk side-by-side with another, fingers inter-locked into one another's, head on his shoulder, on the beach by the moonlight...
I keep on saying this on my blog, God is the one true destiny of mankind, He is the Ultimate Truth, Eternal Bliss, and Omnipresent Being. To my amusement (yes, very much), God and the Human Soul is one. The only reason it has been thus far been seen separated is because mankind is a manifestation of God on Earth. Being on Earth changes things, vastly. The fact that we're bound to worldly attachments is infallible and that is when we tend to forget the parallel truth of God and Human.
Just a little take on theology.
So i am here, after having gone through (and not gone through) all the above (para #2), sitting down thinking to myself is that all there is??? (Actually, I've thought about this long ago) Reading has helped me discover certain hidden truths, gems that indeed tell the tales of the ultimate Truth. When you are wrapped in Eternal undying bliss, your need to satisfy desires cease. With that being said, i mean every possible desire; including romantic love. One does not need a significant other when God sheds light on you. If you take one step to God, He takes a leap, walk to Him and He runs to you... So what a Mataji, an enlightened guru, said to us in her speech during a visit to the island... Love is God, God is Love, Bliss is God, God is Bliss, and only the blind will disapprove of it...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Sillunu Oru Kadhal...
People; best friends, loved ones, family, strangers, the ones whom make our lives miserable, the ones we abhor, idols, superstars, hypocrites, acquaintances, relatives, actors, models, doctors, engineers, graduates, dropouts; bottom line is we're all people. We're bound to feelings, emotions, attachments, relationships, failures, triumphs, depression and happiness... The one thing we all have in common is we all pursue happiness, eternal happiness...
Among all, love of God transcends all... Although it is simple, it is also arbitrarily destined; how, when, and where, we have but little power over it. The opportunity is circumstantial, but if final, it will not falter, except if the individual is unwilling to realise and embrace the equality of the Soul and God. The other, pure but very much worldly pursuit of the human existence is LOVE; the ultimate search for the significant other. The longing for someone to feel the void, to complete oneself, to know you are loved.
I was in KL the past few days, attending Mr.P's graduation. And on the Sunday morning i started penning down my next entry. Couldn't find a proper paper to continue and had to tear of a page of the newspaper that was mostly blank.
That entry never made it here...
I recalled an idea put forth in a Tamil movie,
Among all, love of God transcends all... Although it is simple, it is also arbitrarily destined; how, when, and where, we have but little power over it. The opportunity is circumstantial, but if final, it will not falter, except if the individual is unwilling to realise and embrace the equality of the Soul and God. The other, pure but very much worldly pursuit of the human existence is LOVE; the ultimate search for the significant other. The longing for someone to feel the void, to complete oneself, to know you are loved.
I was in KL the past few days, attending Mr.P's graduation. And on the Sunday morning i started penning down my next entry. Couldn't find a proper paper to continue and had to tear of a page of the newspaper that was mostly blank.
That entry never made it here...
I recalled an idea put forth in a Tamil movie,
We only safe-keep things that we are fond of because of the fear someone else may take it away or misuse it. But if that very thing is better kept elsewhere, we acquire infinite peace in knowing that it's safe...
-Sillunu Ore Kadhal (2006)
I looking forward to that peace... It will soon happen and when it does i shall leave... i am talking about Mr. P and Confused Gal... it is looking good... I am in no way depressed or mulling over my sad, pathetic life, or whatever not!!!
I am great!!! I am good, i will be good, and i shall do good!!! I'be nothing less than Great!!!
Friday, August 06, 2010
To Belong: Love IS God
Curse the varsity campus' wireless firewall for blocking even my signing into blogger... What's their resentment against blogging and blogger???
Anyways the big comeback on the popular social networking website has been rather exciting for me. Pretentious/hypocritical OR honest/welcoming; i do think both the facade and the genuine were present but nevertheless one does not wish to consider the need to distinguish.
Anyways the big comeback on the popular social networking website has been rather exciting for me. Pretentious/hypocritical OR honest/welcoming; i do think both the facade and the genuine were present but nevertheless one does not wish to consider the need to distinguish.
"You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestation of your own blessings."
-Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love)
I read the sentence over and over again and again.
Being a stalwart believer in karmic pasts somehow makes this notion imperatively disposable to me. Yet still, i sense a strong conformation reading it. It wasn't just participation, it was relentless, persistence, being resolute, interminable in the quest to receive blessings. Rome was not built in a day.
Just as human beings pursue love, should this notion be directed to OUR pursuit for love... relentless... no one ever stops looking for love... like bloodthirsty savages... bound to the innate desire to belong, to be longed, and to be long in love. True, come present times, to be long in love is as good as to belong in love. I am hopeful, so hopeful that i keep assuring myself that God has indeed been taking steps to ensure i follow His path... The path of eternal bliss, the true embodiment of everlasting love, the entirety of truth.
To belong.
Free me from the bounds of mortality.
Free me from desire and greed.
Free me from sorrow and pain.
Free me from ego and self-flattery.
Free me from anger and anguish.
I surrender myself onto Thee...
Let me feel Eternal Bliss,
Let me feel Infinite Love,
Let me feel You.
Love is God.
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Note To Self: GET A LIFE!!!
I wonder if I've ever mentioned the fashion designers I have gotten acquainted with.
OK, so we have the sweet, charming Designer.S, who has graduated from one of Malaysia's revered arts and design college (well, at least that is what I have mostly heard anyway). His designs are ever so honest and quite understated but has quality and an interesting undertone of eccentricity to it; clothes that i would personally love to see a fashion forward female adorn. And then we have another homegrown talent, Designer R Bling; his designs are somewhat predictable, so much so it borders on being safe but they're consistently well-tailored much like the work of Laura Bennett's (Project Runway USA: Season 3). His pieces are almost always finished with embellishments of his favorite choice of trinket, Swarowkski crystals, creating a touch of classy ellegance. Encased in a delightfully quaint pre-war residential lot, his couture house is a sight to behold. Upon nightfall, the vicinity oozes Parisian charm and this little boutique with mannequins displaying the designer's finest stands out under warm lights, peeking through its glass front doors and windows, halting onlookers prying for a closer look. This was exactly what happened to Cookies and Cakes and I while driving through the lane during night time (OMG, is this been like the umpteenth time i am mentioning this character in my entries??? Owh, never mind, one has decided that, under false pretences at least, that he has indeed become one's illegitimate husband) .
Anyway, Cookies and Cakes (not again, dang!!! time to find a proper boyfriend) and I got acquainted with Designer R Bling during one of our journey to find good food around the island and thanks to my best friend's extensive network of peers with mutual interests, we also found out Designer R Bling cooks!!! A few months later (or was it a year or so?) we met Designer R Bling again in Draghouse and this time the pleasantries exchange became a little more cosy *wink* and the most recent meet up ended in an invitation to his birthday bash.
"Its gonna be a barbecue party," he said.
"Oh ok, that's cool. Got dress code ah?" (excuse the Manglish), i enquired.
"Smart casual lah..." he replied.
Designer engaged in bit more trivial conversation.
*scurries off to meet Le Boyfriend*
Cookies and Cakes and I exchanged intrigued looks, "Did that just happen???" or so, that was the look he was giving me. From traces of disbelief it went to excitement and then to a note of anxiety. Gift!!! F*%K!!!
"OK, time to think, what shall we get him....errrmmm, errrrmmmm, let's come up with ideas and then we shall discuss and go gift hunting."
"Why do i even bother," i told myself, "It's not like Cookies and Cakes wouldn't figure this out, besides, i will help with the 'hunting'," i was always blank when it comes for suggestions for birthday presents. Cookies and Cakes was the man to go to with these sort of qualms, he was always so competent and right on the dot with his recommendations (i have no social life; Cookies and Cakes this, Cookies and Cakes that, why don't I just name the blog 'Cookies AND Cakes: Rants Of A Best Friend') .
The party itself was rather simplistic, laidback, executed very effortlessly and still managed to feel rather intricate and well thought of. Laid out in a frivolous manner, the host was rather gracious in welcoming me (i arrived UN-fashionably late and yes, its true, Cookies and Cakes did not drive me there, for once) to an array of grilled meat, wine (it was cheap wine, but it was nevertheless wine) and a heavenly concoction of 'porky' goodness. I was in a phase whereby my stomach has shrunken and it can't seem to hold quantities of food like it used to (due to portion control and healthy eating in an effort to lose weight) and so managed to merely sample the food. The night ended, wait..... (we adjourned elsewhere), the party, right the party..... ended, on a cheerful note with the birthday boy (one is referring to his not-so-innocent, childlike demeanour we got to witness that night) opening his gifts and thanking his friends and some newfound company (Cookies and Cakes and I) for the gift we bore. We left the place, thanking him and his friends for the honestly enjoyable company and time well-spent.
"Told'ca u should come," Cookies and Cakes affirms his trust on the host for being exceptionally tactful in his attempt to throw a proper birthday bash.
"Ya ya, i am glad i did, so we're adjourning to Holy Lounge???" truth be told, i was looking forward to more alcohol.
"Ya, Stylish Foreigner (hereafter shall be known as Brian Look Alike) is there with his boyfriend and his best friend."
"Owh crap," i thought, "i am going to stand face-to-face with Intimidation itself". I don't blame Brian Look Alike, its me, the pathetic, undeserving me, whom gets to mingle with high status socialites. I should just sulk into one corner (one was horribly clad that night and horribly clad in branded apparel; testament that true style isn't about billboarding labels) and wait for my demise. More wine??? Ahhh, yes, Cookies and Cakes tended to that with a glass of white wine *sips* and one was feeling better with the warm welcome Brian Look Alike gave me. He even managed to invite me to shake up the dance floor, but, alas, my clothes weighed me down and i was not about to appear even more unattractive. We had another bottle of white wine (one wishes not to reveal gut-wrenching tales of being stranded in a lounge with alcohol that a ruddy plastic couldn't pay for; if only a pair of scissors was in possesion), we left a couple of hours shy to dawnbreak, both satisfied with the amount of alcohol in our bloodstream and thankful that Brian Look Alike was there to save the day (i ought to give him a hug).
I am missing the dinner parties at Cookies and Cakes' place (sigh, i really wish we were sexually attracted to each other; note to self: GET A LIFE!!!).
Roast Chicken???
Indian Scrumptiousness???
More Mouth-Watering Vegan Deals???
An All-Cake Affair???
WHAT NEXT???? ARRGGGHHH!!!!!!!!
OK, so we have the sweet, charming Designer.S, who has graduated from one of Malaysia's revered arts and design college (well, at least that is what I have mostly heard anyway). His designs are ever so honest and quite understated but has quality and an interesting undertone of eccentricity to it; clothes that i would personally love to see a fashion forward female adorn. And then we have another homegrown talent, Designer R Bling; his designs are somewhat predictable, so much so it borders on being safe but they're consistently well-tailored much like the work of Laura Bennett's (Project Runway USA: Season 3). His pieces are almost always finished with embellishments of his favorite choice of trinket, Swarowkski crystals, creating a touch of classy ellegance. Encased in a delightfully quaint pre-war residential lot, his couture house is a sight to behold. Upon nightfall, the vicinity oozes Parisian charm and this little boutique with mannequins displaying the designer's finest stands out under warm lights, peeking through its glass front doors and windows, halting onlookers prying for a closer look. This was exactly what happened to Cookies and Cakes and I while driving through the lane during night time (OMG, is this been like the umpteenth time i am mentioning this character in my entries??? Owh, never mind, one has decided that, under false pretences at least, that he has indeed become one's illegitimate husband) .
Anyway, Cookies and Cakes (not again, dang!!! time to find a proper boyfriend) and I got acquainted with Designer R Bling during one of our journey to find good food around the island and thanks to my best friend's extensive network of peers with mutual interests, we also found out Designer R Bling cooks!!! A few months later (or was it a year or so?) we met Designer R Bling again in Draghouse and this time the pleasantries exchange became a little more cosy *wink* and the most recent meet up ended in an invitation to his birthday bash.
"Its gonna be a barbecue party," he said.
"Oh ok, that's cool. Got dress code ah?" (excuse the Manglish), i enquired.
"Smart casual lah..." he replied.
Designer engaged in bit more trivial conversation.
*scurries off to meet Le Boyfriend*
Cookies and Cakes and I exchanged intrigued looks, "Did that just happen???" or so, that was the look he was giving me. From traces of disbelief it went to excitement and then to a note of anxiety. Gift!!! F*%K!!!
"OK, time to think, what shall we get him....errrmmm, errrrmmmm, let's come up with ideas and then we shall discuss and go gift hunting."
"Why do i even bother," i told myself, "It's not like Cookies and Cakes wouldn't figure this out, besides, i will help with the 'hunting'," i was always blank when it comes for suggestions for birthday presents. Cookies and Cakes was the man to go to with these sort of qualms, he was always so competent and right on the dot with his recommendations (i have no social life; Cookies and Cakes this, Cookies and Cakes that, why don't I just name the blog 'Cookies AND Cakes: Rants Of A Best Friend') .
The party itself was rather simplistic, laidback, executed very effortlessly and still managed to feel rather intricate and well thought of. Laid out in a frivolous manner, the host was rather gracious in welcoming me (i arrived UN-fashionably late and yes, its true, Cookies and Cakes did not drive me there, for once) to an array of grilled meat, wine (it was cheap wine, but it was nevertheless wine) and a heavenly concoction of 'porky' goodness. I was in a phase whereby my stomach has shrunken and it can't seem to hold quantities of food like it used to (due to portion control and healthy eating in an effort to lose weight) and so managed to merely sample the food. The night ended, wait..... (we adjourned elsewhere), the party, right the party..... ended, on a cheerful note with the birthday boy (one is referring to his not-so-innocent, childlike demeanour we got to witness that night) opening his gifts and thanking his friends and some newfound company (Cookies and Cakes and I) for the gift we bore. We left the place, thanking him and his friends for the honestly enjoyable company and time well-spent.
"Told'ca u should come," Cookies and Cakes affirms his trust on the host for being exceptionally tactful in his attempt to throw a proper birthday bash.
"Ya ya, i am glad i did, so we're adjourning to Holy Lounge???" truth be told, i was looking forward to more alcohol.
"Ya, Stylish Foreigner (hereafter shall be known as Brian Look Alike) is there with his boyfriend and his best friend."
"Owh crap," i thought, "i am going to stand face-to-face with Intimidation itself". I don't blame Brian Look Alike, its me, the pathetic, undeserving me, whom gets to mingle with high status socialites. I should just sulk into one corner (one was horribly clad that night and horribly clad in branded apparel; testament that true style isn't about billboarding labels) and wait for my demise. More wine??? Ahhh, yes, Cookies and Cakes tended to that with a glass of white wine *sips* and one was feeling better with the warm welcome Brian Look Alike gave me. He even managed to invite me to shake up the dance floor, but, alas, my clothes weighed me down and i was not about to appear even more unattractive. We had another bottle of white wine (one wishes not to reveal gut-wrenching tales of being stranded in a lounge with alcohol that a ruddy plastic couldn't pay for; if only a pair of scissors was in possesion), we left a couple of hours shy to dawnbreak, both satisfied with the amount of alcohol in our bloodstream and thankful that Brian Look Alike was there to save the day (i ought to give him a hug).
I am missing the dinner parties at Cookies and Cakes' place (sigh, i really wish we were sexually attracted to each other; note to self: GET A LIFE!!!).
Roast Chicken???
Indian Scrumptiousness???
More Mouth-Watering Vegan Deals???
An All-Cake Affair???
WHAT NEXT???? ARRGGGHHH!!!!!!!!
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