Providential

I've always wanted to take a photo of the beautiful field of flowers planted within the big roundabout outside my housing estate.
Every time I drove past, I told myself, there will be another time, another opportunity.

Today,
I got back from a lovely gathering with some of my closest uni buddies,
a final meet up, so to speak,
before we all disperse all over the world in the next 3 months.

Reminiscing the incredible events each and every one of us have gone through this year,
I was reminded again,
that, time truly waits for no one.

And so,
I finally picked up my camera, dangled it around my neck, walked towards the roundabout and made the shuttle work.

I don't care if I look goofy or weird,
I just want to live this moment.

Mamak

Culture

I love Mamak!

I think
I'll love it even more
if I can have them
10 times cheaper
in 4 days time.

It's not about Indian Muslims.

It's not just about the food.

It's about the gatherings,

the memories,

the relationships. 

It's
more of a culture.

And so I realised,

life cannot be measured with money.

Gigabytes

Entertainment

I want to

 fill you up

and 

make you 

a witness

of my journey

of

self-discovery.

I'm not greedy,

320GB

is enough.

Study

Side-by-side

Been doing a lot of writing today,
not the right kind of writing,
didn't find essay attractive,
I like blogging better.

Been drinking a lot of V yesterday,
not the full strength version of V,
didn't find any funny insect in it,
I like coffee better.


Hmm...
I don't know what I'm blabbing about,
but I know there's only one more day to go.

=)

Friendly Strangers

Half A Day For You

It's funny how whenever you put a whole bunch of Malaysians together,

they would inevitably bond over food.

Dear Campbelltown

Cross

Dear Campbelltown,

I know I've professed my love for you in the past, but today, being my last day walking alongside with you, I can't help but reflect upon how far I've come, how much I've learned, and how much I've grown.

We've known each other for 4 years. They say 4 years is a long time, people finish a university degree in 4 years, tiny humans learn to speak and run in 4 years, mothers could have at least 5 new children in 4 years, a total of 16 seasons, 48 months, 208 weeks, 1450+ days, 35000+ hours. Yes, a long time.

People tend to misunderstand you sometimes, you seem to pop up in the list of "The worst xxxxx in Sydney" everywhere, your pal Campbelltown Hospital constantly made headlines at least a few times a year, and don't get me started on the empire of fastfood outlets and steak houses there. People just couldn't see your potential.

Sure, we have our differences. But I know for sure that, without knowing you, I would probably become a person that I don't want myself to be. You've opened my eyes to the world, taught me real diversity, tolerance and the sense of community.

As much as I've joked about you to others throughout the years, I know that you know that it's just my way of saying how much I appreciate what you have done for me. It's been good fun knowing you, and I would never ever exchange the experiences I've accumulated in this 4 years for anything.

Well, farewell my dear friend. And we will definitely catch up again, some time in the future.

Love always,
Shihui
PS: You better know how to pronounce my name properly next time I see you! xD

Excuse

ZZzzzz

I'm not bored.

I'm just...

tired.

That's what they ALL say.

Swirl

Alice in Wonderland

Time 

flies.

Makes you

realise how

life's

a cycle

in

no time.

Pro

Link them all!

I should be 

writing my essay.

Instead,

I'm doing this.

xD

Someone told me we should make a career 

out of the things 

that we procrastinate about.

Hmm...

If so, 

I would be a try-hard gamer,

whatever-an-internet-browsing-career-would-be-called,

photographer-wannabe,

puzzled thinker,

and a 

blogger.

Detox

Dihydrogen Monoxide

Ah~~

The joy 

of dancing 

under the 

rain

cleansed away 

all those 

countertransferences 

from aggressive 

patients

=)

Hot

<3

Doesn't matter if it give me:

rhinorrhoea

anaesthesia of my glossus

tachycardia

palpitation

hyperventilation

facial erythema

vertigo

I still *heart* my SHIN cup noodles!!!~

Way out

Exit

This is what I've been thinking a lot lately.

I want to get out.

Finish this term.

End this year.

Leave this place.

Fly, far far away.

Well, temporarily anyway.

On darken days, 

this is my

light.

Cloudy

(Un)Solarised

Spring is a season full of uncertainties and contradictions.

Sunny yesterday.
Windy last weekend.
Hot last week.
Flooding somewhere 4 hours away.
Snowing somewhere 1 hour away.
Raining everywhere.


I don't like you - cold cloudy spring day.

Amazing colours look dull on you,
and you make my head hurt.

stressed

"Desserts" Spelled Backwards

10 tips to stress less:
1.   Remember to get your zzzzz's
2.   De-clutter your life
3.   Do more of what makes you feel most alive
4.   Delegate
5.   Talk out your troubles
6.   Practice compassion
7.   Plan date nights with your friends
8.   Notice something beautiful
9.   Learn to listen & be heard
10. End the day well


So, how many of these steps are you taking?

Empathy

Transmission

Tools of communication:
Antenna,
satellite dish,
radiofrequency,
tuning,
MHz,
AM,
FM.

But we don't need all these
for emotions to be contagious.

All we need is
a willingness
to transmit,
to receive,
to decipher,
and to share
one another's
feelings.

Perspective

Point of View

This is the logo of the Global Health Conference that I attended 2 years ago in Melbourne.

A family friend pointed out that
it kind of looks like a person setting a volleyball.

Hmm?
I've never thought of it before,
even though I am very much obsessed with setting and volleyball.

I guess, it's always good to have fresh eyes,
seeing things from different perspectives.

In life.

Because,
without,
we would all be blind.

Delusion

Delusion

Somehow, the first thing that popped up in my mind when I saw this spam was related to Mental Health.

Anyway, someone once told me,
delusion is like:

"You are not a medical student!!"

So, no wonder many of the patients replied us this:

@!#?*/$%?!!!

Sigh~

Peace

My thoughts are with everyone who was involved in the accident.

Colour of Spring

Fresh

Spring is my favourite season for many reasons.

The colours!
And I'm not just talking about the flowers,
red yellow orange purple pink white!

But also,
the leaves!
With unimaginable variety of different shades,
which seems to also differ
on days with different weathers.

And ooh!
The sky.

Everything seems fresh.
A new beginning.

And this is one of my favourite colour of spring.
I like to call it "vibrant green".

Campbelltown

Ms Campbell

It is so true,
that,
the environment helps mold our perspectives on people, on life.

Nearly 4 years being around this place,
I must declare:

Campbelltown makes me a better person.

Seriously. No joke.

Timezones

Happy birthday to us.

Suddenly, I remember.

That, thanks to difference in timezones,
we are celebrating our birthdays together.
(Well, at least for the first 3 hours anyway.)

And now I know why,
I've never felt alone on this day.

Eve

I'm excited.

Something new, a starting point.

Tomorrow, nonetheless.

Someone was telling me that this is a huge commitment.

Hmm... is it?


So I thought, on the eve of this project of mine, I want to put up a disclaimer.

In the event where I don't have the facility or ability to publish, I will still have the daily photo stored digitally somewhere, and the daily idea jotted down somewhere on a random piece of paper. And then I will catch up when I can.

Because, no excuses.