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Family Always Comes First.

missycheerio — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:05:31 +0000

Good day readers. Its been quite a day, skipped gym because I woke up feeling like my limbs were all falling apart. Its Federal Territory day today, hence the smooth traffic and the entire KL is on holiday. I love movie dates, and not to mention how affordable it is to watch a movie here compared to Melbourne. We’re running out of movies to watch, so Ellie; pace yourself. February is here, and Chinese New Year so far has been great. There’s something different about the celebration this year. Maybe its my perspective, but the long stretch of holidays definitely played a big part. I remember growing up looking forward towards Chinese New Year for the ang pow collection, the good food, the cookies, and definitely the shopping. It seems like being raised in a country where Malaysians celebrate everything together, and people really do embrace cultural differences.

We actually celebrate differences more than we think we do.

And it starts with family. I’m sure as kids sometimes we find it annoying to have to go through all the traditional ceremonies not knowing what its all about and the whole point of it. We look forward to visiting houses for the ang pow and cookies (soft drinks if I may add) instead of meeting the people unless they’re your cousins of course. Truth is, you’ll only truly understand the importance of all the values carried through generations when you’re slightly older. It’s pretty much great family time. I’ll give you a scenario, imagine Chinese New Year without your family, it’d be pointless right?

Other things may change us, but we start and end with family.
Now take a look at the photo below.

I think this photo alone describes Chinese New Year to me. Three generations, my parents, my nephew(the one with the little lion head) and my cousins all laughing together. We may have underestimated the importance of laughter, especially within a family. When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happiness. I chose this photo over the rest partly because it exudes happiness and it was quite a candid shot. Decided to submit this photo for the on going PETRONAS’ Photography Contest with a theme of Reimagining Energy.

Please do check out the rest of the photo submissions here.
If you’re lucky and its good, don’t be surprised to see it up on Photo of the day!

I’m gonna run off now to get some good rest. Gonna catch up with this week’s episode of Gossip Girl, Vampire Diaries and 90210. I’m pretty annoyed with my iPhone situation at the moment. Hoping for some good news tomorrow. Family gathering in the morning, gym, facial and meeting up with some friends later on at night. Hope you’re having a good celebration!

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Coming Home by PETRONAS CNY 2012.

Taylor Swift Speak Now World Tour 2012.

missycheerio — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:38:36 +0000

Greetings. Gym session was fantastic today, although I felt very much like tofu at the start. Finally decided on my plans over the next two years, and its looking pretty good. I feel like a huge weight just got lifted off my chest, and I take it all as a blessing in disguise. It really helps when you have really supportive people in your life, and I thank God for that. I’m just really happy that everything is finally back on track.

Oh yes, Taylor Swift Speak Now World Tour 2012; Live in Melbourne. Although the tickets were insanely expensive, I think this would probably be one heck of an amazing show. I grew up listening to Taylor Swift’s songs. Being in the crowd among the other die hard fans would be exhilarating. So far I’ve managed to catch The Script, Maroon 5 and Boyce Avenue in 2011. Nothing beats this. Its two tickets for 286AUD, general admission. Its the company that counts.

The four-time GRAMMY winner’s SPEAK NOW performance is a two-hour theatrical presentation, reminiscent of a Broadway experience. The show features elaborate costumes, dancers, aerialists, changing sets, and innovative choreography and instrumentation showcased on a multi-level stage. Taylor plays five different guitars in the show, plus two banjos, the ukulele and the piano, and changes costumes nine times over the course of the evening. During the concert she moves right around the venue, using different stages, thereby giving every audience member a great seat.

I’m so excited!!! For peeps in Melbourne, if you’d like to grab a ticket; be sure to make it quick. Here’s the link: http://www.tizzet.com.au/events/225/taylor_swift_tickets

Your Name On My Lips.

missycheerio — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:52:33 +0000

Greetings. Just realized that I’ve been away for more than a week now. I hope this festive season has been awesome for all of you, because its been nothing short of amazing for me. I love Chinese New Year celebrations, partly because its the only time of the year where I get to be in a house of nearly 60 relatives living together for a couple of days. The food, the gambling sessions, the morning runs, and all the catching up was something I’ve been looking forward to since I got home. I love my family reunions, I like how simple it is. To top that, something has gone terribly wrong with my iPhone so I’ve successfully lived without a mobile phone for about a week now. Thank goodness for the iPad, and the new iMessage.

I think its an achievement. A personal achievement that is. To be so wired up by communication and just be completely out of it for an entire week just being around my family is a total bonus. I’m sure we all love ang pows. Apparently its not a good year to gamble for me, so I’ve been losing quite a bit in my poker sessions; although I think I’ve improved quite a bit with my poker face. I have a permanently smile smack on my face all through out the game. Its funny because I think I tend to react quite a bit especially when I hit the flop. Oh well, its all for the fun of the game.

This is 1/3.

I have a really cool aunt who cooks for a huge volume of up to 60 people at once. And she does it for every single meal! Madness.

Everyone, meet Lilo the cute pug and Monica.

Before my iPhone crashed

Anyway, long weekend ahead. This is probably my first Chinese New Year celebration which I’ve lost weight without exercising or dieting. I have no idea why, how or what is wrong; but yeah I’m pretty happy about it. Hit the gym yesterday, with my usual cardio weights circuit set and body pump class back to back. Woke up feeling like my limbs are falling apart, and I think I’m gonna try to go out for a run in the evening. I’ve lost the urge to lose weight, and my focus now is more on getting really toned. I’m yet to reach my 10kg target, but I’m halfway there!

Next up, an advertorial for La Senza. Do note that this is not an advertorial, but the bra is really really comfortable. I don’t really fancy bras with padding and no I don’t do push-up bras because it will only make my boobs look obscene. I know how most people are not that particular when it comes to design and fitting. You might not be cool with the idea of splurging on a undergarments or lingerie. I think that its these things that count the most though. It makes you feel sexy, and if you have it flaunt it! And you don’t lose your boobies through exercising or weight loss. Instead, I think it gets more accentuated, so start hitting the gym to get that killer body!

What happens when you fulfill none of the above?

It truly defines who you are.

When a picture is worth a thousand words.

It allows you to relive moments.

In the cold winter.

The hour long kisses.

When you wake up three in the morning feeling hungry.

Have a great weekend. Lots of love!

Coming Home by PETRONAS.

missycheerio — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:55:24 +0000

Greetings. Chinese New Year is around the corner once again, and its my favorite time of the year. Its the time of the year where families get together to usher the new year with ang pow, mandarin oranges, people dressing up in red and visiting one another. Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Chinese calendar. The origin of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions.

What is Chinese New Year?

“According to tales and legends, the beginning of Chinese New Year started with the fight against a mythical beast called the Nian (Chinese: 年; pinyin: nián). Nian would come on the first day of New Year to eat livestock, crops, and even villagers, especially children. To protect themselves, the villagers would put food in front of their doors at the beginning of every year. It was believed that after the Nian ate the food they prepared, it wouldn’t attack any more people. One time, people saw that the Nian was scared away by a little child wearing red. The villagers then understood that the Nian was afraid of the colour red. Hence, every time when the New Year was about to come, the villagers would hang red lanterns and red spring scrolls on windows and doors. People also used firecrackers to frighten away the Nian. From then on, Nian never came to the village again.”

This Chinese New Year, PETRONAS stays true to the common tradition and values that bind all Malaysians together in the underlying messages of its television commercial (TVC) to usher the year of the Golden Dragon.

Titled “Coming Home”, the TVC this year

shot in Malaysia, England, Belgium, China and India – depicts six separate yet intertwining stories of individuals around the world who, no matter how far they have come in life, stay true to their roots and tradition.
Among others, the stories revolve around a dentist posted to a rural part of India celebrating the New Year with his family in his home country via Skype, a little boy in China having a simple dinner with his family, and a young girl in London working two jobs to earn a living and yet still able to “celebrate” Chinese New Year with her extended family – her customers.
The essence of the TVC lies in the struggle that each individual goes through in life – be it working two jobs, or having to be the head of the family at a young age, as in the case of the little boy in China.
What is of more significance is how each of these individuals adapts to the changing times, turning challenges into opportunities, and always seeing the positive in the negative – powerful universal messages that transcend cultural, generational, creed and ethnicity barriers.
It illustrates what it takes to make life better through a progressive and bold attitude that one holds, opening the mind to new ideas and learn new things, ultimately making one a better human being.

The “Coming Home” TVC will air from 17th January until 6th February 2012. For more exciting surprises, the public may visit PETRONAS’ YouTube page (www.youtube.com/user/PETRONASOfficial).

Datuk Mohammad Medan Abdullah giving his speech.

“The TVC is meant to celebrate not just the Year of the Dragon, but the spirit of perseverance, adaptability and determination as captured in each of the stories it depicts. This energy is something that should inspire us all as we navigate through the challenges we face in life,” said PETRONAS’ Senior General Manager of Group Corporate Affairs Division.

“It is this innate spirit of resilience, energy to see opportunity, energy to go on, improve and move on while staying true to our values that we wanted to portray in our TVC. It is this same spirit that forms the core of PETRONAS’ corporate positioning, Reimagining Energy™ which emphasises and celebrates the resilience of the human spirit to excel in whatever we do. ”

A chef preparing the Yee Sang for the officiating ceremony.

Datuk Mohammad Medan Abdullah preparing the Yee Sang for tossing with people from Petronas media & advertising agencies.

Datuk Mohammad Medan Abdullah meets Josh Lim, founder of Advertlets, one of the social media partner for the Petronas CNY 2012 campaign.

The media was then led down to the ground floor for a special lion dance performance.

The first lion dance performance of the new year!

Apart from the TVC, PETRONAS is also organising a photography contest themed Reimagining Energy™, in collaboration with Leica Camera AG. To participate, all that the members of the public have to do is to capture their Chinese New Year moments that best depict the spirit of Reimagining Energy™, submit their photos via PETRONAS’ Facebook page (www.facebook.com/petronas1) and stand a chance to win great prizes. Prizes will be awarded to the individuals of the winning photos. These photos will also be displayed and exhibited at Galeri PETRONAS. In addition, PETRONAS will also be conducting photography workshops at selected schools and colleges, to help youths express themselves through photography as well as improve their skills.

I’ve given it a shot myself, loving the simple interface and the lightweight app on Facebook.

“Energy is everywhere, in everything we do, and especially at this time. It could be the excitement and the bonding during the reunion dinner, or it could be the hustle and bustle of shopping for and decorating the home. It could even be a portrait of the wise grandfather of the family, or a picture of the lanterns that light up our cities,” explained Dato Mohammad Medan.

I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy Chinese New Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai in advance. Spread the spirit of togetherness, and may this be a prosperous start to your brand new year.

Lost Time Is Never Found Again.

missycheerio — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:50:32 +0000

Christmas Day was amazing. I’ve never had a proper Christmas celebration besides attending dinners, and last night was my first. As much as it was a little odd with the boyfriend’s extended family members at the start, it was nice getting to know the aunties, uncles and little cousins. I even played mahjong with Leon’s grandma, and she spoke to me in 4 different dialects. I recall having a conversation in the kitchen speaking hokkien, mandarin, cantonese and malay all at once. It was fun poking fun out of the boyfriend who looked absolutely clueless. Food was great as well, with char-kway-teow, grilled sting-ray fish and the ais kacang! I woke up late yesterday evening, and its sure been a while since I felt so much pressure deciding what to wear.

How to look decent, not revealing, not improper and cheerful; I ended up wearing something I’d throw on like every other day. The boyfriend complained that I could have gone earlier to spend more time with him but I slept through all afternoon no thanks to the irritation on my eyes. It was some sort of an allergic reaction to my dogs fur. Its been going on for days, so boohoo no photos till it gets better. As I was speeding my way, just randomly thought of buying an ice-cream cake for the fam; since I’m totally aware about Malaysian’s craze for ICE-CREAM and CAKES. Grabbed the last one from Baskin Robbins, and the toughest part was keeping it still avoiding bumps and sharp turnings. The dry-ice only keeps the cake chilled for an hour, so the pressure was crazy and thank goodness there wasn’t any traffic jam. Malaysian traffic jams; totally unpredictable.

Everyone loved it, so effort well paid off.

Super cute twins swimming on the carpet. So cuteeeeeeee ohmygosh!

What were you doing la hubba?

I didn’t take much photos from the night, didn’t do my usual thing; but there are more photos from the family’s cam so will grab that soon. It was nice meeting his relatives, being introduced and most of them assumed I couldn’t speak Chinese, but I replied them in Chinese (according to dialects) intentionally! Met his uncle who invited us over to Beijing sometime later this year, Leon seems pretty interested and I’ve had good memories in Beijing so we shall see about that. I’m not sure if my parents will be cool with me traveling all the way to China without them; but I think it shouldn’t be a problem since I’ve gone to both trips to Shanghai and Beijing without them. Something to look forward to.

The night ended with a session of exchanging Christmas presents. Something I loved the most about last night, he showed me photo albums and scrap books of his childhood. Leon, you were quite a cute baby and then you became……..

There’s something cool about this facial expression.

I love seeing you in this jacket.

It was his first time going through the albums. Then we talked about how we always take these moments for granted. Growing up was never easy, but there will always be moments that made it all better and memorable. I love taking photos. It helps me remember things, people and sometimes you get to relive these captured moments. It may seem totally unnecessary, but trust me; someday, they will be priceless. I hope your Christmas was just as wonderful. My Christmas ended with me falling asleep while watching A Walk To Remember together. Could barely stay awake. I don’t think I made it past the fifth minute before falling into deep sleep. We were late for gym this morning.

Anyway, to end this post; I think there’s something really magical about Christmas. Did lots of thinking about how I’ve paid so much attention to the past that I lost track on how great tomorrows can be. Growing pains will go away eventually. Time heals all wounds. We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch. Do not wait; the time will never be ”just right.” Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along. The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.

Lost time is never found again.
–Benjamin Franklin

My Love, My Life.

missycheerio — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 07:28:53 +0000

Merry Christmas everyone. Its my rest day from gym,spent the morning with Brownthepom and had fun with the new karaoke system at home. It had tracks from Price Tag, to Wish You Were Here and it was a touch-screen computerized system. Sang a couple of Taylor Swift ballads; and now I’m getting ready to head over to the mister’s. Anyway, here’s a video I shot earlier today.

What do you think about the song choice?
Have a great weekend, hohoho!

My Graduation Story.

missycheerio — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:53:28 +0000

Its finally settling in. I’ve graduated, and in many ways I know that it was years of hard work well paid off. The thing about education or being educated doesn’t stop at academic learning, it extends all the way to personal growth as well. I didn’t know how to feel when they put on the graduation robe, with safety pins placed carefully on the top of my shoulders and my heart sank for a while. Seeing faces of my fellow course mates and friends; everyone in the room had sparkles in their eyes. Well not literally but if you really observe them, you’ll witness this feeling of self-acceptance on their faces. Wouldn’t exclude myself about this.

I felt proud for once, walking towards my parents and the boyfriend who waited outside the room and it wasn’t arrogance; it was accomplishment. I could see it in my parents eyes that they were happy on the inside, that despite all the ups and downs we’ve been through together as parent and child; something good came out of it. Despite the fact that I got so lost at some point in my life, daddy came to the rescue. Obviously being sixteen all the strict rules which felt like a customized prison made no sense at all then. It was his idea that I should give architecture a shot, and I trusted my instincts. Dad’s favourite line; whatever you do, do it with passion.

I’ve spent the last four years of architecture with crazy daily routines especially back home in Malaysia. Waking up for 8am classes, busy living a life, and I work all the time till wee hours in the morning. Unlike other courses, the workload is distributed evenly all through out the semester and I don’t think I need to explain the life of an architecture student. If you’d ask me today, why architecture? It made me look at the world very differently. Just ask Leon, imagine having a good understanding of the things that form your world, buildings, houses, infrastructures and how they all come together to form this world you live in. It widens up your horizon and it makes travelling a whole lot more exciting.

I observe and talk a lot about buildings. I think being armed with the knowledge to understand the global envelope of how a building or the planning of a city can affect people is something very interesting. Architecture has developed my love for photography. It grew about three years ago when I used to carry my DSLR around like some crazy chick before the whole DSLR craze kicked in. I like photographing moments. As good as you may be, you can never relive a moment. Now put both your hands together; create a four-sided frame and tell me what you see. Its time to frame your views, and observe. Architecture made me appreciate the world and that’s something beyond what money can buy you.

I had issues with self confidence after leaving high school. I thought the mistakes I made being a runaway wild child in high school should never be forgiven and I will never be able to undo those mistakes. Looking back now, I actually think that it could have been a blessing in disguise. I came back from the dead, and I fought hard. It wasn’t a battle that stood between victory and failure; but it was the molding process. Dad has always been pretty harsh on me, although he does spoil me quite a bit being the only daughter. Sometimes it frustrates me so much when he expects so much from me, and he barely drops a compliment about my work even if I’ve aced it well. Hence, that was the start of my chase.

I had only one goal in mind. I wanted to change. Everyone has their own teenage crazy stories, but I think mine went a little overboard. I knew that I wanted to be better and to gain respect as a person. The future seemed so dark then, I was lost and I bury my flames of anger. Architecture gave me confidence. Your work represents you. Grades may reflect your brains, but its all about having the full package. And so I had this quiet moment to myself, visualizing what I want to be ten years from now. Believe me or not, I saw the future and it was beautiful. From then on, it was the race to self redemption.

As the years went by, I think I’ve found myself. I know that I want to have a family of my own, and I want to live life to its fullest. I’m not gonna hold myself back by setting limits to my abilities. Its a really sad thing to do, to dream small because you fear disappointments. I’m very well aware of my capabilities, I know that I can do so many things but it was all about mastering the art of prioritizing. Boyfriends come and go, friends come and go, enemies come and go, but the one thing that stays with you; everything that makes you, you. I was wrong to be so affected by relationship troubles mid-this year but I think I’ve just woken up from a really bad dream.

As I was sitting in the graduation hall yesterday, with fellow course mates seated in rows. I noticed something in common, something that made me realized how blinded I was. Everyone has their own family problems, relationship problems; but life does not revolve around it. It was then that I realize that I was mainly upset because things didn’t go as planned. I wasn’t in control of my life, and allowed someone else to be in control of it. Without realizing, I’ve been stupid; like really stupid. But everyone has stupid moments in their lives right? That was mine. It wasn’t my anger or dissatisfaction; what hit me so hard was the memory of what happened five years ago in high school. That feeling of losing control of my reality.

I said to myself, give yourself a pat on the back. I almost forgot to feel happy about my graduation. It was achieved out of years of hard work and I shouldn’t blame myself for the crazy month of September. That was part of the equation to make this moment well worth it. I think I deserve forgiveness and letting go is the best feeling ever. I’ve never felt this free and light. I’ve been carrying burdens for the past five years hoping that today; when my name got called out and received my certificate, I know I’ve accomplished something. As the matter in fact, I know exactly where I stand among my peers. Do I see myself as an architect? Definitely. But I think I want to be more than that.

Architecture taught me perseverance.

Something in me died a while ago, and right now this feels like a great come back. As I shook my hands with the chancellor, gave the dean a nod with the loud applause on the background; as wrong as it may have been, this is inevitably something right. Cheers to all the joy and pain that made today possible. I’m not looking back anymore. Gone were the days where I lived to make up for my mistakes, all that now is put to rest. I’ve graduated from the past and I’m setting myself free. That is my ultimate reward, and whether you like it or not; its human nature to remember to good times and wipe out the bad. We all have our own set of bad memories.

Only remember things who defines you, even the mistakes. 2011 has been great, but I’m gonna make 2012 phenomenal. I’m really excited because this is the first time I have zero visual of how my future would be. The most valuable lesson I’ve learned, nothing ever go as planned. Game on. 2012. I need to get drop dead gorgeous. Need to figure out something about my hair and play dress up a little more. Picking up a new language; possibly French or Japanese whichever comes first. I’d love to get a job but dad insisted the only job I’m allowed to take on is if its architectural related. He didn’t send me thousands of miles away to work. I’m thinking of picking up photography again, and maybe get a part-time job shooting people. We shall see.

I feel amazing right now, and sometimes you just have to find your own answers. Its about breaking free.

Youngest brother, who’s wayyyyyy taller than me now.

Mummy & Daddy.

The boyfriend who’s been awesome. Gotta give him full credits for the photos. I’ve taught you well padawan

The most expensive flowers I’ve ever received. 50AUD oh my god.

Had my graduation bear which was 35AUD. I think we should recycle it for someone else

Super adorable right?

Here’s the official certificate. Bachelor of Environments (Architecture). Dad ordered a plaque, which cost a whooping 135AUD.

Missing my other brother, then it’ll be picture perfect.

The face of a proud boyfriend. The bars have been raised Leon, first class honours all the way baby!

I love the greens. The weather was perfect!

I want these larger than life graduation toys.

I’ll always remember. For those nights you’ve stayed up with me, how you’ve looked after me when I was sick during exams and you took care of everything. Thank you love, and I’m glad you’re apart of me. I hope you’re secretly proud of me too.

Redness. :O

Red Novo Suede.

Flashing back to my first day of uni, getting lost in campus..

Among one of Australia’s finest graduates! University of Melbourne is currently ranked 1st in Australia 37th in the world!

A day I’ll always remember. Got it recorded on dvd to show my children someday.

Leon, great shots.

Spot me!

with Megan.

Leon has secret conversations with my dad. Like all the time. That is not cool.

Champagne to celebrate!

It was so totally his idea to have our hands criss-crossed!

A late lunch at Ying Thai.

WE LOVE THAI FOOD.

Crab meat served with yellow curry. My all-time favourite.

Super delicious and healthy brunch at Mart 130 with Cai Jin, then another round of shopping. This time, goodies for the boys!

Its my final night in Melbourne before leaving the country tomorrow. I hope that someday when I go back to the 15th of December 2011; I’ll remember every moment of it. Time to aim for higher goals and bigger dreams. Its never too late to become who you could have been. Besides, life is too short. Whats five years to your seventy years of living?

Simple math calculation. See you soon Malaysia.

Ps. I’ve successfully written an entire post that has nothing to do with my blogging life or personality. Kudos to that!!!

Baby I’m Going Nowhere.

missycheerio — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:43:37 +0000

My family arrived safely on Sunday. I’m a happy child and I think being around my loved ones made everything seem perfect. I think my dad looks at me in a whole new light now. Leon said he could tell that he thinks I’ve grown up and being abroad on my own has served me well. I took them back to the hotel late last night in the cold pouring rain. Dad was worried about my safety but I assured him that I’ll be okay. Can’t blame him for being overly cautious, but deep down inside I know he is happy.

We were at Phillip Island yesterday, and my little brother left his backpack at the cafe. Dad looked really upset, just sad but he wasn’t angry. I knew that he didn’t want to ruin the holiday and if this was a year ago; he would have flipped. I don’t know what changed but I wanted to look after my family so badly. Just asked my dad; are you sad daddy? Don’t worry, I have this situation under control and I’ll make sure you get it back before we leave this weekend. To be honest, I had no clue about what to do.

Then my Leon-ness kicked in. The ever so resourceful and calm boyfriend’s attribute might have really rubbed off on me. I’ve never been this calm under such a chaotic situation. I don’t know if you ever feel like you’re one with your other half; but I honestly felt like he was with me the whole time. Leon’s usual reminders; his words, there’s no need to panic love. I’m just happy, to know that my parents had the look on their faces that I’ve grown up.

As soon as I got home last night, being cold in the rain; it was almost 1am I think. The boyfriend waited out in the rain at my apartment and we rehearsed for our gig earlier tonight till 2am before crashing. We had some really good family time together today, touring around the city and shopped at DFO. What are the odds of both parents running into each other in the mall right? Leon got a shock when his mum tapped him on the back while hanging out with dad; asking what are you doing here? LOL.

Great shot Leon. I nearly got carried away by the balloons. That’s my youngest brother; Wen Yang.

You know what’s funny? We spoke about it the night before about having a formal meeting session but that’d be a little formal and weird. Oh well, I think Leon handled it pretty well while I was stuck at the cashier. I’ve never seen my parents this comfortable with anyone else I’ve dated to an extent where they’re so open about stayovers etc. Apparently it’s a known fact that Leon takes really good care of me; but nobody ever mentioned that i do too.

I care a lot what my parents think. It’s just nice to see them bonding so well, and sometimes I wish it was easier on my end. Graduation ceremony up this coming Thursday, and my loved ones will be around. We often take our parents for granted while growing up as a teenage trying to path your own way of doing things, that sometimes you lose sight of their true intentions. I know one thing for sure, parents will always have their children’s best interest. Family upbringing shapes who you are as a person.

I’m sitting across the room while watching the boyfriend dismantling my furniture. I know it may sound corny but I think the most attractive part about men is how they much they care about their family. Without family values, they’re built out of nothing. To be honest, Im actually happy that some serious shit happened this year. It woke me up to so many things, and they say that you don’t know how much you love till you lose it.

Nothing can ever come between.You can run and hide, find a temporary shelter, but you can’t deny how you truly feel. The heart never lies and the mind is a dangerous playground. Face your own demons, and the feeling of conquering it is indescribable. Okay I’m still staring at Leon while typing this, if you’re reading this later; know that you néed to stop watching over me like a baby. Nothing is ever gonna take me away so you have nothing to worry about.

My last week went a little like this.

Earlier tonight.

I’m off to bed now. Long day tomorrow.
This week has been unbelievably fantastic. Looking forward to our gig this Sunday night back in Malaysia. Hopefully we’ll pull off a smooth show; we’ll be closing the alumni dinner.

Gonna enjoy the week ahead, make sure you do too!

The Double Life.

missycheerio — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:37:17 +0000

My Short Story.

My life was once, different. I had a double life.
I couldn’t cope with both, chose one and came over to Melbourne.
It wasn’t all about architecture, and that was Malaysia.
This makes me miss home, but it was good memories.
It was so hard to just be Ellie, and shake off being MissyCheerio.
It became such a huge part of me, that at some point I felt like I lost my myself.
Time was never enough, but I had so much going on.
I love my friends, but I can’t seem to find the time to keep up with it.
People tend to get it, Ellie is always busy and missing in action.
I never had the time to watch TV.
It was always studies, events, parties, dinner, dates, shopping, family.
There was no me in it, felt like life just went on and I was just cruising through it.
Hey I’m not complaining, it was amazing & I’m glad it happened.
I go to class and people go like, yeah she’s some famous blogger who did this and that.
It was quite tough to cope when you want people to take you seriously when you do architecture.
I was a workaholic, and I work all the time. So the next question was, how does she do it?
Well, it was hard; but I stopped growing up and got stuck in that comfort zone.
It was cool to have people coming up to you to ask for a picture with me.
It was awesome that I get emails from people asking for advice, trusting me that way.
I had my birthday and farewell party sponsored by clubs and restaurants.
I’ve gotten gadgets, traveled and freebies thrown all the time.
I never let it get to my head though, I know that some friends stay in our lives forever.
With that life, my world grew but it grew smaller.
Truth is, I’m only human. When my grandmother died, that was it. I snapped & crashed.
That was the reason why I left Malaysia, to be away from my privileged and one-of-a-kind lifestyle.
I didn’t want all the fame, I wanted to feel and be normal; just like everyone else.
Wake up in the morning,with time to prepare my own meals instead of skipping meals.
To find time to slap on a facial mask and watch Gossip Girl, to have some ‘me’ time.
I needed to grow up and find myself. Here, I found love. I found music. I found hope.

If you knew the kind of life I had, and giving all that up; something bad must have really happened.
I’m glad I walked away and just live a simple life now. That doesn’t mean I’ve lost that side of me.
I’m just happier being on my own, independent and I’m fearless. I fear death around me, obviously.
Anyway, thank you all for reading over the years.
If there’s anything I’m thankful about, this blog is still personal.
It wasn’t easy to keep it personal with all the advertorials going on at some point.
And as it grows, you would feel a little vulnerable to put all your thoughts out there to get gunned down. There was a phase where I used to be angry and slammed quite a bit, but now at this point; I try my best not to.
Its always tempting to misuse the power that you have, but once you’re in control of it; those crappy ideas don’t mean a thing anymore. The world wide web is just a platform of self expression, so express it very wisely.
In time, I think I grew immunity; so respect this space as my home.

This blog has passed 1,000,000 views; that is just an odd feeling to have.
You have no idea how many new friends I’ve made along the way.
Believe me, everything you do; will lead to something new.

So here goes..

I was a walking 5’8 in this.

I do miss my friends a lot, I really do.
I don’t believe in friends with benefits, and people in my life know that.
Well, that explains.

Finale.

missycheerio — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:15:05 +0000

Good day readers. I found the strength to be up on stage with Leon and its probably my last opportunity to be up on stage; singing. It was a hard call because my cough got really bad; I blame it on Spring. I hope you’ll continue to support Leon’s music, subscribe or whatsoever and make my undying support worth while. This would be my last, and I hope when the opportunity comes again; ill get to do music again. If you think its easy to be up on stage singing songs that you’ve made together up on stage just one week after breaking up, you’re so wrong. I’ve never felt so torn apart and the memories probably ripped my heart out. Everything changed after that night, something in me has died; I miss my old happy self. And that was my closure, signing off on stage. When I sang, lucky to be in love with my best friend; I felt a slap on my face and i’m so not ready to do a happy/thankful song.

It was pure performance while trying not to cough and Lucky wasn’t planned!
Its time for SPRING cleaning. Out with the old, in with the new.
Spring is here!