journey series: a few days to go!

both to the new year, and the new beginning.

i've definitely been feeling a whole lot more different with the moving situation, etc. well, for one, i'm honestly getting a bit more emotional, but i don't like to admit that most cases, but i thought writing it out would help me in future instances.

then, second, i know people ultimately think that i'm never returning to LA, but cases are i still am-- one way or another. to collect the rest of my belongings to move to Oz, or to come back home...

i used to really dread the latter idea, but right now, things are all up in the air! so, who knows what could happen in a year. i wouldn't want to screw-up God's plans for me, and so i'm leaving that part open. there are still dreams that are down the list, and now that i'm nearing this next official step, i'm getting a boost of courage. getting reminded when all this was seeded and how i thought and believed that anything IS possible with God. i see it again. HE IS SO FAITHFUL.

despite the fact that i did get winded down by other things floating around the air, and the thought of "impossible" crept up every corner, and "worry" too!

and now, frankly, all i've left to worry about is whether i will get this packing done. i have three days left in LA. i never thought it'd pain me to say that. but for now, we'll say that i am simply going on a year long or so trip, and LA will surely see my ambivalent heart again.

i've still no camera, --feels a little liberating, and i wish i can say the same for the rest of my baggage! (pun INTENDED)

packing progress: 67% i'd say...

thanks for tuning in for this end of the journey. 'til 2012! hurrah for new chapters!

oh, and p.s. next year is a leap year!

christmas cheer!

sorry i've been MIA. last minute errands before the new year and THE new adventure... and holiday parties, send offs, and other last minute shindigs. i can't wait to share my new adventure for those who care to read. (btw, i still don't have a camera, so will most likely take photos on my hand-me-down blackberry!)

anyway, a very late merry christmas to all, and best wishes for the new year. here's a photo of me and my kid bro at my granny's. i didn't get to take a proper photo of my christmas outfit, but it was really fun prancing around in my semi-puffed skirt! (and velvet's always fun and warm in the winter!)

Q&A

I got myself this Q&A journal instead of a "My Life in Lists" journal. 5 years. Beginning 2012.
Will record, look back and share when I finish. What an interesting way of recording life.

journey series: where has time gone.

progress of packing: 7%.

ahhhh! and these next two weeks will zip by, drive me to exhaustion, and will probably be an emotional rollercoaster.

i can't wait for my release for relief!

once you live again.

Okay, Once Upon A Time is diving deeper in the fairytale underworld, and it's getting so good.

Recap for passersby: Regina "killed" Sheriff Graham.
She had to crush poor, handsome, huntsman's heart! :(
I say "killed" 'cause I have a feeling he'll wake up in the next upcoming episode. My idea has to do with the power of "the kiss"-- I feel like Emma broke the curse's effect on Sheriff Graham when they shared a kiss (the one toward the end of the episode), and therefore he's not susceptible to the Evil Queen's control. He was freed from the curse before Regina was able to crush his heart. The tear symbolizes that he regained control of himself because he started to feel again, he did find exactly what he came for when he went to the mausoleum.

Ok, ok, and I also looked on IMDB and checked how many more episodes he's signed up for the show. He's on it for the full season, so, ... I'm guessing he's gonna wake-up one way or another, and if he's not in the real world as Sheriff Graham, maybe he'll still be in the story world flash backs. Either way, yay more eye candy... just a bonus, I guess. (teehee!)

Anyway, here's a little sneak peek into Episode 8, Desperate Souls. Show picks up on the 8th of January 2012. I will be in a different city-- probably on a flight to the next place on the itinerary. Can't wait to wake-up to my fantasy ;) (New Year! Whoo!)



Any #OUAT lovers out there? I'd love to get a discussion on the next episode... I've been reading some other people's thoughts on characters, the secret between Snow and EQ, and etc, etc. ! Ooh, can't wait, a month's not too long of a wait... yee!

cotton candy foolery.

just played around with the type i chose for my header. yea, yea, did a little updating. this typeface is so cute with these colors!!

journey series: counting the days.

so, i feel like i'm moving next door. i'm still waiting for it to hit me, and i know it will. i feel it in my bones. but for now, nothing so far.

26 days.

haven't really packed at all either. i did minimize my wardrobe, so i hope that helps when deciding which 75lbs worth of items to bring. i dream of living out of a suitcase, and having all that i absolutely need in one. so far, i've cut my accumulated belongings to half it's size. and yet again, less that half of that will be going along with me. ahhhh!

still, i find no rush in packing, all my things still neatly folded away in drawers, my coats still hanging in the coat/storage closet.

i forget that there are a couple books i'd like to bring, some paintbrushes and little tools for making in my spare time.

what is this state that i'm in? i have no clue where my emotions are!
i hope they don't come rushing in the day i head off to the airport and say my goodbyes.
coz there was only one time i've cried leaving on a jetplane.

i cried until i fell asleep after take off.
---happened on my flight from melbourne to home.

**// p.s. sorry for the flower explosion from the last post. i realized after looking at my blog that it was too frou frou!

this shade of pink.

peonies and ranunculus. all year spring bloom.
may you have a beautiful week.

**//can you tell from the blog 'upgrade'?? got a little inspired from sfgirlbybay's bg!

brown paper packages tied up with string.

i love sending packages in the mail, and when i can i wrap them in butcher paper and add little quirky things to them. i usually wrap christmas presents with ribbons of sorts, and yes, use butcher paper as well. anyway, i came across these cutesy things from a blog i follow: mint//ellie.snow and they're on sale on etsy by Alana and Cisco of Humunuku!

i did some christmas card signing last night, have a bit to go ... but if i run out of the cute penguin ones that i have now, i'll surely make my own (if i have time!) and send some out :)

**journey updates: i've been all over the place with my trip lately, first of all, i haven't officially packed-- so hmm. i'm not really sure how i'm gonna condense life into a fifty-pound luggage. challenge accepted!

the itenerary.

i'm excited.

in about a month:

manila for 5 days or so.
melbourne for a week and a few days.
then off to sydney.

deep breath.

(i'm not sure if i'll have a camera. but it'll be fun if i get to post pictures.)