So beautiful, it aches

“Just because you don’t say much doesn’t mean people don’t notice you. It’s actually the quiet ones who often draw the most attention. There’s this constant whirlwind of motion and sound all around, and then there’s the quiet one, the eye of the storm.”
(Amy Efaw)

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! :)

THE XX - RECONSIDER (JAMIE REMIX)

how long is forever

Just had a realistic dream of him. Him being in a black cloak, as a "boat steerer" at a dark gloomy amusement ride. And he sits beside me, as I can only stare at his perfect features. That small space between us felt so empty at that moment that I had the urge to fill it all up: probably with the memories that we were about to share in that "haunted cave", or as I unveil my feelings to him.

“He followed the sun, and she followed the stars; and in dreams they listened closely for the beginning of all things, for that was where they knew they’d find each other.”
(Brian Andreas)

ALEX & SIERRA - SAY SOMETHING

happy birthday xin yun

I am nothing
I'll never be anything
I couldn't want to be something
Apart from that, I have in me all the dreams in the world.
(Fernando Pessoa)

Thanks for being such a great friend & for being together through thick and thin!

GEEKS FT. HARIM - HOW ARE YOU

most vulnerable, immature, yet precious period of life

B1A4 - OH MY GOD

I'll breathe you instead

I would like to have the company of someone, who would say this to our children 50 years down the road, "Your mother is the most beautiful woman."

ALEX & SIERRA - GRAVITY

happy birthday charismatic jong in

“Make memories you know you will never forget”
(Kim Jongin)

COLD CHERRY - GROWING PAINS 2 INSTRUMENTAL

happy birthday little otter

Taken in 2012

The big 20 has eventually gotten hold of me. Continuing on from my last birthday post, http://theuntainted-illusionist.blogspot.sg/2013/01/happy-birthday-me.html

I realised what did I gain from these precious 19 years of my life: Blood Ties that bind me and my relatives, Bonds that are strengthening every single day with my family through thick and thin, wonderful Friends who accept me as I am and my constant realisation of the love of God towards his children. These precious people around me; insensitive and apathetic me. Who am I to deserve such over-flowing love and concern?

"I miss myself, as a child. Always happy and bubbly little Jocelyn, whose smile and scrunched-up face could light up almost anyone's day. The little girl who would always look forward to meeting her cousins, so that the 4 puny ones could embark on another exciting journey. The nights were lovely, as she would spend them wrestling with her brother, sneaking up on her sister's online conversation, praying and praising the lord with her older sister and climbing into her parents' bed in the middle of the night. I'd prefer to live the rest of my life just like that."
(From my 19 yr old revelation)

And I want to be a better person, towards others and to myself. I want to sincerely love others, and not because people around me are doing so. I want to try the things that I want to do, and not hold myself back just because I am afraid of the outcomes or feel pressured by people's opinion of me. And I want to have a different outlook on my life when I am 21 next year, on this day.

Something we were withholding made us weak,
Until we found it was ourselves.

THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA - TO BUILD A HOME

happy birthday dyo dyo kyungsoo

“To bind us and keep us strong in a special world where we belong”
(Do Kyugsoo)

TAYLOR SWIFT FT GARY LIGHTBODY - THE LAST TIME

happy birthday dad

Thanks for being dependable. You taught us how to put others before ourselves, to be honest and upright, and to respect others. You set an example for us to follow without restricting us on our own morals and values. And you gave us the freedom of interests. I hope we could go on following your lead for many more years to come.

U2 - WITH OR WITHOUT YOU

Leaving shores

From Left:Mother, Grandmother

(In hokkien)
Mom: Jocelyn, what are you doing?
Me: *watching videos & not doing my work* Huh? Mummy what ARE YOU DOING?
Me: Don't you act weird eh! *Tries to divert her attention*
Mom: Don't you act weird eh! *Senses something fishy*

This mother-daughter friendship: priceless

OASIS - DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER

2014: a blessed year ahead

"To live would be an awfully big adventure"
Peter Pan

MIRACLES IN DECEMBER - EXO