Jean Bean (Jeannette Goon Chern Yuet) is...

a spunky 21 year old,

a cool dresser,

a deep thinker,

an irreplaceable best friend,

a religious coffee drinker,

a rebelious eater,

a shocking writer,

a great chit-chatter,

a movie buff,

a deep sleeper,

a fun as roomie,

and as of yesterday, a GRADUATE.

I am a very proud best friend.

I luff you Jean.

Onwards and upwards yes?

p.s. I wanted to put up the 'hawt boyfriend' pic but I realised that it's with you, so the 'geeky boyfriend' will have to do for now. : )

I spy with my little eye

Because Melbourne often promotes the Arts, they put up written pieces by various individuals on the trains. Just before I came back to Malaysia, I saw this piece.

It made me think of Jean so I scribbled it down on my notebook.

Rapunzel goes exploring

She's a delicate rose

Found in flowery prose

And I'm not her

He reads seductive books

Where those kinds of looks

Are all you need

I've always pretended

My words to be heard

A different end:

Rapunzel rolls up her sleeves

Cuts her hair, weaves

Her own ladder, leaves

by Rosanne Bersten

I like it lah.

'Let things be' tree.

I picked up a 'Rose is rose' comic book yesterday at MPH and found myself laughing and smiling as I flipped the pages. Feeling like some soul food again today, I looked for it online and have been reading it since. Ah, the joy of pictures and speech bubbles.

I want a 'let things be' tree to lean on too!

Man, I wish I could draw.

Poetry

Okay, so I thought I'll try some poetry. Jean has inspired me.

This is my first shot at a Villanelle. Do tell me what you think.

Gleefully dancing on his grave,

His sin, her justice, meet,

The revenge the bride once craved.

No act was quite so brave,

To stand on her own two feet,

Gleefully dancing on his grave.

Her life she almost gave,

To a heart that had no beat,

The revenge the bride once craved.

A road to hell is paved,

A spirit finally freed,

Gleefully dancing on his grave.

The demons cheer and rave,

The rich afterworld greets,

The revenge the bride once craved.

The cold body of this knave

Consents to his defeat,

Gleefully dancing on his grave,

The revenge the bride once craved.

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24 hours

In less than 24 hours, I will be at home, sitting at the kitchen table, listening to the soothing sounds of the water in the pond, watching Mummy tell Cookie to sit, smelling the fragrance of the coconut milk in the nasi lemak I am about to eat....

OR

I could be sleeping in bed. In my bed.

I really don't mind either.

Home home. We meet again soon.

Cheesy much?

A while ago, back when I had hair like a boy's, my brother and I spotted 'the Kraft boy'. (See pic below). He had a really cheesy smile, which was funny, considering it was an ad for cheese. I'm pretty sure it was for Kraft.

My bro and I, being the people we are, attempted to copy this boy and his expressions. Most of you would have seen this already.

Edmund, my now married brother, posing next to 'kraft cheese boy' ad. I miss you Kor.

Me and my attempts. I must say, I came pretty close.

However, now, we have found another talent, who's quite the natural 'kraft cheese boy' imitator.

Our nephew-Mr Ethan Kim Tan.

Look at his cheesy face and his pose in that Korean inspired outfit.

Can you not see the potential he has to carry on 'kraft cheese boy's' legacy?

And if that's not enough. Just look at his doll eyes here.

Ahhh, it runs in the family.

Good discussion

I just got back from Lifegroup and I really really enjoyed it. I realize that I hardly ever blog about my lifegroup. This is probably my first time. I'm so terrible. They really are, the best!

We spoke about 'liminal spaces' for a bit before we digressed to a whole other topic 'Boy-girl relationships'.

It was so interesting because Steph Tong and I were the only girls. There were 7 other guys, I think. But it feels so good to talk openly about it. I mean, to really hear what the guys thought and them hearing what we thought.

And especially because I've been binging on books on relationships (seriously) and sometimes it's just too much information that it gets confusing. It was refreshing hearing real people talk.

Eventually, there were some ideas that brought up really good discussion.

1. The list (you know, the must-haves and the negotiables) How important is the list? What happens if you meet someone who doesn't meet ALL the points on your list? How do you go about it? What's on the list? And should you bring up the list to your partner?

2. What do girls want? The boys really wanted to know this. I think Steph and I agreed on leadership and guys knowing want they want and where they're headed in life. Leadership and direction, the two main things. We had to explain this to the guys. It was quite funny.

3. The paradox. We also discussed how the 'curse' for women as stated by some books was that they tend to want to dominate in a relationship yet want the guy to step up. Hence, the paradox. One way or the other, something's amiss. But I guess being aware of it helps.

4. The fears. For man- apparently, failure. For women, being unloved...or insecurity. Another interesting discussion which got us telling stories of how those fears have led to destructive states. And it was so interesting to hear guys worrying about getting it 'right' so much so that they're afraid to do something. And girls who worry more about being alone so that they settle for way less that they deserve. And finally saying that that's why they both need God. For guys to find their strengths in God and for girls to first be secure in God.

5. Communicate- Then we highlighted the importance of honesty and communication. Because at the end of the day, even as partners, we live in separate bodies and we need to express ourselves honestly. Why guess when you can ask? When you can just 'say it' and save yourself all that headache. Honesty is the best policy. And alright, one point I got from a book is- where there is no honesty, there is no relationship.

There was so much more but these are the things I remember most.

Ahhh, I love good discussions.