I don't really know what to say sometimes. I try to put myself in the shoes of others and practice my EQ but in some cases, it's not entirely up to you but the response of the other party. Being accommodating is hard, being generous is equally as hard. It's not like you haven't travelled overseas within the past two years. You have been to Hong Kong last year, without us. Then you went for your Japan school trip for a total of 38 days to places like Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto. And now this year, you're at Hong Kong again, and you didn't bother to wait for us. That, I can still understand since you're visiting relatives. But you're going to Taiwan with your friend for like 10 days after your HK trip. And look, Mummy didn't even get a chance to go overseas within these 2 years while you've been out enjoying yourself 4 times. Is this counted as fair? Don't you think you're even a tiny bit selfish? You want us to wait for you and you're unhappy with this. I understand because a family isn't a whole without one of us. But why can't you put yourself in our shoes? We didn't say much when you travelled yourself. But you're having double expectations and you expect us to wait for you for another year before we can all go travelling together. Just admit it.

death

i often have this thought that resurfaces in my mind about my parents. i've this fear that my parents might one day pass away, and i'm so used to them being around, i sometimes forget how to be grateful for them. i can't deny that my mum and my dad are two of the most important people in this world, and everything that i do, i owe it all to them. i know that their love for me is so real, it's what keeps me going. i really do wish that there's no such thing as death, or at least they can live as long as i live because i can't imagine living a day without their presence. i love you mummy and daddy, and that will never change.

travel razzle

the thought of going to a faraway land, getting lost in a foreign place and speaking new languages... is so liberating. number 1 fact about me is that i love travelling but i lack the money so if you're feeling extra generous you can fund me!!!!!!!!$!!!$$!!!! #kidding but my family is thinking of saving up to go to europe, places include santorini, mykonos, venice, paris and london!!!!! but that's quite indefinite because of the hdb balloting and we don't know the results yet but either way, we're saving up. gonna do some research right now and will let you know how it goes x

passion for cooking

today, i found out that my name is english and some say that it's french, but either way it means beloved, which i really adore. one website says that it's more passé than cheryl and I feel really attacked right now (i sound like an annoying tumblr user here) i don't hate my name but i'm okay with it, just not particularly fond of it but I much rather prefer an english name than a typical 2 syllabus chinese one. i've named my blog url sherylclaire but claire is pretty much temporary, might change it anytime I find a more suitable one for baptism, don't wanna get too attached with this (tentative) middle name.

i've been cooking/messing up the kitchen and trying out recipes quite frequently during this semester break. made pancakes, mac and cheese, salad, grilled chicken breasts, cookie cups (which failed miserably and my dad ended up throwing the cups away because the cookies were stubborn and refused to break but yeah my bad) and a variety of juices and popsicles. am I housewife material yet?  kidding but I just love idea of whipping up something which you've made yourself and basically, i love food plus nothing can go wrong unless you burn down your kitchen or something but i really find enjoyment out of cooking!!!!!!!