You found me

In my dreams you crept back,
go away feelings that I've put aside.
Tried to focus on a happy memory,
but there were few. Flowers still sit by my table, scent still alive.
I looked at the scars, a reminder of the hurt that I once knew.
They're disappearing, the wounds are healing, no don't let them disappear.
I claw and claw until they're raw again... to remember why I'm here.
To remember the red.
Mason jar of pale light, the sounds of weeping collected alongside with tears given birth from pure sadness and lost hope and desire.
In my dreams you crept back, in the dark hours you were here with me.
Go away, for I do not want you here.
Morning shall come and a new day will arise.
and gone you shall be.

You've hurt me enough.
Courage, whats that.
Pray tell.

Hanoi Day #1

 

Happy people are Happy, though we just had a bad experience with coconuts on this trip so far. I've been trying to order like a normal coconut, yknow the one you have to hack open and then casually throw a straw in to drink from? I WANNA DRINK SOME VIETNAMESE COCONUT JUICE. But so far whenever I say " hi, can i haz a coconut?" I get some weird coconut milk slushed ice drink. If you observe the picture above, the white colored drink that some of us ordered, remained untouched.

MY FAVOURITE DRINK IN HANOI. I have no idea what this is called. But it is amazing. (AND CHEAP! Only about SGD$1.40 per cup ) I first had it last time when I was in hanoi, maybe 2 years back or sth. But I can very vividly remember this place and how awesome this drink is, so I dragged everyone to come here to try. It is actually, lotus seed with some jelly pearl thingy, longan fruit and jasmine essence. Its suuuuuuuuuper refreshing. (but there were a lot of flies that flew in our drinks, so we had to scoop it out unless of course you want more dosage of protein in your drink then you leave it in there.)

And as you can see, we have also adopted a new friend Psy.

Some pages from my travel journal. I like to document things, because its soooo easy to forget small details like the taste of the food, the sights, the smell of things. I like to capture everything on paper in words or quick sketches before I forget.

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Hanoi is really beautiful and magical. At least it feels that way to me. Can't wait for tomorrow... TEXTILE MARKET. *PLEASE* DONT BE A DISSAPOINTMENT LIKE THE COCONUT

Pumped up kicks

Hi October.

You're finally here. So many things lined up this month. I'm so excited. I never thought I'd make it to you in the beginning of the year. But here I am now. Just two more months and its the end of the year. Life is zooming by so quickly. Yikes. 

Line up of public events this month: 

11/10/14: Embroidery badge workshop at The General Company. You can sign up here. :D We'll be making embroidered badges! 

22/10, 25/10, 26/10: Embroidery workshop at "The Best Of You" Exhibition at Marina Square.

This is FREE for public, so come on down!! (limited places though) JOT THESE DATES DOWN NOWWWW :D

ok ciao. 

Where your treasure is

Walking along Barker road makes me extremely curious and inspired. I mean, HAVE YOU SEEN THE HOUSES THERE? The last picture is not even a house, it's a castle. It even has a tree house at the back.

Yknow sometimes it's so easy to get caught up in riches and big houses and luxury and just living the good life. I mean, my life now is not terrible, I live very comfortably but then I see these things and I'm like omggggg that house tho. What's it like to come home to a house like that, what's it like to drive a fancy car, what's it like to spend 800 on a dress? Then I get consumed in my thoughts and just roll my eyes upwards and let out a long sigh. 

But then I remember my parents always telling me to count my blessings. I have enough. I do. I should always remember that. Do not chase riches, always be contented with your life :) just a gentle reminder to anyone who's reading this :)  so........... I shall end with this post with a verse that goes like: 

Matthew 6:19-21

19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also

Xx

Baby Don't Cry

drip drip drop. Embroidered details on canvas. 

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All of your words, they've been cursed with dishonesty.

Take it from the girl you claim to love. 

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I really enjoyed doing this piece. I've haven't painted since like....4 years ago? I love painting now, the way the brush strokes the canvas...the sound it makes when it drags the paint across the weaves. The way your wrist flicks and curves to make a angled stroke. Using different mediums that Im not so accustomed to, makes me think differently too. Like...how to blend the colours, how to create the shadows while the paint is still wet. 

My favourite part of this, is of course the embroidery. I love embroidery so much I can't even begin to explain the kind of peace and serenity it brings to me. I can embroider FOREVER. I love the way the threads come together, the sound it makes when the needle passes through the canvas/fabric...i think it makes this sound: ffsshh, ffshh. fshhh. HHAHAH. 

okok. 

This is going up on my high ceiling wall along the stair case. Slowly filling it up with works. Cant wait to fill it up. Half of it is gone because I took down a lot of my embroidered works to ship to Tokyo for an exhibition. THAT, is also very exciting. I can't wait to share it.

for now. I'm gonna crash. I have a meeting at 930am tmrw. *insert face of pain*