Sydney Eats

Highlights of my Sydney trip besides the wedding when I bunked with my fave junior Cat (YAY THANKS CAT!), and ate all the food I had missed while I was away. Didn't manage to get much done, but it was such a good trip and all I did was eat. Not that many snaps because I was too lazy to take out my camera most times, but sigh Sydney you gave me a good time (and a huge belly). Always will be my second home. Enough yabberjabber, photos! 

At Chat Thai! FAVE yummm. Cat Y U NO SMILE

Another day, another smorgasbord of food. 

Best Sydney Brunches are baked eggs and pancakes. So good that they are a poem when put together. Baked Eggs and Pancakes.

I was not joking when I said all I did in Sydney was eat......

TimTania Tie the Knot

So awhile back I found out one of my friends from secondary school and also USYD, Natania, got engaged! They planned for a November wedding, and it was smack in between my busy period, because my mom's birthday is mid november, followed by my gramma's birthday and then my dad's birthday at the end of the month. I managed to squeeze some time out for a trip back to Sydney and of course to attend Natania's wedding!! We're not the kind of friends who talk all the time, but I know if I ever truly need her help she'll be there for me, fo shizzle, even with a bit of eye-rolling and sarcastic quips, but there nonetheless, and I wanted to bear witness to one of the defining moments of her life. Natania's also the first of my close friends to get married, congrats on being the pioneer hehehe (PRIVATE JOKE RIGHT THERE). It was a really heartfelt wedding. None of that fancy shmancy stuff you get over here in Singapore, just a simple church ceremony where they vowed their love and devotion in front of close friends, family and God. And of course a really amazing, intimate luncheon with great food and a couple of fun games thrown in. Truly happy for the beautiful couple! 

compare this to my graduation photo hehehhe :)

(i didn't draw this!)

haha the bride wore SANDALS. 

This wedding, their marriage, it just goes to show you don't need the fancy things. You don't need 600 guests, or a 6 string orchestra to play your march in, or champagne fountains, or cheesy slideshows. You just need a love that is so deep and so true, and it makes everything beautiful, everyone can see it and more importantly feel it. I wish you both laughter and love for years to come x

It's official

I'm a Graduate!!! Officially no longer a student, since I now proudly hold a certificate from the University of Sydney. Flew up (or down, rather) to Sydney last week after coming back from Barcelona (more about that later) for my graduation ceremony. Was rather miffed at how it was sunny and beautiful just like the Sydney I love everyday I was there except for my actual Grad day, which was disgustingly grey and ended up drizzling through the evening and a downpour later at night. Somebody up there clearly has a sense of humour for new graduates. As the day wore on though, it really struck me that going to Uni was not really about getting an education. Of course I did learn a lot of things, but more importantly I think I grew a lot as an individual, and I definitely did not return to Singapore as the same girl who left for an overseas education in 2008, and I am glad for that. Even though I didn't have fun in the way I imagined a college educaton to be, and didn't make as many friends as I thought I would have, I'm still so so grateful for the way things turned out. If there's one thing I learned, its that quality triumphs quantity, anytime. Many thanks to Natania for taking these photos before my ceremony!

   

Thanks for the memories, Usyd x