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Germs must be so obedient or gracious that they are willing to wait for you, just in case you managed to pick up any dropped food within a set time frame.

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I love a seat that gives me a view to the outside – it’s good to sit back and see what everybody gets up to, but this would mean that it’s usually close to the entrance and often a regrettable decision in winter.

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A lot of my self-induced misery stems from overthinking...I just think way too much for my own good. Thus the black dog likes to block my creative process quite often, and sometimes it convinces me to not begin the process at all - because after all, who is bothered to keep checking my little corner of the world wide web?

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It’s part of growing up, there’s nothing inherently wrong as ‘rules’ of friendships are never defined between people. There are always some unspoken boundaries, and you learn those as you get to know someone more. At times, life just happens, and people inevitably grow apart. As you grow older, I feel that you are less likely to convey to the others about how dissatisfied you are with the friendship or how displeased you are with something that they did. Adults typically would not involve a public screaming and crying match as children would, whereby everything would be back to normal afterwards like a long-running sit-com. People could be irked, and may be so much so that they would stop talking to you and the relationship disintegrates. Alas, you might never know what incident or action you did that caused it all. I suppose in life you lose some and you gain some elsewhere. I’d like to think that everyone who crossed paths with me had something for me to learn from one way or another.

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Generally I end up looking in the mirror then think ‘mmm, I could look more presentable…‘ but I am not very good with putting effort in that department. I also get a bit conflicted about the reflection I see after I decorated my face — I look different. Is it really me? 

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One of the problems with being vertically challenged. Haha.

It is so difficult for me to see the stage and the people performing on it when the viewing space is level. I always have to go on my tiptoes and try to sneak a peek at the real thing. Perhaps I could bring a small stool with me, akin to ones that kids have when they need to reach the sink to wash their hands. *facepalm*

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People always assume that I’m ill when I fill up my hot water bottle. The truth is…I just like feeling warm. The air can be as cold as it wants to be as long as I have one.

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Wouldn’t it be great to have interconnected dreams? This would save so much time! You would no longer need video call to contact family and friends on the other side of the world…though time difference would be an issue (maybe take a nap…?). Then after you woke up, you can have conversations such as these:

"How good was the rollercoaster [in the dream] last night?" "Sooooo epic man! Until you barfed up your [imaginary] burger on me!" "Oh…yeah. I almost forgot about that."

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"Hey - I saw you in my dream two nights ago and you walked straight passed me. WTF was that??" "I was busy chasing my delicious croissant that turned into a robot!" "That *is* more interesting…"

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But you’d have an extra two sips of hot beverage!!

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We make it seem like it's such an unnatural occurrence.

Without a doubt, most people's reaction to faeces would be - Ewww! or Yuck! The sight of this substance that could be anywhere in the range of being in liquid or solid state. Yes, we dislike it. It can have horrible odours. It can cause the most embarrassing noises. No one would really like to speak about it unless it was novelty gifts or if you were at the GP. I think that people in general speak about it much less than sex as a discussion topic - it's gross and it's disgusting.

In another perspective, pooping is one of the most natural thing that we do! Our body needs to cleanse itself and rid of any substances that we do not need. You have to do it sometime in the day, and so do I....well unless we are constipated for some reasons, then why do some people get annoyed at others if they do their business? Regardless of whether it is at work or at a shopping centre, it just happens to be a seat with a hole in the middle that disposes our wastes. Quite honestly - if you've got to go, then you've got to go. Your body is telling you that it needs to complete this task to remain healthy and funcational.

I agree that the next cubicle's sometimes pungent smell could be really unpleasant, but if a toilet is designed to assist the process of getting rid of human wastes so it doesn't end up in drinking water - why do we discriminate shits?

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It always happen when you need something urgently.

Why can't you find another jacket? You need it. The one that you had for the last ten years is on its last run. If you wash it another time it might as well be put straight through a shredder. Maybe it's because you're in a panic. Maybe because the universe hates you and knew that you are in need, so it hid all the jackets that you would like or take out all your sizes to a temporary blackhole.

Or your converse shoes has a huge gap where your heel is and it couldn't hurt to get another pair. You are willing and practically pleading for someone to take your hard earned money in exchange for something that appeals and fits you. Please, have my money, I just need something I kinda like to prevent me from stepping on the landmine of flith outside! Reward me for my enthusiasm towards consumerism!

Ironically, when you don't want to spend your money or just plain broke, a paradise of appropriate things appears in front of you. That dress that you've dreamt about, the one with the right shade of colour, the right cut, it even comes it your size! So you go try it on for fun - low and behold it fits you like it was a bespokes item. I think by now the universe is really liking the prank, since you can't make any sense of it. It was probably because you needed a dress for that special event last week and you already spent all your money on that said occasion.

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How many types of chemicals do our body really need? I listed more or less everything that I can think of that a women’s magazine would say a female needs to keep up appearances. The power of advertising is quite amazing...

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It's not amusing when there's a lack of appropriate souvenirs at gift shops.

I don't particular purchase anything as gifts for anyone on every trip I go on, but I love a good souvenir shop and I am always on the look out for things that might be suitable/funny/silly to give to others. I love to browse around and see what items they offer that I may not have came across before.

On my visit to Iceland's Blue Lagoon, I soaked up the murky blue water, put mud on myself as many do, and just enjoyed the experience and warmth in outdoor setting where it was about zero degrees celsius. After getting changed back and before getting a quick bite, I could not resist looking around at the shop (as I do after many occasions after visits to museums, galleries...anywhere really). As one would expect, there were skincare products made with the lagoon's minerals, bathroom products that one could find in a typical spa: towels, slippers, bathrobes, then there were a few mugs and shot glasses with 'blue lagoon' printed on them. Nothing super notable I thought, since other items found in the stores like magnets and clothing items were not exclusive to this attraction but things I've seen at other shops around town previously.

This store wasn't as fun and amusing as I thought it would be - there wasn't many cute things, and there wasn't many silly or irresistible items that I could not leave without. There wasn't any special children/family-friendly items that I remember other than a toy puffin and well...magnets again? Being a big kid myself, I found the store to be rather dull and I would rather sit around for an hour until our bus came than spend any more time in it.

I guess it is within that time of waiting around that I came up with this silly idea that they could sell a colouring kit for children. It would have outlines of the natural thermal lagoon and the buildings nearby, and the pack would only include crayons that are within the shades of blue (b&w could also be part of it depending on the number of crayons included - it's like the whole colour wheel lesson in arts class again).

I thought and still think the idea is ingenious and hilarious! Blue colouring pack for Blue Lagoon, it really cannot get more appropriate than this? You can get one for your kid as a gift or something to do, and get another for that friend of yours that share the same kind of humour as you do. Not to mention that you could purchase another for someone who has either no idea about the colour spectrum or is having a blue period with their art like Picasso?

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Perhaps we just want people to agree with us, rather than wanting to be in the spotlight.

Validation is important to construct our ideals about the world. It is how we learn wrong from right as people around us confirm our beliefs and methodologies.

Is it an attention seeking trait if someone require approval often? In many ways I would like to think someone who reads this blog would concur, connect and/or relate to some of the topics that I have decided to discuss. Would you say one is wanting attention, or yearning for some agreement so that I don't feel so alone in my views of the universe?

It is true that I would like my blog and its contents to attract more readers, but I think that I would like it better if I know people echo some of my perspectives. Perhaps attention seeking and the need for validation goes hand in hand? I haven't got it all worked out...

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I don't think that neither of those words describe me.

People who have only known me a for a while always end up buying me pink items and very girly items that I would never wear/use.

I often wonder what is it in me that makes others think that I am connected to these terms? I do not wear make up, I only wear chapstick as my 'daily makeup'...if I bother. I do not own any pink items, well, that's clearly a lie as I cannot control if somethings come in a pink container. Let's say I do not willingly buy anything that comes in a lighter shade than red if I can help it. Wait, I lied again. There is an exception — Rosé wine.

As for girliness, it's difficult for myself to grade how feminine I really am...but I honestly don't think I am on the high end of the spectrum at all. I don't wear heels to work of I can get away with it and wear black boots instead. Docs and converses are the footwear of choice. I don't put flowers and glittery accessories into my hair. I rarely bother with any jewelleries on me, not that I don't own plenty, I just can't be bother especially if you make me wake up at 7am.

I find it odd that people think that I want pink soap and necklaces that have diamante flowers on them? I might not have a great fashion sense but I think those type of things don't really go with my biker jacket, jeans, boots, and a mostly black wardrobe. On the other hand, a glass of rosé with friends would always be the more preferable pink and girly offer to me. :)

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This type of fortune telling is only convincing back in school days…