living in a fantasy world

*all pictures from chris scalf on deviantart

am currently in the midst of my first monthly test of the year and while i should be studying, i can't resist a little musing, daydreaming and drifting. and blogging.

recently i came across this artist on youtube under the username cgsbgs who creates the most wonderful art using traditional methods (paint, pens) and digital methods. you should see his dragon work. absolutely beautiful. you can also check out his blog here, his deviantart here and his official website here. his name's chris scalf, by the way, and his life story (on his blog) touches your heart and makes you appreciate his talent even more, which is, to say the least, a whole lot.

how do you like the new blog design? i think it's my new hobby these days, redesigning the blog. i can't seem to settle on one look for long.

hooked

well, as you may know, i've become quite the crocheter lately. i like the idea of making my own clothes and bags and accessories and the creativity of coming up with my own designs is fun, to say the least.

so far, though, i haven't come up with any real patterns of my own. that, however, is going to change.

my first crochet design? fishnet leggings/legwarmers.

no pictures as of now, but i'll post some up as soon as i can figure out a decent way to connect the rounds seamlessly...

when you're fifteen

*picture by instantvoodo on deviantart

so! today's my birthday and it's been a wonderful one. our whole family has been in malacca since wednesday for chinese new year, and this is where i am celebrating my birthday this year.

i've gotten the most wonderful presents, including a dalmatian-pattern beret, a tartan scarf, some cash and a notebook to write down my thoughts, ideas, poetry and lyrics. my grandmother also made me the most delicious apple cinnamon cake with icing and sweets on top.

i am one happy girl.

music and poetry

sitting at home on a sunday morning copying The Raven by edgar allan poe into my book of poetry and songs while listening to "time to pretend" by MGMT.
since discovering that i was too young to attend their concert on march 25 despite the wonderful offers friends and family have made to buy me tickets, i've been listening to their music non-stop in the hope that it won't hurt so bad after a while.

it's not working.

we're alive!

wanna know how to spoil a week? tell us that there's co-curricular activities on saturday. yep.

but other than that the first week of being a form 3 student was pretty darn awesome! a quick summary of the week for you.

Day 1

got up VERY slowly and reluctantly. after two years of afternoon school it's not easy to wake up at 6am. got to school on time (phew!) and got in line, tried to spot cute guys to occupy my day, got pretty good teachers, and found out i had a very nice view out the window i sit next to (well, nice for me, at least ;D). and then it positively poured when it came time to go home and we ran through the rain. could the first day get any better than that?!

Day 2

went through the whole process of getting ready at 6 again. other than that the day was fine, though not particularly memorable.

Day 3

went for our first rumah sukan meeting. which was pretty normal. boring. well.

Day 4

got to school fifteen minutes late, but thank goodness for the rain: there was no assembly so no one noticed my lateness.

Day 5 (today)

signed up for our co-curricular stuff. i'm in kadet polis, ping pong and choir.

besides that our teachers are pretty cool (side note: beth, are you reading this?) and if we get to stick with the same teachers the whole year it should be pretty awesome. oh, and our classes didn't get streamed according to our marks, so i'm still with all my friends in the same class.

and that's my week for you. hmm. not that you cared. =)