July 18, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.
“蒲公英的约定 (A Dandelion’s Promise)” by Jay Chou 周杰伦 **** Original Chinese lyrics **** 小學籬芭旁的蒲公英 是記憶裡有味道的風景 午睡操場傳來蟬的聲音 多少年後也還是很好聽 將願望折紙飛機寄成信 因為我們等不到那流星 認真投決定命運的硬幣 卻不知道到底能去哪裡 一起長大的約定 那樣清晰 打過勾的我相信 說好要一起旅行 是妳如今 唯一堅持的任性 在走廊上罰站打手心 我們卻注意窗邊的蜻蜓 我去到哪裡妳都跟很緊 很多的夢在等待著進行 一起長大的約定 那樣清晰 打過勾的我相信 說好要一起旅行 是妳如今 唯一堅持的任性 一起長大的約定 那樣真心 與妳聊不完的曾經 而我已經分不清 妳是友情 還是錯過的愛情 **** English translation **** The dandelion next to the fence in primary […]
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June 7, 2019.Reading time 12 minutes.
“Everglow” by Coldplay oh they say people come, say people go this particular diamond was extra special and though you might be gone, and the world may not know still I see you, celestial like a lion you ran, a goddess you rolled like an eagle you circled, in perfect purple so how come things […]
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March 14, 2019.Reading time 16 minutes.
#190302# & #190308# It was already planned since the start of January that I would be spending Taenggu’s birthday, which falls on 9th March, in Perth with my family. Somehow I had an intuition that I would not be able to celebrate her birthday on the actual day itself as liberally as I would want […]
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January 15, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.
Every day I travelled high and low left and right back and forth to and fro but I still see no Taenggu Tell me Where’s the path that could lead me to where my precious baby is? Celeste Koh #190111# This poem was inspired from my overseas travelling experiences without Taenggu physically by my side. […]
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August 9, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.
{ Throwback to 8th May 2016 } – Repost from instagram @lovestorieswithtaenggu, filling in with more details and pictures – PART 1 – DID TAENGGU WAIT TO SEE HER GIRLFRIEND AT THE CONCERT? Some background story: SNSD held 2 days of their Phantasia concert in Taipei back in 2016. It was my first time travelling […]
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May 10, 2018.Reading time 13 minutes.
Date: 28 April 2018 It was already our last day in Seoul. Our return flight was at 11.30pm, which means there was still plenty of time to hang around in Seoul and do some last-minute shopping if we needed to. There was still one last thing I wanted to do (besides eating naengmyeon) before we […]
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May 5, 2018.Reading time 15 minutes.
Date: 23 April 2018 My friend and I just arrived in Seoul at around 8am in the morning after a 7-hour overnight flight from Singapore. It was my friend’s very first time in South Korea while for me, it was already the fourth. Prior to our arrival, we had already checked the weather forecast and […]
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April 22, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.
#180422# As you might already know, many things, good or bad, have happened to me lately. Just this Monday, I received sudden news of the closure of our Singapore office. On Friday, I had my last day of work and bid farewell to the company that had treated me nicely for the past 20 months. […]
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February 3, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.
Would it be worth it to go against all odds to get closer to you? Getting myself in a body full of wounds But found you colder and more distant than I thought Even as I made my steps physically closer towards you This distance between me and you was probably a good thing after […]
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January 31, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.
“Stillness is the flower of winter. All hope waits beneath a blanket of white.” / “If flowers can teach themselves how to bloom after winter passes, so can I.” #171229# Our 35th monthsary was spent in Taenggu’s home country, South Korea. Before my trip to Korea, I was kept extremely busy handling the sudden demand […]
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October 29, 2017.Reading time 18 minutes.
#171029# This monthsary is really the ultimate special out of my other special days with Taenggu because I’m spending it while on a vacation in China! Even right now as I’m writing this, I’m actually sitting in a cafe in Shanghai enjoying coffee and great food beside me. My special plan for our special monthsary […]
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