I'm sorry for my short hiatus. The last two weeks have been absolutely crazy! Ever since I got back from India, I've been bombarded with topic tests and assignments. Plus you know me la...the ultimate procrastinator!

Anyway, I wanted to post pics from my India trip. But you guys can actually see it in Facebook. So instead, I'll just do this post that I've been meaning to do.

I know summer is almost over. And even though it's summer all year round here in Malaysia, the feeling just isn't the same.

I mean just look at this.The clear blue skies, the rolling waves, the whole relaxed feel of summer... I want to feel that.

This picture expresses how I feel summer should be.

And even though I just got back from an Indian summer, that's a different story altogether. Indian summers are NOT the kind of summers you want to experience let me tell you this. You become so hot and sticky and icky and sweat gallons and gallons of sweat coz the weather is so humid. Nosiree...the kind of summer I want would be this kind:

A summer by the beach.

With awesome clear blue skies that you can stare at for hours and not get bored.

As well as breath-taking sunsets and sunrises...

And admire the great, rolling waves as they crash upon the shore.

With an amazing, fun, sporting bunch of friends...

Hanging around idly, doing nothing, worrying about nothing. No deadlines, no exams, no tests....the whole carefree feel of summer. That's what I miss and crave for.

You know those moments when you lie idly soaking up the sun and you feel alive? Like you're really living. Not just existing. It's hard to describe really. The thing is, I haven't felt truly alive for months now. Everything seems so monotonous and dreary. It's college, home, sleep, assignments, tests, movies, trawling the mall and the cycle repeats. I think the only time I've come close to feeling alive these past few months was seeing the Taj Mahal in front of my very own eyes. But there were so many people there, jostling and taking pictures it was hard to just soak in the moment. To just be. I'm glad we went and sat at the side of the Taj Mahal where there were less people for quite a while. It felt good there. Plus the scenery was so picturesque. Add it with the whole majestic feel of the Taj Mahal and it just becomes something else all together. In addition to that, it was sunset. So yeah, it felt pretty remarkable and amazing.

The thing is, my parents don't really like the beach. At every available opportunity you'll hear my dad insisting that he prefers the moutains over the beach any day. So yeah, we don't really have holidays by the beach or hang out by the beach. So I only get to do that with friends. I miss the Pangkor days mian... I know I just came back from a holiday, but I want to go for another one already. That's the problem with me. I feel like travelling all of the time. It's like this horrible disease that burns a hole in my pocket, my parents pocket rather, to cure. Especially with the rising oil prices now, plane ticket prices are shooting sky high. It's absolutely crazy!

But on top of all that, I miss the days where I had the time to just stare at the clouds and watch them move and form shapes and feel...alive. It seems I hardly have time to do that nowadays... so, anyone wanna teman me go feel alive?

Ooooops...did I make you feel like dropping everything now and going on a vacation. My bad. I think everybody wants a vacation right now. (Hippo, I know you want!)

On the other hand (left hand, just now was my right hand. lol), here are some totally irrelevant things that I just want to post up:

This because it inspires me aaaaaand...

THIS because it cracks me up. There's a lot of truth behind it, yet it's so funny and it rhymes. The message is clear boys and girls: Use Protection!