So somehow I convinced myself that people would be interested in a typical day in the life of Rachel Lok. 
Here it is.
Illustrations courtesy of hyperboleandahalf

10am: Asleep

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Hello everyone, in a week's time I will be in Croatia! While I am looking forward to visiting new places and experiencing new sights, sounds, and smells, I will miss Singapore incredibly. I know I haven't been writing much - SORRY. Haven't had anything much to write about. 2012 has been extremely kind to me so far. I'm sorry that kindness ( Read more... )

People think being alone makes you lonely, but I don’t think that’s true.
Being surrounded by the wrong people is the loneliest thing in the world.
- Kim Culbertson

The Young Man came to the Old Man seeking counsel.
I broke something, Old Man.
How badly is it broken?
It's in a million little pieces.
I'm afraid I can't help you.
Why?
There's nothing you can do.
Why?
It can't be fixed.
Why?
It's broken beyond repair. It's in a million little pieces.

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“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to ( Read more... )

It's like the older you get, and the closer you are to making that one important life decision, the less sure you become of what you want to do.

#life

In other news, spent three hours this morning hyperventilating over having reserved tickets to Swedish House Mafia in Stockholm but not being able to pay for them because they only accept Europe credit ( Read more... )

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I really have no way of putting into words how I feel about exchange.
Excitement? Maybe.
Apprehension? Possibly.
Frustration? Pretty much.
It's this entire mish-mash of feelings that's making me feel so unsure about it.
That's it. That's the word I was looking for - unsure.
I don't like not having a distinct disposition towards something I'm going to ( Read more... )

I miss you, you know ( Read more... )

My doe, my dear, my darling,
Tell me what all this sighing's about.