the sun must set to rise

10 January 2012 in General | No Comments »

My little sis - who’s actually not that little anymore, she turned 20 just two months ago - has complained playfully a couple of times on how she’s never ever mentioned on my blog.

Well, here you go :)

She was back home from the UK for a few weeks for the holidays, but she’s flown off again last Thursday. I tagged along with my parents to send her off at the airport, and I guess it’s a good thing she isn’t big on emotional farewells, else I’d start tearing up. She didn’t even wait for us to hug her goodbye before walking away! Haha oh well.

Still, it’s not easy to let her go. I mean, now who’s gonna sit with me and laugh through episodes of The Big Bang Theory? Who’s gonna be my partner-in-crime in playing the next installment of Mortimer Beckett’s PC game? And we haven’t even finished viewing the Dota 2 international tournament matches.. ;( *attachment issues*

Having said so, li’l sis WILL be returning for Easter holidays in a few months’ time.. so yeah, okay, it’s bearable. Come back quick, Jubeekins! Mortimer Beckett awaits! :D

 

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getglue’d

5 January 2012 in General | No Comments »

Notice something new on my right sidebar? :D I jumped onto the GetGlue bandwagon! It seems to be a huge thing in the States and gaining popularity as we speak, but I’m not too sure about elsewhere. Personally I only have like 3 friends on GetGlue right now -_-”

getglue
Have you GetGlue’d too?

In other news, I’ve been hit by sickness multiple times in a row, all in a span of one month.. and it seems to be the same virus each time. Perseverance, the bug has it! *geeeeez* I’m hoping to see an illness-free month week real soon. I’m not asking for too much, am I? ;)

Dear 2012, please don’t turn out to be even worse than 2011 which was worse than 2010 which was worse than 2009 kays?!

 

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moral of the story not found

21 December 2011 in General | No Comments »

Something Borrowed

Caught this movie on DVD last night, and I can safely say that I’m properly traumatized.

***SPOILER AHEAD***

The basic synopsis goes like this. Girl sleeps with best friend’s fiance and ends up with the guy but at the expense of ruining her friendship with said best friend forever. As quoted in an IMDB review, ‘Everyone cheats and everyone ends up happily’.

And the guy has no balls. Somewhere in the middle of the movie he says “I love you” to the lead girl but tells her he can’t call off his wedding? Nice. It’s good to know that guys are consistently this cowardly whether in fiction or real life.

Do I sound like I have a personal vendetta against them? As a matter of fact, I do. And no, I’m not spilling the beans. Some people love the drama.. but not me. *tired smile*

This is one DVD that should be chucked into the bin without second thoughts. Hmphh.

 

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never heard silence quite this loud

13 December 2011 in Note To Self | No Comments »

I dunno how it happened but all of a sudden I find myself stuck in a waking nightmare. Thank you, 2011, you’ve done it once again.

Taylor Swift - The Story Of Us

I used to think one day we’d tell the story of us,
How we met and the sparks flew instantly,
People would say, “They’re the lucky ones”
I used to know my place was a spot next to you,
Now I’m searching the room for an empty seat,
‘Cause lately I don’t even know what page you’re on.

Oh, a simple complication,
Miscommunications lead to fall-out.
So many things that I wish you knew,
So many walls that I can’t break through.

[Chorus:]
Now I’m standing alone in a crowded room and we’re not speaking,
And I’m dying to know is it killing you like it’s killing me, yeah?
I don’t know what to say, since the twist of fate when it all broke down,
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now.

Next chapter.

How’d we end up this way?
See me nervously pulling at my clothes and trying to look busy,
And you’re doing your best to avoid me.
I’m starting to think one day I’ll tell the story of us,
How I was losing my mind when I saw you here,
But you held your pride like you should’ve held me.

Oh, I’m scared to see the ending,
Why are we pretending this is nothing?
I’d tell you I miss you but I don’t know how,
I’ve never heard silence quite this loud.

[Chorus:]
Now I’m standing alone in a crowded room and we’re not speaking,
And I’m dying to know is it killing you like it’s killing me, yeah?
I don’t know what to say, since the twist of fate when it all broke down,
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now.

This is looking like a contest,
Of who can act like they care less,
But I liked it better when you were on my side.
The battle’s in your hands now,
But I would lay my armor down
If you said you’d rather love than fight.
So many things that you wished I knew,
But the story of us might be ending soon.

[Chorus:]
Now I’m standing alone in a crowded room and we’re not speaking,
And I’m dying to know is it killing you like it’s killing me, yeah?
I don’t know what to say, since the twist of fate when it all broke down,
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now, now, now.
And we’re not speaking,
And I’m dying to know is it killing you like it’s killing me, yeah?
I don’t know what to say, since the twist of fate ’cause we’re going down,
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now.

The end.

 

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it’s the most wonderful time of the year

5 December 2011 in General | No Comments »

Year end is coming closer and closer.. which means Christmas will soon be here too.. and New Year’s Eve. Woohoo! Countdown party, anyone?? :D

goodbyenovember

hellodecember

 

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yellow diamonds in the light

1 December 2011 in General | No Comments »

New layout, after a gazillion years of the PINKNESS that was the previous blog theme. I think it was up for a good two years plus. Crazy isn’t it? My laziness, that is. :D

Anyways.. Welcome to the refreshed look of HToTheIzzo.com - it’s all about subtlety and a quiet kind of joy. :)

P.S. Never thought there would come a day when I would quote a Rihanna song in the blog’s design. But stranger things have happened, and the tune really is quite catchy.

We found love in a hopeless place.

 

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no led in our zeppelin

29 November 2011 in General | No Comments »

It’s come a little sooner than I would’ve liked and expected, but here I am anyway, once again on the search of a new phone.

The journey is a little trickier this time. Nokia is no longer the powerhouse of mobile phones *sobs*, and in fact the fight for the market leader is pretty close right now - there’s the iPhone of course, but there’s no denying that HTC and Samsung are catching up ever so closely with their own legion of supporters respectively. Nobody can tell for sure what will happen two years down the road - other notable players like Motorola, Sony Ericsson, LG, Blackberry (?) and also the further development of Windows Phone 7 will keep things exciting hopefully.

I was mulling over a couple of phone choices, which included

HTC Sensation XE
The HTC Sensation XE
Yay: black and red is an awesome combo, HTC Sense 3.0 is pretty and very functional
Nay: only 1gig internal memory for user, average to poor battery life, reported death grip in certain phones, dusty screen issue, and rubber material used on the back cover doesn’t look very durable

Samsung Galaxy SII
The Samsung Galaxy SII
Yay: Amazing display thanks to its Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, slim form factor, great cameras front and back, and everything just works (major issues have already been resolved by firmware updates, plus the huge base of SII users is reassuring when it comes to battling any problems that one may come across)
Nay: TouchWiz UI isn’t on par with HTC’s Sense, slow startup time when compared to HTC phones.. nothing earth-shattering to complain about, really. There’s a lack of an LED notification light but this is easily solved with the NoLED application.

Blackberry Bold 9790
The Blackberry Bold 9790
Yay: physical keypad, fits nicely in the hand, everything is catered towards a serial texter (which I definitely am)
Nay: specs are considered outdated in comparison to other smartphones, apps availability is not as extensive as iPhone’s and Android’s

iPhone 4
The iPhone 4
Yay: good build quality, responsive and snappy UI, tons and tons of apps to be installed and played with, plus 934827 users of the world can’t be wrong
Nay: boring interface design which does not allow customization for the most part, syncing hiccups which have been known to wipe out phone contacts/photos/etc, personal dislike for iTunes, plugging the phone in as USB mass storage on the PC is not possible, no LED notification light (sounds insignificant but I NEED to know when i receive messages or missed calls, without having to touch the screen ever so often.. and nope, there’s no app to tackle this on the iPhone)

So after a whole lot of research and careful consideration - finally, I think I’ve made up my mind. And I choose..

:)
YOU :) (Pikachu!)

 

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and you saw the sun that rises up for more

24 November 2011 in General | No Comments »

At a time of low spirits, it becomes all too easy to give up.. To unlock the knees from their upright position and let them touch the ground.. Why not?

Then this song comes on the radio. I’m a 90s pop girl, and this has always been a firm favorite. You’ve gotta keep fighting on. Righto!

Puff Johnson - Over And Over

So you stood there on the corner
With your suitcase in your hand
Ready to quit this place
There were just too many people
With too little left to lose
You were just one more face
But you weren’t born to give up easy
You weren’t raised to just lie down

And you saw the sun that rises up for more
Over and over
You watch the wave that wears away the shore
Over and over again
And if there’s any justice in this world
Have got to keep fighting on
Over and over

They say God always forgives us
But can we forgive ourselves
If we let our hope die
Cause if passion is a weakness
And silence is a strength
Who’s going to hear the cry?

So we’ve got to climb the highest mountain
We’ve got to shout for all to hear

And we will see the sun that rises up for more
Over and over and over
And we will feel the wave that wears away the shore
Over and over and over again
And if theres any justice in this world
Have got to keep moving on
Over and over
You’ve got to keep fighting on
Over and over

(All that we dream)
All that we dream can come to be
All that we lost we will find if we
Just strike the match
And fan the flame
We will build a blaze
That lights the way

We’ll be the sun that rises up for more
Over and over
We’ll be the wave that wears away the shore
Over and over again
And if there’s any justice in this world
You’ve got to keep moving on
Over and over
Have got to keep fighting on

We will be the star that rises up
Over and over
Over and over and over and over
‘Cause if theres any justice in this world
You’ve got to keep moving on
Over and over
You’ve got to keep moving on
You’ve got to keep fighting on
Over and over

Over and over again

 

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the other F word

22 November 2011 in Memoirs | No Comments »

“It’s fate - we don’t have it.”

 

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when reality comes a-knocking

11 November 2011 in Memoirs | No Comments »



“Well, can you un-like me?”

 

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