Hello, 2017! 

Hello, 2017! 

2016 was a bitch – too many fallen stars and too many faulty decisions. We can’t wait for it to end. But as we usher in a new and fresh year, we can’t help but look back and be thankful for all the good things that happened.  We started 2016...
I See You, For You

I See You, For You

You’re a year older, wiser and better, but always the same Rocky I know.  I often regard you as Mr. Misunderstood, because people don’t see you for you. And I say this everyday, every year.  I know beyond those bitchy tones, brow raises and eye...
It Was Another One of Those Nights

It Was Another One of Those Nights

Random, fun and full of nothingness. Our daily routine at work is a tiring process of production and monitoring. Not that I’m complaining. I love my job. I am in love with my job that I actually started dreaming about it, and that I take emails for breakfast...
Gone Too Soon: A Year After Your Last Breath

Gone Too Soon: A Year After Your Last Breath

Minutes past 8:30 in the evening I was lying down on the grass listening to Augustana singing live at Wanderland 2015, with clouded thoughts and a heavy heart. I was staring at a blank and dark sky. I was looking for a star. After few glances, I found one,...
A Coming of Age Trip

A Coming of Age Trip

I can’t travel without plans. I’m a bit of a control freak. So when we flew to #Singapore without anything in mind except for Laneway, I was scared. For the first time, I am travelling without pre-booked tours, without pre-arranged services. Finally, I am...
Lazy Traveler No More

Lazy Traveler No More

I won’t try to sound cool when I talk about my travels, because I’m not. I’m a relaxed traveler. Not quite the adventuruous type, but I want to believe I’m not boring either. I’d rather float all day in the sea, or a read a book and fall...
Buzzed on a Rainy Thursday

Buzzed on a Rainy Thursday

Rain, pool, booze and everything wet.  Going to the beach at this time, we kind of expected for lots of rainy days. But rain, though can be a source of hassle most of the time, is still beautiful. Rain pouring as the wind blows through your face is always magical...
The Beach and Me

The Beach and Me

If people have chocolates and spa as stress busters, I have the beach.  The sand, the clear salty water and the blue skies – as if this triad has found the cure to every aspect of stress. The beach is always my comfort zone, my refuge. And I make sure I...
Airport and My Made Up Stories of Travelers

Airport and My Made Up Stories of Travelers

There’s something really interesting about airports and the people in it. I rarely get bored by waiting as I usually watch people and how they move. Inside my head, I form stories of people – who are they with and why are they traveling? There are...
For the First Time, I am Learning

For the First Time, I am Learning

It’s been a year since I entered grad school. This third term feels just like the first – exciting, fresh and less scary.  I have lived most of my college years trying to do my best in every class – doing everything that would get me high...