Summer Spell (part one)

(Part One)

There has never been a happier Fee when it comes to being overseas. If you have been reading this space for awhile, you might know just how much I adore the beach, minus the tanned skin. September's arrival has finally brought me to the place I've long wanted to visit. 

Love the true definition of summer- the soft sand between my toes, the lapping sound of the waves, carefree days spent in the salty water, eye candying pretty babes, the wind grazing my cheeks and taking in the taste of every sunrise and sunset. Here's part one of the few summer snaps I've managed over in Redang, Malaysia. My 3d2n has been maximised thoroughly with lots of walking, swimming, exploring, drinking cheap beer, salty hair and face, and sun kissed skin. 

One thing I didn't manage to do was swimming with sharks. We were told there's an area that has lots of baby sharks, and the other far off area has huge sharks and turtles! It's a real pity we didn't manage to go for both. D and I tried to go further into the sea to find the baby sharks first, but our knees were badly grazed and our feet suffering from cuts from dead corals and sharp rocks ):

I love you September. I love you Redang and azure blue skies and water. Stay tuned for part 2 and possibly 3. ^_^

The wanderlust spirit never ceases, can I be on vacay mode forever?

xx

Written in the stars (part two)

(left- D's version, right- Mine) We spent a considerably long time arguing over which is a better shot in terms of composition and colour and he likes his yellow-ish setting while I liked mine (Purple's my favourite colour haha). 

(continuation from part 1) To make our money and time worthwhile, D and I stayed till the night to attempt some night shots while my folks made their way home. The shots are really amateurish but we had fun playing with different settings and watched how the pictures turn out. If you'd like, you may leave a comment to let us know which version of the above picture you prefer (the yellowish or purplish) to cease our argument haha. The last two shots of the road reminded me of the old days where TL and I would sit above the orchard tunnel and take long exposure shots and dump water bombs on cars going through the expressway. Such nice fond memories. 

A big shoutout to Jessica and TL for the lovely layout! Thank you so much for the hard work and time put in to do this for me. I love it so much, and I hope everyone likes the new layout too. In this new year, I promise to update frequently on my personal life more. Thank you for reading! <:

Hope the new year has been good for all of y'all! 

Cheers.

xx

Written in the stars (part one)

(Group picture stolen from my mom's FB)

Hola everyone! I'm back in sunny Singapore on the very last day of 2012, and beginning this new year with an extremely backdated adventure trip with the folks to Gardens By The Bay four months back. They always joke about being better off without me photographing cause they have to wait forever for me to put the photos up whereas they can upload instantly to FB with their mobiles. ): I'm now back from both trips, KL and China and feeling a little displaced and unadjusted and already planning my next trip. So much has happened during these 4 months, I've had my roots touched up and new black roots are already growing once again now. My tresses are no longer straight too as I've gotten a perm, which you might already know if you have me on your instagram and I'm looovin' the curls a little too much.

Last night's partying has gotta be one of the best nights of my life in 2012. My homies and I have entered the 10th year of our friendship together while counting down, and we've had so much fun! Thank you for growing up with me, and seeing me through my fattest/ saddest/ self-destructing/ childish/ drunk/ unglam/ irritating moments and still, love me for who I am. I will spare everyone of the whole thanksgiving speech because I've an endless amount of people to thank, which I will do so privately. To sum up the year, it has been better than I can ever ask of in almost every aspects of my life. Undeniably, the troughs have been really terrible. From recovering from a heartache, to being broken by words from someone I once loved, to getting used to a new environment, to fighting my inner demons and health problems, to pulling through university and coping with work. But God has compensated all of these with better things and people in my life. Especially my mother who is starting to be more supportive of my works and has been my moral support while I'm struggling with the downs in life. I've never thought that we could be this close like what we are today, but I'm so thankful that she is now my friend and mother at the same time. I'm extremely blessed in many ways.

Each year, I aim to travel to even more places and explore unknown grounds. I want to go everywhere and experience what mother nature has to offer and capture every bit of goodness. This year, I've managed to strike a number of places off my list and I know I'm on the track to conquering the world bit by bit. Last but not least, I hope for a better and brighter Smittenpixels so that I can live my dreams of doing what I love.

Looking forward to moving things to a greater height. It's the start of a new 365 book, I'll start on a clean slate and write a good one for this. Happy 2013 guise! <:

xx