She said she might just runaway somewhere else
This was exactly how it was going down at that moment. Meow.
26 Jul 12
23 Jul 12
Hanging from chandeliers
SUPERTREES! Yup, the newest most photographed thing(s) in Singapore right now. I haven’t been up to the skywalk, where the tiny people are in photos 2 and 3. Ran out of film after I snapped these. Haven’t been into the conservatory domes either. But I really like the boardwalk! I.tend.to.like.most.boardwalks.
18 Jul 12
Shadows settle on the place that you left
Borrowing from the archives today. Also because on some days, I terribly miss our old life. I do, we do, we reminisce about it quite a lot lately.
I never got around to sharing why we moved back in February. Maybe it took this long to settle down. Settled yet unsettled. Anyway without going into too much detail, after my grandma passed away last October, my grandfather asked if we wanted to move into his home and take the empty room. We have been renting for the last three years but back in September 2011, our future plans changed a little. We applied for a build-to-order flat – on a whim – we got it and realized we definitely needed to be saving a lot more (downpayment, renovation, furniture). Being self-employed people has its perks but generally unperky when it comes to housing finance things.
So we save on rent by living with my grandfather till our flat is ready… in 2015 (whaaa what?). I get to see my ahgong (grandfather) every day and live in the house I kind of grew up in, all over again. We get to escape from household chores cos he has a domestic helper. But I don’t get to cook now. And after living alone as two people, sharing a space isn’t so easy. My ahgong and Fatboy didn’t get along for awhile too, a whole fiasco, I tell you. Then Fatboy gets misunderstood as a spoilt cat by relatives who heard the stories of the fiasco. Breaks my heart every time someone says that , he is just a cat who loves his freedom guys…
I know that I will be so thankful for this time spent living with my ahgong tho. His old man ways has rubbed off a little on me already, I no longer toss things away without having a go at fixing it first, no frivolous buys, those qualities yknow? So while I cannot wait to begin our new life in our new home, I also love being this close to my ahgong, sigh, the mysteries of being a granddaughter, a mother (to my cats) and a girlfriend, all at the same time.
13 Jul 12
I don’t have a thing except my soul
This is half of Changi beach’s boardwalk. Fairly new, I think. To me, anywhere I haven’t been to must be ‘new’. Anyway, I am completely out of photos to share as I have failed day after day to go develop one roll. And that is because I have been so absorbed in reading 1Q84. But I finished it this evening and that makes me sad (because I liked living in the book) and happy (because life can go on again). Have you read it, did you like it?
3 Jul 12
I hope the leaving is joyful, and I hope never to return
The abandoned Neo Tiew Estate in Lim Chu Kang. My brother took me there about 10 years ago and I was so spooked out, I ran back to the car. This time, I was still a little spooked out but tried to snap a little here and there before letting creepy thoughts really get to me. The place isn’t haunted or anything, in fact our army boys train here, and lots of people come to explore this place too. I did a quick search and found this post to be really insightful. Such brave folks too, they actually ventured up the stairs and into the houses!!!
Hi! I’m Melly. I share photos of my life & my handcrafted goods here. I live in Singapore & currently shooting with an Olympus Pen-F.
