summer favourites

Summer essentials for 2011


a light-weight go-to summer dress


vintage rings and layered bracelets


high-waisted jean shorts


perfect coral lipstick

But most importantly, keep your heart wide open.

viva la vida

It's summer, so what do ya say to having some funn?

I don't want to go there again. Never again.

my classic summer go-to song

You're a falling star, You're the get away car.
You're the line in the sand when I go too far.
You're the swimming pool, on an August day.
And you're the perfect thing to say.

And you play it coy, but it's kinda cute.
Ah, When you smile at me you know exactly what you do.
Baby don't pretend, that you don't know it's true.
Cause you can see it when I look at you.

And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, You make me sing.
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.

You're a carousel, you're a wishing well,
And you light me up, when you ring my bell.
You're a mystery, you're from outer space,
You're every minute of my everyday.
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/michael_buble/everything.html ]
And I can't believe, uh that I'm your man,
And I get to kiss you baby just because I can.
Whatever comes our way, ah we'll see it through,
And you know that's what our love can do.

And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, You make me sing
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.

So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La

And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, You make me sing.
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.
You're every song, and I sing along.
'Cause you're my everything.
Yeah, yeah

So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La

Mmmm sweet summer. The best of times.

“The power of God is with you at all times; through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions; and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument.”
Bhagavad Gita

"There is nothing lost or wasted in this life."-Bhagavad Gita

pre-summer blog

One more exam till my summer FINALLY starts. I've been waiting for this moment for a lonngg time now. Talking about beaches, late-night ice cream trips, etc. really makes me want summer that much more.
This is gonna be one heck of a week to start off the best summer.

I think I've been in isolation long enough, it's time to rejoin civilization.

work hard, play hard.

baby let's get this summer startedd <3

“As we drive along this road called life, occasionally a gal will find herself a little lost. And when that happens, I guess she has to let go of the coulda, shoulda, woulda, buckle up and just keep going.”

“So many roads. So many detours. So many choices. So many mistakes.”

“Some people are settling down, some people are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies.”

“After all, computers crash, people die, relationships fall apart. The best we can do is breathe and reboot.”

-Carrie Bradshaw

"haha her guilty pleasure is annoying people."
"what's your guilty pleasure?"
"youu."
"LOLLLL. that just made my night."

Flying
Flying in slow motion
Wind through my hair
And ripping through the scenery, oh, the wreckage
It is my secret need

Speeding
Into the horizon
Dreaming of the siren
Wishing for her broken glass on the highway
It could be so easy

lovelove

eclectic

Blank stares at blank pages; no easy way to say this

Frame every so-called disaster with these words: ‘In five years, will this matter?

Omg.. too many distractions, too many distractions!

perfection

I'm a modern princess. I fell into a deep sleep.
Except academics is my poison
and the alarm is my prince.

Wooo. One more.
As I scroll through my fb homepage, I see so many statuses with the words "done" and "summer" in them. After almost breaking my wrist and writing at lightning speed today, I'm definitely not in the mood to hit the books. AGAIN. I know I really shouldn't be complaining, believe me, I'm not. I really just need a break tonight. I will definitely focus the next few days. Promise.

SOOooo, despite the fact that I've been in my room pretty much 24/7, (except for the times I make trips to the microwave) at least it's been sunny. It's really starting to feel like summer, for real.
It's going to be an epic summer. So, so stoked.

It's all my fault.

Definitely qwoping.

Well, I'm done another one..
Be right back while I go pass out.

Downing the caffeine like there's no tomorrow. 9 hours of sleep later, so not ready yet ready to do this thing.
Bring it.
Dear God, please help me sound smart.

the only thing worse than panicking is not panicking.

so sit back relax, and take it slow
we ain't got too far to go
before we make it

It's just a feeling. A feeling of safety, protection, comfort.
When it's there, you don't have to justify anything.

trance

I had this amazing dream last night that I was being hunted down by these mafia type people, then this guy came out of nowhere and helped me. We did major gravity defying moves, james bond style. That was the life.
Until I woke up.

you're not alone

I know it sounds dumb that I'm answering all these random questions on yahoo, especially the ones where young girls are having issues they're probably too young to be dealing with. But I don't really see it that way. Their problems may seem trivial to us, but haven't we all been there? Haven't we all made little issues seem like the end of the world? All I know is that at every point in our lives, we deal with issues and have unanswered questions. I'm not a life expert, but I've been through my fair share of experiences, and I know that it's important to know that someone's listening and someone cares.

um what the heck?
What am I doing?
I'm answering people's questions on yahoo answers. Yes, I realize that instead of trying to solve other people's problems, I should probably solve my own first, the first of which is to stop procrastinating maybe?

COACHELLA

Somehow, watching Coachella live makes studying a bit more bearable. Feel like I'm there and not in my room staring at the 23 books

chances

stranger

Stranger you’ve followed me so far
Until the roads converged, as did the stars
Stranger the moon looks blue tonight
Your photo framed, raw within my mind, but not tonight

Humming Hallelujah in the dark
Whispered poems leave you to be
Humming Hallelujah in the night
The sun might rise, as sometimes does it fall

Lost in a dream
I don't know which way to go

me:"i wonder what my brother would be like if i had one."
dad:"he'd have a lot of girlfriends."
mom:"why? did YOU have a lot of girlfriends?"
oh dang, busteddd :) jk.

letsgetserious

Okay. I haven't studied for the past few days. This is bad. Really, quite bad. Focus pleaseeee.

I learnt to tell people what I mean and how I feel because no one should be taken for granted.
I learnt that I don't like "maybes" and "perhaps." A yes is a yes and a no is a no.
I learnt that I wanna be the kind of friend that makes you say: I HATE YOU I'M CRYING and know that you mean the complete opposite.

songs I currently can't live without:

Andrew Garcia's version of Straight Up
Ocean Wide- The Afters
Sunday Morning- Maroon 5 (Now this one has a story behind it hahaha)

oceanwide

Look outside
It's already light and the stars ran away with the night
Things we're said, words that we'll try forget,
it's so hard to admit I know we've made mistakes
I see through all the tears but that's what got us here

It's sunny. I want to do anything but study.
No, tiff, focus focussss.

Okay. It's 7:14 am. I'm awake. Something's wrong. Why am I awake?! I've barely gotten 5 hours of sleep and I'm seriously wide awake. I guess it doesn't help that I drank like 5+ cups of tea and another cup of coffee, but I thought it'd have worn off by now, considering I have a pretty high metabolism.
Alright, I guess I should try to go back to sleep.

happy birthday

Happy Birthday dormie.
We've been through so much together. From stupid girl drama to filling out uni applications, we've been through thick and thin, and you're right, we wouldn't be like this without it. Thank you for always listening to me rant about my non-issues and laughing at my lame jokes. I love that our 10 min skype always turns into 2 hr long ones. We just never get tired of talking about the same things. I love the times you lock me in the car when Airplanes comes on, and how you still love that song after listening to it every day for a full year. You know no one else would understand our retardedness, but it's ok, we revel in it.
I can't believe we've come this far already, but there's still a long way to go.
Happy Birthday. I love you.

-tiff

I built a shack with an old friend
He was someone I could learn from
Someone I could become

Will you meet me down
On a sandy beach
We can roll up our jeans
So the tide won't get us below the knees

I could stay here
Become someone different
I could stay here
Become someone better

Everything I touch, breaks.
I say this quite literally.

onedown

I"m soooo tired. Pretty sure I just maxed out all my energy in that 2.5 hrs. At first, I was so into it, then after a couple of pages, I started getting really tired, but luckily, I finished with 5 minutes to spare. Close enough? haha. To my TA, please be considerate.
Did I mention I'm exhausted? I think I'm getting old. Just a year ago I was doing 13 papers no problemo, now I'm tired after one exam. The deterioration is happening a lot more rapidly than I expected. Recalling a recent conversation between my prof and classmate:

"I can't remember anything anymore. I'm getting old."
"But doesn't your short-term memory increase with age and your long-term memory deteriorates?" (note: i don't remember which one increases and which one decreases. Again, memory problems but it's not important)
"Nothing increases as you get old. It all goes downhill."

So that's how we ended the last class of the year, on such a joyous, optimistic note.
I so look forward to growing up now.

when i look into [Y]our eyes i see a better part of me

Good afternoon my lovelies. It's a gorgeous day out, and even though I can only enjoy the sunshine from the confines of my room, it's still nice to know that summer is just around the corner. When God created the earth and saw that "it was good," He was clearly right. I may be biased, but there's a reason why Vancouver is consistently ranked as one of the most livable cities. It really is gorgeous here. Although it's not as exciting as some of the big metropolitan cities, I love just sitting and enjoying the view. Sometimes, we're so caught up with the immediate issues we're dealing with that we forget that there's a whole world out there to explore and a God behind us that no other force can reckon with. When I look up at the ocean-blue sky and the majestic mountains, I know that I believe in something way beyond myself. Sometimes, I get so caught up that I forget.
I was reading Soul Cravings the other day, and it talks about how we crave a lot of things like destiny, meaning and intimacy. I see it all around me and I too crave that. Everyone craves it. It's so easy to try and fill that emptiness with things that the world tells us we need. Those things only temporarily satisfy. At the end of the day, you're left wondering if there's something more.
Well, let me tell you, there is.
For all of you stressing about exams, stay alive.

Love you,

tiff

“Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid and abet. That would mean that security is out of the question. The words "make" and "stay" become inappropriate. My love for you has no strings attached. I love you for free.”-Tom Robbins

monday wisdom from fp

“Our lives are not as limited as we think they are; the world is a wonderfully weird place; consensual reality is significantly flawed; no institution can be trusted, but love does work; all things are possible; and we all could be happy and fulfilled if we only had the guts to be truly free and the wisdom to shrink our egos and quit taking ourselves so damn seriously.” — Tom Robbins

I say it like it is because I don't want you to get hurt. I know it's hard babe, but you're stronger than that. You can do this. You know you have to.

Wow.. talk about getting distracted. Somehow, i started watching a french movie...

*update: i can't stop watching it! sooo cute and it's not even in english! i've gone mad..

I skip parties to come home and have home-cooked meals. Moroccan dish for lunch and perfectly cooked steak with asparagus, served on an oven-heated plate for dinner? Yes pleaseeee.
When I saw the steak, I did an internal flip and scream of joy inside. Shh, don't tell.
To top it all off, a fudgesicle for dessert :)
I like these nights, where we talk about how I'm still that stubborn kid that wants to be independent. Well, I still like being independent, but that independent girl knows when to come home now. I mean, c'mon, my dad makes me moroccan dishes and my mom gets me starbucks coffee. That, my friends, is bribery at its finest. Haha, jk. That's love.

"...and the rest, we had to learn ourselves: how to be ourselves without losing each other."

notstudying

i did a random quiz on this site. cool stufff.
it tells you what your style is. pretty much so they can recommend jewelry pieces that fit your style.

funfact

I like to scatter my notes all over the desk to give the impression that i've been working really hard.

5.6.7.8

When the moon is low
We can dance in slow motion
And all your tears will subside
All your tears will dry

play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love

come with me, there's a world out there that we should see

i've got an idea
that maybe we can go away for a while
and just enjoy life
without the complications.
i've got an idea
that maybe we can
daydream for a bit
under the summer sun

Don't ask me where I've been,
Or where I'm from.
Don't worry about tomorrow when we already have today.

Let's just be.

*parents talking about italy*
"OKAY. STOP NOW. I STILL HAVE FINALS"

italiano

"So, mom, I've already been practicing my italian."
"Okay. What can you say?"
"Well, I don't really remember, but I know one: Ciao, bella."
"Hello beautiful?"
"Oh yes, so useful eh?"

'10/'11

Okay, I lied. I take it back. I'm not ready for this year to end. It went by too quickly. I didn't write everything down. I didn't do everything. The words unsaid and the things undone float through the air like lost balloons with an unspecified destination. I don't believe in mistakes, but I do believe in regrets. Regrets not because of something I did, but regrets on the things that I cannot change.
Suddenly, it's all over and 5 months from now, we'll be here, starting all over again.

But I'm telling you it's not over yet.

food conversations

"Wow. Why am I hungry all the time?!? Actually, it's not that i'm hungry.. i just like having snacks. all. the time."
"Maybe you just like the chewing.."
"Ya, that's true. I like chewing on stuff. wow.. i'm like.. a dog."
"I'll get you a chew toy."
"LOL thanks."

"Oh wow, the laundry room floor is soo sticky."
"Oh were you doing laundry?"
"No..the microwave is there."
"LOL."

onesummernight

I wanna watch the sunset til the darkness sweeps across
We'll make bonfires and roast marshmallows
And curl up under the blankets
The stars will be our lights
and the glow jars our lanterns
we'll talk till we fall asleep
listening to the sea breeze call us

it's calling us.

ombré

I don't wanna move
Don't let go of this moment
I don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna miss a thing
I don't wanna know if this is tonight
Only stop time, stop daylight
'Cause when day breaks
it might all be over