Swim

You've gotta swim

Swim for your life

Swim for the music that saves you

When you're not so sure you'll survive

You gotta swim, and swim when it hurts

The whole world is watching

You haven't come this far

To fall off the earth

The currents will pull you

Away from your love

Just keep your head above

I found a tidal wave

Begging to tear down the dawn

Memories like bullets

They fired at me from a gun

A crack in the armor

I swim to brighter days

Despite the absence of sun

Choking on salt water

I'm not giving in

I swim

You gotta swim

Through nights that won't end

Swim for your families

Your lovers your sisters

And brothers and friends

Yeah you've gotta swim

Through wars without cause

Swim for the lost politicians

Who don't see their greed as a flaw

The currents will pull us

Away from our love

Just keep your head above

I found a tidal wave

Begging to tear down the dawn

Memories like bullets

They fired at me from a gun

Cracking me open now

I swim for brighter days

Despite the absence of sun

Choking on salt water

I'm not giving in

Well I'm not giving in

I swim

You gotta swim

Swim in the dark

There's no shame in drifting

Feel the tide shifting and wait for the spark

Yeah you've gotta swim

Don't let yourself sink

Just find the horizon

I promise you it's not as far as you think

The currents will drag us away from our love

Just keep your head above

Just keep your head above

Swim

Just keep your head above

Swim, swim

Just keep your head above

Swim

-Jack's Mannequin

Savvy

my workstation (thumbs up for the Blend Apparel sticker)

I just recently came back from a week's vacation in Manila, Philippines. My last for...a while. When I came back and entered my room, I just sort of looked around and said "Wow, I'm actually glad to be back." I felt so much comfort in my cool and really pretty room at that moment. I mean, I'll miss the Philippines terribly, but I've sort of gotten used to the fact that Singapore is my home...for now.

While I was away, my dad put in a table near next to my bay window so I could work on that instead of the floor. I never used my desk. It felt too crowded and not right, and I preferred sunlight during the day instead of using a reading lamp since my desk didn't get as much sunlight as the rest of my room.

The work station is just so amazing. It has a lot of clutter now, but I could still work on my projects since it has enough space. My arts box is right next to me, which is pretty bulky and big already but I'm still so comfortable. And the wind through the open window just blows through the whole room so I never get dizzy from the heat. Ah, so good. I love my room. Thanks Mom and Dad!

I recently bought this hardbound notebook with no lines. The only one left in the whole bookstore. I wasn't planning to get it, but when I saw it I couldn't leave it behind even if it was falling apart at the seams. I brought it home and taped it together. I named her Savvy. :) I'm covering her up with a collage of various things that are dear to me. I've been working on it since the moment I woke up, but then there are just so many distractions. (Like this, for instance) Ohwell, I won't sleep tonight, then. I'll post a picture on here as soon as I'm done.

Much love,

Via

What are we holding on to?

Frodo: I can’t do this, Sam.

Sam: I know. It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here…but we are. It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo; the ones that really matter. Full of darkness and danger, they were…and sometimes you didn’t want to know the end because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you and meant something…even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories…had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn’t. They kept going…because they were holding on to something.

Frodo: What are we holding on to, Sam?

Sam: That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for.

Lord of the Rings is one of the most amazing books I have read. The story and the characters capture your heart in so many ways. The words Tolkien used and the way the characters would say it is just so captivating. And all the poems and songs, it's just all...so incredible. You know, words really can't describe what I feel towards this universally loved trilogy.

The first time I read it was when I was Grade 5? I was 10 years old, so, yes. I didn't understand it much. I'm reading it again now, though. I was able to purchase this 50 year old 3-in-1 copy on eBay for only 5 Singapore dollars. I was on top of the world when I won the bid! The copy's beautiful and the pages have turned yellow with age. It has that old book smell that I really love and the font is just so pretty. It's one of my most prized possessions.