i bought these flowers for a project but didn't have to use them after all, so now i have them in my room. i don't know what they are called but they are very sweet and i got them from cold storage, which has quite a decent variety of very elegant and beautiful flowers, surprisingly. today mingyao and i met shaun, tisha, chris and josh for dinner at sushi tei at paragon. we meet about once a year or even less so it was a really fun time of catching up. i think it's interesting to see how people have changed, or maybe it is because you get to know them more. we were never that close back in sunday school, but i think it's important to keep contacting one another because it makes your past, present and future richer, and how difficult it is to keep find and keep good friends. i forgot to bring a camera! after meeting up with such friends, you naturally go into a reflective state which is very encouraging.

i really appreciated mingyao meeting me quite a few times this week despite having to do his school work. it's really therapeutic having someone you can relate to so comfortably, being there, or even just an sms is refreshing already.