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THE MUSHROOM



name : tan juan
age : 18
hometown : malaysia


PIECES OF ME

LOVES

MUSHROOMS
shopping
drawing
TURQUOISE
MUSIC
rainbows
chocolates
chinese orchestra
fairy tales

HATES

CICAK WTF
creepy crawlies
homework
COPY CATS
chinese




GREAT ESCAPES

*chelsea*
*chia chia*
*crystal*
*ee leng*
*ee teng*
*jhing huey*
*jia lee*
*jo ying*
*jun fang*
*lee mei*
*mok mok*
*ning zhen*
*pei jia*
*pei qi*
*rui mei*
*su yin*
*teik hua*
*tict chyn*
*wen huey*
*wen yuan*
*xin yuan*
*xue yi*
*yi ching*





MEMOIRS

♥January 2007
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♥April 2007
♥May 2007
♥June 2007
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♥January 2009
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♥November 2010
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♥January 2011
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♥March 2011
♥April 2011
♥June 2011
♥July 2011
♥August 2011
♥September 2011
♥October 2011
♥November 2011
♥January 2012
♥October 2012



THANKS TO

ME. kynzgerl
CODES. manikka
BRUSHES. 1 2
IMAGES. 1 2
The 2 paper heart: moargh.de
♥ Saturday, November 21, 2009 ♥
Happy Holidays! ♥

21 November 2009

Yesterday - the last day of school for the year - was sort of a disastrous day. I don't know how to describe it. It was quite a miserable day. Some parts of it.

It's not like I was that close with my classmates this year. In fact, I have never even spoken to some of them. Maybe one sentence, and that was it. Scary, I know.

And that, is precisely why I feel so ... bewildered. I don't really know why I felt so upset.

Maybe it was the fact that the Little Blue Flower might get separated next year. The thought is so depressing. I can't imagine classes without Rui Mei, her awful facial expressions and crazy ways. The chances of my being in the same class as Iris are quite high, so I'm not quite that worried about it.

Arrgh. It really would be AWFUL if the three of us all got into different classes. I don't know how I'd get past the next year if that really happens.

We should all start praying right now. If we're not in the same class next year, we never will be again. Unless if we study in the same college/university/work together/etc. We'll be graduating and parting our ways next year ... BLARGH.

Maybe by some miracle the three of us can still be together in the future! Together, as in, be in the same classes and same school. :(

Anyway. Yesterday was really ... really ... saddening. Especially right before school ended. Okay. I'm not going to say anything else. I do NOT want to dwell on those thoughts right now. Who knows what a night (all the nights to be exact) alone could bring?

No, I'm not talking about commiting suicide or OTHER things. Bleh.

But! Things were pretty great after school. Hmm, maybe not directly after school. Uhm. Let's just say I wasn't in the most ... uh, mirthful? of moods at that time. Chiew Na should know. Boo.

After dinner, which was, uggh, revolting, things took a definite upturn.

Phew. (RUMI!!! T.T)

Went to Lai Sheng's shop for practice, and it was hilarious! He was very funny. It was a great distraction! Thinking about school was the last, LAST thing I wanted. But I couldn't help myself, all thoughts kept rivetting back to everything that happened this past week, the month before, etc.

Hmm. Anyone here capable of inventing a special type of eraser to erase, to wipe out all unpleasant or mortifying memories? I need one. I REALLY need one. God. I didn't even know what was happening. I was too busy thinking about the parting of Little Blue Flower's paths and the singing. Eeee. Awkward. I. Need. That. Eraser.


***************


Anyway. Went to the pillow fight yesterday morning. There wasn't a lot of people, but we still had a blast hitting each other like mad people. Maybe pillow fights really ARE good ways to reduce your stress and take your mind off things. We screamed, shrieked, cried, squealed, ETC like crazy. Got a lot of stares from the other pillow-fighters, but who cares.

We had fun! We were probably the noisiest, most insane group out of all.

We all went to Marrybrown after that as some people wanted to have lunch before going home. We also yelled and shrieked a lot, like we actually owned the restaurant. Which, we sort of kind of in a way, did. I mean, all of us were sitting upstairs, and nobody else was there! So it was like our own private room. Except that everyone downstairs could hear what we were saying.

Like what? Like the rock version of happy birthday (for HUI MIN!!), a few mental K3C people singing their class song (whatever that might be ;P), and some piercing screams of laughter (from one of the mental K3C people, yes, Yi Ling, I am talking about you) ...

Went to Gurney after that with Hui Min and her family. Had lunch, and walked around. Was very tiring! Ahahaha. Did a lot of dumb things. :)

Will update about it soon!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LEE HUI MIN!

She is very kiam pa sometimes (most of the time, LOL), but still. Hearts!

Right. My cousin and her friend Heng Yi are staying over at my house today. As in, right now. They're joining the Bridge Run tomorrow morning (should I say the crack of dawn?).

HENG YI GAVE ME A PRESENT OMFG!

I haven't seen her for like ... AGES. And here, she suddenly turned up at my house, and with a birthday present! I feel so TOUCHED. (I don't even remember her birthday, oh God. Or I haven't even known it before. I'm such a lousy person.)

Okay. I have to go to bed now! It's 12.50 a.m. already. *yawns*

Oh, before I go.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!

Have a great time! Two glorious months! :D



craving chocolate kisses ..
10:59 PM


♥ Sunday, November 15, 2009 ♥
I Know The Feeling

15 November 2009

I know how she feels. I know what she's going through at the moment. Because I have been through it before.

It's not a nice feeling, but it's hard to avoid. It's not a feeling you can get rid of easily. It needs time. Unless if something else comes up as a distraction and motivation for you to get over it and start a new chapter of life, etc.

And I really hope that she'll be fine. Nothing's confirmed yet, but it's better than having high hopes. That way she won't get too disappointed and upset if things don't go her way.

Sigh. It sucks. Why can't there be happy endings for everyone?

I thought about it while I was in the bathroom just now. We are all the same, really. You, me, her. Everyone. We are all going through the same thing. I was on Facebook just now, and I saw someone's status. I don't know her well, but looks like we're all enduring the same ordeal! It's horrible.

There are only a few exceptions. Scented bubbles, hearts and happiness. Arrgh. It's sick to watch.

Back to the subject. Besides THAT, there's another issue between her and ... well, them. Personally I think it's a bit ... dramatic? Weird? I can't find the right word.

It teaches me a lot of things. Through these ... uhm, unpleasant events, you can find out who truly are your friends and who aren't. No matter what rumours stupid people spread behind your back, your buddies will still be there for you. They are the ones who actually matter, so try talking to them. They would have complete trust in you, they would believe you. Who cares what other people might think? Who cares if the other people's impressions of you are good or not?

Are your friends' opinions more important or theirs? Of course it's your friends. Clear the matter with them. Live your life, ignore the people who are gossiping about you. They are probably insecure, jealous of you or just plain bitchy. Whatever it is, YOU HAVE YOUR FRIENDS and that's what counts.

There will always be people for and against you. You can't expect everyone to like you.

And I also learnt that we REALLY can't judge a person by his/her physical appearance. I mean. I never thought ... uh, let's call her O here. I never thought O would be a person like that. She is one of her (so-called) quite-close friends, and O KNOWS everything. So why would she think that ...

Arrgh. I'm finding it a bit hard to say everything I want to say. Fine.

I shall end the post here. I don't really know what I'm trying to say except that friends are important (which I have said for the zillionth time, I think, I'm not sure), and screw everyone else. I know I kept repeating the same thing. My mind is sort of blank right now. No idea why.

Will try to update soon! If I get over my Rui Mei-phase. I know I always say this. But I guess I'll never really get over it. Haha.


P.S./ Happy Birthday, Pei Jia!



craving chocolate kisses ..
11:24 PM


♥ Wednesday, November 11, 2009 ♥
♥ TAU POK ♥

11 November 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EE LENG DARLING!!

Eew. I think I'll stick to Ee Leng.

♥ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EE LENG!!!! ♥

Hope you had a nice birthday!

A month. A month until I see you again. And if I'm not mistaken, I'll be seeing you again a month after you go home, which is during Chinese New Year, right?



Remember how you used to say : "Pretend I'm going home tomorrow" when you only just arrived? And we would act all miserable and wave to each other sadly, trying very hard to suppress our grins, we were so glad to see each other again.

Remember how we used to jump from the top of the double decker bed onto my parents' bed in the air-con room?

Remember how we used to play dumb games like the fire-hire game and doctor (I THINK)?

Remember how you used to look like? The short, straight typical little-girl hair, specs and pink cheeks. Aww. Hahaha. Was trying to find a photo, but I wanted to post this up before 12 a.m, so. I guess it's a good thing. ;D

Remember ....





CINDY?? :(

And remember how when the Skype "ringtone" starts to ring, the two of us would always "become invisible", "become offline", or quit the whole program? Especially when it's You-Know-Who calling. Hee.





Remember what I said about this photo? Hahaha. Think. :)

That trip to Singapore was awesome!





TAU POK!



Er Feee Moooo looks cute! :)



Your naughty, "disobedient" hair! :D



Okay. I can't say much, as there are only 4 minutes until midnight. Hahaha. Linkin Park!

Remember how we loved the Puke song?

Remember how we always laugh at our fathers who "smile with a frown"? And we would always try to imitate them, but not very successfully. Of course.

Remember how we always sing those songs with two parts? As in the girl's part and the boy's part, and we always sing them out of tune. It's hard to believe, that I couldn't seeee~

And more, and more. Arrgh. I was going to type some other things but no, I guess there's not enough time. Pfft.

Whatever, I just want to say :

EE LENG, I LOVE YOU!!!

And again, happy seventeenth!! Tau pok!

And it's 12 a.m. now. Whoopee. Which means I have to say :

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JI AND JIT NEE!!!


craving chocolate kisses ..
10:25 PM


♥ Saturday, November 07, 2009 ♥
Sweet Dreams Are Made of These

7 November 2009

The Tragic

I dreamt of myself treading on shards of glass. There was glass everywhere on the ground. It was impossible to take a step without having glass cutting into your skin. Where did the glass come from? I wasn't sure.

It hurt, but the pain was more bearable than the pain I experienced when you didn't return my smile. When you looked right through me like I wasn't even there. When you declared your affections for someone else in front of me.

At that moment I'd have given anything to jump on broken glass. I'd choose physical pain. It would be excruciating, it would leave scars.

But at least those are better than a broken heart.

And I also dreamt of myself swimming with imaginary dolphins in a dark, narrow tunnel. It was pitch dark, but I could vaguely make out my cousin's head bobbing up and down in front of me.

The tunnel got narrower and narrower. The ceiling lower and lower. And I was too fat to squeeze through, into the light at the end of the tunnel. I couldn't turn back either.

So I drowned.

The Peculiar
(and sort of tragic, yes)

There was this strange kind of disease spreading around. Maybe not a disease exactly, it was more like ... magic. The infected people would be weakened by sunlight, and slowly, they would just disappear, like dust in the wind. Where to? I wasn't sure.

A person gets infected when an infected person touches him/her under sunlight. And there was this special day, where the last infected person was destined to disappear. There would be a fire, a fiery one.

I was one of the infected ones. Along with many other people. People from other schools. People from other states. Strangely enough, my school was the setting.

You'd probably guess right, I was the last one. Iris was infected too, but Rui Mei wasn't. (Neh. Weird.) We tried to tell everyone about the fire. Nobody understood. Nobody cared.

We didn't want to take Rui Mei with us too (by touching her under sunlight), as she could very well live on. So. When we told her that we were going to disappear ... I don't remember what happened actually. I think I cried. Hahaha. Don't laugh. I told you it was strange.

Then Iris disappeared. I was alone. Then you appeared. I tried to hold on to you, treasure the last moment we have together. You didn't have a clue what was going on. You thought everything was normal.

I tried to explain. But there wasn't enough time. I could feel myself getting weaker, getting more ... transparent. I was disappearing. I tried to hug/kiss/do something to (something DECENT) you one ... last ... time ...

(Arwen's quote from Lord of the Rings. Hahaha. Although she said something like I just want to see him one last time ... something like that.)

I was holding your hand, you were going to say something. But then, I disappeared. Like I was simply blown away by the (non-existent) wind. But I was forced, forced by the Angel? Devil? who created this disease thing, to hang around, to watch the fire. To watch the deadly flames slowly surround you, to watch your futile attempts to escape.

The Devil (must be a devil) was laughing and screeching in this horrible manner. I was ... crying again, I suppose. But I couldn't do anything. I couldn't save you.

Iris and I disappeared into another world. There were lots of twinkling stars, it was mesmerizing. We ... uh, sang Chinese New Year songs together? Okay. That wasn't in the dream.

That was reality. It was what we did in class the week before the finals.

Sounds like a story eh. Except it was more ... uh, epic? in the dream. Like a movie. HAHA. Laugh all you want, I know it's ridiculous.

The Happy

I can't remember any at the moment. Sucks doesn't it? You can only remember all the horrid and strange dreams, and forget all the nice ones.

Damn. Never mind. I shall make something up.

Hmm, what about :

I dreamt of myself lying on a fluffy cloud, next to the most gorgeous white stone castle I have ever seen. I was carefree. There wasn't a single worry in my mind.

Neh. Happy enough I suppose.

The Scary

Not really (or even remotely) scary, but still, scary enough to jerk me awake. Sniff.

Well, I dreamt of myself (trying to) sleep on my own bed with the little light turned on as I couldn't sleep with the lights turned off. Then out of the corner of my eye I saw my bathroom door open. Somebody with long black hair came in. Or maybe she was invisible, I couldn't remember which.

Both are equally creepy. Imagine a door opening and closing and nobody enters or exits. Almost worse than when someone actually does enter or exit. Eek.

She came to me and stabbed me with a knife.

Like how Frodo got stabbed by the Nazgul at Weathertop. Ouch.

Hahahaha. Stupid eh. There's another scary one, but I can't recall it right now.

"I'll tell you ... I'll tell you when I remember." - Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella

Anyway. Finals will be over in three days! Tomorrow doesn't count, and the last day (Thursday) doesn't count either as there is only one paper on that day. Whoopeee.

My results are gonna be awesome! :D

(That was meant to be sarcastic. Just thought you should know.)

Oh, the past few days were pretty awful. For SOME reasons. Not that I could do anything to change them. Pffft.



craving chocolate kisses ..
8:02 PM