Digital Love by Daft Punk because it so explains my predicament right now :

Last night I had a dream about you
In this dream I'm dancing right beside you
And it looked like everyone was having fun
the kind of feeling I've waited so long

Don't stop come a little closer
As we jam the rythm gets stronger
There's nothing wrong with just a little little fun
We were dancing all night long

The time is right to put my arms around you
You're feeling right
You wrap your arms around too
But suddenly I feel the shining sun
Before I knew it this dream was all gone

Ooh I don't know what to do
About this dream and you
I wish this dream comes true

Ooh I don't know what to do
About this dream and you
We'll make this dream come true

Why don't you play the game ?
Why don't you play the game ?

Harry Potter's Hogwarts, hands down because magic is wayy cool.

SHARKS FIN SOUP cause they way some fishermen get the fin itself is really cruel and the cartiledge is very nearly tasteless. Why would you want a delicacy that is virtually tasteless?

Venice ROSE to power

Leadership
Venice had capable leaders running the government. Under these leaders, control was established in the Adriatic Sea, the Venetian Empire was built and expanded. The Doges, the highest position in the Venetian political system, were efficient, capable and had foresight. The Doge Orseolo helped jump start Venice's rise to power by utilizing his negotiation skills to reconcile feuding states, negotiate treaties and subdue the pirates in Damaltia. His efforts brought about peace and stability in the nation which resulted in the improvement of trade in Venice by attracting traders. Doge Dandolo set off on conquests and successfully captured Constantinople from  the Byzantine Empire. As such, Venice gained recognition from other states and a rise in prestige and status as well as an increase in wealth. Doge Ziani expanded trade routes through conquests and negotiate new trade agreements. This ensured that Venice gained control of important trade routes in the Mediterranean Sea. With this, Venice was able to monopolize trade in the area and increase their revenue. 

The Venetian political system itself was organized, fair and structured. With the hierarchic system and the doge at the highest position, the government was able to make wise decisions that continued to benefit all Venetians as the Doge was experienced and wise and served until his death.  The nobles made up the government as they were more educated and thus capable of running the city-state. The selection process was fair as balloting was practiced instead of elections. This meant that there would be no election campaigns held and thus no rivalry between the nobles. Different committees were set up to attend to trade, finance, law and foreign relations and to track monetary transactions, a system of checks and balances was employed thus preventing corruption and abuse of power. 

Economy
Venice had many salt marshes and this allowed Venice to produce their own salt. Being the only country at the time to be able to produce salt when there was a great demand in Europe for salt as a preservative, Venice was able to sell the salt produced and monopolize the salt trade in the region. 


AH EFF THIS. I'M FAILING SS TOMORROW, NO MATTER WHAT I DO NOW :(

When Mama asks Beneatha who she is "going out with tomorrow night", Beneatha replies "(with displeasure) George Murchison again." She "like(s) George all right, mama. I mean I like him enough to go out with him and stuff, but-"  he is, in her eyes, a fool. Beneatha requires intellectual stimulation, something George cannot give her because he is very superficial. "George looks good- he's got a beautiful car and he takes me to nice places and, as my sister-in-law says, he is probably the richest boy I will ever get to know". However, Despite the luxury George would be able to provide Beneatha if they were to get married, she "would not marry him if all I felt for him is what I feel now."

TBC...

At last I can
blame your letters, If I can speak of blame. Not a day has passed
without their burning up my day. A flame
that has blinded me at last to danger.
Ohg no!
You don't know your own genius. Oh it's true
there once was an evening of jasmine, lilac, rose
when I began to adore you Your sole arose
in perfume to my window. The true you made itself known in a voice
but then that voice sang to me everyday I had no choice
but to come running. If patient Penelope
had received such letters from her lord Ulysses,
she would not have woven endlessly
but rushed to him to cover him with kisses,
maddened with love as helen once was maddedned
I read your letters, reread, reread them 
saddened by my unworthiness but gladdened
by the knowledge that you like Jupiter
had descended to me a hapless semele
Your words golden petals, The flower that shed them,
your soul, a soul afire with sincerity.
Oh
my cross is the cross of my stupidity
my soul sinks to its knees from which I know
your love will raise me. but the heart that lies
crushed by love's burden cannot be raised. It cries
forgive me dearest. Let me veil my eyes
in anguish. Tell me how I can atone
for the sin that lies upon me like a stone
for the insult of loving you for your beauty alone?
Later I learned, just as a bird
learns how to soar, to feel my spirit stirred
by the totallity of you, flesh and soul
loving the two together but the goal
of true love should be elsewhere.
you, the essential you, the true
free being hidden by the causual dress
of flesh I loved you for at first. I can guess
what torture it was for a great soul like yours
to see love lavishe on mere caricatures
of your true self, the eyes the lips the hair
but then with wisdom, with most patient care

When were your feet last happy? I mean really happy - no aches, no pains just... happy? when I was a kid, I had very sad feet; My shoes never fit. Ma used to say,"Children grow so fast-buy bigger shoes, they will grow in to them. Save money." So I was always flap, flap, flapping around in oversized shoes stuffed with extra socks. Then, on my eighth birthday, my aunt gave me these of new, shiny, black patent-leather pumps-you know, the type with the straps across-so soft, so comfortable, they actually fit! Then ma said," JI-ee spend so much you cannot anyhow wear them. Wait for Chinese new Year!" But ma.. Of course, when Chinese New Year cam, I'd outgrown them. So My perfect pumps were given to my younger sister to flap, flap, flap around in and show off to all the aunties and uncles. Twenty years later, I still don't own the perfect pair of shoes. Dress shoes especially, cos it's not easy to find my size. Incredible? Look, look closely at these feet, size 40,41 What do most stores here stock? Size 38 max, 39 if you're lucky! Now, I'm not saying you can't find size 40, 41 footwear in Singapore. You can. But each time I think I've found THE pair, I just wear the shoes ones or twice and then toe cramp, calluses, blisters, EXCUSE ME!, Kar-sng... Times like this I wish I were born a man and not have to bother with high heels or narrow toes. Why can't women wear wide cut flatties like men all the time? So I've given up my search for perfection. I just wear walking shoes to keep my feet happy. And two weeks ago, my sister-remember her who flap, flap, flapped around in my pumps twenty years ago- se suddenly screamed at me,"IF YOU DARE CLOMP AROUND MY WEDDING IN TRACK SHOES, I'LL KILL YOU! You either wear PROPER shoes or YOU. DON'T. COME!" Hey, just because you now have size 36 feet and can pick shoes off the displays doesn't mean you can tell me what shoes to wear. I'd RATHER miss your wedding! But for the sake of sisterly love and family solidarity, I went shoe shopping. I walked into every shoe shop, department store and shopping centre down orchard road and marina. Instead of finding the pair of simple, classic, comfortable all-black leather pumps with heels not too high or too low in size 40,41, what did I see? ANYTHING but what I had in mind. Three days before the wedding, I was going CRAZY! Where was I going to find the right shoes for my own sisters wedding? Then Ji-ee, my aunt gave me a tip," I tell you, every big footed tai-tai's secret shoes store is this place called dreams. It's in one corner of a certain hotel shopping arcade. Things will be a little expensive but you will find what you need there." Next day during lunch break, I checked it out. And there, there were my perfect shoes, that pair of simple, classic,comfortable all-black leather pumps with heels not too high nor too low in size 41! Handmade Italian, even! $3000! Plus GST! Then I saw a handbill on the counter. It said," Dreams annual one-day all-stock clearance 80% off sale tomorrow only" Hmm... 80% off $3000 would make... Clutching the handbill, I returned to the office and applied for emergency leave the next day!
 

 Step Up 3D is coming and I am EGGCITED! As excited as I can get seeing as how I haven't been sleeping well neither have I been getting enough sleep. "Weariness has in fact won out in" me. 

I still don't know what to put into my proposal. I really don't. I need to do it soon. Like real soon so I don't put my chances in jeopardy. 

I miss you a lot. I'm beginning to question why I did what I did. I wonder if things would have been better if we had stayed together. Would you like us to get back together? Cause I would jump on the chance to be yours all over again. I want to be able to hug you when I want to, to feel your arms around me and keeping me safe. I am tired of being miserable even though I am no longer numb. It's only been 2 weeks. Nobody said it would be easy.

I love you guys a whole lot :D Going on the bouncy castle and reliving my childhood with you guys was super fun :D I'll upload the pictures soon. Kev, hope you had a fantastic birthday :)