Interest in Origami

Hellooooo all,

So recently I've developed an interest in Origami. I've chanced upon a website "Paper Kawaii" - http://www.paperkawaii.com/, and it had inspired me to make all these cute Origami. I didn't know it can be so therapeutic and fun. 

I recalled when I was young, My dad taught me how to make an origami ball, shirt and frog. I did enjoy my time folding papers and doing handicraft work. So, I should continue the things I enjoy doing I guess. 

Below are two Origami animals, I've made. I took a photo with the plants outside my house. Thought it would be fun mixing Origami with nature :) 

No. 1 : Origami Crow

No. 2 : Origami Dinosaur in a pot 

Although it's just a short 20 minutes making these Origami but it felt so good escaping from reality and into the Origami world for awhile~ 

With Loves,

Alicia Toh

Two major event in my life : 2016

It's been some time since I blog. I am not sure what came over me, but there are lots of emotions going through me right now. So, let's see what have I done for the past one year...

Completing my final semester
I have gone through a really tough last semester, but yes, I still managed to complete all assignments, projects and examinations. When I was asked what is the caused of stress for this semester.. honestly I can't really pinpoint a specific reason, but perhaps it was the stress of juggling with work and school. 

To me, it is really not easy juggling work and school together. When I am at work, I think about the amount of assignment that I have to complete, and when I am doing my assignment, I think about what I need to do at work. 

Also, I think the content of the last semester was really tough. I am already so poor in Math and my fear of numbers kind of decrease my level of understanding for the topic in research. I had so much fear when doing presentations and group discussions. It was a really tough semester for me. I am not ready to share what I am going through now. But I know I will get well and better soon. I am working on things, emotions or whatever you call it but I know I will get better some day. 

Proposal and marriage
Okay, I guess my relationship is something that I hold dearly in my life right now. It's something joyful to look forward too. Josh and I are getting married next year on 14 October 2017. Its the one thing that keeps me going right now. Oh, and the proposal I had was really simple and an intimate one. Josh proposed in Bintan, Indonesia during July 2016 and we enjoyed ourselves on the trip. 

We've booked our wedding venue and the bridal package as well. It's going to be a small and intimate wedding too. Not grand and fancy but just a small wedding with my loved ones. The bridal package, we have booked the package from Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The bridal shop is called Destino Bridal. Shall blog more about it next time.

I guess, these are the two big things which happened in 2016. In fact, 2016 it's a year which I faced so many emotional turmoils, battling with my own emotions and fighting with my bad and good self. I wonder how would 2017 be like.
Some homework for me to do this week:  Identify 100 positive things about myself and to acknowledge my own feelings/ be authentic to my true feelings.

With love,
Alicia Toh