Thursday, 21 May 2015

Buffalo

You know, you would think that it gets easier, bading goodbye to your family again and again.

But this time, I can't say with confidence or certainty when will I see them again.

It never changes. I suppose that's what love ultimately is about.

Until I'm wiser, I say goodbye for now.

posted from Bloggeroid

Monday, 11 May 2015

Gown

So... It seems that I've graduated!

And yet, the feeling has yet to set in that life in the real world just got a whole lot real to me.  

I'm blessed to have met the hundreds of gifted individuals at Iowa State University, and have gotten the chance to learn from them.  Looking back at the three years I've been here, it's amazing to see how far I've come from the naive 19-year-old Malaysian transfer student I was.

Going closer to the end of the Spring 2015 semester, I felt another part of me slowly being chipped away as my tenure as both a student, and committee member for various organizations diminish.  I soon realize that it wasn't the chipping away of myself, but the addition of foreign values and beliefs.  I had become so interconnected with everyone that I substituted a part of me for a part of them.  In the end, I've emerged a brand new person.

Honestly, I'm as terrified as I am excited for graduation.  I'm terrified for the raging potential my fellow graduates have, and the inner ability of our to be movers and shakers in the growing world, that's something awesome.  Nevertheless, I welcome the challenge.  Here's to life, and everything it brings.

With that, here are some photos!

During commencement

With some of the Microbiology graduates

With my parents and grandmother during ISSO's Grad Reception

Make This Leap - The Hunts

Friday, 1 May 2015

Songs

I was having a conversation with Aida earlier and I noticed that I've had a particular song for each semester I've been here.

So... here's my list!

Fall 2012
Song: Ghost
Artist: The Preachers

Winter 2012
Song: Goldrushed
Artist: The Royal Concept

Spring 2013
Song: Sleepyhead
Artist: Passion Pit

Summer 2013
Song: Get Free
Artist: Major Lazer feat. Amber Coffman

Fall 2013
Song: I Don't Know What To Do
Artist: Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson

Winter 2013
Song: Storms and Hurricanes
Artist: Animal Liberation Orchestra

Spring 2014
Song 1: Thunder Clatter
Artist: Wild Club

Song 2: Old Love / New Love
Artist: Twin Shadow

Summer 2014
Song 1: Hard On Me
Artist: Robby Hunter Band

Song 2: He Used To Be
Artist: The Right Now

Fall 2014
Song 1: A Case of You
Artist: James Blake

Song 2: High School Lover
Artist: Cayucas

Winter 2014
Song 1: Brother
Artist: Matt Corby

Song 2: Re: Stacks
Artist: Bon Iver

Spring 2015
Song 1: Georgia
Artist: Vance Joy

Song 2: Switzerland
Artist: The Last Bison

So there you go.  Some were easy to identify, some had more phases than one.  Go take a listen, will you?  Cheers.

Lifted up (1985) - Passion Pit