The art of letting go (#TT131)

Hey lovelies!

I'm currently on a business trip and got a little spare time to blog :) The mood this week is just mellow and relaxed. Hope you enjoy my music picks!

Introduced by my friend. Like it!

I love the harmony of their voices. Beautiful.

Also check out Taylor's new song for a movie titled "One Chance".

Letting go, letting go ain't easy
Oh, it's just exceedingly hurtful
'Cause somebody you used to know
It's flinging your world around
And they watch, as you're falling down, down, down

xo, Jo

Daydreaming all the time (#TT130)

One of my bucket lists: to travel to a foreign land with my bff(s)

New favorite band!

Who misses PLL?? I know I do! A LOT.

2AM Club never fails to impress me. Maybe once with their “Miley Cyrus” song (no bias), but that was just one and only time.

Daydreaming has been my favorite past time activity but I’ve been doing it a lot more lately.

Probably I get sick of things around me. My room, my job, the people around me, this city, and most often, sick of being sad of a broken relationship I can’t save and being lonely in general.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful of what I have. I have a great family and friends back home who love me very much, as well as other things that make me feel blessed. I just want a change. I’m sick of this whole routine, which is weird because I’ve never complained about routines, but I guess I’m just bored of being stable, you know?

I’m at this stage of my life where I wanna see the other sides of the world, learn and see new things, go out of my comfort zone. Being a young graduate who has a stable job is great of course, many people can’t even find one. Then perhaps several more years down the road I’d get married and have kids, then probably continue working from home. That’s the common life story that people always expect right?

I don’t know how my life story would end up, but I definitely want to make good use of my early 20’s not to just get a good job that pays well, but more importantly the life experiences that I’ve been longing for. I have never done an internship nor work part-time before. This job I have is my very first job and it’s full-time. Isn’t it crazy? All my life has always been focused on academic stuff only. My resume is full of certificates but zero experience.

So I’ve been thinking lately that I wanna go somewhere to have a work + travel trip for at least a month in a foreign country. Somewhere I’ve never been before where I don’t know anybody. So yeah, if you know any good websites please let me know. So far the sites I’ve come across only accept US or UK passport holders.

Wow, I just puked everything out right there. It feels good to share about this though. I’ve never shared this to anyone yet.

I feel I’m getting more and more adventurous these days. I’ve tried a few new things and I can’t wait to try out even more, especially travelling.

I will continue my daydreaming as usual, paired with relevant actions, I’m sure I’ll make it somewhere.

xo, Jo the dreamer

YouTube Queens (#TT129)

Hello lovelies!

So excited to share this lovely original song by the two singer/song-writer queens from YouTube, Kina Grannis and Marie Digby. Both are extremely talented and beautiful. I have to say they’re probably the pioneers for YouTube female artists who’s gone viral. I’ve actually met Marie in one of her concerts in Singapore back in 2009!

Who do you watch on YouTube?

xo, Jo

SheInside Floral Gradient Shirt

White Long Sleeve Floral Chiffon Blouse

I had been wanting to get this shirt so bad! I saw it being sold in various online shops and I decided to buy it from SheInside this time considering the price and reviews from their members, which makes it my first purchase from the shop!

The material is very sheer and lightweight, but quite structured on the collar, which I like. I love love the design and the fact that the sleeves have button straps to secure when you roll up your sleeves make it even more practical during the hotter days.

I also like the stud button at the collar, which is kind of a surprise to me. One flaw that I find is that there is a tiny misprint on one of the sleeves’ end that is supposed to be clean white. It kind of looks like a pink stain but I know it’s just a misprint from the design. It’s not that obvious so it’s all good.

I reckon that it’s originally a Bershka design from their 2013 Spring collection, but seems like I failed to see it in the store. Thus, I can’t really compare it to the original piece. It looks exactly the same though (see picture below).

Have you bought anything from SheInside before?

xo, Jo

Ya no queda nada (#TT128)

One of the things that I find fascinating in life is when your favorite singer/band creates a song that truly describes your current situation. You can save your time and feelings explaining everything.

English:

It hurts to lose you

But even more to lose myself

And I realize that nothing,

That nothing, that nothing is forever

Loving each other like madmen

Feeling heaven and touching the bottom today

We lost everything

We became dust

What is left now?

There is nothing left

Now there's nothing left

The last kiss was lacking

And the courage to say goodbye

Today I realize that nothing,

That nothing, that nothing is forever

Loving each other like madmen

Feeling heaven and touching the bottom today

We lost everything

We became dust

What is left now?

There is nothing left

Now there's nothing left

To return to yesterday

And have you again

It was a fleeting

Without thinking, we got carried away

I know that you won't return

Loving each other like madmen

Feeling heaven and touching the bottom today

We lost everything

We became dust

What is left now?

There is nothing left

Now there's nothing left

xo, Jo