He took the midnight train going anywhere...

A summer's afternoon just three days ago, the world lost someone great.

A singer. An actor.

A son. A brother.

A friend. A lover.

An inspiration to many.

"Earth lost a person, but heaven gained an angel."

It was 3am the morning after when I found out about his passing.

Being a follower of Glee, I just didn't know how to take the news.

Speechless.

Confused.

Shocked.

Heartbroken.

I didn't know what to do.

And I still don't.

Just a mere two years ago, he was just couple feet away from me,
Singing and dancing on the stage with the rest of the Glee cast.
I had been an advent follower of Glee for the first three seasons (come the fourth, I got busy with school and could not find the time, but I followed the first half of the season), so Cory was a big part of my life - every Tuesday night. Finn Hudson was one of my favourite characters on the show, one I actually felt for.

It is a terrible loss, especially on his family, the cast, and Lea.
Please pray for all of them as well as for Cory's soul.

05.11.1981 - 07.13.2013
R.I.P. C.M. </3

"Be nice to everyone, always smile, and appreciate things, because it could all be gone tomorrow." - Cory Monteith.

My Life is a Ghost Story

Found poem: a poem made by combining or rearranging fragments of prose, as a speech or story, into a verselike structure.

I am currently reading The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, which talks about a woman and her life as an African slave. Although I tend not to enjoy reading this type of book, it is surprisingly compelling. Here is a found poem I have written for The Book of Negroes, a compilation of various texts from the book, up to page 108.

3 Dolls, 2 Decorations, 1 Thought

Here is my tiny story of 3 dolls, 2 decorations, and 1 thought.

3 Dolls - March 2012.
While walking past some elderlies in a park, these handmade dolls caught my attention. A woman next to me told me that whenever she comes to the park, she sees this middle aged lady knitting dolls; she knits just for her own enjoyment. My first thoughts when I saw them were "Oh, these are so cute!" and the artisan asked me if I wanted to buy any. They were not very expensive, and I really liked her handicraft, so I bought them - 3 Dolls.

2 Decorations - December 2012.
Not too long ago, my aunt told me a story on how she went to help disabled children. The children there, although disabled, were very talented musicians and even made these little decorations, under the instruction and guidance of youth volunteers. My aunt had purchased a couple of these handmade decorations. After telling me the story, she showed them to me and subsequently gave them to me - 2 Decorations.

Life Lesson: Crap

Let's face it.
Some people live to make your life miserable, to make you feel bad about yourself.

But I ask myself, will I take that crap?
No, I will NOT take their crap!
Because a) that's just disgusting, and b) what would I honestly get from taking their crap other than odd looks and an unwanted smell trailing after me?
Exactly.
NOTHING.

Long story short, don't poop on other people or their lives.
And if you do happen to get pooped on, just brush it off, ignore it, and walk away from that unpleasant stench of jealousy and envy.

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Well, I hope this makes sense to you to some degree.
I used the word 'crap' in its literally meaning, being a synonym of 'poop', simultaneously using it in the derogative way to express a lesson that I have learned.
Maybe it was a more...interesting...way to put things into perspective...
Maybe it just made things slightly more difficult for you to understand.
I don't know.
I just hope you got something from it :)


Love from,
a person who does not take people's crap and does her best not to poop on people,
Minti <3

Exam Hiatus.

Dear: people of the small population that reads this blog,

Just a really quick & short note,
I will be on an exam hiatus as I prepare for, well, my final exams.
Will be back in about two weeks time.

Feel free to read my previous posts, comment, and share~


Minti out.