The Smiling Stranger

His face is bound to be available in the night scenes in Kuching.

Sadly, he is always mistreated.

He greets people with a smile and never fails to do so.

Even if it means getting disgusted looks and being made fun off all the time.

I have seen this man pass me by for years.

I have always wondered how difficult his life must have been as he is so often misunderstood.

Yet he never fails to smile.

He sells lottery results to the public and gets around town just by his two feet.




When I asked if I could take a picture with him he looked surprised.

His face lit up in an instant.

You sir, are a trooper.

To you, sir, I salute.




Spread the love, people.





p/s: If you do see this man around, do give him a smile for me please. : )





Thank you for viewing.





Love always,
Natasha A. Juan

Don't Speak

                                                                                                                                                      

Pardon me.

It has been a pretty stressful day.

I just don't feel like talking much.




There will be a better tomorrow.


Love,
Natasha A. Juan

I Love Rock and Roll

Spot any of your favorites?

This awesome illustration is done by Howard Teman.

It has been my wallpaper for the past 2 years.

Cool stuff eyh?

Love always,

Natasha A. Juan

The Infamous Kiss

This impromptu infamous photograph was taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt when a jubilant  US sailor, grabbed a passing by nurse for a celebratory kiss as he heard that the Second World War had ended.

The  kiss since then; has been seen, framed and admired all around the globe.

It was taken on 14th of August 1945 during V- J Day. (Victory over Japan Day).

Indeed a beautiful shot, don't you think so?




Keep on spreading the love people.



Love always,
Natasha A. Juan

The Way I Am

Hee.


Who said the love bug lasts only on the 1st 3 months?


:D


Love always,
Natasha A. Juan

My Smiling Heart

I love it when HE puts so much enthusiasm into our conversations.


Especially when it regard things that I am into.


" What matters to you, matters to me".


That was what he said to me.


Hee.



My love, although you are an ocean away from me. I never feel too far away from you. I love you, your loving heart and what I admire most; your thoughtful mind, each and every single day. *smiles*







Love always,
Natasha A. Juan

My Body Rocks The Rhythm, You Beat My Drum Hard

This song is stuck in my head for 2 days now ( thanks to Morgan Then).

The video is rad and the beat is way cool.




I Like That!



Love always,
Natasha A. Juan

Prawn Fishing

We went Prawn Fishing.



Wohooo! Triumphant. :)

I caught 5 prawns on this particular day and it was my first time prawn fishing.

Not bad eyh?

Hihi.




Stay tuned to see what I am up to next.



Love always,
Natasha A. Juan

Look What I Found

in my dear friend, Fahriee's,  twit pics.


I found candid pictures of myself.

Haha.


He's such a paparazzi.


And he puts up with my retardations stupidity silliness  antiques.


I love my friends.


Oh.


This is a photo of him.



and here is yours truly.

Thank you for viewing.


: )



Love always,
Natasha A. Juan

A Perfect Sunday

I watched 'Inception' today.

This movie has practically fried my brain and mind f**ked me and my friends (Morgan, Fahriee, Jonathan and Michelle).

Oh. Don't get me wrong.

In a good way though.

Go and watch it.

You'll know what I mean.

Aside from that here's what I did today;

 

"Sir! I would like to go up again!".

For the 6th time I have said that.

Hee.

How was your Sunday?

:D




With love,
Natasha A. Juan.

The Way I See It

I had an interesting night out with some friends today. There were too many conversations going on which hardly I can remember. Only one got stuck in my head.

" Is a boyfriend or girlfriend the same as lover?"

They answered:

A: "A lover is someone whom you make love with."
B: "Someone you fool around with but has no feelings attached with."
C. "Boyfriends/ Girlfriends are the ones you are loyal to."
D:" It's the same"

The way I see it; this depends on how you really feel towards your other half.

To me it doesn't really matter what 'the love of my life is called'. My other half can be addressed as my lover, boyfriend, my partner in crime and so forth. How I see it, is that the word 'lover' comes from the word 'love' itself. To me its not just loving 'that' precious someone, but to be actually 'in love' with that person, having a relationship together with that special someone.Sadly, nowadays the term girlfriend/ boyfriend now is used merely as a status or a title. As if it's an ownership to a product (this which I detest).

"What do you call the ones that you just sleep around with?"

That would be nothing but a 'f**k buddy', a friend with benefit(s). Nothing related to love. All pure lust. Not  my kinda thing if you asked me. Some are okay with it, some are not. Nothing wrong in that, it's just that I am in it for keeps. Individual preferences, kan? kan or not? There are no rights nor wrongs. Especially if it's mutual. What is wrong can be right and what is right can be wrong. It's all about perception.

That's how I see it.

I come in PEACE.

Okay, I am done talking to myself now.

Bye-bye.








Thank you, please come again.

I Hate Goodbyes

I hate seeing you leave.




A house ain't no home without you.




But we both have responsibilities. We'll get there  We are getting there.

N: "If one day we have a house, can we fill it with chocolates"?

A: "No, my love."

N: "Aaa?"

A: "It's not 'IF'. It's 'WHEN'.

N: *grinning from ear to ear*

There were flowers growing in my insides, the day you said that.





Today, it had turned into a garden.




I miss you.





Have you ever felt like breaking down, but at the same time convinced yourself not to? Well, it happened to me  today. Just as I was instructing my brain to be the strong minded Natasha after bidding farewell (isk, isk), each and every sad song goes on air. I was multitasking the wheel, trying to sip my iced coffee and pressing on random channel buttons; hoping to tame my already disoriented mind. But NO. One sad love song after another. I felt so pathetic that I actually laughed at myself.


"Why do birds suddenly appear, every-time you are near. Just like me, were meant to be close to you..."


What the ..?


That's it. Time for SOULFLY.


Don't get me wrong I love 'The Carpenters'. Just not when I am already feeling 'love sick'.


Okay, that's about it for this entry of mine. Sorry for wasting your time. I am going to continue to run in circles and chase after my own tail now. *wagging my tail*arrrfff*






With love,
Natasha A. Juan

:)

I'll stop questioning.







I promise.

:)

You wrote a song for me.






Thank you. :)

Men

They said chivalry is dead. I beg to differ.






Too much thoughts in me these days.

Don't Drift Away

My miniature 'sampans' (boats).

I took this photo somewhere in January this year.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Location: Sematan



Will you come sail with me?









With love,
Natasha A. Juan

Unspoken

"Sometimes when we touch,

The honesty's too much.

I have to close my eyes and hide."

We're lost in a kingdom of our own.

Somewhere only we know.

Much love,
Natasha A. Juan.

Writings On The Sand

I wish to be a kid again.                                                  

Looking into world through the eyes of a kid.

Everything seems larger, better, nicer than it already is.




*sigh*




Time, please bring me back.






Natasha A. Juan

01.07.10

No voice, no face, no memories.


How on earth I manage to feel so alone in a place with a thousand presences I begin to wonder. I dream of a placid place to be in. But I fear I would might forget even to breathe through out that silence. This monotonous life is killing me. Dreading to sleep just because I know waking up made no difference on how my days could get better just by just 'sleeping it off'.I am 23 years of age, but I feel so old.


I am lacking enthusiasm for anything I had looked forward upon. It might be because I chose to be bitter today.For apparently no reason I felt solemn and melancholic. Has everything been going my way that I had to create a dark setting to balance out my
life?


I have been optimistic my whole life. Or at least try to be. 


I spend most of my nights looking up at the moon and stars. Just gazing at it without any thoughts in mind. These are my favorite escapades. I could go on FOREVER just looking up, but I never managed to. In less than an hour my neck would cramp from
craning upwards. Or if I was lying down, my back would stiffen. I am a very fidgety person mind you. Even the world's best mattress could turn out to be annoyingly comfy to me.


Although I am grateful for every single day of my life, I do dread some. I am in between a realist and a dreamer. Balancing is not my forte and neither is juggling, and I am an unefficient multi-tasker.


I am my greatest fear. For I condemn any dream of mine which I have built halfway if it does not seem convincing enough. A perfectionist was what a friend had described me. I beg to differ.


I feel like kicking myself in the head. The fact is that I am in love right now. I should be grateful for I had found myself a wonderful man. A man which managed to break the wall 
I had built around me. Before you even get to the wall there was a electric fence. Right before that I had a machine gunner on guard. He broke through it all.


Aside from that I have AMAZING friends. Need I say more?


I tried to think of why am I behaving this way. Why this miserable today?


Then it hit me. It was the time of the month. The curse of Eve is here for her monthly visit.Like they say, they called it PMS because 'Mad Cow Disease' was already taken. I pretty much 
agree.Mood swings here, there, every where. But in the end of the day, everything will be okay.






Much nonsense,
Natasha A. Juan

The Invasion of Madonna and Lady Gaga

Good news for fans of Madonna and Lady Gaga. They have finally arrived in Kuching, Sarawak.

Professional impersonators from the United Kingdom will be here to entertain for 2 nights only. This event will be held this weekend (2nd-3rd July) and it is called the BORNEO FUNK FEST 2010. This 2 day long event will be held at Grand Margherita (for those who left Kuching for quite sometime, it is formally known as the Holiday Inn).

This is the closest we can get to Lady Gaga and Madonna without splurging. Local and international DJ's will also be featuring for party animals, plus there will be tons of activities and prizes to be won. You can also show the public your talent and stand a chance to win cash prizes up to RM1000 for the BFF Ambassador Search. There will also be 'helicopter rides' for the paying public as this event is sponsored by Hornbill Skyways.

You can get your tickets at the lobby of Grand Margherita at RM50 onwards.

For more information on this event click here:
Borneo Post Online
Borneo Funk Fest



Hope to see you guys there and turn up the funk.

Much love,
Natasha A. Juan