Cherry Rose Earrings

“Even the cherry tree, swaying through time
Will eventually blossom”
Utada Hikaru - Sakura Drops

So, this is a bit of something that I made during my night of insomnia. You'd think with one whole night I'd made a flock of these. But no, I could only manage a pair.

Materials:

Paper

Gold pen

Rose quartz beads

0.4 Gunmetal Wire (I think? Or 0.5? Can't remember)

Eyepin

Earring hook

Paper glue

Glossy Accents 

Tools:

Round nose plier

Chain nose plier

Wire cutter

 

Also posted here.

Tips from a Truck Driver

Okay, so here I am lying on my bed at 1: 18 am and typing. Most people (like my parents, for instance) are already asleep. But some people, like me, are the restless type. I somehow cannot sleep early unless I'm really, really too tired to face the world. *exaggerating but who cares. :p

Well, this reminds me of the conversation that I had with a truck driver a month ago (1607). I was on my way to Jepara at that time and he happened to sit in front of me, next to the driver. When he said that he was a truck driver, I became rather curious. How did he manage to survive not-getting-the-sleep-attack during driving? Night traffic in my country is really dangerous because buses and trucks usually drive "fast and furious" at night. One small mistake can cause us meet our maker sooner than intended.

Four simple advices from Mr Truck Driver on how to stay awake:
1. Don't eat till you are full.
2. Choose foods that don't make us drowsy. Foods like kangkung (dunno what the English is) and aubergine or eggplant should be avoided.
3. Drink mineral water, not coffee.
4. Energy drinks are just extra boost up for the stamina.

But for those who are (rather) insomniac like me, here is his advice to be able to sleep quickly:
1. Eat until you are full.
2. Drink sleeping tablet or something like that.

I think his advices are useful although I have yet to try it to see the effectiveness on my body mechanism. What I rather regret is, it's a shame that I didn't get these advices during the hard days (er, nights :p ) when I wrote my final project. It's health appeal sounds better than coffee's caffeine.


Coffee, anyone? :)

Final Project, the Haiku

I have sleeping problems. I had this since I was a baby - at least this is what my mum said. The most annoying thing is that when I try to sleep, all the writing ideas come into my mind. Like story plots, poem, and so on. Sometimes those ideas evilly came into my dreams. And then when I wake up, pop, ideas are gone! Boo. :(

On the 26 May 2010, when I was trying to sleep, I suddenly got an inspiration to write a haiku. I quickly typed it in my cell, just in case if I forget it.

FYI, Haiku is a unique Japanese style poem. It has 3 lines, 5-7-5 syllables. I like it because I can write whatever I want, however weird it may seem, as long as it is 5-7-5 syllables. *grin*

Here's my haiku:

final project sucks
trust me when I say it is
'cuz it really is

It's a crappy haiku, I know. But, for me, it really does show my frustration do to the lack of sleep and the tense as a senior who needs to get graduated asap!