I'm meeting jiangshui later to help him with gp, and then going to meet vin in town for a talk. Thank you yiffy for the marks and spencer EXTRA CHOCOLATEY chocolate biscuits. Really.. all these little gestures mean a lot to me, especially since it's been rough lately.

Bought my new shoes and more art stuff today. I wonder if my parents could sense my weariness and halfheartedness. I guess being out with them makes me a different person. Taking me away from public spectacle and just throwing me into the whole family thing really helps. I'm a family person at heart, and I'm truly thankful for my mom and dad for being there for me today. I don't talk to them about my stuff, but I'm just grateful that they take time off to spend with their previously-estranged-cos-of-training eldest daughter. I know they really care, and that's all I need right now - serious TLC. Sometimes I feel like a little girl again. I never was pampered as a child, but I guess now my parents seem to be pampering me more? Buying me expensive stuff, taking me out for lunch and dinner, asking me if I want to go shopping.. Its times like these that make me feel like mommy's or daddy's girl - which is sweet. :)

Here's to sweetness, to people who care, to people who used to care, chocolate biscuits, asics shoes, art friend at bras basah, daler rowney oil paint, prata with cheese, and most of all, that search for that elusive castle amongst the fog. That search continues.