Nostalgia

(Orignally posted on Tumblr, March 21st. writewordstosay.tumblr.com)

The Past is a strong word.

It reflects the moments that have been. The events that have passed. The words that have been said. The things that have been done. The feelings that have been felt.

They are things that we are glad have happened. And things we wished never did.

Regrets. That’s a strong word too. It portrays the feeling of wanting to change the Past. But of course, we all know that’s never possible.

I hate dwelling in the past and having those regrets. And I hate that I do it so often. But lately, my present has been so great, I haven’t even thought about ‘my old life’.

And considering what I went through just last night, I’ve learned that memories can be a painful thing.
So take it from me: Don’t dwell in the past for too long.

Memories can be good or bad. But it’s the good ones we really want to remember. But if we start thinking the past is better than our present, then regrets just start to surface. We start to miss the things we had.
That’s nostalgia. Try to avoid it

--Karin Novelia, Drowning in Nostalgia

Valentine's Day

(Tumblr post on March 21st)

It’s VALENTINE’S DAY <3

Yes, I know this movie came out in 2010, but I only had the chance to watch it yesterday night :D

It was awesome (though yes, a small problem did emerge from this movie), and it really well-written.
A whole bunch of different love stories between the various characters all seem to intertwine and mesh to make a really sweet movie! Recommended watch :)

--Karin Novelia, writewordstosay.tumblr.com

Blogger Silence, Tumblr Uproar

Hey heeeeey! Sorry for still being a bit quiet on this blog.

I've made a Tumblr account, and have been blogging on it for a while. I made simply for it's practicality, and suitability for short post, videos and pictures, but don't worry, I'm still using this blog.

So go ahead and open writewordstosay.tumblr.com and take a read :D

--Karin Novelia, Soon-To-Be Addicted Tumblr-er

What's Up?

Heeeey, like I've said on my previous post, I'm gonna start keeping this blog of mine up and running :D

Then why have I've been gone for the past week? Well, three words: Eight Grade Edutrip.

Here in Santa Laurensia, the Eigth Graders take the week off or so for their Edutrips. There are even all sort of places offered up for the students to go. This year the choices were Jogjakarta, Singapore-Malaysia, Beijing and the newest offer NEW ZEALAND.

Honestly, I wanted to go to Beijing. But I ended up choosing... JOGJA!

I was really excited for this trip. My parents were both born in Jogja, but I never really went there for sightseeing. And after just getting back last night, it was GREAT! :D

Well, I'm gonna post all about it in a special back-to-back post feed. I'll even call it "Travel Sniffles". The term Travel Sniffles, is one I've stated on my blog before. It's that nasty little cold I always get after travelling, and I yeah I'm sneezing right now.

Guess that's the gist of it.

Valentine's Day is on HBO right now, so I gotta get going! Cheers :)

--Karin Novelia, The Sniffling Traveler

Hello.

......

Hello there. Thank you for taking another look at my blog. Though I don't think anyone gives a damn about my stupid blog. It's been nearly 2 months since my last post. And I guess for the sake of the people who might actually still check up on my blog I'll post again.

So you're probably wondering why I haven't been posting again lately. Well, let's just say not long since my last post, something happened that made me scared to start posting again. Let's just say, apparently, there's no such thing as "freedom of (written) speech".

I reread my post on my New Year's resolution and damn. It's sort of suffocating. When you get this grand picture of how you want things to be and you find building inside of you a burning fire that drives you, pushes you. A passion that essentially, gives you the will to live.

And seeing your plan's fall apart... there's no worse feeling.

So, yeah. I almost decided on giving up on this blog. Deleting it and every single written word. Because at one point, this seemed like far too much trouble in the first place.

But I realized today, that writing... it's my getaway car.

It's the only way I can truly express my emotions. Lay out my opinions. Call it pathetic, that I find myself so caught up in my own nerves that I can barely figure what to say when I talk to others, but at least I realize my own faults.

I'm trying to fix them, I assure you.

Writing is my microphone. Writing is how I speak. I believe in the power of words. I've seen time and time again what people have done with their writings. How they've changed lives with a simple pen and paper.

Though like I've stated before, to make sure what I write on this blog doesn't get me into trouble, I'm gonna be more careful with what I post. But rest assured, I'm back :)

-- Karin Novelia, Retracing Her Steps