Night rubbed at her face, sighing as she struggled to make these scraps work as something. She was a genius after all! She should be able to build a simple radio! But none of the pieces she found would bend to her will without better tools!

She turned, intending to toss the thing to the ground and wallow in her annoyance for a while, only to yelp and jump to her feet, surprised at the small creature that had seemingly appeared from nowhere.

tw: alcohol

She got a six-pack of beer, a bottle of vodka and a bottle of red wine. To say she may have gone a little overboard that evening could be a bit of an understatement. Especially, when the evening's plans were to simply catch up, sleepover and game the night away with Yoohyeon. But a lot can happen in a night, she’s better off over-preparing than coming in with bare minimum. 

Knocking against her friend’s front door, she types away single-handedly sending her a message as well. Just in case Yoohyeon couldn’t hear her constant banging, a hard feat but not only nearly almost impossible. “Ya, Ms. Kim!” If she was any of the lads in their little squad, she would start knocking with her temple but Olivia is above that sorta shit hence the yelling. 

Sandra had been staring at the glass of water for what felt like an hour now. She wasn’t told what she was supposed to be doing with it -- maybe even the High Priestess didn’t know, and she was just guessing. Either way, she decided to reach out and touch it, but the knowledge that she was being watched made her hands shake. Instead of picking it up, she knocked it to the floor, shattering it.

“No ... Oh, no, I’m ...” Sandra started reaching for it, although she didn’t know what she was planning on doing with a bunch of broken glass ... and then she stopped. Something was glittering in there air. She blinked, and it was gone. But now that she knew it was there, it was easy to focus on. Like finding an unfamiliar light switch in the dark -- she didn’t have to see it, but she could. She could see droplets of water hanging in the air, could chart the descent and shattering of the glass ... could see it sitting on the table where it had once been. She couldn’t see it, not really, but ... she also could. It was impossible to describe, but equally impossible to not understand.

Feeling like she was in a trance, she lifted her hand. She fixed the shattered glass with her eyes ... and watched as it began to trace the path she both saw and didn’t see, coming together, floating through the air ... and setting back up on the table, totally unharmed. Sandra drew in a deep, shuddering breath, realizing that she had been holding hers. As she stared at the glass -- and it really was just a glass, now -- the sound of clapping started behind her. “Well done, Sandra,” said the High Priestess. “You have the power of reversal.”

There was only one person she wanted to share this with. So as soon as she was able, she set out, looking for a certain blonde mage. “Lily? Lily!” She felt giddy, light. She felt like a completely different person. “Lily, you were right!”

Hello October, soon-to-be November. 

-Backtracking to the moment this photo was taken, I was in another world.- 

I was happy, excited and humbled. I was taken aback by the different beauties around this country I call my motherland. There was so much to explore, but time was not on our side that day. 

It made me realise I have so much more to discover. Aside from cities, it was more about discovering myself. It was a bittersweet ending to my week-long ‘vacay’ in Singapore. Just as I was about to dive into the adventures with AF, I had to say ‘buh-bye’ and hello to Dubai once again. 

It was a much needed break, out of the bustling city of Dubai. Traveling around the motherland, it kickstarted my desire to really fly and be free. Having been here my whole life, not having that chance to travel, I restarted my bucket list. 

My top things to do on my bucket list: 

1. To film a documentary, (food, travel, life etc) 2. Euro Trip!  3. Visit Cambodia and the orphanages.  4. Go camping with friends.  5. Travel around a city without transport.  6. To meet someone who can speak 8 languages.  7. To go on a roadtrip with friends. 8. Witness the Aurora Borealis.  9. To face my fear of heights.  10. To eat 5 different unfamiliar foods.

With that said, anyone reading this, give me cities to visit. As well as food! (via my instagram @mrymaf) kthx.

At the moment, I’m brainstorming and putting together my short vacay into a video. Let’s see how this turns out. Hmm... 

Time to plan and let’s fly. 

Signing off,