Comments on: Of Goodbyes

By: [i]Spoi|eR

[i]Spoi|eR — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:07:06 +0000

Damn never farewells.. Although iHad tried to attend every farewell of my friends and cousins. But never thought of they R having a farewell for me as iCame to Melbourne.. When iSaw ur post, my heart sank as well.. iMiss them, iMiss u all, iMiss Malaysia, i..Dont know what can iSay.. >”<

By: Dayna

Dayna — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:01:05 +0000

I’m not a fan of farewells as well. With that said, I hadn’t actually experience many farewell moments (thankfully).

My dad used to work overseas very often when I was still young so I couldn’t remember how those farewells were like. But then again, farewell usually signifies a fresh new beginning in the future, no?

All the best to your sister!

Lovely photographs by the way.

By: Teddy

Teddy — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:05:40 +0000

Huge apologies for not being able to drop by your blog and photoblog for a long time. Three weeks into the semester and now I’m busy ironing out the wrinkles before I pass my post over to a freshmen

The post is the most beautifully written entry. Ever. Ember, I admire your talent in writing and photography — a rare combination of two seemingly distant and unrelated fields. This is going to be my favourite line:

The deafening crescendo of mechanical rumble disrupted my train of thought as the plane lurched forward in reaction to the tens of thousands pounds of pure thrust spitting out from a pair of jet engines at full throttle.

Lovely!

I know farewells are painful — especially when bidding one to somebody who’s so close to you, let alone your siblings. All the best to your sister in the UK she’ll be all good.

Take care, and have a great week ahead!

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:17:02 +0000

Wait, Shu Yi is your SISTER?
Time and again I am reminded of how small Kuching truly is.
Bokeh on the second photo is awesome.

By: wying

wying — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:50:43 +0000

you’re feeling exactly what I felt 4 years ago when my brother left for Russia. Yea life’s like that. Just have to accept the fact that we’ve grown up, and we’re starting a new page of our OWN life. Siblings and family can’t be with us forever..

By: jixing

jixing — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:35:07 +0000

I like your reflections about Goodbyes written here. This is one of your best written pieces I must say! I do agree with Dmitry saying about a photo book — combining the two strengths.

By: Dmitry Chebakov

Dmitry Chebakov — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:00:18 +0000

I really love the way you write about things. Blogging is a talent in your case. Hope someday you will publish a book. A photo book.

Good luck to you and don’t be upset — this is life, it’s changes.. This is what you gotta go through throughout your whole lifetime. Enjoy it.

By: Oridusartic

Oridusartic — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:56:16 +0000

I like farewell.. Farewell from things that I don’t like. *whoops* =D

Yeah I felt kinda sad too when my brother left the house to continue his college. Though we used to quarrel and fight but somehow the house was felt a bit empty when he’s not there. But like you’ve said, that’s just the life. We are always faced with the new situation.

Farewell becomes suck if it’s a farewell with the things you love. T_T

By: RG

RG — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:47:32 +0000

Your life is very interesting to me. I can relate to almost everything you say, yet our lives are as different as can be. I am the one who left my family and one sister (okay, so our lives do have similarities) to study abroad, and this is actually the last summer I’m spending at home.

After this is probably work and graduate and work (in that order due to internships and co-ops) and I’m quite sure we will never quite live under one roof again.

Yep, that’s life.

By: Hua Chen

Hua Chen — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:21:38 +0000

Are you also Chinese? I’m Chinese, 20 years old. Hello!