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2012-01-24T20:19:00.000-08:00

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Colorful shots kill

2011-12-01T21:30:00.000-08:00

Night out at Clarke Quay with Bianca, Sandy and their friends from Taiwan and Japan. I didn't know anyone else except the 2 of them, so it was super boring for me. =(

Pictures anyway:

My almost-finished mojito (I love it):

Bianca ordered these shots called "Amazing Race":

Colourful but so deadly. I didn't touch it. No desire to. They looked disgusting. *shudders* And according to Bianca, they were gross. Lucky me!

B's huge-ass mustard ring from H&M (and my very old, hence very disgusting gelish nail polish that have since grown out):

Supper was at........... TADA:

All my favourite food (well, except maybe for the satay)!:

3 girls going to Newton Food Centre in the dead of the night (3plus am) is not a good idea. LOTS of perverts having late-night beers staring at us, and weirdos. One man came up to our table, sat next to me and said, "Sawadeekup." Me and my friends just stared at each other, trying to ignore him. I was trying hard not to bolt because I really hate weird people like these. Plus he was sitting right next to me! After awhile he said, "Sorry." And then he moved away to another table and went to sleep. ......?????!!!?!??!?!?!?!!!! MAD.

Ending off with a picture of Bianca, all touristy before we shared a cab home:

I didn't get drunk that night. I was planning to get high at least, but I yawned more than I drank. =/ In fact, the mojito was the only drink I had. NEXT TIME!

*P.S: Seriously girl, don't say I'm "childish" when you're exhibiting the actions of a fucking baby. Do you even realise how stupid you sound and look? I seriously hate it when people act all gungho behind the computer but then in person, they become a fucking mouse. Don't pretend, please. It's dis-gus-ting. Your whole person, inside and out, is sickening. Each time you try one of your little tricks, I just keep wondering, "IS THAT REALLY THE BEST YOU CAN COME UP WITH???" And then I chuckle to myself because we all know your answer is "yes". Always. So why? Why keep trying??? Really so damn free is it????? LOL. When I say "GROW UP", I'm not just talking about your height, okay. *shakes head* How do they say it in The Parent Trap? OH RIGHT:

Evil in the world

2011-11-27T03:50:00.000-08:00

You know how they say human beings are most innocent and pure at birth, because we are untainted by the evil and temptations of the world? There is black and white, and with good, comes evil. I have no idea when the world became this twisted, but I suppose if you are more or less on the right track in your upbringing, you'd be fine. There is always the temptation in the midst of it all, and that's when we ask ourselves, "Is it right? Should I do this?"

I might sound biased when I say this, but that is because I have this love for animals. And that is why I say people should treat them good. If you are not an animal lover, you don't have to agree with me. It's perfectly okay. BUT, I'm sure you definitely don't see the need to abuse/torture them either, right? If you have the least bit of compassion in you, you will know to leave them alone and leave them be.

Not this particular bunch of drunk minors in Bosnia, who did this to Vucko the German Shepherd:

They tied a rocket/firecracker into his mouth, and the above is the end result. Vucko was put to sleep after 5 days.

A couple of years back, I watched a video of a bunch of teenagers dousing a dog with petrol, and then setting it on fire. They cornered the dog, laughing away. And while they were drenching the dog in petrol, it was hopping about, probably thinking, "Oh yes! Play-time!" Or maybe it was trying to escape. I don't know. But when it was set on fire, its cries were so heartbreaking, I can still hear them in my head. Even until now. I had nightmares for 2 weeks, and I told myself I will never watch things like these again. But I only happened to see the above picture by accident, when I opened up my Facebook and it was first in my friend's feed. I got a complete shock, and then I burst into tears. I shared the article, and made several of my friends cry too. This is one of the worst abuse cases I've come across. It's just so ugly, so evil and so... I don't know, I have no words for this horror.

I don't know how old these minors are, but I don't believe there should be an excuse for their atrocious behaviour. If they are allowed to continue growing up without any supervision or proper upbringing, I am almost positive they will turn into psychotic murderers. There is NO EXCUSE for behaving this way. Vucko was somebody's pet. Even if he wasn't, he's still made of flesh and bone. Just like us. Flesh will hurt. Why are these perpetrators allowed to abuse him this way and get away with it? How would they like it if a firecracker was taped to their mouths? Why haven't they asked themselves these questions??? Or have they, and yet still did it anyway??

Ugly things like these happen all over the world, everywhere. The rescue work is never-ending. I've heard the most horrific stories, seen the most horrific videos and pictures. And all they do is get me angry, make me feel completely helpless and powerless. I can't save them all. I get it. I can't. And I also know animal abusers will exist as long as the world exists.

I am not a vegetarian. I eat pork, mutton, fish, beef, chicken. If you made me sit in a slaughterhouse and served me fresh meat after a slaughter, I would not eat it. I feel uncomfortable even sitting in a seafood restaurant and having all these lobsters and fish swimming in their tanks, knowing that they will end up on somebody's plate just like how they ended up on mine. Ignorance is definitely bliss. But for some reason, I cannot turn a blind eye to dog abuse. Why would the saying, "A dog is a man's best friend." be so popular, if it weren't true to an extent? This the way you treat your best friend? I cannot believe it. I cannot accept it.

There is no point ranting and raving about how angry we are at these animal abusers or at stupid kids who "didn't know better". Maybe they did. Maybe they just wanted to do it. Yes, they're assholes, they shouldn't be left to wander this Earth if they could do this to poor defenseless animals, I would kill them with my bare hands and go to jail myself, etc. But the world is unfair, and they ARE assholes and they ARE wandering this Earth doing evil things to innocent animals. The only thing we can do, is to HELP THE ANIMALS. Protect them from harm the best way you can. You have no time, but you have money. You don't have money, but you have compassion. You have something. You WILL find something. They need help.

Please help. :'(((

Vucko didn't deserve this at all, but I believe he is in a better place now with no pain, no crazy evil people out to get him.

Rest In Peace, lovely boy.

Grooming for Jumbo

2011-11-26T05:37:00.001-08:00

Usually when I go over to Joyce's grooming salon, it's to hang out with her and the dogs. Sometimes I help out, bugging her to teach me how to do this/that. I do the simple basic grooming like shampooing, drying, nail-cutting and ear-cleaning. Joyce wields her pair of trusty scissors and grooms each dog to perfection. The only times I'd ever tried my hand at the shaver, it was on her own dogs (when they were still puppies). Joyce has never made me feel like I was in the way, and she would always readily agree to teach me how to do certain things and WHY I should do it that way. I swear one day I am going to sit down and focus on this pet-grooming business without any distractions (not even the worry of being broke without a full-time job).

So my last visit was a little different, because Jumbo came along for his grooming. You never realise just HOW BAD a dog is in need of grooming until you see the "before" and "after", do you? Like I've stressed countless times before, Jumbo doesn't belong to me. Sadly, the owner he does belong to doesn't really take care of him fully. This was how he looked like, the morning before he was off to the grooming salon:

:/ I guess "scruffy" would be an understatement in this sense.

Bundled him and my mum into a cab, and arrived at Joyce's in the afternoon. The moment I stepped in, all the dogs started barking their heads off as usual. And once my back was turned, there was a freakin' loud crash. Turned back to find this catastrophic scene:

=.= The whole basket of grooming tools that was left atop a cage fell off when one of the dogs started going berserk upon spotting me.

Before sending him to the shower, Joyce tried to comb out the tangles in Jumbo's fur but it was too difficult. Hell, his fur was so tangled up that even Joyce had trouble running the shaver through. She had to use a big one. So much for keeping his fur long. It was an almost complete shave-down:

Jumbo was terrified, of course. Especially when he was placed in the bathtub for his shower. He looks really pathetic soaked!:

While Joyce's colleague gave Jumbo his shower, Joyce set upon working on this Japanese Spitz her customer brought in:

Check out how much of a perfectionist Joyce can be when it comes to trimming!:

See those sores on the Spitz's body? Yeah, hate people who don't take care of their dogs properly.

Me, I let this standard poodle out of her cage to play! HAHAHA. Her name is Bella!!!!!:

To be honest, all the poodles I've met before were really mini. Jumbo is a poodle, and he's really small compared to Bella, of course. She is the first one I can actually hug with my arms spread wide. And she also has a pink ribbon clip on her ear! LOL. That's too cute. Me and Bella, the girly dog. ^_^:

One of the random dogs there I took a picture of... Couldn't help but notice him because he kept yipping!:

Lo and behold, Jumbo's fur after he was blasted with the dryer:

LOLOLOLOLLL!!!! His fur totally went boomz! And you see him panting so hard because he kept struggling. Not used to the surroundings = panic mode.

You can see how messy his fur is without proper grooming:

Joyce working her magic on Jumbo:

At the end of it all, Jumbo turned out looking just as smart as I expected him to be! Look how rounded his paws are! LOL:

Final result, with doggy perfume spray and all:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. SUPER DUPER ROUND! Told you Joyce was good! ;)

At the end of the day, all that struggling and panicking totally took its toll on him....:

It was well worth it, really! Just put the "before" and "after" pictures side-by-side and you'd see what I mean!:

You don't know how much of an upkeep a dog like Jumbo needs, with grooming and all. And he's already so tiny. Imagine a large breed that needs grooming every month. So, this is one of the reasons stupid people abandon their dogs because they don't realise how much of a commitment it is to send their dog for grooming. You don't just consider the "cute factor" when buying a dog, I can't stress that enough. And adopting is always a better option, remember that. Lots of poor dogs looking for a loving home out there. Give them a second chance. They all deserve one. <3

Da photos in da phone

2011-11-26T04:47:00.000-08:00

Promised I would share. Picture post in chronological order!

Random shot in the taxi after lunch, where me and my colleagues had to grab a taxi back to the office because it was raining and we missed the transport:

Alley Bar with Winnie

Had 2 glasses of wine in the evening, after dinner at Ramen Ten.

It was on this day that I bumped into my cousin and her friends outside H&M. And my cousin totally snubbed me because she is the kind to hold grudges against her own, just because she cannot accept it when people point out her flaws to her. So Claudia Lee, if you see this, maybe you should be honest with yourself and ask the friends around you if they feel you are treating them like dirt. Because that's what I hear from them. Each and every one. Then again, maybe they will be too scared of you to admit that you are in fact, treating them like dirt. I have never met anyone as spoilt. The kind where people just shake their heads and have nothing to say because it's ultimately ridiculous, know what I mean? Along the way to admitting your flaws, maybe you should also admit that you shouldn't have tried out for SQ with those braces, and then get all pissed at them because you got rejected. HAHA.

Random lunch at Old Airport Road

Cookie and his friends at the farm

Dropped by the neighbourhood pet store before the farm visit and came across this FAT, FAT cat:

Reminds me of muah chee.

The Golden Retriever with the aura of a lion:

New puppy in the house, rescued from Kranji:

Another new puppy, result of an accidental mating between a Jack Russell Terrier and a black poodle:

Stuck at the farm on a rainy day:

Cookie showing his love on my t-shirt:

Best prawn noodles, ever:

Bedok 85 dinner with Amelia and Ee Xuan

Ah Balling peanut soup:

Another Bedok 85 dinner with Ee Xuan

Oyster omelette and century egg porridge is LOVE:

Random shot of the coins I saved up since forever. $130 worth of them here that I had to change into notes because I was running out of cash in my bank account. =(:

That's not counting the $1 and 50-cent coins I previously changed too.

Momoya with Hamizah

Picture effects look weird because we were experimenting with the app.

Lunch and shopping in town with Constance

On a WEEKDAY. Luxurious. Bet you didn't expect to see me in town on a weekday, or at all? SUCK IT, LOSER. =) I detest people who act all big behind something, whether it's the computer or another person. Tells a lot about their..... ~~guts~~ cowardice, for the lack of a better word.

$9 roasted duck rice - fucking daylight robbery:

Constance, who met up with me in her Chanel shades and her Chanel earrings and....:

.... Chanel slippers for shopping, really?!:

Oh well, at least they're all THE REAL DEAL. I know of someone who would carry paper bags with a certain brand on it, and place their barang-barang inside, trying to fool everyone that she went shopping at the boutique. The paper bag doubled as her "shoulder bag". It really amuses me how some people covet brands to this extent. I mean, forget it if you carry fakes already. But paper, really??? What happens if it rains, I wonder? I guess it's SCOTCH-TAPE TO THE RESCUE!!!!!! LOL! Sigh.... Some people just subject themselves to ridicule again and again and again. Something must be really wrong. I reckon it's delusion. It's a mystery.

I always marvel at how Conz can be so pretty with her high forehead and perfect skin. And how she has this waif body of a girl (not woman) and cannot get fat no matter how much she eats. Landed this girl a possible modeling contract in LA through my friend Scott. Legit! They are managing Laura Kirkpatrick from America's Next Top Model Cycle 13 and America's Next Top Model All Stars as well:

SUPER GORGEOUS. :O I LOVE LAURA! And I can't wait to meet her, should the chance arise! The West likes the look Constance has, don't they...? I mean, slit eyes and Asian and stick-thin??? LOL. I wish I could go too, even though Scott did urge me to try out the last time I was there. But I was scared. HAHA. I still am! LA is not Singapore!

Got her to pass me my backordered items from The Closet Lover as well (waited a whole 2 months for 'em!):

Finally, a decent pair of red high-waist shorts in good quality (not the kind of fake PU leather in a shitty cut that makes you look like you're wearing adult diapers) and pleated to boot. The belt was FOC from a random salesgirl at Far East Plaza. Haha. We were shopping around in this store and the salesgirl was really friendly. She gave Constance that belt to pair with a clothing item she was trying on, and I asked her if she had an extra one for sale. She said it wasn't for sale 'cos it's the last piece and it was broken. Then she offered it to me for free. I took it because the damage could be fixed! Free belt to match my outfit yo. LOL.

Chwee kueh from my boss, and the snacks I bought for myself at the office:

Weight loss (as of 26 November 2011):

Target: 45kg.

And last but not least (for now), lazying at home with Jumbo on a rainy day:

Brought that dog for grooming at Joyce's the other day. It was good seeing Joyce again, and also making friends with all those dogs in the grooming salon. It's the only place I can treat like my own (the rest of the people have to stand outside and watch), just because the groomer is my friend! =P Will update in another post real soon. ♥

Quote

2011-11-22T14:23:00.000-08:00

It's the only way.

"English editors" go out for dinner

2011-11-20T00:09:00.000-08:00

Ever since Hami moved nearer to me, it's become more convenient to hang out. We would run errands together after work if our schedules allow, and squeeze in dinner and maybe a chill-out session at Starbucks. Just like last week.

Last week was Prata Wala. Both our first times there, and we both had briyani (chicken for her, mutton for me):

I did a Google search on this place before that because I wanted to check out the budget, and I read that the banana prata was good. But it was sold out. So maybe it's really good? The briyani was... normal. And overpriced for a normal standard kind of briyani. I get a way bigger portion at my neighbourhood's Indian stall. Oh well, nonetheless~

Unflattering shot of me looking like I'm going to war with my utensils ("Yes, I will fight youuu~~!!!"):

Me and Ham~~taro~~-i:

Trying out Pudding Camera, haha:

We sat at Prata Wala digesting our dinner and correcting people's atrocious English and grammar through the Internet. Had a damn good laugh because it was that bad, yes. You'd be surprised at the sentence structuring and lack of punctuation people can come up with. I'm disgusted, and I'm not sorry about it. Maybe this comes from the fact that I was on the English editing team in secondary school. Pet peeve. Still trying to figure out how you can "fetch a cab"... By tying a rope around the whole cab and lugging it to your destination? LOL! And to think the cab is supposed to fetch YOU to your destination... O_O *sniffs* Hate people who try to up their standard of English and pretend to be all sophisticated but fail. Miserably.

We brought our Pudding Camera fun all the way, from running errands...:

... to the toilet. -.-:

The moving escalator didn't stop us:

And finally, STARBUCKS!:

And that is the end of my picture spam. Don't you just love the iPhone. HA.

I have so many pictures in my phone already, from the day I got it until now. And it's not even been a month yet. =.= Will share in another post, for another time. Random shots with random applications, etc. =)

Beijos.

*P.S: Yes, my green skater dress again because I lurrrve it sooo much. I tend to wear my favourite clothes a lot, until I get sick of them somehow. I wanna own all the skater dresses similar to the above, in all the colours imaginable. HAHAHA.

We're girls after all

2011-11-16T21:22:00.000-08:00

A quick post to share the manicure designs I did at Milly's sometime back (forgot to post them!):

Hearts all over and the classic polka dots. I wanted white dots on navy blue because I saw it somewhere online, but I picked the above out of the design books available at Milly's (with a little tweak from the original) because I wanted some colour. Both the above designs are in gelish nail polish. They really lasted me longggg. And yes, those are my real nails! I don't like fake nails. They make me feel like my real nails will turn brittle, and I don't want that to happen because my nails are hardy as it is right now. Or maybe it's just a personal preference. Right as I'm typing this now, my toenails are still in their polka dotty design with a ribbon on top. HAHA. =X

This will be my last post for Milly's because my ambassadorship has ended. It was really fun while it lasted. Everyone would ask where I did my pretty nails at, and I got so many nice comments about them. =) The manicurists at Milly's were really nice too (and hot). Gonna miss them! Thank you, Milly's!

It's back to boring solid colours now, I guess. LOL. Lazy Crystal speaking; I prolly wouldn't even bother much. =X But I promise I'd try~

For pretty nails like mine, make an appointment with Milly's! ^_^ Call 8383 5395! Milly's is located at Far East Plaza II #03-129 and Bugis Village #3, 4 & 5. Have fun, girls~ ♥

Moo Bar & Grill

2011-11-12T18:11:00.000-08:00

Chilled over dinner and drinks with Bianca and her friends one weekday after work at Moo Bar & Grill. Weekday because I didn't have work the next day so it was okay! Was still able to make it for my hospital appointment the following day even though I was a liiiiittle bit tipsy after the wine.

Our ~~very expensive~~ dinner!:

I had their Barramundi fish fillet with Hollandaise sauce while Bianca had their beef steak. The mashed potatoes were soooo fluffy and buttery, but it still doesn't beat the one at Wine Connection. HEHE. So obviously the wine was mine (which I shared with Bianca's friend Sandy, who's my new friend!) and the Erdinger was Bianca's. LOL.

Bianca love:

I took a shot and edited it for her with MoreBeaute app - so pretty in pink!:

Bianca and Sandy. =):

Me and Sandy - hello girl!!! ^_^:

Us:

You'd never guess where Bianca's huge-ass shades are from. They look so high-end but they're from......... COTTON ON. Not bad! (I have 2 pairs myself):

The chocolate cake wasn't bought by us. I think it was someone's birthday and they gave us a slice of cake? Anyway, it led to us trying to be funny:

And you know what comes under the influence of alcohol??? HILARIOUS SHOTS:

I LOOOOVVVEEEE THE ABOVE PICTURE!!!! Makes me smile every time, hahaha. "Tap that ass~" was the ~~over-used~~ quote of the night, totally.

My cross-back skater dress is from Little Red Heels. Cost me more than it should for its quality but I fell in love with the green. I really love skater dresses for their flattering cut and flare. Not the teensy short ones though... The ones that make you look like you're wearing a t-shirt with a belt, are effin' ugly. Especially if they come in metallic colours. *shudders*

Anyway, Moo Bar & Grill is a really nice place to chill and hang out. It's at 21 McCallum Street, if you're interested. I don't think I'd be a regular though, because the food is a lil pricey. BUT then again, if I DO go again, it'd be a treat! First time there and already I stayed past 11, after which I shared a cab home with Bianca. Had a shitty day at work but the dinner turned it around. I'm glad. =) We'd do it again soon! ♥

Love you babe. Thanks for everything. XOXOXOXX =)

No limits

2011-11-11T04:08:00.000-08:00

Some people just DON'T KNOW where to draw the fucking line.

I don't know if you're stupid to click "Follow" or you think I'm stupid to even approve your "Follow".

The answer is obvious.

Hami's house party~

2011-11-07T06:29:00.000-08:00

Hami's parents flew to Saudi Arabia for a month (or was it 2?) for prayers, and they left her all alone at home with her brother and sister. So this sneaky girl threw a house party at her new home that first weekend after her parents left, and while her siblings were at work. LOL. But YAY! PARTY!!!! ;D

I was the FIRST (!!!!) guest to arrive because I met Hami to help her with collecting the food for the party first. On my way out of the house!:

She insisted I watch TV, or listen to the radio etc instead of helping her set up, so I explored the empty house while she was busying herself in the kitchen. It really is a very nice house, man. Check out the pool downstairs!:

And the view out the dining room window. =O:

Hami's room she shares with her sister (I hope she doesn't kill me for this photo of her room because I really think it's nice!!!):

Big bouncy bed, big open windows, spacious area to move about AND a personal washroom. WTF. The only way I can ever build/have this kind of room is in The Sims Social on FB. -_-"' Compared to MY room, Hami's room is already luxurious enough because my room constantly looks like a tornado just tore through it. I am not exaggerating. I took a picture before and showed my colleague. HE screamed. Yes, "he". A guy. And he screamed. Yes, it's really that bad. I always get nagged by my mum about it. I DO keep it tidy, or sometimes I TRY to. But I really just have too many clothes. And too little time. When it IS tidy, it's not for long. Oh well. One day I will take a "before" and "after". HEHE.

Took a picture of myself in the dining room mirror, HA. (Note: Lovely decor!):

Laying out food and snacks!:

And last but not least, my pretty, pretty friend Hami!!!:

She was worried there wasn't gonna be enough food, so she got her boyfriend to order pizza. 6 BOXES OF CANADIAN PIZZA, PEOPLE!:

In the end, there was too much. LOL. Food galore!:

(*cupcakes photo credit to Hami's Instagram! ;)*)

What's a must-have at a house party? MONOPOLY DEAL!:

I only played one round before I got distracted by Plants VS Zombies on my phone. HEHEHE:

(*P.S: Already finished the whole game by now as I'm writing this.)

That, and ah, camwhoring in the full-length mirror in Hami's room:

Instagram + Hami's full-length mirror = love. Thank you for inviting me, Hami!!! LURVE YA!!!

The day before the party, we met up for dinner as well. Went to Changi Airport!:

After dinner, it was off to Starbucks... I LOVE sitting at Starbucks with good friends. =):

Hami Instagramed me while I was playing around with my phone, and she managed to get a classic "potato knee" picture. =.= The first thing I said when I saw that picture was, "My knee looks like a potato!!!" Made her laugh her ass off.

I had a great time spent with this girl, like always. And to end it off, I just wanna let you all know that I was blog-hopping one night (rare!) when I decided to go to Hami's blog. I was totally taken aback when I read one of her posts, because it was about me. I was like, "WHY would she write about me out of the blue????" Before I continue, I would like to stress that I was taken aback in a GOOD way. And as I read on, I couldn't help but cry because she was so sweet!!! I shall paste the blog entry here... Or likewise, you guys can hop to her blog to read the rest of her entries. =):

"FRIDAY, AUGUST 05, 2011

i want to tell the world that i am glad that i met crystal shong. she is a very good friend of mine.

i have never been the type of person to stand up against anybody if they say or do mean things to me. when anyone embarassed me or say stuff about me, i will ignore it and pretend they're not talking about me or just plain laugh at it like they were just joking. i can't believe how pathetic i was. people making fun of me and i even laughed at myself. how stupid can i be.

i met crystal in 2009 during the singtel grid girls competition. to be honest, she was the person i spoke most to during the very first meet-up of the top 40-something... i remembered we both came in late and we were the last to leave and we left the building together talking about this guy friend of hers in australia. the whole time during the competition, we didn't really talk that much cos honestly, i was abit scared of her when we got to know all of the girls abit more. funny how she is the only one i kept most in contact with after the whole thing.

i'm proud to say, i admire her. i've never met such an angry girl and a girl with alot of guts. she never lets anyone push her around nor does she give a damn about rules and when you're being an ass, she gives you shit for it. she doesn't care if the whole world hates her. she doesn't care if her friends turned their backs on her. she is a nice girl, but if you step on her toes, she is not afraid of giving you shit. i was afraid of her at first. i did not want to offend her in any way or even get really close to her. but when i get to know her, i like her. i like her attitude. the kind of attitude which i don't possess, but i wished i do. i learnt alot from her. i learnt to step up and defend myself and not let anyone push me around.

makes me realised that no one in this world is going to stand up for you. you have only yourself to depend on. when someone is being mean to you, you can't just cry home to your mother or your boyfriend. or even, god forbid, sit quietly and be emo and miserable about your life. you have to go to the person and say "WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM?!"

i did that today and boy, am i glad i did that. I did it. no one else did it for me. I did it. everyone else said its just a misunderstanding, its just a small matter you shouldn't get too worked up about it blah blah blah blah... you are a coward and you are wrong. all i know if shit gets thrown at you, you gotta show them you can't be messed around with.

thank you crystal. you are my inspiration. :)

POSTED BY HAMI AT 6:50:00 PM"

:') If you notice the date, it was written way back in August. And I only just discovered it. She didn't even tell me! Hamizah really has a very good memory. I cannot even remember what we spoke about because it was 2 years ago. But she can! I am so touched. I have never had anyone write about me this way before, and all I can say is, FINALLY there is someone who gets me now. She is right on all counts when she says, "i've never met such an angry girl and a girl with alot of guts. she never lets anyone push her around nor does she give a damn about rules and when you're being an ass, she gives you shit for it. she doesn't care if the whole world hates her. she doesn't care if her friends turned their backs on her. she is a nice girl, but if you step on her toes, she is not afraid of giving you shit." I'm not saying it's something everyone should be and be proud of, but that is just me. And some people don't get it. But Hami does. And yeah, at first she didn't, because she had the same response as almost everyone does when they got to know me. But at the end of the day, she got it. I know maybe some other people DO get it as well, but they cannot tolerate it because they don't understand. But Hami is a different story, right? Or else she wouldn't have written that. Heh.

When I got to know Hamizah, I thought she was a very, very sweet and nice girl. I never expected us to keep in touch after our competition. But I'm real glad we did, though. There are the fake, bitchy ones in the circle (like Bobble-Head, ahem), but there are also the rare gems like Hami. Never a bad word to say about anyone, always positive, strong, always nice and always level-headed. Looks like I do have quite a bit to learn from her as well. :') And yes, I thank God for a friend like her. Hard to come by.

Thank you for writing, babe. I'm really, really glad that I met you too. =) And I really, really appreciate everything from the bottom of my heart. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

USS Halloween Horrors 2011

2011-11-04T06:28:00.000-07:00

Second time at Universal Studios Singapore! And it still doesn't beat the one in California. MEH.

This time round, I went for Halloween Horrors 2011 with Ee Xuan! On our way in the taxi!:

And here we are!:

Less than an hour upon arrival, the both of us realised it wasn't worth it AT ALL to pay $40 (after discount) to roam around USS without making full use of our time taking the rides and checking out the attractions. It wasn't that we didn't want to, but we just COULDN'T. Not with the huge, HUGE throng of people wanting to do the same. -.- 2 words: FRAYED NERVES.

We bought devil horns at the entrance! $5, inclusive of batteries because the horns light up:

Before we entered, there was of course, the "customary" shots with the USS globe:

Check out what the smoke machines did to our photo. -.-:

The evil director at the back - yes, the same one you prolly saw on the brochure:

We didn't bother to queue up for a shot. =/ I thought the actors were AMAZING, though. Their acting was flawless. They really brought you into another world.

I still cannot figure out where that black crow guy was supposed to come from.

Ee Xuan and I took The Mummy's Revenge roller-coaster. That was about all we could manage for a ride because of the crowd. And also because I didn't dare to take the Battlestar Galactica. HAHA. At the Mummy's Revenge section of the theme park:

We did queue up for the haunted Peranakan House as well. It was similar to the haunted mansion I visited last year at Night Safari Halloween Horrors. But the queue was monstrous. Just look at this!:

I took that picture in the midst of the queue, after having been there for like an hour. And we still couldn't see where it started. (T_T) The said waiting time was 2 freakin' hours. Almost died. And to queue for that long, just to rush through a Peranakan House covering our ears and screaming our heads off......... LOL. Quite amusing if you think about it. Ee Xuan and I linked our arms together so our hands would be free to cover our ears, and all we did was, "AHHHHHH~~!!! AHHHHH, noooo!!!! AHHHHH!!!! Go away! NOOO!!!!" All the way until the exit. HAHAHAHA.

Random shots!:

Everyone knows who he is - the Hunchback of Notre-Dame! =):

Our last shot before we left the place to meet up with Hamizah and her boyfriend for supper (They were there too, but we arrived separately.):

Conquering my clown phobia!!! YES, I am terrified of clowns. Sometimes I feel Ronald McDonald gives me the creeps too. =S But the above, those are the clowns I'm even more afraid of because they just look so fuckin' evil with their big red grins and big hair. Fucking freaky. They have a name for clown phobia; it's called coulrophobia. I have coulrophobia!

Supper at Simpang Bedok - spicy beehoon soto and Milo Dinosaur!:

Never eat a spicy hot meal after screaming. I fell sick the very next day. -_- It was horrible. I'd never pay so much to fight a crowd again! Not worth it!

Hope you guys had a Halloween better than mine, partying with boring bunny-girls and schoolgirls. LOL.

Till the next one. x

Hair like Rapunzel

2011-11-01T16:50:00.000-07:00

I cut my hair short last year because I wanted a change. Now I'm starting to grow it long again. And like every other girl, the problem with having long hair are probably the tangles. I have a really bad habit when it comes to that. Add my lack of patience on top of that, and what do I get? Broken split ends. Sometimes I have no time, sometimes I am just lazy, but most times I am too impatient to slowly work out the tangles in my comb. So I just yank. And my fine hair snaps easily. I remember how Iris once pushed my head and snatched her hand back in surprise because I had such fine hair she could almost feel my skull. LOL.

Recently, Essensuals solved my weak hair problem for me by giving me a Wella RESIST Strengthening Shampoo to try:

(T_T) I'm terribly sorry for the lousy quality. I totally forgot to bring my camera and my BlackBerry is useless.

Anyway, what's not useless is the shampoo (please focus on the shampoo!!!). All it took was 1 week to see the difference. My bad habit was obviously still there, but this time my hair didn't snap as easily. I promise to be more patient and take extra care of my hair, but the fact is it HAS become stronger. It still snaps when I pull hard, of course. But not as easily anymore, I noticed. When my hair gets longer, it'd be without split ends, and strong enough to use it like Rapunzel did. HAHAHAHA. Okay, no. I kid.

Wella has a range of products to suit your needs, whatever they might be. For me, it was my vulnerable hair, hence the Resist shampoo. Click below for bigger images on the different products that Wella has to cater to your hair woes!:

My Resist Range:

My shampoo smells good, is creamy and hence works well into a lather without having to spam a ton of it on my hands. And best of all, no more snaps!

To find out more about Wella products and what best suits your hair, call 6333 0039 for a consultation now. Essensuals Bugis is located at 241-A Victoria Street, Bugis Village (right above Burger King).

Thank you, Essensuals!!! Once again, you guys have taken care of my hair problems. =) Big love.

Are You Blacklisted???

2011-10-30T17:52:00.000-07:00

Headed down to St James for the Johnnie Walker Blacklist party last Friday. Was there to work, straight after work at the office. Talk about tired. I was seriously running low on energy, so much so that I had to make a pit stop at Coffee Bean for an espresso take-away:

I never drink coffee at night. But that night I had to. Didn't wanna overdo it, so that was just a single shot. Changed up in the washroom after that. I loveee my JW uniform, how many times have I said it?! ^_^:

Because of all that weight I lost, the same size turned out really loose on me, especially the tights. But the outfit still rocked. They separated us into a few groups, and I volunteered to do the guestlist together with Evangeline and Quemantha:

Giving out tags and checking off names:

The good thing about being stationed at the entrance = you get to expect who is coming. Yes, I'm just that much of a busybody. Just kiddin'. I don't like unpleasant surprises, more like. Saw a couple of gay fags, a few familiar faces, and someone special. =) It was the night before the Halloween celebrations, and some people came with their costumes already. I think the most boring Halloween costume EVER, has got to be the BUNNY-GIRL OUTFIT:

Person A: What are you gonna be for Halloween?
Person B: Oh, I'm gonna be a bunny!!!
Person A: OMG! That's so EXCI- Wha-? I'm sorry, I fell asleep.

That, and maybe a schoolgirl, or a nurse etc. Zzzz. Is there no originality anymore???? I think Halloween is really just an excuse for some of the girls to whore it up, though. Either they dress too little, or they dress too cute. Or so they think. I want to puke. Enough of the Halloween talk. I wanted to go party as Black Swan, complete with red contact lenses and winged makeup and all, because I fell in love with the movie after watching it. BUT as usual, I got lazy. And I checked out eBay; the nicest feather tutu skirt cost a grand 75 pounds or something. Forget it. Maybe next year... But by then Black Swan would be kinda outdated already. AHAHAHA.

The white limo fetching the contest winners:

It started to rain halfway through though, and the guestlist got moved next to the entrance, under the shelter. It was super smelly there, with all the cigarette smoke killing me. So I escaped into the Tiger lobby and sat with Evangeline and Daphne, who was there to take care of things. Ordered food!:

With Evangeline:

We just sat and waited for the rain to stop, and by the time it did, it was almost time to go home. I was secretly glad I didn't have to stand that long, because by the time I was home, I was awake for almost 22 hours. I don't mind a little events on the side outside of my full-time job though. In fact, I welcome it because then my finances wouldn't be so tight. So, not really complainin'!

More to come!!!! ♥

iPhone 4S

2011-10-28T16:23:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, say hey to my new toy.

Champagne showers

2011-10-24T06:12:00.000-07:00

Did a champagne job with Wanzhuo recently at Butter Factory. We got paid to do nothing because nobody ordered anything. LOL! =X Not our faults, we weren't there to promote but just to serve. Camwhore pictures in the artist room:

We both have bangs but she looks younger than me because she IS young. She's like fresh out of secondary school. =.=

The dress was an ASOS toga mesh dress they provided for us. I actually kinda like it! But because my BlackBerry is so atrocious in taking pictures, all I got were these:

Seriously? Where is my face in the second pic?! (T_T) All the more reason to be excited for my iPhone 4S.

Hunted the dress down from the ASOS website:

Nice, right?! Petite collection, OMG! I can actually fit! HAHA. Was wearing a Size 8 by the way. I think a Size 6 would be even more perfect. ♥ Yes, 老娘 recently lost weight. 6kg, to be exact. Everywhere I go now, people ask. So my answer is YESSSSSSSS. I lost weight, which means I kinda lost my boobs too. HA. Then again, I've repeatedly stated that I don't care for attention like this because it's real uncomfortable to have people staring at your chest. As long as there is enough to push-up should the need arise (eg. a sexy dress), then I am contented. Previously when I was 53kg, people suspected I did a boob job. First of all, I have no money for that. Second of all, I already said I don't like that kind of attention. And last but not least, if I really did a boob job, how can they shrink with my weight loss? This is the last time:

And now, I have nothing much to speak of. And I'm actually okay with that. =D Heehee. OKAY, enough of all this boob talk!!!!!!!! -_-

With bangs, or without bangs?:

I like how the light captured my new hair colour in the picture without the bangs. Did it recently at Essensuals Bugis. Finally a brown that is more red. ^_^ Have a product from them to review soon, so stay tuned!

Night. x

Wear a skirt

2011-10-21T05:59:00.000-07:00

I thought GIRLS were supposed to be the bitchy ones. Why don't you wear a skirt and parade around then, dude? I never really used to believe in karma, but now I fervently wait for it to bite you in the ass.

No racism against you. Oh, no no. Even though it's plain as day that you talk the talk but walk a different walk. Fucker.

And my peepers are brown

2011-10-20T00:42:00.000-07:00

I know I'm a real noob in coloured contacts. But recently I saw a deal coupon off Outlet.sg for Freshkon Mosaic lenses, so for the fun of it, I purchased them in brown. Wanted grey initially, but I didn't want to risk looking like a freak for fear of not looking good in that colour. They were half-price off anyway; perfect for me to pay cheaper for a first-time trial. Well, actually I'm not really a first-timer. The very first time I bought coloured contacts was online, through Xuesha. They made my eyes BURNNNNNNN like a motherfucker. It was the worst feeling, ever. I'm beginning to think if they were China goods. =S I think they're still lying around somewhere. Ought to dump them!!!

I know they've sort of banned online contact lenses sales now because of all the fakes going around, but the ones I got this time were licensed. Got my eyesight tested at the optician too. Both eyes are (only?) 150 degrees with 50 degrees of astigmatism on the left eye. So why do I still feel so blind all the time???? (T_T) I didn't really research the kind of designs they had as well etc, because I didn't have much choice in the first place, right? And secondly, there's just too many types (Mosaic, colour-fusion, bright eyes etc)... I can't really be bothered eh.

Because my eyes burnt so badly last time, I didn't take any photos since I was in a big hurry to remove them. Now it's a different story, baybeh. Tadaaa:

I would like to think I don't look Chinese at all in them, muahahaha. But don't expect me to be wearing them all the time though, since I absolutely hate the blurred vision I get from dry eyes and the fact that I don't even wear normal contacts everyday for the same reason. Well, I'd try. My colleague said I already have "brown-enough eyes" considering the fact that I am Asian, so. *shrugs*

And my hair! It's braided by Essensuals Bugis! =) Here's the back:

I would love to do it on my own, but I totally suck at coordinating my hands from the back. Thank God for Essensuals Bugis, to make my hair smooth and shiny, AND pretty too! I opted for a French braid because it's simple enough without looking flamboyant (I still had errands to run after that), and I didn't want the braid that starts at the nape of your neck because I didn't wanna risk looking like a 中国妹. .............. Seriously, urgh.

Call 6333 0039 for an appointment with Essensuals Bugis and ask for someone to style your hair any way you want it; I'm sure you'd be ultra-satisfied at what they can do for you. =)

Essensuals Bugis is located at 241-A Victoria Street, Bugis Village (right above Burger King). ♥

*P.S: I WON the dream dress contest organised by ClubCouture with the most votes!! =)

Holly won too. They're manufacturing 2 dresses. Here's hers!:

I can't wait to see how the physical product will turn out. And to actually be able to wear a dress and say, "I designed it." Haha. YAY. A will be so proud too, I'd bet. =) Thank you ALL for voting! xoxoxoxoxx

Swinging in the heart of Orchard Road

2011-10-15T05:50:00.000-07:00

Dinner with MFY at Ajisen (yes, Ajisen again!). What can I say? I'm a sucker for ramen!:

Well, that scallop ramen set meal cost me $14.90. And I had no idea I wasn't feeling that unwell, because 15 minutes after our dinner, I was complaining about feeling nauseous and proceeded to throw up in the washroom. My $14.90 ramen meal, down the toilet just like that. -.- And to add on to that, 20 minutes later I had to go back to the washroom for diarrhoea. OMG, it was like a sudden case of food-poisoning. To think that I was even considering tomyam soup base before. :O I insisted on staying in town though, because Melissa and I had arranged to meet up for awhile but never managed to make it concrete.

Sat inside Takashimaya for a rest, since most of the shops were closing. So? We took pictures:

This is how Melissa reminds herself to do things - by scribbling on the inside of her wrist:

It's almost equivalent to tying a red string on your index finger. So old-school!! Haha.

I don't know why they had these garden swings along Orchard Road. (And if I remember correctly, I saw them outside Raffles Place MRT station as well.) A little Google search told me it's some NParks - Let's Make Singapore Our Garden campaign. It's not everyday you get to sit on a garden swing in the middle of Orchard Road, right? And that is why Mel and I decided to do it. But we didn't expect to wait that long just for the 2 Malay girls before us to get their butts off the swings for our turn. I timed them; we waited 40 minutes. -_- 40 minutes to swing our worries away in the heart of Orchard Road?:

(*P.S: Nude maxi-dress from Love & Bravery, ring from Forever 21, sandals from Charles & Keith.)

The elderly Malay couple behind me were waiting for their turn too, and when we left, they said, "Finally! We also waiting!" =.= We didn't even swing that longggg. =/

Bought Urban Decay eyeshadow primer potion and gold eyeshadow from Sephora as well, on Friday:

The eyeshadow primer really works. It's awesome. My eyeshadow stayed for the WHOLE DAY, even after a nap. Wanted the gold-based one to make my gold eyeshadow even more intense, but I thought the original made more sense because then I can use it with any/all colours. =)

I'm not one to spend on makeup other than the necessities, but I guess the eyeshadow primer will go under the "Necessities" list now! Short of having somebody confiscate my cards, I guess I gotta remind myself to work hard, save hard! Still have so many things on my mental wishlist: room revamp, new red wallet (my current wallet has fallen apart completely), the iPhone 4S, etc. =/

Work can be a drag sometimes, and life can seem pointless MANY a time... No wonder they call it a rat race.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Win yourself a dream dress!

2011-10-06T22:30:00.000-07:00

The ClubCouture ambassadors have come up with their dream dresses and they need your votes! All you have to do is "LIKE" your favourite dress on Facebook, and one lucky voter per dress walks away with the dream dress they voted for! The top 2 winning designs will have their dress manufactured for sale by ClubCouture. =D

Of course, being an ambassador myself, I contributed my dream dress too! Here is mine! ;D:

A and I brainstormed for it together, and because he was the better one at drawing, he drew the visuals out for me while I gave him ideas on it. Actually the whole point of drawing it on paper was to submit a visual for the store, as opposed to just describing it with words. I wanted it to be spot-on. The above is not the original drawing (as in, not A's original handiwork), but it's still my dress all the same. =) So, heartfelt thanks, love. ♥

Here are my reasons WHY I designed my dream dress the way it is:

- I love retro. The swing skirts and bare-backs and bold colours. Wanted to add polka-dots at first but decided against it 'cos simplicity is still the best.
- Cloth-covered buttons give a vintage feel.
- The ties at the back of the halter-neck are specifically long and thick (as opposed to thin because it just makes me think of a trashy KTV call-girl) so you get a big, red ribbon over your exposed back.
- The back is exposed all the way to the waist so the front is sweet and demure, but the back sexy. And you get a little coverage with the big ribbon, yet still showing some skin!
- I picked red because most girls love to be fair, and red contrasts with fair skin to make you stand out. =)
- Remember the swing skirt! Retro!

I know it's not exactly Project Runway material, but I've never had a dress designed for myself ever before. It's exciting! If I win and my dress gets manufactured, I think A will be very proud as well. =)

Hopefully after sharing a little of my design inspiration, you can cast an honest vote for me! Click HERE to be redirected to the photo of my dress design on Facebook to cast your vote for me!

Thank you very, very much! xoxoxx

Froyo

2011-10-04T21:32:00.000-07:00

Quick post - Dropped by Frolick with Ee Xuan after dinner at Subway last week! We shared an original yogurt with cookie crisps:

I think it's only my second time at Frolick. =/ The first time I had it, it was some flavoured yogurt with marshmallows. Original is still da best. Will head back soon~

xoxo

*P.S: Amelia and Ee Xuan!!! When are we going to KTV again?! People want more videos..... HAHAHA. ♥♥

*P.PS: I will stop blogging about my relationship from here on out. Pictures are limited to my private Facebook account only. I've had enough of people trying to be funny. You know who you are, dude. And the rest also. 请不要钻牛角尖. Nobody cares. Get out of my life, jinxes.

KARAOKE!

2011-09-30T22:09:00.000-07:00

I think I can count with my 10 fingers, the number of times I've gone singing at a karaoke. I'm very particular about WHO I go with, and if there are people in the group whom I don't know, I will not sing. If the servers come in with our drinks, I will stop singing. LOL. SHY! But then I don't know what came over me this time around, when I spontaneously agreed to go to K Box with Amelia and Ee Xuan. Part of me had been dying to go for ages, but either I had no time, no money, was too tired, or couldn't find anyone to go with. =/ I'm glad these 2 friends of mine were instantly up for it! Maybe because they were as crazy as me, so we could let loose and laugh it off. Hehe. Or maybe because I just simply got over the shyness, the insecurity and the embarrassment!!! WHY? Read on~

Amelia booked a room for us at K Box at *SCAPE. It was a last-minute booking so we could only sing for 2 hours. Imagine the whole list of songs we selected, that got cleared off when 2 hours was up! =.= Super anti-climax. I was kinda noob with everything (I don't sing KTV that much!), so Amelia sang first while Ee Xuan selected the usual karaoke hits!:

Tiny little Ee Xuan picking songs in the corner:

Group photo!:

Me and Amelia:

Me and Xuan!:

My top is from OHVOLA, and high-waist shorts and angel wing ring from DIY Galore! ^_^

Ee Xuan and Amelia, who had on the same blazer, as you would maybe have noticed by now!:

The first thing I thought when I saw it was, "OMG, boarding school!"

Guess who dedicated this song to sing? ;):

And just for laughs, here's not one, but TWO videos:

EE XUAN IS SOOO ADORABLE!!! "I'm very self-conscious!! Oh my God, noooo~! Oh my God! Eh, don't video hor!" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA DAMN CUTE AND LOVABLE, SERIOUSLY!!! ♥♥♥

I remember someone asked me before on my Formspring, if I would do a video of myself singing. I am not a professional singer, and neither do I claim to be. I will NEVER upload videos of myself on YouTube like Marie Digby, because I'm not that awesome. Obviously. -.- BUT! Just to grant the request of that anonymous asker and my curious readers, I videoed one song properly (at least more proper than the candid one above). Before I go on, let me state some claims first (HAHA)!:

1. I am NOT a professional singer and I never claimed to be one! Yes, I must repeat that!!! Me and my friends were just having fun, 'cos like I said in the video description, that's the whole point of karaoke! Don't worry, I'm not about to run off and join Singapore Idol to disgrace myself.
2. I am a professional bathroom singer. HAHAHAHAHAHA.
3. Be prepared for laughing, giggling and talking in-between the music. I don't know why we did that too. I guess we were just being us. ^_^V
4. I kinda have a low voice for a girl, and I couldn't reach some high notes. :'( Yet this is one of my favourite songs from Sammi Cheng, totally. =) And I would rather have a low voice than a high, squeaky, annoying one!

Soooooooo here goes nothing!:

I welcome insults and criticism, because I know I get that on a daily basis, WHETHER I SING OR NOT. Part and parcel of being a blogger, eh? It will just roll off my back and hit the floor, and then maybe bounce back in your face. Haha. Also part and parcel of being a blogger. LOL. My friends are gonna kill me for those videos on YouTube. =X

Dinner was at Ajisen Ramen! My spicy tomyam ramen!:

People pray before food, but Amelia? She has this weird ritual:

I'm kiddin'. I have no idea what she was doing also! Me and Eeeee Xuannnn:

And lastly, the 3 of us!:

This dude riding past us on the escalator was staring at me and my friends, with his girlfriend chatting animatedly next to him, oblivious to his diverted attention. And then what happened? He had no idea he was at the end already, and he tripped. Oh I'm sorry, that's for having a roving eye, mister. x

I had a lot of fun with these 2 girls! =) We even managed to squeeze in some time for shopping before dinner. And they recently taught me to play... BLACKSHOT. HAHA I know!! So not me! But I was game for it, and they were all laughing at me over the microphone on Skype because I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. Just shooting aimlessly. LOL. I'd get it! Soon. ;) So cute, the both of them.

More to come. xoxoxooxooxxxx

Johnnie Walker OWNS IT

2011-09-26T19:23:00.000-07:00

Johnnie Walker has been a regular name in my events life for as long as I can remember. Like I mentioned before, I sold Johnnie Walker at St James back when I was saving up for LA. And then there were these random events. But it wasn't until F1 came to Singapore that Johnnie Walker parties got bigger and better. I'm not game for clubbing every weekend, and each time I am at F1 Johnnie Walker Jet Black parties, I am working. Which is very lucky for me because I don't have to go around asking for invites, because I otherwise would, since it's a must-go event every year! Beautiful people everywhere (SERIOUSLY), awesome music and friends all around. And I just LOVE the outfit they give us to put on. ♥

The first Jet Black party I worked for was coincidentally at St James. The first, and the most memorable. =) I couldn't believe my luck when I realised we could party towards the end. Work and play at the same time?! Can't get any better than that. And then there was the one at Butter Factory, The White Rabbit, Red Dot Museum... etc. And now? Fullerton Bay Hotel. =) I was working with Elena and Vanessa, and Amelia was under another agency in the VIP room. I heard Big Bang and Ludacris were around, but I didn't bother trying to spot them when I popped in and out of the VIP room to look for Amelia. I don't even know if they even showed up?! I think I was more interested in the photo booth!:

Day One, Saturday

Day Two, Sunday

With Agri (!!!) and Elena:

And Esther, who was working for Lifestyle Asia!:

There were many more friends around but I didn't take pictures with ALL of them. It was good to see familiar faces though, but I don't mean to say it's good to see SOME faces... Especially not when they stick out like a sore thumb. It was a total eye-sore.... Imagine seeing all these beautiful people milling about and suddenly out of the blue you spot a cheena fuck. I finally grasped the meaning of "party pooper" through and through. Good night, turned bad. JUST MY LUCK, YO. *flips the finger*

Absolutely cannot wait for the next Jet Black party! It's still some time away (considering this year's party just ended).... But then again time flies.

See you next year! ♥

Zorro and Champagne

2011-09-18T22:23:00.000-07:00

Met up with Cindy at East Coast Park awhile back because I promised her I'd meet her dog, Zorro. Never got around to it until I found out she adopted yet another dog, Champagne!! One male, one female, both Siberian Huskies. =) So I woke up earlier than usual one weekend and we sat at The Beach Hut with the dogs, catching up after such a looong time.

Can you guess which one is Zorro and which one is Champagne??:

TADAAAA. Zorro on the left and Champagne on the right in this picture:

Uh-huh, yeah I know right?! Wine at noon?! Sorry, couldn't help it!

Did A LOT of walking that day also. Covered almost the whole stretch of the beach. The last time I walked that much along that same stretch, was with Gucci. :/ Yes, the memories stay forever.

Thanks to the humid weather after the drizzle, I bought an ice-cream on the way home. Wall's new Fruttare!:

The packaging is awesome but sadly, it looks better than it tastes. Like too-sweet frozen syrup water. No biggie!

Just a quick one this time round; will be back. xoxo

Food-tasting at Tien Court Restaurant

2011-09-05T05:38:00.000-07:00

"Making a debut this July, Tien Court presents Taiwan Alishan Special, a feast filled with delectable dishes to satisfy the most discerning palate. From 18 July - 18 September, this special will feature authentic Alishan cuisine by Tien Court's Celebrity Master Chef Ho Tien Tsai who hails from Alishan, Taiwan. The menu promises to be one that will tantalise your taste buds."

Herbert invited me for food-tasting awhile back at Tien Court 天厨 Restaurant in King Copthorne's Hotel, where he was working at. Naturally, I brought the boyfriend. =) The lift door opened on to the 2nd floor to a spacious Chinese restaurant with dark wood fixtures and warm lighting. Outside Tien Court Restaurant:

With the Taiwan Alishan Special promotional banner:

Our reservation was for 6pm, and to my pleasant surprise, we were led to a private room with really attentive personal service by the outlet manager, David. We were first served Chinese tea, with a separate order of drink of choice. A ordered orange juice, and I had watermelon juice and shiraz (cannot decide!).

Waiting for our food:

You can tell from the photos that the lighting was warm and cosy. =) A was sitting rather far away from me though, because the table was really huge (able to easily accommodate more than 10 people) and the ceiling high. All that together made for a really peaceful ambience to dine in.

First dish served was their Deep-Fried Minced Chicken wrapped in Beancurd Roll:

Dipped in miso sauce:

For a deep-fried dish, the beancurd roll was not oily. It was full-flavoured and managed to retain its crispiness at the same time. Definitely a great combination with the miso sauce served together.

*P.S: House of Harlow-inspired starburst ring from DIY Galore.

Braised Cuttlefish Soup

Cuttlefish was just the right state of chewy, and soup was not too starchy nor salty. I'm not a big fan of cuttlefish, but this was actually acceptable.

Wok-Fried Glass Noodles with Prawns

This was the BEST dish among all the others we tried!!! =D Me and boyfriend's favourite. ^_^ The moment the lid was removed, the aroma that wafted towards us was heavenly. Nothing beats a steaming hot pot of glass noodles with succulent prawns to boot. It tasted even better than it looked. The flavours just burst in my mouth and my taste buds were in overdrive. To say that this dish is "orgasmic" would be an understatement! Absolute love. ♥

Quick-fried Lala with Chinese Basil

I welcome seafood any time, any day. You know how sometimes when you fork out flesh from a shellfish and to your disappointment, the flesh you get is just way too small? Well, you won't get that with this dish. The chewy flesh from the lala was fresh, and they also came in generous proportions. The only little downside, the taste from the chinese basil was a tad too strong for me. But if you like chinese basil, you shouldn't have a problem.

This is irrelevant, but I ended up camwhoring with A while waiting for our next dish. HAHAHA. 8 pictures only, okay?!:

Moving along, here's our next dish!:

Braised Pork Tendon with Black Pepper Corn

My first time having pork tendon. It wasn't my cup of tea. If you are the adventurous sort, you might like to give this a try. I thought it tasted quite bland though (despite the black pepper corn), and the texture of the pork tendon in my mouth didn't sit too well with me.

Braised Minced Meat and Mushrooms in Rich Brown Sauce on Pearl Rice

Now this is what they call the classic Chinese rice bowl. The dish tasted just like a rice dumpling. Except that for this, the rice was even sweeter and more fragrant, and the pork was equally sweet and delicious.

Tucking in!:

After those 6 dishes we tried, it was time for DESSERT. =) I ordered the Chilled Black Glutinous Rice with Vanilla Ice-cream while my boyfriend went for the Chilled Cream of Mango with Pomelo and Sago.

Chilled Black Glutinous Rice with Vanilla Ice-cream

Thumbs-up for this one! It was a fusion between East (black glutinous rice) and West (vanilla ice-cream), and surprisingly the combination was fantastic. The ice-cream was frozen enough that I could feel slight crunchy frozen bits in it when chewing, and the black glutinous rice wasn't too sweet, nor did it overwhelm the ice-cream. In fact, the flavours were complimenting each other. Best dessert I've ever had in a restaurant of any kind.

Chilled Cream of Mango with Pomelo and Sago

The only thing that stood out for me for this dessert was the sweetness. The mango flavour was of course there, but it was way too sweet for me to take. If you have an extreeemely sweet tooth, then I suppose you ought to give this dessert a try. =)

At the end of the whole course, we met the chef behind all the awesome dishes above. Celebrity Master Chef Ho Tien Tsai was not available that day, so we had a picture with his assistant, along with David, the outlet manager:

The chef also gave us each a jar of their house-special XO sauce!:

=) They're really very nice. I cannot wait for my mum to use it for her cooking. I'm sure it will taste super good.

Verdict?: Tien Court 天厨 Restaurant is a place worth going back to. The service was immaculate (8), the food was good (7) and the ambience was perfect (7). Overall: 7.5/10

Tien Court 天厨 Restaurant is located at 403 Havelock Road, 2F Copthorne King's Hotel.

♥♥♥♥♥

Boyfriend and I dropped by Clarke Quay for a drink after our sumptuous dinner. We saw this brightly-lit neon car exhibit in the middle of the arena - it was gorgeoussss!:

At Chupitos Bar!:

xoxo

Birthday picnic

2011-08-28T04:30:00.001-07:00

So like I mentioned, it was my birthday on Friday, and I took leave from work so I could spend it with the most special person in my life. Woke up in the afternoon and got ready, and then made my way to the boyfriend's house. He got me a birthday cake, HEHEHE:

Wore my oversized circle sweater from ClubCouture. Major LOVE IT. Get it HERE!!! Gold ribbon ring from DIY Galore. =)

Red packets from boyfriend's parents. Thank you Auntie, Uncle!:

I'd been bugging boyfriend for a picnic for AGES, so I was finally satisfied on my birthday. Prior to that, I'd always thought I would wanna club and get pissed drunk, or throw a huge-ass party. But I always end up going back to the nice and simple stuff, like this picnic. Maybe I'm really simple at heart. HAHA.

First up, grocery-shopping! It was actually quite a last-minute thing, and we didn't have any idea what we wanted, so we just grabbed whatever we felt like having or whatever was ideal. Came back with these - streaky bacon, hotdogs, chicken popcorn, eggs, bread and ham (the rest we had in the kitchen):

Chef A at work, yo!:

I did the chopping, boyfriend did the cooking! So, chicken popcorn and ham, anyone?:

This is boyfriend's scrambled eggs for our sandwiches...:

He claimed, "Looks EXACTLY like McDonald's." -_-"' He was obviously very proud of what he whipped up! LOL. It was yummy though, so much so that we couldn't keep our hands off the food for awhile. But we had to stop or we wouldn't have had anything for the picnic!

Packing up our delicious noms!:

To be honest, by the time we arrived at Marina Barrage for our picnic, it was way past 7pm. So it turned into a night picnic, but then again, the timing was perfect because there was no sun. I hate the sun. For anyone who might be thinking of having a picnic at Marina Barrage, here's a piece of advice: DO NOT WALK FROM THE MRT STATION. Boyfriend and I didn't realise just how far it was, and we waited for Bus 400 for ages. Yet walking was also the wrong decision. Halfway through, we stopped at the next bus-stop to wait for the bus again, and when it arrived and we boarded it, I was in shock. The bus was packed to the brim with China workers. It smelt like a ZOO. O_O Me and A were so out of place amongst them, and we were on a bus service that is LOCAL. SBS, you know!!!! (T_T) So next time, the best thing is to just TAKE A CAB. Problem solved. Or opt for the shuttle bus. I felt bad that I made the boy walk so far, especially since he was still recuperating from his surgery wound. =( But I really didn't know. ='( Once bitten, twice shy! I will remember next time. And why Marina Barrage, some may ask? 'Cos I've had picnics by the beach before, so one by the city is new. Plus, boyfriend was exclaiming throughout as he laid down on the mat, "Wah the ground very straight leh. Really very straight leh!" Haha. Next time if I go back to the beach, I'd pitch a tent!! Idea.

Sat down by the side of the Green Roof and immediately unpacked our dinner upon arrival because we were famished after all that walking! The great view sort of made up for it - Marina Bay Sands is so gorgeous at night:

Laid out our picnic mat on the grass after we filled our stomachs. I totally CANNOT remember when was the last time I laid out in the open, staring up at the sky, seemingly without a care in the world. If you stare straight ahead, it's just all night sky. Nothing else. Feels like infinity. ♥ Now tell me if you can do that in the day with the glaring sun in your face?! LOL.

Our picnic mat was actually boyfriend's mum's table cloth.................. LOL. I told you it was a last-minute thing! Haha. Fret not, we already got a prettier picnic mat for future use! ;)

We got up to play our favourite card game after awhile... Monopoly Deal!:

Could have laid down on the mat longer, but these kids came out of nowhere and started flying their kites on the field. There were way too many of them, and we didn't want them to look up at their kites and blindly run over us. =.= Good thing we got up though, because one of the kites landed on another couple nearby. Told ya!

Enjoying the view by the barrage:

Tell me I am a pro photographer!!! I love this shot of the boyfriend, with Marina Bay Sands in the background - sooo pretty!:

We had to pack up and leave by 10plus, because it started to rain. -__- 2 hours shy to 12am and it had to rain! *wails* Damn Singapore weather.

Birthday picnic aside, my bosses and colleagues also surprised me with a birthday cake at work on Thursday!! =D:

With my very-nice bosses!:

My lunch mates (although not for long now because one is going back to school and the other is going to serve the nation!):

I feel damn lucky to have such nice colleagues at work! My first office job and it's so far, so good. =) I always remind myself that I could have had it worse. Thank God I am blessed.

Thank you ALL for the birthday wishes (through SMS, Facebook, in person, whichever!)! And thank you to my darling boyfriend, for spending it with me. I love you. ♥

Smirnoff "Be There" party

2011-08-22T22:22:00.000-07:00

Hello! I'm back! Been busy working, and I admit, I could have rested earlier but I'm currently so addicted to The Sims Social on Facebook. =X Did an event too, straight after work on Friday. Rushed down to St James to report for the Smirnoff "Be There" party with Iris, Sharon, Evangeline, Vanessa and Adeline. Am I hardworking or what?! HAHAHA. But seriously, it was the most tiring day ever. I woke up at dawn and slogged away for close to 22 hours straight. =( All these just to pay the bills. Sometimes I wonder if it's even worth it huh. And that makeup gunk on my face for that long... *shudders*

With Iris the hot mama - Take #1, candid! Haha, WTH!:

Take #2, proper!:

With Angel, who was working at the bar!:

Me, on break:

St James brought back a lot of memories for me. I used to sell Johnnie Walker and vodka shots there while I was saving up for LA. It's the only club I know like the back of my hand, the only one I've been to countless of times compared to others. I knew the familiar faces, all the nooks and crannies to hide and slack off.... LOL. =P

Can't tell from the pictures that I was tired, but I was. So very much. By the end of the job at 2am, I was already sitting on the stool by the bar, just stoning and staring into space. Must have been quite an odd sight, seeing as everyone else was partying away and I was just one stagnant island in the middle of it all. I sat there, knowing how tired I was and knowing why I was that tired. This is how people feel when they want to make ends meet, I think... One thing led to another and it got me thinking about my late grandpa, about darling Gucci, about everything that has come and passed and how I could have done it differently. How, what if, I never spent a single cent on all the fun I had (including LA) and saved ALL of it for rainy days. Wonder if I would be somewhere else right now, better off financially. It was also when I let the guilt eat away at me (again) for having left Gucci in Singapore for 10 days while I went on my adventure. I was young and I just wanted to run wild and meet new people, experience new things. And I did. But I would exchange every single bit for my dog to come back alive again. But nope, he's gone... And I realised I'm not gonna be here forever either. It's so hard to constantly remind myself that I might as well make full use of it while I can. So, slog away forever it is.

I don't know how blogging about a job so fun could become so melancholy, but okay, that's it. Shall end off here before I stay in this black hole for the rest of the night. Brought boyfriend to Tien Court Restaurant for food-tasting last week, so stay tuned for that once I get it together. And my birthday is coming soon as well (4 more days!). =) Updates your way, very soon I promise! xoxoxoxxxx

Kizz of Goddess

2011-08-14T10:39:00.000-07:00

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Also in-stock (previously backordered) is the Black Ribbon Dress!:

Shop to your heart's content and register an account with Kizz of Goddess at http://kizzofgoddess.com/! You can also join their mailing list HERE to stay up-to-date with their collections. =)

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Nex!

2011-08-10T02:28:00.000-07:00

Dropped by Nex Mall for the first time last week for lunch break. Didn't have much time to walk around because I had to get back to the office, but in the limited amount of time I did have, I came across this furniture store called King & King Wong. The place is chock-full of English furniture, from lawn chairs to bed frames to bird cages. White, white, white everywhere. I fell in love with each and every one of them, and came home to tell the boyfriend. He said we could go take a look again on the weekend, so we did! I would love for my room to be filled with white English-style furniture, complete with lace curtains and bed linen printed with tiny roses too. But the only downside would be, I CANNOT find a wardrobe there that would be big enough for all of my clothes. =(

The furniture store was on the same level as the sky garden, and a little further down was the doggy cafe. Celine got her friend to bring WooWoo down, so I popped by for a visit. =) Stepped in to find WooWoo running all over the place, barking her head off and making friends with both dogs and humans alike. Haha. I snatched her up from her fun for pictures!:

Haven't seen WooWoo in some time... The last time was when we all went to the beach together with Gucci. But well, we won't ever get to do it again because Gucci is not around anymore. :'( No sad talk for now. Glad to know WooWoo is doing well, because I could physically feel her significant weight when I carried her. Heh. Fat and white and furry!

My entire outfit that day is gifted from DIY Galore! ;D I've got LOTS more from there (bags, clothes, accessories!), but obviously I can't wear them all at once in a day, so wait for it! =) So happy with my loot; the blogshop owner is really the nicest one I've ever, ever met. Her service is immaculate. I repeat, immaculate. She responds super fast as well. It's really a joy liaising with her! Hop on over and bookmark DIY Galore now! ♥♥♥

Happened to pass by a little-tots bakery class of sorts!:

The little boy in the middle is adorable! HAHAHA, peeking at his friend's masterpiece:

Bought tickets to Rise Of The Planet of The Apes as well. Sweet popcorn!:

The seats in the theatre are so comfy! I'd pick that over the cloth cushion seats any day. And can I just say that the movie was AWESOME. Way better than the previous one, where apes could talk. -___-"' Lame, I don't like. I know Caesar talked in this one as well, but barely (like 4 lines?!), so it's not so bad. I'm hopeless with movies like these where animal instincts show, because when he got shunned by humans and bullied by the caretaker, or when he couldn't go home, I was dripping tears in the cinema. -_- So embarrassing, and I had to hide it from the boyfriend because I know he'd chide me and say, "It's just a show!" I know it's just a show but it's still sad!!! :((( I don't like to see animals being mistreated/bullied!

Gonna end off with a random pic I took with the silly boyfriend, when he took shots for me for my Vanilla Lollies advertorial in the previous post. =):

Signing off nowwwwwww~ xoxo

Vanilla Lollies

2011-08-08T10:47:00.000-07:00

Advertorial

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Whether you're looking for something for work or play, I'm almost absolutely sure you'd find something to cater to your needs. Just check out the array of clothing they have for sale!:

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They also sent me a Darling Ruched pencil dress in black that I picked from Issue 31! ^_^V:

On the model:

Available in hazel too!:

Boyfriend has deemed the Darling Ruched pencil dress, THE dress. LOL. He said it's super sexy. I think so too! And the quality is superb as well. Definitely a must-keep in every girl's wardrobe!!! Next time if boyfriend says, "Wear the dress!", I'd know instantly which one he's talking about because it's so impressionable. HAHAHA.

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Drifting thoughts

2011-08-06T02:52:00.000-07:00

Down with food-poisoning on Thursday and had to leave work after lunch because I got increasingly uncomfortable sitting at my desk doing my work and had to get up to run to the toilet to throw up the noodles I ate. The chilli noodles. Can you imagine throwing up chilli and have it come out from your throat and nose? (T_T) FML. My bosses were the ones who urged me to go home because I didn't really feel like doing so, but thank God I did because it just went downhill from there. Luckily I got to the doc early enough and took medication and MC for yesterday, so now I am better. =) Heart aching a little from the money spent on the doctor and the no-pay medical leave though. =( I will never eat at that noodles stall again! >:-(

I only have ONE day of MC but because it's a Friday, it means a long weekend for me altogether. Plus when I go back to work on Monday, Tuesday will be yet another off-day because of National Day. It's so easy to slip back into the late-night routine and develop insomnia all over again, is it not? Don't know why people let their thoughts drift in the middle of the night especially... No exception to myself. I'm still waiting to earn more at work but it's clearly not enough, judging by the high expenses I have for Cookie's boarding fee. Help might be promised to me, but I am not counting on it forever. I am not counting on the fact that I won't have to pay the full amount in time to come, because I know I will have to. Right now I just feel like I'm working for nothing. People work to save up, but after I pay all that I'm required to pay, I really have nothing left. Am thinking of finding another late-night job to do at the end of every week to supplement my expenditure for bills and Cookie's boarding fee. Don't know yet, still considering. Cannot remember when was the last time I worked this hard. That said, I do like my day job and the people there. Sure, the job can be mundane and boring sometimes. But I feel really lucky that my bosses are so nice to me, you know? I know I could have had it worse, but I don't. So I'm really grateful for that. Yes, I do have the occasional times when I drag myself up so early in the morning and feel like I do NOT want to go to work. But when I do and yet another day ends, I know I've made the right choice.

Sometimes I wish I can get to spend time with the boyfriend as and when I want to, but that's not possible anymore. I can no longer live the carefree life I had before, and everything I want to do on a weekday has to be done after work, or on the weekend. Everyone's searching for that light at the end of the tunnel, and where I am now is still very much dark as hell. Being stuck here just makes my wanderlust stronger than ever, but I suppose I just gotta work around the circumstances. I will just have to pray hard that the world doesn't end before I get the chance to see it. Maldives, Egypt, Venice, Paris, New York, Milan, Greece, New Zealand, Sydney, Hong Kong, San Francisco, London. The list is endless. WAIT FOR ME.

Some things have been happening around me lately, and even though it's completely none of my business, they registered in my mind all the same. Broken relationships. And the reason? Third-parties. This is why I am so protective of my relationship, NO MATTER the circumstances. Why? Because shit happens. Simple as that. I've been called over-protective by my boyfriend's ex (*reaches out like I'm holding something foul*), but that whole accusation just reeks of jealousy as we all know. Almost as infamous as her "come catch me" statement. Now that I see what's happening around me, it just drives home the fact that being protective is, and always will be, the right way to go. She tried to screw up my relationship, but she failed miserably. I am smart enough to defend, and I'm really proud that I went to ALL lengths and stood up for it all. They say people change, and hearts change along with them. It is true, but that is also out of one's control. But as long as the heart still stays, I will put in every ounce of effort I have to make sure things go the way I want it to go. No relationship thrives without effort, please. -.- No effort means you don't even care. I am going to be very busy and tired for the next couple of months or so, because on top of having to work on weekdays, I need to take care of the boy. He is going for an operation in a couple of weeks, to correct something in his body. Something to do with his intestines. No, it's not appendicitis. It's a 'lil more complicated than that for me to explain. But he'd be fine, I know he will be. I want to make sure I am there for him throughout the entire 3 months of medical leave he'd be getting, so it's a test for me to see how well I juggle my time AND his crankiness, haha. I think he will be cooped up at home for majority of the time since he cannot really move about too much I suppose, and that will also mean we cannot have an elaborate celebration for my birthday this month. It is the first birthday of mine after we met, and I was really looking forward to doing something fun together. Can't say I'm not bummed out about it, but I need to keep reminding myself that health is more important and it's not going to be my last birthday anyway... We will make it through. =) For starters, I promised him a gazillion rounds of Monopoly Deal! ;P

Bad things happening around me just makes me ponder about what I STILL have: my boyfriend (besides Cookie of course, whom I visit every week, and Gucci in my heart). Someone I talk to everyday, the only person who never fails to meet me whenever he can, the only person who expects to spend time with me and vice versa. I know people ask me on my Formspring about my relationship. I don't mind answering some of them, but rest assured it's going strong (despite the occasional ups and downs in a typical relationship), so no worries there. If you're digging for shit, I'm sorry I don't have any. ^_^

How can I not love him? For so many reasons at once. I keep thinking back to the day we first met, his smile and how he sat there and gestured to the basket of chicken wings at the counter, giving me the signal to go ahead and have a bite for free. How I yearned to see him again so badly after that, and how I DID see him again after that. =D And then the whirlwind romance where our first date lasted a whole 15 hours... And the practicality we have now, stable and routine, but still happy. He makes me want to treat him right, you know? And of course I want him to treat me right too.... He does, although sometimes he can be harsh but at the end of the day I know he cares for me. I can be bad too, but never have it once been deliberate, if you know what I mean. We have talked about the day he will put a ring on my finger... And because I love him so, when everything works out and that day comes, I know I will say yes. One day. ♥

Weekend lovin'

2011-08-01T22:25:00.000-07:00

Because I slog away at work from Mondays to Fridays, I've come to appreciate my weekends more. Yes, even if it's just playing Monopoly Deal at home with the boy, on my bed:

It's officially my favourite card game of the year. So addictive, me and boyfriend specially wake up earlier than usual just to play! Hehehe.

Spent my Saturday in town as well, just strolling about. I think it's good to be around people after being cooped up in the office the entire week with the same old. I used to hate crowds, and sometimes I still do, but at the same time it's being IN the public crowd that allows me to take a breather. Weird, but that's just the way I feel. I don't apply mascara or bother to straighten my hair for work. Can you imagine having to do that bright and early every morning when the sun is not even up yet, for 5 days straight every single week?! (T_T) I cannot! But the weekend is a different story - I actually bother to find time to dress up a little (also depends on where I'm going)!:

Cannot remember when was the last time I had on fake lashes! Sad! LOL. Nothing beats wearing a new dress and looking better than usual. =D Okay well, better than usual as in, better than how I look when I go to work at least! And yes, I cut my bangs back againnnnnn. Hair will always grow ~~and I will always be fickle-minded~~!

Took pictures while resting our tired feet at Hong Kong Cafe!:

Boyfriend took the first pic, I took the other of myself:

The first picture looks damn retarded. -.- But whatever!

I'm sorry if there hasn't been too much going on in my life lately, but my life has been work-home-work-home ever since I started working. I come home, shower, have dinner (sometimes), check my mail etc, talk to the boyfriend, and then I fall into bed and sleep. I hardly go anywhere else (except running errands after work if I need to) and I don't have the energy to bother about unimportant things either. Let me feed my bank account for a little while more, and I'd try and bring some entertainment to the table soon when I can. Haha.

Goodnight everyoneeeeee. x

Wenqing's ROM party

2011-07-25T23:30:00.000-07:00

Attended Qing's ROM party on Saturday! Received her invitation through snail mail. =) That girl hand-made her own invites! Hardworking much?!:

The party/solemnization was held at Mount Faber's Jewel Box. The lift door opened to reveal a very pretty reception, complete with well-wishes pegged on to strings!!! Also the bride's idea!! Creative! (Picture credits to Jesslyn!):

Okay, I didn't snap any pictures of the solemnization 'cos I was way at the back I could hardly hear anything, much less see!! But here's one I snagged off Qing's FB. LOL:

CONGRATS, QING AND KELVIN!!! =D Wishes of a beautiful life together for the both of you. ♥

I know people will ask, so yes, Fann Wong was also there. She posted one picture on her Weibo blog:

And this one I stole off tagged photos from someone else, HAHAHAHA WHOOPS:

She was very private, though, just like always. And very pretty too, as you can see!! Just like always!!! LOL. I didn't stay long either. Took a couple of pictures with Qing but I will only receive it a little later 'cos it's in her photographer's camera. Sitting down with boyfriend for the buffet dinner:

You cannot imagine how happy I was when I found out the bar served red wine. HAHAHAHA!!! But I was a good girl! I only had ONE glass!

Running in and out of the cable car displays while waiting for our on-call cab home:

Cax Contrast Day Dress in Cobalt Blue is from Ohvola. With the boyfriend, overlooking the gorgeous view of Mount Faber:

My nude envelope clutch is from DIY Galore! It's the same one in this post, just in a different colour. And here's the giveaway I've been talking about!!!:

(click to enlarge)

Waiting for your emails! Till next time. ;)

Updated: The clutch has been given away to one lucky girl! x

Misery Business

2011-07-20T06:25:00.000-07:00

Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now

But God, does it feel so good
'Cause I got him where I want him now
And if you could then you know you would
'Cause God, it just feels so
It just feels so good

Second chances they don't ever matter
People never change
Once a whore, you're nothing more
I'm sorry, that'll never change

And about forgiveness
We're both supposed to have exchanged
I'm sorry honey but I'm passing up
Now look this way

Well there's a million other girls
Who do it just like you
Looking as innocent as possible
To get to who

They want and what they like
It's easy if you do it right
Well I refuse, I refuse, I refuse

Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now

But God, does it feel so good
'Cause I got him where I want him now
And if you could then you know you would
'Cause God, it just feels so
It just feels so good

I watched his wildest dreams come true
And not one of them involving you
Just watch my wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving

Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now

Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now

But God, does it feel so good
'Cause I got him where I want him now
And if you could then you know you would
'Cause God, it just feels so
It just feels so good"

It's summer-time!

2011-07-10T19:45:00.000-07:00

Some time last year, I was walking along in town when someone passed me a flyer on a new restaurant opening. It turned out to be Hot Tomato Cafe & Grill, and I even kept the flyer in my bag, telling myself I'd try it sometime because it looked good. I never got around to it, until now. Boyfriend brought me over the weekend to 313 Somerset, and we had that for our late lunch. ^_^ Sitting in the bright orange booth!:

I had their lobster pasta and mushroom soup. I've had better mushroom soup elsewhere, but their pasta was nice. Forgot to take a picture of it 'cos I was too hungry (haha), but here's one off their website!:

Pictures with the boyfriend - a must!:

Walked around town the entire day after that, window-shopping and just spending quality time together. Stayed in the malls majority of the time though, because the sun was simply too scorching hot. Outside Kinokuniya, in my summery pink crocheted dress by ClubCouture!:

Be sure to check out ClubCouture's just-released collection HERE!

Black envelope clutch is from DIY Galore. ^_^ I'm doing a give-away real soon, specially sponsored by them! If you wanna win THIS nude envelope clutch worth $15, stay tuned for details! ♥♥♥ It's already sold out on the website, so if you want to get your hands on it you gotta keep your eye right here. ;)

Did my nails at Milly's on Friday as well. First time doing gel overlay. I picked silver because I wanted to test out a neutral colour before going all bright and colourful, haha. End-result was good - all shiny and glittery! ♥:

Milly's is located at Far East Plaza II #03-129 and Bugis Village #3, 4 & 5. Call 8383 5395 to make an appointment. =)

Ended the day with a steamboat dinner at Bugis Street. I cannot remember when was the last time I felt this contented. In the past, I did freelance work so when there were no jobs, I'd usually be at home and not doing much. Whenever I didn't happen to spend the day with boyfriend, he'd call and ask me how my day was. And each time, I didn't have much to tell him so I would sum it up and say, "Nothing much." But now, it's been a week into my new job and suddenly, I'm constantly doing something and I have so much to tell him now. We don't spend as much time together as we did before because of work, and maybe that's why I enjoyed myself so much on Saturday because it was quality time well-spent. I know it's going to be a rarity from now on, so I need to treasure it even more. I think someone ought to smack me for being so emotional, because I wanted to cry when I looked at him sitting opposite me at dinner, BBQ-ing prawns for me and peeling them before putting them on my plate. I feel so loved, and it's hard to put it into words sometimes. You get what I mean. I told him about how I felt, even though I knew I might come across as sounding real silly (he IS my boyfriend after all), and his reply was gentle and oh-so-sweet, "You're my girlfriend leh... Of course I peel for you lah, then I peel for who?" :') I love my boyfriend so much!!!!

Second week marks my official training at work. They've scheduled me in for 3 days' worth of training with 7 other people, from Wednesday to Friday. I'm worried and stressed about what's to come, and I'm not looking forward to it at all. =.= Just need to remind myself that it won't last forever. So far so good, because at least I have really nice colleagues who lunch with me every single day. They don't judge me for the work I used to do, something I was so worried about before. Money is still tight, so in that sense, I hope and pray it'd turn around soon. I'm also having problems with Cookie at the farm, and I'm trying to juggle all of these at once. I have this feeling at the back of my mind that something bad is going to happen, but I cannot place my finger on just what it is. I know money is not the solution to all of life's problems, but it sure helps a huge deal at least. Still getting used to waking up at 6 every morning, especially so when I'm not a morning person. AT ALL. Need to change that soon, so I can get my ass out of the house and send money rolling in. I don't like to be addicted to things, but coffee has become a staple every morning. I can sort of feel my insides dying with all of the coffee that I drink, so I really gotta cut back on that. I get so cranky at the end of the day, surviving on insufficient rest and racing against time to make sure I get enough shut-eye for another long day's work the following morning. What a mess, huh? =( Trying very hard to stay positive that every little thing will work out soon.

I foresee less blogging from now because I'm sooo tired at the end of everyday, but I'd try to blog at least once a week. Gotta go write notes for my work now. I will be back~~~

Philips lighting event

2011-07-08T01:46:00.000-07:00

My last event of the year! Or possibly, my last event, period. I don't know... If time allows I suppose I'd pick up an event or 2, but for now work is first priority. I'd previously agreed to this Philips lighting event before I found a job, and during my interview I did bring it up but got hired anyway, so I suppose they must be okay with it. =) Took a day off to work with Ee Xuan, Lynn and Stella, ushering guests and getting them to fill up survey forms. Our toga dress is specially tailor-made, with LED lights along the collar and sleeves! I love it a lot!:

If you're wondering, they made a circuit and hid the battery pack in a small pocket sewn into the side. =D So cool right!!!

With Ee Xuan and Stella!:

Us and Lynn:

Walking around the awesome lighting exhibition:

Gusto's catered the buffet, and one time we all sneaked to the back and stole food off the trays even before the servers had time to bring them out to serve. LOL. The cod fish is fantastic!!!! So much so that I actually did a take-away of the left-overs. HAHAHAHA. Yumyum. Took the bus back to the interchange with Ee Xuan and Stella after work!:

We cracked big-boob jokes all the way through. Ee Xuan is hilarious. Don't judge a book by its cover!! HAHAHA. I had a lot of fun, and it's always this way isn't it? Things suddenly go unexpectedly well and you find it hard to say goodbye. I'd miss the picture-taking/camwhoring with friends (that IS our job, after all), the pretty clothes/costumes they fit me into, the many different people I meet at each different event and how nobody would even blink when you sneak off to grab a bite from the buffet spread. It's all so free and easy, and you don't have to be on your best behaviour because it's all about having fun. Things are definitely different now, but I ought not to compare, huh.

So long, for now.

WhOpPi

2011-07-02T06:16:00.000-07:00

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The boy who lived

2011-07-01T12:33:00.000-07:00

The trailer alone, sent chills down my spine. I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS!!!! :D Harry Potter on 14th July!!! Walking through the train station each time and seeing the entire wall plastered with the movie poster makes me so excited! So happy, LOL! I'm geek like that! This has gotta be my favourite movie of all time. I don't think I'd even order popcorn because I'd be so hypnotised by the movie to even move or look away for a second. I'm gonna catch it with my boyfriend - special movie with special someone, right? Hehehe. Are you catching it too? ;) See you all at the movies! :D

C'est la vie

2011-06-30T09:25:00.001-07:00

I quote my first post of 2011: "My resolution for 2011, is to finish learning pet grooming and GET A JOB I LOVE."

Well, I realised that if I continue learning pet grooming without an income, my bank account is going to run dry so that's on hold as of now. Moving on to the job, I still haven't found one, much less one I LOVE. Finding a job in itself, is difficult (as I've now come to realise). I've been modeling for 8 long years... I had all the choice in the world to take up this job or drop that one, and earn an amount of money that I wouldn't ever dream of earning in 9-5 (for example). It was free and easy for so long. I survived on my looks for 8 years, had a lot of fun and took advantage of all the perks that came my way. But now, as I like to say it, it's time to "go back to being a civilian". Recently, I missed 4 events in a row - License2Play, Formula Drift, PC Show and CommunicAsia. It wasn't that I didn't want to work. It was just that none of these jobs came my way, and I didn't know they were going on until it happened. But of course, it was too late by then. I won't ever know the exact reason why, but it's just as well, because if I keep getting modeling jobs but sparsely, then I won't ever move on. I would keep thinking, "Omg, the money is there. I have to go back." But what I really want right now, is a stable income.

And that is also why this is my first time signing up with a recruitment agency or 2. I asked several friends for their résumés to copy, picked the best one and followed suit. I felt proud of myself for even being able to pull together a résumé of my own, even if it was just 1.5 pages long with a Size 10 font, especially more so considering that a large part of it was modeling. Luckily there were a few other full-time jobs in there. A lot of people seem to think modeling is not a job, so it doesn't count in a résumé. But to be able to mingle, usher guests, promote products at events and sometimes even do sales - doesn't that encompass the same job scope as some other jobs might require? I would still want to include that experience in there, no matter what some other people might think.

I say it's hard to get a job, because I really believe in the saying, "Find a job you love and you'd never have to work a day in your life." Some people don't agree, and they say, "No, you find a job and learn to love it." When I look at all these office jobs on Jobstreet, I get nauseous imagining myself doing one of those things. Not saying an office job is bad, but I've simply just grown so accustomed to my modeling. Yet for me, when the need arises, I am realistic enough to realise that beggars can't be choosers. Whether I have certain paper qualifications or not, doesn't matter to me either way. I have met people who wave their degrees in your face and mock, and it amuses me a lot because it only shows me that all a degree taught them to be is to be CHILDISH. Then what's the point of a stupid piece of paper now, when your brains are still stuck in the initial stages of childhood? =.= Might as well use that piece of paper and wipe your backside after shitting, then eat it to feed your "very-smart" brains. It's hard to find a job I love, and now I realise it's gonna take a lot of time. It's gonna take a lot of time to find a job, period. Doesn't matter if I love it or not. Partly because I don't want to just settle for any job that comes my way; I see no point in taking it on just to quit a couple of months later and move on to another and do the same thing. If it reflects in my résumé, it's gonna reflect to future employers that I am flaky. But for now, I really just gotta suck it up and tell myself that it's not that bad.

I just came back from an interview earlier, through a recruitment agency. The job I applied for was an office one, 9am-6pm. But they recommended me to try out for high-end boutique retail sales. It got me thinking why, since the previous recruitment agency I visited said the exact same thing. Previously I went for an admin assistant interview but I didn't get shortlisted for that one. The consultant told me this, "Do you know why you didn't get the admin assistant job you previously went for? Because why would they choose to put you in the back when they can put you in the front? You don't fit in!" Part of me agreed with him in the confidence department, because I picked admin jobs on purpose so I could hide inside. By the time I arrived home though, I felt lousy enough. I kept thinking about what the consultant said, "You don't fit in." It made me wonder, "What if I freakin' wanna do an admin job, full-stop? Does that mean I won't ever find one, because I don't, and won't, fit in? Does that mean I'd be jobless all the way and have no choice but to pick up the retail sales suggestion?" He made it sound like people who did admin jobs have to look hideous. I don't know why looks matter... Do they? I don't know if I've shared this before, but when I was fresh out of secondary school, I was giving tuition to primary school kids. I was tutoring this particular kid then, and I hadn't even gone through 3 lessons with him when the agency called to tell me that the mum decided to terminate my services because she "don't want so pretty one". I got upset, because I felt it was ridiculous that she judged me for my looks without even giving me time to see if I could teach her son. And I truly believe that she really told the agency that, because from Day One, I'd only liaised with the agency through phone and had never even sent them my picture. They couldn't possibly have known how I looked like to pass a remark like that. The first day I showed up at the kid's home, the mum grabbed the keys to open the gate for me and said, "Are tuition teachers this pretty these days?" I had absolutely NO answer to her weird question. When I was working at the vet clinic, some customers gossiped with my supervisor about me applying makeup to work. Maybe again, "I didn't fit in" then. And another customer asked me what I was doing there, why wasn't I acting in Mediacorp or something. Entertainment industry, lady? What made you think I never tried? I did, and then I decided to move on to get a stable job and there you are telling me to go back to it. I don't know where the hell I actually DO fit in. HAHA. It's really funny... and quite a pain in the ass sometimes.

When my boyfriend called earlier, I finally had a good cry as I told him everything that happened today. He spoke to me about it, and told me not to worry too much. Felt a lot better after that. I'm grateful that in times like these, at least I still have my boyfriend's shoulder to cry on. Recently I came across a whole chunk of bitching from a friend of mine (no longer one, obviously!), about me. She was bitching that my relationship wouldn't work out. I was purely disgusted with her judgmental behaviour, and felt stupid about myself because I actually thought she was nice. Yuck. Hey, I judge too, sometimes. It's inevitable. BUT I don't judge and yet pretend to be all Christian and saint-like and holy. I know every relationship will have its ups and downs, but be careful who you tell your woes to. I've learnt my lesson. I don't confide, only to have it thrown back in my face. All this while, she's been going to church, acting every bit the good Christian. I wonder when the Bible or church taught one to judge. Seriously low-blow. God, I am so disgusted!!! At least I am not a single mum with a kid whose dad ran away. One less problem to worry about over there for myself. Guess she's gotta count herself lucky that she's still wanted with a kid in tow. *shrugs* "I gave birth to him because I tell myself that, if no man will love me in future, at least my son will." LOL. Jaded or jaded. Or jaded. But it's okay, 'cos you know why? It's people like these that make me wanna work harder to prove them wrong. Continue to shake your head at me, I don't care. You have enough to worry about on your own. Like feeding your poor, fatherless son. Keep telling yourself you're amazing and you can do all things for your son through Christ who strengthens you. LOL! Not bad right!! I also can quote the Bible!! HAHA! But at the end of the day, the boy still has no dad. So.......................................................

2011 hasn't been my year so far, and half of it has already passed. Too many jinxes in the form of ugly ex-girlfriends and their best friends who cannot move on (really, no matter what they say, I just know it AND they know it too. ^_^), my own friends I thought were friends, the slow process in finding a job etc. And not to mention Gucci's death. I didn't earn enough to give him a fantastic life... I was too attached to him to go out and look for one because spending time with him was more important to me than anything, especially when I knew he was old and sick. I still don't regret my choice in sticking to him physically, but I will make it all up for my dearest beloved dog. It's never too late. I know I tend to be negative a lot of the time, especially when it comes to new environments. I'm afraid of new environments. What A said to me is true though: "We're born to be afraid of new environments. That is why we cry when we come out of our mother's womb. It's survival instinct." So in order to survive, I HAVE to be in a new environment and learn and grow. Not much choice there, huh? I just wanna be happy. For now, I don't ask for a lot. I just want to have enough to pay my bills, stick out my hand to flag a cab without having to think if I can afford it and if I should take the train instead, walk into New York New York or Sakae Sushi and order whatever I want without looking at the price, and give a donation every month to an animal shelter. And also help my mum with Cookie's boarding fees, which seem to get steeper by the month. Modeling, although lucrative and is the only career I'd ever known, doesn't pay me a stable income. I can't be bothered with people who try and get in my way. I've never met such losers in my life... Like everything I do or say is about them. Don't flatter yourselves, darlings. I know you love me either way and you can't get enough, but please. Know your limit and watch where you're going because if you slam into me, I'm going to punch you so hard, you'd fly all the way to Timbuktu and never come back. If you think for even one millisecond that I'm gonna let you hinder my money-making progress, you're again, soooo wrong about that. Just like you're wrong about everything else. Oh well, the average person reading this would think I'm blabbering away, but the guilty one... You know who you are. =) Like the boyfriend said, I should channel my energy into something way more important, like making money. Money to throw in your face so maybe then, you can buy a REAL Chanel bag. HAHAHA. I actually really burst out laughing at this part. So funny.

Pathetic beings aside, I've actually been bumming around for way too long... Long enough to be negative about many things in my life and thinking I cannot do this/that. But now I need to tell myself, I CAN! I need to apply the driving force that lame-ass people give me to prove them wrong, and prove to myself this time round that I'm able in the job department.

Watch me, baybeh.

*P.S: Edited 1st July 2011 - I FOUND A JOB!!! WAHAHAHAHA. Admin assistant in the sales department of a big company. ;) Monday is my first day~ LOL. So much for ranting. I'm such a worry-wart! Proven!! HAHA! Anyway, wish me luck!! ^_^V

SG Bag Rental

2011-06-24T06:24:00.000-07:00

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In this day and age, it's very hard to find people who are not brand-conscious. I don't own any high-end branded bags except for my LV Neverfull, and even that was a gift. I haven't exactly saved up enough to buy one for myself yet. Hmm... Actually, I have! But I spent it on a holiday to LA instead. Haha. I like brands like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Hermes and Balenciaga, but actually owning one of my own that is bought with my own hard-earned cash, hasn't happened. NOT YET! Looking at pictures shall suffice for now!!! LOL!:

Yet having said that, no matter how much I like them, I still REFUSE to carry "inspired" bags because it's just cheapskate and atrociously embarrassing. *facepalm* And here's when SG Bag Rental comes in handy!!!

You might be wondering, "What is SG Bag Rental?" It's a website that gives you the ability to sell and buy branded bags faster, free-of-charge! You can also exchange your branded bags with others, so that bag lovers get to carry more bags and your wardrobe space is not compromised with the bags you no longer, or seldom, carry. It's a win-win situation, if you ask me! There might be many different websites like these out there, but what's special about SG Bag Rental's classifieds is the fact that they allow members to rent out their beloved bags (usually the ones that are being neglected in your wardrobe!), on top of buying, selling and exchanging. It's a little extra moolah in your pocket that way! =) For sellers who want to sell their bags faster using a more prominent method, you can opt for paid options!

SG Bag Rental also gives you the ability to add bags to your favourites' list so you can find them easily!:

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And if there is a particular seller you favour and/or are comfortable dealing with, you can add him/her to your favourites' list too!:

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It'd be easier to navigate around to find what you want, and you can also be alerted whenever your favourite seller(s) posts/updates a new bag. It's that simple and easy! For hardcore bag lovers, you can also check out baggie events (which showcases the latest upcoming bag events) HERE.

Sign up with SG Bag Rental now and give your unwanted branded bags a new lease of life! =) Happy liaising!!! ♥

The STUFF it's made of

2011-06-17T14:25:00.000-07:00

Aloha. Just dropping by to say my issue of Stuff magazine is finally out. This is the cover:

The insert in the contents page:

And the article itself:

I don't think I remembered to upload this, but this was shot last year in the Stuff Gadget Girl column:

If you think it's easy "lounging" on a Harley, think again. My legs were trembling after some time. Good exercise! However, the pictures completely did NOT turn out as well as I expected. Damage control. -.- The laptop pic is hideous, ~~followed by the side-view pic on the Harley~~. Maybe I have high expectations of myself; I always do. Doesn't help that I'm a Virgo, huh. Perfectionist to the maximum. =/ It's also at times like these that the love-hate feelings for my bangs come up. Don't know if I prefer to have them or not. It's a pain! In! The! Arse! URGH. I absolutely LOVED the accessories they put on me though. I think majority of them (if not all) are from Thomas Sabo. I did a Google search for the ring they let me wear on the cover page 'cos it was my favourite!!!!!:

Seriously not cheap. It states €259 on the website. (T_T) Glad to have had this opportunity, though I don't think I would be doing any more shoots at all now. It doesn't matter if you love me or hate me (or both)... My face will be what you see whenever you walk into any place that sells magazines. For a good whole month. BWAHAHHAHAHA. So, HELLO to the lovers and SUCK IT to the haters. Go on, walk into a store and see my face and scream, "BITCH!!!!" Make sure I hear you, because if not it'd be redundant. HAHA. You know who you are. ^_________^

My New Year resolutions was to find a job I love (or a JOB, period), and I said I would slowly ease away from modeling, but then I end up on a magazine cover all the same. LOL. Half the year is already gone! Procrastinating all the way, man. Then again, they said procrastinators are the leaders of tomorrow, right!!! HAHA. Life sucks that way. Off to send more resumes! xx

New York New Yorkkkkkk~!!!!

2011-06-12T22:14:00.000-07:00

Every single time I go to New York New York, Frank Sinatra's song just pops up inside my head. I LOVE this song! =D:

Of course, the latest song related to New York as far as I know, is Alicia Keys' and Jay-Z's. And yes, I love that song too, haha:

New York New York has gotta be one of my favourite restaurants to dine in. All those New Yorker prints on the wall, the cosy booths and the food. Boyfriend brought me last week! ;) Been some time since I've last been there. I had their seafood vongole in cream sauce and baked mussels - what an aphrodisiac!:

Mussels are yummeh. My boyfriend is equally yummeh for me. Heehee:

We went to buy movie tickets for Insidious at Marina Square after dinner. And as I was walking, I passed by a poster that said Barney was in town. Immediately, I checked the showtimes and then my Blackberry. Showtimes were 1, 4 and 7pm. My Blackberry said 6:52pm. LOL. So, of course I stayed to watch!! It was a short performance, though. Only 15 minutes, I guess? Took a few pictures!:

Eh, if you can't have the real thing ('cos you need to spend a minimum of $XX in a single receipt to redeem a photo pass or something), then at least you have the gigantic poster. HAHA:

I love Barney. Brings so much happiness to me because of childhood memories. I knowwww, I am WEIRD that way. The boyfriend was like, "Next time I know what to do to get you to dance: play Barney songs." =.=

Insidious freaked me out. I DON'T LIKE THE RED DEVIL'S FACE. It's actually quite an eerie show, in that evil sort of way. The only horror movies I like (that aren't actually cheesy to me) are The Exorcist, The Amityville Horror, Paranormal Activity and now, Insidious. I've never, ever screamed in a movie theatre before. NEVER EVER. But watching Insidious, it was my first time. (T_T) Yeah, I screamed. It was out of my mouth before I could even help myself. Quite funny if you think about it, but quite embarrassing too... LOL. Here's the trailer - I'm not going to watch it again because of that devil's face:

I don't know what is wrong with me lately, but I recently read this compilation book of true-crime stories and I've started getting all paranoid that whatever happened to the victims in those real-life stories, is going to happen to me. The other day I was just walking back home alone in a dark area and I was so scared, I stumbled over my. Own. Feet. -____-"' How lame!!!!

It's going to be a very boring half of June from now, and beyond. Started sending my resume to a few jobs. First time writing a resume!!! HAHAHA! It only took up 1.5 pages with a Size 10 font. -.- But hey, I never had to write a resume before because you don't need one for modeling, which I've been doing since I was out of school, so yeah. I had fun writing it, though. It's so neat and nice and detailed!!! HEHEHE. I love it like that. =D Hopefully it'll help. Haha. Wish me luck! x

AWOL

2011-05-31T21:03:00.000-07:00

Remember I mentioned I was going to do a photo shoot with my boyfriend? Well we did it, and Lawrence has finally processed and edited the pics and he sent me a few samples (of course the mosaic is done by me and not Lawrence):

I know we totally look like 2 girls here:

That was when boyfriend still hadn't cut his hair for his day job. Around March... Been some time. I still remembered using my hair straightening iron on him that day, that's why his hair is sooo straight! I thought it was going to be awkward doing a shoot with boyfriend for the first time, but we pulled through it by laughing in each other's faces. We would burst out laughing when we caught each other's eye, I don't know why. -.- But it was fun nonetheless. Anything is fun when you're with your boyfriend, right?! I haven't seen the entire collection of pictures so I can't pick a favourite right now, but when I do I'd post them up. Out of the 4, I like the last one best so far. After our shoot, we all went for porridge in the Chinatown area. BEST Cantonese porridge I've ever had! Well, if you like sticky porridge you'd love it. I do. Century-egg porridge with chicken and loads of pepper and spring onions, together with yóu tiáo! I cleaned my bowl out:

Kinda forgot the address but it's near Keong Saik Road. Watch out for this big red signboard if you will!:

Before I forget to mention, my boyfriend also bought me a steam cleaner for my room!:

He claims my room is a mess, and despite his incessant nagging to clean up, I've been lagging behind. =X So one day he dragged me to Courts and bought me this steam cleaner from Kärcher to get my butt movin'! HEHEHE. So sweet. I promise I'd clean up, boyfriend! ♥

Last but not least, I know I've been AWOL. But I have some stuff to deal with and honestly don't have the mood to blog. Am dropping by to let you all know that Essensuals Bugis is having a new promotion:

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Remember to ask the stylists for their IN-HOUSE PACKAGES!!! Rest assured of tip-top service at Essensuals Bugis, because you'd walk out of there with shiny, bouncy hair! Happens to me every time... ;) And on top of that, Essensuals Bugis has a newly acquired spa treatment especially flown in from Tokyo, Japan. Ask about their Premium Spa Treatment - $60 short, $70 mid-length and $80 for long hair! Click my "Essensuals" tab at the end of the post to view more experiences with Essensuals Bugis! x

Last but not least, there's an upcoming flea market this Saturday 4th June (and also 25th June!) at *Scape Youth Park, and I'm going to be there along with several other bloggers like Agri Velt, Typical Ben and Dawn Yang! Yes, What The Flea!:

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Come and grab pre-loved items in good condition, for a steal! Bring your mum and dad, your brothers and sisters and your grandparents, whoever! I'm selling my clothes and my storybooks (cheap!). A little warning: I might look super haggard because of everything that's been going on in my life lately, but a flea is a flea so just BE there! See y'all~

Aww imma dial 999!

2011-05-20T19:01:00.000-07:00

The more we get together

2011-05-16T18:11:00.000-07:00

Had steamboat dinner on Saturday as planned! The day started with a terrible storm, with thunder so loud it shocked me awake in bed. But that didn't dampen our moods nor postpone our dinner. A and I met up with Cynthia and Ugin and they brought Aydan, and we all went to Giant Hypermart to get groceries in the late afternoon. =) One thing about me, I love grocery (and furniture) shopping, especially with the boyfriend. It feels sooo much like home and love and warmth, all rolled into one huge big-grin feeling. It was the weekend, so the place was very crowded. I could probably deal with that, but not when I get stuck every other minute with the cart because people were in my way. -_- Since Aydan was the kid, he was put into the cart and he served as our horn for people to give way to us. He yelled, "Excuse me!! Excuse me!!!!!" And he said to me in Chinese, "When you want to turn left or right, you can tell me. So I can do this." And then he proceeded to click his tongue like how you hear the arrows clicking when you signal left or right in the car. LOL! Kids really do say the darndest things! A was put in charge of pushing the cart in the end, because then he could entertain Aydan by racing all over the supermarket while the rest of us shopped!:

One small kid, one adult but still a kid at heart, HAHAHA. ;):

Me and Aydan:

Aydan in the grocery cart:

Cynthia and A picking out shabu-shabu beef! =):

ALL of these are for 6 adults and 1 child (there's still a bit more stuff to the left of the picture that I didn't take!):

LOL, seems like a lot of good stuff right?!?!!!! They all ended up right here:

Me and the boy - you can tell how good the food was, just by his facial expression:

=) ♥♥♥:

My friends!:

Yes, the steamboat was held in my corridor, by the stairwell. HAHA. Always wanted to do that!!! But the steamboat itself actually belongs to Cynthia, so it was nice of her to bring it to us all the way! ^_^ It was totally worth it because all that food only totaled up to about $80, shared among 6 people. It's cheaper than steamboat in Bugis! Had a lot of fun and laughter, filling our stomachs with good food, with good people. I need more of this! We'd do it again sometime. =D Everyone played a part, even in eating - which is what we're best at, so hurrah!!! x

Your love is my drug

2011-05-13T21:31:00.000-07:00

I can only recontract my plan in July to change my BB to an iPhone but for now, I fiddle with my boyfriend's phone. HEHEHE. Cartoonise yourself!:

On the bus!:

I know, so randommmm. So I had my Stuff magazine shoot on Wednesday, and before that I went to Milly's to change my manicure and pedicure design again because I wanted it to be simple! So I opted for the classic French manicure. =):

I love it. =D If only my real nails could look this pretty and healthy!! But that'd be impossible, ha. I personally feel that every girl should have this kind of maintenance at least. =D ♥ Milly's did an immaculate job! Get your nails done at Milly's too! They're located at Far East Plaza II #03-129 and Bugis Village #3, 4 & 5!

Met up with the boy for dinner after my shoot. We walked around and decided on F.I.S.H, under Fish & Co. I've been to Fish & Co. before, but not to F.I.S.H, so that was my first time. They had free-flow salad as starters, from greens to pasta. I thought that wasn't too bad........... until our food took AGES to arrive. (T_T) There's nothing I hate more than waiting too long for my food. Not even the drink came first. We waited for so long that we ended up taking pictures of ourselves:

Me like this pic. ^_^ I love my boyfriendddd!!!! RAWRRR! ♥♥♥:

I swear the food took more than half an hour to arrive. Even the manager mixed up the next table's takeaway orders with ours, and when they cleared A's salad plate and utensils away and our food finally came, he only had a knife to eat with. They didn't give him new utensils. -_- And we didn't even have iced water. =/ I don't usually complain about service unless it's really bad, and you know, I won't go back there again. The food is only so-so as well. My baked seafood spaghetti (with pasta that's a little bit too soft and baby mussels. I get way bigger mussels at Food Junction in Bugis):

The huuuuge drink we shared - Sharkie Freeze!:

OH, I forgot to mention I cooked dinner for my boyfriend the other day!! HEHEHE!!!! Like, a complete meal! Oh well, it was a simple one but still a meal all the same. I attempted white rice with the rice cooker.... And thank God it turned out just nice! Wasn't too hard or too mushy. ^_^V The dishes were fried salmon, pork belly in dark soy sauce and...... sunny-side-up fried eggs. LOL! I told you it was simple! But hey, I think I succeeded 90%! =) I'd get better. ;) My next attempt is his favourite soup, lotus soup! I WILL succeed, promise! Good wife in training okay. HAHAHAHA. =P

And speaking of home-cooked food, I'm having steamboat at my house tomorrow!!! Cynthia, Ugin, Aydan, me, my boyfriend, my sister and her boyfriend. 6 adults, 1 kid. It's going to be fun. =) Can't wait! xoxo

Avril Lavigne Black Star Tour 2011

2011-05-11T03:53:00.000-07:00

*My recent older posts have been pushed down by this long-ass entry so please check out "Previous Posts" in the pink column for more!*

Hello. I have a sore throat. =( Avril Lavigne made me scream so much. Blame her. LOL! Nahhh I don't blame her, but I just really hate sore throats. =( Anyway the concert last night was fantastico! Except for 2 little problems (or rather, huge problems): 1. my camera couldn't seem to capture good shots, and I don't know if it's because of the stage lightings or my camera settings. =( And 2. Avril seemed to favour her left side more and I was on her right!!!! So even though I was first-row, I saw 80% of her side/back view throughout the whole concert. SUPER BUMMER. As usual, I came back home with pictures and videos!!! Here's a bunch of pics (mind you, some are bad... and I've already watermarked the acceptable ones)!:

These few were when she came over to my side!!!!:

I took 7 videos in all!:

What The Hell

Alice

I got a video full of smoke for this one, because the smoke machine was on overdrive. Even AVRIL herself couldn't see us, just as much as we couldn't see her. The song was supposed to be beautiful and haunting, but instead it ended up being a little comical when the smoke got worse and worse, especially when Avril sang, "I~ I'll survive - this fog." (at 2:25.) HAHA. She's cute. You can also see her fanning the smoke away at 3:11! It was that bad. -_- Despite the smoke, her vocals stayed powerful!

Stop Standing There

This song's starting to grow on me. =)

Wish You Were Here

I only got half of this song!

Airplanes (cover) + My Happy Ending

The beginning of the video is just guitar riffs by her band, you can skip it if you want!

Don't Tell Me

Girlfriend

Avril came SO CLOSE to me in the middle of this song at 1:53!!!!! I touched her entire hand smack across when she swiped it past the crowd one of the rare times that she DID come over. Front-row perks! LOL. And I said "rare times" because like I said, she seemed to favour the other side more during the entire show. :( We screamed louder though! :S

I am so over the moon about how close she came that I MADE A FREEZE FRAME. HAHAHAHA!!!:

And that was the end of the rock-out show!!! With a very sweaty me in my Abbey Dawn hoodie!:

Burnt a lot of calories that night, I'd bet!!!! LOL. Even though I arrived early enough, I still missed the part where she arrived at the Singapore Indoor Stadium and get this - signed autographs for her fans. OMGGG, I want to slap myself for going in early! I have ALL 4 of her albums and yet I have ZERO autographs, not even on ONE. It's not justifiable. =.= Even my boyfriend asked why he has to see Avril's face all the time when he wakes up in my bed cos I have her poster right in front of me. That's how much I love her, and more. Some people won't get it. Music is a very, very, VERY important part of my life. In fact, I honestly believe in music therapy (it exists). Therefore when I hear good music (or at least to me it's good), I stick by that appreciation and support all the way. I don't go all over the place and run amok like an international groupie. That'd be lame. -_- For me, it's Avril and Avril all the way through, so yeah. I know she's had several albums out; the first one was rebellious in a "I-don't-give-a-fuck" way (and a little dark), the second one was super dark and angsty, the third one was fun and this latest one is mellow. It doesn't take a genius to realise my favourite album to date, is the second one. I can relate to the angst, for a lot of reasons. In fact, when I'm angsty or angry, I blast Avril Lavigne. Without hesitation. *shrugs* That's just me. Anyway, enough blabbering - here's what I missed before her concert!:

I think I couldn't get enough of Avril because.................. I went to the airport the next day for her departure. =X Yeah well, I'm only a groupie when it comes to Avril Lavigne! Cannot help it, hehe. Anyway, her flight was about 3plus in the afternoon, and she was supposed to check-in at Row 8 but I think someone checked-in for her or something because she went in through Row 1 instead, and by the time we got to the first-class gate, she was already inside. -__- Therefore, I only have this pathetic 10-second video!:

She didn't even turn around when one of the fans yelled her name. Another bummer. Must remind myself that she'd be back!!!!!! And for that, I absolutely cannot wait. Avril Lavigne FTW!!!!!!!! =D ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

ZOUK

2011-05-08T13:50:00.000-07:00

I cannot remember ever clubbing with my boyfriend before. When alcohol is involved, we'd either be at The Wine Connection or chilling at a bar. I haven't exactly stepped into a pounding club with him, but this time round it's in the books~ Haha. Went to Zouk yesterday night! =) And in other words, that means I missed Jolin Tsai's concert. But I don't exactly feel super bummed about that, 'cos I have Avril Lavigne to make it all better. ;) Anyway I've gone to each and every concert of Jolin's for the past 10 years, and my mum said, "You see the same dances and hear the same songs all the time." True, that. So Avril was an obvious better choice! Besides, I seriously lost a lot of interest for Jolin after she got together with a certain acquaintance of mine. I shall cut the rambling and get on with it!

I rarely go to Zouk at all because it's so packed all the time... I've never had a single mambo night, can you believe it? So backdated in this aspect, haha. Then again, I'm not exactly a party animal! But it was a fresh change to party with my boyfriend nevertheless! We had 2 other friends of his join us too. Me and A:

My lace paneled bodycon dress is by ClubCouture! =) Here's a better view of it on the website:

You can get the same dress HERE! =) The spring/summer trend is in right now, and even though black might not seem very "spring/summer" to some people, I think my dress balanced it out perfectly all the same, with its floral prints and lace. I love what I picked! ^_^ Actually I had a lot of trouble picking something out from the website because there were simply too many choices to choose from. As a result, I got the boyfriend to sit down with me and he gave a little input into my choices... as usual. HAHA. So, he had a part to play in me wearing my pretty bodycon dress from ClubCouture! =P He said it hugs my figure perfectly. LOL. I think sometimes guys can give constructive views on fashion, no?! Check out the rest of 2011's ClubCouture ambassadors on ClubCouture's FB page!

So what's partying without drinks? No. Correction. What's partying without your boyfriend landing you some strong alcoholic drink?! A ordered B52 shots for himself and for me, but because shots were 1-for-1, he asked the bartender for recommendations. She introduced the Red Hot Ferrari, and she described it as "soothing". I was so scared and dubious, you know!!!! According to the bartender, the Red Hot Ferrari is a mix of brandy, cherry brandy and sambuca. She set the sambuca on fire and slowly poured it into the brandy while I sucked it all up with a straw!:

Even when the drink is done, you still have to keep sucking because of the gas. THE GAS WAS THE WORST PART. It got to my head instantly. It felt like I was doing some kind of potent drug. LOL! And the bartender could still say it was "soothing"! Soothing, really?! (T_T) Seriously if you want to get high fast without spending much, just order the Red Hot Ferrari. 2 shots and baby, I guarantee you'd be down. Things started going in slow-mo and voices sounded far away to me in 15 minutes. And still, after that, I had these waiting for me:

Yes, more B52 shots. (T_T) I'm not really adventurous when it comes to alcoholic drinks, but the boyfriend urged me to try. Don't worry, I survived in the end. ;) HAHA. And off we go to the dance floor at Phuture!:

Favourite picture of the night:

The night ended with supper at Boon Tong Kee. Chicken rice FTW!:

I think I was home by 4. Seriously running out of energy and stamina. Last time when I clubbed, I could last until 6am! =( I've.............. mellowed. HAHAHA. It was still a fun night out though. Wouldn't mind doing it again! ;)

I'm a free-floating balloon

2011-05-07T16:53:00.000-07:00

Nothing much to do these days, especially when the house feels so empty without Gucci around. Went to Milly's to do my nails again, after going MIA for so long. This time round I have ribbons!:

When I showed my friends my nails, they said it's so not "me". -.- Heyyy, I hate Hello Kitty but that doesn't mean I can't have her bows on my nails! Haha. Call 8383 5395 for an appointment with Milly's. I assure you the manicurists there would go the extra mile to accommodate you, especially if you have any special designs/requests for them! They're located at Far East Plaza II #03-129 and Bugis Village #3, 4 & 5. =)

I've also been attempting to find things to do while the boyfriend is at work in the day, going back to the semi-routine of making my way down to Joyce's pet grooming salon to help out and pick up skills again. Sometimes I'd drop by her house after, to visit her family of Schnauzer dogs - Scooby, Pudding, Piyo and Precious. This time round I brought treats!! And like I always say, when I have treats, I'm queen of the doggy world! Heeheehee. Piyo and Pudding waiting for their goodies:

Scooby boy!:

The dogs on the bed:

Handsome Scooby and fat Piyo!:

The bunch of them are very cute. They'd shove their heads under your hand on purpose because they want you to pet them, just like that!:

And they're super well-trained to the max! I think Joyce always does a very good job with dogs. Had fun rolling about in bed with those furkids as well, crawling under the comforter and playing hide-and-seek. LOL. Me and Scooby:

I don't know what the deal is with me, if I'm trying to fill the void of losing my dog, with other dogs. I'm still trying to get used to being able to stay out as long as I want, or going out as and when I want to. I'm not saying I love it the way it is now... Because I've just gotten so used to coming home to Gucci, that NOT coming back home to him still hits me in my face every time I arrive back home. So far, I've gone through 2 flowers with his vase:

I love the gerbera. It's one of my favourite flowers (besides the sunflower, maybe 'cos they kinda look similar), and now I'm giving it to the best dog in the world. And I will continue to change flowers each time they wither, and take a picture each time I do.

I miss you so much, Gucci boy. xxxxxxx

Went for a movie on the same night with A. We watched Fast Five. Not really my kind of movie, especially when I didn't watch 1-4. -_- But I enjoyed my time spent with my boyfriend, as always. Am waiting for Pirates of the Carribean and Harry Potter, especially Harry Potter!!! Very excited for that.

And after many, MANY weeks of procrastinating and change of schedules, Esther, Bianca and I finally met up for dinner. Originally planned to have Pasta Fresca and wine at Chijmes, but Pasta Fresca was nowhere to be found anymore so we ended up in this restaurant called Pizzeria Giardino instead. I ordered tri-coloured capsicum pasta:

We also ordered a bottle of wine from Chile (forgot the year) but it was really woody... Think I've had better wine at The Wine Connection! The food wasn't fantastic either. My pasta tomato-base sauce was a little too watery and quite bland... I think I make better pasta! =X

Made a last-minute decision after dinner to meet A and his friend, and we hit the bars and clubs. After a time of wandering around aimlessly, we settled at Chupitos Bar in Clarke Quay. I heard "Chupitos" means "little drinks", hence the shots! I think they have a very quirky shots menu!:

A and his friend ordered beer and shots, but I ordered a mojito instead. And yeah, it was so strong, I actually struggled to finish the whole drink. -.- The boys' Paddle Pop (first 2, from left) and Appletini shots!:

The Paddle Pop shots really tasted like the ice-cream Paddle Pop! LOL! So weird and interesting! Me and my baby:

So guess what? We're going clubbing again tonight! HAHA. Off to Zouk! This is what you do when you're a bummer like me. Meh, just kiddin'. I know I need to get out there or I'd die of depression or something, people say. Will blog Zouk tomorrow ~~after I recover from a possible hangover~~! x

I'm with bangs again

2011-05-06T23:04:00.000-07:00

So after growing out my bangs for the second time ~~(this time actually at the boyfriend's request)~~, I went to cut them back again. -.- I don't know!!!!!! I just have this love-hate relationship with bangs/no bangs. I can't ever decide. And I fucking HATE my hairline, let me tell you this. I think I'm destined to look shitty forever. =( I was MIA the whole time Gucci was ill, so I didn't go do my nails or hair. So this time round besides going to cut my bangs back, I also went to touch up my roots. This is the "before"!:

I always go on an empty stomach, so these are my standard munchies - 1 Old Chang Kee curry puff, 1 chicken wrap, 1 chicken nugget and iced coffee from Ya Kun. =D:

Wayne was my stylist, and I always request him because he gives the meanest head massage ever. I swear to God he does. I don't like people to talk to me when I am having my head massage 'cos I like to enjoy every second of it. LOL! Okay, and also because he talks a lot of crap with me. No pictures of me in the process of dying my hair 'cos we all know how fugly that is. HAHAHA. This is me, after Wayne touched up my roots and washed and dried my hair straight!:

Hohoho, can u tell the huge difference after the TLC?! I pushed my fringe to the side on my own while waiting for Bryan to cut them because it was irritating my eyes. I thought I looked okay above, and to be honest I did hesitate a little bit about cutting my bangs again then, but in the end I still went the safe route because I've had my bangs for more than 8 years! If I wanted to look exactly like how I did in the above picture with my fringe long, I'd have to go back to Essensuals everyday because I'm bad with things like that. =S Here's me with Wayne - recognise his face and ask for him!:

Okay, here's another reason why I had to go do something about my hair: I have a photo shoot this coming Wednesday for Stuff magazine......... and I'm going to be their July cover girl!!!!! I can't reveal the theme of the shoot yet so if you wanna find out, you'd have to grab the magazine when it comes out in mid-June! =) Kinda worried about how it'd turn out though, it's been ages and ages since I last had a professional shoot done. And I guess it will also give the verdict as to whether I should have cut my bangs back, and if not, then........ too late. (T_T) So fingers crossed.

Thanks again Essensuals, because if it's not for you guys, I'd have to appear on an international magazine cover with ugly roots!!!!! Thank you for the awesome hair experience!!!! xoxoxoxoxxxxoxooxxxx

For the friends

2011-04-30T21:18:00.000-07:00

I realised I haven't posted up pictures of a couple of friends I took pictures with, and they're backlogged! Went over to Su-Ann's house a long time back - supposed to drink wine but the plan screwed up. -.- Anyway this is my friend with the tattoo sleeves (and legs and back and butt...) and pixie ears:

And this is Su-Ann's dog, Miko!!!:

She is so fat! LOL. Me and Miko!:

She was bundled up in the comforter like that:

Good life or what! So rolly-polly. =) Also had dinner with Amanda, after so long of not meeting up with her!:

I remember something really funny happened on that day. Just a teeny little pick-me-up I gave myself, that couple of hours I took off from all that stress of taking care of Gucci when he was sick. Oh well, inside joke. HEEHAWWWW.

Hopped around town with Chrishirl a few weeks back. Let me tell you this girl is fucking crazy - worse than me!:

Looking forward to my Batam resort trip with this nutcase. LOL.

Alsoooo, last but not least - the boyfriend! He brought me to ride bumper cars because I wanted to ride them sooooo fucking badly!!! It's my favourite ride of ALL rides. =D Buying tokens!:

2 tokens = $6 = 1 ride:

I had a few minutes of fun with that one, just recklessly driving and not caring, crashing into A's car on purpose and laughing my head off. I think I needed those laughs, after all that happened with Gucci and all. Doesn't cure the pain or the grief, but wouldn't hurt either right?? Too bad Singapore doesn't have permanent bumper car rides 24/7.

Me and A by the carousel, something I'd NEVER take because I cannot stand spinning rides:

If you're wondering, YES, my boyfriend has cut his gorgeous long hair. The hair that made me notice him that fateful day... =( LoL. He recently started an office day job that needed him to look "prim and proper", more office-like. Haha, I think my heart ached as much as his did. But it's okay, 'cos you know why? New hair, new him, fresh start. In other words, I have the new him all to myself, in NO relation to ~~anyone in~~ the PAST anymore. =) Still getting used to the new hair though!!!! Still as handsome... HEHEHE. What I thought was funny was the fact that he asked me, "Will you still love me after I cut my hair?" HAHAHA. My answer was of course, a straight and resounding "YES", durrhhh. How silly. I'd love you no matter what, darling boyfriend. ;)

Last but not least, we dropped by The Wine Connection again! I think I can stop counting how many times we've been there. HA. It's worth going back each and every single time because they have SUCH GOOD FOOD. Camwhoring a little before I left the house, LOL! (My flutter-sleeve dress is from Love Bonito!):

I had crab meat pasta this time round!:

Our wine:

Me and boyfriend:

My wine-stained lips! Aha!!!:

I think I've tried every pasta on their menu now, besides the duck and the squid-ink (yuck). They have different menus at different branches, but my favourite one is at Robertson Quay. Looking forward to the next visit! X)

Counting down to Avril's concert in 9 days!!! <3