Rowena's Ramblings ♥

Moved

2009-05-12T23:03:00.000+08:00

Moved to Wordpress.

Vote For Me :)

2009-02-16T11:12:00.002+08:00

Do vote for me for Belumni Babe Of The Year!

http://belumni.com/monthlywinner.html

Thank you, really appreciate every bit of support :)

P.S. I'm on hiatus currently, will be back to blog soon. XOXO.

Happy Chinese New Year

2009-01-24T21:30:00.003+08:00

Thou shalt not fail as a writer
because the very act of writing is the best protection
from the madness of the world.

- Charles Bukowski, Feeling Fairly Good Tonight

Wishing everyone a prosperous Chinese New Year!
Lots to update on, really soon!

Changin'

2009-01-15T13:27:00.006+08:00

生命は仮面舞踏会である
(Life is a masquerade)

To quote Shakespeare's famous saying from As You Like It:

" All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players. "

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I have been busy as usual with work 3ce a week, pre-CNY shopping outings with friends & cousins,
the latest launch at misscarlet, dance, Japanese, lessons etc etc! 窒息! (suffocation)

Today is a day off from everything. 感謝して!
Spent the morning going through all my old magazine issues to donate to the Salvation Army.
Tore out beauty spreads that inspired me.

Then it was Japanese homework time!

Writing Japanese gives me a 頭痛 sometimes!

Anyway, just wanted to thank all those who have been concerned & tagged,
I'm alright, don't worry! Thanks a lot for the lovely words & your concern!
ありがとう! (Thank you!)

I've been doing a lot of shopping recently, spent a lot of money!!
CNY is just round the corner. And a month after that would be release of A Level results.
I'm pretty sure I'll do quite badly, with inconsistency and the level of difficulty of the papers.
Don't really wish to think about it at the moment and just enjoy whatever freedom & happiness I have
left before the nightmare starts! :S

Recently quite lazy to update my blog frequently because my life seems pretty mundane.
Of course there are interesting events & stuff coming up but just not at the moment.
Have got to do a big revamp for misscarlet's site for 2009 - hopefully tonight!

Currently now in negotiations with some overseas manufacturers, hoping that I can rush out a few
self-designed pieces before CNY, but looks like it'd be really hard as China's factories are
going to be closed like 1-2 weeks in advance before CNY.

Seems my life revolves around my online store a lot. Not sure if that's good or bad, but it has
provided me with a truckload of experiences & taught me much.

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OK I'm off to read February's issue of VIVI (my fave magazine!) for a rest before piano!
Maybe you readers and friends can tell me what on earth you'd like me to blog on! ;)
That'd be quite cool huh.

Leave me a comment below via my Haloscan!

Even concealer can't hide my panda eyes :(
(and I know, the top has eyeliner and the bottom doesn't - I still haven't mastered it!)

Leave suggestions on what you'd like me to blog about!
I do have an entry I'd like to do up but it'd be good hearing some opinions!

Much Love XOXO

2009-01-10T00:48:00.003+08:00

Suddenly I felt I lost the entire equilibrium in my life.
First time I broke down in 2009.
Well done.

ありがとう!

2009-01-08T09:47:00.004+08:00

I'm Belumni's Miss December 2008!
ありがとう (Thank you) for voting for me
Totally did not expect to win though.

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I've not been having the best of luck lately.
I burnt my hand while steam-ironing the clothes in Epunie on Monday.
I dropped my Tiffany & Co. bracelet (new & unworn!) in the cab on Tuesday.
Had a bad dinner at home on Wednesday.
Photo-taking today was exceptionally draggy, tiring & the pictures came out like crap.
Sheesh.

With some recommendations from friends (like Jerrie!), I finally dropped by Kinokuniya on Tuesday before the Crescent Girls' gathering to get these books:

At first, I was thinking I must be crazy enough to buy such self-help books.
But after thinking through and reading sections from the 3 books above, I realise they're very good reads and quite enlightening personally, although I think I'm proud enough to say I'm not a failure in the dating arena - yet :3

To date, I've finished the bottom book and I'm starting on the ever popular - " Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus".

Presenting the Crescent Girlies, graduating batch of 2006 ♥

(From L-R): Oggy, Fasihah, Me, Khalisah, Eunice, Cassandra, Yifang, Teri, Xingtong.
& apparently, BFF's (SherYan) spirit, cause she left early after dinner back to work.

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Really had a kuku and fun time with all of the Crescent girlies, realised how much I actually missed my teenage secondary school years where everything was a lot less jaded and simple.
Suddenly really miss those days, my school, the teachers, the environment..
The days we cabbed to town before Math remedials just for KFC or FEP's chicken rice.
The days we venture to Shell Station for instant noodles and tidbits. (I can still remember the different flavours we all normally choose!)
The days we laugh, talk, pass notes in class and in between lesson times.
Our toilet girl talks, queuing up in the canteen for the food. (I miss the food!)

Life has really changed so much in the span of just 2 years.
I just hope I make the best out of every minute I have with my loved ones and not look back later full of regrets.
Carpe Diem, seize the day!

P.S. misscarlet is updating soon by Monday with a new collection (more exclusive items this time) & there's a backorder for 2 very lovely dresses! Do support! ♥♥♥

New Year's Eve/Day 2008-09

2009-01-04T23:18:00.006+08:00

Had a BBQ family gathering and countdown mini-party on New Year's Eve, 31 Dec 2008.

This time, I remembered to charge my camera batteries, and bring the camera along everywhere!
SO FINALLY, I have HOARDS of pictures after some drought!
(I usually don't do spamming of photos but oh well, it's 2009!)
So.. Prepare yourself for tons of pics!

P.S. There are really random photos in between and kuku ones, so if you're the kind that only feasts your eyes on pretty, sane-looking photos, scroll down to last section :P

Location: My place :)
The highlight of the entire BBQ was probably none other than..

Yes, the fresh live crabs my Daddy specially ordered!
There were about 8-10, I think.

Killing them was quite heart-wrenching though.
We simply took the creature and placed it on the hot BBQ pit. Its pincers were tied up, so they'd just try to run away but we'll stop them from running.
And strangely, their legs will always fall off before they get cooked. It's like some weird reaction.
I can imagine the horrendous pain the crabs felt being burnt alive.

But sad to say, I do love eating crabs - A LOT.
(No offence to the animal lovers out there. I'm a marine animal lover too but some things ARE meant to be eaten, right?)

This is the view of the poolside at my place.
Super pretty and resort-like, but unfortunately pretty small.
A baby wading pool and a larger one.
I like deep deep pools but mine only goes up to 1.5m?
Lousy, zeh.

Oh food, glorious food

I'm going on a diet soon, before CNY, 'cause I know I'd be pigging out on Ba-Kwa & all those fattening tidbits.
With Christmas just over plus 2-3 hotel buffets we went to in A MONTH, AND the BBQ, it's high time to lose some weight.
2 KILOS 2 KILOS 2 KILOS (chants repeatedly)

More food, looking really appetizing :S
I absolutely love BBQs, especially things like satay, chicken wings, grilled fish etc.
How unhealthy. But I just can't seem to stop!

While waiting for the food to be cooked..
Here's what was going on:

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DS Lite

PSP + DS Lite
*Tsk Tsk*

Yes I love White Wine ^^

& let the camwhoring begin!
(Picture Frenzy!)

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& the annual thing we always do:

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A good guy friend of mine asked me:
"Why do girls always like to camwhore in the toilets?"
=.= Maybe only at pretty toilets?

& of course some really kuku photos we took:

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She's teaching me how to pose. Wow.

CMI Act Sexy Cheena Wawa!

TAKE ONE:

I liked this photo but a pity it's so blurred out.
Retarded pose.

This is TAKE TWO:

My eyes look so small here, when I get all excited and smile like nobody's business :(

Got no idea what they're both doing!

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Some other random photos!

#1: Pretty eyed babe - my dearest cousin Estee ;)

#2: Playing imaginery baseball? - Uncle Jeff and cousin Esmund

#3: The ever-cliched star.

#4: A not-very-sane cousin Valerie

#5: Yes, we know you're cool.

#6: Can anyone spell unglamorous with a huge 'U'?

#7: Satay King + Big Ice Lemon Tea fan!

#8: Lovin' Life.

#9 & #10: Annual Arm-Wrestling Match!!

#11: Chicken Wings aren't very sexy.

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FINALLY, some pretty and sane photos!

Kumiko + Michiyo!
I ♥ ♥ ♥ you girls!

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Overall, I did have a fun time with my dear family and relatives, counting down to 2009 and spending the last moments of 2008 together.
It was indeed a blessing to be able to celebrate a meaningful event/day with the right people and I guess, although the food was really rad and all, it still boils down to having THE perfect company :)

I haven't had such a photo spamming blog entry in ages! It feels tiring.
Hope you guys enjoyed the weird pictures, and I do hope everyone has had a great New Year's!
It's 2009 now - so go out there and do your thang ;)

For me, 2009 will mark the beginning of a new chapter in my life as I (hopefully) move on to University campus life, meet new people and face new challenges.
Can't believe I'm going to turn 19 this year, it's as if I was just 16 only months ago!
AND I WILL ATTEMPT TO STICK TO MY NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS FOR 09!

January's going to be a super busy period, with work at La Luce/Epunie (FEP L3) probably 3ce a week, do drop by and say Hi if you happen to pass by.
I'm going to check out Japanese language lessons tomorrow, to really get back my foundation and seriously pick up this language well. The course fees are pretty expensive though.
CNY frantic shopping this month and LOSE 2 KILOS.
I'm going stock hunting for misscarlet very soon (no more same old pieces as everyone else hopefully) AND negotiations/discussions with overseas manufacturers and suppliers.
Hopefully I can get stuff done and tied up by this week/next week before CNY.
I still have unfinished lessons with the super high heels AND probably some test shoots?
Jazz lessons with Danzpeople?
Not sure whether I can fit so much into my bursting schedule.
But I'm glad I'm not wasting my time away and lazying away, but learning and experiencing new stuff.
I like being busy, it takes your mind off being jaded or thinking too much about certain things.

Remember, you are your greatest enemy. (chants)

Will end this off with a really kuku photo of 3 of us, in particular me - it's like my signature now!

I look like an Octopus

xoxo

年末 (Year End)

2008-12-31T01:05:00.004+08:00

So. This is it, people.

2008 is officially coming to a close, in about 48 hours.

In case I don't blog in time before 2009 arrives (my family's going to be hosting a Countdown BBQ gathering this year), here would be my final blog post for the year of 2008.

(An older photo)

FLASHBACK at 2008:

1. 2008 marked the ending of my tertiary school life in college. The last time donning a school uniform and looking like carbon copies of everyone, the last time singing a school anthem and the national anthem daily every morning, the pledge, etc.

2. The establishment of my first ever serious business venture, MISSCARLET, took place on April 4. Actually I'm pretty sure the idea for it was brimming in my head about a month ago.

Business started off on the right foot, with over 30-40 buyers for the first prequel collection and continued rising to over 90 buyers by the 5th and 6th collection. Which is a rather huge success for a tiny unknown online store. Unfortunately, due to the long hiatus I had to take due to the unavoidable A Level exam, as well as many factors such as many new competitors flooding the market, the lack of variety in stocks available (leading to non-exclusivity), blah blah blah.

Basically, I've learnt so much from doing a small business like this - sourcing, simple photo editing skills, business tactics that we have yet to learn in college, applying economic theories we learnt, and right down to silly things like realising which angle I look better in photos (although I must say I am honestly not photogenic).

3. 2008 also brought about many tough challenges in my life.
For instance, I have no idea how I sailed through the entire course of the A-Levels, not smoothly at all I must add. Besides school and exams, there were many many other issues which were thrown into my path - friendships, relationships, family ties, personal difficulties.
At times I really felt like giving up so badly but I thank God for the wonderful company I was blessed with - you guys know who you are.

Just in case you forgot: My BFF SherYan ♥ , my best friend in AA2, maybe even in AC - Grace Wang Wang, my favourite pair of listening ears & frequent phone call friend - Li Lin, the AA2 girlies clique - Jasmine, Serene, Denice, Rachel (although we're not exactly a clique per se), my first ever awesome friend & fellow OG mate Priscillia (although she's always so busy), probably one of my best guy friends in AC & AA2 - JianHao (JH), my awesome class rep who is always open to my ranting - ZhongXian, the study group in the Hub (people like Nick Yin, David Loo, Daniel), my church lovelies especially Vivien, and of course my dearest closest cousins.
Thanks for everything, big or small, and keeping me sane.
xoxo.

4. 2008 marked my 18th birthday on 28 September.
I haven't even watched an M-18 movie, nor signed up for driving, believe it or not.

I guess most importantly were the obstacles this time round that re-moulded me into what I am for now, at least. I have learnt and brought away so much from life in college, and hopefully grown and matured in terms of character-wise.

Recently, I realised how much I'm lacking in as a person, and how much I have yet to discover for myself. It then dawned on me that I'm still raw, young, naive to a certain extent. There's so much I'm unsure about, be it about myself, what I want, and about life.
It's like my life's a jigsaw puzzle and I'm missing many pieces, and have even yet to view the entire puzzle from a bird's eye-view.

FOR 2009:

Not sure about making cold, hard resolutions because I never really remember them after a month or so, much less remember whether I've achieved any, but these are just my personal goals/targets/wishes for the new year ahead:

1. MISSCARLET - To launch my own label and designs by 2009 and of course, success in all future collections. AVOID UN-EXCLUSIVE, MASS PRODUCED ITEMS for the sake of differentiation. I will be more hardworking in terms of sourcing and correspondence with producers.
Lovely clothes for all my customers and myself!

2. Lose 2 Kilos. Superficial but serious. 47.5 - 2 = 45.5.

3. Do everything to the best of my capability, no matter what. When I decide to get myself in it, I'd better make the best out of every opportunity to maximise wisely.

4. Be realistic, set realistic targets. Of course, dare to dream, but actions must follow thereafter. It should never be a mentally woven stagnant illusion.

5. Carpe Diem! SEIZE THE DAY!
Pretty much speaks a lot for itself.

Just to quote a rather old poem To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time by Robert Herrick:

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow will be dying.

& of course, by Shakespeare in Twelve Nights:

What is love? 'Tis not hereafter;
Present mirth has present laughter;
What's to come is still unsure.
In delay there lies no plenty,
Then come and kiss me sweet and twenty;
Youth's a stuff will not endure.

6. Minimise any form of regret. This is one of the mantras I live by from day to day.
After what I've been through, I don't think I can afford anymore regrets.

7. Find out what I really want in life, where I stand, where I want myself to stand, who am I.
Realised recently that so many things have changed. Circumstances have changed, and so have I.
I'm not sure what I even want and expect anymore.
2009 shall be a year and time of exploration; finding my path.
Hopefully, when it arrives at 31 Dec 2009, I'd be less clueless as I am on 31 Dec 2008.

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Some photos!

My brother's birthday cake - super yummy and pretty.
Super thick pure chocolate inside, yum yum!
Emicakes Emicakes Emicakes!

Out with Grace Wang Wang today for some catching up and shopping!
She passed me this pretty little handmade pouch made specially by her for me!
Oh bird bird, you have no idea how much I love you ♥♥♥

RECYCLED CLOTH - WANG WANG IS ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY.
But I love the pretty prints inside, so cheery.

Since we didn't go on an overseas trip this year, our parents actually spoiled us rotten with great Christmas gifts. My 2 cousins got new handphones - iPhones, my brother had a DS Lite, new handphone and the 3rd Gen iPod.

& I got..

A Louis Vuitton bag, courtesy of my parents.
It's not the common Speedy or Neverfull.
So I got the Trouville. I love bags that are structured in design, not too large or too small.
Best part is that it's a classic.

Mummy got a grey Miu Miu that I really liked too.

I'm looking forward to earning my own keep in the extremely near future to buy my wants using my own $$ and not rely solely on my parents.

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OKAY it's 1 AM, 31 Dec 2008, and I've got a mini party/gathering soon.
Off to dreamland.
I hope you guys have a blast today on New Year's Eve and Day!

P.S. Sorry for the lack of photos, I intended to take some during Christmas celebrations BUT apparently forgot to bring the battery after I recharged it. SOON SOON SOON.
I'm just not a very camwhore person =.=

Support me! + lots of ramblings

2008-12-23T11:09:00.000+08:00

Going to be mine soon, teehee! ♥
Got this recent fetish for simple silver bracelets.
Simplicity is beauty!

& anyone who is wondering how my hair turned out..
I don't have any recent decent photos to show for my new hairstyle, except that it is less curly & more of simple wavy locks. Looks less curled and more natural :)
Something like this! Very similar, except hers is dyed and more layered.

I don't think I could ever go back to my stick-straight hair anymore, wavy hair is just too appealing!

Sorry I haven't had time to update much nor post a galore of photos recently!
December is such a hectic & busy month for me, with so many birthdays, events & occasions.

Speaking of which, I am super broke now cause I spent so much on my parents' birthday gifts.
Chanel Mademoiselle for Mummy & a pair of track shoes for my Daddy who goes jogging frequently ♥
Got my favourite Aunt pretty nail art stickers from Japan which were not cheap, for this Christmas!
'Cause she has been really patient to help me do up my nails 2ce-3ce in a month & even wasting her own stickers on my ugly hands :s

Crash & Burn on my playlist - I'm a huge Savage Garden fan.

Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone.

Have a blessed Christmas everyone!!
A few more days to the end of 2008 and to a new beginning altogether.
I can't wait.

私を支えなさい! x2!

VOTE FOR ME @ http://www.belumni.com/vote3.html?Submit=Vote

I would love a good time at the spa and free manicure!

Also, new collection & probably the last one of 2008, will be launched at misscarlet today, 11PM!
Please support if you love glitzy dresses!

In negotiation with some manufacturers for new collections in 2009, hopefully things will work out well!
So sick of seeing the same old pieces being sold in all the online stores these days.
It's getting quite annoying and as girls, we never like seeing another girl wearing the same outfit as us.
If you have any recommendations, please leave your comments here below or at misscarlet :)
Greatly appreciated!

This is not a proper blog post but man, I've been so busy recently, can't even stop to breathe.
Will return to updating this blog ASAP promise!

Belumni Featured Dec Week 3 Babe

2008-12-16T22:55:00.003+08:00

I'm featured in Belumni's Babe of the Week for December! (●´ω｀●)

www.belumni.com

Did an interview with them & here it goes..

What kind of food you like the most?

I’m a foodie! I love all varieties of food, in particular seafood, Japanese cuisine & anything spicy. But that being said, I still have to confess that home cooked food is the best :)

What do you do for leisure?

I unwind by lazying around the house, listening to music and reading.
A day out with a good friend would probably be great as well.

How would you describe your personality?

I think I’m quite the paradox - I confuse & contradict myself sometimes, like I can be both an extrovert and an introvert. Basically I’m rather independent.

What are you like as a girlfriend?

I believe in being true to myself and not changing my personality just to suit someone I love. Besides that, I have a good pair of listening ears :D

What turns you on?

Great personality, a good dosage of humour and well, just about the right amount of chemistry.

What kind of guy are you looking for?

Someone who is able to understand me, love me for who I am, & who is supportive of me. The first part is already a challenge!

What is sexy to you?

Sexiness is all about self-confidence, not exactly the way you look per se, I feel. It’s how you exude charisma and more of the way you carry yourself.

What’s the favourite part of your body?

Hmm, it would be my eyes.

From a scale of 1 to 10, how confident are you on your figure?

Uh, 7?

Are you into sports?

Surprisingly, I used to be a competitive swimmer. I like general sports like swimming or running, but I’m terrible with ball games. Can you consider dance a sport? :P

Are you happier eating at hawker centre or a fine restaurant?

It’s the company that matters most, & besides, there are so many great places in Singapore with good food, especially in hawker centres!

Are you attracted to younger guys?

Unfortunately, no. I prefer mature men!

Tell us a secret about yourself?

Uh, I’m not 100% Chinese? Well, closer friends would know.

What is one piece of advice would you give to a guy looking to woo a lady?

Show absolute sincerity and effort in all that you do.

What kind of pick up line fails?

Cheesy, over-used and over-the-top ones.

What is the most important thing in a relationship?

Mutual understanding and trust. Knowing the other party will always be there for you in good and bad times.

True Love or Great Sex?

I would like to say both, but one cannot be too greedy. I would go for true love, like most girls would.

Beer, wine or liquor?

Wine definitely. White wine is a favourite!

Have you ever been stalked?

Yes, and it isn’t something I would be proud out because it was quite freaky!

What is the first thing you look out for when you see another woman?

Her style of dressing. I have a passion for fashion.

If given a role as a prostitute in a Hollywood movie, will you take it up?

No, I will not compromise my personal set of values and beliefs for a shot at fame or money.

Complete the sentence:

“In 5 years time, I want to look back over the years with no regrets. ”

P.S. Some of the questions were really quite cheesy huh!
Hopefully you guys get to know me more then ;)

Got no new photos of me recently.

Been working, going out on an almost island-wide shopping marathon with my mum to find Christmas gifts.
'Cos we thought initially we'll be away for Christmas but turned out we're still celebrating it in the comfort of our home. Buying gifts is quite a daunting task for me, especially when I have no idea what that person might want. Gets me in a fix too.

This year has been a tough year indeed, and not a very satisfactory one at all.
Kind of live life day-by-day these days.

Going to enjoy myself this Christmas (aka next week!), preferably not going to work but going out with my close friends & of course, spend time with the family. Catching up with Wang Wang on the 30th too! So excited!

Update soon with more interesting stuff and pictures soon!

A story to live life by

2008-12-13T22:37:00.003+08:00

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "Yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things—your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions—and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.

The sand is everything else—the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

"Pay attention to the things that are really critical to your happiness. Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first—the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."

"The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

喜び (i wish i had)

2008-12-11T23:38:00.002+08:00

BUSY DAYS AHEAD

Bro's birthday tomorrow - going to celebrate rather simply by having a family lunch buffet at a hotel.

Met up with JH after my lesson yesterday for dinner in town and some catching up.
I really miss some of my friends in AC!
Since A's were over, everyone is either working/busy with other committments/gone MIA.

Well, at least I am fulfilling/doing stuff that I wrote of in my list I made before A's.
- "Things I want to do after A's"

Going to check out this dance studio (Danzpeople) on Sunday with Mummy
I'm deciding between Jazz, Contemporary or Girls Hip-Hop.
Definitely Contemporary would be much closer to Ballet with aspects like balance & alignment.
Hopefully I can start real soon! In need of a good good dance workout.

I realise I have so many weekly committments now, much more than I used to juggle during school days.
But I'm not complaining - I actually enjoy doing it all! :)
I love work, despite the long hours & dealing with weird customers, I enjoy spending time updating my blog, I love sourcing for clothes for the online shop, I'm loving weekly lessons, I'm going to love going back to dance and so much more..
There's Japanese to pick up all over again, cooking lessons(?) to be learnt, aceing the possible internship I always wanted, new experiences to undergo..

Realised how much I enjoy doing the things I love most & spending time independently & working with new people around me. I got to work with foreign assistants, deal with customers from all backgrounds, got to know a few more acquintances and friends (Jerrie!) through the lessons and stuff..

It's all about making each and every day count.
I learn something new almost everyday, life unravels itself before me in different ways each day.
I'm finding myself everyday, discovering a new side to myself.

It's amazing.

This isn't a posed shot, it was a candid surprisingly!
Anyway, please support me at misscarlet okay, new collection has been launched!
Pretty stuff for all you girlies (●´ω｀●)

Tomorrow working at La Luce, FEP Level 3 again, so do drop by and say Hi if you're around the area!
Surprisingly, I enjoy my current job a lot and the hours fly by fast. Probably going to stick to this till January.

& I'm hopelessly addicted to Seafood Tempura at the Shihlin Stall!

Just permed my hair yesterday - more soft curls now and more layered, I really like it!
It's via this new air wave technology - really cool.
Should try it if you like wavy curls, I didn't do too big curls because it never lasts plus I have stubborn stick straight hair.

This week is going to be busy again.

Work tomorrow, 2nd lesson on Wed, bro's birthday on Friday & Cousin's birthday celebration on Sat.
So many birthdays in December! My parents' birthdays are on the 16th & 18th next week!
Shucks. I owe so many people presents.

Hoping for a more eventful Christmas this year..
& of course, a brand new start to 2009.
I'm kind of sick of dwelling in 2008. It's not been a fantastic year.

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Please support me! :)

You'll love the dresses, tops and banded skirts, I promise!
Will be bringing in more gorgeous dresses for Christmas season, New Year parties & of course CNY.
I haven't even finished templates. Going to rush them out tmr..!!

(I think I grew fatter - after working at Far East, I've been having after 8PM dinners inclusive of Fried Seafood Tempura & XXL Chicken from the Shihlin Taiwanese Snack Store + 2 cups of bubble tea a day)
But then again, I've been doing a lot of walking, rushing about & dance workouts.

Today: New glittery white nails :)
Tomorrow: Visit to hair salon.

Latest news is that we may not even be going for an overseas trip this year..

start of a busy week

2008-12-05T23:24:00.003+08:00

I've been so so busy!

Photo-taking for my new collection yesterday, worked my ass off on Tues & today, meet up with BFF & 1st lesson on Wed, & going to do the editing of templates for the new collection tomorrow, to the hairdresser's on Sunday + launch of Collection #8 :S

X'mas Promotion ongoing as well :)
Support if you need brand new gorgeous classy tops & dresses!

Some random photos:

Wonderful place we went for our buffet dinner last Friday!
Highly recommended!
Was so busy gorging on the scrumptious food I didn't take actual pics of the food itself!

Finally Finally! Bought my new 2009 schedule/journal :)
It looks simple but it costed $19.95! Every page has pretty designs & drawings, really cute!

& splurged (rather embarrassingly) on this!
Gucci Lanyard/phone strap in Pink & Gold.

Apparently this is the newest colour & only exclusively sold in Europe
I've always hesitated to get one due to the price + Singapore only sold the Green & Red common-looking one.
But I guess it's practical in the long run and looks professional even at work.
I love gold colour!

P.S. Sorry about the terribly blinding flash.

& lastly..

Borrowed this pair of ultra gorgeous sexy heels from BFF (thanks huns ) for my lessons.

Now the more I look at them, the more I feel like buying a pair, but it was the last piece at the shop!
Reminds me of Christian Louboutin heels.

Guess how tall I am with this..?
I'm 165 + approx 15 = 180cm with this pair of heels on.
Freaky huh!

1st lesson went pretty smoothly although I was really nervous & all :)
Most of the girls brought 5 cm heels, and I brought 15 cm ones! Thought I was being too over the top but thankfully the shoes were very much appreciated :)
Heels give you confidence, good posture and girrrrl power though!

At the end of the 2.5 h lesson, I did feel like I learnt a lot & surprisingly, was commended by the instructor although I thought I pretty much sucked - honestly!
Didn't even feel the ache until I boarded the cab home.
Speaking of which, the cab fare amounted to a grand total of $26.20..!
& this is going to be for another 6-7 times..? Good golly.

Attempted to be heroic the next day and donned the shoes at home for practice & for my photo-taking for misscarlet. No prizes for guessing the consequence - welts & blisters :(

Today's my 2nd day at La Luce, the pretty Korean shop at Far East Level 3.
Surprisingly they increased my pay, which was definitely a good thing.
Not that I'm working there for the pay but more of the experience.

I learnt lots of new things even though it's only my 2nd day, such as communication & interpersonal skills.
Also learnt that working for cash is not an easy thing - I collected barely $90 for 2 days of work.
Makes me think twice about spending.. but again I contradict myself by spending on the Gucci lanyard.

But I guess it's a good experience for me. It's not easy facing different customers with different expectations and from different backgrounds.
Guess I'll be sticking around in this job till mid January at least..?
Since it's part time, I plan to work 2-3 days per week & also will be able to concentrate on my online store & even not comprising the time I spend with family and friends.

All these makes me feel that there is much more to life and reality than just plain studying.
I always felt that IQ gets you to a certain level but EQ and experiences bring you to a whole different category altogether. Studies is mainly theoretical.
And we all know that theory differs from the actual reality of practice.

I just wish my family will hurry up and decide where on earth they want to go for holidays!
I'm in need of a break!
I simply miss the days where I can just sit back and enjoy the free time I have to myself.

Sometimes when life gets so hectic and busy, you just get lost in the whirlpool of it all and at the end of the day, when you sit back and muse about it - you just feel as empty as you started out with.
When you have reached a goal, it is always temporal happiness & then you end up asking yourself, what's next.
Life is always about moving on to something that seems better, don't you agree?
It's rather sad we can never stay satisfied.

I once told someone that the word 'Happiness' is merely a term, an illusionary term.
Because we never really completely attain it in the end, if you think about it.
All things on Earth, be it material-wise or emotions, are temporal.

This is why I miss childhood days when everything seemed perfect & I was about 10 times less jaded.

Preparations for misscarlet to be shelved to Thursday instead.

Just received a text from Emily from La Luce, the Korean shop at Far East (with an authentic Korean shop owner!) to work tomorrow from 2-8PM.
If you see me, say hi ;)
Going to treat this as an experience in the retail line & hopefully allows me to gain better insights in this industry - may be helpful for me as an online store owner!

Arsenal 勝者!
(2-1!)

"Did people ever really change, or did they all just run in circles only to end up where they'd been at the start?
Or maybe the truth was more like in The Wizard of Oz.
You could go on the longest journey only to discover what you wanted was something you had all along."
-Anna, The A-List: California Dreaming.

Changed my playlist- I gotta say I absolutely ABBA!
(In fact, even before Mamma Mia aired - Personal faves include Fernando, Happy New Year, SOS, & obviously.. Dancing Queen)
Yuna Ito's Endless Story is one of my top fave & I'm crazy about Stephanie's songs (she can reportedly hit up to 5 octaves high).
Anyway all the songs are great, really MUST listen! :)

Some random rants..

#1 : I've developed a weird & rather sudden random craze for Blythe Dolls.

For those who don't know what are these:

They're really so cute :)
Usually I'm quite freaked out by dolls and clowns but I don't know, they just look so appealingly pretty to me!

But of course, they can be really eerie-looking as well..

Although it's really creepy, I like the photo - it speaks a lot on its own. But overall.. These dolls are so pretty.

Pity they cost a few hundred dollars each.
Their eye colour can be changed by pulling strings & they can "look at different directions"!

#2: Going to the hair-dresser's pretty soon..
& my hair is around this length currently.

Don't know what hairstyle I should cut!
I feel like cutting bangs again but apparently my hair is too fine - so it ends up looking mediocre.
Bangs are good for thicker maned girls :(

Not really suitable for me - & I look like a 16 year old here.

You know, I think I will end up with the same hairstyle again.
Feel like chopping everything off but when I think about how much opposition I will face + how long it took me to grow my hair out.. the thought vanishes!

#3: Busy week(s) ahead!

Preparations for misscarlet's next new post coming up by Friday/Saturday.
X'mas promotion this time :) Support!
Gorgeous dresses for X'mas & New Year this time round & highwaisted banded skirts!

Preparations tomorrow - going to be super tiring.
Out with BFF on Wed & 1st lesson, even postponed appointment with Dr Georgia.
I NEED TO BUY A 2009 ORGANISER ASAP!!

& my brother's, and both my parent's b-days are coming real soon..
Any suggestions people!
(I hate choosing gifts..)

Will accumulate 1 week's worth of posts in ONE post to prevent overriding extravangantly.

私を支えなさい! (support me)

2008-11-29T15:38:00.015+08:00

土曜日- Saturday (29/11)

combining post for the week as previous was rather short

this is really scary . . .

My Authentic Japanese Name is 藤原 Fujiwara (wisteria fields) 三千代 Michiyo (three thousand generations).
Take your real japanese name generator! today!

well, if you know me well, you'll understand why it's scary!

continue 私を支えなさい!

misscarlet! (oops, weird hair there)

somehow i don't think i look good in blue compared to brighter colours..?

Thanks Ann for the lovely belated bday card! So lovely!

I have relatively good photography skills, right! Which reminds me of a photo-taking day out with the friends..

Yesterday's buffet dinner at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel was zee best!

Absolutely love cold seafood spreads & grilled BBQ seafood Yum Yum!

Next week: Appt with Dr Georgia Lee + Collection #8 @ misscarlet + Wed outing with BFF + 1st lesson

going to start on Japanese self-tutoring lessons :) will promise interesting updates next week!

Love this dress?
You can now have the perfect (in my opinion at least) Christmas dress!
ONLY AT MISSCARLET

I like my hair a lot in this photo, hehe

Town with BFF on Tue.
Been ages since we both met up, though we were constantly in contact throughout the exam period like two flustered souls everyday - glad it's all over!

Christmas Time @ Orchard Road!

pretty decorations this year end! :)

Although we haven't camwhored in the longest time (promise we will soon!), we didn't manage to take any photos (except for 2 extremely dark & blurred images)!

I love the smell of Christmas in the air!

BFF & I did our nails at Far East Plaza for $6 only!
Brown for her & White for mine. Surprisingly turned out rather nicely done & the lady was so friendly & patient with us. We took 2 hours in total, a less hurried job = a job well done! :)

Not an advert she paid us to do, but because her service was wonderful & the price is cheapest you can get in Far East & even Bugis Street, here's the address:

Glamz Nails
Far East Plaza #04-37
Opening hours: Mon to Sun 12 Noon - 8.30 PM
www.glamznails.com

Patronise her shop if you're in need of pretty nails and you're on a budget! I think she does nail art too!

I NEED TO GET A PROPER SCHEDULE PLANNER!

Told you I have OCD :(
Perfectionist Personified.

病気 :'(

2008-11-22T13:40:00.007+08:00

Sunday

Today's food for thought from church this morning:

" .. So, will you do something you clearly know is wrong, in order to make a situation right? "

Preparations for Wed's new Collection for misscarlet tomorrow.
I predict I'll be damn tired :( It's really the passion that keeps me going at times.

Going to have a (not so) early night. Toodles.

(edited)

Finally feeling better today.
I'm addicted to Britney Spears' new hit song - Womanizer, it keeps playing in my head repeatedly.
P.S. Leave comments for me at the bottom of each post :)

Was playing around with more designs & brushes..

Love the mysterious lighting effects!

Anyway, lots of updates. I shall start with the MOST EXCITING one!

Well . . For starters, misscarlet will be updating with a new collection next Wed (26/11).
Timing is not fixed as of yet, but it should be at night.

This time round, specially sourced items such as Grecian-Victorian Inspired tops & specially shipped Knit tops from Korea! (Think Zipia Inspired) Dresses for Christmas parties too :)
Not easy sourcing this time!

& this was done before my Bio Paper, so better appreciate!
(Speaking of which, it went rather alright . . Except that I was not really feeling well)

& the good news is . . .

I've found a contact that can help me produce EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS!
(shrieks in delight!)
Furthermore, the factory is the same one that produces those in-house brands you see in Isetan Departmental Store! Plus Plus Plus I may be working with the designer herself
After sourcing for such a long time, I'm really glad my efforts paid off!
But I think after MIA-ing for 2 and a half months, I really need to build up a strong customer base first & then launch my items. Especially with all the strong competition nowadays. . .

If I really make this happen, my designs will be that of those you don't get to see plenty locally - it'd be inspired by Japanese & Korean designers, you can see plenty of these in magazines like VIVI & RAY :)
Japanese brands such as SLY, Samantha Thavasa, LOVEBOAT, Swordfish, Rosebullet, etc.
& trust me, alot more Zipia-inspired, but at a cheaper price & good quality material!

Can't wait!!

Next.. Gonna share my buys & highly raved items!

RAY MAGAZINE (My 2nd fave after VIVI), Self-Study Japanese Workbook, Biore UV Milk (newly launched Japan one that's quite raved about), newly launched Lioele WaterDrop BB from Korea, & .. Majolica Majorca!

Although I'm not an ambassador of this brand, but I can tell you it's an extremely affordable yet amazing brand :) I've been a fan of it since 2-3 years ago when I went to Japan and discovered it, even before it was launched locally!

My first love was that sheer lovely pink tube of lip gloss on the extreme right.
Now I'm trying out their new NEO GLAMOUR Mascara, hopefully it doesn't clump as much as Maybelline's. & trying out this bronze-gold coloured lip gloss - it looked gorgeous upon testing!

& I'm quite the sucker for packaging honestly.

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Just finished exams, and have to sit down & start self-revising Japanese.
Hopefully I haven't forgotten the Grammar & how to construct sentences - it's quite confusing.

Spent $30 on this, was deciding between this and another $60 one, which didn't have a CD.
Kinokuniya sells tons of Japanese educational material, too many I didn't know which to pick!
Had to look through so many before making up my mind!

&&&

Apparently, a well-known commercial photographer has approached me to do a shoot for a lifestyle promotional ad. The thing is that I would have to spend 1 week on vessels.
Vessels meaning luxury ships/yachts. In Halong Bay, Vietnam, to be precise.
The ad comprises of 3 lifestyle shoots on vessels Calisto (yacht), Emeraude (luxury cruise) and the Press Club (a fine dining restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam).
Food, accommodation and airfare will be provided for the entire week.
Apparently, it's mostly Western faces but with 1-2 Asian faces.

& I am going to miss the fantastic opportunity - it's going to be in late December & guess what?
My family trip falls on late December.
Well done.

Lots of upcoming projects & collaborations, really quite excited :)
Will not disclose to much as of yet.
Like I always say, talk is cheap, better prove with some actions!

Off for lunch & then updating misscarlet with new banner for upcoming collection!

too much stress + busy lifestyle

#1: i realised i have very weird expressions. contorted constipated ones.
#2: untidy brows
#3: i think i need more practice with the brushes.

Few pictures first, from last Sat's Cousin's 21st B-day Bash:
(not many though + not very glam shots)

Family + Lynnest, pretty birthday girl for the day!

Cousins 2008
(I look so terrible but this is the best picture of everyone that I have!)

P.S. If you're wondering, there are shorts and that's a top.

I have knobbly ugly feet :(

Wonder what I'd be doing for my own 21st B-day.
Although it's in another 3 years' time. Boy, we're all growing old so fast.
I don't think I'll organize a combined party thing for everyone to come, cause I think I'm not a good host.
Had a bad experience once when I was much younger, didn't know whether to attend to relatives or friends more. & within friends, there's going to be categories - Crescent, AC, Church, & Others.
Oh Well.

生物学 - studying :(

2008-11-19T11:10:00.004+08:00

Sigh, I'm so distracted, how to study.
Tomorrow's the last paper for A's - Bio P1 MCQ.
Yet I feel like I've been in a permanent holiday mood since last Thursday (￣ー￣)

I need to go for retail therapy soon:

Check out my favourite brand Majolica Majorca (資生堂), I love their lipglosses & mascara. Previously not available locally, thus I painfully saved every bit of lipgloss I bought during my Japan trip a year ago. Now available at Watsons in Ngee Ann City!

Get new coloured lenses - School's out, time to be more adventurous

BIG TIP TO ALL JAPANESE/KOREAN BEAUTY BRAND LOVERS: Stardust at Plaza Singapura has just opened with lots of imported brands. Pretty affordable ranges as well. I've been dying to check it out & will do so really really soon.

Online Sprees. Needless to say, Victoria's Secrets, F21, Charlotte Russe, whathaveyounot, here I come!

Real-life Shopping. (obviously)

& of course, handpicking out new stocks for misscarlet's new collection.

I just realised I haven't gotten belated b-day presents for lots of people!!

緩和時間 + belated bday post + ナンセンス (lol)

2008-11-17T12:13:00.012+08:00

These few days I've been enjoying 緩和時間 (meaning relaxation time).
Time to sit down and start studying for Bio Paper 1 although it's MCQ only.
Hopefully I can get an A for Bio . . ★_★

Anyway, I've removed my C-Box and changed it to Haloscan!
In future, to leave a comment, just click at the bottom of each post, it's labelled as 'Kisses' .
It's that simple, and not much of a hassle right!
I think my blog looks so much neater now, the tagboard kinda looks pretty messy.

I think I might have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Got lots of photos to upload over the next few entries, please be patient.

misscarlet actually hit 37 comments despite not updating at all for 2.5 months!
& some of the really enthusiastic buyers bought 3-4 items at one go!
Really want to thank all buyers for the support
ありがとう!

Was busy this morning packing items and physically writing out invoices.
I need to find a place to keep all of my old school notes (no, not going to burn them or throw them away yet), so that I can take out that new printer and put it to darn good use!

I'm only left with selected items in the sales post, so be quick about it before it all goes OOS!
Will be going to hunt for new as-exclusive-as-possible stocks soon, after Bio on Thursday!

I should be going with the family & cousins to Thailand in December, but this time it's Chiang Mai.
The family trip to KL to join my uncle & family didn't work out in the end Boo.

Whatever it may be, don't you agree that it's more of the company that plays a greater part rather than the location per se..?
I wouldn't even mind going to nearby places like Genting as long as it's gonna be a blast with my loved ones!

Currently downloading Photoshop Brushes : )
If you have Photoshop, you should download them & play around with them, it really makes your photos look more personalised!

I love designing templates and putting in lovely designs in photos!
Too much of a perfectionist at heart sometimes.

Anyway, I'm going to share about my 18th birthday, although it's way past September
Must really thank a lot of people this time who really went the extra mile to do so much for me!

Firstly, would want to thank the clique at school. . .

They actually did put in effort & time to plan stuff out such as surprising me with a cake during break time & planning the gift, etc.

This is one of the sweetest things I ever received - a collage with the things that I love as well as personal notes from the friends & photos of my friends and I as well.

Really terribly sweet of them, especially credits to Grace Wang Wang for doing up the entire thing and Rachel for sourcing out this really pretty canary yellow photo frame.
* hugs *

Something real hilarious to see next . . .

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HAHAHA! OMG RIGHT.

That sleeping person is none other than yours truly! Now I feel embarrassed!
Wang Wang actually did a card for me with a super duper long message inside, it's a secret though, so I shan't be posting the contents

I also love you Wang Wang!

And thanks to my Bestie for almost 4 years - that's almost 1460 days : )
Met up in town for Carl's Junior so she could pass me the gift!

The first thing I saw when I opened her gift was this. . .

It's so cute don't you think!
Looks a bit like Wang Wang when she's irritated or being 'Mum-sy'.

Topshop Jammies!
I love cherry and strawberry prints!
I shall wear them when nobody is at home and attempt to act sexy! hur-hur!

& a card from Bestie :

I still pondered upon how come it's such a short message until I finally received my last present. . .

The biggest surprise of all, I must say!

Pretty cute notebook + lots of candies (cause I need them to stay awake in class) + ...
Love letters from over 20 people!
So touching & sweet, I really was a bit stunned.
And obviously, this idea stemmed from no one else but dearest Li Lin!

They even went to the extent of contacting friends outside our class, outside the school such as church friends & even loved ones like my best friend!

Of course, I have people such as Pris, Jian Hao & whoever who wished me : )
Thanks Pris for the lovely F21 gold necklace & JH for the sweet Hello Kitty marshmellows!
Thank you Kevin, for remembering my birthday despite being in hectic NS & even getting me a scent -
Clinique Happy!

Thanks to Nick Yin for forgetting my birthday & then making it up to me on the next day, you're forgiven on account on the lovely pastry from Twelve + One at Rochester : )

Raspberry Delight! I love berries!

Oh and someone please tell me I have photography potential!
These aren't even taken by a DSLR Professional Camera!
I like my photography skills, although they may seem amateur to the real professionals!

& finally,
Thanks to my wonderful parents who treated me twice to my favourite restaurants & sponsored me all those trips to Dr Georgia Lee (whoops)

P.S. Mum promises a PSP for me for Christmas! Still hooked on Final Fantasy till now. .

Really felt like 幸せな女の子 that day & a big thank you to all contributors,
you guys are the ! Thanks for making my 18th birthday memorable despite it being really between the Prelims and A'Levels : )

I think I should be contented and blissful with my lot instead of always thinking of what I don't have instead.

Cousin's 21st birthday bash pictures soon, time to study for Bio!
P.S. Estee, send me photos!!

Now, let me show you my lopsided face!
(Taken on the day of my cousin's 21st bday bash)

Do you agree that it's lopsided?!!
The face shape, the eyes and even the smile!

All the more, I got to thank my mum for the clear complexion despite the asymmetry.
If anyone super KPO or picky wants to know,
it's only eyeliner on my top eyelids, mascara and Vaseline lip balm.

Goodness, my eyebrows are terrible and I hate how my left eye seems smaller than my right because of the difference in the thickness of my double eye lids.
Boo-Hoo-Hoo.

(Semi) Done ♪

2008-11-14T10:23:00.026+08:00

(Layout Updated!)

♠ 最終的に終えられる! ♠

Playing around with Photobucket

OMG Blogger just closed like that and left me hanging!
Now I've got to retype everything!!

Anyway, I was mentioning I have only one paper left - Biology P1 MCQ next Thursday!
Pretty much free from the stress of A'Levels - it's been a really horrible experience.
Imagine everyday waking up at 7 AM & studying till midnight, with only break times for shower & meals.
Sounds like a study camp.

Was really busy accounting for stocks last night for the sales post tomorrow & updating the mailing list by about 70 odd e-mail addresses.
Shopped at Popular yesterday for stationaries - invoice sheets, stocktaking cards, what have you not.

Thanks to those who have been really patient with me, I know that the sales post was supposed to be up a period of time back, but I just didn't get around to doing it because of my hectic schedule

Can't wait to go source for my next new collection - it's going to be a relatively big one this time!
Going to rope in Bestie ( ) for a collection soon as well so she can handpick her favourite pieces (great for those who love the girly sweet style) & possibly drafting out lots of new plans in progress.
For now, it's really busy busy busy for me at misscarlet!

Anyhow, I have so much to rave about but I'm going with my top most priority today and it is none other than...

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The Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer!

All 4 books!

& if that isn't enough to satisfy you..

Twilight the Movie will be opening in Singapore on the 21 Dec!
(1 month later than the US)

(Characters: Edward Cullen & Bella Swan)

& lastly,

A SNEAK PEEK AT ONE OF THE SCENES!

Me thinks they're absolutely gorgeous & well-matched!
(Actor Robert Pattinson & Actress Kristen Stewart)

Seriously - go read the books, I always feel that reading brings you to a different dimension from watching a movie, it's an entirely different experience altogether!
Hopefully you should read them before the movie is out!

Personally, I don't buy books often because I read them at lightning speed compared to a lot of people who take their time to slowly flip the pages and all, thus I find that it's a tad waste of my $$, but Twilight is totally different, I'm going to purchase the 4 books and read through them again :)

I guarantee you're going to it if you like reading a storyline jam packed with romance, twists in the plot & of course, lots of action.
Author Stephanie Meyer is coming out with a 5th book in Edward Cullen's POV, can't wait for it's launch! :)

Anyway, since I have not been blogging for donkey years, it's time to go all nostalgic as another chapter in life is passing by.

Some random class photos : (Prepare for utter un-glam me)

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I love this picture of us.
Not a perfect circle, but awesome nonetheless.

I think it was Jill's birthday?
Everyone was prepared to leave for Holland V after this photo!

Our surprise farewell gift to Mr Chua, we actually tied a balloon to his baby aka his car!
Seriously the best PE teacher!

Our last GP lesson with our form teacher, Mr Daniel Tan.
Affectionately known as Mr DT to us.

Honour's Night 2008.
Good Golly, we all look like model students!

Final most recent picture with our report books.

It's going to sound real cliche but, time flies.

Going to do up a post examination schedule ; )
Shall update more often from today onwards, I absolutely missed blogging!

Hopefully more photos soon, tomorrow's my cousin's 21st B-day Bash!
Support misscarlet tomorrow at Noon!

I am 18

2008-09-28T19:43:00.007+08:00

私の誕生日!!! ♥

It's my 18th birthday today!
I have so many people to thank & an update to complete about the F1 Qualifying Grand Prix yesterday!
Will update with photos soon :)

xoxo

Almost There

2008-09-15T22:00:00.005+08:00

Life has revealed and proven to me the vile side of humans.
Maybe it was really for the best that certain things happened, I really thank my lucky stars for being out of the picture earlier before a snowball effect took place.

I don't know how to put this aptly across, but I have so much to thank God for.
Especially for providing me with some wonderful & amazing friends amidst everything that has happened in the course of barely 2 years.

It's an almost-resolved, closed chapter of my life, with school ending in just 3 weeks' time.
And I'm not going to be a liar and say college life is the best experience in my all my 18 years.
Because it's pretty far from it.
I can barely wait for it to be over.

I think the 2 years was more than enough; it's shown me way too much.
God, I really don't know how to express this, but I guess enough's enough.

:(

2008-09-08T21:12:00.014+08:00

♥ Pressing on toward the goal.

Bangkok earlier this year.. Odd one out w/o the funky hat!

The situation in Bangkok is pretty bad, talked to my Thai friends there, there's no school for them for 2-3 weeks!

I hope they are doing fine.. I miss them & the food there :(

Got so much to blog about but I've either (a) forgotten about them or (b) don't know how to start.

Results were as I expected, horrible with a capital H. I have amounted this to my poor time management skills, which I absolutely should improve upon since it's my main problem since Sec School times, and of course, cramming last minute does not really get anyone anywhere, especially since it's the A-Level standard we're talking about here.

This time, I was disappointed in my GP grades as I've really never gotten anything below a B for major exams. Econs was not too bad, I made some small improvements for my essay segment although Paper 1 DRQ was not done well. Basically, time management was very bad, I did not complete sections from GP Paper 2, Human Geog (left out a 16 mark question!), Econs (didn't get to finish both papers) & Math. I really need to do something about this!

Our class did really badly on average - lots of people didn't really perform up to their abilities, although some managed to scrape through unscathed.

Time Check: 50 days (not inclusive of today) till the big A's.

I'm really wondering if I can make miracles happen within 50 days.. Time is like a thief isn't it, it comes & goes so quietly sometimes we never really realise it till it's right in our face. The harder you're hit, the stronger you bounce back.

Happy Pills for my friends on Monday :)

Time to get my priorities in check, time to focus.

P.S. It's great that I have a daily studying companion in school. I know we can both do it

♥

Japanese Buffet with cousins tomorrow, we didn't have it last week in the end! Haven't been meeting up with them for a really long time!

Promise I'll update whenever I can, so that this blog doesn't become lifeless. After all, it's a place for me to not only rant, but to jot down my musings (although i never really reach an official conclusion) & my personal expedition through life.

P.P.S. I'm kinda thinking of switching blog domain hosts to either wordpress.com, ameblo.jp or jugem.jp. All have certain benefits that Blogger does not provide like enabling certain entries to be locked or a more structured web page design (i can't do HTML by myself thus explaining the boring looking page). Or I might get someone to do up a personalised design for this blog..? Hmm.

A not-so-flattering picture for the week! ( Nicholas said I look like Takopachi yesterday, I think it's retribution because my first pet name for Jasmine was that as well! )

♥ ( I will overcome & triumph )

Baby fat is not flattering

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Marie: That's cool I guess, but yeah, Chinese is a definite! If not, you can always come back to Singapore although it's definitely smaller ;) I'll be a supporter! Hehe!

hello! : Hey there, about $480 in total..? But that's including medication & one-off consultation fee; she won't charge for subsequent return visits :) & I did quite a bit, so it's not too expensive, especially since she's a celeb doctor whose really popular!

teri =) : I thought I mentioned to you guys before..? Haha! I took it in bits, started in Pri 4 - 6, continued in Sec 1-2 for awhile till it was too stressful 'cos there are exams & tests too & couldn't cope! Continued after O's! & I'm going to continue after A's too. That's why I'm not that good because it's not continued learning :( I only recently downloaded the Japanese font so I can type out words!

j : I don't know..? Haha!

sheryan : Yay! :) Anyway I like reading your blog, it's pretty literature-infused! & I like Poe too! Cass actually waved her phone with the photos of you guys taken last week in front of my face :( I'm so sad! :(

cheryl : Hey thanks babe :)

shir : Hey there, nope no problems, but I've only used mine for 2-3 months actually! It's not touch screen but touch-buttons so i don't think it'd be as bad even if there are slight problems in future..? Hopefully! But it's a really pretty phone! :) Great camera too!

rach : Haha yup! Thanks, you too! At least you didn't do as badly as me for Prelims! & I really think your hair is pretty ;)

♥ Alright, off to do my Atmosphere notes for Geography & help my mum burn some Cantopop songs :)

'Till then, everyone take care!

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♥ 非常に多忙, 私を救いなさい!!!

Will update soon, I promise.
Life is getting extremely busy & exhausting ~

幸せな週

2008-09-03T12:19:00.025+08:00

♥ Saturday ♥

終り-
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(edited & continued)

Yesterday was spent shopping with WW & JH, & it was quite productive!
My haul of only $23.90 consisted of 2 F21 Basics, a pair of grey cotton star printed shorts & 2 new hair ties for school.
I'm a happy girl! ♥

I want to learn how to make those really gorgeous delicate earrings akin to those Korean ones I see, which are not cheap, although obviously the individual parts are not expensive either.

WW wants to make bracelets so she bought stuff from the bead shop at FEP, a $10 pretty dress which we both rummaged rather unglamorously for (oblivious to the look of disdain from the shop owner) and a jewelled bangle.
Damage: $25 (more than me FOR ONCE!)

JH bought his berms (finally!) & a gangsta-looking necklace from 77th Street.
I think he spent the most!

But I must curb my spending, I have definitely exceeded my spending budget for this week!
Slightly more than $200? It's not inclusive of food or transport but just shopping.
I shall go hunt for more cheapo bargains after A's!

Came home and recieved this...

Didn't expect to win these vouchers & samples - from Cozycot on behalf of IPSA, a Japanese cosmetic line!
Maybe I will pass them on to my mum, I don't use much makeup except for eyeliner, mascara and gloss.

School's reopening.. Good golly.
Time to start being really serious.. Although I would really love to spend more time on my declining customer base at the online shop :(
Priorities are always hard to weigh, especially when it involves your heart and your mind.

Will reply to all tags tomorrow or in my next post alright!
I'm going for a Japanese buffet with my cousins tomorrow! Happiness!

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♥ Thursday ♥

翼なしの飛行

Which one is nicer? The one with the blue filter or the original...??
I personally like the one with the blue filter!
( why Blogger no cute smileys unlike xanga / livejournal? )

I'm excited about tomorrow! Going shopping with Wang Wang & JH :)
I know the combination is a little weird, but we'll manage!
I still need to get my kimono top. I realize I have an online shop but yet I keep feeling like I'm repeating all my clothes in my wardrobe, especially every Sunday to church.

Graphing Techniques + Binomial Expansion + AP/GP today!
Feel not so guilty after all ;) Prelim Results are probably coming out next week when school reopens..
Horrors of horrors.
Restriction of freedom for the next 2 months = 61 days, coupled with daily dosages of caffeine & hours spent staying back in college doing frantic revision.. falling asleep halfway, I'm certainly dreading this chapter of my life >:(
Life will really just be reduced to tutorials, revising, notes, notes and more notes.

Pardon me if I'm going to update my blog slightly slower than usual..

Anyway I'm going to do a 'Some things which you probably never knew about me' post today :)

Let's see..

♠ #1 : I'm not 100% pure Chinese. My close friends & family should know though, hehe ;)

♠ #2 : I love anything that is herbal, I can take really bitter Chinese medicine or soup & go for seconds and thirds!

♠ #3 : I love languages & would like to think of it as one of my niche areas. Up to date, I can relatively speak, understand & write 4 languages (okay it's not THAT many), not inclusive of dialect, though some may not be extremely proficient :} But I'm working on that, planning to take up more courses after A's & when I'm in the U and beyond.

♠ #4 : I'm extremely intrigued by the human mind & how perspectives are formed by the individual, explaining my interest in Psychology.

♠ #5 : I love to write as a form of expressing my thoughts. I can't draw for nuts, really.

♠ #6 : I can live on tidbits and all sorts of junk food.

♠ #7 : I love all colours, although I must say my favourite colour is white, subsidary being cream. No, not pink like I bet you always thought :P

♠ #8 : I can play the piano & guitar, though I really prefer playing it alone with no one around so I can express to the fullest.

♠ #9 : I love the Disney Princesses & my favourites are Ariel & Belle!

♠ #10 : I get high from coffee, Haw Candy and watching retarded shows like Spongebob Squarepants.

♠ #11 : Although it certainly does not look like it but my favourite sports are all water sports such as Swimming & Windsurfing. I like running, but only at my own pace. I dislike any games related to balls.

♠ #12 : I dislike roses, but love tulips and lilies.

♠ #13 : I have a fear of heights, it used to be worse in Primary School where I absolutely refused to climb overhead bridges.

♠ #14 : I pretend to look at something or type a text when I'm crossing the road 'cause I feel uncomfortable as though everyone's looking at me! :s

♠ #15 : I am a true-blue Arsenal fan although I have not been watching any football matches this season because of the exams, but I assure you I will :) I don't watch football for the guys, or else I will be supporting Man U for Ronaldo & Liverpool for Torres. Or give up Barclay's Premier League for Brazilian football because of Kaka. My favourite player was Thierry Henry (the initial reason why I supported Arsenal) but unexpectedly left :( Other than that, I like most of the first team players - Fabregas, Clichy, Van Persie, Rosicky, Adebayor, Toure, Walcott, etc. I don't really like Almunia though.

♠ #16 : I love idioms, proverbs and phrases or words that go deeper than what they seem to imply.

♠ #17 : I love aquatic animals very, very much. Which is a total irony because I love seafood. I absolutely refuse to touch turtle soup though & it's on my boycott list!

♠ #18 : I'm a sensitive person at heart, which can work to my advantage but this may prove to be my worst flaw. In the past I used to be very bothered about how others perceived me to be, even though they didn't know me well enough, but today I've acknowledged the fact that it's really impossible to please everyone out there & changing yourself to win people over never works out in the end. You'll only end up your worst enemy, or the biggest joke of the century.

♠ #19 : I'm secretly an old-fashioned romantic soul :)

♠ #20 : My favourite time of the day - Morning, favourite weather - Thunderstorms (morbid), favourite season - Autumn.

♠ #21 : I wore braces back in Secondary School (for those who don't know!)

♠ #22 : I'm almost as blind as a bat, my myopia stands at 750 degrees for both eyes :(

♠ #23 : I like being independent and not having to rely overly on other people. I can go home after school alone without having to find someone going in a similar route/direction as me, I'm fine with having to pamper myself by eating in a restaurant all by my own (inviting some looks from some customers some times), I can sit in Borders/Kinokuniya for hours illegally reading books & I can shop alone! :D

♠ #24 : I'm pretty patriotic in the sense that I'm proud to call myself Singaporean! I don't ever think I can handle migrating to another country! I love our culture and the people here :) Hey, Westerners find our Singaporean accent 'sexy', remember!

♠ #25 : My childhood ambition was to become a princess. I'm sure I'm not the only girl that fantasises about this during childhood...

Okay I have no idea what else to write for the moment, but will update this list when I do think of anymore..?

Replies to tags!

Sheryan: Relinked you bestie, update regularly alright!
Don't let your blog go dead like the previous! ;)

Passerby: It was a minor surgery for skin lesions. In other words, for vanity purposes,
if you want to put it rather crudely :}

anon: Glad she recieved it! :D hope your friend likes it, i personally kept one for myself!
I love quirky prints! Thanks for your compliments dear!

passerby: Two-Way Holistic :)

Marie: I don't know about that shop! Oh no, am I outdated? I love 4 seasons, how I wish
Singapore has 'em! It's really boring sometimes with Summer all year round.
I see, I think Taiwan has better prospects honestly but they are quite strict about
Mandarin standards I heard. Good luck & it's great to be honest about ambitions :)
Any idea how are you going to kickstart and realize it..?

Nicole: Thanks! Your blog's pretty cool too :) Life is Australia must be alot more relaxed &
laidback compared to Singapore..? Dr Georgia Lee is a pretty well-known celeb doctor locally for
aesthetics. Not plastic surgery per se, but cosmetic procedures like Botox, etc.

Time flies, it's Friday tomorrow :(
Or rather, in 19 mins.

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♥ Wednesday ♥

"Beauty always promises, but never gives anything."

- Simone Weil

Elementary Japanese I'm still good, but getting rusty..

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Thank goodness I have today & tomorrow as rest days for myself! :)
My poor feet are aching after Sunday, Monday and yesterday's outings!

Sunday went to Vivo for family lunch & some shopping with Mum; something really funny happened.
I was wearing wedges and the part which you slip your foot into, broke on my left side!

I was in Zara waiting for Mum to finish trying on some clothes & voila~ it broke!
So Mum made the purchase & got some scotch tape from the counter to tape it up temporarily.
Saw Aldo & wanted to walk over but Mum said : Let's go see Topshop for awhile, so I agreed.
Then. When I took my first 3 steps into Topshop, it broke again cause obviously scotch tape can''t hold it for long. So I called out to my Mum & she actually said : Oh too bad, you stand here & wait for me okay?
I was like !%@#& !!!

I taped the broken part together & attempted to walk to Tangs to buy a new pair of shoes, but unfortunately, it was not my lucky day, cause it broke halfway again!
So I had to do a Cinderella and walked all the way to Tangs.
It was really embarrassing!!

Finally I gave up trying to hobble around semi-heeled, & just took off the other side & walked straight to the shoe department. Exasperated!
Bought a really pretty pair of wedges to replace my old ones, imported from Korea! :)
Korea always has really pretty accessories and shoes!

Monday was really quite exciting.
My first visit to Dr. Georgia Lee.
I really admire her a lot, she really has it all well put together.
Surprisingly, being a celebrity doctor, she has absolutely no airs about herself & she's really genuinely keen in helping you to achieve what you want.
She has fabulous dress sense as well & she's really friendly & funny!
Some stuff she told me really made sense, like how if you're ugly, nobody will even bother giving you any attention in the first place, but if you're relatively pretty, people will scrutinize you all the more just to nitpick any apparent flaw you may have. & how beauty and brains are really the key to success in this world.

And we chatted a bit about family, college life (she was from nj apparently & she says ac is 'the havoc school' during her time) during the procedure.
I vow going back to her after I realize my career woman cum socialite vision, haha!
Okay I'm kidding, there's still a long way to go, but she's really awesome :)

Met up with my dearest cousins & aunt after at Vivo (again!) for the screening of this movie:

I thought the theme of the show was really meaningful & it's great that Disney has imparted such values into such movies for children :)
My parents, cousins & aunt couldn't really see the hidden meaning & they thought it was really boring because there is not much actual speech in the movie.

Yesterday was shopping with best friend! :)
It was pretty hardcore shopping, Parco Bugis, Bugis Street & went to town later on even.
I was wearing sunnies the whole day through & reluctantly removed them at 5 PM onwards cause it's ridiculous wearing them in the evening/night!
I usually don't wear sunnies that often but because of Monday's minor surgery, I have ugly red marks on my face, which will only fade about 5 days later :(
I finally realised the importance and the difference a clear complexion makes!

I had quite a good shopping trip yesterday, feel quite accomplished!

The top's gorgeous in real life, pictures do no justice!

I love the Japanese spicy snack, bought one for my good-for-nothing brother too haha.
He is always demanding that I buy him a Nintendo DS Lite although he already has a PSP!
Aviators since I'll be wearing sunnies more often (I've got a second follow-up in early Oct), some beauty stuff for my poor skin that's going through so much now, the kiddy looking $3 watch from Bugis for school use (child at heart) and that little bottle of artifical pills from Action City for .. can't write here :)

Can't write what I'm planning to do with this because it's for my classmates & friends :)
It won't be fun or surprising if I reveal it here cause I know some read my blog! Heh!

Got my mum a Cantopop CD too, she loves Cantonese songs! I listen to them too but I can't make out head or tail out of the words cause I don't understand them one bit!
Bestie bought quite a bit too: a really nice vintage belt, the same $3 kiddo watch as me, a tartan printed tube dress for $12.90 only! & the faux pills :) Golly, we are sneaky people haha!

Cameras were off-limits yesterday because of my ugly scarred face, I hope it heals soo; I'm spamming the day & night creams prescribed like nobody's business!

We managed to have a short heart to heart session while resting our aching feet :)
I love bestie! ♥

Online shop is doing relatively alright, I'm only left with certain pieces, and these are limited & exclusive, so do let me know if anyone is interested :) Even if you're a friend!

Off to read my magazines, I haven't even had the time to sit down with a cup of hot coffee & enjoy them slowly!
Hopefully I will attempt to revise some Math tonight for tuition's sake or I'd feel very guilty!

Replies to tags!

Marie: Yup, you really should come back soon! Is it getting really hot in Australia?
Singapore's really changing, lots of new stuff coming up..

rach: Yes! Keep your long hair! Alright, lend me soon, faster want to read & concentrate
on studies, I'm going to be very very dead when results come out.. I hope I don't
fail too badly! :( Thanks! It's doing alright! Let me know if you or anyone is interested k :)

shanewei: You're not too old too! :) thanks for dropping by, i love the thai song on your blog!
keep being strong :)

anon: hey there, maybe you could ask your friend to drop me an e-mail? :)
i'll definitely do what i can to help!

not the end

2008-08-22T09:34:00.009+08:00

♥ This is my first self-created set from polyvore.com :)

Very similar to what I always wear out for casual days..
Always believed that simplicity is beauty.

& I wanna get the heart shaped coin purse from Gucci, it's very pretty!

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~ Beauty is all very well at first sight; but who ever looks at it when it has been in the house three days? ~
- George Bernard Shaw

(My favourite quote so far)

♥

It's not officially THE END yet, at least for me, I still have my Biology MCQ Paper next Thursday.
>:@ But it's kinda alright cause I was already in the slackening mood since this morning.
(which explains the Polyvore nonsense above, which was really tons of fun to be honest. Am going to start on my second set after blogging!)

As you may notice.. I love clean colours like white and cream :)
Maybe because I look better in them in real life too.
Yes, and simplicity is beauty!

I have so many plans in progress for life after the dreaded horrid exams that start with a capital A.

One of these include going all the way to primp up my beloved shop :)
Plans are in the making but not confirmed as of yet..

But I feel pretty accomplished so far, it's not bad for a girl who hasn't turned 18 to be her own boss, photographer, model, customer service officer, accountant, etc.
I do hope to be able to start designing my own pieces, not just modify existing ones, but really try my hand at designing based on the actual trends in Paris/Milan and hopefully make it local-friendly for girls here.
Might even start a mini-home office soon and start casting sessions, who knows! ;)
It's not a crime to be ambitious!

Then it'll be back to Japanese language lessons and taking dance lessons again hopefully.
I want to get re-acquainted with the two other passions in my life - dance & languages.
No more excuses of hectic school schedules or wars with the books.

Lots and lots to come, really...

Back to reality-wise,

Today's paper was surprisingly not too bad, I managed it relatively alright, except for my usual poor time management skills, thus costing me part (b) of my last question.
But it doesn't quite feel as bad knowing that you at least have the content to answer the questions and not blunder your way through aka in Physical Geog. Or Math.
The thought of staring at the question paper and nothing coming to mind/blank-out is scary.

It's time for an early rest, will update more frequently (hopefully)!

♥ Playing around with Blue Filter.

2008-08-21T11:30:00.011+08:00

impressions make, or break.

thought of the day: what creates the impression one gives to another? are impressions always based on categorizing someone into a particular stereotype? or is it about what you hear about someone, how he/she looks or behave..?

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relationships are such fragile little things.
i've always associated them with butterflies trapped in miniature glass bottles.

life is merely a stage; a show.
it's a masquerade.

the question is, how does one differentiate?

illusions and reality. a thin fine line that separates the two.

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Late replies to tags!

anon: thanks! :) school's been stressful 'cause of exams!

h'uishan: yup, you can mention digital perm :)
i permed mine in FEP!

anonymous: misscarlet.lj!

Kevin: naw, that's far from my actual skin tone & i look worse tanned,
like i have a moustache :P

denice: thanks :) you can always get it from me at a discount! ;)

anon: thanks alot for your encouragement! i hope so too!

teri=) : i like that sentence about having low expectations so the world will look like a better place!
anyhow, thanks :) hope you're doing fine with china man!

♠ i love the zoo :)

rest in peace...

Hello World.
It's 11:05 AM, supposed to be studying frantically for Econs Paper II tomorrow.
Not sure whether it's because I've semi-given up on Prelims & resigned myself to fate, but I don't feel anxious.
Or maybe it's just because it's in the morning.

My favourite time of the day is in the morning, be it 6 am or 11am.
Lots of people prefer the night but I love mornings.
I love the smell of the morning, the dewy, misty feeling of the surroundings..
Very ethereal & dream-like..
Maybe that's why I love rainy days and not sunny days.

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I want to watch this movie! ♥

I think Haruka Ayase is gorgeous with her short hair & she really looks like a cyborg-doll.

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The last movie I watched was The Dark Knight - which was superb!
Love all genres of movies, maybe except the military-war sort which is sort of all brawn & testosterone.

Note to self: Watch at least one movie after Prelims! (^-^)

My exams only end next Thursday & it's a Biology MCQ.. !
After tomorrow's Econs, I will have nothing to do but study Bio all the way till next Thursday.. ?
Because there's no other papers in between! Waste of time & everyone else finishes earlier >:@

Maybe I will start the next collection: EXQUISITE II next week, since there's so much extra time in between.

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♥
Had a heart-to-heart talk with WW on the train home after tuition yesterday.
(thank you huns)

She's the 3rd person to ever know about this very personal issue of mine.
When she left the train, I realised that I had been shivering & shaking during the whole conversation & it was not due to the air-con in the train.

It's so difficult for me to trust nowadays, especially after history has repeated itself, what, twice?

I am so thankful for BFF after these years, for being understanding & always lending me ears, even in the midst of our respective hectic school schedules & offering me heaps of encouragement.

I'm at a loss as to what to say, or rather, write.
But I would like to really really thank the friends & people around me who truly know me in and out & appreciate me for who I am, and not who I appear to be on the outside.

Sometimes I wish I could let all my defenses crumble,
but I know it's impossible.
Vulnerability is always perceived as weakness, begging to be ridden upon.

The world that you and I live in, it's not a very beautiful place.
Maybe one day something or someone will open my eyes to whatever beauty there is left..

Until then.

2008-08-14T10:50:00.002+08:00

"if you meet the right guy, each & every day is valentine's day"

really?

somewhere only we know ♥

2008-07-15T22:37:00.008+08:00

I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete

Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?

Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?

Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

So if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
So why don't we go

This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?

I ♥ this song!

2008-07-08T20:50:00.003+08:00

No more comparisons please!

Don't look like a samurai girl obviously!

P.S. Japanese men are pretty sick in the mind. Who in the right mind will draw a fierce looking samurai girl in a hot attire with midriff bared & undies exposed? ._. Their anime is always so heavily sexualized.

I certainly do not look like a mushroom either.
(Although it's a cute red one)

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I honestly think this is the worst comparison because how can I look like Hello Kitty with a new hairstyle when I don't see any hair on Hello Kitty. Nor a mouth.
Although I wouldn't mind to look half as angelic :)

Feeling fed up because i just got the 18265165238th comment today that i look like a toadstool .

but i digress

2008-07-07T21:17:00.011+08:00

read my past entries and what i wrote in one entry struck me again:

"She can have a heart of gold, she can be an angel, you can be a slut.
But in the end, you win some super sexed up boy competition, cause your face is pretty. It just works this way, this is the method to the madness of beauty. Your empty face wins you a prize but her beautiful, perfect heart does not. It's all mirror mirror on the wall because beauty is power, the same way money is power, the same way a gun is power. "

how true isn't it?

home sweet home

2008-06-13T23:46:00.008+08:00

Back from bangkok, thailand! :)
i'll have some pictures to upload but that'll take a wee bit of time.
lots of shopping, interesting incidents/experiences and a good time with some thai friends :)

watched Juno on the plane ride back and it was really good, despite the rather seemingly simplistic storyline and it was pretty short, 85 mins? not sure if i've shared this with anyone or on this blog, but i'm still going to share it anyway - i love this quote by Juno's dad in the movie.

Mac MacGuff:

In my opinion, the best thing you can do is find a person who loves you
for exactly what you are.

Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you,
the right person will still think the sun shines out your ass.

That's the kind of person that's worth sticking with.

in any case, i have some weirdo tag questionnaire to complete, courtesy of my cousin who just came over to my place (lame but yes, you get to know me better perhaps).

so here i go:

#1. If your lover betrayed you, what will your reaction be?

(Wow, this is one powerful questionnaire, the first question has already stumped me!)
Haha, kidding, this is one question everyone probably asks themselves once in a lifetime.

Not sure what it means by 'betrayed' but I'd take the easier impression I get, which would be equating to cheating.

Hmm, well, I wouldn't go for "an eye for an eye" sorta thing to get even with him, but I'd definitely call the whole relationship off.
I might listen to his "explanations" or rather, excuses, but knowing myself best, I'd never be able to take it with a pinch of salt, even in the long run.
Being the sensitive person I am, I would feel that it was I who was inadequate for him & yeah, definitely feel insecure in the future.
It'd definitely weigh me down and the r/s will just sink with it together, cause after all, even with forgiveness, one does not forget easily and the r/s will never be the same again. That fact cannot be denied.

I know myself best and I think it's crucial that any form of hurt be stopped.

#2. If you can have a dream to come true, what would it be?

Oh golly.
I have tons of dreams. Which one to choose!??

Haha, I'm not going to be stupid and say "I'd dream that I could have an endless supply of wishes granted to me". That's too Primary School!

Well, if I had a dream to come true, it'd be that I'd find true meaning and joy in life.

Which really speaks for itself - an impossible feat that would take a huge ass of a miracle to fulfill.

#3. What will your dream wedding be like?

This is one weird questionnaire!

I've definitely toyed around with the idea of dream weddings and such since I played with Barbie dolls and dressed them up in white laced bridal gowns, and to be REALLY HONEST..

I have yet to make up my mind.

I'd love to throw a large banquet for everyone in some top notch chi-chi place, but on the other hand, I'd love the idea of a small hush-hush wedding by the beach. Waves, sunsets, cocktails and martinis.. gorgeous.

Traditional yet with a twist of modern zen, my style :)

But I'd definitely love to have the bridegroom whisk me away after the wedding ceremony to some romantic getaway in say, the Maldives. Or Venice. Whatever that sounds exotic.

I'm such a sucker for romance, ain't I :(

#4. Are you confused as to what lies ahead of you?

This is getting increasingly weirder.

Err, the answer would be yes, for everyone, I would think.
Unless you are psychic or own a magic crystal ball that tells you the future.

But then again, a quote from the Bible that I never fail to keep in mind, would go something like this:

"So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own. "

#5. What’s your ideal lover like?

Can anyone say "cliche"?

It may sound simple but my ideal lover would be someone who would accept and love me for who I am, and not try to change any aspect of me, he would understand me through and through, be my listening ears and be with me through rain and sunshine. Even if we have different likes and dislikes, petty disagreements and quarrels, in the end, we'd fall back into each other's arms like it was yesterday once more.
Faithfulness and a sincere, trustworthy heart would really win me over.

That's the sort of love I seek.

I sound oh so wonderfully well rehearsed, don't I?
It's all truth though :)

Of course being a die-hard romantic with added humour would definitely win some bonus points!
;)

#6. Which is more blessed, loving someone or being loved by someone?

Being loved by someone.
No qualms about answering this one.

We're all selfish, I ain't the exception :)

#7. What do you see yourself as?

Gorgeous and brainy rolled into one.

LOL, I'm kidding.

This is a very subtle question which I guess could be interpreted differently.
I'm not going to go into too much details about my character as I see it, cause that would take ages and fill up a really lengthy blog post, but I guess..

I see myself in many forms, basically I would describe myself as a conundrum.
I tend to really contradict myself in many ways actually, yeah, I confuse myself sometimes!

I'm stubborn, I make a great laughaholic, I love dishing out advice and being a pair of listening ears if needed, I value friendships and take relationships seriously, I have multiple personalities depending on the situations (note: that does not make me fake, but it's just different angles and sides to me that i have), I'm greedy in terms of expectations, aspirations and erm.. food?

I take my values and work pretty seriously, in the sense that if I have to accomplish something, I must do it well, and not sloppily or half-heartedly. If not I'd rather not start at all.

OH I forgot. I usually seem tough on the outside (and I am!) but I do have sensitive spots that I seldom reveal to others.

For me, it's tact over hypocrisy.

I tend to be soft hearted at times, which has not really worked out to be an advantage for me AND I dislike being taken advantage of, so I'm really careful of who I place my trust in these days. Simply put, I've learnt to shield myself.

"Once bitten, twice shy" applies a lot to me because I believe if things can go wrong the first time, there will always be a second, third, fourth, .. time. That is why I struggle internally about the heart over mind issue very often.

I'm a paradox probably!

#8. If the person you secretly like is already attached, what would you do?

In the first place, I'd try to keep myself from overstepping the boundaries between a normal friendship and something even more, with someone whom is already attached.
In other words, I'll prevent myself (and the other party) from possibly getting overly chummy with each other, cause I feel it's the only sure way to prevent any temptations.

As they say, prevention > cure!

#9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy these days?

Yes.

#10. If you had a choice, what kind of family you want to be born into?

The same family, cause though we are all stubborn and grumpy mules at times, we're pretty tight :)

I have a cool mum who loves shopping (like me) & has great taste in fashion, who happens to have graduated from a professional make up academy. Gives me hoards of advice about reality which prepares me for life's bite in the ass.

I'm secretly the daddy's girl, cause my dad's really protective over me and kinda still treats me like I'm 12.
Not entirely bad cause I do get pampered. At times.

And I have an annoying brother but we do go crazy over random stuff together, laugh like lunatics over the silliest incidents, talk about gaming and lots of stuff whenever we're both feeling cooperative ;)

#11. Is being tagged fun?

-.- Alright I guess, kills boredom.

#12. How do you see yourself in ten years time?

10 years' time.. I'd be what, 28?

I'd love to see myself doing well in a high flying career (no, no more online shop, heh!), probably on the verge of getting married if it hasn't already happened (hopefully when I'm around 27-28), providing for my parents, hopefully living in my own unit that's been paid solely by myself, getting together with old friends or relatives for gatherings and parties and exclaim about how time has flown so quickly etc.. LOL ;)

Oh and I'd still look young and beautiful.
HA-HA-HA.

#13. Who are currently the most important people to you?

(IN NO ORDER): My family, love, my closer relatives and friends!

#14. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?

HAHAHA :D

I think she's a great role model for me and my other cousins, I like the fact that she's very independent & is always putting the interests of other people around her before her own. Strong in the face of adversity.

Good pair of listening ears as well :)

Don't want to type so much later all the praises fly to her head :P

#15. Would you rather be single and rich or married but poor?

Depends actually on who is the other party.

#16. What’s the first thing you do every morning?

Groan and moan about how damn early it is if it's on a typical school day.
Oh and I like to wiggle and stretch a lot in bed before getting up.

#17. Would you give all in a relationship?

Depending on the other party, because I'd get really tired if I'm the one who keeps on initiating or giving endlessly without receiving. I know some may argue love is not selfish but selfless, but then again, I feel a relationship goes both ways. It can't survive with just merely a person paddling frantically in the hope of heading towards a blissful ending, cause it's not possible. Both parties have to take turns to be behind the wheel of the relationship, that's how I feel.

That said, I will not give my all in a relationship if it is not being reciprocated or if I am not being appreciated.
It would not be termed a 'relationship' in that case.

The other party has to first, be able to move me with sincerity and love; oodles of it, and show that he can be entrusted with my heart before I even dare to take the plunge.

It's just me :)

#18. Do you live to love, live to hate or live for the sake of living?

Currently I'm bordering around the definition of live for the sake of living.

No idea why, just tired of many aspects of life.
Sad to say.

#19. What type of friends do you like?

Friends who are trustworthy, share common ideals and possibly even similar interests (although that is not a must). Friends who will be there for me through thick and thin and able to lend a listening ear.

Can't explain it so well, but there must be some sort of a 'click', like chemistry, that we're able to hit it off well.

#20. What type of friends do you dislike?

If I disliked them, they would already not be considered as 'friends' to me.

A good example would be the two-faced monster who acts really nice and chummy in front of you and b*tches incessantly about you behind your back. Best part? You never get to know till it's way too late.

These are worst kind of people I've seen. They probably don't know you that well, although they assume they do and act all knowing about it. Probably thinks the universe revolves round their pert little asses.

Attention To: Sher Yan (if she even blogs anymore), Teri, Curryduck, Rach, Denice, and whoever whose dying of boredom and wants to attempt this!

JAPAN Part IV (Finally!)

2008-04-06T16:51:00.011+08:00

Sorry to keep you guys waiting..
Here's the finale!

Kyoto (20/12/07-22/12/07)

Okay I didn't really like Kyoto much because it was our last destination and we went to so many temples, shrines, palaces, what have you not, it was just pretty boring, at least to me!
We went to Kenrokuen Garden, the Golden Pavilion & Rokuon-Ji Temple, Kiyomizu Temple and Nijo Castle.
Without further ado, pictures!

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First up, Kenrokuen Garden! Not much pictures as it was raining very heavily, so we just had lunch and moved on.

Lunch was yummy as usual!
Japanese are very mindful of the presentation, in food, packaging, etc.

That's me 8)

My dad with Japanese beer of some sort. Trademark grin!

Oh yes, before this, we had this 7.5 hour bus ride down from the rural mountain village to Kyoto, and our butts were aching.
We passed by this quaint little place which had this courtyard with something like 18 rabbits running about freely!
The supermarket there sold goodies in rabbit shapes like bunny-shaped cookies etc.
Can tell that the owners really love rabbits!

We had lots of fun trying to spot where the rabbits were hiding!

And the next day, on our way to Kiyomizu Temple, we had lunch at this restaurant which only serves food made out of yellow beans or rather, yellow bean paste (tofu!)

Love the way how the food is so nicely stacked up.

I had a tummyache when I was climbing the slopes up to the temple, so there weren't any pictures of me except the one in the group shot because I was simply moaning and groaning with pain on my way up.

Lots of stuff being sold there along the way..

Dad with Mum :D

Group Shot once again!

Off towards the Golden Pavilion.

Very very beautiful :)

Uncle Robbie & Aunt Maurine. They're one of the most loving couples I've ever seen although they are quite old (50s?) They still hug, kiss and call each other 'love' and 'dear'.

Blissful marriages are so hard to find, keep and maintain these days..

Some monks appealing for donations.

This is rather weird, or so, I thought.

And last stop before the awesome shopping in the busiest district of Kyoto, there was this really really large underground shopping mall with LOTS OF SHOPPING, we had 1.5 hours and not enough time to cover every shop entirely at all - Nijo Castle!

No photography was allowed inside the castle :(
So here are a few outdoor shots..

Look at Mother Nature's works :) Winter can be so beautiful too.

Beautiful berries!

The men outside the castle gates.

And.. I was told this place was probably the Emperor's 'playground' or sort of his own personal park, where he took strolls in the evening, where the little royal children played and erm, when he chased after concubines? Haha!

Btw, the castle had cool features inside, for example the floorboards were made of a special type of wood that was so sensitive to touch. This was to alert guards should any ninjas or assassins invade the palace grounds. The floorboards would make this really squeaky sound!

Finally, dinner before we go off shopping.. (probably one of the cheapest dinners we had)

Unglam Picture ALERT!

Japanese Ramen and Gyoza.

Shopping there is. Wow.

In Singapore, we buy opaque tights/stockings for like what, at least $10-$12 a pair and that is through online portals like SGSELLTRADE, in Isetan they cost $18.90!
In Japan, it's cheap like sh*t literally, $3.90 for one and $10 for 3!
And they come in various colours and designs.
The bags are really gorgeous and it was too bad we went during winter thus we couldn't really buy any clothing.

And on our last night, we ventured to the Gion Districts in Kyoto, an area extremely famous in Japan's history for it's Geisha houses, to taste what pufferfish (fu-gu) actually tasted like!

Our two hosts for the trip: Jun & Max :D Heartfelt thanks to them for bringing us around!

Jun-san :) She's incredibly photogenic and very natural in front of the camera!

Can you see the plate of pufferfish beside the large bowl which appears to look like some basin to wash our feet in?

Old geisha-like waitress helping us to cook.
(ignore me, i'm a meanie)

Honestly speaking, it was the most expensive meal we paid for, yet it wasn't very satisfying because the food was mainly gourmet food. Which implies little portions of weird tasting stuff. Or maybe it's because we don't (or can't) really appreciate it well. But it costed us about S$ 1,200 + per family or something (S$350+ per person). Pufferfish is after all, a delicacy in Japan and the whole meal was all basically pufferfish - fried, steamed, sashimi, etc.
Another thing that added up to the overwhelming cost was the sake.

We kinda blew out budget on food mainly.

This is an alley in Gion, have no idea what it's called but Jun-san told me alot of movies and TV shows love to film here because it's so quaint!
The picture DOES NOT do it justice because it's very romantic and lit up by lanterns. There is also a large bridge over running streams :)
Alongside are little shophouses, all wooden and very fairytale-ish!

She bought us juicy strawberries! In Singapore, these strawberries are super duper expensive!

Here is a typical flushing toilet in Japan, for those who haven't seen one like it before!
Really really cool, there's music to accompany you even! ;)

And with that..

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Departure from Kansai Airport, Kyoto in the next morning (22/12)! :)

Home Sweet Home!

With that, I come to a closure on my Japan trip 2007, I hope you guys enjoyed the 4 part series, although it took me quite long to post them all up! I was just so busy at certain points of the month.

Hmm, by any chance..

Would you have any suggestions as to what you would like me to blog about? :)
Drop me a comment/tag! ♥

overdued #1 - Fun O Rama IXI

2008-04-05T09:13:00.012+08:00

being ill is no fun at all > :(

promised everyone pics from..

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FUN-O-RAMA IXI! (29/03/08)

check out the food scene in the void deck!

our class banners for the food stall! very pretty don't you think!

Class Menu! :)
I'm in charge of the Oreo Milkshake!

our busy food committee (including me!) :D

delicious sponsored chocolate buns!

packaging these strawberry topped buns, hygiene was emphasised over and over again, thus the gloves :)

Baked by Li Xin and Grace!
I really love the AC Cookies ;)

From pretty clean blenders, sponsored fresh milk from Greenfields, Oreo cookies ..

To this! (to my horror, because I'm a neat freak)

That was after Grace, Serene & I came back from the Haunted House.
Aha, without a doubt, the culprit is none other than..

Jian Hao, otherwise known as Floats.

Haw haw, since you wrecked everything at my Oreo Milkshake station, I shall in turn put up this horrible unglam photo of you! (evil laugh)

Boys are mostly pigs, as you can see.

Beanie Babies we got as prizes for our Games Stall :D
I love the Froggy one personally!

And of course, who could forget our mascot!

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Process of mummifying:

Lots of bandages needed :X

You need manpower as well..

Our Mummy for the day was none other than Ming Xuan, also known as Baa Baa (cause he looks like a sheep) or Chuckles (name given by our form teacher DT).

Poor soul, I'm thankful to not be in his position!

The head was kinda tricky..

But, nevertheless, we managed! :D:D:D

Have you seen a Mummy who wears spectacles though?

The dunking machine!

Almeric, also known as Elmo, he keeps hiding from me everytime I try taking a photo.

Me and my tendency to take unglam pictures of people (and myself!)

Finally, here is a picture of Eugene Chua, our PE teacher.
He was always caught eating on that day. And he is so skinny! :@

More pictures of me & my friends when I get them from Jasmine & DT (he actually brought a proper DSLR camera, lots of great shots he took!), so this would have to suffice in the meantime!
Sorry people, I was quite busy with the Food Stall on that day :(

Slightly more on Fun-O-Rama IXI:

Haunted House: I'd give it a 6.5/10 for Emily Hills (the only one out of the 3 Haunted Houses I went to), although it was said to be 'the scariest' out of the 3. All your typical ghosts and little scares here and there. i reckon i only started screaming because Serene grabbed me every now and then.

Food: Was great, better than canteen food! 9/10!

Games: No comments because the games were meant to be rip-offs; you couldn't possibly win the top prize, for my class' case, it was a PSP. not a single person managed to win it. you get my drift, after all, it's FUND-RAISING.

Something really funny happened though, some random guy (a senior already in Uni), came over to ask to take a picture of me because I actually did a face painting of "I ♥ AC", and he claimed he liked it alot and "I happened to be the first person he saw with that on my face", despite me telling him there were HELL LOTS of students with the same thing.
I felt so embarrassed because he kept insisting and I tried asking almost everyone at the stall to take one with me but no one would, not even Li Lin who loves cam whoring.
In the end, Denice obliged and he even paid $10 worth of coupons just to take a photo of me?
Kinda hilarious actually.
DT was laughing and he told me the guy was definitely trying to pick me up, but in a more indirect way. He was quite mean, I saw him telling the guy something and the guy never came back after!
It would be super duper embarrassing if you asked for someone's number/email in front of their form teacher, wouldn't it!
I thought he had cool geeky spectacles though!

On our way to the Haunted House, another random guy who looked younger than me tried getting my contact in a very weird way that caused Grace to start hee-hawing.
He went: "Excuse me, can I have your number please please pleaaaaaaaaseeeeee?"
And when I said a firm no, he went: "How about email? Pleaaaaaaaassssseeeeeeeeeeeee?"
I am not exaggerating, I was stifling a guffaw!
Okay I can be quite evil :}

This week's going to be a really, really crucial week for me, the days after Friday would mark the start of a very taxing challenge.
I'm afraid of what the future may bring, so much so that I find myself clinging tenaciously to whatever I have right now. I hope it's not too late, I hope the doors are still wide open.

(♥lies, I very much appreciate tags and comments, so feel free to do so!~)

fun-o-rama preps

2008-03-28T20:20:00.004+08:00

stickers me & the advertising people designed.

Hey guys ♥ ♥ ♥
How about it's less than 24 hours to Fun-O-Rama XIX 2008?? :)
omg i totally can't wait, it's going to be a blast!

After calling up various malls and luckily, Shaw House was kind enough to allow us to sell our funfair tickets on their premises.

So, thursday was an official "off-day" for us, we were excused from lessons to go sell tickets.

I was part of the Queen Astrid Park group, we went down to QAP, supposedly "the richest district" in Singapore, just look at the Singapore's edition of Monopoly and you'll see what I mean.
I have a distant relative staying there, my Great Granduncle aka my Granddad's brother, but he wasn't in, except the maid and she didn't really understand what i was trying to say >:@

Anyhow, the weather really sucked, because it was so HOT and there were mozzies buzzing all around, it was darn irritating. And the people there live in pretty bungalows/mansions/houses that resemble mini castles or embassies, but you know what, they're quite stingy.
I told Ann, Rach and the rest that if I were to become that rich to actually own a piece of land and a uber big house with a porch, mini carpark, a front lawn, fountains, a koi pond, a swimming pool, garden, jacuzzi, what have you not, i wouldn't mind donating say, at least 50bucks to a group of poor students perspiring as they go around ringing bells and pressing buzzers at the intercoms.

Plus horrors of horrors, the guard dogs there are like - phwoar.
they're seriously quite frightening, the minute you ring the bell/press some buzzer, the huge fella comes loping your way barking and snarling like some predator on the loose, wanting to maul you.
Rottweilers, Dobermans, Bulldogs, and even some fluffy furry dogs that look super cute, but when they open their mouths you'd run for your life.
trained to kill, most of them :S

i think we suffered a fate worse than 2.4km + 3 sets of 30 reverse push-ups & 20 crunches (Which is what we always do in mass pe).

today's at Shaw House was good, really good. Managed to sell >$450 worth of coupons in 2.5-3hrs!
i realised also, how different foreigners react as compared to locals when we try to push and sell them stuff related to charity.
well of course i am not stereotyping but just as a general statement, it is kinda true that most foreigners are more receptive than locals.

Just finished cooking 5 packets of spaghetti and cutting up 2 giant watermelons into small cubes for Sago tomorrow, I'm so tired!

Tomorrow will be a great and super fun day! :D
Expect lots of pictures, for those who love them!

Japan Part III

2008-03-22T10:10:00.012+08:00

back for Part III :)

PICTURE EXPLOSION ONCE AGAIN!~

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Unazuki in Toyama (19/12/07-20/12/07 : 1 day)

on the way to the little quaint town, we had this for lunch..

the weather was getting colder as we were sorta climbing up the mountains and this meal was really good though it seemed small and rather simple.

sorry, forgot to warn you there was an unglam picture ahead.

and finally..

i present to you our lodging for the night as well as this wonderful inn with an indoor and outdoor hot spring as well as AWESOME FOOD - Entaiji-So.

the indoor hot bath, the water actually flows from the outside springs, so it's au naturale still :)

and the outdoor hot springs, we went in the early mornings :)

actually the schedule was that of men in the outdoor hot springs at night and women in the morning, so it wouldn't clash, cause yeah, everyone (should) know that Japan's hot springs don't really allow for any pieces of clothing (even bikinis), it's just plain.. well. nude.

will not elaborate as of further about the trends noted in japanese women's bodies, just that well, let's just say that gravity takes it toll worse as compared to singaporean women :S

we had to change into the traditional japanese yukata before we were allowed to enter the springs. so technically we were simply donning the yukata but with erm, nothing inside.
the worst part was that straight after the soak in the hot springs, it was dinner immediately.
in the end, everyone brought down (ahem) inner wear as well cause well, everything in the inn was to be done in a traditional japanese way, even eating and sleeping, so dinner would be extremely inconvenient in that case.

this is our room, with a traditional sleeping mat only. we had to move away the tables and seats to sleep.

the dinner was the best, practically everything had crab! even better than pufferfish sashimi! ♥

grilled crabs! so big right :) the meat is very sweet and not watery like those sri lanka crabs sometimes.

crab cooked with mushrooms & glass noodle in hotpot :)

CRAB SASHIMI! ~
i doubt it's available in singapore at all. a delicacy :)
it's the best i've tasted! it looks like bits of rice, very funny!

Mum & Dad! :D

me, my bro, aunt diana, charlene & shermaine.
do i look weird in the yukata? didn't take off the blue robe because it was rather cold.

then the waitresses/staff did this traditional japanese spring dance, supposedly it's a harvest dance of some sorts. weird doing it in winter huh.

i like the kimonos better than yukatas, unfortunately they're very costly.

drunk on sake, they attempted to do the dance as well. we were all laughing till our sides hurt!

Uncle Mike (Mr Kana-sai) learning the dance. Fyi, he can speak some Japanese 8)
i want to learn as well!

karaoke session thereafter. my dad is the midst of singing "Hotel California".
i love oldies, they have so much more meaning than songs these days.

the next day.. looking out of the full length window..

left the inn for higher altitudes, up to the rural village..

it took us approx 4 hours to reach. but noone really complained because it was so rewarding.

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slept on the bus 'till my mum woke me up and guess what i saw when the bus emerged from one of the tunnels..

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snow everywhere and the houses were so pretty!

p.s. if you noticed, some pics are blurred and some are clearer. this was because it was raining heavily when we reached and the rain cleared up later on.

enjoy the pictures below :)

aunt maurine is officially the second clown of the trip. the first being Uncle Mike, hahaha.

Gross photo as usual :@

our footsteps..

boys never really grow up, do they? :P my dad trying to be funny here.

my family ♥

Japan 2007 ♥♥♥ (Spot me if you can!)
they were commenting about how i looked like a "celebrity" taking a picture with her fan club.
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*erp*

taken in the bus after we left the place :)

Kyoto would have to be another entry, sorry guys, I'm rushing to a facial.
(gosh, does that sound all bimbotic!)

I LOVE JAPAN! :D:D:D

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say hello to Miss Puffer ~~fish~~ face! :D