Monday, December 22, 2008

My perfect phone?

The wedding dinner went quite well. Perhaps some people might have something to say about our clothes but who cares. Most of the time, our bodies are hidden from view by the mighty table that holds all the food. Food was decent but tad cold since it was left somewhere around after it was cooked, waiting for the feast to begin.

I had to say that my aunt was gorgeous that night. The dress was a very pretty pure white with a red belt. Not revealing in any way but it still show her curves beautifully. Her makeup was kept light but nicely done too. Thumbs up! =D

There are some failure as well...such as wearing frocks or gowns that are not suitable for their body types. I shall not comment more on it. =X

I had been looking for a new hand phone for quite some time. Around more than a month or so ago, my dad informed me that I could use his contract renewal as an opportunity to get a new hand phone. I had my current phone for around three to four years. I had owned three hand phones(including my current hand phone) till this date. All of them are Nokia, outdated (no longer available on Nokia website) and second hand. Two of the hand phones that I owned are those that doesn't even have colour screen and are those green screens when light up. My current phone is not as outdated as the two other but this phone does not have blue tooth, infrared, mega pixel, flash light, capability to store songs etc.

No doubt, when I saw my brother using his Sony Ericsson W850i (which he had gotten two years ago) , I was envious. Finally, after a long long wait, I am able to get a totally new phone of my choice! Not a second hand one!

Searching for a phone that is good, cheap and with a good plan proved to be difficult. It was either that the phone was too expensive, or the plan is quite good but the phone is not. How do I judge whether the phone is good? Well, I do so by reading reviews from users and editors. Some of the phones requires me to spend a couple hundred bucks even with plan and some, requires me to trade in a phone worth $100 in order to get that $0 deal. As I had mentioned, my hand phones are so outdated that I am not sure if they are even worth $50 altogether!

My brother kept encouraging me to get an Apple iPhone... -_-||| Hello? Just by looking at the price is enough to make me faint.

I am planning to get either a Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot or Sony Ericsson Walkman Phone or Nokia. I am even considering phones that are more for business men but it must be by Sony Ericsson or Nokia.

Is it THAT hard to just get a phone I want?

Saturday, December 20, 2008

What to wear to a wedding? The hardest part of being a female....

It's been around 5 years since I had last attended a wedding dinner. Needless to say, I didn't have much appropriate clothes to choose from. After some pondering, I have to settle on my one and only one piece dress. Unfortunately, the pair of shoes which I used to pair the dress with had worn out. I had to pair it with the whiteXblack ballet flats that I own. It was not a coordination that I like but I just have to do with it. Initially, I would like to achieve more of a boho result but I do not have a suitable pair of shoe. Looks like it will be boho with flats. -_-||| I have to get a pair of suitable shoes next time.

My mother asked me to dress her. That is a challenge considering what dominate her wardrobe are T-shirts, denim, shorts and tank tops. I have to cracked my head to think of a suitable coordination. Gosh.

The worst part of this whole thing is that as my mother and I are female, at a suitable age to be expected to dress well. This got to be the hardest part to do since we do not have the right clothes!*sigh*

I hope that we will not be considered as being dressed too inappropriately when we get there and find a sea of people all dressed up. Well, at least I can take some comfort in the fact that most of them are strangers to us and vice versa. >.<

I have less than an hour left to prepare...so long.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Back to....Art?!

It's been a long while since I had sat down at my table(since it was a rubbish dump there.)and just drew anything in my sketchbook or on any paper for that matter.

Finally with my desk cleared(full report with pictures next time)with only random magazines and BABY paper bag left lying on the table, I have enough space to draw again.*Though I wish to get the magazines and BABY paper bag off the table first*

Sure, I had done random drawings, sketches, doodles while I am bored in school but most of the drawings doesn't really count as they are either not complete or really bad. -_-|||

Only two of the drawings I had done in school are those that I will acknowledge. One was done in my blue notebook(magic school uniform girl with two cute follower), the other was done at the very last page of my Mathematic paper(girl's face half covered by hair). Unfortunately, the first was lost some where in my pile of books(let's hope that I can find it) and the other, was handed up to my teacher and never to be seen again. T.T It sucks since I really loved that piece of drawing. Some of you might laugh at my drawings but hey, I never said that I am good at drawing! I am still learning...and I suppose I will still be many years ahead.

One of the reason for wanting to start again, was when I uncovered the forgotten art site that I really love when I was deleting the broken links. It's Zindy-Zone and have a look at her artworks when you have time. I really love her drawing style and they are so lifelike! How I wish that I am able to draw well!

I was wondering what to buy with my Popular 20% Coupon. Now I know. I had threw away tons of my drawing stuff such as drawing pencils, colour pencils and this is a great time to restock. =D

Alright, I guess that that's all for today! ~\(=^0^=)/~

OH! I almost forgotten!

Happy Birthday Adelyn!!!!

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Minor Changes Made To This Blog......

If anyone noticed, besides the new addition of a long due new post, I had made some minor changes around this blog.

I had removed the broken links in the 'shi...links' part. I define broken link as links that led to now where or to a 'This blog has been removed/does not exist' message. Blogs that have been declared closed or neglected (such as not posting for more than a year) are removed as well. The 'shi...links' part is now cleaner with accessible links so you wouldn't be going to a dead end with every click! =D

Besides that, I had also changed the song from 千年之恋(Thousand Years of Love) to Beautiful by Christina Aguilera.

Soon, I will be editing my Wish List as well...for those kind folks out there, how about getting me any one item(or all if you wish to) from my Wish List as a Christmas present? =P

《ドラえもん 新・のび太の宇宙開拓史》2009 Part 2 New Trailers!

It's been a month and 2 days since I had last posted! I am sorry for neglecting this blog! Things hadn't been staying the same during these days since I had last posted but I guess that will be left till my next post.

The trailer that I had posted up for the Doraemon 2009 movie for my last post here had been deleted due to a copyright claim but no fear! I had found two different trailers for 《ドラえもん 新・のび太の宇宙開拓史》. Here they are! These are trailers with different content from the movie so do watch both! =D

Visit the official website for Doraemon movies here for more trailers and information on the new movies!





I had finally found a shop that sell not only the latest Doraemon DVDs, they also sell many other merchandises such as Doraemon hats, clothes, plates and other Doraemon stuff suitable for the young to old! By young, I really mean young as there are Doraemon stuffs for babies as well! Besides that, they also sell tons of anime boxed sets, movies, episodes and soundtracks. It's certainly a shop you can't miss if you are an otaku or a Doraemon fan! I had gotten my Doraemon Movie 2008 there. =D When I have more money I shall go and get the Doraemon Movie 2007 as well! =D

You can find the shop at:

Hyper Media PTE LTD
133, New Bridge Road
#02-25/26 Chinatown Point
Singapore 059413
Tel: 63362210

Saturday, November 15, 2008

G.L.P White Top for Sale!

I am selling a G.L.P White Top!

Please read the Terms and Conditions of my sales before proceeding.

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Terms&Conditions of Sales
1) No back outs!
2) No dead buyers!
3) No reservations of item(s) for a period of time longer than 2 weeks. Once it exceeds the period, the item(s) will be available for sale again.
4) Payment and collection of item(s) are by meet ups ONLY.
5) I accept CASH in Singapore currency only.
6) Meet ups are preferably along North-East Line. However, some other stations I will travel to are Somerset, Orchard, City Hall, Raffles Place, and Bugis.
7) Meet ups are preferably within the gates of the MRT Station and timing within 1pm-6pm.
8) Don't keep changing the time/date/location for meet ups.
9) Don't be late for more than 15 minutes! That doesn't mean you deserve a right to be late!
10) Please be patient while waiting for me to reply. Don't spam me.
11) Contact me by leaving your email at my tagbaord. =D
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Thank you for reading my Terms&Conditions of Sales!

For Sales:

G.L.P White Top
This was given to me when I bought a pair of white Lolita shoes from Blood Romance. It's not my style so I am selling it. I think that this is a punk top. Will someone tell me if it is indeed a punk top or not? According to the sales girl at Blood Romance, the original cost of the top is $48.

Status of G.L.P White Top
-Brand New.
-Never Wear or Washed before.
-Tag is still on.
-Original Price said to be $48.
-Fits XS or S. Judging from the size by look when placed in front of myself.

Measurements are taken when top is lying FLAT on floor.

Front of G.L.P Top Measurements

Part A
Strings are pulled tightly together(can't see chest area): 32cm
Strings are pulled till loosest(can see chest area): 40cm

Part B
Width of skirt: Around 45cm.

Part C
Straps are pulled till shortest: Around 70cm
Straps are pulled till longest: Around 76cm

Part D
Length of laces and cloth: Around 21cm

Part E
Length of Top only: Around 37cm


Selling at $35.


Click on the pictures to enlarge.

Front of the top
Front of G.L.P TopRibbon Untied
Close up of Chest DetailFront of all four strapsClose up on one of the strap
Bottom of TopClose up Bottom of Top
Details of the clothDetails of the laces and clothsClose up details of Laces


Close up on some of the words on the top
Close up of Gold DesignClose up of words 1
Close up of words 2


Tag and Label
Punk LabelPunk Label With Tag
Punk Label With Tag Reversed

Back of the Top
Back of TopDetails of back
Close up of metal ring with strapsClose up of metal ring
Bottom of back of Top


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Thanks for viewing my blog and have a nice day~! =D

Saturday, November 08, 2008

Information below ripped from here along with some editing of my own.

Black Alice has released Lucky Packs for this season! It includes clothes/items from:
Baby, The Stars Shine Bright
Metamorphose
Angelic Pretty
Innocent World

There are basically 2 types of sets:
1. Cutsew/Skirt (4 Items)
1 x Cutsew
1 x Skirt
AND any 2 of the following:
Socks
Headdress
Tote Bag

2. Jumper Skirt / OP (3 Items)
1 x JSK or OP
And any 2 of the following:
Socks
Headdress
Tote Bag

Example Pictures of Lucky Packs:
Type 1 (Cutsew/Skirt)


Type 2 (JSK/OP)


The above Lucky Packs are already at our store, and they are going for $269 each. If you missed the previous batch, here's your chance to get them again.

Thank you very much, and have a great weekend ahead!


After reading that particular post, I was torn. $269 for a Lucky Pack! That's consider cheap when it's concerning branded Lolita clothes.

Let's say Person A is going to get Type 1 and all the stuff inside is by Baby, The Stars Shine Bright(BTSSB).
The items Person A gotten are:
All prices are in Singapore Dollars.
1 x Cutsew(132★741)----------Estimated Cheapest Cost:$83
1 x Skirt(132★727)-----------Estimated Cheapest Cost:$188.61
Socks(132★017)---------------Estimated Cheapest Cost:$20.78
Headdress(132★008)-----------Estimated Cheapest Cost:$46.35
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST---------------------------------:$338.74
SAVED------------------------------------------------:$69.74

This cost is just the cheapest items of BTSSB! What if you get the expensive items? You will save much more and maybe even couple hundreds of dollars! However, I only have $554 and if I do buy a lucky pack, I will only have $285 left! What if the items inside are not suitable for my Graduation High Tea or not my type? Gosh. Just by voicing out my thoughts here, I have decided that I will not buy the Lucky Pack. It's too much of a risk since everything is jumbled up and I don't wish to spend $269 on the possibility of getting something that I don't like.

There's several problems that I have encountered on getting the clothes I want for Graduation High Tea which is on Thursday,13 November 2008.
1)There's no whitexwhite lace socks in store at Black Alice!
2)I just realized that wearing black pannier under a light coloured skirt will show! I need to get/borrow a white pannier and I don't have enough money/time to order!
3)I need more money!
4)The pair of shoes which I want might not be able to fit me!

OH NO!

I should have thought of these sooner!~

Only 4 more days to Graduation High tea and yet so many problems! O.o

ARRGHH!

*Panicks away*

Saturday, October 18, 2008

《ドラえもん 新・のび太の宇宙開拓史》2009

Once again. the adorable Doraemon is back with another new movie for the year 2009!

This time, it's a re-make movie of Nobita's Spaceblazer that was released in Japan on 14 March 1981. Such a long time ago year 1981 was isn't it? With the re-make movie, 《ドラえもん 新・のび太の宇宙開拓史》(Shin・Nobita no Uchu Kaitakushi)[The New Record of Nobita: Spaceblazer], no doubt that with promises of better, higher quality graphic and sound. However, the storyline might be slightly different but I am sure most of the original content will remain. Just check out the two pictures of the Nobita's Spaceblazer and The New Record of Nobita: Spaceblazer respectively. You will be amazed by how much the quality of the graphic has improved throughout these years!

Nobita's Spaceblazer


The New Record of Nobita: Spaceblazer


Watch the trailer The New Record of Nobita: Spaceblazer 2009 below:


As usual, Doraemon is still so cute!!!~~~

Visit the official website of 《ドラえもん 新・のび太の宇宙開拓史》here for more information! ~\(=^0^=)/~

On a side note, I was disappointed to find that a local store did stock Doraemon The Magic 2007, Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld ~ The Seven Magicians~, but it is in blu-ray disc format! I only have a VCD player at home and at most, I could only use my computer to watch DVDs but Blu-Ray disc are out of my range! I didn't ask the shop keeper if they have it in DVD/VCD format though. Let's hope that they do!

Goodbye for now!

Friday, October 10, 2008

Gone (Novel)

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I am so guilty. I should be studying but I still managed to convince myself to sneak out some time to read the novel which I had borrowed from the library.

The novel in question, is Gone, written by Michael Grant, published in June 24, 2008. The story is particularly interesting with an ending that promises a sequel. After reading the author's blog here, I realised that the sequel, currently named Sacrifice, will be out around June-July 2009. Plus, a character will die. Oh no. Who's the poor he or she who's going to die? I hope that it's one of the bad guys please. From what I see, it seemed that the person is one of the good guys. >.< Secondly, I have to wait for a year for the sequel?! I think that I would have forgotten the story by then. Looks like I have to borrow Gone again when Sacrifice is released to refresh my memory or buy Gone (which I am very tempted to).

Forgive me for blabbing on but the information along with the covers of the book are as below. Do try to read it. It's quite an interesting book. Seriously, I was forced to live in FAYZ(Fallout Alley Youth Zone), I don't think that I can survive without powers. Yes, I am pampered. However, looking at the young age of 14 years and below being forced to cope with this crisis....I suppose I will fight for my life when it is needed. Ah..let's go to the information of the book then.

Gone Cover



Gone Cover Another Version


Product Description

In the blink of an eye. Everyone disappears. GONE.

Except for the young. Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But not one single adult. No teachers, no cops, no doctors, no parents. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened.

Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents—unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers—that grow stronger by the day.

It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is running out: On your birthday, you disappear just like everyone else...

Product Details
# Reading level: Young Adult
# Hardcover: 576 pages
# Publisher: HarperTeen (June 24, 2008)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0061448761
# ISBN-13: 978-0061448768
# Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.9 x 1.6 inches

Do not be scared off by the 576 pages. =D With it's decent reviews, it can't be that hard to read! (Given my experience as well) You can get it from Amazon and other major bookstores.

Do try the book...

That's all for today!

Saturday, September 27, 2008

SKINNED by Robin Wasserman

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Hi there everyone! How's everyone getting on? I hope that all are fine! Exams are near so let's all pull up our socks!

I haven't blogged for a while due to some problems with my computer as it was in some kind of Linux OS and I can't get logged on to internet...*coughbrothermessitcough* but now it's all well with a all new cool glossy black disc drive. I will take a picture of it and post it up next time. Thanks to my mother who paid a whooping $800 for it. But well, at least the guy had already installed programs such as Microsoft Office. Which means less time spent on getting the disc drive up and running!

I went to Westerblog as usual and found a post on a new science fiction novel, SKINNED, by Robin Wasserman. It seemed to be an interesting book so I decided to share with you guys what I had found.

Let's start with the trailer first to arouse your curiosity about this book!

SKINNED Book Trailer



The story of SKINNED goes like this...

Some miracles come with a price . . .

Lia Kahn was perfect: rich, beautiful, popular. Until the accident that nearly killed her.

Now she has been downloaded into a new body that only looks human. Lia will never feel pain again, she will never age, and she can't ever truly die.

Forced to the fringes of society, Lia joins others like her. But they are looked at as freaks. They are hated . . . and feared. They are everything but human, and according to most people, this is the ultimate crime -- for which they must pay the ultimate price.


Have I gotten your attention? How about reading the book excerpt here and also an interview with the author here to know more about the book?

Last but not least, the details and the cover of the book are below....

# Reading level: Young Adult
# Hardcover: 368 pages
# Publisher: Simon Pulse (September 9, 2008)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1416936343
# ISBN-13: 978-1416936343
# Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5 x 1.3 inches

I am definitely going to read this book! The storyline seems to be really interesting!!~

I just realised that I am really a die hear fan of teen science fiction. HAhA~

Study hard and have fun guys! ~\(=^0^=)/~

Sunday, September 14, 2008

~Best of Asia, Bring on America~ BoA!

The rumors of BoA planning to advance into the U.S market has been around for years. With the press conference"Best of Asia, Bring on America" held on 10th September in Seoul Paris Hotel, which will reveal the plan of BoA's advance into America, the rumors are now reality.

Teasers of BoA's U.S Debut Song MVs are released online. The new song, named 'Eat You Up' (don't ask me why it has such a weird name) has two MV, directed by Diane Martel and Cha Eun Taek respectively. I preferred the Korean version of the MV as it is more fun and in my opinion, more BoA's style. The U.S version of the MV seemed to be of a low budget production and not like BoA's style. The video below shows both the Korean and U.S version respectively.

Below:'Eat You Up' Korean&U.S Version Teaser


I suppose most of the people who reads my blog is not able to understand Korean or Japanese, the video below is a part of the press conference with BoA speaking in English, talking about her song etc. I must say that her English is certainly more fluent than before though you could see that she is quite nervous with many 'yeah' in her conversation.

Below:'Best of Asia, Bring on America' Press Conference Part of it


I don't know if she will make it but since I consider myself as a BoA's fan, I hope that she does!

Visit her official America website at www.boaamerica.com .

Saturday, September 06, 2008

Midnighters Book 3: Blue Noon

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Borders was having their Teachers&Students offer from 3Sep(Wed)-5Sep(Fri). This means that if you are either a student or teacher, you just have to show them your pass and you will be eligible for a 20% discount off their products. Borders Preferred Members would be able to get a further 10% discount too.

This offer was too hard to resist for me. Especially I had convinced my brother to lend me his gift card to buy books. I had went to Borders few days before wanting to check out those Midnighters books. Unfortunately, they were out of stock. Thus, I waited until yesterday, the last day of the promotion to go to Borders, hoping that the trilogy would be there, waiting for me to buy it.

When I arrive there, I noticed that indeed they had stocked up but not the series which I wanted. They had stocked up on UGLIES series with mostly UK UGLIES, PRETTIES, SPECIALS and EXTRAS paperback and also US SPECIALS paperback and EXTRAS hardcover.

There's was only one old cover of Blue Noon paperback and two new cover of Blue Noon paperback. I preferred the new cover version as it's more striking and cooler. That's mostly the reason why I had bought the new cover version instead of the old ones.

Check out the new version of Blue Noon Paperback below:


Although I was itching to open the book and plunge into the world of Midnighters, I was unable to do so as Blue Noon is the last book of the Midnighters trilogy. It would not do me any good learning about the ending when I didn't even have a clue of what was going on.

Guess that I had to sign on Kinokuniya's membership card and get the books after the big "O" Levels.

Actually, for those who knew what is Charmed, the ex producer of Charmed had actually approached Scott Westerfeld and expressed interest in producing a telelvision series for Midnighters. Scott Westerfeld however, was not particularly in favour about the storyline for Midnighters.

For those who didn't know, Midnighters is a science fiction trilogy created by Scott Westerfeld, the very same author of the UGLIES Series that I love.

How I wish that I have enough money to buy all the books I love.

Oh, check out the updated wish list. =P

Thursday, September 04, 2008

Purple Dung

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Dung or Feces or faeces or fæces. Whatever you like to call it, is a waste product given out by animals. Including us. Well, I had always thought that it was nothing special and perhaps a little gross. Brown or yellow in colour, hard or soft or squishy, I had seen it often enough to think nothing of it.

What about dung in purple colour? That caught my attention when I was about to flush the toilet bowl after doing my business. Not only the dung was in purple colour, the water surrounding the dung was in a deep purple colour as well. Of course, I don't have a picture of the purple dung to show you guys. I don't have that habit of bringing a camera into the toilet. It's unhygienic.

However, I do have a picture of what caused my dung to be in purple colour. That is, Pitaya.

Pitaya has tons of also known as names. I suppose even a spy wouldn't have that much. Would they? Besides knowing as Pitaya, it is also known as pitahaya, dragon fruit, huǒ lóng guǒ (火龍果/火龙果, "fire dragon fruit"), lóng zhū guǒ (龙珠果 "dragon pearl fruit"), strawberry pear, nanettikafruit, or thanh long. Told you that it is going to be a long list of names didn't I? I suppose that you would find one of the names familiar to you.

I had known that the purple coloured Dragon Fruit was not something to mess with if you do not want your expensive clothings to be ruin. It stains terribly, on tongues, clothes, hands, the list goes on. However, I didn't know that it tends to turn your dung into purple colour as well. I suppose now I know about this interesting fact.

In case you still don't know what Pitaya is, below is a picture of the purple coloured ones which I had taken.

Below: Hylocereus costaricensis or known as Costa Rica Pitaya. It is supposed to have red flesh but the colour looks like purple to me.


For more information about it, check out the always trusty Wikipedia here.

Oh, in case you are wondering, I did eventually flushed the toilet. =D

See ya!

Friday, August 22, 2008

Braces is now within my reach in 2 months time....

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It seems that there's hope after all. There's a chance that I might get the perfect straight teeth I always want to own. I took the initiative to borrow books on braces when I went to the library today with my mother. The only book that was available was "Papa, I want braces". It was more of the book with some cartoon by the author. It might be mistaken as a picture book for those young children but the numbers of words inside is certainly more than those children is able to cope with.

After all that, I went to check up on how much money I have in my bank account. I still have $4800+. That should be enough right? Those money were my savings...I guess they can be counted as my own money right? I hope that $4800+ will be able to cover the whole braces treatment.

I had went to several dental clinics near my house, trying to find the least expensive with best services. It seems that I will go to the choosen clinic on 11 November, right after my very last paper for "O" Levels. Gosh! I suppose I wouldn't experience much pain on that day as the orthodontist will just take X-Ray and molds of my teeth...I think that I will need to extract several teeth as it's simply too crowded.

Oh GOSH!

I can't help thinking about it!

Will it hurt a lot?

I hope that the discomfort level will be at its minimum!

Or I will find that I have extremely high tolerance level!

I had found a picture of a patient with condition that was quite similar like mine.

Below:The patient's teeth with condition that's extremely similar(almost same)to mine.


I read on and found out that that particular patient had to extract two teeth from his upper jaw. I suppose it must be those which are like vampire fangs...at least I am better than some who needs to extract 8 teeth or more! I will simply die from horror!

*Frets*

Friday, August 15, 2008

Finally...a medal for Olympic

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All this while I had been reading news of Team Singapore being trashed by other countries.

Finally, the Table Tennis Team had managed to win the match against Korea. They are in the FINALS!!!

No matter they win or not against the match with their opponent this Sunday, they are going to be able to get a medal, either gold or silver. FINALLY. We are going to get a medal. Of course it would be better if it's Gold!!! ^0^

That's all for today!

Cheer on Team Singapore! =D

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

☆~♥Released of "O" Level Chinese Language Results♥~☆

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This day had finally came. To think that I was still tossing and turning on my bed yesterday, unable to sleep. Was it due to me worrying about my results or because of the fact that it was too hot for me to fall asleep? That does not matter now. Not to me at least.

Today was a day filled with anxiety. Everyone was especially restless and were all wondering (or perhaps worrying?) about their "O" Level Mother Tongue which would be released at 1.40pm right after school. The lessons we went through without totally paying 100% attention to what the teachers were saying. The last lesson, which was supposed to be CDP, was the most horrible. Apparently, the teachers were instructed to stop all CDP lessons and allow any subject teachers to take over the one hour lesson instead. My CDP teacher was my Geography teacher. She kept going through the questions on a local examination paper. I was not paying attention to her. Instead, I was watching the clock. Watching as the seconds tick by. It was pure torture. I convinced myself that I would do well. I would get the results I want. Yet there is still a tiny part of my heart that questioned myself. Could I really do it? I only knew that I must.

The lesson finally ended. It was now the time for us to know our results. As the Malay students left for their Malay Language classroom, I watched the corridor, searching for my teacher. She was late for five minutes.

Finally she came. Walking in a hurried pace towards our classroom. As she gets nearer, the volume in our classroom rose. The anxiety and fear that was entwined in our voices was obvious.

"There's room for improvement (for our results)," When she was asked if she was satisfied with our results.

There were two person who had gotten an A2 and only one who had gotten an A1 for Chinese Language in our class. As she read out the name, silently, in my mind, I was praying that I would not hear my name. My mind was set for higher goals. An A1 for Chinese Language.

I let out the breath I was holding. My name was not among the two whom had gotten an A2. The volume in the classroom rose as I strained my ears to hear who was the one who had gotten the A1. I started to panic as I wondered what would happen if I was not the one who had gotten the A1. What if I had wished for something that was too much to accomplished by me? Then, I heard my name. I wondered if my mind was playing tricks on me. Had I really done it? Indrani congratulated me. Perhaps I did not hear wrongly after all.

Still unsure, I waited for my turn to take a look at the result slip and to sign on it. It was my turn. I stared at it while my teacher told me what was written on the paper. "A1 for "O" Level Chinese. Distinction for Oral and Listening Comprehension. "

It was there. Written in black and white.

I felt elated. I had achieved it. An A1 along with Distinction.

One more step closer to my dreams.

Saturday, August 09, 2008

笨蛋史可乐:爱上智商220的天才男生

6261580 seconds to Bogus to Bubbly!

It's rare, me here in my blog almost all posts written in English but now, I am going to talk about a particular Chinese book in this post...so do pardon the Chinese!

I had borrowed this book from a Library outlet...I find that I am more attracted to books with manga like cover. It just makes me want to read it. =D So, I read through the whole book, constantly irritated with the bad printing such as having two pages of writing printed on the same page so I have to try to make out the words, some words which cannot be printed and are in replace, a square and also a lack of one whole page which was not ripped off! Apparently, the page was left out during printing and in replace, there was a blank page.

It was the blank page that made me search the internet for the page so that I would know what happened in the end. Although I knew that 史可乐 eventually ended up with 龙天佑 and that 龙天阳 is actually 史可乐's elder brother, I still do not like missing a page of the story. Maybe I will go to Kinokuniya and see if there's a opened book available and read the page I had missed or borrow another copy of the book. >.<. The story is cute and well, very dreamy. Some sort of a fairy tale that every girl wishes for it to turn into a reality...including me. \(^w^)/ Information of the book below... Photobucket

笨蛋史可乐内容简介:
  啊呜!为什么她史可乐要听笨蛋史美琳老妈的话,去填那一份圣金志贵族学院特招生的申请表!做了孝顺女儿却还要不人道的每天减少两个小时的睡眠时间!被那个神经质学院的短路董事长亲自挑选成为今年的特招生后,害她瞬间变成圣金志贵族学院史上智商最低的学生!这么大顶超亮光环的帽子盖在她头上,她怎么无忧无虑的渡过三年快乐的高中生活!尤其是在遇到那个短路董事长的两个天才儿子后,她在学院里的日子就一天比一天糟糕!本就是麻烦代言人的她上演了一出又一出的乌龙事件!董事长的两个天才儿子,一个明明长得很阳光的帅气男生却偏偏喜欢整天冷着一张脸,另一个长得比女生还漂亮的男生却是个带着斯文面具的爆雷男生,所以她对有钱人家小孩的评语除了神经质还是神经质!智商不到80的她究竟会选择哪一个智商220的天才男生呢!最终还是一张她亲爱的老妈与短路董事长的合照告诉了她该如何选择心中的那个他!

  【人物简介】
  史可乐:天真烂漫的笨笨单凤眼女生!拥有以角度折算后为360度的完美笑容。智商虽不到80,但有时也会超常发挥一下小聪明!既是圣金志贵族学院史上智商最低的特招生,又是圣金志贵族学院史上最最特别的麻雀女主角!睡懒觉、半夜躲在被窝里看漫画书是她最喜欢做的事情,最讨厌的事情就是被人说她长得不像照片上的老爸老妈!最心疼的人是她亲爱的老妈!口头禅因对象而异,不过频率出现得最高的是"讨厌!可恶!"这四个字。
  龙天佑:圣金集团董事长的大儿子,智商高达220,以全国第二名考入属于他家开的圣金志贵族学院。打发无聊时间的活动有玩游戏、打篮球、练跆拳道,外表属于非常帅气的阳光型男生。受老妈坐飞机失事永远离开了他的阴影打击,使他不仅患了坐飞机恐惧症,而且还变成一个不会笑的冷面男生。其实他内心是个很细心温柔的男生哦!
  龙天阳:圣金集团董事长的小儿子,智商高达220,以全国第一名考入属于他家开的圣金志贵族学院。平日只有两项活动,看书及跆拳道,是个非常漂亮的单凤眼男生,心底有一个阴影,就是怕自己不是老爸的亲生儿子。最忌讳别人说他漂亮!说他漂亮的话,会让他一秒钟内扯下斯文的假面具,露出爆雷性格的真正本性!
  史美琳:史可乐的美丽老妈,非常有爱心的一位大美女!为了抚养并不是亲生的女儿史可乐,牺牲了无数的美容觉时间,靠自己的双手支撑起一个快乐而温暖的家!据说也曾是圣金志贵族学院的特招生哦!智商为160!
  龙正一:龙天佑的亲生老爸,龙天阳的养父,智商据传闻不到80!因身为圣金集团的董事长,也就没有人敢去查证他的智商究竟是多少了,但可以确定的一点,他当年肯定是靠家族关系走后门读的圣金志贵族学院!
  李管家:在龙家工作了四十年的老管家,知道很多陈年往事哦!
  韩元次:内心非常嫉妒龙家两兄弟,想通过掌握住史可乐而去向龙天佑、龙天阳报复的坏男生。
  韩元香:韩元次的妹妹,很喜欢龙天阳,所以做哥哥的帮凶,经常陷害史可乐的坏女生。
  王太蒙:被龙家两兄弟揍得在医院里躺了一个月还不知道反省的坏男生。
  洪豆豆:最先是对史可乐非常有敌意,但后来被史可乐的天真所感染,与她成为好朋友。


That's all for today! If you could me know what happen at the second last page (a scan or a link to a web containing content of the page), which is page 239, that would be awesome! ^0^

Friday, July 25, 2008

Bogus to Bubbly

Looking at my last post, I realised that I had not been posting for a long time. My computer was unable to connect to the internet and then it sort of hanged......luckily my brother managed to fixed it by reformatting the computer (AGAIN). All information I had is of course, gone, since I am so stupid to not make back ups. So to those who are waiting me to send pictures of Cosfest or some other things, please be patient as my computer is still not in tip top condition with no sound and sometimes blue or red screen.

I had just browsed through my favourite author's blog. Found a post that was dated 2 June 2008 (quite an old post) and read through it......and got really UBER EXCITED about IT! Why?!!! Because, Mr Scott Westerfeld, the author of the UGLIES Series, is going to write a book all about the UGLIES Series!!!! O.M.G!!!!! \O.O/ So you can imagine me jumping for joy *YESSSS!!!!* with my brain filled with thoughts of getting my hands on the book, Bogus to Bubbly: An Insider's Guide to the World of Uglies (Paperback), as soon as possible. The bad thing is that...this book is going to be released while I am having my Ordinary Level examination! Oh NO! What kind of bad timing is that???!!!! I wish that I can get it...but I am supposed to be studying at that time!! ARGHHH! Also, I am supposing to be saving up for Lolita as well. Jeez...while other are saving up for Lolita and Cosplay/Dollfies, I am saving up for Lolita and books. Aren't I a "hardworking student"? O.o But let's put that aside first. Below are the cover, details of the book with quotes from the author's site and also from Amazon.

Bogus to Bubbly: An Insider's Guide to the World of Uglies (Paperback)


Details of the book with quotes from the author's site which you can find here.
That familiar face is, of course, the model from the Uglies cover. In fact, it’s a photo from the same shoot, which almost made it onto the book. But at the last minute, the powers that be decided to switch to the cover we all know and love.

Fascinating factoids like this are what Bogus to Bubbly is all about: tons of background info on how the series came to be conceived, researched, written, and produced. It’s sort of a giant FAQ, in which I try to answer the thousand-or-so most common questions that I’ve been asked by fans over the years.

Among its many sections are the following:
Research notes on the science behind the series;
A massive history of the world (including the Rusty Crash and recovery);
Maps of Tally’s city and the greater continent;
Illustrations of various gadgets from the books;
A complete glossary, plus an essay on slang generation;
Mini-histories of all the cliques and derivations of the character names;
The definitive essay on the inspiration for the books;
An illustrated hoverboard manual!

Bogus to Bubbly doesn’t come out till October 21, and at the moment it can be pre-ordered only on Amazon, but I’m sure the other online booksellers will be listing it soon. And, of course, come October your friendly local bricks-and-mortar bookstore will be stocking them in quantity.

As that date gets closer, watch this space for sneak previews of Bogus content.

Did I mention the hoverboard manual?


Below information from Amazon.
Product Details

* Paperback: 224 pages
* Publisher: Simon Pulse (October 21, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1416974369
* ISBN-13: 978-1416974369


That's all for today!!!

P.S I was thinking about this book and then I thought of people sometimes panicking over what to get for his/her friend for birthday present. For me, there's another choice. I wouldn't mind getting a Borders/Kinokuniya birthday voucher as a birthday gift! =D

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

I must finish my D&T by latest this friday!!!!!!!

OH what in the world!!!! I had reached school at 7.25am today even though lessons starts at 11am. I was doing my S.S homework(only to find out that I had cross reference with the wrong source and had to re do it later that day. -_-^^^) . After that, I went to D&T room at around 8.15am. Cute, file, sand, buff till 10.30am. Went to classes after that. After lessons, I went to do my D&T again only stupid me mess up the stage and have to re do it! ARGGGHHHH! I had wasted my entire morning's work! I must finish my D&T by latest this Friday no matter what so that I can enjoy Cosfest!!!!

Wish me luck people!

Saturday, June 28, 2008

>>Cosfest VII Super Henshin<< 7 DAYS MORE!!

The information below is taken from here.

Into its 7th year running, Cosfest VII Super Henshin will definitely be the most exciting anime/cosplay convention in Singapore! Watch anime and manga fans dressed in their favourite character costumes compete at the Cosplay Competition.

We are also honored to host the regional Singapore Rounds of World Cosplay Summit. The winning pair will represent Singapore to compete with some of the world’s finest cosplayers in Nagoya, Japan.

On top of that, Anime Karaoke and Anime Voice Dubbing contests will be held to spice up the event. Also, visit the artist booths with their own works and comics and also the Cosplay Exhibition from Taiwan.

Come join in the fun during this 2 days event!

Date : 5 & 6 July 08
Time : 1pm to 7pm
Venue : D’ Marquee, Downtown East
Admission : Free admission

Please click here for more information.


I can't believe how time flies!!! It's only 7 days more till Cosfest! It's going to be my first time going to such a big Cosplay event! I am so excited and I am seriously counting down to the day of Cosfest with each passing day. I am going to wear my only Lolita on only one day of the 2 day event. As for the other day, I will be wearing the usual Singapore street clothes. I must make a list of stuff to do or I might forget to bring something! Plus~, it's my first time wearing the Alice Bow Hairband which I had just bought for $8 from Neko with my Lolita!!!!!~~~~ =D

I am so envious of Elie who can buy a new Lolita! But then, it's Bodyline which is very notorious for it's bad quality. Plus, the shipping fees is so expensive! A Alice Bow which cost around SGD$12 will cost around SGD$52 with shipping fees! With this money, I might as well buy a BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT or other non-off brand products as it will cost around the same. =.=||

But first, I have to do well for my "O" Level Chinese Oral and finish my D&T Product!

=^0^=

I must give it all the best!! Let's hope that I will do well in "O" Levels!

P.S I am so glad that I had reminded Huang Wang of the hair accessories and bag which she needed to prepare as she had totally forgotten all about it. She said that she will go shopping for the stuff today. Let's hope that she will find all the things she need and be ready for Cosfest!!! =D

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

KAMIKAZE GIRLS Screening @ The Cathay Sat, 21 June 2008 (Confirmed)

If you have nothing to do during the holidays...

Taken from Black Alice's Blog.
Dear all,
Black Alice is holding a movie screening of "Kamikaze Girls", and tickets are now for sale!

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"Kamikaze Girls is the latest pop-culture phenomenon to take Japan by storm. It began as a best-selling novel, “Shimotsuma Story” (English Title, “Kamikaze Girls”), by cult writer Novala Takemoto, whose empathy with social outsiders and decadent fashion sense has helped cultivate a devoted following among young women, particularly those in the “Lolita” fashion scene.

Momoko (pop idol Kyoko Fukada, pictured above) yearns to live in 18-century Versailles than in her back-country hometown of Shimotsuma, heartland of the yakuza. To escape, she loses herself in the dreamy, doll-like fashions of the "Lolita” scene. Her idol is Akinori Isobe, chief designer of Baby, the Stars Shine Bright—her favorite Lolita design house. She travels all the way to Tokyo to shop at their store."

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"Kamikaze Girls" aka. "Shimotsuma Monogatari" (http://www.kamikazegirls.net)
Sat, 21 June 2008
11:00 am
$12/ticket; cash payment only
The Cathay Cineplex, The Picturehouse Lv5 (82 seater)
Recommended Dress Code: Lolita / Aristocrat, Pirate
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This is probably going to be the biggest event gathering of Lolitas, and we hope to have your support for this event! You are recommended to dress in Loli as we will take pictures. This event is something not too be missed!

The event is open to everyone, not just limited to Lolitas, and tickets are available for sale at Black Alice. You may choose your seats, based on a first-come-first-served basis.

We will suggest getting the tickets together with your friends, so that you can choose your seats and seat together. Ticket collection will be in 2nd-3rd week of June, and you'll be notified via our mailing list, Sgcafe and our blog.

Thank you very much for your support!


P.S. This is a non-profit event; ticket fees are purely used to pay rental of the cinema hall. Any surplus will be given to Red Cross (SG) & The Salvation Army (SG).



Is there anyone who is interested? =D

Sunday, June 01, 2008

...::::>>>>>>My Lolita<<<<<<::::.....

I had just realised that I didn't post up pictures of my first ever Lolita outfit. How could I have forgotten to post it up? Well, this post will include one by one breakdown on the cost and parts of my first ever Lolita! Judging from the outside, you will never guessed that we actually have to wear so many things to get the pretty effect which many sought for!

Information on my Lolita Jumper Skirt (worn outside)
Brand: Baby, The Stars Shine Bright
Category: Jumper
Item number: 131★263
Colour: Black with white
Material: Cotton 100%, polyester 100%, nylon 100%
Size: Height: Approximately 89cm
Bust: Approximately 88cm
Waist: Approximately 73cm
Price: ¥18,690 (Around SGD$245.450)
Cost price to make:¥17,800 (Around SGD$233.732)
I bought it from Black Alice at SGD$255.
Below: My Lolita Jumper skirt!!!

As I the product pictures on different views and details are in pink, you just have to try to imagine it in black and white. I tried taking pictures on details of my own Jumper but it is not as clear as the images given on Baby, The Stars Shine Bright website.

Below:Lolita Jumper Skirt Front View

Below:Lolita Jumper Skirt Back View

Below: Details of the bust area

Below: Side view

Below: Back view

Below: Pocket details

Below: Lace Details

Below: Price tag of my Jumper (front)

Below: Price tag of Jumper (back)

That’s all for my Lolita Jumper!

Next, I am going to let you see my Infant Blouse! Unfortunately, I could not find any product pictures or information for it so you just have to do with my poor quality pictures.

Information on my Blouse (worn inside)
Brand: Infant
Category: Blouse
Colour: White
I bought it from Black Alice at SGD$56. The original price was SGD$59 as it says on the price tag.

Below: My Infant Blouse front view.

Below: Rose Button Closeup

Below: Collar Details

Below: Sleeve Details

Below: The price tag of my blouse


Next coming up is my Pannier! What is a pannier? It is something you wear under the dress to make the dress puffy and blown up so that it looks really sweet and cute! It is just like a skirt but with special texture to make it puffy!

Information on my Pannier (worn inside)
Brand: Unknown (It comes with my Baby, The Stars Shine Bright Jumper). I think that it's something like a free gift from Black Alice.
Category: Pannier.
Colour: Black.

I bought it from Black Alice at SGD$255 together with my Baby, The Stars Shine Bright Jumper.

Below: My pannier when it is lying flat

Below: My pannier when it is standing up (Side View)

Next coming up is my pair of Yang Girlies Knee-high Socks! How could you do without the ever popular Knee-high Socks when wearing Lolita Japan style?
Information on my Yang Girlies Knee-high Socks
Brand: Yang Girlies
Category: Knee-high Socks
Material: Cotton
Colour: Black socks and ribbons with White Laces
Price: $12
I bought it from Catz Apparel, a store in Bugis Village.

Below: Yang Girlies Knee-high Socks itself.

Next coming up is my shoes! As true blue Lolita shoes are expensive (normally around $70 and above) and not to mention possibly uncomfortable for the height is around 5cm or above. The height of the heel can even reach more than 10cm. Imagine walking around with heels that high! So I just went to buy a pair of Mitju Ballet Flats to match with my Lolita as they are suitable and signals child innocence as well!

Information on my Mitju Ballet Flats
Brand: Mitju
Category: Ballet Flats
Material: Plastic
Colour: Black with white
I bought it from a store named Mitju in Far East Plaza at $17.42 when it was having a 30% off sale. The pair of Ballet Flats originally cost $24.90.

Below: Side view of the Mitju Ballet Flats

As for the bag I will be bringing to match my Lolita, I have decided that if I could not find any suitable ones, I shall use the Nodame Cantabile Piano bag for it’s in black and white which is matching the colour theme for my Lolita.

Information on my Nodame Cantabile Piano bag
Brand: Nodame Cantabile
What?: A manga, anime and live action drama serial in Japan.
Material: Possibly cotton
Colour: Black with white piano keys

Below: Outside view of Nodame Cantabile Piano bag taken by me.

Now that you have seen it all, it’s time for you to see me in Lolita clothes but sadly without the bag though. I have taken the photos using the reflection of myself in the mirror.

Below: Wearing Infant Blouse

Below: Wearing Pannier

Below: Wearing Infant Blouse+ Pannier

Below: Wearing Full Lolita Set Without the bag



Enjoy the pictures!!!! =D