Do you remember my previous post on Monday, December 21, 2009 about me wanting to watch Avatar here? Well, I finally did it on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 with Samantha.
It was, in fact, a spontaneous decision to do so. I only had one 2 hour long DCNK lab on that day, which was supposed to be from 11am to 1pm. However, the lesson ended at 12pm, which left me with a lot free time on that day. My friends were all discussing which movie they wanted to watch. It seems that they were rather interested in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. No offenses but while they were attracted by cuteness of Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, cute just doesn't does it for me enough to spend money and watch a movie. After all most of the movie critics are crap and I believe that there must have a reason to do so.
I had contacted most of the my friends but it's either they were not interested in watching the movie or they had already watched it. My, they are sure fast. After all I only ask them after 3 days of opening. Besides that, as mentioned in my previous post here, I was pondering I should watch it in 3D or not.
Luckily for me, I remembered that I had recently reconnected with a friend and she was interested to have some shopping trip or something similar together. I decided to ask her if she's interested to watch the Avatar movie together though I know that it's a super last minute arrangement and she might not be free.
Luckily, she was and with her help on booking the tickets, we managed to grab a decent seat in Vivo City Golden Village at 4.50pm. She was late for a little while but luckily while waiting for her, I had fun window shopping in Forever 21 and Fox.
When we got the tickets, Samantha decided that she needs a bottle of water so we were complementing if we have enough time left to do so. At first, we thought that the Vivo Mart was the other side of Vivo City. Luckily for us, it was only downstairs so we make it back in time.
Although the seat was not really close to the screen, to me however, it was an awkward position for me as it forces my head to be tilted in a weird position in order to see the whole screen clearly. I got dizzy half way through the movie and started to feel nauseous. Luckily I didn't watch it in 3D or I will surely puke for sure. I gradually got used to the weird feeling and lasted through the whole movie without puking. Thank goodness. I didn't want to make a scene. I have to say though, though the fighting scene isn't as much as Transformers and such movies, the volume was deafening. Other than feeling nauseous and the deafening sound, it was rather pleasant overall. The movie is indeed a 4/5stars.
When the movie ended, we got out of the theater, we were shocked to see that it's already 7.40pm. The movie end later than we thought. We then took the public transport home.
Thanks Samantha for agreeing to watch the movie with me. =D It was fun~ Let's do it next time! (^0^)
A review on the Avatar movie will be up soon~
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Avatar
I suppose that none of you needs any introducing to this new movie which is already out there in the wild. If you have no idea what Avatar is, you seriously need to get out of your cave and start living among the civilization. However, I shall cover brief introduction of Avatar to those who have heard of it but aren't too sure as of what it is.
As quoted from Wikipedia.
The film focuses on an epic conflict on Pandora, an inhabited Earth-sized moon of Polyphemus, one of three fictional gas giants orbiting Alpha Centauri A. On Pandora, human colonists and the sentient humanoid indigenous inhabitants of Pandora, the Na'vi, engage in a war over the planet's resources and the latter's continued existence. The film's title refers to the remotely controlled, genetically engineered human-Na'vi bodies used by the film's human characters to interact with the natives.
Avatar had been in development since 1994 by Cameron, who wrote a 114-page scriptment for the film. Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of Titanic, and the film would have been released in 1999, but according to Cameron, "technology needed to catch up" with his vision of the film. In early 2006, Cameron developed the script, the language, and the culture of Pandora.
The summary of the story of Avatar as shown below...
As quoted from Golden Village.
Avatar is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people. More than ten years in the making, Avatar marks Cameron's return to feature directing since helming 1997's Titanic, the highest grossing film of all time and winner of eleven Oscars including Best Picture. WETA Digital, renowned for its work in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King Kong, will incorporate new intuitive CGI technologies to transform the environments and characters into photorealistic 3D imagery that will transport the audience into the alien world rich with imaginative vistas, creatures and characters.
Avatar was directed by James Cameron or the guy who directed the Titanic movie. You know, the movie with the famous "You jump, I jump..." line? I am sure you had heard of the movie considering I had never watched the movie before and yet it's a considerable feat that I can quote from the movie.
Avatar has caused quite a ruckus out there considering the number of nominations under its belt. Hey, after all the it aren't everyday you see a movie that was in development for around 12 years before being released. I am sure the graphics, storyline etc helps as well.
To tell you the truth, I didn't took much notice of Avatar when it was released. It seems like another science fiction movie to me. Although I am quite a fan of science fiction movies, I couldn't quite grasp what's the deal with this movie. It doesn't really pull me in when I saw the trailer. I guess that I am a sucker for those big action stuff. The few comments about Na'vi looking like Smurfs didn't help either. However, I grew more interested when the local Chinese newspaper, 《联合早报》(lian he zao bao), gave a review of 4.5/5 stars, local Chinese magazine, I-Weekly giving a 4/5stars review and with reviewers both agreeing that it's a must watch in 3D. It aren't common to see a 4.5/5 stars review on that newspaper and what's more, with a 83% certified fresh review on Rotten Tomatoes, that got me thinking that there got to be something about it to get people giving raving reviews about it.
Alright. I am curious. The trailer for Avatar movie seen on my computer screen monitor certainly help though.
Avatar: The Movie
And then, I listened to the official theme song for Avatar, I See You, sang by Leona Lewis. It reminds me of the song My Heart Will Go On sang by Céline Dion. Coincidentally, My Heart Will Go On was also the theme song for the movie, Titanic directed by the same director as Avatar as I have mentioned before. It wasn't the song I expected to be. I expected more rock(?) kind of song...after all those movies I was used to always had that kind of song. So this song was more refreshing to listen and certainly more beautiful.
I See You by Leona Lewis
More Avatar posters below for viewing pleasure
This is when my real dilemma comes in. I had been stingy with myself recently for I am saving up for keitai denwa and also, to replace the void I had left in my bank account when I embarked my shopping frenzy last October. I kept complementing if I should just get the DVD when it comes out and watch it on my black box or treat myself to a visit to a cinema to watch it. Of course I know that there's no way, no freaking way that watching it on the black box is going to replace the "WOW!" sensation from watching it in cinema with the big screen and surround sound.
And...say, if I want to watch it in the cinemas, should I watch it in 3D? I read that it would be quite a waste to NOT watch it in 3D but I have a weak stomach and get dizzy easily. Any comments? Oh! And does it cost more to watch in 3D?
Also, if I want to watch it in the cinemas, I am planning to watch it during 22 December 2009-25 December 2009 since my school holidays ends on 27 December 2009 and watching it during weekends are expensive...anyone wants to watch it with me???
Alright...that's all for today. Contact me if you are interested to watch it with me...
Dinner time now!Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Our own version of Chen Family
To anyone who has watched Momo Love, a.k.a 《桃花小妹》, you should be familiar with the Chen family which includes the five overprotective brothers and their younger sister. Well, my friends and I were bored while waiting for the teacher to come for CMATHS tutorial and we came up with our own version of Momo Love. Look at the picture below for reference! The picture is compiled by Izzati.
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Japanese Student Exchange Program on 6 Oct 09
It was rather by chance that I was involved in this Japanese Student Exchange program. It was one random day when I received an instant message from Aiman, saying something about if I wanted to be involved with the Japanese Student Exchange Program. Anybody who knew me well enough will know that for sure, my answer is a big big YES!
Thus, I contacted my Care Person to know more about it and also to inform her that I wish to take part in this. It took some time for the details to be release but everything looks promising. Though, I have to comment on the fact that the organizing team seems to be rather inexperienced in dealing with tasks like these. The organizer our Care Person directed us to gave us the details while another person smsed us and gave us different details. Such confusion. This was of course quickly solved after a quick sms to the organizer. The organizer in question was not very detailed with his instructions as well. We don't even know that we had to get them a gift until a little less than a week to go. Plus, details like which school they are from, what age they are, what we will be doing were not stated as well. They really should improve on that. All I know of is that they are going to visit my school and they will be interviewing us on our life in school and stuff like that for their assignment.
With around 2 days to go before the exchange program, I had already bought my gift for them, brushed up a little on my Japanese(though it's still crappy), and I am left with more brushing up on my Japanese(just in case we have problem communicating with one another), plus wrapping of the gift. There are still other little miscellaneous stuff I have to do but I shan't mention them here or I will be boring you.
Here's what I know for now:
====Start of report====
Briefing Meet-Up
Date: 06 October 2009, Tuesday
Time: 11am
Venue: LT 13
Attire: White shirts + jeans + covered shoes. Strictly NO shorts and slippers.
Things to prepare
A gift with value worth of less than $5 as per instructed on email. This will be given to your buddy*.
It is advisable that the gift should be something they couldn't get in their homeland.
*Details in Event Details section.
Event Details
What is your task:
1) Buddy - Each and everyone involved will be paired up with a Japanese student. The pairing is done male to male and vice versa.
2) Be interviewed - Apparently the Japanese students have to do an assignment on TP life and student life in TP. Thus they will be asking you questions related to their assignment.
3) "Tour Guide" - You will be bringing them around TP. As far as I know, bonding sessions have been canceled due to time constraint.
4) Have fun and make more friends! - Do I really need to explain this?
Actual Event Duration:
Date: 06 October 2009, Tuesday
Time: 1pm to around 6pm.
About the Japanese Students
*The details here might have some errors. This was gathered from my research and also from the organizer himself.*
School: Kumamoto National College of Technology
Number of students: 45
====End of report====
Details/Changes/Updates will be made/included the moment I know any more details. I hope that it helps you all out there...
Thus, I contacted my Care Person to know more about it and also to inform her that I wish to take part in this. It took some time for the details to be release but everything looks promising. Though, I have to comment on the fact that the organizing team seems to be rather inexperienced in dealing with tasks like these. The organizer our Care Person directed us to gave us the details while another person smsed us and gave us different details. Such confusion. This was of course quickly solved after a quick sms to the organizer. The organizer in question was not very detailed with his instructions as well. We don't even know that we had to get them a gift until a little less than a week to go. Plus, details like which school they are from, what age they are, what we will be doing were not stated as well. They really should improve on that. All I know of is that they are going to visit my school and they will be interviewing us on our life in school and stuff like that for their assignment.
With around 2 days to go before the exchange program, I had already bought my gift for them, brushed up a little on my Japanese(though it's still crappy), and I am left with more brushing up on my Japanese(just in case we have problem communicating with one another), plus wrapping of the gift. There are still other little miscellaneous stuff I have to do but I shan't mention them here or I will be boring you.
Here's what I know for now:
Briefing Meet-Up
Date: 06 October 2009, Tuesday
Time: 11am
Venue: LT 13
Attire: White shirts + jeans + covered shoes. Strictly NO shorts and slippers.
Things to prepare
A gift with value worth of less than $5 as per instructed on email. This will be given to your buddy*.
It is advisable that the gift should be something they couldn't get in their homeland.
*Details in Event Details section.
Event Details
What is your task:
1) Buddy - Each and everyone involved will be paired up with a Japanese student. The pairing is done male to male and vice versa.
2) Be interviewed - Apparently the Japanese students have to do an assignment on TP life and student life in TP. Thus they will be asking you questions related to their assignment.
3) "Tour Guide" - You will be bringing them around TP. As far as I know, bonding sessions have been canceled due to time constraint.
4) Have fun and make more friends! - Do I really need to explain this?
Actual Event Duration:
Date: 06 October 2009, Tuesday
Time: 1pm to around 6pm.
About the Japanese Students
*The details here might have some errors. This was gathered from my research and also from the organizer himself.*
School: Kumamoto National College of Technology
Number of students: 45
Details/Changes/Updates will be made/included the moment I know any more details. I hope that it helps you all out there...
When you fail to remove your polish...
So...I applied Estée Lauder 305 Crystal Opaline to my left hand on 5 September 2009. I was too lazy to get it removed while it's growing out but with my right looking like a nail polish disaster zone, I finally got out my nail polish remover and attacked my nails.
Left Hand Before Removal of Polish
Right Hand Before Removal of Polish
When I had removed all the nails polish, I found that my nails had turned yellow with prolong use of polish. ∑(O_O；)Shock！！
Left Hand After Removal of Nail Polish
Right Hand After Removal of Nail Polish
This is what you get when you are so lazy. Gosh...thankfully it will grow out with time...a lessons learned indeed!
Left Hand Before Removal of Polish
Right Hand Before Removal of Polish
When I had removed all the nails polish, I found that my nails had turned yellow with prolong use of polish. ∑(O_O；)Shock！！
Left Hand After Removal of Nail Polish
Right Hand After Removal of Nail Polish
This is what you get when you are so lazy. Gosh...thankfully it will grow out with time...a lessons learned indeed!
Saturday, October 03, 2009
+J Collection by Jill Sander for UNIQLO
As most of the fashionistas out there know, renown German fashion designer, Jil Sander, recently paired up with UNIQLO for her line, +J, under UNIQLO. From the pictures that have been circulating online, Jil Sander stayed true to her usual minimalist design for this line. Thus, if you are a fan of her designs, +J certainly wouldn't disappoint you. However, for those who like loud, individual and unique styles, +J aren't for you.
Fans of Jil Sander flocked to UNIQLO store in UK and queued anxiously, while waiting for the store to open as seen in the picture below. Looks like UNIQLO stores in Singapore aren't the only outlet where they receive queues before opening. And I thought that it was our "kiasu" attitude at work.
The queue outside an UK UNIQLO store at 8am
Check out more details of the +J line in the video below.
From what I know, +J isn't available in Singapore UNIQLO outlets yet and I am not sure if they are bringing it in. However, you can always buy it online at UNIQLO UK Website.
Fans of Jil Sander flocked to UNIQLO store in UK and queued anxiously, while waiting for the store to open as seen in the picture below. Looks like UNIQLO stores in Singapore aren't the only outlet where they receive queues before opening. And I thought that it was our "kiasu" attitude at work.
The queue outside an UK UNIQLO store at 8am
Check out more details of the +J line in the video below.
From what I know, +J isn't available in Singapore UNIQLO outlets yet and I am not sure if they are bringing it in. However, you can always buy it online at UNIQLO UK Website.
Monday, 28 September 2009 Collection of my spectacles and wallet
Monday, 28 September 2009
I went to collect my spectacles($188) upon receiving a call from the shop that it's ready for collection. After much pondering, I finally bought the long wallet which I was eying since last Friday from The Wallet Shop.
I had been wanting to get a new wallet since my old one couldn't contain all the cards I have. It wasn't an easy decision considering that the one which caught my eye costs $119. I had initially set my heart on the $109 long wallet from the same series. However, as the salesperson pointed out, the $109 one didn't have a expandable bottom. That would meant that it wasn't able to contain as much things as the $119. However, the $109 one had a nicer interior design with it's choice of pink x black for slots while the $119 interior design is all in pink.
In the end I choose the $119 wallet for practicability. Thankfully, The Wallet Shop was having some kind of promotion such that with each $45 of the whole item cost, you will receive a $5 discount. As my wallet costs $119, I was eligible for a discount of $10, which reduce the price to $109.
I suppose certain people will be OMG-ing by this point of time at the price of the wallet but it's real leather...so yeah.
As always, pictures below.
My Guy Laroche Long Wallet
I went to collect my spectacles($188) upon receiving a call from the shop that it's ready for collection. After much pondering, I finally bought the long wallet which I was eying since last Friday from The Wallet Shop.
I had been wanting to get a new wallet since my old one couldn't contain all the cards I have. It wasn't an easy decision considering that the one which caught my eye costs $119. I had initially set my heart on the $109 long wallet from the same series. However, as the salesperson pointed out, the $109 one didn't have a expandable bottom. That would meant that it wasn't able to contain as much things as the $119. However, the $109 one had a nicer interior design with it's choice of pink x black for slots while the $119 interior design is all in pink.
In the end I choose the $119 wallet for practicability. Thankfully, The Wallet Shop was having some kind of promotion such that with each $45 of the whole item cost, you will receive a $5 discount. As my wallet costs $119, I was eligible for a discount of $10, which reduce the price to $109.
I suppose certain people will be OMG-ing by this point of time at the price of the wallet but it's real leather...so yeah.
As always, pictures below.
My Guy Laroche Long Wallet
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Shopping Trip on Thurs, 24 Sep 09
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
The trip to Vivo City was a rather hasty planned one. Since Izzati didn't have any concrete plans to visit Vivo City, I got tired of waiting and decided to visit Vivo City the next day, 24 September 2009.
Prior to my friends' request, I contacted three of them. Only two of three replied that they will be able to make it but that's acceptable considering I had contacted them less than a day before. I tried contacting the third but she gave no confirmed reply. It was a day later after our outing that I found out that her phone was dead when I tried to contact her. Due to some personal reasons she couldn't make it anyway. It's a pity but somehow I couldn't manage to get an outing with the whole gang together. What a pity. I hope that we will be able to have a get-together sometime during the holidays.
I didn't know who was the one started going about wanting to chipped in and get Jaslyn a belated birthday present, though I think that it was Izzati/Aiman, but somehow Aiman managed to get most of the people who were online via MSN to chipped in for Jaslyn's birthday present. The people are as follows: Aiman, Izzati, Michelle, Bevin, Edmund, Wee Seng, Qian Hao, Zhan Jie, Christina and me. Perhaps there are others who wanted to chip in as well but we could only make most of those people who are online at that time. So there. A quick discussion still render us unsure on what to get for Jaslyn.
In the end, my suggestion for last minute trip turned into a gift buying trip as well. Like I said before, it was rather last minute planning so in the end, only Aiman, Say Yin and I could make it. We arranged to meet each other in the morning so that we were able to have sufficient time for gift buying before meeting Jaslyn in the afternoon.
Thursday, 24 September 2009
After some shopping around, we got Jaslyn a Forever 21 Jacket, an Esprit Studded Tank Top and an Esprit red wallet(not pictured). The picture below was ripped from Jaslyn's blog.
After meeting Jaslyn and lunch at Banquet, we then gave her her present with the tags still on. We had no choice but to do so as if the tags were removed and if the clothes doesn't fit her, we wouldn't be able to exchange it. We sent her off to try the stuff in the toilet. Luckily for us, everything were in the right size. I had nearly blew the surprise with the remark about "not seeing the shop River Island just now". I was thankful that she didn't really gave too much thought on it.
Hours of walking around in Vivo City as we went from one shop to another according to my mighty list, we were left tired and mostly spent. It feels kind of weird that I was the only one who was doing the shopping while the others just stood there, chatting around. I admit that I was kind of self conscious about that.
I had seen some really nice clothes in Mango but they were way too expensive for me to afford it. In my opinion, the only two shops that seemed to be worth going on that day was Daiso (for the prices are kind on wallets), and Forever 21. The Forever 21 outlet in Vivo City was even bigger than the outlet at Wisma Atria and that means that they were more stocked up on different styles of clothes and accessories. I bought two different stacks of bracelets from Forever 21 which costs $10 and $13 respectively. The stack of bracelets were more affordable than those sold in Chamelon for they were in a nicer design and having more bracelets in one stack as well. The trip to River Island left me quite disappointed as they didn't stock as much boots as I had seen from their online shop. I did see a pair of nice brown wedge but it was a tad too high for my taste. I wanted some height but not too high that my feet will be aching after a few minutes of wear like it did with my 9.5cm high Lolita wedges.
I made a rather abrupt decision to visit Orchard Road for the shops that was listed as having Dr. Martens boots didn't have the design I wanted. Surprisingly, they agreed on my plan as well. We took a bus to Orchard Road prior to Say Yin's request who had a bus concession pass and did not wanted to waste money taking the MRT.
My first stop in Orchard was none other than ION. Before reaching ION though, we passed by the ETUDE House outlet and a man was shouting in Korean. I didn't understand a word of it but it looks like that if we were to enter the store, we will be given a free face mask. How can I give up the chance to obtain freebies? I got a O2 White Mask Sheet for free and bought a bottle of Dear Darling Nails No.24 Star Shine which cost $7.50. The tester colour looks nice in the store incredibly bright lights but the colour looks different outdoors. Oh well...
I headed for UNIQLO the moment I stepped into ION. I wanted to see if they had stocked up in their NeoLeather series Jackets as well as the denim Leggings, both which I was interested in getting. Unfortunately, they still didn't have the ones I wanted. I hope that they will stock up soon.
After much protests by Jaslyn, who already had blisters by then *poor her*, we decided to walk to Orchard Central which was at Somerset. I didn't want to waste any more time on shops that claimed to sell Dr. Martens boots so we visit the official Dr. Martens first ever flagship store in Singapore at Orchard Central instead. Say Yin and Jaslyn were tired so they were walking tad too slow for my taste. Aiman and I decided to put our super speed walking into good use and reached Orchard Central far ahead before them. I decided to make good use of this time to get to the store and try on the pair I saw in Seventeen Singapore September 2009.
Check out the pictures of Dr. Martens flagship store below. Note: The pictures were ripped off from Dr. Martens blog.
The moment I stepped into the store and did a quick swept of the layout, I finally spotted the pair of boots I wanted on display. Dr. Martens Phoenix Jara from the Autumn 2008 Collection. Could you imagine my excitement? After weeks and weeks of pounding the streets, visiting countless shops that don't stock it, I had finally found it! Of course, it also comes with a very nice price, $229, but considering that it's made of quality real Leather and it's trademark Bouncing Soles, it's worth the money. I am always looking for something that will last years like my mother's Scholl shoes which lasted 5years and still going strong.
I tried on that pair in my usual US size 6 but found out that I couldn't even put my feet in. In the end I had to switched it to US size 7. I could fit my feet in but while walking it feels a little weird. As if my feet is about to fall out. When I raised my concerns, the salesperson was quick to assure me that most of first timers who wore that felt that way and that it's perfectly normal. Without further ado, I paid for the pair of boots. By the time Say Yin and Jaslyn arrived, I was already paying for it.
Pictures of my Dr. Martens Phoenix Jara below:
After that, we walked to Dhouby Ghaut and went to KFC for dinner. However, the seating area was tad tacky and a little dirty so voted for Burger King instead. We ate and chatted until 10pm before leaving for home. It was fun sitting there, chatting while discovering another side of Say Yin. *Which I shall not mention it here or else I will get killed. （￣～￣;）・・・*
On the way home, I was quite worried about purchasing the wrong size for my Dr. Martens Phoenix Jara but as I tried it on at home, it fits perfectly and was incredibly comfortable. Thank goodness.
With that, this pretty much sums up my shopping trip on Thursday, 24 September 2009.
I hope that you had enjoyed reading this blog post!
ヾ(=^▽^=)ノ Bye bye!
The trip to Vivo City was a rather hasty planned one. Since Izzati didn't have any concrete plans to visit Vivo City, I got tired of waiting and decided to visit Vivo City the next day, 24 September 2009.
Prior to my friends' request, I contacted three of them. Only two of three replied that they will be able to make it but that's acceptable considering I had contacted them less than a day before. I tried contacting the third but she gave no confirmed reply. It was a day later after our outing that I found out that her phone was dead when I tried to contact her. Due to some personal reasons she couldn't make it anyway. It's a pity but somehow I couldn't manage to get an outing with the whole gang together. What a pity. I hope that we will be able to have a get-together sometime during the holidays.
I didn't know who was the one started going about wanting to chipped in and get Jaslyn a belated birthday present, though I think that it was Izzati/Aiman, but somehow Aiman managed to get most of the people who were online via MSN to chipped in for Jaslyn's birthday present. The people are as follows: Aiman, Izzati, Michelle, Bevin, Edmund, Wee Seng, Qian Hao, Zhan Jie, Christina and me. Perhaps there are others who wanted to chip in as well but we could only make most of those people who are online at that time. So there. A quick discussion still render us unsure on what to get for Jaslyn.
In the end, my suggestion for last minute trip turned into a gift buying trip as well. Like I said before, it was rather last minute planning so in the end, only Aiman, Say Yin and I could make it. We arranged to meet each other in the morning so that we were able to have sufficient time for gift buying before meeting Jaslyn in the afternoon.
Thursday, 24 September 2009
After some shopping around, we got Jaslyn a Forever 21 Jacket, an Esprit Studded Tank Top and an Esprit red wallet(not pictured). The picture below was ripped from Jaslyn's blog.
After meeting Jaslyn and lunch at Banquet, we then gave her her present with the tags still on. We had no choice but to do so as if the tags were removed and if the clothes doesn't fit her, we wouldn't be able to exchange it. We sent her off to try the stuff in the toilet. Luckily for us, everything were in the right size. I had nearly blew the surprise with the remark about "not seeing the shop River Island just now". I was thankful that she didn't really gave too much thought on it.
Hours of walking around in Vivo City as we went from one shop to another according to my mighty list, we were left tired and mostly spent. It feels kind of weird that I was the only one who was doing the shopping while the others just stood there, chatting around. I admit that I was kind of self conscious about that.
I had seen some really nice clothes in Mango but they were way too expensive for me to afford it. In my opinion, the only two shops that seemed to be worth going on that day was Daiso (for the prices are kind on wallets), and Forever 21. The Forever 21 outlet in Vivo City was even bigger than the outlet at Wisma Atria and that means that they were more stocked up on different styles of clothes and accessories. I bought two different stacks of bracelets from Forever 21 which costs $10 and $13 respectively. The stack of bracelets were more affordable than those sold in Chamelon for they were in a nicer design and having more bracelets in one stack as well. The trip to River Island left me quite disappointed as they didn't stock as much boots as I had seen from their online shop. I did see a pair of nice brown wedge but it was a tad too high for my taste. I wanted some height but not too high that my feet will be aching after a few minutes of wear like it did with my 9.5cm high Lolita wedges.
I made a rather abrupt decision to visit Orchard Road for the shops that was listed as having Dr. Martens boots didn't have the design I wanted. Surprisingly, they agreed on my plan as well. We took a bus to Orchard Road prior to Say Yin's request who had a bus concession pass and did not wanted to waste money taking the MRT.
My first stop in Orchard was none other than ION. Before reaching ION though, we passed by the ETUDE House outlet and a man was shouting in Korean. I didn't understand a word of it but it looks like that if we were to enter the store, we will be given a free face mask. How can I give up the chance to obtain freebies? I got a O2 White Mask Sheet for free and bought a bottle of Dear Darling Nails No.24 Star Shine which cost $7.50. The tester colour looks nice in the store incredibly bright lights but the colour looks different outdoors. Oh well...
I headed for UNIQLO the moment I stepped into ION. I wanted to see if they had stocked up in their NeoLeather series Jackets as well as the denim Leggings, both which I was interested in getting. Unfortunately, they still didn't have the ones I wanted. I hope that they will stock up soon.
After much protests by Jaslyn, who already had blisters by then *poor her*, we decided to walk to Orchard Central which was at Somerset. I didn't want to waste any more time on shops that claimed to sell Dr. Martens boots so we visit the official Dr. Martens first ever flagship store in Singapore at Orchard Central instead. Say Yin and Jaslyn were tired so they were walking tad too slow for my taste. Aiman and I decided to put our super speed walking into good use and reached Orchard Central far ahead before them. I decided to make good use of this time to get to the store and try on the pair I saw in Seventeen Singapore September 2009.
Check out the pictures of Dr. Martens flagship store below. Note: The pictures were ripped off from Dr. Martens blog.
The moment I stepped into the store and did a quick swept of the layout, I finally spotted the pair of boots I wanted on display. Dr. Martens Phoenix Jara from the Autumn 2008 Collection. Could you imagine my excitement? After weeks and weeks of pounding the streets, visiting countless shops that don't stock it, I had finally found it! Of course, it also comes with a very nice price, $229, but considering that it's made of quality real Leather and it's trademark Bouncing Soles, it's worth the money. I am always looking for something that will last years like my mother's Scholl shoes which lasted 5years and still going strong.
I tried on that pair in my usual US size 6 but found out that I couldn't even put my feet in. In the end I had to switched it to US size 7. I could fit my feet in but while walking it feels a little weird. As if my feet is about to fall out. When I raised my concerns, the salesperson was quick to assure me that most of first timers who wore that felt that way and that it's perfectly normal. Without further ado, I paid for the pair of boots. By the time Say Yin and Jaslyn arrived, I was already paying for it.
Pictures of my Dr. Martens Phoenix Jara below:
After that, we walked to Dhouby Ghaut and went to KFC for dinner. However, the seating area was tad tacky and a little dirty so voted for Burger King instead. We ate and chatted until 10pm before leaving for home. It was fun sitting there, chatting while discovering another side of Say Yin. *Which I shall not mention it here or else I will get killed. （￣～￣;）・・・*
On the way home, I was quite worried about purchasing the wrong size for my Dr. Martens Phoenix Jara but as I tried it on at home, it fits perfectly and was incredibly comfortable. Thank goodness.
With that, this pretty much sums up my shopping trip on Thursday, 24 September 2009.
I hope that you had enjoyed reading this blog post!
ヾ(=^▽^=)ノ Bye bye!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Oh~ My holidays...
~~~ヾ(＾∇＾)HIー♪
Logged into Blogger and I am happy to see that the layout is working fine.
＼（＾ ∀ ＾）／ That's great. It took them seriously long enough to get it fixed. Seriously...like weeks? Hmph.
For those dear friends who are in the dark out there, I am currently on vacation now. It's seriously sad that the longest vacation I have is around one and a half month. My current vacation is set to end at Sun, 18 Oct 2009. Which means that I don't have much time left to actually get started on the list of stuff I wanted to do. Let's see...looks like list making is required. The list of tasks I am required to do are not in order.
To do list:
Cleaning
1) IKEA Cupboard
2) Study Drawers
3) Study Desk
4) White Shelf
5) Book shelf
6) Plastic Area
7) Laptop Bag
8) Wardrobe
Washing
1) Doraemon Pencil Box
2) Red Pencil Box
3) White Alice Bow at Side with Rose 132★816
4) Wrist Cuffs 132★041
5) School Bag
6) New Balance Shoes
Filming
1) Fake Nails Tutorial
Yes, as you can see, it's mostly cleaning related stuff but I have to say that although it doesn't look like much, each stuff for the cleaning list has to take at least a full day to complete for it's utterly messy...I have to get it done soon or I wouldn't have place to put my stuff for next semester! Plus, if I keep on dragging it, I bet that I wouldn't get anything done when school reopens!
Logged into Blogger and I am happy to see that the layout is working fine.
＼（＾ ∀ ＾）／ That's great. It took them seriously long enough to get it fixed. Seriously...like weeks? Hmph.
For those dear friends who are in the dark out there, I am currently on vacation now. It's seriously sad that the longest vacation I have is around one and a half month. My current vacation is set to end at Sun, 18 Oct 2009. Which means that I don't have much time left to actually get started on the list of stuff I wanted to do. Let's see...looks like list making is required. The list of tasks I am required to do are not in order.
To do list:
Cleaning
1) IKEA Cupboard
2) Study Drawers
3) Study Desk
4) White Shelf
5) Book shelf
6) Plastic Area
7) Laptop Bag
8) Wardrobe
Washing
1) Doraemon Pencil Box
2) Red Pencil Box
3) White Alice Bow at Side with Rose 132★816
4) Wrist Cuffs 132★041
5) School Bag
6) New Balance Shoes
Filming
1) Fake Nails Tutorial
Yes, as you can see, it's mostly cleaning related stuff but I have to say that although it doesn't look like much, each stuff for the cleaning list has to take at least a full day to complete for it's utterly messy...I have to get it done soon or I wouldn't have place to put my stuff for next semester! Plus, if I keep on dragging it, I bet that I wouldn't get anything done when school reopens!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Teva's Women's Kiru Boot in Deep Wood
As some of you know, there was a World of Sports sale at first floor of a nearby mall during around April. The sale includes sports apparel as well as shoes from brands like Birkenstock, Teva etc. I saw the Teva's collection of boots on sale and I knew that I had to get it.
Among the many design available, I love Teva's Women's Kiru Boot in Deep Wood most. It's perfect for bohemian styles and it fits exactly the mental image of the pair of perfect boot in mind.
Alas! To my dismay, as I tried on that pair of boot, in size seven if I didn't remember wrongly, I couldn't even fit in. When I asked to tried on bigger sizes, the sales person told me that they only have it in this size for these were all samples sent by the Teva company to test the market. Unfortunately from what I had learned from the sales person, World of Sports has no plans to bring the products in and if I wish to buy, I have to ordered it online which I found out that will cost me S$300+ due to expensive shipping charges.
Good━━Σ(ﾟДﾟ|||)━━Heavens!!!
Plus, not to mention that I don't have a credit card... （￣～￣;）・・・
ヽ(´〜｀；） Why must this happen to me!!!
It took me ages to find a pair of boots which I LOVED and then I couldn't fit in it and there's no actual stock available???!!!
☆彡 (-人-;) 求神拜佛...*其实是看到流星许愿...*
Is there possibility of a miracle happening such as World of Sports deciding to bring in that pair of boots or...me possibly finding it in a local shop somewhere?
That's why I need YOUR help!
σ(´ｪ｀●)me？
Yes YOU! (；⌒▽⌒)σ (´ｪ｀●)
If you notice a shop in Singapore selling Teva's Women's Kiru Boot in Deep Wood, tell me!
Just leave me a tag or something! I will be very very grateful to you!
Many thanks in advance!
Remember to keep a watch out for it! (ﾟДﾟ≡ﾟДﾟ) The pictures and details of Teva's Women's Kiru Boot in Deep Wood is available at the link. Just click on Teva's Women's Kiru Boot in Deep Wood.
☆彡 *.:*:.｡.: (人 *) 希望新加坡的商店有卖那双靴子!(Please let it be available in Singapore!)
That's all for today...
ヾ(=^▽^=)ノ Bye bye!
Among the many design available, I love Teva's Women's Kiru Boot in Deep Wood most. It's perfect for bohemian styles and it fits exactly the mental image of the pair of perfect boot in mind.
Alas! To my dismay, as I tried on that pair of boot, in size seven if I didn't remember wrongly, I couldn't even fit in. When I asked to tried on bigger sizes, the sales person told me that they only have it in this size for these were all samples sent by the Teva company to test the market. Unfortunately from what I had learned from the sales person, World of Sports has no plans to bring the products in and if I wish to buy, I have to ordered it online which I found out that will cost me S$300+ due to expensive shipping charges.
Good━━Σ(ﾟДﾟ|||)━━Heavens!!!
Plus, not to mention that I don't have a credit card... （￣～￣;）・・・
ヽ(´〜｀；） Why must this happen to me!!!
It took me ages to find a pair of boots which I LOVED and then I couldn't fit in it and there's no actual stock available???!!!
☆彡 (-人-;) 求神拜佛...*其实是看到流星许愿...*
Is there possibility of a miracle happening such as World of Sports deciding to bring in that pair of boots or...me possibly finding it in a local shop somewhere?
That's why I need YOUR help!
σ(´ｪ｀●)me？
Yes YOU! (；⌒▽⌒)σ (´ｪ｀●)
If you notice a shop in Singapore selling Teva's Women's Kiru Boot in Deep Wood, tell me!
Just leave me a tag or something! I will be very very grateful to you!
Many thanks in advance!
Remember to keep a watch out for it! (ﾟДﾟ≡ﾟДﾟ) The pictures and details of Teva's Women's Kiru Boot in Deep Wood is available at the link. Just click on Teva's Women's Kiru Boot in Deep Wood.
☆彡 *.:*:.｡.: (人 *) 希望新加坡的商店有卖那双靴子!(Please let it be available in Singapore!)
That's all for today...
ヾ(=^▽^=)ノ Bye bye!
Friday, September 18, 2009
Akon feat. BoA - Beautiful Music Video Remix
Alright! Finally all the errors and stuff that's wacky on Blogger is smoothed out! I am so tired of having to type all the HTML myself.
Alright, I don't think that I have posted this out before. I had found this fan-made Beautiful video using the song "Beautiful" sung by Akon Feat. BoA. The author is none other than PureDragon54 from YouTube. PureDragon54 uses the videos from BoA's Dakishimeru, Secret, I Did It for Love and Energetic plus Akon's Beautiful to get the result. Although the video is fan-made, the song Beautiful by Akon Feat. BoA is real and does exist.
Enough of that. Enjoy the video!
Akon Feat. BoA - Beautiful Music Video Remix by PureDragon54
P.S Only couple days left before BoA Deluxe, the Deluxe version of her self titled English debut album, BoA, with two new songs, Control and Crazy About, plus one remix is out in stores!
Alright, I don't think that I have posted this out before. I had found this fan-made Beautiful video using the song "Beautiful" sung by Akon Feat. BoA. The author is none other than PureDragon54 from YouTube. PureDragon54 uses the videos from BoA's Dakishimeru, Secret, I Did It for Love and Energetic plus Akon's Beautiful to get the result. Although the video is fan-made, the song Beautiful by Akon Feat. BoA is real and does exist.
Enough of that. Enjoy the video!
Akon Feat. BoA - Beautiful Music Video Remix by PureDragon54
P.S Only couple days left before BoA Deluxe, the Deluxe version of her self titled English debut album, BoA, with two new songs, Control and Crazy About, plus one remix is out in stores!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Best Maximum Ride Fanmade Trailer I had ever seen.
Blogger is STILL wacky. I don't know what to do with it, conidering I have to type all the codes myself. ARGH. *Sigh* Enough of that.
As you guys out there know, I had openly declared being a fan of the Maximum Ride series. If you don't know what that is, clearly, you haven't been sticking around. Never mind. Here's my blog post on Maximum Ride which I had published last time. Have fun reading it and take you time to watch the short videos which I had embedded into the blog post.
So, I was on YouTube, as usual, looking through the videos and I found this. A Maximum Ride Fanmade Trailer made by a Maximum Ride fan named lilmisssicecream from YouTube. It was utterly cool, fantastically made and so real and totally believable. Sure, I had already embedded another Fanmade Maximum Ride Trailer in previous blog post but although this one is longer by around a minute, it also have better gauge of climax and everything.
Enjoy watching it folks, especially if you are a Maximum Ride Fan, I think that you would have enjoyed it and understand what's going on. ~\(=^0^=)/~
The Maximum Ride Trailer by lilmisssicecream
As you guys out there know, I had openly declared being a fan of the Maximum Ride series. If you don't know what that is, clearly, you haven't been sticking around. Never mind. Here's my blog post on Maximum Ride which I had published last time. Have fun reading it and take you time to watch the short videos which I had embedded into the blog post.
So, I was on YouTube, as usual, looking through the videos and I found this. A Maximum Ride Fanmade Trailer made by a Maximum Ride fan named lilmisssicecream from YouTube. It was utterly cool, fantastically made and so real and totally believable. Sure, I had already embedded another Fanmade Maximum Ride Trailer in previous blog post but although this one is longer by around a minute, it also have better gauge of climax and everything.
Enjoy watching it folks, especially if you are a Maximum Ride Fan, I think that you would have enjoyed it and understand what's going on. ~\(=^0^=)/~
The Maximum Ride Trailer by lilmisssicecream
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Free whole UGLIES book in PDF format for download!
Here's your chance to read the whole book of UGLIES for FREE! If you are lazy to get your butt of the chair to borrow it, then just download the book in the link provided in the post below. Don't worry, it's totally legal and everything as it's advertized by none other than the author, Scott Westerfeld himself!
The post below is Free Tally!, as quoted from his blog.
P.S Blogger is being annoying with all the layout messed up so I have to actually typed out the HTML codes myself. Thank goodness for WDS lessons! Faridah you rock! ~\(=^0^=)/~
P.S.S Twitter is being annoying as well as it updates my latest Tweets incredibly slowly! Most of the time it is stated as loading but the updates doesn't get uploaded at all! =(
The post below is Free Tally!, as quoted from his blog.
P.S Blogger is being annoying with all the layout messed up so I have to actually typed out the HTML codes myself. Thank goodness for WDS lessons! Faridah you rock! ~\(=^0^=)/~
P.S.S Twitter is being annoying as well as it updates my latest Tweets incredibly slowly! Most of the time it is stated as loading but the updates doesn't get uploaded at all! =(
Free Tally!
With Leviathan on its way (60 days and counting!) my publisher and I thought we would give you guys a little present. So for the next month, Uglies will be available free in pdf form.
That’s right: Free book! Free Uglies! Free Tally!
Of course, this isn’t just free for you, my faithful blog readers. I mean, if you’re reading this, chances are you’ve got a copy of Uglies sitting around somewhere already. But if you have any friends, siblings, crushes, or enemies who you think might be interested in the series, why not send them over?
Cause, you know, people like free stuff.
Oh, and by the way, the first chapter of Leviathan is also included, along with an illustration you probably haven’t seen before. (That’s right, this is all a promotional scheme! Bwah-hah-hah!)
Click here to go to Simon & Schuster’s free download site.
Enjoy.
A quick technical note:
Obviously you can read a pdf on your computer, and both Sony e-Readers and Kindles take them too. If you have technical questions, feel free to ask them in this comments thread. I probably can’t help you, but hopefully somebody will.
Also: the download site asks for a US zip code, which is five numbers.
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Happy 44th birthday Singapore!
HAPPY 44TH BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE!
HAPPY NATIONAL DAY EVERYONE!
What's my birthday wish for Singapore? I hope that everything mentioned in The Pledge will stay true forever. LOVE&PEACE!
+-+miko kagome+-+
Monday, July 27, 2009
Hanphone network is up!
As you had know from my previous post, my handphone network was down due to not enough credit in my hi! card. I had topped the amount so I can receive calls and sms now. However, as the amount is to be last for 6 months, I would advise you to call my house number if you must since I don't take calls on my handphone as I don't have free sms/calls!
That's all for today!
That's all for today!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
My handphone network is down!
Just to let you know folks, I had used up my prepaid card amount so network is down for my handphone. I can't receive sms/calls...until I top up. I don't know when I will be topping up so don't sms or call me now...I will tell you folks when I had topped up my handphone credit here.
If you need to find me, just call my house number...since I have the Mio Voice now and incoming and outgoing calls are unlimited and free. Or just tag/email/Private Message me...
*I want a software unlocked Japanese Mobile Phone!*
If you need to find me, just call my house number...since I have the Mio Voice now and incoming and outgoing calls are unlimited and free. Or just tag/email/Private Message me...
*I want a software unlocked Japanese Mobile Phone!*
Saturday, July 18, 2009
I have a Twitter and Facebook account now!
A quick update!
To those folks who are still in the dark out there, I have finally created a Facebook and Twitter account!
You can find me at www.facebook.com/Stay.Icy and www.twitter.com/StayIcy respectively!
Feel free to add or follow me! ^0^
Izzati had misread my link "StayIcy" to something like "Stacy". There IS a big difference with both phrase! Why "Stay Icy"? "Stay Icy" is a quote from the book "SPECIALS", a book from my all time favourite series called "UGLIES". "Stay Icy" is a slang in the book and it means something like "Stay clear headed and be aware of your surroundings." Read the series to find out more...it's so thought provoking and yet utterly cool at the same time. =D I highly recommend it!
I am now busy with completing my part of the Computer Architecture(CARC) project which requires presentation and handing up of everything on next Tuesday, 21 July 2009! It is hard to complete as I don't even understand what a hacker needs! GAH! I have to wear Office Lady clothes on that day...I have to say that I am excited about wearing the outfit though. Hehe~ Feel like I am the boss of the whole universe(s) and ready to kick some ass whenever I wore that outfit.
=D
On a side note, some how a particular someone just couldn't get it that we absolutely CANNOT copy and paste text from a source directly on to the project itself. Does that someone wants to cause us to lose all marks and get penalties? Come on, it's so obvious that it's a plagiarism!
AHHHH!
To those folks who are still in the dark out there, I have finally created a Facebook and Twitter account!
You can find me at www.facebook.com/Stay.Icy and www.twitter.com/StayIcy respectively!
Feel free to add or follow me! ^0^
Izzati had misread my link "StayIcy" to something like "Stacy". There IS a big difference with both phrase! Why "Stay Icy"? "Stay Icy" is a quote from the book "SPECIALS", a book from my all time favourite series called "UGLIES". "Stay Icy" is a slang in the book and it means something like "Stay clear headed and be aware of your surroundings." Read the series to find out more...it's so thought provoking and yet utterly cool at the same time. =D I highly recommend it!
I am now busy with completing my part of the Computer Architecture(CARC) project which requires presentation and handing up of everything on next Tuesday, 21 July 2009! It is hard to complete as I don't even understand what a hacker needs! GAH! I have to wear Office Lady clothes on that day...I have to say that I am excited about wearing the outfit though. Hehe~ Feel like I am the boss of the whole universe(s) and ready to kick some ass whenever I wore that outfit.
=D
On a side note, some how a particular someone just couldn't get it that we absolutely CANNOT copy and paste text from a source directly on to the project itself. Does that someone wants to cause us to lose all marks and get penalties? Come on, it's so obvious that it's a plagiarism!
AHHHH!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
My hair~ Flat with no Volume...
3 July 2009, Thursday
I had been complementing of going for a long needed rebonding session for my fringe on Friday, 4 July 2009. My mother surprised me by offering to sponsor me for a full rebond considering that my hair was getting really long, unruly and tired. Like I said before, I was surprised. I was still half awake and preparing myself for school when she just popped the question all of the sudden.
I supposed that she expected me to jump for joy the moment the question left her mouth. I was admittedly pleasantly surprised at this offer but still, I had some things I had to consider.
1) I had wanted to get a curling tong. If I rebond my hair, curling my hair would be almost impossible as the curls just wouldn't last. Plus, why straighten my hair if I was going to curl them?
2) I had done a rebond at around one and a half years ago. It left my hair really dry and I had tangles and knots whenever I run my comb/finger through my hair. Do I really want to have such dry and damaged hair again?
However, I have to admit that I was tempted. Having rebonded hair means that I just have to comb and go. Quite convenient except for having to use more conditioner and mask.
I promised her that I would give her a reply by the end of the day and left the house.
I had consulted quite a lot of people throughout the day. From classmates, to my good friend and finally, to my imouto. Among all of them, it was imouto who had managed to clear up my thoughts most. Thank you so much imouto! You know who you are! It is always fun to talk to you! You always never fail to make my day! =D
Yes people, I had done the rebond on 4 July 2009, Friday. I went into the salon at 2.20pm and walked out of it at 8pm. The whole process was longer than last time. My hair is now shorter, straighter, flatter and full of a chemical smell. You shall now be able to recognize me by my smell.
However, I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised when I noticed that my hair was not as dry. Hopefully, the intensive treatment I had planned for my hair will keep it healthy. =D
I had been complementing of going for a long needed rebonding session for my fringe on Friday, 4 July 2009. My mother surprised me by offering to sponsor me for a full rebond considering that my hair was getting really long, unruly and tired. Like I said before, I was surprised. I was still half awake and preparing myself for school when she just popped the question all of the sudden.
I supposed that she expected me to jump for joy the moment the question left her mouth. I was admittedly pleasantly surprised at this offer but still, I had some things I had to consider.
1) I had wanted to get a curling tong. If I rebond my hair, curling my hair would be almost impossible as the curls just wouldn't last. Plus, why straighten my hair if I was going to curl them?
2) I had done a rebond at around one and a half years ago. It left my hair really dry and I had tangles and knots whenever I run my comb/finger through my hair. Do I really want to have such dry and damaged hair again?
However, I have to admit that I was tempted. Having rebonded hair means that I just have to comb and go. Quite convenient except for having to use more conditioner and mask.
I promised her that I would give her a reply by the end of the day and left the house.
I had consulted quite a lot of people throughout the day. From classmates, to my good friend and finally, to my imouto. Among all of them, it was imouto who had managed to clear up my thoughts most. Thank you so much imouto! You know who you are! It is always fun to talk to you! You always never fail to make my day! =D
Yes people, I had done the rebond on 4 July 2009, Friday. I went into the salon at 2.20pm and walked out of it at 8pm. The whole process was longer than last time. My hair is now shorter, straighter, flatter and full of a chemical smell. You shall now be able to recognize me by my smell.
However, I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised when I noticed that my hair was not as dry. Hopefully, the intensive treatment I had planned for my hair will keep it healthy. =D
Sunday, July 05, 2009
French Manicure again~ Done by me...
2 July 2009, Thursday
After a week of hustling and bustling around I finally got the time to do my nails an chill out a little. Ever since I had seen Selene buying so many bottles of nail polish couple weeks ago, I suddenly had the urge to do my nails again. So I painted my nails using the bottles of newly polish that I had bought no long ago just for this purpose, according a design I had seen in a magazine. However, since I was doing it according to my memory and that perhaps I had gotten the wrong nail polish colour, the final outcome looks horrendous. I have to admit that having not painting my nails for at least a year now had also caused my painting skills to be rather streaky.
Below: The failed design
3 July 2009, Friday
In the end, after consulting the advice of several friends, I had decided to wash off the scary design and to stick with Class French Manicure that's very safe. Took me around two hours to wash off everything and paint everything from base coat, tip, and top coat. Yes, I know that I am super slow in painting it. It's just that I don't want it to get smudged. However, it got smudged anyway as I rushed to school...oh well...in the end I sort of attempt to salvage what I can after the Java extra lesson while waiting for my friend. Pictures below.
Below: French Manicure Left Hand
Below: French Manicure Right Hand
After a week of hustling and bustling around I finally got the time to do my nails an chill out a little. Ever since I had seen Selene buying so many bottles of nail polish couple weeks ago, I suddenly had the urge to do my nails again. So I painted my nails using the bottles of newly polish that I had bought no long ago just for this purpose, according a design I had seen in a magazine. However, since I was doing it according to my memory and that perhaps I had gotten the wrong nail polish colour, the final outcome looks horrendous. I have to admit that having not painting my nails for at least a year now had also caused my painting skills to be rather streaky.
Below: The failed design
3 July 2009, Friday
In the end, after consulting the advice of several friends, I had decided to wash off the scary design and to stick with Class French Manicure that's very safe. Took me around two hours to wash off everything and paint everything from base coat, tip, and top coat. Yes, I know that I am super slow in painting it. It's just that I don't want it to get smudged. However, it got smudged anyway as I rushed to school...oh well...in the end I sort of attempt to salvage what I can after the Java extra lesson while waiting for my friend. Pictures below.
Below: French Manicure Left Hand
Below: French Manicure Right Hand
Saturday, June 27, 2009
My hair curled~
A quick post.
Since I still have my WDS Proposal to do...
Below: Picture of my hair curled~
If you can see some brown strands of hair, no, I didn't get dyed or have extensions or something. My natural hair have different shades from black to brown. It's all natural...^0^
Liese was having a roadshow at the Level One of Tampines Mall on 26 June 2009, Friday. If you buy a Liese product, you will be able to get a free hair makeover by the stylist there.
I bought a Liese Hair Cocktail in Light which was supposed to be able to tame my hair. Filled in some forms and after around ten minutes of waiting, finally sat on the chair where the, oh so magnificent, hair stylist shall decide which hair style suits me better.
After I had untied my hair, both the MC and the hair stylist kept going on and on how long my hair is while I was, like, "Is that so?". Maybe it's due to me being used to the length of my hair after such a long time.
After analyzing the natural waves I had and the length of my fringe, which I must get it trimmed soon, the hair stylist, Boon, decided that big curls were the way to go. I had always wanted to try out curls for Lolita and this was a really good time to do so. He used a 32mm Babyliss curling tong and curled my hair. Throughout the whole process, he gave me tons of tips on how to create the look I was going for while I took this opportunity to bombard him with tons of questions.
I was quite pleased with the final result. It was the first time I had done curls and frankly speaking, I had wanted to get curling tongs for a long time. Now that i know how to use it, I am more tempted than ever to get one. The search for a curling tong is now on...too bad I can't find Babyliss here...I think.
If you can't see the picture clearly, the curls are just something like you will see in a Japanese magazine or in Liese/Lucido-L products images. It was too bad as I had my hair re-bonded before so the curl was quite droopy when I got home.
Any recommendations for a good curling tong? Preferably 32mm curling tongs. =D
Speaking of hot tools, my friend, Adelyn, is interested to get a straightener too, Maybe we can buy hot tools together. Hoho~
Since I still have my WDS Proposal to do...
Below: Picture of my hair curled~
If you can see some brown strands of hair, no, I didn't get dyed or have extensions or something. My natural hair have different shades from black to brown. It's all natural...^0^
Liese was having a roadshow at the Level One of Tampines Mall on 26 June 2009, Friday. If you buy a Liese product, you will be able to get a free hair makeover by the stylist there.
I bought a Liese Hair Cocktail in Light which was supposed to be able to tame my hair. Filled in some forms and after around ten minutes of waiting, finally sat on the chair where the, oh so magnificent, hair stylist shall decide which hair style suits me better.
After I had untied my hair, both the MC and the hair stylist kept going on and on how long my hair is while I was, like, "Is that so?". Maybe it's due to me being used to the length of my hair after such a long time.
After analyzing the natural waves I had and the length of my fringe, which I must get it trimmed soon, the hair stylist, Boon, decided that big curls were the way to go. I had always wanted to try out curls for Lolita and this was a really good time to do so. He used a 32mm Babyliss curling tong and curled my hair. Throughout the whole process, he gave me tons of tips on how to create the look I was going for while I took this opportunity to bombard him with tons of questions.
I was quite pleased with the final result. It was the first time I had done curls and frankly speaking, I had wanted to get curling tongs for a long time. Now that i know how to use it, I am more tempted than ever to get one. The search for a curling tong is now on...too bad I can't find Babyliss here...I think.
If you can't see the picture clearly, the curls are just something like you will see in a Japanese magazine or in Liese/Lucido-L products images. It was too bad as I had my hair re-bonded before so the curl was quite droopy when I got home.
Any recommendations for a good curling tong? Preferably 32mm curling tongs. =D
Speaking of hot tools, my friend, Adelyn, is interested to get a straightener too, Maybe we can buy hot tools together. Hoho~
Monday, June 22, 2009
A busy week ahead...and should I watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen?
The weeks ahead of me are certainly not a slacking/relaxing period for me. I had tons of relaxing time. After all, I had almost totally ignored all school projects during the two weeks break. What had I done during the two weeks break besides reading novels, shopping, surfing the net and watching Absolute Boyfriend? Nothing much.
Yes, go ahead, if you wish to take lessons on slacking from me, just contact me. I will tell you if I still have a class available.
If it wasn't for Makiyo asking about the Java Assignment, I wouldn't even have known that such an assignment existed.
I can't afford to slack now though. Two weeks wasted and I have got to buck up.
The projects submission dates are coming soon. I don't wish to get zero marks.
This week is officially known as Week 10.
WDS Proposal due Week 11. CARC presentation due in Week 14. Java is due in Week 12. iHCI is due in Week 16.
Horrors of horrors!
With all of the projects due date so closely packed together, there's no way that I can spare any extra time for play. Enough of play. My motivation~ My motivation for studies~ You have been missing for more than ten years~ Come back to me~!!!
My brother suggested that by focusing on a goal will help. Alright. Let's hope that it works.
I am most worried about the Java assignment though...it is the current hardest assignment I had ever encountered. I had no idea on how to start.
Goodness. Looks like I really need to buck up and pay more attention in class!
On a sidenote, after reading the review for the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, in which the reporter gave it only two out of five stars, I wondered if I still wanted to watch it. The way the reporter described it, there's nothing much worth in it. Just like another typical Hollywood movie. Behind all the explosion and stuff, it's just an empty shell inside. I had actually wanted to watch it together with Adelyn this Friday but seeing that my WDS proposal is due soon, and that the review is so bad, I wondered if I still do wish to spend $6 on it. Even if I do, perhaps I might push it until next Monday, after school, after the submission of my WDS proposal. At least I can chill out a little for that 150 minutes.
Hmm....~
Scott Westerfeld has talked to the Uglies producers and it seemed that everything seems to be fine so far. I will define fine in my next-not-so-soon post. I do wish that they will make a good movie out of it. Not just another attractive Hollywood packaging with nothing inside. The story has depth in it. It has an essence in it. I hope that they will portray it well. If nicely done, according to the Uglies novel, I supposed that it could have easily been given four to four and a half stars by those picky reviewers.
Yes, Uglies novel is that good. So they better not fluke it. Or us Uglies fans are going to be very angry indeed. That's not a pretty sight they want to see.
Yes, go ahead, if you wish to take lessons on slacking from me, just contact me. I will tell you if I still have a class available.
If it wasn't for Makiyo asking about the Java Assignment, I wouldn't even have known that such an assignment existed.
I can't afford to slack now though. Two weeks wasted and I have got to buck up.
The projects submission dates are coming soon. I don't wish to get zero marks.
This week is officially known as Week 10.
WDS Proposal due Week 11. CARC presentation due in Week 14. Java is due in Week 12. iHCI is due in Week 16.
Horrors of horrors!
With all of the projects due date so closely packed together, there's no way that I can spare any extra time for play. Enough of play. My motivation~ My motivation for studies~ You have been missing for more than ten years~ Come back to me~!!!
My brother suggested that by focusing on a goal will help. Alright. Let's hope that it works.
I am most worried about the Java assignment though...it is the current hardest assignment I had ever encountered. I had no idea on how to start.
Goodness. Looks like I really need to buck up and pay more attention in class!
On a sidenote, after reading the review for the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, in which the reporter gave it only two out of five stars, I wondered if I still wanted to watch it. The way the reporter described it, there's nothing much worth in it. Just like another typical Hollywood movie. Behind all the explosion and stuff, it's just an empty shell inside. I had actually wanted to watch it together with Adelyn this Friday but seeing that my WDS proposal is due soon, and that the review is so bad, I wondered if I still do wish to spend $6 on it. Even if I do, perhaps I might push it until next Monday, after school, after the submission of my WDS proposal. At least I can chill out a little for that 150 minutes.
Hmm....~
Scott Westerfeld has talked to the Uglies producers and it seemed that everything seems to be fine so far. I will define fine in my next-not-so-soon post. I do wish that they will make a good movie out of it. Not just another attractive Hollywood packaging with nothing inside. The story has depth in it. It has an essence in it. I hope that they will portray it well. If nicely done, according to the Uglies novel, I supposed that it could have easily been given four to four and a half stars by those picky reviewers.
Yes, Uglies novel is that good. So they better not fluke it. Or us Uglies fans are going to be very angry indeed. That's not a pretty sight they want to see.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
My Office Lady Clothes.
I had finally gotten my Office Lady(OL) Clothes. I had purposely waited for the Great Singapore Sale to arrive before shopping for my OL Clothes.
After all, I am born with a silver spoon in my mouth, and I should save as much as possible. Plus, I am in debt as I have been spending tons on money on assorted stuff for the past few months. Sadly, I had to pay for the OL Clothes assemble myself too.
Why do I need OL Clothes? I had just learned recently, when I first start my Polytechnic life that upon completing certain projects, it's not just as simple submitting it and you are done. You have to present it to your teachers and fellow classmates. Yes,marks are involved.
Plus, according to the CARC Case Study Guide at the Presentation Tips & Tricks section, they mentioned that:
Seriously speaking, if there isn't a dress code to abide to, I certainly wouldn't waste my money on such clothes. After all, it's certainly not something you could wear everyday.
Alas, for the sake of the marks, I have to bear with it. Anyway, if I take good care of the clothes, I am sure that I will be able to wear them once I had started working. I wondered how everyone looks in the formal wear though. =P
I had totally splurged on the Guess bag. I had not intended to do so initially but seeing that the cheaper bags were smaller than I like and the designs was not that pretty. I liked that this bag was formal enough and also extremely big enough for my laptop, files, lecture notes and stuff. After all, I am bound to have lessons before/after the actual presentation. Hopefully, it will last me through the years and please don't break under the strain from the stuff I always carry! After glancing at the price tag, I found out that this bag was meant as a Diaper Bag. That explains the many compartments and the size of the bag. Oh well, as long as it is able to store all my stuff in...
On a side note, I have to say that even such a huge bag in terms of price, isn't comparable to my A4 size Lolita PVC Bag which cost me around $240. I was once again reminded on how expensive Lolita is.
I had wanted to get those chunky heels shoes but since they didn't have what I want, and that I can't walk in those stilettos, considering I have been wearing Sports Shoes for most of my life, I had to adopt to Kitten Heels. I was choosing between two designs at that time. One was a very typical more mature pointy front higher Kitten Heels and the other was what I eventually bought. I don't like pointy shoes and besides, the Kitten Heels that I eventually bought was more sweet, more youthful and it is more likely that I can pair it with my usual casual outfits. ^0^ Even though it was only 3cm high, I wasn't used to kitten heels so I felt like I was in wobbly land when I tried it on. I have been wearing that pair of shoes at home to loosen it up and also to get use to it. I am glad that I had gotten this pair of shoe. ~\(=^0^=)/~
Pictures below:
Note: The price stated below are post discounted price.
Below: The full OL set
Blazer and Pants Set at $149 from G2000
Striped Long Sleeved Blouse at $69.90 from G2000
*Not shown in picture*White Cap Sleeved Blouse at $24.50 from G2000
Below: Bag
Guess at $170.90 from Metro
Below: Shoes
Shoes at $29.90 from DMK
Many thanks to Selene who shopped with me and gave me her opinions about the assemble. I could not have done it on my own considering that I am clueless about what's required for OL assemble. =D
After all, I am born with a silver spoon in my mouth, and I should save as much as possible. Plus, I am in debt as I have been spending tons on money on assorted stuff for the past few months. Sadly, I had to pay for the OL Clothes assemble myself too.
Why do I need OL Clothes? I had just learned recently, when I first start my Polytechnic life that upon completing certain projects, it's not just as simple submitting it and you are done. You have to present it to your teachers and fellow classmates. Yes,marks are involved.
Plus, according to the CARC Case Study Guide at the Presentation Tips & Tricks section, they mentioned that:
Formal wear is required:
oFor gentleman: appropriate shirt, tie, pants, blazer and shoes.
oFor ladies: appropriate top, skirt or pants, blazer and shoes.
Seriously speaking, if there isn't a dress code to abide to, I certainly wouldn't waste my money on such clothes. After all, it's certainly not something you could wear everyday.
Alas, for the sake of the marks, I have to bear with it. Anyway, if I take good care of the clothes, I am sure that I will be able to wear them once I had started working. I wondered how everyone looks in the formal wear though. =P
I had totally splurged on the Guess bag. I had not intended to do so initially but seeing that the cheaper bags were smaller than I like and the designs was not that pretty. I liked that this bag was formal enough and also extremely big enough for my laptop, files, lecture notes and stuff. After all, I am bound to have lessons before/after the actual presentation. Hopefully, it will last me through the years and please don't break under the strain from the stuff I always carry! After glancing at the price tag, I found out that this bag was meant as a Diaper Bag. That explains the many compartments and the size of the bag. Oh well, as long as it is able to store all my stuff in...
On a side note, I have to say that even such a huge bag in terms of price, isn't comparable to my A4 size Lolita PVC Bag which cost me around $240. I was once again reminded on how expensive Lolita is.
I had wanted to get those chunky heels shoes but since they didn't have what I want, and that I can't walk in those stilettos, considering I have been wearing Sports Shoes for most of my life, I had to adopt to Kitten Heels. I was choosing between two designs at that time. One was a very typical more mature pointy front higher Kitten Heels and the other was what I eventually bought. I don't like pointy shoes and besides, the Kitten Heels that I eventually bought was more sweet, more youthful and it is more likely that I can pair it with my usual casual outfits. ^0^ Even though it was only 3cm high, I wasn't used to kitten heels so I felt like I was in wobbly land when I tried it on. I have been wearing that pair of shoes at home to loosen it up and also to get use to it. I am glad that I had gotten this pair of shoe. ~\(=^0^=)/~
Pictures below:
Note: The price stated below are post discounted price.
Below: The full OL set
Blazer and Pants Set at $149 from G2000
Striped Long Sleeved Blouse at $69.90 from G2000
*Not shown in picture*White Cap Sleeved Blouse at $24.50 from G2000
Below: Bag
Guess at $170.90 from Metro
Below: Shoes
Shoes at $29.90 from DMK
Many thanks to Selene who shopped with me and gave me her opinions about the assemble. I could not have done it on my own considering that I am clueless about what's required for OL assemble. =D
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