syirin(:

so long.

2011-05-24T00:31:00.008+08:00

Goodbye.

I'm leaving this space for good, but I'm still keeping it for memories sake. This is the link to my new blog: beautifulanddamned.

so i run away and hide.

2011-05-18T19:16:00.003+08:00

Nothing's quite the same now.

Attended the F3 Social Party event held at Topshop Knightsbridge last Saturday. We were there not because we wanted to witness the announcement of the new Style Scouts, but really to enjoy the perks offered to us that night. F3 card members enjoy 20% off everything in store, so while people around us were busy nudging one another to see Ross and the Style Scouts finalists, Mish and I were busy looking through every rack to look for things we can buy. Haha.

There was a polaroid booth for guests to take pictures and Ipad booth for people to play with the ipads (I still don't understand the need for an Ipad booth at the event. It felt so wrong and out of place. Topshop is not a gadget store you know?) Anyways, we had fun taking polaroids. There were food being served too, but we came late, so everything was gone by then ):

I forgot to take pictures with my camera that day. Here's one miserable polaroid shot of us. I think I look damn ugly.

The photos below are 'kopped' from Fashion Fast Forward FB page.

I love the skirt the girl in the middle had on that day. I don't know where she got it from, but I AM GOING TO SEARCH FOR IT! Hahaha!

The outfit on the mannequins are picked out and styled by the Style Scouts.

My personal favourite, although it would have looked better without the thin headband around the forehead. But the skirt is gorgeous. Many people were asking for it.

It's my only wish.

2011-05-15T05:43:00.007+08:00

Right up the borderline is where I'm gonna wait for you.

I just got back from studying with Mish. Yeah, I know it's pretty late but this is my normal 'knock off' time from studying. Anyways, I'm selling this brand new off shoulder knit sweater (Alexander Wang-inspired piece) by TSR. If you're interested, drop me an email at syirin14@hotmail.com. It's going for $35 (the price I paid for). Thank you and good morning!

PS: By the way, does anyone know how long nuffnang takes to mail out the cheque for payment of advertisements? I've been waiting for over a month now! I want my money!!!

before we mend.

2011-05-14T04:06:00.005+08:00

In a pool, by your feet.

The girls and I have always talked about going on an all-girls overseas trip together. But each time we got down to the nitty gritty part of it, none of what we discusssed about ever materialised. It was either physical commitments like work and school, or financial setbacks that stopped us in our tracks.

And then one fine day, Que, Farah and I came up with a brilliant idea. We decided to have our 'all-girls overseas trip' together in SINGAPORE! Our plan was to book a nice hotel, have a nice dinner together and just stay in to do everything and anything.

After much deliberation, we settled on the newly-renovated Grand Park Hotel (the hotel above Topshop Knightsbridge)- smack in the middle of Orchard Road. We chose that particular hotel because we wanted access to eating and shopping and Orchard seemed like a good location for all that.

So, we met up in the afternoon and checked in together. Shar only met us in the later part of the afternoon, hence her absence in the first couple of photos below.

At the lobby, waiting for Que to help us all check in.

And.........

this was our room!

And our very pretty bathroom. The bed was positioned beside the bathroom, and the entire glass window was see-through. So we could all see one another when we do our stuff!

................................................

Okay lah, bo cwee already. Got blinds upstairs. Hahahahaha!

After much camwhoring, it was GROCERY-SHOPPING TIME!

Snacks to accompany us through the night!

After grocery-shopping, we headed to Thai Express at Heeren for our early dinner. We also met Shar there.

My very unglam air sterwardess!

When dinner was over, we headed over to the hotel room cause Shar had yet to see our room and settle down. Took a couple of photos (this time with Shar) before going out again to Far East.

Us doing the infamous Tammy Tay's 'smile-laugh' face! Hahahaha.

Out again.

The birthday girl had her hair trimmed over at Far East and she came out looking like this! So loving the hair!

Got back to our hotel room again, but this time to really stay in. We washed our faces, changed into our home clothes and started sprawling on the bed and the floor.

SO SECONDARY SCHOOL.

The GE results show was on that night, so we tuned in while stuffing our faces with food. Honestly, I don't really enjoy politics and I couldn't care less who won what (oklah, I knew I wanted some opposition in the cabinet and that's about it). But the girls really got me reeled in, so I played 'politics' too and we talked about this guy and that guy and that party and everyone else in the television the entire time.

When the results show ended, it was already close to 3-4 am, and some of us were getting sleepy. To perk ourselves up (after all, we only got one night, sleep can wait), we decided to head down and walk around Orchard with our home clothes and slippers! I was the ugliest lor, hahahahaha. My top was oversized and loose at the wrong places while my bottom made my thighs and ass looked damn huge! No wonder Fashli said I looked like a maid at home. Hahahahaha!

COOL RIGHT. We looked like we live 'just around the corner'. We live in Orchard Road okay, people!

For the rest of the night (and morning), we remaining 5 girls (1 was down) talked, laughed, played games, screamed, danced and shared a lot. I realised we haven't shared so much since we all left secondary school, even though we meet up every now and then. So many things inside- feelings, stories, secrets, hopes and dreams. Although I know that there are a lot more things inside that we are keeping to ourselves, and that we all want most of these 'things' to be left as history and not be remembered or retold ever again, I wish we were all more open about it in the very beginning. But the sharing has definitely helped, and it felt good to have friends listening and not judging and be there to support.

.............................................................................

Okay, on to what happened next. Morning came and Que was slowly shutting down. I forced her to keep her eyes open because if she's down, everybody else would be down too eventually. So to keep ourselves awake, we headed down to Macdonald's at Heeren to grab breakfast and went back to eat them in our hotel room.

We all took a nap after breakfast. And these are the people who refused to wake up.

I call them............................the three little (big-ass), lazy pigs!

I know my ending's a lil abrupt, but that's our little holiday for you. Till the next post.

PS: This was our birthday gift to Farah. Hope you like it! <3

catch-up.

2011-05-11T02:13:00.000+08:00

All this time.

A lot of things were happening the whole time I was missing here. But because I haven't been religious in updating this space, I've decided to release pictures of what I have been up to lately in small dosages, to make sure I don't abandon this channel completely after posting this entry.

On the Friday before the last, the sexayes boys and girls met up for dinner at Fish and Co. Glasshouse. It has been a pretty long time since we all had gone out as a group to have a nice, decent meal together. Although there were some who couldn't make it, the group felt more or less complete.

After dinner, we walked all the way to the other side of Orchard, near Forum Shopping Mall, for karaoke! I was wearing my Zara wedges that day. Super tiring okay!

missing. again.

2011-05-03T16:03:00.003+08:00

Horrible.

Yesterday was a horrid day.

I woke up late for work, rushed out without having my hair combed or face made up, discovered that I wore my underwear inside out, lost my BabyG watch in a toilet in Vivocity.

MY 18TH BIRTHDAY PRESENT!

I am such a horrible girlfriend ):

stumbling.

2011-05-01T05:02:00.003+08:00

You got me trippin'.

LET'S GO SHOPPING BABYYYY!

take all that I have.

2011-04-27T20:04:00.005+08:00

I'm never gonna leave this bed.

You push me,

I don't have the strength to

Resist or control you

Take me down, take me down

You hurt me,

but do I deserve this?

You make me so nervous
Calm me down, calm me down

Wake you up in the middle of the night to say
I will never walk away again
I'm never gonna leave this bed

So come here and never leave this place
Perfection of your face
Slows me down, slows me down

So fall down, I need you to trust me
Go easy, don't rush me
Help me out, why don't you help me out?

Wake you up in the middle of the night to say
I will never walk away again
I'm never gonna leave this bed

So you say go, it isn't worth it
And I say no, it isn't perfect
So I stay and still
I'm never gonna leave this bed

Take it, take it all, take all that I have
I'd give it all away just to get you back
And fake it, fake it, I'll take what I can get

Knocking so loud
Can you hear me yet?
Try to stay awake
But you can't forget

Wake you up in the middle of the night to say
I will never walk away again
I'm never gonna leave this bed

You say go, it isn't worth it
And I say no, it isn't perfect
So I stay and still
I'm never gonna leave this bed

same but different.

2011-04-24T22:04:00.000+08:00

Little red indian.

The Indian brother.

harder to breathe.

2011-04-23T17:42:00.004+08:00

Don't miss me when I'm gone.

I'm gonna be real busy for the next month and a half. Exams are coming. So, less time here and more time there.

Don't miss me. Hehe.

how to.

2011-04-19T23:56:00.005+08:00

Help!

My brother just commented on how ugly I look like with make-up. I think maybe that's the reason why I abstain from wearing it. Applying it MYSELF makes it even worse. Hahahahahaha. SOMEBODY HAVE GOT TO TEACH ME HOW TO MAKE UP! So that I can look better in my next shoot.

Anyways, the comment my brother made was based on these photos. Tips on how to improve my make up pleaseeeeeeee?

fiercely real.

2011-04-18T23:22:00.006+08:00

Infinite pixie.

I am currently modelling for a new blogshop called Infinite Pixie (previously known as FloralSex). Their latest collection, Collection 2, will be launched this Tuesday night (19 April) at 8 pm! Besides selling clothes and accesories, Infinite Pixie also organises popular sprees like MBMJ and CHEAP MONDAY. The owner is really friendly and nice too! Remember to lend your support sweetiesssss (:

every night and day.

2011-04-17T04:52:00.000+08:00

I just can't get enough.

Mish and I (or rather I), went shopping today! These are what I got.

Clockwise from the left:

1) Topshop loose vest

2) NewLook twisted knot headband

3) Pull and Bear slouch bag

4) Stradivarius knitted cream socks

I want to try the 'socks-with-shoes' look (see below), hence the purchase of item no. 4. But then again, I don't own a pair of clogs, so maybe I'll try working them with whatever shoes I own.

And.....................pictures of us.

in my head.

2011-04-14T03:36:00.003+08:00

EVERYDAY I'M SHUFFLING.

LOL!

face value.

2011-04-12T23:57:00.001+08:00

It's been a long time coming.

This space has been left to gather dust for quite some time now. I don't know why, but I seem to have a huge problem with things being left 'untouched'. Like there is this obligation to do something about it so that it won't be left alone and subsequently, forgotten. So no matter what, I will always try to update this space, even when I have nothing exciting to talk about......like now.

I have a couple of photoshoots coming up. I'm quite nervous about being in front of the camera, although I know I come across as being confident and fearless to many. Honestly, I'm not really that fearless. The only way for me to keep my nerves calm is through not thinking about being nervous. I hope my pictures turn out nice and I hope I look pretty in them.

I have to pick 3 of my best outfits to be worn in a quick shoot next week! The dilemma, of course, is WHAT THE HELL SHOULD I WEAR?????

i will not fall.

2011-04-10T03:53:00.000+08:00

No curtain call.

I'm starting to repeat my outfit. Time for new clothes! Shopping anyone?

5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

2011-04-03T15:56:00.004+08:00

I won't stop until it's done.

(LA sierra dipped hem dress)

I fell down TWICE in the school toilet the other day and now I have a big baluku on my right leg, just above my ankle. -_-

UPDATED SELLING POST. CLICK here.

be my sweetheart.

2011-03-30T23:22:00.014+08:00

Wishful thinking.

OMGGGGGG!

I WANT! Only problem now is.........which design and colour should I get?

Design #1

Design #2

OMGGG! AND HOW PRETTY IS THIS BRA??

what you've been missing.

2011-03-30T22:39:00.007+08:00

A fraction of a whole.

Of late, I've been listening to countless accounts of people losing weight over a short period of time. I can't help but to feel envious of their little achievement, and so the urge to start working out again came rushing onto me like a tsunami (no pun intended, God bless Japan). Today, I successfully completed a 25-min jog at home. Let's see how long this'll last. Hahahaha.

Last weekend, the girls and I had a flea at Scape. Honestly, I didn't make much, although I did make enough to cover rent, and possibly get an item or two from Topshop (hehe). Que went home with a 3-digit figure, while Shar.....she was just happy lah. A lot of pinoys were purchasing tees from her. They buy in bulk okayyyyy, so it's good business for her.

SWEATY, SWEATY. NOT PRETTY.

After the flea, we headed over to Changi Beach for Hafiz's birthday celebration.

Blind boys.

The boys were made to close their eyes while the T-shirts and watches were being worn on them. Hope they had a blast! I'm sure I did.

So stay instead,

2011-03-29T01:03:00.001+08:00

It isn't worth it.

I wish I have something to blog about. But really, I have nothing to say. I'll be back in the weekend hopefully, with an outfit post and an interesting story.

breaking my back just to know your name.

2011-03-25T21:47:00.003+08:00

Sweat it out.

Flea is happening tomorrow! See you at Scape (the new building behind cine), and remember to bring lotsa cashh! Event is taking place from 2-9 pm.

BUY FROM ME AND YOU'LL RECEIVE DISCOUNTSSSS. CODE WORD= MY NAME. Hehe.

Goodnight (:

come and rest your bones with me.

2011-03-20T23:58:00.004+08:00

Steal some cover, share some skin.

The past week has been really eventful. Apart from the usuals, I had 3 (maybe 4) meet-up sessions with friends and families.

Last Friday, the girls and I met up for drinks at Starbucks.

And then on Saturday, picnic with the extended family and Mish later at night.

Sunday. Town with the minah.

I need an honest opinion from you guys. Of the 3 photos of me shown here, which is the most flattering? I need a picture to send in to a face-scout thingy. Your help is greatly appreciated (:

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

On a side note, I can now fit into a size 26 bottom instead of the usual 27. MIRACLE.

And oh! Anybody got extra clothes rack to lend me for the upcoming flea this Saturday? Hit me back y'all!

a different dimension.

2011-03-19T02:07:00.007+08:00

You're from a whole other world.

I chanced upon this American-based online store, THREADSENSE, a few days back and I must say, their apparels are really worth checking out! The clothes speak volume about my style (most of them, at least; or to my belief for that matter). Anyways, these are some of the stuffs I find pretty nice.

This skirt is gorgeous.

And I la-la-la-LOVE the sheer lace maxi dress in the first picture!

gonna make it worth it.

2011-03-16T00:59:00.002+08:00

Forget about the price tag.

Why is it so difficult to find something as decent and simple as this? Been looking EVERYWHERE for it. EVERYWHERE. Help, please?

human.

2011-03-15T03:13:00.001+08:00

Underneath it all.

There are days when I want to hurt him so bad, watch him cry, watch him struggle as he pick himself up. There are days when I want to hold him tight, make him feel the sincerity in my touch and let him know I'll be there for him when the sun comes up.

It's a roller coaster ride baby. Close your eyes. Hold tight and try not to let go.

shop hop.

2011-03-11T23:10:00.003+08:00

Fleaescape.

OH YES! I forgot to mention something very important here. Shar, Que and I will be sharing a booth at Scape on the 26th March (Saturday). We'll be selling our clothes (both new and used), so do come down and visit us. Discounts will be given if you mention my name, and if you want further discount, mention my dad's name too (this should be a challenge, not open to close friends uh!)

SEE YOU!

PS: Discount is only applicable to my stuff!

to stay in the circle.

2011-03-11T22:04:00.002+08:00

Comfort zone.

I have finally found the time to sit down and put up a proper blog post. This week was crazy. Thank god it's already Friday (literally).

Things in school are getting a lot harder. I don't know how I am going to survive my P papers when the F papers are already so mind-bending.

Back to the main reason for this post. Last Friday, the girls and I went on a (supposed) shopping spree in Orchard. We ended up buying nothing (or at least nothing for ourselves) and spent most of our time just........walking. Haha. We had Ben and Jerry's for supper and rounds of Monopoly Deal after. We totally rock, don't we Midah? (:

it's so bloody hard, isn't it?

2011-03-08T20:17:00.002+08:00

The prick.

I am too nice for my own good. People are always taking advantage of me. If being nice doesn't pay me nice, why bother right? I'm sick of being victimised and always being the one to give in, to be asking, to be maintaining my cool, and to STILL BE NICE above all that.

WHY CAN'T EVERYBODY ELSE I DEAL WITH BE NICE TOO?

Oh, you'll turn out fine.

2011-03-06T19:10:00.000+08:00

We've gone so much further.

My ass is supposed to be wayyy bigger than that, but I guess it's photoshopped? Haha. Anyways, I really love how the picture turned out cause,

1) I looked slimmer (YAY!)

2) I didn't look dead or sick, despite my very minimal make up (my lips still looked dead though)

I'll come round to telling you more about this. For now, I have a bid to win!

you made me believe.

2011-03-06T01:08:00.002+08:00

Cause it's cheaper than seeing a psychiatrist.

(Tank, Zara. Blazer, Topshop. Shoes, Topshop)

Shopping really keeps me sane. I love looking at clothes online and offline, creating wishlists off the pretty things I see, searching for the items in my wishlist and going the mile to own each and every one of them.

I went overboard with my February and leftover of January's salary. Just this Feb + March alone, I have spent over $150! These are what I got:

Topshop ripped skinny jeans

LA sierra dipped dress in brown (credits to LA)

Leopard crop top (credits to lushlinessss)

Forever 21 leopard print sheer maxi skirt

PLUS, two Zara tops (one worn above).

AND that's not all. I got my eyes on Topshop's baseball jacket and cropped sweater. How now?

sleep mode.

2011-03-03T23:48:00.004+08:00

Hibernate.

I am really, really, really, really, really very tired. My eyelids are at their heaviest and I don't think I can bear this weight any longer. SYSTEM. SHUT. DOWN.

Blog more tomorrow. I hope.

2011-03-01T17:58:00.002+08:00

Highest bid for skirt is now: $20

Keep your bids coming in. Bidding ends on Thursday, 12 am.

SOLD AT $25 to FashionFuel.

trippin.

2011-03-01T14:59:00.004+08:00

Space jam.

So sorry for the lack of updates. Been rather busy these days, what's with the usuals. This week is jam-packed as well.

Monday- school

Tuesday- work

Wednesday- dinner with poly mates!

Thursday- school + work

Friday- school + shopping with the girls!

Saturday- dinner at Straits Kitchen with teachers from the tuition centre

Sunday- school (again!)

And on top of all these things, I still have to find time to do my revision.

And then I have decisions to make like which clothes to sell and which to keep. So unwilling to let some of them go, but I can't hold too many cause sooo many is coming in soon. Am considering selling my sheer maxi skirt away. Maybe I'll start a bid on that and the highest bidder gets it (unless you're my only bidder. Not that I have many readers anyway. Hahaha) Email me at syirin14@hotmail.com if you're interested! Starting bid: $15

say no more.

2011-02-26T00:54:00.003+08:00

Series of blurs.

Great. My mum threw all my secondary school P.E. shorts and purposely left out the hideous hawaiian ones (I have 4 by the way) untouched. I LOVEEEE my P.E shorts cause they're comfy and they don't make me look like an idiot when I go out to Compass Point or hang around the neighbourhood. My mum, on the other hand, absolutely HATES them cause she thinks they're pretty worn out (6 years old at least). Plus, she's crazily pissed off with some threads that came loose on one of the shorts. So the next time I decide to make an appearance in the neighbourhood, I have to make sure nobody I know sees me in my colourful, not-so-cute hawaiian shorts. Hahaha!

Anyways, I will be going for an 'interview' tomorrow to try my luck in clinching a second job. I could really use the money. It's either Australia, Bali, or Bangkok (again!) this June! And speaking of June, I shall get my hair curled permanently then. WEEEEE!

I'm praying that the next few weeks happen fast. I have a terrible, terrible schedule up ahead and I don't want to face it just yet. Please give me all the strength I need to pull through this period God.

On a totally different note, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SHOPPING TOMORROW (I hope I see many things I like! Don't want to go home empty-handed ): ) Goodnight bunnies.

misconception.

2011-02-22T23:33:00.007+08:00

Spotted.

Leopard print is all the rage right now (to me, that is). So far, I have purchased 2 leopard print items online and I can't wait to get my hands on them! I used to think that leopard print was too bold and fierce and that we probably don't go so well together (cause I'm neither of that). Fashion's the only reason why I'm willing to think I could be wrong in my perception and give this print a go.

So, I already bought a leopard crop top and a leopard maxi skirt. I still want a leopard print skinny belt and a leopard print sling bag. Of course I won't wear all these things together! That'll just be disaster. Hahahahaha!

AND GUESS WHAT? I passed my first exam in uni! WEEHOOOOO! I'm gonna go on a shopping spree this month (:

simplicity.

2011-02-20T23:46:00.002+08:00

Headaches and heartaches.

We were supposed to head over to Nandos for our 3rd anniversary dinner (Mish's friend promised us a free dinner there). But things took a turn when we realised we had school on Saturday, which means we had to cancel all our plans for that day. So the 'celebration' was pushed back a day earlier (Friday), but that means we couldn't enjoy our free dinner cause his friend wasn't working then ):

We finally settled on Swenson's after a day of brain-storming. We came up with a lot of ideas on where to eat, but in the end, we settled on convenience cause we were just damn lazy.

On a totally different note, would anyone be interested if I hold international sprees like Asos, Topshop/Topman, Forever21 and such? Do let me know, so that I can start on my research soon! (:

And oh! Exam results in 24 hours. Wish me luck.

high off the ground.

2011-02-16T19:41:00.005+08:00

Indebtedness.

Thank you readers/non-readers for supporting my personal selling blog. Have managed to clear more than 20 items so far. Do continue to lend your support. I promise good deals. I might even throw in a freebie once in a while!

it takes a lot more than holding on.

2011-02-16T03:17:00.001+08:00

It's not always rainbows and butterflies; it's compromise.

When I first knew Mish, I thought, 'Hey, he'd make a good friend'. After all, I just got out of a bad, bad relationship and was looking for nothing more than a good laugh with a new-found friend. The possibility of us being together NEVER crossed my mind, not even in a split second. He was just 'my GEMS classmate, who also happened to be my course senior'. No sparks, no fireworks. Just pure friendship.

Eventually, we got together (I shall skip the parts that fall in between because I might just bore you with my story and also because I'm really lazy to start on it now). Mish was (and still is) funny and I'm a sucker for guys who possess the ability to make me laugh. I guess you could say that's the first trait I look out for in a guy. I didn't intend to fall for him so soon, but things just fell into place quickly, but naturally. I found myself enjoying his company more than ever (thanks to GEMS class, which he was never absent for, just so he could sit beside me, talk to me and look at me. Hehe).

When he graduated (he is 2 years older) and entered NS, I was still in school, starting on my second year. We both became very doubtful about the relationship then, because we were afraid of failing. We were afraid that either of us would give up halfway, and that the void (due to lack of time with each other) would just keep getting deeper. Mish even predicted we'd last no longer than 6 months -_-

So, sorry baby. You were wrong! Hahahaha. Half a year for me to fall in love with you, a whole year and a half for you to trust that I'm not fooling around with you, 2 years for us to realise we want to be life partners and 3 years into keeping that dream alive. Let's continue to dream about our future and live in the present. I love you.

Sorry I couldn't get a newer picture. Haha.

tell me something i don't know.

2011-02-14T00:12:00.006+08:00

Marching on.

Caught The Black Swan with Mish and his friends yesterday. If I were a movie critic, I'd say the movie was wonderful. But because I'm not, I will speak of my actual thoughts.

Firstly, I must applaud the director for the great vision he had for The Black Swan. The direction was good and clear, almost flawless. I thought the idea/concept was pretty interesting, refreshing and certainly different from all the other movies we have seen. But I also must say that it was a bit draggy and all too predictable. It's the repetitive, very much unnecessary scenes from the movie that bore the hell out of me. If it weren't for those sleepy moments, I would have described it as a perfect twisted tale of an obsessed ballerina.

Anyways, I got myself a red/maroon maxi skirt from Topshop at $19 only! It was a bit loose on me (it's uk 10), but it'll do. I mean, I'm crazy if I pass up on a deal like that, right?

(credit to songofstyle)

Have I mentioned how much I love her style?

Yeah, I'm gonna go source for my cable-knit crop sweater right now. Goodnight!

PS: Happy 2 years anniversary Que!

decisions.

2011-02-10T00:30:00.004+08:00

It's the way that you make me feel.

Looking post! Email me at syirin14@hotmail.com or leave me a comment with your email add if you have any of these items. Thank you!

LA absolute tank in white

LA wander skirt in black

And should I get this pink maxi skirt? DECISIONS, DECISIONS.

up up, here we go.

2011-02-06T16:48:00.001+08:00

Because love takes time.

(Gifted sheer cut-out blouse, Topshop. Grey denim shorts, Bangkok)

Visited the much-hyped Strictly Pancakes cafe yesterday night. Mish got himself the cheesy-potato pancakes with sauteed mushrooms while I got myself the popular What-A-Spread (Peanut-butter pancakes with ice cream and kinder bueno). Although mine looked more like a winner, I thought Mish's choice was the real deal. The unusual pairing of potatoes and pancakes works suprisingly well on the palate. And if you think 2 pancakes is not enough, you better think again.

let's get wasted.

2011-02-05T03:35:00.001+08:00

Wake up call.

I had hugeeeee plans this CNY. However, none materialised. I really have no one to blame except for my own acts of faineance and procrastination. Well done, Syirin.

I had actually thought I would be more productive during this long holiday. One week to accomplish everything that I missed out. One week to stand in a better position than where I was a week before. One week to achieve momentum. It takes only one 'body over mind' action to screw everything up.

In case you're wondering,

1) I borrowed books last week, only to keep them in my bag.

2) I set aside study dates, only to catch up on my tv shows.

3) I promised to start running again, only to see myself run to the kitchen to seek companionship while I watch my tv shows.

It's already Saturday, and a new week is waiting for me. Let's hope I can put what little drive/spirit/energy I have left with to good use over these few days.

On a brighter note, outfit post tomorrow= lots of pictures!

it takes two baby.

2011-02-04T00:31:00.007+08:00

Take your time to realise.

This is the longest length I have kept to date. How pathetic, right? All my 21 years of living and this is the best I can do. I should seriously win some kind of award for this. Hahaha.

Admittedly, I never had a liking for long hair ever since I was a child. I had been sporting short hair for the bulk of my life (by short, I mean anything from shoulder up). I did manage to keep "tie-able" hair for a while in secondary school, but even that couldn't beat the length I have now. I really regret not keeping my hair long when I was younger. I have always had thin hair, and age and time is not making it any better ):

Anyway, YOU GUYS HAVE GOT TO START WATCHING VAMPIRE DIARIES IF YOU HAVEN'T. IAN SOMERHALDER AND NINA DOBREV ARE SMOKING HOT!!

He smirks a lot in this show, but I'm not complaining cause it's hot! I can't believe he's 33 though.

And she's only like a year older than me.

Kill me already.

it's all over me.

2011-02-01T17:15:00.002+08:00

Love at first taste.

Did you know that there's such a dish called Mee Hailam? OMG! Tried it in Johor yesterday night and IT. WAS. AWESOME (yes, I need to expand my vocabulary and use other adjectives to describe things that are awesome without using the word awesome. I use it wayyy too many times; the meaning gets dissolved after a while)! I have a thing for dark-coloured soup with noodles and lots of chilli padi. So mee hailam won me over with it's spicy and unique flavour.

Mish got me hooked on Vampire Diaries, so right now, I'm desperately looking for (working) links to watch episodes from season 2! Am very frustrated now cause none of them seemed to work. BLEARGH.

dreamer.

2011-01-30T04:01:00.008+08:00

Less than perfect.

(Kimono-cape outerwear, Topshop. Black spaghetti tank, Mum's. Maxi skirt, NewLook)

A good 10 minutes was spent taking pictures of Mish and his Boardwalk Empire. Trust me, the ones I posted above do not even account for a quarter of the actual amount of pictures taken.

If you notice, the pictures here are a lot more clearer, a lot more real and a lot more better in terms of quality . That's cause..................I stole my daddy's DSLR and brought it out to play today! Hehe. I didn't want to take no for an answer, so I sneaked into his room and took his camera. Don't look at me like that, I helped him rid of some dusts away okay!

Managed to satisfy cravings for prawn noodle too! Yummy.

if i had a type, then maybe it would be you.

2011-01-28T00:09:00.003+08:00

Cause I already know what you're gonna do.

OMG!! I saw MJ in the bus on my way home from tuition just now! So pretty uh! No glasses, rebonded and tinted hair, bangs and all! What a pleasant surprise. Haven't seen her in like, 5 years? Glad she was able to recognize me. If you're reading this (which I suspect you would soon, cause you plan on stalking me!), do keep in touch okay? (:

My blog's getting kinda boring. Outfit posts soon? I've many clothes which have yet to be worn. Promise.

madder than a madhatter.

2011-01-26T02:57:00.011+08:00

Screw you.

I was mad furious when I found out that I couldn't view my entire January posts from the archive menu at the sidebar. I became even more furious when I realized that some of my other months' posts were missing too, including the ones from December. So say, when I click on 'January 2011' in my archive menu, only the recent posts from that particular month would pop out. If you scroll down to the end, you'll realise that my birthday post, past selling post and other January 2011 posts do not appear. What's the use of an archive sorted by month, if what you see each month are just recent posts of that particular month, and not full posts of that month? AAAHHHH. Freaking pissed off!

I tried editing EVERY single component found in my settings, including the publishing and formatting sections. I tried setting the number of posts per page to 500, but I still couldn't see anything beyond what was intially on my screen; i.e no change. Mish encouraged me to Google on this matter and guess what I found?

AUTO-PAGINATION.

Yes, the root, the cause, the mastermind of this problem. Here's a detailed explanation offered by anonymous from a forum I read online:

"The term "pagination" literally refers to page numbering. The controversial "Auto Pagination" feature refers to a server stabilisation process, which decreases peak load on the servers by limiting the amount of blog content that is served in one blog page (archive retrieval, label retrieval, or main page). AP segments large display pages, and requires the readers to use "Older Posts" / "Newer Posts" links, to view multiple segments of one logical page. No content is lost, and the viewers simply make one click to traverse segment to segment."

In other words, if my page is excessively large (may be due to many reasons, one of which includes the insertion of very large photo sizes in multiple posts in the same month. My stupid birthday post has lots of these 'very large photos'. Damn), segmentation will occur. So, what I CAN do to solve this problem is to include an 'older posts' link at the bottom of my blog page so that the next time I click on the 'January 2011' tab in my archive menu, I can see all the published posts in that month. Only thing is, all the posts will not appear in a single page but rather, in multiple pages or segments, connected by the link at the bottom of the page called 'older posts'.

I spent so much time googling and writing up on this. I think I'll work on the 'older posts' link tomorrow. Goodnight.

because mint is my favourite colour.

2011-01-26T01:28:00.009+08:00

Amateur.

My first attempt at nail painting (after what, 3 years?). I like it a hell lot, but Mish absolutely hates it. He can't stand the sight of painted nails, doesn't matter if it comes in his favourite colour (which is green by the way). I think I did a pretty good job, although I must admit it was hard getting my right-hand nails painted neatly.

Tumblr-worthy pics of my nails (if only I had used a DSLR or at least turned on the flash mode):

Anddddd........not-so-tumblr-worthy pics of my nails and face:

look here.

2011-01-23T17:18:00.001+08:00

UPDATED! Do visit.

Click here.

2011-01-23T16:00:00.001+08:00

Favourite things.

I am going to save up for this entire look. Yes, I will.

My target buys for February:

1) Cropped knitted sweater

2) Leopard print sheer blouse

3) LA wander skirt

And oh, LA is launching their latest collection later on in the evening. There's like 10 things I want to get from this collection, but I can only afford one ): Best collection by far, I swear.

PS: A selling post is in progress. Do watch this space.

feels like heaven.

2011-01-23T15:22:00.004+08:00

January.

Yay! I'm a happy girl. January proved to be an awesome month for me, even though there's still 8 days left before one can actually call it a month. Just yesterday, my girls surprised me with 2 birthday presents! Both are from Topshop and both are LOVED! I got my favourite mint green nail polish and a super gorgedgy (gorgeous + edgy) blouse-shirt! Me likey so much. Thank you sweethearts <3

Best birthday, best boyfriend, best girlfriends, best presents. Tell me, why should I not be contented? I think I smile a lot more these days, thanks to you.

January, I'm in love.

turning all my thoughts to you.

2011-01-22T18:21:00.000+08:00

You become the meaning of my life.

A couple of weeks before his birthday, I had planned a surprise with Mish's '420' friends (that's what he refers them to). Being broke had definitely impeded me from planning a bigger and better surprise. But because the poor boy hasn't had a surprise his entire life, I was determined to plan one for him, no matter the cost and magnitude. It was a small and simple affair. One that involved just Mish, myself and his group of friends. His friends make good actors (liars). Thanks to these wonderful people, the surprise went by pretty smoothly.

The surprise took place at exactly 12 midnight on the day of his birthday. So his celebration with me only happened in the later part of the day.

To start things off, I took him to dinner at F.I.S.H. We ordered 2 main dishes and 2 sides. Dinner was very satisfying and filling. The combination of fish, steak, squid and chicken lasted us through the entire night. Worth every cent, I swear.

After dinner, we made our way to Cineleisure to catch Love and Other Drugs. Contrary to most reviews and feedbacks, I actually thought the movie was quite boring. It lacked substance, and ending was very predictable. Mish caught me yawning and zoning out a couple of times throughout. Bad movie choice, I must say. Sorry dear.

By the time the movie ended, it was already close to midnight. Mish became impatient because he had yet to see his presents. We drove to Marina Bay and sat on a bench. He took out his presents and started unwrapping them. These are what he received from me:

1) A Sony Ericsson handphone

2) A Ben Sherman shirt

I admit the presents were not exactly fantastic. After all, I only had so much money (a non-contractual iphone 4 was way beyond my capability). The reason why I got him a phone was because his had died and he's currently using a friend's spare handphone (so sad right). So yeah, even though it wasn't much, I hope you like them nontheless.

Happy 23rd birthday love <3

back to yesterday.

2011-01-19T21:09:00.011+08:00

Let's run away, from these lies.

I need to remind myself to:

1) Shut the hell up during lecture. I think Mish is greatly annoyed by my persistent jabbering of everything trifling. Two signs of obvious vexation.

#1. Completely ignore me and pretend to be interested in what the lecturer is saying.

#2. Actually entertain me. (He also makes a conscious effort to ensure that the irritated expression on his face does not go unnoticed)

2) Start revising. If I don't start revising now, I might just fall behind and screw the good image/perception lecturers have of me. The China woman who sat beside me in class yesterday seemed to know a lot more than I do. This is especially alarming because she wasn't present in class for the same lesson last week, yet she knew everything that she wasn't supposed to know, while I knew nothing of what I'm purpoted to know. S-H-I-T.

3) Save enough money each month so that I won't have to eat grass and live on peoples' sympathy every year end. Also, make sure that I can afford myself a holiday or expensive good every now and then.

Right now, the most important thing for me to do is to perform my prayers (which I had knowingly put on hold for the purpose of this entry. God forgive me) and copy the notes from the lesson which I have deliberately missed out for my birthday celebration.

Too cold for you to keep her.

2011-01-16T18:33:00.005+08:00

Too hot for you to leave her.

Let me warn you first. The next couple of entries will probably bore you cause I'm just gonna talk about my birthday! Hahaha. So forget reading if you can't bear it any longer.

More photos from my 21st!

treasures.

2011-01-15T23:07:00.007+08:00

Double surprise.

I had school that day. I couldn't concentrate well in class because I was too excited about celebrating my birthday. I knew Mish had big plans for me. But what I didn't know was how FAZUKING HUGE the plan was (in my opinion, that is). We attended the first half of lecture before giving up and deciding to leave.

We got on his bike and made our way to an undisclosed location. I was forced to close my eyes when we were nearing the place. When we got to the place and I opened my eyes, I still couldn't figure out where we were. The place looked foreign and there was no signage to apprise me on our whereabout.

I followed Mish as he walked through a door which led us to a lobby. I knew I had to overnight, but I wasn't anticipating a hotel stay. And again, due to the lack of signage, I wasn't able to tell which hotel I was in. I looked for clues and I saw the letter M. We were at STUDIO M!

The place was AMAZING. For starters, it is NOT what you would make out of a hotel room. The concept is very unique and appealing. The highlight was, of course, the staircase (in the room itself) that leads us to a cosy corner where the bed was positioned. I was so excited, I forgot to snap pictures of the entire room!

We got dressed and headed out to dinner at Bali Thai. As some of you might have predicted, I ordered Tom Yam Goong while Mish ordered rice with BBQ chicken. After a hearty meal, Mish complained of a stomachache and wanted to (I will put it simply) shit. He suggested we go back to the hotel so that he could do his thing. Hahaha! Got into a cab and made our way back. At this point in time, I was still clueless.

When we got to the door of our hotel room, I heard voices and laughters of girls and music playing in our room. I was so scared, I refused to enter the room. Mish 'assured' me that there was nobody in our room and that the noise was coming from the room next to ours. At the same time, the noise stopped and there was dead silence.

As I stepped foot into the room, I was greeted with stentorious screams! They were coming from my crazy friends who were standing at the bedroom upstairs! I was too shocked and taken aback that I screamed my lungs out as well. A birthday song was sung and what followed after (no prizes for guessing) were merely more screaming and more jumping.

One by one, they made their way down to where I was standing with my mouth wide open and still screaming. We got to the cutting of cake eventually and took plenty of photos before unwrapping all my presents.

(Photos are not in order of event)

The presents I received!

1) Kate Spade wallet (Mish!)

2) Topshop cape (Mish!)

3) Mango crossback sweater (Ayu!)

4) Topshop coral button down tank (Wei Rong + Sharon!)

5) Diva earstuds + F21 earrings (Nimisha + Mamata!)

6)Long-sleeved top (Mish's mum!)

The best part? I can totally forgo shopping at Topshop for the entire month! Love 'em! <3

Thank you all. Que, Kae, Farah, Shar, Mamata, Nimi, Sharon, Wei Rong, Ayu and Mish (especially), for making my 21st birthday a memorable event.

Thank you also, SEXAYES, for the heart attack you gave me a little after midnight at my place (This was my first surprise. I will blog about it soon. The pictures are not up yet).

And also, many others whom I fail to mention (too many!) for wishing me well on my birthday.

Last scream from me. AAAHHHHHH!!! (:

i like my beats fast.

2011-01-14T16:14:00.002+08:00

And my base down low.

STAY TUNE FOR MY 21ST BIRTHDAY UPDATE! COOL SHIT I TELL YOU!

moving mountain.

2011-01-11T17:17:00.003+08:00

Seconds, hours, so many days.

Blurred photos all thanks to shaky hands. But we had fun yesterday. Something which we haven't done/felt in a long long time.

Cute!

fill the places i can't reach.

2011-01-10T14:34:00.002+08:00

Ready to fire me a hot one.

Spot any error in the poster above?

If you look closely, the poster read 'vancancies' instead of 'vacancies'. The big irony? The poster serves as an advertisement for a creative writing class. Good luck chewdren. I meant, children. Hahahaha!

if you're ready, like i'm ready.

2011-01-08T01:25:00.002+08:00

Whirlwind.

MASSIVE MASSIVE CLEARANCE!

New + used items going really cheap!

Click HERE for my personal items.

(The $8 deal on all clothings still stand, unless otherwise stated. I have added a couple more items this time round.)

Click HERE for 101minions sales items.

(Everything is going at $5, not inclusive of postage. I've a total of 10 pieces or slightly more of stocks on hand. Whatever that's sold out, is sold out. So please ask me first if the other items are still available before confirming your purchase. I haven't updated that site in months!)

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In case you're wondering what happened to 101minions, I got kinda lazy and tired. All the outsourcing, photographing, modelling, handling of emails, creating and updating of website, dealing with difficult customers aka deadbuyers, packaging of clothes, having mountains of clothes piled up in my room.........they're all very time and space-consuming. Being a student and a teacher does not provide me with the luxury of time. Unless I put my 101% effort and concentration in this business, I will never be able to pursue 101minions. But fret not. I will still be selling my personal clothings away every now and then!

messy little raindrops.

2011-01-05T20:31:00.004+08:00

Trippin'.

The result of a cancelled plan + sleeping brother and niece.

(Open-shoulder dress, online. Skinny belt, Topshop. Grey leggings, Cotton On)

always waiting, feeling nothing.

2011-01-05T01:13:00.005+08:00

And it goes on and on and on.

Request from a reader: To post up a picture of my wardrobe. Here you go dear.

As explained (read: fs), my wardrobe consist of a normal cupboard and an extended one. My 'extended' wardrobe is NOT another cupboard (I can't afford and fit 2 cupboards in my room), but really just a plastic container. My main cupboard holds mainly jackets, blazers and vests as well as old clothes, while this humble (and trusty) container holds more of my new clothes and ones that I usually wear. See, I told you my clothes are spilling out! They are seriously devoid of space. Am thinking of getting a bigger container to house all of them. I am a tad weird, aren't I? I bet nobody thought of housing their excess clothes in a container, ey? Hahahaha.

Anyways, I chanced upon these babies while blogshop-hopping. If I'm getting one (most probably not, unless you want to get me a birthday present? Heh. Joking lah okay. I not so thick-skinned one), which should I get? The brown or black?

cat and mouse.

2011-01-04T16:04:00.005+08:00

It's ours to keep.

Here's the list of activities that have been eating up my time these days:

1) School. Yes, it's back to school for me. I just had my first lesson yesterday and I already fell short of giving my full attention to the teacher.

2) Tuition. It's a YAY for me! Been waiting for too long already. I will/shall not live in poverty ever again.

3) Baby-sitting. Cha cha, who else? Say hello to unsightly eyebags and dark eye circles.

4) Preparation for Mish's birthday. It's no biggie, really. Just normal plans like birthday dinner, presents and such.

5) Waiting, impatiently, for my birthday! Why am I so excited this time round? It's because I smell something fishy, Mishy.

I promise to blog more in the near future. Maybe put up a selling post as well. But first, I need to get this time management thing right.

And before I end off this post, here's something I'd like to share.

Bang bang- K'naan feat Adam Levine. AWESOME SONG. Love it.

Void.

2011-01-04T00:22:00.003+08:00

Vacant.

Am fully aware of the fact that this space has been left inane for quite some time now. An explanation is on the way. Till then, goodnight.

sometimes, goodbye's the only way.

2010-12-30T22:59:00.003+08:00

Sometimes, solutions aren't so simple.

Sorry lah my house not so big, so just make do with the same old (chinese house-like) background okay. To your right is my brother's dragon boat paddle, and to your left is Iqah's bag (in case you're wondering).

Am starting to appreciate my new fringe very much. The one thing I cannot decide though is whether I should let them fall straight (like normal bangs; scroll 3 posts down) or side-sweep them a little to create that au naturale look (above). Or does it not make any difference at all? Hehe.

Anyways, what are your plans for tomorrow? If you're asking me, I'm staying home baby! Broke= no money to go out unless paid for or got free vouchers/free food= stay at home. Enjoy the fireworks people! And the horrible train/bus ride home too okay :)

Am contemplating on selling some of my clothes away. There wouldn't be consideration if it doesn't involve new clothings (the reason for my holding back). I need money! Should I, should I, should I?

I suppose this is my last post for 2010. Happy New Year darlings!

retrospective.

2010-12-29T21:31:00.002+08:00

Recollection.

It's so surreal; the passing of another year and the welcoming of a new one.

They say time flies when you're having fun, but I think time catches up on us when we're busy rushing for every task and routine there is.

Have I accomplished anything this year? Did I manage to lose any weight? Am I still the person I was a year before? Have I changed for the better? Did I hurt anyone? What lessons have I learnt? What is it that I'm still lacking? Am I happier now than I was before? Will I be swamped with regrets when 2010 finally makes way for 2011?

Every year, I ask myself. And every year, I only get half the answers I'm looking for. Half is never always good, but half is sufficient for us to at least understand. Very much like how a human can only be half perfect; no matter how hard we try.

Resolutions are good. They serve as guidelines for when we stray during the course of fulfilling our day-to-day obligations. However, I also believe that resolutions are not always necessary because many a time their importance get diminished as we face newer and bigger complications along the way. Resolutions have never really worked for me, hence I settled on having none each year. I expect nothing, but I work for everything when I come round to it.

So, how was my 2010?

A mixture of everything you can ever think of.

How will my 2011 be?

Exactly how 2010 turned out to be, with the perennial hope of becoming a better person.

stuck in reverse.

2010-12-28T23:53:00.004+08:00

Hope to move on, Faith to be strong and Will to carry on.

If you are wondering what I have been up to lately, my answer will definitely amuse you.

I have been trying (so hard) to learn a particular choreography/dance in YouTube.

Funny thing is, I wasn't the party with explicit interest in the dance in the first place. Iqah was that party and she insisted WE learn the dance together. So, being the nice auntie that I am (ehem!), I helped her in learning the choreography. But now, the opposite is becoming true. I find myself wanting to get the timing and steps right, so much so that I'll take an hour each night to perfect my steps. Iqah, on the other hand, is slowly raising the white flag. Hahaha!

Maybe, just maybe, I'll post up a video of the dance (with me dancing, of course) when I feel I am near-perfect and when I have garnered much courage to publicize it (:

IF I CAN GET THIS THING RIGHT, THAT IS.

Besides having my t-shirt and shorts drenched in sweat, I have been going out to town to watch people bag everything on the shelves (thanks to post-christmas/year-end sales), making sure the stores are left with nothing to offer to poor people like me ): OMG, THAT CAPE THING IS SO PRETTY CAN!!

Can't wait for the new year man. I need money so badly. My bank is drying up faster than a quicksand could engulf a human.

Anyways, these were what I wore for the 2 days I was out.

(Navy button-back pullover, Topshop. Denim cut-offs, Bangkok)

(Nude tank, TSR. Maxi skirt, NewLook)

Goodnight!

it's a beautiful night.

2010-12-23T20:36:00.000+08:00

I'm looking for something dumb to do.

I wasn't supposed to do this just yet, but my hands were itchy and my mind kept bugging me to do it.

I GOT MY FREAKING CHIN-LENGTH FRINGE CHOPPED OFF!! I KNOW RIGHT! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!

Muahahaha! Bye <3

try to stay awake and remember my name,

2010-12-23T04:11:00.001+08:00

Everybody's changing, but I still feel the same.

Never-before-seen pictures of Mish and I. Pictures spam!!

I LOVE MY BOYFRIEND TO THE MAX!!

i'll be on my way to you.

2010-12-21T19:48:00.002+08:00

You're the only thing that's true.

Wide-legged pants. I developed some kind of liking for it, but I think I'd be much satisfied if it comes in the form of a skirt instead of pants. What do you think? Yay or nay?

sweet talking up all night.

2010-12-20T19:06:00.002+08:00

And I will try, to fix you.

Gonna be penniless for at least 2 months. Maybe I should share a stall with you in the next flea uh, Wei Rong? Meanwhile, please start filling up my empty tin people.

Anyways, this was my happening weekend:

Friday: Mish + family's karaoke session. Initially, we agreed on singing for an hour only. Turned out we couldn't get enough, so we extended for another hour.

Saturday: Midah's + Shar's dance production. Loving the lyrical/contemporary (whatever you call it. I have no idea. Hehe!) hip hop segment. Headed down to Simpang after for some hearty dinner. Farah introduced us to this Chinese food called Har Kow, which was, to put it simply, AWESOME! I don't really know how to describe it, but it's basically shrimp wrapped in wanton-like skin. Instead of frying it, you steam it. Just the express mention of it makes me hungry already.

Sunday: Short brunch + catching up session with the girls. I really hope I can visit Adelaide in June next year for that road trip. Let's save up and make it happen baby!

And because I looked ugly in all the pictures that were taken, here's one (I thought i looked okay here) picture to break the monotony of this entry.

Have a great week people!

light up the sky like a flame.

2010-12-17T17:10:00.003+08:00

Young and naive.

I am broke!

Yes, nothing new but I can't help saying it all the time.

There's like a 100 things I want in my mind right now.

Things like these.

1) Cropped sweater

Especially loving this beaded pink number, the mesh/lace nude sleeves and knitted blue sweater!

2) Dresses!

The brown and nude asymmetric pieces totally won me over. And togas are back!

3) Sheer tops

Gorgeous.

Am madly in love with dusty pink this season. I want my cropped sweater to be in dusty pink, my dress to be drapey and in neutral shades and sheer top to be in black.

But I can only wish right. BLEARGH.