I know I already raved about the [Confessions of a Shopaholic] movie coming out, but Nuffnang is giving free tix to the movie preview so here goes..
I know my friend is a shopaholic because she can walk for hours looking for bargain buys in the hottest climates(Jas), she splurges on clothes and bags from branded labels(Cammie), she loves to online shop(Angele), she goes crazy whenever there's a sale(more or less every one of us), she buys things on impulse, has tons of clothes accumulated over the years that she hasn't even worn yet and will spend her last dollar on shopping not caring about tomorrow's expenses(me, me and me!). Haha.
Here's proof of how we went mad shopping in Thailand..
Reasons that we're such shopaholics? Do girls seriously need reasons to shop? But still, let me name a few.. Retail therapy is the best kind of therapy! Shopping makes me feel happier even if I'm sad. Shopping helps people to lose weight.. All that walking endlessly and sometimes forgetting to eat. Shopping contributes to our economy! And we all want our economy to strengthen don't we? =)
I've really been dying to catch the show since I found the trailer last year, so.. Catch Confessions of a Shopaholic on 26 March!
I CANNOT STAND HOW DAMN CUTE HE IS!!!!! *sigh* asian guys will always be the cutest to me.. esp with hair like that!!! how not to like?!!! i haven't slept coz i've been watching [boys before flowers] non-stop.. its the korean version of [meteor garden] but everyone looks better here!!! except maybe the one who replaced vanness coz vanness has great hair too!
Due to overwhelming requests for me to blog more, here i am!! And the topic for today is.. the past.
I went out with my ex just now. The very first one. They always say that the first one is the one you love the most, but I think for both of us it was just a playful crush kinda thing? But then again, out of all my relationships I loved the girl the most so I think there has to be something very very wrong with me..
Anyway, meeting him actually reminded me of the days when I was young and silly and innocent and carefree.. I was only 16 then and didn't really know what love meant. (I'm not sure if I do now anot but hopefully I do la.) Every little sweet thing would make me incredibly happy and every little wrong thing would make me super upset. Every little hug, kiss or 'i miss you' would mean the world to me.
Now, I never know what to believe anymore. After years of meeting jerks and shedding tears over them, I've learnt to be more wary when it comes to love. Hugs and kisses might mean nothing to someone who does them to many girls. 'i miss you' and 'i love you' are just words said without any meaning. Every step has to be taken with caution and I always have to try to remember not to let my heart's guard down.
Why do I say try? Coz this is just the mildly cynical side of me speaking. Coz deep down I am still just the silly 16 year old girl that I was. Coz I really do believe that one day I will meet the one who hugs me coz he really does miss me and kiss me coz he only loves me.
I'm still waiting for my fairytale ending. ;)
p.s I finally found him on fb!!!! But i can't add him coz it would seem stalker-ish (which i am) but this is my soulmate we're talking about!! Those who know me well should know who.
from malaysia that is. haha. just got back around 5 hrs ago? i missed my bed!!! went with eric, kelly, juf and bernard. will blog more about it when i get the pix k? hehe.. i know i still owe u guys the bintan post plus pix but i've been relli relli busy.. with l4d and ktv and having fun!! n work too of coz. heh.
promise to blog soon!! this was juz a quick update to reassure u that my blog's not left for dead!! haha. gtg slp now.. ;p
..except that i'm dumb and stupid and naive and getting upset over all the wrong things. argh. i hate being emo. i wanna go ktv!!!! and sing [sha gua] for all its worth.
ok, don't kill me for not blogging about the bintan trip yet(it's in the midst) but i just had to rave on and on and on about how AWESOME [twilight] is. its been my LIFE dream to be a vampire can?!!!
i just watched the show and the modern day vampires are just so cool now! they are fairer than ever, don't melt in the sun(instead they get shimmery pearl-like skin), can jump really high, move super fast.. and if all that can't convince you to just adore them, check out the way they play baseball.
mind-blowing.
go watch go watch!!! it looks hundred times better in the cinema! i'm gonna watch the show again lor! i can't stand how cool it is la!!
i think i'm falling into a big evil hole of darkness called shebang. it's been such a long time since i cried while drunk and yest the reason was totally stupid! hai. i can't wait to quit before i get sucked in again. i keep telling myself to be more motivated and focused in my day job but everyday i just procrastinate!
i wanna change my life but all i can do is sit behind the computer and bitch. i hate working there but i'm scared i secretly like it. like i've told my friends, my life became more happening again after working at a pub, but i dunno if its more in a good way or bad way. suddenly everything just seems so uncertain. hopefully its just the emo kicking in for awhile.
Some of you may know her as Becky Bloomwood, from the popular [Shopaholic] series by Sophie Kinsella. Those books are like my favourite books in my whole life!! Becky's character is so likeable and funny and I feel that I can really relate to her. I was so crazy about her after reading [Shopaholic and Baby] that I went online to search for news on the next book and found something way better!! THE MOVIE!!!! I had goosebumps while watching the trailer. Watch it watch it watch it!!!!
It's coming out in Feb next year!! I can't wait! So excited!!!! Lol. Somemore they chose one of my favourite actresses to play Becky! But there were afew gripes on the casting of Luke Brandon; Hugh Dancy is playing him but people think that he's too boyish and cute and that Christian Bale is more suitable for the role. My personal opinion is that Christian Bale is too serious looking, they need someone manly yet looks like he has a sense of humour. And they kinda messed up the book abit by setting it in New York straightaway instead of UK. But whatever! I just wanna watch the show!!!!
this year has been so sucky for me!!! i haven't been blogging coz i have been tired out with work!! and of coz all my friends. heh. but ya, i mentioned i was working at shebang? only planning to work there for half a year. just on weekends. i wanna concentrate on my day job but i have no choice coz i need the money!
which is why i think i'm damn suay this year. but a couple of weeks ago, i was in the cab thinking how suay i was when i realised most of the problems are partially my own fault. *sigh* i mean if i were luckier all the rubbish wouldn't have happened but still i had a choice. and then, on that VERY day itself, i lost my laptop coz i was rushing to my clients house and left it in the cab!!! really feel like killing myself la. must stop being so disorganised already!
my birthday pics all inside.. sobz.. i actually felt so tired of everything that i didn't wana blog anymore but i guess its an outlet to release my emotions.. ever since i worked at shebang i keep meeting bastards!! ok la, maybe it should be singular, but ya.. really sick of the pub life la. everytime see the same thing. and almost everytime end up seh. it gets so tiring.
the past few weeks i think i've been not as happy as usual and easily irritated/emotional. god, i really hate being emo. damn annoyed with myself la!!
ok, just wanted to update u guys. next blog post will be a happy one. if not i'm not gonna blog till i have something happy to blog about. please please let next year be a better year!!!
oh ya! i'm going bintan in nov!! with the babes. can't wait la. think i really need it..
Nuffnang is having a competition and the winners get to attend the gala premiere of [High School Musical 3: Senior Year]!! More about that after I watch it, but for now, lets do a recap on my 'high school' graduation..
KC graduation actually kinda sucked. While other schools get nice prom dinners, we had graduation TEA! Like damn budget la. And the atmosphere was totally ruined coz it was like in the middle of the day. Our school made this rule where EVERYONE had to wear a dress or skirt if not you wouldn't be allowed into the ballroom.
So even some of the butches wore dresses and surprised us with how pretty they could look if they wanted to. But of course there were the rebellious ones like *ahem* Cammie, ShiWan and Winnie who wore pants and were not allowed in. LOL.
Maybe it was coz I watched too many movies and expected it to be like bonding and dancing and everyone promising to keep in touch and be friends for life, so I was kinda disappointed that it was just our classes performing and I think the teachers performed too. (Can't really remember la, 7 years ago leh! Old liao.)
And during that time, Vitamin C's [Graduation] was quite popular. (I can still remember her name! Memory not bad ah.) Everytime I heard it on radio I would get very emo and dread the day we all part, but on the graduation day when they played that song (just as i expected) I totally had no feelings lor! I thought I would cry buckets of tears but I didn't. Guess the mood was just not there. Sad la my graduation.
So, if your graduation sucked too, or even if it didn't, relive your youthful days and..
Catch Walt Disney Pictures' High School Musical 3: Senior Year in cinemas from October 24!
i could give you like a hundred reasons why i love watching movies, but since i think that would bore you, here's one; the right show improves my mood drastically.
yest i watched [eagle eye] with my bro. i've been dying to watch that show and it really doesn't disappoint! plus my bro is great company, he never fails to make me laugh. i think i'd be super lonely if i was an only child.
but this post is not about [eagle eye] or my bro so i shan't digress. i met juf and gary to watch [mamma mia!] just now. it was another show that i kinda wanted to watch for quite some time already.
well, at first it was kinda disturbing to watch meryl streep and her 2 old friends jump around like teenagers, but after awhile it started to get heartwarming seeing them bond over annoyingly addictive retro songs. surprisingly the music made me feel like dancing! not the [step up] or [make it happen] kind but more of just jumping around and having fun kind. i think i might just try mambo one day.
and i loved that they showed the mother and daughter's friendship and closeness with their respective cliques as well as with each other. made me think of my babes. love you guys! we'll be happening mothers next time ya?
plus, amanda seyfried's voice is damn damn nice la!! abba songs are gonna be the next ktv craze!! for me, at least. and i bet jas will get a kick out of singing them too. maybe in rooms instead of pubs la. pub atmosphere too cheena.
i was actually feeling upset this week coz of some insanely stupid thing but how not to feel happy after watching this kinda cheery show? lolz. i can't believe this but i actually can't wait to work tml. at shebang i mean. haha. for those who don't know, now you know. i'm working there part time. have been since 2 weeks back.
keke. birthday pix up soon. hmm. i should really go set up a movie blog.
p.s. it should be called [papa M.I.A.] instead right? if you don't get it, either you dunno what the show's about or you're slow.
p.p.s. omg! i just realised i watched 4 movies 4 days in a row! =X
i officially hate myself. like ALOT. god, seriously, why can't i just learn from my mistakes instead of making the same mistake twice?!!! i should know very well the evils of alcohol by now then i won't be bumming at home pitying myself.
now that i think about it, i really should have known better. the signs; all the same, except this time i only have myself to blame. (it rhymes!lolz) well, what better way to take my mind off things other then MAHJONG! haha. gonna play in awhile.
First, check out this youtube/myspace singer called Lisa Lavie.
I usually don't like to embed videos unless there are ah bengs or techno involved but this girl is GOOOOD! Nice vocals, nice lyrics and nice tune! If you're very free can go youtube and watch her sing a cover of 'No One'. Nice!
Next, lately I've been feeling nostalgic. I miss being young and happy and carefree without stress. Some might say that I'm still stress free now but I finally have an inkling of what STRESSED means thanks to my job.
Anyway, that wasn't my point la. My point is, I will never be able to be with the person I loved the most. I know it didn't seem like that was my point but now I'm telling you it is. I know I'm being random hence the title. It's so sad just thinking of the past la. I'll never understand why certain things are the way they are. I'm starting to question myself..
I think only a handful of you will understand what I'm talking about so lets keep it that way for the time being.
Lastly, I was reading CLEO and they had an article on '30 Things To Do Before You Turn 30'. Let's see what I've done..
1. Channel a classic movie - throw a drink in a man's face.
Never done before unless you count spitting at my brother by accident. Interesting, will keep it in mind.
2. Delete the words "random" and "totally" from your vocab.
Oops. What's the title of this entry again? Anyway, I have like, 7 years, to do it so no sweat.
3. Divorce toxic friends.
DONE.
4. Learn how to successfully change a car tyre.
I don't even know how to drive yet I learn for what?! Of coz once I get my license I will learn it..
5. Break someone's heart; have your own heart broken.
I dunno what's the logic behind this but done and done.
6. Have a killer joke (you tell perfectly) ready to use for one of those awkward moments.
*Awkward silence* Why did the chicken cross the playground? *pause* To get to the other slide! *Even more awkward silence* Fine, I'll go do more research.
7. Use an alias for a day.
Can consider done. Last time in secondary school everybody had aliases. Mine was Jennifer and Yvonne coz I liked those 2 names. I still like the name Jennifer! =)
8. Dine unaccompanied in a nice restaurant.
I never understood how people could watch movie/club/eat in a restaurant alone so this will be hard to do.
9. Spend a whole pay packet on a pair of shoes.
Trust me. I'd love to! (I just hope Jace is not reading this if not wait she get more depressed.)
10. Break up with a man whom you know is bad for you; similarly, have a fling with a guy whom you know is bad for you!
My boyfriends have never been bad for me (At least, thats what I think!) but most of the flings definately were bad for me..
11. Travel somewhere by youself, be it a foreign country or just a weekend road trip.
Sounds enticing but totally out of the question unless I conquer my fear of ghosts. I'm a scaredy-cat! =x
12. Try something you always said you'd never do - like skydiving or eating escargot.
Well, I did go and get myself tanned didn't I? Lasted a whole freaking year too! In fact the tan lines can still faintly be seen! Argh. Never again. Escargots are YUMMY by the way.
13. Find out which friends you can and can't trust, and learn not to take it the hard way.
This year I found out who I can't trust. Twice. The first one I can let go coz it doesn't really matter to me, but the second one involves money so I think I am entitled to take it the hard way yes?
14. Volunteer for a charity you really care about.
Ok, I still have 7 years!
15. Quit a job without having another lined up.
Done!
16. Live by yourself for at least 6 months.
Never!! I'm scared and dependant.
17. Run (or at least train for) a marathon.
Yay, in the process of doing. Lately my friends all into jogging so I signed up for the KPE run with them. 5km only la, I think I really too long never exercise already. I went jogging with Gary on Mon, ran 1.5km and had stitches, and my thighs ached till Thurs. God, I really must practise if not I'll be crawling through the 5km.
18. Pay off your credit card debt/car loan.
*Calculates*Hmm, should be able to pay off my debts in 7 years time. Heh.
19. Visit a strip club.
Singapore got meh?! What's up with CLEO and these weird suggestions man.
20. Learn how to stand up for yourself whenever you receive poor customer service. You deserve better than that.
I think most of us have already done this. After all, we're Singaporeans. We don't take shit, we COMPLAIN!
21. Learn how to choose the perfect wine.
Boring. Not interested at all.
22. Have a favourite book that isn't chick-lit.
Done!
23. Forgive someone who wronged you; apologise to someone you've betrayed.
Forgiving doesn't mean you have to talk to the person right? Done.
24. Cook an impressive three-course meal for someone.
But I don't want to cause anyone to get food poisoning lehz. =P
25. Confess that (present or past) crush to a friend.
Even better, how 'bout a 17 year infatuation? I'll do it this Christmas, trying to work up the courage.
26. Buy a complete set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill and a lace bra.
Lace bra, I have. The other two, WHATEVER THE HELL FOR??!
27. Go to an art gallery and buy an original piece of art.
I already have an original piece of art. Its on my back.
28. Have a one-night stand (or more than one).
What's wrong with CLEO?! All these funny suggestions. How can they condone this?! *ahem* No comments.
29.Drink a cocktail in a posh bar in Paris.
Damn. I should have done this when I went there. Now I have to go again.
30. Drive a wickedly cool car even if you have to rent it.
My car will be cool. It will be totally pink.
Finally finished! Actually just did that for fun la. I'm not really gonna try to do all those things.. Except maybe throw a drink at a guy, lolz!
Yes, I'm finally updating!! I broke a personal record this week but more about that later, now the long awaited update.. 020808(Jas and SW birthday celebration)
The theme was pink(chosen by my dear of coz) and orange(jas). So obviously I chose to wear pink la! In fact, almost 80% of the 30 over guests they invited wore pink lor! Haha pink RULEZ! (i can hear jas protesting now) As usual, pictures talk!
What I wore
Pink earrings, pink halter, pink cardigan and pink bracelet! Haha. I'm a fully certified pink lover!
Dinner at Waraku!
Extremely BIG portions. Or should I say it looks big judging by the size of the bowl? Food was good though kinda ex..
Group pictures
See.. Only like a couple of people wore orange. Lolz.
Half seh
Apparently I was quite gone that night. What I know is that I kept wanting to fight and wanted to go CantoRock to dance techno. What I didn't know, however, is that I threw a lemon at Jace(who i really really miss alot btw!!) when she gave it to me to bite. LOL. Totally don't recall that. Scary. Poor Jace, once in a blue moon go club then have to take care of half the people there. =x
Actually got alot more photos, but since it was quite awhile back this about sums it up. Since then I've been busy WORKING! Haha, ok la, plus trying to go out as often as usual. Plus finally finishing up [They Kiss Again] AND starting on [Fated To Love You].
I finished the whole show in less than a week!! Yup, thats the record I broke. I know its nothing big la, but with my *ahem* busy schedule its not an easy feat ok!! And the show is damn nice la.. Really can't start watching taiwan dramas again if not will seriously feel that singapore guys are quite sad.
I know i haven't been updating but that's coz i was busy with my new blog!!!! Don't worry, it's not gonna replace this, it's just that Yahoo! auctions announced they were retiring so Pink Pampered Princesses was born!
I just simply love the name and the skin!!! I know i very hao lian praise my own blog but the creator of the blogskin is really a girl after my own heart.. All those who love pink will love it!!!Go check it out k.. Cheap perfume, cosmetics and skin care! =)
ok, i'm supposed to be sleeping now but i decided to be nice and bring you the latest news before the newspapers later.
i was at east coast mac with my friend just now when we suddenly saw afew firemen walk past. at first i thought there was a fire or something but lazy to go see so we just continued sitting there till we heard 2 guys talking about a drowning. apparently, one woman was found but there was another woman and man yet to be found. one of the guys said that they were drunk when they fell in.
so being a typical kpo singaporean, we went to the beach to check it out and there were 3 civil defence trucks, 2 police cars, one ambulance and one diving response team there. plus a whole crowd of people.
while we were standing there watching the divers get prepared, heard rumors going around that the guy pulled one of the ladies into the sea and they had been missing since 10pm(it was 2am then). my friend commented that maybe the guy was possessed and i seriously got goosebumps, what with it being the 7th month and all..(sleeping in my bro's room now.)
we stayed till 2.30am when the divers already went in their boat to search then my friend had to leave so we went off. tried to take afew photos but was very dark so this was the best i could do..
moral of the story? treasure your life, live each day to the fullest and be NICE! coz judgement day is like a thief in the night, you'll never know when its coming. i'm abit freaked out now.
For those of you who don't know about it, this is like the biggest thing happening in the blogosphere now. So big, in fact, that it made headlines on the Sunday Times and made normal citizens wonder if the newspapers suddenly had nothing better to write about.
Actually it all started on June 30th, when Xiaxue blogged a whole entry about how 'plastic' Dawn is. That was around the same time that I was going through the break-up so the ongoing cyber fight really kept me occupied and entertained. At that time I was already tempted to blog about it but I was busy settling other things and thought this would die off after awhile. I didn't expect that it'd drag so long and be so big! How big? Well, seems like netizens everywhere are setting up Dawn hate sites and trying to expose her plastic side.
Ok, before I continue, my thoughts on the 2 girls. As I've already said, I admire Xiaxue for her ability to do what I've always wanted to; making a living through blogging. I must admit that her blog is funny and entertaining, but she's also constantly bitching about the smallest issues and seems to think that she's always right about EVERYTHING. I believe that she can actually be funny and entertaining, without being such a bitch, if she wants to. Dawn.. Well, to be honest I hated her coz she's so damn hot, but realising its plastic.. I still kinda hated her. Lolz. And her blog is totally boring. The only reason why anyone would read it before this whole drama would be to check out her photos. And the best part is.. I'll get to that later.
Even though I feel that Xiaxue is a better blogger by a long shot, I kinda pity Dawn now. The numerous sites set up about her lies have not only exposed the fact that she had undergone plastic surgery, but also how she has posed as her own fan in forums and plagiarised blog articles. And they even have proof! So the best part is, most of her blog was COPIED and it was still boring!! Thats damn sad la.
I'm lazy to blog about everything in detail so if you want, you can go read these 2 websites. xxvsdy and theliesofdawn . I think people have been too hard on Dawn already la, Xiaxue was actually the one who started everything by slagging her off then now her many crazy fans are digging up dirt on Dawn just coz she's gonna sue their beloved Xiaxue.
Like I said, I don't really like either of them though I read Xiaxue's blog almost everyday, but read those anti-Dawn blogs and anyone with the tiniest bit of compassion would think that those people are going too far already la! If she has to go for plastic surgery then doesn't it show how insecure of a person she is? How much further do they want to push her? Until she commit suicide then they happy ah? And if that happens, are they willing to accept that her blood will be on their hands?
I think it's highly possible that Xiaxue set up the hate site herself. Afterall, she has done it before what. You see, she herself has many flaws but just coz she's entertaining, people tend to overlook them. And I bet Dawn's haters who are flaming her like mad are divided into 3 categories; Xiaxue's fans(a big number of them), jealous girls and afew guys who know they can never get her. If not why make such a big fuss over such a small issue?
Anyway, just wanna make it clear that I'm not siding Dawn. I just feel that the whole plastic surgery thing is just a small matter. The plagiarism is definately wrong though, anybody who blogs would know to quote or cite their sources! BUT now that she has been exposed and apologised for it, is there a need to keep on slamming her and criticising her? Go see the 2 blogs tagboard and I think you would feel scared that anyone can have that amount of hate in their hearts. Enough is enough la. I wonder how long is this gonna continue? Till they get bored of this whole issue? Or till something really bad happens? Hmmm.
i know i should be sleeping but dunno why i like not tired lehz. anyway, was checking my email and saw that there was this contest in the shopping lifestyle newsletter. the brand is bourjois, quite a good make-up brand.
ok short entry. i was bored and bo liao so decided to go read ppl's blogs. happened to read somebody's blog where she is constantly bitching about stuff and changing best friends every few months. i wonder why? hmm.
anyway, this just made me even more thankful that i have u girls who are always there for me and that we'll be friends forever till we grow old, have kids(i'll be married to kc of coz!) and become tai-tais and we'll be having shopping sprees and high teas and mj! or at least, that is THE dream. i just love you guys la. you know who you are.
tell you more abt 'that person' when i see you all k.
