Sunday, December 31, 2006
I have been writing fewer and shorter posts recently.Are my readers missing anything? I have been doddling more than usual these few days, hoping to come up with a fabulous design for a Trexi Design contest--- if I could make adobe illustrator work for me. I haven't started packing. Everything is piling on my desk. Magazines. Novels. A Step-by-Step Japanese book that I only completed a couple of pages. NZ maps. Jewellery making tool box. Dust and all.
Qi summarised her entire year on her blog with a long passage. Mine would somehow be like hers. Many opportunities brushed by and I failed to capture them. I did blame myself for not performing well and I still do bear a tinge of guilt and regret whenever I think of them. But on a better note, I wouldn't have met people from DFS and architecture if all things went smoothly. My social circle would still revolve around the elitists.
My resolutions for 2007 are to forget all the depressing incidents, start to build up my declining confidence and live a fruitful life in NZ. So long 2006 and 2007 here I come!
Saturday, December 30, 2006
I collected my cupcakes from coffee bean today and ain't dissapointed at all! What I see is what I get. Don't they look absolutely divine?! Hope my ex-colleagues frpm animal clinic love them too! And they have to taste as delectable as they look.
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
I've been surfing quite alot recently---the net of course---and discovered quite a few incredible sites.
1. www.retrotogo.com
2.http://agentchin.typepad.com/cutethings/
3.www.poketo.com
Looking at those sites makes me feel like doodling once again.I'll go grab some markers tomorrow!
Monday, December 18, 2006
Here's the pictures I've taken on uncle sam's(AKA Dad) birthday. The pictures are censored by our dearest MoMo. Hahahahahah....
The most amazing thing happened to me on saturday. A usual cycling trip with synn tian turned out to be the most memorable surprise ever. All thanks to Qi and Ser for organising it, synn tian for playing her role really seamlessly, Xiao jun for loaning her kitchen, the guys for reserving the venue and the others for turning up. Serene mysteriously cancelled her appointment with me on saturday. Synn tian asked me out to cycle right after. Shi qi didn't contact me for the enire week. They are all clues that I failed to recognise.
On the day itself, I met up with synn tian earlier than planned because my afternoon appointment was cancelled abruptly. She didn't appear to be keen to go cycling. Using the excuse of not being able to shop for a long time, she pulled me from shops to shops, with me moving along unwillingly. And when it was time to leave, her walking speed seemed to drop to that of a snail's.While we were at East Coast Park, she prevented me from renting a bike, telling me there was a more economical shop in front. I did wonder why she became such a bargain hunter and appeared a little weirder than usual but my suspicion wasn't aroused. She's muddle-headed and in a confused state most of the time and abnormal behaviours are expected.(heeeeeee)
Suddenly, she stopped in her track and commented that the girl across the road resembles qi.I didn't dare to wave since I couldn't see her facial features----I'm slightly myopic you see. She yanked me across the road almost immediately. PHEW! We almost got hit by a bike and she didn't realise it. Almost my entire class was under the pavillon and they greeted me with a loud "Surprise!". I felt like crying.*sob*
I can't believe they took the trouble to plan all these for me. The food and cake were self-prepared and done with perfection. The guys came down to ECP at 1pm to reserve the pavillon.And people took the trouble to be there. GOSH!!!!! I'm really thankful for their effort. Really really thankful.
The guys gave me a lava lamp which exploded when I plugged it into the socket. Once again another surprise to remind me never to forget this day.
Saturday, December 16, 2006
We entered st James power station as invited guests. I'm living a fictitious high life. In case you don't know who the"we" refers to, they are all the promoters from the liquor company I'm working for. Even so, we still had to queue. The guest list must be mile long. Fortuntely, we got a ktv room all to ourselves and people sure can drink. The able drinkers drank themselves silly, downing shots of chivas and martell like soda.And me, on the other hand, treats whisky with disdain. So I kept myself to the little flute of champagne and munched on ice cubes furtively.Furtively because someone would pass me a drink if they discovered me without a decent one. I'm really curious to look at the bill for tonight. WE had a reallly decadent dinner at carlton before clubbing.
Hence you can imagine how much alcohol companies are earning.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Life without work seems simpler and structured. I'm quite enjoying having full control of my time. Did a really crazy thing yesterday----I snipped my fringe real short. And I'm quite liking it.
Bought a 600g bakerzin chocolate fudge cake for dad's 47th birthday. I ended up stuffing myself silly with the cloyingly sweet rich sticky fudge. 600g cake for only three of us, or should I say 2 since mom didn't eat much. IT's heaven for a chocoholic like me!Forget about the chocolae buffet. This is sufficient.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
i was looking through my wardrobe and OH MY! Intended to draw up an inventory but the work is too tedious. I wrote "impossible to list" in my notebook and decided to just try to chuck everything in my luggage or shipping crate. Met up with one of the 2nd year vet student yesterday and she told me, to my amazement, that she only brought a pair of shoes over! My jaw dropped and almost landed with a loud 'thud' on the table. I felt like a high maintenance bimbo.Flipping through fashon magazines and discovering new ways to wear my clothes is another one of my hobby. How am I supposed to do so with one pair of shoes!
But don't get me wrong. I can be tough and can take dirt, filth and mud.Fashion is just another way for me to incorporate art/beauty into my life. It's the same reason why I love to collect postcards, interesting pictures from any publications and artworks. It's also why I love dance.
Monday, December 11, 2006
I would love to ride my horse if i had one.
Saturday, December 09, 2006
The above is an illustration of what I observed today. There was this teenage boy who sat at the pavement outside orchard OG, shooting confetti out from a gun. Beside him was this humongous heap of confetti. Definitely the biggest one I have ever seen! GOSH! I really wonder how long he has been demonstrating the confetti gun to achieve such a "feat". I found this sight pretty hilarious. Can't stop laughing. Qi whipped out her phone and took a picture. I shall ask us to post it online.
Friday, December 08, 2006
"Ridiculously frivolous working yellow submarine" I came upon this phrase while browsing a retro online magazine. But really let us face it. Who needs a submarine. The most frivolous thing I would do now is to purchase a long coat and a red hoodie both at the same time. Or maybe I would get a bagful of art supplies. Or maybe I would enrol myself in more courses. A professional jewellery making course or pottery wheel lessons sounds good enough. But I can't be frivolous can I?
IN my dream, I could say " Let them eat cake" like a french queen.
This is a random post. Seriously.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
I know I've grown up when my birthday is just another day, where work and everything else matters more than blowing out the candles. I know I've grown up when I secretly harbour the thought of forgetting all about my birthday, deceiving myself that I'll be forever young if I don't celebrate it at all.
Yet, I'm still not a grown up.That's why I'm feeling kinda reluctant and disappointed to spend my birthday at the airport, doing a meaningless job for a ridiculously high pay. I used to plan all my birthdays really early. I surprised myself by not getting really excited this year. Maybe it's because I've received an early birthday gift---being given the chance to do vet science. Qi asked me several times if I'm having a party and i didn't give her any confirmation.I've to admit that I don't feel like doing anything that seems too extravagant. My initial plan was to have a simple birthday cum farewell party. But having witnessed the financial burden brought on my family due to college, I can't bear to enjoy myself no more.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
I GOT MY MACBOOK!!!!!! The sales assisstant initially didn't want to give me the freebies but after I told him i was given another plan last week, he agreed to it. So now I'm getting a keyboard protector, a mouse and an isling bag together with my purchase. Not sure if that's the best deal but I'm alright with it. The newspaper advertised a mambo bag but I can't remember if that was for macbook or macbook pro so i just have to keep my mouth shut. Got to learn to be a more demanding customer next time. The guy who served me isn't the same one as last week. She definitely deserve the sales more than him. Too bad I didn't see her there...
The promotion company asked me if i could work another 4 days this month, 19 to 22 dec. I didn't really feel like working on my birthday but I agreed to work if I'm given morning shifts. That'll leave me with evenings to spend with my dear family and friends. The funny thing about me is that i would rather get exploited by animal clinic by accepting the measly pay then continue standing around and getting a much higher pay. I rejected an offer to work for DIOR. How stupid could I get. But I guess doing more promotions would make me even more brainless. Can't wait for school to start. I feel kinda useless when my friends rant on their busy school schedules while I've no school life at all to complain about. sigh... Pitza loves school.
Sunday, December 03, 2006
I just came back from a 4 days trip to Bangkok and completed my last day of work on Thursday. YIPEE!!!!! No more long hours of standing and frittering away of precious hours. I've to start preparing myself for Massey and cut down on my worldly possessions. First of all, I didn't buy any superfluous stuff such as cute stationery, accessories and art materials when I visited thailand. But even so, I have lots to bring to NZ. Got to seriously check out the price of courier service as well as normal shipping. Sigh... I have to practise zen minimalism more often.
Went for yoga today and visited i shop after that. Cineleisure was so packed till it was stifling and I felt kinda claustrophobic. Adding on to that, the new peep-toe wedge that I was wearing is one size too large for me. I was really reluctant to walk around and hence only visited ishop. Shopping in Bangkok is so much more exciting, especially chartuchak market. The shops in Singapore are too predictable and uniform for my liking. I need more quirkiness and whimsicality in my life!!! Maybe that's why I love fantasy.
