Orange Sunshade

2007-06-28T16:34:00.000+08:00

DEAR ALL. MY MOBILE DIED ON ME AND THE ONLY WAY TO CONTACT ME IS TO CALL (NO SMS). AND IT WILL DEPEND ON WHETHER I CAN CATCH IT ON TIME.

THE ONLY BUTTON FUNCTIONING IS THE OFF BUTTON AND I CAN ANSWER CALLS ONLY WHEN I FLIP MY PHONE OPEN.

PLEASE BEAR WITH THIS TILL I GET A NEW PHONE. THANK YOU ALL FOR PAYING ATTENTION!!!

P.S. CALL ONLY IF REALLY REALLY URGENT AND KEEP TRYING.

RIPPED OFF!!

2007-06-10T00:56:00.000+08:00

I FEEL SO RIPPED OFF!!! No more shopping for me in SG!!

I was at Vivo with Shuwen the other day and I bought a top at Valerie. Quite a popular store there and guess what? I found the exact same top at a taiwan website selling for only NT$250 (approx S$12). I paid a freaking S$40 for it at Valerie. #&^@!#^!!

I've been tolerating the increasing prices of things in SG and today is the breaking point! No more shopping in SG coz things are not only getting more and more expensive, the things u bought might be offered a lot cheaper somewhere else. This does not only apply to "label-less" stuffs. Certain labels are cheaper on the net (from US) than in their brick and mortar after sharing shipping with ur friends.

Singapore isn't really the best place for shopping deals, at least not for me. Not my paradise! The great singapore sale looks disappointing. No good deals.. mostly stuffs from previous seasons.. sigh.. By far my best experience is Bangkok and its wholesale center Pratunam. Prices are crazy over there and you might find what u usually pay for $30 in SG for to be only $5! Stuffs are equally crazy for guys there too! My bf bagged several sets of quality shirts for only a fraction of the price in SG.

The magazines don't provide any relief to the situation nowadays. I used to flip thru Cleo or Her World or Female to find deals around the island - things that are affordable to normal folks like us. Try flipping thru them now and u might only find them celebrating designer labels with sky-high prices. Have the poverty gap gotten bigger? Are normal folks really affording $300 heels or $8000 designer jewellery? Perhaps its all the advertising fees that the labels are paying them. For one, I've stopped reading them.

I've tried most mags available and only found Seventeen to some extend, relevant. But certain stuff still seemed pretty kiddy in there considering that I'm 22 and I can't really dress like a 16 yr old anymore. When you are 22 and still studying, its pretty much a torture being unable to wear things u can afford and unable to afford things you want to wear.

The only relief is online shopping I guess. No taxes, profiting middlemen etc. I don't really need to go walking around the whole mall to find stuffs. I just click, and in the middle of the night I can still browse and shop. And best of all, stuffs are cheap. Dirt cheap. You won't even mind if u didn't like the design that much later or it doesn't fit that well. At least your pocket is still smiling and so are you.

Spidey-zzz Man

2007-05-02T13:22:00.000+08:00

Spidey-zzz Man

Finally me and my dar can spend a whole day together! The only downside was he was having a fever the night before and hasn't recovered. So after walking around for a whole day we caught Spiderman 3 at Bugis. The show was about 2h30mins long and it was quite dreary. The both of us were on the verge of falling asleep and the real action only began in the last hour of the show. Not much development of the villain and too much of emotional scenes of Mary-Jane, and too much attention on Spidey being on a mean streak because of the black suit. I would only give it a 3 stars despite all the hype. And the story of Sandman was a little contradicting. Oh well, watch it to know it. nuff' said.

My Drugstore Package #1

It finally came! I unwrapped the little thing like a kid on Boxing day would. Even though I knew what I was getting, I was still very excited to see what I've got! I bought quite a number of things:

Footherapy Natural Mineral Foot Bath
Booth's Green Apple Micro Dermabrasion Scrub
Booth's Honey and Almond Hand Scrub
4 Elf eyeshadows
Elf Natural Radiance Blusher
Rite Aid Anti-Fungal Clomtrimazole

It was so fun unwrapping. Maybe its a first in my life because I used to get to choose my presents most of the time since Primary school. The first thing I did was to try the handscrub. I've always had a problem with my hands. Maybe they worked too hard or I was lacking some vitamins.. I keep growing rough skin around the nails and my nails keep cracking. So I was set to see if the scrub could soften all that rough skin. I didn't like almond (not the nuts, but the almond jelly smell), so I didn't dig the smell of the scrub much. But my hands indeed feel smoother and softer after a brief scrub. *smiles* Money well spent.

Shall try all the others soon. Can't wait for my next 2 packages to arrive!

Examinations

Its my last paper tomorrow. I feel I got through the papers with greater ease than in previous semesters. And I wonder if the reason was strategising? This sem due to the lack of time, I had to plan which chapters were more important than others and skip those not so important ones. I guess this helped alot because the questions examiners come out with can be predicted to a certain extent. I hope I can get better results this time round with all that ease I felt.

Holidays

I will regain my freedom by Thursday and I haven't decided what I should do with it. I need time to reorganise my life (which I find quite pleasureable) and spend sometime for myself to relax and maybe try out volunteering. I've got to get my driving licence too. Waited for examinations to be over cause it was simply too distracting. I wonder if I should go take a part time or something to earn some money for a short trip somewhere? And I've got to settle my FYP. So many things to be done I'm actually fearing the start of my freedom.

Great finds and Buys!

2007-04-30T00:04:00.000+08:00

Yeah! Finally someone organised an e.l.f. spree and I finally ordered what I wanted to buy! YEAHHHHHH!!!!

Their stuff are so cheap I'm buying them to sample and I hope I find something good despite Irene's discouragement. It doesn't hurt as much as getting other brands anyway. USD1 for every item.

Plus! I've found a great find on drugstore, again.

This is a great balm all-in-one. I've got one for many years in the regular tube packaging (ugly). But this one is so pretty it ROCKS. Its a collector's item according to drugstore and its only approximately $26 to reach my mailbox. Its a steal for an Elizabeth Arden product, and one that has been around since 60 years ago. Amazing.

A dumb old man

2007-04-28T00:00:00.000+08:00

This is a bad bad experience. I hope no one else will meet this dumb old man on the mrt.

I was on my way home to meet my darling for lunch on Thurs. I had ms3001 that morning and didn't sleep well at night. I fell asleep on the train because I was too tired. Then along came this man dressed in a white polo tee carrying a laptop bag. He is big built with shreaks of grey hair on his head and wears a pair of round framed glasses. He also had obsession with wiping his head with a piece of tissue paper. I was quite asleep and I was swaying to the starts and stops of the train and suddenly he just screamed into my ear, "WAKE UP! DON'T SLEEP ON THE TRAIN! IIF YOU WANT TO SLEEP GO SLEEP ON THE FLOOR OR GO HOME AND SLEEP!"

Well I was quite sure I didn't sway so much that I knocked into him. Nutcase! $%^&%*!!!!!!!! And he didn't even need to shout.

I held my cool and just looked away. Only cursing him in my very tired head. I don't argue with nutcases and I was scared he might hurt me.

So after lunch, I went home and guess what I saw? That same old nutcase. There was a lady seated beside him (same side as I was) and he also turned around to scold her!! WTF. Poor lady. She stared at him as she was getting off the train. And the man also got off. Beware everyone.. he dropped off at CHOA CHU KANG.

It confirmed my claim of him being a nutcase. Why are such people allowed to roam free? Who knows if he might hurt somebody someday? I wish I could run into him again and take a good photo of his face and post it online EVERYWHERE!!!

e.l.f. Spree

2007-04-25T11:43:00.000+08:00

Booooo~

Why no one opens an e.l.f. spree??

I've been waiting and waiting.. and I hate the fact that I can't open one myself and I have to wait forever for someone to open one.

In case you are wondering what I'm talking about, check this site out:

e.l.f.

I've bought some stuff from drugstore.com but still there are some items not available!

E.l.f. fufilled my fantasy of having makeup in every colour possible (even if I don't use them). One usd is abt S$1.57 and plus shipping to my door step.. each item is less than $3! You can't find such deals on the sunny shores of Singapore.. not anywhere! The ratings for its cosmetics seems good, but maybe not all items, like the all-in-one colour and cover stick, and the earth and water mascara.. but the rest are all worth it for that kind of price.

These are the sites Irene introduced me to. I sort of lost interest in shopping in the malls because I can just lie on my bed and still buy stuff! I can even shop at 4am in the morning, which is impossible if I go to the malls. It is also much cheaper. For e.g. I went to drugstore.com to get this supplement from GNC called GNC Women's Hair, Skin and Nails Formula. It cost me approximately S$16 plus shipping and guess how much I saw it for in GNC in Singapore? S$46 bucks. It really makes me wonder why its so freaking expensive in Singapore! The only bad thing is I've gotta wait like 2 to 3 weeks to get my stuff.

But I'm saving lots of money! It's amazing how much great stuff we are missing out on in Singapore. There's just so many choices out there! Just go take a look, my pals.. I bought all my stuffs through these sites.. hope you find something great there!

{sgspree}

{_spreee}

{mysprees}

I'm rooting for Jordin Sparks

2007-04-23T21:48:00.000+08:00

I'M ROOTING FOR JORDIN SPARKS!!!

Everyone is talking about Melinda, but frankly, I found her totally boring, stale, predictable. I don't dig her voice at all.

So guys, pay some attention to Jordin Sparks. Fresh, sweet and nonetheless, powerful vocal. I'm really hoping she cut an album.. I'm definitely buying.

I feel this is her best performance. I was so overwhelmed I cried because I was so touched by the words she was singing, not to mention her great voice. Listen Up folks!

Angry Little Girls #1

2007-04-10T21:44:00.000+08:00

Feeling angry now .. I can't load livejournal pages!!!! My SPree!!!!! *slams*

Thieves

2007-04-04T18:56:00.000+08:00

Thieves have evolved. They became so much more creative. I was talking to Irene on the phone the other day about the spree thingy she introduced me to. It is actually quite fun to think of all the means to cheat people's money from the spree thingy. Too bad they have a lot of rules that deters people like me. Well, I can imagine can't I?

Final Year Project

2007-03-30T00:19:00.000+08:00

The time has come.. in a flash my 3rd Year in NTU is actually ending. And the word FYP troubles me a lot. Good for Jolene and CJ, those are done with-ed for them.

I think a good start is to just read the professor's interests and get a feel of their research scope and then go talk to them. Argh.... is this the right way to go? Am I suppose to know something I don't? Someone enlighten me..

Finally submitted ALL the reports for this semester. A quick look back:
MS3003 - Comet Air Incident
MS3002 - Simulation Report
MS3030 - iPhone vs iPAQ
HE213 - The Online gaming industry
MS3003 - Corrosion report
MS3005 - Design Gas Detector

Sense of achievement..

Was waiting for the train at Boon Lay the other day.

A little blurr due to my lousy camera. Reminded me of a movie poster...

Never seen the film before, but from the poster, you get the idea.

Shoe collection

2007-03-19T03:06:00.000+08:00

Finally its here. It was delayed thanks to my brother. Went all the way to warsaw to drop the digicam.. hence I had to use my dad's pda phone to shoot all my babies.

Anyways.. here we go!

1
Charles n Keith (1)
My latest addition to the family. Got it off ebay at just $15!

2

Bata
A hardy comfy pair and soon to be stinky too..

Summit
My first pair from my bf.. (his first mistake too?)

4
Frm Bangkok
not exactly my fav pair after a while..

5
Mondo
I love this one~ pity its a bit too fitting..

6
Frm bangkok again!
I really like this pair too. But I'll look really tall in these.

7
Charles n keith (2)
I was late one day for movie with yinhan n irene. I wore this pair and ran from one end of vivocity to another. I call this pair " My Trophy".

8
Frm outside Dhoby Gaut station
Was waiting for my bf and I walked into this bargain thingy outside Plaza Singapura. Even though I was broke, I was bent on getting one from that cheap tray. I'm a cheapo at heart!

9
Pazzion
His second mistake? 'nuff said..

10
Charles n keith (3)
Impulse buy after I got my tuition money. But no regrets!

11
Bata
His third mistake.. understand why I use the term "mistake"? I managed to convince him by telling him I saw Sarah Jessica Parker wearing a similar one in one of the epis of SATC.. it cost 300 bucks in the show.. but only $15 at Bata!!

12

Frm bangkok again!
The city really sell cheap n nice shoes! Great for me!

13
Charles n keith (4)
Impulse buy again.. but this one.. regrets! Bit me real hard!

14
Charles n Keith (5)
Sale Sale Sale~! That word can do real damage to a girl's pocket...

15

U.R.S
Out shopping with shuwen last yr.. can't wait for this coming one again.. hoho~

16

Charles n Keith (6)
I got this because it reminded me of the handbag Gucci once came out with.. i think last last yr spring time.. I couldn't afford a Gucci. But I can afford this...heez

Mondo
Bought before the CNY.. Nice!

That's about all thats sightly for ur eyes. Many more unsightly ones only to remain in my shoe cabinet.. haha.. Till I collect more shoes~ I hope to come up with a "Shoe Collection - Episode 2"..

My
Mr Mystery Sugardaddy..
.. in one of my heels.. yikes!

Shoe collection - Preview

2007-02-27T00:17:00.000+08:00

Shoe collection - Preview

Look out for my shoe collection.

(Even I was shocked.)

Blogger Personality

2007-02-12T19:40:00.000+08:00

Blogger Personality:

You blog when you are in distress and forgets to update when you are in a good mood. You hate the blog skin you are using but are too lazy to create one from scratch. You often exaggerate the severity of things around you and you simply worry too much. Maybe you feel the world owes you something, you shouldn't go hacking around with your machete. Your blog needs a new boost of positive energy to kick start the new (new is also supposed to be good?) year. (You will probably ignore this advice. ) Lastly, you have friends who read your blog even after you recovered from your blogging block - now, that's called lucky.

Alrighty

2007-02-07T00:41:00.000+08:00

Ahh.. things have gotten much better. I guess its just one of those nights you start to feel lousy and all.

And after a big fight we seem to be alright again.

Recently, something is bugging me a lot, especially on the mrt trains. A certain group of 16 years olds became my public enemy. Sometimes they would sit on the floor of the last carriage or block the whole doorway to the carriage. Most of the time they hang around in groups and make loads of noise like there's no one else is around. Annoying as they can be, they think its cool to play their ringtones so loud so the whole world hears they've got the lastest hiphop hit. I just hope they attend school enough to learn not be such a public nuisance.

Sneezing

2007-01-31T03:14:00.000+08:00

Its 3.21am and I am still wide awake. My nose dripping like mad and feeling so chilly.

I am tired and sick, seriously.

But who cares?

Because of that fucking past I hate to associate myself with, I am all alone.

Sometimes I wonder why I am so sad and pathetic.

I can't talk to people like I used to without being reminded of the fucked-up period of my life.

I want to forget but it just won't let go of my conscience.

Now, I'm sinking. I guess that's why I am so freaking pathetic. I can't even talk to my best pal about it without being ask what the hell happened back then and I'm definitely avoiding.

Wtf.

Tragic

2007-01-31T01:03:00.000+08:00

Another day with nothing.

I did the dumbest thing on earth - Cancel my discussion session to go to town to catch him after work.

I started to wait at 5 outside far east after msging him at 4. So I thought he might turn up after seeing my message. And I was thinking it was better to talk in person after all the arguments we had over the phone.

For his lack of time, its not like I didn't put in any effort. Most times I will travel to orchard from boon lay to meet him for dinner. And sometimes I would go to town to meet him for lunch and then hang around till he knocks off and we will have dinner together before the clock strikes 10 and we have to be on our way home.

So I was waiting. Till 630 he didn't turn up so I thought I'd send him another msg and finally a phone call which gave me a hint he's phone is low on batt.

Looks like I'm always destined for one thing: Tragedy.

So I went home hoping he would see my msges and missed calls and perhaps, call back.

Till 12, I still haven't got anything. I msged his gd friend and my friend too abt his whereabouts. Turns out he was with them and he went home after a bad headache. I felt like a total freak and loser.

What more can I say? Tragedy. And I have to be told by a friend to know what happened to him? Who was he dating? His friends or me?

Tragedy. He asked me to be understanding and supportive towards his idea of opening a game cafe with his friends. He says its for our future. Well, there isn't going to be any future if he's going to push me down his list of priorities. It just doesn't work that way.

Ask me to join his friends so that we can be together when he's working on the cafe thing. Easy said. Most times I am barred from their exclusive "meetings". His friends say he's hen-pecked, so when I'm around he can't make his own decisions? I don't get it. Someone tell me how to understand this? Who would want to meet up with ppl who discuss things like that behind you. Me, definitely not. Thinking of how they joked about another girl from the same grp abt her obsession with this guy from the same grp, its uncomfortable.

He's always the victim when he's with them. So who's with me? It's complicated. Its getting worse when he isn't talking to me much these days. I don't know what's going on his side or should I say, their side. So sue me if I'm obsessed, paranoid, selfish, whatever. I feel so much negativity I can't just force a smile and pretend to be supportive. And its not like I haven't been? I guess when he's into a new thing in his life he just neglects the others. Just like when we first started out.

My conclusion: Honey moon period is over.

I hope a real sunny day will come

2007-01-29T14:08:00.000+08:00

I find its a miracle I'm back to blogging suddenly. Maybe the person I am so used to talking to the past 3 months is now preoccupied, and will continue to be so for the "next few years" .

Well, had a fight again in between my 3001 and 3003 lecture. I got defensive (and agressive, verbally) when I felt I was losing something like all the other times. Then anger took over. We hung up abruptly. I lost all my mood for the day. Had the urge to just leave the lecture cause I couldn't focus anymore. But I thought I can't just let my own life crumble because of what happened.

So I thought I would start to pamper myself a bit. A movie and manicure could hopefully cure this sick feeling that I have.

Perhaps I should just let go and let him come after me for time to be together rather than me doing the running after this time round. Afterall, he's the one with the lack of time.

Tangled strings aren't easy to untangle.. especially this one.

Good Read

2006-12-14T13:52:00.000+08:00

The latest addition to my bookshelf.

The book mainly dispells all the myths about slimming salons: How the kitchen polystyrene food wrap and some incredible cream can help you lose kilos; zap your fats away with some funny laser or radio waves etc.

It's amazing to know how weak is the human mind to fall for these advertising phony.

At the end of the book is a realistic guide to a healthy diet.. I haven't tried.. so don't ask me how much I've lost.. haha..

Yikes!

2006-12-14T13:48:00.000+08:00

My ibook is turning yellow!

It's Christmas again!!

2006-12-13T09:06:00.000+08:00

Dear readers, I'm presenting to you my homemade Christmas treats. Quality ingredients. No worries, they are all tried and tested recipies - Tested by ME! and some of my lucky friends.
Do show me some support yah?

On top of the list above, I also make regular cookies at

$6 for 10 pcs (approx 2.5 inches wide)
$4 for 12 pcs (approx 1.5 inches wide)

Please allow 3 days upon order for the items to be ready.

Self collection at :

Bukit Batok MRT
Yew Tee Mrt

Email raider_fangz@hotmail.com to order

Marks the end

2006-10-13T13:33:00.000+08:00

Hey guys, this is going to be my new blog. Need a fresh breathe of air from the poisonivy chapter. I thought I lost the blogging itch, but here I am again.

So keep a lookout here .. but I need some moments to redecorate...