Fairy Tales are More than True.

I mean, Wenhui says I'm just paranoid, but I haven't had this BROWN hair before!And with my pale skin..yeah. I am so not looking forward to becoming a stereotype. Hmm....

I want to wear my bright lipstick, my bright coloured clothes, but I'm scared :( Any suggestions?

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Btw, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO ANNA AGAIN!!

Haha had lots of fun meeting up with her, hope she's having fun with her iPhone now :)

Meet up again soon k!! :)

The Start of My Brand of Craziness.

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:20:00 +0000

haha say HI to my new hair colour:

It was supposed to be THIS colour:

HAHA. I'm hoping that after a few washes, the colour will show up :P

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Basically, I've been thinking about this since I could start seeing the end of my internship:

I want to have stories to tell.

Being guai is good for school and all, but I realised that it seriously does not help AT ALL now. You're the one without fun stories, without the "interesting" factor..

It sucks, basically.

So since I have about 4 months of holidays, I'm going to make full use of it for the first time :) I've always wanted to do certain things, so I'm just going to go for it! :D

For one thing, I'm definitely going to get my ass into shape. I felt so sluggish the whole time at work, and I've just basically gotten sick and tired of being upset about my weight when I haven't tried, so wish me luck! I ran (ok, brisk walked) on Friday with some crunches and stretching, and Wenhui helped me with interval training yst :) Plus, I'm going to start going to the gym with my mom :D

I also want to become a creative person :) I know I'm not naturally creative, but I want to try :D I want to create separate lookbooks for different categories of my magazine clippings, I want to try making jewellery, I want to learn so many things :D I've always wanted to take makeup classes and french classes, so I will!

Basically, I want to try being impulsive, since I actually have nothing to do now, so this is the best time! :D

I've been looking at this pretty topshop dress for pretty long, so I bought it and this cute pussybow blouse today :D went out with Amanda to get MAC Liberty of London products, which she almost made a clean sweep of :P I just bought this cute fuschia-ish lipstick :Dh

Us two ladies :)

(I don't have good photos of the clothes, will post them up when I wear them! Though I don't know when since my mom says I should steer clear of pale coloured clothing cos of my new hair dye :( )

Going to meet Anna tmr :) Anyone free just call me, I'm free to meet up! :D

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Updates of some of my new purchases :))

The Body Shop Sweet Lemon Whip Body Lotion

Bought this today! LOVE IT OMG. It's so easy to apply and feels SO GOOD! I think I have my new love from The Body Shop.

Finally found a fringed necklace at this stall in Jurong Point :)

The cutest flower ring!

Such a cute hair clip!

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This is my new intern Weiling on my last day of work! :)

There are some things you don't want to learn.

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:03:00 +0000

Sigh. I think working has taught me so much, but some of it you just don't want to learn, you know??

I can't believe I've finally gotten to the end though. It's scary, but also comforting to know that I have my time to myself now :)

Grades...not bad. Haha. More updates soon :P

Family Dinners are the Best.

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:17:00 +0000

Yesterday was so much fun! :D

Went to the Gynae in the morning to get meds so that I can try to prevent myself from fainting during my period :P Hopefully this will work so I can stop being so weak :)

Met Wenhui and his family for lunch at the Equinox :D Love the view, it's so gorgeous!Plus the food there is really good :)

Came back to my house to watch HIMYM, so now we're at Season 3, the same as my TV :P Haha.

Dinner at EN nearby with my family, including Arthur and Gigi, which was super funny :) I love them so much, they make all conversations alot more lame with all the silly jokes but it's so much fun :) Just to see everyone get along so well and grow together :) And we always go Island Creamery after that for ice cream :D

Last Friday!

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:23:00 +0000

Can't believe I just had my last friday at my company. I'm so looking forward to my last day next thursday :P

I've learnt so much, but still, getting my life back is so appealing right now.

Btw, I've just painted my nails this multi-colour from OPI's Mad as a Hatter, waiting for it to fully dry now.

Last week, I met Qian when I took half-day off, so we went out shopping and talking :D Missed her loads!haha. We both have so much problems buying shoes that I never feel sad that she buys more than me :P Plus, we always have so much random shit to talk about :P

Had an event at the zoo during the weekend, but I shall talk about it next week when I can :)

Went out with Wenhui and his friends to sing Karaoke :D and I went shopping with Josh and Wenhui on Sunday, so I bought a bag from Far East and tried Soup Spoon for the first time :P It's quite good!

Wenhui surprised me for lunch on Monday, which was really sweet :) Though we think that we're both way too comfortable with seeing each other everyday. Is that weird?

Had this stupid argument with my parents this week, which was super silly. Supposed to get my iPhone, but after this huge misunderstanding, I only got a 16GB one, which is much too little for me (my music, after cutting, it 7GB. go figure) So I passed it to my brother and when his contract expires end of March, I can get mine! :)

In June, I might be going to the UK cos my dad has meetings there :D Can't wait to see Suyi!!

Sigh. Was supposed to meet Edith today, but the rain, plus random stress caused me to now be sniffing my nose off. Sigh. I feel so bad about bailing! But oh well, I'll see her soon :D

Add this to the list of places I cannot go again.

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:19:00 +0000

In addition to Carls Jr at Vivocity. Sigh.

Was with Wenhui today on the way to Tampines to pick up something before the Paramore concert, but I was having cramps, so it was so bad that we had to get off the train. I couldn't walk, because my head was spinning so everytime I stood up, my vision went blur. My cramps were killing me, and I was stuck in that horrible in-between where I couldn't faint, yet I wanted to puke and kill my stomach at the same time. Basically, I felt like shit and I think it showed to everyone who walked past the platform.

Wenhui had to get the MRT staff, who got me in a wheelchair and pushed me nearby to a clinic which had one of the worst doctors in the world. I am not kidding. He gave me an injection, which has helped me till now, but still, he was the worst doctor I have ever encountered. He kept asking me and Wenhui what we wanted him to do to make me feel better, and he just treated me like some inanimate object. Rawr.

Anyways, had to miss the concert just in case my cramps acted up again, so had to bail on Josh, which I really felt terrible for. Instead, Wenhui spent dinner with me at home watching HIMYM.

Sometimes, I'm so happy to have Wenhui around, because he takes care of me so much :)

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Work these few weeks have been ok, and I'm learning alot, but I still can't wait to be able to spend all day at home relaxing and doing stuff I've been wanting to do :)

I want to talk about alot of stuff that's been happening, but I can't remember most of it now! I remember going back to school, which I realise I've missed, but I also remember why I didn't like going there either. Sigh.

Paloma Faith "Broken Doll" Live at the ICA

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:17:00 +0000

Her.voice.is.gorgeous.

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:59:00 +0000

Sorry for the lack of posts! Soon :)

I've been abusing my stomach, apparently.

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:20:00 +0000

And now it's taking revenge. Been having diarrhoea for the last 2 days, so being at work and dealing with it has been hard. The problem is that it's not even non-stop, it just comes suddenly on and off during the day :( Sigh.

Today's been better already, thanks to Wenhui taking care of me :)

It kinda sucks that everyone's done with their internship already and I still got 4 wks, but I'll deal with it :) After all, I've made it through 12 weeks!

Life So Far...

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:42:00 +0000

How have your last few days been? I hope it's good, because mine have been :) I know Joanne's going back on Friday, so...HAVE A GOOD TRIP BACK, I LOVE YOU AND I'M GONA MISS U!!!

My grandfather's going back to HK tmr too, so now I feel like CNY is finally over :( Sigh. It's felt like heaven these few days, pretty much :P

CNY was fun :D Day 1 lunch was kinda weird, because all of us have kinda grown up, so we didn't really talk, except for me and Amanda chatting away per usual :P Dinner with Wenhui's family was fun :D Heard alot of stories about them growing up, which was quite interesting ;) HAHA! Steamboat is always good after all :D

Day 2 had lunch with family :) Yearly lunch with porridge and nian gao :D Went out with my parents to watch Little Big Soldier, which was surprisingly good :) I really liked the storyline and the acting was quite well-done! :D

Haha Wenhui and I decided that since the shops weren't open, we would go watch another movie, so we went to see Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief :) Ehhhhh. I liked it, but with the basis that it was a kid's book, so my expectations weren't too high :P Wenhui was more like 'Meh.' HAHA.

We also met Josh for a slight bit of drinking last night :P Haha. We are too guai, ended up at Coffee Club because all the pubs were full of ppl :P Btw, pics only up when I get my camera back from Wenhui :( Sigh.

Today my family met up at Raffles Hotel Long Bar to congratulate Wes on turning 18 :D Singapore Sling, peanuts and snacks :D Yay! Haha. Loads of fun with people throwing peanuts everywhere :P

Just came back from shopping with Wenhui, bought a few more shirts from Cotton On :P Haha. I think I'm addicted to basics from there, it's so weird :P Sigh.

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Btw, I am now officially on a diet. My weight has been ballooning ever since I started work, and it really sucks. I hate it cos I'm getting so sluggish, so I'm going to cut down on my snacking right now. rawr.

I Am An Adult/Child.

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:34:00 +0000

Just had my reunion dinner with family and friends :)

And I realised something. I'm the only one of the 'kids' who actually loves to gamble and interact with the adults during these kinda gatherings :P Weird, huh?

(Btw, I know this post is all over the place, so bear with me.)

Maybe it's because I've never had a rebellious streak in my life, and I also love any attention that I get because I always feel like I don't get enough :)

It's probably because out of the whole 'From Hong Kong' bunch that my parents mix with, I'm the oldest girl :P Kinda. Plus, I've always been guai so most parents like me :P Oh gosh, I sound like a auntie-killer. HAHA.

Or maybe cos I want to grow up too fast :P Though now, definitely not too fast alr :P

I duno, I'm actually kinda proud of it? I feel like I have a very good balance between my family, adult life and being a teen and talking to amanda about magazines and random stuff :)

P.S I had a nice talk with Amanda about the future, and I suddenly miss our sleepovers :)

I Think I Like Myself :)

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:02:00 +0000

EDIT: Pics up! :)

Ok, that was a slight understatement :P haha. I love being me, even though there are so many things I dislike too. Sometimes, you need to spend some time with yourself and have inner conversations to rediscover yourself :)

Wow, cheem. Haha!Half day at work today, so I went shopping by myself first, then shopping with my lovely boyfriend :) Painting my nails now, so excuse any typing mistakes, it's hard to type when I'm so scared they're gonna chip :P

Work-wise, Congrats to Isaac on finishing his internship :) I got Lynn to accompany me for next week, then I'm on my own :( I've decided to extend my internship by about 4-5 weeks, because the next intern is only coming in then, and I still have about 4MONTHS of holidays after anyways :P So...yeah. Wenhui says I'm not allowed to complain now cos it's my decision :P sigh.

Had to take MC on Monday and Tuesday cos I had the flu, so basically now whenever I cough, I still sound like a man with 5000 pounds of phlegm. Yup, sorry for the imagery :P It really felt like shit, but thankfully I'm better now :)

Annoyingly, I've been very, very stingy with my money lately. I think it's because I spent last month's pay so fast that it's horrified me to the extent that I'm scared to spend. Hmm. Plus the people that I've been meeting tend to spend money so easily that I didn't want to (as twisted as that sounds.) But I think I cured myself of that today :)

Went shopping with just me, myself and I and talked myself through what I wanted to buy :P Pics will be up soon, once my nails dry enough so that I dare to stick my hands into the bags and put them nicely to photograph :P I think I've slightly converted to li....

FREAK got a dent in my nails!grrrrrr.....nvm.nvm.

ANYWAYS, I think I like Cotton On stuff now :) Bought 2 dresses today :P They're not the most special, but like Wenhui said, sometimes you just don't want to stick out like a sore thumb :P And, second piece is 50% off, so I only paid like 40bucks for 2 dresses :D

I also bought the latest issue of CHIC (which I'm gonna read tmr :)) since I've finished my stack of magazines :D Also bought a pair of flats from, of all places, Bata :P

Met Wenhui after his work (wanted to go to Jurong Point and shop but he finished early so I didn't have the time :() and we did more shopping :D Haha. I think in terms of shopping nowadays, we balance each other quite well :) While he was looking at cards from a magic shop at Plaza Sing, I went to The Face Shop and bought their set of yogurt masks to try :) Also bought the cutest bow from Helen :D Wenhui said it was prettier in grey, which made me realise that alot of my hair accessories are grey :P Oh well. haha.

I also bought his V day present right in front of him because I really didn't want to get him something he didn't like, and he's going to buy mine with me cos he's not sure exactly which perfume I want :P Our relationship is so weird sometimes :)

On the way home, I saw this guy who reminded me of an old friend, someone I used to like :) And all the old memories started to just come back and made me smile (which probably creeped the shit outta the poor guy :P) I think I'm alot more relaxed and comfortable with who and what I am and all my experiences :)

I'm forcing(ok, I asked and he grumbled a yes,so is that counted?) my brother to stay home tmr afternoon to play Wii with me, just because I haven't played for so long :P Hehe. Reunion dinner tmr night anyways, so might as well :D

CNY this year is gona be weird, because the whole clashing with V day thing is just kinda annoying, but amusing at the same time :P Might be more busy this year because some of my friends wana go visiting/asking me to go over, which actually just makes me happier than ever :)One of the memories I have from last year's CNY is Suyi coming over on the last day to borrow my threadmill and realising it's still CNY :P So she got lucky and got an Angbao from my parents. HAHA.

Random bit of info: I love Ellen on American Idol, I think she's doing such a good job!! Haha. Damn Wenhui for getting me into Reality shows. rawr.

P.S Urban Decay's in Singapore!Haha went and bought last weekend with Mom :) I don't know if the promotion is still on, but 2 products and u get this whole bag of free stuff, which I really like :)

I Think I Made A Big Decision.

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:47:00 +0000

Hmm. More on that when I'm free and not sick with the flu (which sucks, by the way, because this time off can't even totally used for relaxation.)

Miss Everyone Loads!

David Guetta feat. Estelle - One Love (Official videoclip)

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:48:00 +0000

On repeat in my head.

Oh, Glee, I'll be a fool for you.

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:12:00 +0000

HAHAHA. Sorry for that. Been quite obsessed with the songs from Glee recently :P

'Don't stop believin'' and 'Endless love' is just so good :) I love 'Halo/Walking on Sunshine' because it always makes me smile while walking from Expo to work :D

I know I talked about blogging about my recent purchases and stuff, but now I'm not in the mood because even though my pay has come in, I don't want to spend it again, so thinking about shopping isn't good :( Sigh. I'm trying my best because I'm just seriously so horrified by the way I totally spent my last pay so fast and had to skimp for my last week :(

Recently, Wenhui's (and Josh) have changed me into a 'How I Met Your Mother' addict :P Wenhui got it into my computer, so whenever we have nothing to do, we watch the episodes :D haha. So much fun, I swear :) I love Neil Patrick Harris!!! *sigh* I so wish he wasn't gay :(

I've also been quite addicted to my television (though, as my friends know, that is not news) because they're showing SYTYCD S6, Glee, American Idol S9 and Wipeout S2 :D :D :D Unfortunately, Glee and Wipeout S2 are at the same time on different channels :( Sigh. The constant swapping of channels is killing me, I swear.

Went with Ariane today to the NTU talks at Suntec City. Hmm. I hate thinking about Unis because the huge decision is just so scary to think about, yet it weighs on my mind so much. argh. I'm seriously so not sure about where I'm going to go, but I think I'll just make up my mind when all my options are weighed :P After all, all my rash decisions about my education have turned out well :) I would love to complain more, but I don't really feel good about putting it on the internet, so ask me on msn/phone and I'll tell :) Especially, SUYI, I MISS U!!

We also went shopping because her pay finally came in, but I couldn't really buy anything without feeling bad. argh. We did take a bunch of fun photos though :D haha. I'm uploading on FB now :) I really like Topshop's new collection, because it's so vintagey that I think it's so pretty :) Plus, New Look and Cotton On have quite nice stuff these days :)

Finally had time to read my Jan Magazines just now :D and I just painted my nails red :) Missed being able to just relax and stone and totally take my own 'ME' time :)

Going out with my parents for lunch tmr :) Haven't done that in so long because I'm so tired from waking up early for work that I mostly just sleep through lunch on weekends :P

I Just Want To Be Happy.

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:55:00 +0000

Had a few nice experiences lately, though of the most surprising kind...

Met Qian and Joanne on Saturday, so we went to Pepper Lunch to eat and wound up walking back and fro around Orchard Road :P I really felt then that we haven't really grown up much, because our characters are still the same, and I felt really comfortable just being myself :)

On Monday, Ariane and Wenhui came over to watch SYTYCD Season 6 on AXN, and I really had alot of fun because it was just simple entertainment on the television, so we just sat there laughing and talking about all sorts of random stuff. And they 'fought' over me in the afternoon on MSN :P

I met Wenhui's friend Xuewei at the MRT today, so just stood there talking to her about everything that's been happening lately :)

I think alot of my happiness comes from the most random of experiences that just make me smile because it really seems like people care about me, and it's quite sweet :)

Alot of my happiness also comes from making other people happy, even though just saying that made me feel weird :P Haha. I think the most fun is when I can cheer someone up with the lamest of lines, or make them smile and forget about their problems for that moment.

So I just wanted to say a big and resounding 'THANK YOU' to all my lovely friends, including all the lovely ones overseas who have been keeping in touch with me, and thank you for making my days :) I hope I make yours too :)

Wait For The Long Shopping Post, dahlings ;)

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:33:00 +0000

Haha Joking :P Well....not really. Haha. I have this long draft saved with all the details of my shopping trips, but I haven't had the time to make it look gorgeous ;) So just wait for it. Haha.

Finished the Applications and now I feel like a huge pressure is off my chest :) I mean, I've never come home every single day for so long :P

Went out with Ariane on Friday, where the lovely girl came down to Expo to find me and I was still late :P Haha. It wasn't my fault, I swear work gets piled at the last minute :( Sian.

We went to plaza sing to eat Ajisen and just sat talking :D haha I love meeting that girl. And she's coming over tomorrow to watch SYTYCD S6 :D

Yesterday I went out with Qian and Joanne :D Haven't met them for so long!!haha. We're all still the same though :P Qian's laugh and sneeze especially. Haha. We just basically spent the whole time walking back and forth Orchard Road, literally :P

Met Wenhui and went for dinner with my parents and their friends at East Ocean at Shaw just so I could eat their deep-fried beancurd skin :P My absolute love!!Haha.

Josh and Weijie came over at night so we just watched silly Taiwanese shows and talked about stupid things till late at night :P FUN!!haha.took alot of compromising photos of them ;) haha!

Today we were supposed to watch Daybreakers, but Weijie abandoned us, so I had to rush and find someone, and dear Amanda stepped up to the plate :P haha. So we went to EHub at Downtown East and watched the movie. It was...ok? Not bad, but not good. The execution needed work, but I liked the idea. The ending was bad though. But there's Ethan Hawke!! :D :D

Dinner and loads of random shit talking which I've missed having :)

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Been watching the last few episodes of Conan O'Brien's show, and I can tell you that I definitely like him more than Jay Leno. He's just so approachable and so sweet!! And I really will support him at whichever network he appears on, though I hope it's soon!!

I Understand What Retail Therapy Is.

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:08:00 +0000

Written on 17/1 Sunday:

I just came back from crashing Amanda's house :P Thanks, dear. haha. It was fun just getting to catch up with her and talk about the most random of things while also contemplating alot of weird and annoying shit like University Applications :) So now I think I'm just gona apply for the UK, just to get it off my chest and so I can say I tried :P 5 days left, though, so loads of work :P

The Past Few Days Have Been Weird.

noreply@blogger.com (-Charing-) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:58:00 +0000

Ignoring the last post, my life this week has been crazy.

It's odd for me, because after Izaac passed away (I refuse to say he died, so don't say that), I feel like I will be letting him down if I have fun. Does anyone else ever feel like that? It might sound so superficial, but I think just keeping it in doesn't seem like anything's wrong, and I just want people to see my behaviour obviously reflect my loss.

I know it's silly, but all I want to do now is to keep out of the house by keeping myself busy and planning so many things. I'll always miss him, but like the cliché saying, I need to understand that he would want me to be happy.

Yesterday, after his cremation, I went out with Wenhui to shop. Just saying that made me feel like a superficial idiot. Gross.

Maybe his death has made me realise that I need to live my life to the fullest. I'm not sure, but I feel a need to do whatever I want, and I think my stubbornness is becoming a liability. It's making me wallow in my sadness and ignore everyone around me who's trying to help, and I really want to know how to get out of that sadness without feeling like I've totally forgotten about him.

I guess it just takes time, but thank you to everyone who's been trying to help, including dear Vanessa and Suyi who've been getting to me from overseas :)

I just hope that everyone will understand if I suddenly want to go shopping or go crazy at a concert or anything, and know that I want to just get on with my life while cherishing him in my heart.

Plus, it never feels like he's gone, because he's my wallpaper on my phone, and I always think that he's just gone for a holiday and he'll be back soon :)