The Faux Fashionista from Malaysia

Moved!

2011-01-11T16:31:00.002+08:00

The new blog is now open. I still have some tweaking to do, but here's the link: www.the-faux-fashionista.blogspot.com

Words from the wise

2010-09-28T21:44:00.004+08:00

A wise woman said today,"My only regrets in life are the things I wanted, but never strived for."

The hardest when it comes to taking a leap of faith...is leaping

2010-09-27T22:07:00.004+08:00

Anyone who has tried bungee jumping or skydiving would understand the difficulty of leaping off the platform/airplane. Standing on the edge, your inherent survival instincts would scream in objection against the apparant irrationality of allowing your life to depend solely on the sturdiness of a bungee cord and a parachute opening on time.However, once you've taken that leap, you are rewarded

Mundanity

2010-09-23T16:08:00.008+08:00

Last Saturday I joined the bf and his colleagues to celebrate one of their birthdays at Chilli's Mid Valley.Chilli's used to be one of my favorite eateries as a teenager - my parents would bring us there on special occasions, back in the day when RM20 burgers were considered ridiculously expensive, and big, juicy burgers were still shrouded in the mysticism and imagery of the American Dream.Fast

12.25am

2010-09-23T00:04:00.004+08:00

It's past midnight. The pitter-patter of raindrops outside aren't helping me sleep like they normally do. But that's alright, I somehow managed to muster enough courage to request for two days off for medical reasons.I'll be going to the hospital tomorrow to get my migraine checked. According to the GP (general practitioner), my blood pressure and temperature are normal, but my head feels like

Visiting my happy place on a mental health day

2010-09-21T14:38:00.014+08:00

I took a mental health day today, though technically I do feel quite ill. The stress at work has been taking it's toll on me - I've been suffering from insomnia, anxiety attacks and frequent migraines over the past month. My skin is at it's worst (insane breakouts), and I've randomly thrown up at the office twice. These are the physical symptoms that contributed to my great epiphany (see previous

Am I walking long enough?

2010-09-19T17:35:00.009+08:00

"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?""That depends a good deal on where you want to get to", said the cat."I don’t much care where," said Alice."Then it doesn’t matter," said the cat."So long as I get somewhere," Alice added as an explanation."Oh, you're sure to do that," said the Cat, "If you only walk long enough."Wow. It has been almost 3 months since my blog was

I'm assuming that it was a compliment

2010-06-25T21:11:00.004+08:00

Whoops, another bout of MIA. Grrr I just can't seem to get this consistent updating thing right :( I haven't been taking outfit pictures because my room resembles a warzone at the moment.Work has started piling up, but so far I am still excited to learn, so it's all good on the job front.I'm quite proud of myself for having built up a rather thick skin because I've got this rather old, impatient

Two outfits

2010-06-15T22:40:00.004+08:00

Where did the time go? Seriously, everything seems to just fly by in a whiz since I started working 3 weeks ago(!!!). I guess it has to do with the fact that I've been engrossed in the whole learning process at my new job. So far so good, but the past two days have been stressful. My first time working on sales forecast and it's mighty scary because so much is at stake!Today the pressure was

There's always a first time for everything

2010-06-12T19:14:00.004+08:00

Today was the first time that one of my blog readers recognized me in real life and said hi to me; she recognized the boyfriend too (he's quite pleased about that :P)! Unfortunately I wasn't on my best social behavior. I was completely taken by surprise so I was speechless, haha!"Err....ohh...okay..." *stupid grin**smacks self*To that reader of mine, I really do apologize for the akwardness of

Frustrated.

2010-06-10T21:12:00.005+08:00

Today my boss asked me about the magazine promo page she had asked me to explore last week. I was supposed to check with our PR manager about the possible options, executions and costs but was told that we don't do such things very often at the time, so I left it at that.BEEEEP! Wrong response :(Anyway, long story short, I wasn't able to accomplish a simple task that was assigned to me, so I'm

Busy busy bee

2010-06-08T22:49:00.003+08:00

Sorry I haven't updated for awhile. Been busy trying to learn my way around new computer systems, and it's my first time doing sales forecasting on such a huge scale!Personally I find the process to be tedious, risky, yet strangely satisfying at the same time. I guess it's because I'm truly "learning" the business along the way. For example, I now know which product sells the most, during which

Happy Friday

2010-06-04T22:07:00.007+08:00

Today was pretty much the last day of my trainings. So many SOPs to learn and remember, but I feel happy because I'm not as clueless anymore!Outfit of the day:I had lunch with the GM today, along with two other newcomers. It's rather awkward and intimidating, going out with such a senior member of the company, but I was determined to make the most of it. Here's a little snippet:Silence all round

Always rushing...

2010-06-02T22:15:00.003+08:00

I now fully empathize with the people who lament that there aren't enough hours in a day! I'm usually up by 6 or 7 am to get work out/get ready for work, and get home at around 7.30pm. By the time I've had dinner and taken a shower, it's past 9 already!While I'm not complaining because I managed to find time for exercise, and work keeps my brain stimulated for about 10 hours a day, I do wish for

Tuesday

2010-06-01T23:06:00.003+08:00

Sorry I've got no outfit picture to share today because my top became see-through with the camera's flash and I'm not sure I want the world to know what colored undies I wore today -__- Will try to do a backdated post tomorrow if I can figure out how to mask the sheerness with Photoshop.It's 11pm and I'm off to bed. Got the alarm set for 6am tomorrow so I can work out. Some of you have asked how

I missed my workout today

2010-05-31T21:52:00.005+08:00

I woke up at 6am feeling weak so today's workout didn't materialize as planned. Last night after dinner I started getting horrible stomach cramps which did not cease till I took some Ponstan at around 1am.This morning I managed to go through the motions of taking a shower, getting dressed and driving to work, but all this time my tummy felt like it was churning and I was cold and achy all over.

Hmm...this is disturbing

2010-05-27T20:54:00.003+08:00

I think people at work are Googling me, because my blog analytics tell me that my name got 40 hits linking to my blog this week. Feeling a little proud of myself for being so tech savvy :PWhile I don't have anything to hide, it's rather uncomfortable knowing that my virtual pseudonym is a click away from typing my real name in the Google search box.So, could someone please teach me how to

Day 3

2010-05-26T21:23:00.007+08:00

As of today I am in charge of a shoot that's almost into production which I have no background knowledge of, thanks to the GM's excellent delegation abilities -__- I'm excited to do it, but um, it's only my 3rd day?GM reminds me of a warmer, more approachable (and taller) version of Anna Wintour - soft spoken but authoritative. Oh, and when she's not happy she still smiles the whole time but you

Day 2

2010-05-25T19:28:00.007+08:00

I spent most of the morning going through files on the company's shared folder trying to make more sense of things.Lunch was amazing! I love how my new office is located in an area where there's plenty of good food available at low to mid-range price points...perfect for saving up money to shop for Chanel bags necessities!Boss let me tag along on her 1pm meeting with our creative agency to pick

.......

2010-05-25T08:01:00.003+08:00

Dad: After this (referring to me buying the Chanel) you better not buy anymore bags.Me: I agree. One bag a year is good enough. Burberry last year, Chanel this year. Now I have plenty of time to save for my next bag! Dad: !!!!! Once a year! Seriously do why do you need so many bags? It's not like you can use them all...Me: They're like shoes, you need to have variety to mix and match with your

Today was a fairytale :)

2010-05-24T22:00:00.004+08:00

Ok I need to rush this entry out before my brain dies on me completely. SO TIRED. But I'm scared to let it wait because my goldfish memory may not remember what I want to say when I wake up tomorrow morning :(Let's start with the weekend. I woke up on Saturday morning to find this on the dining table:Bf abandoned me to go play futsal early in the morning, but bought me breakfast and left me a

Oops!

2010-05-22T00:05:00.004+08:00

Someone went a little crazy at Forever21 today :PAs you can see, I wasn't kidding when I said I needed more accessories...Stacked bangles in silver and gold - RM29 each; Bow ring - RM25; Charm necklace - RM25

Stolen...

2010-05-21T11:48:00.012+08:00

...from someone's Facebook page, because she's the one with the awesome expensive Canon S90 that takes flattering shots of everyone :PWe celebrated our girlfriend's birthday at Cava in Bangsar last Friday. What a wonderful day it was! Quality girly bonding time with a mani/pedi session followed by frozen yoghurt in the afternoon; awesome Spanish food for dinner and Tiramisu for dessert, courtesy

It starts with keeping little promises to yourself...

2010-05-21T10:35:00.007+08:00

I paid a visit to Kinokuniya yesterday and purchased some refills for my pretty pink Filofax, a new notebook for work, and sticky note tabs for reading (prior to this I've been dog-earing pages so my books haven't been looking very pretty -__-).My little pursuits of self-improvement :) Currently on my reading list: First Things First and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey,

Take that, you moron

2010-05-19T22:49:00.002+08:00

I've turned on comment moderation for older posts because an idiotic moron has taken to spamming my comments section with links to Chinese porn despite word verification being enabled.Seriously, which element of my blog suggests that the people who fall within my potential reader demographics would be interested in clicking on your links? Get a life, geez.