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"Don't sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there's nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you" - Karl Lagerfield
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#16: Places to See in Your Town
In many countries, town usually refers to areas which are highly populated. And in Singapore, town is commonly known to be Orchard among Singaporeans. I believe most of us know what's there to in town: shopping malls, luxury boutiques, fine dining restaurants, cafes and posh hotels. There isn't anything in particular to see. And in fact in Singapore, there's nothing really really special to see, unless its the places of interests like the zoo, bird park, universal studio etc.
@Garynity's Twenty-3rd
Season 4 {Finale}
#15: On My Shopping List
I don't have a shopping list right now, I've got what I need recently.
Did grocery shopping few days back and bought whatever I want, which are chips and more chips, haven't been touching chips after chinese new year. Will devour a packet tomorrow.
And last week I got a pair of sandals to replace my snapped sandals.
So I've nothing which I really need to buy.
Maybe I need more clothes, clothes and clothes, getting sick of my wardrobe.
Wna revamp my wardrobe (I've said this for umpteen times).
But whenever I'm packing, there are always these few pieces which I seldom wear but I just can't bear to give away. There're also pieces which I've bought and not wear it, impulse buys.
My wardrobe is really exploding, I've hung 2-3 pieces of clothing on a hanger. And I'm like using 2 rooms' wardrobes.
Anyhow, girls can't get enough of clothes!
This is a wordy wordy wordy post, don't have any pictures except for these 2 which I've shared on Instagram.
Soup Spoon for dinner yesterday. Wanted to get my Pandora charms yesterday but whatever I want was oos.
Move On
"My dentist once told me hat letting go is like pulling a tooth. When it was pulled out, you're relived but how many times does your tongue run itself over the spot where the tooth once was? Probably a hundred times a day. Just because it was not hurting you doesn't mean you did not notice it. It leaves a gap and sometimes you see yourself missing it terribly. It's going to take a while, but it takes time. Should you have kept the tooth? No, because it was causing you so much pain. Therefore, move on and let go."
Twelfth of May
It's Mother's Day today and I decided to dedicate this post to my best and greatest mom.
No doubt that everyone will say their mom is the best, I would say the same too, she's not only the best, she's also the most diligent mom ever.
Previously I've done #10FactsAboutMe now I will do on #10FactsAboutMyMother.
1. Like any other traditional and typical housewife, mom is a bargain hunter who loves cheap thrills and she will get very excited like a kid and announce her 'achievement' to the everyone.
2. Almost everyday, mom will visit the market to prepare ingredients that she needs for lunch and dinner on that day itself. She doesn't have a habit of purchasing one week worth of ingredients at a go. And she always make sure there's 3 dishes and soup on the dinning table when the whole family is present.
3. Mom will brew herbal tea every now and then. Like barley, chrysanthemum and chestnut water. She'll get a huge bag of chestnuts from the market and painstakingly scrub and peel every chestnut.
4. My mother is really a good cook. She can make good soups. She can make ngoh hiang, meatballs, wanton from scratch. Even chili crabs, chicken rice, pork chop, braised meat and many many many more. She will make us mee sua and eggs during birthdays. But nobody can cook her mee sua during her birthday.
#13: DIYs I want to try
I've a bucket list on the DIYs that I want to try, but for this post I'll only focus on DIYs that I want to try on my nails. I love to have pretty and yummy looking nails and friends around me should know that I'll tend to change my nails' colors weekly? Or every fortnightly? This habit started when I was in 17? I don't really want to splurge unnecessarily on going to the nail palour to have my nail fix. Thus, from then on, I've been constantly searching for DIY nail art tutorials whenever I'm free. I trim, buff, and shape my nails my own. I can spend the whole afternoon doing my nails and me being me, I would always remove everything and repaint my nails again if I find the color ugly.
I've a crazy collection of nail polishes, I need 3 boxes to keep it.
These are part of it, I've a few bottles in mom's room and quite some time back my sis dropped 2 boxes on the floor and broke a few bottles.
Browsed through my albums and found these photos, when I was crazy over glittery nails. And my favorite was this OPI Katy Perry Collection, Candy Floss.
Don't get why I kept my nails so long, kinda gross looking at them now.
OPI Black Shatter
Here are the real DIY nails that I did. I've tried French Manicure, Polka Dots, Leopard Prints, Gradient, Ombre and here are some of the photos that I manage to find.
My kinda failed ombre nails (mint green x white). Spent a few hours on this failed creation.
I did this while I was in Bangkok last year, kudos to the manicurist who manage to draw the fine strokes. I wish I had half of her skills.
I'm eager to try marbling and galaxy nails. I had attempted marbling and galaxy nails more than once but I never fail to make a mess out of it. All tutorials look easy but it was really tedious.
These nails really looked yummy.
And this, Watercolor french tips.
∞
Yesterday
Finally got to try Shiok Maki! It was really damn shiok. The combination of salmon, ebi, seaweed, roe and the sauce was surprisingly good. Guess I would never eat any other maki anymore. Would love to try the unagi version the next time, but I'm not really a fan of unagi. Thinking about it makes me drool. But after yesterday's meal make me feel like I've gain back the pounds I've shed during the exam period.
And also, I managed to get my favorite Salted Caramel ice-cream from the Hokkaido ice-cream palour. I was craving it since few months back and have been so whiny about not having it. Was so happy yesterday. Craving for more now.
Have a good weekend ahead yall! x
To: All Mothers
A little boy asked his mother, "Why are you crying?" "Because I'm a woman," she told him.
"I don't understand," he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, "And you never will."
Later the little boy asked his father, "Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?"
"All women cry for no reason," was all his dad could say.
The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why women cry.
Finally he put in a call to God. When God got on the phone, he asked, "God, why do women cry so easily?"
God said, "When I made the woman she had to be special.
I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world, yet gentle enough to give comfort.
I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children.
I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up, and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining.
I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly.
I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart.
I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfaltering.
And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed."
"You see my son," said God, "the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart - the place where love resides.
#12: Weekly Rituals
Weekly rituals? Like eating and sleeping? And the cycle goes on.
Its so hard to blog something 'bout it.
Anyway I finally took my last paper yesterday which marked the end of the last second semester.
Wasn't really feeling great after the paper, like 'oh exams has ended' instead of 'YAY EXAMS HAS ENDED!!!!' I was relieved instead of excited despite looking forward to the holiday so much during the mugging period. Nevertheless, glad that the torturous and stressful month has passed. Have to rack my brains on how to spend this holiday wisely and I suppose this will be my last official school holiday. Packed my notes today, and probably packing my wardrobe tomorrow and heading for some retail therapy on Thursday. But I can't possibly use the entire 2 months of holiday to pack my stuffs, shopping, lazing at home. I think I need a job. Need to source for one soon.
As usual, a good meal to commerce the holiday.
Headed to airport for Saboten, a Tonkatsu specialised restaurant.
After several visits, I've tried their Tonkatsu, Chicken Katsu, Ebi Katsu and Salmon Katsu, my favourite is still the salad. Although its a bunch of plain looking shredded cabbage, but the in-house sauces made it one of a kind. It's really unique and incomparable to those ceasar salad or any other salad outside.
What's better is that their salad, rice and miso soup is free-flow. The whole meal could last me for the entire day.
#11: Date Night Ideas
Hugging a bag of chips and be a couch potato, lying on the grass and stare at the sky, going for a spin, having a sinful supper, catching a late night movie ....
Would prolly do anything if I've a date. But I'm a really lazy person and would prefer to stay at home.
Like now, the best time of the day, I could just snuggle under the sheets, listening to my favorite songs, drafting out this post and catching some dramas/movies.
But now, there's this little burden that I'm carrying whereby I can't really relax and enjoy myself to the fullest.
I've been saying this for the xth times and pardon me for saying it the last time;
I can't wait for 6th May!
Every exam period is sucking me dry and driving me crazy. The last time I stepped out of the house was on last Saturday, my terribly mundane life due to exams. How much I missed my carefree life.
The next time when I blog will be the day when I declare liberation.
And I need like more interesting content for this space. Thou I'm blogging diligently every now and then but every post seemed so boring, boring content without pictures, boring posts with all my complaints.
Anyway on a brighter note, scored my second high distinction for the semester for the group project.
Crossing my fingers for the results of our last project x
Would prolly do anything if I've a date. But I'm a really lazy person and would prefer to stay at home.
Like now, the best time of the day, I could just snuggle under the sheets, listening to my favorite songs, drafting out this post and catching some dramas/movies.
But now, there's this little burden that I'm carrying whereby I can't really relax and enjoy myself to the fullest.
I've been saying this for the xth times and pardon me for saying it the last time;
I can't wait for 6th May!
Every exam period is sucking me dry and driving me crazy. The last time I stepped out of the house was on last Saturday, my terribly mundane life due to exams. How much I missed my carefree life.
The next time when I blog will be the day when I declare liberation.
And I need like more interesting content for this space. Thou I'm blogging diligently every now and then but every post seemed so boring, boring content without pictures, boring posts with all my complaints.
Anyway on a brighter note, scored my second high distinction for the semester for the group project.
Crossing my fingers for the results of our last project x
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