what every woman should know about cosmetics: the basics

skincare

there is no such thing as outside oily, inside dry or whatever crap. it just means something in your skincare is screwed up and not appropriate for your skin type.

take care of your skin and it'll take care of your make-up.

i've arranged the skincare in order of usage.

cleansers

i always suggest a make-up remover and a facial cleanser.

make-up removers aren't much of a problem. i usually prefer the oil-based ones because i feel they remove impurities better since they require you to massage it in, add a bit of water and massage it more before washing it off. the ones that you just put on a cotton pad and wipe don't do the job as well as massaging it in except when it comes to eye and lip make-up.

with eye-make up it's good to soak your cotton pad with the remover, leave it on your eyelids for a little bit before wiping it off.

for facial wash, it your skin feels tight,dry after washing your face, it's wrong for your skin type. if it feels sticky afterwards, it's wrong too. the easiest way to tell the difference is by the fluidity of the facial wash. the more fluid it is, the less moisturizing it will be.

toners/beauty lotions

they actually have a use. firstly, they balance out your skin's pH levels, soften and most importantly, they prime your skin for your skincare regime.

there's no point putting on serums, moisturizers and sunblock if you don't tone your skin first! toners hydrate the surface skin so that the next product you use can seep into the lower levels. if you skip the toner then the surface skin, which is the driest, just zaps everything up like a sponge and your serum or moisturizer doesn't go much further.

i used to think it was just another cleaning step, but it's not. your cleanser should do all the cleaning, not your toner. the most the toner should do is wipe off any cleanser residue you missed

masks

i think they're god sent. if i have enough time to use one everyday, i probably would. mud masks are usually a bit more drying but they clean really well. the tissue masks kind of vary. some are good some aren't. the leave-on cream masks usually moisturize really well. and i find peel-off masks pretty useless other then the fact that they pull off dead skin really well.

serums

all i have to save is usually the more expensive, the better. they shouldn't feel sticky after applying and you should keep it away from your eye area [if you're using an eye serum then like duh i don't need to explain]. i'm a pretty big fan of pore-minimizing serums because that's my main problem at this age. the anti-aging stuff will come along soon. 4 more years or maybe less since Caucasians age faster [damn].

moisturisers

they come in so many forms. there are gel/water-based moisturisers which are my favourite mostly because there's barely any oil in it. it's light, refreshing and leaves the skin feeling just nice. just experiment around though. some of them don't get absorbed by the skin well and leave a film of gunk on your skin so when you rub your skin, you get dirt. like you know when you get glue on your hands and you rub it off you get these rolls of...well..stuff?

then there's emulsions/milk. and they really do look like milk but are less fluid of course. compared to gel-based moisturizers, these do a better job on the moisturizing and they soak in well. you might need to wait a while for these to soak in completely so your skin won't feel sticky but i find that they're a pretty safe bet when your old moisturiser isn't giving you what you need.

then there are creams. the thicker it is, the more rich it is. they are more concentrated then the rest, obviously, and with my combination skin type, i prefer to use them at night just so that the skin gets a hydration boost during sleep. other then that, i can't stand the stickiness. but i suppose when i get older, i'll be changing my mind about that.

sun protection

yeah, you need a minimum of 25SPF daily. and if you're out in the sun, you need 50SPF. and you know the PA++/PA+++? the more pluses, the better since it means more protection from premature aging. to all you sun-tanners out there, good luck and please don't go into the sea with your sunblock on. it kills coral reefs.

make-up

i love make-up! but like i said, take care of your skin and it'll take care of your make-up! once i upgrade my whole skincare regime, i might just ditch foundation. sigh. looking forward to that day.

in no particular order;

make-up base

a good one should never leave your skin feeling sticky. it should make your skin feel smooth to the touch, minimize pores and have oil-control. the bests ones will make your skin feel like a baby's butt. no kidding, they're that good. they come in different types [gel/cream] and colours [clear, peach, purple,green]. i wouldn't go for purple or green. your face isn't the same colour every where so while correcting some parts, you'll be screwing up others.

powder-form make up

if you want a really good foundation/blusher/eyeshadow/whatever else, you should do the rub-test.

basically you put some product on the pad of one of your fingers [i prefer the middle/ring fingers] and then rub it against your thumb pad like you were rolling something into a ball in your fingers. what you do is notice the change from dry powder to oiliness.

poor quality powders become oily because cheap petroleum products are added. think creases and rubbing off easily.

good ones have a similar texture to talcum powder after all that rubbing and they absorb the natural oils on your fingers. long-lasting colour!

some powders after rubbing, you get dirt or rather rolled up dead skin. that's bad since it implies the powder is rough enough to exfoliate. plus these powders are mostly likely the kind that don't stick to your skin and mess up your make-up.

foundations

foundations come in two tones, pink and yellow. i prefer to match the tone with my neck so that it doesn't look like i painted on a mask. but if you're dead set on using a tone that doesn't match your neck, have the sense to put foundation on your neck and blend it out. make sure your foundation is blended into your hairline and if it's drastically different from your natural tone, you could put a little on your ears too. details! it's all about details.

if you want coverage, liquid/cream does it best. but you must must must set it with powder. plus with liquid, it's a bit like moisturizers, you have to find one that doesn't leave your skin feeling sticky.

the thickest coverage you could ever get would be liquid/cream, followed by two-way/compact foundation followed by loose powder.

compact foundation/two-way cake can be use with a damp sponge or a dry sponge depending on the coverage you want. all powders absorb oil so they're good in our warm climate.

pressed powder. it's different from pressed/compact foundation. basically it's loose powder but pressed. it provides very sheer coverage and is good for light touch-ups. sometimes they come in different colours just to add a little radiance.

loose powder. the finer is it, the better. some have more coverage then others but most give a luminescent glow to your skin, set your make-up and absorb oil. some people just dust it on lightly. but if you're using a foundation a little too rich for your skin, take a puff, slowly press a generous amount of powder onto your face and then take a big soft fluffy brush and dust off the excess. perfect finish.

blushers

blushers are supposed to give you a healthy glow. you shouldn't be able to tell where it begins or ends.

if you don't want to screw it up, just lightly sweep your brush in the powder two or three times and then apply it on your cheek bones starting from your hairline.

why do you always start from the hairline? because if you accidentally get too much product on you brush and you start at the apples of your cheeks then you're going to get a glob of colour there which you'll have to try and blend out to a natural glow lest you want to look like a clown.

blushers can also help to contour your face a little bit so play around and figure out what works best for you.

oh. and for the love of god, no orange! go for pinks, peaches and bronze-y pinks.

eye-liners

i don't like crayon. but if you do then make sure that it isn't dry so you don't scratch your eyes out. just twirl the nib between your fingers to warm it up so it draws smoother. also if you want a natural look, this is the best for you. just smudge it with your fingers or an applicator until you get your desired effect.

liquid! they're defined, darker and come on so many kinds! i suggest felt-tip pen ones for noobs. they're easier to control and have just enough product for a consistent line. the ones with a brush are slightly harder to use but they give a more dramatic look.

i usually just use liquid for the top lash line only. i find that using it on the lower lash line is much too heavy for day looks. basically people usually look a bit cat-ish when they do it and never smudge it with a shadow.

gel liners. i've heard that they're long lasting and what not but personally, i don't use them so i can't say anything about them.

powder liners. it's a very fine black shadow. best thing about it, it doesn't smudge. usually i use it for the lower lash line because it's so easy and looks really natural. like you know it's there but there isn't a defined line.

mascaras

it's all about the brush. mhmm. and use a base for the sake of your lashes. for maximum effect, use the wand on top of your lashes and roll the want to curl your lashes up. then do the usual brushing from underneath. you should apply at least two coats. and you have to do your lower lashes or else it's like wearing only one sock. it doesn't work that way. i like to use separate mascara wands for lower and top lashes. big brush for the top and a smaller one for the lower lash. like volumizing on top and lengthening below or whatever you need.

eye-shadows

you've learnt how to pick out the good ones. now you know why people say if you want long lasting dark shadows, you have to go for the expensive brands. all you really need is one high lighter and a bunch of darker colours. you can use shadows with a damp applicator to make it darker if needed. but mostly you need to practice blending.

your eye-shadow should compliment the rest of your make-up and vice versa. please please please do not wear orange eyeshadow[warm tone] and then bubblegum pink lip colour [cool tone]. i saw it on megan fox and even she can't pull it off.

lips

always condition your lips! your lips become thinner and loose colour with age so take care of them. always exfoliate your lips and keep them moisturized for the perfect pucker.

with lipsticks, i'm sad to say that the dryer they are, the longer they last. but that can be remedied with adding a coat of gloss.

play around with the tones to get the one that is just right for you. i tend to find orange-y ones make me look sick hence the reason why i stick to pinks so much.

if you have asymmetrical lips, lipsticks/lip liners can help out a lot. even with me, i find that my upper lip is a bit too thin towards the corners and it doesn't match my lower lip so i fill out my upper lip a little bit more.

fragrances

okay. what you need to know about perfumes quickly. Eau De Parfum is more concentrated and lasts longer. Eau De Toilette is less concentrated but more refreshing. they smell the same but have different effects. they shouldn't stain your clothes if you spray it on correctly. but never on silk. you have to do one full pump so it doesn't sputter.

that's about all i can recall at the moment. and i'm a bit tired so i probably left out some stuff or spelled something wrong. if it says 'power' some where, i meant 'powder'. and i'm sorry there are so little photos. i'm a bit lazy plus i don't have a camera.

oh. and i'll do some Lancome reviews when i've tried and tested the products for myself. but the La Base Pro make-up base, Oscillation powerbooster mascara base, L'Abolu Rouge lip base look like winners. shadows/blushers are high quality of course. their juicy tubes come in really nice yummy flavours [don't know if that's good or bad. good cos your bf won't complain about it but bad cos you might end up licking it off constantly cos it's yummy]. i'll be checking out their mascaras, skincare and foundations soon.

disclaimer: i don't own any of the pictures nor do i own lancome!

hi there.

sorry to disappoint but i'm not dead. you know who you are.

but yeah, i haven't been blogging. i always think about it but then something else distracts me. we'll see if i can keep it up this time.

well everything is about the same just that i have a new job. i'm a beauty advisor for Lancome. one day of training and i was completely sold on their products, brand, everything. i'll probably do a post later on regarding the things i've learned and i think every woman should know if they don't already.

but yeah, the training seriously changed my approach to cosmetics. maybe i'm a bit behind since i stopped buying magazines a long time ago and with that my source of information. but did you know Lancome clones human skin to carry out their product testing? that's how high-tech cosmetic R&D laboratories are. and the number of patents they own is quite impressive.

they even have automated mascaras. even the biggest noob can use mascara now. okay, maybe not the biggest noob but one with some common sense at least.

plus i'm pretty darn convinced that they have the best make-up base ever.

and once i get a decent pay, pay back some debts, buy a new phone and stuff like that, i'm going to buy a whole new skincare set.

i guess that day is a few months away though. and i probably should try to wriggle my way into the 10days training instead of the miserable 2 days that i had. imagine all the things i could learn in 10 days! but i guess i'll try my luck in three months. hopefully they'll be a bit more willing to waste their money on me by then.

but now i can't wear bright nail polish which is kind of sad since i recently got hooked on O.P.I nail polish.

but you just wait. i'll do proper product reviews on the best of the best from Lancome. sigh. it will have to keep me going until i can purchase some of their stuff. i swear, my heart hurts just thinking of the things i want to buy but can't right now.

and yes, you might think i'm being slightly bimbotic but one day, one very fine day, i'll be aging gracefully and you'll be a miserable old hag with sandpaper for skin.

mhmmmm. right. well that's as exciting as my life gets i suppose. school is the same. friends are the same. weekly activities are the same just that i've added in weekly visits to the neighbourhood library. but i am starting to feel like i've closed myself up a bit more then usual. slightly worrying. but oh well.

and CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!!! christmas christmas christmas. nothing better then christmas. =)

i'll do a post with pictures later.

but i'm hungry now and i have tv to watch so goodbye for now.

creepy.

i don't know if i should think it's creepy or amusing that people are searching for me using my name and a certain Phuture DJ's name. they also add on zouk, party, hot and phuture.

anyway, on to my week. school has officially started. now i have 4 units instead of 2. but even with the two extra units, i still only have 3 days of school and a total of 12 hours. in other words, i'm basically doing a whole lot of nothing.

i'm back on the job hunt. giving up on the nightlife jobs. it wasn't worth it before, it still isn't worth it now.

went out with rowena and eneida on wednesday. i think i've never ever met a more dramatic duo. seriously. them + alcohol = a very very very drama mama night. every single time.

first time i drank with them was a whole new evil experience. hear no evil, see no evil, touch no evil.

second time i drank with them, two down and the other needed a babysitter.

third time, both knocked out and both needed baby sitters.

fourth time, one needed a baby sitter, the other lost cash and both went MIA a lot.

fifth time, wasn't so bad except for annoying friends.

sixth time wasn't so bad either. just that there was a tiny bit of babysitting.

seventh time resulted in an ice war and scratches in the most conspicuous places.

the eighth time, give or take, was this week on wednesday.

we headed down to Social House because we haven't visited in a while plus i wanted to return some stuff. turns out it was free flow for ladies. LOL. the place was quiet at usual. but we had fun talking to all our ex-colleagues.

the bartender, jeff was out to kill us as usual. i asked for a vodka sprite and he gave me a cup of vodka with a dash or sprite. i took one sip and my face automatically scrunched up. and it was cheap vodka too. bleagh. i made him drink half then top up my cup with sprite. heh.

then we went to play bluff/dice for a while. jeff came out again and asked if we wanted anything else. the moment he said blowjob [it's a shot], my evil smile grew and i signed rowe up for it. LOL. she had no idea what was coming. thank god i was wearing a dress so no one could rope me into doing it.

basically, the bartenders are evil, like me but more. so when they make a blowjob shot for daring customers, they go the wholeeee way. that would be drawing a line of whipped cream along the length of the bar [i think they did 2 metres] and at one end of the cream, there would be someone of the opposite sex holding the shot glass in a rather suggestive place.

so rowe had to lick the whipped cream off the bar, half way though our bar team leader poured some tequila in her mouth before letting her continue. jeff, being the devil made sure to lie down on the bar so that the whipped cream came to a stop somewhere between his legs. and being more evil, he put the shot glass in his mouth so rowe had to climb on top of him to take the shot glass.

we took pictures and videos of course. and most of the club stopped to watch. but dayummm. i've never seen any club do a blowjob shot quite like that. it's the kind of drink every single woman should do on their hen night or 30th birthday.

after that we drank tequila with some customers. that felt normal, like we were still working there. heh. they should hire us to increase their bottle turn over rates. it was pretty fun and we helped them polish off a bottle. i wouldn't really mind going back to soho on a regular basis.

anyway, when we were sufficiently tipsy, we headed to zouk. started off with jagerbombs. danced a bit. went to drink even more. danced some more. wanted to drink even more but one went down with a fight. one dropped a glass which hit the edge of the bar, cracked, fell on my calf and then the floor. i was too busy wiping up the spilled drink before i noticed the two inch cut on my leg.

next thing i know, the bartender was next to me and asking me to follow him to get my cut bandaged [i told rowe to watch my bag and save my drink]. i was expecting him to get me a plaster but i ended up in the staff resting area and one of the bouncers came to patch me up. spent a bit of time waiting so i talked to some of the staff. well they talked to me.

so when my leg was all wrapped up, i went back to phuture to find one sleeping on the bar, the other being hit on and my drink gone. i'm telling you they need baby sitting. then the club was closed and the sleepy one woke up. headed over to the prata shop, almost lost my phone sim card because i went to the toilet and asked them to watch my stuff. lucky joel went to get it out of the rubbish bin [thank god!]. we headed home and eneida lost her phone.

those two girls are trouble. trouble, i tell you. t-r-o-u-b-l-e.

a few pictures. don't know who has the rest.

me, rowe and eneida

jeff, the epitome of evil perverseness.

with nizam, the happy-go-lucky dude.

with alvin, the bar back.

LOL @ rowe. slightly creepy.

playing Bluff.

jagerbombs!!

alcohol-induced girlishness.
that's it. =)

opps. no, i was wrong. there're still pictures from my birthday at zouk! okay, technically it was the day after my birthday but it was still for us to enjoy.

we always bully E about her height cos she refuses to wear heels!!!

rowe thought i looked sweet with the headband so i wore it all night.

E was a bit sick so she wasn't drinking alcohol. but she still managed to make drunk faces.

rowe's drunk face. haha. no, actually she has this really really stupid self-satisfied grin when she's drunk. i have yet to get it on camera.

vin trying to do the puppy-eyed look.

my puppy-eye look.

finished! i have no photos to post!!!

weirdness

as always, someone is always googling me. can you please just bookmark my URL or something? it's rather weird to find people searching for me but not bothering to leave a comment. most people come from links from my friend's blogs. a handful remember my blog address. so whoever is searching for me can't be a close friend. bleah. the mysteries of the world.

speaking of another mystery, someone searched for my 21st birthday post. i checked out the link. even after 13pages, i still couldn't find my blog listed there and there were way too many pages to go. i seriously wonder what page my blog turned up on since there were almost 9000 sites to go through. my friend's blog came up on the first page though.

people seem to go through a lot of trouble to find this blog but i have no idea who they are.

weird, no?

gone.

i've always apologised for my cold demeanor. it's something i can't seem to shake because of the trust issues i have. i've always had this wall around myself and i find it so hard to let it down. i want to but the fear is just too great. if i let down the walls, i get hurt. if i don't let down the walls, i still get hurt. my conscience says that the walls save me more hurt then not having any walls at all. but it also tells me that i might just be blocking out something good.

then i reason again that everyone that has stuck around and broken through my walls brick by brick have been the nicest people i've ever known. and then some never really gained trust but my loyalty because of hardships shared together.

life is a bit of a puzzle is it not?

"no one can make you feel inferior without your consent" - eleanor roosevelt

i always run that quote through my head. i understand it wholly. sometimes i do feel inferior and then i make it worse because then i blame myself for being stupid enough to feel inferior.

the problem is, i never expect a friend to use me. to ask me to do something for them which i know is not right, a purely selfish request of theirs. on my weaker days i give in, because i want that friend, only to spend days reprimanding myself later. on my better days, when i know it's wrong and i decline their 'offer', i never feel better. i should feel better because i'm not letting a person i deemed a friend walk over me like a doormat but instead i feel worse. because i actually have a friend like that in the first place. because that person is cruel enough to use a friend.

what does one do with friends like that? how does one erase years of friendship because that person has changed into a manipulative lousy excuse of a friend?

i'm always used for the same things. money, cars, neediness, connections and image.

i suppose losing those friends makes space for other friends. the kind that you help you search through trash because you lost something and send you all the way home because you were upset even though it meant going in on big circle, actually passing their homes along the way.

i suppose that for every friend with less them amiable traits i should just think of the ones that have really been there for me.

i suppose there are so many other factors that have led up to the walls around me. but i'll try. i really will try. first thing's first, i have the try and detach myself from whoever keeps aiming knives at my back. at least when my walls come down, the knives won't be there to reach the target.

i suppose a lot of things, don't i?

it's no surprise i won't be here tomorrow

i can't believe that i stayed til today

i should be studying..

but i'm not. i have a test tomorrow but as far as i know, it has totally no impact on my grades since UOL is strictly a one-exam-do-or-die kind of course. and i know for a fact that that exam is next year. plus i don't have my study guide yet and my lecture notes are quite useless.

anyway i picked up a new SIM card so if you still have my old number, drop me an SMS. i've had the same number since i was 18 i think. surprisingly, my SIM card was free. i lost my phone two decembers ago. then i lost my phone again last june/july and now i've lost my phone yet again.

i had a perfect track record before that, having my first phone at 14. never broke or lost a phone. now i just keep losing phone after phone. kind of sucks especially when i've been buying all the phones with my own money. maybe i should revert back to letting my parents buy me phones because i seem to be jinxed.

now i don't know whether to buy a good phone which i will have strapped to my neck at all times or some crap phone in case i lose another one.

for my old time readers? you remember those headaches i used to have? went technically it's not "used to" because i still have them. it irritates the crap out of me that my parents still think i lied about them all those years ago and when they tell people, they make me sound like some petulant spoiled child that didn't want to go to school for the fun of it. and they exaggerate facts like i missed a whole freaking year.

please, whose memory is better? theirs or the person that had to go through it all with parents calling me a useless liar every fucking time i missed school. the headaches started after the june holidays in 2003. that's already halfway into the year. just one day it started out of the blue and it didn't go away, it never went away.

if you don't even know what degree your kid is taking, or better yet, what school they're studying at, don't bother even talking about them because clearly, you know nothing.

having you admit that it was the maids that raised me was hitting the nail on the head. there's a reason i only speak one language. my maid only spoke one language in the house.

sigh. i'm 21. twenty-freaking-one. and i come from a dysfunctional family which i don't understand. i know there is some sort of love but they have the weirdest way of showing it. my family isn't perfect. far far far from it. it's just about as screwed up as every other family i know, or actually a lot more screwed up if i take the last sixteen or so months into account.

all i know is that when i start making some decent money, i could probably afford therapy which i think might need looking at my life right now. yep. definitely need therapy. and a place of my own.

and i don't want the world to see me

cause i don't think that they'd understand.

when everything's made to be broken

i just want you to know who i am.

a summary of photos.

hi. here's a couple pictures from newest to oldest, ranging from last weekend to a couple months ago.

starting off with my birthday chalet.

a monkey came down in the morning to steal my aunty's bbq breakfast. LOL.
chilling on the last night.


lunch on the second day.

one of my shots.

five quickfuck shooters made especially for me. hurhur. wasn't allowed to drink anything but alcohol in between. i now have a phobia of kahlua though not as bad as bourbon.

rach wanted me to wear this bow for my birthday. my facial expression says enough.

with my girlie bffs.



blowing out the candles



making a wish

with the soho gang minus rowe.

with bro and friends.

with my boys plus one girl.

with some UOL friends.

with the zhonghuarians

with the family

with the party planners and bffs.

my very mature yet princess-y cake!

having fun.



someone had a weird fascination with my bling bling make-up.

candie was stalking me while i was getting ready. can't even wear my slippers in peace.

the attack of the fake bling bling tattoos.

timo wanted to camwhore and i needed to do my make-up.

dinner at Bliss bistro with the most awesome brownie and ice-cream i've ever had.

a night at o bar.

eric's last day at soho.

jeff's birthday at soho

cosmic gate at zouk.



vincent:"how come you look so decent today? where's your slut wear?"

me: *turns around*

vincent :"oooh"



ww's birthday at taboo.


Penang trip!

henna tattoo.

the over 2m high waves.

random boredom.





you scream, i scream, we all scream for ice cream!























we never grow out of it.









anita's brithday at obar.





chilling out at the living room with soho colleagues.

night out at zouk with the girls.

o bar night.

dessert night.



butter factory with the soho girls and my bro







soho's first major event. scarlet@soho. most of the boys went drag.

zouk with the soho buddies.

rach's 21st.

i'm back. i hope.

i think this has been the longest break i've taken from blogging as far as i can remember. there's always been stuff to write but just so mood or time to write it all down. makes me wish i had a blackberry or iphone so i can blog on the move. but i have neither, nor do i even have a cell phone at the moment. i've lost/had stolen three phones so far and i really hope the third time is the last.

my friend said something that made me feel pretty miserable. for every time i get to enjoy something, i lose something of importance to me.

anyway i had my birthday party over the weekend. i realised i don't like big parties. i don't like being pulled here and there, being torn over who i should hand out with, and all the drama that comes along with it all. i prefered the last few years where i spent a day with a different clique and we got to have fun catching up. a big party like that just wasn't worth it. it's too shallow and superficial for me.

a learning experience, i guess. somethings irritated me like mad like my mother's refusal to keep all the food halal. some dishes were but other weren't. somehow inviting 5 people became 30. 3 dishes became 10. there's always a price to pay and i paid it in full. the amount of shit i got made me want to cancel the whole damn thing.

for being the birthday girl, i think i spent quite a lot of time being pissed off so much that not so close friends noticed it.

and the worst thing is having friends try to use you and take from you on your freaking birthday party. i was so so so so so close to shouting at a few.

but the party also showed who i could really count on and i enjoyed my time with them.

when it comes to parties, all i know is that i'm never going to throw a big one ever again.

ummmm. in terms of school, i'm starting as a year 2 student and next week all my classes start. UOL is seriously the coldest school ever. it's no place for making friends.

erm. work is pretty much over since i got replaced by foreigners. long-ish story but social house is oh so going down.

friends friends friends. i swear they make up the best and worst parts of my life at the moment.

family? shrugs. same same. bro has a new job and has stolen the car from 7am to 10pm pretty much every day.

actually since penang, i've been a real social recluse. if i'm not blogging, something's wrong. because usually i don't talk to anyone but my blog [sounds a bit wrong but you should get it] so if i'm not blogging then, well, it means i'm not talking at all. that doesn't sound very good to me.

meh. for someone that's supposed to be ridiculously happy, i'm not.

and i have tonnes of pictures to upload but i can't be bothered at the moment.

*waves hand*

hi. last night i went on a coughdcoughacoughtcoughecough. yes, you slow people can take your time figuring it out.

still haven't figured it out? alamak.

i went on a date. like a real date. not the 'go dutch' kind and just hang out doing nothing but the whole freaking shebang. the full treatment. haha. i bet everyone's wondering what kind of messed up guys i've dated before. heh. i wonder what was wrong with me too.

anyway, what's the full treatment? picked up at my lift lobby on time, driven to dinner venue [without getting lost!], watched a movie of my choice [a bad choice. shite. HP was hell draggy and i'm supposed to be a fan. LOL], short stroll by the sea [heh. more like making fun of the couples there] and then driven all the way home on the opposite side of the country.

can you imagine what i was like? it took a like half a week before i got over the whole princess treatment thing. i've been used to being the indepedent girl so it took be a few days to like re-wire my brain so that i wouldn't feel bad. so yeah, the heads up i was given saved me from bein awkward and tense. compared to my previous track record, i think it went pretty well. hah. i'll tell you more about it if and when you do talk to me. are you reading this, mr david low? no details till you talk to me!

anyway, i'm taking off from work for two weeks. i'll be spending 5 days in penang with my friends. heh. EXCITED!!!

i'll be uploading two months worth of photos soon. hopefully i can remember the stories that go along with them.

ummmm. yeah. that about it. work is still shit, my parents are away, i'm hanging out with most of my friends again. so it's all good. oooh, i'm even sleeping better now!

hmm. k. i'm off to do my own thing. will blog soon-ish. probably before/after my trip. i'll be uncontactable when i'm away.

sleepless

for some weird annoying unknown reason, i can't sleep for more then five or six hours for the past week or so. it's pretty annoying cos by the time i reach work, i'm half dead and halfway through work, i'm yawning constantly. then i come home, knock out and wake up only five hours later unable to go back to sleep.

work is pretty much the same. as usual, the only thing that keeps us going are the colleagues. i think the managers are starting to realise that they can't continue at the rate they're going. our turnover rate and personal/"medical" leave is incredibly high. i think we're going to have a couple meetings to discuss our 'grievances' in an effort to raise staff morale overall.

have you ever heard of 6 people finishing 2 bottles of vodka in 30 minutes? that's what you get from drinking with bartenders. nbfcb hardcore. like one jug of mixer for an entire bottle of vodka. and the ratio for each glass is 3/4 vodka, 1/4 mixer. The Living Room is becoming one of my new hangouts simply because they close at 6am every single night. it's the only place to go after work. Social House Socialites: We work hard but we party harder. i wish we had that on our uniforms. haha.

i have officially joined the ranks of people with nerdy glasses. finally! haha. now i can pull off the whole slutty secretary look. LOL. last night at work most of us wore our glasses [like for the first time ever] and confused the hell out of everyone! haha. but the weirdest thing was that everyone commented on my red lipgloss and didn't give a damn about my specs. WTF. instead of my glasses stealing all the attention, my lips were. everyone was asking who i was going to kiss that night. HAHA. in your dreams, baby!

tonight, all the guys are going drag [as in drag queens, for you bimbos] for some event we're having. EXCITED!!! to do their make up. HAHA.

i think this week has been rather good despite the pms. went fishing the other day with the family. had a drinking night with the colleagues. supper every other night with them too.

meh. lazy to update on everything else. school starts soon! heh. exciting.