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Finally got my hands on iPhone 5. With the help of my brother whose fren helped him to purchase from Singapore apple store. Still look so stock at the moment. Gonna personalise this phone to my liking in no time. But of course the level of customisation is not as much as my Samsung note. It's been quite some time since I last use iTunes. I have to admit I struggled abit but luckily my fren was over at my house and she helped me out quite a fair bit. Noob la me. I can use 1 hand to type!!!!! Previously when I was using Samsung Note, I really hate to use the app to blog as it was really not user friendly at all. So at least for this part I am glad that I changed back to iOS. Someone asked me whether I am used to the small screen after the 5.3" of my Note. It's a bit of a shock actually. I really liked the big screen. But what I do not like about Note is that it had begun to lag. The contacts lag, camera also lag an the worst lag of all is the messaging. It simply c...

I am supposed to be planning for our wedding. But seriously besides the date and the location, nothing else is really confirmed, oh except for the bridal pre-wedding shoot. We have already decided on the shop. Lets hope that they deliver. Well, I do have ideas on what I want to do. But at this stage, that is all that I have, ideas. I just want a really simple dinner, where my loved ones will enjoy themselves. The feelings that I want to impart to other people is happiness and warmth.That should be what marriage is about. Being happy with the person that you are going home to at the end of the day. Lets hope I don't get too stressed out by the planning.  

I should concentrate on my running. How to run faster and further. When I started running, I simply hated it. But I feel good after a run. Like I had completed a goal. However, due to certain circumstances, I haven been running as often as I should. And I find it hard to run again after such a long hiatus. I should really try my best to run again. Been reading articles on running and strength training to motivate myself to run once again. Lets hope that I'll get better in no time at all.

Something borrowed by Emily Giffin ( Pictures and excerpt from here ) Something Borrowed  tells the story of Rachel, a young attorney living and working in Manhattan. Rachel has always been the consummate good girl---until her thirtieth birthday, when her best friend, Darcy, throws her a party. That night, after too many drinks, Rachel ends up in bed with Darcy's fiancé. Although she wakes up determined to put the one-night fling behind her, Rachel is horrified to discover that she has genuine feelings for the one guy she should run from. As the September wedding date nears, Rachel knows she has to make a choice. In doing so, she discovers that the lines between right and wrong can be blurry, endings aren't always neat, and sometimes you have to risk all to win true happiness.  Something Borrowed  is a phenomenal debut novel that will have you laughing, crying, and calling your best friend. It was an enjoyable book and I totally engrossed from the very fi...

How do you handle disappointments? I get to such a state that I expect disappointments from this person. Because whenever I have expectations, they never get realized. Just more disappointments. I am getting really tired and weary. Will I get to such a stage that I no longer cares about anything becoz the disappointments are just too much? I guess that I am not that far off from that stage.

Lee Chong Wei was injured in a match against Peter Gade in Thomas Cup 2012. Here's a video of the sprain. Looks like a really bad sprain. OUCH!!!!! I hope he can fully recover and train in time for Olympics. Speedy recovery! I remember the last time that I sprained my ankle, it was kinda similar to LCW. But its not as bad and I already took 3 weeks to recover. I started playing badminton after the 2nd week as I was itching to play badminton. But it still hurts so I just took it easy and din run. The pain was excruciating !!!! Some more on some days, my ankle still hurts. So its not really a full recovery. I wish LCW will have a full recovery and be back on the court soon!

Getting a bit narcissistic. But bear with me yeah... A comparison pic of me. Left is the recent photo and the right one was taken Dec last year (I think) when my hair was still brighter.  YAY!!! I can fit into the tee that I bought n years ago! This was taken right after badminton so makeup is non existence.  The day after I received my letter! Something yellow to celebrate the day! All black with my silk scarf from KL  All black for the much needed slimming effect!   A little of brown and leopard spots on my heels.  Too bad you cant see the ruffles in front of the shirt. There you go! My normal work attire. I used to wear cotton button shirts for work but I find that those shirts are boring to the max. So I like to mix and match my work outfits. To feel good, I need to dress well. Did you notice that I have a different pair of heels for every outfit? I just noticed just now. Those heels shown here are not eve...

I know this is a bit late but hey better late than never right? My mom has supported me in so many things ever since I was born. Although there are moments where we don't exactly see eye to eye but the bond and love between us will always be there.  Flowers for my beautiful mom  Little gifts of love  My beautiful mom with her lovely bouquet  Mange cake which she insisted on ordering herself 

I have been so busy lately with so many different things. A bit of good news to share with everyone. I passed my citizenship exam!!!!!! Got my sukacita letter last Thursday! While almost everyone got their letters within the first 3 days, I had only known my results on Thursday at nearly 5pm as I remember that I was gonna go change my running baju. It was the most tense 4 days of my life. Never ever have I felt this way while waiting for exam results.I think it was partly due to the fact that if it were my Uni exam results or CPA results, we all get to know the results at the same time. We either feel happy (pass) or sad/angry (fail) all at the same time. But as the letter was delivered via the postman to our house, we all got our letters at different time. So hence the tension. I finally belong somewhere, to a country where I have lived almost all my life. A country that is truly home to me.  On another note altogether, there were some people who congratulate me ...

Quick to criticize and slow to compliment 

I went for facial last 2 weeks and my my facialist told me that my skin is getting clogged. It got me thinking, have I change any of my skincare regiment? The only thing that I changed was my cleansing wipes. Arghhhhh......only cleansing wipes le, that also will affect my face kah? Sigh....who ask me to have such sensitive skin? So after my facial, I told myself that I should stop using foundation. I have been using foundation everyday ever since Mami bought me the HD foundation from Maekup Forever. Before that I was using BB cream almost daily. So after my facial session, I told myself that I should either get better cleansing wipes and not those oily ones or I stop using foundation unless I have any special function. I have also started to use my 3-in-1 Actizen mask daily for 5 mins to cleanse my face as well (recommended by my facialist) I have been using only sunblock and loose powder since Monday. I think I feel an improvement. I love photoshake!

DST 17th Annual Dinner!!!!!!!!! The theme this year is 'The Wild Wild West'. Initially I wanted to have a red Indian costume when we found out that the theme was wild wild west. But later on, I was pulled to perform line dancing. So I changed my mind to wearing a cowboy outfit. I searched for designs online and came across one that I think would be flattering for me.  My boss recommended me to Vin-Nie which was situated in Batu Bersurat (near Elken). Alice (the lady boss) initially do not want to accept my order as she was quite a lot of orders for Hari Raya! Gosh!!!! I went there at the start of April le. Such good business eh. But luckily I told her that I just found out that I had to perform on stage and I need the costume and that she came highly recommended by my boss. Ahhh...the art of flattery will get anyone anywhere! We discussed on what are the materials that was needed and how the costume should be made.She recommended that the material that I buy must b...

Who has fine and limp hair will understand my woes. I have oily scalp and dry ends. Since I am doing some sort of sports everyday, I wash my hair twice daily. Its a must for me to wash my hair in the morning before I go to work or even go out. Since I have very oily scalp, my roots will be oily when I get up from bed. Putting the issue of washing your hair daily aside, I also have a lil (actually its quite a big) problem with tangled hair in the morning as I tend to toss and turn around when sleeping. So every night before sleeping, I will plait my hair. Nothing fancy. Just a loose plait so that my hair wont be all tangled up. And it works! No more tangled hair in the morning!!!!  Not back to the fine and limp hair. I have very little hair and not to mention flat. No volume at all, NADA, NIL!!! Some people actually asked me whether I rebonded my hair. No I did not. Its just so flat. When I blowdry my hair, I dun need a comb even, I just simply swing the hairdryer around an...

Just started following a different lifestyle this Monday. (Whoa!!! Has it only been 4 days?) A low carb, low fat, high protein and high fibre diet. I cut out rice, noodles, kueh tiaw, meehoon, tang hoon, lau shu fun, bread, biscuits, keropok, chocolates and most importantly, no more sweet drinks even 100+ or even Pocari or Revive.  It's not very very very hard but I do get cravings for carbs sometimes. The trick is to keep yourself full so you wont feel hungry at any point in time. So you wont be tempted to take those simple carbs. Even fruits you have to be careful as they have high sugar content. Fruits like mangoes, bananas, apples, oranges, watermelon, durians, etc should be taken in moderation. A great idea for a healthy breakfast is muesli! I saw muesli being sold in Supasave but have never really taken a good look at it. It was Bi who told me that his colleague was eating this every morning and she lost a lot of weight that I started to take some interest in...

So sweet right? My bibineh knows some of the trick as well. I wish that my future kids will have a chance to know Bibineh as well. Wish to know more about Shih Tzu? I read up when I brought Bibineh to Bandar to stay that time. Caring for a dog is not easy. Do not treat him as a past time. They need a lot of TLC and time. If you can't afford the time, do not get a dog. Bibineh has been with me since 2001. Yeah you read that right, 2001. To date Bibineh is 11 years human age. Here are just some recent shots taken by Galaxy Note. I should probably compile all pictures together for Bibineh since he was a baby. Like koko like bibineh. This is how Bi and Bibineh sleeps together Tired Bibineh and me taking a rest together Such a poser!!!! Trying to act all emo and cool Random photo taking but Bibineh looks so cute here Bibineh saying 'Hi' to his new friend, Bibineh The Hamster Like I said, such a poser.  Bibineh and Bibineh the ...