coming to end of 2013

this year seems to pass a tad too fast.. its a dilemma whether i wan to pass this fast or not...

being busy month by month brought me to a startling realisation we are coming to an end of 2013..
which also means im crossing to another age of life @_@

being in a FMCG environment is ironically no joke.. everything moves so fast that now the year is moving equally fast..
month after month chasing after reporting deadlines, submission deadlines and launches to care about..
now i know that a manager used to tell mi she can stay tis long with FMCG company is not entirely because she loves that company but because she barely has the time to tink how long she has been with this company...

nevertheless, even said that, i dont tink i can go back to a "normal" company after being exposed to FMCG.. HAHA, its self sadist..

and yes, i haven been blogging AT ALL... barely finding the time to blog about life.. every minute is spent on trying to catch up with work (sounds boring) and recent years catching up with all the long time frens..
by rite all these catching up should warrant some photos update... but i find myself getting lazier to bring out my G12 during each gathering.. less said on uploading the photos.. IT IS SUCH A WASTE of a good camera.....

so now this is a reali random post... for e sake of a fren too since she got no updated blogs to read liao.. hopefully i can sum up a long lengthy post on my boring 2013 life soon...

My thoughts for 2012 and a HAPPY NEW 2013

actually wanted to do a post at the end of e year as a round up for 2012 for myself..
as usual, found myself with no such time to do so..

doing it on my bday itself i guess sld b pretty much the same..

first of all, a happy new year to all my loved ones and for everyone who has crossed n mark urself in my path be it good or bad...

2012 has reali passed by in a flash.. perhaps this is how it works when you gets older each year.. the time juz slips past u.. its always easy for ppl to say make full use of your time.. but frankly i have nv felt i have made full use of my time at all all these years..

2012 had been an eventful year with a lot of turmoil feelings running haywire in the first half of e year.. i would like to thank my dearest frens who have stuck through and put up with mi with my incessant whining, crying and sometimes nonsensical tots.. really thank u for that.. without your constant support to bring me to the right track, i mite hav juz given up on the spot... so i deeply appreciated for it.. i wouldnt say its all smooth now because i cannot take things for granted.. but i will try...

in many ways i have never feel my life as very good, v smooth etc.. i lost my mum not at a young age but at a very vulnerable age.. to date, yes someone's words still embedded deeply in my heart.. i did regret all e time lost with my mum when she was at her most difficult period.. until today, whenever i see my frens having their mum to lean on, to confide in, to always be there for them, there is a twinge of sorrow, pain and regret that nothing in this world can put it back right again... i wish for her to be able to see me walking down the aisle happily one day.. the day will never come but i hope she will be with me on e day when it happens..

thank u to my sis for e constant companionship althouigh i am guilty as charged for not spending enough time with her.. i will try to my best in 2013 to compensate it back..

the opportunity to join a beauty industry opened up a whole new direction for me.. it is what i have always wanted.. to have the chance to do sth relating to my interest, be it showbiz, beauty, entertainment etc etc.. i am sorry that i cldnt stay put at where i should longer but the decision made did make mi into a happier person at e end of year.. although i cannot deny i still miss e place a lot.. i am thankful where e place has brought wonderful memories for me.. having known a bunch of great colleagues which did make a difference in my life in 2012.. i am very glad to have known each and everyone of you, though there are some whom i am of cos sad that we are not keeping in ctc as much as i wanted to.. but if you happened to read this, D, K, SH, YL, S, thanks for stepping into my life, there's always tremendous humor whenever i can get to meet u guys.. and to the remaining bunch of cols, thanks for staying in ctc with me...

as much as some of the revelations i have found out in later half 2012 made me upset, at how whom I once tot they were good ppl can backstab you when you are no longer in their picture.. tis is how much i often misjudge on ppl and lead to my own unhappiness.. but den suan le.. what is done is done.. i will try not to dwell on it... tis is how life goes on.. an impactful advice that i will always remember from someone powerful - in life you get to meet many ppl, good ppl stay and they are the ones who leave an imprint in your life. the remaining who did not are not worth your time to even tink of them... thank you for that advice

there are many things i have yet to learn.. to learn to put down n dun be so obstinate, dun be so opinionated, dun be always thinking on a negative side of ppl.. let go and let live.. its very simple but yet not so simple for someone like me.. i hope time will make me learn..

hope as the years go ahead, i can learn to be a better person to know how to treat ppl better...

happy 2013 to all my frens and family.. i really love you guys a lot muackz

makeup stash

yup, the most uncreative title..

i have been wanting to share some of the fab make up for the longest time and never gotten around to doing it..

here goes...

im always a fanatic for make up.. whenever there is a limited edition, the temptation to buy will creep up against mi... so im always broke T_T

tis rose design is pretty isnt it... there is a small white portion at the top left hand corner which you can use for highlighter purpose.. kind of a two in one solution...

blushers and lipsticks have always been my soft spot.. i couldnt resist the nice colours that pop upfor each season... n the collection grew... no matter how hard i tried to use, i always always cannot finish then new colours took over..
i love the colours from SHU UMERA too! they have fabulous pink shades that i am in love with :D

a very light and quite good coverage for loose powder..
there is also another fab two way powder from Chanel - Matt Lumiere which i do not have it with me now..

i have tried many powders - from the cheapest consumer brand like Cover Girl (does it ring a bell?) Maybelline, ZA to Majolica to M.A.C to YSL, Lancome, CD, Chanel remains my favourite..
They have the finest powder feel and provides good coverage and gives a non greasy feeling throughout the whole day..
thats how much i love their products..

thereafter, i discovered the magic of foundation...
i used to hate foundation a lot.. firstly i find pore clogging.. secondly i find it so hard to apply.. it doesnt even out properly (back then i din noe the magical use of brushes)... especially its a hassle when you are in a rush for work.. lastly i hate the thick creamy feeling on the face.. at least powder texture is so much lighter..
so foundation has been a no-no for me all along..
accidentally i had my first free bottle and decided to try it one morning when i was feeling damn free.. after all, i have heard raves about how gd coverage foundation is.. (believe me, i am not a supporter for cream base product.. i hate BB cream in fact..)
THEN i realised OMG how can this product be so LIGHT and FREE! it blends so well into my skin until i feel that it was the first time i see my complexion to be nearly perfect. (i SWEAR on it )
the one brush, all the past creamy hatred feelings faded away...
it was like discovering the essence to makeup for mi...
from then on, you can guess how many frens are being influenced by mi towards Lancome foundation..
to a point seriously i tink Lancome should pay me for some advertising fee.. because i advocate by it..
but no la, i am not so fortunate enough.. though i still wish one day, they can chance upon perhaps this entry and give me some SPONSORSHIP.. HAHAHAHHAHAHA

and yes Lancome (not that i am totally brainwashed by Lancome but they really do have some amazing products..) again.. an inspiration from a col... i din noe and din bother to check out the usage of a base primer.. after my col explained the logic of using a primer to me and after i have tried on the texture of this base, i was quite captivated.. it smooths out the complexion in general and makes your pores look less visible.. but please do not overly apply it becos the texture is quite smooth which leads you to feeling almost nth.. but over application will make ur makeup result to be cakey.. this comes from several trial and error experiments from myself.. n i tot all the powders cannot sit very well with this primer and i thought oh well, there's goes my money into waste.. not wanting to waste this expensive product, i tried on being less generous and it works quite fine fr then on..
it works especially well with foundation (yup Lancome Teint Miracle again)... if u hav always been trying to find the perfect complexion look, give it a try :) you may like the result..

sorry, this post might have bore those non makeup fanatics and GUYS in general to death :D

THATS ALL!!

food indulgence

another food post...
which is what i have been pretty much doing lately..
meeting frens to check out new interesting places.. fabulous cakes n cookies (which seriously is not one of my craze..), endless brunch sessions, high tea, dinners...

不肥是假的！！！

brunch with my fav gers on a saturday morn... 

went to wild honey for this.. had it once and i tink its quite fab.. but the serving was HUGE... too full for words.. 

but we went to Carpenter and Cook after that still -_- dun ask me how.. but we managed to continue eating thereafter.. 

it was quite a difficult session for mi to wake up.. therefore no pics of me because i did not have the energy for make up.. 

i slept at 530AM BECOS OF MJ.. and had to wake up at 700 (but snooze till 8 den i woke up with a start.. that explains y no make up..) to meet my gers at 9am.. 

an impromptu ketupat cum hokkein mee session at my hse downstairs..
who can imagine 6 ketupats for supper?!?! none of us can actually.. but the very cute bf of xuan ordered 4 more ketupat on top of the 2 we had juz ate..
i am NEVER a ketupat fan.. n i ate the most ketupat record of my own for that night.. although i cant grumble much because the remaining is stomached by the very cute bf of xuan.. HAHAHAHAHA

yes, on top of 6 ketupat, he ordered ONE full chicken, chicken cutlet (by me) and of cos satay and TWO BIG plates of hokkein mee..

the very cute story is the poor bf tot that sian n her hubby were not leaving THAT soon.. he got a shock when he came back from ordering and sian was preparing to leave..
nonetheless, everything became his supper of the supper for that night..

I have to mention this! because jus one try from sian's courtesy and i fell in love with pine garden's brownies..
i am never a sweet tooth person.. but when it comes to these brownies, i cannot resist..
its so soft and chocolaty inside that you MUST definitely try if you have not..

Another cake that makes mi succumb is the chocolate pound cake from Freshly Baked at Killiney Road.. no pic because all were devoured before any pic cld be taken.. or rather i forgot about taking pic la..
thats another paradise food..

now that i have all the time in the world, i went exploring some places with xuan.. she brought me to this coffee place at some old school old school place.. quite vintage and i like it... though im not much a coffee person..
artsy feel.. i like being in artsy feel places.. n wish i had my camera with me.. hahaa

and finally the brunch from the artsy coffeeplace...

i feel like i can really lead a countryside life.. everyday just spend my day away enjoying life as it is... but too bad SG is a place where you will wake up to reality very soon..

continuation to my ramencraze

i think that is my dead spot... i cannot imagine a month without at least ramen once..

at least for now.. its my current food craze..

its funny tat at different stages i find myself liking diff type of food.. and once i like it, i can hav it continuously for a week, a month, 6 months so on and so forth without getting sick of it... thats how crazy i can be..

i have tried a few ramen places - from ramen in sakae sushi, sushi tei, ajisen ramen (i would say it typically sucks, not sth that could satisfy if you have serious ramen craving.. i dun even noe their ramen can be considered as authentic ramen or juz chinese noodles cooked in japanese broth.. cldnt even tink of an apt description for those deceptive ramen in these sushi places..), marutama, IPPUDO, menya musashi etc etc... what i missing is the Champion Ramen that im still completating if i sld give it a try when there are extreme contrasting comments for the ramen there...

conclusion is IPPUDO won my heart right right down... my all time FAV is the spicy miso tonkotsu... i tink it has the most delicious soup broth i have ever tasted for a ramen.. so much that it slurps.. and so much that it had me going back there once, twice a month at least... my frens are the poor souls who have to accompany mi to ippudo 80% of the time they jio mi for dinner.. HAHAHA... especially my POOR SIS.. but she is the most acoomodating becos she likes there as well la...

y am i so crazy about ramen? i dunno either.. i tink it pretty sticks after i was back from japan when i discovered ramen can be so delicious.. it sticks even more after i was introduced to ippudo.. then my craze lives..........

I like how babies touch my life n heart..

one delightful thing that I enjoy doing nearly every week is seeing and playing with the darling ger..

* can't insert pic! becos I cannot figure how to do the stupid google + thingy *

anyways I have learnt how to feed a baby n came to know 原来喂奶是这么的辛苦的。妈妈的伟大是无人可以取代的。

still, to me, babies r the joy of life..

I wish I can get to see all my frens babies as often as I like.. wishes do not come true that easily..

原地踏步

was catching up on all the good frens blog n find that how time flies..
haven been blogging or even bothering to find the time to blog when I hav this tiny tiny spare time to blog..
I guess its all due to major laziness.. n e sudden 词穷.. hahahaa

not tat everything has been boring.. but suddenly I feel I lack e momentum to write anymore.. tots couldn't get translated v well into words.. so I choose to escape n not blog..

I have been to Korea but I hav nv blogged abt it tis whole year.. photos sitting in my camera the longest time n I haven even sort them out.. frankly, I dunno wat I have been busy abt so much do tat I hav stopped my blogging.. I rem how I used to love taking so many photos.. now I'm juz plain lazy.. bought an expensive camera, loving it to max but nv gotten around to fully utilizing it lately.. it sat v alone in e cupboard..

dwelling n tinking for the longest time.. I feel with all the time that has passed n I'm still in square one.. surprisingly I have come to terms with the stagnant events in my life.. though I can't deny fr time to time, the sadness still sneak up on mi.. helpless in not knowing how to move it forward..

there r so many dreams.. all felt extremely unrealistic.. all I did was sitting in my world n envying wat other ppl have done for their lives..

sometimes it's e simplicity that makes the joy in life.. I can nv learn that.. no matter how hard I try, I can nv b a simple ting.. so it leads mi to wondering perhaps if I can shed all away, will I be happier??
actually I will never know.. hahaa

so now I'm making a pact with myself to continue to do things that i always enjoy doing..
I hope amidst my upcoming busy schedule, I can still find e time to take my favourite photos n blog n share..