a moment to remember

~songs in my head~

没有地球太阳还是会绕.

But I don’t care what they say. I’m in love with you.

I just wanna fall and lose myself Laughing so hard it hurts like hell Forget about everything and run away, yeah

~ MOTTO ~
:: if you have tried your best, there's no need for regrets. ::

~ THOUGHTS ~
By ourselves we are too weak to hold our own even for a moment.

"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God" (Romans 8:28)

For what it's worth, it was worth all the while.

"God has given, God has taken, blessed be the name of God" (Job 1:21)

"I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out – plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.” (Jeremiah 29:11)

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:: juz taking a moment to remember ::

Wednesday, December 01, 2010 6:03 PM

“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.”

so Coco Chanel said this sentence which I absolutely agree with.

It's like 女人的专利 to be able to doll up and look beautiful..

However to be classy and fabulous looking is akin to doing up a nude make-up look,

it looks perfect and effortless but it is definitely not effortless.

I think the highest form of praise for any one is not being fashionable

but being well-put-together/effortless.

Imagine looking so put together that you look like you just threw on your clothes without any thought and put on flawless simple makeup to step out of your house.

I admit I have outgrown my love for dresses and to a certain extent, even for heels (surprise!) Buying clothes no longer give me the same adrenaline as before, perhaps because now i have so much clothes that it actually frustrates me because i cannot find the ones i really want, amidst those that i no longer wear but cannot bear to throw/donate.

And also because in my 3 years lifespan/addiction/obsession with online shopping, i have bought/worn almost every type of dress and clothing/shoes in trend, save for the Harem pants, which i never understood why girls wanted pants with such a elongated crotch area. they look like they were designed for clowns. oh, and denim dresses too. denim dresses only look good on GUESS models. So, thinking back, I have done the bodycon, the crossback, the tieback, the Uback, the maxi, the jelly flats, the kaftan, the satin, and so on.... so now everything on ASOS or most blogshops looks boring to me. I used to click "open in new tabs" until my browser was about to explode haha... but now one scroll down and i click "x" on the page. The only clothes i buy now are ironically the basics, like pants, tops, which i lack like crazy.

Heels still remain my deepest love, but growing older has made me more practical, and more alert to the fact that my feet can no longer take abuse like before. :p So now i am wearing more flats, easier to run for buses, better for shopping. I only wear the scary 4 inches to dinners and wear the classic black 2.5 inches for work. even 3-3.5 inches are a little intimidating for me nowadys since i am so laid back. some "credit" goes to roland for turning me into a more laid back person. He said i was trying too hard to be sophisticated before, so he prefers a more natural/casual me. oh well, every girl wants to quickly turn into a lady.

X'mas is in 24 days and no doubt i have accumulated enough visual orgasms for me to do up two types of X'mas wishlists, one is like reaching for the sky, and one is more down-to-earth.

Shall we look at the realistic before the jaw-dropping ones first?

Due to my recent, newly acquired obsession with make-up (specifically, lipstick which i have always secretly loved, and lipgloss which i have learnt to admire), i have a couple to wish about.

1. Urban Decay Naked Eyeshadow Palette

For eyeshadows, i am still not adventurous, prefering to go with neutrals and i would love to try a smoky look (without looking like a panda) someday. waiting for this palatte to restock at Sephora for me to test it in real life.

2. Too Faced Naked Eye Palette

After doing some online research, i actually prefer the colors on this than Urban Decay's, as UD's seem to be more bronzy and warm. I will be checking this out during my 1st visit to Sephora this saturday (so slow i know.......) not a fan of the bulky packaging tho.

3. Bobbi Brown Palette

Looks good, though i am not sure of its exact name. sleek packaging helps :)

4. a Coco Chanel beauty bible.

Won't that be cool? Heehee

5. These gorgeous Chanel babies in the glossy black pouch!! I didnt see it in SG so far.. :(

But the brush set will be a good thing to have. I recently got a lip pencil that has a lip brush on the other end, and i realise how much i prefer painting my lips with a brush than straight out of the tube. it's probably the first time in my life i like painting. the effect is also more polished.

6. Gucci Guilty parfum

Honestly, i dont recall the smell. But i love the packaging, though i am not a Gucci bag fan. So it will be more like to add on to my parfum collection.

If Chanel has something like that i will snap it up. heehee.

7. All these lippies to satisfy my lip pucker obsession:

Mac Viva Glam Gaga

Mac Shy Girl

Mac Creme Cup

Mac Creme d' Nude

Mac Please Me

Chanel Rouge Coco Chintz + Chanel Rouge Allure etc etc

NARS Belle Du Jour

YSL 148 Tea Rose
Lancome L'ABSOLU ROUGE series

and now the jawwwwwwwww-dropping wishlist

1. Chanel's signature studded logo earrings in small. no need for pictures. i will save up to get it next year, if they still somehow exist by then.

2. Chanel's classic 2.55 in small

doesnt help much that my boss has been bringing hers to the office this week, and conveniently leaving it around like it was a Charles & Keith bag. I was so tempted to snap a photo of it but all i could get was a picture of the back view. the logo was love

3. Prada nylon/lambskin bag

The lambskin one in nude is too prrretty to be brought out, seriously. the texture of the lambskin material is like sooooo soft, and feels like hotel bedsheets. a dream bag. this isnt cheap too, saw it at HK airport for $4k....

this nylon version (can't find the photo of the exact one i liked but is similar) is more affordable at under $2k... as such, this falls under my "to-do list before 30" (which i will blog about in my next post). Black and gold never fails. lub the PRADA gold words. in the meantime, i pray for Charles & Keith to come up with an inspired one hehehhe.. :P

4. Christian Louboutins Lace Heels

Gorgeous and stunning lace covered heels, especially the peep toe version. Cant say much except that these heels are the bomb!!

5. Sensible (that makes it the perfect excuse to buy it) Ferragamo Classic Heels

Well if i cant get past just a free Christian Louboutin shoe bag from my boss, i am sure i can get these very very classic beauties, right??? *once, roland agreed that Ferragamo is worth paying $800 for..... so i can get these one day right dear?? hehehe" second item under "to-do list under 30"

i feel so purged now that i've vented out this long long post which was sitting for 20 days in my draft folder.

PS - i am moving to another blog platform soon, if all things goes well...... byebye blogspot.. its not my fault that you havent been upgrading yourself much to follow suit with all the web-savvy and happening tools that other platforms are using. watch this space for the new url. till then........

---Somewhere between our laughs, our long talks, our silly little fights, and all our jokes, I fell in love.

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Thursday, October 07, 2010 6:00 PM

all my favourite things

Havent had the time to update...
Just came back 2 days ago from a short business trip to Penang.
it was pretty city-like and unlike what I imagined... dark wobbly roads and unsafe, like JB
our clients took us out for hawker food and Teochew lunch...
the food was delicious!
It was also my first time staying in a hotel on my own...
I supposed that my company's welfare is not too bad.. as everyone had their own room..
initially the idea was abit scary since afterall sleeping alone in a hotel room is not the most comfortable thing but the privacy was shiok!!
there was no need to share room with my boss and wait for each other to bath...
and i could just laze on the bed and watch whatever channels i wanted..
Overall the trip was alright, just that it was unnerving and stressful because there were so many things to prepare...

Life has been good these days...
Although my mood fluctuates up and down, but there's someone who is always tolerating my nonsense and comforting me when i am feeling moody :)
it is really amazing how comfortable we are with each other...
despite being friends for so long, and never thinking we could be more...

Last saturday, i finally made the reservation for the little spanish restaurant and off we went, to Bukit Timah Road... took some wrong turns on the road, and we seemed to be on the CTE for the longest time until we finally reached there.. can't help it, we are both east-ies! haha..
and then there was the parking issue... couldnt find where to park amidst all the rich housing!
and then after parking, finally found the restaurant underneath the shophouse..
it was quite worth to keep this little secret because it turned out to be a cosy corner...
and we tried their paella (this pan of seafood and rice - like a spanish version of our claypot rice), and some tapas... their lychee rose tea was thumbs up!
will find the time to upload the photos of our little 3 months celebration + be-be-belated birthday treat for roland.
we also almost "died" when mr high-astigmatism changed lane at a bend, and the car was like moving straight ahead into the bend... and then i shouted "darling!"
and he shifted the steering wheel... haha... so i decided that i should help drive the long distances at night before he gets his new specs... :P

Tonight Im meeting wenxin for her birthday celebration.
how fast time flies....
it seemed just not too long ago that i brought her to bishan park last yr...
and presented to her the casio watch...
i hope she will like this year's present too...
We're going to Procacci, this italian restaurant newly opened at Customs House.
Am into looking out for and compiling a list of good-to-go restaurants for birthdays and anniversaries, so if you know any, please share!

Now moving on to ramble about my favourite things

Chanel logo earrings!
isnt this lovely?!! i was trying to decide whether i would save up $600 for this earrings or a pair of Christian Louboutins (from net-a-porter)

initially my answer was the shoes of course...
but i will probably wear the earrings more often? though i will be devastated if i lose one side of it.. which does happen to my earrings from time to time :(
but any scratch marks on $600 heels will be an ouch too!
however i am not so sure whether the chanel earrings have already been phased out in the boutiques..

Im also madly in love with Chanel make-up!
i guess if i cant have chanel bag, or chanel earrings...
the next best affordable replacement is their make-up! =)

bought a couple of Chanel stuff while i was at the airport..

Vanessa Paradis, the beautiful french actress (aka Johnny Depp's long-time gf), is fronting the current Chanel Rouge Coco campaign... in my opinion, she's the perfect choice, because she embodies the Parisan chic look/style that i admire.. she's kind of like the modern audrey hepburn, very classy and elegant.

i got the Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in shade 57 Insolence (which means bold and impudent)...
the famous hot pink shade that's appearing on the back covers of magazines like CLEO..

It is the shade on the right.. fell in love instantly with the glossy pink shade.
it is actually very wearable, and not that exaggerated.
the red looks really sexy too!! lip colors can change the overall look instantly.
im looking to get the shade Insouciance (which means indifference)..
even the names of the products are so irresistable.
and of course the sleek black and gold packaging is very attractive to me as well.

i also got the waterproof twist-up eyeliner (it's good and longlasting!)and Chanel N°5 hair mist..
i am not a fan of all the chanel fragrances, some are quite overpowering
but i want to get them because i want to collect the classic bottles and packaging! hehe...
i am now collecting small perfume bottles... those 5 or 10ml ones.. really cute to display, and to bring along for short trips or touch up too..

next perfume will probably be from the Chanel Coco Mademoiselle range..
that campaign was fronted by Keira Knightly..
in the ad she was totally nude with only a strategically placed bowler hat on her digitally enhanced chest.
although she is lovely, but i dont get the nudity (why!)
nudity and chanel, does not go together, imo...
if there is really a need, perhaps someone more curvy like Marion Cotillard will be a better choice.

i love almost everything on this model.. the dark nails.. the perfectly arched brows, the gorgeous dark hair, and that very perfect pink shade on her lips!

Yum...

Chanel's new nail color range is also very irresistable, but i am not that crazy to spend $23 on one bottle of nail polish that i have to apply myself.. (there should be some nail salons that carry Chanel or other brands of nail polishes rather than just OPI)

this jade shade is very gorgeous too.