Longines 2011

All made up on a Sunday and nowhere to go.

Just came back from Longines 2011. Had to be on standby today but thankfully I didn't have to work! :) Instead, I enjoyed a fabulous buffet spread (think bread and butter pudding, smoked salmon, lamb, a wide variety of desserts), and got to look at how high class and prestigious the whole event was! Aaron Kwok and the President are present, but sadly I didn't get to meet either.

The first day of Longines 2011 was when the horses numbers were picked up and which barriers they will be stationed at. I felt I was like a lottery number girl (Robin from HIMYM - if you watch, you'd get what I mean!!), but it was fun!! It was also a pretty cool experience because we got to meet the people who owned the horses, and got to go up to a horse and take pictures. Well it might sound pretty strange to get excited about it... but honestly, how many times do you get to go up to a horse in Singapore!!


Some polaroids from the event





Jockey girls!



A very rare occurrence with a cab driver took place today. Since I had no cash on hand, I needed to hail a cab that allows Nets/card transactions. And waiting for a cab at Turf Club is like waiting for water in the desert. Rare and well... just very rare. The first cab came by and nope he didn't have the Nets equipment. The second cab that came in later didn't have Nets either! In my head I was thinking, "Sigh, definitely have to wait for another cab now". But to my surprise, he suggested sending me down to an ATM near my place, and furthermore, he suggested for a bank transfer! With the recent bad spate of horrible customers who don't pay up after their ride, I would think most cab drivers would be wary and not suggest such alternatives for customers to pay, but no, not him. So at the end of it all, he gave me his account number and his handphone number, entirely trusting me to transfer it to him when I'm home. Omg people like him are rare!! Btw he is a 70+ years old uncle? So wow, I am amazed and really thankful for such uncynical people, giving me hope in humanity!

To end off, here's some inspiring advice G's dad gave me yesterday,

"Walk the tight rope without the fear of falling. Walk it with the determination to get to the other end. Don't let failure be an option. If you want to do it, give it your best shot."


  

End of School!

HELLO HELLO HOLIDAYS!

My projects finally came to an end as of Friday, 11/11/11, and BOY WAS I DELIGHTED! I've missed the holidays sooo much and finally its here for me to enjoy! I was so happy yesterday and G even said I was smiling and laughing when I slept, heh. The past three weeks were absolutely insane. Day after day I was hogging the laptop, typing, designing, going crazy with the amount of work I had to complete in three weeks. I guess it's typical of a private school to have such a terrible project flow/management and lecturers... hence affecting the progress of our work. I'm tired of being frustrated at the lousy school and I think I've done enough negative word of mouth marketing. Just 4 more months of more nonsense, and I'm done. Done with tolerating such atrocity.

But on a happier note, here's a picture filled update of my dear friend, Joanna's 21st! We've known each other for like... 7 years now? Wow. Time flies and finally, the youngest member of OSG is 21! :) It was held at Aloha chalet and strangely it was my first time there. The place was really big and have about 4 rooms? Perfect for family stays!

The above pictures are edited from my iPhone, and the others below are credited to Yanna's! :)

 

It has been a good one month since OSG last met up for a short dinner, and it's really amazing how strong we still are together and still catching up, hanging out and celebrating all our birthdays. It was a nice catch up, but 3 of us (including me) had pending exams and submissions to stress about then, but it's all over and done with right now! We all loved the pictures taken by the Olympus EPL2. The colors are nice, and photos are fast to capture! Can't wait till I get my hands on the EP3, but thats not till late next year and probably a new EP will be out by then. Oh, and spot the jack russell! My highlight of the night. When Bubbles the jack russell came over to us, and I immediately squeal in delight and patted the dog, G was like, "Okay I've been dumped". Hahaha. Yup, that's how much I love dogs ;)

Enjoying the lazy Saturday afternoon... time to truly relax and enjoy the festive season that's nearing!

  

Time stands still

I've come to this realisation that I no longer blog like how I used to in secondary school, and when I was in polytechnic. I feel like I've mellowed down into this girl who has kept her thoughts, opinions, words more within myself. Less enthusiasm, less optimism, seemingly less happy. Is this what you call, aging, or to put it more pleasantly, maturing? In truth, I am a much happier person. Very much in love, very much at peace with myself, but still the same old person, trying to find my way in this crazy world.

At the same time, things that are ruining me slowly are still ruining me slowly; a.k.a School. Is this the wrath of design school, and pursuing what actually makes you happy? How can pursuing what makes me happy make me so unhappy? That, I really can't figure it out. It's been 5 years coming and I still can't figure out if it really makes me happy to do what I'm doing now. Like many of my classmates, fashion has thoroughly and absolutely disenchanted me. The illusion that surrounded it 5/6 years ago have slowly fallen apart, taking me with it. Thankfully, there still is a part of fashion that I am madly in love with, and hopefully with hard work and support from everyone, I'll make it work out. For that, I'm willing to stake all I have, to work multiple jobs, to push myself hard enough to make it work. With that comes many boundaries I have to break through within myself. The walls I'm all too familiar with... and breaking through would mean being better and standing out.

I'll slowly ease my way back here... making sure I document important and significant events, so that  next time when I look back, I know I have many many wonderful memories that I have kept :)

Happy Hari Raya Haji to everyone! And happy mugging to me. This Friday truly is Thank God it's Friday! Marks the end of submission and the end of another painful semester of my last year. Sooo excited for it and I really am counting down the days. 4 more days to go!


 

Stop, and breathe

In life, you've got to learn how to stop and breathe.

  

Dream of paradise

I have half an hour left before having to get ready to leave the house, and instead of continuing my work, I decided to blog!! I can't handle facing my thesis 24/7 and have my heart breaking at every devastating fact that plagues the earth and the human race. My topic touches on fast fashion, child labour, and how farmers and workers are harmed just so we can wear whatever we are wearing now. The sad facts of life...

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Some pictures from my iPhone from the weekend! :)

Me before going out of the house for the weekend event I was working for!

Singapore Scooter Show! :)

Starbucks.... mmm. White chocolate mocha is indulgence :) 

I wanna have the toffee nut latte, christmas flavours ARE BACK.

Samantha's birthday and her cheena poster. This is uber cute and totally a reflection of who she is, hee!

Enjoyed the party just watching how much her family loves and teased her ;)

Jo & I, our signature photo pose! 

If I posted a year by year photo of our signature pose, Jo will always look the same! Which is a really good thing btw. I am rapidly aging!!

Me & G <3 

Thank you for coming to pick me up, then drive to (ulu as hell) Jalan Kayu. Such a blessing! 

Day 2 of the show and trying to take an artistic picture while on the scooter

The skies are gray, rumbling and threatening rain once again. It tells me that Christmas is coming soon! The warm fuzzy lovely Christmas. My favourite! Time to go get ready to head out, then for dinner and church with G's family. 

Happy All Saint's Day! :)

xx