Mango sale up to 50%, starting tomorrow at 2pm! zomg, but i’m working! T_T

lately, online shopping journals have also upped the range of their offerings. i’m feeling utmost tempted by 2387109492 things. modparade is having a sale, but most of the stuff left is not that great. i love the green embroidered babydoll top from catwalkclose! haha, which is actually what i wanted from the other shopping journal in my previous post, but that journal only had it in black/grey. anyway, also fancy the black dropwaist dress and vintage floral ruffled top in that post. i like the Boleyn in blue stripes dress at lavishfetish. and the Shanti dress at mascaradafesta’s new collection. lollyrouge’s post-flea collection rocks. i kind of dig the chiffon geometric tunic (too sheer though), the cottage tartan spag top, the babybreath chiffon dress, the pinstripes tube dress, and the laced floral prints babydoll dress! the pleated button-down dress is quite nice too, but i don’t really like the tie-string at the hips. momoteapots has that black embroidered top i want too, and some other interesting tops. the Captain Hazel nautical top is kind of cool while i like Min’s Sophistication’s kimono cut. Simply Blue and Spellbound are pretty dresses, though the latter has a weird cut. love the colors on the button-down halter neck top. and they are carrying the LV-inspired Epi leather bag. haha, since red is all sold, if it was me, i’d get it in the green (last piece left apparently) or mustard yellow.

i adore this week’s NYT On The Street: summer fashion to deal with the heat! more on Fashion & Style, the rise of unisex clothing. the red carpet at the Tony Awards 2008. and more about the awesome iPhone on CNN. same sex marriage begins in California! (:

i’ve been so busy since the start of this week, i’m only able to really breathe at night. in the day, i’m busy with work training at the moment. shadowing people while learning the computer system. hopefully once i master the tasks and duties i have to do daily, i’ll feel less lost, more reassured and settled into the routine. still, i love the Spinelli cookies i can get from the company cafeteria. though i think oatmeal and raisin pwns chocolate chip (which is super good) for me.

also have to worry about course registration this coming Friday in the meantime. and call sponsors! i’ve been doing the contacting during any free time/my lunch hour if i’m at work; and emailing out proposals at night. stressful, since it feels like i’m spending every waking hour rushing something.

i wonder is Mint back from Sydney yet? not that i’d have much of a chance to meet up with her or Aur, i guess.

finished reading one Jayne Ann Krentz story yesterday morning. then last night, we traveled to Hougang to pick up my sister from some event she helped organize. while we were there, we browsed shops, those older ones which sell everything like traditional biscuits and somewhat old-school candy they were selling at $1 for 100g. (:

went to my grandmother’s place this afternoon for brunch. i’ve missed her cooking. we also bought some Crystal Jade dim sum and a chocolate cake to celebrate Father’s Day. (: originally i’d plan to travel to town with my sister today, to buy our Dad something for Father’s Day. but we’re probably going to wait to do that next weekend, since that’s closer to my Dad’s birthday the week after. and we’re both really tired to boot. >:

highway55 finally updated after a long time with some fairly interesting pieces. myspringfling’s collection of floral-print and vintage-inspired dresses is gorgeous, but mostly sold out. i love the Charlise tunic top’s prints. lavishfetish’s update has a very interesting tiered collar top it calls Stanley in stripes. catwalkclose’s latest update features this fleur chiffon trapeze dress which i like. the slouchy sweater top is sold out again though, like the last collection’s. i’m seriously considering ordering Orth and Speltz from ladieslodge’s recent post. and the Brenda shirt from epollyanna (love the highwaisted skirts too!). bonitochico updated with a bunch of items on sale (my money is on the floral tube dress), and there are adorable skirts in various colors at twentykilo here.

currently feeling very drowsy from medication. wish i can just pass out on my bed, but i need to get down to finalizing my desired class schedule for next semester. because work next week is going to be crazy. thanks to Nates who emailed me the roster; i know i’m working Monday to Saturday, with only Sunday off. zomg. ): but it can’t be helped since i requested for additional off days during FOC week.

talking to Jin about course registration. tried to Skype with Elyn, and we only succeeded a few minutes per call because my connection sucks like hell. so we’re back to MSN. xD;

i am sick.

i first felt the makings of a sore throat late afternoon yesterday. i got home from the camp meeting and packing of publicity packages back in school, and my throat felt scrapped raw.

bumped into Aileen on my way to dinner with my family, and i could still stop and make small-talk. but by the time, i went to the library later on to pick up new books. my throat hurts too much to even talk. so i ran into Joshua, from my JC days. but i only waved, smiled and hurried away, leaving him a bit bewildered i think. still, i felt quite bad for not stopping to chat.

at night, i drank lots of water and i thought i’d sleep early, since it’s probably my late nights and bad overly-indulgent diet that caused the problem. but i had trouble sleeping. my throat and nose bothered me, and i had to get up countless times to drink water and use the bathroom. not a very restful night.

went to the doctor’s this morning since i was also running a temperature. this time, i’m not going to make the mistake like in early January, when i let a cough escalate into some form of bronchitis by not seeking medical advice immediately.

met my grandmother when i trudged to the coffee shop later to buy porridge for breakfast, so i can take my medicine. coincidentally, i was just thinking how i haven’t seen my grandparents in almost two weeks and then i saw her. which was great. she fussed over me, which made me feel better immediately. (:

my bones are cold even when i’m warm all over, and i’m the perfect picture of lethargy. but i still have to finish typing those exam papers and start planning for next semester’s classes by today. haha, was talking to my fellow main commies during yesterday’s meeting, and everyone was lamenting how they didn’t know what modules to take. i also originally intended to call people today, especially those sponsors, but i have no voice, so that can’t be done. the doctor told me; no physical activity for a week. i’m only glad that this happened now, and not next week, when i have to work.

thanks to Nates and her supervisor, i also managed to secure in advance, three off days during FOC week, which means i wouldn’t be missing out that much, like i had feared. i’ll be off Monday, Wednesday and Friday; and be on the earlier shift on Thursday so i can make it for Fright Night

still, i’m a bit freaked that once i start work, i wouldn’t have time to do all this biz stuff, so i’d better get them settled ASAP. and what if i forget to register for my courses on the 20th and 25th?! :O

right now, i’m curled up on the sofa and watching the Oprah show on telly right now. today’s a special episode featuring The Osmonds, who are apparently coming to Singapore for a concert too. they have fabulous voices and that undeniable entertainer spark. the entire clan has like 100 over members. and Oprah moved all of them, including the kids, from Utah to Chicago. zomgwtfbbq. xD;

i probably would be wobbly on my feet all day, so i texted Aur to cancel our dinner date tonight. sorry mate.

• candypulp brought in cute accessories from Japan. myspringfling has sold out their recent collection. i pretty much only fancy the Delia vintagesque dress. love the Hearts & Frills top at lylarose.
• and this restaurant is abysmal, according to the NYT reviewer.
• the spreading popularity of consignment stores, which Sarah Jessica Parker also reportedly loves frequenting.
• Katherine Heigl probably made some people really mad with her remarks, after she withdrew her name from consideration for the Emmys. no wonder there was an earlier rumor about her wanting to leave the show to focus on her film career.
• Lipps Inc.’s ‘Funkytown’ was the song originally suggested as the freshies’ mass dance song for FOC this year. xD; … but i managed to suggest they consider the Scissor Sisters song instead, amongst a couple others in the running. lol, we had fun yesterday searching for good dancey songs. everything from mambo to Michael Jackson, to Spice Girls to The Wonders came up. and of course, Madonna and Justin Timberlake’s ‘4 Minutes’ was a huge favorite.
• the reviews of The Incredible Hulk aren’t fantastic.
• News in big pictures.

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i tried getting some sleep while i was all drowsy just now from the medicine, and the apartment above started their freaking drilling. they’re doing some renovation.

recently i tried borrowing books from some authors i’ve never read, like Janet Dailey, Susan Wiggs and Joann Ross. but lately, can’t seem to kick the really terrible habit of reading the ending first, which obviously spoils the whole suspense.

and did i never mention how much i love the Gatsby commercial showing on telly right now? Takuya Kimura rocks. xD;

WordPress has been pretty slow lately, which is quite inconvenient.

i want to update my PSP firmware. except it seems like a lot of trouble, and i’m slightly muddled by the tech talk right now. but hopefully i’ll figure it all out. the iPhone expectedly made the news in major newspapers after its announcement a couple of days ago. the hype is back, and now it’s faster and cheaper to target the masses!

i forgot to mention in the previous post: they’re opening a Cotton On Body at the mall near my place! zomg, yay-ness. (: was reading Gok’s World on Dorothy Perkins yesterday. all the fashion tips, of course, totally a way to lure you to buy stuff like this pretty white kaftan. oh, Mint might like this: gorgeous hats from Eugenia Kim. the site has lots of empty sections and pages though. looks underdeveloped.

i’ve got a few emails from new online shopping journals lately. including absolutegem and modmoe, which is selling the brown kimono i once wanted. love these over-sized tunic/mini-dresses on ohgoodnessgolly, especially the scribble print one. backorder opened for lylarose’s white tops with flower and swirl embroidery. (:

NYT talks about scrap-booking. two new Coldplay songs on USAToday - vote for your favorite. and David Archuleta lands a record deal. xD;

lately i’ve been listening to sappy songs on YouTube. like Jim Brickman & Michelle Wright’s ‘Your Love’. i first paid attention to the song when a Slam Dunk fanfic writer included it in her story as the wedding song of one of my favorite yaoi pairing. i think it was Yen-neechan? lol, but i don’t remember for sure. way too long ago. anyway, when i listened to it back then, it sounded real familiar. and when i watched the music video, i realized i’ve watched it somewhere before. the whole ice-skating thing. oh, and Kenny Loggins’ ‘Celebrate Me Home’. i kind of like Rubben’s version too, of course, since they play it incessantly on American Idol.

Patrick Dempsey is on the Ellen DeGeneres show in tomorrow’s episode. i likely would have to catch its re-run on Friday morning instead.

right now, i’m going to go edit the sponsorship proposal letter and tailor it to the banks we’re trying to get to be our sponsors. fingers crossed. i’m also a bit disillusioned because loads of stores and establishments in Singapore don’t have available web sites/email addresses/phone numbers to be contacted for possible product sponsorship.

reminder to self to finish typing exam papers by Friday. call SCI re: payment for that student job so long ago. call sponsors. start seriously planning for classes and reading course descriptions on STARS and applying for the double major.

then maybe if i have time, i’ll go read a bit of yaoi manga before Dirty Sexy Money. (:

Coldplay - ‘Strawberry Swing’

They were sitting
They were talking in the strawberry swing
Everybody was for fighting
Wouldn’t wanna waste a thing

Now the sky could be blue
I don’t mind
Without you it’s a waste of time

went out for dinner with Aur last night at Raffles City. while waiting for her, i got a marked-down Topshop shopper for only $9. i love the print. (: there’s this Accessorize cream long wallet with silver zebra prints that i was debating whether to get for $16. Dorothy Perkins has a fairly pretty black quilted clutch. and the River Island sale here is much better than the outlet at Vivo City. i saw this lovely white halter-neck tank with blue bohemian prints, a soft aquamarine sweater, a pair of tweed high-waisted shorts and a pair of pin-stripped shorts. gorgeous bottoms, but like $50 each.

initially, i wanted to eat Chippy’s beer battered fish & chips. but the line was too bloody long. so we ended up at the food court, eating highly overpriced food. oh well, but at least my beef ball noodles tasted decent. still, $4 is way too much for just noodles and meat balls. they didn’t even give me bean sprouts! >:

after dinner, we were still empty around the middle, so we went wandering around the basement again. Aur got her raspberry chocolate donut, and i went with a small bag of fries from MOS Burger because Burger King onion rings are expensive.

we went walking towards and at the Esplanade via the underpass. i want to go to the Tizzy Bac concert! we spent some time in the movie memorabilia shop and their merchandise shop, where they had t-shirts selling at 2 for $9.90. they also had pretty pouches and stuff. yay. they had a Chocz there! tempting cakes. :O

was watching Entertainment Tonight as i blog. it’s amazing how many news stories they can throw in within 4 minutes or so. i was counting. i guess this is what we are learning as communication students, and perhaps future writers for television.

today’s episode contains pretty interesting celebrity news and gossip, including more about Woody Allen’s upcoming Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Javier Bardem who stars in it, kind of reminds me of Jeffrey Dean Morgan from Grey’s Anatomy, P.S. I Love You, etc. and Justin Timberlake in The Love Guru is … weird. i totally need to stop reading celebrity news blogs with all those paparazzi photos. admittedly, it’s kind of addictive being a voyeur in someone else’s life.

still, the whole idea of sinking deep into some sort of fandom obsession puts me off right now. i re-read this blog which translates Yamapi’s blog entries yesterday night. and on Sunday, after i got home from dinner with Aur and Mint, i felt this urge to read the old manga i own e.g. Shinjo Mayu. while i was telling that to Aur a couple of days ago, naturally, we then moved on to talk about yaoi manga. a lot of yaoi manga scanlation groups have closed down, which is awfully sad, and i applaud all those remaining, or new ones.

anyway, it just reminded me how long it’s been since i last read yaoi manga. my favorite mangakas were Ayano Yamane and Masara Minase, for their gorgeous art. so this morning, i took a few hours off to re-read Love Mode. then i re-watched Suburban Girl over lunch. i love the music in that movie. (:

spent the rest of the afternoon sending out sponsorship requests. i wanted to call up some companies, but i think i want to confirm some stuff over tomorrow’s meeting first so i sound more confident. so i have a camp meeting tomorrow afternoon. sadly, had to cancel on Cheryl and our ice-skating plans.

and the game shows are coming up on telly next! The Price Is Right! (: yay! lol, someone just won an extra $11,000 just from spinning the price wheel.

… something smells really good right now. probably some neighbour’s cooking. making me kind of hungry. so i’m going to go have dinner with my mom now!

the new 3G iPhone is coming July 11! (: excited excited. TechCrunch covers the Apple WWDC event in San Francisco! but as i read, i wonder if Singapore is one of the several countries? i sure hope so.

vests are ever so popular for young people in New York to total up their whole outfit. … the Threadless sale has been extended for a bit. so tempting, but i don’t want to chalk up a big bill. USD$10 is not that cheap after you add shipping costs. ): which is why spree-ing is a better option. hur hur, Haiku tee!

 
i thought the white crochet sleeveless tunic in lylarose’s current collection is quite pretty. but i’m wary of tops that are too sheer. i like Eden’s Summer Bloom (sexy bust-line) too. lollyrouge’s Summer Motifs collection looks great. i love the Yatch Vintage top and the Temperley Kimono blouse. the former is being sold at momoteapots too, except in a different print and at a slightly cheaper price. i like the patchwork skirt in that collection too.

lots of garden and floral print dresses in this lolliepopbestie’s post, but the one i like the most (Odelia Frills in Sky Blue) is sold out. debating whether to get the baroque-print kimono frock on bonitochico. the m-shaped camisole looks good. lavishfetish has some lovely tops this time. i especially like Pitt Meadows in Blue Hues, and maybe Vernon in Blue Boho Prints (a drop-waist dress though). and the navy blue top with polka dots has a great cut.

Saturday

my Saturday was tame, because car wash was cancelled since the sky looked really murky and stormy the whole day. so i spent my day working on some biz stuff, while my Dad finally helped me out by copying over all my files and settings from my old to my new Mac (the 24″!), so it’s no longer sitting there like a white elephant as i was apt to let it become.

i’ve finished re-installing most applications and fixing up my settings. downloaded a bunch of new wallpapers to match the new 1900×1200 display. (: the only problem i have at the moment, is deactivating Adobe Web Premium 3 on my old Mac and installing it on the new Mac. it kept telling me ‘deactivation error’, which irritated me to no end. i researched online and discovered that Adobe has a deactivation limit of 20 times.

but for god’s sake, i’ve only done deactivation a couple of times at most. so now i highly suspect my school’s computer shop sold me a recycled product. i thought of calling Adobe to increase the deactivation limit. and maybe call and yell at the jackass computer shop.

i have also been playing some new DS Lite games i downloaded, including Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! i cleared the easiest level, but i’m a bit lazy to continue on with the further stages. xD; … i also tried Professor Layton & The Curious Village. intellectual puzzle-solving! nice. love the music and the art. (:

haha, i’ve been obsessing a little with my DS Lite lately. i snagged more games and put in some music (i finally figured out the problem: there was no Moonshell folder installed in my R4). i haven’t quite worked out if i want to put in skins or something though.

Sunday

i finished up the MOS sponsorship proposal letter during the day (took me a few hours, i wonder why) and sent it off. i think we need to come up with a biz plan too, but i’ll worry about it this week.

Sunday was also a big day! Aur, Mint and i made plans to celebrate our 20th birthdays with one big dinner. because god knows if we can spare the time in the months to come, and Mint would be overseas by Aur’s birthday.

we went around the Takashimaya basement trying to buy a good cake first, and finally settled on a small chocolate fudge cake from Swiss Bake because we couldn’t find Chocz (even after traipsing to Paragon). and Rive Gauche was so expensive, because their cakes rock.

we wanted to eat at The Cathay restaurant initially; i had a voucher my Mom gave me. but for some reason, we were misled into thinking the past Sunday was Father’s Day. so when we called the restaurant for a reservation and to check if my voucher could still be used (it said no special occasions like Father’s Day); the stupid guy over the phone went like, ‘uh yeah, like today’s Father’s Day?’, as if we were fools for not knowing. well, he was wrong! >: Father’s Day is next Sunday instead, on the 15th of June.

we were kind of floored by this unexpected hitch in our plans. so we wandered around Ngee Ann City trying to find an alternative restaurant. Coca was bloody expensive, even for a buffet. it was like $40 per adult. and i was too broke to splurge so much on a meal.

we ended up at Crystal Jade’s La Mian and Xiao Long Bao restaurant. xD; well, it sure isn’t the more atas one Mint had in mind, like the one at the Paragon. but it was good food at decent prices, okay. lol, our eight anniversary needn’t be marked by great expenditure. (: yay!

all of us ordered different la mian dishes, and mine tasted fantastic. i think i put too much chili padi, as usual. we also ordered dim sum like the Shanghai pan-fried buns and xiao long bao! we were so stuffed by dessert (red bean pancake).

gave Aur the Mother garden seal in a panda suit cellphone plushie, so now we each have one. (: the other half of the birthday present we got for her, she would have to wait for though. it’s a Korean diary set with an Alice in Wonderland design that was being spree-ed for on a LiveJournal community.

we still had the birthday cake bit! so we made our way to Lido at Shaw House, where they have those stone tables and benches we could sit at. mad photo taking with the movie posters ensued. i didn’t think i’d want to watch The Incredible Hulk, until Mint told me Edward Norton is the lead actor. (:

then we sat around just talking and asking each other questions like ‘would you rather date a fireman/policeman?’, just in case we ever wound up as participants on a friendship-trivia show. xDDD;

Monday

i went banking yesterday! went to deposit my birthday cash in my MayBank account at Toa Payoh. shopped around a little and bought a couple of basic tees in black and green. then while i was paying, the salesgirl told me that if i used Mastercard to sign my purchases with the card i was using; i’d have to pay an extra charge each time.

i was stunned of course, and hastily went to a POSB bank to check. thank god it was a false alarm. but the bank manager was really nice. she recommended me an alternative debit card which allows you to make purchases over the Internet, which my current ATM/Nets/Mastercard card can’t, oddly enough, despite the debit function.

i then trekked to UOB, where the service failed in comparison. when i entered the bank, around four customer service officers stood at the door, just blocking the way and chatting amongst themselves. i was kind of uncertain and not sure where to make general enquiries (i wasn’t about to join the long queue at the high counters) unlike at POSB, but no one paid any attention to me. they just stood around talking and laughing loudly like they were at a yum-cha session, which confounded me, when i was trying to get some needed help. absolute failure. finally, i caught this guy’s eye and asked him why i wasn’t sent my replacement card.

Mint and i signed up for a TX debit card at the same time, but she got her invitation package to switch to their new NOW card, and i didn’t receive any notice. Mint mentioned something about them terminating the TX card’s debit facilities soon, so i was concerned.

the guy checked it out for me with their database and when he came back, said, ‘oh my colleague believe they already sent it out to you, but i guess it got lost in the mail’. i rather disbelieved his nonchalance as he was telling me my new debit card has been lost in the mail. he suggested i submit an application myself (note: without explaining to me anything about the new card and its differences; which perhaps would have been expounded on in the letter which i didn’t get) and they’ll process it within two or three working weeks.

so i read the application brochure myself, and the annual fee kind of put me off. so i thought, forget it. i don’t use that UOB account much nowadays anyway. i used to have it for Internet transactions, but there’s not much left in the account since i last deposited a pay check in 2007.

so i asked him if i could terminate my account right now, and he was like, ‘uh, like you need to have an account to apply for the NOW card?’ and i went, ‘well, i think i wouldn’t want to have an account with your bank anymore’. and he was like, ‘oh join the queue lor’. wtf. rolls eyes. i feel like such a valued customer.

anyway, the line was kind of long. so i think i’ll withdraw what’s left in it and close the account another day. termination is the option i have in mind, because once i hit 21 years old, they’re going to start charging me the annual fee thing with my current TX card. and since nothing was explained to me thanks to their inefficient customer service employees, i guess i’ll just close the account.

maybe i’ll substitute it by applying for the POSB one. though admittedly, there’re not as much benefits as signing with the UOB card (which has more dining and shopping privileges).

Mint’s in Sydney this week with her family. so Aur and i made plans for dinner tonight; probably in Bugis since it’s near her workplace. i also originally planned to head to the library later today, but i’m hoping to get some work done at home and not have to lug my MacBook there. ):

went out shopping with Mint today. felt somewhat guilty after having MOS Burger for lunch. fast food = bad! ):

we have settled on what to get for Aur’s birthday. the gift is really one year belated. and we have also decided that from this year onwards, we no longer shall buy birthday gifts for each other and celebratory meals are good enough. (:

so we went to Kinokuniya first to check out the stationery. sadly, they didn’t stock day planners/organizers like they had around the same time a year back. but i bought two Morning Glory notebooks for $1.30 each. one had an adorable cover which says, ‘i love coffee & doughnuts’. and the other has this colorful polaroid collage cover. SUPERLOVE.

Borders at Wheelock Place has new Paperchase ranges, but neither did they have the day planners Mint wanted. so we wandered around their music section a bit while Mint looked for her Patrick Wolf album. sang along to Radiohead’s ‘High & Dry’ (actually it was probably a cover; i do love Jamie Cullum’s version; no matter how some Radiohead fans may bash it, it is good) playing in the store, listened to Johnny Cash and then hightailed it out of there to go get Haato gelato.

to my credit, i did seriously consider trying a new combination of flavors. but after a tough inner struggle, i went with my usual double-scoop yuzu sorbet! Mint chose rum & raisin and wild berry, which she obviously lorded over boring ol’ me. xDDD;

our final stop of the day was to FEP! bought my boxers from Litmus at last. so many available prints/colors! but i quite like the set of three which i got, which includes a colorful print of baking whisks, a blue/white checkered print and green/white print-stripe. (: M size fits, but i think getting it a size up might have been even more comfortable.

i also bought this grey cardigan with thin pink stripes across it. it’s that guy cardigan i’ve been coveting since long long ago. its original price was like $50, but now it’s marked down to $29, so i decided to get it. Mint also got this brown haversack bag from that store which was marked down from like $60.

like what Mint says, FEP is really kind of hit-or-miss. paying attention to online shopping journals helps, because you know which side is selling something cheaper. and it’s not always online journals which are cheaper. clothes-wise, yes, most of the time it’s cheaper to buy online. but get your accessories from FEP!

for example, candypulp has been selling bangles from around $6-16 a set. but if you find the right store at FEP, you can buy three sets of fairly similar designs, for only $10. but at the same time, there are FEP stores which may be selling the exact set of bangles at around $8-10 each. so the key is finding the right store.

so i bought three sets of gold-plated bangles for $10 today. i actually thought of getting some in silver. but for some reason, i’ve always thought i pull off gold much better than silver. a lot of people don’t like gold, because the metal/color seems so old-fashioned. but it’s really more my style than sleek silver.

oddly enough, i initially didn’t feel a mad compulsion to buy anything until this brown bag caught my eye. it looks like a work briefcase, except it’s much smaller in size. definitely not for a big bag person like Mint, but it was pretty tempting for me. it wasn’t exceptionally well-made or had flawless stitching, but still cost $33. so i passed on it.

i saw quite a few other interesting items like a canvas tote that can be folded into half. its print said ‘Full’ and ‘Half’ (after you fold it down). hard to describe, but it’s really adorable. i’ve always loved the clothes in that shop too, but the name eludes me right now.

another boutique which i’ve always liked, was having this pretty major sale too. there was this slightly sheer cream dress with a black square collar and sleeves that was marked down to $35. i love the dress, but i doubt i have the occasion to wear it much. especially since i’m in my dress-down, sloppy summer phase at the moment.

the boutique also had this rack of clothes that were marked down to $8-25, including shirt dresses. there was this really cool black trench-coat-like piece with buttons down the front, going for only $20, but the material was kind of thick for the weather here. pity it was a no-trying rack. because the clothes looked pretty decent and the prices reasonable.

i saw several pairs of sweet shoes, like this pair of black pumps marked down to $50 at August Ryan. they felt really comfortable when i tried them, but the price is still quite hefty.

i had time to wander around the lower levels of the malls and grab my iced yuan yang, while Mint did her express manicure/pedicure before dinner. lol, and because FEP’s food options really suck, it took us a while to settle on where to eat. we went to Han’s initially, but the food there is seriously freaking overpriced. i kind of miss their fried rice though, but it’s real unhealthy. xD;

we ended up at the Thai-Chinese restaurant, Sakura. long snaking queue, so we went to get Mint’s lovely Alice In Wonderland tee and waited for the nice manager guy (ahem) to call us when our table is ready. … their sambal belachan kang kong was somewhat disappointing. not spicy enough! but Mint’s Hong Kong hor fun and my fried beef kway teow were pretty tasty.

love this purple dress from little red heels. and this vintage-inspired dress with the clovers and crosses print! (:

car wash tomorrow so i’d need to wake up early. actually slightly sleep deprived today: slept at 2am last night, and woke up early to watch the re-run of the Ellen DeGeneres show! the episode which David Beckham appears as a guest! (: omg he’s so adorable and hot. he seems like a really great guy. i wonder if he is truly so in reality? … lol.

shall work on biz proposals for sponsorships over the weekend and meet the Mon/Tues deadlines. determination! i also need to go check out what classes/electives i want to take next sem and start planning my schedule. (: awright!

Radiohead - ‘High & Dry’

Drying up in conversation, you will be the one who cannot talk.
All your insides fall to pieces, you just sit there wishing you could still make love.
They’re the ones who’ll hate you, when you think you’ve got the world all sussed out.
They’re the ones who’ll spit at you. You will be the one screaming out

Don’t leave me high, don’t leave me dry.

Tuesday

i had a very quickie interview at SPH on Tuesday morning. went to work with Nates at 9am, and sat down with this lady from HR for like 10 minutes. ever since Nates offered me the job (whom i am truly grateful to for thinking of me), there have been some proposed changes about when i start work, but it looks like everything’s resolved by now. i’m working from mid-June through the third week of July. they extended my contract period a week more than the original offer. i didn’t want to commit to work all the way until like the last day of July, since next semester begins in early August.

in all honesty, the pay and working hours aren’t drop-dead desirable. my work period also clashes with the freshmen camp i’m involved with; so i’ll have to find a way to work around that, like swop for more off days. Nates has been really good about things like that, offering to swop with me and stuff.

as for my driving classes, i’ll probably have to take them in the mornings on days when i’m scheduled to work during the later shift starting at 12noon or something. still, the workplace is close to my house, and i get to save on traveling time and transport expenditure, so not everything’s sad. (:

i guess i’ll just have to push and work really hard next week, especially when it comes to calling sponsors. and find time to meet up with friends to have some fun before i start working full-time. was texting Clement earlier this evening. he’s going to Vietnam end of this month! Cheryl was suggesting something like ice-skating, so maybe we could do that before we all get busy with a million other things.

went out shopping with Mint on Tuesday afternoon. while waiting for her to rendezvous with me, i was shopping around G2000: where i saw this grey summer-weight blazer on sale at $39, with extra 15% off if you pay with your American Express credit card (which i don’t have but my mom does). they didn’t have it my size last time, so i was very excited. i would have been even more excited if it was in black, of course.

so i called Mom, who is super for traveling down from work to help me pay for it with her Amex card. (: thank god it was coincidentally her lunch hour and she could spare the time. yay, love my mommy.

at the store, i had a half-hour bizarre experience with this apparent hairstylist person, who tried her best to persuade me to show up at the salon she works at the next day. she name-dropped a great deal while attempting to convince me to be her model; for her to practice some soft straightening technique she needs to perfect. it’s funny, because Mint is the one who’s been talking about doing something with her hair.

the insane thing was, i’d have to pay like sixty bucks or something. seriously, would i sign on if that’s the case? and i’m reluctant to take a risk with my hair anymore; even though it’s frizzy and frustrates me regularly. still, she was nice enough to give me free unsolicited hairstyling advice, even after i repeatedly declined.

after we bought my blazer, Mint and i had lunch at Pizza Hut (yay pasta!) before traveling to Vivocity to hit the stores. (: the mushroom soup tasted a bit weird though. and free-flow of soda destroys a healthy appetite.

the Gap sale was non-existant to me, apparently. the River Island sale wasn’t as amazing as i expected, maybe because it’s a couple of weeks old. but great shoes at half price. i wish we got to spend more time at Zara, but we were at F21 for quite a while. lol, we went to the changing rooms like three or four times. (: i wasn’t real impressed by the bargain racks, compared to the Wisma Atria outlet. again, probably because the sale has been ongoing for a while now.

but its regular-priced items are pretty as always. i really wanted, but didn’t get, this pair of grey long pants. it was super comfy, like leggings with a boot cut. x) they had some lovely clutches. i especially fancied this flat black wallet/clutch, but it was like $40. O: … in the end, i bought a really nice necklace, which has a black/white pendant on a gold chain. it’s real heavy though, i just realize.

the best part of the day came when we went to Mother Garden. they had this entire range of adorable seal plushies of all sizes and decked out in animal costumes like bee, whale, penguin, elephant, etc. Mint and i couldn’t stop laughing over them. they had cellphone strap plushies and i couldn’t resist. so i persuaded Mint to buy one with me. i got the seal in a turtle outfit, and she got the pink bunny!

we also bought one for Aur so that the Vegetables can all own one. heh, Aur’s one is an obvious choice: the animal she’s currently obsessed with. which i shall not explicitly reveal until we present it to her during our Sunday combined birthday celebratory dinner! (:

i keep bumping into people nowadays whenever i head out. while i was at Vivo, i spotted an ex-colleague, and later a college mate at Topshop. hey Joan. (: and today while i was at dinner with my family, Ming Lee stopped to say hi.

Wednesday

i scheduled theory practices at the driving school yesterday morning. went for two sessions, and did repeated questions for almost 2 hours. boring, but hopefully effective. was shocked to learn that i no longer have to pass a trial test before being allowed to book and take the final theory test.

so i went to the kiosk to book my final theory test like the instructor pushed me to. however, the next available date is on 31st July! ehj;kajdslkasjls;k. >: which i can’t help but have to settle for. at least it’s a morning session. had to extend my course again. and i need to renew my PDL.

had chicken rice for lunch with my Dad after that. (: went home and worked on some biz stuff, tried to read, and tinkled with my DS Lite. i adopted a new Yorkshire Terrier on another Nintendogs game! xDDD; i named it Cookie, and it’s so adorable, i wish it was real.

our very indulgent dinner that evening, was carrot cake and chicken murtabak with spicy fish curry. super duper love. lol, at least we worked off the calories by going grocery-shopping afterward.

my birthday cake was also demolished between all of us yesterday. goodbye, good cake.

Thursday

traveled home via train with James, Zi Jie and Danielle after the meeting. couldn’t catch the Ellen DeGeneres show this evening because of the meeting. and zomg, David Beckham was on the show! i hope i get to catch the re-run tomorrow morning!

other than Ming Lee, also bumped into one of my aunts and her family at dinner time. am very sleepy now.

bonitochico is having a clearance sale! the white eyelet camisole i’ve always liked is now $17.50 mailed. (: pity the Milan dress was sold out super fast. addicthief is also having a reduction sale here. i like this floral kimono top on catwalkclose. and i really like the slouch dress and indie off-shoulder top in this post. unfortunately they were sold damn fast.

love the chiffon blouse on lollipopbestie’s summer dreams collection three. with free normal postage, it’s real tempting. they have been selling some fairly unique dresses lately, such as Peony Purple and Toga Adele in this post. indiesin’s latest collection is temptation as always. the gun shift dress, pink floral tunic top, red woven top, black m-shaped dress are my favorite picks in the post.

• photos by Weegee acquired at a yard sale in Kentucky.
• YSL’s long lasting influence.
• Crosswords DS.
• Tyra Banks has a catalog of smiles?
• i want to watch Sex And The City; but maybe i should watch the series first.
• Gilles Marini, the naked guy in Sex And The City is hot. (:
• Shonda Rimes has pitched Grey’s Anatomy season five’s ending to writers! yay, hopefully there’s progress. (:
• ‘5 Ways to Spot a Fake Photo’!
• black pwns!

i never really liked One Republic’s ‘Apologize’, but their performance with David Archuleta during the American Idol finale a few weeks back, was one of my favorite performances in the show. the lead vocalist’s falsetto is quite steady.

unbelievably beautiful song by 伍家辉. it was featured in one of Channel 8’s recent 9pm dramas and i thought it was so haunting but never quite managed to find out who’s the singer. until we sang it during the kbox session last Friday. (:

伍家辉 - ‘虽然我愿意’

就算我们之间有什么问题
依然想念着你
虽然被放弃
虽然我愿意

就算我们之间有什么难题
黑夜我还想着你
心碎人孤寂
虽然我愿意

last semester’s results were released today. i only remembered with a jolt last night while i was scrawling on my room’s calendar and saw that tomorrow’s 5th June. i got another reminder this morning with Jin’s text, so i climbed out of bed to check. this semester’s grades weren’t as satisfying as last semester. i wish they are more stellar, but i wouldn’t say they were entirely unexpected.

was back in school for a meeting earlier this afternoon. it was a rowdy meeting as usual, with wild ideas flying about but it was pretty productive. (: Zi Jie had her camera with her, and took dozens of photos during the meeting. we had a photo shoot after to help kick-off our group blog. xD

talked to Jia Min online during the meeting, and we’re making plans to go for cheap karaoke with Jin and the rest. hopefully either next Monday or when Moon gets back from Taiwan and Jinhe is done with her exam next Wednesday. (: if they cannot go next Monday, at most we go jalan ourselves!

Mint was planning for her class schedule this afternoon. her university offers such cool and obscure courses like children’s lit from the 1600-1700s or something. anyway coincidentally, Jin texted me this evening to say that a double major offer is open for students to take another major under the School of Humanities and Social Science. which is what i’ve always wanted - to do linguistics as a second major. plus my university’s class schedule has just been released too. so now i can start scheduling my own classes; then just wait for course registration to start. hopefully this semester, the timetabling isn’t going to be that major an issue, and i get the electives i want, especially for linguistics!

alternating between watching season nine of America’s Next Top Model on television and Maid In Manhattan on DVD while blogging. i love the establishing shots of New York in that film e.g. the beginning scene with Paul Simon’s ‘Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard’ in the background. (: it always reminds me of that scene in ‘You’ve Got Mail’ where Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks’ characters are walking down the streets of New York while The Cranberries’ ‘Dreams’ plays in the back.

going out with Mint tomorrow to FEP after lunch. we need to decide what else to get for Aur’s birthday. (: lol probably not the Threadless tee, because even with the summer sale, shipping costs are always a bummer.

listened to Patrick Wolf on YouTube after Mint’s recommendation today. Espend Lind sounds like another pretty interesting artiste. i heard his song, ‘Scared of Heights’ while reading Perez Hilton today. he also co-wrote some decent hits like Chris Brown’s ‘With You’. and i love Scissors Sisters’ ‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’. i’m so addicted. (:

Scissor Sisters - ‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’

Cities come and cities go just like the old empires
When all you do is change your clothes and call that versatile.
You got so many colours make a blind man so confused.
Then why can’t I keep up when you’re the only thing I lose?

But I don’t feel like dancin’
When the old Joanna plays
My heart could take a chance
But my two feet can’t find a way
You think that I could muster up a little soft, shoop devil sway
But I don’t feel like dancin’
No sir, no dancin’ today.