So I wanted to write a post today, after like a month... But the thing is I'm now so tired and sleepy, and I have a lecture tomorrow at 0830! Oh jeez... Well... I promise to talk to you guys more often, if I can...
Don't be mad at me, it's just the first week of college, and I still am not sure about anything. Maybe I will be super busy, maybe I will post more, maybe I will have a date, maybe I will hit the lottery... maybe...
You guys do not have my number, if you did, call me maybe. One thing I'm sure, you SURELY can email me or comment, that will make my day. :)
It's been a month?? Jeez... I know! It's been too long, I'm so bad. But you know what? I have been super busy this month! You can't blame me. Maybe I should do a haul post later? Even when I have already wore/used some of the things I bought?
I have been shopping, traveling, shopping, eating, shopping, shopping and shopping! It's exhausted, my purse is exhausted. I know it's not healthy, and I guess I have got the shop-until-you-die disease. I heard it's incurable?? OMG!
The big problem is, I have promised myself not buying a single cloth unless it's from a big brand from this year on. I mean I have decided to get rid of my 'childhood' clothes. And DESTINY! All my favourite brands are opening more and more stores this month! And there was a new shopping mall in HK Island! How can I hold myself???
A&F, Hollister, Gap, NYX, American Eagle, Shiseido, YSL, Levis, M.A.C., Starbucks... What have you done to me?!?! Oh! By the way, the day I went to Thailand was also the opening of the first A&F store in HK. I couldn't make it to the party and take pictures of the Hot Guys that day! But guess what?? The second Hollister store in HK opens today! And I finally make it to take hot pictures with the Red Pant guys!!! They were so cute! Even the camera guy was really friendly. <3 Oh, by the time I finished my purchase and leave the store, I thought I could have taken more pictures with the guys like those before me. Jeez! Not until then they said they couldn't take any more pictures ... :( My one and only picture with the Red Pant model....
Ha! If you are ever interested, go follow @HOLLISTERCO on Twitter and they have kindly retweeted and replied two of my tweets! So you guys can check the picture out and yes, I am the short girl in white. Hahaha, as if I'm doing a free promote for them today... If they are ever interested in making me their ambassador... I don't really mind~~~ Just so you know~~~
Alright... See if I have time or the mood to write a summer haul later, so I will show you guys what I have bought these few weeks! It's just very exciting to buy whatever you like and spend the money!
When was the last time I checked my blog? God knows...
Sorry I won't be long here today, since I've got a date.
I have been dating Mr. Christian Grey for the past few days, and I have not intention to leave him, at least not now.
Yes I know he is Fifty Shades fucked up, but I think I have fall for him. If you don't know who he is, google him. I'm sure you will want to get to know him more also.
I sincerely love him with my heart, that I haven't slept for three days, just to be with him...
Now, may I be excused, I got to get to to him. He is one jealous and impulsive guy. But I do love him, such a loving soul.
What a surprise you guys have given me today!!! The highest visitor rate EVER! And NINE of you read my yesterday post?!?! What a bad taste you have! Hahaha. I mean, it's really not that well written. Personally, I would rather choose Porcupine Theory, now THAT is a good one. Short but meaningful enough. By meaningful I mean Hidden Meaning, the best is while I know something you don't know. HA! I'm such a jerk...
Talking about jerk... What is the definition of a Jerk? I always think it's a misfortune when someone is defined as one. Let's think about it this way: When two guys are doing exactly the same disturbing thing, let's say umm... stealing a penny from a beggar. You would definitely call A as a jerk since you see him as a filthy, useless man, maybe bald as well. Deep down in your heart, all this jerk missing is just a cigarette.
However, when you see B, a nicely dressed and decent young man doing the exact same thing, it may be a total different scenery. You may not see him Stealing the penny, but slowing Putting the penny in the beggar's hat. Umm... it may not be a good example, since I just made this up. Oh yes. But I hope you see what I mean, that is We Treat Better Looking People Nicer. I say A is less fortunate because he may be the one who actually put the penny in the beggar's hat, while B in fact is the one stealing it. It's all because of his less attractive look. Appearance, which totally messes up our mind. That greatly affects how we assume things, just read Pride and Prejudice.
I don't know what the hell I'm talking. I can feel my own logic, but I don't know if any of you can follow my flow. It may be my logical problem, it may also be YOU, being less intelligent than I am. Ha! Who knows?
Let me share with you a video that I watched last night, quite interesting.
Try to watch the whole series. The topics are quite fun, but the way of presentation keeps repeating itself, rather tedious. (Btw, that Black girl really makes me feel uncomfortable when I look at her...)
Well, that is what I've got you tonight! Enjoy your day and don't forget to apply lotion even at summer night, because the air-con dries out your skin even much faster!!!
You don't know how much I miss you! Tons of things are settled for now. Secondary school is done, English faculty is waiting for me. For the first time in two months, I finally can take some break and enjoy myself! So it has been two months after my AL exam, and I've been doing summer jobs right after it! Restaurant cashier, counting heads at the Airport and secretary/personal assistant in Zurich Insurance. What an experience! I'm sure I will tell you more when I am in the mood of it.
Well, I don't even know what kind of mood I'm in right now. Hahaha. Definitely happy, I can tell. Because I've just had a great day today. Woke up early to watch MIB 3D with my brother (brought our own bread and our favourite chips lol), which was cool. I know the movie is kind of old, but I never had time to watch it until today! Then we back home, he wanted to continue his online game mission while I had so many meaningful stuff to do! Donated clothes to the Salvation Army, returned some notes to my friend, donated my old uniform to my school, wrote a letter to my new pen pal and sent it, sent another package to Mr. Porcupine... Geeze! Haven't thought of him for so long. Guess I'm no longer living under his shadow now.
Oh! One more thing, my brother DID went to recycle the old newspaper with me. Hehe, good boy. I don't know if you call it recycle or sell it. I mean we had always been recycling paper. For the recent years, my family has been doing more, which is not just throwing them in the rubbish collection area on our floor, but to bring them to the recycling shop. Just by walking for 5 minutes, that recycling shop would give us some cash based on the weight of the paper. So, why not?!?! I remember a few years back then I did feel ashamed of doing it, a little bit. Now I think back, my parents really did the right thing. Though it's just tiny tiny bit of money, not even enough for us to have a buffet after doing it for few years, but it does teach us the importance of treasure what we have. Like you have to carry the really heavy newspaper, not just a few, but like 10 kg and you can only get few dollars. And on the other hand, we really did throw the money away with the newspaper years back then. What a waste! Now we recycle it and get the cash, it's a win-win situation!!!
I did talk about it with my friends, then I found many of them are doing the same thing. It feels good that everyone is doing some work for this planet, recycling and reusing. The little amount of cash is like the reward, telling us to keep going. My friend, try to do something like this on your own! You will feel good doing it. You don't have to plant a tree, I mean you can, but it's really hard to plant a tree in a city like Hong Kong. However, just by recycling your home's newspaper or the envelope or the paper packaging of some gift can already make a huge difference!!! Do It!
Umm... Feel like I still have loads to share, but now I should go to bed. I have to wake up early and go to book air ticket with my girls! We are going to Taiwan few weeks later. Pray that we can still get the tickets in this peak season... I have never ever traveled with my pals alone! Hope it works this time. And I'm planning on a Thailand trip with other girls in August, then another Thailand trip with my family... Hahaha, would it be too much in one summer??? Hehehehe, I'm so excited! But bare it in mind, I pay for the traveling fee of the two Girls' Trips!!! Yea, insane... Though they are short trips, but I think they will use up all my salaries from those summer jobs... Really have to find new ones right after my trips, but then the question is I don't know where... Why did I spend so much on makeup and buffet and karaoke and new clothes and magazines and books and...
ANYWAY~~~ Thank you once again for being my reader. I just had my 200th reader yesterday, and I think he/she is a Russian. Yay! Vodka! So many readers from around the world, places I've not thought of would read my blog! Yes, I know, they may be just passing by... Whatever, it makes me happy already! Haha.
Have a nice day my friend. Don't forget to drink all the soup your mama made your!
Haha, in fact, at first I typed 'nuddies'... AWKWARD... HAHAHAHA. Yes, little things like this make me laugh already. Anyway, so I am having a long weekend, but not really enjoying this. As I mentioned yesterday, the result release... I don't really want to talk about that anymore, just don't make things depressing, not today.
Do you guys love watching HBO's Game of Thrones? I freaking love that show! Remember the sword teacher of Arya? He taught her to say 'Not today' when it comes to death. I love the character of Arya, such a lovely girl. And it's such a clever idea to name her sword Needle, yeah? Today I finally watched the last episode of season two, umm... nice job, but not as breath taking as season one, in my opinion. What do you think?? Let me know! Leave me a comment!
Yesterday has pasted, today the typhoon has left us also, and tomorrow will be the 15th anniversary of Hong Kong's reunion with mainland China. 15 years, so much has changed. Economic gap between the rich and poor has widen thanks to our Chief Executive (thank God today is the last day of Donald Tsang's office). However, if you are a subscriber of Time, the magazine, you may notice that the cover story of our new CE. Mr. Leung may had told Hong Kong a very stupid lie, which he surely knows everyone will discover the truth very soon. Well, we had two men who tried to take this job in the past 15 years. The first one who used 'serious illness' to be his resign excuse, and he is now still being someone huge for the mainland Chinese government. I don't understand how come he is not taking his time to get some more rest as he told us when he resigned, instead of doing more and more for China?
The second one is even worse. Pissed off when the media or legislators ask some more in-depth questions of his wrong doings. I don't understand how a super low EQ man can take this super well paid job for so long. You may not know, but a Hong Kong CE's salary is even higher than the President of America. And he is corrupted. We hongkongers have a very well structured government department to fight corruption, HOWEVER, sadly, it is directly under CE. So I truly hope it will take some serious actions after today, when he is no longer our CE. Thank God our government is very rich, but it doesn't mean he can take whatever he wants. Mr. Tsang has to learn from the Lannister, always pay his debt.
On the other hand, so much stuff is happening in 2012!!! Don't you think so? London Olympics, the Queen's jubilee, Euro Cup, last AL exam and first DSE exam for Hong Kong and many more earthquakes...
Ha! Another offer from college. Talk to you guys next time! Got to go!
Loads of things have happened the past few weeks, or months? I don't even remember the last time I logged in here. It's sad, I tell ya. The first month here I was so dedicated to it, but then things get complicated and busy, I just have no time to deal with my blog, not even checking my mail box.
In fact, I have continually jotting down and taking pictures of the topics that I want to share with you guys. Places I have not visited for so long, or new recipes that I want to let you take a look... so many fun stuff. However, life is hard, it just seems like destiny loves to go against you from time to time. OR sometimes, it's just you yourself want to believe in this way, adding more dramatic, making it interesting to tell, believing that your are the centre of the whole story. People say adults don't dream as much as kids do, I say they dream even more. They dream they are billionaires, they dream to have the body of super model, They Dream To Be Someone BIG.
I dreamt big, I dreamt I could write at lest one post every other day, I dreamt I hit the jet point and so I can study aboard. It's never the reality, at least not the moment...
Today is the release of my A-Level result. Nothing to be excited about. I think I should be more depressed than how I am feeling right now, but seriously, I feel okay. Maybe this is the core problem - that I feel okay about it.
Anyway, this is the Reality, this is the reality that I have to face, that I brought myself into. I do thank God that I have so much support from the people who love me, especially my mom. She took a day off from her work, and walked all over the places with me all day long. And we have a strong typhoon coming in Hong Kong today, so everywhere was raining and windy. She always has bad legs, but she's still willing to go with me and be my guide. I'm 19 and sure I should be responsible for my future and study. Many parents nowadays would only offer financial support, but I get much more from my parents. They do give useful advice and and try their best to analyze the situation to me.
She is right, I am lucky. Lucky to have her by my side all day, so I won't be like other zombies walking around soullessly.
It's now 0105, I had a beer with my friend. That is another story to tell. I just want to tell you I am sleepy and typhoon signal has already stated 8/10. I heard it would be 9/10 tomorrow morning, so hope that I will have a sweet dream.
Hope you have a good day and be kind to your family. We sometimes would get harsh to them, because we get used to the unconditional love they give us. In fact, we may not deserve it. So just be kind to your loved ones, ok?
It's been over a week since I last wrote a post, but who to blame when it comes to summer and I am born to be a popular person among peers, and they can't even hold a party without me. That's why I am being kept away from my beloved computer and YOU, my beloved readers and friends. I miss you! I honestly miss you. I miss the feeling of keep writing nonsense at night alone while everyone's sleeping. It's also sad that when I check my blog on my phone and see if any new reader from a new country, that even the old ones have abandoned me... Why do you do that to me?? Why can't you stick with me even I was a little busy?? It's true when people say there is no long lasting love? Oh my friends, you know I love thee...
But you know what? I AM BACK! And better than ever!
Let's not talk and talk for hours, but to see some pictures? How's that? I personally like photos and paragraphs the same way. But a relaxing place like this, we better look at some pictures of what I've spent my $$ on the past 2-3 weeks, so you know a part of me that you've missed. Good, huh?
Now I am going to do it in kind of a chronological way, easier to tell the story, yea?
Firstly, take a look of my new powder! Isn't the packaging super adorable and girly?? It's like the magic mirror that you can hold it and turn into a princess! Hehe, I saw it and recommended by a Youtube beauty guru. She is cute and American, she bought it when she was in Thailand for holiday. And I knew I can buy this Korean brand in HK, and I did! I bought it like half what she paid. That's why HK is a shopping paradise!!!
And here is my very first EOS lip balm! I see it all the time on youtube and people talk about it all the time. I don't really LOVE to have it, and I have two lip balms already. One the I love from Australia and that is the one I buy over and over again. The other one is from a beauty box that I subscribe to, that one's packaging is cool and classy but it fails hard as a lip balm. It smells horrible, just list the smell of bad breath, and it doesn't moisturize AT ALL. It's just a meh. I opened the package of the EOS one and smelled it, it's sweet and pretty nice. As I won't be using it soon, so I didn't put it on my lips for hygine sake.
It also counts, right? Yea, this is the Mother's Day present that I gave my mom and her mom (my grandma ha). I couldn't think of what to get her, you know she doesn't put on makeup, so I can't get her cosmetic products. As I knew we would visit my uncle and grandma that day, so me and my bro simply bought a mango cake which she loves for her. Haha, I can also share a slice of it. Clever.
This is the beauty box that I have this May. I will write a post of it compared with last month's one later. Keep an eye of it!
OMG! HK is so hot right now but you know Winter Is Coming. Oh yea baby, it's A Song of Ice and Fire - Game of Thrones. I freaking love this show by HBO. Well, recommended by Mr. Porcupine long ago. I fell in love with the show and still in love with the season 2. So why not read it by myself?! I bought the first book and am reading it at the moment. Like a week later the other bookshop has a promotion for a credit card, so I told my dad to buy it for me. Hahaha, buy 2 get 1 free! It's really cheap. The problem now is they don't match with my book one... Anyway, I won't go against money, so let be it.
Another promotion product that I got. The shopping mall has a huge bi-week promotion at the moment, and that means it's the golden chance for me and my mom to shop for skin care products. AND my sun block is almost empty, the best time to try the new one Shiseido has. If you do not know, it's a well known and high end skin care and cosmetic brand. So the box in the right is the Very Water Resistant UV Protector that I bought. Those three little samples come free with it during the promotion week. For that tiny bottle with the yellow cap next to the UN Protector is free also as my mom is a member of the VIP. So, you buy one thing, you get 5 things! Hahaha, girls' are like that, you know you somehow pay for the 'free' stuff as well, but you get happy about it. :) At least I am. :D
Hey! I got these charms on that Girls' Day. Super cheap! One pack of those earrings with 3 pairs only cost like 50 US cents. And that white I-Don't-Know-How-To-Call-It thing is also cheap, and the three girls share one of the three. So pretty and represents friendship!!! Yay~~
This is what I like to wear recently with my bangles also shared with the girls. Chic!
And see how pretty it is with the bangles I got from Forever21 ?!?! Oh pretty!
This is the very exciting piece I got yesterday! The most exciting thing among all. So I came across a shopping mall near my home and there were a sale area from a book story which also sells stationery. I saw this bag which originally designed for people to story their drawing pencils. I just thought it's perfect for my makeup brushes!!! And I chose the black one, looks just like the professional MAC one. I LOVE IT! Perfect that I can show it to my girls tomorrow during the Makeup Fiesta Party!!!! YEAH!
Finally, H&M. I think I bought a black dress for my interviews that day. Not really sure what else I got myself. All I want to share with you is this bag. Look at it, it just makes me wanna go swimming!
So babies, stick with me and you will know more of me and this world also. :D I know I have been away and it's frustraing. I will try to post more and hey! Though I didn't wake up early to watch the once in 300 years solar eclipse this morning, but I really did visit the frozen mammoth from Siberia and I will be seeing Real Picaso's paintings! You know what? It's the historically FIRST time they are out of France! The first place they want to visit is Hong Kong! Where I live! Duh! I gotta see them, I have to.
Stay tuned and you will love me more. <3 Remember to clean your makeup brushes often!
How are ya doin?? Hahahaha, I LOVE it when some guys greet me that way. Hahahaha, Silly Stupid Sara! Anyway, Sara is Super Happy today. :D Well, what is better than having a Girls' Day with your old classmates and simply doing nothing and having pizza and playing Wii and watching youtube and Braking Dawn and gossiping and eating homemade dumplings and laughing at someone's pic on Facebook and shopping and screaming all day? Tell my any possible alternative and I will be appreciate.
First off, as friends of mine, I have the obligation to inform you guys that I have already quit the cashier job.Yes, the colleague there were nice, the company even included two meals a day, the location is crazily super close to my home which I can get there like within 4 minutes on foot, I stay indoor all day with air-con, I can play with money bills (does it count??)... Many positive comments about this job. Two arguments settle it all - I gotta stand on my feet whole day without a chair or shift and poorly paid. I honestly wanted to quit the first day, but then I told myself I gotta hold on for at least a week. Yay! I finished a week and I chose the most expensive meal set every day. I still feel bad that I kind of betray the manager and all the colleague that ever helped and taught me. Hey! My ankles hurt really bad and my legs hurt even when I go to bed or leave the bed each day. I don't think it worths to work for a summer job that pays not much and hurt me physically. Also, I told that manager the first day that whenever I find a better job, I will leave...
These few days I have experienced a lot, like how to handle misunderstanding in a better way, more smoothly. When I was younger, I always believed that if I got the point then I should stand against the world. That's the right thing to fight for my rights. Then I realize, using alternative choice of expression like more formal and polite way, even you don't feel like that, can always settle things much easier and faster. Everyone is more happy with that after all, including myself. That's the Art of Words. It's not what you say, it's how you say. It interests me a lot in how to say the right thing in a more suitable tone and using the right wording, it gains you more friends at the end. Not to be a fake person, but to be a more mature person who can calm people's anger. It's hard, yet it's fascinatingly challenging.
Remember that I said I would go to a factory building for a book exhibition? Well, I did went to that building, but not really got into the building. That building looked horribly old! I didn't dare to go alone. What if there are men with bad intention that try to rape me?? What if there are zombies hiding and waiting to eat me?? I don't know, I always feel like there are zombies inside factory buildings. Generally, factory buildings are scary.
Umm... what's else... I always want to post a beauty related post about the things that I bought recently. Umm... haha... maybe later, I am sleepy now. I have to create some invitation card samples for my classmates to choose for our graduation dinner and I Have To go shopping with my girls tomorrow in Soho. LOL, you won't have enough energy to spot on good looking guys there if you are tired. Won't you agree with me girls ? (Wink Wink;))
Hahaha, I seriously think that I make myself like one of those Desperate Housewives or those four women in Sex and The City. Geeze! I am not that old and thirsty of men, neither that wealthy... Believe it or not, the words that came out of my mouth may make you feel that I am a bitchy young girl, but inside, what I truly believe in is from a traditional granny with ancient moral values.
Oh! A side note - When I watch youtube videos or movies, I always get confused about Anyways and Anyway by people. Then I asked that special friend of mine who used to be an English teacher, he confirmed me that there is no such word of Anyways. So I was right, only Anyway, never Anyways. So... I hope the revolution starts from here, Stop Saying Anyways, it hurts my ears. Especially when you are a native English Speaker, don't you think it would lower your own status as a literate person? I am a Chinese and my English is not that good, but I learn from mistake and I want to be better in it. I hope you will work on it with me, influence your company and start the Good English Movement. It's not fighting against slang. Slang is fun, but this is bad language which should be avoided.
Goodnight or Good day to you my friends. I am ready for bed, Get up early tomorrow for a healthy breakfast. :) Try to replace your toast with bread, it's the easy step to a healthier life.
I live such a meaningful life! Have I ever told you that I have a new part time job? Yea... as a cashier in a restaurant. You can't even imagine, it's so damn tired! My mom told me to apply for the job that night as the venue of it is super close to my home, and it offers free breakfast and lunch, so it seems like the 'awesome' job.
The manager contacted me two days after, it's like she REALLY wanted me to have the job. You know, I got lazy and I didn't want to do anything. For the sake of traveling with my girls and I haven't found other job, why not go for it first, since she said I can quit whenever. I was tricked. The first day of my job was on 1/5, the public holiday! And it was Labour Day! Which means?? Every single person goes out and have meals. That was just my first day and I didn't even know how to operate that stupid computer yet! Btw, that computer system was the most stupid system ever. You have to memorize different ways to order different set of meal very carefully. It may sound the plain easy thing, but what I mean is - There are several ways to get the same food, but the price would not be the same. I mean, why can't it solve the solution itself and give me the same, cheapest way of getting the same food, instead of me, using my own human brain to work it? It's just no point.
So besides memorizing every stupid system code of it, I gotta put a smile on my face all the time. I mean, I am basically a happy person, I smile and laugh a lot, but it gets really tired when you are standing there dealing with rude customers hours strict. I now seriously have more respect to those who work in the service field.
AAAARGH!!! I still have many things want to share with you guys, but I really have to sleep now, I have to get up at 0530 tmr! Goodnight my friends!
Never drink cold drinks in the morning! It's not good for your health!
I miss you! Miss you so much! I feel bad that I am always absent these days. But hey, it's summer! Which means I get lazy and I have loads of places to go! This is the first time I write a post at midnight with my still-wet nails. So, pardon me for typing mistakes and I thank you for your patience and love for me. <3
Today, I want to talk about shopping! It has been almost a week after my exam, I've done some shopping. Not a lot, just 3 times. Once with the current classmates, once with my former classmate and tonight with my parents. :) Umm... I don't think I m a shopaholic, I don't need it, but I like it. Well, the first time, I didn't buy anything, which is fine to me. Let me talk about the second time then.
That former classmate of mine is so cool, just like me. Haha, I mean we like the same things, same style, similar music and we used to sit next to each other. Oh, I love her! That day, she bought me to a 'place', I don't even know how to call that place. It's not strange, but unusual. You won't go there normally, and I'm sure less than 10% of HK people know it's there. So, it's the place along the Victoria Harbour, I think it's belonged to the US Office in HK. That is the place where the US marine and army stay when they visit HK, and it's like a mini market in a small beautiful white building. You can go there freely in normal days, but then you have to get a permit whenever the troops are there.
So! When I tell you, you will definitely think we are stupid to travel all the way there. There is nothing special to shop or see, we just went there to buy magazines. Hahaha, yes, just magazines. The price are much cheaper than anywhere in HK! They charged us the exact same price as in US, which means duty free I guess? So she bought 4 and I bought 2, and it's lower than 50% compared with elsewhere! I was so happy! Well you can in fact buy other things there. I wanted to buy the book series of Game of Thrones, but they don't have the first book... :( The rest of the day, the two lovely girls went to Delifrence to have high tea and talked about everything and anything. Hahaha, that was great time! Talk about the past, how life is going recently, our dreams and plans, every female should have tried it. Haha, every time when people say the past, the present and the future I would think about Christmas Carol. What would you think of?
And today! It started late since I watched a movie on youtube last night at 2am. Geeze, I thought that would be good! I mean, it could be good. Beautiful cast, extraordinary place (IRELAND MAN!!!) and a fine plot. But it was super boring and super slow paced. I mean, you still gotta have suspense and climax in a love story, right? Everything just didn't work out...sadly... I really thought that would be something like PS. I Love You. If you are bored like me, and you are interested in it, you can search for Leap Year on youtube, there is a full version on it.
Anyway, so I only got my afternoon today. I bought a few things, but first I want to show you the new accessories that I bought online! So cheap!
I think this F21 bangles set is real, maybe the staff get it through some other ways and sale it online. The price is like 1/10 of the original! Hey, seriously, I don't really care if they are real. They are good quality and pretty. Fine to me.
This is a hair band, so it looks like you have a metal ring tired around your ponytail. It's cool and it's cheap.
So, here are the things I bought today. :)
Gorgeous colours! I've hear beauty gurus talking about the Revlon lip butters for too long, and I gotta get one. That upper picture is the lip butter in Berry Smoothie, which many gurus have. To be honest, they are just like lip balm with pretty colour. I think I love it!
And this Coral lip stick, this is super sharp and pigmented. I wanted a bright red lip stick for so long for my graduated dinner. Since they have a discount today, why not buying it today with the lip butter?!?!
Look at him! Isn't he so cute?? This is my new phone case. My old one is also Cheshire cat, but it broke. Originally I want to wait and buy a new one in Seoul (Yes, I am going to Seoul later with my girls!), but I saw it and I just want it. Well, I can always buy another one, right?
This pair of earrings is really girly and pretty. They are small pink/milky gems with the gold linings. Aww... Pretty like me!
OMG, I'm so sleepy right now... And my nails are dry now...
Let me show you two more interesting pics first.
I watch youtube a lot, and earlier I learnt how to make a homemade Bloody Mary. It's easy! But I don't really like how it tastes, I like it spicier. Anyway, this was what I saw when I stepped in the supermarket. Crazy, huh?? There were like 200 carts like that. Are they called carts? No idea...
Hey my friends, look at this picture for 20 seconds, then look away and blink your eyes quickly. WHAT DO YOU SEE??? Amazing huh?!
Aww... I miss you guys, I really do. I enjoy posting again and I hope you read my blog again. It's late now and my brain starts wandering, sorry if this post doesn't make any sense. I am tired and I have an early morning tomorrow, I stay up just for you! Yes, you. Simply because I love you... I will try my best to be better and stay here more often, and you will try your best to stick with me, deal? Ok, deal.
Remember to wear cologne or perfume before you go out, the weather is getting hot. Never be smelly person. I just applied for a new job tonight, wish me luck and give me some ideas what to get my mom this Mother's Day.
I know you don't miss me at all, At All! none of you come to visit anymore... :( Well, never mind, I can't blame you while I was absent these days. Well, I'm now officially exam free! This is really great. You know, I've never been to so stressed like this EVER. I have stomachache all the time, I don't want to eat or sometimes I want to eat a lot, I get mad really easily and I can't sleep until like lying on bed for 3 hours... It's like a nightmare. I know many of you have been to the similar situation in your life, but I think it's like having a baby! You think about it all the time, and you do everything for it. Ha, now it's over!
I feel quite well the past two days after exam, but not Super Duper Crazily Happy. Let me share with you and hope that you don't find it dragging you down. I am a generally happy person that once I let it out no matter how and to whom, it's like I no longer own that memory. In fact, I don't really need to let it out, I can hold it in my head and I won't go insane and let the negative things influence me too badly. HOWEVER, when I get elder, I find it the moment you share your intimate feeling even which may not be that happy, you will get closer with that listener. And now I have this blog, so I will simply tell you, besides my other tangible companies.
So, the thing is, remember I was so thrilled and grateful that the kids' learning center hire me after the fastest interview in the world (30 min)? That was my first job and I was really happy that everything seems going so smoothly. Well, the last day of my examination ended 1630 on Monday. After that me and 3 girls went to a Starbucks and have high tea. Right after the awesome and bring-me-back-to-life bitchy gossip which just like the younger version of Sex and The City. The director of the center (the boss) ringed me and told me she doesn't need me anymore and may she will call me later in July or August. That is like the first refusal in 7 years of my life, after that I didn't get an interview letter from the school that I wanted to get in (which I DID get in at the end).
That was only one of the few things that triggered my negative emotions. That day, I heard that two of my teachers are really Super nosy and being quite mean. The thing that I hate is - Come On, if you are being bitchy and selfish and love to stab a knife on people's back, then stop standing there like you are a savior who is fair to everyone and all you want to do is to offer a helping hand. I would love it if teachers are being a bitch inside and out, just don't be a 'needle inside cotton' (Chinese saying) that you thought he/she is so harmless and soft and then you get hurt from them. it's horrible.
So, besides all the horrible people I came to that day, I got an email. It's from that special someone again. He told me he is doing great on his project these days, and so he thinks we don't need to talk anytime soon. He will let me know whenever he needs me because he knows it I will be there for him when he needs it. That's true, I always support him and pray for him. Somehow I knew it would become like this after I told him we can't get back like the old day since we will never be anything other than wasting time. I always would love to keep him as my friend, simply because he is really one in a million, so smart and special to me. Maybe I'm still too young and have not really seen the world enough to say this, but I do think in this way after all these time. I saw him online for several times, but he never even cares to drop a line. Is the line between exgf and boredom really that thin?? What a cruel world... When did I become just a hotline for him to report him project process?? Can we maintain our precious friendship? Is it really that hard for him? Or it's just too boring and a waste of time to talk to a girl whom he can't flirt with?
Life is so strange, or ME is so strange. Either one of these things happen solely, it won't affect my emotion, but fate told them to happen on the same day, within 2 hours. Neither the Green Tea Cream Frappuccino nor the cheese spinach pie helped cheering me up. Originally I promised to pay for the dinner that night, to celebrate the break of of me and public exam, as I thought I would get paid by the kids' center. It turned out my parents paying for the Thai dinner. They were being nice, but I honestly was still a little bitter about EVERYTHING happened to me (while some of the things I couldn't tell them). Luckily that night, I found one of my favourite movie on youtube for free, the full length one I mean. Thought I remember all the details in it (I'd watched it quite a few times before), but it still made a good job making me cry a laugh so hard. PS. I Love you is just a soft touching and beautiful movie and story, so I took out the book that night. I found I have bought few a number of books to read the past few years, deal to the 4 years public exams, I never finished anyone of them. Now I will start with reading PS. I Love You.
Oh! It's not that a secret if you know me that I like guys with natural dark blond/light brown hair, great humour, if he is an Irish playing guitar, Mega Bonus Mark. That's why I really like the character Gerry in that book, just makes me smile. :) Well, it may sound stupid to fantasize a fictional man, but that's the privilege of reading fictions, right?
This is the long owned post for you guys, or for myself, since you don't really care. I think it's time for me to burn all the notes that have conquered my bed for a long time. Get into the wort out mode and lose some weight and find the perfect bloody red dress for my graduation dinner.
I hope you are doing well and good things are happened for you. Make some jelly for yourself in this summer! It's refreshing. :)
I still have one last exam next Monday, so I gotta stay away from this blog again, just for a few days. Wish me good luck guys. :) Also, I am happy that more and more people from different places are reading/ passing by my blog. Either way, that makes me happy. My life is changing for good, I hope the same for all of you.
Eat a chocolate or candy today, that makes you feel special. :)
Awww... Today is a beautiful day!!! There are great things happening! Umm... Should I tell you?? Should I ... Yes! I should tell you! I've Just Got My First Job! Yay!!!!
To those of you living in America or Europe, I guess you have your first part-time jobs since like you are 15 or 16?? I don't know. It just seems to me that you guys are quite young to work at a younger age than I do, I have this guess from those movies. Anyway, I just went for an interview as an assistant in a Mandarin Language Learning Center for kids. Well, I really have to thank my mom for telling me that the center is recruiting people for the post.
I think I am lucky to have the job. The salary is quite nice and the location of that center is super close to my home, so I don't even have to spend on travelling fee! It is luck I tell you, as I think the director there has just post that recruitment poster for like a day or so, and I am the first person asked about that. The working hours are quite nice, since I would be just wasting my time doing pretty much nothing if I haven't got the job and stay at home. Most of all, the director ( boss ) is super nice, while she explained my duty to me, she is so down to earth.
I am really thankful for getting this job, it's really luck. The boss doesn't really care if I have the experience or I'm just a graduate or anything, she hired me right away! She even told me that she hopes I can work for a longer time for her ( hourly payment ) later, since they are having more classes for the kids. Then she introduced me to the only full-time employee there. My first impression is that she is quite cool, but I guess she is a nice partner when we get along for a longer period. I mean if you work at a learning center for kids, you won't be Too mean, right?
Well, let's talk about side benefits. There is no real benefits on the contract, but for me, there are. Since, it is a Mandarin Language Learning Center, I can surely learn better Mandarin from it! I mean my boss is actually from the mainland, and tutors there are also Mandarin speaking people, so it's really good! Also, I was thinking about being a nurse and getting into nursing school. The boss told me that sometimes the kids may vomit or piss themselves. I mean yes, that's kind of gross, but also a really good chance for me to experience and think about if I can take it and take nursing as my career.
OMG, I'm soooo excited about my job!!! It's not simply about money you know, of course it plays the major role in it. It's good for my own development and I always love kids. It's a great chance for me to see if I am suitable to be a nurse, doing some organizing work, trying to work with 'adults' and this job is super convenient for me!!! I am really happy right now. :D
Oh haha, my boss's name is the same as my nephew's, what a coincidence?! So I will be working since next Thursday~~~ Oh it feels so great! And there's another exciting news - I've just got my money from the government! It's crazy! I hope I can save more money and see if I can really travel to America/ Europe alone. But that's far far away from now...
Well, that's it or today! Really exciting for me ( maybe not to you ) and I will keep you guys update with it. :)
Always stay positive and love your friends, and try new things! You will be surprised how things are going better than you imagined. :)
It's a weird day. So Weird that I don't even know how to tell you...
Last night I got my April beauty box, which I planned to tell you about it today. The products inside were really nice this month. Not from really big brands, but the products are suitable for Spring. I really am not in the mood of talking about beauty girly stuff today. Maybe I will talk about it next week.
Well... how to start... First off, I treat this whole blog as my 'diary'. So, somehow it may get a little personal. I try my best not to name names or get too emotional about it, especially when it is the negative side. Haha, it's not really that negative today, but I hope you don't mind that I share with you my inner feelings.
OK! Well... A very special friend of mine sent me an email last week, telling me that he is on a project that he wants to tell me about it. I was and still am surprised that he would pick me as the person that he would share with. In a good way, for sure. I feel proud and honoured that I am someone he trusts and talks to about this major issue. I know that for him, it is a really massive issue, throughout his life. To me, it is a milestone. An important changing point that resembles Everything Is Getting Better.
So we skyped today. I didn't open my cam at first, as I didn't know how to do it. I just couldn't do it, it's like forcing myself to face my weakness, my past. Now I feel that I was quite impolite that way. He then closed his cam too, that's fair. So, we talked. No, in fact it was just him telling me his project. I was listening and really happy for him that he is finally doing this and everything sounds really organized and well-planned. Though he failed before, but I feel that he is on the right track this time. I wish all the best for him.
So it came to a part the he was talking about the details of the project, so I asked both of us to open cam and let me see the work he mentioned. I don't know how to describe that feeling, but there was still a slight shiver in my body. I guess that feeling will never go away, not to this person in my life. I thought I put it down already, but when I see him 'face to face' on skype, there's no fooling. I miss him. I love him. The form of love might have changed already, not that 17 year-old childish blind love. Not like the stupid fly that wants to get inside the irresistible light bulb no matter what the consequence is.
We talked and talked, for over 2 hours. It felt really good to just Talk to an old friend like that, calmly, no drama, honestly, openly and with care. After the precious 2 hours, I told myself ' This man is one of a kind, no matter what his flaws are. The fact is everyone has his own flaws. ' Some minutes might be awkward that no body was talking, but it really was so good that I felt like we were getting back in time. We used to talk about everything, anything, So Happy! It's still the same today. I told him that we cannot get back like the old days, but we are forever bonded, we will forever care about each other and love each other. He agreed to me.
At a point he said ' You are very, very lovely Sara. ' I believe that he really meant it, and I also believe he meant more than that. It's cruel, that things happened are happened, you cannot change them. Heart is even more fragile than glass, once you break it, it will no longer be the same. You may be able to glue it back, but it will always have a mark on it. You may pretend that you cannot see it, but you Know it and you cannot forget it.
Don't ever get me wrong, he is not a bad person, he indeed is a good person in a hopeless place. I love him, I admire him, I treasure him. During the time we were apart, I wanted him so bad that I Just Want To Get Him Back. He was my whole world, I know nothing but him. Time passes, it was so hard to force myself to put things down. I guess I have done 80% of it, that remaining 20% may never be successful. I told him I will send him back some of the stuff he sent me, but I still can't give up all of it. I am still keeping most of it, I can't forget it. I think they are history, a part of growth that I had with him. He is like a mentor, teaching me to be a more mature person and a lady.
He is smart, knowledgeable, humorous, tall and getting back in his good shape. He knows everything! Everything, literally! Such a great person. I am proud that I have him in my life and I play an important role in his. In his project he has to tell two persons about it, he put his dad's name and then mine. He said I am the first person he talked to about it. The moment I heard it, I wanted to hug him so much! He thinks I deserve this and he wants me to be part of it. That means a lot to him, and me too.
I always think he has the potential to be better. It may sound very mean of me and I don't have the authority to say this, but I think his mom has never been a good mother. Being a parent is not just about money and material satisfaction. You gotta have the Patience to be a role model for your kids, you have to spend time with them, you have to share in depth conversations them. His mom is a nice and kind-hearted lady. I think maybe she is too ambitious and Strong herself, she can't accept people having flaws or failure. Well, I understand that. She doesn't understand people having their own flaws, she simply puts her own standard on others.
For her, one of her flaws is not being caring enough and she doesn't really listen to other people. In her office, she stick to her own style and making enemies but she is cool about it as she is so strong and powerful and does all the right things. But she forgot this is her son, her family! I mean you cannot have the same standard in the living room and the office. People you are dealing with are different. You may fire your colleagues or ignore them for the rest of your life. Sadly, you cannot do the same to your family, especially your offsprings. You can get a divorce, but you will always have that bond with your kids. You have the responsibility for him, it's not a doll that you play with at 6.
You know, I hate her somehow. I hate her for not being supportive and being a good mother for my friend. Person like me may be seen as weak in her eyes. I don't know what she's thinking, and I am probably being subjective to blame her like this. I don't know, I don't know anything. I just know that my friend now will treat me differently after I told him what I think and I told him we have to continue our lives and not to think about the history. This is what I wanted when I was hysterically sad without him, that I hoped we could at least keep some form of connection and friendship after the split. I seriously begged that I could at least have him in my life. But then now I feel a tiny empty hole in my heart. I brought this to myself?? Probably, but he understands it's the right way too.
Another surprise that he gave me was he will send me another email telling me when to talk next time, that he still wants to chat with me. We may not have much to talk about later in the future. And it Will be really awkward. I have no idea, I think it's an art, if not philosophy on How To Be A Good Ex Close Friend. Oh! On the other hand, we might not be talking anymore after talk next week, maybe he will find it pointless to talk to me, since I no longer am a 'candidate'.
No Idea. Everything will be totally different after next week. For him and for me, in any sense.
Haha, now I feel I am being really mature, maybe too mature for my age. He also said that he was really impressed by me being able to move on and trying to go out and experience more and being more mature than before. I really thank him for this. Honestly, it's because of him, that I force myself to learn more and experience this world more. ( Writing this blog is also part of my goal. )He used to asked me often that if I have anything to say. It's not like I am an introvert person, but I really have nothing to say! Then I realize maybe because I have done nothing in my life, so I have nothing to share. That's bad! No guy like a girl like that! I don't like a person like that!
I was or maybe still am the inspiration for him to work on his project that changes his life. He is also my inspiration to change my life in a better one. That's romantic too! :) Oh! And today we found that the two of us both have a pen the look similar and from the same brand! Haha, that is sweet. I am really happy about that, I guess that is the first thing we both own. Especially after all the drama, after our mutual understanding and one in depth conversation today, it means a lot to me.
:) Remember I said today's weird? After writing this post, feelings have become more logical now. It's not weird anymore, I feel happy for him and me. We are working together for our own goals, with others' supports. I may be making everything too beautiful in my mind, but that's what it means to me. He may change his mind and choose to forget me, but I will always keep him in my prayers.
Let me end this post this way:
This is how I felt the first few days during the split. Hoping that we may get back together (?) and not being sure about ho I felt. I guess if he told me anything, I would follow his demands that time.
I was hopelessly sad for like two weeks, then I felt like this. ( Not like he had another one ) You know, you feel that you have already accepted the fact that there is no hope between you two and you still love him so much that you would wish him all the best. You don't even care about yourself at that moment, you just hope that he would get happier and be a better person.
Ha! Yep, I then entered the Angry Stage. I think this stage is the most important. It brings you back to 'normal' and Wow, you will be amazed by yourself that you can achieve so much when you only focus on your work and nothing else.
Yes, this is how I feel right now for him. He will forever be my very special, if not best friend, though we are like half the planet apart. He's got my whole support, I will be happy for him and get his back whatever he does. : )
He has my love and prayers. 143.
WELL! Very Well. This is the best way to end this post, I am loving this post a lot. I enjoy writing it, and I hope you enjoy reading it, a bit of my feelings. Today's post is late, because I really do need some time to clear my mind after the skype talk. I hope you can keep my friend in your prayers too, he is now facing a major challenge in his life. I know he can make it this time. It's super hard, but he is doing it right this time.
I love him so much and I hope you are giving some more love to the people you know too. Sometimes you may think it's not your business, but you really do have some responsibility of changing/ helping that person you know. Believe in yourself that you can help him to be the person he wants to be. It's a really beautiful thing.
Enjoy your life and show some love and care to the ones you love. <3
How are you doing today? Are you in the mood for something sweet?? I gotta tell you, I freaking love sweet food. I LOVE chocolate, caramel, candies, everything sweet! Have you guys tried the Iced Chocolate Shake by Godiva? It's fantastic! <3 Love it, love it, love it. As far as I know, it's available in lots of places. Personally, I think that's better than the Starbucks Double Chocolate Frappuccino. Godiva one is US$6 while Starbucks one is US$3.86, and I think both of them are around 380 ml. Well, don't blame me for incorrect info, ok?? ;)
ANYWAY... Today I want to talk about D-E-S-S-E-R-T. Last night, after I had my dinner with the family and grandma, we went for dessert. At first, we wanted to introduce my grandma the 'new' dessert shop that my mom and I found around two weeks ago. That shop in fact has already opened for like 4-5 years (?) It sells different kinds of traditional Chinese sweet soups and other Chinese food. The shop is so tiny, only has two small tables, so most of the customers are ordering for take-outs. I really like that place, food are really good and they are cheap! Another reason my mom and I like that place so much is there was another dessert place that we used to visit a lot, but then it closed due to the development of the area... land price rises... owner can no longer afford the rent... we lose a good place to hang out... memory... SO, that one became our new favourite.
However, it was closed last night. Therefore, we went to another one which is more 'modern'. Thanks God that the district I live in is quite famous for its food and dessert, people from another island would travel so long just to eat here. You can see many of the restaurants here have loads of pictures the owners taken with celebrities. Well, back to the 'modern' dessert shop. That place is really cool and interesting. The whole theme of the place if CLASSROOM.
Yea, I know people have other theme like prison and hospital in Taiwan. But CLASSROOM! A place where you can chitchat and talk about your golden memory with your friends, the perfect place that you would like to have dessert with your old pals, isn't it?? And seriously, my parents really like that place. It's like they got younger when they get into the Classroom.
A picture worths thousand words. Let me share with you what I had last night. :)
Isn't it so cute that the decoration there have real school furniture and blackboard ??
This place even was promoted by magazines and newspaper. :)
Here comes the Menu. Hehe.
This is what my grandma had. A traditional Chinese hot sweet soup. ( Forgot what exactly that is... :P )
Dad would always order this Baked Sago Pudding with Lotus Seed Paste. I tell you, it's hard to make it good. That's why not many places have this one. Even they do, not many of them are tasty. For this one, It Is Good!
Me and my bro order the same dish, soooo yum!!! It is French Toast Bread Pudding with Vanilla Ice cream. It's a mixture of Fire & Ice! So Good. You would also love it if you like really sweet things.
This is what my mom had! Hokkaido Souffle. She like the original favour. I like this dessert so much too. Some more high end hotel buffet may also have it. The same theory as the pudding my dad had - not many places have done it well.
This place is really nice. ;)
Basically there is so much air in it, so you gotta have it right after you get it. Or else the whole thing will collapse. You may notice in the pic on the left <-- iss already smaller than the first picture. It happens in like 20 seconds!
Yummm.... <3
Desserts always make me happy though it will soon be rainy... I look forward to the next time we go out and eat again!
Have fun and treat yourself with an ice cream today. :D
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