Happy Birthday Gas!
Monday, February 8th, 2010
Mika Kristian Karppinen aka Gas Lipstick
Awesomest drummer of HIM. Happy Birthday!!! 
Screamworks – out 9th Feb
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
Pre-ordered. xoxoxo
HIM Fan Girl.
Surplise! Everyday is V-Day yoh.
Friday, February 5th, 2010Packed a simple picnic for baby to ‘celebrate v-day’.
Technically we both don’t believe in the bullshit of a commercialized wallet-ripping festivities, but figured theres no need for a reason to be sweet any time any day any way!
So I bought sandwiches, bagels, drinks, strawberries(chui ones) and a flower. (Which I hope is still alive today) and went over. We headed to Sentosa…and being the wusses that we are, only managed to finish the food on our make-shift mat before retreating to a more comfortable (and shaded) Cafe Del Mar to grab some drinks.
Domo was obviously enjoying himself.
cos he was hitting the bar a little too early
Baby got a haircut too. He looks 24 now.
We had our mojitos, went around and took some pictures. Tried to be touristy and stopped by the Resort World area, everything is still under construction so no shows there.
Saw the huge-ass Universal Studios ball… I like it! Need to go on the rides once its open.
Then we went down to Chinatown, popped by to visit Afiq at his stall (CNY bazaar). Go pop by and say hi if you’re there. He’s selling imported apparels from Tom Tailor, Everlast, Zara blazers (for ladies) , etc. And going at a relatively lower retail price too! (they’ve got direct import that’s why).
Eventually we got tired out, lugging the picnic basket around and our cameras. So popped by Peninsula before we went back home for dinner.
And….jeng jeng jeng. We had to go check out the A&A bags upstairs and the inevitable happened.
My new camera bag!! (one and only also) picts here don’t do it justice.
The uncle at the shop gave a very generous discount and the size/shape/design of the bag was perfect for me. I HAD TO GET IT. So anyway I wld feel less jumpy whenever I brought the cameras out (*ahem* my brother’s camera, not mine. He specifically mentioned this yest. I.E. Minolta, Nikon,the SLRs)
This is the beauty called the ‘Torpedo Bag’
You can see the rest of the A&A range from here.
Half of this is paid for by my darling bf. Thanks!!!!! And yes, I’m damn happy about this bag and can’t wait to bring it out. It fits my toy cameras snugly and/or can fit the FE2, X-700 + 1 lens. Woo!
Also has enough space for film, cleaning cloth, my wallet/coin pouch, keys and phone.
Perfect right? No more slugging my poor cameras in a makeshift cam bag anymore! Yeay!
<3
Rant-o-rama
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010Lately I’ve been having these rant waves coming quite consistently at half past 2 everyday.
This annoying wave would usually last for the next four hours, while I do my work and try to concentrate on not screaming at the next stupid person to step on my tail.
For example that fat kid now with the cell phone and talking like he’s on an open-top train to his semi-deaf 95 year-old grand mama.
I know that I should be counting down the days till when I say bye bye to this mud hole (as someone put it in perspective for me today), but these little things just build up and threatens to explode.
Or in this case, I’d have to implode to lessen the noise level. Never stoop to your enemy’s level.
So again, back to my rant waves. They are basically a sort of persistent and highly irritating subconscious buzz (bad kind, not trippy happy) that keeps going on at a 40,000 – 50,000 kHz. You can’t actually hear it but it drives you nuts.
The only way of even remotely suppressing this, is to talk to somebody or something. Which in my case, there’s just no one around to talk to at work. Everyone’s either busy, or in the environment, we can’t chit chat. There’s a serious lack of humor in this office and I can’t change anything.
office environment aside then, whenever I am doing the frontline work here, I have to restrain myself from verbally abusing the visitors.
There is just a general lack of common sense. Even a boutique is quieter than this place of self-learning and study. I wonder if the overall lack of ‘control’ or ‘restrictions’ here is the cause of the bad behaviour.
They are not stupid or retarded, and I would like to assume that they know I am not stupid or retarded either. I am not some fuddy-duddy older person at the counter who doesn’t give a shit and just needs to put food on the table for my under privileged life.
No. I have had a good 20years-ish of education, and more common sense than the whole level of you people put together. And I intend to continue using them for the rest of my life, without having to burn out my fuse.
so Thank God for the handful of nice and polite kids I’ve met in my 9 months of work. There is hope in the younger generation, not much common sense , but there’s still hope.
This rant is not helping yet, the rant wave is feeding off today’s excessive noise levels and extreme presence of bimbo-ness in passing conversations by visitors.
Need to breathe.
Dear Squareberry…
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010Hullo!
yep, you can ask anything. It can be something you need to know, some question you cannot resolve, some personal thoughts on your mind that you want to share…. or if you just need to let it out, also can~.
anything really means anything. However , since I’m not providing a professional service (no charge right?), everything should be taken with a pinch of salt and noted that its all my personal opinion! Well if its a question that I can search answers for, then of course I will back it up with the sources, it wont be anything = nonsense.
to answer your questions:
1. online? alot of times… In real life, probably less than 10 times. But its okay, my explanation is quite simple so it takes me <2 mins to explain.
2. I have no idea what a squareberry is, but anything square is hip. Spongebob squarepants is a good example of such.
3. and yes, you can share it! link my avatar or something. that pop-artish one that makes me look like I’ve got Jackie Chan’s nose. =_=
xoxo
new service: anybody.arien
Monday, February 1st, 2010what the hell am I talking about?
read this:
http://aintborntypical.moi-nonpl.us/?page_id=1146
So you can start posting your comments here.. i.e. your questions, topics..whatever.
SCHUUUUUUUUS!
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Went to the Kate Loves Heels Party by SLS today. This is the shoe bar where shoes from Irregular Choice were going on sale.
Loves!
I got two pairs… within guilt-free price range.
I heart I heart I heart Irregular Choice! You can check out SLS’s blog here.
Also, there’s a soft launch at Taka for Poetic Licence already. Looks damn exciting. SS10 is coming in Feb 2010.
OH, this is for Liong.
Doraelin!!!
SOM x APX 400 x Friends
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
There's a nest and a nestling.
Joey in the morning
Spotted her from far
Joey in class ...loh.
HOT...cakes.
Best presenter award to Eric and (clicker) Mama
The Cows...Need to photoshop Eric in.
I saw the signs
Karen nee-chan <3
Fruits of labour
Seeing the Finish Line.
Monday, January 25th, 2010Tomorrow , well technically, later this evening will be the last class of my 2.5years of degree part-time studies night classes.
Time really flies. I still remember the initial struggles, trying to cope with work, school and social matters. Then, getting to know the people in class, one brief relationship in between and tons of good friends till date.
I have been thinking about the finish line since last year. When I spoke of quitting my job, feeling the push to finally go out there and do something with my life, my ’secret and diabolical plan of #JAN2010′.
3 months ago, the main goal / purpose in my life was to reach this point where I could very proudly say, I have put myself through my university studies and am finally going to be a graduate. This cannot be done with the help of my loved ones and support of my good friends.
From school, my mates who’ve helped covered my ass when I’m not able to make it for class, did brilliant works for projects and provided endless entertainment , lame-ass jokes and hours of ‘family-friendly fun’.
Remember the first of our lineage of birthday celebrations?
Phew.. just how many birthdays have we celebrated so far? average of 8 per year.. that’s around 20 already? lol..maybe lesser. hard to keep track.
Good times…good times. 
We probably won’t have such elaborate ones in future, but we’ll definitely have good food, good booze and good company. *amen to that*
Check out how skinny I was! Besides the point..everyone kinda looks different now. IMPTLY, two in this group picture are now married! Obviously not to each other lah, but to their partners.
Ahh, but most ..MOST IMPORTANTLY:
All 3 of us got hotter. LMAO. The weirdest ‘triplets’ ever. Sistasfromadifferentmarder.
Another good friend of mine also helped me a lot during this 2.5 years, and no matter how annoying she is sometimes, I am still very very grateful to her. And that idiot is none other than Kaye Lee SHUZHEN. Yes, she has more than once allowed me to swipe the cc to pay for my sch fees first, loaned me money on a whim if I was feeling financially strapped, and not once has she complained about it. Come to think of it, we’ve been friends for a decade now and this is one friendship that I’m glad that I managed to revive after a 5-year gap in contact.
Not forgetting all the other lovely people in my life, who’s been there for me… Et-chan, Jacq sweeties, my poly gals, my deer Liongliong from work… the list goes on. I definitely cannot thank my family, my brother, my mother, my cousin Lynne, Muffin, Boo, etc… enough. They have stood by me always.
But today’s not about reminiscing and thanking everyone just yet. I would write a book to dedicate to all my loves and it wouldn’t be enough.
I guess now that a chapter of my life is coming to an end,and a new chapter begins, I am having some thoughts… some hopes and of course, fears for what’s to come.
For most of you who are bothered with reading my blog or talking to me, you would know by now that I have met the most wonderful man, my perfect piece , soul-mate and muse around 3 months ago. And along with his love, he has made rediscover things about myself, my passion, my interests, my curiosity and most importantly, my courage for life’s unknown.
If you’ve read my post earlier on, you would know that we are now separated due to immigration technicalities. But I sincerely believe that this is not something that would stop me.
It is not something that will stop me from being with the one I love.
It is not something that will stop me from living my dreams.
It is not something that will stop me from becoming the person that my loved ones will be proud of.
I know this may all sound like a delusional girl’s ‘big talk’. But I never wanted a life of mediocrity and I don’t think I will ever be able to settle for that. I am not a brave person, nor am I smart.
I am strong because of all of you around me. My family, my friends, my love.
I am sensible because of all the things I learnt from you and all that I’ve seen.
and now, I think I am ready, and I want to share every breathing moment of my exciting life to come with each and every one of you.
Love always.
Pri-school steamboat / Alvin’s birthday surprise
Sunday, January 24th, 2010
