Dumpsite of Cynicism

Infamous Torso

2012-02-24T17:05:00.000-08:00

It's study week month before my exams and I'm going slowly insane. Therefore I apologize for the lack of posts or lack of good content in here. Give me till late April and I'll shelve out the good posts.

Anyway, my torso is on an article on ActuallyMag! Hurray. Well it's slightly more than my torso, more like neck to calves. It's an article of Nicholas of GarbageLapSap. Visit him by clicking on his name. He's a street style photographer in KL whom I've stumbled into on 2 occasions. Really nice and takes great photos.

Here's the link to the article: http://actuallymag.com/street-style-photographer-series-nicholas/

2nd row, first one from the left.

M.P.I.S - My-Phriends-Is-Super!

2012-02-20T17:54:00.000-08:00

Obviously I'm bad with trying to expand on acronyms. But that aside, my friends are super! M.P.I.S. (Malam Penghargaan Ibnu Sina) is our annual residential college dinner where everyone dresses up fancy and we go to a hotel, eat dinner, receive awards and watch performances.

The theme this year was "Night of Fame". The committee did a pretty fantastic job with everything. Kudos to them. It really was a great night.

I think what truly made it great was that it was our last year and it also coincided with our last day of classes / end of posting exam. So I guess everyone went a little crazy and sentimental. I know I did. Also coupled with the fact that I was 1 out of 3 nominees for Miss Personality (the equivalent of Prom Queen).

And I won! Shocker. But really I have to thank my amazing, super, crazy friends for this because they helped a lot! Like crazy a lot! From being just plain awesome to helping me out with the short thingamajig we had to perform, to heavy lifting, to transport. Really, they went all out.

Extra large picture because they are the most amazing people ever. I'd call them my "campaign managers" but they are so so so much more than that. We've been joking a lot about "She's All That" references and how I'm Taylor Vaughn and my friend holding the torso is Laney Boggs (Wani Bidin) but the only reason Taylor Vaughn won in this weird alternate reality is mainly because of these 4 people up there.

Performed Barbie Girl by Aqua after James, Wani Bidin and I went karaoke-ing for 4 hours and that's were the inspiration came about. And my friend James (who has two X chromosomes mind you) was Ken. Not the skeleton, but the voice of.

Took a lot of pics with a lot of friends. Especially my groupmates in 3A (best ever!) and I really wished the night never ended.

I can't believe that this almost ends the journey of 5 years. It feels like only yesterday that I was entering first year (cliche but true) and they years have passed with so much laughter, tears, drama, crazy impulsive stuff, lunchies, dinners, ward rounds, success, failure... It's completely insane that on the way to get a medical degree, I found friends, enemies? (I don't think so), memories (good and bad), colleagues, and I also think I found myself.

And I wouldn't change a thing. Would you?

On a final note, good luck to all of us (including me) on our final exam this coming 19th of March. It's the last leg of the race. We're almost there.

pic credits: all my friends on facebook

Exclusion

2012-02-07T18:47:00.000-08:00

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White Party

2012-01-26T06:57:00.000-08:00

Pictures taken from a great friends all white birthday party. Amazing, amazing food. Like amazing because she's a fantastic baker and cook. Seriously. She also made cupcakes for my new years house party. Which was a massive hit with the crowd. Amazing. Did I also mention amazing?!

Anyway, made new friends, caught up with forgotten ones. It was a good, good day.

Birthday girl + boyfriend + awesomest cake ever that she made gets an extra large picture for too much awesomeness in one picture.

Playing with poppers. Yes, I'm all for unconventional and immature fun times.

The girls. And yes, I couldn't just wear all white without adding a little pizzazz in the form of my crown/horns from Topshop. One of my favourite buys in 2011.

Birthday girl and me. Ain't she super pretty?

Yes. I love them horns.

What I was wearing: headband - Topshop, top - vintage from Amcorp Mall flea market, skort (or culottes?) - vintage from JJ Market in Bangkok, bag - MBMJ, shoes - Agape boutique

PS: The title of this post was originally All White until I realised I just posted that all white pic from Sartorialist last month and called it All White. Now tossing in my sleep wondering if I have more similarly named blogposts.

My Guide to i-City, Shah Alam

2012-01-22T18:00:00.000-08:00

I went to i-City, Shah Alam yesterday. As you all might know, it's the place with the lighted fake trees. I went with my cousins because we wanted to go for the laser tag. Anyway, when we got there, the queue to go into parking wasn't that long (this was at 9 pm), but do be warned that one car entry into the city itself is RM10 per car. Pretty steep if you're a couple just wanting to spend an hour or so, but I suppose okay if you've got a full car and planning to spend at least 3 hours in there. And that's just the entry fee to the place mind you, and not inclusive of any rides or other entertainment costs.

There's quite a lot of things to do there which include rides like the ferris wheel, carousel and the pirate ship. Didn't check out the prices for these though because there was quite a substantial queue. Other than that, there's a building which claims to house more than 100 reptiles (or was it animals) and also the Snowalk which was a less exciting version of Mines Wonderland in it's heyday.

And of course, there's the lights. Therefore, being lights, it's better for you to go at night when the sun sets. I have no idea how dead of a place i-City is in the day but from what I experienced previously, arriving at 5pm to queue up for the MTV World Stage, it was a ghost town. But, no worries, most of the establishments in i-City closes till late. We were there till about midnight and the crowd was getting larger and queue's longer.

The laser tag was fun. I'll attach a link to their site at the bottom. If you're a student, you can get it cheaper at RM12 for 10 minutes if you have your student card with you . I'm sure you're all moaning and groaning saying 10 minutes is not enough? It's enough. It feels more like half an hour in there sprinting, shooting, strategizing, all in the name of fun. The place is not a lot to shout about but it's clean and pretty fair. I would recommend it for the price you pay for it.

So yes, that was my review of the laser tag place. No let's talk about what NOT to do in i-City. This would be to karaoke or K-Box in bold, capital and italics. We went to the K-Box in the same row as the laser tag place and let me tell you, horrendous. These are the reasons why:

1) The VIP room (RM 35 per hour) which is said to be able to house 10 of us didn't have enough chair space so we had to sit on the tables.
2) The walls didn't have proper soundproofing so you could hear your neighbour loud and clear, even with your music on.
3) The general appearance of the place is bad with uncovered cement flooring and looked unclean and sanitary.
4) Does not provide extra microphones on request. We had 2 mics to share between 10 of us.
5) Songs not up to date as compared to Teo Heng which uses the same system.
6) Mic volume and music volume cannot be individually controlled.
7) Bottom half of touch screen TV was dysfunctional.

Despite all the reasons above, we were still determined to make the best out of it considering it was raining out and we just felt like singing our hearts out. So, the thing that really broke the camels back was,

8) Rude, unhelpful staff.

Like really rude. Like I had to drag his heavy ass out of his comfy chair just to get technical assistance because we couldn't hear ourselves on the mic. He basically snatched the mic and screamed in my face saying it was working fine if you scream in it. And me, I told him he was being out of line in his face and he just walked off. Asshole. Wanted to confront him more but was told not to by cousins. This is the place via foursquare link: https://foursquare.com/v/kbox/4e187bbfd1648b834832958d

So in summary because it's tl;dr,
1) Go at night to see lights but not after 11 pm because that's when the crowd really gets thick.
2) Fill up your car because it's RM10 per entry per car.
3) Go see the lights.
4) Do the laser tag. Found here: http://www.laserwarzone.com/book-now.html
5) DO NOT KARAOKE THERE.

Hope this was informational. :)

2012

2012-01-16T06:48:00.000-08:00

I wish I took photos of the house party I had during new years but I was just having too much fun to hold a camera. Anyway, these were taken before and after. Big guesses which ones were before and the aftermath.

What I wore as hostess. Malaysian weather is hot! And we had BBQ and grilled lamb so I wanted something fun and sparkly since it's new year and short and cooling. Top and shorts from Platinum Mall in Bangkok which were dirt cheap. Cheap. I love shopping in Bangkok. So good.

The aftermath on the table of my room. Drinks, chips and dip. Snapped this pic and the pic below, brushed my teeth, washed my face and then collapsed into bed from exhaustion.

Because it's not a party till someone dresses the skeleton. Like a hipster hobo. Wearing a blonde wig. Jyeeaaahhh!

Vogue Italia Suggestions

2012-01-06T18:14:00.000-08:00

Gorgeous pictures I've been holding on to for a while. Love you Phil Poynter. Vogue Italia in my honest opinion is the best out of all the other Vogue's out there. Random thought, but is the plural of Vogue, Vogue's?

picture credit: tFS

Forays

2011-12-25T19:02:00.000-08:00

Happy Christmas everybody! I hope all is well and merry

Below are my forays in self-photography aka camwhoring with a freaking heavy SLR because my brother has doubts about me handling anything more advanced than your basic compact digicam.

Except this one of course because you can see that both my hands are against the wall.

Pie

2011-12-15T18:53:00.000-08:00

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All White

2011-12-05T19:12:00.000-08:00

This wonderfully all white chic outfit offset by the sandals and neon nails makes my heart palpitate. So chic and so fresh.

picture credit: Sartorialist

Sincerity

2011-11-24T07:20:00.000-08:00

I'm going to tell you about something that I stumble across that made me stop and think. As you probably know, I live in a dorm with shared sinks, toilets and showers. I was going to wash my tupperware in the sink when I saw my friend with her own stack of tupperwares, busy washing. As usual, I made small talk.

Me: Can I have some dishwashing soap?
Her: No problem. I leave it here for others to use anyway.
Me: Thanks! You've got a lot of tupperwares to wash.
Her: Anytime. Yeah. Almost done though.
Me: Did you keep all the dirty stuff and wash in one go?
Her: Nope. I don't even know whose is this. It was just by the sinks. I guess it makes sense to wash mine and theirs in one shot.

She said it in such a casual way like she didn't expect any recognition or thanks for doing this for other people. I was stunned into silence for a bit and just continued small talk. I absolutely admire what she did. It might be inconsequential to you but I have a hard time doing things for people without accepting acknowledgement and gratitude in return. Only human I think and I'm sure many do the same.

So, now I am trying to change that about myself. It's hard to change the attitude of a lifetime but I hope I'm making some personal progress. Sincerity is the key. Once you're sincere about doing something it needs no reward because doing it is already a personal gain. Just thought I'd share this with you guys. Have a great day ahead!

I am a Socially Awkward Penguin

2011-11-14T17:39:00.000-08:00

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Because I can admit to myself that this happens to me way too frequently.

Regressing

2011-11-04T07:01:00.000-07:00

If you're petite with as much of boobs as a really flat thing I can't think of right now, you'd probably benefit from the children's section like me. Point and case, my mum and I were shopping for something for my cousins newborn and so we went into this children's apparel store.

Mum: I really like this dress. It's so pretty

Me: Yeah it is. It'll look great on the baby!

Mum: Oh look! They have one for 16 year olds!

Me: 16? Looks like I can fit into it. It's big! (I'm 23 by the way)

Mum: Why don't you try it on?

Me: Seriously????..... Ok.

*1 minute later*

Me: Mum... It doesn't fit.

Mum: That's too bad.

Me: Yeah. It's too big.

Mum: What?! Try the 11-12 years old one then!

Me: Oh crap, it fits.

Mum: You want it?

Me: It is pretty.... And looks kinda good.

Mum: Ok. I'll get it for you! It's so cheap for such a good quality cotton dress!

And that was how I figured, I could save lotsa money if I shopped at the children's section.

The wonderful sweater you see above is from Zara Kids. It's for 11-12 year olds and is probably my favourite piece in my closet currently. So, what I'm trying to say is, if you can shop at the kids section, just do it. The sales assistant did look at me sorta funny but hey, Zara Kids is so much cheaper than Zara with a pretty impressive range. I'm Asian, hence saving bucks is worth shopping at the kids section.

Miss Representation

2011-10-27T21:46:00.000-07:00

Everyone should check this video out: http://vimeo.com/28066212
And also this website: www.missrepresentation.org

It's about women empowerment and gender misrepresentation in the media we have. Guy's should check it out too as in one of the videos, Jackson Katz talks also about misrepresentation of men and hyper-masculinity.

I completely and absolutely agree with diminishing the negative representation of women in media. One of the reasons I don't watch Micheal Bay's blockbuster hit Transformers is because of this. I watched the first movie and found it to have disgusting portrayal of women with blatant hypersexualising. There's nothing wrong with sexual empowerment of women, I'm honestly all for that but reducing them to just sex objects is wrong.

So, please visit http://missrepresentation.org to know what it's all about and to gain some insight into this. Have a great day ahead!

Dreamy

2011-10-23T05:57:00.000-07:00

A few pics from Milin's collection that I really, really like that I've been keeping for a crazy long time. It just reminds me of clouds and is so so dreamy, I feel like I could just float away with the breeze. Can you hear that? That's me sighing wishing that could happen in real life.

Area27 Opening

2011-10-18T01:23:00.000-07:00

Had a busy weekend with watching the Secret Life of Nora Friday night. Which I will write a review for soon. Also went to the opening of Bernard Chandran's new urban sportswear store, Area27. It's at Fahrenheit 88 in Bukit Bintang, KL and please go to check it out. Great collection of sportswear for the young urbans. Love em all. Especially this one knit wear which was unfortunately out of my budget. But the jackets are amazing. It's sportswear with a bit of an edge.

That clear jacket blew my mind away. I would have bought it if I didn't have the propensity to overheat and sweat. Why would probably be a bit disgusting to see vapours stuck to it.

Anyway, here are the pictures from that day. Took via camera phone because my usual photographer that day was on leave.

Aforementioned photographer that's on leave.

This was what I wore to the opening. Minus the cat. Old t-shirt with my new Bershka snake print trousers.

Excuse the mess and my cat, Minah invading into the shot. That kitty camwhore! And do you see that purple bag in the background which says Anna Sui? More on that too, soon!

For more info on Area27, please drop by their facebook page here!

Nude and Sheer

2011-10-13T04:06:00.000-07:00

Just pictures from one weekend a few months ago. Cam-prostitution (aka camwhoring) session ensued when me and Sal caught a fashion show at a mall. Bare-faced to match the nude colour of the top with a little bit of bling in the form of my Varina flats.

Dinner at Ben's

2011-10-07T07:01:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I stepped into KLCC and it has changed a lot! Went to an impromptu (sort of) dinner with Wani since she has a spiffing new car and owes me a ride (several rides!).

They had these table topic cards which were so fun to do. It had all sorts of ice-breaker, getting to know you better questions. We had loads of laughs from this.

The apple crumble that was so-so. Tempted to make my own now. The food was okay. I had macaroni and cheese which was sorta difficult to finish because it was so cheesy and creamy. Wani ordered a delicious chicken with feta and avocado sandwich. Loved it! I want to try their Portobello Mushroom burger next.

Illusions

2011-10-03T08:40:00.000-07:00

Why does my hair look this good when I'm Skyping and not when I'm out. Hair, why chu gotta play tricks on me?!

90's Child

2011-09-28T05:41:00.000-07:00

I swear, I still live in the 90's-00's. If you look at my iPod, my most played songs (other than Lady Gaga) are Matchbox 20, Third Eye Blind, Savage Garden, No Doubt, Spice Girls, Boyzone, 5ive, Fatboy Slim and not forgetting Alvin and the Chipmunks soundtrack. Yes. That particular soundtrack NEVER leaves my iPod. Found a link for melodramatic break-up songs of the 90's that I just had to share. So much fond memories.

7 Awesomely Melodramatic Break-Up Songs of the 90's

Check it out!

Patterns

2011-09-23T08:28:00.000-07:00

Regretting that I didn't take a proper outfit post for this. Outfit repeating anyone? Never a crime really. Unless you can afford LOTS of things, it's always good to recycle. I don't understand some people's animosity towards outfit repeating. Meh. Whatever man.

Penang - Eid

2011-09-22T05:53:00.000-07:00

Penang - Korean BBQ and Fireworks

2011-09-20T05:48:00.000-07:00

Penang - Getting there

2011-09-18T05:13:00.000-07:00

Photo chronicles of my holiday and Eid in Penang.

Juicy

2011-09-13T20:48:00.000-07:00

Because everyone needs to drink some 'pussy' once in a while. I can just imagine the porn searches that are going to be directed to this post. I just can't help but post this when I saw this.

pic credit: Yvan Rodic

Black Chiffon Pleated Skirt

2011-09-08T07:14:00.000-07:00

I love this skirt. Got it for less than RM20 at a cheapo shop in a local mall. I love that I can twirl in it and that the lining is only for half of the skirt. This piece transitions well from casual to dressy so I'm getting a lot of use from this and I'm going to wear it out until I get bored of it or it falls apart.

photo by: Mick

Shock and Horror

2011-09-03T20:40:00.000-07:00

I've been meaning to share this for a while.

It's Natalia Vodianova without make-up. This was from Vogue.uk which featured a preview of an exhibition of models untouched. What amuses me most is that it came out on the news section of Vogue UK under the category of shock and horror. How shocking and horrific is it for a model to be without make-up. Amaze-balls at the world right now.

source: Vogue.uk

Happy Eid!

2011-08-31T17:55:00.000-07:00

Happy Eid everybody. I wish I could post more pics of my first Eid day but alas, busy, busy and pics are mostly with my cousins, brother and every other relative I have but not me.

The adorable little baby I'm with is the newest addition to the family. She's Adelia (I hope this is the right spelling), who unfortunately belongs to my cousin Azri. I want a squishy baby to squish! She's 3 weeks old and so so cute!

Pictures this time are from the new daddy's, Azri's camera because nobody else has uploaded pics and hence I can't steal more pics. Azri's mum also makes the best chocolate cornflake cookies. Which I am seen eating in picture number 2.

Frugal?

2011-08-24T04:28:00.000-07:00

This dress caught my eye in Topshop the other day. I approached it and first noticed that it wasn't on the sales rack. Rats. I looked at the price and yeah, it was something that I could afford but I put the dress back where it came from (Put that thing back from where it came from, so help me! So help me, so help me!).

Lately I've been... frugal? Would frugal be the right word? I've been partial to buying cheap clothes by bulk though. Or more expensive ones only if it's on sale and I really really really like it. There's this local mall I go to buy cheap clothes. They make me happy. I'd be able to buy 5 and still have money for lunch. Surprisingly a lot of them are of decent quality. I'm really not the type who needs my clothes to last forever. I'm quite partial to ~~destroying~~ modifying them when I get bored with them too. Because really, things don't need to be pricey for you to look good in them.

I wish the same could be said about shoes and bags though.

pic source: Topshop

MTV World Stage

2011-08-17T21:56:00.000-07:00

Such an amazing night. A friend scored freaking VIP tickets and we had a blast. Pop Shuvit was awesome, we mocked Beast the entire time, Neon Trees was bloody fantabulous and 30stm, don't even get me started. The energy was amazing. Jared is such a showman and the whole stretch had him wailing which made me erupt in goosebumps.

Lee Lee Sobiesky

2011-08-14T04:23:00.000-07:00

I just had to post this picture as extra-large. Head to toe perfection in my opinion.

picture source: Garance Dore

Game of Thrones

2011-08-12T04:47:00.000-07:00

I don't read the books and I don't think I will be anytime soon but it's the best HBO series ever with the prettiest cast members.

Gethin Anthony as Renly Baratheon

Kit Harrington as Jon Snow

Harry Lloyd (Viserys Targaryen) , Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) and Richard Madden (Robb Stark)

pic source: google

Bosom Buddies

2011-08-05T19:20:00.000-07:00

I'd like to tell everyone here a story. It will be pretty long so if you're not up for reading or stories, you can skip this post.

I come from a sheltered and pretty privileged childhood. I was from schools with kids from upper middle class to upper class parentage where we spoke mostly in English. Fast forward to me in Form 5 when I decided that yes, I want to take medicine. Lo and behold, I got to enter foundation in Universiti Malaya, a public university, while all my other friends either went to private uni's or overseas.

Before even stepping into the campus, I've already had the mentality that I'm not going to make any friends in public uni. I can barely speak a lick of conversational Malay at that point so surely these kids are going to think I'm a snob, so might as well let them think what they want and stick to myself.

My first day wasn't that great. It was expected. At least I'm learning what I want and that was what I was sticking to in my head. Time went by, my Malay got better, people started understanding each others humour and personalities and things were better than bearable. I've even made friends!

On to medical school (which is also in the same public university) and I told myself to keep an open mind. I was wrong before about my personal perception of people and I could be wrong again. Truth came out and yes, I have really great, amazing, close friends I made in public uni.

I know it's like my ramblings have no conclusion but what I'm trying to say is sometimes good friends are where you least expect them to be found and also who you least expected them to be. Tell that to my 16 year old self and I would have laughed my pants of but now, I wouldn't trade my public uni life for any other. I realised it's okay to step outside your comfort zone. Humans are highly adaptable creatures.

The reason for this is because my uni friends headed by this really super duper awesome friend, made me a really thoughtful gift of a scrapbook which consists of our 5 years in med school together. It was filled with all our inside jokes and shenanigans and drama, and I realised that in these 5 years, we were a significant part of each others lives. I wonder if we'll be able to laugh about the same jokes when we meet again in the future but till we get separated by the demands of life, lets just hold on to the friendships we have now close to our bosoms. Or rather, my fairly flat, non-existent ones. Hey, bosoms are still bosoms and we will be bosom buddies forever till my memories fade away by old age or Alzheimer's.

23 Years Ago Today

2011-08-04T04:12:00.000-07:00

It's my birthday today! I'm 23 as of right now. I'm not sure what to blog about so let's just go with the flow here. I've been meaning to go ice-skating since my birthday last year and never got a chance to. This year's celebration will not involve ice-skating either since we are in Ramadhan.

I'm hoping for gifts this year but I don't even know what to ask for from my parents. I'm fairly easy to buy for I think (that's what everybody says about themselves). I'm a med student so anything that means I'm fairly obsessed with medicine and the human body. Getting a med student ANYTHING that has anything related to anatomy, physiology or pathology will maketh us happy. No joke.

Take this little buddy I have for example. Best RM10 spent on a necklace ever. Also not forgetting 1st year where I asked for my own true scale plastic human skeleton model. 'Nuff said really.

Brights

2011-07-31T04:01:00.000-07:00

This was taken during the picnic for my friend Wani's birthday. We were picnicking and minding our own business (sort of) when this photographer who was taking family potraits nearby called out to us. And thus, this happened. Yes, we totally crashed someone's photoshoot. I felt sorta bad the the pictures look really good and cheery.

photo credit: kemfoto

This fellow does wedding pics, potraits, graduation pics and all sorts of occasions. Contact him if you like the pics and want him to take yours.

Harimau Malaya

2011-07-28T08:34:00.000-07:00

Tonight I watched a full football game played by the Malaysian team on television. It was the Singapore VS Malaysia match for the World Cup qualifiers. I was initially just planning to eat dinner with a friend at our hostels food stall when the game started.

Once it started, we couldn't stop watching. Among the noob-ish conversations we had were:
"I only know what offside is." "And penalty kicks" "Yeah. Oh, is that a penalty kick?" "Huh? I dunno, why is the guy kicking from the sidelines?" "Must be another type of penalty kick."

"Eh, why is Malaysia on the other side now?" "I suppose the change sides after half-time." "They could have told us earlier, I was confused just now."

"The guy got a second yellow card. Or was it a red card?" "Huh?" "Malaysia has to play with one less player now." "???" "How many yellow cards can you give before you're out?"

"Oh my god, did you see that?" "What?" "What's that white fluffy thing behind the goal?"

Yes. We are football noobs. Anyway, I'm proud of our Harimau Malaya and thought that they played pretty well even though we lost. There's always room for improvement although I personally thought that our goalie, Khairul Fahmi Che Mat did a really fantastic job. HARIMAU MALAYA!

Michelle Williams

2011-07-27T03:54:00.000-07:00

I was browsing through my pictures folder and realised I haven't shared this yet. From May's issue of the Interview. Amazing editorial with great styling on Michelle Williams.

pic credit: tFS

Miu Miu Capretto Sandals

2011-07-23T16:09:00.000-07:00

I'm not a HUGE fan of Miu Miu like I know a lot of people are but I'm lying in wait for sandals that remotely resembles the Miu Miu Capretto sandals or hell, even knock-offs because I'm crazy about these. And I'm not willing to spend around US$500 for sandals.

pic credit: google

Urbanscapes

2011-07-21T04:40:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately I could go for only an hour or so in the afternoon before it was a mad rush for other things. I had Krav Maga, a birthday picnic and a 'doa selamat' all on the same day. I had to change in the car and borrow a friends shower that night. CRAY-CRAY!

What time little time I had in Urbanscapes was well served because I managed to get snapped by Nicholas of Garbagelapsap. This was what I wore to Urbanscapes

The skirt that was wearing happens to be handpainted by moi. I was going for a galaxy picture and it didn't exactly turn out as nice galaxy-ish as I wanted it to be but I still love it lots! Maybe I should do a tutorial on it. I don't know. Does anyone want a tutorial?

This is the original skirt.

It's this straight cut maxi skirt which I've had and kept since I was 15. And I'm 23 soon. Oh yes. It's my birthday soon! Anyway, I painted the skirt up to below knee level and brought the seams up to be shorter and added a bit of a pencil shape to it. Which you can't really see since my legs are spread in the above pic. God, that's a horrible sentence.

Edit: I'm such a horrible friend! I have to thank Charleen aka BJ for the tickets to Urbanscapes. Mad woman won 7 PAIRS (14) and was awesome to give me a pair.

picture credit: Nicholas of Garbagelapsap

Chic Pop 8

2011-07-19T05:51:00.000-07:00

This was what I wore to Chic Pop 8. The pic is taken by the wonderful Shantee Lim from Tongue in Chic. Much love for this top. It's Topshop which I got 50% off. The shorts were thrifted for RM15, clutch was on sale for I think 10AUD at I-Can't-Remember-Where (no, that's not the name of the shop) and the oxfords are from F21.

The floral headband was made by my eventually bleeding fingers. Yes. I had to wire the flowers down individually to a chain which I ran a black ribbon through and sewed on black elastic. Traumatised for life. I must find a simpler and more painless way to do this.

Also can you see the sweat that's matted down my hair. My grossness on this day might not be very apparent in this photo but it was humid and hot (typical KL weather) on that day. I probably sweated more at the fleamarket than at my Krav Maga classes afterwards.

I've also taken to wearing white nail polish. This one's from local brand Elianto and was RM5. I love how it reminds me of my high school days where I would paint my thumb with those brush on Tippex while bored out of my life in tuition. Sorry mum and dad you had to find out this way, but yes, that's what I did during math tuition in my lower secondary years.

U-G-L-Y

2011-07-15T01:36:00.000-07:00

I was browsing through someone's facebook photo's when it hit me after clicking pic after pic. This person has the same smile with the same little head tilt and body angle. Amazing! I checked out another person on my friends list photos and yes, I discovered the same thing. Double amazing! Is this a conspiracy that I do not know about?

Some people have demands to take photos only from the left, above, crotch level, whatever. How do these people find their 'good' side? I'm looking in the mirror and both sides are looking equally spectacular to me. It boggles my mind. And also how people untag themselves from slightly unattractive photos.

It's kinda like my mum telling me to smile more demurely because I have huge teeth. Nobody wants to feature their 'unpretty' side on photos which last forever I guess. I say bollocks to that. I've got some pretty unattractive (hideous) photos on facebook of myself which I shall share soon. Embracing the ugly now because ugly is sorta cool especially when you're cool with it.

Yeah... I don't know what face this was that got captured.

Cream Crochet Top

2011-07-11T08:37:00.000-07:00

Taken at the Changi Budget Terminal in Singapore before we flew back to KL.

photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/screamss/

Norizan Othman

2011-07-07T07:08:00.001-07:00

I feel like I'm internalising a lot and I should write/ type what I feel right now. It's a myriad of emotions that I can't seem to properly express. My aunt passed away yesterday morning. I have a pretty small extended family so we're all very close. And now she's gone.

Everytime I think about her I tear up. It's sort of surreal knowing that she's not on this mortal plane anymore. Damn, I don't think this post is going right. Fuck it. I'm just going to post it. I'm at a loss for words and my head and heart are still trying to process everything. The funeral and other religious stuff that had to be done yesterday were taxing even though I didn't do much. It was emotionally and physically draining. Also doesn't help that when I'm sad, I get pissed off very easily.

Dad said yesterday that he's glad that we helped my aunt out while she's still around with her family and medical bills and all. He feels no regrets even though she's gone now. You should show that you love them while they're still alive, he said. Such profound words. Love my dad. Love everyone. I hope everyone knows that. Gotta love them while they're still around.

I want to post a photo but I don't think I can look through my photo collection without turning into this sobbing heap of a pathetic thing right now. Maybe some other time.

edit: if you're wondering why I'm being a bit bipolar with this depressing post and the rant on originality before this, it because I usually schedule my posts. The uniformity post was written last week and I scheduled it to be posted today.

Uniform

2011-07-07T05:24:00.000-07:00

I recently went to 2 different flea markets in one weekend and it astounds me how everyone dresses basically in the same stencil. A lot of KL-ites are more stylish but it's sorta an empty kind of 'stylish', you know? It's just like I was a year ago soaking up various sources but not yet putting my own flavour in it.

It's just like on lookbook.nu. I was initially so darn excited to finally be a member and getting to hype great looks. But when I was actually a member, i realised how all the 'HOT' and largely 'HYPED' looks are all made up of the same stencil. Slouchy top tucked into skirt or trousers or shorts with the option of leggings and Jeffrey Campbell footwear. Lookbook.nu is now just a portal for me to post up my looks and for people to find my blog.

Don't you find it kind of odd that when the world opens up to individuality, everyone becomes uniformly individual about it.

Old and New

2011-07-03T00:58:00.000-07:00

Old Varina, meet new Varina. My new kicks are so sweet that my cat (Minah) is trying to gnaw on the leather.

Fremont Fall 2011

2011-06-29T00:50:00.000-07:00

I need this amazing sweater. That colour, the perfect shape is just great for comfort, style and snuggliness. Even though I live in the tropics. Some may call me delusional, but I prefer to be called optimistic and hope that I'll be in air-conditioned rooms if I ever get the chance to wear this.

pic source: tFS

Images from Singapore

2011-06-25T05:29:00.000-07:00

Went to Singapore like 2 weekends ago just in time for the Great Singapore Sale. Didn't buy much believe it or not. I've been pretty frugal. The trip was not notably memorable except for the Shihlin Taiwanese Snacks man. Just a case of miscommunication where I was speaking duck and he was speaking chicken. I shall forever snigger uncontrollably when it comes in mind.

photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/screamss/

Tom Hardy

2011-06-21T09:54:00.000-07:00

It's ridiculous how attractive I find Tom Hardy. First saw him as Eames in Inception and I was instantly hooked. He's casted as Bane in the next Batman installment and I've been trying to look for old movies that he's worked on. Currently on the search for one he did with Benedict Cumberbatch. I've seen plenty of interviews with him via Youtube and he's so adorable and witty. Sometimes he's this crazy hyperactive puppy but the things he says are smart and intuitive. He talks like well-educated man and nothing turns me on more like intelligence. Also it doesn't hurt that the looks so damn delicious with wonky ears and teeth and those luscious lips. Time to rewatch Wuthering Heights!

pic source: tumblr

The White Dress

2011-06-17T03:49:00.000-07:00

I've noticed that I'm fairly partial to white dresses. I'm not soft-spoken or demure so perhaps opposites do attract and my inner (insert whatever that is feminine and pure here) First thing that same to mind was nuns and second was virgin girls. (YES I FAIL AT ANALOGIES)

Photo's have been badly shopped by me because I didn't want you guys to see the horrible state of my room (which was the background) then. I hang my head in shame. Should have also showed you guys the back of the dress because it has this lace add-on that's just so quaint looking.

Haunting

2011-06-13T02:48:00.000-07:00

I've been meaning to post this for a while. This is one of my favourite shoot from Vogue Italia. It's from March 2011, so not too long ago. Bad blogger, I know. They're also not of the best quality but it was the best that I could find. Bad, bad blogger. I should get a lashing for this. Or whatever the cyber-version of a lashing is.

This is not the whole shoot but my fave pictures of the lot. Amazing right?

picture credit: tFS

Acidwash Jumpsuit

2011-06-09T04:55:00.000-07:00

Finally got a Lookbook account after lurking for CENTURIES! Finally I get to hype my favourite looks instead of just bookmarking like the tech-partially-illiterate freak that I am.

The Obedient Wives Club

2011-06-06T10:27:00.000-07:00

The scandal rocking Malaysia now would be the Obedient Wives Club (OWC). From the name of the club itself, you've got an idea what the club stands for. Here's an interview from Malaysian Insider to give you a gist of what they're about.

Keep Husbands Sexually Satisfied To Curb Infidelity

Some friends (Bal, Saq, Emy) and I have discussed on OWC and why we don't agree with it:
- sanctity of marriage is the responsibility of both husband and wife equally. It's unfair to say that the fact that marriages fail is because of the the wife neglecting sexual needs of husbands
- women have much more self-worth than being whores in bed
- the evolution and continuously changing role of women in society and in family
- the insinuation that men are no more than animals with no control over their primal urges
- the fact that infidelity, domestic abuse and prostitution is not caused by wives not being obedient and loyal. Humans are given free will to make decisions. It is not solely the wives fault if husbands decide to beat their wives, cheat and hire prostitutes
- they should form a "Husband and Wife for Mutual Love and Respect Club" instead of blaming women solely when a marriage fails
- the negative connotation implicated when you put wife or women in the same sentence as whore, sex worker and first-class prostitute.
- The good book, Quran also states that man and women work together in marriage. Ayat 21, Surah 30.

Mixing

2011-06-05T06:54:00.000-07:00

The black, beige and hints of denim is such a lovely mix of colour and texture.

pic credit: Facehunter

Missing Obstetrics

2011-06-01T20:31:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that I'm saying this but I'm missing my Obstetric posting. 24 hour on-call is hell but delivering babies is such an awesome feeling.

This is the first baby I help deliver fully. Ain't he cute?

A Little Surprise

2011-05-28T19:52:00.000-07:00

I like that she looks so chic and polished here. Until you get to the next picture...

... where you get a nice little surprise in her toy watch. It's always that small touch of the unexpected which makes an outfit. An uber 2 thumbs up.

picture credit: Facehunter

Twin Towers Live 2011

2011-05-24T19:30:00.000-07:00

Ages ago, I know. Spent the weekend in Legend Hotel KL because my stepmum had a radiology conference and would-you-know-it, my good friend Saq informs me that there's a free concert at KLCC featuring Earth, Wind and Fire Experience. Obviously I jumped at the oppurtunity because,
1) It was free.
2) Going with people I love!
3) I haven't been to a live show in decades.
4) It was free.

My family and I also stopped by the International Shoe Festival which was disappointment. Except for Jimmy Choo being a guest speaker. But other than that, it was pretty upsetting. All in all, a great weekend!

picture credit: me and the last 3 are from Saq

Crystal Renn

2011-05-20T19:29:00.000-07:00

From Vogue Mexico April 2011. Something about this picture is so dramatic and arresting that it makes my heart stutter. Even if Crystal Renn ain't one of my favourite models. Would you consider her plus size? 'Cause I wouldn't.

picture credit: tFS

Happy Days

2011-05-15T08:36:00.000-07:00

When life gets you down, I'm always lucky to have friends who would take me out to wear silly hats and make the world bright again.

Weekends

2011-05-11T08:13:00.000-07:00

I want my weekends to be generally what this picture depicts to me. Walking about in something cute and comfy with a cup of (insert beverage here - I like bubbletea) while window shopping. I wouldn't mind having her hair too if I had the bone structure to pull it off.

picture credit: Sartorialist

Happy Mother's Day!

2011-05-08T01:00:00.000-07:00

"My mama told me when I was young, we're all born superstars." - Lady Gaga, Born This Way

Because Gaga got it right and Mum's are awesome.

Tragic

2011-05-08T00:18:00.000-07:00

My first thought this morning was "Shit, I've got Paeds on-call today. On a Sunday and on Mother's Day to boot. This sucks." It's was with a heavy heart and a lazy arse that got me out of bed to go to the hospital. On-calls are always tedious.

When I entered Paeds ICU, I saw a name that seems familiar. I talked to his father for awhile and true enough, he was from the Oncology Ward and was brought down. It didn't cross my mind how serious his condition was until the doctors were suddenly shouting for the resusitation trolley.

I saw a child die today of all days. On Mother's Day. Tears were threatening to fall as the doctor spoke to the parents on what happened. His mother was bawling and I was on the edge of a full-out crying frenzy. What's worse is that 5 minutes later, we went on ahead with our jobs again. Life goes on even if it doesn't for that little boy anymore. It's our job to as doctors to treat people with our own tears still wet, to help other patients not to be that little boy who died on Mother's Day.

Marc by Marc Jacobs is 10 Part 2

2011-05-07T07:06:00.000-07:00

I realised I didn't post about the fashion show by MbMJ on Friday night. My father managed to get us invites because he met Shanen from Club21 and somehow managed to charm her in inviting us. My dad is such a charmer. Love him lots!

After the long morning that I had (4.20am at Pavilion) and class afterwards, I was really happy to get the chance to wear something pretty and go somewhere! Wore a thrifted shirt, necklace and belt, f21 skirt, dualtone leggings (even if you can't really see it in this pic), MbMJ Lil' Shifty bag and MbMJ shoes.

Not a very good picture, I know. I'm a horrible blogger. Regardless, the event was really great. Kudos to the organisers. They had cute boys in denim overalls carrying pails of refreshments and trays of finger foods.

Adorable right?? Even the finger foods were cute. They had these smiley-face sushi in a spoon.

And the loveliest balloons I have ever seen at an event. Everyone was rushing to get the balloons, I swear. Managed to snag one for myself and one for my stepmum.

Yes, let's get to the clothes. They were featuring the Spring/Summer 2011 collection which I had already seen online but seeing it live was so much better! And really up close too. I was a hairbreadth length away from the runway.

And hey! Even Joel Madden was there to celebrate the festivities!

That's my stepmum back there in black looking shocked. It was a fun and entertaining evening all in all. Everyone made me feel welcomed despite not being a celebrity or fashion icon. By the time I got to the party, everyone knew of Natasha who wanted the Natasha bag who made my dad get the tags for me and was insane enough to come to Pavilion at 4.30am. I felt uber honoured to be there so thanks Club21 and everyone at MbMJ for the great night!

Unexpected

2011-05-04T07:04:00.000-07:00

I never realised that that colour could work so well with grey. Unexpected but nonetheless amazing.

picture credit: Yvan Rodic

Marc by Marc Jacobs is 10

2011-04-30T06:56:00.000-07:00

Marc by Marc Jacobs just recently turned 10. So Club21 (the distributor of MbMJ in Malaysia) had a contest where you're suppose to collect 10 tags on 10 different days in different locations. These are my tags.

Don't they look pretty. And this is a joint effort of me, Za, Roseeta, my dad and Za's dad. I love my dad really. He joined a Pandan coconut bread eating contest just to get me the red tag. How many dad's would do that? And he also scored us invites for the exclusive fashion show that night. Love him!

This is Za, me and Roseeta at 4.30am at Pavilion waiting for the store to open. Why did we come so early? Because we had to be the first 10 people to win this.

And we were the firsts there! Happy times! We were super paranoid about there being crazier fans than us and basically left uni at 3am, took away some MickeyD's and rushed to Pavilion. Got there and had to confidently walk through guarded doors pretending to be part of the staff. But it was all worth it in the end.

Had to skip class too but so worth it. I mean, come on! Marc by Marc Jacobs?! That's like MY brand. MY thing! MY obsession for ages. How can I not want this gift from sartorial heaven? Ugly picture is ugly but can't you see the sheer joy there? You can't? It's probably overshadowed by my bad eye bags from being on-call the previous night. Yes. Dedication I tell you.

Which in the end brought me to this. My new Natasha bag in Dandelion. That's it's true colour. Tried to take a pic of it on my normal cam but the colour didn't turn out right until I lomo-ed it. Yes. From RM 1700, it became RM 170. Ninety-freaking-percent off people! Finally got the Natasha bag that I was eyeing for so long in such a fantastic colour. I shall forever remember that moment at 4.20am with my two friends where we became the first ones there. Priceless.

Meghan Collison

2011-04-21T08:10:00.000-07:00

by Jacques Olivar from Marie Claire Italia. Fuckin' gorgeous pic right?

picture credit: tFS

Banting, I miss you!

2011-04-17T07:20:00.000-07:00

I miss our group trips to the beach. I miss eating at Juvita. I miss doing nothing. I miss looking for dengue larvae.

Yes, those are dengue larvae. I miss them.

Shades of Red and Tartan

2011-04-14T07:11:00.000-07:00

Just started Paediatrics posting. So glad to be out of Obstetric and Gynae. I'm going to miss delivering babies though. Something about seeing a life being brought into the world just makes you fuckin' smile.

I really love this pic. It's from Moshino Cheap and Chic Fall 2011. The red. The tartan. That cute bag. Perfection.

picture credit: tFS

Chic Pop 7

2011-04-11T07:06:00.000-07:00

What I wore to Chic Pop 7. Excuse the paleness and sick-face. I was ill and the heat and the crowd was killing me. Got a really awesome armoured ring from Zikkos though. So it's all good.

photo credit: tongueinchic

Bjorg

2011-04-08T08:11:00.000-07:00

God, I love that ribcage ring. Want.

picture credit: elenita

Emma Watson for Lancome

2011-04-05T08:09:00.000-07:00

picture credit: tFS

Baked Goods

2011-04-02T08:05:00.000-07:00

I really miss baking. I do. I'm not awesome at it but the process of baking is very soothing. I wish I was less busy. And college had an oven somehow.

I feel like making these again. They're Reese Peanut Butter Cup Cookies. Big yum. Just stumbled on the recipe by Google and an impromtu baking session later provided tasty treats.

Jeremy Scott

2011-03-30T08:03:00.000-07:00

Because everyone needs a watch that looks like a lightning bolt. Pity I tiny easy-to-fracture wrists. Le sigh!

picture credit: google

Facehunter

2011-03-27T07:51:00.000-07:00

I know that this post is wayyyy wayyy overdue. Like insanely. These are the pics from the book signing event at PalatePallete like ass months ago. Bad blogger me, I know.

Yvan Rodic was really super nice. He wrote the nicest thing in my book. "To the girl who wanted to help people". So much love for him and what he does.

picture credit: facehunter, yvanrodic, msn.com.my, tongueinchic

Glee LOLs

2011-03-21T03:25:00.000-07:00

I just found this fanart on Deviantart. I can't stop laughing. It's hilarious! At least I think it is. I have a weird sense of humour. Anyway, this involves Burt Hummel and a very iconic commercial. This fanart was done by muchacha10 who is totally awesome.

Frustration

2011-03-18T07:27:00.000-07:00

As a medical student, you learn through your patients. You learn from all the practical experiences you gathered for the past 4 years and not only from books. I love that about being in medicine. The fact that people tell you more than books can.

Downside of learning medicine is you get a lot of shit from people. I suppose it readies you for the shit you'll face as house officers after we graduate. And this could be the reason why doctor's are more susceptible to depression than a lot of other professionals.

Medicine is mostly opportunistic learning. You take what you can get. You lower your pride and ask about ten times, get rejected 3 times, brushed off 5 times, scolded 1 time and finally get a chance the tenth time you ask. If you can't handle rejection or can't take the initiative for yourself, don't join medicine. It's an endless cycle of frustration and that one speck of joy from finally getting the chance to do something.

What people fail sometimes to understand is that the more we do, the more we learn. Nurses sometimes put you down, doctors will demotivate you, professors would scream at you and sometimes it gets a bit much and it gets you down. Sometimes you feel heavy, stupid and demotivated and those days are the worst. Sometimes, it's just so hard to wake up in the morning and put on that white coat which feels like heavy weights on your shoulders trying to swallow you whole and bring you down.

Jumper

2011-03-15T07:13:00.000-07:00

This song has been on loop for a while for me. I found it again after not hearing it for like a decade via a Kurt/Karofsky fanmix from somewhere and it's been stuck ever since. I'm so insane, crazy, freaky in love with this song. The lyrics, vocals and the short instrumental bridge; fuckin' PERFECT. Why can't music be more like this again? I miss the 90's.

I wish you would step back from that ledge, my friend

You could cut ties with all the lies

That you've been living in

And if you do not want to see me again

I would understand

The angry boy, a bit too insane

Icing over a secret pain

You know you don't belong

You're the first to fight

You're way too loud

You're the flash of light

On a burial shroud

I know something's wrong

Well everyone I know has got a reason

To say

Put the past away

I wish you would step back from that ledge, my friend

You could cut ties with all the lies

That you've been living in

And if you do not want to see me again

I would understand

Well, he's on the table

And he's gone to code

And I do not think anyone knows

What they are doing here

And your friends have left

You've been dismissed

I never thought it would come to this

And I

I want you to know

Everyone's got to face down the demons

Maybe today

We can put the past away

I wish you would step back from that ledge, my friend

You could cut ties with all the lies

That you've been living in

And if you do not want to see me again

I would understand

Can you put the past away

I wish you would step back from that ledge, my friend

I would understand...

Body Harness

2011-03-13T03:46:00.000-07:00

This post is so overdue, it's crazy. I made this body harness like 2 months ago, I think under the tutelage of my good friend Emy. It was tough as I had to constantly drape it over chairs, pillows, myself to get the drape right and to avoid tangles. I'm overjoyed with the end result and it's now my uber-fave thing ever. I might grow out of it, but not in the near future me thinks.

Worn here at my college annual dinner with my velvet MNG dress, nose heels and small bag which I bought from Aussie.

Pray for Japan

2011-03-11T01:36:00.000-08:00

Japan was hit with an 8.9 earthquake with another strong earthquake in the making. This is the 5th most powerful earthquake ever recorded. There's tsunami warnings for East Indonesia with an estimate of 1 meter in height. Watch Al-Jazeera news for live feedback.

Al-Jazeera's channel on YouTube

Banting

2011-03-11T00:59:00.000-08:00

My Banting District Health Posting is over. I'm glad but I'll have to admit that I'll miss Banting. Where else can you get 5 pieces of large banana fritters for RM1 anymore? Not in KL that's where.

Photos are from an evening at the beach spent with friends. Good times.

Zanna Roberts

2011-03-09T17:02:00.000-08:00

I just had to post this picture in a larger size for everybody to see every little detail of this outfit. So much inspiration, so much love.

picture credit: Sartorialist

Blake by Christian Louboutin

2011-03-04T16:57:00.000-08:00

Yes. This is the shoe that Christian Louboutin designed for Gossip Girl Blake Lively. I expected more honestly from having a world-famous shoe designer designing for someone as fashion-aware as Blake Lively. I'm disappointed.

Glee Original Songs

2011-02-25T17:20:00.000-08:00

So Glee's original songs just debuted today. Apparently they're going to sing them at Regionals.

Glee spoilers and speculation ahead. Proceed with caution.
I felt like they should have left it until Nationals which will be in New York. It's already been confirmed that they will be filming the last episode (which will be for 2 hours) in New York. And the Warblers just recently filmed their last episode. Still very torn about this. I REALLY want Kurt back in the New Directions but the Warblers have been a great addition. I mean how attractive are those uniforms?!

And what's going to happen to Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson) if the Warblers are gone? Speculation is that he's going to transfer to McKinley. I can see Ryan Murphy doing that since Blaine's become a massively popular character. Teenage Dream by the Warblers was the highest downloaded single from Glee. Who wouldn't want to cash out on that sort of popularity? Ryan Murphy is not stupid which is why I think Blaine has been getting a lot of solo's.

Whatever it is, I'm still honest-to-God hoping for David Karofsky's redemption. Max Adler plays Karofsky so freaking well that I can't help but sympathize with the character.

Okay. I think I had a massive brain fart there and my brain-to-fingers filter wasn't working. Yeah. I'm reading the whole post again and it's not entirely cohesive and I clearly went off-tangent. Anyway, here are the songs.

So, what did you guys think of the songs? Good/bad? Personally I'm not crazy about them but knowing Glee songs, it'll eventually grow on me.

Creep

2011-02-21T20:52:00.000-08:00

Second week in Banting Hospital now. I don't know how to feel about this. The hospital itself is okay. It's a district hospital so it's pretty small. However, creepiness abounds. The one thing I'm sure Banting is, it's creepy. Hence the creepy pictures.

Also, Libya is freaking me out now. Nobody I know is in or from Libya but I'm praying that all ends well and it's people saved. Lots of prayers to Libya.

top-f21, skirt-h&m, bag-mbmj, shoes-nose, necklace-f21

Maxi

2011-02-19T03:06:00.000-08:00

I've inherited quite a lot of long skirts from my mum and stepmum recently. We had a closet clean-up recently since my cousin is thinking of having a garage sale. Therefore, maxi skirts have been a sorta staple in my weekend life. They're free and swishy and makes you feel femme without the whole exposed leg factor. Unless there's a slit. Which this Maxmara one has. The point is, long skirts are awesome.

top - f21, skirt - maxmara, bag - mbmj, shoes - promod, belt - vintage

80211

2011-02-08T13:06:00.000-08:00

Am really not feeling very motivated right now. And to add to that, I've been having bad headaches this past two months. What sucks even more is that it's becoming more frequent. I have this nagging feeling that I might need glasses. This has got to be karma. All those years of bragging to people about my perfect vision is now back to bite me in the ass. That would be one less thing to lord over other people about. Darn it for lost ammunition!

I'll just attach eye candy from Phillip Lim's Spring 2011 collection as a reward for my whining. Yes, rants are an eyesore and TLDR but damn I need to stop procrastinating and get of my lazy ass.

30211

2011-02-03T15:56:00.000-08:00

So two days ago I got into my first minor accident. I clearly don't count the ultimate disaster of my first accident to be my minor. Yup, that's me. I never do things by halves. All the way baby. All the way till my car crashed into a monsoon drain and flipped. But that's all in the past.

Anyway, I was driving to do some stuff at the MBPJ office. I was driving straight and this guy came out of a side road without looking and banged the back of my car. I was more shocked than anything else. He wasn't going fast and neither was I so it wasn't a terrible dent in my car but I was literally shaking. The guy gave me his handphone number and didn't create a fuss. My hand was literally shaking though when I typed it in. I swear my head was somewhere else and I couldn't think. I didn't even take the registration number of the car!

After that, I drove away and stopped at the parking lot and just calmed myself down for about 15 minutes before I called my parents. I don't think I have PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) from my first car crash but I do get a bit uptight and easily spooked when it comes to cars. It took me literally 2 years after the accident to start driving again. I can't handle it when people make sudden noises or crashing sounds in my car. I get fairly sensitive about that.

Anyway, no registration number of the car that hit me and only just a handphone number, both my parents thought that this guy is going to con his way out of paying for fixing the car. Which was RM500 by the way since they have to paint 2 panels. Anyway, nobody put much faith in the guy cashing out since I don't even have the license plate number to make a police report. Turns out, he was truthful. I got like RM200 from him after much negotiation. He was unemployed he says and was very nice. He could have just backed out and disappeared but he was honourable. Silver lining and all, I'm glad that my first minor accident was with a guy who was nice.

Moral of the story, take the guys full details and registration number next time because not all guys will be as nice as Mr. T.

On a side note, Happy Chinese New Year everyone!

Filler post

2011-01-31T12:00:00.000-08:00

Pictures from 3.1 Phillip Lim Spring/Summer 2011

credit: style.com

Who died and made you king of anything?

2011-01-28T13:23:00.000-08:00

Oh (oh oh oh)
Oh (oh oh oh)
Oh (oh oh oh)
Oh (oh oh oh)

Keep drinkin' coffee
Stare me down across the table
While I look outside

So many things I'd say if only I were able
But I just keep quiet
And count the cars that pass by

You've got opinions, man
We're all entitled to 'em
But I never asked

So let me thank you for time
And try to not waste any more of mine
Get out of here fast

I hate to break it to you babe
But I'm not drowning
There's no one here to save

Who cares if you disagree
You are not me
Who made you king of anything
So you dare tell me who to be
Who died
And made you king of anything

Oh (oh oh oh)
Oh (oh oh oh)
Oh (oh oh oh)
Oh (oh oh oh)

You sound so innocent
All full of good intent
You swear you know best

But you expect me to
Jump up on board with you
Ride off into your dellusional sunset

I'm not the one who's lost
With no direction oh
But you won't ever see

You're so busy makin' maps
With my name on them in all caps
You got the talkin' down just not the listening

And who cares if you disagree
You are not me
Who made you king of anything
So you dare tell me who to be
Who died
And made you king of anything

All my life
I've tried
To make everybody happy while I
Just hurt
And hide
Waitin' for someone to tell me it's my turn
To decide

Oh (oh oh oh)
Oh (oh oh oh)
Oh (oh oh oh)
Oh (oh oh oh)

Who cares if you disagree
You are not me
Who made you king of anything
So you dare tell me who to be
Who died
And made you king of anything

Who cares if you disagree
You are not me
Who made you king of anything
So you dare tell me who to be
Who died
And made you king of anything

Let me hold your crown, babe
Oh oh
Ah

Deconstructed Minimalism

2011-01-19T09:35:00.000-08:00

Yes, I know. I've been horrible at updating lately. I'm a lazy sod who won't get up from her lazy arse to do anything lately. Anyway, these pics are from Akris spring 2011 show. I heard you people groaning saying, "Akris again?!". Well I can't help it. I really love their stuff. The minimalist look was also in last spring/summer but this year it's a lot more slouchy and not so prim and rigid. It's amazing.

On a side note, can't wait for London Fashion Week! And I will try my best to update as frequent as possible. Most likely. Hopefully. We'll see how it goes.

Foot in Mouth Syndrome

2011-01-07T15:23:00.000-08:00

Interview for a student council thing just finish and seriously, where does my cockiness and over-confidence come from during these times? I swear that my brain to mouth filter malfunctions are the most inconvenient times.

Person: You stated here that you don't mind taking up any post except secretary? Why?
Me: Because I know myself and I don't think I'm fit for the job. My words are too flowery and I can't write formal letters.
Person: What if we did give you the position as secretary? Would you quit?
Me: It's not right for me. I'll do it but I won't be great in it. Someone else would probably do a better job than me.
Person: You're not listening to the question.
Me: I'll do it sure, but I won't be great at it. You're not going to optimise my role in this team if you do that. I won't regret joining though.

I am amused about it though. It's sorta funny when I think about it. I'm going all, "Wow, did I really say that? Awesome!". Well, if they don't think I'm suitable I'll live. Gotta take me as I am right, malfunctioning social filter and all. :D

Funk

2011-01-07T02:27:00.000-08:00

I was in a bit of a funk yesterday. Finally my gynae posting is over! Don't get me wrong, I found gynae interesting and even got to scrub in to help with a surgery (meaning cutting suture threads, retracting, holding the forceps and handling suction to get the view clear for the doctor to operate). However, I think I've had enough of vaginas, cervix, uterus and ovaries already. It's been 4 weeks and that's like maybe 2 weeks too many to be surrounded by so much oestrogen. I'm ready to move on.

Anyway, I would like to give thanks to the Tron Legacy soundtrack for keeping me sane yesterday. If there is a soundtrack you should invest on, this is it. Daft Punk for God sakes! Also, some passive-aggressive music like Chelsea by Stefy. Love!

I can see there's something in your eyes
You just took a fall from paradise
Saw the lipstick on your neck
Maybe you should just confess

Oh oh oh oh oh

I don't wanna lose my head today
But I know there's something in the way
Maybe I made a big mistake last night
when I left you alone with Chelsea

Chelsea's the kind of girl that's cold as ice
Beautiful with nails filed sharp as knives
She called me while you were kissing
so I could hear what I was missing

Oh oh oh oh oh

I don't wanna lose my head today
But I know there's something in the way
Maybe I made a big mistake last night
when I left you alone with Chelsea

When I left you alone with Chelsea

You're just a typical guy and you're typically blind
You can see I'm out of here and that I said goodbye

I don't wanna lose my head today
But I know there's something in the way
Maybe I made a big mistake last night
when I left you alone with Chelsea

When I left you alone with Chelsea

lyrics from: gotchalyrics.com

2011

2011-01-01T09:31:00.000-08:00

They say how you spend New Years is going to be an indication of how the year ahead is going to be. Well, I'm going to interpret my year ahead. I spent the last sunrise up on Broga Hill. It was a tough journey up and I threw up. This is I suppose, the journey is rough ahead but with perseverance and support from friends, anything is possible.

Then I went for lunch at Murni Discovery with Balqis, Saqina and Razlan. I shall discover new things in the year ahead?

Then I went back and had dinner with the family and a good family friends. Which I had to leave early for because of this massive pain in my neck (literally) which morphed into a bad headache. So does this mean my family will be a pain in the neck? I'm confused now. Anyway, left before midnight, took 2 tablets of Paracetamol and slept through the countdown. Maybe I'll get a lot of sleep done next year.

Anyway, I hope everyone will have a great year ahead! Happy New Year!

Maggie Beer Farmhouse

2010-12-23T11:35:00.000-08:00

December

2010-12-12T15:30:00.000-08:00

This month has not been good to my parents pockets. Can I blame Christmas? Exhibit A would be the Lil Shifty from Marc by Marc Jacobs. Beautiful specimen of a bag and just simply perfect. I'm hoping this could last me a lifetime. Versatile, classic black with gold hardware. I swooned.

Exhibit B would be an IPhone cover by Marc by Marc Jacobs as well. It was too adorable to resist from the moment I saw it in the website. Me thinks marcjacobs.com should be struck out from my top pages but it's like a visual feast. I salivate just looking at everything in there. Like Pavlov's dogs over that freaking bell, Marc Jacobs does it for me.

Exhibit C would be the Varina Glam flats from Salvatore Ferragamo. Looked very mediocre on the shelf but magically became the equivalent of Dorothy's ruby slippers the second my feet slipped into it. It was an epic moment.

   Exhibit A

   Exhibit B

   Exhibit C (mines in silver)

That's it. No more stuff till next year. That's 19 days and counting.

2010-12-05T01:29:00.000-08:00

Having divorced parents is not the most ideal situation in the whole world. But having them not capable of being in the same room, much less making eye contact with each other is the worst. But it's okay. I'm used to it. I'm always suppose to be okay with it; okay with being the middle person accommodating to everyone's needs. I always have the best interest of my brother at heart but sometimes I wonder, who has mine?

The Journey to Barossa Valley

2010-11-22T10:18:00.000-08:00

I'm finally back in KL! It's been a very wonderful 1 1/2 months on Australia but I like that I'm back. Not for long though since I'm leaving for Bali for a short holiday tomorrow. I'm so happy that my family LOVES the gifts I got for them. Phew! Thank god for that!

These set of pictures were taken during our journey to Barossa Valley. Left the apartment to take a bus to Rez's house in Croydon (was it?). While waiting for the bus, there was a march that stopped traffic for a bit and passed right by us. It was sort of a march which represented the different cultures / ethnic groups. I'll just let the pictures do the talking now. And yes, the sky was gorgeous!

Botanical Gardens

2010-11-17T11:40:00.000-08:00

Just got back from a 5-day trip to Melbourne yesterday. Had a great time and thank you so much to the friends who showed us around their turf. Great fun was had and I will post up pictures of that soon. Shout out to Ruwan, Pui Kuan, Syarlene and the rest for willing to kill some of your time showing us tourist around.

These set of pics were taken at the Botanical Gardens in Adelaide. I got off from the hospital early one day and so we decided to hit the gardens to have an impromptu picnic.

Our food consisted of sushi rolls and cherry soda (which tasted like cough medicine)

91110

2010-11-09T08:36:00.000-08:00

Us on a particularly nice day. We went to the botanical gardens where we got attacked by macaw's.

One of the buildings we saw on the way to botanical gardens.

Dinner that night was Nasi Goreng Ikan Bilis.

Took the bus on the way back from the hospital one day and it was devoid of passengers but me. JOY!

A.B.'s and Chocolate Filth

2010-11-06T11:54:00.000-07:00

A.B.'s is basically this disgustingly good concoction of fries, bbq sauce, garlic sauce and bits of lamb in it in that whole mess of a junk. So good!

And this is Chocolate Filth from Choco Bean. Flourless chocolate cake with shots of white, milk and dark chocolate with chocolate mousse, chocolate dipped strawberries, chocolate sheets drizzled with chocolate sauce. Hence, why it's called Chocolate Filth.

Yiros

2010-10-29T12:12:00.000-07:00

One of the best things ever. Yiros.