Gifting..

I have been acting all intellectual today,
deepening into thoughts about my life, future & the plans i have ahead.
it dawn upon - once again- to be thankful for the life i have
the man who had picked me out fo the million others,
the job who had selected me out of the candidates who had been shortlist
the friends who sees my importance, value & the joy we can have together
the parents who had no other choice but to learn to love the child they are gifted

today for once, i feel that the best gift  in life are the ones we cannot choose
i'll take our parents as an obvious example,
i talk about trying to customize my kid (i love mix blood face, brownish eyes, sharp nose & v-shape face)
but the truth is my parents didnt get to customize me,
many times we took it as a joke to blame each other for the "breed" we were given
i am 1.52m eldest daughter while my baby sis, who is 8 years younger is at least 1.71m
my mum would shift the blame onto my dad,
who is helpless and i would shift the blame on their egg/sperm
our family is large & the topics we talk about are extensive.
just the road trip to melaka last week might sent a shock wave to bbbbbb
as he tries to drive patiently from Melaka --> SG while my siblings and i
engage in a discussion about cannibalisation, cult & religion.
you wouldnt think too much about it, but wait till you hear the details,
personally i am not too proud of it, but we have our own bit of researching done
and altgr, i concluded my brother may very be the next KKK / Children of God cult leader
he has a way to psycho our mind & has sucessfully create his own followings & belief... eerie max.

Anyway.. ( i am trying so hard to stay on track.. the topic on cult gets me carried away)
today entry is about the gift i've recently send to Phyllis, a.k.a Mee pok.
you see, we hardly meeet and with her flight schedule, it is near impossible
but, whenever we can, we will attempt a short dinner, some gossips done
and it'll all be worth it.
i remember my last session with her, she gifted me a keyring from Coach
it's really pretty & intrinsic, and she explain this was to made up for my belated birthday,
then comes the recent dinner where she gifted me another lunch box- Hello Kitty theme from San Fransico
i almost went berserk in bewilderment, i was staring at the lunch box, checking out each & every lock,
i am fancinated by Hello Kitty, i must be metally 8-yr old.


i dunno what others impression of a gift is, i recall somethng my cousin once told me
we had been bugging him to choose a range of present so we can buy him one for his birthday
and he made is straight to us "dont get me a present, because if i dont like, i feel like i am being force to use it"
this isnt something you can expect to hear from your friends, but from true friends, it makes so much sense
Or it could be just me, who agreed with both hands how i am its compulsory for me to put on
the things that are gifted to me, in order to utlize them & feel treasured by the sender.
but i haave been extraordinarily lucky, i never dislike gift from my friends .

which brings me back to this deep haunting memory of receving a GIANT teletubbies for my 10-yr old birthday party years back,. 

it was GIANT because i was relatively small for a 12 year old. Well, i never fancy much about Teletubbies but back then it was the craze & seeing others with Teletubbies plushies is just pushing my luck.    so we(my siblings and i) placed the giant on top of our double-decker bed & let it stay there........ till one fine day... we heard all the strange stories about teletubbies..... one of the darker ones include them coming alive at night to speak to you.. 

i honestly think this is a true story.. haha.. Teletubbies are so dark that beneath those eyes they look creepy.... and there are those that speaks pre-recorded message as you push the button on their arm, legend has it that they speak non-recorded messages at night & kids are said to translate their messages & work to their command.... 

i dunno what went into my sibligns & i, but we got too frighten of Mr Tinky Winky for it to hang around the upper bed no more... we finally hand it to the nursery in one piece so the kids can play with it in daylight... that was probably my worst experience with gift. 

My friends like to present us with accessories as present, i vividly remember all the Sinma earring in 925 silver i would receive from my school friends and would put on at least once each time. Truth is my ear is highly sensitive to alloy content and i always wind up getting irritation, but it was important to be seen putting them on, so your friends knows you'll wear something they hand pick for you.
So yeah, i' seem to have receive present from Mee-pok on both our meetups and they are both lovely
i can see myself feeling guilty if i have to receive another one..
but i am thankful above all that gift, that we still share a special bond, non-replaceable with material goods
dont get it wrong, i do not count on gift to judge a friendship,
rather, i might in turn be extra thankful if i did not receive a gift when i meet my friends
because it is a gift we share a affinity to actually voluntarily meet while tied up with other commitments
a Gift on meeting is a extra responsibility that i would have to return,
and i am not complaining :)

i remember my most cherish gift from my primary school friends are the music box i receive on my 10th birthday
amazingly, i kept them all till i turn 26, when i try to remove them from the storage we have pile while looking for a house, they have mostly spoil
but i still adore each & every one of them because they use to be my most preciuos pocession,
i finally bid them goodbye in november 2012/.

my precious pearl handed from my Mum is also something i really really cherished,
i use to see my Grandma put them on when i was younger,
and my Grandma is the sort of generous grandma who would buy a few sets of the same pearl
to be gifted to all her daughters
needless to say, when i finally started wearing accessorries, i beg all day for Mum to let me wear her set of pearls,
and i did the same during Chinese New Year, the next CNY and the next and the next
eventually, she could tell i was genuinely certain i was going to treasure it dearly,
and she gave it to me... i now only put them on for CNY or special anniversaries :)

My grandma use to put me in the trolley she use to market, and bring me to the wet market
there, i will learn how to choose the correct pork, vegetables & chilli to make dinner
then after the trip to marketing, she will reward me each time with a gift at the beads shop
the bead shop was my paradise for as long as i can remember anything about my grandma
we would choose 2 packets tiny beads, then she will grant me a fish-line and i would tread my first bracelet,
my grandma made amazing accessories with her beads, i was amateur and my bracelet end up in the dumo after i grew up.
Now, whever i walk past a bead shop, i'll never fail to walk in,
look for a pack of beads & imagine myself making them into necklace again.
The gift from my Grandma is a lifetime memory that i can re-enact as and when i want to, by beading

My boyfriend isnt the sort to surprise me much
during our courtship he buys me present that are pretty predictable (haha) ..
as long as he sees, hear that i fancy it.. . he will make a mental note to get me that for my birthday, anniversaries  & christmas.
but if there is something i am thankful to have him for,
it would be the hardest period that we woman suffer every month.
i get cramp so badly it is isnt to tell with my moodswing & dressing ( i tend to dress in darker colors)
Then without fail, he will present me some chocolates, my favorite kind, the ones with fruits or nuts,
and psychologically it works wonder
Actually, i did a research on this once,
chocolate does indeed helps to heal the cramp & keep one calm
so i am thankful he remembers his duties to take care of me & my health :)


you know you are bliss because you are bless with great people that makes you happy
Everyday i try to find a reason to feel bliss & i found them
most time i am thankful to be alive after all the health scare
but most importantly, i am thankful that i wasnt alive but unhappy
i was alive & filled with so much happy stuff, happy people & happy thoughts.
It is easy to sink back into that black hole anyone had once be,
i sometimes go to bed fearing i might wake up being depressed ,
but then this part of me feel i wouldnt, because i have been gifted a life to live
and previuosly, had i been living in the sink hole, then a life wouldnt matter, its only a life
now, i want to count my blessing because i cannot help feeling sorry for the old Kristal who did not treasure what she had, and only look upon what she doesnt.

i dont despite my old me, becuase i am proud of she eventually become - ME! :)

~Sweet.Silly.Stinky.Sleepyhead~

curl- straight - pompom

Hi Guys
i've been reading alot of articles online lately and most of them are amazingly good read. There were stories of ordinary you and me in their everyday life and the things they did to make it somewhat different. 

Here's one i would to share, about an above average intelligent Singaporean who hits his ambition of becoming a lawyer, a job not many of us can get, only to quit it completely after experiencing in what he describe as "different from the movie" kind of job scope... if you have the time do spare some time to read this --> http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/features/people/1819854/It_took_four_years_to_learn_I_m_no_lawyer.html

So if you have been following me on instagram you might probably have already seen pictures of my new hair. I have also given it a name "Pom pom" as a true significance of the effect it has brought upon my head... As a guideline, do recall my mission to look somewhat like Ugly Betty... i do think i am achieving it pretty well... 

see! ive brought my vision to life..... amidst being called a "crazy" number by my friends who knew me too well..

The Tigress in me have only just been releaesd... the hair is... very unkempt.... and i appear to be ... untidy most time.... What's even worst was how i had to drag my feet out for a long run last night... only to have my hairband stuck somewhere inside my HUGE tress... 

ahhahaha.... needless to say i went ahead with the run and the "missing" hair band... 

well... it finally decided to reveal itself after the run but got stuck in bundle of entangle hair that got me so frustrated (especially after a 10km run.. u tell me) that i frantically try pulling it out..... 

no luck.... it FINALLY came out after i pour some conditioner on the damp hair & lubricate them.....    #seriouslyDamagedHair

ah-hah! Bet at this point you must have thought how i hated my hair... on the contraversial..... i love it!!!
and i love trying to keep my hair within the frame of selca i was trying to capture.... #BigTimeFail

and to emphasize on the huge contrast of my new hairstyle.. let's recall my last visit to the salon

sorry for the mis-rotate,.... hadnt found one with the right rotation.... 

i've seen so much potential to pom pom and am arleady imagining photoshoot that shouts flower, white, flower wreath headband, sunshine... here's are some inspiration i've googled
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(credits MirageFloweres)

My hair is till in messy shades of grown-out brown & those original black...i am hoping to finalize the hair color at my basic jet black but fear the dye will damage the already dying hair.... afterall, i took so much pain to revive them from the last perm

pictures from the last perm,sorry i just had to .. haha

this was the point where my hair was pretty much dead, and breaking up on every finger-comb-through & split ends... i had to resort to chopping them off after the whole entourage was over.. but man... i love them so much... 

The change was adamant, i cannot stick to the same old curls so i had to get pompom done... No pun intended people, an aquaruis stays a aquarius... they embrace the decision they made.... and i love pom pom wholeheartedly now... just wait you'll see... Pom pom is super useful for my identity...

anyway.... pom pom gives me good mood enuff to dress up for work in the day... 

and by night i had so much fun playing dress up... in particular to Ugly Betty's inspiration

LilSis gave me this idea... she find i look like the character off Brave.... haha.. i kinda of like that... 

and LilSis has more creativity juice because that fatty actually also associated me as her NEW POODLE (toy poodle lah.. she was kind)

that's my hair she's holding... it earn her 6 likes on facebook.. and a bit more in instagram.... why she so mean!!!!!!!!!!!   -.-

If you are still not embracing pom pom yet.. let me just bring you back to the crazy 2 hours i sat at the salon, "hearing" the TV playing some HK sitcom inthe background and resisting the temptation to look up into the screen

hmmm. the image rotation on Picasa Web is a little kuku today..ugly compressed photos...

so please consider & give pom pom a chance.. and not too soon you might consider getting YOUR perm done... 

on a side note.... do mark my words by heading to old-school-salon (like the one picture above) if you are looking for a permanent perm, so far none of the perm i've done at the expensive highend saloon i went to last (i am not bias, i have been to quite a handful of salon for perms that cost me AT LEAST $180).... they last me for 4 months and that's it... 

Old School salon perm are WAY CHEAPER... (cannot reveal here cos i need to avoid ppl trying to tell me you cannot buy free lunch on this earth)... yes yes the damage done to my hair is definitely greater than the high-end salon... but the point is they last!!!!

my last perm done for the UK trip in 2010 (i have done a lot more perm in between but they didnt last long enuff to make an impression)  last me till 2012... the curls are to-die-for even though it practically kill my hair (because i dyed the curls the next day, and had highlights streaks on it the next next day)That curl only cost me $100...... you tell me worth it or not?????

~Sweet.Silly.Stinky.Sleepyhead~

Bak Chor Mee Pok

Phyllis a.k.a Mee Pok finally had time off her busy flight schedule to meet me for brunch one sunday, 
we've been talking about planning all the time, 
it's hard to date an Air-Stewardess

We've decided on brunch since i'll usually put up at bbbbb's place over weekend 
so it's more-or-less like a weekend-for-the-boyfriend thing,
 but bbb knew how much the date meant to me especially
 having not meet Mee Pok for so long so he excuse himself & 
went off to badminton with the Laos!   

Brunch was arranged at The Canopy,
 a new place i've been dying to check out after having read about it on numerous blogs. 

I arrived there really early after googling for the journey, 
it's a easy bus ride from AMK and to locate the place simply get off at the bus stop that oversees
a open space of carpark by the Park, 
The Canopy is a stone throw from the carpark. 
i love cafe with a unique getup, a pet friendly cafe is a bonus too! 
We chatted the whole of the morning away, 
dining on prawn salad (real fresh, remember to grab this if you see it on the menu) and egg benedict
Got too engross in the conversation that i didnt capture anything. 


Then i suggest we walk the filled tummy away over to snap some pictures together, 
the sun was beaming hot but the idea of brunch in a theme cafe totally makes up for it, 
we settled at a sheltered granite bench where it was much much cooler

Mee pok, giggling away cos i had practically climb onto the granite bench and stood above her
aiming the camera straight down at her face.

Thank you for being the same old you 

like you said you will when you first started flying

You promise to be genuine and i dare say you are as 

humble as you always am since day one :)

Thank you for being the gutsy one among us both and taking

up the challenges throw in your way

listening to what i would do had i face the same situation.

i've said this before and i will say it again 

You help me live my dream, thank you and love you Mee-pok!!~

We kinda got hooked on playing with the different effect on my camera

and started a series of shots that i now laugh-out-loud 

whenever i look back through each pictures, 

really, its hard to find another girl who dares to embarress 

herself when she is out with you because she knows you are doing everything to make her laugh

I have alot of friends who receive the laughing juice (not that i am complaining, i had alot of jokes really) 

but finds it hard to do the same to make me laugh

dunno how we got started on this but i was literally begging to play the calefare... so i did... (spot me!)

( you MUST spot me... i am the striking calefare doing the "walking")

and then it was Mee-pok's turn

This time i had to play the lead while she plays the calefare, 

so knowing how i might lose the attention because she is way hotter

i've decided to play the kawaii japanese tourist who twist with her crooked fingers... 

.... and... i bet you still notice my calefare (without her face EVEN!!!!) first...  #MajorFailedLeadActress

Having meddle with my camera, pushing all the buttons

and selecting all the options i dont really understand, 

we soon learn my powerful digital cam comes with mode that changes the environment as we'll set them.... so we played with them

-Sunset mode-

-sunrise mode-

-gloomy sky-

As i walk back to the self-timed camera i accidentally press the self timer once again, 

not wanting to waste this chance to snap a caught-off-guard pic of Mee Pok i quickly bring myself 

to a pose so unglam, it made the toes in my socks struggle to wiggle

Major fail on my part really i kid you not, 

i am never gonna admit that was Kristal (of Bak-chor as i am affectionately called by Mee Pok)

The worst was that Mee POk wasnt even caught off guard lah, 

this girl camera-ready one!

and check out those hair! Act yi-ge swipe to one side shampoo commercial only..... 

And then came the part where i had the best idea of doing a jump shot,

but we gave up after one attempt because the picture was BEYOND practice-makes-perfect.. see for yourself

Seriously Mee Pok, we are really getting on our age.. why!??!?!?

oh in case you like to know, Mee-pok's romper's from LoveBonito, i absolutely adore the cutting on her

here's her OOTD shot, 

i didnt post mine because it was badly represented (next time u'll see my burberry polo in a differnet light!)

Which 2 girls cannot enjoy some polaroid moments together? Mee POk & i surely did, 

thankful that she was super generous with her instax... we finish a box that morning

We'll also capture alot of pictures on our mobile phone, imagine the image overloaded on camera/phone/polaroids, 

the guys will pay to shun waiting for us if we ever get started on phototaking

dont you just love the lighting of my camera, 

man those background are portrait-worth

Summing up on our rare meetups, the little camera there is a split camera by the way, 

my favorite toy from Cuzzie Ray&Viv for my birthday years back

really precious instax all proud displayed on my office desk now, i love the colours of them all. 

We later part ways so i could head back to bbb while Mee-pok went on to visit some cute babies. 

I miss our meetup now, we are already arranging for our next, 

cant wait :)

~Sweet.Silly.Stinky.Sleepyhead~

The sunken feeling

Been feeling rather out of sort today, 
mainly stuck with toying the idea of playing the business out of the box. 
I've been knocking my skull so hard trying to figure out what else i can do 
to make SS work, to make it better, to make SS glow. 

It's the budget i've been trying to keep within (not the cost price of the stocks dont worry)
All that extra budget needed to advertise is like a stone throw right into face (more like my pocket)
Sigh, perhaps i should explore finding more ways to fund this dream i am building. 
Gotta keep working, saving & pulling the strings tighter on other stuff. 

and then there is the problem of the medication i am feeding, 
the unneccessary weight gain that ive been keeping to myself 

i am really thankful about the consolation everyone's been giving, 
and i am not sure if it's really the medication that has attribute to the weight gain. 
BUT i'm pretty sure i've been exercizing more than i can ever do (and eat way lesser than i ever did thanks to the braces)
i wouldnt want to accuse Mercilon, afterall the side effects that were rumoured to take place did not happen.
Perhaps it's really the excess food i've subconsciously fed on while sleep or sleepwalking... 

Been texting besties alot more than i did, 
glad to be keeping in constant contact thanks to the variety of communication network. 
She's a real doll to hang out with, 
and her endless supportive cheer-me-on keeps me going strong. 
So thankful to have the friendship going strong for the past 13 years, 
i must have been lucky to have been rewarded with so much goodness this life :)

And there is the man who is ever ready to hear me talk
i could go on for days on the same old topic that he never understood (think shopping, woman obsession with shoes, politics at work) and he will nod in agreement, understanding. 
Though he will never be good with words to cheer me on
This man is a gem, because he thinks and sees what i am trying to say, but he cannot translate his response to them in a way we can both understood. 
But he never stood me down, he could jump his thoughts straight to the summary "as long as you dont regret what you are doing"
and that was all i really need to hear, someone to stand by me when i feel like i was ready to jump off the cliff, 
this man, this gem, is mine:)

I know my mish-mash of thoughts is getting harder and harder to put into place,
i'll never stop for a second to take a breather, 
the brain just works all day long. 
I want achievement, i crave for it so badly. 
and right now i have all the backing i need, 
that is all that i will need to keep me going on. 
all i can say is, with bbb's acknowledgement, 
my family's silence support, 
my best friend's constantly checking out on my progress
my cousin's supportive backing
i have nothing to fear, absolutely nothing. 


well... except for cash, i need cash support, so i am exceptionally glad to be working & working in an environment i can accept, 
where the colleagues are especially nice, 
and their partners are equally cool. 

i'm tempting to leave the buzzing city for a while, 
and i cannot wait for the long vacation in October 
bbbb and i will head back to the very place that tested our
endurance for a lasting relationship
we will explore new places in the old town we use to stay together
i am praying so hard that SS will see the light by October, 
because deep down i am pretty sure i cannot spend
fifteen days away from this red dot & completely leave the business alone. 
i do want to give myself a break, especially with this vacation i so craved for, please let SS work by October. 

sigh.. all that sunken feeling is back here again... i', signing off.. 

Cartharsis!

Learnt a new word via blogreading today, fell in love with this word and am trying to blog based on it. Renewing my emotion this thursday so as to look forward to another awesome long weekend .. argh... life's little surprise :)

I'm extremely proud of my revived interest in blogging. and it has been 3 consecutive day since i do so? ( albeit the lack of pictures, i am lugging my digi-cam to Malacca tomorrow, hoping i can capture some good pictures already!)

So yesterday i went on a freeride (thank you besties-in-law) over to Besties' new hood, the house is completely undone (undone is an understatement because we cannot even pee in the toilet - yet!!!)

I honestly love random outing like this and with the company of my favorite people [[yes Ah Cai Shu (A.k.a besties-in-law) earn his favorite now that he is married to besties]]. We sat in the living room, making random imaginations of where all the furnitures will be placed, i sat in awe of the dream this 2 are living & started dreaming about my dream house.     As with all the Singaporean, the "custom" here in Singapore is to build your house before you build the wedding. The lag between applying for a flat & getting the keys are unexpectedly near, and a lot of relationship are living in denial juggling between [sealing] a life partner & building a home tgr.      Fortunately for my 2 favorite people, they are about to mark their 10th year of dating (that is equivalent to 9 years of courtship & 1 year of marriage... creepy)    and so far their plan have been moving at a significantly healthy pace.      I am feeling lucky looking at them discuss their home ideas, it makes me excited for the day bbbb and i do such thing (no.. no luck with future plan yet :) we are building our dreams remember?)

Anyhow, we gobble pizza down while chatting (that give birth to 3 new ulcers this morning, thanks braces!) and besties took the measurement after measurement & excitedly share the little project she is working on (think.... entertainment room ..!). i cant wait to see their hood embark on the next phase of renovation, where all their customization ideas are brought alive by the trusted construction company they've engage their help with.    Building a home, as it is put, is a real chore (fun chore )

Oh, and after handing the dress Besties equally love, i feel a strong urge to keep one for myself too, so the very next day i put them on and can i just say how i really love this piece?! the cutting is amazing (for a petite girl like me) and the length feels like it was made for me... haha...   here's my OOTD 

Really adoring the pocket details, and price only at S$18, this is a real steal (a loss for me honestly...  but this is one attractive piece i have to share!)

Cant wait to receive the pictures from Besties when she don them on, she is much taller than i am and i bet the overall feeling is different. I matched my outfit with a thin headband and tied my hair up in a high ponytail, the aim was to drive the feel away from a ordinary working dress and i must say i feel a lot younger wearing them :)

.... on an other note, feeling rather zonk at having to give the secondary school metup a miss. 

Due to an important matter,i will be accompaning bbbb off to Malacca tomorrow morning, i hope i wont be a white elephant there and be of use when help is required, you'll hear alot of me heading to malacca cos that is where bbbb's father is from and because they own a house there. Anyhoot, i hope i can make up for another meetup with the peeps once i return, really miss them all after not catching up since we all graduated ions back.. 

now it's time to head back to reality.. ttyl blog

~Sweet.Silly.Stinky.Sleepyhead~

SS & bestie's new hood

I am pretty proud of myself for blogging more regularly lately.

I always imagine another my inside my head talking myself as i engulf into a heated discussion, so why not have then penned down to refer back when i am slightly more clear-minded (sounds pretty creepy if i reading this not knowing the eccentric Kristal i can be sometimes)

Been doing StapleStatement more dilligently lately and i am thankful for the discipline to brave through disappointment & disappointment again. It's strange how i feel so useless sometimes, then other times i pick myself up to give it another shot. Times & again i kept the saying from Jamue etched inside so deeply "this first year is the hardest, the first year is the hardest, the first year is the hardest....... "


And the chanting goes on and on, and in order to ensure i can sustantiate this risky hobby of mine, i am down to saving almost zero savings (apart from the monthly fix bills and loan i am paying off) and spending it all on the tiny dream i am building. Concern friends are telling me the risk i am putting myself into, but me being stubborn as usual, decides to move with my gut feeling & try to brave it through.

Afterall, (negative thinking argh.... go away) its not like i haven fail before, but i pick myself up rather fast ...   so let me fall & rise again this time, along with the other bad times :)

Thankfully for the people around me really, bbbbb had been especially supportive as he was also the one that had spark the start of this dream. I dont think i have talked about how it all happened, but here's the shortest ever summary - one fine day bbbb took out a portion of his savings, throw me a challenge because he knew i cannot afford to lose, and there i was, getting all serious and hyped up about StapleStatement.     We use to date all weekend long (we still do hurhur) doing nothing & aiming for our future together years later, but with the addition of this little project, most weekend talks & discussion are on strategy on making SS work. i dare not say i have put in my fullest, and bbbb definitely didnt want to play a major part in this project.    So for now i am only trying, but i know one day i will see the light, cos every small steps is a step closer to achieving what i want :)

Oh, and did i tell you? This does not come cheap, apart from the very very important portion of capital pumped in by bbbbb, i have also been pumping in my monthly salary into making this work, we have to pinch ourselves as we quote the price of our clothes at the cheapest, but this was one of my main point of setting up SS, i never believe in spending big bucks on clothing but have a wardrobe full of clothes all neatly folded waiting to be worn, i never liked buying expensive clothes anyway since i care too little to handwash them in order to keep it perfect.   So SS is like a dream i am building, the sort of clothing i will like to wear, affordable, easy to keep away, easy to put on and wont burn your pocket.   i want to live by that goal when building SS, i hope i wont regret the low price ever, because frankly, i haven't regretted a single budgeted purchase i own thus far :)

In the latest collection 4 for the month of May are several colorful picks i have accumulated, there is a second part to it but we couldnt rush the photoshoot in time to have it launched fully. Here are some of my favorite pick, tried, tested & fits well for a UK8-10 me :)

i really really like the fitting of robertson collar dress, because this is one dress i wont have to try too hard to accessorize, the unique side pockets save me from separating my short body with a belt and instead elongate them. I have not find a good chance to wear them out, but shall do so for an  outing soon, this is really a catch especially with the price, one of the start purchase to sell them only at S$18/mailed. Main reason for this cost?  because i really really really want to see everyone wear them, it is very elegant!!

Frankly, this dress is a really really pretty piece, it didnt look that pleasant during the shoot, wonder why. I love love love the material it was made, extremely thick and when i receive them i can imagine myself wearing them with a trucker cap & high cut sneakers, the SS ladies worn them with a belt and it looks pretty decent, but trust me to wear it like a skat8r would, and you will love it even more....

Now i am determine to don them on one day and show you how i would rather have it done!! Nevertheless, the SS ladies prettify them so well i had to post the pictures :)

i dont want to post too many outfit here cos it will be equivalent to me liking all of them (i admit i love them all lah, if not why i bring it in to sell?!?!)     .. this is a personalized blog, can friends pleaase remind me to put them on and give a clearer idea on how it would look like on a not-so-perfect body (XT wears a UK 4-6 & Ju wears UK6-8) like mine.... standing at ONLY 152cm (without heels) and UK8...... shortie wear!!!~



....anyway.. i am off to bestie's new place later this afternoon to check out the reno & create some mess! I love how bestie & bestie-in-law's lives are well in placed & how the house came at a perfect timing. If they shall permit i will post some pictures of the new BTO empty & unfurnish, as i progress with their renovation. MAYBE you will soon see how a typical BTO can be beautify as 2person work on it with their magic fingers :)


~Sweet.Silly.Stinky.Sleepyhead~

Braces journey

Hi,

sorry about the lack of updates, i have excuses other than my laziness, which in my opinion is rather unforgiving :P

As you might have recall, i am now part of my half journey towards becoming Ugly Betty.

Yes i left with her hair & her spec and then i can proceed to make my own Season 5 :)

This was me on the morning of my dental appointment, all excited & ready for the big transformation. That same morning i had the company of my dear boyfriend thus to please him i;ve decided to abandon any ettiquette there is prior to meeting the dentist & gobble down 2 slices of roti prata with my yummy Fish curry. 

My dentist will kill to know all the stuff i have eaten before going to meet him, but i the decency to gurgle before my visit, so please give me credit for that:)   

Anyway the walk to the dentist from prata place was less than 40 steps. Luminous Dental is located at a visible corner of Chai Chee lane, so it's hard to miss it. 

You might recall i had previously "install" some separators between the fatter teeth in order to create space enuff to put the braces on, by the time i was due for my appointment, most of the separator had dropped off (i almost swallow a few, but separator are one of those thing you swallow and does not feel guilty about. If you are curious how the separator will look like, just imagine a teeny-weeny rubber band (i am super nice to google you the less gore image)

mine is green in colour :)

i spoke to my orthodontist briefly and before long i was lying comfortably by the dental bed. 

05may2013

Remove the Separator - So the first thing that he did was remove the separator, asking me to nod if he had any question. He asked if the separator fell off recently and it it was naturall (i nod, but i lied, i had deliberately pulled off one separator as it was sinking into my gum and hurting me)

After removing the separator he had to do a clean up for the teeth before installing anything. My teeth was splash with water mist while he "digs" and "scrub" the dirt off  (can you imagine the prata?!)..  the process was pretty much painless if not for the constant suction that was irritating me quite a bit :(

Installing the back braces - i gurgled & rest a little and then i was told to lied back in bed. The next thing done can bring slight discomfort to those of you who cannot image anything else into your mouth other than food. Using his tool, the orthodontist sort-of push open each teeth, access the gap in between and you'll hear him instructing his assistance (37, 36.5 and 36). I assume that was the gap between my teeth that he must have estimate to be about 0.36", 0.365" or 0.37" wide.    The key is to fit the metal part of the braces between your teeth to ensure there is NO GAP between each tooth so the rubberband can tighten the teeth later & align it properly. 

 Pain level: 3/10

i'll be lying if i said i didnt feel anything, but i had my eye closed the whole time and i swear i got too use to the tuggging & pulling over time that i almost fell asleep.  All that was done was only for the inner teeth to the left and right of your mouth, both the upper & lower teeth (the upper/lower front teeth had to be safe for other procedure later)

Duration: about 15mins and i was done!

Zap the teeth &whiten it - sucks to know my teeth are super off white!!  He squeeze dollop of some sour-tasting paste onto each teeth, and scrap the surface, making sure it's clean, and than splashes the paste away, leaving an extremely distasteful odor/taste that was sour & smelly ( i assume it's the smell of my dirty teeth). Next he took out a handheld device that loooks pretty much like a manual shaver & told me to keep my eyes closed. I could feel the laser ray zapping away at the teeth he had scrap earlier, and after the laser i notive most of my teeth are left blue in colour (and STILL IS, just checked today, 2 days after the procedure)

Installing the front braces - (it feels weird to be using the word "installing" cos i feel like a laptop while typing this... but i had limited vocab on my list to describe the process so bear with me)

My Orthodonotist make use of the chance to tell me funny jokes, i had to giggle with my mouth wide. I must have been lazy in keeping my mouth wide enuff, because after a while he had to insert this mouthguard into my mouth, making sure it was big enuff for him to work on.... Not much pain to keeping the mouth wide the entire time.  but i had a serious problem with crack lips  (they were tearing & about to bleed). My orthodonotist quickly applied Vaseline (SUPER GOOD SERVICE RIGHT) on my lips using cotton bud, then it was smooth sailing.... 

because i kept my eye closed most of the time, i couldnt tell where he was but it was pretty amazing becuase i could feel him working on my mouth in different angle, as thou he had been running in circle around the dental bed.... pretty comical if you ask me, whenever i slight open my eye i;ll find him at different angle from where he was the last time.... he worked alone at this time as the nurse left the room, i could hardly feel anything but i think he had beeen applying the ceramic on my front teeth (i chose HOT PINK, btw, pretty cool if you ask me muahahahha).... he also delicately placed the metal braces onto the ceramic & press it down (although i cannot feel him doing it)..

What's even amazing was he have been pushing the side of the braces braces in between my front tooth yet i didnt feel anything, i tot he was half done when he says i could sit up, but in fact i had install all the braces bracket onto my teeth! Eaasy Peasy!

Pain Level: 1/10 (almost painless, easy process)

Duration: 15min

Metal Wire & rubber bands - this part was slightly scary. My orthodotist took out a metal wire that looks like a bender, it was shape to be inserted onto your teeth smoothly. I refuse to witness this process as i was pretty sure i'll get poke somehow.. 

I did get poke by the wire once it was done, but i had to bear with the discomfort as he close the braces bracket shut to clip onto the wire firmly. Next he took a scissors with curvy ends and place it in my mouth (probably the scariest process of them all )  and he said this " i am going to to cut off the ends of the wire, as your teeth straighten along with time, we will have to trim the ends of the wire till it fuly aligns with your teeth)

SERIOUSLY FML.... LIKE HOW AM I GOING TO ACCEPT YOU PLACING A SCISSORS INTO MY MOUTH EVERYTIME I VISIT YOU?! HUH?!

I didnt mention much but i was freaking inside, praying & praying he wont cut me by mistake, he counted to the seconds that he was removing the wire so i can be mentally prepared  "here goes.. 1..2..3!" and SNAP! i can hear the snap sound LOUD & CLEAR!! but i didnt taste the wire, the special scissors had its fuction to keep away the part it had removed... good... one down & 3 more ends to go.. i can deal with this~

1..2..3.. SNAP!   1..2..3.. SNAP!  1..2..3.. SNAP!

this process wasnt easy i tell you, not the pain or anything, it was the mental.. no one likes to have the sounds of snap inside your mouth.. who knew what he was cutting. But i admit he was good, i didnt like the sound of the cutting still, but i didnt feel any pain during this cutting, only mental torture. 

The last step was to put the band, place your life at stake with your dentist on this one, they are real professional on this if you ask me, i had all the band on within seconds... 

Here's the first snap of my braces in HOT PINK, as soon as i got out of his room. Not much explain words, i wasnt use to talking with the braces, my othodontist gave me some guidance, the rest was advice by his assitance. 

Anyway i was given the following for the start of my braces journey... 

ok..i bought the Hello Kitty floss myself, i HAD to.. hahahah... 

The was stick you see on the right is LIFE SAVING!!! you know how you already expect ulcer to form with  the metal braces bracket scrapping against the side of your mouth? Well you wont expect to form the ulcer so soon will you? One day after my procedure i had 3 full grown ulcer that hurts like mad! This is the MOST painful of my braces journey thus far :*(     

What you do with the wax is to break off a small lump & press it with your finger till it forms a ball, press it onto the sharp portion of the braces & wella! no more pain (well not really since the wax disappear pretty fast  or falls off most time.. i had swallow at least 2 balls so far )

While i still cant tell which part exactly is causing the ulcers, i am counting on the wax to remove any discomfort i can feel.. and the rubber band is tightening the teeth so much so that my teeth are sore... 

I dare share my experience with you that the entire visit at the dentist was almost painless, the real torture comes ONE DAY AFTER YOU HAD YOUR BRACES

Till yesterday (day one) i had so much sore-ness in my teeth from the tightening & ulcer at the mouth that i  no longer eat solid food. My breakfast yesterday was bowl of goodness cereal which i had to throw away after the 3rd bite because my gum were screaming & pleading for leniency... Apparently the dry fruits are too hard to chew on and the cereal containing oats are too dry to swallow without chewing.. i skip breakfast #StartOfABracesDiet

For Lunch i manage to swallow & "drink" down a bowl of fish porridge, the aunty is too kind, she saw my aching mouth & delibertely cook the porridge till its soft to perfection.. the fish slices are cut into small portion so all i had to do was drink it down.... i love my lunch. 

For dinner on the first day my teeth were still aching in pain by 5pm that day... i went home & my family were super supportive! We all had porridge cooked by Mum (bf came by to eat too and love the yummy tasting home cook taste) while i took almost an hour to finish mine.... i had to press the tiny-cut sized lean meat that Mum has put in the porridge using the metal spoon and flatten it so it turns soft.. then i can swallow them & feel the taste..... it was the most comforting meal since the start of my pain & i finish every bit given to me. 

if you think i had enuff calories #BracesDietStillFail, i also bought some Tau-suay from the foodcourt nearby & swallow them (bad process, i almost choke many times)... but i did end my first day pretty well, full from the food i manage to eat & love the comfort & company of my family & boyfriend.  I slept so well i only wake up when the alarm rang. 

and that pretty much sums up my braces journey till date. Today is the second day, and in summary here are the food i've eaten

Breakfast - 2 tiny slices of cheesecake, melts in the mouth + a cup of low fat milk

Lunch - Mango Yogurt & kok-krunch soak in for an hour till it soften... 

it's boring reading what i have eaten so here are more pictures

I'll be back real soon WITHOUT blogging about the food i eat, i know how sad they look :*(

~Sweet.Silly.Stinky.Sleepyhead~