Marianne's art::~

I finally know a person who would be in charge of my future wedding photos::~
Marianne~!!!
Haha::~
I'm not joking btw::~
(^.~)
Here are the lovely pictures from photoshoot before I went to Korea::~
Credits of course to Marianne~!
(^.^)

My lovely co-model and I::~
Loving the colour-works here::~ :)
Moi adorable sidekick::~
Who was so concerned with my image-well being::~
Insisted on me wearing the dress/top(s)::~
WITH jeans::~
=/
So pardon me while I crop the jeans out of the pictures::~

I like the sepia effect done by Marianne in the above pic::~
:)
Gives a "demure" feel to the picture::~

One of my "snobby" "high-fashion" shots::~
Hehe::~

Chyi likes this one::~Reason~?
"It's cute~!"
=.=""

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Remember these two shots~?

Hehe::~

Can you believe those two (above) are taken by Simon-the-first-timer-photographer~?
Me neither::~
Apparently he's quite pro at it::~
Shock of my life::~
I mean::~
He doesn't even cam-ho~!
xD
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Below are the shots where he was asked to lift me::~

Check out his stressed biceps used in the main-shot::~
And finally the funny face made when he was at his limit::~
Ha ha::~
Effects of not lifting enough weights::~
=.="""

To Marianne's awesome friends::~
I'd like to thanks you guys::~
and babes~!
Haha *Sorry guys::~
I won't be caught dead calling "Guys " - "Hunks"::~*
Or they will be super stuck-up later on::~
For the great (but hot) time::~
&
For not making me feel awkward at all::~
*thank goodness*
While the photoshoot was ongoing::~
& your lecturer was pretty cool with Simon and I::~
Despite my poor amateur modelling skills::~
Hehe::~
x)
& I'm so sorry for my early departure::~
Would have loved to spend more time with you guys (and babes)::~
I hope you all had great shots tho::~
=)
xoxo!

Here are some more bold shots::~

With the funny hand-poses::~
Haha::~

Some peaceful shots::~
In respond to my earlier reader::~
(sorry for the late reply~!)
I can hardly read the comments in my c-box::~
The effect done here is by the PhotoDJ::~

A feature available in most Sony Ericsson Cybershot phones::~

E.g::~

Like the above shots::~
To achieve the effects of::~

Light to dark::~
&
Light to heavy contrast::~

Adjust your picture with PhotoDJ::~

Select the picture you wanna edit::~

Click on "More"::~

Select "Edit in PhotoDJ"::~

Select the 3rd option in PhotoDJ::~
called "Brightness & contrast"::~

Adjust the brightness and contrast to your liking::~

Note::~
The tiny sun icon indicates brightness::~
The other dark/light circle indicates contrast::~

Hope this helps~!
;)
have fun~!

Oh!
&
Wishing everyone::~
HAPPY NIU YEAR~!!!!!
&
Good health (more important) and wealth to all~!!!

Yay~!!! It's the CNY HOLS~!!!

I'm soo deprived of blogging::~
But then again::~
Not much to be blogged about for the last couple of weeks::~
Work on weekdays::~
Saturdays were spent with the bestie::~
Sundays with family::~
Have been working in an audit firm of a friend of my Dad's::~
Overtime was torturous for the first few days::~
The days felt super long::~
But at least last weekend I compensated by splurging on something really nice::~
Chyi picked it with me~!!!
:D
(^.^)
Which was on discount~!
*emphasis on the "discount" word*
I did not waste a single penny okayy::~
NOTE:
Hence proving my point that I am not "high maintenance"::~
And even if I might grow to be::~
I "maintain" myself, by myself, thank you very much::~
Hence, me working::~
To do "maintenance job"::~
:)

Today was a looooong day::~
Drove everywhere after work::~
Slept in the car for a bit::~
* too tired*
Visited Marianne::~
:) :) :)
A really nice friend of mine::~
With a nice house::~
Nice siblings too~
;)
*Or maybe they're not that nice when they're just with you~?*
Hehe:~
Just joking::~
Then::~
Ran some errands::~
Finally, home::~
O.o
Tiring::~
Work's taking up tonss of my "me" time::~
Sleeping less than 5 hours everyday::~
But it's worth it::~
CUZ
I'm gonna buy my own designer bag~!!!
(^.^)
Well::~
I calculated my total payroll::~
It's RMxxxx
Well::~
Lets just say I can splurge on a Gucci tote::~

Anyway::~
That's not the point::~
I need to find for a brand which my Mom doesn't know about::~
Hence, she wouldn't know the price::~
Hence, I can splurge on it::~
And she won't kill me for it~
I was thinking of Longchamp::~
Fairly unknown brand to her::~
She thinks it's very much cheaper::~
Hehe::~
I want the pure white one~!!!

Love love love~!!!

My sis recently bought one from the Le Pliage range::~
And it came in super handy::~
Especially when you accidentally dropped food on it::~
*close call*
Well::~
I finally bought something online::~
It's a Hermes Birkin "inspired" bag from a blogshop called
"Behind the Seams"
Although I vaguely remember promising Simon I would stop spending online all together::~
I couldn't resist~!!!
&
I did hold that promise till now::~
(you have no idea how hard it was for me to retract from online shopping)
&
It's super cheap~!!!
:)
*I'm so proud of myself*

(Now if I can stop spending my paycheck on Forever 21)
and focus on saving up for the soon-to-be-mine designer handbag::~

I bought the one Posh's having::~
(White with silver buckles, lock and key)
But::~
I like the gold set tho::~Classier::~
but they don't have it::~
:(
Mmm:~
I think I'm gonna get two more::~
Another white one::~
Incase my current white one gets damaged by something::~
A black one::~
Cuz evidently NO spill or food sauce can beat the black::~
Unless it's an accidental explosive liquid paper::~
Then, I'll be cursing myself for not carrying the white one instead::~
=/
And I obviously cannot humanely possibly buy the originals::~
Which apparently costs as much as a car::~
Or I can always buy the Mini Hermes Birkins to compensate::~
*So cute~!!!*
Haha::~



*sigh*
If only I have a house to sell::~
So I can at least be on the waiting list to a Birkin::~

*snaps out of daydream*




Coming soon::~

Photoshoot picx~
(Just got them today~!)
(^.~)







Too many shots to filter::~
But the above two deserve credit::~
You'll know why on my next post~!
:)


Okay::~
Now you can go, "Awwwww..."

P.s. Thanks Marianne~!!!
:)

Nitex::~
Will update more soon::~
I'm sleep-deprived::~

The truth hurts, it really does::~

You bit me playfully today.
Then asked me whether it had hurt.
I replied tearfully...

I learnt something today::~
Love, itself, is not enough::~
If that is so::~
What's possibly stronger than love~?

Loneliness::~

Well::~
My granma's in the hospital::~
Cuz of a fever bug which has been attacking her for the past month::~
A WHOLE MONTH::~
We're really afraid for her::~
Hopefully it's nothing serious::~
The doctors still haven't found the cause of the stubborn fever::~
Please pray for her::~
Thank you so much::~
=)
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Well::~
This sad story is not about my Granma::~
My Granma is a very much loved old woman,
I assure you::~
I visit her everyday after work::~
Well::~
Almost::~
Maybe I missed 2 or 3 days::~
But my Mom has been visiting her 2 to 3 times EVERYDAY::~
For a whole MONTH::~
Good thing petrol's cheap in our country::~
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ANYWAY::~
Back to the story::~
My Granma has a room mate::~
Lets name her Mrs. X::~

*I'm not telling some details cuz I know that Mrs. X has a granddaughter*
*who may or may not read my blog*
*And perhaps her family doesn't like anyone talking about their family's history*
-You get the picture, I hope-

I was visiting my Granma today::~
After work::~
My Mom was there already::~
Then I started chatting with my Granma::~
Making conversations to lift her mood::~
Allowing her to nag me on petty things::~
Making her laugh and what not:~


And I noticed that Mrs. X was rather gloomy::~
Sitting alone by herself::~
Staring at her bed::~
My Mom even said that she saw Mrs. X weeping::~
It was then, I knew of Mrs. X's history::~

Mrs. X is old and probably pretty sick too::~
More sick than my Granma actually::~
She has 5 children::~
4 whom have migrated overseas::~
And only one son, here, to take care of her::~
I've met her son and his family::~
A pretty well-to-do family::~

I assume the rest of her children
have probably found fortune elsewhere::~
But they are there for her::~
She may be seriously ill
and
yet the rest of her children
are not with her::~
It just breaks my heart::~

She was just so lonely::~

I tried making conversations with her::~
Asking her whether she'd like to watch some television::~
She said she'd watch it later::~
The she'd ask me where we lived::~
Whether it was near the hospital::~
*Cuz my Granma was bragging about my Mom and I visiting her everyday*
=.="""
Jokingly::~
I told her about the Smart Tunnel::~
And how easy it was to reach the city using it::~
We chatted about some places she knew::~
That I dint::~
O.o

Then, I guess my Granma got a lil jealous::~
Cuz I wasn't chatting with her, instead::~
I went to sit by my Granma::~
Showed her a video of my lil sis::~
Which got her spirits up::~

But when I glanced back at Mrs. X::~
I cant help but feel a sad lil pull in my heart::~
She barely could manage a smile and say "Bye" to my Mom and I:~
She looked so so sad and so lonely::~

I cried when I drove home::~
Tail-ing my Mom's car::~

Thinking of her::~

I swore to myself::~
I'll never ever leave my parents::~
For fame or gold::~

They loved you so much::~
Show them you love them too::~
Be there for them::~

Baby, just say "Yes"::~

Bestie's BACK~!!!

Oh::~
Bout this dress::~
Those who asked me bout it::~

Its from there::~
(read the picture)
Nice right~?
(^.~)
I love it too~!!!

~::Love story::~
2nd Year annie~!!!

Then came::~

We ordered EVERYTHING @ Dragon-I::~

Haha::~

Christmas eve dinner @

Christmas was with him::~
Love this pic~!

He peeked out~!!