capture me with grace

hui shan and shan =)

i hereby proudly announce that i am henceforth invincible- it's THAT time of the month once again and i survived all discomfort and bloatedness (oh, how i felt like a pufferfish you wouldn't imagine) WITHOUT being pop-happy on panadol menstrual. YES!! this is the first month in many years that i've successfully abstained frm the painkillers. last mth was a complete terror (haha mel. NOT horror. TERROR); i was on campus when the pain hit me and i actually wished God had taken me home. ok, not really. but the pain was excruciating. it's not easy being a woman but we get to wear dresses. SO THERE.

jiahui, thank you so much for the parcel. more than what it contained, i was so moved that you thought of me. and your message on the card really let me know that you love me for me. thank you! was with terence when i opened the letterbox and haha.. he really saw that i couldn't wait to just rip open the parcel. it's very nice to receive mail the old-fashioned way. =) thank you friend. see you soon!

cher, thank you for posting the pics. it's nice to see us together, all young and beautiful. that includes you, silly moira.

i need you Jesus; this world has nothing for me.

fluff

really wish i have the inspiration to muse about an issue; something that requires higher-order thinking. but whenever terence returns i lose the ability to mentally debate with myself (i.e. my insistence that fat people should NEVER EVER think that they are fabulous cos skinny/slim is the way to go, versus all that stands against my argument). hmm.

but now i'm in lala land most of the time. i went for a mani yesterday and i FEEL SO GOOD. i had chipped my nail very badly and having it fixed by the lovely Ee ting really makes me happy. unfortunately, no cute colour name to speak of this time. crimson was what i was bent on but on second thought, i decided to wait for next week cos that shade matches all my birthday dresses. i requested a bronze-ey hue, and settled on OPI's designer series' Diamonds. it turned out to be lilac/light-greyish. i'm pleased. let me post a pic of my nail colour soon. baba.

the ever-lovely terence REALLY, REALLY encourages my ditzy mood. yesterday, (as always when i have a fresh mani), i was very compulsively placing my fingers against his dark skin to admire the paint job (the contrast is better, you see). i did it eight times at least, and each time he would either beam at me proudly/say "you like your nails, don't you?"/look at me lovingly. haha. =) it's so trivial, so insignificant. but small things like a mani excite me and he's so happy when i am.

this boy knows my heart; he really does. and for that, i love him madly.

J'adore, with every beat of my tea-leaves heart, Terence.

feeling slightly dashed; i've a bad knee therefore stilettos are currently out of my repertoire. been wearing kitten-heeled pumps or ballet flats more often nowadays. OH LORD heal me!

I must say, however, that life is brilliant despite the above minor injury (and major blow to my hopes of being of normal height)! terence returned 2 days ahead of schedule today, because the typhoon in qingdao destroyed some "ramp" so sailing activities were hindered and... voila!! my petit ami is back! i woke at 6 to fetch him this morn, and i reiterate that no one can possibly motivate me to rise before the sun, save for my love. =)

they didn't let off on their training (assuming that if they had remained in QD they would've been workin' it out at sea), so we had a couple of hours together just now before he headed to the sailing centre and me, home for a cat nap. now, tehons and I are going to hunt down my topshop size 4 foil dress, dinner then catch Man U-Chealsea at wherever in orchard they screen it (I hope for a mojito as well...) those working/schooling tmr, EAT YOUR HEART OUT!! my break has only just begun.

bye!

viva la vivo!

I WANT MY TOPSHOP SIZE 4 FOIL DRESS. I WANT I WANT I WANT. I WANT!
(if the piece they reserved for me at wisma has a faulty zipper as well, i will be SO mad.)


me to cher: i miss you SO much my darling. what happened to combined dance prac?! it's not happening, is it?! no, i am not learning driving. that pic was taken in church carpark! weren't you there? =) heard that you're free next week. let's paint the town red! promise me..

me to melsie: HELLO faerie! i won't drive a beetle if i pass. i want a baby JAG. Rawwrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!! Daddy wld approve. BABA!

purchases today: dirty gold button-down sweater from topshop. black patent pumps from charles & keith. BUY LOCAL!!! ( i am sure i am still getting my Aldo pair tho!) =) licourice sticks and nerds rope from candy empire.

see you soon..

sunny side up

"I use my diamond to scratch your face"

i was about to lament how shopping doesn't do it for me anymore, like it used to.
for a long while i haven't been feeling like i'm spoilt for choice.
i get so frustrated that i haven't bought anything substantial recently. i can't define substantial. well, a couple of outfits maybe. three tunics at one go, a nice bag or a couple of pairs of shoes. i don't know.

today, i sense a change. a shift in wind direction. call it what you want. i'm eyeing:
1. a pair of Aldo kick-some-ass!! black patent pumps
2. a zara patent structured bag for sch (my H&M white one bores me alr. and it doesn't look classy at all.)
3. two bebe dresses to wear for my birthday celebrations
4. a warehouse clutch. so that i can sip cocktails with terence in style. give the girl a YUMMYLICIOUS mojito!!
5. a mango plain white tee (a girl can never have too many. and they stain real fast) and grey embellished bib top
6. a gap wrap sweater. in colour of the moment: GREY MARLE! yum.
7. zara fluorescent pink tee (ok ya. you know i won't wear fluorescent. but i don't know how to describe the shade!!!)


OH YES!! i've found my groove back. i am the shopping queen. and the faerie queene (bababa!). watch me unleash myself now that recess is here. well almost. "recess" is what NTU calls a one week break.

first up, a manicure on monday. after "Calling all Goddesses" (a pale pink) and "My private Jet" (a glittery dark grey), i've decided on a deep red. crimson maybe.

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOYEA!!!!!!!!!!!!

my happy heart

"What a day this has been

What a rare mood I'm in

Why it's almost like being in love

There's a smile on my face

for the whole human race

Why it's almost like being in love

There's a music of life seems to be

Like a bell that is ringing for me

And from the way that I feel

When that bell starts to peel

I would swear I was falling, swear I was falling

Why it's almost like being in love"

- Almost like being in love, Nat King Cole.

I love, love, love this song. It makes me happy, it makes me tap my feet and it emphasises that there's nothing that can compare to being in love. =)

the monster between us. the monsters that ARE us.

us at the Disney store, London. (inspiration for this post's title. haha. i think it's hilarious).

view of the London eye from St. Jame's Park

well, this doesn't really need a caption.

i see Disneyland!! haha.

men in uniform.

guards marching in. buckingham palace!

the wind beneath my top. haha

British museum.

i love my terence.

Really, really do. =)

live for the moment! is the cry of our generation.
but i always like to think that without the inclusion of sweet, sweet memories in our minds, there would be no hope for the future.

how can we live for the moment if we never experienced wonderful times in our pasts?

so, more pics of Terence & I in London.

just because I want to look forward to more of such uninhibited explorations and amazing fun with him.

school rocks. my mind is completely liberated now. HOORAY.

current nail colour: OPI- My Private Jet

thank you bar and mirror, for teaching us precious lessons. oh! we've
come so far together! (L to R): moira, me, joy.

(L to R): moira, joy, joann.

saying bye with a bang!

attempting a cheshire cat photo moment.

b4 you even wonder, i am holding a cd. dance is nothing without music!

well it's farewell to a dance room that we've been using for so many, many years.

we've laughed so hard inside, injured ourselves whilst stretching, talked senselessly, sprawled ourselves all over and most importantly, we danced our hearts out.

the dance room always will be our's; we're just being sentimental fools and cherishing the layout that we can imagine with closed eyes.

it's just a refurbishment.

but oh well. a few parting shots of us. cher, shanelle. we miss you. you complete our fantastic 5.