yummilicious update

Ok. mani colour: black cherry chutney, pedi colour: yoga-ta get this blue!
from OPI's new India collection.
hahaha. they look gorgeous! my manicurist told me my last toenail is gg to drop off. i was slightly horrified and she thinks it's probably cos i torture it during dance. well.
IT'S NOT GOING TO DROP OFF! I'll make sure.
it's our week-long recess now and I am QUITE feeling it although still trying to rush through a couple of books and an assignment proposal.
tonight is dim sum dollies at the esplanade with terence and sis. yay!!! and exploring Haji lane with mel. double yay!!
shall be wearing a bright yellow chiffon dress.
am finally getting enough sleep now so feeling quite fresh.
and mommy let me renew my subscription to Aussie Cosmo and Shop and suscribe to Aussie Cleo too (cos it keeps gg straight to the censors here in Sg so I keep having to wait endlessly)! I am so happy!
bye bye friends!

Love never fails.

This is Asal. And this is me. We are playing: cousins-spoofing- Vic-and-David-Beckham. well. we try our best.

This is Asal. This is me. We are playing: cousins-spoofing-celebs- trying-to-escape-the-paparazzi. Like. AS IF they don't enjoy

the attention.

This is us again playing: cousins-spoofing-paul-twohill-and-his-very- excited-fan (fan-see in HK speak)

We are Rachel and Rebecca. We are the Super Duper Mario twins!

He is Terence. She is his cousin. They are a very cute couple. =)

This is Terence's cousin and I. We are the Spice Girls. GIRL POWER!

HAHA. it's been awhile hasn't it? well hello again. Happy New Year. May the good Lord bless you, and may all your dreams take flight. =)

Jesus:

"Come live in me,

All my life take over.

Come breathe in me,

And I will rise on eagles' wings."

I want, will get.

not in the mood to study.
want to play.
want to wear new clothes (designated for cny, that is).
want to go for my mani pedi.
want to play with tk.
want to buy new clothes.
want to cry at the horror that the limited edition heart-shaped patent purse at LV has sold out.
want to escape on a beach holiday.
want to ponteng.

new beginnings (again)

feeling rather festive again =)
next week so busy with cny (and preparations). booked in for mani pedi (yes again YES YES YES!!!!) on monday, tuesday i've an appt with my derm (which I presume will be my last regular visit because my skin has recovered. Thank God!). tues night reunion dinner with one side of the fam, wed the other side. I've got new outfits for both. but rach and I decided we'll be wearing our mario t-shirts to one of the dinners (I bought them for us at a school bazaar). act cute but you know, it is our united front. SOLIDARITY! haha. so political. well, big families are political. cny is a time to testify of your personal progress in all aspects of your life since last year (or maybe I'll just admit that I am competitive). SO. I AM READY!!!!!!!!!!!!! skin a-ok, loving being in uni and enjoying my course (last yr I was toughing it out at ngee ann. eeks), reaching 5 yrs with Terence soon, still having plenty of nice clothes, healthy, having a much better attitude towards life and of course, all the above because of God's providence and blessings =)

finally finished Jane Eyre (by Charlotte Bronte) last night. I was tearing away. Qiulin, if you are reading this, please go get a copy. am sure you'll like it. It's so romantic but still grounded in reality. neither airy-fairy nor cheesy. as a reader, you really feel as if you've been taken by the hand and journeyed through all of Jane's experiences with her. I really enjoyed it.

I love a happy ending.

bold is beautiful!

just a snippet of a conversation I had with terence recently. just for your entertainment.

r: darling i know! i will have 3 dogs next time. one black chow, one brown chow and one samoyed!
t: no, you only can have one.
r: nono, you listen first. the names are SO cute! One will be...
t: no, you only can have one.
r: ok wait you listen! the black one will be Chin Chow, the brown one Mr.Chow, and the white one Chowder! so cute right?!! *squeals and laughs madly.
t: hahaha! quite funny. but you only can have one.
r: no dear. one is not enough. the kids must all have one so they can ride them to kindergarten. we just put the saddle on and the leash then they can ride to school.
t: that's so mean!
r: (in all earnestness) no what. chows are dogs from the working group.
t: you promise?
r: no. HAHAHA.

ok. haha. i dunno. i thot it's rather amusing.
today was manipedi day =) i chose sth totally not like my usual colours. BRIGHT coral. name is Sunbody loves me. the code for the colour was KO4 and mel said it is actually KOH. awwww. i love him very much too! and all my friends who can love me for who I am. those who accept my ocd handwashing habits, listen to me list what I want to buy, remind me that terence is truly a gem (well. an outside perspective only serves to reinforce what I already know and cherish) and wait while I hem and haw whilst deciding between two. oh, and who will patiently type directions to me when I am so lost. =)

loving, praying, reading, dancing, shopping. in that order.

been thinking abt my weaknesses. and i think one major fault of mine is not knowing how to say no. it's really tiring trying to please everyone; thinking up ways to broach subjects without hurting feelings, being afraid to offend. i suppose some of you can't imagine me this way. cos i know how to put my foot down when displeased and i damn well make sure i'm heard. but it's more along the lines of people i care about. i don't believe in horoscope, but apparently it is a common libran trait to love harmony. and perhaps this is why i always try to please. and i'm also overtly sensitive abt people hurting my loved ones. i take it upon myself to always try to make them feel better. hmmm. at times i admire straight-forward people. i think: just how do they do it? but then again. i feel abit taken aback when they exhibit their directness. haha see! there's no escaping this!! anyway i'm gg to try and liberate myself. just to say no and not feel guilty abt it. let you know how i fare =)

been CRAZY shopping the past week. trying to squeeze in time when not in sch/reading Jane Eyre to hit town. been buying every possible thing under the sun in the name of Chinese New Year. my friends like to tell me everyday is CNY/Christmas cos i always have new clothes. eh hey. this time, i'm really hoarding everything i can. not just clothes ok. new sheets, dresses, bags, lingerie, accessories.. well. you know my resolution. and i'm proud to say life's much more balanced now. shopping= spending time with mom. and dg my readings everyday= less guilt when splurging. dancing over the weekend = even less guilt. AHAHA. i am so pleased. i am a champion shopper. a new week dawns tmr; more opportunities to hit the shops!

FINALLY FINALLY i am gg for a mani/pedi on thurs with mel. i have been un-manicured since Christmas cos i got back to dancing and i feel very unpresentable with my nails that i refuse to cut myself. i have completely sold myself to having my talons pampered regularly. this week taking some time out from dance to catch up on MORE readings so i booked in immediately. you have NO idea how much i look forward to the appt. just sitting there and being attended to. it's a habit alr. and i don't see it as extravagant. manicures and pedicures complete every girl. if you haven't, GET STARTED.

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

unmasked.

don't really follow celebrity gossip like a bloodhound, but i saw a feature on my homepage (yahoo.com) just now that got me: celebrities without makeup.
ha! i never felt shortchanged by God in the looks department (cos long ago, i learnt to live with myself and accepted that there'll always be someone prettier) even when perusing pictures of celebs all glammed up, glowing on the red carpet, lalala.
I mean, there's no desire to emulate them. I simply love how I am because me being just me; THIS is who terence fell in love with. THIS is who has a happy life.
the celebs, ya they look great. but i am a champion of asian beauty and i don't appreciate all the jessicas (alba, simpson), nor the jennifers (lopez, aniston) at all.
today, i saw for myself a reason why kids really SHOULDN'T diet/surgically-enhance themselves because of the saturation of images of gorgeous celebs. cos warpaint aside, they are as normal as normal goes. without the airbrushing, the professional artists primping them, haha.
perhaps this doesn't really affect asians. apparently a news report of late indicates that singaporeans are the least concerned abt their weight in the world.
but i think plastic surgery is picking up here.
and i read in the papers (papers ah! not tabloids) that hollywood stars cite breathing difficulties as to why they fix their noses. HAHA. i can lie better than that.

please people. live with your imperfections and love yourselves. think yourself as the best, but somehow not quite better than others. I'm still learning how to maintain that balance but I know that no matter the struggle, humility will ultimately make me more beautiful.

forget that REALLY crap cliche: there are no ugly people, only lazy people. that's a joke ok, not mantra.

just live with yourself. and believe that someone up there watches over your coming and going. you'll do much better, trust me.