Hervintagestore

Sometime this month I went for a photoshoot for HerVintageStore's latest collection. Jeannie and her boyfr are really nice people and they made me feel very very comfortable during the shoot because they are so friendly! :D HerVintageStore is unlike your other blogshops because what you see in their store, you can't find them in others. Maybe its because they are representing more of the Korean fashion :D #RandomFact DID YOU REALISE that every new arrival's main picture has some Korean words on them? Thats how much Jeannie loves Korean culture. :D

Okay okay, because I got to wear the clothes during the shoot, I am gonna share with you my top picks from this collection :D Like I would buy them if not for my Bangkok trip next week :'(

Crepe Top in Blue in the style of Topshop.

You can dress it up or dress it down, both ways work for this top! The material is quite thick, and very good quality! Not to mention I love that the cutting of this top is very slimming :P

Crepe top in White in the style of Topshop.

There are 3 colours in total that HVS brought in for this top but I like these 2 because I have way too many black stuff in my closet! >.< Plus, white makes the whole look very smart. You could do an all white ensemble; Crepe top in white + white tailored shorts + white blazer (YOU CAN TOTALLY GET HVS' ONE TOO! ;)) and there you go! Perfect for Sunday brunch! :D Best thing of all, because the material is thick, you don't have to worry about what lingerie you need to wear so that it doesn't peek through. :P

I LOVE LOVE LOVE KNITS. Whats not to love about knits? You can basically throw them over anything and look gorgeous and they keep you warm too!

Needless to say I love the Rae Oversized Knit :P Okay it doesn't exactly keep you warm in a snow storm but the material is soooo so so soft, its like a dream /googlyeyes. And this shade of Lush Green is a darling. Something different from the usual knit colours that I would have gotten, i.e. brown/black.

Rae Oversized Knit in White.

I am embracing all things white this collection. The white isn't like off white, its really white. And pairing it with black to bring across the monochromatic effect? Lovely. Can I rave about something else?

The one thing from HVS that I cannot stop raving about during the shoot is the Melody Classic Black Heel. Its not part of the New Arrivals anymore, but HVS is holding a preorder for it! IT IS SO PRETTY! And it makes my legs look hella long! :D I super super super love it! I love collecting shoes AND I WOULD LOVE ADDING HER TO MY COLLECTION O.O HEHEHE I am still considering getting it because of my bkk trip all, but who knows MAYBE I WILL >;D

Anyways lucky for you, HVS is holding a giveaway!

GIVEAWAY NO.1 - WIN AN APPAREL FROM THIS COLLECTION!

1 - 'Like' and 'Share' this album
2 - Comment: I would like to win ________ ! on this album.
3 - 'Like' & 'Share' the respective picture of the apparel you want to win.

You can 'like' & 'share' as many as you want.

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1 - 'Like' and 'Share' this album
2 - Comment: " I would like to win a pair of movie tickets!" from
http://hervintagestore.net/

Both contests ends tomorrow so quick! Go like and share now! :D

HERVINTAGESTORE Collection 48 will be launched tonight, 8pm

Superficiality

Lately I have been toying with the idea of Plastic Surgery. I mean, all the while I have had insecurities with my image (especially my face) but I just couldn't give a rat's ass because I didn't bother. I thought make up could cover anything. 

But recently, I realised I am not content with how I look. I really am not. And my stand in this biased society about Plastic Surgery is that as long as you are truthful about everything and it makes you happy, superficial or not, I am happy for you. Whoever you are. 

Today while being super unproductive (yet again), I chanced upon this tumblr which really made me damn motivated to save up for Plastic Surgery in the future! 

Here.

Holy macaroni. I also wanna look so gorgeous can :'(

I know what people are gonna say. 

"You look fine, you should be happy in your skin."

"What would your parents think, that you're not happy with what they have given you?"

"Aiya your boyfriend still loves you for who you are what. For what go and change!"

But what they don't get is but I am not satisfied! Me. The person who owns the body. I get the concern, I get the love. But if you really cared, you would know that I want to do this, and plastic or not, you'd still love me because I am still the same person, just nicer exterior, no?

So with all that said, I actually went to research on the types of procedures thats available out there. Frankly speaking, I think if I were to do it, I would only go to Korea. Firstly, most of their patients come out looking quite natural. And secondly, I bet they have tons of experience. 

From what I have read up online, I think I need:

• Epicanthoplasty - which is essentially to increase the width of your eyes. They cut either the inner corner, outer corner or both;
• Double eyelid surgery - self explanatory, basically create a fold on your eyelids;
• Rhinoplasty - I have no nose bridge at all, and its annoying when I wear my spectacles on humid weather cause they is NOTHING to hold my spectacles up >:( ;
• Malar Reduction - reduce the size of my cheekbones to create a smaller face;
• Mandible Jaw Reduction - reduce the shape of my jawline to create a V line instead of a U line.

Yeps. Sounds like alot I know. But thats what I read up on if I want to achieve my ideal face D':

You know why I say its a biased society? People thrash Dawn Yang because she is plastic. I can understand that because she isn't very honest about the procedures she did. Fine. People thrash Xiaxue, because she is openly plastic. DAFUQ I don't get it. Okay nevermind maybe they think she is shameless, whatever. But when the slightest mention that their favourite Korean Popstars could have had a little tweaking done here or there, they get all defensive and say "How do you know, maybe its natural?" 

No effing way. So you're telling me that this

is natural? Do you not see the uncanny resemblance to Dawn? 

I mean I have nothing against Park Bom. I have nothing against Plastic Surgery. If I did, I wouldn't be considering getting things done too. I just don't get the double standards here. You are okay with plastic surgery that your KPOP idols do, you are openly in denial yet you thrash people like Xiaxue and Dawn for getting their noses and eyes done? 

I just don't get it. /shrugs.

Anyways if you're interested to know more, I think this website is pretty useful :)

HAPPY NATIONAL DAY

Happy 9 August one and all （＾∇＾）le boyfr is sleeping beside me, and I'm gonna meet my BFF later! What an awesome day! Countdown 4 more working days to BKK! ♪───Ｏ（≧∇≦）Ｏ────♪

DIY BIG BREAKFAST :D

Few Sundays back, I decided to make my own Big Breakfast! And so Imma sharing my recipe here with y'all! :D I was thinking, "Big Breakfast so yummy but having it at Wild Honey will burn away S$30+ :'(, MIGHT AS WELL MAKE MY OWN RIGHT!"

Ok so what you need to buy:

1. Hashbrown - All you need is the packet of Hashbrown, salt, pepper and butter

2. Bacon - Just that. Bacon.

3. Scrambled Eggs - Milk, Salt, Pepper, Eggs (I used 2 for 2 persons).

4. Sautéed Mushrooms - Fresh Brown Button Mushrooms, Salt, Pepper, Light Soya Sauce, Parsley Flakes, Butter/Olive oil, Garlic.

5. PANCAKES - Baking flour, Baking Powder, Salt, Sugar, Milk, One egg, butter, Vanilla extract.

Something like that luh~

So I popped le hashbrowns in my oven, buttered them sprinkle salt and pepper and left them in to cook :D Fucken love hashbrowns la! So this is a good way to cook them if you don't wanna make your entire kitchen all oily and stuff.

Le fresh ingredients.

So after you have mixed all the ingredients for the pancakes, you should get something like the above. I SWEAR MY PANCAKES BRINGS ALL THE BOYS TO THE YARD, AND THEY'RE LIKE ITS BETTER THAN YOURS. DAMN RIGHT, ITS BETTER THAN YOURS. I COULD TEACH YOU, oh wait I just did. LOL. It should not be too watery. You want exact measurements? Just google Pancakes recipe, and you can pick whichever one you want. OK LA OK LA I PUT HERE OK. pfft lazybums. 

1.5 cups all purpose flour

3.5 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon white sugar

1.75 cups milk

1 egg

3 tablespoons butter melted.

Credits to allrecipes.com

I added the Vanilla extract because I believe everything tastes good with Vanilla extract. /foldsarms. And if you wanna make rainbow pancakes like I did for my picnic in May/June (I can't remember), just separate the mixture into how many colors you wanna make and add the food coloring. 

OM NOM NOMS. :D

The finished product(s). Sorry I don't have white porcelain plates and bowls. I don't have white table with white table cloth. I is typical Singaporean I is use Melamine plates/bowls that won't shatter when you drop them :x

Sautéed Mushrooms. 

1 tablespoon butter/margarine

2 cloves garlic

One box of fresh mushrooms sliced

Soy sauce (to your liking)

pepper

salt

Credits to food.com

Mince the garlic really fine like how you would for your aglio olio. I usually spam garlic, cause garlic only makes your food taste better, so no harm spamming them. Super easy to make this dish, even my Mushroom-hater boyfr likes this :P

Bacon is the easiest. Just place them on a hot pan and wait. 

SCRAMBLED EGGS. Simple yet damn hard to perfect this. This wasn't a success cause I used the wrong milk. I used HL milk which has this overpowering milk taste that doesn't really go very well with the eggs. So I would suggest using something not so distinct? Like those pasteurized milk i don't know, try your luck. Essentially thats what cooking is about isn't it? :P The key to fluffy creamy scrambled eggs is the whipping. Whip until your egg mixture is pale yellow. Only when its pale yellow do you cook it. 

HARSH-BROWN. HAHA. Please note, if you're using the oven like I am and not deep frying it, please make sure there is a generous amount of butter slathered over the top of your hash browns. If not they will come out very hard and tasteless. 

My pancakes. :D:D:D:D:D

OKOK, THATS IT. You can try making them and let me know how it went! :D Sorry if the pictures are inconsistent. Very hard to juggle taking pictures and cooking at the same time, plus I am doing it all by myself. (Ok Boyfr helped with the bacon. Flipping them only! >.<)

200 pounds beauty

Can't tell you how much I love this movie. Plus the main actress is so pretty :D

You know that feeling when your Life doesn't seem to be going anywhere? Like you feel super frustrated with everything thats going on? But suddenly you feel at peace with the world? Thats how I feel when I'm with you, B :) Suddenly everything else doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if I just chop off my locks and dyed it black for SIA but I didn't get in. It didn't matter that factually I look better with not so short hair. It didn't matter that I was all bare faced and wearing spectacles. It didn't matter that I could only meet you for not more than an hour for lunch. It didn't matter that you had to come all the way down to Suntec just for that one hour with me.

Because when I am with you, I feel so happy. When I'm with you, it really didn't matter that I was having so much trouble at work. For that one hour when I was with you, all those trouble really just disappeared. It was like a stormy weather that always turned bright and sunny once you're around. :)

It doesn't matter what people say. Relationships exist between two individuals. Sometimes it does help to listen to what a third party's got to say. But sometimes you have to make your own judgement. I know for sure, that you are the one person who makes everything better in my Life. 

I really am a lucky girl, am I not? ♥

August 4, 2012

Good August 5 morning to everybody :)) 

So yesterday was SIA's interview. And I got booted out at Skin Check again. Bahhh. So annoying. :( Left Sheraton feeling immensely disappointed. Like wtf are you kidding me again? :( After that disappointing episode, I left for AMK to find my happy pill. ^^

My happy pill, I love you B :P

Side note, I am now 40% Samsung S3, 60% iPhone5. How uh. :S

On the way to our first stop at Pasir Panjang for according to baby, BEST BRAISED DUCK RICE IN SINGAPORE. O.O

After quite a long way from AMK to Pasir Panjang, we arrived at Lim Seng Lee Duck Rice Eating House. The whole stretch of shop houses here look like blast from the past man. Untouched by the urbanization of the rest of Singapore. Damn old school.

B has been craving this for the longest time. But every Saturday we didn't get to eat it cause I always wake up late and by the time I reach his place already 5+pm. :X Opps. But B googled and this place closes at 8pm! >:D No need wake up early liao! :D

We didn't order too much cause it was only our first stop. So we had one plate of braised duck and a plate of kang kong. 

Look at it! You can tell the duck was sliced super super thinly. IRL its really super thin. Very different from the braised duck we eat at our usual kopitiams. And another thing. I don't know about you, but for me, I love duck. Think roast duck, the meat just tastes damn awesome with the roasted skin, if you get the right part. You know there are some parts of the duck that tastes a little powdery? If you buy a plate like this at other stores and its not the drum stick, you are bound to get some of the powdery meat. But this whole plate, didn't have one single slice of it! #impossibru! The sauce is inexplicable. Not too salty, not too sweet, it is the sauce that binds the whole dish together. Very very very yummy. 

You know how most of the times when you eat something you roughly can guess what goes in the dish? I really can't do the same with what I eat here. I don't know what goes in there BUT I KNOW IT TASTES AWESOME WTF. If you look at the sauce of the kangkong carefully, it is slightly orange? Its not done, samba style cause its not spicy. It doesn't really taste nutty, I REALLY DONT KNOW OMG. But I love it. (TvT)

We polished off the meal in no time, I still got time to take picture of the place. Very old school right? You got see coffeeshops with this kind of chairs before? This is my first >.< But I like coming to places like this, very fresh to see things that you don't encounter usually. :)

Old school is old school, the banner has two ducks at the side LOL.

Ended with a smoke and baby's OOTD. Hehehehehhe o(^v^)o

Lim Seng Lee Duck Rice Eating House

38 South Buona Vista Road  

Singapore 118164

After which, off we went to Jalan Besar :D My virgin try of Swee Choon! :D Because they only open at 6pm and we were there at 530pm, we decided to stop by the Mcs opposite for some Cinnamon Melts while we waited. Look at the amount of people at 550pm. O.O I thought we were the only ones who would be there at the opening hours >.<

Finally they opened :D But there are lots of seats everywhere so you don't have to worry about lack of seatings :D

OK so what did we order :P

FLOWING CUSTARD BUN definitely because that was the main reason I kept pestering B to bring me to Swee Choon

DOUBLE BOILED CHICKEN SOUP because I love anything with soup 

CHICKEN CLAWS because B loves them (so much that I ordered 2 plates O.o)

FRIED CARROT CAKE you can't go wrong with these

PRAWN AND BEANCURD ROLL the must have when you go eat Dim Sum

You would have noticed by now that there isn't the usual Har Gow and Siew Mai. Somehow B and me just don't get the appeal of those 2. Weird hur?

I SUMPAH THE SOUP TASTES 100 TIMES BETTER THAN DTF'S. Ok I think I am comparing the price here too but no joke. I love DTF's chicken soup but this only costs $4.50 and its very tasty! REALLY VERY GOOD I AM SO NOT KIDDING YOU. So yummy I wanna cry T.T

You can see all the chicken oil/fats floating on the top BUT IDGAF. I DONT CARE IF I GAIN 2KG FROM THIS ITS TOO GOOD. >:D

Chicken claws~ I am not a pro at this but B says the one at 126 tastes better. Anws B is Team 126, I don't know which team I am on because I love the custard buns and chicken soup here but 126 has the HK style Chee Cheong Fun! :(

Prawn Beancurd Roll. Which I thought was okayyyy~ Nothing too fantastic to rave about~

OMG WHY HELLO YOU, I MISS YOU SO. T.T I was just telling B after we ate this that if they had some sorta dessert that is just the salted egg yolk custard in a bowl, a la sesame cream, I WILL ORDER A BOWL I DONT CARE IF MY CHOLESTEROL RISES THROUGH THE ROOF. And the amount of salted egg yolk custard they put in one small bun like this is just illegal. CRAZY one! I tear it in half and the custard is like filled to the brim! I LOVE YOU SWEE CHOON TvT

Carrot Cake was not too bad, the outside was really crispy to the max! Fans of carrot cakes will love this!

XLBs! I love XLBs and unlike the Chicken Soup, Crystal Jade and DTF definitely do it better than Swee Choon. But one place you can get very good XLBs at a cheaper price compared to Crystal Jade and DTF? Chinatown! :D One day if I am back there, I will take a picture and tell y'all where it is :D

Our Swee Choon Meal /happygirl90@ilovemyboyrfr.com o(^v^)o

And so that concludes our mini Good Food Road Trip :D I was so happy with the food and my boyfr's company that I clean forgotten about my SIA interview. Which makes me feel, I have what I need right here. Anywhere as long as he's with me. Nobody has ever made me feel so happy before 2nd Anniv in October and BKK in less than 2 weeks! I CANT WAIT :D

Swee Choon Dim Sum Restaurant

191 Jalan Besar  

Singapore 208882

Jobs (III)

In case you are wondering why do I keep posting about jobs and careers, thats because stripping my blog off all its aesthetic and frivolous content, this is still my journal. I am so deeply confused lately. Its like having a quarter life crisis. I am at that point in my life where I am not happy with where I am. I am not happy with my job. I am not happy that my life seems pretty much stagnant. I am not happy that I do not know what to do to get what I want. 

I know that I can't just let it go. I can't ignore this nagging feeling of my unhappiness. We all know it doesn't work this way. But what if as of now, I realise that I really don't know what I want? Ok maybe I do. 

You see, for the longest time /deepbreath (this takes alot of courage for me to say it out here), I have been trying to be an SIA girl. Really long. Long arduous journey. Since 2010? Fcking 2 years mind you. Ok but I didn't exactly go for every single interview since 2010 but rather I went for it the first time in 2010. I believe it was in October.

Back then, I just tried it just to see if I could get in. So I went without much preparation on the interview and I didn't even dress like I was going for one. Needless to say, I got booted right at the first stage. A few months passed, a friend wanted to give it a go, so I decided to try again since I agreed to accompany her. Still went there, dressed the part, but clueless so out we went. 

I thought I had given up, and I don't know what I was thinking (I think Jules really wanted it for me) so I read up on the SIA interview stages and blahblah online and in April 2011, I made an impromptu decision to try for it again. Like the interview was at Sheraton Towers and its only on from 8am to 2pm and I decided to go for it at 1:30pm. Mad rush I am telling you. 

Surprise surprise, I got through the first stage. For people who have no idea how the SIA interview goes, let me break it down for you.

Stage 1: Mass Introduction

This stage is like an elimination round. They will group you into groups of 10 according to the sequence when you arrive at the registration. Meaning if you walked in with your friend, high chances you will be in the same group as them. So it'll be 10 of you being interviewed by 2 SIA representatives. This round is basically a mass introduction where they will ask you to introduce yourself and answer a random question that they asked. Questions like, "whats your favourite movie?"; "If you can be a fruit, what would you be?"; etc. After which you will be led outside to wait for the results. 

This round is a killer because you are competing against 9 other people and the question could be anything and you have to think real fast and your answer has to stand out or you're definitely out. I used to hate this stage alot but now like, used to it already. :x

Stage 2: Certificate and Height Check

Pretty self explanatory, they just check if your height is complying with the requirements and if you have brought the necessary requirements.

Stage 3: Skin check

Also pretty self explanatory, basically they check your face, back of your neck, upper back and arms if they are any scars or blemishes. If you think you can conceal pimples, afraid to burst your bubble but they will shine this really bright light to your face so if you have pimples, everything is revealed. 

Stage 4: One to one Interview

This stage you will be interviewed by an SIA representative on your own. Almost similar to stage 1, just that you will be talking alot more about yourself and all. They will also test your pronounciation through a reading test and sometimes, ask you a question based on the passage that you just read (which is usually a situation on the plane).

Stage 5: Management Round

This is conducted on the next day. 4 to 6 of you being interviewed by 2 of SIA's management personnel. You will have to introduce your partner (you will be paired up), and afterwhich its either a debate, or they will give you a topic and you will voice out your opinions. 

Stage 6: Kebaya Round (For girls only)

Basically a more thorough skin check. And see if you can carry off the SIA look. And how you walk. And smile. 

Stage 7: Medical Check Up

I believe I don't need to cover this.

So yes, back to where I was. April 2011. Surprisingly, I got through the Stage 1. Thought I would most probably get booted out at Stage 3 because I definitely remember having some blemishes on my face, but surprise yet again, I got through to the next stage. I thought my luck couldn't get any better and probably would run out by the next round since I wasn't prepared to go THAT far. But when I was in the room with the interviewer, I thought I did pretty good. Crapped like I really knew what I was talking about. And surprise yet again, I got through to the next day's interview. 

I remember so vividly, how happy I was. Like "OMG I did it. I passed all those stages that I thought I couldn't!" Next day, went through the Stage 5 and got booted out. Disappointed to the max. But after April 2011's interview, I became obsessed with wanting to get in.

I am the kind of person that when you dangle something in front of me, and I know I can do it. I will not stop till I get it. What am I trying to prove? Maybe to myself that I can actually get what I want. But for the next few months, strangely I couldn't get past the first stage again. Slowly, I began to give up. I mean, determintation and mentality is one thing. But do you have any idea what it feels like to have doors shut in your face everytime you open it? Once, fine. Twice, I can take it. Thrice, hang in there. Four times? Fuck this shit I am done.

So for a few months, I didn't go for it. I just didn't wanna face rejection anymore. 

Partly the reason why I didn't try for it was also because J wasn't too keen on the idea. Don't get me wrong. He doesn't like "Oi I don't like, you cannot go." He was like, "I will always be supportive of what you want to do. But I am not too keen on the idea of you being an Flight Attendent (FA)." 

Firstly, if I were to be a FA, my working hours are irregular. That means less quality time can be spent. 

Secondly, this social stigma about FAs personal conduct. I mean if you google "SIA interview" or something along that line, you will see results pop out from sites like , where the forums all have people talking about how if your other half is a FA, you guys are gonna break up soon. Your girlfr/boyfr is gonna cheat on you. They are gonna be very materialistic and you won't be able to match up to them. 

Thirdly, I think he'll miss me /shy but yeah vice versa as well. :(

So I didn't go for it anymore for those months between mid to early 2012. 

Recently, maybe due to all my unhappiness with my past and present work, I started trying out again. This time, I was numbed. Like I know the frazzled nerves part. I have read up like countless times about the interview and tips online. I replayed and came up with as many questions as I could possibly think of that they might ask. I went there somewhere around Mid 2012, fully prepared.

Yet sad to say, I passed through all and got booted out at /sigh Management Round again. It just really boggles me as to what exactly are they looking for. I thought I did really well. I didn't fumble. I made it a point to smile like all the time. I thought I sounded confident. The other candidates fumbled, they address their partner with the wrong name. But they went through. And I didn't. #okaymeme

Why am I bringing all these up? Because I am unhappy with my current job now. I feel exploited. I feel angry. I feel all sorts of emotions that I shouldn't be feeling. And I want to do something about it. This Saturday, August 4, 2012, there is a SIA interview to be held at Sheraton Towers. I am putting it out here, that I am going for it. And I am going to try my best. I truly want to do something that I believe I can do well. And I want to do something that I enjoy.

To all those people out there who think poorly of FAs, eff you. If it were a lowly job, they wouldn't pay FAs so much. To all those people who think that FAs have poor personal characters and a are loose, eff you. I know of friends who have been in the line for 2 years plus and they are still in a loving relationship. Stop passing personal judgements on FAs just because of some black sheeps. 

This post really requires alot of courage to click on "Publish". To tell the world that I am a failure, that while people just breeze through stuff while I get stuck at every possible turn is just /stabsheart.

And so with that, August 4 2012, GAMBATTE  o(>w<)o