On Leave Life

Hello! I was on leave for the last two days. I had a restful break. I went around and did my stuff, basically, just slept in and watch tv, eat, watch more tv, cook for my brother, sleep, play game and watch tv. HAHA. 

On Thursday I went and did my hair. I was already annoyed with the condition of my tresses. The top of my hair is black, the middle faded ash brown/dark brown and the bottom, dip dyed faded purple/pink. I did not get to do my hair too before Chinese New Year because I did not want to pay so much money. HEH HEH. I made an appointment with at Aunty's shop and had Aunty Sally do my hair for me. This is what she did - first she added blonde highlights to the front and bottom of my hair, most of my purple/pink dip dyed colour would not go so we had to have bleach on for an even longer time. Then we washed off the bleach and added slightly darker ash brown on all my hair top to bottom to cover the highlights and the hair that was not dyed previously. Initially we were worried that the deep ash will not cover the now bright pink tresses and will leave it looking really shitty but the deep ash went on really well and my hair is really pretty after the wash and blow. Oh I needed to do treatment too because after bleaching, my hair was soooo dry, it is machiam Barbie Doll. HAHA! After washing we cannot even like separate my hair with our fingers. It was THAT bad! But I must say, I am the kind of person that will do treatment for my hair if it is needed once every month. So after putting my hair through this harsh chemical process, I will really need to see Aunty Sally and Aunty Cynthia very very often. HEE HEE! 

After doing my hair, I did something that I don't usually do, I went to buy a cup of bubble tea. *Beams!* I bought a green cup, 50% sugar, with aloe vera. Since it was my day off, I will go get myself a treat. Even though bubble tea is hardly a treat, it is something, I don't usually allow myself to drink. So, with my green tea and aloe, I went walking around Toa Payoh Central. It started to rain and I walked towards my favourite shoe and bag shop only to find that it has shift/close down. Aiyoh so sad! I think the rental cost in Toa Payoh must be very high, always all the nice random shops always close down. I wished I had more time to shop in Toa Payoh, buy all the cheap nice shoes and bags. In town they sell the same thing, but always like 50% to 70% more expensive. So, I think I have it, if I can, I will try to knock off earlier, and come back to my neighbourhood, to do shopping and basically just chill and enjoy myself. Life is short! Enjoy all the pretty beautiful moments. :) I bought Yong Tau Foo soup for lunch. It was awesome. Oh I bought myself a pack of Time Perfection Imedeen. Another milestone for me, this year, I will be 30 years old. I plan to take more collagen daily and take Imedeen to reduce fine lines and wrinkles and dark age spots. Make my skin more supple and toink toink! I want to be a pretty old chio bu, at regardless what age. I aim to be healthy and stress-free. 

So for the rest of the day, I went home, packed my room, ate my lunch, watched tv, bleached my eyebrows,  then I met Jon for dinner at CPK. I ordered the miso salad with crabs and shrimp, and he ordered the peking duck pizza for the first time. Of course we shared the food. We even had to take the balance away because we cannot finish it and we don't want to waste it. :) The balance was consumed by Jon's dad I thinkl HEE HEE. 

On Friday Jon had to work at 1pm. We left home together so I can head home after that. Jon left for work and I went to Maison Kayser to buy mu favourite raisin and apple bread. :) Pain Au Raisin and Pain Au Pomme? I think it is called that. I love the apple bread so much I bought 2 pieces and I ate them ALL in the same day. After eating, I am a bit scared of eating bread for a while. I watched Yakitate Japan at home, slept, watched more HK drama on TV, Man with No Shadows starring handsome Lam Fung and pretty like hell. Tavia Yeung. At night I met Jon at City Hall Raffles City and I drank some clam chowder at Mos Burger. So yums! I think basically this is what happens during my off day. Just chill only. HAHA. 

Oh I mention that I am watching this super nice HK drama called The Last Steep Ascent? It is super nice and I am super hooked and I am gonna go watch it now. :) BYE! 

Some random rants...

Hello!! Been thinking about some things lately, about human nature and how people work. Of late, I recognize that due to some tight deadlines - orientation, live workshop, grad show, end of term, first day of school, modules n class schedule refinements all, I have been quite physically tired and mentally stretched. Not sure if this caused my temper to flare n be impatient? I hope I was still okay to the other staff n able to keep a low profile. This trying to be low profile thing is a wee bit annoying but I am trying to be happy still n be quiet. I know I must. I want up be fair to every one n not be judgmental.

Which brings me to the point, observing people and getting along with them, working with them. It is tough but I am trying as much to stay away from people who don't agree with me to avoid conflicts. But I must add that when it comes to work I will not be judgmental and make sure I still go through the procedure and explain the usual. I will also be polite and thankful. I am sure the people will know I am keeping distance and not overstep boundaries. Luckily if I have to be, I am the slightly stern and take no shit kinda person, so naturally people don't like to try me.

Anyway, what I am trying to say here is, just be myself, keep my ass mouth shut, work hard and don't comment. Just chill work and shut up. You can do it. I will work within my means with regards to the work that has been assigned to me.

Okay I think I better sleep now. Tomorrow have to wake at 645 for live workshop day 3! Jiayou Jill Jill!

Graduate Show for 2012DID02 - Peektures!

Good job guys! So proud of you! All the best in your career! :) much much love!

Happy Lunar New Year of the Snake!

I am so happy for all the times we spent together, my family. I love you guys all and I wanna be with you guys for as long as I live. Thank you God for this lovely home.

Looking back & Goodbye Class 2012DID02!!

Hello! Looking back at my previous post, I supposed I have been really too stressed up la. Actually now that the workshop is almost over - the grad show for 2012DID02 was over as off yesterday, I am feeling so much better. A lot of my paper work, the must-dos and procedures have been completed and I am feeling a huge sense of relieve! I am so happy that, it is really not as bad as I thought it was gonna be. I think seriously, we are getting more and more pros when it comes to event management and organising. We are getting the hang of it and we are doing it well. Very proud of everyone. Feel like I did very little work la, but still contributed somehow... Heh heh!

Anyway the point of me writing! My sweetest class of 2012DID02 had their grad show on the 15 Feb 2013 and I must say the show was superb! Thank you guys for working so hard! You guys did a super good job in getting your boards printed, on time, the furniture assembled and all! So happy that you were professional during the show and you certainly wowed the crowd! :) I hope you were excited that industry veterans like Kekai Kotaki and James Paick went abouts their way around the gallery looking at your sketchbooks and gathering your name cards and networking with you.

All the best to your future endeavors and hope you guys are able to land a job of your dreams. Please keep in touch and always remember us. Send us emails and stuff okay? Haha!

Anyway now as I am writing in bed, lying in my favourite position, like a small prawn, I cannot help thinking about my God and all the good things that happened to me. No matter how difficult and how I worried over the mindless nitty small details, God has spoken to me, to not worry, be stressed up or anxious, that I should hand over all my burden to him, and He my Almighty savior, will carry my burdens for me. But first, I must also use the skills, knowledge and wisdom He has given me to give my best to Him.

Dear God teach me not to be judgmental or manipulative, or bad hearted and narrow minded. I will work within my ways, to ensure that all my goals are reach and on this journey I have to remember, that You my God are with me this whole way, that if I see only a pair of foot prints instead of two, you are holding me, supporting me and giving me courage, the will to fly. Thank you Lord, for carrying my burdens for me, loving me, giving me strength to live through this life. More closely, I pray for strength n no tiredness for the last day of the event tomorrow. After which it will be first day of school! Can do it! In Jesus most previous name, AMEN!

New Updates - Insecurities

Hello I know it has been a long time, but firstly, Happy New Year! Welcome the year of the Black Snake! Perhaps I will write another entry on the new year goodies and catch up with cousins and whatnots next but currently I am not exactly in the mood to recite on the joyousness of the new year.

I don't know why but this has been bothering me. I am feeling some bits of insecurity when it comes to work. I am not sure why, I feel really quite overwhelmed of late and I feel that I am not performing as well as I should be. I feel that I have been doing a lot of work, not necessary being efficient and I am not complaining about the work load truly but it seems like I am not excelling or doing fine in the areas that I should be proficient in. I know this should not be a problem even but I am really uptight about my current situation. I know I should not be looking at horoscopes but I saw that Pigs are not going to have it good career-wise this year and truly, I am feeling kinda tired already. I am 'supposed to keep a low profile, not complain so much and just work my way through'. I think I will do that, just keep my mouth shut and do my things.

The orientation for the new intake is coming up, in fact, it is happening tomorrow at 945am. I am preparing for it now. This is me, ever ready, ever practicing and wanting to do my best but, I am not sure, I am not so bright? I am not like a last minute kinda person, I have to write notes, practice, go extra early, check and re-check and YET I can still miss stuff out. I don't really remember details and such and it feels bad. Like I am underperforming. I don't wanna go around to fish for praises, I just wanna do my work and do it well. I really hate it now, like how everything is about to happen at the same time and I can do nothing about it. I feel like heading over  to office tomorrow just to check that all is in place and all is well. I am intending to go to office at 730am to have some extra class schedules printed out and placed on the orientation chairs and recall what time we put out the sparkling juices and all. I am SUCH A WORRY WART I KNOW! But I have to do this to myself if not I WILL NOT DO WELL! :( I am truly sad now, my morale and mood is so low.

Also, I have to call Four Leaves tomorrow to check on the bun orders. SO STRESS! Did I say, the live workshop and grad show is going to happen on Friday, simultaneously? Yes the grad show will just last 3 hours but the live workshop for 3 days? And I have to make sure all the boards go up in place, my students' dressing and hair style is in place, the furniture is in place. Wah I am so stressed up! Okay I change my mind, I will sleep early tonight, head to the office in the morning, print all the necessary documents and have it set up properly for Wednesday to happen. :(

Yes yes I know I have already done the prep work and everything and all that needs to be done is for the event to officially HAPPEN. The execution stage. I have the last minute jitters and this is bad! I never thought that I might be so affected by this period this week. I really wish for this week to end as fast as possible so that life may go back to usual  - or so I think.

Now I am going to head back to my slides and practice for my presentations. Leave the New Year entry to another time. :)