Homecooked food.

I finally gave up eating at the hawker centre near my flat and whipped up some meat and chicken seaweed porridge.


No, I purposely wanted porridge. It wasn't because of failed rice. I know how to cook rice and right now, I just wanted some nice hot porridge. Secondly, with porridge, I could cook in 'bulk' and save up for later without it turning ugly, unlike rice.

Hello Louisa's homecooked food. It's been so long since we last met in Somerset! :)

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Baju Kembar

kadang gw sebel kalo mesti pake baju kembaran. as in, pake baju kembaran berduaan sama anak cewek lain. misalnya nih, mama gw beliin baju kembaran buat cici gw dan gw, untuk dipake pas natal. gw sebel. gw malu. knapa? karna menurut gw, baju kembaran itu cuma buat anak kecil, dan gue uda bukan anak kecil lagi.


tapi gimana kalo situasinya kayak gini:

lu punya temen maen 5 orang (jadi sama lu 6 orang). terus mereka ngajak lu jalan2 keluar bareng ke mall ato ke mana lah... terus pas lu ketemu sama mereka, ternyata kelima2 temen lu semua pake T-shirt yang sama. lu doang yang beda. parahnya lagi, lu sama sekali ga punya t-shirt itu. terus lu tanya, "koq pada pake kembaran?" dan mereka jawab, "iya soalnya kmaren pas kita lagi pegi shopping lu ga ada" duh. obvious banget gw ga ada, makanya gw ga punya. misalnya hal itu terjadi sama lu, apa yang bakal lu rasain?

terus terang, kalo gue, gue akan ngerasa left out. gue akan ngerasa gw bukan bagian dari mereka, padahal tiap hari di kampus selalu main sama mereka. mnurut gw gapapa sih mereka beli baju samaan dan gue ga punya, secara gw emang ga mau buang2 duit buat beli baju yang gw ga suka. tapi kenapa? kenapa mesti pake baju kembaran padahal mereka semua tau kalo gue ga punya bajunya? gw bakal ngerasa gw salah kostum, gw bakal ngerasa gw nyamukin mereka, gw akan ngerasa gw kayak filem2 high school hollywood yang nyeritain tentang kehidupan seorang cewek biasa2 yang pengen masuk ke dalam group cewek2 populer di sekolahnya. itu yang gue rasain. awkward. malu. not included. outsider.

i know mungkin gw lebay ato apa lah. terserah. but i know i am not the only one who feels the same. i believe if you ask people, there are some girls who also feel this way. cobain deh sendiri.

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25 Random Questions Tag & 20 Questions Tag

1. Do you have any pets?

Not in Singapore but I have 50 fishes in Jakarta and we keep them in a fish pond with its cute little waterfall.

2. Name 3 things that are physically close to you.
Apart from my computer stuff like mouse and all, I have beside me my scented candle (currently burning "Welcome Christmas" by Yankee Candle), my nail polishes (because I just painted my nails), and my water bottle (so that I don't forget to drink!)

3. What's the weather like right now?
It doesn't seem to rain so it should be windy since it is at night.

4. Do you drive? If so have you crashed?
No I don't drive. Not even in Jakarta. Why? Because I moved to Singapore when I was 14, and everybody knows if you live in Singapore you don't even need a car. Secondly, in Indonesia, the legal age to drive is 17 so when I turned 17, I practically have had no time until now to go for driving lessons and practice driving myself because whenever I go back it would be only for approximately 2 weeks long. You know you won't be able to drive in Jakarta if you don't practice, even after you've got your license for years.

5. What time did you wake up this morning?
9:30 am

6. When was the last time you showered?
a few hours ago. I don't recall the time I shower but it shouldn't be too long ago.

7. What was the last movie you saw?
That would be Tron.

8. What does your last text message say?
It says, "kawan gue cabut dulu ya, mpe jumpa bbrp bln lg!"

9. What's your ringtone?
My phone vibrates. Lol. It doesn't ring.

10. Have you ever been to a different country?
Yes. I was born in Jakarta, Indonesia and currently I'm studying in Singapore so that's one. Apart from that I've been to Malaysia (JB, KL, Genting Highlands, Cameron Highlands, Malacca), Taiwan (Taichung and Taipei), and China (Hangzhou and Puyang). I have transited in a few places in China like Fuzhou, Zhengzhou, Chengdu, but I didn't quite walk around the place and only stayed in the airport for hours simply because I was afraid to get lost (I was in Chengdu for 5 hours!). My next destination would probably be Korea (I am currently praying for God to give me the opportunity!)

11. Do you like sushi?
Sushi is probably the only Japanese food that I really really like. I eat Japanese food like Ramen, Takoyaki, etc but I don't really crave for them or love the very much to death. However, Sushi is probably the only thing that can get me really really excited.

12. Where do you buy your groceries?
Local grocery stores that I pass by, like Carrefour or Fairprice.

13. Have you ever taken medication to help you fall asleep faster?
Nope. I normally don't get any trouble sleeping, unless I am super excited over something.

14. How many siblings do you have?
Two. One elder sister and one elder brother.

15. Do you have a desktop computer or a laptop?
In Singapore I only own a laptop. In Jakarta? My current laptop and we have two shared computers which nobody uses.

16. How old will you be turning on your next birthday?
Twenty three.

17. Do you wear contacts or glasses?
Both. It depends on my mood.

18. Do you color your hair?
I used to color it purplish red. It grew and so I colored it purplish black and it grew again and it looked pretty ugly cos when it was short I straightened them (so it looked like the roots were rather wavy but the ends were straight). Then I chopped them short so the color now is my natural color. I am probably thinking of coloring my hair again.

19. Tell me something you are planning to do today.
Doing homework.

20. When was the last time you cried?
Totally no idea.

21. What is your perfect pizza topping?
Pepperoni and Mozzarella Cheese

22. Which do you prefer-hamburgers or cheeseburgers?
Cheeseburgers!

23. Have you ever had an all-nighter?
Of course, when I was busy with school work, all-nighter is my only choice.

24. What is your eye color?
Dark brown almost black.

25. Can you taste the difference between Pepsi and Coke?
Not really. A lot of people say they taste different but to me they are all the same.

Now move on to the 20 Questions!

1.Thing you cannot leave the house without
My keys!

2.Favorite brand of makeup
I would probably opt for Hues Cosmetics. They are amazing with prompt shipping and great customer service!

3.Favorite Flowers
Sunflowers!

4.Fav clothing stores
Random stores in some malls in Jakarta! Lol. I don't really shop for clothes anymore cos I have had way too many. But I like to shop at Bugis Street and Far East Plaza.

5.Fav perfume
It has to be Rose by Paul Smith for now.

6.Heels or flats
I love heels because they make me look taller. If only heels are more comfortable. :(

7.Do you make good grades?
I used to make good grades since I was 3 up to when I was 19. After that I went to college and my grades went down drastically and they have never been up since :(

8.Fav colors
Pastel Pink, Bright Orange, Navy Blue, Maroon Red, Lime Green, Neon Yellow.

9.Do you drink energy drinks?
You mean Redbull? I do drink them but not on a regular basis and most of the time I got them for free. (It's good to be an SMU student!!)

10.Do you drink juice?
Yes! And I drink juice straight from the fruit itself. I don't buy those juice cartons from the supermarkets.

11.Do you like swimming?
I can swim but it's been months since the last time I swam.

12.Do you eat fries with a fork?
It depends. If you're talking about McDonald's fries, I prefer to use my fingers. But the cheesy fries at KFC? Give me that fork, baby.

13.Whats your fav moisturizer?
Face moisturizer would have to be the one from Mustika Ratu. For body moisturizer I'm currently using Body Shop's Olive Body Butter and it's amazing.

14.Do you want to get married later on in life?
No. I wanna get married as soon as possible!

15.Do you get mad easily?
If I'm in a not so good mood, it's easier for me to get mad. So it depends.

16.Are you into ghost hunting?
What? No. Of course not. I'd rather be God-hunting. Not that I wanna hunt God down or something. What I meant was like going around looking for the presence of God.

17.Any phobias?
Cuts and bruises. I have some irks for blood too.

18.Do you bite your nails?
Yes!!! That kinda sucks because it ruins my painted nails!

19.Have you ever had a near death experience?
One taxi nearly banged into me when I was crossing the road. Not that I was jaywalking. The light for pedestrians was green for goodness' sake but the taxi driver was sort of day dreaming while driving so he didn't see that the traffic light for cars was red and he was supposed to stop. I could hear the brake and the taxi stopped like less than five centimeters before me. I swear if he didn't brake earlier I would have already crashed. And worse thing of all? He didn't even apologize.

20.Do you drink coffee?
Yes I do. I'm a "social coffee drinker". Coffee tastes good but I hate how it makes my breath kinda stinks.

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New Year Resolution

I think it's time for me to get serious with my resolution but at the same time, I am pretty skeptical that it will be successful. So what I will do is to keep this resolution last for only 3 months, and do my own evaluation in end of March 2011. In April, I will make a new resolution and so on. Hopefully I will achieve better this time. So here they are (I try to keep them as reasonable as possible):


1) Drink more water, like at least 2.5 litre a day. Sodas, and coffee NOT included. Not even tea.
I'm not saying that I can't drink soda or anything, but if I ever drink them, I will still make sure that my PLAIN WATER intake will reach 2.5 litre a day. So I will always carry a water bottle with me (500 ml) and make sure that in a day, I get to refill them 4 times. I will keep this resolution off my list only when it has become a habit that I can't even take them off my daily routines.

Drinking plenty of water will really help in your overall wellbeing. I notice that when I drink a lot, I will pee a lot, which means more toxins are going to be released out from my body. Also, I noticed that ever since I started drinking a lot, I NEVER get any ulcers. Even when I bite my own lips or tongue when I eat, the ulcer will just go away in... 2 hours? Or is it shorter than that? I'm super serious. I don't remember what it's like to get ulcers anymore, thanks to my water. And of course, I get a lot more benefits those experts mention about drinking plenty of water.

But this hasn't grown attached to me, as in, I don't really drink that much regularly, which means sometimes I forgot my water bottle and can't be bothered to purchase a bottled water, so I will still keep this in my resolution.

2) Grow my hair!
OH HAIR PLEASE GROW FASTER!

3) Get an internship

Ok that's all for march. Super easy resolution huh?
:)

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When I see your face or your pictures with your girl, I don't know why it hurts so much. No. This is insane. This can't be happening.


you look awfully similar to my boy.

Maybe that's why.

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My New Year Resolution

1) Don't procrastinate.

2)
3)
4)
5)

...

ok nevermind. I think I am going to complete this list later.

#ResolutionPhail

Happy New Year Everyone! :)

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Yankee Candles!

Hey all!


I'm back from Jakarta!! Yeappp!! Jakarta was so much fun although I didn't get the chance to go ANYWHERE because my grandma passed away but at least I got to meet my cousins SUPER OFTEN. That's good. And also, it is Christmas so of course it's fun.

And my aunt came from Germany and she bought me (guess what!) perfume! It's the infamous Nina Ricci's L'Air du Temps!! My sister's got the Elizabeth Arden's Sunflower. Pity cos I wanted that too but I realised I can't have both. Haha. Yes it is designer's and not celebrity's but who cares? It is still perfume!

Anyways I am now back in Singapore and SAY HELLO to GREAT SALES!!

I went to Tang's (ok why the hell am I doing in that department store right? Like NO YOUNG PEOPLE would ever go there haha but trust me their stuff aren't that bad cos I went to the bed and bath section.)

Guess what I've got???

YANKEE CANDLES!!!

They have sales on scented candles (and many more) and I got myself my first haul on scented candles ever! I bought six votives and they cost me $19.80 for all the 6 candles!

Here's what I purchased:


I like Mistletoe because it takes you back to nature straight away. The smell will carry you to the rain forest right after you smell it. It's amazing. Christmas Wreath smells similar but more to the woody scent while Mistletoe is more to leaves and grasses.

I haven't burned Mountain Lodge yet cos I am saving it for some time in the future but Orange Pear is wonderful. It is so refreshing and really fruity. It is so full of fun!

I haven't burned Sun and Sand yet but from the wax itself it smells super awesome. A lot of reviews mention that it feels as if you are at the beach during summertime so it should be wonderful. Clean cotton is so fresh and like its name, clean. It smells like softeners and detergent. I don't mind the smell of detergents. I like clean smells like my room is so pristine.

So yeah, I was thinking of buying more! I would try to drop by Daiso to check out more candle holders (if any) and definitely grab more votives and burn more in my room while they are still on sale!! :)))) *excited*

and by the way, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE and so sorry it is belated!!!

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A Little Obsession

Ok all of you who read my blog would have known that I am so in love with perfumes, but they are just too expensive to even collect them. I prefer celebrities' than designers' but I do love Vera Wang's and Anna Sui's.

For years I have been smelling samples. A lot I really like but never had a chance to even get one cos they are just not so wallet-friendly. I really like Jessica Simpson's collection but I have never owned them. They are priced like seventy to a hundred depending on where you find them and whenever I have saved up enough, I always thought that if I purchase that, I would have no money left to purchase other things. So yeah, that thought always ruins my chance to own them. Maybe I should just don't think too much. Maybe.

or does anyone of you wanna share share chip in buy that for me for Christmas? Lolll!

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You know you are Asian

I was watching Youtube and accidentally came across this video on "You know you are Asian when..."


and then I heard this:

you eat Spaghetti with chopsticks.
(Most of the terms he mentioned are based predominantly on the ethnic Chinese, even though all of us know that Asians consist more than just that.)

It's quite funny because that's exactly what Mr. Wang does.

LOL.

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Bleeding.

It is like a happy ending fairy tale story - a story that young girls adore deeply and carry it to their dreams. A story that young girls would re-tell to the stars they see from their window panes every night, and wish that it will come true one day.

I love my story. Our story. I love him, and I really really do, and I would swear if I could, that he feels the same way. I could tell from his heartbeat, the moment he wraps his arms around me. I could feel from his two eyes, the moment they turn sparkly whenever he sees me, just as if he had won a grand lottery. I always think that he is the one for me. I love how he makes me feel, like everything is possible or like life is worth it. I am much contented whenever he is around, and I am amazed by how his love never fades after so many years we are together.

I wish we could be together forever. I wish my life was a story and I were the author - that way, we could just create as we like it, and end it as we love it. I wish life was a story - a story that we could just throw it away to the dustbin once we think it is crappy.

Sadly, life is more complicated than that. There are other things involving life, like beliefs, norms, cultures, or influences. I feel like I'm living in denial everyday, in each minute, and in every second. I love him, that is a fact. But does everyone around me understand that? Love isn't about logic. Love isn't about what is right and what is wrong because love is always right. Love produces good things and love makes you feel good.

But why does everyone not think we are suitable? How do I define suitable? And who should it be suitable for?

I know you are judging me even if you think you are not. Deep inside, you want us to break apart. You are waiting for the day this beautiful story ends. You don't think this is not gonna work out between us. I beg you please, stop thinking about that. That breaks my heart. You know I love him and each day you are trying to convince me otherwise, it breaks my heart. Deeply. Badly. Painfully. Atrociously.

My love is not blind; I have been thinking about us even before it started. You have no idea how much tears I have shed because of others' disapproval, including my own logical analysis, thoughts, and beliefs. My brain told me to break up, but my heart told me to hold on. It is such a sucky feeling when both brain and heart disagree with each other.

And no comments please. No tagboards either. Thank you.

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EXCITED.

I JUST WON 1 LANCOME VIRTUOSE PRECIOUS CELLS MASCARA (retails at $49) FROM METRO LADIES NIGHT CONTEST!! This my first time winning from a lucky draw!!


I just received the e-mail today to confirm my full name and my NRIC. Omg this has officially made my day, after crawling to the infamous Li Ka Shing Library to mug at 9:30 am in the morning all the way to.. i believe now is almost 9:30 pm and I am still here.

ok enough blogging. Go back to study.

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In the library

And am very very very very bored.


Tomorrow is my first paper, and yet I have no idea about 70% of the concepts???
Oh dear.

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Fail Ads

Ok this is pretty retarded but I saw this thing online:Funny huh? You wanna buy their 'discounted' ruby deer gift set? :)

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Hypocrisy

First and foremost.

Before you judge anyone, please take a look at yourself first.
You might be someone full of hypocrisy. You may be.

Don't know yet? Time to find out I guess. Find out whether you are behaving like how you wish the public see yourself as.

Don't see any similarities? Congratulations, you are then a hypocrite! Look at the mirror and see your reflection. That is your true self, so stop lying to others about who you are. Take out those masks and stop being so photogenic when it comes to life.

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The dumb dumb me.....

I love experimenting. I want to make my own pore strips with gelatin and milk (I read about this mixture somewhere) so I went to the supermarket today.


To be honest, I'm not really a supermarket savvy and I don't know where to get gelatin in Singapore. Seriously. I thought supermarkets should have it so I went there.

Do you know agar-agar powder? I bought that instead. I thought those were similar to gelatins! Yea silly. But then, gelatins make jelly and agar-agar is something similar to jelly, no? Ok no. When I blog right now I just realize the difference. Their textures are different. Jelly is more "solid" than agar-agar. Ok whatever. Should have bought the konnyaku powder instead i guess? Those are cheaper trust me!

So obviously when I mixed them with milk the solvent didn't harden like those normal liquid-mixed-with-gelatin should. I put them on my nose and they ended up as a milk scrub instead of pore strips. zzzzzzz.

I also bought a hot chocolate drink from Van Houten to make my own bronzer (OK I KNOW IT'S DUMB BUT HEY! EXPERIMENTS!! Don't you get what experiments mean??). It turns out that those chocolate powder are mixed together with sugar and creamer per sachet!! Who the hell would put on sugar and creamer over their cheeks rite? I should have bought pure cocoa powder next time!!

Luckily I only used like a teaspoon of the agar-agar powder and a little bit of milk so everything doesn't go to waste. In the end I make my chocolate agar-agar!! :)) [yes I mixed those opened chocolate drink sachet with the agar-agar and the milk] I have not tasted them yet but I hope it's yummy! :) They are already hardening in the fridge. Can't wait!!

But anyway I guess mistakes are good. Now I know what to buy next time.

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My Guilty Confessions

I saw Sara's blog about her guilty confessions and thought I am gonna do the same.


1) I procrastinate. I don't really do work unless there is DEADLINE screaming on me in a week's time.

2) I play Spider Solitaire in a boring lecture. All the time.

3) I can't do Accounting or Statistics for crap. I can't even get a C for both in college.
Funny because I scored full marks (100/100) in mathematics for primary six national examination, A (but not full marks) for both E and A maths in secondary school, B for Calculus, Statistics, and both Financial and Managerial Accounting in Polytechnic, but not even a C in university. Are time and intelligence inversely proportional in my case?

4) I dump my undergarments together with my clothes in a washing machine. I know, I know. I will hand-wash them if I have time (and will) ok? Working on it, babies!

5) I use toilet rolls for my tissue necessities at home (in my room). I find them more practical because most of the time I only need a small square of tissue instead of a huge piece. Only toilet rolls give you that kind of option.
(of course I buy the smooth, non-textury kind of rolls!)

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Acknowledgement

CONGRATULATIONS LOUISA ON COMPLETING YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1!!!!!!!


Please continue studying until the exams are really really over. ok thank you very much bye.

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1, 2, 3, 4

There's only 1 thing 2 say: 3 words 4 you...


"i love you."

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darling, when was the last time we had our quality time together?

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Hey, hey, you, you, I don't like your girlfriend!

You are another example of an awesome man who goes out with a sucky girlfriend.

You are awesome, you know? I kind of admire you, but NOT the romantic kind of admiration or infatuation. I just admire how smart you are, how persistent you are, how deterministic you are, how you believe in yourself so much.... but when I look at the girl beside you, she just ... ruins everything.

She's pretty I know, but she isn't beautiful. Her inner beauty doesn't show at all, to be honest.

Your girlfriend sucks.

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