Category Archives: Fads

maybe there’s a significance to july; maybe it’s just me. but every year, at the end of june, i feel the need to change, like a good spring cleaning of my life. this time last year, it was kissing singledom goodbye. this year, it’s photography.

well, okay… the interest didn’t pop outta nowhere. i’ve been flirting with the idea for… five years? oh well, now that i have a hand-me-down-canon 350D-from-brother-dearest, i’m ready to snap away :P

no, no, no. don’t expect anything spectacular anytime between now and 2056. we all have limitations, and art is mine. then there’s photoshop, which is another roadblock. even this new wordpress dashboard had got me so confused, it took me months to figure out how to get around it.

but if july is the month of changes, then photography *has* to stay ;P

p/s: the pic was a sad attempt at earning a spot in the world of photography…

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my best friend lyn announced last night that her new year’s resolution for 2008 – like those in the previous years – is to lose respectable amount of weight. she figures that since guys go for skinny chicks, then being skinny is the ultimate way of attracting their attention.

it got me thinking how common it is among us girls to believe that skinny equals beautiful. “lose weight and secure yourself a boyfriend” for the single. or “how are you gonna squeeze into the wedding gown if you don’t start dieting now?” for brides-to-be. or “better not let yourself go or your hubby is gonna cheat on you” for the married.

the truth is, our ideal is probably screwed. my college best buddy chris, for one, has always preferred girls with “a bit of meat”. same goes for my brother who finds it a turn-on when her girlfriend attacks a massive plate of pasta like a savage beast. and thousands upon millions upon billions of guys out there who hate the skinny, or at least that’s what i’ve been told.

so, now the questions become: why do we measure ourselves against celebrities of tinseltown? is the media to blame for making 87-pound stick figures look so damn glamorous? or are we to blame for mistaking skinniness for guaranteed popularity?

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my doc started me on this medication that is famous for making people put on 10 kilogrammes a minute. so, to counter that, i downloaded loads of workout clips… *ahem*…. illegally.

i thought i would like kickboxing better than yoga, given i’m hyper and all. but instead, i sooooo wanted to re-do winsor’s 50-minute pilates workout, even though my “powerhouse” (abs) was screaming for a breather. what can i say? i have been sucked into the whole yoga trend, and it is FUN!

now, all i need now is to be able to touch my toes…

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when i found out that nonnie got a meme, i begged to be tagged too. just too drained to think up a topic to write at the moment. so, cheers nonnie. i owe you one ;)

1) Are your parents married or divorced?

happily married

2) Are you a vegetarian?

yes. been one for 5 years now.

3) Do you believe in Heaven?

no. but according to stuart, i’ll burn in hell with him. so, i guess there’s a heaven.

4) Have you ever come close to dying?

couple of times, especially when i was a kid.

5) What jewellery do you wear 24/7?

a silver cross

6) Favourite time of day?

3 am

7) Do you eat the stems of broccoli?

nope. and i hate veggies!

8) Do you wear makeup?

only if i can remember…

9) Ever have plastic surgery?

nope.

10) Do you colour your hair?

i’d love to dye it black, only cos my natural hair colour is brown.

11) What do you wear to bed?

black tee and black pants.

12) Have you ever done anything illegal?

stealing ashtrays count?
13) Can you roll your tongue?

yes

14) Do you tweeze your eyebrows?

yes

15) What kind of sneakers?
converse.

16) Do you believe in Abortions?
yup! pro-choice all da way!

17) What is your Hair color?

brown.

18) Future child’s name?

jonathan sounds cool

19) Do you snore?

nope. but i talk in my sleep.

20) If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be?

spain!

21) Do you sleep with stuffed animals?

yes. miss bunny goes everywhere with me.

22) If you won the lottery, what would you do first?

pay off my debts.

23) Gold or silver?
silver

24) Hamburger or hot dog?

since i’ve become a vegetarian, i crave both.

25) If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?

mushrooms.

26) City, beach or country?

beach.

27) What was the last thing you touched?
my laptop?

28) Where did you eat last?
in my bedroom.

29) When’s the last time you cried?

not too sure… a year ago?

30) Do you read blogs?

definitely!

31) Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex?

i’ve done it, actually. even pulled it off ;)

32) Ever been involved with the police?

as in sex? no.

33) What’s your favourite shampoo conditioner and soap?

too indecisive to know.

34) Do you talk in your sleep?

yes. and i apparently answer all sorta questions too.

35) Ocean or pool?

ocean.

38) Window seat or aisle?

window seat! too paranoid for the aisle.

39) Ever met anyone famous?
jon bon jovi. he famous right?

40) Do you feel that you’ve had a truly successful life?

not yet. once i get my car, i’ll be.

41) Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it?

twirl.

42) Ricki Lake or Oprah Winfrey?

can’t stand either one of them. but if i had to choose, then oprah. love watching her give money away.

43) Basketball or Football?

both!

44) How long do your showers last?

5 minutes.

45) Automatic or do you drive a stick?
automatic. too lazy for stick.

46) Cake or ice cream?

chocolate cake.

47) Are you self-conscious?

not too much.

48) Have you ever drank so much you threw up?

sadly yes.

49) Have you ever given money to a beggar?

sadly yes.

50) Have you been in love?
yes. once.

51) Where do you wish you were?

spain…

52) Are you wearing socks?

nope. just took them off.
53) Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?

nope.

54) Can you tango?

i have two left feet. so, no.

55) Last gift you received?

a bottle of corona beer, strangely enough.

56) Last sport you played?

does air tennis count?

57) Things you spend a lot of money on?

oh dear… that dreadful question… tattoos… books… guitars

58) Where do you live?

kg sg tilong.

59) Where were you born?

bsb, brunei.

60) Last wedding attended?

probably some relative’s.

63) Most hated food(s)?

veggies! yuck!

64) What’s your least fav.?

still veggies!

65) Can u sing?

i wish…

66) Last person you instant messaged?

my best friend lyn.

67) Last place you went on holiday?

hong kong.

68) Favourite regular drink?

3-in-1 ovaltine.

69) Tag 3 friends:

jazzmoney, s@s and emma29

70) Current Song?

megadeth – trust

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i just bought sudoku for dummies volume 1, 2 & 3 not because i’m good at it. oh no no no… quite the contrary. i’m so bad at it that despite my best effort, i couldn’t complete the last 5 books. now that i have 3 new ones to tackle, i’m prepared to lose all my surviving brain cells in the name of challenge.

something about numbers that i find perplexing. i don’t remember phone numbers, except my cousin fred’s, for some strange reason. i can barely recall my ic number, though i’m pretty certain it starts with 01-…. i know my licence plate begins with BN, but what follows? my atm pin has been the same since i was 19, but i still get it wrong often enough that paying a trip to the bank to reclaim my card has become a non-event. i live in kg sg tilong for sure, but simpang and house numbers are a little hazy at times. thank goodness my job doesn’t involve numbers or i’m pretty certain i would have been fired a long time ago.

when it comes to sudoku, i don’t understand why it’s so easy for some people such as my bro. just the other day, i watched him complete a puzzle in under one minute, the exact amount of time i need to figure out the first number. isn’t intelligence genetic?

i’m probably never gonna be good at it. but when i do manage to complete one puzzle (easy one, of course), it’s exhilarating. i feel smart, like an engineer or a rocket scientist. and that in itself is addictive as hell.