I ran out of steam.

How's everyone? I know that it seems like every time I make a promise to blog more frequently I disappear off the face of the internet soon after. I'll try not to do it this time.

Anyway, I'd like to thank everyone who has not stopped following me as well as new friends who still followed even though I haven't posted in a while. I look forward to getting to know all of you better, too. ^^

So here's a recap of stuff of what's happened since I last posted here: I quit my job! It's one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make but I felt like it was time. I did love doing my job, it was everything else that came with it that I hated.

NOT what was written on my resignation letter.

After that I took it easy for a while and in the process developed new obsessions and rekindled old ones I thought I'd forgotten about (I won't go into too much detail but HINT: See image above.) and there's also something exciting in the works: A friend and I opened a small shop together. It's hard to describe it but it's meant to have everything I love. It's part thrift store/curiosity shop, part candy store and would occasionally also sell dimsum. haha. It's my hippie dream/quarter-life crisis project. It's a work in progress.

Monday. Bleagh. + Too Much Blush Giveaway

Well, my Monday is off to a bad start. I was 31 minutes late for work. I slept through the alarm. So dumb.

I finally got to watch UP last Friday.

It only opened here last week, can you believe it? I was crying like five minutes into the movie. It was just so sweet. But don't let that keep you from watching it because you'll be laughing and smiling long after the movie ends. Which, IMO is better than certain movies which start of funny but makes you cry at the end. I HEART PIXAR MOVIES MUCHLY. I do regret watching a kiddie movie on a holiday, though because it was so noisy in the theater and there were so many disruptions. Also, the restaurant we went to afterwards was so crowded as well. I was so unhappy with the service. I did feel better after getting my favorite vanilla milkshake at DQ, though.

I watched a lot of cheesy TV shows on Saturday. I also ate balut and practiced putting on falsies.

Forgive the puffy cheeks pose.
I can't do anything about it as my cheeks are NATURALLY PUFFY. *dies

Sorry for the crappy camphone pics. Using my camera feels like such a chore lately. And besides, do you really want to look at a high res image of balut? Trust me, you don't. Haha.

Also, I have decided that I am not gonna post any large pics of myself here until I become at least a bit decent at Photoshop, or get a better camera.

I watched a nice movie on the computer on Sunday. It's a Korean movie called "Le Grand Chef."

The food looked so good, and it also made me cry. The only thing that could have made this movie better was if the bad guy were hot. WHY WASN'T THE BAD GUY HOT? AT ALL?

Can't wait for Friday.


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Small Update + Tagged!

Hello everyone! How is your weekend so far? Good, I hope.

The weekend could not have come sooner for me. I'm kinda sick right now. I woke up with a head cold this morning, and I''ve been sleeping all day.

Anyway, I received a bit of good news at work this week. I have moved up the corporate ladder a bit. Hehe. Although I would have preferred it to be under better circumstances, I am always grateful for every bit of windfall that comes my way.

Oh I was tagged by the adorable Zoe and the beautiful Golden. Thank you so much, sweeties!

Rules of acceptance:

1. Acknowledge the person who sent you the award.

2. Nominate 7 other blogs.

3. Share your 7 personality traits so we can get to know you better.

1. I am childish.
I am the youngest in my family and there's a huge age difference between me and my 4 sisters. This meant being treated like the baby in the family even as I got older.I was never overly bratty, though and I have great respect for elderly people. I still like kiddie stuff like toys, cartoons and junk food and get delighted by the smallest things. I cry easily and noisily even at silly things like books, movies and bumps on the head.^^

2. I am very hard on myself.
Although I am very understanding of other people's shortcomings and flaws and also very forgiving of other people's mistakes, It's a lot harder for me to accept my own mistakes and imperfections.

3. I like being alone.
Not all the time. It's just that there are times when I'd rather be on my own. I need a little "Me Time" once in a while when I can be alone with my thoughts or indulge in fun and relaxing things without having other people around to worry about.

4. I don't hide my feelings.
How I feel shows on my face. When I laugh, I do it loudly, and with all my heart. When I cry, I don't care about how I look or if I'm attracting attention. When I'm mad, I let it out. When I'm sad, I don't ignore it or keep it bottled up inside of me. I embrace it and let it go when the time comes.

5. I'm a hippie-chick at heart.
Peace, love, and rock n' roll. And psychedelic colors. ^^ But more than that, I love the idea of saving the environment, protesting war and nuclear weapons, and pursuing one's passion. What I don't like about their way of life, though, are the drugs and promiscuity. And the unkempt-ness.

6. I'm a hopeless romantic.
I don't easily fall in love. It takes a long time to love a person completely, but it takes even longer to let someone go. Also, when I'm in love, other people may as well not exist. I don't notice good-looking guys, not even moviestars. ^^

7. I'm a procrastinator.
I tend to put everything off until the last minute, but I tend to do my best under pressure so it all works out.

* Like I said before, the blog's fairly new, so most of the blogs I follow have done this already. If anyone reading this hasn't done it yet, consider yourself tagged. I'd like to get to know you better!

Good night!

What's With the Title?

Narcissus Flowers

People who know me in real life will always point out this habit that I have: I am constantly staring at my reflection.

They usually take it the wrong way. They think I'm conceited and in love with myself., but trust me. That's not why I stare.

It's more like how someone who witnesses a horrible accident can't look away. I used to think that if I stared at the flaws long enough, I would stop minding them so much.

A lot has changed since then, but I still have a long way to go.

This is a reflection of me, and my ultimate goal is to be like Narcissus. I am hoping someday, I would love what I see.

* image taken from Wikimedia Commons