Hi everyone, how's ya all doing ?
Suddenly got a headache and feeling giddy now :(
But I'll still blog as I have stuff to update <3
 Free cotton candy. Thanks NYNY!
For me, for the past few days I've been spending my time working.
Visited 5 places (1 place per day) - 4 primary schools and 1 community centre. Guiding students on Cyber Wellness in the stationery bus.
Pictures of the 5 places:
Sometimes it's kinda boring, while other times working is SUPER hectic till me and my partner will sweat in an air-conditioned room like mad.
But I never once regretted applying for this job.
Rlly thankful for being given the opportunity.
So I worked with only 2 colleagues so far - W and Y.
W is a bit more laid back. He's 18, from NP HMS. He's very honest, but sleepy most of the time.
Whereas for Y, he is kinda organized and might get uptight at times. He's 17, going to go to RP in one month's time. I find him very polite, gentle and tactful.
Working part-time / odd jobs do remind me of who I was in Subway.
It reminds me of who I am - Work ethic yet having a healthy relationship with work, upbeat, cheerful and fulfilled....
On the other hand, I really disdain school (the focus is not on the people as there are friends that I love to death there, nor is the focus on ngee ann polytechnic, but on school in general).
But anyw, that's a different subject.
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Have been spending much time on a new hobby. ;)
That is, for around, 1 month now.
It is none other than makeup and DIY-ing my own skincare! <3
Yup, I've picked it up really recent only.
It's because I used to hold myself back, despite having an interest a few months before this.
I used to think, once I started putting on makeup, I would need to spend hours EACH day to put on makeup and NOT leave the house without it, and I would get insecure and hopeless without it.
You see, I heard of girls who simply broke down because she tried to leave her house without any makeup. Yes, they broke down.
(I'm not saying all girls with makeup are like this. I'm saying, I simply heard stories of such).
But so far, it has not been all that's mentioned above, and it's really fun putting on makeup, especially eyeshadow, for that burst of colour =)
No hopelessness and insecurity whatsoever.
So Nerd bought me a 120 eye colour palette:
Blue eyeshadow:
I'm an amateur in makeup btw hor!
Not much of a professional.
You cant really see it, but I've blended 3 colours - White, Light Blue and Dark Blue. It turned out better than expected. :)
No close up pix.
Pink eyeshadow (without face makeup):
I find that eyeshadow is rlly incomplete without eyeliner, mascara/falsies.
It just looks incomplete without all of them.
Next would be to try purple, silver, and brown eye makeup (all separately) with my eye palette <3
So that's all folks.
I hope everyone (or polytechnic students that is) are having a fantastic holiday !
Hannah xoxo
Hello blog.
Lazed around at home throughout the morning and afternoon. Did some blogshop stuff.
And and my eyemakeup palette and spider tripod arrived today evening! Super happy! But sad thing is I lost my spider tripod when I was out with my poly friends ): Guess it wont hurt to purchase another one for $3.50?
Though honestly, I'm rlly kinda upset about it but it cant be helped because the more I stress about losing my things....the more I panic and lose more things!! ): So I should just keep calm. ZEN.
Also, I tried the eye palette and tried with 3 different tones of blue. Turned out not bad :) Shall try the other colours and shades soon !
Anyway, it was a pretty fun and non-pocket harmful outing with Guo Xiang, Chris, Sinyee and Wanning. :))
Ate @ food court, played monopoly deal and went to watch movie. Spent only $14 which wasnt too bad. Enjoyed myself, though I am wishing our outing would be more longer. Homed at 12.30 am.
Work is tommorow yet again. 5.5 hours. With Wayne. Shall sleep soon. :)
Nerd you know I love you.
I am aware of my temper so thanks for bearing with me thus far.
I hope I can communicate better with you.
After watching the Tyra Banks' show on the Circus of Weight and Xiaxue's blogpost named FAT, I felt compelled to write a little something about this.
Disclaimer: All the opinions below are mine, and no offence to anyone is intended. Information provided for in this blog post are according to my personal experiences and knowledge. So here are my 2 cents thoughts ^^Main reasons compelling people to lose weight
Number 1: Beauty and Society & the MEDIA.I feel that the media plays a huge huge role in this issue. The media makes us perceive from young that skinnier = more attractive. Yup, it is just a perception. Why is it that people in Africa think that women with big frames are more beautiful? PERCEPTION. Thus, the same reason applies with people in our society. Some people might feel that they gotta fit in to the crowd by being slimmer to be accepted and loved by their close ones or the society as a whole. Number 2: Health reasons Being obese increases the risk of heart diseases, hypertension and diabetes. Thus people try to lose weight for health purposes to decrease the risk and keep fit.A Common Misconception of Losing WeightBasically, for losing weight, you must shed kilograms and keep it off. But most people fail to realise that the problem with some diet plans or weight loss products/services is that even IF it MIGHT help shed many kilograms, there is a bounce-back effect. Meaning that weight creeps back after losing it. However, the focus with losing weight is instead the shedding of the number of kilograms within how many months. Thus, it is essential to draft out a diet plan or weight loss plan where it would effectively shed the pounds and keep it off.
How to lose weight For me, perhaps my greatest weight loss achievement was in secondary 2 when I lost 12 kg in 4 months. This was done by:-Dieting Not eating any carbohydrates at all at the first month, and then introducing carbs back into the diet but VERY LITTLE (This helps to stabilize the sugar levels in the blood, and helps to reduce cravings for sugary and carbohydrates).-Exercising 5 times per week -Right Mindset This is by having a very clear goal to work towards, and considerable amounts of determination (For me,it was a very long story.But basically I did it for chinese dance).Above all the slimming centres and weight loss products, I still believe that cutting your intake and increasing physical activity is the key to losing weight. There is simply no other way, other than the slow and hard way.Why lose weight for acceptance? Dont !As mentioned earlier, sometimes people lose weight to be accepted by their loved ones and the society..While it's not wrong to WANT and NEED to be accepted because it's a humanly need, it would do a huge amount of injustice to oneself to lose weight solely to gain the approval of others. Embrace yourself. love yourselfregardless, I repeat, regardless, of your weight.Losing weight for health VS Losing weight for beauty In my opinion, it's also not completely WRONG for people, especially women, to lose weight for beauty and I have completely no issues with losing weight for health.Losing weight for beauty is O.K. because every woman desires to be beautiful, to be cherished, to be held and loved. If it makes one happier, GO AHEAD and lose weight ! No one's stopping you :)However, this is very very key that one would ask themselves:Would you still accept yourself if you're chubby rather than skinny?One should always accept oneself and hold oneself in esteem, regardless of weight, race, or nationality. This is self esteem and unconditional love.Also, I find losing weight for health a more valid reason than beauty. This is because losing weight for health emphasizes on a long term commitment, but sometimes losing weight for beauty emphasizes on a "quick fix".Why it is wrong to call people fat Many overweight and obese people have suffered considerable amount of insults due to their weight.I will be just citing one of the commonly used words slurred at these people:"FAT" - This word has a negative connotation. It is to call an overweight/obese person, overweight AND unattractive.People who label overweight/obese people with such words not only show a lack of empathy, but are also judgmental towards them. You see, we all know about racial discrimination.But there's also discrimination against overweight people. Yes, the truth is all of us judge. Yes, the truth is overweight people are indeed overweight!But put yourself in their shoes for a moment. 1) Have you ever thought about how it feels to be called fat?2) Have you ever thought that yes they might be overweight and obese, but they have other redeeming qualities? 3) How would you feel if someone has passed a judgement or discriminated against you before even getting to know you?And NO, calling overweight people FAT because you think that you're doing them a huge favour by motivating them to lose weight is NOT a valid reason!Negative stereotypes against overweight people#1 All fat people are lazyLol. I'm definitely a living proof against this stereotype. >_<Personally, I've been struggling with my weight ever since childhood. And about laziness?Yes, I do have my lazy sundays and siestas.But at work and school, I work hard. Sometimes even too hard. Ask any one of my project mates, classmates, ex-classmates or colleagues and you'll know what I mean. And when I'm not at work and school, I live for my passions by cooking and engaging in other hobbies. So all fat people are lazy? The answer is definitely a NO.#2 All fat people have low self esteem Self esteem is self worth, or how much you value yourself.One can value themselves and love themselves REGARDLESS of their age, race, religion and weight. Yes, fat people might be discriminated against or being judged upon. BUT it's up to an individual to triumph, if not gradually, rise above what society thinks of them. #3 All fat people are smellyWe all have different natural body scents. Yes, we might sweat more. But unpleasant smells could also arise from poor personal hygiene, or body odour. It is not just sweat. And it is not just fat people as everyone sweats.Thus if you ask me, no, not all fat people are smelly, as there are many factors that might lead to an unpleasant body smell.
ConclusionUntil proven wrong, there is no other way to lose weight other than cutting your intake and increasing physical activity. I'm not saying it's right to carry excess weight.
I'm just saying, be slow to judge and be more careful with words. Empathize with others and their pain. So the next time you see an overweight friend/family member, tell them you love them and that they're beautiful (and mean it!).That's all for today. Goodnight lovelies.
Okay do pardon me if I sound a bit robotic. ~___~So today I woke up at 6.30am for work. Went to Qi Hua Primary School for my first day of work. Yusheng was my work partner for the day. Had work from 8-5pm. Met a grand total of 600 primary school students, mostly primary 2 and primary 4. Imagine the exhaustion after that. Primary 2 seriously listens to everything you say? They're just really innocent. Some are, not to mention, really kinda cute and adorable. xD But they're NOT adorable when they call me Auntie! :( And I think Yu Sheng is a polite person and people person. He's only 17, which I found myself being shocked. I thought he was more. I mean, seriously, it's hard to differentiate people from their ages when they're 16-20. =.= One might be super mature and tall, and you think they're 20, but who knows their still frigging sweet 16?! DAMN...SMH.
Knocked off from work with tired bones and all, ate Subway for dinner.
Homed and prepared food for tmrw's anniversary dinner. * *Cross fingers cross fingers** hope it will turn out great.
After that tended to my blogshop.
Saw many interests in my Xiao Digital Instant Camera. Managed to find a buyer / swapper who is swapping with me $105 + 2 lovely Rubi clogs + 2 Clothes + 1 Zebra Skirt. Is it worth it? I sure hope so. :)) I really cant wait to see my instant camera go cos it was an impulse purchase.
Tmrw's Audit Express, then meetup with the digital instant camera swapper, then anniversary dinner with Nerd.
I hope everyone had a lovely day too. Love
Tommorow I'm starting work. Feeling kinda nervous but excited but nervous LOL. Whatever it is, let's make it rock. :)
It's reaching 11pm. Shall sleep soon, early this time :)
Time has passed too fast. Too too fast. Within a time span of 1 year, I've experienced so many things. Let's do a little time travel, shall we? (:
Xiamen (March to April 2011)
I remembered that around this period last year, I was about to go off to Xiamen.
In Xiamen, got to know Michelle a little more, SY YT and Vandy as project mates.
It was a very trying period for my identity and I did things I regretted. Perhaps this period of time helped me understood my imperfections and my shortcomings a little better.
Got to know also Rebecca and Guanhui, and I was able to relate to them. It made me feel that at least there was people there for me at that period of time.
It was fun stomping laundry with Michelle and breaking the hotel pole because our laundry got to heavy, when SY tied scorpio plaits for me, when YT and SY kept singing big bang and being obsessed over it, when we could try China food (trust me it is hella GOOOOOD! other than the generousity of oil), eating jjangmyeon there, drinking piping hot milk tea in cold weather.
I'm really missing China and the hotel that we stayed in..! <3
Year 2 Sem 1 (April to September 2011)
Felt so glad to be home after 1 month in China.
I tried to reach really high. I wanted to boost more CCA points, and got too caught up in trying to be a better candidate for university, which was wrong.
Was quite lonely back then. It was one of the lowest points of my life.
Discovered and got hooked on movies @ lien ying chow library.
Also discovered eric khoo's local movies which I warmed up my heart which was hardened at this period.
Tried to join 2 ccas - Leo club and Aerobics club. Leo club started out well where I tried to get more involved and even wanted to thrive. But soon the passion died down.
Aerobics - I've never liked aerobics. I joined to keep fit.
I guess they werent exactly my passions from the start.
Not as much as shopping, selling stuff, cooking, diy-ing stuff and all.
Thus it didnt really last. :)
Vietnam (September 2011)
Decided to do something different.
Became roommates with Elaine and Marielyn (whom were both year 1 while I was year 2), not knowing what to expect as we didnt know each other prior to the trip at all. But soon we grew close, especially to Elaine.
Also grew close to Valerie, Vanessa, Alex Ng and his gf Xinyue.
Nice bunch of people.
I still remembered lepaking in the hotel rooms together, within 4 walls, sharing secrets and talking about our lives.
Laughed at random shit such as Pocongs(inside joke), watched horror films and chillin' at Hotel room 101 Huong Vuong Hotel ! <3
And not to mention, Vietnamese coffeee is very nice ! :D
Not to mention trying out Pho vietnamese noodles and daily breakfast @ the hotel !
Did construction work like cementing floors and plucking out weeds.
Did teaching which i was very nervous about but as I looked back I'm glad I managed to be the lead teacher at least once.
SweetConcoctions Blogshop
Learnt how to tolerate customers and blogshop owners. Got many lovely stuff in return. Errr that's just about it..
Year 2 Sem 2 (October 2011 to February 2012)
Managed to get into the same class as Wanning, Sinyee, Chris, GuoXiang - TA02. It felt like Year 1 Sem 2.
Got to know more teachers and classmates also.
Got flooded with projects and spent a bulk of the time in the library attempting to finish it and complaining about projects. At the very least, I think I do have responsible project mates who share the project burden tgt.
And thoroughly, I emphasize thoroughly, enjoyed hijacking and booking rooms which I do not have a solid reason why I love it. Hahaha.
Got to know Chris a bit more and basically talked a lot of nonsense in class. Got to know Sinyee a bit more too, as we conversate more, did projects more and ate dinner tgt.
Like the Xiamen trip, got to see another side of me which I didnt know existed. However, I found a side of me that was very much giggly, more outspoken, and perhaps some people would say, unabashedly outrageous. It was neither good nor bad, to me though.
Was more confident putting myself in front of the class. Comparing to Year 1 Sem 1, I've come a long way - in public speaking and controlling my nerves.
I also learnt that some things are just not within my control, no matter how hard I try. Thus the best way is to let go - which was hard.
And of course, there were some days were really draggy and very very long and there were several instances where I couldnt wait for the semester to be over, but more soon than ever, the semester ended.
March to April 2012 (and beyond)
My preloved blogshop, MDA job and maybe other temporary jobs, korean trip, 2nd year anniversary with Nerd, laptop bazaar, and finally the anticipation of yet another semester, this time harder though.
There's still so much to live for, so much to be discovered.
No one knows for sure what will happen next.
As life slowly unfolds. (:
And no, 13th is not a mistake number. Hahaha. Figure it out! ;) Mum, I love you.
You always put me first in every situation.
Thinking of me always. Being there for me when I needed someone.
Hai blog. <:
Have been trying to adjust to a slower paced life.
Looking back, I felt that Year 2 Semester 2 was personally very fast paced. On top of the usual homework that we were supposed to do and tests to study, there was just so many projects we had to clear
(I figured it was around 10 projects that semester, some big ones like 20% of final score, and some 5%?).
Anyway, I'm just glad that I managed to scrape through this sem.
 Big Golden Juicy Pears (: So FINALLY when there's nothing to do right now, I'm feeling WEIRD. And bored. But I understand. Perhaps I wont feel this way since I've got a job and my blogshop to occupy me. Hahaha, oh well. Anyway, other than cooking that I've done (in my previous post), I have been watching many skincare tutorials and DIY-ing my own skincare products !I've done Bubzbeauty's Green Tea Scrub, and also a youtubers' Green Tea Toner with the exception that I added some lemon juice for oil control.But one DIY skincare item that I'm gonna post on my blog today is...Michelle Phan's Cucumber Eye Pads. (:
I admit that, initially I was very skeptical about these eye pads.
I know they were from Michelle Phan thus I believed that it did have a certain level of standard, but I wasnt really expecting that it would be as good as those expensive eye products bought outside.
I've tried collagen eye masks(which i got for less than a dollar each) from a blogshop, and garnier roll on stick(which I swapped with a blogshop owner around 2 years back). They felt cooling and I loved the collagen eye masks as it was really affordable. The garnier roll on stick was not bad as well, just that it was pricey if I were to buy it outside.
So in summary, I was skeptical AT FIRST about these cucumber eyepads. I still decided to go ahead and try though ;)
Items needed and prices I got 'em for:
1) 2 small cucumbers OR 1 large cucumber - $0.50
2) Small translucent plastic bags - $0.80
3) Cotton wool - $1.25
Total: $2.55, yielding 60 pairs of cucumber eyepads !
(Around ~4 cents per pair, where to find so cheap eye product!)
Step 1: Blending Cucumber and Water in a Blender. I made a silly mistake for cutting the cucumbers so thick as my blender couldnt blend. I thus went ahead to recut the cucumbers into smaller pieces before putting them back again to the blender, and they blended just fine :)
Step 2: Sifting the cucumber juice so that you'll get cucumber water. Discard all the cucumber fibre or remains.
Step 3: Soak the cotton wool in batches of 10, or whatever you're comfortable with. You can even do it individually, but for me in batches of 10 seems more effective. Squeeze out all excess water.
Step 4: Pack it into individual packages for a pair of cucumber eyepads.
Step 5: Freeze them, wait for them to freeze, and then you're ready to use ! (:
1 cucumber yields around 30 pairs of cucumber eyepads.
I placed the packages of eyepads inside the fridge irregularly so that it would be easier to take them out as plastic tends to get stuck to each other :)
I've already tried 3 pairs and I have nothing but compliments for this DIY eyecare item. I'm not sure about reduction in puffiness of eyes and dark eyed circles. But being a heavy laptop user, this is a must to relax my eyes after hours of selling items online, watching youtube etc /:
Gave mum one pair to try and she said it was amazing.
Gave bf one pair to try and he said it makes him want to sleep ~_~
Hahahaa. So that's about it. Try the cucumber eyepads today!
:)
On the side note, I'll be starting work this friday!! :)
Basically the job is from the MDA (Media Development Authority). It is to go to different primary schools and educate them on Cyber Wellness, and there's a manual that we need to follow and learn first before educating primary school students. $7/hour.
Feeling privileged to get a meaningful job yet, mind my language, feeling super fked up because I need to locate ALL the primary schools which is a pain in the ass considering how I panick when I get lost. Guess I need to go there each time super early lest I get lost and be late. Whatever it is, I just gotta calm down and if I really get lost on that day, errrrr may the stars guide me to the primary school then.. =.='''
My working partners for this job are Yusheng and Wayne as stated in the roster. I'm not quite sure who they are - I hope they would be nice colleagues.
Anyw, thanks for reading. Smell ya all around later ! <3
I will continue to blog, even if no one reads.
I guess sometimes people who owns a blog, like myself, get too caught up in the readers rather than themselves. And sometimes, because of this, they start to lose the reason why they started blogging of not much meaning anymore. But I'll continue to blog, even if no one reads, so long I've an inspiration to do it (:Anyway, so what can I say?
Exams are officially OVERRRRRRR. Muahahahaha.
Okay that was news from 2 days ago! But still.
Have been doing a hella lot of stuff over the past 2 days.Going for job interviews and searching for jobs, cooking, setting up my blogshop(which is already up, LINK) Still, I feel abit uneasy, cos all of a sudden there's no material to study. I guess it's yet another transition, very common. This weird feeling will happen again once I go back to school. /:
So here's a few pictures that I captured for the past few days: Cooking the oh so famous Korean dish, Jajangmyeon :DDD
On the 22nd Feb 2012.
Since secondary school, I am often in awe when the korean dramas that I've watched often involve koreans stuffing the black noodles into their faces ~_~
So I was rlly pleased to make this. ^^
End result:
UPDATED THIS BLOGPOST: 26/2/2012
It was pretty good I would say. (Not trying to praise my own cooking here hahaha), though I gotta admit that the one at China was much nicer(THE ONE AT CHINA WAS SIMPLY THE BOMB!).
Picture of me with Ja jiang mian at China~
So anyways, let's continue on ^^
23rd February 2012.
Made creamy potato salad, with cripsy ham bits(that looked like bacon). The picture below didnt capture quite well. I personally thought it was not too bad, and it makes you feel like what comfort food will make you feel ~_~
BUTTTT. I do prefer light potato salad, rather than a creamy variation like this. Firstly, it tastes better to me. Secondly, there is lesser calories.
24th February 2012.
Cooked Bibimbap on the 24/2 :)
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