my covenant of faith, love and peace

kinda bad

2011-12-29T11:58:00.001+08:00

that i have abandoned blogging, alltogether.

its the 29th of December!

and its a Thursday!

tomorrow is friday already, and ill be home for the new years, and then it will be 2012.

i still remember in year 2000, 12 years ago, i was a 10 year old, primary 4 back then, i was probably at my dad's company new years party, and when the clock striked 12, everyone was afraid that the millenium bug would hit all the servers and what not, i still dont really know how that works but, alas nothing happen and people continued partying. And then there was this shoe game, where i had to remove one side of my shoe and they jumble them with every elses shoes, and my mum had to go find my other half, i remember being pissed, balancing on one foot and not wanting to be in the game. Now its 12 years down the road, and from a fluffeh grumpy not so smiley 10 year old, im a 22 young adult whose all smiles and snorts out sparkly colourful stuff!

TALKING ABOUT PROGRESSION!
I HAS EVOLVED!!!!
:)

Do you remember how you celebrated new years 12 years ago?
happy new year folks, be safe and i hope it brings new dreams and sunsets everyday to you!

the reason

2011-11-02T10:42:00.002+08:00

i dont blog here that often anymore..
is because i have switched to tumblr.

:) so...yeah

of love and sense

2011-09-02T12:41:00.000+08:00

You know how they say everyone has their own love language? There's physical touch, words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts and quality time.

It is also extremely important that you know your lovers or even your friends or families love language.
I think my love language is through touch. I appreciate hugs, holding hands and thoughful touches, and also through words, I always share how I feel inside, be it through conversations, poems, emails or letters, and i love receiving snail mail!

Read more here

And senses plays a big part too, there are also five of them, sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste. Mine would definately be smell!

*Sniff sniff sniff*
"I think you were really a dog in your past life"
:-) I think so too

been to long

2011-09-01T17:42:00.001+08:00

I dont remember what happened in the last month. Maybe bits and pieces because August flew by so fast.

The humming bird has always been a favourite of mine! Every now and then, we'll have one flying around in the garden and my mum would call me to look at the beautiful dainty bird.

They are the tiniest of bird species and the only kind which flies backwards, and their fluttering wings of the humming bird moves in an infinity symbol, which symbolises eternity and continuity.

paw paw

2011-08-12T10:19:00.001+08:00

i like looking at cat pictures, cause they are sho cute.

but they make also make me miss my cat.

so i guess, i dont like looking at cat pictures that much cause it makes me :-) and then :-(

I read in the news that a woman got facial reconstructive surgery after a friend's 200-pound (91 kg) pet chimpanzee went on a rampage two years ago. She lost her hands, lips, nose and eyes, leaving her blind and disfigured after the attack. The animal was eventually shot and killed by police.

Wild animals should always always belong to the wild. I don't see how thats so hard to understand. And then things like that happen, and the chimp was shot. Sigh

love

2011-08-01T19:52:00.001+08:00

love is when i got upset about scratching my car and mum leaves me this message;

try not to get too upset. it has already happened. your jusdgement is still not good but like i said you will improve in time with more experience. tc and stay focus always. should pray harder for safety.

love is when she calls to check on my safety and i didnt answer cause i was driving she drops me a text;

R u home now? try not to stay out late ok. dont let me worry about your safety, text me when you get back.

what would i do without her?

good sunday

2011-07-03T21:26:00.000+08:00

I was baptised today, along with ken, joel, celine, andy, teng, aaron and wei jin. I'm very happy. Mummy came to witness it too. Brothers couldnt wake up , but they were happy for me and elder brother said, i support you. haha

yays to that

wednesdays and missing

2011-06-29T11:21:00.001+08:00

Hey papa,

I miss you a lot. I think of you all the time. Time we spent together while i grew up, happy times, not so happy times, all the times. Everyday before i sleep, i talk to you, hoping you will hear me from the other side.

Mummy misses you a lot. She told me she has been crying thinking about you, and that you really loved her. She also has been reading your diary. I told her that's not good for her, but she said i wouldn't understand, she has been your wife for close to thirty years. I guess i wouldn't.

I wish you were here to give me practical advice that you always give. I wish you were here so i could tell you I am starting my permanent job next month, and that all your children has grown up and now you can finally retire and build that koi pond you always talked about, and plant all the fruit trees with mummy.

I don't know why Ive been feeling rather emotional. I think its the rain.

Love,
Sarah

hope dangles on a string

2011-06-28T11:29:00.000+08:00

i think its rather stupid to ask a question expecting a certain answer. And when you don't get the answer you want, you get disappointed.

But i still do that, cause of hope and expectations, and maybe a little stupidity involved.

rolling in the deep

2011-06-21T21:42:00.001+08:00

One item of the list, and then what?

men and make up

2011-06-17T12:51:00.000+08:00

Passed something over to my brother a while ago;

MJ: hi
Me: Hey
MJ: You've got too much eyeshadow on
Me: But i don't have any on
MJ: Whatever you call that thing you have on your eye
Me: Eyeliner you mean?
MJ: Ya, that.

hehehhee

beautiful soul

2011-05-31T22:18:00.004+08:00

I haven't blogged in ages. This year has been very different for me. I went through a lot. So much that its hard to translate them into words. I've been writing, backspacing, writing, backspacing.

However, i do know the purpose of this post. I wanted to talk about my mother. I've lost my dad. It hurts, nobody can replace him. But i have a lot to be thankful for. I have beautiful memories of my dad, and i still have my mum, and my brothers.

You know how they say, daughters are closer to their dads, and therefore the term daddy's girl came about. But I've always been closer to my mum.I tell her everything. How i feel about things, about my boyfriends, about everything. And she always listens. I haven't been exactly a good daughter, I've been through my rebellious stages, lied to her, shouted back at her. But i think that whatever good I have in me, i inherited from her. and my dad of course.

The other day, the streamyx guy came to fix the phone line and the internet. She poured them drinks, and she saw the guys sniffing away, so she went to get cod liver oil and fed it to him saying its good for his cold. She is also extremely good with animals, my dad used to rescue wounded birdies, and she would nurture them until they are able to fly again.

She's probably one of the warmest person i know. And she said this once to me, and it has always been a reminder to me;
'When you give, give with all your heart!'

I'm what i am today because of her.

Beautiful people touch me everyday. Gives me a sense of hope :)

faith and doubts

2011-05-07T23:17:00.000+08:00

senior prom

2011-04-25T16:22:00.002+08:00

bought my white dress of a boutique here in malacca, had a hard time walking cause of the length, need to get it altered if i ever wear it again and my clutch is vintage from mummy's closet :)

this is the video of the night that i made for my friends :)

hugs

facade

2011-04-24T17:07:00.001+08:00

me and camille prom after party

its the tenth day since dad left us,

:) this is what other people see,

people ask me how are you,

i tell them im okay,

i am okay,

but does it still hurt,

it hurts like fuck

currently

2011-04-13T02:22:00.000+08:00

angus and julia, big jet plane

Gonna hold ya,
Gonna kiss ya in my arms
Gonna take ya,
Away from harm

humor

2011-04-11T01:33:00.001+08:00

i like making owly noises, hoo hooo hooo

also i'm thankful for friends who don't mind acting goofy just to make you laugh, and to dance to florence and the machine with you on skype : D

chiffon craze collection

2011-04-05T02:20:00.000+08:00

howdy do!

cosmostrings is updated with new dresses! I love chiffon dresses, so i scouted for all chiffon dresses for a new collection.

Check in store for more now! CLICK HERE!!!

those kinda days

2011-03-31T13:33:00.000+08:00

you know days where you wake up feeling unpretty or down cause you had a bad day or you developed a swollen jaw for instance (my case).

and then comes a friend telling you that you're beautiful despite all that.

those moments are priceless.

: D tell your loved ones and friends how beautiful they are to you, they might just need to be reminded.

ps: beauty is not just exterior mind u

blooming trees

2011-03-30T13:57:00.001+08:00

I love trees, and more than trees, i love trees that flower. As i was walking back from campus today, i couldn't help notice the flowers scattered on the ground. Flowering trees, it has the kind of beauty that makes my heart ache a little.

It reminded me of the time i was exploring the Ayutthaya ruins in Thailand. Amidst all the neutral and earthy shades of the ruins, there stood trees, blooming with red flowers. The whole place was scattered with them. It was as if the trees brought in life, and color to what was left there.

Much love,
sarah

spring time

2011-03-29T17:34:00.001+08:00

woman are sensitive, they over think every little thing, and they care way more than they should, but thats what makes their love so strong, will smith

i look happy here

new hair color

i love my reindeer top

hello kitty earphones

my final semester is passing on so fast, its gonna be April by the end of this week and May is my finals already. i have to start considering job and career options soon.

I've started doing pilates, and i enjoy it.

till then, much love.

random fact about me

2011-03-20T02:53:00.001+08:00

i love the smell of evenings.

one day

2011-03-17T18:37:00.000+08:00

you're beautiful, i'll come see you in person one day, Santorini

of yesterdays

2011-03-17T17:48:00.001+08:00

if you know me, you would know that i am a pretty happy chirpy kid.

yesterday was odd, i felt a feeling i thought i could not describe. It was bothering me the whole night, but then i thought about it today. and i found out what it was. it was remorse. a feeling i haven't felt in a long time. it was awful. i was in a crowded place, with music and people, by my mind was wandering and my heart was fluttering, and i couldn't have felt more alone.

by that was yesterday. today i am happy im back again.

finally got my nose pierced, wanted to get it done for the longest time.

have a good weekend.

holga 135bc for sale

2011-03-14T12:33:00.003+08:00

I've decided to sell my holga 135bc together with the 15B color flash. The camera is still in perfect condition. Reason to why i am selling is i don't have time to go develop films so i am deciding to get a classic poloroid camera instead ;-) i had some good fun with this guy.

purchased it for rm300 including flash,

letting go for rm200 (negotiable) including camera, flash (batteries included), plus free postage!

for any inquiries or if you would like to order, email me at blue_paradise64@hotmail.com

(comes with box and user manual)

(sold to nadiah)

you can read my review about the camera in this post, http://sarahyanli.blogspot.com/2010/09/holga-135bc-review.html

take 2

2011-03-09T14:16:00.000+08:00

bangkok grand palace,

windows and doors filled with gems, walls filled with intricate murals, roofs paved with gold

woot woot

2011-02-19T06:55:00.000+08:00

woot woot, one more paper at 9 am then i am done for finals!

can't wait for the holidays! need to catch up with my loved ones and then next sem would be my final sem!

3 months to go!

XOXO

invisible summer

2011-02-18T21:12:00.000+08:00

In the midst of winter, i found there was, within me, an invisible summer , Alber Camus

fun in the sun

2011-02-17T20:30:00.001+08:00

Everytime Camille and I have our photo shoot for our online blog, we would find it difficult to come up with various poses to sell the garment. But after that we would take a break and fool around, taking candid pictures, and that comes naturally to us, its lots of fun!

She will be going for her industrial training next sememster, so she wont be around : ( we would still continue our blog, just have to find time to meet up to take pictures.

If you would like to visit my blogshop, its www.cosmostrings.blogspot.com! There is an ongoing sale too!

V day

2011-02-16T13:49:00.001+08:00

Valentines day took a different spin this year. Spent it with him and friends! :) I couldn't ask for more, taking a day off from reality and having a good time. I need to break free sometimes, but on other days guilt eats me up where i think i shouldn't be.

hmmm.

Fluttering humming bird

2011-02-09T17:22:00.000+08:00

The humming bird flies in the shape of the infinity symbol which represents continuity and eternity.

About 3 months ago,i met this guy at a Halloween party.
Now this same guy makes me happy.

:-)))

just like the stars above my head

2011-02-07T14:33:00.000+08:00

Unassuming,
Exhibiting no pretensions, boastfulness, or ostentation; modest

He thinks i am unassuming

february begins

2011-02-01T17:40:00.000+08:00

The rain has finally stopped. This morning i was waken by sunlight peeking through my window.

As i sit under this old tree,the wind blowing against my face and ants creeping on top of me, i cant help to think of how quick time has passed. Its February! January swooshed by as i handed in my final year project.

Also how fast my dad's health has deteriorated the past three weeks. He is not not able to walk as he has difficulties breathing. The other day i while i was sitting in front of him, i was thinking, i could barely recognize my own father. He is stick thin, the effect of not being able to eat. The last few days i sat with him through his meals. He craves for certain food, but sticks to steamed fish mainly. Today, he wanted to eat grilled cencaru with lime and onion sauce, just like the ones we find at ikan bakar places. He finished his first fish and said, Sarah, get me another half a fish! I was delighted. Today was a good day. I think he's happy his children are back. Some days, not too good.

The other day, we were discussing faith. He talked about how Chinese people are versatile,although Buddhist they believe in other gods as well, for example my grandma would bring them to the Hindu God, witness the procession of chariots. And how on one incident some people made fun of the god and they ended up in a trance thus every year they would need to break coconuts to appease the gods.

And then he moved on to Islam and Christianity. He said, I pray to Jesus Christ you know. More than to Buddha. My dad, who never believed in Jesus Christ, prays to him. He said, he is a savior, i pray to him. I don't really pray to Buddha cause Buddha has already passed on. Jesus is among us. Do you think just cause i am not a christian i will go to hell? I don't think so. He adds on.

I think a good man like you will have a place in heaven :) for sure

have a bigger heart

2011-01-24T10:59:00.000+08:00

insecurities has got to be one of the sickest feeling ever.
in order to love and to be loved, one has to start loving ones self first.

<3 love thyself <3 love thyself <3 love thyself <3 love thyself <3

growing up

2011-01-23T20:15:00.000+08:00

Are you sleeping?

No.

I have a question to ask you.

What?

Are you just being stubborn, that's why you refuse to listen to me?

No.

Then what is it?

I don't know.

I don't like talking to you like a child. You're making me talk to you like a child. I don't like it. I talk to you like a grown up and you don't understand. You have to freaking start growing up!

Why are you so mean to me? You don't get me!

I'm treating you like a grown up! If i treat you like a child, you'll never grow up! So stop acting like a child.

I'm trying....it takes time.

giving

2011-01-22T20:31:00.002+08:00

my mummy always said,
when you give,
you give with all your heart.

Only then you will not expect anything in return.

my ginger bread man

2011-01-17T21:22:00.001+08:00

This is a very very late post-Christmas eve picture entry...oh well better late than never :)

i think my nose has developed permanent lines cause i do that expression a lot

j.co yogurt is bliss

cooking and food heals my soul

my fellow ginger bread man :)

pasta and potato casserole dish i came up with

yens delightful chicken!

awesome company

Ju brought home some balloons! I remember for my 18th birthday, van got me a bunch of helium balloons for me to let go into the sky. I have a thing for balloons, they make me happy. I'll let them go into the sky and watch them go higher and higher until i can no longer see them. I wonder how high a helium balloon can go, hmmmm........

you are brighter than the stars

2011-01-13T17:02:00.003+08:00

I haven't been blogging much, sorta lost my blogging mojo...
Much have happened in the last few weeks, and it has helped me become stronger as a person.

For my dad's sixtieth birthday, all he wish for was to not receive treatment anymore.
we support him, and we'll be there with him until the very end.

life is a journey, with an ending.
How would you live your life knowing it would end soon?
I would live it as how i lived my whole life :)

new year blues

2011-01-05T13:20:00.003+08:00

emotionally and physically drained.

need to be strong.

need to persevere.

need to survive the week.

Quick update

2010-12-28T00:38:00.002+08:00

I am super tight up with my final year project and other assignments right now.

How was your Christmas?

Christmas this year was delightful. Yen, my cousin together with me hosted a Christmas dinner with close friends and the food was good, the company was good! (will post pictures later on) My church play went extremely well and everything fall into place perfectly.

On the other hand, check out my blogshop, we are having our year end sales! <--click
The dress above is on sale too!

Lots of love,
sarah!

The Christmas Story

2010-12-23T17:34:00.005+08:00

The star is just too cute!!! and the angry inn-keepers too!
This year we are presenting a Christmas play based on the christmas story in church too which i am playing the part of an....ehem COME WATCH TO FIND OUT! hehe

Come join us if you have nothing to do on Christmas!

gasping for air

2010-12-20T15:34:00.002+08:00

assignment datelines, presentations, and final year project dateline January 10! yikes *bites upper lip*

many sleepless nights to come!

I have been drinking lots of green tea. I have a mug of green tea next to me which i keep topping up with warm water and that keeps my day going!

lost

2010-12-18T17:24:00.000+08:00

When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse

And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

i wanna be a red head

2010-12-16T14:45:00.003+08:00

So i tried the liese bubble hair dye thingy in casis berry cause i wanted to have berry like hair! and it turned out like that!

Not red at all. Might go find another red dye to dye again. My poor mistreated hair, bleached dyed blow dried...mmmmm BUT I WANT TO BE A RED HEAD like bree van de kamp. hehe

:D

2010-12-16T00:05:00.004+08:00

Pretty pretty nails!

I'm in such a festive mood! Went Christmas shopping with Mona today and managed to find some gifts.

I've been also wearing a lot of red lately! And i also painted my toe nails red.

Somehow i associate red and green with Christmas.

We have less than half a month to go towards a brand new year! Feels surreal that i am actually graduating next year.

I can still remember my mum sitting with me on the front porch waiting for my bus to kindergarten and now i am all grown up. I wonder what its like for parents to see their children grow up so fast.
Seeing my parents age day by day, i get kinda scared. I just want to savor every moment i have now with them.

How your christmas preparation coming along?

:DDDD

holiday glam collection

2010-12-15T01:29:00.002+08:00

Camille and I are launching our second batch, the holiday glam collection for our blogshop tomorrow at 5pm! This time we managed to find some pretty dresses! I even got a few pieces for myself for the upcoming holidays.

We decided to include a full body shot this time, and not just crop off our heads as we got feedback that pictures didn't look so interesting with just the neck below.

We did the shooting at my malacca house this time, and we had good fun dressing up and accessorizing although we were exhausted by the end of the day as we spent nearly 6 hours to get everything done. But we are very happy with the outcome nevertheless!

And we managed to steal time to insert some camwhore shots as well of course ;)

wishful mornings

2010-12-11T22:58:00.002+08:00

i need a gateway, with you.

today

2010-12-08T18:59:00.002+08:00

I turn 21.

Life is good, and i hope it get's better.

:)

well, hello there

2010-12-04T03:04:00.001+08:00

Well, hello there December.

Have i mentioned that december is my favourite month of the year?

:-) I am excited already

love

2010-12-03T13:58:00.002+08:00

Love, by John Lennon

0:-)

2010-12-03T01:44:00.000+08:00

flower gleam and glow

2010-12-02T22:07:00.002+08:00

Flower gleam and glow, let your power shine.
Make the clock reverse; bring back what once was mine
Heal what has been hurt, change the fate’s design.
Save what has been lost, bring back what once was mine, what once was mine

what sunshine do you bring?

2010-11-27T21:54:00.001+08:00

and its a chance we'll have to take

;)

rocking like a hurricane

2010-11-22T17:11:00.003+08:00

its week 6 already!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

on another note right, when people are happy they would use the smiley emoticon ;)

but when we are very happy we use the smile emoticon with multiple smiles ;))))

which makes no sense at all cause that means we have multiple mouths

but then again, its only an emoticon and it makes me happy

so heres to, ;)))))))))))))))))))))

are you in for it

2010-11-19T18:37:00.003+08:00

getting to know someone may take a week, a month, a lifetime,
the best part is we will never stop discovering.

;)

hey you

2010-11-16T12:30:00.001+08:00

its awesome tuesday!

fairy dust

2010-11-15T23:36:00.002+08:00

i think im running out of fairy dust. refills anyone?

on a lighter note...

2010-11-13T03:44:00.002+08:00

a thousand hopes and dreams

2010-11-12T13:54:00.006+08:00

Clearly i am not sure anymore cause i don't know what to do.
Dad's leg is swollen again. Which means only one thing. Cancer is back.

And he is in no condition to go through another round of radiation or chemotherapy.

My greatest wish for the future is to say, hi this is my dad, and he is a cancer survivor.

Hi

2010-11-09T22:42:00.005+08:00

There's something quite amazing about my mum and dad. That although they are not Christians, they believe in prayers. In fact, my mum prays everyday. She prays to God. For me, for my brothers, for my dad, for the world. So, she requested for me to pray for my dad.

My dad is not doing so well. He completed his chemo and radiation about 2 months ago. At his last check-up he was cancer free. But now, he cant eat. Because he is suffering from something called stomach adhesion.

* Adhesions typically begin to form within the first few days after surgery, but they may not produce symptoms for months or even years. As scar tissue begins to restrict motion of the small intestines, passing food through the digestive system becomes progressively more difficult. The bowel may become blocked.

In his case, food can't pass through. He feels nausea most of the time, and has no appetite. He is losing weight drastically. And when he can't eat, we worry.

So if you're reading this, please pray for my dad, that he will get better.

Never lose faith,
Sarah

gravity is working against me

2010-11-08T18:38:00.000+08:00

despite everything

2010-11-08T17:45:00.005+08:00

despite everything that will come and is to come,
lets embrace life for now.

and no thats not my ciggy

bunnies and merry go rounds

2010-11-07T16:32:00.003+08:00

i will only hope that things will turn for the better, for you, for us

wee hours in the morning

2010-10-31T05:43:00.002+08:00

It's 5.45am in the morning and i can hear the azan calling...

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases
His mercies never come to an end
They are new every morning
New every morning
Great is Thy faithfulness, O Lord
Great is Thy faithfulness

i miss home.

to a new start

2010-10-27T16:15:00.005+08:00

My friend, Camille and I are starting our new online fashion blog! And we are super excited cause we are launching tonight, at 8.08 pm!

Check it out here at, cosmostrings!

We combined 2 words cosmopolitan and strings made out of the first letter of our names, and we have cosmostrings!

I would like to thank yen and also joy, for helping us design our banner, logo and also print hand tags!

Hope everything goes well, and don't forget to support us by following our blog, or liking our fan page here!

Thanks and god bless,
Sarah

l'amour

2010-10-24T15:43:00.001+08:00

one day, me + you there= ;)

barbie lens

2010-10-24T14:59:00.004+08:00

the other day while, i went out with my girlfriends and i tried on the Grey super barbie contact lens that joy got me. And it kinda made a huge difference to my eyes, made it look bigger, and kinda creepy looking too..

close up

its not something i would wear on a regular basis, but its really suitable for occasions or for a night out ;)

:0

2010-10-22T23:22:00.000+08:00

today

2010-10-21T17:22:00.002+08:00

today i feel like i have not been blogging as much as i would like too. Also, i feel like i have been back forever, but then, its only Thursday, i have only been back in malacca for 4 days.

wow

2010-10-18T15:27:00.001+08:00

now that's one lighter i would like to have.

i'll go wherever you will go

2010-10-14T21:37:00.005+08:00

As some of us know, Adam Lambert is performing in kuala lumpur right now. So while mummy was reading the papers, she went something like this;

mum: Adam Lambert looks good with make-up. Most guys don't but his eye make up looks good on him.

me: ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

mum: he looks pretty.

me: tsk tsk tsk, my friend was just telling me that adam lambert makes him want to put on eyeliner.

mum: adam lambert is so handsome, too bad he is gay.

me: WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? (from his song)

lols

masih ada dengan mu

2010-10-13T01:28:00.008+08:00

i think my last life, i was born a hair stylist. Every time i have free time on my hands, my hands reach out to a pair of scissors and i start snipping. so now i have bangs ;-)

i am in a transition, studying to working soon.... yikes! :-/

mommy still thinks i am still very much childlike. that i won't deny, i once talked to a friend about this, that when i am outside comfort zone, i build this wall around me, because there's noone to look out for me, but when i am with family, i am safe, i can have my guard down. But i think everyone, if they swallow their foolish pride, they are just equally childlike? yes? no?

and then, there is those moments, where i am in a crowd of friends and pepole, but yet i feel terribly alone. when those moments really get to me, i am glad i always have someone to turn to.because *He is always there.

Cheers to a new trimester, to new hopes, to new dreams.

*he as in our savior ;-)

purrrrrrrrrrrr

2010-10-04T13:41:00.005+08:00

after everyone was done with finals and me with internship, we had a house costume party to celebrate mindy birthday!

miss fabulous aka the birthday girl!

camille as a witch

joan as a retro girl

anselm as a giraffe lol

joshua as errr not too sure

siang siang as a hippie

me as a cat

galssss and mich as the devil

it was good fun!

teeq

2010-10-02T17:05:00.007+08:00

so yesterday before i left kl for real, the girls planned a girls night out. i had no clue where they were bringing me, they just asked me to doll up

they brought me to teeq, which is a pretty restaurant situated at the lot 10 rooftop. the ambience and deco was very pretty...

starters...

my appetizer, i opted for ceaser's salad

my main course was pan fried sea bass with risotto

i shared dessert with st, i ordered vanilla gelato

while she had tiramisu

dinner was awesome, food and service was top notch, will definitely revisit
after dinner, we partied at velvet. i had a lot of fun, and ill definitely miss their company. they made my internship so much more meaningful.

hohoho

2010-09-29T10:16:00.002+08:00

one more day till....

I am finishing my internship tomorrow.

awesome!

i will have all the time i want to slack,

make that 2 weeks before i go back to school.

time to partahhhhhhhh!

when in doubt

2010-09-27T11:37:00.001+08:00

remember,

fall 2010 nail colours

2010-09-23T16:15:00.005+08:00

o.p.i nail color in over the top

chanel nail color in khaki brun

chanel nail color in khaki vert

yummy!

trouble is a friend

2010-09-23T11:28:00.002+08:00

Trouble he will find you no matter where you go, oh oh
No matter if you're fast, no matter if you're slow, oh oh
The eye of the storm or the cry in the mourn, oh oh
You're fine for a while but you start to lose control

lenka, trouble is a friend

super CUTE video! made from shadows

holga 135bc review

2010-09-22T14:43:00.014+08:00

I bought my Holga 135bc (bc stands for black corners) a couple of months back. i was contemplating between the 120 and 135 but later settled on the 135 because not all shops develop 120mm films.

I've used up 2 rolls of film so far, the first one FujiChrome Sensia 200 Slide Film 35mm (Expired) and my second roll, the Official Lomography International Redscale 35mm Film (Fresh). There is an ongoing roll which I am using now, a Kodak film i bought straight from the photo shop.

i was lost and completely new to film cameras. The first camera i used was already digital. I did read up online for tips and how to use. But it came with a pretty useful manual on how to load film, basic functions and so on.

When my holga arrived, i was suprised at how light it was. It was basically like a toy camera made out of plastic. Even after i loaded in the film, i was doubting its capability of capturing pictures. lol

So i got in my first 2 rolls of pictures the other day. And to my horror as i expected, my second roll of film, the red scale on was empty. But as i examined it, there were a few shadows in the developed film, so i have no clue what went wrong.

But here are a few pictures from my first roll, and i am so pleased with the results!

pictures taken at my home in Malacca.

i purchased my camera at rofl camera, they are really nice and provide feedback too!

The Notebook

2010-09-21T11:28:00.011+08:00

Summer romances begin for all kinds of reasons, but when all is said and  done, they have one thing in common. They're shooting stars, a  spectacular moment of light in the heavens, fleeting glimpse of  eternity, and in a flash they're gone. 

"If you're a bird I'm a bird"

Young Noah: It's not about following your heart and it's not about keeping your promises. It's about security.
Young Allie: What's that supposed to mean?
Young Noah: [yelling] Money. He's got a lot of money!
Young Allie: You smug bastard. I hate you for saying that.
Young Noah: You're bored Allie. You're bored and you know it. You wouldn't be here if there wasn't something missing.
Young Allie: You arrogant son of a bitch.
Young Noah: Would you just stay with me?
Young Allie: Stay with you? What for? Look at us, we're already fightin'
Young Noah: Well that's what we do, we fight... You tell me when I am being an arrogant son of a bitch and I tell you when you are a pain in the ass. Which you are, 99% of the time. I'm not afraid to hurt your feelings. You have like a 2 second rebound rate, then you're back doing the next pain-in-the-ass thing.
Young Allie: So what?
Young Noah: So it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day. Will you do something for me, please? Just picture your life for me? 30 years from now, 40 years from now? What's it look like? If it's with him, go. Go! I lost you once, I think I can do it again. If I thought that's what you really wanted. But don't you take the easy way out.
Young Allie: What easy way? There is no easy way, no matter what I do, somebody gets hurt.
Young Noah: Would you stop thinking about what everyone wants? Stop thinking about what I want, what he wants, what your parents want. What do YOU want? What do you WANT?

sunny side up

2010-09-20T14:41:00.001+08:00

i like my eggs well done, but this is so pretty that ill do it for you

easy and realistic ways to lose weight

2010-09-14T10:59:00.006+08:00

i've been staying in kl for near to four months, and let's say that i have not only put on weight, but i have also been eating so unhealthily, i am ashamed of my eating habits.

so these are some pointers i found online which are simple and realistic ways to lose weight and eat healthy.

1. After breakfast, make water your primary drink.
Definitely a can do for me as i don't really like sweetened drinks or soda.

2. Eat five or six small meals or snacks a day instead of three large meals. A 1999 South African study found that when men ate parts of their morning meal at intervals over five hours, they consumed almost 30 percent fewer calories at lunch than when they ate a single breakfast.

3. Put out a vegetable platter.

4. Eat cereal for breakfast five days a week. Studies find that people who eat cereal for breakfast every day are significantly less likely to be obese and have diabetes than those who don't. Of course, that doesn't mean reaching for the Cap'n Crunch. Instead, pour out a high-fiber, low-sugar cereal like Total or Grape Nuts.

*means no honey stars or coco crunch ;-(

5.Substitute a handful of almonds in place of a sugary snack. A study from the City of Hope National Medical Center found that overweight people who ate a moderate-fat diet containing almonds lost more weight than a control group that didn't eat nuts. Any nut will do.

*i love nuts!

6. Stock your refrigerator with low-fat yogurt. A University of Tennessee study found that people who cut 500 calories a day and ate yogurt three times a day for 12 weeks lost more weight and body fat than a group that only cut the calories.

7. Brush your teeth after every meal, especially after dinner. That clean, minty freshness will serve as a cue to your body and brain that mealtime is over.

*! very true, and i would always be too lazy to brush my teeth again and thus not eat.

8. Pack nutritious snacks. Snacking once or twice a day helps stave off hunger and keeps your metabolism stoked, but healthy snacks can be pretty darn hard to come by when you're on the go.

Have to pack up baby carrots or your own trail mix made with nuts, raisins, seeds, and dried fruit.

hopefully i will start eating healthy and hopefully lose some weight!

run along now

2010-09-13T14:50:00.003+08:00

here's my checklist for the stuff i did during weekend.

went exploring in the jungle, check.

made friends with giant ladybugs, check.

took a picture with a sign for bugs to cross, check.

saw a dinosaur. check check check.

now try beating that suckers!

nah i still love you and you and you.

i'm going back to the start

2010-09-08T10:35:00.000+08:00

of creepy cab rides

2010-09-07T11:48:00.004+08:00

Yesterday, we had to rush to Celcom, KL to submit our tender, and despite the rain and massive traffic jam, we made it.

Then my colleague (suan) and i had to hail a cab to get back to Cyberjaya. Before our cab ride, suan was telling me that she's scared of cab drivers after the various incidents that we read in news regarding girls getting molested, or even worst raped and killed.

but i am here writing so you probably know that i am safe and sound.

BUT BUT, on the way back to cyberjaya right, the driver suddenly went into a housing area, and eventually our cab came to a dead end.

THEN I FREAKED OUT! in my head was like im gonna die this is how i am gonna die, why didn't i prepare the *note of the last things i wanna say. (*about the note, i've always wanted to prepare a goodbye note, and how i wanted to be cremated and my ashes to be poured at certain places)

So i type down the taxi number plate and message my brother, "XXX XXX, just in case i dont make it back alife". I also was on the call with Jon, and he could hear from the tone of my voice i was afraid, and he got worried when he knew i was in a housing area.

But anyways, the taxi driver was just trying to find a short cut to pass through the traffic jam, and we reached safe and sound.

the end.

i think too much, but seriously cab rides are creepy right?

2 irrelevant self absorbed pictures for your viewing pleasure

loves loves

and yes...

2010-09-02T11:02:00.004+08:00

i am that kind of person who goes online looking through cute pictures of cats and dogs just so i feel fuzzy and warm inside.

i am also that person who has an i am awesome : ) sticker label on my cell phone.

im not a twihard

2010-09-01T18:07:00.001+08:00

but doesn't this picture melt you?

girls and haircuts

2010-09-01T14:58:00.001+08:00

have i mentioned...

2010-08-26T10:36:00.008+08:00

florence and the machine is kinda amazing.

She is quirky, her music is a combination of pop,rock, and soul and her videos are amazing.

Cosmic love

kiss with a fist

you've got the love

on the mean time!
tomorrow is holi holi holidAY!!!!!!!! im gonna rock my socks!

have a good one y'all mucha mucha kisses

llama drama

2010-08-25T14:22:00.002+08:00

i wanna keep a pet llama in my garden, so adorable!!!

wickedy weekends

2010-08-24T13:40:00.002+08:00

outfit of the day- cotton throw on dress, beg mumsys

accessories-doggy and hippie headband

on the way to seremban....

thomas's mumsy made yummy food for us, then we hang out on front porch sipping ribena while petting dogs and listening to their childhood stories.

it was wonderful...
hope you had a good one!

funny faces

2010-08-23T11:49:00.002+08:00

me: jon jon lets play a game, who does the funniest face wins
jon: errr no i can't
me: come on do it do it,like this (shows funny face)
jon: don't want
me: pls pls pls pls pls

brother: omg sarah people don't want to do funny face why you force people

......

nobody wants to play with me anymore

:-((

short note

2010-08-19T14:39:00.003+08:00

apart from online shopping being a very bad distraction,
does your heart fall every time you drop something?

the feeling is oh.so.disturbing.

tututututututututu

if you don't know me by now

2010-08-18T13:50:00.007+08:00

you will never never never know me. that is a good song. lol
i haven't been blogging much about useful stuff, or close to the heart topics, but my blogging has always been very blah and never personal anyways...so my weekend in pictures

candy that i have been carrying around, "real fruit juice contained", tastes blah bought it cause i am a sucker for packaging from the 100 yen shop.

oh oh oh, this i must blog about. the infamous chili pan mee of kota damansara. My brother, joy and jon has been raving about it and two weekends which i was away so i did not get to try it.

The best thing about it is this chili flakes...it gave texture and it was yums

after that we went to this awesome baking shop! (also located in kota damansara) they have everything in the world that you would need to bake, from candles to food coloring to cake decorating stuff, it was heaven for those who likes baking. I bought some instant icing and a ice cream cone cookie cutter.

they have such cute candles, from farm animals to football to champagne shaped candles...

I developed a weird habit recently. Every single time that i am out at a cafe or restaurant right, i would find a piece of paper be it the receipt or brochure. I would take it and fold it into an origami crane. I try to fold a smaller one everytime..

oh that crane decided to rest on jon's head.

and with all our new food colorings, we decided to bake cupcakes just so we could play with the marshmallow fondant. it was so much fun!

my cherry cupcake...

my bouquet of roses cupcake...

joy's breakfast cupcake...sweet!

errr, a lion?
we got tired after a while, seriously decorating with fondant is a challenge, butter icing is much easier to work with.

i am getting better at guitar hero, woots to self!

rawr

and

bye

oh oh my parcel arrived! i got myself a lomo camera hohoho will upload first batch of pictures after i finish the roll of film. *shivers in excitement*

outfit of the day

2010-08-16T11:44:00.002+08:00

tie dye tunic-diva's divine blogshop
leggings-scarlet
vintage bag and necklace
bangles-bali

for myself

2010-08-13T16:30:00.001+08:00

cheers to you

2010-08-13T10:39:00.003+08:00

to everyone i love and don't love,
stop smoking.

i don't care if you think life is short why deprive you of little things that makes you happy,
i don't care if its your life and its none of my business,
i don't care if you know someone who smokes and is perfectly healthy,

because i, along with many many others care.about.you.

just me and you

2010-08-11T16:51:00.002+08:00

tea roses

2010-08-10T17:00:00.008+08:00

i was back home the last weekend to visit my folks, and i managed to find some delightful treasures of my mum's

a lovely charm bracelet, necklace and pendant.

how pretty

i also took back with me some vintage bags...

my dad. see the resemblance?
when you go back home, don't forget to check your old chest or closet, there just might some wonderful items hidden away!
What goes around comes around, everything old is new again!

i'll say it again

2010-08-09T10:20:00.002+08:00