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I realized all my posts have been really short and simple. This is what happens, I guess, when one is lazy. I always want to blog, but never feel like writing a really long and reflective kind of post.

Anyway, today was my last day of exams. So glad that the toughest phase of any semester is now finally the end. But there were a lots of series of unfortunate events that happened along the way.

Most noticeably is the fact that just as I got into my driver's seat to get ready to drive to the exam hall for our last paper, my car battery died. I know, so cheh right? LOL. It just had to happened at that moment. I could not start my engine and with 45 minutes remaining before our exam starts, Sia and me quickly rush to the bus stop and halt a taxi to the exam hall. We did reached in time, but not with a lot of puzzlement and panic on my part.

So now, I am car-less, if there was ever such a word. Not having a car feels like a part of me is missing. And worst still, I have an appointment with my supervisor at 8am early tomorrow morning and I have to wake up early to take the bus. So sad;(

Because of the sudden "demise" of my car, I had to cancel all my after-exams activities, which previously included 2 shopping trips. One is, however been postponed and the other one is ultimately cancelled. Oh well, on a positive note, it could be a good thing as I can save money.

The end of finals signify the beginning or technically, the continuation of my final year research project. However, I feel so de-motivated to get my ass off my chair and my eyes off my laptop to bring myself to go to HUKM and continue with my thesis. Eventually, I will have to. And soon too, as I have a quota to fulfill and I am nowhere near that amount of people.

This week I have learned a lot of things, not only academically, but also about other people. People have disappointed me this week, but it is never the end of the world. I guess, once you start to know a person too much, you end up not liking what you see...

I have to go zzz now...it is almost 2am. Damn. Only 4 hours of sleep. But I have to share this new song that I am absolutely loving right now. It ain't my usual cup of style, as I am not much interested in the underground hip-hop rap music kind of thing. The reason I got to know this song is thanks to one of the rappers, Jay Park but more popularly known to me as Jaebeom, ex-member of 2PM, my favourite K-pop boyband =)

Give it a listen. I am absolutely fawning over the cool lyrics.

"CLOUDS by Dumbfounded ft. Jay Park & Clara Chung"

(*free download here*)

Roll, roll back the clouds

Let the sun shine through

[VERSE 1-DUMBFOUNDEAD]

There's light at the end of the tunnel

I haven't seen it

Not all of us become rockstars and ballerinas

Even in California the sun ain't always beaming

Can't predict the forecast for all four seasons

We have dark days

Can't make your car payments

Workin a whackass job living in mom's basement

Some lands never get rain so there's starvation

Some only see snow through neighborhoods scarred faces

Not everything is set in stone

The weather changes

It's like god that the devil's trying to entertain us

Walked in the treacherous storm and overcame it

It is never an easy path on the road to greatness

So don't you give me that boo hoo hoo shit

We're moving on to that new new new shit

Look up into the clouds and watch it blow away

Until my problems just go away

[CHORUS-Clara]

When the clouds are in the sky

Know that they're just passing by

There'll be sunshine

Yeah

If your days are stormy nights

Dry the raindrops from your eyes

There'll be sunshine

[VERSE 2-JAY]

Everybody works hard for their goals to achieve

But like the ocean is sea, man, the motion is free

So nothing ever adds up the way we want it to

I guess my math teacher was just a substitute

Everybody hits a rough patch turbulence in the sky

Life's a cow I made a burger

And I'm serving it with some fries

Gotta make do with the cards that are dealt

And though it's hard as hell

I know that God will help

Cause although I live in Seattle

It's not always gonna rain

There'll be some sunny days coming up this way

Everybody's wanting to see me struggling

Running away from pain

But I know the wondrous things are coming to visit again someday

So no worries I just stand here with a smirk on my face

Although I know some people out there throwin dirt on my name

But it's all good

Still show em some love

Cause unlike that girl from the movie

I ain't holdin no grudge

[CHORUS-CLARA]

When the clouds are in the sky

Know that they're just passing by

There'll be sunshine

Yeah

If your days are stormy nights

Dry the raindrops from your eyes

There'll be sunshine

[BRIDGE-CLARA]

I've been a little lost

But I'm not colorblind

I'll follow that yellow brick road

And put my fears behind

And on that yellow road

I'll find a wishing well

Cast a line and in time I know I'll prevail

Other kpop songs I am listening on replay:

B2ST - Say No (Take Care of My Girlfriend)

2PM - Without U

LEE HYORI - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

RAIN (BI) - Love Song

mini update: clothes i like (part I)

Blog fans: More links have been added in the sidebar, I guess I have a lot of time to read blogs nowadays: TheDoodleBlog, SecretZen.com, YourShoppingKaki and ShoppingGazebo

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I know I have not really been updating this blog with what I have been up to lately. Truth is, I am just too tired after working every day to wanna blog. I do go online to play Pet Society @ Facebook, read some blogs, watch TV and then straight to bed. Yup, it is pretty much a routine life like that every day for me.

Although it sounds very mundane and sombre, I actually don't mind this kind of life. First off, I enjoyed the fact that I am actually WORKING this holidays. Yes, I am working at my mother's company AGAIN this holidays for one month only. But this time around I am working in my mother's department and since my mother is the Head of Department, technically she is my boss.

No, I do not get any special treatment at all, considering everyone is under my mom. First of all, my mom works in Claims department, which is the largest department (with over 50+ people!!!) and then, I am transferred to the Third Party Claims section, which is the least important section, right at the far opposite end of my mom's desk. Hahaha.

I really like my job because it is so not stressful at all. Unlike my previous stint at Marine Underwriting dept where I had to learn to use the company's integrated system to key in marine policies. It was so so difficult and confusing, I made so many mistakes ok?

But now, all day long I just typed letters. Yes, letters to third party claimants, to lawyers, claim consultants and also to other insurance companies. Even though it is just letters, but there are many types of letters. And you cannot believe how many letters that needed to be typed!!! My mom needed extra help because the 2 typists are on maternity leaves so the Third Party Claims section is very far behind in terms of replying letters.

I can go on and on about my job here. I am glad that at least now, I have some knowledge regarding motor claim insurance, i.e. what I should do if my car gets knocked by another vehicle. I think this is really important since I have to drive a lot in Setapak and at least without my mom around there, I have a pretty clear idea of how to handle the situation and how to get my compensation. Of course, I hope I never have to encounter that situation, though.

Anyway, on a brighter note...another thing I like about working life is DRESSING UP. Yes, I know how bimbo that sounded but truth is I am such a shopaholic! There are clothes that I have bought so many months ago that I have yet to worn. So before my mom starts nagging me again, I pulled out all of those new clothes and wear each of them to work. But of course, I also wore a lot of those clothes that I have only worn once or twice as well.

It has been about 14 days of work and every day I wear something DIFFERENT to work. Seriously, 14 different outfits and none of them is like T-shirt or very casual stuff (because it is after all, a corporate company).

So, this is a collection of my morning pre-working cam-whoring photos:

-Week One-

#1: Pink and black skirt I love the material!!!! I bought it for CNY but now only first time wearing it!
#2: Purple rose skirt I absolutely love the rose print on this skirt. Also first time wearing it. Bought it during study week.
#3: Black vintage-like pinafore This one is second-hand...from my Mom. Lol. She bought it from Niichi but never wore it. It was a little too big so Mom altered it for me. 2nd time wearing it.
#4: Silver shift dress I really like sleeved shift dresses and this one is really cute, albeit a little baggy. 2nd time wearing it.
#5: Lavender tunic Bought it for CNY, wore for first day of CNY and now is the 2nd time. I really like the colour a lot and the sleeves is so cute!!!

-Week Two-

#1: Flowery Kimono I had this for a while now. I think kimonos are so flattering for any figure and this one is def my favourite!
#2: Gold-coloured tunic I bought this ages ago. Wore it for CNY and now 2nd time wearing it. I love the trenchcoat style, kinda reminds me of my favourite show, Gossip Girl.
#3: Blue dual-tone dress + black blazer OMG, I saw this in so many blogshops. This dress is so cute!!! I really like it a lot. I got it for only RM30 in the flea market. I have a thing for dual-tone dresses and when I saw this one, it really caught my eye (probably because of the colour) but problem is the skirt is a little too poufy. The black blazer is my current obsession. I just love the cut and it fits me well. I got it for only RM15 at the market as well!!! So cheap right? I wanted to buy all the three colours but Mom was there. Lol. I think it is reject stock but whatever, I am a slave to great bargains!
#4: Pink cropped jacket + black skirt The jacket I love, I think I bought it last year. The skirt is new though, my mom's second-hand again. Hahaha. It was a little too short for her liking so I became the new owner. (^^)

Besides working, I also went out during the weekends. The weekend before I started work, I went out with my mom and my aunt Wendy, who wanted to do some shopping before leaving for a 3-week holiday to USA. (Too bad she booked the tickets at the height of the swine flu alert right now). Other than shopping, I also finally had a haircut in 3 months!!! I didn't go to the saloon I normally go to, i.e. at Plaza Berjaya because it was closed. So I tried this new saloon called "Kimarie" at Sungei Wang. My hairstylist was very friendly. Keeps speaking to me in Mandarin. Hahahahaha. I guess my Mandarin must be kind of okay for her to talk to me so much. Lol.

#1: White halter-top Wore for the 1st time. I like this top a lot and apparently, so did my senior, who wore the exact same top (different colour) to Pharmacy Night. Lol.
#2: Yellow halter top + Grey sweater The top is from Bangkok, love the pop of colour. Sweater is 2nd hand from who else, but my Mom again. Hahaha. She never wears it, so I just took it from her closet. I love this kind of baggy-style sweaters.
#3: Wanted to show off my canvas bag that I bought in Miri. A bit la-la, but the print is so so so cute I cannot resist it ;) Also lurve the rose clincher I got from Bangkok. I really like clinchers a lot - black, red, light brown, dark brown, pink, white, purple - all also I have!!!

Last weekend, I finally had the chance to meet up with "Dr. Jessmine", before she returns to Kelantan for her 3rd year (USM). We did a little shopping for some formal clothes so she can wear for her clinicals but could not find any suitable ones. After that we went to catch a movie. OMG, can you believe, me, a KL native, who live here her whole life, got lost not only ONCE but TWICE in Times Square?

First was looking for Secret Recipe. I swear I know it was hidden somewhere but I forgot which freakin' floor it was on. Then I got us lost to the cinema. Instead of taking the escalator down, we took the one going up, looking for the cinema. Wtf right? I have went to watch movies at Times Square umpteenth of times and I freakin' got lost. So thanks to me, we were late for 15 mins, but luckily it is a Malaysian cinema, so when we got there, the movie has not started yet.

The movie is so damn funny!!!

• I love Amy Adams. So preeeettttyyyyy (>.<)
• Ben Stiller is actually kind of good-looking (~.<)
• The monkeys/capuchins are so so so cute, esp the hugging poses
• I laugh my ass of at the Darth Vader scene. Wtf? He called Darth Vader asthmatic??? LMAO!!!
• I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Einstein boggleheads. HAHAHAHAHA SO FREAKIN" FUNNY!!!!

Yes, I really enjoyed myself in the movie but most of all, getting to chat with Jessmine. We talk non-stop...haha, especially about the kiasu people in our unis. I really had so much fun =)

-We had lunch at Penang Village : I had the Nasi Lemak-

-After lunch + shopping, we had some cakes in Secret Recipe-

Okay, before I end this really long post already, here are some random crap I just cannot get enough of:

2NE1: New girl band from Korea, touted as Female Big Bang (my favourite boyband in the world). I love listening to "Fire" all over and over again. Their style is so much fun to look at, although I will never have the guts to wear it.



Studded heels : I first saw the ZARA ones on Nitrolicous.com and then I saw TheKookyThing selling a replica for RM89!!! So expensive!!! But I really really like these heels a lot ^^ (No I did not purchase them anywhere...still on the lookout for one...)



Zipper dresses : These dresses are a rage in blogshops everywhere but I cannot seem to find one in offline stores. I really like zipper details, this one is from Bunnynoo for RM59. Tell me, where can I find one?? I really want one!!!

-All links are on the sidebar-

This is such a bimbo post. Just count how many times I used the words "love" and "like"...*sweat*

so random[edited]

Results came out and it took me guts to check it only 2 days later. It was definitely a huge improvement than my last semester but damn that "pengurusan emosi" shitty subject that pulled my grades down. If I knew it was so damn difficult to score in that paper, I wish I did not take that subject in the first place.

an unnecessary and shitty subject - pengurusan emosi.

P.S. I will not reveal the pointer here although it is safe to say I passed and I am not in the dean's list:)

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I finally found that dress I was so raving about in "gossip girl", in episode 5, that Serena was wearing on her date with Dan.

so pretty and elegant right?

it costs $545...wtf?

days like these i wished money grew in my backyard.

gossip girl has such cool fashion but haih...so sad to be broke like me:(

I dunno why but I really do like these sixties' inspired shift-like dresses, esp if they have lots of attention-getting details on it, like sequins.

pair them with leggings or not, they looked so cute and trendy at the same time.

or these gorgeous gladiator wedges? the true meaning of perfection...

so many things I love...I guess the shopaholic in me is back...not sure if that is a good thing, though...

*prays hard fiona will find those exact things she love in 1/100 of the actual price*

all photos courtesy of gossipgirlinsider.com (link on sidebar)

from 2007 back to the 1940s'

The 1940s' and 1950s' era sense of style and fashion is one of my favourites. Whenever I watch any post-war themed movies or those Shanghai gangsta period kind of movies, I always enjoyed watching the costumes that the women wore. It was sort of when the androgynous look started, with the form-fitting suits and the loss of ruffles and heavy skirts. Women opted for a simpler look then, enhancing their figures, and now with the return of the 1940s' look, it proves to be timeless as well.

Last month's issue of CLEOmag did a spread on the key items of the 1940s' look that caught my attention. It is interesting how the retro look is always coming back. But I do like this retro look the most as to me, its style showcases the empowerment of women. Eventhough the epitome of this trend is the tough chic look, however, it also displays a sexy and gorgeous feminine side to it as well.

So here are some key items to get that 1940s' look:

(1) Peter-pan collars

Peter Pan makes a comeback in the fashion runway!

I don't know why they named it after the green flying guy but I have to admit that this collar looks pretty cute.

(L-R) H&M, Erin Featherston for Target, and Mooie

(2) Anything high-waisted

I personally do not like this trend as high-waisted whatever are made for skinny girls. For pear-shaped people like me, this will just emphasize how huge the hips are. But you have to admit, there are girls out there who can rock this look. I like how it gives the hourglass figure, perfect for those gals that think their figure is too stringbean-like.

High waisted pants:

(L-R) S'nob, SeanJohn for Women's collection, and H&M

High waisted skirt:

(L-R) MissSixty, UrbanOutfitters and SearleNYC

(3) Pussy-bow blouses

All from papergirlsshop.com

I really think this look is sweet and feminine but if one is not careful, she may look like a stewardess rather than a 1940s' starlet.

(4) Cover-ups

(L-R) H&M, EDC by Esprit and H&M

My favourite cover-ups of that era is the vests (which is something overflooding shops nowadays) and the double-breasted jackets. The best way to look great in these is to find the cover-up with the perfect fit.

(5) Others

Other key items to achieve this look is waist belts, hats (fedoras are cool!), form-fitting dresses, boots, high heels and red lipstick (suggestion only...lol).

~FASHION ICON ALERT~

I saw Jessica Alba on this morning's MTV TRL and absolutely love her SKIRT. But then again, Jess A looks good in anything!

plaids as trend this season - yay or nay?

The thing is this, my Mom bought a three quarter-length shirt a few weeks back which is reddish-orange in colour and has plaid/checked patterns all over it! At first glance, when I saw her trying it out, I thought she looks like she came from the rodeo or something. It really looks cowgirl-ish because of its pattern.

However, after taking a few more clear looks at the shirt, it did not really look that bad. It was actually quite trendy, unique and different than all those loose, flowy and oversized blouses that are overflooding at shops lately. Plaids are really a fresh addition to a fashionista's closet.

Celebs rockin' out the plaids

I was still having my speculations until I came across an article in the latest OK! Magazine's November 2007 issue where they featured plaids as one of the hottest trends of the season. Now, I personally am not a trend follower as I do not have the figure to rock out some of these trends but I think magazines can give one some new and fresh ideas on what to look out for the next time one go on a shopping trip. I think a closet should be dynamic NOT static. It should not comprise of the same, boring and comfortable clothes that we are all so accustomed to. Instead, I think we should always try new things and "dare to be different".

So my aim was to look for the perfect plaids outfit that will not make me looked old or outrageous. I finally found a cute plaids tunic last week that I think will look cute with black shorts.

RM 29.00

Suzane seems to object my choice, saying that the plaids pattern looks like tablecloth pattern to her. But I quite like it and was it not really expensive so I copped it after all at Scarlet @ Jusco Maluri. Hehe...Actually, it kind of reminds me of Christmas when I see it. Makes me want to break into Christmas Carols pulak....Haha;D

Oh well, I have already bought it anyways so I might as well wear it. Let's see how I looked once I start wearing it. *Fingers crossed*

photo credit: http://uberlove-e-boutique.blogspot.com/