.: Ya Hui :.

As promised, I’m here to share my DIY nail art as part of my beauty posts. To be painfully exact, this nail art isn’t exactly new coz it was done during Christmas, before my Singapore trip. But anyway, here goes!

“An Indian Christmas”. Art direction by me. Why Indian? Because my friends all said that it had an Indian feel about it when I flashed my newly manicured nails at them. -_-

The ultimate process of putting the rhinestones and glitter were done by a friend. After I finish coloring my nails with gold polish from Skin Food, as seen above, my friend failed to present me a pair of trusty tweezers to do the rhinestones. I was at my friend’s apartment then.

Hence, what turned out to be my own DIY project eventually led to me directing her to do what I want. -_- I’m so sorry for the trouble babe, but cheers to you for your effort and you rock! These rhinestones were stuck with her bare hands - No sticks, no tweezers, no nothing. Geng hor my friend? She’s great in makeup too.

And thanks for viewing yet another of Chaborkia’s vain posts. Comments? You know where to leave ‘em. Kthxbai!

Is Tyra Banks mad? Which part of Samantha screams ‘model’? Her walk was sibeh awful, and can be comparable with a clown. And she looks like an underdeveloped kid. Cute, but not model material. When Analeigh was kicked out, I totally lost my mood to continue the show.

This must be the most boring cycle of America’s Next Top Model ever! And yet, no good real model material produced. Le sigh le sigh le sigh. McKey looks too scary to be approachable at all. The jokerish smile is… -_-

The show is going to the dogs, not much drama, and yet fail to produce a good result. So unlike the Australian spin-off where Alice is rockin’ in the industry liao.

- End of rant, back to studies -

- Will post pics of her DIY nail art tomorrow, stay tuned! -

Blog lurkers are most likely to see practically every blogger talking about their new year. But what better way to start the new year than to review your past mistakes, and set new sights for the year ahead? Right in your own space in the blogosphere?

2008 has been an absolutely happy year for me. Simplistic happiness that no money can buy and not derived from materialistic sources. It came from love.

It’s one full year I’ve spent together with the guy and it has been wonderful, every part of it. Looking back, when I got to know him at about 2002 / 2003, I never knew it could turn out into something so lovely.

So buddies, do look around you. Not too far, though. The ONE might be just next to you. Someone that you hold special in your heart; is defensive when he / she is hurt and has an affection that nothing but sincere love can describe; and the first  you’d think about when you’re lonely.

AND never forget the undying love that your family has - If you’re struggling with an unhealthy relationship, remember you can always fall back to your parents who love you unconditionally - No point crying over a bitch / bastard that breaks your heart. And friends too - Several semesters and a mind-blowing event later, I think I’ve really found out who are the ones I ought to keep, and who are the ones I ought to ditch.

On my studies…

The second year in TARC has been very fulfilling so far. I’ve continuously whined about the lack of hands-on experience that TARC never gives us - till we handled an event in the College Hall (see previous post for pictures). But then again, after knowing the hardship that my particular faculty have in trying to change the 60% exam, 40% coursework approach to education, I have learnt to let go of my grudge towards the place. Plus, things are looking up on the second year. One more semester to go and I’ll need to plan my next move for my life.

Disclaimer: Even though I’m not that resentful about TARC anymore, my grudge towards the toilets dies hard. OMGWTF that just shows (1) The Chinese are just as dirty as any other people of different color that they look down upon and (2) TARC lacks funding in hiring decent toilet cleaners. T.T

Next, I’ve sent out my application to a New Zealand university at the very end of year 2008. Hopefully it will bring good news to me in this new year? I’m not the most outstanding student there is out there - but after looking up that particular institution, I love the approach they use to educate people. Given the chance to choose my future this time, I’m embracing it totally.

So, what are my next plans for year 2009?

• I’ve noticed I have a pretty miserable social life for 2008. Perhaps making more friends will help? Anyone wanna know me? I’m single, fun, cute and available. Having a controlling family doesn’t help on this issue either, with curfews to obey and restrictions to my activities. You know the call - Ask me out! LOL.
• I need to be more penny wise. After getting together with the boyfriend, he has taught me to value money and not fling it about without sparing a thought. Not that I’m rich… Just that I don’t keep track of my finances, and am not sensitive towards money.
• Be more motivated. I procrastinate waaaaaaaay too much for my own good. Did you know my blog had a steady and high readership for a short period of time before I decided I needed to take a break from blogging? That’s where things went downhill and I don’t wish that to happen again.
• Hone some new skills and polish the ones that I already have.

And lastly, let’s cut back to the essentials of life. I just want to be happy. I want everyone around me to be happy. Analysts say 2009 will be a hard year for everyone. But hey, you’re still here, well-fed and healthy. That’s a great blessing already - cherish it.

To quote David Lian, a cute PR blogger,

Everything I need to do is lined up in my head, ready to be executed - I just need to pluck up the motivation to actually do it.

Simple yet brilliant post.It really stings to read his comment, because I believe that’s what a lot of people face - Naming high flying dreams, yet have the motivation of a peanut to actually move the butt. Maybe I’m one of them lol?! XD

I hope, everyone who has a resolution set ahead of themselves, to actually do it. And good luck to everyone of you in this 2009! Keep coming back to me baby! Hee hee.

=)

PS: What better way to end a post than to post a vain picture of yourself?

Last picture taken as of year 2008 by Akonana, in Singapore’s MRT station.

Everyone has one, and the Chaborkia shouldn’t miss out either. I’ve noticed I missed out on greeting my readers during this festive season.

So here’s a belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you who has supported my blog through year 2008 (you know who you are though I dunno who you are wtf), and keep coming in baby.

Here’s a toast to a great year ahead of us, everybody! The past serves to fortify the challenging road ahead of you, not to pull you back and to slow you down. So embrace it! And be grateful, as always, that you’re safe and sound at home amidst all the disastrous happenings that has plagued the past year.

And now, I bring you…

My Most Wanted Events of Year 2008

Hope you enjoy reading them.

2008-12-24 ~ 2008-12-17

Singapore Trip with Family & Akonana

‘Tis the first ever time I got to travel with the guy.

Om nom nom.

2008-10-18 ~ 2008-10-19

CW & PC Wedding

My one and only sibling married his sweetheart of 10 years. Congratulations my gege!

2008-08-19 ~ 2008-08-20

Faces of Malaysia Cultural Exhibition by Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Diploma in Mass Communication, Public Relations Year 2 Students

Earlier this year, our course (DPR2) went through a haywire of madness to cook up a full-blown event, together with real PR efforts, pitching, planning, sponsoring, etc. 200 PR students, one very formidable lecturer. It was nearly disastrous.

But, being the PR people that we are, everything presented to you is perfecto. To your eyes, that is. During events, the people managing it are always on a constant struggle to shun away small faults and errors to make sure the best is delivered to the audience.

So yeah, great experience we had. Thank you TARC for giving us the opportunity to handle Faces of Malaysia on the 19th and 20th of August, 2008.

Our event banner~

See how big scale our event is? And that’s just half of the whole College Hall.

The lieutenant and her entire troop of armies…

Sadly, I do not have much decent photos. You see, I was busy most of the time tending to hundreds of people who crave for a henna tattoo. FOR FREE OMG WTF YOU.

Class portrait! We are B7 and we rock.

What the hell am I… Nevermind.

I sibeh kaolat hate digital cameras liao. DSLR shall be the way of life.

2008-07-27

Started to venture in outdoor activities (Gunung Nuang Trip)

For the LOL factor.

2008-05-26

Bought www.chaborkia.com

Lo and behold! I hope you guys enjoy my blog as much as I enjoy paying for it writing it.

2008-03-29

Relived Spidey and Jane’s Kiss

San fu sai lei lah my dear.

2008-03-21

I Interviewed JJ and Rudy of Hitz.FM

Granted, it was a bit disastrous as so many things happened. But oh yeah, I pulled it off!

2008-??-??

Found my passion towards makeup and starting to work my way towards it

Trivia: I had art lessons since young. And I never liked drawing - I prefer painting on a pre-made canvas. LOL.

And that’s it. Granted, I’m not the most outgoing person on Earth, so not much to share. But I did grow as an individual being, and I will share my insights of my 2008 on a different post.

Sleeping at 2 am in the morning can really kill your level-headedness. Zzz.

I am halfway through an entry but my sudden bout of acne breakout (lack of sleep) is gonna break me down in tears. T.T I say in consideration with you all is because I don’t want to mar your eyes with the fugliness of a bee hive face. LOL. So sleep more, face gets well, hope in return I can take pictures with a good complexion for your viewing pleasure.

So yeah, good night. Will finish my post tomorrow. Complete with pictures! Stay with me people.

The Chaborkia was here during Christmas eve, amidst the crowd, shamelessly posing for the Canon boy’s EOS 350D.

I wish he had his prime lenses with him, the result could end up so much better.

Plus a very short and simple verdict for Ngee Ann City’s shopping and all the malls within vicinity:
Expensive, over-rated and too high crass. If you are deeply affected by the economy crisis, don’t let me catch you lining up outside Coach / Gucci / LV to hog for luxury items. Luxury items are still luxury items and they’re still expensive after sales. Bleh. SGD20 t-shirt I also think thrice and quadruple times before I part with my money. In fact, I am so cheapo I NEVER pay RM20 for a normal t-shirt. Eat that.

Kthxbai.

Hi guys! I’m back. Doing my charcoal mask I bought in Daiso, Singapore for a mere SGD2 while writing this post.

Say hi!

Do you miss me?

I know it’s disgusting, but please give room for my bf to process the travel pictures from his DSLR. We didn’t have decent sleep during the trip! And my lower back hurts like mad even though I’m wearing totally flat shoes during the trip wtf.

Anyway, I’ll keep this post short and sweet about Singapore.

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I like Singapore because~

1. Singapore is so so so so so clean. But you can’t warp human nature totally. There are still litter bugs everywhere on Earth. But I think the litter on Singapore are probably litter from Malaysian tourists or such lol. To make you understand my point clearly, Singapore’s cleanliness can be described as even toned skin with rare blemishes occasionally.
2. The transportation system is just wow! But not as wow as the one in Hong Kong. Still a bit confusing for first timers visiting the island.
3. You can walk on the street, strut your stuff and not worried you’ll get robbed or harassed.
4. Very small amount of foreign workers.
5. Everything is pretty orderly there and the people are pretty law abiding too. No jaywalkers and the city layout is so perfect, if an accident were to happen, it’s sheer bad luck on your side. >.<

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I dislike Singapore because~

1. You hop over to any of the food stalls and Singapore and the normal bowl of mee costs about 3 dollars. Oh wait, 3 dollars? WTF same as KL leh! But once you look at the exchange rate, you will got OMGWTFBBQ sauce!!!!!!!!!11111 Drink one Coke cost SGD2 nia, buy Subway sandwich SGD12 nia, cheap mah. In fact, totally same as KL. All is well, except after you exchange the thing. YOU FREAKING PAY DOUBLE FOR EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!1111
2. No leng zai.
3. The shopping centers are very extreme - Either it’s too high class, eg Takashimaya, or it’s too low class, like the ‘mall’ in Toa Payoh. Gosh, is that even a mall?! Anyway, note those titled ‘CapitalMall’. I dunno what it means, but usually malls with that sign are pretty decent.
4. There is one BIG issue I have about the MRT system. If you buy a one trip ticket, you need to get back your deposit. Eg if you are taking a SGD2 trip, you pay SGD3. Then the leftover SGD1 you must line up and take back your deposit. Like wtf we got so much time meh? What about poor noobish tourists like us?!!!!!!!!!
5. Food sucks food sucks food sucks food sucks. And the place still got lala even though so high crass. Must be Johor girls.

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Interesting Facts you should know when shopping in Singapore:

• Brands such as Topshop, MNG and such are not recommended shopping hideouts because let’s say,

2 jerseys for SGD79

you will find the same in KL

2 jerseys for RM79

You do the math lah wei.

• And if you hit Daiso Singapore, it’s ALL SGD2. If the exchange rate is in favour with you, you will spend about RM4.XX nia. KL Daiso in The Curve is selling everything for RM5. Saves you several cents.

• Even though the city is pretty well organized, because Singapore’s MRT has 3 transit lines, it can be pretty confusing. So be careful!

And the city is seriously not that big. I lived in YMCA, and although it was stated that Dhoby Ghaut is the nearest station to the hotel, I found that City Hall station is also very close to my hotel. Wtf?! Small island mah.

Somehow the similarity between the Singapore MRT and Hong Kong MTR is bugging me. Same company?

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Comparison and Contrast between Singapore and Malaysia:

MRT and LRT
MRT is so clean and high tech whereas LRT looks so broken and shabby AND dirty. Yes I keep mentioning dirty because it’s the fact. AND, MRT does not emit any foul smell during rush hours. LRT, on the other hand, emits a foul odor of sweaty bodies and unbathed ones during any period of the day. Come on Malaysians, get yourself a bath or a deodorant.

The maids in Singapore and Malaysia
You see Malaysian maids all look oily and caked up with el cheapo cosmetics and see them hogging Kota Raya to buy weird skincare (eg Jelita, Ayu or all sorts of nonsense brands?). Well, I visited a friend’s humble little HDB home and found her maid to own Nivea body lotion, Loreal skincare and etc. WTF? So high crass.

The LV and Gucci issue
You see KL a lot of dodgy old aunty holding LV but wear clothes coming out from pasar malam. But Singaporeans carry an air of elegance when holding their prized luxury item.

That, and the fact that they’re obsessed with the Gucci monogram design. Like, eeew?

And, they hog luxury brands’ year end sale, just like any kiasu Malaysian would.

Singapore taxis vs Malaysian taxis
I didn’t want to write this. But right after I stepped out of my bus, I was greeted by the sight of touts targeting at poor tourists. Which reminds me of the countless number of dirty taxi seats, attempts to harass myself or female friends by the drivers, the foul stench, the MAD driving.

Singapore, on the other hand. The taxi service can really blow you away. First things first, they’re not smelly, the drivers are usually clean and proper, the seats are clean, the seats are clean, the seats are clean. Not only the seat is clean, the overall cab is clean and properly washed.

I really have no idea why Singaporeans need a car to get around the city. OMG! But, it’s farking expensive to enter a taxi in Singapore. SGD3 for the first 1km and 20 cents for the next consecutive distances. I think it’s their attempt to cut down petrol usage in favour of the environment. And their taxis use nice car one you know, not half broken down cars that emits weird noise when you’re in it.

Cosmetics that are not found in Malaysia but can be found in Singapore
Lioele, Covermark, Sana, Muji, etc.

The escalators
Certain escalators eg the MRT escalator runs VERY VERY fast. Mind your footing please.

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And the point of writing this post is not to express my dislike for Malaysia.

It’s merely to let you contrast the world of differences between these two countries even though we’re just separated by a small stretch of river. Mengapa orang boleh, kita tak boleh?

Good night peeps. Hope I’ll get pics to show you tomorrow.

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I’ve sorta finished packing all my vanity.

My skin care:

L-R: Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base, Shiseido Pureness Deep Cleansing Foam, Shiseido Pureness Moisturizer, Shu Uemura cleansing oil disguised as Shiseido, and finally, Simple toner disguised as Shiseido. Wtf? XD

My eye makeup:

In no particular order, Prorance eyeshadow in P17, Anna Sui eye color, Clinique Color Surge Eyeshadow in Strawberry Fudge, Pure Luxe Kaleidoscope collection, Bobbi Brown lipstick and Estee Lauder lipgloss. W00t.

And which one of you should I bring? *ponders*

L-R: Estee Lauder, Chanel, Estee Lauder, Diorshow, Lancome, Kate mascara base

Ah yes, I’m all done packing.

Oh wait…

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I haven’t freaking packed my clothes! Wtfness… I have officially become a makeup-holic. Makeup first clothes later. -_- From the above pictures, can you tell? I’m a cheapstake, all also using sample size. XD

Ha ha, no lah. Gotta be wise when you spend money on makeup. Mascaras can’t last, why buy a full sized one when you can fish for GWP sizes? That way, you get more variety, innit? Eyeshadows? Prorance cheap, Clinique is sample size, Pure Luxe cost RM9 nia, Anna Sui, Estee Lauder lip gloss and Bobbi Brown lipstick I steal from my sister-in-law. Cost her a bomb, cost me nothing. XD She never uses them anyway; I can’t stand seeing them lying around waiting to expire. So they’re sorta mine now.

Will update during the trip when possible due to the awesomeness of ze’ Asus Eeepc. Departing 23rd December. Have a very Merry Christmas dear readers.

Officially my first travel trip with the boyfriend. Can’t you tell, the chaborkia is super excited about the trip. I miss mommy, though. No one beats her for the best shopping mate award. ;_;

My mom has always refrained me from participating in overwhelmingly crowded warehouse sales or unbelievable bargains done by so-called ‘branded’ shops. I finally know why. My mom, is a woman of dignity. Buy what you can afford, she says, why hog the place looking for cheap branded stuff treated like trash? Good old branded items thrown out to the hungry flock like worthless rubbish, I grimace at the thought of that. >.<

Yet, at the same time, I was glad that my girl friend invited me to go to the warehouse sale located at Wisma UOA today. I think I’ve found a winner mascara people! And bear in mind, it’s UOA, not UOB. We made a detour to OSK/UOB Building just because of that damned alphabet. -_- But the crowd is just too overwhelming. I guess this will be the last time you’ll find me hogging these places. -_-

And, not to mention the dirty sides of warehouse sales. You see lots of uncivilized people opening up the tubes, squeezing them on their filthy hands, stuffing their noses into the item to smell, sticking their fingers in to test the cream, and so on. Gross, isn’t it? Why buy stuff that has been repeatedly raped probed by people?

Argh, I know I’m slapping my own mouth because I was one of the people picking on unwanted trash.

Anyway, here’s my haul.

I got:

- Diorshow Blackout
- Exceptionnel de Chanel
- Clinique blusher in Precious Posy (a lovely pink shade with golden shimmers)
- Clinique eyeshadow in Strawberry Fudge (light pink shade with shimmers and brown as a highlight color)

Lancome Maquicake UV Perfect Forever is FAIL because I think I’ve gotten the old batch who has easily breaking / cracking issues, as per my research here (see post #320) . FYI, if you’re one of those unlucky people who got the older batch, you can approach your nearest Lancome counter to get an exchange.

When I brought it home, I expect compact powders to have strong staying powder and not crumble all over the place. The thing is, I was taking a sling bag and there wasn’t impact. HOW LAH CAN A COMPACT POWDER CRACK just because of my walking beat?!!!!!!! I am not a god damn elephant leh! I don’t stampede, I walk! *Screams*

METROJAYA, you suck actually. Yes, these cosmetic warehouse sales are usually organized by MJ. Why are you selling all these GWP (Gift with Purchases) when they’re supposed to be given out to customers who spent so much money on you? I really dunno the source of these items, honestly. Curiosity got the better of me and I ignored my mother’s wisdom and went to this sort of sale. BUT I’m still glad I did because I think I found a winning mascara without costing a bomb. Ooooh, twice I mentioned liao wor.

Now the question is, WHICH is the winning mascara? Stay tuned people!

If you looked at my previous posts, they are mostly makeup related.

If you look even further back, my blog is loaded with streaks of sarcasm and bits of everyday life humour. My catty little rants, snide remarks, critiques, etc, and doing what girls do best - gossiping.

But now, it’s all makeup. Die lah, have I lost all of my sarcastic streak or my sensitivity towards life issues? I don’t want to live a painted zombie with no depth. I want my depth + being a beautiful zombie chaborkia. Help please?

O.O

PS: Please don’t leave me. T.T