[Beauty] Eyelash Extension

Went to Far East Plaza with Kaiyin and ended up doing eyelash extension.

The shop we patronized is located on the 3rd floor (the most pinkish hair/eyelash extension shop) and they advertise through Kaykay so just quote 'kaykay', you will get 5 dollars off. So instead of $50, we paid $45 each. We told them that we wanna have 'kaykay' type and they instantly knew what we wanted.. lol.. We chose #10 instead of #8 as suggested by the beautician. I guess the number is just the length of the lashes i.e. #8= 8mm; #10= 10mm and so on...

 
Before extension

 After Extension

Please ignore the swollen eye bag as the beautician just peeled off the tape she used to cover my eye bag in case the glue they used to 'plant' the eye lashes smear over my face. It's SUPER pain when they peel off the tape. But I think there's a very strong '我爱美不要命' spirit in me so yea.. I don't mind doing it again.. =x

It's said that it can last for 1 month but known as a clumsy girl, the extension might accompany me for 2 to 3 weeks at most =x But looking at the bright side, I don't have the habit of rubbing my eyes so hopefully it can last a biiiit longer **fingers crossed**I guess the best part of getting extension is that I do not need to wake up early to apply my eye makeup for quite some time =) And my colleagues said it looks natural so I'm quite satisfied with their service <3 I shall review it after a month to see if I wanna go back for another round of extension =P

Ends this post with an random/outdated OOTD ::
(Please pretend that you didn't see the round face and gigantic tights. TYVM.)

Floral jacket (Lowry Farm)

Leather skater skirt (MDS)

Multi-colour clutch (Aldo)

Sneakers (Converse)

Necklace (Random booth, Tampines)

Watch (Casio, Taiwan)

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p/s: It's been long since I started any D.I.Y project **itchy hands** 

Shall drag out all my boxes of DIY materials soon~~

Weekends, where are you? I miss you~~~

[Life] Hello Kitty is here, there, EVERYWHERE- Part 1

There are soooo many cute Hello Kitty thingy around that I can't buy home. So I decided to snap all of them whenever I see them and keep them in my memory  (so my wallet won't go any thinner) =x 

Here are some of the Kitties I saw recently::

Hello Kitty Power Bank 

- Saw at Takashimaya -

Uni gel pens

SO MANY COLORS! AND SO SMOOTH!!

I WANT ALL OF THEM >.<

- Saw at Kinokuniya-

Digestive biscuit

 - Saw at Candy Empire-

Some random cookies with super kawaii packaging

 - Saw at Candy Empire-

Carrier from Isetan

It's from Isetan Singapore. I never saw this at Sanrio counter until Mr C's mum showed me! 

Think she bought many MANY Hello Kitty soft toys so the salesperson gave her this.

Graduate Kitty that I got for Kaiyin for her convocation =)

This is not Hello Kitty but it's way too cute so I must post here.

It's My Melody shaver. 

When will this come to Singapore >.<

- Spotted in Vivi July issue -

AND Mc Donald's Hello Kitty!! 

Are you collecting them as well??

I got the lion (1st week) and the witch (delivery), 4 more to go!! 

Poster spotted in McDonald's (PoMo outlet)

 Even the table is decorated with adorable Hello Kitty sticker!

My colleagues asked me to peel it off so I can take home! haha.. So tempting =xx

 Hello Kitty in cute lion costume

- 1st week- until this coming Wednesday (5/6/12) -

And the one from McDelivery!

I sincerely thank Mr C for ordering his McBreakfast at 2am so that I can get this asap. 

He's not always this sweet so I must keep thanking him (intangible reward) so he'll feel good about what he did. And through this operant conditioning process, he'll do something sweet again in the future... lol

Not enough of Hello Kitty here?

Go to this website:: http://www.kittyhell.com/

It's by a guy whose wife is a hardcore Hello Kitty fan and he feels that he's living in hell.. Haha.. You can find really weird Hello Kitty stuff there, from Hello Kitty contact lens to Hello Kitty gun to Hello Kitty theatre to Hello Kitty tooth.. So drop by if you're bored =)

[Fashion] How I wish ...

I think I will never have Monday blue if I dress so nicely to work everyday... 

Can't wait for GSS to help me to ease my Monday blue =x

[Life] Dinner at Cocotte, Wanderlust Hotel

Went to Cocotte @ Wanderlust Hotel for dinner. It's a french restaurant. The hotel design is lovely and the food is great! =) The only part that's not so great is its location- it's near to Little India, thus very crowded and hard to find a parking space. Luckily, they provide complimentary valet service (don't get cheated by the uncle if he asked for 5 bucks service charge! it's absolutely FREE) 

The reception

 A big round table that can sit at least 10. Good for gathering.

 Weekly promotion/special is shown on the board.

Wine- essential for French dinner?

The most important part in every meal- dessert!

Resting area beside the restaurant::

The meal:: 

Cute petite french bread

 Soup which I forgot the name

 Poulet (chicken) with creamy sauce, crispy potato and baked broccoli

Tender fish with fresh veg

Pork with very juicy meat

AND dessert!! 

Citron tart

Apple Strudel 

Verdict:: Great meal. Definitely worth going back =)

[Life] style, snap and WIN

I'm so happy these days. Although I said goodbye to all the kids, my life has been great! =D I'm going to start work soon (like TOMORROW!? =S think I'll miss my super loooooong 'holiday'). AND the best thing that happened this month (other than getting a job) was that I won a competition! Yes! FIRST PRIZE! Being a mediocre student during my school time, I'd never won any competition (individually) before. And now, I actually won! I'm so LUCKY! =D Now, I can get Samsung S4, the dress from Forever New, the cardigan from Dip Drops, the accessories from Diva, the heels from Topshop, the fashion magazines from Kinokuniya, the cosmetics from Etude House, etc.......The list goes on and on and on... But $800 can't buy that much,right? o.O Anyway, I'm still very happy and like what my mum said, I must think carefully before spending using the vouchers =D

You must be wondering what kind of competition, right? Style, Snap & Win? o.O Haha.. It's not related to what I studied for sure=x It's actually a design competition by Tampines 1, whereby you're given a template to design clothes for paper doll. The details can be found here. I took out all my scrapbooking and d.i.y. materials i.e. from stickers to chain to beads to charm, to fill in the template and used nail polish to paint since I have no color pencils =x

The template::

Here are my designs::

Not sure why the organizer chose to display the 'golden dinner'. Personally, I like the 'carousel trip' ('coz I like the ballerina feel in the shoes la =x). Guess I need to work harder in designing! Fashion design course, wait for me~~ 

P/s:: I chanced upon one of the winner's FB page and her friends gave some negative comments on my designs. Although it's quite a blow (who won't be discouraged by negative comments, right? =.=) when I first read it, I think I should stay happy and not affected by others' comments since I can't control what others think and say, right? =) And I'm more worried excited over my first day of work, or perhaps how to dress nicely to work every single day =x

[Life] So I said goodbye

Warning:: A very lengthy post

I taught in the music school that I'd been working for almost 3 years for the last time last weekend. Wait. Should be the weekend before last weekend.. Too long never update my blog =x

It's hard to bid farewell to the kids as I'd been teaching most of them for more than 2 years. I guess I put in much more effort than I would've imagined and really enjoyed teaching the kids, seeing them grow (I sound old here =/) and having fun with them every weekend. The thought of seeing them for the last time (hmm... maybe not the last time 'coz I might bump into them in the future, right?) made me feel soooo sad... Like you meet someone every week and then, suddenly, you know you're not going to be in contact with him/her anymore.

You might wonder why I said I'm not going to be in contact with the kids? As a teacher in music school, you're not supposed to exchange contact details with any of your students and their parents,  let alone keeping contact with them. It's stated in the contract and I don't know any music school in Singapore which does not include this clause in their contracts with the teachers. This is to protect the schools from losing students due to capable and caring teachers like me. It makes sense if you think from an investor's perspective, but it doesn't if you think as an educator. From my perspective, to keep in contact with the students doesn't mean that the teachers want to teach the kids privately i.e. 'snatch' the students from the schools, but to give moral support to the students when they are still attempting to get use to their new teachers' teaching styles and to provide assistance if needed. After all, even with the clause, it still much depends on the teachers' integrity if they would offer or accept parents' request to teach the kids privately (and secretly) after they leave the schools.

All these lead me to think that if I plan to start a business in this industry, I will definitely plan with students' and teachers' interest in mind (not just about making $$ from the students, or worse, from the teachers). Of course, I'm not saying that I would just allow my teachers to go away with students enrolled to the schools but to build the school with good facilities, develop reliable program and hire well qualified staff so that both parents and students will trust the schools fully (including believing that the school will not recruit teachers who aren't well prepared for the lessons, or worse, teachers who teach the kids wrongly). On the other hand, provide proper training and sufficient welfare to groom the teachers are equally important. After all, I do not have to keep worrying about this issue if the turnover rate is low, right?

Well, a thought is just a thought until I really make it happens (Money, when will you come to me =x).

Looking on the bright side, I have my weekends back!! No more working on weekends!! HAPPY TO THE MAX =D ** Please understand that I'd been working in almost every weekend for close to 3 years! Meaning that I'd not been shopping, watching movie, meeting friends, enjoying myself during weekend for almost 3 years! Oh my, I feel so zen... =x  Now, I can plan what I want to do during weekends =D

AND!! I must say THANK YOU to all the kids who brought me gifts! I really appreciate your thoughtfulness =D

THANK YOU VERY MUCH <3