I've been at home for AWHILE and because of that I've had a lot of time to go online and discover new things. Here are some new blogs that I've been reading:
Will Work for Makeup - It's a standard makeup blog I know but its got good pictures and she does a great interview with other beauty gurus so you can check out what works for you. I also like that she's Asian because coloring wise it makes more sense for me...
The Blonde Salad - This is like a lifestyle/fashion blog. This girl is Italian. Ok the only reason I'm reading this is because her boyfriend is super cute. See left sidebar on her blog.
Delicate Hummingbird - Very good makeup blog with lots of swatches.
Mouldy Fruit - Well this isn't new but I love her blog! Love her style too - it's so bright!
Been room hunting in Singapore - so far its going slow, I'm going there next week so hopefully the real estate agents come through and set up some viewings next week. Its such a competitive market! Its going to cost me minimum SGD550 to stay in a bloody room per month. Today I had a hilarious conversation with a real estate agent which involved him scolding me because all the Malaysians he has ever dealt with never showed up for their appointments. Classic.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Makeup To Go!
I can't claim any originality for this, but I needed a good way to store my makeup when I go to NTU and also a good way to move it around, SO I totally copied Giselle and got a plastic faux tool kit to hold my makeup. Isn't it beauteous??
Here's the view from the outside:
Here's the top tray, it's got concealer, powder, eyeliner, mascara - basically the everyday use stuff.
Here's the second tray, its got the lipglosses/sticks, rest of the eyeshadows and primers.
Finally the deep tray, its got my foundation, blushers, tools and backup mascara, eyeliner and concealers.
Here's the whole lovely thing!
Awesome no?? If only I was having the same kind of luck finding someone to stay with in Singapore...
Here's the view from the outside:
Here's the top tray, it's got concealer, powder, eyeliner, mascara - basically the everyday use stuff.
Here's the second tray, its got the lipglosses/sticks, rest of the eyeshadows and primers.
Finally the deep tray, its got my foundation, blushers, tools and backup mascara, eyeliner and concealers.
Here's the whole lovely thing!
Awesome no?? If only I was having the same kind of luck finding someone to stay with in Singapore...
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Packing for the end of TIME
In the days leading up to my move to Singapore I have been buying lots and lots of stuff. Face stuff, body stuff, eye stuff... and my room is starting to resemble a haphazard end of time type bomb shelter. I figured I would take some pictures and share the immense amount of stuff that I have accumulated for my Singapore adventure.
Here goes...
And this is just a fraction of everything I've bought and I'll be taking. I haven't included clothes, kitchen stuff, fly swat, medication, etc. etc... I swear going back to school is making me a very poor person.
Here goes...
And this is just a fraction of everything I've bought and I'll be taking. I haven't included clothes, kitchen stuff, fly swat, medication, etc. etc... I swear going back to school is making me a very poor person.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Singapore Calling
I went to Singapore yesterday on this mad one day journey to book my housing for the 1 1/2 years that I'll be attending NTU. I went with my Dad and on Tiger Airways, which has been getting bad press lately but I've always really liked it. We arrived at 9 something in the morning (had to wake up at 5am which was BRUTAL).
From the Budget Terminal in Singapore we took a shuttle to the main Changi Terminal and then took the MRT to Boon Lay which is the closet MRT to the hostel I'll be at. The journey took 64 freakin' minutes. I know this because the boards tell you how far everything is - yaay for Singapore efficiency, nay for how damn far my uni is. We got to the hostel soon enough to book the place. It is basic and so different from what I'm used to that I think I kind of freaked out a bit. More on that later.
Then my Dad and I took the 199 SBS bus into campus which took 15 minutes to get to the North spine (so far!) which is where we stopped and had lunch. I was supposed to pay some fees to register, totally went to the wrong Office of Finance at the North Spine (N2.1) a really nice lady told us to go the Office of Finance in the Student Services Centre. I then opened a new bank account with OCBC which looked completely like not a bank and more like a CD store, totally odd but kinda fun. Then we went and paid the fees at the Student Services Centre which was also super far away. I mean look at this place:
Then it was back to the airport where we waited for like 4 hours before it was time to go because I was too tired to do anything else. We ate in Ananda Bhavan there which was such a godsend after eating McDonalds and Subway all day.
The whole day I felt kind of off. It was partly because I was so damn tired from waking up at 5am. But I know it was mostly because I'm having all these mixed, cold feet type feelings about going back to school to Nanyang Tech and also about leaving home. This trip to Singapore really made me realize that hey - it's happening! I have been living at home for about three years now. And its been glorious. I don't have to cook, clean, wash or pay bills on anything to do with the house. All I need to do is go to work, buy stuff I need for my money and go out with my friends when I want. In short, I have become complacent and lazy and I'm loving it.
Going to NTU means leaving the comfort of my parents and home, the comfort of Malaysia, the comfort of knowing where I'm going to be and what I'm going to be doing day in and day in and day out and its SCARY.
I didn't think that it was going to hit me this hard. I'm worried about the fact that I might not get along with my flatmate, that my back might not be able to handle the grocery shopping run and the commute to the campus, that I'm just not going to have anyone to talk to. Which is hard. Also I think at this point I'm so used to how comfortable my house is physically, as in my own room and attached bathroom is AWESOME and my new flat is not anywhere near my house's awesomeness, which is hard.
I've talked to the parents and they're being amazing, all if you don't want to live there its fine! Also, we'll buy you a new mattress and washing machine and whatever. Also, if you really don't think you can handle NTU, its ok you don't have to go!
Which is all well and fine. I know that usually its not worth putting myself through stress. But this time it is. A Masters means a job I want and a way to learn about a field I'm passionate about. I think that I have to learn how to channel these feelings. The feelings are inevitable but I have to be rational about the whole thing.
Do I want to go to NTU? Yes. Is it super daunting? Yes. Is it going to be super hard? Possibly. What are you going to do? Suck it up and get on with it.
Wish me luck!
From the Budget Terminal in Singapore we took a shuttle to the main Changi Terminal and then took the MRT to Boon Lay which is the closet MRT to the hostel I'll be at. The journey took 64 freakin' minutes. I know this because the boards tell you how far everything is - yaay for Singapore efficiency, nay for how damn far my uni is. We got to the hostel soon enough to book the place. It is basic and so different from what I'm used to that I think I kind of freaked out a bit. More on that later.
Then my Dad and I took the 199 SBS bus into campus which took 15 minutes to get to the North spine (so far!) which is where we stopped and had lunch. I was supposed to pay some fees to register, totally went to the wrong Office of Finance at the North Spine (N2.1) a really nice lady told us to go the Office of Finance in the Student Services Centre. I then opened a new bank account with OCBC which looked completely like not a bank and more like a CD store, totally odd but kinda fun. Then we went and paid the fees at the Student Services Centre which was also super far away. I mean look at this place:
Then it was back to the airport where we waited for like 4 hours before it was time to go because I was too tired to do anything else. We ate in Ananda Bhavan there which was such a godsend after eating McDonalds and Subway all day.The whole day I felt kind of off. It was partly because I was so damn tired from waking up at 5am. But I know it was mostly because I'm having all these mixed, cold feet type feelings about going back to school to Nanyang Tech and also about leaving home. This trip to Singapore really made me realize that hey - it's happening! I have been living at home for about three years now. And its been glorious. I don't have to cook, clean, wash or pay bills on anything to do with the house. All I need to do is go to work, buy stuff I need for my money and go out with my friends when I want. In short, I have become complacent and lazy and I'm loving it.
Going to NTU means leaving the comfort of my parents and home, the comfort of Malaysia, the comfort of knowing where I'm going to be and what I'm going to be doing day in and day in and day out and its SCARY.
I didn't think that it was going to hit me this hard. I'm worried about the fact that I might not get along with my flatmate, that my back might not be able to handle the grocery shopping run and the commute to the campus, that I'm just not going to have anyone to talk to. Which is hard. Also I think at this point I'm so used to how comfortable my house is physically, as in my own room and attached bathroom is AWESOME and my new flat is not anywhere near my house's awesomeness, which is hard.
I've talked to the parents and they're being amazing, all if you don't want to live there its fine! Also, we'll buy you a new mattress and washing machine and whatever. Also, if you really don't think you can handle NTU, its ok you don't have to go!
Which is all well and fine. I know that usually its not worth putting myself through stress. But this time it is. A Masters means a job I want and a way to learn about a field I'm passionate about. I think that I have to learn how to channel these feelings. The feelings are inevitable but I have to be rational about the whole thing.
Do I want to go to NTU? Yes. Is it super daunting? Yes. Is it going to be super hard? Possibly. What are you going to do? Suck it up and get on with it.
Wish me luck!
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