20 November 2009

Welcome To My World, Exams!

Let's see, tomorrow is start of exams....PHILO...PH1101E....

Motivation Level:-82726162762


Studied? Yes/No


Screwed? Completely/Thoroughly



Doomed? Yes/Doomed like 2012.


Facebook Bejeweled Blitz High Score: 330,650


You get the picture.

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18 November 2009

The Plastic Surgery Temptation

Last Saturday I had the opportunity to attend a talk about Plastic Surgery by a Korean maxillofacial (specialist in the face, head, neck region) surgeon Dr Moon Hyoung Jin and Dr Low Chai Ling!



Dr Moon who has transformed faces of thousands of Koreans, including celebrities!



Dr Low who is the founder and Medical Director of The Sloane Clinic.





Haha Esther and I went together! Haven't seen her in like 3 years! XD


I felt quite under dressed cos lots of female bloggers were like wearing little black prom dresses or something there with full makeup...


as opposed to my long Tee and leggings... X_X


*** mental note to self: Dress up for blogger events!! ***


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Candids of Dr Moon being interviewed before the talk.










I think it is really easy to tell he's Korean! He's got The-Korean-Look. And I wonder what that is...


As I was quite curious about how acceptable plastic surgery really is for Koreans, I asked Dr Moon whether he did plastic surgery for his wife!!!


And....


DO YOU KNOW THAT HE DID FILLERS AND EYE SURGERY FOR HIS WIFE?


He also voluntarily did double eyelid surgery for his daughter!!


According to him, it is very common for parents to let their children "have their face done" for their birthday present or something...


I wonder how that works...


Dad: Hey darling! What would you like for your 17th birthday? How about a little nose augmentation? Since yours is a little flat........ *thinks to himself: I wonder who you resemble... (both Mum and Dad have tall chiseled plastic noses...)*


Daughter: Oooh Daddy!! Can I have a nose job AND some silicon for my boobies? XXX girl in my class got hers in a G cup!!!!!!! Mine is only a frikking D?!?!?!?! I KNEW I should have made them bigger the LAST time.



Ok random photo of the sound guy.


At this point of time I was bored and went out to explore....and was greeted by...........


GLORIOUS CAKES !!!





BUAHAHAHAHA! Jealous?





Notice the half eaten brownie....I couldn't resist stuffing my mouth with the brownie 1st before taking the photo LOL.




 Oh My God la, a collection of teas, coffees of all types!



Sandwiches!



The person from Q-MED telling us about Restylane which is used in fillers.



Restylane!



Restylane is actually this clear gel like substance which is made of minimally modified Hyaluronic acid.


Hyaluronic acid is something that our body naturally produces but its production is decreased  as we age so our faces start to lose volume, sag and lines and wrinkles appear.





Credits: GettyImages


We can help our bodies by putting some fillers with Restylane in "fill it up" and lines and wrinkles will disappear instantaneously!





Fillers can be used underneath the eyes to get rid of eyebags, give you fuller lips, higher cheeks .etc and can last for 1 year or more.


They are the getting increasingly popular due to:


1. Instant results
2. No downtime, can resume normal lives immediately.
3. Quick procedure about 30 minutes or so.







During Dr Moon's talk, he shared with us some staggering results from a survey of 232 Korean women.


98.5% (almost everyone?!) of women, aged 20 to 30 years, desire to have cosmetic surgery.


58.2% already have undergone cosmetic surgery. (more than 1/2 have done plastic surgery?!)


On reflection, this statistics is actually not all that surprising...


The popularity of non-invasive cosmetic surgeries like fillers and botox is probably the reason why cosmetic surgery are getting more acceptable and less taboo nowadays.


 Of course, Dawn Yang type full face overhaul plastic surgery is still taboo.





But with Xiaxue regularly parading around her new fillers .etc, it's no wonder most of us are increasingly tempted to jump ship to the pro-cosmetic surgery 5 star cruise.


 
Credits: xiaxue.blogspot.com


Xiaxue, Wendy Cheng with her "new lips" after lip fillers.


 I mean even I, who is like vehemently against plastic surgery can't promise that I will definitely not go for these non-invasive treatments in the future.


Honestly, I'm tempted.    Haha!


Seriously, look at this if you still aren't tempted!





Left - before picture. Right - after fillers underneath eye and on cheeks. Eyebags gone! Cheeks no longer sunken!



Left - before picture. Right - after picture.


I have no idea what they did to her, but her weird looking forehead looks LOADS BETTER.


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After all the presentations, we finally reached the HIGHLIGHT of the event!


We get to see how fillers are done!





Our "subject" of the day.



Prepping the face.



All set!


Dr Low, explaining to us the procedure.




Drawing guidelines on the face.


Facial art completed.


Numbing the face for filler injection with.................FROZEN PEAS! hahaha!



Start of ouch feeling...



Dr Low in deep concentration...



Assistants bustling about in the background.



1 side of the face done! Numbing the other side of the face for filler injection...



2nd ouch time....



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She is really quite poor thing...there were like 5 of us with big DSLRS trying to see who can snap the best photo of her WRINKLES. X_X



Man with huge ass camera snapping away.






This is where the OUCH really comes in....look at her face and mouth...she's cringing...



All done!



One last candid shot of the assistant haha!

That was the end of the event but we also got to "packet" the sandwiches and cakes back home! ~~~  BUAHAHAHA!



If you are interested in beautifying yourself, you can go to The Sloane Clinic!



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08 November 2009

I Made It To MENSA

Guess what arrived in the mail a few days ago?


My Mensa test result!


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Miraculously I passed!!!


Top 1% some more lol... I kinda took it as some sort of affirmation of myself (if i pass, that's it) because I was feeling exceedingly lousy about myself.


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But weirdly, despite this "honour"...I don't feel particularly intelligent.


I'm sure my Maths tutor will fight to the bitter end if it was to dispute my level of intelligence.


Enraged Maths tutor:  "NO ONE SHOULD BE IN MENSA AND STILL GET 2/10 FOR THEIR MATHS MIDTERM TEST!!!!!!!!! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!! *%)#(#*@*(@*&;#)!)!(#$!&;!*!................... "

lols.

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29 October 2009

The Procrastination Pattern

Few days before deadline - "I shall start on my paper after I do this...and this....and this......................"

The night before deadline -
Stay up late to ..... sing and jump around crazily listening to random songs.

A few hours before deadline - Toilet break, water break, tea break, eye break, toilet break....water break....tea break....toilet.... toilet..........toilet.....................toilet...............................

Less than 1 hour before deadline -

Starts fidgeting incessantly.
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Starts talking to self.
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Writes 1/2 the paper during that time.

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Makes up a conclusion in less than 30 seconds.
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But keep having typo cus fingers are starting to shake.
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Hits the save button at 16 hours 58 minutes and 32 seconds.
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Taps on keyboard unceasingly trying to think of something redeeming to write.
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Gives up at 16 hours 59 minutes and 34 seconds.
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Uploads to IVLE (Integrated Virtual Learning Environment) at 16 hours 59 minutes and 38 seconds.





And that is how my Philo paper is written.

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Ellen's song by Emily Bear



I seem to be inclined to discover amazingly talented children when I'm supposed to do my Philo paper.

that's her original composition btw, which she composed in like 10 minutes?

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28 October 2009

Always



I love this song.

And I've got a philo paper to submit in less than 24 hours and I have 0 words.

Oh, and I don't think I'll feel like writing anytime soon.

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Kill me.

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26 October 2009

Win Yourself These Awesome Ugg Boots !!!

Ok I know I've been missing in action for a long time... sorry!!

University simply knocks the wind out of you sometimes... :/

Anyway it is almost certain that I will be changing faculties from School of Computing to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences....

to major in.................................................. philosophy.

Someone whack me with a heavy object now if you think I'm making the worst decision in my whole life.... or I just might go through with it.

I will probably have procrastination fests for all my essays and screw them all up..... ..... even still.... it is clearly the thing that interests this aspiration-less bum the most, despite being far from even remotely talented in it.

That aside.......

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Now to introduce to you my latest obsession... Boots!



Despite being a soon-to-be-aspiring-philosopher, my growing obsession with material things is hardly receding.

The desire to own those beautiful things is stronger than ever!

And I would;

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if I had the $ that's it.

.......and miraculously, Whooga.co.uk invited me to do a sponsored post about their Ugg Boots Giveaway a few days ago!!!!

I mean, am I lucky or what?!

Even though this was meant to be a sponsored post, now I'm completely in love with this Classic Tall Pink Ugg Boots !!!



I love how they can look so elegant like this...



and you fold it down like this for a sweet, cute look! *gushes*

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You must be thinking ........ Singapore is so hot! Who would wear them out?

Then you're wrong! Ugg boots were initially invented to be worn in warm climates when surfers came out of the water! They are meant to be worn all year round, even in warm climates!

"Being exceptionally warm, your feet stay cozy in the cold weather. Because they are made from natural sheepskin materials, the fibers breath and your feet won't get sweaty or smelly in the warm weather, either." Source

Ok, now I really really want these....

If I win them, I shall wear them out and prove it to you hahahaha!

Aren't you just itching to get them now?

Now you can win them for FREE in Whooga's monthly giveaway!

All you have to do this click HERE and enter your Name, Email and url of your Blog/Website.

Then, put one of these nifty badges (like the one I have on the right!) on your Blog/Website:



And you just might win one of those awesome Ugg Boots! :D

Hurry!! They're now having a DAILY giveaway! Only a few days left!

You have nothing to lose and a pair of awesome Ugg Boots to get!



Join the giveaway now! ^^

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29 September 2009

kore wa kimi ga wakaranai no posuto desu.

date kimi ga wakaru no hitsuyo ga nai kara da.

nande watashi sonna ni nasakenai?

houkan no hitotachi no yorokobi wo yakimochi shite...

jibun de kangae mo jibun no koto nasakenai-te sou ommoteru.

watashi kurushirunda...nande mo jouzu de dekinai...

hountoni kuyashi yo...

jibun de miteiru to...jibun o kirai ni natta...

watashi wa nasakenai...ningen no kuzu da.

ikiru no kachi ga nai.

nanimo dekinai no kuyashisa, kimi wakaru?

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28 September 2009

A Defence of Procrastination

I just handed in crap for my philosophy paper.

And now I truly understand why I procrastinate.

It's a survival mechanism!!

If I didn't procrastinate and finished my philo paper early, I would continue to obsess over it until I hand it in.

Repeat that a few times and I'll probably be as sane as a walnut.

So yah! I procrastinate for survival!

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Yesterday night with my philo paper due and a Maths midterm test today, I was happily watching a bunch of Youtube videos....

and I discovered Connie Talbot!



Possibly my favourite rendition of "I will always love you"...

I was singing to myself, endorphins high and flying...

going to bed, happy and satisfied... (must be Connie's magic working itself)

only to wake up feeling like having choked on a gigantic dustball.

bleahhhhhh.

time to prepare for Maths midterm test in 3 hours...

-end of procrastination-

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21 September 2009

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Was super down today.

Had a tiff with you-know-who...

went to buy instant noodles...

came home wanting to cook them...

only to realize the noodle biscuit was in pieces :(

[not just 1 packet...every packet was broken in pieces... >:((((( ]

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ok whatever.

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i find it difficult to say this but......you, whoever reading this cheered me up today.

I hadn't checked my traffic since jesus christ came to earth but I was.............shocked when I saw there's still 70+ 80+ of you coming every day even though I've stopped promoting my blog and haven't written so much as a hangnail these days...

Regardless....

*wipes off a tear*

Will blog more.

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