School has of course begun for me and all I can say is that I truly hate varsity life. I never knew that it would be so miserable! I'm abhoring life here... totally...
I have super long breaks and no one to spend it with because all the nice people do not share my breaks while all the mean people happen to share my breaks.
I know this sounds so juvenile... but I hate my life now... it sucks and I just wanna drop dead and die. Ok maybe not drop dead and die since there are still people whom I love a lot in this world but u get my drift.
I need a break... from life.
Labels: Random Rant, Sad Stuff, Suicide, University
I really LOVE the X-Edition for this week because these are some of the best buys from MAC in my humble opinion. I'll be looking at the Electroflash and Sonic Chic collections that were released earlier this month in Singapore. And I initially thought I won't give it a damn since Electroflash does not have any special packaging and I'm not a blush person.
Quite a number of the items are sold out already and because I have a very sweet MA, I still managed to get the products even though they were supposedly sold out at the counter. She actually reserved for me items which she felt that will suit me so when I arrived at the counter and told her that the one which I wanted the most was sold out already, she smiled and said she knew what I would choose and kept Dainty and Pleasantry away for me. There was no more Dainty left and only 2 Pleasantrys were left.
I was semi-disappointed when she told me she kept them for me because I expected to save some money but then since she kept them for me, I should buy them out of politeness and sometimes, u never know how u will be rewarded. I am now a blush convert!
From Electroflash:
- Hot Contrast - It looks hot indeed but it doesn't make me look hot though. My brother said it made me look "so ugly". Sobz... however I must say that the mono shade of black is smooth and lovely, great for using as a shadow or a liner while the marbled side is a lovely burgundy mix.
- Fresh Green Mix - The mono green looks gorgeous in the pot but on my eyes, they look disappointingly yellow and I bought a marbled side with little forest green so it isn't as great for creating a smokey green look as I would have preferred.
- Sea & Sky - The name is a perfect fit for the product, absolutely lovely in the pot and on the lids. The mono shade of blue is very rich and is great as both a shadow or a light liner and the marbled side is perfect for creating the lovely gradient of blues on the eye.
- Odd Couple - As odd as the name suggests, it really is an odd couple. The purple mono side is richer than Violet pigment (my all-time favourite for creating an easy purple look) and the marbled side is this shimmery pinky-beige. No matter how lovely the individual shadow looks, I can't create a look with this pot so it's quite a disappointment.
- Polar Opposites - My favourite out of the batch! The silver is absolutely stunning! It totally highlights the eyes when used lightly at the inner corners of the eye and its great for Asians as it brings out that very seductive oriental beauty look. I was painfully tempted to get a back up because this one pot alone can create a lovely silvery smokey eye, the classic look to make heads turn.
From Sonic Chic:
- Nuance - Looks rather orangey-peach in the pot, I bought this because I heard it will not be coming back when the Mineralize line is launched later this year. It looks pleasantly healthy on my NC15 complexion, like I've been actively under the sun.
- Gentle - This one is a very pretty lilac-pink and this is rather pigmented so it is pretty easy for me to over apply, a very bad thing. I tend to look like a blush-over-applied doll. However when applied with a light hand, it looks pretty good too, though not lilac like in the pot.
- Pleasantry - A pink that is so beautiful, it looks like Love in a pot! This one also can make me look like a blush-over-applied doll and though the pink is irresistable in the pot, it can make me look pretty fake, not as natural looking as Gentle. It's quite disappointing actually because it doesn't make me glow, it just makes me look pink. It's also not coming back later, along with Nuance and Merrily.
- Dainty- I don't even know how to go about describing this! Sold out almost everywhere in Singapore, this pinky-peach is a lovely blush that enhances the attributes of fair-toned Asians like me very well! Blushes, when applied to my apples, usually make me look like I'm in love. This is beyond love. This is divine happiness. I think MAC sent me to mankind (or womankind?) to make us have the basking-in-loving-happiness look thus making us in love with it too! I know how the tanned Asians will complain that this is not dark enough but from what my MA said, this should be good enough for even a medium skin tone as the 181 buffer brush (the baby of the 182 brush) that is released with the collection will be able to bring out the colours of the blush better. So it should be fine for the average Asians.
I really love these 2 Mineralize collection and I am so damn glad that Dainty will be coming back later. I considered getting Merrily because it will not be coming back but then I thought I will not enjoy having two red strips across my face since Pleasantry is already having such an effect on me. And if I really want red blush, I can always use my Soft Flame Loose Beauty Powder to achieve that. The fact that I almost always over do Soft Flame will be a good enough reason to not get Merrily. I regret not knowing about how great these Mineral products were in the past collections released like Antiquitease and Flastronic. Well, late better than never, now I love them like crazy!
Labels: Blush, Dainty, Electroflash, Eye Shadow, Fresh Green Mix, Friday, Gentle, Hot Contrast, Love, MAC, Nuance, Odd Couple, Pleasantry, Polar Opposites, Sea and Sky, Sold Out, Sonic Chic, X-Edition
I'm FINALLY BACK!!! After such a long disappearance...
I haven't been doing Quote Quill for quite a couple of weeks so I guess next month's Quote Quill theme will still be 'John Stuart Mill'.
The 'Guy' theme for Vid-viewing and Nerdy Chick Day will also be stretched through September and I promise u people (if I am even talking to anyone because I doubt there are any readers yet) that u won't be disappointed. At least u will not be if u are like me! Chic nerds out there who love Chick Lit will definitely love the whole series of novels that I will be reviewing so do look out for Nerdy Chick Days!
School starts today so life will be hectic but at least more meaningful than it used to be. I do have some spare time in between lessons so if I want to take a break from revision or if I'm not reading a book, I'll definitely spend the time in the library trying to update my blog. So u can definitely expect to see posts being published during the day, not just at night.
I'll do a better job and be more committed to this blog and hopefully in the near future, viewership will increase. =D
Labels: Chick Lit, Nerdy Chick Day, Novel, Quote Quill, Random Rant, University, Vid Viewing Day
I've got quite a couple of resolutions for August onwards and I'm glad to say that I did stick to some quite well, though I'm not proud to say that I did not manage to accomplish some others like updating my blog regularly. I will. Promise.
I've been really pretty busy recently thus I'm like missing out on my sleep left, right, up and down. Tonnes of books I'd like to read but I don't have either the resources to get to it or the time to finish it. Tonnes of decluttering I have to do but I have tonnes of clothes and cosmetics as well and it doesn't help that my room is small and cramp, extremely space-scarce. Tonnes of presents I owe my friends (and my totally beloved mummy) or am going to owe my friends soon enough because I keep delaying all the birthday-pressie-shopping and the fact that many of my friends celebrate their birthday this time of the year makes it more hectic for me. And also... one of my mum's cousin passed away late last week and the funeral and wake were held earlier this week thus I was really drained, having to go to the funeral till wee hours and then waking up in the morning to settle my other stuff.
I apologise once again (to nobody at all since there are no readers yet) for my lack of commitment... I will definitely make it up to u guys...
Labels: Birthday Rant, Random Rant, Sad Stuff
These month is Guy-theme week!
DVD Title: For You In Full Blossom (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e)
Origin: Japan
Genre: Modern day serial drama based on popular manga
Main Cast:
- Horikita Maki as Ashiya Mizuki
- Oguri Shun as Sano Izumi
- Ikuta Toma as Nakatsu Suichi
- Konno Mahiru as Hara Akiha
- Kamikawa Takaya as Umeda Hokuto
- Mizushima Hiro as Nanba Minami (Head of Dorm 2)
- Ishigaki Yuma Tennoji Megumi (Head of Dorm 1)
- Kyo Nobuo as Himejima Masao (Oscar M. Himejima, Head of Dorm 3)
Synopsis:
Ashiya Mizuki, a Japanese girl whose family migrated to America, idolizes a high school athlete, Sano Izumi. In order to get close to her idol, she decided to return to Japan and enrol in the school which her idol studies at. The biggest sacrifice that she has to make is not leaving her family in America and going back to Japan alone but cross-dressing as a guy because the school that Sano Izumi studies at is an all-boys school. The rest of the show is about how Mizuki adapts to the school environment, the friends she makes, the problems that she encounters regarding her female identity and most importantly, her relationship with Sano Izumi. The funniest moments have to be those that include Nakatsu Suichi, a close within the clique, because he fell in love with Mizuki and as he initially had no idea regarding Mizuki's true identity, he kept having doubts regarding his sexual orientation. I'll leave you to find out the ending to the drama then!
Reflection:
Having read the Japanese manga before, I'd say that it definitely pales in comparison to the manga in terms of the development of events and growth of the characters. However I very much prefer the ending in the Japanese drama as compared to the manga although both endings left much more to be desired. I've also watched the Taiwanese version and I have to say that in terms of the cast and script, the Japanese version totally trash the Taiwanese version down. The acting in the Japanese one is far more superior to that of the Taiwanese one and the script carries more surprises than the Taiwanese one, which is a literal cut-and-paste effort (the whole damn thing is highly similar to the manga except that they cut it short by ending the show haphazardly without including later volumes of the manga) on the scriptwriter's part.
Ratings: dddd
Labels: drama, DVD, HanaKimi, Japanese, manga, Vid Viewing Day, Wednesday
After a whole month of Shakespeare's 'Othello', it's finally a new month! A new month calls for a new theme and this month, it shall be on John Stuart Mill!
John Stuart Mill is an economist and philosopher whom I have outmost respect for. His ideals for uilitarianism are what I advocate and the fact that he had great respect for the less aggressive (in the physical arena, definitely not intellectual) gender made me admire him even more. He is, without any qualms, my favourite thinker of all times.
Has anyone tried to fight for an idea or concept but never knew exactly how to put their thoughts into words or just didn't know how to make the argument sound more humane and less cold-blooded? I have. When I was studying the topic of Crime and Punishment (for both General Paper and English Literature) in school, I found myself greatly drawn to it. Please do not get me wrong, I'm not a sadistic person who enjoys gory images. I was mainly absorbed in a quote that was presented to us during the lecture. That quote, which drew me into the world of John Stuart Mill, is what I'll be sharing with you for my first quote to this month!
Enjoy!
Labels: Crime and Punishment, John Stuart Mill, Philosophy, Quote Quill
Ok I know I haven't been all that diligent where updating my post is concerned... but its like the Birthday weeks so its a little hard! I'll get round to it soon I promise!
Labels: Birthday Rant, Random Rant