Friday, June 30, 2006
I've got no time. Go out everyday (ermm...not to play though, dun be mistaken) latest by 2pm but only reach home earliest by midnight. And yet, I still managed to shop for stuff in between my schedules. HAHAHA. What an ultimate shopaholic huh.
ZARA SALE TODAY!!! But I didn't buy anything. As usual, I always can't find stuff that I like and are worth the price during Zara sales. Usually after the discount, those items that I like are still at an average whopping price of $40+ . Too damn ex. Mango sales are still my ultimate love!
But I still bought something today. TADAH!
This is sooooooooo similar to one which I had seen at Marina Square some time ago. I loved it to bits but I didn't buy it then coz it costs almost 50 bucks! Ya I know, WTH right? SO EX!!! Then today, I saw this!!!! I was ecstatic! It costs only $23!!!! And I immediately bought it. HAHAHA. I saw some other accessories which I like too but I controlled myself. Super poor now you see...I still gotto buy a few heels though and more accessories if possible. Money not enough.
Speaking of accessories, I saw this female customer at work today who was wearing a Chanel necklace. ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! It must have cost her at least $1000+. She looks super rich and reminds me of Coco Chanel (btw, Coco Chanel's my new idol). Sigh, how I wish I could be as rich too. Anyway, Chanel's Paris- NY/Fall-Winter '06 are out. Can go take a look if interested. Don't be like me - always looking across to Chanel from LV with longing eyes during work. HAHAHA.
Celebrated my Mum's birthday yesterday evening. We went to this Thai restaurant we frequent in the past and the food is still as good as ever!
Waiting for food to come. I found out later that this Coke cost $2.30 (!!!!!!!!). Mai siao siao hor...hahaha.
Look at my bro's bored face. MUAHAHAHA!
First up! My braised sharkfin with crabmeat!
Ooooo....Bestilicious!
My Dad and Mum enjoying theirs too! My bro didn't order coz he doesn't like braised sharkfin...strange huh?
Next up! Sweet and sour fish! With lychees on top (hahaha). It's not bad, I like crispy fish.
Curry prawns with mantous!!! The curry is very very nice. Thai curry always have this strong coconut milk taste in their curry and I love it! But my Dad don't like it.
Fried chicken with sliced mango!!! I love Thailand's mangoes!!! Although the combination seems strange, but it's really-very-very-absolutely delicious!
YUM YUM!
Duck's feet! I didn't eat this, but both my Mum and Dad said that they were delicious!
Of course, we didn't forget the crabby tongfen. It's a MUST. Heehee.
Finished!!! Full to the brim! *burp*
Ordering desserts...
Mango pudding! I still love the fragrance of thai mangoes...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DEAREST MI!!!! *muacks* xoxo
Elyse bitching @ 1:10 AM | comment
Thursday, June 29, 2006
I can't stop crying.
I don't want to stop.
Elyse bitching @ 1:43 AM | comment
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Singaporeans are Australia supporters in the World Cup. However, I hate the kangaROOish socceROOs to death. How come I'm always so different from everyone else? Anyway, yesterday Australia got eliminated (orh bi good. orh bi good. orh bi good.) by mighty Italy as I predicted. HAHAHAHAHA. WAHAHAHAHAHA! Although the penalty awarded by the referee didn't really look like a deserving one to me (WHO CARES?!), the most important thing is that Italy won and Australia didn't! Moreover, I seriously think that the referee had been siding the Australian side for the past 90 minutes. Yellow cards given and free kicks awarded to the opposition for Italian fouls, but nothing happened for Australian fouls. WTH????!!!! No doubt Australian showed that they're a good side too, but luck just ain't on their side innit? HAHAHAHAHA. Retribution...RETRIBUTION!!! HAHAHA. I'm gonna laugh at them for 4 years until the next World Cup.
I hope I can get my results sooner. September seems so far far away to me. If I achieve my target for the year, I'm gonna receive a gift! Wheeeee!!! What should I buy? I don't think I'll be allowed to buy any bags though. Sigh. Everyone's scared of me when I talk about buying bags. HAHAHA. But I think I'd want to own a piece of Chanel!!! No bags but surely I can get some accessories??? Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! I'm a self-confessed brand-whore!!!
Call me materialistic if you want to, but if you claim to ONLY care about the greatest love on earth or world peace or whatever nonsense you can think of --> *middle finger*. Better don't let me catch you at any designer boutiques. Neither are you allowed to shop for anything unless one of your 3 sets of clothes (yes, you are only allowed 3 sets if you're non-materialistic) are torn or something. You are not to study any degree courses because you don't need to earn alot of money. A diploma or A level cert is enough to get you a decent office job. Probably even an O level cert would be enough. You can't buy more than 1 watch because 1 is enough to serve the purpose of telling time. You can't buy any accessories - they are for materialistic people who wish to look prettier. You need just 2 pairs of footwear - slippers for going downstairs and normal shoes for going out/to work (I'm already being kind here). No upgrading of your computer. No flatscreen TV for you. My point is - no Singaporeans are totally-non-materialistic. So just admit you are materialistic okay?! Even if it's just a teeny-weeny-bit. Point made. Full stop.
Today finally saw my dearest babe at work!!! Miss her so much!!! Wein was staring at us in disbelief when we hugged each other. HAHAHA. He must be thinking that we are siao or something.
Just finished watching Spain VS France match. I'm a Spain supporter, but I already know France would win this match. Sian. But life's like that, we just got to accept it. SIGH. Let Brazil take revenge for the Spanish team in the quarter-finals then. GO GO BRAZIL! It should be an interesting match - replay of 1998 WC finals. Brazil is out for revenge this time! Watch out France!
Byebye Casillas, cya at Real Madrid then! *muah* (only 2 ultimate eye-candies left - Totti and Kaka. But I love Ronaldinho too. Fat Ronaldo also very cute. HAHA)
Elyse bitching @ 5:03 AM | comment
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
It's all about the obsession.
I'm obsessed about arts, graphic designs, fashion designs and stuff recently. I need some drawing materials please! And I'm starting a new website - my moonfruit. But as you all can probably see from my side bar under 'My Links', it's currently still under construction. And I think it's gonna take quite some time to complete. Gotto put lots of effort into it. I need Adobe Photoshop please! And I'm bringing my camera everywhere I go - to capture EVERYTHING that catches my eye.
Once my moonfruit is 'launched', it will complete the 'power of three'. Wheeeeeee!! I will have:
1) My Friendster Profile - (which had already undergone a thorough makeover) This will include everything everyone needs to know about me. Not that anyone's interested to know but it's my page and I'm gonna do what I like.
2) My Blog - Ranting, complaining and bitching about everything under the sun. Yes, this is me.
3) My Moonfruit - This is the ultimate 'junk' site. everything, Everything and EVERYTHING about me will be in this site. Photos, drawings, remarks, quotes, my life, my everything and everything will be included. Basically a site for entertaining family and friends alike.
My moonfruit is gonna be such a BIG project for an IT idiot like me. *breaks out in cold sweat* I don't know why I'm 'torturing' myself, but I love completing tasks which I never thought I could do it. Now that's what I call a challenge.
Someone please curb my artistic-but-not-very-artistic-tendency!!!! Or I'm gonna start reciting poems or quoting from Shakespeare's plays to all of you in no time. HAHA.
On the other hand, I have so many things to see to, but too little time (thus explaining why my moonfruit will take some time to complete). Priorities have been shifted (it's about time too - getting old you see). Trying hard to adapt to a changing lifestyle. Everything is about the future now. Trying hard to make time for my friends. They are definitely still high on my priority list despite the reshuffling. Meanwhile, I can only apologise for neglecting all of you and hope that you all can bear with me. *crosses fingers*
Nevertheless, I still love my life and myself sooooooooooo soooooooo much!!! *muah*
Elyse bitching @ 1:37 AM | comment
Saturday, June 24, 2006
I had my third driving lesson today. Finally went onto the road! Driving lessons are loads of fun!!! Love it! I just hope that I can be not-so-kayu. HAHA.
Anyway, I went straight down to Orchard after my lesson for more 'Mango'! I spent a grand total of 4 hours at Mango Isetan Scotts and Mango Isetan Shaw. Lots of people. Gotto queue up to get in. Repeated procedure # again plus a new tactic: whenever I saw someone with a top I like and it is of the correct size, I will follow the person until she put that top down. I will then grab it and rush to the fitting room gleefully. HAHA. Lucky me - people with those tops I want eventually gave them up. I wonder why. HAHA.
I actually gave up on alot of tops too because they were either way too expensive or in my opinion not worth the price. So in the end, I (only) bought 9 tops. Whoopeeeeeeee!!!
Having satisfied my shopping-crave-for-the-week, Aku is once again very happy and have decided to 'model' on the 'runway show' once more. HAHAHA.
Presenting to you, my 9 carefully-chosen tops:
(1)
This top is soooooooo Hollywood-star/socialite-party-style! And believe it or not, it's one of the cheapest top I've bought. IT"S ONLY $17!!!!!!!!! (EVERYBODY SCREAM!!!)
(2)
I love the combination of lace and soft-flowing-fabric. Every part of it seems to fall nicely into place. This is one of the tops I managed to get due to the new tactic mentioned above. Heehee.
(3)
Flower power again! Okay, this is a very bright top (like Chinese New Year). To me, it is also very European-style. Something those curvaceous Latino supermodels would wear. Although I don't have such a figure, I still like to act like I have one. HAHA.
The back. I like!
I love the bottom part of it too!
(4)
I love the knitted flowers at the bottom!!! Very Nonya!!!
(5)
Another dolly-top!!! I love the colour and the lace-like trimmings!!!
(6)
A spag-top!!! Very comfortable. I love the idea of having buttons on a spag-top. It looks nice.
(7)
I love this kinda rubbery spag. I have a similar rubbery tube from project shop. This is CHIFFON!!! LOVE IT!!!
The last 2 tops I bought are basics:
Okay, 'supermodel' (me) tired liao. Go watch soccer.
Go go France and Switzerland! Ole ole ole ole!
Elyse bitching @ 1:52 AM | comment
Friday, June 23, 2006
I cried my first World Cup match for Croatia.
Stupid Australia. They think they can call themselves the socceroos just because they have kangaroos in their country.
Australia's goalkeeper sux.
It should have been Croatia in the final 16.
I hope Australia gets kicked out by mighty Italy in their next game. *bleh*
Go go Totti! Go go Italy!
Elyse bitching @ 5:11 AM | comment
THE TERRIFYING MANGO SALE IS HERE AGAIN!
Early in the morning at 7+ 8, I received Yun's sms telling me how loooooong the queue for the Mango sale was already (Yun said it's 'horribly disgusting'. HAHA). No jokes. Not kidding. Singaporean women really do take leave on the very first day of the Mango sale in order to get the bestestestest bargains. Of course, only the very firsts will get the best designs and sizes.
Sadly for me, I slept at 5am the previous 'night' and was not able to get out of bed at 7am to join in the 'fun'. Moreover, I had to work in the afternoon and can only release the shopping-devil within me at 8pm. I felt so anxious when I noticed that women everywhere were carrying bulging-mango-bags-with-loads-and-loads-of-clothes-within while I was at work. Thoughts were running thru my mind: 'Will there be anymore nice designs?' 'Have all the XS and S been swept away by those crazy women already?' I can't wait for 8pm to arrive.
When the time finally came, I quickly punched out, changed, packed my bag, let the security check my bag and rushed off to the nearest Mango outlet - Mango NAC. Soooooooooooooo many women were inside. The competitive streak within me began to immerge subconsciously. I MUST fight off all obstacles and BUY SOMETHING!
After all the ['excuse-mes', squeezing, subtle snatching, rummaging, trying, looking at the pricing, deciding, further rummaging, deciding again]#, I finally bought 2 tops. In the past, I would just buy everything I like without giving it a second thought and some of the clothes would end up untouched at a lonely corner of my wardrobe. But now, the matured-me *ahem* had realized that I shouldn't waste money like that. So although I might have tried tons of clothes, I would only buy a few which I think I would definitely wear and which are worth the prices.
After paying, I realised that there's still 15 minutes before 9.30pm. I CAN STILL GO TO MANGO ISETAN!!!! I quickly rushed there and repeated procedure # again. At an improved speed, I managed to decide on 2 tops which I absolutely have to buy. I paid for it and left while lots of women were still rummaging and refusing to leave despite repeated announcements that Isetan had in fact closed for the day.
Because Aku in good mood today, I have decided to 'model' the tops on my blog. HAHA.
Here's my new-tops-of-the-day! :
(1)
Hmmm...silky-silk + feminine flowery-prints, I likey! (In case you all don't know, I LOVE silk and chiffon!)
(2)
I'm not a girly person but I love this dolly-top!!! You all won't be able to see it but there's fine flowery-prints on it too!
(3)
I'd like to think of this as sorta boho or gypsy or whatever they call it. Haha. But it's nice with a teasing glimpse of the shoulders. There's embroidered flowers on the neckline! (see pic below)
Ermm, I don't think you all can see right? HAHA.
(4)
I love the fluff!!! I'm the fluff-puff girl!!! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! This top has embroidered flowers on the left too. As you all can see, I'm a big fan of flowery-prints, embroidered flowers or any other flower-related stuff.
Okay, end of runway show. Still gotto go conquer the other Mango outlets in the next few days.
Imma fashion victim!
Elyse bitching @ 1:20 AM | comment
Thursday, June 22, 2006
I have been super super busy this week.
Work. Driving lessons. Work again. And work again. Driving lessons again. World Cup. World Cup again and again. Korean dramamamamassss.
Still, there are some things I'd like to say:
Congrats to Jess and Christine!!! Both are expecting their 2nd child this year end.
Congrats to Val and her Type-1-boyfriend!!! Sorry for not attending the newly-weds celebration at their chalet, I'm still having my exams at that time. Quick quick give birth to cute babies so that I can play with them ya??
Congrats to CK and Tifanny! They had their wedding dinner held sometime this month. May the 2 of you be happy and blissful forever and ever. All the best!
And congrats to lots more whom I heard are getting married or had just given birth to their very first child.
How come everyone seems to be getting married and having children these days? Somehow, I can hear my bio clock ticking away.
Anyway, I just browsed thru a Poly friend's Friendster page recently and realized that she's already a mum to a very very very cute daughter!!!! Wow! I mean, we're just in our early-twenties! Are early-twenties-marriages an uprising trend now? Or are the implementation of baby bonuses and longer maternity/paternity leave taking effect already?
Hmm...then can I be the new-trend-setter in Singapore? I want to be just like those famous Hollywood stars and soccer players - have a few kids first before tying the knot officially. Sounds good to me. Unfortunately, this can't be done in Singapore because the relevant authority won't allow you to put the father's name on the birth cert unless the both of you are married. SAD. I cannot be the new trend-setter already.
Okay, I need to go back to being a busy girl again. Lots to do. Don't even have time for myself. But I won't regret this. I know I won't.
Elyse bitching @ 1:44 AM | comment
Sunday, June 18, 2006
What is wrong with Group E?
First is the Argentina referees in Czech Republic VS Ghana, now it's the Uruguay referees in Italy VS USA!
How come the Uruguay referee like to award so many free kicks? How come there's so many yellow cards flying around? What about the 3 red cards? And most importantly, why does he have to stand in the middle of the field interfering with the smooth flow of the ball? WHYSSSSSSS???
Today's matches are all so crazy! What exactly is wrong with the group?
Crazy referees. Crazy group. Crazy me. Everything seems surreal.
Elyse bitching @ 5:01 AM | comment
F**K THE ARGENTINA REFEREE AND LINESMEN!!!
F**KING BIASED AGAINST CZECH REPUBLIC!!! WHY CZECH FOUL CAN AWARD SO MANY FREEKICKS TO GHANA BUT GHANA FOUL ALWAYS SIGNAL 'PLAY-ON'?
Okay, I must cool down...*breathe in breathe out*
Honestly speaking, I admit that Ghana is a fantastic team. I've known that after watching their last match with Italy. They're really good. But I think Czech is very good too. They might have been lucky to win USA by 3 goals in the previous match but I think that Czech is at least on par with Ghana in terms of their ability. I was guessing it would either be a draw game or Czech would win by 1 goal. Or if Ghana is really really good in this match, to win by a goal. But it's really too 'over' for Ghana to win by 2 goals already. ALL THANKS TO THE REFEREE'S AND ASSISTANT REFEREES' BIASNESS AND RED CARD AWARDED TO THE CZECHS!
Some referees really no standard. At least I haven't seen the Singaporean referee making too big a mistake as yet. I can't believe a small country's referee whose national team has never competed on a 'real' international platform can perform better than those of big countries like Argentina and Switzerland.
F**K!
Looking on the bright side of things, Totti is playing later! *my heart filled with lotsa love* HAHAHA!
Gotto go prepare now. F**K all the no-standard-referees. Smooches to Totti!
Football IS a language.
Elyse bitching @ 2:04 AM | comment
Saturday, June 17, 2006
My life after the exams...
I had actually wanted to rest for another week before going back to work, but Jess from LV had smsed me this morning asking me whether I can start work again next week, so ladies and gentlemen, I'm going back to work again!!!!! Got to learn the names of all the new bags...I know there are lots of them. Louis Vuitton here I come!!!
Might as well, since I'm going to be broke soon (foreseeing all the shopping and more shopping to be done). I should be happy that I have a job. While everyone seems to be searching high and low for jobs and still can't find any, I'm glad that I have such a highly-paid and flexible one. Plus my colleagues are all sooooooooo fantastic!!!! I miss them sooo much!
Okay, let's get on with the 'real' topic. As I've said in my previous blog entry, I'm going to implement a big big big change of image. Had been racking my brains as to how to go about doing it. I already have a general-conceptualised plan and I hope it works. I'm very determined this time! Heehee. This is gonna take a long time and effort though. I guess one will only see the difference if you compare my photos in the future!
Just finished watching the Holland VS Ivory Coast match. Holland won 2-1. I'm so sad for Ivory Coast. They are so good. They would definitely be one of the top 16 if they weren't in this Group of Death. Never mind, they'll definitely make a comeback 4 years later - stronger than ever!!!
All the best to Ivory Coast!!! *Hugz*
Italy match again tomorrow!!! Time to watch my dear Totti again!!! I wonder if he's playing...
Shopping tomorrow!!! Yipeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!
p/s: I feel so much like taking photos now. Yes yes, cam-whoring again. It's been a long long time since I took pictures of myself. Although I'm not photogenic, I still like to take pictures alot. I wonder why? HAHA. Okay, gotto go catch Mexico VS Angola now!
Elyse bitching @ 2:25 AM | comment
Thursday, June 15, 2006
I saw my favourite soccer player aka eye-candy of all times on TV just now. I'm sooooo happy!
*heart*Iker Casillas*heart*
Casillas at a press conference. 
Hmm...I love men who seem to be in deep thoughts. They look intelligent this way. And I love intelligent men.
*drools* I can't stop drooling over the guys in the World Cup. *drools*
I was watching Project Runway just now (ya I know, what's new?) and Alessandra Ambrosio was one of the judges!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The challenge this week was 'lingerie' and of course, Heidi and Alessandra are already experts in this area.
But Alessandra is really so pretty!!!! I'm going to name my girl Alessandra next time. A very exotic name. Haha. But abit difficult for non-English-speaking people to pronounce hor...hmmm. Anyway, I love sussing out babes as much as I love drooling over soccer players!!!
Just listened to the latest Mr Brown podcast - Smile and speak good english. Laugh until I almost rolled on the floor. So go check it out k?
I realised that I'm blogging too much about soccer and perhaps reality TV already. I should really start changing my topic. I'll try okay? Gotto go watch Germany match now! Buai!
p/s: I can't emphasize how much I LOVE Casillas, Totti and Ronaldinho. *muacks* *muacks* *MUACKS* Btw, I dreamt that Ronaldinho's my friend yesterday night. HAHA.
Elyse bitching @ 2:26 AM | comment
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
*2 crazy gals watching 3am soccer match between Brazil and Croatia*
We were chatting about the match via sms when my cousin suddenly asked -
Jen: Mi wake up liao ah? Siao Cha Bor.(Mi = my Mum and as my friends should know, my Mum wakes up at 2am everyday to do housework)
Me: Haha ya. She hanging clothes now. Just finish mopping the floor. Haha.
Jen: Crazy. Can sleep don't sleep. We want to sleep cannot sleep. Haha.
(I told my Mum about what she said)
Me: Haha. Ya loh. Mi say you then siao ah. Haha.
Jen: She then siao ah. Now those that wake up all are watching World Cup. Only she do housework.
(I conveyed her message to my Mum again)
Me: Hahaha. Mi say you good life so don't need to do housework.
Jen: What good life. After the match got to hang clothes. After that go to work. Lagi pai mia.
Haha. I think all the 3 of us are crazy. Okay, half time over liao. Gotto go back to the match. Brazil now leading 1-0. Courtesy of Kaka. He's soooo good-looking too. Heehee. My cousin said she wanna name her pet Kaka next time. HAHAHA. Go Go Brazil!!! But I think Croatia very kelian, coz they really played very well. We'll see how the match goes!
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After the match:
BOOHOO!!! Croatia played so well but they didn't even score a single goal!!! The scoreline remained at 1-0. Even if Brazil have to win, it should have been 2-1 giving some credit to the Croatians. *sob* Football is such a cruel game. Never mind. Next 2 matches must beat Japan and Australia. Japan is so stupid, last 10 minutes let in 3 goals by Australia. IDIOTS!
I go sleep liao. Goodnight!
Elyse bitching @ 3:54 AM | comment
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
The feeling of *heart*LOVE*heart* is back...and it's damn good I tell you...sorta like Deja Vu...*sigh in content*
I found the feeling of love in....ITALY...
Isn't he dashing? Oh my...*sigh in content again*
(MY) Francesco Totti. One of my favourite players aka eye-candies in World Cup 2002. And now he's back with a bang - with short hair this time, but still as good-looking as ever.
Next eye-candies match - Spain VS Ukraine. In the end, I still love Italian and Spanish guys the most. Because of the 'exotic' factor again. I can't wait for (MY) Iker Casillas. *sigh happily again and again*
This is exactly why I don't understand how come girls don't watch soccer. We get to catch the action plus ooooooogle at the eye-candies!!! It's the ultimate eye-candies-fest!!! One stone hit two birds!!! Why not?!
I know I'm crazy for staying up so late to watch soccer coz I'm having my last paper tomorrow. But since last Friday, my standard schedule includes watching all 3 matches each day. HAHA. NOTHING CAN STOP ME!!! And if you're wondering, yes, I'm very unprepared for my MA paper tomorrow. SIGH.
By the way, I'm lovin' a few commercials these days!!!
1) The Mcdonald's commercial:
Where the delivery guy jumped onto the sofa and watched the soccer match together with them before passing them their meals. That's sooooooooooo cute. I kept asking my Dad to order Mcdonalds coz I want the delivery guy to jump onto our sofa and watch with us too! HAHA.
2) Adidas Jose commercial:
