05May08 Awesome Song

Favourite song right after Ken Lee.

@ 10:27am in Crazies. 0 Comments

03May08 They're All In It For the Money

Unilever, the company behind products like Dove soap, is driving forest destruction and speeding up climate change by buying palm oil from companies which are destroying Indonesia's rainforests to make way for palm oil plantations. By their own admission, Unilever is the biggest single user of palm oil in the world.

Unilever pretends to be an environmentally responsible company, but what it is actually responsible for is destroying areas of rainforest, driving species extinction and speeding up global warming. Being one of the biggest users of palm oil on the planet, Unilever must stop buying palm oil from these companies and call for a halt on the destruction of Indonesian forests to grow palm oil.

It's really sickening how many people get taken in by Dove's campaign for real beauty, thinking that they're a brand that cares about people. Let's face it. Selling beauty products and campaigning for people to be happy with the way they look are basically at two ends of the spectrum. People have to feel inadequate in some way before they buy beauty products.

I do use Dove's products, because they're inexpensive and some of them are pretty effective. But I detest Dove's hypocrisy and I would switch to other brands in a heartbeat if an equally good hair treatment and that body silk can be found in other brands.

I am very selective about the causes I donate to, and I don't give a flying fuck what "socially-responsible work" a brand has done. It's all very well if you want to save the planet or the wildlife, whateverie. But it does not concern me. Charity work should not receive recognition. It should be done out of the goodness of your heart. Give me a brand that tells me honestly they are making money off me, but delivering what they promise, and you've got a loyal customer.

@ 06:47pm in Rants. 2 Comments

02May08 Sweltering Weather

Why do people deem it fit to offer retarded suggestions like "switch on the fan" or "take a shower" when you didn't even complain to them in the first place?

@ 08:41pm in Rants. 0 Comments

24Apr08 Hilarious Quote of the Day

"Fann does not ask for much, just an Hermes bag and she will be happy."

Sure. I have plenty of those lying around everywhere!

@ 10:30am in Crazies. 0 Comments

23Apr08 Some Vainpot Updates

Right. So I am supposed to be studying for my exams, but I'm surfing Coastal Scents for some reason or other. Then, having some spare funds in my Paypal account, I shopped. Gawd, someone needs to keep me away from the Internet.

My haul (Cheap, dirt cheap brushes!):

Ultimate Italian Badger Kabuki Brush, US$8.45. Because I am currently using this lousy-ass brush from Sasa that sheds all over my face all the time. The handle broke off when I dropped it, and Evie thought it was a Kabuki brush. Hah! I use the same brush for everything. Loose powder, pressed powder, blush. I am so hopeless with brushes. Heh. Now this is a Kabuki brush. That hopefully won't shed as much.

Foundation Concealer Brush, US$3.99. Will I actually use it? God knows. But the people at the Bobbi Brown counter tried to sell me something like that for $40, telling me I'm going to waste a lot of product if I use my hands. Which would you rather do? (i) Pay $40 for a tuff of hair on a stick; or (ii) Get another Bobbi Brown concealer refill with that money.

Synthetic Fine Liner Brush, US$2.49. Maybe I'll finally get around to using the MAC Blacktrack Fluidline that Sunya gave me. Angled brushes just don't do it for me.

On the same note, I'm loving the Coogi BB Cream that I bough a while ago. And I'm probably never going to use foundation again. It gives me a bright, dewy finish, doesn't streak (like The Body Shop's foundation), and doesn't melt on me (like L'Oreal's sunblock). And here's the catch, it provides better coverage than my foundation, but looks more natural! <3! I'm convinced that rave reviews about the supposed healing properties of BB Creams were dreamt up though. Or maybe mine just doesn't do it.

Okay. Study, study.

@ 07:24pm in Captured and Vanity. 0 Comments

22Apr08 Long Time No See

I promise I'll update after the exams. And of course, upgrade my blog to Wordpress 2.5, hopefully with a new design as well!

Exams are teh suck!!!111

@ 12:45pm in Rants, School and Whatever. 0 Comments

10Mar08 Ken Lee

I just have to post this cos I can't stop laughing.

@ 12:58pm in Crazies. 2 Comments

08Mar08 My Main Obsession and Other Loot

I have a confession to make. I am hopelessly addicted to false eyelashes. Especially the purchasing bit. I have practically made it a hobby. I wear them almost everyday and some people are none the wiser (of course, those are typically men). They make my eyes look bigger, even out my uneven eyes, and take less time than mascara. What's there not to like?

Okay, maybe the part where I take them off and have to clean the glue bits. But that's really a small price to pay.

Some of my fake eyelashes. If I stacked them all up, we could at least have Bukit Timah Hill.

To date, I have 47 pairs of false eyelashes, not including those I have used and thrown away or stupidly ruined, of course.

10 pairs of Ardell Invisiband Fairies
14 pairs of Patty Wang Princess 7 Black
10 pairs of Patty Wang #902
1 pair of Ardell Wild Lash Beautiful
4 pairs of natural lashes from some Taiwan spree
4 pairs of Patty Wang #101
1 pair of Dodo Club criss-cross lashes with sparkles (No clue what code it is)
1 pair of Ardell Invisiband Babies (Ugly, don't get it)
1 pair of Patty Wang Princess 8 Black
1 pair of Patty Wang #715

Melissa said if I buy anymore false eyelashes, she will pull my ear. And yet she's asking me to get her Ardell Wild Lash Beautiful. (Of course, it is so gorgeous.)

* * * * *

On a similar note, I came home to loads of packages, mostly my purchases and some random stuff from Hazel (that evil woman is out to tempt me into buying more stuff).

- Helichrysum hydrosol (purchase)
- Rhassoul clay (free gift!)
- Some weird thing Hazel blended for skin renewal :P
- Some more fake eyelashes because Hazel was feeling generous

And this week, I have ordered:

- A little vial of Sarah Jessica Parker's Covet
- A tube of Coogi Flowertox 3 Action Super BB Cream
- A sample of BRTC BB Cream
- Another cute little pair of earrings from Jinling

Someone needs to curb my spending because apparently I can't do it myself.

@ 12:21am in Captured and Vanity. 5 Comments

13Feb08 CNY Updates

My Chinese New Year was okay. Boring, actually. Cut down on the usual visiting because my Grandma said so. Went to my Dad's class gathering on the 3rd day and got comments like, "Whose daughter is this?!" because I'm like at least 10 years older than all his ex-classmates' kiddos.

Watched Ah Long Pte Ltd too. It's not that great. Just Follow Law was a lot better (and that's not saying much). Babes, you should totally watch it for this delectable creature called Daniel Tan:

Isn't he yummy? Guys, give it a miss. Unless, of course, you like men.

Edit: Quote of the day:

Pei says (9:39 AM):
he is so cute
Pei says (9:39 AM):
sooooooo cute

@ 09:06am in Crazies, Love & Lust and Whatever. 0 Comments

27Jan08 Too Much Shopping

Last week, I came home to a computer that wouldn't power up. Jamie fixed it for a treat at Mos Burger, and 'loaned' me his power supply and another 512MB RAM to boot! And so, I decided to spend the money (that would otherwise have gone into replacing my lightning-fried power supply) shopping! Who said shopping isn't a sport? Traipsing around town in high heels and shopping bags is no easy feat. My haul today:

My LBD. Simply because I didn't have one. $28! Complete bargain! (Was trying to stand properly, Yamin commented I looked bowlegged or something in the other pic.)

Emilyn declared this handbag "So Samantha". $28. Just had to have it!

Pleated skirt from Blossomz, $21ish after the 40% discount. Cousins working in retail rock.

I have no idea what this thing is called. It's a solar-powered frog that sways its head from side to side. I thought it would be perfect for the counter of my Dad's shop (cos the logo is a frog). Almost $10. It's completely adorable.

Spent the morning (Huh? Saturdays have mornings?) watching things and people getting blown up in Rambo 4. For free. :P Courtesy of Ridzuan.

@ 02:14am in Captured, Techie and Vanity. 5 Comments
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