Contented

My sis is getting married. Just got the engagement ring last night. Damn.. It's a huge rock. Think it's about 0.7 carats, with a diameter of about 0.5cm? Totally visible, not the kind where you need a magnifying glass to see it. =P

I'm happy for her. After her toubled past with that b****** guy from downunder, I'm glad that my future brother-in-law is a down-to-earth Singaporean guy, whom I believe, loves her a lot. Marriage came quick after just about a year of courtship. I guess at their age (let's just say both of them were born in the mid 70s), they already pretty much know what they want in life, and with time not exactly on their side, decisions are easier to make.

My brother too have plans for marriage. Him and his long-time girlfriend are pretty stable, and marriage is just a matter of waiting for him to graduate. Think he will be proposing to her this summer holidays too.

So next year, my family is expecting two weddings. Haa... Was joking to my friends that this gives me motivation to go gym regularly. I've got one year to slim down and look good at their weddings! Haa. Hey, maybe I may meet a cute guy then. =P

Seeing them and my other friends happily in love, makes me wish I have my special someone too. Sigh. =P Was lamenting to a couple of friends that all the good guys have been snatched up. But such things ain't up to me. As I've mentioned before, I totally believe in fate and destiny, so ain't exactly pro-active. If it's meant to be, it's meant to be. So why bother over it? Guess I am happy now too. Work is going on fine, though still waiting for confirmation on for my post-internship status. Off work, trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle with regular exercise. Weekends will catch up with friends, go shopping, movies, ktv etc. It's not an exciting life, but a simple and peaceful one. I'm contented.

Outbreak!

I'm having a pimple outbreak. And it's stressing me out even further, hence adding to the possibility of even more outbreaks! It's probably time of the month soon, hence the enhanced levels of sebum secretion. The problem this time round is that I'm getting 5 major crisis at one go! Usually, at most I have 2 or so. And worst thing is, it's not the small, easily healed kind of pimples. It's the big red bump, that no matter wat you do to it, doesn't heal for days or even weeks! What's more, they are positioned so prominently!! Argh!!

I'm generally blessed with ok skin. Considering the fact that my brother has a major acne issue and my sis suffered from teenage acne problems, I was lucky to not have inherited that acne gene. But still, come now and then, I do get my fair share of pimples. Usually, they aren't much to fuss over about, a bit of pimple cream over a few days, and they generally go away. But this time round, it's popping up one after and another! Can't seem to stop the influx!! Argh!!

I think it's the recent stress levels that resulted in hormonal imbalance. Haa. I was fighting with my sis for a few days. =( And come to think of it, I haven't been eating as much fruits as I used to, even water in take has been reduced some what, due to busy lab work and discussion. Not to mention my insatisfiable love for chocolate and chips, and all the junk food we ate during meetings and discussion in the recent months. All these factors coming together.. Sigh.. It's a no wonder!

How!?!? I need to get rid of the ugly pimples! Anyone knows of any miracle cream of some sort! Help!! Pimple, Pimple.. Go Away!

(This horrific picture has been added due to a request by a dear friend.... Ah!)

Shopping Attitude

I just came back from my weekend trip in KL. Was fun. Pity, was a bit too short. Hardly accomplished anything. Would have loved to eat more streetfood, shop a lot more, chit chat with my friends through the nights. But alas.. there wasn't enough time.

My taste of apparels and accessories have changed overtime. I remember the last time I was in KL, about 1 yr+ ago, I was all crazy over bargaining for the imitation tees and watches etc. This time round, walking down Chinatown, none of the fake goods attracted me the least. Guess I have grown to appreciate quality and am beginning to be willing to pay for them. Of course, now that I have my own earning power, it helps in the affording bit.

Another thing I've came to realise is that I am willing to pay for service. My friends commented this as the guilty syndrome - where you received such good service that you are too guilty to say no. In the first case, I was at a boutique - Padini. One of the staff was so nice and kind, offering to find me a new piece at her own initiative, telling me about their discount offer - $20 off for $100 on regular items. Because of her brilliant service attitude, I was really keen to buy up to a $100. Even though in the end I couldn't make up the value, i was still willing to pay $69 for one of the tops. I wouldn't have done so usually, as $69 isn't exactly worth it for the piece, but throw in her excellent service, I was more than glad to spend the money.

In the other case, I was eyeing on a top that is really pretty. Problem is, the top design doesn't exactly say 'me'. It has small floral prints with lots of lace and ruffles - rather victorian style. People don't usually associate me with 'girlishness'. Even I don't associate myslf with girlishness - it's mostly dormant, but occassionally, it erupts and takes over. Moreover, the additonal sweet talking and helpfulness of the salesgirl just compounded the whim, and I ended up buying it. I just couldn't say no to the girl. 10 minutes after stepping out of the store, I started regretting the purchase. The more I thought about it, the more I realise that I may never wear the piece. There's simply no occassion that calls for such an elaborate top. Sigh. Maybe I can try selling on ebay...

Think I better drag someone along everytime I go shopping. If not, I will more often than not fall prey to persuasive sales personnel and end up buying useless pieces on impulse.