fashion.medicine.makeup

In a nutshell

2010-08-22T18:56:00.004+01:00

I'm back. Missing in action for the longest time. Just don't really have the inspiration to blog. Everytime I start writing something, I'll get bored somewhere in the middle of it and just stop right there.Crap. Am I getting a short attention span syndrome. Was wondering, do you guys ever get bored blogging?

Anyway, I have been a nomad over the past month, moving from one room to another over summer and then being posted out to Lincoln for my special study module and I'll be moving again this September to a two bedroom flat which hopefully will be my last move. It seems here that I'm addicted to moving but honestly, you have no idea how much I hate moving! I was given only A DAY to move to my new room and that was a miracle. The amount of stuff I accumulated over the past six months is outstanding. My goal is to fill my closet with clothes. Its 3/4 full of pure goodness. I love all my purchases. * shy*

Lincoln wasn't a bad place actually. Its very touristy and its main attraction is the Lincoln cathedral which is about 900 years old. It is of gothic architecture and I was pleasantly surprise to find out that its still being used for services. The city in general is old and its city floors are made of cobble stones. * you get the hint*

Prior to going there, I was preparing myself for the worst of everything. Worst hospital, worst food, worst living condition. But it turned out that the hospital was great, small but cosy. The food was incredible and pretty cheap and the living condition was of equal standard as that of Nottingham. I had an ensuite as well. Yippeee! I'm super anal about bathrooms la. I located a Thai Takeway that was awesome, so a big check there!

As for shopping, it was enough to make you happy. Thank god I wasn't posted to Grantham, I overheard a patient say that they have to come to Lincoln or Nottingham to shop. phew.

Another wonderful thing about Lincoln is their homemade ice cream. Yummy! My friends and I decided to try out this ice cream place which was on the main street. Deliciously creamy ice creams with at least 10 flavours to choose from. Better than Ben & Jerrys or Haagen Daaz. =)

At the tea parlour,
Scones anyone?

I'm proud to say that I finally own a printed vintage t- shirt.

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going gaga

2010-06-02T18:35:00.002+01:00

Good things always end so quickly. Isn't that depressing? I had a blast in Birmingham over the weekend having caught LADY GAGA live. Omg, I so adore her! In hopes to mimic her fashion looks, I just purchased a neon pink lippie. Had a free five quid voucher from body shop and since my skin can't take any of the body washes,
(my skin dries like mad when I use them due to the frangance it contains) so I thought why not buy something random. =)

Three more weeks to exams and then I'm going back to Malaysia. Yes I am! I'm looking forward to the good food I'm about to get as soon as I step out of the plane. Wheeeee... I miss the curry laksa across my home in TTDI. Those who reside in TTDI, OK restaurants curry laksa aunty sells the best curry laksa in the world. Sigh, mouth waters.

* Pictures credited to Koo Ho Wai's awesome S90 camera*

Loving her crazy wadrobe with a bod to die for. You go gaga, or gay gay as she calls herself.
Seriously, gotta stop obssessing over her.
And, back to the books.

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the stats says it all

2010-04-26T12:22:00.002+01:00

When having a debate with the boyfriend recently about safety in our respective areas,

Me: I had bits of fear that something bad would happen.

Him: Its Aus. Its not that bad.

Me: But that's what they say about UK and Nottingham has the highest crime rates on the stats.

Him: SA has the highest population age if I'm not wrong. Which means, if I were to get assaulted or robbed, it would be a retiree. lol.

Me: Very funny. *rolls eyes*

But it still cracks me up.

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chocolate equals zits

2010-04-25T09:13:00.001+01:00

Though this myth is entirely false based on multiple studies done, I still think it applies to me. I've been getting four to five bumps on my face and even though this is totally acceptable in Malaysia, it rings alarm bells in the UK. I'm so not happy with my current skin status! Was thinking hard as to what could have triggered it and I finally figured that it must have been the Kinder Bueno's that I have been eating. Well, you see, its hard not to have them when they are stashed in the drawer adjacent to your study table. But i'm treating it again now with the combination adaplene 0.01% + benzoyl peroxide 2.5 % that works miraculously.

The weather in Nottingham is taking a turn for the better and its possible now to throw on lighter spring flowery clothes. The people here in general embrace fashion quite a bit and its fascinating to see how people put stuff together. Yesterday happened to be Robin Hood Day!

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OMG!

2010-04-21T19:28:00.001+01:00

OMG!
The last time I wrote something in this godforsaken blog was on the first of march. That was went I started my surgery block and now I'm just about done in two weeks to move on into medicine block. This is how busy medical students are!... or rather how lazy this blog owner is. *wink*

For update wise, I've done my specials (Cardiothoracic, Urology, and Plastic Surgery) and no, I DID NOT see boob jobs. Real pity. Breast reconstruction is usually done on friday and during my posting, that friday was good friday. Bummer. Anyway, I'm currently on general surgery and I have seen one to many hernias (all types). It looks awful la to have a big bulge sticking out, sometimes its really obvious through your clothes. Imagine that! But a simple twenty minute operation solves all your problems. tada!!

Today was rather significant ( hence the blogging ), well, what happen was I landed myself in the wrong hospital! That's right. I'm that blur. The boyfriend said it was the lack of sleep and I'm beginning to take his word for it. I was suppose to be in QMC which is ten minutes from my place and I rushed my butt off to City Hospital (half and hour away, mind you) only to find an empty class and a disheartened little girl, me! hahaha. Anyway, I swore never to be that blur again.

Now I'm stuck with CFU (Community Follow Up Project). There goes my weekend! I need to work hard on it now. Two weeks time is the due date. Sigh.

Oooooo, I bought myself this oh-so-pretty cardigan at New Look today when I was shopping for the boyfriend's present. Yay! Shopping makes anyones bad day brilliant.

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happy days are over!

2010-02-28T18:04:00.002Z

Today marks the last day of my 'lepaking' around because tomorrow clinical practice a.k.a CP1 begins. I tried my best to finish the ten seasons of Friends but to my disappointment only managed till season eight. I don't know when I'll be able to watch them again. The printed timetable states that classes are from 9am to 5pm most of the days! This is even worst than IMU, I pray for strength to survive the week each week. But quite honestly, I'm secretly looking forward to meeting patients, theatre visits and actually putting my brain to work. (so why am I complaining again?) I won't feel utterly stupid around the boyfriend and maybe in fact challenge his medical knowledge! *grins crazily*

Jogged around the area today only to come back with the feeling of having pneumonia.The cold air just rushes into you and its fairly uncomfortable. Its awfully windy here right now, and the howling sounds of the wind can be heard even though I live on the first floor.

I finally used my first perencah from the infamous Liza's from Taman Tun to cook my beef. I had green curry beef with a twist of western toppings. Added celery and mushrooms. Happy! I tend to put a little extra effort when I'm missing home cook food. Cooking for one isn't easy and the cleaning up is crappy as well.

I'll survive!

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If only I stuck to my budget.

2010-02-25T00:10:00.009Z

I told the boyfriend what I bought whilst on the train back from Birmingham, his reply was, " that's quite a bit of things that you bought ;)." I chuckled to myself, well I went slightly above the budget which I set before I left for my shopping trip, but oh well, all items are neccessary! At least that is what I tell myself. This being the first time to Birmingham, I guess there's that bit of excitement to it. And I'm so proud of myself that I ventured out into a foreign place all by myself by train! Seriously, if you miss the stop, good luck to you. But honestly, its all in english and only a dufus would miss it. * I nearly did, I was waiting at the wrong platform, so am I a dufus or what? * So... the pride and joy of Birmingham would be...

The bull! It seems they have to polish it every week to prevent it from turning GREEN! Its made out of copper.

random sceneries

I had my first violent encounter since I got to UK here. Was walking around bullring (oh, that's the name of the shopping complex) and all of a sudden this fairly large man gave a big blow right straight at the policeman's face till his helmet flew off. And he was partially handcuffed. And guess what he was 10 meters in front of me! I was stoned. I kind of process things too slowly for my own good. Anyway, the officer was bleeding like mad from his nose and I was so tempted to walk up to him to tell him to press on his nose or else the bleeding would not stop, but I decided otherwise. I might have been scolded la. Ke Poh Chi. Oh speaking of being that, I realised Malaysian's aren't that bad. The people here were rushing towards the scene and even tried to enter the building the man ran into! lol.

Two of my favourite items, the trench coat from ZARA and the military jacket from H&M.

The nautical look is in season. 5 pounds t shirt!

Last but not least, my cosmetic and skincare products which cost me a bomb. But I made a vow to look good. And the weather in UK helps a lot. Hardly had any zits. =)

The boyfriend was so cute. He was worried about me coming back late. * secretly happy*

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a nice morning surprise

2010-02-21T15:48:00.012Z

It snowed this morning. I didn't know because my drapes were shut but Edwina gave me a heads up with a skype greeting saying that " It's snowing, good morning!". Ahhh... what would I have done without her. I couldn't resist taking a couple of snap shots as this would be my first 'real' snow experience in Nottingham. Snowman and snow fights. Boy, I had fun!

the view just outside my window. yes, I live across a railway track.

earliest train: 6 ish, last train: 11.55pm

*after 3 weeks, you'll know*

Footstep trails from my block.

The contrast of my black boots against the white snow.

So nice.

This was a morning shot before the snow got trampled over or melted.

My mum thought it was socks! * smacks forehead*

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ouch.

2010-02-20T12:52:00.002Z

Just yesterday, I took 3 injections. MMR, meningococcal C and had my blood drawn out. This is one of my crazy attempts. Never done that in my life. And this is what the nurse did to me. Boo hoo!

looks like a vampire bite!

*and she was a senior phlebotomist! pfft!*

Zero.

2010-02-11T19:37:00.000Z

This would be the third week since I've got here and its starting to feel rather weird. I've never stayed pass two weeks when we come for holidays in the UK and last week as it ended, it felt like it was time to go home! But this is my home now. I'm entirely grateful that I'm blessed with such a wonderful room to look forward to when I get back daily. This past two weeks have been trying for me in many ways. I realised that i've been so used to so many things that I have taken them for granted. Something as small as having a car or having a dad that cooks dinner for you everyday. Yeah, I guess you'll never know what you have till its gone.
*sounding emotional.* For the past two weeks, I've been trying to familiarize myself with the place, people and teaching styles of the country and of course the weather. I have my trusty laptop that tells me the weather forecast everyday to prepare me for yet another chilly day. Nottingham has been awfully cold this past few days and I secretly pray daily that temperatures would be about eight degrees.We've got bouts of little snow and the wind here is ghastly. Zero degrees has been nottingham's bestfriend lately and I assure you that I always look forward to my nice warm cosy room. My room, is my haven, my place of rest, my place of quiet. With a busy long day, this is a requirement but during the past week, my peace was rudely interupted which sent me bezerk. Thankful that the boyfriend was supportive when I had trouble coping with the student living. Thanks! ( I'm very well use to living with a single sibling only and not with 4 other unknowns) Shopping for groceries are bus rides away and every shopping trip is accompanied by stares on the bus (we buy loads at a time). I'm starting to get use to this.=) Not having a car has proved its inconvenience and I'm beginning to miss my Hyundai Matrix back home. Things are moving towards the brighter side lately and these were just struggles I faced during the period of absence. I'm looking forward to my anatomy classes on monday as we will be dealing with real cadavers and plastic straight arteries and veins are a thing of the past. =)

Currently watching friends by the seasons over dinner meals.

girls will be girls.

2010-01-10T14:24:00.000Z

at shao wen's 22nd birthday party!

I miss home.

2009-12-07T21:39:00.000Z

ola!

I´m stuck here in spain at the moment. Been away from malaysia for the past 2 weeks. Arghh, I miss home and I need to get home. My offer letter for the University of Nottingham is out and I need to get my visa done ASAP! Thank god I got my accomodation all settled out and I´m staying 5 mins away from the place of study. Yippie! I get to sleep a little more perhaps.

I´m really enjoying my time here in spain. The weather is the best. Gosh, UK is brrrrr... cold and its impossible to wear the leggings and mini skirt that I´m in now. Sad. But I guess come spring, should be able to do so.

I´ve checked out the shopping scene in UK and a real pleasant sight minus the hefty price. Starve to shop I reckon, thats the only way as the allowance is a fix. Jing is gonna love it here. Haha. Topshop, H&M...=)

I need to get home. I´m itching to get my visa done, spend time with the little boy. Yup. Take me home!

puffer fish!

2009-11-04T15:56:00.000Z

I'm down with food allergy rashes! And guess where the rashes are of all places? (my face) *cries* And I look like a puffer fish, sorta. Well, I have a somewhat ovalish-round face so can't really see. But its super itchy and its inflamed. Itchy itchy. Its getting better now though thanks to steriod cream. The worst part is... I dont really know what is the cause of it. The silly antigen which caused the release of mast cells. =( And now, I can't use makeup for a while. Sigh.

Updates on the M.A.C collection quest:
Studio fix foundation - check!
Mineralized blusher in dainty- check! ( by far the best blusher I found)
Eyeliner in graphblack- check!
Studio Fix Concealer- check!
Falsies plus glue- check!

So freaking little right, but seriously, they have like tonnes of stuff, can never collect them all without burning a hole in your pocket. haha.

next up, I'm eyeing the prolash mascara and the makeup remover. *wink*

innocent creativity

2009-10-20T04:55:00.000+01:00

They always say...kids artwork is always pretty even though its messy. I guess there's some form of hidden beauty we seem to see in them which we aren't so forgiving when it comes to adult art pieces. Well, last sunday at church, everyone had great fun feasting their eyes on kids artwork and voting for them as well. I'm pretty happy that participation was good and I'm yet to know who the winner is. =)

A couple of art pieces handed in below

Illustration of 'daniel and the lions den'

my favourite lion!

Froggie!

Vicious looking thingy!

I'm having bangs now, yippie. I feel like a kid again. experiment! experiment!

Day 2

2009-09-16T15:06:00.000+01:00

I wouldn't quite call it a party la. But today is the actual birthday of my cousin, so we went out again. This time to pyramid. We ate at popeyes. Eh, their food is not too bad. Fast food... but not too bad. Then we headed over to the boling alley. It was good fun. Scoring a strike was hmmm, somewhat rare but all in good fun.

me in action

che che emmeline's attempt

che che yvonne's lucky shot

After that, we caught an awesome movie. "The Ugly Truth." I must say, though I'm quite open minded, I did find the show rather obscene. Every few minutes, a sexual act, word etc. will be uttered/shown but its really hilarious. And I found myself pretty much relating to the lead actress' (Katherine Heigl's) role play. The fiesty women! Haha. AHHH... like always, she finds her true love. I wonder whether people would go around using pointers from the movie for real life cases. That would be interesting to watch. =)

Che che Yvonne got a makeover from my favourite cosmetic brand... M.A.C and she looks gorgeous. I sincerely loved the service and approach of the particular M.A.C staff who attended to us. She's the reason why I'm gonna do my makeup shopping in Pyramid now. I'll request for her assistance!

surprise surprise!

2009-09-13T12:57:00.000+01:00

Surprises... not entirely a fan of them. The last time I kena my massive surprise was back in 2007 in Singapore. Thanks to my good friends. It was her birthday that I went down for and tengok-tengok she surprised me with a birthday cake after hers. (cause our birthdays are 6 days apart). Haha. the thing about surprises with me is, when I'm too surprised, I look like I'm not surprised at all. Confusing huh?
What's your reaction like to surprises, I wonder?

Ahhh, haven't been posting up much about my life lately. Not very happening also la. But for those who know, I'm officially banned from shopping. Sigh. Its really painful la. I think I find solace in the wrong places. Haha. But I think the shopping will still continue a bit in my faithful blogshops. *shy* But as of now, really in need of a foundation and since I have been a sucker for M.A.C, I'm going to get it from there. After tossing old makeup, I find myself having 70% of makeup from M.A.C. I kinda like my makeup bag to be minimal. I realise I can't carry much colours in that sense but I would like to travel light. So I'm a fan of like quads. I think whats essential is like makeup base, foundation, loose powder, eyeshadow in shades of nude and night glam colours, eyelash curler, falsies, its glue, eyeliner and blusher. Good to go. Yup.

Look how far I've deviated. lol. Anyway, we celebrated a surprise birthday party for my oldest cousin in Italianies. Haha. She was pleasantly surprised I guess.

the replacement of a birthday cake. CUPCAKES, I LIKE!

The birthday girl!

sarah. me. lisa

me. sarah

just for the cam, lol.

Aiyo, I'm not in my fitest state. I need to exercise more, drink more water and sleep early. I'm popping out pimples and its not pretty. Anyone has a remedy for oily but yet dry skin? Recommendation of a good moisturiser please? =)

wrapping can be this good?

2009-08-21T04:22:00.000+01:00

The other day, I stumbled upon this book in the MPPJ library which gives ideas how to wrap up presents beautifully. Its really an awesome book as most of us don't really put much effort into wrapping gifts. *I'm the first to admit* I usually just make sure that all angles are cover with wrapping paper and cellotape! Giving the good days, I might throw in a bow but thats about it. This book really opened my eyes to the endless possibilities of wrapping presents for all occassions. Even something simple can be made expensive just by great wrapping. lol. The mother's day wrapping example in the book really tugged my heartstrings and I just had to borrow it. *grin* The books are due now by the way. argh. =(

the vintagy choice of wrapping paper plus a cute heart pillow attached to it. =)

If you want to be happy, be ~ Leo Tolstoy

I will be.

finished product!

2009-07-25T15:33:00.000+01:00

bear in mind that I'm a noob in art and I took medicine for a reason! lol. =)

Embossing is great fun, a worth while investment.

Selene's 21st

2009-07-25T09:13:00.000+01:00

The last of the crew is finally 21! haha. So we're all officially old.! hehe. We decided on Alexis, The Gardens. Awesome place. Love the simple deco. Chic! *didn't take too much pics tho*

Anyway, off to do my art work, so yeap, the focus of the day...

HAPPY 21st SELENE!

favourite ads #1

2009-07-22T18:07:00.001+01:00

bestie's graduation!

2009-07-20T12:38:00.000+01:00

Nina Ng Li Jia, the friend that I cheerish so deeply in my heart. Been best friends since std. 5 and forever will be. You, my dear, have stuck with me through thick and thin. You know my darkest secrets but yet never judge me. We share those happy times together, those I will always remember! And we're seen each other grow and change to be what they call young women. I'm so glad and honoured to be your friend and I'm so thankful that god made you the way you are. Many milestones in life we'll have to go through and this is one of them.

I'm so proud of you, babe!

pure entertainment

2009-07-20T04:45:00.000+01:00

KONNICHIHA !

good afternoon, it seems, japanese have no way of saying hello!

Yippie! Internet is finally back on. * thank you Mr. Kong* Gosh, I never knew it could be so crippling not having internet.lol I miss reading my fashion blogs and viewing new fashion updates.=P The weekend was a blast with nothing but pure entertainment! From the shout awards to the traditional bon odori festival... even my flu didn't stop me from having fun. *came back suffering the consequences tho*

The shout awards is basically a mimic of MTV awards. *we all know malaysia is pretty good in mimics* I must say it was the best english awards our country has come up with so far. It was pure delight to be able to meet the malaysian celebs up close. Calebs such as Marion Caunter, Belinda Chee and Sarah Lian all look absolutely gorgeous that night. The sure look pretty much like they do in the magazines. I absolutely adore Marion Caunter. She looks so hot in the body con purple dress.=) Jien, who was the host of the night looks as cute as usual. He doesn't age, does he? The highlight of the day was non other than Sean Kingston who did 3 of his famous hits live. His performance was open by our very own hip hopper , JOE FLIZZOW, who of course won the Breakthrough Award that night. His performance was the bomb! With superbikes and a car I can't even name, yea... you gotta be there to know what I'm talking about. Kudos to JOE FLIZZOW, you make us malaysians proud! =)

me. yvonne

yvonne. emmeline. me

yvonne. david. emmeline

me. awesome sibling

Thanks kor David for getting us tickets to the show as well as front row view of the stage!

Bon Odori, too many people, over priced food... but once in a lifetime experience!

me in a yukata

lisa. yvonne

big - O 21, lesley!

2009-06-08T12:52:00.000+01:00

lesley, being born on the 6th June 1988, makes her 21 this year! yippppeeeee! * confetti*

We had the bash at Italiannies, Gardens. * gosh, I've been visiting MV a tad too much this time round*

I missed the early fun as I was rushing back from malacca. hehe. my 'balik kampung" trip is another interesting story.

*sorry joanna, for making you late as well*

This birthday celebration was rather unique cause it was kinda 'rojak' la. Met lots of new people including one with a semi indian but not an indian name. lol. But all in all it was a great session with lots of new information. =) *the birthday girl got her wishes*

The birthday cake. (before)

the cake. (after)

those at the party.

We stayed till like the restaurant closed. I'm feeling bad that they probably had to go home late that day cause of us.lol. According to gandyi, a party is not a party without an afterparty.hehe. so we did just that at chillie's bar. hahah. lesley got her first cocktail.! *remember to bring your IC babe*

Happy 21st Birthday, Lesley!

in loving memory

2009-05-21T05:30:00.000+01:00

IN LOVING MEMORY OF,

LAU TEE

10th MAY 2009.

oh, i miss him soooo dearly.

adeline's 21st!

2009-04-23T10:43:00.000+01:00

Adeline can finally vote, hit the clubs and wear a short skirt?hehe I'm not too sure about the last one. Swen, well, will have to do her job in Queenslands! =)

Anyway, its her 21st birthday and boy, am I so glad to be able to get out for a wee bit and not feel bad about it.
justification: *its a must, its birthdays not normal outings*

I'm soooooo out of touch with the world I tell you. New places are sprouting out like mushrooms and I'm still stuck in lala land. So, talking about new places, we tried out this place called Cova in The Gardens. It wasn't too bad apart from the little misunderstanding we had about refills! lol. funny la.

The girls.

selene. evelyn. elizabeth. adeline

exam blues

2009-04-16T07:52:00.000+01:00

*just one more month...hang in there!*

I gotta be my own cheerleader!

*wink*

the charm bracelet.

2009-03-30T14:44:00.000+01:00

Today, I received this lovely charm bracelet from my university friends.Wow, its so pretty that I refuse to take it off, but I'm definately not ruining it by getting it wet la. I don't recall it being stainless steel so I won't take my chances on it. Anyway, here's it:

Notice the lock and key... is this indicative of my freedom or otherwise?

The lovely hearts, please note no two hearts are the same!<3

Thank you evelyn, selene, adeline, yee wei and ken for picking this piece up. =)

21.twenty-one.21

2009-03-11T02:14:00.001Z

Just when you thought you'll never grow old, you turn...

21.twenty-one.21. Well, happy birthday to me! =)

Thank you Selene, Evelyn, Yee Wei, Shao Wen and Ken for taking time off to celebrate everyone's ' most awaited age' with me yea!

Lastly, a shout out to those who wished me, thanks for remembring! =)

XOXO

Maroon Toga Dress ; Lush Serendipity

my instincts, always right!

2009-03-06T08:59:00.000Z

Like I said... my instincts, always right but I failed to follow it today. I picked Street Fighter over Seven Pounds. big mistake! Why oh why did I do that? The movie was horrid. =/ I was so tempted to walk out half way and I lost interest 2o mins after it started. No offense to Kristin Kreuk, the hot babe but Chun Li should have been Chun Li... A CHINESE! I'm not putting my hopes up for Dragon Ball which is also another case of stupid cause the main cast is a white boy!
STOP STEALING OUR SHOWS AND SPOILING THEM!

lacking the discipline!

2009-02-26T23:59:00.000Z

I'm a little off track from work at the moment. I was suppose to wake up at 7am and I ended up getting up at 8 to study. Dad mentioned something I thought was so true, I'm really lacking the discipline. Sigh, if only I needed less sleep. Medicine is no joke man!

Something new

2009-02-25T11:27:00.000Z

Never thought that I would one day end up blogging, but this year came to an interesting start. So I thought, why not try something new. Aloha fashion.medicine.makeup :)