What Matters To Me
hello people!
it’s christmas today and hope you guys have a merry one. this christmas is something different, not quite what i expected. so much more was supposed to happen but there has been changes. promises unkept.
furball and i had a lot of fun though.
here’s a preview…
the original babi and the fatass babi.
we were sooo productive. haha.
so, the week is over and it’s back to regular classes. everyone is back unlike classes on thursday and friday which seemed quite empty. yesterday was also the end of HELP MUNC. it certainly met my expectations and it’s a new experience for me. i think the organising committee did a very good job and i’d like to thank them for their efforts :)
nothing much, just a short update. i have a lot on my mind, thinking about sorting some things out or maybe it’s just me trying too hard or worrying too much. anyway, that’s besides the point. blogging is suppose to release my stress and express myself through words, photos and whatnot. so, here goes. just some pictures to share.
isn’t this cute? it’s suppose to flip and flap up and down for the leaves part and the flower is suppose to go right and left. but, apparently it’s not doing it’s so called job in calming my soul because it isn’t exposed to enough sunlight.
this is gonna be the first year that i’ll celebrate mooncake festival alone :( jelly mooncake is my preferred choice because it’s lighter in texture and taste. personally i feel the authentic flavoured mooncakes are enjoyable with tea but since i want to have more servings, i prefer just munching away jelly mooncakes. lol.
first ever MUN by HELP. secretary generals are jonathan yong and james yap.
a newbie’s experience.
first day formal wear. when i was much younger, i always fancied working in an office because i thought the corporate ladies looked so awesome in their attire. hahaha.
the first day was basically spent lobbying and coming up with a resolution.
jia yu and jia yi. haha. she’s a fellow SASA-rian too :)
day 2 was the longest day ever from 8 in the morning till 7 at night. the HRC discussed about crisis in honduras and nicaragua and the very ‘interesting’ topic of halting of persecution against homosexuals and the promotion of their rights. it’s definitely the longest ever i have been involved in a homo discussion. before i went to bed, words like hetero, homo, delegates, amendment, striken out and etc kept ringing in my head. omg. homotopia. LOL.
enough is said.
third and final day outfit.
delegate of rwanda from DISEC giving his speech on the peacekeeping troops resolution. plenary session was interesting as it neared the end cos there was a very constructive debate on the homo resolution. in the end, the homo reso was passed despite it being inconclusive of what kind of policy should the muslim nationd adopt seeing as to homosexuality is prohibited in the syariah law. that said, it’s a good reso.
Sierra Leon, New Zealand and Lebanon. we’re still learning the ropes to MUN-ing.
djibouti! the most attractive female delegate in HRC.
Mexico, New Zealand, Korea and Venezuela! notice the height increase lol. mere coincidence!
hahah, ilyana looks so cute here.
that’s all for now and i’m gonna go rest and do my math work and study chemistry. so much for mondays :(
"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are." -- Bernice Johnson Reagon--
15th of May, 2009
my first and last american prom
theme: dancing in the moonlight
prom was awesome and i really had fun because for once i truly enjoyed myself and was totally comfortable with the whole environment, the dance floor, the people, myself mostly. the DJ kicked ass! he was the bomb haha, absolutely great great music. i danced while the night lasted and when it all came to an end, i smiled for a very long time.
it would have been better if i went with a date or maybe my boyfriend(that is if i had one). but it’s alright. maybe next time with someone else. all i know is my american prom is a night to remember.
so, a few days before prom i rehearsed my makeup and hair which i was quite reluctant to, but given that i wanna save money and not wanna end up looking like a disaster at prom, i had to not be a lazy ass. so, with the help of youtube and the internet, the newbie me tried to put on full coverage makeup. you know the whole package; foundation, eyeshadow, blush, mascara, falsies and gloss. sounds easy but trust me it isn’t. my sis and bestie would know this is completely true. i am not exaggerating.
as you can see i tried brown eyeshadow on one eye and light blue on the other. was trying to decide which would complement my eye colour and dress to make both ‘pop’. and you know i’m very indecisive too especially when it comes to petty things like this.
and then i experimented if it would be cool to enhance my eye makeup with blue eyeshadow on my bottom lid.
i suddenly realized oops my dress is white you smart ass. so i cleverly took my white shirt to ‘fake’ my dress. too troublesome to put it on especially since it’s off white and long, plus it has no zip. nah ah… i’ll save the dress for the day itself.
omg speaking of hair. i tried so many kind of hairstyles. firstly, i curled my thick and long hair which took me about one hour and then i played around with it. put it up, pull it down, sideways this that. and especially since i have a square and big face, i look ridiculous with all my hair up. but if i let it down, my beautiful earring wouldn’t be visible. see? decisions decisions.
it’s a little blur cos i forgot to snap with flash. anyway, i tried having it all down too.
okay this picture is misleading. i’m not actually that fair, it’s the natural lighting cos i’m near the window and my hair is suppose to be black but somehow it doesn’t seem like it here. anyway, i kinda got fed up and just asked my dad’s opinion. he said he liked this one so i ended up with something quite similar.
oh yeah and i also tried on falsies, two different types. took a few tries to successfully put them on cos all this while when i had them on for performances, my sis did them for me. aww. the more i stare, i look like a perverted goldfish who is sadly not gold in this picture.
i know i look stoned haha. so it was friday and i signed myself out cos i’m 18 now so i can do that. most of the girls were dismissed either by themselves or by their parent at 12-ish too. they had appointments for manicure, pedicure, hair and makeup while i rode home with norma. i went to my room and quickly did my toenails and fingernails. waited for them to dry and then started doing my eye makeup as you can see in this picture i’m wearing my pajamas which my sis has too! then i curled my hair and put on my dress followed by my $10 4 inch heels and then continued doing the rest of my hair.
i did my own hair! a lil messy but i like it.
are you proud of me b2? lol
i love my heels!
since i don’t have a date, my host parents bought a corsage for me. how sweet. and this is the clutch i borrowed from my host mum. classic looking black clutch.
took a picture with bill before leaving for norma’s house cos she will be driving me to prom. it was so ‘buggy’ cos it’s spring and all these black flies were buzzing around i didn’t bother to stand straight. i hate flies!!!
on the way to prom. i had no idea how was it going to turn out cos usually in malaysia when we have parties/formal event, we have loads of food, big round tables and performances to watch. when i asked my friends, they all said “well, you just talk, take photos and dance”. and i was like “no food?”
ready, all set for the night.
my mum asked why take pictures under the pine tree? haha, well everyone takes a photo or shall i say photos preferably with greenery in the background. i think it’s cos it makes everyone pop. unless you wear green, but then it’ll complement your dress. and it’s kinda like tradition. to be honest, i don’t really know why.
us girls. five different colours. i was the only white that night. yeah i thought so cos white is usually reserved for weddings. but i like white colour hehe.
with velvet. aww she’s so sweet looking.
brittany laine jones, BLJ! she’s really pretty and has a great fashion sense!
kelsea with her elegant blue dress.
behind the scenes. hahaha this is a must type of picture for outings. for girls at least.
skye hernandez, tanya simpson, alie morrell, norma leiva, brittany leville, fiona gan and kelsea degrandpre.
prom princess in aqua blue. she does look like a princess that day with her mini ball gown!
skye and josh. they are the sweetest couple. and they match so well too. girls pick out their dresses and all the guys do is match their vest to the girl’s dress. aww they’re so cute together.
fritz and his girlfriend danielle who is only a freshman. fritz is from germany and has gotten himself a girlfriend here.
so cutee.
us again.
and then people started flooding the dance floor while i headed for food cos i was extremely hungry!
attempt 1=epic fail
attempt 2=successful
lindsay oosterman! she’s awesome :)
1,2,3 click!
with brittany who’s a junior this year.
kayla and liz together. pink is so cute on her.
chris O.
work it baby!
err not quite sure when this was again but we were warming up sometime in the beginning of the night.
melisa steadman who always waves at me in school haha.
then they played slow songs and you see people leaving the dance floor and i was one of them. and few people sitting at the tables pathetically and i was one of them. it was kinda sad for a moment you know not having a date/boyfriend and all and the song didn’t help at all. then greg came up to me and asked me for a dance.
here, he was showing me how to slow dance and it was kinda difficult as he was way taller but we were just getting started. and then later on after i got comfortable, it was great. the whole time i stepped on top of his shoes. so basically, who’s dancing? lol…my mummy used to do that to me too awww
oops my bad.
what in the world? haha
alie aka rolie polie olie!
with nicole. blue was a pretty popular colour.
and of course we went to he bathroom more than once.
i don’t feel short when i’m with alie hahahaha. she’s tiny!
kayla olivia ray! i’m gonna miss you too.
i like the effect of glowing lights and couples dancing.
prom prince, prom princess, prom king and prom queen.
what do you think of my dress?
ladies, let’s dance.
hisham is going home this sunday!
greg lives on the moon haha, just a joke. but he never fails to laugh for like every single day. ‘living the moment’ like what we learned in english ‘carpe diem’ haha.
we were having so much fun. normz looked so pretty that night!
skye and alie are sisters! this picture is cute too!
lol, some awkward dance moves.
the three musketeers? the three blind mice?
i think this was taken during one of the slow dances. poor normz was so sad looking i was worried she’s gonna tear up. but it’s okay, she has a bf now. woahh haha.
laurianne labelle, she has the most beautiful name ever. i can’t remember the rest. she told us once during psychology class when we were discussing about dreams.
everyone agreed prom this year was a blast much better than last year. i am glad!
girls staring at the dance floor.
greg changed the mode on the camera so it turned out like this. but the night ended with a slow number and it was sweet. some of the songs they played throughout the night which i could still recall are don’t stop believing, everytime we touch, you and me, pokerface, right round and etc. and then we were suppose to go to denny’s for after prom party but normz went with her friend to party and somehow she drove to the wrong place so her friend ended up bringing me home since it’s too late to get to denny’s and i didn’t feel like joining them for their party. it was almost 1 am when i got home. freakin exhausted but still managed to camwhore a whole lot. i was so proud of myself for successfully doing my makeup nicely and everything else! hahaha *pats self*
just a small town girl…
it goes on and on and on and on…
i love my bracelet!
girls will be girls.
photoshopped. i look fat but i like the colours!
black and white is such a classic.
okay, you must be getting bored by now so a big smile for you!
photoshopped the contrast and colour balance.
i know by now you must be thinking i’m vain. yes, i can be sometimes especially when i am all dressed up.
told you my face is super big. haha.
clean cut look?
solarized side view.
like the cloud, you drift me away.
edited with extreme contrast and curves.
when i see you i run out of words to say…someday
okay i know i camwhored like there’s no tomorrow but this is my first and last!
can you see the happiness through my eyes?
chickenpox scar! *frowns*
-last picture of the night, that’s it!-
-spring 2009-
so, prom is in 3 weeks time and it’s time to hunt for dresses!
it did not occur to me until i went to try them on. that this is probably my first official time trying on dresses. seems pretty unbelievable for someone so girly who likes dressing up and all that. but yeah, it’s true. i guess part of the reason is i’ve always worn hand-me-downs lol. and also because i never really had any formal event to attend, seldom buy clothes except when chinese new year is around the corner and maybe cause i’m so indecisive and have this stupid ‘guilt’ feeling after buying something which is not a necessity. but, guess what?! i bought almost everything i needed and wanted and still managed to stay below my allocated budget. *proud*
the night before, i took my piggy bank (not that i have one, just to make it sound cute) okay, i took my envelope out and counted the $$ i have. listed down everything i need and all my future major expenses till the end of june. and then i came out with my budget list. that i shall not spend more than $70 for my dress and $80 for accessories including bracelet, earrings, hair, makeup(eyeshadow, eyeliner, curler, brushes, blusher, this and that). well, you know, newbie using makeup, i don’t own any of those except for an eyeshadow palette worth RM1.75, eyeliner and mascara. that was all. and i needed to buy all those extra crap cos i wouldn’t pay freakin’ $50-$100 to get my hair and makeup done. no way. besides, after buying all those i can use in the future. great plan right? haha.
i tried on a total of 15 dresses, i think. it was tiring i tell you! burns calories like mad. i don’t know why but seriously, it was hard work to fit in those dresses cause most of them don’t have zips! wth! and they are long and heavy and draggy and yadda yadda. i saw so many colors but white never fail to catch my eyes. i never really thought of buying white cos it’s wedding-ish but i ended up with guess what?! whiteeeeeee. yes, i know.
but! i’m so happy with my purchase and this is one of those moments where you don’t think back and kept saying to yourself ‘oh why didn’t i buy that dress?!’ this is when you say, ‘ahhh i made a good choice’. in my very humble opinion, it’s much much cheaper than i thought it’d be and the size is perfect for me. do you have any idea how challenging it was to try and find a size that fits well top and bottom and around and also have the right length? since i’m short that makes it even harder to find a long elegant dress in USA!
but i got it anyways, size 3 for $65! SEE, BELOW MY $70 budget! YAY!
everyone kept saying how pretty my dress is.
eeeeeekkkkk *grins smiles with teeth showing*
and there will be a gazillion pics coming up right after this.
ps: im not posting the dress i bought! hahahah surprise surprise…
1. i know this is white too but this is not the one.
2. the pleats make me look like i am pregnant but then as i tried each dress i went out of the fitting room and there’s this lady out there waiting for her daughter. she said the dress looks amazing on me. i said i think i look pregnant lol. and she told me, nooo you’re way too tiny to be. wth?! i’m tiny???
3. it’s kinda simple and it has a ribbon on the back which i thought made the dress less formal. so…
4. i still think i look fat in this. like 3 months pregnant.
5. photoshopped this.
6. very young flirty color but i don’t like the bottom part of it.
7. see what i mean? too coktail party like.
8. i like how my nails look like here :)
9. i don’t really own many pink stuff. hmm. pink is quite nice sometimes.
10. this is too huge that’s why i’m holding it up. i tried it cos it’s $40 and when i looked at the tag again, it’s written size 5. pfft. no wonder.
11. hmm looks kinda nice here except for the bottom part. like a curtain! haha.
12. then we went into this boutique and picked out and expensive dress which we obviously have no intentions of buying and tried it on. haha.
13. looks like it’s more suitable for a birthday party or something.
14. am i tiny?
15. rich color.
16. really liked the beading. made in india.
17. apparently empire waist dresses are the ‘in thing’ for prom this year.
18. stretchy fabric, not really what i like. but the black and white on the top makes it kinda stand out.
19. i know, i know. i have a square face.
20. very simple dress.
21. look at this! super super long and i’m already wearing my 3 inch heels! how can?! it’s green like the xmas grinch. haha go green okay. and it’s $40 and it’s long. that’s why i tried it. but it goes to show me again that ‘good thing no cheap, cheap thing no good’. lmao.
22. the bust part has no shape/definition whatsoever. weird?
23. grinch attacks high school prom. LOL.
24. seriously not made for short asians like me. haha.
25. playing with photoshop. hehe.
26. short dress. everything that’s not right with this dress doesn’t show in this photo. weird cutting. good price. only $30. ooh i just noticed pleats again!!
27. see my unhappy face? me no likey although it’s cheap.
28. yellow banana-nana.
29. nothing too special about this one though.
30. the strap has fake diamonds. that’s special haha.
31. last dress i tried. not much emphasis on the waist.
at last i made up my mind and made my purchase. lovely dress is now hanging in my closet. and it turned out that it’s always always the first one you like that ends up being the one you get. how unsurprising.
just another typical story of how people fall in love with the first ***** and go in search for others only to end up getting the first one back. you can do that with dresses and houses and cars. but can you do that to relationships?
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