Busy bee

in a few hours i will be on a plane to melb for D's wedding!! haven't been on a plane for a 15months!!! i hope i'll travel well.. :D not sure why i'm so nervous, it's not even my wedding!! i just hope i don't fall on my face or ruin things for D! *adrift in neurotic psychosis* :P

the past two days has been a hectic blur.. mad rush to get things organised before i leave.. even though i'm only gone for 4 days.. but it feels like some mammoth production!! *sheepish grin*

bought new sexy shoes, made jewelery to go with my dress, picked up the bridesmaids dress.. it's a lovely colour and the most important thing is that it very forgiving when it comes to my wobbly bits! :P made friends with the dress maker's westie - bella..if this is not cute.. i don't know what is!

bought new REN cleanser and moisturiser.. (hurts my wallet a bit.. but.. there's no price for good skin), then made it to my hair appointment at Dale James in South Perth (the best part was the shampoo and scalp massage.. mmm.. my hairdresser also guaranteed that my new sexy hair will get me hooked up with a hot guy.. hmph.. no sight of that as yet.. well. other than my big mammal..:D..)..

i just seemed to hemorrhaging money nowadays.. though i'm not making much, i sure know how to spend it!

finally the day ended with a lovely girls night out with WJ, S, & Sis at C restaurant :) we all dressed up and blinged out.. there were lots of cocktails (well.. half a glass for me), fries and risotto balls, great view, fantastic company, great conversations of: new job, future plans, phd woes (S has just started hers), why some people just clueless when it comes to social etiquette, weddings, why men are slow and can't communicate (:P), travel, my lack of alcohol digesting enzymes... :) just fabulous girl power!

Jeans Definitions

ok, since my last post, it appears that not everyone categorize their jeans like me.. so here's a crash course on types of jeans in a girl's wardrobe..

skinny jeans - jeans that you wear when you Feel and/or ARE skinny from not eating for the past 2 days.. u feel dizzy both from the euphoria of being able to fit into the jeans, malnutrition, and how the jeans are so tight that it's cutting off your blood flow... but your brain chose to ignore your body's request for oxygen coz your booty looks soo HOT..

fat jeans - jeans that you fit into when u are abt to embark on a seafood buffet, for lazying around, or sometimes as the last resort when the only thing you can fit into is a potato sack let alone your skinny jeans or any other jeans you own.. or when you are sick of feeling like a denim wrapped ham in your skinny jeans.. comfort is a priority, you take solace in the roominess to make you feel like you are not as fat as you actually are and you no longer give a flying f#@* whether you look hot or not.

sentimental jeans - jeans that you would not wear out to public but it's hanging out in your wardrobe as a distant reminder that you were once on the edge of fashion, and just in case you want to do a rendition of 'hammer time', or you need those skinny leg jeans to go with your AC/DC shirt when you want to practice your air guitar, or that torn in twenty places light blue denim for some good 'ole quality Madonna-'papa don't preach' time...

savvy?

Skinny Jeans!!

i've decided it was about time for me to take some pride in my appearance... so i embarked on a get fit and look hot endeavour 1.5 months ago..

after lots of sweaty body combat, body pump, rpm, aqua aerobic, yoga, walking n standing.. constantly hurtin n recoverin from classes the day before.. i've finally reached my first mile stone... i've lost 5 kgs!!! (thanks to dad, who casually mentions 5kgs is a whole lotta PORK and will feed my family for a month.. sigh.. sometimes i wonder whether i'm the adopted one..)

so finally, this morning when i discovered could again fit into my calvin kleins.. which used to be my fat jeans 3 years ago, then skinny jeans 2 years ago, then what eventually became the can't-even-fit-into-it-so-lets-shove-it-to-the-back-of-the-closet jeans 1 year ago.. i was the happiest bunny this side of the hemisphere.. actually happy would be an understatement.. i was STOKED!

i shall revise my previous blog entry.. what beats free happy is inner happy.. :P

i rewarded myself by going shopping :) ahhh retail therapy works both for hi's and low's.. :P a bit of paid happy to go with my inner happy..

here's my new top with my calvin kleins.. hmmm.. my mirror could use a good clean eh..

Some FREE happy..

My sis C requested that i MUST go to Borders to reserve the new harry potter and we'll get an owl plush too!! so as a poor unemployed student like i am, who has nothing better to do with her time.. i obeyed.. and it just so happened that there's a Mecca Cosmetica right next door.. and being an OCD (obsessive complusive disorder) person who's latest object of preoccupation is skin care.. i can't just walk away like what a normal sane person who has a life/job/discipline would do.. so.. much like a fly to a fly trap i HAD TO see what Philosophy look, smell, feel like..

Megan (the pretty lady at the shop) was LOVELY.. she explained what's unique about the products, what it's for, how to use it, let me try stuff, WITHOUT making me feel like an idiot as most 'beauty' ppl tends to do to nerds like me (a.k.a. obviously clueless abt anything that would lead to looking less like a rat chew) .. yup.. she talked to me like i'm a human being.. we talked about harry potter.. and she even laughed at my jokes.. tee hee hee (yes i know she's paid to.. but i don't care.. i prefer to think that i'm witty).. i was so ready to hand over my money without trying anything!!

in the end she recommended the REN clean skin care totally natural and no additives.. it smells DIVINE!!! she even gave me FREE SAMPLES!!! free free free!!! oooo.. very very happy.. i felt like a million bucks walking out of there..

so i thought i should treat myself a cup of gloria jean.. and guess what my frequent coffee card is full, so i got that for FREE too.. AHHHHH.. when the smiley barista (p.s. why they all so hyped n cheerful? is it the coffee smells? i digress.. ) handed me my order.. i really don't believe it can get any better than this..
so walking to my car (which i had to pay parking fee.. not free *shrug*).. with a meccca bag full of FREE samples and a warm cup of FREE caramel nut cappuccino.. i was walking on clouds even when the street alley smells like urine..

so.. me really happy with my free happy.. and it made me wonder.. why aren't people are a little nicer to each other when it just makes SUCH a difference to someone else's day? HMPH...

Beauty is only Skin Deep..

and apparently, so is happiness.. :)

since big mammal's been gone.. it's hard to find joy in life any more.. (yes.. i'm STILL mopey).. sigh..

BUT.. i believe things are looking up..

since D's wedding is coming up in 10 days.. as her maiden of honour.. i thought i'd best look after myself so i won't ruin her wedding photo forever.. (imagine the amount of cutting i have to do to remove my face from all the pics) .. i've been experimenting with skin care products.. i tried dermalogica.. which smells great and feels great.. except my skin didn't like it.. (btw, if you got recommendations please let me know. i was also eying the philosophy range too..me just LURVE girly stuff..only if i'd approach my own phd with the same degree of gusto and relentless rigor.. *sheepish grin*)

so i'm thought i'd try H2O sorta liked their rationale of using water as their primary ingredient.. so guess what was waiting for me when i got home today!!!

YIPEEEEE... icing on the cake.. i've only bought the travel kit (5 pieces) and they gave me a WHOLE BUNCH of other samples to try!! (this appeased both the chinese and the beauty queen in me :P..)

all this made me the happiest woman on EARTH.. for.. well at least 3 hours so far and still counting! ("happy happy happy" i sang tunelessly as i bounced, swirled and danced around the kitchen with my parcel in hand.. my sis thought it was a rather odd parcel receiving ritual i have..)

although it felt pretty good on the skin.. what amazed me was how simple it was to make me happy.. small things amuse simple minds? *shrug*

BUT!! ahhh.. the joys of online shopping.. now i'm a believer.. who says money doesn't buy happiness obviously haven't discovered how to use their credit cards yet.. :D ebay here i come!

ladies of leisure

spent a lovely Sunday afternoon at YT's with the gorgeous 5 months old Ally (a.k.a. Alexandria) with chocolate brownies (me and Mrs Betty Crocker), poppy seed and kumquat muffins (YT's original), and delicious Vanilla Tea from Mauritius, plus a sprinkle of lazy afternoon sun spilling through the blinds.

icing on the muffin, Baby Ally fell asleep in my arms!! *proud first time aunty J*

it's the most incredible feeling, a bit maternal, but most of all, it's the overwhelming sense of achievement that caught me off guard.. i imagine similar to finishing a thesis chapter.. :) i love everything about it, for 5 whole minutes, i felt like i'm the most important person in the world bearing the complete dependence and trust of the innocent new arrival..

while the baby slept, YT and I lazed on the bed with Ally.. it felt like the good ole uni days before we moved on with our 'grown up' lives.. we talked about long distance relationships, being a new mum, gossiped and aiya-ed about friends and family, and relationship laments...

it was just what i needed after a week of sobbing and neurotic emotional roller coaster over big mammal's absence...

to remember myself, to be present, to feel endless gratitude for my friends and family, who lets me chew their ears off.. and still decided to support me through my schizophrenic dialog, stormy tears, imploding frustration, catastrophising woes, mole hill epiphanies, and surprise delights.

Thank you all, you know who you are ;)

xox. j