amidst drafting cover letters and resume

I am overwhelmed. I find it difficult to write something about myself which separates me from the other person. My grades aren't fantastic, I don't read a lot of books and as I surf the net for cover letters, I sense the immense competition for the same jobs I'm looking at.

I can't really say that I enjoy these high pressured situations, but I am still going to give it my best shot and believe that God is my rewarder.

Moaning about the past is not going to change things for the better, so I need to force myself out of my bubble of self sympathy and charge on forward to new places.

Afterall, no pain no gain right?
On that note, I'm gg to chin up and take in everything with a nice and big laugh. *v*

Happy 35 months!!!

thanks for remembering today darling!
you are the greatest blessing that God has given to me!

Missing you here...

XOXOXO

money issues

There have been a massive reduction in my savings because of the bills and other necessities I have to pay. That means I'll have less money to spend for my trip to Japan.

In an effort to save as much money as I can, since money making opportunities are scarce for now, I am going to:
a) have as many meals as I can at home
b) never take taxis anymore
c) do not visit shopping malls or related places
d) increase my tithe

I know that Jesus has provided for me. I'm just going to believe in Him! Amen!

face paint

I attended a series of etiquette and grooming workshops recently and found each session to be particularly useful. Sure it was not one-to-one grooming, but the trainer offered personalized attention to each of the attendees. And the image consultant company is....

Jill Lowe International!

I think Jill is a fantastic and versatile lady who has had a challenging life but is now a self-made career woman. I learnt many things from her, including grooming, dining, verbal conduct, styling, hair maintenance and about life.

But today's focus is mainly on face paint.

Say whatever you want, but I am not a make up person. I experiment with my M.A.C foundation and loose powder when I have to go for events, interviews and special occasions. I am terribly awful in applying eye shadows and blushers and eventually remove them before I step out of the house.

My frustration and impatience was blatant during the make up session today because I had to keep re-doing my eyes in my select shades. It did not help that I had oily skin because my eyeliner started to smudge in less than thirty minutes of application .

However, I have kept the faith and fought the good fight and emerged victorious, with an 'Ok' from Jill. So I moved on to blushers. Now, blushers are very effective in highlighting a lady's cheeks but are similarly capable of transforming cheeks into baboon bums. I was recommended (told rather) to use tanner blushers because of my skin tone. And surprisingly, I looked very good after two to three simple strokes of the fat arse blusher brush.

So, what should one do when one has all the knowledge to apply face paint? Purchase the necessary items! I spent close to three hundred on make up products which included natural fur make up brushes (about 7 of them, with blusher brushes, eye shadow brushes, eyebrow brushes -why need so many brushes?- lip brush etc.) and a customized colour palette (according to my skin tone- autumn/winter- warm), two lipsticks (base colour and highlighter), eyeliner and lip liner. I think a seasoned make up consumer would find the above value for money but remember that I am a student (for now). But hey, if these can land me an awesome job, why not?

Was encouraged to purchase facial cleanser products and acne control creams but the make up has truly burnt a hole in my pocket and I would need to ask my mother for financial support.

Do hope everyone especially my darling will love my new look when we meet in person again!

Japanese food

I have an inherent fetish for most things Japanese. And I'm not alone.

If you were to walk around basement 4 of ION Orchard, you will observe that the stores with massive queues are the Japanese ones. The presentation, taste, packaging and service draws drones of people to their booths.

Along with my sister and our mutual friend, we hovered around the stores before zooming to our select stores.

We started with the okonomiyakis. Okos are from Kyoto (correct me if Im wrong) and are made from a dough mix of cabbage and meat. It is generally topped with brown glaze and mayonnaise. Some stores garnish okos with fish flakes and other offer flavoured okos. Popular flavours include cheese and squid, ham and bacon. We went for an original and cheese and squid mini okos. Every bite filled our mouths with fresh seafood with the wonderful taste of cheese.

We headed over to the tori-Q type of booth, where they sold meat on sticks. We went for pork belly and oh boy was it sinful. The Jews got that right. Enough said.

Lastly, we accousted a dango store. Dangos are rice balls sold in four on a stick. It is a popular snack in Japan despite its humble origins from Hokkaido. The modern version of dangos come in a multitude of flavoured toppings. Cream cheese, red bean, mango, banana, watermelon, sweet potato, sesame and sweet soy sauce. Sis and I purchased six sticks of dango after the chef kindly offered us sample of dango with our choice toppings. It helped that there was a huge discount on purchasing all things japanese to begin with.

As we left the Japanese sector, I casually looked over to the non Japanese stretch of food booths, and almost barely saw a crowd. There were your typical sausages, crepes and the like, but there is something about Japanese food which draw crowds. (ok, the peking duck store had the longest queue even when compared to the Japanese stores, but that is an anomaly.) It's tough to run a food business. I guess it's even harder to run a food business when you are up against the Japs.

forensic science lecture

It has been a while since I blogged- that's primarily because my laptop disallows me from accessing blogspot easily, so i couldn't care less.

Anyway, back to the first of many simultaneous entries.

A forensic pathologist from the Singapore General Hospital was invited to give a speech on forensics last wednesday during lecture. Armed with an open mind and an empty stomach, I took my seat in the auditorium. And I knew that it was going to be a really unbearable two hours when a singaporean girl with thin ruler-like legs donning short shorts sat next to me.

As anyone would expect, there were an array of pictures of corpses, limbs, blood and wounds splattered across the white screen. I thought I was able to handle the gruesomeness, but No, I was wrong.

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There was this case where a female corpse was cut open revealing a medium sized dead foetus (in deep purple), with human organs being pushed in an outward direction because of some black substance located at the abdomen. The story was this: this woman died because of internal bleeding (the dark matter which was tissue btw). She actually had twins because the tissue, whichw as formed outside the womb had foetus-like characteristics. But medical complications occured and the tissue bled, creating infections and bleeding.

I was...freaked out completely- am still a little shaken by it as I write this entry.
Apart from that spooky case, I was very much entertained by the slideshow of pictures. Am not into bdsm, necrophilia or wtv, just that I never seen such pictures and found it rather cool.