A bad omen

The neighbors' dog has been howling and wailing for the past few nights. Mother says it's a sign something bad's about to happen. Usually I dismiss these things with scientific proof and research, but I don't let it go all the way.

The end?

I can't stand blogging anymore. It's just the same as writing diaries except that you type this one out. Heck, I've never been able to keep diaries, each one was shortlived.

So congrats B, you've had me for the longest; 4 years. Now I'll just chuck you in a corner until I feel really really deprived to post again. Or maybe I'll edit this post from time to time. Nostalgia. Bleh.

Oh crap. Where's it gone?

Foundation has its bad effects on me, since now I'm studying subjects related to my future job, it's taken the fun out of 'school-life'. At least A-levels was still school. I don't find any more time to vent out my creative juices. No more literature? Oh horrors!

Actually I don't really care. Not even for the fact that I missed out the audition for the A levels Translations play for the role of that mute girl I've been eyeing (okay, it does hurt...a lot). Well, let's just say that teenage me would have murdered me again and again for what I am doing to myself.

Growing up is such a drag.

Off to bawah sana

Happy Merdeka in advance people!

I won't be on the net for a while... leaving for Singapore for some business opportunity :)

I've never been much of a nationalist anyway

Finally!

Check out the Otakuzone, The Star today...albeit some short quotes..

"I am a nocturnal creature" The way they put it makes me sound off, can't they put it like "loves the night life?" Anyway..what's done is done.

They had to put the photo with the dented dimple...

You can't really see it though.

Wanted to dye my hair green, booked an appointment at Wings Salon, whose owner is Vinxx. (Gee, how creative can they get already?)

Mother threw a hissy fit on why I should go back to my old hairstylist in Kajang who's been doing my hair since 10. So to appease her, I went along with her about 2 hours before my appointment time.

Not that I have anything against her, but something tells me that a home-operating hairstylist whose customers mostly compromise of old aunties & homemakers would not have the colour I want.

Parked outside her house. Heart beating fast

Went into the hairstyling room anticipation,
fear

"Do you have this colour?" The moment of life &
death

"Nah, it's not popular in my salon.." Victory!!!

Quick! Hide that triumphant smile before she sees it!

Oh, no...too late. She caught it. Wow, what a scowl.

:P

Links on event

http://www.1utama.com.my/Event/EventView.aspx?Filter=8%602007&id=2007731400448760&PageA=0&PageB=0

http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/18/tvnradio/18614023&sec=tvnradio

3rd time's the charm

1st call to One-Stop Party Shop

"No, we don't have it, sorry"

2nd call to CostumesNparties

"Oh, we don't have that"

3rd call to Century Fiesta

"Only for rent, RM15 with a RM60 deposit"

Desa Sri Hartamas, here I come for my ears!

My best friend trouble

I'm sorry Rachel, it was my fault. You did not gain weight. It was what exactly I told you. I believe that every incident has a reason. If it wasn't for this, the corset wouldn't have had that unique gold fastening. If my dad didn't send me to the wrong church, I wouldn't have gotten the brilliant belt turned choker. So thank you Rachel, you were excellent.

The outfit is almost completed; I just have to decorate it with ribbons, lace & all sorts of thinkamagiks. The only problem I'm having with it is how to make an alternative fastening at the back of the corset. Because (the model put on weight) I sewn the fabric on the expandable part of the corset, it wasn't able to stretch fully & now I have to make a makeshift shoelace like fastening to hold it so it wouldn't drop.

Alright! So I'm angry that it didn't fit her. On the fitting day, I just told her what I typed on the top to appease her clueless ness on why it didn't fit her like it did before. When I got home, I realized how tough it is to change the corset & smsed her to try to control her body for this week...perhaps on a quick diet. At first, she agreed to it. Later she changed her mind & kept repeating this line:

"I DID NOT PUT ON WEIGHT"

Someone got smart & added later what I told her earlier. Hello, I only told you that because I did not want to hurt anyone's feelings because we were going to have a video shoot of the fitting, I didn't want my words to affect your performance. Not that it was any good anyway, when Bill says to walk more girly, you don't become more wooden than you already are. Heck, he walks better than you!

She even had the cheek to tell me to just make the corset fit her. Wow, now that's a model in the making, not even one yet & she's starting to act like a stereotype. Hah, she's lucky she's stuck with me, otherwise any other designer would have dropped Miss Princess & her annoying bf who keeps asking "Does it hurt?" when I was being as careful as possible while pinning the corset on her.
(Have I told you yet? They come in a package)

On another note, I'm still looking for my Legolas ears. I've been trying to call a few numbers Spannerworks Event Company provided me with but still no answer. I hope I can get a cheap pair, I think I already overblown my budget...sigh..any ideas where I can get one cheap for sale/rent?

Too many Did nots

I've been busy for the past week... too many unfortunate events happening..so I'll just do it like the Nintendo DS Pokemon Pearl Journal style (Get the DS, it's so damn fun you won't wanna take your hands off it..for real =P)

Wed, 8 Aug - Tried the RKL Express bus, Back to Kajang to get pastels from Helen, Missed my moral quiz while using the bus...(NEVER AGAIN unless unnessasary)

Thurs, 9 Aug - Started my 4 day part time job selling GPS systems at MAPA, Sold my 1st (& last) unit

Fri, 10 Aug - Did not sell any units. Found out classmate has succeeded into pursuading another guy to be the transport for our before-2nd-sem-starts-last-trip...(Future post perhaps? )

Sat, 11 Aug - Did not sleep the whole night, came to job sick, did not finish resketch of design, corset did not fit model, model DID NOT watch her body, michelle DID NOT keep her cool, michelle DID NOT have a good day.

Sun, 12 Aug - Went to church late, got a job offer to Singapore from boss & a chance to work from home later, did not sell any units, got threatened by a useless bastard (c'mon, I'm just a part-timer, what do I know bout the rules & politics of event management?) Found out that part-time crush is married (Ooh, that's too bad..haha), went back to a screaming banshee, thought of someone (no, not that one), and had the best sleep in days!

Mon, 13 Aug - Back to see the tailor in Kajang, used the slow buses again=4 hours spent travelling, trip to The Curve cancelled, stepped into cement, tore my jeans, & overusing my computer hours (again)

Redo! Redo! Redo!

Shit! I made a silly miscalculation on the pleats for the top..they don't exactly look 'eye pleasing'. So I picked at everything to start over. And to think that I wanted to mix batik material with the blue silk thing I found...oh gosh...

I HAVE to keep reminding myself that:

LESS IS EVERYTHING

First fitting

I grilled the sewing machine just minutes before I departed to FACT again...& what a disappointment..it seems that's I'm the only one who's got more than 50% of my garment completed. Well, there was this other girl..who had to change the whole colour of her outfit....



They had the whole tv crew from AXN/Animax come over to do interviews & walkthroughs ala Project Runway with Bill Keith acting as Tim Gunn of some sort..that guy's hilarious..we all know he sways the other way, so he used that to bully the cameraman...but I don't think that's appropriate for national TV..haha, but you should have been there..

Sneak preview of my design

I wanted to use umbrella spokes in the design, but Bill said since my outfit is already feminine, well, he just doesn't want Rachel to look like an insect. Oh, have I mentioned? Rachel, my model is the daughter of Lewre owner! Woohoo! Free shoes!

I made a few friends... most of them are fashion students... well, I thank them for being extremely patient with this noob in fashion. One taught me how to do a choker..another cute guy taught me how to do ruffles. He's so cute! Well, Bill puts on mascara but this one looks much better with it, you could just pinch his cheeks...I envy him, he's so natural on camera. I can't..I become a bit woody, like Daniel Radcliffe's or Keanu's.

By the way, you can still vote for my design..3RD Row, 3RD column..just register once, & vote for me! Well...they said you can vote only once, but I've tried the system & I've already voted 3 times for myself..(hehehehe, kiasuness)

http://www.animax-asia.com/fashion-ability/vote-step1.asp

Bothways halfway done

Why am I here? I've got a visit from Mr. Procrastinator again.

I got the skirt...the petals look a bit..too curly..had to iron them down. I guess it's my fault that I told her to sew the edges like a tudung...so everything curled inwards..other than that, it looks lovely. Too girly in fact, I had to change the whole outlook from Gothic Lolita to kawaii- impish girl..sigh..

I'm working on the top...I tried to take the shortcut way by folding all the cloth like a fan and sew it directly on the corset..but I got stopped in time by my mother...Oh well...we'll see what I can come up with in 15 hours flat. First fitting's at 2pm..and I'll be making another trip to Kamdar first thing in the morning to get some more tulle, organza, silk & chiffon.

Oh JOY!

Alright! My design has been posted up on the website!

http://www.animax-asia.com/fashion%2Dability/vote-step1.asp

Click on the link to see it! The 3RD ROW, 3RD COLUMN! The one with the orange hair, blue butterfly top, & the purple petal skirt!

Well, I managed to get a sari seamstress to make the puffed out skirt for me, since she had some experience in making concert outfits for kindergarden kids...like a Spanish Flamenco dress.

I'm doing the top myself, with mixtures of batik, feathers..all sorts of stuff...It's gonna be much more complicated than the drawing you see at the website....more gothic. Anyway, spare some time to register once & vote for me =)

Come give your support at the event 18th August at OU 2pm-8pm to see my creation come alive! MUAHAHAHAHA~ =P

Fashion! Ooh la la~

Something, probably the current worthy highlight of my entire life; just happened!!! I was chosen to be one of the top 20 finalists to compete in the Animax Fashion Ability competition!

Thanks to dad, who typed the paticulars on the back of my designs amidst frequent nagging from me everyday to quickly send it in, thanks to Pos Malaysia for not screwing up my big chance to be discovered, & finally thanks to Animax for extending the deadline for one more week, otherwise this would have never happened.

1. Meet designers 28 July 2007 at F.A.C.T. College
2. 1st fitting 4 August 2007 at F.A.C.T. College
3. Final fitting/Crash course 11 August 2007 at F.A.C.T College
4. Event day 18 August 2007 at 1 Utama

The meeting of designers & pairing off with models start today at FACT college in Bukit Bintang...you know, ala Project Runway...but on a bit smaller scale. Keep reading here to get updates on how I do!

Wish this person, who's only experience in sewing is making dolls & toys, all the luck she can get! (I'll post pictures of my design once I get the clear from the organizers)

Never changed

It will be my horrifying Computing test in 10 hours time & I, as usual, flirting with time; am dilly-dallying around with the computer. Well, it's related, see..not that I'm using it now for the actual test. Heck, why should there be a written test for IT? They should've just put our faces smack on the moniter & get us to type some things out. I'll screw up the test anyway, so why bother typing this out? Oh..of course, just to please Mr.Procastination, my current best friend.

Why the hell am I studying computing anyway? Alright, it did help me in the sense that I am now equipped with the basic knowledge of MS office stuff. But what I really need is how to use Media based stuff; Publisher, Adobe shit..etc.

Sigh, I really do miss literature...but I rarely have the time to dilly-dally with you anymore...or is it maybe because I chose not to?

Ill again

The throbs in my head faster than my heart;
I cannot breathe properly,
not enough blood being pumped to my body,
A dry lump in my throat.
I'm in such pain, no it's not my fucking brain!
Nor my malfunctioning body;
My soul, my soul...
The shattered pieces pieced together,
have been shattered once again..
by the ones I thought I loved,
by the ones I loved,
by the ones I love..
For their own selfish needs,
Have you realised what you've done to me?

I'm a freakin' banana Pt.2

Some of my classmates just can't seem to understand why I sway the other way...The fact that I don't like being associated with boys of my own race.

Why? I look at home & cry at my dad who fits the China man/ah beng stereotype perfectly..in other words; boring. Boring. Boring. I can't imagine how life would be if I end it with a Chinese; oh wait..I can..hmm, predictable, routine, and a hum-drum contented-ever-after cycle of life.

Okay, so not all of them are that bad. I've met some interesting characters in the past. But these people I've met are definitely not available; or have been taken up by some other lucky bananas already. Argh!, I missed the train again. What more, I'd have communication problems with him. So, alright, I'm not that bad at speaking my mother tongue, in fact~ I've been practising everyday with my Chinese-ed classmates. Oh yeah, have I mentioned that there are 3 more bananas in my class? Same like me, they were too lazy to use the language in their school years, that they forgot it almost entirely! I'm so lucky..hahaha~

I need excitement! Which is what I see people of the other races have. Everything spontaneous, fun & thrilling. Everyday something not expected. Of course, life would be more of a risk then...as you never know what trials might come your way. So why do I sway the other way, when I can have a safe, stable life with an ah-beng? Cause I cannot stand a static life...simply said & done.

P/S: Plus, I love the colour contrast of skin against each other, sexy! Woo hoo~Lolz~

Neither here nor there

I love my body.
The shape.
The way my skin sticks to the bones.
My Bow legs.
Every scar on the surface.
The petiteness.
The hourglass with very narrow tops.

But now I'm having doubts. Back in my hometown, I was the small girl. The title was bestowed upon me by some guy. Now in the city, I see so many more pint-sized girls. 3-feet-lotus-women. And boy, do they look good. Suddenly I feel awkward. I can't be labeled small, big, or A-O-K. I"m a bloody misfit! Sigh, I worry too much about these stupid things.

No Joy at all

Those living in Malaysia, you've probably already heard all the hullabaloo of that "removing-the-religion-from-the-IC" issue. About how some think it's right while others feel that it's a sign on how their rights are being withheld. It's painful yes, but amid all that chaos & so-called-under-control, I found something particularly tickling:

One local TV station highlighted the incident of the crowding outside the high court, awaiting the results of the appeal, describing it as a gentle gathering. How brilliant! How absolutely witty yet so careful! Despite all that tension on free speech & hush-hush, you, have managed to slip in a bit of humor into that entire furor.

I salute the local media