Monday, December 31, 2012

When We Think About It

YAY FOR 2013!! 
well, from this side of the world, that is

I had wanted to save the occasion for last year but since one, I missed it (DUH), second, it didn't quite add up right in my head, I thought I'd round up 2011 & 2012 for this. AAAND this is the part we're all scratching our heads wondering "WHAT ON GODLY EARTH IS THIS WOMAN GOIN ON ABOUT". Why yes, I know, I'm crazy. That's beside the point. But I... Never mind, here goes!!

Fourteen countries, twenty cities, two Christmases and two Happy New Year exclaims later.... (OMG I have waited SOOOOOOO LONG to do this!!) 
Jokes aside... Here we are! The end of my Senior year at SUA. Just 5 months away from walking down one of the most significant aisles of my life: Graduation Aisle. Looking back on the past 4 years at SUA (well, not just 2012 cause it all just adds up to today), I personally don't feel the change but I mean, surely, change must've happened! I don't wear that short blazer that I bought from Forever 21 anymore, not like I used to in the year that I got it, when all I would wear is that. I like new music, actually enjoy cheese, am slowly rewarming myself to alcohol (I mean, I'm not gonna go pissed-drunk-can't-fcuking-remember-shit) but I mean, I'll have some Kiwi Soju (MM YUM!) and kinda hate myself later when the after taste fumes that seems to make its way back to my taste buds, bringing with them tormenting throw up feelings I would rather stay away from. But you know, I guess I've changed, and as much as I don't quite feel it, thinking about it, it kinda makes sense? Well, anyway, here are some reasons why I'm kinda excited: I think I'm getting closer to the school + course I wanna take after Soka which is kind helping at the moment (just got off the phone with one of the representatives from one of the schools I was checking out and that calmed my nerves a teeny tiny bit). 

OMG ALL THAT JIBBERISH. I don't blame you if you didn't read all of it. Seriously, you really don't have to. Free...whatever thing-not-pointing-a-gun-at-your-head YOUDON'THAVETOREADITIFYOUDON'TWANTTO. 

seriously. 
as if my obnoxious self isn't enough



ANYWAY 2013 be looking good! Boy am I STOKED out of my socks.

Looking back on last year's post well, click here if you wanna see how RIRITARDED (Riri, this is for you) I was. I mean, I was talking more like bragging *rolls eyes at self* about my trip & blog screaming about a watch 
OOH OOH THIS ONE!


I wanted, could not afford but ended up returning after buying it (HIGHLY DISCOUNTED BEE TEE DUBS!). I still want that watch by the way! Alright, shall stop rambling here;



MANY JOLLY WONDERFUL NEW YEAR WISHES TO ALL OF YOU & YOUR FAMBAMS!



xoxo
Kim. 

PS, as you can tell, I've recovered a fair bit. 2 days ago, I could've sworn I was going to die... HEHE. Momma and her magic momma skills I'm pretty sure all mommas have (; 

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Stuffy Nose

I am back from the much needed break in Singapore YAY!
But er, I am under the weather, so maybe updates soon?


PUH REEEETY much what I think about when I say 
"under the weather" only different lines :)






xoxo (with all muh yummy flu germs),
Kim 

Monday, December 17, 2012

Major Decadence


The mother returned from her travel yesterday. Was really nice to see her face again. Not on a screen either.



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I practically spent the whole day eating (with a very special person) yesterday. It was wayy too much fun, you could say it was sinful. 


Such gluttony. Soon, my name shall be renewed as "Rolly Polly". I must say though, nothing beats home cooked food.




Boootiful swatches.
By the way, TOPSHOP lipticks smell nice. 
Not sure if that should cause worry or not....




Sunday, December 16, 2012

Ramble Fable

Extended day, multiple dates, late nights. 
Food fest, window shopping, anger bitching.
Echoing laughter, tobacco intoxication, voicebox murders.
Old friends, Soka alumni, track&field reunion. 
One Empty Gas Tank.



I practically spent the day in bed today. Possibly one of the best things ever to happen to me in a while. Simplicity at its best. Nothing beats being home :) 



Side note: A la naturaleza es lo mejor. 


Of double takes & incessant staring. 




PS- My US phone is literally dead. Immensely displeasing. 



My train of thought must be insanely confusing huh? 




xoxo,
Kim. 

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Waddup Karipap?

Just to clarify something...


I HAVE LEFT SUA.


Current location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

So call me! If you don't have my number, PM me for it (or you know, FB/ Skype me. Don't email though, I'm horrible at that)and let's hang! I'd love to see all of your lovely faces! For those of you who are far away... Maybe you guys should come back! ;) 



I mean, Riri did it. 
So can you ;)



JUST SAYIN'

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Finally Finals

"Why do you do this to yourself?"
Is always a question I get asked...

Why Kim, WHY?

Some of you are probably wondering what (the heck) is she talking about..

Well guys, tis the season for finals, I decided to write about the amount of classes I've taken this semester... In total, I have... *drum roll* 

Eight classes.


That's right. 
8
Eight. 




They include:
Do I really have to list them? 
NAH. Boring trivial shit no one really cares about anyway.


To be honest, there were days when I wanted to shut myself up in my cove and just sleep. And yes, I have had my moments/ days when I would either walk around looking like Einstein's Chinese cousin (with my hair sticking up and everything) or cry my eyes out from the weight of it all. But interestingly enough, you know when you had anticipated stuff to be horrible but by the end of it, you look back and mutter "that was not as bad as I thought!". That, my dear friends is my problem... I always come out of all of it thinking it was not shitty at all. 

So there. Haha.

Next time you're watching me torture myself with the work load, just remember I said this:
Initially, you think you're losing your marbles.
1/4 way through, you think, yeah.. I'll be okay.. I'll make it alright..
3/4 through, you're beginning to get the hang of it
By the end of it, you're just surprised it all ended and you wish you could keep going cause you had begun getting the hang of it... 


Wednesday, December 5, 2012

The Never Ending Process

Thought for today:
The Power of Authority.
I now fully comprehend one's desire to remain in power despite constantly being dissed.
Only the ones who work for the benefit of others are willing to forgo authority. 
The Power of Words.
Vocab. Grammar. 
Bored boring. 
Iambored&Iamboringtheymakethismistakeallthetime. 
Minute yet significant. 



Now:
Nobody really ever stops to listen to the quiet one. The assumption has already been made. No matter what you say, they'll never believe it...







...Until someone with authority says the exact. same. thing.


Think about it.



xoxo,
Kim

Sunday, December 2, 2012

I'm Singing My Blues...?

Blue Party was pretty fun last night...

I shall only say this much. Judge me if you want... I'm equally surprised... But I'll say this:

I CRIED BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO PLAY BIG BANG
I CRIED WHEN HE ACTUALLY PLAYED FANTASTIC BABY,
I CRIED AGAIN WHEN CHARLIE TORMENTED ME WITH PHOTOS OF TOP.
I CRIED. 
(not even a silent cry, two drops of tears and done. This was a true omg boohoo sob)

Shocked? Yeah. I was too. I don't know why I'm crying over Big Bang, a song, TOP. Even the fact that I was crying was just mind boggling... True story...

Permission to laugh, GRANTED
I hope this entertained you profoundly. 


Nuff said. Paper time.


xoxo,
Kim 

PS- Photos aren't up on Facebook so I can't steal em.. But I will post em up when they go on Facebook :)

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Baby Daddy.

Okay, this just got worse... My throat feels like it has been burnt, my legs are sore, and I taste blood... :/
THIS IS BAD.
Ya think, Kim...? -_-
So, as you may (or most probably do not) know,
was on last night. For those of you who are scratching your scalp, trying to dig into the walls of your cerebellum, wondering what I mean... Just briefly, MAMA is basically a music award show, kinda like an AMA's but for East Asia :) (psst! you can click the photo to see who won what if ya likesssss)

Boy, was it one LONG show... I had briefly watched the Red Carpet, but went to bed so I could wake up in time for swim practice... So, we, the fangirls of the different KPOP groups gathered together, with  balloons (thanks to Thao-she-is-awesome-Tu!), and we watched it togetherrr, and it was just AWESOME.

Here was what went down:
At the beginning, we were SUPER excited, shouting and jumping in joy, waiting for it to begin...
We'd comment on outfits and stuff and talk about how pretty some of these girls were. Then, we'd cheer for the groups who won. When there was lots of touching on stage, we'd exclaim. During performances by Super Junior, SHINEE, SISTAR, EXO, we all stood up, danced, and watched the performance...

But you see, we had thought this was only 2 hours long... By the middle of the show, we were all so tired, slumped on the couch... We were seriously anticipating only one performance. 

BIG BANG's

When it actually played, ALL of us went crazy. As if in a trance, we were glued to the TV, but we also danced, danced, danced, da-danced (teehee, ya gets it?). In that process, we also screamed, did jumping jacks (apparently thats what I was doing...), sing(more like shout)-along-ing. Funnily enough, I HAD NO IDEA of what Big Bang did throughout... I was so focused on the dancing and singing, I didn't even notice the details of the performance... So I rewatched it when I got back... 

Thursday, November 29, 2012

For The Days Missed

So yeah...
Be warned: The post you're about to scroll down has not much substance. All you will see are photos of outfits I bothered to get people to take pictures of...
You have been warned...!







Merp.


Okay, rest time before the long night begins.

xoxo, 
Kim. 






Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Antics, Shmantics. Shoot Me.

There was a slightly heated (okay, I LIE! NON HEATED...) discussion on politics today.
The topic of politics in South East Asian countries (OKAY! I LIE AGAIN! Only Vietnam and Malaysia -_-) came up...

I've told the friend... more specifically..
Thao 
(HEHE isn't this great? God, I realize how creepy this sounds)

about this one time my dad decided to announce to a table full of strangers (to me) about how I know NOTHING about the politics in my country... ERM. INCORRECT, FATHER. Though, I was at the time so vested in what the speaker (it was at a POLITICAL dinner hosted by a member of the opposition party) had to say to us, so I just sat in silence while he beamed in how much he had assumed he knew of me... tsk tsk tsk. Meh. Anyway...!

Today was definitely a fun, art-filled day! I love Tuesdays + Thursdays... Seriously. Only things keeping me sane anymore...

Had ceramics & drawing! 

Yesterday I had mentioned briefly to look out for my drawing (okay, those of you who saw it on FB/ Instagram, SHUSH!)... 
VOILA!

I also worked on my cylinders! :) HEHE

YA LIKES? ;) 
This is just some of it.. I added more stuff but forgot to take photos HAHA
MORE TO COME soon ;) 

It is becoming harder and harder to get out of bed these days... I just wanna shut those eyelids and open em... Like, maybe after a month? HAHA This is when I wish I was a polar bear... Or a snake. Or whatever animal that hibernates their lives. Or a laptop. Though, I hibernate mines all the time, and usually they are not hibernated as long as an animal, but... MEH. ANIMALS FTW! :D

ANYWAY, it is CRUNCH TIME now. Everyone is skipping meals, downing cups after cups of caffeine/ coffee. It is time for me to DIP OUT from blogging too. HAHA. I will be blogging significantly less since I need to finish my work WAY earlier than everyone elseee haha.

you know I love you! ♥

xoxo,
Kim ♥




Monday, November 26, 2012

Dear So & So..

Okay, so here is something I need to get off my chest...

Disclaimer: This is direct to one person, and one person only. Maybe you know who you are, maybe you don't... You're reading this... Or not... I really can't care. But this, is for you.


Dear ________,


In case you forgot, I am human, I have feelings. Whether they're for you, or not, I am not to be trifled with. A righteous human being would not so blatantly and bluntly lie like that. You can't even fool a child with a lie like yours. I've been nothing but civil with you, but you took advantage of what you have assumed to be my vulnerability and so flagrantly LIED to my face. Those empty words of yours, echoing in my mind. The more I think about it, the more I begin to wonder what it was I did to make you do such a thing... You're cold, Mister. COLD. Don't get me wrong... I'm not mad... It's just been bugging me for a bit, and I just thought I'd remind you of the liar you are :)


xoxo,

Kim 













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Meanwhile...
Here's what's up!
Force feeding,
Insane hair (mirrors are not to be trusted anymore when it comes to my hair.. -_-)  
& Black Friday buys + dress-up Monday! :)
Lace sweater from Forever 21 for SUPER CHEAP! 
IN LOVE 
Cha-Cha & Barbara are in town! 
Made my night in its entirety! :) 
&

HOMEWORK. 
Shall upload a picture of my latest drawing assignment soon ;)

Stay tuned! 


Sunday, November 25, 2012

Plain Simple.

Ya like the template? Huh..? Huh..? ;)
TEEHEE.
I've been contemplating this for the longest time...
Have not been super crazy about the previous template for a while... I've been meaning to change it but just never got round to doing it much... What with my schoolwork and all that insanity... Now that I'm free-er (this will not last tomorrow) and was on my blog, I saw the template and was like, "meh,why not?", so here we are! YAY!

I'm sorry, I know it's a bit boring, but I was beginning to feel dizzy from all the photos, colors, and madness... Less is more! YAY!

Like this cup of Lychee Tea-goodness!



The black & white cup + the simplicity of tea sans sugar/any-form-of-liquid-that-ends-with-the-word-"milk". 
MMM.


Sidenote: Seriously, I use this gif for literally EVERYTHING I think is yum. No pun/offense/rudeness intended. 
Sorry of any annoyance caused. 


But really, why? Simply put: 
1. I ♥ EMMA STONE. 
2. I  the facial expressions. We roll our eyes one way or another... Don't lie, you know you've rolled your eyes AT LEAST once when you've experienced pure pleasure... ;) like, when you take a bite of something ohhh sooo delish, that when you swallow it, you're like mmmmmh, yumh!
3. It has the word "YUM" in it. Perfect word to illustrate the food stuff I'm talking about. 
4. Did I mention I  FRIGGIN  EMMA STONE? (er, if you don't love her... then... idk what else to say to you...)

Speaking of DELISH!

Guess what I had for brunch today! Er, some of you MAY or MAY NOT know this... But... I had... 


TADA!!!
*粽子!!
*(pronounced as zong zi



So, okay, I've had them in my freezer, but I had completely forgotten about them..!
...until last night.. HAHA. I went to Martha's room and saw something that resembled these babies and it hit me.. So, this morning, I dragged them out, and OMNOM-ed them & shared it with some friends as well. It was just terrific! I apologize for not taking a photo of the insides.. I was so hungry... hahaha. I am not photo-crazy enough I guess..? 






xoxo,
Kim.



Long Weekend

We got a 5 day weekend this week.

Thursday was the official starting off day but since ALL my classes on Wednesday were cancelled, it was considered an off day. Even though I kept thinking I still had 2 of my classes... -_- it wasn't till I saw a classmate who told me we didn't have French class, did I know it was cancelled. The other class, I had walked into a completely empty classroom. Guess I didn't get the memo... :/

Anyway...

HAPPY BELATED THANKSGIVING!! :)

This year, I am being thankful for all the love and support that have been showered upon me on an endless scale. Deepest deepest gratitude!

Also, I know it has been over a month since I wrote anything here.. I've been so swamped with homework & assignments it's not even funny...

But here are some snapshots of what's gone on so far...
Side note: Some of these photos have way surpassed the occasions... that's how long I've been knocked out from my workload...


Sushi dinner!


when it was still warm...



mismatched Toms.


as the cold settled...


the Malaysian ring leader ;) 





Halloween! :) 


Spirit Festival!


the hype when Bigbang played:
Clearly only a few of us were excited... hehe.



Bigbang Alive Concert the next day!
A dream come true! :D


Some of the stolen shot.


Muh new bias. 
Boy is fineeeeee <3 p="p">

Sad to say, that concert has messed me up psychologically. I've been on some weird spell where I've been crying, singing, thinking, eating, breathing everything Bigbang.. Someone shoot me please? For a good 1.30 hours, I watched 1 interview of Bigbang. It was my "relax" time.. Ridiculous..? Me thinks yes!
So yeah, lots happened in October and till the middle of November... Can't say I'm happy about some of them, neither can I say that I'm suicidal over these things... Definitely are some hiccups in between. Shall try to update again soon....




Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Pee In A Box?

Yesterday, I had the sudden inspiration to write about the types of pee.
For those of you who are grossed out... LAST I CHECKED, pee-ing is NORMAL. If you also get grossed out when someone says they need to take a dump, something's wrong with you. You don't go poop or something. 
My advice: GO CONSULT A DOCTOR.
Chances are, your innards aren't working very well. 

So anyway, I was gonna write about it today cause I was too tired to write anything. I was so tired I had to pause my french homework and request we continue working on the rest of it tomorrow (ie, today, which I got done by the way! イエイ me! hehe) 

But unfortunately, I am not going to write it today because...

I am sick. 

SADFACE.

Funny story: I had a visitor last night, and I had the AC on. But halfway through, I started getting cold so I turned it off. As it heats back up pretty quickly here, I must've fiddled with it a few times throughout because when I went to bed, I was convinced I had turned it back on. Just an FYI, the AC does this balancing thing where it keeps the room a certain temperature at any given time. So essentially, it pauses when the ideal temperature is reached and back on when it starts warming up again. While in bed, I thought it was doing one of it's pauses so never really thought much about it. Sides, I was too tired to get up and meddle with it.

WORST DECISION EVER.

I woke up, feeling slightly weird in the head. It was like a mixture between a headache and light headed-ness.   The rest of the day was.... HORRIBLE. I had symptoms of my migraine but was not in as much pain as if I had one. (FYI, this is possibly one of the grossest feelings ever if you've ever experienced it) Worse, I started getting hiccups in drawing class and after a while, could no longer stand it, I excused myself to go back to my room for a nap. Woke up still feeling like shit. Or worse... My friend says it's cause of the amount of classes I'm taking. One even suggested that I quit swimming :( 
That all saddens me. (Kay, not such a funny story after all I'm sorry) 


So anyway... my newly graduated (WOOHOO!) friend Ray sent me this...  


It is officially the 2nd (3rd for some of you) of October. Another month (in 3 hours) has passed since I returned to this country. I can still remember the guy at the immigration 3 years ago telling me to "Have fun!" here. 3 years gone. 1 more to go. Well, less than that. What have I accomplished? What have I become? What DO I wanna become? The answers to these questions continue to welcome elude me on a daily basis. I can't stand up and confidently give you an answer because I simply just do not have one...



So, if you were to check all that applies to you about September, what would it be?
PS, I will blog about pee soon. 




xoxo


Saturday, September 29, 2012

In Loving Memory...

... of the brilliant thoughts that once ran through all our heads and have vanished in the unlimited, untouched section of our brains, like the folder of the unsolved and closed crimes.

Brain farts. They happen to the best of all of us...

One moment, we'd have the most mind boggling, dramatic, amazing epiphany or thought and the next, you knew you had this one real cool thought but nothing you do can or will help recall what you have just lost... Ahem, this also feels like all the things I have.. One second I'm holding onto them, the next, god knows where they'd gone... bleargh.

Okay. On with this week's outfits! (Just a reminder, I am using stuff I already have, so you will see the repeat of stuff such as jewelry and shoes, ESPECIALLY the shoes)
Also, the BOLDS are the names of the shops I got the items from.

a sunny afternoon at Starbucks with my Mexican twin sistah!

Sweater a gift from my momma. Thank you momma! I love it!
Romper Target
Watch Fossil
Sandals Vincci+
Sunglasses property of Dalma Avalos

the day everyone thought I had an interview &reconnecting through mealtimes

Blazer Forever 21 (thanks guys for the compliments)
V-Neck H&M
Jeans Forever 21
Sandals a market in Bali, Indonesia

of French films and slumber

Dress a wholesale place in Hatyai, Thailand
Flats Charles & Keith, Singapore 
Headband Forever 21 (PS, they're sold in 4/5s  for CHEAP)
Earrings a gift from my aunt


I'm unconsciously dressing in mourning of your work clothes, Nawwar!

Top some store near Soka
Skirt Goodwill; Charleston, South Carolina
Belt came with a dress I bought at a wholesale store in Hatyai
Earrings  (they're 2 sets) a wholesale store in LA
Watch Fossil 
Bracelet Guess (a gift from Sabrina. THANK YOU HONEY!)
Ring Diva

A night out with the girls and spending TOO long on picking a lipstick color

Necklace a gift from Nawwar (woohoo! Nawwar! Thank youuuu!)
Earrings dollar store in Hatyai
Dress wholesale place in LA
Wedges Debenhams I think? Can't quite recall but I remember that they were on sale!
Arm accessories all gifts


Last night's make up challenge:
Fucking lipstick color & my rusty skills at putting on fake lashes.
But I wanna take about the eye shadow.
What I did... (please scroll to bottom of page)


As you can tell... I don't apply make up on a regular basis. Only on special special occasions. Like last night. We paid a visit to Rage, a gay club in LA. Boy oh boy was it fun! I had so much fun with all the girls and the cute little gay boys who danced and laughed with us.

Just a little update on my week since I lost the one thing I had wanted to seriously blog about...



If you may or may not have noticed, I had deactivated Facebook. But the next day, I had gotten a phone call from mom thinking I had deleted her and that she felt empty without it because she uses it to check up on me and cheer her up on a bad day. So, to make her feel better, I reactivated it. Oh Facebook, we couldn't even part even if I desired it. Well, not for long, at least.

I must say, this week is one of my hectic ones because it is the alternate week (one that includes the package an extra hour of class) but surprisingly, it was a really cool week of basically me being extra super hyper. It has also been a week that has tested my patience. My ceramic items were falling apart, I had presentations, lots of readings, and a mini exam. Oh, and did I mention all the stress and upset I had observed over the course of these 5 days? I remember getting comments like "you're too hyper for me right now" Oh yes. I felt unstoppable.


our afternoon view


Granted, in the heat this afternoon, I had a moment of bitch. Sorry. But I think the one thing that wrapped up the week and that made it oh-so beautiful was the Senior Forum that took place.


Things I'm truly grateful for:


Julia playing Peekaboo


It was so nice to see the class get together in one room and to address issues as a class. 



and of course, the impromptu off campus breaks.


memories from 2 years ago with my Julia
Photo Courtesy: Charlie Kerhin 




Question: What are you grateful for this week?


xoxo







Last night's make up:
Eyes (I used my middle and 4th fingers, and a thin flat brush):
VERY IMPORTANT: apply primer before shadow! Currently using from Urban Decay
After primer application, I started (using my middle finger) with a metallic medium brown as the base (I used this cause it is slightly lighter than my skin color, so pick a color that is one shade lighter than your skin color cause I will contrast it out with darker browns). Starting at the bottom of my lids in the middle, in a zig zag motion, slowly moved UP my eyes to the brow. Next, I took a purplish brown color, one that is maybe 3 shades darker than skin color and starting at the END of my eyes, in a decreasing pressure, brushing inwards and stopping in middle of eye. Now, you'd see a fading shade towards the middle of your eyes. Then, I took the brush (if possible, use one that has a thin rounded top brush one that looks kinda like this) and BLACK eyeshadow, slowly lined my eyes from the inside to the end WITHOUT winging it. So basically, I drew a line along the line of my lids and stopping at the end. Then, gently, using the brush, slowly smudging the black upwards in bits. BITS = 2mm. UPWARDS all the way till the end. Once done, using 4th finger, taking a color 2 shades lighter than 1st color, filling in the area under the brow (where the bone is) and dabbing the small soft patch between nose bridge and eyes.

Then, curl eyelashes and apply mascara.
WARNING: 

REFRAIN FROM APPLYING MORE COATS ON LAYER OF DRIED MASCARA.
Followed by gluing eyelashes to eyes. I usually start from the inside of my eyes and work my way out.

Cheeks: EASY. BENETINT from BENEFIT. I swear on this stuff. Using the brush, I draw diagonal lines on my cheekbones and even them out.

Lipstick: I picked a deep Fuschia (I mixed my red with nude pink)