Song of the day

Sade- Smooth Operator

One of my favorite songs of all time. In one word, 'smooth'. This song is about the 'cad', the 'heart breaker', the 'smooth operator'... Callous and cold at heart, glides from, 'Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, western male, across the North and South to Key Largo, love for sale...'

*** Actually, it's one of my favorite driving songs,  especially when there are no red traffic lights in sight, just smooth driving...

***On a side note, I know a person who bears an uncanny resemblance to the 'smooth operator' in the MV- with the same amount of sleaze and chutzpah....

*** Went out for dinner tonight, had a fortune cookie, message: 'something you had once lost will be found again'... I wonder what that may be....

Chinese retorts!

For use when one is arguing in Chinese...

1. Stop complaining! 別發牢騷！
2. You make me sick! 你真讓我噁心！
3. What's wrong with you? 你怎麼回事？
4. You shouldn't have done that! 你真不應該那樣做!
5. You're a jerk! 你是個廢物/混球！
6. Don't talk to me like that! 別那樣和我說話!
7. Who do you think you are? 你以為你是誰？
8. What's your problem? 你怎麼回事啊？
9. I hate you! 我討厭你 ！
10. I don't want to see your face! 我不願再見到你！
11. You're crazy! 你瘋了!
12. Are you insane/crazy/out of your mind? 你瘋了嗎？（美國人絕對常用！）
13. Don't bother me. 別煩我。
14. Knock it off. 少來這一套。
15. Get out of my face. 從我面前消失！
16. Leave me alone. 走開。
17. Get lost .滾開！
18. Take a hike! 哪兒涼快哪兒歇著去吧。
19. You piss me off. 你氣死我了。
20. It's none of your business. 關你屁事！
21. What's the meaning of this? 這是什麼意思？
22. How dare you! 你敢！
23. Cut it out. 省省吧。
24. You stupid jerk! 你這蠢豬！
25. You have a lot of nerve. 臉皮真厚。
26. I'm fed up. 我厭倦了。
27. I can't take it anymore. 我受不了了！（李陽老師常用）
28. I've had enough of your garbage. 我聽膩了你的廢話。
29. Shut up! 閉嘴！
30. What do you want? 你想怎麼樣？
31. Do you know what time it is? 你知道現在都幾點嗎？
32. What were you thinking? 你腦子進水啊？
33. How can you say that? 你怎麼可以這樣說？
34. Who says? 誰說的？
35. That's what you think! 那才是你腦子裡想的！
36. Don't look at me like that. 別那樣看著我。
37. What did you say? 你說什麼？
38. You are out of your mind. 你腦子有毛病！
39. You make me so mad.你氣死我了啦。
40. Drop dead. 去死吧！
41. I don't give a . 我才不管(理都不理)呢。
42. Don't give me your ****. 別跟我胡扯。
43. Don't give me your excuses/ No more excuses. 別找借口。
44. You're a pain in the ass. 你這討厭鬼。
45. You're an asshole. 你這缺德鬼。
46. You bastard! 你這雜種！
47. Get over yourself. 別自以為是。
48. You're nothing to me. 你對我什麼都不是。
49. It's not my fault. 不是我的錯。
50. You look guilty. 你看上去心虛。
51. I can't help it. 我沒辦法。
52. That's your problem. 那是你的問題。
53. I don't want to hear it. 我不想聽！
54. Get off my back. 少跟我囉嗦。
55. Give me a break. 饒了我吧。
56. Who do you think you're talking to? 你以為你在跟誰說話？
57. Look at this mess! 看看這爛攤子！
58. You' re so careless. 你真粗心。
59. Why on earth didn't you tell me the truth? 你到底為什麼不跟我說實話？
60. I'm about to explode! 我肺都快要氣炸了！
61. What a stupid idiot! 真是白癡一個！
62. I'm not going to put up with this! 我再也受不了啦！
63. I never want to see your face again! 我再也不要見到你！
64. That's terrible. 真糟糕！
65. Just look at what you've done! 看看你都做了些什麼！
66. I wish I had never met you. 我真後悔這輩子遇到你！
67. You're a disgrace. 你真丟人！
68. I'll never forgive you! 我永遠都不會饒恕你！
69. Don't nag me! 別在我面前嘮叨！
70. I'm sick of it. 我都膩了。
71. You're such a ! 你這個婊子!
72. Stop screwing/fooling/ messing around! 別鬼混了！
73. Mind your own business! 管好你自己的事！
74. You're just a good for nothing bum! 你真是一個廢物！/ 你一無是處！
75. You've gone too far! 你太過分了！
76. I loathe you! 我討厭你！
77. I detest you! 我恨你！
78. Get the hell out of here! 滾開!
79. Don't be that way! 別那樣！
80. Can't you do anything right? 成事不足，敗事有餘。
81. You're impossible. 你真不可救藥。
82. Don't touch me! 別碰我！
83. Get away from me! 離我遠一點兒！
84. Get out of my life. 我不願再見到你。/ 從我的生活中消失吧。
85. You're a joke! 你真是一個小丑！
86. Don't give me your attitude. 別跟我擺架子。
87. You'll be sorry. 你會後悔的。
88. We're through. 我們完了！
89. Look at the mess you've made! 你搞得一團糟！
90. You've ruined everything. 全都讓你搞砸了。
91. I can't believe your never . 你好大的膽子！
92. You're away too far. 你太過分了。
93. I can't take you any more! 我再也受不了你啦！
94. I'm telling you for the last time! 我最後再告訴你一次！
95. I could kill you! 我宰了你！
96. That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard! 那是我聽到的最愚蠢的事。
    (比爾.蓋茨常用)
97. I can't believe a word you say. 我才不信你呢!
98. You never tell the truth！你從來就不說實話！
99. Don't push me ! 別逼我！
100. Enough is enough! 夠了夠了！
101. Don't waste my time anymore. 別再浪費我的時間了！
102. Don't make so much noise. I'm working. 別吵，我在幹活。
103. It's unfair. 太不公平了。
104. I'm very disappointed. 真讓我失望。
105. Don't panic! 別怕!
106. What do you think you are doing? 你知道你在做什麼嗎？
107. Don't you dare come back again! 你敢再回來！
108. You asked for it. 你自找的。
109. Nonsense! 鬼話

Song of the day

Destiny's Child- Bills, bills, bills

Blast from the past

Today whilst cleaning, I unearthed a number of poems hidden in the bottom of my drawers. Back in high school, I was an aspiring poet/ writer/ journalist/ novelist/ playwright... The idea is quite laughable now given how little I actually write or read nowadays... In year 9, we had to do a portfolio to represent a year's work, I decided to do a poetry anthology on: 'love'... (Though, I do have to commend my 15 year old self on the attempts to employ all the poetry techniques we have been taught) To be quite honest, what would a  naive who's hardly seen the world, never been in love, know? Probably everything she's gathered from all the chick-lit fiction, romantic comedies, love dramas, Sweet Valley High books...The melodrama, naivety and ignorance of youth...

My favourites from the collection:

Love Is A Red Rose

Love is a red, red rose
Newly sprung from winter's grounds.
An innocent and alluring beauty,
That soon withers to brown.


Tale of Love and I

Saintly whispers of holy men
Echo through the lonely air.
Light footsteps of slyphides
Compose melodies so rich and fair.

Love had once cradled me
And revealed his wonders of joy
His promise of staying true
To me, was nothing but a lie.

Leaves of gold and red waltz
With its graceful partner.
The field is a scarlet gown
Woven by the season's spin.

Love had left me all alone
And stripped me of everything.
All I ever wanted him to do
Was to love me as his own.

Flying through the hazy weather,
Chirping birds of grey and brown.
The breeze carries the birds' farewell
Bidding, 'North is where we'll be found'.

Love was a careless child,
Who promised me the 'world'.
He grew tired of his toy
And gave me nothing but woe.

As the Snow Queen makes her entrance
The weeping plants wither and die.
The bitter cold follow their mistress,
And all Nature can do is, bid 'goodbye'.

Love said 'I love you'
Three words too often abused.
I was hypnotised by his beauty
And there was nothing I could do.

Snow falls from the heavenly skies
As her token to mankind.
They fondle it with pleasure and delight
But she did so, to be preserved in time.

Love was my gallant, handsome hero
Who rescued me from loneliness' arms
But by doing so, he threw me
Into the world of isolation

Birds rejoicing and buds in full bloom.
The golden chariot glides across the sky,
Fervour is a common scent amongst all
As Summer is passing by.

Love had once been mine
But vagabonded into the vastness
Where he shall forever be lost
In the sea of memories of mine

Seasons whisper about the
Tragic tale of Love and I.
Two young loves of pure caprice,
Gossiped about by the seasons passing by.

Note to self

For the past week, I've been under house arrest given the dreadful cold that I was suffering- I was literally bed-bound for most of the day, listlessly wasting the day away with catnaps and daytime tv... Today, was the first day that I had ventured forth outside. Where to? Westfields. The ban on shopping isn't exactly working...

Apparently, Jennifer Hawkins was going to make an appearance at Liverpool Westfields today to celebrate the newly renovated Myers cosmetic section. There was quite a long queue for autographs and photos- I passed, as I thought it would be a waste of time... However, did manage to catch a few glimpses- she's so pretty and tall (like 1.9m), exactly like the photographs in magazines...

Elizabeth Arden (I can't believe it but I actually got Elizabeth Arden and Estee Lauder confused- resulting in a regretful purchase!) was having a makeover session. I was feeling adventurous so volunteered... I do regret not taking before and after pictures but quite honestly, I found the end result quite disappointing... She applied the bronzer liberally... I ended up looking like tandoori chicken. The eye makeup... The problem is, Asian eyes are quite different to Caucasian eyes given the lack of bone structure and absence of the double eyelid fold. Regardless, I did buy a new eyeshadow palette- Neutral Cashmeres, the colors are beautiful and texture quite nice and an eye cream- Intervene- I wish I researched beforehand, reviews are not that rave...

Note to self: do not listen to the MA and don't buy just because GWP is on...

Song of the day

Big Bang- Blue

OMG!!! First single from Big Bang's new album, soon to be released on Feb 29th!!!!

Song of the day

Touch- Miss A

Thought of the day

 

 After watching 'Suddenly 30', had this sudden impulse to write a letter to myself ... (am currently fighting a horrible cold- feeling awful with the sniffles,  feverish, sore throat and ear aches...)

Dear Self,

1. Most holiday trips are absolutely awful when you're on it, feels like a living hell especially when you're living in a suitcase. Remember to bring adequate skincare and beauty products- nothing looks worse than a red, raw, peeling face... Remember to bring enough clothing, ones that can survive a tumble dryer. When a merino wool knit says 'no tumble dry', please to heed the advice. I have ruined many a knit due to my reckless defiance...

2. First impressions do count so always be on your best behaviour.

3. Don't procrastinate (which is exactly what I'm doing now, apparently there are a number of assessments to complete). Get it over and done with- with studies, commitments, work. 今日事，今日畢

4. Be nice to yourself. Don't over-think, over-analyse, over-worry. Don't give yourself medical diagnoses, you are not qualified to do so yet. At one point in my life, I thought had a borderline personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder, dependant personality disorder... Though, others have commented I'm more of an OCPD (personally, do not agree as I'm quite chilled and carefree in most aspects of my life)

5.  If you have a question, ask! There is nothing worse than a burning question and you trying to make up for the inadequacies in your knowledge.

6. Makeup is nice. Please don't cake it on. I know you like the whole 'fair' look but alas, you are not a maiko/geisha. Do not go 4-5 shades lighter than your natural skin, and do bring the foundation down to the neck. It takes a good friend with good intentions to tell you the truth that you look like a 'zebra' (on that particular day, I was in a black and white knit, hence the analogy...) Hospital lights are unfairly harsh and highlight every single flaw. Avoid fragranced products. Proper cleansing at the end of the day is absolutely essential. Double cleansing with a cleansing oil is needed to prevent cosmetic acne.A good base is the perfect canvas for makeup.

7. Things don't seem so bad in hindsight. Everything is always is dramatised in the heat of the moment .

8. Appreciate life and those around you. Sometimes, there is only one opportunity to say it. So say it. There isn't always a second chance in life. Carpe diem! Smell the roses (figuratively, not literally, you have allergies)! Be thankful for everything you have, stop whining and complaining... Don't let others get you down...

9. Unfortunately Prince Charmings/ Knights in Shining Armour/ Heroes do not exist in reality. Instead of waiting for one to save you, you should go ahead and do the dirty work yourself. Those who say they are the incarnations of such perfect beings are liars or those who you think are the incarnations of such perfect beings will disappoint in the end...

10. Most things are easier said than done.

To be continued...

Regards,

LG

一百分的吻

Super cute web series on finding 'true love'!!!

Thought of the day

Today listlessly surfing the internet, came across this Youtube video  美少女时代. Initially, I was amused by the idea of showing a before and after makeup shot. Most of the contestants seemed to deal with the criticism with a fair amount of gutso until the last contestant, who began sobbing uncontrollably that she was 'ugly without makeup', 'will not look someone straight in the eye without makeup', 'no self esteem or confidence without makeup'... And to hear some of the criticism from the hosts and judges, which were quite inappropriate... I guess, one could argue that such a reality TV show follows the vein of beauty pageants. At least, pageants are more civilized. To add salt to the injury, most these contestants are probably only 14-15 years old...

Quite honestly, I really don't understand who in their right mind would enter a competition like that. As much as I like makeup, there is much more to a person than their appearance. Personality adds a glow to one's face that even Guerlain's Meteorites cannot compete with... Btw, the prize if you are voted the ugliest, is a MAC makeup set...

The thing that infuriates me is the exploitation of the girl's foibles and ignorance as a source of entertainment, especially on national television. I honestly cannot understand how a parent would allow their child enter such a competition, especially at such a young age. They're only teenagers, still growing, self-esteem is at the most frail. Despite the pimples, uncontrollable sebum production, awkwardness of teenage years, nothing can fake the glow of youth... A wise person once told me, ' God does your makeup when you're in your teens, after that, you've got to do it yourself every single day...'

Addiction.

An unhealthy obsession. A moment's infatuation. A need for more.

My current addiction is to: anime, more specifically, it's to Fairy Tail... Back in high school, I dabbled in it but it never really appealed to me... Nicholas Tse, Ayumi Hamasaki, Asian drama series, Asian pop had more of an appeal.  I probably watched the cursory Sailor Moon, One Piece, Pokemon, Yu Gi Oh etc but never dabbled beyond that...

How did this addiction initate? Upon the recommendation of watching an anime by the name of Full Metal Alchemist, but then I couldn't source it beyond the first season and gave up. Furthermore, due to my insatiable impatience, I had already wiki-ed the whole synopsis. Tsk, tsk, tsk... I'm the type who reads mystery novels, attempts to solve the mystery mid-way through the book and then skip to the ending to ascertain as to whether my predictions were accurate...

But Fairy Tail is beyond that. The manga is still running, hence, there is no way I will know the plot. I ploughed through 100 episodes within a fortnight and am now craving for more... Fairy Tail is the typical 'hero's journey'- you have the hero- Natsu; the goddess- Erza/ Lisanna/ Lucy; the fool- Happy; the father figure- Marokov... The appeal is the clear distinction between good and evil- the Official Guilds VS Dark Guilds and the chance of redemption for villains such as Gajeel, Juvia, Jellhal, Laxus... It's got the perfect concoction of elements of magic, suspense, romance, adventure, thriller all into one... Dark moments are punctuated by Happy's little snippets (which I find actually quite annoying...)

Favorite characters:

 - Juvia (The Rainwoman). Perhaps, it's due to her melancholy, appeal of being able to manipulate water, chance of redemption- being able to join Fairy Tail despite being an ex-member of element 4. Cannot wait to see the love triangle between her, Lyon and Gray!!!!

-  Loke- Celestial Spirit of Leo. If any one of the characters could exist in real life, I would like to meet him the most. I wonder if he ends up with Aries???

- Libra- one of the 12 zodiac gate keys. I am actually born under the stars of Libra which is why I am so curious about his/ her form in Fairy Tail.  Even though, the manga has made no mention of Libra as yet... I am truly intrigued by how Libra would look like... I think that Libra would most probably be in the form of a woman- given that Libra is governed by Venus (astrology knowledge...), have a pair of scales on her, judgment of justice...

And the addiction continues...

Thought of the day

One of my new year's resolution for 2012 was to cut down on shopping- whether it be online or brick store shopping. You see, I did an overhaul of my wardrobe and found that there was clearly enough clothing to sustain me for hospital, weekends and play across all seasons... In fact, I had to give away some items in order to plough the way for new stock. But I've always found that I tended to wear only 20% of my wardrobe and hardly touched the other part. Part of the reason is due to the change in style, my sartorial sense is quite different to what it was 5 years ago. I used to be into emo-ey, cutesy, kitchy stuff aka Revival, Dangerfield, Princess Highway... One of my favourite T shirts back then was a black tee with Barbie in her pink convertible with the slogan: SPEED MACHINE. OMG.

Nowadays, I tend to veer towards clothes that I can wear for hospital and for going out. Back to my shopping haul, I bought: wrap dress from David Lawrence (I am absolutely enamoured with wrap dresses!), skirts and blouses from Events and David Lawrence, Elle magazine (Taiwanese version) from Kinokyuna etc. And.... I tried this polka dot dress from Jigsaw (black with confetti like shimmering dots)- less than half price- OMG!!! It was like my 'dream dress'- like something out of the Mad Men wardrobe... However, the size 6 dress waist did not fit me... Either it's a smaller make or I have gained weight... ARGH! Size 8 is not an option as the bust portion was a tad too big... Sighs.

There is now Face Shop opened in The Galleries- Face Shop is like a hybrid between The Body Shop and Missha. I didn't buy anything as most of the products are similar to Missha and Tony Moly, which I already own... If only Etude House or Banila Co opened in Sydney...

Also have discovered the list of wanted products are all available from cosmenet.com. I tried looking for them in Sydney, however, the prices are double or sometimes even triple, the original RRP (if I was to get it in France...) Unfortunately, the wanted items are out of stock at the moment... Sighs.

To Buy List:
- Embryolisse Lait Concentrate
- Embryolisse eye contour cream
- Bioderma
- Rosebud Salve

Quote of the day...

From one of my favorite wuxia films of all time- Bride with White Hair!

"When she saw her first strands of gray hair . . . she thought she’d dye.”

Makeup of the day

What a beautiful look for the everyday office/work look! I love the emphasis on base makeup- it's a very Japanese concept. In contrast with the Western makeup looks which emphasizes on point makeup, Japanese makeup places more focus on the base makeup with a flawless foundation finish and appropriate highlighting.

Have recently finished my KATE long lasting 2 way pact in OC B and am now onto Coffret D'or silky lasting 2 way pact in OC C. After a month in Menindee and Broken Hill, I have tanned quite badly and OC B no longer looks natural on me anymore- in fact there's the quite apparent dreaded foundation/ skin demarcation line around the jaw line... Ergh.

Funnily enough, during my time there, a friend had kindly pointed out this foundation faux pas and that the colour on my nose bridge was significantly lighter than the rest of my face. (Actually that was an attempt at trying to highlight the nose bridge... ) Perhaps it was due to the poor lighting, inept skills or just rush of time... But I really do need to spend more time on the base makeup to re-create Lisa Eldrige's look above...

Song of the day

Cannot sleep. Feels like insomnia. Perhaps its due to the thrill and excitement of returning home. Could be due to the noise from housemate's fan. Maybe my circadian rhythm is just out of whack.

Song of the day

If someone ever proposes to me with this song, I will say 'YES!' regardless of the person, time or circumstances...

Song of the day

I Want to Know What Love Is- Foreigner


Dear Mr. X,

I've always wanted to tell you that 'hey, I actually quite fancy you... I wonder whether you feel the same way about me?' You see, you always come in different reincarnations but  typically in the form of the 'adorkable'. At first glance, my eyes just glazes over but somehow, your personality and character hooks me. You're  addictive like crack. (Not that I've ever tried crack before...)

One day, I hope that I will muster the courage and just confront you. I've always been Miss Passive. I've always wished that I was more assertive and proactive. I've always buried the feelings deep inside, afraid of rejection, afraid of the repercussions, afraid what others may think of me...

Because of you, I've done crazy things in the past: dragged the 'unwilling you' onto the dance floor, joined bible club, underwent a metamorphosis thinking that somehow a transformation will help you notice this wallflower, told everyone except you of my feelings, smiling like lunatic all day because of some haphazard comment you make, stupidly denying my feelings to you in case that a confession may upset the equilibrium between us, ...

But this is the year of answers. I want either a 'yes or a no', 'no ifs, buts or maybes'... Rejection may hurt in the short term but regret is even worse... Living in the world of maybes and possibilities... So one day, if I ever confront you, just remember: 'I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her..' So please be kind, please be nice, please don't be too cruel to this frail, delicate, battered heart...

Regards,

LG

Song of the day...

Dance, dance, dance... This song is made of crack- so addictive!!!

China doll + Song of the day

Absolutely gorgeous! Love the new Lane Crawford fashion campaign featuring IT girl Chen Ran, model of the moment Sui He and actress Li Bing Bing...

Chen Ran

Sui He

Li Bing Bing

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Song of the doll: China Girl by David Bowie




Note: China Girl in this song refers to heroin.

New haircut for the new year...

Am contemplating a new haircut for the new year- a shoulder length bob with body waves??? Maybe chocolate henna dyed???

Big jet plane

Went on the RFDS flight today... First time I went on a plane, I had the worst earaches ever- imagine a screw driver being driven into your tympanic membrane for 8 hours. This time, I had the queasiness. I felt nauseous. Every time I looked outside the window, I felt like I was going to hurl all my stomach contents... (Having a big lunch prior to the flight doesn't help either...)

Overall, it was a great experience to see a remote community such as Ivanhoe, to see country medicine in the real...

Favorite love song of all time

"After all... I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her..."

The vulnerability, romance, heartbreak of it all...

Drip, drip, drop...

Juvia (from Fairy Tale): Drip, drip, drop...

Throughout the night, there was a constant dripping sound outside my room... Drip, drip, drop... Managed only a few hours of sleep- I feel like a walking zombie...