The Opulence / 1st Quarter Release

I don’t know how people do it.

Blogging is a conscious effort.

You have to give respect to the bloggers of the world. This poor blog of mine is dwindling from weekly updates to monthly updates, and now finally, a quarterly update of some kind.

Anyhow, to those 40 odd people who have been checking my blog almost everyday (just checked my stats), I don’t know who you guys are but hell yeah, thank you very much.

Let’s see.. life has been good and kind. I’m kept busy, but finally grasping the concept of giving myself a break every now and then.

Work is good.

Collin & I are still together.

Family & friends are wonderful.

Health is seemingly better than ever.

Pebble is still the most awesome dog alive.

How I Met Your Mother is my latest TV addiction.

I am also aging at an incredible speed from this moment on, which I know doesn’t make sense since the seconds tick at the same speed as per thousands of years back.

When you were 12, you never thought you’ll be 18. When you were 16, you never thought you’ll be 20. When you are 21, you’ll never thought you’ll be 25. Now that I am twenty-freaking-wtf-seven, I can only think omfg-i-am-turning-freaking-three-zero. Even saying the exact number is vulgar to me right now. (No offence to the older people around. It’s me, I’m crazy.)

Life is short. You don’t even know what happens to the world after you are gone, so really, they ain’t kidding when they say,

live your life to the fullest.

Super cliche. yes yes. Wait till you are old, handicapped, health and beauty long gone – don’t sit and moan about the things you could have done and the places you always wish to go.

OR the things you could have bought. Hahahahaha. Perfect excuse for shopaholics!

OH! I think I just found reason number two for buying the iPad 3. Wait for it..

#whyineedanipad3 reason#2 So that I can BLOG!

(Yeah right, I know).

I did tryyy to blog using Notepad but that entry died together with my one week old iPad. Long story. Basically the iPad has a faulty display which caused it do ghostly things like automatically scrolling, clicking and typing (favorite letter, T & G). I freaked out when it first happened ’cause I happened to sitting under a flickering light and was alone at the office. *sweats* So we returned it for a one to one exchange last Saturday, and in all yayness, is getting the replacement tomorrow!

The iPad really made me quite happy. I don’t know why. I think it goes with my thing for screens. Collin always say I get sucked into the TV, regardless how crappy the programs are. Heh, best money spent after a long mulling over iPad 1 AND 2.

For the curious, that entry was on a movie I watched on the inflight entertainment, My Week with Marilyn (2011).

I love it.

I was really drawn in, that charisma, impeccable and inspiring. Everyone wants to be Marilyn Monroe.

Go watch it! : )

What’s your motivation?

Just came back home from a late dinner/supper with the girls at LL. Great night with lots of chattering especially from sissy, Yina and myself. Haha. We try to restrain ourselves but the teochew girls always end up talking the most. Erhem, I love all you girls nonetheless! : )

A recent topic we have been raising of late:

What is your motivation?

Is it money?

Is it recognition?

Is it success? 

Is it fame?

 

This topic kind of coincides with the many long therapy sessions I’ve been having with Collin of late. What I’m doing at this point in life , and specifically with LL, with LRH?

My first actual work experience proved that I cannot work for passion without money.

My second work experience, which is now at LL, seems to have proven that I cannot work for money without passion either.

I guess this is what happens to people who never really need to worry about money. Thankfully to my parents, but it’s also where this story begins.

To set the record straight, I AM A FREAKING WORKAHOLIC.

Like how people are shopaholic, or like to buy expensive bags and shoes. I like to work. I feel the same orgasmic happiness when I finish doing a LRH launch, and perhaps more so than when I got the Chanel Jumbo I always thought I wanted. (But the latter feels more like, oh-I-bought-it-hmm.)

And sometimes I know it jeopardises the relationships around me, like when Collin has to hang around just because I’m not done yet or when I burn my only off day just to finish up some work. But I really enjoy the process of working and know that I am doing something of value.

So what’s my motivation?

To know that I’ve push myself hard, to work towards something and get rewarded adequately at the end of it.

So I guess it is a combination of money and success.

What really irks me is when words are not followed with actions, or when actions don’t lead to success. The latter simply because when you work, you ought to be working towards a goal and working smart in order to up the chances of success, rather than working and going through the motions because you have to.

There’s a term we learnt in secondary history class – meritocracy, which by now, we know it’s more like a myth or ideology, or you can also say, absolute bullshit.

But that’s what I subscribed to personally – you are answerable to your own success, hence you work, you achieve. Don’t blame anyone, and don’t tell me you don’t know why things are like that.

I think if you really believe in it, and very importantly, if your heart is in it, you will make it work.

 

So now you ask yourself,

What is your motivation?

And you don’t have to tell anyone. Just be honest with yourself and when all it clear to you, work towards your motivation.

‘Cause really, at the end of the day, it’s your life and no one else.

I hate taking photos with Collin.

Cause it accentuates my fat face. Bleh.

Doing my last minute update as the other passengers continue to board.

Eh, I’ve been awake for almost 24 hours by now. History repeats itself every work trip seriously. I’m going off to give the factories some good spanking.

With this, I am leaving behind dear Missy Ting who came back all the way from Kate Middleton’s UK for 10 days, only to realize I’ll be away a good 5 days of the entire duration.

Woe is me.

So we spent our time in whatever ways possible – including her acting all oriental, chunli and super runway model at LL! Heh. : )

You are my laughing antidote and bitching partner forever loh!

Be back! Till then! : )

littleredheels is hiring / fat boys at joochiat

Busy busy.

So it’s official. Zi, my dear partner ever since Little Red Heels started in 2006, the girl was who crazy enough to dabble into the vast unknown blogshop world as we dug high and low for places that sells accessories ‘spare parts’, the partner in crime who photocopied a hell thick stack of recipes from the office during our part time stint at St***ub, the skinny bitch who ate bread with me for lunch and dinner when we were part timers at the aforementioned, the chic one who applied for the awesome ex-UOB mini debit card together, the workaholic who worked OT like mad and maxed out all the shifts, the apparently meek and quiet one until you know her more, (and there is so much more we share in this years of friendship),

 

we have a lot of ugly photos. -_-” it’s okay, everyone has a past. -____-”"

… IS GOING TO NYC TO WORK FOR GOD KNOWS HOW LONG.

In her words, indefinitely.

Short and succinct. When she first told me one morning and over the phone, it caught me off guard and she was being so vague that I just sat on my bed and kept tearing. (You owe me one, girl. Grrr.)

Then Zi told me she will come back eventually, “because everything is here”. I am quoting you on that ’cause I am not too sure about words like that. Everything is a floating word that can change with time, space and people. But I’m still going to hang on to that and hope we’ll grow LRH to a stage where you have to come back because you cannot find work and passion combined so neatly!

After many grueling moments, we finally met and trashed things out. So we are going to work out this 12 hours difference. LRH will still run as it is, except that we are all going to have dedicated roles which are more or less fair between the 2 of us – just that I’ll probably do the more localised things like sourcing, and she will do the more virtual things like accounts (which makes sense, she’s an accounts grad, hello?) – and the rest of the stuff we don’t need or don’t want to do, we’ll just hire staff to help us! So yes,

LITTLEREDHEELS IS HIRING!

Work perks include awesome bosses who are young and hot, preview of the hottest and latest items on LRH, and lots more which I shall not divulge.

Interested parties may apply to littleredheels@gmail.com. We are looking for honest, tech savvy people who are customer oriented and eloquent in English. You can be anal we don’t care, as long as it is (or you are) not crazy and over the top.

Ohhh, apply ok? Or recommend someone you know is awesome. Many loves ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ in advanced!

 

 

Good food must be shared, and last week, we stumbled upon FAT BOYS at Joo Chiat Road. This is the 2nd outlet to their Upper Thomson flagship shop, and is fresh in happening eastside for 2 weeks. I never been to the latter but this one at Joo Chiat is awesome max. For once, burgers don’t taste like junk. BTW: I have nothing against junk food btw, I like junk food and for burgers, my favourite is McD’s fillet-o-fish without tartar sauce *yummy*!

We go to EwF alot, and I wonder why I didn’t notice it since it is diagonally across the road. It was bustling that day when we went but food was still good (9/10) and so was the service (7.5/10).

They had the option of concocting your own burger (which Collin went for) or ordering something from the list (I ordered Swiss Shrooms). They also serve all day breakfast – think thick waffles, eggs, sausages and bacons – which I didn’t get to try ’cause they ran out of something that day. I’ll definitely go back there again!

And no, I don’t want to move out of the east, can? If I may, Joo Chiat is fantastic ’cause it has all my favourite food!

Last but not least,

just because the camera lighting is so awesome on my iPhone 4 that day!

Two more weeks to CNY and can’t wait for the long awaited break! Hang in there, everybody! : )

this wednesday (so far) has been busy bee.

this saturday is happy thoughts only.

Everyone updates Facebook status at whim, but this of all rings rather true.
Undeniably, things were much simpler when we were younger.

Now that most of us have adulthood smacked in the face,
we worry if working hard enough for the future we dream of;
if we are earning enough; if we are keeping up with the peers;
if we are making the most of our current resources;
if we will lost what we have now;
if that future will ever become reality.

We cannot run away from the craziness of adulthood.

But in the midst of this madness,
we need to ask ourselves,

WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?

Simply ’cause we are responsible for our own happiness!

1. Take a vacation whenever you feel you need one – be it a 3 day BKK trip or a week long Taiwan trip.
I am so wanting to go to Europe, or anywhere exotic. Soon soon!

2. Implement a no-work day – bask under the sun when the sun is way up,
huddle in your room when it’s raining out there. Leave your laptop at home if necessary.

3. You know who to earn your keep, you gotta spend your keep too!
Try it: specify an amount you can afford to spend, and buy anything you want with that money.

4. Watch Discovery or any real life show – just so you know how blessed you are.

5. Hang out with your friends at least once a week, they are the ones that keep you to the ground.

6. Do something that you have not tried before – sky diving, extreme ride,
scuba diving, maybe Singapore Flyer, etc.

7. Discover a new place to eat with your loved ones.

8. Dress up and make yourself feel pretty everyday.

9. Rant, cry, scream at people who pissed you off. It’s part of the healing process.
Then just forget about them after that – no point holding on to negative feelings.
Being forgetful is not such a bad thing.

10. Think positive. Also, put yourself in the shoes of others.
Added: Though to be happy, it’s okay to be selfish sometimes.
Appreciate those around you. Remember what goes around, comes around.

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Come up with your TEN HAPPY HABITS too!

this tuesday is the campus look; WIWT.

I always wanted to do a WIWT, aka what I wore today,
but am never narcissistic enough to do so.

Or maybe I am just lazy to post up the pics.

Or too shy to admit that I am a closet narcissist.

Whatever it is.

I gather that since everyday is an effort to dress up and look good,
might as well max it out and share the look.

♥

Today we took a short trip to KL and back, all within a day.

I wore my yellow skirt romper, which my sis claims I look like
a certain cartoon character who wears yellow skirt romper too (can’t rmbr exactly).

I likey!

Look out for this skirt romper on Little Red Heels (www.iloveLRH.com)!
Perhaps give me 3 more weeks? Heh.

♥

My sis finally get to come along for the recent work trip ’cause we were closed for CNY.
Under her influence and with the abundance of time , we went to do THIS!

Mine, then hers.

FML. First time doing gel nails. Very noob and amazed at the same time.

Extreme girliness and a tad bimbo-fied.
I feel like slapping myself each time I look at my nails. Haha.

Don’t try, don’t know hor.

Thing is, I think I can very well get used to this.
It doesn’t handicap me from anything so far, but we will see.

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disclaimer

You don’t have to like what I wear, I am just highly adventurous in what I wear
and am very comfortable in my own skin.

I don’t photoshop my pictures to make myself slimmer/taller/prettier
but do adjust lightings for obvious aesthetic reasons,
and yes, I do not deny choosing and snapping my better angles.

Love each another!

♥

this monday is busy bee.

I want to blog but have no proper time to do so
because I’m going for a work trip from 24FEB-02MAR.

This means catching up with admin work (VERY IMPT)
while maximising the remaining time by spending time with my loved ones.

I know work trips are no big deal,
and it isn’t like I ain’t coming back anytime soon or something.

But I really just kind of dread it ’cause they break me from my routine.
And it takes a hell lot of effort to worm myself back into the routine each time I come back.

I should not complain ’cause I do enjoy these work trips
ONLY WHEN I AM THERE.

Alright, on hindsight,

I DO LOVE MY WORK TRIPS!

Hahahaha.

This time it should be even better ’cause everyone is going!
Including my sister! : )

Shopping at HKG, here we comeeeee!

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this thursday is peace and quiet.

reason why kids enter my shop

Sometimes I disturb them asking what they want, though it’s pretty darn obvious they want a candy.

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At work now, after a good off day yesterday. It’s been a while since my last weekday off.

I think we work a little too hard sometimes. Like the last time I commented that Zi sold her life to GS, ’cause she is working so darn late everyday. Poor babe, but everyone I know is more or less in that same boat – trying to earn our first pot of gold.

I admire the courage of those who live to travel, and as such work for travel fees. Once they have earned enough, they quit and travel the world a little until their reserves run low; cycle continues. I think I will break my parents’ hearts if I do something like that – they are too traditional to understand such a mentality.

I mean, why do you work so hard when you don’t even have time to spend it? And wait, you better be earning decently from all that hard work to begin with.

No one said growing up was easy. Meh.

Anyway, I got my first vintage watch today! It wasn’t intended, was at the shop with my sis to change batteries for a few dead watches and she spotted this:

Looks like an old clock face and I always have this thing for vintage. I’m not crazy over it, but it doesn’t cost an arm or a leg so it’s mine now – adding to my meagre pathetic watch collection.

I’ll love to know the history of it though – that’s the beauty of vintage isn’t it? But apparently it’s nothing worth discussing online. Haha. Oh wells.

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Back to work, 90 emails to clear is no joke.

Meh.

Life is still, good.

I was scanning through my old entries in boredom and I found this paragraph I write somewhere in May 2007:

I think, I have my whole life to make the bucks but only one shot at my passion, so why not let it be now. Who knows, bucks and passion could possibly blend. Life is all good.

 

So I had my one shot at my passion.

Realise that bucks and passion doesn’t really blend, at least for said job.

Decided to go for interest where the possibility of bucks is higher.

And guess what?

LIFE IS STILL ALL GOOD!

 

Update: I receive an sms from ex-company asking if I am keen to work on project basis. What do you think? I think I know what I think.