iwantitalloveragain

just had the most relaxing weekend ever, although part of me is still stressed out for my thesis, but at least i got to hang out with my family and loved ones for the past 3 days. mum, dad sis and him came over to attend the scholarship and award ceremony and we all stayed over at kl plaza, chilled and did some shopping. the ceremony was really quick and painless and we headed off to lunch after lounging around in the honours office for quite a while. it was mum's, dad's and his first - and probably the last - time in monash after so many years so a family picture was definitely necessary.

posing before the school of arts and social sciences pillar with mon and andrea with our certs. was wearing mum's mango blazer and shoes are gift from friends from agape boutique

also, we finally set foot at the new h&m store at lot10, it was packed! we all had so much fun (and hauls!) but it would be a much better experience if the place was better organized, seeing the shoes all strewn around the shoe wall and people trampling all over the sandals and wedges, i lost appetite. but the clothes were amazing, mum bought me a jade green lace dress that i absolutely love!

okay, back to organizing my thesis now, reluctantly. the plan at the moment, is to pull an all-nighter on getting the 3000+ words of this chapter done.

something new, something old

bought this amazing laser cutout cropped top from Simplicité the other day, it fits like a glove! i usually move away from the color pink, and was ready to get the one in teal green but i figured to step out of my comfort zone and got this instead. Simplicité is new but they have some really nice stuff, why not drop by and pick out a few babies to complete your wardrobe!

in other news, i have been diligently documenting what i have been wearing the past week. quite keen on the idea of starting a fashion blog with my sister, but nothing has been set in stone yet, so...we'll see.

current nails

cotton on stud bracelet, cross and peace sign bracelets, brands outlet wire and hardware bracelet, and swatch watch.

brands outlet wire and hardware ring (comes in a set with the wire bracelet in above picture) and diva love ring.

the jewelleries that i have been gravitating towards recently

had buka puasa dinner with kinta at capricciosa last week. the spaghetti with eggplant and spinach in meat sauce is awesome! so is kinta's spaghetti carbonara!

first day of class - forever21 dress and hoodie sweater, topshop messenger bag with straps changed.

this past monday - mon wei helped me curl my hair and i love the outcome :)

right, i hope the number of pictures today compensates for my lack of updates. thesis work has been taking over my life. as well as project runway marathons.

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HAPPY 23rd BIRTHDAY ♥ 

planned a surprise celebration with our closest group of friends at overtime - apparently this autocity branch's name has been officially changed to "oktober" - and it was a blast! everyone showed up and beer was flowing (buy 1 free 2 barrels promotion), laughters were ringing in our ears and people went home sober despite the amount of beer downed. thanks for coming and helping me stage the entire deception :)

grains

i find myself taking more and more pictures lately, random things that remind me that my life still consists of things other than my thesis. it is in the small things -- a delicious lunch, heart-shaped red traffic lights at junctions around sunway, hanging out with best friends that i havent seen in 2 months, a phone call or an email to and from my loved ones, and the smell of apples and peach. and sesame salad dressing with boiled eggs.

a few randoms from my phone, the ones from my d90 will have to wait for their turn, for another day when i feel like taking a break from doing/thinking/worrying about anything thesis-related.

sausage and mash potato buns that he made a few weeks ago

the awkward moment when you realize that the colour of your toenails matches the bathroom floor tiles at home

scrumptious tiramisu cake slices for each lecturer on teacher's day

i want to try this recipe but would swap the tofu for scrambled eggs. 

an impeccably white lamborghini 

i would consciously avoid anything pink, but this pink lady i had when out drinking with simin and anusha last night was amazing!

a gif of my favourite biscuit.

all black

it's world press freedom day, so what better reasons to go all black! 

thanks monwei for the pictures! thanks also to the american ethnologist journals on the honours room cabinet for providing support for monwei's phone!

or get inspired by pictures of all black outfits,

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or all black cats.

sorry for not updating frequent enough, thesis work and procrastination has finally caught up on me, and slowly kicking my ass.  

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sweet things

because simin was craving for strawberry custard tart, we went on a mission to hunt for it at practically every dessert/confectionery place at pyramid after my class, but to no avail. meh, "why is it so hard to find such a simple little dessert in a sprawling place" was her ongoing complain. and so we settled for a runny but beautifully bitter tiramisu in a glass and a strawberry pavlova at delicious. still, it could- and did- not replace her intense craving for a strawberry custard tart.

i also satisfied my craving for a sleeved skater dress and new accessories. i do have to show you guys the dress someday, in the meantime do say hi to this new guy here, whom i've decided to name Quirkee whilst he was in the process of modeling for me (hi quirkee). i am sure he would fit in perfectly fine with his other owl friends in my wardrobe/jewellery box.

oh and we met yujia! i have missed her so much :)

snippets

blogging has become sporadic since my holidays, so here's a peek at my life for the past two months. be warned, picture overload.

1. anusha, simin and i went up to genting for a one day fun at the peak, our clothes and shoes were soaking wet from the fume ride, and whilst we were sunbasking ourselves in the hot sun/cold breeze, three of us developed mild sunburns;

bentos - simin and i made sandwiches, packed them, and customized with our names written on the wrapping. cute and yummy!

2. took random pictures;

spontaneous shot on penang bridge during the penang bike week 2011 in june.

3. went on a 3 days trip to kuching with yujia and kinta, and talked deep into the night until we fell asleep;

self-timer shots are always necessary!

4. celebrated ahkong's 80th, it was a very heartwarming dinner and we had a fun family get-together over the entire weekend;

5. played with xiaoxiao and hung around with the family of stray kitties that live across the street from our home;

6. celebrated mummy's birthday on the 3rd of august;

nah, it's all safe.

7. took more random pictures;

subway white chocolate macadamia cookie, soooo good!

8. and spent the past thursday and friday with him and our friends before moving back here at sunway. we had a karaoke session on thursday, and shopped around kl (midvalley-sg wang-fahrenheit-pavilion) on friday. we got matching t-shirts from uniqlo and he bought me a pair of ballet flats as the soles of my current pair are on the brink of being torn apart.

say hi, girls :)

caramel cheesecake from nando's, tastes like heaven.

at pavilion - the guys. was focusing on the signage behind them though. 

9. we also chased down a ferrari 458 italia while descending genting (again) after having dinner and a quick stroll. converted the picture from a video i took, hence the noise, this photo just does not do it justice, at all. i guess all of us were on a roll that night as another yellow 458 italia zoomed pass us when we hit the highway.

10. commencing work tomorrow with my psychology lecturer in uni as a part-time research assistant, nervous! my first job in my 22 years of life, keeping my fingers crossed!