My Weekly Affair.

My Sensei who used to only teach Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun class, has now an additional Class on Thursday.
I'm thankful for this. And i decided to switch to this class except for JLPT Prep Class.

Thursday is a good day. Even though i will be tired after lesson, but the next day is friday!

As a result, i have a new weekly schedule.

Monday & Tuesday : Friends meet-up Day! / Some Tuesday are Manicure Day.
Wednesday: Laundry Day
Thursday: JP Lesson Day
Friday: Special Meetup / Special Laundry Day / Parent & In-Law Day
Saturday: Home Clean Up Day
Sunday: Food Preparation + Herbal Tea Making Day!

Apart from exceptional cases, i'm trying not to give up my schedule.

This year, I have gave MAX5 5-saturdays to meet up to celebrate bdays. I really love MAX5. But it is really tough to give full Saturday.

Friends, if possible, i prefer to do regular meet-ups on Monday & Tuesday, and Special Meet-up like a celebration on any of Mon, Tue, Fri. Weekend are fine if over a span of a few hrs. I can give up certain days for certain ppl. Example, Delphine usually have her offs on Wed, so i can swap for her coz she has no other options. This is something that i can definitely give in. I can also throw in a full weekend for a super-fun-and-packed-activity-day-once-in-a-blue-moon.

Stubborn

If only i had lesser stubbornness, i won’t be waking up that early.

Over the little unhappiness from the boss's statement, my stubbornness gave up my regular cab. This is because the regular cab can't reach that early. It usually reach my place at a later time, which means i will reach work later, and it means, i go home later too.

In fact, i used to believe that my boss think it is ok, but i think it is my pure assumption. Maybe becoz the senior did that so we followed. And the headquarter ppl were worst off.

But somehow, i'm not one who take criticism well. Esp when I thought all is ok. So when I realize it seem not, I tried one week to wake up earlier to reach work earlier. The 1^st week was horrible, could be due to tiredness, I failed badly.

This week I tried again. Monday was nonsense, I ended up paying more than 25 bucks for taxi, and waited very long to get one. Today was ok, I had to pay $5.50 ERP in total. Tomorrow I shall try earlier, hopefully can drop my ERP to $5.

Anyone can intro a regular cab that picks me at 8AM? I would be glad to have one. 

50 Facts About Me (that you may not know)

Travelling
1) When travelling, I never use hotel's shampoo/bath foam/towels.
2) I love buying umbrella, lanyards whenever i go somewhere for holiday.
3) I have a weakness for aquarium & fountain.
4) I have very little travel opportunity as my dad rejects paying for my overseas holiday. i make it up by travelling alot after marriage.

Entertainment
5) I only have Japanese Song in my iPhone.
6) My 1st fav Japanese band is Lucifer.
7) I cannot speak Japanese well but i can sing Japanese song fairly.
8) I love to watch historical drama (be it chinese, korean or japanese).
9) To date, i have watch more than 250 Japanese Dramas.
10) I love to watch horror movies but I'm always very scared when I watched.

Genes
11) I have nyonya blood due to my Granny.
12) All my Grandparents are Teochew. (Including Granny who is teochew-nyonya). My hubby's parents are also Teochew
13) I have brown-eyes and my multi-fold eyelids

Food
14) I only eat ramen in Tonkotsu base. (Only exception is marutama ramen in chix base)
15) I eat good steak once a month. The bill per pax can range from $30 to $250. About once a year, we indulge in grade A5.
16) St Regis is my all time Fav Place. I have supper club member (to st regis) that entitle me to 25% off food & beverage bill.
17) I must eat at Royal China & Yan Ting once a year
18) I adore siew mai from Crystal Jade. Royal China & Yan Ting can't win either.
19) Since working, i nv fail to buy good wood park durian crepe to share with my mum yearly.
20) I hate to eat Oats but i eat them for healthy life-style.
21) The darkest chocz that i can eat is 87%.
22) As a curry lover, i insist the following curry must be eaten with the respective staple food. Veg - Bee Hoon, Chix - Bread, Fish Rice, Mutton - Prata.
23) I love Tulang.
24) My Fav Food Blogger is Daniel's Food Diary.
25) My last fav steak is Angus Steak House.
26) No doubt i love Japanese food like sashimi but i can't handle Tuna.
27) I prefer rendang than curry. Fav rendang is beef, fav curry is mutton.
28) I only eat white fried carrot cake.

Body Skin
29) I rarely use body lotion/hand cream though i always have it in my handbag.
30) My straight hair is a result of rebond, though i dun have curly hair.
31) My fav makeup style is chic follow by neutrals. My most frequent makeup style is neutrals follow by sweet.

Sports/Games
32) I never had a game set like xbox or wii, though i kinda like playing games.
33) My Fav RPG game was MU Online. (i no longer play it)
34) I used to play Kick-Boxing
35) i can score SS for Para Para Machine.
36) My fav sport is swimming

Shopping
37) My Most Expensive Bag is probably LV Alma Electric Epi, present from Hubby. The Most Expensive Bag i bought is probably Miu Miu Clutch.
38) My Most Expensive Shoes cost me close to $400 and i haven never wore it before.
39) I have more than 40 makeup brushes as of today. (i'm giving some away) However i dun have Stippling & Fan brush.
40) My casual clothes generally come from Espirit, Uniqlo, Wasabee. Formal generally comes from Dorothy Perkins & Marks & Spencers
41) My fav sports brand is addias,
42) My 2 feet doesn't have the same size. One is 7, the other is 7.5. However I wear size 9 for heels due to my wide feet

Other random
43) My result was horrible in Primary & Secondary, but i have a silver medal in Poly and Gold medal in Uni.'
44) I give 20% of my salary to CPF, 10% to dad, 10% to mum. Works the same way for bonus.
45) I'm extremely jealous when Odagiri Joe married Kashii Yuu.
46) I read BL books as young as 16yo.
47) I'm still working in my 1st job/company T___T.
48) My childhood dream is to be a lawyer.
49) I planed my basic retirement plan at 23yo. I have the details yearly plan completed early this year,
50) I don't like my current new house becoz of size. I regretted not buying the 5-room flat no doubt knowing that monthly payment is gg to be a killer.

My Skincare Regime (as of May 2013)

Day Time : Whitening is the way to be queen!
1) The never changing rule for years, wash with water!
However this works for me as i sleep in aircon room. If you sleep in a hot room and have alot of sebum after you wake up, maybe you need a cleanser.

2) Laneige Power Essential Skin Refiner Moisture
Previously i use a whitening toner, but Laneige Whitening Toner is too thick for me. I change and swap to the moisturing toner instead. =)

3) Laneige Balancing Emulsion Moisture
Balancing the PH, works the same way as Youth Code Pre-Essence.

4) Laneige White Plus Renew Original Essence
I must have a whitening essence in my regime.

5) Laneige Water Bank Essence
The light hydrating essence that protects the skin.

6) Estee Lauder Night Repair Eye Cream
Eyes is where you starts your anti-aging protection.

7) Laneige Water Bank Moisture Cream
Very hydrating. I love it. It also helps to lock all the above essence.

8) Shiseido Perfect UV Protector SPF 50+/ PA+++
Block the sun and be fair~ ^^

Next is Makeup Time! ^^

Night Time : Clean well and hydrate.

1) Fancl Mild Cleansing Oil
The Cleansing oil that never fails me.

2) Biore Mashmellow Foam OR Laneige Multi-Cleanser
I use either one of them. Generally i use Biore.

3) Power Essential Skin Refiner Moisture
The awesome toner for me.

3) Laneige Water Bank Eye Gel Cream
Hyrdate the dry areas around the eyes

4) Laneige Balancing Emulsion Moisture
Re-use this again to balance out the PH

5) Lanige Hydra Solution Essence
Intensive Hydration. Awesome but costly

6) Laneige Water Bank Moisture Cream
To lock in the hydration!

7) Laneige Sleeping Pack EX
Seldom use, once in a blue blue moon

If you compare, you will notice that i have simpify alot of steps. Nowadays there is really very little time to take care of my own skin to be pretty. =( But well, i will try not to slack and use sheet mask as often as i can ^^

A Different Mindset.

I WAS crazy about beauty products. Tons of face-mask, i used to use it everyday (and that's when my skin was best).
Catching up with new-release products and buy them to try (which explains why i have 5 BB-cream/Foundation).

Not sure why but recently i get lazy. Which probably explains why i become uglier.

Yup, i became lazy for good. I no longer read on such things and buy makeup. My last big shopping on makeup (not skincare arh) is probably at TW trip Sept 2012. So it means i'm like a good ger for half-a-year.... (Ok, i admit, a green-makeup base bought recently and a laneige foundation bought in HK).

Skincare wise... I did not buy any mask for MYSELF in HK! Amazing hor? hehe. My current mask supply should have more than 100 pieces, no idea how fast i can finish using since i'm no long as hardworking as i was.

I gave up the idea of switching to SK-II. It just don't work for me. =( Tried using FTE and it was bad on my skin. I had a rude shock since my skin was never sensitive. But is ok, i have change to laneige. ^^ (A separate post for my current skincare).

In general, while trying to finish my existing skincare and to do the perfect switch to laneige, i have change my skincare concept. The day concept of whitening & sunblock remains, but the night concept of anti-aging has change to hydration. I realise my skin is very very dry. So i have got myself intensive hydrating essence for my night use. It is VERY expensive for me, but i'm alternative it with basic hydrating essence.

Changing the mindset have a few pros.

1) Spend lesser $ in trying new products only to realise not suitable and give it away.
2) Spend more time on tackling what is good for my skin rather than trying what is trendy right now
3) Lesser time in overall skincare activities.
4) Less wasteage - alot of my skincare & makeup went to the dustbin.

Of coz there are some cons but i shall not mention them..

Hopefully the change of mindset will help my wallet to be happier~ ^^

What i have learn VS what i have realise

I have learn all my life to "TRY YOUR BEST", "DO YOUR BEST". Being not a smart kid, i never did well in the first 10y of my education.

In primary school, i only had good grades for Chinese & Maths.
In secondary school, it s still Chinese & Maths.
Thus, i never fufil my childhood dream, which requires a strong command of English.
I knew i'm not a perfect child.

Someday after O'level results, i decided to say goodbye to English. I no longer wan English as a subject and do comprehension or composition. I open the polytechnic doors and go for something that i'm supposedly good in, Maths = Engineering or IT. Surprisingly, i excel, and thankfully i graduate with as the second top student in the Cohort, which means i have a chance to go UNI. This is the 1st time i felt that i'm not as dumb as i thought. I started to feel that what i was taught to TRY/DO MY BEST is correct. I even regreted not doing the best when i was younger. But well, though it is sad, i had a chance to create another type of future.

University was tough, much tougher than Polytechnic. But i made it through. I graduate with a Gold Medal. I felt that "DO MY BEST" is very true. At that time, FIR have has a song "Neverland". Each time i heard the "DO MY BEST", it motivate me to work harder.

Then it is time to earn my own money. "DO MY BEST" no longer works. T____T

I realise that "DO MY BEST" is only to make myself live w/o regrets. But it only mean more upsets and more dissappointment. "I try so hard and still lidat." This was when i realise that "DO MY BEST" dun works for everything.

Becoz i did not do my best in the 1st 10y of education, i regreted and did my very best for the nx 12y in almost everything. This year, i'm turning to 28yo. After this post, i wanna change my mindset and not do my best in everything anymore. Because i realise this only makes me tired.

From today onwards, i'm gg to live by my new thoughts.

Best is not the ultimate.
Perfect is impossible.

One can never satisfy everyone.
Just satisfy the ONE that matters.

Heck care what ppl think.
But not the ONE who cares for you.

Everything can create regrets.
Regrets are fine, don't take it too hard.

Life is yours.
Live your way.

Health + Love + Happy + Wealth = Greatest Happiness
Health + Love + Happy = My type of Happiness

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I'm very very tired.