The best thing about having a sister of the same build is that you can always share your clothes.
Though about 98% of the times, it is my sis who wear my clothes. lol
Finally it’s my turn. :p
Anw, I’ve finally finally finally ended my school life and am starting real work next week.
Thank you all for all the good 4 years memories.
Every ending is a new beginning.
I finally ended my 10 weeks practicum yesterday. The end is always a new beginning.
There are many things I’ve learnt these 10 weeks. Other than enhancing my own professionalism, I’ve also learnt more about myself.
To me, life isn’t all about work all day long. If I have to scrimp on my sleep, forever stressing about my never ending work, cope myself up and forget about the things that once made me happy, then this job isn’t for me. Life is about making a choice. You can choose to work 24/7, stress over things that you can’t control and what people have to say, but at the end of the day, you leave yourself feeling depressed and angry, then what’s the point? But you can also choose to enjoy whenever you can and make the best effort in keeping yourself sane. I must say it wasn’t easy for me to just put everything down and enjoy myself during these 10 weeks. There were lots of work that must be done but I only have 24 hours each day. How do I even divide the time just so I can complete my work on time and at the same time do the things I enjoy doing the most? Time management is really important. So even if it means working harder during the weekdays, I didn’t mind. Just cos I wanna have my own leisure time during the weekend. I would go crazy if work has to take up 24/7 of my time.
Life isn’t about work all day long. Work isn’t going to make you happy. But people you love are going to do just that. So if there’s one thing I learn about Practicum, it’s the art of putting all my burdens down before I go to sleep and during my own leisure time. Of course, I really have to thank my fellow school mates who didn’t mind sharing resources among ourselves. That, really make a whole load of difference.
I’ve also learn to take criticisms professionally and not personally. It was a nightmare when you keep thinking that people are out there to make your life miserable. Surely, I’ve met really encouraging bosses who gave me constructive feedbacks all the time. But there’s always another kind of person who will find fault in almost everything you do. But what to do? They are your boss and you gotta listen to them. So I’ve learnt to just give them what they want and not think so much about it, even if there’s a conflict of interest. You can do whatever you want once you are on your own. But right now, you just gotta take it and do it.
Even though it wasn’t easy managing my job scope, but I think I kinda love what I’m doing. Because at the end of the day, I was able to make a difference in someone’s life. And that itself, is a meaningful task. It really warms my heart to receive so much appreciation cards and these are words from the angels who will always remind me why I’m here. Goodbyes are always difficult. I thought I could take it easy but when they say thank you and goodbye for the last time, I felt tears whelming up. I had to exit the room fast so that they won’t see me cry.
And I will never forget that I’m once a muddle-headed trainee. I will make sure I’ll be a good boss in the future if there’s a chance. (:
These are the people who were on the same boat as me in the same environment. We did it!
And my pretty boss whom I get to work with for two of my most important practicums:
Lastly, my rewards for the 10 weeks. Thank you. (:
Was in a pretty good mood to curl my hair and do proper makeup. 
Top and bottom – Bangkok
Flats – Mphosis
Bag – Naraya
Happiness is a consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it…….And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it, you must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it. – Eat Pray Love
I think happiness for me is pretty easy. I just need to have time for leisure. Little things like reading a good book, doing facials to bigger things like spending quality time with the ones I love make me happy. Oh yes, food. Food is my happy pill too. That’s all. Life would be very meaningless for me if I can’t even afford to do the things I want to do, spend the day the way I want it. I think I would just call it a quit if I can’t do that anymore. Anyway, it is a luxury to spend a Wednesday like this. I can hardly remember the times I woke up at 9am on a weekday or hang out with Prawn like this. Thank you for the meaningful Wednesday and thank you for the extra time I have.
The hardest part of my education journey will all be behind me in a week’s time. And I will look back and smile and be glad that it’s all over. And I survived.
Have a happy weekend everyone!
Last week, TangWan, the sole exclusive importer of Sugar&Spice milk nougats sent me a whole packet of yummy milk nougats! Sugar&Spice is one of the premier makers of milk nougats in Taiwan.
I said yes immediately knowing that most of my family members love nougats.
These nougats are all freshly handmade from French unsalted butter from Normandy, milk powder from France and crispy California almonds. A special preparation technique gives these flavourful milk nougats a creamy, soft and chewy texture that are very different from the nougats currently available in the Singapore market. No preservation, additive or coagulant is added during the production process.
The nougats have a slight sweet milky taste but not to fret for non-milk lovers, they are not that milky. I do no like milk but I find the taste palatable. The nougats are not as sweet as the normal ones that I’ve eaten before. So if you love super sweet nougats, then this is not for you. To eat it, you will have to thaw it for 10 to 15 mins. It goes on chewy with the almonds crunchy in your mouth. My mum loves it so much that she’s bringing some to work to snack on. :p
The nougats come in a nice gift box which I think it’s pretty as a simple gift too!
You can get these delicious nougats here or like their Facebook page for instant updates and promotion.
Sometimes food does wonder. Pretty food are not only good to look at but delicious to eat and it eases your worries for that little moment when you eat. Well…at least for me, I don’t eat while I work. This little cafe Wimblylu isn’t the most convenient place to go to but that’s the whole point. To be away from the city and the crowd. I thank my boyfriend for bringing me there.
So we spent a few hours sipping our drink, eating and chatting away.
My boyfriend and I have come to a conclusion that we are a couple who enjoys spending good quality time together and that explains why we only meet up once a week. And because it just makes no sense to see each other too frequently doing nothing meaningful together. My boyfriend told me not to share about this cafe just in case too much people know about it. But a good cafe doesn’t need to go through my recommendation to be crowded. And besides that, I need to write down to remember. :p
The best thing about the weekend is to enjoy good food with the company of love ones and the luxury of wearing casually.
I’ve been looking for comfortable shoes lately due to the need of standing the whole day. I even wanted to splurge on expensive shoes just so that I could be guaranteed comfort. But…well, I guess I haven’t been able to convince myself to spend $80 or more on a pair of shoes. Maybe I would some day? But perhaps not now?
So I got myself two pair of shoes recently!! A yellow wedge from Charles and Keith (to replace my dying wedges) and a pair of work essential Melissa inspired jelly pumps.
I’ve been eyeing this pair of pumps whenever I walked into C&K, but only decided to JUST GET IT after a few times of walk-in. It comes in three colours but I got myself the yellow one as it simply pops and looks really young and vibrant!
The wedge is relatively high (around 3 inches I guess?) but I don’t feel any strain at all wearing this! In fact, I could wear this even to shopping!! The wedge is also heavy enough to not flip while I walk.
And then the Melissa Inspired Pumps with a slight height. It goes with most of my outfits and is really soft and comfortable to wear!!
The owl is too cute btw. At a price of only $15, I thought it was such a steal. Blogshops have them for $26 or more? And of course, the real Melissa cost like $100 and more?!
Before I convince myself to splurge on Melissa’s shoes, I decided that I’m currently happy with my Inspired one. ^-^
My happiness derives from spending the weekend with my love ones. I think at the end of a long tiring work week, I want to make sure I get enough rest and stay away from work. Being at home doesn’t help for me as I would be slogging away on the computer.
If I can, I would ask a friend out for dinner especially on a Friday night because that’s the night where I feel the MOST RELAXED!
Honestly, I do wish that weekends could be longer! Two days are just not enough for a healthy mind, especially for people like us who also need to work even at home. I admit I am not the most passionate at work but I’m learning to find joy in work, but I really loathe the fact that I need to remind myself to find pleasure in work. It just doesn’t make sense when this kind of thing should just come naturally. Maybe it’s just a passing phase. Maybe it’s not. But I do wish it is cos I cannot imagine myself facing the same situation for four years. I don’t wanna dread working every time. As and when I remember, I pray to the almighty up there to give me the strength and courage to face each working day. Not really a devotee but I guess I have no choice but to depend on the Almighty when nobody else can help me.
Okay Okay let’s not complain anymore. Let’s just face the gruesome truth and learn how to work with that amount of time you have. MAKE FULL USE of them!
I’m left with four more weeks before the end of my practicum.
And I can’t wait.
Singapore is truly a food paradise.
Kindle Surprise! ^-^
That’s my birthday present cum anniversary present from Prawn this year.
This makes reading on the go so much easier and lighter!
Now I can read all the books I want without worrying about the storage space at home as well.
First book on my Kindle: Eat, Pray, Love. It’s interesting to read how Liz went about discovering herself.
I also wanna eat, pray and love.
I wanna eat because eating makes worries go away for a little while.
I wanna pray so that at least I feel that somebody is watching after me.
I wanna love so that I won’t feel alone.
Despite all the stress I’m facing, I’m lucky to have Prawn!
He makes my weekend a lot happier!
I like it that I can be all baby and less serious when I’m with him.
Life is too serious already!
Prawn brought me to River Safari. I really enjoyed myself seeing all the weird animals there!
Definitely recommend it!
We had Shabu Shabu buffet for dinner! And I super love it!!
The ingredients were really fresh and we ate a lot, were super full after the meal!
And this I made with love, for the one who is still there for me after 6 years.
Simple but nonetheless filled with love!
Also, I feel happy to have my family with me and I pray for my mum’s speedy recovery!
She gave me an ang bao for my birthday!
When you think about all the great things you have, everything else doesn’t matter much anymore!
Happy Sixth Anniversary
And Happy Birthday to myself!
Remember the Konjac sponges that I introduced you girls about? I’ve been religiously using it and I really love it as it helps me to reduce the clog pores I have. Recently the same shop Onetwospree sent me some items for review and I’m finally here to talk about it!!
They very kindly sent me Holika Holika’s Honey Sleeping pack and Mom’s Nagging Mini Doll Peach Hand Cream.
The Mom’s Nagging Mini Doll Peach Hand Cream is my favourite item from the two!! Firstly, I really like the packaging. It is so cute and have received many instagram likes when I posted it.
The cream comes out in a very pale pink colour (sorry if it doesn’t look like pale pink here) and it smells great! Not too heavy, just light enough for everyday use.
The texture is a little bit rubbery but really smooth. It gets absorbed into the skin pretty fast as well! It doesn’t leave stickiness as well. I use it every night and my hands stay moisturized throughout the night despite me sleeping in an air-conditioned room.
I really love this handcream and would rate it an 8/10! It will not be suitable for really dry skin though.
Holika Holika Honey Sleeping Pack contains 20% Acerola and 20% honey.
Acerol Honey contains Vitamin C, minerals and sugar to fully energize the skin.
It really smells like real honey and we all know honey’s good for the skin. It makes a great exfoliant, making it easier to shed dead skin cells. It also help to increase elasticity and helps to balance out oily skin. Acerola on the other hand, is rich in anti-oxidant . Together, this mask can help improve rough skin texture, dissolve dead skin cells and increase elasticity!
This sleeping pack is heavier than the one I’m currently using (Naruko’s raw job tears). It is also stickier. I don’t like the feeling of this product on my skin. I find it too heavy for my skin. And besides that, I think 20% of honey is too little?
I will rate it a 5/10.
