Dreams.

I finished 1/10th of my wish list this year.
3) Go to Taiwan to learn from the best (i went in May)

6) To fill up a huge makeup box that I can call my own (thanks to Oliver I have one now)

7) To go to a seaside resort to relax for a weekend (2 weekends at Batam. I wanna go Greece seaside resort!)

23) To have the stage where I can be sharing my experience (Bigger Newer Hana coming up)

35) To watch the entire season of Prison Break, CSI, Grey's Anatomy (thanks to online episode recaps)

The year has one more month left. I've been thinking through what I have accomplished over the past year and I have my share of "if only" Not really regrets, more like i learnt my lessons. And now it's time to learn to stop repeating them as habits.

Don't fall back to mortality after you realize you can be incredible.

Think. Out of the Box

"If you step back and look at the bigger picture today, you will be able to let go."

I've been self-tormenting myself with negative thoughts. Something I do so very often when I am alone. Behaviour Analysis: Before I can analyze another person's behaviour, I have to understand my own.

So thinking and deriving meaning from what I see around me, is something I'm learning to do.

Before I start rattling off in mindless paragraphs of words, I just want to state my brain and heart don't speak the same language and move the same direction. Is it that I don't want this enough? Why do I see myself again and again, acting out of habit? Habit from before, not new habits that should have been cultivated.

Seeing his words, somehow makes my blood boil. Seriously what does he know? (only barely scrap off the tip of the iceberg) but I can't let him exceed me when I already have the headstart.

Then I'm like a stubborn mule that wouldn't budge from my comfortable zone. Do I really need a disaster and crisis to tell me time is running out so fast even as i am typing this entry?

If a person gives you his time, he can give you no more precious gift. ~ Frank Tyger

The Fashion Icon

If only I can go back to the 1950s as a man, I would be in love with Audrey Hepburn.

I first saw her in Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sabrina and Roman Holiday - her film debut, and instantly fall in love with her wit, her big doe like eyes and her immeccable fashion sense.

Started out as a ballerina who went on to acting theatre and films, Audrey Hepburn was the IT girl during her hey-days. As she shares the same last name as another Hollywood star of that era - Katharine Hepburn - Audrey was mistaken as Katharine when she went for her fitting at Givenchy. But nonetheless the quirky girl manage to leave a lasting impression on Givenchy. She later on wore several of his pieces in Breakfast at Tiffany's and made famous the term 'little black dress' as she wore the black dress of the great Givenchy on the set.

If there's anything I want for Christmas, it will be the DVDs of Tiffany's, Sabrina, Roman Holiday, My Fair Lady, Charades, Funny Faces which are just some of Audrey's Hepburn's notable films. Or her Biography (read about her in Wikipedia, her life story seems to depicts the lives of those in Danielle Steel's books: survived the war, have several unsuccessful relationships, difficult childbirth, acting career, worked with UNICEF.) Or a huge drawing of her like the one below.

Sisterhood

In less than 2 weeks time my baby sister will be leaving for China for 7 weeks. So as a good sister, I have been trying to spend more time with her to get her winter wear and go shopping with her (seems like I'm always the shopping companion these days. Mon was shopping for interview clothes with Hwee Bing and yesterday was shopping for winter wear with Sis. But it's ok I like shopping!). Today I'll be meeting baby sister again to get some stuff at Bugis and tmr I'm going to bring her to Aljunied to go eat the highly recommended by Claudia - minced fish noodles and buy baking stuff for my gingerbread men.

I really going to miss this silly sister of mine. Although I'm the elder one, she is always the one 'scolding' me, cleaning after my mess in the room we share. And I'm always borrowing her jewellery. Most of all, she shares the same bed as me and even though we kick and hit each other alot in bed, it's fun having her around, downloading shows for me. And i realized it's fun shopping with her too. Her sense of style is very different from mine, more preppy, more quirky with acessories while mine is more girly with dresses and skirts. All the past shopping trips have been great bonding session for us, cause at least we didnt quarrel and she seems to be more agreeable and cooperative because we can work together to find things she likes (usually we scream and shout at each other. hardly see eye to eye).

Can't wait for sunday to come. Then we can go sing KTV the whole day, just the 2 of us. (: Long Live Sisterhood!

Of Wedding Bells and Love

The golden couple are finally married! Congrats to Angela and John.

Sunday was a great day to catch up with friends that I've not seen for years. Persis is back! and Pammy the usual gorgeous self and Cabrina who is going to become a teacher with Angela. Who would have thought?

Like the old days, the 4 of us come together again. Pam, Me, Angela and Persis
The good looking couple
Like the past.

Mahjong, swimming, potluck session to come!