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I still can't believe 2015 is coming to an end and 2016 is so near!!

It's like it feels as though I just started poly like a month ago, but no, it has been 8 months already!! I left with about 2 more months till 1.2 ends and 2.1 will begin like soon. OMG



As 2015 come to an end, looking back, this year has been quite eventful.

Firstly would definitely be studying in a whole entirely new environment. To be honest, when I was in Sec 1, I was always worrying about my grades. Like what if I flunk the O levels and had to repeat, like my entire future would be overrrrrrrrr.

But here I am by God's grace, finished Os and managed to get into a poly and course of my choice! :D Had the chance to make new friends and experience how poly life would be like. Before I started poly, I was kinda afraid. Afraid that it would be difficult for me to make friends cause I'm normally a shy person.

However when I first attended the freshmen orientation, I started having the guts to initiate conversations which ended up me making a good amount of friends lol. Though it was a little awkward at first but we warmed up a little while later.



Secondly would be attaining a GPA that I had never expected for the 1st half of the semester. Again, it is by God's grace that I was able to get a GPA which exceeded my expectations. Praise God for that! This kind of motivates me to study even harder for 1.2, we'll see how I fair at the end of this sem lol.



Thirdly, stepping out of my comfort zone to serve the Lord. What I meant by this would be stepping out of my shell to lead worship in my church! I have always been super shy since young and I've always wanted to join the choir in primary school but I was too shy to do auditions.

I did went for a audition for Choir in secondary school and the conductor labelled me as "able to sing but not as good as some people." ((When I meant "people" I meant those who already had experiences singing in primary school)) I had the chance to appeal to change CCA from NPCC to Choir, but I chose not to cause I was lazy to go for another audition lol.

But I'm glad I didn't went cause NPCC was a fun experience throughout my 4 years in school.

Anyway, it was after O levels that my dad asked me to lead worship with him cause one of his female worship leader couldn't make it on that day. So I just agreed. I don't know why, I just had to urge to agree and try it out!

It wasn't praise and worship for the main service, it was like a pre main service. We call it "Upperlight" in my church. Held every Saturday. ((If yall wanna drop by my church, contact me! Heh, I'd be delighted to bring yall!!))

So my dad's a worship leader for the Upperlight and he has a worship team ((band)). The stage isn't too big, but it was still a stage after all. Surprisingly, I had no stage fright. So I begin in december 2014.

My dad actually arranged for me to worship with his team once a month and it was at this arrangement until June..?? Where he asked me to worship "full time" lol. Meaning whenever it's his team's turn to lead worship, I'm in. So basically, I'm part of the team now. Yay.

It's amazing what the Lord could do. Now I enjoy praise and worship with him not only because I love to sing but also it brings me closer to Him. I'm glad I stepped out of my comfort zone to serve him in a way which I love.

I wouldn't say I'm super good at singing now and my vocal's soooo awesome and powerful. Nope. I'm far from that. But I believe that as long as I diligently train my vocal, I'd be able to sing well eventually.




I think these three are what summed up my 2015.. Besides these three, I can't think of anymore things that were quite eventful in my life.,


OH OH! Not forgetting, going back to Blogging this year! Really hope I could keep this blog for a long time! :D

For 2016....

I hope ((and am praying)) 2016 would be ((obviously)) better than 2015!! 

Be it in school, friends, family, relationships and my walk with God.

Hoping some things would stay the same and some things changes.  


Cheers to a better 2016!! HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!! 

See ya in 2016! :D

God Bless <3

PS: Off to countdown at church later on!



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CHRISTMAS!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS GUYS!!


Here in Singapore I guess it's not soooo christmasy cause got no snow... BUT at least there's super cool decorations at Orchard Road! ((except for the christmas tree that caught on fire...))

Hope yall are having a good christmas! ((for those who celebrate it anyway)) Enjoy some logcake, good food and everyone's favorites, opening presents!! :D


Well of course, for us Christians, Christmas isn't all about giving and receiving presents. It's also about celebrating the Lord's birth. Though of course no one knows the real date, but at least 25th is kinda like a solid date for us to celebrate His birthday. 

Okay I shall not babble on too much if not yall find me boring. Have a great holiday everyone!! 

HO HO HO!


God Bless <3


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So I am writing this a month earlier ((November)) because it's gonna be a little long lmao. As yall know, me and le best friend, Claris has been like best buds/sisters since forever. If yall didn't know, then okay, let me rewind a little.

If I can remember correctly, we first met each other in the year 2007.. I think lol very long already, can't really remember. I was 9 years old then and she was 11. Flashforward, we are like best buds/sisters now heh.

Anyway, because I don't have a older sister, I basically treat her like one. We are not that kind of bffs that could meet up every single day and have sleepovers, nope. We could hardly meet because of school. At most we just whatsapp one another lol. I would say we are the type of best friends who do not have to talk to each other every day but we'd both know that we are always there for one another! ((Gah, I'm not that into cheesy and mushy stuff omg))

As yall know I am schooling right now and as a student, it's hard for me to earn like monthly income cause I can't work part time too much and neglect my studies. I know some people are able to do that ((good for you)) but I can't cause I can't manage my time well fml. But because I'm not working, I can't really buy like nice gifts for le best friend and I feel bad cause she's always the one buying stuff for me cause she's working now. ((okay not many but still)).

Okay, I should not talk about money now. What's a blog post without pictures? HAHA, I have a feeling she'd be really horrified by the pictures that I'm about to post here.

((Beware: Major unglamness but it's okay LOL))
HORRIBLE MAKEUP. ((4/5 years ago))


OMG. This was like 4 years ago..? OMG 

Please don't mind my horrifying makeup. Last time Korean makeup wasn't a trend, but the black and grey eyeshadows and thin eyebrows were, so forgive my horrifying shameless selfie pose. 
I remembered Claris was starting to get into makeup and all, plus I was always bugging her to wear some eyeliner lol. 
OMG, look at that horrible makeup and hair omg. Why didn't anyone tell me I look ugly last time? Claris would probably kill me if she see this picture, she'd be horrified I think by how she looked last time. Girl, if you're reading this, I am horrified by how I look too, so you're not alone. 
YAS, I had short hair that time!! Sigh. Claris getting prettier and prettier in the photos already! ((not that she isn't lah but ya know what I mean))  Hehe, wait till you see how she looks like now. LOL. 

Don't mean to brag, but I think we were both becoming more and more decent looking HAHAHA
Whenever we meet up, there would be LOTS of selfies taken lol, expected one.
This was last year!! 

when we went to Korea in 2013!!


The "neoprints" we took

When we went to JB 
This was when I asked her to company me to Wisma Etude House to collect stuff. 
And then we headed for Genki Sushi. 
The thing about Claris is that whenever we go watch a movie or eat something, she will like give in to what I want lor, so I feel kinda bad lol. Thats why I say I treat her like an older sister heh. 

But of course if she wants to watch a certain movie or eat certain stuff, I won't be like some whiny brat lah AHHA.


This is our latest selfie at her house! I blogged about it, so yall can check it out here. 

This was when we were filming for her YouTube video! Oh, yes, this girl does YouTube videos so check out her channel and support her ok? HEH
Did I mention she can cook?! LIKE OMG. She cooked Mac and Cheese for me when I went over and IT'D DA BOMBZ! Plus its my first time eating food that she cooked after so many years HAHAH. When you have a best friend who can cook = excuse to hop over to her house alot of times liao LOL

Anyway, as you can see from the title of this post, it's her birthday today! ((14th December)) Even though I'm writing this a month earlier (15th November to be exact)), but this would be posted on her birthday. 

So I just wanna say, HAPPY BLESSED BIRTHDAY CLARIS! Don't cry when you read this ok, HAHA. But I just wanna say thanks for always being like an older sister to me, and spoiling me with gifts. Though we hardly meet cause of my school and your work, at least we have each other's back right?! I feel like we are fated to be best buddies cause even our birthdays are close! ((mine's on the 17 of December btw)) Cheers to 8 years of friend/sistership and more! Love ya! <3 

2 years ago when we celebrated our birthdays in Seoul
  
We were suppose to like "hang out" during december, but she isn't free on the week where I'm free :( She's only free during my exam week :(

Anyway, once again HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CLARIS! <33
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For those who are not into makeup, I think you can like not read this post. LOL.

So I just wanted to blog about how I discovered makeup followed by my obsession with them.


I first discovered makeup when I was in primary 3? 9 years old then. My mom had loads of makeups, brands that don't really exist now. When my mom was like in her 20s, she always wore super thick eye shadows and red lips. You know in the 80s and 90s, the makeup is known to be super black smokey eye ((like your eye kenna punched)) and super red lips!!

She was the one who taught me how to wear makeup. At 9 years old, I started off by wearing simple ones like pink lipgloss. Then when I was 10, I played with a sparkly silver eyeshadow. I look ridiculous then omg. Some more I was so nerd nerd, with rectangular glasses. LOL. Still 有脸 to wear silver eyeshadow and lipgloss.

When I was 11, that's when puberty hit me lol. I started wanting to look prettier since I kinda know how to like boys already. So I assumed that "hey, for a boy to like a girl, she has to look slim and pretty."

That was the first time my mom plucked my eyebrows. I swear I cried like a baby omg. It was freaking pain and I was so scared of the tweezers. That time thin brows were still a trend, so my mom would plucked my eyebrows until they were super thin. It wasn't until I was 15 years old then the trend was Korean eyebrows, thick and straight. So I painstakingly waited till my eyebrows grew and groomed them myself. ((Yes! I don't go and thread my brows, I pluck and groom them myself!))


As yall can see, left one is how my brows were before I knew about the korean eyebrows trend! Right one is how my brows are now! :D

Another one for yall


Man the difference between the photos is about 3 to 4 years!! Wah, I changed so much leh. Okay lah, maybe a little only LOL. 

Anyway, now plucking my brows are a painless thing to me heh. I know some girls would find them super duper pain in the beginning, but trust me, once you keep on doing it, it gets less pain subsequently.



At 11 years old was when I discovered beauty gurus on YouTube. That's when I watched Michelle Phan's videos for the first time! Ever since then, I got hooked and that's where I learned a lot of makeup tips from her videos.

Also, I had the blessing of getting my first pair of contact lenses! As you know, wearing makeup with glasses is a little... weird. To me at least. So my mom kinda tell me whether I wanna try to wear contact lenses, so I was like "alrighty!" Plus I wouldn't look so nerdy anymore.



I discovered BB creams at that age as well. It was because I was hooked on kpop and k dramas. That year was the year when KPOP was starting to become a global phenomenon. Boys Over Flowers was my first ever korean drama and I was so crazy over it. While watching it, I sort of studied the makeup and was so freaking fascinated by how korean people's skin was so pretty!

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That's where I learned that they used "BB Creams." My first BB cream was from Za! Not a korean brand yeah, but still it was a BB cream so I was excited!

pic not mine. credit to official website of Za

My first compact powder was also from Za! 

pic not mine. Credits to official website of Za
Soon as I watch more beauty tutorials on YouTube from various makeup gurus, my obsession for makeup grew! Some of my favourite makeup gurus would be ((the QUEEN)) Michelle Phan, Promise Tamang Phan, Angel from BeautifyMeeh, Judy from itsJudytime, and Bethany Mota!! There's so much more, but these are personally my favourites! 

Before I was into korean makeup styles, I was into black eyeshadows, thick eyeliners and thin brows! I am sure every girl would have her "goth look" in the beginning of discovering makeup.


I don't know if you could see my eye makeup, but could you see how black it is? LOL. This was taken in 2011 I think! When Belle ((little cousin)) was about 3! ((She's 7 now btw))

Soon korean makeup became a trend! It was all about super nice and white skin with straight thick brows. Winged eyeliner and minimal eyeshadows, hardly any blush on the cheeks followed by gradient lips.

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DAMN NICE RIGHT. I love love love how korean makeup focus so much on making the skin so dewy and pretty!! 

Korean women ((and men)) super duper take damn good care of their skin one! They love love having that dewy effect on their skin cause it's like their skin is "glowing" But here in Singapore, it's impossible with the heat ugh. Plus, dewy dewy skin effect would make you look like you have super oily skin LOL. Cause it will make your face shine mah. It's only possible in cold countries I guess. 


No use having dewy dewy skin here in Singapore

So now whenever I watch k dramas, I always pay attention to the females's makeup!! Get to learn a tip or two! Heh.

Come to think of it, boy am I glad I discovered korean makeup trends. Cause I think it sort of suits me better and I love it very very much!!


I think different women suits different makeup style. If you are new to makeup, don't be afraid to try on different styles! Be it smokey or natural eyeshadows, red or pink lips, american or korean makeup styles, don't be afraid to experiment with it!


In my free time, I'll just whip out my eyeshadow palette and start applying different eyeshadow colors onto my eyes. This is to see which colors suits me best and whether I will like it or not!

It's kinda fun ya know, to play around with makeup. Do different types of eyeliner wings, different lip colors and so much more!! Hehe!


For those makeup beginners, look up tutorials on YouTube. They are sooooooo useful trust me!!

I know makeup isn't cheap nowadays, but you can try those makeup at Watson or Guardian! They are so much cheaper than those at Sephora!! You might have discount somemore!!

If not, buy online. I usually buy online heh.

Have fun and don't be afraid to explore! Fighting!!


God Bless <3

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