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Happy Chinese New Year!

2012-01-24T17:31:00.001+08:00

It has been awhile. I've been extremely busy and rushed especially with school. (School always finds a way to waste our time. A perfect example would be detention.)
Anyway I got received my iPad2 from the mail a few days ago and it is a lovely companion. The camera is generally quite clear and it doesn't lagg as much as my previous shitty iPad1
Even right now, I'm using my sweet companion to blog. There's a Blogger app, but it's specially for the iPhone. And I'm still trying to find out how really use it.

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Today it's the 2nd day of Chinese New Year. Surprisingly, I don't dread it as much as I thought I would. Maybe it's because of the angpows. Hmm...

But there's this thing with Chinese people. In the past, there was no television, there was no computers and stuff. So what do they do at home?? Both my dad and mum has like, about 10 siblings. Uhm... Obviously there wasn't any condoms either...

Signing off,
Gladys

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I prefer this to my normal face. Very warm in the winter and it can be a mosquito net. NO CHEEK BLOOD FOR YOU, LOSERS!

As promised

2012-01-10T22:00:00.002+08:00

Busy with studying and lessons tomorrow. School field trip on Thursday. But as promised, here's a quick update for all you stalkers out there.

I heard,
MGMT -Kids (2007)

I said,
It feels great to be back here again, honestly. Creativity just takes over. And I just want to type everything out.

And obviously being my own blog, I can type anything I want. (Unless if I am going to criticize something huge like the government.) But nowadays in modern days, most students can't even say their honest opinions about their own school. (And when it came to my opinions, I am like the sword of Zorro: swift, incisive, deadly.)

Please, you wanna know my thoughts about my school? On the role of my secondary education, are absolute. This school and its contemporaries are nothing more than merchants of social status. The educators restrict (more like banned) us on every single written rule.

With the new superintendent this year, canning is established. Hours and hours of detention can be given just for going to the loo. You can get caned and/or suspended so easily.

Learners are brain-washed and they follow every single thing they are told. They do whatever they are expected to do. I feel that there is an extreme lack of creativity and time for enjoyment in the school. Everyday when I go to school, all I can see is a depressed institution of secondary education suitably shrouded in fog.

But I say nothing, having learnt something in my 12 years of carefully judged mediocrity, including the value of silence. I shall end my post here. I hope you guys have a great day.

yours sincerely.

Meet my friend, Manni.

2012-01-09T16:27:00.002+08:00

I'll be busy tomorrow and the day after, being a study nerd and overeating, but I'll try my best to do at least a quick update in between just for you! And now, I leave you with pictures of my friend Manni and I when we caught up and gossiped the other night.

I heard,
Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly. ~Rose Franken

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I listened,
Allow me to share with you a wonderful song that will make you happy.

I said,
I hope everyone had a great weekend. Till my post post. Ciao.
With love.

10 minutes

2012-01-08T01:28:00.007+08:00

This is not the kind of much anticipated post I get excited about. (Resolution: Stop boring you out of your mind.) but I didn't take much photos of what I wore or did either. I mostly lazed around the house in my pj's anyway (Resolution: Stop being lazy), so you didn't miss out on anything, believe me.

What I wore today.
Guess jacket and skirt. VS crop top. Sanuk shoes- gift from the one I love.

This is Vinegar, my hamster playing dead. It's how he gets my attention. Smart.

Though 2012 came out of NOWHERE, I'm super excited for it and also ready to leave 2011 behind. I bet some of you are already in 2012! Omg, please tell me! What's 2012 like? Is there iPhone with a Siri that can finally read Singapore maps? Will MRTs stop their bullshit? Did Singaporeans stop Stomping stupid things yet? Tell me!
I hope everyone's year is the best, and thanks you guys for being just plain awesome.

With love. Don't forget to press the like button! >>>

Wishes that can't be granted.

2012-01-04T21:56:00.003+08:00

I saw,

(ph, tfs)

I thought,
Flawless, perfect. I can only wish I could be half as beautiful as they are.

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I said,
Today was the second day of school.
It was pretty much the same as any other. Except I have this weird motivation to study hard. Most likely it's because I'm still 'in the mood' since last year's N Levels. I hope this will continue for the next 9 months (of torture), because there's an even MORE important national exam, O Levels, which everyone describes as 10 fugging times harder...

Wish me luck...

New year resolutions.

2012-01-01T23:57:00.002+08:00

First post of 2012! Yippee! Anyway the picture you see above is something I made for my fanpage on Facebook. :) Don't forget to like it. Oh and I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!
Next, it shall be the dreaded Chinese New Year. I hate CNY. I apologise.
I haven't really thought of my new year resolutions. So, right at this moment I shall just write them spontaneously.

1) Gain some weight - I think I caught a glimpse of my ribcage in the mirror yesterday.

2) Save more money - My piggy bank is starving. He needs to be fed.

3) Stop procrastinating - (I think I just might start next week...) :P

4) Study more, play less - It's 'O' Levels this year.

5) Get healthy - And I'll be happy

6) Be committed to Fashioncancer - I promise I'll stay.

What's your New Year resolutions?

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Wishlist: Just a want

2011-12-30T01:00:00.005+08:00

Invert Pleated Flippy Skirt: Topshop £30.00

Striped Dress: £295 House of Holland at Browns

Golden Ring: £181 Andy Lifschutz at Not Just a Label

Lace Dress: £49.99 H&M

Pleat Back Top By Boutique: Topshop £55.00

It's been a little while, but I wanted to make sure that I wished you all a happy and healthy New Year. Sending all my warmest thoughts to you on these cold windy days. I am gonna miss this chilly weather. But at the same time, I don't mind standing under the hot sun right now. It's so cold now, I'm having goosebumps. Brrr...

By the way, have you written your New Year resolutions? I should do mine soon...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

2011-12-25T19:49:00.007+08:00

I heard,

I said,
Merry Christmas to all my wonderful readers! May your day be sweet and relaxing. And may you have lots of presents under your tree. (Or stocking, whichever you have.)

I saw,

(photo: fgr)

I wore,

VS crop top and snake skirt, Topshop cape jacket

I wish (you),

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NOW GO TO GOOGLE AND SING JINGLE BELLS!

Jingle balls, jingle balls
Hanging on the wall
One so big, one so small
Like a cannonball!

BYE!!!
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Last minute Christmas gifts

2011-12-23T18:46:00.003+08:00

Two days to Christmas!
Have you gotten presents for all your loved ones? Omg. NO? Welllll it's ohhhhhh-kay. Because the heavens was screaming in my ear again and therefore I took the time out of my very busy (not really) schedule to give you ideas for extremely last minute gifts. :)

Something you can do in an hour or less:

How can anyone not love cookies? Here's a recipe for Sugar Cookies I found from allrecipes.

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.

Something you can do in thirty minutes:

Got an old scarf? Reuse it! Here's a new way to use an old scarf which I found from familyfun. "If last year's scarf doesn't match this winter's wardrobe, turn it into a bolster pillow that'll help you hibernate in comfort and style."
What you need is a densely woven or fleece scarf, fiberfill and 2 hair elastics.

Cut a densely woven or fleece scarf in two.
Use a simple running stitch to sew the long sides together, forming a fabric tube.
Wrap a hair elastic around the tube, a few inches from one end.
Stuff the tube with fiberfill, then cinch the other end closed with a second hair elastic.
Done!

Something you can do in fifteen minutes:

What else is more meaningful than a handmade card? It's really simple actually and it's a gift not many people will do because it takes a certain amount of effort and work. But I personally feel that a gift card is something your loved one will keep with him/her for the rest of their life. (Unless they're an ass)
Here are some websites I found on card making: vickiscardmakingideas
handmade-cards-ideas making-handmade-cards craftcards

Pop by your nearest book store.
Choose and buy your desired colour and texture of cards.
Bring it home
WRITE\DRAW LIKE A BOSS
Done

Something you can do in just ten minutes:

I was feeling really creative and what I did here was I got a plain shirt on sale (they are having a mega sale right now) at Cotton On for just $10! I went over to Daiso and grabbed iron-on transfers of elephants. You can get whatever design you wanna. :) But I'm just using the elephant as an example. So what you gotta do?

Open the damn packet of elephant.
Get your ironing board.
Place the elephant on desired place.
IRON LIKE A BOSS.
Done.

Something you can do in five minutes or less:

Go to NTUC and buy chocolate. I hope I don't need to explain in steps...

Thanks for reading! Now go prepare your present!!! Don't forget to press the like button! >>

Win for winter.

2011-12-21T00:39:00.003+08:00

Images from Trendland
I have always been a summer lover. Or at least I would consider myself one. This winter has changed my mind. I am in love with this season.

Though in Singapore, it's just rain or shine, you have to admit that the weather is damn shiok lor. Mmm. I wanna just cuddle and snuggle up with my loved one! Don't you wish that the temperature was like this all year round?

Imagine sitting down right now, in this weather, with a hot chocolate in your palms. Oh that shiok feeling can never be felt again in summer...

It's been a little while, but I wanted to make sure that I wished everyone peace, love and happiness for the holiday season! :)

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Trends on the Rise: Maxi Dresses

2011-12-17T16:19:00.003+08:00

Oh Singapore. You unforgiving little island. Why must you rain when I had planned to go to town today? Maybe it's a sign, a sign from the heavens telling me over and over, "You said you were going to commit to Fashioncancer... GO BLOG YOU LAZY BUM!"
And so I listened to the heavens like a good little kid and here I am!!!

Trends on the Rise
MAXI DRESSES

One day, I was in town, shopping, doing what I do best. Then in the corner of my eye I saw not one! But two girls (aged 18 or 19 maybe?) wearing maxi dresses. Something looked VERY WEIRD...

They were my height, (no need to ask, I'm short. End of story) of course there was no problem with that, but the thing is, THEY WERE WEARING SLIPPERS.
Holy fat cows!!! From far they looked like hippies from another dimension. If they had headbands and round sunglasses and maybe a guitar to complete the look, they would look very similar to this:

Obviously you should know whats wrong with the whole picture. Maxi dresses look best on tall people, we all know that. But the thing is, it can work on shorter people (like me!!) too. If we know how to wear it right.
Singaporeans, we are Asians, we were born shorter as compared to people from other countries. We can't do anything about it, it's in our genes. I love the maxi dress, it has been around for the past few seasons and will be for many to come. Easy to wear, comfortable and versatile, it is no wonder maxi dresses are so popular.

Short women can definitely get away with maxi dresses, especially if the dress is flow-y, a little loose and have designs that are smaller in print. But the MAIN POINT in getting away with it (and actually looking taller too!) is by wearing a high wedge or heel.

So to this trend. What do I say? Love it or hate it?
Well I say, LOVE IT!
But please, unless you're going to Sentosa, stop wearing slippers with your maxi dress. You don't wanna look like a hippie.

It's all about commitment.

2011-12-15T18:45:00.001+08:00

GOOD GRIEF!!

It has been a while since I blogged... Maybe it's time to start again...
I didn't realize how long it had been since I was here. I'm sorryyyyyyyyyyyyy. :(

But anyway, I'm here with a new outlook. Feelin like writing more about my views about trends and hot topics. Oh the power of words...

I just wanna like what I like! But sometimes I ask myself, where in this world is there any passion anymore! Any commitment! Once I didn't blog for like 10 months. But heyyyy... That took commitment. :)

Sigh it's December and means it's obviously winter somewhere. While little kids enjoy throwing snowballs at each other during Christmas, we, Singaporeans experience rain and shine, rain and shine. (If not what sia) But well, now, it's all rain rain rain.

At times like this, LET'S SING THE RAIN RAIN GO AWAY SONG!!!
Bye!!!

Is was that ole devil called love.

2011-02-14T18:02:00.002+08:00

This was the happiest day of my life.

Happy Monday everyone.
I would love to say HAPPY VALENTINES DAY to everyone too.
I hope everyone's having a great Valentines.

Love is a grave mental disease.
Plato

Keep calm and carry on.

2011-01-27T21:50:00.002+08:00

I heard,
“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.”
Morrie Schwartz

I said,
I wish I had a Tamagotchi actually. I miss taking care of my non-living pet and making it really really fat.

I thought,
I'm not fat. I'm curvy. ;)

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To-Do-List:
1) Love
2) Dream
3) Be free

You know there are times when you just wanna eat your damn textbook all up.

daniel yam dress. vintage necklace

rayban sunglasses. mango tee. armani exchange shorts. dc shoes. kipling bag. accessories from diva.

hat was a gift. armani exchange long sleeve. kipling bag. 3d glasses.

g-shock watch.

When I was in my younger days,
I weighed a few pounds less,
I needn't hold my tummy in
To wear a belted dress.

But now that I am older,
I've set my body free;
There's comfort of elastic
Where once my waist would be.

Inventor of those high-heeled shoes
My feet have not forgiven;
I have to wear a nine now,
But used to wear a seven.

And how about those pantyhose-
They're sized by weight, you see,
So how come when I put them on
The crotch is at my knees?

I need to wear these glasses
As the prints were getting smaller;
And it wasn't very long ago
I know that I was taller.

Though my hair has turned to grey
And my skin no longer fits,
On the inside, I'm the same old me,
Just the outside's changed a bit.

Author Unknown

Have a great day everyone.

Signing off,
Fashioncancer

It has been already broken down.

2011-01-07T21:58:00.002+08:00

im wearing: mango top. juicy couture jacket. roxy jean shorts. leggings and boots.

It's alright. That's cute enough.

2011-01-04T21:06:00.001+08:00

Happy new year guys. :P

Jingle bells jingle bellllllllllls jingle all the wayyyyy ☃

2010-12-26T18:03:00.005+08:00

mango cardi. dkny dress. necklace and boots were gifts.

Ah. Just a few more days and end of year holidays will be over for good. And then school reopens... ... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

But right now, I just came back from my two week long holiday and so i shall, at a incredibly insane pace, attack my very long Need-To-Buy-Christmas-Gifts-List-Cause-Christmas-Is-Kinda-Over-But-I-Haven't-Gotten-Anyone-Anything-Yet!!!! list.

I hope that the Christmas sales aren't over yet. Oh goshhhhh.

I heard,
Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
-Mae West

I thought,
Everywhere is always a walking distance... If you have the time, that is.

Just you know why

2010-11-26T22:53:00.002+08:00

I can't say no to panda any more, he's holding me hostage!

A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.

2010-11-15T13:38:00.005+08:00

1, 2, 3

Is it too early for me to have the Christmas mood?

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I heard,
Never raise your hand to your children; it leaves your midsection unprotected.
-Robert Orben

I thought,
We somehow end up hating ourselves if no one would love us.

I said,
I've learnt a lot of things. Like... too much of something is not good. And too little of something is not good either. And stuff like, don't get in trouble, cause it's not fun and it won't do good to anyone. Or when we DO get into trouble, we gotta know how, no, not cry and give up, but, to COVER ourselves.

There's also about giving in. Giving in to friends, giving in to family, giving in to love. You know the way everyone tells you to just say sorry and admit you're wrong? And then we'd be like, "yesssss. i got itttttttt. uh huhhhhhhhh." But we take these advice for granted.
Even when we get into fights, these little tips that were given to us, it seldom comes to mind.

Like the way some people just don't want to be the one at fault. Because they don't want to be the one that everyone blames. Like when they get scolded for doing something wrong, people would somehow give a marvelous story about how someone else was actually the one at fault. Oh, he asked me to do this, or that. They don't want to have all those baggage. People like this irritates me at times.

But apparently, the only good you have from blaming others is just, well, nothing. At times we have to really think it through, and just say that it is our fault. Or even if it wasn't, just don't blame your own friends and drag them into a situation that they aren't supposed to be in anyway.

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I am in the office right now. I should be working but I'm looking at dumb pics like these to amuse myself.

pics from, 1 , 2

HEE-LEH-REE-UHHZ. (Hilarious)
Back to work. Ciaoz people.
Till my post post.

God I'm doing all I can.

2010-11-05T20:17:00.009+08:00

You can easily tell how I'm feeling by the things I wear. Or like what I put together on Polyvore. Loooooool. Leeeeeeeeeeeel. Luuuuul. gntrjhrkgnsdkfds.

I heard,
We seek the comfort of another. Someone to share and share the life we choose. Someone to help us through the never-ending attempt to understand ourselves. And in the end, someone to comfort us along the way.
-Marlin Finch Lupus

I thought,
The worst poverty you could ever have is loneliness and the feeling that nobody loves you.

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Right now at this very moment I am sitting in an office. No, not mine, duh. I'm working for my mummy dearest as a coordinator for the holidays. I do get money at the end of the month (what's it called? Pay? I think so.) and that is the only reason why I wake up early in the morning everyday. Hurhur. Plus I'm saving up for Christmas to get everyone lovely gifts. Oh I'm so kind hearted ~

It is also very stressful though. Especially since my mom is like the boss of the company and she expects highly of me. Like the way I dress and what I do. We aren't allowed to wear mini skirts or anything that is see through (ok understandable) but we are also not allowed to wear polo tees! I mean my entire cupboard is filled with them so it is hard. But it feels cool to dress maturely since I don't get to do it often. ^_____^

Oh, and did i mention we can't sleep in the office? Actually I've always known that, but after I have experienced what it is like to be in a office, it's like... impossible, seriously. !!!@!@!@!!!!!!
At times like this, I miss school.

Ciaoz. Till my next post.

cool monday

2010-11-01T18:33:00.002+08:00

I mixed,

Was feeling alil biker + chic today.
I think I shall put up a set of clothing every other day. It gives me inspiration.

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I said,
Happy Monday! Haha. Not. Even though it's the holidays now, and i SHOULD be partying my ass off like how I usually boast I would. But apparently I didn't do as well as I expected for my End Of Year Examinations and therefore, I have remedial for the subjects which I failed. It is absolutely depressing.

I cooouuullldddd maybe, yknow, not go, but being the very responsible person that i am(COUGH COUGH COUGH), I shall attend them. Anyway, it is for my own good and next year is our N levels and then the next O levels. There is always some big national exam after another.

And when you think that you have completed or achieved something, THINK AGAIN. There's always something you have to do. Somewhere over the bloody rainbow.

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I heard,
The truth is more important than the facts.
-Frank Lloyd Wright

I thought,
What are we without love?

I wrote,
this on my school shoes. Mmmm.

I think,
Lady gaga kinda looks like a nun here in London. A very cool nun. I love the layers and the light pink. So lovely.

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ciao! till my next post.

BUT I AM HERE NAO! (oh no)

2010-10-31T14:23:00.006+08:00

I feel so ashamed.

It has been more than a week since the exams are officially over for this year and I only come back to you, that have been faithfully waiting for me, now.
And while I was happy in some other place, going out to celebrate that exams are over, I kept thinking of you... ... MY BLOG!

BUT I AM HERE NAO! (oh no)

I heard,
A woman has got to love a bad man once or twice in her life to be thankful for a good one.

I thought,
"Sometimes good things come in big packages! I arrived in a FedEx crate!" -Noodle
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I said,
I don't know if it is a sin to wear the same shoes over and over but I have a feeling the way I do it, it's a sin. And it is embarrassingggggg.
About a month ago, I bought these pair of adorable clogs from Alegria. They were extremely comfy! And I could walk in them all day and my feet wouldn't hurt at all! I heard they tone your legs too. Not like my other heels that "There's an ouch every time the foot hits the ground".
I started to wear them with everything. And when I mean everything, I mean e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. Here's the proof:

accessories; diva. bag; thebodyshop. pants; mango. tee; ralph lauren. shoes; alegria.

These are the shoes. How cute are they?

hat and bracelet was a gift. bag; a|x. long shirt; mango. leggings; topshop. necklace; diva.

Oh look. Same shoes.

dress; a|x. watch; G-Shock.
Ok. I think you get it.
In my opinion, I think that if they are fun, fashionable and most important comfortable, it isn't hobo-like to wear them everyday. But I think I should make sure they actually work and not blindly wear them with everything.
What do you think? Is it a bummy to wear the same shoes everyday?

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I read,
Anyone that knows me, knows that I.Love.Gorillaz.
And I am sharing my love for them with you. :)
Haha! This has made it's way to one of my favourite interviews!

2D is so cute with his glasses on! He looks SOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!
Okay, I'm done being a fan girl.
I love how Murdoc bitched about Damon. I always think that it's hilarious how much Damon and Jamie make fun of themselves through the Gorillaz.

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I love,
I've been researching and researching and researchhhiiinnnggg about hamsters for like months and months before getting my sweet Sugar and Spice. (yes, they are the names of my hamsters. teeheeeee) Because i really want to make sure I know every single thing about them before I actually have them. Y'know. Y'knowwwwww. I am so responsible.

I love them so much.

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Hey ho it's Sunday.
I (would) wear,

Something I'd wear today. If I went out instead of being a couch potato. Teehee...

Have a good evening everyone. :)
Squidward is watching you...

p.s I've recently added a Share button for Facebook on the top of every post. Be sure to help me share my blog posts on your Facebook page! :) Thanks! With love.

Never go to bed angry. Stay up and fight.

2010-09-21T18:02:00.004+08:00

I heard,
And life is what we make it. Always has been, always will be.

I thought,
What time is it? It's study time!

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What a long day. I going to get real lazy with posting for a while now to catch up on what I missed in class at school while I was... Uh... not paying attention... -_-
I'm really tired now. So let me do this real quick, I wanna cheer on everyone for our End Of Year Examinations and let's hope I can at least at a decent grade like a B-.
Meanwhile... Until I keep up with my schoolwork and have time to come back here, enjoy these pictures which I fell in love with ~

ciao.

Nicoletta Ceccoli

2010-09-18T23:28:00.002+08:00

Fight

There is always some books in my school's art room. A few days ago, I picked up an illustration book there when my art teacher was out of class. I forgot the title of the book though, but one of the few illustrations in the book that really caught my attention and mesmerized me was Nicoletta Ceccoli's.

Beautiful doll-like characters with a very distinct innocent facial features. I fell in love with Nicoletta Ceccoli's surreal, fantasy, magical, strange creatures on first sight. They are just so incredibly beautiful and inspirational. But also very haunting.. Which I loved the most.

There's something about her illustrations that just make you feel absorbed in a timeless and spaceless world. When I look at her paintings, I felt like I was in another world. It makes me believe in magic, miracles, sacredness.. :)

Nicoletta Ceccoli, an award winning children’s book illustrator, has illustrated over 30 books since 1995 mainly with USA, UK , and Italian publishers. Her clients included among the others Random House, Simon and Shuster, Houghton Mifflin, Mondadori, and Grimm Press.

In 2001 she was awarded the Andersen prize ‘Baia Delle Favole’ as the best illustrator of the year in Italy. In 2006 she was awarded with a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators of New York. Nicoletta Ceccoli has exhibited her work in group and solos shows across Europe and North America.

Crows

Katherine

Cecilia

Contrary Mary

She's so lovely

Birdcage

Maraviglioso Nicoletta! ~

Till my next post...
ciao. xoxo

Stop sex trafficking of children.

2010-09-10T21:04:00.004+08:00

Human trafficking is the third largest and fastest growing criminal industry in the world. 1.2 million children and young people are exploited in the global commercial sex trade.
p.s. Underground dealings of the traffickers are not even counted yet. So imagine what the actual number would be manzzzzzz.

I heard,
"Once a child has been trafficked, the child has lost their protective environment and has fallen into the hands of those that will compromise his/her dignity, violate her rights and shatter his trust. Change is only possible when the world wakes up to the fact that trafficking and sexual exploitation of children is happening all around us, in every country of the world and that we all have a part to play to stop it. We have launched this campaign with The Body Shop because it will make a real difference, raising awareness, inspiring and mobilising those with decision-making power to effect change with due urgency."
-Carmen Madriñán,
Executive Director, ECPAT International

Often, trafficking happens when the child (or young person) is taken away from their homes. Sometimes by force or often the trafficker will trick the child into going with them. I think they would say and promise a better life. At times, desperate parents will even sell their child to the trafficker. It's horrible.
The trafficker may hide the child in really small and cramped conditions to move them to the traffickers intended destinations. It is often dangerous and uncomfortable.
Children and young people are often beaten, abused and raped and can be repeatedly sold. Those poor children and young people are psychologically and physically damaged but too frightened or ashamed to ask for any help. If they try to run away, the (f*cking) traffickers will threaten to kill them or their families. But even if they do manage to escape, the authorities don't always provide immediate protection. They would be left just as vulnerable.

I thought,
Sex trafficking is growing worldwide. But it is especially a huge concern in developing countries where women are under-educated and have limited opportunities. Please do not suggest it does not exist - when I (and many others) have seen it with our own eyes. Wake up to some hard realities, people!

Human trafficking is one of the world's fastest growing global crimes, but it is a human rights abuse that can be prevented.

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Okay, out of topic...
But, this made me freaking laugh like hellllllllllllll. It's so cute!

Hahahahahaaaaaaa he looks so fatttttt. Aw man, you only get those sizes of shirts in America. xD I wonder if a bullet can go through all that. Omg how long is it gonna take for him to take them all off. :P Another four hours, maybe? Pfffft...

p.s. Please sign the petition (you can click here too if you missed it!)!

Till my next post. :)
Bye peoplez.

Manolo Blahnik

2010-08-30T19:46:00.004+08:00

I heard,
I love clothes. I can't control myself. I have a huge fetish for shoes and clothes and make-up. I'm the kind of person who doesn't like to wear things over and over again.
-Hilary Duff

I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.
-Oprah Winfrey

I've always looked at shoes as being immensely beautiful things.
-Graham Coxon

I thought,
People can really judge you based on how you walk. And the way you walk depends on what shoes you wear. That is why it is important to have a really good and most importantly, comfy pair of shoes.

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Manolo Blahnik, one of the world's most influential footwear designer.

Carrie fondling her "boyfriend". ;)

credits
shoes-addiction
hubimg
shoeblogs
media.onsugar
metmuseum
christianlouboutin-onsale
gstatic

It's Teacher's Day in just two days and my school's celebrating it tomorrow!
It has been a crazy month for me and the rest of the Student Councillors. There was so much things to do, so many things to buy, to make, to schedule etc etc. Who knew thanking teachers could be so tough? Well, let's hope that our efforts will be greatly appreciated and will not go to waste!
I am extremely excited for Teacher's Day now. :)

Ciao! Till my next post, which I have a feeling will be extremely awesome.

It's all about the hair.

2010-08-29T19:48:00.005+08:00

I heard,
The hair is the richest ornament of women. ~Martin Luther

I love my hair. And I have Vidal Sassoon to thank for that.

credits
1. hji.co.uk
2. huffingtonpost
3. threadforthought.net
4. merchantcircle
5&6. adrianasassoon

Viva La Juicy

2010-08-24T19:45:00.002+08:00

I heard,
When I was a kid, my favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. After school we'd all go play in his cave, and every once in a while he would eat one of us. It wasn't until later that I found out Uncle Caveman was a bear.
- Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts

I thought,
Apparently all women will say they are overweight, but don't ever agree with them about it.

I saw,
Illustrations by Kyung Soon Park.

I want,

I wore,

all rings from diva

I wanna go crazy. La la la.

2010-08-23T20:30:00.003+08:00

These are a few pics of us studying(IT'S A MIRACLE!!!!) for our Common Tests last week. :)

My friend, Glen, was really stressed out.
This is the "I am really sick of studying" face.

This is the "Omgwtfbbq?!" face.

Hmpppppp oh well, YOU KNOW WHATTTTTT? COMMON TESTS ARE OVERRRRRRRR. Oh great there's still End Of Year Exams. How wonderful. (Not really. Duhz)

But I couldn't help slacking off just for a little (a little my ass).
LOOK NO MORE BRACES!!!!!!!!

Aaaaaaaand..... maybeeeee playing a few lame pranks.
Note: I did not write the first one(I AM NOT THAT RETARDED TO WRITE NOOB AND ASSHOLE AND ALMOST WRITE IT WRONGLY AND THEN PASTE WITH A SHOP TAG THING. *hint: it was shaoming oooooo*).
Mine was the "Total Crap" paper. :) Oh i am so proud.

HAHA THAT WAS SO STUPID AND MEAN AND RETARDED AND USELESS. IT WAS SO FUNNY AND COOL. I KNOWWWWWW.
Wanna know what else is funny and cool? This awesome shop I saw while walking down Liang Seah Street.

Crazyyyyyyyyyy cuteeeeeeeeeee.
Actually I didn't realise the shop's name. I was even standing there laughing at the cute elephants' bottom for about 2 minutes and then when I finally noticed the shop name, I burst out laughing! I was actually late for this interview I had with Johnsons&Johnsons. I was in a rush so I guess I was pretty blur. And slow. -.-

Speaking of being late, I found this picture when like, more than half of the class was late for school during the end of the football world cup or something. . My reason for being late was because I overslept. The rest? Football.

Oh look. That's mine.

YAYYYYYYYYYY MY CLASS ROCKS.
Hahaha!~ Well... Ciao. Till my next post. :)

So goddamn sticky.

2010-08-14T18:16:00.003+08:00

Sticky candy. Ohmaigawwwddd ~, it's a major and seriously huge trend. Apparently almost every single high school student I know has at least a packet in his or her bag. It was depressing. I had to go see what was so exciting and awesome about it. In the end, it wasn't really that great.

One of the reasons why i bought it was the 'Save The Earth' thing. Argh. Seriously, don't fall for it!

It was so yummy! It was hard candy and it was so sweet. After I had one, I couldn't stop myself from taking more and more. Even my lucky keychain, Monskey, wanted some.

credits: handphone belongs to Ivy
The jar was empty in just 2 days. I went all the way down to Clarke Quay for a refill. The woman that served me wasn't really that nice. But I didn't really care since I got what I wanted.

Half of the sticky candy was gone a day later, and i was sick to the bone with a seriously bad like omfg-bad-cough, flu-like-f*ck and a crazy-ass-fever.
Warning : No matter how yummy it is. Sugar is baddddddd.

Even though I didn't ate any more Sticky for about a whole week, I still had cough till like, 14 days later. Argh, now when I see my friends spam-eating sticky, I'd laugh and watch them fall sick the next day. *wink*

I mean, not like as if you can keep them for very long. In just a few days, the candy will stick together(ironic huh. Since it's called STICKY candy. Get it? Ha-ha-ha!) and then the jar will be almost impossible to open because it's all dried up and when I try to break the candy apart to have one, they crack and tiny pieces drop on the floor and then ants will invade my room. Not really what I'd honestly say is worth for one piece of sticky candy.

Careful, I warned you!
I rather go get some awesome Ben & Jerry's ice cream or have Starbucks then eat these insane killer candy.

I should kill you. But you're too awesome.

2010-08-07T22:27:00.002+08:00

THIS IS MY RUBBER BAND GUN.

STEP 1:
Put in rubber bands. (And ignore person behind)

STEP 2:
Check gun.

STEP 4:
I think you were too obsessed with my awesome-ness that you didn't realize Step 3 was missing?

Teehee you scrolled up didn't you? Now you are silently laughing to yourself. He-he-he. Or you are insulting in your head how dumb and retarded I am. HE-HE-HE.

OK. STEP 3:
Shoot that mother f*ckerrrrrrr. (you)

Or I could just shoot myself.

JUST KIDDING! OH MY GOD. RELAX. CHILL. BREATHE!!!!! BREATHE IN AND OUT. IN AND OUT. IN AND OUTTTTTTTTT. INNNN AND OUTTTTTTTT. YOU ARE THINKING DIRTY RIGHT. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. ^&*#$%^&*($%^&*%^&*&&^&GDyuvfdsasd4fdsg df8h4rgf56h4g
bye!

Venting depression

2010-07-30T19:04:00.002+08:00

I saw,

The world is seriously going to end if this happens ... lol

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I thought,

I've always been called bubbly, ecstatic, jubilant etc. ~
I doubt that most of the people I know, or maybe even all, have never seen me spiritless or wistful.
They'd ask me why I'm always carefree, so lively. You wanna know my secret?
Oh that's simple. I vent my forlorn feelings by being cheery.
It's really easy, just keep smiling. Just, keep ... smiling ...

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I heard,

Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.
-Josh Billings

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I had,

Chinese lesson ... Haha!!!

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I baked,

Chocolate chip cookies!

It was so yummy. If only i could take the cookies and put my hand through the computer monitor and share it with you.

With Love from my computer from me from my heart from my soul from my mom from my grandma from my great grandma to from the awesome cavemen or Adam and Eve,
Gladys
Till my next post.

credits: glitter-graphics

Love Earth. Go Green.

2010-07-26T20:55:00.006+08:00

The freaking world will enddddddddddd.
Global warming is happening.
And I see that seriously, most of the people I personally know don't even care. I'd get really disappointed and hurt. Don't they love our planet at all? They are not even appreciating it a little bit!

Everyday in school, my classmates would moan about not being in a air-conditioned room.
I'd ask them to STFU!

Everyday in school, I would see someone "accidentally dropping" their drink cans on the floor.
I would pick it up in front of their freaking face and recycle it.

Everyday in school, some a**hole's fingers were so itchy they decided to scratch their fingers on the light switch and leave it on when it is so f*cking bright already.
I will turn it off.
(singlish oooooooooo~) Walao eh. You think you turn the lights on very cool meh? F*ck you cannot see it's freaking so sunny and bright already arh? You want on light for f*ck? What will your mother say if she see you waste electricity leh! I think she will slap your backside sia. Aiyooooooo. Walao I so angry sia. I want to whack people already. Kaninabuchaocheeeeeebyeeeeeee!

Everyday in school, whenever I'm on patrol duty, (Student councilor thing) some noobsh*t classes will just leave their class without turning off the lights and fans.
I would frrreeeaaakkkiiinnnggggg turn it offff for themmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

I think school should have more projects that will encourage students to go green. My stupid school is useless at this kinda things. :(
I talked to my principal personally about the recycle bins in my school, saying that they needed improvement and stuff. So what he did was just replaced them with a huge brown bin. So everyone would just chunk everything in. There was no classifications even. Like Paper, Cans, Plastic. NONE. I was so disappointed. :(

I think I can list out a hundred things I notice what people do in school.
But imagine if they do it in a single school, have you ever wondered how many people do the exact same thing outside school? Well let's not only say my school because my school ain't the world population. I know there's billions of people out there that do the same thing too. :)
So basically, STOP IT. IT'S KILLINGGGGGGG EARRRRTHHHHHH. OHMAIIIIGOOODDDD ~

DO YOU SEE HOW SAD THESE PENGUINS ARE? :(

HOW ABOUT THIS POLAR BEAR?

credit
1. penguin pic: artsytime
2. polar bear: photobucket

LOOK AT OUR WORLD TODAY. LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL IT USED TO BE. CAN YOU FEEL THE PAIN THAT IT IS ALL GONE FOREVER? LOOOOOOOOOK.

OMG WHERE'S THE TREES. WHERE'S THE SNOW. IT'S ALL WATERRRR.

Haiti.

Global Warming, Climate Change, the Greenhouse Effect (remember that one?), the End of the World, etcccccc ALL THIS IS HAPPENING. OPEN YOUR FREEEAAKING EYES.
*starts singing OMG by Usher ft Will.I.Am* OHHHHMAIIIIGOOOODDDD.

Did you know there's actually dumbsh*t people who don't believe in global warming? I think they should @#$%^& and &^$&% and then #$%^&&%$^!!!!!!!!!!

Even though we should be aware of the environment everyday, considering, you know, its all around us, we still choose but one day a the year to come together and celebrate it. So every Earth Day thousands of first graders go out and plant a tree or set a butterfly loose. Look, Obama is there!

But I think Earth has something to say.... :)

Our inability to take blame, or even responsibility, for anything is remarkable. As is our tendency to ignore and forget. Well, stop that. Start to be independent. Take responsibility. When we are wrong, we have to admit it and learn from our mistakes. So as a result, we have to step up. And we must lead by example.

Hey people! Go green.

credits
first pic earth burning in fire: sorry forgot where i got it from...
1. penguin pic: artsytime
2. polar bear: photobucket
3. alaska: thewe
4. mountain: pollsb
5. us.greenpeace.org
6. andes glaciers: earthhopenetwork
7. Glacier in Patagonia, Argentina 1928 & 2004: twolia
8 & 9. Haiti: twolia
10. in matter of life and death: twolia
11. twolia
12. i'm with stupid: twolia

50 Ways To Go Green
100 Ways To Go Green
How To Go Green
A Million Ways To Go Green
22 little ways to go green

If it's love. Then I better do something about it.

2010-07-21T19:23:00.004+08:00

I saw ,

credit: smosh.com

I thought ,
Sometimes you have to smile, pretend everything's okay, hold back the tears, and just walk away.

Necklace from Diva.

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(I'm sorry. I'm not like regular people who have goldfishes and hamsters or turtles for pets. I have a cactus. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.)
This is my cactus. I love it very much. (insert a thousand hearts here.) It's growing bigger and bigger everyday and it is starting to get too big for the pot! I have to change it soon!

You remember how much I said I will study and how much I wanted to pass with flying colours? Well, everything kinda failed. NO NOT MY MARKS. I mean the whole, "GLADYS WILL STUDY" thing. You know why? Of course you don't. So i will show youuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!

This is what I do in class...

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I am sorry, mom. I am sorry, dad.
:/ Please don't be like me and waste all your time. Because you will seriously regret and then you will eat all your words and everything will be too much so they all would just mash in your face and then you will suffocate and then you will turn blue and then eventually die.
:) Good night.

I always have to choose my words carefully when I'm with my friends or everything I say will get turned into something perverted.

2010-07-19T19:46:00.006+08:00

All pictures > Thanks to photobucket. Haha the last picture made me laugh.

Sorry for not posting for awhile. I've been studying.(WHAT A FREAKING LIE!!!!!!@!@!)
Well I guess I just need a little motivation. My grades are seriously dying and i need to revive them like Frankenstein - The awesome famous phrase: "Look! It's moving. It's alive. It's alive... It's alive, it's moving, it's alive, it's alive, it's alive, it's alive, IT'S ALIVE!!!@!#$%@#"

Mango tee and shorts. Diva necklace. Converse shoes. Vintage everything else.
credits for pictures to ShiTeng. She's awesome.

This is my really good friend, JunJie. He thinks he's really cool. He likes to make funny accents. He's always and forever joking around. Even though he likes to act cute several times and is extremely irritating, we all love him very very much.
Friends, what can we do? :)

Because good friends don't let you do stupid things ... alone.

We all hide behind our masks at times.

2010-07-14T21:05:00.003+08:00

You have no idea how much I want to dye my hair white.

2010-07-12T17:57:00.001+08:00

My dream hair. Too bad school bans us from dying our hair. :(

Noodle. 2-D. Murdoc. Russel. I love them all.

2010-07-10T21:33:00.007+08:00

I am so in love with Gorillaz.
What's your obsession? Besides fashion. :P

Let's celebrate a special day each and everyone of us has every year. Our birthdays.

2010-07-07T17:47:00.003+08:00

1. Fashiongonerogue.
2. Freja Beha Erichsen-TomFordEyewearCampaign2010

Sorry for not updating in a few days.... I'm really sick.
Hope I'll get better for my 15th birthday.
(Hint hint hint. IT'S TOMORROW!!!! LET'S COUNTDOWN!!)

I've been a stranger in a strange land.

2010-07-02T20:19:00.004+08:00

Yeah. We all know how hard it's like to get those fashionable boots on.

I sprained my ankle and injured my wrist really badly. Now my ankle is totally swollen and it looks like someone hammered it. My wrist has a huge blue-black. I get really reckless when I am rollerblading and I was trying a couple new tricks that day. I fell down a few times so I didn't know when I 'officially' sprained my ankle and wrist.
I saw my schoolmates behind a mall and sat down with them to rest and say hi for a couple of minutes, only then I felt the pain. It started to get worse. I finally realized I sprained it.
Oh my god. I can be extremely slow at times.

Ta-da. It's totally swollen. Sorry crappy quality, taken with friend's noobshit phone.

I have no idea how i managed to blade home. My brother tried to convince me to get a 1 week MC. (Aw so sweet.)
But due to my stupid-to-the-brain-ness and stubborn-to-the-ass-ness, I sacrificed that MC for school(OHMYGOD, NOOO!!!!! GLADYS HAS GONE CRAZY!). Well, more of school events... (Obviously not classes, didn't you read my June 27th post?) Namely, Hwa Chong Model ASEAN Summit, Student Leadership Camp, Ngee Ann Polytechnic National Youth Business Challenge 2010 Competition. All happening for the next four days. So I'm fully packed.
Wish me luck on even managing to walk there!
At times like this I really think I'm Superman.

Mary had a little lamb and the doctor fainted.

2010-06-30T18:06:00.004+08:00

1; Toni Frissell
2; Alin Ciortea
3; Shazeen Samad
4; Elliott Erwitt
5; Sally Mann

"Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will." -James Stephens

I'm in love with black and white pictures now. But that's just because they're so easy to fall in love with! Black and white photography doesn’t attract with its play of colors. Compared to colorful pictures where catchy colors help the picture to stand out, in black and white pictures the ability to stand out depends only on its ability to communicate rather than on its appealing visual presentation.

My butt really enjoys falling asleep in school. How can't it? Sitting in the stuffy classroom for a depressing 6 hours is really a killer. Plus, it's hard to be motivated to study if the fan doesn't work properly and everyone in class is stoning there like penguins in summer. (I don't know if that's even a term or why the heck a penguin would be in a place with summer but you know what I mean!!!)

Now that's what I call extremely cooooool.

2010-06-28T17:40:00.003+08:00

(dkny scarf and pants, mango coat. ripcurl haversack. vintage everything else.)
I think this guy was extremely cool. Be careful. Don't mess with this guy. He could poke your eyeballs out with his awesome stick. Haha! Nah, it was part of his costume. :) Went to a place called Sovereign Hill. It was so western and old school. There were so many people there all dressed up for the theme!

A fat cat sleeping in one of the fancy shops. Meow ~

We even went underground!

Fun day fun day what a fun dayyyyyy.
Ciao.

We are all gonna die. Why? Because of something called school.

2010-06-27T16:47:00.003+08:00

I bet everyone is dying because school is starting tomorrow.
We are going to go, "uggghhhh" when we wake up at 6am and roll out of bed.
We are going to say, "noooo" when we walk to school.
We are going to think, "why meeeee" when a teacher walks into class.
We are going to feel like killing someone when a teacher says, "no, now sit down!" when we need to go to the toilet... when we don't really need to. Just a reason to get out of class. Cause we can't bare to see our teachers faces for another second.
Well, in short, we're all gonna die.
Oh well, sacrifices you gotta make for education.

Don't we all love school?

Ah well, it's Sunday.
Finally I have a day to do absolutely nothing. So excited. Cyaz dudes and dudettes.

So here it goes.

2010-06-26T18:29:00.006+08:00

(mango coat, armani exchange red turtle neck sweater, armani exchange jeans, lesportsac sling bag, ripcurl hoversack, vintage boots.)

I don't know what started making me so frustrated towards this blog, but it kinda did. I guess I just don't feel exactly the same as when I started, and I didn't know how to develop this any further.
I've deleted all my previous posts because I wasn't proud of them and they do not show who I really am. More like a fake person trying to be someone else.

So I am starting anew. I will still share my love for fashion, music, art and I'll probably blog a lotttt about our environment(of course) and well, pretty much anything else I like and I find interesting.
If you would like to stalk me, come join in and follow me. ;)

Yours truly,
Gladys