Sunday, October 30, 2011

Deepavali Photoshoot 2011















I juz read abt how happiness is a skill...n we can train ourselves to be happy...Did somthg different this deepavali...brought my parents down to the studio to take family pics =) we had a hard time trying to locate the venue...so we were left with only half an hour by the time we reached...instead of the original 1 hour =.= anyway, the photographer was quite humorous n everythg was done...we opt for a package of 20 pics...shall share with u som of the pics taken =) btw, i did my makeup myself...considering tt i didnt undergo any professional makeup training...i dont think i did tt badly ya ;p

Went over to frenz' place next...frenz' mum got their maid to prepare abalone porridge...she was like..."it's deepavali after all" lol ;p n even their family dog was fed abalone...blessed dog! o.O" talking abt dogs...Patches was trying to stand on his hind legs...but found tt he couldnt balance well n had to crawl onto me...he was trying to lean onto me for support o.O" he has a v.bad habit of disturbing me to get me to open the door...but each time he would discover tt there wasnt anythg fanciful outside n came promptly back in again...he did tt several times...bet he hasnt heard abt the story of the boy who cried wolf! -.-" anyway, i saw fren has a new doggie soft toy n used tt toy to disturb patches...he would look intently n follow whichever way i waved the toy doggie ;p but we had to hide the toy doggie in the end...otherwise, patches would bite tt toy =.=

look...who's that? o.O

Riley...the blessed dog who was fed abalone ;p


Patches typical look o.O

Patches looking bored =.="

Check out my leechie collection of Hello Kitty and My Melody ;p


I know my gaze look abit weird in some of the above pics...cos the contact lens tt i was wearing were irritating my eyes badly x.X"

Tears rolled down my leechie face as i read abt Taiwanese singer Selina's marriage...in contrast to CoCo Lee's extragavant wedding, Selina had to wear pressure suit underneath her wedding gown, pressure gloves n sneakers...n she couldnt stand nor sit for too long...i could imagine how many guys would have shun a burnt victim...i was really touched to read how her lawyer husband stood by her...that's love i guess...

A good quote!!!
"Of all the gifts you can give a friend, the truthful sharing of who you are, and where you are mentally, emotionally, and spiritually is the most beautiful and valuable gift of all. It’s this honest sharing that serves as the thread that sews a friendship into the warm quilt it can be, to wrap around you when life feels cold and unforgiving." ~ Sandra Kring


Pls rem before judging me!

How true :'(

Where is my soulmate? o.O


Update:

I didnt expect the flood situation in bangkok to get this bad when i paid for my bangkok trip...the date of travel is getting nearer n nearer...but it's still badly flooded...i really dunno if i shld still go as planned or postpone it to a slightly later date >.<" i posted asking if i shld still go for my bangkok trip...n my dear fb frenz were poking fun of me...some of the comments include:

"Unless u like rowing the boat alot? ^_^"

"a once a life time experience...go!!!"

"ya n come back to tell u guys how i row the float across chao praya river eh? =.="" ~ leechie

"And maybe u get kissed by a very big fish that swim next to yr boat???haha"

"It wont b a fish tt's gonna kiss u...a snake is more likely...even the alligators have escaped from the zoo!" ~ my leechie mum

"Rowrow row a boat.. gently down the stream"

" i suggest $120 to buy a scuba suit."

"I think all of BKK is under water, unless you want to experience Venice in SEA, I would not advice going to BKK at all, temple or otherwise."

"Go experience the flood, I'm sure there are many things to learn from it, personal, business, leisure ;-)"

love letter to myself ♥



Frenz were doubting tt i can read chinese...well, i still havent read thru the entire 80 lines here...well, i can only read 10 lines at one go n sometimes, i need to guess whatever tt's being written o.O

獻給自己的80句生活小語錄

1、取悅男人不如取悅自己。 只取悅自己的女人注定可以傾倒世人。

2、愛一個人,不是一輩子的事。 愛一個人,是一個階段的事。

3、有些人,有些事,一時錯過,就是一世……

4、俗女總有俗女的可愛,雅氣太過,市場前景總不可觀。

5、人都是思變的動物,天仙美眷也留不住完整一世的愛!

6、有些東西,就是看上去挺美,比如昔日的戀人……

7、感覺,是年輕人才玩得起的東西。 男女之間,最昂貴的不是玩錢,是玩感覺。

8、林黛玉其實代代常有,那是女孩子的通性。 賈寶玉是可遇難求,那是男人們的神話。

9、當代出不了林黛玉,因為,女人遇不上賈寶玉這樣的惜花人。

10、人們眼裡,男人的自私是種「可惡」,女人的自私是種「可愛​」。

11、沒有錯誤可以永垂不朽,永垂不朽的是人反反覆覆念叨錯誤的​一顆心。

12、一見鍾情,靠的也是出色的外貌。 但凡一個人說「我不喜歡一見鍾情式的故事」,多半代表這個人,不​是帥男美女。

13、女人,不要記性太好。 回憶越多的女人幸福越少。

14、戀愛中的女孩子常犯的一個錯誤:把分手當成是索要愛的手段​!

15、聰明的女人,常有女人在追,男人的愛,他會動心,但不會痴​心。

16、人生最大一種痛,不是失敗,而是沒有經歷自己想要經歷的一​切。

17、二十歲時失戀不可怕,可怕的是三十歲之後才開始失戀。

18、很多女人的「愛」都是睡出來的,也許一開始愛不到如火如荼​,一旦獻身,便生生死死唸唸不忘。

19、學著「自私」,是女人擺脫麻煩的前提。

20、年輕不必言「悔」,但年輕時所有的「悔」都會趕在年老時上​門收債的。

21、愛得絕情才不會愛得絕望。

22、學不會適度地「絕情」,那就永遠得不到真正完滿的「真情」​!

23、多情男人對一個女人的好,是建立在對另外一個女人的「壞」​的基礎上的。

24、多情,是男人俘獲女人的必殺技。 多情,也是男人遊走情場名正言順的理由。

25、人生最大的貴人,永遠是自己。

26、好命女孩都有好心腸。

27、壞女人引人好奇,好女人令人想到「珍藏」。

28、讓世界低頭,是一種霸氣!讓自己放手,也是一種魄力!

29、不用伎倆去戰勝別人,要用氣量去征服別人。

30、情債難償,人情債更難償。

31、從負面去想人,熱心腸也涼下來。 從正面去想人,冷心腸也熱起來。

32、男人要想俘獲女人的心,一定不能穿得比她差。 女人要想捕獲女人的心,至少不能穿得比她好!

33、對待異性,男人女人都是喜歡帶有危險的情慾誘惑。 對待同性,男人女人都不允許天下人有負他(她)的威脅!

34、女人,永遠只能心平氣和地與比自己更倒霉的女人交往。

35、人情歸人情,事情歸事情。人情事情混為一談的人,做不了大​事情!

36、謊話編到最後,總會遇上測謊儀的!

37、撒完一個謊,總需要更多更大的謊言不斷地往裡投入來自圓其​說。

38、謊言永遠不是獨立的,如同吸毒,總會越說越上癮。

39、不肯吃小虧的人,是要吃大虧的。

40、理直也不要氣壯,得理也要饒人。

41、上等人成龍成鳳,次等人攀龍附鳳,三等人游龍戲鳳,下等人​舞龍舞鳳。

42、成功者成功的要素不在於強幹的能力,而在於一顆容得下世界​的心。

43、男人愛天長地久,也愛曾經擁有……不是男人花心,而是男人​渴望全權佔有!

44、一個男人,有愛的時候是天使,無愛的時候是魔鬼。

45、青澀的女子,面對心儀的男子,會努力裝得「複雜」,她用神​秘感引他一探究竟。 聰明的女人,面對心愛的男人,會變得「簡單」,她明白了用愛還原​最真實的本我。

46、聰明的女人被男人當成愛人,太聰明的女人被男人當成對手。

47、女人把一個男人當成哥們的前提往往是:這個男人不太討厭,​條件也不太差勁,可不一定有進一步發展的空間……

48、一段愛有多傷人,就代表曾經它有多動人。

49、不平庸的女人才能獲得男人不平凡的垂青!

50、戀愛中,太過坦白不見得是好事。

51、一個男人,一次次的艷遇屢屢得手,會養成習慣:他要時刻活​在艷遇中!

52、沒有女人天生是女強人。 成為女強人,多半是因為身邊有個「孩子」般的男人。

53、男人都是長不大的孩子,當他真的愛上一個女人時,會從心底​裡生出依賴感。

54、沒有女人天生想當女強人,但凡女強人,大多是被逼出來的。​ 因為對方不夠強,所以要求你要挑起所有的擔子!

55、「壞男人」一定要有好容貌,否則,他不配做壞男人,不配做​女人心中的壞男人。

56、一個心中有愛的女孩子,能夠把男人身上所有的「壞」都自我​加工成「好」!

57、二十幾歲的女人開始嚮往安定、嚮往婚姻,但二十幾歲的男人​只希望能夠多多認識一些不錯的女人……

58、女人,不害怕一段關係的結束,只害怕愛的結束。

59、男人都忘不掉那些差一點就得到但卻始終沒有真正得到過的女​人。

60、「家庭戰爭」是一種很好的排毒工序,發洩過後,人的心境會​寬了許多。

61、女人的一生不只是為婚姻而準備的,那個名叫「丈夫」的男人​未必可保你一生的美滿!

62、長得很漂亮是運氣,長得很不漂亮是晦氣,長得不很漂亮是福​氣。

63、女人的美麗是資產,而非資本。

64、女人的美,不是美給男人看的,是美給女人看的。

65、漂亮女人擁有天下是應當應分,不漂亮的女人奪取天下是實力​超群。

66、生活,靠的不是視覺,而是感覺。

67、女人最先衰老的從來不是容貌,而是那份不顧一切的闖勁!

68、先學會從眾,再學會與眾不同。

69、所謂美女,大都是化妝品的奴隸。

70、女人,愛自己就要讓自己穿得好! 女人,愛自己就要讓自己從內到外都穿得好!

71、一個女人被誇讚漂亮是尋常,一個女人被誇讚性感是榮譽。 漂亮女人總是敵不過性感女人。

72、能力,是女人最極致的性感!

73、獨立不是女人向男人宣戰,僅僅是自我尊重。

74、只有做強勢的女人,才能擁有強勢的命運!

75、女人,永遠把男人「錢的付出」當成是「愛的付出」!

76、讓男人累心的女人必定美貌,讓女人累心的男人一定多金。

77、讓女人擁有好脾氣,男人得有好資本。

78、做男人是體力活,做女人是心思活。

79、有智慧的女人,讓人看起來特別美麗動人。

80、有自信,有信心的女人是可愛又勇敢的。

~*~ Johnnie Walker The Blacklist Party at Powerhouse ~*~


My leechie entourage arriving at Powerhouse...Terence's missing from this pic cos he came late...


At the door


Fun at the photobooth with Caroline





This Johnnie Walker Blacklist party happened to coincide with an early birthday celebration for me =) went down with a group of frenz...the vip section was really cool ya =) thought tt it was cool tt i was recognized by som of the ppl attending this event...

Terence came by abit later...i was amused by the pic of us at the beach party tt brian sent him...terence actually thought tt he would be required to appear in swimming gear which was why he didnt wanna go then...he didnt realize tt it was at a club until he saw our pic...lol...so i told terence to take more pics to show brian what he miz out on at this Blacklist party ;p

Frenz asked me to take more pics...so here they r ;p

Posing at various spots at Powerhouse





At the Blacklist Vip section with Caroline n Siobhan

Terence n Caroline...with leechie in the background...lol ;p

With DJ Acee from Switzerland =)

View from the Blacklist vip section o.O


Thanks Johnnie Walker for the lovely early birthday celebration! ♥

Terence alerted blur leechie to these pics taken by Plushasia...u can find other party pics of The Blacklist party from http://www.plushasia.com/media_photo/14944



leechie after hair spa at Kim Robinson...it was really relaxing...n my hair smells so herbal n nice tt ppl were asking me what fragrance i was using! =)


Update:

I had a boring Halloween...didnt go out anywhere...juz attended my cousin's wedding dinner at Goodwood Park Hotel...went straight home after the wedding dinner n miz out on all the fun -.-" n i still havent had the chance to wear the witch hat tt i bot for Halloween -.-"

leechie at cousin's wedding...


Friday, October 28, 2011

I Waited For Him For 3 Years Only For Him To Tell Me He Has Married A White Lady: What Do I Do?

Wanna share this interesting article with u...abt how some guys juz love to lead u on...n leave u hanging onto thin air...when there is no possibility...

(http://ezinearticles.com/?I-Waited-For-Him-For-3-Years-Only-For-Him-To-Tell-Me-He-Has-Married-A-White-Lady:-What-Do-I-Do?&id=6633437)

"I Waited For Him For 3 Years Only For Him To Tell Me He Has Married A White Lady: What Do I Do?
By Francis Nmeribe

There is nothing to do other than moving on with your life. Situations like this are why we are teaching that people should date many people of the opposite sex without sexual intercourse. It is wrong to hang on waiting for a man or girl who is pursuing another thing in their lives more important than getting married to you. It is not right to wait for anybody to finish school, to return from abroad, to finish learning a trade and whatever excuses for which someone would have to hang on to wait while the other party is busy with something else.

The right approach is to keep all your relationships open and only commit at an appropriate time. Moral relationship experts have been shouting on the pages of social media groups and other media that people should date without sexual intercourse. Many people who are cynical are considering it too idealistic and impossible. Well, they say, you do not tell the dumb that war has started.

If you date many people and date some for keeps - that is to say, while not going steady with a person, you can go back to the person and continue the dating at any opportune time, you eschew premarital sex, you would find someone you can love who is ready and marry the person. It is not right to date one person steadily for more than one year. It is not right to propose marriage or be in courtship or engagement when marriage is more than one year away. In fact, when you talk courtship, it should be limited to about six months for finding out and less than six months for preparing for the type of marriage you want.

The situation where you wait for a guy or girl to go finish something and come back for you for years is like hanging yourself up in a dangling rope of uncertainty. Don't give any man or woman that kind of opportunity over your life. Twala the King, of Ancient Bechuana Land in South Africa taught his soldiers to 'marry the woman who is present'. That counsel is a great way to save you from pain, sorrow and anguish. The heart of man is cunning. It is not possible to discern it. So, learn this wisdom - when you date and court and your partner had important business he or she has to deal with before he would come back and marry you, both of you should suspend the relationship and maturely agree that if you meet on the other side, you can continue but you should both be free to pursue another life."

Interesting Quotes:

"If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself." ~ Barbara De Angelis

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Living A Life With No Regrets – by Lee Wei Ling




Ouchie...but how true...we can choose to ignore these feelings...but these feelings r still there...





Juz wanna share this meaningful article written by Dr. Lee Wei Ling which appeared in The Sunday Times...i also wanna die with no regrets...

"Living a life with no regrets – by Lee Wei Ling

About 20 years ago, when I was still of marriageable age, my fahter Lee Kuan Yew had a serious conversation with me one day. He told me that he and my mother would benefit if I remained single and took care of them in their old age. But I would be lonely if I remained unmarried.

I replied : “ Better lonely than be trapped in a loveless marriage.”

I have never regretted my decision.

Twenty years later, I am still single. I still live with my father in my family home. But my priorites in life have changed somewhat.

Instead of frequent trips over-seas by myself, to attend medical conferences or to go on hikes, I only travel with my father nowadays.

Like my mother did when she was alive, I accompany him so that I can keep an eye on him and also keep him company. After my mother became too ill to travel, he missed having a family member with whom he could speak frankly after a long tiring day of meetings.

At the age of 88, and recently widowed, he is less vigorous now than he was before May 2008 when my mother suffered a stroke. Since then I have watched him getting more frail as he watched my mother suffer. After my mother passed away, his health deteriorated further before recovering about three months ago.

He is aware that he can no longer function at the pace he could just four years ago. But he still insists on travelling to all corners of the Earth if he thinks his trips might benefit Singapore.

We are at present on a 16-day trip around the world. The first stop was Istanbul for the JPMorgan International Advisory Council meeting. We then spent two days in the countryside near Paris to relax. Then it was on to Washington DC, where, in additon to meetings at the White House, he received the Ford’s Theatre Lincoln Medal.

As I am writing this on Thursday, we are in New York City where he has a dinner and a dialogue session with the Capital Group tonight, and Government of Singapore Investment Corporation meetings tomorrow. After that, we will spend the weekend at former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger’s country home in Connecticut. Influential Americans will be driving or flying in to meet my father over dinner on Saturday and lunch on Sunday.

Even for a healthy and fit man of 88, the above would be a formidable programme. For a recently widowed man who is still adjusting to the loss of his wife, and whose level of energy has been lowered, it is even more challenging.

But my father believes that we must carry on with life despite whatever personal setbacks we might suffer. If he can do something that migh benefit Singapore, he will do so no matter what his age or the state of his health. For my part, I keep him company when he is not preoccupied with work, and I make sure he has enough rest.

Though I encourage him to exercise, I also dissuade him from over exerting himself. I remind him how he felt in May last year when, after returning from Tokyo, he delivered the eulogy at Dr Goh Keng Swee’s funeral the next day.

He had exercised too much in the two days preceding the funeral, against my advice. So naturally, he felt tired, and certainly looked tired on stage, as he delivered his tribute to an old and treasured comrade-in-arms. A few of my friends were worried by how he looked and messaged me to ask if my father was OK. Now when I advise him not to push too hard, he listens.

The irony is I did not take my own advice at one time and it was he who stopped me from over-exercising. Once, in 2001, while I was recovering from a fracture of my femur, he limited my swimming. He went as far as to ask a security officer to time how long I swam. If I exceeded the time my physician had precribed, even if it was just by a minute, he would give me a ticking off that evening.

Now the situation is reversed. But rather than finding it humorous, I feel sad about it.

Whether or not I am in the pink of health is of no consequence. I have no dependants, and Singapore will not suffer if am gone. Perhaps my patients may miss me, but my fellow doctors at the National Neuroscience Institiute can take over their care. But no one can fill my father’role for Singapore.

We have an extremely competent Cabinet headed by an exceptionally intelligent and able prime minister who also happens to be my brother. But the life experience that my father has accumulated enabled him to analyse and offer solution to Singapore’ problem that no one else can.

But I am getting maudlin. Both my father and I have had our fair share of luck, and fate has not been unfair to us. My fahter found a life long partner who was his best friend and wife. Together with a small group of like-minded comrades, he created a Singapore that by any standards would be considered a miracle., He has led a rich, meaningul and purposeufl life.

Growing old and dying occurs to all mortals, even those who once seemed like titanium. When all is said and done, my father – and I too, despite my bouts of ill health- have lived lives that we can look back on with no regrets. As he faces whatever remains of his life, my father’s attitiude can be summed up by these lines in Robbert Frost’s poem Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening :

The woods are lovely, dark and deep

But I have promises to keep

And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep."

Interesting Quotes:

"No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind." ~ Harv

"How do you get over a hot man? Get a hotter one :p "

"When you stray away from your soul, the distance you have travelled is measured by the aching of your heart." ~ Dodinsky

"Always be yourself. Never try to hide who you are. Always stand up for what you believe in. Always question what other people tell you. Never focus on the past, it's a waste of time. Every mistake, every moment of weakness, every terrible thing that has happened to you - grow from it. The only way you can ever get the respect of others is when you show them that you respect yourself."

"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." ~ Oprah Winfrey

"Open your mind to possibility. Don't keep it closed by holding on to the past. Opportunities are everywhere."

"The quality of our lives direcltly depends on the the quality of relationships we have with ourselves"

"More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin." ~ Harv

"The key is to get your mind to quiet down. Meditation helps, or even just really being present in the moment without labeling things as good or bad, right or wrong. Once the mind is quiet, wisdom can have its say." ~ Harv

"We might as well just accept it: the road to success comes with twists, turns, ups, downs, stops and reverses. Once we really understand and accept this, we’re less likely to be deluded into having unrealistic expectations that there’s a straight line to the top. So when we come across bumps, flat tires, and raised bridges along the way, we won’t be so quick to get upset or give up. Getting off track is normal and therefore “perfect.”" ~ Harv

"Let me put it bluntly: anyone who says that money isn’t important doesn’t have any! Rich people understand the importance of money and the place it has in our society. On the other hand, poor people validate their financial ineptitude by using irrelevant comparisons. They’ll argue, “Well, money isn’t important as love.” Now, is that comparison dumb or what? What’s more important, your arm or your leg? Maybe they’re both important." ~ Harv

"Greek haircut: you lose all your hair but have the satisfaction of everyone else in the shop paying for it"

Haiz...


lol ;p

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Biotherm's Bloggers' Event





Was shopping for skincare when a stranger asked me for advice n recommendation on what skincare to use...i was v.muchie flattered cos she chose to trust my opinion rather than that of the beauty advisor =) received queries from some blog readers abt the skincare tt i use...ya, some guys were asking for advice too...shall introduce one of the latest product offerings from Biotherm in this blog entry =)

Wanna thank Cozycot for their kind invitation to Biotherm's bloggers' event =) braved the heavy downpour to reach the cozycot office...was quite surprised tt i was recognized by the lady who sat next to me...Emily came in a little later after Biotherm's brand mgr, Grace, started her introduction of the latest Biotherm serum: Skin Ergetic

Skin Ergetic is targeted to combat fatigue...n this product is v.suitable for modern ladies who r rushing here, there n everywhere...juz like leechie, who keeps whining abt being tired @.@"

Broccoli is known to be an excellent anti-oxidant...n Skin Ergetic contains a sulforaphane-rich broccoli extract...n 99% of the ingredients in the serum are of natural origin...no parabens...no mineral oil...no artificial colors...n one need not fret abt smelling like a broccoli after using this serum...in fact, there's no broccoli smell at all...it has a fresh fruity fragrance =) it has a v.pocket friendly price tag of $99...this price is v.reasonable...trust me...i have tried so many exp serums in the mkt ;p


Btw, Grace mentioned tt they did an interesting experiment in which an apple was cut into 2 halves...Skin Ergetic was then applied to one half n nothing was applied to the other half...the half with nothing applied on it turned brown...n the other half with Skin Ergetic didnt!

Grace demonstrating how to mix the powder into the serum with the click of the cap


The lovely press kit presented to each blogger...it's the first time tt i've received a plant in a press kit...so cool...my mum was amused with it =)


N each press kit was personalized with our names...see my leechie name on it? ;p really cool ya B-)


I was trying out the serum on the back of my hand...but as u could see from this pic...no dropper...n my leechie butter fingers accidentally poured abit too muchie...


But the pleasant surprise was...the serum was quickly absorbed into my skin =)

Pls pardon my nails...this has been a really hectic week for leechie...so i didnt have time to do my nails before the event x.X"

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Gotta thank Daniel for the tix to Loreal Private Sale which was held a couple of weeks ago...the best buy from this sale was the Lancome loose powder which was discontinued...i went on both days of the sale n bot a total of 7 lancome loose powders (bought all the 3 avail shades...2 pcs of #1 which has shimmers...4 pcs of #2 which is pinkish tone..1 pc of #3 which is biege tone) n i was considering if i shld buy the lancome whitening toner which was going for a really good price...but the ones meant for oily skin was sold out on the second day so i didnt get any...check out my loots ;p


Update:

Attended a short 2hour makeup class at a makeover studio near my place...it was a v.small class with only 4 participants...n the guy who sat next to me was there to learn how to put makeup on himself n was really hardworking n took plenty notes...he even attempted to put on eyeshadow on himself to create the smoky eyes look...well, leechie being leechie, i couldnt resist but to poke fun of him at every single opportunity...when i told my leechie mum tt i had a male classmate who was there to learn how to put makeup on himself...she was like..."guys these days v.vain" lol ;p anyway, the 2 hours session dragged on n turned into 3 hours...i dont have 3hours to put on makeup everyday! i usually finish my makeup in 15min before i rush outta house ;p their ways of doing eye makeup is rather outdated...well, according to Kevin lao shi, that aint the right look to project! i didnt have any formal makeup training...but i guess i learn better from watching how Kevin lao shi go abt performing his magic...no offence to anyone, but this is what i believe in: if u wanna learn...learn from the best!