New "Spring" makeup!!!

So... According to many promotional materials, it's now "spring" in Singapore! Seriously?! I thought this place is known to have 1 season all year round! Well in any case it's a good excuse to renew our wardrobes and makeup colours.

Went on a "little" haul recently. Will blog about some of the stuff I've bought. Loving the new colours... But then again... I'm always loving anything cosmetics or fashion related >.





Hoping to finish my post by tonight and get my blog up and running again!

»-(¯`v´¯)-» Pei²

Posted from Pei²'s iPad o.Ov

Jones the Grocer @ Mandarin Gallery

A fortnight ago I had an early morning appointment at 8:30am, well it was really early considering I had to get up at 6am to prepare and be on the MRT by 7:30am. Yes, girls always take ages to get ready!!! The appointment was over by 9am and I knew I wanted my morning coffee so decided to head for Starbucks at Orchard. But on the way there I had sudden cravings for a good breakfast, the type we get in Australia, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, sausages... Mmmm...

But firstly I was alone, and I hate eating out alone cos there's no one to converse with or share your opinions! But I had my trusty iPad with me so I thought 'what the heck', I can pretend I'm doing something really important on my iPad >_< Secondly... It was only 9am!!! I searched Hungry Go Where for breakfast places and all the places seemed to only be open after 10am or 11am Grrr... Had to use my own noggin and dig deep then remembered Jones the Grocer at Mandarin Gallery...

Made my way there and walked past first to check the crowd and to see if anyone else was eating alone >_< There were a few ladies having morning breakfast looking all important, so I guess it made me feel better and I went in and asked to sit in a cozy corner behind a pillar... Yes I like to hide >_< even the waitress said I'd have to get up and give them a wave if I needed anything cos that seat was so out of sight.

I liked everything on the menu, like what I used to have in Australia, but of course Jones the Grocer is from Aus! Not that I don't like Singapore food, but I think I'm getting really home sick after all these years. I miss my house, my garden, Brisbane city, the dining, my friends... Heck, I even kinda miss mowing the lawn >_< Maybe it's cos things aren't going so well here and no one has time for me *sighs*... Back to the food...

I had the Jones Traditional English Breakfast... Eggs poached, fried or scrambled with Jones sausage, slow roasted tomato, sautéed mushrooms, bacon and sourdough toast...

Yumminess up closer... Ooohh... The bacon *licks*

It was delicious!!! I haven't had a proper English Breakfast since coming to Singapore over 4 years ago!!! I loved the bacon and tomato!!! The mushrooms were kinda dry, not bragging but, I think I can whip up more delicious sautéed mushrooms. I'm not a big fan of sausages, but I had no one there to off load it to, so I ate some of it. And only had one slice of the bread cos the meal was REALLY filling and I guess I thought skipping one slice of bread should do my gluten intolerance some good haha... Yes I know I'm not supposed to eat wheat AT ALL... But... So tempting and the jam was yummy >_<. Now the eggs... *sighs* it was a blunder on my part... I was craving a couple of sunny side up eggs, craving it so much that when the waitress asked me how I wanted the eggs, I said... "poached"... Totally a FML moment that I only realised when the meal arrived. Why did I ask for poached!? I hate poached eggs the most! Especially that vinegar taste Ugghhh... Couldn't do much but bitch about it to twitter and write a couple of Note-to-selfs.

Had a latte with my meal and one after... They came in different cups =S not sure if it was because they were different sizes cos there was a Regular or Large size on the menu. I liked the latte art, although it's probably quite a normal finish. I still prefer my Starbucks house blend for coffee though. Maybe I'm just too used to it.

And some other random photos while I was there...

Overall it was a nice meal. I sat there for ages eating slowly and using my iPad. Left the place when it was starting to get busy. The place was full around 11:30am. The waiters had their hands full, so it was a little hard to get their attention for the bill. The breakfast was good though. Will go back if I ever have cravings for a good English Breakfast again.

The next place I want to try is Arteastiq by Marxx which is located on the same level as Jones the Grocer in Madarin Gallery. It seemed quite quiet when I was walking past, but the place looks very inviting. If all things go well, I'll be there for breakfast with my aunt and cousin in the morning. Yes it's 5am now and I have to get up for breakfast, but I'm still not asleep?! Guess that's the bad thing after forcing myself to sleep for about 20 hours yesterday. Technically I've been awake for less than 12 hours... Yes my body clock is going to need some adjusting after this weekend!

Mandarin Gallery 333a Orchard Road
Level 4 #21-23 Mandarin Gallery
Singapore, 238897 Tel: +65 6836 6372
e-mail: mandaringallery@jonesthegrocer.com
Trading Hours Monday - Sunday 9:00am – 11:00pm

Side notes... All images in this post were edited using my iPad! Can't say how much I'm loving my iPad! Can't wait for iPad 2 to be in Singapore! I'm also typing up this post on my iPad using Blogsy which I've just purchased today for USD$2.99. So far so good! Very worth it for the drag and drop feature for photos and easy formatting. The only bad thing is that it has no photo uploading function. I bought iPicaso HD to upload my photos to Picasa first so that I could drag & drop them on this post.

I'll try to blog more often. I've lots of product reviews I haven't done up cos I haven't had the will to blog recently or do anything on the Internet. Before that I was having a blast, going out a lot and hanging with friends, which is what makes me happy and motivates me to do anything. But seems like everything is just going downhill and I'm stuck alone with nowhere to go exploring which is what eats me up the most. But in short I'm just learning, if the other person/friend doesn't even give a damn about me, then why should I care for them?! Even though I still care, I'll use all my will power to pretend I don't, cos ultimately I don't mean anything to the other person and all I've done to give support in the past means nothing...

I'll leave this post with a quote and a song. Quite a sad quote which doesn't make me feel any better about having to eat out alone. I still feel that meals are better shared, where friends can talk to each other and enjoy each other's company...

"Sadder than destitution, sadder than a beggar is the man who eats alone in public. Nothing more contradicts the laws of man or beast, for animals always do each other the honor of sharing or disputing each other's food." -Jean Baudrillard

And the song... Cambridge by Kina Grannis...

Goodnight and good morning ♥Pei²

Posted from Pei²'s iPad o.Ov

Cute...

Reason to exist...

... and the reason is... I really don't have a reason... and therefore... I wish that I didn't exist...

Withdrawing back to solitary confinement... slowly. Deactivated my Facebook, suddenly I just find no reason to have to know so many people, having to show smiley faces everyday. Maybe it's just a hiatus. I just had such restless sleep last night, woke up with the feeling of shock and emptiness and couldn't sleep. Crying not knowing where to turn, no one to turn to. I know I don't want to be doing this, but I don't know what I want to do.

Ugghhh... 4 years of searching and I have come up with nothing. Still trying to find my feet, but it's like I'm too fat and my feet can't even support me anymore. Having everything I know taken away 4+ years ago, coming to Singapore, trying to fit in, trying to forget, trying to make something of myself... but I've just landed up in a crying heap nearly every night not knowing where to turn, no one to lean on cos no one fully understands. And everyday I just walk out of my room, put on the smiling/tough mask, then at the end of the day I retreat and the tears start flowing again. I have nothing.

I have materialistic things, all these things that I've bought for myself trying to fill that void inside. I know they're temporary. I don't even want success anymore. I only want enough wealth so that I can numb my senses every now and then. I've tried to be independent... I fail. There's so many things I've left undone and pending 'to do', but I don't know how to get them done without guidance... yes... I'm useless... I really don't know how some people can be so damn independent! I've tried... I'm failing badly...

If I didn't exist, there'd be one less mouth to feed, one less being for everyone to worry about, everyone's burdens would be lessened. Ugghhh... maybe the loneliness and emptiness is just eating me up inside. Like they say... some people that end up alone in the end turn crazy, go senile... HAHA... I feel like I'm going to turn out like that very soon. It's like something eating you alive from inside. My head constantly feels under pressure, chest aches, breathlessness... stress?! anxiety?! So many people tell me to do things, find a new hobby, keep busy... but they don't get it... I have NO MOTIVATION TO DO ANYTHING!!!

I guess things are different when there's someone there to take care of you as opposed to having to take care of yourself. I'm struggling! It's really a big struggle everyday. Ugghhh... *moody* HATES THE WORLD TODAY... actually nearly everyday...

The universe has won! I admit defeat! Yes... I have nothing and no one. My heart has blackened and I can no longer show any emotion apart from hate!!! My face only shows sadness. The other faces I show are just masks... the masks that everyone else wants to see... I want to disappear...

。・°°・(´Ａ｀。)・°°・。

Sexy Mother Pucker

Gotta love the names of cosmetics these days! I've been eyeing Soap & Glory products in Sephora for awhile now and they always look so tempting to try and buy. I missed out on the Christmas packs as I was too lazy to go shopping and I'm still kicking myself for not getting any!!! I've also been seeing their "Sexy Mother Pucker" and have resisted buying it till now as I have some sort of obsession with lip plumping glosses. It was a throw up between this original "Sexy Mother Pucker" or the "XL" alternative. But I decided to try the original first as suggested by the "XL" packaging...

And the results...

Apologies for the low resolution photo. The plumping effect isn't really that obvious in the photo... Actually it's not that obvious in reality either. All I can say is that these things do have a different effect on different people. It definitely does make my lips FEEL more plump. One noticeable difference between this and all the other lip plumping glosses I've tried is that while the others "tingle", this gloss actually makes your lips feel like they're "vibrating"! Apart from that, if you look closely in the mirror, you can actually see your lips "throbbing"! I've tested the gloss on my aunt's lips and she felt the same thing! As evil as I am, I only applied the gloss to the left side of her lips haha.

Overall, the lip plumping isn't as obvious as I'd like it to be and NO! ~ I don't want Angelina Jolie lips! Maybe if I'm bored enough tomorrow I'll do a test and just apply the gloss to like the left half of my lips and see if they bloat as compared to the right side lol. The gloss does moisturise the lips though and I woke up with smoother lips! Down side is that it does feel a little sticky, but I find it's this sticky effect that often makes lip glosses seemingly able to moisturise lips better than lip balms.

I wouldn't mind sticking to this gloss for awhile, at least until next month as I've already decided I'm going the try the "XL" lip plumper. My all time favourite is still the-now-non-existent Pout Plump that used to come in cute little inflated packages.

Other lip plumping glosses I've tried recently are:

Smash Box O-Plump: The sales lady was like "Be careful, wait your lips look like Angelina Jolie's. This product really works"... Oh Puh-lease! It hardly had any effect for me. Not as sticky as Sexy Mother Pucker, but it "goes on clear and then reacts with your personal skin chemistry to turn lips your own custom shade of pink".

Too Faced Glamour Gloss: Does smooth lips, and smooth lips do appear more pouty, but nothing special. I like the minty feel on the lips though.

Dior Addict Lip Maximizer: I'm not sure what it maximises on as there's little or no lip plumping at all when I used it. I abandoned mine after a short while, although it is Dior and it goes on SMooooTH! I much prefer Dior's Lip Polish (below). It's not a lip plumper, however it is a "smoothing lacquer" and does just that... smooths!!! It's so good I've bought it repeatedly... and I hardly repeat any eye/lip makeup products!

Well, that's all I can remember for now. Anyways, Sexy Mother Pucker is a pretty good investment at only SGD$19.  And even if you don't end up liking it, it's worth it to feel the vibrating and see the throbbing lips haha. Seriously this packs more punch arousing the senses than plumping itself. Next month I'll compare it with the "XL" version or maybe Du Wop's Lip Venom if I can find it.

 Till then... pucker up!!!... *muacks*

*hearts* Nice Guy...

Thanks to recommendations from Mojo, I've gotten totally hooked onto watching You Tube videos. Though my "totally hooked" is probably 5 videos a week =S Which is WAY more than the previous figure which would be something like... 1 video a month?! o.O! Yes... I'm not a huge YouTube-er =S

I'd have to say my current favourites are: Nigahiga, Kev Jumba and Wong Fu Productions... HOW COULD I NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THEM FOR SOo LONG?! lol... Yes obviously I'm in my own world... it's a nice, warm, squishy place called... bed! Doing this odd activity I like that's called... sleeping!

There's so many funny videos on YouTube! Actually, I think I avoided it in the first place cos I thought they looked like those "Funny Home Video" types of clips, but my view's changed a little now. There's even some heart felt clips. I like!!! haha... I like mushy stuff =_=" albeit I give a bitchy, don't give a s*** attitude on the outside. Can't let people know I'm weak you know!

Mushy heartfelt clips... I'm liking Nice Guy although it's a little bit old (2007)...

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Nice story huh! Awww... Nice guy... there should be more around... however... when do nice guys know when to stop being nice to just EVERYONE?! Do they just continue to help everyone out and give in to everyone forever!? =_="

I'm watching Wong Fu Productions' "You've Got A Friend" now... so far so good! These videos do kinda make my heart ache though... like why can't I be so lucky?! ='(

On a brighter note... I'm totally loving Nice Guys merchandise! Here are a few things I'm aiming at...

AND... I want the Awkward Bunny, Awkward Rhino, and Awkward Turtle!!! OK so there are lots of things I want haha... If anyone is feeling generous, even though my birthday is REALLY far away and so is Christmas, but imagine the warmth in your heart when you give someone a gift and see them smile!... OK Just Kidding!!! No one in their rightful mind would do that lol... but for those of you in the wrongful mind... ;) <-- *wink wink* But note: I don't give random strangers my address... so that just rules out any chances of a gift *sobs* haha...

I've come to a slight conclusion! I think Asians are really popular on YouTube cos Asians just like talking to themselves! Take me for an example... an Asian AND I like talking to myself on my blog it seems... o.O! And "they" (undefined) like talking to a camera... This may be some sort of revelation! Or not really ;)

Fly away...

Another meaningful music video today... Ekin's 虫儿飞... I just recently got the song off a friend, whom I wouldn't have expected to have this song! And after all this time I've been going around for years asking people "do you know that song... you know from the Storm Riders where Ekin's in the cave... with that girl and there are lots of fireflies flying around..." =_="  That scene is still one of the most memorable in that movie... I guess the other memorable scene is where Aaron Kwow is standing under the waterfall with his shirt off... hmmm...

But back to my point... Storm Riders was a great movie, and this is an awesome song! If only life were so simple... to find the one you love, sit in a cave, and watch fireflies floating around... Ahhh... REALITY YOU SUCK!



I would copy the lyrics and English translation here, but... it says "worms fly"?! o_O! Seems more feasible than a pig flying I guess?!

30 day challenge... ok so I kinda gave up after the first day because: ONE. I was busy... TWO. The people to write the letters to kinda pick at my heart-strings... I guess I get too emotional. But, I will try to complete the challenge in my own time. For now I need rest and lots of it, I guess the late nights & early mornings are starting to affect me again. Plus added emotional stress these few weeks haven't really helped...

Here are some really nice lyrics that are a reflection of my mood... Look up Janice's ~ Love Me Acapella...

The way you make me feel so adored

Wish you'd bring me candies when I feel lonely
Dream that you were my husband-to-be
In 365, all I ask is one, name it after me

Wish you'd write my name on your favourite palm tree
Look in my eyes, love is all you can see
Night and day I dream that things are the way before
Will you love me more

Where, when and why did you make me cry
Loneliness has become another part of life
Tears running strong and angels have gone
Don't know how to carry on

Baby I need you now
I need your arms to hold me tight tonight
Please turn the lights down low
And feel my body glow, whisper and flow

Baby I need you now
I need your strength to hold me down tonight
The world is out of sight
Cause you are all that I've been searching for
The way you make me feel adored

Love Me?! =_="