Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 

A huge thank you for Samson (insta: @7braidstrong, web: www.7braidstrong.com) for the Christmas themed photos! It is always a delight to be photographed by you.

Hello! I can't believe the year has flown by and it's Christmas again! I'd like to wish you and your loved ones a very merry Christmas! It's likely going to be my last post for 2016 so it's time to give a little thanks...

I'd like to give a shout out to my friends and family - thanks for putting up with my weirdness and grumpiness. I know I can be challenging with my bossy nature and intense need for order, so it's not easy dealing with me but I hope it brings you some consolation knowing that I couldn't have gotten through 2016 without you and you make my world brighter by being in it. 

To my enemies, a pox on you! I'm kidding. If I've offended anyone this year, sorry!! I hope we will mend whatever's broken, hug it out and become routine fist-bumpers. 

To the strangers, what are ya waiting for? Let's be friends!

Anyway, I'm off to stuff my face with more turkey so I'll sign off here. I hope you enjoy your holiday season with your loved ones and look to 2017 with anticipation because I have a feeling it's gonna be a good one.

Thanks for reading! 

Simply the best

Top: Chicwish | Pants: FCUK (Similar here) | Shoes: Charles & Keith (Similar here)

Bag: Gracious Aires (Similar here) | Brooch: Etsy (Similar here) | Ring: Vintage (Similar here)

I’m prone to being quite extreme when it comes to things that I love – and my treatment of my dog, Nacho, is no exception.

I love yeeeeeeeewwwwwwww

Nacho means the world to me, I never knew I could love something this much. I’m definitely a crazy dog lady through and through.

For fellow dog owners, I’d like to share some of the things I’ve bought for Nacho which maybe you can consider for your furry friend as well! Although, I’m actually well aware that most dog owners are pretty crazy about their dogs and probably have just as many awesome things for their dogs as I do.

Nacho can be pretty intense and anxious sometimes, especially when he’s at the vet or at the groomers. I read that Rescue Remedy was a good homeopathic option to help my dog chill the eff out (they also make it for humans!) so I immediately bought some. It’s advised to let your dog ingest a few drops of it by putting it in their drinking water, or in a snack. I don’t know if it really works because he’s still pretty crap when he goes to the vet. And Nacho’s groomer, sweet Ashley from De’ Pets Salon, describes him as ‘a bit naughty’ after each grooming session but I’m pretty sure in her head she’s screaming “LITTLE FURRY SPAWN OF SATAN”. 

I’m not sure what it is, but Nacho’s breath is horrible. After incurring a $300+ dental bill for him early this year, I’ve decided to take more effort and care in cleaning his teeth. So I bought this Oratene toothpaste from the vet. It’s a $45 tube of clear gel paste that I rub onto his gums and teeth daily using a little finger cloth. The vet told me that it uses enzymes to clean the plaque off his teeth, and so far, his teeth are still looking pretty clean. My friend Mims says her dog Russell gnaws on bones and that helps but Nacho’s never been much of a chewer and he ignores his chew toys.*Sigh* Expensive toothpaste it is then.

I’m a total sucker for packaging and my snobby hippie wannabe nature means that when I see the word ‘organic’, I’m pretty much 60% convinced. Nacho sometimes gets ticks when he goes running through the grass so I get him Richard's Organics flea and tick shampoo and this one purports to be all natural and safe and gentle. Plus, look how chio that packaging is. It looks fancier than the shampoo I use for myself. Apparently it repels mosquitoes too so maybe I should use it as a body wash. 

Ok so this one is more for me than for Nacho but it’s Nacho adjacent. My sis bought this dog food container for me as a Christmas gift. It’s from Hip Van and I love it because I love dogs and it’s got cute little puppies on it! OMG SO CUTE. The only way it could be made better is if it had Nacho pictures printed on it. This year's Christmas gift perhaps??     

It's like he's all "I'm faaaabulous! What a cool drink of water I am!"

Thanks for reading!

Larger than life

 

 Top: Neon Rose (Similar here) | Skirt: Asos (Similar here) | Shoes: Repetto (Similar here)

Ring: Gift from Wens (Similar here) | Bag: Chicnova

  
One night, my friend was telling me about some young ladies she works with, and how they eat extremely health consciously - strawberries and cucumbers only for lunch, etc. Being young ladies in their early twenties, I'm sure their metabolism can well afford a beating but yet they stick to this bird-like eating habit. No shame on that of course, eating healthy is great, and I don't know, perhaps they really enjoy that kind of diet but I'd choose burgers, kway teow, laksa, fried rice, french fries... Basically anything carb loaded any day. 

And clearly it shows. 

I've actually been feeling a little rounder lately, and hey, no shame in that right? I enjoy my food. But today I stepped on the weighing scale and got a rude shock. I'd gained 3 kilos since the last time I weighed myself - probably a year? And yes, I know, it's not drastic, but I'm creeping back to the weight I was when I first came back to Singapore from Canada - when a friend said to me 'Al! You've gone from a size 2 to a size 6! What happened? Did you eat yourself??' (This friend works in fashion so I guess size is a big deal). 

While I haven't been obsessed with my weight in ages, I think I actually felt a bit grossed out. I don't mean to say gaining weight is unhealthy but in my situation it's really a reflection of my lifestyle. I've been kind of stressed, and when I'm stressed, I like to eat fried chicken. And I haven't really been exercising either because I've been lazy. Overall, I feel terribly unhealthy inside and out. 

So anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm on a diet, but the good healthy kind, not the crazy person kind. 

Thanks for reading! 

The return of the Jedi

 Dress: Romwe | Shoes | Zalora (Similar here) | Bag: Charles & Keith 

Earrings: Chinatown (Similar here) | Ring: Vintage (Similar here)

Hello!

I've had a bit of a hiatus from posting because I've been really busy... But mostly because I'm extremely lazy. But I'm back! I think instead of an OOTD (Outfit of the Day) kinda situation, I'm going to be doing some OOTM (month) because omg so lazy I just want to look like a slob and eat KFC and never exercise and just be a butt.

In the time I was away, a couple of things happened...
1. Blogger did some upgrade and now I can drag and drop directly into my draft post. Err. Thanks I guess?
2. Nacho celebrated his 2nd year anniversary being a resident of Jervois and a resident of my heart (awwww)
3. A close friend got knocked up... Lol that makes it sound bad but ok she's preggers and she's happy about it.
4. Another close friend spawned... Also happy about it. The baby is very cute and I got a first month celebration cake (I love cake).
5. There were a bazillion tragedies in the world that really makes our collective hearts break (Syria, Paris, USA... The list goes on)
6. I bought a motherfrickin apartment!

I wanted to end the list with the happy thing because it would be a real Debbie downer move to be all death and destruction in a blog post that's generally pointless.

Anyhoodle, I hope you've enjoyed the break from me (I'm lying. I hope you were miserable and pining for my return). We're closing in on Christmas which means presents, food, and hopefully all the love and joy in the world to make you feel like your heart could explode with happiness and to make your cheeks cramp from all the smiling.

Thanks for reading friends. I've missed you.

Popular

Top & Skirt set: Chicwish | Shoes: New Look (Similar here) | Sunglasses: Pieces (Similar here)

Brooch: Etsy | Earrings: Vincci (Similar here) | Ring: Vintage (Similar here) 

This cute gingham set makes me nostalgic as it reminds me of my kindergarten uniform. I was trying to look for a photo of me in my uniform but the photo cupboard is just insane and in no order so I gave up because I'm lazy. I just took one offline although I recall that in my time it had a little bow on each side and also was sleeveless. 

None of these children are me. They look too happy to be me.

I was sooo popular in kindergarten - I had one friend who only wanted to be my friend on days when the other kids weren't being friends with her. She would loudly announce that she's 'NOT MY FRIEND' on those days when she had better options. Trouble was, our helpers were friends and they'd bring us to Macdonalds after school sometimes and on those off days, she would literally ignore me. What a giant flaming turd. But being angry at a memory and at the folly of a child is really stupid so let's move on. 

I think however, that I did have a boyfriend then... I don't recall his name but I think he was Eurasian and wore spectacles. We'd go to the caged windows at break time... (Hey Newton Kindergarten, why the hell were the windows caged???? Were we being held captive??) and we would hold hands and count the buses going past. I think sometimes there could be up to 4 buses. DING DING DING WORLD RECORD MUCH??? 

Other than that, the memories are pretty sparse... I was a penguin in a school musical, and I fainted once during assembly (and got to go home so that was awesome), and I think I would sometimes see a boy in the class next to mine that was separated by a bookshelf and we would smile at each other. So basically, in summary, I had no friends, possibly because I was really boy-crazy, and I found really simple things joyful and memorable. 

How wonderful those simple times were. I miss it so much. What were your fondest memories?

Thanks for reading! 

I had a dream

Dress worn as top: Shein | Skirt: ASOS (Similar here) | Shoes: Shein

Bag: Chicnova | Ring: Twentyeight Lane | Sunglasses: Karen Walker 

Holy crapballs. I am tired. I've been having all kinds of dreams lately (I think this is because my brain is supercharged during the day with the buttloads of work I'm doing).

Some snippets of my dreams of late....

I dreamt that I was babysitting someone else's baby. And it pooped. So I had to clean its butt. That's about as exciting as it gets.

I dreamt that the boo and I were leads in a play and our characters had to get married in the play, so we hired a real justice of peace and we got married onstage for reals. Then I texted my besties to tell them, 'hey so I'm married now.' What kinds of besties don't even come and watch me perform??

And before you think I've got wedding and babies on my mind...

I also dreamt that I was being attacked by a Terminator-like robot woman who I kept shooting at but she wouldn't freaking die. I was literally being held onto by her and I was shooting her in the face and she didn't even flinch. I woke up just as she was going to totally murder me. So yeah.

I'm not sure what all this really means and I'm way too lazy to go analyse my dreams but I think it probably means that I need a raise.

Thanks for reading!