WOOFer sticks

There are always giant tins of biscuits and other baked goodies in our pantry and while it is effortless for me to resist (unless I am desperately hungry) these, the latest addition is proving to be an obstacle to minimising junk food.

Hello wafer sticks.

There are two flavors which are (1) chocolate with vanilla filling...errrr, inner lining? and (2) vanilla with lemon cream. I can't decide which one is better. I would always get an even number of wafer sticks so that I have the same number of chocolate and vanilla. I would even eat them alternately!

Today, I was surprised to see a new addition. Midgets. Wafer stick midgets.

These also came with a different pattern, instead of the spiral marking outside like a candy cane, it has spots. I must say that while these are cuter, I prefer the "original" ones.

I told my colleague that a potential new favorite had been introduced to the mix. When I showed her, she said Wow, these are so cute. They look like Dalmatian snacks.

WOOF.

connect the dots

I had almost gone crazy thinking and rethinking a custom necklace that I am having made. It had been a series of lengthy descriptions and document exchanges. You won't believe the textual detailed description and illustrations that I had provided so that the end product would be perfect. I'm not known to be anal about presentation decks for nothing ;-)

After more than a week, they almost completed a necklace that was all wrong!

I thank God for sending the person I was with when I saw the almost finished product as, somehow it calmed me down.

It was really very disappointed. Maybe I was even teary eyed.

I was so frustrated with the important detail that they missed out that I wrote a three page document to sent out! It even included next steps section!

I got the designer's (errrrr... executer?) reply to my novel today. He seems quite clear with what needs to be done and had admitted to understanding wrongly.

A "Yes. Please proceed." reply would have been sufficient but because of my nature when it comes to specific things, I decided to make a model.

I created a mock necklace. My ingenuity--forced by the lack of proper tools and resistance to spend on craft stuff allowed me to work with what I had!

In the end, I was happy with the fruit of my obsessive behavior.

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While I made the necklace using my mannequin, the image that I wanted to send over was the one where I was wearing the necklace because my neck seems to be scrawny.

Just when I was ready to send that email, I looked to see if the photo was clear and realised that it looked...wrong.

It was like a Sanrio's take on Twister.

Right point man to blue.

blurrrrr

Rashes from I don't know where are still very much there. It didn't really subside, but I'm just thankful that I'm not worse off compared to Saturday.

I took this photo to check if it had gotten better as I didn't have a mirror with me then.

Asking the person I was with was pointless, I knew I'd get an answer such as "Don't worry, it will go away soon, just be patient".

I was surprised when I looked at the photo as it completely blurred out the part I wanted to see.

I knew it was because I turned my mobile too soon after taking the photo.

But looking at the photo made me relax about the rashes a bit. It was like something telling me that it isn't a big deal. Maybe I can gloss over these rashes and focus on other things.

Of course this perspective would change if it gets worse, or if these don't go away after a week.

I saving my worries for next Saturday.

miss smarty pants

I got a pair of pants recently, I had worn them twice before and they looked okay. Today though, they seemed lousy. Too big. I'd love to say it is because I've lost soooooo much weight, but I didn't. There is great mystery behind the suddenly too big trousers.

There is no tailor here that I actually trust. Sadly. And I have no idea when I am flying back home to let the experts do their job.

Sooooooooo, I took matters into my own hands.

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There were two options for me.

1st Option: THE EASY WAY

I could create an overlap in front that would require one straight 4-inch stitch. I just need to make sure that I pin the cloth in place strategically. It will look quite nice too. It is especially ideal now--when pleats run over to the other leg, making the pants look very well made (or sadly, horrible).

I was pretty comfortable that I could execute this. I've done it so many times with dresses, with more difficult fabrics too.

2nd Option: THE HARD WAY

(Wow, I am so articulate coming up with EASY and HARD)

I could cut from the back--as there was no way I would remove and replace the zipper of trim from both sides.

Pockets. Grrrrrr. My worries were that the back pockets may end up being too close to each other and the side pockets may wrap to the back.

After doing some inspection, I realised that the pockets--front and back placement would be fine.

I make a mental list of what I needed to do.

1. Take out the big belt loop.

2. Take out the small belt loop. Why did they have to make a small belt loop under the big belt loop?!!?!?!? Well, the answer is so your belt would stay in place if you decide to wear a skinny belt instead. STILL.

3. Remove the stitch of the waist band.

4. Cut out the overlapping cloth under the waist band, so it won't bulge.

5. Sew back the waist band.

6. Rip out brand label.

7. Pin, Line, Sew the back.

8. Kick self upon realising that you ruined a perfectly good pair of pants.

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I'm not sure what exactly prompted me to do it the hard way, maybe because I wanted to challenge myself. Or, it could be that I didn't want to put a band aid.

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I'm happy to say that I didn't have to do #8 of the hard way :)

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I'd love to post a photo of the dramatic improvement on the fit of finished product, but it seemed wrong. Seriously.

I love how the pants fit now! :)

after 15 years

After 15 years, I still have these shoes.

After 15 years, these are trendy again.

I'm wearing these tomorrow :)

cory and ninoy

I bought two iamcory items. Iamcory is a line that features the late ex-president Cory Aquino's paintings printed on merchandise such as clothes and bags. The proceeds go to the Cory Aquino / Ninoy Aquino Foundation.

I got a shirt and a dress--both of which I love so much! Admittedly, I got them for the design rather than the social relevance--I know that sounds shallow. But, it means that these items are really nice! Seriously nice!

With my limited closet space, I am quite picky when buying clothes, I somewhat need to feel that one item is special before I purchase. And that is exactly how I feel about these items.

I would probably post a photo of the dress and post that too. I honestly can't help but be excited about these new additions to my wardrobe :)

di biro

I've taken care of plants before. Twice. Each consisted of a variety of cactus species in a relatively big petri dish-ish pot. As there was clearly variety, maybe I could say few instead just counting to two.

Regardless of my (home) cactus experience. I had never taken care of a plant in the office until recently.

We had an activity to plant a money tree. Yes, it is not a tree, nor does it have potential to be a tree. It is a vine.

I kept it on my desk because I felt bad for the person who came up with the activity--especially since I heard what people were saying about her programme.

I'm glad I did.

I noticed that every week almost, a leaf from either of the vines would dry up and simultaneously a new sprout would sprout.

I actually feel excited watching it change.

Of course I have to keep myself from pulling out the drying one. I need to accept that nature works in nature's time. You can't rush into what you know to be the end. You can predict beginnings, but you can never quite tell when that sprout would sprout.

How would things be on Monday?

very special

This is one of my favorites. Somehow, it went with so many things. It is also very comfortable despite the height. It had been due to go a long time ago, but I held on to it because letting go is sometimes not the easiest thing to do. My wish for it is to find someone who can love it more than I ever did.

Yes. I am still writing about shoes ;)

november hair

It is that time of the quarter again when I get my haircut. I promised someone I'd post a photo, so this is me keeping my promise.As this really doesn't show much of my hair--instead showcases the bathroom tiles, I am posting another photo. This time, it really shows my new hair.If I show you a photo of the hair I wanted, you would realize that it looks worlds apart from my now hair. My stylist said that my hair is still too short so it won't fall the way I want it to. HOWEVER, as it grows, it would fall more and more the way that I want :)

READ: CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

like

We went to an old chinese house exhibit and I found something I liked in the bedroom.

friday rocks

As I was transferring my stuff to my other bag in preparation for Monday, I noticed five smooth stones inside my bag. I have a good idea who put these in there; no idea however, why.

I'm only relieved that it was not anything of value--or use, otherwise, I'd feel terrible.

Anyone out there in need of a paper weight? Contact me :)

it's black, it's white

I found my first white hair today. Hmmmmmm. I wonder if I'd grow old to find myself with salt and pepper locks. That ought to be cool. If only it would happen twenty years from now ;)

My dad's post retirement hair was rogue-ish--white in front, black in the back. Maybe I'll be lucky too.

Oetje Lamno

I saw an art exhibit today. There were three paintings that I liked, all from an Indonesian artist Oetje Lamno.This is Reaching the Kite, while this isn't my particular favorite, I can well imagine putting something like this in my hypothetical other room, a room with matte cream walls.This is True Love Bone. I hadn't really put a lot of thought into this one. I like the title though. Very much. It is unfortunate that you can't see the texture. This is Time Can Do So Much and is maybe the cleanest one in the series. I like how you see more and more details as you stare into it. The photo doesn't capture all the details, but I particularly like the hands on the clock--and the shadow of the twigs--and the pencil effect. Well, I liked the details. While there are many things going on, every bit seems to be in place. It has a whimsical feel devoid of chaos. I initially, couldn't make up my mind about the message or story. After looking more, my interpretation is that a boy falls asleep reading a book on life after finishing a lover's book. He then dreams about life--and love, as viewed and understood by a child. It is of innocent wonder. That is where the title comes in. Years from now, when he has experienced life--and love...it would be of a different picture.

captcha wish your girlfriend was...

And so I was doing something online that required me to key in the text in the image.
Who gets these words? Seriously. ME. Only ME.

play chef

After sewing what I had to sew today, I decided to humour myself. Check out my fabric xiao long bao. LOL.

what to make?

Look what I got!

It is overwhelming to receive something you know was very, very, very well thought of.

AA, you're the sweetest :)

(meaning) between bites

I promised a friend we would makan what Singapore boasts of.

Our first stop, Laksa.