Christmas in my room
Aaaand my room is all decked out for Christmas. Ho ho ho. Well, I’m not quite there yet, but this is a good start, no? And I had a lot of fun making it too! I spent about $10 getting some supplies...
View ArticleEmpire State of Mind
THIS. I’ll go back to New York in a heartbeat. And the way Alicia Keys reacted the whole time? I totally feel her pride and elation.
View ArticleBeing Martha Stewart
If only we had Martha’s army of minions. The past four days were spent working with my rellies on what we’re calling, the wedding of the year. That’s four continuous days (approximately 50 hours) of...
View ArticleThe Leap
It took forever but I have finally gone over to the Dark Side. I was a BB user for the L-O-N-G-E-S-T time. As much as I love my Apple products, I needed a physical keyboard. It made texting fast and...
View ArticlePlaying Dress Up
There was a whole line of little princess wannabes at Parkway today (and until December 9, I believe). It was incredibly endearing to see all these girls sitting in a row, eagerly waiting their turn...
View ArticleA prayer for 27
Dear Heavenly Father and my Lord Almighty, As I look through the names of the Sandy Hook victims, I pray for strength, comfort and healing for all their families and for the community of Newtown. For...
View ArticleGoodbye, and Hello
Today marks my last official day as a teacher, as a civil servant. Even though I’ve spoken quite openly about how I’ve been looking at other career options over the last year, at the end of the day,...
View ArticleChillin’
I don’t start work till January 15. God must have known I had no intentions of being a good steward of all this free time I’m privileged with, so last Sunday, he got a very dear aunt of mine to remind...
View ArticleLinen and Lace
When you have that much spare time, one is bound to get crafty. Well, at least in my case, because I was itching to create something, I decided to sew a pair of cushion covers for my room. This was the...
View ArticleGrateful
This new job is truly a gift from God. When I submitted this new phase of my life into God’s hands, I knew it was going to turn out well. But I also had my insecurities. What if I made a mistake? What...
View ArticleShifting Gears
Oh wow, it’s been a long time, hasn’t it? You’d think I’ve been dead busy at my new job. I’ve actually just been lazy cos now I have time. Does that make sense? Previously, blogging was a channel for...
View ArticleEmbarrassed no more
I got embarrassed whenever my dad told everyone about how he thought I was very good with technology. (I’m not good, but I’m in the know.) I got embarrassed whenever my dad told everyone about how he...
View ArticleA Swede Spot
It’s official. I’m gonna hire a Swede to design my future home. Just look at this space. If I had a space like this, I’d spend all my weekends chilling out at home. I’d invite my friends. We’d throw...
View ArticleSix months in
Exactly one year ago, I was in a place of desolation. I posted this because I needed to remind myself that amid all the uncertainty, I could cling on to the certainty of my Heavenly Father’s grace....
View ArticleThirty One
So I’m officially a thirty-something. Woot! Woot! If I were a character from Sex and the City, I’d probably spend the day boozing and schmoozing. Alas, this 31-year-old has an old fogey lifestyle....
View ArticleDream Builder
Are you watching American Dream Builders? It’s Project Runway meets Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, only without the sappiness (my tear ducts were always in overdrive while watching EM:HE) and about a...
View ArticleUlyana Sergeenko S/S 2014 Couture
I’m a fan of the Russian street style icon / couture-buyer-turned-couturier, whose pieces tell their own story. Ulyana Sergeenko’s latest collection looks like it was specially designed for a classic...
View ArticleFaux farmers
A couple of months ago, I went to Chiangmai for a quick getaway with my buddies from work. We stayed at the Siripanna Resort because a) it looked pretty, and b) we could plant rice. Yeah. I’m not even...
View ArticleMy love affair with the world
The mother, the godmother and I are heading to Hong Kong tomorrow. Just one of the many places I’ve left my heart in. And to think that for the longest time, I was convinced I wouldn’t like the place....
View ArticleNo rain on our parade
The rain had hit Hong Kong off and on the whole time we were there. Even the sculptures were armed with umbrellas (most of them, anyway). Needless to say, our plans had to keep changing, and we ended...
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