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I just finished clearing up my mouldy blogspot.. zzz..

My last post was in June! Meaning, it has been more than 3 months till now..! 0.0

However, due to lack of blogging for a long time, I suddenly duno what to start with. Never mind, I shall post randomly as I go down..

These months have been up and down for me, mainly because of this sudden death sentence that I received in July/August. But so far so good, I have managed to handle it well. ^^ From 10.2 --> 7.3 --> 6.6 (NOW! YAY!!) To those friends who know what is happening, here are my results for the past months, have been coping well, thanks for all your love and concern :D

(Damn.. Coco biting my shoes again!) --> Abit random, but that is what she is doing to my beloved ALDO shoes now..!! :(

Now, some photos...

1) Bebe was slapped in his eye.

Someone in my family, I am not going to reveal who, but HE actually slapped Bebe in his eye, with HIS knuckles when Bebe kept barking. Bebe barked cos someone just walked by our door, and it was during the night, thus HE was not happy and over agitated, went over and "whammed" Bebe in the face, ended up aiming his right eye. Bebe shrieked and yelped in pain, his eyes unable to open.

I carried him away in my arms, and looked at him. Due to overwhelming pain, Bebe kept his eyes closed, and any slight movement just made his sensitive + tender eyes close.

See?.. Heartbreaking seriously....

Bebe, before the injury, with beautiful big round puppy eyes.

He has recovered fully liao, no worries!

2) Coco has grown bigger now! ^^

Coco is now 1 year old le. Her fur is currently changing into tan blue, slowly.

Coco

Nice right? With her middle parting coat. =)

Even Bebe has it as well.

Bebe

Silky terriers should have their coat parting down the body. This is one of their characteristics. I am so proud of them... Muaaack!

Ahhh~~ I have to go le, got to attent to customers' emails.

Looks like there will be a part 2 to this post le. I shall continue soon, yes, soon, but duno when.. hahahaha!!!

Paranormal Experience 2 - Mum's 头七

What is 头七？

中文解释：
头七，中国人的丧殡习俗，是根据死者去世的时间，再配合天干地支计算出来的日子及时辰，然习惯上大家都认为“头七”指的是人去世后的第七日。一般都认为，死者魂魄会于“头七”返家，家人应于魂魄回来前，为死者魂魄预备一顿饭，之后便须回避，最好的方法是睡觉，睡不著也要躲入被窝；如果死者魂魄看见家人，会令他记挂，便影响他投胎再世为人。亦有说认为到了“头七”当天的子时回家，家人应于家中烧一个梯子形状的东西，让魂魄顺着这趟“天梯”到天上。(Baidu)
Chinese believe, after a person passed on, their spirit will return to visit their family on the 7th day （头七）. Which is why, many times we will see a piece of red paper pasted on the walls of void deck, usually at the lift area, up to a certain storey. That storey is where the deceased stayed when he/she was alive. This is to guide the spirit back to their home, in case "it" forgets where it is. During these 7 days, many people actually have strange encounters of thier own, including me...



守夜 - Albert's nightmare

Just like them, my mum's funeral was held at the void deck, with pieces of red paper pasting on the wall, up till our 3rd floor. It was my most dreadful 3 days 2 nights. I cried like nobody else's business, whenever I looked at her face in the coffin, lying down there peacefully, my tears would just flow on its own. Just couldn't help it..

According to Chinese belief, the children are supposed to stay overnight at the funeral, buring incenses, or even sleep there. We call it “守夜”. This is to prevent anyone or anything from disturbing the wake, especially from cats - black cats. Strictly to keep cats out of the place, we don't want them to leap over the coffin. (I know, just another belief. So I also wonder if it is real...)

That night, me, my BF Albert, and my aunt had to stay. BF and me were so tired, we fell asleep beside the coffin. Suddenly, I heard Albert gasping for breathe! I shock him awake, and asked what happened. He told me, he dreamt of himself falling down from a tall building, and the feeling was so real, that he actually thought he WAS FALLing and had to gasp for breathe, because the fall was too long, as if the building had 100 storeys like that. The  next 15 mins or so,  I had to wake him up 3 more times, because his body kept shaking, and he kept gasping for breathe again! Throughout the whole night, he told me his dreams were nothing but just accidents, such as a knock down, fall and other tragic nightmares.

After this, we told my aunt that we are going home to sleep. Luckily her son was there with her as well, so she agreed.


夜半惊魂 - Mysterious female voice.

I went to my room, my dad slept in the same room, on my bro's bed. Albert and my 2 younger bros slept in my mum's room, on her king sized bed. My dad was snoring, so I had no choice but to listen to MP3 player. I remembered very well, that time I was listening to one of my favourite song, "Cherish" by NEWS. Towards the end of the song, where the boys stopped singing and the background music was playing,

I suddenly heard a female voice, "Wen...." (My maiden name). I was taken aback, not by the calling, but by the voice of it. It sounded like my mum's!!! Only my parents call me "Wen", my grandparents and other relatives all call me "Ah Wen". So I paused my song, took out my earpeice and scanned my room. No, no one was there. My dad was still snoring away loudly. I thought to myself, maybe it was just hallucination. I continued with my music, this time, I repeated the song. Again, towards the end, at the same part where the boys stopped singing and music was playing, I heard it again. "Wen.."
I opened my eyes wide. I just couldn't believe my ears. I know this time it was real, because throughout the whole process I was not even asleep yet, still very awake, and I heard it twice. Never before have I heard such voice appearing in "Cherish". Furthermore, the part where the voice appeared, was not even the singing part! Just plain background music! So it couldn't be more wrong, there is really something going on.


Bebe showed signs of unknown presence

I looked at my dog Bebe's cage, he was sitting down, not sleeping, but facing the wall instead, with his back towards the door. I forgot to mention that, earlier on, just the night my mum passed away, Bebe looked extremely petrified. His body was trembling, tail drooped, head down. He refused to look at the direction of my mum's room. He refused to look at the small altar that we set up to offer jossticks to my mum for. He only wanted someone to hold him. That moment, all of us felt hairs standing on ends. My dad especially, he has long arm hair, so it is very obvious when he showed us his. From that minute onwards, we all know, that we were not alone. The sixth sense is just so strong. You can really feel another unseen presence there. The atmosphere was chilly. Let me tell you, you just cannot run away from this feeling, no matter how much you try to shake off.

Besides me, Albert experience was even more spooky than mine!

For that, I will leave it to the next post. This post is a bit too long le.

My Paranormal Experience

While watching "The Haunting - Animal Planet" on Youtube, I suddenly remembered some unexplanable incidents that I havd encountered in my life, and wanted to write them all down, in case I forget bits and pieces of them as I grow.
Nope, i am not joking, but i actually had quite a few paranormal experiences myself. For this post, I shall start off with the first incident, happened in year 2003. The rest i will post at a later time. Cos too much to write, one full recount per entry you know! Alright, here is my first story

1) Midnight coffee scent.

My dad, is actually a fostered child. His father died when he was a baby, and due to the large number of kids his mother was having that time, she has no choice but to ask her relative for help. This relative, is my current grandfather. He is the younger brother of my dad's biological father. He looked after my dad and brought him up well, thus my dad has always regarded him and his wife as parents.

As for the biological mother, she seldom gets to see her child. She passed away in year 2000. During that time till 2003, everything was fine, except the fact that my dad used to complain about this unknown chill that he would get when he came out for a puff in the middle of the night, like 3 a.m in the morning. He has this habit - after using the toilet, he would sit down and puff away, before going back to sleep. I have no idea why, and did not bother to ask, since it is not affecting me in any way.

Until one day, he could not tolerate any longer, he said it was quite spooky, and it was just too hard to ignore that chill running down your spine, and hairs standing on ends. So next day, he went to consult a master.

This master, many claimed that he has a special body, that allows deities or entities to possess him. Especially this typical one - 大二爷伯（黑白无常）. Below is the image for reference.

So one particular afternoon, my house was visited by him and some men, whom I think are his helpers. They were talking in Hokkien, but lucky for me, I can speak Hokkien, so I was there throughout the whole conversation. They talked for a long time, but what left a deep impression in me was this part of the conversation.

Master: "There is an old woman in your house. In her 70s."
Dad: "Is it?!"
Master: "She is carrying a walking stick, and this walking stick has 3 legs. "
Dad: Remain silent.

Conversation went on a while.

Before the master left, he told my dad this, "Remember, she gave you away since you were young, so it is highly possible that she will return to visit and watch over you. She is just trying to fulfil her duty as a mother, something that she has failed to do in when she was alive. Besides that, your family has been offering coffee to her tablet for a long time now, thus if she ever returns, you will know if you suddenly catch a whiff of coffee scent. "

OMG!!! Why must he say this??? Can't he just let us live our days peacefully without this kind of imaginary nonsense??? Cos it was after this day, that I paid particular attention to any unexplanable coffee scent in my house.. Especially in the middle of the night..............

So few nights after the visit, I completely forgot about such "event". As usual, I was sleeping with my mother beside me. In the middle of the night, I remembered it was aroung 3plus a.m, I wanted to shee shee. I know it was aroung that time, as my handphone was just beside me (Yea, I know it is bad for me, but i didn't know anything about radiation's health risks at that time!). So I went down my bed, and opened my door.

Guess what?! The moment I opened my door, WOO! A strong scent of coffee just went pass me, straight in front of my face!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is not something that you smell from a distance. You can tell if the smell is coming from afar or near you, or just beside you. And this smell, definitely came from just beside me, it was sooooo strong!! Oh gosh.. I immediately ran back into my room, and woke my mum up. I told her what happened, but she just calmed me down and said, "aiya.. Scared for what? It's your own ah ma, she won't hurt you la".

-_- oh yea? You so cool huuuh? Wait till you experience it yourself. Till now, occasionally I still will get a sudden whiff of the coffee. Mind you, I don't really mind if it happens in the day; but so unfortunately, it always happens in the middle of the night, between 3 a.m to 3.45a.m or so. I had no choice but to get over it, which I am relieved ta=hat I did.

This was only a minor part of my experiences... Wait till you read on to my other posts...

Stay tuned.

Time to erase you off my blog..

Yes, I mean you!

You know who I am referring to.

You are not any special guy; neither are you some "most handsome pinoy" in this world. Stop claiming that girls are smiling at you and looking at your way all the time. You cannot even speak proper English, you cannot even phrase your sentences well. It is no wonder you find Singaporeans hard to mix with.

You sit in the bus, with your leg up on the seat in front.

You stand on in the bus, with your body swinging side to side, like a lazy-cannot-stand-still guy.

You sit in the food court, with your slippers off your feet, with "aroma" lingering around the consumers terribly.

You spray as much perfume as you want, but with the sour stinky sweat smell still whirling around you like nobody else's business.

You are great - too great to be near with, cause everyone is just so eager to stay away from you.

Seriously, I hope your contract can be disrupted abruptly, and off you go, back to where you belong.

Graduated from a university, so what? You know your country's standard of UNIVERSITY, plentiful, everywhere in your country. So what is so special about it? Given your current communication skills and working skills, it just makes people more dubious of your so-called UNIVERSITY GRADUATE.
I wonder what exactly is the standard of your school like huh? Is it really what a uni should be?.. Oh man, =(...

Great that you are working in Pizza Hut, and not Thai Express. Because I don't want you to ruin their image of "good service crew" in my heart. =)

I am lucky that I've made the right choice of saying goodbye.

Goodbye, Puwet!

My Haul from TFS

Yes! Finally got time to update a bit.

You know what? I love my part time job now, i mean the online website, The Beauty Phase.

One of the main reasons is that, I can just add on to the order list whenever I need to purchase a product from The Face Shop.

Recently, I just ordered these:

1) Ice Flower Hydra Skin Toner, 130ml.

Retail Price: $31 or more, I forgot. But it is definitely more than $30..
The Beauty Phase Price: $16.80.

My thoughts on this:

No joke, i I really love this product. I have been using this since I was 18 years old, so till now, more than 3 years liao. My skin is sensitive type, as long as i apply stuff that is too harsh, my face will have small, red, itchy patches forming. I need around half an hour for my skin to calm down.

However, after I used this, i never have any allergy reactions. None at all..

Another new discovery I made - Products brought in straight from Korea supplier is so much better, in terms of product quality and pricing. When I bought this in Singapore's outlet, the liquid itself is much more watery and dilluted; but Korea's is much more thicker.. At first I thought it is due to the climate difference, thus Korea needs more concentrated products, but after using Hada Labo facial wash from Malaysia and Singapore, I realise the difference, finally...!

Malaysia's facial wash is so much watery, and runny.. Harder to foam up as well. But Singapore's is thicker, easier to lather, and smoother texture.

Reason being: Malaysia's is made in China, thus a lot cheaper than local one. The Msia supplier claimed that, although items were assembled in China, the ingredients were imported from Japan, so overall, the quality is the same, with lower price. As for Singapore product, it is made in Japan, hence explains the higher pricing.

Disclaimer: I did not write the above reason myself, or based on imagination. I read this post somewhere, I forgot which website, but the Malaysian blogger actually contacted the Msia supplier herself, asking for reason of the price difference in these 2 countries. So I am merely writing what I have read.

Ok, back to topic. So, after I discovered the different quality in Singapore's and Korea's Face Shop products, I suddenly recalled the blog post. I guess, it is really a wiser choice to get directly from the country.


Alright, enough of the Ice Flower Hydra Lotion. Now is time for my second buy from TFS.

2) The Face Shop Easy Brush Eyeliner

Retail Price: $19.90
The Beauty Phase Price: $10.70

My thoughts on this:

What do you think? This is my second time buying this. For cumsy people like me when it comes to make up, I find using liquid eyeliner a hassle and mess. I don't dare to even try out liquid eyeliner. until one day, I saw this brush at TFS outlet. After trying out its brush texture on my wrist, I immediately went to the cashier and paid for it. It is so smooth and easy to use!!! And the effect is almost like liquid eyeliner, just that the colour is not as intense. But for me, who prefer going for more natural look, I don't think other bold liquid eyeliner is the choice for me.

This brush eyeliner has a hard felt tip, allowing precise and hassle-free application. It acts just like a pen / brush, just like those 0.5mm pen, hahaha!

However, if you are one who wants a bolder and intense eye makeup, i would suggest buying this:

Extreme Brush Pen Eyeliner 01 Black Force

Retail Price: definetely more than $22, near to $30 if I am not wrong.

The Beauty Phase Price: $15.10



Hey, there is a reason why it is named "Extreme Brush" ok? It is really extreme, cos after applying, your eyes immediately look more awake, with that dark black eye frame drawn out by this eyeliner. Highly recommend this if you are doing a cat eye makeup!

Oh ya, Before i leave this blog, here is the link for you guys (no harm checking out right?...)

http://thebeautyphase.wordpress.com/

Remember to look out for updates frequently ok?  ^^

My Online Loots - Eyeliners and Body Lotion/Wash

Sooo.. Whats up on my mind today?

-- Nothing! Just plain bored at home, while Dear dear having his test in school. One thing i hate about myself is ridiculously absent-minded. Many times when i DID finally remember to bring my camera out, i would forget to take photos.. Then for what i bring it out?!!

Thus after bringing camera out for 3 days and forgetting to take photos, today i finally did some. So here they are, some updatezzz. :)

Firstly, my online loot. XD

Maybelline Cool Effect Eyeshadow - Frosty Pink.

Never heard of or seen before? Here it is.

Cool right?? You bet it is! Upon applying, i really feel the cooling effect. Super "cool" la..

Oh, and i love the nice frosty pink, it acts as a wonderful spice to your daily eye makeup.

So smooth and easily to glide on, without tugging on my eye area. This is very important, as excessive tugging on the skin around the eye area can lead to premature wrinkles! :(

Next, NYX Studio Liquid Liner - Extreme Silver. For those who are wondering how it looks like, here it is.

Just like any other liquid eyeliner, it is easy to apply. Draw a thin line on your lower lid, it sure will make your eyes pop!

It may be a smooth and nice make up tool, however for beginners, i suggest using pencil type liner, as you need precise control to draw out that natural straight line. But if you just intend to add abit onto your lower lid, i would suggest you to GO AHEAD! Cos of its thin brush, you can wonderfully create that cute watery eye you desire without hassle, as what you need is just A BIT. You can use this on your waterline too! It is a daily make up nowadays. Taiwan call it the 泪眼妆.

Thirdly, my body wash + lotion from Victoria's Secret. I got the offer code, thus the decision to purchase more.

VS Secret Moments Bodycare Collection.

My order.

One of the body wash - Good Day Sunshine.

I used up a bit le, thus explains why there is small gap in the bottle. Honestly speaking, the scent is something i have never expect. It is simply heaven! This is the kind of scent you dun get to sniff in the products here. hard to describe.. Just so, unique, like perfume + body wash, simply irresistible; simply refreshing; simply addictive.

Last but not least, my 2 kids. XD

Bebe, my boy.

See? Isn't he super duper adorable???!!! (Ignore the fat leg behind. They belong to me youngest Bro) Lovely boy is he, guests and friends who came my house would definitely praise how beautiful his fur is, and how sweet and cute he looks. He is a gentle and quiet boy, besides barking at passing by strangers, he will just sit or lie down beside me, enjoying his peaceful moment. 

But gone were the peaceful moments, ever since the arrival of another unexpected (to Bebe) family member: Coco.

Coco, my girl.

Hahahaha!!! I laugh whenever i see this pic! She looked like nothing but a mad woman!!! Rugged fur, rugged character.. She is easily excited, jumping and nibbling at people. Some people dun really like her, as she is like a hyper-active child; whereas some find her very friendly and cheerful, fun to play with.

Coco sleeping with her pink octopus again.. :D

Ok la, she can be cute and lovely as well..

Love them to the max ah!!!!

My camwhoring pics.

Ok, that's all for now. Will update soon! (Let's see if i can remember to take pics) >



Finally~~ Some updates

Missing for soooo long, OMG!


Cannot believe this, I said i will frequently update here, but always ended up with the attitude that everyone will bound to have in their life: Laziness!


Really, although today i am here updating, my pics are pathetically few. 惨啊~~


Alright, never mind, i shall just go ahead with this post for today.




My Yummy Reunion Lunch at Vivo - "Go India" Indian Cuisine!





I Know, it seems kind of weird right? Cos i am supposed to be having Chinese meal on that day, rather than this. Well, it's kinda of an eye opener for me, as it is my FIRST time seeing so many Indian delicacies: masala, curry, bread, soup and anything you name it! It's a buffet by the way XD.


I took my first plate.



So overall, i quite like this place. Oh ya! Dun forget to pick up a bit of their "post-meal" spices at the counter when you are paying! The guy told us (Dear & me) that this rice green tea scented ( I duno about you guys, but to me it really smelt like green tea) spices is meant to refresh breathe after a meal of curry, masala and other heavy spiced food. Well, no harm trying right?


My opinion: DO NOT EAT unless you are IMMUNED to Indian spices! The taste is too much for me to take!




Random pics of me during first day of CNY.
To save time, i combined them togother. (They are all the same anyway.)






Updates on Coco.





This "lovely" girl of mine is growing very well, entering her 9th month soon. As usual, she is still very mischevious.


Oh, did you notice the pink toy she was biting onto? Yup, that's her HG toy - Pinky the octopus. :D, so cute right! Every now and then she will bite her toy and flung it around, playing; pound on it then jump back a few steps, pretending she is hunting for house rodents.


I love love love silky terriers! They are forever so energetic and eager to please us.. Muack..!

The Beauty Phase free mask promotion!!

Yes! Finally we have the time to organise our first ever promotion -- Free Mask Giveaway!


So what do you need to do?
1) Just go to The Beauty Phase FB page, visit our wall where you will see the post under "register with us now!" (or something like that)


2) Or you can visit our website here. 


3)Just register with us and boo! There it is, you receive your free (random) mask within 2 days like that! And it's serious, really within 2 days or earlier wor. XD

 **Promotion valid till 14th January 2011** So hurry and grab your free mask now!

My first ever website launched!!

Hey guys, I have finally launched my first website shop on 1/1/2011, 12am. He!
The first round is just in stock masks, and realise many people love imperial masks and fresh fruit lemon/acerola masks.. Hmm, not bad.. At least i know what to order more in the next round liao.


Anyway, my dad told me he loves the raspberry roots sleeping mask so much, that he couldn't leave the house without it. "I sometimes just apply in the morning and off to work i go!" LOL, yea, lazy bum.. Tsk tsk..


Ok, below is my link: MarketBloomer
Just click under the tab "The Beauty Phase", and there you are!


Frens out there, do give me your support.. Thank you soooo much...!