maggg maggy chanty chan

was reading mag's livejournal before, and i came across this entry,
from when she was here last year.

OH MAGGY
HOW YOU VE GROWN!

ahem. okay.
and i was just reflecting, besides how hideous i look in spectacles and i cant believe there's a picture of me in them on the internet OHMYGOD,
that for someone who complains that i never celebrate my birthday because everyone is always away, i ve had pretty awesome celebrations these past two years.

i forgot, till i actually saw the pics.

like last year,
had a party at F4 club, didnt realise how many people actually came
like jerome and ching.
and kat, hen and nic!
the DJ was not bad and the cake was fantastic.
ummm chocolate banana :D
plus, i ve never seemed Clare so tipsy in my life

then went clubbing at Eve where mag saw her first fight!
with 3 police cars no less
then supper at Hawker's.
(okay sorry wyn i have been there before i forgot)

had a really nice dinner at Sheraton Towers hotel when we went back to Singapore


then Nai, Eric, Sharon and Lex rented out a chalet for 2 days for Jacob and i cause our birthdays were really close.

i mean i always knew i had a great time, but now it has hit that my 18th and 19th birthday was supremelyextremely RADDDDDDD, and i hoped i thanked everyone for being there cause i loved every second of the extravaganza

with that, i m totally okay with not celebrating my birthday this year
-nods
i ve been fussing over it way too much, and you know if its this much trouble,
its not working for you


i wish i had a sister
and
i miss singapore, i cant wait to go back in a month

clare, i want a red carpet waiting
heheh



<3

P.S OMG ITS 8.05 PM AND I HAVENT STARTED STUDYING FOR TOMORROW'S PAPER I M GOING TO DIE A SAD TRAGIC DEATH

foammm

weather obviously doesnt reflect my brilliant mood
its rainy and hailing outside,
while inside i m feeling as sprightly as a teenage high-jumper.

Reasons:
1. i managed to get Geoff Lindsay from Pearl's recipe for the turkish delight and rose petal icecream from Chadstone

2. remember the Bvlgari party i was talking about?
i just received the invite today from my editor.
YAY!

3. tomorrow is my last exam paper, after a month's study
all i want to do is burn all my books

BURN BABY BURN

i think i ve started the festivities a bit early
Undertow Media invited a friend and I to a Chadstone VVIP cocktail event
Peter Alexander and Alannah Hill were meant to attend, but unfortunately i had to leave before they appeared.
Managed to see Simon Johnson though, and a few other Chadstone retailers.

my outfit was messy and schizo, because i had the SSS's foam party after
i tried to dress for both and failed :(



Roxy bathers, hervelvetvase tunic, Ouicksilver denim cutoffs, cardigan from Red Cross Sydney and BCBG pumps





awesome goody bags. i love that i was given $100 off the laser clinic. Alpha beta medi peel here i come! oh and the cranberries. i love crasins!

went to Shanghai Dumplings for the second time in 2 days.

then hit up Queensbridge Hotel
didnt take too many photos cause my camera wasnt waterproof
but it was a good night, i m glad i didnt leave early as planned
much more crowded than last semester's,
but it was worth it!











seems like almost everyone was there!
ahh it was a good night


okay this is soooo slow
but i just saw these Chanel two tone tights
and i m in love

I MUST HAVE THEM
PHOARRR

but
from where??



image from Chanel AW08 show

nick's

i m watching Clueless for the very first time
and its such fluffy brain candy!
lol
i never knew Paris from Romeo and Juliet, Turk from Scrubs
and Whitney from Bring it On are in the movie
heheeh.
and also that Cher wears a red hot Alaia dress in it
who knew he was big in 1995?


went for Nick's 21st-and-farewell-party last night, at the Leinster Arms hotel
the weather was shocking, cold, rainy and hailing.
and so windy!
my hair was so messed up, thank god for waterproof mascara



Shirt by Luigi Batani, pleather pants by Rockmans, Fendi scarf, Versace shoes and lots of arm candy!



when i was picking out my outfit i think i might have been channeling the above picture, Keira Knightly and Mariel Hemingway look tres chic!
image from teenvogue







thank you for having the party, Lommy!
i ll miss you.


i am excited that Gordon Ramsay will be opening a new restaurant in Crown in March!
i cant wait!

bri-day

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRI :)

clare, you finally have someone to join you in the ranks of the big 20!

celebrated by going to a theatre restaurant, Witches in Britches. it was great, felt like we were celebrating Halloween all over again!

because i came straight from my microbiology paper in the day, didnt have time to dress up in gothic costume as initially planned.

i wore a hervelvetvase dress, brown stockings and an awesome denim jacket with the prettiest pearl beading with silver thread. i saw this jacket in Retrostar and couldnt resist, though it was too big and makes me look about 10 pounds larger. felt like a throwback from the eighties with the super fluffed hair, eyeshadow and ankle boots. LOL

snapped a quick shot in Hen's bedroom before leaving

closeup:










had an awesome night out, though it was FFFREEEEEZZZZING.
it must be nice to work in a theatre restaurant, where you can dress up everyday and play a character straight out of the Adam's family!
dont want to spoil anything in case anyone ever feels like going, but the first 5 minutes is rather.. breathtaking. LOL!

i have caught occult fever, going for the Ned Kelly gaol tour on friday
apparently that one is REALLY scary.

i cant wait!

UPDATE: okay said tour is full. :(

the big 20

in the interest of procrastination, i wrote a list of things to do by the time i am 20.

the big 20. GASP. its so surreal. two decades.
:(
i still remember when i thought 18 was old.
i complained to C before that i cant quite keep track of my age, after all it changes every year
but i guess because this is the BIG TWENTY it has stuck in my head.
oh woe.

anyway i have 19 days to complete this list.
!!!!

1. stop flipping the finger at people, which is a bad habit i cant quite kick from my younger days

2. please please please god let me learn how to hold my drink. randall quite helpfully pointed out yesterday that i am 'actually quite alright, as long as (i) dont start and have a drink, cause then its allllllllll the way'. which is quite true, but now i want to learn how to have a few drinks and STOP before i m finding another middle aged security guard rather dashing.
oh woe.

i blame my Mad Monks days for this 'all ye can drink, me hearties!' attitude

3. do something for my parents before dad goes back to singapore. a dinner? a party? a haircut?

4. learn to be the perfect hostess and stop getting pedantic when someone doesnt RSVP. and cut down party to-do lists to one a4 sheet maximum.
ARRGH BLOOD BOIL....... simmerrr......... chilllllll

5. Consider, note i said consider!, getting a fixed D or savings account. with some savings. when i say some, i mean more that 50 bucks. which wont even buy me a decent umbrella when a rainy day comes.

6. a make-over! girls, i need your help for this. lots of heavy metal and no more dresses. i m sick of dresses! I WANT THE PANTS.





images from jakandjil

7. get excited about finishing school AGAINNNNN even though i already graduated from gloria starr and can recite the 6 Ps of personal marketing in my sleep while dreaming about meeting Song Seung Heon in the middle of the outback with a broken down Lamborgini (see below), and be grateful that at least my parents care enough about my personal state to send me, WITHOUT being bitter that it will cut into my Gold coast holiday.



8. Care more about my eyebrows. even though the right side is not symmetrical to the left, i cant just give up on them and let them become unruly. i have to TAME and CONQUER all ye wild hairs

9. clean my room and cull my wardrobe. stop buying hideous clothes just because they are on sale!

10. maintain a sense of mystery about my person even though i was born talkative and have a public blog. PHOON, BE AN ENIGMA. be the engima! you gotta want it phoon!

okay this list has degenerated into silliness. lol

james just rang to inform me that tomorrow's microbiology paper has a whole section on virology, which prior to this i had decided not to study cause i thought it was unimportant.

WAILS

okay gotta go.
CRAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM like a fat kid with all you can eat cheesy fries
ummmmmm
cheesy fries :D

gucci cruise 09

okay my exam is tomorrow
but i have lost every single bit of motivation to study
i ll rather poke blunt chopsticks in my eyes then look at more work

which is a bit worrying because at this rate i will fail

actually, i have reached such an advanced stage of apathy
i just dont care.

PHOON
YOU WILL FAIL, YOUR PARENTS WILL KILL YOU, YOU'LL HAVE TO REPEAT A YEAR, YOU CANT GO BACK TO SINGAPORE THIS YEAR CAUSE YOU LL BE STUDYING FOR SUPPS WHEN EVERYONE ELSE PARTIES.

ahhh. meh.

other things occupying my mind

1. i just realised that Bubble has the same birthday as my mom: nov 15!

2. my jeans might look better ripped. or... it might not. to rip or not to rip, that is the question

3. i cancelled the dinner booking at Court House hotel, what if they hold a grudge and 86ed me from their doors forever? i ve only been banned from one place ever, which was a library when i was 9, and it wasnt a pleasant experience.

4. its silly of my parents not to employ a maid because the last one ran away with jewellery and stuff. i need to iron what i want to wear tomorrow, and dammit i want someone to do it for me

5. i might have hit 3000 calories intake today because i m pretty sure the Baci chocolate box was full to begin with. :(

6. when is clare going to update hervelvetvase, i want to see her new haircut

7. i need a new haircut

8. my dad needs a new haircut

argh.

hehee i ll just upload pics from the melbourne Gucci cruise 09 preview :)






i swear one of the models looks like a girl from my high school
hrmmmm.
its anna fischer right? isnt it? isnt it?!

looks like burnt orange is going on my shopping list!
might make me look like a walking eggs benedict though
have to try the shade

sigh
when will bulgari launch here, i m dying to see the new collection

apparently kenneth jay lane has designed jewellery for Avon
Avon!!
doesnt seem to be available here though, pity.


okay i m going back to my book
i have about 50 pages left of allmenarebastards.com

HAHAH.

ezard

had dinner at ezard last night
and oh man, finding parking on a friday night near Flinders Ln is impossible!
was late cause no roadside was availble and the closest multistorey had such a small entrance i thought it was for motorbikes. SERIOUSLY. my car had like an inch either side to navigate. took me about 10 minutes to navigate 20 metres, but no scratches!
haha

so sad C's leaving melbourne, i want to fit in as many things with her as possible, but everyone's so busy this time of the year. plus she's packing like a mad woman to ship her things back to singapore

i quite enjoyed ezard last night, even though the food wasnt as great.
nice and chill catching up with friends
OMG i asked for more bread so many times the maitre d looked so amused
but the garlic infused olive oil thing is too die for

i would seriously go back to ezard and just eat their bread and condiments
UMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmMMMM


<3 <3 <3

wore the usual basics i have been living in lately; the grey American Apparel tank and Bisonte shorts, plus the blazer of a Simona cream suit from David Jones i bought on a recent shopping trip, and a Chanel 2.55. i love my shoes and they look totally this season, even though i bought them on sale at some old lady footwear shop like homy ped and the like years ago. lol

fashion really does come around doesnt it



i LOVEDLOVEDLOVED my entrees. jo wyn and i had yellowfin tuna sashimi with wasabi and bonito pannacotta, soy mirin dressing and shiso leaf. the dish is so yummy! i liked it better than yellowfin at Nobu. clare had gratinated potato gnocchi, caramelised shallots, pear, walnuts and parmesan cheese crumble. i detest that cheddar cheesy taste. bleh.





the oyster shooter was very good. i m not quite sure what accompanied the oyster besides wasibi, mirin, sakae and rice wine, (fired off by the chef so i wasnt drinking and driving LOL), but it was delish. had some green tea noodle roll after the shooter, which rounded off the tastes very very well.

omg i might be drooling on my laptop




the mains were less impressive, i had the sumac spiced lamb cutlets with eggplant two ways, perisian fetta, sweet and sour pomegranate and lemon which wasnt bad but nothing to rave about. as was desserts.

sooooooo....ezard would be about a 6?


clare claims she looks like an angel in this picture. whatever.

HAHA

went to hang out at bri's place after
ended up staying till about 4 am

we were modelling Sleep Couture garments
which i have pictures of, but am under strict instruction not to upload yet
:(
bri cut her cat's fur so that tootsie is meant to look like a stegosaurus
i am speechless la!

omg i really want to go shanghai now. can reunite and do this with lee

LEE YUAN
AS IF NOT TELL ME YOU BOOKED TICKETS EARLIER
now what am i to do?
huh huh you tell me!