an ode to Lacroix

although the only piece of Christian Lacroix i own is that Evian bottle he designed in 2008,
i am nevertheless very upset that they have become latest victims of the global financial crisis
or, the GFC as Ross Gitins so archly put it

see when Six Flags was threatened i was not happy, but i was philosphical
'ya too bad these things happen'
couldnt care less about Krispy Kreme or Starbucks (especially now that they ve stopped selling green tea lattes)
and anyway, they were big conglomerates
(okay maybe not strictly but almost)

but it always upsets me when talent becomes threatened by real life
see, to explain why i m so upset by this Lacroix incident
i have extrapolated it as such.
its become representative of our world
like that classic tragic story of a dreamer who has to cave into the mundanites of real life and work. and then die. very unfulfilled.
not cool.
sort of like if gatsby was lacroix and daisy was the business
okay i doubt i m making sense anymore, but whatever, its poignant.

and Christian Lacroix is nothing but creative genius

i mean, didnt everyone love Pucci till 05. (and then in 08 but thats another story)
plus his fall 2007 couture collection is one of my most fondly remembered
sigh






i guess the romance really is dead
killed by ugly money

ugly ugly ugly
money is so sordid

its like this
versus this


k forgive me
i killed a mutant massive spider who escaped into my room by spraying it with a full can of Mortein
inhaling the stuff always makes me garrulous

k i m off to keep in storage my Lacroix bottle
who knows
it might become an even bigger collector's piece in the future

or not.



<3

...

the p life has become the miserable life
i hate exam period
i wear glasses and frumpy clothes all the time
i put on weight
become sluggish
and have a general air of ickiness and guilt for the entire month

i cant start studying
omg i sit down and look at my books
and i think of a million things i have to do
like bleach my teeth

which incidentally doesnt look like its working

sigh
its so depressing
i have no events i can attend
nothing i can do without feeling guilty as
cause i know i m nowhere near being on top of my work.

in verity?
i havent even really started

man, us st nicks girls really have shocking studying habits
well
me anyway

clare seems to be nerding it up like crazy.

sigh
k i m off to bleach my teeth
another wasted day where despite best intentions, i literally did nothing but committee stuff and cancel my doctor's appointment cause it was raining and i didnt feel like driving there
PLUS
the teeth bleach tastes like crap

ahh poo.

UPDATE: i got hungry and went downstairs to get food, and all i could make was oats.
i am convinced. oats are god's payback for all the veal i ve eaten. it even looks like it coming back up. grossssssssssssssssssssssssssss

singapore has been hit by the first case of H1N1. and apparently its a business student from SMU.

twitter

Amanda Phoon is.. doing a twitter style blog post

Amanda Phoon is.. getting really competitive about 'how well do you know' facebook quizzes

Amanda Phoon is.. contemplating stockholm syndrome, and is considering whether kidnapping George Clooney and keeping him bound up for 10 days will make him fall for her or have her incarcerated instead

Amanda Phoon is.. harbouring a crushing on Asian Captain from Mulan. He is so sexy when he catches fish with his bare hands.



Amanda Phoon does not believe she just posted the video above and admitted she has the hots for Mulan Asian Captain.

Amanda Phoon just found out that Sebastian the crab (ariel's friend) is JAMAICAN.

Amanda Phoon cannot believe that that is Miranda Kerr in the photo below.

image from Perez Hilton


Amanda Phoon is loving what Brad Pitt and Diane Kruger are wearing in the picture, but thinks the dress has very oddly placed buttons.


image from gofugyourself

Amanda Phoon thinks all men should wear scarves.

Amanda Phoon has to study or she will DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE

dian's

i m not a big baker,
so for the bake sale we held on friday
(to raise funds for the cocktail ball)
i decided to make tiramisu. :D
BEHOLD



haha even in Lauriston i never really baked anything
usually i just rocked up with something i bought
and pretended i 'made' it and graciously accepted the compliments
so i wouldnt be branded as a lousy homemaker
(i know i m not the only one who does this, so no guilt trips!)

but i love tiramisu, and didnt feel like studying
so ended up making both a matcha tiramisu and an expresso one
my mom freaked when she realised how much of the green tea matcha powder i used
whoops

but though i m super fascinated with the ritual of a tea ceremony
its not like i ll be hosting one anytime soon
so i suppose the powder wasnt wasted in the cake

back to the tiramisu
i love especially since its not as sweet and rich as some other desserts
and its super no brainer to make
just seperate eggs, whip the yellow bit with sugar than marscapone, and then the egg whites in another bowl, mix it together and pour over base.
eeeeeeasy peassssy
just dont soak base for too long like i did

i m feeling so grossed out from the bake sale
i mean it was lovely and all
but its sunday and my teeth are still coated in sugary gunk
ironic cause we re dental students, but whatever

i never want to see a dessert again
even if its Pearl's turkish delight and rose petal icecream
no sireee
I RESIST.

i m on sugar detox





yah the bake sale was interesting
cant quite imagine it being done in a singaporean school
clare/lee i know you ll be amused at this
at the end of the bake sale to clear surplus,
it was $3 for all you can fit on one hand
and some greedy people stacked up so much stuff so high on their hands it friggin collapsed and fell everywhere.
no, no kidding
so unglam!

lee, another reason for you to come, i ll make tiramisu!

okay was loading photos for bake sale and saw some photos from lunch at Oriental Spoon near Melbourne Central
and decided to upload

they didnt have goo pyong gi
the korean spicy chicken thing the Han Guuk Guan does amazingly
(dont mind me i might be confusing the name a little bit with Goo Jun Pyo)
but they had something similar
and it was pretty yummy

the spicy broths the restaurant had was pretty good
not a bad find for the inner city!
i would go there again for sure
although i m not sure if its because i liked the food or because i dont know any other good korean restaurants near that area





went to Dian's 21st after
at Three Degrees in QV
had a really good time, and the function area was lovely.

had a little nap before the party and completely overslept
so had no time to get ready
major pity because everyone was looking so brillz!






and guys in suits always brighten my day.

makes me kinda stressed about my 21st, and am yet undecided if i can be bothered having one
plus, why on earth am i celebrating getting old, losing country club membership and paying full price for everything?
though i suppose its about family and friends getting together to celebrate blah blah blah
i just think 21 = more than half way to 40
which equals midlife crisis

44444440000000000
christ, its looming in front of my tightly shut eyes
bigger and BIGGER
urk.

guys
why dont we fly off somewhere for our birthdays?
we go taiwan and HH ya?
lee, are u doing a 21st.

我在遠方

怎奈黎明不懂哀傷，雙人成單。
誰能忘記那段時光，離別容易再見難。
風，吹不動滄桑。
雨，輕彈在眼眶。
這世界，還有誰溫暖。
我在遠方，盼到心慌，山海蒼茫 觸景情傷。
我在遠方，相思更漏短，淚濕白衣裳。
我在遠方，花落心殘，生亦何歡，死也難安。
我在遠方，傷心倚欄桿，等到人斷腸。
你在遠方。
我在遠方，想起過往，心薄裘寒，淚眼凝霜。
我在遠方，最是情難忘，忍不住惆悵。
我在遠方，惜君如常，天上人間，蝶舞成雙。
我在遠方，魂與夢為伴，千古共向晚。
你在遠方。

dont you just love it when you come across lyrics that you can identify with?
as with books
its like someone reaching across the spaces, the different places and time
and taking your hand

saying exactly what you want to
but in their own way

and this song from Les Miserables

I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high,
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.

Then I was young and unafraid
When dreams were made and used,
And wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung,
No wine untasted.

But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hopes apart
As they turn your dreams to shame.

And still I dream he'll come to me
And we will live our lives together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms
We cannot weather...

I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seems
Now life has killed
The dream I dreamed.

now tell you dont know what she s talking about
even a little bit

sigh
so beautiful

tequila

wow i was really rather grumpy last night wasnt i?

i think it might be a hormonal thing, i m feeling much better now

feel like winnie the pooh today
was doing a dietary analysis for my patient
and saw that he has bread with honey for breakfast

started craving that desperately
so i went out and bought the blessed tub
and its sitting on my bookshelf so i can have occasional licks at it.

by occasional, i mean every 5 minutes or so.
haha

okay, how unglam.

let me elaborate
you know when i said taking occasional licks at it?

i mean licks.



eeep
lol

in the midst of my throes of boredom this evening
allow me to share a little poem i ve come up with

one tequila two tequila three tequila MORE
four tequila five tequila six tequila FLOOR
seven tequila eight tequila nine tequila DOOR!

haha
okay i m easily amused

okay i m feeling crappier and crappier by the minute
i cant even explain this potent mix of ennui and hurt
i feel like i m going mental again
i dont even know whats wrong

i cant be the only one who feels like this right?
omg whats going on
my head hurts.
whats wrong with me

i look around my room
at all the things i have
luxury goods i ve bought but never used
so many
whats the point
omg why did i spend so much buying them in the first place!?

life is a constant cycle of being disappointed
and disappointing others
how does everyone stand up to it

i hate growing up
i dont know whats happening anymore
everyone i love has left me one by one
now all i have left is a pathetic box of mementos
and a major down that catches me unaware at the most inopportune times

this is ridiculous
what drives me to fill this cavern with alcohol
why do i crave human contact so badly
how can i be so happy at times and then so damn low?!

how do i fix this
life is a terrible thing

scary
painful

i feel uncharacteristically fragile tonight

move

seems like everytime i m upset either my poor blog, liver or credit card takes a hit
the last time i was in a bad mood
i deleted my old blog twennyone grams
and then my friendster account
and assorted online things

at least this time i was clever enough to merely move it
it was too painful mourning twennyone grams
i ve learnt my lesson

so why the crappy mood you ask?
its annonying because its nothing big, nothing serious
just the little things that are getting me down
i have a feeling it might be expedited by some hormone fluctucations as well

silly little things like
weight
not being able to keep to my budget
having exams
being on MSN all day and not having you initiate the chat
and realising that the entire time i ve been in Melbourne i ve not received a call from you
any of you.

is it really that hard.

urgh

also its probably not helping that i spent all week rewatching korean dramas like Boys over Flowers, Coffee Prince and Goong
and wondering why my life is not up to scratch
see theoretically i know that these shows were written to be ideals
and are a figment of some writer's imagination
but when its right there in front of you

its hard not to compare
and then i feel depressed about silly things like Korea not actually having a royal family

btw lee, goo jun pyo looks likes jerry yan
i m going to transfer affections
go google lee min ho!

i think a spot of pharmacology just might lift me out of this crappamahole
yay
pharmacology
-_-

of things korean and bloody

Happy birthday Jon!

celebrated Jon's 24th today at Han Guuk Guan
which is a decent korean restaurant near Parliament station just off Exhibition st
which i ve blogged about before.
it has a solid reputation, but the korean bbq we had today was a little disappointing.
mostly because of the service

usually i love the korean food there, but for the second time in a row they didnt have the gang poong gi chicken i love

no seriously, when you go there dont even bother with any of the other dishes
they re alright
but DIE DIE DIE also must order the gang poong gi.

write it on a piece of paper now and stick it in your wallet.
GANG POONG GI.

:D
dont try on a monday though, the chef for this dish is off.

today's company more than made up for the bitchy waiter's terrible service
havent been out for dinner after uni for ages
so worth it
:)


bul go gi, dak bul go gi, gal bi, ox tongue and kimchi stew with rice cakes. UMMMmmmmm.

okay the rest of the photos are self explanatory.
think: happy people, Brunetti's chocolate cake and korean food





went to Nocturno and Koko Black after, best chai latte and chai chocolates in Melbourne, respectively.
i finally got my hot little hands on some of each, i ve been craving them for ages and ages!


when we left, I was walking along Lygon street arguing with my mom on the mobile
(something about me borrowing her black pants and never returning them, NOT TRUE)
when my ultra slick new sandals slipped on the gravel
and i almost planted my face on the street
i ended up on one knee in the most unglamourous position
bloody skinned knee, torn stockings, bruised ego

Randall, bless him, didnt laugh (much)
and carried my heavy heavy bag all the way to Melbourne Central

haha ty darling :D

not that i intended this to be a all korean-y post
but Jia introduced me to this song last night
and its stuck in my head, it wont get out!

my jap fever might have morphed into korean fever



omg i m addicted
so catchyyyyyyyyy

&%*&(^% sorry sorry %#&^ *^$ %*& la la la
hehehe

i want a boyband

Lara's

attended Lara's 21st last night at La Di Da
theme was Pearls and Pinstripes
awesome for me because i went on a little splurge at Mikimoto when i was in Tokyo
so yesterday, i could open the giftwrapping and bust out the shiny new pearls!
haha

i cant help it, i love pearls, give me pearls over crystals anyday
as an aside, i think i lost my pearl earring studs after Viet's party
:(

it definitely made my day when Leighton let me at the turntables



was a great night, and i really enjoyed myself!
thank you Lara!





i wore a white lace dress from now defunct Australian label Evolve, pumps from Banana Republic and my clutch was a 19th bday gift, from Dorothy Perkins.
The short necklace was from Mikimoto, the longer one i beaded myself. The bracelet (which you can see in the first photo) was a gift from my mom when she got back from Singapore after Easter.



speaking of mom,
today is mother's day!
have you wished your mom?

haha k i have to run and get ready for dinner
think we re going for duck tonight!

drools a little bit
heheh how unglam :(

Japan reunion dinner

i ve gone absolutely collage-crazy!
if i have you on fb, i m sure you ve noticed a new photo album with a million new collages, hehe :)
omg was so busy collaging, i didnt realise its 4 30 in the morning -_-
sleeeeeeeeeepy

had a dinner last night to catch up with everyone who went to Japan over Easter
went to Kenzan at GPO
i ordered an umeshu (i think i might be addicted) and cold tan tan ramen
i like Kenzan, especially their sushi for lunch, but the cold ramen was only alright. not bad, not great.
the warm ramen i had the last time (cha shyu) was much better
cold ramen is a little bit like i woke up in the morning, was starving and couldnt be bothered heating up last night's leftovers so i just ate it.
eeep i guess i need my noodles warm.

the umeshu was good though, not overly sweet. i guess i like my plum wine a bit diluted

went to Robot bar near Flinders after, sticking to the Japan theme as you can see,
and had a great time catching up with everyone and showing photos
apparently someone in my year has quit dentistry, and i didnt even realise!!

Robot bar has good sakae at a reasonable price, but their prices have risen since i last went a few months ago
i should really go more often, they had awesome anime screenings last year.
please order their edamame! i dont know why but they do something different to it, it tasts yummier. and more peppery.
more.. chewy

between the umeshu at dinner and the sakae after
(i ordered 300 ml, and had a bit of Rohan's because he had to drive)
was very very red by the time i got home
kev, i dont know if you ll read this, but thank you for talking to me! between the previous night's horror movie and the drinks, i was very jittery indeed



if there s one thing i did right this semester
it was going on this exchange trip

its right up there among the best vacations i ve had, ever


facebook isnt letting me upload anymore photos
i think this might be a sign that its time to hit the sack!

but before i go, two things

congrats clare! hervelvetvase is the bomb, so proud of you dear
how awesome is this, you re a cover model hehe

and thanks to what Lee's brother found in our yearbooks, i now have a class photo of myself when i was young. guess which!
just click on the photos to make them larger.


k happy guessing,
nights all! :D

preeeeeeyyyyyyy

just got back from watching Prey,
huddled up in my room with a mug full of warm spicy soup because boy,
its freeeeeezing and i cant feel my nose

tonight's bloggers premiere was organised by the Taboo Group
and the event was really quite a fantastic idea!
they basically rented out Quamby House in Toorak
invited 30 bloggers from Melbourne
and showed us an advance screening of the movie before it was open to the public

and i liked it because i had a fun night out

i wore m)phosis shiny leggings, a big black tank from Bonds, colourful leopard print top from Jane Davenport, and a woollen shawl from my aunt. I carried a LV denim clutch (hehe sorry lee!) and my accessories were a leather cuff from Far East Plaza, a diamonte and chain cuff i made, and my Forever Best Friend ring.

haha re ring, Lee and Clare, i have yours here in my drawer!




when we arrived at the place, we were made to walk through a spooky backyard with hired actors scaring us. the Landrover there is the actual one used in the movie!



the interior of the haunted house. free popcorn, drinks and nibbles!

who s afraid of the big bad wolf??

i guess James is!

Mr galinsky, the producer, giving us a quick introduction to the movie. funny guy

met the lady from Leopardlike

PREY WOOOOOOooo~

anyway, the movie was a silly, candy and popcorn, pseudohorror flick
but thats all it wants to be
it doesnt promise anything more than 87 minutes of b grade horror
and because of that, its a funny film

in fact, the way the cast is killed off is so bad, its hilarious
some guy's face blows off and other has his whole back side cleaved away with no explanation whatsoever
dont ask, dont think, just go along with it

p.s the lesbian kiss between Nat Bass's character Kate and Ling is HOT.

at some point during the movie,
(a tense bit by the way
when one of the undead has come to life and just been hacked apart by a chainsaw)
the door to the cinema bursts open
and a hired actor comes flying through brandishing a REAL chainsaw

i jumped so hard i almost hit the roof i tell you
HAHHA
i dunno who s idea that was
but it was BRIILIANT.

loved it!

anyway, with Prey, dont go in expecting the best movie ever
or even a scary flick (cause exams are 1000 times scarier),
just go in with a good mate and laugh your way through it.

even better if you re a med/dent student, because the failed cricothyrotomy and 'allergic' reaction will have you rolling in your seats.



while i was uploading the photos from the Prey premiere
i realised i forgot to blog about the Vietnamese Health Bowling night last thursday!
here are a few pics

saw this picture in thumbnail form and thought everyone was laughing, then realised that Tyrone was bowling while all the guys, for some strange reason, were follwing suit.

karaoke


bowling!

k i m off to bed, have a patient tomorrow morning

<3

organising houseboat is killing me
but i ll hate to bore you with my whinging, so i ll just put it to you in a nutshell
basically,
22 people
two boats
a million friendship groups.
= recipe for phoon's baldness
(pulling out my hair, geddit?)

going to draw out names from a hat, whoever else is not happy shall henceforth be labelled childish by me
CHILDISH
hehe

i am in a very good mood after talking to you
because i know you think about the same things i do, even though we re so far away.
i feel the emotional connection,
and sometimes when i m thinking of you, i know you re thinking of me too and thats a beautiful thought.

because although our relationship, if we ever get back together, will be difficult
i know i love you (trust me, i m so emotionally retarded sometimes this is a revelation)
and i cant let go, seven years on, it feels like this only gets better

haha as lee said, love makes the best of us all sappy

i just hope this wont be killed by distance and friendship
i ll fight for you, dear.

:)

okay, off now to sing to myself and doodle on notepads

isnt that what girls do?



am invited to the premiere of Prey tomorrow night
starring Natalie Bassingthwaite
and that infamous lesbian scene, hehe

really hope i can give it a good review, i love horror flicks!
and apparently we can meet people from the movie and ask them questions
i m so excited to meet the set director, i think i saw his work in high school

here s the trailer i found on youtube



sezzzzy!!

hangover from HELL

had a crazy night last night with some hard pAArtiers
and i dont use that word lightly!

was going to stay home and study
but then Matt rang and i thought a get together sounded nice
thought we were going to have a few small drinks, some snacks and chat
even drove to the train station (was going to catch the last train back)

but instead
a million straw-pedos and assorted drinks later
(urgh even the mere thought turns my stomach)
here i am

1. in trouble with my parents because i stayed out (no way i could have driven home!)
2. feeling sick because i threw up till 11am this morning
3. nursing a HANGOVER FROM HELL; Metallica is having a concert in my head AND I HATE ROCK.
and swearing i ll NEVER EVER DRINK AGAIN.


GET BEHIND ME EVIL EVIL INTOXICATORS

but yet it was so awesomely FUN
because i dont remember the last time i just let loose and pAArtied
and i really enjoyed the company

see i think everyone should experience this at least once
because
well
why not?

disclaimer: only works if its in someone's house (NOT PUBLIC PLEASE), with friends.

apparently last night at some point i crawled under Ron's parents' bed
nobody could find me
when i told a friend this she psychoanalysed me and apparently this translates to
me having a secret dream to emulate childhood monsters who hid under my bed

ya i m lost too
so..
phoon= terror?
phoon= terror.
phoon = terrifying
phoon = terrifyingly HOT

YAY
haha okay works for me

i gotta go, i need bed rest
i m too old for this bender

skipbeat

okay i m a bit of an otaku i know

i love my anime and manga
Just finished BLEACH 217 and Naruto Ship 106, and they were awesome


and
I LOVE MY SKIPBEAT
heartzzzz nakamura



so imagine my feelings when i found out today that
JERRY YAN WILL BE PLAYING TSURUGA REN
AND ARIEL LIN WILL BE PLAYING KYOKO MOGAMI

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

omg its going to be so desecrated
WHY WHY WHY

okay i know nobody here will understand this post
but i have to vent

DAO MING SI AS TSURUGA REN
CANNOT!
CANNOTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!

words dont even describe how awesome tsuruga ren is
and even though dao ming si is top 3 in my heart

he cant play ren
its impossible
HE S A GENIUS OKAYY
AND DAO MING SI WAS NOT EXACTLY IN MENSA
REN IS SUPER PERFECT HEART THROB
NO HUMAN CAN EVER ADEQUATELY PORTRAY

WEI SHE ME??!

ARGH ARGH ARGH

and ARIEL LIN
lets not even start
SOMEONE SUE THE CASTING DIRECTOR

AND WHO IS PLAYING SHO FUWA HUH?
YOU TELL ME
WHY NOT INVITE FRIGGIN WU ZUN
and therefore complete round 1 of world's most mismatched characters ever?

OMG OMG OMG
i ve worked myself up into such a fit i can feel an eye infection coming on
okay fine no connection there but

i am in a fit
and i do feel an eye infection coming on

so there

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sigh, nobody understands my paiiiiinnnnnnnnnnn

i m going to ring someone up and bitch about this asap
haha
someone's lucky night to listen to me expound my opinions in ultra hyperbole