Felt the jolts in my bones

Forgot to add in my pictures that the sparkly peplum skirt is from Bugis Street for their signature 10 bucks price!

Wore this frilly blouse and skirt to work and decided to bring my new Statement Muse Collar Chain Link thingy out to play. Looked in the mirror and decided I looked a little too corporate for my taste.

So I threw on a pearl & daisy tie-dye baseball cap & a bag pack to make the outfit more casual.

Slipped on my go-to sandals and I was off to work!

I'm glad that my office doesn't restrict us to a certain dress code- just to look presentable enough if we do meet clients or go out for presentations. So it gives me a wide berth to play with outfits and every morning it gives me a new challenge to see how I can mix my casual clothings with more business-y ones. 

It helps keep my creative juices flowing to create new outfits every day.

Some people use Sudoku, some people meditate, & I like to do dress-up! 

Every one has different ideas of fun.. What's yours? :)

Where you go, I go

 In the start of the year, some resolutions were being made and one of them is to try and bless people wherever I go. That every day I would never fail to wear on the joy and peace from my Abba and pass that love and kindness on. I think its called 'value-adding'. 

Yes, I want to be a value-adder to the people I meet. 

Every morning I would say a prayer for God to direct my steps so that I will be able to meet someone's need or just brighten up their day by letting them know they are loved. 

Of course it's exciting but nerve-wrecking at the same time.. to sometimes go up to a complete stranger and bless them. But the smiles and conversations that I get so far makes it worth it. It makes your realize that people just need a little more acceptance in their lives and that God has given you that grace to do so.

There was a very grumpy old man serving me as I was buying something. He was practically snarling at me as I fumbled for my coins. I (am only human) wanted to just dump my money into his hands and walk off with a 'Tsk' because of his bad attitude.
But as I was handing the money over, I felt that he might be having a bad day and so was acting this way. I decided to reach into my bag where I'd stored up an angbao (with 2 chocolate coins and a bible verse of prosperity to bless someone).
I gave him the angbao with a big smile and my loudest 'Gong xi fa cai, uncle!'
And wow, his face lighted up.
He started smiling and even chuckled as he thanked me for the angbao.
I told him that it was not real money, but just gold choc coins.
He said he knows its chocolates but his granddaughter likes them.
Then he waved bye to me as I continued on to my train.

This song best sums it up:

"My hands, my feet, my everything, my life, my love.. Lord, use me."

Tough shell

Spiked cap: Peninfashion / Red leather strap watch: Bugis ($5!!) / Maxi dress: Oakham Market 

Been into mixing styles lately. 

Like, this soft flowy dusty pink dress and blue feathers to make me feel like I should really be in the middle of a flower field instead of my cold work place. 

But then throw on the red leather watch and a spiked cap and the look becomes less dreamy and more.. what's that word.. edgy? 

I am a personal fan of studs and spikes but BALANCE is the key, some wise man said.

Whilst I have the urge to throw on every studded clothing on myself and go out, I try to hold myself back as much as possible or risk looking like an angry metal kid.

But this pic was taken a week ago so pardon my swollen eyes. :( 

Work hard, party harder

Cross jeans: London / Necklace & Flower Cluch: New Look / Cat-eye shades: Cotton On

Of course the term 'work hard' is kinda subjective. 

I like to give myself a pat on the back after I've fought and wrestled with digital monsters of Dreamweaver troubleshooting on a Saturday. Yes, a Saturday. I miss the times where weekends were solely for sleeping and watching tv and going to church.

 Working hard also means searching very hard to find inspiration- online or in print. (read: spending hours on Tumblr & Pinterest & Twitter & Blogs while drinking sweet drinks in hope of a sudden Eureka! moment that will light up a very dull light bulb in my head now.)

So I guess you can tell that my 'party harder' is open to interpretation too.

While some peers like to hit the dance floor at night and drink stuff that makes you  feel very hot, my idea of 'partying' is.. well okay, since you asked. 

Going to watch videos online with a whole pile of food surrounding me and then dancing around my dog in my newest dress and then find some more food to eat. 

Okay off to find more food for my happening party tonight! 

Stay safe, peaches. Xx

P.S. Yes I throw on this jeans whenever I have no idea what to wear because they can pretty much get away with anything. I'm not kidding about the very dull light bulb in my head. Zilch inspiration now. :(

Leather, lace and everything nice.

My faux leather vest is wilting away. :(
Time to buy a new one? Hohoho.

But even in this weather, I was perspiring like mad because of this vest. Singapore weather is hot like whoooo. But at least now that I've been through one of the toughest heatwaves, going to other countries' summer will be like a breeze~
Super excited to go overseas, even if its just a 7 weeks study trip, but carpe that diem and make the most out of it!
Travelling is as addictive as shopping.
Now I'm planning what to do with my salary (yes, before I even graduate) (yes, before I even start working full-time again)
Lol. I've always wondered what it would be like to just travel around like a nomad. But I don't think I can ever do that cos I'll be running home after 3 months. No place like home.
Still planning to go to Greece, New Zealand and hopefully New York for some project to improve my skills and then South Africa for humanitarian works and swim with the whale sharks!

I'll be the biggest customer in my own travel company hahaha.

I've been to detention way too many times.

White collared top? Check.

Skirt shorts? Check.

High socks? Check.

Shoelaced shoes? Check.

A little twist on a school uniform. 

Yeah I'd prolly get expelled if I went back to my secondary sch.

One thing I really like about studying in NAFA is its gooood location!

If I ever want to shop (which is like most of the time) then I can get a good bargain in Bugis Street. And if I'm ever hungry (which is like all the time) then I just need to cross the street for great food!

No wonder I'm growing rounder..... :O

 Take it from me, kids. Growing older does affect your metabolism.

I want to know Your Heart

So I'm still alive! 

I've just been wrapped up in a giant bubble of blessings, friends, design, lectures, debates, presentations and movies for the past 2 weeks. And I'm not kidding about the movies part. I've watched 3 movies in a span of 2 days with my cg people hahaha. Its nice to relax and unwind after being brain-dead from the school projects. And hanging out with friends makes life so much more colorful!

Gone are the days where I like being a hermit. 

The only time where I really appreciate being alone to think is the travel journeys to and fro. 

Public transport has been creating delays recently like never b4, so my most productive brainstorms and ideas come from standing in a crowded train for 35 mins with no where to look but at somebody's shirt. 

Drives me crazy if I don't have my music/sketchbook with me. Ah wells. 

I still love you, Singapore! :)

P.S. I just realized that I dress differently when I'm going to work and sch. It's super casual at sch but at work it ends up looking formal or like I'm going for a dinner party. Lol. Will snap some sch outfit shots soon to show you what I mean!

P.P.S. I really need a new camera because everything I shoot on my Sony Compact is coming out super blur. But with my overseas sch trip + Samsung SIII phone + Mac Book pro laptop that I need to buy soon, a new camera is last on the list. Sorry you'll have to bear with my grainy and blurry pics for a while.. 

Have a gr8 week, lovelies!   

And if you ask me, I will stay.

Denim blue on denim blue,

UK bling flag on my shoes.

Looking so inappropriate,

for work or for the pulpit.

You judge and laugh, fool.

That I'm bad in all I do.

Because of all my flaws,

I'll never amount to y'all.

But I'll be smiling right at you.

Cos in the end, 

God see my heart;

He'll use me too.