# 20

Extraordinary - Mandy Moore

I was a bay tree

Quiet and unseen

I lived in stories

but inside I kept a mystery

I was a starling

Nobody’s darling

Flying in perfect circles

Just for company

And now I’m ready

And now I’m ready

And now I’m ready to be

Extraordinary

A midnight airplane

A window blowing

I know I am another sparkle in the sky

I shine on copper

Still undiscovered

But you must see me in the corner of your eye

And now I’m ready

And now I’m ready

And now I’m ready to be

Extraordinary

Waking up to wake up

some day I am my own prey

Stopping off at a sidewalk cafe

The wind is playing in the trees

Kicking up confetti leaves

Sings as if it’s all to say

And now I’m ready

And now I’m ready

And now I’m ready to be

Extraordinary

# 19

To my holland love.

May ur days be happy and bright.

I miss u.

# 18

Ikea

Got the new 2008 Ikea catalogue in the mail yesterday and it inspired me to take photos of the Ikea household items my family has amassed throughout the years. Never thought Ikea was such an integral part of my everyday life, until i had the time to look around the house today and noticed their quiet existence.

A refreshing glass of ribena as I browse through the new catalogue!

I love buying glasses and cups from Ikea. They are so affordable and so elegant looking.

Love the light play on the kitchen's homogeneous tiled floor.

The 8-year-old loft bed that took my cousin and bro hours to assemble. Notice the bit of decay on the main support...that is the reason i dont sleep in the loftbed anymore.

My oh-so-retro wardrobe with chicken wire mesh doors.

An Ikea energy-saving light bulb that costs more than the reading lamp itself!

Chris got me this lamp a long time ago so that i could read in the night.

Nice curves there!

The fierce stainless steel edge of a 'curry' table with a battle scar.

A peek into the plastic wastepaper bin.

Hmm...should have taken a pic of the more executive-looking grey metal mesh wastebin as well.

A familiar thing lurking in the corner of many homes in spore.

The SGD 8.90 Ikea plastic folding chair that is ultra versatile and elegant.

And it does more than supporting ur butt.

I've got a purple one holding up my new printer right now!

A fav in my family.

This portable folding table allow us to eat our meals everywhere.

One of the newest addition to the family of Ikea items in my home

- a ribbed vase i bought at the july sale.

No these tulips are not from Ikea.

They are from my darlin before he left for holland.

No they are not real.

The vase doing a pretty job of holding the colourful tulips.



Cant wait to check out Ikea's new range!

# 17

what a difference a day makes...

24 little hours...

one day i've got untidy and badly shaped brows...

and the next i've got supermodel brows...

i'm a minah~! hahaha~

yo lexian...i did it~!

its realli dark at the moment and i'm hoping the scabs will peel off soon to reveal a more natural colour.

Jo, my batchgal told me that eyebrow embroidery hurts like crazy so i was mentally prepared for a good torture time. It turned out to be less painful than eyebrow plucking~! Maybe its because LA was applied to my eyebrows so i din feel much pain.

After doing my eyebrows, the beautician commented that i have alot of facial hair and offered to do facial threading at 10 bucks. Gungho me thought 'hey if the eyebrow embroidery pain was so bearable, threading shouldnt be too bad lah', and promptly agreed to it. threading turned out to be something i'll never do again.

Threading was well, alright...except that it feels like u are constantly having paper cuts on ur face~!!! It lasted for 20mins but felt like an eternity. Dorothy started on my forehead and proceeded in an anti-clockwise direction down my face. By the time they reached my left cheek, i was super tempted to ask them to abort misson. It was so painful that i started wincing and grunting, sounding like venus williams on a massage table. Not something that i'm proud of.

I dont care if the hair grows out thicker or whatever. Just not gonna do it again. Peroid.

i sure hope childbirth isnt as painful as this.

# 16

Found 2 videos of etihad airways on youtube which are truly inspiring.

I love the background music.

And though the commercial style wasnt exactly cutting edge, the music screams exciting new changes, hope and great prospects. The way the music soared gave me a slight adrenaline rush..hahaha. The 2nd video, which is meant to be their recruitment video, makes u want to check out their website and see when their next recruitment is.

Well, at least i did, and since they just had a recruitment end-july in sg, i dont think they will have another one anytime soon this year.

Just as how we had our "singapore girl, you're a great way to fly..." song to promote SQ, this song was composed exclusively for Etihad airways to market itself as an airline that challenges the norm and push envelopes.

An excellent example of how a piece of music can successfully and effectively aid branding.

# 15

omg blogger freaking wasted 2 hrs of my precious rest time before an early morning long china flight!!!!( read: freaking tiring and need lotza rest flight)

tried to load a photo for two nights to no avail.
what the heck is blogID missing?!

*toot*

Angwee siah~
i go sleep le...wah lao.

# 14

As the sun sets on this slightly wet day,
I'm beginning to feel the blues.

My september "Cleo" magazine came in the mail yesterday and before the day is through, i've already gone through the whole mag, and the "Her World" mag chris bought for me yesterday.

He should be in brussels, crossing the borders into the netherlands, and well on his way to the University of Maastricht by now.
Hope everything is well.

Feeling a tad sickly, slightly lonely and marginally depressional.
Oh and overly dramatic as well.

Darn.
I hate evenings blues.

mags and snacks - my companions today