As a note to myself, I am blogging them down in this entry.

I am so grateful to have gone through this particular screen test as I learnt so much about myself. The experience is invaluable and made me realize why I failed terribly at some of the auditions that I went for. Definitely need to put in more effort to fine tune and hone this part of me.

On a side note, I am having my first TV drama filming this Friday! Wish me luck!

Made broccoli soup for dinner over the weekend. Love how it is so creamy without milk and cream. Check out the recipe here.

I made Pandan Chiffon Cake today. I must say that for a first attempt, I have done well. Now it is just to figure out how to make the cake fluffier and more moist as well as prevent the middle portion from collapsing too much. I <3 these radioactive looking cakes!

As I trudged to the stack of papers and picked them up, I saw one that came from a company called “Crawford”. I raised my brow, what’s that. When I opened it, I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was from my insurance company and my claims for my flight delay has been processed and they will be issuing me a cheque for $300. Boy I was soooooo happy. That feeling is indescribable. It’s like you’re thirsty and drying up in a desert and suddenly you find a pot of water. I know it’s a bit dramatic but I think this is the best way to describe it.

I started grinning to myself and opened the other letters. Then I realised the other 3 letters were actually vouchers from my credit card points. $5 Jollibean, $20 Skinny Pizza and $10 from Watsons. Hahaha. Like seriously, those are the things that I need right now. I do hope my $20 Isetan voucher comes to me soon. Then I thought through my day and realised that it isn’t that bad, I was packing my bag today and saw that I had this Biotherm coupon thing to redeem free samples. I happened to be at Paragon Metro where they had a Biotherm counter and I got free samples. Even better was that the samples were for the Homme range but the lady also threw in the lady’s range for me.

I think I’m really grateful for everything that’s happening to me. I need to constantly remind myself to count my blessings. It is really a state of mind that you can switch in and out of. Now that I’m positively charged again, those credit card bills don’t look that daunting any more. In fact, I have figured out the cashflow without hurting the fixed stuff. Really, I must remember to stay conscious and be grateful.

Thank you up there. Thank you very much.

And so it seems that 3 weeks of vacation just zoomed by like that. I had many plans, like writing a book, meditating, spending some me time with myself for this holiday, having a boring week. But it seems like I did nothing of those. Trip to the US was intense as I met so many people, did crazy fun things, revisited old friends and shopped till I dropped. I saw Yosemite, stayed at Castro, went for Folsom Street fair, went to an electronic music club, toured Baltimore by myself, basked in the magnificence of Niagara Falls, revisited Philly, swam in Coach bags. I came back recharged, happy and bordering on being broke LOL. The money was well spent IMHO as I really needed the break and money can be earned back right? (comforting myself)

I find that time actually flies by faster now that I’ve started work as opposed to school time. Is it because there’s this lack of examinations that kinda prolong the weeks? Weekends keep hitting me like bullet trains and I am overwhelmed. There has been a lot of work to be done at the backend to make our business more efficient.
On a side note, apart from the business, it was suddenly casting call season and I’ve actually done 1 short live gig and 2 short films. Super fun. I do hope there are more film projects that I can participate in next year. I’ll be rounding up the year soon and revisiting my resolutions to see how many of them have I achieved. Here are 2 pictures from my gigs to end off this post

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1. Touch her waist.
2. Actually talk to her.
3. Share secrets with her.
…4. Give her your jacket.
5. Kiss her slowly.

Are you remembering this?
6. Hug her.
7. Hold her.
8. Laugh with her.
9. Invite her somewhere.
10. Hangout with her and your friends together.

KEEP READING ..
11. Smile with her.
12. Take pictures with her.
13. Pull her onto your lap.
14. When she says she loves you more, deny it. Fight back.
15. When her friends say “I love her more than you”, deny it. Fight back and hug her tight so she can’t get to her friends. It makes her feel loved.

Are you thinking of someone?
16. Always hug her and say I love you whenever you see her.
17. Kiss her unexpectedly.
18. Hug her from behind around the waist.
19. Tell her she’s beautiful.
20. Tell her the way you feel about her.

One last thing you need to do to show her you actually do mean it.
21. Open doors for her, walk her to her car – it makes her feel protected, plus it never hurts to act like a gentleman.
22. Tell her she’s your everything – only if you mean it.
23. If it seems like there is something wrong, ask her – if she denies something being wrong, it means SHE DOESN’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT – so just hug her.

24. Make her feel loved.
25. Kiss her in front of OTHER girls you know!

WE MIGHT DENY IT BUT WE ACTUALLY LIKE AND KINDA WANT YOU TO TICKLE US ..
26. Don’t lie to her.
27. DON’T cheat on her.
28. Take her ANYWHERE she wants.
29. Text message or call her in the morning and tell her have a good day at school, and how much you miss her.
30. Be there for her whenever she needs you, and even when she doesn’t need you, just be there so she’ll know that she can always count on you.

ARE YOU STILL READING THIS? YOU BETTER, BECAUSE IT’S IMPORTANT.
31. Hold her close when she’s cold so she can hold you too.
32. When you are alone hold her close and kiss her.
33. Kiss her on the cheek; (it will give her the hint that you want to kiss her).
34. While in the movies, put your arm around her and then she will automatically put her head on your shoulder, then lean in and tilt her chin up and kiss her lightly.

35. Don’t ever tell her to leave even jokingly or act like you’re mad. If she’s upset, comfort her.

REMEMBER ALL THESE THINGS WHEN YOU ARE WITH HER NEXT ..
36. When people diss her, stand up for her.
37. Look deep into her eyes and tell her you love her.
38. Lay down under the stars and put her head on your chest so she can listen to the steady beat of your heart, link your fingers together while you whisper to her as she rests her eyes and listens to you.
39. When walking next to each other grab her hand.
40. When you hug her, hold her in your arms as long as possible.

MAKE SURE SHE KNOWS SHES LOVED.
41. Call or text her at night to wish her sweet dreams.
42. Comfort her when she cries and wipe away her tears.
43. Take her for long walks at night.
44. Always remind her how much you love her.
45. Sit on top of her and tell her how much you love her and then bend down to her face and kiss her while you’re sitting on her.

You’ll never know when she needs just a little more love .. ♥!

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By: Boy’s dont realize how much one little thing can upset a girl.

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And then you wake up from your dreams. But still doesn’t hurt to think about it yeah?

I’ve been so busy at work handling blows and blows from everywhere. It’s been a tumultuous 2 months. I’ve also had my worst insomnia in my life where I literally woke up at 5am every night for 3 weeks. It has stopped for a while but I felt it vaguely creeping back last few days and wham bang, last night it happened. I slept at 1.30am, woke up at 3.30am and couldn’t sleep any more. I really hope it’s a one time thing, and I’m going to turn in soon to find out.

Apart from that, my vacation is coming soon in around 10 days. I’m so unprepared. I don’t have outerwear, the ones from my previous stint in the US are too big. My shoes are atrocious, toes will freeze. I am in need of a new camera (eyeing the Sony Nex-5), shoes and a coat. Maybe I need a part time job. Haha, alright enough of whining, I’m no longer 21.

In fact, I’m celebrating my 25th in a few day’s time. Like every year. What’s different this year? What wishes do I have this year? I’ll think about it and write something the next entry. Yes, it’s a senseless entry, but that’s the best one can do with 12 hours of sleep in 3 days.

I managed to find some time to do up some really healthy desserts to destress, do check them out:

http://i.cookpad.com/users/51

Just wanted to express my gratitude for the good things that have been happening for the past few weeks. Meeting new people, getting closer to my old friends as well as the new ones.  I had a realisation yesterday while chancing upon one of my friend’s FB status. He shared a quote from Steve Jobs.

Almost everything–all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure–these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

Steve Jobs

I felt that it struck a chord in my heart and reminded me to live for the present and stop subscribing to my fears and limitations for all these no longer matter when you realise that you can’t bring them along with you when you depart this world. It actually made me feel pretty liberated. Thank you Steve Jobs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQY4dIxY1H4

I admire Chris for his love and affection for his fiancée, for not many people would have been able to do this. It takes a very big-hearted man and a lot of love to pull this through. I wish the both of them the very best, and a speedy recovery for Juliana. If you wish to make a donation to Juliana, you can do so from this website.