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i have been failing miserably on my exercise regime. only exercised TWICE in the past month. ich bin ein Schweinchen. i feel so unhealthy really! plus these days i've been so busy, i always need to take a quick nap when i reach home around evening time. and i take my nap AFTER dinner, not giving my lousy tummy any time to digest, and wake up feeling horrible and fatty, not to mention the indigestion ache that comes with it. bleagh.

we had another photoshoot yesterday. we're trying out a new model! don't ask me why. it was just a decision we came to very suddenly but after many months of talking about it. okay the last sentence was very ironic. oh well. i (and i bet WY + everyone else too) am so sick of seeing my face on MMTP. self worth issues ok?! (note to: gee ern) haha. anyway our new model's Clara, whom we met at Fashion in the Sky. her mom and aunt bought clothes from us at the FITS bazaar, which was how we got to know her. anyway Clara's super pretty!! hope response for this MMTP post is good!

it's time to redye my hair. the other day during Research for Comm Management lecture, we were given an assignment, where we had to go out and observe some people. and my group mate john said, "I observe...everyone with spectacles have black rimmed frames. and girls have make up. and girls with dyed hair in the room have their black roots growing out!" and i looked at him in horror because i suddenly felt so self conscious of my two-toned ah lian hair!!! hahaha i need a DIY dye recommendation!

i miss my black hair!! and i've definitely put on weight since i've been back.

hello world,

it's busy busy busy busy busy week(s). i think since i've been back, that's all i've been saying. i think that's life of a Singaporean. i gotta stop whining about being so busy and embrace my mad hatter's life!

i need to finish an essay by Tuesday, but i am hoping to finish it by tomorrow so i can spend Monday refining it and doing my projects. the module is Culture Industries, and i've decided to write on chick lit. but i'm so smart, i threw away my chick lit readings from my course in Germany so now i've no materials. plus there's not much substantial literature on chick lit, because it hasn't been as explored as topics like reality TV or Star wars as a cultural product for example. i'm going crazy cos' i can't find an angle to write on. i'm directionless, a situation i always find myself in.

just posted a new collection on momoteapots and emails are trickling in very slowly because i've just changed the mailing list system to Bravenet (recommended by SK! thanks!). previously, Gmail banned like 6 of our accounts, because our mass email to our mailing listees were regarded as SPAM. as a result, about 100-200 emails per account bounced back?! and top it all off with a bitter rotten cherry, all those accounts got disabled by Gmail. RARRRHHH. i had to re-setup my gmail mailing accounts, and then re-add alllllll my subscribers to the Bravenet system. and because Bravenet has this "double opt-in" policy, we have to wait for subscribers to confirm their email before they can receive our mails :( so...i suspect we only managed to reach out to about 200+ people with the news on our update this evening. am very sad but have no choice.

last week we were at Fashion in the Sky, an event organised by pretty amazing people :) It was a fashion show + bazaar to showcase local designers and blogshops! it was very awesome! check out the photos of our booth and our models! heh. Jien and Liming came to visit us and i met a few friends there as well. the heat that day was awful baking hot! i was in such a bad mood initially, plus i fell down carrying the luggage to the rooftop (big fat bruise still on my knee) then WY and I decided to brave the heat to walk to Plaza Sing and get...BUBBLE TEA! we've discovered a new flavour that's yumsome i tell you (thanks to momogoh). try Strawberry Green Tea!

Qian Li :)

felt so proud of MMTP watching them walk round the pool with our designs :)

am Skype-ing with WY now. he's at his grandma's house while i'm lying down on my bed looking pretty crappy and his little cousin said,"she looks like she's sick!" hahaha. he's going to kill me for putting the next photo, because he looks like mr. chubbyfats there.

Skype is the most awesome software ever.

okayyy chick lit calls, bye!

NO wait! i need to share with you all this video of one of the most awesome musicals ever. been hooked on it since Siying facebook-ed about her just watching it in London. am missing much the Europe days :( i wish i watched more musicals when i was in London though.

see the gloves on my lap? after i entered the theatre, i realised one side was missing. and when we went out to look for it again it was gone. can't believe i took a photo of the moment it went missing. hahaha

i've 1001 deadlines this week and 1001 projects. damn NUS, arranged recess week to be during Chinese New Year, so everything feels like such a mad rush. i was so excited about CNY and now, i haven't got time to feel excited because of the endless work. i'm not catching up, it's scary. and i feel tired throughout the day. lethargic's a better word.

also, i really want to upload some Europe photos but i'm a priss. i can't do so without first organising and then editing all of them first! yup procrastinator number 1 - that is yours truly.

anyway happy bits of life that has happened in the last 2 weeks:

♥ One of our suppliers, Sharon, gave me a box of cadbury chocolates when I first visited her after Germany. mom keeps saying that they (suppliers) should do so because we're bringing them a lot of business, but i still find it really nice of her, and shall not think it's just part of the business transaction.

♥ The Blogshop at FEP opened for business! and business has been kinda great for MMTP! :) and i realised i really kinda like being a salesgirl. hah.

♥ i've got a new room! spent the few weeks i've been back shopping with mom and dad for new furniture and trying hard to convince them to let me shift the bed next to the window. it was super disgusting trying to remove the old platform bed i tell you. the wood was damp and rotting when we (okay brother and dad not me, i was busy "yucking" and taking photos) knocked it out that day! and it was impossible to fit it into the lift, so to dispose of it, we had to go down 9 levels by the stairs. will take a photo of my new room later on! it's super conducive for sleeping and erm maybe working now!

♥ CNY GOODIES! oh gosh, any weight loss in Europe is now officially put back on!!! the other day i was at WY's house, i had such a hard time resisting the almond cookies and pineapple tarts. i'm not a fan of ba kua (barbequed pork?) but omg, i'm a sucker for almond cookies and pineapple tarts.

♥ finally satisfied my craving for sashimi! last wednesday, WY brought me to Sakuraya Sashimi House at Village Center. apparently it's quite popular for its very fresh sashimi :) you gotta go to the counter choose the sashimi yourself. a little expensive, but it's worth the money! cos' we had like 18 medium slices and it was about 18 bucks. i mean the last time we found cheap and good sashimi, it was at Wasabi Tei (which is now no more :(). everywhere else, it's expensive and not as good. so, i recommend Sakuraya!

phew, everything's been such a mad rush this week since i've been back. yes! for those of you who haven't seen me (and the drastic change in my looks which i'll explain later) in school or wherever yet, I'M BACK!!! i've been constantly on the move the past 4 days, with school starting and catching up with friends, and then checking out the racks, photoshoot and now busy editing the photos to prepare for our new post! really hope to post it up by tomorrow.

anyway on me being back, i came back quite unexpectedly (especially for my parents). they asked me few weeks ago when i'd be back actually, to which i replied "end of the month". but, they didn't ask me exactly when! and so when they called up WY and asked him if i was going to be back on 31st, WY thought i lied to them so as to surprise them. so i did. they were kinda mad at me for not contacting them at all the days before i came back (because i was in Spain actually) but i guess the surprise really offset their anger! hehe it was kinda funny my mom didn't recognise me even when i was right at the doorstep.