One Awesome Rock

Talk about long overdue posts, phew. I'm swamped with work *HELP!!!!*. It's a busy period, we're short of hands and I'm working 10-12 hour days T.T

But anyway... Y'know, this awesome possum Japanese rock band is going to Singapore soon and I WANT TO GO SO BAD!!

I've been following them since their first EP and the lead singer, Taka, way before when he was still part of NEWS.

From this.

To this.

His parents are enka singers. Yeah, ENKA *mindblown* o.0

How do 2 singers who perform in traditional Japanese garb produce an offspring that does such good rock??

Seriously though, this group just keeps getting better and better, and it's my dream to catch them live, something which I thought I'll have to go to Japan to do.

ONE OK ROCK!! <3 <3 <3

Early days...

I *heart* this song~

SG gig this way.

Snap! Day 12

Day 12:

Vrroom!

I <3 it when the yearly F1 fever hits M'sia! It's also the time when I feel most connected to F1, and my now fledging passion for the sport picks up again.

Really wished I made the trip to Sepang this year. Great, great race for Ferrari and Fernando Alonso (one of my fav drivers!!).

Sad that the teams, drivers and foreign fans have now packed up and moved on. Dismal showing from Ferrari this weekend at Shanghai :(

Snap! Update

I'm 4 days + 1 (today) behind in my Snap! daily updates. I said no excuses, so I'm not going to bore you with those...

Technically I've failed the challenge, but since I kinda like doing Snap! posts, I'll upload the pics for the days I've missed and try to continue the challenge for what remains of the 30 days :)

Snap! Day 11

Day 11:

Who knew my laptop looked this cool? :P

Instagram's my de facto choice of mobile photo editing - I'm a dummy at all those photoshop mumbo jumbo - but I've recently discovered Leme Cam. 

Yes, yes, I've just found out about this app and solved the mystery of how pretty facebook photos not achieved with Instagram were made. Definitely no storks involved, nope.

Yeah, I know right, I've been living under a rock ever since coming back from my Martian-befriending mission to Mars XD

But anyway...Yay, more outlets that enable me to bombard you with pretentious photos that I pass off as "art" coz I'm a lousy photog! So cool, right? :D

Snap! Day 10

Day 10:

We are family~ ^^

Snap! Day 9

Day 9:

Girl from Kuala~la~la Lumpur!!

Woots! 1U's Fashion On 1 Gala - First taste of what it feels like (pretty awesome, btw) to sit front row at a fashion show.

The bonus that made rushing through traffic on a Thursday evening worth it? Mizz Nina! 

Had no idea she'd be performing and I was so excited when she came on stage. I really like What You Waiting For and Takeover, which she performed; Mizz Nina's one of the few M'sian artistes lil' me can name offhand.

... And she was great! The energy was good and her dancers (sexay gals!) looked like they were having a great time too.

Snap! Day 8

Day 8:

Railroad tycoons ;)

This one's Ticket To Ride. It's a beginner-friendly board game, not particularly exciting but fast paced and quite fun. 

It lacks the "gimmicks" of newer games such as colourful boards & tokens though, so be warned if you're the type that goes "ooh", "aah", and "so cute!" (like me!) :P

Btw, I love going to Meeples with friends. The atmosphere's usually cozy, the staff are generally friendly (unless you catch them during peak hours), and the selection of games are good. 

It's somewhat of a haven for me to escape into its cozy interior when I'm stressed. Weird, huh? I get a high from card & board (and card+board, ha ha) games XD

Snap! Day 7

Day 7:

Mnnn...*bliss*!

After 2 back-to-back days of clanking past 8pm at the office with many more to come...

I can't wait to sink down onto a pile of fluffy pillows, sip leisurely on a good cuppa (aromatic rooibos ftw!) and savour juicy strawberries!

The metaphorical icing sugar to top off this delicious snack? The sweet, soothing - techno - sounds of Owl City playing in the background while I enjoy my feast :)

If you were a beautiful sound
In the echoes all around
Then I'd be your harmony
And we'd sing along with the crowds
Beneath the candy coated clouds
A strawberry avalanche, please crash over me

Snap! Day 6

Day 6:

Chink in the armour

Notice that chip at the compact's upper left corner? That, my dears, is the torture I inflicted on my poor, poor much underused foundation over the weekend.

Nay, I'm not going crazy - although sometimes it can be hard to know for sure :P - and it's all in the name of self development and work enhancement. *snort*

Yes, I was trying to learn how to style products for photoshoots. Mission accomplished? Not really. All I can say is... at least now I know what not to do.

Snap! Day 5

Day 5:

Forever alone

Ladybugs are really cute, aren't they? ^^

Of course I mean at a distance, silly. Not when one's slowly and steadily crawling up your leg to world domination. Sure don't look adorable then.

"So they just sat around telling knock knock jokes" ROFL ;)

Don't ask. If you clicked play on that vid, you claim sole responsibility for how you just spent 1 min. of your life.

Just be sure to share with your kids if/when you have them, lol.

Snap! Day 4

Day 4:

~ Galaxy Angel Season 1 ~ <3

Remember Galaxy Angel? AXN used to screen this series aeons ago before the channel became more popular for CSI than anime :P

This was one of the first things I bought 2nd hand (but like new!) off LYN and COD with the seller - nice guy! - for a very reasonable deal!! *happy happy* :D

*insert random internet buying/COD horror story*, I got really lucky with this one. Sankyuu internet gods.

You can't find this kind of stuff at local DVD shops any more (if you ever could)... original Bandai import with extra goodies like a Fan Book and cute little figurines of Milfeulle, Forte and Ranpha! 

What...? I like staring at female figurines, nothing wrong with that, right? Right? Kyaa! <3

Opening theme

P/S: I cheated and backdated this post. Forgive me, pwetty pwetty please? *puppy dog eyes*

Snap! Day 3

Day 3:

Yums! Well-being Diet Bibimbap @ Kimchi Haru, Jaya One.

I'll take Japanese food over Korean any day but this delicious bibimbap chomped down with a generous dollop of korean chilli sauce is so, so, so good. 

It's hard to accurately describe how this tastes but the crunchy (and colourful!) servings of vegetables mixed in tangy chilli sauce paired with rice is really flavourful! Abs. scrumptious I tell ya!

RM9.80 on weekdays @ Kimchi Haru, Jaya One & Subang SS15.

Snap! Day 2

Day 2:

The vain-pot and her current fav read ;)

Model: Moi! *lalalalala* Excuse the just-rolled-out-of bed tresses, bad hair day >.<

Book: On The Jellicoe Road/Jellicoe Road, Melina Marchetta

Jellicoe Road has a whopping high rating on Goodreads and I'd been hearing book bloggers waxing lyrical about Melina Marchetta, so guess what?

When I saw it at Big Bad Wolf 2011 for RM8 (steal!!), I quickly scooped it up and hid it like a jealous lover. It was the one and only copy left, k!

Good friends, good books, good food & pretty stuff make me incredibly happy :D

Book quote:

"I'm here because of you. You're my priority. Your happiness, in some fucked way, is tuned in to mine. Get that through your thick skull. Would I like it any other way? Hell, yes, but I don't think that will be happening in my lifetime."

Snap! Day 1

1girl, 1 challenge, 30 days... Can she do it? :P

My goal - blog 1 picture a day for 30 days. No breaks, no excuses. It's tough love, baby!

Day 1

Some events I've been to on my media adventure! 

It's work but fun to visit places I don't normally go to and meet people I wouldn't have known otherwise :)