Sorry I've been so lazy to type.; been overwhelmed with uni stuff, friends, family, work, blogshop, idk. WITH THAT SAID, my blogshop is to be launched really really soon! Super excited because I really like the new pieces that we handpicked (with love)! KAIZO (kaizo.tictail.com)Previously known as Kissmybones for a year, we decided to revamp from head to toe.
I will not reveal too much but hope to get your support for our first collection! :> Like our FB page here Instagram: Shopkaizo Twitter: shopkaizo 14 March 2014My mum took leave so that we could go down to my lil' bro's sch to celebrate his 13th birthday! He's all grownup now, taller than all of us in the family. Here's a quick shoutout to all the BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE who choose to teach at special schools: YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING. They are patient, loving, caring, devoted and dedicated. I mean, of so many professions, they choose this one. It's really not easy, and thank you so much! Since my mum is on leave, I get to lead the taitai life! EAT AND SHOP ALL DAYYYY, COULD GET USED TO IT. After a filling lunch, we went shopping! Founder's BKTI've seen Founders appear on the Lists of best BKTs in SG and there's always a queue when we drive by. Mosaic Music Fest // Charlie LimAs you guys may know, I first heard Charlie at the SEA Games Launch Party. I was totally blown away by his voice and when he said "Come for the Mosaic Fest?" I'm like hell yeah. HE'S A LOCAL SINGER, GUYS WE MUST SUPPORT OUR LOCAL TALENTS OKAY. I don't know how to describe him, but he sings with so much soul. Love, angst, frust, a longing, a wishing, a wanting. BITTER IS MY FAVOURITE SONG: Lately Iʼve been sleeping alone on my own again Just me in an empty room on a single bed Iʼve been trying all this time just to see All the reasons you had given just to leave Why am I so bitter about you babe I donʼt understand Was I trying to cash in the fantasy without the reality check But I never wanted you to lie to yourself about happiness When all you were was just a little lonely Latching on to love like a moth to flame But what are we gonna do when the embers start to fade I donʼt mean to mess with the master plan But when you put out the fire Iʼll just start it again I guess Iʼll have to keep my distance for your defense Pull me out of focus keep me in the queue Iʼm a tired lover wilting hours in the waiting room Embrace the silence when thereʼs nothing left You got no room for demons when youʼre self-possessed Why am I so bitter about you babe I donʼt understand Every time youʼre out in the sunshine And Iʼll just sleep through it But I never wanted you to lie to yourself about happiness When all you were was just a little lonely And all you wanted was the company Whyʼd you let me go When you still wanna know How much I care If Iʼd still be there Whyʼd you set me free If you need the sympathy Come as you are My tongue is undone Was I spoilt for love Have you had enough Wait out the danger You donʼt have to ask This maudlin moment Will soon come to pass Happy MookataI've been wanting to eat Mookata in SG, ever since I had it in Chiangmai last March in 2013, so I did my due diligence and found Happy Mookata! Then I dragged my Team Tae along hehehe. Elffin & Elffin // Gallery CafeHeaded to Haji Lane yesterday despite the rain to source out some independent fashion labels for the new series on Jump The Cut! It'll be called Look Reel and we'd feature all these local brands and local designers. :> While on my mission, we decided to take some refuge from the rain in this quaint lil cafe. GETTING REALLY PISSED OFF AT UNI APPLICATIONS,
TALKING TO PEOPLE MAKES ME WANNA PUKE I JUST WANNA STAY AT HOME AND HIBERNATE UNDER MY SHEETS FOREVER OKAY BYE
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It's been a while since I shared about the food I ate and things I've been up to. Idk, I guess I was busy and also because I didn't really feel like blogging about them. But still here you go, the usual recount. Griddy Gourmet WafflesLast Tuesday, my sis told me she was having E-learning and so she had no school and wanted to go out for something nice to eat. She didn't wanna travel too far, so that she still had some time to study. Therefore, we thought like all other west-siders and headed to JE. Jurong East is amazing now, with 4 malls. Westgate and JEM are like town compressed into two buildings, which is uh-mazing. I let her choose what she wanted to eat and we settled for Griddys. Griddys is at B2 of Westgate, and looks really humble. Nothing fanciful whatsoever, but that translates to cheaper prices for consumers as well. Remember to tag your photos with #gotgriddy on insta for a chance for your photo to be featured! Westwood BowlAfter a nice chit-chat with my sis, we parted ways. She off to studying and me to meet my neighbours for bowling. It's been ages since I bowled. But WestWood Bowl at Bukit Batok Civil Service Club still remains as the place to go, because it's cheaper compared to other bowling alleys and it's nearby home. GirltimeI always appreciate girl-time because well, I don't really have much girlfriends. Bellowellow wanted to try Griddys after she saw the photos on my insta and so I brought her there on Friday. CreamierFinally made my way down to try this raved place! It's such a small shop omg. SQUEEZEY especially on a Friday night. I wanted to go look for The Grub at Bishan Park and I really did make my way down. BUT WE COULDN'T FIND THE PLACE??? So we just sat around in the park to enjoy the scenery and night lights and talked. SaturdayWent back for Clinique work again, but this time deployed to town. After work, my parents picked me up and we headed to Copthorne Kings Hotel for my bro's early birthday dinner. We always eat at the Copthorne hotels cause we're members. Even I have some ala carte card which I never use After dinner, I headed home. BUT WITH AN AFTERPLAN IN MIND. ZOUKThe main reason to go was because DJ Aldrin had a set at Velvet; and he was so good during the SEA Launch Party. But in the end, I didn't get to hear him spin. NONETHELESS, Alvaro was awesome to spin Tsunami ^^ AND THIS TIME I ONLY TOOK A FEW SIPS OF DRINK SO THE NIGHT WENT WELL. :> I still went to work the next day, even though I didn't even sleep. I don't get to sleep after clubbing because of the light that comes along as the day breaks and the increasing noise levels as morning comes. Plus, how could I sleep well after hurting someone because I was unclear about who I was bringing along to Zouk? But thanks for still choosing to let go and keep the friendship and even bringing me Starbucks at work. Wild Honey and Pat & Stick'sMet my Belly so that she could settle some uni stuff and then we went for some good food :> Soon Huat BKTI headed down to Bedok in an attempt to eat at Simpang for dinner. JJ and I got so lost EVEN THOUGH HE STAYS IN BEDOK HE HAS NEVER BEEN TO SIMPANG ?!?!?!!?!? But we settled to try Soon Huat BKT. It's a social enterprise for the boss had spent time in jail and is now a changed man. BKT amazes me, because the style of preparing it is always different; depending on the dialect. Like there is the peppery type by the Teochews (which I usually eat and thus prefer) and also the dark sauce type by the Hokkiens. The one by Soon Huat belongs to the first, and I like that there are golden mushrooms in it :> Sigh,
my parents were kicking up a fuss again though. About how "late" I was coming home. It's so suffocating. I don't even wanna talk about it. I wish they would care less sometimes. or maybe I just wish they would let loose and actually live. International Woman's Day (IWD) is celebrated on the 8th of March every year. Since 1911. It has been a long 103 years, that women had to fight for their rights. But the world is still unequal. Scary isn't it? When will women stop being viewed as weak? As incapable of authoritative posts. Come on, who disciplines the kids at home and brings them up? The mother. So don't even try to tell me women don't know how to exercise authority when need be. Even women emotions can be useful at the workplace. Women understand the needs of other women much better, thats for one. Two, I'm sure women can set up great social enterprises with their motherly natures and big hearts. When will women be more than their flesh? Was watching 300 this morning and my heart broke when the queen had to offer her body to the traitor in order to get a favour to save her king. We hear stories all the time, how women in the line of sales or the entertainment industry, have to sleep with men to climb up the ladder. We watch documentaries, read articles of prostitutes telling us about their typical day and I hate that. Women shouldn't have to be put in that kind of situation. We shouldn't have to be submissive to the greed of men, their whims and fancies, their lustful desires. When will women be treated with respect and honour, as of men have for centuries? One of the reasons why I am glad to be on board with Jump The Cut is because, they are putting together a predominantly female team. Very few companies have a female voice, and I'm glad JTC wants to be different. I'm just sick of GUYS thinking I'm a "stupid, dumb fuck" just because I'm female and because I gave way to them cause I like/love them. Like there is nil basic respect and many guys have insufferable egos. If you think you're that good, *claps* the door is right there, go eff yourself. But of course, before we ask others to treat us with respect and honour, we females must first treat ourselves with respect and honour. Know that we deserve great things, don't short-change yourself. Know that a good guy will respect your time, your opinions, your ideals; honour not just your body but your whole self as well. Also, please please chase your dreams and ambitions. Many girls are labelled as bimbos who only blog/shop/instagram/cafe hop. But I think when women have dreams, and fight for them; that's when guys know we are serious with our stuff. And they'd respect you because well you'd prolly have achieved a lot more than they ever had. I hate it when someone tells me "Just find a rich man and get married." So, all you think I am capable of, is to be his hand accessory and live off him? My mum has taught me since a young age, to be an independent woman. To earn my own keep. I mean, people leave right? What if you get a divorce? You'd have nothing to your name, Plus, I didn't study so much just to be a taitai and rot my time away yknow. I should be worth more than my ability to bear children and raise kids. This is also why, I've never been the type to ask guys to buy me things. Idk I seldom get my parents to buy me things either. I'd just save up and buy them on my own. I don't like the feeling of having to beg and I'd much rather rely on myself, then wait on someone to buy me something. This year's IWD theme is "Inspiring Change", and I just hope to stir some feelings. “The day will come when men will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race.” - Susan B. Anthony “Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, “She doesn’t have what it takes.” They will say, “Women don’t have what it takes.” - Clare Boothe Luce “The way in which we think of ourselves has everything to do with how our world see us and how we see ourselves successfully acknowledged by the world.” - Arlene Rankin Today, I'd like to share a couple of cool websites with you guys! Including new sites to shop at, new places to get freebies (hehe, auntie mode on) The Social BaconThe Social Bacon allows me to:
This is great because we always need a second opinion whilst shopping, don't we? I really hope you trust my taste hahaha So, I get to create a store front that looks like this: And these are my top 10 favourites, (for now)! Featuring both male and female items to be fair alright! You can get really great steals like backpacks for $29.90 and even pretty maxi dresses! So let's say you're interested in the Beige Backpack, you click on it and you should see something like this: A very user-friendly neat interface for you to shop without a hassle! Select the colour and then the size and click Buy now! As a frequent online shopper and blogshop owner, I would encourage registered mail; especially when you really love an item or if your item is expensive. You really wouldn't want it lost in the mail right? And then hurray, new items through the mail :> // Be a Merchant These days, there are tons of young entrepreneurs out there with blogshops & so you can join TSB as a Merchant as well! With influencers choosing your items as Top 10 and sharing on their social media, I'm sure it will drive much traffic to your store! (Once my blogshop is restored, I'd be sure to use TSB to promote my blogshop as well!) Do note that TSB is still in their beta testing stage, so do put up with them and show your support alright? Sample Store.comI chanced upon this website after seeing a friend post a picture of her free sample received from Samplestore.com! Me being a typical auntie, had to check it out! YOU MAY ALSO CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR A FREE ACCOUNT And because I blog, I submitted an application to join their seeders program where I can accept invitations by brands to test their products and then write reviews about it! See,
Amanda always shares the good stuff. If you have a cool site that you want me to check out, let me know! Cheerios :> Sushi Bar @ FEPDo you know what this means? ANOTHER TICK OFF MY CHECKLIST, HURRAYYYYYY! So glad to finally check out this raved place, was supposed to come here with Kim the other day, but thanks Jiet for making it happen today. The place only opens at 12.30pm but there was already a queue when we arrived about 12.25pm. Guess good things are worth waiting for eh? But me being a very hardworking foodie, I researched the night before and already took note of what was good to order. I was kinda upset that I didn't get to try the Tofu Cheesecake and the soft shell crab aburi roll :/ But overall, I ate well. After our food, we shopped around because Jiet is looking for a card holder. Did I miss out the word "branded"? So, this marks the first time that I, Amanda Yong, walked into LV and Gucci. Never been a biggie on brands, like I guess they really are more durable. But heck they are expensive and I don't have that kind of money and I don't ask my parents to buy me such things. Anyhow, I'm so thankful I look glam today. If not, I don't even think LV and Gucci will open their doors to me Check out my OOTD We caught Non-stop at Lido; the show was in Lido 1 and the theatre was HUGE AND EVEN HAD LIKE A MINI-STAGE? The movie was like kinda meh overall; didn't have a real peak or so. But well, guess who's gonna be paranoid the next time I fly in April. What I liked about the movie though, is seeing how people cherish and live their days to the fullest. How Julianne Moore chooses the window seat so that she can get a good view if her heart acts up and suddenly dies. & How Liam Neeson tries to continue to live his life, through the smoking and the drinking; and to do his job well and protect the people, and the little girl that reminded him of his daughter. I remember a character from a book, who eats dessert before her main course, because she's afraid she might die before she got to dessert. I know that sounds a little extreme, but to me; I think that's all about seizing the moment. "But you grab a moment or you let it pass." Too many people play games, guessing games, waiting games, games to test each other, when will they end? Only when the other is so far gone? When it's too late? What is the purpose of acting cold when you actually care? What is the purpose of hiding what you feel and guessing each other's intentions? Don't tell me "to wear your heart on your sleeve, you have to vulnerable and so I won't be so stupid to do it." My dear, to experience love, you need to be exposed to the possibility of a pain that is going to be worth it . Do you not realise that with every test, you tire out the person's genuine heart? You suspect you pry, you probe you jump at every little mistake. There is no perfect person, this earth is teeming with flawed human beings. Take your pick or be alone. // Okay I'd continue with this train of thought at the end of the post. After the movie, I headed to SMU for a short rehearsal and run through for the JTC event this coming Wed. Really excited to gather interesting ideas for films and to be on set once more! Will let you guys know the link of the video once its online the very next day! Cafe Mondo @ Orchard Central (BOO :// )Wanted to get some ice-cream before heading home, so we made our way to OC. Decided to try Cafe Mondo which is at Orchard Central, level 2. This place is hard to miss, since it's just beside the escalator. BUT THE FOOD REALLY SUCKS. 1) The Mushroom soup was really really sour and awful 2) The Cheese fries weren't very heated up and the cheese was just like cheese slices melted over the fries. 3) The ice cream tasted low-quality and like tap water ONLY THE BROWNIE WAS MOIST AND NICE :< Just don't bother with this place kay? Period. Accepting a flawed human beingEasier said than done? No shit. We all know we have flaws. We all know other people have flaws. We know that we need to find someone who can accept our flaws and love us for who we are deep down. and we know that to get that, we must also accept and love others. But how do you get about doing that? We all have a certain ideal in our heads, a perfect someone that you know you'd fall in love with in a heartbeat. Maybe you'd never meet this person, but well, in your imaginations, you have met him 1 million times or so at least. For me, I've long imagined me sitting at a cafe, book in my hand and a cup of cuppa. And this guy in a white shirt, clean, decent faced; walks over and starts talking to me about my book. I think there must be a certain something, about guys that read. That they would understand how books create another world, often which is better than reality, that books are teachers, reminders, companions, friends, lovers. We would talk about characters as if they are real, about stories we would write, about cliche books and not so cliche ones, and we'd laugh about silly things over his book and mine. For a while, I wanted to indulge in this ideal. To hold on to the hope that maybe, this day would come and I would indeed meet such a person. I have prepared myself though, that things may not be as rosy as I expect. Like the guy I meet might be attached, or might have a personality problem. But still, I wanted to give myself time to wait on this guy. // Now though, I have new thoughts. I see the beauty in a genuine heart. Like how can you still find it within yourself to be picky/annoyed when you receive a sincere note with grammatical errors? Yes, I see the flaws, but may I cliche-ly insert; you realise you don't mind. Because you read between the lines and realise, hey this person actually bothered for one, and two, decided to still write this even though they know English isn't their strongest point. I think in this world full of suspecting hearts, sincerity is hard to sieve out. Take time to validate someone and their intentions, but recognise acts of love/care when you receive them. With that said, a gentle reminder that love is a strong word, don't use it loosely. I need someone to pour myself into. —Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath Alcohol officially sucks. Especially when you don't know your tolerance. I puked for the first time because of alcohol and it sucks big time. Like I became the burden I told myself I'd never be. Spent the whole of yesterday hungover as hell. Like I puked again in the morning when I woke and in the afternoon. I couldn't eat much or drink even. Woke up with crazy bruises because I rmbr falling flat from a chair Sigh, I'm showing you guys all this because YOU NEED TO KNOW THE UGLY SIDE OF LOSING CONTROL DUE TO ALCOHOL ): Everyone, please drink responsibly. Especially for girls. Thankfully for me, I was taken care of. But yknow, please take care alright all you party animals IT Show 2014So, I worked for two days of the IT Fair as a Canon Selphy Girl and I pretty much liked it. You get a lot of attention as long as you're not dressed in a company tee with makeup and heels yknow? Warm-up selfies before work on day 1 Overall, work was okay just had shitty eating times. I hope the commission will be good though? (yes I don't even know the commission rate yet damn it) Eggs and berries with BellowMet Bellowellow for brunch on Wed at JEM and we decided to try Eggs and Berries! We also went shopping at H&M and I got a jumpsuit omg love it so much and also another crop top. Been collecting so many crop tops geez; my abs need to appear pronto. After shopping, rushed over to CCK stadium for a short workout. BADMINTON OMG I MISS IT SO MUCH AND I'M GLAD I STILL CAN PLAY IT PRETTY OKAY HEHEH. If you play badminton too, please "jio" me along cause Amanda needs to exercise. Girl's night outOn monday, I went for Canon training. To learn more about the Selphy CP910 Printer that I would be selling at the IT Fair. For $179, you get the printer, 54 pieces of photo paper and the matching ink. It's pretty good, light and compact and would allow you to print photos in the comforts of your home! You can also send photos through the WIFI function directly from your phone. The photos dry instantly,are smudgeproof and waterproof and can last for 100 years :> Available in white and black After which, met my dear Val at Vivo city to catch The Lone Survivor. I quite liked it, although the men in it really damn suay? Like just when they thought help was near; the whole plane was bombed up by the Talibans :( But it made me realise that while people are out there fighting real wars; here we are in comfort whining about the fights we have within ourselves. Everyday people fight for survival, for their lives; and you being the more fortunate, are you not gonna cherish every minute to be happy and do something significant with it? They fight so you can live. We shopped at F21 and I got a pair of white crotchet shorts a pair of jeggings for $13 and a crop top. Also got some accessories from lovisa :> Anyhow, I enjoyed the time spent with Val. I enjoy girl time because it's rare and precious. But I'm meeting more girls now and I like it that way. Jump The CutIf you follow me on other social media, you'd probably have seen me mention JTC before. I'm excited to start a new journey with JTC as Resident Host and I'm more than honoured that Ernest, JTC's founder, is willing to give me this chance. WHAT IS JTC? Well, it's a company dedicated to help film-makers. Film makers often face funding problems and have issues reaching out to their target market. JTC wants to create a platform that not only brings film makers and film lover together, but is also a place where film makers can raise funds for their film through crowd-funding. Crowd-funding is basically accumulating the funds needed from many people instead of getting the whole sum of money for a single person. Like $1 from 300 people is gonna be more manageable than $300 from a single person. Filmmakers can upload trailers of their film and explain why they want to make it. If you like it, you can support their film through a small donation, to bring their film idea into reality. You'd become like a stakeholder in their film. My role? To make JTC look really cool JTC wants to be vibrant, happening and cool. We wanna take the industry by storm, bigger than the next big thing. We're gonna be uploading interviews, reality shows, short films AND IT'S GONNA BE GLOBAL. JTC is now in the process of hiring and putting together a predominantly female A team. Innovation fair @ SMU, 5 March 2014This is gonna be our very first event, as SMU has funded JTC as an enterprise. JTC would be roving around the area with live cameras;
interviewing people and getting people to take part in our activity. We will be handing out old movie tickets, with a small part that you can tear off and then stick it on a wall. You are to write a film idea on the ticket AND WE WILL CHOOSE THE MOST INTERESTING IDEA AND FILM IT IN 1 WEEK. COME JOIN IN THE FUN ALRIGHT? SEE YA THERE <3 ;) |
Amanda YongLifestyle blogger from SG. Archives
January 2018
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