Archive for ◊ October, 2010 ◊

31 Oct 2010 Acessories make me happy
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Some if not all the purchases that I’ve made today. :)

It’s been an awesome weekend thus far, and had my much needed me time as well as with family. Celebrated mum’s birthday in advance by taking her out to Dinner at Dian Xiao Er and ice cream at Swensen’s. Also, its a good time to have a nice chat as well.

Been a good girl to catch up on some much needed sleep, and feeling great :)

November’s gonna be a crazy month, if not, as crazy as it can get in December as well.

Shall keep this entry short, as I’ve still even more pictures to process before Sunday ends!

Nicole

29 Oct 2010 The prelude
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Have a slice!

October is cruising to an end and hello November in a couple of days time. Well 1st November would be of personal significance… will reveal why soon. November has not started and my schedules are filling up already, at least most of the weekends. Which spell a mad month because I won’t have much time to really sit down and do other things though. We’ll see. :) I am hoping for loads of good things to happen.

Christmas shopping would be the most tedious chore I’ve to do this year, and I might just plan little surprises if time permits me to.

Been pigging out lately, but I ain’t complaining, because I am wasting calories on good food, on food which makes me happy, of course, my dining companions are foodies as well, which makes each meal entertaining, apart from all the banter and chatter.

It’s also a good time for me to start thinking about what I want to do next in the year 2011. I’ve enough of certain things, and I feel its a good time to start messing with the less trodden path of life.

Nicole

25 Oct 2010 The Roller Coaster
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Life has been a rather roller coaster ride, with a lot of high points as well as low points, but hey, no one ever said the ride will be smooth. IF that’s the case then perhaps I don’t have a charmed life to begin with.

A series of intelligent conversations over meals, drinks, has left me pondering about the things I want in life, the journey and how every single view of my perspective is constantly being challenged in this fast pace, rat racing and ever changing society. Considering I was a fresh graduate in July 2009, it is no longer the same a year plus down the road.

I remembered standing by firmly of certain beliefs or values per say, that this is how I am going to abide by my principles in doing work and life etc. But along the way though however, it gets shattered, twisted. It is simply not the same anymore. Called me jaded but that’s how I feel most of the time. Things are always more than meets the eye.

It sickens me to learnt how certain things work, and no matter what, they never changed. Probably not this life time. Oddly, I also learnt that, never say never because the never will always happen. And when it does, it hits. It hits real bad.

Several interesting observations and happenings made me sit down many nights in my bed, pondering, reflecting, and wondering how all these have happened. But it has happened, and I am not denying it. Some of these, if revealed, would certainly change people’s perception of me. But who are you to judge? If you care, I appreciate. If you can accept that this is my life and you are willing to accept me as a friend, I would cherish you till the day I depart from the mortal world.

Whatever happens down this road in time, it might just be too much to take for some. But for me, I will take it, even if it means I am alone at it.

This post is written to pour out my thoughts, and its just that yours truly writes with emotions when it comes to penning down her thoughts.

24 Oct 2010 Random Events
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This is what I’ve been up to…

  • Work, work and more work
  • Did my first Halloween photo shoot. Note that the french maid can be sweet, and gore at the same time
  • Decided to kick my plans into action (at last)
  • Learning to love myself more each day
  • Take care of my health
  • Working on the items of my bucket list

Ok, lame entry here, but yours truly have really been busy catching up with life. I can’t promise you entries fast enough, but I  am hoping to push out my set of photographs soon.

Nicole

21 Oct 2010 Still alive
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Just so you know that I am still alive. :P

Been awfully busy, and getting my body back to the level of the pre-asthma attack fitness. I’m ok, just having to be a bit more cautious because of the haze. :)

Nicole

14 Oct 2010 Asthma
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Was diagnosed with Asthma as a kid, but it never really bothered me till one fateful Sunday, during an outing to Ridout Tea Garden. Was inside a nursery having a good time capturing the beauty of the flowering plants.

However, unbeknown to me, the pollen from these plants proved to be my undoing later. The pollen irritated my air passage ways, causing me to have shortness of breadth, to the point where the discomfort did not go away even after a night’s rest. Something’s wrong.

Decided to head for the doctor, and it was the right and wisest thing to do. The doctor was quite concerned over my situation, given the fact I am still young (he kept stressing that), and that I should have a clean bill of health.

So, he took a measure of my blood pressure. 80/110. Normal as can be. (Amazed at the types of food I consume each meal) Also, an ECG was ordered as well. Just to make sure that the heart’s alright too.

And so I felt like a guinea pig on the examination bed. Thank goodness the tests were quick and very much painless.

So after which, I was told it might be a one off very bad case of attack, but the consolation is that the lungs are clear, with no wheezing sounds, so I should recover fairly well. But till then, its steroids (5 day supply), a month long supply of using an inhaler daily, and Ventolin to keep in the bag in the event of emergency.

I am very determined not to use Ventolin. Call me stubborn, but if not on strict orders, I would have skipped the medication.

Special thanks to everyone looking out for me. :)

Nicole

13 Oct 2010 Random Wed Photo
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Come, let’s ride and go far far away!

Shot this with the Canon IXUS 130 – Miniature effect. :)

Nicole

08 Oct 2010 Hatsune Miku
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Adores Project Diva I and II, and here’s one of the favorite song that I like~ Ushers in Friday and the weekend perfectly.

And yes, Happy Birthday to you, Terence :)

Nicole

06 Oct 2010 Mid-week!
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Have a wacky wed! :P

Nicole

05 Oct 2010 ShutterJourneying
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(Photo intensive post, though I’ve tried my best to put them into collages – selected shots) Have fun reading, as much fun as I have writing it. ;P

My photography journey with Shutter Journey (Singapore) Photography Group started when I first answered the call to attend “Reflections” outing. I could still recall how Allan said that it’s the most difficult theme I’ve picked. Oddly, I felt bold enough to try.

And these are some of the photos I’ve shot in answering the challenge. Well, that first was certainly not my last outing with the folks of SJS.

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