Joanna
13 November 2010 @ 12:00 am
 Hello, 你好, こんにちは, 안녕, bonjour, hola!!
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Joanna
01 December 2009 @ 01:13 am
Time is Running Out - Muse

I think I'm drowning
Asphyxiated
I wanna break this spell
That you've created

You're something beautiful
A contradiction
I wanna play the game
I want the friction

You will be the death of me
You will be the death of me

Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it

Our time is running out
Our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out

I wanted freedom
Bound and restricted
I tried to give you up
But I'm addicted

Now that you know I'm trapped sense of elation
You'd never dream of
Breaking this fixation

You will squeeze the life out of me

Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it

Our time is running out
Our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out
How did it come to this?
Oh

You will suck the life out of me

Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it

Our time is running out
Our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out
How did it come to this?
Oh
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Joanna
17 November 2009 @ 12:26 am
I'm immensely thankful for these girls.




Been such a blast hanging out with them, just catching up and laughing with (AND at) each other. Wherever we go people stare, not cos of any reason other than the fact that we behave like a bunch of 'siao/seh gaos" (in the words of Sam Han).

I'm grateful that i'm amongst their company. =)
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Current Mood: thankful
Current Music: Heal Over - KT Tunstall
 
 
Joanna
21 October 2009 @ 02:29 pm

"Life is short. So break your silly ego, forgive quickly, believe slowly, love truly, laugh loudly, and never avoid anything that makes you smile"

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Joanna
21 October 2009 @ 02:16 am
The Man Who Can't Be Moved
- The Script

Going back to the corner where I first saw you
Gonna camp in my sleeping bag I'm not gonna move
Got some words on cardboard, got your picture in my hand
saying, "if you see this girl can you tell her where I am"

Some try to hand me money, they don't understand
I'm not broke I'm just a broken hearted man
I know it makes no sense but what else can I do
How can I move on when I'm still in love with you

Cause If one day you wake up and find your missing me
and your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I could be
Thinking maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet
And you'll see me waiting for you on our corner of the street
So I'm not moving, I'm not moving

Policeman says, "son you can't stay here"
I said, "there's someone I'm waiting for If it's a day, a month, a year"
Gotta stand my ground even if it rains or snows
If she changes her mind this is the first place she will go

Cause If one day you wake up and find your missing me
and your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I could be
Thinkin maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet
And you'll see me waiting for you on our corner of the street
So I'm not moving, I'm not moving,
I'm not moving, I'm not moving

People talk about the guy that's waiting on a girl
There are no holes in his shoes but a big hole in his world

Maybe i'll get famous as the man who can't be moved
Maybe you wont mean to but you'll see me on the news
And you'll come running to the corner
cause you'll know it's just for you
Im the man who can't be moved

Chorus 2x

Going Back to the corner where I first saw you
Gonna camp in my sleeping bag I'm not gonna move
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Current Music: The Man Who Can't Be Moved - The Script
 
 
Joanna
11 October 2009 @ 03:19 pm
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Current Mood: hopeful
Current Music: When You Gave Me Today - Shaun Jansen
 
 
Joanna
27 September 2009 @ 11:35 am
Perfect for my desktop wallpaper. =)



image source knightcat
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Current Mood: pleased
Current Music: Did You Get My Message? - Jason Mraz
 
 
Joanna
26 September 2009 @ 07:46 pm
I don't care if people say the iPhone is more becoming like a Blackberry. I love it all the same, if not more. :p

If you're on the iPhone, go download this app called "Ping!". It allows iPhone users to IM each other for free (By free, it means no need to pay for SMS, but you still need to have access to the web)!

The best part is, it works on an iPod touch too!!

IM me for my Ping! ID! :D
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Current Mood: yay!
Current Music: Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5
 
 
Joanna
25 September 2009 @ 11:51 pm
The most exciting thing this year...the birth of Olivia Tay. First granddaughter to Robert Lai & Dorothy Lai.




With the birth of Olivia Tay, it finally dawned on me that my sis is actually a mum - mum to another living creature. Erps.

I'm gonna be such a cool aunt! :p
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Current Mood: excited
Current Music: Coral Sky - Dishwalla
 
 
Joanna
23 September 2009 @ 11:29 pm
Here's one photo from the event.



I'll post more from the event soon.
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Current Mood: bouncy
Current Music: Champagne Supernova - Oasis
 
 
Joanna
23 September 2009 @ 12:03 am
I thought i could leave work early (by early, i mean before 8pm) today, skip gym and come home to write a long blog post about the last 2 weeks. But i only managed to blog now, not cos i went to the gym, or i got distracted by youtube, but because i only left work at 1030 (best part is, i forgot to take the receipt for my cab fare home. pfft).

Ok let see.. in my last post, i mentioned my much needed trip away from work. The rest of this post will reiterate why i mean it when i say "much needed".

Our opening event was last Friday, 18 Sept, and the 2 weeks leading up to this event were pure madness. Everyday, i leave work no earlier than 12am. And even on weekends, i'm in the office till 10pm. Of cos it's not just me, everyone (well, almost everyone) in the office has been working equally hard.

I'll post photos of the actual event when i get them from Brenda, but here are some photos taken on the night prior to the event (it was 2am, forgive our eyebags and tired eyes).






People may think these working hours are crazy. But honestly, i kinda like it. Especially in a job like this. To me, it's fulfilling and satisfying. On top of that, it makes sleep all that much more gratifying. ;)
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Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: Give In - Sister Hazel
 
 
Joanna
11 September 2009 @ 12:26 am
Booked a holiday to Hong Kong.

My much deserved break away from work coming up soon!
Can't wait! Yayness!

-grin-
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Current Mood: excited
Current Music: I'm Feeling You ft. Michelle Branch & the Wreckers - Santana
 
 
Joanna
06 September 2009 @ 11:09 pm
Was a really really tiring day yesterday. Went back to work for a hair and make-up demo for the opening event. Fun, but don't know why I felt so drained. Maybe it's an accumulation of the lack of sleep and all the OT i've been putting in.

For the make-up demo yesterday, I had on, for the very first time, red lips. I mean really red lips.



It's amazing what make-up and clothing can do to a person. Look at me, an instant age increase of 15 years, at least.

Anyway, tomorrow marks the beginning of a really crazy period at work as we count down to the opening of the store.

Wish me luck!
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Current Mood: anxious
Current Music: Mystery - Brooke Fraser
 
 
Joanna
25 August 2009 @ 11:43 pm
Has anyone caught any interview segments with the Miss Singapore World 2009 contestants (try RazorTV for videos)?

I don't mean to insult anyone (really), but I have one word for the contestants. Ok, maybe two words.

SHAMELESS. DISGRACEFUL.

edited right after googling "Miss Singapore Universe 2009"//

OMFG. THIS GIRL WON??? SHE WAS THE WORST!
(in terms of intelligence and degree of representability)



// edit

Such a shame they took the video away. If you haven't already seen it, don't worry, it's probably best you didn't anyway. It completely destroys your idea of a young Singaporean lady.
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Current Mood: omg
 
 
Joanna
22 August 2009 @ 04:30 am
Believe it or not, i haven't had the chance to catch the movie, 'Alfie'.

Though i haven't heard great reviews of the show, these shots make me feel like renting the movie just for its styling.













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Current Mood: happy
Current Music: Never Ever - All Saints
 
 
Joanna
20 August 2009 @ 12:13 am
They say too much of anything isn't good. And i absolutely agree. BUT a little bit of everything delights me - a little bit of sequins, a touch of strong shoulders, and a dash of black (honestly, i think there can never be too much black).

That said, I gave in to my desire for sequins, strong shoulders and once again, my greatest love of all, black.



Like i said, a little bit of everything ;)


p.s.
I know my comments page still sucks. But i can't seem to figure out how to fix it. Come to me in my dreams and teach me how. Please? Thanks.

Later gator!
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Current Mood: pleased
Current Music: Money, Money, Money - ABBA
 
 
Joanna
19 August 2009 @ 12:21 am
Tell me how to save money with ZARA dangling spanking new runway 'inspired' (that's what they'd prefer over imitation/copycats) looks just 24 floors below my office??



Buy me any one piece from this photo (preferably the blazer or the black dress) and i'll give you my liver. Ok, i joke about the liver, but still gimme the dress. Thanks.

//edit 2009.08.19 23:59//

I recant. Give me a SS'09 BALMAIN dress and blazer, and I WILL give you part of my liver.
Realised giving up my liver for a ZARA dress is just retarded.
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Current Mood: broke
Current Music: Seven Days In Sunny June - Jamiroquai
 
 
Joanna
18 August 2009 @ 12:02 am
Things are beginning to pick up at work. I mean, really pick up.

The store opening is less than a month away and everyone is literally grabbing the ends of their hair and pulling upwards. Even with 2 interns, it just seems like there are more things to do and more problems to solve.

Aside from my 9-5 (or should i say 9-9) job, I've been thinking about what's to happen after my contract is up. Somethings are underway, but there's a nagging doubt at the back of my head. Will talk more about this 'future' when things are more certain and capable of taking flight.

Any hooo, here's to my first attempt at being a consistent blogger ;)

Enough about me and my life, what's going on with yours? Tell me. Cos I miss many of you, especially those i haven't had a chance to catch up with.
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Current Mood: hopeful
Current Music: Clocks - Coldplay
 
 
Joanna
17 August 2009 @ 02:28 am
Thought i'd make some changes to this otherwise stagnant space.

Haven't really had time to sit and think about what aspects of my life I wanna share with the world (and by world, i mean the people who read this blog).

Writing isn't my forte, but guess i'll try and be a little more passionate about this space.

TIll my next entry, have a great Monday! ;)
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Current Mood: blah
Current Music: 21st Century - Red Hot Chili Peppers
 
 
Joanna
15 June 2009 @ 11:28 pm
a few things on my mind:

1) zara sweatpants shorts
2) aldo cut-out boots
3) depleting bank account

I know, i'm hopeless.

i need more money....................... and wardrobe space. heh.
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Current Mood: okay
Current Music: Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me - Keith Urban