Still my favorite

It's true, we tend to talk faster than we think. But how far should we allow ourselves to sink, before that pressure on our chest and that instinct to survive is kicks in. All we can hope for is to reach that light at the end of the tunnel. 


I hope that in my tunnel, there's that boy waiting on me, with his skates and his smile albeit my mistakes, my past and my future fumbles, to hold my hand and take me away.  

I hope in a few decades to come, I'll still be your favorite girl =)

Take a flight with the Frenchies

How many times in our lives when we travel would we be able to say

 "I just did some batshit crazy stuff!"

For the first time ever recently, I managed to get on a helicopter to view Iguazu Falls in Brazil for a bird's eye view, but to be honest, I still have a loooooooooooong list of things I'd wanna do when traveling. Such as going bungee in New Zealand, swim in a cage with the Great White Sharks in South Africa, camping in the Amazon, and going on a boat to the notorious Antartican seas. I start small, and so far it has been great. Life's short, but I hope it's long enough for me to squeeze every bit of joy in it.

I asked point8cam to watch this, and left a note with it "We need to live to do these things"... Of course, how nice would it be to have the luxury and time, but I'm sure you work hard, you play hard too! And that would be my aim in the next coming years. 

   

Flight of the Frenchies is a short documentary about the Skyliners Project featuring a group of people who does Skylining, or base jumping and in this short, at multiple venues! Ah, I wonder how would it feel like to free fall at spots with breath-taking view. Anyways, here is another video by Seb Montaz, the filmer about his home of the French Alps which I watched about half a year ago and it's still fresh in my head. I will update soon with more must-watch travel videos by the pros =)

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Illy Coffee Workshop by TimeOut KL

A few weeks back point8cam won a coffee workshop with Illy from TimeOut KL for two, so obviously his workshop partner would be the incapable-of-doing-almost-everything me! I thought it was gonna be just a normal workshop of showing the participants on how to do this and that etc but we ended up making the coffee using the super expensive coffee machine that baristas use at cafe's. Okay, lemme confess one thing - I am not good with machines... at all! And making PROPER coffee isn't as easy as the usual morning coffee I make daily. You gotta have the right pressure on the right amount of grinded coffee beans, the right temperature of milk and oh my God, luckily I wasn't the one making the milk cause I left that part to point8cam. It was super complicated! Everything had to be almost accurate, which is why there are people who study and learn how to be coffee connoisseurs and such. I thought only wine has that complexity. Turns out coffee isn't that simple either =/

I had fun learning new things, super tempted to buy the mini home machine now, and let's just say I still suck at making proper cappuccino and I kinda ruined our own-made coffee that morning. So much for being a Stepford wife HAHAHA

I'll just stick to cooking  (-_-)

Photos!

so now we know how to differentiate a good coffee, over-developed and under-developed ones! 

We're definitely gonna be fussy coffee clients! KL Baristas better not slack! =P

Dior Bag A/W 2011

It's still not too late, winter ain't over til the first Spring flower blooms. I love the blue and green ones but since I don't go to parties/events that much anymore, a small bag like these isn't practical for me. However, who says I can't oogle at them still? ;)

Olivia Pallermo

Reality kicking in

I came back with no intention to blog about my trip instantly but this pressing feeling I had was too much to bear, and of course, due to the fact that I'm suffering from major jet lag made me spontaneously pour my thoughts out. I can't remember the last time I wrote this smoothly, without thinking about what I wanted to write. So many things are filling up my head - doubts, future, thoughts, feelings, fear and it all came crashing out of nowhere - at 5am for days now. I'm not sure if where I am now, is where I really am supposed to be but I'm hoping for the best, and for others to be honest to me too as I pour out my honesty on this piece of personal space on the World Wide Web. 

Post-holiday depression usually sucks the life out of you, and this time in my case, it's biting real hard. I know the concept of traveling, I've been doing it since I was born - You pack, you leave, you go around forgetting about your own reality, and then you come back to it and live through it. I always thought it would be the usual thing for me, and I have to just suck it in and it'll be over soon. This time however, pre-getaway thoughts already haunted me. My intention was to leave this sickening reality, in which I'm starting to find the world filled with pretentiousness, and I did. I found solace in the things I saw while I went around. The beauty of the place, and people and being in a place where no one knows what I actually do got the best of me. 

If I ever needed a soul-searching journey, I'd do it all over again but I'd take my time and savor every bit of it this time around. Good things are meant to be enjoyed with time, and it was unfortunate that time wasn't a luxury I had, so I squeezed out every second I had through the lens of my camera, this time not to just capture the moment but also as a gift to myself, to remind me of the times I had to myself, basking in the glory of the world, nature and the Almighty's creation.

I never appreciated things so much, til then. Probably because most of my previous journeys were filled with man-made structures alone. This time around, seeing what men made to highlight the majestic feature of God's own little touch of art transported me to a different level. I felt so welcomed. 

If I had one dying wish, I'd like to go around to see these places again and more. What I expected before this trip was heightened, and it hit me like a big yellow school bus. My motivation has changed, I hope for the better. My direction had been diverted, as of now, to appreciate different things than I did before. And ultimately, I'll never look at photos and videos the same ever again. Of course, I'd thank my parents for giving me the chance to see the world like this, but I'm not sure if I could simply talk to anyone and have them understand what I felt. I honestly shed a tear, and left it at the places that touched me the most. 

Coming back, and seeing how different my life is made me wonder so much. Has something changed? And if it did, what did I miss? Before I left, I had been very honest with my thoughts, and I know some weren't happy with it. But I guess that's part and parcel of life, and growing up had something to do with it. You grow, you move on. But it made me think if that's the case, then what kind of people did I surround myself with? Pretending to like and be liked. 

I'm not so sure if I wanna be around anymore...

Or maybe, all these were just my lack of sleep talking.

I'm just sure of one thing - 

"it all began with helping each other out, but when the ship starts to sink, the devil takes the hindmost, and it was every man for himself"

Thank God I'm not a hoarder else I'll be stuck weeping and whining on my past. Major life spring cleaning to be done soon!

Motorsports@PETRONAS – Jorge Lorenzo

If last week, the highlighted episode was about Ben Spies, this week’s highlight would be on his Yamaha Factory Racing team partner, Jorge Lorenzo. Hailing from Balearic Islands, Spain, this 24 year old lass was the 2006 and 2007 250cc World Champion and the 2010 MotoGP World Champion. 

Motorsports@PETRONAS went to Barcelona, Spain to get up close with him for this episode!

Watch out for next week’s episode highlight and keep reading!

Nothing lasts forever

Not even my lovely rainbow hair color T_T

I need to go for touch ups. More colors in, perhaps? 

Photos by point8cam via Sony NEX-5N 

Motorsports@PETRONAS - Ben Spies

motorsports@PETRONAS Program now has a Youtube channel for you to catch their weekly episodes featuring their professional Moto GP rider and this week’s highlight would be on Ben Spies, who is also known as ‘Elbowz’ due to his riding style where his elbow will stick outwards.

Now who wouldn’t want to watch a racer cutie who turned professional in the year 2000, now racing for Yamaha Motor Racing Team alongside 2010 champion Jorge Lorenzo.

Watch the video below to find out what he has to say about his trips to KL! if you can't view the video below, click to view HERE.

I will  post another one next week so keep reading!

South America - homecoming

Now that I'm back in Malaysia from my South America trip, the post-holiday depression is starting to kick in and I have this urge to find means to go back there and bring my other half with me. Looking back through photos and videos I took, with the song I had in my iPod on repeat while shooting it, makes me wanna edit the video a.s.a.p but I've got tons of things to deal with first, and ultimately to compile every single file from five different cameras and devices and transfer 50 gigabytes of things into my slow laptop. I might need to upgrade my RAM if I wanna start editing too =(

However, I know that I've shared these photos on my Facebook and also on Twitter but I'll just compile it here for those who might have missed it =)

I missed Malaysia so much (especially point8cam and spicy food, cause I was munching on jalapeño at the airport to suppress the cravings) but I cannot wait to be back especially to Patagonia and Cusco, and hike at Machu Picchu and add more spots like the Amazon, and spend more time at the glacier's National Park. 

All of these photos were only taken with my iPhone and edited in Camera+ app. I have yet to edit those from the cameras.

Nomadic heart

I've come to accept that I'm a chameleon. A nomad. An adventurer. And I can't stick to one thing for long.

And I have this NEED to see different things, more things, unique things. It keeps me going. It keeps my mind functioning.

Dad said I'm brainy. I'm a thinker. I always have ideas. But he said I don't know how to execute them. I  think he's right. I have ideas but I don't know what's the next step to that. I have to change that or I'll just be the one putting on a permanent thinking hat and watch it dissipate into thin air. 

It's time for a SWOT analysis in life, once I'm back from my trip. I hope it inspires me, and feeds my hunger for constant change of environment.

photos from Tumblr

Celeb Trendz - Fourth Colouring

I think I've talked about Celeb Trendz for a few times already. And this, would be my fourth time doing a color makeover with them. I love that the stylists understands your desires but at the same time, gives you a refreshed look or a different style that you might not be sure before they do it, but once you see the end result, you'll just be happy with it. I've had friends who shed years off with just a haircut and color done by Jimmy and Jarryl. If you're going short, or want a good coloring, do visit Celeb Trendz. I highly recommend it but don't forget to make an appointment first.

Location: A4-G2-03,Solaris Dutams, NO.1 ,Jalan Dutamas, 50480,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia Opening Hour: Mon-Sat: 11am - 8pm Sun: 11am - 7pm Telephone: 03 6205 5668 Fax: 03 6205 5568

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I've decided to re-colour my hair when the purple has faded so much into a lilac and seeing the ugly regrowths just gives me more excuse to actually visit the salon. I've always wanted to do this rainbow hair after at first seeing the Free People doing the rainbow fishtail braid, and the bug bit me harder when I saw Lauren Conrad's rainbow hair. Everytime I search on the internet for reference, Rainbow Ombre hair is always too much, too colorful or too clown-like. But my hairstylist improvised cause I said I wanted my roots to be lighter, cause I'm more used to lighter hair and last Hari Raya was an exception to go dark by request from dad who asked me to darken my rogue hair. Remember my Rogue hair? That was my FIRST obvious dual-toned hair. I did bleached highlights when I was 17, but to have platinum blonde hair underneath half of the copper top was just WOAH!

Yes, that one below T_T

Fast forward to purple and auburn hair through raya, I'm now here, all greasy and bunned up like in the photo below =P

Even point8cam is now a regular. His hair is naturally frizzy and curly so to save time in the morning, he does relaxing or something to straighten his hair, but it's not as stiff as doing rebonding. Oh, and he had to cut his super messed up hair which he's been complaining about for the past month hahaha Jimmy, the Creative Director actually asked him whether he wanted to cut as his previous style, (which was done with Jimmy too) or to do a new cut. Point8cam chose the latter, so Jimmy gave him an undercut with short sides and a long fringe heavier on one side. 

While I wait for my refresher color to set in

point8cam is now a hipster.

Like Adolf Hipster hehehe

He's done and ready to go buy some snacks around Solaris Dutamas while I was stuck like a chicken ready to be popped into the oven like THAT! 

After about 5-6 hours of setting the base, it's time for the rainbow colors to be applied.

So in total I have SIX colors in my hair! If only there was teal cause it's my favorite color! =P

Almost done!

Fixing my bangs.

And we're all good to go.

Thanks boys, gonna see you when I come back for touch-ups. 2012, I'm ready for you! All I need now is new piercings! =P