My Brother's Graduation from Tisch Asia, NYU

This week, my brother Wesley got his Masters from Tisch Asia, NYU. So proud of him :)

 My parents, my grandma, Wesley's GF , David and I went to the ceremony. The special guest speaker was Spike Lee! David (he's more of a movie buff than I am) was very impressed that Spike Lee would fly down all the way for this. He's a cool guy... sharp suit paired with trendy sneakers kinda guy.

Had to get a pic with him during the after party... for the fan boy's memory books. :)

Was a nice evening.

p/s- Like my little Pony jumper? It's sweet! And comfy wooly too.. good for rainy days, and if u need to sit in cold lecture rooms/offices/cinemas etc. I got it for $38 (including postage).

My friend can bring those in for you, email aquariche@outlook.com to order ( takes about 3 weeks to deliver, and it's free size.)

When people show you who they are, believe them

Just a quick thought for today... people are showing us who they are all the damn time, but we tend to make excuses for them, or look past behaviour we might otherwise find unacceptable. 

In the past, especially with ex BFs, I used to turn the other cheek so often and so fast that Linda Blair would be envious. 

But now I know, I only had myself to blame. I can't fault them, they did show me who they were but I was in denial.

Don’t make excuses! When a friend or partner or family member repeatedly treats you badly, they are telling you something about themselves. Believe them.

Singles Mingle event

Here's a quick shout out for Dating coach Elyse Anne.

She's hosting a Singles Mingle event:

This is not a random Speed Dating event where you try to get yourself as many numbers as you can by the end of the event OR pretend to be someone you are not to attract a partner.

This is not just a Singles Mingle event where you talk about superficial stuff.

If you are sick and tired of dating and meeting people who are (emotionally) unavailable then, YOU NEED TO BE HERE. This is THE ONLY dating event where inner dating secrets are shared openly with you about how you can authentically be YOU to attract your true love. 

For more info: http://www.purposelylove.com/p/events.html?m=1

Date: 25th May 2013 (Saturday)

Time: 12.30pm - 3.30pm

** Registration starts at 12pm

Address:  E.Clat Gourmet

                 63 Mohamed Sultan Road #03-14 Sultan-Link Building

                 Singapore 239002

Investment: $48

• Includes lunch and drinks
• Handouts 
• BONUS! eBook: 6 Golden Rules of Online Dating (6 Essential Rules to Finding The Perfect Date Online) - worth $27 (Not available for sale or anywhere on the website. Only for participants attending this mini workshop.)

Limited to only 20 pax so register early to avoid being put on the waiting list.

Register: www.dontwanttobesinglemay.eventbrite.com

Do Single Friends Treat You Differently After Marriage?

When I was single... and most of my girl friends got married... I always thought to myself.. "They're gonna change after marriage".

But they didn't really. Yes, they had much less time to socialise once they had babies, but on a whole, most of my married friends have remained the same. We still share the same gossip, do the same things we used to and have the same bond.
But whenever friends drift apart after one of them gets married.. we are so quick to blame the newly wed. Of course... she must be soooo obsessed with married life (that gloating insensitive bitch) that she cannot possible have the time to be the friend she used to be.

Not true.

I haven't changed after marriage. I'm still a homebody. I do the same amount of work as I used to, same flexible weekday schedule. My cooking still sucks. I still like doing DIY stuff esp around the house. Even though we got married 3+ months ago, we already started setting up this home a year ago. Nothing has suddenly changed.

But there are single friends who don't treat me the same anymore. I get married and suddenly *poof* they disappear.

It's not as if I talk on and on about how great marriage is to my friends. If they don't ask, I don't say a thing about it. And even if they do ask "How's married life?".. All I say is, "Kinda the same really..." Because it truly is... kinda the same as before, just that I'm technically (legally also lol) married.

So I don't understand why some of my single girl friends have pulled away. David's guy friends are still the same. A sad part of me knows that one of the main reasons is jealousy. You know how you can tell whether someone is genuinely happy for you or not? Well, there are some people who aren't good at hiding their jealousy at all. They were always there for me when I was going through rough times in the past, and yet they are not happy for me when I am ok, when I'm happy, when I'm getting ahead in life.

Bizarre.

Well, I've come to accept that there are always going to be people out there that try to rain on your parade. And if there's no rain, and your parade is fabulous... then they don't want to be there.

I'm tired of being the one pursuing the friendship. It can't be one sided and if they are having issues with me being married, it's not anything I can 'change' about myself. Envy is normal but acting it out is not. I remember feeling so envious of my girlfriends when they got married or were pregnant. But despite the envy, I was happy for them and helped them have a joyous time.

For those single friends out there who cannot see that my happiness is not the cause of their unhappiness... I bid you adieu.

Nailspiration - XOXO Nails

I saw this nail design on the Watsons Singapore Facebook page. And I super loooove it. So easy to do also...

But I don't have those circle stickers.... they're actually those re-inforcers which you stick onto your paper after punching holes, so the holes don't tear when you file them. If you work in an office.. go steal some and do this nail design !!! Lol.

For me, I could only do straight lines cos I used scotch tape! (Make sure u stick the scotch tape on ur skin first before sticking on you painted nail.. this is so it'll be less tacky (less sticky). And of course you must wait for the coat to dry first before sticking.

This is the 3 tone colour design I did today. :) All the nail polishes I used were from Watsons. I love shopping there for nail polishes, other than the popular ones like Revlon and Sally Hansen (which I love).. you can look out for other less common but just as great brands that they stock there too... like Ruby Kisses... and this new one I just found and love- Bellaoggi Gel Effect.

OK note to self... must buy those paper hole stickers from stationery store soon so I can do the XOXO nails.

Guest Room Completed :) Want to come and Stay?

Just finished our Guestroom. When we first bought our apartment, we had the bed custom made with storage space underneath and made use of the ledge space as well so that we could fit a high queen size bed in this little guestroom. But little else was done to this guestroom... until recently.

David's friend Colin sent us a picture of Aberdeen harbour as a wedding present.

So I had that framed up (Red Frame and Acrylic instead of glass) and put on the wall (with 3M stick on wall hooks) in the guestroom... it's a small and nice reminder of David's home back in Scotland. :)

I also bought one of these animals that seem to be popular now... Lol.. don't know what they are called, but I do like the look of them. This one I named Moozie. 

Maybe Moozie on the bed nicer :)

So finally I've added the finishing touches to the guestroom... let me know what you think! Next project, I want to get better curtains/blinds because the ones I bought from Ikea previously are not tht nice in the bedrooms as they don't shut out light well. The Ikea blinds in my bathroom are great, loving that.