She says “Barbie”. I say “Snuffy”.

Dear cyn and I went to do eyelash extension last week.

It was a spur of the moment vanity.

I opted for “dramatic black” while cyn, after trying out dramatic black once, decided to go for the more “natural medium”.

Dramatic, medium and fine are all priced equally. Hence, greedy and bimbotic me of coz will choose the one which would make my money’s worth la.

This was how mine turned out.












Cyn said I look like Barbie doll.

Me thinks me look more like Snuffleupagus, that slow-mo elephant-like creature from Sesame Street.




I don’t exactly like the effect of my new lashes coz it looks just like putting on falsies. Quite fake-looking. I would prefer a more natural look but who ask me so ai swee and gian lwee?

Also, like Snuffy whose eyelids are drooping, the extensions made my double eyelids collapse. Now I'm a single eyelid gal!

Nehmind, it’s ok. I never regret things I do coz at least I’ve got the chance to experience.

I like cyn’s medium. Even the medium looks quite full and thick right?








Probably if I were to go for eyelash extension again, I would try fine.

For the past few days, passers-by and uncles and aunties downstairs and mrt commuters and stallholders and students and tutees keep staring at my eyes. I feel like an alien. Trust me, it looks a hell lot more dramatic in real life than in the photos.


Cough mixture is making me drowsy...

Now excuse me while I collapse under my peepers.



Sweet dreams!

The Long & Short of it All

I’d better dedicate a post to announce to all that the short hair photo was just a very belated April Fool’s joke. I didn’t hack my hair. I merely tied it loosely at the back. Now you can either go:

(a) “Chay”
(b) “Phew”

I think only my smart old friends would guess that it was a trick as I’ve pulled this one on them a few years back. I kept laughing whenever I receive sms-es about why I cut my hair. But I feel bad about lying to those people who haven’t seen me for some time and to those readers who don’t know me personally.

I wonder when I would have the time to update my back dated entries from February. In the meantime, here are the replies to tags…

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30 Mar 08, 23:44
Carrie: Hi Jolene, by keeping ur nails always painted aren't ur nails become yellow stained ? and brittle ?
Hi Carrie. My nails weren’t brittle as they belong to the soft and weak category so yeah.. peeling would be more appropriate. The surface of the nails became a little rough but as for yellowing, not so much too. I don’t always paint my nails actually. Started from December only but now I sport short stubby unpainted nails yet again!

31 Mar 08, 10:30
Mindee: I came here looking for jardiniere.. found none but I like your take on art. Well, I will be bookmarking your page to look out for more art takes from you. P/S: Love to see if we have similar taste.
Yeah I often get “jardinière-people” around here. Guess you all must be disappointed when you see no jardinière. Just in case you check back, which art are you referring to?

3 Apr 08, 01:26
zanne: thx dearie! i juz saw ur post... sorry was rushing work tdy.. replied ur post maybe weekend.. heehee.. next week onwards shld be more relax, upd u again... =) hugz
3 Apr 08, 01:27
zanne: and i really like ur handmade cake.. haha.. 1st bd cake for me cuz no time to really go cele..
You’re most welcome! By the time I reply to this, I hope that you would have had many celebrations. You haven’t updated me when to meet. No good you. =P

4 Apr 08, 02:56
Lydia (ur cuz): HI girl!! Thanks for the handdrawn cake!! HA. am honoured just to have my name on the blog. HAHAH. Anyway I see ur bkgrd as maroonish.
You’re most welcome! I hope you had a blast of a time that day with all the meet ups.

7 Apr 08, 22:50
Missy T: I kind of miss looking at your long blog full of photos. PS: The handmade cake is so creative and special.
10 Apr 08, 21:59
Missy T: OHMIGOD. Did you really hack your hair???? WHY??????
I also miss looking at my blog full of photos leh.. Hahaha… simply no time to update recently. Will try to do so soon. Oh about my hair… Now I feel so bad… But hey… you would be one of those who would go “Phew”.

8 Apr 08, 17:08
tiffy: My first friend is as morbid as I am. I do not think we will die of traffic accident now. I am really fined by a police. freak.
Of course! That’s why we click! You were fined for????? JAYWALKING???!!!

9 Apr 08, 08:49
xtina: finally figure out how to use this taggie thingy! my new look is up on gera's blog... go chk out the blog if u dun haf time to meet me.
9 Apr 08, 09:01
xtina: hey chk out this blog.. this blogger writing abt ur old sch SN. do u already know that they are rebuildin it i.e. tearing down the old building (horror!)? http://blinkymummy.blogspot.com/
I can practically hear you screaming at me for replying so slowly. This coming Sat supper onz bo? Yep, I knew from my kaki about the rebuilding. So sad leh… Ooh... and I want one of those St Nicks dolls on her blog!

11 Apr 08, 16:21
passerby: Don't mine me saying you look ok with your shorter hair just that you look like you put on weight which I donno if its a good thing or a bad thing.
Of course I don’t mind. Hmm… Putting on weight is a consolation for me but if you’re referring to my face being fat then sobz sobz.

12 Apr 08, 09:34
reg: hey girl, you look fresher with short hair! But I still prefer you with long hair..more feminine hehe
So you would be one of those who go “phew” now. Heh... I also prefer myself with long hair. I would cut short only when I'm much much older. If not people would think I'm a student.

The sweltering heat made me...

hack my hair.


Am I a fool?

Replies to tags as well as backdated entries all the way from Feb would be up soon. Please continue to tag or leave comments.

For now, let me settle as much work as possible so that I could have the time to meet lovely frenz this coming week and the next.

The pavements outside are radiating heat.

Drink more water, stay indoors or just hack your hair.

~*~*~*~*The Gashlycrumb Tinies*~*~*~*~

A is for Amy who fell down the stairs.
A es por Amy que calló por las escaleras.

B is for Basil assaulted by bears.
B es por Basil atacado por osos.

C is for Clara who wasted away.
C es por Clara quien se consumió.

D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh.
D es por Desmond arrojado de un trineo.

E is for Ernest who choked on a peach.
E es por Ernest que se atragantó con un durazno.

F is for Fanny sucked dry by a leech.
F es por Fanny succionado hasta secarse por una sanguijuela.

G is for George smothered under a rug.
G es por George asfixiado bajo una alfombra.

H is for Hector done in by a thug.
H es por Hector involucrado en una secta.

I is for Ida who drowned in a lake.
I es por Ida que se ahogó en un lago.

J is for James who took lye by mistake.
J es por James que bebió lejía por error.

K is for Kate who was struck with an axe.
K es por Kate que recibió un hachazo.

L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks.
L es por Leo quien tragó algunas tachuelas.

M is for Maud who was swept out to sea.
M es por Maud que fue arrastrada por el mar.

N is for Neville who died of ennui.
N es por Neville que murió de aburrimiento.

O is for Olive run through with an awl.
O es por Olive atravesada por un punzón.

P is for Prue trampled flat in a brawl.
P es por Prue aplastado en un disturbio.

Q is for Quentin who sank on a mire.
Q es por Quentin que se hundió en el lodo.

R is for Rhoda consumed by a fire.
R es por Roda consumida por el fuego.

S is for Susan who perished of fits.
S es por Susan que pereció de un ataque.

T is for Titus who flew into bits.
T es por Titus que voló en pedazos.

U is for Uma who slipped down a drain.
U es por Uma que se dejó caer en una alcantarilla

V is for Victor squashed under a train.
V es por Victor aplastado bajo un tren.

W is for Winnie embedded in ice.
W es por Winnie incrustado en el hielo.

X is for Xerxes devoured by mice.
X es por Xerxes devorado por ratones.

Y is for Yorick whose head was knocked in.
Y es por Yorick cuya cabeza fue martillada.

Z is for Zillah who drank too much gin.
Z es por Zillah que bebió mucho Gin.



Credit:
The Gashlycrumb Tinies 1962 by Edward Gorey


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If you don’t already know, I'm a huge fan of dark humour. Macabre writing is an art in itself, don't you think so?

The Gashlycrumb Tinies was recommended by my pri EL colleague. She is this sweet young thing who loves literature and anything morbid. It’s always great fun sharing and discussing about author’s and artist’s works with each other while the rest of the people around us give us strange looks.

Edward Gorey’s twisted alphabet rhyme is brilliantly crafted. The rhythms of the language, the dactylic couplets and the huge illustrations (also by Gorey) simply drew me to the story.

As I read aloud rhythmically and flipped the pages in anticipation of what gruesome story the next alphabet could hold, I could not help but chortle at the grotesque death that befalls the next child.

I’m no child-hater but the blending of innocence and horror in this book generates much humour. I wonder what would happen if this becomes the next alphabet rhyme to be sung in kindergartens of the future.

I would love to come up with a modern version of the tinies. If not, one with a local flavour.

I will keep you posted if I ever got down to writing it.

Happy Birthday to 2 Gorgeous Babes

especially for one of my besties & my best cousin...