Mom

I have no idea why but I suddenly felt like blogging about my mom.

Maybe it's the fact that I'm spending a lot less time at home now due to dance. When I leave home for school my parents are either already at work (that's the case for my dad) or asleep (my mom), and when I come home from dance at around 12-1am almost every night, my parents are already fast asleep.

Due to all this I only see my parents a few hours per day? Sometimes even lesser than that.

Aaaand due to the huge decrease in the amount of time I spend with my family, I actually notice a lot more about them now then I ever did.

Like how my mom is undeniably aging.

(And to emphasize on that fact, we talked about how she has become a 'lao gim' or grandaunt and how I am now a proud aunty because of my little niece Nicole.)

It pains me to admit but everytime I look at her I notice the fine lines on her face, her increasing amount of grey hairs.

My mom is nothing but an awesome - although very cheesily put - Superwoman in my eyes.

Recently I've been overwhelmed by fatigue. I've been pushing my body to it's limits with very little hours of sleep each night and VERY long dance hours and it's finally getting it's revenge.

When my mom found out, all she could do was to try to coax me to sleep earlier each night. She'd shoo me to her room after I'm done showering so that she could use the hairdrier to dry my hair, and I'd normally fall asleep for that short period of time.

She would make sure my dad fetched me to and fro whenever he was free, and cared for my weak tummy when I complained how much pain I was in because she knew I was too tired and too lazy to care for myself at this point of time.

A mother who wakes up at 6am every day to make lunch for her fussy, weight-concious and healthy-eating-obsessed daughter. A mother who cried when she found out her kid was going through a rough time in school. A mother who makes her kids' beds every time because she knows they both wake up late and rush for school. A mother who fulfills her daughter's ridiculous demands..

I love my mother, and I seldom say this to her or my dad because I am not the mommy/daddy's girl kind of person. I've always loved and appreciated them but I'm not the type to get all lovey-dovey with my parents. But I definitely have been telling my mom I love her a lot more often now.

I can't imagine what it'd be like to lose her.

She is such an amazing woman and frankly speaking she's taught me a lot. Even though I got my stubbornness from her and my fiery temper from my dad, they've both taught me to keep these in check and I've never been more thankful for such a supportive and loving family.

Whenever my friends look at the food I've brought from home and tell me stuff like: "Omg your mom is so awesome!" and most recently - from Jessica - "You wanna swap moms?".. I feel all....... warm and fuzzy inside.

I need to start showing my parents how much I love them and how much I care.

That's how We Roll

SDZ hip hop Senior batch AY12/13

2012, bring it on!

Oh wait guys.....

I AM A FRESHIE NO MORE!

Bring on DMC Year 2!

Monday Blues

Before and after a haircut.

Please pardon the pimples on the chin! 3 in a row ugh that's a new record.

Hair looks the same though. But hey my hairstylist had my hair layered more on purpose so as to let it grow out nicer. Gotta love (and stick to) a hairstylist when he actually listens to what you want and had in mind.

I can't believe I start school at 8am EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

And yet here I am online and wide awake at 2.38am when I begin my first day as a year 2 student in Singapore Polytechnic tomorrow. Epic shit. Best thing? I start my week with Gen Ed at 8am. If it weren't for Gen Ed I would wake up at 8am (to be at school by 10am) instead!

On a side note, say hi to the new Publications person in SDZ's new committee.

Da-yum, I'm feeling the stress already.

Hello

My blog is so dead.

On a random side note, hello! I'm back from Genting (had a short getaway there with the dancers) with loads of foutous (slang it like you mean it guuuuuurl)

As much as I would like to blog about my trip there with bits about how car-sick I felt, I have to get up at 6am for a performance tomorrow for SP's International Students Club? And boy am I feeling the stress.

I'm no longer dancing for myself. I've been dreading dance, and getting up for anything dance/SDZ has been a chore. I no longer feel the love and passion I once had for dance because all I feel now is the stress that comes packaged with graduating from being a year 1 junior to become a senior.

Even with the getaway, I found myself stressing about dance all the time. Keyword here being 'stress'. I've never coupled the words 'dance' and 'stress' together and I'm not exactly proud of it.

I don't feel the music anymore. My cyphers have become shit and I'm starting to feel shit about myself and my dance. Don't ge me wrong - I'm not seeking attention nor am I trying to be this person who wallows in self pity, but think about it - dance is my LIFE.

To be feeling this way about something that you consider to be your life.. how shitty would YOU feel?

And being away in Genting just made me realise.. why I've been so depressed, so lifeless, so dull and reluctant during trainings?

I've not been dancing for myself. That's why.

Food for Thought

Good morning!

It's currently 6.02AM, been sleeping at such awkward timings since my study week started. Woe is me.

It's been a while since I blogged for no reason. Meaning blogging about myself and all, without any events being the main purpose of the post? If that made any sense cuz my brain isn't working right now if you can't tell.

Caught Singapore Dance Delights Vol.3 (SDD) today and it was AMAZING. All these dope crews made me wish I had such a tight crew to perform and compete with. Champion goes to Da Street Soulz! So happy for AnAn!

Food for thought:

You don't need to show off by wearing fancy caps, nice sweats and dope shoes. Infact most dancers can make do without. I sometimes wonder if you're into dance because you love it and you dance with your heart or because you think it's the "in" thing right now.

Something that came to me when I looked at your profile. Just.. don't try so hard.

Okay my sentences don't make sense anymore. This means it's time to sleep so good night!

WongFU LIVE in Singapore

People infront of us getting interviewed!

All the merchandise.

Bought myself a WongFu lanyard hehe

Something I made for Phil, Wes and Ted!

Aaaaaaand the show's starting!

They started off by showing clips from their short films..

A fellow WongFu Productions fan! She bumped into Wes at the toilet and she told us how awkward it was but she was so happy about it.

This guy at the VIP seat was bored out of his wits I swear.

Naz was so pissed off, she was like "And then he's just sitting down there texting and texting and texting and he doesn't even care about the show!", trying to imply that we should've gotten the VIP seats since we're more appreciative of the WongFu LIVE show.

WONGFU 4 LYFE!

Naz's secondary school junior!

She's gonna be a freshie at DMC this coming school year!

Very excited. She's super high and all. Hope to see her at CASS FOC (if I get to be GL)

"This is THE sofa that Phil and Wes sat in! Hurry hurry take photos in it!"

...

So we did with some new friends we made at the show

Fans with the Meet & Greet tickets lining up for the session.....

And that's that. Was so excited that I got to meet WongFu, even though not personally because I didn't manage to get the Meet & Greet tickets in time. Was talking to Naz and Razis about it over our McDonalds' ice-cream, and we all felt like it was a dream.

Thank you for being such an inspiration

WongFu Productions LIVE

Just caught WongFu Productions LIVE in Singapore last night!!

Still feels like a dream to me.

Even though it was only Wes and Phil that were on stage talking to us (Ted had some stuff to manage back at home, or "It will be the fall of WongFu....." hahaha) it was awesome.

Photos up soon, promise!

Ecotools

Image credits: http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/product-reviews/the-ecotools-retractable-kabuki-brush-will-sneak-up-on-ya/

Anyone knows where else I can get the Ecotools retractable kabuki brush in Singapore? It retails at Watsons for $29.90 and I've seen it going for like $10 lesser on Smoochieez.com. Sad thing is, it's currently OOS and I really want to get this.

Should I just order from drugstore.com? With shipping and all its roughly $17SGD, still cheaper than Watsons! But the shipping's almost as much as the item itself. Why why why?!

Anyone?

After-paper IKEA Routine

Shermin and Alvin using my iPhone to Instagram.......

Our usual after-(very stressful/hard)paper IKEA routine. This time the paper being Econs, which I'm very glad is over but I have this gut feeling I'll fail it pretty badly because I went for the paper without any sleep. My mind went blank the moment I started writing, which is not fair because when studying with Geisel and Shermin before the paper I was regurgitating out everything like I had a memory card in my head with all the Econs-related stuff stored in.

Had a smaller spread this time since we normally shared our meals.

I had my favourite salmon! Thought it came in a set but NO. You can actually order it without their whole 'Surf-and-Turf' set meal which comes with this drink? And chicken, if I'm not wrong. Totally didn't need the drink since I love water and I just wanted to eat fish.

Got my Charles & Keith clutch at 10% off while walking around Anchorpoint mall! If you've seen my post a few weeks back there's this Instagram photo of 3 clutches, and I got myself the brown one as a gift from my mom.

Thank you momma!

By that time by lips were chipped - not to mention really dry - and hurt so bad that I bought myself a Mentholatum lip balm at Watsons. Was thinking about getting my Ecotools retractable kabuki brush but I didn't know it retailed at $29.90 at Watsons, is that the usual price?

Now I can't decide between the Ecotools brush or the one from the Body Shop which Becca got for about 5bucks cheaper. I'm not sure which one would be better.

We were all so tired that every time I closed my eyes I felt like I could fall asleep, which I almost did after lunch.

Thank God for cabs!