Friday, February 28, 2014

About Me

It's the beginning of uni! That means I will inevitably meet new friends and that many of them will probably stumble upon this little blog. I'm really bored right now so... why not introduce myself? I've never really written anything like this before so if it's not super coherent... FORGIVE ME!

Where to begin... I'm 18 and fresh out of high school. I'm doing DigSocMed and Int Studies (either USA or Japan) and I'm enjoying it so far (even though it's only been a week). I'm loud, talkative and outgoing. However I can have a really shy side if I do not recognise anyone in the room but if you make the first move to talk to me chances are I'll open up immediately. I'm super confident when I'm with a friend, I feel like their presence empowers me to take risks and meet new people.

There really isn't anything that would make me stand out from others because I seem to be a jack of all trades but master of none. I can do a little bit of everything... but I'm never good at something. I guess it's because my interests are too broad.

I've become quite of a hermit since the HSC began, so sometimes I like to describe myself with that word as most of my activities seem to involve sitting indoors in front of my computer. And no, my life does not revolve around Dota 2 but it's something I really enjoy to do if I have the time and the skills and the tolerance for scrubs and trashtalking. Otherwise I spend my time on the internet watching anime/dramas/tv shows/ movies, reading manga/e-books, listening to kpop/electronic music, participating in various forums, and talking to friends via social media. My current computer is much bad so despite owning many video games I cannot play all of them smoothly. Outside my computer I enjoy hanging out with friends- whether it's going to the movies, karaoke, laser-tag and other stuff that teenagers like to do. I also enjoy doing some handicrafts, creative writing (yes by hand) and making doodles.

I am a fan of savoury food. My favourite foods are lasagna, potatoes and tofu, Takoyaki and Tteokbokki. I'm not terrible at cooking, but my area of expertise remain in the noodles category. I can concoction up any kind of noodle. I like drinking water ever since my parents banned other types of drinks. My favourite music comes from groups not individual artists. And they are MBLAQ, U-Kiss, Girl's Day, Aqua Timez, Simple Plan, The Black Eyed Peas and Approaching Nirvana. It's all too mainstream really but I'm not much of a multitasker and prefer silence when browsing the web/playing games.

I have alot of weird habits. I cannot sit in a chair normally- I like to put my feet up, cross my legs...etc This includes when I eat so I guess you can say my table-manners aren't that great. I also have a tendency to talk to myself, like legit conversations and sometimes even debates. I like clinging onto other people (AKA glomp) - suppressing this urge around friends that aren't too close to avoid awkward moments. I like to use ALOT of colours when taking notes, you'll never catch me with less than 5 coloured pens in my pencilcase.

I also have many pet peeves. I can't stand grammatical errors, whether they're from myself or another perso. I hate couples who are overly affectionate with eachother in public. I hate it when others interrupt me, and when someone asks me to repeat myself more than once. I also hate it when I receive dirty/crinkly money, and when someone leaves the toilet seat up... the list goes on and I do not want to bore you to death.

It's very easy to tell when I'm upset, angry and/or annoyed. I simply stop talking or respond only with awkward nods and mmhn's. I don't believe in bottling up my emotions and won't hesitate D&M with a person I've known for one day. This makes people uncomfortable sometimes but my good friends know it's how I deal with issues, it's also a part of my that I'd like to change.

The girly side of me comes from the fact that I really care about my appearance, but not to the extent of changing lifestyle habits just to look better. I don't just throw on whatever outfit is lying around and starting from late last year I take about half an hour every morning to do hair/makeup. This almost-paranoia comes from my self-awareness of my lacking photogenic-ness. I can never look good in photos/videos that others take of me without me knowing and it really stresses me out. I like branded things but own very few of everything, it's quality not quantity that matters. I dislike taking money from my parents- or borrowing off anyone else so you can probably tell that I'm happy for my Youth Allowance to have gone through.

There's no way for one to describe a person in less than a thousand words, so I will close with: Nice to meet you, hope we can become good friends and know eachother better as time passes on.

Monday, February 24, 2014

[MAKEUP REVIEW] Part One

Pigothy Reviews Makeup

Before we begin, can I just say, I am relatively new to this side of being a girl. Please don't take my words too seriously; I think in the end, it's your personal preferences that matter the most. I am a big fan of high-end makeup because I believe that if something's going straight on your face, it has to be THE best. Because I'm obviously not an expert I'll keep my description short and rate each product out of 10 and list in order of purchase date.

For skin-care I strictly only use Sense's products because nothing else can even compare. CLICK ME TO GET YOUR OWN.

How I store my makeup, some falsies, cotton/wet wipes are in drawers beneath my sink.

Tony Moly 3D Collagen BB Cream (6/10)
This is quite literally the first proper make-up-y thing I ever bought not including all these crappy BYS products. I got it because it was the only thing at Morning Glory that fit my skintone. Compared to other BB creams that I've tried its coverage is not that great. While it doesn't make you break-out it has pretty crappy oil control and I wouldn't expect long-lasting coverage. I still use it for uni because it's smooth, matte and easy to put on unlike actual foundation (and also because it's the only BB cream I own).

MAC Penultimate Eyeliner (4/10)
I don't know how many people I've complained to about this already, but I feel completely ripped off by the MUA at Myer because I was such a nub back then. I told them I wanted something beginner-friendly and they recommended this felt-tip formula. The formula feels really watered-down and because I have heavily hooded eyes this thing smudges and gives me a smokey eye within a single hour. Fortunately if you have a huge crease you probably won't have this problem but there are just better alternatives like Dior that also has felt-tip. Otherwise just man-up and get the normal MAC liquid liner that it's actually famous for.

Chanel Les 4 Ombres Eyeshadow (8/10)
This is actually a hand-me-down from my mum, who got it from my aunt as a gift. The version I got was Frissons (pictured right) which I don't think you can get anymore. Like other Chanel things the packaging is really high-quality and if you use a legit eyeshadow brush (and not sponge-tipped ones) the pigmentation is really good. Sadly having hooded eyes mean eyeshadow doesn't really stay on me that long because it just smudges itself to oblivion (literally) in the end. But if you've got the eyelids and the money, get this.

MAC Pro Longwear Pencil Eyeliner (6/10)
Believe it or not, I wasn't too impressed with this product, and this may be a completely personal thing but my brown eye pencil annoys the heck out of me. It's so soft it becomes impossible to sharpen, it doesn't really stick to my waterline until after a few tries, and despite being super-soft the application isn't even smooth! I much prefer my other Rimmel pencil over this because at least I can sharpen that one =_=. The good thing about it is that it is indeed long-lasting and doesn't smudge (thank goodness)!

MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash (9/10)
Out of the three products I bought on my first make-up haul this one's definitively my favourite! It dries fast, holds yo' curls and doesn't smudge easily. It does not clump your lashes and builds on top of itself quite nicely. Wut is dis flaking you speak of? Since it's one of the ONLY mascaras I've tried I've never even have to experience flaking! The wand is also really skinny so if you have short lashes like me it goes right under! My favourite thing about this product is its packaging! I usually really dislike cheap crappy MAC packaging but this mascara's shiny, pretty AND compact! It's smaller than my concealer! You can fit it in any small pocket unlike the big and long (that's what she said) ones other brands have. 

Guerlain Kiss-Kiss Precious Colours (7.5/10)
Guerlain is my favourite brand; not only because it has luxurious, golden packaging but also because it contains the least harmful chemical substances. The Kiss-Kiss is also a hand-me-down, except unlike the Les 4 Ombres it's brand sparkling new! I got it in a natural, rosy 544 which makes my pale lips look normal. The stick has a slight shimmer and does not have a moisturizing formula so I definitely recommend using lipbalm underneath. At least it's not sticky and gross amirite? Unlike my new YSL one it doesn't really leave a long-stain so you have to reapply often, but then again it could be just because I always put on a light coat.

Saturday, February 22, 2014

It's A New Beginning

So, uni starts tomorrow and to be quite honest I don't know if I'm fully prepared for it. I know during my entire longass holiday break all I ever wanted was for school to start so I actually have stuff to do, but reading through all my subject outlines and assessment guides I realised that despite having 3 days of uni a week the total study load is actually REALLY intense!

Yesterday Estie and I (and to some extent D-burger) attended UTS Anime Orientation. The feel of this event completely juxtaposed the feeling I got during my communication events because I got to meet SO many interesting people with mutual interests and values! Think about it like this: A bunch of hermits crowded into one area = YAY FRIENDS! I met many new cool people and even someone who does my course! We also went full wingman mode ehehehehehe ok I won't say more here.

I also want to write a make-up review entry just to document the products I've used and whether I like them or not.

Orientation (Pt 2)

I was meant to have this post up yesterday but wow, these past days of utter exhaustion has finally caught up to me and I got super sick >_> But this post will cover the rest of my Orientation events :)

O-Day
On clubs and societies day I didn't really meet anyone new, so to speak. But a better way to describe this would be I WILL meet new people because of all those societies I have joined! I felt kinda sick-ish for the whole day so I didn't end up going to the International Studies faculty welcome, I didn't even finish my food in High Tea (and you get like a teeny tiny bit of food at High Tea =_=)

I gotta say though joining clubs cost ALOT of money so bring alotta money to your O-weeks everyone! I ended up going home not as sick but exhausted from carrying my two kilos worth of freebies. Another tip: Don't bring a heavy bag or anything because you'll regret not being able to carry all the freebies home because your bag was so heavy!

Communications Welcome
Did I mention I caught up with Babe early last week? Well on the day of my Comms welcome I caught up with Umma! I helped her out in picking a Longchamp bag colour and we shopped around. Spending time with Umma is so fun because she's one of the few people who can cooperate with my obnoxious acting in stores ahahaha. I even bought a drink at Gloria Jeans just so we can perv on one of its workers ehehe.

The actual welcome was quite cool! The initial speeches were quite boring (but not so boring you wanna fall asleep even if you were super tired like me). I finally made a new friend with similar interests as me! I thought everyone's gonna be PARTY CLUBBING WHOOO (no stereotyping ofc) in Communications but NO! I might have overreacted abit so yeah... WHATEVER YO FRIENDS YAY I HAVE FRIENDS

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Gotta get down on B-day

It seems that it has become a tradition for me to cry every year on my birthday. Because something always end up screwing up and everyone goes home sad. I'm not even kidding.

I remember when I was turning 9 mum yelled at me in the morning and I ended up crying.
On my 12th the cake wasn't what I wanted or something? Idek.
I actually had many funs on my 13th, but some unexpected visitor intruded my party halfway and I got pissed.
On my 15th our sofa (that had wheels) ran over my foot and I cried out of pain.
On my 16th pretty much noone was able to make my party so I cried out of loneliness.
My 17th started off well with SS, but when I got home my parents forgot and I cried because well why not.

So this year I tried to be as careful as possible, planning my party and celebration with parents with perfection (I wanted to make a restaurant reservation for a family dinner). The venue wasn't perfect, but it was good enough with the compromises we were able to make. Unfortunately, I realised that something may end up being wrong when I realised that it's that time of the month and I'm more prone to PMSing, plus I woke up with a painful headache in the morning.

I don't even know how I even got mad, but I think it was because I had to accompany my mum to the venue where she's having a business meeting and it dragged on for longer than usual and thus on my birthday I was starving and headache-ing to death. Then my mum told me she can't hang out with me because of a doctor's appointment. I just started throwing an immature tantrum in the car. I was really unreasonable because mum even tried to cancel her appointment to make me feel happier, but in the end I was just mad at myself for having a stupid headache that's preventing me from doing anything fun. And I didn't even sleep late the night before! After failing to make me talk my rents decided to give up and let me sleep. Though they definitely did trashtalk me because I just remembered something along the lines of criticism and I burst out crying like a kid, then i fell asleep hahahah. Girls on their period amirite guise.

Later my parents decided to go for the comfort-a-big-kid route and convinced me to get up and get dressed and we'll go to the local Italian restaurant. Turns out there were 3 other birthdays at the same place and those people are not subtle at all =_= I was exhausted upon returning home but too excited to sleep because of my plans for the day after!

I'm not gonna ramble on about my party. But Jes Ella and Larry arrived on time but I ended up being late because I was grooming myself xD (forgot mascara anyway dis clumsy kid). We arrived at the venue and I sent glares of death to the Indonesian reunion thing next door that was super loud with their stupid crappy singing and dancing (WE WERE TOLD THEY'D BE SUPER QUIET WHY ;A;). The guests arrived and I think everyone just minded their own business chatting to people and eating, the atmosphere was great (maybe not for awkward Eru IM SO SORRY).  JES MADE ME A DOTA CAKE. She's like "It's either Dota or Hearthstone" and I'm like "I LOVE YOU". It was almost too good to eat until i convinced myself (and others present) that eating the cake will make them =MLG=. I also got a Deathadder and makeup I've wanted. Along with nail stickers and steam games/credits. Basically I was in a state of disbelief hahaah.

Jes had to leave early, and the others went their separate ways. But Ella and Larry accompanied my to buy a game with my giftcard. I had to choose between SR4, DmC and BL2 but in the end SR4 won because I was too eager to play it and my new comp isn't coming anytime soon. Mum ended up coming shopping with me. We found a good bargain on Kate Hill bags though our feet were dying from the heels/formal attire hahaha.

Overall, I just wanna thank everyone who was able to keep me company through my 18th. It was the best birthday I've ever had and I'm all ready to... grow up and be legal now xD

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Orientation (Pt 1)

TL;DR: I had a blast, and this was only the beginning.

From start to finish uni orientation had exceeded my expectations.

I arrived being as lost, intimidated and confused as anybody else, but the moment the vice-chancellor guy started on his witty speech I knew I am going to love it there even more. All the sessions that followed were super funny yet helpful at the same time. I recognised all the guys from Im-professional, because they're my theatresports teachers. Everyone around me just gave me a >_> look when I exclaimed "OMG I KNOW THAT GUY I KNOW ALL OF THEM!" I really wanted to volunteer for some stuff but I chickened out (omg sad excuse of a drama student). But can I just say all the people that went on stage are so bad at improvising it's good. Maybe I'm used to seeing our drama kids be so good at it that became a shock to me.

Today I enjoyed myself equally. Though I definitely had problems meeting new people and fitting in. For one nobody in our tour group did my main course so I can't huddle together with someone crying about not knowing anything about our mysterious new course. Secondly everyone I happened to meet (thanks to Mummy's helping me open up) are so... FRIGGIN AMAZING. It's so intimidating being amongst smart hot successful people and I finally understood the meaning of clashing interests... But I also learnt a valuable lesson when communicating with others, I have to be more flexible in speech so I can become more active in participating in conversations. FELLOW HERMIT OTAKU KPOPPER GAMER WHEN WILL YOU COME AND SWEEP ME OFF MY FEET. Jks why would such people even exist in a course as outgoing and open like communications OTL

Afterwards having lunch with our new friends Mummy and I went jobhunting. I received a mysterious call while sitting in the cafe and turns out one of the random jobs I applied for yesterday decided that they like me enough for an interview, too bad it's located in Bondi and I have to be there at 9:30 on my birthday. When I asked for them to reschedule the lady said "K THEN TIME TO PUT UR RESUME ON HOLD". Till now I wonder if I should have done that but I really don't want another birthday to be ruined by stuff that suddenly pop up like this. I handed resumes to many stores I like THEN I SAW SUPERDRY AND THEY WERE HIRING AND I RAN INSIDE ALL HIGH AND TOLD THEM HOW MUCH I LOVE THEM AND THREW THEM THE RESUME. Reflecting back on my actions maybe my expression was abit... overly keen. But omg I want the job so much I could cry I never wanted a job this much akdnfkjanfkjanfkjadf.

While we were looking at makeup counters in Myer, I realised that I lost my phone. I panicked so much I ran through QVB wondering where I left it. I can't really describe how I felt then because I've never even come CLOSE to losing my phone in a place like the city. Mummy quickly called it and turns out an Asian couple (AKA BEST PEOPLE ON EARTH HANDS DOWN) picked it up and returned it to the nearby Guerlain counter. I HAD LEFT IT ON THE COUNTER THE ENTIRE TIME INSTEAD OF LOOKING DOWN AT THE COUNTER I RAN BACK THROUGH QVB GOOD JOB ME.

So to comfort my crying soul I went to buy the MAC powder I had my eyes on before but declined last minute (good move turns out it will break you out if you're acne prone). Instead I settled for Clinique and it was a worthwhile purchase and I promoted my mum's company to the assistant so all good.

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Help me unfriend

How do I permanently unfriend someone and make sure they don't blackmail you with what they know about you because they're dodgy that way. Currently my only plan is either delete all  people or wait till the drifting happens after uni starts and slowly delete them all. But then there's phone numbers and email addresses and my home address AND EVEN THIS BLOG fk Selena what have you done Duck WARNED you about this yet you thought you were SO SMART you could outsmart everyone look at you now I knew this would come back to you one way or another.

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