2.21.2008

Correct way of blowing your hair.

Dear ladies and vain men for the matter,

Got tis info from a TV variety the other day. I was really amazed at the effect after trying it myself!

According to the pro himself, it is not the kind of shampoo or treatment that are used in salon that gives your the shine in your hair. It is the way of blowing actually. So much for promoting all the expensive products.

The 4 Do NoTs:
1. Do not wipe your hair in a rough manner after shampoo.
2. Do not blow dry your hair using heat throughout
3. Do not comb right after wash with a brush
4. Do not start blowing from the ends

The DoS:
1. Instead of drying it in a rough up-down motion, wipe in in parts. Take some hair each at a time and PAT it dry.
2.Vary the temperature using hot and cold hair ( which I will elaborate further later)
3. Comb with a comb with bristles wide and far in between
4. Blow starting from the top of head.

The steps and explanation:
1. Wipe your hair with a towel in a patting motion. Goal is not to wipe it till it is dry but to get rid of the dripping water.
2. Comb you hair with a comb whose bristles are wide. This is to reduce breakage of hair which at this stage is very vulnerable and to spread the moisture evenly throughout the head.
3. Start blowing the top in a random manner with hot air. Starting with the top will eventually cause the ends to dry up by itself without causing excessive dryness. Move your hair-dryer throughout the head to avoid the over-drying of one area only.
4. After the top is done, dry the middle levels. Run your fingers through your hair and do the motion of sweeping your hair to the front.
5. When the middle level is also done. Switch to cold air and blow your hair. This causes the cuticles to contract and this is also the time in which the hair takes its shape.
6. Do the ends now. In the same sweeping manner with hot air.
7. Finally, finish it up with cold air. To make you hair curl inwards at the ends, cup the ends of your hand with your hands and apply cold air to it.


Viola! Do it and tell me if it works!!

2.14.2008

The long-awaited book!!

After a month's jet coaster ride, worrying about whether I can lay my hands on my beloved Oh-chan's book, it is finally in my hands today! You cannot imagine how overwhelmed I am by just seeing the book with my own eyes. It is sold out everywhere in Japan now and it is only by such rare chance that I manage to get the first print.

Without further delay, let's put our hands together to welcome Oh-chan!
The cover

The figurines moulded from his hands

The drawings he sketched



The masterpiece he crafted.


His pictures which say a thousand words... or just one, simply irresistible.. awwww





Finally the man himself! Soaring... not on eagle's wings though... haa

Does that bring you a step closer to understanding why I have pledge allegiance to this person?

God thinks you are wonderful!

Read this from one of Max Lucado's books.

"If God had a refrigerator, your photo will be on it!"

I add this, if he has a ring on his finger, your name will be engraved on it.

It doesn't matter that God might only have 10 fingers. I assume so because men are made in God's image...
But it tells me how important you and I are to Him.

2.13.2008

A short week...

I am back in Tokyo! With my nose in a constant marathon =(

A short one week back in Singapore.

Sounds normal to say that it is a short week but in mathematical terms it is the same. 60 sec in a min, 6o mins in an hour, 7 days in a week... but the brain deludes us into thinking time passes very fast when we are enjoying ourselves.

I was literally basking in fun and joy everyday I was home. For the matter I was in the land of warmth!! Finally, an escape from the bitter cold here.

Then there was the familar laughter, ridiculous gags, endless chats.... I just love all my friends!!

Met a new group of friends and had a fun KTV sesision with them. Thanks for being so warm and receptive!

Met up with the old chi alpha clique fron church and OMG!! tho we have all aged, our dynamics were just like the old days! Truly enjoyed the very PIC conversations! ( PIC=politically incorrect)
Met up with my best friends! Thank girls! ( and a boy :p)

It wasn't my birthday tho but I was receiving presents like mad =) I am sooooo loved!!

I am already wearing it now, though I have to wait for my bud to go change the necklace into a longer one.. But I love the pendant!




A beauty! I love this watch it. Loves it exquisite design of snowflakes.


Watch no 2, to replace the previous swatch which was spoilt. I really loved the old one tho *sobz*

2.11.2008

Arranged to meet up with a buddy who was with me through pri to sec sch today...
Was supposed to meet at 11am in the morning but cus she was held up by work, she was late by 3 hours. She's a doctor with ICU in one of the local hospitals.

When she arrived, I asked her how come she was late. She replied, a man injured in an accident was brought into the hospital at 5am in the morning and was she trying to resucitate him till just now. And her "job" ended because the man was too fatally injured to be saved. The other 2 passengers in his car didn"t survive too.

He is only a year older than us.

My heart sank when I heard it... just as New year brings about reunion, it also brought separation to other familes. I thought about the fragility of life and how lives can be lost so easily in the next second while we were just merry-making a moment ago.

i shutter at the thought of it.
Can"t imagine how it is for my friend who has to deal with this on a daily basis.

2.09.2008

Had quality time talking to my brother.... and I was rather surprised at some of the things we are both thinking about.



Talked about child sponsorship and doing volunteer work in Africa... It has always been something on my mind to do something for the children out there in 3rd world countries. It pains my heart when I see or hear of children who are suffering. And I do feel the immense guilt sometimes when I spent a fortune on a want instead of using the money for a better possible use.
But I do really wonder, do all the money we donate go the children?
My brother thinks that the best is to go to these misssion fields personally.

I was reading up on World Vision's site today and I am shocked at the rate children are sucumbing to diseases like Aids and plague. While we are busy trying to think of what to buy what to eat, where to go tomorrow, these children are fighting for survival. It seems so surreal to know that while I am typing in an air-con room right now, there are children out there sleeping in the open.

Sometimes I feel rather frustrated at my own helplessness. What is the use of just thinking when you are doing nothing for them. I was rather inspired by my conversation with my brother though. I shall start small first.

2.08.2008

Ate too much....

The sickening smell of garlics is still lingering in my mouth despite 2 thorough brushes...
But it is NEW YEAR! Heck lah...
To everyone, especially those still overseas. Happy CNY! And you are dearly missed by all at home!
I felt immensely cold on the train on the way to the airport...but I dismissed it for anything amiss. ( I was about to say felt immense "cold".. but to set the records right, there is no such thing such as cold. It is just the absence of heat.)

Then I happily shopped in the airport for about an hour grabbing the last few things I was asked to buy....

Then I cleared the customs, to revealed a giant window in front of me. ( yeah, now that I realised that ain't windows anywhere else in the airport) And I panicked! My first reaction "Maji kai yo??!! Yabei.... ( which roughly translates to can"t be for real right?)

Wait it is not the windows I am raving about. It was the heavy snowfall outside. How could it snow on me??? I need to go home!!! Snow= Possible Cancellation of flights!

I sat myself down and started to pray immediately. Told God I need to go home! I need to be in time for reunion dinner tonight!

Then I called my friend who is taking another flight in another terminal. She was panicking too but all she told me was to pray.

Then I received an msg from her 15 mins later. "Thank God! The flight is delayed for only half hour"

I replied back "God wants to assure us He is real even in such circumstances. My flight is carried forward 10 mins instead!!"

My heart is filled with thanksgiving. My God is bigger than any storms or make it snowstorms out there. My God hears me and He knows my anxieties. Hooray I am home safe sound!

2.04.2008

Fantasy talk installment 2

I hope the rest of them dun kill me when they see this post. Sorry but I just need to entertainment my faithful readers with the outrageously ridiculous things we talk about.


Disclaimer: It is a kinda private joke so to people who knows who is who it will be fun but pardon me people who are absolutely clueless to the below conversation.

We had a conversation on names on day. And I will name my friends 1, 2 while I am M.

M: If I marry Ohno kun, I will become an Ohno..... I can't do it! Because I will become "Oh No! Karen. "

1,2: haaaaaaaaaa yah we will have to call you Oh no! karen then. (cups mouth with hands).

1: But I dun have a problem with that, for me, Kimura ExxxxR sounds nice.

M: ii na... so good.....

2: Then I will become Gackt CxxxxxN

M: Sounds ok also mah....why me only? Even Imai SxxN sounds ok.
How about Aiba Karen?

1: eeekkkkk sounds like Ai4-ba4 Karen ( as in let's love! in chinese)

M: Alright.... I resign to fate, it is then either Ninomiya karen or Sakurai Karen. I have to make do with surnames that are of 4 syllabus right? Takizawa Karen? Kamenashi Karen

See.... the mind is running wild anytime of the day. And to top it off, my friends are not any more sane.

I am bored. My head is suffering from the effects of a hangover tho I din not slip a single drop of alcohol... Was my drink spiked??
While my friend dreams of un-named, unidentifiable characters in her sleep, I fantasize about unreachable, uncomprehendable beings in my daily life. (sigh...) I often have such conversations with my friends here and the flow goes like this:

2/1 Saturday Cold

I was dropped with the ultimate bomb of not getting any tickets to a stage play I was so looking forward to. Note: In my mind, I had already gone past the level of thinking if I was even going to be able to get any tickets. In fact I was so sure I would have gotten at least more than 1! So imagine my shock, disappointment and disillusion. yeah, the balloting system hates me. Even if they don't, they hate my name at least.

So in order to arise from the pits of sorrows and to propel forward in life, I resorted to fantazing just to keep my brain from thinking too logically for long.

(Background: Took part in a design compeition in conjunction with the book released by the object of my affection)

M= Me, F= Friend

F: It's ok, you will win the compeition and then you will get to see him in person right!

M: The results will be out next week but I won't be around in Tokyo then to hear it.

F: ( who is ever so hopeful that I will win) It's ok! You will win!

M: Yeah... I will.. but they will never find out who I am cus they can't contact me. Maybe when we come back from our trip, we will see a whole troupe of reporters lining up outside our house.

F: Haaa yeah yeah, and then they will all be swarming over you for interviews.

M: Yeah.. haa.. maybe it will erupt into a search mission ! Everyone will start to wonder who that mysterious designer is ... and then you will see my name splashed all over the billboards in Shibuya perhaps?? Everyone will be whispering, flyers offering rewards will be passed to anyone contributing any information concerning me.

F: haaaaaa ( no comments from her. she must be too impressed at how ridiculous I can get)

M: oh no... then when I re-enter in Japan again the week after, the custom officers will take me by the collar, pull me into their office and then make a public announcement that they have found the "Person" Then I will see party poppers popping, toasts held over my head, high-fives exchanged, fireworks released in my honour. And then the "he" will hug me and say let's get married ( a silent fantasy)

F, M- Collapsed in a heap of laughter together. We are just 2 bored women.

2.03.2008

Time has urshered Febuary in at a amazing rate... almost too quickly..

It seems that it was just yesterday where 2008 was welcomed, when everyone was sending out the last few new year cards, when cheers were heard, when toasts were proposed, when new year resolutions were made.

But the fact is, January is already gone. And soon, will Febuary and then the whole cycle repeats again.

Sometimes, I just get so tired of finding new things to challenge myself. Yet, I also fear the lack of goals and new things to look forward to. Is it having new goals and things to look forward to that keeps a person postive or are new goals only found when a person stays postive? Which comes first?

Actually, I dun need new goals. I just need to have more perserverance and grit my teeth in the trying times.

Meanwhile I hope the 2 books I ordered from Amazon comes fast! The scent of a new read is so enticing...


2.01.2008

One of his dreams fufilled...


Darling Satoshi's first art exhibition. First book published. Ain't I proud as 大野夫人?except I won't be in Japan on the first day his book is going to be out. AwwwwwWWW