Euphoria .

Friday, July 19, 2013 @ 10:47 AM with 0 comment(s)

Hello lovelies!

First of all, let me start off by saying a HUGE thank you to those who liked and shared my post about Designero. It got published and I've been offered really exciting opportunities which I hope to be able to share with you all soon. (:

But anyways, back to this blog being one where I just record random moments from my life.

So yes, so far, lots of really nice things have been happening in my life, but here's some shocking news for you.

I am on a sugar fast.

This means, I will only drink water and avoid anything which is artificially sweetened. (SHOCK SHOCK HORROR HORROR REALLY, CARISSA?!)

So this is the time of fasting for most of my Muslim friends, and I always said how I admire them being able to wake up SO early for a meal and go without food and water for the rest of the day until the sun sets. It's IMPOSSIBLE that I fast, because, well. I love to eat, period. And for those of you who know me, I basically RUN on sugar and tea. So right now, I'm not even exaggerating when I say I'm having withdrawal symptoms from 2 days of not eating or drinking anything sweet. Especially the drinking part. I've only drank WATER and nothing but water.

Now, WHY Carissa, would you do such a drastic thing as to cut off your energy supply?

Well, this is the reason.

I went out with these two lovely people over here.

And here's what I ate.

Now, you are lying to yourself if you do not feel diabetic just by LOOKING at the amount of sugar I had on that day. Now tell me, how do you not feel guilty for eating so much sugar in a span of like, 1 hour. So yeah, thus the decision to go on a sugar fast. For....

ONE
FULL
WEEK

And it's only been 2 days and I'm already feeling my mood swings starting to kick in and I get grumpy and I cry really easily and basically become an emotional wreck. Yes, I'm sorry for those who have to deal with me right now. But I feel the need to do this, other than the fact that I'm trying to comfort myself that it's for my health and that 1 week will actually make a difference, I think it's a challenge for myself to show myself that I can really do something if I put my mind to it, although now may not exactly be the best time when I really need to be in a right state of mind for all my project, but whatever, I'm doing it anyway.

Also, I decided to start...

A 10 Day Blog Challenge! (:
I was thinking of 30 days, but like, that's too many and I think it'll be a huge challenge to blog everyday for 30 days, so noh.
And yes, I know this isn't tumblr, so just ignore that. I refuse to post long lengthy posts on my tumblr.

Yay! So I will start...

tomorrow.

or maybe the day after...

or maybe after that.

teehee. The questions look pretty fun, except the question for day 9 is just so weird, but other than that it's fine.

Today was slightly messed up and I'm going to blame all my emotional craziness on the lack of sugar, but nice car rides and a short guitar sessions are going to make it all better. Thank God for people who are still willing to deal with all my nonsense, I don't know how you do it, but I love you all for that. Oh. And not to mention that tomorrow's gonna be really fun too. (: 3/7. Yay.

xx,

Designeros: Design Enthusiasts's new Best Friend.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 @ 12:05 PM with 0 comment(s)

Hello lovelies!

So I know that 95% of you reading this have a Facebook account. Well, you may or may not be familiar with the pages starting with "Trust Me, I'm a...".

There are more than the 4 pages shown above, but personally, I like 'Trust Me, I'm a "Designer". ' the most, and if you're my friend on Facebook, you should know that I've liked at least 70% of their posts. haha. But that's not the main point.

From the 'Trust Me, I'm a "Designer".' Page, I found out about this really cool website: Designeros.

To all my Course-mates/Friends in the design field reading this, THIS IS FOR YOU!

(To my design-loving friends, don't stop reading yet!! You can pass this message to your friends in the design field. (: And there's more for you at the bottom, as you continue reading! )

Walk through with me on this:

Designers, you know how difficult it is to go out, and find people who are able to appreciate our designs and also find people who are interested and willing to buy our work? Also, how sometimes it's really hard to find that right inspiration for a certain project, or even how sometimes, all you want is just to be seen and heard by everyone? Well, Designeros want to help YOU with that.

Designeros.com is an exclusive global gallery and marketplace that enables designers and artists to present and sell their work online! This gives chances to build their brand name, global presence and also get valuable customer feedback! I'm not going to further elaborate on what they do or how EASY it is to sign up, (Seriously, I took under 5 minutes), because they can all be found on their webpage, or you can just click on the links.

Take it as a GIANT and EXCLUSIVE Facebook page where only the BEST designers are able to showcase and sell their works. If you get approved by the curators there, you are on your way to FAME. (yay!) Due to the exclusive community Designeros have formed, this will allow you to prove yourself as a designer to the world while adding something impressive and awesome on your portfolio. (We love our portfolio looking pretty don't we? ;) )

A special side note to my fellow design course-mates/school-mates: What better place to get inspired from, then from the best? It's like walking into a physical showroom with the best designers inside, ready to answer questions and show you their works! How exciting is that? You have GOT to check out their Product Design Facebook Album. SO MUCH GOOD.

NOW, To my Design Loving Friends:

Thanks for sticking with me till here. /virtual hi-5/

Do you like online shopping? Now, when I say this, I don't necessarily imply you have to buy stuff, I mean, window shopping is still considered shopping right? Haha. Due to my severely underweight wallet and my indecisiveness, I usually spend hours and hours just browsing online stores for pretty and unique designs, and maybe only getting 1 item. If you're nodding in agreement with me, I have GREAT news for you!

Designeros are bringing the top designers TO YOU! No more having to spend a long time finding credible sites or for unique and creative designs, because it's ALL on this website!

I love how they feature all kinds of products from Art, to Fashion, AND, (get this) 3D PRINTING!!!! YES. THEY HAVE PRODUCTS THAT ARE 3D PRINTED. THAT IS SO COOL. :3

I think the first product that caught my eye was the "Smart-Phone stand + Bracelet

I adore multi-functional products, so now with the i-Phone seemingly here to stay, and a leather bracelet which will look great on both genders. I think it's just a great statement accessory to wear and use. The best part? It's not gonna burn a huge hole in your wallet when it's at $19. That's super worth it, especially after seeing overpriced products in the market. All purchases can be made at a click of a button.
Super easy, Super quick and Superb quality.

Still not convinced to check it out? Just click the link HERE and let the charming and good looking Oscar Styler, do the talking. ;)

Be sure to check out Designeros's Facebook page, and also the amazing 'Trust Me, I'm a "Designer". ' Facebook page.

A huge 'Thank You.' to the "Trust Me Family" for introducing me to this wonderful website and allowing me to share it with others.

Have a wonderful week ahead, lovelies! Take care!

xx,

Tonight, the stars shone just that much brighter.

Friday, June 28, 2013 @ 12:43 PM with 0 comment(s)

So, YES. Thanks to the amazing Sam Willows, I got 2 pairs of tickets to 'Under the Stars' at RWS.

It was a fantastic concert and it definitely made my week a whole lot better and made me forget about the sucky things that happened this week. (:

Ohhhhhh yeah, I got Madilyn Bailey Bands. (:

This message made my entire morning. (:

Yupp. And now I've got "Just Give Me A Reason" covered by Zendee and Nate stuck in my head. IT IS AMAZING.

BEST. COVER. EVER. [heart shape]

And of course, Sam Willows was absolutely amazing with their vocals and stage presence.

I can't wait for the next performance. (:

I had so much fun today.

xx,

A hint of rain and dark skies.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 @ 10:09 AM with 0 comment(s)

“When you start to really know someone, all their physical characteristics start to disappear. You begin to dwell in his energy, recognize the scent of their skin. You see only the essence of the person, not the shell. That’s why you can’t fall in love with beauty. You can lust after it, be infatuated by it, want to own it. You can love it with your eyes and body but not your heart. And that’s why, when you really connect with a person’s inner self, any physical imperfections disappear, become irrelevant.”

Lisa Unger, Beautiful Lies

These few nights has just been one of those more difficult ones, where after you hang up the phone, reality sets back in.

Your recently frequent family fights take place again, you start to think about problems that are happening and may possibly happen, you worry about how you've been putting on weight and how your jeans don't fit anymore. You get upset over how friendships and relationships get more complicated then they should be. School work just drowns you and you dread about the horrible projects that lie ahead. The nights get longer for insomnia but too short for enough sleep

It's horrible how my heart just literally sinks to the bottom of my stomach when I think of P3 and what it's going to do to me.

I don't like ending posts on a sad depressing note, but I can't really think of something positive to say, other than, "I hope your week is going better than mine".

It's going to be hard, since tomorrow till sat is going to be slightly more different than usual, and next week I start a whole new 4 modules at one go, and I'm going to be all sad and negative and not nice to be around anymore. ):

I'll try my best to stay positive. I promise.

Here's an encouraging cat, for the both of us.

xx,

Foggy Puns Everywhere.

Friday, June 21, 2013 @ 8:46 AM with 0 comment(s)

Guess the name of this filter? "Hazey Days" AHAHAHAHAHA. I'M SO HILARIOUS AND HIP. Was looking through old photos. And found photos with this filter.

This is throwback with my cool newspaper nails. But I'm too lazy to do it again. And also I don't have any rubbing alcohol..soooo.
haha.

THIS IS WITH JUSTIN NG, AND JUSTIN IF YOU'RE READING THIS, BRO, I REALLY MISS YOU. Lol. We had lots of great times in the library and just during those few months after we got to know each other and before he went to JC and stuff. So yeah. He's an amazing friend which anyone would be lucky to have. (: I really really really hope for a meetup soon. I'm not just saying.

DELDELDELDELDELLLLLL. [heart shape] This is one of the 100 over pictures I've taken with this beautiful person. Haha. I miss her in my course, and her being the only person who is willing to take like 2471938594357748935794834792 photos with me. LOL. but I'm so glad she's doing and enjoying herself more in her new course and that I still get to see her around and get hugs from her. :3

I think we look super cute in this photo. haha! for those of you who don't know who he is, this is my godbro, Titus. He's super awesome and I'm so glad to have him as my bro-in-Christ. I'm also really great friends with his sister, no pictures with her yet, but soon enough. =D

Actually, I don't even know what's the actual point of this whole post, but I do know that my week has been a little bit like the PSI. Haha. As horrible a comparison it sounds, my week did go up, due to meetups with wonderful, important and lovely people in my life, and down, due to certain information found out and miscommunication. And, again, with horrible comparisons, our brains have got to be like the N95 masks and filter out the bad stuff and only keep the important and good.

LOOK AT ME TRYING TO BE DEEP AND INTELLECTUAL. HAHA.

On another note, anyone else been taking like 3 baths a day of something? It's INSANELY hot and I can't even-.

But anw, to sum up this week, it was basically "Strictly Pancakes Fail." :

On Monday, I met up with ma bff, Leanna.

And we wanted to go to Strictly Pancakes, BUT NUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. THEY HAD TO OPEN LATE AT LIKE 4PM OR SOMETHING SO NO PANCAKES. But we had fun anyways. (:

Tuesday, I went tree climbing with my aunt, cousin and brother. It was super fun. (: But somehow, that day I was pretty moody thus the slightly forced smile. Blame it on PMS.

Wednesday, I had a super impromptu meeting with YY! =D Super excited to show what we did, aren't you? ;)

Yesterday and today was awesome because I spent it with wonderful company. Today was close to perfect. (:

Hopefully this week will end perfect too.

And that it will end with "Strictly Pancakes success". :3

Teehee.

xx,

Holiday? What holiday?

Friday, June 14, 2013 @ 9:39 PM with 0 comment(s)

Hello you-who-is-reading-this,

Sorry I haven't been blogging in forever, and a heads up before you continue reading, this probably isn't going to be a very happy post, due to the fact that this morning at home has not started off on a positive note (oh surprise surprise. -.-) and how my nose is just DRIPPING and I'm sneezing like crazy and all I want to do is just go back to bed and sleep or eat something nice. ):

So yeah.

I don't get people who are able to blog EVERYDAY. Like I think there are a few reasons for it.

1. You have a huge social life
Thus you have loads of awesome pictures of meetups with friends, outings at cool places, good food etc. Or maybe you even have a highlight each day. And thus you have THINGS to blog about.
Do I have any of the metioned above? Noh.

2. You have loads of time
When I say this, it's not because I have a lot of time now, but partly because blogging is not one of my priorities when it comes to social networking and I only do it when I'm done with all my other stuff. Might I add, that, I do get really annoyed at people who are all
"oh look, got so much time to do all this then no time to do work"
If you know me well enough, I am pretty much deprived of stuff like that, so excuuuuuuse me for putting my fb and twitter and tumblr as one of my priorities when I have the chance to, aka during the holidays, and if you tumblr, you will understand that takes up 75% of your entire life. And my social networking accounts are the next closest thing to a real social life that I have. Now pity me, this kid with this huge first world problem, of not being able to have a social life and having to settle for a virtual one. -.- This also links back to my first point of not having THINGS to blog about due to the fact I have no social life. But anw, whatever. tagged:excuses. so what. Do I have time for blogging? I say Noh.

3. You have people who actually care about what you are doing.
Now if Ryan Higa were to start a daily blog about what he was doing every day, yeah sure. I would check it everyday to see him saying "Today, I woke up, filmed, had some lunch, filmed some more and had tacos" for 4 days, just because it's Ryan Higa.
I'm no Ryan Higa and I don't have a x million fan base. So.

In conclusion: Noh to blogging everyday.

On to a slightly more positive note. I've had a really good outing for the first week of this holiday With my youth group!

I tried strictly pancakes for the first time in my life, and I LOVED it. :3 I highly recommend it. It's SO good, I've already planned to go there a few more times so I can try everything there. It's really really good.
And after a long shopping trip, we got Starbucks! (:
Tried the Mocha Cookie Crumble thingy. It's really nice. Would drink it again. AND they have chocolate cream and cookie bits, so. :3 At first I thought it was some Mocha Oreo cheesecake flavor drink thing, then I was like ready to spaz over it, then I realised it was a recommended side dish. -.- Oh well. Shows my obsession with cheesecake. Hehe.

This is day 2! At Auntie Jo's place! We played guitar hero and YES, we all bought the same shirt from the day before. =D Yayyyyyy. And we played guitar hero and Dance Central. =D

No. No pictures of me dancing or you will go blind.

Thanks to mah bro Titus for lending me his phone for all these pictures, because I don't have mine. So meh.

Lastly,

I've bought quite a lot of things during this one week of the holiday.

1. Gong Cha Milk Green Tea WITH PUDDING

Yes. This is my newest obsession from Gong Cha, it's PUDDING. Although I always wonder if it means you get less milktea cuz the drink doesn seem to go through the pudding. And I paid $0.60 extra. ):

BUT IT'S STILL SO GOOD. :3

Oh and for KOI, GREEN TEA MACCHIATO. [heart shape]

It is SO GOOD. It's currently taking over my love for Ice Cream Milk Tea. Whoops. Haha.

2. MY HIGH CUT CONVERSE SHOES OMGGGGGG. :3

YES. AFTER RAMBLING ABOUT IT FOREVER, I FINALLY GOT IT. I AM SO SO SO HAPPY FOR THAT. :3

THEY LOOK SO PREDDY AND CLEAN. GAHHHHHH.

3. Body shop products.
I am now going to smell like strawberry. Oh yeah. :3

Gonna meet my two lovelies Celia and Jan later, YAY.

Next week seems to be even more packed with exciting stuff, like GOING OUT WITH MAH BFF LEANNA EMMANUEL OMG. Can you believe we haven't seen each other this ENTIRE FREAKING YEAR?! WHAT IS DIS SERIOUSLY. So yeah. so excited for Monday. and the other stuff that is going to happen. Oh and Wednesday. I'm looking forward to Wednesday. /sneaky happy face/

Hope your weekend goes fantastic!

xx,

Year 2 Sem 1 So Far...

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 @ 9:55 PM with 0 comment(s)

Hello lovelies! (:
Sorry I haven't been posting lately. I hope I'm missed. haha.
So, I've been taking 2 new modules : Service design and CAID.
Service design is ok, thank God for great group members. (: CAID on the other hand... hdskjfdsxskfldshagklhsgl. >:(
Let's just say it's not the most fun thing in the world. I'm definitely not meant for CAID modelling in the design industry. It's things like that, that make me sure that I'm not meant to be a product designer. A designer maybe. But prob not product design.

On another happier note, I got ma new baby. :3 Her name is Astraeus. Ok. Confession. I'm still learning how to spell her name, ok? But I realize I'm getting a the name genders mixed up. ): Luna, was suppose to be a girl, named after Harry Potter character, Luna Lovegood. And Astraeus is suppose to be a guy Greek god. Oh look, the hamster turned out to be a GIRL. -.- brilliant la, Carissa.

But she's adorablexz anw. :3 picture at the end. (:

It's been SO EXTRMEMELY HOT these few days, it's obvious that there's global warming going on. And I have to sleep without aircon. Dx nuuuuuuuuu. Creys.

But yeah. I hope everything is going well for you!

These few days, I've been getting really annoyed at people intruding my privacy. It really pisses me off so bad. DON'Thave to keep an eye on EVERYTHING right. UGHHH.

But anw.

It's the 13th, and as of now, 10 more days. (: also means my submission for a camera I haven't even started on is coming. But. That's not really what I want to remember 23rd to be for.

Yay for posts ending on a happy note. I'm really thirsty. Gonna drink more water from now on. Goodnight!

Astraeus! :3

xx,