social

so facebook's bought instagram. and pinterest is supposed to be up and coming (click on the the link below to read that people are also spending lotsa time on that site, which kinda says lots, ya?)    

how come only some photo-sharing sites worked up to such frenzy?

we'll see.   

i didn't know MySpace is still in the game.

uniformation

知己知彼百战百胜

didn't manage to sell the boots so i've retired them for my own use. been wanting to wear them but could never get it right with some bottoms or dresses. it's chilly today and these were the only pair of bottoms that didn't look too off with the boots.  

and the pants had to fail. the zip wasn't working smoothly as i got ready for work. then the zip finally malfunctioned when i was about to get out of the office toilet. thank God the zipper head was able to stay at the opening at the waist. and thankfully the top was long enuf in covering the gaping hole. now i gotta look for another pair of bottoms to go with these boots.

btw, i cut the other pair of boots. cut them too low, i think. but still passable. but didn't work cos i'd have to sew up the inner lining to the leather and then the inner soles also needed to be lined. gave up. also gave up trying to wear these again. it's just futile. 

old flower club

celebrated an old friend's birthday with some other mutual friends. i knew her the longest time (about 30 years) while one knew her for about 10 years. we're all women, all singles, all afflicted with 老花眼. things were looking really familiar. yet i couldn't imagine how my life would've panned out otherwise. 

orange & olive

stunted

雾锁南洋

the haze is back and it's quite bad. i wonder if it's like all the people in indonesia each smokes a ciggie? so tempted to ask smokers if they feel any different. the point i want to make, is that that's how it feels for non-smokers who're made to inhale the foul air.

 

 

 

this outfit's unplanned. i almost can't find the pin. it's one of those days when you want that one thing and you can't find it out of the pig sty of mine. the top's really right there where i can see it, so i wear it and then as i'm buttoning up, i think to myself, why not button up all the way. i have a bow tie somewhere but i think i won't have worn it anyway. the pin's more me. now you see it, now you don't.

photos are just as hazy as the day.

原封不动

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not the most flattering pictures but here they are anyway. if i dared to head outside and be seen in this outfit, it means it's passable. lol. but i was merely going to church. the only fashion rule i applied for such occasions: don't be too sloppy. which basically means no slippers. even now, on dress-down fridays at work, i couldn't make myself wear 'expensive' slippers like birkenstocks. i'd feel so obviously sloppy. many colleagues do that, i don't always approve, but somehow it's just not so obvious on them? it's all in my head. 

wore the jumpsuit with the top down so the bottoms looked like paperback harem pants. if i had broader shoulders and longer legs, i would be richer today, from all the savings on alterations. almost wanted to wear these boots but i think i'd look really cartoon.  

CofC

 the top's reversible. i got it cos it's reminiscent of fashions past. is this outfit (below) sloppy? i can imagine why management would frown on dress-down fridays policies. i don't envy those who have meetings scheduled on fridays. thankfully, i get to wear casual on all fridays except the 1st friday of every month for the next 4 months.

all the talk seemed to have nothing to do with the post title. i'd been at quite a low point... i hadn't been documenting much about it, it's pointless i guess, cos i'd still be in the same place. not sure if it's not as bad as before, if that could be ascertained by looking back on the blog posts. it could just hit me suddenly. i almost never made it to church just now. the haze was rather bad. i didn't have the desire. i was openly defying my Lord. i deserved better. i didn't deserve His grace. i wanted more. i just wanted to stay put.

"Jesus embraces to all who come to Him... He took our shame, our guilt, our unrighteousness... everything was done so you would come...." 

- Vincent Lai


  

回

again, i think i last wore some of these things back in 2008. the top's a $5 gem from one of those shopping trips with the guru. the shop's no longer there.

 

back then, i wore the dress with grey leggings and heeled oxfords, with a cool cardi that no longer fit me now. three years on, the guts for experimentation seemed to have disintegrated and passed out my system.

like cannonballs

 

wearing a uk12 dress fished out by the one and only style guru

banded

okay, this is like a continuation from the last post, in which i mentioned of my less-than-perfect proportions. it comes across negative, but it's really not my intention. you see, you can't see the 'bands' of these knitted jogger pants. why? because my legs aren't like supermodel legs. i can't find the picture of the pants on asos. they're quite perfect for today's weather. but they also feel a tad prickly.

coincidentally, a colleague wears a pair of cargo pants that are drawstring-typed at the ankles. she wears a pair of platformed steve madden wedges. it's a sexy silhouette. i wonder if the bands would be more visible if i had worn heels. it's pouring out so i wear the jellies.      

the top's the other half to this skirt. i never wore it cos i forgot that it existed. i have a knack for splitting things apart instead of wearing them as intended. the outerwear's courtesy of the guru yet again :)  

narrow

i always feel that my shoulders are too narrow.

so i always feel like a rugby player when i wear clothes like this one. 

not that the top's made too wide, of course. i'm sure it'll sit slightly differently on someone with the 'best' proportions? i think i'm a bit lopsided so the 'flap' is drooping over one shoulder.

but honestly i'm quite thankful that my proportions aren't too bad. i mean, sure, if i get to change how i look, you bet i can list down a fair bit of things i want changed. 

this is one of the tops that the guru said i should try. it can be worn with the 'sleeves' ruched up by two straps sewn at the top of them. i just tucked them inside the top since i didn't want to use them. it's kinda weird. cos the straps would peek out under the armholes sometimes. i could tie them to my bra straps but i suspect something's still gonna peek out... maybe from the neckline.

what should i do about the straps?  

闪亮夺目

missed the bling?

do not wear dress or skirt if you want people to see your underwear

black on black again

the shoes were the stars today. three colleagues commented on them; one loved them (we're both shoes people). wearing a top given by the guru. it's like a batwing top, with fins. i never imagined i'd wear something like that but thanks to her i learnt not to trust my own judgement so much anymore. haha. the jacket's also from her. i thought it's longer but i do like it even though it can look aunty-ish if not paired well. the pants were new from gmarket. they're like harem pants.

i had one of those motherofheadches last night. really hellish.

gotta run. another assignment due soon. so i may have to miss the public garden flea. i almost wanted to participate as a seller... wow, looks like i really should've done it. they did quite a bit of publicity, this one...     

ape cape

the colleagues in my previous unit treated me to a belated birthday lunch. so sweet of them. the 'boss' who never came to be asked me to pick an ang pow out of three, it's her gift to me for my birthday. i had to pick the sweetest and most un-me necklace, ha ha. it's got the quintessential ribbon and the quintessential heart. i almost wanted to put it back and draw again so i won't rob someone of a chance to own such a sweet thang. apparently, each gift is unique. anyway, i kept it.

the aunty in the group said the cape's like batman's. she's the funniest, lah. she would ask us if we're wearing new clothes which we've probably worn a thousand times, but she didn't comment on the top i had on -- i didn't even realise i owned such a top, i probably hadn't worn it for 5 years or more. it's quite un-me, i almost couldn't step out of the house cos i couldn't decide if i should belt up or not. belts are one of those things that hinder movement. i'd wanted to belt up only cos it would serve to 'balance up' the proportion of the short high-necked top on my torso. and i think i lost my favourite oxfords :(  

塌

i really don't like that tail of my hair falling over one side.

you know how i dislike obstructions. things that are fussying about me as i go about my way. sometimes i do wonder how i can be a layer fiend if things are draping around me. hah.

 

chambrayed

the shirt i found in song & song stores for a song

歪论

don't understand why everything just always seems better going for everyone but me.

十五

 i forgot to include this bag as one of my purchases from the recent trip. i'd been eyeing something similar to the cath kidstons so when i saw this, i couldn't not make it mine. but did you know that it's a cooler or chiller bag? well, i didn't. but my sil could tell right away. ha ha. 

colour blocking? when did it start anyway? realised it's close to the combination i liked here.