ministry of colour

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i first got to know about such colour combinations from the guru. it was too many moons ago. 


anyway, as always, i was late to all the parties that got to do with nails. i was even later than the toddlers in korea, i tell you. when we were at everland, there's this one whose sex we couldn't tell. you see, his/her hair was real short, the clothes and shoes could be considered unisex (more masculine to me), the whole look was decidedly 'androgynous', if i were to be less discriminating. and he/she was sporting candy-coloured digits. 

rewind

i thought about whether to write today. tomorrow. ever after.

i'd like to be read. do you not?

but i guess i must write. sooner or later.

so i've been to korea and back last month. it'd turned out to be an unexpected delight. although it didn't occur to me sometimes when i wasn't so 'aware'. an example's the food. i was quick to declare that i never loved korean food. it's still a fact... i mean, i prefer japanese to korean anytime. but if i were to be really honest, they don't differ by tooooo much. korea was occupied by japan for a spell. so why am i being such a snob?

korea turned out to be rather scenic. not unlike the wonders i've witnessed in china and countless other spots on the planet, i'm certain. it's all the work of His mighty hands anyway. and it's universal that we must praise when in the presence of awesomeness.

apart from being the accidental tourist, i also got to do things i didn't usually set out to do, like going to a spa and a theme park. my travel companions were thinking of a ski trip the next time they do korea. i said skiing is not on my list of things to do before i die. but i think i should be taking that back. you see, it's cheaper to do it in korea, so it could only be the better option for me. i hope i'd be able to go if they do decide to go sometime in the near future. 

a few other firsts happened during this trip and they had to do with my luggage. i bought a combination padlock for it and it's gone when we reached korea (one of the girls got the same padlock but hers was intact). then the combination lock on my luggage decided to quit on me on the last day. but thank God, nothing was lost. 

i'll be honest with you. i'd like to do korea again for some... shopping! lol. i didn't even buy a single pair of shoes. it's something i always made a point to do when i travelled (but i think hk and china are still the best places to get cheap yet decent shoes). i hafta admit that it's a refreshing change that we didn't get to do much of it. we didn't even have time to drop by the famous dongdaemun market! i'd have liked to have my hair done at sinchon but we're given one hour only. i ended up buying two brollies (one of which is pictured below) and a canvas bag there. i'd like to go back to this store to check out more of their wares. we had more time at myeongdong where i scored a shirt and a dress. my friend got the same dress in a different colour for slightly more at sinchon. yayness. ha ha. 

as for skincare and beauty products, i did haul back some things. if it were a decade ago, i might not have left the shops w/o emptying half my wallet. even though they're significantly cheaper there, they all added up to a substantial sum of money. a week or so after our return, we found out that nature republic seemed to be no more in singapore. my friend ended up buying some lip and nail products here since they're on clearance. lol. me? i was a very good girl.     

ok, i think that's all for now. till i write again! 

manifesto

迷你

i'm currently in this phase.

i'd wanted to try french manicure but i couldn't find those nail stencils. a colleague said she'd pass me some. she said they didn't work for her. i betcha they won't work for me, then. i'm an utter disaster around such girlie things. i tried to do the tips on a larger surface area (such as my big toe nail) and i ended up painting half the nail. yes, please go ahead and laugh at me. 

stiljkind

my digits look something like the above now -- except they're just the length of the darker nail colour. my nail colour's a bronzey shade. i have a picture of my painted digits but i shall spare you. or deny you of another chance to laugh at me. 

photographed from Oct's L'Official Singapore

which combination do you like? i like the fucshia/red.