★ Saturday, June 14, 2008 ★

twelve 14th *

I saw this somewhere in Baidu.

January 14th - Diary Day 日记情人节
关键词：日记本
新的一年的开始，对自己喜欢的人要有表白和计划，写在自己的日记本里，在心中撒下爱的种子。

February 14th - Valentine’s Day 传统情人节
关键词：巧克力
根据西方的传统，喜欢他就快送他巧克力，要赶快，因为他不一定只收到你的那块巧克力。

March 14th - White Day 白色情人节
关键词：白色糖果
终于等到这一天了！他也喜欢你吗？还是他喜欢吃巧克力？今天就会知道了！在送出巧克力的一个月后，女生就能收到同样喜欢自己的男生送的白色糖果。吃颗糖，感觉真甜蜜！

April 14th - Black Day 黑色情人节
关键词：杂酱面
这个黑色可不是“黑色星期五”的黑色，而是杂酱面是黑色的。他吃了你送的巧克力，你尝了他送的糖，那么一起去吃杂酱面吧！在传统好味道里，两个人的心也可以连在一起。

May 14th - Yellow & Rose Day 玫瑰情人节
关键词：玫瑰
在一起也有一段时间了，他是真的喜欢你吗？他真的是你要找寻的那一半吗？应该表白一下啦！不好意思？没关系，你只要在今天买玫瑰给对方就OK啦！白色：一般朋友，黄色：知己，红色：爱人。你一定会送红色的。

June 14th - Kiss Day 亲亲情人节
关键词：KISS
你也收到他的红玫瑰了？我闪人。因为你们马上要kiss了！今天看见别人在kiss，不用回避，因为今天是Kiss Day。

July 14th - Green Day 绿色情人节
关键词：郊游
相爱的人们成双成对地去郊游，爬山游水感受自然，就像他们要携手走过爱情一样。

August 14th - Silver Day 银色情人节
关键词：银戒
传统习俗是用银戒订婚，所以今天你们也去买一对，戴在手上，作为甜蜜心情的见证。

September 14th - Music & Photo Day 相片情人节
关键词：相片
练了好久的情歌今天终于登场了，虽然五音不全，但是用去听就有会新的笑容！拿出相机，拍下这灿烂、充满甜蜜的笑容。

October 14th - Wine Day 葡萄酒情人节
关键词：葡萄酒
烛光下晃动着深红的葡萄酒，爱情一样要用心慢慢的品味。

November 14th - Orange & Movie Day 电影情人节
关键词：电影
今晚有空吗？一起去看电影吧！手牵手一起去电影院，记得买橙汁！

December 14th - Hug Day 拥抱情人节
关键词：拥抱
一年了，你们仍然相爱，你看天空飘着雪花，而你们相拥在一起，永远也不知道寒冷！

Except February and March, I don't think the other 14th are common. Haha!

P/S: I'm lazy to translate them into English, but you can ask me if you don't understand. =)

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★ Saturday, May 17, 2008 ★

unbearable pain *

My agenda for today:

Do some spring cleanings
DIY manicure and pedicure

But none of them is done.
It's not because I'm feeling lazy or what, it's merely because my back pain is back again!

Super sharp pain I tell you! And it's my whole back, especially my waist area, that I can't even stand and sit. So I've been lying on my bed since morning. Tears automatically flow down my cheeks when I get up to use the toilet. And I've to wipe my tears away and psycho-ed myself by saying, "YiShi is a strong girl!"

Thus, the only things I did today were blogging, chatting, forum-ing, friendster-ing, and wiki-ing.

Wiki-ing started when I asked a simple question:
"What's the difference between octopus and squid?"

And JiaWei drew this:

But the images in our head are so different from the real images.

Check this out if you wanna get what I mean:

Jiawei says:
and how big do you think squids can grow to ?
yishi says:
hmm, give me choices la
Jiawei says:
a laptop, a fridge, a car, a bus
yishi says:
hmm.. a laptop?
Jiawei says:
eh ..
yishi says:
don't tell me bus hor
Jiawei says:
give you a hint
squids we see are baby ones
in deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepppppppppppppppppppp
reallllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy deep oceans hor
got BIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG monsters lurking beneath de
a giant squid can have eyes the size of a plate

I feel so ignorant! He actually know all these when he was young.
Do you?

Read this short article if you're interested to know too: Colossal Squid Caught off Antarctica

I know I'm slow to read this 2007 article now, but I believe there are people who do not know about this yet. =)

And slowly, we linked to Cuttlefish, Angler Fish, and Piranha.

Cause we mentioned dark water, and that reminds me of Alligator and Crocodile. So we read up on them too.

Labels: interesting-fact, sick

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★ Tuesday, April 01, 2008 ★

Top 10 Useless Body Parts *

something to share..

10. Plica semilunaris
You may not know it, but you have a third eyelid. Pull open the two more noticeable eyelids and take a look - it's located right in the corner by the tear duct. This small third eyelid is left over from what's known as a "nictitating membrane," which is still present in full form in some animals including chickens, lizards and sharks.

9. Body hair
No doubt we were once hairier. Up until about 3 million years ago, we were covered with body hair. But by the time Homo erectus arrived, the ability to sweat meant we could shed our woolly ways.

8. Sinuses
Doctors don't really know much about sinuses - only that we have a lot of them. Possibilities for their function range from insulating our eyes to changing the pitch and tone of our voice.

7. Adenoids
Adenoids trap bacteria, but they're also prone to swelling and infection. Just ask any 7-year-old. Luckily, our adenoids shrink with age and are often removed, along with ...

6. Tonsils
Also prone to swelling and infection. If you still have them when you reach your 30s, it's almost an accomplishment.

5. Coccyx
More useful as a game-winning Scrabble word than as part of the anatomy, the coccyx or tailbone, is made up of several fused vertebrae left over from the olden days when we had tails.

4. Arrector pili
When we were hairier (see No. 9), the arrector pili made the hairs stand on end when we needed to appear bigger and scarier. Now, it just gives us goose bumps.

3. Wisdom teeth
Back in the day, when we ate mammoth meat off the bone and didn't floss afterward, our teeth tended to fall out. Therefore, when those reserve molars, aka "wisdom teeth," came in, they were welcomed. Nowadays, fluoride and dental plans have made them just a huge pain.

2. Appendix
Darwin claimed the appendix was useful for digestion during our early plant-eating years; it's dwindled down to little since we started eating more digestible foods.

1. Male nipples
Because, why?

LOL!

not sure about the body parts? go Wikipedia!

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★ Sunday, January 06, 2008 ★

from CLEO 2004 *

the best time to..

schedule surgery
9am or 10am on tuesday or wednesday

do a breast self exam
the day after your period ends

slather on sunscreen
20 minutes before you head outdoors

cheat on your diet
within 2 hours of an all-out workout

take the pill
at night

go for a catnap
1pm to 3pm

meet your tennis partner
4pm to 6pm

and the worst time to..

exercise
within 1 hour of eating, when the body sends blood to the digestive system

get a facial
a few days before your period, when hormonal fluctuations may heighten skin sensitivity

step on the scale
at 7pm when your body weight is at its daily high

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★ Friday, December 07, 2007 ★

20 makeup tips *

saw this while tidying up my files and folders in my precious laptop.
read it 2 to 3 years ago, from either forum or CLEO.

shall share with girls who wear makeup. =)

1. If you're wearing eye makeup only, unless you have absolutely perfect skin, you should wear foundation and powder (maybe concealer). Wearing eye makeup accentuates flaws like crazy, and if you have no foundation or powder on, you generally will look unfinished, and blemishes or redness will be magnified.

2. If you have problems with redness in the cheeks, avoid pink blushes and go for neutrals. Pinks will magnify the flushed colour.

3. Green colour correctors are also great for redness, but go very light and make sure you blend until the green is not visible.

4. If you're a brunette, wear a brow colour one shade lighter than your hair. If you're a blonde, wear a brow color one shade darker. Anything too far away from this is going to look unnatural.

5. When wearing very frosty shadows on the lower lid and crease (especially pigments), wear a matte color on the browbone. otherwise there is too much shine. This will also accent the pretty frost colours and give your eyes more of a deep set look. If you wear a frost on the browbone, apply it very lightly and dust off the excess. Shimmers are better for this than frosts or glitters.

6. When applying loose pigments, be sure to hold a tissue under the eye you're working on, and also pat the color onto the lid. Do not sweep, otherwise you will get pigment all over your face. Trying to remove pigment under the eye with a sponge or tissue, or just blend it into your makeup, will cause you to look as if you have dark circles, maybe even shiny dark circles.

7. If you accidentally get glitter on your face, use a little masking tape to remove it. It should leave your makeup unscathed.

8. Blend your makeup, good brushes is the key. Harsh edges with shadows and blush work well for edgy runway looks or for darker club-wear looks, but don't look so great for the day time. Good brushes will take any drugstore makeup and make it look professional.

9. When highlighting cheeks with something frosty, work from the pupil of the eye outward to the hairline. Anything close to the t-zone is going to accentuate large pores and make your face look oily.

10. Dark glosses usually need lipliner, otherwise it lacks definition.

11. Pale glosses looks great on most people, even without liner. But colours that are too white will make you look washed out.

12. When using the 263 or 266 brush (M.A.C's brushes) with shadow for lining, press the brush into the lashline and wiggle it. Then start the next part of the line just overlapping the one you just did. If you try to draw all the way across, you may get fallout shadow on your face again, which is a disaster with dark colors.

13. Shape brows by plucking or waxing. The best makeup job in the world will look sloppy if your brows are unkempt.

14. Lip liner should be very close to the shade of lipstick or lipgloss you're wearing. Dark liner and pale gloss or lipstick look a little dated and very unnatural.

15. It is important to get mascara on the tops of your lashes, especially if they are noticeably covered in eyeshadow. To get the whole lash covered, as you are sweeping the brush up from the underside, gently move it from side to side.

16. It is also very important to brush out clumpy lashes, nobody loves the spider legs look.

17. Take days off from wearing makeup! Your face needs a break.

18. There is no better beauty treatment than drinking tons and tons of water.

19. Wash your brushes often or your colours will start to look really muddy and go on uneven.

20. Rules are made to be broken! Sometimes breaking the rules can be beautiful. Remember, makeup is fun and you can always wash it off, so don't be afraid to experiment!

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★ Thursday, July 12, 2007 ★

my 2 favourite modules *

do you know that we should hold a fish knife like a pencil?
do you know that salad is served after main course?
do you know the formal place setting of a dining table?
etc.

most of us didn't know all these, till yesterday.
IBS lecture on dining and social etiquette. fun!

joel and i even played fill-in-the-blanks game.
we were guessing what are those missing words in the lecture slides, then we listened to Mr Henry Koh attentively, to see who's right.
it's useful. sean joined us not long after.

alright, ECD final test. MCQs damn tricky.
can't wait to know my result.

the things we focused on the most didn't come out at all.

they are:
-remedies for the 5 planning pitfalls
-10 guidelines
-elements of a business plan

still FRESH in my head okay!
don't believe? test me tomorrow.

well, i think i found my study peeps.

Labels: interesting-fact, school

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★ Wednesday, July 11, 2007 ★

Rabbit *

Rabbit is an indescribable feeling, a kind of silly happiness that leaves you dumbfounded for the entire day, a spontaneous split second that changes your whole life's events. Rabbit heightens your senses, presents new perspectives, tempts you to destroy preconceived mindsets, challenges you to relearn your experiences. Rabbit redefines the meaning of your thoughts and surroundings, re-orientates existing value systems, and leaves you high.

Have you found your Rabbit today?

=)
i'm sorry for being inconsiderate;
i'm sorry for not putting myself in your shoes;
i'm sorry for being so obstinate.
sometimes i just tend to do/say things without considering the consequences.
thank you for the call!
i just can't think properly last night.
or should i say, certain nights.

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