October 2007 - Regina Chow - Singapore Fashion, Beauty, Lifestyle & Travel Blog

My Hair

Monday, October 29, 2007

I went to perm my hair again on Saturday. Erm yea, even when my hair is already curly to begin with. :P This time, I went to Karen's hairstylist at Novena. Her skills are superb, especially when it comes to cutting. She made me reconsider having straight hair again, but I eventually decided I just couldn't get enough of curls.

I think I have been doing too many chemical treatments of late, so much so that I can sense my hair pleading with me to stop. I am quite amazed by the amount of patience I have, just sitting there treating my fried hair with a wide array of poisonous chemicals.

Karen snipped her hair too. She looks so chic and fresh in her new hairdo that I felt like cutting my hair short too. Alas, I'm addicted to curls, hence the poor girl had to wait 5 torturous hours for me =X.

To cut a long story short, let's look at the pics. You'd better cherish this moment, for I doubt you'll ever find uglier photos of me.

Before the perm. I look so pale and haggard!

I am a monster with telephone cords sticking out of my head.

Oh..and now I am a dog. Seriously, if you ask me, I think I could've shown up at a halloween party in either of these.

The end result after 5 hours, by which time all the shops had closed ;) Jw & I outside our favourite shop, Prada (disclaimer: this doesn't mean we shop there frequently).

I don't quite like this photo cos I think it makes me look very motherly and overtly feminine, but it's the only one that shows my hair clearly. My friends say it's super tai tai.. Hahaha.

Ok I think I need to sleep now, though it's only 10.30. Working is tiring!!!
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Sometimes, holding a conversation with your bf can be very trying. :P

He never notices things like new clothes, a change in my hairstyle etc. and whenever I ask if my new hairdo or attire is nice, he'll exclaim "YES!" in a rather contrived manner.

Me: You're almost perfect as a bf, except for one thing.
JW: Is it my acting?

Ugh.

My life thus far

Friday, October 19, 2007

Work has been extremely hectic this week, and I believe it'll continue for the next few months or years to come.

There are so many things to learn and pick up, yet so little time. But at the same time, I feel like I'm on a road to self-discovery. I'm quite surprised by myself because my interest in the financial sector seems to be growing more intense with each passing day. I enjoy the exposure that I'm getting so far, but I really pray this has got nothing to do with the novelty of it all.

I attended a conference recently, and was told by 2 Hong Kongers that I look like a HK singer (who apparently can't sing by the way) by the name of Theresa Fu. I doubt she's famous in this part of Asia, for I had no inkling who she was when they mentioned her name. Anyway, out of curiosity, I decided to google her. This is what she looks like:

To a large extent, I think our hair, face shape and skin tone do look pretty similar. I reckon she's probably around my weight too, judging from her petite frame. :P She has a nice nose though, but I suspect it was surgically enhanced as there appears to be a very distinct stick-like object in her nose. Haha whatever it is, I personally feel she's quite pretty, so I take that comment as a compliment. ;)

I think she looks very pretty in this photo!

Oh I have been saying this year after year, but I really wanna attend a Halloween party this year!!! Not sure if I'll have time to do so though. :( And if I do go, what should I dress up as? Some said I should go as a nurse, cos I'm tender, loving and caring (this is an inside joke. If you know what my hotmail address is, you'll know what I mean). JW thinks I should go as a vampire, but I think I look so harmless that even fangs won't be of much help. The image doesn't quite gel with my disposition.

I have not clubbed in ages too..sigh..how to club when all I do is crash on my bed after every single freaking workday. I feel my youth is slowly slipping away. HOW?

Sorry, I just like to whine. :P If you managed to survive till the end of this post without clicking on the 'X' at the top right hand corner, I would really like to thank you for bearing with me. Haha.
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I was just asking my bf if I should submit part of my work to my boss at 1230am, in case she wants to have a look at it first. But she didn't bring her laptop home, so how could she possibly read it?

reg says:
if u were me what will u do?

jw says:
i'd let my bf pinch my cheeks real hard

All I can say is, my bf really loves me.

Or rather, my cheeks.

Someone said...

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Tokens of Love :)

Monday, October 08, 2007

V's Wedding

Saturday, October 06, 2007

Two weekends ago, I was roped in to be part of the entourage for V's wedding. It was my 2nd time, and hopefully the last time before I get married!! According to some old wives' tale, a girl cannot be a '"jie mei" (i.e. sister) more than 3 times, or she'll risk not getting married for the rest of her life. Considering it's already my 2nd time, I think I'd better reserve the 3rd time till after my wedding (should be in 2008 or early 2009) just to play it safe.

Ya lah, I'm kiasu...cannot is it.

So now let me take the opportunity to tell all my good friends who want me to be their "jie mei" to wait till my wedding ceremony is over before you hold yours!!!! Aiya, wait 1 year only, should be ok right?:P

V was my ex-colleague. In fact, she left one month after I joined the organization, but we continued to stay in touch due to the wonders of technology, or more specifically, MSN Messenger. Unfortunately, I can no longer use MSN at work cos the nature of my work is highly confidential :(.

Yes, I am a government secret agent. Haha..almost there :P.

Back to the wedding. I can never cease to exclaim at how exhausting it is to be a bride, and a "jie mei". V had to wake up at 6am just to do her makeup. That is an unearthly hour by my standards as I'm not a morning person.

The jie meis were supposed to reach her house at AMK by 730am. Like I said earlier, I'm not a morning person, so I literally crawled out of bed at only 645am. I had barely enough time to slap on some light makeup before dashing out of the house looking like a disheveled wreck. In the end, I reached at 8am. But as the old adage goes, it's better late than never. :P If not for my JW, I would have reached there even later!!

It was really embarrassing though, cos everyone else was already there and they had finished planning all the tricks/games to be played. The efforts proved futile, however, as the groom and his entourage simply refused to do anything except wait for the auspicious hour to arrive, although at one point, they decided to give us a red packet after relentless taunting from V's real sister (she has 4 sisters!!).

To be honest, it wasn't even given to us.

I had to snatch it from them.

I opened the red packet (with great expectations of course), and to my absolute horror, therein lay a crisp RUPIAH note. Sigh..what's happening to men these days??? Ok to be fair, they did give Sing dollars eventually.

I hope it's just the mature men, cos I have already told JW that he had better look for sporting buddies so that my sisters can have a ball of a time torturing all of them. Hahaha. Indeed, within the sweet exterior lies a sadistic maniac.

See, I am so sweet. Oh did I mention that we didn't know one another prior to this? But we all hit it off immediately like good old friends.

Us and the gorgeous bride (she has a damn good figure too)!! My hair was still wet and limp then. No time to blow dry.

Us and the handsome couple.

At the couple's new home. Oops I realised my legs are rather wide apart in this pic. =X

The Wedding Dinner@Grand Plaza Park Hotel the following day - At the registration table. I like this pic, but I was very tired by then.

Our table! I was seated with my ex-colleague and his wife. His wife is a supremely musically talented individual. Not only is she a UK-trained soprano who performs regularly, she is also a piano teacher, armed with a music degree. I hope to pursue my music diploma under her soon :P...sigh but no timeeee... how???

I also got to know a colleague at my current workplace. He too, was seated at my table. What a coincidence. :)