Goodbye 2013, hello 2014

Somehow, the memories of how I spent the past New Year's Eves are still quite vivid in my mind. 2012 was a fantastic year - in fact, I think it was the best year of my university life. Although 2013 pales in comparison, it was still a pretty good year, filled with abundant learning experiences. Growing old is scary - the change in the type of conversations we have, that now ranges from BTO to health problems, and the reality pains of an adult... No wonder everyone says that it is better to be a student, and I fully concur with that notion.

The more I age, the worse my memory (and maybe even my intellectual ability) becomes. I cannot really remember what happened in 2013. Or maybe it was simply an uneventful year, since I definitely did less fun stuff due to more serious commitments. 2013 was dominated by two major events that were life changing: Getting a pet dog and going on exchange to Seoul. Will go into exchange in greater detail in another post. While it hadn't exactly been a 'fun' year, it was a year of personal growth.

I am kind of dreading 2014 - will be embarking on a 6 month long internship, and that's probably a prelude to the real working life after graduation. I can't believe there's only 2 more semesters left to mark the end of my 16 years of education. Nevertheless, I do hope that it will be a fruitful year ahead, and lesser health problems for all my loved ones.

Happy New Year to everyone!

Seoul I am going to Seoul

I GOT MY EXCHANGE RESULTS YESTERDAY!!!
It had been a nerve wrecking 3 days over the weekend, after some lucky people received their exchange results on friday and me and sherlyn just spent the whole weekend despairing haha.  But all is well now :) Grats to everyone who got their exchange placements!

So I will be going to Seoul National University in August! Absolutely can't wait for all the shopping, eating, skiing, travelling... and hoping to squeeze in a week to Japan or so to visit my lovely host families :)

waters waters everywhere

If you follow me on instagram you would know that I am a very -beach/water/sea- kind of person. I wonder why. Maybe its to balance out my inner aries' fiery soul heh. Above are some instag shots of my previous phuket/krabi trips. I always post some photos whenever I miss the places.

You know how some like to go on beach getaways to suntan/play beach volleyball etc? Well, not that i dislike those activities, but I rather spend some serene time on a quiet island IN THE SHADE HAH or snorkeling in the waters. Super love it when the boat is in the middle of the ocean, and no land in sight. That's true escape from reality.

Follow me at @amittto!

Giveaway winners!

Its that time of the semester when project work starts to get serious, as well as looming midterms.

I have been so busy with school the past few days -sigh-

Anyway, there are the 2 lucky winners for the DIY Bracelet Giveaway which ended last thurs!

1. Michelle Gan

2. Elena Rudaya

Will be contacting you two very soon :)

Thank you all who participated! If you really wanna get one, drop me a mail and I'll see what we can work out :)

Sh managed to get his good friend to help me buy my favourite cuticle balm! (which I was so greatly deprived of for the past few months after my 1st tub finished)

and he bought 4 LOL.

I think I will take ages to finish. my previous one took 3 years haha without consistent application of course. I reckon 1 can last for about 1 year with daily usage?

Will do a review on it soon! 

Andd this will be one of my CNY outfits. heh. mgplabel's isadora dress in jade and asos disco flats ;)

January is almost over

School work is starting to pick up. one word: BUSY.

submitted exchange apps, submitted a few internship apps, but none of the firms got back to me so far :( I wonder why.

my mpw prof is awfully nice. all profs should teach like him. i'm really interested in OB but sadly the other courses in OB major ain't interesting :(

Some stuff that I bought recently: Rilakkuma pullover (this was from sh :) ), polaroid stickers, a minty peplum blouse frm bugis. Really loving the polaroid stickers, they totally eliminate the need for patterned films!

sigh need to curb my spending though!

A pait of porcelain earstuds that I made for CNY.

And of course, the giveaway is still on until the end of this month :)

http://mayotuna.blogspot.sg/2013/01/diy-galaxy-bracelet-giveaway.html

December Photo Challenge

And so my exams have finally ended! *opens champagne*

Sadly, i just realised that my old photo album is gone, hence the photos in most posts can't show :(( Have to spend the next week trying to restore all the posts!

Saw this on boonyi's instagram! Well i guess i can only start from today HAHA and i highly doubt i will stick to it, but let's just try :)

Inspirations

Last holiday update - DIY and more

Sigh my long summer break is going to be over in 3 days.

Basically just chilled and had fun this summer. Travelled to taiwan, thailand and europe, dyed my hair turquoise  danced, etc. 

Received my la riche lilac hair dye from mianbao! my next colour after turquoise for dip dyeing. 

A DIY laptop case for my new toshiba baby which i zhnged myself. it was originally a free zalora laptop case .

Simply cut out a heart shaped applique from random fabric and fixed it on with the studs i got from taobao :)

Close up of the details. not very neat but nvm :)

Leopard print nails that were done by Charmaine :) it was so awesome a whole bunch of us girls AND guys painting nails in the convoc holding room haha dam funny. Charmy's bf got her a whole set of nail brushes and dotting tools :) super sweet! and she is really really good at nail art i would so go to her for manicures if she became a manicurist!!

Randomness & Earl Grey Cupcakes

Recently I've been on many emotional roller coasters, dealing with misunderstandings, drunk people, and more.

At least a major miscommunication has been cleared up this morning. 

Have been doing alot of random things in my free time too.

My favourite snack from Meidiya:

Chocoball! Fell in love with it when i first went to Japan on exchange during Sec 3.

Finally got my arts camp notebook from grace yesterday hee. pretty pretty! Don't quite fancy the shirt though.

And because I had a free day today, decided to bake some cupcakes after a mad long baking hiatus (Maybe 1 year?)

Decided to try some Earl Grey cupcakes with lemon buttercream frosting :) 

Recipe from here: http://www.patentandthepantry.com/2008/09/21/earl-grey-cupcakes-with-lemon-buttercream/

I swear I'm using the wrong kind of tray for my cupcakes. 

Mad yummy lemon buttercream frosting!!

Okay I suck at doing the frosting. Have no idea why its no ugly HAHAH nv as long as it tastes good. 

Next up on my list's Salted caramel cupcakes :)

Am so lazy to blog about Europe hahaha!

Dip Dye My Hair Please

Its official.

I'm gonna try to leave my hair long.

BECAUSE I CANT DIP DYE IT IF ITS SHORT. (or rather, its hell difficult to dip dye short hair)

photos credits to their original photographers! 

 but so far, my friends who dyed their hair, dyed it red, and it turned brown extremely quickly.

and mianbao dip dyed pink, really nice, but it fades off dam fast too! D:

Is there a secret formula to dip dye hair and the colour actually lasts???

I was considering burgundy, but it seems pretty common nowdays eh. 

maybe i'll just dye it bluegreen like photographer lenne.

so gorgeous! okay its supposed to be green. maybe i'm colourblind.

oh well, I still have many months to decide the colour (while waiting for my hair to grow out). my fringe grows at a much faster rate than my hair though. roar.

NOTD!

Latest polishes i bought~ $10 each! with free postage

a nude polish and 2 glittery ones from OPI's Holland Collection - I have a Herring problem and Gouda Gouda two shoes. such cute names!

Always have this urge to paint nails once i wake up in the morning. 

 Tickle my france-y and china glaze material girl. absolutely in love in with this nude polish it gives off a very classy and professional vibe. 

and I need to stop buying more polishes because this is my current stash -.- and I havent tried all yet! so yes must stop buying and save $$!!!!!!

colours colours colours

Seriously there's an infinite number of shades of colours in this world.

So recently I just bought this maxi dress, and I thought it was turquoise in colour. But after sudden enlightenment and further research, I realised that it was teal -.- blah.

see the difference.

anyway I'm once again eyeing another polish. argh. China glaze's for audrey! its supposed to be the same shade as the tiffany blue.

shall get it after I get back from chiangmai~

and secret garden is getting more and more boring. 7 more eps to go! maybe i'll just skip to the last ep hahaha.

too lazy to write anymore. packing packing packing.