forget the shit hitting the ceiling theory.

i'm taking cover. a nice bomb shelter would be amazingly nice. i just hope i'm spared the scars, shrapnel and burns. by gawd i really don't want to get involved.

my wetseal clothes are in the bag. i'm antsy and nervous bout tomorrow. i really hope things go well. mayhaps a glimmer of hope in a new land, a new industry. but we'll just wait and see how things go. gut feeling they won't want me. but who's to say i never tried eh?

how does this sound? dress, pantyhose/leggings, peeptoe heels. i should channel preppy eclectic but i'm nowhere there.

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Semi-retro indie-ish with a dash of the alternative make for good company when you're having a less than stellar day in the office/classroom. Here's my choice:

1. Peter, Bjorn and John - Young Folks
2. Incubus - Pistola
3. The Killers - When We Were Young
4. Brilliant Green - Ash Like Snow
5. Cartel - Wasted
6. Paramore - Stop This Song (Lovesick Melody)
7. Madonna ft Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - 4 Minutes

I have homework to complete by tonight. That and waiting for a specific button to load at 7pm (GMT+8) to click. As usual it's fuckin' freezing but the people here are like polar bears and complain if the temperature rise to above 23°. Let me enlighten you on some facts about rebonding.

"Hair rebonding is actually a chemical process whereby the chemical bonds in your hair will be broken, rearranged and bonded back again permanently," says Bis Studio hair technician Sybill Foo.

The first bit that happens is they apply this chemical onto your hair to 'break the bonds' in the hair structure. Left on for some time, the hairdresser will check a single strand on different parts of the head to see if the chemical has taken effect. Depending on how thick and long your hair is, it may take 15 to 50 minutes. Mine took quite awhile since I have hair like Rapunzel. No, not gloriously blonde and shiny but thick and dry as hell (or hay, in this case).

Next, they'll wash the chemical off, put a bit of conditioner and then dry it. The next bit is what gives you your uber straight hair - the straightening. The flat-irons cannot exceed 180° in heat. Else your hair will just be fried fried fried. They'll apply some other cream to set the chemical and straightness in then it's another wait before you wash it off (again) and condition. Then they'll blow-dry your hair and cut it, trimming the dead/split ends or if you want a sleeker shorter bob, they'll do it.

So far I've rebonded my hair thrice. The first two times were by my sister's friend, who's actually pretty awesome a hairdresser. Unfortunately, she relocated to KL and I only get to see her once every couple of months. Good thing too, she'll flip when she sees that I rebonded my hair... and she wasn't the one to do it.

Rebonding isn't cheap. Bloody fuckin' expensive. Best to be done when there's a promotion of sorts at a reputable salon - Kimage. Seems they have this offer to get your hair rebonded and cut (regardless of thickness and length) at $168 ($178 if you want the leading hairstylist to do it for you).

Am I happy with this cut? The right side of my hair looks a tad bit weird but I'm going to let it grow out a bit before I do some DIY with my scissors. Else, everything's pretty fine and dandy. Depending on how disciplined you are and how well you take care of your hair, the rebond will last between 4 to 6 months. Longer if you are, as I mentioned, disciplined with your hair.

Some people argue the flat, straight hair look is for the ah lians. I am a closet ah lian, minus trance, techno, long fingernails and weird fashion sense (not that what I'm wearing now is any less normal). But seriously, it beats having unmanageable thick hair that's temperamental and frizzes out in the heat. So ah lian or not, I like how I look and how it feels and how I now take less than 10 minutes to do my hair and make-up in the morning!

Elfen Lied is disturbing, the bits where the body is viciously attacked (legs getting spliced off, fingers hacked off at the joints etc). Forget the nudity, the more I watch it the more I find the anime caters itself towards sadistic and masochistic male otakus. *shudder*

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Well-known fact: I have no sense of fashion.

Occasionally I pull off something nice but for the most part, I straggle in bits and pieces resembling that of a disjointed mind. All the fashion magazines in the world, pore through every page as religiously as I can and yet I still churn out the same results.

If only there was someone who could help me out. Or if I had a smidgen of my sister's tastes. My mom just thinks dressing nice is dressing formally. Shirt+skirt. But it takes more than that. Leggings and all just seem trite and cliched and not to say that I have the most fantastic set of legs to match most outfits.

Apparently it seems heels do the trick. But the flooring is wooden and damn if the noise doesn't seem to echo about (since I do have the tendency to walk a fair bit to the loo and all). But I'll figure something out. Somehow. But laundry's done! And without makeup and dark rings about the eyes, I look pretty freaky.

WoOoOoOOoOO!~

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New haircut. Feels odd but ♥Trex kinda likes it so that's ok I suppose. Damn but it was so cold and I sat till my butt and body ached and the junior hairstylist who was ironing my hair almost burnt bits of my scalp off. But I kept quiet because she was nice to me and I can understand her plight. I have reallyreallyreally thick hair. Got it from the mother and the thickness of it all can possibly kill.

But everything's a lot lighter now! Mos Burger for dinner. Their breaded+fried garlic-lemon mussels taste pretty delish and this time round, I was the one finishing off most of the food. Couldn't help it. I basically sat in the chair for close to 5 hours! Books, occasionally napping and Mario Party kept me company somewhat. I still can't believed I killed a weekend just like that. Hopefully leave gets approved then I get to rest again for April, least till hell freezes over and I get my bearings back (or till ♥Trex finishes his exams and lavishes more time & attention on me :D).

Million dollar question, should I eat and watch movie or eat and watch anime or screw both and go to sleep? Alas... decisions decisions.

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When push comes to a shove (or when you're too lazy to walk down a flight of stairs and walk to the end of the block), you make do with the pantry coffee. After all, the boss got us new beans. Avoided it a fair bit because we ran out of sugar, but now there's no excuse. Topped off with tuna sandwiches and a biscuit, I'm settled for my butt to expand in my chair till the clocks chimes 'time to go home!'.

My hair is freaking me out. No amount or type of conditioner is saving me from it being labeled a fire hazard. Yes. Split brown straggly ends. Unruly mop upon my head. I'd love to head off
to the hairdresser's but there's this thing called money that I'm not pretty loaded with. Buggers. Remind dad about my driving fees. This is where I love Google and the interwebs. So many sites to help me figure out the most flattering style for my face.

Square faces have a square jawline and hairline at the forehead. They are 'too short', so a suitable hair cut style seeks to create height elongating the face. Hair should be layered around the face to soften the jawline. Jaw and brow nearly same width. Hair should wisp around face to reduce squareness.

Rebond and a bob. Seems to be the only thing that works. Sadly.

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