you know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams

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you expect me to jump on board with you
and ride off into your delusional sunset

i hate to break it to you babe, but i'm not drowning
there's no one here to save.

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"We are practical beings, each of us with limited functions and duties to perform. Each is bound to feel intensely the importance of his own duties and the significance of the situations that call these forth. But this feeling is in each of us a vital secret, for sympathy with which we vainly look to others. The others are too much absorbed in their own vital secrets to take an interest in ours. Hence the stupidity and injustice of our opinions, so far as they deal with the significance of alien lives. Hence the falsity of our judgments, so far as they presume to decide in an absolute way on the value of other persons' conditions or ideals."

William James, "On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings"

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"We have to resume it where we had left off, and there steals over us a terrible sense of the necessity for the continuance of energy in the same wearisome round of stereotyped habits, or a wild longing, it may be, that our eyelids might open some morning upon a world that had been refashioned anew in the darkness for our pleasure, a world in which things would have fresh shapes and colours, and be changed, or have other secrets, a world in which the past would have little or no place, or survive, at any rate, in no conscious form of obligation or regret, the remembrance even of joy having its bitterness, and the memories of pleasure their pain." The Picture of Dorian Gray

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火曜日から、あたしOLやります！はじめまして、よろしくお願い致します！

for my own reference, from here:

Looks to avoid in the workplace:

* Too sexy: see-through lace, miniskirts, spaghetti straps, sheer sundresses, strappy stiletto sandals.
* Too casual: jeans, shorts, T-shirts, hats, sneakers.
* Too sloppy: wrinkled clothing, too many layers, baggy-fit clothing.

in addendum, advice from an advisor: "office wear means no jeans, no shorts, no slippers." to which i agreed happily.

pocky gyaruzu fyt!



元気で、おしゃれで、仕事はやります！：D

ADVICE FROM THE EXPERT MR. NINOMIYA KAZUNARI #01:
(N = nino, O = his radio partner)
N: Good evening, this is Kazunari Ninomiya from Arashi. Today’s opening thought comes from radio pen name Ninoncho-san: “We have a coffee server at my work and there is a 100 yen coin that’s been sitting next to it. I didn’t think much about it at first, but it has been there for nearly half a year now, so every time I go to get some coffee, I check to see if it’s still there. Nino-chan, are there any items in your greenrooms or studios that you have no idea to whom it belongs?” Well, greenrooms are different each time we have a show.

O: That’s true.

N: But 100 yen… I wonder how much the coffee costs.

O: Probably 100 yen.

N: But that’s strange if it costs 100 yen and there’s a 100 yen coin just sitting there

O: Hm… but it’s been there for half a year?

N: You couldn’t just take it then, if it’s been there for half a year. But if no one takes it, that’s kind of sad for the 100 yen coin. It’s like, “Why was I ever born?” I mean that as the 100 yen coin.

O: Right

N: Speaking from the 100 yen coin’s perspective…

O: That is quite disheartening.

N: It’s sad if you don’t use it. The coin probably wants to be reincarnated into coffee soon, anyway.

O: That’s true, especially…

N: Especially because it’s so close to the coffee machine. It can’t enter the coin slot by itself!

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i've been scrolling through backdated entries (YES I DID OMG ARE YOU AMAZED I KNOW I AM TOO) and i discover comments that i did not see earlier!

(btw who is the pixie who questioned my sexual orientation. i lol'd.)

i am bored okay, updating my blog 3 days in a row lol what a feat. my blog stalker(s) would be amazed. DON'T JUDGE ME >:(

anyways, came across an article on a magazine i was reading while having a good chat with my bff insomnia this morning. it was an article about being eco-friendly with beauty products, and i found it incredibly helpful and informative. especially since i'm in a certain phase where i'm beginning to question the products that i'm applying to my precious hair, face and body. i'm really uncomfortable with the sheer amount of unknown chemicals i use (i knew i shouldn't have dropped chem, dammit!). the next time i shop for toiletries, it would either have to be japanese (can't help it la okay!) or organic. at the very minimum i guess i would go to the body shop, but sometimes stuff from there just doesn't cut it anymore since i found out l'oreal took over the company. major sadface D:

we'll talk about the food i'm eating another time okay... maybe in another 30 years. organic veggies might taste much better than non-organic ones, but now i'm just not ready to have veggie delite for all 3 meals.

THE GREEN ROOM
"... When Lush gingerly asked me if I would be willing to open up my toilette and have Jones, the brand's ethical director - before she worked for Lush, she was a full-time activist, so to say that she is knowledgeable on the topic of natural lifestyle is an understatement; she's a mad genius - scruntinize every lotion and potion in an effort to determine how "green" everything was, I jumped at the chance... After close to two hours in my pocket-size bathroom with Jones - during which I discovered that the majority of my products were pure evil - we came up with a list of 12 tips that will help you, or at least your bathroom, go green. FV"

1) Buy glass instead of plastic whenever possible
It seems like simple advice but few products are packaged in glass anymore since it is harder to transport and easily breakable. But if you can find products you love in glass, especially the non-colored variety, buy them. The planet will thank you.

2) If it is plastic, look for recyclability and avoid unnecessary packaging
Most cosmetic companies have not followed Lush's lead and eliminated extraneous packaging. If you can avoid one type completely, make it pumps. "It always has a spring down in the middle, so that's metal down the middle of your plastic," says Jones. "There's no way that can be recycled, so it's straight to the landfill." When it comes to the rest of your plastic products look not just for the recycling logo, but for a number in or beside the loop. The number indicates how easily recyclable your product is - a 1 or 2 is good, a 7 is oh-so-very bad.

3) Not all cotton is the same
When buying cotton balls or pads make sure the bag says 100% cotton, otherwise you may be removing your eye makeup with something that has fibreglass in it.

4) Hit the bar
Almost everyone has a liquid hand soap perched on their sink, but according to Jones, it should be tossed. "A bar of soap naturally shrugs off germs," she says. "When soap was first invented, disease just manifoldly disappeared. Everyone thinks that a pump soap is more hygenic, but it actually all has to be preserved because it turns into a liquid, so basically you're washing you're hands in presevatives."

5) Don't bag it
Before you line your wastebasket with that plastic grocery bag, Jones asks that you consider the dolphins. "These plastic bags are such a waste problem," she says. "They go to landfills but because they're thin and flimsy, they blow around and many of them end up in the sea choking wildlife."

6) Look for and read the ingredient list
An ingredient list may be required by law, but many companies get away with putting it on the outside box, or hiding it beneath labels. Read and consider the list - many people are careful about what they put in their body, but not so cautious about what they rub all over it. The natural ingredients should be at the top of the list, and if you can avoid extracts, do, because as Jones points out, "would you cook with an extract of parsley, or would you use actual parsley?" What specific ingredient should you be wary of? "Mineral oil is something we at Lush absolutely hate," she says. "It's a cheap, nasty byproduct of the petrochemical industry."

7) Make your shave smoother
Most shaving foams are full of surfactants which can dry out the skin and cause rashes. Try shaving instead with an oil, soap or ream, and tell your boyfriend to do the same.

8) Be careful what you exfoliate with
Many exfoliants use plastic polymer beads, not the best thing to be rubbing all over your face. Besides, as Jones points out, "nature does supply us with some quite nice exfoliating things to buff with."

9) Throw out your loofah
Surprisingly, Jones prefer the plastic shower pouf over the loofah. "Despite the fact that I dislike plastic," she says. "I'd rather see those because it's not pulled out of the ocean on a mass scale like loofahs, and it does make your product, like a shower gel, go further, which is helping to reduce consumption."

10) Avoid overstocking
I was already a pack rat before I worked in beauty so I am very guilty of this green sin. "At lush we offer fresh, handmade, very short shelf-life products," says Jones. "We want people to buy little and often." Buy just what you will use.

11) Check for expiration dates
Just like the food in your fridge, the majority of the stuff in your bathroom has expiration dates so pay attention. Also, some products now have a tiny open jar symbol which indicates how long you have after opening the product before it should be tossed - 6M means six months, 12M is 12, and so on.

12) Solid is gold
The most environmentally friendly product has no packaging at all. "At lush we do a solid shampoo bar," says Jones. "It's a tiny little thing that weights about 25 or 30 grams, and they last for about 60 washes. The equivalent would be about five bottles of shampoo."

- NYLON, August 2008, p.123

oh, and do you know the best way to attain shiny and perfect hair? stop washing your hair for 2 weeks to a month. i promise you the best hair you've ever had. I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP. your body will produce natural mechanisms and whatever chemicals to maintain and protect your hair.

tell me if you're trying it though.

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i just blew bff off majorly because i felt like crap in the morning, and now i feel like i'm the bestest friend anyone can have in the entire world!!!!!

so what else is new with ya'all? :D

aka jireh where's your new blog again.

probably feel like crap because i will never get to marry nino sho haven't been running for 2 days. gah singapore weather you can gdiaf seriously.

my life at this moment feels like what president obama verbalizes here.

to show that i have truly learnt from bobbu-san com225 interpersonal communications, i shall engage in self-diclosure.
1) i am learning driving. i wanted to finish it in 1 month but my btt is a month and half later. just had theory lessons yesterday. is officially scared of driving.
2) i am moving to malaysia in a week's time. ya'all can come sleepover anytime.
3) abby looks like simba. i am going to start calling her simba.
4) i am officially sick of eff bee.
5) I NEED TO FRICKEN RUN.
6) I NEED THE FRICKENN SPRING BREAK TO START NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW D:

during somebody's presentation in class about her friend's blog having ton of negative entries daily:
p: hahah our blogs are like... yours have lots of pictures and mine have so much nonsense
a: you mean japanese videos.

so, to live up to her self-fulfilling prophecy i mean, expectations:


MARRY ME NINO.

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an amusing conversation.

p: oh so tan hui told you she's not coming also?
k: yah she messaged me. she also told me she thought you angry at her!
p: HAAHAHAHAHAHAAHA WHATTTTTT HAHAHAHAHAAH
p: no wonder she keep apologizing to me!
k: yah la she also keep apologizing to me and she sounded like she was really sorry then i ask her why she keep apologizing she said cuz pao angry at me!
p: HAHAHAAHAHAHA
k: yah la i also laugh like mad plz! pearleen pao where got angry so easily one!
p: HAHAHAAHAHAHA i know why cuz i replied her 'pangseh!' HAHAHAAHAHAHA she thinks i'm angry like that?! why people always think i'm angry one?! HAHAHAH

don't laugh la jireh you thought i was angry with you when i messaged you 'wake up!' i laughed like mad okay.

after a thorough completely serious discussion with the expert kxy, here's the 'tao' of pearleen:
- if i'm replying you, i'm not angry
- if i sound like i'm angry, i'm most probably making fun of you
- i either am angry or really can't be bothered with you atm if i don't reply you at all
- however, if it's only once or twice or thrice i might just have forgotten to reply especially if it's through text message hahaahahaah
- the only other time i'd be really cold to someone is if i don't even know them
- after much contemplation i realise i wouldn't talk to someone i really really like as well :x :x :x (since i'm a really shy person you know)
- but since i can only like one person at a time, if i'm not talking to you there is a 99.9999999% chance that it's not the latter situation

GO FIGUREEEEEEEE

i felt a little weird when i posted without pictures so here have some noniramen.



the hollywood actor.



how does anybody hate this face i dont even know okay.



hambaagaaa ♥

guest: what's your favourite food?
nino: cheap food.

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