Are they not the cutest things you've seen? How adorable are they? Jeff Thomas is so talented!




my thoughts @ 9:17 AM

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I absolutely adore these shoes! I've only had them for 5 days... but I love them to bits! They were definitely meant to be. It wasnt your typical 'try the shoes in, buy them and they're yours' story. My story was slightly different.

I was working on the day I first set eyes on them. And on my break, I don't really have much time to look at shoes properly. But amongst the hundreds of shoes I saw that day, this pair caught my eye. The 'crystal' flowers on each shoe sparkled under the lights of the shop, as if calling out to me to buy them. So I had a quick look, they were quite nice... but I didn't have time to try them on. So I left the shop and continued to look in others.

Of the 7 stores I went into to, those shoes were the only pair that I considered buying. But I was out of time to see if they were confortable enough to buy them (i'm very very picky with shoes). But seeing as it was the first one that I was interested in, I asked the sales girl to put it on hold for me till the next day. She did so but not after she told me that it was the very very last pair they had. The last size 6, the last black one and the last in that style. That tempted me even more to buy them as they were a perfect fit, the perfect colour and the perfect design.

I went back to work... thought about it some more... went home... and thought about it some more... till finally I decided to buy them. So went back the next night and bought my first pair of going out shoes in a long time. lolz. I wore them to my graduation on Sat and got comments about them the whole day. I had made a good choice. And they were really comfortable.
But my happiness didn't last long as on the way home, I noticed that the crystal flower had a stone missing. :( it wasn't THAT obvious... but now that I knew there was one missing, it just didn't feel right. So straight after I got home, I went back to the store to ask if they could fix it or if they could replace it with another one from another store. And knowing my luck with shoes, the outcome wasn't going to be a good one. They called all the other stores in victoria but none of them had that pair. They had been reduced by 50%.. from $80 to $40... no wonder they were so popular.

So I went home... WITHOUT my shoes, but a store credit instead and I was so disappointed. I loved those shoes... even though I hadn't even owned them for 24hrs. Now I could never get the same pair ever again :(


... but the story didn't end there.

The next morning, my dad called me at work saying that he had good news... or maybe bad. He told me that he had found the missing stone and asked whether i could get my shoes back. I was soooo excited that I called the store straight away. The girl who answered went to look for them but couldn't find them in the store room. She said that they might have already been packed away to be sent to the warehouse. Great. I was too late. And I thought to myself, it just wasn't meant to be. *sigh... The girl must have heard my disappointment in my voice and suggested that I could call back tomorrow to see the manager coz she might know which box they are in.

Called back the next morning and the same girl picked up the phone. I describe my situation again and she remembered me. I didn't expect anything thinking my shoes were long gone... but my luck changed! She had looked through the back room again after she hung up the phone with me the first time and FOUND THEM!!! yay! haha... I was so excited! I thanked her a hundred times, hung up and went straight to the store to pick them up. So my shoes are as good as new now! :) no more missing stones... hehe.



my thoughts @ 1:03 PM

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Despite having an awesome birthday yesterdayand been showered with greetings, sms, pressies and love, I couldn't help but feel a little sad.

People change all the time for different reasons. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. Sometimes they just change. I've never been a supporter of change coz that means I have to adapt to something new. Something that I may not be comfortable with. Something that I struggle to deal with.

Birthdays can sometimes show who your real/closer friends are. Those who can take 5 mins out of their day to call or send you an sms, an email or card. Those who sacrifice time to take you out to lunch/dinner, visit you or buy you a present even though they're busy with their own life. It is those people who I appreciate. Those are the people that make me happy. Those are the friends I want for life.

So why do I care about the other people who don't do any of the above? Why do I care about the people who claim to be a good friend but don't even send you a birthday wish on your special day? Why do I care about the people... who just don't care about me anymore? I don't know the answers myself, but I do know that it makes me sad. I'm not saying forgetting to send me a birthday greeting is the 'end of the world'... or that i expect every single person I know to remember my birthday... i guess there are just a select few that should. Knowing that these people were once really good friends... but because of change... things are very different now. I guess I just miss them.

my thoughts @ 8:06 AM

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Thank you to my dear friends who celebrated my birthday with me last night. We went to a restaurant called Liquid (as you can see). It was nice... but because it was a Sunday night, there weren't many people which kinda made the atmosphere a little dull. But not so dull that it ruined the night. I had a blast last night... and it was all thanks to the 5 people who made it all worthwhile. To Mel, Sara, Cam, Al and Kelvin... thank you for an awesome night... thanks to the girls who wore dresses even though it was FREEZING cold... lolz... thanks for all the pressies... thanks for putting up with me taking too many photos... hehe... but most of all, thank you for the friendship I share with each of you. I'm so grateful to have friends like you! *hugglez*

my thoughts @ 9:24 AM

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my thoughts @ 8:12 PM

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It was an awesome early birthday surprise that I will never forget! For one, I didn't even believe they were celebrating my birthday because it was THAT early! haha.

It all started when we were organising to meet up one weekend... now that I don't go to uni or Flare anymore... I hardly get to see them. So Kel was kind enough to offer to drive the peeps all the way down to my place (even though its NOT that far =p) and spend some quality time with me. I was so excited that I even baked a cake for them with their names written on it. But unfortunately, Kel rang me the day before and told me that they couldn't make it anymore because Am had work to do... and Kel needed to spend time with his family (coz as we all know he camps out at Am's quite often hehe) I was so annoyed that I covered their names up with chocolate icing and redecorated it... haha... nah... just kidding. Though I did cover up their names... haha... but not for that reason. hehe.

So after work that day, I got home not expecting any guests... but then spotted a red car near my house. It sure looked like Kel's car... but thought maybe it was just one of the neighbours. But then as I drove past... I saw familiar faces... Kel... Am... Jo and Joon! haha. Those sneaky monsters had lied to me! haha... I was in shock (partly coz I had made plans to meet my other friends that night and now had to reschedule... haha...)! But it was definitely a good surprise after I had figured out what was going on.

So for surprising me... to eating the cake I initially made for them and finding paper in it (>.<)... to the drive to the dandy's and watching the sunset... to freezing our butts off and not bringing warmer jackets... to taking crazy photos... to having dinner at Hog's Breath... to playing wii and having a blast... to surprisingly me with the cake (which finally made me believe it was for my bday hehe)... and most importantly, making my bday super special this year... a gigantic THANK YOU to you and you and you and you! Love you all! *hugglez*

my thoughts @ 9:02 AM

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Doesn't my cake look pretty?! hehe... very colourful isn't it? hehe. It's a choc-hazelnut sponge cake... it was meant to be for a few of the flare ppl who were coming over tomorrow night but unfortunately there was a change of plans. They're not coming anymore. Oh wellz, more cake for me then! hehe.

my thoughts @ 11:06 PM

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i wish i had a job. it feels crappy when you tell people you've graduated but have no job. especially when they make the comment 'oh, but i thought teachers were in demand?'. yes, they are in demand... but that's more for kinders and childcare. Not primary school teachers.

Children come into the store every so often and I love talking to them. I love teaching them the names of the animals we have in the store. I love the way they're so fascinated by how the crystal sparkles. I love that they ask you a million and one questions but somehow don't seem to care what your answer is. I love that i trust the children more than the parents trust them.

i can't wait to have my own class.

i have signed up with two agencies now. One for relief teaching. The other for kinder and before and after school care. No work from either yet. I don't like this waiting period. It's so unpredictable. Oh wellz... can't complain. I'm glad I still have a casual job that provides me with some sort of income.

my thoughts @ 11:31 PM

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i feel lousy.

i want to cry.

my thoughts @ 2:47 PM

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I have finally finished Jo's 21st card... and yes, there were there bumps along the way. It took me a total of 5 days to complete the whole project. A lot longer than I expected. It's approximately 60cm in diameter so it's quite big.



First I had to draw a layout of how I wanted it to look like. And me being the least artistic person in the household, I struggled to draw something that even remotely looked like what I had in mind. After a lot of scrap pieces of paper and different coloured pencils, a rough outline was eventually drawn and then I had to cut a template of the whole thing. I drew my petals according to size and cut out 21 of them. I then had to cut out the middle part and this took time to figure out how big I wanted it as it all depended on how many petals I could fit onto it.

My table wasn't big enough for the whole template to sit on, so I moved to the floor. Arranged the whole flower, which looked quite good and therefore made me even more excited about making it. But my attitude towards making this card was not always positive. First, I needed my brother's help (because he's the creative one in my family) and asked him for advice on how to actually assemble it and what materials I should buy. Because my brother is a perfectionist, and I'm not, our ideas clashed which resulted in an argument. That's when I started to feel like I should quit. But no, I persisted and compromised with my brother (after so long) and what to buy the materials.

I checked out the prices of the material available from a variety of stores, so again, that took time. Went back the next day to buy the cheapest material that I found, which was from the newsagent. 2 x A1 sheets of yellow paper, 3x A1 sheets of cardboard.

Back at home, I had to scan a petal template into Adobe Illustrator where I would copy and paste the sentences that my friends had given me onto a petal each. A sentence each saying what they loved about Jo. This was another part of the process that took a lot of time, nagging and spamming of emails. At some points it got frustrating that people wouldn't reply ASAP because it meant I had to put my work on hold until I received their sentences.

While waiting for the sentences, I still had to cut out all the petals from the yellow paper AND the cardboard. The cardboard was there to give it support. It was tough cutting the cardboard. I had to use a stanley knife to cut through it because it was too thick for scissors. Did you know that using a stanley knife to cut through cardboard is a really good workout?! lolz. My arms were so sore after cutting through 20 pieces of cardboard! And then on top of that, I still had to cut out the yellow petals to paste on top.

I eventually cut everything out, pasted it all together and then came the hard part. I had to try and stick the petals onto the centre part and make sure they didn't move or fall off. First I tried gluing it... that didn't stay. Then I tried sticky taping it... it still didn't stay. Finally, my brother came up with the idea of stapling it. And that worked. Finally. It took me ages to figure it out though.

Then had to add the final touchings: the photos, messages, two butterflies and two ladybugs. And tada! It was finished! *phew* I'm tired and stressed just remembering the whole process! lolz

my thoughts @ 10:36 AM

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