Project 5 Years (Future)

Hello to my 5 years older self.

How does it feel to be 26 going 27?
I am currently 22 as of January 18, 2014.
It's sunny and
It's a Saturday and I'm waiting for my now boyfriend, Zuriel, to wake up, and then we'll head to town, as per usual.
We would always go Somerset/Orchard almost every Saturday with his childhood friends (I'm gonna name them all down because who knows I might not remember them in 5 years' time) - Adrian, Jordan, Lloyd, James, Bing Cong, Shi Yong, and the girls, Cassandra, Charlotte, Sheela, Angie.
We'll end up watching the boys play pool, while the rest of us just wait...

He had been working the whole night yesterday to earn more $$ so that he can feed my fatty stomach.
I wonder if in 5 years' time, he would still be my boyfriend, or fiancé, since 27 SHOULD be the age I'm getting hitched. Or if we're not together anymore and we have new partners, or if I'm a spinster with spider webs in my vagina.

Anyway, I'm currently studying at Kaplan Murdoch University and I just got back my results!
I scored 2 distinctions for PR Contemporary Approaches and Media Audience & the Public, and a credit for my Media Relations. I'm in my 2nd semester and I'm taking Screen Texts, PR in Society & Communications Research.

So it's about 2 weeks before Chinese New Year - Year of the Horse, and 3 weeks before 3 essay submissions. And I have about $72.85 in my bank.
My mum is reading through a file and, well actually she's playing Candy Crush, and the file is opened on her lap. Pogy is on the sofa next to her sleeping.

My sis is in her room watching a Hong Kong drama on her laptop. And I just went into her room to snap a picture and she ran out after me and asked my mum, 'mum what is she doing?!' hahahahah.

Our caravan trip to Perth has been cancelled due to some circumstances.
And I may be going Bangkok, but I have no money… So…
Z and I have been wanting to start out our blogshop but we've been procrastinating.
Remember Apparel Abuse? hahaha…

Currently
Age: 21 years 10 months old
Present address: Pasir Ris Eastvale
Occupation: Student
Emails: regretted_me@hotmail.com, jasmine-quek@hotmail.sg, jasmineqsp@gmail.com
Social networks: Instagram, Twitter, FB, Tumblr
Colour: Pink, Purple, any girly colour leh.
Food: Everything!!! Pasta?
Hair colour: Orangey Brown
Nails colour: Glittery Red on my hands and Brown on my toes. Doing mani with sis at JB next wed!
Phone: iPhone 5
Laptop: MacBook Pro
Spectacles: Black Orange Hugo Thick Frame
Weight: 54kg *cries*
Height: 160cm
Size: UK8-10
Facebook Games: Hay Day, Candy Crush, Dragoncity, Bomb Island, Episode
Music: Katy Perry's Unconditional

Close friends: (KIT group) Dawn, Yh, Keith, Gerald, Jowell. Mandy & Heidi (MIA)
(TPJC) Cleo, Kevin

TV series watching now: Desperate housewives/Criminal Minds etc.
Last movie watched in the cinema: Once Upon in Shanghai at Bugis Junction Shaw
Biggest controversy: Stephanie Koh's Why I'm not proud to be Singaporean

Okay I can't think of anymore…

I hope that I have a great job in the media industry, maybe married, not poor like I am now.
And that everyone I love is still around me doing well!

Bye bye! :)

Come what may

For this month and a half since I broke up, I’ve been spiraling down.

Down so fast that it fucked my head in.

I made lots of bad decisions. Which brought about lots of regrets and guilt.

It felt like I was kept in a bubble the past 7 years.

I thought I was growing, and learning how to live. But all this while I was shielded from the world and kept under protection.

So I was waiting for the bubble to pop. Damn, I wanted it to pop.

And when it did, I was happy. I was relieved. And I was free.

Little did I know what was in store for me.

I was lost because even though I was looking forward to this great adventure, I felt like I was ill-prepared for it.

I was still the young, naive and gullible girl I was 7 years ago.

Yet at the same time, I’ve changed so drastically.

I don’t recognize the girl I see in the mirror anymore, nor her thoughts and her actions.

What’s worrying is when I choose to do things that will hurt myself, knowing that they’re bad decisions and regretful choices.

Maybe I’m doing that to feel alive.

Maybe I just want to live differently.

Or maybe this is just the real me.

To be honest, I’m not even sure who the real me is anymore.

And it’s laughable. Really.

But I do know that I’m still holding my core strong so long as I keep telling myself this: 

Peace. Happiness. Tranquility. Confidence. Love.

All of these come from me and only me.

So don’t go searching for them from someone or something else. Search within.

I don’t regret picking the road I did when I was at the fork of it.

I chose it for a reason, and that reason is what will keep me walking down this path I picked.

Maybe one day the roads will merge again. Maybe they won’t.

Whatever life throws at me, I’m gonna deal with it.

Even if I make bad decisions, they’re my consequences to bear. And my regrets to have.

As what I’ve said before, come what may.

Adv: J&J Hair Identity

ISTG I've said this in my previous post, but this blog is only survived by SS reviews these days lol
This time round, it wasn't a product that I was sponsored, but a service!
It's a first for me, because most of the services that are offered aren't to my liking or suitable for me.
Anyway, this time it was for something that I really, really needed.
A HAIR COLOURING SERVICE.
Why I say I really need it, was because the last time I did my hair at the salon was moooonths ago.
I didn't have the time to do my hair before CNY that I resorted buying the Liese Bubble hair dye..
And also, my hair was suuuuper long, and it can't hold onto any colour for long, so it was really not worth it to dye my hair.
So obviously I jumped at the opportunity when SampleStore contacted me to ask if I was interested to do this.

Anyway, it was a new salon called J&J Hair Identity located at Katong Square. It's a relatively new mall in Katong/Joo Chiat/East Coast area, but a little too quiet.
The salon was nicely renovated and decorated as well, and not like the other salons that I've been to. Here, it was more spacious and welcoming.

To be honest, I was a little afraid and hesitant before the appointment. Because I haaaaate it when people try to sales talk me. But surprisingly, there was none???
I mean I did buy something from them, but that was on my own accord and I'm always on the prowl for good hair products.
My appointment was at 12pm, so I didn't have my lunch before that.
The director, Shine, who also did my hair that day was soon sweet, ISTG.
He found out and bought me toast from Killiney. WHY SO SWEET!!

Anyway, I didn't really have a colour I wanted in mind, so I just said what every hairdressers' favourite client would say, 'Anything loh. Nice can already.'. Hahahah for real, I didn't mind any colour, so long as it looked good on me, and makes me look good.
After taking a look at the condition of my hair, Shine decided that it'll be best to not bleach my hair, since it was already bleached before.
Also, my hair had a tinge of red from my previous dye job, so he concluded that it'll be good to give me a reddish-violet colour with some very mild highlights.
To be honest, even though I mentioned that I didn't mind any colour, I was still very scared when he suggested red. Because what if it's sooo bright it looks very auntie?! I will die sia!!
But in the end I was like, 'You know what? Screw it, let's just do this! And meanwhile just cut off all the dead parts of my hair.'
So I ended up cutting off 6 inches...
No regrets tho! My hair is much lighter and looks a thousand times healthier!
The process was pretty simple and straight-forward: Cut > Dye > Wash > Treatment > Dry > Style.

Before

After

The after damn chio riiiiiight?!

And it was sooo satisfying to see the dead ends being cut off! If you look closely, you'll see that the top is darker than the bottom. 

And this is how it looks like under white light and curled and styled by Shine.

The balayage/ombre is more obvious in this photo, and I actually think it's really pretty, despite my initial fears!

The brand of the hair dye is Natulique and it claims to only use certified organic ingredients.

I know what you're thinking, like, 'Meh, every hair salon in Singapore claims that their hair dye is ammonia free and doesn't damage your hair, yada-yada.'

But the thing is, I really feel that my hair wasn't damaged after colouring. Even my friends have said that my hair looks much healthier now.

You may think that it was the Argan oil treatment that they did for me, but even 2 weeks after that, my hair is still in the same - or even better - condition than it was before my visit.

So anyway, Natulique doesn't only do hair dyes, but also organic hair care products, whiiiiiich, I bought..

This is a leave-on hair cream which you use after washing your hair when it's still wet.
I haven't tried it yet because I'm still using my current one which is from Japan.
But I bought this without Shine even promoting it was because the condition of my hair is really bad that I need to use leave-on treatment cream for it to survive.
This one is actually made in Denmark and smells really good, so I'm actually quite excited to start on this.
It's a little expensive tho.. It's $42, whereas my current one is only $28.. So I hope it's worth it!

So if you're feeling up to a pampering session, take a look at what colours they have, make an appointment and drop by:

J&J Hair Identity
Katong Square
#02-11
Singapore 423371
Tel: 6344 2388
Website: https://www.hair-identity.sg/home 
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HAIR.IDENTITY.JJ/

Also, if you feel like you need more reviews or to hear from others, visit Sample Store's website here to see what my fellow seeders have to say!