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5 things I've learnt from college

"If you think O'Levels is hard, try A'level", that's was what I heard before I apply for college. Due to family income and "siblings problem", I enrolled into a local college along with a group of friends as we finger-crossed to "coincidentally" be in the same class together.

Luckily enough, four of us out of 12 got into the same homeroom and same personal study block together. We sort of became closer together and share homeworks, clasworks,gossips, teacher notes, etc.

For me, I took Physics, Chemistry, General Paper and Mathematics, and these are what I learnt from the first month of college which no one ever told me before

1) Be friendly and social if you want to have more friends
The first week of class is probably the most embarrassing and tiresome week of my school life. I somehow went to every class and have absolute new friends at all.  I somehow always have a fight with myself in my own head to either randomly ask my seatmate a question or be the icy cold emo girl at the back. But I realize,  either I do it or forget it. It's okay to be weird the first time we talked to them, this is how you start a friendship anyway

2)Remember your new friends names and don't confuse with the class you guys had
A struggle for me as I was from a Chinese private school, and I mostly interact and hangout with Chinese. Being in a local college, there's a HUGE difference between Aisyah, Ayshah, Aryssa, Aryshah, Nur Aishah, Aiqah, Nuraikah, etc. I'm really really bad with remembering names and calling out wrong names, well.... it kinda gives a little conversation with me and my new friends so why not? But dealing with the awkward is real kind of embarrass when they all remember your name really well.

3)Finish your homework
Back in high school, I have the habit of brought back my classwork to become homework then hand it in again the other day. However in college, being able to finish your homework in one night is an absolute miracle, not to forget to self study because all your teachers spoke alien language in class.

4)You will get to know your new friends mostly from social media first
It's not weird anymore to follow your new friends in social media, it actually sort of bring your friendship closer together first. and trust me, when you guys were actively chatting the night away from the previous night, the next morning you guys will somehow feel a slight awkward before laughing off at the corridor.

5)It's okay to get lost in college
On the first day of college, I've been circling around the building for 15 minutes before I actually found my classroom and I still called my friends because I can't find them.

6) Chill and get a social life
it's really important to make more friends during college because they will always help you out in both your life and your studies, mix around with both genders group of friends and make memorable memories because they can make up shout and laugh the loudest and also the person that pissed you off in 1 second.

Get Ready With Me- My Makeup Look

With the last look on the mirror, I lowered my head and lightly splashed the water on my face.

I'm not the type of teenager that wears makeup whenever I have a hang-out with my friends. At most, I would apply a colourless lip balm across my (pulp) lips and wipe it off again 20 minutes later. However, being a traditional Chinese dancer, I took part in many dance competitions and I was exposed to makeup ever since I was 5. Despite all the sweet compliments from the adults, I admit I do love having rosy cheeks, but not 'harsh-looking' brows and cherry red lips.

I first picked up a makeup brush at the age of 15, when I was cast in a play in my school and a helpful lady had helped trim and shaped my brows, and that was the first time I actually loved my brows as O was born with uni-brows. I tried trimming and shaping my brows later on my own, messing around with my mom's makeup products, and gradually started to purchase makeup products for myself even though, I, sometimes regret splurging on them.

I still don't wear makeup often unless I want to hide certain flaws (like pimples, scars, etc.) or during special occasions, events and dinners. This is my makeup look that I usually wear every time I go for my special occasions.

Disclaimer: I'm not a professional makeup artist, I still draw uneven brows and uneven eyeliners, this is my look only.

I will start with a freshly-washed face and toner applied to the skin. Next, I would use my Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser and apply it all over my face,

Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser is somehow similar to The Porefessional from Benefit and a great dupe for it , it leaves my skin feeling smooth and supple. It's also an excelled base to apply foundation and concealer. It's breathable, however, it causes the skin to grease up before finishing my makeup routine, but other than that, it's pretty good.

Next, I apply my Missha Panda's Dream Brightening Eye Base to lighten my dark under-eyes and eye bags, gently dabbing it with ring finger.

Missha Panda's Dream Brightening Eye Base is really not easy to blend and require a lot of blending and spreading all over the eyelid as it has a thick consistency. However, it covers the dark eye circles pretty well and it's long lasting.

Using Innisfree Air Skin Fit BB Cream SPF35 PA++, I gently tap the product onto my skin and then use a damp beauty blender and dab it evenly on the skin. I like to apply using the polka dot method which makes my uneven skin tone more even.

I find Innisfree Air Skin Fit BB Cream SPF35 PA++ to be really fair compared to other brands. It is also quite close to my skin colour and gives off a pretty good coverage, giving a healthy glow and even skin tone.

Next, I apply Clio Professional Kill Cover Concealer in the shade #2 Beige to conceal my red spots, under-eyes and pimples on my face.

Clio Professional Kill Cover Concealer in the shade #2 Beige is absolutely my favourite concealer I had ever used. It gives a super good coverage and manages to cover my pimples, blackheads and pimple scars. It blends pretty easily, it's very creamy and has a dewy finish.

After that, I pat on my Innisfree Mineral Ultrafine Pact cushion foundation onto the skin to give a matte look because I'm not a huge fan of the dewy skin look as I have oily to combination skin.

I powder my face with some pressed powder from Max Factor X Cream Puff on my T-zone and cheek area.

Next, to my brows, I'm using both Rimmel London Eyebrow Pencil in the shade Black and Heavy Rotation Eyebrow Palette medium shade and the darkest shade to fill in and shape my brows. After that, I mix the medium shade and the lightest shade to contour my nose area before blending them together.

Rimmel London Eyebrow Pencil in the shade Black's pigmentation is pretty good however I'm not a big fan of the brush because it is very harsh and the brush does not blend well, but the pencil itself is easy to blend, however the pencil can be easily rubbed off.

Heavy Rotation Eyebrow Palette is a from  Japanese brand which I couldn't the name, the colour is very pigment it is very easy to use especially for beginners, plus, it's quite waterproof as well.

Moving onto my eyes, I'm using the Missha Eye Primer cream as base.

Missha Eye Primer cream is very creamy and does keep the eyeshadows in place, however it's too pale for my skin tone and requires a lot of blending to avoid the eyelid looking oily.

Afterwards, I'm using Maybelline The Blushed Nude Palette with Smokey Taupe to fill in my whole eyelid as a base, then Flushed on the center of the lid, Lingerie on the inner corner of my eyes and Angel on the outer corner and lower lid of my eyes, give off a smokey eye look. I also used Flushed to blend into my crease for depth.

Maybelline The Blushed Nude Palette color intensity is not really that pigmented, unfortunately. It requires many layers of application for the colour to be visible and pigmented, but I admit, the colours in this palette are stunning. It has some shimmery shadows to make the eyes pop. It's more on the neutral side and it is suitable for those who prefer natural makeup look on an everyday look.

I'm really a big fan of Maybelline as it is really affordable and easy to get, and also, the results aren't disappointing either.

I'm using my absolute favourite eyeliner which I had purchased for the second time. Maybelline Hyper Sharp Wing Liner is very thin and has a sharp tip that helps to give off a cat-eye or a cat-wing line.

Maybelline Hyper Sharp Wing Liner eyeliner is very, very, very easy to use and it gives from the thinnest to the thickest line. It's very pigmented and sweat-proof, waterproof and smudge-proof, but only when it dries. It can last up to 10 hours, before it slowly disappears without creating a black smudge, which is why it has been my favourite eyeliner of all time. 

Moving on to contour, I'm using Too Cool For School Art Class by Rodin createur du contour palette. I like to mixe all the shades together and contour my nose and cheekbones as well as my jawline.

I understand clearly why Too Cool For School Art Class by Rodin createur du contour palette is worth the hype. The packaging, first of all is so awesome and it gives off a very natural look, unlike other brands, it is very light and blends easily. Sometimes, its hard to tell that I actually have a contour as it is suitable for fair skin.

Next, I'm using the Chanel Contour Colour #20 Mirage as blush

Chanel Contour Colour #20 Mirage gives a cute, innocent, flush of pink colour with a blush brush. It's very pigmented and of course, it gives a healthy, rosy look, but I'm not a big fan of brush as it didn't pick up the colour of the blush as I hoped it would.

For highlight, I'm apply e.l.f Shimmering Facial Whip Lilac Petal on my T-zone area and above my cheekbones.

e.l.f Shimmering Facial Whip Lilac Petal is surprisingly pigmented when I first used it. I was quite disappointed when I first saw how small it was but the pigmentation is beyond words, but still it's very natural and not too dramatic which I prefer. It is easier to blend with my fingers compared to using a brush. I find this product very cheap as it only costs USD$1! Even though it's pretty small in size, but overall the result is amazing.

Back to the eyes, I had used  NYC White Eyeliner Pencil to line my lower waterline and the inner corners or my eyes.

Then, I apply my Maybelline Volume Express the Rocket Mascara after curling my eyelashes. Normally, I would apply my Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara on my bottom eyelashes for volume and length.

NYC White Eyeliner Pencil is very pigmented and colour pay-off is remarkable and not smudgy, but it is not really long lasting.

Maybelline Volume Express the Rocket Mascara gives volume and length, it does a good work im separating the lashes, but it can easily be smudged and not exactly waterproof as it is said.

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara gives good length and curls the lashes pretty well and does not smudge easily, however it's pretty hard to remove. It can only be removed by a effective cleasing oil and lots of rubbing.

Last but not least, my recent and favourite, Colourpop Ultra Satin Lip in Magic Wand.

Colourpop Ultra Satin Lip in Magic Wand shade is super pigmented and creamy. It's super pigmented with only one coat and definitely not drying. It kinda looks matte, but it's not smudge-proof. It comes with a doe-foot applicator and it is easy to apply when you're on the go. It also easily shapes my cupid's bow.

And that's the final look!!

For comparisons, here's a picture of me with and without makeup.

I wouldn't say there are dramatic changes of me in makeup or without makeup. I just look more awake, alive and mature, according to my friends. A few people told me before that I look better without makeup because I look more younger and natural.

However to me, makeup is a process of growing up. And no, I don't wear makeup to impress anyone and yes, I wear makeup to hide the flaws I don't think I deserve.

"Makeup is not a mask that covers up your beauty. It's a weapon that helps you express who you are from the inside,"- Michelle Phan.

Crossroad

There are so many decisions in life. The moment you open your eyes during the dawn (school days), you start to choose which outfit to wear, what food to eat, what we should do to motivate ourselves or hide our faces with our arms on the table to sleep in the class for the whole day, etc. It's currently our 3rd term holiday and my O'level Examination is in three solid months away from now (which is pretty rational to me). I think ahead a lot but most of the time, I neglect what I actually should be doing right now. For example, my Mathematics revision book collecting dust on my lap while I'm blogging right now.

I inherited the artistic genes from my parents, my dad as an architecture, my mom as a housewife but she was an expert in arts during her younger days when she was still in high school. I'm the youngest among my family and I'm TOTALLY different from my siblings who pursued their dreams overseas and looking forward to work in a bank or a hospital one day. Once, my parents encouraged me to work as an accountant, or at least get a stable job and have a perfect family later. I understand that all parents are concerned with their children's future and, I too believe one day my children will live a healthy and stable life, but my life is different.

I am born adventurous and I would consider myself as a dare-devil. I love trying out new things and exploring amazing wonders around the world. I love to conquer my fear and try out different cultures. I'm quite a rebel myself and seldom follow the rules and regulations. I love to make mistakes over and over again. My mom, especially hope that I can become an accountant one day (you know, the casual stable life). Work from 9 in the morning to 5 in the evening, behind a desk, but I have a dream of my own. I want to follow my dad's footsteps, become an architecture, who might get rich out of the ordinary, or become drastically poor out of nowhere and work all day long. How extremely tiresome and stressful. However, I find this kind of life exciting (well for me, at least), because of the ups and downs in life, making it an interesting life to live, but there's the problem, I want to be a makeup artist as well.

Ever since I was young, I dreamt of working around with colours and brushes. Unlike most people who might want to work as a lawyer or a doctor. I have a fixed mindset since I was 9 years old, and been going around the bush for 8 years now.

But time doesn't wait for you or any of us, my decision was to either go to Taiwan after high school and pursue my dream as a makeup artist or stay to continue my architecture dream in college before heading west side of the Earth.

I am still struggling right now, but I'm thankful as because I'm sure of which field I'm going to be pursuing. Therefore, I encourage all of you to chase after your own dreams, as I strongly believe that it's better to do what you love to do than do what you can do.

Good luck and best wishes to both you and me. :)

Salad Sandwich + bonus recipe at the end!

Sometimes, I regret whatever I did, mostly because of my natural laziness.

Chinese New Year is here again. Those red packets (known as 'angpao'), endless of house visitings and various of food served, but before all that, it's very important for us to look good for the first few days of Chinese New Year, but I would rather grab a whole pack of salty potato chips and shove them into my mouth rather than lifting dumbbells, why not try out this recipe instead? I have been eating it for a week and it does make me feel more refreshed and healthier. I could also feel the size of my waist minimising.

If you think that it's too late for to start a new diet, just enjoy yourself during the New Year and diet later afterwards.

Salad Sandwich

First of all, you'll need the following ingredients:

1. A pair of burger buns/sandwich bread
2. 2-3 pieces of lettuce 
3. Half an avocado
4. A carrot
5. A tomato
6. 2 slices of cheese
7. A bottle of salad dressing

Some ingredients are optional (like the avocado, carrot, tomato and salad dressing). You can basically switch the ingredients up and try adding cucumber, mustard sauce, bell peppers, etc.

Before doing anything, wash all of your fruits and vegetables with water properly.

Step 1: Toast your buns or bread for 7 minutes in a toaster.

If you want to avoid your buns or bread being burnt or turn into charcoal black, place a metal tray or an aluminium foil under the buns or bread before toasting them.

Step 2: Slice your avocados into chunks (slice until your desired size or shape, it's your choice)

Step 3: Repeat step 2 for your tomato

Step 4: Grate or slice up your carrots into thin pieces

 (it should look something like this)

Step 5: Grab a handful of lettuce (don't grab too much) and rinse them with water thoroughly

Step 6: Remove your buns or bread in the toaster after it has heated up and place them on a plate

Step 7: Add the two slices of cheese on top of the buns or bread so they can melt a little bit (you can also add the cheese slices in step 1 so it'll melt even more and taste better)

Step 8: Add your lettuce

Step 9: Add your tomatoes

Step 10: Followed by your carrot slices

Step 11: Top it off with your favourite salad dressing, just pour gently (don't pour excessively)

Step 12: Finally, squeeze your sandwich or burger together as tight as you can so it won't be too thick when you take a bite out of it

And it's done!

This is the final result! Mouth watering, eh?

The burger is quite thick, so prepare to open your mouth widely for it.

Nestum Chia Seed Drink

Next, I had also tried to get something to drink, other than detox tea, so came out with this. It tastes very good and won't make you feel bloated but could last for several hours.

Here are the following ingredients that you'll need:

1. A packet of Instant Nestum Powdered-Drink
2. A cup
3. A teaspoon
4. A tablespoon
5. Some brown sugar
6. A packet of chia seeds (optional)
7. A carton of milk

Step 1: Grab a glass or a cup and add in 4-5 teaspoons of Nestum

Step 2: Add in half a teaspoon of brown sugar 

Step 3: Add in two tablespoons of chia seeds

(It should look something like this by now)

Step 4: With a spoon, mix them together until it's all mixed-well

Step 5: Pour half a cup of hot or warm water into the cup

Step 6: Add 2/3 of milk into the cup

And you're good to go!

The Final Results:

It's super healthy and tasted really good. You guys should definitely try it out! Hereby, wishing you all for the best and Happy Chinese New Year!