Goodbye 2014

So... I guess another year has passed. As usual, there were ups and downs throughout the year.

It was an interesting year with great experiences. It was the year I took Instagram way too seriously. It was the year I paid too much attention to drawing perfect eyebrows (and nope, it's still nowhere near perfect and I have to resort to eyebrow embroidery soon). It was the year of smoothie diet dinners. It was the year where I drank chlorophyll. But nonetheless, here are some of my (less superficial) highlights:

1) Working full-time
No doubt, it was great to be given the opportunity to work for this digital agency. I managed to work on many campaigns and got to meet legendary humans. The experience was nothing short of amazing and plus, it gave me a glimpse of my future work life.

Not to forget, the people I've met in this agency are some of the nicest people ever!

They say you learn as you go and I guess that's true because there are a lot of things out that waiting to be explored which you'd never know until you've tried. I guess working really does make a person more mature and responsible.

2) Travelling
I'm thankful I've managed to travel to many places this year. Each trip was unique and it created many different memories with different people. One of the more memorable incidents was pretending to be an ABC when I somehow landed myself in a prostitute den in HK. Phuket was definitely the most relaxing and it wasn't just the trip but instead, it was about who you were with too. Tokyo was a great place to visit and an eye-opener. I mean, you don't get to eat raw horse meat everyday. Taiwan, which I just came back from a few days ago, was great too. It not because of the place but because I got to spend time with my family. I can't survive in the mountains and without Internet.

Caught a beautiful sunset in Tamsui District, Taiwan

3) Being single
Not too sure how this fits into highlights of the year but I guess it is worth a mention. Some people need to constantly be in a relationship. Thankfully, I don't belong to that gang. For the longest time ever, I've been in solitary confinement but throughout the year, I've met and seen so many damaged souls it's a relief to be at the sidelines. I'd rather be single than to be in a wrong relationship.

"The more you know a person, the less you want to know a person." - @gwensies

4) Losing a friend or two
Okay... this was something I was not okay with. I think good friends (or best friends) or hard to come by and that is why I cherish each friendship I have, especially people whom I've known longer. I guess things happen and people change and perhaps they realise you aren't as important anymore. It's disappointing but shit happens. You've just got to suck it up and move on.

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While 2014 was interesting, it was also uneventful. I didn't exactly fulfill my 2014 resolutions. I'm still unfit. I still have my vice habits. I still haven't found my ability at saving money. But it's ok, I'll live.

Moving forward, the next chapter of my life starts in approximately one and a half months. I'll definitely meet new people, adapt to a new culture and learn how to survive. The next few weeks left in Singapore will be precious and ideally, I would really want to spend it with people that matter.

Goodbye 2014. I can't say it had been great but I'm not complaining either.

Space Marble Nails

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I'm gonna revive this dead space... and I guess my virgin gel manicure experience is worthy of kick-starting it.

I've finally done my very first gel manicure! If you know me, you should probably know that I love all things marble! I mean, just look at my blog header and my marble birthday cake. I was so happy when Fiona from @fionaamournails did this beautiful space marbled design for me.

Prior to this, I was always either doing my own manicures or I would head to a nail salon once every two months but up till now, I've not tried doing gel nails before. Damnnnnn, I really should have tried it earlier because gel manicures are so much more convenient and fuss-free for a klutz like me. You literally only need a maximum of 60 seconds for each layer to be cured and it's does not budge at all afterwards. Plus, I almost always destroy 90% of my freshly-done manicures within a few hours but I'm pretty sure this one is going to stay unless my whole nail drops off. :')

Anyway, Fiona operates a home-based nail in Sengkang Fernvale area, so if you live in that area, you should definitely look her up! Her house is really near to Fernvale Station and if you think that a home-based salon does not have as many supplies or the colours you want, you're wrong! In fact, Fiona is a professional manicurist and she does have all the supplies that you need for the perfect manicure.

Just look at the shelves of polishes!

And that's just what was on display. I actually spotted a huge cardboard box filled with other polishes too.

While doing my nails, Fiona was really friendly and taught me a lot of tips and tricks, like that one on how to keep my nail polishes from drying out. I wished I learnt that earlier because it could have saved the lives of at least 20 bottles of nail polish.

The whole process took about one and a half hour and each stroke was meticulously painted on. I'm not even kidding and it was interesting to watch. In the end, I got myself a set of space-looking marble nails. Totally suits me, because I'm so obsessed with all things spacey recently, thanks to Interstellar.

Apart from doing marble designs, she does a bunch of other amazing designs as well. In fact, she can do anything if you show her a sample. Check out her Instagram @fionaamournails for more designs!

Amour Nails

To make an appointment, simply drop Fiona a message or WhatsApp at 9026-2166. You can also check out her Facebook page for more updates!