a turquoise life.

HELLO!

i know, i know it's been YONKS since i've posted but i'm not gonna lie to you...i've been too lazy haha. and i started a tumblr which in all honesty is just easier for when i have something quick to say or a cool photo to post. but don't worry, this humble little blog has not be completely abandoned.

so as i've quickly skimmed, last post was about my week at rosemount sydney fashion festival.

well great news lovers! i am currently interning at camilla kaftans and loving it :) and i'm pretty sure they like me (a lot) too :) i'm learning something new everyday, laughing with the girls every minute, and reminding myself to "live the life you've always imagined" every second.

life is great right now...pretty tight on the financial side but what can you do eh? get up and keep moving i say!

i recently bought a light blue/green/turquoise vintage dress and i'm head over heels in love with it. absolutely perfect for summer! yay!

so moral of the story: i'm still at my retail job, doing internship, getting more and more hooked on vintage items, going crazy at the gym (7-9 classes a week...whatttt!!!!), detoxing my insides, living life to the max and simply loving every precious moment of it.

it's reading time now :)

night!

love always, me.

the stars are lining up for the asian tourist at fashion week.

wow. so it's been a LONG time since i've last blogged. but my schedule has been hectic! in a fantabulous way :)

so the 9 days ate abbey spent with us here in australia was the best 9 days i'd had in a very long time. we hadn't seen each other in almost 7 years and it was just sooooo good for us all to be together again! to be honest, when she first walked out to meet us at the airport, it took a while for me to realise that it was her! i knew it was her but obviously she looked a little different from years ago. and i found myself feeling the need to get used to her personality again. getting used to the way she laughed etc. but it's ok. 2 hours later, it was like we'd never been apart :)

it was 9 days of pure bliss, delicious food, lots of driving, non-stop walking, and never-ending sightseeing of sydney. i'm proud to say i turned into an asian tourist in those 9 days!

we look at her holiday here in australia as a beginning of future family reunions to be held in places other than the philippines haha. we skyped with the philippines almost every night and call me crazy, but it was like the whole clan was together.

definitely had an amazing time and i already miss her to bits!

the next day after she flew back to new zealand, i went straight to work promoting the 2010 rosemount sydney fashion festival. this was to be the beginning of what was to become the most amazing fashion high i have ever been involved in so far.

21st-28th august 2010 marked many fun moments in my fashion life.

moments like getting to work with different models, some major divas, some quiet ones, but most of whom actually made me feel better about myself because they showed me that they're normal people who munch on pringles and go home to do their laundry.

i was also working in the same rooms as well-known australian personalities such as miss universe 2004 jennifer hawkins, miss australia 2006 erin mcnaught, australian fashion designer alex perry, american socialite nicky hilton etc.

as much as i was excited to be in the same place as these people, admittedly i was more excited when i was given the opportunities to work with the backstage manager and/or head dresser. to me, that was what i went there to do.

i've had the most awesome month this year. it's all happening. one contact leads to the other.

half of the time, it's who you know. not what you know.

wish me luck on my endeavours!

love always, me.

15 hours and 35minutes.

just a quick blog.

in the middle of getting everything ready for when the queen aka ate abbey arrives tomorrow.

i'm so excited. i don't think i'll actually be able to sleep tonight. it's in less than a day!!! time should hurry up and the 9 days she's here should slow down. yupp. good idea.

action plan if insomnia visits me: go hard at the gym tonight + hot shower + read a book + watch tv = at least 3 hours sleep right? well it better work.

room's clean as can be, just gotta get the other bed ready. need to take my desk and computer out as well.

still need to hem mother's new jeans. damn those short legs!

oh and i really need to finish and burn the family video...ooooh! that's another thing i can do tonight if i'm unable to sleep! good thinking ange, good thinking.

so i better head off. need to finish all the stuff listed on my pretty little yellow post-it :)

next time i blog, i'll be living in the middle of a family reunion slash heaven :)

love always, me.

went to the gym to watch inception and ate eggs at the airport.

soooo....looks like it's been a week since i've blogged. been pretty distracted...

you are gonna be so proud, i went to the gym (and did a proper awesome work out each time) from monday to friday this week and had this weekend off from exercise. on top of that, have eaten so healthily and portion controlled.

seriously, gisele bundchen, watch out!

i've also perfected the art of poaching eggs. FINALLY. i've never had any success in poaching eggs until a friend gave me the step by step way that she does it and voila...perfection! poached eggs and smoked salmon on spinach is to die for! go on, try it sometime!

last night, miss sarah murphy and i had a movie date and went to see INCEPTION. uh-may-zing.

i highly guarantee. that's all i will say because i'd really dislike to be the person who got you all hyped up about what could potentially be a really crappy movie according to you. but yes. it blew my mind away. i'm thinking of actually seeing it a second time to fully grasp it haha.

on another note, this thursday will be the day we finally reunite with ate abbey. that's right, 3 days from now!!!!!!!!! ahhhhhhh!!!!! sooooo excited. i may go crazy at the airport and have to be escorted out by security. you know what, i'm fine with that!

though this means i really should get my act together and prepare. this will include:

- clean...and i mean CLEAN bedroom

- buy a new heater because my stupid one finally gave up on me

- finish the family video

- make sure video camera and cameras are charged and are actually working

- re-read itinerary to make sure it actually makes sense and the timing does works

- maintain cleanliness of room

tomorrow is my day off, working on tuesday and day off on wednesday. here on this blog is where i shall declare... "I PROMISE TO DO THOSE THINGS ON THE LIST!"

there i said it.

well i'm gonna do more of the family video :)

good night and good luck :)

love always, me.

model bootcamp.

had dinner out with the girlies tonight and what a great way to end the week/weekend :) we went to SEACHANGE in DEE WHY and as per usual, everyone randomly went around the table asking others what they were ordering. the others all planned to get some sort of burger with a side of hot chips but because i'm trying this whole extreme health thing, i told them i was going to order a salad. and so they all ended up getting salads as well haha. i'm such a good influence.

anywayyyy...i REALLY need to shed some kaygees (kgs. yeah i'm cool). so from now on...but not forever...i shall get my carbs from fruits, veggies and porridge for brekkie. no dairy - after i finish this chocolate bar i have haha, and no softdrinks.

so basically - veggies, fruits, steamed fish, lean chicken and water will be my life for a while. plus lots of tea and LOTS of gym. wow. exciting :(

oh well, i'll get over it. it'll be greatttt.

IT'S BOOTCAMP TIME!

in other news, i'm having a fantabulous time saving money! almost every night, all my spare change is fed to my piggy! and i've actually been sticking to my daily allowance. i make sure to do my massive savings deposit first thing on pay day, then calculate how much i have to leave for all the bills i have to pay, and then calculate how much allowance i need to give myself for the following two weeks. plus i'm getting my awesome tax back.

so really, if you add everything together, this is what i will become:

my health and fitness bootcamp + strict financing

=

a very rich model a.k.a gisele bundchen

and you know what, i'm fine with that. haha

i'm off to finish my much loved peppermint tea and get on with my beauty sleep.

nighty night.

love always, me.

laughter cures sore muscles.

yeah so apparently i'm not as fit as i thought i was. *tear*

EJ, the manager at my gym, wrote down a program for me to follow...i didn't even get half way through it! it's only happened to me once before but yesterday just after i started doing resistance training, everything started blacking out and it felt like all the blood was rushing to my head. my arms and hands especially, felt like springs. i could move them but my hands would automatically go back into this weird position. all i wanted to do was lie down and fall asleep.

one thing's for sure, i should not have driven home. but i did.

so i got home and ate pretty much everything in sight...and by everything, i mean mama's vegetable springrolls, some chicken stuffed with spinach and feta cheese and plenty of vegetables...so really, still pretty healthy.

i had promised to attend some celebratory drinks and i was afraid i was going to miss it because of how crappy i felt. but it's ok, i pushed through and made it.

it was an amazing catch up with the good ol' big w crew. not everyone of the crew was there but that's ok.

if you want a ratio of how much we laughed to the amount of very serious topics we discussed, it would be 90:10...yeah, we laughed a lot.

my body is aching soooooo much right now. lucky i have the day off!!! but still have to gym it later. push push push! bloody hell.

it's 11:27am on a saturday and i'm bored. i really should try to do something a little more productive...or not.

maybe i'll continue with this family video. or something of that sort.

hope you have a good day today! wherever you are in the world, i hope you're smiling :)

love always, me.

when addiction becomes healthy.

so if you ignore my random yet very common bout of laziness, i'm actually a really healthy and fit person. now, that's not to say that i have no fat on me because let's face it, a person with no fat is pretty much just a skeleton. when it comes to what i eat and the amount of exercise i get, i would actually give myself a round of applause!

just so you know, and just so i can feel better about myself (haha), here are my addictions:

// h2o - i easily go through 3 litres of water a day but for some reason, it doesn't drive me to go to the toilet more often. weirddd.

// peppermint tea/green tea - i have this ridiculous love for peppermint tea. it's so yummy and...just yummy. but when peppermint tea is nowhere to be found, green tea is my saviour :)

// steamed vegetables - seriously, i eat vegetables in everyday life. usually, they'd be incorporated into some sort of casserole or one pot type of dish but lately, steam is all i need.

// fruits - L O V E fruits. that is all i have to say.

//chocolate soy milk - don't knock it 'til you've tried it. i personally do not like regular soy milk. but chocolate soy milk on the other hand...now that's amazing.

//exercise - calm down...no, i do not exercise 24/7 BUT i feel the need to constantly be moving. if it's not the gym, it's my wii fit. and on days when i don't go to the gym or use my wii fit, it's most likely because i've been at work for 9 hours where i've had to walk around the whole day in addition to my random crazy dancing when there are no customers and i am bored.

i would also just like to say that ever since i blogged about having a maximum 1 cup of rice a day and putting money into my piggy bank and not taking it out, i have NOT eaten a single grain of rice and i have put more than $10 of coins into the future bacon without taking anything out.

p r o u d :)

hmm, in the mood for tea now.

tea and a book. that's sounds good doesn't it?

love always, me.