Christmas 2012

It's December 26, and yesterday was Christmas. So I'll start with Christmas eve first. I went out to have Macdonalds breakfast with my parents and my dog. And then we went out as a family to Shaw, Lido. Booked movie tickets for Jack Reaper earlier. Mmm the movie was complicated, but I enjoyed it thoroughly. Tom Cruise doesn't look that bad for 50 years old.

Walked around Orchard to see the Christmas decorations etc. And had dinner at Breeks Cafe. 

It doesn't look very appealing but it was good!

Takashimaya

Here are the handmade cards I did the night before. I went to print a few photos at Harvey Norman before I got home. Okay I couldn't really find anything to give my family, but cards are okay right? 

Me frowning with a Christmas hat.

Annoying sister smiling. :-D

Okay here's a tip.

Do not visit any tourist attraction during festive seasons. 

Sentosa was really crowded. We planned to visit the newly built aquarium which cost like $29 per ticket for an adult but the queue was really long. So we went to the Underwater World, and the queue moved so slowly! Like the whole day was practically just queueing up and visiting the washroom oh my goodness. My sister was like saying the day before, "who visits the aquarium during Christmas?". Now we know. So many people.

So here are some pictures I snapped.  (It isn't worth it, don't visit. It's boring and not really fascinating except for the jellyfish.)

Cute little worms.

More sea creatures.

I love this. The jellyfish looked so pretty.

So that's how my Christmas went. Not very interesting. So I'll have my dinner now, I'm starving. Goodbye!

Disney

I've got to admit something. I'm quite a huge Disney fan. I love the fairy tales that Disney has produced over the past 60 years or so. I love the amazing animations, enchanting list of characters, and not to mention the songs as well. I even have a Disney princess song album which was kept with me since I was younger than 5 years old.



Disney makes movies with lasting impressions in our hearts. Like lessons are also taught during the movies. It doesn't matter whether you're an adult or still a kid, it's part of your childhood, that's something you can't deny. You know, I've rewatched these classic Disney movies so many times (okay I get a little sick of it) but they are really good.



It all started with a mouse.



And it has become something so unbelievably successful. Thank you Walt Disney.

Here are some of my favourite Disney fairy tales (according to when they were released) and fables. :-)


Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs


Cinderella


The Sleeping Beauty

And this is my favourite princess, Ariel from The Little Mermaid.


 
Beauty and the Beast


Aladdin


Pocahontas


"This is so much fun!"
Tangled


Alice in the Wonderland


Bambi



Finding Nemo (Just keep swimming~ gosh Dory is so cute)


Monsters Inc


Tarzan


Lady and the Tramp

My point is that Disney used to produce such good films. And now Disney Channel Asia is airing films from Malaysia such as Waktu Rehat, Boboi Boy, Bola Kampung, Super Strikas and Upin and Ipin. Right right right? (i'm just imitating them) You've got to agree that these shows are quite crappy and meaningless. I'm just really unsatisfied that Disney has changed from all those to this. What happened? Why are they playing these shows instead of classic Disney shows? It used to be a good network years ago showing films with quality. Now Disney Channel is getting disappointing. These shows are ruining Disney's image.

So that's all. I'll be ending my post with Walt Disney's famous quote.

"I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse."

Trouble

So I had a really rough day today. Okay, it's not really me, it's more of my dog. My mum and I went out for breakfast this morning. When I returned home, I found a dental floss box lying on the floor. At that moment I knew he had eaten the floss because this has happened before! I saw a bit of string hanging out of his mouth and I started pulling it out really gently and slowly while patting his head and stroking his fur. I was so worried and panicky - because dental floss/any type of string can get tangled or caught in the intestines and cause serious and even fatal issues. Anyway, I managed to pull out some. And my dad came home to help because I can't really pull it out anymore. Somehow we did it. We got a lot of dental floss out. I'm really thankful to God because I prayed, hoping that he would be okay. And he is. :'-)

And I'm also going to talk about this game which I've finished playing called Ninja Love. I was really bored so I scrolled through the games in the app store and I happened to find that. The title sounds silly, but as the story progresses, the guy's character seems quite interesting. It's not that bad, really. It's a japanese anime dating sim. Dating sims are basically visual novels and there are lots of dialougues and the endings are different depending on which lines you pick. I like this sort of games because it puts you in the shoe of the main character.

Another thing is I used to have a NDS, but it's spoilt now. I played this game called Sprung, and it's also a dating sim. It's really fun and the graphics and storyline are really good so if you have a NDS, do download it!

Also, I've been staying at home so I got inspired by a short story in Tumblr so I thought of drawing a wolf (so random). It ended up like this.

Maybe the features don't look very proportionate but it is sort of or maybe at least a little bit similar looking to the picture at the right, right? Or maybe you can't even differenciate which is the real picture and which is the drawing! ;-)

Also brought Boy down yesterday. And look at how excited he was!


Smiling with his eyes closed.

He's so adorable and I can't get over it.

Lastly, I just want to say that it's December already (obviously), so I was thinking this year has just passed just like that. It seems so short. So yeap, I should make the best out of this last month of 2012.

Guess that's all. I'll be coming up with a rant post so be sure to check it out soon!

Ukulele time

Guess what I've been doing today. I met up with Si Rui to buy a ukulele and had lunch. Went over to my house after that. I taught her I'm Yours by Jason Mraz because the chords are pretty simple. And yeap we were practicing - how to strum etc. So let's hope she makes good progress after her trip to HK. :-) (Lol I sound like some music instructor.)



Okay, just a little bit.



Yup the small one is mine of course, and the one at the right is newly bought - Si Rui's. :-)

Anyway, since I'm always lazying around and wasting my time, I've decided to stop and make some plans for December.

1. Use my handphone only when necessary.
2. Stop sleeping so late and wake up on time.
3. Do some homework and Sec 3 work everyday. (Hmmmm)
4. Bring Boy out more often.

Yea that's what I have in mind. I hope I will stick to that. So that's all. It's a short post but I like things short and simple. :-) Will update soon (maybe).

Baking day

Hey.

So I've always wanted to bake deserts or anything sweet during the holidays, and I did!



So I searched for some recipes and it was actually hard to find because they don't really provide any mini apple crumble tart recipes. More of pies. So I mixed 2 recipes and added the another recipe for the tart base or whatever you call that. So yeap, that's how the first badge (and my very first try, along with my dad) looks like!

Didn't really go out this week but was really bored. Even got sick, but i'm much better now.

So here's the weekly X Factor news. (A little late but it still counts!)

My favourite contestant, Beatrice got eliminated. I was really disappointed because I really like her personality and her looks and almost everything about her. She's really likeable and a lovely sister. It's so sweet. The Thanksgiving performances were dedicated to their special someone. They were so heartfelt and I literally had goosebumps and cried along. And Diamond's performance was phenomenal, really. Carly's was great as usual. And that's all.

So tune in for more updates, which I'm sure to post because I'm really so bored at home.

Fads

So I've been really indecisive with my blog URLs, emails (no it's still the same), and Twitter username, but whatever. It's like a username which you think it's creative suddenly pops up in your mind and you think, "hey that's a pretty good idea", but really, it isn't. So I've returned with my same old username - sheryl13. I feel a little like a copycat, because I used to like Taylor Swift a lot and I like her favourite number as well, 13. And yep, that's how I came up with my email, my tumblr URL, and blogger URL.

The thing is: I don't think that copying others is a big deal. But it gets on your nerves if someone just copies off your idea without your permission repeatedly. Like copying once or twice, or thrice is alright. I mean it's normal that friends have the same taste in music, clothes etc.

But now?

 

I hate it when people wear certain clothes just because it's the hype. Seriously? There used to be a skinny jeans fad, wearing oversized sunglasses, and crocs, the trending shoes. Yes, crocs are really comfortable and convenient, but they tend to look a little hideous. No offence, really. The dark coloured ones look fine, but not the super bright coloured ones.

It's not only about fashion trends, it involves music artists as well. I wonder if the "fans" truly like their music, or it's because the music group is currently trending right now. Liking them because you want to fit in to a particular group? Or do you really appreciate their music? Like do you even understand what they are singing?



I'm just saying that everyone should just dress up or do things as what they truly like, not because it's trending right now.

Delightful Tuesday

I'm here with another update! Woke up early today, (yes I consider 9 pretty early and I should probably kick this bad habit of sleeping so late) and went to the library with Si Rui to get some homework done. It wasn't really that bad, just that I kept getting distracted by this game that I just downloaded yesterday which is pretty lame but cute.

My very own Ponyville!

Had lunch, walked around the mall and chatted a bit. And then we finally got to watch Pitch Perfect! It's something like Glee, but it's really aca-humorous. No really, it's very entertaining and funny, and great esp if you like music! :-)

These are some random pictures taken today.

Yes I look really unglam but it's okay (whatever). 

Brought Boy for grooming yesterday (finally!!!). Look how obedient he is.

Bought Boy an early Christmas gift! He loves it. When he knew it was his, he kept jumping around and he doesn't want to give me his toy. So annoying.

So this is just a short post. I'm having a headache right now. Goodbye ♥

Stripes today.

TGIF

Had my Chemistry retest on Friday. It was easier than the EOY's, but I don't have enough confidence that I'll get an A or a B. Okay, truth is I've always been doing really badly for Science, it's just not my forte. It seems very complexed. Anyway I shall make the effort to improve my Chemistry and Physics during this holiday.

Well, I was being really careless and stupid. Si Rui and I decided on watching Pitch Perfect at Jcube, the movie tickets were sold out by the time it has started. So we went to Jurong Point, but Golden Village in JP doesn't show Pitch Perfect. Okay, I was probably having illusions or my eyes were playing tricks on me. I don't know how I saw Son Of Sardar as Pitch Perfect. Please don't criticize me haha oh my gosh. 

Headed to Lucky Dessert after lunch, which specializes in HK desserts. I guess the shop just opened, and the workers were not there yet. So we stood outside the shop, waiting to be seated. And the waiter was like standing inside the shop, without saying a word or anything. So we continued waiting. Oh my gosh it was so awkward. And then he finally asked whether we wanted to sit. Obviously we wanted a seat, how can we possibly stand while eating dessert? We ordered some mango dessert, but it was unavailable, so we walked out of the shop and went to Starbucks! It was my first time ordering my own cup of Starbucks coffee/latte. I ordered the toffee nut latte. I think it's a new type of latte they're promoting.

It tasted a bit bitter. But oh well.

And then Artbox! My favourite stationery shop. :-) 

Look at the balloons they displayed at the front of the shop.  

I ended up getting this notebook, because I wanted to write my family meal recipes. It sounds a bit silly and old-fashioned but hey, I really want to know how to cook more than a bowl of maggie noodles. 

And I'll be updating you with more X Factor news! 

Jennel Garcia ♥

So Jennel Garcia and Lyric 145 got eliminated this week. And I'm really unsatisfied with the results. Why didn't America voted more for Jennel when she's so talented and appealing on stage (okay I'm referring to her first 2 auditions, not her live shows)? I think Arin should've gotten sent home instead. Just so disappointed because Jennel is one of my favourite acts and she deserves to be on the show. And I'm quite sure that either Tate or Carly will win the X Factor. And guess what, I think I've been watching too much X Factor lately that I even dreamt of Camila Cabello from Fifth Harmony! So odd.

I'll miss you, Jennel. :-(

So that's all. I'll be baking mini apple crumble tarts tomorrow with my dad! :-)

Goodbye.

Picnic at the beach

I haven't been productive lately. Possibly because it's the holidays right now, but I've to return to school for one more week for Step Up Programme. Feeling dreadful as ever. But not till the extend where I actually stay at home behind the computer screen all day.

Guess where I went on Friday? (I didn't play truant, haha. There was AYE for selected pupils and there wasn't school for the rest.)

Sentosa!

First thing Si Rui and I did when we reached there - buy Skyline and Luge tickets!

It was $20 for a package of 3 rounds of skyline and luge each. It was my first time trying this activity. I have a fear of heights, so I ended up squeezing Si Rui's hand on the skyline. It was pretty high up, but it was a short "ride", and there wasn't really any scenic view of Sentosa, just trees and more trees. The luge was a go-cart action ride, and it was much better than the skyline. And Si Rui's cart kept screeching on the last round. 

We then headed to Siloso beach for our picnic. We were lucky that it didn't rain, the weather was a little warm, but breezy too - that's cos' we found shade under the palm trees. 

Aw my mum specially woke up to help me with the grilled ham and cheese sandwiches. ♥

Okay, it looks pathetic but we were full!

We just sat on the picnic mat, and talked a bit, ate, and dipped our feet in the cool water. Ah, the simple pleasures of life. :-)

And I woke up at 5:10 A.M. today for Project Happy Feet. It's a non-profit organisation which helps underprivileged students in Singapore, Cambodia etc. :-) Best way to start off the day - I was late for almost half an hour! Actually I wouldn't be if I hadn't overslept on the bus. Missed around 6-7 bus-stops (I have never been so careless) and waited for the bus to go to school. A few more people were late, including Si Rui. Phew, Mr Ho was still there. 

On the way to East Coast Park. 

Happy Feet participant 7752

We had to pay $35 to participate and wear slippers for this "race" and walk 4 km to understand how it's like to walk a long distance without proper footwear everyday to school. It was like literally walking in their shoes. And I'm glad that we participated because I'm sure the needy people really do benefit from this organisation. :-)

Beautiful scenery while we were walking.

Many people turned up for this event. And they gave free helium balloons! Yay

Tied the string to Boy's arm, he looks so cute. He kept staring at the balloon lol.

Boy on a picnic mat.

Tried the new KFC rice. It was just pieces of deep-fried chicken with rice and mushroom sauce. But it was tasty. :-D I guess that's all for now. And I wanna share with you this super nice snack (my vocab sucks) which I'm in love with.

It's a crunchy almond snack - Nougat from Australia

I've also been watching all of X Factor's episodes and I was really disappointed with the judges' decisions. I thought Diamond White should have stayed, and David Correy would be a possible winner but LA sent him home. To make things worse, Demi changed the young adults' styles so much. I was really upset with Jennel Garcia's new look and song choice. I miss her curly hair, and her hair flipping and being confident and so appealing on stage. Where did that go? And Paige Thomas looked absolutely ridiculous with the spiked hairpiece. It looked like a sea urchin to me hahaha - such a distraction. Why is Demi focusing so much on their appearances when it's the true talent that counts? I think Simon Cowell is the best judge and mentor because of his many years of experience while Demi just got popular recently and she is only 20! I know age doesn't matter but she doesn't seem professional. The way she flirts with Emblem 3, lol. Why can't people see that they appear cocky and the fact that they talked bad about another contestant during the auditions really bothers me. Unsatisfied with X factor.

Okay, I'm done with my rant. Goodbye.