End Of The Holidays?

This is so tragic, the time has come for the holidays to end and for school to resume. Am I upset? Devastated? YOU BET! Like like most normal kids out there, I love the holidays, I love feeling free and well ALIVE!

Don't you feel like a bird trapped in a cage? A fish stuck in a fish tank? There's so much more in this world that we haven't seen or experienced? Is life just all about studying in order to get a job? And then after that, simply working and undergoing the same routine everyday just so that you can get by? Is that all that life has to offer? Our lives can't simply be like a fish tank or a cage. We're supposed to soar through the skies, to swim across the oceans, no we're not supposed to be trapped here.

All of us say "You Only Live Once". Teenagers these days are are using this phrase wrongly though. By doing stupid things, or consuming drugs and just all the dumb shit that teens do and what's their excuse? "YOLO". NO! It's exactly because that we only live once that you have to cherish every moment of life. Some people just take their own lives because they're struggling with school, or due to work. Do people not realise how precious our lives are? Has society driven us into the corner just in order to "improve themselves"?

Honestly, I don't know where I'm going with this post and yes I know that I have to appreciate that at least I'm sheltered, gaining more knowledge everyday and also enjoying life unlike some out there who have nothing. But I'm sure that many people have thought about this before and I just wanted to share my version. I guess that all I'm trying to say here is just to think about your future, don't just go with the flow. We're not robots, we have a living brain to think for our best interests. Live your lives to the fullest guys.

What can I do to change this? I myself don't even know. So until then, just like all of us, I'll be stuck here just mugging around for the sake of my future. But I'm sure one day, I'll figure things out, and you will too.

Until next time, take care :)

xoxo,
Charmaine

Happy Fathers' Day

Hello all! Its Fathers' Day today so go give your dad a huge hug, make him a card, or make him breakfast or something. Appreciate your dad, your grandfather, or any fatherly figure you have in your life today :)

I just wanted to dedicate a post to my one and only dad because why not?!

I've always been a daddy's girl and being the youngest in the family, I was definitely the clingiest and the eternal "baby". I remember my mum always threatening to hit me and my dad would then defend me, saving me from lots of hurt and pain :') ps: this isn't child abuse, all asian parents are just like this xD

My dad was never expressive though, he was your typical tough Chinese dad, the head of the household, the pillar everyone relied on. Despite that, I know that he cares for all of us and everything that he does is for the sake of the family.

All these years, my dad was always struggling with work and barely had time to rest. His dark circles were well, down to his knees. Still, he didn't complain and worked immensely hard to provide for the family. This year, he finally got a break from work and what did he do first? He planned our way overdue family vacation to Japan.

Our family had an AMAZING time there. It was really SUGOI! We even got to see cherry blossoms and experience the cool weather which was AWESOME as compared to the dry spell we were experiencing back in Singapore. I wouldn't mind dedicating an entire post to that in the future as that truly was the best holiday I have ever experienced.

That was really when I saw my dad's genuine smile.

All in all, my dad is really an awesome dad and I love him so much. We will never know what may happen tomorrow. So treat everyone around you, including your dad with tons of love and care. I know it may be hard with all their nagging and scolding but just bear with it because we only have one dad, and we don't ever want to live our lives with regrets now do we?

Once again, HAPPY FATHERS' DAY TO ALL DADS IN THE WORLD!

Schwarzkopf Palette Hair Dye Review

Hello everyone! :)

So today I was just browsing through the super market when i stumbled upon the hair dye section. 

I've been wanting red hair for THE LONGEST TIME and I've actually tried 2 other maroon/mahogany box dyes, one from Liese and the other from some other korean box dye brand which I can't remember its name but BOTH OF WHICH LEFT MY HAIR MORE BROWN THAN RED :( So I decided to give this one a go in the colour "Smooth Red Violet" because why the heck not? 

This box dye cost me around $8, which is cheaper than most of the ones I saw, hence I felt a little uneasy about the result. HOWEVER, NEVER BELITTLE AN INEXPENSIVE PRODUCT because in my opinion, this product worked out AMAZING FOR THE PRICE! 

I have shoulder length hair and 1 box was enough for me, if you have longer hair I would strongly suggest you buy 2 or more. 

The steps were really simple to follow as you simply had to add the colourant cream into the applicator bottle and shake it to your heart's content. Unlike the Liese one where you had to be really careful when mixing, you could be as rough as you wanted with this one and it would actually make the application even better as the product is much more well mixed.

I have to admit that it was rather messy during application but come on, WHICH BOX DYE ISN'T? Even the Liese one which is in a foam form was messy too, but less messy than the Schwarzkopf one.

TIP: Apply some vaseline/olive oil(?) to the sides of your face (aka your sideburns etc) and your ears and neck so that if dye gets on it, it can be removed easily. Also, PLEASE PROTECT YOUR FURNITURE/FLOOR WITH PLASTIC OR SOMETHING BEFORE SELF DYEING YOUR HAIR! (I've learnt it the hard way..)

It was pretty quick to apply too, I took around 15 minutes? I then left it on for an additional 30 minutes before hopping into the shower and rinsing it all off. There was also a hair treatment you would apply after rinsing and it smelled AMAZING! Grape scented maybe? It was a sweet scent HAHA! It definitely did leave my hair a lot softer and smoother too. 

Now the moment you have been waiting for, the results right? 

This is how it looks like indoors, but when the sun hits it, the colour is MUCH MORE VIBRANT.

ps: No makeup guys, and no photoshop either cause I'm far too lazy. OOPS

Here's a closer look.

All in all I would rate this about an 8.5/10 because the results are quite good for the price, the only issue I have is that the ammonia smell is quite strong so definitely take that into consideration. 

I guess that's it for today, thanks for reading and until next time, take care :)

xoxo,

Charmaine

The Start Of 2 Weeks Of Freedom!!

OH GOSH! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE HOLIDAYS ARE FINALLY HERE! I'VE BEEN GOING CRAZY IN SCHOOL AND MY WELL DESERVED BREAK IS FINALLY HERE YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I AM!!!! However, this happiness will only last 2 weeks :(( And after that BOOM! Back to reality. But hey, gotta savour it whilst it lasts right? The piles of assignments though..... eww.

But I already have so many plans! Like I'll be going shopping with my girl friends, and bbq~ GOODNESS SO EXCITED! To be completely honest, i much prefer my secondary school friends at this point of time. It's not that my poly friends are bad its just that, i prefer my secondary school ones haha >< Like whenever I see them, the immense amount of joy I feel is indescribable.

But then again, its only been 2 months since poly started so my idea might change. But still~ Wow the way I'm writing this post reminds me so much of my "I-was-12-and-stupid" days to be honest.
MOVING ON~

I've been really obsessed with TaeYang's new song "Eyes, Nose, Lips", ITS SO GOOD!! Here, I'll link it here for you ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwuAPyOImoI
This has been MA JAM and on repeat for the past few days. Have I ever told you that I LOVE KPOP?

I just love that there's so much variety from ballads to pop songs, it's just so amazing to me. Not to mention their dope dancing skills WOW! If i were to ramble on about kpop here, this post would take 10 years to type! This should be in a separate post in the future yeah?

All in all I'm just so super excited for my holidays and well, getting ready for the battle to come after it ends...

I guess thats it for today, thanks for reading and until next time, take care :)

xoxo,
Charmaine

Introduction

Why hello there :) So today i just woke up and decided to create a blog once again. We've all been through that phase in life where we had blogs and it was all pink and our cursors had glitter trailing behind it right? And all we would post about were the bitches and what you ate that etc? Just me? Oh okay..

I would suppose that this blog wouldn't be that much different to be honest xD I'll still blog about the amazing food I've cooked and amazing restaurants I've dined at etc so don't worry about that. But well, i believe that this world would be a better place if we would all just be nicer to each other and if we don't have anything nice to say to another person well, just keep your mouth shut and I'm sure it'll prevent a World War 3 from occurring yeah? :)

First post and I'm already rambling haha! Anyways back on track~ Hi! I'm Charmaine Sim :) Just a typical Chinese girl living in the busy city of Singapore, aged 17 this year :) I'm currently a student and boy oh boy i can't wait till i graduate.

I don't really have much of a hobby unless you consider sleeping, lazing around and watching YouTube videos all day a hobby then yes, I have many hobbies ;)

As for my likes and dislikes, well i am a HUGE foodie and i LOVE CATS! I've always been an animal lover and had been around cats every since i was a little kid. I'm also really interested in beauty and fashion and so you can expect such posts here too :)The galaxy amazes me even though I'm not some space enthusiast or a know-all about anything and everything about space BUT I   do think that its stunning. Also, my favourite celebrity was called "galaxy hyung" and calls himself "galaxy_fanfan". That probably pumped up my love for the galaxy too maybe?
ps: you're awesome if you know who I'm talking about ;)
For my school project, we had to create a blog about graphic designing and guess what i named it? Nope, keep guessing. It was called "galacticspacekitties". Yeah thats right I'm positive that I wasn't drunk when I thought of that name xD

As for my dislikes well, just like normal girls i DETEST INSECTS oh gosh. I used to catch butterflies and hold them by their wings, but i just dodge them whenever they fly past now. And don't even get me started on the commotion when a cockroach flies into the house xD I HATE CHEESE too. I know, people tell me I'm weird all the time but this is just a whole new level isn't it? Like WHO HATES CHEESE?? Me. I don't like butter either, nor do i like milk (unless its chocolate milk). And tomatoes, i hate tomatoes unless its in the form of pasta sauce or in ketchup.

What about my hopes and dreams? Well, one negative thing about me is that i don't really have a goal in life. I just live everyday as it is, one step at a time which is great sometimes. If i were to choose a dream job though, I would aspire to be a Youtuber or even a Blogger but I just can't set my mind on things and i guess I'm not that confident? But well, lets hope that someday that mindset will change and I'll be able to chase my dreams and work towards a goal in life!

I guess thats it for today, thanks for reading and until next time, take care :)

xoxo,
Charmaine