Donut Party

J.CO Donuts

This is us supporting my freshie for hall canvassing of selling J.CO Donuts(:
A mini donut party at hall 17 with Brooke boys and missing my Brooke girls ): Great catch up and destress session!!

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A really heartwarming catch up session with these boys that I haven't seen for like forever~ Everyone has been so caught up with school and exams lately but thanks guys for sparing some time for our one and the half hours Donut Party!

Never regretted being an orientation group leader.. The thing about being an orientation group leader, is being able to have friends you call "freshies". Feeling all motherly and loved whenever I think of all the freshmen in my orientation group. It's like an unspoken sense of achievement to watch them grow through the whole camp -- feeling so old and reflective now (pardon me haha) -- from all the awkward strangers, to friends that meet one another for meals, that hang out with one another just for fun, Knowing that I am part of all that, just makes me feel so warm and fuzzy all over~

Yes, I may not have been the best group leader, may not have the most outstanding freshmen out of all the camp participants, but I am still thankful to have every single one of them. Each of them just have something that I can't imagine going without. And thanks freshies, for having to tolerate all my nonsense and noise :D

On a side note, I have never tasted J.CO Donuts before. It may sound pretty ridiculous because J.CO is not a new donut store in Singapore or some new brand that just entered the market, especially since I am a donut addict. I really really love donuts -- even the simple ones with rainbow sprinkles. And hey, I tried my J.Co already(:

Here is the menu of J.Co Donuts I got online:

There is really a very wide range of flavours available and they all just look so mouth-watering and delicious -- if only I can try them all at one go (omg the thought of it~~ bliss). We tried Mr. Green Tea, Choco Caviar Strawberry, Don Mochino and Oreology. And I totally regretted not ordering more from my freshie. I should just head down to a J.CO outlet soon~

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"An optimist sees the donut, the pessimist sees the hole."

Surprise surprise

In my most comfortable dress of all time -- a black basic cotton maxi dress -- to bring me through midweek. I really love long dresses and skirts as they sort of lengthens my legs (I've always wanted to be taller, norming at a height of 1.65m now).

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Headed down to the post office today to send some love to Taiwan.

It's a public holiday (Deepavali) and initially I was still troubling on whether the post offices in Singapore would be open. So I consulted Google -- my best friend really -- on the opening hours of post office branches in Singapore and thank goodness the branch located at Jurong Point was open till 9.30pm. Awesome!!

Being a noob as usual, I was just lost and didn't really know what to do.. I have sent letters overseas before, but not parcels or bulky envelopes. Initially I was thinking maybe I should just stick two 70c stamps that I bought previously and just dump it into the posting box, but I was really afraid the mail would get stuck or lost or abandoned.. After hesitating for like five minutes, yes I stood in the middle of the post office for five long minutes, I decided to approach the customer counter.

Which I should have just went to from the start because the customer service staff was so friendly! She was really patient and nice and she just helped me stick all the necessary labels on my mail. It was really fortunate that I decided to approach the counter because delivery costed way more than 140c, which means that if I had decided to be a bimbz and just stick all my remaining stamps on the envelope and leave it to fate, it may not even leave Singapore...

That concludes my really awesome experience at SingPost and I really hope my mail would be safe and arrive on time~

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"A smile is a curve that sets everything straight"

Self Love

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French Toast Hearts
Made myself some simple breakfast of wholemeal bread dipped with egg, sprinkled with sugar this morning(:

(Sort of invented my own recipe because I am lactose intolerant -- which means the usual french toasts recipes won't work for me -- no milk, no cream. Plus, I do not have a fridge in my hall.. which explains my limited ingredients) BUT. It still tastes awesome nonetheless(:

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Just my two cents on self love..

I guess it all begins when we start to love other people too much that we lose ourselves. Constantly chasing after their footsteps, relying on their occasional positive affirmations to bolster our sense of being good enough...

Being on call 24/7, and 'okay man', and being there for everyone. We neglect ourselves -- our needs, wants, etc. We get lost in the overwhelming requests and expectations and sometimes we end up struggling and suffocating. Yes, we know that all these ain't good for our well-being, but we really cannot help it: we just hate disappointments.

Disappointments of others hit really hard on us, we start to think where we've done wrong, where we should do better in. I am not implying that self-reflective actions or thoughts are not ideal; it's why we do them for. And more often than not, all these manifesting thoughts are because we are unable to 'satisfy' others.

There are many times that I tell myself firmly: stop living for other people. It always starts on pretty good until the sense of guilt hits me and all the attempts will fall short. Pushing my own needs to the back of my head and just agreeing to help out, I just cannot ever seem to say 'no' to others. Yes, I understand that my needs should always come first and no, I am not saying that we should be selfish potatoes and ignore all requests -- We just need to prioritise our own happiness and feelings first.

I really isn't easy to change, and I am definitely still swimming in the pool of expectations. I am still trying to get out of the drowning waters and I am certain I am loving myself more each day(:

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"You were born to be real, not perfect."

Tuesday Blues

Choosing what to wear for lessons in university is always a challenge. It's like a constant struggle of not overdressing and not being overly casual. Slippers are definitely a no-no for me (unless I am running really late), so I am usually in sandals or flats.

I really love the look of wearing this black lace bodycon dress from KissJane and an oversized darkwash shirt from Uniqlo. I feel that this gives a casual, yet not slipshod impression and basics like these are really easy to mix-and-match~

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Class presentations were pretty alright for today's long class and had maggie party over at Joan's room with my it2 group mates!!

So 4 little kittens were cooking Koka noodles in Hall 2 with veggies, egg and chicken cheese sausages. Omnomnom. We were supposed to be discussing about the project but we slowly diverged and veered towards talking about our lives and all -- boyfriend issues, school work, PA, clothes, etc (almost everything!) It was really a good talk, just complaining and trying to convince one another to adopt our ideas (not aggressively of course). It was just like a typical girls talk; imagine those in secondary school, but this time with no excessive bitching, just talking about ourselves and issues in general and like our ideals, what we want to do in future, our concerns...

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"Failure is an event, not a person."

Hello Weekends

On days when I cannot decide whether to get into my short flirty skirts or long flowy ones, I wear both. Sounds pretty disturbing actually -- like wearing two skirts in one go -- but nope, here's a really versatile high-low hem dress. Both casual days and semi-formal events checked with just one dress(:

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It has been a rather hectic week -- all the quizzes and mid-terms all lined up -- but I'm glad I survived it. Not sure how I will do for them but I studied! So it shouldn't be too bad I guess.... 

On a side note, finally managed to infect Audrey with some of my photo-sucker-moments when she asked me if I could help her take a photo today! I was really excited to do it and we ended up spending quite some time in this new area. One and a half years into university and I came to realise that the school really has a lot of places with nice backgrounds for OOTDs and soulful shots hahah (talk about photo-sucker-moments~) 

Goodnight

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"Success is only possible because of the second letter."

Casual Thursday

(photos by Audrey)

CASUAL THURSDAYS.

Just hugging Rabbit (from Craftholic, birthday gift from ex-roomie) and in one of my most comfortable open shoulder tees from ValleyGirl.

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A really brief intro about myself...
Just hit the big 2 this year and I love to daydream (need a stronger word for 'love' but for now it shall suffice) And yes, I have finally decided to create a space for myself.
So here's to a nice fresh start of my daydream -- thedaydreamersdream.blogspot.sg

Currently an undergrad and I have a pretty lax timetable this semester and guess what? 3 days work week!! So basically Wednesdays and Thursdays are like my second weekend -- two weekends a week, pretty awesome right? Of course, this extended weekend is supposed to be extra mugging periods for tests and all.. but all work no play makes Jack a dull boy. All study no photos make Dings a dull girl haha (such a forceful fit)

Most importantly, I am a sucker for pretty photos, really. Ask my close friends, I always can't resist asking "Hey can you help me take a photo?" (always accompanied by a very apologetic look haha), especially when I'm nicely dressed for class or just wearing something pretty. Really thankful and blessed to have nice and understanding friends -- Edwina (childhood friend) and Audrey (ex-roomie for hall) -- that almost always agree to help me capture really pretty pictures. With all that said, most of my photos are captured by these girls, thanks *sends flying kisses*

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"When the past calls, don't answer. It has nothing new to say."