Goodbye, my friend...

Went to a funeral wake earlier today to pay my respect to my dear colleague whom had been working with me for more than 2 years.

It was not easy standing in front of him, covered up in the box and said my goodbyes to him that night. I controlled my tears to refrain them from dropping but they finally gave way after I had a talk with his mother.

That day, that place, many familiar faces were present although it wasn't an ideal venue for us to be reunited, at least not under this circumstance. However, it is a comfort for his family to know that he has so many friends who care for him out there.

I missed him..it was just few months back when we went to Korea together for work..and now he's gone. He's really gone, and this time, he won't be back. No matter how much I, or we, miss him, we need to believe that he is now in good hands. He had move on, journeying ahead of us.

Rest in peace my dear friend. We shall meet again, when our time is up, at the place you are watching over us.

New Hair Color!

I had been so sick and tired of my messy hair, I finally decided to do something about it before I fly off to Korea (Yes, I'm going to Korea once again).

While I was at the salon, the urge to change my hair colour just kept building on me. After much consideration and given the fact that I'd once again gotten my hair shorter, I made up my mind to turn into a redhead woman...

Honestly, it must be like eons ago since I last gotten my hair red but with my goldilock hair of many years, I guessed it's time for a change.

There, a self-portrait of me right after the cut and colour. Many colleagues and friends commented this hair colour suits me better than the brown-ish gold colour, not to mention my daring attempt of cutting my hair really short from behind (bob-style). This colour and hairstlye are mostly like gonna be with me for a considerable amount of time. :D

[Taipei] SOPHiCA - A Sweet Place for Sweethearts

For someone who had been to Taipei for a few times, it was a shock to me when one of my colleagues brought us some goodies from Taipei. Due to their captivating packagings, I made a promise to myself that I would patronise the shop should I step into Taipei again. And so I did! The reason I was so bent on patronising was because...they look like this:

Yes, in the form of syringes! But not to worry, they are not medicine syrups. The liquid in the syringe is in fact candy syrup jelly which is totally edible! Not only that, they have a fair varieties of products which are totally weird, odd and ridiculous, yet intriguing!

Did you find some items on the shelves look very out of place? Frankly, they are! To think condom boxes, TCM pills, syringes, sanitary pads, first-aid plasters are placed all over the shelves. However, they are rightfully shelved and not to mention, the most hot-selling products of the shop! Please do not freak out, they are not exactly real stuff. When I said they aren't real, I meant they only look real from the packaging. What's inside the packagings in all of them are mostly chocolates.

Now, a close-up to see just how convincing the packagings are.

Interesting concept, isn't it? My colleagues and I spent really a long in there, lost in the huge varieties they have in store for the consumers. If you are not the type to buy exotic-looking products for your friends, this shop does sell chocolate in the right packaging...I mean, in normal way of packaging, hehe. Honestly speaking, the chocolates taste really yummy, so don't assume they may taste just average due to their out-of-ordinary packaging.

Feels like giving this shop a try? Like I mentioned in my blog title, SOPHiCA is its shop name.

Looking at those products, I'd never expect to see its shop looking like that. Standing at its store front, I swore the first thought that came into my mind was, 'Is this an accessory shop?'

If you are interested to go to this SOPHiCA, it is located in Ximending. This district is a famous shopping district, not to mention wide-spread with many small alleys, thus, watch out for this street name within Ximending:

Writing post like this really aggravates my urge to gobble some chocolate down my throat...

 

Coach Wristlet from Aussie

Well, quite embarrassing to say, I have never owned a wristlet among my many bag hauls. I also didn't know what crazy thought I had gotten myself into that drove me into borrowing my colleague's hands to buy me a Coach wristlet from Aussie. Hah, a damn truthful confession from a shopaholic alright...

Not that Coach is a favourite brand of mine, but when my colleague told me he was going to a Coach outlet in Aussie, my shopaholic six sense decided to act ahead of everything! Next thing I knew, I was looking for various designs of wristlets I wanted him to look out for me -_-

Though I did not manage to get the wristlet I wished for, I did manage to get my colleague to help me buy this little sweetie, my first wristlet at the price of USD75.

I'm afraid, now that I got the hang of carrying a wristlet around, this may just not be my one and only wristlet in days to come....:P

A New Me

Yesterday I wore a tube top of a freaking daring colour which I usually will NEVER wear, to work. However, apart from the daring colour, what really shocked me was the way I looked after I snapped this camwhore shot...

My whole body is more toned now with less fats on my waist and arms! Not only that, my face looks less chubby now. And..l really think I look pretty nice with this tube top. :D

Most of my friends knew that I have been applying low-calorie intake in my eating habits since April. Although I did not intend to have major weight loss, I wanted to slim down eventually with the new eating habit (not so new now!). Just so you know, low-calorie diet does not make you lose weight fast compared to low-carb diet, but gradually. During the 1st 3 months, I'd seen drops in my weight of up to 3kg and I felt so ecstatic! Most who saw me could see I'd shedd a fair share of weight. However, my aim was to lose 7kg in 8 months with this diet.

Now, 6 months later, my weight did not drop any further apart from the 3kg I lost. The funny thing is, everyone who sees me now think I've lost more than 3kg. I'm still watching my eating habit with low-calorie intake but the weight itself just won't go down. How funny to hear comments from others who commented I look like I've lost like 5kg! After some talks with my friend, she deduced I must have lost my fats instead of weight and gotten rid of water retention within my body (I had quite serious water retention issue). From the way it seems, I am toning my body rather than slimming down. Well, I guess it's true. :D

I do not reckon I'll ever stop this diet (I'm not even considering it as a diet) as it has already become part of my eating lifestyle. It may be a torture at times to calculate calories during meals but at least I do not need to compromise any type of food so long I ate them sparingly and wisely. I certainly hope to see further drop in terms of my weight but if not, at least I know I am keeping my body toned with body fats away from myself.

Speaking of which, this afternoon's lunch was such an overkill, I'm not so sure I won't get some weights back. However, it was our colleague's birthday so 1 day of indulgence should be alright yeah? Gotta make sure I do not over-indulge in future!

At this point of time, I'm pleased with progress of my 'weight loss' and I still hope I can reach my ideal weight sometime soon (No hurry!).