Thursday, October 30, 2008

I overtired myself in the midst of achieving that high expectations i have of myself. I need to let go. I need to stop being so independent over everything.

I have too much in my brain and it is now all messed up.
I gave myself too much workload to handle.

Maybe i need a little holiday :)
With a total stranger.




我们可不可以不勇敢?
当伤太重 心太酸 无力承担
就算现在女人很流行释然
好像什么困境都知道该怎么办

我们可不可以不勇敢?
当爱太累 梦太乱 没有答案
难道不能坦白的放声哭喊?





Here's 3 pics of winnie that i took when organising a group shoot for her and huiyi. I like the shots i took! Heh.

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My favourite!
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Which is your favourite shot?


Anyway, models out there,
please email to esther.xie@hotmail.com with your portfolio and rates if you are interested in more shoots assignments.

For non-models, may also email with your close up picture + full length picture. Must be able to do own makeup. Selected girls will have a free testshoot, and might be casted for future assignments.

Will not be replying to everyone. And dont worry if you are not selected this time, your profile will still be kept in my inbox for future references!

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Where are you people going for halloween this year??
I can't make up my mind!

My friends are going separate clubs, so i dont know to follow which group.

Most of them are going to this particular popular club, and i have a feeling it's going to be damn full. No fun.

Some are going to another kinda popular club, but then i dont know some of their friends~



Another group is going to a slightly less popular club, so might not have so much of halloween party mood :(


And only 2 days to decide!






Anyway, i've done up my namecard and sent for printing afew days ago after much nagging from nadnut for afew months. Hehe. Im so excited about it! Gonna go paktor with nadnut now. BB!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The canon competion has brought more hits to my blog, at the same time resulting in alot of negative comments attacking me everyday.

I just want to say,

Im still human.
Im still one of you.
I still have feelings. How would you feel if you were me instead?

I can't be as perfect as you want me to be. I can't satisfy everyone.
I can ignore negative comments easily by now, but when so many of them come attacking me altogether, it's inevitable that i'll feel a littttttle bit hurt.

I ask myself.
Am i that lousy?





Then i realise, No im not that lousy.
Because im here writing to thousands of readers. Because of my generous sponsors, im able to get good handphones for each of my family members. Because im able to earn enough to stop taking money from my parents. Because my parents are proud of me when someone they know recognises me. Because im living a life that is slightly different from many other 18 year olds.
Im not the best around. But im not the worst either.


My mum didn't gave birth to a natural beauty.
But im sure i did the best i could, and you have no rights to bring down a person like that.



After awhile, what you think about me dont matter anymore. Because on the bright side, the amount of love i've received, is probably more than you could ever have in your life.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Today is me and boyfriend's 1st year anniversary!
:)

If you want to have a fine-dining dinner without having to pay 3-digit bills per pax, you can head over to Dozo. It's a restaurant with fine-dining ambience, superior service, and quality food - minus the expensive price.

We went over there today! However, all the pictures from my camera were gone! I dont know why. Boohoo =( I think i need a new camera. Found out about the missing pictures only at the end of the dinner, so I only have afew pictures :(

The ambience is really beautiful. We made a reservation beforehand, so when we reached, we were welcomed by a smiley host and she brought us over to a window side seat. A waiter was allocated to our table, and he pulled out the chair for us gentlemanly. Golden napkins were placed on our laps by the waiter. Me and boyfriend was already very satisfied with the service by this time.

Our waiter presented us a complimentry appetizer - A very refreshing mango ice. He then recommended us some dishes from the menu :)

Our course:

- Chef's seasonal assorted platter: Scallop (yum!), Foie Gras, Fresh Salmon (best i ever ate).

- Side Dish: Grantinated escargots topped with garlic (boyfriend ate this. it's snail! omg. ), Tempura battered soft shell crab on galette of mash (me at this! soft shell crab was nice!)

- Soup: Infusion of cepes mushroom and truffle & Seafood bisque. I prefer the mushroom one :D

- Main: Herbs-braised lamb shank (boyfriend's), Baked Atlantic cod fillet with miso cream cappucino (had a great time savouring this~ you should also order this one!)

- Dessert: Crispyfried purple yamcake with icecream ( boyfriend's. He finished it up without offering me a bite! Grr.) , Freshly baked warm chocolate cake served with icecrema (a must-order dessert! I want 2 servings. yum.)

- Drinks: I had iced fruity refresher and boyfriend had iced grapefruit glory. It was served in a clear tea pot and a small cup for us to pour ourself. We can eat the fruits inside too!

The whole meal was very similar to fine-dining, but the price is very low compared to the other higher-end wellknown restaurants. Lunch is $38.80++ per pax (after adding, adds up to about $46), and dinner is $58.80++ per pax.

VERY WORTH IT.
Will definitely recommend it to people who are celebrating birthdays/anniversaries.

As it was our 1st year anniversary, the restaurant presented us with this plate of cheesecake (it was very cheesy and rich!) and words written with chocolate. Sweet :)

Visit their website at http://www.dozo.com.sg/
Go check it out!


After that, we cabbed back to downtown east!
Changed into casual clothing and went Escape Themepark!
:)

Won this drunken crazy bunny in one of the games. lol.


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Sunday, October 26, 2008

Hey people! Thanks for all the lovely support :)
You all know i wont win cos xiaxue is in the competition, but you all are still so sweet enough to spend a minute and vote for me even if we dont know each other in real life :) Thanks!

Really happy cos sister is really supportive! It's like so rare that she'll defend me, praise me, and care so much~! She even voted for me the moment she saw my entry up (i was in school and she was at home so she saw my entry before i told her to look at it ) *GanDongs!* Usually she's very mean to me. Hahahaha.

And some other friends were also very nice! Like ruoxuan, she did put in quite an effort~ I was really happpppppy!

I dont have to win anyone in this competition. Just knowing that there are people who care for me without asking anything in return, is enough to make me smile wide~


What did i think about each of the other girls' entry?

Well, my top two favourites are Jessica's and OhSoFickle's!

Jessica- I really like the concept. The storyboard was really creative and she did show quite a number of the features. I like the way the supercute softtoys really look alive! The oopsie yellow bear was totally cute~ Look at those 0.0 eyes. Haha. I like the part about the sprinting tortoise too. Unresistable cuteness! It would have been perfect if jessica knows how to beautify it with layouts or patterns.

OhSoFickles's - Very scrapbookish, colourful and fun! Features were also mentioned, and somehow seems like nothing is lacking!

Xiaxue's - I like the pinkish pictures~~ But i guess i had too high expectations of her before she posted up. I thought because she is xiaxue, she would do up something very creative or damn funny~ But still, i tink her pictures somehow showed the canon E1 in a better way, cos the pictures are all very clear, crisp and sharp!

Peggy's - Alot of effort! Winnie thinks Peggy's one is the best!

Winnie's - Many people say it's more like her normal blogpost more than an online scrapbook. Well, it's just what she is! I dont think you will see her drawing up flowers, making sweet frames for her pics any time soon. Haha.


And mine?
Okay luh, i have to answer alot of questions coming from my comment box.

First, why did i not show alot of pictures using the canon E1.
My initial idea was to show a scrapbook of "a day with canon powershot E1", noting down all the little things from morning till dark. However, i didn't have the time to shoot so much because im really busy! I even had to edited the pics all in afew hours sia -.- In school, the morning when i had to post up the entry!

When we were told to show all the features of the camera, i didn't really know how i could show that by taking pics and letting you guys see the results. Because in one picture, there might be 2-3 features together. So i thought of doing it in a more of "telling you what functions the camera has", instead of "showing you how a picture looks like after using a particular function". I managed to mention every single function that was stated in the brochure, and even added one or two leh~! *jumps happily~~*

Whether you like it or not, boyfriend and my sister likes my entry so im happpppppy!



But i think the colours i used abit not matchy hor??! I think pink is a cute colour and i wanted to use it but im showing a blue camera! So in the end i mixed the two, which ended up very weird! Lol.



As for the first picture which has obvious uneven makeup - I know about the uneven makeup even before i posted it up. I think the picture nice cannot meh? =[ Well, the picture was taken late at night after coming home from a tired day and found out that i have to submit a picture taken with the camera the next day, so i just piled up more foundation and snapped. I think i forgot to apply to my forehead. LOL. Sounds so stupid. Aiya, i was tired what. Hahaha.


Oh ya, and i know that my expressions are very fake in the entry lah... I dont know how to act cute mah~~ (Y_Y)



- Although some of the pics are edited, i DID show pics that aren't edited. Those whitish tones were on purpose to fit to the layout. Also, the other bloggers already show up so many pictures that were taken from the camera, just treat mine as more of an informative scrapbook (stating all the functions) lor~ If i just showed pics taken from the camera, im sure that it'll be more boring than the current one - because i dont have a creative story like Jessica's and i can't sound as fun as ohsofickle!



Anywayyyyyyyyyy.
Im aiming to be more openhearted now.

After having a long chat with jessica yesterday and pouring out all my negative soul to her, i felt much more relaxed and felt that i want to be a more openhearted person. I want to be able to look at a person's positive side more than their bad. This way, i'll treat everyone nicely and fairly, and no hatred will come out of me. And then, i'll be a happier girl! I've been such a worrywart about every single minor thing in my life and it's making me miserable. boo.

Dont you realise, even though bad people always gets what they want and nice people gets bullied, it seems that nice people are happier and bad people are always living in thoughts of hatred/unfairness/jealousy/unkindness?

It's because nice people have a open heart, and willing to forgive anyone that have done wrong to them. Even if they get bullied, they take it with stride and doesn't mull over it. This way, they become happy people most of the time.

Bad people, on the other hand, lived all their time thinking about bad thoughts. Even if they acheive what they want, they would pick on something to be angry about. How could they ever be happy?



I hope to be a better person as of todays onwards.


However, i wont be totally nice lah. I will stop thinking about bad thoughts, but if someone gets too over the line, I'll learn how to roar from winnie.


( i wonder how long my positiveness would stay until the negative pessimistic cloud covers me again -.- )


Anyway, vote for me if you love!
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I wont be the first, but i dont want be last (very sad one leh), so continue asking your msn list to vote k. lol.

Byebye! Im having a packed week! Will find time to sort out bday photos soon (oops, did i just mentioned that i havent even started??? =x )

Saturday, October 25, 2008

What Kind of Girl Does TypicalBen Likes?

typicalben ❤ says:
OMGGGGGGG
typicalben ❤ says:
you wear oversize teeeeeeeeeeeee
typicalben ❤ says:
I LIKE GIRLS WHO WEAR OVERSIZED TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
typicalben ❤ says:
n*b**.
typicalben ❤ says:
haha

' ESTHER : ice-angel * says:
LOL.
' ESTHER : ice-angel * says:
you like me.

Friday, October 24, 2008

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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Im busy preparing my canon powershot E1 advertorial for tomorrow!
(laptop super lag!)

Do come back tomorrow to see it and also vote for me alright? :)



Meanwhile, VIVICHERRY has updated with a new collection comprising of some really beautiful pieces that i love! :) Especially Hayley gold/blue~


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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Yesterday, i SUDDENLY fell sick -.-
I was normal in the morning and towards the end of school, i suddenly felt tremendously sick! Felt like vomiting but nothing is coming out. It was a terrible feeling :(

Towards the night, it became worse. Kept vomiting, and at one time, even vomited red stuff out twice. Hate vomiting! Especially when the yucky stuff comes out of your nose. Ugh, i had to cancel off a photoshoot (which i was paid quite well, but now gotta forsake it due to being sick). And the theme of the shoot was kinda interesting! Aww, postponed the shoot to next month, boo.

Went to the doctor reluctantly this morning, since i skipped school for today. I'll never be able to survive today in school cos my school's aircon is freaking cold.

The doctor was super bochup lor. I told him i was vomiting and the other terrible symptoms, and he replied me with a "then how do you want me to help you?" (with a laugh -.-) .... Duh, im here to listen to your advice -.- How would i know what can you do to help me??

He gave me medicine without telling me the reason for my sudden sickness, until i asked before leaving. It's probably due to some wrong food i ate.

I forgot to tell him that i need syrup medicine instead of tablets because i have a phobia of big tablets. Some time back, everytime i swallow tablets, i would choke and tablets pierced into my throats. Eversince, i've been afraid of tablets. Luckily, this time although my medicine are tablets, 2 out of 3 of them are mini tiny, while the other one is acceptably small. Phew.



Watched Wu Xia Liang Zhu last night! Very nice :D
I like ahsa~~ She's so naturally cute. I believe if im a guy i would fall in love with a girl like her.

I like wuzun's cute looks too~!



On the cab ride home, i was telling mum that the show bluff people one. The childhood friend of ahsa was only deeply in love with her because he couldn't get her, and wuzun was deeply in love with her only because it was still the start of their relationship, so of course the feeling is still hot.
I dont think guys would still feel so much for a woman if they had been together for very long. Maybe there is some out there, but not many i guess..

Just like my boyfriend. I always feel that he puts his attention on me only when i start straying -.-




For boyfriend's birthday afew days ago, i had wanted to bring him for dinner at jumbo seafood restaurant over at clarkequay. However, we dragged time and in the end felt lazy to travel all the way to clarkequay from my home, so we settled on some steamboat nearby, at downtown east.

Very cheap leh! $15 per pax. Omg, i wonder how these buffet people earn. Im sure everyone would eat more than $15.


I think it was cockles or something. The one that people put in Fried Kway Teow. I hate it. Has a weird taste. I dont know why people like eating it.
I guess im the only person on earth who loves tofu until i ate tofu more than anything else during the whole steamboat session.



one side tomyumsoup and one side chickensoup. the tomyum wasn't nice. chicken better!

Didn't have a birthday cake for him that day but i surprised him after work afew days later with a birthday cake :)


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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

It's irritating when people come to you only when they need something. This kept happening to me recently.

On msn:

LongLostFriend: Hey, you there?
Me: Yea?
LongLostFriend: Can help me do survey? *link of survey*
Me: Okay *reluctantly/totally regret replying to her seemingly-harmless "Hi"*
__ after doing the survey__
Me: Done.

Scenario One:
They would reply: "OKAY"

Scenario Two:
*no replies*

Wah, even one "ThankYou" also dont have.
I dont mind friends who talk to me 1-2 times a week asking me to do favours for them, But it's very irritating when "friends" who didn't bother to talk to you for probably 5 decades come up to you, say "HI" and then ask you to do surveys. I can't even reject them because i already replied to their "hi", which means i can't pretend im away from the com!

If you are spamming everyone on your msn to do the survey, i rather you just write "please help me do this survey *link* ", instead of saying "hi", and then bomb me with "help me do survey can?" ... Of course can lah, can say no meh -.-


Am going to watch "Wu Xia Liang Zhu" with mummy tonight! Wuzun and Ah sa! Love them both! Cuteeeeeee~ ^^



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Birthday pictures would probably be up next week. Sorry! I know i've been dragging it, but it's a whole lot of pics i need to sort out those unnecessary ones.

Monday, October 20, 2008

After a casting the other day, joined Limin and her friend for dinner! Settled in Shokudo at Cineleisure cos Limin said the pasta is nice :)


First up, Mushroom soup. Not nice. Mushroom was too strong for me. (i love the mushroom soup from Hooters at clarkequay!)


Soft shell crab. Love love love.


Calamari Rings were good.

Yum yum. Full already.

Celine & Limin.

Limin and me. She's damn funny. I was saying i look chubby beside her, so she purposely smile big big so that we will look equal. lol.


Celine and me!


And limin's BIG EYE picture to end this post. Hee.



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