Almost... But not quite. Yet.

It has been three years since my last post. Three years? Three years! Sigh, three years. I don't know why I stopped writing. I tried to but I couldn't translate into words  what was happening then. Honestly, until at this very moment, I am still grasping for adjectives. 

I guess what I'm trying to say is, I went back to my cocoon. My comfort zone. But even then, that place which I held sacred was slowly crumbling and I was defenceless. It was inevitable, but I was in denial. Maybe I still am. Maybe.

Can one really "pick up the pieces from where you left off"? If that is possible, I doubt it will be the same.  The pieces, I mean. It won't fit, would it? Things definitely changed. And I do not adapt well to change, a major anxiety attack. 

Nevertheless, my support system proved to be solid. My constant, my invariable. So, here I am again. Gradually crawling out of my reinforced cocoon. Beginning yet another cycle.

Singapura!

Recently, I went to Singapore to be with the hubby for a much needed R&R.  Of course, it was also his brithday weekend ;)  It seems that everytime I go there, SG has something new to offer.  We stayed at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel (a pleasant surprise by the Kooshball) suite no less --- we felt like honeymooners! 

Flimsy Whim: Blog promo

Note: This does not refer to the usual "blog promos"...

This post was prompted by the following thread:

I forgot to highlight it, but I'm referring to TheHyphenOwner's (Hi E!) comments

Yep, I was reluctant to put a link on my Facebook page. I even hesitated on adding a "Follow via E-mail" gadget on this blog. I didn't have that much confidence - that someone will really follow my blog seemed farfetched. But when I saw the page views, whoa, some people have read (how many actually read through it, well, I wouldn't know) my posts and it felt good. :) All I ever wanted was just an avenue (I could not naman talk to my hubby about kikay stuff all the time), somewhere where I can talk (er, write) about anything, mostly about vanity (never had a sister, nor a daughter to do this with). To share this with kindred souls, that's the icing to my (blog) cake;to have someone follow me, that's another story. I am relatively new in the blogging community, although I used to write randomly in another networking site, so I'm not quite sure how to go about promoting my stuff (should I even?)

Anyway, I may have to give it some time. Who knows, the "Followers" gadget will be put up next ;)

Update:

I gave in --- I've added the "Followers" gadget but I changed it to "Kindred Spirits" which I felt is more apt, don't you think?

Tinted Wings: OPI Black Shatter and China Glaze Lighthouse

I've been fascinated with gold - the color and jewelry (hey, who isn't?). Not all gold polishes deliver as much pigmentation on the bottle as when it is on the nails. China Glaze Lighthouse looked too yellow in the bottle but on the nails, it was just the right shade of gold for me.

China Glaze Lighthouse

With natural light

Was it me or does this flood the cuticles?

And because I could not leave it well enough alone, this happened after just a couple of days...

With OPI Black Shatter, voila! Instant animal print, tee hee :)

Gold + black shatter = Purrrrty.

Tinted Wings: OPI SSITP AND China Glaze Crushed Candy

A quick post before I'm off to a meeting.

NOTM (Nail of the Moment -- because I tend to change polish sometimes within the day, crazy...):

This is China Glaze Crushed Candy over OPI Suzi Skis In The Pyreness (which, for some reason, I did not get a photo of before topping with CG -- this surprised me because it dried to a jelly finish and even looked yummier when I topped it off with Seche Vite)

with Seche Vite Top Coat --- pretty!

Holding the future in my hand :)

Crushed candy and jelly! Toink toink :P

Lootbag: NARS,OPI, China Glaze,The Make-Up Store, Wet N' Wild

I realized I went a little overboard when I saw these photos AND when there was no more room in my stackable plastic boxes (I have four -- oh, Helmer such a major lemming).

Warning, photo overload ahead!

At last, I have been waiting for these babies (Wet N' Wild Spring 2011) to hit our shores :) Hanna Pinktana, Gray's Anatomy and NARS Schiap (SA at Essenses pronounced this as Si-siyap-- ookaay)

Wet N' Wild Blue Wants To Be A Millionaire; Buffy The Violet Slayer (I know, right? Somebody loves their TV shows...)

NARS Zulu

Essie Sew Psyched

China Glaze (CG) Recycle and For Audrey. Yes, it's a beaute. Sigh -- green and gray!

China Glaze Liquid Leather, Flying Dragon, Custom Kicks

Pasalubong from SG (kisses Babe!)

OPI Mod About You; Suzi Skis In The Pyreness; Over The Taupe (yep, more browns!)

Of all, I was very excited with these lovelies. The Make-Up Store Holos Greta and Madeline. Hubby prefered Madeline coz of the color but when I tried on Greta, he was a convert (I even swatched it on his thumb, yeba)

My very first bottles of Seche Vite Top coat. The tiny one was a freebie, it's soooo cute however, it was kinda awkward to hold with its teenie top and short handle but it can do :)

So, yeah, I guess I have to be on a no-buy-just-look for a month or two.... The Snake Nails from Tony Moly would have to wait, sigh.

Lootbag: Etude House, Tony Moly

SM Fairview: I was on a mission --- look for a hydration backpack for my brother and get some diapers for the babies. I was determined to breeze thru the crowd and head straight to sports shops, I didn't have the luxury of time coz I left my calf in the care of the in-laws not before making sure he's well-fed, of course I digress. But I made a wrong turn (or did I, really?) and so lo and behold! Etude House boutique!! No, I couldn't, I just couldn't but I did. Sigh, I walked away from the store with a paper bag filled with bottles of polishes and a membership card! All along thinking, hubby's not going to like this... As I was walking towards a sports shop, I spotted a large white sign, the simplistic design caught my eye --- Tony Moly! My heart skipped a beat, again I was torn ---- should I go? It will only be for a few minutes, I thought. Yep, after just a few minutes I got out of the store with four more bottles of nail polishes.

Here's what I got,

Open.... Sesame!

Miss Tangerine Petit Darling Nails Kit, matte black, matte gray, GD011

Tony Moly Milky Sky, True Red, Milky Mint, Real Red

So many polishes, so little time...

Oh and yes, the hydration pack and diapers? I got 'em ,too ;)