AngelKein ♥

Not Forever, Just In-The-Meantime Aloneness.

2012-02-01T21:11:00.001+08:00

It's February. I could hardly grasp the fact that it's 2012 and now it's already the second month of it. If time was a person I'll have to tie it down, surround it with the meanest and toughest bodyguards in the world, and have it locked in a prison far under ground.

January has treated me fairly well but it wasn't all sunny. At times I've caught myself thinking why I wasn't put into a normal school where normal people with normal lives educate themselves. When I'm out with people who've grown up in the "normalcy", I find myself struggling to understand the subjects of their speech- relationships being an example.

Sometimes, if not most of the time, conversations tend to sway into the relationship topics, whether it be with acquaintances or friends. Running though stories of their past relationships and their current ones, exchanging advices and expectations for the "next one", you know, it's just what people do. But I'm always feel left out because I have no such stories to tell. Sure, there were boys, but they've flickered off into awkwardness and random hellos and how-are-yous. I'd like to tell you I'm waiting for the right one, and not because I'm making a petty reason for my ~~forever~~ in-the-mean-time aloneness, but yeah, I am. I've come this far already, why not longer for the best one. If a relationship is going to hurt me, might as well be hurt for someone that matters.

You may call me old fashion, a girl with her head in the clouds, or just plain lonely and pathetic, but I can frankly say that I'm not bothered. Right now, the lovely individuals that I am blessed to have the pleasure to call friends and family is enough for me. (Btw, I love you guys though showing it is not one of my expertise.)

Besides, I don't think I'm ready for ze boyfie yet. I need to learn how to make great sandwiches to impress before I meet him. Hahah!

I hope for you the best in your current or future relationships.

With Much Love, AngelKein.

Little B.

2012-01-28T13:54:00.001+08:00

Hello everyone, meet cute little B here. Isn't he just adorable?
Ninety percent of all my Chinese New Year pictures are of him.
I'm not usually fond of kids but after little B here, he might have changed my mind..hmm.

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Anyway, Chinese New Year's holiday is quickly coming to an end and honestly, I'm glad. With the weight I've gained from all the food I've gobbled down for the last few days, I yearnnn to return to my normal portions of food again. Self confidence has dropped to the minimum because of this weight gain. Le sigh! But no worries, the fat season is almost over!

Here's to losing all of our CNY weight gain.
Love, AngelKein.

Peanut noms.

2012-01-17T20:37:00.004+08:00

It's that time of the year again! Chinese New Year, if you don't know what I meant.
Biscuits are usually bought from the shelves of supermarkets or small convenient stores but not for me! Every year my mom and aunties will make a whole batch of cookies from peanut to the green peas flavored ones.

I'm so blessed. :)

Happy Chinese New Year in advance.
Cheers to a week of plentiful calories consuming.
Love, AngelKein.

btw, contest is not over. help me like this please! :) >http://on.fb.me/AcbgGe

Kind Sir & Madame.

2012-01-11T20:50:00.000+08:00

I took these pictures a couple of weeks ago and I've been wanting to post it up here but I couldn't find a reason to do so but now I do!

My friend messaged me on Facebook a few days ago about a fashion contest thingymagic and I thought, sighhh another competition I know I'll never join because I would never win. And then I saw the prize and went dafuq; it couldn't have come better since I'm almost broke. I've become my worst enemy by trying to win this because it's a liking contest! D:

So here I am, ashamed, and asking for your help -please like this picture and maybe share it? >> thisonethisone.

Thank You.
Love, AngelKein.

Perfectly Aligned and Shaped; Ugly and Weird.

2012-01-10T18:47:00.001+08:00

I've been wanting to draw a lot lately but after seeing other people's work on tumblr, I feel slightly discouraged. Then I thought hmm, if I drew pictures that I thought were displeasing and stood by it confidently then people might just think that there's generally how I do things. I mean, come on, some of the most praised art works of all time are honestly not exactly pretty.

Things would be really dull if all objects in this world were to be the perfectly aligned and shaped anyway.

So this is me; I draw ugly and weird pictures.

Love, AngelKein.

Blow Wind Blow.

2012-01-07T21:21:00.002+08:00

The weather for the past few weeks have been very unpredictable; one minute it's cold and windy, another it's excruciatingly hot. I call it the "Chinese New Year Weather". This might be a little strange but I really do love the wind- it makes me happy. I'm almost very sure that I'll be in bliss always if I were to live in a windy place.

These pictures were taken at a train station a few days ago. Sometimes it's scenery like this that makes me appreciate and love Malaysia...until I walk through places where there's litter on the floor and inconsiderate people blowing their cigarette in my face of course. Hah.

But oh well, it's the circle of life -everything has its advantages and disadvantages.
Have a great week ahead!

Love, AngelKein.

Eric Claption - Blow Wind Blow.

From This Moment Onward.

2012-01-03T12:06:00.000+08:00

There were much tears shed, sooo many stupid choices, a little hatred, and a few deteriorated friendships. Truthfully, I'm very grateful for the hardships faced in 2011; I don't think I'll have the ability to love myself or be happy today without those adversities. Bolded the very to emphasize how much.

"Dwell not on the past. Use it to illustrate a point, then leave it behind. Nothing really matters except what you do now in this instant of time. From this moment onward you can be an entirely different person, filled with love and understanding, ready with an outstretched hand, uplifted and posItive in every thought and deed" -Eileen Caddy.

Amen to that, Eileen.

Of course there were great times in 2011 too, loads in fact, but somehow I'm more appreciative of the bad ones. You know, the whole rainbow after the rain thing. Ahh I'm so happy :) I think the best way to dismiss pain is to face it head on.

This will be my moto for the year.

To the few readers I have, I will not wish you a Happy New Year because you've probably heard it many times already; I refuse to give a cheesy wish for your year to be prosperous or lucky; and neither will I hope for you to have happiness all year.

Those are witty lies.

Instead, I pray that you'll gain wisdom to face the problems you'll come across; on nights when you feel that life's not worth living and you want to give up, I hope you'll find peace and realize that the storm will pass; and during a period of success or accomplishments, I wish for you to be less boastful and be humble instead.

Love, AngelKein.

Stopping a moment from running away.

2011-12-28T23:25:00.000+08:00

If your house was on fire what would be the first few things you'll grab?

It's not something new, this question. I've been asked this a few times and each I've answered with pictures or photo albums. There are some who would make reply to my answer with stumped faces because they'd much rather rescue their laptops, phones, and other digital gadgets. Oh don't get me wrong, I'd save my gadgets too, especially my camera, but my first instinct is to grab the albums of pictures I know I can never retrieve back if they were to be engulfed by flames.

I've been going through stacks of photo albums and as I was flipping through each page, reminiscing on the old times, my passion for taking pictures was reignited. I then also found my true reason for loving pictures so much.

But anyway, new year means new resolutions and I've already made one which I intend to keep. That resolution is to capture ALL moments, compile the best ones, and print them all out. Think about it, what if one day all the technology in the world stopped working? All the pictures on the net and on your computer cannot be retrieved forever and your children and their children will never ever have the chance to see how you look like without wrinkles and neither will they ever know how their great grandparents look like.

That scares the heck out of me. I practically live for pictures. They say you only die once people stop talking about you; I can't imagine the agony I'll go through if my children and grandchildren will never get to know my mom. omg nooo *tears

My all time favourite picture of my mom.

I think that's my grandmother. That's why pictures are so important; I wouldn't know how my grandmama would look like if without this.

My journal. And that's me being a baby lol. I think my dad did a pretty good job at snapping the pic right?

Momsey and Dad awww.

The Lazy Song- Bruno Mars.
Perfect song to describe my day today.
Love, AngelKein.

Flying Kites On Christmas Day

2011-12-26T14:41:00.000+08:00

What's the first thing you think of when you hear the word 'Christmas'? For me it's the colors (red,green,white) and oh, snow. I told Melissa and Mae and probably a handful of other people that Christmas doesn't feel like Christmas this year. I texted Mae to say "Christmas is not Christmas without snow!" and she replied "well then it's never Christmas in Malaysia."

Ok I am well aware now that I was wrong.

As usual Christmas morning was spent at church and at first I was like meh just gonna hand out gifts and ciao because it felt like an ordinary Sunday morning. A few Christmas songs were sung and when We Wish You A Merry Christmas was playing we went about shaking hands and...well, wishing people. I was pretty mehh-ish at walking around but I'm glad I did it. It was nice smiling and talking (like a few sentences) to people you don't usually speak to.

Gifts for people :)

Justin, Ruth, and Rachel.

Madeline and Shinnie.

Went to fly kites in the evening hahah.

I took this picture through my raybans. Prettaaay cool effect, to me.

I wish I could say that this was taken in Hollywood.

And...me trying to get the kite up WHICH I did, but it kept falling. rageguymeme.jpg

Used Christmas 9 times in this post..wait no 10. Yeyuhh.
Okay, back to doing unproductive things!
Love, AngelKein.

DIY Moleskine Band!

2011-12-23T23:10:00.003+08:00

Recently I've come across many notebooks with bands around them and I'm guessing they're influenced by Moleskine? I've wanted a Moleskine for a long time but because of its ridiculous over pricing I didn't get one and besides, it's just a notebook.

Anyway, I was walking around a mall yesterday when my friend Justine - and I don't know how we wandered into this subject but I think it has to do with an 80 year old me with Alzheimer - suggested to me, or us, to start a journal. Of course it isn't the newest idea (i'm sure everyone has thought of it numerous times before) but at that time it sounded like a brilliant one.

And for some reason I was frigging pumped with excitement and crazy joy.
BUT there was a problem.

Most notebooks, nice ones at least, are too pricey for me and I almost settled for a RM30 notebook which, with my kiamsapness, is crazy much. Then because I finally settled for a simple notebook, Justine came up with another awesomesauce idea which is to wrap a yarn around it (lol).

The yarn idea (because I still had Moleskine at the back of my head) turned into a Moleskine band idea.
So here! A DIY Moleskine band tutorial(?)! Best thing is you can do it for any book :)

What you need :

I bought 1meter of the elastic band for RM0.80.
The notebook was from MPH Midvalley and it's only RM13 for 240 pages. It's by GoPalm and is ecofriendly :D

Hope this helps in any way!
Love, AngelKein.

Two from Galilee.

2011-12-06T10:56:00.001+08:00

Do you hear that? It's the sound of bells ringing, Christmas bells. Lol.

Christmas is coming soon and what a better way to open up the 'door' of jolly Christmas mood than attending a musical right? Well, you blessed chap, grin widely because you're invited to 'Two From Galilee', a musical presented by Metro Tabernacle from December 16-18.

I've seen some parts of the play a few days ago and it was awesome, spectacular , marvelous, and...every other word that's synonym to awesome. I'm not exaggerating. The setting was pretty neat, the costumes were beautiful, but most of all, the plot which had surprised me because it was original.

Here's the synopsis :

"Based on the love story between Joseph and Mary before the birth of Jesus, Two from Galilee tells the love story of two childhood sweethearts. Threatened by a shocking and unexpected challenge that could force them to abandon all their dreams and plans, the two must decide whether to embrace their destiny as the chosen ones to carry the world’s hope on their young shoulders."

Come check it our guys! :)
It's a FREE ADMISSION event wooooooooop!

Once again it's from Friday - Sunday
16-18 December 2011
8.00pm Nightly @ Main Hall.

For more information >> here

It's from THIS Friday til Sunday. Do come!

Love, AngelKein.

Shadow of the Valley of Death.

2011-11-25T13:06:00.001+08:00

Yea though I walk though the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : For thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.

I have so many ideas in my head I'd like to express out. Unfortunately, the lack of material or skills is a hassle and a pain but when there's a will, there's a way right? Which is where this picture fits in. My tripod a chair and stacks of books, the light a table lamp, and the criss-cross shadows, believe it or not, is just the pattern of the back rest of my chair which I had placed in front of my light. The idea I had in my head was vastly different than what it turned out to be but oh well, tadah, alakazam, alakazoom.

I took a lot of pictures, all of which are not good enough for me except for this which is..still very mehhh.
Oh yes! This, by the way, is from a few months ago. I wasn't please with it so I hesitated on posting it up.

Anyway I had another little self "shoot" a few days ago which I'm very excited about so stay tuned! :)

Back to editing!
Love, AngelKein.

Top Favorite Movies

2011-11-19T14:46:00.001+08:00

Hai-di-ho everyone! It's officially the start of the school holidays and I am excited for...the unknown. Wooo sounds so dramatic am I not? But yes, for the unknown. I've come to realize recently that no matter how hard you may plan things to go, there is really no certainty in anything. What we have is today; this second right now.

Well then love, back to the topic.

Unifi was fixed up in my house just in time for the holidays (I just noticed) and I've downloaded a whole bunch of movies and tv series. A little out of topic but...I've also realized how I've lost myself in this blog, yoyo-ing from one particular subject to another so today, I will do what I use to do, what I use to do without the thought or fear of judgmental feedbacks, well..I shall share. I use to write these kind of posts - my favorite movies, the song I just fell in love with, the guy I had a crush on.. you know, things people normally don't write about these days. So anyway, without further ado, here's (some of) my recent favorites.

They're not in any particular order. Just putting it down as I go.

Synopsis :
“Julia Child (Meryl Streep) and Julie Powell (Amy Adams) are featured in writer-director Nora Ephron’s adaptation of two bestselling memoirs: Powell’s Julie & Julia and My Life in France, by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme. Based on two true stories, Julie & Julia intertwines the lives of two women who, though separated by time and space, are both at loose ends…until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.” ~Columbia Pictures"

I'm not sure what drew me to love this movie so much. Maybe it was the delicious looking food or the endless beauty of the streets of Paris, or it could be that there were parts in there about blogging, but it could also be because that it portrayed an often cliched topic of "Dreams Really Do Come True" in a not-so-cliche way. I don't know..but whatever it was it had caught my heart. I was really, truly, hypnotized by this movie.

Synopsis :
"Jesse, a writer from the US, and Celine, a Frenchwoman working for an environment protection organization, acquainted nine years ago on the train from Budapest to Vienna, meet again when Jesse arrives in Paris for a reading of his new book. As they have only a few hours until his plane leaves, they stroll through Paris, talking about their experiences, views and whether they still love each other, although Jesse is already married with a kid."'

To be honest, this movie is really just two people in love strolling around Paris talking, just talking. Really not made for people who love action. But still, I found their views on life and..whatever..very inspiring and..real. Okay I can't really explain but here's a part from the movie which made a whole ball of fact. Sometimes we know the truth but we just need to hear it out loud you know?

Jesse: Oh, God, why didn't we exchange phone numbers and stuff? Why didn't we do that?

Celine: Because we were young and stupid.

Jesse: Do you think we still are?

Celine: I guess when you're young, you just believe there'll be many people with whom you'll connect with. Later in life, you realize it only happens a few times.

Jesse: And you can screw it up, you know, misconnect.

Synopsis:
"Dear John" tells the story of John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a young soldier home on leave, and Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried), the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation. Over the next seven tumultuous years, the couple is separated by John’s increasingly dangerous deployments. While meeting only sporadically, they stay in touch by sending a continuous stream of love letters overseas--correspondence that eventually triggers fateful consequences."

Dear John, oh Dear John. Need I say anything really?

Synopsis :
". Emma (Ms. Hathaway) and Dexter meet on the night of their graduation– July 15th, 1988. She is a working-class girl of principle and ambition who dreams of making the world a better place. He is a wealthy charmer who dreams that the world will be his playground. But where will they be on this day next year, and the year after that? Over 20 years, we check in on Emma and Dexter every July 15th, and watch as their friendship ebbs and flows with the passing of the years. Through love and loss, heartbreak and success, hopes fulfilled and dreams shattered, these two souls experience the sometimes wonderful, sometimes tragic, often hysterical but always moving, grandeur of life. Somewhere along their journey, they realize that sometimes what you are looking for has been right there in front of you all along."

The synopsis does not do any justice to the movie because even though this movie may sound like every other best-friends-who-finally-after-all-the-years-fall-in-love movie, it is not. Okay, maybe it is, but it's rather unique; it's strung together in such a way which makes it...different. Maybe it was hormones or just the usual pathetic emotional day but I did cried a bit through the movie. Must watch!

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These are just some who are at the top of my list now.

Til next time then, lovelies!

Off to watch more movies.

Love, AngelKein.

Ticks Ticks Lucky's Ticks

2011-11-13T10:55:00.001+08:00

Hey hey everyone! I just realized that I've not update for a week, dangg.

Anyhow, this is my beloved dog Lucky whom I love very dearly but unfortunately, ticks love him too. We have been trying to get rid of them for months but it just doesn't work! Our recent solution was a get-rid-of-ticks collar which worked for a little while but quickly lost its effect after a week (or maybe it's just the ticks who've learned to adapt). Just yesterday we had caught 15 ticks! and I'm sure there's still more hidden beneath Lucky's fluff. How do we get rid of them?! Anyone?

Love,
AngelKein.

ps: school holiday starting soon!

Lick Your Lips at a Glance of This.

2011-11-03T13:33:00.001+08:00

Food post as promised.

It's raining and I'm alone at home consumed by the sounds of the rain's pitter patter. Skipped school today simply because there was practice that I'm not involved in but I think I'm starting to fall sick and all I want is to chew something, taste anything...but I can't. Hibernation; why can't humans do that?

These pictures were taken a few months ago. It's nothing much. All above, except the last two in styrofoam, were from a trip to Kuantan with my friends. Sigh, I really do miss eating by the beach. Actually, I just miss the beach in general. :(

Okay, I need to lie down.
Love, AngelKein.

Let's play some sports, kids!

2011-10-31T20:32:00.001+08:00

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Hey guys! Sorry for the lack of updates; I've been busy with my school's magazine/newsletter thing which is consuming a lot of my time, sigh. The pictures above are just some of the pictures I took for the 'sports' section of the magazine. There's more pictures I'd like to share soon!

#emotime : I would like to take this paragraph, because I was thinking about it the whole day, and also because I really do mean it, to thank you for actually reading my blog. Like seriously. :)

Next post will be fooooooooooooooooooooood!! :D

Okay I need to get back to work, ngah.
Love, AngelKein

So Comical

2011-10-26T20:13:00.001+08:00

"The things I could do with Photoshop! Oh goodness!"
I remember telling that to one of my friends before I had Photoshop but when I finally received it, I did nothing. I guess sometimes the thrill of the chase is more fun than the kill.

But anyway, whilst wasting countless amount of time on unnecessary things like Facebook yesterday, I stumbled on a picture of a mutual friend of mine in a photo-shoot. Jaw dropping, I went through the whole album with envy because the pictures were really, really, spectacular and were all taken in Malaysia. (I always thought all "tumblr-like" pictures could only be achieved in places..not here, so yes, I was very amused.) I was also reading all the comments and found out a little that the photographer had used photoshop and with that, and a little pinch of jealousy, I was driven to finally explore Photoshop.

These two pictures are the result. I was going for a more...comic-strip kind-of feel but this was all I could achieve (now). I also realize that I need to take more picture of myself (because there's no one to model for me :( ) hahahah.

Sometimes jealously is a good way to drive people to do things don't you think? But only sometimes. I'm going to take time to explore Photoshop more.

Happy Deepavali!
Today feels like a Friday, meh.
Love, AngelKein.

Logos Hope

2011-10-23T00:14:00.003+08:00

An umbrella in his hand and a gentle smile on his face; what a nice sight to take in before walking into the Logos ship. I fear that my lack of a social life has made every guy look possibly more attractive than they are..but wait, no, there were definitely many attractive employees on the ship. I swear!

Blue eyes!

Yeah I admit - with a little shame- that that was the highlight of my day - feasting my eyes upon attractive employees on the ship...and talking to a few. Don't judge me, your eyes would've done the same.

But I have a valid reason! but before that, I shall explain what the Logos ship is.

From Jamaica to Jordan, Malaysia to Mozambique, Vietnam to Veneziela, the Logos ship is (according to google) the largest floating book store in the world that has visited well over 500 different ports in more than 160 countries and territories and has welcomes over 40 million visitors on board. Their goal is to bring knowledge, help, and hope to people in the world.

I took a little information here and there from their site.

There were many books there but not as much as what I've seen in Big Bad Wolf and they were all a tad big expensive so I kept comparing and commenting on how I would've easily gotten this book cheaper and et cetera. Yes, I'm Chinese. There, my reason. And since I had already bought quite a lot of books from BBW, my goal for Logos was not to get any books (which was a success fyi) and to focus my attention on something else.

Honestly I don't even know why I'm justifying myself here...oh yes..to lessen my guilt. HAHA.

Awww look at the baby animals :)

In my opinion, the greatest and most creative children's book ever.

Classmates listening to the little presentation.

Maelodee's little Dinosaur encyclopedia. In case of a maybe-one-day-it'll-happen-but-hopefully-never dinosaur invasion, look for her.

Oh, there were very cute comics(?) displayed on the wall. I think Maelodee and I were the only ones who had took the time to actually go through and understand the whole story line. Mehh :)

"Sons, girls standing on boxes with xxx marked on it are very bad for you and no leaning against walls with shovel on it too!" Haha I'm so lame.

Anyway, overall, I loved being on Logos and I 100% support their cause or vision, whichever. And I hope, actually, no, I will volunteer to work on the ship! I will I will! What they're doing, I can confidently say, is what I want to do in life - to travel and to help people.

*Crossing my fingers for a chance to work on Logos!
Love, AngelKein.

For more information, check out their site > here. They might be sailing near you soon!

Curry Puffs

2011-10-18T22:19:00.001+08:00

Salty and crunchy on the outside, a little spicy and sweet on the inside; oh boy, I don't think my taste buds can ever disapprove of curry puffs, especially not these curry puffs. I am blessed, sometimes too blessed, to have a mom and many relatives who can cook so well. I don't even understand why there's not a chain of restaurants under my family's name set up already.

Ngahh, I'm hungry.
Love, AngelKein.

Big Bad Wolf Book Sale!

2011-10-14T00:14:00.001+08:00

The aircond's wind rushed into our faces as we entered the already opened tinted glass doors and squealed at the sight of how spacious the place was. There were children running around, promoters promoting their products, focused readers running through as many synopsis as they can, and many gasps at the books' prices. We wanted to look through the whole place but we didn't know where to start.

So we started at the children's section.

Celine bought these simply because they were cute and cheap so I called her a hoarder lol.

And another one she was considering to buy but didn't at the end. My friends, what even.

There were so many categories! :D

I told everyone that we should just read the synopsis and dump it into the box to sort out at the end.

...And we ended up with three boxes each. It wasn't easy to sort out the books because I actually liked all of the books I picked.

Dawn contemplating on which cook book to get.

Celine's ,quote, "cool people books", just because I read girly ones and she reads murder/action/whatever books. People judging others by what they're reading, pfffts!

These are my purchases ; 25 books for RM203.

Some of the books I had to place back because I exceeded my budget, sigh. :(

All of our books. Hardcore readers, lol.

My National Geographic's "Love" book which captures the depth and diversity of love. It's hardcover and only RM15! Wow.

Actually, most of the books there are at RM8 with an exceptional few which are cheaper or more expensive depending on the content.

Anyway, I think I might need to get myself a book shelf because my already filled cupboard cannot handle anymore books. Ikea it is then!

If you've not gone to the sale, well then what are you waiting for? Three more days left! (Ends on the 16th of October). Here's their site > http://www.bigbadwolfbooks.com/

Time for me to start reading!
Love, AngelKein.

It Would Be Worth It.

2011-10-10T00:37:00.001+08:00

It's Monday again. Did you see the moon last night? It was lovely; nothing I've ever seen before.

I hope you have a great week ahead and I hope that this quote will help you in any way, just like it helped me.

Love, AngelKein

Blog : change!

2011-10-08T12:24:00.001+08:00

Hello everyone! I've changed my layout! (Need I even say this? Stating the obvious.)

Actually, I've wanted to change it for a long time, I just didn't have any ideas on what to change it to. It was Tuesday, I think, when I found a whole streak of art blogs (drools rainbow) which were very inspirational and yayy, finally, change.

You know those moments when you have a burst of ideas but you don't know how to get it from your mind to the computer? Well yeah I was facing that dilemma for the header. Photoshop wasn't a choice since my knowledge for it is very limited, so I resolved to drawing on paper and scanned it instead.

There's a little change in the About and Links section too.

Much simpler this time, and not so colorful. I love it, and I hope you do too.

If you don't then urm.....k.

Tell me what you think about it! :)

Love, AngelKein.

Warm Pee Friendship.

2011-10-07T00:10:00.003+08:00

It was nice to have a little fun time with Mae and Mel. It's been a long time since I've been out (besides school) and this was a much needed outing. We watched Johnny English which was funny at start but gradually grew stupid with each scene. I don't know, I guess it's just not my type of humor. I tried my very best to hold my tongue. Just so anyone know, I might be the most annoying person to watch movie with.

I've wrote this on Facebook and Twitter already but anyway, we were strolling around the mall and found a buy-one-free-two sign for sweaters in FOS and they're good ones too! (Good : thick and comfy.) We wanted to get three red ones but they ran out of size *sad face. But I'm satisfied ; it's not everyday that I stumble on a buy-one-free-two so yay.

edit< I told my mom about it today and she said it was a great deal so we went to get three more. Lol Malaysians and cheap stuffs, made for each other.) > close edit.

We screamed, made animal noises, imitated each other's melodious laughter, embraced people's judgmental what-the-hell-are-they-doing stares, and at one point attempted to dance. Hhahaha, I really enjoyed going out with M&M simply because I didn't feel the need to be proper, which is great because proper is the opposite of what I am.

I shall end with a quote.
"Friendship is like peeing .Everyone can see it , but only you can feel its warmth."
Cheers to warm pee friendship!
Love, AngelKein.

In-Sync

2011-10-05T00:32:00.002+08:00

Celine had brought some hand-lotion to school today. She always has cute, not-really-necessary, expensive things with her and my friends and I often laugh about it - jokingly of course. Today I told Maelodee that Celine's little tube of lotion costs a hundred bucks which Celine, being herself, replied sarcastically with "like duhh". Maelodee and I stared at each other, pausing our conversation, and replied in-sync-ly with..

Her : "Is she serious?"
Me : "She's joking."

As if we read each other's minds. But it has happened many times, this reading each other minds thing; no surprise. I guess that's just the results of being around each other for eight hours a day, five times a week, and for years. There's really no relevant reason for writing about this. I just want to look back at this one day, if the world still exists, and remember. I don't trust my brain to remember this. After all isn't that what blogging is about? To write and to remember; an online diary.

Well, it used to be.

Second picture above : is my dream board which I'm considering changing because my dreams has changed, along with my goals. All the things I once wrote in my Cita-Cita Saya in primary school is no longer a choice. Everything has changed. Cita-Cita Saya is now Pekerjaan-Untuk-Mendapatkan-Wang-Cukupi-Untuk-Terus-Hidup.

If there's an error, it's Google's fault. My Bahasa sucks.

Third picture : draft for new header! It's time to change. Looking at it everyday has made it look immensely ugly. I'm planning to change my layout and header this weekend. Yay?

Okay, bed time.
Love, AngelKein.

(My) Picture Editing Softwares.

2011-10-01T23:40:00.001+08:00

Hello folks! So, there have been many questions asked in the past (and also recently) about what editing software I use for my pictures and I hesitated on all times to share, but now, finally, I've decided to share. :)

I use a few but here's some of my most used ones. And because I'm feeling exceptionally happy today, I'll also add in the way I use to achieve the effects of my after-pictures.

Photoscape.
The layout is simple, the features can be easily applied (unlike Photoshop), and it's a quick solution to a dull picture ; it's easy. Enough said.

Tadah! What a major difference right?
To get this : Ctrl+F > Velvia-Low > Portra-Low > Portra-Low > Ctrl+B > Red at about 18% > Clone Stamp to remove the lady at the back.

To get this : Ctrl+F > Clone Stamp to remove bars behind bars > Cross Process-Low > Deepen-Medium > Ctrl+B > Red 11% > Color Contrast-Middle > Agfa- Low > Portra-Middle.

Yes, there is a difference if you used Portra-Low twice and Portra-Medium and there's also a difference if you used the same effects again after adding others. I know most people usually use only one effect, add some words, and they're done. But no, experiment! Try multiple effects on every picture and at different orders, you'll be surprised on what the outcome may be.

There's also other things you could do with your photos with Photoscape :

The font I used above is not available at once. You can easily download fonts at websites such as DaFont and UrbanFonts.

To download Photoscape > here.

Xiu Xiu Meitu.
Otherwise known as the "face lift" because I mostly use this for vanity. Unfortunately, I do not have the superior photoshopping skills of XiaXue so I resolve to this. This software is Chinese and everything in it is written in Chinese. Even if you don't read chinese, it's still quite manageable because there's little icons beside the words, like so :-

Which, is normally how I navigate through since I don't know how to read Chinese.

Okay, here's a self-sacrifice before-and-after picture of me.

Hahahahah omg the after picture is obviously over done.

To achieve this :

Translation : Liquify > whiten skin > remove dark circles > enlarge eyes > enhance/change eye color > eyelash > blush > change lip color.

I can't really explain because everyone's face is different but here's an advice, don't be too greedy and overdo it (like the above picture). Set all opacity to as low as possible. Remember, doesn't mean it's there you have to use it. For eg, my eyes are naturally quite big already so I don't really use the eye enlarger. Here's how ridiculous you will look if you totally overdo it :

Laugh away.

Xiu Xiu also provides some pretty cool effects and frames.

To achieve this : I edited the four pictures separately and then combined them so it'll take a long time to explain but if you want to know you can leave a comment. :)

And if you're in love with cutesy stuffs, you're in luck! Because Xiu Xiu has the most cutest objects you could ever find to place on your pictures.

Note : the frames and cute icons are only available in the newest version of Xiu Xiu.

Download Meitu Xiu Xiu > here. (click the yellow icon)

Picnik.
I don't really use this much because most of the nice effects requires a premium account but it does come in handy once in awhile. They have some pretty cool effects too! Like this galaxy one I did previously.

Picnik is not downloadable but instead it's usable online. Click > here to use.

♥♥♥♥♥♥

I also usually use all three of them at once.

So yeah, that's it.
If there's anymore questions, please leave a comment below or formspring me.
I hope this helps in any way.
Much Love, AngelKein.

Inspired #4

2011-09-25T23:59:00.002+08:00

It's Sunday, almost Monday and I feel utterly useless. I've not done anything productive and frankly I don't think I want to, I'm still in the weekend-snooze-mode. I had a little "shoot" at home yesterday but the pictures didn't really turn out the way I've planned in my head which means editing that I refuse to do right now. I get wildly agitated when I don't get things right, especially with art and photography.

Photography, I don't like that word anymore. Even writing it here makes me feel like a phony. No, don't get me wrong; I just hate the title, not the subject. I think it's used too often and used by people who don't necessarily fit my ideal picture of what photography is. Which is why I don't like to use it because I've not reach that level of expertise to actually use that word or call myself a photographer; I don't fit my perception of what photography is. Yeah I'm making the word sound almighty but that's because it is to me, it is almighty (without a capital A. chill, holy people).

I guess I'm just a girl with a fancy camera.

But I don't need to mention that do I? Because I don't think anyone has actually considered me as a photog.

Oh yeah I think I've actually wrote about this before but it came up again so whatever.

Anyway, here's some pictures from feaverish. Real name Aaron Feaver. From Los Angeles, California. He shoots the way I'd like to one day shoot(?)- very raw and natural.

OKAY BASICALLY, HE'S AWESOME.

"Your first 10,000 photographs are you worst" - Henri Cartier-Bresson
Can't wait to reach my 10,001th picture then.
Love, AngelKein.

ps: have a great week ahead!

Because It's Only Embarrassing If You Cared.

2011-09-22T01:18:00.004+08:00

A few weeks back.

Before I start- quoting my E.Comm school book, firm handshakes : conveys confidence, respect, and assertiveness. If the handshake is overpowering, however, it might convey a need to control.

I met some people in a gathering and as usual, as new friends, we only shook hands (duh, unless you're those extroverts who hug people at first sight). We ate, drank, took pictures, etc yada yada. At the end when everyone was saying their goodbyes, I said mine by shaking hands, again (I've recently developed a phobia of intimacy or something and I hate, hate, hugging anyone besides my close friends). Then there was this one guy who shook my hand quite hard and I responded with "ouch why do you shake so hard?" and he said "ohh sorry" and in return I replied with the most redonkulous statement ever "It's okay I like it hard'' (TWSS).

WHAT IN THE WORLD.

I don't know what I was thinking, especially when I don't even know that guy well enough to crack up such ridiculous "jokes", which by the way, was unintentional because I really do dislike wimpy handshakes. Also, considering the setting I was in, if I were to turn it into a joke, it'd be highly inappropriate .

Yeah, that's all I wanted to write about because it has been replaying in my mind. Oh yeah I originally planned to write an emotional, thoughtful post but I was like nehh so I proceeded to telling you this true-but-totally-non-beneficial-to-your-life story. Okay maybe it does benefit you in some way. Learn from my mistakes. The next time when you meet new people, remember that your first impressions might be the last ; so don't be stupid.

...And then while ending this post I realize that I no longer care.
Yay to writing!

I end with words of wisdom from my friend Kevin, "Life's too short to be paiseh".
Wise words, wise words.

Love, AngelKein.

An Island Called Crab.

2011-09-18T14:32:00.002+08:00

We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came. -John F. Kennedy.

Everyone has a happy place, a place where when they close their eyes and imagine, makes them smile. Mine is the ocean. It's the vast open space and strong rustling wind that often, if not always, brings me into a dimension of my own; solitude.

When my mom asked me during the eve of Malaysia Day whether I would like to accompany her to Pulau Ketam the next morning, I said yes but without first hesitating (waking up at 7am on a holiday, that's why). But as always, I'm glad I did force myself to face the morning sun.

This little island called Pulau Ketam literally translates into Crab Island. The only way it's accessible is by a
ferry or if you by chance own a boat, that works too.

As I entered into the fully-covered ferry, I was welcomed by a rush of cold wind and many pairs of eyes staring. The view outside was blurred by the scratches and droplets on the window, so there wasn't anything spectacular to see.

The roads were narrow and in some parts unstable. There wasn't any car and only few motorcycles, everyone were either on their bicycles or their feet. I stood awkwardly by the corner of the fish stall staring at each person that walked, envying their life, their community. How great it'd be if everyone just rode bicycles? Everyone will be fit as ever! Hahah.

Whilst waiting for her grandma to adjust and put her things into the basket, this little girl caught me taking her picture and I don't know about you but I think she's beautiful. She's like, dare I cliche, a little ray of sunshine.

My mother. <3

With two boxes of fresh fishes and a few packets of dry prawn crackers in hand, we headed home. Beaming a small smile while boarding the ferry, I said my goodbyes to the island. That was that.

And when we reached home, it was only 12pm.

When my head is full of whites, I want to move near the beach. That's my happy place.
Love, AngelKein.

Forgive Me Father, For I Have Gluttoned.

2011-09-13T22:18:00.004+08:00

Fish&Co.

Calamari, Fish&Co.

Doughnuts at some bakery in 1U.

Starbucks, Ikano.

Pasta at Full House.

Dessert at Full House.

This week I have been blessed with some very fine delicacies and the guilt is still within me :/ Diet, on.
Right, so I don't really know how to blog about food besides the fact that it's delicious (not as delicious as my mom's but better than others heh).

Anyway, sorry for the lack of updates. I won't lie with some I'm-busy excuses (even though I am, partially) because I'm just plain lazy and also put down by my lack of picture improvements(?)....and Sims Social. SIMS SOCIAL Y U TAKE MY LIFE.

By the effing way, I love Fish&Co. If you've not tried it, you should. It's on the the lower ground floor of 1U, the rainforest area. The portion is quite large and fresh! And the price is fairly reasonable. :)

So that's all the time I have to write this. Got to get back to work, unfortunately.

Ending this with a stomach filled with a slice of marble cheesecake. Oh God!
Love, AngelKein.

Hey Little Sunshine

2011-09-07T23:49:00.001+08:00

My aunt's kid. :)
I swear little kids are so smart these days. Three year old with iPhone helloooo, grrr.
Love, AngelKein.

What Is This Monday Blues.

2011-09-05T23:55:00.001+08:00

Eight in the morning, the familiar sounds of my alarm clock rang to break me off my glorious dream. My already trained fingers knew well the button to snooze the sound away which left me with only enough time to get ready for school. Ah, school. Back to school.

Hello you, how was your Monday? A rhetorical question because honestly, no one's gonna reply to that.

So yes, hello you who are reading this. Here's a question, what's the reason, or reasons, for your Monday blues? Is it the inability or reluctance to wake up a few hours earlier? The burning fact that you'll have to face that repugnant friendnemie for another five excruciating days? Or maybe you've just made mind up to forever detest Mondays. What are your reasons?

As for the picture, that's my new chinese bangs. Dig it. lol.

Love, AngelKein. :)

Of These Ten Things.

2011-09-03T01:15:00.002+08:00

This week, this one week, has felt longer what it is and I've come to realize many things through hours of zoning into my own sanctuary of thoughts.

Every morning that you wake up is another chance to get it right.
Forever only exist in man as a shallow thought but otherwise it is nonexistant. The only Forever is God. Other arguments are invalid.
"The best thing about pictures is that it never changes, even when the people in it do." -Andy Warhol.
If you don't like it, do something about it.
Nobody has any power over you to make you happy or sad. You are responsible for your own mood.
To be overly attached to people emotionally will only bring pain at the end of the day.
The only person you can trust most is yourself.
..But there's times when even yourself can't be trusted.
Change is the only constant in life.
Everything is easier said than done/believed.

So hello September, please treat me better than August.

Love, AngelKein.

Heartbeat.

2011-08-29T13:27:00.003+08:00

After I wrote my previous post, I had calmed myself down and the tears had stopped (partially), but my thoughts were still clinging unto me. Every molecule of my body was begging for some rest, for some peace, and especially for some sense of love.

I know for a fact that the approaching of my friends to discuss my problem(s) with me was probably the epitome of love itself. I know. They gathered up the courage and told me what everyone else was holding back and for that, I am eternally grateful. People say, be careful of what you wish for - I wished for people's real opinion of me and I won't lie, it stung, very. badly. But it's great to know. I regret nothing. "Think of this as a new chapter of your life", said my friend and as I'm writing this, I can't agree more.

As much as I want to just shut the world off, hide in my own sad corner, I can't. I won't. That would sweeten the devil's day and give him the satisfaction. I won't have that.

After reading my prevpost, two of my friends texted me asking whether I was okay. That very act, because I was so emotional then (probably still is now), teared me up.
Mel : It'll pass and when you look back from the future, you'll be having a stronger and tougher relationship with those who hung on.
Mae : cause I mean friends do have problems with each other but they are still friends right?
Mel : yuppa. like we have our fights and all but we're still friends~
(And trust me, we've gone through some very bumpy roads).

I don't know what I did to deserve such friends but I am so thankful to God for them.

From the bottom of my heart.
Love, AngelKein.

ps: writing totally helps.

Distraught.

2011-08-28T18:23:00.002+08:00

Emotions this moment : sad, confused, overwhelmed, upset, traumatized, regret, hurt, tired, miserable, distraughted, relieved, sad, upset, sad, overwhelmed, sad, sad, hurt, and tired.

"Do not fix your future by your present circumstances" was the only sentence that caught my attention during the whole of pastor's message today. At that moment, I didn't really care or even bothered to understand what that meant but ,like the overly used but accurate phrase says, "God has a purpose for everything." And after an hour lying on my balcony, crying, I know well that that phrase is true, very true.

I have so many thoughts running through my mind right now and I don't know what to do with them nor do I want to do anything with them, not now, not yet. All I need now is to crawl into my bed's blue sheets and, if even possible, cry more.

Pass the boxes of tissue please,
AngelKein.

Bean Bean Beanie.

2011-08-26T21:10:00.001+08:00

It's been such a hectic and not to mention uberly stressful week and I'm glad it has ended, very glad. The one week holiday has officially begun (FYEAH) and all I want to do is be lazy and do things I continuously postponed before ..like cleaning my room. I should probably start making a list, haha.

I recently read in one of my school's book that apologizing in a letter or speech reduces the reader or audience's believe in you, so I will therefore not apologize for my lack of updates because truth be told, there are more important things to do. Don't get me wrong, this blog is on the top of my importance list but studying, eating, and getting through the day comes first.

So hello you who's reading this right now, know that I appreciate you very much for taking the time. If actual hugs could be given through computer screens, I'll give you one right now but 'til that invention's created, here's a virtual one. *HUGS*

Thank you!
Much, much love,
AngelKein.

A Little Nutella, a Dab of Oreo, & a Crazy Chunky Munky.

2011-08-19T20:43:00.000+08:00

It's been quite some time since the last time we've all just hung-out together and I'm very glad that we finally did. JuYi's back from the UK and it's such a joy to have her back again. :)

We filled our stomachs with appetizing food served by a generous mysterious angel and tasted the most delectable milkshakes I've ever tasted, ever. There was Nutella, Oreo, Chunky Munky, and many other mouth-watering flavors (that I want very badly to try soon)! Gahh I'm even graving for them right now.

Lol Justin foodgasming.

Can't wait to go back and try some more! :D
Love, AngelKein.

Geeze, What A Beach.

2011-08-18T00:12:00.001+08:00

I miss the beach! I miss the sound of the waves crashing into the nearby boulders, I miss digging my feet into the sand, I miss observing people strolling along the waters, I miss everything about the beach. I wish I could go back, I wish I could go back.
Love, AngelKein.

Panorama Hill.

2011-08-14T19:07:00.002+08:00

It was four in the morning, we were engrossed by the darkness with only the objects touched by our torch's light visible. We were mentally prepared for a hill only a little larger than the one back home, but oh, how little did we know. The supposed hill with its challenging and steep steps seemed more like a mountain than a hill. Not even half way through, my legs were already begging for mercy - making me question my fitness, or rather, unfitness.

The shining stars usually hidden in the cities were out, hovering over us; its eminent beauty was pleasing to the eyes and soul, setting our minds at ease.

When we've reached the peak, we looked as if we've bathed in sweat but thank God for the comforting morning mist. One look at the view above and I was filled with gladness that I had persevere through and thankful for my friends that were so encouraging. The masterpiece before my eyes was breathtaking, like something out of a mystical fairy tale. At that moment I couldn't have felt anymore blessed.

I think I'd want to climb the hill again. :)
Love, AngelKein.

Fyeah BurgerKing.

2011-08-11T01:20:00.000+08:00

Burger King over McDonalds anytime - but not McD's McFlurry!
Love, AngelKein.

Sweet Red Nectar.

2011-08-08T00:21:00.001+08:00

I twitted a few days ago about a sudden burst of inspiration for my next "shoot" if you may call it that. The idea was much more simpler than the one above and I didn't intend to shoot like the way I shot but the idea evolved, so yea. With a white light, a plain wall, a dark room, my mom's bright red lipstick, and my trusty camera- voila, these pictures.

The first picture, I obviously photoshopped it because unfortunately I'm not that thin -wtfdepression. I swear I don't know how people do it, it's so hard to lose weight -wtfdepression2. And I got my inspiration for that picture from EvonT, a gorgeous local model -wtfdepression3.

Anyway, I wanna follow a photographer to shoot in a real photoshoot. If you're a photographer, can I please? :)

It's Monday already, have a ~~good~~ great day ahead!
Love, AngelKein

Little Buds and Water Drops.

2011-08-06T02:05:00.001+08:00

Last Friday, feeling uninspired, I went to roam about my apartment area to find some inspiration, only to realize that there wasn't really anything much to capture. These are the only few that turned out fine. :/
..
Another week has slithered passed us. In four and a half months, exactly 148 hours, a new year will embrace us once again. Why and how time seem to move faster and faster every day is a question left eternally unanswered. I wish I owned a universal controller.
Love, AngelKein.

ps: added a cbox to the side.

David Archuleta Live! 2011

2011-08-02T23:05:00.002+08:00

The best picture I could get of David ._.

This is such a delayed post.

Few weeks ago, thanks to a friend of mine, Sharmaine, I received a free ticket to David Archuleta's concert. I'm not a very big fan of his but I do like some of his songs. Sadly, dslrs wasn't allowed because quote, professional cameramen will be there to capture the pictures for you and will tag you online. But I'll never go anywhere without my own camera! So I did bring one but it was a digital.

Right, tuning back to the subject.

David's voice was so fine, like jaw-dropping fine. He started with Stomping on Roses and literally stomped on roses which I thought was such a cute touch. :)) And David's so adorable, pinch-cheeks adorable, and not to mention sweet too! Right before he was about to sing My Kind Of Perfect, he said something like "People always ask what my type of girl is like- blonde, brunette, etc but what I'm more interested in is what does she like to do, what's her favorite food..." Okay, he's kinda obligated to say it but whatever, it's so sweet.

Though I'm not a crazy fan of his, I , in a way, adore him ahaaha.

Love, AngelKein.

Hipstermatic.

2011-08-01T23:54:00.000+08:00

Hello! Everyone having a serious case of Monday blues?
Well anyway, I tried something new today! A little galaxy-hipster effect. That's probably not the best picture of me but it's just the first try. :) And I seriously can't wait to dye my hair with blue streaks and shave off part of it. Woot! But not before I get into college.

Okay so here's the truth, I've been a little lazy with my pictures these days- no more fancy effects and whatnot. But, I'm gonna start exploring again and hopefully get my photoshop soon. And wow, it's August already?
Love, AngelKein.

Fyeah Cupcakes!

2011-08-01T00:48:00.002+08:00

My tummy grumbled as the colors of blue, pink, yellow, and green cupcakes greeted me at the door after church service. It was the church's 29th anniversary and what a better way than to celebrate with cupcakes. Boy, were they some great great cupcakes. And it was nice to finally see some friends I've not met in weeks.

Good times, good times. Oh, and service was eye-opening because so many people were healed ;the deaf hear, the blind see, the crippled walk, the weak heart grew strong. I'm not even kidding how shocking it was to see the lady who couldn't walk, walked.

God's good (though sometimes, I forget).

Love, AngelKein.

Hello Bones

2011-07-31T00:01:00.000+08:00

Oh my hands which hold this face, make this grasp a tight embrace.

Waking feet don't lose your pace, you've been so slow but won this race.

Hello heart, you're a bumbling mess. You beat and beat right out of my chest.

And conversations that don't exist, between my brain and all these passages

When all I want to be, is the hard hearted man you'll never see again.

Oh my skin what a mess you're in, but it's hard to know where to begin.

In 20 years you've changed three times, I can't afford to lose this life tonight.

Hello bones so skinny and frail, which move so slow and taste so stale.

Hello Bones by Jeff Pianki. For days -or weeks- now I've been going head over heels for a red-headed, 20 year old, indie singer. And if you're following me on twitter, you'll probably be well aware of that already. Maybe I'm exaggerating more than I should but his voice and lyrics are so, dare I say, perfect. They really do pierce through the heart - well, at least my heart. I can probably go on and on professing my love for him but I'll stop here to spare your eyes some rolling. Go on to his youtube channel > here.

Love, AngelKein.

Doughnuts.

2011-07-30T00:24:00.000+08:00

What an ungodly hour for my tongue to beg for a taste of some doughnuts. I hope this craving, cravings for any food in general, will go away soon because diet mode : on (again). Shaking my head at my own incompetency.
Love, AngelKein.

Why Are You Alone, Teddy.

2011-07-27T21:44:00.002+08:00

Everything bad feels like the end of the world when you're a juvenile.
But it's okay (Teddy), sometimes things have to get worst before it could get better.
Because rain is needed before a rainbow appears.
Love, AngelKein.

Lazy Saturday #2.

2011-07-23T20:57:00.003+08:00

Yet another unproductive, boring Saturday. You can imagine how proud I am of myself.
Love, AngelKein.

Day to Night.

2011-07-21T22:51:00.000+08:00

Why can't all days be like today, where not a glimpse of sadness exists. Why can't everyday be today.
Love, AngelKein.

Chapters.

2011-07-19T22:49:00.000+08:00

The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult was the first 'real' book I've ever read - unless you count Peter and Jane and other kindergarten books. It left me in tears and wanting more, thus started the me who...actually read books.

It's been awhile since I last read a book - in fact, I think I've not even touched one for some time (not counting school ones of course). There are many reasons I can pull out of my pocket but I guess the main reason why is the inability to stop once I've begun. But I'm not as crazy as some of my friends who possess the ability to read a 300+ pages book in one afternoon.

I ordered some books a month ago from Scholastic and they've finally arrived! :D I think it's abnormal to be so excited over books - someone call the doctor!

Miss a meal if you have to, but don't miss a book - Jim Rohn.
Gonna follow Jim's advice!
Love, AngelKein.

Urbanscapes 2011!

2011-07-17T19:25:00.003+08:00

I had the most wonderful time at Urbanscapes yesterday. The music, the art, the people, the food, and the shopping were so delightful. There were so many fashionable, good-looking people - it was as if I walked right into tumblr. The weather, though constantly changing from gloomy to rain and from sunny to cool, couldn't stop anyone from having fun. Here are some (out of the many) shots I took.

What I wore. I love my Union Jack earring the most! :D

These badges were so adorable.

These shoes are so colorful! All guys should start wearing them ahha.

Met and said hi to many familiar faces there.

Another great thing about this event was meeting people. I must say, everyone I've spoke to, whether strangers or friends, were so lovely and friendly - not to mention super stylish.

The always beautiful Hanie and the freezing cool Xiang (lol).

Popping Jason and Hanie again. :)

Hipster wolf, lol.

At first glance I thought it was I heart Paris but I guess hearts are too mainstream hahah.

They're so creative! grrr.

Teddy-bear-cute Bryan! :D

Another cute Bryan hahaha.

I wanted to get these bags but le sigh, I didn't.

I did, however, get this bag. :D Ahhhh Union Jack!

Third guy has good taste. ;)

They said to keep calm and grow a mustache..

So she did.

Elmo!

More badges! Thee BFF one is too adorable!

Born to party, forced to work. Daym right.

The oh-so-tall Mike (whom I've not seen for ages).

Boon Hoe and Boon Aun getting their dance moves on..

with him, Dennis(who apparently is quite famous but I only stalked him because he's a hunk lol).

Muddy shoes :(

Cupcakes that were too cute to eat!

Hahahahah Twilight the cupcake series.

Sharmaine and Jeffery of Roosevelt.

Woooooaahhh look at his muscles :O

When the sun began to set, we left with smiles plastered on our faces. It was such a great experience and I truly can't wait for next year's.

If you missed this year's Urbanscapes, don't forget to mark your calender for next year's!
Love, AngelKein.

Green Sheets.

2011-07-12T22:32:00.002+08:00

When I own a house of my own some day (soon), I hope to make it as optimistic as possible by decorating the whole house with colorful things. I can already imagine it - light colored furniture, white walls, yellow walls, white bookshelf with color coordinated books stacked on, pretty flowers flaunting their beauty on the kitchen table, lots of extravagant art hanging around, and colors, colors, colors!

But until then, I'll just lie on these green sheets, dreaming.
Oh, lucky wants to do it too!
Love, AngelKein.

Home-cooked Sunday.

2011-07-11T00:21:00.001+08:00

People say 'you are what you eat', so yesterday I was two eggs, two slices of bread, a cup of milo, many green peas, a piece of chicken, onions, and home-sliced fries. Hmm.. I think I'm quite pleased with the girl I was yesterday.

Ahh ahhh ahh, it's Monday already. I wonder what I'll be today. Soft, buttery, pasta drizzled with creamy white sauce perhaps? Or maybe a plate stacked with American pancakes drowning in a sea of honey?
How I wish.
Love, AngelKein.

Another 16th!

2011-07-10T02:16:00.000+08:00

Ah yes, another 16th birthday. Lucky friends I have celebrating actually having a celebration for their 16th birthday (mine last year was depressing lol).

It was Ruth's birthday. :) There were so many people; some I knew, some I recognized from Facebook pictures, and others, strangers. But all was well with cake and a dog named Sam.

I feel like I've lost my ability to start conversations with strangers, or start conversations in general. I think I think too much, yeap, that's it - I think too much.
Love, AngelKein

Delicious 16th.

2011-07-09T01:19:00.000+08:00

My friend Maelodee just turned 16. We celebrated with laser tag and delicious' food!
It's been 7 years now since we've met and though we weren't always friendly, I'm glad we are friends now. :)

I think there should be more laser tag outlets around kl. It's such a fun game, and could even be called a sport for all the sweat you'll be blanketed with after one game. If you've not already tried laser tag, then plan a date and go. It's so worth it. :) I wanna play more laser tag! And even more of Delicious :D
Love, AngelKein.

Lucky.

2011-07-05T01:52:00.000+08:00

I feel so deprived of creativity with school work pilling up and my newly addiction to movies. I can't seem to find the strength or motivation to complete what I'm suppose to complete, thus delaying my work, thus welcoming the sadness, and thus the guilt I'll feel if I went out to take any pictures. I'm complaining too much aren't I?

Anyway, because he's my only model, here's a few pictures of Lucky, my beloved dog.

I adore my dog :3
Love, AngelKein.

Hush.

2011-07-03T01:50:00.000+08:00

Assignments neglected, work ignored - what am unproductive Saturday. Drew a lot with my friend's Sharpies though. Why is the weekend ending ; why can't it last forever.
Love, AngelKein.

Of Grapefruits.

2011-07-01T00:27:00.000+08:00

I'm typing this out of great disbelief, I cannot believe this week is already coming to an end and we are already stepping into July. Wow, I think I might be stuck in a time bubble, constantly getting frozen in time (I thought today was Tuesday). I think I've probably mentioned many times on how repressed I feel of time on this blog so okay, I'll stop...until the next time.

Ah, yes, grapefruits. Though rather bitter and quite sour, I rather enjoy this fine fruit. (Oh yes, I'm blogging about a fruit. laugh laugh). Not only is it pleasing to the eyes, it apparently also has many benefits to health for instance having antioxidants that may help reduce the risk of heart disease and lowers the body's insulin level, which results in weight loss, thus, like hitting two birds with one stone. It's nice having something I can have a little bite off and not dying of guilt after.

Lol I don't know why I'm promoting this fruit but sharing is caring right? :) Go try some!
Love, AngelKein.

12 Hours Marathon Buffet!

2011-06-28T15:56:00.000+08:00

The title says it all, but I'll repeat it again, yes, twelve jaw-dropping hours marathon buffet! Food lovers, this is your haven right here.

Atrium Cafe of Pyramid Tower Hotel introduces the first 12-hour Marathon Buffet which takes place from 11a.m to 11p.m every Sunday and public holidays. If you're thinking 'What? I can't eat for twelve hours straight!' well..that's the best thing about this buffet. Diners may go in and out as many times as they wish and eat to their heart's content. You can come early in the morning for breakfast, walk around the mall, splash around Sunway Lagoon, take a nap, and come back when your stomach starts grumbling again.

Like daym.

All these for a wonderful price! Read on, hahaah.

My favorite dish there! So cheesy and full of flavors yummmm. I want more!

Be it brunch, lunch, hi-tea, dinner, or supper, the Atrium Marathon Buffet is a feast of the finest Pan-Asian cuisines featuring visually-pleasing food displays and 'live' action cooking. A different theme is showcased every weekend like the Penang Tempo, Nyonya Warm Up, Hot-n-Spicy Altitude, and the list goes on.

Double daym.

There are also some healthier choices there if you're a health junkie :) But really, what's the point of going to a buffet if you're not going to try all the food? hahah.

No meal - or in this case, meals- is complete without desserts. This was my favorite part of the whole experience. The patisserie counter starts the most irresistible desserts such as mixed berry cheese cake, caramel apple with brioche, bread and butter pudding with vanilla sauce, tiramisu, orange creme brulee, passionfruit mousse, ice-cream...need I say more?

Tripple daym.
I absolutely adored the desserts section.

With great company and even greater food :) What a great way to spend the weekend.

Thr Atrium Marathon Buffet allows multiple entries priced at RM68++ per adult and 50% off for children below the age of twelve. Remember, it's from 11a.m to 11p.m. :D
Note : prices quoted are subject to 10% service charge and 6% government tax.
For reservations, call +60374951888, or email dinesrhs@sunwayhotels.com. You can also find out more at the hotel's website here.

Be sure to catch this exciting gastronomic adventure! I'm certainly going to go back soon. Yummm!
Love, AngelKein.

Chic POP Street Market 8

2011-06-26T01:46:00.001+08:00

There was no way I was going to miss ChicPop this year like I did last year, so, with my newly-crowned shopping buddy, Justine, we went to check it out. The things sold there was so lovely but unfortunately with my i-can-get-this-cheaper-somewhere attitude, I didn't really buy anything..well..except for a few pairs of earrings. I adored the whole ambiance of the place :) and all the girls in their 'fantabulous' outfits. Oh, and stylish good-looking guys! :D

And..Henry Golding was there lolwtf.

The oh so gorgeous, Hanie. :)

My retarded bye to ~~Henry~~ Chic Pop lolol.

We left for some meat balls at Ikea after. Yummmm, so worth my money.

Jakun camwhoring in the super gorgeous walk-in closet we both adored and wish to one day own.

Favorite pair of earring I bought! :D

Foosh, what a fun, tiring day. :)
Love, AngelKein.

Oppsie.

2011-06-24T00:13:00.001+08:00

Hey guys! The last few days I've been having problems with my computer which resulted in a reformat and complete erase of all picture editing software and fonts :( And unfortunately with my awfully snail-paced internet, it's going to take some time to recover all of them back. Be patient, gonna post more of my pictures as soon as possible (two days max). But at the mean time, enjoy looking at these divine and inspiring pictures taken by other photographers. :)

Check out some of my favorite photographers on my link tab above. Toodles! Love, AngelKein.

A Glimpse of Green.

2011-06-21T02:14:00.000+08:00

It's already an hour pass midnight as I'm typing these irrelevant words. My eyelids are begging for some rest but I can't, I've promised myself to be consistent at updating my blog and also... I'm still stuck in a delusion of being in Paris after watching Julie & Julia. It's probably the best movie I've ever watched, hands down.

So, hello.♥ Waking up at 6am last weekend, I dragged my parents up for a little exploration with me up the hill near my place. Honestly, it was for my own self ambition ; I wanted to take pictures with my 50mm lol. These pictures aren't so great though. I keep forgetting that the 50mm wasn't a macro lens, darn. But anyway, here are some pictures. :)

You know where I really want ,with every figment of my soul, to be right now? London. It's ridiculous how upset I've been over wanting to be in London so badly. So insignificant and ridiculous.
Love, AngelKein.

Last Minutes With Oden.

2011-06-20T02:07:00.001+08:00

A friend shared this with me. I didn't expect much because we have a similar taste in music and he usually only give me links to music videos, but little did I know this video was going to make my eyes swell. There I was, in the middle of the night, wrapped under my favorite red blanket, alone, bawling my eyes out. I watched it thrice and with each time, crying even harder.

This video is filled with such vivid, intense, raw emotions, I can't even begin to describe.

I ~~can't~~ don't even want to imagine what it'd be like if my dog died. It'd too much to bare.
Love, AngelKein.

Vivid Red.

2011-06-19T01:01:00.000+08:00

I did a few self portrait shots today. I was struggling to find a theme and even reconsidered painting my face again like so, but my skin is not in a spiffy condition so I settled for the color red as a theme. These pictures aren't the best, but after countless times of running back and forth to set the camera's self-timer, placing it on my tripod made of books, and trying to focus with the new lens, I didn't expect any better either.

Forgive my vanity; I had no choice, my dog wouldn't model for me.

Okay I know the second picture isn't exactly red, got to deal with it lol. Darn, I think I need to find someone to model for me. :/
Love, AngelKein.

A Lovely Boat Ride, Thailand.

2011-06-18T01:08:00.001+08:00

Hello everyone :) Here's a continuation of my Thailand trip, the third day.

My heart sunk to the floor when someone pointed to the longboats and told us that was our next ride (because I have phobias of wobbly boats lol).Getting unto the longboat was a frantic experience. The boat shook with every step I took, reminding me of how unsteady it was. Only when I've sat down on the wooden seats could I relax and..breathe.

It was a very long ride, about a few hours or so, but the view was spectacular and the weather was divine, so my lips were shut, no complains - how could I when I was surrounded with so many lovely lilies?

I loved how blue the lake was :)

Look at the vast amount of lilies! I was quite upset when some of them were destroyed by the boat's propeller. It's also very sad to see tourists pluck ,or rather, pull the lilies out. I mean, I know girls have a weird adoration towards flowers but really, lilies? They probably toss the lilies into the bin after they're no longer captivated. Unless you have a pond at home, your hands should be tucked under your butt.

I got such a bad tan after the whole journey :( But it's worth it 'cause I'm happy with my pictures :)
Love, AngelKein.

Prime.

2011-06-16T02:07:00.002+08:00

Tried doing bokeh with my newly bought lense (an EF 50mm f1.8. if you must ask) today. I'm so pleased with it. :)) Can't wait to start exploring with it. Also, I realized that there's so many things I don't know about my camera yet, darn. So much more to learn!
Love, AngelKein.

Sunrised Fishermen.

2011-06-14T15:25:00.002+08:00

When I was told to wake up at 5.AM, my eyes were opened wide with shock. I actually thought of sleeping in. After numerous snoozing and tossing around the bed, I managed to wake up and I'm glad I did because it's not everyday I get to see the sun rising.

As the sun shyly peeked above the horizon, tens of cameramen started firing their gadgets, as if fearing for any moment to be lost. I allowed myself to enjoy the scenery, taking a moment to breathe in the crisp, fresh morning air and appreciate it.

It wasn't long after that the rooster started to sing its song, awakening the villagers. It must be nice waking up to such a breathtaking view everyday, I was lost in my thoughts. The roar of the early-rising, sunkissed fishermen's boats tugged me back to reality, and I was ready to snap some hopefully-enchanting pictures.

I think I can live my whole life travelling the world. Wait, not think, I know I can. I live for it.
Love, AngelKein.

D.I.Y Hardcover Notebook.

2011-06-12T00:44:00.001+08:00

I had a sudden inspiration to write my thoughts down into a notebook today. Finding a notebook was easy; I have many unused ones given to me during birthdays, Christmas, etc. But the thing is, they're just too pretty! And I'm not sure whether I'll continue jotting down my thought everyday like I would love too. Laziness gets to you, you know? So instead, I 'pimped' a cheap school text book.

It's such a sloppy job but I'm actually quite pleased with it. Now it's like a hard cover notebook because I pasted hard paper(?) and a lot of newspaper on the cover, and pvc-glued the hell out of it. Besides, if I were to actually take time to think of a proper design, it would've taken forever (because when it comes to art, I'm a perfectionist).

Total cost, RM1 maybe (for the crazy amount of it I used)? Because even the school text book was free hahaha. And if I feel lazy and the book is placed aside ,like the many other books I have, to collect dust, I won't feel so bad.
Love, AngelKein.

Lost Astray.

2011-06-10T01:29:00.002+08:00

Don't lose who you are.

I use to wonder why people said that, I mean, how can you lose yourself? My definition of being lost was as simple as that - being lost, like where-the-heck-am-i lost. But as I grow older, not that I'm very old now, not at all, I began to discover things were complex, at least, beyond what I defined it to be. Because being lost no longer only stand for being confused of your whereabouts, it became much more. But, I think I've finally grasp my head around the meaning, or the many meanings, of being lost. I guess it could mean being lost to deep thoughts, to the dramas of other people's lives, to drugs and alcohol, to the world's standards, to religion, to success, to love, to him, and maybe to her. A never ending list.

It's alright if you're lost in these words, I'm not sure where I'm going myself.

I believe that who we are are a never ending process and will never be determined until our final moment - when our physical bodies are too weak to breathe, when we draw our last breaths, when the years of memories flash before our eyes, when our souls begin to fade, when the book is closing. Maybe then, only then will we finally know we are, and being lost?

I guess we're just misguided ghosts, travelling endlessly.
Love, AngelKein.

The Colors on the Streets of Thailand.

2011-06-08T22:33:00.003+08:00

I was amazed, during the whole trip, on how friendly and welcoming the people of Thailand were. Sure, there were a few rotten apples but everyone else had only smiles to offer ; I even got smiles in return when I smiled at them (stating this because in KL, if I smiled at a stranger, I often only get weird what-do-you-want-from-me look back). Another very alluring thing about Thailand, to me, was the many colors that was visible on the streets. :)

I swear, this was the bast thing I ate there.

Hahah the man above was so adorable. I was taking picture of the tuk tuk and he started to pose beside it.

Of Necklaces and Bubble Tea.

2011-06-06T23:50:00.035+08:00

Got a surprise call to Time Square from Maelodee today. Tried the famous Chatime which ( I initially thought was called Chat Time lol) many people have been talking about and I say, ehhh. It's alright, I guess, but does it blow my taste-buds off? Not really. It wasn't bad but it wasn't anything special either. Hmm, perhaps I should try more of their drinks before I make a final verdict. :)

Found some pretty neat necklaces for a very cheap price ; so cheap Maelodee and I bought seven. Yeah, that cheap :) I guess not every great things come in great prices huh?
Love, AngelKein.

Food, Oh Glorious Food.

2011-06-05T22:35:00.001+08:00

Dried curry mee, fried prawns, fried chicken, bobochacha, oh my. The food I've consumed today is..too much. Malaysians, everything revolves around food with us. The multicultural cuisines and the cheap prices it comes in? Oh thank you God. Know what doesn't help also? Having a mom that cooks the best food in the world.

Tomorrow, I will wake up to the guilt bahh. Bracing myself.

I want to go on a food-hunt expedition. Join me? hahhaa.
Love, AngelKein.

Follow me on bloglovin! :)

Lazy Saturday.

2011-06-05T00:08:00.001+08:00

So okay, what an unproductive day I had today ; all I did was sleep, eat, watch tv, and take pictures. I know I should have at least touch my school work but my brain was tugging my hands down, pleading for a rest. But it is the holidays isn't it?

Anyway, today, whilst doing nothing, I thought of something hahaha. I thought of a few ideas for my next 'photography adventure'. I'm planning to hit the streets of KL :) Ahh I already feel so excited! Now all I need is to find a person to tag along and the confidence to actually carry it out. But wait, before anything, I need to get to know my camera well first.

Love, AngelKein.

Lovelies!

2011-06-04T02:34:00.000+08:00

Met up with some of my ex-seniors at Pavillion today ; it's been some time! Plenty fun :)

Oh, I tried my first macaroon ever(!) with Mels and Gan. ahhahah

And took my second polaroid. Yeah yeah, laugh at my ability to be amused by things easily.
Love, AngelKein.

Tone Nga Chan Waterfall, Thailand.

2011-06-02T02:36:00.001+08:00

7a.m, the sun was shining through the windows, highlighting the water droplets. Finally, after hours of travelling in a bus with limited leg space, we've crossed the border. But,we had to endure a few more hours before we arrived at our first destination : Tone Nga Chan Waterfall.

At the waterfall, we were informed that they had hired two models to pose for us. My attention, however, was quickly diverted to the local kids down the river and to a reptile I named Benjamin :) hahah

Benji!

It was very inspiring to see how the older brother cared for the small one; he was constantly by the little one's side - caring for him, playing with him, protecting him. <3

And splash! That's the little sister.

The weather quickly grew hotter but there was no time to rest! We had many other places to go and many more pictures to capture. Tolerating the heat was less harsh because I ate lychee ice-cream (epic), :D

Love, AngelKein.

More pictures will be coming! :)

310511

2011-05-31T23:53:00.000+08:00

The usual spots, the same time. Hung out with Amanda today. It's been half a year since I've seen her. It's nice to finally have the time to catch up. :)

The above is an updated version of this picture. Look at the difference lol.

Nothing beats having a nice chat over some froyo :)

Love, AngelKein.

Hello, Wildchild.

2011-05-30T22:16:00.000+08:00

Hello! I just came from back from Pattalung, Thailand for a three days photography trip. I'll be posting some pictures soon so, stay tuned! :)

Anyway, before the holidays, my school threw a party for the students and the return of some of our ex seniors. I started taking pictures of a few kids and suddenly, a bunch of them wanted to join in ahah :) And yes, I know in all the pictures I'm only focusing on one kid but I'm still slowly learning how to handle my new camera.

Oh, did I mention I finally got a dslr? ;D

These pictures aren't so good. Bare with me, still getting a hang of the camera. :)

Love, AngelKein.

I Moutache You A Question.

2011-05-26T22:29:00.000+08:00

Hello!

Recently, if you've notice, there's a trend among girls over upper lip hair. So today, I ventured into this weird yet fun trend by making my own moustache ngahaha. Go make your own moustache today! Just cut your desired mouzeestash and cellophane it to a satay stick.

Oh yes, I moustache you a question but I'm shavin' it for later :p

Love, AngelKein.

Oh, Happy Day!

2011-05-25T18:12:00.002+08:00

So here I am, with every part of me full of thanks I can't fully express, grinning. The sky is tucked away under a blanket of clouds, the sun slowly falling asleep. Usually, this kind of ambiance gets me down but not today. Today. Today's a happy day. After years of praying and nights of questioning when, I finally got what I wanted the most.

:)

I'm at a high point of my life now so please God, don't let me fall so quickly.
Love, AngelKein.

Can't wait!

2011-05-24T01:25:00.001+08:00

For ~~weeks~~ months I've been cooped up at home, going through days carrying on the same routine over and over again. I'm starting to feel like a mindless robot, but wait, I think I already am one. With tons of work pilling up as every minute pass, I can't afford to take a breather, which is the major downfall of homeschooling, but I've only my past ignorant and careless self to blame. Hard for me to admit but yeap, it's true what they - study before play.

Oh dear young me.

Ah yes, midterm break is coming up and I'm excited! Not because I have the freedom to go out any day I want or sleep in 'til noon, but because for the two short weeks, I don't have to succumb to anyone else's schedule but mine. Bliss!

Four more days to go and I can't wait! I will now leave you to salivate at this delicious plate of cookies . Suffer! :p

Love love love, AngeKein.

Smexy Seventeen! :)

2011-05-21T12:35:00.000+08:00

My seventeenth birthday - 28th April.

Lovely friends, loads of loud laughter, plenty of smiles, a surprise cake, and great food. What else can a girl ask for? Except, a dslr. Hahaha joke.

Can't believe half a year is almost gone! Wow.

Love, AngelKein.

Bieber fans! Here's some awesome news for you!

2011-03-27T00:19:00.003+08:00

I'm going to admit something. I was one of those people who disliked Justin Bieber to the fullest but...,as hard as it is for me to admit, I'm kinda s;owly warming up to him. Hold your horses though, I've not caught on the fever. Or have I?

Whether a hard core 'belieber' or a big time hater, you've got to admit that you'd want to check him out live. Well here's your chance to score some free movie and concert tickets. This contest is open to everyone! :)

If you didn't know, Tune Talk is the sponsor of the upcoming Justin Bieber concert and his movie 'Never Say Never'. Wanna get a hold of his tickets? Here's how :D Make sure you grasp every single word ; don't skim!

MY WORLD TOUR CONCERT
Top 5 Most ‘LIKED’ Bieberfied Display Picture (RM288 X 5 pairs) < wow.
1. Download the TuneTalk Twibbon (picture overlay) for your Facebook & Twitter here:-
a) For your Facebook display picture
b) For your Twitter display picture
2. Change your Facebook & Twitter profile image, upload it on your Facebook & Twitter account.
3. Upload it on Advertlets Facebook link
4. Get as many people to ‘LIKE’ your photo on Advertlets Facebook.

Top 5 Most ‘LIKED’ Bieber Video Impersonation (RM358 X 5 pairs) < even more wow.
1. Give your Best Bieber Dance or Singing Impersonation.
2. Upload it on Advertlets Facebook
3. Get as many people to ‘LIKE’ your video on Advertlets Facebook.

NEVER SAY NEVER MOVIE PREMIERE

Top 5 Best Blogpost (3D Movie Tickets X 5 pairs)
Top 30 Runners up Blogpost (Normal Hall Tickets X 30 pairs)

For this part of the contest, you MUST include these in your blog post;
1. About TuneTalk prepaid, include the link: (http://www.tunetalk.com/services?page=features)
2. Why you deserve to attend the Movie Premiere
3. And what does ‘Never Say Never’ phrase mean to you.
4. Include the Movie & Concert flyer

Terms and Conditions :
- Your entry must link to this blog post and have 2 images (ABOVE) included in your post.
- IMPORTANT : Do send your post URL to (jason.ong@adverlets.com) after you've done your blog post.
- Winner will be notified via email for tickets confirmation. Judges' decision is final.

Closing date for all entries and voting is 31st March 2011 at 11.59pm!
Closing date for all entries and voting is 31st March 2011 at 11.59pm!

That’s 3 ways to Win Justin Bieber concert tickets & movie premiere!
So start changing your display picture, get as many LIKES or blog your way to the movie premiere. Go go go! Time's ticking! What are you waiting for? ;D
Love, AngelKein.

Also, Tune Talk brings you The Belieber’s Day Out at the Curve, 16th April, Saturday from 2pm onwards. Bieber fans, see you there!

Inspired #3

2011-03-20T22:17:00.002+08:00

Another posts of pictures.

Note : all pictures are from tumblr and other various blogs.

"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs."- Ansel Adams.

xx.

Before I Die.

2011-03-15T23:32:00.001+08:00

Today, I came across this project on this blog. I don't normally post things from other people's blogs but this is too great and needs not to be hidden. It actually left me a little teary at the end.

This marvelous project was started by Candy Chang, a public installation artist, designer, urban planner, and co-founder of Civic Center.She turned an abandoned house in her neighborhood into something amazing. It's so beautiful what she has done, touching and bringing people closer to one another. Not to mention to make use of something already unwanted.

It's also about turning a neglected space into a constructive one where we can learn the hopes and aspirations of the people around us.

The whole concept of this is such an inspiration. Seeing what other individuals want in their life makes you feel like you're not alone doesn't it? To me, it does. Although some of what's written on the wall isn't as..aspiring.

To see more pictures, click those > this and that.

Now for me.

Before I die, I'd want to save my parents, be a better person who betters other people, be a professional photographer, travel the world, understand that I do not need to understand everything, write well, make some difference (I wanted to say make a difference but some would be more realistic since I'm not really cut out to be Martin Luther King), and urm, many more. :) Hahaha.

Whoever you are that's doubting my dreams, I'm sorry. I'm sorry other people's doubts have seeped into your head and made you believe in their doubts and now making you doubt other people. I'm young and I still believe in my dreams. Don't shoot me down just yet.

"Every child in an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." -Picasso.

Love, AngelKein.

Face Art

2011-03-14T17:37:00.005+08:00

Last weekend, while I was dying of boredom and refused to touch my homework, I decided to paint my face. Yes, of all things, I painted my face. I didn't really had any particular design. Just picked up the brush, dipped it in paint, and drew. Since I'm so "conservative" lol, I didn't use any makeup.

The pictures are quite blur since my ~~lovely~~ digital camera refused to focus on anything. I had no choice but to use my phone's camera but anyway, here are some pictures.

Getting the paint off was such a hassle! But it was totally worth the struggle. :)

This face painting is one of the many ideas I've jotted down in my book. I've so many more ideas to photograph but those require more than a phone camera. It's okay though. In a year or so, if the world still breathes, I will have my very own dslr hmmmps. Saving every cent I've got and sacrificing everything I can. Wish me luck! :)

Love, AngelKein.

Ohyeah, p.s, notice that I got my dot com back. False alarm, eyes rolled.

Mind Assassination.

2011-03-12T23:48:00.001+08:00

What a peaceful death he died. Silent and oblivious to what was about to happen. Disappeared completely but leaving remnants of himself to haunt her in her dreams and her thoughts. If only there was a schedule for these dark thoughts, then she would've been prepared. But no, these thoughts, they come unexpectedly. Just like a tsunami, it sweeps away all goodness that once was.

In her mind, he no longer exist.

She missed him, occasionally. The fun they once had, they laughter they once shared. But he's gone, and she had accepted that fact, she had to accept that fact. She was, after all, the one who had murdered him. There are times where the tiniest slip of regret creeps into her head but it worried her not, because it was only the tiniest. The slight disappointment of what she had done disappears as quickly as it appears because the thought of him filled her with disgust.

She reminded herself of the things he had done and the thoughts he had spoke of and it assured her that what she had done was for the best. Suddenly, the thoughts, the memories, the slight regret, perish. She knows well that they'll soon haunt her again but the next time it occurs, she will remember what a wise woman once told her : "People are sent into our lives to serve some kind of purpose. These people, they affect your life. The good or bad traces they leave help to mold us into what we are now and who we will become. Some leave faster than others but some may stay forever. Those who leave have served their purpose and life goes on."

He had opened her eyes to the darkness of the world that once was only a myth to her. She smiles and whispers a soft thank you into the darkness of her room. Now she is able to identify the kind of person she will never be acquainted with. Ever. Again.

True story. I hope you are conscious of the meaning I've professed.
Love, AngelKein.

Owl.

2011-03-10T01:51:00.000+08:00

Oh what a great day. School was great, the teachers loved me, my friends were awesome, and I cracked math in the balls. The birds were singing and the sky was blue. I looked gorgeous. My parents got rich and bought my long awaited camera and I suddenly could take amazing pictures. God, well, I could hear Him all the time.

All the above, unfortunately, is only a figment of what a day, or life, I long to possess but, the world being the world, and life being life, won't allow that. "Life is unfair; get used to it", quoted by the brilliant Bill Gates. Right now, the get use to part is the one I'm struggling with. There goes me stating the most obvious. Eyes rolling at myself.

So an owl I shall be. Will you be my owl friend?

Love, AngelKein.

My Place.

2011-03-09T00:09:00.000+08:00

Gloomy clouds are hiding the sun away from me these few weeks. I try not to show it, hoping no one would realize, but with those whom I could trust, I cry out. Maybe it's the teenage hormones or the influence the books I've recently read has upon me. I don't know, I'm not sure.

My heart rarely agrees with my mind and of course the heart has to pay its price. Serve it right for believing in the abstract. Doesn't it anger you when your heart and mind are fighting a battle to which path it will take. Three parts we have to deal with daily : the realistic, the 'take-a-chance', and the you, pushed around like a child between divorced parents.

"I am going away for awhile but I'll be back don't try to follow me. 'Cause I'll return as soon as possible. See I'm trying to find my place but it might not be here where I feel safe. We all learn to make mistakes."

- Paramore.

Maybe I just need to hide myself from the world for awhile. Just be with myself. Cause how am I suppose to deal with other people if I can't deal with myself right now. I need to settle things in my lonesome. I need to find my place.

Love, AngelKein.

Yeap, pretty much.

2011-02-26T20:22:00.000+08:00

I've been saving up for it. I can see it, but it's still unreachable. Unfortunately, no short cuts in life. There's always a price to pay whether it's time or money. So close, yet so far. But I am finding comfort by realizing that I am incredibly blessed with or without the camera because there are people around the world that are struggling to even have a roof over their heads.

Counting my blessings (but I still want that camera!).

Love, AngelKein.

Inspired #2

2011-02-19T23:44:00.003+08:00

Another showcase of pictures which I've fallen in love with. I know I've started many things that I've never manage to complete in my blog but I know for sure this will be continuous because this is something I do on a daily basis - right clicking and saving. So this is me, a person who don't necessarily like to share things, sharing some things.

This blog's audience is not big but I appreciate every view it receives. And these pictures are too lovely to be hidden, it deserves admiration.

These pictures are from various blogs, comment below if you would like to know the links. :)
Anyhoo, follow me on bloglovin?
Love, AngelKein.

Skater Boy.

2011-02-11T23:28:00.001+08:00

Last Sunday, a few of my friends were skating around the church compound. Didn't stay long but these were some of the pictures I took. The pictures I took of them doing some of their tricks were beyond blur sigh. :(

Second week of February is almost ending. Wait ,what?! How did time slipped through my fingers that fast. Is there a scientific explanation for it? I'm sure it has to do with the earth, it's not just me. Gah I wish I had the ability to control time. Please?
Love, AngelKein.

Le Homemade Cookies.

2011-02-05T16:03:00.071+08:00

If there's one thing my mom and aunties know how to do well is cook and bake ; basically, they're good with food. Thus explains all the homemade cookies above. People say once you've tasted the best, you won't settle for good. Mm yea, in all the years of my life I've tasted the best so to me, it's tough for any restaurant out there to beat my mom's or aunty's cooking. Ahh, bliss.

Chinese New Year to me has been fun..not. I've been camping in my room, facing the computer, watching tens of hundreds of youtube videos, and sleeping. What a healthy way to live right? The reason's because no relatives of my age were present and whose who were were those who wouldn't understand the language I spoke and the things I do. This sounds like those very cliche teenage problem doesn't it? Ngagaahah.

I am, however, quite content with the way I spent my almost-expiring holidays. I got some much needed rest (a lot of rest in fact) before I have to face the hustle and bustle of school life again.

How did you spent your Chinese new year? I'm very interested to know (although I highly doubt you'll take the time to tell me). Oh there goes me answering my own question.
But seriously, how was yours?

Once again, Happy Chinese New Year!
Much love, AngelKein.

Dong Chiang.

2011-02-02T19:07:00.000+08:00

Hello to a season of red packets, hot weathers, and reunion dinners. I sincerely hope you all have a great one,wherever you may be celebrating it. Also, my wish is for you to receive numerous amounts of angpao, then you can treat me right? hahaha.

No, seriously.

:) Ang pao na lai,

AngelKein

First month.

2011-01-28T22:37:00.001+08:00

So, the first month of the semester is going well so far. No unreasonable arguments with my friends, which, is a great improvement from last year. Maturing perhaps? Well, at least in some ways because my friends and I are not at all mature. We've got weird written all over us. It's great because they understand my humor and I understand theirs. Our foolish, crazy humor.

It amazes me how they know me so well. Sometimes I don't even need to utter a word for them to understand what I want to convey. From 7 years being in the same school and class, that's normal right?

But we weren't always friends. At one time we were from different "cliques" and probably hated each other. You know what they say about being aware of hating someone or they'll one day be the person you marry or something? Well, in my case, they became my friends. Rather close ones too.

picture taken a long time ago. '08 i think.

No matter how well you can get along with your new friends, you can never be as close with them as they are with their high school friends. That's in my opinion of course. But what do I know, I am, after all, still in high school.

"Aal izz well", 3 idiots.
Love, AngelKein.

Inspired #1

2011-01-18T23:47:00.003+08:00

For those who do not explore tumblr, flickr, devianart. It's a shame if I don't share these.

They're my source of inspiration.

Malacca Road Trip #2.

2011-01-18T01:24:00.001+08:00

I cannot emphasize enough on what a great time I had in Malacca, so you may lay your fist to my face for my constant cliche-ness. But I don't care because the old lady with a head full of white hair that I will someday be, would want to remember all these.

Day two of the Malacca trip.

We had to rise up early for a whole day of extreme adventure and sightseeing ; extreme because of the water park. It's a shame, unfortunately, because of our fear of losing our cameras or hurting it, there weren't any pictures taken at the water park nor the animal world safari ; there was a ride as tall as a 7 story building which plunges you down an almost 90 degrees slide, so yea. Although I was a little upset with the whole no-camera situation, I was glad because sometimes I get so caught up on trying to capture the moments, I forget to enjoy them.

I finally got to see the 'famous' cowboy town which was a dream of mine to visit when I was younger but wait, when you're young, the world is a magical place (hahahah for those who has astro, did you get that? magical place hahah.) It wasn't as "magical" as I thought it'd be but with the presence of 20 great people, I'm alll good.

All the girls except for Celine :( and yeahh my face, I don't know.

I'm not sure why but most of us decided to wear blue which was kinda cool :D Like a whole gang of blues.

I love this picture :D Everyone's doing their own thing.

Bowling!

Most of us got really pissed at the bowling alley cause it was a little crooked ; all our balls, even with precise aiming skills, will roll to the left. Tsk!

Oh the blues.

.....

They put on a whole show which I didn't understand. There were cowboys, a lot of farm animals, some people in animal costumes, men with abnormally large boob costumes, fire shows, dancers, and etcetera, which, really didn't really add up for me. Maybe it was just me, I was sitting on the bench, stoning.

There was, however, a pretty santarina. :D haha. I'm no lesbo, she's just the least weird looking person there. Oh dear I hope I don't get sued for all these comments :/

I enjoyed this part the most. The audience were called to join them for a little dance. So there I was, attempting to dance and this hyper stranger suddenly started to dance provocatively with the cowboy. Hahaha notice the cowboy's eyes (red arrows).

I jumped into the picture when Juyi wanted to take picture with the red-Indian guy. I swear I have no idea why I'm constantly making faces like this.

That's all.

But wait, I must write this down for my sake.

After the show we decided to roam around the place again. When we reached the center of the whole cowboy-town-area, there was a stage with some dance performances. Then suddenly the famous song we all have a love-hate relationship with started playing, 'Nobody' by the Wondergirls. "Woo!", I shouted and so did my friends. People were turning heads, some making irritated faces, when we started to dance and sing along. I was so embarrassed but that feeling left as quickly as it came because they were all strangers. We stopped eventually because we didn't know how to sing the Korean part of the song hahah. That was definitely the highlight of my second day in Malacca.

See what I meant when I said my friends were crazy? In a good way of course.

So that's the end of day two in Malacca. Day three coming! :D

Love, AngelKein.

Yellow Yellow Flower

2011-01-13T23:00:00.000+08:00

It's only the second week of the year! I'm sure when the end of the year visits again, I'll be wishing to go back to the second week. But now is now and I'd like to live this moment, because I've planned for the future before but disappointments were the result of expecting too much from it. Boy, the things life hit you with are at times, foosh.

Resolutions are what we're expected to make each year but to me, they're pretty much useless. To live up to them for the whole 365 days takes a whole load of determination, which unfortunately, I lack of. The way I make my goals is from a day, or week to week basis. It's much easier that way anyway ; in fact, you'll probably get them done faster. Then again, that's just me.

One of my goals this week was to spend some time taking pictures ; it's been some time since I've spend some time with my camera. Despite of my camera's disability, I think I manage to snap some nice pictures? I don't know, that's for you to judge. :)

The drawing above was made when I was just scribbling but scribbling led to a whole art block of patterns. :)

I hope to get a dslr this year! :(
Love, AngelKein.

Au Revoir, Braces!

2011-01-12T20:01:00.002+08:00

Homework is what I'm suppose to concentrate on right now since I was distracted by Ugly Betty and 90210 earlier on but instead I'm facing the computer, trying to write a few , probably unnecessary , paragraph. Anyway, I'm totally going out of the topic! Now back to the point..

It's been 3 long years since I posted this blog post up. Now, after years of early-morning dental appointments, thousands of closed-mouth pictures, and days of getting food stuck in my teeth, I am free from braces! :D I must say, it was totally worth the 3 gruesome years. ;P

All I'm left to do now is diligently put my retainers on for 3 months. Glad to do so though.

Much Love, AngelKein.

ps, check out this video :) > thisthisthis

Laser Tag!

2011-01-09T22:15:00.004+08:00

"LASER TAG, it's like paintball but without the bruises" was what I told my friend when I first found out that it was in Malaysia. From watching Barney in HIMYM, I've already had a rough idea of how it was gonna be. I was actually reluctant to go at first, but the fear of regretting an opportunity of a lifetime was curling in my head. Okay maybe opportunity-of-a-lifetime is a little melodramatic but you get what I mean.

Therefore, thanks to Adverlets, I had the chance to step out of my comfort zone, imagine myself in a war zone, and being a secret agent sent to assassinate people with my awesome killer laser beams. ... A girl can dream can't she?

Had loads of fun, not to mention lost some calories in the process too. Sweat will definitely drip down your face when you're running around trying to stay alive. It was actually like a workout session in my opinion haha.

sorryforthesomeblurpictures.

Scores were calculated. :D See my name?

Met, for the very first time, Carmen and KahWai.

With some of the lovely girls there. Once again, I'm the tallest ughs.

Finally, a group picture! Everyone of us were trying to imitate Rames' signature post lol.

It was a great day and I definitely had fun. I'm not going to attempt to write on what laser tag is about but you can check out their site, pretty exciting stuffs they have there. http://www.galacticlaser.com/

I don't know about you but I'm already hype for another round ngeeeeeeeehe.

Love, AngelKein.