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TbB’s HS.M thingy was a total letdown to me. The bball routine looked sluggish. There wasn’t much dancing to begin with and I think the balls hindered any kind of energy. Props to TbB though cos it looked like he was giving it all he had. The bit with O.linda had its cute moments but was blah overall. The vocals were good though.

Anyway, in between I was flipping to Dis.ney cos they were showing the H.SM.2 sing-along version. Hehehehe. I still adore that movie; it’s just way too cute and makes me smile. I think I’m like the only idiot who likes it and prefers it over the 1st one, ahahahahah. Oh wells.  :P

It’s the start of TV season again! Here’s a rundown of what I am or will be watching:

Gossip Girl - Okay, I have a thing for teen dramas. Haha. Cos, y’know, my teen years weren’t half as exciting as those of fictional tv characters! Also by the creator of O.C., this one is set in New York’s Upper East Side. Initially, I tuned in cos Kristen.Bell is doing the voiceover but I ended up being entertained by it. Plus, hot boys! (Thanks C.W., I can always count on you to cast hot guys.) Hot boys who play rich prep-school characters; it’s a show full of Tristans and y’know how much I love Tristan. Haha. Lotsa interesting potential here and I can see myself getting sucked into fic. Hmmmm.

Ugly Betty - The ending of the season premiere was just… GAH. Also, I live in hope that eventually way way down the line, like maybe in S5, Daniel & Betty will get together. DAMNIT, YES I AM A SUCKER FOR RICH-BOY-WITH-A-HEART TYPE OF TV CHARACTERS.

One Tree Hill - Hey, I’ve followed this trainwreck for YEARS. Might as well keep watching. Plus, Chad has apparently gone back to Tristan!hair so YAY! Yes, he is a douchebag but my love for him as Tristan is everlasting and irrational. And y’know, he’s hot. :P Also, I love Nathan.Scott and him and Haley. Hmm, sometimes I do wonder why I still watch cos I love this show as much as I hate it.

Heroes - Or, I will be once I get off my ass and finish watching S1. Which I will soon cos I need me some D.Anders. KEEP ME AWAY FROM SPOILERS! Kthxbye. ;)

Supernatural - See above. I miss seeing the gorgeousness that is Jen.sen Ack.les so I really do need to re-watch S2 and finish it so that I can follow the new season.

Prison Break - Although they’re really stretching my suspension of belief, I’m still tuning in. C’mon, it’s WENT.WORTH.

Moonlight - Two words: Jason.Dohring. One more word: Vampires. Mmmmm. Although JDohring will always be Logan in my eyes. Sniff. Watched the premiere and it moved really slowly for me. But JDohring as a snarky, well-dressed vampire? I AM SO THERE.

Reaper - I watched the pilot and HA! The whole sold-your-soul-to-the-Devil made me snort (cos it’s a long-running joke with the posse). Not sure if I’ll follow it but I’m gonna give it a few eps.

Friday Night Lights - I saw an ep on Star.world, found it interesting and am now acquiring S1. Yes, it’s a series involving high school (American) football. No, I don’t really know why I’m watching cos I have no clue about football ‘cept touchdowns and scrimmages and lots of (hot) guys running around. But the story is intriguing and I’ve heard lots of good things about it. So yea. Giving it a try.

I’m also following ANTM9. I’m always amazed how in person most of them look BLAH but are totally photogenic and take awesome photos. Hmmmm.

Also, I miss VM. :( Watching all the new shows/seasons made me wish it was back too.

Re-reading the above, it sounds like the only reason I watch TV is for the hot boys. Ahahahaha. It’s not the only reason but hey, good-looking actors do help! :P

I spend all day at work in front of the ‘puter and then I come home… and spend yet more time in front of the ‘puter. *facepalm*

In an act of Karma biting me in the ass, I’ve been feeling under the weather the last few days. Was hacking up a lung during my 2-day training course. BAH. Feeling a little better now but still coughing a bit. Tempted to go to the doc but since I wanna go for dance class tomorrow, I figure I might as well go to work. Plus, we got a department meeting which will kill some time in the workday. HAHA. And yes, only I would consider going for dance while still sick. I have no sense of priorities, yes. :P

I found out something interesting today. Apparently, there’s someone who, like, has a thing for me? This dude who used to work at the Tam.pines office when I was still back there. Different department, same floor and I only remember seeing him in passing cos he was friends with my team leader but otherwise didn’t register on my radar. He has since been transferred to another department and is leaving the co. pretty soon. So today, one of my friends came by my desk and told me, “Oh yeah me and him were talking about the people in our batch and when it came up that you’re single, he mentioned that he likes you, from like the beginning”. I was pretty much, HUH?!?!WTF?. Blind-sided yo. Came out of nowhere. I was so amused and just HUH?!? about it. And apparently he was asking my friend to maybe set something, eg. like us all having lunch together or something like that. I totally don’t know how to react. Flattered to some extent, to be sure… but it just came out of the left-field. Eh. *shrug*

In something totally un-related: I have never ever watched the Prez Sta.r Cha.rity; clearly TbB is in a bid to make me do things I never would cos I will be watching on Sunday cos of him. *headdesk*

The theme of the show is musicals… and gee, guess which musical he’s gonna do? Yes, H.SM. CLEARLY THE UNIVERSE IS MOCKING ME. THIS IS A SIGN, I TELL YOU. A GREAT BIG HONKIN’ BILLBOARD SIGN!11!!11! He’s gonna do a dance routine involving basketballs and will essentially be T.roy. This endlessly amuses me cos of my new-found Zefron-love and the fact that I adore Tro.y. So TbB + dance + basketballs + being Tro.y Bol.ton = LOVE! And luckily I don’t have to hurt his “girl” cos the Gab.riella to his Tr.oy is Ol.inda. I can’t hate on a girl who plays for the other team yo. Heh. Also, I will lose my shit if they sing “You.Are.The.Music.In.Me” cos I FRIGGIN’ LOVE THAT SONG. TbB will pwn Zefron’s vocals fo’sure. So y’alls know what I’ll be up to on Sunday evening. Haha!

Oh, and this doesn’t deserve being the last thing in this post but: I WAS PICKED FOR LAHH/LHH IN THE O.SCH.OOL RE.CITAL!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOO! So so psyched. It’s gonna be so much fun and I’m really looking forward to learning from G.in/R.yan. Maybe by the time the show rolls around, I’ll be more than competent in LAHH/LHH. Heh. Plus, performing again! :D

One week after the haircut and guess what: I STILL LOVE IT.

Short hair: TOTAL UPGRADE, y’alls!

It really is a GREAT haircut. It’s pretty much wash-and-go (except that I have to blow-dry cos the longer ends are still wavy-ish from my perm) and always looks good. I don’t have to fiddle with it much; just a bit of wax and I’m done. I’m gonna try for a more spiky-ish back once I get some ultra-strength wax, haha. I’m also gonna switch up my parting cos if I part the other side, it’ll show more highlights.

The only thing I have to get used to is having a new mental picture of what I look like. You know how you have a mental picture of what you like and you can sorta like see yourself from an outside perspective? My perspective? Still not updated yet. In my mind’s eye, I can’t quite visualize myself with this short hair even though it’s what I see in the mirror for the last week. I haven’t yet completely erased the image of myself with long curly hair, which is funny cos I think I look better with the short hair. I guess it’s just a matter of time.

The hair show itself was a lot of fun. The moment I came, I was ushered into the hair room cos they wanted to add a red streak in my hair. I officially have 4 colors in my hair! Make-up was a lot of fun cos a) the make-up artist used the air-brush foundation which was AWESOME!; and b) I loved the dramatic eye make-up he gave me. Everyone else was all like, “How come she gets different eye make-up?” and he said that it was to match my haircut. Heh. I got to wear this black dress with a white coat-type of thing over it with opaque tights and boots. (I need to get me some boots yo.) It was pretty chic, especially compared to everyone else’s sweet-and-pretty look. Haha.

We had a quick run through of how the show would go and once the show started, I started to feel a little nervous about my haircut. Mine was a live cut, done in front of the audience (made up of hairdressers). It was nerve-wrecking cos a) I couldn’t see what she was doing to my hair; b) everyone was watching and; c) I had to make sure I didn’t look constipated/worried/freaked out while she was going the deed. There were a few times I could see how short it was when I caught glimpses of myself on the big projector and I would think, SHIT WHAT HAVE I DONE?!?!. LOL.

When she was done, I had to get up and then walk to the edges of the room for the audience to get a closer look at the cut. At that time, I still had no freakin’ idea what I looked like but had to work it and hide any apprehension I was feeling. I was like trying to decipher the looks on the people’s faces but couldn’t figure out if it looked good or not. Haha!

The moment I was done, I ran to a mirror… and couldn’t recognize myself. I was like, WOAH. And once I got over that shock, I loved it. The haircut makes me feel sassy, spunky and (though I dislike the word) “edgy”. It’s different but a good different and I would’ve never thought that it would work on me. BUT IT DOES! Which is TEH AWESOME.

At the end of the show, us models went back to stand in front of the stage… and got bombarded by the audience. It was strange and funny… and fun. Everyone was snapping pics like crazy; there was a SWARM of people in front of us, behind us, everywhere, all with cameras and I didn’t know where to look, where to smile. LIKE WOAAAAAH. Insanity! It was like very papparazi-like, except without the flashes. Haha! Some just took pics of the hair, some took pics of us, some just touched our hair to check out the cut (fo’reals… that was weird in the beginning). After a while, smiling become tiring. I’m sure someone out there has one or many unflattering photos of me! Wahahahahah. After getting a few shots with our hairdresser extraordinare and her team, we each got headshots done. I’m hoping I get a peek at those pics.

While the day ended at that for most of the girls, 3 of us had to go for the press launch with our VIP. Twas held at this lovely dessert restaurant called Ma.caron. We were there early and consequently had to wait for them journos to arrive. But in the meantime, we talked shopped and asked for hair tips and asked her about her salons etc. Get this: a haircut from the maestro herself at her B.KK salon will only set you back about SG$40-50!!!! My flabber was gasted. Color & highlight would be in the vicnity of SG$150. HOT DAMN! I told her jokingly (though, me… not really joking) that when I do go to B.KK, I’ll make an appointment with her. Seriously, it is beyond worth it to pay that amount for a haircut from her.

Anyway, blahblah… press launch = not very exciting. Then we were up, and she just talked about the color choices she made for our hair etc etc and the journos were all surprised when they saw our ‘before’ pics. HAHA! That was funny. Also, THEY SERVED THE BEST CHOCOLATE DESSERT I HAVE EVER TASTED IN MY LIFE EVER. EVEEEER. No lie. That dessert was so so glorious. No words to describe it. It was a special creation of the Chef esp. for L’o.real so we were like the only people in the world to ever have that creation of heaven. Nyahnyahnyaaaah.
Overall, it was a good experience and I HAVE THE BEST HAIRCUT EVER.

The end.

:D

(P/S: I’m sure you’ve seen the pics on Face.book. Too lazy to post ‘em here.)

Ta-daaaaaa!

For the record, I flove it. (I might hate it tomorrow morning when I have to style it on my own but currently WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH THIS HAIRSTYLE ROCKS.)

Full story and more vanity soon!

P/S: Yes, I did get an MC. Haha!

I need to get an MC tomorrow! (Or go on “urgent leave”, haha!)

I’m skiving off work cos I signed away my hair for a L.oreal hair seminar. So bye bye J.Alba-inspired hair! Hello, funky short new ‘do!

I thought I’d totally be like OMG!NOOOOO! about chopping off my hair but I’m strangely sanguine about it. I sat in the chair for like 4-5 hours today, getting my hair coloured and highlighted. I have like 3 different colours now: my base is brown, the back part is blue black and I have some blonde-ish highlights somewhere. They chopped off most of my hair, so currently my “transition hair” is a very short bob with long sides, a little bit similar to V.Beckham’s hair. (Coincidentally, I LOVE her hair and once my hair grows out enough, I’ll gonna emulate it.)

My spankin’ new hairstyle will done tomorrow at the hair seminar itself. It’s gonna be super duper short with a long fringe. If you’ve seen AN.TM.8, my hair will be a cross of Jael’s and Renee’s (short in the back like Jael’s, with a long fringe like Renee’s). I’m quite excited about it. I’ve always wanted short hair but was never brave enough to actually go through with it and I finally bit the bullet. So now that a top hairstylist is gonna do it (the lady hairstylist is apparently #1 in Thailand and from what I observed, she really knows her stuff), I guess I feel a little assured? Heh. I saw the results of one of her haircuts and it looked really good, so I’m optimistic that I’m gonna love the new hair. Plus, I think I can rock a short haircut. Heh.

So, next time you see me, you might not recognize me! LOL.

O.Sch.ool audition on Saturday went well. A lot of people; about 80 came for HH. We first learnt 4 eights, which were fairly easy to catch. Then came auditions in groups of 6 (in front of everyone). I was #46 so I had some time to calm my nerves before twas my turn. Got through it without any major screw-ups so I was pleased. Then we were told that actually everyone who came to audition will be in the show; it’s just a matter of which HH item you’d be placed in. Then they called out those who had to go through Round 2 of auditions for LAHH/LHH.

I got to Round 2 where G.in taught us like 2 eights and then we auditioned in groups again. I got the choreography although I knew that there was one part where I wasn’t sure when to hit it. But I kept my focus and just made sure I got the moves down.

I feel quite good about it so my confidence level about being picked for LAHH/LHH is pretty high. It was clear to my (critical) eyes that most of the people who came had no/little dance experience which bolstered my confidence (for some reason, I feared that the good dancers from the groups I know would come out and audition but few, if any, did). Haha, mean but true. The freestyle was amusing, as always. There were a few who were good though. The results of the audition are out tomorrow, so I’m crossing my fingers!

Now, I need to think a good, believable excuse to get an MC from the doc tomorrow. Hmmmm.

I’m like the only person home on a Friday night. Tucked in bed with my romance novel and stuffing my face with donuts (last day of one of my colleagues and he bought donuts for everyone and I asked him to buy some for me, hee!). Wow, I have such an exciting life. (Not.)

Work has still been slack, which means that I’m mostly bored at work. Haha, and you’re wondering why I’m complaining, right? I do have something to do but a lot of it is just follow-up work and the other thing is editing and putting together this booklet. I’m stretching it out not only cos I’m a little unsure of how to go about it but also ‘cos if I did it conscientiously, I’d be done sooner rather than later and be back to having nothing to do. Vicious cycle that, haha.

I’m auditioning for the O.Sch.ool recital tomorrow. Eeeep! LAHH, of course. I’m a little nervous but hopefully things will go well and I’ll get in. *crosses fingers* Yaya is auditioning as well (for lyrical jazz)! Wouldn’t it be cool if we both got it? I’m torn about what to wear: should I dress like it’s just class or like it’s an audition (ie. dress “up”, as though it’s a performance or I’m going clubbing, haha)? Hmmm. Decisions, decisions. Looking the part is half the battle yo. Heh.

Also, we’ll be rushing to watch DR at 8pm! I hope that the LAHH audition will be earlier in the session or else I’ll miss it. :( I kinda have an idea of what to wear to DR… haha, something funky yet dressy. This means that I’ll have to bring a change of clothes and a lot of bodyspray for after the audition. HAHAHAHAHA!

In more “interesting” news, guess who I heard from recently? John. He’s in Shanghai, doing something for the Spe.cial Oly.mpics with some UN.C peeps. And apparently he’s gonna be in Thailand around late Nov-early Dec. Before you roll your eyes at me, I hereby declare: I honestly don’t feel the same way I did about him before. Been there, done that, got hurt, moved on. Y’know?

That said, a part of me (a foolish part, undoubtably) thinks it’d be nice to see him again. I also know that while, yes, things are different, it’d be way too easy to fall back into old patterns. I confess that I miss the way he made me feel and what I felt about him and that whole giddiness of being into someone. It’s a heady, addictive feeling. And my thoughts of him are so mired in some really nice memories, regardless of the ending, that I might regress. (TbB, you need to come sweep me off my feet. Like, now. NOWWWWWWW. So that I’ll be like, John-who? Hahahah.)

So, no… no out-of-the-blue trip to Thailand. Haha. If I go, I’ll bring reinforcements. LOL! Voices of reason to remind me of the truth, in case stupid!Liza decided to emerge. Or y’know, my mother. AHAHAHAHHA! (Actually, my mom meeting John would probably be a bad thing cos I’ll be interrogated on him.)

Besides, I was thinking of going to HK and blowing whatever moolah I have on clothes I don’t need. HAHA! Shopping > John? Who would’ve thunk? :P

I’m the girl with the *cough* shameful fangirl obsessions, right? Right.

So, it may not come as a surprise that I’ve succumbed to having a tweenie crush on…… Z.ac Ef.ron. *hides face*

In my defense, I didn’t understand the Hi.gh Sch.ool Musi.cal sensation that swamped the world. Didn’t get it. I saw snippets of the movie (funnily enough, it was when my mom was watching and she commented on Zac’s cuteness) and didn’t think much of it. Sure, Za.c was cute… but so young. Seriously, he looks all of 16 in the first movie!

Then came the barrage of Zac-love online and millions of pics of him from everywhere and somehow he got hotter and then I was all like, “Hmmm, Za.c Ef.ron….”.

Then came Hairspray. And I tell you my friends, he is effin’ hot as Link. Since it was so difficult to get someone to watch it with me, I was like, screw it, and went to watch it by myself. So! Cute! And happy! I was glad that I got to catch it. And fo’reals y’alls, Link is TEH HOTNESS. Ef.ron should always have his hair like that. Or have his fringe up. The emo-fringe he usually has too little-boy-cute (which makes me feel dirrrty for perving on him) and makes him look pretty instead of hot. Hah.

I also confess to watching H.S.M2. *facepalm* Twas showing on Disney and I was all excited, because yes. (Okay, fine, it’s ‘cos Efr.on looks damn friggin’ cute in the trailers. And he doesn’t look 16 anymore which eases my conscience, haha.) Somehow, I found it better than the first one. I think that once you accept that it’s a cheesefest and just enjoy it for the trite piece of entertainment it is, you’d like it. Yes, that’s my lame rationalization. LOL.

Anyway, I thought H.S.M2 was cheesy, fun and adorable. I thought that the songs were better; I love “Yo.u Are The M.usic In. Me” and the break-up one made me feel like, “NOOOOOO! Don’t break up!1!!11!”. Hahahaha. “I.Don’t Dance” is real catchy and the baseball dance break was so TEH SHIZNIT. Very cool. Speaking of dance breaks, I also really like the one in the opening number when the boys did the bit with the basketballs. Nice! (Also, Ef.ron in that striped polo? *fans self*)

To add to my shame, I totally dug the Za.nessa in the movie. OMGSOCUTEEEE! Damnit, it makes me wish I was 16 and had that puppy love oh-so-sweet teenie relationship. Gah. They were adorable and it’s quite obvious they’re dating since they’re so much more comfortable with each other in this movie. And the way he looks at her! I was like, awwwww.

Hairspray was equally cheesy, fun and adorable. Some great dancing. Catchy songs. A good message behind all the light-heartedness. The “Neg.ro” people are so much cooler than the white peeps. Heh. Link, as mentioned, is hot as hell. Corny (Jame.s Mars.den) is equally hot. And I love 60s’ fashion; the dresses are so gorgeous! It’s a really nice movie…can’t help but smile throughout it. I was like in my seat bouncing and smiling to myself, wahahhaha.

Also, have you seen Ef.ron on the cover of Rollin.g Stone magazine? Mmmmm. So so wrong… but in a HOT DAMN! kinda way. Hahahahha.

Okay, I am now gonna go hide in my little hole and pretend that this post never happened.

One year closer to a quarter of a century. Eeep.

Birthdays have definitely lost their… specialness the older I get. I haven’t had a really proper birthday shindig for the longest time; the most recent one that could qualify would be the party that my mom threw when I came back from the States. It was a 21st birthday party 6 months after the fact (not that I minded spending my 21st in the Motherland at all, haha) but it was fun. Maybe next year, the big 2-5, I’ll take the chance to plan something interesting. Heh. I still like my ghetto dance party idea, ahahahahah!

Despite the lack of specialness, my birthday was nice. Got birthday greetings from random people in the company (cos we have a page that lists the people celebrating birthdays) and got lovely wishes from my batchmates as well. And some Face.book messages. Plus the most times hilarious SMSes from my friends. Ahahahahah. Totally made me smile and laugh, so much love y’alls.

That night, I went clubbing with a few Blasties: Jen, Michelle and Candy. My colleague, Phoebe, put in an appearance as well. She bought me a Flaming Lambor. I was scared shitless to drink it but it ended up tasting quite nice. Hahah! And surprisingly, I didn’t get drunk! A lil high but it went away quite quickly. Awesomeness. We danced all night, despite the creepy and lame dudes around and the night was capped off with some fun dancing with a bunch of really young guys. HAHAHAHAH!

Saturday was dinner and stuff with the posse. Had yummy Tex-Mex food at Santa Fe … talked a lot of crap. And then I got surprised with a birthday cake! I so didn’t expect it. Thanks guys! And the cake was sooooo good. Chocolately goodness, mmmmm. Then we ended up going to Mind’s and playing games. Hahaha! Fun times yo. Fun times.

Sunday, the fam came over. Ate a lot. And played with my adorable baby couz. Heh.

Thus endeth the retelling of my birthday “celebrations”.

Otherwise, it’s been same ol’ same ol’. Work has been a-okay. I think I’ve healed from the trauma of the last 6 months, ahahahaha. My jobscope was changed so I’ve had to learn something new all over again. But so far it’s been good. I’m handling it; just a matter of getting familiar.

I feel very slacker-y though (and I so feel a lil bad about it) ‘cos I honestly don’t have that much to do. So I find myself trying to amuse myself most of the time: checking email, surfing the net, reading forums. Last week, I spent my time ogling Fed.erer and Rod.dick and reading about their quarter-final showdown. That Andy is really quite cute… and HE READS! And has a great sense of humor. Who knew?!? Haha. I read the TWOP forums. Read LJ (I think I need to friend more people so that I have more to read, hahahah!). If only I could access Face.book… alas, it takes ages to load. Boooo.

So, life’s pretty good, I suppose. If only that damn Prince Charming would make his way to me….