Pick up your Spirits!

Mustard Cardigan and Leopard Dress from GOWIGASA

June+Julia's Febrina Suede Heels

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15 quick ways to pick up your spirits:

1. Keep a running list of inspiring quotes and uplifting jokes. Refer to them when you need to.

2. Call a friend and ask her to tell you her favorite joke.

3. Fake a smile for 5 or 10 minutes.

4. Close your eyes for a few minutes.

 

5. Call your mom.

6. Look through old scrapbooks or personal journals.

7. Go outside. A few minutes of fresh air can do wonders for your mood.

8. Go for a very quick jog.

9. Keep a gratitude journal, in which you write down things that you are thankful for. This is a great way to start and end each day. For a quick "pick-me-up," write as many gratitudes as you can in one minute. Don't think; just write.

10. Make something. Use your creative mind, and create something with your own two hands, whether it is a piece of jewelry, a scrapbook page, a pretty floral arrangement or a batch of cookies.

11. What is your biggest goal (or your biggest problem)? Do one thing that will contribute to its completion (or its solution.)

12. Eat something healthy and fresh. You could be feeling blue because your blood sugar has taken a dip. Eat a bowl of fresh fruits or vegetables.

13. Pour a cup of hot cocoa or a cup of coffee and read a favorite magazine for a few minutes.

14. Turn on music. Your favorite tunes can really lift your spirits. Use classical and jazz to calm; rock and roll or hip hop to energize.

15. Mark Twain said, "The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up." He's right, and it doesn't have to mean a big time investment. Just do something thoughtful for someone, right now.

If your mood doesn't brighten right away, go with the flow, and accept your mood just the way it is. It is okay to be feel blue every now and then. Let yourself rest, and give yourself time to restore your own happy mood in your own natural time. :)

 

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elle

Introducing my new babies!

Taking out my Ford babies for a stroll.

Wearing GOWIGASA Top which will be launched tomorrow!! YAYY

Errhh my black roots are starting to show! Gotta dye it soon!

Introducing my new babies! Jeffrey Campbell Ford!! Love love love it so muchhh! ;)

My best friend, Rudy! It was definitely too bright for him, yet he still stayed with me until the end of the shoot. kisses!

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QOTD:

"It's more important to be kind than to be right." --Wayne Dyer

To choose kindness over ego... well to be honest, I'm still working on it.

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elle

I may be rude, but I'm the truth

ZARA bag and Chiffle cardi from GOWIGASA

LOLA Boots from June+Julia

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QOTD:

"You cannot not love a person once you know their stories."

So, before you judge someone, find out more about the person and the situation first, because you most likely have no idea what is going on and would probably change your view afterward.

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elle

Down to Earth

Playing with earthy tones. :)

Febrina Suede Heels from June+Julia

Chin up!

Mustard Cardigan from GOWIGASA

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Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to hit the gym with my friends! :D

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elle

Somebody to love

MANGO blazer, f21 purse

ZARA top, Gitchy skirt, Steve Madden shoes

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How much can you learn from watching a film? For me, it's A LOT.

One of my favorite TV series that has taught me loads of lessons in life (and being a woman) is Desperate Housewives. If you are a fan of the series too, you must be familiar with the narrator's voice, Mary Alice (the one who shot herself at the beginning of the story). I always find her quotes profound and worth to remember, well actually I love many quotes from each character. That Marc Cherry guy sure knows how to entertain and make us learn something at the same time.

Anyway, here is the most recent quote from Mary Alice that I find to be very true:

"The things that bring us pleasure may not be enough to give our lives meaning, without someone to love."

I always thought the saying "Money can't buy us happiness" was completely wrong, but when I heard that quote from DH, I began to imagine what my life would be if I had all the money in the world but I didn't have, well as lame as it sounds, somebody to love. Yes money can make us feel happy, proud and all that, but only for a short period of time, our lives would still be empty without love. The feeling love brings is something you can't describe.

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elle

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Well last weekend I just turned 22 and I had a GREAT time with my friends celebrating it at Kemang. At first it didn't go really well though, like I spent my 00:00 birthday in the car surviving traffic jam (wtf), and there was this awkward moment when Yansen called me (he's in Shanghai) and my friends got silent all of a sudden and listening to our convo lol! Then the place we intended to go was so packed and there were so many waiting lists already (yes I forgot to make a reservation), sigh.

But thanks to my lucky star, we got a table at Vin+!! It is a wine boutique with more than 800 wine labels from all over the world. :)

With my girls, Olivia (left) and Raissa (right). The ones I can talk almost everything with, from juicy gossip, bitchy talk to future plans. ;)

Mike and Rudy. Hey this is the 1st time Mike appeared on my blog! :D

Only five glasses because Fendy hasn't finished his scene yet. boo! He missed the good wine!

CHEERS!!

The couple, Fendy and Olive, they look so cute together, don't they? :)

Raissa's face has already turned red haha, she gets reddish very easily, no need to wear blush anymore, envy!

Mike comes in blurry!

High-school friendsss! Anyway I was wearing black leather jacket from GOWIGASA, hahaha tetep.

 Don't ask me why Mike was smiling unnaturally like that! *slap! Anyway this is the last pic of us at Vin+ because the place was closing.

So we moved to the 2nd Floor! (still in Kemang). Ok beer first...

...then SHOTS!!

What happened after that can be read from the previous post by Jess ha-ha cos I can't remember a thing. I don't usually get hangover lah, it was merely because my birthday night so I thought why not make it unforgettable one by going all out.lol. Besides I was with my best-friends so I knew they would take care of me, and they did. Love you sahabat!! :)♥

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Anyway, I want to thank you guys so, SO MUCH for all of the birthday wishes through Facebook, Twitter, bbm, text messages, phone, face2face, etc! THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart, I had a really wonderful birthday. :)

Also, I'd like to give my special thanks to this sweet girl, Jessica Xu, who made this drawing for me:

Very beautiful and sweet, MAD LOVE!! I wish I had the hard copy so I can hang it on my bedroom wall!

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elle