Runway Rundown: $500 Apart gift card giveaway!!!

Hey Everyone, I haven't been blogging much lately due to piles and piles of school work but I found this giveaway just now and wanted to share with you guys!!. It's for a $500 giftcard to APARTSTYLE

Contest ends on March 31, 2011

Click here to enter the contest, the link will be on the left column of the site that says "WIN PRIZES!"...The more people you get to sign up for an account the greater the chance of winning!! Pass on the word. It takes less than a minute, all you need is provide your Name, Email, Password.. That's it!!..Let me know if you win =]

Ok now back to my essay!!, Good luck Everyone!!!

Lipgloss and Black Outfit GIVEAWAY!!!!!

Hey, everyone!! want a chance to win a cool outfit?? LOOK at the cool picture down below, that's what you can win!!

Click here to be redirected to the original blogger for entry details =]

Cheers! and good luck to all of you!

Coach Coupon Code

Hey Everyone!

I have a coupon code from Coach for a 25% off your entire purchase online on original priced items, valid on March 4-March 13, 2011. Can also be used in stores but only stores in Canada, US and Puerto Rico but only if u actually have the postcard that they sent me because they have to scan the bar code printed on the card. So best if you shop through their website and this is a ONE TIME USE code only. I love the new KRISTIN ELEVATED LEATHER FLAP SATCHEL but I can't afford it just yet... I can get some use out of that money for my tuition =S. I know I won't be buying anything from Coach so I hope this will help someONE out there save some money =]

Finally, here's the code, Enjoy =]
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22 things about me @22 years old

Just 22 random things about me since I just turned 22 years old recently!!! YAY.......I'm getting old aren't I? Lets just say im turning 22 years young^^...

1) I procrastinate like no other... I can study for a midterm in the hour right before the midterm starts and still get an "OK" mark =S... this only works if I go to every lecture and actually take note at what the prof is lecturing

2) I am 100% Chinese but I was born in Venezuela, South America

3) I speak fluent Cantonese, Simplified Chinese and English... but can mumble some Spanish and Mandarin. However, I can not write Chinese characters but can sometimes guess it when I'm reading it

4) I have a gigantic blue/purple birthmark of a size of half my fist =S...

5) I am 5' 4''...but I wish I was an inch or two taller

6) I have disgusting hair (frizzy/curly/thin hair)

7) I'm on Youtube and Facebook a whole lot for entertainment...not so much here though =P

8) I love my skin colour

9) I hate my skin type (acne-prone skin)

10) I wish I had my sister's nose bridge ^^...If can ever have a plastic surgery I would do some work to my nose =P

11) I'm never on msn, even if I'm on it I would be "appear offline" haha

12) I love the no-makeup makeup style...going all naturale here =]

13) My clothes are so boring and simple that all my pieces look the same just in different colour/brand/material LOL

14) I have two homes therefore if I can afford it I usually buy things that I love in doubles

15) I used to blow dry/straighten my hair in full heat every single day, sometimes twice a day depending if I go out at night or not ><. Nowadays, I can care less about my hair because I have other issues to take care of instead (my acne-prone skin)

16) Some people see me as shy, polite, super nerdy, and quiet but I can be the total opposite specially with my 6* besties and my hunny where I'm usually making jokes all day long because I love hearing them laugh/smile...I'm also loud and wild around my closest friends ^^

17) I still feel like 19 years old, I sometimes have to recalculate my age when people ask how old I am because I just forget that I'm not 19 anymore!!

18) I love eating and trust me I can eat a lot...How about finishing a single large pizza by myself? I must admit that was hard, I had one slice leftover and it was a thin crust pizza but still I say I finished a LARGE pizza lol...My all time favourite is Sushi!

19) I'm on my 3rd year of University and still have no idea what I want to do when I'm done with school! Any ideas? I'm double majoring in "Physical and Human Geography" and "Health Studies"

20) I work at a mall where there are tons of pervs that comes by, but thank goodness we don't sell any men stuff anymore so that kept some of the pervs away from my workplace =]

21) I cut my own hair because my bangs grows like grass but I have recently started cutting everything else by myself and it's ok if I make a mistake because I can always wear my hair curly and no one would ever notice a difference!

22) Last but not least, I feel like the luckiest girl in the world to have what I have now. A peaceful, beautiful life with loving family/friends and of course my hunny.

Happy 365

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!, I know I'm one day late from the official date (February 14th) but "If you are happy everyday then everyday is Valentine's Day" by JW ^^.

Have a nice day everyone, enjoy the weather and food with the people around you s2

Help Me Help a Friend s2

Hey all, I would much appreciate it if you can take part in a short survey conducted by my dear friend, Pearl (she's also on bloggers - The Red Bow). It will only take 15 minutes or so =]

Direct quote from Pearl...
"I am currently conducting research for my undergrad psychology thesis to examine the correlations that may/may not exist between one’s personality traits, their motives for Internet usage and the addictive use of the Internet. Therefore, I am asking you to participate by filling out a questionnaire. However, you must at least be 18 years of age to participate in this study.

The questionnaire has four parts and should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. Participation in the study is completely voluntary and you may choose to stop participating at any time.

If you would like to participate or learn more about this study, then click on this link: Questionnaire

If you have any questions about the study, you can contact me through this page or by email: pearliel@yorku.ca"

Thank you all for your help and feel free to ask your friends and family to take part as well.

Cheers!!

Free stuffs are awesome!!!

I have recently discovered Paula Begoun the Cosmetic Cop and the author of the well known best seller book, Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me. She was a guest speaker on The Dr. Oz Show and she took my heart away with her knowledge of ingredients found in skin care and cosmetics. You can purchase her book for review on almost every single product on Earth!! or better off, just go to her website for all the information. For product review you can visit www.beautypedia.com but only FREE until February 28, 2011 after this date, I think you would have to pay to see the website im not 100% sure about this so take advantage of it now!!.=] Paula Begoun also has her own line of skin care and makeup products called PAULA'S CHOICE. You can find her products and customer's review/comments on her main website, www.paulaschoice.com.

Like I said not long ago, I am breaking out like crazy lately and I started  searching reviews on almost everything that I currently use and found that some products I was using was irritating me. As I was searching day and night for a new skin care system on www.beautypedia.com I thought why not just buy a complete skin care system from Paula? She does have an awesome skin care line with no irritants that contains many benefits. So I started filling out my cart with items and the cool thing about her website is that you can purchase sample sizes for less than a dollar each. I was about to checkout but I found a button where you can click on it to speak to an expert. I wanted to ask them for any suggestions that would fit my skin type before buying an entire system that I've never tried before just to make sure I get the most out of my money. The representative was so nice and knowledgeable that she suggested an entire skin care system with step by step instructions as to which product to use first. She asked a few questions about my current skin care routine and what my major concerns were. She recommended a completely different skin care system than what I initially had on my shopping cart. I had the original system for normal to dry skin but the representative suggested the CLEAR Anti-acne system which I was glad I didn't checkout with the original because I am suffering from major breakouts.

After chatting for a while, the representative actually offered me some free samples before I purchase the full size product. She initially asked me if I can give her my number so we can do the transaction there. But I didn't wanna get charged long distance because they are an USA company. I thought "aww so I won't get free sample anymore?" but she was like "oh no problem, then we can do it online, just give me your full name and full shipping address". I was like "Yippee!!" and I made sure there is no charge of any kind (because they do charge for samples if you purchase them online!!) and I made sure that I won't get charged for shipping either. The representative was so nice that she said she would send me a sample of all the products she suggested me plus some other stuff that I might like. I was so thankful that Paula's policy are so great. I was also planning on trying their foundation so I asked if I can also get a sample for that. I was scared that they would be like "NO" lol but she was so nice to say "No problem, what shade did you want to try", I asked her for her suggestions for a NC 35 in Mac, I was thinking because 2 shades, I told her and she actually sent me samples for both colours!!!!

Now, the shipment would take 5-7 business days, it arrived on the 7th day and I was expecting an envelop with about 8 small sample (one sample for each skin care product and 2 for the foundation shades) but I received a BOX of samples!! (this was a small box but still samples are small anyways) I opened it and found all this inside the box.....

(Some are not in this picture because I've opened it and used it =P) Box, 3 pamphlets, one set of stickers, 5 Clear Cleansers, 5 Clear Toners, 3 Serums for dry skin, 3 Anti-aging Serums, 2 Clear Acne Treatments. Second row: 5 Day Moisturizer with SPF 20, 2 Foundation cases, 5 Night Creams, 2 Foundations

There were tons of paper inside the box and inside a zip lock bag I found all my samples that she said she would send me but they were in multiples of 2 to 5 depending on the product!!.. I got over 30 samples!!!. There are some samples missing in the above picture because I couldn't wait to try them. There were some cute stickers included in this package that allows you to place them on the different full-sized products to indicate which products to use first and which are used weekly, which are day or night products. The 3 pamphlet provided are also so cute because it illustrates how much product you are suppose to use each time with a printed circle for all the different products.

Overall, I am super happy with the service I was provided by Paula's Choice and I will be ordering from them soon after I use up the samples and choose the products I like the most =]

My all time favourite Korean dish

Pork Bone Soup!!

I love this Korean dish...... love it love it love it!!! if this dish was healthy for you I would totally eat it 4 times a day!!! Love Korean side dishes as well *drools*.

A few weeks back I couldn't resist this dish, I was having some major/dangerous craving for this and I just HAD to do some take outs! =D AND wow there were so many take out boxes that came with it!! I got this at Sushi Tei.

This was one order only!! look at how many take out boxes there is!! they could of just combined some of the foods so there is less waste!! ><

I haven't seen a place that actually gave so much, I initially thought that all these were packed with foods but nopee.......

However, this isn't bad because they actually consider not over soaking the meat/potato with the soup base so they separated them just in case I had a long traveling time. Anyways, the soup/bone weren't boiling hot =[ but I was too lazy to transfer it to a new bowl and then microwaving it. I guess this is good too just because boiling hot liquid and styrofoam don't go together!! =]. The side dishes were.... meh, specially the salad dressing that I disliked. But that's just me, I only like one salad dressing in this world and that is the one found in salads at Watami Sushi Located outside of Market Village s2. Overall, I still loved the pork neck bone and the soup because it was tender and deeeeeelicious I would ask for no salad dressing next time and perhaps consider microwaving it OR just eat in instead of take outs so there is less waste!!

Good news for nap LoVeRs

Who loves napping? I do!! Do you?

Well, here's the good new! Napping has many benefits to your health that you might not even know! The other day I was watching The Dr. Oz Show; one of my favourite TV shows and he was addressing this issue. I know not everyone watches him so i wanted to pass on his word to you all so we can all benefit from our naps :)

Did you know napping 20 minutes in the afternoon will significantly benefit your body and health than it would if you stayed asleep in the morning for an extra 20 minutes?!?!?!?!

By taking a 30 minute nap 3 times a week (this sounds like a drug prescription or something LOL) can lower your risk of HEART DISEASE!!! woot sleep sleep everyone :)..Do you know why this is? because when you are at rest you lower your blood pressure resulting in less strains caused to you heart!!

And if you wanted to boost your memory all you gotta do is sleep at least 10 minutes up to 30 minute!! Dr. Oz didn't exactly say if you should do this every day or what but I can see this being beneficial as a daily habit =D I just love napping and a little boost to the memory department can really help me out in exams ^^

Now, when exactly should you nap in the day? Your body is at the most tired after 8 hour therefore you should do your "remedy" at that time. Don't sleep anytime pass the 8 hour mark or else it will mess up your night time sleeping cycle. Hate it when I can't get my beauty sleep  =` (

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3 hates/ 3 loves

A month or two ago Youtube beauty guru Andrea from AndreasChoice made a tag called Perfect imperfections, what you have to do is name 3 things you hate, dislike and/or flaws about yourself and 3 loves, likes and/or perfection about yourself. I am sad that this tag only allows 3 dislike because I can name 100!! lol who in the world doesn’t complains about themselves, I think everyone does, everyone wants to be perfect but sadly no one is perfect unless you're a doll or you're in a photoshopped  photo lol. Anyways...

3 hates about myself…
1) I am currently MAD at my skin!!! I have been breaking out for 2.5 years continuously but recently it's been getting worse that I won't leave my house without makeup on (mainly foundation and concealer). I have dry skin but for so reason I still have tons of breakouts even if I moisturize well and use acne products. Someone help!!!

2) Second thing I hate about myself are my dark and puffy circles...

3) Third thing I dislike would be my uglyyyy feet haha.. I think they are gigantic and wide-ish but nothing too bad, I started accepting them last summer when I started wearing sandals and gladiators =]



Now for the fun partttt ^^ 3 loves…

1) I love my eyes, not super big but not super small =], long/full lashes, full/manageable eye brows, double eye lids, I have no complains except the dark/puffy circle I mentioned above haha

2) I love my skin colour, I am a pretty tan for a 100% Chinese girl but I'm not overly tan that I'm a sweet potato I hope?. Many people think I'm Vietnamese/Filipino/Thai and I was so surprised that I got my first comment 6 months ago that a classmate thought I was Korean!!!! I was like WAAAAAAA???? Korean?? how??? I was kinda sad because I don’t like being pale and I think Korean are usually pale but when I thought back I think what made her think I was Korean was my hairstyle!! I tied my hair into a huge bun lol but I love buns they are soo easy and great, specially for "dirty" hair haha

3) Last but not least, my hair have improved so much recently that it is no longer fried/dry/frizzy/curly/puffy instead it actually have SHINE to it plus it is much more straighter well more like wavy (not curly and not straight but with some volume, I don’t think I look good with pin straight hair). Btw this is when I don’t even use a flat iron, I used to blow dry AND straighten every day at least once a day max twice a day depending on how often I wash my hair. Nowadays, I TRY washing my hair only once every 3-4 days!! I know, yuk!! but very beneficial for your hair plus I don’t flat iron it anymore only on special occasion =]

A few months apart, right picture was air dried with some curling mousse, left picture was air dried then blow dried a bit to make sure its completely dried before I go to sleep =]... I tried my best to find a picture to show you guys the difference but I couldn't find a pic that I didn't use mousse =P

What are your 3 hates/3 loves about yourself?