Movie: New Year's Eve; in New York

Happy New Year and Happy 2012!



Since it's New Year's Eve today, I guess the most suitable topic other than wishing all my readers Happy New Year would be a review of the movie, New Year's Eve.



The movie is about New Year's Eve of 2012 with the time span of one day until midnight and it happens in New York City. There are a lot of casts in the movie, a lot more than the usual movies

Grandma's Birthday 2011

Grandma is the eldest elderly in the family now and most her grandchildren have already stepped into adulthood while the generations have even reached the forth generation now. While Grandma's birthday fall on early December; no specific date as we only know Grandma's birthday based on lunar calendar.



Hence we always try to celebrate when most the young one can head back to Ipoh from KL. This

April 2011: instagr.am ♥

#1 Mamak time at my favorite mamak stall, Silva in SS15. Their indomee is still the best I have ever had.



#2 Saw this white Honda City when I was sending my car to wash. It was so god damn gorgeous compare to my black one, not that mine is any bad. I have wanted the white one but they said it was not available. Damn.



#3 Chilling time back home in Ipoh with my laptop, a novel on the

Merry Christmas

Wishing all my blog readers; new or old, Merry Christmas! Have a good time with your family and friends.

I am going to spend my Christmas this year celebrating my Uncle's birthday with the rest of the extended family. Hope you all have a jolly time, too.

Christmas, From Me

It's Christmas in three days!



I don't normally celebrate this occasion, neither does my family. But I guess it's another excuse for those who doesn't celebrate the occasion to party! Or to get gifts. So I got myself a Christmas gift!



I have been raving about this for a while already, more than half a year or since the day it came out which I don't remember exactly when. It's kinda a

Make Up Haul

I can be considered as a girl who loves make up but I don't exactly buy a lot of make up most the time. Plus most my make up is not adventurous on trying lots of new product, I normally stick to those I think suits me best as well as those of my favorites. So no point blogging about repetitive products.



While I get a chance to post something about make up, would be those out of my norm that I

Invisible Soul

There is this batch of photos from a photoshoot that I tagged along when my friend wanted to experiment in January 2010. Yes, these photos are about two years old and I think I have yet to post them here in my blog. I guess it just didn't cross my mind because I only have these edited like six months ago and before that I totally forgot about it.

It was a theme shoot and it was supposed to be

March 2011: instagr.am ♥

It's been a while since my last instagr.am recap and since its the end of the year, I thought I should finish up 2011 instagr.am recap this month. Hopefully I made it.

So here now I am going to continue with March 2011 instagr.am recap and hopefully I remember all the details about the photos below.

For full album proceed [here].









#1 Latest instagr.am photo collection as of backdated to

Christmas Love

One day, my housemate came back with these two cuties. There's no reason for her to get me something and yet she did when she saw these dooodolls. She knows I have always been a fan of these two and she never fail to remember me when she came across this.



I take this as my early Christmas present even though it was not stated as so. Still, I am happy that I get these since I bet I won't

Langkawi Getaway (Part 3)

I'm back again with my Langkawi Getaway photos! I have been blogging off my Langkawi trip for a while, I think it's time I get back to this before I got it buried under the hundreds draft post I have in my blog.



For Langkawi Getaway posts Part 1 [here] and Part 2 [here].



Basically Part 3 of my Langkawi Getaway is the morning of the second day where we woke up super early, of which I don't

Cracked Eyeshadow

This is definitely not the first time that I broke my eyeshadow and it shattered but this is the first time that I am bothered enough to save them. As you can see above, I broke my Revecen eyeshadow passed down from my Mom. According to my Mom, she owned this for a very long time and I found out that the company that produced Revecen makeup was established in 1999 in Korea. So the maximum age

JeanNie's Birthday

Just a few days after my internship ended, it was JeanNie's birthday! JeanNie is basically my supervisor as I was under her supervision during my internship, a colleague as well as my Mommy in the company. She has been so great during my stay. Hence Steffy has reminded me to go back for birthday lunch.



I bought this cake, Strawberry Garden from RT Pastry since Steffy loves RT Pastry and we

UD Naked

I have bought Urban Decay Naked Palette months ago and I have finally taken some pictures to post here in my blog. I don't know why I bother because UD Naked Palette photos are basically everywhere in the blogosphere where makeup is concerned. But I love this so much, I guess I gotta have my own pictures.



Let's begin of how I get to know of Naked Palette, I first heard of it from a makeup

5 Ways to Beat Creative Burnout & Get Inspired!

Another inspiring post from Bubbly and Bean!

Bubbly and Bean by Melissa has a lot of inspiring posts. Ranging from vintage to creative. It might not be a blog that I often so much but at times there would be a few titles that would catch my attention so much that I feel the need to share.

This is the second post that I shared of a title from Bubbly and Bean and I am definitely not taking any

Forensic Heroes III (法證先鋒 III)

In the middle of my hectic life reasonly, I managed to watch a full TVB drama online. Forensic Heroes 3 and the reason I started watching this is not because I remember how the previous Forensic Heroes dramas were very interesting and fascinating but because most the cast are those I like of.



But  it was a damn good thing I actually started watching this because it is seriously damn good!

Awesome Internship

I have been having my intern in this agency for the past four months, if anyone of you have yet to know yet. That is one of the reason of why my blog has not been updated for such a long time.



Agency work has been mostly hectic and when it is not, I was busy living my life outta work. While my internship is coming to an end this month, I guess I would have more time to blog and live my other

Langkawi Getaway (Part 2)

Continue from previous Langkawi Getaway post, here is Part 2 of the getaway trip.



So the first night in Langkawi, after checking in the hotel, bumming around, freshen up, we came out for dinner at Pantai Cenang. We actually went through the trouble of looking up in the internet as of where to have dinner and stuff but as you know, most places introduced in the internet would be those of

Langkawi Getaway (Part 1)

During early October, I have went on a further trip to Langkawi instead of the usual Penang and Ipoh trip with my tripping buddies, Karen and Bennie.



So I thought since I actually have those pictures edited and posted in Facebook, let's not waste it and have some posts here as well. I am gonna separate this trip into a few blog posts and hopefully I won't be too lazy to finish posting them up

A night out in Ipoh...

I have finally went back to Ipoh for the sake of being in Ipoh for once last weekend. Normally, I would have hop to somewhere else like Penang before I managed to warm my own feet in Ipoh itself.



But this time, I went back for two purposes which is my Diploma convocation as well as my Dad's Bday. And surprisingly, I managed to hangout with quite a lot of friends of whom I don't see daily as

Infographic: The Anatomy of an Agency

This infographic is a funny one especially when I'm an intern in an advertising agency right now, I can put a name to each that I read through in it.
Anyway, found this from Chingy's blog and the original source from here.
Have fun reading and if you are from an advertising agency as well, have fun putting names below.

Eki Giveaway: Sigma Make Me Cool - Aqua Brush Set

Seriously, I bet the only thing that make me blog nowadays is Ekiblog's giveaway. Or else I don't think you would see this blog being updated. But Eki's giveaway is always so tempting that I have to re-blog about!
This time, Eki is having another giveaway of Sigma brush set again. For this giveaway, we have Sigma Make Me Cool - Aqua Brush Set!
Look at those color! If I could win this, I would

Whose?

Dolly Wink Long mascara giveaway

Eki's giveaway is back again!



This time is Dolly Wink mascara and since I am a mascara freak, I shouldn't miss out on this!







Anyway, you can participate, too if you would like to. Just head to Eki's blog post for more instruction.



Or don't participate to leave me a higher chance to win.



Hee. I am just kidding, you know that right? *stare*

Bold Yourself!

I'm bored, I'm lazy to find material to blog, hence why not?

I guess this consider as some kind of meme. Feel free to rip off since I actually ripped this from somewhere else.


I have/had piercings besides the ears.
I want piercings besides the ears.
I have scars.
I tan easily.
I wish my hair was a different color.
I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
I have a tattoo.
I can

You Know You’re A Designer When…

Found this site from a design blog, Jeannie Jeannie. Originally by a Malaysian designer from Shah Alam. In the site, you can see a one liner continuous from the sentence 'You know You're a Designer When...'
I found this entertaining and quite true to a certain degree. For myself.
Of course I am speaking for myself here. Though I don't know if I should still consider myself as a designer anymore

What Makes Good Information Design?

Just sharing. Good stuff.
To all designers.

Sigma giveaway

Eki from http://www.ekiblog.com is having another giveaway! Lucky me that I saw the post in time for me to participate.
This time giveaway would be the Sigma travel size brush set. Check out Eki's Sigma Beauty + Giveaway post.


Though I don't fancy pink that much, I guess I wouldn't mind owning this set of make up brush. I have always wanted to get more make up brush or better quality one as the

It's been a while...

If anyone doesn't know yet, I have finally started my internship since this month after lazing around for a month and a half. Not that I am complaining, it was good time lazing around but it gets too much after a while.
So I am glad that I am finally being productive again.
I am very glad that I got into the company that I am interning for right now. I am really working for real and not just

Gratefulness.

♥

Random Getaway

I have not been exactly in my best place recently hence partially explained why the blog mojo is not here as well.

I have been feeling a little under the weather and trying to get back up as much as I could. I am doing fairly well right now but just not good enough. I am still trying to bring myself back up fully as soon as possible.

I guess things like this takes time. June has not been

Movie: Green Lantern

One of the movies that I have been anticipated to watch this summer would be Green Lantern, waiting to catch it since the first time I saw the trailer.


Green Lantern one of the well-known Marvel comics, made into movie, bet most people have high expectation. Or at least I did, a certain level of expectation. But surprisingly, I think this is one of those movie where they put all the good part

Be a Part to Change the World

Just something nice to share, Gandhi's Top 10 Fundamentals for Changing the World.

All listed are simple things, so simple that most of us overlook in our daily lives. But how many of us that can actually achieve it?

This post is partially to remind myself how to be a better self.

[source]

Day 18 - Your beliefs.

If you have already forgotten about this, I am going to remind you that I am still not done with the 30 Day Challenge. It's been half a year since 2011 started, I know.

Guess the last few topics just doesn't inspire me to write anything. Anyway, I still insist of finishing it though I know the last few posts might be total bull.

So let's continue at where I have left off previous, Day 18.

This

How I welcome my big 23...

O'yes, you didn't see it wrong on the title, I have finally reached 23 years old now. But I think I always silently wish to stay forever 21 or maybe 20? Do I look like one? But nah, no point denying my real age, right? A girl gotta grow.
What I did was went back to Ipoh last weekend on Friday but it was such a short trip, I actually had a little hard time leaving home when the time comes.

5 Ways to Creatively Organize Your Time, Mind, and Workspace

Found this very nice blog, Bubby and Bean while I was bloghopping. A very nice blog to follow and I went throught the whole archive in about two days time. It's about art crafts, vintage stuff, fashion, home deco, photography, travel and all the stuff that I like.
I also found a few post that I think is too good not to share. One of it is this one of the Creative Kickstart post, 5 Ways to

3 Markets 1 Day

I think I have made this silent resolution to attend all the bazaar that I can in Klang Valley with the condition to find at least one companion.
Now see what I have found?



I bet everyone know of Chic Pop Street Market, I have yet to attend one though. Attended Crafty Art Market about a month ago, awesome stuff. bettr is... totally something new to me though.
But fret not, these three markets

What Kind of Artist are You?

Something random while I am struggling with my assignment to the end of semester now. I find this interesting and kinda true in a way.
What kind of Artist am I?For me it goes this way:
Can I draw?Not really, so it's a No.
Own in design?I guess so, so it's a Yes.
Illustrator?Yes obviously. 
Result?I use so much white space it's racist.Graphic designer.

Couldn't find anything suit me better than

Review: Karystal Professional Nail Salon

Yesterday, I went for a mani pedi session at Sunway Dataran Mentari with Emiko. It's been so long since I had my last session which was during the Chinese New Year. My toes still have the nail polish from then left. Disgusting, I know.
Anyway, I bought these deals from MilkADeal previously where it only costs RM38 for Classic Manicure + Spa Pedicure + Soothing Gel Feet Soak + Hands and Feet

Breakfast Interrupted

These awesome videos are by Bruton Stroube titled Breakfast Interrupted. Very cool videos, too wasted if not to share.


Second video is behind-the-scene videos. You would never thought how it was done if you don't watch it.


I just love love love these videos and the pure awesome ideas of it.

For more photos for behind-the-scene, click here.

Delicious at Mid Valley is BAD

Just an update to push the previous blog post down. I wouldn't say everything has passed and it's starting to get okay, I just don't want that blog post to be on the first post in my blog.
If I am going to be honest, I am still not okay. Gloomy and stormy days has yet to be gone. Ignoring the fact that it just got worse.
It seems like 2011 is a hard year for me. A really really hard one. A lot

Day 17 - Your highs and lows of this past year.

Before this I'm planning to skip this title, I've got nothing much to write about even if I squeeze all my brain juice. But maybe because of what has happened recently, I guess I should at least write this down. Whatever it is meant to be, I just think it should leave a mark here in my blog.

Yes, I don't blog much about my personal thoughts, my feelings here anymore. I guess it's just a way to

DiGi WWWOW Awards

I am sure most of you would have know about DiGi WWWOW Awards. But nop, my blog ain't nominated but the Kpop blog, Kpop Feverish that I am an admin of is nominated as TOP KAY POH BLOG which means Top Gossip Blog.
Don't ask me why is it in the Top Gossip Blog category, the founder of Kpop Feverish was the one who chose the category I supposed.
So anyway, I am sure most of you would have know why

Movie: Fast 5

You'll be surprised that I have only managed to catch this movie few days ago after it's been on screen for quite a while. Especially when I am such a big fan of movies with pretty and fast cars especially all the Fast and Furious movies. 
So finally I watched Fast 5 with my friend.
Initially, a few people wanted to watch with me. Way before the movie was out, I was basically booked for at least

Busy, will be right back...

I know I have gone off M.I.A once again, I actually have stuff to blog about. Movies and stuff. Plus I still have about 14 more posts on 30 Day Challenge.

But reaching on the Day 17 of the challenge, I have this feeling of just giving it up or skipping those post that I really don't know what to write about. The topics are getting quite challenging, I would put it as.

I'm almost stuck at Day 17

Day 16 - Your views on mainstream music.

I really don't have much opinion when it comes to music. It's not exactly a priority in my life, something that I can live without, I guess.

So I don't know what to say about.

Just FYI, I am now currently listening more to Kpop or Top Chart song. I own only Korean songs. I listen to Top Chart on the radio or in the club.

So that's all I can and wanted to say.

Basically I am skipping this

Day 15 - Your favorite Tumblrs.

I think most people doesn't really know that I have a tumblr account and I plan to keep it that way. Nothing much of a secret but nothing to publicize about either.
The topic about my favorite tumblrs, I wouldn't say its irrelevant. But since I am doing this in my Blogger blog instead, I am thinking to add in my favorite blogs as well.
Let's start of with my favorite Tumblrs.
It's been a while

Day 14 - Your earliest memory.

My earliest memories are all because of photographs being taken by my mom and my aunt hence I might think that I remember quite a few. But the truth is I don't and added to the fact I have bad memory. Or I just have childhood amnesia extended into my adulthood.

But just maybe there's some shadow inside my memories which was originated when I was still a very young kid. Less than 5 years old?

I

Crafty Art Market day

Finally went for art market other than Urbanscapes, Crafty Art Market 3 at Jaya One last Saturday.

I am so glad I have a friend, Yumie who actually have time to be my companion plus we haven't see each other for so long. So the day was spent at Jaya One looking from stall to stall of what were offered.

I miss going to art market so much, I decided I shall check out all art markets being held as

Feb 2011: instagr.am ♥

Recap time, it's been a while but I shall do this every beginning of the month.
Which means it's soon to be May and I have another two more months of recap to catch up.

I am gonna try to catch up but I don't wanna spam my blog with only recap.
So hopefully I can blog more and... sleep less.

So here goes the February 2011 instagr.am recap.
I know February was the CNY month but I think I took too

Recipe: ABC Soup

My second time boiling soup.
My housemate requested for ABC soup after I boiled white radish chicken soup a few days ago.

Hence brought me to this post.
I just thought I will share with all of you what I made this time.

But I think everyone already know how to boil ABC soup because it's like the simplest soup ever.
The way of doing it and the amount or type of ingredients might vary for

Day 13 - Somewhere you'd like to move or visit.

Day 13 of 30 Day Challenge.

I swear that I will only take two months to finish this challenge but it's coming up to  four months already.
In fact, it's the end of the forth month and going into fifth month.

I might just take a year or so to finish this challenge of.
One reason is because after the 10th day or so, the topics kinda got boring and uninteresting.
Basically, I lost my interest in

What do you love to read?

Dear readers,I am grateful that I have been getting quite a constant traffic for my blog for the past two months. Thank you for your visits. But I am really bummed up that no one really wants to leave a comment. Feedbacks will be very well appreciated.Hence, I decided that I should put up a poll in here and on the side bar. What do you want/love to read from alletsstella.blogspot.com? Vote for

Movie: Rio

Rio, one of the movie I have already made a plan to watch since I saw its trailer in the cinema. The emphasizing of the fact that the movie is from the creators of Ice Age has no additional effect on me. I am not exactly a big fan of Ice Age.
So last week, once the movie was out, I got to watch Rio at first few show. Now check out the trailer to those who has yet to catch it. Though that is rare

Infographic: The Scale of Starbucks

A few days ago, I have received an email from a kind being that actually shared this nicely done infographic with me. The infographic is regarding of The Scale of Starbucks.

Starbucks is almost my obsession. Almost but not quite yet.

How the lady found me to share it with me is beyond my knowledge. I am actually very curious about that, too.

But putting that aside, I am very glad that I have

50 Reasons Not To Date A Graphic Designer

Thanks to a tweetpeep of mine, I woke up today and saw him sharing this link of 50 reasons not to date a graphic designer. Quite an interesting topic to share, no?

Especially when I am a graphic designer and out of the 50 reasons, I think I am guilty for the majority of it. It's funny how true the list is.

Bold for Guilty.


1. They are very weird people. 
2. There are billions of them in the

truly life at home

It has been so long since I last blogged.
I think this is one of the longest break on blogging I ever have.
It's been almost a month already by now.

I am trying to catch up on my blog though.
And also my photography.

I haven't been using my camera, not even daily crappy photos.
The camera has been totally neglected for more than a month plus by now.

I feel so sad that I am actually losing

Day 12 - Bullet your whole day.

30 Day Challenge, I could have waited for a better interesting day to do this.
But it's been so long since I last updated.

So here goes today, 18th March in bullets.


Woken up by housemate that Maxis technician is finally here setting up our wired broadband.
Happily testing the broadband and so joyful to realize the super decent internet speed.
Decided to head out to get a WiFi router asap.

CNY 2011: instagr.am ♥

Recap time.

For CNY 2011, for full album proceed here.


#1 My Ipoh home CNY decoration this year! Went back to Ipoh and saw this the first night already.

#2 Nom nom nom my favourite CNY 'cookies' of which is not a cookies to begin with. Fried crab stick am sure lots of people know and love.

#3 My BFF Bell when we having outing with Fran and Ann before CNY. Pre-CNY outing since we all will be

Day 11 - Put your iPod on shuffle and write 10 songs that pop up.

I don't normally use my iPod so I on my iTunes instead.
And bare with me, I only have Korean songs in my iTunes.

#1 C.N.Blue - Blackflower
#2 miss A - Play That Music, DJ
#3 2NE1 - Can't Nobody
#4 2NE1 - Let's Go Party
#5 C.N.Blue - LOVE
#6 2NE1 - I'm Busy
#7 miss A - Are You Dazed?
#8 C.N.Blue - Now or Never
#9 2AM - I Did Wrong
#10 4minute - Won't Give You

Don't ask me why the repeat of

Day 10 - Discuss your first love and first kiss.

Day 10 of 30 Day Challenge.

Sort of a sensitive topic for today for most people, no?
First love and first kiss.

For me the definition of first love is very loose.
Does first love means my first relationship?
Or the person I first like?

If so I would wanna say my first love is Takizawa Hideaki when I watch the Japanese drama, Be Witched. lol

Does that count?
I know it does not, it's a super

Jan 2011: instagr.am ♥

More recap!

For a new year, 2011.
For all instagr.am photos for January 2011, proceed here.


#1 Hang out at Starbucks on New Year! With Emiko. Crazy packed for the whole day and luckily we managed to snatch a comfortable sofa seat for the rest of the day.

#2 Final preparation for my final assessment. Means graduate soon! (Or already did for Diploma now) The room was in a crazy mess, couldn't

Day 09 - How you hope your future will be like.

Day 09 of 30 Day Challenge.

Somehow... I feel like this topic is almost the same as Day 02 - Where you'd like to be in 10 years.
Isn't 10 years already the future?

Honestly I have already written all I could think of in Day 02 post and I don't know what to write for this anymore.

It feels like this challenge is getting a little repetitive.


Hmm... let me think.
Future.

I hope to have my own

Nov & Dec 2010: instagr.am ♥

I feel like I am so lost in my own blog nowadays.
Due to, still, no internet at home.

The only thing I remember that I gotta blog about is the 30 Day Challenge and nothing else.
My DSLR got dumped aside in my room, too, I haven't been taking pictures since... I came back from Ipoh?

So, I got this idea to do a recap on my instagr.am photos for every month now.

Basically it's gonna be a once a