Honesty! & photo effects!

Quick update cause I haven’t been here for a few days! I’ve been busy with a few things!
I have a guest dog sleeping over for a couple of weeks and they’ve been fighting over everything! I’ve had to talk things out with the two of them :P

And now, they’re better friends than ever!

My baby girl – Kawaii
(I like her name with two i’s cause she SUPERRRR kawai!!)

and the guest puppy, Angel
(who I’m not entirely fond of cause she makes too much noise barking, is a little overweight, fights over food with my baby and looks a little dirty)

I’m currently in the middle of creating a new web design! :D and I’m superrr excited!!

I’m going for a photoshoot with LK on Saturday (hopefully the weathers good) for my header and footer pictures. He is such an awesome young photographer! Do check out his blog out for his photography works! I’ll be sure to post up the photos after they’re done!

Oh, a few youtube subscribers have been telling me that the lighting in my videos isn’t very good cause it’s too hard to see my make up tutorials, so I purposely went out and bought a tripod yesterday so I could use my digital camera for video making!!
I also bought a new desktop so now I don’t need to fiddle with the MAC imovie anymore! I spent hours googling the tutorials on that thing! I hope Windows Movie Maker is heaps easier!

I was experimenting the tripod today and I wanted to use the “self-timer” option that I never ever use! I wanted to take the fun jumping pictures! It’s damn hard cause it doesn’t give much of a warning before the camera flashes!

Note: No makeup here and messy hair. Avoid staring for too long.

I went to DFO with the boy today cause we were nearby and we bought a few goodies! He bought a pair of MARCS white canvas shoes and…. ah, I think that’s all for him. hahaha!! Well, I bought a pair of black super skinny jeans! I hate trying on jeans because I have a relatively small waist and fatter thighs! So lots of jeans don’t fit me properly – oh, me being an asian in Australia also doesn’t help!

I also got a hello kitty singlet which glows in the dark! & a pair of pink suspenders!

awesome buys! lovelove.

Oh, while me and the boy were at DFO, we had a mini-massive argument. He was playing around with me at one of the shops and twisted my arm. I was in a pms-y mood and swore right back at him (rather loudly). He said sorry… and I continued shopping, only to turn back and realise he was already not in the sight!! I looked everywhere for him and couldn’t find him, so called his mobile and asked where he was!
He sounded angry and said he was outside. I continued screaming “WHERE? I can’t see you!”… etc. Then, we didn’t talk for the rest of the afternoon. I hate it when a little something just ruins your whole afternoon with someone! I didn’t mean to swear at him or humilate him infront of everyone around.. it’s…just.. an instant annoyed reaction I guess! I felt bad…
Anyway, the gorgeous Honey Bunny tagged me with the Honesty Scrap!
Rules: Tell your readers 10 things about you that they may or may not know, but are true. Tag ten people with the award, and be sure to let them know they’ve been tagged (a quick comment on their blog will do). Don’t forget to link back to the blogger who tagged you.
1.  I used to be really chubby!!!! AND LOVED wearing baggy clothing! esp. my dad’s jackets!
So honestly, I don’t know how to explain how chubby I used to be! I think I wore a size 12 at the age of 15! Probably… I don’t quite remember. haha! Now, I’m between a size 6-9! As I grew up, I started becoming more self-conscious about my weight. I started to care about the way I look instead of just straightening my hair every day, I started to eat healthy (kind of) and put myself on a diet :)
2.  I’ve had about 20 best friends in my life!
I tend to bond with girls and guys really easier – espeically when I was younger. I love to care for my friends and I used to place friends as first priority. I have childhood best friends which are also my pre-school best friends, primary school best friends (which changed every year, depending on classes), high school best friends (which changed quite often also!) and now, just best friends from everywhere! I still keep in contact with most of them, though very rarely… but I still love bringing up old memories!!
3.  I had a stage of my life where I was very very fobby!
Although I’m pretty much an “Australian born chinese” because I was raised up in Australia, I used to hang out with alot of asian girls in first year highschool (mainly chinese) and we used to all speak chinese! My chinese had definitely improved by a zillion, but my english started to deteriorate!! I couldn’t even understand the simplest differences such as the words “lesbian” and “lebanese”!
Everyone would tease me so much because I used to say words wrong – such as “Mallonaise” instead of “Mayonnaise”! Having “international” boyfriends didn’t help either!
4.  I first started dating when I was a young age of 13!
I totally wasted my first “love”! My first relationship only started about 2 weeks and I didn’t even like the guy! Poor thing! It was more a “omg, what do I do?” relationship. He asked me out, I didn’t reject. He became my boyfriend and we shared a kiss and held hands. fullstop!
5.  I had some very bad and rebellious moments in my highschool years, but who hasn’t?
Bad relationships – break ups, arguments with friends, low self-esteem, suicidal thoughts, run-aways from home, lies to parents, jigging school, jigging tutition, jigging excursions, stealing.. you name it!

6.  It took me a long time to realise what beauty is..
I had troubles I’m telling ya. I always thought I had my own sense of fashion. Baggy jeans, baggy jackets, dead straight hair. I’ve come a long way.. when I finally realised I wasn’t looking too attractive, I started to follow my mother and sister’s taste in fashion. I started to wear their clothes, try their makeup… then I developed my own opinions in makeup, clothing and fashion!
7.  I’m extremely afraid of being overweight
I always say “I don’t care what I eat. Do I look like I care?” It’s such a fake phrase I always use! I am so so so freaking scared of being overweight. I weigh myself every morning. If I had gained half a kilogram, I would probably freak out and start jogging on the spot. However, that doesn’t last long.
I do not go to the gym so I always watch what I eat! I stay clear from eating when I’m not hungry! I think it’s one of the best ways of losing weight!
Do not eat when you don’t need to! It’s just so simple!

8.  I love attention! I am an attention seeker and I’m not afraid to admit it.
Most people would know this! haha! I’m not afraid to admit it and I say it loud and clear to my friends. Most of my friends would know that I love being the centre of attention. I love being talked, I love being listened to, I love telling everyone about my life! Anyone who would spare the time to listen!!
I love being different from the crowd because it brings me so much more attention but at the same time, I always feel left out.
Some people who hate me think they can kill me with words like “you’re an attention-seeker” but infact, they don’t realise that I openly admit it.
I can’t find anyone out there who isn’t an attention seeker though, I think it only depends on how much you want to be the center or attention! Most people are too afraid to be out there because they have low-confidence and self-esteem but I take advantage of my confidence to get out there and show it! I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that! It’s nice to be vain. :)
9.  I am a very very jealous girlfriend
Well, well, well.. it’s come to the point where I just need to spill out this secret! I am such a jealous girlfriend.
ME: what? you have photos of another chick in your RECEIVED files?
poor boyfriend: um.. yeh, someone sent them to me
ME: no way! you’re lying! why would they just suddenly send them to you? you must be interested.
poor boyfriend: no, i seriously don’t remember why. its from ages ago..
ME: you’re lying!
(common conversation you’d overhear between me and the boyfriend)
I love my boyfriend nonetheless.

10.  I’ve made too many mistakes in being soft
I have a very soft heart and tend to forgive people easily, give in when I oh-so-definitely would not want to do that thing! I hate myself for it and this part of me has changed me so much. I started to realise this in the early years of highschool and it just isn’t something I can change.
Even though I hate someone, they could easily become my best friend only months later. I’m not a two-face, only that the words love and hate don’t seem to have much of a different meaning in my dictionary.
Wow, and since I’m here with honest words, I might as well show some honest photos. I know some of you come here, see my photos and think, “wow, she’s gorgeous” – being a little too vain here. But I’d like you guys to know that I am the biggest cam-whore and I’m not going to deny it! I know which angles will make my face look skinny, what lighting will make my hair colour gorgeous-looking, what backgrounds would make my photos would less messy. So here are some honesty shots!
I hardly ever post full body posts here! So here’s one to show you my real height of 160cm and how chubby my legs are (they’ve got to be one of my worse features)! This is an honesty shot cause I’m took this photo from a straight angle!

Nothing to hide here…

And so now, I’m going to show you how lighting and angled shots are going to make a hell of a difference in your photos!
BEFORE
(Trust me, I know I look awful) – poor skin tone, ugly dirty blonde hair colour, looking dull)
Now let’s bling it up!

AFTER

(a bit of brightening, highlighting, sharpening adjustments, my eyes sparkle now!)
Now, I’m sharing my secret with you girls here. I do not photoshop. I simply use a photo-editting program with no other options except lighting options. I find lighting changes suits all of my needs. It’s all I ever need to change to look ulzzang! If I had the money to invest in a better camera, I would.. but for now, I’ll have to edit the lighting of my photos individually!!
Tip: Natural Sunlight always gives better lighting than room lighting! Fluorescent lights are horrible! Never ever try to take a photo in a room with fluorescent lights! They make your skin turn all yellow!

This is why in-the-car “cam-whoring” is always the best-est!
I’ll leave you guys with my latest creation.

The Bow Ring

xoxo.

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12 Responses to Honesty! & photo effects!

  1. izumi says:

    hahaha there's nothing wrong with wanting to look good. if a blogger notices that her pictures aren't looking as good as others, she'll probably ask around to see how she can fix it.. no one wants to look bad! of course you'd only post pics of yourself at flattering angles and with (mostly) flattering faces, if you're making a funny face.. that's just how things go :P

    i think your legs are FINE. you may not but i really think they are. at least they're not touching! :P and even if they were–so what! just dress appropriately and no one will notice :D that's what i do!

    but it's nice seeing honest posts xD i've definitely posted my "naked" face before.. and us bloggers care waaaayy less than you think. but it's okay to still hold back and ONLY look ulzzang. :P

    oh! one of my best friends used to go to school in australia.. that's probably a really, really broad statement. i just forgot about it until now :P hahaha.

  2. fuzkittie says:

    Hehhee super cute in that dress!!

  3. MiuMiu says:

    i can relate to 9 and 10…well not as much for 9, but before i think i was a bit too crazy haha.

  4. miemiemie says:

    pwahaha i'm the green eyed monster gf as well,jealous as hell.and i'm gonna eat the head of the bitch who's sweet talking my man.he's mine and i want the world to know that.bwahhaha ok ok i sound mean. but yeah,what's mine is mine. i'm nice but i'm a real bitch, people know that..so if you want peace, better know your space hahaha

    anyway, lighting does wonders to photos. that's true. haha i don't know how to edit, if you taught me i'd probably be too lazy still to do some editing done myself..yay for the tripod. will wait for your new vids :) by the way, the bow ring is pretty

  5. LovelyKimi says:

    you so very pretty ilike your style

  6. LAMAHkun says:

    I emailed my number to you to your gmail address. Just in case if anything happens let me know haha.

  7. Natgn says:

    I like that you're real. I actually read through all of that and I can TOTALLY relate to some of the things you said =)

  8. r♥bin says:

    you also look lovely without make up.

    the bow ring is cute.
    diy is fun and original^^

  9. Kitty In Da City says:

    i want ur furry hood! its so cute

  10. maggie says:

    awww…. honey i'm so glad you shared all of this with us… You such a sweet and genuine person… I am honestly jealous too… But you know what hun you soooooo do not need to be jealous! You are so beautiful!!! You're BF is lucky to have such a wonderful GF… and i loveee your latest creation sooo kawaii as always!

  11. CeCe says:

    kawaii is supposed spelled with two i's….
    kawai is a musical instrument company…

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