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Thursday 17 May 2012

Snap it RED.

May 17, 2012 0
Snap it RED.
Basically, this is a post about my cameras. Nowadays, I use my iPhone's camera for taking pictures. I am not a fan of iPhone's camera though. It's not very reliable in taking really nice photos. I might blog about it sometime in the future but for now, my CAMERAS first! :) 

The first ever digital camera I got was a Canon PowerShot A480. Here's how mine looks like. 


The money I used to buy this camera was partly mine - partly mom's so it's really kind of special. I rarely use it now though because I don't have a rechargeable battery charger which I probably should buy by this time but yeah. It uses that double AA battery thingy and when I want to use it, I usually buy that non rechargeable type. Which I find expensive at times. 

The second camera I got was a Fujifilm Finepix in pink. But I already gave that to my sister so I don't have an actual photo of it. But here's how it looks like. 


It takes alright photos plus it's really super cute! So I thought my sister would really like it. This I got from my auntie and yeah. Cute, right? Sometimes though, it's auto-focus is really annoying because it's not even focusing properly. I don't know if there's like a calibration thingy but I already abused the reset function of it. But nonetheless it's still awesome and nice. You just have to stabilize before taking pictures. Do not rely on auto-focus much is the KEY TO SUCCESS. 

The third camera I got is a Sony Cyber-shot that AGAIN, my auntie gave me. 


It has a touch panel which I think is COOL! Although it functions really well in taking pictures, the screen on the back is kind of scratched inside. Scratched inside because you can't really tell/see the scratch when it's not on. The crack sort of is not on the LCD or maybe just not external, I don't know. 


Maybe an inside thingy. But it doesn't really bother me since when I transfer pictures, it's still alright. 



RED isn't actually my favorite color. It just happens. Amazing, right?

Wednesday 16 May 2012

"Made in SEOUL"

May 16, 2012 0
"Made in SEOUL"

For some reason when I was browsing YouTube videos awhile ago, I found this. This is not a super professional craft but nonetheless, I like it. I am pretty aware how Koreans study a lot and that they usually spend the whole day at school, go home, sleep a little bit, and go to school early in the morning again. I actually have a friend that is Korean and tell me this rubbish. And how she want it changed. But this is not what this post is all about. It also talked about suicide which is not a fun part at all. I know suicide rate is higher in Japan but yeah, suicide is not the answer to anything.

The second part of the documentary somehow talked about PLASTIC SURGERY. And this is not actually the first time I heard how some Koreans wanted to look perfect and therefore already undergone one or two surgeries to achieve a more western look. I am pretty shocked though how these Korean high school girls described BEAUTIFUL. Pretty straight forward, which is good in other aspects. But to actually define beautiful as purely physical, WOAH!

I know how tough it is to find a job in Korea, well so it is everywhere right? So people (mostly girls) will do everything to stand out. I am not in any way degrading anyone who have undergone surgery and so am I encouraging people to undergo one. I actually think Korean girls are already beautiful. But you know, beauty is probably subjective.

I have also watched a different YouTube documentary before that talked about how rampant cosmetic surgery clinic ads are in Korea and how they portray what is beautiful by showing before and after photos of girls. May it be in a subway, just everywhere!

What really caught my attention is that when the director/producer of the film interviewed a girl (did not actually see the girl) and the girl kind of admitted that she had her eyes done and her nose as well. Then the director kind of complimented her by telling her that "it doesn't look fake at all". And then she answered with "THIS IS MADE IN SEOUL." But of course!

I do not have anything against plastic surgery but from my point of view, if you will let it define you, then WHATEVER. It also pissed me when these high school girls want to consider surgeries JUST to get a boyfriend. SERIOUSLY GIRLS? I mean, if you would get a boyfriend that only want your looks, might as well find another guy. COME ON. You are in high school, enjoy being young. Live well. Live happy. While high school last.

If you want to watch the documentary, click here :) and tell me what you think.

Monday 14 May 2012

What's On My Makeup Purse?

May 14, 2012 0
What's On My Makeup Purse?

This is what my makeup bag looks like and I pretty much carry it everyday. I used to be so careless with my makeup and just put anything I can see that's relevant to whatever bag I carried but I realized that I shouldn't be like that anymore. (Feeling grown up) LOL. I don't carry a lot of things. Just the basic stuff I know are important. Let's START!


I use sanitize my hands a lot. I don't know. Vain like that. It's a dirty world. You know.


I also bring with me my Pigeon compact powder (love it), Elegance foundation (rarely use it), and my T'estimo II blusher. I actually don't apply blush powder a lot. But just in case.  


I have with me an IN2IT Sheer Shine Lipstick in Trim, a pink lipstick from some drugstore in Japan, a Dior Lipgloss and my ever favorite Nivea Fruity Shine. 


Last two things on my purse are these. A very cheap eye curler that has a quite expensive rubber thingy inside LOL. And  my hair clip that I usually use a lot because of internship. There you have it! Basically everything that's on my purse.