Short note: Have you ever have big dreams and tried so hard to get there, but then you’re still so far away from it? I DO! Damn! If only fairy godmother do exist, then I will be will be a princess overnight! LOL! (It’s a joke, by the way)
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At least I had enough rest after having to burn midnight oil for the last couple of days.

I spend my Saturday afternoon working on my little project that I’ve left untouched for couple of weeks since the last fashion show. Why? First of all, my dress got rejected because my principle said the cloth was rather too white for bridal? Secondly, I make a huge mistake on the draping which did not turn out as what I wanted (as well as my principle). So, I decided to aboard the project and not take part in the show, just to concentrate on my assignments. It was a critical period for me as I was rushing to complete my PSF that time. By looking back, if I were to redo the whole dress again, I guess I may not have given my best back then. It could have been a missed opportunity. But at this moment, my degree still come first. You probably would ask, why did I decided to take up two (2) different majors in the first place? Well, back then I thought I was able to handle it. Do I feel regret? Not really. Because it served as a backup plan for me after I graduate.

Anyway, this is how the draping supposed to look. The draping itself took me over two (2) weeks to complete because I didn’t have a mannequin back then.

I wasted two (2) meters of chiffon just for that draping. No one say studying fashion is cheap. The material is already the killer!

A week before the fashion show, I rip off the chiffon and was hoping to start over again. But I abandon the project due to my assignments and thought I would just finish it on my own instead during my free time. More like, treating it as my little project instead.

In total, I bought six (6) meters of soft net which cost me close to a hundred and two (2) and a half (1/2) meters of dutches satin which cost RM80/meter. The initial plan was to use the soft net as a long tail for the bridal dress.

But now, I have better use for the soft net. The white net alone did not compliment the dress. So I had to spend a little more money to add yellow and orange net to go along with it. Sigh. More $$!

This small portion of handwork took me nearly four (4 hours)! And I probably need another twenty one (21) hours more to complete the whole dress (according to my rough estimation).

Short note: Do you agree that no matter how carefree a guy may be, there’s still a little of “vain pot” in him?
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This is a rather late post. And I really meant LATE post. Oh well…

Ringo invited me to attend the MDG finale that afternoon and I brought my dearest along to snap some photos as well as to anticipate the winner. Well, I’ve have been following the MDG ever since the beginning of the show. Every time I sat in front of the laptop to download the videos, my dearest would complained as he thinks the show is rather boring. Can’t blame him, it’s a girl thing. So he wouldn’t understand. I was more interested in watching the making of the photo shoots than anything else. Of course, the drama was also interesting.

Anyway, following are some snapshots from the finale.

For those who are interested to know more about the MDGs. Here are their blogs: Cindy, Adeline, Hanis, Ringo, Jay and Fiqa.

** The snapshots were taken using a Canon 5D.

Short note:

• After Friday’s midpoint interview and assignment submission, I’ve finally felt my heavy burden have finally been lifted up. But that’s not the end yet. Final exam is just next week and although semester break may be around the corner but that’s just the beginning of a new chapter. I called it the “nightmare”.

• Some of my friends know very well that I hardly watch the television unless I really got nothing else to do. Well, that’s not my point. My point is, I only started watching “Sex in the City” Season 1 just few days ago and I find the whole thing rather educational. In the good way. Don’t get me wrong.

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At the recent WCIT 2008 event, my mum won something…

Well, I bet all you can think of is a laptop because FTec only know for their laptops…

It’s not just any ordinary laptop. In fact, it’s a Smartbook by FTec! (some of you probably have heard about it by now)

Of course, this is nothing compared to the HP mini that Kenny owns. From one glance, it is obvious that you would think it’s a laptop for kids. No doubt about it. In fact, some of the schools in Malaysia are already using Smartbook for their classrooms. I think the laptop is rather cute (in the sense, ugly but adorable), but then again, I can’t complain since my mum have got it for free! Come to think of it, this laptop worth over RM1k. Although I wouldn’t get one myself, but I’m sure it will come in handy if I were to travel somewhere for a few days and just needed a laptop to check my mails or so.

From what I was told by my mum, the FTec Smartbook is durable in the sense that it can even survive a hard fall, as it was demonstrated during the WCIT event. The Smartbook may not be as efficient in performance wise as it is build for simple usage, e.g. check mail, writing notes, but I guess it has it advantages of being lite weight and durability in places with nature disaster.

Man, why does it sound so research like? Anyway, if you like to know more about the Smartbook, feel free to look up on the Internet. Else, you can view some of the resources from here, here, here, here, here and here.