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Rondnoir

Published by Justine

Believe it or not, I’ve never tried Ferrero Rondnoir until today. I’ve always been the Rocher person. But I sometimes prefer dark chocolate to regular chocolate because my tonsils are very sensitive and it blows up pretty much when I stuff in too much sweets into my mouth.

My officemate just got back from a weekend in Singapore and brought me this small box of Ferrero Rondnoir. It is DELICIOUS. I don’t know if I’m exaggerating but I love it. My favorite of all time is Toblerone (simple girl, simple pleasures) because the chocolate speaks to me. But this may be the 2nd on my list now. I haven’t had chocolates in ages, also probably why the taste was great.

Thanks to Google Images it was so easy for me to find a photo. I wanted to take a photo of mine but I did a DOMO-KUN on it already and NOM-ed it.

No Sex No City

Published by Justine

Tonight I watched Sex and the City 2. I am a huge fan of the series, although there are a few episodes per season I missed, especially the later ones. I watched the first movie and loved it, and after watching this one I loved it even more. I don’t care what critics say, I kept an open mind before watching the movie hoping that I would forget just a little bit of the real world and dive into a world of Carrie and Louboutins. I was in for a ride, a really great one. Initially I was put off because the movie’s length stretches up to more than 2 hours but now that I think about it, it was definitely more than worth my time.

The best part was I didn’t have to think, there was no concrete storyline, I already knew all the characters VERY well so I didn’t need explanation. Simply put, it was shallow and superficial—done RIGHT. Being a girl the visuals were great. Louboutins left and right, great dresses, it was like a visual work of fashion art. Patricia Fields definitely knows how to do it right.

I’m a big cheeseball and I adored this scene. It may have been the most cliched scene in the movie, four women belting out a song about women empowerment (or was it?) on karaoke but it made my night. It made me miss my girlfriends and the moments we have despite our distance right now. While Sex and the City on television was mostly about sex.. AND the city itself, this movie was based on personal struggles, friends that last a lifetime, finding a way out of frustrations, being happy inside and out, Abu Dhabi (certainly not New York!), knowing what you want and which shoes go with it. Yeah, I totally just over-analyzed it. The movie isn’t great, but it was definitely a great watch.

Hello Bed

Published by Justine

The weekend is finally here and I plan to spend most of it in bed. The past 3 weekends have been spent outside with friends, I spent the weekend at bff’s 2 weeks ago or with family because last week we checked in a hotel for my mom’s birthday. I’m going back to my cocoon later. It’s just gonna be me time where I’m just completely gonna laze the day away.. I’m allowed to! Work weeks are completely draining, add rush hour traffic to that. I love my work, I just wish there was more time in the day to actually unwind as opposed to waking up, going to work, work, coming home, dinner, catch up on a few things I missed, sleep then it’s the same routine again.

It’s 1am and my bed awaits..

Double Two in Two Days

Published by Justine

I always make a big deal about turning a year older usually right before my birthday. Ever since I was about to turn 20, I’ve always been like, “Shit I can’t believe I’m turning a year older. SO FREAKING OLD.” Then my birthday comes, and I feel the same. Sometimes it frustrates me because I want to be older in terms of outlook in life, but it seems like I’m taking a step back. Sure I’ve graduated university and currently but inside there’s major lack of maturity. The good old carefree days are gone and as much as I want to apply my carefree manner to my future I’m having a hard time because the future is kinda freaky.

I recently watched this Korean film, Hello Schoolgirl, and there’s a scene in particular which resonated with me so well. I’m not scared of turning older, not scared of the experiences, it’s the fact that adults are faced with so many things at a time especially when it’s not positive, is something I don’t look forward to.

By the time I write my next post I’ve probably turned 22 already, yet still feel the same. I hope my 22nd year gives me a whole lot more perspective on what’s to come, and be less afraid.

Train of Thought

Published by Justine

Blogging is kind of like an ongoing train of thought, once it gets broken, it’s quite hard to jump back on the train. At least for me anyway. That’s why by this post I’m trying to salvage everything back before the train completely leaves me and this blog will be left update-less again. Sometimes I don’t know where to start anymore, I’ve absolutely mastered the art of “thinking too much” for the most negative reasons. This needs to change, I mean it’s one of the reasons why I made this blog in the first place.