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And if you're still reading, you're either eligible to read or some guy who has nothing else better to do.
I don't know what's the big deal about having periods. Its just the natural process of every girl's life and I think it shouldn't be a taboo subject because there's nothing to hide. It's not shameful, its normal.
A lot of girls I know would complain about it when the time of the month comes. Sure, you'd get the pimples, the mood swings and probably the occasional cramps. But I think having periods is a great advantage! How can you not love it?
For one thing, whether you have your period or not, its the perfect excuse to get away from anything!
For example, you can use the period excuse to:
1. Skip gym class
Ooh! Sorry teacher, but I have period cramps. Cannot run today.
2. Not go swimming when you don't feel like it
Works every time.
3. Avoid any unwanted dates
And they would leave you alone.
4. Be late and blame it on your period
Sorry, but we can't help it ;)
5. Leave unexpectedly
You know, during some boring lecture or some unpleasant stuff that you wouldn't like to be involved in. Because of your period.
And many, many more! Its the perfect excuse, and nobody will question you especially guys. The moment you say the 'P' word in front of them, they'll get really uncomfortable and leave you alone. Immediately. Great stuff. Unless of course, they're clueless about it.
Which reminds me about that one time I met this guy at camp. He was 18 then and guess what? He had no idea what is a period and how do us girls control it. And so, at the age of 13, I had to give an 18 year old guy'the talk' about girls. Poor guy, he looked pretty... amazed and err... enlightened when I told him about it. He should really get out more.
And don't ask me how the hell did we eventually get to that talk.
But on medical terms, having periods isn't such a bad thing because it helps slow down the ageing process and somehow, after the period is over, you'd feel happier and prettier. Don't you?
Besides, I think it sucks if you don't get your period as a girl because you won't feel like a girl without it.
Well, I'm glad we've had this girl talk. I think its good to share our thoughts about womanhood with one another. Good luck and have a great life.
And if you're a guy who have just completely ignored my warnings, screw you.
If you know me well enough, you would've known by now that I am a HUGE fan of nail art. Some people would ask me how I do my nails, so I thought I'd share with you some of the must-have tools when it comes to nail art. To take a peek at some of my creations, visit my nail art page here.
First off, here are the main things I use to create my nail arts:
These are the tools I use when it comes to painting my nails and creating patterns. Lets take a closer look, shall we?
Here, we have the best and most useful tool of all when it comes to nail art. Its light,disposable and its SUPER easy to create nail art with these babies. Yes, I'm talking about toothpicks.
What you can do with them is to create little dots or easy patterns with them. You can even control the size of your dots by either using a sharp toothpick to create tiny dots or squeeze the tip of the toothpick down to make it blunt to create bigger dots.
Here's an example of creating dots using toothpicks:
Awesome eh? Gotta love the power of the toothpicks!
Next we have the bling bling. A.K.A, nail jewelry.
Obviously, you can use these shiny things to brighten up your nails! Just use some clear polish and apply it on your nails as glue for the jewels and stick it on your nails immediately. Or, you can just stick the jewels on your nails right after you have just painted your nails.
I prefer to use nail jewels that are neutral in color because it can match with any color you own like this nail art:
Once again, toothpicks are awesome because it helps to apply nail jewels on your nails! Just dip your toothpick it a tiny bit of clear nail polish or water and it can easily get a hold of the jewels for easy application.
And then we have the Konad stamp.
Notice the little prints engraved on these mirror like objects? This is just like a print and stamp method of creating a nail art. Awesome stuff. Here's a demo video on how its done:
See? Its that easy to create professional looking nail art even if you're a noob! Unfortunately, I haven't found that special nail polish for this Konad stamp so I can't use it just yet. Anybody knows where I can find it in Malaysia?
Moving on, here we have my brushes!
Obviously, I use them to create different patterns using different sized brushes. Its exactly like painting a picture. The only difference is I'm just painting a really small canvas.
Ok, this is definitely my favorite way of creating a really quick nail art; OPI Black Shatter nail polish!
Its one of the most simplest, super, super easiest way of creating a beautiful nail art. For those who don't know a shatter or crackle nail polish is, its a kind of nail polish that cracks up as soon as it is applied onto another base nail polish when it dries up, giving it a 'shattered' look. Its so cool to watch it crack when it dries, I love it so much!
All you have to do is to pick a base color and you paint the black shatter nail polish all over your nails as usual and watch it crack!
For this nail polish, I recommend using a Gold nail polish as your base to give your nails this rustic look:
After applying the black shatter nail polish, apply a top coat for a shiny finish and to make it last longer.
Of course, we can't forget about the glitter and the shimmer!
You can use glitter nail polish to give some bling to your nails. If however, you're not the glitter type of person but would like some shine nonetheless, you can use a shimmery nail polish as its not as harsh as glitter.
You don't necessarily have to apply glitter all over your nails. You can apply it at certain areas just for emphasis on your nails. Like this one:
I added a little bit of glitter at the tip for that shiny finish.
If you like doing things manually, then try looking out for these kinds of nail polish.
Its just ordinary nail polish, nothing too fancy like the Black shatter. The only difference is its brush; its very, very thin!
See? What I love about this brush is that I'm able to create thin lines and curves using these little brushes. And its not very hard to use either! With one quick swipe, you've got yourself a perfect line! Here's a design I created using these nail polish:
Its one of my favorite designs! Unfortunately, it was short lived because I had to go for an interview the day I created this design and so I had to clean my nails before I left :(
Well, you couldn't possibly create long-lasting nail art without clear polish, can you now?
Most people don't realize that a base coat for your nails is important because it helps to protect your nails from being stained from the colored nail polish especially the red ones. If you keep painting your nails without a base coat, you will notice soon enough that your nails will turn yellowish in color. A top coat is also just as important to protect or 'encase' your nail art so that it can last longer!
This is optional, but if you like doing your pedicures as well, try using a toe separator.
This pimped up toe separator is a victim on one of one of my doodles. What? I get bored!
And there you have it! These are the tools I use to create my nail art. Its a fun hobby and it exercises patience and steady hands. If you have a lot of time like me, this hobby is surely your thing.
It has come to my attention that my post about The 8 Types of Blogs that Bugs Me has now become my most popular all-time blog post. Apparently, people do care about what others think about their blogs.
So I feel that after posting my negative views on other blogs, I suppose I should follow up with a post about my positive views about certain blogs. So here we go. The type of blogs I like are...
1. Informative
To be perfectly honest, I don't really give a damn about the ordinary lives of other people, strangers in particular. Like, some people will blog about how boring their day was, or how they bought a new phone and how much better it is than mine, etc, etc... I don't care! But informative blogs are usually the ones that captures my attention.
Blogs that do reviews of certain products, food or anything else will certainly get my views because I can gain knowledge from them rather than 'lala' blogs that post nothing but ugly pictures of people camwhoring in the toilet. Just saying...
2. Full of pictures
If I had to choose between a textbook full of dull texts or a textbook full of color and pictures, I'd definitely choose the picture textbook. Why? Because it makes things look a lot more interesting and it helps me to have a better understanding about what the author is describing. No matter how boring the blog could possibly be, it can grab my attention if it has more pictures included.
Don't be the dull textbook, those are for serious (and possibly old) people.
3. Interactive
When bloggers interact with their readers, I feel that it helps create a bond between blogger and reader and I will surely come back if the blogger seems like a nice person after having a nice chat or even saying a quick hello. That's because it creates an interest in the blogger and I would like to get to know him/her better.
Don't be a stuck up snob towards your readers. Just by saying hi might even do the trick to bring that reader back for more.
4. Generous
You know, the kind of blogs that do charity or goodwill. And if not, blogs that organizes contest where they give away freebies to some of their lucky readers. Its fun, and both blogger and readers can benefit from it!
5. Humorous
Funny blogs are surely the ones I would visit the most to give me a boost of happiness and some bloggers are simply hilarious! Yes, funny blogs are the best blogs in my opinion.
6. Creative
Some blogs I've come across are very creative. For example, there are bloggers who actually take the time and trouble to draw cartoon characters of themselves while others take the time to photoshop images into ridiculous ones like this:
BloggerKenny Sia decided to to be 'lala' for a day and photoshopped himself as the Blog Queen XiaXue. I laughed so hard when I first saw this picture!
7. Interesting
But of course, the blog has to be interesting to capture anybody's attention. Weather its about your travels, your new muffin recipe or that girl/boy you've been stalking all month, it has to be interesting enough for me to come back for more!
Nobody likes to stick to a bore, be interesting! If you wanna be interesting, talk about things other than yourself. To be boring, talk about yourself. That's what I think.
I realize that this is gonna be THE year; my very last year of high school. So to make the most of what I have, here are some of the things I would like to do before I graduate...
1. Make my mark in the school
Yes, weather it means I have to spray paint my name all over the school, or be part of a mural, I wanna make my mark in the school.
2. Smile at random people all day
Even if it means some people might misinterpret it wrongly (trust me, it has happened before), I think a smile brightens up anybody's day.
3. Get into trouble
Not something too serious like getting suspended or something like that, maybe get caught for my awesome nails or playing a prank on the teacher. Which brings me to...
4. Play a prank
I wanna play some random pranks on random people. Weather its the teachers, the students, or you, Pushpa. Yes, I'm talking to you. Watch out...
5. Play Hide and Seek
Ooh! We have to do it someday guys, come on!
6. Get the highest score in class for something other than English
Not to brag or anything, but I've always been getting the highest score in English too many times, I barely keep track or yell 'WOOHOO!' anymore since primary school.
7. Eat nothing but canteen food all day
Gotta get my digestive pills ready...
8. Moonwalk down the corridor
I'm gonna do it!
9. Blow my first Bubble gum
Just you wait people, I vow to blow a stupid bubble out of gum and nothing's gonna stop me! Even if takes all year, I'm determined to emerge victorious!
10. Use the teacher's toilet
Oops, sorry teacher. Couldn't hold it any longer.
11. Dance in front of the CCTV camera
Attention all students, STOP DANCING AND GET BACK TO CLASS!
12. Win several arm wrestling matches
So far, I beat 2 guys at it. Still up for another round, Eric Nathan??
13. Cycle to school in a pinafore
I hope my skirt don't fly up on the way...
14. Sing a karaoke at random places in school
Weather in the classroom, the bio lab or even in a toilet stall, I shall sing randomly and watch the reaction of the people nearby me.
15. Compliment some random stranger in school
For a day, I will give random compliments to people including total strangers and that guard at the guardhouse. He needs a reason to smile.
16. Bake cookies and give it away for fun
Who doesn't like cookies??
17. Go planking at random places
Might as well be temporarily stupid before I leave, eh?
18. Go to the top of the building and scream... something...
THERE'S A BROCCOLI ON THE ROOF!!!
19. Write happy notes on post-its and stick them at random places in school
Have a good day!
20. Start talking to different groups of people in my class
While I'm in high school, I gotta suck it up, get over my fear of people and start talking to other people in my class. Honestly, why can't we all mix around?
