Pet Peeves.

1) After scrolling through my mental list of personal pet peeves, 

I've decided that my number 1 pet peeve has got to be having my pillow/bed/bolster/bed sheet "contaminated". 

Admittedly, since this pet peeve concerns only people who live in my house, 

they are the ones who are most likely to incur my wrath whenever they sit on my side of the bed when they just return home/sleep on my pillow without washing their hair before that/touch my bolster when they have yet to shower.

Actually this applies to my towel as well.

Don't ask me why.

I am not the cleanest person on earth la.

BUT I JUST CANNOT.

Want to pull out ALL my hair in frustration whenever this happens.

2) Receiving whatsapps from people who got my number from my friend/my friend's friend/my friend's friend's friend.

I am okay with it IF they got my permission through my friend/my friend's friend/my friend's friend's friend.

Ok la, then partly it is due to my friend's oversight to give my number without checking with me first.

Most of my friends, thankfully, are not like that.

But, unless it is life or death...

I don't really like it when random people whatsapp me out of the blue to ask/talk about things which I deem are not extremely important.

Worse if they whatsapp me at unearthly hours.

I'm usually still awake at unearthly hours,

just that I think of those hours as my personal time.

Even if I don't reply,

I still get pissed when I receive whatsapps (from people mentioned above).

3) Receiving FB messages from people who are not my friends.

It's okay if you know me and I know you but we're not technically friends and you FB message me.

Hahaha.

Unfortunately,

I cannot for the life of me figure out how to only allow my friends to PM me on FB.

And I think that I have already private-d my account as much as possible already eh.

Not sure why I still get random PMs every now and then.

Any social media professionals here to enlighten me?

4) Having to dig through my entire bag just to look for things.

Totally my own fault for buying bags without compartments and entirely guilty of not using the compartments in my bag.

But, you know, 

some bags just look TOO nice to not buy,

and when you're in a hurry you know you have no time to make sure your things go into the relevant compartments.

RIGHT???

5) DUST.

I am okay with mess but not dust.

Dust is just gross and makes me feel icky all over.

And it makes my nose itchy.

6) When people want to say something mean on social media and they go like, "NO OFFENCE BUT..."

How about don't act like you're trying to be nice, just go away.

Nobody wants to hear what you have to say.

7) When people make pointless/EQ-less/sarcastic comments which are uncalled for.

Again, this happens a lot on social media.

8) People who are self entitled and buay paiseh.

Really want to elaborate more on this but I think some people will assume that I am talking about them and get all offended.

So...

I better not.

9) Unfinished cups of tea lying around the house and in turn leaving ugly yellow stains on white ceramic cups.

10) When I make special effort to go to a place and it is CLOSED.

But the FB page states that it was supposed to be open on the day/time I was there.

ENDLESS RAGE.

11) Whenever I need to look for something and it is NEVER there.

But when I don't need that thing, it is ALWAYS around.

Does this happen to you too?

It's not just me right?

12) People who are just plain LAZY.
Specifically,
those people who think that asking someone and waiting for an answer is easier than Googling and getting an answer instantly.

WHY???

Google is my best friend.
You should learn to make it your best friend too.

13) Just when I thought I've ran out of pet peeves to list down here...

My FB notification buzzed.

Last pet peeve.

Getting game requests/invites/some-shit-i-dont-care-about.

You are automatically un-friend-ed.

Hello, again.

Hello blog. 

Sorry I have been away for the longest time ever.

I have not forgotten about you, but...

Work has been busy, and I have been sharing my memories more frequently on Dayre and IG instead.

But I promise to come back more often,

whenever I get the chance to. 

I hope you understand.

Nothing much has been going on in my life for the past two months that I have been away for.

My life is still the same old.

Oh wait, I got a new bunny and he's just the cutest thing EVER.

I think you will agree.

Blog, quick say HELLO to 小不点!

Okay I need to stop before I spam you with too many of his pictures.
He's so super aww-worthy and squish-worthy all at once, no?

And I've changed my phone from iPhone 5 to iPhone 6.
Just yesterday!

And oh, we're doing a head to toe revamp for TTR's website.
No sneaks yet because I want it to be a complete surprise.

We did a change of logo and I'm loving it.
It's designed by the very same person who designed your outlook,
the very awesome one and only Yoko Yeap!

There's also a round version but I'm lazy to grab and upload it,
you have to head over to TTR's IG to check it out for yourself.

Recently, I have also gone back to playing squash and I realised just how much I've missed being on the courts.

Carrying around a notebook to jot down to-do lists and random ideas that come to me is also something I've re-picked up.

It's Friday today and I'm giving the office an early dismissal because we're heading to Sunday Folks for some waffles and soft serve ice cream.

Bye for now,
I've missed you so.


Be right back!

Let me just start this blog post by saying:

MY BRACES ARE OFF!!!

Although you might already have gotten sick of hearing about my teeth if you follow me on Twitter, Dayre and Instagram.

Hahaha.

It's been long since I've had such good news.

I know right,

life is sad.

It's been a long (2 years) and tough journey but I made it!
Am so happy with how my teeth looks now.
So not used to my "naked teeth" but I guess anything beats having braces on!

One of my favourite juices from the cleanse, Popeye Smoothie!

I know I've said that I would be updating about my HIC juice cleanse here...

But I updated my Dayre instead!

;)

Thought it would be better if I could update about my experience + thoughts on the go.

Go read it if you want to find out how it went!

www.dayre.me/joycesayshello


And well, what's new.
I'm late in blogging about my outfits again!
Will include an outfit from the upcoming launch this Sunday at the end to make up for the lateness!
:)

Taylor Boxy Tee in Black and Wrap Party Skorts from TTR, bag from Topshop, shoes from C&K

Black and white has got to be my favourite colour combination recently.
LOL.
Totally overdoing it but I don't care.
No one can ever get sick of black and white.
Hehe.

This tee is such an awesome piece to own!
Gotten yours from the launch yet?








Valentino Cropped Top in Florals from TTR, skirt sample piece for TTR, white loafers from overseas

One of the popular pieces from last night's launch!
We've just opened backorders for this gorgeous piece (in white too!) so grab them while hot!
;)


Visited Creamier with Thom last weekend.
Love the ice cream but the place was scarily overcrowded.
Hahah.

I recommend the sea salt gula melaka!









Lovely weekend evening spent with Thom and ice cream.
Hehe.

Creamier
Blk 128 Toa Payoh Lorong 1
#01-835 S310128

Dolce Ruffles Bralet and upcoming asymmetrical pelmet skirt from TTR, bag from C&K, white slip-ons from overseas

I am obsessed with this skirt.
We're currently trying out this new material for our pieces and it seems like we will be using this material for quite a few designs!
:)

Keeping 3 colours for the skirt as of now.
But I'm thinking of 4.
Hahaha.

Oh and we're all sold out for the backorder slots for this Dolce Ruffles Bralet!
Intending to open the second backorder soon!
:)
Don't fret if you have not gotten a piece of this yet!


Office still in progress and my stress levels have never been this high.
Also worrying about several delayed shipments this week.
SIGH.
Life is hard.
Really need to make an effort to stay positive this week!

Plaids Please.

I'm waiting for dinner to be digested so that I can go for a quick jog.

(Good job, me!)

Recently I've gotten into the getting-fit-craze together with the girls at the office.

Downloaded this app called My Fitness Pal to keep track of my net calories per day.

Turns out that if I'm looking to lose 3kg from my current weight,

I can only have a net intake of 1200 calories per day.

Quite an interesting app but I think I will be lazy to upkeep it.

Plus, it's quite a painful thing if I have to watch my calories so closely and think twice before I eat anything.

Exercising is still the best way to go if you want to lose weight, I guess!

There's a fitness channel called 'Fitness Blender' on Youtube which I've subscribed to a few days ago.
They have some really awesome and easy to follow workouts.

I love that their workouts target specific areas.

So far I've only tried their 5x5x5 Pulse Workout for Lean Legs and Glute Toning though.

Hahaha, I was already DAMN tired by the time I finish the cardio warm up!

Give it a try if you're looking for workouts to do at home!

Leave me a comment if you have any fitness channels to recommend me please!

;)

Anyway, sorry for the digression.
I really meant to blog about my outfits in this post.

Outfit of the day:

Plaids Please Boyfriend Shirt upcoming on TTR,

X Factor Spag Top in White from TTR,

distressed denims from Topshop,

white sneaker platforms from JC Play,

watch from Naked Glory,

bag from A Wang

This shirt totally looks like what Thom would wear.

I can picture him having something like this in his wardrobe..

In fact, he probably has something similar.

Hehe.

I have this strange weakness for plaid patterns this season.

I can't explain it but somehow I'm just really, really drawn to them.

Just last week, I got myself a pencil skirt from Topshop which comes in cute red checks.

Can't think of a better pair of shorts to pair with this coordinate than my super distressed pair from Topshop.

Threw on my white platform sneakers to complete the look!

Outfit of the day:
Holiday Goers Top in White upcoming on TTR,
cuff denim shorts from Topshop,
wedges from Aldo,
bag from Charles and Keith

This outfit makes me feel like I'm on holiday.

While in actual fact I'm still a little bit more than 2 weeks away from one.

Launching the top on TTR tomorrow at 8PM!

I'm super in love with the billowy sleeves and the relaxed flow of this piece.

We chose really happy colours for this top because I imagined it as a piece I would pack into my suitcase for holidays,

and happy colours are just so apt for happy occasions.

I'm also thrilled to have another set of bag and shoes which match in colour.

Heh.

My weird obsession of having bags and shoes of the same colour.

I really wanted a Phillip Lim bag but the idea of spending close to a four figure sum for a bag still takes a lot of getting used to for me.

So when I spotted this very same design at Charles and Keith going for less than $100,

I knew I had to get it!

Kept going back to the store to look at it because I was reallyyyy undecided about the colour.

This orange-coral tone looks kinda hard to match doesn't it?

In the end, it was Sissy who gave it to me as an early Christmas present.

Hohoho.

:D :D :D

Okay I'm going for my run now,

talk to you all soon!

P.S. Do catch our next few launches because we've some really pretty Christmas pieces lined up for you! If you don't celebrate Christmas, you can consider doing early shopping for CNY!

Haven't had much updates here because I was too busy letting Plants VS Zombies take over my life.

I don't even play games but this game is so freaking fun! 

Don't start if you cannot afford to get addicted, though.

I stopped playing the first version halfway through and now I'm back at it.

Heheh.

Can't wait to complete the game and start version 2!

Pardon me for the geeky moment here. 

Here're my outfits from last week!

Outfit of the day:
Eat Play Love Romper upcoming on TTR,
white heels from Jeffrey Campbell

Love love love this romper.
Hehe how can anyone not,
just look at the adorable heart cut-out at the back.
So happy just staring at this piece.

I was really particular about the shape of the heart so the factory took some time to perfect it.
So worth all the effort though!

The heels are definitely not my most comfortable pair from JC,
caused me 2 huge blisters after half a day of wear.
;(
BUT STILL.
Pretty to the max!

Really into this kind of outfits lately,
heheh.
Major love for this aztec oversized jacket!
I love how it's so slouchy at the shoulders.
I'm collecting outwear at the moment so this makes quite a perfect addition to my collection!

Black bag is kindly sponsored by Bricks and Bolsas!
I can visualize this going with almost all my outfits!!


I'm flying to Taiwan for a movie premiere in four hours time thanks to Nuffnang!
SO EXCITED!!!
I'll just be gone for a short 2 days,
will blog more when I'm back!

Sleep.

Sleep is something that does not come very easily for me. 

Those people who can fall easily on buses, on trains, on planes or basically anywhere?

I'M SUPER ENVIOUS OF THEM.

:(

I can lie on bed for hours and hours but not being able to fall asleep.

I think it has got something to do with the fact that I deal with quite a lot of stress on a daily basis,

and also perhaps due to the fact that I tend to think a lot before I sleep.

The lack of (restful) sleep really gets to me because after an entire night of sleep (not sure I can even call that sleep),

I will wake up feeling not refreshed and energized at all!

Okay, if you're someone who can fall asleep anywhere,

you will not understand how I feel.

It's honestly quite torturing because I waste time "sleeping",

but end up being easily irritable or lethargic the next day because I still feel that I didn't get the rest I needed.

Especially if I know I need to wake up early the next day,

I feel super stressed because I will try damn hard to fall asleep.

But it usually makes me sleep even lesser hours because I JUST CAN'T FALL ASLEEP.

I'm a chronic insomniac and I know that it is super bad for health, 

which is why I NEED to start improving on my sleeping habits. 

Because apparently, long term sleep deprivation results in:

high blood pressure, heart attack, heart failure, stroke, obesity, depression, ADD, mental impairment, injury from accidents, poor quality of life...

The list never seems to end.

Sounds quite scary what lack of sleep can do to you!

Did some research online and found the following tips to sound promising in improving sleeping habits!

Am going to try them out and keep up with them if they are helpful.

1) Avoid caffeine and all other chemicals that interfere with sleep. 

AM A FAN OF MILK TEA SO URMMMMM.

Quite hard for me to do this!!

2) Turn your bedroom into a sleep inducing environment. If you have pets that wake you up frequently in the middle of the night, keep them out of your bedroom.
My bedroom is full of disturbances and there is no way to reduce them since I sleep with both my sisters and Xiaobai.
And they make all sorts of noise when they sleep so.......
I'm also the lightest sleeper amongst them so it's always me who wakes up to let Xiaobai down the bed to pee.
>:(

Looks like I'm fated to die early, LOL.

3) Go to sleep when you're truly tired instead of having to struggle to fall asleep.
Ok, sounds good!
Will try this!

4) Don't be a clock watcher because it makes it harder to fall asleep.
HAHAHA so true.
Every time I look at the time I'll mentally count the number of hours I have left to sleep and be like 'Omg so stress I need to fall asleep like RIGHT NOW NOW NOW.'

5) Keep your internal clock set with a regular sleep pattern.

6) Nap early or not at all.
Not applicable to me at all.

7) Lighten up on evening meals and eat early.

8) Balance fluid intake so that you don't get thirsty/have the urge to pee in the middle of the night.
Gonna take some skill but worth a try!

9) Exercise early.
Always thought that exercising will make it easier for me to fall asleep but turns out,
it will make me more alert if I exercise near bedtime!

Hope this helps fellow insomniacs like me!
And sorry if it bores you if you're the type who falls asleep easily.
Then you might have already fallen asleep halfway into my blogpost.
LOL.

Hoping that I'll get better sleep tonight!


GUESS WHO'S GOING FOR TIM HO WAN TOMORROW!!!
Hehehehe.
#excitedlikemadplease

OOTD Series.

Posting up my outfits from this week!
Plus some random photos here and there.
Hehe.

 




I can't explain my love for maxi-anything enough.
Dresses, skirts, love them all.
I always feel wearing maxi dresses/skirts makes me look thinner.
And they are so effortlessly chic!

This piece is a Miss Selfridge inspired,
coming up at TTR in a month's time or so!

I love the design but my original Miss Selfridge piece came in a scarily slinky cotton jersey material which emphasizes on every single bulge and curve.
So I made TTR's version with a slightly thicker cotton and was very happy with how it turned out!
Can't wait for the stocks to arrive!
:D








Perfect weekend outfit.
It's really so soooooo hot nowadays.
My favourite type of outfit would be a chiffon top plus shorts.

The white ripped shorts are upcoming on TTR very soon too,
if you're wondering!
We've been receiving feedback that you girls have too many tops but no bottoms to match.
So you can expect more bottoms coming up this Summer!






My last day of having annoyingly long fringe.
Got my mum (who used to be a hairdresser really long ago) to snip a few inches off.
Good thing she usually has some practice cutting Xiaobai's fur.
My fringe looks quite awesome now!








My favourite outfit this week despite the fact that the Topshop stripey top was way too short.
I was extra conscious of whether my tummy was bulging out for the entire day.
But at the same time, I had to bulge my tummy out slightly because my skirt might slip downwards otherwise.
What a dilemma.

Skirt upcoming on TTR!
Really can't wait for it, hehehe.

Maybe I should manufacture the Topshop top,
but in a longer version?




Sorry for the dirty mirror.
I realised I haven't been doing mirror ootd shots for some time.
Was wearing the Laced with Daisies Top in Ivory with Happy Holidays Skinny Pants and a Zara blazer.

In case you wanna know what I kept from the launch later:
- Blaze Denim Jacket in Blue Florals
- Laced with Daisies Top in Ivory
- Summer Kiss Top in Red/Purple Tropics
- Serenade Paperbag Skirt in White/Mint
- Sweet Summer Floral Skirt in White
- Lavish Metal Edge Satchel (which I finally managed to bring in for TTR!)

I didn't realise I kept so many pieces until I type them out.
HAHAHA.

Amanda just dropped me the photos from our upcoming Lookbook and I'm so happy with them!!!
All the mozzie bites and wild boar scares were worth it.
Can't wait to share them with you all!
Will be blogging about behind the scenes soon, heh.

HAPPY SUNDAY TO ALL!