Shopaholic

Apparently that's my label at work now. Because I splurged quite a few times. Swarovski is evil really. I buy heels because I say its for work. I buy skirt and blouses cause I say its for work. At the end of the day I just like to purchase something. I never really had this itch before. Actually maybe I did but most of the stuff bought was from ebay lol.

Seriously though, Swarovski is evil. When its quiet or when there is time to kill at work, I stare at the display cabinets, just to see which one I like, or falling in love with, and then commit to buy after awhile. When I first started, I eyed a key chain for a very long time. I don't know what was so fascinating about it. It was a bunny. Grey in colour, crystals around it, has a fluffy tail and one eye. I imagined it hanging on me with my card and keys. And guess what, I really did that. When we wear Swarovski products, we are promoting it as well. At least then, those really exaggerated looking jewelleries are worn by real model instead of the blocks it is displayed on. But yea... I splurged alot. And I have this really weird fetish for rings. I mean I know I won't come to a point where I'd wear rings on every finger, but atleast to suit the mood and clothing for the day or something. My fingers are really small or thin? to the point the smallest size (50), is not small enough lol! My colleague Ashley gave me an idea where I can use a few rings together, which then makes it a little tighter. Ofcourse when she says that, she don't mean those bulky rings. It turned out really pretty.

More to come. Can't help it really. Oh well. Anything for vanity hahaha.

Other than that.. today was pretty spontaneous. Woke up, bugged Skip to get KFC for lunch, which took quite alot of effort. He's reluctant to eat KFC because it makes him sleepy. Basically a K.O food for him XD  Anyone else get that? I get that with mac and cheese hahaha. After successfully persuading him, we (Greg too) hopped in the car happily to tapao KFC, and then decided to pick the puppies up from home and head to the park, 2 mins away (by car lol). It was fun because we been trying to get Habibi to swim. She's not a very good swimmer, since shes more of a land dog. Runs like a roadrunner. On the other hand, Amoi is a swimmer. I reckon its her fats lololol. She seems fat, but shes only 10kg, just like Habibi. Amoi is taller (fat body skinny legs XD) where as Habibi is toned. She used to be hell skinny before we got Amoi. I think its the competition for food. Such beasts -_-.

So yea, Habibi jumped in the water on her own today! It was very surprising! I didn't manage to snap any pics of it :( I was pretty much wet and didn't want to risk my phone dropping in the water. Did I mention how I lost my phone? Rofl.

Usually, Habibi hops in the water. She stands on her back legs, waiting for Amoi to come back to shore when after retrieving the whatever we threw into the water (most of the time are sticks lol). When Amoi is within reach of Habibi, Habibi snatches the stick off her, and they both carry the stick back to shore, drops it behind Skip or me, and then starts barking at us to throw it back into the water. Seriously damn cute. So to teach Habibi to swim, we had to carry her further away from shore, she would automatically kick with her front legs, but her back legs stay still, so we had to lift her bum up abit, and she start to kick normally, then finally swims properly. Did it a few times and shes all sweet. Now its giving her more time to do it on her own, like today when she jump into the water on her own.

The weather was so nice today. The water wasn't freezing, the sun wasn't burning and it wasn't crazy windy like always. Except the waves was a little too strong but that's okay. In the end it was a really good day. Here's some pics of them I took earlier in the week XD

Its 2 am. Isn't it suppose to be end of the world? hahahaha. Has anyone seen this? I got this off Burt's instagram. lolololol. Deep down inside I do hope it really isn't the end of the world. -_-

That aside, Christmas is coming! It'll be the second Christmas with Skip. More to come! :D Anyone doing anything for Christmas? I sure wish I could spend it with my parents and Nigel though :(

Spot Amoi under the table XD Blacknesssss hahahah.

P.S: Updated previous blog. Finally found Habibi's first pic with her toy :D

The Habibi

I don't think I've ever told the story of how Habibi came into our (Skip and I....even Greg) lives. It was quite funny because, we all only just moved in at our new place, and then a month later we got her. It was way too quick. The house wasn't furnished, the kitchen was messy from the previous tenant since she left quite a few stuff for us.

We were pretty much a mess and unsettled when Skip suddenly wants FISHES. He wanted to put them in the lil man made pond infront of our house.

Thats Baileys, sticking to us after the move, since Abby haven't move into the house infront of us. So anyway, we went to Petcity on Highroad. He was picking out fishes, and usual me, I like to have my little walkabout around the store, looking at all the kinds of animals. Snake, lizards, fishes, hermit crabs, bunnies, guinea pigs, birds, kittens and puppies. The puppy/kitten stalls was my last visit because it was wayyyyy back in the store (also after picking out my one fish which looked like it has bubbles as eyes XD). When I got there, the kittens was where my attention went first. I was remembering DumDum when I watched them play in their litter box, when I heard a squeal next to the kitten stall. And there was Habibi, rough play with a lil Shih Tzu. Both of them got along so well. When I stood infront of their stall, Habibi saw me and straight away, smashed against the window to get to me. She couldn't get her attention away from me even if thr Shih Tzu was nibbling on its hind legs. Goddamn it was so cute.I didn't take any picture then because, well.. I just didn't.

I don't know how to describe Habibi back then. Shes a pug cross jack russell. She had pug scheme colour, with its signature curly tail, the extra folded skin around her face and her fat rounded body. My god, it was the cutest, ugliest thing I ever seen. LOL. But one thing that won me over other than her trying to get to me through the glass, was her eyes. It was so kind. So child like, so...brown and warm. I wanted her. Skip came to me not long later and fell in love with her too. Unfortunately, we were a day too early to buy her. She was still under watch as she was only 11 weeks old, and still needed surveillance in terms of her eating and what not (she also had fleas :S)

We gave no flying fuck about it. The next day,11th November, 2011(11.11.11) after my shift at Subway (ended around 2.30pm THANK GOD or else the pet shop would have closed by 5pm) and bought her. So. Fucking. Cute. We bought the necessary stuff like food and toys. Brought her home, and she just fit in so well. She ran around the house, in and out (while Skip was trying to get the fishes into the pond). I still remember the toy we bought her, it was a blue bunny, cotton stuff head, but the body was twisted rope, and then the cotton stuffed legs. She would not let go of it, and carried it around with her. And that is how we got Habibi. From fishes to dog.

SO DAMN CUTE!

When it was her first night with us, we didn't prepare any bedding for her (didn't buy doggy bed DONT KNOW WHY!) so we made her shelter with one of our moving boxes, and the bedding used was one of Skip's old paintball jacket or something. She would try to get on the bed, but too short (and fat XD) and whimpered to come up. I was trying to be really tough and not let her sleep with us (scared she needs to pee pee) so Skip had to be the tougher one and commanded her to go to bed. Guess what happened? She actually listened, but reluctantly haha. She shuffled (can hear her nails click clacking on the wooden floor) into her box, made some funny noise (as if moving house, moving the box), but she was actually trying to close the flaps of (like doors), and then loudly dropped herself on the bedding, and heaved a huge sigh. wtf lol! It actually sounds EXACTLY like me when I've been told off hahahahahaha. Very cute.

I played with her everyday, buying her more and more toys. I think she loves me more than Skip because Skip had to discipline her, hence being hard on her. So I was her comfort. Ofcourse I couldn't play with her every second of the day. I still had to tidy the house, do the laundry, cook blablabla. She would follow me everywhere I go. And when she follows, she carries her toys with her. Picture below shows her following me when I went to see Skip when he was playing his Ps3. Lookit that. She knows I was just saying 'hi' to Skip in between my chores, so she didn't drop her toy and chewed at it, just waited for me to walk away again.

She also learnt to do this crawling walk thingy we call 'Slugbug' (don't know why, don't bother asking). It was SO cute, it melted us instantly.

Just look at this and tell me it is NOT cute???

A month later, I had to return to Brunei for 3 weeks holiday. It was bought like, in August. Skip and I weren't official, didn't think I'd be in this new life back then. This was the first time, I did not want to return to Brunei. My heart gets heavier each day my flight gets closer. I even got depressed! I didn't want to leave Skip and Habibi for 3 weeks!! Its not that long really. But it ACTUALLY IS! Even Skip didn't think it was going to be so bad. They both got so depressed lol! It was a little better for me because I had my parents and childhood friends to keep my mind off Perth. Poor Skip and Habibi. We skyped every chance we get (which is alot lol) and each time Habibi hears my voice, she looked so lost. Skip told me, she would rush to the door when there was sound outside the room. She thought I would show up. T_T SO SADDDDD. Then Skip felt so lonely to the point he and Abel (Abby flew to Brunei too lol) bought tickets and visited us in Brunei. I was at the beginning of the 3rd week of my trip when Skip and Abel flew to us. So they spent a week in Brunei. Richard, Skip's brother, took care of Habibi, and then our place had a power cut for some stupid reason. So he took Habibi back to his place and she had military training with Skip's dad (for being too naughty LOL).

Get this, when Skip and Abel traveled to us, they missed their flight. How? They took Air Asia to KL, and from KL, their flight to Brunei is with Royal Brunei Airlines. They didn't know these two flights are actually in different airports. So when they landed in KL, they had few hours to kill before their flight to BN, so Abel wanted to get a hair cut (good impression for Abby's parents XD) then when they return to the airport, they couldn't find the terminal for Royal Brunei Airlines. When they realised they were in the wrong airport (we couldn't keep in contact because they had no roaming and wifi to use, or even time?) they reached the other airport and the terminal was closed. Missed their flight. I was so disappointed. I was all hyped up and then to hear this news. Man, my heart sank. Unreasonable of me, but couldn't help it. Even my mom was preparing a big meal for Skip when I told her the news. She said "no heart to cook now" whilst dropping the knife. LOL. Drama. But anyway! They took the first flight to BN the next morning and we were all jolly again, yay!

So anyway, til this very day, Habibi is CLINGY as hell. She would be all depressed if I'm gone for work. And when I get home, she jumps around like some spastic kid lol. In a way, I am happy that I get so much love from her. Even better now, we have Amoi to join her being spastic when I come home. :D Story you next time about Amoi :D

I've got a nine hour shift tomorrow from 12pm to 9pm (or rather, in a few hours from now). She is gonna be devastated lol! So yeah, I gotta go sleep now. Needa inspire more people with Swarovski kekekeke. Til then, enjoy the pics of lil Habibi! :D

 When we first got her

 Sleeping together on the couch

 Don't know how to rotate pic LOL, but thats the bunny toy she loves

 Habibi aiming for the ears lol!

 Butt facing Skip lol!

 Typical dog enjoying the breeze in the car with the window down

Happy dog is happy! 

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Oh my god.. I am doing it again. I am unmotivated to blog. It came to a point where I actually forgotten the link to this blog. LOL.

I apologize. I don't really know how many people actually knows of this blog but I am still sorry, but I should have atleast ONE viewer :p I hope. xD

Anyways.. as always, something to talk about in my life. I have a new job. I have left subway for a good month now. No, I didn't make it to Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. In a way I am glad I didn't make it. Hospitality is a tiring job to have, its especially a stressing one. The job I applied for that time is like a waitressing job. I've forgotten what the position is called :S but its specially for events. I was hoping if I managed to get that job, I could work my way up to an event manager position. Then I realized  I'm actually a very homily person. I like to be home as much as possible, with the puppies, with the cleaning and what not. Not so much of a career person. Even though I'm not a career person, I also like to go out there and make my own money. Its definitely good for me to get out of the house once in awhile too. Social wise, nowadays I think twice. Nothing to do with money. Just the amount of time spent away from home.

So, I decided to try the world of retail. Even though it isn't in the line of what I studied in uni,  but fucking hell it is different. I don't feel as tired, I am less antsy, and I get to take care of my looks more, like my nails, skin and hair. Before when I was in food and beverage, I didn't give two fucks of my outlook. My nails break easily due to the perspiration of my hands in the gloves, causing my nails to soften and become weak. Which then also causes 'hangnails'. Well, I'm guessing that's the cause. Unless it was dehydration/dryness of cuticle in general lol. I never bothered to moisturize it as well. I was pretty much hands on with everything. My hands are pretty ugly at this rate, but not anymore. I get to look after my nails again (before I started working 3 years back) and able to work still.

Face and hair, always taken care of too. In the world of retail, first impression is very important. Best to not look sloppy. I still cant do much bout the dry ends of my hair and I really don't want to keep trimming it. I wanna grow it really long. Not to the point it reaches my butt, but atleast to where the bra clip area. Still finding products to suit my hair. Currently using a salon brand shampoo and conditioner called Angel Professional. It smells soooo good, even as a smoker I get annoyed if my hair reeks of smoke now. heh. Speaking of smoke, its actually really bad to be a smoker and work in retail. You talk to people almost 90% of your shift, so smelling like smoke, especially your breath is really a big nono.

Anyway, when I say less stressing, it really is less stressing. The shit I have to do is like 5% energy needed compared to my previous work place. Before, I usually go home feeling SO tired, even after a refreshing shower. I couldn't be fucked doing anything. Not even tidying up the house. My uniform reeks of my workplace, especially my hair and skin. Walk past me, you can smell subway. My bag I bring with me to work smells like Subway. My everything basically. Bleagh. Now I don't. I'm properly dressed, smelling good, presented very well and best of all, I don't look tired at all. My face would show it all especially.

Not just that, I get to have conversations with people, not just what they came for. So yes, my interpersonal skills are increasing. Yes, I am there to sell as much as I can, which means convincing is necessary, but I am also there to present the world of the product I am selling. To share with the people its beauty and brilliance. I've learnt several techniques in selling as well.

Before I started work, I did alot of research as well. Not just knowing the products I am selling, but also the techniques of selling. We don't want to be aggressive when we sell. Hence you find better ways to sell without being like that. There is one thing though. Ethics in selling. I really don't want to cheat anyone. When we sell, we always make sure we don't hide anything, but also when doing so, we don't want to advertise the negative of the product. Which then comes down to how honest you are, and how you present it. I was actually quite proud of myself how I handled one situation, eventhough it cost me a sale. I don't know. It just didn't feel right to sell to the person.

Oh, I just realized, after all that rambling, I didn't mention where I am working LOL. Its Swarovski. In case you don't know what Swarovski is (YOU SHOULD!), its a boutique selling jewelleries. Its very close to fine jewelleries like diamonds and all. Its man made crystals. Not those plastic ones you get from cheapo stores and what not. Its ingredients are highly guarded secret, so I myself don't know. But the closest description I can give is that it is the cleanest, purest form of glass. That is what I say to customers when they ask what is it. Alot of people think, when you say crystals, its the ones from our nature. Nono. They're man made. Apparently, it needs water to power the machine to make them crystals. We don't know much of the machine, as there is only ONE picture of it and the discoverer. Everything else other than the discoverer and his family (his kids) knows of it. Its pretty interesting. Swarovski used to make crystals for chandeliers and stuff like that, then at one point, left over pieces of crystal were put together, which looked like a mouse. And there we go, the birth of Swarovski figurines.

I am to becareful with how much I blog/speak about Swarovski as an agreement has been signed. But I am still able to share my experience :D So just incase you are wondering what is this "negative" thing bout the product I mentioned earlier...well its like this. A customer came in looking for an ENGAGEMENT ring. Seriously? An engagement ring? Dude, its man made crystals. You want to give your gal man made crystals? Our care for the product is to not let the crystals come in contact with water, perfumes, lotions and etc. Its fashion jewellery. Engagement rings, well you don't really take them off unless you have to. I don't know how much to speak of this since I am not engaged, but I reckon if I were to wear an engagement ring, I wouldn't take it off, like a wedding ring. So yea, you are not to wear Swarovski jewellery into the shower, or do the dishes with it and what not. Whenever I wear any Swarovski jewelleries like rings and bracelet, I take them off before I do the dishes, or wash my hands after I done my business in the toilet, dry my hands then put them back on. Yes, its a lil hassle, but its not like its a big impact in my life. The same as how we wear killer heels just for the sake of looking good, eventhough at the end of the day/night our feet is begging for a good massage. Same same.

So yea, I told the customer, instead of risking his relationship by presenting his gf with Swarovski ring as an engagement ring, I simply said she will not be able to wear any of the rings into the shower. I don't know if he got any of the hints like "DIAMONDS, IDIOT, DIAMONDS" or what, but he said "thank you for your honesty" and I bid him goodbye. Ofcourse before that I said she can wear our products during the wedding. Its fucking sparkly, trust me, Swarovski jewelleries for your wedding, BIG YES! Its so sparkly and elegant, so brilliant it just makes you even more stunning. Enhancing your already beautiful looks. Even when I wear simple casual clothes with my Swarovski jewelleries, my looks just brighten up. Like 10x.

Years before, an ex gifted me a Swarovski figurine. I didn't appreciate it as much as I had no clue what it was. But a year later I discovered the boutique and I was just stunned by it. Everything is so bright and shiny and sparkly. It felt so calming just looking at them. Sadly, I couldn't afford any. I wasn't working, couldn't afford shit and when I was, I didn't see the need for fine jewellery (thank you food and beverage!). Hence, I looked away from buying any Swarovski items, til now. Bwahahahahaha. So here, I can understand customers who come in and just browse at the jewelleries and figurines. I can totally understand their love for it, but unable to fork out a little bit more to treat themselves to it. Hence we offer layby HAHAHAH. Ok not the point, but still, I understand the 'just browsing' customers.

Just 4 weeks into working there, I've already spent $1200 on it. O_O I KNOW!! I CAN'T HELP IT!! Being surrounded by it, 4 times a week, 6-7 hours each, I JUST WANT IT ALLLLLL.

There was one funny thing that happened when I started my first few shifts there. I greeted a customer who walked into the store. There is a glass cabinet display table with jewelleries displayed near the entrance. When she walked in, she would first be presented with it. I walked towards her/ the glass cabinet display table and greeted her. I know I should give customers space after the initial greeting, but I myself was hypnotized by the beauty and brilliance of the displayed items I stood there day dreaming at it. Then I noticed she looked up at me and seemed a lil scared, like I was staring at her LOL. I felt so embarrassed XD I smiled back weakly and turned around pretend I didn't just scared her as if I wasn't giving her space lol!

But yea, its definitely nice to be in this kind of change from hospitality to retail. I won't say its an easy job, but its definitely less stressing. (What I'm stressed of is my bank account instead! XD) I am loving it so far especially my colleagues and managers. Anyways, gotta sign out now, gotta work in 9 hours. Need my beauty sleep :p See ya!