Yuki Asada

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I've been dyeing my hair even since I got out of Secondary school at 16 so it has been a good 9 years straight! (I feel so old suddenly)

And I've been bleaching my hair to almost platinum blonde for a good long time now, so naturally my hair is really damaged!!! The ends are so tangled and dry.

Many people often lament after doing hair stuff like perming, dyeing or rebonding that their hair becomes this tangled, split-ended mess.

And in their panic, they always end up cutting their hair short! Which is why you don't see that many bleached blondes with long hair, correct?

BUT! I am a believer that hair CAN and WILL be revived even when it is damaged, as long as you keep going on with hair treatments!!

So imagine how happy I was when I was invited to try out the new Essential Intensive Hair Mask treatment at a salon! (Treatments are great, and so is having someone wash your hair and massage your scalp!)

If I wasn't already happy, I'd also be cheered up upon reaching there, you know why? COZ ALL THE PRODUCTS ARE SO CHIO!!!!

Here's a seat + mirror in the salon decorated Essential style!!

Did I mention I love girly stuff???



And here I am in a princessy chair decorated with flowers!! Chio chio chio!

There is a little netbook there too, which is on Essential's website
so you can surf and not get too bored!

Go and see, the site is mad chio also:

HTTP://WWW.SASSYKAWAII.COM



My stellar hair mask treatment for the day, in cheery pink and orange:

ESSENTIAL NUANCE AIRY and RICH PREMIER!

Nuance Airy for limp and flat hair to be light and bouncy, Rich Premier for unruly hair to become smooth and manageable!


I've already seen Essential products in many stores and everytime it just makes me take a second look coz they are packaged so prettily!! Essential is a really established brand from Japan - no wonder their stuff are so chio!

Here's my hair stylist having a look at my fried hair ends. It is thereby recommended that I use Rich Premier!

Getting a wash first! With Essential shampoo!

Getting the mask out. Since this mask is for you to do at home, it is of course not necessary for you to use the bowl/comb. But if you have those then obviously it would be easier!

Stylist applying some for me to show me how it's done...

And here I am being clever and independent by doing it myself!!

It's really simple. Try to avoid your roots and section your hair, then rub in the hair mask!! Make sure you get the ends.

Smells really nice too. :)

See?



And done! Now I'm just waiting for 15 mins for the mask to reach its full potential.



Camwhore in the meantime...


AND DONE!!!!!!




Look! I'm one of the Essential girls! LOL



Loves it!

Hair becomes much softer, smoother
and silkier to the touch!!

The hair mask is intensive enough to effectively repair your
hair yet it doesn’t feel heavy on your hair after use. :)




Good hair days are awesome!

Here's my hair 1 day after the treatment, curled with scrunchies while I slept and with some baby oil I put on it...

Want to get fab hair??

Put on a mask today and pamper your hair!!

Essential Intensive Hair Mask is available at all major supermarkets, Watsons and beauty stores!

Want to find out more?

SassyKawaii.com!

p/s: My bleach job and cuts are still done by my sponsor Mosche!!! Essential is for easy DIY hair treatment at home. :)

SR's and Lewis' birthday + Lava cake!

Totally keeping to my resolution of blogging more often!!!

Sian-ed by some of the comments on the previous post. But people, I've made up my mind. Maybe I am selfish. After all there are people who give up their whole lives to take care of animals in need. But I'm not one of those animal lovers who can let their whole lives revolve around their furry friends.

But on the other hand, I'm not abusing her either. I let her out to play, give her treats, make sure I keep her environment clean and I feed her regularly.

I'm gonna be giving her to a rich (yes it's one of my criteria, cannot take care of self how to take care of dog?), dog-loving family, where she will be happier coz she will have freedom to go about the whole house, and a garden to frolic in.

I am a 25 year old adult! I don't need people to lecture me on what's right and wrong.

I'm sad that she will be gone from my life, but if you think I have to show you fuckers I'm guilty or whatever, then fuck you. Save your lectures... I suggest you go outside orphanages and ambush people who are abandoning babies since you're so goddamn passionate!

Last few photos of Pumpkin...

I'd miss you baby... But you'd be happier in your new home. No more pampers!

It was Sheng rong's and Lewis' birthday so we had a COOKOUT!!!!!!!

We were to basically all cook a dish and see who wins!! (Up till now I dunno who won)

I decided on my Triple Pork fried rice and Molten chocolate lava cake, but I woke up in the morning and vomitted twice!!

Really shitty lor... Been sick for the past few days... So I turned up only a few hours later and since the rest have eaten lunch already, I only made the cake!

Getting petrol... I got bored in the car so I started snapping shots with the dSLR... Bought it out that day coz Lewis wanted to see it! He is SLR enthusiast. LOL

Camwhoring with the SLR really trains arm muscles...



Here's Mike getting back into the car... Don't think he likes paying for petrol.



Better shot of him I took at SR's place



The cake!!

Super fail coz for the first batch, I put them into a spoilt oven which only has heat coming from the top!

As a result the top part was completely cooked and the bottom was all watery. :(

So I plucked off the tops and fed people with them (they said nice leh LOL how sweet of them), then poured one cupcake worth of liquid, uncooked batter into the other 3 cups to fill them up...

And bunged the 3 cupcakes into a working oven.

Sigh...

That's why it's a bit too short.

Very messy



Chef with amazing confectionery! Looks hideous but tastes good ok!



Shengrong grabbing for some cake WHILE gnawing on a piece of chicken.

Ultimate glutton!

I also blame eekean's silicon cupcake cups for my baking failure!! I was supposed to use ceramic ramekins but they are seriously hard to find!!!

Ok lah maybe I'm just not that good of a chef. Sigh.

(That cookbook is not mine)

After the cakes we hopped on to Pepper Lunch for dinner

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the beef sukiyaki!!!!!!!! I am fucking addicted to it!! Mad, the photo is making me salivate.

Love on a hotplate!

I was complaining that I'm very sad that Mike is not one of those shutterbugs who are snapping shots all the time... Imagine! I'd have so many photos of me!!

He then took the camera from my hands and snapped a few shots...

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Men.

All boob shots never mind... NOT EVEN CLEAR LOR WTF!!!!!!!!

Giving up

I'm writing this entry with a heavy heart.

Throughout my entire blog-writing journey, I've not felt this apprehensive about writing an entry. Even those controversial ones. This is because for the first time, I feel like I'm admitting something I'm doing which is wrong and therefore would be judged for it. And I deserve it.

Ok lah it's not like I've just murdered a baby...

I've decided to give Pumpkin away.

Friends and family would know that I've been contemplating this issue ever since about 8 months ago. I feel thoroughly down about it because I feel so guilt-ridden and I can't decide if I should or should not keep her. Sometimes I think I really am going to, then I decide to give her another chance.

I've never felt the same way about Pumpkin as I feel towards any human. But then again she's not human lah... If Pumpkin were human and male, she and I would be in a "complicated" relationship. Ever felt like you liked someone enough for occasional companionship, and after a while you DO love that someone... But not in that special way, and deep down you know you don't want to spend the next ten years with him??

ANYWAY. You people must be wondering WHY don't want to keep her.

Here's where I get defensive. It's not because I'm lazy. I've been cleaning her shit and taking good care of her for about a year now. Yup just checked. Bought her in January '09.


Reason 1)

I don't know how to explain it, but I just don't feel a connection with her. I feel like she doesn't LOVE me. I know people have extraordinary bonds with their pets and I do, with Nanolove (hamster), but just not with Pumpkin.

I know it's probably fuzzy whether or not a dog loves you since they can't speak, but I feel that you CAN tell. Most people would tell you confidently their dog loves them. Even I felt Cloudy loved me. But I can't say the same for Pumpkin.

As time has passed, she has become more sticky with me, but I still don't feel the bond. Here I am, rambling on like an emo freak, but it's true!

When I went to Bali with Mike, I left Pumpkin at a friend's place for 3 days... In that friend's house, Pumpkin was allowed to roam around the house freely coz my friend had a maid and they didn't mind cleaning up if she makes mistakes eliminating. In my house, Pumpkin is usually kept in her pen and allowed out only after I see her shit/pee. Then I trust her to go back to her toilet to do her business, which she normally disappoints. That's reason 2 but that's for later.

Anyway, after coming back from said friend's place... Pumpkin sulked for 2 whole days.

If I never saw her do this so distinctly I'd have never known that dogs are fully capable of showing goddamn emotions.

She sulked. She normally jumps up when she sees me, wanting to be let out... But even when I'm opening the pen's door, she refuses to come out! When I pulled her out, she just went back to her bed.

Her tail's droopy and she doesn't want to look me in the eye. And no, she wasn't sick.

She was just disappointed to be back home again.

And I felt SO ANGRY.

It's not the passing sort of pissed off feeling you get when someone messes up your food order. It's like a DEEP ROOTED MAD INJUSTICE kinda anger.

I just wanted to slap her so bad.

Fucking ungrateful BITCH!! Who is she to act like she doesn't like me??? Fucking bought her for $2,800, clean her shit, give her food and water, give her so much attention, and bought her so many toys! Who took her to the vet when she was ill?? AND THERE SHE IS, SULKING AT ME!!!

And obviously this frustration cannot be siphoned out of me because WTF right? She's just a dog. She doesn't know gratitude. She just plain doesn't like me, simple as that.

And I felt even more hurt... Must be something wrong with me if even my own dog doesn't like me, right?

Well obviously she doesn't like me coz I lock her up. But I can't not lock her up! See Reason 2.


Reason 2 why I am giving her away is because she is toilet-trained, but she just won't go in the right places. When she was a puppy, I spent MONTHS and MONTHS training her.

I've heard many stories of dogs who are paper-trained that pee in the right spot 99% of the time. I aimed for that. And god knows I tried.

I sat with her for hours, giving her treats when she pees correctly. I look at her all the time, trying to catch her if she is wrong, and bring her to the right spot to do it.

After hours and hours and hours, months later... She now does it correctly 99.9% of the time when she is in her pen (within the pen there is a cage where the newspapers are, the pen is not that small), but when she is let out of her pen, she does it correctly only about 80% of the time.

And she pees about 5 times a day (so annoying), so imagine... If I let her out of the pen the whole day, I'd have to clean her stray pee up once a day. That's if I can find where the pee is.

Don't tell me I mustn't have properly trained her. If I didn't, how can it be that she pees in the right place MOST of the time?

She knows where she has to pee. And when she doesn't do it correctly, she gets spanked (if she is caught doing it). For the life of me I cannot understand why she still obstinately does it wrongly!!!


Her FAVOURITE place to pee is on my pink carpets.

Can you imagine the frustration and disappointment?

I can understand if she is just a baby... I can understand if she makes mistakes but learns... But everytime I let her out of the pen, I've to be fucking worried that she pees on the couch/carpets/under the sofa etc. It makes me such a nervous wreck. I cannot be looking out for her to commit a mistake everyday of my life for the next 10 years... I cannot.

I want to trust her. I really want to. I've tried to trust her and let her have freedom to roam around the house, and everytime she sets my hopes up and never fails to disappoint me.

And I cannot express how disgusting it is to find week-old pee unexpectedly. MAD GROSS. I'm a clean freak when it comes to stuff like this and I simply cannot tolerate it!

Now that we moved to our new house which has carpet all over (the kind of carpet that cannot be removed), it is even more important to have her eliminate in the right place.

I've tried controlling her water intake. Doesn't work. I've tried putting pee pads instead of newspapers. Doesn't work. I tried sprays. Also doesn't work.

As a last resort I put her in diapers ($1 for 1, fucking expensive) and let her roam around the house everyday for a few hours.

But this cannot go on forever.

If I truly loved Pumpkin, I'd probably move to a place with no carpets and clean up after her. But I still feel resentful that she doesn't love me, so I don't really want to do shit for her, especially when she is being DELIBRATELY naughty.

And yes, she is delibrately naughty! Once, she peed underneath the mahjong table when we were playing mahjong! On the carpet! URGH!

(Please dog lovers don't give me that crap about her wanting attention. She gets LOADS of attention from everyone coz she is so cute)

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Since she cannot be trusted to be let out of her pen, and especially not when I'm sleeping/out of the house, I feel REALLY guilty everytime I see her cooped up in her area...

But I can't let her out... Coz she would wreck the carpet...

This of course makes me feel extremely selfish and that she has every reason to love me even less, and that makes me sad.

Aren't pets supposed to make their owners feel loved and happy?

People always ask me to give Pumpkin time... She's just a puppy.

So I tolerated and waited for 8 months (wanted to give her away at the 4th month of having her)... I gave her more chances that I've ever given any human. If I cannot love her now, I won't be able to in the future either.

I know there are people who have dogs who pee everywhere too but they are just totally patient and would clean up without a complain. I'm sorry but I really can't...

Besides her peeing problem, she's a GREAT dog! She's totally independent, doesn't EVER bark, quick to learn new tricks, and loves to snuggle on laps. Plus she is soooooo small and cute. Everything I ever wanted except she doesn't love me. *sad smile* Therefore she deserves someone who will give her all his love, instead of lousy old me.


Momo said she found a friend of hers, angmoh family with 2 kids living in a landed house, who would love to adopt Pumpkin. A big part of the reason why I haven't given her away is because I don't know if the new owner will treat her better than I did. =( I'm so fucking guiltwrecked omg. But this family sounds great, so I guess I'd give her to them.

I'm also damn buay gam wan about spending so much money on her. Cost: $2,800. Vet bills + spaying: $500. Food + toys + diapers + pee pads: $500.

I just spent $200++ on 8 packets of goddamn dog food too. (Buy 6 'Fish 4 Dogs' get 2 free! Very good deal what!)

I know it's my own goddamn fault for spending so much on her. But I feel like I'm giving a Chanel bag away for free can? And I feel like if I sell her, that makes me a very bad person. URGH!

I wanna stop feeling bad. =( =(


p/s: I did not buy her on impulse. I considered getting a dog for 3 months before buying her. Just didn't work out the way I thought it would.

p/p/s: I feel terrible, like Pumpkin can read this and be thoroughly hurt.



UPDATE: I cannot believe there are people comparing Pumpkin to my own future children and asked me if I would give up my own children too.

"What if your baby like strangers more, would you give him up?"

What if your urge to have sex with someone nearish your age is an urge to have sex with little children? WOULD YOU DO IT??

You people are completely retarded. Two totally different issues here.

Relax for christ's sake.

Overreacting like FUCK. Dog will be happier, I'd be happier. Only you idiots are unhappier. Goodness knows why.

Thanks to those who replied considerately though. And for those with similar plights, I feel you. It's sad but such is life.

Jessica Celeste Michibata

Jessica Michibata (道端ジェシカ?), born Jessica Celeste Michibata on October 21, 1984 in Fukui Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese fashion model.

She was born to an Argentine father of Spanish-Italian ancestry, and a Japanese mother. She has been active in the modelling world since her early life. She has an older sister named Linda Karen and a younger sister named Angelica Patricia, both of whom are also fashion models. Jessica used to be the spokesmodel for the lingerie brand Peach John. Jessica is fluent in English and Japanese.

She is currently dating Formula One World Champion Jenson Button.

New Year Resolutions which I don't really intend to keep

1) I will not pluck out my eyelash extensions anymore. (Already broke this)

2) I will not forget to eat the pill and have my period come 2 weeks early and not know what to do with the rest of the pills.

3) I will wash my hair more often. (WHAT? WHAT?! CANNOT IS IT? *very defensive*)

4) I will not pluck out gel/acrylic nail extensions.

5) I will put more effort into blogging regularly. (So far so good)

6) I will lose *some* weight for my wedding.

7) I will try to post clicknetwork updates regularly.

8) I will not be jealous about other people's success or happiness (HA HA like impossible)

9) I will not get pissed off by lame comments people write about me UNLESS THEY ARE ACCUSING ME THEN I CAN GET MYSELF INTO A ROARING FRENZY AND BEAT THEIR MOTHERS TO A PULP.

10) I will call my grandparents more often and visit them even though they stay in godforsaken Clementi.

11) I will hand in my advertorials on time. I shall be a totally professional and affable blogger whom advertisers all say they love to work with thankyouverymuch.

12) I will proudly say I am a BLOGGER when asked what my occupation is instead of whimpering "web writer" because it is a legitimate occupation fuck these ignorant people/taxi drivers.

13) Speaking of that, I'd get my car license to avoid having to fulfil point 12.

14) And I will buckle my seat belt at all times.

15) I will attempt to publish a book. No idea on what yet, unlikely to happen.

16) I will try to cuddle Mike to sleep at night if I sleep later than him.

17) I will not forget to off the heater after I shower.

18) I will endeavour to learn more about everything and not have a close-minded cowardly attitude. This includes the 4x4 Rubik's Cube which I have yet to master.

19) I will not flare up everytime somebody corrects my spelling/grammar. OK I can't do that it really annoys me. If you know what I mean, you don't have to fucking corect me, ok?? LEAVE THAT 'CORECT' ALONE! Leave it! Good. Now breathe. Spelling nazis, let this be your New Year's resolution!

20) I will wake up to go tanning more often.

21) I will leave Dawn Yang alone since I am having a much more awesome life than hers. JUST KIDDING! Fuck that bitch she tried to sue me! p/s: Your liquify skills stink, your jawline is wavy in some pictures MUAHAHAHA

22) Speaking of which, I will not advertise for anything that Plasticzilla advertises. NOT THAT SHE HAS ANY EXCEPT BLOGSHOPS LAH HAHAHAHA

23) I will master my SLR and take awe-inspiring photos.

24) I will religiously bleach my eyebrows instead of letting them go all black like they are currently. Sigh.

25) I will not scorn at people with compact point-and-shoot cameras. They are merely uneducated, will wake up soon.

26) I will not let myself go after marriage.

27) I will be more patient with dumb people.


Ok that's all I can think of at the moment. I shall go work on my advertorial so that I can fulfil point 11.