Sigh, this week will be my final week here in KK before I go back to Singapore ):
For the first time I actually find myself not looking forward to the weekend (my flight's on Saturday).
Sigh, I had such a great time here in KK! Ahhh, I'm so not looking forward to going back to school.
I mean, it's great that I'll get to see my friends there again, but yeah, being away has made me realize how much KK sort of means to me, lol. Yep, Kota Kinabalu, you will always be my home (:

Anyway, emo rantings aside, here's another relatively long picture post!

Last Thursday my mom asked if I wanted to accompany her to Beringgis Resort for two days and a night. She had some office-related function to attend, and she said I could just go along with her and relax and stuff, so yeah, I agreed to go.

We stayed in a rather small room that had tiled floors which reminded me of a kitchen, haha. The first thing I said when I stepped into the room was "Whoa, why is it like a kitchen in here!?" xD


Mummy and I had to share a queen-sized bed, and to be honest, I didn't find the sheets to be very clean =\ In fact, my mom found a freakin' dried up spot of blood on the edge of the sheet T.T Eww! And the pillow cases were sort of yellowish. At least they didn't smell weird or anything (thank goodness) though.

Enough about the less-than-five-star room, I'm so glad I managed to wake up early the next morning to take some rather lovely photographs of the sunrise! ♥









Oh my gosh I just love the different colours seen in the sky when you catch a gorgeous sunrise! And I love the contrast of the trees and bushes against the bright sky.

I even spotted some cattle wandering around at the beach xD


And that little dog there on the right was chasing after them for a while xD It was kinda funny to see such a small (in proportion to the size of the cattle) dog running after those huge beasts.

There was also a swimming pool, but I didn't bother bringing my swimming things, so all I could do was take pictures, lol.


The slide would've been more fun if the pool was a lot bigger (this was the kiddy pool, by the way -_-)


The main pool wasn't all that big either, actually. Glad I didn't waste space in my luggage by bringing along my swimming things, haha.

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On Saturday afternoon, my mom and I went to Karamunsing to do some shopping, and I also wanted to go for a hair trim. The hair salon that we usually go to was full, so I decided to go have the trim at another salon, one where I've never been in before. It was only for a front trim anyway.

After that we stopped by for drinks at the Coffee Bean.


I usually go for their hazelnut ice blended when I go to the Coffee Bean, but for some reason it wasn't available that day! Hm, or is it only available in Singapore? =\ I have no idea. But anyway, I settled for another staple favourite of mine: Caramel.


My mom had the black forest ice blended, and she said the cherries they put in there ruined it for her, but she didn't hate it or anything.

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On Sunday night, my family and I went to have dinner at 1 Borneo.
I drove all the way there =p At night! It was a little bit scary, but I did it! I was in a parking lot for the first time, and I parked for the first time xD Hahaha I'm so lame.

We ate at New York New York, a first for me and my parents, but Tanya had already been there like, once or twice, I think.



Man, were the portions huge!


My dad, Tanya and I had these huge mugs of root bear float. I don't think I've ever drank anything else out of a mug that big before xD And that tiny mug (no, it really is tiny, even without comparing it to the large mug) is my mom's expresso xD

Here are Tanya and I posing with our beverages xD





I had this for the main course (I can never say no to pasta =p):

I'm telling you, that salmon was not only huge, it was the mostly salmoney-tasting salmon I have ever had. People who dislike the taste of fish would not like it xD Even I - an avid self-proclaimed lover of salmon - could not bring myself to finish the entire thing, and had to share some of it with the rest of my family. It was still really delicious though, the salmon and the pasta.


Tanya had some burger, as did my dad. My mom had cheesy chicken.

Yep, these were a few things I did throughout the week. Here's an adorable picture to end my blog post for the day:

High-tech toddlers =p

So, I finally got my driving license! (:


Okay, so is it spelt "licence" (as seen on the card) or "license"? Hmm. Is one American and the other British? Darn, those are confusing =\ OH WELL.

Last night I asked my dad if I could go and pick Tanya up from tuition, and so he said okay, but of course he had to be in the car with me. And in general, I think I did pretty okay except I steer like a snake xD Okay, practice, practice, everything'll improve soon! Plus, it was my very first time driving at night, so it was pretty nerve-wrecking for a poor new driver like myself xP

In other not-so-happy news, school is starting soon ): I've already registered online for my courses and electives. Sigh, talk about having a reminder about the new school term.

On Sunday I finally got to watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen! I kinda liked the movie, I guess. And I think - and I'm not speaking out of "jealousy" or anything here, okay - Megan Fox is a bit of a bad actress xD And all her scenes were solely for making the most out of her sex appeal -_-

Right, that's it for my update today. Toodles!

1. The person who tagged you- Miss Michelle Seck.
2. Your relationship with him/her is.- She's a crazy friend of mine (:
3. Your 5 impressions of him/her are- Tall, cute, crazy (now that I know better... When I first saw her she was very quiet xD), talkative and... random. Hahahaha.
4. The most memorable thing he/she had done for you- Uhhh. I don't know? o.O
5. The most memorable thing he/she said to you- Bahaha I seriously don't know. Say something memorable to me, Mich xD
6. If he/she becomes your lover you will- Freak out. We're both straight girls and we both have boyfriends.
7. If he/she becomes your lover, things he/she has to improve on- Why do these tag survey thingies always pair me up with girls? Huh? It's so wrong!
9. If he/she becomes your enemy, the reason will be- Uhm. I wrote a nasty blog post about her and posted it all over the internet? Hahahaha, drama drama drama. I'm way too nice =p
10. The most desired thing you want to do for him/her now- I have no idea. Hmmm.
11. Your overall impression of him/her is- Tall and crazy. HAHAHA.
12. How you think people around you will feel about you- I have no idea.
13. The characters you love of yourself are- I can be funny sometimes. Lawl.
14. On the contrary, the characters that you hate about yourself is- I procrastinate and I'm lazy.
15. The most ideal person you want to be is- Perfect. HAH.
16. For people who care and love you, say something to them- I love y'all too! <3
17. Pass this test to 10 persons who you wished to know how they feel about you-
1. Tagging Michy back.
2. [I'm just gonna list out friends for the sake of doing this survey. I'm not really 'tagging' them.] Ivan.
3. Wenyi.
4. Tanya.
5. Eilvane.
6. Jeremy.
7. Gregory.
8. Justin.
9. Ronan.
10. Angelica.
18. Who is no.6? Mr Jeremy Lim.
19. Is no.9 a male or a female? He's a male whose hair currently resembles a female's. HAHAHAHA KIDDING. BUT SERIOUSLY RONAN! CUT YOUR DARNED HAIR!
20. If no.7 and no.10 are together, is that a good thing? BAHAHAHA. Uhm, it'll be kinda weird xD They're better off as friends just as they are now.
21. What's no. 2 studying about? Architecture.
22. When is the last time you had a chat with no. 3? Just a few hours ago, via MSN.
23. What kind of music band does no.8 likes? I don't know, haha.
24. Does no.1 have any siblings? Mhmm.
25. Will you woo no.3? BAHAHA. I love her as a friend, but nah, I ain't a lesbian, and neither is she.
26. How about no.7? NOOOOOO. He's my lil brother (:
27. Is no.4 single? In reality she is, but I joke about her husbands as well xD HAHAHA. Sorry, Nya!
28. What is the surname of no.5? Chieng.
29. What is the hobby of no. 10? Erm. Facebooking? Shopping?
30. Does no. 5 and no.9 gets along well? Hahaha they're each other, and no, I did not accidentally leave out a word in that sentence. It's complicated.
31. Where is no.2 studying at? Tasmania, Australia.
32. Talk something casually about no.1- She's someone I heard of through my sister, and then for some reason we started exchanging comments on Friendster, and then we added each other on MSN, started chatting and somehow became closer as friends xD
33. Have you tried developing any feelings for no.6? HAHAHAHAHAHA NO.
34. Where does no.9 live at? Australia.
35. What colour does no.4 like? I think she likes white O.o Is it? Hahahaha. Or red. Or purple?
36. Are no. 1 and no. 5 best friends? Nah, but they are good friends.
37. Is no.7 the sexiest person in the world? Muahahaha Gregory? Don't boost his ego xD =p
38. What is no.6 doing now? Probably sleeping. I have no idea.

Okay, before I continue on with this blog post of mine, I would like to make clear that I am not your typical celebrity hater and that I'm only doing this for fun and because I came across another website that was featuring almost the same thing, and decided to kinda do my own. Are we clear? Hahaha.

So what is it I'm choosing to blog about today?

Celebrities without makeup. Bahahaha.
And some really are quite scary O.o
Like one lyric of Katy Perry's says: "Comparisons are easily done once you've had a taste of perfection." I think that kinda applies to seeing usually-all-glammed-up celebrities when they haven't been seeing their beauty squad.

First up!
Twilight actress Kristen Stewert, someone I didn't really actually find pretty when I first saw her, but then I came across this photograph of her with blonde hair...


... and I think she actually looks really cute in the photo! I think blonde suits her better instead of her usual dull brunette 'do. Hmmm, that is her, right? xD
And she's not wearing that much makeup in that photo but she still looks polished and pretty.
So, what happens when the war paint and hairdye (unless she's a natural blonde, which I don't think she is?) comes off?

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Whoa, I know you star in a movie about vampires but I didn't know you actually resembled one in real life O.o (Okay, so that was kinda harsh, forgive me xD) But yeah, she looks pale and kinda miserable in this picture, and like she didn't bother brushing her hair.

Next up, someone who is not afraid to go out in public without wearing pants:


Ms. Poker Face herself, Lady GaGa. I think she mentioned in an interview before that her hair is real, but I have no idea how true that is. I mean, seriously, can real hair really look like that?
To be honest, even with makeup, Lady GaGa ain't exactly the prettiest lassie in the industry (but I do agree that she is extremely talented indeed). So what happens when she's not in her futuristic garb, inches of lipstick and miles of eyeliner?

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Is that even the same person? It looks like it could be Lady GaGa's mom or something instead xD Well, at least we know she's faithful to weird and unconventional attire.

This next one literally made me go O_O when I first saw it, to be honest xD


The girl who might as well be Queen of our world, Taylor Swift. She's won award after award after award, had a guest stint on CSI (something that she claims has "always been my dream"), has a bunch of top 20 singles, is on an amazing tour right now, wins more awards, and has even tried her hand at rapping. Oh, and she's not bad-looking either. Everybody (well, almost) loves her and her hair. So, ready to see the picture that made me go O_O?

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Big difference without the heavy eyeliner, isn't it? (Yes, I admit, eyeliner really does work wonders.) To be fair to Taylor, it isn't that terrible, and she does has a nice complexion? But yeah, one thing is that her skin tone is almost the same as her hair colour, and without some dark makeup to accentuate those light eyes, she appears kinda plain =\ Sorry, Tayl, but I still love your songs x)

Besides makeup, another thing that works miracles is the power of Photoshop, but of course, it's only used for magazines and photo shoots.

I once tried to Photoshop myself and it made me start comparing the before and after effects immediately, and actually - yes, I feel pathetic - felt upset because I thought I looked so much better Photoshopped xD I then vowed to never Photoshop a photograph of myself ever again, hahaha.

I wonder if Cameron Diaz here feels the same:


I wonder why God didn't let Asians have blue eyes too ):

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Poor Cammy. She's kinda unrecognizable here =\ Erm, at least she still has nice legs?

This one shocked me too:


I know several people who find Eva Longoria gorgeous, but I personally wouldn't label her as such. I mean, she is quite pretty, but there's something about her that I find... weird. No, that isn't the word. Hmmm, my point is... Her beauty isn't one I appreciate. Nah, that doesn't sound right either. Bah, I give up. Let's just move on to her shocking photo:

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Dude, does she freakin' have a moustache?! Or is that my imagination? O.o Well, at least she's still smiling confidently. And yes, I'm pretty sure this is the Eva Longoria Parker I was talking about earlier on.

Now, after all this talk about celebrities who look better with makeup, here's someone whom I think looks better without it:


Celeb-I-dislike-but-have-to-admit-I-do-still-kinda-find-cute Selena Gomez in her au naturale (well, mostly, I guess...) cuteness. Please, Selena, you don't need tons of eyeshadow and eyeliner just to fit in. I may not like you, but I do find you pretty.

Okay, for one, you shouldn't have an album coming out -_- What is it with Disney and their tendency to make all their slaves stars into "triple threats" (Singing, acting and dancing, but most only deal with the first two)? Gah, that's a post for another day, let's have a look at heavily made-up Gomez here:

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Let's not even bother.

So yeah, much as I myself like makeup, I am aware that being seen in it a lot can result in, erm, less than positive results if you suddenly decide to go without it. This is one reason I do not want to wear fake eyelashes =\

Oh, all right, to be fair to the celebs I just "dissed", here are two pictures of myself, one of me with makeup, and one of me without it:


I think I'm only wearing eyeliner and maybe some mascara in this one though.


And there I am without any makeup at all, bahahaha.

Well, thus ends my post x) Let me know what you thought x)

XOXO
TammiCheriseTan.