chervalier

yea people I vlogged again! here it is..

yea apparently you guys like me vlogging.. yea.. I’m in the process of making a video with the outtakes from the various attempts at making this particular vlog post (with one where i show you my feet) so stay tuned for that.. In the meantime, I have pictures..

how my feet looked when i went to the doctor's in the morning

pig trotter!

no offense to all pigs out there..

yea the bane of my existence when i was in there.. =(

hospital food. sucked.

the bedside table/drawer/cupboard thing

there was no comfortable way of resting my hand coz the needle would poke at weird angles =(

look what peishan brought me! =)

that's love in a box, that is.. (of course it wasn't half eaten when she brought it. i greedily ate it before remembering to take a pic)

got the damn thing out at last!!

Yea it wasn’t much fun. Alright, comments appreciated as usual. I’m right now busy editing a video to put up for you guys. Haha. I’m so dedicated. Alrighty take care all, and don’t let any bugs bite ya! <3

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lazy to blog properly.. And have been influenced by Natalie Tran (who is awesome)..

Watch:

Apologies for looking so hideous! haha. Hope you guys liked it. Comments appreciated lovies! =)

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hello there!

Merry Christmas to you from your Snark Secret Santa =) I must say, it was really difficult to come up with an idea for something for you (via the online option) because I don’t know you that well personally and you don’t have a blog that I know of, so I can’t read it to see what you like/dislike!

My query through Emma returned the information that you like the color blue and penguins..  You also said you love to read. So what I tried to do was look for pictures of blue penguins to create some kinda graphic for you (fansign ftw?). I chanced upon one when I was traveling recently and took a quick snapshot of it..

outside a store in Penang, Malaysia

However, my graphic skillz are teh shitz imho so I wasn’t very keen on that idea.. I wanted to write something for you (since that’s something i’m kinda good at) but I wasn’t too sure what I should write since I didn’t really know what genre of writing you’d prefer. I could ask Emma to ask ya, but that would kinda give the game away so..

I looked through your posts on Snark and decided to write a poem/rap/song/whatever using quotes from your Snarkposts. I call it the NicoleSnarkPostQuoteSong. (or, even more awesomely, “I’m Guilty of buying Apples that are Already Sliced”)

” I’m guilty of buying apples that are already sliced

I didn’t understand what the dissolve meant

I’d really like to know if the Wii Fit

actually helps you get in shape

I would like to see those kids kicking and screaming

over a flame of fire, completely defenseless!

I had no idea painted shells were bad for them!

It’s been 2009 for 9 minutes and doesn’t feel different =(

My grandma gave me the most awesomest gift ever, a Wii.

I named him Waldo Wii

Poor alien, it looks so sad

My mom’s amazing sugar cookies”

Yea.. I’m not sure if it makes much sense but hey, hopefully it brings back memories of all your fun posts on Snark =) Try rapping it, seriously. It sounds pretty cool. I’d put up a sound file of me rapping it but I’m embarassed lol.

Now I understand you have a website called luminosity.nu but it doesn’t seem to be working/active so if you ever need space/hosting, let me know and I can definitely offer it.

Also, just for you, this entire entry was typed in various shades of blue, seeing as you love it =) On top of that, I’ve found a series of images of blue penguins and other random pretty blue pictures and here’s a slew of them for your enjoyment!

a blue penguin!

another one! though it's a stuffed toy

ooh cute!!

a random, pretty, blue wallpaper! =) it's 1024X768

I have to clarify/disclaim, though that the above images were all the result of a simple google search.. None of the images (except the very first one from outside the store in Penang) belong to me.  I would have made a nice blend/wallpaper/fAnsIgN for ya but I seriously doubt my graphic skillz right now.

Anyhows, I hope you’ve liked this small little gift. Technically it’s supposed to be a little tribute to you, oh awesome user of Snark by the name of Nicole. Yea, pretty much. MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS. May this festive season bring you and your loved ones peace, hope, love and joy. Have a blessed Christmas =)

Love,

chervalier

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yea aren’t you guys just sooooooooo glad that i’m just blogging ALL THE FRIGGING TIME right now? haha ok so it’s not all the time but it’s often enough!

Anyhoo, I think it’s due in part to the fact that I have significantly more time on my hands now plus I’ve finished the article that I had to write awhile ago so i don’t feel so laden with guilt.

Well, this article is, once again, relationship-themed.. Haha. Man, I can’t wait to start work so that I have a lot more distractions and less time to think about relationships!! Gah. And yea that’s right, I intend to be totally committed to work and not even give a thought to serious relationships at all once I start work.. That’s why as long as I’m not in a relationship by the end of this year, that’s it for me for the next year (or 3, I’m thinking..)

Not like that has any likelihood of happening, haha. ANYWAY, back to the point of this entry! I was just reading this thing on facebook titled “102 things Guys need to know about Girls” and found that I seriously need to comment about the (in)accuracy of it.. Lest any gullible guy out there believes it to be the truth.. So where better to do it than my blog? =))

I’m just going to list the points and post my comments after it.. The list was taken from this facebook group..

102 Things Guys need to know about Girls

1. Do not cheat on a girl. We girls talk, we WILL know, and we WILL find out, and we WILL dump you!

This is kinda true.. Nothing much to add on here..

2. Be aware of all your girlfriends’ guy friends, brothers, fathers, or anything. They are protective. Every single male friend we have will kick your ass if you end up hurting her.

Uhh I think so.. Haha my dad is protective to a certain degree, though he kinda makes way for me to have “opportunities”… If you know what I mean.. lol. As for my brother, I think he couldn’t give a shit.

3. Never ever miss an opportunity to tell her that she’s beautiful. We girls love that.

Who doesn’t love flattery?

4. If she slapped you hard, you probably deserved it.

I dunno.. I don’t think I’ll ever slap anyone.. Haha

5. Do not be afraid of holding her. If she’s going out with you in the first place, it’s obvious that she likes you and wants to be in your arms.

True! =)

6. Every girl should eventually get three things from her boyfriend — a stuffed animal, one of his sweatshirts or hoodie’s, and a really pretty piece of jewelry.

I can’t say every single girl wants these.. I kinda only want the 2nd item haha. A stuffed animal would be cute but would just collect dust.. And if you end up buying something I don’t like then that’s just gonna make things awkward for me right? Same goes for jewellery.. Guys don’t have very hot taste.

We girls want your shirts coz it feels like you’re around. I personally feel like it’s kinda having your boyfriend mark his territory, kinda. And I know a lot of girls don’t like it, but I think it’s cool. I think maybe I haven’t had a boyfriend in TOO long. haha

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so this is another post I’ve wanted to write in awhile.. Lol.. What’s with me and all the relationship-themed posts lately!?!? No idea, though I think it might be because I’m utterly HOPELESS when it comes to figuring guys out. They say girls are the more complex gender… I think guys are pretty complex too!

actually, wait.. I think guys aren’t TOO complex.. We girls just tend to think too much.. hehe ^^ ANYHOW. The need for this post came about because well, I needed some answers quite awhile back (I think since like, a few years ago lol) regarding this issue and when I recently googled What Is A Date?, I didn’t get very satisfying/conclusive answers..

Many people on Yahoo Answers mentioned that it’s when two people go out to spend time together, with the promise of sex afterwards.. Yea that won’t quite fly in Singapore’s society.. At least, not for ALL dates and not openly.. Then when I was discussing with a friend about whether or not I was dating someone, he asked whether or not the person in question did a bunch of stuff which sounded like a checklist of things..

Apparently the things that happen during a date include some of these (according to that friend of mine, and this was in the States so there may be cultural differences..) :

• The guy pays for the food and whatever else you choose to do
• He picks you up and sends you home
• to be honest I can’t remember what else lol.. this happened awhile back.. some time last year.. don’t blame me!

Mmm.. See there are many points of contention regarding any definition of a date. Some people can go dutch on a date and STILL call it a date. Other times, it might not be practical for either party to send/see the other home so it doesn’t happen. Technically, a date is when 2 people meet up and spend time together. That’s it. But if that’s it, then well, most of us would be dating a lot of our friends.

A romantic date can’t just be defined by 2 people going out/making an arrangement to meet up (and maybe stay in)..  There’s a lot to define and many different variables to consider. Of course, you can get all pissy on me and say it needs no definition etc but well, confused and relationship(ly)-impaired people like MOI need help understanding all this crap.

I would love to list some examples of confusing date-type-things I’ve been on and have you all decide if they are but dates…. But it would mean letting a lot of people (er not a LOT but some.. haha) know that I’m confused by my outings with them haha. See, when it’s with a close friend, you know for sure it ain’t a romantic date. I go out with my really good guy friends all the time without having to wonder if they are dates because it doesn’t matter.  With someone that matters though, that’s when u start getting all confused and nitpicky. Haha.

Whatever it is, I’ve reached a definite conclusion. I will now term every single time I’m out with a person as an OUTING. I will only consider it a date (meaning romantic date) if and only if:

• The person asking makes it clear that it’s a date. Meaning, when he asks me out, it includes the following statement, “Would you like to go on a date with me?” or other variations of the same. It must include the word date
• OR
  
• I ask the person if it’s a date and he agrees it is. AGREES. NO HEDGING. No qualifiers like, “maybe”, “probably” or “perhaps” type words. HELLO? It takes me a certain amount of courage to even ASK if it’s a date ok. I’m usually extremely reticent about such things. (My friends would know)
• OR
• During the outing, he makes obvious gestures such as buying me flowers(which really, I don’t like but it’s obvious..), holding my hand (for an extended period of time and away from roads and traffic lights), or uh, saying obvious things like I like you (?) lol.

Now, using the above criteria, I can now safely say “I HAVE NOT EVER BEEN ON A (ROMANTIC) DATE!” woots. haha. I HAVE, however, rejected going out on obvious romantic dates with people I obviously don’t like.. That’s another story for another time, though.

I think based on the above, I am likely not going to get asked out in a loong loooooong time… HAHA. If I do though, and if I agree to it, then I say, that must be something special indeed. haha =)

What say you, readers? Agree with my arguments/criteria? Anything to add? Dating horror stories? COMMENT AWAY =)

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