After all the lies I made you believe
Guilt kicks in and I start to see
The edge of the bed
Where your nightgown used to be
I told myself I wouldn't miss you
But I remembered
What it feels like beside you
I really miss your hair in my face
And the way your innocence tastes
And I think you should know this
You deserve much better than me
While looking through your old box of notes
I found those pictures I took
That you were looking for
If there's one memory I don't want to lose
That time at the mall
You and me in the dressing room
I told myself I won't miss you
But I remembered
What it feels like beside you
I really miss your hair in my face
And the way your innocence tastes
And I think you should know this
You deserve much better than me
The bed I'm lying in is getting colder
Wish I never would've said it's over
And I can't pretend that I won't think about you when I'm older
Cause we never really had our closure
This can't be the end
I really miss your hair in my face
And the way your innocence tastes
And I think you should know this
You deserve much better than me
I really miss your hair in my face
And the way your innocence tastes
And I think you should know this
You deserve much better than me
(And I think you should know this)
(You deserve much better than me)
*Freaking awesome song!! (My current ringtone on my handph:))
Friday, February 27
Better than me
Wednesday, February 25
Look out for contact lenses sold online
I found this interesting story about contact lenses which are sold online and I'm one of those many out there who has been constantly getting my pairs online!
By Elizabeth Soh - ASIAONE / HEALTH / NEWS / STORY
Under Singapore law, only registered optometrists and opticians can sell or prescribe contact lenses. But over the past two years, hundreds of unregistered Internet 'blog shops' have sprung up selling novelty cosmetic contact lenses that claim to add sparkle to eyes or change their colour.
The lenses are delivered in the mail, with little or no consumer aftercare provided to ensure users do not overuse their lenses or neglect hygiene.
The result is that many users are falling victim to a range of eye problems.
Music student Daphne Tan, 20, has sworn never to buy lenses online again after she ended up with a corneal ulcer, which causes acute burning pain and, if not arrested, can lead to total loss of sight.
'It was excruciating. I was so frightened, I wondered if I would go blind. When I asked the blog shop for compensation, the person simply closed down her shop. And I never heard from her again.'
Arts undergraduate Lee Jia Min, 21, has suffered at least four bouts of sore and itchy eyes after buying more than 10 pairs of Korean and Japanese lenses from various blog shops over the past two years.
'There was one pair which made my eyes hurt the moment I put them on,' she said. ' I immediately threw them away.'A search on beauty forums such as cozycot.com and flowerpod.com unearthed at least 10 complaints of blog-shop buys that led to eye infections.
Optometrists also reported a rise in the number of individuals seeing them with eye problems related to cosmetic contact lens wear.
Like many of his colleagues, Mr William Choo, 44, a trained optometrist and the operations manager of Nanyang Optical, has seen a spike in those coming in with symptoms ranging from dryness to bloodshot eyes.'Most are youngsters who abuse their eyes by wearing cosmetic contact lenses daily, for extremely long hours,' he said.
These blog shops often peddle the latest rage - coloured lenses from Korean companies - for as little as $9 to $20 a pair. The lenses come in a dizzying array of colours, claim to enlarge and brighten eyes like 'your favourite Japanese or Korean celebrity', and last an entire year.
The blog shops are being established at a rapid rate. According to undergraduate A. Ling, 21, who runs sglenses, a popular blog shop selling South Korean contact lenses, about 20 new shops open every few days.
They are set up mostly by Internet-savvy Singaporean students, often as young as 15. They simply start a blog, source trendy products cheaply from suppliers in China and Korea, upload photographs and basic product information, provide online payment details and are open for business.
Many say it is 'easy money'. With no rent or overheads, sellers can mark up prices by up to 60 per cent and charge a handling fee of $1.50 to $3 per sale.'I make about a thousand dollars a month, give or take,' said Mr Ling, whose blog gets over 200 hits a day. 'I run it like a real business, doing advertising on Internet forums and other blog shops. I also sell my lenses worldwide.'
The existence of these blog shops is a thorn in the side of registered optical professionals who operate in an altogether different price bracket. Their price for a monthly supply of Johnson and Johnson's Acuvue Define daily lenses, which comes with a free eye examination, is about $120.
They cannot compete on price but maintain that they carry products with proven safety records and high manufacturing standards.
Madam Seah Siew Leng, 39, an optician at Pavilion Optical in Marine Parade, who has been in the business for more than 10 years, said that for safety reasons, optical shops here do not carry certain brands from companies which are headquartered overseas.
'We are not sure if these brands are reliable in the event that there are problems with their lenses,' she said.
When informed of the Optometrists and Opticians Act that outlaws lens sales by unregistered operators, eight of the 10 blog-shop owners interviewed said they would stop selling cosmetic contact lenses. Owner of anna-blogshop Anne Catherine Christy, 18, who has just completed her O levels, said: 'If there is such a rule, I will definitely stop selling them. I'll just find other things to sell.'
She currently also sells F-cup cookies, priced at $35 for a box of 30, which claim to enhance the bustline. But she added that they are sold as a 'novelty biscuit, rather than a medical device'.
The Consumers Association of Singapore has advised those who want to buy from online shops to deal with registered businesses as far as possible, to always get contact details of the sellers and suppliers, and to exercise caution.
Once lenses have been bought, eye professionals advise that users should diligently follow wearing guidelines.
Dr Francis Oen, 47, a senior consultant at the Singapore National Eye Centre, said: 'Wearing cosmetic contact lenses in the first place increases the risk of mild eye infection. The pigmentation on the coloured lenses aids the accumulation of dirt, so you need to be extremely hygienic.'
Mr Choo of Nanyang Optical, who is registered with the Optometrists and Opticians Board, added: 'As opticians, we can help you if you suffer from any kind of infection when you wear cosmetic contact lenses. Your eyesight is probably the most precious thing you own.'
esoh@sph.com.sg
This story was first published in thesundaytimes on Feb 8, 2009.
By Elizabeth Soh - ASIAONE / HEALTH / NEWS / STORY
EYE doctors and opticians are reporting a spike in eye infections among youngsters who have bought coloured contact lenses from online sellers.
Under Singapore law, only registered optometrists and opticians can sell or prescribe contact lenses. But over the past two years, hundreds of unregistered Internet 'blog shops' have sprung up selling novelty cosmetic contact lenses that claim to add sparkle to eyes or change their colour.
The lenses are delivered in the mail, with little or no consumer aftercare provided to ensure users do not overuse their lenses or neglect hygiene.
The result is that many users are falling victim to a range of eye problems.
Music student Daphne Tan, 20, has sworn never to buy lenses online again after she ended up with a corneal ulcer, which causes acute burning pain and, if not arrested, can lead to total loss of sight.
'It was excruciating. I was so frightened, I wondered if I would go blind. When I asked the blog shop for compensation, the person simply closed down her shop. And I never heard from her again.'
Arts undergraduate Lee Jia Min, 21, has suffered at least four bouts of sore and itchy eyes after buying more than 10 pairs of Korean and Japanese lenses from various blog shops over the past two years.
'There was one pair which made my eyes hurt the moment I put them on,' she said. ' I immediately threw them away.'A search on beauty forums such as cozycot.com and flowerpod.com unearthed at least 10 complaints of blog-shop buys that led to eye infections.
Optometrists also reported a rise in the number of individuals seeing them with eye problems related to cosmetic contact lens wear.
Like many of his colleagues, Mr William Choo, 44, a trained optometrist and the operations manager of Nanyang Optical, has seen a spike in those coming in with symptoms ranging from dryness to bloodshot eyes.'Most are youngsters who abuse their eyes by wearing cosmetic contact lenses daily, for extremely long hours,' he said.
These blog shops often peddle the latest rage - coloured lenses from Korean companies - for as little as $9 to $20 a pair. The lenses come in a dizzying array of colours, claim to enlarge and brighten eyes like 'your favourite Japanese or Korean celebrity', and last an entire year.
The blog shops are being established at a rapid rate. According to undergraduate A. Ling, 21, who runs sglenses, a popular blog shop selling South Korean contact lenses, about 20 new shops open every few days.
They are set up mostly by Internet-savvy Singaporean students, often as young as 15. They simply start a blog, source trendy products cheaply from suppliers in China and Korea, upload photographs and basic product information, provide online payment details and are open for business.
Many say it is 'easy money'. With no rent or overheads, sellers can mark up prices by up to 60 per cent and charge a handling fee of $1.50 to $3 per sale.'I make about a thousand dollars a month, give or take,' said Mr Ling, whose blog gets over 200 hits a day. 'I run it like a real business, doing advertising on Internet forums and other blog shops. I also sell my lenses worldwide.'
The existence of these blog shops is a thorn in the side of registered optical professionals who operate in an altogether different price bracket. Their price for a monthly supply of Johnson and Johnson's Acuvue Define daily lenses, which comes with a free eye examination, is about $120.
They cannot compete on price but maintain that they carry products with proven safety records and high manufacturing standards.
Madam Seah Siew Leng, 39, an optician at Pavilion Optical in Marine Parade, who has been in the business for more than 10 years, said that for safety reasons, optical shops here do not carry certain brands from companies which are headquartered overseas.
'We are not sure if these brands are reliable in the event that there are problems with their lenses,' she said.
When informed of the Optometrists and Opticians Act that outlaws lens sales by unregistered operators, eight of the 10 blog-shop owners interviewed said they would stop selling cosmetic contact lenses. Owner of anna-blogshop Anne Catherine Christy, 18, who has just completed her O levels, said: 'If there is such a rule, I will definitely stop selling them. I'll just find other things to sell.'
She currently also sells F-cup cookies, priced at $35 for a box of 30, which claim to enhance the bustline. But she added that they are sold as a 'novelty biscuit, rather than a medical device'.
The Consumers Association of Singapore has advised those who want to buy from online shops to deal with registered businesses as far as possible, to always get contact details of the sellers and suppliers, and to exercise caution.
Once lenses have been bought, eye professionals advise that users should diligently follow wearing guidelines.
Dr Francis Oen, 47, a senior consultant at the Singapore National Eye Centre, said: 'Wearing cosmetic contact lenses in the first place increases the risk of mild eye infection. The pigmentation on the coloured lenses aids the accumulation of dirt, so you need to be extremely hygienic.'
Mr Choo of Nanyang Optical, who is registered with the Optometrists and Opticians Board, added: 'As opticians, we can help you if you suffer from any kind of infection when you wear cosmetic contact lenses. Your eyesight is probably the most precious thing you own.'
esoh@sph.com.sg
This story was first published in thesundaytimes on Feb 8, 2009.
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Should I get this?
Friday, February 20
It has been that many years that my V-days were spent with only one guy that I used to be with. I must admit that I felt kinda odd on that February 14th. I have to fiddle with myself to the fact that I am not with the same guy anymore. Flashback from the past, came hurling through my mind almost half the time that night. Somehow, later in the night, around 1 in the wee morning, as I was heading home, I received a super long & lengthy sad text from HIM. In an instant, my legs grew weak, my heart was thudding hard and I had that peculiar feeling. I wasn’t sure for a moment if that was happening. And if this is the real ending of it all?
I was quite distraught the next day. Reading over and over the text that he sent. There was a couple of texts exchanged and till now the last text he sent is still fresh in my memory…”I’m asking you for the last time…Is this really over?........and if the answer is Yes, I promised I wouldn’t bother you anymore…” It sounded more or less like that…I broke into tears when I read that. I couldn’t figure out what was it. Was it love that I cried for, or was it norm for me to be reacting in such a way? I left it there, not replying to his text till this very day. Cuz there aren’t words that could fit in.
On a lighter note, I got a new hp on February 14th, something to smile about but it wasn’t what I really wanted though. Anyways, thanks a lot for the sweet gesture. BUT, for less than a week, the hp gave me problems!! I simply couldn’t switch it on. Damn. Sent it for repair, and it should be ready for collection later today. Heading to Vivo to get it back and it better work this time!
I was quite distraught the next day. Reading over and over the text that he sent. There was a couple of texts exchanged and till now the last text he sent is still fresh in my memory…”I’m asking you for the last time…Is this really over?........and if the answer is Yes, I promised I wouldn’t bother you anymore…” It sounded more or less like that…I broke into tears when I read that. I couldn’t figure out what was it. Was it love that I cried for, or was it norm for me to be reacting in such a way? I left it there, not replying to his text till this very day. Cuz there aren’t words that could fit in.
On a lighter note, I got a new hp on February 14th, something to smile about but it wasn’t what I really wanted though. Anyways, thanks a lot for the sweet gesture. BUT, for less than a week, the hp gave me problems!! I simply couldn’t switch it on. Damn. Sent it for repair, and it should be ready for collection later today. Heading to Vivo to get it back and it better work this time!
Tuesday, February 3
Have you ever wondered which hurts the most?
Saying something and wishing you hadn't?, or
Saying nothing and wishing you had?
I guess the most important things are the hardest things to say.Don't be afraid to tell someone you love them.
If you do, they might break your heart...if you don't, you might break theirs.
Have u ever decided not 2 become a couple because you were so afraid of losing what you already had with that person?
Your heart decides whom it likes and whom it doesn't.
You can't tell your heart what to do. It does it on its own........when you least suspect it, or even when you don't want it to.
Have you ever wanted to love someone with everything you had, but that other person was too afraid to let you?
Too many of us stay walled up because we are too afraid to care too much...for fear that the other person does not care as much, or even at all.
Have you ever denied your feelings for someone because your fear of rejection was too hard to handle?
We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we
don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us.
But every time we tell a lie, the thing we fear grows stronger.
Life is all about risks and it requires you to jump.
Don't be a person who has to look back and wonder what they would have done, or could have had.
* What would you do if every time you fell in love you had to say good-bye?
*What would you do if every time you wanted someone they would never be there?
Think hard about it.
I'm glad my gloomy episode has ended.
Saying something and wishing you hadn't?, or
Saying nothing and wishing you had?
I guess the most important things are the hardest things to say.Don't be afraid to tell someone you love them.
If you do, they might break your heart...if you don't, you might break theirs.
Have u ever decided not 2 become a couple because you were so afraid of losing what you already had with that person?
Your heart decides whom it likes and whom it doesn't.
You can't tell your heart what to do. It does it on its own........when you least suspect it, or even when you don't want it to.
Have you ever wanted to love someone with everything you had, but that other person was too afraid to let you?
Too many of us stay walled up because we are too afraid to care too much...for fear that the other person does not care as much, or even at all.
Have you ever denied your feelings for someone because your fear of rejection was too hard to handle?
We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we
don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us.
But every time we tell a lie, the thing we fear grows stronger.
Life is all about risks and it requires you to jump.
Don't be a person who has to look back and wonder what they would have done, or could have had.
* What would you do if every time you fell in love you had to say good-bye?
*What would you do if every time you wanted someone they would never be there?
Think hard about it.
I'm glad my gloomy episode has ended.
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