A relatively productive week

The past week has been relatively productive. I managed to make 6 lessons for the grade 9/10's and hoping to do the same for the grade 11/12's by the end of this week. The constant nightmares of being unprepared have finally pushed me off my vacation mode. How could I relax with all those dreams?

Thought of the day:

Proverbs 26:4-5 says:
"Do not answer a food according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself.
Answer a man according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes."

Song of the week (click blog title to listen):
Addison Road - What Do I Know of Holy?

Yesterday was my bridal exam. I really hope that there is no mix-up with the names this time and I get my pictures on time. Originally, Ursula was supposed to be my model but a couple of days before the exam, she woke up with some allergic reaction/virus that caused little red spots (like little mosquito bites) all over her face and body. So, I called upon my good ol' reliable model who just so happens to be getting married in two years - Paula. Voila! Is that a bride or is that a bride?!

*Bindi*

I'm very much enjoying being back in makeup class again. I've especially grown to love Indian bridal makeup and accessories. It's so colourful and creative. Anything goes! Whatever you're wearing, you can use all those colours on your face and it's still not too much. Jackie and I did each other's makeup matching what we were wearing and both wearing colourful bindi dots. It was so much fun! I didn't plan on it, but I think I would like to do more Indian weddings.

Money saving strategy: cut your own hair. I haven't had a real haircut in probably two years, with probably bi-monthly visits to get my bangs trimmed ($5) which I have also saved now after having purchased this awesome razor comb from Daiso ($2).


It did a much better job than going all the way downtown and paying money to get my bangs chopped inconsistently, which I still have pictures to prove. Last night, I made Ursula trim my hair and then layer it with the comb. Woohoo! Saved $25 and the transportation costs.

Made a sudden trip to Victoria on Wednesday since Jay will be leaving very soon and we had to go check out places for his stay. Much harder than it looks. Investors, think about buying a place in Saanich, particularly near UVIC because people will be begging to stay there. Shared rooms, apartments, basements are all getting snatched up the moment they are posted (and the prices are definitely higher). It's crazy considering Victoria isn't my primary choice to reside but it's a lot harder getting renters in Vancouver. At any rate, one of my goals is to touch a bunny at UVIC since Jay told me the place is practically infested with rabbits the last time he went. They're usually pretty alert and dart away as you approach them so I was just hoping to be able to poke one in the bottom BUT then we met Tiberius.


He is so CUTE! Not only did I get to touch his bum, he just sat there and let us pet him. Clearly, he enjoyed it because he barely moved when I was petting him, and then he continued eating his carrot (that some kids threw to him) when I stopped petting him. And he's so small! Jay named him Tiberius Prime - a strong name for a tiny bunny. I miss him already. Bunnies are so cute but they are procreating so quickly that they are considered rodents now. Oh well, if I had to pick between rats or bunnies, I'd rather have more bunnies.

*EDIT*

After much emailing chasing, and finally going to the director of the makeup department, I finally got the pictures back from my first exam! Yay!! The photographer really took her time on this I was pretty upset at the lack of professionalism since I already paid her upfront. Oh well! I'm happy with the pictures.

Makeup Madness

A long awaited photo shoot since I started my program. This long weekend, classes are canceled and a few of us decided to use this opportunity to get together and do a shoot. We did it at Jackie's place because she has a home stay who did photography as a hobby and is quite talented at it. You can check out his work at tonyworkshop.com. The shoot was fun but probably would have been more enjoyable if it wasn't so hot that our makeup melted off. It was a lot more hectic than we expected and we definitely learned from this experience. Stupidly, I forgot my usb drive I so don't have most of the pictures other than the few I sent to my own email.

It's already August and my birthday is coming up soon! Chris, where are the birthday plans? I'm turning 25 which is a big number! It's that age that if you say you're old, the people in their thirties and forties glare at you. But you can't really say you're super young anymore when all hot singers, actresses, and pageant girls are in their teens or very early twenties. And many things start to cross you're mind, like marriage and financial state which hopefully will lead to owning some kind of living space. Sometimes, you feel like you're running out of time and life is already closing in on you but I'm sure that perspective is laughable to anyone older. That's a little problem I have when I'm at work considering my departmental colleagues are at retirement age and I have to hold my tongue when it comes to making comments about me feeling old. At any rate, being 25 is a milestone because this is the age that our brains have finally reached maturity (well, most people based on cognitive studies) so if I haven't killed myself by making stupid decisions by now, I'm probably going to be alright. Well, it's not exactly my birthday yet, but praise Him for carrying me through 25 eventful years and blessing me in many outward and hidden ways!