Precious Moments!

There are two primary LOVES in my life: MY CAMERA and MY HANDPHONE.

(and of course...... MYSELF.... ok ok that's my first love! hahahahah....)

To me, it is very very very vital to take a few photos everyday. This allows me to hold tight to those memories that remind me of my past as well as key elements of who I was before I became who I am today.

To me, it is important to remember the cute-ness of my dogs, the smiles on people around and the trials I have been through.

To me, it is essential to capture the moments of courage when I try something new, the moments of strength that helped me through the challenges that held me down, and even the times I pushed back.

To me, it is imperative to commemorate how I feel and why I made the choices I did.

AND SO.... I actually have a HUGE collection of cameras....

From old school toy cameras to the latest CASIO EXILIM EX ZR-20!!!!

Following photos are all taken with the Casio Exilim EX ZR-20!

This is my life, I do what I like as and when I please.

When I don't like something, I will change it.

When I want something badly, I will wing it.

I can be cute, adorable, messy, punky, rebellious, sweet and sexy all at once.

But most of the time, I am just being me! =)

The reason why Ian Thrope retired.... hahahhahaha =p

Birthday Gift from the MOST AWESOME BF in the WHOLE WORLD!!!!
He understands me inside out, even when I am just saying, "You know you know..."
He would nod back and smile,"Yes I know."

Yasmin from Jurlique sent me a huge parcel of products to try.
I would be giving out 3 freebies from JURLIQUE soon!!!!
Stay Tuned!!!!!

Join Casio on their facebook : http://www.facebook.com/CasioExilimSingapore


In the meantime, here are the technical aspects of the camera (koped from Casio) :

• EXILIM ENGINE HS with high-speed shooting and high-speed image processing
• Premium AUTO PRO function produces beautiful photos with just a press of the shutter button
• Premium Auto Movie takes beautiful Full HD movies with a single press of the Movie button
• HS Night Shot captures bright images in minimal light conditions
• Art Shot gives the freedom to create artistic photos
• HDR technology faithfully reproduces images as they really appear
• HDR-ART creates artistic photos
• Blurred Background function lets users take impressive photos like a single-lens reflex camera
• Scenes come alive in their full expansiveness with the Wide Shot function
• Casio’s Multi Frame SR Zoom maintains refined image quality with exceptional clarity to a maximum zoom of 16x

Memories are soooo soooo so so so precious. We can re-live the memory simply by looking through the photos taken at that point of time. 

Without photos to document your life, it's like walking down memory lane blindfolded.

Without photos, it's like painting a picture without the brush and colour palet.

Without photos, it would not be possible to relate to my kids

How I Met Your Father.

=))

Casio EXILIM EX ZR-20 is retailing at S$499.

Mother's Day

My mum and dad are divorced. And I blamed my dad for it. In the past, the good cop was played by my mum and the bad cop by my dad. However, after his departure, only the bad cop role remained, and that was played by my mum.


Burdened with the responsibility to take care of the family single handedly, she became less patient and irritable. Every time she started to rant at me, I just wanted to shut her out of my world. I could take it no longer and confronted her finally one day, "Do you really hate me that much mummy? If so, why did you give birth to me in the first place?"


I remember her facial expressions so clearly, it was as though it just happened an hour ago but this incident happened about 14 years ago. My mum did not respond at all, but the painful look in her eyes haunted me. I was so full of anger that I became oblivious to her feelings at that point of time.


I stomped out of the house and accidentally bumped into a stranger. I immediately said, "I'm sorry. Are you ok? I did not watch my way and ran into you." We were both very polite, this stranger and I. And we went on our way bidding each other good bye.


I sat down alone and cried angry tears. The same stranger walked up to me, and said,"Imagine what your home would be like if you treated your family members whom you love as politely and kindly as you would treat a stranger."


She gave me a smile and a packet of tissue paper and walked away while I sat on the swing deep in thought.


Each time my mum tried to show concern, I would dismiss her with a frown, "Not your business."


Each time, she walked away, her heart broke a little. I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.


One night, while I lay awake in bed, the stranger's words floated into my mind again. I thought, "While dealing with a stranger, I would react with common courtesy, but the mother whom I claim to love, I seem to abuse."


I went to her room full of remorse and there I found her folding my clothes for me. She looked up as I walked in and sat beside her. We were silent for a moment and I asked her, "If you had your life to live over again, how would you want it to be any different?"


She held my hand and said," I think I would want to be a better mother to you."


I immediately said, "Mummy, I'm very sorry for the way I acted that day; I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."


She smiled and said, "It's ok, I love you anyway."


And because of our mother's love, we are able to become who we are today.


If you truly love your mother, spend some time with her this mother's day. Do something sweet for her and show her your appreciation by buying her a gift; or helping her with her chores; or sitting and listening to her stories; or hold her hand and watch a movie together; or better yet, cook a sumptuous meal for her and remember to tell her,"Thank you mum. I love you!"

Gift Ideas :

Maxi dresses from www.neimanmarcus.com

Orange tote bag from www.esuree.com ( LOCAL DESIGNER)

Make-up from Chanel.

Scarf and shorts from www.polyvore.com

Orange tote bag from www.esuree.com ( LOCAL DESIGNER)

Mint heels from Diane von Furstenberg.

Accessories from Accessorize.
Camera from Casio.

Argan oil : pre-ordering. Please email to jacquelineangelicious@gmail.com.

Read here for more info on argan oil : Gratitude

And because ESUREE LOVES YOUR MUM TOO, they are offering their bags at SGD$88 NETT + $5.95 STARTING FROM today and ending on the 21st of May!!!!!!!




I hope my story touched your hearts, and with more mutual respect given to our family members, our problems at home will be noticeably reduced.


*whispers but you have my permission to be cheeky and playful at times la... just limit yourself.... to say one prank a day to keep sickness at bay....  HAHAHHAHAhhahhaha*

Mummy, you know I love you..... =)

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL MUMMIES OUT THERE!!!! 

Expectations!

I am contented, therefore I am happy most of the time.


My happiness does not derive from doing what others expect of me. You can shake your head and think what you want. It doesn't and shouldn't matter to me. I do things my way and you do it your way. I am not living in this world to live up to your expectations of me. Neither are you here to live up to mine.   


Think about how much stress, anger, sadness, bitterness, discouragement, unfulfillment, dissatisfaction, resentment, disappointment comes from people not meeting our expectations?


When things do not go our way or turn out different from what we expected, we start feeling discontented. And discontentment at its worse turns from anger to self-pity and depression. BUT we have to understand that sometimes, we have to let go. 




Things that we are not in control of, we should toss these expectations out the window. 
Things that we can control like - how we react, our mood swings, our body language, our own actions, what we say and how we communicate our feelings  etc etc, we should keep these in check.




BUT if nothing can be done, WHY SHOULD WE FRET needlessly?


When we stop building these expectations of how other people should be like, we start becoming happier.


WAIT A MINUTE....