mr munchkin man

lately, i've been feeling like my grasp of the english language is rapidly deteriorating. while in junior college, i did literature. so we were practically forced to read like 6 books over 2 years in depth and a gazillion poems. the books weren't chick flicks or anything of the sort. it was heavyweights like classics and shakespeare. and i kinda miss that. at least i felt occassionaly i connected with the great minds who wrote these inspirations. so on a whim, i bought a jane austen - sense and sensibility. i haven't really had the time to sit and just read. but so far it has been okay. really hoping it'll get me out of the widening blackhole of the lack of proper english.

okay, so my parents just came back from KL. they got me this pretty wired butterfly stand. its made by a man in a wheelchair. its really odd - everytime i see crafts like these, they are usually made by people who are apparently disabled. but with talent like that, it wouldn't be right to call them disabled. intead of it being just left on my desk, i decided to use it to prop notes for me to remember.

on monday, andrew was sick. so he took a mc. so we had breakfast together! (: we tried the new mcgriddles. its basically a sausage mcmuffin with pancakes instead of burgers. griddles. i like the name. i think i shall make a pair of earrings and name it griddles.

guess what came in the mail yesterday?!!!!! my licence!!!!!!!!! now i don't have to show people my pathetic slip of paper that says "you may drive while awaiting your licence" or something to that effect. haha. i look like a dork there. i know. but i took the picture last year. and i was too excited when i passed to take another. so i didn't. so i just stuck with this. this picture is on my passport as well. so AHWELLS. its only a picture. yes. thats what i keep telling myself.

the second sign is in hokkien dialect. translated it basically means one person is scared to lose (kiasu), while the other is scared to die (kiasi), so drive safely. my parents are such comedians. they gave me that from their recent trip to KL. ironically my licence came in the mail that day too. irony. the bane of it all.

made a batch of mini cupcakes. i'm calling them my minicakes. yes. so sandra took 2 from me while they were fresh out of the oven and because i was out of icing sugar, i couldn't make icing. so i just dribbled some confetti and choc chips. and there came munchkin man and his lady friend. (:

okay, more soon. going to do stock in today again. shall be sure to bring my camera. will try to get some pictures of the mayhem.
♥sheryl

poem?

030408-thursday afternoon
sakae buffet with the girls to celebrate jel's birthday. see the red bag she's holding? i made it with red silvered tissue! pretty pretty.

a notebook i made for jelaine for the birthday! the making process.

the packaging. jelaine, welcome to CLUB 20! (:

040408-friday night

050408-saturday

amidst the dusk of twlight dawn
she sits, reflects to pen her thoughts.
then thinks of years, the time thats past.
of friendships fraught,
of memories wraught,
of times to change and moments made,
of mistakes and wrongs to right,
but remembers God in His perfect plan,
has forestiched the fabric of her entire life.
the pattern perfect,
His way just right.

amidst the dusk of twlight dawn,
she notes the ingenuity of it all.
thanks God for the birds and trees,
and realises,
simply,
things are best left the way they be.

been yearning to get new birks. and those caught my eye. so many many choices. haha. but i think i'm settling for the khaki gizeh. simple and afforable. (:

we had dinner with the orchards at the hong kong street cafe. i only managed to snap a few pictures during the meal. the rest were quickly served and eaten. haha.

marche for lunch. it seems like the only branch we could find left was at viv too bad. food wasn't too bad, its just that it was a tad bit too oily for my liking. but, the hot chocolate was heavenly. think, velvety, and RICH.

random pictures of my room and table.

made this for myself on a whim. love it! owls and vintage daisys.
♥sheryl

guess what?!

(: (: (:
need i say more? haha. really thank God.

stock in at mwl. in the midst of the mayhem i managed to snap these two pics. haha.

went for a crystal watch making woskshop with my aunt. (: made that.

been really really busy the past few days. swamped actually. thus the lack of updates. there's so much to do and say, but time is just running and flying by. so will update proper when i can find the time. okay. more later.
♥sheryl

eggciting easter

mom bought sherwin easter eggs! we opened the wonka egg. i think sherwin looks really good in these pictures. i think we were half hoping for golden tickets to pop out of the egg. :D

good friday dinner at manhattan fish market. we ate the platter for 2 again (with flamed prawns). its excellent. i especially love the garlic rice and prawns.

okay, and some random pictures...

gherkins!

teatree!

andrew and i were walking back when we passed by my neighbours backyard and saw SEVEN chickens in it. yepp. 7! haha. wow. lots of eggs for them i suppose. there was a certain modern kampong vibe...

campaign at takashimaya. at first mel and i thought it was greenpeace or global warming or something to that effect. but it was actually an anti-smoking campaign. or a campaign that helps smokers (in particular ladies) quit smoking. the words are made up of loads and loads of gerberas! and they were giving gerberas out to publicise as well.

i got a red gerbera. sitting pretty at my desk now. (:
♥sheryl

school's out! (:

was studying the past few days...well part of the time, when i wans't distracted by scrapping...or beading...or baking. but anyhow! school's done, exams are over, so shall be able to update more now. cant wait to bead. loads of new ideas swimming around in my head. need to pin them down. anyhow, pictures from the past week or so...

donuts we bought for annette, althea and astrid before going for disney on ice.

snapshots from disney on ice. there are loads more, but these are the ones that show the highlights. there was lion king, 101 dalmations, peter pan, little mermaid, lilo and stich. click to see a bigger picture!

he's like the handy man! he goes round selling candy floss, and various disney on ice paraphernalia.

group picture! (:

a notebook i did for aunty bear bear for her wedding anniversary. i was her flowergirl years ago! (spot the little gold bear charms amongst the ribbon?)

flour, sugar, choc chips butter...a recipe book. hmm...

cupcake trays...

spin them around in the oven and you get...cupcakes! (:

i tried the bacon mushroom sauce with instant noodles instead. its not too bad.

scented vanilla candle, handmade by sherwin's classmate, jamie's mom. they smell really good. got bored while studying so i carved initials into it.

bought yummy yummy lip balms from etsy! (:

new updates at squiggletown! (: and MORE coming up soon!
♥sheryl

100 posts!

just realised that the previous post was the 100th post! whee! i'm SO excited. my exams end tmr! and then i promise i'll update. especially squiggletown. shall scrap and bead till i drop! (: *grins*
♥sheryl

opal skyline

captured these at bishan park and outside my house. i don't think i took good shots, because it doesn't do the skyline justice. okay, let me try to paint the skyline. the sun was peeping behind the clouds, and there was a smattering of colours peeping out from behind. the sunlight split the colours so it looked like a cross between a prism and a rainbow. the colours smudged and melded into the skyline, giving this ethereal yet phantasmagorical feel! it was mesmerising. it was brighter while i was at bishan park, but i didn't have my camera at hand. so i borrowed my dad's phone to snap a shot. then spotted it outside my house when i cycled back, so grabbed my camera and snapped a few shots. but by then it was getting dark - rain clouds. so ahwells. but it really was beautiful.

added a bit more bits and embellishments to my diary. makes scheduling more fun i feel. (:

and to my notebook. haha. okay.

watched waterhorse and horton! waterhorse was alright. the story was touching. and its like fairytales. gives you that hope to believe in magic and stories. that at the end of it all good would prevail. even if everything seems so hopeless and dire. it reminded me a bit of peter pan II (yes, there is a part II. haha. i watched it on disney channel). both shows are set in countries struggling with war (i'm guessing its WWII). while one in scotland and the other in britain, still similarities are there. the entire movie was kinda dark though...

horton on the other hand is really enjoyable. its light-hearted, funny, and the animation is fantastic! makes you want to read dr. suess all over.

i suppose i should get back to studying. i should. really. but (why oh why must i!)
♥sheryl