RQ: Random Quote #31

"We won't know where we stand until we fall to know where we fail."

- HTL 

Taken from this post**

RQ: Random Quote #30

"Failure is not the absence of success, but the lack of attempt." 

- HTL

If I lose myself tonight...

I dedicate this song to those special, amazing people who have made a difference in my life. You may not think that you're on the list, oh but you are. My heart is exploding with so much love! Even if I have only known you for a few weeks, you have made a huge difference. You know who you are and I will tell you as soon as I get the chance to. Thank you :-).

Life is full of surprises
<3,

Beauty Review: THEFACESHOP Aqua Tinted BB Cream

Hello, I'm back with another beauty review on THEFACESHOP Aqua Tinted BB Cream. Right off the bat, I could already say that this is hands down my FAVOURITE go-to tinted moisturizer/bb cream! I love it and I'm going to keep repurchasing it.

Please keep my stats in mind as you read the following review.
Skin type: Asian; dry in the winter, normal-dry in the summer; mildly sensitive
Age: 19-25

411 the product:
- BB Cream/tinted moisturizer
- Light-medium coverage
- SPF20/PA+++
- Floral, refreshing scent
- Light, watery texture
- There are only two shades and mine is Natural Beige (the darker one)

"With a 70% MOISTURE CONTENT, including DEEP SEA WATER, a light application provides a sense of coolness and freshness the moment it touches the skin."

This is the only picture w/ edited lighting. The others have unedited lighting.

If you are interested to read my review, proceed by clicking the link below. More pictures after the jump!

BIGGEST fail ever!!!

Alright, it's my first personal post of 2013 and let me start it with the biggest fail story to ever happen to a blog/website owner: my layout images didn't show up!!!!!! Oh my gosh, how embarrassing! I've been posting my blog everywhere and telling people about it, but no one ever told me that my layout images never showed! I had my suspicions when I decided to check on my blog from a mobile phone and noticed that the layout image had been replaced with a Photobucket error picture saying the image has been removed or something. But because I thought it was a bug or glitch, I ignored it. It was fine when I opened my blog on my laptop. It turned out, though... that I had set my Photobucket account (I upload my layout images here, not directly on Blogger because it messes up the quality) ON PRIVATE!!! Genius me strikes again! I had only realized it LAST NIGHT that both of the internet browsers I use to edit my blog contain a cache memory of my Photobucket account, which gives them the ability to access my pictures, thus allowing me to think that everyone would have the same view. So even if I set my public Photobucket account on private, I was still able to see the pictures because there's cache! Silly silly silly.

AnyHOOT, so here's a new layout I made in a few hours. It's way much simpler than the previous ones because I'm trying out something different with the design. I've been obsessed with flowers, florals, and collages lately, if you haven't already noticed.
If you're curious, here are the thumbnails of my previous blog layouts, in no particular order. I should have known you couldn't see anything! Gosh!!!

This is the one I had up before the current version

ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT is that I'm going to start to be more "free speech" on this blog. I know everything I've posted has been very "spiritual and Christian", but I'm slowly trying to break out of my shell in public and write about issues that are more controversial per se. I've been contemplating this for a while, but haven't been ready due to people's comments and their perception of me as a worship leader at church. But I guess I have to take the first step, don't I? I want to keep growing as a person and also as a thinker. I'm going to take a slightly steeper road to finding my identity and I hope the public (my church fellow members and friends) are ready to see me in a different light. Well, it's not as dramatic as it sounds, I promise, but my blog posts are definitely going to be more honest and raw from this time onwards. I won't post too much about my personal life, but I will write more about current issues and lighter controversies (some things are just too complex to discuss in written words). Oh, and I will be posting more beauty/skincare reviews because I want to help those who are going through the same problems as I was with my skin.

Thank you for being the awesome, wonderful readers that you all are. Here is a super old pic of me when I was 10 pounds heavier and my hair was super short. xx

Love always,

INDONESIA: Mission Trip 2011 Day IX

Oh my goodness, it's been over two years since this mission trip, and I'm only posting the last of the episodes now! I'm so sorry for my lack of discipline. But I am very happy to announce that I have finally finished undergraduate studies, which leaves me with an honours bachelor of arts degree in humanities! I'm definitely utterly blessed and very grateful to my parents who have been very supportive of my studies. Next, on to the other BIG things in life!!

I have mixed feelings about this episode. I'm glad the series is almost over (which means I can focus on something else), but at the same time, it's been a fun ride posting about the trip. Nonetheless, I hope all of you have been enjoying my mission blog posts. I encourage everyone to do something extraordinary at least once in life and share it to the world. It truly is a satisfying experience. For my loyal readers, thank you for sticking by me through the end. I always appreciate your feedback. God bless.

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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Jagalan, Surakarta

Today we had our 2 Sunday services – the morning one at 7AM and the afternoon one at 5PM. At around 4:30 this morning after our morning prayer and devotions, I went up to the rooftop to take pictures and record a video of the pig slaughter to take home as hardproof evidence. Unfortunately, I attempted to no avail since I could not get a clear shot. It was still extremely dark and the distance between the abattoir and where I was standing was quite far. Instead, I settled for the excruciating sound of the crying pigs and images of the slaughterhouse, as well as the pigs before and after they were slaughtered (see images from the last post here).