Ishot's

Monday, July 30, 2012 10:19 PM

<i>Nothing can feel, as sweet and as real, as knowing that I wasn't waiting in vain.</i>

Good evening earthlings! (:

And it's time for another blog post! (:

Well, let's start off with Saturday, shall we?

There was an Assist outing at 7PM on that day, and I was really looking forward to it.

Slept quite late the previous night, and I found it a chore to wake up sooo early in the morning, especially when i could barely keep my eyelids open.

But not for long.

I was woken up by a phone call from boyfriend, asking if I wanted to go to his house. I immediately jumped out of bed, as I've always wanted to see of how his room looked like and of course, play with his dog Haru! <3 So I washed up, and he fetched me over. Haru's the cutest, most playful thing ever. I wouldn't call my own dog playful as she's too lazy. Had a lot of fun with Haru, and then, we proceeded to Scape!

Why Scape? Simply because Boyfriend had to meet up some people to talk about I have no idea what. Spent that few minutes walking around the Flea Market, only to get disappointed. Nothing's changing over there, things just don't seem to catch my eye.

After Scape, we then proceeded to Ion as I wanted to grab something to nom! On the way there, we had the $1 ice cream sold on pushcarts. I love thoseeee, and I don't know why, but eating with someone you love just makes everything taste better.

When we proceeded to Ion, I then went to Happy Lemon to get my favourite drink.

Green tea with rock salt cheese! (:

Sounds weird, I know. But for those that love a little exotic in their drinks, this one is for you.

I then dragged baby to Cornery, and I tried to tell him that it was the best popcorn ever. I have no idea why, but I've gotten sick of really sweet popcorns, such as the ones from Garettes. Cornery holds a variety of flavours, from white cheese to curry to sour cream and onion! (: Baby tried the sample, and he decided to get the sour cream and onion one. (Y)

Once again, only for the exotic taste buds, but feel free to try it, they always have free samples!

We went to Dhoby Ghaut after that, and we played at the arcade. It was a hell load of fun, playing DDR, Bishi Bashi and Silent Hill with him. At the end, we were exhausted.

7PM soon came, and the Assist team went to Popeye's for dinner! (: It was a pretty quick one, as all of us simply wanted to find a place to chill.

So, we went to St. Games @ Cathay!

That's right! It's a cafe where you can eat and play games! We played Rock Band for an hour, and then we went home. It was a memorable day, as I missed all of them so much! (: Of course, boyfriend sent me home! (:

And that's all for Saturday!

As for Sunday and today, nothing much is going on.

Had dinner with boyfriend as that idiot forgot to bring his key out.

Hmm, meanwhile, I'm still waiting for my hair dye to arrive. Can't wait to do the review! (:

That's all huns! ;)

Love,
Natalie Ishot

Friday, July 27, 2012 9:25 PM

Treat others the way you want them to treat you.

Good evening world, it's time for another update! (:

Today wasn't exactly a good day, simply because I wasn't feeling well.

I haven't been sleeping early for the past few nights, and I guess, that fatigue has finally taken its toll on me.

I woke up with a splitting headache, and my neck felt really strained. It was a if it could snap off at any moment. In addition, I woke up with a tiny bump on my head.

Oh goodness, had I been doing jumping jacks while I was sleeping?

Talk about waking up at the wrong side of bed.

Anyway, made my way to school with that annoying boyfriend of mine, and I'd really like to thank him for packing vanilla and chocolate biscuits for me! (: <3

As usual, it's Programming module on Friday, and my headache didn't make things better. We had to deal with math formulas today, and honestly, when I saw the problem statement, I wanted to cry, as my body was trying to shut my mind down with my heart going,

"You need those grades hun, you can't afford to repeat this module."

Finally made the choice to take Partial though, I decided to finish the problem statement and leave after that. It would be better than be ungraded or failing.

Boyfriend fetched me from school, and we proceeded to eat Yong Tau Foo @ Bukit Timah Plaza. The fried wanton was great, and the hot soup really made me feel better.

He came home with me later on with my mum, and we watched Despicable me.

He then went home and I had a nap. I feel better now, but my head's still kinda heavy.

Anyway,

I'd be touching on cyber bullying today.

This picture pretty much summarizes everything.

I can't help but feel disgusted by cyber bullies.

Isn't there enough cases of people committing suicide due to depression of being cyber bullied?

I'd like to emphasize on how you would feel if you were the one that was being bullied.

Not a very nice thing to feel, yes?

Imagine someone, or a group of people throwing insults at you, for the whole internet to see. The story and information then spreads like a forest fire and poof, the next day, everyone knows about it.

There's a thing to secrets. They can't be kept. No matter how you try to contain something in the internet, it will always leak out.

Imagine how devastated that person would be to realize about how he or she was being targeted.

What's your mouth for, besides spreading rumors and creating hate?

Isn't it there for many other things as well?

Perhaps, explaining or talking about issues?

If not, you might as well be mouth-less and be an octopus in your next life, since most of the things that you say comes out from your goddammed great typing fingers.

Think about what you're about to say in the internet next time, it could very much save a life.

Well, that's about it.

There's an Assist Gathering tomorrow @ Manhattan Fish Market, Dhoby Gaut!

And I'm meeting my best best friends on the 8th of August for a stayover @ MBS for a night.

*Beams*

I can't wait!

And have you checked out Boyce Avenue's cover of Ellie Goulding's Lights?

It's right HERE.

Eargasm. ;)

And I'm ending off this post with a picture.

I love my textbook-sized dog.

Bye guys! (:

I can give you the world, or you can share mine.

Love,
Natalie Ishot

Wednesday, July 25, 2012 10:16 PM

They said that I couldn't make it. I did.

It's 21:43 now, and it's time for an update!

And yes! I got that big big Stitch from my boyfriend for our 4th Monthsary.

To add it on, he even brought me to eat at this Japanese BBQ restaurant called Gyu-Kaku @ Anchorpoint.

It. Was. Lovely.

I highly recommend the Prime Wagyu, because I simply cannot get enough of it.

Looks mouth-watering, yes?

In addition. you get to choose your own marination. For our case, we chose Rock Salt.

It was a memorable time, simply eating and sharing stories with him. With Stitch sitting across us. He's the craziest boy ever.

As for me, I gave that boy a few surprises by firstly, creating a video for him. The link to it is HERE, you guys can check it out if you want!

Secondly, I gave him a bag of Butterscotch Pecan Cookies from Famous AMous! And inside the package, there was another surprise, which I would reveal to you guys at the end of this post. (:

BACK TO THE TOPIC.

After that, we headed on to this Italian Ice Cream store "Ci Gusta".

It was my treat, and we ordered the largest cup 'Grande' which offered us a choice of three flavours, as we thought that the portion served would be little, since the cup was soooo small.

WRONG.

Not only did they fill the entire cup with ice cream, they topped it all the way up to about 3cm tall. I'm not kidding.

I didn't take any pictures of it, but this one was taken off from the internet. And the height is exactly the same. All that for $6.90.

We tried the chocolate mint, salted caramel and blueberry cheesecake.

I personally prefer the salted caramel because of it's exotic taste. I recommend the mint too, it's uber minty for those that want a refreshing flavour. As for the blueberry cheesecake, I felt that it was only acceptable, as it was a bit too soft and it wasn't an ice cream that would make me distinctively remember its flavour.

I think that I've mentioned this in one of my previous post before, but I'll say it again anyway. If you want a to-die-for Cheesecake ice cream, there's always Marble Slab! <3

After the ice cream, boyfriend sent me home. (:

Thank you for everything love! <3 For today's module, I had Creative concept. The problem statement was to create 5 postcards with the same theme.

I, Sha and Tiffany drew the postcards, and I really enjoyed today. Well, I think I bothered to add in that extra effort only because these postcards are to be sold, and the profits would be given to the needy pocket money fund.

Pictures are in my phone, and I'm realllyyy lazy to upload them today, I promise to do it in the next post! (:

On a side note, I can't wait for my Manic panic hair dye to arrive!

And here's the last surprise,

A couple blog that I made for just the two of us. (:

We'll be updating it regularly, so do check it out!

Here's the LINK. I'll be putting it in my blog too, just for easier reference.

That's all for today,

Ciaosu.

Love,
Natalie Ishot

Monday, July 23, 2012 10:05 PM

If you are what you are?

Well hello world!

First things first, I've reached 10000 pageviews ever since I've started my blog! I'm really thankful and grateful for the loyal readers that have been visiting frequently!

Yipeeee!

And for todayyyy,

I had Organisational Behaviour fcr today's module, and it was kind of fun.

Fun? Why?

Because, we got to do a skit!

It was hilarious as hell to plan it all out, and I'm glad that everyone played a part in it. Just in case you guys were wondering, I acted as Harmione Ranger.

"Don't tell me what to do Harry, *Stamps feet* I know what to do!"

Memorable skit.

In addition, UT2 for programming is finally over! Oh wait, there's still UT3.

Sigh.

Boyfriend's still suffering from the flu, and I chanced upon this website that I thought would cheer him up.

Basically, this site shows of the 100 things that you can do at home when you are feeling unwell. There's too many for me to go through, so I'll simply pick my favourites.

35) Give yourself another name

Hi, my name is Berlindish Madagascar. Is that kick ass or what?

36) Talk in third person.

Natalie is hungry. Natalie feels really awful. Natalie hates the weather. Natalie needs to pee.

41) Clap flipflops together nonstop
42) Hide the shoes and pretend to read when your parents come in to make you stop
43) When they tell you to stop, blame it on your imaginary friend and that he's making lovely music, and your parents just arent with the times.
44) When they dont believe you, claim he is real, and he's just shy.

Okay, these four really cracked me up.

96) Find Harry Potter and poke him, whispering in his ear that you're a Dementor. See if he does a Potronus against you for it.

I'm a Dementor. HAHAHA.

Well, maybe I should make a video demonstration out of all these.

Hell yeah.

Hmm, let's see.

I was on Twitter today, and I came across this tweet.

"Everything is beautiful, but beautiful isn't everything."

I think that this quote makes a lot of sense.

Nowadays, people appreciate beauty more than anything else.

But really, what is beauty?

Are they defined as skimpily clad bodies? Or a really small waist? Maybe, a really pretty face?

Or having jugs as tits.

Ew.

I think that some of us need to really open our eyes and see that appearance on the outside isn't everything. And really, it's inside that counts.

And that's all for today! (:

It's dinner with boyfriend tomorrow, and I'm so excited to show you guys the new cookie monster shirts that we've bought!

Oh Oh. and I'll be dying my hair soon, the black roots are really obvious, and that's a no-no for me.

I'll be trying out Liese's Cassis Berry, and then I'll be dying Pillarbox Red from ManicPanic on two streaks of my hair at the bottom.

I'll inform you guys once the review's out!

Meanwhile,

Stay tuned! (;

Love,
Natalie Ishot

Friday, July 20, 2012 12:53 PM

No one can pull the trigger if you don't hand them the gun.

Good afternoon earthlings!

Today I'm having programming as my module and... I'M DONEEEE.

I'm ready to simply fly out of school now.

But that would affect my grades.

So...

No.

Anyway, my GPA is currently at 3.2! It's good, but needless to say, it can be much better. Gotta work on my programming to pull it up.

And,

I haven't really been feeling fine these days. My family's a wreck.

All of my smiles feel very halfhearted.

I really hate accusations. I really hate lies.

I feel absolutely alone at home now. It's like, I come home just to use the utilities and sleep.

I'm tired of helping others when all they seem to do about it is, well, forget what I do. And when we get into an argument, I'm accused of being unappreciative.

Really, hun. It doesn't get any better than this.

And hence goes the saying,

No one can pull the trigger if you don't hand them the gun.

Maybe, I've been helping out too much. Or in fact, that's really the situation now, isn't it?

I've been there for people like forever. That I've been taken for granted.

It's time to step back, and let things happen. Maybe, that's the only way for her to realise that life, isn't really a bed of roses after all.

I hate what's happening. I really do.

And it's just terrifying to see how one of your family members can turn out so ugly inside. I see nothing but vile.

So much selfishness, so much lies.

It's like opening a jar of honey, only to see a whole lot of ants crawling out of it.

To make everything even more hilarious, no one else bothers to correct her mistake, and in fact, they support her.

But I've really gotten use to this. What else can I do? Sit around and mop over this shit?

I really don't know of what you're gonna turn out to be like in the future, but I sure don't like the thought of it.

Stop being what society wants you to be. We're humans. You don't have to listen to what your friends wants you to do. You don't have to win all the time. You don't have to search for compliments just to feel fucking secure.

Sometimes. I do blame myself. I care too much. I've realised that I can never ever be there for you forever.

It's time for me to walk away.

You're on your own now hun.

RJ has been released, I shall do it now and then I'll be heading on to Causeway Point with XJ, Qi YIng and boyfriend for a movieeee.

Catch you later guys!

Love,
Natalie Ishot

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 8:51 PM

Say Hi to all the Simon Cowells in the world.

Good evening earthlings! (:

First things first, I've to apologize for delaying this post. All weekend long, I've been wanting to blog, but my laziness got the better of me.

I'm sorry!

Anyway, it has been a relatively normal weekend, except for Sunday mornings, which are never 'normal' because that's when I get to have Macdonalds Breakfast with my boyfriendddd. <3 But back to topic. Recently, I've been thinking a lot. I've realised that words are very powerful. The words that you say are bound to impact some people, and hence, it's always important to think about what you are about to say before actually saying it out. Words. I'v learnt that if you do not mean them, then you should never say them. You would never know of how long something would stay in a person's mind. Your words could be pretty hurtful, and trust me. Some of these words, they stay in the mind forever.

Secondly, I'd like to address this problem. Judging. I've spoken about this for probably a million times, but I've realised that there's more to go in depth with.

It's normal for humans to judge. I mean like, if you have never judged someone, you're probably living under a rock.

And yes.

People like Patrick Star gets judged too.

Judging. It's normal. But what happens when you judge too much? What happens if your thoughts keep piling up on each other?

These thoughts, they might just turn into your reality. And by that, I mean that your mind starts to have difficulty in differentiating what is real and what isn't. You start to think that your judgement is real, when maybe, you don't even know a single thing about that person.

All that perception, all that monologues that you had with yourself inside your head, they cloud your vision and there you have it,

That 'bitch' becomes a real bitch to you, that 'retard' becomes insanely idiotic, that 'annoying' person irritates the guts out of you.

When maybe, they really did nothing wrong at all.

Sometimes, we need to give ourselves some space, and think about our thoughts. They may not always be true, and the people we have judged, let's face it. We don't know their full story. Do we?

There's always a reason behind how one person behaves in a certain way. We don't exactly have to find out that reason, but we do need to have a little more understanding.

I'm not saying that we can't judge, but when we judge, make sure that what we're judging is actually rational, and not due to some prejudiced thinking.

But of course, it's never possible for people to stop judging on us, whether they have a rational reason or not.

Well, you get my message.

For these people,

Remember.

Keep your heads high, because they'll never be able to bring you down.

AND NOW!

I just wanna say that I'm left with 2 UTs, and when they're over, I'll be jumping over the moon like a mad moo-moo.

This week has been full of nonsense riddles, and I'm absolutely sorry for making my boyfriend go through them.

Me: What sickness did Kung Fu Panda contract?

Boyfriend: What?

Me: Kung-Flu! *Bursts out laughing*

Boyfriend: -____________-

Me: *Whines* Noooooo, you're supposed to laugh!

Boyfriend: Hehehehe, OH, It's Kung-flu! Soooo funny! *makes karate moves*

Sarcastic bitch.

But I love himmmm. (:

And that's all folks!

I'll update soon, promise!

With love,
Natalie Ishot

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 10:32 PM

The littlest of actions can result in a big smile. (:

Hello world, it's 9:51PM and it's time for an updateeee.

Today, I had Creativity Concept for my module lesson. We were supposed to come up with a story that could tug at people's heart strings. Before that, we watched many different short films to brainstorm for our ideas.

Then, it dawned upon me. I realised of how we, as teenagers, would always go through this phrase in life where we start neglecting our parents, even after all they had done for us. This is a common problem, and it led us to our ideas for today.

As I looked through more short films, I realised of how society has became so cruel and uncourteous.

Whenever I go to a hawker centre and eat with my family, I've taken a notice of how they never bother to say thank you to the cleaners. This implies to some of my friends too. They simply make the cleaner seem invisible, and some of them even throw their own rubbish onto the table for the cleaner to clear. That's just one thing that I cannot accept, and hence, I never fail to say my 'Thank yous'.

Have you ever thought of how much humility it takes for someone to be a cleaner? Not everyone can face the thought of cleaning up over someone's mess with their own bare hands. I believe that most of the cleaners are working because they need to earn a living. A simple thank you is not so much to ask for, isn't it? They clean hundreds of tables everyday, and a simple thank you would really show of how much you appreciate their help. If you do ever notice their hands, it's all dry and wrinkled. All because of the countless rinsing and cleaning of the cloth.

The same thing goes for those paying for their items at the cashier. It's not an easy job being one. You have to smile, stand and talk for the entire shift. It wouldn't hurt to say a thank you when they pass you back your reciept or change.

Another thing that frequently occurs is when I hold open the lift door for people, and all they do is walk out without even saying a simple thank you. Even when the lift is filled with 10 or more people, none of them or as little as one person would even bother to do so. It' revulsive. I don't always expect a thank you, but I surely do hope that at least, someone knows that the lift door does not simply holds open by itself, and there's someone there to ensure that no one gets hit by the door. All I ask for is a simple smile, just to let me know that my actions are being appreciated. And that's why, I never fail to say thank you to those that hold open the lift door for me.

All these makes me question on what's exactly wrong with us these days. Aren't we taught from young to say our please and thank yous? These basic courtesy and manners are introduced to us ever since we were in Kindergarten. Where have our moral values gone to?

It's really something to reflect upon.

Anyway, when school ended, boyfriend fetched me homeeee, and yes, I do appreciate him for doing so.

I've been having cramps these days, he being there always makes me feel much better. Thank you boyfrienddd!

But really, fuck cramps. They're the only thing I'll never appreciate in life because they're painful like hell.

And once again, I'd like to bring out this point.

People, please think before you speak. Your words can really kill someone without you knowing it.

That's all for today, look forward to my next post!

Love,
Natalie Ishot

Monday, July 9, 2012 9:16 PM

We're stronger as One.

Hello earthlings, I'm back to update this blog of mine! It's gonna be quite a long post with plenty of pictures, but please bear this with me alright? (:

Let's start off with Saturday!

7th July 2012

On Saturday, XJ, Likhock and I went to St. Gabriel Primary School to do volunteery work. Charleneeeeee was supposed to come, but that girl fell sick. I'm glad to see that she's much better now!

Well, what did we work as? St. Gabriel held a tiny carnival for the needy students pocket money fund, and we were supposed to help out at the haunted house. We were assigned roles, and I was made to be the ghost at the window grill. The fun part was putting on the make up. Well, I wouldn't really call it a make up as it was just smearing lotion on our faces, and applying powder on them to whiten our skin. Really. We even had liquid eyeliner and lipstick gel drew over all of our faces. With my great Referent powers, I was able to influence Likhock and XJ to put on make up too. Although XJ only wanted to put powder on his face. Xiao Bai Lian. Pffft. It was funny though.

We spent a total of 5 hours scaring the students. It was pretty straining for my voice as I had to keep sceaming like a mad woman. In addition, one does not simply hang her head low with her hair over her face for a long period of time. My neck hurts from it. I was in crawling postion too, and those kids didn't help much by screaming into my ears and accidentally trampling on my hands. They were afraid though. Heh. :>

Well, I had fun on Saturday. That's the main point. And it always feels good to do such volunteery work. There's no benefits to it, but it simply warms my heart to know that I had given my all in helping the less fortunate. In total, we made $956 on that day! Yay for the less fortunate! (: Guys, don't ever miss an oportunity to do volunteery work. The feeling you get from it is one that is felt once in a lifetime. (:

After everything was over, I bus-ed back to JE and met boyfriend! <3 Went home to change and poof, in a moment, we were on the bus to town! (: I brought my boyfriend to Far East Plaza, and what for, you may ask? Well. For the best Ramen in Singaporeee!

That's right, RAMEN TEN! <3 By far, it's the best Ramen I've ever tasted in Singapore. I'm sorry, but all other Ramen tastes like instant noodles. Besides, it's simply so rare to find Halal Ramen in SG too! (: They also have the sushi buffet available, but trust me. If you're going there, it's the Ramen they specialize in. Go to Sakae for their sushi instead. We placed our orders, and given my character, I did what I had to do before eating.

CAMWHORE!

Hoohoo, we had my favourite Cha Shu Ramen, it was as good as ever! As usual, boyfriend had sushi before eating his main course. I think his stomach is damn big or something.

After eating, we said bye to Ramen Ten *sniff* and we went to Cineeee! For what? Well, to book a room to play Guitar Hero on Level 9! (: I had lots of fun with my boyfriend.

Because I won him by percentage. Pfft.

He then sent me home at about 11, and it was the best evening I've ever had with him. (: It's just reallllyyyyy special to hold that one person you love and have him beside you, as you walk along the streets in town.

That's it for Saturday. (:

8th July 2012

CHOCOLATE SUNDAEEEEEE. :>

No, I didn't have one. But it was a pretty cute Sunday though.

As usual, I had guitar class, and we're currently starting on the oh so famous 'More Than Words'. I went home to sleep after that, but I woke up at 3PM and decided to give boyfriend a surprise at work.

This idiot works on every Sunday, from 1PM-6PM. At 4PM, he then goes for a break.

I woke up, rushed the hell out of the house, and cabbed to TPY! (:

When I reached, I sent a text to him, and our conversation went like this,

Me: Can I tell you something?

Him: Yes baby?

Me: I miss you so much,

Him: I miss you too hun.

Me: *Inserts a picture of his work's entrance* That I'm so tempted to walk through this door now.

Him:

WAIT, YOU MEAN YOU'RE HERE?

I swear, it was really cute to see his reaction. (:

During his break, he then rushed out to meet me, and we bought Breadtalk to eat at the basementttt.

I'm guessing that there's too many pictures in this post already, so I'm just gonna post my few favourites.

We spent a relatively short amount of time together, but I appreciate those moments all the same anyway. <3

And that's all for Sunday! (:

The last thing that I wanna tell you guys about issssssssss, the new song cover that I and my sister have done. She has been pestering me for ages to do the cover, and yesterday, I finally agreed to it.

It's Payphone by the sexy Adam Levine from Maroon 5, it's not perfect, but it was fun doing it anyway.

The video is on my Facebook though, so only thy friends can see ittt!

I'll be uploading our Bloopers tonight, so stay tuned guys!

Like it if you like it. :>

Night night!

Love,
Natalie Ishot