First and most important update; I AM EMPLOYED!!! for as long as i didn't blog. haha! Yes, i'm being extremely serious here. Because i've been busy with my full time job, i hardly get the time to pen my thoughts down on a daily/weekly/fortnightly basis. The one and only thought on my mind is "Please let me get to work on time...." haha, jokes aside, i am seriously working, with a hotel in Singapore, doing sales and marketing :) For those who were aware of my situation in Australia, i am no longer heading back to Aussie. I gave that great opportunity up, in search of a career closer to home. I definitely miss all my mates in Aussie, and hopefully in the future, if time and opportunity presents itself, I might take it up and return back to Australia. You never know what's coming next for you. 

Second update is that.... I am a finalist in Miss Singapore Beauty Pageant 2014 ! Really thankful for the opportunity to be one of the finalist in this pageant. Thank you organizers and members of public for having so much faith in me! I will definitely do my best, and even if i don't bag any titles home, i know i have given my all and truly enjoyed myself in the journey.

I would like to thank all the wonderful and generous sponsors for making this pageant possible. From all our activities, to our outfit and well being, big thank you from me to you guys! I'm sure all of you are curious as to know about our journey being a finalist of a beauty pageant. Well, all i can say is that it involves hard work, determination and very good time management. We not just look pretty on showcase day, but we actually do work hard behind the scenes to attend various visitations, take time out to consume sponsor products, do lots of photoshoots (plenty!), talent showcase etc! Phew, ever since i got into being a finalist, my weekends and some weekday evenings are perpetually burnt for pageant duties. Let's take a walk back a month ago and relive the memories of my journey so far. 

Every pageant comes with a makeover, and we are proudly sponsored by Makeover Inc for our life changing photos. 

We have so much around us, yet we tend to take it for granted. Our eyes for example, is a blessing from God. Living without sight is like living in fear, surrounded by darkness 24/7 and dependent on others to go on with your daily life.

This day, we were put to the test; to survive a few hours being temporarily blind. The idea honestly scared me a little, as I have always been wary of the dark. I feel insecure, alone and sometimes abandoned without my sense of sight.
Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped has been appointed as our official charity organization for MSBP 2014 and i must say, being part of this charity work has opened my eyes up to see another world in a different light. Our families and friends were treated to a session of dining in complete darkness. A handful of us were selected to experience serving in complete darkness for our loved ones. I invited a table of 14 friends and family members to join me in this exotic dining experience, which got me very excited thinking what if i accidentally spill something on them etc.

Big thank you to our dearest organizers from ERM who managed to secure an overseas photoshoot sponsorship just for our pageant this year. As heard, the beauty pageants within the company have not been sponsored for the longest time ever, so we were really lucky to be sponsored by Nongsa Point Marina, Turi Beach Resort and Batam Fast to have our first ever overseas photoshoot at Batam! Okay, fine even though batam is an hour boat's ride away from Singapore, it still required the use of our passports right?

Grace hard at work at werrrrrkkkking the poses away

and yes, that's me melting away under the scorching sun

Jiayu on set!

Time seemed to fly by really quickly! In a blink of an eye, it was lunch time and soon after, it was nearly sunset! We were then rushed to the marina for a group photo. Since i brought my gopro along, we decided to have some selfie funnnn!










Good thing, we managed to get it suppressed and we all went back to swimming + drinking. Siya was trying really hard to get Cherie in the water cus she probably took (not literally) 5 hrs to get in. It was such a hilarious night, Cherie was all red from the alcohol, siya and i had to help finish her drinks in the end. Next time we should all really head down to shots bar together.


Day 2 of the photoshoot started in the early morning. All of us checked out in the morning, headed down for a superb buffet spread. Their keropok is to die for, so good that everyone keeps going for seconds.... even though we were "trying" to watch our figure for the shoot. haha!

Jazliyana looking totally hawwwwttttt

Soon, it was time for us to bid farewell to Nongsa Point Beach Resort while the rest moved off to Turi Beach Resort for their next round of photoshoot, leaving us alone to head back to the ferry terminal. Good thing we had each other, or we'll be completely clueless. haha!

It was a great experience to be doing an overseas photoshoot, facing all the challenges and overcoming it. Big thank you to everyone who put in so much effort to make this happen. Oh yes, whoever that's planning a trip down to Nongsa Point Beach Resort, i would advise you to bring along insect repellent. Trust me, the mozzies are nasty! Oh, and happy hour starts from 6pm-9pm, get your drinks starting at SGD3!!!!!!

(p.s. i feel like im doing an alcohol promo. lol)

It was nearly a week after we came back from our photoshoot at Batam. Without much time to rest our tired souls, we were up again for another sponsor shoot. This time, we were feeding the mozzies once again, at Fort Canning Park.

 Bagcharmlove is our official casual wear sponsor for MSBP 2014 and we cannot be more delighted to receive their oh-so-flattering dresses with excited arms!!! We were all fitted with a piece from their collection,  and everyone got changed into them excitedly.

This sentence is very true for all of us who appear on stage. We put in so much effort in the background, only to exchange for that few scarce moments on stage. But it is also that few scarce moments that we feel that our efforts are worth it.

We had our preview at One Altitude on the 27th August. During the weekend before that week, we all had to take time off to head down for rehearsals at the venue, just to ensure that everything goes smoothly on the event day itself.

The online voting will close on 19th September, so do remember to get your friends, family members, pets facebook account, grandparents, aliens to vote for me!