Online Shopping

Gosh I really have bad luck with online shopping. First, the dress I tried to buy (or rather, I did select and pay so I suppose that constitutes a buy) on Tskye was sold off to someone in the showroom and hence the inventory wasn't properly updated.

Then, I spent a really long time trying to get Amazon to recognise my VpostUSA address, and it still didn't even after several different attempts. So I decided to use ComGateway instead. Only after I bought and paid for my stuff at 2 stores did I realise that I did not input the shipping address correctly - I saw Sumner as Summer. Brilliant. At least for Amazon I could change it online but for the other store I had to call up the US customer service to let them know. Sigh.

Maybe I'm not meant to shop and this is the sign that the Powers That Be are sending me.

Domino

I got my Domino magazine that I ordered online in the mail!!! So happy!

Flowers At Home

The Duchess

Though it wasn't as entertaining as Australia, it certainly spoke much louder to me. Throughout the film I found myself empathising with Georgiana. While Kiera Knightley put in a fairly good performance, Ralph Fiennes amazingly managed to pull off the Duke's role in such an unfeeling, stonewalled manner. One could not tell what was behind that face. No trace of emotions that betrayed what he thought and his motives. I spent the whole movie trying to guess why he did the things he did and I still don't know. The concept of happiness not being an entitlement, and being subjected to circumstances, all hit too close to home.

This movie was definitely depressing. And as qi cham as Little Nonya (which incidentally I do not watch). Initially wanting to avoid watching that tonight at JW's place, the Duchess definitely also featured its fair share of oppressed suffering women.

Quote from the movie:
"I love you in the way I understand love." - The Duke

And something I heard on Class 95 last night:

"It doesn't mean that when someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, that they are not already loving you with all that they have."

Happy Holidays

It's the holiday season of the year again. I've been on leave for a good part of the month, but haven't really rested cos I've been busy helping out at some events. I'll let the pictures do the talking. As usual, full pics over at Flickr.

And some cookies I baked as Christmas gifts this year...

Draft One

How's this?

Testing

From my new toy!