The Companion

September 9 2005 in Cheap Talk

If he promises the world and his heart, don’t be naive dear child. The man’s heart is flawed with imperfection, infidelity and immaturity.

Sometimes I wonder how many times we have been subjected to the mercy of others. The strong conquer and rule, while the weak gets trampled upon and crumbles. To have sensitivity is a weakness? To care to much is putting your heart at risk? Sometimes, the only love you can get are those that are obligated. Family love is obligated, and it may be the only thing you’ll ever have.

You tell yourself, If I try harder the next time, I’ll find love or If I get her/him to notice me, I can wrap my fingers around her/him.

I tell myself, all I ask for is a companion who can share my thoughts and cares for the world.

What I know is that you can always find the ONE for you. But can you get them to stay? Granted, there are millions of happy couple out their flaunting their love. But that doesn’t matter when your not getting any.

The possibility still stays, will you be alone forever?

I hope not.

A Little Lie

September 1 2005 in Cheap Talk

…ain’t that bad lah!

I was blog-surfing, aimlessly again, when I came across a recent post by our local text-goddess Xia Xue, titled ‘For The Last Time’.

In case you don’t already know, Xia Xue Singapore’s very own internet crooner. She’s a self-proclaimed bitch and loving it! Most importantly, we all most of us love her.

Well, for those of us who follow, we know how dexterous she is at photoshopping. Here’s an example of her prowess. Anyway…

What is the big deal about me photoshopping my pictures?!

Would you rather I post up photos and do not admit that I photoshop them? I can understand if people say I am dishonest about my looks when they found out I have been photoshopping when I choose not to admit it.

What I cannot understand is why people still harp on it when I chose to come clean, be honest, and admit that I do edit the photos? Would you rather I lie then? Will that make you feel better?

Photoshop is not difficult, the basics aren’t anyway. Most girls who post their photos DO edit themselves. They just don’t say it. What’s the big deal man?

Your stars… The glamourous celebrity photos … all edited. TV stars do surgery. What are you gonna do about that? Force them to be natural? Ridiculous.

You see plenty of photos of me around without being edited anyway - do they look very different? Take those on media reports for example … Not edited and 100% authentic.

I will say, as a general rule of thumb just minus like 10% of looks from the final product and the before-edited photo will be that. (pimples, fats, and the norm) If I were a 7.5/10 in a photo, it means I’m actually… 6.5 or something.

Yup. I’m a happy girl today! Love ya all. =)

See?? Ha ha! Ladies and Gentlemen, Photoshop isn’t a program for geeks to get hooked on for 4 hours straight. Its fun and its definitely useful.

Quoting from Darell, a fellow compadre in photoshopping,

“The second best game to Football Manager is PS (Photoshop)!”

or at least that’s what I thought he said…
Maybe, just maybe he might have said this instead;

“Ian, I’m going to go PS again. It’s ying nei*!”

*ying nei- the han yu pin yin of a chinese word that was coined in my secondary school days. Ying directly translated to Hard, and Nei, to Core. Therefore, hardcore.