11 Days into April

It's been 11 days into April.

Time flies so fast that I gotta sometimes lie in bed for a few more secs to recall what day it is, and when people ask me what I've been up to, I gotta think hard to recall all the things that happened. Time fliessss...

...or maybe I'm just ageing. *gasp*

April is sorta a month where I take things a little slower. Jan-March has been a whirlwind of working hard and working harder. Since uni started in March, I've been taking less jobs to focus on assignments.

Speaking of assignments, for this Sem, we have an assignment due every week. Up until the end of the Sem.

Yay or nay? Is it better to balance it out every week, or to have it all finished up in one go so that we could at least rest for a week or two. What do you think? :)

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A lil update on me life.
Worked for F1 Speedzone. Handled the registration for an event attended by more than 7000 ppl! Phew!

At the end of the night I could literally say, 'Ticket and IC, please' in my sleep!
But of course I didn't. I think.

My beautiful friends. Justina & Jane.

A little eye candy for ya ;)

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Did a shoot at Putrajaya over the weekend.

The Palace of Justice is indeed a nice place for photoshoots. No wonder it's such a popular location for group shoots :)

Let me introduce to you my favourite green, lace dress, and my favourite 5 inch heels :)

That's all for now. Gotta go back to assignment mode.

8am class is SO NOT COOL.

love, careen

Live, love, laugh

It's been more than a month since I updated! Admire peeps who religiously blog in spite of their hectic schedules. *salutes* Am not committed to my blog enough...maybe we should consider a break up. Hahah.

The whole assignment-crazy season is now over, and sem break has just started for a few weeks :D 3 months of freedom, building relationships and just holidaying away. Nais! :)

It's already the last month of 2010. What have you done in this year? :)

While we all want to achieve our goals and targets set for the year, reach greater heights in life and make full use of our time, we mustn't forget to enjoy the process of life.

Live life slowly whenever you can find time to. Or rather, make time to slow down.

Life's really too short to rush thru it and not taking time to love and enjoy. Learned this by seeing what's happening to people around me.

People pass on too fast, too sudden, too many.

Life's too short for us to be uptight and anxious all the time. Stop worrying, stop frowning, stop infecting others with your negativity and complaints! Stop thinking too much and just have fun!

Laugh at yourself, laugh at others, laugh at things.

Watch NigaHiga.

Dress up for Halloween.

Go on a hot air balloon.

Stick your toes in the sand.

Bathe in the sea.

Stare at yourself in the mirror (we don't even have time to look ourselves in the mirror these days).

Listen to Olivia Ong.

Listen to Sam Tsui nonstop (ok that's just me).

Dance like a mad man.

Watch Broadway shows.

Turn off that iPhone, BB, computer.

Talk to somebody.

Eat good food.

Sleep enough, but don't sleep your life away.

Travel out of your own city and country.

Make plans for holidays.

Try something different; something new.

Hug your loved ones.

Drive slower.

Feel the rain.

Pray.

Touch a dog (for my case cos i have phobia towards animals. hahah)

Spend money on people around you.

Relive the culture of giving on CNY, C'mas, birthdays.

Look people in the eye when you talk.

Listen to the needs of others around you.

Accept people who are not the same as you.

Work for a job that you love.

Wear comfortable shoes.

Dance in your room.

Sing your lungs out (not until like my neighbour tho)

Snuggle in the blanket with your hubby or wife.

Sleep in between your parents for fun (i do that :P)

Smell the flowers.

Read a book.

Read your Bible.

Care for your skin.

Choose a scent that represents you.

Carry a baby.

Think others.

Thank others.

Thank God.

I may sound like a nag, a nanny in her 80's, or a motivational speaker. Hahah! But really, I mean whatever I said.

God didn't put us in this life to rush. We're only here for a maximum of say, 100 years. Live it well, be excellent, and enjoy the process.

Many die of pressures and stress in life. I don't want you to be another.

Live, love, laugh.

love, careen.

7 days, precisely.

desserts, anyone? :)

one more week of being almost totally carefree,

one more week of sleeping IN (really in...),

one more week of GLEE marathon,

one more week of luxury,

...one more week till Year 2, Semester 3 starts.

as much as i dread having my holidays stripped off me and pushing me back into the realities of Uni life, as much as i HATE/DREAD/LOATHE assignment stress and everything negative that comes with it, and as much as i dread having to wake up early for classes (oh God...), i'm surprised to find myself pretty excited for the challenges ahead of me.

i must say that compared to my first semester, my previous semester was really a pain in the butt. some of the lecturers were really hard to please and like *ahem*, and assignments were much more difficult to score. hence, everyone's grades were worse than before.

but then again, i'm proud to say that i did my best. i really made the effort, and i'm proud of myself. *pats self on shoulder*

video editing, video shooting, photo editing, the Adobe family and HTML were NEVER my thing. i'm such a tech dummy it's as if i'm asked to climb a tree or fly an UFO. or eat durian. and boiled eggs.

anyways, my point is, though there are design and video stuff subjects in the coming sem, i'm excited to see what my future in these techy stuff will be like. hehe come what may, bring it on, baybeh! ;)

and i'm really thankful to have such a conducive and nice learning environment to be in. *heart* Taylor's library..will be spending more time there in the coming sem :) which means braving the freeze..it's crazy!

stuff to look forward to:

1. seeing all my beloved classmates

i really have a pretty damn awesome buncha classmates :) *hearts*

2. michelle soh beautiful is coming back soon :) *missed u!*

3. baby dear is flying home in 4 days :) *excited..cant wait*

life's not that bad at all!

i love my life.

thank you, Lord for EVERYTHING :)

love, careen.

i want my sweet escape

there's something about the sand, sea and skies that makes me happy.

due to some certain issues, my heart feels so heavy. i don't feel upset, i feel sad. it's such a small issue, or maybe it isnt, depending on how i choose look at it. why must things be so complex?

baby has gone offshore again..for a whole week.

not too long as compared to normal times, but still long enough to catch me by surprise. decided yesterday and here he is right there right now.

he has no choice. i'm so proud of my hardworking bf.

i dont like to rant openly in a public domain like this. i know the complications and troubles it'll get me into. i wanna update my blog, and this is the only time i can until next week prolly due to my crazily packed schedule, and so happen i'm feeling this way. dowana pretend to be happy.

wed- work, POS prac at night

thurs- work, cell group

fri- work, cell group, midnight prayer meeting

sat- whole day in malacca for early mother's day

sun- church, POS practice, assignments

mon- college starts.

never thought penang could look this nice :)

sorry for sliding back to my blog in such a mellow tone.

you know i'll be fine after this ;)

HTV at 6, leaders meeting. i better get going.

love this picture cos i looked slim.

*group hugs*

love, careen.

Heritage Pics

here are some of the preview photos i received from Kaw Sin today.

the photoshoot was just 2 days ago, and he has edited and refined the pics already! more pics to come. here are some of my favourites :)

whee!

the less-than-two-hour photoshoot paid off!

love the pics :)

...

after too many encounters with guys who turn me off with certain of their attributes, i can no longer take it. and instead of just ranting it out to Boon and my friends (who end up laughing their asses off), i decided to make a post about it.

that way, i figured it could potentially help guys who make an effort to groom themselves and look good, but still find themselves very very much single, to realise that good grooming does not just mean funkily spiked hair, skinny jeans and converse shoes. or even tux and suit. but there is sooo much more to that. i'm not saying it cant help guys who are attached too. maybe your girl's just being tolerant and enduring all that. my,thinking about it makes me disgusted already! =.="

will make a post soon. as soon as i have the time. although those issues are critical and could potentially save a life, my assignments are more urgent. haha!

argh stress!! tooooo many things in my head and in my hands.

can i handle em?

love, careen.

Quickie!

since my beloved asked me to update my blog, i shall then ;)

and since i have a few mins to spare, might as well just log in and say hi :)

been super busy! back-to-back, day-to-day. this will continue all the way up to Nov20, where Emerge POS (parade of schools = cheerleding) is over and my first sem finishes :D then it'll be hol hol hol!! :D

but til then, it shall be work, work and work all the way. been enjoying myself though i've been super packed. i'm enjoying my course though it gives us truck loads of stressful assgs; am enjoying leading my POS team though there are datelines to meet and so little time! my members are truly a joy..can't ask for more coorporative and crazy people ;)

nowadays, it's difficult to fork out time to spend with my loved ones. am out the whole day almost everyday..hardly ever at home. i think my body is also accustomed to the fact that it no longer gets much of its needed rest and pampering. but thank God whenever i get to spend time with my family, it is always quality time together :)

and not forgetting my beloved bro. bock ;)

have not been on dates for as long as i can remember. me having truck loads of assgs and him having super a lot of stuff to handle at work; me being MINT's POS captain and him being Local U Cluster Leader; and both of us being active members in church, we hardly ever get the time to go for proper dates anymore.

thus, this is when we gotta get creative, and not to mention sacrificial. the only time we get to spend together is in the morning. yes, around 1-2am in the morning. when our POS practices, leaders meeting, prayer meeting, cell groups, etc etc are over. he would sacrifice sleeping early, come all the way from home just to give me a ride home from POS pracs (plus the usual three- Phaik Chia, Justin and Sung too. haha).

he's so sweet :)

as much as we all anticipate the Emerge day to come, and the rest and holiday it brings when everything is over; i'm already saddened by the fact that i'll miss being always on the go, miss having POS pracs with my members, miss stressing out and thinking every milisecond there is, miss our little midight yumchas/chats at my place, etc..

guess this is life..and i'm enjoying every season of it :)

Modelle magazine second issue pic preview!

Theme: Pop Arts

Location: Palate Palette

:)

p/s: blogging from Gloria Jeans in Parade. man, Lenovo screen is BIG! home internet koyakz. chao!

love, careen.

4-hour amazing shopping spree

back in Dec last year.
i'm glad i'm now much fairer and skin's much smoother :)
but now i'm fatter. how? :(


hello people!
i figured it'd be sien and boring and tao-yen to always see a beautiful camho pic of me when you read my blog. SO....i figured that i shall be different today and post up a not so nice pic with absolutely no makeup and hair. like, literally no hair. hahaha!!

don't say hurtful words to me okay...i just want to be transparent to you guys... :(

it's also another easy-breezy-lazy day today. *love weathers like these*
BUT, i can't relax at home like i did yesterday. will be going shopping
in less than 2 hours time! this time, i'll be going with a
mission.

1. to look for a very very beautiful clincher
2. to look for a very very beautiful pair of stilletos
3. some nice accesories (if not also nvm, not an accesories person)


Question of the day: can she, complete, this task, in just, 4 hours??


plus, i'll be going with my mummy (who likes to stroll and get distracted along our missions almost all the time), and my mummy's mummy who is just as bad + she likes to talk and walk at the same time.

meaning:
it'll be quite difficult to fulfull my mission if i walk with them, unless i get them to walk as fast as i do. which is hard because they have their own mission also. how??

the Gala Dinner is just this sunday which is 4 days more.
i'm getting more and more stressed out and gan-jeong when the days draw nearer and i'm still not fully equipped.

this is just like Amazing Race you know, 6pm, and that's it.
my shopping race ends when i have to step into Nickey's car for rehearsal.

wish me all the best.

*group hugs*

love, careen.

The search is still on!

yes, you guessed it right.
that ridiculous search for "those tattoo-printed leggings" is still on.

i know...i know i said i gave up but c'mon! careen tan is not one who gives up easily, is she now?? hahaha sigh...this whole search thing is only making me more frustrated. i've never actually craved for an item so badly in my life.

those leggings are really special..i've never seen anyone wear them before. like, really. they're literally like, tattoo-printed..not only that, they sell floral/henna printed leggings too. i mean, how unique, right? and they're selling for only RM20-RM45. how can i be so stupid to be soooo attracted to those but actually not even remembering where or how i got to that holy site. hahhaah waaaaweeee~

sigh. i searched high and low...the best i know how.

i bothered my friends on facebook with my legging-frustartion, hoping to get some help but to no avail..apparently not many people are bothered to search for leggings with me. hahhah oh my i sound quite bimbo.

i also bothered (am bothering) my precious *muax muax* readers with my ridiculous search...i guess only to make them stop reading my blog evermore cos really, nobody bothers looking for stupid leggings for just, me.

i mean, imagine if American Sweetheart Jennifer Anniston gives a shout out to all her fans to help her find "those tattoo-printed leggings", i can guarantee that not only will her wish be granted in less than a day (mine lasted for erm, 2 days now. haha), probably some of her designer buddies will make her some tattoo-printed leggings with gold embedded in it!

sigh if only...

and if only Google was as good as i imagined it to be!
i practically Googled ANYTHING possibly related to it. ANYTHING.....

i typed:

malaysian blog shop tattoo-printed leggings
malaysian blog shop floral-printed leggings
malaysian blog shop tattoo floral printed leggings
malaysian blog shop leggings


......and to no avail, literally!
i actually searched each and every page, my goodness, hoping to recognise any pictures familiar to me (i thought it'd be easier that way, you see) cos i have awesome photographic memory *ahem*, and this is what i get.

at the very last page for crying out loud!!!
okay 38 pages not that many but still?!

and i found baby jumpsuit, michelle obama (??),
thick footless tights leggings (don't like!!!), and some japanese site...

can somebody hear my cry!!!!!
*huhuhuhu.......* (okay that's not how i sound when i cry)

*you blog shop owner, you'd better feel honored that somebody somewhere (me) is feeling miserable and totally vulnerable because of your existent/non-existent site.

oh wait, maybe, i was just catching a glimpse of the future.

sigh whatever it is,
the search will go on...

my love will stand the test of time!!

love, careen.

those tattoo-printed leggings

came across this particular blog-shop which sell nice, bold, tattoo-printed leggings and guess what, i totally forgot the URL and still can't manage to track it. sigh depressed is me.

well, at least to make me feel better,
my baby's gonna help me fetch home this aweeesome dress tonight! :D

i'm in ♥
http://www.an-old-flame.blogspot.com/
i think Cynthia makes a real good model herself.

clothes look good on her somehow or rather :)
which makes me like her blog-shop too..prefer to buy stuff from blog-shops which has a real (and beautiful) person modelling the clothes than just simply laying them on the ground and snap a picture, or just place them on a size 0 mannequin :/

at least we get a rough idea of how it'll look like on a real person. okay i'm just picky when it comes to clothings, and apparently, blog-shops too. i think i'm becoming a spendthrift these days. been buying things and i can't even recall what. haha oh well, a voice tells me that i should pamper and reward myself for all the hard work past few months. or maybe that's the only voice i choose to hear :P

what a lazy day. have been trying to search for that particular legging blog-shop the whole day. tried Google, tried BFF, A Shopaholics Den, Tongue in Chic, almost whatever you can think of..still can't find. how frustrating!

i know i said i gave up,
but i havent :(

baby says that if it's fated, i'll be able to find it again.

somehow sometimes, i don't like this whole "fate" thing.
hmprh :(

can somebody help me????
God help me..... *sniffsss

love, careen.

Gladys is coming back tomorrow woootss~~~!!

for those of you who think that i'm being over-excited i'll smack you!
it's been weeks since i last saw (and bullied) my baby sister (well, not sooooo baby),
and there is NO such thing as over-reacting, can???

somemore my baby dear will be coming back from Bali with his family tomorrow night too.
somemore i'll be having an off day from work (dance excluded) tomorrow too.

will i be a happy girl tomorrow or a SUPER HAPPY GIRL??? :D

.♥.

on an extremely serious note.

i think i'm starting to miss my straight straight long long hair?

i mean, with a hair like this i should be extremely grateful and happy and feeling-totally-hot-and-awesome and all. i mean like, lex cut wan okay ;)

but then again, my that straight straight hair was cut by him also la. so....hehehehe.

my hair used to be like real straight by nature and length too. (below)

caught in the favourite act- eat eat eat!
see my hair used to be so flowy...

the now-hair.

now it is layered and more shapely.
i love it. but i miss my old straight-straight hair.

am i annoying or what?????!

i'm also contemplating whether to dye my hair or not.
some challenged me to dye and experiment with diff things in life.
while some told me to maintain my priceless pure black hair as it suits me best. and one of them is my baby dear.

dilemma dilemma. how?? omgod life is tough.
i'm itching to try new things with myself but at the same time scared that it'll turn out bad and not 'careen' anymore you get what i mean?

omgod i'm feeling sooo irritating today.

am i super annoying or what???!

i think this is a great way to lose my readers and cause my readership and stats to go down the drain. whheeeeeee.....

speaking of missing, i miss.....

the three musketeers. ok i don't miss myself.
so that means i miss the two musketeers :)

okay now plus gladys, i miss the three musketeers.

miss being sampat with them.
there is a diff between being sampat alone and being sampat in a group.

but i'm also used to being sampat alone edi la so i also dunno what i'm talking about actually.

last but not least, i miss my baby dear who's rubbing sand in his toes, sun-tanning and kap-ping all the bikini beach babes in Bali right now.


.♥.




colin farrell + careen tan

= an even hotter guy named Colin Tarrell.

Forget Colin Farrrell already man!!
omgod i'm head-over-heels Colin Tarrrell.

p/s: i think i'm really feeling very sampat today. not forgetting irritating and annoying also.
p/p/s: sowwie for being irritating & annoying. i pwomise i'll change :(

love, careen.

just dance, careen. what's so hard? huh huh huhhh???

his hobby- disturb my camho moments.

okay, ignore my khek-dong title.
i'm really running outta titles to put and so ngam that's what i think so i just put la.
cannot meh? huh huh huhhh????

hello loves!!
don't have much to blog about today.
nowadays, life either revolves around work, or dance, or church, or family,
or boon, or stressing about my dance competition. all important and requires time.

my daily routine:
wake up, go for work, come home, shower, eat. stress about dance comp.
somedays when life's more interesting, i would go for church stuff or dates.

hmmmm :(

on a seperate note, boon's in another island far far away again. i hate labuan! *sulks*

but believe it or not, i actually enjoy my work mighty much.
the hours just pass by so quickly. i guess having passion and enjoyment at work is just diff.
i still rmbr while working in a kindy yrs ago, i'd check the time every half an hour :P

work's more interesting when familiar faces drop by though.
so, drop by at coffee bean taipan usj10! make my life more interesting ;)
but if you're a stalker, pretend you didn't read this, kay?

gtg! nights!
♥♥

p/s: omgawd. it's like, 17 days more? help me!!!!!

p/p/s: miss you.

love, careen

now, where was i?

hey all :)
havent blogged for only 2 days and it felt like ages! especially when so many things happened along the way. will update on the happenings as soon as i have the time ;)
*takes time to post up all the pics and stuff. phew!

and guess what, i did the most impulsive shopping i'd ever done in my entire life yesterday. went to Pyramid right after work, shopped around while sisters had dinner. saw this red floral summer tube dress, and straight away tried it in the fitting room. before i even tried it on, darling called and said he's arriving in a minute! so i did the fastest changing of clothes ever, and look into the mirror for 3 secs, and there i go..walking outta the boutique with a brand new purchase! :D

besides, i also got some good buys from forever21. i was definitely a happy shopper *glees* :D

met soooo many familiar faces in pyramid! there was not even one time that i don't bump into someone familiar! i'm sure it's the same for you too (those who live in Klang Valley, that is). it's also the same for 1u!

hahah that's why i always say, never go pak-toh in these two places if you're in an underground relationship. simply too risky! been there, done that..so take my advice! ;P or at the other extreme, if you can't wait for ppl to know who you're newly with, go there too! :P

-♥-

on a sadder note, yours truly has not been feeling too well :(

have been working for these few days, thus the lack of posts. while working, yours truly needs to stand most of the time..if not, all the time! and because of that, i've been having backache and legs-ache (if there's such word. hahah)

plus lots of washing, cleaning and stuff..and when in a rush, i'm usually quite careless, so there comes all the cuts and bruises.

as for stress, i have been having insomnia :( and this is due to none other than the Hip Hop competition that i willingly signed up for. *pfft*

the competition is on Feb 28..and i've NO choreos figured out at all! None! Nil! Zero!!! :((
talk about the stress it gives me. plus, i don't know what to wear too. and THAT is stressful. the most important and stressful bit, it's an international competition and it is HUGE.

if it's some small inter usj20 dance competition, i wouldn't feel so stressed out. but this is for the entire Malaysia, if not, the whole world too! (as it says in its flyer, open to the world) *gasps deeply and shivers*

nowadays, i don't manage to sleep until 2-3 hourse of lying on the bed, eyes closed but still wide awake, and stuff just running through my mind. steps, choreos, attire, etc. i came up with lots of great choreos, but remembering and putting them into action is another different issue altogether. my mind is active all the time because of that, though i may be physically very drained out. not good. not good. even worse when there's work or morning prayer the next day. arrggh :(

these sum up the current me:

1. lack of sleep + lots of stress = a very very sad girl

2. lots of stress = lots of eating = lots of fats

3. lots if fats = loss of hot body

4. loss of hot body + lots of body pain = physical, emotional & mental suffering.

5. physical, emotional & mental suffering + a repeated cycle from No. 1 till No.4

= a very depressed yours truly :(

thank God after tomorrow's work, yours truly will be escaping to Malacca for CNY for the entire week. no need to think about coffee bean, no need to think about dance world, no need to think about keeping in shape (it's gonna go out of shape anyway..cry about it after CNY), etc etc.

i'll also have more time to sleep, snack, pig out, think about my dance choreo, eat, exercise (?), spend time with family members, eat, snack, pig out, and the cycle keeps repeating... :D

caught in the act. yours truly's journey of gaining weight.
*horror*

before i go, yours truly wishes everyone a

BLESSED CHINESE NEW YEAR!!! :)))
dong dong dong chianggggg!!!

pig out & stay in shape everyone! and that includes myself! :P

Gong Xi Fa Chai, Xin Nien Kuai Le, Wan Shi Ru Ee,
Xin Xiang Shi Chen, Gong Xi Gong Xi!!!! :))


p/s: wah, my han yu pin ying not bad ;)

love, careen.

blue-ish feelin'

have been watching dance videos all day long to get inspirations for my dance competition, which is just about a month away. have got stuff in mind to do, but still no inspiration and more importantly, motivation!!

how? :(

why do i always have to wait till the very last minute to have motivation one? huuhuu :(
probably i should just get my butt off the couch and start dancing instead.

-♥-

got my typhoid jab last night before a drink with jo. gosh i hate injections! i used to hate it with my life, but then now as i grow older, the fear is not so great anymore.

but still! that jab was one of the most painful ones i'd ever had! super painful man..the doc said it penetrates not just skin deep but muscle deep *gulps*.

the pain started to kick in...right before i was asleep. *major sigh* i had prayer meeting the next day and was supposed to wake up at 515am, but then due to the immense pain and lack of sleep, i stayed at home to rest and treat my still aching left arm. it's still swollen and i hope and hope some more that it'd all be gone by tomorrow cos yours truly needs to work and teach dance classes at night.

-♥-

with the injection pain and stress about the competition, yours truly is officially declared feeling blue. yours truly will also be working on the weekends. lagi blue.

*sighs*

:(

love, careen.

stuck on my elevator

oh btw, did i mention that i'll be competing in this?

not in the Latin category of course (yours truly know nuts about Latin. but that fact is gonna change soon. hahah), but the hip hop category.

below: everything regarding it. i don't have to explain anything more cos everything u need to know is there :)

will be competing under the Hip Hop Amateur Open category. this is my first dance competition in my lifetime, and to add to the stress and pressure, it is also one of the biggest competitions ever held in M'sia.

teacher Jo aksed me to join and though i hesitated initially, i then thought, why not, actually? since one of my new year resolutions is to be open to new opportunities and exposures. even if i don't win, i can tell myself that at least i tried, and i can also know how far i can actually go :)

will be dancing to Elevator by Flo Rida ft. Timbaland. now all i'm thinking is dance steps and more dance steps. and also what to wear. gosh i just got myself into a whole new level of stress!!!

but nvm. *chants: stress is good. stress is good...*

pray for me!!!

love, careen.

..... :(

my baby misunderstood me edi......how? :(

sayang back dear..*hugs muax*

baby i'm sowwie. this is a public declaration of apology.

i'm sowwie baby..it's not like that. i'll explain a million more times i don't mind.

hmmmm bee...sowwie :(((

first dance class of 2009

work has begun, people!


will resume teaching my dance classes again after a whole 3-month break for stpm. haven't really been exercises and dancing after Dance, My Love, and now yours truly is feeling a lil scared and stressed cos it's been so long, but also because she feels she has gained a lil more meat compared to 3 months back, and it might cause her some movement obstruction.

am gonna go get ready now. hmmm..fridays are never the same again. but don't get me wrong, as much as i wanna relax on friday nights, teaching my bunch of students make it easier for me. they're just so easy to teach and so eager to learn. miss them actually. :')

okies gotta go! will update soon with more pics and stuff :)

love, careen.