"It's not about how you fall, but how you land."

Despite being incredibly sick, I managed to accomplish quite a number of things over the weekend; on Sat I went down to Fed Square for the Pixar exhibition which was a real eye-opener:

• there are 3 elements to a successful animation: character, story, and world;
• the Zoetrope was amazing (3-D effects simply just by spinning a platform fast enough);
• as the people behind the scenes assert, it's all about 'making something unbelievable out of something that seems fantasy-like';
• you get to see sketches of the 'before' process (pastel and pencil sketchings, mostly) and these sketches highlight the tedious thought and formulation process that goes before an animation is finished! there was at least 10 different Edna Modes conceptualized, although thank God for the resulting one which I love much ("ed.nah")!
• we also got some sneak peeks of Ratatouille! :D
  
• i hate talented people. :( i can't even draw a proper stick figure!
  

Words simply don't do the exhibition justice, so if anyone has the chance they should totally go down to check out this themselves! Lunch was late and a heavy one at Shanghai Dumpling House, and we totally over ordered - 1 plate of fried dumplings, a bowl of steamed dumplings in soup, a szechuan hot&spicy soup, and a superduperspicy Tan Tan la mien! Basically food unsuitable for a person as sick as myself. But ah! Guilty pleasures I just can't keep away from! ;)


Sunday was lazy and sleepy, and I caught up with my ex-floormates over dinner at Papa Gino's on Lygon (always a favorite!). We proceeded to gelati at Freddo's (which I refrained from!) and then ended up at Jason's new pad for a short while. Right after everyone had to leave, I went over to Damien's place to get the remaining Ugly Betty episodes (which I have been obsessing over since Fri!!!) and put them on as soon as I got home! I really should stop the UB binge, because it's costing me precious sleep...

Early bird; it's been a while.

I hate starting at 9am and finishing by noon - I end up wandering around after class, which is highly evil! Not mentioning, I hate forcing myself out of bed in the morning! I literally have to go, "Come on, Ena. You have to get up now. You're going to be late. *pause, pause with eyes shut* COME ON!! NOW!!" Being hard on myself is something I don't particularly enjoy.

Case in point:
I took a 3-hr lunch break with the decandently sinful Koko Black and its Belgian Spoil and Hot Choc for dessert.
Then, on my way home, I walked past Jeans West and a top caught my eye.
So I went in.
You know, for a ''short browse".
Thank God, for I managed to defeat the shopaholic in me.
I walked out empty-handed until Smiggle across caught my eye and broke my winning streak; I ended up buying a AUD14.95 stationary set when all I really needed was a notebook which could really, have cost like 3 bucks at Big W or something.
ARGH consumerism I hate you!
(Although I do really want the Chanel earrings! And the red Tod's ipod case! And ipod speakers! And of course - the Fendi Spy!)

Lust-Haves of the Day:


This Swarovski necklace is on sale online..

To get, or not to get? I really like it!

Understated elegance in this simple piece.

Blingamajiggy.

What a consumerist slave I am! I shall wipe my drool off, take some medicine, watch Ugly Betty (really, my recent indulgence in this series must be the reason for my excessive lust after material commodities!!!), and then sleep some more.