Much love

You know the saying 'I have so much love to give'?

Well, right now, I have so much HATE to give.

Some of the customers I had at work yesterday and today were simply shocking on a basic human level. I can't even believe those people exist just to waste our oxygen supply. I'm sorry, but when you can't even treat other human beings properly, you might as well be put in the same place as the racist and homophobic sons of bitches. Hitler would love some company, thank you.

My landlord isn't only clueless in how to spell 'recession', but clearly she doesn't even know what the word means. After increasing our rent less than a year ago, she's done it again now. Take a guess, people: 1) she's had lack of sexual partners that she's frustrated and thus can't function, including think properly 2) she's just plain mentally challenged 3) she's, well, please fill in the blanks, I'm sure she won't mind because, oh my God, she probably won't even understand what you mean cos she's just that dumb.

I really hope these people will do some serious damage control to their behaviour soon or else, you know, with other people wanting to kill them and all, the sales of shotguns would go up. And that's not the message we're trying to put out to the children, riiight?

Yo ho hello!

Pirates of the Caribbean, anyone?

Sydney, April 2009.

Boring old update

Everyone knows that I'm a big fan of Alexa Chung. Everything about her seems so much fun and makes anything else matters less. Something about her carefree, fun-loving outlook that translate into some of the most enjoyable fashion I've seen this decade.

Feeling inspired is an addictive thing; and right now, all I want to do is look back on some of my favourite looks of hers and build my wardrobe like hers. It's so much fun and I can't get enough of it!

Apart from that, the past two days have gotta be some of the coldest weather Melbourne has had in the past 12 months. I'm shaking on my sofa just thinking about it - well, that and the fact that I still need to write up 3 articles for the magazine.

And speaking of the magazine, I'm quitting the job. BECAUSE I GOT A NEW JOB!

Yes, you are now looking at the proud, soon-to-be marketing executive at an up and coming design company. Well, okay, maybe not that prestigious, but it's a new company founded by an acquaintance and he was looking to hire someone to do the marketing, promoting and all that jazz. So I got hired, much thanks to the recommendation of a dear friend. Note to self: gotta treat her to a nice dinner very soon.

Anyhow, I can't wait till I get all my shit organised and go out shopping to celebrate. There may be plenty other things I still worry about, but as I've told B the other day, you gotta stop and smell the roses and be grateful for what you've got so far. Another problem is another day's worry. Please buy me a great pair of shoes if you agree with me.

Jooooooob

Awesome, thanks for your comments on the last blog, guys!

Got a second interview tomorrow! Wish me luck~♪

You'd think I'd be a professional by now...

So the surprise interview today was awesome. Can anybody notice the sarcasm there?

The thing is. I had the sneaky feeling that it was gonna be a job interview; I told my friends it was gonna be a job interview, but I myself didn't think twice that it was gonna be a job interview.

So I rocked up in my jeans and anticipated something like a chat. Turned out the guy had us "chatting" in a white-wash meeting room and a 5-page booklet of interview questions. So I did my best despite skipping lunch and zero caffeine.

Is it selfish to want to think I did good?

Feeling inspired

Inspirational right now:

- A nice top with cute statement necklace
- The 60s
- Hot pink nails
- The tree-lined avenue outside my house during autumn; beautiful red leaves
- Money
- Europe

Meme 2

The meme from K.

WHAT WAS YOUR:
1. last beverage = mocha from Max B
2. last phone call = a friend J
3. last text message = to B
4. last song you listened to = "Penny Lane"
5. last time you cried = this arvo, watching "The Secret Life of Bees"

HAVE YOU EVER:
6. dated someone twice = nope, but I'm not ruling it out...
7. been cheated on = I think I've been but I'd rather not find out
8. kissed someone & regretted it = no
9. lost someone special = yes
10. been depressed = yes
11. been drunk and threw up = yes, and good thing I've been there, I don't wanna be a bitter old fart who hasn't experienced it at all...

LIST THREE FAVOURITE COLORS:
12. peacock-blue
13. black
14. mustard yellow

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU: (2009)
15. made a new friend = I can't remember...maybe? I'm terrible with names and faces.
16. fallen out of love = nope
17. laughed until you cried = I think so, can't remember either
18. met someone who changed you = didn't exactly meet them for the first time, but just saw my cousins again after a long time and thought that they have such a good life and I decided to work hard for my own happiness too :)
19. found out who your true friends were = probably, but more along the lines of people who have ulterior motives and how to detect them without getting too close first
20. found out someone was talking about you = yes, just last night, that bitch...
21. kissed anyone on your friend's list = no

THINGS THAT DESCRIBE ME:
22. how many people on your friends list do you know in real life = all of them except one. Honestly, I regretted agreeing to adding that person since that's never been my principle to add people I don't know...
23. how many kids do you want to have = 2 is a good number; I agree with what my parents said about having one parent attending to each child :)
24. do you have any pets = nope
25. do you want to change your name = no, I'm now proudly comfortable with my name :)
26. what did you do for your last birthday = ate cupcakes and had great drinks with those who matter to me :)
27. what time did you wake up today = 1 PM, not proud of it...
28. what were you doing at midnight last night = meeting the girls at a club
29. name something you CANNOT wait for = WORLD CUP 2010! :D
30. last time you saw your mother = er, she's in front of me right now...
31. what is one thing you wish you could change about your life? = my lack of confidence; would love to be more of a go-getter...
32. what are you listening to right now = the sound of "Defiance"; my parents are watching it behind me right now...
33. have you ever talked to a person named Tom = um, does a Tommy count?
34. what's getting on your nerves right now = Indos with bob-cut hair and blunt fringe wearing black leather jackets; seriously, you gotta get over yourselves, you still look like maids stumbling across shitload amount of money
35. most visited webpage = Facebook and Twitter!
36. what's your real name = Raisha
37. nicknames = Sasha, Sash, Sha, Rai
38. relationship status = single
39. zodiac sign = Libra
40. male or female? = oh, I don't know...female? :P
41. elementary? = Don Bosco and Cibun
42. middle school = Cibun and MGC
43. high school/college = MGC
44. hair color = black
45. long or short = short and loving it :)
46. height = 156 cm
47. do you have a crush on someone? = yes
48: what do you like about yourself? = big eyes and long lashes
49. piercings = two
50. tattoos = no, but I could change my mind, I don't know...
51. righty or lefty = a bit of both; I write and eat with right, but hold racquets, bats, bowling balls and scissors with left

FIRSTS :
52. first injury = I think I fell flat on my head on a marble floor when I was 5ish but got up and continued playing with my cousins again...
53. first piercing = around 7 or 8
54. first best friend = Lindsay Liem
55. first sport you joined = something like a baseball
56. first vacation = I think The Netherlands and Germany
58. first pair of trainers = dude, I can hardly remember what I ate last night, I can't remember that far back...

RIGHT NOW
59. eating = nothing
60. drinking = none
61. I'm about to = drink lemon lime tea :)
62. listening to = the sound from the movie "Defiance"
63. waiting on = some money to come through

YOUR FUTURE :
64. want kids?= sure, but preferably adopted; can't imagine myself giving birth to someone, oh my Lord...
65. get married? = would love to
66. career? = yes, please! A job in a fashion magazine, thank you...
67. lips or eyes = eyes
68. hugs or kisses = hugs
69. shorter or taller = taller
70. older or younger = older
71. romantic or spontaneous = spontaneous always seems to work out rather than planned-out stuff...
72. nice stomach or nice arms = stomach, oops...
73. sensitive or loud = sensitive
74. hook-up or relationship = relationship, but my friends say hook-ups could do me good, LOL...
75. trouble-maker or hesitant = neither

HAVE YOU EVER :
76. kissed a stranger = no
77. drank hard liquor = yes
78. lost glasses/contacts = nope, don't wear glasses or contacts
79. had sex on first date = no
80. broken someone's heart = no
81. had your own heart broken = yes
82. been arrested = no; who do you think I am, Lindsay Lohan?
83. turned someone down = yes, but we're now best friends
84. cried when someone died = no, I express sadness by laughing instead...come on, what kind of question is this?
85. fallen for a friend? = no

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
86. yourself = most of the time, no
87. miracles = yes, I rely on it a bit too much sometimes
88. love at first sight? = not at the moment
89. heaven = yes
90. Santa Claus = I never knew about Santa until I knew he didn't exist
91. kiss on the first date = sure, why not?
92. angels = yes

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
94. had more than 1 girlfriend/boyfriend at a time = no, totally disagree on this
95. did you sing today? = yes, to The Beatles!
96. ever cheated on somebody? = some people probably consider it harmless, but I think I did cheat...
97. if you could go back in time, how far would you go?= probably to the 1960s and see when everything unfolded - The Beatles, Edie Sedgwick, Twiggy and of course, the Batman euphoria in 1966; and then I'll probably go back to 1996-1997 when Britpop came back and I'd stay up to watch late-night MTV, waiting for any videos of Blur or Suede to come up, and the trip to The Netherlands and going to the record stores to get the Britpop bands' CDs and having that European vibe all around you...
98. if you could pick a day from last year and relive it, what would it be? = that one whole day being spent in Brunswick doing fashion photoshoot for the magazine; felt like it was such a productive day and everyone having a great time on the shoot, it was amazing!
99. are you afraid of falling in love? = I guess it would suck if it doesn't work out in the end, but no, I'm not afraid...
100. posting this as 100 truths? = nope

Meme 1

Got this from B. I have another one in the making from K.

1.WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Apparently Raissa Gorbachev, and then my grandma spent the last 22 years complaining to me why my mum decided on Raisha with the 'h' rather than double 's'.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
I think last week...

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
I actually don't mind it.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT?
Chicken. And I know B's gonna say "aren't you gonna say pork?" on this.

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
No.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Probably not.

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
I think so.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes, I'm pretty sure...

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
No.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Rice Bubbles!

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
I'd like to just take them off without, but two of my shoes need to be untied first, damn it.

12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Chocolate, cookies & cream and green tea.

13. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
The size of their ass. And then their clothes.

14. RED OR PINK?
At the moment, pink. But it's a seasonal thing, most of the time I'd choose red.

15. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
My short, stumpy legs.

16. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
My grandma from my dad's side.

17. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?
I'd like to, but can't force anyone.

18. WHAT COLOUR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Blue and brown. Sounds like a high-school uniform...

19. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
The sound from "The Reader". My mum's watching it behind me.

20. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE?
Orange.

21. FAVOURITE SMELLS?
Musk.

22. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My distributor.

23. HOW DO YOU KNOW THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Through Budi.

24. FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Football (soccer).

25. HAIR COLOUR?
Black.

26. EYE COLOUR?
Dark-brown.

27. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No.

28. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy endings, please.

29. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
"Face". I hate it.

30. WHAT COLOUR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Grey.

31. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer for the sunshine and the beaches, winter for the clothes and the hot chocolates. :)

32. HUGS OR KISSES?
Hugs.

33. DESCRIBE YOUR PENCIL CUP:
Well, clearly, this meme is written by and for artists. I don't have any, I have a red pencil case, does that count?

34. FAVOURITE ARTIST(s)?
Rembrandt and Vermeer.

35. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
I'm trying to read Morrish's "Magazine Editing", but I always seem to lose interest along the way.

36. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
I don't even own one.

37. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
"Face", we had the VCD on. Yes, that's right, that wasn't a typo, it really was VCD not DVD.

38. FAVOURITE SOUND(S).
Probably a great guitar solo and new-wave slow drumming.

39. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles!

40. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Netherlands or The US, don't know which one's farthest.

41. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
I can move my ears and move my knuckle bones.

42. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Indonesia.

43. FAVOURITE PIECE OF JEWELLERY?
Ring.

44. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
Don't have one.

45. WHAT IS YOUR QUEST?
To save up so much money that I can buy anything I want in the world.

46. WHAT IS THE AIR SPEED VELOCITY OF AN UNLADEN SWALLOW?
Probably the speed that human beings can't move at.

47.WHAT'S YOUR JOB?
Currently retail bitch.

48.TATTOOS?
No, thank you.

49.WHEN DID YOU LAST SPEND MONEY?
Just last night on a taxi ride home.

50.WHAT WILL YOU EAT AT LUNCH?
Probably something cheap, like sushi. I need to save money...

Tweet tweet

I'm on Twitter now!

http://twitter.com/violetmusk

It's actually been quite fun so far...

Super random

A few things that I saw in Sydney which I found to be quite weird:

- A van parked on George St with the embarrassingly huge slogan written across it - "Chant Hare Krishna and be happy!"

- Spotted in Chinatown: a little boy sitting down with what looks like an issue of FHM on his lap.

- Two ladies with a dog in their respective bags.

- A picture of a scary pink lady in the ad for Yayoi Kusama's exhibition at Sydney's MCA. And this friggin' ad is following me everywhere! Google that exhibition and see what I mean.

Apart from that, my cousin's wedding yesterday turned out to be a fantastically beautiful day. And what with the shit that happened in our family on the lead-up to it, I think she did an exceptional job planning it.

Sydney

In the hotel room in Sydney.

Yey~

I got a free wooden DVD/CD shelf!

But I don't have enough space for more DVDs that I'm sure to buy in the future, though.

Get moving...

So M is moving back to Indo and B is moving out and back to his old place. We were helping them out with packing, cleaning and throwing things out.

I'd like to think the box above could've packed me in and send me up to Indo for free so I can eat those J.Co donuts already!

But anyway, I'm gonna miss M. Take care over there, M. Don't let the bugs bother you.

Heh. Well, it's April Fool's Day. And the joke was on me today. Just trust me on that.