IS THIS FASHION?

What is FASHION exactly? Recently, this question has been floating around in my mind. Take a look around you and flip through magazines, what do you see the rich and famous wearing? Labels. yes.

the question is, do labels make a person fashionable?

(personally, i dont think so.)

dont get me wrong though, i love fashion and i love dressing up more than anything else in the world. hey, im a female. and further more, who doesnt want to look awesome and stunning? i love clothes, shoes, bags, accessories.. putting an outfit together. mixing and matching my stuff. try new styles. its fun and almost satisfying to look at yourself in the mirror before you walk out the door, and see that person staring back at you looking like a star.

being in a fashion class, i noticed that these people around me have THE EYE. when i say that, i mean they can tell where you bought your entire outfit from just by looking at you for two minutes. well, i dont have that ability. because all along, fashion to me has always been nothing about where the clothes come from. it has just been about wearing what i think looks awesome.

and sometimes, it does annoy me to no end when i hear someone telling people the labels that, in my opinion, wear them. you must be confused with what i just typed and no, my english isnt that bad. i do mean it exactly the way you read it. these people are not wearing clothes, the clothes are wearing them.

again, im not against labels or expensive fashion. i just dont worship them. you dont have to be decked out in labels to look fashionable, your entire outfit could cost you less than 50 bucks and yet look like a million dollars as long as you know how to put it together.

my biggest fashion icon and inspiration is my mum. she looks awesome and stunning in anything. and im not saying that just because she’s my mother. im saying that because it is a fact. and anyone who disagree with that, should seriously get their eyes checked. she has always told me,

its the person who wears the outfit, carry yourself well, you will shine.

i now understand fully what she meant by that. especially more since i have been around certain company.

i do vaguely remember telling my mum that she’ll look good even if i made her wear a potato sack and both of us were tickled pink just by the thought of it. i did actually try to picture her in a potato sack and honestly, she still looked pretty damn awesome. pair it with a rhinestone studded waist belt, nude slim heels and maybe a dark-brown clutch. her hair almost always look perfect. and there you have it. my mum wearing a potato sack and looking absolutely smashing in it. if i really had to break down the cost of the total outfit.. well, i’ll do an experiment soon enough. *so stay tuned for it. might be the next big thing. HAHA!!

okay. i know i strayed a little out of topic. whatever. my point is, just because its branded, DOES NOT make it fashionable. just because your dress or top is branded, does not make you any more fashionable than someone else who is wearing something that cost less than 10 bucks. and just so you know,

that girl wearing the brand-less outfit, looks way better than you will ever look.

why?

just because she makes the clothes on her back look like a million bucks, while you are just the hanger for the clothes.

oh, and just to shut you up about me describing my mum as though she is a goddess, here are a few pictures of her..

YES, that is my mum with me and my friends.

YES, that is my mum with me and my friends.

just in case you were wondering where my mum got her looks from, the lady in the middle is my grandma (mums mum) so, yeah. and she is ancient. doesnt look like it now does she? HAHA!! presenting the 3 generations.

just in case you were wondering where my mum got her looks from, the lady in the middle is my grandma (mum's mum) so, yeah. and she is ancient. doesnt look like it now does she? HAHA!! presenting the 3 generations.

SHE LOVES ME

SHE LOVES ME

SO YEAH, sorry about that. i went a little crazy with picture postings of my mum. but pretty sure you got my point that she is hot and awesome. haha. point made and proven.

alrighty. so i have shown you my biggest fashion influence in life and.. also told you what i think about it.

if i do have other thoughts floating through my mind on this topic again someday, i might just do a sequel to this. HAHA!! ( you know you want me to)

and no, i have not forgotten. i will go do the potato sack thing and take photos. so stay tune people.

yours truly,

calista faye


THE JUDGE

how do you judge a relationship that you were not in? you cant, its like trying to tell someone how truly beautiful the niagra falls is without having ever been there. yet why is it that everywhere i go, i hear people judging other people’s relationship. who was wrong, who was right. and its all based on what they know of the relationship. what they have heard, what they saw or what people told them. but if you stop for a second and think about it, how much do you really know about this relationship that you are judging? were you part of this relationship, or just someone who stood at the sideline and watched the people in this relationship?

its funny how whenever it involves matters of the heart or the word “love”, we cant seem to apply the common logic that we use in every other aspect of life. there is no law, there are no rules.

often when a couple break up, the people around them gather to discuss who was at fault. who was the villian and who was the victim. (please do keep in mind that im obviously talking about two perfectly fine human being who has a brain thats filled with functioning braincells, and obviously relationships that dont make it to the headlines of your local newspaper.)

RELATIONSHIP ONE

tom and mary were the perfect couple. they were so loving and their families get along. everyone around them approves of them. it was perfect. and one day, they broke up. because tom found out that mary cheated on him. and everyone starts to talk and discuss. logically, mary cheated so that makes her the villian. and tom, the victim. its a no-brainer.

but thats only the surface of the relationship, the part that all of those who are NOT actually in the relationship sees. what about the parts beneath the surface? dont they count as well? so why was this relationship judged only by the superficial knowledge you have and not what it was really made of?

tom and mary met when they were young, 14? thats young. tom fell in love with 14yrs old mary and forgot that one day, she’ll grow up. and when people grow up, they learn new things, they see a bigger world, they want to do greater things and experience what they have never experienced before. will tom love her even when she starts to grow up? no. he wants her to remain as the girl he fell in love with. a young innocent teenager who knew nothing much but school, him and family. and because she loved him, she tries. and everybody knows, that there will be a day when you’ll just be so tired of pretending to be someone that you’re not just so that the person you love wont be hurt. there will be times when you would just want to be yourself. and so does mary.

if you had to judge this relationship now, what would it be? was she the villian and him the victim? or the other way around. hard to decided isnt it? because now that you look deeper into their relationship, you realized you cant find the point where either of them decided to hurt this relationship knowingly. all you can find, is how both of them loved this relationship in their own ways. but you cant stop a person from growing up or force someone to love a person who’s different from the one they fell in love with. is there really right and wrong in relationships? yes and no. does that answer your question? *wink.

yours truly,

calista faye

MY HAPPY PILLS.

everyone has their happy pills.
and i guess ever since i landed in toronto, i thought i’d be sad and depressed most of the time.
just because all the things that could make me smile was so far away from me now.
the people who would make me laugh when i cried.
the ones who would hug me and tell me its alright.
someone to talk to me when i couldnt fall asleep late at night.
someone to take me to the doctors when im sick.
someone who would sit next to me and just let me rest on their shoulders because im tired.
i left all of them back in singapore.
and now im here in toronto all alone.
it was tough, and i had to rough it out.
though they were far away, they made the extra effort to make sure i was never alone here.
they would text and call.
email and facebook.
i love them and i always will. (:
yet somehow, i still feel alone sometimes.
just sitting in my apartment.
i want someone next to me, cause my head is tired and heavy.
so i want to thank these people, because they are my happy pills here away from home.
and when i thought im all alone, they are there to remind me that im not.
introducing my happy pills away from home.
TASHA
LIZ
BOBBIE
AMY
amy, i swear, i took this from your facebook and the picture just happens to be the tiniest. ):
i want to say thank you all very much. for everything. for being there when i was sad. when the worst happened and i thought i had to go through it alone. when i missed home. when i missed my happy pills back home. when one of my happy pills went to somewhere far away. you’ll never know how much this means to me. maybe you do. but still, i just want to thank you because you made my life so much more beautiful than it already is.
and no matter what happens, this special bond will never fade. its not time that defines the relationship. but the moments you have had together since the day we met. and somehow, however weird our first meeting was, it all worked out well and here we are. and here we will always be. (:
thank you, my happy pills away from home..
yours truly,
calista faye

burn it up

*dont fall in love with me, i’ll break your heart..

i was just thinking back to the days of coccolatte earlier on, and realised how much i miss it. HAHA!! it was awesome and just thinking about it brings back the warm feelings from before.

p.s ( ivan, your mixes are still awesome!! *teehee)

that actually reminds me that i should really go dig up those old ass pictures in my old hard drive. *wink. cause im not too sure where i left them. but i’ll find it for sure babe. (:

i remember how shy you were and so innocent. HAHA!! im sorry ivan, i just have to. i seriously cant help it but since im writing a post right now, i might as well relate the moment here.. *teehee

After finishing up at the club, you packed your stuff and waited for me outside while i finish up my stuff and tying all the loose ends in the club. And poor you, that night alex and i had to discuss something so i took so long and you had to wait by the riverside for me. LOL. i still remember i was complaining so much that im soooooo hungry, so you took me to upper thompson for meeeeepoookkkk!! *yummmy. and the uncle kept forgetting to put chilli in mine. ): than you had to eat mine, so i could order another one. HAHAHAHA!! (yeah, you are a sweetheart, though i never actually said it..)

That was probably the first time we actually REALLY talked since i started at the club. (aye, its not easy managing coccolatte okay!!) !@#$%^&* always have to plan so many things and events. HAHA. and plus, you’re always so quiet. you leave like right after you do your last set. *grrrrrrrr.

Butttttttt, yeah. so that night, you actually sent me home and we sat under my block and chilled.

AND AND AND, all of a sudden..

ivan : can i ask you a question?

me : yeah..haha

ivan : can i kiss you? *looks at the empty space somewhere in between us..

me : aye, dont ever do that okay? dont ever ask a girl if you can kiss her. just kiss her and if she doesnt want it, she’ll back away. if she kisses you back, it’ll be romantic. HAHAHAHAH

ivan : oh, really? i thought i better ask you cause you look like you will slap people

me : HAHA!! next time you try again okay?

ivan : means?

me : *still thinking how silly and cute you are.. (INNOCENT BOY)

ivan : *leans forward and kisses me.

i didnt back off. (: cause you were so sweet and innocent. HAHAHAH!! makes you cute.

oh man, good memories.

we HAVE alot to catch up on yes? *grinnnnnnn

yours truly,

calista faye

till the end of time

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yours truly,

calista faye

voiceless

you left without saying goodbye,

leaving behind all the promises we’ve made.

i allowed myself to be stupid for a night,

just to let it all out, all the pain.

it hurts to know that you’re no longer here,

and the memories are all thats left.

i will keep them safe in my heart,

for now i know, its time to part.

my dear, we’ll meet again someday,

so watch over me and i shall pray.

you’ll always be a part of me,

forever, forever, for eternity.

yours truly,

calista faye

for you.

friends are quiet angels
Who lift us to our feet
When our wings have trouble remembering how to fly
They stand by us and give us
the strength to try

Friends are quiet angels
Who somehow make you see
The light that’s in the darkness
before the dawn
All at once the journeys not so long

But it’s the laughter and the fun
Sometimes the feeling that we’re one
All the tears we cry together you and I
That will keep us heart to heart
as time goes by

Friends are quiet angels
Who fill your life with grace
Thrilled to share your joy
when a dream comes true
And on this special day
I’m blessed ’cause I can say
I’ve found a quiet angel
You’re a special angel
I found a quiet angel in you

yours truly,

calista faye

they put the smile on my face

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for all the times they made me smile when i could not find a reason to.. (:

i love you bitches. <3

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and so this will last for a very long time..

yours truly,

calista faye

12 hours

we always talked about how we would be when we grew up.

what we would do and who we would fall in love with.

you promised to make me your best man at your wedding, and i’ll make you my bridesmaid.

keep your promise, and hold on strong.

open your eyes for me.

dont leave me behind alone.

hear my prayer and my voice.

you said you will never make me cry.

open your eyes.

dont fall asleep too long..

without words.

HARU – kimbumsoo

watch the mtv.

*I’m going to smile
and make you think I’m happy,
I’m going to laugh,
so you don’t see me cry.
I’m going to let you go in style.

and even if it kills me-

im still gonna say goodbye..

GO ON BOY – inlovewiththisversion (:

yours truly,

calista faye