My Grey World

Note: this is a quick post – I didn’t bother to research for details. Please bear with that. In my life, I have only lived in two countries – Indonesia and Singapore, where the availability of good TV shows is heartbreaking. I guess it’s just natural to turn to US-produced TV shows, which I generally [...]

It has been approximately 4 years since I don the nick “sylvdoanx”, and yet I have never got the chance to really explain how this nickname came about. Let’s start with the etymology. sylvdoanx consists of two parts, Sylv and doanx. Sylv of course came from my name Sylvia. I’ve always liked to put my [...]

It was quite a sudden visit decision. The bf and I just wanted to go out from the house and we looked for somewhere fun and we had not visited. The integrated resorts were out because they are not fun. And expensive. And ta-da, we thought, why don’t we visit museums? So we googled for [...]

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Sometimes I think I, and perhaps other people, waste too much time obsessing about things we can’t have. The Jimmy Choo heels, Louis Vuitton bags, diamond rings, or even somebody… So much time can be delegated instead to appreciate what we already have. Obsessing and whining about things we can’t have does NOT help us [...]

Hey guys, just wanna share with you some contests or giveaways you can enter. These contest/giveaways are open to Singapore residents (and that’s why I joined them). For other countries, please check again with the organizer. Thanks! BeautyBegins has an amazing giveaway that contains one set of nail polishes and a set of eyeshadow, and [...]

Just some things to ponder about. When I was in Jakarta, my littlest sister one day threw tantrums to her boyfriend because he had not replied her text messages for several hours. Or not @-replying her on Twitter. Whichever it was. I was like, “Seriously, sis? Maybe he’s just busy doing something else?”. And my [...]

The giveaway has ended and of course I have to announce the winners! Using an excel sheet and Random.org, I have chosen 2 winners. Kelvin (email: iphone@maixxxxxx.com) Jasmine (twitter handle: @galovesongs) Congratulations, Kelvin and Jasmine! Will contact you via e-mail/twitter soon to get your mailing address. Please reply promptly! Note: Oops! I have got Kelvin’s [...]