...and then it hit me...

It's strange how life works.

I'm in two minds about this whole business to be honest.

One the one side I feel that I'm behind on the 'schedule' but on the other, I keep on thinking that I took the road less traveled and I can't compare it to what's going on at home or among people my age, since many of them are definitely not in the same position as me.

It's that time in my life where it's baby and wedding season.

Most of my friends are getting married or expecting children or already have children.

Now, I think this is indirect peer pressure, everyone else is doing the socially acceptable thing and here I am, hopping from one country to the next and I don't even think I have completely found my niche yet. 

How do you even consider where you want to live if you've lived and worked in five different counties?

While everyone's doing their 9 to 5 jobs, I'm standing at immigration wondering how long it's going to take before I will recover from jet lag.

While all my friends are trying to find the perfect wedding dress, I'm trying on wedding dresses for shows thinking that I have walked on the runway in these dresses so many times that the thrill of finding a wedding dress one day might not even be as exciting, since it's part of the job. My friends are planning weddings and I'm making more travel plans.

While everyone else is busy decorating their first homes, I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to fit my life into two bags.

When everyone is getting ready to welcome their bundles of joy into the world, I'm preparing for castings, shows and shoots.

Now, after that depressing description...

I'm glad I don't have to sit in an office doing a job that pays the bills, but gives me no satisfaction.

I hate jet lag. No denying that. I hate immigration too come to think of it, but I get to discover new countries, cultures in more depth than most who just go on holiday.

The wedding dress issue, well, get one made... No need to go look. Sorted.

Who needs a house when the world is a playground of possibility?
Home is where the heart is.

I'm glad I chose the route less traveled, it makes me appreciate the small things and the wonderful people in my life even more..

I'm chasing my dreams and I'm living my life fully. I'm not saying that those who are settling aren't living, that's just not what my life is about right now...

Forget about hugging trees, I want to hug a Panda instead...

I finally got to see a panda.

Pandas are cool.

Black, white and Asian... They have no issues with racism... 

I did the tourist thing and went to Ocean Park. 

The dolphin performances were fantastic, the lines waiting for the rides, not so much.

I also took one step to overcoming my fear of heights, by going on the cable cars... 

A day well spent...

I know I'm quiet...

I'm busy with a little experiment...
It's mainly because I am bored and... Studying isn't up filling the time I have to think up random nonsense...

Fun, fun, fun!

It's Friday!!

The weekend is finally upon us...

And here is a song to celebrate the weekend...

Just a note, this song makes Justin Bieber sound manly... 

Finally got the images...

I did this shoot during my previous trip to Hong Kong.
It was ffffreeeeeeezing on the day that we did the outdoor shots, but it was worth it I think.
Also, I was lucky enough to have J around to keep me warm.

Panasonic advert

Once again, there are many of me...

Pretty awesome! 

If this offends you, good. Maybe you would stop shoving that rubbish down your throat.

Lately on my news feed on Facebook (interesting how it always starts there) I've seen a lot of adverts for diet pills. Lose weight, without exercise and all that rubbish... It has also become apparent that some people have the  urge to share their weight loss secrets with all their friends on FB. I really hope that the person who is doing it reads this, YOU ARE NOT PROMOTING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND YOU SHOULD SERIOUSLY RECONSIDER INFORMING EVERYONE ABOUT YOUR DIET PILLS USAGE, YOU MIGHT JUST BE THE REASON WHY ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS END UP SUFFERING FROM SEVERE HEALTH PROBLEMS, SINCE THAT BRAND OF DIET PILLS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE HIGHER THAN FDA APPROVED QUANTITIES OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES THAT HAVE SEVERE SIDE EFFECTS. IT'S A WONDER THAT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HOSPITALIZED YET!!!

Glad to have gotten that off my chest, its been bothering me for about a month.

Here is my question. If you can even think that taking and paying for a combination of substances that are in MOST cases harmful, not FDA approved that can result in DEATH, (yes, it can!) why can't you schedule an appointment with a dietitian and get a proper eating plan that is specifically formulated for you? It also annoys me when people are willing to pay so much per month for diet pills when it will cost them the SAME amount of money to go to a dietitian... And an extra bonus, if you follow a healthy eating plan, you will indeed not end up in the emergency room severely dehydrated and malnourished. 

I've read comments that some girls write about the effects that the diet pills had on them. One girl mentioned that on the first day of use she was so weak that she could not open her eyes. She was then clever enough to take it again on the second day and just mentioned that she was still weak and very dizzy. Now apparently diet pills have effects on cognitive abilities as well... Where is it ever okay to take a substance that makes you THAT ill??

Diet pills cannot give you the daily vitamins and minerals that your body requires. Good bye shiny hair and strong nails. If you can tell me that diet pills make you lose a whopping 4 kg in a week, I'm telling you now, it has a diuretic effect and you just lost water, not fat... Why not get yourself a nice pet, like a tapeworm? You will feel ill, have some health problems in the long run and lose weight. What's the difference?

Some people might question my motives here, I am in an industry that can be blamed for all these obsessive and drastic measures. Okay, so let's look at the industry. Yes the girls are skinny, SOME do have eating disorders and turn to diet pills and crash diets... 

But...(Yes, there is a but) The models who earn the most money are... The Victoria's Secret Angels.  Those girls are NOT super skinny. They have curves! (Except for Chanel Iman, she's a stick but every group has an outlier). They work out with trainers and eat healthy meals. So the next time you want to blame the industry for your urge to take diet pills, go look at the VS models first and then decide if you still have a valid point.

 Back to the point, if you lose weight quickly, you can gain it again just as easily. 

If you restrict your calorie intake and barely eat, the only thing you're doing is slowing down your metabolism, so you might be losing pounds this week, but when you eat normally, you will just gain it all again. 

 The best thing you can do is to go to a dietitian... You get to eat three HUGE meals and snack and still lose weight. It might not have immediate effects, but then again, nothing else in life is instant (except for bad coffee and dodgy noodles) so why even think that weight loss should be?