Blue is the colour of Good Taste

Ariel: Have you ever seen anything so beautiful in your entire life?
Flounder: Wow, but umm what is it?

Ariel: I don't know
Scuttle: It's a dinglehopper!

(excerpt from Walt Disney's The Little Mermaid)

Who said that money cannot buy happiness doesn't know where to shop.

Some styles are timeless; some colours become legendary.

Nothing sings pretty like a lil' something from the trademark blue box.

But nothing excites me more than a thoughtful gift that captures the pulse of my personal and professional life.

Mr Robin Egg Blue is a passport holder

(Although The Little mermaid and her silly little friends wouldn't know what it is)

And the prettiest one I've ever seen.

Besides what better way to brighten the day of overworked immigration officers at airports

than a dash of colour and a bit of stylish inspiration from NY's Fifth Avenue.

A sunday kind of wonderful

Is there really a better way to conclude a busy, fulfiling week than waking up smiling on an early Sunday morning, reading the papers in bed and sipping coffee in a pink Victoria's Secret pyjamas?

Well yes...rolling out of bed on Sunday, just before noon. Breakfast is past lunch time, and it comes with truffle sandwiches, burgundy wine, a dresscode and good company.

While I'm not usually a fan of having dainty bites al fresco right in the middle of Singapore's heatwave, but I love themed tea parties.

And nothing befits tea parties during good times more than a candy-floss coloured sundress with a frivolous full-skirted silhouette that has a great emphasis on the narrowness of the waist. The look is a simple one that is influenced by the 1950s - a time when feminine fashion for women returned with a vengeance after the auterity of the 1940s.

While wide-brimmed hats and lacey gloves were the accessories of choice back then, keep the look modern and not overdo it, or you'll look like you've lost your way to a fancy dress contest. After all, the true beauty of the sundress is its ability to stand on its own without much adornment.

Dress on Isabelle: Pastel blue poplin dress from Sophisticate (52 Telok Ayer Street #01-05)

My name is Isabelle and I have a compulsive addiction to heels

To a compulsive shoe addict like me, sometimes heaven comes in the form of tiny, shiny, 5-inch spikes with a $15 price tag.

When Sabrina and I decided to spend a boring Saturday afternoon milling aimlessly around Far East Plaza, it was largely motivated by the idea of saving an afternoon's aircon bill, stuffing our face with oily junk food, and laughing at whales with too much make-up trying to fit themselves into frilly floral dresses that even Hello Kitty wouldn't be caught dead in.

Also, depending on which one of us you're asking, we were also tasked to uncover local fashion talents for SauceINK's upcoming issue.

Then, as if destiny decide to intervene in order to prevent Sabrina from getting bad karma because she was intending to buy ugy muscle T-shirts to distribute around her office, a shoe shop miraculously appeared in front of us with a sign that reads "SALE - All heels at $15".

I don't know about you, but at the moment, we understood exactly how Carrie Bradshaw felt like when she went to Abu Dhabi and realise that embroidered sandals were sold at US$20 a pair - considering the fact that she is an ang mo, she probably got ripped off already , that's why the uncle kept her passport for her.

With bated breath, we surrendered to what I thought was a wet dream come true, and between the 2 of us, we almost cleared out the sale with more pairs of shoes than my grandfather will ever own in his lifetime...

Check it out!

Conventional wisdom has it that women with inexplicable affection for heels have issues.

But $15 for months of happy hours from the sense of empowerment that you get from being 5-inches taller than you really are, I tell you, the feeling is priceless.

And plus don't you think they're just lovely? Awwww....

Hi my name is Isabelle and I have an addiction to heels. My entire blog is peppered shamelessly with indications of it. In fact, you can also read about it here and here.

Outfit on Isabelle: FCUK inspired romper from BonitoChico

Spotted: Sophisticated Executive Fashion Boutique at China Square

Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl with the exquisite sense of style and a treasure trove of beautiful clothes will probably never have a case of "I've-got-nothing-nice-to-wear-for-work" (not that she has to work), but mere mortals like us with only a fraction of her clothing money would have lamented at the lack of non-mass executive wears available in the market at some point in time.

And chances are, at some point in time, we'd have experience the humiliation of turing up at work in the same blouse from G2000 as the office receptionist.

Sophisticate is a boutique tucked in a corner of the Raffles Place area that caters to the fashion needs of working fashion afficionados who loves to dress up in well-tailored non-mass dresses in rich fabrics.

Owner and designer of the label, Wendy, invited me to check out her new Spring 2010 collection, and I must say, that she has outdone herself again.

The tweed square necked dress that I was wearing in the photo above is one of my favourites in her new collection.

Exuding vintage glamour and feminine details, the dresses at Sophisticate are something that even Blair Waldorf would approve of.

You can check out part of her new collection on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/#/album.php?aid=175467&id=785744851

From now till this Sunday, 17 Jan 2010, Sophisticate will have a booth in Isetan Parkway Parade. Isetan shoppers will be entitled to a 20% discount off the new collection, and a whopping 50% off Sophisticate's older collection.

PS: I had to sneak a photo of me in that dress in the dresser, so it's chopped off where my hand with the camera is. LOL.

Why you should look out for Watsons You Awards

Because I am one of the finalists competing to win the Healthy Hair Award.

And because you can help to support me.

Watsons celebrates everyone's the beauty in everyone's uniqueness with You Awards 2009 - For me, I found pride in my crowning glory.

Although I have the habit of saying that I have the messiest hair on earth, my healthy, long tresses defines me as a woman and I stride with greater confidence on good hair days. Being the queen of Vanity town, it is one of those things that you hardly notice when it falls in place, and then fret like hell when its too flat, too greasy or it's too kinky.

Why I want to win this contest

• If I win, you as my voter stand a chance to win attractive prizes such as a $100 Watsons voucher from Watsons
• I want to win the $2,000 to buy air-con for my house (Yes, I do not have air-con in my house)
• You get to see me making silly faces in Watsons brochures with my 1 year modelling contract
• Because I've never won a single contest in my life (Varsity Pageants that I got sabo-ed into doesn't count)
  
• Because I need to know that this works the legitimate way, and I do not have to pay people from China 10 yuan to vote for me 10 times everyday.
• Recession. I can smell a bonus cut hurling in my direction
• Because my hair IS REALLY VERY NICE

And here's how you can help me

Check out my profile under Healthy Hair when you log on to http://www.watsonsyouawards.com.sg/ or you can link directly to my voting profile [HERE]
and VOTE for me!!! Isabelle Neo (A2)

Simply fill in the blanks which include your name, email address, and mobile phone number

Each person can only vote from 1 computer once a day, with 1 email address, so that people like me wouldn't be able to play cheat. The tag your IP address or something, but you can vote intensively everyday for 14 days straight.

SO yea, vote for me. Pretty PLEASE????

Do Singaporeans dress badly?

Singaporean's fashion scape is a unique one. On one end of the sprectrum, teenagers roaming the malls in beach shorts and slippers are a common place, and on the other, executives in Raffles place are so impeccably dressed in their tailored power suits of fine silk and premium cotton, that you spend the entire MRT trip home engineering your outfit for the next day, so that you won't feel out of place.


Singaporeans the cosmopolitanders
Singapore is a melting pot for many cultures around the world. Consequently, the dominant style is probably inspired by a mixture of cultures that we are exposed to.

Mid-range to high end international fashion brands have set up shops in town, niche boutiques mushrooming across the heartlands, and even the online world is bursting at its seams with the abundance of online shopping sites. The popularity of spree communities means that we (ME!) shop for clothes all over the world at the click of a mouse.

We take inspiration from British High Street fashion and the whimsical dreamy sillouttes synonymous with Korean Pop; we devour fashion blogs and celebrity watch for the latest IT bag and bomber jacket. We take a pinch of this and a bit of that, formulating into something that we call our own.

Perhaps you could say that we weren't very fashion savvy and looked a bit gong in the early 90s, but a decade later in 2009, Singaporeans are pretty discerning when it comes to grooming and making ourselves to look good.


Singaporeans the sensible dressers
I wouldn't use "trendsetters" to describe Singaporeans, and depending on which of our regional sistas you speak to, you'd probably get a variation of that observation.

But if you ask me, I think that Singaporeans are sensible in the way we make themselves look good, balancing comfort and style. Basking in the 32 degrees celsius heat almost everyday would make wearing fur coats look very silly, and in this kind of heat, hair flops and makeup melts...Nuff said.

After all, we are fashionably snooty enough that during my trip to Vietnam, my companions and I were sniggering at how the Vietnamese women had no qualms about roaming the streets at 5pm in their matching yellow daisy flower and pink polka dot PJs with pleated hair.

It makes sense that our staple wear is an ensemble of the tube top/singlet variation with short skirts.

Should people wearing their PJs out?

The Spring Summer Collection 09 debuted at Milan saw high-end designer brands, from Prada to Jean Paul Gaultier, ditch the stiff power suits in favour of a softer and more sumptuous trend: Pyjamas. Or what the big guys like to call "Luxury Loungewear".

So has sleepwear become the new outerwear?

I can image in image conscious Singapore, the idea of running around town in one's PJ might raise a few plucked eyebrows. But in my opinion, it all boils down to one's skill in pairing.

Forget about the cotton plaid fannel pyjamas with a matching blouse and bottoms, keep those at home; In fact, don't consider a matching satin one as well - those are reserved for Kungfu practitioners. Neither am suggesting that one consider wearing a half see-through negligee from Victoria's Secret. Even the slinky polka Dolce and Gabanna set that Jessica Alba donned for the Hollywood movie premiere might get you mistaken for a Geisha wannabe.

Instead go for a fine boudoir-inspired alternativemodernas suggested by the pretty Deputy Editor of STYLE: magazine, May Yip.

I thought the pairing of a kimono PJ with a modern gold skirt was brilliant.

Or you could do it like me, a couple of looks that are PJ inspired - relaxed, loungey and luxurious. Most importantly, good enough to hit the streets.

- Pair a long, diaphanous soft cotton drawstring pyjamas trouser with a fitted (and short) modern top, that barely graze the belly-button. I can see me sipping hot lemongrass in pretty china teacups at Dempsey on Sunday.

- Pair a silky PJ top with a high-waisted tight skirt. Add a dash of blusher, lipstick and slip on killer heels. You are ready for Raffles Place, and your colleagues wouldn't even guess that you just rolled out of bed!

The rest of my ugly Piyo Piyo an Hello Kitty PJ sheaths violates my fashion reputation, therefore my examples stop here, until I get nicer PJs for myself. :)

M.A.C. Hello Kitty makeup comes to town

Unless you were born before 1950 or if you have a PhD (you are excused from anything if you have a PhD :p), you should have heard or read about the unexpected union between quirky makeup brand, M.A.C. and Hello Kitty, the pink sweetheart with a red bow from Sanrio.

So move aside, Majorlica Majorca, because M.A.C Hello Kitty is in town and is on the prowl! Meow~



Hello Kitty Mild, meet Hello Kitty Wild! Sweet and innocent or out on the prowl: when she's good, she's very good, but when she's bad, she's unmistakably M·A·C!

I had the good fortune of being invited to the M.A.C. Hello Kitty cocktail soiree that celebrated the debut of the adorable collections of colours, finishes, glitters and accessories. The M.A.C. kitty collection features the iconic cat in a pop art design packaging, with limited-edition colour in intense hues that are a signature of M.A.C cosmetics.




Topless men kitties (I was told later that they were known as S&M kitties - complete with leather pants and nipples) were the hors d'oeuvres at the event, as they stood around to take pictures with the celebrity-studded audience.

I simply couldn't give this a miss, could I? Oops, I look a tad too happy.




In between ooh-ahhing over the kitty-oriented cocktails, canapes and accessories that were served, we were bowled over by the huge array of kitty accessories that sprung out of this collection.





Being the beauty junkies that we are, Val and I also had a smashing time dipping our fingers into the limited-edition makeup palettes with quirky names such as Lucky Tom, Too Dolly, and Pink Fish.

While neither Too Dolly nor M.A.C.'s glitter pigments were my cup of tea, considering that I have the type of face that simply cannot wear too much makeup and colours, I was really sold on the Lip Glass.

Unlike some cheapo lip gloss that melts into a "greasy mouth syndrome" (think oily lips after eating oily chicken wings), M.A.C.'s lip glass works like a lip gloss but it sort of dries up to leave a beautiful glaze over your lips, making it look luscious and shiney without that sticky & wet feel that most lip gloss have.

I was given the colour Mimmy, a nubile peach pink with a slight hint of glitter, that is coincidentally so me. Use it on its own for a barely-there oh-I-am-so-beautiful-naturally look, or slick on a nude lipstick shade underneath for a an understated city chic.

You can tell how yummylicious the lip gloss is from the above picture, with me looking as if I was trying to crunch it all up for dinner.



The nice folks at M.A.C also gave us a matching eye colour each.
Isabelle -> Mimmy(the lip glass) and Concrete (the dark brown eye shadow)

Valerie -> Nice Kitty (the lip glass) and Nanogold (the pale golden eye shadow) that works beautifully as a base on Asian skin tones.

I'll be re-creating my own M.A.C Mild kitty look soon. So stay tuned~

Till the next time I blog. Images are a courtesy of Valerie, and here's the link to her blog...just so you know who's the real camwhore here. LOL~

Shoe Whore

Bette Midler once said something along the lines of "Give a girl the right pair of shoes, and she can conquer the world."

That remark struck a chord and made me notice her, and I would have agreed with her wholeheartdly, except that I believe in a more refined version of that statment, "Give a girl a pair of high heels, and she can conquer the world." Such legendary powers of heels are not conceived of mere urban legends.

A pair of nice heels instantly glams up any blah outfit and make average legs appear better, longer. They make a woman look taller, change their appearance, change their posture and change their mood.

I don't know of that many things with such extraordinary powers. That is why I can never have enough of heels. Women who wields a pair of heels on her feet wield a powerful weapon. Many have tried to convince me otherwise, but knowing that they are the basis of my self-confidence, and so usually I just shake my head politely and strut away.

But by heels, I am not refering to those with sad 2" stubs sold at Charles & Keith. I am talking about the real well-crafted hardcore feet-stuff that are at least 3.5" in height -Pumps, Mary Janes, Espadrilles, toe-cleavage baring peep-toes, booties, whetever they are, the qualifying factor comes from the structure of the heel.

Victoria Beckham knows, just look at her extensive collection of splendidly built stillettos: Manolos, Marc Jacobs and Balenciaga. They took David Beckham, and the rest of the world's breath away. Tell me if I am wrong...

Having said that, yours truly has yet to reach the kind of social status when she can buy a pair of Louboutins to sashay around town in them and not feel a pinch when its 4" spike gets caught in between floor/drain gaps. Neither does she have a walk in shoe cabinet of cheap looking plastic patent heels smuggled in from China.

Instead she monitors Amazon impatiently for their yearly back-friday sale (which happens like now) and treats herself to an annual 5 pair of heavily discounted mid-range heels with spikes that look just a little less enslaving.

As a friend aptly puts, "Your feet are made for wicked stilettos....those that make me worship the ground you walk on....."

Guess, Nine West, Colin Stuart and Charles David here I come!!!

LOL.

Contributing to the economy

It feels like Christmas when Pay Day coincides with a Weekend.

Now it's time for me to do my part as a good Singaporean by contributing to the economy, One.Dress.At.A.Time.

(P/S: Christmas in Singapore is just about shopping excessively)

Review on Everyday Minerals

After about 3 months of experimenting with Everyday Minerals (EM), I thought that it's about time that I wrote a review on it. In particular, their Mineral Foundations that are so highly raved.



The reason why I took so long to do this review, was because I had mixed feelings for EM's foundation and face powder.


Me (person on the right) using:
-EM's Foundation Beige-Fairly-Light, in Semi-Matte formula.
-EM's Blush, Pink Ribbon (very glowy light pink. more to light up your face, than for contouring)

The story:
After I started working, I found that L'oreal Liquid foundation proved to be too much of a hassle to apply in the morning. and switched to a powder foundation - something with a higher coverage and oil control properties. The switch proved to be lethal as my previously flawless skin started breaking out in painful, pus-covered welts and pimples (M.A.C studio fix I'm glaring at you again!). In a bid to find some cosmetics to restore the glorious past of my skin, I turned to Mineral Makeup with recommendations from Jessica. After trying out a couple of brands, I've decided that I like the EM's staying power, coverage, texture and colour-match the best, amongst the few Mineral Makeup brands that I've tried.

The EM foundation formulaes that I've tried, in order of my preference are Matte, Semi-Matte and Intensive

Matte My favourite formula. Clean, and silky & smooth finishing with minimal shine, so it looks like a more refined version of your natural skin, with minimal (but visible) glow.
I actually thought that this was one formula that I'd never try, because it sounded boring, dry and best for vampirish ah lians whose skin will crumble into ash and soot the moment daylight hits it. But this formula, IMO is perfect for Singapore's hot, humid weather where almost everyone has combi-oily skin. Just dust a light layer of Lavender Concealer as primer prior to the foundation, and voila, and you are on your way to look like you're born with naturally beautiful skin.

Semi-Matte A close runner up to the Matte formula on my fav list. This is the stuff that you'd want to go for, if you are into that dewy-skin-bursting-with-moisture-and-supple-ness kind of look. As the name suggests, it gives more glow to your skin than the matte formula. It was the perfect formula to use in drier climates, like when I was travelling in Japan.
However, this formula provided the least coverage and is the least lasting, amongst the 3. Personally, I find that my face gets a bit too shiny after a while in Singapore's climate. AGAIN, it's the fault of the tropics.

Intensive My least favourite formula. Oxidizes the most on my skin, to the point that everyone asked me if I had a tan at Communicasia this year, despite being on whitening pills. Though it was supposed to provide a more thorough coverage as compared to the others, it gets streaky the moment I sweat or my facial oils break through. Basically, it gets a little streaky at the end of the day no matte what. And my face always feels a little oilier than it usually does. Worse of all, it gives me those tiny bumps that looks like pimples, but goes away after a few hours of not wearing that foundation.
Me no like any sort of bumps on my face, be it pimple, allergy or boils.

The Good:
For one, I loved the idea of putting on foundations with built-in sunblock properties and that is Super-soft, silky, and, best of all, good for your skin. It was definitely more finely-milled than all the other brands of Mineral Foundations that I've tried (Lumiere, and MAD Minerals), and provides a MUCH more natural coverage than the REvlon and Loreal Mineralized Foundations that you get from the Drugstores in Singapore. Digressing, Mineralize Foundations sounded like a lame brother of the Mineral Foundations.

It also offers a pretty decent coverage, without being thick and cakey - the type that more or less hid minor imperfection by reflecting light off the skin; I'm not too sure how it'll fare on skin that are perpetually covered in huge cystic bumps and major discolouration.

Plus I am a fan of competitive pricing. It's always about how much it is, measured against how much I want that item. Giants sized EM foundations (8g) are priced at a very reasonable USD$12; 5 sample sizes are generous (and free!) and can last a few applications.

Best of all, it feels OH-SO-LIGHT on ma skin, like I'm not wearing makeup at all.

The Not-so-good
The foundation, though pretty long-lasting for something that just 'sits' on your skin without invading your pores, requires several touch-ups over the course of a day. As much as most people find it hard to believe, I hardly do touch ups when it comes to foundation (Yes, I have good skin!). Therefore, I find that a hassle.

Second, the oil control of EM foundation is almost non-existent. Although this was not a major problem for my combination skin, but looking too shiney can look a bit tricky in HOT, HUMID Singapore. And I found myself blotting my face for excessive oils - something which I have not done since Secondary School.

However my greatest make-up woe is the rate at which my skin oxidizes: very very fast.
Foundations that are applied would easily turn 2 shades darker by mid-day.
Pile on lousy foundation, and my skin will oxidize into something like a bright orange ball. **M.A.C. STUDIO FIX I am glaring at you!!**

Add the fact that I sweat exceptionally ALOT in Singapore's heat, which seemed to act as a catalyst to boost my skin's oxidization rate (uh-oh!). My face is usually slightly darker than my body by the end of the day.
Of course to be fair, this is not EM's fault alone, because almost all drugstore brand cosmetic foundations that I've tried before(Loreal, Maybelline, Bourjoius, even Lumiere) has given me the same problem.

Because it could not solve my oxidization problem, EM cannot be crowned my "Holy Grail Foundation". However, IMO, it's one of the better quality foundations that I've used. Once I've tried EM, there's no going back to my previous sticky messy L'oreal True Match Liquid FOundation.

I liked it enough to continue the range; but I can't say that I like it so much that I'll never search for a better one (with an equally okay price tag). It's also not the type of product that gets me hooked the first time I tried it on, but the type that grows on you over time, partially because you know that it is supposed to be good for your skin.

I guess my never-ending quest for the perfect foundation (with the perfect price-tag) is still at a very infantile stage. Having said that, I've recently embarked on this other new brand of preservative-free cosmetics, which already seemed very promising (except for the price-tag), and I'm getting all the tingly excitement to blog about it. But give me sometime to try it out, before I share it here.

Clue: It's Japanese.

The Flawed Judgment

Things that I will do for a Raoul sale, especially when I sense one brewing over the horizon

1) Google for news of the sale on all Singapore Online Forums, every other day

2) Found the announcement at 3AM in the morning and text all my girly-pals.

Raoul Annual Sale

HITACHI TOWERS
#01-11/12
OPENING HOURS: 11AM - 9PM, MON - FRI
11AM - 5PM, SAT
CLOSED ON SUN & PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

3) Woke up at 9AM in the morning so that I'll be a pioneer shopper when the sale starts at 11AM. It's a major feat because 9AM is the time for birds to wake up.

4) Brave all the sweatiness and smelly armpits (of other people), and risk being spotted like an Auntie from the market, just so to dig through the pile of discounted clothes

I love Raoul Men's 2-ply cotton shirts in tapered cut, especially on tall, lean men. It gives them an extremely composed and in-control look, as if even the shirt is afraid of crinkling on them.


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On the way back home, I took a seat on the train opposite a Mother with 2 young daughters (probably between 7 to 10 years old).

The younger of the 2 daughters was fixated on me, and after staring at me for 5 minutes, she whispered a very audible whisper - I guess all kids that young have severe volume control disability - to her mother.

Girls : Mummy, that jiejie is very pretty! Her eyes look like princess eyes!

The mother smiled at her daughter, while I pretended to not hear her...eh this girl will grow up to be someone with very good taste ley, I silently thought to myself. Plus she didn't call me an auntie. Smart girl. Not only will she have good taste, she'll grow up to be smart too.

Then the little girl continued...
"Mummy, can you make my hair curly curly like hers? And I also want that dot on the cheek", the little girl raised her pinky to her right cheek, all the while still looking at me.

The mother took a quick glance at me, as if embarrassed that her daughter is talking so loudly, and to my mortification, she whispered back not too softly either...

"Why on earth would you want a pimple on your cheek for?"

gwa gwa gwa..... I guess volume control disability runs in the family

The Closet Ah Lian

A closet ah lian is a true blue ah lian who keeps her ah-lian character suppressed. Given that she grew up in a completely chinese/hokkien speaking family, she prides herself on her air of sophistication that she can exude in front of most people, and her ability to speak impeccable english at times that call for it. Despite her seemingly harmless outlook, she can actually curse like a Hokkien sailor, and she can win a quarrel with a telephone operator from the bank.

She wears jewellery from Tiffany's and carries a mustard colour Braun Buffel wallet, but not Louis Vuitton because she knows that LV is so widely pirated that the public will start to doubt its authenticity regardless of it. Plus, she is not cheap enough to fish a uncle-ish sugar daddy who can afford to splurge on a Chanel Tote for her. That's why she's "in the closet". She selects her brands well, and she picks the total number of pieces that she'll be seen in each time, so that she won't be seen as a brand whore. Afterall, she's a cunning one...not quite like the typical ah lian because this one has actually been to NUS, studied in Arts and Social Science, so she doens't want people to think that she's a brand whore. BUT she is secretly pleased everytime people "OOooh!" at her exquisite taste in whatever branded (or "branded") item that she carries.

She likes her man with a little bit of edge, at least at the first impression. And she finds the ability to reverse the car with just ONE hand guiding the steering wheel, the gangster-ah-beng way, extremely manly and extremely attractive.

She also secretly thinks that Victoria's Secret is branded. Sometimes, she likes to carry her oversized, and super heavy metal studded GUESS bag, just because of the big metal "G" that is prominently displayed on the front flap of the black patent leather bag. It delights her for some reason that even I cannot fathom.

Despite being in love with clothing items from Victoria's Secret and shoes from NINE WEST, she harbours a secret ah-lian urge to shop in This Fashion whenever she passes by one of the local heartland fashion chain, with all the super garish looking clothes and mass produced halter neck tops with metallic buttons. She tries to suppress this urge, and luckily for her, there isn't many This Fashion boutiques around where she lives, or works.

But ever since she quit her lousy sonofabitch job, she started wandering around in the heartland areas, and then she chanced upon this huge-ass This Fashion boutique at where she used to hang out during her Secondary School days. So she took a deep breath, snuck in, and hoped to death that she won't be caught dead shopping in a shop that epitomizes the cheapo Ah-lian fashion. "It's unlikely...she thought to herself, it being in the middle of the afternoon, when everyone is either napping, in school, or at work."

She, the self-proclaimed fashionista cum closet ah lian snooped around in that heartland This Fashion shop, and while she outwardly snorted and wrinkles her nose as she picked up a gaudily coloured tube dress, like she would pick up a fish from the wet-market, she was smiling inwardly to herself.

What's more, there's 50% off the original price tag of $28. Goodness, the ah lian's body quivered with excitement, because dresses with price tags like this, she can buy more sexy bareback mini-dresses (with the super big and unclassy silver buckle)to wear when she go chiong with all her ah lian friends. Then out of the corner of her eye, she spotted an electric blue trio-palette eyeshadow set, which set her heart aflutter. Since there was nobody that she knew around her (because she has always condemned blue eyeshadow when she secretly thinks that they look damn chio), she quickly grabbed one and proceeded to make her purchases.

This closet ah lian then stuffed the content of the "THIS FASHION" bag, into the Victoria's Secret Duffel bag that she was carrying, perched her ELLE sunglasses on her nose, and trooped silently (and quickly) out of the shop, with her secret ah lian desires completely soothed and satisfied.

I am just hoping that I won't regret this for the rest of my life.

I JUST REJECTED AN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT FROM GUCCI.

Yes, it's that GUCCI, Gucci. The brand that China pirates extensively.

They called me regarding my application to do in-house PR for them. THEY ACTUALLY CALLED!!!! :P:P:P:P

But guess what, I was just made an associate today, and I felt bad leaving my company, especially after the boss has been so nice to me.

So I said, "Uh ummm, actually, ummm you called too late. I found a job."

I almost ripped my hair out when I said that. Why do they take so freaking long to call me?!?!?! I could have been sitting in a civil-servant-ish job, that's 9 to 5, being situated in a department of resource-wasting PR department, doing paper work, yet I chose to slave in a PR firm....Just what am I thinking....I just wish I won't live to regret this forever, especially when the going gets tough.


Oh btw, while researching for a paper on pop-culture, I finally found out the meaning of O.P.P....hurhurhur.

The tale of a Push up Bra convert

Victoria Secrets make me miserable. Es was having a spree for VS clearance stuff. I went to check, and the smallest is too large for me. Can those ang mos make more things that are not so big? It's depressing can?

I need new bras. New Push up bras. I never thought that they worked, but after a fitting that day, I found a whole new me that I;ve never seen before. And after that time, I just found out that I've been wearing the wrong size all this while. And I just realized bras are meant to be worn TIGHT. Not move-able, not roomey, not comfortable. But TIGHT. I went for this fitting and this lady dresser who was fitting me up told me that they're supposed to be worn with only 1-2 finger space allowance btween the fabric and your skin. To make the push up possible for any bras, you need the 2 straps to support and HOLD it up. If not it's not push up. U can have bags of silicon or sponge or cushion watever, and it still wont be up. It will just become heavy and sag and you still won't get that lovely cleavage that all VS models proudly bare. If you want strapless, you get a corset.

Now it finally dawned upon me, why a certain member of the 3D, would wear that ridiculous transparent-plasticky strap whenever she wears a spaghetti strap. Because without it, she cannot tell people that she's a D anymore. She'll just be like me. And if I ever tell anyone I'm a D, the person will definitely die laughing.

That's why I need a lift. I want VS...Please VS semi-annual sale faster come. And when it comes, please have my size. I'm skinny k. Not small, just skinny, It's different. Hurhurhur

,Finally, I feel I've done enough to warrant some serious studying. Starting from after this entry.

For those who reads my blog but hasn't notice, I've put a new link on my blog, to my new blog! I shall just advertise a little here

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To all beautiful ladies out there, my shopping blog has been officially done up. This time round, I'm holding 2 pre-order sprees, with imports from Hong Kong, Korea and Japan. Sooo if you are interested in getting unique, pretty, feminine dresses from elsewhere and not Zara, you are welcome to take a look. And the best part is, the prices are way low.
Guys are welcome too if you wanna purchase for your mother/girlfriend/best/friend/sister etc.

Love, http://princess-attire.blogspot.com
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On another issue, I just read a couple of the dumbest blog ever. And unfortunately for me, I know one of these 2 bloggers. The other loser blogger in this topic, happens to be a fan of the first blogger in question.
Blogger #1: A brainless, plastic-faced(literally), typical bimbo, complete with huge boobs and an empty shell. She apparently worships dawn yang, and went for plasticy in vain to look like her. Sad to say, according to ZY, she looks like TCS actress Quan Yifeng. Though I wouldn't say Quan is drop dead gorgeous, but she has her own sassiness which makes her look good in her own way. But I think it's quite sad for anyone spend a bomb for some major facial reconstruction, only to end up looking like her.
That aside, her english is atrocious. It's not just peppered with mistakes in tenses, a few typos and some missing words. BUT HER ENGLISH IS FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG. Her thoughts are erratic. Actually nonsensical would be a better word. Actually no, i forgot, she has no thoughts whatsoever. The only few entries which actually made any sense were not written by her. They were cut and paste from some website. Oh i'm so surprise. She types in mindlessly short sentenses. Like this. And somehow, she can still can get them all wrong.
Eg. "Went *Falala Gym for *Tralala. And now I felt aching very inch of my body." *Nouns have been changed to preserve her anonymity)
A typical entry would be like 5 pictures of herself posing a la Dawn Yang style, and 1 line of un-English that nobody understands.

Did I mention she speaks with a ninny little fake accent that sounds like crap? And she tells people (rich guys during shows in particular) she goes to school at *Nalala/*Salala and studies Mass Comm. Please la, you think they stupid issit? If you want to attract graduates they can prolly spot your fake accent halfway down the exhibition hall lor. And please la, you think study mass comm = go on tv and act with Takeshi Kaneshiro? And you think mass comm will want you ah? Even if you speak with your ninny little fake accent, your english remains lousy. Atrocious. Whatever. Imagine handing in a research paper Blogger #1 style(on whatever topic. I didn't take any new media modules la):

(picture posing ala Dawn YAng style)

(picture posing ala Dawn YAng style)
Ah this is good paper,*wink* i think. No reason can fail why u say?
Hmm because is tV! Yay!!! No reason. But I think one day, i can have to appear from all the advertisements. Conquering new market is no major difficulties. Master of nuture help me alongs and i has to be happy.

Is kind of troubling to my heart. In my homeland being have got tvs all around. Reminds me of when I drink Rose tea. Wah so beautiful, goddess me.
Why do people not bare themselves on tv? WHy not? I like them to know me. Really. Hmm but i must work hard first. Now I got this promotion to introduce this amazing new mascara. I do it definitely on through TV. So excited.

Blah...I cant do it anymore. Whetever.

Basically my opinion of her, A loser, a wannabe, who is nothing. She thinks physical beauty supercedes everything. DAwn YAng is the goddess. Hence to be successful, there's only one person to emulate. DAWN YANG. So she goes on and continues to pimp herself through her blog.

BLogger #2 This is a HE. HE is a greatest fan of Blogger #1. Reads her blog religiously, and probably fantasize about squeezing her tits one fine day. Maybe screwing her. Whatever la, but basically there's only 2 reason to read her blog.
1)Because it's so dumb hence you read it for some no brainer entertainment.
2)Because you wanna look at her cleavage, which she generously shares with her various amorous teekorpek 'photographers'. This Blogger #2 in question is such a 'photographer'. He is probably the type who NEVER misses an IT show held in Singapore, and his motive of being there? BEcause got alot of IT SHow girls. Wear short skirt, wear tube, alot of makeup, *psst....Hot!! (or not. but got alot of legs means hot liao). Also because it's free entry. He's probably one of those who cramp up the narrow isle with a big Tua Leng Gong camera and thinks he's a big fuck, because he can ask models to pose for him with that big camera. He will collect the pictures of all the models and dunno do what with them. Even when some models refuse, he'll follow them around adamantly. Just so that he can have the WHOLE collection of girls from IT show 2004/5/6/7.

And this blogger #2 have obviously seen blogger #1 from one of those shows. And he comments on almost every single one of Blogger #1's blog entry.

Okie but my main point here is not so much of blogger #2's taking photos of models. It's his blog remember? He is probably another nitwited loser. His blog consists nothing that is written by him. They are all song lyrics written by someone else. Eh please la, what's the point of having a blog to copy n paste other ppl's intellectual property. WORSE...he didn't cite them. Orh hor...if he was writing a term paper, Prof Lockhart would definitely give him an F, and Farrell would probably make sure he's out of NUS. At least Blogger #1 has pictures of herself that she takes herself, and spouts of nonsense that shows how dumb she is. But this sneaky little bastard takes people's lyrics and paste it all over his blog. If you cant wax lyricals, then DON'T! I'd rather he type in ah-beng style hokkien-engriss u know?
Oh and he, like blogger #1, gives one liners when a picture is introduced for a particular entry.

Eg. *picture*
His comments--> That second girl from the left, chio

WTF...so bloody cheapskate lor...liddat also constitutes a blog issit?


And so I shall conclude my blog entry for today.

Today i got meet Estelle to get Mad.Minerals. She chio, I chio, we happy. Yay! *winks* (GROSS!)

Spree-ed

Found a supplier for very pretty Korean Clothes and I've been busy holding a lil' spree amongst my friends, choosing clothes for Friends of my bf whose bdays are coming soon. Hence this blog has actually been left in abandonment for quite some time (yet again!). Transferred the money overseas today and I refused to look at the new stock that might have just arrived because I have already made changes to my order 3 times, that my Seller *REMEMBERED* my name. And prolly my order number, which happened to be 10 digits long. Hah! So here I am, back to my cosy lil blogsphere, which will occupy my attention at least until my loots arrive. I should consider selling clothes on day, and set up a "sister e-store" next to ZY's toys store. Hurhurhur....and we'll make alot alot alot of $$$$.

*Flicks my own ears and wake up from day dream* But I should, considering how I've been spreeing like mad...And finally do I understood what Jessica meant when she said she hadn't shopped in a brick n motar shop for a damn long time...hurhurhur.

My other items that I brought from other ppl's spree a while back has arrived.

#1) My G & G iFax Contact lens from Korea.
I got the one that supposedly make your eyes appear bigger watery, dreamy and doll-like, by enlarging the pupils. Like those by Acuvue and FreshLook, except that those 2 were way too small for my oddly shapped pupils. That day I tried a trial pair of FreshLook contacts and they were smaller than my pupil, and I could see a ring of black around the edge of the lens. Gosh! And worse was that I almost couldn't pull it out, and we sat at the Optitian for 45 mIn or so, all the whilte trying to remove the trial pair from my eyes. Good thing about my G & G lens is that it costs only about $41.50 i think, for a pair of semi-permanent coloured lens, + shipped. So I thought it was not a bad deal. Budden hor, I dont think I achieved that famously acclaimed dreamy, watery-eyed look lei. And please hor, I got the black colour one...So next time when You see me, don't think of me as a fake eye ang-mo wannabe k...

#2) My rainbow T-shirt from WetSeal Spree
Oh I fell in love with it when I saw it on the model at the WetSeal website. It looks so bright and cheery and so please-buy-me-and-I'll-make-you-happy. Or so that was what I told him, when I was trying to make him tell me that the shirt will look nice on me. Haha. Aiya, just model looks damn hot la... Actually I wanted to get more items from them because the Spring fashion this year is just so adorable, with so many of the same type of "make you happy items". Budden, the prices plus shipped would have killed me. My T alone cost SGD24.50 + shipped from US. Even if I managed to get Zy to sponsor my shopping, he'll prolly need to sell his whole room of toys. (which is not necessarily a bad thing you know?)

#3) Unsuccessful.
I tried to buy this pair of knee-length brown leather boots from this Taiwan seller for 599 NT, which would have cost me around SGD38, but it was just plain bad luck that it went out of stock. After I paid, so the seller has to refund me. budden she KNS wanna cheat my money, and the amount she return me was short of like 20-odd cents. Okie la it's not like figging alot of money la, and I decided that it was just too throw-face to email her to tell her that she short-changed me of 20-odd cents. Budden, I felt slightly cheated. *Roar* Zy said it was not reallyy bad luck, cos then I would have saved the money to buy the pair of Forever21 skinny jeans that I had been eyeing. And that's another story by itself. I went to check on their website that day, and found that they only had Size 7 & 11 for that design...and I only wear a Size 3. Dang! Anyway if Size 3 = M, then 5=L, and 7=XL; so 11= XXL?!?!
But I thought they were skinny jeans...

End of blogging for today...Gotta go back to my books...Lockhart's essay's due tmr...$#@!!!

Frequent retail therapy requires some income to fuel. And people who knows me knows that I don't like to teach tuition, I hate being a sales promoter, scorns being a telemarketeer, and abhorrs selling insurance. But ever since I quite my agency, my income has been pretty irregular. However, I've been getting jobs with pretty decent pay lately, and I hope to land myself in the next one that pays $80 for 15 min of doing almost nothing.
I Recently did a 1-hr stint for $60 with Laura. Though it is not as profitable as modelling, but it's pretty decent for standing around doing nothing. And it's definitely more than what the fucker booker used to pay me after taking ~70% of commission from me, towards the end of my stay there. PLus I need to find ways to fuel my spending and my hobby, so I cannot hiam too much.

I'm thinking of getting this pair of boots http://tw.f2.page.bid.yahoo.com/tw/auction/b32302160?u=a3300575
which costs 599 NT, which is 599 / 20.93 + 6.50 (for shipping n what nots)=$35.12
It's cheap for boots in Singapore, but the most pricey one on that website, but it has the perfect specifications: perfect heel height, perfect pointiness of toe, not to tight at the calf, perfect trunk etc, and it's (fake) leather. Should I get, should I get it????
And hor, if I do get it, should I get the brown or the black one?? brown is sooo in the rage the winter that just passed, but black never goes outta fashion does it? But don't u think the black looks a bit kuku? Sigh, wanna buy 1 shoes also so mahfun, I should just go ESAD... Gan Jionging over Lockhart's essay now, at 5am in the morning. ZZZzzzz.....

To-do list after exam

Study I should. 1 More Paper...But who feels like studying, however exciting Mahan's theroy of Naval Superiority or how the war strategy has change because of technology.

ANyway this is my to-do list:
(Some of them I already sneak-start to-do)

-choose a nice blogskin for my blog Need all the help I can get.

-learn how to insert pictures or anything I want to put on my sidebar (anybody who knows how to do that please email me. The stupid profile picture is so ridiculously small that nobody will notice even if I paste a Mo Xiaoling photo over it...and they limit it to 50KB. Who on earth can take a decent picture that is of 50KB??) I need all the advice anyone can give. PLEASE!!!

-buy new skirt for work. Hmmm in case anyone hasn't noticed, I don't own any skirt that is not a miniskirt.

-shop for diamantes to embellish my clothes. I look like I have new clothes all the time because I have a hobby of pulling apart of clothes to create a new look

-shop for more diamante to make accessories. I'll list it for sale if they're nice. If they're too nice I'll keep it for myself.

-get christmas presentsSSSsss

-Think about my new shoes. Wear them around the house or something.

-sleep more

-go shopping with Laura and take alot of photos. Alot Alot Alot...
-excercise off my *Blubbers*

-enforce my diabolic plan to free myself from being exploited by the low-lying bourgeois. Will be explained in due time.


*******Mum just called me from China. Glad to know she's having fun...Daddy's joining her in a few days. I can't go cos i'll be working. Sad I am*******