single ladies

check out this video.

justine timberlake goes all out!

Sperry + flowers + monkey

Remember when I said that I had a serious case of non-buyer's remorse? So I went back with shuyi. And I was glad I did. Because we left with this. Small? Because it is for shuyi!

ice ice baby!

It don't need to be V-day to buy flowers for the missus. In fact it makes a lot more sense to do so. These are actually chrysanthemum. Don't think we can make tea out of them though.

wrapped with sponge bob paper: classy

There is this fair we chanced across near the tube terminal on level 3 of VivoCity. It is there every last weekend of the month and all the handicrafts there are either made by or for needy people. I have this thing for knitted things. And that belly button... omg. Now Frank have a companion!

We haven't got a name for it. What do you think? Comment!

say my name! say it bitch! *slap* *slap*

silly little boys

Men these days like to dress up. Skinny jeans for men a couple of years back? Cardigans? Don't be ridiculous you fag! But these things are so rad amongst men these days. From the young punk in school to the metro dude who works out 3 times a week. Ain't nothing wrong with being trendy but try to have some personality and a dash of common sense might be helpful.

Take for example. Even seen some dudes with one of these?

look ma! my name! my name!

Yes. I know. You just started working, you wanted to look super spiffy. So you jogged down to the tailors and ask them to 'just save a bit of space for the nipples'. Yes, son. A well fitted shirt looks great.

'cuffs?'

'uncle I want the one with the cufflink'

'ok french cuff. wanna add initials?'

'say what?'

'add initials to your cuff. it's free'

'you had me at free. yes i want!!!'

Stupid! Do you live in an army camp where you initialize everything in fear of your stuff stolen? Do you have a naughty brother who always claim your new tailored shirt as his own? Do you still remember Johnny in your primary school who steals your eraser and you wished you've written your name on it?

No?

THEN WHY DO YOU WANT TO PUT YOUR INITIALS ON YOUR FREAKIN' CUFF?!

On a side note, I had a hard time trying to find the above picture. I finally found it in a local forum (sorry ZD. ain't nothing personal). Well, at least it's goo to know this stupidity is contained in this little island. We should quarantine this shit. Setd up a task force to scan shirts at the customs. Have a media lockdown. Please do something!

damn you world of sports!

Rushed down (ok la. MRTed down) after work hoping to get the shoe i like. But I found out that they are clearing old stock and only a few obiang styles of Sperrys are on sale. I found myself looking at this loafer which have this leather weaving in front. The leather is in this fine shade and the gloss is pretty good. But I kinda dislike the sole which is kinda thick. So I just sat there and stared at the shoe for quite some time and decided that I am not really that eager to spend.

made from 99 virgin cockroaches

Now I have the non-buyer's remorse... Maybe I should go get it tomorrow! Should I?

it's the weekend!

Come! Let's celebrate!

Chanel 2009 Spring/Summer Accessories

This momma is Jerry Hall. She is 52. 3 years from getting her CPF. So she went Batam in advance and hooked up with a pretty boy. Ladies, feel free to hate yourself.

When the Kaiser takes photo, you look at the said photo. I said look!

the dude is less than half of her age

This upsidedown-chain-at-the-side bullshit should never happen. Don't bastardize a classic like that! Look at the bag in the picture below. That's what i'm talking about! Wrong!

*sniff sniff* ummmmm heels *drool*

yes darrrrling. sniff it goood

that paperbag is actually a handbag. cute. but there ain't nobody sane enough to drop that kinda money for a leather 'paper' bag

why can't we just stick to the 2.55 like above?

another variation of the 2.55

she doesn't know that he spilled bundong over her bag...

mario

again. if you know what he is talking about, you are not young

saldi saldi!

If you are in Italy and you see shop sprouting 'saldi!' everywhere, go like lil jon and say 'yeaaaah!!!'

yeaaah!!!!!

Cos it stands for sales and they are not joking bout it. Let you in on the news people. Selected World of Sports are on sale starting today. I found out a tad late. But imma rushing down to get my stuff right after work.

Instead of calling it 'white', they named the colour 'ice'. You had me at 'i'.

yes I do have it in red. but i really need the white one in my life. i do.

China causes whisky shortage

...globally. We used to joke about what will happen when everyone is china spits. They do actually... but ANYWAY, when their young ones decided to go chiong (i.e. parrrtayyyy) the world run out of whisky. Read bout it here.

if you know who he is, you are not young

ghetto couture

...well relatively speaking. In these harsh times, everybody tried to cut back. Even fashion week.

"AMERICA’S elite designers gathered in New York this week to show off their autumn collections. Threadbare sales had prompted some onlookers to question whether all the exhibitors would still be around come autumn. The industry’s striking new look at Fashion Week gives a hint of the sort of makeover it will need to survive.

This season many designers chose to abandon the catwalk, the very symbol of fashion. With the cost of a 20-minute show in the event organiser’s tents easily exceeding $100,000, some designers, such as Vera Wang and Betsey Johnson, decided to cut costs by holding smaller spectaculars at their own showrooms. Others opted for even thriftier “presentations”, where models were hired to stand on podiums like mannequins for a few hours, or to mingle with the ordinary mortals in the crowd.

The collections were also smaller, a sign of the reduced demand for luxury clothing. Department stores have already said they will curb buying, reining in designers who used to make the same dress in a dozen hues.

In a daring display, the fashionistas, who normally trade in exclusivity, have opened their hallowed halls to mass-market brands. Mattel, which makes Barbie dolls, put on a fashion show to celebrate the leggy blonde’s 50th birthday. Guests received dolls of their own to take away. McDonald’s paid an undisclosed amount to be the official coffee-purveyor, in an attempt to persuade designers that they do not have to drink designer coffee. And QVC, a television and internet shopping company, put on a runway show of its own, with all items costing less than $120.

Some wonder whether the industry’s calendar of seasonal shows in several different cities round the world may itself go out of fashion. One firm, Halston, recently released its autumn collection through a music video. Others are also likely to pursue digital means to reach a broader audience. Catherine Malandrino, a popular French designer, has spent the past three months reworking her website to make it more “human and interactive”. Fashion, she points out, was historically sold through intimate salons. She wants to re-establish that accessibility—and the internet allows her, and others, to do it cheaply."

via The Economist

Some compaines chose music videos instead of the age ol' traditional catwalk.



Here is one from Halston. Interesting as this may change the very future of fashion and our how we react to the word 'model'. But I still feel that though the top fashion house might dabble in alternative forms of launching their collections, the catwalk is one tough creature to kill.

pink lilies

...in full bloom. Shuyi took the pic. There are so much of em, we need a pail. Besides, we don't have a vase also. She liked em and I got them at wholesale (kinda) price.

splish splash

Everyone loves the splish splash

From the very young

weee!

To the not-so-young

wopeee!

LV

Ok it may seem strange coming from a guy but here is some education on handbags. And we cannot talk about handbags till talk about the most popular (read: common) amongst em all.

Yes, nigger. I'm talking about the LV speedy (LV Neverfull might be the next reigning queen. I'll get to that later)

I just have one thing to say: it is not a leather handbag.

There. Now you know. It is canvas ladies. Canvas. If you think that you can get a full leather handbag from one of the top fashion house, you are so wrong.

See the parts in tan? THOSE are your leather parts. Yes. The handle and the lining. They are untreated leather of good grade meant to be used till they develop a natural glow we call patina. You're suppose to 'grow' you LV bag.

Now... how come the Speedy is so popular in Singapore? Well let's do a roleplay...

Lady walks into LV Takashimaya after queueing up for 15 minutes. *LV also must queue?!*

Customer: How much is that one? Staff: $4000.

Customer: ...

Staff: This? Oh yes. The Speedy is our best selling *ahem cheapest!* handbag.

(looks at wallet and made a phone call)

Customer: I'll take it!

Yes ladies. It is popular because you cannot find another cheaper design but still die die want to get a branded handbag to fight (actually just keep up) with your bitchyass colleagues.

The next batch of ladies who wanna spend a substantial portion of their salary on a LV bag but thought that the Speedy is too common got the Neverfull.

same price + bigger = value for money.

for real! count the number of monogram. more too!

Guess what? So did the girl standing beside you in the MRT yo! So we end up with girls carrying their Speedys & Neverfull all over sunny Singapore.

Oh one more thing. If you bother to spend so much on such an expensive handbag, kindly dress up accordingly. I've seen ladies carrying these handbags but are so lok kok it makes me cringe. The worst I've seen is this lady with a LV bag and wearing

1. cheapo loose tee
2. FBT shorts (no shit. i kid you not)
3. slippers (don't matter if branded or not)

Verdict. Fake LV. I don't care if you spend SGD2k on it. You made it look cheap.

the female of the species

While chatting with a new friend of mine, we mentioned that girls are crafty and dangerous. Reminds me of this song from way back.

need muscle?

C'mon take the easy way out.

And get this.

just convince yourself to wear tights

fierceness

Back when I was really into cycling, I really managed to convince myself to wear tights. Even worse. I even wore bibs. Cycling in Singapore has become some kind of fashion parade. Half the fun for Singaporeans is about getting the lightest/best bike. It is about dressing up in the coolest gears. Not so much about cycling. More about looking good when you're not cycling.

I was part of that movement back then but to a lesser degree due to limited resources. But I really do enjoy cycling. It is just that cycling on Singapore roads requires some blind faith and dramatically increases you chances of dying young.

duckvelo. how i missed the feeling of gliding on the roads

I quit cycling after an unfortunate accident involving my cycling friend. My folks were worried sick everytime I went cycling. I stripped the bike and sold off the parts, leaving only the frame (which has my name painted one it, dramatically reducing it's resale value) for remembrance.

Ah Xuan amazing food odyssey

My sister bought Ah Xuan for some walk walk at VivoCity.

tee hee. confirm got lotsa snacks?

i'll bite you!

she don't care about fat or artificial ingredients obviously

hot dog. next!

banana! heh heh, all mine.
*correction. mama says it is potato chip*

remember to wash hands!

Good maths

While waiting for shuyi one morning at T2, I decided to have a cuppa at Tosto. So get this. The americana cost $5.20. When I was served the coffee at my table, the helpful lady asked

'do you want a sandwich to go with that?'

Now, $5.20 is plenty expensive for a simple cup of coffee already. I try to refrain from buying expensive coffee outside as I have my own espresso maker at home and a cup works out to be around 60 cents. So I refused. But the lady dropped the killa proposal.

'we're on offer. coffee + sandwich = $5'

Man! That is some trippy math. Load me up with sandwich lady! No wonder she looked so confident that I'll have some sandwich.

americana + egg mayo sandwich

MOS burger

Don't you hate it when you open the milk caps and they ALWAYS spit 1 drop of milk on your hand?

spitting milk caps

shuyi eats with the grace of a monkey

she loves her burger

the lil vest is cute no?

shuyi, muji & me

Shuyi loves her Muji. What she is not in love with is the price. Muji dresses you up like a hot japanese momma. Weelian loves Muji.

jappo paddington bear

the little button made the hat

On the way, at CityHall, we saw this. Does Ikea even need advertisement? Their stuff have been moving like sushi on a conveyor belt. Ok bad discription. Let's try again... Moving like drugs in Columbia. Um... like pork floss bread at breadtalk after 9. Yeah! That's it!

the ang moh just took off his top and scrunched up his berms for a photo. so spontaneous

Ip Man

This is VR man.

oui chio bu! ai gia steady maiiiii?

This is Ip Man.

I want 小笼包. not sushi!

Ip. Not I.P. (intellectual property) man. And Mr Donnie is fucking fierce and sibeh man, man! We just rented the video and watched it. Shuyi commented that Ip Man's 200 hit combo looked quite confortable and proceeded to exert spouse abuse on me.

I once commented that Mr Jet's character in 霍元甲 is like a ADnD level 40 weapon master. But this... this is a level 40 monk! *For those not familiar with geeky Advanced Dungeon & Dragon, kindly ignore the above*

Wedding: Vic & Flo

Attended Florence's wedding at Orchard Hotel. First time I've been to the hotel for a banquet. It has this nice big ballroom with high ceiling and no obstruction. So no matter where you're seated, you can see everything.

I toyed with the camera, opting out flash and trying to fiddle with the aperture mode. The photos turned out pretty darn noisy. Try not to blow up the pic. Keep it this size. My apologies.

pre banquet camwhoring

left left, left right!

Thomas the train part timed

See the arm on the left? I accidentally cropped her out of the picture. Super embarrassing. Don't hate me please!

honest mistake! honest!

ok. everybody is in this time round

gossiping: full time job

camwhoring: also full time job

Michele and The lay bengz

me and 乌龟杨

evening gown + yum seng!

Christine showing some high level camwhoring

others are not so good at it

altogether now!

casio newest spokesperson

The newest model of Casio Exslim! Now, the left button don't even work!