Great Singapore Sale 2012: If I have the cash...

(It's been more than a year since I had last posted. All of the sudden I have been itching to post something again. What a shock I received when I logged in to see the interface has totally changed for Blogger! I would say for the better perhaps since it's easier to navigate. Of course, Google trademark is rather evident but hey, they own Blogger now isn't it.

So here I am, typing a new post after so long...hopefully it will be easy to navigate and post!)

It's (almost) the time of the year again! (^ー^* )♪

The annual Great Singapore Sale 2012 is back from 25 May to 22 July 2012.

In the past, I don't really give much care about Great Singapore Sale. Yes, I do look forward to it but I don't do the obsessive countdown every single day as I do for this year. Perhaps it's due to me actually having a little more money to spend during Great Singapore Sale many thanks to internship allowance?

In the past, purchases made during this period were usually undergarments and running shoes. I don't run but I love the comfort such shoes brings me. As you can tell, sadly,I don't have much fashion sense either. I do love pretty clothes and dressing up of course. But with fashion comes with a price of money, which I don't posses much of it, and also effort to mix and match for a great outfit. Laziness is in my DNA. Thus, most of the time I will just grab the first pair of jeans and T-Shirt from the wardrobe.

However, this will all change. Or so I say to myself. I will be officially graduating from polytechnic on 24 May 2012 and it's time for C-H-A-N-G-E.

Three years of polytechnic had resulted in my wardrobe being filled with almost nothing by jeans and T-Shirts. Do I really need that much jeans and T-Shirts to begin with? Jeans and T-Shirts are now my "uniform".

I doubt I will be going to venture into high maintenance fashion since I value comfort a lot but I would love to look put together. Nothing that says trying too hard but at least, casual and comfortable while looking nice.

With that, I got to stop purchasing jeans and T-Shirts but branch out in getting good pieces that will build up my wardrobe. Plus, they have to be able to incorporate into my current wardrobe collection too. No point buying one great piece but not being able to match it with anything else in my wardrobe. I have a little bit of extra dosh but not to that extent.

This post is titled "Great Singapore Sale 2012: If I have the cash..." so I will be showing items I have been eyeing recently and I will certainly buy all of it if only I have the cash.

*Which sadly, I don't. 。・゜・(/Д`)・゜・。*

Let's stop mourning and move on to the actual goods I'm lusting for shall we?

Fossil

I remembered walking past the outlet in Suntec City last year while on the way to work. The bags attracted me but I never gotten time to check them out and forgotten all about it till recently. Happened to be in that area again and it's fate I had to pass by the outlet again. This time, I made a serious mental note to check out the product catalogue online (because I'm too much of a wuss to go into the shop alone) and I did.

The designers know what they are doing. Three collections available on Fossil US website were Maddox, Vintage Re-Issue, Explorer and Key-Per. The collections appealed to me a lot. Especially with their bright colours and practical styles. I don't like bags with brands plastered all over and being in your face. I appreciate how Fossil branding is there but it blends and fits into the design quietly.

Search for reviews regarding Fossil leather products and it's been great so far. Majority commented Fossil leather products last and made of soft and great leather.

I love lots of styles in Maddox collection. Tons of colours and totally suitable for people of my age. It's not too dressy or girly but nice enough for me to pair it with casual clothes, take it to school or wear it during slightly dressier times when it calls for it.

Maddox Organizer Flap (US$198)

This is leaning more towards of my impractical items on my lust list. It's a cute bag and it comes in around 10 colours. From dark to pretty pastels.

Took me a while to decide between Dusty Rose and Rose colour and I finally settled on Rose colour instead to post here.

Maddox Organizer Flap in Rose

Perhaps you are wondering why I have listed this as "impractical". With the many compartments and pockets which Fossil never fails to include in their designs, it doesn't look like an impractical bag isn't it?

Maddox Organizer Flap in Rose

Alas, it is for me.  With a 7cm width, the bag obviously can't fit in my water bottle, long wallet, umbrella etc. without looking bulging. A slim profile is one of the points that why this is an attractive bag. Sigh. You get the idea.

Maddox Organizer Flap in Rose

Maddox Satchel (US$198)

I have been searching for a brown bag to replace my Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club bag which started shedding its PVC skin after using it for less than 10 times. What's more, the very same said bag costs S$100+. Total waste of money.

I don't really like round handles for I hear it slips off easily when carried on shoulder. The thick shoulder strap provided additional carrying option which I appreciate.

Maddox Satchel in Chestnut

I also love there are hardware details on this bag but it's not over the top. It looks roomy and I think I should have no problem fitting in my long wallet, mobile, portable umbrella and water bottle, which are my main daily essentials, into the bag.

The downside would be if I were to use it as a school bag, I don't think I can squeeze my textbooks in. If I'm rich, I would certainly get this though for outings.

Maddox Satchel in Chestnut

Maddox Zip Clutch (US$55)

I know I shouldn't be lusting for a new wallet since my black x pink Guy Laroche wallet is still functional and I still love the black x pink combination...BUT...I do hate how fat it is when all cards are slot in.

Maddox Zip Clutch in Dusty Rose

Besides that, the zip pocket for coins is in black! Do you know how hard it is to search for the right change when I can barely see what coin I'm looking at? It's rather tight too so I can't expand it to let more light into the zip pocket in order to find the right change.

Maddox Zip Clutch has not one but TWO zip pockets. One on the inside and the other in the rear. I can use one for coins and the other for mobile or receipts. Soft leather means it will expand will and the light dusty rose colour let more light in as compared to black isn't it?

Only downside to this Maddox Zip Clutch I can find so far would be having only 12 credit card slots while my black x pink Guy Laroche wallet has around 15. Then again, this has a 100% polyester interior which I guess wouldn't make my cards stick to the leather bits like my black x pink Guy Laroche wallet did.

Maddox Zip Clutch in Dusty Rose

Vintage Re-Issue Satchel (US$239/S$469)

This bag is not only on my lust list but I'm seriously considering it. I have tested it out in Fossil outlet and it was able to fit both my slightly bigger than A4 portfolio and thick Japanese textbook in. After doing so, there are still some space left to fill in my daily necessities.

Vintage Re-Issue Satchel in Russet Brown

I love how the simple yet roomy design. Timeless and I can use it from casual to even pairing it with formal presentation suits.

The double handles are thick and flat which makes it suitable for carrying it by shoulder or hand. I think it should have no problem with being used as a book bag or 13" laptop bag.

I do wish there is more width at the top of the bag so that I can fit in more things.

However I think it will be much cheaper to ship it over from USA instead of purchasing one in local outlets unless they have a huge markdown during Great Singapore Sale.

Vintage Re-Issue Satchel in Russet Brown

As for Fossil Explorer collection, I like the colours and design but not enough for me to post it here like I did for the items listed above.

Alright. I have been stuck on Fossil products for a while. Let's move on to another brand shall we?

Rebecca Minkoff

I got to know of this brand while lurking around on purseforum. Initially I was looking through more of Coach products but frankly speaking, it's tad too girly for me. Instead, I found about about Rebecca Minkoff while chatting in a Fossil thread then discovered the sub-forum for this brand in purseforum.

I'm guessing items stated from this brand will firmly remain in my lust list unless there's some kind of huge markdown sales.

M.A.C. (Morning After Clutch) (US$295)

Love the gold hardware details against black leather. It should be big enough for my daily essentials including  my water bottle. However, I'm not sure if it will be bulgy and heavy especially after my water bottle is in though.

M.A.C. (Morning After Clutch) in Black

It has little metal studs on the bottom of the bag to ensure it will sit down perfectly and at the same time, preventing dirt on the floor from getting in direct contact with the bag. Not that I will ever place my bag on the floor since I'm a cleanliness freak.

According to the description, the metal hook design in front of the clutch is placed to prevent the front zip pocket from being opened easily. Not a bad idea to ward off pickpockets right?

M.A.C. (Morning After Clutch) in Black

Prefer pictures in real life compared to bag being worn on dummy. Much easier to gauge the actual size and I like what I see here!

The strap chain is adjustable and can be doubled, singled or removed which allows switching up for a different look. Me likely.

If only I have the money... 。゜(゜´Д｀゜)゜。US$295 is tad pricey to me especially since it's not a huge bag which makes it not suitable for school.

M.A.C. on style blogger Keiko Lynn

Classic Morning After Bag (US$525)

I said that M.A.C. is out of my affordable range above didn't I? Well then, this is way out of my range. US$525 is able to pay for around 9 more months of Japanese lessons.

Classic Morning After Bag in Black

A pity since this bag looks like it's roomy enough for my daily essentials and textbooks with the exterior compartments to sort my stuff. If you couldn't tell by now, I love bags which I can use it for both school/work and outings. After all what's the point of paying for an expensive bag and not make good use of it?

Round handles are still not my thing. Perhaps I will change my mind in the future about round handles but at least there's a leather strap as an alternative option of carrying the bag.

Classic Morning After Bag in Black

Blue contrast zip lining along with interior. Nice to see there are interior compartments too!

But it's still too expensive and way out of my range!

Classic Morning After Bag in Black

Timberland

Reckon you wouldn't want me to go on and on about bags so it's time to move on to shoes!

After wearing my Nike sport shoes for around 2 years or so, the soles are flapping and about to fall out. Buying new pairs of shoes is certainly my main priority now. I can't walk around in fear that my shoes will fall apart any time now can I?

Amidst my search for shoes that are durable, more comfortable and stylish than sport shoes, reviews for Timberland seemed to be pretty good. No breaking in required and I'm eager to try out their shoes at the outlet this Friday, when Great Singapore Sale starts.

I do a lot of walking around and comfort is really important to me. The reason why I stuck with sport shoes for so long is due to it being so comfortable. But they certainly aren't stylish and well I'm stuck with forever pairing it with jeans and T-Shirts. I'm eager to try out something new now.

Classic Boat 2-Eye Leather and Fabric Boat (S$159)

Never worn boat shoes before but it looks comfortable enough. I don't think I will have much problems matching it with my current wardrobe. However, most of my socks are ankle length. I don't think boat shoes looks nice with ankle length socks does it?

If not, I may have to find those no-show socks that doesn't slip. I hate how no-show socks keeps slipping off while I walk. What's the point of wearing it if it will just slip off after a few steps?!

Some people suggested Hue no-show socks with silicon padding at the back of the feet to prevent slipping. Worth looking into it as compared to pulling up my socks after every couple steps. I hope there's a store in Singapore that stocks Hue no-show socks. Shipping kills.

Timberland Classic Boat 2-Eye Leather and Fabric Boat Dazzling in Blue (left) and Pink

Earthkeepers® Caska Mocassin Country Suede (S$149)

It looks so soft and comfortable. Plus the details stated "durable and textured undercut rubber outsole (15% recycled rubber) for maximum traction." I am so sick of my sport shoes slipping on wet floors and ground.

If I get this I will have to look into that Hue no-show socks too.

Timberland Earthkeepers® Caska Mocassin Country Suede in Blue (left), Pink (center)  and Tan (right)

Earthkeepers® Whittier Boat Slip-On (S$169)

Heel height is around 5.5cm which is in my manageable range. I never understand how people are able to walk around in those sky high heels. I prefer being able to walk in comfort and confidently. not being restricted by my shoes.

I think this will look cute with dresses and skirts too.

Timberland Earthkeepers® Whittier Boat Slip-On in Greystone Blue

I'm in search for a cute pair of brown sandals but I haven't found anything I like with good reviews so far.

Pity.

Two more days to Great Singapore Sale 2012.

Did anyone manage to finish reading this post? >.<

Study Trip to San Franscisco, California, United States of America!

[Monday, 10 January 2011]
2nd week of school and just started to getting used to the new timetable. So, while I was in NKM class on that day, I was checking the school portal for any new announcements and guess what? The newest announcement posted was as below:

Mon, Jan 10, 2011 -- Briefing for Study Trip to Silicon Valley

Dear all,

There will be a briefing (see details as below) for a study trip to Silicon Valley.

Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011

Time: 4.30pm

Location: LT9

If you are interested in the trip, but can’t attend the briefing, kindly get in touch with Teacher A or Teacher B to register your interest.

It's been around two and a half years since I had been studying in this school. Sad to say, I haven't heard of our any study trips for our particular course yet. Some of the other courses have study trips to Japan or France and I am so envious of them. Of course, my eyes immediately zoomed into the keyword "Study Trip" and exclaimed to my friend who was sitting besides me at that time, about "Where on earth is Silicon Valley". Of course, a quick Google search solved that problem. Soon after that, I was totally spazzing with my friend about the study trip...to Silicon Valley! In San Francisco,California! United States of America! Which is literally the other half of the globe!

As you can imagine, my friend and I didn't pay much attention to the class for the rest of the day. It felt like a seriously long wait to the briefing even though it was only a week plus of wait. We kept guessing what we would be doing there.

My friend and I had never went to such a far away country before so you can't exactly blame us for being so excited. Besides that, the only two times which I had been out of the country was:

1)Malaysia - Went for less than a day to visit relatives and also went to Giant. Not exactly exciting since besides their houses and Giant, we didn't go sightseeing and there's Giant in Singapore as well. At least it got me my 1st stamp in my passport though.

2)New Zealand - A study trip with my secondary school in 2007 and it was fabulous. New Zealand was really beautiful and it was an eye opener for a city kid like me. I had totally enjoyed myself there. Plus, the original cost was $3000+ and after subsidies, I only have to pay $1000+ for a 2 weeks stay there and we flew with Singapore Airlines. Totally worth every single penny of mine even if it did take out a huge chunk of money from my bank account.

Yeah. So I was practically researching about San Francisco whenever I am free while painfully waiting for each day to pass. I couldn't stop guessing with my friend about when the study trip will be held etc. We just can't wait for the details!

[Wednesday, 12 January 2011]
It's finally here! The big day of the briefing where they will finally reveal the details! I kept staring at the short announcement in the school portal hoping that they will update more details but now, I don't have to anymore!

Our request for the OOAD class to be pushed up went through so we didn't have to wait for 3 hours for the next class anymore. OOAD class ended early and my friend and I were using the computers to pass time till 4.30pm. One of our classmate left the moment the OOAD class ended. I was rather surprised to see that especially since that particular classmate has shown interest in the study trip. I shrugged it off thinking that perhaps that classmate wasn't as interested in the study trip as I thought she was.

My friend was busy helping one of the freshmen with his work so we were around 5 minutes late when we got into the lecture theatre. Thankfully, the teacher who was presenting had not started the briefing yet. I can't bear to miss out any details about this study trip! On a side note, it was freaking cold in the lecture theatre though.

After another 5 minutes of wait, the teacher went on with the briefing with the help of the PowerPoint slides as well as the Word document. Details were rather brief as they are trying to see how many are interested in this study trip before they finalize everything.

From this briefing, I had learned that:

1) They are hoping to go during June 2011. My school holidays during June will be from 11 - 26 June 2011 so I am guessing that it will be during that time.
2) It's a 8 to 10 days trip. Actual duration of the trip has not been set yet.
3) We will be touring some of the IT companies in Silicon Valley. Some of the companies includes Google and Apple.
4) We will be touring some of the universities there.
5) Of course we will be doing the usual sightseeing and shopping as well!
6) They will arrange for us to do job interviews so we might have a chance to do our internships with the companies there!
7) Total cost of the trip will be S$4200 inclusive of air tickets, taxes, hotel, tour guide, tour buses etc. Of course, it does not includes all our personal shopping expenses, room service, laundry etc.
8) We need to confirm by 20 January 2011.
9) There's no subsidies provided by the school. *WHY?!*
10) Difference of sharing a room with 3 and 4 person is just S$20. =.=^^^

[Today]
Turns up, my classmate got the date for the briefing wrong and that's why she left the moment class ended. She and her another friend are both interested and they had along already confirmed her place for this study trip along with me and my friend. I kept checking my inbox everyday hoping that there's more details about the study trip.

I need more details!

Hopefully they will be able to reveal the full details by mid February. I wonder if they will call for another briefing again or just email us the details though?

Since we are most probably to be going there during June, I was rather worried since it's during the summer and that means just flying from one hot country to another. However, to my delight, I was incredibly happy to find that even during summer, it's very rare to have the temperatures in San Francisco to rise higher than 21°C and during the evening to night, fog might roll in and the temperatures will drop to around 12°C. That's very cooling and might be even cold for me coming from a country with average temperatures around 31°C all year round!

However, before I even dream about flying there, raising S$4200 is going to be no chicken feet as well since I am from a dysfunctional family and I can only rely on myself. I still have some savings left in my bank but I am hoping that I will not have to touch that amount of money. It seems to be rather hard though as if I don't use that sum of money, chances of me being able to go to this study trip will be virtually impossible.

I had started working in the hotel with another friend as a waitress yesterday. It was not easy as there's no training provided and I had to actually kept relying on the rest of the staff for help. Plus, I had not been exercising for some time now so my arms are rather weak and all that carrying of heavy big porcelain plates/bowls along with glass glasses is rather tiring. Plus, anyone who knows me knows how much I hate going out and coming home late. The pay is rather low for all the work we have to do as well. Not much choice though. This is the only job I am able to find under such a short notice and what's more, it provides me the flexibility of being able to work on which day I want. I am able to receive my pay the moment I had finished my work for the day as well. I am hoping to find another job during my school holidays with higher pay. I am planning to work on all days except for during Sundays when I have my Japanese classes. I want to be able to have some shopping money as well. >.<

I was speaking to my mother today about a plan of mine...it's going to be rather hard to pull off but I am determined to do so! I am planning to hide the fact that I am going on this study trip from HRATH! Meaning that HRATH wouldn't even know until perhaps HRATH ask:

A) Why I am not at home
B) Why there's no need to buy my dinner

ETC.

Of course, by then, I would be already at the airport, checking in or already on the plane flying to Silicon Valley...but no matter what, I wouldn't be there where HRATH is able to find me! It's not going to be easy to pull off. HRATH is always taking MC and whatnot. HRATH has a high tendency of being at home or coming home unexpectedly. This means that even when I am packing or bringing home my study trip related purchases such as suitcase, coat etc., I have to be extra careful to do so when HRATH is not at home and be ready to hide them. Plus, Mum and brother has to cooperate with me as well, by simply not mentioning any single thing about the trip at all when HRATH is at home. Not a single peep. It's sounds like hard work isn't it? Seriously speaking though, the reason why I am going through all these, is because, believe me, HRATH's wrath is even worse. Seriously, I cannot, I repeat, I absolutely cannot stand listening to HRATH's questioning and nagging. HRATH really has stupid questions. My days would be ruin. I will be in a bad temper all day because I know HRATH will find any opportunity to pretend like the know-it-all. If I succeed with this plan and I know I will, I am able to avoid all that annoying situations altogether. Sounds like heaven!

Sigh. Guess that's all for today. Please dear teachers reveal more details soon! I can't wait!

BoA's Best Live Performance in 2010: MBC Gayo Daejun

First of all, Happy New Year everyone!

I didn't managed to catch the live broadcast of MBC Gayo Daejun yesterday, 31st December 2010.

As per usual, I went around searching for videos of her performance. She did not attend the KBS Gayo Daejun which was a day before MBC Gayo Daejun and rumors were flying around as to why that was so. Lots of us guessed that perhaps it's due to BoA having some super cool performance on MBC Gayo Daejun 2010 so she needs the rest and extra time to practice.

Whatever the reason was, BoA didn't disappoint!

As usual, BoA was placed as the last performer.

Before BoA performed though, some of the fellow SM Juniors performed their own tributes. These performances includes all the hit tracks from the Korean albums during year 2000 to 2004 BoA has released.

I got to applaud them though to me, BoA's performance is still better. ^0^

The performances are as follows:

TaeMin - ID; Peace B (2000)
Krystal - No.1(2002)
Luna - Atlantis Princess(2003)
YoonA - My Name (2004)



Now, fans were left wondering who will perform 'Girls On Top' (2005) only to see BoA herself performing it! After a change of outfit, BoA continued to performed 'COPY & PASTE' and 'Hurricane Venus'. Both 'COPY & PASTE' and 'Hurricane Venus' are remixed with additional dance break versions. BoA was totally fierce and confident while balancing singing and dancing, hitting hard moves and high notes with no problems at all. This is certainly her best live performance of year 2010! What great way to end the year! Check out her performance below! I can't stop replaying it!





2011 brings much things to anticipate for. 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of BoA's debut in Japan as the year when BoA will fly to U.S to film her Hollywood dance movie! I can't wait for the movie to come out!

Are you excited about weekend?

I am always excited about weekend as it means a time to relax and sleep in! Weekends are certainly the best days of the week when I am buried in school related stuff.

Seems like BoA is excited about weekends as well as her new Japanese single is named WOO WEEKEND! The PV teaser for WOO WEEKEND is finally released and it does sounds very cheerful and cute! WOO WEEKEND is also a song for 25th Anniversary of Disney on Ice in Japan.

Check out the WOO WEEKEND PV teaser below!



Covers and track list for WOO WEEKEND are already released. Personally speaking, I like the cover for CD + DVD better. She looks cute in it!

WOO WEEKEND CD Only Cover

【CD】
1. WOO WEEKEND
2. NO DANCE, NO LIFE
3. WOO WEEKEND INST
4. NO DANCE, NO LIFE INST

WOO WEEKEND CD + DVD Cover

【CD】

1. WOO WEEKEND
2. NO DANCE, NO LIFE
3. WOO WEEKEND INST
4. NO DANCE, NO LIFE INST

【DVD】

1. WOO WEEKEND music video
2. making ※初回盤限定コンテンツ

There isn't any previews for the B-Side, NO DANCE, NO LIFE so far. I am rather curious how the song would be like, considering that it has such an awesome title, it better be good!

WOO WEEKEND will be released on July 21st, 2010. BoA will be facing tough competition since July is the month which famous singers like Koda Kumi, Ayumi Hamasaki and Namie Amuro are releasing their stuff as well. Hopefully with the Disney family behind BoA's back, her single, WOO WEEKEND will sell will in Japan!

Gals Day: Popteen Natural Look

I had actually wanted to hold Gals Day with Samantha during the long vacation I had during the March to April period. However, I had finalized the idea way too late so with those annoying restrictions at home, I didn't have enough time to finish Operation Clean Up (OCU). Alas, I had no choice but to push back Gals Day to the short two week break during June. Samantha was rather understanding when I told her.

It's June now and unfortunately, HRA is going to be at home most of the time during my two week break so I'll just have to make do with performing OCU on the area where we will get started with Gals Day. It's mostly makeover and girlish stuff like that.

Hopefully I will be able to finish the stuff I want to do!

Anyway, here's the look I am thinking of doing.



It's cute isn't it? Hopefully I will look as cute when I am done! （人´∀`*）☆彡

P.S I am currently considering of getting a curly/wavy hair wig!

BoA Shanghai Expo Performance + BoA's USA Songs

As some of you know, BoA has performed at Shanghai Expo on May 30th 2010, along with Super Junior, Kang Ta, and f(x) to represent South Korea during the Korean Music Festival.

I was actually kind of hoping that BoA would be performing at least one new Korean song since her Korea comeback is rumored to be on 25th August 2010, which happens to be the 10th anniversary of her career since her debut in Korea, 10 years ago. It's amazing how time flies and how much BoA has achieved, considering that BoA is only 23 years old. o(^^o)(o^^)o Anyway, BoA didn't perform a new Korean song but performed three English songs, Eat You Up, Energetic and Look Who's Talking, from BoA's self entitled USA debut album. Both Eat You Up and Energetic are singles from her USA album. To me, it's a little weird that she performed English songs in a Korean Music Festival, but oh well, since she had already done it before when she was back in Korea... ｢(ﾟﾍﾟ)...I aren't complaining anyway, since at least I can understand what she is singing!

Alright! Enough talking. Let's watch her performance in Shanghai Expo! All these videos are not taken by me! As they are fancams, the quality is not great but these are relatively stable and clear as compared to some other fancams. I hope that they will broadcast her performance on TV so that HD video uploads can be guaranteed!

For the sake of easy comparison of BoA's performance at Shanghai Expo, I had embedded the videos of her performance along with the official MV if there's one for enjoyment. Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ

BoA's Eat You Up at Shanghai Expo
This is one of the clearer versions but the front part got cut off though. Sorry!


BoA - Eat You Up Official MV


Next up is Energetic by BoA!

BoA's Energetic performance at Shanghai Expo


BoA - Energetic Official MV
I am interested to learn how to dance this dance but I don't have a foundation in dancing. I should really stop thinking about how to run before I know how to walk.


Lastly, it's Look Who's Talking by BoA. She didn't released a single for this so there's no MV. She has performed this song for couple times so who knows, this might be the next single. Then again, the promotional team better do something big for what's the point of releasing album and singles if you don't promote it well?! People wouldn't even buy it or listen to it if they don't even know it exist! Anyway, since there isn't a MV for it, I had found a video showing BoA rehearsing the dance for Look Who's Talking. It's pretty cool too.

BoA's Look Who's Talking performance at Shanghai Expo


BoA's Look Who's Talking Raw Rehearsal for Extra


That's it for BoA's performance at Shanghai Expo!

However, that's not all. I am not sure why but her 2nd single, I Did It For Love feat. Sean Garrett, doesn't seem to be really popular. Hmm~ ｢(ﾟﾍﾟ)... I think that her MV for I Did It For Love is pretty cool. It's not easy to dance either. At least it looks complicated to me. if you are wondering who on earth Sean Garrett is, well, he is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer. He seemed to more of the behind the scene guy in the music industry. You can read more about him in Wikipedia.

So here it is!

BoA's I Did It For Love MV



I know that all the videos of her performance are all far away so here's a a couple close up images of what she is wearing on that day below! Not taken by me. She looks fabulous don't you think? I like her style. ☆d(o⌒∇⌒o)b ★イエーイ★ d(o⌒∇⌒o)b☆





This is the end of my short video report of BoA's performance in Shanghai!

You know, I had heard that some of the kids/teens (those around 12 years old to around fifteen years old) who listen to the very auto-tuned K-Pop that's very popular right now, have no idea who BoA is. That's kind of sad since well, BoA is like the diva in the music industry in Korea! Never mind, I am anticipating her comeback which should be around during August time this year. I hope that she will surpass herself and rock the Korea music industry! Show them what she got!

That's all for today!

NTT docomo Summer 2010 Presentation

The day I am waiting for: 18 May 2010, Tuesday!

STYLE OR PRIME?

Three days left!

I hope that they wouldn't disappoint me! I can't wait!

*P.S. I will be watching 'Live' if possible! If I can't I'll just have to check out the press release during the short 10-15 minutes break in CMSK since I am having CMSK lessons then. What a bad luck isn't it? However, in my opinion, lugging the laptop to school to be able to catch the presentation/read press release totally is worth it!

Mini Keitai Gathering @ Marina Square Starbucks

Note: Keitai (けいたい) is short for keitai denwa (けいたいでんわ/携帯電話) which means mobile phones in Japanese. In this context, I am referring to Japanese mobile phones in this post and not mobile phones that are sold in Singapore.

This is one of the most impromptu gatherings I had ever seen. It was actually organized one day before the actual day itself. Imagine that. If I didn't go online the day before on February 19, 2010, I would actually missed the actual gathering yesterday that is on February 20, 2010!

I was bubbling with excitement when I know about this gathering. Finally! A chance to get my hands on the keitai itself instead of looking enviously at the pictures online!

I wasted no time in contacting Jaslyn to see if she was interested. After all, she was the one who fell in love with SH-05A which was unfortunately, a 3G only keitai that at this moment, could not be unlocked for usage locally. Not to be deterred, her heart went for SH-06A. However, with the release of the latest Winter 2009/Spring 2010, SH-01B caught her attention as well. I can tell that she is having second thoughts about getting a keitai or just save up for her trip Korea. This keitai gathering would be a good chance for her clear her thoughts, get hands on, as well as getting advice from the experienced keitai users. Plus, after the interaction with the other keitai users, if she decides to get a keitai, she can also take this opportunity to choose between SH-06A and SH-01B.

In my opinion, getting SH-01B would be more worth the money since SH-01B is the successor of SH-06A. The quote below shows the write up on SH-01B and why SH-01B is better than SH-06A. This is written by Aaron.

NTT Docomo SH-01B Specs/Function summary (also including improvements when compared against previous predecessor SH-06A)

* 110 x 50 x 14.7mm (weighs 126 grams)
* Slimmer at 14.7mm depth vs 16mm depth on the SH-06A (both still share same thickness point at @19.9mm maximum <- usually referring to the camera-portion area)
* Lighter Weight at 126grams vs 135grams on the SH-06A
* Larger 3.4" 480 x 854 pixels main display (New-Mobile ASV 16.7 million colors LCD) as compared to 3.3" on the SH-06A
* Larger 1.4" 192 x 64 pixels external OEL display (Organic Electro-Luminescent) as compared to 0.8" on the SH-06A (also able to display more details such as Calendar and Mail Message Preview this time round)
* Internal Phone memory stands at 140MB vs 128MB on the SH-06A
* Comes with 430K-pixels resolution CMOS
Inner-camera (for making video-calls or self-shot, similar as SH-06A)
* 12.1MP CCD sensor vs 10MP CCD sensor on the SH-06A (both still shares the same 1/2.3" CCD sensor/lens focal length, actual specs taken from Sharp Corp's white paper specs as seen in the picture link)
* 6-Axis Handshake Correction and High ISO-sensitivity Image Stabilizer (as compared to SH-06A which only comes with a normal 6-Axis Handshake Correction Image Stabilizer)
* Background Picture-Saving Mode (Softbank Sharp had it since 930SH last year? Those who have used before Softbank Sharp recent CCD models will recognise this feature)
* Under Camera mode, when Smile Facial-recognition is enabled your subject names can be previewed live on the LCD viewfinder as long as you have the subject's facial data saved in the phone before-hand (can be tagged to create albums up to 10 individual face profiles each)
* Pretty Arrangement function under Camera mode allows user to beautify/change the subject's face w/o resorting to doing post-processing on a PC with software like Adobe Photoshop (*additional note: this feature will make use of Hand-writing support in the SH-01B, just like F-01B to enable user to do fun stuffs to your taken pictures)
* Hand-writing Support for Text Memo input only (slightly inferior in comparison to Fujitsu's implementation for the F-01B/F-04B models, which supports Hand-writing for Mail Message input as well)
* New Illumination Style Design (LED lights up in variation of colors when flip is opened, closed, or when there are incoming calls or mail msg arrival. Some examples can be seen here and here.
* Pedometer/Accelerometer Function built-in (Can be used for camera operation and sub-display, additionally Sharp has implemented an i-Appli software making use of the Pedometer known as Karada Tune to track and manage your burnt calories everyday, records can be previewed and kept up to 3mths before old data is over-written)
* Touch-Cruiser function has been changed to capacitive electrostatic-sensor type, was mentioned by Sharp to improve slimness of the handset dimension since the sensor is smaller (previous SH models were based on optical sensors such as SH906i/SH-03A/SH-06A)
* Time/Date large display option is no longer automatically shown on every text message preview/compose screen, this is minimised to small display instead (displayed on the top-right hand corner of the screen usually, example shown on SH-01B, as compared to SH-06A previously for compose screen)
* Battery life doesn't seem to be increased much, only comes with a 770mAh battery pack this time round (a slight improvement increased from the 700mAh battery pack found in SH-06A/07A previously)
* Colors options will be available in Black, White & Gold

I was wondering why Jaslyn didn't express much interest in this gathering initially but it turns up that she thought that I was not going. DUH. How could I miss such a good chance to get some hands on and opinions? I had wanted to ask Kristy and Samantha along too but both of them were busy. What a pity. Especially for Samantha since I didn't have the chance to expose her to the little keitai knowledge I had like I had done with Jaslyn.

I made plans with Jaslyn to meet her at the City Hall MRT Station since the gathering was at the Starbucks of Marina Square.

I was lucky that I wasn't late as I had managed to catch the train. In fact, I was early by couple minutes. I was waiting for Jaslyn while Umme, who was on her way to her religious class, spotted me. Too bad Jaslyn arrived a little later or we could have a mini gathering. Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ

Jaslyn and I arrived at the location but didn't spotted anyone there yet. Turns up the two organizers were late. I was hungry so I had gotten a Blueberry Muffin and shared a Dark Mocca Coffee with Jaslyn. It was really interesting and cool to see so many keitai in one location. A plus that I get to use it! Keitai keypads in my opinion, are definitely much better than my Sony Ericsson W595. They are kinder on fingers and less stiff. The bigger keypad size helps too. When asked about the durability about keitai, all the users vouched that it is definitely much more durable than local phones. In fact, some had used it for 5 years plus with several drops on the floor and it is still going strong. One of the user must be really rich for he owned at least 8 sets of keitai and who knows? He might have more at home.

The pictures below are taken by ipwnj00. All the keitai in their glory!






I went to eat dinner with Jaslyn at KFC and went home after that. What a day. It was worth the time going down for I managed to pop a few questions which Jaslyn was afraid to ask. Jaslyn stayed true to her word of going there to get hands on only and will not stay anything. It was as if she didn't understand English/Japanese and I was her translator between them. Hoho! However, it was interesting to be with them as I had learned a couple more things about keitai. I will definitely go to the next gathering and hopefully, I will have my own keitai by then!

First post in year 2010

Yes, I know...I couldn't believe that it took me till February 7 before I am finally writing my first post of the year. In my defense, I had to say that I had been busy with school and that's the truth. Project submissions deadlines, tests, presentations bombarded me senselessly. It is amazing that I am still alive. I have been pretty much not getting enough sleep for the past several weeks. Many of the nights were spent rushing through my projects to meet the deadlines. I can't say that I have enjoyed my past one month plus. In fact, the last month was utter hell, something which I hope that I would never have to go through again. Unfortunately, life doesn't work like that.

Still, I am happy that things has started to slow down for last week. Most of my stuff have already been submitted so I was able to start reading the novels that were due soon. How I wish that I am able to relax all day, not needing care about school and yet, get paid to do so!

I have to enjoy while it last for I have two OOPG test next week. One OOPG lab test tomorrow (February 8, 2010) and the other OOPG written test, on the Friday (February 12, 2010). Even though I have the OOPG test tomorrow, I don't feel like studying for it at all. In fact, I haven't even look through the materials. A bunch of jumbled materials that doesn't really makes sense to me. Why oh why? As I ask myself again. Why on earth did I even put this course into my list of choice when I am not even sure of what it is in the first place. If only all I have to do was HCI. That was something, at the very least, I had enjoyed it pretty much. From what I see now though, that aren't happening any soon. I seemed to be making mistakes through my whole life. No matter big and small, they are all the choices I had made. Some which I had made even when I had given much considerable thought, and some which I had made due to me not wanting to think about it anymore. I always regret later. I always do. I seem to be doing a lot of regretting as well...*Frets*

*Sigh* back to the topic...so, after the two OOPG tests, I have to prepare for my CMSK presentaion on Thursday (February 11, 2010). I don't really mind much about that presentation since talking about my report doesn't seemed to be too hard, though I have to be mindful of the 3 minute time restriction. Sometimes I talk too much.

With that, the study week begins which unfortunately, clashes with Chinese New year. It has not doubt, dampers my spirits for Chinese new year and in fact, I have already decided not to visit my relatives this year in favor of studying. Aren't I a good girl? of course, the usual reunion dinner at my grandparents' house will still be carried out as per normal. At least it means that I will still be able to get some red packets! Hoho. $.$

Examinations will begin after the study week. Although I only have three papers, they are spread out so my last paper will be on a Thursday. I hope that I will NOT make some silly mistakes like remembering the wrong time or venue for the paper again. Once is definitely enough for me. I can't wait for the holidays that comes after examinations!

My room certainly needs a good dusting and throwing. I had procrastinated my time away last holiday and I am not going to do it again. After all, I do need more places to keep my textbooks and novels! Plus, my poor deck of tarot cards is buried under so many copies of Seventeen and Popteen. Besides that, my mum has been nagging me to get started on the cleaning too. I will never get her to stop nagging if I don't do it. Plans must be made and actions must be carried out! No more procrastinating!

Anyway, I have been toying with the idea of having a Chinese blog for a long time. By that, I mean that the blog post will be fully written in Chinese text. There are times when I find myself being able to express myself better in Chinese so I will update the blog as and when I like it, just like my current blog which you are reading. However, I don't think that I will be doing double posting, such as translating my English blog post into Chinese and vice versa. I don't think that I will be choosing Blogger as my Chinese blog host so I am currently look at three different blog host. They are namely, 新浪博客(Sina Blog), 痞客邦(PIXNET), and 无名小站(Wretch). Could anyone tell me which blog host is better and why? Thanks~

I guess that that's all for today!

Avatar Movie Outing with Samantha

Do you remember my previous post on Monday, December 21, 2009 about me wanting to watch Avatar here? Well, I finally did it on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 with Samantha.

It was, in fact, a spontaneous decision to do so. I only had one 2 hour long DCNK lab on that day, which was supposed to be from 11am to 1pm. However, the lesson ended at 12pm, which left me with a lot free time on that day. My friends were all discussing which movie they wanted to watch. It seems that they were rather interested in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. No offenses but while they were attracted by cuteness of Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, cute just doesn't does it for me enough to spend money and watch a movie. After all most of the movie critics are crap and I believe that there must have a reason to do so.

I had contacted most of the my friends but it's either they were not interested in watching the movie or they had already watched it. My, they are sure fast. After all I only ask them after 3 days of opening. Besides that, as mentioned in my previous post here, I was pondering I should watch it in 3D or not.

Luckily for me, I remembered that I had recently reconnected with a friend and she was interested to have some shopping trip or something similar together. I decided to ask her if she's interested to watch the Avatar movie together though I know that it's a super last minute arrangement and she might not be free.

Luckily, she was and with her help on booking the tickets, we managed to grab a decent seat in Vivo City Golden Village at 4.50pm. She was late for a little while but luckily while waiting for her, I had fun window shopping in Forever 21 and Fox.

When we got the tickets, Samantha decided that she needs a bottle of water so we were complementing if we have enough time left to do so. At first, we thought that the Vivo Mart was the other side of Vivo City. Luckily for us, it was only downstairs so we make it back in time.

Although the seat was not really close to the screen, to me however, it was an awkward position for me as it forces my head to be tilted in a weird position in order to see the whole screen clearly. I got dizzy half way through the movie and started to feel nauseous. Luckily I didn't watch it in 3D or I will surely puke for sure. I gradually got used to the weird feeling and lasted through the whole movie without puking. Thank goodness. I didn't want to make a scene. I have to say though, though the fighting scene isn't as much as Transformers and such movies, the volume was deafening. Other than feeling nauseous and the deafening sound, it was rather pleasant overall. The movie is indeed a 4/5stars.

When the movie ended, we got out of the theater, we were shocked to see that it's already 7.40pm. The movie end later than we thought. We then took the public transport home.

Thanks Samantha for agreeing to watch the movie with me. =D It was fun~ Let's do it next time! (^0^)

A review on the Avatar movie will be up soon~

Avatar

I suppose that none of you needs any introducing to this new movie which is already out there in the wild. If you have no idea what Avatar is, you seriously need to get out of your cave and start living among the civilization. However, I shall cover brief introduction of Avatar to those who have heard of it but aren't too sure as of what it is.

As quoted from Wikipedia.

The film focuses on an epic conflict on Pandora, an inhabited Earth-sized moon of Polyphemus, one of three fictional gas giants orbiting Alpha Centauri A. On Pandora, human colonists and the sentient humanoid indigenous inhabitants of Pandora, the Na'vi, engage in a war over the planet's resources and the latter's continued existence. The film's title refers to the remotely controlled, genetically engineered human-Na'vi bodies used by the film's human characters to interact with the natives.

Avatar had been in development since 1994 by Cameron, who wrote a 114-page scriptment for the film. Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of Titanic, and the film would have been released in 1999, but according to Cameron, "technology needed to catch up" with his vision of the film. In early 2006, Cameron developed the script, the language, and the culture of Pandora.

The summary of the story of Avatar as shown below...

As quoted from Golden Village.

Avatar is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people. More than ten years in the making, Avatar marks Cameron's return to feature directing since helming 1997's Titanic, the highest grossing film of all time and winner of eleven Oscars including Best Picture. WETA Digital, renowned for its work in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King Kong, will incorporate new intuitive CGI technologies to transform the environments and characters into photorealistic 3D imagery that will transport the audience into the alien world rich with imaginative vistas, creatures and characters.

Avatar was directed by James Cameron or the guy who directed the Titanic movie. You know, the movie with the famous "You jump, I jump..." line? I am sure you had heard of the movie considering I had never watched the movie before and yet it's a considerable feat that I can quote from the movie.

Avatar has caused quite a ruckus out there considering the number of nominations under its belt. Hey, after all the it aren't everyday you see a movie that was in development for around 12 years before being released. I am sure the graphics, storyline etc helps as well.

To tell you the truth, I didn't took much notice of Avatar when it was released. It seems like another science fiction movie to me. Although I am quite a fan of science fiction movies, I couldn't quite grasp what's the deal with this movie. It doesn't really pull me in when I saw the trailer. I guess that I am a sucker for those big action stuff. The few comments about Na'vi looking like Smurfs didn't help either. However, I grew more interested when the local Chinese newspaper, 《联合早报》(lian he zao bao), gave a review of 4.5/5 stars, local Chinese magazine, I-Weekly giving a 4/5stars review and with reviewers both agreeing that it's a must watch in 3D. It aren't common to see a 4.5/5 stars review on that newspaper and what's more, with a 83% certified fresh review on Rotten Tomatoes, that got me thinking that there got to be something about it to get people giving raving reviews about it.

Alright. I am curious. The trailer for Avatar movie seen on my computer screen monitor certainly help though.

Avatar: The Movie


And then, I listened to the official theme song for Avatar, I See You, sang by Leona Lewis. It reminds me of the song My Heart Will Go On sang by Céline Dion. Coincidentally, My Heart Will Go On was also the theme song for the movie, Titanic directed by the same director as Avatar as I have mentioned before. It wasn't the song I expected to be. I expected more rock(?) kind of song...after all those movies I was used to always had that kind of song. So this song was more refreshing to listen and certainly more beautiful.

I See You by Leona Lewis


More Avatar posters below for viewing pleasure




This is when my real dilemma comes in. I had been stingy with myself recently for I am saving up for keitai denwa and also, to replace the void I had left in my bank account when I embarked my shopping frenzy last October. I kept complementing if I should just get the DVD when it comes out and watch it on my black box or treat myself to a visit to a cinema to watch it. Of course I know that there's no way, no freaking way that watching it on the black box is going to replace the "WOW!" sensation from watching it in cinema with the big screen and surround sound.

And...say, if I want to watch it in the cinemas, should I watch it in 3D? I read that it would be quite a waste to NOT watch it in 3D but I have a weak stomach and get dizzy easily. Any comments? Oh! And does it cost more to watch in 3D?

Also, if I want to watch it in the cinemas, I am planning to watch it during 22 December 2009-25 December 2009 since my school holidays ends on 27 December 2009 and watching it during weekends are expensive...anyone wants to watch it with me???

Alright...that's all for today. Contact me if you are interested to watch it with me...

Dinner time now!Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ

Our own version of Chen Family

To anyone who has watched Momo Love, a.k.a 《桃花小妹》, you should be familiar with the Chen family which includes the five overprotective brothers and their younger sister. Well, my friends and I were bored while waiting for the teacher to come for CMATHS tutorial and we came up with our own version of Momo Love. Look at the picture below for reference! The picture is compiled by Izzati.

Japanese Student Exchange Program on 6 Oct 09

It was rather by chance that I was involved in this Japanese Student Exchange program. It was one random day when I received an instant message from Aiman, saying something about if I wanted to be involved with the Japanese Student Exchange Program. Anybody who knew me well enough will know that for sure, my answer is a big big YES!

Thus, I contacted my Care Person to know more about it and also to inform her that I wish to take part in this. It took some time for the details to be release but everything looks promising. Though, I have to comment on the fact that the organizing team seems to be rather inexperienced in dealing with tasks like these. The organizer our Care Person directed us to gave us the details while another person smsed us and gave us different details. Such confusion. This was of course quickly solved after a quick sms to the organizer. The organizer in question was not very detailed with his instructions as well. We don't even know that we had to get them a gift until a little less than a week to go. Plus, details like which school they are from, what age they are, what we will be doing were not stated as well. They really should improve on that. All I know of is that they are going to visit my school and they will be interviewing us on our life in school and stuff like that for their assignment.

With around 2 days to go before the exchange program, I had already bought my gift for them, brushed up a little on my Japanese(though it's still crappy), and I am left with more brushing up on my Japanese(just in case we have problem communicating with one another), plus wrapping of the gift. There are still other little miscellaneous stuff I have to do but I shan't mention them here or I will be boring you.

Here's what I know for now:

====Start of report====

Briefing Meet-Up
Date: 06 October 2009, Tuesday
Time: 11am
Venue: LT 13
Attire: White shirts + jeans + covered shoes. Strictly NO shorts and slippers.

Things to prepare
A gift with value worth of less than $5 as per instructed on email. This will be given to your buddy*.

It is advisable that the gift should be something they couldn't get in their homeland.

*Details in Event Details section.

Event Details
What is your task:
1) Buddy - Each and everyone involved will be paired up with a Japanese student. The pairing is done male to male and vice versa.
2) Be interviewed - Apparently the Japanese students have to do an assignment on TP life and student life in TP. Thus they will be asking you questions related to their assignment.
3) "Tour Guide" - You will be bringing them around TP. As far as I know, bonding sessions have been canceled due to time constraint.
4) Have fun and make more friends! - Do I really need to explain this?

Actual Event Duration:
Date: 06 October 2009, Tuesday
Time: 1pm to around 6pm.

About the Japanese Students
*The details here might have some errors. This was gathered from my research and also from the organizer himself.*

School: Kumamoto National College of Technology
Number of students: 45

====End of report====

Details/Changes/Updates will be made/included the moment I know any more details. I hope that it helps you all out there...

When you fail to remove your polish...

So...I applied Estée Lauder 305 Crystal Opaline to my left hand on 5 September 2009. I was too lazy to get it removed while it's growing out but with my right looking like a nail polish disaster zone, I finally got out my nail polish remover and attacked my nails.

Left Hand Before Removal of Polish


Right Hand Before Removal of Polish


When I had removed all the nails polish, I found that my nails had turned yellow with prolong use of polish. ∑(O_O；)Shock！！

Left Hand After Removal of Nail Polish


Right Hand After Removal of Nail Polish


This is what you get when you are so lazy. Gosh...thankfully it will grow out with time...a lessons learned indeed!

+J Collection by Jill Sander for UNIQLO

As most of the fashionistas out there know, renown German fashion designer, Jil Sander, recently paired up with UNIQLO for her line, +J, under UNIQLO. From the pictures that have been circulating online, Jil Sander stayed true to her usual minimalist design for this line. Thus, if you are a fan of her designs, +J certainly wouldn't disappoint you. However, for those who like loud, individual and unique styles, +J aren't for you.

Fans of Jil Sander flocked to UNIQLO store in UK and queued anxiously, while waiting for the store to open as seen in the picture below. Looks like UNIQLO stores in Singapore aren't the only outlet where they receive queues before opening. And I thought that it was our "kiasu" attitude at work.

The queue outside an UK UNIQLO store at 8am



Check out more details of the +J line in the video below.


From what I know, +J isn't available in Singapore UNIQLO outlets yet and I am not sure if they are bringing it in. However, you can always buy it online at UNIQLO UK Website.

Monday, 28 September 2009 Collection of my spectacles and wallet

Monday, 28 September 2009
I went to collect my spectacles($188) upon receiving a call from the shop that it's ready for collection. After much pondering, I finally bought the long wallet which I was eying since last Friday from The Wallet Shop.

I had been wanting to get a new wallet since my old one couldn't contain all the cards I have. It wasn't an easy decision considering that the one which caught my eye costs $119. I had initially set my heart on the $109 long wallet from the same series. However, as the salesperson pointed out, the $109 one didn't have a expandable bottom. That would meant that it wasn't able to contain as much things as the $119. However, the $109 one had a nicer interior design with it's choice of pink x black for slots while the $119 interior design is all in pink.

In the end I choose the $119 wallet for practicability. Thankfully, The Wallet Shop was having some kind of promotion such that with each $45 of the whole item cost, you will receive a $5 discount. As my wallet costs $119, I was eligible for a discount of $10, which reduce the price to $109.

I suppose certain people will be OMG-ing by this point of time at the price of the wallet but it's real leather...so yeah.

As always, pictures below.

My Guy Laroche Long Wallet

Shopping Trip on Thurs, 24 Sep 09

Wednesday, 23 September 2009
The trip to Vivo City was a rather hasty planned one. Since Izzati didn't have any concrete plans to visit Vivo City, I got tired of waiting and decided to visit Vivo City the next day, 24 September 2009.

Prior to my friends' request, I contacted three of them. Only two of three replied that they will be able to make it but that's acceptable considering I had contacted them less than a day before. I tried contacting the third but she gave no confirmed reply. It was a day later after our outing that I found out that her phone was dead when I tried to contact her. Due to some personal reasons she couldn't make it anyway. It's a pity but somehow I couldn't manage to get an outing with the whole gang together. What a pity. I hope that we will be able to have a get-together sometime during the holidays.

I didn't know who was the one started going about wanting to chipped in and get Jaslyn a belated birthday present, though I think that it was Izzati/Aiman, but somehow Aiman managed to get most of the people who were online via MSN to chipped in for Jaslyn's birthday present. The people are as follows: Aiman, Izzati, Michelle, Bevin, Edmund, Wee Seng, Qian Hao, Zhan Jie, Christina and me. Perhaps there are others who wanted to chip in as well but we could only make most of those people who are online at that time. So there. A quick discussion still render us unsure on what to get for Jaslyn.

In the end, my suggestion for last minute trip turned into a gift buying trip as well. Like I said before, it was rather last minute planning so in the end, only Aiman, Say Yin and I could make it. We arranged to meet each other in the morning so that we were able to have sufficient time for gift buying before meeting Jaslyn in the afternoon.

Thursday, 24 September 2009
After some shopping around, we got Jaslyn a Forever 21 Jacket, an Esprit Studded Tank Top and an Esprit red wallet(not pictured). The picture below was ripped from Jaslyn's blog.




After meeting Jaslyn and lunch at Banquet, we then gave her her present with the tags still on. We had no choice but to do so as if the tags were removed and if the clothes doesn't fit her, we wouldn't be able to exchange it. We sent her off to try the stuff in the toilet. Luckily for us, everything were in the right size. I had nearly blew the surprise with the remark about "not seeing the shop River Island just now". I was thankful that she didn't really gave too much thought on it.

Hours of walking around in Vivo City as we went from one shop to another according to my mighty list, we were left tired and mostly spent. It feels kind of weird that I was the only one who was doing the shopping while the others just stood there, chatting around. I admit that I was kind of self conscious about that.

I had seen some really nice clothes in Mango but they were way too expensive for me to afford it. In my opinion, the only two shops that seemed to be worth going on that day was Daiso (for the prices are kind on wallets), and Forever 21. The Forever 21 outlet in Vivo City was even bigger than the outlet at Wisma Atria and that means that they were more stocked up on different styles of clothes and accessories. I bought two different stacks of bracelets from Forever 21 which costs $10 and $13 respectively. The stack of bracelets were more affordable than those sold in Chamelon for they were in a nicer design and having more bracelets in one stack as well. The trip to River Island left me quite disappointed as they didn't stock as much boots as I had seen from their online shop. I did see a pair of nice brown wedge but it was a tad too high for my taste. I wanted some height but not too high that my feet will be aching after a few minutes of wear like it did with my 9.5cm high Lolita wedges.

I made a rather abrupt decision to visit Orchard Road for the shops that was listed as having Dr. Martens boots didn't have the design I wanted. Surprisingly, they agreed on my plan as well. We took a bus to Orchard Road prior to Say Yin's request who had a bus concession pass and did not wanted to waste money taking the MRT.

My first stop in Orchard was none other than ION. Before reaching ION though, we passed by the ETUDE House outlet and a man was shouting in Korean. I didn't understand a word of it but it looks like that if we were to enter the store, we will be given a free face mask. How can I give up the chance to obtain freebies? I got a O2 White Mask Sheet for free and bought a bottle of Dear Darling Nails No.24 Star Shine which cost $7.50. The tester colour looks nice in the store incredibly bright lights but the colour looks different outdoors. Oh well...

I headed for UNIQLO the moment I stepped into ION. I wanted to see if they had stocked up in their NeoLeather series Jackets as well as the denim Leggings, both which I was interested in getting. Unfortunately, they still didn't have the ones I wanted. I hope that they will stock up soon.

After much protests by Jaslyn, who already had blisters by then *poor her*, we decided to walk to Orchard Central which was at Somerset. I didn't want to waste any more time on shops that claimed to sell Dr. Martens boots so we visit the official Dr. Martens first ever flagship store in Singapore at Orchard Central instead. Say Yin and Jaslyn were tired so they were walking tad too slow for my taste. Aiman and I decided to put our super speed walking into good use and reached Orchard Central far ahead before them. I decided to make good use of this time to get to the store and try on the pair I saw in Seventeen Singapore September 2009.

Check out the pictures of Dr. Martens flagship store below. Note: The pictures were ripped off from Dr. Martens blog.





The moment I stepped into the store and did a quick swept of the layout, I finally spotted the pair of boots I wanted on display. Dr. Martens Phoenix Jara from the Autumn 2008 Collection. Could you imagine my excitement? After weeks and weeks of pounding the streets, visiting countless shops that don't stock it, I had finally found it! Of course, it also comes with a very nice price, $229, but considering that it's made of quality real Leather and it's trademark Bouncing Soles, it's worth the money. I am always looking for something that will last years like my mother's Scholl shoes which lasted 5years and still going strong.

I tried on that pair in my usual US size 6 but found out that I couldn't even put my feet in. In the end I had to switched it to US size 7. I could fit my feet in but while walking it feels a little weird. As if my feet is about to fall out. When I raised my concerns, the salesperson was quick to assure me that most of first timers who wore that felt that way and that it's perfectly normal. Without further ado, I paid for the pair of boots. By the time Say Yin and Jaslyn arrived, I was already paying for it.

Pictures of my Dr. Martens Phoenix Jara below:









After that, we walked to Dhouby Ghaut and went to KFC for dinner. However, the seating area was tad tacky and a little dirty so voted for Burger King instead. We ate and chatted until 10pm before leaving for home. It was fun sitting there, chatting while discovering another side of Say Yin. *Which I shall not mention it here or else I will get killed. （￣～￣;）・・・*

On the way home, I was quite worried about purchasing the wrong size for my Dr. Martens Phoenix Jara but as I tried it on at home, it fits perfectly and was incredibly comfortable. Thank goodness.

With that, this pretty much sums up my shopping trip on Thursday, 24 September 2009.

I hope that you had enjoyed reading this blog post!

ヾ(=^▽^=)ノ Bye bye!

Oh~ My holidays...

~~~ヾ(＾∇＾)HIー♪

Logged into Blogger and I am happy to see that the layout is working fine.
＼（＾ ∀ ＾）／ That's great. It took them seriously long enough to get it fixed. Seriously...like weeks? Hmph.

For those dear friends who are in the dark out there, I am currently on vacation now. It's seriously sad that the longest vacation I have is around one and a half month. My current vacation is set to end at Sun, 18 Oct 2009. Which means that I don't have much time left to actually get started on the list of stuff I wanted to do. Let's see...looks like list making is required. The list of tasks I am required to do are not in order.

To do list:

Cleaning
1) IKEA Cupboard
2) Study Drawers
3) Study Desk
4) White Shelf
5) Book shelf
6) Plastic Area
7) Laptop Bag
8) Wardrobe

Washing
1) Doraemon Pencil Box
2) Red Pencil Box
3) White Alice Bow at Side with Rose 132★816
4) Wrist Cuffs 132★041
5) School Bag
6) New Balance Shoes


Filming
1) Fake Nails Tutorial

Yes, as you can see, it's mostly cleaning related stuff but I have to say that although it doesn't look like much, each stuff for the cleaning list has to take at least a full day to complete for it's utterly messy...I have to get it done soon or I wouldn't have place to put my stuff for next semester! Plus, if I keep on dragging it, I bet that I wouldn't get anything done when school reopens!

Teva's Women's Kiru Boot in Deep Wood

As some of you know, there was a World of Sports sale at first floor of a nearby mall during around April. The sale includes sports apparel as well as shoes from brands like Birkenstock, Teva etc. I saw the Teva's collection of boots on sale and I knew that I had to get it.

Among the many design available, I love Teva's Women's Kiru Boot in Deep Wood most. It's perfect for bohemian styles and it fits exactly the mental image of the pair of perfect boot in mind.

Alas! To my dismay, as I tried on that pair of boot, in size seven if I didn't remember wrongly, I couldn't even fit in. When I asked to tried on bigger sizes, the sales person told me that they only have it in this size for these were all samples sent by the Teva company to test the market. Unfortunately from what I had learned from the sales person, World of Sports has no plans to bring the products in and if I wish to buy, I have to ordered it online which I found out that will cost me S$300+ due to expensive shipping charges.

Good━━Σ(ﾟДﾟ|||)━━Heavens!!!

Plus, not to mention that I don't have a credit card... （￣～￣;）・・・

ヽ(´〜｀；） Why must this happen to me!!!

It took me ages to find a pair of boots which I LOVED and then I couldn't fit in it and there's no actual stock available???!!!

☆彡　　　　　(-人-;)　求神拜佛...*其实是看到流星许愿...*

Is there possibility of a miracle happening such as World of Sports deciding to bring in that pair of boots or...me possibly finding it in a local shop somewhere?

That's why I need YOUR help!

σ(´ｪ｀●)me？

Yes YOU! (；⌒▽⌒)σ (´ｪ｀●)

If you notice a shop in Singapore selling Teva's Women's Kiru Boot in Deep Wood, tell me!

Just leave me a tag or something! I will be very very grateful to you!

Many thanks in advance!

Remember to keep a watch out for it! (ﾟДﾟ≡ﾟДﾟ) The pictures and details of Teva's Women's Kiru Boot in Deep Wood is available at the link. Just click on Teva's Women's Kiru Boot in Deep Wood.

☆彡　*.:*:.｡.: (人 *) 希望新加坡的商店有卖那双靴子!(Please let it be available in Singapore!)

That's all for today...

ヾ(=^▽^=)ノ Bye bye!

Akon feat. BoA - Beautiful Music Video Remix

Alright! Finally all the errors and stuff that's wacky on Blogger is smoothed out! I am so tired of having to type all the HTML myself.

Alright, I don't think that I have posted this out before. I had found this fan-made Beautiful video using the song "Beautiful" sung by Akon Feat. BoA. The author is none other than PureDragon54 from YouTube. PureDragon54 uses the videos from BoA's Dakishimeru, Secret, I Did It for Love and Energetic plus Akon's Beautiful to get the result. Although the video is fan-made, the song Beautiful by Akon Feat. BoA is real and does exist.

Enough of that. Enjoy the video!

Akon Feat. BoA - Beautiful Music Video Remix by PureDragon54


P.S Only couple days left before BoA Deluxe, the Deluxe version of her self titled English debut album, BoA, with two new songs, Control and Crazy About, plus one remix is out in stores!