Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Fall covet list.

My inspiration includes these from my style vita.


I saw a pair of metallic loafers in LYN (they've got some splendid shoes but their web interface really irks me big!), and I couldn't really sleep as well since then.  I'm thinking of a solid silver face - no embellishments, no sparkly sparkly, just pure clean surface with a metal finish.  Sheen so clear, you could see your own reflection kind.


Can't decide between that or this.


Loafers or pumps?  

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Ties for our best of men.

I love doing up presents.  And love giving them away.  We both decided to personalise our bestmen gifts instead of the usual one-tie-for-all and got these fantastic colours last weekend.  They work so well together without everyone looking too uniform-ish.  I would definitely like to have the guys maintain their individual personality instead of blending into the decor!



I have them packed into each individual box, complete with different personalisation.  We even handwritten a note to be attached to the gift.  It was a really nice and warm thing to do.  While reading Fiance's note and writing mine, I could feel this warm fuzzy feeling stirring in me.  These are his best friends and I really hope they would continue to be for the rest of their lives.  Cause real friends, I'm sure we all know, are really hard to come by.



Well, all packed and ready to surprise!  I hope they enjoy receiving it as much as I did packing them :)

Friday, August 30, 2013

In September, we should...

This is gonna be a busy busy month!  Wow, packed with activities even though it's still at the tail-end of August -__-

In September, we'll have to:

1) Discuss and finalise with the Chef on our wedding menu and the cake
2) Meet up with the jeweller to design both our wedding bands
3) Catch up with friends - wedding pre-party, wedding, baby full moon party, house warming session, WOW.  Typing that alone is enough to zap my energy!
4) Applying for our wedding registration

But to take a break from all those 'scheduled' activities, I think we should:

1) Try a Mango beer
2) Go for some 'forking awesome steak' at a DIY BBQ joint while jiving to some live music at Poodoo at where else but Pudu.
3) Reward ourselves with some fine cuts at Shin Hinata
4) Celebrate Mooncake festival with both families on the 19th.  Need to think of a great place!
5) Search out some awesome mooncake gifts for our parents and grandparents.  Am thinking of Cake Sense freshly baked Suzhou mooncake :)~

How do you celebrate Mooncake festival?

Let's march forward, Malaysia!

Today we took part in DiGi's #confirmmalaysian campaign.  And I say, we did pretty well as a team.  No rehearsal, immediate composition, 1, 2, 3 snap!


Yea, we're funny like that.  Fun, I mean.  Fun.

Happy Merdeka y'all!

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

For things that truly matter.

Today I spoke to a colleague who just got back from the hospital.  His grandma was admitted two weeks ago and very unfortunately had since suffered 3 strokes.  The poor old lady has already got a heart and diabetic problem.  My heart truly truly truly goes out to them.

So while he was trying to juggle between work and family, we've decided for him to handover some of his jobs to a team mate in order to release some of his time to be spent by his grandma's side.  Not to be pessimistic but, we have a feeling that she might not have much time left.  And I guess the most important thing for now, is to make her feel comfortable, happy and loved during her last days.  He practically grew up with his grandma therefore I can imagine the attachment and sadness.

Thanks to the few good men (and women) who were very willing to rise up to the occasion, our boy can now spend more time in the hospital.  Bless them.  These are times when money can't do anything for you.  But a whole lot of humanity, can.

And I sincerely hope that whatever happens, peace, love and joy will be upon his family.

Friday, August 23, 2013

Today I'm vintage.

Today I'm wearing my mom's costume jewellery.  To be honest with you, it could be real pearls for all I know and I had none an inkling idea.  But I don't think so.


I love how the little pearls twist and turn to make sense out of each other.  I remember my mom had this in her costume jewellery pouch when I was young.  And now and then, I would take them out to wear them and pretend I was all grown up.  Well, I'm all grown up now and wish I could tell my younger self, seriously, no hurry, enjoy school!  You'll regret it!  Lol.



Here I am, decorated with my mom's fashionable touch.  I wore it with my precious monogram necklace.  The pearl piece is precious because it was my mom's.  The A monogram is precious because it was an anniversary gift from him.  Two very precious people in my life, here they are dangling on my neck.  And they look so well together!  Ha! :)


What is your most memorable piece of costume jewellery?

Also, I'm thinking of a restoration project for all my costume jewellery and accessories.  Anyone has any pointer or advise on how I should start?  Or wanna do it together? :)

Thursday, August 22, 2013

My musical journey today starts with Debussy.

I've been thinking a lot about my very own musical journey. I wonder if everyone has one. You have music fans, band fans, popstar fans, genre fans. I wonder what different journey says about each person and how did they discover their adventure and how do their tales unfold.

I'm generally a music fan. Something about every note being put together in an entirely harmonious yet unexpected way that swings in different moods and emotions. But if I were to have a favourite genre, then classical would really be it. Sounds like I'm a classical girl lost in an urban jungle. Unfortunately, not many of my peers appreciate classical music, making the trip to the local Philharmonic a little challenging unless I go solo. Oh well, maybe that's my musical journey.  Some parts I dance with others, some parts I dance solo.



So what's your musical journey?  Tell me that tale.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

This is love made at work.

This is our 'Raya' open house, in conjunction with our Muslim friends' celebration Hari Raya, Eid al-Fitr or just 'Feast of Breaking the Fast'.  Wow, one year flew by so quickly.  Still remember our first 'open house' when we moved in to our new office.


Sometimes, I look at this team, I get sort of a bittersweet sour taste.  There are good times and there are bad times.  To expect no outburst in an ad agency for all working days in a year is like expecting perfection.  Sometimes the outburst is understandable and sometimes it's totally unjustifiable.  Like a child throwing a tantrum, I refuse to understand that.  Looking back at all these years of being in the advertising industry, I've came across so many types of people.  The fancy ones, the quiet ones, the emo ones, the straightforward ones, the working ones, and the 'tayang' ones.  Our industry compared to our clients, I must say, is truly colourful and multi-faceted.  I suppose you take some, you got to give some.  To expect excellence in commercial creativity does take a toll on people.

Just something that came up, earlier in my conversation with my boss.  There is only one type of people I'd like to hire.  The ones with Quality and Attitude.  Good quality but badass attitude will just trim off some living years for the rest of us.  Bad quality but a great eager beaver just doesn't seem to cut it either.

Our industry is quite notorious: Everyone has had a 'gangsta-flip-table' moment at least once in their advertising life, to get things done.  And after all those flying f-words, once calmed down, we patch things up.  To be honest, I hate to say this but what is the norm doesn't make it right.  Maybe it's age, maybe it's the amount of time I've spent working in this field - these kinda drama just don't cut it anymore.  I don't mind watching to pass time but I'm just fed up of babysitting and kissing unnecessary asses.  Let's just focus on the work and deliver the best quality we can to the people we serve - our clients, our community and our consumers.

Having said all that.  I'll just take a deep breath and flip the day over.  It's another brand new day.

p/s: Special mention: These two who supported me so much in my everyday work.  Sometimes some harshness is needed to be kind but anyhow, I'm thankful for both of them :)

Monday, August 19, 2013

Last weekend with grandma.


Last Saturday we had the most enjoyable time having morning brunch with our grandma.  Well, specifically his grandma, dad's side.  She's such a lovely joyous old lady and she never ceases to ask me about my work, life, etc.  And she loves to update us with the on-going family news that we always seem to be the last ones to catch on.  Somehow, she feels like my own grandma and it's strange cause I never had the chance to be this close to a grandparent before they passed on.

She sometimes is very forth-coming about her 'time' being up.  It saddens me but at the same time, the positive beam in her just radiates.  She would talk about how old she's getting and how much her physical self is deteriorating but she would say all that with a big smile and even laugh about it.  I'm not like extra keen on parenthood at this moment, but I really wish to be able to share her love with our baby.  I think she'll be a fantastic great-grandma :)

There we are, in the photo above doing a 'do re mi'.  And strange, I just realised what similar features we all have!  Well, here's to all grandmas in the world.  I hope you're loving and appreciating yours as much :) x

Thursday, August 15, 2013

T-8 months.


So, the count down is on.  Before I announced my recent engagement (which is late 4 months), I sort of read through my previous posts.  And WOW, how time flew.  But perhaps it wasn't that time was seemingly on speed, it was just how soon things just happened.  From the time I said 'we're dating 5 months now' to 'I'm getting married in another 8'.

And this journey, I must say is by far the most challenging, happiest, tumble-rumblest, crazy journey I've ever been on.  Rightfully so, because I've never been married.  Yup.

Preparations are well under way; the wedding, the new house, the new family, etc.  I sometimes look at others and feel envious; new brides look as if they glide into this new role with so much ease, complete with good manicure and princess ball gown and all.  I on the other hand, to be very honest with you, am struggling.

There is not an inch of doubt that this person is the (and one and only) love in my life.  My past, present and future - my all.  If I'm not marrying him then I rather not be married at all.  But these new roles and arrangements, can be traffic stopping and overwhelming.  From long discussions on starry romance to practical decisions that need to be made - the switch was quite abrupt.  Not to mention, it finally hit me that I'm leaving my family to be joined to his.  I sometimes wonder if I could live up being a 'proper' daughter-in-law.  Does not help with the fact that I have this 'over-achiever' syndrome at times.  When you put all with all, yup, the fact is I feel suffocated.

So how could this happen?  Here is the perfect person whom I love and would readily exchange my life for, and this is no exaggeration.  And there I am, at the door between two worlds which I'm finding it extra difficult to take the next stride.

We spoke yesterday whether we're both ready to get married.  He told me that he's ever so ready.  For it took him a long while to consider if he should pursue me, and when he finally made that decision, it was no longer a courtship of a simple date.  It was a decision that would change both his life and mine.  That this girl he was to date, will and must someday be his wife.

That bit right there.  I could write a book out of that.  Sniff :')

But what about me?  I don't know if this 'marrying mode' is on for me.  I wanna live in with him, cook for him, have crazy nights with him, have his babies, go on great adventures with him for the rest of his life and mine, but the idea of being a good wife, I suppose... is a daunting thought.  What is a good wife?  Am I able to live up to his and his family's expectations - that I should forego a part of my freedom and independence and sense of adventure (since he has less) in exchange for a mere title of a lawfully wedded wife?

So I googled.  I googled - how to be more positive.  And Wikihow suggests that for every situation that we automatically perceive negatively, find that silver lining and make that a habit.  That's what I will do.  I will keep practising till these feet of mine carry themselves gladly over to the other side where the grass is as green.

Deep breath now.  Wow, I'm getting married! :)

And for the record, the ring is perfect.

Monday, January 7, 2013

"Little Flight" bookmark.

Handmade this last night.  Got home early and had a spark of inspiration to create.  Helps that I promised someone I will be bravely creative this year less I lose the will to live.  I might be taking my pledge wayyyy too seriously but it really encourages my flow :)

Just so you know, if you're interested, you can purchase this from The Good Samaritan Shop.