Having attended the H&M Home Media Preview, I was excited to finally see the full range of products in store. However, I was running late and only got to the event at 9PM (it started at 7:30!) and to no surprise…
… there was hardly anyone left. Darn it.
Trust H&M to provide pretty centrepieces!
Alright, now on to the gifts that the H&M gods have bestowed upon us mere mortals!
Beautiful illustrations such as these were featured on a lot of products from textiles to crockery.
I’d get these wooden boxes in a heartbeat if I knew what to use them for.
100% pure linen robes and gorgeous bedding textiles.
A more muted colour palette for the sophisticated individual.
Our baby is having a baby!
Today we celebrated her birthday a few days late by having dinner at Bait.
We must have been the loudest people laughing there.
Cammy, me, Dhanya, Aps, Steph
It’s been months since we’ve got together for a meal.
I feel so lucky to have SO many girlfriends in my life, but these girls were the first group i really got close to and we’ve seen each other through so many life celebrations and hurdles. My heart expands thinking of how much i love them!
Tomorrow, one of them and i will be going outstation for a holiday.
Me: I was thinking that i’ll just make the most of it and bring all my toys and decorations to arrange in some way, and place the babies in there to take a picture. Photoshoot! But hmm… *remembers one of them has started walking*… Cameron might run away.
Crazy Mother: We could tie him up!
Me: … But… he’s your child…
Crazy Mother: It’s ok, just TIE HIM UP.
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I feel like i didn’t get enough time with them but we’ll getting our holiday soon enough…
After dinner, Aps and i went by Six for cocktails.
It’s super new so i think they haven’t finished doing up the interior yet.
I looked so indecisive while choosing a cocktail that the bartender nicely made me one that wasn’t in the menu. It had rum, bittersweet-flavoured liqueur, homemade rose syrup, sweet + menthol liqueur, and aromatic bitters in it. Was yummeh.
I just had one cos i didn’t wanna overdo it. And had to leave anyway cos i need to pack all my toys for a holiday!
What a journey it has been so far!
How life can change so drastically in 6 weeks!
I know it’s not just me going thru this… a LOT of people around me have been going thru major changes in their life since June. One can choose to reap lessons from the changes, or just waft through it.
I’ve gone through so many INTENSE moments in the past month, from elation to sadness to confusion to clarity. Then repeat. And repeat again. At times i’ve sat on my couch alone and wailed out, “What is happening to me?!?!?”
I’ve been getting these strong messages in my head.
And the more i follow them, the more amazing my life becomes.
It’s truly magical.
I’m learning how to feel the flow, get it in, and trust my intuition.
The more i do, the faster it goes.
Sometimes it’s a bit scary and i feel like i don’t know how to handle it.
But as Rudy told me, “Get ready for a roller coaster ride.”
He was so right.
Luckily i love roller coaster rides.
Speaking of which, i MISS this song!
I used to listen to it ALL the time back in high school!
It’s been in my head since that conversation with Rudy.
We were referring to chakras (i know right).
Anthony Kiedes is still so hot as a cartoon. Naturally.
I love Scar Tissue, he’s such a brill writer with the most amazing memory for detail.
Either that or he’s making it up but i don’t think so.
I’m just so HAPPY right now.
And this, all this here *waves arms around madly* is what happens when you do a detox and colon hydrotherapy for 3 days.
I swear it’s like all this negative energy comes out along with the shit in you, and suddenly you feel so much LIGHTER.
I thought i could easily get work done but i forgot how TIRING it is to reset one’s body.
It takes a lot of discipline, time and effort to love your body, mind and soul.
After putting aside time to make my morning meals, and some hours at Pure Health doing my hydrotherapy and lying in the infrared bed, i come home having to feed myself again, then feel like napping cos it’s tiring, then by the time i am ready to do some work it’s 8pm!! (I wake up at 9am by the way)
At the same time, i’m giving myself a break and making use of the cleanse my body is going through to meditate and assess some changes i’m undergoing of late. People are worried about me but i’m not worried. I may be confused, and antsy, but deep inside, i know this is something i just have to GO THROUGH whatever the outcome may be.
I’m learning the depth of being true to myself.
To listen to the voices in me, and to differentiate the sensation of “knowing” from that of “feeling” and “thinking”.
It’s hard when there are so many opinions around you but i guess that’s part of the journey… discovering out HOW to be true to oneself.
Instead of opting for a short futuristic cut, i felt like keeping it a bit more feminine (haha i guess this is considered as feminine as i can go for now).
New friends i make still ask me where i get my hair done and it’s been the same answer for years – The Met @ Parkroyal! Alex is my superstylist cos he pretty much judges you based on your character and style, and whips something up. Sometimes i don’t even know what he’s gonna do to my hair – i leave it all up to him.
The Met KL Salon is having an InstaChange competition, where 3 winners will be selected each month from July-Sep 2014. Winners will each receive a free cut, colour & hair treatment + haircare products from Redken 5th NYC and exclusive skincare products from Sothys Malaysia, all valued at up to RM1,500!
All you have to do is:
1) Follow @TheMetKLSALON on Instagram
2) Post a front profile snap shot of yourself on Instagram
3) Hashtag #themetklsalon, and write (in English, Chinese or BM) what inspires and motivates you to change your hairstyle and colour
I just noticed that Serena is still on The Met’s Facebook page cover photo with blond curls. She does her hair there too and i think… she introduced me to the salon a few years back!
Clem and i went to visit her yesterday cos she’s pretty much still house-bound with 7-week-old Chloe.
Chloe is one of the most good-looking newborns i ever saw!
I swear all these half-kwailo-half-Asian babies always turn out looking so good.
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I’ve been regularly eating at BMS Organics as a healthier option to some of my meals.
They’ve got an extensive menu filled with Chinese dishes, and they’re all REALLY YUMMY and reasonably-priced.
The first dish i ordered there was the curry laksa.
It satiates my curry laksa cravings albeit with less guilt.
Everything in the restaurant is vegetarian, and i’ve been telling everyone that it’s the best vegetarian meat i’ve ever tasted. A year ago i wouldn’t have believed i would be trying to push fake meat to anyone, myself included.
Don’t be lazy, read the below to be a little bit smarter today >
I’ve been trying to slow down my meat intake since watching Earthlings and it’s not easy AT ALL, cos of the amount of meat that surrounds my social life + meals + where i dine.
Some people think i’m riding a “trend”. It’s not a trend when it’s the TRUTH of the situation our planet has plummeted into. Not wanting to KNOW nor CARE is a sign of being in denial or ignorant. It’s not like i’m a full-fledged vegetarian trying to sell the idea. I’m so not. I still appreciate a steak once in awhile, and my mince meat in my occasional hawker lunches… i’m just hoping for a bit more awareness on how eating meat daily isn’t necessary nor normal (based on the human lifestyle mere decades ago).
Ok i’ll stop there. Back to happy pictures!
I’m not a big fan of milk, so i try to compensate my calcium intake by eating lots of cut fruits in Farmer’s Union yoghurt (thanks Didi for recommending)
I need to do a toy purge in my apartment soon… lots of them are gonna go into donation before Christmas!
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My crazy Cheshire-cat-on-crack phone case from @PGadget atop my Furla Candy bag.
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I started horse-riding!
Chelsia has been asking me to join her and i really wanted to cos i’m looking for new hobbies that include more movement and activity (and less drinking :p). We woke up at 6am one morning and it was actually really nice to chat with each other, feed and talk to all the horses, take a class, feed the horses some more, then get home to shower and off to first meeting of the day.
Look what a happy fairy i am!
I must admit you can’t help favouring certain horses more than others. I’d pass one an extra carrot or two and go, “Shhh don’t show the others!”
If you think i’m being all super healthy not eating meat and going horse-riding, let me make you feel better.
Behold the fate of the cupcake that was left in a certain drunk person’s handbag:
Don’t worry, it didn’t go to waste and was still devoured.
I went to visit Louis on Friday night and met all his pets including the sweetest hedgehog!
After having their team of chefs and buyers visit Istanbul twice this year, their inspirations have resulted in offering Turkish fare like Shish Kebab, Lamb Kofta, Tomato Dolmas, oven-baked Turkish Shortrib, Mercimek Çorbası (lentil soup), Güveç stew, Fattoush salad, Turkish ice-cream and many more for the month of Ramadhan.
The BIG Bazaar will be taking place at Ben’s Independent Grocer till 3rd August, where unique Turkish discoveries of spices, nuts, teas, dried fruits, baklava and lokum have been air-flown just in time for the festive season.
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