I’m one of those girls who don’t seem to have enough swimsuits and bikinis.
I have brand new ones, and vintage ones.
Lots of bikinis, and a handful of one-piece swimsuits.
Fluorescent ones that blind you, to modest toned down shades.
Triangle cuts, to plunging necklines.
There are some that are so complicated to put on that i need Clem’s help sometimes.
Yet, why is it never enough?
Never enough colours! Never enough patterns!
Swimsuits are a fashion statement.
They’re just an extension of my wardrobe, as are collections of stockings, scarves, hats, shoes and so forth. I even have specific head accessories and necklaces to pair with certain swimsuits, tho i haven’t actually ventured out in all of them yet… they’re combinations i make up for fun and feel good knowing exists in my wardrobe despite my lack of courage to prance around in public in them!
Ten years ago, all my bikinis were from either Roxy, Topshop, or Thailand.
Choices were limited.
Now, at least we’ve got some local businesses selling Brazilian swimwear of various brands.
I own quite a number myself, they’re of excellent quality and cut, and I can see why there’s a fuss over these bikinis that are from the other side of the world.
One of the newer beachwear distributors that have popped up in KL is Beija Beachwear. Having just been established this year, Beija Beachwear currently imports fine swimwear from Rio de Sol (Brazil), Maaji (Colombia), Saha (Colombia) and Larissa Minatto (Brazil). The company aims to provide uniquely beautiful quality swimwear from around the world to women of all shapes and ages. BTW, ‘beija’ is a common Portuguese word and it is widely used when one says kiss in Brazil, how cute is that.
I popped by HIT Gallery @ KLCC yesterday, thanks to an invite from the Melium PR team. They gave me a personal tour of the store, we chit-chatted, and even took photos with funny props they have in a corner for customers to fool around with!
HIT Gallery is a guerrilla pop-up store that sells an impressive list of brands like Y-3 by Yohji Yamamoto, Galliano, 5 Preview, Just Cavalli, D&G, BOSS Orange, Sea Amis, Tibi, Lauren Moshi, Jasmine Di Milo, Alberta Feretti, Dice Kayek and Phillip Lim. If i heard correctly, the store will exist till the end of September. At the moment, HIT Gallery is on sale, so all the items are on 40%-70% discount. Quite insane.
I’m a fan of old Action Comics, so i loved their wall plastered with vintage comic strips.
Just Cavalli dress on sale: RM1740 (original price RM2900)
Dice Kayek dress for RM660 (RRP: RM2200)
D&G fruit shirt! RM1320 (RRP: RM2200)
Issa asymmetrical top dress, RM820. (RRP: RM2050)
Thanks to the Melium team, i picked out a beautiful long flowy Tibi dress that’d be perfect for a beach party, and a Just Cavalli shirt for Clem (cos i’m so nice). Luckily he could fit the shirt and doesn’t hate it like he does some other fashion items i’ve bought him *sore*.
Ever since i’ve returned, i’ve been on a MISSION to eat all my favourite regular dishes ASAP. I even tipped the airport taxi driver to take me to tapau curry laksa before dropping me off at home. So far i’ve had my fave hawker food (curry laksa, pork noodles, chicken rice, hakka mee), Fat Spoon spicy beef noodles, Vin’s prawn pasta, chili pan mee, etc.
Bumped into Kubz and Herukh at Rahul‘s birthday bash last week, and everyone’s been talking about their new lobster briyani at Fierce Curry House. Managed to push it outta my mind till i happened to hear Herukh talking to Asha Gill on Capital FM bout their lobster briyani. I texted Kubhaer immediately: Lunch tomorrow?
Hence, lunch TODAY: Lobster briyani.
Kubz asked whether anyone else was coming, and i said, “Why? Just you and me la.” Haven’t caught up with him for so long, i prefer one-on-one chitty chat sessions. He said cos the lobster briyani is for 2-3 people.
He lied.
It’s for 4-5 people. It’s so big i had to bungkus the rest home (which is not a bad thing…)
The lobster briyani is steamed in a tin pot that’s sealed off with flour, that Herukh cut off for us. After that, he rushed off saying, “There’s a seafood sale in Giant today, i want to see if i can get anything. And i have to fight with all the Chinese aunties.” So cute.
Why, hello. Well… I actually felt a little bit bad for eating it. I don’t know why, but lately i’ve been feeling bad for eating animals and urm particular sea creatures sometimes.
That’s just the lobster CLAW mind you.
If you want to have this, i suggest you get together a group of friends so you can try everything: lobster briyani, scallop briyani, mutton briyani, and crab curry (i haven’t even tried their crab curry yet!!). BTW the lobster briyani (RM200) has to be ordered ONE DAY in advance. That’s how epic it is.
We had some sides. Deep fried bittergourd and ladies fingers.
If you don’t want to eat there (which is well comfy cos they have air con inside), you can also order a takeaway or delivery. They deliver to Bangsar and certain parts of PJ. If i knew this earlier i could have avoided a lot of horrible McD lunches in the office.
The PR for Burberry have asked whether i’d stream their upcoming fashion show live from London this Monday, and i thought why not!? You can watch the Burberry Women’s Spring Summer 2013 Collection show from the comfort of your home at the same time it’s unveiled in Hyde Park. The show will be held on Monday 17th September 2012, 4pm London Time (11.00pm Malaysia time).
Visit this blogpost at the time stated to view it then!
I never did blog where Cammy and i stayed in Bangkok when we went there for a girlie trip last April. I just reread the posts i wrote and miss Bangkok now!
Miss the anticipation of eating Thai food and the smell of chili.
Miss my heart thumping excitedly at the sight of new Thai trends in Chatuchak market.
I miss Bangkok!
Back in April, we stayed at the luxurious Maduzi Hotel, situated right in the heart of Bangkok. Our stay was made possible because of The Luxe Nomad – my friend Steph Chai‘s new travel start-up. It’s because of The Luxe Nomad that i’ve been staying in some 5-star hotels like Maduzi, and Sri Panwa in Phuket!
The Luxe Nomad is Asia’s first luxury hotel bookings portal, and they have tempting flash sales on luxury hotels every week – at up to 70% off (and cheaper than anywhere else because it’s a members-only site). Currently Maduzi is on sale but you have to be quick as sales only last about 7-10 days. Oh, and membership is free, so you can just sign up and check out the prices!
Anyways – back to my stay at Maduzi!
This is Cammy and i in their mirrored elevator on the way up to our room. Maduzi Hotel has 40 rooms across seven floors.
Described as a private oasis in the heart of the city, Maduzi Hotel is a conceptual hotel that promises complete privacy by only accepting guests with reservations and prohibiting walk-ins. They emphasize greatly on privacy so that guests can feel as comfortable as in their own homes.
They never give out names of their guests and instead, have a ‘Guest Code’. If i wanted friends to be able to visit me in our room, i’d have to come up with a code like ‘Fairy’, which friends would state to the concierge downstairs to be allowed up. Cool ey!
The bed was so big and comfortable, it was a godsend for us after walking around Bangkok every day. We’d snuggle up in bed and flip channels on the 42″ flat screen before falling asleep.
Personalized note and welcome plush ox
All rooms come with business facilities like work desk, complimentary WiFi, and fax/printer/copy machine. Not like we used them cos we were on HOLIDAY!
There’s even a sexy espresso machine and mini-bar.
This, was Cammy’s and my favourite room – the dressing room! We just ended up spending a lot of time there as we washed up in the mornings, chit chatted, or made up to go out at night. The lounge next to the window, huge dressing mirror and table, and walk-in closet allowed so much space for the both of us to get ready together. It was MADE FOR GIRLS! We even had Tina and Elicia over one night to get ready, so i know it can comfortably hold four of us.
