Can’t upload any pictures right now cos VJ’s (whose place i’m crashing at) card reader can’t seem to read my SD one.
Went for Avalon last night, with the two main acts drawing me being Chemical Brothers and Empire Of The Sun.
Empire Of The Sun was WICKED.
The costumes, dancing and all-around strange get-ups got the crowd going crazy!
Managed to bump into quite a number of people i know from Singapore and Johor (not like i know that many people here!) so maybe that meant i was at the right party last night.
Chemical Brothers’ set was alright, but not mind-blowing.
Sad to say, i was quite disappointed cos i did come all the way here to see them!
I think i’ve achieved higher euphoria listening to them on my iPod.
My love for them hasn’t decreased… but i wish they lived up to the heavenly standards i’d set of them in my head.
We all reached home and went to sleep past 6am.
Crazy others all woke up before noon -_-
I continued snoozing till 2pm
Pickles (nickname la), VJ’s girlfriend, cooked us all a fantastic lunch of roasted chicken and mushroom soup.
Roasted chicken was apparently Jamie Oliver’s recipe, and i whacked the potatoes cooked in goose fat till i had to tear myself away from the table to avoid overeating.
Okay i’m getting lazy and sleepy now.
Gonna chillex before the JW party on the Bund tonight!
I don’t believe in being a full-time blogger,
i mean, what is that anyway?
Sure, blogging takes up some time,
especially when i have to edit a mountain of travel pix,
but i’m getting to a phase where i sometimes don’t KNOW what to blog about.
And i don’t want blogging to be like work.
Cos that would take all my fun away.
Been up to a few things here and there…
Meetings, pitches, research, and… cleaning my room.
My wardrobe is a spilling mess and much organisation is being sorted out.
Also, my father is adamant about moving my bed to another position in my room.
Something to do with its occupant being able to have a lasting relationship.
Hrmm.
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I started contributing to the blog section in a beauty and style website called The Style Glossy.
Their office is in NYC and they’ve sourced contributors (a few ex fashion editors) from South East Asia.
You can view the blogposts *here*
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The company Chelle, Jac and i started up early this year has been really quiet since our fashion show + event for Nike Sportswear.
We were working on another project that didn’t quite turn out the way we expected,
and have since then decided to just work with each other so that it WILL WORK OUT.
We’re ready to launch something new next month,
so start saving your money haha.
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Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women (after breast cancer)
Here are some figures for you to understand how widespread the disease is:
Globally,
500,000 cervical cancer cases are reported annually 80% or more of these cases are from developing countries 270,000 deaths occur each year from cervical cancer
Every 2 minutes, a woman dies of cervical cancer
In Asia Pacific,
266,000 cervical cancer cases are diagnosed in Asia Pacific 143,000 women from this figure die from this disease 41% of women in developing countries receive necessary treatment to survive
Every 4 minutes, a woman dies of cervical cancer
As one of the ambassadors for Power Over Cervical Cancer,
i agreed to emcee an event next week to raise further awareness on cervical cancer.
POCC Bloggers Tea Party
Tuesday 28th September
7pm @ Ecoba Mutiara Damansara
If you’re a blogger and would like to attend, do drop me an email at joycethefairy@gmail.com and i’ll ask the PR people whether there’s any more space.
If you’re not a blogger or can’t attend, do share your stories to increase knowledge and awareness on the disease.
Write it on Facebook, Tweet about it, or blog about it!
You never know, a story told/read could save someone’s life.
Also check outwww.pocc.com.my for more information on reducing your risks, and vaccination.
I didn’t use to be this enthusiastic about food,
but either my appreciation for good food has increased drastically,
or i’ve just become more greedy.
I hope it’s the former
This is a post for me to remember all the stuff i ate in Shanghai (with some tak halal pics to boot)
So if you don’t like to look at pictures of pork,
or don’t like food (i can never be friends with people who don’t LOVE FOOD and DRINK)
then you can close this window kthxbai
Some restaurants in Shanghai have each person’s eating utensils and plates wrapped in plastic by a dish-cleaning company.
Haven’t seen that before!
First few days i spent there were also spent pigging out on pork fat.
Clem doesn’t eat any fat, but even he said this was really good after trying it!
On the few occasions when i split up from Clem and his family to wander about by myself,
i’d take the opportunity to eat Hunan food cos it’s spicy (and they don’t eat spicy food too much).
I tried Guyi, as it was recommended on a few site and magazines including SmartShanghai – the online guide i used most.
Some people stared at lil me having lunch by myself,
but i just tucked myself into my book and food heeee
Ordered a veggie, and chili pork knuckle which was SUPER yum.
I know it looks like ONLY chili in the picture,
but all the pork knuckle is buried underneath.
I couldn’t finish the dishes, so got it packed and planned to give it away to a poor person while walking around that afternoon.
You know how you can’t find something when you really want to, even though you always see it around when you don’t?
Yeah. At the time i was scouting real hard for a poor person to give my nice leftover food to, i couldn’t find a single one! Hmm how bout that man? Nope… he doesn’t look that poor and might be insulted
Hmm that lady… nope she’s sweeping the road and might throw the food in her bin -_-
So i ended up carrying the food all day long
And on the day before and after, i saw many-a poor people sitting around.
Guyi
89 Fumin Lu, off Julu Lu
Jing’an District
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Another day, Clem and i went to try Simon’s Test Kitchen,
one of the places stated in TimeOut to have a great selection that was value for money.
One of the two chefs who own it is called Simon,
and it’s called Test Kitchen cos they’re trying out their dishes while hunting for the perfect location for their proper restaurant. [source: enjoyshanghai.com]
I really liked the vibe there.
It was modern and cosy due to its small size.
We were really lucky to get a table during lunch hour.
All the dishes are small and cheap,
so they’re easy to share and taste as much as we could!
The crab + pork xiao long bao was out of this world.
One of the best i’ve EVER had cos the dumpling skin was SO thin yet steady,
and the filling was moist and rich and awrhhhh just writing this is reminding me how it tastes in my mouth and am physically salivating now!
We also ordered another serving of xiao long bao (just pork), beef tendon soup, a starter, fried pork + fried rice, and a couple of drinks.
Total bill was less than RM50 for Clem and i.
Daymn.
Simon’s Test Kitchen
The Point Jingan Building
561 Anyuan Lu, off Jiaozhou Lu
Metro: Changshou Lu
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One evening after walking around the French Concession area (which i’m not going to post pictures of cos it’s quite touristy)
we went to try Whisk, this cafe famous for its chocolate offerings.
We’d just come from a Vietnamese meal (i know, it does sound like all we did was eat!)
so we just shared a chocolate creme brulee and a choc coffee each.
Place was warm and smelt yummy,
saw some people ordering food which looked like massive portions
but really didn’t have enough tummy space to handle that!
Whisk
1250 Huaihai Lu
(French Concession area)
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I stopped by Citizen one afternoon to read my book a bit,
and have some coffee and apple pie + ice cream
Citizen
222 Jinxian Lu
Metro: Shanxi Road Station
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Clem said he liked how he didn’t have to do anything this trip.
His parents would plan where to walk and sight-see,
and i’d plan where to eat.
One of the occasions i forgot to refer on whether there was an English menu was this Shanghainese restaurant we went to.
We sat down and waited for one of the bustling waitresses to take our order,
before a very friendly customer who spoke English and was watching us said that we weren’t going to get any food that way.
We had to order and pay at the counter,
before getting our food.
Unfortunately for us, the menu was in Chinese so we pointed at a few pictures (so sad right!)
and looked around at what other people were eating to order the same
Our favourite dish that night was this strange concoction of stewed mushrooms.
When it arrived, i didn’t think much of it, but once i scooped some in my mouth, i was sold.
It’s got a twangy herbal taste that is really pleasant…
Too bad NONE of us know what it’s called!
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Yet ANOTHER restaurant we went to on a separate night only had a menu in Chinese.
This time, there were no plentiful of tables next to us as the room was tiny (Clem’s mummy said it was like sitting in a train)
so we pointed out the leftover dishes on the table next to us while Serge went downstairs to peep at what other people were eating and order via pointing.
Food was really good too, despite it being a random encounter.
I initially planned to go to the restaurant next door, but it had an hour’s waiting list, so we abandoned that idea.
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To appease the white man, we went to have breakfast at a place that served Western stuff. Kin – part streetwear shop, part cafe – sounded promising.
Clem had mac + cheese, and a ham + cheese toastie
The pear juice was sublime.
I went for the pork belly sandwich with a fresh tomato salad and crispy thin fries.
Damn writing this post has got me awfully hungry!
In fact in the middle of it i called someone to ask, “DO YOU WANT TO GO EAT!?”
I’m sorry if you’re reading this in the office and it does the same to you mwahahaha
After the Blackberry event @ The Curve yesterday,
i dragged myself to the ATM cos i had less than RM1 in my purse.
On the way home, i payed the toll using one of the notes i’d just withdrawn.
Crashed into deep sleep cos i woke up at 7:30am that day,
and went to buy dinner to find that i didn’t have my purse with me.
I must’ve dropped it in the carpark when i got out of the car earlier,
and didn’t notice cos i was so tired!
Couldn’t help thinking what RM500 could’ve bought me.
Not to mention having to file a police report for loss of IC and driver’s license.
Then i was thinking about how i could have lost something worse.
Like my Blackberry. Or my other phone.
Or i could have withdrawn RM1,000 instead of RM500.
Then i felt okay.
There’s no use crying over spilt milk.
It’s lost, it’s gone, and every second i spend getting upset about it is just wasting my time.
Plus, i haven’t lost anything for years, and i guess it was about time the Universe collected some taxes seeing all the good things i have in my life.
I received an invitation to the JW party during F1 weekend last year,
but couldn’t go cos i was away, somewhere, i can’t remember!
The nice PR peeps invited me again this year,
but i’ve decided not to go…
I really want to (i’ve never gone to an F1 party in Singpaore!)
but i’ve been jumping countries so many times this year that i’m… well, a bit tired 0_o
I’m tired of packing and unpacking,
and just need to stop running around for a bit
Plus i’m pretty sure i’ll be hungover from Arthur’s Day party the night before to lagi reason to STAY PUT.
Ok i just bought myself tix to catch the Chemical Brothers in Singapore on Friday night.
And Saturday night i’ll be attending the F1 partay.
So much for self control.
Nevertheless, i agreed to give away 5x tickets to KinkyBlueFairy readers!
Venue: One on the Bund, 80 Collyer Quay Clifford Pier
Doors open 7pm
Party starts 10:30pm
Entry via invitation only
Have a look at the video!
Just answer the question: “Why should you win a pair of tickets to this year’s Johnnie Walker’s Jet Black Party at One on the Bund?”
Email your answers to joycethefairy@gmail.com by 6pm 20th September 2010.
Entrants must be 18 years and above.
Open to Malaysians and Singaporeans.
