Hey, it’s me again! The team always tells me that I hardly attend events. Yeah well, I’m kept real busy at KBF! ?
“Before anyone did anything, EVISU did everything” Japanese denim purveyor EVISU’s tagline is a heads up into the subversive nature of the brand, founded by jeans connoisseur Hidehiko Yamane in 1991. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in November this year, EVISU has come a long way from the days of Yamana-san individually hand-painting the limited production of 14 jeans a day, but its fans has continued to lust over the denims that straddle the worlds between trendy and traditional, authentic and fun.
More recently, Evisu Eye was launched in KL at Glasshouse Seputeh.
At the start of the event, all guests were given a piece of EVISU jeans for us to paint the logo on.
I pinned my “masterpiece” up! They allowed us to bring our pieces home after the event.
The #KinkyBlueFairyTeam was invited to the Nestle Headquarters for a peek of their Nescafe Dolce Gusto machines. We were even given a 101 crash course on how the coffee machines work and how to create masterpieces in a cup from the comfort of our home or office. It felt like a 2-hour coffee buffet spread.
It was interesting to observe everyone’s coffee-drinking habits/preferences. For me, I’m a Latte girl, preferably with no sugar. A friend once told me that the personality traits of Latte drinkers are that of a comfort seeker and crowd pleaser. I wouldn’t know how true it is. I mean, it’s just a coffee preference.
We had a lot of fun tasting each and every cup of the coffee that their in-house barista made, and critiqued as though we were experts, haha.
Their in-house barista taught us a couple of recipes that we could try at home, like the Crunchy Mint Milo and Asian Fusion Latte.
Faridah/King being her usual gungho self, had a go at making her own cup of coffee when no one else wanted to.
Jun and i stayed in Hong Kong cos he was doing the Translantau 100, and Bon Iver the same week (whom we both adore). This was in March and he’s already running another race right now as i type this ?
We flew in on aTuesdayand my airport outfit was an asymmetrical dress from KOZO x Justin Chew, necklace from Singaporean accessories label Vice & Vanity, shoes from H&M, scarf pressie from Nick & Sonia. My invisible accessory was my hangover, which makes me the grouchiest person to travel with. I never used to have hangovers till i hit 30. Getting old(er) sucks sometimes! ?
We stayed in this 1-bedroom airbnb on Hollywood Road in Sheung Wan which was a little on the pricey side, but seeing we needed a second home where i wanted to work comfortably from as well, we just went for it. Anyway it’s Hong Kong. Gonna be pricey!
I never thought my favourite colour would be pink in my 30s. I started off with green during kindergarten, moved on to blue in primary school, then purple, white, red (for many years), orange, and now, pink. Now i love ALL the colours and it reflects in my clothes and everything i own. My favourite colour is rainbow!!! ?
Dhanya, Aps and i dined at Three-Michelin-star Robuchon au Dôme when we were in Macau last year. Sitting at the highest level of the tallest building in Macau, the Grand Lisboa Hotel; Robuchon au Dôme was one of our finer dining experiences which we savoured as slowly as we could.
At the time, Dhanya was going through a personal journey with food and how it makes her feel. She went through her vegetarian phase, raw food phase, and when we were there, was in a phase where she made exceptions for occasions her mind and heart wanted meat. The reason she abstains from gluten and meat is due to how it makes her feel thereafter; but in the case of Robuchon, where we each had a 6-course meal not counting dessert + cheese + bread, she was taken by surprise how it didn’t make her feel any less the next day. We’ve put it down to the produce restaurants of this stature use – and completely believe that how food is garnered is so important cos the energy is transmitted into our own bodies upon consumption.
Our experience at Robuchon was faultless… everything seemed perfect from the view of the glimmering skyline during dinner and impeccable service to the presentation and flavour of every dish served.
I’ve lost count of the occasions i’ve picked up a pair (or two) at the airport/s, pacifying myself that it’s duty-free and totally okay to buy (despite probably already having spent a little too much money on whatever trip that was). High end, high street, brandless, vintage; I don’t mind them all.
Even if i don’t wear a particular design regularly, i just like it sitting there amongst my many other pairs. (Options are never a bad thing.) I also like the thought of them coming to life and having fiery discussions amongst themselves in the drawer.
A new shiny pair now sits in there with them, courtesy of Gentle Monster.
The cult Korean eyewear brand crafts classic and edgy designs suited for Asian faces and has taken off in global proportions (collaborated with Opening Ceremony, covered by Vogue, worn by Chanel Iman). Check out their art installation projects on their website, gives you a clearer vision of what the brand is about.
Tripsies! Bell, Lexie and i picked the same design but diff colour.
