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i have an itchy wrist.

my right eye is hurting. i can only wear contact lens in 1 eye.

im glad tomorrow is a public holiday.

i’ll like to check out epitiome and actually.

i feel like buying new clothes.

i want to check out rimmel at watsons. and i want to buy the mascara, i heard it works wonders, i need my lashes to curl again!

i have a rash on my thigh, i want it to go away.

im tired. i wish i was younger so i dont need as much sleep as i do now. i feel like a loser if i sleep at 10.30pm.

i love american idol.

star awards

as cheena as this programme is, i do have a secret weakness for it. i like to see what our local stars wear, any faux pas and what-have-yous. did anyone see the lady oba-san who stars in the taiwanese serial – Love (Ai)? omg! what a generous helping of cleavage! and the boobs appear hard. hmm, i dont know, but she does look pretty fab and she must be like in her fifties or something?? woah! i was also distracted by quan yifeng’s first tube dress, it was like hanging off her chest and it seems like its gonna fall off her anytime. my love and I were just talking about it and we are both thinking how tempting for us to help pull up her dress (if we can ever do that) before a janet-jackson ala nip slip happens.

rui en was unfortunately absent  - i like to see her on the show, she is so different, the stuff she wears, she styles herself (kudos to that) and i think she shopped online for one of the jackets she wore at one point.

erm jeanette aw didnt win best actress and joanne peh won. interesting. i was secretly hoping chen liping might win it. dammit!

oooh and fiona xie looked pretty good on the show and i caught a glimpse of her at butter on friday, walking out of fash bar, looking absolutely petrified. i think she was led out by her agent/manager or something, and there was this guy who went, ehh fiona xie, fiona xie! ok ok, starry-eyed and all. she already looked damn scared, still want to shout and all? anyway, speaking of butter, for some strange reason, i always get drinks spilled on me, either someone walks through the crowd with a drink in his/her friend and it spills onto my feet/legs, or some friend who be serving me drinks, and someone else’s or my arm would knock onto the cup and again, spillage. Or i would be holding on to a half-finished jug of whatever and making my way through the crowd and some stupid person who either is drunk, or who just loooves to wave their arms in the air would knock me and then again, spillage. its like the third time in the row. wth.

fact or fiction

pimple-extraction machines: does these stuff really work? can they really help to keep pimples at bay, reduce scars, eliminate blemishes?

i dont know but it does all sound really good and im getting tempted myself! 

www.hizeno.com
www.my-no-no.com

lust-after items

ive been doing a mental checklist of items i really would like to have. and all these while, i think it comes back to almost, well, almost the same. i  so want to have

1. ferragamo varina ballet flats in black (this one looks navy but well i prefer black)

 

2. chanel 2.55 with the cc and not the reissue typesn (see explanation and pictures and you would know why)

 

Chanel Classic Flap Bag vs. Reissue 2.55

November 30th, 2007 / Posted in Chanel Handbags by Vlad Dusil.

One very commonly asked question on our Chanel Forum is on the difference between the Chanel Classic Flap and the Chanel Reissue 2.55 bags. I’ve scoured the forums this morning to educate myself, and our readers about the differences between the two. Let me start with a few historical facts on the Reissue.

HISTORY:

The lock on the Reissue is the original lock, it is called the Mademoiselle Lock as Ms Coco Chanel never married, the ‘CC’ lock was introduced to the Classic Flap Bags only in the 1980s by designer Karl Lagerfeld. The 2.55 in its name refers to the first release of the 2.55 bag in February of 1955. Coco Chanel grew up in an orphanage/convent, therefore, the double chain shoulder strap comes from when the children’s’ caretakers in the orphanage would dangle keys from their waists with the same type of chains as on the Reissue. Also, the zippered compartment on the inside of the front flap of the Reissue is where Coco sequestered her love letters, as she was having an affair at that time. The brownish red color of the inside represents the color of Coco and the rest of the children’s uniforms (the nuns’ were black with white trim: thus, the packaging on Chanel Parfum/Eau de Parfum/Eau de Toilette). The back outside flap of the Reissue actually marks where Coco would stash extra money!

 

Over the years there have been many variations to the original design of the 2.55, including the leather/fabric, the chain – metal vs. interwoven leather, single flap vs. double flap, and the closure – mademoiselle vs. interlocking CC. The 2.55 refers to all flap-style bags, including variations of the original! The term classic flap commonly refers to the flap with the interlocking CC closure and the leather interwoven chain.

In February 2005, Karl Lagerfeld re-made the 2.55 – exactly as Coco Chanel had made in 1955, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 2.55. It came to be known as the Reissue. Technically the term Reissue should only be used for the bags that were made to commemorate the original – so only those in 2005. However, it has become convenient to call all 2.55s that resemble the original 2.55 Reissues and all 2.55s that have the interlocking CCs Classic Flaps.

More on the fascinating history of the Reissue 2.55.

THE DIFFERENCES:

This thread, particularly post #57, gives a great amount of information on the differences between the two styles. If I may briefly summarize:

1. Closure/Locks: Classic has the double CC turn-style lock, the Reissue has the Mademoiselle lock (rectangular shape).
2. The handle: The reissue has an all chain handle, while the classic has leather interwoven between the chain links.
3. Reissue has a different type of leather, that is made to seem more worn than the caviar leather on the classics.
4. All the reissues have a double flap inside, whereas the Jumbo Classic does not.
5. The sizes on the Reissue are different than the sizes on the Classic Flap

3. fendi peekaboo (ala doctor bag)

best to view from the website – oh-so-cool – the F fills up when the page is loading. urrrrggghhh damnnnn niceee

http://www.fendi.com/#/en/women/accessories/leathergoodsfw09/0

tacky tattoos

the time i leave for work is generally the same as most of the population here. so its not uncommon to see women, men, dressed in their corporate get-up. some more casual than the others, some more formal of course. ok, i am not about to comment on their dressing here, but i dont know if theres something wrong with me, but i have the tendency/penchant of picking up things  – things that are odd, out of the blue, out of place. Its the something-that-is-not-quite right syndrome.  before i draw references to that on dressing, i just would like to talk about tattoos.ok. so you see this gal dressed pretty nicely, pant or skirt suit and nicely made up face. ok the hair colour maybe a little off (too brown or bleached) and you see the shoes, ok, slingbacks and then you see this motif on the ankle. then i get curious ( i usually do),what design is that?? hmmm, then u see the outline of a boy and a girl, almost like stick figures, holding hands or some kind. ermmm. wth?! what is that all about?! why do you have a pair of people on your ankle?! mind you, its not like one of t hose tattoos that are life-like lookin (i know of people who would take a  picture to the tattoo parlour to have their baby/or someone who passed away on etched on their body). its just 2 figures on your ankle. i dont understand.

i have also seen another gal, dressed up in a cobalt blue dress, fake eyelashes and heavy make up at amk hawker centre during lunchtime.  overall she looked like she is ready to party on a thursday afternoon (not quite the weekend yet but hey at least she is gearing up), long straight hair, tied up in a pony tail. ok overall quite aesthetically pleasing to the eye, particularly since she was in  the heartlands afterall..lucky for the kopi-sipping uncles!! lols. anyway, i noticed something on her ankle. hmm, its like some batik design tattoo, you know those pattern like things? again, i was like ???? how like that? and a tattoo stays with your for life and as unsymbolic these are, i just feel its such a huge shame!! dont forget the pain youhave to go through too. just to be perfectly clear, i  have absolutely nothing againist tattoos. i think its a piece of body art and it deserves to be admired. i dont want to seem like im overly critical but then what ive seen lately, it just a huge disappointment. ya, i know, if people want to do t hat,  then let them go ahead loh. totally agree, if t hey are happpy, i have no qualms. i just hope those tattoos were done not in a moment of folly thats all.

today at the aldo shop in wisma, i noticed this shop assistant with pretty interesting tattoos. it was a pair of swallows on the inside of her arm. prettty cool really, t hat was the same idea i had for myself sometime  back  – but i didnt get down to do it for fear that it might look too cluttered on my body…anyway, i have a couple of close friends who have tattoos (they know who they are) and they have prettynice ones. especially the starrry-starry ones. damn nice.

my eyes are heavy and its only 9pm. i did not take any drowsy meds. my stomach is bloated and round like a balloon even though i ate very little. wtf is wrong with me!!!!

i hate my stomach.

red thread.fighting spiders.s factor. harper’s island

happy that mediacorp has launched new, local programmes to our teleconversation. there would always be critique, flops, succesful ones and then they would be brought back for additional seasons.

ok lets start with the first 2. red thread and fighting spiders. i dunno if you guys watched it, i watched for 10 mins tops, out of curiousity and to see if these people can really act. red thread did not engage me at all and i wonder how the plot would develop but within 3 mins i switched channels – i wonder what the rest of the viewers think. fighting spiders was slightly better, the kids were pretty cute and i thought the angmoh boy in the show had a really nice accent, plus the chubby boy with the glasses was really endearing, ha. another familiar child actor. so the cast helped and with the era (in the 60s-70s?) that the show was based shed a more interesting light.

i was amused by s factor and i cannot believe what people would do just to be on tv! the first episode was hilarious with fhm/starlet wannabes being interviewed and they say the funniest stuff, like they have the best posture and the brain is their best asset (when her chest was humongous) and that they were dumbfounded when asked about their passion for political/social/economic issues that are happening in recent times. HAHAHAH. what can i say. and one special contestant said she stood out because of her  hair. ok. so she has short hair but she looks ………. !!! poses a huge ? on everyone’s minds, but maybe they score damn high on self esteem so kudos to that!

harper’s ? harpers island? ok nvm. can i just say for the record the trailer was well-made but that is all to it. the show really suck. my god. i tried to stick it through but i told myself, ok, i am deceiving myself. so its broadcast 2 days after the US telecast. big deal. is it a big deal in US? i dont know. but over here? hmmm i seriiously dont think so!

pain~~

i felt the most excruciating pains in my stomach 2 nights ago.  it was soo f**king painful, i was tossing and turning in bed and each time i turned to the side, the part of my stomach also hurt. I tried changing sleeping positions, placing thermal bag on my stomach, taking painkillers, going to the sofa to lie down (more elevation and i thought that could help) all these didnt help and my feet and palms turned cold, and i only had the fan on. Adjusted the fan settings, down, up, down, switched it off, had my blankets on and again didnt help. my head was spinning and i felt nauseous but i didnt puke. thank god. otherwise, likely i would have been hospitalised and really, i just didnt want to be admitted to the hospital. anyway, it didnt help that i had a morning flight to catch the next morning, but thank god it was not really early like 8 so i think i managed to squeeze in about 2 or 4 hours of rest tops.

so i survived the night afterall and then managed to get my act together, showered, did my makeup and  all (all in an extended timeframe cos i was still feeling the pains) and my ankles hurt too, mainly because my back was hunched and i think all the pressure went to the ankles. I took a cab to the airport and told myself i better get a doctor’s opinion and some medication especially since i was going overseas.

i alighted from the taxi, lifted my baggage and checked in. for the first time at the airport where i only have like 1 piece of small luggage, i used the trolley. figured that would ease some of my discomfort since i would be pushing the luggage instead of dragging it around.

then came the best part. i was at the raffles medical at T2 and there, it was, a nurse sitting by the counter and i told her i needed to see the doctor, urgently. she told me. i am sorry, we dont have a doctor here. he just left for T1. I WAS BALLISTIC WHEN I HEARD THIS. a clinic with no doctor, then wtf is the clinic good for? so i said, do you have another doctor available cos i am in pain and i really need to see him. she was STILL HESITANT and wasnt sure what she had to do!! i think she mumbled something like maybe you can wait for an hour, the doctor would be back! LIKE HELLLLOO. 1 hour, do i look like i have all the time to spend at the airport?! so i told her, call the doctor now and tell him i need immediate attention.  By this time, i was furious, still in pain and i think i was tearing from all that has happened. didnt help that the pain worsened.

i think about 15mins later, the doctor returned on the buggy. Phew. so i stumbled in to the examination room and told him my symptoms. he was right on his diagnosis on most part but of cos such pains can be results of too many things and obviously he cant confirm. so he run some tests, a urine test, and he checked for my temperature. my urine test was okay but i had a fever. 38.2. i also had a jab in my butt to ease t he pain cos by then it was pretty unbearable. And because of the fever.  that was it. he told me, im grounded and i better not fly and its best i monitor my condition in the next 24 hours, otherwise i had to go A&E immediately. It could be a case of anything. appendictis, gall stones (quite unlikely cos he said it usually happens to  obese women in their 30s..so i went urm..well, i dont think im.. and he quickly confirmed, yes, you are neither. ha) oh well.

so quite a number of things had to be done, the airport’s ground staff had to offload me from the flight, went to the ICA counter to get my passport clearance, went to the airline counter to cancel my reservation etc etc. what a hassle. i still feel terrible for not being able to fly  the last minute, and that bothered me. a lot. all the preparation and then this has to happen. oh well. maybe im down on my luck or something, but the doc has a point, what happens if my condition worsens overseas then wouldnt i be more worse off? imagine i had to be hospitalised ina foreign land away from loved ones, family.  its unthinkable.

anyway ive rested quite a bit over the past few days and things seem to be under control, perhaps the antibiotics ive got, helped to a large extent but my stomach is still bloated. sigh. and the slight nagging pain still exists. wish me luck.

makeup

i like the glam smokey eye look. i was at mac today, and the makeup artist tried on me and i look crappy. sigh. maybe the shade was wrong. i dunno. im quite distraught. haha no lah. i just like the glittery black eyeshadow but i guess maybe i cant carry it off. maybe i should buy the cheap one from sephora just to try….its 18 bucks vs 26? at mac’s. and i cant live without eyeliner these days!! woo. hahhh

Best Song in the World

this is a one-hit wonder, i wonder if there is any surprise to that. But i still love it, regardless. Check out Youtube: Divinyls: Title as follows.

I Touch Myself :
I love myself
I want you to love me
When I’m feelin’ down
I want you above me
I search myself
I want you to find me
I forget myself
I want you to remind me

Chorus:
I don’t want anybody else
When I think about you
I touch myself
I don’t want anybody else
Oh no, oh no, oh no

You’re the one who makes me come running
You’re the sun who makes me shine
When you’re around I’m always laughing
I want to make you mine

I close my eyes
And see you before me
Think I would die
If you were to ignore me
A fool could see
Just how much I adore you
I get down on my knees
I’d do anything for you

Chorus

I love myself
I want you to love me
When I’m feelin’ down
I want you above me
I search myself
I want you to find me
I forget myself
I want you to remind me

Chorus

I want you
I don’t want anybody else
And when I think about you
I touch myself
Ooh, oooh, oooooh, aaaaaah

i am a fan of lady gaga

!she blows me away time and again each time i see her on stage. ever so experimental, bold in her dress sense, and so wow, over the top!! im completely besotted with her, shit man. hahaha i t hink my heart was pumping really hard when i caught her performance on american idol earlier, though i dont think simon cowell was that impressed (too dramatic for him perhaps? haha somehow i think he prefers subdued performances, ha) but of cos paula did (what’s new).

I CANNNOT WAIT TILL SHE GOES ON TOUR, HAVE TO SERIOUSLY GO TO HER CONCERT MAN. cannnoot wait. phew! but then again, i wonder on the chances she would have her asian tour….oh well, maybe her concert dvd at the very least!! haha

exhausted, again

i enjoyed my recent trip to colombo. it was well organised, kudos to my local colleague who had personal relations with the airlines etc, so everything was a complete breeze. the hotel we stayed was fabulous and im very drawn towards the rain-shower tap in the bathroom. i really want to have my future bathroom designed like this, with the designer tap, it was something horgher, shit, cant recall the name.

the food was prettty good as well at The Beach – that is the name of the hotel under the Jetwing group. the sun was scorching, the pool was glistening. but i didnt managed to get any suntanning (of course, im not there for a holiday mind you) but i was really tempted to do all that,which means it warrants a trip to a beach resort soon! i did squeeze in a quick shoulder and back massage (well overdue!) so at least some tension is taken off my shoulders.

the time difference was quite a killer especially on the way back  home, 2.5 hours behind and we took the 0020 plane which was like almost 3am in singapore, touched down at 0630 and i was a complete zombie man. i felt nauseous too, not sure exactly why so i practically slept the whole day away. quitie a shame cos the time could have been  better spent, but what to do.

happy to know that the weekend is round the corner too. time to RnR with  my love. did anyone catch the singtel grid girl on the move on ch 5 earlier. jade seah looked refreshingly good on screen these days, maybe its the fringe..which got me thinking, if i should relook into my current hairstyle. hah.

the scrambled egg was smooth a s perfection. too eager to dig into it, hence the chipped bit.lol.