LoggerHeads with SuAnn

Comparisons

2011-11-26T12:07:00.003+08:00

I always knew that I am not the best person on photoshop.
But when you look at it (the right one), you will know that it is terrible, and you have to do something about it, until it becomes correct (the left one) and not that terrible.

I was editing some of Rin's photoshoots. I know, there are more to come, and I have a lot of photos to run through photoshop.

Shoe Drool

2011-10-23T16:43:00.006+08:00

Love these.

I am hoping that these interesting styles will be more attainable soon. Away with the too-many peep-toes! But, I am not going for such high heels. I have enough of feet killers.

Leather on Wedding

2011-10-23T16:01:00.004+08:00

I attended a colleague's wedding yesterday.

This is the first time I had been "red-bombed".... and also the first time I went to a wedding without my family. Frankly speaking, it is very tiring. I have no idea why attending a wedding can be so tiring, considering that all we do is to talk, sit, eat and take photos. This time round, I was flanked by my colleagues and supervisor. I think this event had given us a chance to see each other, and know each other beyond the office environment. For example, I, a newbie, learnt how knows how to drink, saw ex-colleagues whom I had never met before, finally saw a real life husband-and-wife acting like one at the banquet. It feels better seeing the man watch after the woman whereas in the office, they were more of supervisor and co-workers.

And of course, I brough Mark Sein (my camera) to the event, and everyone who saw it just came to the conclusion that I like photography. As usual, I never answered their questions face on, and avoided answering most questions. When I heard them commenting "she likes photography", etc, I merely ignored them and continue doing my things. And I think they were surprised to find me dressed in leather. Oh well. *laughs*.

But my closer colleagues, my mentor and a senior, commented that I am still in black. My dress is white. FYI.

Outfit composed:

Leather boots, Jacket and Bag

Victorian Choker with locket

White creased dress

crystal hairband

Rose and Armour rings

We walked around Raffles City, which is where the wedding is held, after the wedding, and I love some of the stores. I only took picture of this though, for I had errands to run.

Yishiki

2011-10-16T13:52:00.001+08:00

I wish I can share my world with you.

Harajuku street style in Singapore

2011-10-14T21:28:00.003+08:00

Looking forward to browse through these brands at Tangs Orchard.

Urban Research

MOMOTARO JEANS

KBF

Beauty & Youth United Arrows

COEN

KISUKE

AZOTH

Osewaya

PLUGIN

OLIVE des OLIVE

DIVAS

BARCLAY

Moving words competition

2011-10-13T13:26:00.005+08:00

If you know me (*which you probably don't*), you might know that I participated in the moving words competition initiated by a local poet Miss Madeleine Lee who went to the SMRT with her initiative.

My poem was not shortlisted, but it proves that we (Singapore) do have talents. Please support them, and if you see them in one of the MRT train stations, do not walk on. Please hesitate, stop, read, and contemplate them. You might agree with them, you might not, you might feel something, but know that it is written by people like you and me, people from our everyday lives, who seek to do something.

Some recent purchases

2011-10-13T13:02:00.003+08:00

It just occur to me, but the two reflections on the sunglasses makes it looks like.... a glowing pair of eyes in a skull... if you get what I mean.

I AM BACK

2011-09-29T22:37:00.002+08:00

From computer crashing,
From being busy *Actually, things are going to get busier now then ever, but I decided I had better update teh blog.*

SuAnn agreed to let me have this blog.
But I won't erase all the previous posts...
they are too precious.

An update to my life so far:
I am rushing a story. Meeting deadlines means that I am suffering for it... in ways I was unconscious of.
I have started work in another place, and the hours are better, though I disliked my job. So there.

I decided to grow up.

-LoggerHeads

Confession

2011-04-13T23:30:00.003+08:00

I had been splurging when I should not have.

Just thinking of all my March purchases was ready to get me into a "I am dead" mode. I even wanted to show it to everyone else, but it was not a really lazy affair, so I thought I should leave it be *laughs*. But I did not expect my splurging to continue to april... maybe I should have known.

I can expect my money to drop really really low, like never before before the month even reach it's last week. I feel bad. This is what happens when a poor low-salary man splurges. Let it be a memory for all.

In the mean time, let's look at what I have got today.

Get $50 worth of Clinelle products and you get a free gift. While I know that I will get a $30 worth mask, I didn't know that I wud get the mini samples you see in the front row as well. THat was the surprise. I tried their product, and I really like it. I don't like those blackhead gels that Ginvera and other brands had, but blore's peel-off pack don't really work for people like me, with persistent blackheads and white heads. So I am hoping that this would work. The product is gentle to the skin, and it's not those kind of rubbing gels. It feels wonderful too.

I didn't expect myself to be spending a lot on food, but it's been feeling that way since Monday. -..- My supervisor and friend had been bringing me, alternatively, to good places to eat. Mostly my supervisor.

This is the "Go Geisha" Salad, Wrap up version. The wraps from Salad Shop (or was it Stop?) is EXCELLENT. This is the tomato wrap skin that I am eating here. In the salad itself, there is soba noodles and tofu. Other than that, it's vegetables.

While I went with the given selection, my friend had chosen the given selection, and customised it, changing the tuna to salmon. It looked superb. I love the breadstick sticking out. Oh, and you can totally customise your own salads. When I showed my supervisor this photo, she was surprised that they serve meat too. She had thought they merely make veges, and so she didn't want to step in. But after my review, she placed it in the "to-try" list.

We went to catch the Rio movie today, and before that, it was lunch (or brunch) for me. I was so sorry I made my supervisor wait for like, 30 minutes (-..-), but I did woke up super late. We went to Lenza (i am not too sure the name itself, but it was a MOF place) at Bugis Junction (off the side of it). It had wonderful food, and we had gone there as attracted by the pictures. Let me tell you this - the food is as good as the picture looks. It's real. Ohhh, wonderful! We had the grilled tomatoes with spices in our salad, and other selections. I didn't know tomatoes could taste so nice, since I am one of those people who don't really like tomatoes, and avoid them as much as possible. But this one looked so nice that I attempted one. The mushroom soup was HOMEMADE with chicken in it. The Ice Lemon Tea was homemade as well. You had to pour the sugar syrup in it.

We had the set meal special, where you get the main dish and the salad and garlic bread and soup, but we were surprised that there was a nice and small vanilla ice-cream added to the deal too. It was small, the same size as the small cup of sugar syrup you see in between our ice teas, but I say, given the main dish, salad and soup we ate, the amount was JUST NICE. And the Vanilla Ice cream cleaned up our taste bud wonderfully after the meal.

After movie, and despite our huge lunch, we were hungry. So we went to TCC to have Tete-a-Tete treats, as we had originally planned. The waitress was WONDERFUL! *She should attend the can you serve program* She was gentle and warm and very nice. Really, she didn't do anything special, since we don't have any special needs and nothing troublesome cropped out. Still, when someone is nice and emit such warmth to normal occasion, you know that person is really a good serviceman. I had tea while my supervisor had coffee, and we shared the Tete-a-Tete treats. I am glad I chose Tea. The Tea cup and saucer totally attracted me.

Just to mention, the cookies were of different taste. One of it is the English Rose cookie *I knew it from taste because I had tried it before at the Cookie Museum at Esplanade*, while the other is of a more traditional taste. It's nice with the tea. :)

And I wanted to show the first treat we ate. The eggs in nest thing. The egg is candy (chocolate) while the nest is vietnamese noodles, fried. They taste wonderful on their own, without a need for sauce.

Have you guys been eating well?

Emma Watson and Burberry

2011-03-31T00:55:00.001+08:00

Well, she is no longer the face of Burberry, but Emma Watson is definitely enjoying the bond she had developed with Burberry. After I saw the photo of her in this Burberry Bespoke Leather and Canvas Trench, I had fallen in love with it.

I always love trench coats, but not all trench coats appeal to me. And this bespoke, gifted to Emma after it had been customised by Christopher Bailey, is definitely the King of Trench. Opps, I mean the Queen. And Emma does know how to dress up, and Burberry is definitely moving beyond their squares. I can't wait to see more new designs from them!

Other than that, have you guys bought a copy of UW this week? S.H.E.'s hats affair on the cover page is sooo getting into me! I love it! I made hats too, but these are just GREAT! It's just too bad I can't get a picture of it online

Dorothy Perkins doing their little to help Japan

2011-03-20T17:18:00.005+08:00

This piece of crude art is entitled "Hope for Japan". A little something I smashed up for this post. Everyone knows what happened to Japan, and many of us cursed the cruel comments and actions of those who were on the lines of "retribution" or "divine interception". But the time is not for cursing now. We need to help Japan. So, when I realised that I could not help Japan, I was quite upset. All I could do was to pick up the leftover papers around me (wrapping papers) and start folding paper cranes, to somehow signify that my thoughts were with them.

But that has changed. It changed when I stepped into Dorothy Perkins store, and saw not only the clothes but also that tin can that stated that Dorothy Perkins would be happy to accept donations for Japan. Now, I am not a fan of Dorothy Perkins. I like their pieces and I always felt that Dorothy Perkin's pieces were nice, but only when you mix them with garments from other brands. And besides, I have never been a fan of branded shopping. But, I must commend Dorothy for this little gesture.

We need to help Japan, and there is no time better than now to do so. If you find that sending money to red cross is a hassle, then just go down or pass by Dorothy Perkins and drop a bit of your change or even money for something you wanted to buy. I am going to sacrifice that money I wanted to buy for something I wanted, but it is worth it.

* UPDATE: 7-11 is doing it as well!

Moving things around

2011-03-16T14:45:00.002+08:00

What have I been up to?

Moving things around, that is.

*laughs*

After a sleepover at my friend's rented room, I have suffered from an entire long day of work (from morning to night) while sneezing and blowing my nose the entire time. A panadol helped, but its effects were slow. Other than a one-day flu, I had forgotten my watch and water bottle but brought home an idea that I wanted to shift the things in my room. It feels great, to be moving things around in accordance to an order you wanted. It had been long overdue, I can tell you that.

Of course, it was hard. I had signed up for help, but ended up doing it without waiting for help. Well... an impatient person like me doesn't really wait for help. I thought I might shift two furnitures around (the small table and the bed), but it turns out to be more than that (the headboard and the big table had to be shifted as well in order to make room for the bed).

So, you can imagine me moving things around in the morning, right after I had woken up, and without even brushing my teeth and etc. (i know, i know! But I am that kind of person)... until Finally, I realised I don't have the energy to move things any more (specifically, the huge table that needed two person to move it). So brunch was in order, and we continued after a can of pepsi (popeye like~)

And I was so happy with the new room. I had a half more of the next day to move the little things and trinklets around to fit the new room, and then it was room-warming the day after. And hair-cutting. Yup, cutted my hair. Have no worries. My friends were all amazed with the speed of my hair-growing DNA.

My hair, before it was cut. This is not the entire outfit. I have yet to accessorise, but I like the way I done my hair. 5 braids, 3 big ones and 2 small ones. And it is not my room... I wun be able to stand this being my room, though the location is great for shooting.

THIS is my room.... in transit.....

Can you believe how amazingly messy it was? But of course, it is neat now.

As promised to a friend of mine, I took a photo of this wall before I covered it up with furniture.... painted by urs truly, but... it was a not a good job. Someday, I am gg to paint over it and do another mural. I no longer need these words.

-LoggerHeads

On wedding and on cosplay [when the two shouldn't mix]

2011-03-06T00:24:00.001+08:00

Maybe I shouldn't be posting this, but well, some of the content are rather interesting.

Have you considered what is it that humanity really pursued?
We all know that wants always fights a battle with needs, especially when Reality decides it wanted to play. But really, if all needs and wants follows one rule, and if they were all the same, what will happen? Probably Mars crashing on Venus.
In that case, we might as well scrap needs. Let's focus on wants.
What is it that you want?
A new bag?
New shoes (Lots of them)
The latest trends
A real life (whatever real is)
or maybe...
To listen to every single whims you have or ever had.

So while the gang of us were walking down the incredibleness of comifest, we were really laughing at the weirdness of it all. We were able to laugh because there was a clear dividing line in the entire event. While we were at the event, talking and chatting in front of one of the booths, a man came and interrupted us, asking us if we would move and not block the wedding dresses that were on display?

Ooooh, you didn't hear wrongly. A wedding dress. If you didn't went to the event but knew what it was about, you might not know that it is actually a mix between bridal fair and comic/anime event. It is weird, in a sense, but if you consider that there is nothing too weird in this world to be implemented, it is really, ok, normal.

So we were wondering, really, if one of those couples who sat down at the beautiful chairs of the bridal stalls, talking about wedding photos and etc, all the while being surrounded by cosplayers in their gaundy/weird/out of the world/beautiful/detailed/lavish costumes..... how do you feel?
What if (just what if) one of them spotted a costume so beautiful and that she liked so much, she said, oh, scrap that spring 2011 bridal dress! I want that one that girl is wearing.
Of course, she would have to find her own tailor to make the dress from scratch, like so many of the industrious cosplayers.

Nails with a broken attitude

2011-03-03T09:00:00.020+08:00

We didn't know there were these kind of things, without a medicure by some clever professionals. But they did exist.

Call them cracked effect nail polish, or crackle nail polish, whatever. They are just too cool. All you need to do is to apply the colour you wanted for the base (rmb your base coat, of course - I always forget because I love to), and then this cracked effect nail polish. The result is instant (thought you HAVE to wait for the polish to dry), and what that came out was a set of beautifully "medicured" cracked nails. Its random, and it is totally cool.

To top it off, they even have different colours. You don't need to get stuck with grey, you can enjoy the mysterious black, the loyal blue, or the superior purple. If your seller have them, that is. Many brands have come up with variations, so you might want to check out the market for the effects and the prices. E-bay is a good place to start *grins*

Here is another photo for your viewing (a how-to):

I love these. Like, totally.

Black Face

2011-03-02T18:49:00.004+08:00

My face was black from the Shiseido mask my RabuRabu and I bought at an online store. There were 10 of them, and we splitted them up, 5 each... I think. The only thing is that, I dun remember where I had tossed 2 of them. Oh well, I will find them. I found one as I was typing this.... which is weird enough.... But this just goes to show that I am an amazing squirrel.

ANNYYYWAAYYYY....

About the Shiseido Mask (Black in colour, in case you wana know). Is an amazing mask, according to the sales provided by the online shop. I had wanted to get rid of blackheads on my nose, and a lot of whiteheads elsewhere too. So we thought we would buy it and try it out.... and it is amazing.. in a way that it seems to remove all the hairs on your face.

The mask is liquid-form (can probably be described as gooey or sticky), so you have to apply it onto your face carefully. Do not underestaminate the word "carefully". Other than that, allow yourself to interpret the word in any way you wish. I would suggest you actually use a brush to apply the mask, but... well, I am too lazy to do so, and I got my hands all blacky and gooey... and I even get them in places I din want them to. Hairs stick on them as I apply (which I had forgotten from my previous experience to tie back my hair), so ya, tie back your hair. Use hair band. Everything you need to prevent yourself from going bald. Shiseido Mask is very powerful. Remember that.

So, after applying (unevenly because I have no brush :P), I decided I needed a nap, and went to get one, where after I woke up, I felt my face so tightened it is unbelievable. I was considering to buy some of the face-tightening masks from Watsons in their current promotion, but I don't really think that is necessary now.... so when you feel that tightening, you know it is time to remove the mask... and starts the torture.

Can you even BELIEVE the pain it took to remove a black mask from your face?? It totally sticks to those hairs on your face, and .... ah, the pain. Well, a bunch of blackheads got stuck in it, and white ones too, so I am not really complaining... but the pain.

It is true that my face feels cleaner and better after the mask, but I think that might be a psychological effect. So ya... try it anytime you want. Just beware of the pain.

My daily-essential-glasses, which have nothing to do with the topic, but heck ya. I love my randomness.

Guitar picks

2011-02-25T22:14:00.004+08:00

- I wanna start shopping again! - *Ohhh, nvm my rantless shoutings.... now to get to the topic..*

While I was just passing through a mini bazzar kinda thing in a shopping mall, I happen to saw some picks, and remember how I used to shop for it once. I had wanted to make necklaces from them, and had asked my friend for advice, only to find out that she actually collects them. Frankly speaking, I have no idea if she had these already, but I think they make a cool present, no?

Now, I have a few months to figure out how to make it into a nice present. =)

On another note, I have found a 20cents Spain euro coin.... shall we go Spain next time?

I feel guilty

2011-02-25T00:00:00.002+08:00

I have not been posting much, even though I have such a wonderful blog, left to me by dearest SuAnn. I like to think of it that way, you know? And I do think that blogging is cool.

I have been complacent, but sometimes, I think it is ok.

How is everyone?

I am getting myself rested. I have not rested for a long time, and things have been shooting in the wrong direction. Therefore, rest is commanded, and for once, I am not gg to ignore the things that I wanted to do, and needed to do. I am going to sleep and rest well, and I am going to be early for work (again after so long!)

I will not be doing that many pictures, since I have no time for them, but when I do, I shall hope to share them asap. :P

People, how had the new year been so far?
It is going to get better, so long as we work hard towards it.

About a week ago, I saw a young lady in the station, and she was so well dressed that I was trying to admire her without seeming rude. You know how that feels, when you wanted to admire someone for dressing up so prettily, but was afraid that it wud be rude? Well, I mean, it is not as if that someone is a model or a celebrity with her picture slammed in front of the magazine.... and people do feel weird when others stare too much.

BUt I shall try to describe what she wore. Everything was in place and in theme.

She wore a boyfriend's shirt (classic white) with only one or two buttons at the bottom buttoned, and something white underneath. A blue jeans, 3/4 and folded up neatly to reveal beautiful checkered socks and stylish sneakers-shoes. Her bag was one of the those big rectangle sling bags that you find people wearing a few seasons before, white with blue words.

See? Past season things can be useful. Dun cast your old bags away!

A few start

2011-02-16T02:38:00.002+08:00

I am feeling wild.
I am starting new things.
I wonder if it is a good thing.
But I want to have at least one success.
Just one.

Happy Lunar New Year 2011

2011-02-02T21:17:00.003+08:00

I will be viewing flowers this year.

I happened to pass by these flowers, and I thought they were nice enough to share with everyone. So, out comes the HP, and a bit of editing done on photoshop, and I hope you guys like this.

If possible, I hope to share a bit of the photos, so this shall become a sort of prelude.
Rest well, everyone, and please do take care in this horrendous weather.

-LoggerHeads

Wishlist

2011-01-23T19:12:00.002+08:00

It's 2011 already. Have you guys made your wishlists? I remember that for Christmas 2010, I had for the first time of my life made a postcard to Santa, but I had forgotten to mail it..... How unfortunate.. I think I shall mail it in 2011.

Anyway, what are your wishlists for 2011?
Leave a comment here, and I shall take a look at it!

Here is mine!

Exchange links with great bloggers
Complete the rest of the job for sewingphobia
A DSLR
A toy cammy
REdecorate/Furnish my room
Have more great work!

Will be waiting for replies~

-LH

About this blog & About Sewing Phobia

2010-11-16T11:13:00.002+08:00

There is a need to press a pause button and rethink what we need and want to do.
I should be the only one here from now on....
SuAnn doesn't seem to like this place a lot.

SewingPHOBIA team has decided that the blogshop shall crease to operate. We will not be conducting anymore pre-orders, but all the instocks will still be available. ^___^
It had been a tough time, operating SewingPHOBIA. We did not have much success, but it's fine. We learnt something after all.
Do drop by SewingPHOBIA.blogspot.com and check out the instocks. You MIGHT just like some of them.

-LH

DIY Tee [domo-Kun]

2010-10-24T18:42:00.000+08:00

As a gift for my friend who loves Domo-kun, I decided to do a Domo-kun Tee-shirt for her.

I am running out of black fabric paint, but I thought it would be fine if it is just simple lines and etc. I had wanted to write words on it too, but at the end of the work, it all ended without enough paint for words.... hahaha =..=

Anyway, it is not a very good work since I did not plan the design with chalk beforehand. I just plug straight into painting with the paint as usual. Here is how it looks on the ironing board.

I am too lazy to take other photos other than when it is lying on some surface, so we end up with this photo :P Domo-kun is pretty easy to draw ne~ When I make a DIY tee for myself, I wonder what I shall draw... I was thinking of Totoro-chan.

By the way, the Haze had been disasterous for us all, but it is over now. I hope everyone survives the haze well.

-LoggerHeads

Sushi Etiquette

2010-10-18T10:06:00.000+08:00

Something that i chance upon while searching the internet for awesome sushi places! Sigh. I am guilty for most of it. I for one dip the rice into soy sauce and like to alternate bites between sushi to maximine savouring experience. oh well..

-SuAnn

Tea after work

2010-10-16T15:30:00.001+08:00

Sometime ago (a really some time ago), I decided we should try to break into the couple tees' world. So we bought some plain black tees and I set to work on painting them. To ensure that the colour stays, I ironed them after that and proceed to wash them.

After that, I showed them to SuAnn, who did not seem to like them a lot. And I wonder if we could sell them. I don't even know how to market them! Still, because I had done it, we might as well showcase it.... not that it is much of a showcase. Here are the pictures I had worked on this morning.

the female version

the male version

And I could not resist having tea after the photoshoot.... well, technically, I am having tea WHILE taking pictures. Because I did not consume anything at all before arranging the setting for the photos, this is my breakfast, in fact. And it is a much-needed breakfast. I have no idea why having tea is always in-syned with being me... of course, having tea with clothes hanging around is something from the scene of Howl's moving castle, but I have been tea-deprived recently. And this is caramel tea given to me by my friend... the one and only packet I have in my possession. So that means I have to drink it no matter what. But I do not like it a lot... =..=\\\

Oh well... how shall we sell this set of couple tee? ? ? ? ?

I have no idea....

-LoggerHeads

your name is my facebook password.

2010-10-12T18:11:00.001+08:00

and more!

That’s just one of a line from one of the entries on this absolutely cute, sometimes heart-warming, and at times heart-breaking blog, Letters to Crushes.

It is a collection of different peoples’ thoughts about their crush that they never dared say!

Couldn’t resist sharing this! It’s a great read, at times quite sombre when you hit the more mature “crushers” writing about their crush. . I’m on page 10 now.

nah. im not that into love but still, its fun to read those thoughts:)

-SuAnn

My first and last respects

2010-10-08T08:00:00.000+08:00

I am sure that every Singaporean knows about the passing away of Mrs. Lee. Well, maybe not everyone. Babies should not know. At the call of my friend, we went to the funeral at the Istana "to pay our last respects" to Mrs. Lee as my friend had put it. It was the last day of the funeral that we went, but there are still so many people. It was also my first visit to Istana. It is a beautiful place, and the atmosphere was just right to send someone off. Yes, a beautiful place to send someone off on the last time.

When I say about Mrs. Lee, I actually do not know her at all. All I know is that she is the wife of Mr. Lee and mother of Mr. Lee, and that is all. So I have no idea what to think at all. I did not plan to see the funeral. I only went because I thought I wanted to see it at my friend's invite. So this is in fact, not only my last, but also my first respects to her.

While I was waiting for my friend, I saw an article in the newspaper about how it is our loss with her death. People may not think it the same way as I do, but I do not think it is a loss. I think that with a person's life comes a great deal of journey and time to waste away, in which we shall do the things we desire to do. Be it great accomplishments or little things, these are the things we do. After that, we pass on, and people move on. From there on, we can and should rely on the next generation to bring things to another step of the ladder. Because the job of the previous generation is complete, just like those of the generations before this. If this world will only be ok with a bunch of intelligent people who are willing to work their hearts and souls out for others, then we are really pathetic. No, I would rather believe that the next generation is capable of great things as well.

So, do not say it is a lost. Let's say, "thank you for being with us; you are a treasure." Yes, rather than a lost, I would rather think of her existance as a treasure, even after her passing on. Because what is gone will never come back, but what those who had gone leaves with us will forever be treasured within our hearts, no matter what.

-LoggerHeads

oh my helathy lifestyle!

2010-10-05T15:57:00.003+08:00

Okay it was just a week ago that I wanted to lead a healthy lifestyle. And I failed miserably.

Day1 (thurs): okay no food containing nitrates. Slept at 12am sharp! Good job!

Day 2 (fri): went out with friends till late at night(4+am) cuz we wanted to chillax since it is the end of a busy week for us. The beginning of a failed attempt…

Day 3 (Sat): woke up in the afternoon to find out that its already past 2pm. And I didn’t hear my alarm at all. Im getting more amazed by myself. Cuz I was so lazy to cook a quick lunch for myself, I decided to go for the convenient way out- microwave hotdogs and processed food. Still, it was not that filling enough hence I decided to open my packets of chips.

Day 4 (Sun): woke up late in the afternoon again. Well, went out with my friends and ate buffet at seoul gardens. We spent ard 5 hours inside there so you can imagine the amount of food that we actually stuffed into out small stomach. And its definitely not good for out body!! Ohwell, we have to maximize the sum the money that we pay to them right.

Went home at 2+am. Sleep late AGAIN.

Day 5( Mon): late for school! Hence have to fix a quick breakfast for myself and ofcourse the best choice – hotdogs. Lol talk abt hotdog being the num 1 liver damaging food but why is it so irresitable?!?!

Alright. If you happen to read this, please do not follow my example! We must be healthy or we will bear the consequences of all these when we get older and you wouldn’t want that!

-SuAnn

Blog Action Day 2010

2010-10-02T23:10:00.000+08:00

A few days ago, I received an email stating that the topic for this year's Blog Action Day had been set. The votes had been counted, and the topic is something that appeared in most people's vote for this year. In other words, this year's Blog Action Day's topic is a topic that is high on everyone's mind.

By now, you should be wondering what is Blog Action Day. Blog Action Day is bascially a day where the bloggers in the world had encouraged to blog about a single topic in their blogs to create awareness. The thought is simple: Get people talking, and that will in turn get people thinking. Hopefully, these thoughts encourage real time action, and bit by bit, hand by hand, we try to create a better future for our friends, families, fellow humans and descendents.

The topic is set beforehand, and bloggers have to register their blog as well. It is something I took part in personally every year for a few years already. I remembered writing blog entries about various environmental issues, including the hot topic of greenhouse effect. Yes, Global Warming. After my first year of participation, I am glad to be invited to vote for the next year's topic, and etc and etc. Even though I have no idea if this blog will be participating in Blog Action Day, I am sure that I will continue to participate in Blog Action Day personally.

This year's topic is Water. If anyone is interested, please register your blog and jot down the date October 15th in your calendar, because that is the date for Blog Action Day. I am very excited about it, and I had already prepared a post for the day itself.

The link is here: http://blogactionday.change.org/register

For those who shall participate in the day, LoggerHeads is with you ^______^ Let us create a better future for everyone to live in!

-LoggerHeads

Healthy lifestyle

2010-09-30T12:33:00.001+08:00

Was just doing a research on liver damages and found out that alot of these causes and risk factors are what we are going through nowadays esp the first one! Take a look ppl! And pls be healthy!

The main causes of liver damage are:

1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.
(enough said by our parents?)
2. Not urinating in the morning.

3 . Too much eating. (we should not eat too much)

4. Skipping breakfast. (now, we should not eat too little)

5. Consuming too much medication.

6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener..

7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil.

As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.

8. Consuming raw (or overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver.

9. Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store. (omg. how do you eat veggies raw???)

We should prevent this without necessarily spending more. We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to 'schedule.'

The top five cancer-causing foods are:

1. Hotdogs

Because they are high in nitrates, the Cancer Prevention Coalition advises that children eat no more than 12 hot dogs a month. If you can't live without hot dogs, buy those made without sodium nitrate.

2. Processed meats and bacon

Also high in the same sodium nitrates found in hot dogs, bacon, and other processed meats raise the risk of heart disease. The saturated fat in bacon also contributes to cancer.

3. French Fries (Guys..no more fast food yea)

Like doughnuts, French fries are made with hydrogenated oils and then fried at high temperatures. They also contain cancer- causing acryl amides which occur during the frying process. They should be called cancer fries, not French fries, said Adams .

4. Chips, crackers and cookies (includes patires).. our essentials during exams!!

All are usually made with white flour and sugar. Even the ones whose labels claim to be free of trans-fats generally contain small amounts of trans-fats.

okay. now that we know what to avoid, lets try to pursue a healthy lifestyle together!(i know its hard but we can still... TRY!)

something different from the normal fashion posts! we do care for your health too.

-SuAnn

London Fashion Week - Spring/Summer 2011

2010-09-26T13:02:00.001+08:00

Spring/Summer is here soon, and so, it is a whole new London Fashion week to look foward to! I was just browsing through the net when I found some nice photos of the designers who took part in the London Fashion Week this season.

As I browse through, I realised there were a couple of designers who went back to the sixties, using the vintage styles of that fashion period (and I must say, it is by far the best fashion period ever, though I wouldn't go back in time) and remodelling them into better styles. Still, as I am not a fan of the sixties (though I still admire their courage for fashion), it took me a while before I finally managed to find the designs I like, unhindered by the sixties.

The first collection that caught my eye was Peter Pilotto's 2011 Spring/Summer collection.

This piece made use of rather pastel colours to create a feeling of "water" and at peace. It is a very calm piece of work, and I like it a lot. Just look at the folds and the cutting. Now, if only I have the height to pull it off, and the money to purchase it off the catwalk. Well, because I do not have enough money, let's just stick to talking about this piece. Somehow, it reminds me of the medieval times, where warriors gathers in armies. Perhaps it is the brown materials and the gold belt, but surely the blue outer layer resembles a cape.

This totally resembles a white flower. I have no idea yet which flower it made me think of. That must be because I am not educated enough in that area.

This design is the same for the top with the previous one, but I love this much more than the other piece. It's a totally "I WANTTTTT!!!" piece that screams to be loved.

The last of the collection that caught my eye. This is a very good combination, I felt.
The second designer that caught my eye: Basso and Brooke. I noticed that they used very interesting and complex prints in their cloth as part of the design, and then followed it up with good and simple folds and designs that are just so attractive.

I personally like the second piece best, especially the end of the sleeve. that little detail is very beautiful and made me give "puffy sleeves" a whole new opinion. But I wonder how it looks when the model is standing still and facing the camera straight on, and we can see the dress with BOTH sleeves.
The last designer with pieces that I like is the Vivienne Westwood 2011 Spring/Summer collection. You shall see why soon.

A feature of this collection is the hats. Such beautiful hats! But the clothes are interesting as well.

And not to mention this particular pair of boots made me want to root for it, though it was not my style at all:

I wonder why.

Now, for the random pieces that I like:

By Matthew Williamson, this piece is breezy enough. Maxi-dresses were a huge thing sometime ago, remember? Well, this piece could have rivaled them! It just says "Buy me" in the most eloquent language.

Nice one, Felder.Felder! I like the combination!

These two pieces were by Paul Smith. I guess you can take one look at it and guess how the other pieces look like. While they still had some "sixties" feel lingering in them, it was not overbearing.

Did you enjoy the pictures? This is the first time I am doing this. I hope you guys like it ^______^

-LoggerHeads

Dreams

2010-09-24T19:03:00.001+08:00

When I was young and eagerly watching the black-robed men with white wigs in the television participating in a huge debate, I said I wanted to be a lawyer. But in actual fact, I just wanted to be important and make others listen to what I have to say.

When I was dreaming in the weekends devoid of school, I thought I wanted to be a baker; to be able to put flour into huge ancient ovens and produce bread. But in actual fact, I am just greedy and wanted to eat all kinds of delicious bread.

When I was slightly older, I really wanted to be a pilot; to be free in the sky as a majestic warrior fighting the restrictions of gravity. But actually, I just wanted to look cool and travel to all kinds of places without having to pay for it.

A few years ago, my dreams got wilder, and I thought I wanted to be a GUNDAM pilot. It would be the coolest, yes it would be. Just look at this photo and ask yourself in what way does it not look cool? It is a REAL LIFE 1:1 GUNDAM in Japan. All those heads below... how many humans do you have to pile one on top of the other in order to reach that hight? Not even twenty people is enough for that.

Today, I learnt that no matter what happens, dreams are important. Go ahead and laugh at my dreams, but the wildest dreams are those who led us to a brighter future. The dreams of Archytas, Eilmer of Malmesbury, Abbas Ibn Firnas, Leonardo da Vinci, Francois Pilatre de Rozier, François Laurent d'Arlandes, Sir George Cayley, Jean-Marie Le Bris, John J. Montgomery, Otto Lilienthal, Percy Pilcher, Octave Chanute and Englishman John Stringfellow allowed the first successful aircraft to be built and the first successful flight to be recorded in history. Dreams are huge, and they are worth more than what you think.

How much do you value your dream?

-LoggerHeads

P.S. No matter how many times I uploaded the picture, it still look epic to me. And it is not even mine.

tavia!

2010-09-21T14:56:00.002+08:00

A long-sleeved grey coloured jacket like shirt with jeans. simple but still nice!

coupled with big round earrings, she wore a white shirt with a black tube inside plus a big belt to complete her outfit. i like the way that the sleeve is being tightened at the elbow region.

i think her dress is cool!

a simple oversized but still figure hugging shirt along with a loose three quarter pants.

a stripped shirt inside covered with a white shirt outside. plus the way she wore them with the jeans rolled up.

-SuAnn presenting you with HongKong fashion!

K-Lifestyle - The flamboyant Male style

2010-09-18T08:08:00.001+08:00

Because SuAnn did a wonderful post about Koo Hye Sun's style, I decided to do one on Korean males to match with hers. During gatherings over the years (I feel old), I have noticed the males around me giving increasing attention to their attires. They changed from mere tees-and-bermudas to the more formal business tops with jeans. This combination gave a very clean impression and I thought I like it a lot. But dressing everyday in formal-top-and-jeans combination can get a little boring, so why not let's take a look at the males in the other countries and see what they do to prevent their gear-up from getting boring.

For this post, I have decided to use Jang Geun Suk's image as Hwang Tae Kyung in "He's beautiful". Our image of Korean males are mostly composed of the word "stylish".

The first male on the left is Hwang Tae Kyung, acted by Jang Geun Suk.

When I look at a stylish Korean male, and I compare it with the other males from the other countries, I think the word "flamboyant" definitely came out. While Korean males made use of their lean and smaller 'size' in their styles as much as the Japanese males do, I think Korean males have this daring component in the way they dress and accessorize themselves. When I look at Jang Geun Suk as Hwang Tae Kyung in He's beautiful, I am constantly reminded of how lean he is.

So now, let's take a look at the way Mr. Hwang Tae Kyung dresses in the drama.

The first thing I noticed is the U/V neck tops that he is constantly spotted wearing in the scenes. These kind of tops shows a bit of the chest, depending on the depth of the cut. To be able to pull off these tops, one need to make sure there is no chest-hair, which would have given a negative impression. I think there was a time where chest-hair was proudly displayed by males and is said to be "manly". But to tell you the truth, I never liked it. Just like female's arm-pit hairs are disgusting, so are the chest-hairs.

Another point of his U/V neck tops is that he had a lot of them... Not all are in the same styles, but they mostly focus on creating more lines onto the otherwise boring top. So far, there is only one red slightly off-shoulder top that he wore that did not do the same. But that piece, on its own is already very stylish and beautiful. Creating more lines would be slightly over.

They were also give an impression of being feminine. But I think, with a good body, the guys could pull it off well as well. I am quite impressed really, for him to wear these tops. It is very stylish, and he managed to pull it off just right.

Because he is always wearing these tops, naturally, there is a need to have a sort of "variety" in them. So I noticed these tops with round-scarfs attached to them. It reminded me of a dress I had which also had this feature. As usual, he had a quite a few pieces in different neutral colours.

The pieces look great on their own, but you can also match them with something else! That is what I like about versatile clothes. On their own, they can look good, but paring them up with other clothings/accessories can create another look.

Jackets for one, sure look nice with these tops!

And you can even use them as hoods! No kidding, I have tried to use mine. It work well, if the general style is ok for a hood.

Of course, he wears proper business attires as well... but with a variety. I like the original black and white combination, but these 'fun' attires give a different impression. Let's talk about the one on the left. The blazer had a neck detailed that really males me wonder if it is another jacket that was used. Together with the maroonish blazer, I think it looks fun. And hidding away is the black top - without a collar. I prefer to wear collars, so when these kind of tops came into the market, I did not particularly like it. But, when you wear it and match it properly, it can give a different impression as compared to the boring collars. So I ended up liking the one I had. With this top, the attention is given to the neck area, where the interesting blazer collar is.

The other piece that I like is the one on the right. I guess I don't really need to say why. But if I must say, it is the style and the colours. The style is simple, clean and easy on the eyes. There are not much details to look at, but the attention is given to the colours, which successfully injects a very refreshing and fun feel to the top.

A low-cut tanktop and jacket combination works well too. I like the fact that he added detail by having the ribbon on his neck - that is something a girl would do, but guys can do it too! Details are fun and can enrich an image well. So don't be afraid to layer and accessorise just because you are a male.

Someone actually made a picture with his styles... and that person got it right. It was well done! Anyway, because I did not capture everything I thought I should show this so that you guys know what he wears generally. There are stage performaces costumes, photoshoot costumes and also casual ones.

Now, to move onto recreating his look, I had went to online stores and found a few photos that I feel works:

First off is the low cuts. This particular one is extremely low, but I like the detail at the bottom with the buttons.

Next, the circle scarves. You can purchase those already attached onto the top, but circular scarves on their own are also great investments. Futhermore, they have details. (P.S. I don't know what happened to the legs... maybe the model is too thin!

If you don't particularly like low-cuts, you can opt for a more conservative top with circle scarf attached as well.

Oh, and both Shin Woo (2nd from the right in the very first picture of this post) and Tae Kyung wore this kind of ripped top. Theirs were translucent and white, worn with a tanktop inside.

And finally, for the more formal look, something like this:

This marks the end of this post. As a bonus, I shall share photos of the female lead when she was pretending to be male. I like the entire image (the white coloured one), so I decided to show it as well.

The front. It is the entire view of the attire she wore. the details at the shoulders is nice, and a black faded jeans helped pull off the top, which is the focus.

Close up view. Here is how I see that it is a chiffon-like material of the outer layer, and an angel wings necklace that she is wearing. I like the way the material help style the top, and the "easy breezy" feel of the top. It really matched well with the setting.

The back. You can see that it is a hood-top here.

Here ends my super long post. Thanks for reading, and I hope the boys in Singapore do take more notice of the different types of clothes that they could have worn too :)

-LoggerHeads

Do things the right way

2010-09-14T16:44:00.001+08:00

It is about time.

I read an article about why so many people who had attempted to lose weight had failures. In actual fact, we do not need these people or articles to tell us why we have been unsuccessful in losing weight. Everyone knew:

There is no fast way to do it.
We have to make sure that our efforts span over time with consistency.
We have to Do it the RIGHT WAY.

What is the right way?
The right way is the tough way, the tedious way, the troublesome way that turns us all off.
Yes, it is.

I myself do not attempt to lose weight, but I could do with a better and healthier body. So taking a leaf out of the article is something that shall be useful to me.

First, the article talked about why exercises fail.
It failed because we did not do it the right way.
According to the article, 20 mins of jogging burns off 200 calories. Now, how many minutes of exercise do you do? I for one know that I do lesser than that every month, and SuAnn does probably more than that. Most people who talked about exercising probably do it for half an hour only. Let's admit it. Those of us who attempted to jog knew how hard it is to continue jogging. So the moment in which we feel that we have enough sweat on our body, we stopped.

From what I know, after that, there are people who went down to the nearby coffee shop/hawker centre to have some of the best cha kuey teow or carrot cake. XP

Now, if you minus out the amount of minutes and its equivalent of calories and then add in the amount of calory input, then.... it is not worth it, right?

Next, the article talked about how diets fail.
Diets. Now, there are even more to talk about why they actually fail, but if you want to summarise it, then it suffices to say that we did not do it the right way.
Our body needs a combi of 50% cabohydrates, 25% of good proteins and 25% good fats. This is the success factor that allows our body to be efficient and effective.
So when we have some sort of diet, we have high carbo low fats, high protein low carbos, and etc, we are not following the 50-25-25 formula to nutrient our body the right way. Without the right PROPORTION of nutrients, the body is unable to be healthy and defense against diseases drop.

Another easy solution to weight loss should be pills and other medications... but we should already know that they fail. After all, they come and go in the market even faster than fashion changes. In reality, pills and medications are bascally the entire formula of "not doing things right".

According to the article, "A drug cannot single-handedly treat obesity because the root cause is personal complacency, poor discipline, errors in information and a faulty lifestyle."

So what are we left with?
Doing things right.

"Find a plan that works, and work the plan", otherwise it is an exercise of planning to fail.

If like LoggerHeads, you are someone who does not care for calculations of how healthy of unhealthy your body is, maybe there is another way of doing things. Being conscious. Be conscious of what you eat and what you do not drink and how much you move.

Eat a variety of food, so you cover a lot of range (easy huh?).
Drink lots of water so you know your body is not dehydrated (good for your skin too!)
And exercise regularly.

How regularly is regular? We all know exercising is hard.
So how should we make it easier? This is how I do it.

Ask old friends/friends you have not met/friends you are comfortable with/just anyone on your contact list out for a badminton, basketball, netball or even football match.
Sign yourself up for classes so that you know you will be sure to attend them (or lose that money you spend on them!)
Be a part of some CCA if you are still schooling that allows you to exercise.
If all else fail, just turn on the music and turn ur living room into the dance floor for 2 hours!

Yes, I went for option 4. Thank you.

Because it is hard to ask friends out since I am no longer schooling, so both options 1 and 3 are out.
I am too lazy to even sign up for classes, so option 2 is out.
But! I DO have access to GOOD MUSIC, and the point of exercising is to move your body!

-LoggerHeads

koo hye sun's wears

2010-09-14T15:35:00.000+08:00

SELAMAT HARI RAYA!!

an oversized shirt coupled with shorts!

of all the clothes that she wore, i would personally prefer this the most cuz it gives me a sunny kind of feeling with her brightly yellowed coloured dress neatly folded in the middle and the hat on her head. i wonder if anyone else likes this look?

ahh..a grey shirt tucked into the high waist shorts along with a big belt and a jacket. hmm i think alot of singaporeans are already dressed like this.

if you prefer a more boy-ish kind of look? it would be good if someone would give me more tips to dress like that?

last but not the least, i think this outfit is cool even though we cant really wear it on the streets? maybe try it for prom.

alright! thats all folks. if you have any comments, share with us! (esp the boyish kind of look)

-SuAnn

To ALL the Muslims out there:

2010-09-10T13:20:00.000+08:00

SELEMAT HARI RAYA!

Be happy, eat a lot of goodies, and just enjoy yourselves!

-LoggerHeads

korean:)

2010-09-08T17:42:00.000+08:00

Koreans make it look so easy to look effortlessly chic.

Their styling don't look too over-the-top because they ain't no runway but they look just apt for everyday!

-SuAnn

K-Lifestyle - Personal Taste

2010-09-08T17:16:00.001+08:00

How many of u are watching this on TV? How many of you are watching it on the net? I soooo don't want to watch on net, because the TV is forever BIGGER and BETTER than a computer screen....

Still, episode 1 kinda failed me. I hope Episode 2 and onwards will be better.

Waiting to see Mr. Lee Minho's performance as well as leading lady Son Ye-Jin's.

-LoggerHeads

reminder

2010-09-03T13:06:00.000+08:00

Empty words, broken promises.

Build a fortress, to cover my imperfections
Sell my life, to a worthless deal.
Live a life not a life worth living.
Cares of the day feels me up.
I'm sick and tired of this run.
I found a Saviour, and now i'm sold.
To His centre and His peak.

remind me of who i am in Your eyes.

-SuAnn

Fashion Failures - CROCS

2010-09-03T12:52:00.000+08:00

Well, I had to rank this one #1.

Basically, it happened when I was passing by someone who was dressed in a simple tanktop-and-long-skirt combi. I was just thinking that it looks decent, when I glanced down at her shoes. And ... we have...

C-R-O-C-S.

I was immediately disgusted. Well, I am not saying anything about how people in Singapore prefers FlipFlops over heels and other options. I am just saying, the CROCS shoe is NOT a fashion statement. If you want to put it, it is a fashion mis-statement, disaster, or even NOT under the fashion category at all!

The first time I remember someone wearing CROCS was my maths teacher during a holiday remedial lesson. Because it is holiday, the attire standard was generally lax. Still, I was surprised to see a teacher in this weird shoe that was so brightly coloured. I wondered if that is the new trend, when a student started talking to the teacher about CROCS and how she had one too. They then started talking about how comfortable it is and etc, right in the middle of the lesson.

If it is comfortable, I guess it is fine. But if you are wearing CROCS as part of your fashion attire.... then I would say, "leave the CROCS home, please." I personally have no experience with CROCS, so I can't say anything about its comfort level, but seriously, it looks ugly.

Upon some search through the net, I heard about these oppositions to CROCS:

A blog named "I Hate Crocs dot com" was created to follow opposition to CROCS, the original "luridly coloured Swiss cheese clog-footwear".
The Facebook group "I Don't Care How Comfortable Crocs Are, You Look Like a Dumbass", was dedicated to eliminating the shoes and has over 1.4 million "likers" as of July 2010.

See what I mean? These are sane voices.

For your benefit, because I draw ugly pictures,

-LoggerHeads

K-Lifestyle~ Mischievous Kiss

2010-08-27T18:34:00.001+08:00

I first told SuAnn about it weeks ago. I said to her that I will find out more about it and inform her about it, but she would have known it already, I think. Well, the both of us are very much excited about Kim Hyun Joong's new drama, Mischievous Kiss.

It look to me as if Mr. Kim's smile in the last scene was too frozen.

-LoggerHeads

Marriage

2010-08-26T18:24:00.002+08:00

i got this from a friend's blog and i feel that i should share it with as many people as possible.

MARRIAGE

When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly.

She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?

I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn’t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn’t love her anymore. I just pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.

She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn’t have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane.

When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn’t want anything from me, but needed a month’s notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time and she didn’t want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day.

She requested that every day for the month’s duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

I told Jane about my wife’s divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.

My wife and I hadn’t had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don’t tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn’t looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me.

On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn’t tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.

Suddenly it hit me… she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.

Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it’s time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn’t noticed that our life lacked intimacy.

I drove to office…. jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind…I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won’t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn’t value the details of our lives, not because we didn’t love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart.

Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.

At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I’ll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.

That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead.

My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push thru with the divorce.— At least, in the eyes of our son—- I’m a loving husband….

The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse’s friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!

If you don’t share this, nothing will happen to you.

If you do, you just might save a marriage.

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate. Matthew 19:6.

By Stephanie Halmilton

-SuAnn

Fashion Clash, Like a true blogshop's Blog

2010-08-25T21:29:00.001+08:00

Have you ever considered about clashing with someone when you purchase a piece of dress or other apparel? The latest fashion clash that I had heard of is Patty Hou wearing the same dress as Lin C hiLing. What appeared to be embarrassing is that Patty Hou had wore the dress after Lin Chiling, at a time in which the dress is considered as out-dated.

Well, wearing clothes that are not in the latest fashion is not a very uncommon thing. In fact, when I buy my apparrels, I tried to make sure that they are able to last through many seasons, so that I do not have to waste the money for more clothes when a season is over. But when it comes to something like a dress, it is something very tricky. A dress is hard to mix-and-match to create a look that is completely different. Most people would not even bother to mix-and-match to create a different look. To top it off, girls like dresses.

There is nothing to dislike about dresses, anyway. It is very convenient and eliminates the mix-and-match process that would involve the normal top-and-bottom combination. There are girls who wear them simply because of that. It is also very light and breezy. It can increase the femine looks of a female and shape the body of the wearer. Now, other than each individual's wearing opinions and dress sense, there is no other reason to dislike dresses.

Picture from Photobucket.

But the one thing about dress is that, if you do not try to make yourself look different from what the mannequinn looks when wearing the dress, then you are most likely going to clash with someone else. This is made worse if you are a celebrity. Yes, clashing is a very very upsetting affair. In the movie "Freaky Friday", Lindsey Lohan's character even wore her top inside-out when she realised that her top clashed with another. So, it is definitely important to NEVER clash with someone else! Because then, you lose your individuality that is so important in Fashion.

Now, when you think about blog, blogskin is very much like outfits. Blogskins are very important in creating a look that may become unique to a blog. Therefore, when I saw that there is a blogshop with the same blogskin as Loggerheads with SuAnn, I went to change the background immediately. Yes. It seemed I had delayed it for too long.

That was what I wanted to say. That last paragraph.

-LoggerHeads

i wish...

2010-08-16T15:46:00.000+08:00

i wish i could sleep in today.

apparently no cuz today is the start of a new week and i gotta get up earlier than usual to read up on some articles before i even proceed to my place of study. and so here i am in the middle of my break of just 15mins muching on a chicken pie and updating loggerheads before i hurried off to meet my consultant.

i wish i could discipline myself for many things.

such as maybe exercising more? and eating less? but it seems to so be impossible because i just cant eat any lesser. blame me for the "black hole" in my stomach that makes food disappear so fast and keeps getting me hungry. maybe i should really start to discipline myself. or anyone have any idea of exercising without getting too tired?

i wish i could spend less money

haha! i know this is something that me, you and practically almost all the girls are facing with-spending way too much money. i am so shocked that i could easily spend up to $160 a week just on transport, hanging out with friends and food!?!?!? transportation fees nevertheless remain my number one money waster. is it my problem or is it that Singapore is facing inflation now that all the items are so ex!

-SuAnn

Fashion or Fad-sion?

2010-08-16T13:11:00.000+08:00

During the last weekend, while my sister was preparing to leave the house, I noticed her attire. What that had captured my attention was the translucent top that she wore over the spaghetti-top. This translucent outer top had reminded me of the black translucent top that stores all over Singapore suddenly started selling. Yet, somehow, though it had looked nice, I do not see anyone wearing them. Perhaps someone did buy them and someone did wear them... it is impossible for me to see everyone of the millions of people walking around Singapore every single second. Yet, it is for sure that the translucent-outer-top did not make it into the local fashion scene. Why?

I thought back to the time when I saw these tops and why I had not wanted to buy them. I came up with these reasons:

While the black tops look nice, they were generally sold at a high price that forced my hands back into my own pockets, where it stayed for the rest of the browsing-through. While I am sure that quality affects the price, I am also sure that I am unwilling to pay for such a sheer top with the price in which it called for. Oh, I am very very sure of the quality though... as sure as the eye can tell. Generally though, I am sure that people loves a good bargain. I am informed that this white translucent top costed around $10 with an accompanying white inner piece.

Many people are opening their own blogshops to sell instocks or conduct pre-orders from overseas, and that includes LoggerHeads with SuAnn. This shows a ready supply rate of overseas clothes, which means there must be a demand. This shows that local shoppers love diversity in their purchases. When the black translucent top had came into the scene, I had looked around for pieces that were different in design, but unfortunately, there were close to none. I don't even remembering seeing anything that were rather different from the first black translucent top that caught my eye. If I were to buy this piece, I am afraid that I may clash clothes with someone.
Frankly speaking, the black translucent top was a rather hard piece to pull off. Furthermore, I did not like the way the short piece had ended on the mannequin's body.

While I do not like this particular design, I personally feel that this is a very good replacement for the black translucent top that was featured in this post. It had a ribborn at the top, and small pokka-dots all over the piece. It kind of reminds me of vintage with a modern feel to it. Without the shortness as well as the weird cutting of the black translucent piece, this longer white one is easier to match with other clothes. Furthermore, it is sweet but not too sweet, and the price is very reasonable.

As a request of my sister, I uploaded this before and after photo.

Anyone who would like to purchase this piece? Or if you have purchase this piece, share with LoggerHeads and SuAnn how you had managed to pull it off nicely! :)

-LoggerHeads

RE: Bad Encounter

2010-08-15T13:36:00.000+08:00

After reading SuAnn's last post, I thought we could all give SuAnn a Hug. No one wanted to lose something, and the anxiety that accompanies the lost-and-found episode is something to truly be beheld. I am sure all of us had lost something before. I am one such person, who CONSTANTLY loses my phone, and I can say that my favourite phone was lost forever in that manner.

Personally, SuAnn had informed me of this incident, and I had been so angry that I had wanted to lodge a complain with the cab company. But like SuAnn said, let bygones be bygones. We all know that bad things happen all the time - we both keep experiencing bad things. It must be the same for the rest of the world as well. So there is no time, seriously, to dwell on each and every one of them.

I just read this article of dear Sarah, whose mother had "abandoned" her with a relative who is only 18 years old and had to support herself (she quitted school early and was disowned because of it). So now, this 18 years old relative had no idea how to feed both of them, while Sarah may not be able to go to school due to a lack of legal guardian.

I say, let's give our prayers (for those of us who are religious) and well wishes (for the rest of us who are not) to dear Sarah and many other people out there in the world. I had seen too many articles about poeple who were tortured and punished in ways that they should not be, all because they were unfortunate enough to be in some situations or have some ideas on their own.

For now, let's just forget all our bad encounters and give each other a Hug, even a forced one, just like this two children.

Picture is courtesy of Photobucket. It does not belongs to us at all.

bad encounter

2010-08-15T12:28:00.000+08:00

It was supposed to be a joyful ride home with the taxi uncle after a party but it turns out to be a nightmare when i accidentally left my handphone in his taxi. such a bad encounter. i called up my number and luckily he picked up the call but his tone was not the same happy type previously when we chatted in his cab. he told me that he could only return my hp after he has sent his customers back and i agreed with him(knowing that it is my fault) and i even offered to go to the place where he will last be but he refused saying that he will come to my place instead.

cut the long story short, he tried to "cheat" me of my money and when i refused to pay him the amount he said, he scolded me. seriously, the amount that i gave him is ALREADY more than what he deserves and he still ask for more. and it is not as if i tell him to come to my place cuz i initially offered to go to where he is! arghh.

i have to learn to forgive and forget abt this incident.

-SuAnn

RE: LoggerHeads with SuAnn

2010-08-10T20:51:00.000+08:00

This began to feels like a game of passing-the-ball! Perhaps it would resemble a facebook wall more though.

LoggerHeads feels as if I did not inform SuAnn well enough about the chances of failure in starting a Blogshop - it runs as high as a high fever. Generally speaking, those who started a blogshop in hopes of having the taste of success would know what I am speaking about. But I think we should be fine, because we are serious about this.

Because we are serious about this > So we will sit through it all the way to the end until the end is decided > So we will try to sort out all differences and problems > SO we will be fine. ^_________^

My logic stays warpped.

-LoggerHeads

RE: LoggerHeads with SuAnn

2010-08-09T18:07:00.000+08:00

alright loggerheads, i shall continue with the story of our first business venture together.

to be honest, i thought that online shops would be an easy way to earn some extra cash and it would surely be a success. and i believe that im not the only one who thinks this way because if you would to ask around, they would surely nod their heads and say 'why not'. moreover, i have always wished to set up a business on my own next time and i thought to myself " hey, this online venture can be a stepping stone for my business in future!" hence without much consideration(thats for me but i think loggerheads did consider alot of things. haha), SEWINGPHOBIA was born!

the road to creating sewingphobia i could say was quite tiring but i do enjoy the multiple times that we sat down, brainstormed, discussed and planned for our little business together. well, there are times when we argued but there are also good memories that would always stay in my heart.

now your turn, loggerheads!

-SuAnn

LoggerHeads with SuAnn

2010-08-06T22:40:00.000+08:00

I think we should introduce ourselves all over again!

Welcome to LoggerHeads with SuAnn!

We are SuAnn and LoggerHeads!
We are a couple of entrepreuners who tried to make it a SUCCESS in the online business world. Yes, we have a motive! But... it seems to be easier to spell "Failure" instead. Nevermind! We shall be successful - one day.

Let's start from a "3rd person" point of view:
SuAnn and LoggerHeads met each other in their workplace, where they both realised their needs/desires that is all mashed up into something called a "business venture". From there, they decided to call themselves "business partner". On the first day, they sat down in the middle of a shopping mall and started to discuss about opening an online stores and all its advantages. The disadvantages were mentioned as well, but neither SuAnn nor LoggerHeads paid much attention to it. They were so certain about their success, their minds in-syned with the about-a-thousand other blogshop owners in the world. Oh yes, they set up a blogshop.
That is the main point.

WELL THEN! Since I've already touched on the main point, Let's just leave it as it is for now.

-Cheers!, LoggerHeads.

P.S. SuAnn... why don't you continue the story?

Gossip Girl's HOT look

2010-05-16T18:02:00.000+08:00

Those who were up and front with the fashion world were probably aware about this already, but I still would like to share with you guys about this news and my own personal take on it. It is not the SewingPHOBIA's take on it, so my dear mates who share SewingPHOBIA, please do not kill me.... for whatever reasons that may prop up.

I am not a very up and coming person when it comes down to the Hollywood news, fashions and looks, so you must know that I have no watched Gossip Girl before, and I have no idea who is Taylor Momsen.

But when I saw her look on the newspaper, I was interested. I thought she is a pretty good dresser, and she does pay attention to details. Her good skin is also a great help in her gear-up. I did read that there are people who thought that her looks are too "consistent" and without creativity after a while. To that, I felt that fashion is not really about changing. It is really about dressing up as yourself and how you like to look, and how comfortable you are in the look and attire.

So, in that sense, I don't really think she is a boring dresser. I do think that she is a fashionable person. So when NewLook had a GossipGirl look and promotion, I was pretty excited. Despite being the new girl in town (well, it is pretty much still NEW, if you compare it to ZARA and MNG, who had been around in SG for ages), NewLook had been fast on catching attention in the fashion world in SG. But I had not been very interested in their products due to reasons such as heavy pricing and attires that did not interest me when I stepped into their store. BUT! The new promotion looks cool and interesting, so you might want to drop by their stores to check them out.

I mean, Jackets that were selling for 99 were now dropped to 49..... are you crazy? If NewLook is crazy now, then we had better make full use of it, do you agree?

Before the promotion ends, that is.

*Picture captured from Newlook website @ http://www.newlookpromo.sg/

OUTFIT - In Da Club

2010-05-09T23:53:00.000+08:00

As you probably know already, SewingPHOBIA started because of we want to shop. And because of that, We really really thank you guys for shopping with us all these time. I love the clothes, so we wanted to share them with you.... that is, how we wear the clothes we do buy from our store. We will be sharing photos of clothes worn by our friends (who kindly agreed to help us) as well as our models and ourselves.

The weather had been really really hot and humid now, and many people are spotted in shorts. But I do see a number of jeans around. Are these the only options we girls have? NO.

If you think that the weather is too hot for long pants, and you are tired of shorts/dresses/skirts, there are always other alternatives. For instance, do you remember the glory days of Meteor Garden, where the female lead played by Barbie Hsu could be seen in 3/4 jeans? That brought about a huge wave for 3/4 pants, and everyone seems to be wearing them. But now that everyone is dreaming of the korean F4, our 3/4 jean pants are probably hidden in the depths of our wardrobe.

Well, summer is here and the weather is hot like hell. If you do not wish to opt for dresses or skirts and are too tired of wearing shorts, perhaps it is time to take out those 3/4 pants and don them now~

Alternatively, you can try the tights, if your blouse is long enough. Be warned, however, that tights are NOT replacements for your bottoms. They are NOT pants, and should not be worn as pants.

For shoes, you can try platform scandals, as opposed to flipflops. I love the way the straps worked around the legs and it really looked beautiful and femine. The choker is a D.I.Y. piece done using the same top. If you noticed, there was a leather strap on the original blouse. That was removed and made into a choker.

TOP: AD213 from pre-order 5 (instocks available)
CHOKER: leather strap from the same piece.

Lotions and Creams and the Uglist face ever.

2010-05-06T22:57:00.000+08:00

What are the most problematic issue amongst the many troubles a woman has?

I think FACE is the answer. It is the cover of the book in which a reader may choose to pick up or leave back on the shelves.
So I tried to do a bit more for my disastorious face. Well, I must say that I forgot things here and there, and got too lazy to do things, but sometimes, you just have to work hard enough to get your bottom off the ground and raise your hands towards the shelves.
FOr fellow moaners who joined me in my frenzy of "why do I have to apply so many creams and lotions on my face???", JOIN ME~ Let's cheer each other up...

I have a little something for myself, actually.... With my meager artistic skills, I guess, there is only something I need to do for myself, and that is to draw the uglist picture I could ever manage.

So that it would stick itself in my mind and remind myself that I need to put on those table-full of lotions and creams.

It really is very ugly.

Uniformed dressers

2010-04-18T18:14:00.000+08:00

There has been a recent ripples by the media on the manner in which Singaporean dresses up. I believe that it is a way of trying to get the current generation to dress up in a better manner, instead of constantly being commented as "laid-back, no fashion sense".

Curious, I went to look at some of the "styles" in which street-goers were spotted at. I love some of the styles, but not all gained my approval... what do you think?

http://www.divaasia.com/media_photo/8632

Read the side-by-side article about the styles of the interviewees as well as the style that Singaporeans have... and some of these caught my attention.

http://divaasia.com/article/8633

Singapore style is... Non-existent

No, I don't think the style is non-existent. In fact we do have a style.

Singapore style is... Lacking in originality

Told you we have a style.. just that we lack in originality. I do feel well with this. I do.

Singapore style is... Commercialised – a standard uniform of leggings and a top

Ahh, this is a very very very accurate description of the style! But not necessarily leggings and top. That was directed at the ladies, obviously. I do find a lot of common items sold, even in blogshops, not to mention retail stores. Because of the way we are, it can't be helped, I think. But we can still improve ^______^ The most "uniformised" style that I find are the livejournal blogshop styles, no offense to livejournal blogshops. But the items sold there are items that I could simply take a look and know that it is from a livejournal blogshop. It had always confuse me why is this so, and till now, I have no answer.

But the thing is, since we do do online shopping from overseas, why are our styles still so uniformed? Perhaps it is time we learn and develop a true culture. Most important, it is essential to be daring. Try new styles, and if you don't like, you can always auction off your clothes (or pass them to your willing little sister, as my older sister used to do). It does not have to be at the pinnacle of the fashion world, but it must be something that you can agree with, and feel totally confident and beautiful in.

So, dear Singaporeans, dress up and do not forget to feel good (that applies to you guys too!)

*The above are my and my comment alone.... it does not represent the opinion of the Sewing PHOBIA team.

Whites please~

2010-04-03T18:09:00.000+08:00

NEW PROMOTION!!!

I feel like yelling thus.

Sewing PHOBIA has a new Promotion! So do take a look over at sewingPHOBIA.blogspot.com!

Just to mention, for week 1 of April, there is a 10% discount to all the white dominant instocks apparels. That means, if the colour of the apparel is in white, you get a 10% off the apparel. Because under the category there is a most beautiful piece .... I just happen to saw it this week on my shopping trip (one of the many.... -0__0- I spent too much!!!!) and I was thinking, "MAN, This is the piece we are selling off in our blogshop!"

The shop had placed that piece together with a leather jacket, and WOW! It looked really wonderful! It looked even better than the magazine picture that showed the model wearing it with jeans.... now, that is the effect of the leather jacket. I have to admit it, that particular piece is one of those that will mix really well with a leather jacket. It's a pity I had not noticed it earlier.

I am a fair person. I am not going to buy it off just because it is going to be on discount now you know... or I know another person will complain.... (that is the one who stopped me from buying from our blogshop... yes, the other owner!)

Fashion comments - Buttons on my Back!

2010-03-17T22:21:00.000+08:00

I have no idea where this started from... the most I remember was some years down the road, where people started wearing their buttons on the wrong side of their shirts. Well, it is a design, so there is technically nothing wrong with it. That is, until it looks weird.

This thing about buttons and human minds is that the human mind is used to seeing buttons on the front of the shirt, and buttons on the back definitely created some sort of weird feelings as an aftertaste.

The fashion pick-up rate for the back-buttons are not really that powerful though; few are seen wearing it.

Pre-order 5 - Where we apologise

2010-02-19T21:17:00.000+08:00

Pre-Order 5 is our 3rd pre-order. Are you guys disappointed that it was handled so badly? As compared to the other pre-orders, this pre-order seemed to be plagued with problems. Even as we made sure to order early to prevent orders from delivered too late, the delivery seems to be impossibly LATE!

First, we have to end the pre-order before we can order. Because of that, we had some last minute rushes, which is nothing new to us. We have to confirm this and that, esp when the order had some out of stock items while we were ordering. Because Sewing PHOBIA emphases of a joint shopping experience for our customers and us, we also had our orders in the pre-order, as usual. Therefore, when our own order is out of stocks, we experienced the same disappointment with the others. So, I have no idea how to comfort our dear customers who had items that went out of stocks.

Then, around a week after we had ordered, and when we thought that we were save from Chinese New Year, we were informed by our supplier that another of the stocks had run out. And this is D-I-S-A-P-P-O-I-N-T-I-N-G for us. I cannot describe how the team felt because of it. We were scrambling to handle it, and asking why? Why so sudden, and why when we thought that everything is ok.

Well, because of it, we and our customers did not get their clothes in time for CNY, and well, people kept asking when the clothes will arrive. For that, we apologise sincerely. We cannot apologise enough. I promise, everyone, we will improve.

From now on, we will implement a buffer of 1 month for prevention of CNY disappointment. We will not only implement that, but we will work to increase our efficiency. I hope that with each Pre-order/Spree, we will improve more and more.

Our New Layout!!

2010-02-18T21:15:00.000+08:00

A lot of things have changed, and I am sure those of you who visited our website regularly would notice it. We had a new look in our Official BlogShop featuring a whole new "Pages" section so that our customers will have a better time browsing through our range of products and services. We have also removed the unnecessarily items which had previously clogged the blogshop.

Now, Let us introduce the blogshop's Blog. Confusing? This in essence is a blog for the Sewing PHOBIA team to blog. I guess we will talk about the fashions and etc, since it is rather related to shopping.

The most important thing is, we love to shop! And we would like to thanks you guys who had supported us so far.

With love and regards,
The Sewing PHOBIA team.

We shall open a new chapter today

2010-02-14T14:12:00.001+08:00

Today is the day in which we started this new blog. We are still working on the layout, so please give us some time.

-The Sewing PHOBIA team.