This post contains images of a crematorium that may cause discomfort for the slightly more superstitious readers.
Sorry for being M.I.A from Facebook/Twitter/Email/Blogging for over a week. My grandpa passed away last Monday morning, thus I was busy helping out with many of the funeral stuff. If you’ve sent me an email and I’ve not replied, it’s because I’ve not got to it yet. Have tones of emails to reply by this week. URH!
My grandpa is a really awesome man who is so loving to all of us, and devoted to god; even at his last moments his last words were “may god bless you”. 
Ok. I’m not going to go too much into it, not wanting to get all of you in tears.
It’s been years since I lose a love one; nothing to be proud of. But what I wanted to say is that the “customs” have changed so much since. I recalled many years ago, the crematorium (place where they burn the dead-body) at Mount Vernon was so old and humble. And the custom used to be that we have to wear this mourning thing for some time (like 100 days or something).
The new crematorium has shifted to Mandai (so far away… ok.. not that i take pride staying close to one) and looks so commercial now. For a moment, I thought I have stepped into a convention center or something. With the new custom, kids/grand-kids/etc will pin the mourning cloth to a flower and put it on the coffin of the deceased during the funeral (last day).
This is how the new “last-moments” area looks like…
Ok, on the side, many of the things that I have bought started arriving during the past week too. This is my new awesome Ferrara chair. If you’re interested in one, you can buy it from BoConcept at 112 Katong or Park Mall.
Finally my iPhone4 has gave me enough headache warranting me to change to a new one. This is my new iPhone 4S with the new princely casing…
I had not had a meal with my cousins for a long time and I am glad to have done so last Sunday at Boon Tong Kee after attending a mass and prayer session for my grand-father.
I’m back to blogging & twitting as you would have noticed and if you’re still waiting for my email reply.. Be patient ya… I’d get to it soon. If it’s urgent, please re-send it to me or drop me an SMS
Last week was break week in SMU, but a really busy week for me at Jeric Salon. If you missed my previous post; I’m helping Jeric in the PR & Business Development areas. Spent the entire week at Ion Orchard trying to understand the business better and also meet-up with bloggers whom we’ve invited for a chat for potential hair sponsorship.
They include DJ Misty, Honey Lim and the famous Naomi Neo.
One major achievement: I’ve learn how to wash hair and do head-massage. Lucky whoever is my future wife.
We hosted DJ Misty at Ion Orchard last friday where the director Kai Ting personally attend to Misty. Jeric also gracefully joined in for a photoshot.
On tuesday (March 6… My birthday!!!), Honey Lim dropped by our Bugis Outlet and enjoyed a suite of treatment directly from Bugis Director Michelle and her assistant.
Oh my… So fast and it’s thursday (today!)… Oh my! Can I have like 72 hours a day… Like seriously, I think I spend too much time on Twitterverse lately. I have 4K+ followers! YAY!!!
This is not my girlfriend. Don’t get mistaken arh! Although very pretty…
I was just showing-off to her all the cool photo apps I have on my iPhone, and instantly took a photo of her and edited it. haha..
On the recommendation of Arthur, we had lunch at this Sushi place (Sushi Express) at Citylink Mall where everything was $1.50, with 1 free cheesecake per head.
Wooo… Look at those cakes swirling past???
Self-service green tea.. Looks a bit cheepo compared to the ones I had at Itacho. But it actually taste okay.. Not that bad as it seems. haha…
The tap to get hot-water. I wish I have one of this in my room too… Den I can cook like… instant noodles anytime I want!
Each of these Sushi is just $1.50! They didn’t pay me to blog ok!
Even the damn Wasabi and Ginger is on the conveyor. WTF! I was chasing this two things like an idiot lah! Whoops… *unglam*
Hur hur! Dont know why this plate got light.. haha.. that aunty keep looking at me take photo and siam me! But… catch-cha!
White-bait Sushi… Looks pretty don’t you think?
Don’t recommend the egg sushi though. Taste like the egg at QiJi more than the jap type. Try at own risk.
Arthur ordered this special smoked salmon.. Hahaha…
It was not a lunch date with Wan Ting… Just in case you were thinking something else.
The aunty roasting the Salmon in front of us, and so graciously giving me such a good angle for this shot!
Oh my… This is like the best thing… Seriously!
TIP for Readers: If you don’t ask for this, you don’t get it!
Looks like Macha ice-cream right? Nah! This is Macha Mua-ji. I don’t recommend the desert here as it sits on the conveyor too long and is no longer cold.
HAPPY FRIDAYS!!!!!
Pretzels is my new found love for tidbits, because I think it is a lot more healthy and less addictive, in-comparison with potato-chips. I saw jap-stylist Eiji eating this the other day at the salon and decided to give it a try… It’s really good! You should try it too! (PS: this is not a sponsored post)
If you noticed I’m currently experimenting this new photography and image editing style. So basically I take photographs (original is below) and digitally manipulate it with photoshop, then add some frames, and text directly into it. Do you guys like it? =)
After the busy weekend, I am so glad that the weekend is actually here; something I’ve been waiting for, since Monday. Not that I didn’t like school and assignments, I really didn’t like sleeping only 2 hours a day despite undergoing a root-canal treatment.
Starting the weekend with my last personal training session at FitnessFirst @Paragon is a really way to transition to weekend mode. My arms are still hurting badly… But if that’s what it takes to get the “rain” body, I’d do it. Skeptics, just you watch! Just in case you don’t know who is Rain, here’s a picture. ^_^
Met up with Jeric on Saturday to nail down some details for the upcoming promotions (look out for these promotion on our Facebook page), after which, Jeric graciously invited me to dinner with his wife and guest stylist Eiji Nakamura of Tokyo’s Salon Pele. After being stuccoed in a jam long Orchard for almost 30 minutes, we finally ended up at MBS, greeted with a simple meal of Japanese cuisine and some beer.
I thought our dinner conversation was damn funny.. Guess what… It’s about Japanese fruits… I really miss eating the square water-melon and champaign grapes from Japan… Didn’t really take any photos of dinner since it’s a private dinner gathering.
Okay.. I’ve kind of set my blog direction for this year, it’s going to be about Hair, Facial, Fashion, and how to be a good boyfriend. Don’t know how I’m going to write about how to be a good boyfriend anyways… But I’d try, and you let me know what you think by then. haha..
This is one of my craziest weeks at SMU.. There’s a presentation, assignment or mid-term due everyday (and some day two!), all the way till friday. Talking about “Squeeze you dry”, they really take it a step further here… If you want a life, please don’t come here. Go somewhere else, like NUS or smith.
My tooth had been giving some problems lately, hurting like crazy to the extend that it’s causing me a headache, leaving me with no choice, but to get it fixed despite the busy schedule. I swear from today on, I will polish my teeth everyday till it sparkles… Once I get my dental health back in order, I shall consider doing some teeth bleaching treatment to make it white and pretty. Colgate, you need teeth model?
One of my goals this year is to slim down and get back the four-pack I used to have years ago when I was more active. Well, but it’s not too late to get back into shape, just as it’s not too late to start anything. I have recently rejoined the Fitness First gym (that’s the view from the gym…) again and they offered me their highest end membership-card Platinum First-Club. Since, I’ve been hitting the club twice a week. Hoping to eventually get the “RAIN” body.
My personal trainer shared with me the concept of the CPF of food selection, which I thought was brilliant.
C: Choice – What you eat is important when coming to weight control.
P: Portion – How much you eat at each meal will also affect your diet plan
F: Frequency – We should ideally eat small meals, 6 a day.
That’s all for now; just a snippet of what I’ve learnt. Will share more about this in an upcoming post dedicated to this. Stay Tuned!
I’ve been a lot more active in twitter and Facebook status updates lately, tweeting about love inspirations, leading to many friends to think that I’m attached. Hahah… NO, I’M STILL SINGLE… But seriously, i don’t regret a single bit of single-hood, although I really like to get attached soon, since I’m no longer that young anymore.
My friends have been telling me that I’m Single not because no one wants me, but because my bar is set too high. But seriously I won’t give in to lowering the bar, because I don’t enter a relationship for fun. If I don’t see myself potentially living happily ever after with the girl, I won’t want to waste each others’ time. Just my thoughts.
By the way, I don’t really go for looks, but if you want me to point out how my dream girl should look like, here’s it. Yes, I just discovered it this morning on the way to SMU, watching this korean music video.
Styling my hair everyday can sometimes be an uphill tasks, especially in scenarios where I wake up late, am rushing for time; and the reasons can go on…. How do I overcome this? Simple. I wear a hat! Haha…. As I begin venturing into becoming a fashion geek, I am discovering new ways to still look good with minimal effort. Keep a look out as I share more as I discover. =)
my outfit today makes me look like super Mario. It’s cute and took me less than 2-3 minutes to prepare between getting out of bathroom and hitting the roads.
My recent favorite song. I have no clue why, but I’ve been listening to quite a number of korean music lately…hahaa… guess music is universal?
Happy Valentine’s Day people!
What am I doing blogging at 10:30pm on a Valentine’s tuesday? Because I have no date today?
If you are looking for a lovey dovey post, sorry to disappoint. But maybe after reading this post, you will have something to talk to your girl about, that she will appreciate?
I’ve been wanting to buy this special brush for a long time after seeing how my stylist Kai masterfully uses something similar to set my hair into shape even before putting any products(Gel/Clay/Spray).
Okie.. This is the real deal. Kent brushes. It is actually the official brush maker commissioned by the Queen of England herself. It’s up for grabs at Watsons at SGD 30+ if you are interested.
You might be wondering? What is so special about this brush? Why cannot use comb? Well, each styling “tool” has a different use, and I will start blogging about all these in future posts ok? So stay tuned. Bookmark my page, follow me on twitter or add me on facebook to get the updates.
Brushes are used to help your hair get the curl, without going for a perm or using those hair-iron-like-devices. Don’t think as curl just for girls. In-fact guys needs curl in the hair too, to increase volume. Many of the latest korean/jap hairstyle for guys will require some curl to make it easier to style.
A first look at this picture will make you wonder: why on earth is this water bottle brush thing sticking out of some metal bee-hive right? Actually this metal beehive like body of the brush is made of ceramic (aka thermal core), which helps retain heat generated from your hair-dryer in order to heat up the hair abit to retain the curl (which follows the shape of the brush when you “curl” your hair with it). But just like warning says on the packing.. Do not wind too much, especially if you have long hair as it will really cause your hair to “lock” up and you will end up wasting a lot of time to entangle it. Yes, locking happens even if you have nice silky hair after conditioner!
Lastly, please do not use the hair dryer for an extended period of time. This will not only spoil your hair, it might also melt the bristle of the brush. It’s better to blow for 30 seconds, take a rest for 10 seconds, and then 30 seconds again. You know what I mean, and this is just a rough gauge. So see what deems fit and share your experience on the comments section!!!
Oh my.. I can’t believe what I’m seeing, but if this were true, it really goes to show something about this girl.
You will also get old one day, and I’m very sure you do not want this to happen to you right?
