Life Compact is a premier health brand that carries a wide variety of quality and natural products designed to meet our every nutritional, skincare, body care and eye care needs.
I've recently started trying out their range of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) tea
SOD is an enzyme that revitalizes cells and reduces the rate of cell destruction. It neutralizes the most common, and possibly the most dangerous, free radicals - superoxide radicals.
Find out more at Life Compact SOD Tea Time, where you could get your chance to try some free SOD tea too!
2000 boxes of SOD Tea (worth $36,000) will be given away this Thursday and Friday,
8th-9th July 2010 @ Chevron House Raffles Place
12-2pm
I will be making an appearance there on Friday 9th July too, so see you there..!
July 4, 2010
Marina Bay Sands Opening Celebration
Firstly, I want to say thank you all for watching and for the great response and kind comments on my Liese style-up Youtube advertorial video.... nearly 35,000 views in one week!
Now back to the main topic of this post.... I'm sure you must have heard, there was a big hoo-ha last week at the architecturally stunning Uncompleted Expressway Marina Bay Sands integrated resort and casino.
Some of you may have caught the first-ever World Championship Climb to the Sands SkyPark which saw seven teams in an extreme relay climb on each of the three hotel towers, or the sky divers free-falling into the waters.
Maybe you also saw Kelly Rowland and JJ Lin perform at the outdoor concert.
I however, caught none of that... nor did I get to see Diana Ross at her special performance during the gala dinner...
Boohoo... despite being invited to the festivities I could not make it due to work deadlines...
I did though manage to join my friends at the Avalon after-party later in the night.
Avalon is the anticipated new nightclub that will be opening there soon.
Soaring ceilings inside of the hotel Fuse lounge bar
This is the exciting part
A little tale of danger and espionage....
Our "007 James Bond" takes us up in a secret private lift with card access required, as we skillfully escaped the suspicious frowning eyes of a guard...
Gee.. this is serious stuff....
What lays behind those doors.........?
.......... WOW. We're in the Sky Park! Breathtaking.
Spectacular views.
We had entered the tip of the Sky Park that had been closed off the public, even during the opening celebrations earlier that day! As you can see, some assembly was still being done by construction workers.
Was kind of fun and cool to get a special first sneak preview!
Oh happiness. Sitting there taking in the lights from high up above, feeling the amazing cooling breeze in our hair and faces, we chatted about about the serious and the inane for more than an hour.
For a clearer picture of our lovely little secret corner that night.
...... and the next day at the Sky Park's public opening:
The stage is set right where we were standing several hours before! haha
How the gorgeous infinity pool at the Sky Park looks like in the day, pictures courtesy of Asiaone.
I want to swim there, soon!
We shoulda taken a little dip that night... ;o)
If you haven't already, go check out the new Marina Bay Sands and Sky Park. If I'm not wrong, sunset hot spot lounge Ku De Ta from Bali will be opening up there in the near future.
Adios and God bless. To friends in America, HAPPY 4th of JULY!!!!
June 25, 2010
Advertorial Feature
As promised, I have done up a tutorial to show you how I created one of my favorite hairstyles using Liese’s range of color, treatment and styling products
Watch this video, because a lot of sweat and hard work went into it -- I had to learn how to
use iMovie in just one day! So don’t let my efforts go to waste!
Once again, these were the products I used to tackle my hair woes:
Liese has a wide range of other products too. Check out your nearest Watsons and major
super/hyper market stores, or my previous post for more info.
And here’s the FUN PART…….
Liese is inviting you to upload YOUR OWN HAIR TRANSFORMATION VIDEO
(strictly under 3 mins) using Liese’s fun and simple Co1our, Tre2t and Styl3 products!
Just be the first 50 to do so (adhering to their submission criteria) and you will already win
$80 cash! Yes, it is in CASH!!!
That’s not all… if yours is amongst the TOP-voted videos, you will win up to $500
It's not his birthday, we just added in the candle to make it more special. Happy Father's Day Daddy! Thank you and love you xoxo!
We had lunch at Cedele, and I must recommend you to try the heavenly blueberry-maple cake with generous layers of cream cheese. It was out of this world! This unique never-been-tried before flavor was a pleasant surprise, like a fresh morning sweetened with mouthful after mouthful of rich blueberry pancakes and maple syrup.
BBQ with friends in the evening
See the guys playing beer pong in the room at the back? We had an intense girls vs. guys match after, but nonetheless very hilarious and fun!
Playing with sparklers never fails to light up our moods.
Happy Ever After........
At the Shangri-La ballroom.... My friend got married! Isn't she gorgeous in her stunning red gown? She was once a representative of Singapore in the Supermodel of the World competition!
I know the groom as well.... It was a very moving time at the wedding for me because I was with the couple when they first met (I was sent to cover and blog about the Formula One race/Formula Una competition in KL 2 years ago under the Red Bull entourage, they were also a part of it), I caught them on a date when they first started going out (haha!) and now I was with them as they celebrated their blissful union.
I teared away watching the video of their love story and their sincere commitment to each other *sniff sniff*
Cool ice sculpture with encapsuled wedding photo
Baked baby lobster, mmmm.
Weddings are great occasions to catch up with friends you haven't seen in a while. These two girlfriends were also with us on the Formula One trip to KL!
.....and her too! She even has a cute little baby boy now! My my, aren't we all growing up fast.
Undeniably heartwarming to meet everyone again.
Happiness is not just a destination, it's a journey.
x.
June 23, 2010
: Lexi Lyla :
Sneak peeks of our next collection. To be launched later this week.
Japanese TVCs from the land of all things cute are always so kawaii.
Including this one! Perhaps you might have already seen it on your telly:
It certainly caught my eye. What a completely revolutionary way of transforminghair! Who knew it could be so simple and FUN?
Was this too good to be true?
It made me curious, what brand was this?
LIESE (pronounced as “lee-zay”) is the No.1 Styling Brand in Japan!
They work in partnership with Japan’s hottest superstar hairstylist, Hiroki Miyamura, to bring us the very latest in Tokyo trends.
The hair maestro and his gravity defying ends
Together, they create products specially tailored for Asian hair, with the goal for us to be able to create gorgeous self-styled hairstyles by ourselves at home.
Open the pages of Vivi or GLAMOROUS and I bet just like me, you can’t help but go “oooh” and “ahhh” over the Japanese girls’ perfect locks.
Soft, airy, wavy, natural.
With Liese, we don’t have to fly to the land of the rising sun for the likes of Hiroki Miyamura to treat our tresses. Liese’s range of comprehensive and affordable hair products has made it simple for us to achieve the same enviable looks through an easy 3 steps!
Read on….
Co1our
Unless you’re a stunning oriental beauty who looks like Gong Li or Zhang Ziyi, strictly black hair usually looks too harsh on many of us Asian lasses.
We often spend hundreds of dollars coloring our hair in the salon. The cheaper alternative would then be DIY kits – but these often don’t achieve the shades we want, they’re messy/difficult to use, and color comes out uneven (I’ve had my own attempts so I know)
Well, as you may already be aware of, Japanese are known to invent the weirdest things…..
My favorite, BABY MOP! !@##%^! classic…
…….but you can’t deny their brilliant powers of creative innovation in the fields of science and technology.
Liese Bubble Hair Color is one of their “wow I should have thought of that!” products.
– Easy to apply foam format. No troublesome sectioning is required.
– Just massage the foam in to color even hair at hard to reach places like inner layers and the back
– Result = beautiful, evenly colored hair
– No intense shaking of solution required
– Won’t drip. So no fuss, no mess
- Absolutely safe for the scalp
-Saves time and $$. Color result is so even because of the all-over foam so there is no need to go to salons anymore
Choose from 10 delicious colors that suit Asian skin tones!
For myself, I chose to try the Ash Brown color
This has got to be one of my favoriteproducts from Liese. Maybe because I just love foam bubbles! This means I can change colour more often as it is so inexpensive and fuss free.
Tre2t
Coloring your hair is a chemical process after all, hence it is important to take care of your crowning glory daily. Especially also if you have long hair, or use the hairdryer and other styling tools often.
Building on their expertise and understanding of Asian hair, Liese has introduced a range of leave-on treatment products to meet modern Asian ladies’ needs.
Did I mention it smells absolutely DIVINE? Like a can of peaches are poured over your head. I felt like I could drink it as I would a fruity cocktail in a bar!
Also availablein “light” version forthose with finer, more manageable hair.
Another favorite Liese treatment product of mine… The Juicy Shower
It is a hair hydrating mist that comes in an adorable round hot pink bottle. On a hot day, you mist your face to cool down; likewise spritz Juicy Shower on your hair in the mornings after waking up to tame it or in the afternoons to freshen up.It gives my hair a boost of juicy moisture whenever I feel like it and over time, it’ll help to stay softer and smoother.Each spray moisturizes with a unique formulation of ingredients including raspberry extract, the refreshing berry scent makes my hair smell sooo good, ooh la la. Feel free to spray for a quick pick-me-up after coming back from lunch in the hawker center or happy hours in a smoky bar!
Styl3
With beautifully colored and healthy hair, you now have the perfect base to create gorgeous styles
Liese has a wide range of styling products numbered according to holding strength for various looks. Takes the guess work out of selecting the right product for yourself – just pick a suitable number and style away!
Liese Clear Cube Wax
For those who permed their hair….
They are all specially formulated for consumers (as opposed to professional stylists). Textures are and styles are effortless created at home.
Take for example their breakthrough “Designing Jelly” !
Nope not this kind of yummy jelly, but close!
Liese's Jelly:
Do you find that wax tends to leave a sticky and oily feel that is hard to wash off? Gel also often leaves a stiff and hard look that is unnatural?
The new Jelly on the other hand, is none of that! It has virtually no oil, it is a clear fluid that spreads easily and so it is easy to create shape quickly without fuss. Whats more, I can easily re-style whenever I feel like without worrying about weighing hair down. The One-touch pump design also prevents styling products from getting under my nails.
Awesome, no?
COLOUR, TREAT STYLEwith Liese… best of all everything comes in pretty packaging, fun fruity scents and products that actually seriously work!
I’m a convert now. Join me as a Liese fan on their Facebook Page:
Winners will be notified via email, so you must register on the registration form to receive the key chain. Good luck!
*** Next week I will be uploading my very own Liese hair tutorial, following the steps of Co1our, Tre2t, Styl3. Watch out for it. xoxo
June 17, 2010
Why Are Singaporean Women Desirable?
This is something that stumped me.
Which is highly unfortunate, being a local lass myself.
I don't think I'm being too far-fetched here -- check out some of the scathing comments when I asked my friends on Facebook (last names protected for their safety!)
The thing is, I have traveled and lived around the world before, meeting women and making female friends of all different nationalities and backgrounds. So what I'm going to say now is pretty much a reiteration of what my friends above have pointed out.
From experience and observation, the truth is most Singaporean ladies in general (this is generalizing, there are of course many exceptions), in comparison to many of our foreign counterparts, are not that beautiful nor as stylish (same goes for the men, haha!). If men wanted to be surrounded by gorgeous Asian girls, they'd be better off in Taiwan, Korea, China or Japan. Singaporean women have a tendency to be b****y and gossipy, competitive, not as sweet or sincerely nice; they aren't very interesting or fun (the exceptions being my close girlfriends - I'm discerning and I've been blessed!) Plenty are demanding when to comes to potential suitors, their checklist could be as long as toilet roll.
One girl I know has even proclaimed that guys should ALWAYS pay no matter what. I curiously asked "shouldn't platonic male friends be an exception at least?" and she gave a resounding NO.
If I were a man I might be booking the next flight out of Singapore too.
And it's not even like they are that competent in taking on the role of a wonderful housekeeper who can whip up a 5-course romantic candle lit meal and waits to give the man a massage when he comes home. Most have had maids/mothers cleaning up after them their whole lives (yours truly included).
But of course, I have to give credit where credit is due.
Singaporean women do have some things going for them:
They are highly-educated
Thank you MOE. Your stringent and pressure-cooker education system has helped ensure that our percentage of the bimbotic population is likely much lower than the worldwide average.
They are self-reliant
There is something very sexy about an independent woman who can hold her own and do her own thing.
Also, earning their own income means that they are more likely to love a man for who he is, and not his money.
Nonetheless, that is by no means a guarantee (I've found that even independent women are often materialistic), but at least there is more of genuine attraction shared; after all how much true love can there be with a bride half your age you know nothing about picked out from a mail order catalogue?
They are well-balanced
Singaporean women have both Eastern and Western sensibilities. They are modern and forward in their thinking, but at the same time retain their cultural traditions and roots. It's a nice "best of both worlds".
They are slim and have good aging genes
So Singaporean women may not be the most beautiful or attractive, but hey, at least the majority are slender-figured, and look young, even into their 40s!
Anything else to add to the list?
To reiterate though, desirability has a connotation of a passionate attraction, a deep hunger and yearning for.
As they say, you can love someone but not be IN LOVE - in other words there is affectionate love but no real desire.
Can men desire Singaporean women based on our traits of intelligence, independence, and interesting idiosyncrasies?
You tell me
*this article was first written for my weekly Starblog in STOMP by The Straits Times.
June 15, 2010
Tanjong Beach Club
One breezy saturday afternoon, we made our way to a little piece of heaven in Sentosa that just opened by a few friends of ours...
Cute Cookies came along!
An amalgamation of restaurant, bar and sun-kissed playground, Tanjong Beach Club (TBC) is the sum of its parts and more. An urban getaway bringing back the simple pleasures in life within a sexy and sophisticated package.
Loved it. Felt like I had been whisked away to Bali or Miami.
The design concept reminded me of 1950s retro-modernist style, in a warm, hip and fun package.
With the DJ putting out some hot beach house tracks. Perfect groovy vibes for a weekend by the waters.
My Swedish friends, a trio of mixologists on whom you can count on to serve up delicious concoctions.
Lounging and laughing at our poolside cabana.
Morsels of yummy food served.
Getting out to the sand.
It was a dog's day out! Everyone brought theirs! Aww fluffy adorable doggies..
Konichiwa! Friends from the land of the rising sun.
Even as dusk fell, the crowds continued to swell.
Fiery entertainment
The stormy downpour didn't stop party revellers from making a splash in the infinity pool!
We loved TBC so much we decided to go back again the next weekend.
First, playing volleyball at Siloso Beach
Headed over for dinner. The restaurant is only opening in August but there is a small food menu still available.
Refreshing. My first dip in their pool with a comp fruity cocktail from TBC, thanks TW!
...... And after mucking around in all that potentially damaging sun, sea and sand, a girl's gotta take care of her skin.
This Elisha Coy (certified organic brand) toner with whitening properties really helps soothe my skin.
The moisturizing white birch sap is specially extracted during 10 days around Gok-woo (a Korean traditional season of early spring)!
p.s Who is watching the Portugal match tonight? Cristiano Ronaldo...!!!!
June 14, 2010
Come Join Me @ What the Flea!
Yes, I'll be there -
Date: Saturday, 19 June 2010 Time: 12pm – 8pm Location: Odeon Towers, 331 North Bridge Road #02-01/08, Singapore 188720
Summer holidays are here! Time to get all that money you have saved up and get ready to splurge on cheap fashion finds and yummy food at our mega multi-dimensional flea market featuring over 100 stalls of gorgeous retail goodness.
Expect more than just awesome sauce shopping at our fabulous event – we have great music spinning the whole day, free goodie bags for the first 200 shoppers and all our stallholders, more than 10 lucky draw prizes and a competition for the best decorated stalls! Prizes for our competitions include Supperclub VIP privilege cards, discounts on stalls at What The FLEA!’s events, mp3 players and more!
Actress Joanne Peh is putting up some of her items for sale at our event, part of the proceeds of which will go to charity. Celebrity blogger Dawn Yang will also be there setting up shop with us selling loads of fabulous stuff! In addition, Very Special Arts, a charity organisation that provides people with disabilities with opportunities to access the arts for rehabilitation and social integration will be present raising funds for their organisation as well! And if that’s not enough, JIPABAN is also offering an exclusive 50% discount only for those who sign up for a Jipaban seller account at our event!
With all that packed into the chic, cool venue of Supperclub, you’d kick yourself for missing out on a day of laughter, fun, food and retail therapy at a fraction of the pinch!
I will be checked in at Level 2, hawking my pre-loved items near the bar at stalls T41-43
You too can register for a stall using the form here
$2 discount if you sign up using the code "supperfleawithme"! Enter the code into the item descriptions section.
7th May - headed for some afternoon sensory delights at the Marc Jacobs store in Ion mall
Where's the Mad Hatter?
Digging into the delicious macaroons and other bite-sized pastries
With my lovely partner in crime
And the show begins...!
Love this outfit. I'd wear it when in fall some place.
We liked the sandals a lot.
Great dress.
Cute.
Nice outfit, to-lust-for sling bag
Shady business.
20% discount for all attendees that day! Nearly caved in to buying some items ho ho.
We left with a free box of goodies from Canele all packaged up in a enticingly in a pretty box. So yum! Devoured everything, my favorites were the macaroons and butter raisin cookies.
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