Just wear whichever outfit you fancy!

2) Put on your favourite perfume! Smelling good makes you feel good too – it’s an instant pick-me-up!

3) Get together with your girlfriends to have another lovely gathering.
I love meeting my girlfriends! Talking to them about my period woes can help
double my joys and half my troubles!
I share my little secrets about staying fresh and dry with them too!

4) Eat well. I once heard from somewhere that eating a little more on the days
when one is having one’s period will not make the person gain any weight
because her metabolism is higher. I wonder if it’s true!

But whatever the case is, it always feels good to eat something yummy and healthy!

5) Sleep well! One can only feel fresh and recharged only if one has had ample rest!
There’s no other way to do this, girls.
Having enough sleep is important for having great skin too!
If you are worried about sleeping while you still have your period,
fret not – try the Whisper Ultra to be pleasantly surprised now!

Be optimistic! Instead of viewing your work as one huge mountain of tasks,
why not see them as little errands after little errands? Believe in yourself, girls!
It is inevitable that we girls will feel
a little grouchy and easily irritable during these days (try to understand, boys!).
But with these small guidelines, believe it or not, we will be able to combat the emo monsters!

1) Try to prioritize! List down all the to-dos and do them one by one, starting by the most important task.
This way, you will be able to track your progress in your work and will also feel less stress from work piling up!

2) Trust in Whisper Ultra to keep you clean and dry, and you’ll be energetic enough for anything else!

(3) Stay fresh and clean. This is important because it will help you feel good about yourself.
Having confidence and self-belief can help one feel more perked up for work!
On the days when our period is here, staying fresh becomes doubly important.
Let Whisper share your burden and do your work without having to worry about your period!

The best way to not feel miserable whenever you have your period is to find a trusted solution.
Whisper Ultra has came into my life and convinced me after just a few tries!
Don’t let your period decide what you can or cannot do.

Don’t let it change the personality that you have! Feel light and fresh even on period-days!

Don’t let your period decide what you can or cannot wear!
On the contrary, don on your Sunday best to be in your tip top shape!
Let Whisper Ultra do its magic in keeping you feeling fresh and clean all day long.

Don’t let your period decided where you can or cannot go.
Make a date with your girlfriends and lighten up right away!
No other things can make a girl happier than a good girlfriends gathering!
Feel fresh even when you have your period.
And psst! Don’t forget to share your lil Whisper secret with your favourite girl pals!

It was so much fun! :D

And the very adorable Hsean Hsean too. She’s Andy’s niece.
SO CUTE RIGHT! *pinch*

Lots of pictures coming up. View at your own discretion! :p

HAHAHA! And of course, we always save the best for last:

And as an end to this post, I wanna share one of my new jumpers from Hanasecret!
The adorable hairband is from Accessorize, just in case you’re wondering.
Man I love the jumper! Comfy to the max!! :D

Coming up, I am going to introduce the salon I visited two days ago.
I have heard about it many many times from other bloggers.
I have to admit that I used to be skeptical. But now I’m convinced!
Will share more about Salon Vim in my next entry.
And I’ve also done two videos to demonstrate how I tie the red scarf on my head during my Tokyo trip:

If you’re interested, remember to stay tuned! :D
It’s my convocation this coming Friday. I’m thrilled!
I also just received my first ever paycheck 2 days ago.
I have also booked a room at Studio M Hotel for my birthday next Friday.
Studio M is really pretty! Look!

*fidgets*

In no particular order of merit, here it goes:

American Gangster

Denzel Washington portrays Frank Lucas, a real-life gangster from Harlem
who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War.
Russell Crowe portrays Richie Roberts, a detective attempting to bring down Lucas’ drug empire.

Frank was particularly known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and
buying heroin directly from his source in the Golden Triangle.
Lucas boasted that he smuggled heroin using the coffins of dead American servicemen.

And the real Frank Lucas and detective Richie Roberts.
I remember that fur outfit on Frank Lucas was specially featured in the movie because it attracted too much attention.

The Pursuit of Happyness

The movie is about Chris Gardner, family man and a salesman who
invested all of his family savings on this bone density scanner machine.
He had problem selling away the huge quantities of machines,
causing he and his family to fall into a bad financial situation.
His wife left him subsequently, leaving him with his young son.

The movie is about how he fought his way from a homeless man to
become CEO of a successful stockbrokerage firm.
This movie is touching especially in the scenes when you see how Chris Gardner struggles to keep the family together.
His determination to “make it” for him and his son brings me to tears too.

And if you’re curious how the real Chris Gardner looks like, here he is:

The final scene shows Chris walking with his son down a street.
His son is telling him a joke, when a man in a suit walks past.
Chris looks back as the man continues on.
The man in the suit is none other than the real Chris Gardner. (I love cameos!)

The Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man is about James J. Braddock, an Irish-American boxer from New Jersey,
formerly a light heavyweight contender, who is forced to give up boxing after breaking his hand in the ring.
As the US enters The Great Depression, Braddock does hard manual labor to support his family.
Unfortunately, he cannot get work every day.
Due to some twist of fate, he returned to the ring to fight again and defeats heavyweight champion Max Baer.

To me, this movie is about pride and going against the odds.
But the feeling when you see him win the final match is freaking shiok. Hee!
And this is the real Cinderella Man James J. Braddock.

Catch Me If You Can

This movie is pure brilliance.
I love everything about this movie – Leonardo Dicaprio, Tom Hanks and the crazy plot.
BUT, everything else becomes even crazier when you realized that it’s based on a true story!

This show is based on life of Frank Abagnale Jr., who before his 19th birthday,
successfully conned millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot,
a Georgia doctor and Louisiana attorney and parish prosecutor.
His primary crime was cheque forgery, becoming so skillful that
the FBI eventually turned to him for help in catching other cheque forgers.

The story is amazing because Frank was so young when he committed all that crime.
And the relationship between Frank and the FBI Agent (played by Tom Hanks) grew
from a police-and-thief relationship into friendship ultimately.
One of my favourite movies of all time.

Today, Frank is CEO of Abagnale & Associates, security consultants.

The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland tells the fictional story of Dr. Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy),
a young Scottish doctor who travels to Uganda and
becomes the personal physician to the dictator Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker).
The film is based on factual events of Amin’s rule.
The doctor was actually very trusted by Amin at the start of the show.
But Amin, who is always suspicious of the people around him, started losing trust in Garrigan.
Garrigan (who is quite a fucker in the show) had an affair with one of Amin’s wives and made her pregnant.
And Amin wants to kill him. Haha. Simple as that.

But the way they film the scene where Garrigan is being beaten up and tortured is pretty disturbing.

The show is pretty good, I’d give it 4 popcorns.
And to be honest, I think the most awesome part is Forest Whitaker’s awesome accent in the show!

Schindler’s List

The story is set during the World War II period.
Oskar Schindler, a German businessman saved the lives of more than a thousand Polish-Jewish refugees
during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories.
Although he is also a Nazi member,
he bribed Nazi officials with huge sums of money to keep his workers alive.
As the war ended, Oskar Schindler had to leave.
He packs a car in the night, and bids farewell to his workers.
They give him a letter explaining he is not a criminal to them, together with a ring secretly made from a worker’s gold dental bridge and engraved with a Talmudic quotation,
“Whoever saves one life saves the world entire.”

I LOVE the main theme for the movie composed by John Williams.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueWVV_GnRIA

And Oskar Shindler himself:

Changeling

Based on real life events in 1928 Los Angeles, the film stars Angelina Jolie as a woman
who is reunited with her missing son — only to realize he is an impostor.
She confronts the city authorities, who vilify her as an unfit mother and brand her delusional.
The dramatized incident was connected to the “Wineville Chicken Coop” kidnapping and murder case.
Changeling explores female disempowerment, political corruption,
child endangerment and the repercussions of violence.

And the real Christine Collins and her son, Walter.

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

This movie freaks me out.
And the worse part is that it’s loosely based on a true story.
I read up about it the night I finished watching the movie, and it really did scare the shit out of me.

The story is about Emily Rose being possessed and
going through exorcism performed by a priest, Father Richard Moore.
After her death, Father Richard Moore was actually on trial for negligent homicide.
The movie is not exactly hardcore horror-horror kinda movie,
as there are also scenes of the priest telling Emily Rose’s story.

Oh well, still freaks the shit outta me.

The real Emily Rose is actually called Anneliese Michel.
She died in 1976, aged 23.

A Beautiful Mind

This is a story about John Forbes Nash, Jr., a Nobel Laureate in Economics.
The story begins in the early years of a young schizophrenic prodigy named John Nash.
Early in the movie, Nash begins developing paranoid schizophrenia and endures delusional episodes
while painfully watching the loss and burden his condition brings on his wife and friends.
The film fictionally portrayed his hallucinations as visual and auditory,
when in fact they were exclusively auditory.

Oh! My favourite scene in the movie is when Russell Crowe draws shapes by joining the stars in the sky.
So romantic. Hahaha.

Read about the actual facts about John Nash‘s schzophrenia here.

Milk

Milk is a film on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Bernard Milk,
who was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California.
But he was later assassinated by Dan White, another city supervisor who had recently resigned
but wanted his job back.

Everything about this show was fabulous except the kiss scene between Sean Penn and James Franco. Haha!
Am sure my gay friends will love it though. Lol.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0K1Km0cQg8

The real Harvey Bernard Milk (right):

I hope you enjoyed the blog post.
Till we meet again, enjoy your movies! :)

Welcome to Sunday Advertorials this week!
I’ve got 6 wonderful blogshops lined up for you on this rainy night.
If there’s nowhere else to go, no one else to meet up for drinks,
why not stay at home to shop your upcoming Monday Blues away? :)

Happy Shopping, my friends.

♥

The first shop featured this week is The Velvet Dolls.
This website boasts of great collections of apparels that can bring you through from Mondays to Sundays,
from office, to dinners to party events.

And here at Sunday Advertorials, check out their latest collection – launched couple hrs ago.
Remember to check out apparels manufactured under their own label too.

If you’re already amazed by those, then you’re gonna be in for a mega treat!
Check out these other apparels that I’ve found from their past collections.
Dresses, frocks, cute blouses and many more – you’ll be spoilt for choice definitely.

Be sure to also join their mailing list for free normal postage and other mailing list promos.
To shop for whatever that is in stock, check out the What’s Available page here!

♥

Next up is another returning shop to Sunday Advertorials.
Electric Love Letter is back this time with more exciting collections to charm us all!
Collection 14 is called All My Favourite Things and it’s a very appropriate name indeed.
You’ll know exactly why I said that after you’ve seen the items in the collection.

Electric Love Letter presents a brand new face for this collection.
Expect to discover lots of goodies in this one – nautical reminiscence, miu miu inspired prints, stud collections,
play suits, tunics, zebra blazers and arrays of flora dresses!
Make a date with Electric Love Letter now.

♥

And another of our favourites is none other than Dandzelia!
This blogshop is a simple and neat looking one, but it is definitely more than meets the eye.
Dandzelia has some really awesome dresses and interesting looking tops that I absolutely love.
And the best thing is – they will be having their new collection on 27th July!

Remember to be the first few to log onto Dandzelia’s website to grab what you fancy on the Tuesday!
And on top of this, don’t miss the beautiful items from their past collections too.
I’ve handpicked a few here to be featured.
These are gorgeous! -

♥

After you’ve got your wardrobe fix, it’s time to work on the accessories!
Introducing Froulette, your one stop blogshop to get all you ever wanted.
This blogshop categorizes its accessories accordingly – necklaces, rings, earrings, etc.
You can view all of their various items at just one click! It’s as simple as that.

If you’re tempted already, sit up and watch this promotion now!
Specially for Sunday Advertorial readers, you will get a 10% discount when you purchase at Froulette.
Simply quote SIXPEGS at checkout to enjoy the promotion.
This promotion is valid from now until 31st August so have fun shopping.
Oh! And new items will be added at least twice a week.
Check out these wonderful items and more at Froulette now!

♥

Next up, is another blogshop that will sweep you off your feet!
MVS actually stands for Moda. Vogue. Smitten. Are you smittened already? :)

The girls at MVS looks forward to bringing the most affordable apparels at the most reasonable prices.
I have worked with these girls and I’d have to say that the experience is absolutely great.
They’re focused, motivated and very friendly – definitely people who would go the extra mile just for you!
Apart from that, it is also their collections that attracts me to them.
They are always so full of surprises – pleasant surprises of course!

What’s best at MVS is that these girls love our environment and we’ll be saving the Earth by shopping here!
They use recycled paper and reused plastic to do the packaging and that’s their effort to go green.
MVS will definitely be the new love for chic young executives, especially those who loves unique designs.
And spontaneous casual young adults who loves great value for money apparels, you’ll love it here too!

Do stay tuned for their next collection coming up on 2nd August 2010.
Meanwhile, here’s more for your viewing pleasure:

♥

Last but not least, here is one shop that I bookmarked/love/go shopping at.
Yes, this blogshop is the one and only Ash In Cans!
The website is neat and absolutely lovely.
But my favourite thing about this blogshop (other than the wonderful clothes) is that -
the collections are huge and I love huge collections! Double Hurray for that!!

If you love dresses, you are going to go gaga at their new collection.
Lots, lots and lots of dresses in various prints, designs and colours.
I am going mad at the tube dresses, if you are too, make sure you grab them fast as stocks are limited!
I love all that colours! Happy Shopping everybody! <3

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cbhFVFVdCI

But before that, just a short update on what’s going in my life. :p
Work has been made interesting by lots of new clothes and accessories by various sponsors!
The most direct and easiest way to make yourself feel good is to dress good for work.
I’m totally loving the new vest I got from Sweet Vinyl owned by friend, Angelia.
My colleagues commented that my vest look really cute too. :D

And also this super cute denim romper that is best for weekends out with my Buttons! <3
Thanks to Hanasecret for the love!

We headed out of office for some BrightSparks event and I snapped a couple pictures too!

Here is Liz with the whole hill of bears. Looks like a massacre. Hahaha!

And that’s where I found a bear with a mono-nipple. *pervert grin*

I also changed the skin for my iPhone because the previous one got lots of scratches on it already. :(
I’m loving this mustard colour one as well. I got it from the Tokyo trip as well.

I also received my new bag from Tian Fen Lan!
This bag is awesome because it can be carried two ways – as a hobo or as a backpack.
Great for those people who wants versatility. :)
For me, I like it best when it’s held on my shoulders as a hobo.

Looking at the pictures made me realized that I’m getting a little sick of my asymmetrical hair already.
The stupid fringe is making me go crazy.
And the worse part is, I can’t wear my headband properly because the left side is too short.
URGH! Irritating!!! *wails*
But the good news is (hiak hiak hiak) I have found a hair sponsor and will be doing my hair really soon!
I’m thrilled! I’m thrilled! I’m thrilled!!!
I’ve always been looking for a good salon to have a long-term relationship with.
And I’m sure this one will be great for me! :D
Will keep you guys posted after I’ve gone for my hair-makeover! Heh!

Alright, sorry for digressing. :p
It was Wanzi Takamoto’s birthday on the 22nd and we went to celebrate her birthday over lunch.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHUYUN! <3
Always be so happy and bubbly! Hehehe.

I’ll be receiving my first paycheck on Monday!
YAYYYYYY!!!! It’s like the first proper paycheck in my life! :D
Although it’s not a lot of money, I’m still proud of myself.
It still feels surreal that I’m already out of NTU and am working already.
I’m sure Mommy is happy for me as well.
It’s the NTU convocation this coming Friday. :)
To be honest, there was some major inner struggle I went through deciding whether to attend the ceremony.
But I reckon that my parents will be real happy to see me in the convocation gown.

So, I’ll be going to the convocation! <3

I hope it won’t be too awful and people won’t jeer at me – since I took 6 years to complete my degree.
BUT HEY! I MADE IT OUT ALIVE! :D

Alright, enough of my raves, I’m gonna go pack up my room and wardrobe before Mommy goes crazy.
Will be back with more updates on a bit more of the Redang trip and my Zoo outing! Ttfn! :)

熬過了多久患難　濕了多長眼眶　才能知道傷感是愛的遺産
流浪幾張雙人床　換過幾次信仰　才讓戒指義無反顧的交換

把一個人的溫暖　轉移到另一個的胸膛　讓上次犯的錯反省出夢想
每個人都是這樣　享受過提心吊膽　才拒絕做愛情待罪的羔羊
回憶是抓不到的 月光握緊就變黑暗　等虛假的背影消失於晴朗
陽光在身上流轉　等所有業障被原諒　愛情不停站　想開往地老天荒　需要多勇敢

燭光照亮了晚餐　照不出個答案　戀愛不是溫馨的請客吃飯
床單上鋪滿花瓣　擁抱讓它成長　太擁擠就開到了別的土壤

感情需要人接班　接近換來期望　期望帶來失望的惡性循環
短暫的總是浪漫　漫長總會不滿　燒完美好青春換一個老伴

你不要失望    荡气回肠是为了 -

最美的平凡

That’s my colleague – we call her Wanzi Takamoto. (HAHA!)
She’s like one of the most interesting character in the office.
Often one of the most bubbly person around, no matter what time it is.
Morning, after lunch, 5 minutes before we knock off – she’s still always energetic as ever. :p

I hope she won’t kill me for putting these pictures up. (Very cute mah!!)

And here is Xiangjun and Belinda.
Here’s the group I hang out with most while on the cruise. Belinda took the picture for us! :)

You must be wondering why Colin (second from left) is wearing that weird outfit.
Well well well, not weird at all!
The theme of that night was supposed to be “Nautical” and Colin played it up with his pirate getup!
Savvy indeed. Aye aye! :D

Also in this picture is Eric, Leonard and Der Shing on the right.
Not bad, I know most of their names after the cruise already. Hehe!

And that’s Sebastian below. :)

For me, I dug out that wig I wore for Halloween last year!
Very thrifty right! Hahaha!!
Here is a picture from Halloween last year to refresh your memory just in case you’ve forgotten. :p

I let the hair down and I realized that the wig can make me look like a pirate too! Lol.

Here are the three pirates of that night – Colin, Jane and I.

And some random pictures from the rest of our first night on board.

On our second day, we were brought to Pulau Redang!
It’s my first time to Redang. And although we only spent a couple hours there, I had a lot of fun!
Sun, sea and sand – gotta love it! :D

This is Liz, being shy. Hehe!

And Jane (and I) looking awesomely pretty (and retarded) on the beach! :p
And no beach outing is completed without some jumping shots! <3
We also played some games on the beach.
Feels like university orientation all over again with all that bonding games. :p
It was something different and I had fun.
I think I was still a little reserved when I was there.
Need time to warm up lah. Heh!
This is my group, Team E. :D

And some of my other colleagues! :D

We did some snorkelling too!

I was really lousy. I only snorkelled for like 15mins?! Hahaha. I suck.
Oh! And FYI, I can’t swim and am a little hydrophobic.
If Singapore were to have some serious flood, I’ll surely die. *pui pui*

If you read my blog often enough, you’ll realize that I love playing “draw face” games.
HAHAHAHA!!
I managed to talk my colleagues into playing the game with me! LOL!
We laughed like mad women in the cabin and I sure hope we didn’t disturb our neighbours on board. :p
I’ve got lots of funny pictures up ahead but I need to get the permission of my colleagues
before I post those hideous pictures up. So, please hold on for the pictures!
And meanwhile, will try to QC the pictures because my colleagues still got images to uphold. Heh!

And here is one of me getting disfigured. :p

And till then, take care and be well my friends! :)

P.S. And special thanks to those whose photos has been stolen from Facebook! Hee.

I always see this kind of articles in magazine, so I thought it’ll be quite fun to share what I have in my bag!
I don’t know whether people will be interested to know what kinda junk I have in my bag, but
WHATEVER! Haa! Here it comes.

My beloved Miumiu bag. :D
What’s in there?

[Left to right; top down]

1. My purse from Japan - it’s just a brandless purse but I really love the texture! Only around S$300! Good value for money!

2. My organizer – I’m loving it after the revamp too! I bought the stickers from ION and it has given my organizer a facelift!

3. Tissue paper - to chope seats during lunch. LOL!

4. Apple iPod Touch – I use this one for my music, games and the notebook
to take notes for the shops for my Sunday Advertorials every week.
So, this one will always be in my bag.

5. Apple iPhone - I think I’m gonna change the red polka dot skin soon. A bit sick of it already. :x Love the blings though!

6. Nokia X6 – it happened to be in my bag when I did this post so I’ll just add it in.
Haha! Will be reviewing this phone soon! So stay tuned if you’re interested in this music phone! :)

7. Plastic bag – This bag is very useful when I go grocery shopping after work before I head home. (Save the Earth!)
And it’s really useful when it rains too! Because I’d put my entire handbag inside this bag
so that the leather won’t get wet. You girls should do it too! :)

8. Chanel two way cake – for the vain me. :p

9. Armani White perfume - This is my FAVOURITE scent. Sadly, it’s not in production anymore!
This bottle is finishing up and I’m really dying to get more of this.
The bottle is not fragile and it’s small enough to be in the bag.
If anyone of you see any shops selling this, tell me okay!!

10. Burberry key pouch – I’ve got matching keypouches with my Mom! I bought them in Tokyo.

11. Canon IXUS 85 camera – It’s a little crazy to lug my huge cameras around
so it’s always good to have this compact camera in my bag!
You never know when you wanna camwhore! :p