It's inspired by pop-up storybooks and it's adorable. Pictures from hansel blog where there are details.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Family
Bernard Madoff gets a 150-year sentence. I have to admit my jaw dropped a little. I wonder what happened on December 10, 2008. I wonder what was going on in his mind when he confessed to his sons, what they were thinking when their father's words hit them, what went through their heads when they blew the whistle on their father.
I recently read a book about the Jimmy Choo business. I learnt many things, including the fact that Tamara Mellon filed a lawsuit against her mother Ann Yeardye over the ownership of some Jimmy Choo stocks. Because of the 'misunderstanding' they were no longer on speaking terms.
Tamara said: "I am baffled by my mother's refusal to return assets which rightfully do not belong to her."
Her mother was reportedly "very disappointed".
And in a less realistic but no less ridiculous Ultimatum (local drama series) world, I watched Zoe Tay kill both her mothers and one brother and stare ominously at her paralysed, bedridden father.
The drama series is absurd because the plot is so ridiculous but we know it's just TV and things like that don't happen in real life (I think) so there's no need to dwell over it or be troubled by it.
Tamara Mellon can't be as baffled as I am. Maybe I don't understand because I don't have that kind of money to fight over. But how do you sue your own mother over money? How do you decide to rat on your own father? What goes on in their heads when people do things like that?
I recently read a book about the Jimmy Choo business. I learnt many things, including the fact that Tamara Mellon filed a lawsuit against her mother Ann Yeardye over the ownership of some Jimmy Choo stocks. Because of the 'misunderstanding' they were no longer on speaking terms.
Tamara said: "I am baffled by my mother's refusal to return assets which rightfully do not belong to her."
Her mother was reportedly "very disappointed".
And in a less realistic but no less ridiculous Ultimatum (local drama series) world, I watched Zoe Tay kill both her mothers and one brother and stare ominously at her paralysed, bedridden father.
The drama series is absurd because the plot is so ridiculous but we know it's just TV and things like that don't happen in real life (I think) so there's no need to dwell over it or be troubled by it.
Tamara Mellon can't be as baffled as I am. Maybe I don't understand because I don't have that kind of money to fight over. But how do you sue your own mother over money? How do you decide to rat on your own father? What goes on in their heads when people do things like that?
Monday, June 29, 2009
Doubles
The clouds were breathtaking on the flight back from Bali so I snapped an entire roll of them, and then rewound it all and took another 36 shots over them.
The result was a whole bunch of creepy green pictures.
The Holga 135BC never fails to produce accidents, happy or not. Or maybe it's just me. I don't think it was as temperamental when I first got it. Perhaps it feels slighted that I've acquired many other toy cameras after it.
The result was a whole bunch of creepy green pictures.
The Holga 135BC never fails to produce accidents, happy or not. Or maybe it's just me. I don't think it was as temperamental when I first got it. Perhaps it feels slighted that I've acquired many other toy cameras after it.
I like this Cathy Horyn NYT article about irony, fashion and growing older.
Irony is harder to part with — for the simple reason that many of us who are now in our 50s grew up with that kind of cerebral fashion and were happy to have clothes that made reference to ideas, worlds, that only those in our orbit could understand. Our mothers (mine, anyway) did not see the point in adopting flannel shirts or rummaging through Goodwill bins for just the right filthy cardigan.
Irony is harder to part with — for the simple reason that many of us who are now in our 50s grew up with that kind of cerebral fashion and were happy to have clothes that made reference to ideas, worlds, that only those in our orbit could understand. Our mothers (mine, anyway) did not see the point in adopting flannel shirts or rummaging through Goodwill bins for just the right filthy cardigan.
My immediate reaction was ewk! But it took only two seconds for them to grow on me.
“Don’t be fooled by sartorial rules involving what one is allowed to wear with what. That is only for the insecure: the bullies and the bullied. Rules are fun to know and in the hands of the stylish are there to be broken.” -here.
“You see, photographers are like actors. Actors who have been acting for 30 years or who have won awards are still known as just actors. Not senior actors or whatever. So, a photographer will always just be a photographer.” -and here.
“You see, photographers are like actors. Actors who have been acting for 30 years or who have won awards are still known as just actors. Not senior actors or whatever. So, a photographer will always just be a photographer.” -and here.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Using the gun and the bow, Kangxi reportedly shot 135 tigers, 20 bears, 25 leopards, 96 wolves, 132 wild boars and hundreds of deers at Mulan over the yeas. His personal best it seems was 318 hares in a day.
Something I learnt at the Kangxi Emperor exhibition at Asian Civilisations Museum.
I've been to some interesting places these two weeks and it makes me want to write a teenagey post where I list out all I've done complete with mind-numbing details.
Nah, I won't. Briefly:
- The Kangxi exhibition was interesting. I liked the giant portraits and amazingly long scroll paintings - one was something like 22 metres.
- I went to a chalet. Barbecues on two nights, late-night bowling followed by excessive DVD-watching while eating leftover BBQ crabs made it all very enjoyable. I actually really like barbecues at chalets and at rented pits by the sea. Nobody shares my fancy, unfortunately. The preference is for BBQs at home. Much more comfortable but ultimately charmless.
- Playground hunting. Vandalised since I was last there. Pissed off.
- Visited Month of Photography Asia exhibitions at ACM and Lasalle locations. Life Before Death: Journeys by Deanna Ng got me a bit choked up.
- Eye é City photo exhibition at Bras Basah I really liked. It's a visual account of the last 24 hours of 2008 and there were lots of great stories there. It's always interesting to see the quirks of this country through the eyes of fellow Singaporeans.
- This afternoon I was hell-bent on eating in a coffee shop. It was hot and sunny like always. Yet I wanted to be cooled by fans instead of cushy AC for a change. Spur of moment decision to drop by Maxwell for Tian Tian chicken rice. Against a symphony of 4pm hawker centre buzz, loud whirring of fans and Teresa Teng, it hit me that somehow, the moment was perfect.
Something I learnt at the Kangxi Emperor exhibition at Asian Civilisations Museum.
I've been to some interesting places these two weeks and it makes me want to write a teenagey post where I list out all I've done complete with mind-numbing details.
Nah, I won't. Briefly:
- The Kangxi exhibition was interesting. I liked the giant portraits and amazingly long scroll paintings - one was something like 22 metres.
- I went to a chalet. Barbecues on two nights, late-night bowling followed by excessive DVD-watching while eating leftover BBQ crabs made it all very enjoyable. I actually really like barbecues at chalets and at rented pits by the sea. Nobody shares my fancy, unfortunately. The preference is for BBQs at home. Much more comfortable but ultimately charmless.
- Playground hunting. Vandalised since I was last there. Pissed off.
- Visited Month of Photography Asia exhibitions at ACM and Lasalle locations. Life Before Death: Journeys by Deanna Ng got me a bit choked up.
- Eye é City photo exhibition at Bras Basah I really liked. It's a visual account of the last 24 hours of 2008 and there were lots of great stories there. It's always interesting to see the quirks of this country through the eyes of fellow Singaporeans.
- This afternoon I was hell-bent on eating in a coffee shop. It was hot and sunny like always. Yet I wanted to be cooled by fans instead of cushy AC for a change. Spur of moment decision to drop by Maxwell for Tian Tian chicken rice. Against a symphony of 4pm hawker centre buzz, loud whirring of fans and Teresa Teng, it hit me that somehow, the moment was perfect.
Orchard Road
ION gives me good vibes. It's large but not imposing. The size is right for its location and it's perched just far back enough in its corner of the junction to be admired. Though I wish they'd come up with a better idea than LED lights.
I like the widened sidewalk and the graceful broad steps leading up to the mall. But I don't understand why the sidewalk has been raised to such an inconsiderate level. It is significantly higher than the road with a steep lump of concrete serving as a slope. Maybe that means work in progress. Hopefully. Because I don't see how wheelchairs are going to go up and down that without help.
I don't like the silly glass panels that have been planted at regular intervals along the road. Do they serve a purpose? Because they sure as hell do not look good.
I like that the post office is still operational, despite the rest of being transformed into yet another watering hole.
Absolutely loathe Orchard Central, down to the core of my being, because it has not been designed considerately or in accordance with its surroundings. It looms unattractively over its neighbouring buildings and roads and casts oppressive shadows. It is a gigantic, clumsy oaf and does even have the benefit of being filled with interesting tenants. Or filled, for that matter.
I like the widened sidewalk and the graceful broad steps leading up to the mall. But I don't understand why the sidewalk has been raised to such an inconsiderate level. It is significantly higher than the road with a steep lump of concrete serving as a slope. Maybe that means work in progress. Hopefully. Because I don't see how wheelchairs are going to go up and down that without help.
I don't like the silly glass panels that have been planted at regular intervals along the road. Do they serve a purpose? Because they sure as hell do not look good.
I like that the post office is still operational, despite the rest of being transformed into yet another watering hole.
Absolutely loathe Orchard Central, down to the core of my being, because it has not been designed considerately or in accordance with its surroundings. It looms unattractively over its neighbouring buildings and roads and casts oppressive shadows. It is a gigantic, clumsy oaf and does even have the benefit of being filled with interesting tenants. Or filled, for that matter.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
Do you believe in love?
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Mum says they're lizard eggs
Completely fascinating but my scalp itches and my skin crawls at the thought as well.
Conversation we had after the discovery:
Me: Stupid mosquitoes keep biting me.
Her: Lizards are good, they'll help you eat them up.
Me: Well, they need to work harder.
Her: Pets take after their owners.
Me: I don't own them! I just let them run around!
There's been a lizard running around the house. Since they're so hard to catch and I'm not afraid of them, I can't be bothered about it. I just wish they'd pay a little more attention to where they shit.
The truth is, I love Final Destination and I've watched every one of it. So even though 3 was rather gruesome and 4 looks a little over the top, I'm still going to see it. Opening 27 Aug.
Time Traveler's Wife. I liked the book very much and to me, the trailer has a very different feel from the novel. Will probably still catch it, I like Rachel McAdams. Opening 17 Sep.
The weirdest thing I saw on Yahoo movies page was Lesbian Vampire Killers. Puzzled and intrigued enough to hunt for the trailer.
So now I'm just amused. Immediate thought was of Poltergay which I didn't watch but was amused by too.
Time Traveler's Wife. I liked the book very much and to me, the trailer has a very different feel from the novel. Will probably still catch it, I like Rachel McAdams. Opening 17 Sep.
The weirdest thing I saw on Yahoo movies page was Lesbian Vampire Killers. Puzzled and intrigued enough to hunt for the trailer.
So now I'm just amused. Immediate thought was of Poltergay which I didn't watch but was amused by too.
Away We Go
Saturday, June 13, 2009
15 minutes
Was at 15 minutes on Monday (yeah, a regular job makes me a lazy blogkeeper). We really liked the place. I'm a big fan of long wide tables + long benches, big high tables + comfortable high stools, and long narrow counters + comfortable high chairs. Well, they had all of that, which made it really hard for me to decide where to sit.
Only took a couple of pictures cos it was just drinks for us. Plus we were too busy chattering away even before we sat down. But Melly has a great post on the place.
Will definitely be back. Am already planning future meetings there.
Overwhelmed
I think these two dresses are amazingly gorgeous. I've been spending time at work going through the collections on style.com (heh, I love doing that legitimately) and I stared at these two for quite a while before clicking on.
This is by Alexander Wang. Aunty has been looking out for a laidback dressy dress for a sometime-in-future wedding dinner and when I saw this, I thought it was perfect. Oh my god, I stare at it now and I'm repeating to myself, I really love it.
This is by Alexander Wang. Aunty has been looking out for a laidback dressy dress for a sometime-in-future wedding dinner and when I saw this, I thought it was perfect. Oh my god, I stare at it now and I'm repeating to myself, I really love it.
And this, this is by Christopher Kane. It's all over the fashion blogs but I still have to mention it because it's orange clouds and I love clouds.
According to style.com, the prints are "images of nuclear test explosions from the fifties to the seventies" and are "sourced from free public-access photos on the U.K. Ministry of Defense Web site". Kane described them as sinister but beautiful. Knowing that makes the dress even more fascinating.
My Milk Toof
This is so bloody adorable and funny.
I first saw it on @childhoodflames the other day, and had a good giggle at it. @helloval forwarded me the link again earlier on and in her own words, it's "DAMN RIDICULOUSLY CUTE".
It is. Heh heh.
Not a fan of pinholes but I like the look of the Diana Multi-Pinhole Operator. It's so stark and striking. And with three pinholes and colour gels, you can take whacked out pictures like that.
(Image from Diana gallery here.)
I think it's cool but I'm not that into it. Good thing, since it's sold out at the lomo shop at the moment.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
This is why I had to go Bali
1. None are my feet.
2. Those are long exposures of the fire show.
3. Bali is not a place I'll return to.
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