Devil wears Manolo not Prada

Manolo Blahnik would be 'hurt' if Anna Wintour wore shoes by another designer. The US Vogue editor has only worn two styles of shoes for over 10 years - both made by Manolo - and he admitted if she were to turn to one of his rivals for her footwear now he would be displeased.

He said: 'I am incredibly thankful for Anna's loyalty and if she chooses to move in another direction, I would also respect that. Betrayed is too strong a word but I'd definitely be hurt.'

The Spanish designer thinks Anna has refused to deviate from the two styles - which have been nicknamed AW - because she is so sure of what suits her.

He explained to fashionweekdaily.com: 'Anna knows herself very well and what suits her best. Anna always like to have her shoes, like everything in her wardrobe, impeccable at all times. Her favourite colours are skin tones.

I have produced two skin tones that particularly suit Anna.' Choosing Anna's shoes is a collaborative process for the designer and the editor and says it changes depending on her wardrobe.

He explained: 'I often talk to Anna about what's inspiring her that particular season and what she's ordered for her wardrobe. Anna has fantastic legs, and her feet are always meticulously groomed.

We're always discussing materials and adjusting the heel heights and whether or not straps should be wider or stay the same.

In the end, it is always up to Anna.'

Q ... wearing those high heels will hurt too. So do our bank accounts.

Fame Game Shame

Slut-Alert: Foyce Le Xuan
On May 25, partygoers and the club's employees watched while Foyce Le Xuan and a woman who calls herself X-Tin Lim in her blog confronted Chung, who was screamed at, slapped and kicked in the groin.

Singapore's showbusiness circle is buzzing after well-known Cantopop singer Jason Chung, 38, was reportedly beaten up last month by two young women outside Dragonfly club in St James Power Station, where he performs.

One of the women involved in the fracas is aspiring singer Foyce Le Xuan, 30, who in March claimed she had spurned veteran film-maker Jack Neo's advances after he allegedly hit on her in 2004.

The women had to be pulled away by the club's female employees.

Chung, who is the frontman of Singapore's premier Cantopop band Typhoon, allegedly cheated on both of them.

This here is minx that cried crocodile tears and said she 'should not have done it' (revealing to the media about her involvement with famed movie director Jack Neo) and that 'she didn't know it will cause him and his family so much grievances'.

Now, her assault of a pop star in full view of countless people, for yet another alleged cheating.

This girl, is a total whore. Period.

A fame-chasing slut.

She's not even pretty to begin with, Just says so much more .

Q.. yuck .

It's Gold?!

The three-million pounds commercial ran like a block buster trailer with A-list actors Angeline Jolie-lookalike Caroline DeSouza and the multi-award winning Benicio Del Toro leading in the deception .

Only up till the last minute, do you realise it's a glossy ice cream commercial tempting our taste buds with something ...bling.

Introducing, Magnum Gold?!

Magnum Gold?! is being promoted by Unilever as an "indulgent" mix of smooth Madagascan vanilla ice cream and caramel in "crackling golden dipped milk chocolate"

~Oh my ... they have got to stop before I faint in ecstasy .

So far, the Magnum Gold?! has been launched in 29 countries, and

Singapore is the only Asian country that it is available.

Nice?! Yes, deliciously nice.

Q

Pandan Panda

Ingredients:
600g loaf (206 x 108 x100h)
230g bread flour
70g cake flour
30g sugar
milk + 1 yolk = 210g (I used skim milk)
4.5g salt
18g unsalted butter (I used 20g)
4g yeast
8g green tea powder dissolved in 10g boiling hot water
8g cocoa powder dissolved in 8g boiling water

Method:
1. Heat up milk and yolk to temperature of 38C. (I beat the yolk lightly with milk and send it to the microwave on HIGH for 30 seconds).
2. Put everything in bread machine and set to dough cycle. Let it knead for 20 minutes. Stop the cycle and restart the dough cycle and let it knead for another 15 minutes.
3. Divide dough (about 560g) into 3 parts: 75g for the chocolate, 210g plain and the rest of the dough which is less than 280g for the green tea.
4. Add chocolate to the 75g dough and knead till the colour is even. Add green tea mixture to the 280g dough and knead till colour is even. (I did this step manually).
5. Prove all 3 pieces of doughs on separate greased plates covered loosely with oiled cling wrap for 30 – 40 minutes.
6. Punch air out of dough and prove for another 20 – 30 minutes.
7. Use 90g plain dough for the face and 2 pieces of 27g chocolate dough for the eyes. (Refer to photo guide in Step (7) in TARO’s site).
8. Fill the hollow of the eyes with 30g plain dough. (Refer to photo guide in Step (8) in TARO’s site).
9. Roll remaining plain dough over the patterned dough. (Refer to photo guide in Step (9) in TARO’s site).
10. Divide the remaining chocolate dough into 2 pieces (17.5g each) for the ears. (Refer to photo guide in Step (10) in TARO’s site).
11. Use 70g of the green tea dough to fill up the hollow between the ears. (Refer to photo guide in Step (11) in TARO’s site).
12. Wrap the rest of the green tea dough all around the patterned dough. (Refer to photo guide in Step (12) in TARO’s site)
13. Place dough into a well-greased loaf pan and cover it with a lid and prove for 50 – 60 minutes in an enclosed area eg. microwave oven.
14. Bake at 200? for 25 – 30 minutes.

Notes:
1. This is not an exact translation of TARO’s recipe because I used the bread machine to help me so the first few steps might be different from TARO’s.
2. For Step (12), I did not wrap the green tea dough all around the patterned dough. Compare my finished product to that of TARO’s, you can see the difference.
3. My first prove is 60 minutes, 2nd prove is 30 minutes and final prove is 60 minutes.
4. I bake at 185C for 25 – 30 minutes.


~ Source: http://perfectpandas.com/2008/01/08/panda-bread/

~Original Source: http://wlteef.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html

Q

Better Late than Never?

On January 22, 2010, it was announced that Sunmi would be postponing her musical career to pursue an academic career; Hye-rim (Lim), a JYP trainee, will take her place.

Sunmi has yet to make her official departure from the group, for she will continue as a member of the Wonder Girls through the month of February in order to complete scheduled events.

The Wonder Girls are currently preparing their debut English album, with half (6 tracks) to consist of English versions of Korean singles and the other half of brand new material, initially scheduled for release in February 2010.

They were also planning to have a headlining tour in January 2010; however, due to the departure of Sunmi, plans for both the tour and the album were delayed.~Wikipedia

Me thinks:

1) I will cearly miss Sunmi, she was a big part of the group; she was a lead singer. I wish her well and all the best to her academically.

2) I wish Hye the best of luck for she's got big shoes to fill.

3) When will the album be out?! They are almost 2 months late! " I want nobody nobody but you..."

Q

More News Jersey

Miss Hotness, diva on the set, Snooki

The Main cast of the hit MTV reality show , Jersey Shore, are heating up our TV screens with their bold and sexy , wild and hormone-fuelled antics.

Party, sex, booze and controversy is their thing.

Apart from the hit show and its reruns, they are also nicely busy with endorsement deals, guest appearances, talk shows, radio interviews, magazine shoots , modelling ... and music.

They are every where !

Q ... these guidos and guidettes are smouldering to say the least. Cheers!

P.S: Me thinks Snooki looks like Christina Aguilera meets Amy Winehouse meets Lil Kim. :) Which is a good thing right?

Party your life Away.. on TV

Jersey Shore, the latest sin put out there by TV-trash net work, MTV.

Before you pass it off as yet another short lived fad, this show is very successful with big ratings and stirring media coverage. ( I regret the state of our society today)

It's up for yet another season of shock and stir.

Controversy sells. It almost sells better than sex , drugs and alcohol.And even better still with sex, drugs and alcohol.

Yes, it is about peeps with questionable lifestyle choices.

People who aren't rock stars but living it.

Some of us have similar weekends while others simply gawk in disbelief.

Well, as I've mentioned on U Tube,

it's great to watch booze and ego-fuelled train-wrecks on TV.
So that we don't have to live it to enjoy it and regret it . Perfect .:)

Drink . Drunk . Drama.

Period.

Q .... so wassup Guidos and Guidettes ?!

Panda to Kung fu its way

Kungfu Panda








Geely . A car brand scoffed by all. Poor quality. Poor design. Low tech. 'Imitation stuff' .

I'm guilty too . I wouldnt be caught dead stepping out of one. Or be damned, they are so 'loose' I could be dead in one .... Gosh!

But things are looking up for this very established Chinese brand (them locally at least) .

2010 sees the launch of the Panda.

Finally, a compact Chinese car with the goods: The quality, the design inside and out and the up-to-date technology.

Things are looking up (and looking very cute) indeed.

Q

She's A Monster!

A Monster on the charts , that is .

This Lady of song is getting huge.

And you thought The Fame was good enough for a season of partying.

Then she's back to rock the charts once again.

There's no stopping this talented chanteuse.

Nothing bad about this romance we 're all having with her and music, for sure.

Q
PS: If you haven't already fallen in love with her smash song and video , Bad Romance, you really shouldn't be here. You'd think Gaga was a man in drag or something ....

Ugly and Stupid?

Baby Martin

It might seem at first that it’s a joke—Aston Martin building a car based on the Toyota iQ city car—but it’s not April first, and with a concept car called the Cygnet, indeed they’re serious.

Aston Martin describes the Cygnet concept as a luxury commuter, “a distinctive, intelligent and exclusive solution for urban travel in style and luxury.”

Why should only the hoi polloi be fuel efficient? Or put the other way, why should the fuel efficient not be able to arrive in Aston Martin style?

Accordingly, the Aston Martin Cygnet is “a creative, environmentally conscious solution, being small, yet with presence – and highly fuel efficient, now combined with the prestige of Aston Martin’s luxury brand ownership.”

Aston Martin Chief Executive, Dr Ulrich Bez said: “Now is the right time for Aston Martin to take this first bold step to embark on this special project – made possible with the support of an organisation of Toyota’s stature and capability and the intelligent design and perfect city car package of the iQ.”

Dr. Bez conceded that much remained to be done, but by working with Toyota and utilizing the respective strengths of each organization, “this project could become reality in the not too distant future.”

Aston Martin provided no technical information, including what suspension or engine differences there might be, though we would be surprised to see a production Aston Martin Cygnet as merely a Toyota iQ with a different body and inside, luxury trim.
Even so, one shouldn’t expect a production Aston Martin Cygnet to be a luxury tourer. Bez called it “akin to an exclusive tender to a luxury yacht.”

“The offering of a ‘Cygnet’ with a DBS, DB9 or Vantage is a unique combination of opposites,” said Bez, “and a novel transport solution allowing intelligent and sensitive mobility on an exclusive and innovative level.”

In short, the question is not whether a production version of the Cygnet will arrive, but when. And a cygnet, as you know, is a baby swan.

Then too, a baby swan was, in the children’s story. An ugly duckling.

And where's the IQ in that?

Q ... what say you? A really expensive shopping cart? A supplementary card to that exclusive Gold Card?

Rare Species of Discus fish Discovered

The Discus is a family of revered ornamental fish found predominantly in the Amazon River basin.

Distinguished by their laterally compressed body shape which only serves to exaggerate even further , their distinct wide shape (it is this body shape from which their common name, “discus”, is derived) and generous display of its striking coloration, they are at once strange and unwieldy but also very beautiful; like moving mood boards of art.

Being peaceful and shy creatures only make these fishes harder to come by.

Of all the discus species, this here is by far the rarest of them all.
And needless to say, the most sought-after.

The Luvdisc.

Striking in its pastel to fushsia pink coloration and heart-shaped body, it is easy to see how its name came about.

A surprisingly big fish at 2-feet wide from dorsal to ventral fin (making it possibly the biggest of the discus family) , this is a swift swimmer that can dart quickly to safety and avoidance or to scare off intruders wandering into its territory.


For decades since its existence was confirmed (prior to which it was but a hear-say myth of the jungle villagers ) this immensely reclusive species has managed to escape most human contact, hiding in the deep marshes of the great Amazon.

So rare, that mostly unsubstantiated eye-witness accounts ever really hinted at its existence.

Otherwise, the most concrete evidences, if they ever were considered to be, were only the following:

>A rough sketch by an observant eye-witness.


> An artist's impression of the fish in its natural habitat, based on accounts.


> A scientific drawing of this species.


> A scientific model based on scrap remains found.


>>>However, finally and recently , exactly the day before the day after, man's increasingly habitual wield of the digi-cam every where he goes, paid off, and a lucky explorer observed for a few brief minutes , before seeing it dart off into the murks once more, took the first and only ever photograph of the elusive Luvdisc.

How a fish so big and impossibly striking ,and yet almost impossible to come by, is a testiment of its immense elusiveness.

At the height of its mysterious existence, it's reputation even reached mythology with tribe men hinting that should a couple ever get to see one, they will be blessed with eternal love.

Sweet isn't it? Almost like spotting Nature's Cupid.


Or it was just to motivate some love-lorn couples to really search for this joke of a fish.


Q ...WOW . ^^p

Bed Room Politics

A prominent Malaysian opposition politician tearfully offered her resignation Tuesday after photos of her in the nude were circulated to the media.

Elizabeth Wong, one of Malaysia's top human rights activists, blamed government "gutter politics" for the release of the images, which reportedly show her sleeping in her bedroom.

Newspaper reports have speculated that the images may have been taken by a former boyfriend.

"I wish to state that I am not ashamed of my sexuality as a woman and a single person. I have broken no laws. I stand by the fundamental principle in a democracy that everyone has a right to privacy,"

she told a press conference.

The photographs, which are circulating via mobile phone but have not yet been published in the media, have caused a political storm in Malaysia, which is a conservative and predominantly Muslim country.

"She is a single person. How can she allow a man into her room when they are not married? What's the status of the relationship,"

said Mohamad Khir Toyo, the former Barisan Nasional chief minister of Selangor.

Keadilan officials said on condition of anonymity that the party feared other more compromising pictures may emerge unless Wong stands down. ~MSN news


Q .. this makes a Bill Clinton totally porno. ^^