Archive for August, 2010

BoA Kwon for WKorea

Call me biased, but I like BoA. She’s fashion forward, has that elusive chameleon like quality. One day she’ll look sporty, then a girl next door, then the next day sporting mature fashion.. There’s no telling what she’ll pull off next so this photo shoot for WKorea Sept issue just about fits her.

I just love how she’s able to carry on any look!

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When Origami Meets Couture

I found this very fascinating! I’ve always associated origami with home and hearth, with all things quaint, with simple beauty, of things Asian. Now how would it turn out if origami meets high fashion?

These..

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Origami meets high fashion

Photo Source: Xinhua

Chocolate’s What To Do MV

Chocolate is the latest girl group to debut, with members from US, Korea and China. So they are dubbed then as the ‘global girl group’.

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Sigh! So here’s another girl group. I’m steeling myself to give them the benefit of the doubt and see how they fare against the hordes of girl groups cropping left and right.

Anyway, the group is launching their debut single ‘What to Do’ and here’s the music video. So, what do you think? Do they have what it takes to hold it on their own?

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I must say I was a bit disappointed, having read all the hype surrounding them and them bagging an endorsement with an expensive clothing line- Nuzzon, they are not exactly that brilliant, more like ‘just ok’ and not a standout, they should have made a better production jobs out of this debut song. But oh well, let’s wait and see

Video: Hilarious Bellies

This is absolutely hilarious! A Japanese TV ad, that had me almost rolling on the floor laughing..I wonder though what’s the commercial for? Perhaps a theme park?

Whatever. Do enjoy!

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Japanese Resto’s Ipad Self-Ordering System

I was browsing Japan Probe and reading through the article about about the man who placed hidden cameras on JR Yokohama toilets to relieve his ‘stress’, when I came across another one of those cool stuff from Japan..

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Japan’s Sharp System Products have created a self-ordering system for restaurants which can be uploaded and used on Apple iPad’s! I love this and wish I could try it out.

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I know that there are similar touch-screen menu ordering systems but I kinda like this one that would run on an iPad..Japanese are just so innovative, I find them really cool!

Dripping…

Wet that is! I’m back here in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and the weather is not exactly horrible but it has been raining almost every afternoon till evenings for the past four days already. You know, I like this kind of weather, I am almost instantaneously lazy, and always curled up with a book, or watching a movie with steady streams of cookies and hot choco. Hmm, not a good idea for someone trying to lose weight..

How I wish it’ll be Oct-Nov-Dec already. During these months, its cool and dry here, just perfect to do a regular walkabout here in Phnom Penh. Or perhaps I should be somewhere else? Maybe Outer Banks homes has a lot better weather this time? Or perhaps not, shopping and food here in Phnom Penh is just awesome for me..

More later..

Lee Hyori for Fila Sports

She’s pretty, very pretty.  Talented and she’s got a really sexy bod! No wonder, Korean pop star and style icon Lee Hyori was picked to be Fila Sports endorser.

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I think she has a very healthy looking body (lol! not anoexic looking as opposed to other celebs), a beautiful face, and of course, that she enjoys hiking and mountain climbing makes her just about perfect for Fila Sports, an outdoor brand.

Here’s some of the photos from FilaSports featuring the lovely Lee Hyori in of course, an outdoor setting. I love the stills, it makes one think of adventures, outdoor fireplaces, of being with nature and just being active. Mind you, I’m green with envy though coz only in my dreams would I be as fresh looking and pretty as that after climbing and hiking around lol!

Zhang Ziyi on Harper’s Bazaar China

International Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi appears on Harper’s Bazaar China’s August 2010. Here’s some eyeful of the beautiful Ziyi courtesy of sohu.com/Harper’s Bazaar.

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