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OMY Blog Awards 2013, Best Interpretation Blog - A huge Thank you!

Attended the OMY Blog Awards 2013 last week, and the theme was 1960's fever! As I don't have any vintage clothes in my wardrobe, I rummaged through my mum's wardrobe to find something to wear. That morning, I also spent a while googling 1960's fashion, using looks from the American series, Madmen as inspiration for my choice of clothes! Finally, to get the correct hairstyle, I YouTubed bee hive hairstyles and tried to imitate them without back-combing my hair. Which was essentially the toughest bit.

Then came Murphy's Law, when I couldn't get a cab for 20 minutes! Had to call one in the end, and managed to catch a breather.

Peal necklaces: Mum's, Pink vintage dress: Mum's, Earrings: Own, Red ribbon: Own.

By the time I reached, Shanghai Dolly was packed. It was my first time there and it was much bigger than expected! However, I arrived in the nick of time because the emcee was just kicking things off :)

In the meantime, managed to chat with my friends and grab photos!










I took a ton more pictures but this entry would be too long if I pasted all of them!! So you can view the pictures on my page if you wish!

Anyway, the day of the Blog Awards coincided with Colin's birthday, and Mint planned a surprise for him! 

While Colin was on stage strutting his stuff for Best Dressed Award, Yingzi and I were putting candles on his cake and removing the plastic sheet surrounding the cake!

However, he came down the stage too fast for us to light the candles!! So everyone formed distraction tactic #1, take pictures.

Mint brought Colin to a corner and the two of them posed! Super good tactic because Colin didn't suspect a thing!

 When suddenly, everyone started singing 'Happy Birthday' to Colin and he was so happy! (notice how the edges of the cake are a little out of shape? That was because we had trouble removing the plastic sheet hahaha)

 Successful! The chocolate cake was really yummmmyyyyy!!

Then came to the category I was nominated for, the Levi's 501 Best Interpretation Blog! *drumrolll*
Was SUPER MEGA surprised when I heard my name!! Went up the stage in a daze to collect my award. Thank you guys for voting and for liking my posts!! :D 

Happy that I look tall here :X, Credits to OMY

 They called us up on stage to take photos with the winners with the other categories and the VIPs, so here's a combined shot taken by OMY! 

 Still can't entirely believe it 

 This was my first time participating in the OMY Blog Awards 2013 and it's been one great experience! From learning about Levi's heritage and culture, to testing my writing boundaries, to juggling available time and meeting deadlines, it was all worth it!

Which brings me to one of the things I love the most about blogging, meeting new people! Here's The Ninja Girls who stood out in their figure hugging sequinned dresses and afro wigs, who were nominated for best dressed and also won Best V-log award!

Thanks again everyone for reading this blog, for voting for me, and for believing in me. 
Blogging brings me happiness and this award has given me strength!!
Even a simple click "LIKE" on my Facebook page, a retweet or reply to my tweets, comments left on my blog or instagram, always cheers me on. THANK YOU for always being here for me!!

God bless and have a great week all!! XOXO
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Datsumo Labo in Singapore

A while ago I attended Datsumo Labo's launch party held at Ochre, which is in Orchard Central. Datsumo Labo is a widely popular Japanese salon founded in Shibuya, the trendiest district in Tokyo (IMHO). Over 200 celebrities including famous idols and actresses are fans of their hair removal services. 

There are currently 26 outlets in Japan and they've decided to hold their first overseas salon here in Singapore!
 


The launch debut was hosted by the handsome Jeremy Hellven and pretty Misa Miyagawa and tons of people were there!
 
We were treated to an international buffet spread. Gaaah SOO good.

Very satisfied with the spread! There was beef stew as well, and that was cooked to perfection. Meat was tender, stew was thick. Yum. I am definitely planning to stop by Ochre (Level 11) soon to have a proper meal soon!
 



This Smoked Salmon and Caviar dish was superb. It was finished really quickly hahah I snapped this picture pretty early on before the queue started.


Snapped a pic with Crystal, Golly Locks and Kelly, who were the finalists for the Datsumo Labo girl contest! They're super gyaru and rocking at it.

Little DJ booth! Sick connection hahah I know nothing about DJ'ing.
 

They had an 'Are you an expert at Hair Removal' game during the event where you play a hair removal game on an iPad, and if you're the top 3 scorers, you win CASH. 

Excited by the prospect of $$, I took part. And I won the 2nd prize!! (was aiming for first though, damnit). Nonetheless, I was $200 richer for that moment. Subsequently reduced that amount to negative oops.

The party also included a live audition for a Datsumo Labo Spokesgirl. The winner, Kelly , won a free full body hair removal package worth over S$2,000. Consolation prizes of more than S$500 worth of full body hair removal were also given to the remaining finalists.'


With Gaku Fujisawa and Crystal



With Kawahara on the left and Yuichiro Ohno on the right

Datsumo Labo is super affordable as well. It's only $99 per month for a FULL BODY hair removal plan. Full body meaning top to toe!! Why do an underarm IPL at place X, a brazilian VPL at place Y when you can do everything at one place, be assured of the quality and consistency, and save on transport fares hahah.

There are a ton of promotions on their website so go visit to find out which plan suits you best!


Address:
#01-13 International Building,
360 Orchard Road Singapore 238869.

Opening Hours: 10:30AM - 9:30PM 
Tel: +65-6836-2140
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St Jerome's Laneway Festival with FIJI Water!



I can proudly say that I survived the Singapore leg of the Laneway Festival!! It wasn't easy but it was definitely worth the exhaustion. Overall, it was an exhilarating experience watching so many talented musicians liven up Singapore's indie scene. Thank you FIJI Water for this amazing opportunity!


Preparation
To prepare myself for this indie music festival, I put a bunch of their songs (bands who were performing) into my ipod and listened to them any chance I could, and it was worth it. I was exposed to such a wide variety of music and I found some bands that I really liked! Was really psyched up for the actual day :)

Brought a friend along hahahah. Intended to throw it around in the mosh pit but nah. 

I also went to 'research' on indie dressing so I could blend in hahahha. Here's what I found. The typical 'indie' look involved, a fedora (NOT a cap), shorts, boots, either a floral printed top, geometric prints or vintage-looking prints, sunglasses, and keeping it light on the make up (for both boys, and girls! :p).

Grabbed my pal Michelle along with me, asked my music lover friends if anyone was going, and made plans to rock the day out. Whoops - I meant indie that day out!

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The Festival
It was the third year running that St Jerome's Laneway Festival was in town! I didn't get to catch the first two (BOO) but I'm sure this year was the best! :p Held at The Meadow, at Gardens by the Bay, it was a huge plot of land perfect for concerts and festivals. Thousands of us braved the scorching heat to show our love for indie music. The sun was unforgiving but it was an unexpectedly windy afternoon, better sunny than rainy for sure! We laid down our picnic mats, towels, anything we could find, and made ourselves comfortable for the long day ahead.


FIJI Water was not only an official sponsor, but an official lifesaver at the event. Their bottles were served  cold which made the heat slightly more bearable. I remember they were even sold out at one point and the organizer had to make an announcement that it would be replenished shortly! I really love FIJI Water because it's refreshing and doesn't have a strange processed taste like most other brands.

I happily slaked my thirst with FIJI Water then remembered that the toilets were the portable type. :(


Quite bummed that I overslept and missed the first act of the day, Kings of Convenience. Only got to hear their final song 'I'd rather dance with you' while walking in. Still good though! Quite sure they were a big hit with the ladies hehe.

Some festival-goers even took out towels, clothes, whatever they could find, and wrapped themselves up in it. As long as one is still able to listen to the music, it's still a winning solution right?

Even saw a couple of foreign vistors who chatted up some locals to borrow sun block. LOL.

Michelle hydrating herself to prepare for more acts

One of the bands I was really looking forward to was Iceland's 'Of Monster and Men' and I'm sooo glad I managed to squeeze to the middle of the mosh pit! My favourite songs, 'Little Talks', 'King and Lionheart' and 'Mountain Sounds' were splendidly performed, was so into the moment with the rest of the crowd as we sang along. To think that a week before the festival, I hadn't known such great music existed!!

That awesome feeling singing along, with everyone waving their hands in the air

Michelle and Candice. Do we look hipster enough?

Took a photo with the FIJI Water girls, who were walking around with cute props! I think I look like I'm in a band in this one. FIJI Water had a photo competition where winners walk away with an autographed Laneway poster!


When the evening came, we were getting really hungry and needed to hide away from the sun, so we walked over to Marina Bay Sands for an early dinner. It was a loooong walk and I'm really glad I brought slippers to change into, as my feet were killing me.

Photo by Ryan Chang c/o Chugg Entertainment

Made it back just in time to see Kimbra's eclectic performance! Looks-wise, she's like an indie version of Katy Perry, but her music is completely different. I was so impressed by her range, passion and energy, and she was definitely one of the best acts that night! Check out one of her infectious songs, 'Settle down' if you want to start listening to her but no idea which track to start with.

Getting quite tired but we survived 6 hours!! Another 6 more to go!

By nightfall, I was seriously impressed with the amount of people gathered! People were drinking, spirits were sunburnt but enthusiastic, and the queues for food were snaking. Music-wise, Bat for Lashes sang her haunting ballad, 'Laura' that resonated through the crowd and had everyone spell-bound.

Was getting a little nibbly so I queued up for Prive Catering to get a Teriyaki Chicken burger and cheese fries which were devoured really quickly! It was pretty good festival grub that was easy to eat!

Photo by Nina Sandejas c/o Chugg Entertainment

The perfect finale for the night, Goyte and Kimbra blew us away with 'Somebody I used to know'. Dancing and singing with my friends were great fun and I was pleased that Goyte played one of the songs I had been playing on repeat - 'Smoke and Mirrors'.

At the end of the night we were exhausted, tired, but proud that we had survived the greatest music festival in Singapore, and made mental notes to come back in 2014.



Thank you, FIJI Water and FoodNews PR once again for the amazing time and the gifts! My FIJI Water lights was a hit at the concert (sooo cool at night) and I love the huge bottle of FIJI Water, the cap and the t-shirt!
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FIJI Water and Laneway Festival Singapore Pre-Festival Psyche

I am superrr psyched!! 
Been wanting to immerse myself in indie music since I got back from London last year (Sept) but I have barely started. I like The Temper Trap - Sweet Dispositions so if you're interested, have a good listen!

I've heard so much about the Laneway Festival from my indie music loving friends, Sid and Candice, so when FIJI Water contacted me to give me a pair of tickets to attend the festival, I immediately said YES.

The line up is super exciting and this is my first time attending a music festival in Singapore!
~ ALT –J ~ BAT FOR LASHES ~ CLOUD NOTHINGS ~
~ DIVINE FITS ~ GOTYE ~ JAPANDROIDS ~ KIMBRA ~ 
~ KINGS OF CONVENIENCE ~ NICOLAS JAAR ~ 
~ OF MONSTERS & MEN ~ POLICA ~ REAL ESTATE ~
~ TAME IMPALA ~ YEASAYER ~
To find out more, here's the Facebook Page

Thereafter, I checked Laneway Festival's Facebook page and found that I had even more friends going!! What's a festival without pals who enjoy the whole atmosphere and love the music right? 

Not to worry about lugging bottles of water to the event because FIJI Water will have 4 stations well-stocked with bottles for your convenience!!

Check out some of the pictures taken at last year's festival, credits to FoodNews PR.


PLUS, on that day itself, there will be a photo competition held by FIJI Water, where representatives will roam the grounds with special props that festival-goers can pose with for their photos! Just tag your pictures with #FIJIWaterLanewaySG and you might just win one of the 10 autographed Laneway photos!

For those who can't make it for the festival, FIJI Water will be holding a pre festival giveaway on Twitter with 10 exclusive Laneway Festvial T-shirts. Simply follow and retweet @FIJIWaterSG for a chance to win!


Awesome because you can have a blast AND not worry about being dehydrated because FIJI Water is there to save us from the heat.

Thanks FIJI Water and FoodNews PR, am so excited I'm going shopping for some indie street style clothes this weekend hehe. I am also going to create a playlist to loop songs from the bands to prepare myself for next Saturday!

See you guys there!
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