The De-Virginisation Process

I have been contemplating to do a perm since 2006 in BKK when all my LZBs did their perm in Siam Square. I guess I am a creature of habit and thus since given myself excuses that I can always set my hair when I want a permed look. Oh well, with my recent hoards of taiwanese / HK fashion mags, it has renewed my fascination of curly locks.

So with gusto, i surfed the net for reviews, pictures of people who have stepped out of the salon. I settled for 2 options. My usual stylist May who so sadly has left ActPoint but I could not get a slot today evening. And I needed instant gratification. So I searched further. I found a picture without a face. This is the pic. Showed it to my colleagues and we had a good laugh. Apparently this girl's pic was taken the next day she awoke. I was quite taken in by this and checked where she did her hair.

It was taken at Far East at a Salon called Francis and Jean. Stylist was Sean Lew. So I quickly called and made an appt. Viola! Ok for me to come at 630 this evening...so happy...then armed with my 4 magazines, i made my way there with anticipation. So i started my virgin perm....see below for pics!

The first thing Sean said was (in chinese) "I know what you want. Big, loose, natural curls because 9 out of 10 girls want this" Hahaha...my session started out quite "38" already. Then when i showed him pictures of my expectation, he told me it was not possible. It needs time to soften and that the effect on magazines are just stylings. OK. Brownie points for being so honest. Then he showed me the Shiseido cream he was using. Showed me the brand so that i think he is not using some kuching kurup brand. (Please lor, budget chain hotels in Japan also use Shiseido brand toiletries....how i know the premium-cy of his products). So we started out first with some Shiseido cream to "soften" my hair. This is the same cream used for rebonding...After the cream, we start with some Octopus machine...

After my curlers were taken out of the octopus machine. My hair SHRUNK

This is the stylist. 23 years old Sean Lew from Lian Bang. Work in this salon for 8 mths. Total working experience 5 - 6 years starting in KL Mines Resort. The look below was after the squeezed some white liquid to my hair...dragged down a little. Can see the shape a little more obvious.
The back view of my head
Showing me what it looks like behind
Viola...before i left the Salon. No more virgin liao....and very different from the picture of the faceless girl...but overall still happy.

A night of Ghouls, Screams and calm creatures

What is after Deepavali? Wrong! Not Christmas but HALLOWEEN!

As a driver, i often have the radio as my constant companion...cannot help it but I was really keen to go to this Halloween Special at the Night Safari...I know sounds a little cheesy....like i got no life right? Halloween go safari...machiam like mother of 2...oh well, dismiss that thought! Went to my most sporting Kaki...Princess Bobo...immediately OK! yeah! So i went to book our tickets...

Here we go...picture moments! Say SCREAM!!

My companions for the night.....Mr Leong and Mrs Leong and LTM


Yes, did we not say Ghouls? We have a Corpse Bride / Xiao Qian combination looking out at me.

Dracula anyone?

Our favourite Dim Sum Dolly....from Hell


Sadako from the Ring - Male version in mamak Sarong

Conversation between Bobo and Sadako

Bobo to Sadako: "God bless you"
Sadako to Bobo: whispered in her ears. "I am sure he will"......hence the laughter!


I was very impressed with the light up that night at the safari...full of atmosphere

What you will expect on the way, pontianaks hanging in trees, corpse, bones, sawed legs and arms

Our first trail

First ghoul along the way...for your info, it was TOTALLY DARK.....this is from the flash effect...imagine the spooks..
Next on the list...Jiang Si....who breathed down our ears...eek...


This tree thing really scared the wits out of me and bobo

Same goes for the Mummy!
Trick or treat!!....Treat! Yes, we Chupa Chups from Bobo...then we picked out special guest star from the Zoo...CSB! during out trail

On the tram.....the halloween tram...

I think this guy got a really kick out of scaring us lor....

Happy Deepavali - October with the LAPPERS

Deepavali will the LAPPERS (aka TUGGERS)

Photoshow: We started the day late for our movie at Vivocity. Watch Tropic Thunder which was a no brainer movie...

After the movie, we cheong to Pasir Panjang Food Centre for our dinner...

Harmless plates of chicken wings and "hum"

Our One-of-a-Kind makeshift long table with everyone on it....

As the food piles up....we need that good ole beer to wash it all down. As usual we have Irina posing with her favourite drink...refer to previous beer pose in Bintan

Happily tucking away on Rojak...quite hungry already...cos it was quite late


First on the list from Hua Kee Zi Char stall was the Stingray....we had 2 orders....5 thumb rating from both Ms. Lash and Mrs LAP


Then was Oyster Omelette....not so fantastic. 2 thumb rating

Sambal Sotong - Yums! 3.5 thumb rating

The above were just some snap shots of the food we had....this is the FULL GLORY of our one-of-a-kind table. Satay, Ketupat, Rice, Vege, Mee Goreng, Sambal Sotong, Stingray, Rojak, Chicken Wing, Hum, La-La, Sugar Cane, too much.....

Ok, Bah Bah gets featured because he offered to share his Ice Kacang with us!!! (But of course, no one took!)

Next foodie meeting: Malacca here we come!

6 mths and counting...

guess i am somewhat troubled and i went to revisit my blogging on the angel card reader. on hindsight, it was quite true. six months have passed since. my career is rocketing away...i am indeed stressed out on certain occasions and life has its own way of trying the squeeze the living daylights out of u....

many events have happened since my last light hearted entry on battlemania...today's entry seems to be kinda sombre, so my initial apologies to those who are reading...you can stop here if you want.

It is another one of those saturdays that i am totally drained out, feeling like i am such a loser and just tired. Have been waiting for work to actually empty out from my brain but its like still 20% lingering in there....well, attributed from 18 hour work days for 14 days straight....

today i read an article in Her World about how couples are now staying together but going thru what they call an "invisible divorce". the article is called "stuck in a loveless limbo". I dunno about loveless to be honest. but limbo is definitely something that i can identify with. I wish i tore out that article, framed it up and gave it as a present to you know who. i am not asking to be 1st priority but at least recognise that a relationship is not just about getting comfortable and thats it. i am really starting to feel this invisible force telling me to just walk away from it all. as much as i want to do something, it takes 2 hands to clap. however, it seems that i am as good as handicap.

walking away will not solve anything....maybe the only realisation it will cause is "if only"........how many "if onlys" do we want to encounter in our lives? today i feel like i have lost the battle. like scarlett says in the movie gone with the wind...."tomorrow is another day". i have to pull myself together.

cheer up twinkie...life has much more for u. dun be stumbled by mini set backs.

CSB and BOBO Battlemania

History has it that Princess Bobo was the Queen of Sicssors Paper Stone and Dandy CSB has never won a battle. Tonight at the booth Shiseido has erected for the grand challenge, we witness the battle of September. The Prize: Christian Dior Addict Ultra Shine Lip Gloss (courtesy of Twink) In the last battle of SPS, Dandy CSB lost the MAC Eyeshadow Palette (again courtesy of Twink) but she took home with her a consolation prize of a MAC blush. (once again courtesy of Twink). Let the battle begin!

Here Princess Bobo seems determined to guard her precious legendary SPS title. While Dandy CSB begins to show that little bicep of hers deciding whether to start or throw a strong punch out to Princess Bobo...in the middle of the action below. Princess Bobo has one point to her credit and again we see CSB eagerly starting another round to claim the grand prize.....

In the final moments, Dandy CSB turns to look at the scoreboard and Princess Bobo has the winner's look! Bobo has done it Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Better luck next round CSB! Jester Bwen to start on your next SPS practice!

How do you know you are home?

It is my longest stay in BKK....this is what i am doing...currently at interconti bkk now...filming a training session....

Well, I have always had problems with my bowels when overseas...in taipei i can land up in hospital because i was totally constipated (an x-ray to prove it!), in shanghai i can land up in hospital because i cleared too much bowels ate something wrong....

I realised why I was not home sick...because I am home...I am so comfortable in bkk...although have only smelled the city air for about 4 hours in total, i am so happy...eating my lek-sen fishball, som tam, foot massage, walking in siam square when the shops close at 830pm...so sad...but its still nice. most impt, I HAVE NO CONSTIPATION ISSUES. that is how i know i was home. a little sad I am leaving after 9 days but am glad i finally can have a change of clothes...did not bring enough!

See you in SG very soon lzbs

My first ferras

My first ferras...........Red, Jellied and Oh so Comfy!!!!!!!!!

Credit to my boss who wanted to give it to me as a gift because i tong-pang him to buy from SF in DFS cos PPS got 20% discount....(and he said soooo cheap) and when i told him cannot anyhow buy shoes for people (because the person will walk away), he immediately said ok I can pay him....hahahahaha....totally asian-ised....think he wants me chained to his company....

Hee hee....now i know where got lobang to buy branded shoes!!!!!!

Aerial View

in the middle of the bkk coup

My big and lonely room in BKK....middle of coup....witnessed the sacking of the PM Samak in peaceful bkk....there is NOTHING wrong in BKK....its so safe....the media is really trashy...come visit ok!

Half my living room



Half my bathroom



Bedroom



View from living room

yakity yak tonight!

so excited about tonight.....going to meet my LZBs.....plus clean house plus good food....what more can i ask for?

my date on sunday

It was an action filled sunday with anticipation to the gold medal table tennis game between Singapore and China. At 1030am, we went to eat Lor Mee at Old Airport Road with the folks, followed by a massage at Sin Ming since we were both feeling sleepy and did not want to go all the way back home.

Went to see my "dream" car...sigh....so expensive but i still like....although second hand...but still not very affordable. Then we went library...trying to while time away....cos only can collect my phone around evening time...I was quite excited as I was going to get my new phone today!

Feeling hungry at 415pm, we had our heavy dinner at Redhill market. Shared a plate of siew lak, mee+beehoon goreng, rice, had a dessert each....and we ta bao 20 chicken wings to eat for the big match tonight.

Testing my phone 3.2 megapixel camera! Singapore supporters in China



Trying to catch their faces...but too late! They move too fast



Singapore finally won a silver medal!!! and the happy chicken wing filled Singapore supporters!