Monday, August 31, 2009

Recycle Broken Badminton Racquet

A few days ago, after much ego of becoming the next Chong Wei of the country, things went wrong in the badminton court.

My badminton racquet broke.


Not only did it just break, it broke into two just like this.



Maybe it was the powerful smash.

Maybe it was the tightness of the string.

Maybe it was the pink color of the racquet thats filled with it that made the racquet too hot for the "pinky" who used my racquet.


Whatever it is, the racquet is now broken after being bought for only one week.

Not to say, with the racquet broken, the ego of being the next badminton champion of the country went along with it.

The shop that provided a year long warranty for the racquet only covered accidents that, let me put it this way, were not Man-Made.

With all their experience, they concluded that mine was man-made. (Not to argue of course)



So, what had become of this expensive racquet no longer has value.

Now...here's the interesting part.

Before you start to throw away your racquet into the bin to keep the environment cleaner,


I mean you ain't going to keep a broken racquet for your future generations to use right?


THE RACQUET STILL HAS VALUE!!

Don't worry i'm just as surprised as you are!!What I'm Talking about??

Apparently I was told that some shop around Komtar will accept your broken racquet for as much as RM60.

RM60 for a BROKEN RACQUET.

Trade in of-course for a new racquet. Does not matter what brand it is, as long as it looks like a badminton racquet or umm close to it. (Don't bring tennis racquet la)

So there you go guys, don't throw away your broken racquet yet, its still worth at least RM60!! Keep your ego intact, keep playing badminton, and continue your journey to be the next Chong Wei for the country. Will update to you whether this is true, but hold on to your broken racquets.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Satu Bangsa, Satu Suara, Satu Malaysia Song

Dear Readers,

HAPPY 52nd INDEPENDENCE DAY!!



REALLY LOOOOVVEEE THIS SONG!!

oh wait...here's the video...




SATU MALAYSIA!!!

Here's another song.


Saturday, August 29, 2009

It's all about confidence

Last Night, I drove back home taking the route where a Police Road Block would normally be set-up to catch people who break the common law of driving.

DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE.

A well known route that must never be taken . The kind of route that there is no turning back and would only lead to trouble. Anything more than a few glasses of "The Juice" would leave you either a few Ringgit Shorter or simply provided a new home to stay for the night. Nothing to fancy of course.

And I shall say this, for the route that shall not be named but i'm not afraid to say it at all.

LARUT ROAD.

It is of the clever tactics of the police in Penang that the Road block would be set-up not too far away from Upper Penang Road every weekend where people would at least be drinking "The Juice".

Anyway, last night I decided to take Larut Road back when I know at the back of my friends head that I was simply out of my mind.

There are not many times I would go through a Police Road Block confidently after spending time at Upper Penang Road, to tell the Policeman that I was not drinking after a night session at a Night Club.

It is of no surprise that a police would stop my car after seeing a striped long sleeve shirt guy driving the car which definitely gave away my innocent looks of abiding the common law which doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what I would probably be doing dressed like that coming from that direction.

So he asked me whether I was drinking beer after having a deep stare at my eyes and of course awaiting a reply to check on the clarity of my voice which would give away the sanity and stableness of my mind.

I answered...Tak Ada.

The policeman smiled and said.

Thank you.

He paved the way for me to carry on my journey back home.

So there you go guys, it does not matter what route you take. Just don't try to break the law. Road Blocks are there for your safety for everyone. If you are going to drink, always have a designated driver to take you back home safely. The world will be a better place. You'd live another day to enjoy another good night.

But I shall say this though, WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING??

Mille Merci Dress Your Day with Dreams!!!

A gift from Macaron heaven...


Not long after I started this blog, I discovered the beautiful world of Nathalie's in her 'Dress your Day with Dreams' blog. And she does just as the title suggests with beautiful photographs of Paris - including her penchant for beautiful Parisian doors, flora, hand-embellished works of art, and last but not least...macarons.

My love for these delectable patisseries has always been present, but it was only during my last trip to Paris that I discovered just
how much I loved them...On my return, I was upset when I realized I had not visited the famous
Ladurée or Pierre Hermé store, both world-famous for their macarons. Nathalie allows me to live vicariously through her experiences whenever she shares her beautiful photographs, a fact I have not kept secret, since her very first post on macarons. And so, it was with utter delight and excitement that I discovered a package covered with gorgeous French stamps in my mailbox a few days ago:

Sacre bleu! Emanuel Ungaro stamps! How gorgeous are these! What I had not told Nathalie was how I loved foreign stamps, and used to collect them; there was such a beautiful variety on this envelope.

I could not believe my eyes as I opened the package to discover it was filled with the cutest assortments of beautiful cards, 'catalogues', pamphlets, booklets, a beautifully handwritten Happy Birthday note from Nathalie, and the 'pièce de résistance': a gorgeous glossy Laduree bag of my very own! My heart soared...

The Valentine macaron by Ladurée
One heart macaron with fresh cream and strawberry confit, and one heart chocolate macaron with mint creamy ganache...


These little Ladurée mice treats seriously looked so real I could almost pick them out of the card!


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I was in 'macaron heaven', as my eyes devoured the colourful pages with Pierre Hermé macarons jumping at me, with the most incredible descriptions beneath them, macarons in flavours such as: wasabi & grapefruit, salted caramel, white truffle & hazelnut, chocolate and foie gras (seriously!), olive oil and vanilla (my cousin tells me this is incredible)...I could seriously almost taste them...


Nathalie tells me Pierre Hermé macarons are her favourite, with each flavour so special, and its beautiful colours and texture. Looking at their pamphlets, it is not hard to see why...


(click above to enlarge)

pic above from david leibowitz
Picture of Pierre Hermé macarons taken by my cousin, who after getting married, embarked on her European honeymoon, where she indulged in her passion for macarons (haha, perhaps it is genetic?). Her wedding cake was a self-made macaron tower (she is a trained chef and pastry chef).



Even though Pierre Hermé's macarons are Nathalie's favourite, she loves Ladurée pastries, especially their licorice, mango/jasmine macaroons, and their beautiful boxes!


(click above to enlarge)

Mille Merci Nathalie, you are as sweet as all the macarons you sent me put together! Words cannot describe how thankful I am for such a thoughtful beautiful and generous gift!

The September Issue Outfit

Inspired by the beautiful pastel colours above, I reached for my baby blue patent Christian Louboutin's when I went for a spot of shopping with a friend, before we went to watch 'The September Issue', which I absolutely
loved. If you have not seen it yet, you simply must! I loved every minute of it...

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

My Birthday (cont.) - British in Burberry Prorsum



Loved the packaging, clever & simple

Chamoose!



Am still enjoying the beautiful & fragrant oriental lillies...Two days after my birthday, I had another birthday dinner, with my in-laws. Earlier in the day I caught up with friends and had a delicious chamoose (chocolate mousse drink dusted with chai - yum!), and received a cute necklace from my friends (who are currently traveling Mongolia for 3 weeks, so jealous!).

Love the decor of the restaurant we went to for dinner, my badly taken picture shows the hanging lights that are actually upside-down teacups, each one different from the other...Subconsciously (or not?) inspired by the 'British' theme, I wore quite a bit of Burberry Prorsum (quintessentially British, no?) that night (not usually a fan of head-to-toe in one label, but am I excused when they are all different seasons/collections? Pretty please?).

PS. I have recently joined Twitter to see what it is all about...not sure how long I'll last, but for now, you can follow me on brigadeirocc.




Pockets!

Burberry Prorsum AW2008 silk & wool coat
Chloe large Silverado bag (click)
Burberry Prorsum AW2006 Ashley Patent Pumps (a previous birthday present from my sisters)
I did not actually wear the Burberry Prorsum SS2009 necklace as shown above, as it arrived the day after, but I wanted to try it out, so included it in these shots...

Burberry Prorsum from 3 different collections:


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Sunday, August 23, 2009

My Birthday with Roksanda Ilincic, Lanvin & Tom Binns

Birthday celebrations started early, the night before the actual date, when hubby asked me to pick a movie at the DVD store. On my return, the lights were off, but there were little candles on the kitchen table around the bouquet of Oriental Lillies I had received earlier in the day from my sister-in-law. Soft jazz was playing, a bottle of Bollinger chilling in the champagne bucket, and a big bright & shiny present waiting for me...It was such a beautiful start to the celebrations that were to follow...

Confit duck and lentil tortellini with persian fetta and radicchio, caramelised pear & hazelnut oil
I love sugar cubes!

Look at that gorgeous card with vintage Dior heels (contained a book voucher), the other present contained the below:

Kissi Stones (aka Soapstone) hearts - how cute are these?

Plenty of more champagne...

Black suede rose ring with freshwater pearls from Bauhaus


Birthday Outfit:

Roksanda Ilincic silk draped dress with Swarovski Crystals (I posted on this dress recently here)
Burberry black patent belt
Lanvin bicolour patent pumps with metal heel
Tom Binns Faux Real bracelet
Bauhaus suede rosette ring with freshwater pearls



It is hard to get the colour right for these shoes! The pink is gorgeous deep rasberry...Love the metal heel on these!

closeup from www.style.com
 
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