tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75983692024-03-08T04:49:21.148+11:00Facade TreatmentsWhat type of SKIN do you CHOOSE live in?
<a><strong>Reinvention creates chapters in our journeys.</strong></a>Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-26236703961130288892012-12-17T15:56:00.001+11:002022-08-08T22:38:13.639+10:00Overdue catch-up.I've been missing from my own blog and world. I've started another blog- it's on my blogger profile and it's called Diary of an Expat Housewife in Singapore. http://singaporeexpathousewife.blogspot.com/Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com1Singapore53.748710796898969 -58.710937528.226676296898969 -100.0195315 79.270745296898966 -17.4023435tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-11485306357179917582012-12-17T03:27:00.001+11:002012-12-17T03:27:28.452+11:00East or West?... Tea or Coffee?
What is YOUR preference?
I'm not talking about food, I'm talking about your choice in partners/spouses/significant others etc. And WHY?
Are you an Asian who prefers their partners to be Western? (Yeah YOU asian girls!)
Are you an Asian who prefers their partners to be Asian? (Or within the same Asian ethnicity- eg. Japanese, Chinese, Filipino etc.?)
Are you of western (English, Australian, Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-82425265283325030882012-12-17T03:14:00.001+11:002012-12-17T03:28:06.475+11:00So here it is.I'm about to become a mother again for the 2nd time.
After having a child some years ago without any particular trouble, I struggled with miscarriages trying to conceive a 2nd. Then came the IVF. Then came the BFN's* and Chemical Pregnancies*. Nothing doing.
This has literally just dropped into my lap and I'm so grateful.
I've refused to believe it was happening but as Christmas approaches, I Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-61728462981611779132011-11-27T17:56:00.018+11:002011-11-28T00:17:17.327+11:00The Sepet question: Malay x Chinese pairings. Do they work?PREFACE: I doubt anyone reads this blog anymore- but if you live in KL, and you're in your 30's, you'll sort of know who's who here. You might even know me.In this post, I want to explore relationships between Chinese and Malays within the framework of a love affair. the late great director Yasmin Ahmad started this dialogue with her movie Sepet. Yasmin Ahmad was malay and had a chinese husband. Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-70838526361243118172011-06-12T22:25:00.003+10:002011-06-12T23:03:12.255+10:00Death of a friendHave you ever searched for a long lost friend on Facebook? On Google?A friend who may have been an important part of your life during a phase?I have. I last spoke to him in 2004(?) he had just changed companies, and was very happy in his new position. I looked for him on Facebook for the past few years and couldn't find him. I called his former office when I was in KL last, I heard he had left Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-76459230499820906512011-01-24T13:18:00.004+11:002011-01-24T13:39:01.474+11:00My father-complexDo I hero-worship my father so much to believe all these years that his success in Malaysia was due to luck and acute business acumen? I think I wanted to believe it so much because I wanted this one man in my life to be on a pedestal.But the truth is: He has many offshore accounts that his less-than-perfect dealings in Malaysia go into. His "golden handshakes".I don't blame him. (After all, I Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-19330365722093346012010-11-01T02:52:00.006+11:002010-11-01T10:37:30.033+11:00The Life Cycle of a BlogReference: A typical Sigmoid curve.INCEPTION:The Genesis- You develop your raison d'etre for blogging. A time of discovery, mostly introspective.GROWTH:Building momentum- Fueled by your convictions, you blog straight from your heart. The blog begins to creep into your life. You start to make connections and form a network.MATURITY:Climaxing & Crescendo- At the height of your popularity, you Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-82754456998262388112010-10-28T20:07:00.007+11:002010-11-01T02:34:04.955+11:00Malays = Malaysians?Australians tend to think Malaysians are all Malays. Even Chinese Malaysians and Indian Malaysians are Malays. And all those "other" races are also Malays. It's naive but it's a nice notion...Girls from Tourism Ads wearing costumes of the main races in Malaysia:The girl in the middle is Malay, she is flanked on either side by an Indian and Chinese girl.While the two girls on the far left and Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-40739208480151926992010-10-23T16:28:00.009+11:002010-11-02T11:39:20.824+11:001 million Malaysians reject the proposed 100-storey Merdeka Tower.Any Malaysian with a facebook account has probably come across this Facebook page with the same title.Malaysia was once a young, new nation eager to prove its worth. Malaysia gains respect in the international arena in the 80's, buoyed by an economic boom, under its ambitious leader Dr. Mahathir. He urged Malaysians to "Look East" (post-war rise of Japan as an example to follow) and oppose Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-27575439692281624052010-10-20T10:50:00.006+11:002010-11-01T03:35:55.106+11:00"All you Asians look the same."Here we go again- yet another experience at the front door this morning.Some background:A new Asian neighbour is moving in and in the process of renovating in the last few days.Their house is number "X" on our street- two houses away. Our house is number "Y".My husband is in London. I am alone with a child.Before 7am this morning, two burly guys show up downstairs at the door. I answer the door, Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-16409971409419832282010-10-07T12:25:00.003+11:002010-10-07T12:39:57.038+11:00What I'm wearing today.Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-16349250737829289062010-09-23T11:12:00.006+10:002010-11-01T03:35:55.107+11:00Yet another frou-frou hair postTired of my big 90's hair, I walked into a Korean salon in Chatswood and described an "Otome" (means young girl or virgin, neither of which I am) haircut in my best Japanese (two different and mutually exclusive languages, note to self).An otome haircut:*WAIL*And I end up with a bishounen haircut. What's that, you ask?It's the haircut of choice for Japanese MALE actors/popstars/idols.A bishounen Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-11935457186416955852010-09-22T12:51:00.017+10:002010-09-23T11:04:01.169+10:00Tom FordTom Ford is born with the maximum amount of design talent in a beautiful package.His most memorable collection, to many was A/W Gucci 96: I was obsessed with my long velvet jacket with wide lapels in the 90's. Dark maroon. I think I took a photo of myself for a blog post in that jacket last year. Yes, I'm still wearing it. I still have big hair. I love heels to death.I am still faithful to the Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-30134368484046326642010-09-21T23:16:00.007+10:002010-09-22T11:27:23.753+10:00Furusato, 2424 Kalakaua Ave, WaikikiA view of Kalakaua Avenue (the main drag) from the corner table at Furusato.Around Christmas last year, we were in Hawaii. In the artificially tailored for tourism (Japanese tourism to be exact) world of Waikiki. We kept going to a little sushi joint called Furusato. The days were muggy and hot at best- sushi and sashimi were best washed down with Sapporo beer and grape soda.Memorable days.View Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-90255236380620628002010-09-07T12:46:00.006+10:002010-09-08T11:12:47.901+10:00PeaceSo it's all ended again. In a 3D ultrasound, about 1.5 weeks ago, I saw my surviving twin 7 week 2 day baby. Without a heartbeat.I had no bleeding or cramps after.I did have a few great big crying sessions.And after the D&C, I jumped on a plane with my daughter and took off to Malaysia. I am resting away in my grandma's house. My mother has joined me here too.Good bye, swank hospital.I have Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-80695376912257602942010-08-20T08:18:00.008+10:002010-09-08T11:12:19.487+10:00Hope emerges after tragedyI went through one miscarriage earlier this year, just after New Year.I was about 7 weeks along. I thought I would have a breezy pregnancy just like the one I had with my daughter 2 years ago. I took it all for granted. I thought nothing of the brownish blobs that showed up on my underwear along with mucus. I thought it was "old blood". Too much information? Tough luck. This is the part aboutImplosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-63749202737804525362010-07-07T12:58:00.001+10:002010-09-08T11:13:16.442+10:00Puis-je encore parler français? Non.Je ne veux pas oublier comment parler français, alors je vous écris ce message blog en français.L'hiver est le moment le plus terrible de l'année.Être à l'intérieur est une nécessité, je répandrai mon énergie dans la création d'une cuisine. Reconnaissants aux Masterchef! Et ma mère!Mettra à jour bientôt. Probablement sur Twitter.Toutes mes excuses pour ma grammaire imparfaite.Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-42160128114352314372010-06-21T17:02:00.003+10:002010-09-08T11:13:35.008+10:00Life and DeathTo every person who has lived through watching someone die slowly before their eyes.Nobody knows what comes after death. Religions of mankind tell us of paradise, of rebirth, purgatory and of eternal damnation. And perhaps it is the promise of a place. ANY place at all after death- the comfort in knowing that you'll still continue to exist at another level of consciousness. That you are not Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-59384243562492776452010-06-14T18:23:00.007+10:002010-09-08T11:15:06.678+10:00Asian Fetish/ Asiaphilia/ Yellow FeverAsian Fetish is a U.S. slang term which usually refers to an interest, attraction or preference for people, culture, or things of Asian origin by those of non-Asian descent. (Source: Wikipedia) The term Asiaphile and yellow fever is also used in the same context. According to slangsite.com, Yellow Fever is: "A term used by Asian women to describe European or other Western men who exclusivelyImplosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-20736075364242028342010-06-05T08:20:00.004+10:002010-11-01T03:35:55.108+11:00Culinary forays in the last month other than previous post.Made beef rib stew in a slow cooker. It was in there for 24 hours.Added Cabernet Sauvignon to it in the last 2 hours- BIG mistake. Epic fail.Friends stayed on for dinner- This is your usual asian meal with a few shared dishes served with rice. The ingredients were lying around in the fridge and pantry.Clockwise from top left: Wagyu beef teriyaki, stir fried veggies (broccoli, tomatoes & Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-18453220311974104792010-05-31T00:31:00.004+10:002010-11-01T03:35:55.109+11:00Quick catch up.I live my life in point form. Do you? Doesn't everybody?Back at work. BUT this time it's different because I'm no longer working for someone, I'm working for myself. It's not about being better than your competition, it's about fulfilling your own potential. OK ignore this motivational speaker spiel for a minute... suffice to say it's very liberating.The world isn't always your oyster, so get outImplosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-45563401730044966472010-05-29T15:31:00.000+10:002010-05-29T15:31:21.068+10:00Listening to: The Cure - Mint CarIt's SO good to be an 80's girl.*Old lady voice* BEFORE all you young hipsters deemed it fashionable.Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-36512721766314700342010-04-19T08:24:00.001+10:002010-11-01T03:26:33.860+11:00A breatherTook a breather for a while. We all need it so that we can regroup and restart.Life is what happpens when you're too busy.Implosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-14493602827196209562009-10-03T10:38:00.003+10:002009-10-03T10:43:46.103+10:00Raja Petra Kamaruddin- a man in exile."Famous Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin speaks for the first time since his alleged escape from Malaysia. Now branded as a fugitive, he talks about his experience with the Malaysian police and the Special Branch, solitary confinement in the Kamunting Detention Center, his meeting with murdered Mongolian model Altantuyaa Shaariibuu's father and other topics that are sure to keep Malaysian'sImplosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598369.post-29777589356203091312009-10-02T12:06:00.004+10:002009-10-02T12:16:24.913+10:00Jelly Belly Bean Boozled (TM)- "Dare to compare!""These are just FANTASTIC! It's like Russian roulette with very poor odds. And like Bertie Bott's Beans in Harry Potter, you're guaranteed to get some weird and wild flavours! Each box of Bean Boozled contains pairs of identical Jelly Beans - In each pair, one is tasty and the other is revolting. No, you can't tell the difference by smelling them, the only way to tell is to actually EAT THEM! AndImplosionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328197492722533078noreply@blogger.com3