Sima - Custom Jewelry....fun!

Thank you to Sima for making this lovely piece of jewelry for me! It looks so beautiful on! To view more of her work go here. Last year I bought a customized necklace from Sima, for my mom . It had the names of all my family members on it. Definitely a great Mother's day gift!

My Patio Re-do....

I was so inspired by these pics in Sunset Magazine I felt like re-doing my own patio. I wanted to do it all on a relatively small budget.

So far, I bought:

• A white bistro table with 2 bistro chairs = $100 (may paint it, melon, turquoise or lime green)
• A few potted plants, which seems to have taken over most of my budget. Pots are not cheap! The nicer the color, the more $$ you will need to dish out.
• Outside area rug = $95
• 3 Hanging white lanterns = $36
  

The most labor intensive part will be covering that UGLY trellis white wood! In order to give the patio area a more modern edge, I decided I would try this corrugated steel look - similar to the red one in the Sunset Mag photos. So, the question is, what color should I paint the corrugated metal sheets??? I created a few quick mock-ups of what it may look like after painted. What color do you like or think I should go for? I'm leaning towards the blue-ish tone or green.

*Photos above via Sunset Magazine*

Below is my plan:

When all the plants are in their places & the new bistro table is set up, the metal sheets are installed & hopefully painted....I'll post the photos. We are hoping this will be done no later than Saturday!

BE A SUPERSTAR!

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What's this?!




It's a close-up of a Chipster potato chip!



Not any Chipster potato chip...

It's the new Chipster flavour - TOMATO TORNADO!

AND... It's only one of the TWO new Chipster flavours!

The other one is Flaming BBQ, which I completely didn't manage to buy despite going to two different places to look for it. It's like sold out everywhere!


Anyway, I love new products!!

BECAUSE WITH NEW PRODUCTS
ARE ALWAYS CONTESTS!!!

Just open your new packet of Chipster and you will find a little red card inside that allows you to join the all new CHIPSTER SUPERSTAR contest!!


I'm excited about this contest because it actually gives you a chance to go on TV with a movie you create!!

The "movie" is actually already created by Chipster lah... All you have to do is to paste faces in and come up with some witty lines!!!

The movie I chose is called "James Blog" and it's like a spoof of James Bond.


So now it's time for me to cast my handsome lead... AND I CHOSE............

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PUMPKIN!!

Mad funny can!??!?! So ridiculous and fluffy!! And the body is like wearing a men's suit and holding a gun!!

My movie clip is supposed to be called "Pie. Pumpkin Pie."

YOU KNOW, like BOND, JAMES BOND!! Because Pumpkin Pie is Pumpkin's full name!! WAHAHAHA!


And as for the damsel in distress...

ME!!!!!!!!!!

And I put Godzilla as the nemesis!!

You can watch my creation here:

I AM GOING TO WIN BECAUSE
MY ENTRY IS MAD CUTE!!!

Think you can do better than me?! Then go buy a packet of Chipster and join the contest too!! The prizes are.........

Grand prize: MACBOOK AIR


1st prize: 2 X IPOD TOUCH


Consolation Prize: 8 X IPOD NANO!

Can't say I am a big fan of the Apple products but if I won the Macbook Air I might change my mind!!

Anyway just go join!!

Chipster.com.my!!

p/s: Wanted to put Plastizilla's face as the enemy but decided on Godzilla instead - look more pleasant.

Filipino-Australian actress: Anne Curtis

Anne Marie Ojales Curtis Smith, also known as Anne Curtis (born on 17 February 1985 in Australia) is a Filipino-Australian actress, model, host, and VJ.

'I'll Kill Her'.... Soko (Music)

Ever recall having a HUGE crush on a guy, but he decided to date some other girl over you?!?! Remember how much you hated her? This is where SOKO's tune comes in. If you haven't heard of SOKO....she's the Gal behind the tune 'i'll kill her' - which got a lot of airplay on Australian radio when it first came out. She's a 21 year old French actor/singer by the name of Stephanie Sokolinksy. Her lyrics go like this: "She's a bitch you know, all she's got is blondeness", she has a thick accent & broken English that makes it sound so adorable. Weird huh?

Beware, this song is cute & addicting....& one of my favorite tunes. Enjoy!

*You can download (free) or listen to all 3 tunes here:

Soko I'll Kill Her

Soko The Dandy Cowboys

Soko It's Raining Outside

*Watch her 'I'll Kill Her' video here.

I'm Alive and Well.

Thank you guys for your concern. You're all so sweet. 

Everything turned out OK for now and our "people" tell us not to worry. They're going to negotiate or something. 

It was pretty scary for a second but by the end of the day people were joking about it and saying stuff like "Give them the blondes!" and "Tell them the boss's daughter is staying in room 1041 at the Hyatt."

I mean, you gotta laugh, right?

On a sad note, my iPod died unexpectedly and I can't figure out why. I tried to reset it but it's just totally flatlined. It is in between my legs at the moment. I'm not sure why but I thought that maybe if I warmed it up a bit and gave it a peep show it may wake up. 

That is of course assuming it is male... or a lesbian. 

Also, my legs have become an all you can eat buffet for Chinese mosquitos. Awesome. I heart China.

A Skateboarder's home...

Who would have thought a Skateboarder's home would look like this? Claire, an interior designer, & Jay, a skateboarder & musician, turned this beautiful old style Victorian in San Francisco into a dream house. They bought their home together for cool $1 million in 2005, can you believe that?! I L-O-V-E what they've done to all the rooms, especially the kitchen!

I am also admiring the steel corrugated fencing (below) that surrounds the backyard area. I'd like to add that type of fencing to the back of my patio area to give it a slightly modern edge. Awesome, no??


Below, Claire painted the mantel in the bedroom Benjamin Moore’s Pool Party Blue

Photos by: Peter DaSilva for the NY Times.