Only Hope

There's a song that's inside of my soul.
It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again
I'm awake in the infinite cold.
But You sing to me over and over and over again.

So, I lay my head back down.
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only Yours, I pray, to be only Yours
I know now You're my only hope.

Sing to me the song of the stars.
Of Your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again.
When it feels like my dreams are so far
Sing to me of the plans that You have for me over again.

So I lay my head back down.
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only Yours, I pray, to be only Yours
I know now, You're my only hope.

I give You my destiny.
I'm giving You all of me.
I want Your symphony, singing in all that I am
At the top of my lungs, I'm giving it back.

So I lay my head back down.
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only Yours, I pray, to be only Yours
I pray, to be only Yours
I know now You're my only hope.

The Office Lady Style

I love reading blogs, especially style blogs (refer to my previous post here). But most of the style blogs are skewed towards casual style, yet I spend most of my week and waking hours at work. So I have always been hoping to find blogs featuring formal workwear. And thankfully, I stumbled upon some really good ones that I can’t wait to share with all of you.

Extrapetite

Came across this when my fellow petite fren, Liping, liked this blog on her Facebook wall and I decided to check it out. Immediately, my eyes were opened to a whole new genre of style blogs – petite-size! Which suits me just fine since I am only slightly over 5 feet tall! I really like Jean’s style – professional, feminine and classy. I also love how she constantly mixes and matches items in her wardrobe to come out with fresh new looks. One of my fav sites!

Wendy’s Lookbook

Ok, so this blog isn’t really on formal wear, more like smart casual, great for dress-down Fridays. But Wendy is really really stylish and she has really great style videos as well, such as the very popular “25 Ways to Wear a Scarf in 4.5 Minutes!”.

Shentonista

The catchy name definitely got my attention! It features stylish people caught around the Central Business District. (Btw, read my previous post about working in Raffles Place here!) I really love how they zoom into the details of each person’s outfit as well! Yours sincerely will be featured on the site soon, I hope! :)

All pics from respective sites

I’ve been doing it wrong all this while!

My love affair with BB cream started after I bought a tube in Korea. Read my previous post of BB cream here. I really love using BB cream as it acts as a foundation, but with built-in skin care! However, recently when I was in the search for a new BB cream to try out (after The ODBO one, I bought The Face Shop Face It HD Perfect BB Cream), I realised I had been applying it wrongly all this while! Since it provides coverage, I thought it should be applied on the face by spreading it over your skin. Apparently not! I seriously flipped when I watched the video below! And it really makes a difference when I applied it correctly! Sigh… well, better late than never! Please look and learn!

And also introducing, my latest BB cream haul – the Rachel K CC cream. I chanced upon it when I went to Watson’s and it was after researching on it online that I found the video above! It’s called CC (for Colour Control) cream but it really works the same way as a BB cream. Best of all, it’s mineral-based with lots of additional ingredients like white tea extract, green tea leaf extract, deep sea water, and macadamia nut oil to nourish your skin! It comes in 3 shades – fair, neutral and sun-kissed and I got the neutral one. It’s very light on the skin, yet giving a smooth finish and considerably good coverage. I really love it! It’s retailing for $35 at all Watson’s outlets. =)

Heels that DO NOT Hurt (that much)

High heels and hurt toes are almost synonymous! And that’s bad news for a petite working gal like me (with a tall hubby)! After constantly abusing my feet with a certain local brand, I decided enough is enough! I had to get better made shoes that were comfortable, yet not compromising on style. And on a fren’s recommendation (thanks Hsu!), I decided to get a pair of Heatwave shoes. Although the styles are very basic and simple, they fit so well and seriously, how flashy do you want your shoes to be? I feel that the classic styles give me more mileage, especially at work. My feet hurt a lot less and they are thanking me every day for that! =)

Heatwave has also recently launched their online store (click here) and delivery is now free for a limited time only! I ordered a pair – easy-peasy one rainy evening and I received it the next afternoon (hand-delivered by Speedpost)! What’s more, they have a daily promo of 15% off a selected shoe style right now! I really hope one of the shoes below will be on promo soon! =) My shoe size is 37 btw if any of you feel led to bless me! Did I also mention that the prices are very reasonable? =)

Images above from Heatwave Shoes

Live Colorfully: Multi-Color is for November

The festive season is here and I’m sure many of you must be busy with gift-buying, gift-wrapping and gift-giving! It can be tiring at times but it always feels good to get a good gift that you know the recipient will appreciate! :) Be inspired by the colorful video below and inject a bit of color into your gift-giving this year! And also ending off with my pics for the month!

More Live Colorfully posts can be found here

Live Colorfully: Chocolate is for October

Warm, rich, melt-in-your mouth, comforting chocolate

More Live Colorfully posts can be found here

Live Colorfully: Ruby is for September

Kinda late but here goes!

Ruby: is it red, purple or pink? Maybe it’s a mix of all three?

More Live Colorfully posts can be found here

No more fashion blues (for men)!

It’s almost a confirmed stereotype that most females are crazy about shopping and fashion. But increasingly, males are becoming more fashion-conscious and just as savvy about shopping. Still, such males are few and far between. Although, I do have one such rare male living under the same roof as me. This one guy that has more T-shirts, more jeans, more shoes, more watches, more glasses than me! More than once, he has mentioned in jest that he would like to banish my clothes to a corner in our spare room and have the whole wardrobe to himself! Who else but my one and only hubby?!!

And with his passion for style and shopping, he has finally started something he has talked about doing for a long time. A very, very long time. A fashion blog for guys called StyleBleu :) With the blog (and Twitter and Facebook Page), he hopes to share his outfits of the day and style tips to inspire the common male to look better. Pls pls pls support him by reading, following, friend-ing, like-ing, subscribing to StyleBleu TODAY! Thank you!

Blog >> www.stylebleu.tumblr.com

Twitter >> @style_bleu

Facebook >> www.facebook.com/stylebleu

Outfits of the day pics below all taken from StyleBleu :) (Actually pics taken BY ME!)

Loving Singapore

I’m not sure about you, but I do love this country Singapore. Not just on National Day, but especially on National Day! I remember once I was a child and my whole family went to watch the preview of the National Day Parade (then there was only one preview). When my sis and I came back home, we were filled with so much pride for our nation that we sang National Day songs all night long, waved our flags and screamed out of our window “We love Singapore!” Hahha! :)

And I remember the time when I was overseas for 3 months, I did not just miss my family and frens back home or the food, I also missed the sights and sounds of Singapore, even thinking fondly of the Merlion! True story! Hee!

So for all you who are now overseas (be it for work or studies) or anyone who calls Singapore home, here’s a short video of one running through Singapore, passing all the unique places that make Singapore really home. Btw, you can catch a fleeting glimpse of our Jurong West church building too! :) For all the locations featured in the vid, click here.

And if you still haven’t got your fix of all places Singaporean, check out this website Rediscover Sg, started by a group of university students, who share their love for Singapore through their photography and videography. I love how they try to documents scenes that are fast fading from Singapore or less well-known, like Chinese street opera and provision shops. Explore the site, it’s really special! :)

Live Colorfully: Blue is for August

Do you know what is the favourite colour for both males and females? Blue! According to research done here (PDF file)

I think blue is very likely to be God’s favourite colour too cos He created water (which covers 70% of the earth’s surface) and skies (which in its ever changing beauty always seems like an artwork) in blue!

Will this thought change the way you think about Monday blues? :)

More Live Colourfully posts can be found here

Presidential Election 2011

It has been an exciting Presidential Election. I think the two strongest contenders were worthy opponents. Dr Tony Tan appealed to the head with his credentials and experiences, while Dr Tan Cheng Bock won the hearts of many, with his sincerity and track record of standing up to the government when required. Now that the dust has settled from the election, it’s time to give our support to our newly elected President, Dr Tony Tan, regardless of who we actually voted for in the polls.

Still, in my heart, I think Dr Tan Cheng Bock, would make a good President. To me, he comes across as one who is more genuine and real. Nonetheless, I strongly believe that God perhaps has lined up everything in His own timing, putting various people in power for a bigger purpose!

Enjoy the following video of Dr Tan Cheng Bock playing the ukelele, telling his supporters (and I’m sure those who DID NOT vote for him too), “I understand”.

And also enjoy the following video of the biggest star of all elections, Yam Ah Mee! Yam Ah Mee for the next President of Singapore? :)

Angry Birds

My hubby has somewhat of a fascination with Angry Birds. Not the game, but the merchandise! :) Every time we pass by a pasar malam (night market) or a shop selling Angry Bird stuff, he always stops and looks at them so intently! So as a little surprise for him, I went to get him an Angry Bird!

Wanted to get the authentic stuff, not those China-made imitation ones and went to Toys ‘R’ Us after seeing my fren’s pics on Facebook (yes Carilyn, your pics!) They had them in different sizes, small, medium and LARGE!

Super cute right!!! Got him the iconic red one! The best thing is if you press its forehead, you will hear the all-too-familiar Angry Bird sound when the birds are released from the slingshot! My hubby couldn’t stop grinning from ear to ear! :)

After a while, we felt that Red Angry Birdy was much too lonely! And Joe went to buy the Green Piggy! Looking oh so innocent!

And the battle begins!!! :)

Just A Dream, a Teenage Dream

Happy Monday! Thank God I am on leave! For those of you who are not, don’t fret! NDP Holiday is just a few hours away! In the meantime, enjoy these two Youtube videos of awesome Sam Tsui and Mike Tompkins! :)

More on Sam Tsui,
Youtube Channel >> KurtHugoSchneider
Wikipedia >> Sam Tsui
Facebook >> Sam Tsui Music

More on Mike Tompkins,
Youtube Channel >> pbpproductions
Official Website >> Mike Tompkins

Live Colorfully: Black & White is for July

Black and white, dark and light, complete opposite ends of the spectrum.

Yet they can come together and complement each other so well.

Is that why they say opposites attract? :)

More Live Colourfully posts can be found here

Let’s start with the bag…

Let's start with the bag
That's right, grab your bag
It's the fun pack bag
Attack the fun pack

Unless you have been living under a rock the past week, you would have heard about my birthday the funpack song :) Well technically, this post is not about the song and the huge controversy it created, but about my birthday gifts! Something more interesting for a change right? ;)

Btw, I have included the video of the song below, just in case you were really living under a rock and did not know about my birthday!

Jokes aside, I was blessed with bags this year, for reasons unknown to me! Perhaps my hubby and cg members were inspired by the funpack song? :)

Just the way you are

Ever wished your spouse, child or parent were more patient, more understanding, more loving? “If only they could change…” you may think to yourself. But I realised one thing through the years… that often times when you pray and ask God to change someone, God will instead change YOU! So today let’s appreciate the quirks and twists of those around us and tell them…

Cos you are amazing… just the way you are! :)

Btw, I love Jayesslee! These twin sisters are so pretty and sweet! :) And they are coming to my church next week! Can't wait to see and hear them!

Live Colorfully: Gold is for June

I found it quite challenging to take pictures of gold items this month. I realise that you do not really find “gold” in everyday items around you. Rather, the colour gold is more often than not found in created objects. I wonder if that is what makes it more precious? That it takes a whole process of time and effort for gold to come forth. Reminds me of a verse in the Bible:

But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.

More Live Colourfully posts can be found here

Bangkok Buys [Bangkok]

My hubby keeps lamenting that some of the T-shirts he got from Bangkok have shrunk! Oh well, I guess you pay for the quality you get. But I am quite happy with my haul and want to share with you some of my good buys!

1. Beige blouse $12.50

2. Turquoise blouse $12.50

3. White buttoned blouse $8.30

4. Pink buttoned blouse $9.15

5. Lilac skirt $10.40

6. White blouse with purple frill $9.15

7. Blue bag $22.90

8. Blue leopard print dress $9.20

9. Rings (Ranging from $6.20 - $8.30 each)

10. Accessories (Ranging from $4.20 - $10 each)

11. Turquoise sandals $10

12. Turquoise frills blouse $8.30

13. Orange polka dot blouse $8.30

14. Brown Leopard Print Skirt $6.25

How many of you think we are paying too much in Singapore for clothes?!!!