Good morning my little darlings. And how are we today? No I'm not this cheerful this morning but I think caffeine is beginning to kick in. Yay me! 2 hours of work later and I'm just beginning to wake up. I love December. Well.. I used to love December. Now December is a pain. Engagement parties, rehearsal dinners, weddings, pre-wedding parties, friends-came-from-out-of-town-so-we-should-go-have-dinner-then-drinks outings, bachelorette parties and so on and so forth. All the while, being stuck at work since 8 am barely focusing because 1. lack of sleep and 2. You have no idea what happened the night before but your throbbing head kinda gives you a clue. So you chug on caffeine, smoke like a freaking chimney, because the damage you're doing to your lungs just by spending a few hours in let's say.. Zinc on a Sunday night is not enough, and pretend to work while the clock changes from 8 to 9 to 10 etc... in extreme slow motion. Only to do it all over again.
The bigger problem is, I would suggest taking the whole month off, but in a lot of cases, it won't be a paid leave, and if there's anything I've learnt about Christmas, it's the massive damage I do to my bank account. I'm guessing a lot of you are the same. So my only solution , or the only thing I can come up with is cut my vacation days during the year and save 'em for December, that way I can take off at least 2 weeks in December,(is it worth it though?).
Anyhoo, 3 things I'll be posting about soon.. actually make that 4 in the hopefully near future:
My contribution to Christmas dinner this year: a sweet potato casserole and an orange flavoured dark chocolate fudge pie with almond shavings (will try to post pictures and will let you know how they turn out.. fingers crossed).
The much awaited opening of L'Atelier Nawbar , and what the Nawbar sisters are all about.
The Mukhi Sisters' (Jewellery with an Attitude) new collection and more.
Last, but most definitely not least, HUSH2011.. Yup, you guessed it.. The new year's eve party. This one's gonna be for the books.
Stay tuned and may you have a more pleasant week than mine. I will leave you with a taste of what HUSH is all about.. *cough*DeLaSoulwillbeperforming*cough*.
Good morning everyone, I've been having a terrible week.. ermm.. Make that two weeks. And usually at this time of the month, I'd be running around looking for perfect Christmas presents, planning the annual Christmas bash, shopping for new outfits for New Year's Eve and Christmas. But not this year. Not in a festive mood. Not buying presents. No dinner. No bash. No tree. NOTHING! But anyway, since I still love Christmas despite everything here are a few gift ideas to buy well whomever.
1. Lanvin Illustrated bridal notebook - £21.28 2. Marc by Marc Jacobs acetate headphones - £55.32 (also available in fuschia) 3. Michael Kors Leather multi-strand waist belt - £421.28 4. Kenneth Jay Lane 22-karat gold-plated snake brooch - £78.26 5. Bottega Veneta Intrecciato nappa leather iPad case - £340.43 6. Nixon The Time Teller P watch - £63.83 7. Nancy Gonzalez Crocodile iPhone case - £238.30 8. Lanvin Faces playing cards - £42.55 9. Burberry Porsum Lace-up leather gloves - £242.55 10. Aubin & Wills Patcha large patchwork cotton cushion - £76.60 11. Mukhi Sisters Navratan - Navratna Ring - $475 12. Aubin & Wills Exbridge large wool-blend cushion - £76.60 13. Marc by Marc Jacobs Alta printed modal-weave scarf - £144.68
You can find most of the stuff at net-a-porter. Thank God for online shopping eh? There you have it folks, just a small idea of Christmas gifts. And remember, it's the thought that counts.
I have so much to blog about that I don';t know where to start. I can always start from the beginning, I just don't know where the beginning is, so as a result, I have no idea what to say or write about. I and thought and thought but that little bulb on top of my head just wouldn't light up! I blame it on the damn weather. Everything is influenced by this weather.. TVs, cable, BBM connections, internet service, traffic, electricity... The list goes on, believe you me.. And these are just a few things. My trail of thoughts, I believe, is the most affected. Won't even justify that with an example. No I Won't end this post here, I will end it in a few lines, but I really wanted to share this with you.. Go to google translate, type pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk bschk pv bschk bschk pv kkkkkkkkkk bschk click from German to German and then click on listen. And that's how you get google to beatbox. Pretty cool eh?
I am mortified. So much for fairytales and Disney cartoons. Snow White and Sleeping Beauty were the very first Disney fairytales I've ever seen as a child. And of course, just like every other girl, we all tried to sleep the same way the slumbered, and were fascinated by the beauties of these princesses. Yes I wanted to be a princess and I believe I am (don't juge me). Right until I came across a piece of information that just devestated me. I am really mortified beyond belief and yes I want to shatter your dreams same way my dreams were shattered. The story of Sleeping Beauty that we know and love so much? Well, it's a lie. A LIE I TELL YA! ANd yes all men are docuhe bags.. And Prince Charming?? Wasn't a prince.. or charming for that matter. He cheated on his wife with what he thought was a corpse. Sick eh? Yup... My sentiments exactly. Read on!
Sleeping Beauty and her Rapist "Wise men warned the great King that his daughter Talia was in grave danger – there was poison in the palace’s flax. A ban was put on flax but as expected, Talia still ran across a splinter while spinning flax on the flax-spinning wheel. In great despair, the king placed her sleeping (or dead) body on a velvet clothe and left her in the forest.
Some time later, a rich nobleman was hunting in the woods when he ran across the abandoned body of Sleeping Beauty. Far from planting a kiss, the nobleman instead raped her sleeping body, from which resulted a pregnancy. Nine months later, Sleeping Beauty gave birth to two children (and named them Sun and Moon) and the forest fairies took care of them while Sleeping Beauty continued her slumber. Whilst placing the babes to Sleeping Beauty’s breasts, one of the children accidentally mistook her thumb for a nipple and sucked out the poison splinter. Talia awoke from her deep sleep.
Months later, the nobleman decided to return to the woods to have more sex with Sleeping Beauty’s body when to his surprise, he found her awake. The nobleman confesses that he raped her and they again had sex in the barn. The nobleman then returns home to his wife.
The nobleman’s wife found out about the sexual encounter and ordered the children be kidnapped and cooked alive. The cook prepared the fiendish disk and served it to the rich nobleman at his dinner. As the nobleman finished his meal, the wife boldly announced “you are eating what is your own!”. Alas, as it turns out, the cook had a soft heart and instead of killing and cooking the children, he substituted a goat instead. Talia and the children and her rapist new love interest lived happily ever after."
(according to altereddimension.net)
So.. whaddaya think? Are you mortified too? Until I actually get over it, I am still looking forward to Burton's Maleficent!
