fakies!

THEY ARE EVERYWHERE!! When you cant avoid them, join them. That's what got into me lately.

As a matter of fact, fakies (aka falsies aka fake eyelashes) have long been around since the 1960s. It's nothing new, though to the younger crowd/generation, it seemed to them like it is a GOD sent of the 21st century. But these days, gals are spolit for choice, thanks to the evolving technologies that created them: Korean made, Japan made, China made, natural hair, synthetic hair, glam look, angelic look, drama mama look, individual strands, diamond studded...



Small eyed gals can now bat their seemingly non-existence eyelids with these spider legged lashes. Men can now get to lust over those sweet or seductive eyes - a choice made at the discretion of these gals, to match whatever look they're in that day. I remembered it made a short and sweet come back during the early 90s. Back then, no one made lash glue better than Shu Ueruma, MAC etc. All we had were that precious tube that had accompanied the plain looking pair of fake lashes.

Mum used to warn us against the dangers of using fakies. That her fair share of horror experimenting with fakies in the 70s will make us stay far away from them. She said you will pull out and ultimately lose your natural lashes. And that the glue was harmful to our eyes... I also remembered lashes were only sparingly used during 1 of those makeovers that we go to. She will definitely not like to see this pic of mine...



I wondered, what spawned the comeback of the fakies. The retro fashion revolution? The quest for fake natural beauty (as seen by the eyebrow embroidery and hair extensions bubble outburst).... Lately pals and I had been talking about the invention that will spell the death of mascara and lash extensions called Latisse. Now that is what we call GOD sent.. with fakies, its still FAKE.. like how Joshua will always say.. "it doesnt look natural".. (but c'mon, its not meant to look REAL!!!)

Old town 2: Pulau Pinang aka Penang

Penang is the 2nd city in Malaysia (besides Malacca) to have been conferred as 1 of the World Heritage Sites in 2008. Just like Malacca, its is an old yet cosy town with an abundance of shophouses, that a skyscraper is an uncommon sight. Thus, the Komtar (which used to be the tallest building in Malaysia before the Twin Towers toppled its throne) sticks out of George Town like an eye sore.



In fact, you see much traces of a bygone era in George Town than in Malacca. With little signs of any life in them, these countless vacant yet dilapidated shophouses could only leave you- the passerby, to your own imagination on what/who could possibly be the previous occupant of this shophouse. Some are however, more apparent in who occupies them...







For the notable landmarks, a brief write up on their history can be obtained via the Penang Heritage Trail maps available from most hotels. Armed with a map in hand, we marched down the 2 Heritage Trails to head back in time, to as far back as the 17th century..... Needless to say, some places can evoke a sense of spookiness in ya (check out the dates)!!



The major disappointment that we had, was the lack of street hawker food that Penang was famously renowned for... Luckily we found comfort in "George Town Coffee"!! For its fragrant locally brewed and grown coffee (beans) and commercially tasty delicacies.





Overall, its was a good trip albeit the 10hrs coach ride up and another 10 back. But my personal preference is still Malacca! (judging by the amount of damage it had done on me)

His Day!

Old town 1: Malacca

finally I'm updating my blog after 2 month's of hectic lifestyle. my stash of fabric is steadily increasing and production will deem to start soon! (hic!)

Malacca is an old town, filled with lots of vintage treasures. Definitely 1 of my favourite Malaysia places to go! My sweetheart brought me there just to celebrate my big tree-0!







Christmas just passed and everyone was in high spirits. Friends gathered @ Hanwei's new home and they had so much fun with our Wii!! Now 1st on our must-buy list, is Guitar Hero World Tour!!!

And guessed what he bought me??





It was a Samsonite vintage Beauty Case!!! ARUGHHH the one I wanted sooo badly and was sooooo sad when I thought someone else had bought-it-now before me on ebay - who is none other than Mr Steph Lee (his partner in crime)!!!!





The apple pie that took me forever to bake......

It was also our dear friends, Fiona's and Willy's Solemnization Day! Now every Xmas, we have something to celebrate as well!!

The Shrimp

Since my last post, I've been sick and sick... And then there was Fraser Hill and KL on my list last week, thus the slack in updating my blog. Feeling all so sad about reaching that dreaded 30 mark coming this week, I thought nothing could perk me up.. I was surfing for pics of Jean Shrimpton and thought, well, I could do reviews on celebrities in the 60s and 70s, as part of my blog highlights. I've always worshipped Jean and Twiggy - the 2 biggest 60s icons of all time. I was researching on Shrimp, and NOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL PERK ME UP ALITTLE :

courtesy of http://www.leninimports.com/jean_shrimpton.html#biog

Biography

"Jean Shrimpton was born on 7 November 1942 in High Wycombe and graduated from Lucie Clayton's modeling school at age 17 in 1960. Nicknamed The Shrimp, she was an icon of Swinging Sixties London.

In 1965 Shrimpton caused a sensation in very conservative Melbourne in Australia when she arrived for the Victoria Derby race during Melbourne Cup week. She shocked everybody by wearing a daring white shift dress which ended high above her knees, a forerunner of the Miniskirt which became a worldwide craze. To make things worse she wore no hat, stockings or gloves which was very controversial at the time. Shrimpton was blissfully unaware she would cause such reactions among the then staid and prim Melbourne community and media."

YES!! We share the same birth date!! ARUGHHH im feeling all so special now HAHHA.. If you see pics of Jean aka The Shrimp, you will know why I'm so crazy about her:

She fronted the magazines as the face of Yardley then. Man, those eyes, those HAIR, NOSE... not many of the modern beauties can be compared to these in olden times. Its a wonder why most women from that era, had thicker hair, longer and thicker lashes, thinner lips... giving them that inherent 60s look? While it seems like ladies in our era, aint bless with such features and will often have to seek the help of makeup or technology (and still often not good enough) to mimick that 60s look...

Oh shall I be called "The Lobster" then!!?