Devon Aoki by Ellen von Unwerth

I've always had a girl crush on Devon Aoki. I've seen her in mag shots way before she was in 2 Fast 2 Furious and her exotic face is nothing but burning hot. I don't know why but most Chinese guys I know just don't think that way. Here's some wonderful shots of you to change your mind.

{photos from fashiongonerouge}

Glam Golden Wedding Dress

Happy birthday to Bryan's mommy! So I went out with his family for a lovely dinner at Dian Xiao Er. Was leafing through Leanne's wedding photo on her iPhone. Saw her extremely long and pretty white dress. I was thinking most white dresses are so bloody long. What about girls who are not blessed with the height over 5 ft? Wear a short white dress, you look like a bride's maid. Could I wear something like the golden dress above for my wedding some day? So darn glamarous, so darn sexy and yet so darn classy. Oh wait, you probably need to be taller to carry out the look. I'd probably be flashing my ass to everyone if I wear that. Damn it.

{photo from this is glamarous}

Bazaar Indulgence - A Bazaar Scam?

Bazaar Indulgence is turning their name into Bazaar InTrouble, in a potential scam case. Remember I told you that I'd be having a bazaar at Far East Plaza on 16 Jan? That was the day Daniel was planning to spring a surprise proposal to Emily at the bazaar but the event got cancelled. That event was organized by Bazaar Indulgence. This was what happened next -

BI was to refund their vendors money. However, they sent an email to me and say they'd be organizing another event at Far East on 22 Feb instead. Asked if we'd reconsider giving 'em a chance. Eun, Bryan and I have decided to pull out. I asked for a refund but did not hear from BI for a week. Being me, I got impatient and bombarded 'em with emails. Left messages on Facebook wall too. The usual customer ridiculous tantrum. Hey, it's $160. I've got my $160 refund, but they still owe me $10.

While lamenting about my sad $10 to Eunice, she found out that Bazaar Indulgence could potentially be a scam from forums. Apparently, tons of girls have not gotten their refund yet. Far East Org also advised that there was no events planned on the 22 Feb. The girls got suspicious, and called the number who sent 'em the sms to say that the event is cancelled. The lady of the number picked up, and said the girls have gotten the wrong number, stop harrassing her or she'd file a police report.

Today, I smsed one of the girls in the forum who left her number. She was gathering all victims together to file another police report. Wanted to support 'em, in hopes of having $10 returned. I know, I'm quite sad. Found out from her that one lady named Jane Lim is hoarding all the money. Her BI partners couldn't contact her.

You can click here and here for input by the girls in the forum. Someone talked to the victimized BI partner, did a bit of digging and the lady in the picture could potentially be the scammer.

What are your thoughts?

31/01 UPDATE:

#01 Apparently, Jane Lim's husband is a staff sergent in S'pore Police Force, according to forums. He claimed that delay in making refund is not a scam (click here to see his chat with a vendor, it's worth your time). Yes, it's so hard not to assume it's a scam when vendors checked with the mall to find out that your event is not registered, your wife disappeared into thin air by not returning emails, calls or smses. Then reappearing like magic when police reports are filed and netizens went crazy.

#02 One of the vendors in the forum claimed that he or she charged down to NUS, knowing Jane Lim was there, organizing another bazaar. Asked her for refund and was ignored. Took out a handphone to start recording her. Jane Lim was pissed and said it is against the law to video a person without permission. Vendor said it's against the law to keep people's money. Jane Lim retorted, "You guys transferred money to me on your own accord." Yes, provided in exchange for a service or a product. Which in this case, none.

#03 If you enter keywords "Jane Lim and Keith Chua", Google returns the top three searches (1) Style Wedding's Most Beautiful Couple (2) Style Wedding's News Flash - same story as first search (3) This biaaatch scammed people's money.

#04 My sad sod of $10 has been returned. Case is now closed. For me.

02/02 UPDATE:

Is it a bad management of cashflow or is Jane Lim a real scammer? If it's a mismanagement of cashflow, why avoid all smses, emails or Facebook messages for two whole weeks? Why change your handphone number when vendors call?

Turns out it's more screwed up than I thought. The organizer was formerly banned from bazaar forums under different names. Then she returned as Bazaar Indulgence.

Note from Pushcart Forum's Admin (from here) -

Dear members,

As requested the following are the various incarnations of Jane Lim:

Lilacbliss Chiffonier 92287483 lilac_bliss07@yahoo.com.sg

Lleventsmarketing Jane Lim 83333641 lleventsmarketing@yahoo.com

BazaarIndulgence iris 93380052 bazaarindulgence@yahoo.com

Bloody hell. It's like Emily from The Orphan. Going from family to family under different identities, then murdering her foster parents and setting her foster home on fire. I think bazaars give great opportunities to young ladies in running a business. I love how enterprising and creative young ladies are. But I think some bad apples can really spoil the whole market.

Someone in this forum invested $1000+ in inventory, for this bazaar only to have her wonderful business opportunity of good-timing-and-good-location to end up in smokes (like Emily's foster home). Costly lessons, but sometimes you've got to learn it the hard way.

{photo from ffffound}

Tasty Milk

I bowed my head down, both in embarrassment and to stifle a laugh yesterday. I was having milk pudding dessert at Chinatown with Bryan. There was a family at the table behind us. Mother was trying to feed her baby with a milk bottle. We were slurping milk pudding. Suddenly, the bottle dropped. Milk splashed onto our calves and arms. Mother looked flustered and apologized. Bryan announced brightly, "You can feed the baby now. Feels warm enough and not too hot. Just the right tasty temperature."

p/s later that night, told the story to my Grandpa over the phone. He asked, "Oh so the milk is fresh from the mother?"

{photo from ffffound}

Valentine's Day - For Her

Boys, it's Valentine's Day in two week's time. Have you bought anything for your girlfriend yet? It's a good time to make her happy. Because if she's happy, her parents are happy. If her parents are happy, you're rewarded with a big red packet. You might profit from a fantastic gift. Perhaps you could consider doing some browsing at EuniqYou. Got this for Leanne and

I'm lusting after it. This is the lady to talk to if you'd like a gift. And no, you can't buy her a gift. She's taken already.

p/s Valentine's Day gift for him

Princess And The Frog

{photo from ffffound}

I was reading I Don't Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson last night. The book is very good and I only put it down at 4a.m. There's a poem that I like very much. It says,

Once upon a time, in a land far away,
a beautiful, independent, self-assured princess
happened upon a frog as she sat contemplating ecological issues
on the shores of an unpolluted pond
in a verdant meadow near her castle.
The frog hopped into the princess's lap and said:
Sweet lady, I was once a handsome prince,
until an evil witch cast a spell on me.
One kiss from you, however,
and I will turn back into the dapper young prince that I am.
Then, my sweet, we can marry
and set up house in yon castle
where you can prepare my meals,
clean my clothes, bear my children,
and forever feelgrateful and happy doing so.
That night, dining on a repast of lightly sauteed frog's legs,
The princess chuckled to herself and thought:
I don't fucking think so.

Working Desks

Here I am again, sitting in front of my lappy with a cup of coffee, fantasizing about having a great working desk. Leads to random surfing on home decor blogs. I like what I have found. Do you realize the chair is always mismatched with the table?

{from Inspiration Bubble}

Tie Your Man

Holy crap, these pair of ties are lovely. I would love to give it to Bryan as Valentine's Day gift. But I've made him a hand-knitted scarf for Christmas, so no more gifts for the neck! Maybe you could consider getting this for your man. If he's a flashy kind of guy.

{from all the mountains}

Dirty Old Man

What an amazing idea.

Men.

A Funny Little Thing

I think we're made for each other. We've reached our 19 months. Last night, I was hoping to hear sweet nothings. So I was coyly asked Bryan why he's dating me. He replied, "I want to do the world a favour. It's like community service, like picking rubbish from the beach." I can't help but laugh. No, I don't find it offensive. Yes, I do find it funny. I think our humor is very much in sync and that's what I like so much about our relationship. And I'm sorry you have to see this photo of us.

p/s last night, I accidentally found a thread which cracks me up

Today

What are you doing today? I'm hitting the gym in a minute. I need to get the heart pumping, skin glowing and endorphines running. (Bryan thinks I shouldn't bother about working out. In fact, he thinks I shouldn't bother with facials or having my brows tweezed. Of which I always reply, "Do you think I wake up looking the way I do?" Guys.) I'll spend the rest of my day making t-shirts and working on our on-going projects. What about you? Have a good day ahead!

Organic Jewelry

Holy crap. It's organic jewelry. What other things could people come out with? Must say the ring looks rather nice on the girl. But I'm not sure about watering my accessories. Maybe a cactus ring suits me better!

{from CoolBuzz}

The Boyfriend Bait

I don't know who she is. I don't even remember where I got this photo from. But she looks really hot and sensual, hence I saved it. This is a great bait to make my boyfriend visit my blog. Everytime I ask him for opinion on what I've written, he gives me a blank stare in response. Homer Simpson on Starworld does a better job in getting his attention. I hope this girl does a better job than Homer. Hello love, good to see you here at last. Hope you return again.

p/s I hope this doesn't turn into a porn site.

House Fetish

I have a house festish. I love surfing endless blogs about housing decorations, furnitures and DIYs. Then I will make some attempts in making my place like one of those in the catalogue's. Or I bookmark 'em to remind myself how I'll do up my place in the future. This is one of those occassions. I want that dining/study table above. I work from home and this big, clean, white table would be a perfect work table. I could scatter my snacks on the left side, and sit on the right side with my laptop. Coffee maker would be right behind me, on top of shelf. Monday is Daydream Day and I'm entitled to it.

{photos from Lotta Agaton}

What's In Your Pouch?

All women have pouches. I supposed that's a fair statement to make. I used to pack the whole Maybelline store out in my bag. It gave me an aching shoulder and an occassional complaining boyfriend. All women enslave their boyfriends when their bags are too heavy. I supposed that's another fair statement too. Then I filter out stuff "I actually need" and "stuff that's good to have around". Remove discount cards (got more than 17 of 'em), knitting membership card, eyeliner (don't do make up in public toilets), 2 packs of Kleenex (need only 1), torch light (don't ask why), poker cards (in case, just in case), 5 sanitary pads (if I need 5 in a day, I'll probably be bleeding to death)...all in all, a good kilo gone. If only my body weight is that easy to remove. Here's a list of staple items that I carry around these days.

• a calculator (tabulate sums a lot)
• mirror (check for zits on cab, check for a clean smile after lunch)
• Garnier moisturiser
• Clean Brush (brush off debris on dress, just in case)
• Loratadine (have allergies and paranoid about having dripping nose in public)
• a notebook
• a pen
• Mac's Hello Kitty lip gloss
• Kotex's tampons (looks more like crayon)
• a shawl
• a book
• latest Fortune magazine

What's in that pouch of yours?

p/s This post is inspired by Janice's. Click here to see her pouch content.

Victoria Jomo, Our New Home

We're adopted. Who Shot Bob? and ironbra have found home at Victoria Jomo, at 9A Haji Lane, Singapore. It's a lane known for its independent fashion boutiques and middle eastern cafes. Haven for indie-label whores. We've at Victoria Jomo's upper floor.

To get there: Exit Bugis MRT Station. Walk towards Raffles Hospital. You'll see Bali Lane. Haji Lane is right behind.

Who Shot Bob is my tiny little brand of t-shirts that feature work of independent photographers.

ironbra is Bryan's tiny little brand of t-shirts that features his own eclectic designs.

Life With A Planner

I have a planner. It's been two weeks since I bought myself a new planner, that promises to organize my life by months, weeks and even by hours. So I organized my work, diligently filling in the information so I can achieve something in every box of hour. Over last two weeks, I have gotten more things done than I ever will in one month of corporate work. Perhaps I work an average of over 10 hours a day. Perhaps I stupidly forgot that I need breaks so I didn't schedule any. Perhaps the boundary between my time and office's time are not as distinctively defined anymore. Perhaps this is what full ownership is about. Whatever it is, I've stopped my nasty habit of visiting motivational website to inspire myself to work more efficiently. A little check on my task list seems to work just as well. Perhaps a little better too.

{photo from ffffound}

Who Shot Bob & Petepictures

By some wonderful sheer luck, I have the talented Peter from petepictures onboard. This is his collection for Who Shot Bob. My ultimate favourite is The Beer Bot (first photo). I'm jumping around in excitement for all these wonderful latest addition to Who Shot Bob. If you'd like to have a t-shirt featuring one of Pete's collection, just drop me a note at (whoshotbobphoto at gmail dot com). All photos are framed on film, just like how you see it here.

Will You Say Hello?

Today I was out running errands with Bryan. While crossing the road, I suddenly let out a dramatic "wah!" There's a few blogs I love visiting 'cos I thought the content are fun, like A Cup Of Jo, English Muse, Seth Godin, Steve Pavlina etc. Then, there're some blogs with zero content but it's an avenue to showcase their camwhore photos. I visit those blogs if the blogger is pretty or good looking. Yea, I'm all about the aesthetics. So today, I saw a familiar face and I was cracking my head on where I know him from. Then I realised it's not a direct friend. It's a boyfriend of a blogger. How freaky. For a moment, I thought it was a friend and I was about to say hi. So I was telling Bryan, I'm sure there're strangers (means, not direct friend) who stumbled upon our website by some wonderful sheer luck. If they're not too turn off by our faces or our rubbish sense of humor, then they might visit our website to check us out once in a while. I do that, so I assume other people do that too. Which means, we might pass by people on the street who actually recognize our faces but not direct friends of ours. In that case, will you a) give us your middle finger, b) come say hi, or c) walk away? So dear net-friend, I hope if you see us one day, do come over and say hello. I'm very friendly to talk to, when I'm not in a pissed mood. It's hard to ignite a reaction from Bryan most days, so don't take it personally if he just stares at you.

Like Farmhaus' Boo Rings

Wah, cute overload. These Boo! Rings from are all handmade by a young local artist. She sells 'em at her online shop, Farmhaus. I'd totally want to give the last set as gifts to guests for wedding. It's so inspiring to see so many creative young peeps out there doing their thing, like her and Eunice. Makes me wonder what I did when I was a teen. Time just flew by. Let's see...my achievements were the ability to belt out most songs in Backstreet Boys' albums, rap Enimen's "My Name Is" and doing 25 push-ups dressed in a sari. Not bad actually.

The DSLR

The point and shoot cameras are slowly fading and dying. It's almost like the DSLR is the new iPhone and your point and shoot cam is your Nokia 3310. I still have yet to figure out how to work a DSLR. It's time I start learning so when I talk to Who Shot Bob's photographers, I come off a little less embarrassing when I talk about photography. Alex lent me his DLSR to play with for 5 minutes. He passed me his papparzi lens to use as well. This, alas, is what I came out with. Amen.

Doubles Is The New Orgy

Here's a great post from my mate James which made me laugh.

Sunday went to Jackie’s place and did some much wanted exercise. Did some pumping before laying on mats and playing with balls. We then screwed around at the gym and had fun with some of the equipment that we’ve never encountered before. It’s all very stimulating.
Oh we also played an hour of badminton (not before freeloading some shuttlecocks from the guys before us). We sucked hard. This morning I woke up with a sore back and legs. I am so unfit.

Discotheque Chicks

Do you recognize these ladies? I've always thought they're rather hot. Like if I'm a dude, I'd have crushes on 'em. Standing at the top is Zooey Deschanel from 500 Days Of Summer. Taylor Swift's at the bottom and I think she looks so cute here. I want her dress and her bangles.

{from The English Muse}

Who Frame Bob?

If I have a retail space, what do you think of framing up all Who Shot Bob photographs on a blank wall in red frames like this? I'm serious, what do you think of it?

{from coco+kelly}

We Like To Cam Whore

In the midst of surprises and excitement, some of us do what we do best...cam-whoring. There's more but some are rather censored.