I found a new job! (but am still keeping the existing one)

Hello You! Sorry for the lack of updates here but i have been really really really busy, with all my weekends burnt for a good cause.

Yes. So you heard. Lynn & I started a new blogshop known as ON Cloud Nine.

I'm loving my new startup, it is a dream come true for both of us! Sometimes i cant even believe how we made it happen in 2 weeks. Its sorta like the best job anyone can ever have (or the worst one, keke)..I get to think of creative marketing ideas and put what i have learnt in Uni to good use too (although im already pretty rusty but it reminded me how much i enjoyed marketing classes). Making calculated risks, managing our tiny budget and of coz fun activities in the midst of it.


It's a daunting task yes, scary & worrysome to the core. It is true that there are so many things that i dun know or understand or neva thought of before. Because of this venture, im forced to think & retink & innovate..i do enjoy such moments (provided it doesnt leave me with a blistering headache). I pray that our hard work will pay off and thank God for this great experience..

Oh before i forget, i wana take this opportunity to thank Min, our little sis for her help with modeling our apparels & being sweet & accomodating to us!!MUACKS!

Well, in case you havent seen it yet, here is some of what we offer @ our shop:

Our maiden launch!

My favourite pieces in collection 1:

Ruffled leatherette jacket (avail in black & offwhite) that im so tempted to steal!

Sailor parader tee: Casual, Chic & Comfy!

My dear friends, please lend us any support you can give by sharing our blogshop with your girlfriends and give us any feedback or suggestions! Meanwhile, Lynn & I will be slogging our asses off to take our shop to the next level! Stay tuned...


Love Always,
Regina

Keeping the Elephants Away??

With whole new loads of fresh worries coming into my system daily, i had to find a way to deal with them before i die of stress. Funny how life gives you hints when you are searching for answers. I found mine in a small booklet, while shopping in an unexpected place.

Did you know that worrying is paying interest in troubles that may never come due? If you are good at math, you should know overly worrying about things doesnt do you any good.

Here's a good story on worrying:

A man was sitting on a park bench shredding old newspapers and spreading them around. "What are you doing?" asked a bystander. "Im spreading this paper around to keep the elephants away." The visitor looked around the well kept city park. "I dont see any elephants" he said. The man smiled "Works pretty good doesnt it," he replied.

Worry is like that. We expend alot of energy on problems that don't exist. Yes we all face real problems but we often create additional ones by thinking of all the bad things that might happen but never do.

If you are guilty of this too, know this: Worry superimposes the future on the present. Therefore do not worry about tommorrow for tommorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
(Extracted from a liitle booklet "What Can i do with my worry?")

GEDDIT? So stop being silly by tearing up papers and spreading them around!!

End Note: PMS excluded

Pic from here

Interesting Ads!!

Right now im racking my brains on how we can promote our new blogshop to boost the traffic & sales... We are having an ad appearing in a magazine soon so my creative & marketing hat is now ON(very dusty one of coz)

I've always fancy creative advertisements with a little humour or those that lets your imagination do the work, the kind that stops short of telling you what its selling but make you realise in a clever way!

Here are some ingenious ads that i love:

WMF Knives: Cutting Board (one of my fav!)

Burger King: Real Big Burgers (wahahaha, good one!)

Lancome: Mascara Ad ( i think this is damn good!)

Pepsi: Come Alive (Poor snowman..)

Seiko Alarm Clock (Imagine that!)

Source

More interesting print ads..
Bad Breath?

If straws have choices..

I think this is a really good ad, makes people rethink about germs!

Donut Fever?

Sensored...Great Wonderbra ad!
Haha, now you know what goes in that Pepsi twist!

Oh Dear..

Source

Back to work, hope i get hit with a super great idea soon =)

Love & Peace,

Regina

Swine Flu Cartoon

This cartoon about swine flu is super hilarous! (*pardon the language though). Poor piglet still thinks that Pooh is his best fren..

Please enjoy!!
Source

Happiness is Key

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.~ Albert Schweitzer

Thailand Trip Part III

On the last day, Jess & I grabbed the little time we had to have our last shopping spree @ Siam Square & MBK..

Lunch at the Pizza Company..

Just look at the chilli flakes on Jess' pizza, damn scary!

At nightfall, we went back to Suan Lum night bazaar for authentic Thai cuisine

The men's fav Thai Iced Tea

Nice food we ordered

After dinner, we went in search for a pet shop to buy someting to make up to our furry babies.

In this shop, we found 2 lovelies, who understands Thai!!

The boy is the model for the shop!

The next day, before we leave for the airport, i took more pics of the hotel:

Our luggages can barely hold all the stuff we bought!

We enjoyed the entire trip immensely, hope we can come back again soon!

End Note: I really need to lose weight so i can look like the below:

Thailand Trip Part II

The next morn, the 4 of us woke up bright & early for Breakfast at the hotel & start Day 2 shopping!

Chef says this decor is like heaven, so bright & airy..

Buffet spread

Nice patio for guests to enjoy the morning sun & view

Looking down we saw an area that looks like a cock-fighting ring..

We went to Platinum again to finish what we couldnt yesterday, after 6 hours..we were too beat & hungry to move another inch, so we went for lunch @ Fuji's

Who knew that shopping can be so tiring! Look at our tired faces..

Energy replenishments

Afterwards, we headed back to the hotel for a rest & look at my stash! Wee!

Jess made reservations for us for dinner at the Bangkok Sky restaurant @ Baiyoke Sky Hotel's 78th floor..being a first timer, i was pretty excited!

Includes Free admission to the Observation Deck @ 77th Floor & Revolving View point on 84th floor! Up we go!

Excitement!! Too bad the restaurant doesnt allow cameras..

After that we went to the Observation deck for a Panoramic view of Bangkok

On the revolving platform..quick i feel nauseous liao!

Tehee..

Apparently, this hotel is one of the tallest buildings in the world!

Looks like Singapore building is also on the world tallest charts!

The highest postbox in Thailand! Mail anyone?

Cheese baby!

Thailand Trip Part I

As per requested by my GGF, am uploading the first part of our wonderful trip to Thailand with Mr & Mrs Goh..

Cant wait to go!! Fun, food, soothing massages and lotsa shopping!!*excited*

Had a full breakfast at the airport before jetting off ~

Checking into the Baiyoke Boutique hotel (*supposedly a theme hotel)..interesting decor:

Still in time for shopping, but first, we need to fill up our tanks before the battle! CHARGE!!

Snacks at Amari Watergate Hotel Cafe, opposite Platinum Shopping Mall

We're coming!!So near yet so far ~

Stay tuned for our shopping adventures in TH in Part II & III! Will try to upload real soon!

PartII Sneak: Breakfast at the hotel

End Note: I wana go again soon!

Our Salt & Pepper

What a Surprise!

I've been meaning to blog about the surprise gift i received from my colleagues/frens which made me smile from inside (sorry for being so late)..but of course i received other wonderful gifts which made me glow too (*you know who you are!)

From Stephanie who made it before she was due for delivery..such a touching gift & amazing efforts to create a lovely scrapbook..brought back memories of our Phuket trip..

From Christine & Wendy, dont you think it looks like the luggage i saw from the littlehappyshop?

Such a cute gift, the kind i love =) Inside were more surprises!

More happy scrapbook stuffs!

Thank you thank you all! You made me feel loved & special!

End Note: Happy Life = Happy Me!

Love for you and you

No matter what happens, we will always be side by side, supporting and loving each other. ..Promise?

End Note: Happiness is a choice, the choice is yours to have.

Pic from here

Ambush @ Jurong Point

As the trusty west side scouts, Chef & I always kept a lookout on the great places to eat so that we can JIO our dear pals to try them out together.

This time, we found a new restaurant @ Jurong point which serves decent food!

Our orders turned out as good as it looks!



I must say this pasta is soo yummy with the thai sauce, must try!

German beer & my fav drink..

I told Alan that this meal was on him..see his reaction!Ha!

Afterwards, we took the MRT home, just one stop away..

Well it was fun being a food scout!

End Note: I feel like my face is getting chubbier..*wails loudly*

The Most Exciting Project of my Life

I'm in the midst of the most exciting project of my life, all that planning, researching, constant learning suddenly felt so fulfilling. My brain was working overtime & ideas pop up non-stop (bed time was affected due to my excitement of coz *panda eyes*)

Finally for once i felt this was so right and mayb this is what i have been waiting for afterall..

I'm keeping mum about the project untill everyting is all set to go! I'm sure it will be a successful since i have the best partner/s that any girl can have.

Meanwhile, will be working real hard, wish me luck!

End Note: Im so happy i wana jump & squeal!!




Pic from here

New Shoes!

Its been Fashionweek in the office lately as Mr Yeo has a whole new wardbrobe of tailored clothes while i had my stash from Thailand.

To chase away our midweek blues, we reminded ourselves of our pretty new shoes ( please ignore the fact that my feet looked stumpy)! Mr Yeo is happy he got a fine pair of brown shoes and a new belt to match!

End Note: Hope our feet brings us further than what we expect! Skipping monday & hope Tues brings unexpected joys!

Hoppity HopScotch

Kids nowadays are more into computer games, ps, nintendo,Wii than what we grew up with. Back then when we were young, life was much simpler and children were having lots of fun outdoors.

As an active little girl (hard to believe i know) i have always enjoyed games like zero-point, soccer, catching, bad minton and hop-scotch wiyth my frens and super fun cousins..

Cant wait to teach my "rabbit" hop-scotch someday, so i can get an excuse to relive the joys again! Wee! Look forward to that day!

End Note: The little girl in me neva goes away and i secretly love it!

My Tooth Doctor

Took the replacement holiday to visit the dentist today since my wisdom tooth has been trying to get my attention lately.

Shivered less in the chair than expected since the dentist was really nice and gentle.. i always feel so embarassed to let strangers look into my mouth (let alone a guy) and chided myself for not brushing or flossing enough..

He told me he would like to see me sooner (which at first i thought i was a good patient), ended up its because my teeth gets dirty faster than normal people! *dig me a hole in the ground!*

Anyways, as expected, i should really remove the wisdom tooth *apprehensive* which costs SGD1600 for the whole procedure! Erm..let me mull over this for a while ( i already have 10,000 excuses not to but only 1 reason to go for it. PAIN.)

For now, my pearlies are whiter, hope i can keep them that way!



End note: Have you visited your dentisit yet??

Pic from Flickr

Hungry Hungry!

Since we don't drive anymore, our weekday dinners & usual sunday brunch would be spent at the coffeeshop near my place.

This time we tried:

My poor hubby looking starved and just-out-of-bed

Soon we will get tired of the food & run outa new stuff to try at the coffeeshop..please will someone open a new coffeeshop!!

End Note: I look like a puffer fish!

Yes Sir!

My younger bro has been enlisted by the Police Force for his National Service in Oct & the Ang family held a litte BBQ for him..

How time flies, he will become a man soon! Aw..my cheeky little bro is all grown up!

End Note: Take care of your butt! haha!

Steamboat Party!

After sending our furry pets home, we went on to part II to celebrate MidAutumn festival. This year strangely the festival swoshed by in a rush and i didnt even have a chance to carry the paper laterns..sigh..

Anyways we were invited to a feast at Jarol's, while waiting for our friendly neighbor:

As usual, the men chilled by the TV before dinner

We were greeted by a whole table of steamboat-ready fare lovingly prepared by Jarol and were all excited to dig in !!

Cheese, ladies!

Okay, the below pic is of Silky kissing Jason non-stop on his lips. I tink Silky has been holding back for a while now, finally she found her prince charming and couldnt keep her paws off him. Poor Jason..better get mouth rinse k!

Thank you Jarol for all your effort & love!

End Note: We should really take more pics together!

A Fantabulous Saturday Brunch

Another great outing arranged by Janna to catch up on Oct 3 and let our darlings have a fun-filled day..

Brunch was really yumm & we get to eat while our darlings played freely in the K9 cafe:

Pancakes & Sandwiches

Amercian breakfast platter

Burger, scrambled egss & crossiants

Our furry pals were in for a treat too! (*from dog bakery)

Interesting reads about schnauzers

Some shots of our lovely pets

Isnt Maki sooo cute..best part, she doesnt bark much & is soo girly..made me wished i owned a poodle!

New friend from other patrons in the cafe

End Note: Dogs are like kids. Great responsibilities, love & attention required but we are loving every single minute of it!

Another brunch set for Nov, will update with more pics of our furry pals!

The Gift

Another Mr Yeo's read this morning that he felt he should share with me:


"A present is a precious stone in the eyes of the possesor; wherever he turns, he prospers ~ Proverbs 17:8

In each one of us, we have a gift, even if you dont believe it. Our creator has carefully crafted us such that we are all special & different, your gift will allow you to open doors of opportunities and bring in great blessings.

You may not be aware of that gift you have inside you or perhaps it has profited thus far as you have no idea how to use your gift yet.


You need to take the gift and ask God for wisdom to cultivate it untill it becomes such a powerful tool or "precious stone" that wherever you turn, you may prosper!


Well, i believe in "seek and it shall be given", do you? So lets see..whats my gift i wonder (*searches database for answers, haha*)


Bottomline: Embrace your gift and cultivate it such that you may prosper wherever you are!




Source from: Destined to Reign Devotional by Joseph Prince



Pic from here

Be Back Soon!

Time to pack my bags for the short trip and satisfy my shopping demons! Miss me ya, Will be right back!

Pic from here

Show You My True Colors!

I have always been someone who is rather particular with colors matching and i recalled when i was in poly, we attended this lesson on colors during ettiquette class which i enjoyed alot.

So I went digging for info on colors & learnt someting!



The color wheel or color circle is the basic tool for combining colors. The first circular color diagram was designed by Sir Isaac Newton in 1666.

Did you know that...

• the most common version is a wheel of 12 colors based on the RYB (or artistic) color model.

• 3 Primary colors are red, yellow and blue.
  3 Secondary colors (green, orange and purple) are created by mixing two primary colors.
  6 Tertiary colors are created by mixing primary and secondary colors

• The color circle can be divided into warm and cool colors.
  Warm colors (like red, orange) are vivid and energetic, and tend to advance in space.
  Cool colors (like green, blue) give an impression of calm, and create a soothing impression.

• White, black and gray are considered to be neutral, which are colors not in the color circle.

• Tints,Shades & Tones: If a color is made lighter by adding white, the result is called a tint. If black is added, the darker version is called a shade. And if gray is added, the result is a different tone.



• Color Schemes:

Complemenary colors scheme are those that are opposite each other on the color wheel

Analogous color schemes use colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.

Triadic color scheme uses colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel (see triangle above)

• Colors affect us in numerous ways, both mentally and physically e.g when i see pink i feel happy, green i feel calm?

This is so fun, perhaps i should start a "research-of-the-month" posts to share with you all the interesting and silly stuff i read about!

End Note: My ultimate fantasy is to own a pair of shoes in every color!

Read more about colors here.
Pics from here & here

Putting Money in my Pockets

This morn during our morning talks, Syeo taught me something he learnt at church:

"Guard your heart carefully and let it not be worried" Remember that in the area where you heart is least worried is where your blessings is most..so let go off your worries & prepare to receive!

i may not be a frequent church go-er but i do believe that GOD is good and he wants us to live in abundance & blessings!

So whatever unhappiness or worries you have in any aspects of your life, be it health, relationship, finance or job security, release these negative feelings & untie your heart from the burden. Get ready to receive today! Wee!


Pic from Flickr

End Note: I am blessed...

Happy Toes

I imagined that one day, i will do this to Chef! Wee!

End Note: Im hopelessly silly sometimes..*tsk tsk*

From Flickr