Month: September 2014

A wonderful Saturday.

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stretch

My respect goes to all fashion designers in the world. You guys are awesome!! Although I am not one of them, but I now know how crazy (in a good way) it is.

I am currently working on new harem pants by demand and also to stock up GOPAKO which has been running out of stocks for a month. Because I am working on my own, it takes me some time from picking the fabrics to drafting and sewing. Drafting the pants is pretty hectic because of the fabrication. Spun cotton or viscose is indeed very comfortable but it is a killer to draft and cut. Next, I have to send them for a special outerlock and unfortunately, their machine is under repair. A couple of days delayed. Darn my luck. Just this week, I managed to get all the pockets ready to be assembled on the pants. This is just step one.

Next, lots of research. Mood board. Mix and match arrangement. Props preparation. Fuh~ I have to organize all these for photoshooting which I enjoy most. I love planning and organizing my work. I am supposed to have a beautiful girl friend of mine to be my model, but understandable that she is packed with her schedule. I can’t wait and needless to say I can’t afford to hire a model just yet. With no choice, I have to be my own model. Yikes, so embarrassing to strut, strut, strut and pose. But I did some wonderful stretching though. Click here for some stretching exercises which I personally find them useful for runners as well as daily activities.

Above is one of my favourite shots. Not professionally taken but, okay-lah. Boleh pakai. Geez, so uncomfortable I felt like a clown more than anything else. So tiring – no joke. Hats off to all the models out there.

I will also be launching a new activity shorts in October which got me absolutely thrilled. They are made with lycra with fold-over waist band and are manufactured in size S, M, L and XL. Do check out GOPAKO in October for more information.

Next will be marketing and publishing. So many things in hand. So many to learn. So excited. So not ready. Mixed feeling.

There’s a saying. What we learn becomes a part of who we are. I hope you enjoy learning as much as I do. Have a nice weekend. ~ Melle

Yes, Chef! I love you, Chef!

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chef_movie

Woo… I love this movie so much. I can feel the passion in Carl Casper and his love working in the kitchen. (I wish to have a workshop of my own to throw ideas and experiment without any worry of messing up the place.) Being creative is not easy. The truth is, working with dull bosses is discouraging.

Next, do not underestimate the social medias. We really really do have to behave well and no irksome action in public. Don’t you notice that majority of us have more than 1 daily job? Paparazzi that it is. Snap or video + click and there it goes viral on the internet. That makes Carl loses his job with negative publicity. Period. 🙂

He ends up restored a broke-down food truck with son, Percy. I like seeing how they spend time together and fortified the their bond. Then later, his buddy Martin joins them as a sous-chef. Not to forget, his super supportive ex-wife joins in as well and they remarried. Happy ending.

One man’s opinion. Passion, humbleness and hard-working is very important to get yourself into the limelight. And balance is the big deal!

homecookfood
A few outdated photos of home cooked food.

Please have full attention when you reach the part where Carl was making cheese toast for Percy. OMG. The crunchy sound was so… so sexy it makes me go uh and ah…*wink* And this is ART!

Watch the trailer here.

It’s time to spend some little time in the kitchen. Making ABC soup with ground white pepper and dried shrimp with cabbage for this rainy evening. Have a great evening everyone.

There goes my Monday…

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monday

Am too tired to wake up early from the weekend trip in Muar. Morning walk and jog skipped.

I have my schedule planned to make a trip to China Town today. To save up time and money, Abner sent me to the LRT station after breakfast. First thing I did upon arriving China Town is to pray at Guan Gung’s temple. I then headed to the fabric shops. I enjoy taking my own sweet time picking the fabrics. If I have not mistaken, I have spent about an hour in the shop to get the best ones.

On the way to the Art Shop along Petaling Street, I could smell the wonderful aroma of roasted chestnuts. How could I resist? I got a packet for my tea break later at home. Got some information for my project from the shop owner and bought an A4 size sketch book for ideas and drafts.

China Town is not the same as before. Too many foreigner workers at times I feel like I am in a different country. Especially when there is construction, heritage and tradition gone. No discrimination. I didn’t spend much time wandering around I thought that I would. I decided to take the LRT back home. Wrap up some work, kopek-kopek the chestnuts, went to Time Square to get his machine fixed and we end the day with Japanese. 🙂

Okay, why am I taking the LRT than driving myself to China Town?
Because it is cost and time effective. I only need to spend RM4 for round trip. It takes only erm… I didn’t notice the time. I guess around 15-20 minutes to reach the destination. Walking distant is about the same as where I normally park my car. Save me a lot of hassle from driving and jam. Parking fees in China Town is not just rocket high, but I got conned by one of them. Here’s the scenario.

I entered the parking place at 11:35am. I left the place at 2:30pm. If my calculation is not wrong, I have parked my car for less than 3 hours. First hour at RM2.50. Subsequent hour at RM1.50. So it should be RM5.50. This gentlemen charged me extra by 1 hour and caused me making FULL payment at RM8.00. At first I thought I have calculated wrongly, but when I check the clockssssss, one on the radio panel, one on the display panel, one on Abner’s wrist and one on my own wrist. It was reading 2:35pm. We recheck the receipt, the time out was punched “3:30pm”. It was 5 minutes too late for me to come to the senses as we were already heading home. But hello… how can it be 3:30pm when I reached home at 3:05pm!? I went to China Town 2 days later. I try parking at a different place. End up paying RM11.50 for 5 hours. Hmm…

Well, I hate dishonest people. When a loyal patron of 10 years meets a huge disappointment, wise choices were made evidently. 🙂

Tang Lung

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tanglung

Abner and I celebrated our first alone time on this festival. It lasted only for 1 candle with a mooncake and a cup of green tea and things went back to normal with work and HK drama series. 😛 I wonder why lantern? Click here to know more. We shall not stop this beautiful celebration every year with family and friends.

Wishing everyone wing yuen gin-gin hong-hong – good health always. Cheers, Melle.

MINE!!

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volleyball
Good Morning everyone !! I had a very great evening yesterday playing Volleyball (VB) with a nice group of ladies and gentlemen. Damn, I can’t stop myself from thinking about VB. I wanna train my overhand service and spiking which *ahem – clear throat* I was pretty good at it back in high school. Not tip-top but just good. I miss the long hours of training be it rain or shine. All the sacrifices and tough time we have been through. All the adrenalin rush during tournaments. Those precious moments are very well kept in the heart. Now it make sense that VB is part of my life. Yes? 🙂

This is a super cute one I saw on the internet. If you are a VB player, I bet it will bring a smile on your face. Have a nice day y’all!!

“I wish love was like Volleyball, when you say ‘MINE’ everyone backs off…”

Hello September…

melanie

hello_september

Decades back, friendship bands were so famous. We make the bands using colored threads and were given to our friends as a symbol of friendship. And now, loom bands are the new thing here all over the world. It’s a trend now for everyone!! Young and old. Albeit I read that it’s kinda banned for the chemical kinda thing, but I have to get myself in vogue. Okay, okay… I know I am late. But it’s better late than never, right? So, being a kiasu one, I bought myself a starter pack at RM7.90 and one for my niece, Meagan. For the first time, I see how focused Meagan is. We both are so into it and wanna get more of it. I hope we will be able to get better quality of the bands and are chemical free. Fingers crossed.

A brand new month has started. Come to think about it, 4 more months to the end of 2014. I gotta speed up to achieve my goals or at least to strike off some of my personal projects in the list. Have a wonderful day dear all.