How to pronounce that designer's name

Abaeté: Ah-bye-ah-tay
Agnes B: Ah-ni-ess Beh
Alejandro Ingelmo: Allay-handro In-gel-mo
Alexandre Herchcovitch: Ah-le-zan-dreh Hair-ch-co-vich
Andrew Gn: Andrew Jen (rhymes with “ten”)
Andy Thê-Anh: An-dee Tay-Ann
Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march
Arthur Mendonça: Ar-thur Men-doe-sa
Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka
Balenciaga: Bah-lin-cee-ah-gah
Balmain: Bal-mah
Bebe: Bee-bee
Bettye Muller: Beh-tee Meu-ler
Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta
Bulgari: Ball-gah-ree
Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some
Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era
Cartier: Kar-tee-aye
Cesare Paciotti: Che-sah-ray Pah-cho-tee
Chaiken: Chay-ken
Chanel: Shuh-nail
Christian Lacroix: La-Kwa
Christian Louboutin: Loo-boo-tahn
Dana Buchman: Day-nah Buck-man
Dior: Dee-or
Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten
Diane von Furstenberg: Fur-sten-berg (pronounced as spelled)
Dolce & Gabbana: Dole-ch-aye Ga-bon-na
Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten
Emilio Pucci: Eh-mi-li-oh Poo-ch-ee
Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya
Etienne Aigner: Eh-tee-yen On-yay
Furla: Fer-luh
Gareth Pugh: Gareth Pew
Gianfranco Ferre: Gee-an-fran-co Fr-aire
Giles Deacon: Jy-els Dee-kin
Givenchy: Jee-von-shee
Giambattista Valli: Gee-ahm-battista Valley
Gucci: Goo-chee
Hedi Slimane: Eddy Sli-mahn
Hermès: Err-mez
Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay
Issey Miyake: Ee-seh Mi-yah-key
Jean Paul Gaultier: Zhan Paul Go-tee-aye
James Perse: James Perse (as in a lady’s purse, not ‘pierce your ear’)
Joeffer Caoc: Joe-fur Kay-ock
Junya Watanabe: Joon-ya Wah-tah-nah-bay
Lambertson Truex: Lam-bert-son Tru-ex
Lanvin: Lon-vahn or Lon-vawn
L’Wren Scott: Le-ren Skot
Loewe: Low-ev-ay
Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Voo-ee-ton
Madame Gres: Mah-dam Gray
Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
Mainbocher: Maynbo-shay
Moschino: Mo-ski-no
Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay
Narciso Rodriguez: Nar-siss-so Ro-dree-gez
Nicolas Ghesquière: Ni-co-la Guess-ki-air
Olivier Theyskens: Oli-vier Tay-skins
Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain
Prada: Prah-da
Proenza Schouler: Pro-enza Skool-er
Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lauren (as in Lauren the girl’s name, not Sophia Loren)
Rei Kawakubo: Ray Kah-wah-koo-bo
Rodarte: Ro-dar-tay
6267: Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)
Sonia Rykiel: Saun-ya Ree-kee-eel
Sophia Kokosalaki: So-fee-a Ko-ko-sah-lah-kee
Tapeet by Vicini: Ti-peet by vi-ch-ee-knee
Thakoon: Ta-koon
Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay
Tibi: Tbi or Tu-by (not Tee-bee)
Tocca: Toe-ka
Ungaro: Oon-ga-ro
Versace: Ver-sah-chee
Vionnet: Vee-oh-nay
Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to
Yves Saint Laurent: Eve San Lor-ron
Zac Posen: Poe-zen

Nakhon

Catch-up/farewell session with Venetia (she house-d us in London).
Yummy duck rice at Bayswater..Cabonara sauce at Melrose..i wanna go UK next year after project ends (:

Maybe squeeze in Japan, US and NZL too.

Shall go for a run later. Time to watch GIA.

Baby Veronica

My darling niece is so cute :b
She's growing up so fast!
She calls everyone 'Amy'. I think she spends too much time in front of the telly..

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Quiet saturday at home with family, completing orders and giving tuition..

Grand Prix F1

Training at 3pm this afternoon..before the rain came..so noisy but i like the atmosphere!
View from the 36th floor.
2 straight road and 1 curve.

Trying not to whine & whinge but its been a horrible week. Feeling so unsettled but i can't figure out why.

Done with stage 2 of HPV jab. My arm is so sore i can't sleep sideways in peace, and the crowded train meant passengers knocking into my arm..ouchh..

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I've to rush 1 card and 1 album order by 1pm tmr.
My talent is no longer a talent, more like repetitive uncreative work..sigh.
I need to get out of Singapore.
Looking forward to a short trip somewhere somehow, with someone, anybody next month..

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I nvr get jealous when I see my ex w someone else, my parents taught me to give my used toys to the less fortunate LOL

Warning: rantings below

Walked into Raoul, Zara, Mango, Dutti, Club Monaco, GG5, bYSI, G2000, Pull&Bear, Topshop. Just can't find a perfect white shirt for work. Utterly disheartened :(

Woke up early for manicure & pedicure. Nice nude colors, clean!

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I need to rant about my domestic helper: Maryjane.
As you all know, i don't really connect with her & im glad her 2 years contract is coming to an end next month (i think).

Came back at 5pm from town after shopping with Angie, had the perfect cup of Koi. Satisfied. But i don't see my helper around. Ok, i thought she went out to buy stuff. That's fine. Finally at 5.25pm, she showed up at the door. With nothing in her hands. I questioned her. She said she went down to buy chips, i asked her where is it. She pointed to the small packet of chips at the sofa near our shoe rack outside the door. I was wondering: why the hell did you take 25mins to buy a packet of chips that cost 50cents downstairs and leave it on the sofa outside the house?! She said the neighbors (the boys) wanted it. I double checked with the boys and they denied, saying: no we didnt ask Maryjane to buy for us..we didnt even know when she went down. GREAT. LIAR. Go back to your country.

Anyways, i pressed on. Hungry for a decent reply that will satisfy my curious mind. Why did you take 25mins to buy a packet of 50cents potato chips? I lived at this block for 23 years, i have never queued up for more than 3mins to pay for an item. C'on, grow a brain Maryjane! She couldn't answer my question. So i decided to see if soft approach works. My tone before this was polite and there was no evidence of anger. I told her nicely, if you want to go down and chat or call, yes you may. But please get permission. Ask and it shall be given right!! Provided you've completed your assigned household chores. We're all human, i'd understand if you need a nap, or if you want to go downstairs and talk to your friends. Or use your hp. You ask, i will grant. But if you sneak out of the house without informing anyone, you will face the music when you get caught. And normally if im the one who catch her, she'll be in for a hard time.

The other day, she went downstairs and didnt lock our main door. WTF you might ask. I really don't know if she have a brain? Or if she's here in spore to find a Bangladesh boyfriend. After 2 years, i dont and will never ever give her the benefit of doubt already.

You might say, she get paid peanuts but yet work harder (physically) than most of us. Go easy on her. Yeah, you're right. But this is indeed the sad truth of cheap labor. She chose this path, she must be responsible for her career choice. We don't ill-treat her. The most is a lot of verbal ranting. The amount of maid levy my mum pay is by the thousands. If she had done a better job, we wont mind buying her a new hp/camera or bring her out for family meals. Too bad, not only did you not earn our trust, you proved yourself to be the worst domestic helper in history. Anyhow cook, anyhow clean, no initiative, whole day on hp, chatting with another helper across the block (?! this one is classic man ?!), msging ilu to guys on her hp, sleeping on our sofa when you're suppose to be washing clothes in the morning..the list goes on.

But compared with fats in my team, Maryjane, you're a lot better.

I'm looking forward to selecting a better domestic helper. Blood pressure increasing..must calm down. I just dont like the idea of being LIED to.

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Yeah the fats in my team can fall asleep holding her water bottle or clicking the house..or counting pages, scanning pages halfway at the scanner..or checking some documents..zzz..exposing her panties to us because her dress rode up while she was fast asleep on her chair. She is so fat, she stinks..and it gets worst after she comes back from smoking break. What exactly does she do after work..such that it makes her fall asleep at work everyday?! I cannot comprehendé? Took her off my facebook 1 month ago. She is so lazy. Slowest in our team. Only know how to act hardworking in front of bosses. Gross. I despise you. Sorry, there isnt a better word to use.

Grass Jelly Ice Cream Caramel Milk Tea

My dearest sister drove me out to buy Koi at 9pm because i was craving so badly for it.

Thank you (:

Fleaescape

Response for flea was really good!
At times a little overwhelming, math went wrong but we pulled through (:

Thank you to all that dropped by..Lil' sis, Justina, Angeline..

Work to Live

This maxi must be love at first sight.

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Hello, from the 36th floor. It has been a gloomy day at work.

Orange gerbera from Angeline must be the only good thing that happened (:
Her blackberry macham like mine..spamming her photo gallery with my face and bbm-ing people on it. 'Yamakawa' meetings..religiously chatting on IM about..pests at work..that pig fall asleep when she was about to drink from her water bottle..we all saw it ok. WTH?!

And of course lunch with Michelle, havent seen this girl since secondary 4!

Am loving this week because i had facial today, massage tmr, flea this Friday and a relaxing weekend to look forward to.

The Garden Slug

Service: good!
Company: Kumar & Lil' sis
Price: reasonable
Proportion: huge (better to share)
Food: impressive
Location: east

First time getting up a bike. So scary =/

Helper is on off today. Quiet weekend, i like!
We're in the midst of picking out a new domestic helper..nothing wrong paying for help. Please don't judge..we're old enough to take care of ourselves but it'll be great to save some time (on household chores) to allow more time for other things (:

Chale Monogram

Gorgeous!! (:

Fashion: slightly obsessed with TOPSHOP and ASOS at the moment. So much textures and shapes this season..fabulous!

I saw Louis Koo at TODS party today! Handsome!!

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Marutama with Sei (Jap boss), Cindy and Angeline for lunch.
Yummy but salty. How come no quality control..


Huijun dearie bought the snowskin mooncakes from szechuan court for me <3
I figured out there isnt much difference between Raffles Hotel and Swisshotel/Fairmont for the champagne truffle. Packaging was the only pull factor for me.

My top 3 picks for this year (in no particular order):

1) Raffles Hotel
2) Peony Jade
3) Szechuan Court

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Pictures of the pantry & view on a cloudy day..I was pretty bored the other day so i whipped out my E71 and snap some photos O_o

Spent $111 at Ettusais, hopefully the products wont disappoint.

My weekend is gonna be laid-back. I needa catch up on some sleep..
Certain events happened..not to me..and it caught me thinking quite a bit.

PS: i am a dead-hard fan of channel OKTO on weekday nights (: i nearly wanted to type Chanel.

Heart of Gold

Work has become mundane..i tend to go a little crazy..
Mooncake testing during lunch every other day..haha..
Freebies and on-going promotions are common at raffles place..

Period's late for 2 months and its starting to worry me (sorry but please don't mistaken me as pregnant). Skin is not in a good condition..digestive system is slow..

I went for my HPV jab last month. Looking forward to 2 more jabs, and i'll be done with the vaccination!

Had dinner at The Hand Burger with Komui this evening.
I don't really know why i only got to know a few SRJC friends better after graduation..events that brought us together..but nonetheless, its never too late. Our friendship will grow stronger (: I wish you all the best as you embark on a new (and exciting) phase of your life!

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Dying to go BKK this october with Dine, hopefully it'll come true..