Anything For Her : French film lacking a better title and ending. However, it kept my attention the whole way through.
Sunday, 21 November 2010
Usually I'd leave it to the Americans to get away...
Anything For Her : French film lacking a better title and ending. However, it kept my attention the whole way through.
Saturday, 20 November 2010
Gossip Girl Blair quotes:
'As long as I'm with you (Chuck), I'm Hillary in the White House. And I want to be Hillary, Secretary of State. Except with better hair.'
Friday, 19 November 2010
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Even the service was 'eclectic'
Crispy glazed Marmalade Belly pork with Stilton pear
Rendez-vous of lobster, scallop, squid & mackerel with a saffrom risotto cream
Dinner at Michael Moore Restaurant
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Skull obsession continues
The thing about skulls is that we as humans will never get over it. It's part of a human obsession even if it means we carry an imitation of it on our necks, fingers or bags.
This is my newest piece from Peter Lang to add to my collection.
Peter Lang designs and makes his coveted pieces in Australia.
Follow him @ Twitter.
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
À la folie... pas du tout
My continuous effort to learn French ... this was intense though.
You can always depend on the French to do the attention grabbing in film and the crazy in love!
Monday, 15 November 2010
Sunday, 14 November 2010
Mark Liu's Unicorn Collection SS10
Mark Liu's philosophy has a strong emphasis on minimising waste throughout the design and production process.
He continues to successfully release aesthetically pleasing dresses while limiting scrap disposal.
Saturday, 13 November 2010
Updated Office Dress - Burton for Alexander McQueen Resort 2011
All the pieces are great, but I would narrow it down to this piece that would suit the average woman. Covers just enough skin and over-the-knee length while maintaining femininity.
Friday, 12 November 2010
Stirred up by hunger!
Homemade Stir-Fry Noodles w/Chicken
- Bell peppers (I like using all 3 coloured peppers to create a visual mix)
- + Mushrooms
- Chicken
- Noodles
-sliced ingredients into strips to compliment noodles
-cook ingredients seperately then combine at end
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Every City girl's essential shoe - Butterfly Twist
Recently I've discovered the perfect flats that fits into my going out clutch bag! These 'Clever Litte Soles' are comfortable and fabulous! You can order these discreet but essential shoes online at Butterfly Twist for only £14.99! The website presents a comfy sensation that is simple and direct, just like the concept of the shoes. However, the butterfly cursor is very annoying...
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Alamada keeps his center stage
Carlos Alamada continues to maintain his stylish, exclusive, and cozy restaurant/bar ALMADA on Berkeley Street popular after a year of success. With an invitation-only guest door policy, Carlos has been able to hand-pick the 'Friends & Family' members in London and internationally. Fantastic food, familiar faces and great fun!
Of course, I would choose to celebrate my birthday at Almada this year.
However, if you're not a friend or lacking a friend of a friend to put you on the guestlist, there is always the famous New York style American brasserie AUTOMAT on Dover Street. Ideal for a Sunday gathering or a intimate family sitting over breakfast/brunch.
Of course, I would choose to celebrate my birthday at Almada this year.
However, if you're not a friend or lacking a friend of a friend to put you on the guestlist, there is always the famous New York style American brasserie AUTOMAT on Dover Street. Ideal for a Sunday gathering or a intimate family sitting over breakfast/brunch.
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Naiomie Santos represents Guam @ Miss Earth 2010 in Vietnam
An ambitious young lady, Naiomie, has been recently crowned Miss Guam Earth 2010. She now represents Guam (my home island) in Vietnam for the running of Miss Earth 2010.
Although Guam is a tiny island, Guamanians have a big heart and large ambitions. We are EVERYWHERE for small population and we go for what we want.
Find out more about Naiomie and support her confident journey.
Monday, 8 November 2010
Sunday, 7 November 2010
David Otokpa Photography
Friday, 5 November 2010
One too many shakes of pepper
Homemade wholesome Asian style winter beef casserole.
Ingredients:
Beef (diced or shredded)
Seasonal vegetables
Soy Sauce
Salt
Pepper
Ginger
Garlic
Spices of your choice
Cook the beef in pan with little bit of oil for about a minute.
Create a broth base with soy sauce, salt, pepper.... OR just by using beef broth cubes.
Place the vegetable and meat into a tray then pour broth over.
Put into oven on rougly 180C for about 20-30 mins or until meat is cooked!
Thursday, 4 November 2010
Tastes of Sweet Memories
Henri not only amazes me with his poetic photography (yes it's very true) and deep quotes, he continues to bring life to the bakery goods @ Guam Bakery.
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
LV gets me again & again!
Maybe I'm one of the billions of Asians that end up drawn to LV genetically, or it could possibly be because they never fair to bring back old styles with a new contemporary twist!
My interview with them is Monday so wish me luck!
My interview with them is Monday so wish me luck!
SC Bag PM Calf Leather
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Bonner's Latest - worth a read
Bonner's latest - worth a read
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.
It is certainly the best of times for economists with a sense of humor. Absurdity and cupidity are right out in the open where you can laugh at them. Today's financial events - predictable consequences of clownish meddling and currency debasement - are funny enough. The official reactions practically double us up. Central bankers and finance ministers are proudly doing things that they used to be punished for. Henry II brought his bankers together in 1124. Those found guilty of debasing the coinage - an earlier form of quantitative easing - were either castrated or they had their right hands cut off.
What can you say about that kind of monetary policy? It worked.
But as for today's monetary system. It is the worst of times. Not in 3,000 years, says Nobel prize winner Robert Mundell, have we experienced such "monetary instability." What? What about when a German Mark lost nearly all its value in a single day? What about when the French replaced the old francs for new francs at 100 to one? What about the Hungarian pengo hyperinflation of 1947? Currency crises come around much more frequently than Mundell, the "father of the euro," thinks.
In England, the government of David Cameron has announced the biggest cutbacks since WWII. He's going to lighten the UK government expense load by 81 billion pounds over the next 5 years. Nearly half a million government employees are to be given the heave-ho. So far, the British public is taking the news like a donkey informed about original sin."Carry on!" they said to each other as if it were the Blitz, as if there were something vaguely noble at stake.
In France, the government is implementing pension reforms, the highlight of which is to increase the retirement age for government employees from 60 to 62. This seems like such a timid reform. Anglo Saxons wonder what the frogs are so upset about. But they've taken to
the streets. Early this week, one out of four French gas stations were out of fuel. Hundreds of autos were torched. Even schoolchildren were on the barricades. At least most of the manifestants were in it for a good reason - to get money. The deluded students thought they were upholding a matter of principle.
On the surface, the two nations seem to be taking two very different approaches to solving a problem. The English buckle down. The French rise up. The English submit to reality. The French stick to fantasy. In London it is the season of Light. In Paris, Darkness descends
before noon.
"What separates civilized man from the wild beasts?" they ask in The City.
"The English Channel," comes the reply, followed by a good chuckle. On one side of the water, it is the spring of hope, or so they believe. On the other, it is winter of despair. And yet, they all hope to go to Heaven and sit on the right hand of God. That they are headed in another direction is the point of today's reflection.
The real problem in both countries is the same. The welfare democracies made promises they can't keep. "Government can have only two legitimate purposes," said William Godwin, "the suppression of injustice against individuals.and the common defense against external invasion." Beyond that the decline in marginal productivity of government spending is remarkably steep. The courts and police protection have real and immediate payoffs. Retirement, unemployment, bailouts, payoffs, tariffs, subsidies, free food and lodging, committees, councils, regulations - all quickly have perverse outcomes. More and more people switch from producing to conniving and chiseling. The more something for nothing is available from the government, the more people do nothing useful to get it - including getting control over the government itself.
In both England and France, the spending cuts on the table so far are too little, too late. A three percent deficit was regarded as such a serious threat to the financial integrity of the European Union that member states who surpassed that level were supposed to lose their
right to vote. France runs a budget deficit of nearly 8% of GDP. Its public expenses are about $1.5 trillion per year. Even if the projected savings of $96 billion by 2018 (when the pension cuts kick in) were realized, the amount is trivial. But so are the savings to be
realized by the Cameron government - also trivial, and likewise programmed so the presumed benefits are realized sooner while the costs are suffered later.
But at least give them credit for pretending. Over in the USA, the Obama government shows no interest in jettisoning any of the accumulated ballast of the last half a century of boondoggles, bailouts and bunkum. Instead, with new health care and regulatory programs, it is adding to them. The current budget deficit is close to 10% of GDP, with no plausible plans to reduce it significantly. Instead, the political elite dream that they will "grow their way out" of their financial problems.
They count on stimulus to rev up their economy. But what do they have to "stimulate" with? Only the same quack elixirs that got them into trouble in the first place. The government either spends more money.or creates more of it to spend. More fiscal stimulus is off the table in Britain, and probably in America too. Instead, they both aim to get bywith a little help with their friends at their central banks. Ben Bernanke has made it clear that he is ready to provide more unconventional stimulus - via money printing. The smart money is betting that Mervyn King will do the same.
And the really smart money is getting out of town.
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.
It is certainly the best of times for economists with a sense of humor. Absurdity and cupidity are right out in the open where you can laugh at them. Today's financial events - predictable consequences of clownish meddling and currency debasement - are funny enough. The official reactions practically double us up. Central bankers and finance ministers are proudly doing things that they used to be punished for. Henry II brought his bankers together in 1124. Those found guilty of debasing the coinage - an earlier form of quantitative easing - were either castrated or they had their right hands cut off.
What can you say about that kind of monetary policy? It worked.
But as for today's monetary system. It is the worst of times. Not in 3,000 years, says Nobel prize winner Robert Mundell, have we experienced such "monetary instability." What? What about when a German Mark lost nearly all its value in a single day? What about when the French replaced the old francs for new francs at 100 to one? What about the Hungarian pengo hyperinflation of 1947? Currency crises come around much more frequently than Mundell, the "father of the euro," thinks.
In England, the government of David Cameron has announced the biggest cutbacks since WWII. He's going to lighten the UK government expense load by 81 billion pounds over the next 5 years. Nearly half a million government employees are to be given the heave-ho. So far, the British public is taking the news like a donkey informed about original sin."Carry on!" they said to each other as if it were the Blitz, as if there were something vaguely noble at stake.
In France, the government is implementing pension reforms, the highlight of which is to increase the retirement age for government employees from 60 to 62. This seems like such a timid reform. Anglo Saxons wonder what the frogs are so upset about. But they've taken to
the streets. Early this week, one out of four French gas stations were out of fuel. Hundreds of autos were torched. Even schoolchildren were on the barricades. At least most of the manifestants were in it for a good reason - to get money. The deluded students thought they were upholding a matter of principle.
On the surface, the two nations seem to be taking two very different approaches to solving a problem. The English buckle down. The French rise up. The English submit to reality. The French stick to fantasy. In London it is the season of Light. In Paris, Darkness descends
before noon.
"What separates civilized man from the wild beasts?" they ask in The City.
"The English Channel," comes the reply, followed by a good chuckle. On one side of the water, it is the spring of hope, or so they believe. On the other, it is winter of despair. And yet, they all hope to go to Heaven and sit on the right hand of God. That they are headed in another direction is the point of today's reflection.
The real problem in both countries is the same. The welfare democracies made promises they can't keep. "Government can have only two legitimate purposes," said William Godwin, "the suppression of injustice against individuals.and the common defense against external invasion." Beyond that the decline in marginal productivity of government spending is remarkably steep. The courts and police protection have real and immediate payoffs. Retirement, unemployment, bailouts, payoffs, tariffs, subsidies, free food and lodging, committees, councils, regulations - all quickly have perverse outcomes. More and more people switch from producing to conniving and chiseling. The more something for nothing is available from the government, the more people do nothing useful to get it - including getting control over the government itself.
In both England and France, the spending cuts on the table so far are too little, too late. A three percent deficit was regarded as such a serious threat to the financial integrity of the European Union that member states who surpassed that level were supposed to lose their
right to vote. France runs a budget deficit of nearly 8% of GDP. Its public expenses are about $1.5 trillion per year. Even if the projected savings of $96 billion by 2018 (when the pension cuts kick in) were realized, the amount is trivial. But so are the savings to be
realized by the Cameron government - also trivial, and likewise programmed so the presumed benefits are realized sooner while the costs are suffered later.
But at least give them credit for pretending. Over in the USA, the Obama government shows no interest in jettisoning any of the accumulated ballast of the last half a century of boondoggles, bailouts and bunkum. Instead, with new health care and regulatory programs, it is adding to them. The current budget deficit is close to 10% of GDP, with no plausible plans to reduce it significantly. Instead, the political elite dream that they will "grow their way out" of their financial problems.
They count on stimulus to rev up their economy. But what do they have to "stimulate" with? Only the same quack elixirs that got them into trouble in the first place. The government either spends more money.or creates more of it to spend. More fiscal stimulus is off the table in Britain, and probably in America too. Instead, they both aim to get bywith a little help with their friends at their central banks. Ben Bernanke has made it clear that he is ready to provide more unconventional stimulus - via money printing. The smart money is betting that Mervyn King will do the same.
And the really smart money is getting out of town.
Monday, 1 November 2010
Wardrobe clear out of designer merchandise!
Friend is clearing out her wardrobe, selling all the designer items found in this album.
Even better than sample sales!
Even better than sample sales!
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