Norman Aniston

I is comel lote. I is Vogue.

Isn’t Norman Aniston the cutest little pooch in the world? Haih. I miss Tips.

Norman went missing a couple of weeks back. Luckily, because he is a celebrity, people recognized him and brought him home. I kept watching this video over and over again, aww that poor face.

I am scared of life without Tips. He is my pride my joy the love of my life.

“My dog is 13, and since this movie I’ve had post traumatic stress disorder of what it’s going to be like when my dog goes.”

Jennifer Aniston

I am already heartbroken. I miss you mucho sayang.

Best of the best #1

The first thing that we bought for me when we first arrived here was a pair of boots. Cheap Ugg-like boots to be precise. I hope you know by now that I’m against Ugg and the likes. I hope you are too.

I have odd shaped feet. The boots hurt every inch of every corner of my feet. Of course they didn’t last very long. Ij didn’t believe me when I told him that I can’t just wear any shoes. All my life I’ve had problems buying shoes, not until the day I discovered Camper some time 9 years ago. Ij didn’t believe me either when I told him that my feet and Camper are married to each other.

I’m writing this because eventually we had to get me a pair of Camper boots. I have stopped whining since. And Ij is a happier man now that the complaining is out of the way.

I’m writing this because my running shoes are in one of the 12 boxes we shipped from Malaysia. We are expecting them to arrive at the end of February. Because I jog walk everyday to the park, Ij got forced me to get a new pair of running shoes. So we bought a pair from Nike a couple of weeks back. The shoes were perfectly white then. The right one now has a red patch inside. Guess where it came from? Yes, my blood. Fucking Nike. I have to check whether or not Camper produces running shoes. Haih.

I’m writing this because we were out and about in SW1 today. We had to go to a place where I was required not to wear boots or sneakers. Just for this particular occasion, we got yours truly a pair of ballet flats from Dorothy Perkins, just because I felt bad that Ij was going to pay for it. It took him a while to understand the many many reasons why I don’t buy am not fond of cheapos. I’d rather buy things that I like with my money so I don’t feel guilty whenever he makes the ‘why DWR why not IKEA?’ face (note : the answer to that is ‘why Seagate why not Lowyat cap ayam?’).

Okay back to the outing. We then stopped for coffee because the bloody flats hurt so much I couldn’t even walk anymore. I took out 4 blister cushion plasters from my handbag and stick them all over my feet.

Damn you Dorothy Perkins.

Ij : We get you better shoes lah nanti.

Me : Okay.

Ij : Nak kasut apa?

Me : What kind of question is this? Berapa kali nak tanya? Camperrrrrrrrrrrrrrr laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

I know Camper isn’t fabulous and all. And tell me who doesn’t want to let them feet be mesmerized by Pedro Garcia or Giuseppe Zanotti? Alas, kaki ku cacat abnormal. Apakan daya. Janji kaki ku bahagia. Hiks.

Maka, jika kaki anda cacat unik seperti saya dan anda hadapi kesukaran mencari kasut yang sesuai, cuba lah Camper. Ia sangat hebat dan hmmm hebat.

Runner-up :

Charolastras reunited

There. After months of waiting, we now have a release date.

(source)

June 25th? Are you kidding me? Man, people are just cruel.

By the way, Gael’s Quiero Que Me Quieras is too precious. The movie teaser is funny as hell. Love it!

Speaking of the most beautiful man in the world (other then Depp),  Gael and Argentine girlfriend Delores Fonzi welcomed their first child named Lázaro in Madrid on Thursday – January 8th, 2009.

Congratulations!

And finally ladies, eye candy mandy.

@ Sundance 2009 (credit)

Borak kosong

One day, while watching Girls of the Playboy Mansion,

Me : They look like they are very happy with their lives.

Ij : Why do you say so?

Me : Look at them. They laugh, baring, tidur, looking good. They don’t have a lot to think about.

Ij : Kalau takde goals, macam tu lah.

Eh?

How quick we judge.

Me : I beg to differ. How do you know that? Mana tau memang dari kecik diorang punya goal is to be the girlfriend of si tua tu? And I bet it wasn’t easy to get to where they are now.

Ij : (silence). Okay how do you know that they are happy?

Apa lah. I don’t know that. Nobody knows.

I look at Ij and I couldn’t help feeling disappointed with his limited views on women and success. Success is often associated with one’s career, nothing else matters. Success in one’s career might be tied intricately with a person’s level of intelligence. Hence I think, to some people, most blondes are not worthy to be linked to brainpower and superior achievements.

Sad, I know.

What about you, a mother of five, juggling kids and a whiny husband, cooking and cleaning, 365 days a year? What about you, with a husband so blessed with good wealth, that you can afford to not have a job, volunteer and give back? What about you, who wake up every morning striving to be a better person today than you were yesterday?

I am proud of you.

I am proud of happy people.

Tidak lah seperti Meredith Grey, doktor tapi meroyan. Atau Susan Meyer, writer tapi meroyan.

Ij : You ni banyak sangat tengok TV lah.

Hiks.

I <3 My Shih Tzu

Did you watch it? Did you like it?

Welcome back, Lost!

We all loved the Desmond – Sayid duo back on the freighter last season. I’m liking Sawyer – Juliet combo this season. They are just awesome together.

It’s so refreshing not to have Kate distracting the boys (ie. Jack and Sawyer).

“He is my friend. But he’s also got this double life where he does crazy ninja moves and spy stuff.” – Hurley on Sayid.

Michelle Rodriguez is kind of pretty.

Faraday knows too much.

Josh Holloway’s bod doesn’t look as good as it was before. Well, nothing is forever, says Charlotte.

“Why is there a dead Pakistani on my couch?” – Hurley’s mum. Heh. That was funny.

I miss Jin.

Michelle O

Michelle in Isabel Toledo ensemble at the Inauguration. (credit)

This is kind of fun, trying to figure out what the first lady is going to wear to the ball. We have a couple of hours to kill before the dress reveals itself.

Of course I’m excited. I couldn’t care less about the previous first ladies because, let’s face it they weren’t as fab. And this reminds me of the time when I was a kid and helplessly wanting to look like a princess. I would sketch, and colour, and smile at the drawings of glamorous gowns I made. Ah, good times.

Michelle is like a Barbie doll. Everyone wants to dress her. Don’t think she’ll be wearing any of these, but let’s see.

Badgley Mishcka

Betsey Johnson

Carolina Herrera

Christian Lacroix

Diane Von Furstenberg

Elie Tahari

Isaac Mizrahi

Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

Marc Jacobs

Michael Kors

Monique Lhuillier

Oscar de la Renta

Peter Som

Reem Acra

Zac Posen

Not a fan of some of the above designers, and a few may have missed the mark. I definitely love Betsey’s sketch because it is so classic Betsey. And MJ, girl you got it going on, love the colour on Michelle! Oh and, and, all the glitter on Kors’s sketch, fabulousity!

My verdict,

Best sketch(es) : Lacroix, de la Renta, Kors

Best design(s) : DVF, Tahari, Mizrahi

What I want Michelle to wear : Mizrahi, Som, MJ

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Joanne

Sungguh uninspired.

Bosan lah forever cerita pasal laki je. Macam lah takde benda lain nak buat kan. Macam dia aje lah yang bermakna dalam hidup ku. Sangkak. Balik-balik dia, balik-balik dia. Cenggini lah uols kalau menganggur. Otak jadi lembap-lembap salju gittew. Tak sabar nak kerja. Apa? Tengah cari lah ni tapi ala-ala lite-lite saje.

Hari tu ada lah satu minah recruiter ni call weols. Astaga sexcited ya amat lah masa tu. Almaklum lah, sejak pindah ke sini level of confidence terus menjunam -50%. Ye lah, ala-ala laku kah ijazah dari Malaysia di negara mat saleh ni kan? Pulak tu, sexperience weols kebanyakan nya dalam bidang account management lah. Macam mana nak account management dan sekaligus acquiring new accounts kalau satu company pon weols tak kenal di sini? Kang diorang suruh weols handle area celah bedah Surrey ke mana ke, ish masalah uols.

Weols dengan Ij dah agree la awal-awal hari tu, weols kena lah meng-adapt kan diri dengan weather, culture, transportation dan yang paling penting language, baru lah weols cari kerja. Tapi tak tahan lah kebosanan tak bekerja. Dah tu, kena harap duit laki je. Tak suka lah. Nak beli apa-apa pon kena la tanya laki dulu. Tamaw. Weols suka freedom. Nak beli tu beli je.

Siapakah Joanne? Eh nanti lah.

Jadi weols pon memandai lah apply 5-6 kerja. Bukan lah yang berpangkat macam di Malaysia. Kerja pangkat assistant weols dulu aje.

Balik ke cerita tadi. Alkisah nya fomfuen tu call la weols masa tengah lunch. Dia tanya lah weols interested ke tak dengan kerja ala-ala ex-assistant weols tu dulu. Weols okay aje, sebab sexcited nak kerja punya pasal. Dalam kepala dah terbayang dah keindahan bershopping sakan bila dapat gaji. Fomfuen tu kata nak email lah JD kat weols. Tapi tunggu-tunggu, non ado.

Next day weols call dia balik. Haih. Part ni la yang weols gerun. Weols seruwes tak faham apakejadah nya dia cakap. Damn you British twang. Kalau takat yang macam Russell Brand ke, Jude Law ke, weols faham la jugak. Ni tataw la apa slang, kot dari Wales ke mana ntah. Lagi hazab dari Paul O’Grady.

I kecewa uols. Terus weols tipu dia kata nanti weols call back, time tu inconvinient kata nya.

Joanne tu siapa? Ish, diammah kau.

Beriya lah si Ij nak menyedapkan hati weols masa tu. Dia yang dah menetap di UK ni dah dekat 20 tahun pon kadang-kadang tak faham dengan twang-twang yang pelik. Iyo lah tu.

Takpe lah. Cuba lagi. Ij suggest weols buat kawan mat saleh to get used to the twangs. Mana nak cari tu uols. Kawan dia pon Melayu manjang.

Maka, jadi nya selagi weols tak kerja, hanya kisah laki atau kisah makan je yang mampu weols ceritakan. Weols sendiri pon bosan.

P/s I : Rindu pulak kat ex-assistant weols si Joanne yang blur-blur bendul ittew.

P/s II : Semalam weols tengok filem Melayu kat Youtube. Filem 9 September uols. Awat  semua filem manjang mati je si Pierre Andre ittew? Tak suka lah.

Not funny

Seriously, snoring is one of the worst sounds there is.

It’s 3 am in the morning. Ij is sleeping in the third bedroom, yes because I asked him to. Hey, I used to seek refuge/ sleep on the couch in our living room back in KL, almost every night ye. Agak-agak lah.

How come, I can still hear him through the wall? Haiseh. How lah to tidur like this?

My most anticipated

Films of 2009 (as of today)

1. Public Enemies

Pictured : Promotional photo of Johnny Depp as John Dillinger in Public Enemies (credit)

Director : Michael Mann
Cast : Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Channing Tatum, Marion Cotillard
Release date : 3 July 2009 (UK)

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2. Green Zone

Pictured : Promotional photo of Matt Damon as Roy Miller in Green Zone (credit)

Director : Paul Greengrass
Cast : Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan
Release date : TBA

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3. Shutter Island

Pictured : Leonardo DiCaprio on the set of Shutter Island in Boston, USA (credit)

Director : Martin Scorsese
Cast : Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams
Release date : 23 October 2009 (UK)

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4. X-Men Origins : Wolverine

Pictured : X-Men Origins : Wolverine poster (credit)

Director : Gavin Hood
Cast : Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Liev Schreiber, Dominic Monaghan
Release date : 1 May 2009 (USA)

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5. The Imaginarium of Dr. Pegassus

Pictured : Heath Ledger on the set of The Imaginariun of Dr. Penassus in London (credit)

Director : Terry Gilliam
Cast : Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law
Release date : 6 June 2009 (UK)

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6. Los Abrazos Rotos

Pictured : Penélope Cruz on the set of Los Abrazos Rotos in Madrid, Spain (credit)

Director : Pedro Almodóvar
Cast : Penélope Cruz, Lola Dueñas, Ángela Molina, Carlos Leal
Release date : 28 August 2009 (UK)

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7. Funny People

Pictured : Funny People poster (credit)

Director : Judd Apatow
Cast : Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana
Release date : 31 July 2009 (UK)

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8. Nine

Pictured : Nine The Musical original playbill (credit)

Director : Rob Marshall
Cast : Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman
Release date : 25 November 2009 (USA)

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9. New York, I Love You

Pictured : Natalie Portman filming New York, I Love You in NY, USA (credit)

Director : Yvan Attal, Allen Hughes, Shunji Iwai, Wen Jiang, Scarlett Johansson, Joshua Marston, Natalie Portman, Brett Ratner, Andrei Zvyagintsev, Fatih Akin, Mira Nair, Park Chan-Wook, Zach Braff, Randall Balsmeyer, Shekhar Kapur, Emanuele Crialese, Wang Xiaoshuai
Cast : Carlos Acosta, Kevin Bacon, Orlando Bloom, Hayden Christensen
Release date : 13 February 2009 (USA)

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10. Monsters Vs. Aliens

Pictured : Monsters Vs. Aliens poster (credit)

Director : Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman
Cast : Seth Rogen, Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Hugh Laurie
Release date : 27 March 2009 (USA)

Spotlight : MUXO by Camila Alves

Camila Alves is a Brazilian model and entrepreneur better known in Hollywood as Matthew McCognaughey‘s baby mama. Last year, Camila and her mother Multo Abrigado finally launched MUXO, a line of strong sexy handmade leather handbags inspired by two cities; New York and Bahia.

[Note : MUXO = goddess of the water (African)]

Clockwise from top left : Juliana, $1350 ; Lax, $1395 ; Little West 12th, $700 ; Oxum, $1350

The keyword is ‘rich’ you guys. I am a big fan of leather and details (and MUXO is all about the fringe, love it). I dig all things unique. It has to be individual and as a bonus, practical as well. Also, the fact that the bags are handmade screams total luxury and originality to me.

“Each one of a kind MUXO handbag is handmade and crafted by me and my mother, everytime. The quality of the leather from thickness to touch, the process of distressing and finishing the leather, every stitch sewn, every piece of iron detail, every tassle of fringe, custom made, designed, and crafted by me and my mother’s two hands. It takes us 5 to 8 hours to make each handbag. No machines, no assembly line, so every one is not only original, there’s really no two alike.”

Camila Alves

Alas, just like Comme des Garçons, MUXO is not for everyone. But you know, to each his/her own lah kan.

Hilary Duff carrying MUXO Crock, $650.