How to dress when you are petitie?

Short or petitie? Yes I prefer the later description. Sounds more "flattering". Ha!

Being petite and yet wanting to dress up nicely and fashionably is one of most challenging tasks ever. The most challenging is, of course, finding the right size that fits you or pants that don't need alteration. If you are not one then you won't understand. If you are one, let me know.

While searching for online shops selling petite clothings, I came across the following link:
http://40plusstyle.com/how-to-dress-when-you-are-short-petite/

If you are one of us, do you also often make the mistakes listed? Yes I do. The most striking ones are:
1) Don't wear high heels that are more than 5cm.
My comment: Oh ya? most of my latest heels are platforms and definitely more than 5cm high! but so far i've been receiving comments that those shoes are nice except one who commented that she only noticed those shoes but not me. Maybe I should have realised that they were saying those heels were nice but not me wearing them. Haha!

2) Wedge heels will look too boxy on you.
My comment: Yes I never like wedges because it never really does appeal to me. Another reason is I was "teased" by strangers at my back when I was young and was wearing the so-called 松糕鞋. But lately I bought this black wedge heel by 9W. Because I saw some ladies wearing this type of wedge and it's quite nice. And I purposedly choose all black rather than 2-tone which may make me look shorter. My hubby did comment that it doesn't look nice (anyway I never trust his taste).
Hmmph... I really wonder if it does look too boxy on me?

 

 

3) Choose a handbag that fits your physique. Oversized handbags aren't your best choice.



My comment: Yes, it's obvious and doesn't take a genius to figure this out. But I still tend to think that a bigger bag is more worthwhile to buy (and I'm referring to branded bags) since the smaller version is about the same price. So I tend to carry a bag that seems to be too big for my size but "what to do"... Those sizes are actually standard for those of average-sized body.

 

I don't actually agree with all the tips though. But the author did mention that those rules are not carved on stone, and that we have to play with the guidelines to find out styles that suit us. I do agree that petite women should go for fitted dress but it's always the hardest to find a fitted dress.

 

Hence, I've this idea of selling petite clothings for niche group of people like us. What do you think? Only big names like Topshop, Miss Selfridge, and Dorothy Perkins carry limited petite choices. However, although I like fashion, I've no idea how to kickstart this?? I've thought of going overseas to purchase on my own but I doubt if it's worth it given all the transportation, board and lodging expenses.

 

So, this idea will be parked at my house's backyard for the time being until I've researched more and some angels come to help me. I think the later will be the least likely to happen...

 

忽然想学韩语

学了多年的日语好久没用，已大部分给忘记了。但简单的还会读一些、说一些，至少去到日本也不怕。

现在却心血来潮想要学韩语的说。
不是因为韩流所以想跟着学，也不是要看、听得懂韩剧（虽然有常在看，但都有附上翻译）。

我想是自从我从韩国回来以后，发现韩国人的英语真的很不行。觉得韩国人蛮artistic，如果想要学习更多，就得看得懂韩语才行。如果有生意来往，懂得韩语就会更方便。又因为忽然有些很好听的韩语歌，我也想跟着唱。就忽然间很想学了。

这首歌是我在韩国逛一间店的时候店内所播放的，一听就爱上。当我很想有个冲动想问店员这首歌的歌手是谁的时候，忽然灵光一闪，就想到了。全因我对声音的辨识能力超强！回国以后就立刻给我找到了！！

Long time...

 

It has been a rather long time since I last updated this blog of mine...

The reason/excuse being - lazy+busy...

 

Yes I've made the decision. The decision which I'd been pondering over and over. Let's hope that with the new challenge I'll be happier...

 

On a separate note, just want to share my latest style, for my memory, while I'm still considered "young".

  

I'm wearing:

Printed peplum top in black from Zara

Tight jeans in black from H&M

Pumps from Pedro

Loewe Amazona bag in Gold/Mink (my latest fave collection~)

 

 

Crossroad

我那新上任的boss有一天在聊天的时候跟我说，你这个年龄应该已经很清楚自己要什么。
是吗？

我本来以为这是我要的，但两年以后又觉得这好像不是我要的。这是我个人问题吗？
就像她说的，都什么年龄了，活到这么大还犹豫不决，还不知道自己想要什么。
别人看来会觉得这个人很有问题。
是吗？

我忽然觉得那么拼是为什么，为钱吗？
好像也赚不很多。但不为钱吗？
好像也说不出个所以然来。
只觉得别人都在看，自己成功与否。

忽然觉得好累，不想再拼了，好像不值得。
可是别人都在拼啊？！也不是只有自己在辛苦。
如果现在放弃，好像两年的累积下来的功夫都白费了。

可是好想暂时什么都不想，将一切抛开，
好好认真对待自己，你说好吗？

这样的十字路口，只有我一个人有这样的问题吗？

Life of a Brand Manager in Abbott

Today while entering multiple entries for coming appointments & meetings, couldn't help but to snap pictures of my monthly schedule.

This is my Janurary schedule. I've entered only for meetings & appointments, not to mention time to properly sit down and do my work.

My February schedule is even worse. Again, these are just meetings, appointments & training. I've not even included a long, long "To Do" list.

And my March schedule is filling up already by now. More to come...

So, basically I work averagely from 9am to 12am, Monday - Friday. Yes you are right. I bring work back to home and my laptop is on until I'm ready to sleep at 12am. That also explains why I hate and unwilling to work on Sat or Sun, although there are times when I need to.

This is a typical lifestyle of a marketing personnel in Abbott. There is no work-life balance in our dictionary. My colleague who has joined for less than a year asked me, "how long could he sustain?". Ya, I started asking myself the same question from time to time....

It's 2012!!!

Yay it's 2012!!! Am I supposed to be excited & happy?
Tomorrow's gonna be 1st day at work... it's a brand new year with again, CHANGE!!

2012, change of company structure, change of GM, change of immediate superior,  change of sales team structure, and luckily, the brands that I manage don't change much. One brand less to manage, in fact. Let's hope for a better change!

I don't make resolutions every year. Do not know why, perhaps I'm less of a planner. If I'm not a planner, what am I? My ex-boss told me he isn't a planner too but a non-planner may not be a bad marketing people. I hope not.

So for 2012, for a change, let's see what I want to accomplish this year...

1) Go Japan with a BF in Mar/Apr
Chellene approached me for this trip, earlier planned to be in Dec 2011 but I proposed to put off to Mar/Apr since it's a sakura season that time and warmer. I hope this will come true as Mar/Apr is usually a busy month. But which month is not busy for me?! So I'll have to plan ahead my work and go for my holidays no matter what.

2) To conceive
Have been telling myself and everyone that I want to conceive this year. Haha! Why this year? Simply because machine is getting older and rusted.... But can only start planning after come back from my Japan trip. Too many changes especially in job in 2011 so I hope this year things will be more steady and smoother to make time for myself.

3) To be less busy at work & spend more quality time at home (more of a wish)
Again, as mentioned above, have been too engaged & dedicated to work that I've no time for family planning and trip last year. So this year I want to have work-life balance. To have more quality time at home also means to have time for reading books, exercising, doing favourite past-time, etc.

4) Cut down on spending
Spending habit has been getting crazier & crazier. My credit card statement balance is exponentially increasing and never seem to come down. I'm a bit concerned that with this bad habit I'll have to have more money for retirement. So, it's time for wise spending. But it's hard for me to make that change I know. Any tips?

So, looks like it's all about CHANGE!!
So I'm sharing and dedicating this song to EVERYBODY who wants to CHANGE for the better...



and this song for those who like Kpop -- Change by Hyun_A (from 4 minute) featuring Jun Hyung (from Beast)

我喜欢，和不喜欢的。

I can't sing and dance.... but I love to watch singing and dancing...

One of my fave passtime on friday nights or weekends is searching for latest good songs or watching MVs or lives on youtube. It's simply amazing and uplifting to watch good performers singing and/or dancing.

For me, vocal & music are the 2 most important components I'll look for followed by performance. That's why I was touched by Yoga Lin's performance during 星光大道 although his voice isn't perfect. But he has good voice!

Pretty and cute face is a plus point!!

I especially love those with wide vocal range and "flexibility", like TaeYeon. I like how she hit the high note. Asians usually can't sing that well compared to Caucasians and yet I was really amazed by her live performance singing Hush Hush (originally sung by The Pussycat Dolls). Plus her alluring dance moves... and the cute face...


After watching this I searched for The Pussycat Dolls' version and... I may be biased but I absolutely prefer TaeYeon's.

And... sorry to 李佳薇's fans, although 煎熬 is quite a nice song, I can't tolerate how she sings, it's simply ear-piercing!!! To me, it's screaming not singing. 如果只是为了show off vocal range 而唱，那又有什么意义呢。李佳薇只是另一个张惠妹。听李佳薇不如听Olivia Ong的声音，可舒服多了。


最后献上一首one of my favourites, Olivia Ong的 A Love Theme。没有做作的飙高音，听了好舒服。。。

Vanity

觉得我越老越爱漂亮，
总是一定要上状，
打扮得漂漂亮亮方可出门。
我想是因为青春有限吧！

音乐可以治病

最近不断地听一首歌，repeat又repeat地听。。。
我想是除了音乐好听，就是歌手的声音也是一级棒的关系吧。
所以把整张专辑买了下来。果然好听!!!

音乐可以疗伤，可以纾解压力。
而我，现在是属于后者罢。

我很喜欢听歌。所以不管歌手是谁，歌好听的或声音是我很喜欢的，我都会下载来听。
可是往往很难找到整张专辑的歌都好听的。

不禁让我回想起~
以前学生时代，曾经repeat又repeat听的专辑~
许如芸 - 泪海
林忆莲 - 伤痕
齐秦 - 痛并快乐着

之后就找不到一些可以让我repeat又repeat听的专辑了。。。

音乐可以治病。
而我现在需要的是可以让人听了很痛快的音乐，
配上有实力的声音。

Thank you card from DeGem

Was rather surprised to receive a card from DeGem today.

At first I thought it was an announcement of promotion or something,

and when I opened it up...

It's actually a thank you card from the sales executive, Affendi.
It's handwritten by him to make it more personalized and touching.

Well, I really appreciate that since not many companies are able to do this kind of thing to show appreciation to their customers.

Although I may not be a VIP to them but a small gesture like this do give me warmth in my heart ~♥

期待明天会更好

不久的将来，公司将有人事迁移，而我因为还是新人的关系，理所当然是其中一只棋子。

被安排的命运 ~ 是好是坏，我毫无头绪。
我的心情 ~ 是期待，是彷徨，我还搞不清楚。
我想是期待占大多数吧。

虽然不是我要的，可是有时候不是每样事情都能随心所欲。
天晓得 ~ 或许明天会更好呢!

我想我学会了，
只要保持positive的态度，
明天将会更好!!!

彩虹

有没有数过
一生人能遇见多少次彩虹?
不多，但也不少。
至少比遇见流星多吧!

这是去关丹的路途中遇见、拍下来的。
仔细数一数
果然有七种颜色。

美丽的那一瞬间，很快地又消失了...
好比夕阳。
也好比光阴。

有好多好多的事情要做必须做，
不够的却是时间...

The "3 Habits"

There are 3 habits that I must change.
I have tried to change but just couldn't make myself to change.
I give myself many excuses to keep putting off, although I know clearly that these changes will benefit me.

I have bought "7 habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey years ago but until now still have "no time" to read...

The 3 habits that I would love to change, for a better me:

1. To wake up at 7am on working days so that I can go to work early, finish work early and come home early. At the moment, I reach office at around 9am and reach home at around 8.30pm. By the time I eat my dinner it's already almost 9pm. Not healthy ya?! Worse still, sometimes by the time I shower it's almost 12am.

2. To read more. Still, I am not reading enough although I love to read fashion magazines. I would love to read more about what are happening around the world, some non-fiction or inspirational books. However, this kind of books usually do not come with storyline, are full of theories, are boring sometimes and in the end, reading the first page already makes me feel like giving up.

3. To be less detailed. Or in other words, to be more efficient. This is a habit which is not easy to change. It's built within your character. For me, being a perfectionist, I focus a lot on details. Therefore, I've to keep reminding myself to let go of harmless details and to focus on important and urgent things first. Luckily I am conscious of this "unfavourble" habit of mine. I'm still reminding myself and learning to change.

新环境、新生活

换了新东家已第6天了，什么感觉呢？

好像会很忙碌的样子。。。
会不会很充实就暂且保留。
可是才第三天我已经狠狠地感觉到工作环境的压力。
同事们都埋头苦干，每天都加班到很晚才回家。
我第一天上班就已经“挨”到7点才“舍得”回家。
才第四天就已经睡不着，第五天就生起病来了。。。
（对一个不易生病的我来说，唉。。。）

我知道我是很容易自找“压力”吃。

值得欣慰的是同事们都很友善（至少同division的，其他的就。。。）

我已经开始在想，“我这一次又会呆多久呢？”
我想呆至少2年。
因为大概在知道了工作内容以后，发现还好，并没有很喜欢或满怀热情。
只是有很多我不懂的，可以给我一个机会好好地学习。

唉~为什么就像我的生肖一样喜欢到处乱跑？
可是，适应新环境真的不易。尤其是当你已经有一定的工作经验以后。。
还是因为还没有找到真正适合我的工作呢？

无奈的尾声编 ~ 你好自为知吧!

今天，终于到了尾声~
在现有公司上班的最后一天了。

好高兴同事们都蛮有我的心，
不但给了我一个farewell lunch，
还买了个蛋糕，
搞得我怪不好意思。
或许是报答我任职时请了大家吃两大餐吧!!
其实我也不好意思给大家请。
因为当中有些人已经替我farewell两次了。

无论如何，非常感谢他们的心意。。。
虽然不是最好的上司或领导者，
但我已做好本分，细心指导下属。
毕竟管人比把事情办好更难。
我自认问心无愧。

可是~
Farewell应当很开心，
却还是发生了让我感到不愉快的事。。

其中两个问题下属，
在知道我要离职以后(或许他们更早就知道了),
因为早已约了朋友吃饭而不能跟我farewell，
那也罢了。我并不太在意。
在意的是，他们两位却没有跟我说声“不好意思”之类的礼貌或门面的话。

更气的是，
到了下班时间，
一声也不吭就拍拍屁股跑了!

Come on!!!
今天是我的last day at work，
不要装着若无其事或事不关己好不好?!
就算再不喜欢，
至少也要礼貌上道个别吧?!
难不成还要我亲自跑过来跟你说best of luck吗?

撇开其中一位是我一加进来的第一天就和他有“牙齿印”的不说，
另外一位还是我亲自应征，带进来并教导的，
尽然知道我要离职以后，
无视我的存在!
太过分了吧?!
我真的用常理也无法理解的人心。。
或许我曾对他做的事情不满而语气重。。
但那是应该的。
因为他办事真的有够差。
因为当我顶他不顺把同样的事情交给另外一位同事处理时，
看到的竟然是有成绩出现，可见而知。。。

只能怪我这次看走眼，请了这样的一个“人渣”。
连上司也希望他尽快辞职的人，可想而知。。
所以，问题不出在我。
因为不只是我一个人想要他赶快离开。
接下来要聘请他的公司，我只有一个comment，可怜!

不过，
这两位问题同事都有一个共同点，
那就是不谙华语的typical香蕉人。
我不是想要一竹竿打翻整艘船。
但我发现很多受英文教育的都有严重态度问题。
如：不懂礼貌，不懂得尊师重道，不会饮水思远，
不守规矩，自私自利，自以为是，很计较，瞧不起人等。
更甚的是，瞧不起英文不太好的华人，
可是从来不会因身为华人而不懂得华语而惭愧。

当然这也要追究家庭教育。
因为也有一些香蕉人蛮nice，绝对没有态度问题。
可是因为遇见了太多有态度问题的香蕉人而“止步”，
而不由得不提防。

说真的，固然英文重要，
但不懂中文真的会吃大亏。
好像我最近应征，看履历表都会先留意中文程度。
不懂中文的我一概推到一旁。
不是我有偏见，而是，
一来怕再请到问题下属，
一来不懂中文真的很不方便，
因为都需要接触台湾、中国人，
需要读、了解和写中文。
如果能掌握到中英那就更好。
所以一些受中文教育的，虽然英文底子不太好，
只要写和读没问题，
当然就优先考虑。
所以说。。。

醒醒吧，香蕉人。
别再沉醉在自满中，
迟早会被溺毙!!!

尾声

很快地，又到了尾声~
落幕的瞬间 ~ 是喜是忧?

是mixed feelings...

但不代表结束。
要迎接的，那未知的未来 ~ 是美好还是噩梦?
我不知道。

我知道的是~
我已做好心理准备。(是吗?)

Tired of people with attitude problem!!!

With wrong/problematic attitude,
No matter where you go,
You won't be a "HERO"!

With the correct attitude,
plus a little bit more hard work,
No matter where you go,
You will not only survive but thrive!

忽然想说

I will take full responsibility for my own course of action.

我对自己承诺会过得更好!!!

。☆　゜。。．　。　。　　*。,　+　。.　o　゜,　。*,　o　。.

~忽然~

很想靠岸

~不想~

再飘飘荡荡

是累了,

还是害怕改变?

★.＊:*‧\(￣▽￣)/‧:*＊°★

Last Entry in 2008

回顾2008 ~ 不堪回首??
其实也没有很糟，只是做很多事情都不顺心，不如意。。。
也是比较劳碌、忧郁、沮丧和爱哭的一年 。・ﾟﾟ･(≧д≦)･ﾟﾟ･｡
吃力不讨好的一年~
我也只好认命了。。。还是我太过superstitious?!

回顾2008 ~ 好像一事无成??

新的一年，不想抱太多希望，
也不想设下不切实际或难办到的resolution。
想换个心情，甚至想有新的尝试。
例如：
1。新发型
2。新的工作尝试/责任
3。甚至新的工作环境?
4。学习新的事物
5。strive for higher pay (at least at market's standard)

总之，我盼望充实的2009，顺心的2009~~

还有，农历2009到来之前，有点superstitious的我要赶快在家“摆阵”，希望好的风水会挡灾和带来好运哦!

2 more weeks...

2 more weeks to go...
2 more weeks to a new beginning...
especially for horse year-born persons

Next year will not be a great or eventful year for me...
but after all the bad things that had happened...
what I want last is anything more than what my heart can bear....
*my poor, weak, lil' heart*

I hope next year will be just like my name, "soon soon...”

Let's hope for the best anyway~

楽しみにしていまあす～