Disgraced Singapore Director Jack Neo Speaks

It has been a week since Singapore's most famous director made headlines, shocking the small nation when his extra marital affair with a 22 year old freelance model was exposed.

He spoke up at the press conference in Singapore this morning - not much of a press conference if you ask me. More to show his face and to let the nation know that his wife has forgiven him. Nothing was said really in the press conference. Comparing this to Tiger Wood's - this is child's play.

Anyway, watch it here:
http://sgviciouscycle.blogspot.com/2010/03/watch-hd-video-jack-neo-press.html

Weekend Trip Tomorrow

Heading off to Mombasa tomorrow with hubby - finally! We've been planning to go for over a year already but our trips to Mombasa were always jinxed so I hope this time, we'll get to go after all. It's not confirm until we're actually there - really! The last time we planned, hubby fell ill the very morning we were supposed to leave. He was tired the day before, not ill, but when he woke up the morning we were suppose to leave, he had high temperature and a bad sore throat :s

We've booked ourselves into The Sands at Nomad, apparently the first boutique hotel in Kenya. Check it out here: http://www.thesandsatnomad.com/index.php

I've read reviews on Tripadvisor - not all are encouraging but I just hope we get the good rooms. Erm ok you will only get to see our room when I show you. Don't be blown away by the pictures - they are cottages and suites and what-not. We only have a sea breeze room, which is on the main building of the reception area and with PARTIAL sea view only.... ;p

So I'll be quiet for the next 3 days (we'll be back only on Monday) but I'll try to blog while I'm there too

Happy weekend! :)

Bored....

I'm bored! I have nothing to do....well I have actually but did I mention I feel very lazy today too? Yep.... so ahh...that's why I'm bored! I have stuffs to do but I chose not to do any of it. I'm just sitting in front of my laptop, waiting for business emails to arrive. It felt so good when I switched on my laptop last night and found 4 enquiries sitting in my Inbox waiting for clarification. I was waiting for such exhilaration to repeat itself today. Well....it sort of did in the morning but hey, emails can't be arriving every other minute right? I have only myself to blame for being so efficient (ehhem...ehhem)

Anyway, managed to close more sales today (in addition to yesterday's) but I'm praying very hard that more will come and all the enquiries last night will turn into sales too :)

Sigh...only 4.20pm.....so slow!! No Facebook games today till 9pm - no thanks to Kenya Power and Lighting Company!!!! *GRRRR* Power went off at 8+ this morning and to be on the safe side, I made sure all my plants/dishes/what-not will be due only after 6pm.....and mana tau, it came back at 10am! URGH!

*MAN I HAVE TO STOP PRESSING THE GET MAIL BUTTON*

Nelanz Store Reviewed

Oh yeah yeah!!! Nelanz Store has been reviewed by one of Singapore's hottest celebrity blogger. She's actually the sister of one of Singapore's most famous actress. She used to be an actress herself - a child actress. The review was published on her blog yesterday and I have received quite a number of enquiries already!

On her blog, she posted not only pictures from Nelanz Store but also pictures of herself wearing our products! Smashing! I hope the craze will go on and it will create more awareness amongst the people in that area. I mean I am going back soon right, this is the best advertisement to help boost my business and it'll make it a lot easier for me to pick up once I get back.

Happeeee!!!! ;D

I'm convinced

Ok I'm finally convinced that quality of a camera is not as important as the photographer. I met up with my friend again last night for dinner before he flies off to Las Vegas - the next stop in his around the world in 40 days photo-shoot. He showed us some of the pictures he's taken during his safari trips - none of them edited and they are like soooo amazing!!!

There were 5 of us at the table, including the man himself. 2 of my friends are novice photographers as well with all the D90, lenses what not. Anyway, he mentioned that the camera, although important if you're a professional, is not as important as the person holding the camera. He showed us a couple of pictures he took using his compact camera. Gosh - amazing! I will never be able to take anything close to that. I wasn't convinced still because he had a damn good compact - the Rolls Royce of a compact actually - Lica. So I brought my Olympus mini out and still, he managed to snap some amazing pictures I didn't know my Olympus could do!

But damn him - now I'm wondering if I should really save for a D90??? Hmmm.....

More and more atas

The crowd I mix with is like getting more and more atas (referring to people of certain status - ambassadors, socialites etc) Eh hem.....:p The latest atas person I am putting into my friend list is a photographer with Malaysia Tatler (oh gosh....I can hear my sister shrieking all the way in Zurich already)

My new friend I met through another friend and we met for the first time last night over dinner. He is currently on an assignment to stop at several countries all over the world - actually one country in each continent - for 40 days. He's made Africa his personal trip (after shooting London Fashion Week and Jimmy Choo) and I have helped him arranged his 5 days trip in 2 days! So any how, he arrived yesterday and we met up for dinner. He's since left for the safari and will only see him again on 2nd March, the day he flies back to London for Las Vegas. I can't remember what he'll be in Vegas for but before London, he was in Singapore shooting Miss Singapore Wedding. Then to Chile - that is his own assignment and then finally to New Zealand where he's shooting for Anthony Robbins (WHOA!!!).

OK let me put it this way - he's not Tatler's in-house photographer but Tatler hires his services from time to time.

So anyway, if you're interested in his work, check out www.thephotoz.com - he has more overseas jobs than local jobs :s So no matter who and where you are, if you need a different, experienced and bloody damn good photographer, he's the one to look for. Make sure you ask for the Director coz he has 11 other junior/senior photographers. Of course, he owns the company. With 10 years of experience, I will definitely have my own company. Why work for anyone else right?

I will post some pictures from our dinner last night then you can judge for yourself. But be patient - the photos are with him.....duh!

First Ang Pow!

My 2nd Chinese New Year as a married woman and I have finally given out my first ang pow! :p (Bank transfer ang pows not included)

The lucky person? It went to a hubby's customer's 3 month old baby boy. Ain't he just so lucky??? I didn't realise until hubby told her (baby's mom and hubby's client) that this is the first ang pow that we're giving out since getting married. Hmm....it didn't feel like anything. Why??? Should be a glorious moment! Maybe because it involves giving out money :p