Chatty Lass

Yes, I am quoting myself. No, I don't do it often. Maybe, I'll reprise this again some day.

It's just… one of the better things which I've written, over the years. And, it is something every woman should know and take to heart.

There is something bewitchingly feminine about a woman in skinny jeans. It hugs, lifts and tucks in all the right places. In essence, it makes my tree trunks (read: thighs) look like stick pins. Scour and search till the ends of the earth if you need to for the right pair, because once you've found The Pair; trust me, you've unearthed your pot of gold…

So, while the current trend veers towards boyfriend jeans and bell-bottoms, I'm sticking with my skinny jeans, thankyouverymuch. Don't take my word for it, look at what this dood said…

Read about the full post here: http://www.whowhatwear.com/real-men-skinny-jeans.

I don't know who you are, Alexander - We'll probably never meet each other, I don't know what you do (you might or might not be a fashion guru) but dood, have you got taste… And bringing in Audrey Hepburn - she is grace and elegance personified - to weigh in on your rationale? You are definitely boyfriend material, in my books.

Skinny jeans (or as I like to call them, skinnies), forever and ever, amen.

The Met Gala (The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala) is arguably one of the most stylish night of the year and it saw some of the biggest names in Hollywood decked in gowns from the most renowned fashion designers.

This year, the theme of the night was Chinese Whispers: Tales of the East in Art, Film and Fashion, so the gowns were heavily embellished with floral motifs, pops of red and touches of gold.

Here are some of my favourite gowns from last night's annual ball:


1. Jessica Chastain looked every bit of the (golden) goddess that she is in Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci and Piaget jewelry. Totally digging her old school Hollywood glamour make-up and hairdo too.





2. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley dazzled in an asymmetrical nude shimmery dress by Atelier Versace, with some serious cut-outs and a sexy thigh-grazing slit.




3. Reese Witherspoon was a ravishing siren in a red Jason Wu dress, Tiffany & Co. jewelry and Charlotte Olympia heels.





4. Kerry Washington was the belle of the ball in Prada's clove pink silk faille open-back gown with bow accented shoulders, Harry Winston jewelry, Prada clutch and sandals.





5. When in doubt, go with McQueen. Bee Shaffer was stunning perfection in Alexander McQueen's custom burgundy embroidered gown. Major love for the dainty cherry blossom and crane print on her oxblood-hued dress.

This week has been many things and I've been doing a lot of soul-searching, quite a bit of self-reflection and I've been reminding myself of this little something that I wrote:



Or, in other words: Let go, move on and live life.

So, this week's post isn't the ushe - there is no day-to-day updates - but here are some pics on how my week went...


1. Gluten-free banana oatmeal pancakes.

Made them again this week. They're gluten-free, sugar-free and they fill me up pretty nicely (I only have two small slices for breakfast). Oh, they're totally yummy too...

Birthday boy with his very own iPhone 6+.

Noir dress, red lips and rose-inspired updo.

Monday (Dec 8th, 2014)

AM: Snailed all the way to my cubicle, hoping to shake off leftover dementia from a packed weekend.

I was lamenting about the bags under my eyes (and all the longtime sufferers of rest scarcity say...) to a friend and after chastising me and calling me a mad woman assuring me that I still looked fab, she sent me this:

Snuck a photo of the fancy printer in motion.

Saturday (Dec 6th, 2014)

AM: The first (since-I-can't-recall-when) Saturday that I'm able to sleep in without worrying about needing to handle a to-do later in the day.

Tossed and rolled around in bed till 10am, got up, took a warm shower and set off for a last-min shopping trip on my own.


PM: First Christmas party of the year, expedited by 3 weeks for my cousin.

Home-cooked dinner spread. Grainy pic because of the dimmed lighting.

Chocolate Hazelnut cake.

Apple cheesecake.

Banana cream pie.

Due to an unexpected turn of events earlier this week, the workload for this project has tripled (it was already a handful to begin with) and a plan had to be drawn up and put into motion, stat.

Which is why I was on the road again today, my team in tow, under the scorching sun for more than 8 hours. My skin feels parched and I think it is slightly seared... the price that I pay for work (and for skipping the application of sunscreen).

Here are more pics of Penang, an orient with a kaleidoscope of history, religion and race...

• Friday Funday - Field Trip Across Penang For Work

Saturday (Oct 11th, 2014)

AM: A speckle of spoiling, courtesy of Chanel. Read more about it *here*.


Noon: Dashed from where I was, endured the crazy Saturday afternoon traffic and reached Mi-Chelle's to help out with the project which we are working on. I'll share a little more about it real soon, but for now... a sneak peek...

Received an invitation for this party several weeks back and in spite of my busy schedule, it was impossible to pass on this offer so I gleefully agreed to attend it.

After this week's full-on psycho work handling, I'm pretty over the moon about this morning's speckle of spoiling.

The event was from 10:30am till 12:30pm at Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa, Penang.

Roderick, the wine sommelier.

Pinot Noir for breakfast. I could get used to this.