June 14, 2010 by barffie
Just got back from Genting and KL, a family trip that I thought would help cement our relationships with each other.
I had hoped for a good time together, just walking around and talking… and everyone would go home tired, but happy.
How did we end up with that awful incident that left us such a bitter aftertaste?
I wished I was there to stop it. I would try my very best to throw myself in the path of the regrettable verbal diarrhea from hell.
*sigh*
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June 9, 2010 by barffie
Looking very relaxed and sleepy in my UT denim jumper from Harajuku.
Apart from coming down with a semi-nasty bout of flu and heatiness after the trip, I am still semi-floating in the wondrous post-trip mind haze.
Not even throwing urgent rush rush work on me could dampen that great feeling.
UT is a concept store in Harajuku by Uniqlo. Found this video to show you how it looks.
Forgot to take pictures… heh heh.
Unique themed T-shirts (1,500 Yen each) come in a plastic cylinder which is freaking damn cool.
UNIQLO UT Store from Hedirman Supian on Vimeo.
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June 7, 2010 by barffie
I love certain old skool details on my clothing and accessories.
Kiss-lock purses
Mary Janes
Peter Pan collars
Full skirts
Block heels (not stilettos)
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What I am not into…
Small floral prints
Mini skirts (partly because I don’t look good in them)
Ugly bags like this. Sorry, not a fan of the Coach monogramme either.
Slip-on wedges. Oh, the discomfort, and the noise.
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So what are your likes and dislikes… in specifics?
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June 4, 2010 by barffie
The time has come for me to colour my hair again…
I was just recovering from my flu after the Tokyo trip (it was sooooo cold, and 13 degrees some nights… brr…) and I thought tonight is a good night to cover the white hairs!
So here you go.
I’ll be updating on how the effect is. It was quite easy to apply with the bubble foam method though 
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May 31, 2010 by barffie
Ok here we go…
4 pairs of shoes
1 pair of leather boots
Huge black cat that says stuff when you walk past it
H&M bucket bag
2 H&M tops
H&M leather belt
Black lined trenchcoat
3 pretty thrift shop tops
Uniqlo’s Alice in Wonderland jumper
UT denim jumper
Uniqlo bra top dress
Brown 3/4 pants with suspenders
Nike berms
Cat paw laser pointer thingy
Giant black fabric brooch
Furry cat ears
Fake hair for bunning
Pair of arm warmers
Cattyman cat toy
Cat cake thingy
2 pairs of tights
1 pair of socks
2 Mogu cushions
Cat plastic file
Cat paw eyeglasses cleaner
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For him:
2 pairs of sport shoes
1 pair of Levi 501
5 tops
1 pair of berms
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Ok will update moar later…
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May 23, 2010 by barffie
Am counting down the hours before we head off for Tokyo – am really excited but yet a little wary of our potential expenditure over there.
The first time we went, it was all touristy and stuff… but this time we want to go deeper into it. With 2 days burnt for the flights, we are actually left with 5-6 days worth of roaming time.
Which is fine… we have the train network figured out already and we are just going to zoom in to areas where we’ve haven’t been like Ginza and Gotemba… and yeah, I am sure we’ll be having loads of fun!
I can’t wait!!!!!
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May 14, 2010 by barffie
Have you ever felt that there is a “missing piece” in your life? The one piece of the puzzle that is a specific “something” that you hope to achieve.
It’s nothing vague like “I WANT MOAR MONEY!”. It’s nothing big like “WHERE IS MY MR. PERFECT?!”
It’s just a small little piece that is so hard to find, so hard to adjust and twist it around, but it’s so important that once achieved, it’ll complete “something” in your life?
I have 2 missing puzzles when it comes to my career.
1. The frigging degree. If only I had one now, I would be moving on to do something else. Not that I hate my job, but I would really like to try my hand at something else. Like marketing communications, or teaching.
I can’t possibly start right from the bottom, so the degree and my previous related experience can help me halfway up. Somehow. But it’s just so daunting to embark on a part-time course again.
2. The frigging award. All of my peers have one. And they get the respect they need. I don’t have one. Although most of the peers also give me the same level of respect, but I don’t feel it coming from the superiors. Somehow, I am always one-level lower.
Never mind if my work is consistently better than another. Never mind if I do have good works once in a while, just like the others. But because I simply do not have the luck, I do not have the award and I do not get the kind of respect I think I deserve.
With these 2 missing pieces in place, life could be much better for me.
One is achievable. The other? I guess not.
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So what’s the missing piece from your life?
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May 13, 2010 by barffie
I am usually very polite to service staff, be it at restaurants… shops… or even the aunties clearing my table. They are doing a job after all, and we should be appreciative of their efforts.
So I don’t see how some service staff can be that callous when it comes to dealing with customers. Hey, you are paid to be polite and helpful, right? I don’t expect you to turn into my servant just because I am a paying customer, but the very least you can do is to be a “good” human being right!!!
As for why I am writing this, please continue reading:
My friend recently went to this No Signboard restaurant recently and the staff actually misplaced her credit card. WTH! A credit card is a very sensitive item and it should be treated with extra care, ok!
What if another Ris Low type used my card to buy things for herself just because I placed my trust in the staff who is supposed to process the payment transaction?
This is her letter to the restaurant’s management, but have not gotten a single reply.
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Hi,
My husband and I were the first customers at your Vivocity branch on Saturday. It was empty when we entered, and we subsequently ordered some dimsum.
When we called for the bill, we were the first customers to ask for the bill, which I paid for with my Citibank Dividend card. As my water glass was empty for sometime already because no one filled it up, when the bill returned for my signature, I asked the server to top the water glass up. Subsequently, when I took my receipt from the bill folder, there was no credit card within.
The server firstly said “Impossible, I put it inside.” When I pointed out that it was not, she started glancing over on the table and at my wallet. I explained that the other Citibank card was the Citibank Tangs card. My husband searched my bag. It was not around my table. She then went back to the counter looking for it.
She repeated “It’s not possible” a few times in chinese, and she was just looking around, not actively searching. I was the one who got on my knees under my table to search for the card. For 10 minutes, besides standing around my table and looking and glancing around the counter, she did no active searching, except between the newspapers that I was reading. I explained that I did not take the credit card, to which I can only describe as disbelief on her face.
She offered no apologies. There was no further assistance from any other staff, and no expedition to any senior staff or management. After 10 minutes, she asked me for my number and name so she could contact us if someone found it.
I asked to see the manager, which she replied was not in yet. I asked to see the most senior staff around, to which she went grudgingly. When the senior staff came, I explained everything to her (because obviously the other staff did not) and pointed out no apology was offered, she only meekly whispered “sorry” with no sincerity. After taking down my details, I left the restaurant. At that moment, I had already cancelled my card, since I have no assurance from your staff that it could be found. 2 minutes after I left, the senior staff ran after us, explaining that she found the card tucked somewhere else. It was already too late, the damage was done.
Now I am granted the inconvenience of having to wait for my credit card to be replaced from the bank. Imagine if I was a tourist, having to call my bank to block the card and request a replacement?! I was lucky that no travel was required from me this week for work, because then I would imagine the amount of inconvenience that would follow!
All I wanted was a nice simple brunch at your outlet. Instead, I was offered the feeling that our credit cards were not a priority to your establishment. I repeatedly told the staff that my financial security could be compromised since they lost the card, what if someone took it and used it?! They only returned blank faces back to me. No apologies was given, until I finally lost my temper after 10 minutes. No proper assistance and no expedition was given.
This must be a big joke. Your establishment obviously does not care for proper customer service nor sequence. I will not even dream of dining at No Signboard now, since my credit card was treated with such little respect and priority. Shouldn’t your staff know by now that it is important and even a basic thing to not lose the customer’s credit card, much less imply that the customer herself lost it?!
You have no idea how angry I am. The amount of insincerity and indifference suffered at your restaurant will keep me and my friends away from your restaurant for a long time. Be assured that I will spread the word of this incident to the community. I will not be able to have that 15 minutes of my life back, when I was treated with such incompetence of service (that’s the only phrase that suits this scenario).
I am also from F&B and the service line. I know it’s easy for the credit card to drop out of the bill folder. That is why you pay more attention to it. It’s not rocket science, but a simple and easy step to do. and that does not exonerate your staff of being more cautious, because it’s money! I really wonder what your establishment is doing to prevent that. From what I see, nothing.
Your staff have my number. Yet your manager has not called to apologise. This really shows me how much your establishment cares about its customers.
I can bring my money elsewhere to dine. Just because I’m not a VIP, doesn’t mean that the basic customer shouldn’t be treated with the same and equal amount of respect.
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Oh well. Perhaps it’s boycott time?
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May 13, 2010 by barffie
Yeah. Money just flows out and I have no idea how and why. HALP!!!!
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May 9, 2010 by barffie
终于行了！！！我能写中文 blog 咯！
压抑了好久… 就为了一个懒字…
那时换了 hosting 公司，没为 WordPress 好好调整过一番…
所以那么久没中文 blog post 可写了。
废话不说！最近想再为我退步的中文能力说声”好“！您久违了!
跟老公说英语说惯了，工作上写英文搞写惯了，本来很厉害的中文坐了好一阵子冷板凳，实在可惜。
现在也许是乖乖把那文笔练一练的时候吧！
以前喜欢的中文歌，依然那么好听，但最近的新歌不入耳，更别谈入心。
也许是真的该认老了哦…
发现以前最迷的 93.3 频道无聊了许多。
什么“歌多话少，不受干扰。”
我呸！
现在阁下歌少话多，听了都快烦死了。
电台播的新歌，发现歌词好的不多，旋律耐听的真没几个。
就不象当年的苦情歌，歌手唱的娓娓动听，大家听了丝丝入扣…
找不到那种 emo 的感觉了…
老了。真的。
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