Color on the Street: Getting Down to Earth Tones

Tokyo is far removed from nature. But this month its fashionistas are borrowing from this oldest source of beautiful colors. Seal Brown, Cedar Green, Oyster. Natural earthy tones are springing up like mushrooms

Bold and shocking colors have ruled almost all year long. But this month i read online that they are starting to see a wave of basic earth tones that feels very refreshing. Colors like Stone and Seal Brown; Cedar, Olive and Vineyard Green; Oyster; Bronze. Used in everything from hats to coats to shoes.

Tokyo is suddenly getting down to earth.

Elegant, cute and classic are the keywords for the new styling. And as a little extra twist, Tokyo’s trendsetters use their hair and make-up to add some bright colors to this reserved and modest look. Red Dahlia dyed hair, a Blue Atoll wig, or lips accented in Mars Red.

It’s a subtle but smart way to bring out the earth tones, and also adds zest and vivacity. Like wrapping a colorful obi around a quiet kimono.

So i brought myself this. :)

BYE!

Chinese Chicken Fried Rice

The name says it all: One of the most nutritionally dubious white rice combined with the most treacherous technique , frying. For the Chinese people, rice is the staple food in everyday meals. They eat it as Westerners do with bread. Rice is cooked by boiling or steaming, till it absorbs as much water as it can.

1 tbsp peanut or vegetable oil
4 scallions, greens and whites separated, chopped
1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium zucchini, diced
2 carrots, diced
2 cups bite-size broccoli florets
2 cups mushrooms (preferably shiitake), stems removed, sliced
1/2 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs, sliced into thin bite-size pieces
4 cups cooked brown rice
2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
2 eggs, lightly beaten


In a wok or a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. When the oil is lightly smoking, add the scallion whites, ginger, and garlic and cook for 30 to 45 seconds. Add the zucchini, carrots, broccoli, and mushrooms and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, using a spatula to stir the vegetables throughout. Add the chicken and continue cooking for 2 to 3 minutes, until the pieces are no longer pink.
Stir in the rice and soy sauce and cook for another 5 minutes, allowing the rice to get crispy on the bottom. Create an empty space in the middle of the pan and add the eggs. Use a spoon or the spatula to quickly scramble the eggs until light and fluffy, then stir them into the rest of the ingredients. Serve garnished with the scallion greens.

Phewtick Gives You Money, Just for Meeting New People? Or Exploited?

Would like to share an interesting phone's apps which is named as "Phewtick".


Known as " The Meet-up Diary" to make recording everyday meet-ups easy and fun and it is founded by Kazuhiro Naya from Japan.

I do like the concept of this apps because they have the similar concept like Foursquare but this apps can help you make money through meeting your friends by scanning their QR Codes.
There is only 3 simple steps needed to do in order to make some easy money as every 1,000 points is equivalent to $1 which can be claimed via Paypal but there is a limit of $30,000 USD per year as shown picture below.

Basically how it works, you just scan the QR code of the software with your friend and both of you accumulate points. The point can be withdrawn as cash if you accumulate enough of balance of SGD 30.

however, i still can't find the payment proof of it but will give it a try to test whether is scam or not.

Phewtick is ranked 3rd in social networking category in Singapore app store and below was the screen shot of the apps.

Overall it is a combination of a lot of location-based service, matchmaking, gratification and mobile user interface that is totally useless.

Seems like this apps can be exploited  for cash.

Exploit would require a image capturing device beside your own phone, camera or another camera phone for photo taking purposes.

I assume all of you are using Samsung phone, download fake gps from play store. The theory of phewtick is that you need to be at the same location with the person you are scanning, with the fake gps, you can set the location of your friend and ask him/her to send the image over through whatsapp. 

use your extra camera/phone to take the photo and scan it once you changed your location using the fake gps. if it does work. hurray for you then.

Bye.

The struggle with weight, The pressure to be thin.

From high school to homemaker and through childhood to career, women across all ages and cultural boundaries are struggling with the same thing: trying to lose weight. While weight issues affect both men and women, in recent years it has been women who are at the center of the weight loss frenzy.A fitness website that i came across also says that most fashion models are thinner than 98 percent of American women.

While the motivation may be driven by either health or appearance, in recent years the definition of beauty has become synonymous with the definition of skinny..

When you turn on the television all you see are tiny little women showing off their money, power and celebrity. Of course every woman wants to be gorgeously thin because the media shows us that that's what it takes to make it. If you want to be somebody you've got to be skinny.

Women will go to great lengths to lose weight Society has set a standard that women think they have to follow to be beautiful. If that means surgery or starving yourself, if women want it, they do whatever it takes to achieve that perfect body. I am guilty myself of looking at someone and wishing that I was like her or was her size.

I myself also do have this lifelong obsession with fluctuating weight.

There was this period of time I was so obsessed about my weight in some sort of way all of my life, I weighed myself every day.

I've been chubby since about 14? , It was after I started Secondary school that I began to pack on the pounds. I figured it was the lack of exercise and unhealthy school lunches.

Emotions played a big part in my weight struggles . During my first year in ITE , I slimmed down to 46 kg. However, I gained over 10 kg from age 20 yo onwards after a bad breakup. Looking back, I think it was emotional eating and a defense mechanism to make sure I didn't get close to anyone else.

That yellow bitch is me, UGLY.

A lifestyle change is what finally made my weight loss journey a success 

After being overweight all through my teenage years, I finally took control of my weight and health issues, I stopped eating out and stopped making excuses to not go to the gym. I hear a lot of people say that they couldn't give up certain foods, or go to the gym because of whatever reason, but once you reach a certain level of self-loathing, you'll do whatever it takes.

I started working out, running.

After losing 5 kgs over the years, i believe diet and exercise is the healthiest way to lose weight.

With diet and exercise, you're giving yourself a complete lifestyle change that is going to help you maintain your weight and health over a long period of time, My life has changed so much now that I'm eating healthy and getting exercise.

There are a lot of female celebrities who say they lose the extra pounds by going on liquid diets and cleanses. And they are the 1 who influences others to follow.

Fasts and liquid diets are more harmful than they are helpful , i myself tried a fast several years ago. I remember being hungry and tired all of the time. I was hurting myself and I still can't believe I even tried it. It's really hard to believe that celebrities are doing these fasts and cleanses and they're influencing women out there to go to the extremes that they are to get the weight off.

Celebrity diets have brainwashed women into thinking that that's the best way to lose weight We all women want a quick fix. All the ladies want to believe that they can take a magic pill or go on a celebrity cleanse to get the weight off because they don't want to put the hard work into a healthy diet and exercise."

The reactions from other women who watched her lose the weight by diet and exercise was sometimes demoralizing . There was not much support from the women in my life. My co-workers were congratulating me, but I could see the jealous and evil looks they were giving me. None of the women in my life could understand what it was like for me. I not only went through a physical transformation, but a very emotional one as well. I am finally at a point in my life where I am confident and happier than I have ever been. It wasn't an easy journey, but it is one that I am glad that I went on.

Whether we all women lose the weight through diet and exercise or through fasts and appetite suppressant pills, the biggest part of weight loss is going to be the ability to maintain it.

When i first wanted to diet, i want to get the weight off as fast and as easy as i can, i was looking very unhealthy, feeling really tire almost all the time. 

But after losing weight the healthy way..

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This is the results. i'm still working hard on getting the toned body shape.

Now i'm weighting 49 kg. :)

Look at my skinny leg that i have managed to maintain.

I know now that because of the hard work I have put into learning how to eat healthier and getting in the gym on a regular basis, I will be able to maintain my weight loss for the rest of my life. I don't worry about the scale going back up again. 


I am in control of my weight now.

Curvy vs. Skinny: Are Skinny Women Really That Unattractive?

Why are skinny girls always thought of as unattractive?

Yes I am what a lot people may refer to as skinny. I don't have a flat tush, but it's not big and round either, it's just small and a little/slightly curvy. I'm straight up and down, no curvy hips or thighs. My breasts aren't big either; I'm only like a 75B.

But that doesn't make me unattractive because I'm thinner. 

Big breasts and curves aren't always "sexy," and It doesn't make them any more of a woman than I am.

Everyone's body is different. I'm tired of people with the whole "Real women have curves" statement. A woman is a woman, we all have the same thing - a vagina and boobs.

There are some skinny girls that are attractive, and also big girls that are unattractive. I've seen women with curves that had horrible, I mean HORRIBLE bodies. Yet people still compare them to skinny or fit girls (saying they look better than skinny women) that probably look 100 times better and healthier.

The bad thing about this is that they don't compare healthy, beautiful, skinny women with curvier women, rather the unhealthy, malnourished skinny, as if all skinny women were unhealthy and anorexic.

I've heard several women say that the media is saying skinny women are more attractive, but I strongly disagree. Skinny women are used for modeling, and THAT'S IT. Women like Beyonce, J.Lo, and Christina Aguilera are the ones that are really head strong in the media because they are curvier and viewed as more beautiful/ "Real Women."

Many men have said themselves that they like curvier women. I've heard very few men say,"Oh, skinny women are sexy." What I hear most from men is, "Curvy is sexy." It seems that many people are in denial about this. Why is the media so big on making some women feel good, while bringing others down in the process?

Why do people act like this? Why are people still doing the skinny vs. curvy thing? It's getting old, annoying, and sounds sort of stupid. 
What are your opinions on this situation?

I know a lot of guys like to say they prefer curvy women, or they prefer women with a bit of meat on her. But WHY then, do guys seem so attracted to skinny women? If a skinny woman walks by, she turns men's heads. A male friend of mine told me that guys find skinny women 'pretty' and nice to look at, but they prefer thicker women if they want to get physical with them. Is this true?

If that is true, then does that mean skinny girls are indeed more 'eye-catching' and thus more physically attractive? 

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Get some self-esteem! No one likes someone who is insecure & no matter how thin you get, it will always be over-ruled by your insecurity. Confidence is the key to success. Personally, i myself is lifelong obsession with fluctuating weight. Will blog in next post, 

              my struggle with weight

Does wearing loads of make up makes you prettier?

HELLO 

I wouldn't say that wearing make up makes me more beautiful. Makeup is mostly for covering skin imperfections, and enhancing your best features. For example: I naturally have a very pale tint to my skin, so I wear foundation so that it is less noticeable. I also have very full lips so I wear a nice lipstick to set off my lips. It can enhance your features and with some people it can make them look terrible because they don't know how to put it on properly.  Many women try to over do it with makeup. Just like below, if not for a bollywood dance i had to perform for the night, people will think i'm trying to look like a panda.

I had this make up for a bolly wood dance. It's worn off after a long night.

pandas

The trick to a good makeup application is for it not to be too noticeable. Some people do not believe in makeup, but this is my motto: "Even an old barn needs a new coat of paint from time to time". Oh and by the way it takes me less than 10 minutes to do my makeup.

We WOMEN have been systematically brain washed in to believing that to be beautiful and attractive to men, We must buy loads of their chemical laced make-up, and smear it all over our pretty face. 

These chemicals react with the skin over time, leading to premature aging of the skin, which then opens the door for the sale of even more chemical laced make-up sales. 

That's when more money will be spent on 

CLEANSER ,TONER, MOISTURIZER, SCRUB, etc..

Due to premature aging of skin.

                                                   


The amazing part of this is 2 fold.

1) Supposedly, the best makeup job, (which most men would be surprised to discover just how much make-up goes in to this), is to end up looking like she is not wearing any make-up at all. Imagine that. Putting on layer after layer of make-up to make yourself look like you are not wearing any.

2) Women do not appear to be aware that most men actually prefer that women wear very little make-up, that men find largely painted faces to be a turn off, and men really have very little understanding, (nor do men want to understand), all of the steps and crap that goes in to painting our pretty faces. Men only simply know that we women "WILL" and "LIKE" to spend a substantial amount of time in the bathroom, "getting ready" to go out in public. 

Weird, huh?

So Does wearing loads of make up makes you prettier?
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Personally, i feel more makeup doesn't make you look better. Being confident in yourself, regardless of what you smear on your face, makes you look better.

BYE !

Happiness is always based on…

What is HAPPINESS? 

Happiness is something we all strive for in our lives. But is there a secret ingredient to being happy?

Together with the purpose of life, happiness has always been one of the central questions of philosophy, always remaining the object of definition and never being actually defined. Knowing of this, I do not suppose that my own idea of happiness has something new and original about it; on the contrary, I am quite sure that millions of people before me had expressed the similar thought; but it is still my idea.

To me, happiness is the state of turning one’s dreams and wishes into reality; and not even the state, but process, because human is so constructed as not to be able to stop at what has been accomplished. One man shouldn’t have one dream; moreover, he shouldn’t have dreams at all. A real man should have goals, purposes, the ones that he is able to achieve or makes himself able to achieve and, after doing so, chooses another purpose and goes on turning it into reality.

One cannot be happy and idle. Even if somebody really thinks that one can be happy without doing any kind of objective work, it is self-delusion – if you ever get into a situation when you don’t have to do anything, even if the circumstances are pleasant, you will very soon understand what a real hell is. In order to be happy, a man must work – but not work in the sense of attending some firm and doing the same thing every day – in the sense of doing something that has clear periods, points of achievement, results, improvements and so on.

There are of course other ways to happiness - when you express creativity, when you have meaning and purpose in life , when you see the opportunity instead of problems

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The most important thing to happiness is to make others happy.

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And if you're looking for perfect happiness, it doesn't exist. But imperfect happiness does.