viva diva ~ sandy lam

if you haven’t watched the concert of Sandy Lam before, then you haven’t really enjoyed the feeling of ‘live.Sandy is one of the very few leading Divas from Hong Kong of the Chinese Music Industry to be able to crossover between canto and mando pop with her critically acclaimed distinguished vocals, rendering her the top female singer in the region that includes Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Malaysian and Singapore. Sandy is also billed by the media as one of the spokeswoman for modern urban women.

Not only that, being the cross generation female singer, Sandy is also idols to many leading young singers. For instance, Malaysia’s no. 1 singer, Fish Leung expressed that Sandy is her most favourite singer of all time. Hins Cheung at his concert, sang Sandy’s song throughout the show while Kay Tse, another popular new idol, imitates Sandy at her concert and the current canto-pop no. 1, Eason Chan announced on stage that he finally got to duet with his Idol, Sandy Lam.

i was so pleased and glad that i've watch the concert last nite.... amazing!!!! that's a real DIVA!!! viva Sandy!!!!

villiam ooi s/s '10 collection

Nowadays, dressing up is philosophy and knowledge. Everyone needs to know as well as understand about themselves from body, skin complexions, background, people they meet and etc. Coz from this , they can bring out their own character. That's the philosophy from Villiam and i do agreed with him.

Meanwhile, from reasons that are purely instinctual, the emotional fallout of last year's economic crash seems to be leading a lot of creative people to think fundamentally about the vast outdoors, landscape, the elements. That affected Villiam’s inspiration too. Fashion should be equal to daily wear and needs not a demand and nothing extra.

So, Villiam’s 2010 spring summer collection is a creation of daily wear and basic clothing. So, everyone can create their own style, mix and match and wear it to any occasions. This concept is implements to both casual and dinner wear.

No beading and nothing superfluous…just a touch of basic color such as black and white, patches and joining of fabrics, that’s the born of this collection.

Villiam do rock the afternoon and i think his collections was impressed. something simple, easy to wear and really fun with fashion:)

if i were a boy... a girl, perhaps....

friday nite, and is a gathering ,dinner, drink and chit chatt~ing with few good "sistas"... well, while on the way, beyonce latest album was played in my friend'c car.... suddenly i heard a song... if i were a boy. well, then i asked the ladies, what u think if u could be a boy??? everyone have different perceptions and thinking of what they can do if they were boys... they passed the same questions to me, if u a girl what would u do???? i told them, if i'm a girl i will choose to be a slut coz i dont believe in true love!!!! hahahahaha... funny rite??? but for me i think y not??? guys can flirt around and y not a girl do so... everyones laughed:)

while i came back frm the gathering, i start google on the mtv of that song.The music video for "If I Were a Boy", directed by Jake Nava, was shot in black and white and portrays a narrative about an ordinary day for a couple in a role reversal that is hinted at by the lyrics but is visually revealed only at the end of the video. It begins with Knowles and her husband reciting words such as "intimacy", "honesty", "commitment", "me", and "you". The song starts as her husband prepares breakfast and Knowles takes off to her job as police officer with an attractive male police partner (played by model Ryan Locke) with whom the sparks are clearly flying. While her curves are admired by the police partner, her husband is spending time at his office job looking up a pair of earrings to buy for her online. The husband calls Knowles, only to be ignored by his wife, who is out having a beer "with the guys." That night the husband gives Knowles the earrings and the two leave for a party at which he catches her dancing intimately with her police partner. As the husband confronts her at home, the reversal is revealed and roles are restored; we learn that the husband is actually the police officer with an attractive female partner. Knowles is the office worker who has been snubbed.

i love it and so do the lyrics:~

If I were a boy
even just for a day
I'd roll out of bed in the morning
and throw on what I wanted and go

Drink beer with the guys
and chase after girls
I'd kick it with who I wanted
and I'd never get confronted for it
cause they stick up for me

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man
I'd listen to her
Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
Cause he's taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

If I were a boy
I would turn off my phone
Tell everyone it's broken
so they'd think that I was sleeping alone

I’d put myself first
and make the rules as I go
Cause I know that she’ll be faithful,
waiting for me to come home, to come home.

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man
I'd listen to her
Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
Cause he's taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

It's a little too late for you to come back
Say it's just a mistake,
think i'd forgive you like that
If you thought I would wait for you
you thought wrong

But you're just a boy
You don't understand
and you don't understand, ohhhh
How it feels to love a girl
Someday you wish you were a better man
You don't listen to her
You don't care how it hurts
Until you lose the one you wanted
Cause you're taking her for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

But you're just a boy

this is a good song... a song that tell a story... feeling it now!!!

compromise

well, i had a long chat wid a fren of mine... from him i have learnt on how to compromises. "compromise is the key to good negotiation. You need to be able to give in a little to get closer to what you want. " this is what he told me....

It’s not easy for everyone to make friends. Once you have friends, it takes dedication and work on both parts to keep the friendship going. True friends are hard to find, and lifelong friends can be a rare gem. In order to maintain a good friendship, you will have to take time to nurture and develop your friendship. In order to have a good friend, you have to be a good friend. As soon as you realize that, your friendships will greatly improve! hmm.... is so true!!!

meanwhile, there are more compromises while come to relationship....Compromise involves two parties both giving up something they want. In a marriage, couples often refuse to compromise because they believe their right about a particular issue in the marriage. When couples can no longer compromise with each other divorce may be on the horizon of the relationship...

stop fighting and start compromise with your friends, partners or significant others.... at least i learnt something that i never thought of, maybe all this while i really don't know what and how to compromise... what a sad story...:( but i feel glad that i have group of understanding friends and family that really compromise a lot to me. i really mean it!!! thanks to everyone who do so to me....

if 2012 is the end of the world

2012 is a big hit now.... everyone around me is keep talking bout this topics and dying to watch this movie!!!! well, suddenly something bumped into my mind. what will u do before 2012 if this really happen ???? tell me or write me a comment, really wish to know what's everyone thinking....

i wish i could have a hermes birkin or a colture by any designers....hahahahahaha... i know i'm sick and materialistic ... but this is what a fashionista's need. don't u agree???

when henry meet henry

its been quite sometimes i didn't enter cinema... the reasons were i'm too busy, no dates and no time.... ridiculous right!!! but this is 100% true... well, been so bored this few days... don't know why, may be my mood is just like the weeather nowadays... moody.... that's the reason i took a break and went to watch a movie -the time traveler's wife.

the strory is about a Chicago librarian suffers from a rare genetic disorder that sends him hurtling through time whenever he is under extreme duress; despite the fact that he vanishes at inordinately frequent and lengthy intervals, he attempts to build a stable future with the beautiful young heiress he loves. Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams star in this dramatic fantasy, which is directed by Robert Schwentke and based on the best-selling book by author Audrey Niffenegger.

Clare has been in love with Henry her entire life. She believes they are destined to be together, even though she never knows when they will be separated: Henry is a time traveler--cursed with a rare genetic anomaly that causes him to live his life on a shifting timeline, skipping back and forth through his lifespan with no control. Despite the fact that Henry's travels force them apart with no warning, Clare desperately tries to build a life with her one true love.

i was so in love with the movie... i wish i could be that "henry"... can travel through time... this is really a good movie, i was touched and teared... going to buy the novel soon:)

my interview in china press 12/11/ 2009

i was suprised while i received a sms frm my friend... asking me to buy the china press... ended up was shocked coz i saw 2 full pages of my interview published in that paper... thanks for the support :)

古語有雲：有志者事竟成。
愛美麗事物的Henry Gan，從小就想當一名時裝設計師，因為家人反對，而轉投攝影界，但他從來沒有放棄對時尚的欲望，如今，他不但是一名造型師，更設立自家品牌，當起時裝設計師。
對于我們最感興趣的事與物，總是不經意的“越踩越深”。接觸越多、認識越多，就更想讓自己融入更廣闊範圍，培養出更多專業知識。
故，助長了現今職場掀起一股“多棲”風；一來能開拓更寬闊“錢途”，也提供了發揮個人潛能的平台。就像今期的主題人物Henry Gan，因為愛時尚，而逐步“滲透”此事業領域的中心地帶，覆蓋多項專長的領域裡。
他自小愛打扮、愛畫畫，愛一切美麗事物。看著妹妹熱衷紙片娃娃，他發揮大哥哥的愛護之情，畫出漂亮衣裳，讓妹妹的娃娃穿著比別人更精彩。
中學畢業后，他有意專攻時裝課程，但受到家人阻攔，原因是大馬沒有時裝流行，要賺大錢太難啦！結果，轉投攝影界，將美麗事物長久留存下來。
Henry會從此甘心嗎？他說：不。“心裡還是悶悶不樂，無法發表自己的創作，想到說若有機會推出自家品牌，心中的滿足感必然會更大；能看見他人穿著自己創作的服裝，是何等驕傲的事。”


造型師辛勤難體會

要當就當？談何容易。
回想當初作為造型師新丁，應對指定的“借衣”任務時，總是戰戰競競。“開始時，總會有人質疑我的身分，所以當務最重要的是建立檔案及知名度。首先是為平面媒體進行造型，慶幸獲得本地時裝設計師的鼎力協助，令我順利完成不少任務。”
“我所接觸過的大馬時裝設計師，都很願意給予協助，並非他人想像般高不可攀及自我，對于扶助許多時尚界新秀不留余力。”
總結初入行的日子，答案是無數的艱難，卻很享受此過程；這可是金錢無法購買的黃金經歷。我們總以為造型師的工作不過是借衣服，為對象打扮得美美，箇中是否有其他難處？
“其實，當中的細節是其他人難以體會，例如聯絡借衣、尋找地點，借衣時要記得拿了什么，並記下如何配襯，若遺漏了一兩樣東西，問題可大。向他人借回來的衣服，可要負上全數責任，甚至對象的情緒細節等，都要一一兼顧，不是你們想像般簡單啊！”
造型師在挑選衣服，可要考量如何搭配及進行大變身。我們經常的困擾是，面對衣櫥內的基本款式衣物，卻苦無下手的方法。造型師便要發揮潛力，創造獨特風格，給予衣物新生命。



改造新秀深具挑戰

今年度出爐的華麗台新秀大賽甄選出的10位入圍者的服裝，是近期Henry最滿意之作。要將這10位來自不同環境、背景的鄰家少男少女，煥發如明星般耀眼的風采，可說是給予Henry一大挑戰。
“第一次與他們見面時，大家看來都是同一個模樣：盲目追求時尚，蓄留著相同的髮型；有者以為只要將最新元素搭配上身就是流行，也有人隨意穿著，沒有風格可言。”
所以著手的第一個事項，就是為他們尋找最適合自己的形象。女生，就大揮利剪，將長髮修整出具層次美感的髮型；將過度漂染的男生髮色，重拾陽剛、健康氣質。
除了從頭到腳重新裝扮，也會對他們的儀態、走路姿態等，給予專業意見。“看見他們在兩個月內所做出的改變，確實很有滿足感。至今，有者依然還會不時咨詢我有關造型的意見。希望透過彼此溝通能起教育意義，協助推動大家的時尚觸覺！”對他來說，惟有眾樂樂，時尚才會變得更加好玩。


突破平凡穿出個性

G’s的特點是，看似沉悶的黑、白、灰；純色、波點或線條。
不刻意玩弄色彩和裁剪，不代表是保守，反而是“翻轉時尚”的作風。本身是造型師，明白到怎么樣的作品，才能讓平凡如你我都可以獲享穿搭時裝的樂趣。即使無法擁有敏銳的時尚觸感，也可以依自己穿法配搭出個人獨特風尚。
“從事造型師工作，最需要的是尋獲可以隨性變換出不同風格的作品。它不一定要很入流，卻不會過時，每一次穿著都會覺得很好玩，可以fun with fashion。”
他最愛的時尚大師是，來自日本的山本耀司和川久保齡。他們的創作，即使是穿上10年，依然有足夠條件散發恆久的魅力。
這兩位設計師與三宅一生的作品，是把西方的建築風格設計與日本服飾傳統結合起來，使作品不只是軀體的覆蓋物，而是成為人體與設計師精神意韻交流的紐帶。
對Henry來說，他們的作品流行有限期＝永恆！


空間大隨心意變化
對Henry來說，一件衣服的靈魂，主要是出自穿得自信和舒服，而不是盲目的追潮流。最終仍要視乎自己的本錢，來突出個人風格，這樣的穿衣之道，才能體會到時尚的樂趣。
為了在時尚圈中獲取如魚在水中游走的暢快感受，繼而推出自家品牌G’s，將他在造型師生涯中所面對的困擾改善。他愛求變，因此著重在“多功能”穿著的設計；一件衣服可以自由上下改變穿著方法，永不跟風，也不會落伍。
他要每一件衣服保留更大的空間，讓穿著時隨心意做出不同變化。說時，他隨手挑出一件普通上衣，至少能做出三四種變戲法，讓人目不轉睛。
相信大家的衣櫥內會有許多基本衣款，但有沒有想過，平凡中也能創造出自己的風格？這便是Henry在創作時，作最大考量的問題。他盡其能達到永垂不朽的流行風尚。
“是否覺得，我的衣服很符合現今追求的經濟效應？多功能性的創作手法，能夠做到一衣多穿的要求，加強每件作品的壽命。”

suprise from mifa

ONE of Malaysia’s most anticipated events of the year is back, promising to be bigger and better than ever before. Scheduled to take place from Nov 4 to 8, the five-day Malaysia International Fashion Week 2009 (M-IFW ‘09) comprising 18 fashion showcases by 99 designers will be held at the Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.

This year will see more international flavour added to the runway. To name a few, the audience will be awed by top New York-based Japanese supermodel Ai Tominaga, 10 top models from Beijing, China and several guest designers from Hongkong, India, Japan, Thailand, China and Indonesia...

the best part was i can finally met my idol - ai tominaga:) i really can't breath while she walk on the runway. she rocks this event!!!!