Falsie-Free For 5 Days!

Celebrating the Big Three O

I turn 30 on the 26th of this month! The 30th year is a milestone birthday.

Btw, Did you know, Bill Gates made $234 million by age 30?!

Some of my favourite celebs turn 30 this year...Alicia Keys, Kim Kardashian, Jason Segel (How I met your mother! love it!), Zooey Deschanel.

And some of my not so favourite celebs too: Christina Aguilera, Nick Carter (he used to be the baby from the Back Street Boys!), Tiger Wood's wife (golfclub weilding viking).

You know what? My last few birthdays were not celebrated with anywone special. I mean a "significant other" kind of special.

Mark & I split about about 2 weeks before my last Birthday. It was the F1 weekend.. and I attended the F1Rocks concert on the eve with my best friend F... then I got to watch the race on my birthday with someone I was dating then.

My best friend F is coming to Singapore again (but heavily preggers this time !).... My male buddy A is coming back from his 3 year stint in Denmark... My ex Mark promised me the Maldives for my Birthday this year, (on the condition that I were still single... because holidaying with another man's girl.. is well.. so wrong.. no matter how platonic the intentions are. Don't you agree?). I thought it was a great idea when we made the pact a few months ago, but it no longer appeals to me now. I would much rather find a special someone to spend my birthday with rather than settle for a nice holiday as consolation prize for stil being SINGLE!

So maybe I should have a dinner party? ( though I think that would be a bit stressful playing hostess on a day that is meant for MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE)

Maybe I should just getaway for the weekend away? (But it's also my puppy, Lola's, 1st birthday)

And these things take planning! It's already the 2nd! I need to make up my mind soon.

I am looking forward to my 30s (ok.. maybe I'm lying)... haha... well.. I don't know... physically, I feel better than ever before... I think my body is at it's best now than ever before (I know many will disagree and say I'm boney and haggard... whatever).

Well.. you know what? Compared to most of my peers who have balooned or gotten jiggly or a bit thicker looking when they hit 30... I am VERY happy with myself.

This year, I might finally get to celebrate it with someone special :)

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P/s - I've had no time to plan and film the workout videos I wanted to do ... *sigh*. But in the meantime.. u can check out my ab exercises HERE.

I've also just written (finished it last night!) an article called Holly Jean's Sex Bootcamp. haha. It's a real fun article on getting your body in shape to tackle all sorts of positions! Bad news is... you have to wait because it's scheduled to be in my Love & Sex Column on MFP in early November! (Sorry! I just got eager to complete it earlier). Will let you know once it's Live on MFP.

Meanwhile, you can read all my other weekly Love & Sex articles in my MFP column - HERE.

P/s- thanks G for helping me take the pics. x

Give Away: Pandora Bracelet

Hi everyone, I'm going to get more active with videos soon (I think), so I'm building up my youtube channel subscribers now.

The giveaway this week is a Pandora Bracelet (from the Ladies Market on my recent Hong Kong trip).

To stand a chance to win this, please subscribe to my youtube channel (here), and then state in the comments section under this youtube video which colour you prefer.

I will pick the winner (randomly) from the youtube comments list under this video on the 7th of Sept 2010.

P/s- this contest is open to ALL readers. ( As long as you have a mailing address somewhere on Earth)

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Lastly, I just received a mailer, so doing a quick shout to those who may be interested.

ettusais is giving away a candy pink make up case (like a train case). Uber cute!!

Between 3rd and 9th Sept, you can take this baby home when you spend $100 (or $88 if you're a member) at any ettusais outlet in Singapore. (check out www.ettusais.sg)

Hong Kong

I wanted to do a bumper blogpost of my HK trip.. BUT there's so many photos to sort through... and uploading in bulk is vomit inducing. (blogger uploads only 5 at a time)

So, I selected 70+ photos of the sights, my stash, and foooood... which u can view on my facebook page HERE. Feel free to leave comments/ask qns under the pics in that album, I'll try to respond to all.If you're planning a trip, getting around HK is easy, via their Airport express train (it's about SG$20 into town from the airport) It's a very comfy ride that takes less than half an hour. Then you can get an Octopus card which is a stored value card, and you can zip around on the MTR, costs about a dollar each ride.It's hot in the summer, so dress comfortably. My tank top is from ClubCouture. My purple skinnies were a gift. I quite like the 80s neon type colours now... *cue synthesizer*

(By the way, a big thank you to all of you who suggested side swept bangs... I LOVE IT. )

When we got to Causeway Bay ( Via the MTR), we walked to our hotel on Morrison Hill Road. It's supposed to be like a few minutes away on foot... but we got out at the wrong exit from the MTR, and missed the street we were supposed to be on...

I asked two locals for directions, one could not speak English, the other didn't know the directions either. Then I asked an expat, and he pointed us down the road we walked past like 15 mins ago! I booked 4 nights at The Butterfly on Morrison. It was about $150 a night for a deluxe room... and it's a nice modern place. Location was great too. BUT the bathroom was soo tiny.
ooh... need to share, my candy pink handbag was from MillyWalker. It arrive just in time for my trip. So pretty! Love it! And the strap is detachable, and I could put on a longer strap to sling it across too. It's much nicer to walk around Wan Chai and Causeway Bay at night than during the day. It's a relatively safe place, loads of cop cars visible.
I didn't actually do much clothes shopping there. It's cheap, but I've got waaay too many clothes now... and I prefer the stuff in Singapore too. Maybe I'm just not a HK fashion sorta girl... I don't know.
The main purpose of this trip was to watch my brother's film - Mickey which was being screen at the Broadway Cinematechque in Yau Ma Tei. ( I may have messed up the spelling here)
Sneaking a picture during the screening...
That's Wesley answering some audience Q & A after the screening... I'm so proud of my younger bro!
The most enjoyable part for me was Victoria's Peak.. LOVE IT!! The views, the weather...it's a nice day out. This gradient shirt is from TheStyleHunter's earlier collection.
I got a whole bunch of Bikinis from H&M... I'm going to start swimming again, and I love mixing and matching bikini tops and bottoms. I'll give away one mix & match bikini set to my readers... stay tuned for that.

And I also bought Pandora bracelets from the ladies market.. me likessss... so pretty. One will be yours! Will do the giveaways this week and next week.

Well... 4 nights in HK... is just about right for me.. I missed Singapore, and missed my family and Lola, and a special someone else too.
I could never live in Hong Kong... but for a short holiday, it was fun. Thanks for the great experience HK! And fabulous weather!
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P/s- Have you heard yet? NS boys and those serving reservist will get $9k! ( Click )
Btw, I have never said this before, but to all the Singaporean men who have been through 2 years of National Service- Thank you for defending our nation. :)

Walk A Dog

I'm baaaaacccck!Just received this terribly cute party invite from ettusais... it's for a lash party this Thursday evening. Whooo! Will keep you updated.

Lola & I have been invited to a DOG WALKATHON on East Coast... unfortunately, I already have a meeting scheduled that Saturday morning. :( (will try but I don't think I can reschedule it)

But if you're in Singapore, you love dogs and have a furbie, maybe you could check this event out! Sounds like a fun morning out, there are prizes to be won, and it's for a good cause. The revenue goes to the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society [ACRES], a non-profit organisation which stops illegal wildlife trade and rescues animals in Singapore.

Date: September 11, Saturday
Time: 7:30am - 12pm
Location: Dalbergia Green, East Coast Park (Carpark C4 to D1)

For more details: Check out their website and facebook page :)

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OK.. I'm going to sort through my HK pictures now... show you tonight!

Happy Birthday Daddy-O!

Happy Birthday Daddy! I hope mom remembered to give you the card I prepared for you! It says My Dad Rocks ! :DThis is the first time in our lives that my brother and I are missing my Dad's birthday... (maybe for my brother it's the second time.. lol... think he was in Rotterdam or somewhere this time last year?? I can't remember). But my brother Wesley's short film is screening tonight in Kowloon, so we could not fly home any earlier. This is the last pic of Lola I took before we left. :( Poor puppy has to sleep alone for 4 nights... I wonder what she's been thinking.

I'll be back soon! And will update you with pics galore and everything about this trip!

Meanwhile.. check out thestylehunter's collection which launched a few days ago...

The military inspired jackets are a great buy at $16.