Music Monday #25 Iyaz - Replay

 

I’ve been feeling this tune over the past few days … reminds me of all the crazy girls nights I used to have in London … thanks NB for giving me the name of the track … this one definitely belongs on any playlist =)

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Christmas Karaoke Anyone ?

Last year as all of us friends were getting into the Xmas spirit, we decided to try our hand at some karaoke holiday songs (not the carols) .. it ended up being quite funny because not everyone (including myself) knew the lyrics / tune of the songs .. and coincidently at a party I was at earlier today – one of the topics in conversation included how it’s a rarity amongst the general community that people aren’t in very ‘festive’ moods …

From the way I see it – those who aren’t raised celebrating Xmas (by way of religion, and exposure) – don’t quite ‘get into it’ as compared to someone who has grown up really celebrating the holiday.  I’ve grown up surrounded by friends who celebrate Xmas despite spending the majority of my childhood was in a desert country.

I used to be in the school choir – and hence had to learn all the holiday songs.   And I recall my music teacher playing Christmas Karaoke tunes just so we could all get used to singing the festive songs.  T he last few days, certain friends like NB managed to tune into radio stations that kept playing Christmas songs … which brought back high school memories.  She’s one person who definitely enjoys karaoke music =) 

I will digress for a just a second - we’d gone to my mate HS’s place a few months ago who has a great CDG player for karaoke – and everyone had a blast … after all for that night we were truly rock stars !  We’ve had some fun nights just ‘killing it with karaoke’

I’ve always wanted to get a karaoke player for my house – but alas never got around to it .. with all the countries I have shifted across over the last few years – didn’t make sense to do that.  I used to visit this site -  http://www.karaokemachine.org – that has great portable players and sometimes I think ‘damn I should have gotten one of them’ !  Maybe if I put that on my Christmas Wish List for Santa – I might just get lucky and get one *hint*hint*friends*hint*hint*Mum !

Do you have any special holiday family traditions for Xxmas ? What do you tend to do over the holidays ? Have you ever gone caroling ? Or would you rather perform some Christmas karaoke by the fire place ?

Wishing You A Divalicious Xmas !

Here’s wishing everyone in Blogosphere a Very Merry Christmas !!

Enjoy the yummy Xmas desserts and mulled wine ! For those of you that are in freezing temperatures and have snow – please make a snowman for me !! 

Pressies are in order if you’ve been on Santa’s Nice List .. and if you are on the Naughty List, you know what kind of presents are due.

I brought in my Crimbo with some good friends at a party last night =)  I’m heading off for lunch to a mate’s place today, followed by a quick stop to meet my aunty & cousins from London to wish them, and then a formal sit-down dinner on a terrace at my other friends’ house.

What are your plans for Christmas ? Hope you all have a wonderful day !!

Can You Run In Your High Heels ?

I came across these very interesting / funky / not-so-conventional ‘heels’ by Nike whilst browsing online, and I thought to myself … ‘damn – is one supposed to run in those ?’

I know I can run in my heels – but for very short distances – after all I’m an events planner and my job involves running round even in cocktail dresses ! 

Turns out that last year there was a race organized in Charleston, USA called the 1st Annual Stiletto Stampede, to benefit the MUSC Children’s Hospital. This race was created to raise awareness and support of pediatric patient care at the hospital.  The rule was that everyone who participated had to wear 3 inch heels !

But those are the regular heels that ladies would buy.  I’m still not too sure about the Nike Dunk High Heels shown above.  Would you buy a pair of high heels that looked like sneakers ? Or would you buy sneakers that had stiletto heels ? 

I know I would be a bit weary about buying something like this … I just don’t see how practical they would be … and personally – I don’t like any high heels with closed toes – they hurt my feet :(

Further Reading :

1. How Far Can You Run in 3 inch Heels ?
2. Can You Run In Heels ?
3. Do Not Want : Nike High Heels
4. Nike Dunk – High Heels

Music Monday #24 Moby - BodyRock

I was thinking about what would be a perfect #MusicMonday track to use this week and after skipping through a few tracks – stopped on Moby – Body Rock !

It’s such an uplifting track – there’s no way that one can’t feel the energy immediately start building up inside themselves !

Did you know that there are three music videos for "Bodyrock" ? The one that I have linked to you is the UK version directed by Fredrik Bond.  There is another video which has Moby watching the ‘auditions’ for the making of the video.  It’s really quite a laugh just to see the various moves being made.

The US video, directed by Steve Carr, has Moby wearing special sunglasses that allows him to see dancers wherever he goes.

Have you ever seen this video before ? Does this track work for you as an #MM track ?

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Are You Overworked This Festive Season ?

I know I sure as hell am feeling overworked this festive season !! My business partner NC is away for the holidays for a family reunion in Tenerife and won’t be back till 12th Jan; our creative designer NB is off to Singapore & Bali for a family holiday; and then heading to Vietnam for work. 

Whilst my two core players are away – I’m feeling the pressure of the growing number of enquiries coming my way – and worried that I won’t be able to get through each one without losing part of my sanity !

And then I came across this video – and I thought – damn I wish I could call up an agency to sort my worries out ! LOL It would be nice if recruitment agencies in India could come up with some innovative ways of promoting their services.  I love what Robert Half has done with this video.  Have a watch, have a giggle, and try not to work too hard during the holidays.

Music Monday #23 IIO – Rapture

One of my favourite tracks =)  A very special man in my life always tells me this song reminds him of me … and whenever I hear it – I get a big smile on my face …

I remember the two of us being so engrossed in a conversation with each other that we didn’t even realize that the rest of the group in my apartment had left until quite a few hours later !

This was 8 years ago … and even today – if I call him – he knows exactly what I’m thinking or what it is that I am trying to say … it stumps us both every time … we’ve both moved on in our lives but it’s a nice fuzzy feeling to know that someone else other than (your significant other for those that have them) and you yourself - ‘gets you’ …

SN – you really do make my soul feel complete !!

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Sexy Saturday – Jason Statham

He’s lean, mean, and super sexy !! HIs tough bad ass image and engaging screen presence –not to mention the sultry British accent – all combined make Jason Statham oh-so-desirable !

He’s best known for his role as Frank Martin from The Transporter series (I could watch those movies over and over again .. but I digress).  This bad boy prefers to do majority of his own driving stunts (have you seen the way the man can handle a car ??? I wish he would handle me even once!!), fight scenes and aerial stunts – including the scene where he was hanging from a helicopter in Crank !

He made his debut in the hit ‘Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels’ and followed it with successes like ‘Snatch’, ‘The Italian Job’, ‘Crank’, ‘Death Race’, and most recently  ‘The Expendables’.

He’s got my Sexy Saturday, Sexy Any Day vote !!!

 

Wordless Wednesday #21 Mauritian Sunset

For every day that I spent in Mauritius (on both my trips last month) – I made it a point to watch the sunset on the beach =)  These pictures were taken on 1st November ‘10.  

I love how each photograph looks like it’s taken at a different time of day … brings a smile to my face =)

Music Monday #22 Flo Rida – Low

Needed something to really pick-me-up since I’m down in the dumps with a cough, cold and congested nose  .. and funnily enough I ended up picking a track that says ‘low low low’ …. but at least I like the song and it brought back memories of my girlf SA who’s in Singapore now … this one is for you babe =)

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Spot The Best Bet …

It’s that time of the year again … and I’m not talking about Xmas folks !  The last few weeks has been a flurry of activity – and there’s a certain kinda buzz in the air … everyone around me is glued to their TV’s (and their phones / laptops) watching Tennis, Cricket, and Football !

That’s right – it’s time to bet … !! I never quite got the hang of ‘how’ one should place bets .. when I was younger – I thought it was insane to wager huge sums of money on the outcome of a sports match.  My mum (who never does anything daring) is always game to bet on a horse race or a cricket match; my uncle in London tends to bet on cricket, tennis and football.

With the emergence of the World Wide Web people have now taken to online sports betting thanks to the mushrooming of online portals that have taken the cyber world by storm.

I came to discover that the top sport to bet on at most online sports betting portals was football (aka soccer to those in the US).  Many Americans would be surprised to know that in Europe, football / soccer betting is the equivalent of professional NFL wagering in the United States.

Now I’m not a gambler – but this year during the Football World Cup (and the Elle Derby – horse races) I did place some ‘friendly’ bets with my friends and actually managed to win =)  Here’s what I managed to learn about the types of bets that can be placed for football / soccer  …

1. Single / Money Line / Straight up wager – one bets on which team will win the game without any regards to the margin of victory. This is the simplest type of bet: you only have to pick the correct result of one event to win the bet
2. Match Odds - Also known as 1X2, this is the easiest and most common type of bet. You can bet on three different options: home win (1), away win (2) and draw (X).  So if you bet $100 on Spain with odds of e.g. 1.66 … if Spain wins you get your original $100 PLUS your winnings ($100 x 1.66) = $66.   Keep in mind though – if your team ends in a draw or doesn’t win – you lose the bet.

Do you have any tips on how to place a good bet ? Have you used any online sports betting portals ? I’m more familiar with the UK betting portals – but discovered  a few US based sites during my stint at university in Montreal.  Have you placed any sports bets recently – even if it was a friendly wager amongst friends ?

Knitted Dissections

I came across this blog post ‘Dissected Frogs Never Looked So Cute’ by Diana Adams, CEO of Adams Consulting Group on BitRebels.com ... and it wasn’t quite the post I expected ! (then again I suppose that’s what makes people read a post huh)

How many of you had to perform a dissection in Biology class ? What did you have to dissect ? And would you ever want to experience THAT again ?  I had to dissect a goat’s heart and a rat – and I would NEVER want to even look at something like that again !!! I would try to make any excuse to get out of Biology dissection classes !

Somewhere out on Etsy – a company, CraftyHedgehog dissects frogs, rats, bunnies and alligators … all through the art of knitting !!  Yup – you read that correctly – dissection by knitting !  If you buy one of these knitted dissections – it comes pinned down in a pan just like you in Biology class ! 

I suppose these are meant to be taken with a pinch of salt and meant to be funky & creative … but it doesn’t really catch my fancy … and frankly it kinda creeps me out … I guess I’m just not that creative … but I can see why it might appeal to all the knit-fans out there … it’s got more appeal than just a yarn of string ! 

On a more positive side – if teachers started using something like this during Biology class – it could prove useful – particularly for those students who can’t stomach actually dissecting an animal (like me !) … what do you think ?

What about you ? Does this kind of art appeal to you ? Would you gift this to someone ? or just buy it for fun ? Do you think it could be used in schools as a teaching aid ?

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Sexy Saturday – Eva Mendes

Before her break in Hollywood – Mendes worked her way up through commercials  to music videos, including an appearance in Will Smith's video "Miami" (1996) and Aerosmith's video "Hole in My Soul" (1997).  The 35-year old actress has been in such movies as 2 Fast 2 Furious, Training Day, Hitch and The Spirit.

Now aside from acting, Mendes is also employed by Revlon Cosmetics as an international spokeswoman.  She is also an active supporter of breast cancer research. 

Eva Mendes was named the #1 lady of 2009 by AskMen.com.  The list of the top 99 was voted by readers and tallied up to reveal that Mendes was the winner.  Mendes was also voted as #4 in the 2008 edition, and #1 in the 2009 edition of AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women.  Maxim ranked Mendes #7 in its 2007 & #11 in its 2010 Hot 100 issues.   She also made her second Maxim cover in the November 2007 issue.

 

Would you believe me if I told you that Mendes was teased as a child about her buck teeth; never thought herself to be an actress, and aspired to be a NUN when she was younger ?

Who gets your Sexy Saturday vote ?