My Nuffnang Story (Pics from 2007! *gasp*)

My Nuffnang Story

Blogging, is a huge part of my life. A lot of my closer friends are bloggers themselves and I really love hanging out with them because I never have to feel shy about whipping out my camera at the dinner table, or taking pictures of ourselves 15 times in a row.

I've been blogging for 5 years already and I have to say that if I were to give up blogging now, there would be a huge empty patch in my heart. I enjoy new experiences and sharing my thoughts and personal life. I love blogging and having an audience.

Here, I share my journey with Nuffnang (who managed me & my blog) and how they played a part in my blogging career. The list below is only some that I managed to find!! Still got lots more not included!


2007
- Joined Nuffnang
At that time, advertising and banner ads was not very common among blogs in Singapore. Then, along came Nuffnang which changed the blogosphere in Singapore.

- First event with Nuffnang
I vividly remember this day. Isaac took part in Nuffnang's National Day movie giveaway and brought me along together with Benjamin!

At that point in time, I have not met most of the bloggers I know today, such as Nadia, Winnie, Peggy, Jayden, etc etc. I didn't talk to them at all that day, but I blogged about it haha. You know how I got to know Jayden? I read his blog a few times way before I became a blogger myself but I did not tell him that. During the event, he asked for a picture and eventually we hung out together with Isaac and I invited him to our joint birthday party and afterwards was history. Haha.

Look at my face. In the past, this kind of face also can attract plenty of readers. Now? Wait long long lor, so many pretty bloggers to compete against. Sigh! Lucky I started out early!!!






From this day, I attended countless movie premieres by invitation from Nuffnang. Great isn't it? ^_^



2008, 18 years old

-Aids Awareness Programme





-Vpost Nuffnang Christmas Party!

Me with Winnie and Nadia!


First time meeting famous blogger Kennysia from Malaysia!


Ming, owner of Nuffnang.


Yes, that's Benjamin. And Jayden and Me.




I had so much fun that night!


2009, 19 years old

- My first ever flashmob~





- Singapore River Festival




- Dinner with Nuffnang team


- Nuffnang's First Asia Pacific Blog Awards!






2010, 20 years old

-Noise Event with other nuffnangers



- Alice in Wonderland event at Zirca



- Wow Kotex Girly event




- First 'gathering' with my readers!
Nuffnang selected afew readers to have Pizza Hut with me!





- Chilling at Nuffnang office!


- Walked the runway with several other bloggers for Pink Party at Zouk. It was a great experience.


- Family Day
Nuffnang gave me and my family tickets to go on the Singapore Flyer and had a great day at Sentosa!





- Nuffnang got Olympus to sponsor me the Ep-1, my current fantastic camera!



- Olympus Event at Vivocity :)




2011, 21 years old

- Whisper Pampering night




- Ganbatte! Japan Nuffnang Charity Drive
Nuffnang has always contributed to good, for example blood donation drives, donation campaigns and Charity drive for victims of the Japan earthquake. I had fun with other bloggers while trying to garner as much funds for charity as possible.












- Glitterati-Plus session

Nuffnang got me, Benjamin and Qiu Ting to present a short blogging-tips speech to other fellow nuffnangers in this session!









- Nuffnang gave me and my sister tickets to watch Lady Gaga's showcase in Singapore!!!!



- Nuffnang got me to host a SMRT makan session with my readers and I had lots of fun!!








Wow, that was a long long long journey! Nuffnang is definitely the largest blog committee in Singapore. It feels like one big family! I'm glad that after attending the first Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards in 2009, I will be attending their 2nd awards ceremony again, this time in KL! ^_^

Come 16 December 2011, 500 bloggers from around the Asia-Pacific region will flock to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards 2011 in Putrajaya Marriott. The Awards aims to not only honour the region's best bloggers, but also to bring together blogger communities from across Asia-Pacific. The Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards is brought to you by Volkswagen Malaysia and Putrajaya Marriott.

If you also want to attend, you can try to submit your entry at http://awards.nuffnang.com/2011/win-exclusive-invites!

Fashion across borders

[Guest Editorial]

It is not always easy for people to coordinate high-end fashion with culturally appropriate garments. This is simply because what is popular in one part of the world is not always as popular in others. Different regions tend to define fashion and style in their own unique ways. In particular, much of east Asia tends to keep itself fairly unique when it comes to fashion. However, if you live in or are traveling to this part of the world, you may be interested to learn that there are actually a number of established, high-end fashion options that fit in with far east style. For various examples of these sorts of options, you may want to look into the fashion website My-Wardrobe.com, which is featuring many different fall and winter collections.

For example, the popular designer Malene Birger is featuring several different sorts of winter clothing that could work in established styles all over the world. Take a look at the Victoire Antique Silk Sequinned Gown, which is both unique and fashionable. In addition to displaying common winter colors in simple black and white, this gown also resembles certain traditional Asian garments in its robe-like nature and waist tie. This would be an elegant and fashionable garment for any woman this season.

For another option that could be considered vaguely Japanese in nature and appearance, check out the DKNY “sleeveless scarf cozy blouse,” which, like the previous example, is fairly basic with its black and white color scheme. This item fits loosely and essentially amounts to being an oversized scarf, and sets itself apart by its design patterns. The base color is white, but the borders are lined in black and the majority of the surface is covered in flowing, black floral designs that could be said to give the piece a vaguely Asian appearance.

Once again, it is difficult for fashion, in some senses, to translate across borders. This is simply because different trends take hold in different areas, and the same things are not always popular in different places. However, it is not uncommon for high-end fashion designers to create items that appeal more universally, as they truly do come from the best minds in style and clothing. When you are dealing with respected professionals, you are almost certain to receive a good, lasting and stylish product that you can proudly show off anywhere. The examples listed above – and several others that you could find online – demonstrate how some of these designers can put out clothing that appeals to women all over the world, from New York’s 5th Avenue to the cities of the far East.

Giselle's Closet

I recently modelled for Giselle's Closet, and the new collection with me in it is launched~!



If you like what I'm wearing in this picture, both the top and the red skirt can be found in this new collection. It comes in a wide variation of different colors. Giselle's Closet has plenty of designs suitable for the office, yet each piece have a feature that takes you out of the usual boring style. It's definitely the way to being fashionable at work yet not going over the line of your office's strict dress code.


This dress is named after me! ESTHER. Haha. It's one of my favourite pieces from this collection and I've got the mustard color one for myself! It has a lovely detachable pearl accessory to be hung on the collar area.


The owner also has a penchant for belts and there are many many many belts of different sizes and colors at the site too! I'm sure you will have difficulty choosing one!

Here are some other pieces... but these are not all!


Do check out http://store.gisellescloset.com/ and add yourself to the mailing list for future updates! (Click on Subscribe) And I tell you first, I've had a peek at the other designs coming in for next collection and I must say I totally love the owner's taste in selecting her products!

Beauty, eat, beauty!

Nadia, Me and Fidelis planned our Sunday at Milly's salon together so that we can chat while the manicurists work on making our nails pretty!

Check out Fidelis, and the lovely new decor at Milly's!


The layout is more neat now, and the wallpaper is new and sweet!



I finished my session first so I went to do my hair at Essensuals Bugis. It's just beside Bugis Street, so convenient for me hehe.




Made Fidelis and Jeremy wait so long for me but finally I was done and we drove to a Thai eatery that Fidelis recommended. It is located at Sunshine Plaza. I don't know what is the name of the shop though.

What's thai food without Tom Yum soup?






My fave thai food is Basil Chicken ^_^ The thai food here is indeed nice!








Picture of my sky blue polkadot toe nails! ^_^


And my gelish nails!




Guess what I'm holding on my hand?


It's this product I got from Bugis Essensuals! They say that this will help my hair to be more moisturised, soft and less easily tangled. This product is under the Enrich range from Wella. They have other ranges too! If you are interested, perhaps you can head down to Bugis Essensuals and they will recommend a product suitable for your hair. This is so much better than anyhow buying just any product from the supermarket shelves! You got to know what is good and bad for your type of hair, and Bugis Essensuals will be able to give you such advice. They are located above Burger King beside Bugis Street.


Black jacket with diamante studs from
www.mamatiam.com

想念如果會有聲音, 不願那是悲傷的哭泣

Just wanna share some mandarin song lyrics which I feel are beautiful writings :) Love it! Can you guess which song these lyrics belong to?

"有些话,留着不说.有些人,擦肩而过.
有些事,难以执着.有些情.永远交错.
若在你眼中灿烂过,只要在你心绽放过,无所谓花开花落.
星空如此璀璨,风儿好寂寞,
起落叹太多,回忆渐渐留下了落寞.
谁在陋巷说承诺,深爱过,不过是刹那的火.
谁也说不出谁错,谁失落,不过是刹那心火."

~~

"想念如果會有聲音, 不願那是悲傷的哭泣. "

"我們像一首最美麗的歌曲, 變成兩部悲傷的電影."

"為什麼你帶我走過最難忘的旅行, 然後留下最痛的紀念品."

"我們 那麼甜 那麼美 那麼相信 那麼瘋 那麼熱烈的曾經, 為何我們還是要奔向各自的幸福和遺憾中老去."

"最怕空氣突然安靜 , 最怕回憶突然翻滾絞痛著 不平息."

~~

"我无所谓 我冷若冰淡若水, 我不为梦留一点空侵掠我紧闭心扉. 当感情是唯一解不开的结而人爱听谁伤了谁, 我愿是风中飘然轻落的叶... 我无所谓我伤过心掉过泪. 我只在乎爱本无罪, 何苦要陷入重围, 当世界被感情蒙上一曾灰而我宁愿是最后的落叶"

~~

Take a chance at love:
"如果我说 爱我没有如果, 错过就过你是不是会难过.
若如果拿来当借口, 那爱是不是有一点弱.

如果我说爱没有如果, 真的爱我就放手一搏.
还想什么 还怕什么, 快牵起我的手."

~~

"但是做人已经那么累,假惺惺的想要逃,
在爱里连真心都不能给,这才真的真正的可笑"

"但是我 不愿放弃这里面一点点可能,宁愿笨也不想要悔恨"

~~

"好朋友只是朋友, 还是朋友, 不能够占有.
好朋友疯狂以后, 就一个人走, 无所求.
好朋友只是朋友, 只能保留一点点温柔.
爱人不是最好的朋友, 朋友再好也不能牵手.
感情在天平两头谁都怕太沉重."

~~

"黄金海岸的岸边我们肩并着肩, 洁净的蓝天清澈的水面, 吻成一条海平线.
看你温柔的双眼弹着吉他的弦, 歌词是诺言旋律是依恋, 唱出一首五月天

五月的天刚诞生的夏天,我们之间才完成的爱恋
紧握的手里面有好多明天,五月的天梦开始要鲜艳
前方蜿蜒一长串的心愿,我们一天一天慢慢实现

大雨冲走了昨天,青春乌云几片
彩虹的旁边有星星几点,迫不及待在眨眼
海风味道变香甜,沙滩镶满亮片
你哼着永远我和着不变,合唱一首五月天

海浪拼命欢呼跳跃一遍又一遍,鼓励我们看谁先吻谁的脸
为这五月之恋再添一个逗点,再多的五月天怕也不够我们沉醉
海燕身边来回盘旋扮演着领队,彷佛听见幸福在前面不远
为这五月之恋再添一点信念,往后的五月天和你走到比永远还远"

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"一个人若不够狠, 爱淡了不离不弃多残忍"

"你还是要幸福, 你千万不要再招惹别人哭
所有错误从我这里落幕, 别跟着我 铭心 刻骨"

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"这旅途 每一步 都走得太辛苦 爱终究走到迷途
决定祝福 我会算数
就像當初說要愛你, 給了全部 ♥"

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These are only the ones that I've not blogged before! In my archives got alot more haha. Will share more in the future! Which one of the above is your favorite? :)