His New Mistress

Over the past week, Mr Yap has been searching for the legendary 36 megapixel Nikon D800, which became available in Singapore last week.

It's either Nikon Singapore has an interesting marketing strategy to launch it with very limited stock, or the stores just don't carry enough stocks to supply the hot demand.

Just 2 hours ago, a kind staff at Funan's Challenger messaged him with news of its availability. Within 2 hours, Mr Yap got dressed, rushed out of the house, bought it and came home with his new mistress.

Mr Yap has several mistresses. Within the photography industry, he has 3 mistresses named D3X, D5100, and now D800. Audiophile side, he has Sonus Faber, Yamaha, Rotel, Bowers & Wilkins.

I welcome my latest competition, who will vie for Mr Yap's attention this week.

More than meets the eye

Recently, around my office, I spotted a deceptacon. It immediately reminded me of something Optimus Prime said in the first transformers movie – my favourite!

I’ve watched it tons of times. It’s my ironing movie. Mrs Yap's ironing secret: Ironing isn’t so dull if you’ve got a familiar movie playing in the background. The sound plays in the background, the movie plays in your head. That way, you can iron and watch your clothes too.

So when I saw this deceptacon, the following script automatically played in my head:



"With the All Spark gone, we cannot return life to our planet.

And fate has yielded its reward, a new world to call home. We live among its people now, hiding in plain sight, but watching over them in secret, waiting, protecting.

I have witnessed their capacity for courage.

And though we are worlds apart, like us, there's more to them than meets the eye.

I am Optimus Prime and I send this message to any surviving Autobots taking refuge among the stars.

We are here.

We are waiting."

My New LV

I’ve been eyeing a piece from LV since the start of this year.

But I told myself 6 years ago when I purchased my pink Monogram Vernis wallet that I would use it for at least 10 years before its time was up.

So when my eyes fell upon this Monogram Multicolour Eugenie wallet with a gorgeous pink interior…all I could do was wait. Shopaholic me would always keep an eye on this wallet whenever I visited LV, ensuring that it was still available.

But today…I was told it was no longer in stock by a staff at LV.

My expression fell.
My heart dropped.
Stopped.

Regret sunk in. If only I…

We were about to leave the store when Mr Yap met another sales staff who remembered him from a previous purchase.

He told us the other staff was mistaken and there was one piece left!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another lovely present from Mr Yap. LOVES!



Should I or should I not start using it now?

P.S. Did you notice my new specs too?

Case Open

Today is all about Mr Yap and his collection of cases. Cases for all purposes.

His latest acquisitions are...



Make-up cases are also among his collection!



He's got...



He's also got...



Lastly, Mr Yap also has a passion for Pelicans. Not the bird.


Also, check out this video and see the Pelican's durability against shock, water, weight and even bullets!

CASE CLOSED...

For now...

The day I took my Dr. Marts to work

Sometime last week, when my boss came striding into our office, he took a long walk around our cubicles. He had on a glow that we couldn't miss.

He had some important -and from the way he was floating- great news for us.

He gestured downwards to his feet, exclaiming proudly, "Like my new shoes? It's an Asics Mexico-66!"


(Photo courtesy of http://www.auasics.com/)

Note: My boss is an Asics fanatic. He owns probably as many Asics shoes as my entire shoe collection.

I immediately leaped out from behind my cubicle and shouted, "Boss, check out my new shoes!"



His reaction, "Ooooh, that's nice!"

Shopping + DUW

Symptoms: MIA
Cure: Shopping + DUW (Dying Urge to Write)
Physician: Dr. Martens

Fully recovered from a long hiatus, Mrs Yap is back in action. All it took to recover from this cold turkey syndrome called ‘procrastination’ is decent shopping and a good pair of Dr. Marts.

I’ve always liked Dr. Marts but not overwhelming to buy one. Though if I were to buy one, it had to be the pink one!

Even more so when I spotted it in Nicki Minaj’s Superbass MTV. I was speechless when I saw the array of boots on display, but even more speechless with the erm…dancers.



So I continued my search, even all the way to New Zealand for my 3 week X’mas and New Year’s break. Boring selections yet overpriced!

Mr Yap advised me to get the classic black and change the laces…but I was stubborn. If I was to get black, it had to be a little more special. So I fell for ribbons instead of shoe-lace when I visited LeftFoot at Cineleisure. I could change those ribbons to pink!



My heart did a leap. Little did I know that when I visited the next day to try on the size 6 pair, “sorry, we sold that last pair last night.”

Boom badoom boom. I was giving u-

One last try. Queenstown. It was like searching for a needle in the haystack! There were just so many shoes, but so little Dr. Marts!

But finally, I settled.



Classic black with pink sparkly laces, just as Mr Yap advised.

Homage to #219C

I've never heard of anyone paying homage to a pantone colour before... Oops, I take that back. I do it everyday. My PINK bag, my PINK wallet, even my PINK namecard is in appreciation of PINK.

For those who aren't in the design / creative / marketing business, you may not know what PANTONE is. PANTONE LLC is the world-renowned authority on color and the accurate communication of color across a variety of industries. The PANTONE® name is known worldwide as the standard language for color communication from designer to manufacturer to retailer to customer.

This December, even Barbie is doing it!

Pink has always been Barbie's colour and innovative designer Linda Kyaw has incorporated this bright and unforgettable shade of pink into Barbie's wardrobe!

A whirl of Pantone color tags swirl around Barbie doll to create the asymmetrical skirt leading up to the faux-leather bodice. Each tag is labeled for Barbie®’s signature color — 219C. According to Kyaw, “Pink, being one of the most important elements of the Barbie brand, has been used in almost every imaginable way. The challenge was to interpret the shade with an unexpected twist, and since Pantone is to color what I believe Barbie is to fashion, combining the best of both was the first step.”

Read more about this special edition Barbie here.

Also, download this lovely December 2011 calendar here:

I'm definitely adding this Barbie into my shopping wish list this Xmas!! It would be a pink & funky acquisition to my barbie collection (a story for another day).

LOTD: Rainy Days

Its been a rainy affair these few mornings and I'm so thankful to have bought myself a lovely pair of laced wellies from Far East Plaza a couple of months back!



Dressing to match my wellies, my look of the day involves a timeless pair of high-waist denim shorts from MNG, matched with a white long-sleeved shirt to keep me a little warmer on this rainy day, and accessorised with a black and a white belt. To top it off, my colleague, Lisa, styled me in her leopard print hat - Love the leopard trend now!



Don't you think my next photo looks a little like a Steve Madden advertisement? Lisa is a little taller than me so when she took this photo, the angle made my head look giganteus! Throw in a colourful background and WALLAH!

Big Boy Toys

Today, Mr Yap got himself a big boy toy, complete with accessories to go along with it.

Meet Gitzo...suited up for work!Don't underestimate Little Mr Gitzo - one of this could buy me a sizeable LV speedy.



Last Friday, Mr Yap traded up his 1+ year old Bowers & Wilkins entry level speakers for these pair of hunks to pair up with his Rotel triplets! Mr Yap was all for praise for the improved audiophile quality of these big brothers. I'm very impressed with his accessorising skills.



Love Swarovskis!

Pink, Harry Potter, Cambridge & Bag

Ever since Mr Yap and I took a left turn and ended up shopping at Liang Court two Sundays ago, I fell in love….

What does ‘Pink’, ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Cambridge’ and ‘Bag’ have in common? The Cambridge Satchel Company!

We chanced upon a modern lifestyle furniture shop called ‘The Bear Knows’, walked in, and there they were, sitting neatly on a wall shelf. Candy pink, classic brown, royal green, smashing red, cheerful yellow. 11inch, 13inch, 14inch, 15inch. Satchel, Batchels, the whole schmachels. Smelling like 100% leather should.

Love!

It was a good thing my favourite colour only came in the too small 11inch. Size does matter.
Dragging my sad yet hopeful feet, I marched home and googled, googled, googled.

Even though The Cambridge Satchel Company had too many complains about the few month long delivery delays, I found many alternative online sources. Not all of them had the colour I wanted but after a gruelling search, I found my new favourite Cambridge Satchel colour…

1 week later, a package arrived.






The next day, everything was dressed down to match my new 13inch Fluro Pink!



Wanna get your Cambridge Satchel fill?

inSINGAPORE
The Bear Knows @ Liang Court #03-05
- Beautiful classic colours

Cumulus @ Wheelock Place #02-14
- If you’re into cute 11inch Fluros, the last I checked on Sunday, they had it in Fluro Pink, Orange, Highlighter Yellow and Illuminating Green!
Comme des Garçons @ Hilton Orchard
- They collaborated with TCSC on some limited editions shoulder satchels. It’s selling fast, last Sunday, they were only left with the white ones.

onLINE
The Cambridge Satchel Company – The man himself! (Actually, the creator is a she.)
Doorstep Luxury – 1 working day delivery in Singapore. Not only do they have satchels, they’ve got batchels, backpack batchels, and fluros too!
ASOS – They’ve got cool exclusive designs! Prints and all.

ModCloth – I bought mine from here, reasonably priced, and they ship fast!