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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Home Decor + Meme

Hello

Thanks to research I was doing at work today, I got tons of links to places with great home decor and interior design and stuff for you to use at home! =)

Thank you Wendy for telling me about design*sponge! ^_^ It was most useful in discovering these links.=)

For pretty cards, wrapping paper, notebooks and stationery in general that are unique, pretty and eye-catching, go to:
http://whimsypress.com/
They have great paper and lovely designs! The only problem is that they sell their stationery like the Japanese paper in Kino where you can calculate the cost of EACH SHEET of paper. Which you know, makes it difficult to justify parting with your money...xP

For artwork that you can display in your house as a centerpiece or as an added interest to your white wall:
https://www.wonderwall.se/wwclient/index.jsp
They offer beautiful, limited edition prints of artwork by artists from all over the world, though they mainly come from Sweden and other parts of Europe or America. Another drawback here is cost but as each piece is limited in stock and so beautiful, it's actually cheaper than buying oil on canvas.=P

For that unique table/chair:
http://www.zaishu.com/shop.php
Here, you can buy Japanese-inspired, limited edition seat/tables. They are painted in beautiful designs and come in seasonal collections. This time, the cost of the product is quite worth it because you can see that a lot of effort has been been put into the design and construction [meaning it's actually a substantial thing to add to the home, unlike artwork].

For beautiful and unique homeware:
http://www.modern-twist.com/_modern-twist.php?product=page&which=home
Modern-Twist Homeware is expensive but pretty [the coasters are relatively cheap at 4 in a set for US$12. *coughs*]. They have marvellous designs that spring out at you and lots of smart ideas to keep orders coming.=)

From wendaye:
Instructions:
01. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
02. I respond by asking you five questions of a very intimate and creepily personal nature. Or not so creepy/personal.
03. You WILL update your LJ/blog with the answers to the questions.
04. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
05. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

1. Where do you forsee yourself in the next 10 years? Why is that so?
Hmm.. Well. Obviously, over the next 4 years I'd go to university.. Then after that I'd find a job! Like hmmm.. Needed a genius to figure that out. Haha.=X I hope I'll have a job I enjoy and maybe omygosh. I might even be *gulps* MARRIED. *dies* But we WILL be 29 in 10 years so...^_^" And why? Because.. You need a job for money and you need money to get married and survive and you need a degree to get a good job that will get you money and so on.=D

2. If you could spend a night out with anyone in the entire world, who would it be? (if it's someone already dead just er, imagine he's very alive.) What would you do with that person?
Hmm I don't like questions like this because.. I don't know who I'd choose! Haha. But... I guess I would say that I would like to spend one night at a really really really really really beautifully staged, beautifully executed concert by Gackt. And of course, this concert of my dreams [since it would involve Gackt actually dancing and not twitching or writhing if he dances at all] would have all my favourite songs as the set list! Mwahaha. And of course, I'd invite all of you along because you know. This is imaginary.=P And I wouldn't actually want to meet him. Just watching and listening is enough.^_^ [Though meeting him wouldn't be a bad idea if *coughs* I could speak Japanese or he could speak English properly. Hahaha.=P]

3. Would you rather be motherless or fatherless? Why? (ummm sorry I know it seems rather OMG WHUT WHY IS YOU BE ASKING but hey.)
Hmm.... Tough one WENDAYE! Haha. I'd rather be an orphan because I think that it might be less painful or less possible to miss something you've never had.

4. What's your favourite line from your favourite book?
Ehhh. Don't have one. Like. REALLY. Haha. Or rather, I can't remember if I have any favourite line from any of my favourite books [I have ahem. More than one.] I tend to like things on the whole and not by a certain line.^_^"

5. What do you think are the main ailments of the Singapore soceity in this day and age? (haha sorry sounds damn GP I know)
Yar. Completely GP. Haha. Hmmm... I think people are generally inconsiderate and selfish. They don't care about the environment, they don't care about other people [especially if you work in the service industry or some other "less-important" jobs] and they are only concerned with conveniencing themselves. I hate people who don't use recycling bins properly. It's not THAT hard you know.-_-" And the nearest rubbish bin is not that far away! COWS. Also, it might be a general trend all over the world, but at least people overseas don't treat service staff like crap. The couldn't-care-less attitude also annoys me in salespeople because, why can't they be proud of their jobs? Another selfish notion in people that they are "better" because they hold a desk job or earn a higher salary. They like to forget that these service staff are NECESSARY to the daily running of practically EVERYTHING in this world/country. SIGH.

Eeks! Extremely long answers! I must apologise.

I'm reading Haruki Murakami's short story collection, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, courtesy of Jiamin's sister! ^_^ He has a very nice writing style that is easy to follow and yet he uses this almost conversational tone to delve into deeper societal issues or issues of a seemingly personal nature.=) Yay! Let the SMART reading begin! =D

cheers
*[-witchstone-]*

[music : U+K + Missing Gackt + au revoir + EEGE + Le Ciel Malice Mizer + Mosaic Kakera Sunset Swish (Code Geass OST)]
[mood : =)]
[food : --]

cch: Omygosh. I WANT A TV!!! *nods nods* But I want CABLE. Is that possible to hook up?? And about the crystal mirror, refer to the cbox! =D Haha.

Labels: books, Gackt, interior design, internship, meme, work

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My Emotible!
starry-eyed: filled with such youthful hope and optimism that one's eyes twinkle even when it's dark

Wish List

ie: motivation to save money!
- clothes
- shoes [heels! boots!]
- the perfect tote
- coats/outerwear! [Soïa & Kyo, Burberry...]
- Gackt - nine*nine
- Gackt Photobooks:
1 The Gift The Sixth Day & Seventh Night Tour Document (2004)
2 Crescent Photobook (out of print)
- Cookbooks!
1 Thomas Keller The French Laundry Cookbook
2 The Nobu Cookbook
3 Emily Luchetti A Passion for Desserts
4 Alice Medrich Pure Dessert
- Anime/Manga
1 Rurouni Kenshin
2 xxxHOLiC
3 Tsubasa -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE-
- Proficiency at Japanese!
- Learn French for Food!

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The Common Grill, Chelsea
The Black Pearl, Ann Arbor
Good Girls Go To Paris Crepes, Detroit
Bella Ciao, Ann Arbor
Craft, NYC
Momofuku, NYC
Alinea, Chicago
The French Laundry, California
Goto, Singapore

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