A Fashion Pronunciation Guide

Read on to find out the correct way to pronounce some of the biggest designer and brand names in the fashion industry.

Issey Miyake: Eees-Ay Me-Yah-Kee

Bebe: BEE-BEE (I said "Bay-bay" for years. OOPS.)

Ralph Lauren: Ralph LOHR-ren (NOT "Ralph Lo-REN")

Donna Karan: Donna Karen

L'Occitane: Lox-ee-tan

Max Mara: Max Mah-ra
 

Givenchy: Zhee-VON-shee

Lanvin: Lohn-VAN

Hermes: Air-MEZ

Louboutin: Loo-boo-tahn

Louis Vuitton:  Loo-ee Vu-ee-tó

Chanel: Sha-nell
    

Dolce n Gabbana: Dole-chay and gab-BON-a

Chopard: shopàr (french don't pronounce the "d" at the end of the word)

Versace: Ver-saw-chee

Lancome: Lan-comb

Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain

Swarovski: Swore-off-ski

Yves Saint Laurent: Eve-san-Laur-ahnt (for me, this is the hardest one)

If I missed one you've been wondering about, just go to http://www.boramag.com/2008/08/01/how-to-pronounce-designer-names/

Sabirin's Convocation Day

Hai there...
According to this post title,
its about Sabirin's (a.k.a my youngest brother) Convocation Day
on 31st October 2010.
Today is 20th November 2010..
Yup, kind like long time ago isn't it? hehe..
Sorry, didn't have time to update this blog. Plus, not the mood.. wink wink

Okay, without further delay let me tell you about what really happened on that day.

FYI, on that day i have to woke up at 5 am!! I repeat, 5 am?
Because of what?
Well, because of i have to bring this spoiled little brother's outfit.
Ish, time tu lah rs menyesal..
Nape tak suruh dia hantar dobi je terus masa beli baju n seluar tu sume.
But, what to do..Menyesal kemudian tidak berguna right..

About 6 am, i gerak ke Bangi. Sampai about 40 minute later.
He already called me at 6.30 am and asking me to hurry..
What on earth the convocation started on 7 am?
Are the crazy or what?
I mmg lah tak percaya. Menipu je semua tu.
Mcm mane urusetia handle entah event mcm ni..
Ada ke suruh student start beratur pukul 7 pagi.
Gile ke ape. Mcm i xde pengalaman la plak.
Event start confirm kul 9 punya. Percaya lah.
Yg bdk ni plak, excited n skema. Duk ikut kata punya. Tu yg beriya suruh i dtg cepat.
Layan kan aje.

Sampai je, terus dia amik baju n terus gerak.
umah plak sekangkang kera je nk ke GMI tu.
Nasib baik lah kan.
Sampai dlm pukul 7.10 pagi. My parent dh pun sampi dr Dengkil.
Tengok org masih belum ramai
I've told you.. Tapi tak nk percaya.
Then, Si Sabirin ni trus nk g beratur kt hall. Hmm, biar lah..Ikut je lah Dik.
My parent n me just ddk kt cafe tunggu smpi org dh nk masuk hall.
Borak2 jap, n diorg dh nk masuk dewan dh.
I je lah yg tinggal sorg duk mengadap org jual bunga ni ha..

Bosan tak tau nk kata.
Sepatutnya my Safwan n my younger sister dr Melaka sampai ngam2 time i sampai Bangi ni. Mmg dh plan mcmtu sbb nnt comfirm i bosan punya.
Tapi biasalah, janji melayu. Tak boleh pakai punya. Buat panas hati.
Bosan punya pasal, i g kt kereta n tido. Lantak pi lah org nk ckp ape.
I dont care. Really sleepy n "sebal". Sakit hati ngan org janji tak tepati ni. Bosan.

Dalam kul 11 mcmtu br lah diorg sampai. Menyampah betul.
Dahtu kena g Bukit Jalil lg sbb my Safwan nk beli tiket ke Jitra mlm nya tu.
Ada job for convocatin at UUM there.
Hmm, dh lah lewat.
Bila dh beli tiket, on the way back to Bangi, Dik Yin dh call ckp event dh abis.
Lama jugak diorg tunggu utk bergambar.
I dh malas nk ckp. Diam je. Panas betul rasanya.
Smpai je, trus lah amik2 gmbr...

IN THE HALL

My beloved family members. But, its actually 6 of us.
My younger brother tak dapat datang. Got work to do.

My sibling. Me (Along), Sabirin (Adik) and Angah.

My Safwan and Sabirin.
* I yg shoot gmbr ni tau. My Safwan said, its PERFECT...hehe

On the stage. We looked really small with that gigantic backdrop.


GMI's COMPOUND

Dik Yin beriya2 nk amik gmbr kt bangunan class dia.
Tgh panas ni kut. Layan kan aje.

With Safwan's Nikon.

With my Sony Ericson. Huhu...

Photo of the day.
Me n my Safwan.

Dah abis event, my parent balik Melaka terus. Safwan kena g Jitra.
Me n my sibling lepak Kota Damansara.

The End.

Careless

Ni nk cerita skit, pasal pg tadi...
Haru btl...
Ceritanya mcm ni...

Tadi pagi, my housemate, Intan terlewat bangun.
Spttnya dia ada shooting kt Sg. Besi kul 8.30 am. Tapi bangun nya pukul 8.00 am.
So, dia mntk tolong hantar kt bus stop dpn Pelangi Damansara.
Then dia akan naik LRT kt Taman bahagia ke Sungai Besi...
So, i pun tolong lah hatar dia..
Dia kalut, yg i ni ape hal plak nk kalut kan...
Tu lah dia, tah ape2..
I pun trus je tukar baju, ngan tak mandinya trus capai kunci kereta n trus gerak...
Ye lah kan, dekat je pun. Rugi masa nk mandi2 bagai...
So, dh hantar Intan tu i trus balik...
Dalam hati dh plan nk singgah mamak depan umah tu nk beli roti canai...
Sampai2 je, parking plak penuh..
Hmm, ape lah. Parking kt umah je lah, nnt jalan kaki g bli. Dkt je pun.
Sekangkang kera, org kata.
Bagus je parking kereta, tetiba teringat something..
KUNCI UMAH TAK BAWAK!!!

Call intan untuk tanya soalan bodoh..
"Intan, u kunci umah tak td"...
(dgn harapan klu intan xkunci umah, xpayah la i g amik kunci kt dia)
Hello...of course lah kunci...La i br realize yg soalan tu amat bodoh...huhu
Story skit kt Intan, n dia kata xpe...
Olah kerana dia masih lg kt LRT Taman Bahagia tu, nnt dia akan tinggal kan kunci kt
kaunter LRT then i g amik
n mntk tolong Pari-Pari (our friend yg ddk blok sebelah) tlg tunjuk jalan.

So, dgn sengan n malunya i call lah Pari-Pari mntak tolong.
Dengan suara yang confirm baru bangun tido dia pun tanya nape..So, i explain.
Dia kata dia xtau jln, tp xpe..bleh Google Map.
I said okay n thanks a lot.
So, kita org pun g la explore.
Alhamdulilllah, senang je nk jmpa..
Then g kaunter tanya psl kunci, terus je Abg Kaunter tu hulur..
Fuh, semudah itu...

Then, balik....Ape lg... dengan muka tak mandi, dua2 org ni pun gi breakfast...
Puas hati dpt makan roti canai telur yg sedap..



p/s: Thanks a lot to Pari-Pari a.k.a Abg Ery sbb sudi membantu..

From Trash to ART

Here i present to you guys some eye candy for the week
Awesome job by Dalton Ghett.
He carefully crafts the tips of pencils into amazing micro sculptures.
Unbelievable miniature masterpeace.
ENJOY!!!


These miniature masterpieces are a side project for the professional carpenter, who has been perfecting this art for the last 25 years.

One of the most fascinating things about these tiny works of art is that he has never sold them, he has only given them away to friends as gifts.

He works as a carpenter and carves pencils in his free time - often putting in just an hour or so before his eyes get tired. It can take years to finish an especially complicated piece - a linked chain in the middle of a pencil took him two years, and a carefully crafted giraffe even longer.

A sculpture of Elvis Presley wearing shades, carved from a single pencil.

A tiny saw, using both, the wood and graphite of a single pencil.



Along with his other projects, Ghetti is slowly carving a tiny graphite tear for every 9/11 victim, finishing one each morning before he goes to work, and estimates it will take him 10 years to finish and display them together.




Incredible isn't it?

Source: http://www.oddee.com

Beyond the Naked Eye

Haha, tajuk nk gempak kan..
Saje je nk kasi suspend..hehe
Ala, bkn ape pun..
Just nk share interesting stuff yg i suka surf...
Jom kita tgk..

Gambar2 ni sume sempena annual "Small World Photomicrography Competition".
And of course it sponsored by NIKON..heheh

The following photos were amongst this year's 20 winner.
Let's see their masterpiece..

Human cancer cell.
There are about to divide into four cell.
Fantastic..

I don't know what exactly this creature is. Some kind of sea creature. Life in the sand.
Whatever it is, this sea creature amaze me..

Mcm tipu2 kan?
Tapi ni lah rupa bubble soap klu tgk kt microscope.
Colorful.

Kalau tgk gmbr ni mesti kita ingat ini close up barang2 yg buat dr logam or something like that kan..?
Tapi semua tu salah..
Nak tau ape benda ni..
Ha, ini lah Chinese soy sauce...
Believe it or not..?

Ni tgk je mesti dh tau ape bendanya kan..?
Ni lah dia close up mata serangga..
Mcm bangunan Petrosains plak yek..heheh

Source: http://green.yahoo.com/blog/greenpicks

Pameran Pengantin Malaysia 2010

Last saturday, me, my Safwan, Airuddin n Noin g lah kt sini..
Saje jalan2...
lgpun Safwan nk jmpa kwn dia kt sana (itu kwn Airuddin jugak)...
ada buka booth kad kawin katanya...
i on je sbb better dr ddk umah kan...
Sambil2 tu bleh survey ape2 yg patut..heheh
So, kitaorg pun g la kt KL Convention Center sana...
Time tu dh agak lewat..dh kut 4 kut mcmtu, so org dh tak ramai lah..
Masuk je, Safwan n Airuddin trus nk g cr booth kwn dia tu..tak sempat nk round2 dulu kut...
Huh, menyampah...

Tu lah dia tauke booth duk busy beri briefing kt bakal customer..
yg Safwan ni plak duk sibuk snap sana snap sini...ish...

Eh, mamat ni pun ada..?
Dh nk kawin kut..hmm...

Try to get some idea from "them"..heheh
Nice...

Entah ape lah yg i tulis..sekadar mengambil hati that Chinese girl...heheh...


Tp, xbest sgt lah pameran dia..
Boleh dikatakan indah kabar dr rupa...
Yg grand just runway n fashion show tu je..
Yg lain, xde ape sgt yg menarik pun...

Then, sbb perut Safwan dh berkeroncong..
Kitaorg pun g lah mkn kt KLCC's food court sana...

ME & HIM

Airuddin & Noin

Me & Noin...


Hmm...
About 7.30pm rushing to Bukit Jalil...
What else, to sent my Safwan back to Malacca la, by bus...
That's his weekend routine if his free..
Come here to meet me..
So sweet isn't it..

How to Pose For Picture?

Whether you're the bride, in the wedding, or just a guest,
Use these tips to take the perfect Facebook-worthy picture.

Posing Alone

• Never stand fully facing the camera.

• Watch out your posture. No slouching. Add some personality.

• Striking a pose in front the mirror. You will know what angles best work for you.

• Keep you head up and your shoulders back.

• Turn your body three quarters to make yourself look thinner and more natural.

• To combat arms flab, put your hand on the hip facing the camera, which will immediately make your arm look trim.

Posing with a friend

• Getting too gummy or toothy is never a flattering look to anyone. Try a half-smile, which is sexy and intriguing.

• Make sure to took keep hands soft. Don't let your fingers hang weirdly.

• The key to posing with someone else is to tuck yourself into your friend and really lean back.

• Make sure you keep your hair off the shoulder closest to the camera. Its open up your face.

Remember:

• Confident make us beautiful.
• Life is short, so make yourself as happy as possible.

May Allah bless you.
Have fun.
Bubye guys...

Source: http://www.realbeauty.com