missent

to jakarta. it got so lost. haha! so here's my loooonngg-awaited package from amy in malaysia! hee.. just kiddin' amy

i absolutely adored everything, one of the biggest reasons being, they're all green in color! my favorite color! green! woopppee! which apparently is her fav too! ^_~ great taste in color you have.. heee.. thanksss amy! super adorable chut chut is amy's original creation (for her new label ubermojo which is still in the works, you've to watch out for it!) which she crocheted, and her little pouch has a very nifty thread design! and she was so kind and sweet to have bought me a handmade necklace earring set from her holiday trip to bali... come to think of it, maybe "it" was trying to make its way back to indonesia huh.. lol

hope my chut chut loves her? his? (haven't decided yet) new home... ^o^ kisses

time to breathe and be merry

i'm TRYING my best to take it easy this entire week, doing nothing, gaining nutrition, and catching up with some very neglected pals. So if you're getting delayed replies, well, you know why... :p and if you're still waiting for your treelings or brooches etc.. well... yeah, wait abit more... *evil!* muahahhaha! hey, waiting abit more is better than if i won't be able to ever sew again yah?? :ppp


and here's my cute gingerbread man, gift from denise! she's so sweet! just one of the many cute little things she prepared for me in her surprise care package! ^.^ i hope you're able to get warm-n-fuzzy up soon!


and the most fantastically designed items from my swap with oneye from netherlands, in exchange for this! i love them so much! she was so generous and her plush is bigger than i thought they were - i got piet, who likes english culture, loves historic buildings, high tea, harry potter movies, fashion and of course britpop. haha! and fabulous gift tags, stickers, a keychain and postcard, all nicely designed and of great quality! piet is now one of my many sleeping buds, we're sort of alike, other than the english culture and britpop thing... hee...

and sat was great! even though our plans to mos (ministry of sound) didn't work out. shit. you should've seen those crazy people queueing up, it was soooooo fucking long! 1km snake long queue... one of my friends queued of 3 hrs before nearing the entrance... that's crazzzyy... plus we were mostly put off by the large bunch of first-timers and "kids" queueing and crowding around there... it was so unglamourous, like m.sultan all over again ppffttt

luckily our plan b to attica went great! dj danny rampling was awesome as usual. b and i went with a new bunch of people (from my side), because we were sick and tired of the we-love-drinking-too-much-and-puking-lots merry bunch of dudes we used to hang-out with (mostly from his side haha)... this time, it's with a bunch of super fun and spontaneous we-love-to-dance-til-we-drop bunch, which was definitely so much better, and healthy for the sick-and-still-recovering me ^.^

it's funny that i got the most presents this year, because this year's holiday is quite a sad one without all my best pals who're no longer staying in singapore...

we don't celebrate x'mas like it should be celebrated (other than treating it as a holiday off work! lol), except for my dad who's christian and goes to church and whatever else he does. but i did prepare a full 3 course meal for him and b, shrimp salad, black pepper steak, spicy tomato pasta, and portobello soup, and apple crumble pie (which i bought, cos... that's just wayy out of my league), and i managed to keep my dad smiling the whole evening, til today! phew. and there's usually very little gift-exchanging unless imposed upon by the company you work at or if you're a christian or something (i'm agnostic, and most of my friends are free-thinkers) or just for the fun of it! which brings me to the next point - i've always loved the warm x'mas feeling i get in and everything superficial associated with x'mas (i'm sorry to admit) - you know, with the lights and decorated streets in town, x'mas trees, x'mas songs, white color, snow, santa claus, rudolph, gifts...

thanks mao! for the huggee stash of vintage fabrics!! you know me best girl *wink* got other cool presents from mel, michelle, lana, jb, shan, meredith and tash *hugsss!* the coolest triple 5 soul purse, a cute little diesel pouch, a vintage necklace, some kinky stuff (??), a luxurious bubble bath set, and a ton of the cutest little items! and my b got me too many things (so did i! hee), but my fav is obviously my new tommy big-ass shades!! hee! smuacks! hope all of ya loved yours too... ^_^

that's too much for now i think... we're off to the pool at my mum's place! hope you're all having a wonderful time too!!

bye!

*sniff sniff*

my holiday sampler

i was a good girl! woohoo!

i love 'em all! but it's sooo obvious which is my favorite! now, to save up for my japan / chicago / new york / europe holiday so that i can use my fabulous pretty new hat by the very talented pimientanegra! hee! how can you ever want to put on one of those boring ugly mass-produced winter hats when you can get yourself one of these!

happy holidays!

HAPPY HOLIDAYSS!

and i got packagesss! yippeee! will share pics soon!

thanks so much for all your concern and well wishes! i'm much better now than a few days ago, after 2 days of 8 hour sleep, some tonic soup, and not being near the computer or sewing machine for much

haha, the joke is, I do have extra help - sewing help - 2 in fact, but i shan't comment too much about the situation, except to say... such help in singapore, good ones, are very very very hard to find. no one skilled would want to work like that, unless they were in some kind of financial difficulty or some older retired homemaker or blah... of course, unless you pay a million dollars per hour or something... no one is willing to sew, or even then, sew for 8 hours straight a day, or at least complete 3 bags a day, or do part-time administrative work (unless again, you're paying a million dollars per hour) blah blah blah.... if not, they would have their own sewing method and would not be willing to learn anything new, saying that it's too difficult etc. (unless you pay... you get the picture...)

so! i'll be making a few calls here and there after the new year, and hopefully am able to get NEW and BETTER extra helpers... we'll see... (fingers crossed) b's mum has actually volunteered to help, but seriously, how can i make her help me sew when she's not in the best of health and she's also helping his sister to do some work (she's also doing something similar, but not quite, long story) and of course, i'm not her daughter but she is, so... no, i can't... unless again, i pay her a million dollars... hahahaha... ok i'll stop

so! i was thinking, some fairies and elves would be good... friends... nay... none of my friends can sew! i think i may have mentioned this before... but yeah, they can help me do post office stuff, but no sewing... plus, all of them have full-time 9-hour-work-days busy jobs with the more than occasional overtime etc. and would rather party and have some drinks or etc. after a hard days' of work than anything else... NOT even if i pay them a million dollars... seriously.. not everyone's like b or mao, who's not here in singapore anymore... sobs

anyways.... hope you're all having the most wonderful holiday time! time-off work! quality rest! parties! drinks! presents! woohoo! and cheers to a fantastic new year ahead! for the world, and us! ^o^

delays

i just got back from the hospital - i've been "out-of-service" for the past 2 days with arrhythmia, dizziness, and sudden lose of breath and strength in my limbs, and have not been able to reply all work emails, if not for my super helpful b, who has been replying many of them for me...

orders from monday and tuesday were just mailed out this afternoon, so that's like a minor 1-2 days delay, sorry ya all... and orders made today will be mailed out only on friday, after which there will be no shipping until x'mas is over!

i've to learn to slow down and watch my temper, you won't ever get to see me fuming about stuff, but yeah, i'm one of those who boil internally and have problems expressing unhappiness etc. so for now i guess, it's just heart palpitations induced by

too little rest
+
too much caffeine and stress

i've to learn to not want to please everyone, i've to first please my own body! wise advice by mao.... i somehow feel that i need to run extra fast to catch up for lost time, for whatever reason, like i'm gonna die anytime soon.. hmm.. i'm still thinking of partying hard this weekend... and there's the new mos too! i must go see! and then there're those wholesale orders still waiting... you see... that's why... i just wanna do it all... so slap me, i'm greedy this way... i'm sorry to have worried you mummee...

i've lost weight again, so gotta fatten myself up this few holiday weeks.. we're planning yet another short getaway.. when? i donno!! arrgghh.. soon, a very soon one i hope... oh! chinese new year is coming early next year too! so another chance to do some fattening, the healthy way of course... i've been losing my appetite these few weeks, so hope a good quality rest will do the trick

i'm happy that i've 9 presents to open under my x'mas tree now ^_^ still more to come i hope!!! mao - i know what you sent, cos the paper is kinda translucent silly girl :p hahaha

forestprints.com in lucky magazine

for some reason, i was surprised and happy to see the singapore flag

10 mins ago

i just uploaded the one last treeling i had only by chance, because it was of a color a pre-order customer did not want, and 10 mins later, poof! it was bye-bye

are you guys serious??? and i was just going to email a few others who had asked to be informed when i'm going to have anymore at all... i'm really sorry... the last week of january i guess... :/

yes, x'mas shoppers ARE CRAZyyyyy... lol

plush rush shoppe

buy gifts for your loved ones from plush rush artists at the plush rush shoppe!
they will be available for sale until 21 jan 2006 only!

http://plushrush.com/shop.shtml

also for sale are the very cool make your own plush kits!

and if you're near by, be sure to visit the show at the acme art company, at 1230 courtland ave, columbus, ohio, before it ends this friday 17 dec! (mon-sat 6-9pm)

i think my 3 treelings are all sold, because i can't find them listed for sale there...

1-half person operation... sucks

"how can you run a shop with half of your stock sold out? that really sucks."

:(

"i want my order to reach before christmas. please do something about it."

:(((

what i got in the email today, 11 days away from Christmas

thanks! ^_^

Thimble
http://www.thimble.ca/
Check out her online shoppe of handmade goodness too!

The Lantern Books Blog: Olivia Lane
http://www.lanternbooks.com/blog/entry.php?id=84

nice year end

i'm back! recharged with a great weekend party, b's birthday, but now back to work again

- order delivery cock-ups
somehow, the invincible me has managed to fumble on the delivery times for my singapore wholesale orders... long story... but yeah... i hope no grudges or bad marks are born...

- broken down sewing machine
thanks for your kind thoughts! and your offers to help! i'm actually using my old one now, what a joke, i bought a spanking new cool sewing machine to replace my unreliable old one, and now it's this unreliable old one who is helping to save my day...

- production cock-ups
so much hiccups in keeping up with demands and orders! i dreamt that i became a very useful octopus last night... it was kinda freaky but cool... we've been brain storming and discussing about this problem the past week, this can't go on, and there has to be some kind of solution - not mass-produced factory made solution of course! so no worries...

and therefore..

- ill prepared
i had also really underestimated the power of magazine print features.. did i mention? we're in lucky magazine january edition! woohoo! though i haven't seen it yet??? gawd... and also in today's straits times newspaper digital life section! *doing a little ass shakin'* ^_^ more of that later...

- neglected friends complaining
i have been a really lousy and bad friend, and have been unable to be punctual and able to go out for girlfriend dates... i haven't emailed mao for 2 weeks... so sorry babe! have you gotten your package yet?? and i haven't returned steph her tiffin carrier for so long too!!! 5 freaking months! haha, wat a joke, and she stays like 15 mins away from me...

- i cried yesterday
it was actually a pretty funny kinda joke. i just suddenly teared up while talking, just a sudden rush of overwhelming conflicting emotions.. my 3 best pals are all no longer located in singapore... b is a very one-tracked kinda web-coding guy who can't sew, can't cut, can't clean person, and who's just great at coding, giving massages and putting out the trash.. all the manly kinda stuff.. gawd.. haha, and he's left-handed too and all my scissors don't fit him??! wtf man.. i'm sorry for self-pitiance and i already asked him for forgiveness. and of course, all's good.. haha *smuacks*

- congratulations b!
he has climbed up in his career ladder with a climb in very helpful $$ too :p we went shopping for a ton of cool tasteful ties :p because he has to wear one to work everyday and he's feeling like such a grown-up man.. haha

i miss my mum and can't wait to see her during chinese new year... which is soon after x'mas! yippee!

also, i've totally run out of everyone else's promos! every single one! so, send more along my way if you'd like to! ^_^

i promise to update january 2006 with more treelings, wallets, and wooden handle owl totes.. just watch out for them! as you may have already noticed, selected items from us are now available in more stores locally! so singaporeans who dislike buying online, just pop by those locations in town anytime, though i've to tell you first that every store stocks different items from us

overwhelming hard work but overall happy, hope everyone's december is going grreatt!

at the crucial moment...

isn't explaning to your customers, that your sewing machine has broken down, and thus their orders will be delayed, the same as telling your teacher you were late to school, because your alarm clock didn't work?

aarrrgghhh..!

my favorite order so far!

absolutely gorgeous!! i have to say, although i've been buying quite a number of cute little stuff from the online community of crafty designers, i haven't been impressed enough to mention any of my buys (i'm one critical bitch huh, heee)... but this has to be the best so far!

you definitely have to check out talented sharleen morco's mmm-fruit, if by some unfortunate luck, you haven't already!

i know 2 people who are going to love their presents sooooo much! *wink* don't worry too, they don't ever read blogs, in fact, they hate the internet, so... they won't catch this delicious picture.. hee



the little handsome fruities are so much larger than i'd expected!! now i know why people think that my treelings are tiny... but in fact, they're not!! note to self: must take pics of treelings with hands in them

great friendly service, prompt replies to emails, very fast and efficient international shipping, great packaging (just like real little fruits all nicely and freshly wrapped up!) and freebies too! this was the ONLY TIME i didn't have to wait like a million years for my order to arrive! it took just 1 week! woo!

i've experienced and observed that many of our genre of online boutiques out there, aren't able to handle international orders as well as they could, even though they do accept international orders and cater to them. shipping internationally HAS to be registered or priority mail, as you call it in america. even if it costs more, let it be an option and charge us, the buyers, for it. i'd rather pay just that bit more to ensure that my package arrives safely, or if not, there would be some kind of compensation, so that either party would not lose out on anything...

also, please let us know when it will ship out before we order anything... because who would want to order 1 small item that takes 2 weeks to get done and another 1 week to ship out and another freaking 1 month to arrive... oh man, that's really taking high-tech business (online) done in the low-tech way (slowness) to the max...

it's sad to say that i haven't received 2 orders so far, and the email correspondences to get something done about my missing orders seem to have vaporised into thin air... hmmm... i don't wanna be a bitch and hanker them for it, so... oh well, just my luck i guess?

anyway... i've decided that i just have to keep one of these cuties for meself!! ooohhh which one... help! ms mandarin orange/ ms ponderosa lemon/ baby nana the banana/ ms georgia peach/ mr fuji apple... gosh..

thanks so much sharleen! you've ended my sad day with a cute happy note ^_^

cranky

i had the most fabulous time at attica on saturday night with b, it has been such a long time since we went clubbing and drinking together exclusively (6 months??), without being with a whole group of friends, and it was really nice for a change... and it's b's birthday this coming friday, and i still gotta come up with the surprise gift part II... *blank* oh, we always do gifts in parts, part I, II, III, don't know why, both of us just think this way's more fun... oh, and x'mas gifts.. gawd... *super blank* i'm so busy packing gifts for my customers and yet have yet to do any for my friends... it's so lucky to be my friend huh LOL

other than sat night, it has been the most torturous time, i don't feel like celebrating the whoopping number of sales at all, it's totally weird and screwy. being busy and having lesser sleep is totally making me too unnecessarily sensitive to everything and everyone around me. like my menopausal dad today. the whole situation just pissed me right off to the moon. no rudeness to the elders intended.. but whatever, think what you like. ppfftt..

december has never been so un-december-ish for me... wow, can't wait for 2006...

i believe if someone truly has the intention of helping another person, to the extent of volunteering their help without being asked, they will, should, and must, do it wholeheartedly and 110% willingly and happily. to feel obliged to help, means it is coming mostly from the mind and not the heart. which means you're not doing it to help the other person, you're simply doing it for yourself, to make yourself look and feel good that you've been, technically speaking, "helpful". and that, is fucked up, and that "helpful" person should just stop doing whatever he is doing.

if i've a 100 to spare, i'll spare all 100, if i've 10000 to spare, i'll spare all 10000. don't act around me like some crazy pathetic fool whom i owe my 9 previous lives to. i don't owe anyone any shit, except my wholesale buyers, who have been waiting for their orders, a few favors here and there from some friends, and my mum who gave birth to me.

i'll take refuge in my paradise forest lair in my dreams tonight again... cos the world sucks ass... talking bears are much more fun.

december newsletter

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