some good stuffss

cabaret by the toy factory was fantabulous!! fei xiang was yummy, as with emma yong and all the other scantily clad cast. karen tan as the landlady was pretty good as well, but her accent was kinda singapore-english-accented karen-tan-style with slight german flavoring, it was at times a little confusing. great direction by beatrice chia. nice little orchestra. nifty set design. great costume designs by frederick lee. i always buy the front row balcony seats on the second floor at the esplanade, frontal view, good angle, not the most expensive, but second most expensive, most worth it! we had such a great time! b and i were humming the cabaret song while digging into our late dinner cum supper at the makansutra hawker place... in singapore? you have to catch it this weekend, the last show is on sunday!

and this from smoking lily, i'm drooling over
http://www.smokinglily.com/detail.php?id=34
how can you not?? i love their website too! very very cool.... you have to check it out

my birthday wish list is groooowwwing... scary. ha!

no bitching and whining in this post. saving that for a good one later on... happy weekend everyone!!

i'm going cable-skiing again tomorroooowww.. yeh!

treats for u + moi

sweet! look what b surprised me with! ^_^

http://www.toyfactorycabaret.com.sg/

it's going to be at the esplande. i hope it's good! it's suppose to be raunchylicious... hhmmmm... he got the 2nd most expensive seats, but it's on the 2nd floor, a balcony seat? not sure... hope the view isn't too far or blocked...

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on to littleoddforest news...

things have been kinda sucky, because of a big delayed payment... and i had to put a new project on hold, because this money was suppose to be funding it... bleurghhh :((

come on, big businesses. don't be big ass-holes as well. you have the monies. please pay. don't be jerk asses. thanks :(( don't make me sob and wail and cry my lungs out!!!

but of course not, me?? wail my lungs out?? you'll have to wait a million years to catch me doing that! ha! on the contrary, i've been really busy coming up with new designs, and we have some new products waiting to be listed! wooppee!

august will be great month, yes? i had registered forestprints design as a business as the business registrar's, on 9 august 2004. what an auspicious date. that's the typical chinese part of me... hahahaha! so this coming august will be the official 2nd birthday of this little quirky business of mine! and in case you didn't know, 9 august is also singapore's birthday!!! wow! the coincidence! right..... :p haha.. and august is also, ahem... the owner's birthday too, though sadly, not her 2nd... waahahaha.. *the crying kinda laughter*

i have been bombarded with customer emails asking if we are ever having any sales or specials or etc. well, no whole-store-sale thingie, not in my business plans, since we already have a clearance sale section, and we also have our viff membership discount cards for our regular customers. just shop more than once and you'll get discounts yah? but we do have an upcoming summer august special !-->

+ free shipping (for both local and international shoppers) from 1st - 9th august, for minimum purchases of USD 60.00, only 1 shipping address per order is allowed

also, expect another special coming up in our web shoppe's 2nd birthday in november!

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i'll be making a short trip to hong kong (!!) around the august 16, for a few days. no worries as the shop will still be opened, orders will still be processed, and etc. but do forgive if there are some slight delays here and there.. it's more a work trip than a holiday though... i hope to come back with surprises!

mao, i'm sorry dear... but i may not be able to make it to new york this sept... so sorry!!!! i'll still try my very best, but it's getting a little hard to get away for a long period of time at one shot... 2 weeks... is long... preparation for my show starts in october... ;((((

this entry is one big roller coaster ride of emotions.... dang! and this is how i go through every day... off for my late lunch now.. cheerios~

feature in NOW Toronto Mag

our wooden handle bag with vintage blue blossoms upholstery fabric is featured in NOW Toronto in their july 13-19 issue here! ^_^



thanks to our canadian stockist - propaganda, run by super nice gal regina!

good news!

yes! big smilies! finally some good news i'm happy to share! about time right???

i'm done with my new tanktop designs for season 3! wooppee! new type of 100% cotton fabric, 2 brand new colors, 4 brand new print designs, and larger size cuttings! now i'm just finalising them with the silkscreen printers... and working out the new cuttings for the sizes with the sewers ^_^

and! i'm almost done with the new unisex tee design! yes, it's just one design, but hopefully in 2 different tee-shirt colors. unisex! means that it's larger for the larger ladies! and the smaller men can wear them too! yah! because you know, i was not very far-sighted to make labels for XXL and XXXL and so on.... so i've tried to fit the unisex cuttings within my usual size categories of S, M, L and XL. the size varies larger between them, so i'm confident they will be able to fit most of you ^_^

and! i've found myself an ideal model for all my new stuff! after all those sweat and headaches and arguments with b! would you believe it, we argue over who to choose as our model... hahaha! so this one we're so happy with as we both like her! and she has an "international" look with darker-colored hair, pretty of course, and is my ideal size of size small-medium! yaayy!

but it remains to be seen how the photography and photos work out of course... so i'm keeping her a secret for now *toes and fingers crossed* hopefully they turn out good and i can also put them in my new catalog and hopefully do up some photo-pictures for my booth at this year's sfw trade show... *stress* but the happy-good kinda stress... if there's such a thing?? ha!

patronisers...

...hypocrites, backstabbers, and so many others i've met ever since i started doing this business... wonder why? am i being too judgemental? well, whatever, i don't really care, so long as you don't tread in my path... and pleasseee don't patronise me... gawd. just go ahead and stab me upfront ok. i like to see my killer's ugly face before something happens to me yah?

i've been hiding in a mountain hole, trying to get new tanktops and tee designs ready, trying to re-stock brooches and huggables, trying to get wholesale orders done

typing this shit now takes me only a furious 10 mins. but replying emails take me... what. few hours??
so don't think that just because i have the time to put in this entry, means i'm being some jerk.
because for urgent customer emails, i do have a customer representative friend, who replies all your emails, in case you didn't know.

which brings me to this.

this poor friend of mine, her computer keyboard almost lost its life earlier this week. she complained to me over the phone for an entire hour (and she wasn't even finished with all the atrocities yet), almost breaking down in tears.

why?

because some people or lousy customers out there... are plain rude. arrogant. obnoxious. bitches and pricks.

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(case 1 of 5)
some incredulous person demanded for a particular item to be made available immediately this week because if not, she would hate us all for providing her with such poor customer service. my friend very nicely and politely replied that "we're very apologetic about this situation, but we hope you can understand that we are unable to reproduce that design in such a short notice, especially since we are but a small entity and also because it involves silkscreen, which we do in..... " blah blah blah

"I have not encountered such an unprofessional service before, and will take my business somewhere else."

??????????

(case 2 of 5)
you have to enter your credit card numbers one by one in order to make actual payment for an order. that shouldn't take soooo fast that you didn't even know that you were entering the numbers. yes? and right after you make payment, you want to cancel your order? ok, fine. for whatever menopausal reasons you changed your mind so fast, that's fine. our policy clearly states in our info pages that we do not do any kind of refunds unless it is a fault of ours. so, you didn't know and didn't read it. that's fine too. so we politely ask for a reason, you know, for curiosity's sake. because our policy is not written for show only. it's written to be used and implemented! because hey, your sweetness and apologetic behavior would most probably be rewarded with... an actual refund! yes! but no! you asked very curtly if you were "stuck with it", with no reason provided or whatsoever.

no, you are not stuck with it. you were never stuck with it to begin with. you are but 1 customer who is undeserving of friendly service. your peanut-ty tiny order has been refunded. there.
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i'm not even going to do onto case 3, 4, 5.... because they just stink... real bad... i hope you don't quit on me k! i need your help in replying customer emails, for awhile more at least...

by the way people, if you want good customer service, be good customers too. it all comes in a big round cycle.
goodness begets goodness. learnt that sometime during your childhood school years??

pa-pa-pa-pa-puffy!

below taken from cool hunting:

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Puffy AmiYumi

Puffy AmiYumi is playing tomorrow night, 11 July 2006, at the World Financial Center Plaza. Presently in the midst of celebrating the 10th year of their luminous career, the duo is so much more than a manufactured J-pop girl band. At this point they're more like a veritable pop culture institution; it's a very special treat to see them perform live.

Over the last decade Puffy AmyYumi has hosted their own weekly TV show in Japan, "Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Puffy,*" starred in the action-packed cartoon, "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi,” were featured as a float in the 2005 Macy’s Day Parade, and Mattel is making dolls in their likeness. And, of course, Puffy Amiyumi makes music, selling millions of records in Japan and collaborating with super foxy Jon Spencer of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion on their upcoming album Splurge. Due out 25 July 2006, purchase it from Amazon.

*Sean “Puffy” Combs' prevents them from going by Puffy in the U.S.

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i love PUFFY! the cute japanese one, not the "other" not-cute-at-all one...
have loved them since they started 10 years ago... dear gawd... i'm olddddd.... eeuck.
and baahh.. the above i put in bold... stupid. silly. stupid. and pukey.

too much going on

everyone is pressing me for something at the same time!...

my silkscreen printer keeps pressing me for date i submit the designs, my sewers are pressing me for fabrics and new designs so that they can plan their work schedule, my buyers are pressing me for more stocks and new designs, my cat is pressing me to play "umbrella monster" with him (don't ask), my friend is pressing me to go to new york to visit, my subconscious mind keeps pressing me to do my damn media/press kit and photoshoot... and all i want to do is to do my laundry, mop the floor and clean the furniture...???? well, that's what i did earlier today, before i had to rush out to deliver stocks to retail therapy at wheelock place and re-stock the clutches at tannlines in wisma atria... i had to space out for a few hours before i go cuckoo... and doing household chores helps me to space out... gawd knows why...

anywaysss.. things to come!

-- our 3rd season of tanktops are in the works!!! 2 brand new colors! larger and longer cuttings!!! yayy! so no more bitching about it being a tad bit short or a tad bit small yah??? heh, just kiddin'. any particular animal or creature you'd like to see???

-- 3rd season of ladies tees also in the works!!! colors undecided yet, all suggestions and comments are welcome!

-- more new bags designs! big? small? medium? feel free to tell me what you want more of!

email me! replies are not warranted, but reading of your emails are guaranteed. HA!

-- did you notice that our website is being tweaked here and there??? thanks to my superdood, b! he has been treated to a sea-sports mini island-beach vacation, to bribe him into working harder... muuaahahahaha *evil grin + manipulative thoughts*

-- i may going away for awhile, not sure when, but i need to go shopping for new supplies... singapore sucks!!! and i'm tired of paying so much for international shipping getting fabrics online....

i've been getting lots of well-wishes via email from nice peeps and customers, thanks so much for being so kind~ it makes my engine rev... (huh??) yep, it does. and vroom vroom here i go!

i'm in a strange mood. i love you all.

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