BRAVO RHBV

So, I've been thinking about BRAVO'S plan to air a Real Housewives of Bev Hills special with all the ladies sans Taylor about the suicide of her husband Russell. Is it disgusting? A little. Will they run PSA's about how suicide is not the answer? Absolutely. 

Anyway, upon digging up info on the BRAVO team and the re-editing of the series to leave out one of the mail story lines of Taylor and Russell's marital problems I came across this site.
http://stoopidhousewives.com/
It's amazing. 

I can't find much on the writer/owner of the site but it seems pretty legit. 

Devil in the details

Before I leave Versailles behind, I thought I'd quickly share (in a very PKF-style post) a few details that I really liked.

Though these obviously aren't the original wall coverings, the pattern freak in me loved them all the same. But while I loved the look of these, I wouldn't necessarily want them in my house!

Paintings with black backgrounds, like this one, remind me of the works of the Dutch masters in the Rijksmuseum.

I kept reverting to details whenever I would get overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of excess. Or simply when I didn't want to see any more crowds.

Gold and marble everywhere!

For the child-woman in you: sweet prints in Marie Antoinette's bedroom.

The look of libog from a horned satyr in the gardens.

After the rain, blue skies. And puddles, of course.

One last look...

And it's bye bye, Versailles. Till we meet again.

Stay Stylish in Maternity Dresses!

When you have received the happy news of being pregnant, the first thing that comes in mind is to increase the wardrobe staples. As, those old clothes won't fit to the lovely and newly expanding belly any more! Now you can have a huge variety in apparels like shirts, pants, shorts and capries, leggings, dresses and skirts, shape wears and many more.

Just because you gained some weight, and body is not same as before, don't think that it is difficult to attend a party. You can attend parties in those special nine months as well by donning beautiful maternity dresses. Many manufacturers are understanding the need for maternity clothing and they are providing the perfect-fit maternity dresses in different styles and colors. So, now you can look all the more stylish in this period as well! In a stylish pregnancy dress you will feel comfortable and free. Go for a flat footwear along with any stylish accessory to zoom-up your maternity dress without compromising with comfort.

So have a look at some maternity dresses from MotherhoodMaternity.com:

Spaghetti Strap Smocked Waist Maternity Maxi Dress

This beautiful maxi dress will be a perfect wear for the upcoming party. Its Spaghetti Straps with v-neckline make you feel cool in the party. You can also wear it after pregnancy.

Sleeveless Halter Maternity Dress

This sleeveless and knee length dress with halter neck will not allow you to feel hot. This jersey knit dress will be a perfect wear for this time.

Spaghetti Strap Smocked Maternity Maxi Dress

This Spaghetti Strap Smocked Maternity Maxi Dress with square neck and full length makes you feel top of the world. Its printed fabric will look cool and elegant.

 

These maternity wears will worth the money without sacrificing the comfort. Apart from all these you can find many more dresses for special nine months at MotherhoodMaternity.com. Don't worry, if you are still looking for a perfect maternity dress go online, choose a perfect dress and place the order!

inside job

dolls, after spending the last weeks passing on viruses, cabin fever and studies of human nature (the bad shit) the fam is fresh n shiny again and up to no good.

this has been a public service announcement from the 'it could be worse' school of crisis management.



mhm ok, these are uhm really great news eszter, do you have more?



yeah, also i wanted to point out that while editing past posts i fucking manage to mess up the bloglovin feed lately.

congrats to me.

i dont know what the hell i am doing to cause it, but hey, i will keep doing it anyway.

sorry for the confusion fellas.

lovelovelove you.



shirt:topshop, pants: zara, choker: nelly, sunnies: nastygal, kid: mine

Short update

Hello :)



Updating live from Sydney. HAHAHAH. So far so good, no time to write everything. Post a big ass one when I get back. ;)



The wi-fi here never comes at a free price. I am paranoid of using cellular data now after seeing many >RM50 data roaming charges from Maxis. Or worse, RM200 !@$^!@$. But at least they notify you. ;(



Am now using the hotel's internet kiosk while waiting for the bus to come. :D RM 6 for an hour I think. That's about the cheapest so far. So funny seeing the people beside me type with one finger on each hand. BWAHAHAHHA. Like poking dots. I type #likeaboss. *proudface*



Mmm. Saw penguin parade. Went on a dolphin cruise yesterday. That was really beautiful, seeing the dolphins literally swim beneath your feet. No wait, actually under the boat. LOLOL. Probably the closest I can ever imagine with mermaids. Mermaids popped into my mind because of the Pirate of The Caribbean which I watched on the airplane.



I hate sitting on airplanes. But they get you to places you have to see to believe. And I wish every toilet had leather seats or something because it's freaking cold the minute it comes in contact with your little butt. :(



They say in Australia, there's about 1 chinese for every 10 Australians. But it's more like 3. Maybe because there's more in cities like Melbourne. A lot of eye candies. :)) MUAHAHAH. And the good thing about it is the variety, you know?



Ang mo lang leng chai also got, cina lang leng chai also got. But bugger, I lost my contact lens halfway. No actually the housekeeper threw away one of my contact lens cover and thus the contact lens dried up. =.=



Okay anyways. :) The Australians know the Art of Doing Nothing. Actually most Western people do. In Malaysia people will stare at you crazy if you try to see on a park and close your eyes. "You kena rasuk hantu ah?!". But not here. :D



Rented a bike to cycle around Yarra River. That was nice. I've never cycled in a long time and I've certainly never cycled overseas. Saw a lot of couples canoodling, laying on the grass. I JELLY. AHAHAHAH.



Mostly went I see a patch of grass I feel like gravity automatically increases to pull down. Plank plank plank I go. Plus the grass here is very clean. Or it might be fake. I dunno. AHAHAH. The people here care about conservation and animal rights. A lot. YES. ANIMAL RIGHTS.



And yeah it is colddddd. Quite. But I'm trying to get used to it, before that it's like, feel a little cold, oh no I'm gonna die. Now it's like, "oh windy? that's nice". AND I'M STILL IN SKIRTS. BWAHAHAHA. You can't put me into jeans.



Skirts and leggings, they take you everywhere. No problem. :)) Alright that's about it. Till then! :) Probably after the puke-inducing flight that I have to go through and a short hibernating period to reduce jetlag. AND I HAVEN'T SHOP. CANNOT GO BACK YET!!!



MUAHAHAH

Garden state

Last month's visit to Versailles was actually the second time I've been there. The first time was exactly 10 years ago (eeep!) with the Glee Club. We had some bonus miles from our bus company, so the group decided to use it on a day trip to Versailles. 

However, it was a Monday and the palace was closed. We only got to see the gardens, which were free. We would have been extremely bummed if not for the fact that the Versailles gardens are, like, jumongous. Never underestimate the fun-generating ability of a bunch of Pinoys with cameras.

The gardens of Versailles then... and now.

How's this for another before and after shot?

Nobody is allowed to comment on how I looked like I was stretched in post. I'm not exactly happy about this decade-long, er, expansion project. You are however allowed to comment that 10 years later, I am at least dressed better than my neneng self. By the way, this outfit is part of the two-part guest post I did for Plus Size Fasyon Mudra.

In the summer, Versailles charges a €7 admission fee for its gardens. In exchange for this little sum, you get the perfect soundtrack for a French frolic. Music from several appropriate historic periods is piped in amidst the tall green hedges, serene fountains and assorted Greek bronze figures. 

Not all of us were happy about having to pay for something that was free on our last visit. On the bright side, the music was well-chosen, discreet and did a lot to enhance the ambience and stimulate the imagination. 

Not only did I keep expecting to happen upon Marie Antoinette amidst a flock of poodles, the music  made me feel like I should be laughing a coquettish, lady-in-waiting kind of laugh and playing hide-and-seek in a powdered wig and taffeta ballgown. Makes me wish I hadn't left the talcum powder and the whalebone corset in my other handbag.

Let's Dance

Okay, I realize I'm a few days behind on my guzz. But, really Dancing With The Stars?! Nancy Grace?!!! Elisabetta Canalis?!! George Clooney's girlfriend gets a check and essentially a spot on an American TV show for getting to sleep with GC and wear a thong?! WHAT?! She already won a mirror ball trophy: Clooney. And, Nancy Grace, oy vey. Let's just say if she 'falls on her booty' I might laugh a skosh. David Arquette, Carson Kressley, Chaz, and JR Martinez I'm interested in watching actually. Good luck beating JR if he has any rythym whatsoever. Inspirational, that man. Hope Solo and Kristen C are there for the sexy factor...oh and Nancy Grace. She defines sexy. Vom. 

I'm gonna try and watch. Like I do every season.

Intense Much?

Angelina on the cover of October's Vanity Fair. 

She is making her directorial debut soon in In The Land Of Love And Honey.

D&J

My fave couple in Vancouver. Diane and Josh.

Side note: I'm catching up on the MTV awards at the moment. Watching the Gaga monologue. Who let her do this? It's kinda awesome. Hahaha. Oh Gaga...

In A Day

I don't read anything on the internet for a day and look what happens?! 

Beyonce gets pregnant. Well, obviously that didn't happen yesterday, but you know what I mean. 

Congrats to her and Jay. I love this picture.

MTV Video Music Awards 2011 - Fashion and Disasters!

Selena Gomez

The 19-year-old entertainer wore a Julien Macdonald dress.Selena brightened up her dark ensemble by adding gold accessories, including Brian Atwood pumps, a Judith Leiber metallic box clutch, Lorraine Schwartz Ofira gold drop earrings with black stones and a gorgeous black and gold Lorraine Schwartz Ofira cuff.

For the show and her presenting stint alongside Taylor Lautner, Sel slinked into a silver metallic Jenny Packham mini dress with a high neck to keep it demure. She kept her sleek, simple updo, but added a pair of large dangly earrings and swapped out the gold pumps for a strappy pair of nude sandals.

Lady Gaga 

Lady GaGa hosted the Atom Factory VMA Dinner in LA on Friday night wearing a red Alexandre Vauthier Fall 2011 Couture jumpsuit with a plunging neckline. The eccentric singer opted to wear her ensemble with matching sky-high platforms. A supersized updo, Emmanuelle Khanh sunglasses and a red satin Alexandre Vauthier Fall 2011 Couture clutch complete her look.

Lady Gaga later on performed as her alter ego, Jo Calderone styled same as the You and I video.

Jo kept it simple chic as per usual wearing jacket by Dior Homme and Versace, pants by Brooks Brothers, t-shirt by Uniqlo and Dr. Martens shoes.

Katy Perry

The 26-year-old singer walked the red carpet at the beginning of the evening in an Atelier Versace dress. Pretty eye makeup and pink lipstick, pink Jimmy Choo’ Beak’ sandals and Lorraine
 Schwartz’s
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During the show, Katy hit the stage to present an award wearing a purple Tom Ford dress.

Later in the evening, Katy won the award for Video of the Year for her song “Firework” and accepted it wearing a Dior Couture dress, a square Philip Treacy hat, a Lorraine Schwartz diamond bracelet, and Giuseppe Zanotti heels.

Katy wore the “Breaking Records” dress designed by Johnny Wujek for Furne One andGiuseppe Zanotti heels into the press room at the end of the show.

Beyonce

Beyonce, wearing a bright orangeLanvin gown, also told photographers, “I have a surprise for you!” before holding her belly. Beyonce is wearing Rene Caovilla ivory platform heels with Swarovski crystal and pearl details

Miss B took the stage later on wearing head to toe Dolce&Gabbana.

Vanessa Hudgens

The 22-year-old cutie posed in front of aCandie’s cupcake display. Vanessa is the brand’s 2011 spokesgal!

Demi Lovato

Demi is wearing Mandalay’s metallic silver jewel encrusted dress with a plunging neckline and  Christian Louboutin “Maggie” Chain-Toe Platform Pumps.

Kelly Rowland

Ms. Rowland wore a black and gold feather Falguni and Shane Peacock mini finished out with Christian Louboutin “Lady Peep” spiked pumps

Rebecca Black

Rebecca Black in a Theory suit and an Alice & Olivia top

Crystal Reed

Crystal wore a sequined mini with an ivory blouse with black booties.

Kat DeLuna

Kat adds a pop of colour to her greyish ensemble with a dash of pink with her Giuseppe Zanotti cut-out satin peep-toe platform pumps

Lil Mama

Lil mama in an embellished mini completed with Jeffrey Campbell Cutout Lace-Up Wedges. 

Snooki

Snooki wore an Ema Savahl dress provided by LendingLuxury.com.

Victoria Justice

Victoria looked great wearing an embellished strapless mini dress by Theia accompanied with gold chain pumps by Rock & Republic.

Zoe Saldana

The 33-year-old actress wore a black dress accessorized with Barbara Bui snake-skin heels, a black clutch and Lorraine Schwartz jewels which included diamond
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and onyx bracelet.

Jessi J

Jessi appeared in a bedazzled leotard stocking cast crutches ensemble

Mika Newton

Mika wore a Tinkerbell inspired gold leatherette dress with glittery shoes.

Skylar Grey

Skylar in what appears to be a knitted blouse with stripey pajama pants stuffed in combat boots.

JWOWW

Jwoww wore a Jovani dress.

Sammi

Sammi wore a ruffled one shouldered animal print mini dress.

Jojo

The singer wore a Marco Marco dress.

Deena Nicole

Someone drank one too many Stacker II 6-Hour Power Energy Shots when she picked out this swirly-pop dress.

Kreyshawn

Amy Winehouse is back from the dead, sober, and suddenly into Disney characters. 

Kim Kardashian

The 30-year-old reality show star and newlywed, cut short her honeymoon and walked the red carpet wearing a Kaufman Franco plunging v-neck gown.

Nicki Minaj

Nicki is wearing an Amato Couturepink corset, Shojotomo Japan shorts, thigh highs, and critter socks, Tsimori Chisato stockings, an Onch Movement ice cream necklace, Fifi and Romeo plastic cuffs, and Duepunti rings.

Katie Holmes

Katie is wearing an Alaia dress with tan Proenza Schouler suede ‘Snub-Nose’ ankle boots.

Britney Spears

 Britney is wearing a Moschino dress paired with Gina’s “Cruz” calfskin boots.. She accessorized with aSwarovski “Poison” ring and Suzanne Felsen earrings.

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus shows off her Roberto Cavalli dress. The 18-year-old entertainer finished off her look with Lorraine Schwartz jewels and Azzedine Alaia shoes.

Maria Menounos

Maria, 33, glammed it up in an Amanda Wakeley green beaded cocktail dress and Giuseppe Zanotti Mirror Cuff Sandals.

Ashley Rickards

Ashley Rickards stunned in a gathered olive green midi-length BCBG dress with a large feather statement collar and beaded detail. She finished her look with a clean updo, no-nonsense patent nude pumps, and a to-die-for cat eye.

Louise Roe

Louise Roe wore a Tibi maxi dress with an embellished bodice.

Adele

Adele is wearing a Burberry dress with Suzanne Felsen earrings