Metallic Brilliance

Check out Koon's Metallic Wonders:

Propose to Her with this US$11.8mil Blue Diamond, and she would actually complain! "Too big darling! Too Big!" Women.:P




The 'Hanging Heart' (aka your Ultimate Valentine's Day Gift) was sold for US$23.6mil, setting a new record for the Most Expensive Art work sold , beating the previous record set by Damien Hirst's diamond skull, 'For the Love God'.
She'll probably appreciate this a lot more too.



This Blue Egg surely contained a Celestial Being of some sorts. Or a really opulent gift to the First Born.



This Blow-up Rabbit toy is Metal so be careful if your junior was to play pillow fight at the pool... Again, opps, it's way too big for that.:)


Quarrelled? Give her surprise Lunch time Bouquet and still not enough? Then another one.



A personal Fav. This giant magenta Balloon Dog, is so cool.

"Daddy I want that Balloon!"

Visionary American artist Jeff Koons (born January 21, 1955), is world famous for his early works of art depicting sex scenes. Then he diversified and moved on to wider forms and constructions of Art.

He makes

blow up-toys look like the real-deal but are in fact made of solid metal.

Ingenious!

And also, as very public displays of sheer opulence, he churns out

polished metal sculptures that have a hue of infinite brilliance of shine and deep color, like non-other.

BTW, his sculptures are Huge..

Critics have called him

'merely as a fashionable purveyor of meaninglessness and banality'

He is perhaps the father of the Rich Artists of today.

Commercial Capitalism meets art. I Hate the idea. But I love his Works.

Workaholic ... is coming to Town

Ok, folks have known me to be a ruthless-slave-driver.
I work 24-7 and my time-tabling is a killer for most people.

It's a wonder I can hit the gym, go for runs, watch a movie and hang with frens.... and blogging right now. Hmmm.

For the bigger part, I'm officially a WORKAHOLIC.

All I can think of is work and my schedule is filled to the brim.

You know what, I've even planned my work-load straight through the final Christmas weekend, Christmas eve and The Day itself.

Winner. An Absolute No life winner.

...what can i say?

I'm not getting any younger. If it ain't now, then WHEN???

Phuture Rides 4x4 U

When you want the sleekness of a coupe and the all-terrain brutish capability, ok maybe just to look it, of a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) , what do you get?

Currently, nothing this side of a Dodge Caliber fits the bill.

But , as I'm still(quite) a young chap whose still into my Sport-car Lovin phase of my life, I'd be thinking 5-10 years down the line, on what I would want for Christmas then. ;OP

Enter the Coupe-SUV.

It's hardly an original and ground breaking idea and car manufacturers have been toying around the idea for years, but it's only in the last couple where the SUV segment had seen significant growth even in Urban landscapes where people will even complain about having muddy shoes. Posers, you read?

So the attmepts of late have become more realistic and not just a flight of fancy to tickle fans.

Here are my favs from Premium brands (5-10 years down the road, remember?) ? :


1) What you want is Brand-pedigree bar-none. The Land Rover is iconic. It's LRX , below, has the power to conquer the Urban Jungle. Edgy yet Brutish. Sleek and chiseled with strong relevance to traditional lineage. Perfecto. :)




2) If the BMW X3 is too rough and small n the X5 is still not satiable enough, enter the X6, premuim style for the sophisticated you. Atypical of BMW, sensuous.




Swoon . ^^

Kaori, You'll be Missed

You've taught me alot. Your lessons were invaluable.

Knowing you has been a privilege.

Your 'wild' ways, your demeanor, your ready smile ...
You will be missed.


A lil' abt her:

Dr. Kaori Araki is originally from Japan and earned a Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2004. Currently, I am an assistant professor at the Nanyang Technological University, National Institute of Education in Singapore. I also enjoy opportunities talking about psychological skills training at local schools. My experiences with the Singapore Sailing Federation as a consultant are great and I am excited to go to the Olympics with the sailors!

My advisers Dr. Diane Gill and Dr. Dan Gould prepared me well to be an independent researcher and consultant. Involvement in numerous research projects prepared me to plan and carry on projects efficiently by corroborating with federations, colleagues, and students. Hands on practices for consultations (including how to start consulting at the new places) have also helped me to work with elite and school level athletes in Singapore and Japan.

It is challenging to find a job and start a new job! It is been 18 months since I moved to Singapore to take the current position. I face obstacles on a daily basis and need to think how to cope with them. However, I always remember the strengths, knowledge, experiences I gained through the Ph.D. program. Without the supports from my advisers and UNCG gangs, I would not be here. Even though I am far away from the U.S., I always remember what they have given to me. I would like continue to live my life through sport and exercise psychology. Arigatou.

Hoping that you'll revisit someday.

Ciaos n Cheerios My Fren. ^^

D.C. ... Screw U

I've been an A's and B's student ALL MY LIFE.

And for the first time , its YOU who gave me a lousy grade.

To think I slogged for months to keep you 'happy' and put in all the extra work to 'make you proud', you stabbed me.

PHUK YOU, D.C .

How Clean is Your House?

The New year is round the corner and besides celebrating the Festivities, there's still the annual hassle of cleaning everything out.

Well, spending a perfectly beautiful morning ( a rare occasion for me BTW) watching morning 'Lifes-style' tv (soccer mums have the best lives I swear) , I finally got to catch an episode of the critically claimed reality show 'How Clean is Your House? '




Apparently the show has become such a runwaway success that it had crossed The Pond and the two Matriach-Dominatrixes are cleaning up (and out) America as well.

Besides looking like total S & M porn stars , Kim and Aggie, are really a hoot to watch. And really, they do know their stuff.

Moving about in heels and boas and riding a black limo ,they visit people with severe 'lifestyle' problems who cannot seem to function as normal folks to, at the very least, keep their dishes cleaned.

Clutter is common but these folks are impossible hogs.

So basically, our porn-stars , opps, I mean Cleaning Divas, will swoop right in and give the whole place a complete turn-around.

You can actually see the psychological and emotional burden lifted from the entire place. Whatta relief, indeed.

Bring in the trashy aunts and out with the trash.

Great show. :-)

... Now, if only I can Kim and Aggie over ....

Seat of LOVE

World-famous furniture designer Karim Rashid designed the Loveseat for Veuve Clicquot.


Actually, came to know about this fab creation randomly a while back but finally saw one for myself at Play; unjustly tucked away in one miserable corner. Their idea of a romantic tuck-away? Boo!!!

BTW, for the uninitiated, Veuve Clicquot is a French Champagne brand, who've engaged many top designers to pen peripheral products to help boost the brand's image among the rich and trendy.


The fashion house of Italian designer Emilio Pucci designed this achingly cute ice-jacket for French Champagne brand Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin. The insulated zip-up suit launched as a limited edition with a bottle of La Grande Dame 1996. It uses thermo-compressed foam to keep wine cool for up to two hours without the need for an ice bucket.

Anyway, back to the Love Seat,
Just be sure of four things,

1) It should be the centre piece of any living space preferably a stand-alone by full-glass windows.

2) Your significant other had better not be way heavier than you or be prepared to topple over . That dry-clean-only couture will be ruined.

3) Be prepared to have backaches if you intend any kisses or cross-arm drinking. Rules of thumb, sit prim and proper and stick to fly rather than french kisses, because if your back goes into spasm, so much for being romantic.

4)....... ..... >>



>>.... Lastly, for gawd sakes, toss the cheap beer and get a real Veuve Clicquot.

Respect the designer!

B'cos, if you're gonna spend US$10 thousand dollars +++ for this chair, you'd better be !!! :)