Hailed as one of the best outdoor dance festival in Asia, it is the largest one in South East Asia and must go event for any hard core clubbing fanatic in Singapore. Despite that, I had no intention at all to go for Zoukout 2011 until the very last moments where I was swayed by friends. I’ve heard of so many horror stories of girls getting groped and molested while at Zoukout so I decided to be covered up in tee and shorts rather than strutting around in a bikini.

I headed down with Jun, Yitian, Regina, Fabian and JW. But we all met up with more friends that night such as Yan, Melvin, Kay Kay and Eric. It was a maddening crowded and it was a good thing that we camped out at the VIP Singtel teepee for most of the night so we had a fair bit of chilling space. Most of the peeps that went got pretty wasted and it was interesting to see how different personalities emerges when intoxicated. It’s a total release of inhibition which can be pretty fun! If you are wondering if I’m talking about myself, I’m sorry to disappoint as I was absolutely sober that night and even drove everyone out of the island for breakfast before sending them home.

I got the DHC Pore Essence in my Watsons Ambassador kit previously but had way too many beauty products at that time to try so I’m only trying it now. I’ve never really used any sort of pore essence before so I really don’t know what to expect. There were quite a few raves in a couple of beauty forums about this product and its supposed to ‘close’ your pores, retain moisture and improve clarity of your skin. Sounds awesome!

I’m definitely one with large open pores, especially on my nose area. I attribute it to starting a good skin care regime too late in life. I only actively washed my face everyday with a cleanser after I turned 20! I never really had bad skin so I took skincare for granted but while I never had major breakout issues, my huge open pores are a constant reminder of how not taking care of my skin has its consequences. I don’t really expect a miracle cure to minimize my pore with this essence but it’ll be great if this product can help to make sure my large pores don’t get clogged with impurities.

After application of the product, my skin does feel tighter and I think it’ll be a great product to use for the days when my skin tend to be a little overactive and oily. It’s easily absorbed into the skin and has a pleasant scent. I’ll be starting to add this to my skin care routine so if my skin suddenly seems smoother and pores tighter, you’ll know why!

I’ve still got tons of backdated photos to share so I won’t be showing my CNY celebration pics till I clear my 2011 December ones!

Sometime in December, Sebastian and Xing invited me to the grand opening party of Lucky 13, a new club in town. It was a costume party and I brought along some friends including Regina, JW, Melva and Ang. . Before the partying began, Ang, Regina and I had dinner at Food For Thought which is a little cafe along Queens St near SAM.

Regina had the risotto which didn’t look too appetizing but tasted good. And I ordered the chicken cutlet which turned out to be humongous!!! Definitely the dish to order if you are hungry.

After dinner we had drinks with Sebastian, Xing and Alex and 313 Somerset while waiting for Melva. Everyone was so prepared for the costume party I felt underdressed! LOL. Sebby had broke his leg (for real!) and had a cast on his leg so he had no choice but to build his costume around that and bandaged his head as well! This is probably the first time I’ve been out clubbing on the dance floor with someone on crutches! Xing was Lady Zorro and Alex went full force with his shrek costume! It’s hilarious seeing Shrek boogie on the dance floor!

There were so many others in the cutest most ridiculous costumes. My favorite that night was of a gal in the full vegas show girl costume with feathers and all, and a couple that came as Little Bo-Peep and her sheep! I really got to give the guy 2 thumbs up for coming as his girlfriend’s sheep.

After the party at Lucky 13 we all headed to Zouk but I was pretty tired and chickened out at the entrance in favor of a good maggie mee goreng supper at Newton instead.

I’m not sure if you still remember blogging about N.E.mation and how I had so much fun at a stop-motion workshop. Well, that was just the basics of stop motion. Using the same principles, there are so many creative ways of creating stop motion videos and I was at the back stage scene of the 10 finalist teams of the N.E.mation! 6 competition.

It was a total eye-opener. The area were divided into tents and each tent had a team working really hard to bring their ideas to life. The students were remarkably hard working, coming in very early in the morning to start work and staying till the wee hours. They were doing what professionals out there are doing except with a lot more passion and at a much younger age. It was a very motivational experience for me to see how hard they strive to win.

Harnessing their different talents, the used different mediums for their stop motion productions. Clay, water color, paper cut outs, drawing with gyroscopes and more! Every single movement has to be absolutely detailed! It’s honestly enough to drive some people insane!

But these students did what most adults have never been able to do in their lifetime and they did it with so much commitment and professionalism; it was simply impressive. I just walked through tent after tent with my eyes wide with wonder and my jaw dropping to the ground.

And finally I’m glad to announce that their work is complete! You can visit http://nemation.sg to view their full videos and participating in choosing the top 3 videos. It’s gonna be a tough choice to make cause I think they are all really good!

I think that their home grown talent should be appreciated and commended and I would vote even if there were no incentives. But N.E.mation! is really kind to reward voters with the chance of winning a prize as well. So here are the prizes that you might win should you vote for your top 3 videos.

Prizes to be Won

1iPad 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G worth $848

10 pairsGolden Village Movie Passes

On a completely unrelated note, here’s what I wore the day I headed down to the back scenes of the stop motion process to cheer the teams on. It’s was straight after work so I was a little washed out.

Attended a friend’s baptism ceremony and celebration for their 3 very cute sons. I will not be posting their photos on my blog but after the celebration I headed down to Melva’s nail store to meet the girl for some after dinner snacks. Well, after dinner for me and dinner for her.

I was absolutely craving for the Japanese salads at Tampopo Deli. I’m a frequent visitor there and so far almost all of my friends who’ve tried the cake, pudding and deserts there have found them to be pretty good! It was a great catch-up session with Melva and we may be working together towards something more exciting. Won’t say what so I don’t jinx it!

This Duffy traveled a long way! From the Disney Park in USA to Japan and finally Singapore. It’s a constant companion in my car cause my dog louis doesn’t like me hugging anything with 2 eyes, a nose and a mouth that is fluffier than he is. I feel absolutely Disney-fied in this pic as my vintage wash blue Mickey tee is also from Disney World. I bought a pink version for Jolene.

I’ve actually had it for quite a few months now but never thought of taking photos of it or with it till a pal recently mentioned wanting to see how the size of the bear compares to me. It’s the largest official Duffy that is available for sale in Disneyland. For those who who have no clue on the Disney bear, well, it’s the teddy bear that Minnie sew for Mickey to accompany him on his travels when they are apart. Ain’t that a sweet thought?

I headed there after a long day of work and didn’t have time to change into something more appropriate to the Red Sexy Christmas theme. Luckily I was already in a red dress so I guess that counts for something right? Anyways’ Regina was totally dressed to theme

Look at the photos and it’s obvious that the dress is very aptly named. The Nicole Embroidery Swing dress is one of the newest dresses sent to me from Faire Belle. It’s just been launched on their website today so if you are interested in this and more, do visit www.fairebelle.com! I love vibrant colors and online shopping is a great way to get last minute Chinese New Year clothes if you are too lazy to head down to town and jostle with the crowd after work.

I was about to meet a girl friend for dinner and I love how simple and easy this dress is. I just threw it on and tied a pony tail. The belt comes with the dress but you can always change it for your own belt as well.

If you want a more sophisticated dress for  your Chinese New Year, check out Faire Belle‘s Monique Dress. Another classic cut that has a oomph factor.

And for fans of the convertible dress, Faire Belle also has their version of the dress.

I believe that it’s quite popular as a bride’s maid dress.