Golden Globes 2013

This post is overdue. But The Golden Globes have come and gone. Hollywood celebs get to showcase their achievement by flaunting their dresses as if to say the bigger/ sparkler dresses, the bigger achievement? Yay or nay?   

 Here are my picks of celebrity styles on the red carpet.

My favourite is of course the glowing Anne Hathaway in a sparkly Chanel couture. Simplicity at its best.

Love her. In Alexander Mcqueen.

Kerry Washington  in Miu Miu

Rosario Dawson in Antonio Berardi

What's your favourites?

Life lately... according to my Instigram

Happy Friday everyone! Have a good one!

Fearless Wobbie

This video can just make me smile all day long. And it does make me want to have a kid fast so I can train him (or her) to perform like this. Haha. Such a genuine performance by Robbie. 

I love you Wobbie. You're such a star.

Two Lilies

The tents are up. The fairy lights are in tact. The bunga rampai scents is all over the house. The bilik pengantin is decorated to my liking  which is simple and white. The best part is that I finally have my classic white Victorian dressing table (with a modern touch) , just like how I wanted. 

What more do I want? Alhamdulillah.

Ohh. And I got my favourite lilies everywhere in the house as well.

2 more days to go and I'm off to practice Ad Dhuha for Majlis Qhatam Al-Quran  for the next day!

Sneak Peek - Akad Nikah

Myself and MOH during my akad nikah day.

01.09.12

More pictures coming up soon!

Favourite Weekends

Last two weekends were hectic but undoubtedly fun. Dedicated for dear girlfriends; Farissa, Ema and Mel.

1) Farissa's Circus babyshower - who is due in May and we (i am more of the participant) threw her a cute circus style baby shower at Penang Village. The games were damn hilarious as well. We were being a good sport as we had to drink 200 ml FULL CREAM milk in a baby bottle and winner is those who managed to finish it first. Obviously I was not the winner. Full cream in one go? Searched for something masam after that. Ema gave offered me her tom yam soup. Boleh la tu. 

2) Ema's Let's Get Wild Safari - Ema is next in line and among us she is number 7 to embark into marriage-hood. Less than 20 days! Anyway, two weekends away, we threw her a karaoke bachelorette party. It was really fun and one of the best I've been to. We sang and played games and we did a duet competition among us girls. 16 of us. The rest of the games? It's for us to know and you to find out. Haha.

The gorgeous yet delish red velvet cake by Aisha by Gateux. 

 Of course one picture with everyone. We missed Tasha as she had to be in Singapore.

3) Mel's reception - She had her solemnization a month ago, and last week was her reception. She was beautiful, and everything about the wedding was beautiful. I was her MOH and was really honoured to be hers for that night. Za and Knurl delivered a beautiful speech too. The food, the live band and Mark who sang that night, and their montage! Everything la! Good job Zul from Luey Motion Lab who did a cute montage about them! Dress by none other than Qudyn and decoration by Theme of Que Rafael. Woottt.

Magical entrance toooo....

 The talented Kak Liza. 

 Never left a function without a group photo.

 My sisters and soon to be BIL.

 They also tak nak kalah.

 One with Miss Fars

 Courtesy of the Kliker. At the pelamin. 

 Courtesy of the Kliker. Lawa gile.

Beautiful isn't she?

It was certainly a good weekend for me. How about you? 

Badgley Mischka Shoes for Sale

Heartbroken.

Bummer. 


I have to sell my first ever Badgley Mischka's shoes because I could not fit in it. This is my first time buying shoes from the US and clearly, I was not aware of their shoe sizes conversion. I didn't have the time to check the conversion chart (yeah, alasannnnn!) and a friend was in Bloomingdales already when she messaged asking for my size while I was in class. Dang. It was not her fault at all as she has been such a sweetheart even to help me buy one. I just wish I did some research first. Lesson learned!

Anyway, this lovely pair of shoes is was meant to be worn during one of my wedding ceremony and it is also one of the hantaran gifts from Mr. Z. The pair is charming. So charming I feel like crying. Ahahaha. Ok jokes and drama aside, here's a picture of it. 

These are clearer pictures from the internet.

Name: Badgley Mishcka- Lacie Pump

Size: US 7/ UK 5/ Europe 37.5

Colour: Pewter (some sort of like metallic silver)

Heel height: 3 inches

Made of: Leather upper, lining and sole

Design: Open peep toe with crystal ornament at toe

Price: RM 700 (bought it at RM 760) - negotiable!

Condition: New from the shop. Just arrived to my hands on 11 February 2012.

Such a divine pair of shoes. I love it so much but I have to let it go because no one in my family can fit in it. We are no Cinderella. Here's a picture of it under my care.

With the box and dust bag. Perfecto.

Any takers? Email me at rashida.rafar@gmail.com 

* This post was written in February 2012

Turkish Delights Peek

Hungry much? I am now.

Wait for my post on my adventure in the land of two continents. Europe meets Asia.

Twenty

OMG. 
They're back with a new album.
Out on the 24th November 2011. 


'Twenty' as the call it, in conjunction of their 20 years anniversary where they came on the scene 20 years ago with their debut album, Cooleyhighharmony. One of my favourite collection R&B album. That's right baby, it has been 20 years!

'Twenty' is a mix of eight old-school classics such as: End of the road, On bended knees, Water runs dry etc etc as well as twelve new numbers, which they claimed it's a bit different that the usual ballads they have.


Check this out:

Boyz II Men has never failed me when it comes to good old love ballads. Be it happy or sad love, sensual *ehem* and bitter. 

My sensual favourite. *ehem*

Bergegar jantungku.

Style Icon 2: Rizalman Ibrahim

A lot of people have asked me before on who's my favourite designer..truthfully, I can't answer that question as my knowledge about the fashion world is limited. Don't get me wrong, I love fashion, I love clothes and accessories, handbags and what not, but to be an expertise on that area and for me to give fashion advices to people, nope..I'm still not there.

So, favourite fashion people? For me, it is not Vera Wang or even Alexander McQueen. I can't relate to their designs. (See, I told you I'm not there). But what I love to see everyday, it's the designs by one of our prominent local designer, Rizalman Ibrahim. Fabulousity by Rizalman. He is fabulous!

The thing is about me, I don't fancy too much frills, laces, beads, colours, etc. Too much of everything is not good. I love simplicity, fresh and clean. I love traditional and modern to be combined, but not over the top combination, and I find that quality in Rizalman's creations.  

To me, Rizalman's creations are epics. He's a real couturier. Not everyone who sells and designs clothes are couturier. Bukan calang-calang orang boleh di label as couterier. This label is an establishment and I think Rizalman has already established himself  as Malaysian couterier since long ago before any other new local fashion designers were even born. One of the first in line of the greatest Malaysian fashion designers alongside Bernard Chandran, Zhang Toi, Radzuan Radziwill and many more.

I shall not elaborate more and let the pictures do the talking. Pictures are taken from Rizalman's blog, which is full of his stories and insights on fashion designing, life, travel and living and also his son. Such delighful tales. Oh, did I tell you Rizalman does interior designing as well?

Some of my favourites:

                        I like this one the most!

Thus, this will be put under my wish list. *cough*

Not the End of the Road

I always have tiny spots for Boyz II Men and their songs.. let alone this number accompanied by some orchestra-ish background! Swoon sigh faint. This is love man. This is what I call music in my own dictionary.

I've watched them performed live once upon a time; it was in 2007/2008 when they came to Kuala Lumpur and did a two days showcase in Genting. It was surreal watching them do their acapella-R&B-black-man-voice-tarik-menarik, Boyz II Men will never failed you in any way. 

I would love to see them back again, which I know it's quite impossible for them to come back again to KL. Perhaps Singapore or Jakarta? I don't mind spending for them.

Ok, I gilaaa already! 

Enjoy this video. Live in Japan, 2009. The entire album is in iTunes Japan, you can buy or download it from there! Enjoy!

Pavloves

Hi guys, ok I've to admit that my post right now it's about me promoting stuff again. But this time it's my product. *shy*

Ok, I'm guilty.

I would like to promote to you guys something that my sisters and I have been working for.

Strawberry Pavloves (or better known as Pavlova)

It's only RM 85 and I am not afraid to say, it actually tastes good.

Nak order? Email me at rashida.rafar@gmail.com

The Classics

Do you guys read classics? As in by Charlotte Bronte, Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Enid Blyton, Roald Dhal and the like? British or American, it doesn't matter as I'm always a fan.

I used to read lots of classic literature growing up as my mum is an avid collector.  She has a wide collection of all of those authors I stated above (and more!) and  she straight away passed it all down to me the moment I knew how to read. The thing I like about our parents' era of education is that they are exposed to all of these classics, name it they just know it. No wonder their proficiency in English are way greater than the kids nowadays. During those times, the children that lives far away from the city can actually speak a good clear English. My mom was just a desa girl from Teluk Intan, Perak and all I could say, her English is superb.

Ok, back to classics. As I remember, my first ever classic I read was 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott. I clearly remember when mom forced me to read the abridged version of the book. I was seven or eight at that time, I don't think I could do the unabridged one. I became more and more fascinated with 'Little Women' after the movie became a hit played by all stars actresses, Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder, Claire Danes and Kirsten Dunst. It is basically about the lives of the March sisters during the post Civil War in America, and how they struggled of boundaries of the 19th century society placed towards females. At that age, how do I know about all of these? Civil War? Women's right? Nah. I am too young to comprehend all that. Nevertheless, the message that I got from this classic (and after much explanation by my mom) is the importance of family ties and friendship between sisters.

 The book cover

 The blockbuster back then!

Anyhoots, there are other classics that I read back then and still is reading now. Yes, it does take ages for you to finish one classic. I have a habit of changing my book in the middle of the process of finishing it. Black Beauty, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, etc etc. Those kind of books can actually be your lullaby. It's either you love it or just hate it. I just stand in between.


How about Enid Blyton? Does the Famous Five and Secret Seven ever ring a bell to you? Those aren't really my favourite, but the best of Enid Blyton for me were of course, the one and only adventure series situated at a boarding school in Cornwall, Malory Towers. It is such an escapism and I still read that book until today. Will keep it nice and tuck for my future daughters soon. LOL. Enid Blyton has 5 series of Malory Towers between the year 1946 and 1951. Basically, it is about a girl, Darrel Rivers, who enters boarding school for the first time and her adventures sailing through school experiences such as friendship, music, academics and being independent. Remember the tuck shop? Tuck shop is an old fashioned sweet shop who specialised in retro  traditional sweets and confectioneries. Imagine lemon sherbets, all types of fudges, liquorish, and jelly beans.. I love being in a candy shop! (There's one in Oxford called Mr. Sims. It's traditional and it is exactly like the ones Enid Blyton described in all of her books). Basically, the term tuck shop is normally used within the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, basically other parts of the British empire. I am surprised that mom used it when she was small. (She was in a convent school di kawasan kampung yang memang ada penjajah di sekolahnya, so that's why). It's was because of these books (and tuck shop.. heeee), I wanted to enter boarding school. so badly. Pfftt.


Here are the titles of Malory Towers series that maybe you could be interested in. Give it a try (for those who hasn't). The girls in the books may surprise you!


1. First Term at Malory Towers (1946)
2. Second Form at Malory Towers (1948)
3. Third Year at Malory Towers (1948)
4. Upper Fourth at Malory Towers (1949)
5. Last Term at Malory Towers (1951)

Ok, back to my reading. Till my next post. 

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"All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality -- the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape."

- Arthur Christopher Benson