BTS : I Nuovi's First Video Commercial Shoot (Part 1)

To celebrate the revival of this blog, I will treat you with BTS pictures of I Nuovi's first video commercial shoot (not released anywhere else) !

The video crew setting up their equipment & the set

David Foo, founder of Film Mall Pte Ltd

Hanie not being herself (being shy)

The winner of the Leading Man Search, Nigel getting ready for the camera

Miss Purdy

Come back on Friday for more BTS pictures !

p/s: Stay tuned to this blog as I reveal to you when we will be announcing I Nuovi's new e-commerce website and the launch of a kick-ass instant whitening skincare range (yes, I will show you pictorial evident that it works). I might also give out free cosmetics from time to time.

Cheers!

Catwalk Coaching Session at Amber Chia Academy

We all know that catwalk is not merely just walking but it's an entirely new skill that requires the right poise, the right pace, and the right style. It was indeed an honour to have Amber Chia Academy to teach the Project O&O finalists just that two weeks ago.

Jasmine Loh, who is the manager at the academy availed herself to be the coach and immediately as she stepped into the building, she commanded attention without even verbally letting out a single word. She carries a certain presence and that's what all the finalists should possess.

As I stood there and became an audience myself, I witnessed how Jasmine split the contestants into 2 groups according to their genders and she attended to each team by strutting back & forth in her low cut ankle boots. The way she threw her arms slightly above her hips, crossed her legs as she pace herself with the music and intensely used all her facial muscle to create the look - it was breath-taking.

The contestants were taught how not to be boring in their walks and to show their personalities at the end of their runway. After all, Project O&O is looking for someone who has personality as well, so it was very important for the contestants to capture the audiences' attention through with their personalized walks during the Grand Finale.

The ladies had to walk with rods placed at their back just so that they can walk without slouching.

The solid 2 hours coaching session passed by quickly and I could tell that the contestants really enjoyed themselves throughout even though they were forced to master their walks in such short period of time. Overall, Megat outshone the rest by possessing the best walk.

I was glad that most of the contestants could make it and for me to be able to bond with them. This bunch of young people are fine diamonds in the making.

Thanks again to Amber Chia Academy for the great privilege.

Group picture!

Week 3 of March

I've finally gotten the call from VOIR saying that the prize giving ceremony (read the previous post to find out what competition I won) would be taking place on the 21st of March.

Very good. Which means I will need to apply leave for all my classes from the 17th all the way to 22nd of March. Fingers crossed that there will be no tests/quizzes happening in that time frame. Yes, I do have such worries too ya know.

What's happening on the 17th would be absolutely interesting! We are bringing all Project O&O Top 10 contestants to Lumut and torture them!! *evil laughter* I'm kidding. Well, what's at Lumut is the infamous...... Outward Bound Malaysia!

OBM is known for being the oldest centre located on the coast right opposite from the tourist island, Pangkor - one of the top 10 beach resorts in the world. The organizers of Project O&O and the professional trainers at OBM have customized a 3 days leadership training course for the Top 10 Finalists and from the sound of it - it's not going to be easy, but it's going to be real fun! I can imagine the look on the contestants who are reading is.

Don't worry guys, you're in safe hands! One catch about being at OBM, all participants will not be allowed to carry any communication devices (ie. mobile phones, laptops). Partly for safety precautions as the participants will be kayaking their way to Pangkor Island, the other reason is simply because it's been a practice at OBM all these while and we should disconnect from the world once in a while to simply enjoy the natural beauty of our surroundings.

Once the OBM training is over, the next day the finalists will need to go for a catwalk coaching session with International supermodel Amber Chia at Jaya One.

I am seriously curious to see how my guy contestants are going to perform during the session. It's going to be fun to see how they are going to strut & pose. Hahaha! I am, however, not so worried about the girls as they are naturally borned beauties and they can pose pretty well during the photoshoot. (Oh yes, pictures on the photoshoot to be released on Sunday! I can already hear someone cheering.)

Right after the catwalk session, I gotta be off to the prize giving ceremony at One Utama.

It's definitely going to be an eventful week filled with fervour for myself and for Project O&O!

VOIR's Shoez Design Competition

5 months ago I took part in the mentioned competition, got 3rd placing and let me just get this off my chest - I've not gotten my prize yet.... So you people can stop asking me where is my new HTC phone. Ahem.

Anyway, this was my submission.

It was inspired by the Sparkling Violetear Hummingbird (as can be seen on the top left corner of the image). Hummingbirds are relatively friendly birds and while I was designing this shoe, I wanted it to portray the same image too and tried to avoid using colours that are too bold or too fierce (eg. Red). And yes, the shoe is called a 'Hummingberd'.

Hummingberd (3/4 front view)

Congratulations too to the other two winners. Here are their winning entries.

I can still vividly recall one of my buddies said this : I would kill myself if the Bamboo shoe wins the competition.

I shall reserve further comments. :-)

Powerhouse Lady : Jessie J

Watch this music video below:





Then tell me if her lips are ke-ke-kerazzzaaayyyy....


Oh and by the way, it appeared on the cover of Bazzar too ya.

Tell me again, are you going to rock this look anytime soon?

Sir, may I know what's your order?

No, I'm not blogging about food. Or Nachos. Ahem.

To me, sexuality is a preference. Everyone is presented with a menu and you choose what you want from the list. Below I've described sexualities metaphorically.

Group A

Before they go to a restaurant, they already know what they want to have. I call this group the Straights.

Group B

They hold the menus in their hands and takes forever to order. "Oi, sabar lah. I know you damn hungry. But I don't know what I want". I call them the Confused.

Group C

Everybody says that dish is nice and this group of people rebels. "I think I prefer Lamb Shank over Spaghetti Bolognaise.." . Yeap, they are the Gays and Lesbians.

Group D

This group of people wants everything. "Eh eh, I want everything that my friend just ordered!!" I think you're getting good at this - they are the Bisexuals.

Group E

When the food has arrived, they take a bit of everything from their friends' plate. "Nak cuba sikit boleh tak???" This group I call them the Curious.

Group F

"Jom, pergi next door." - The Transgenders.

So, which group do you belong to? :-)