This August, I am into...

L: Fluffy owl pouch from Chinatown, R: Shinigami hair-style

...sandy beaches in Maui, Sephora, sparkly butterfly clips, my new ipod pouch (fluffy owl!), dance practise, Pepper Lunch, America's Next Top Model, my new Kuchiki Rukia hairdo, Royce & Valhrona chocolates, ignoring the tummy monster, Aya Kato desktops.

Busy bee

I'm leaving for Hawaii this Fri, and there's still a list of things that need to be done. People tend to roll their eyes and go "yah right" when I tell them I have to go there for work, but it's all troo, I tell ya! I'm not going there to enjoy pretty white beaches, palm trees, ok? I'm going there for real academic conference/exhibition hor.

So yes, I'm very busy right now. This site will probably be dullsville for the next couple of days, but I might manage a ShooStories still. We'll see.

Until then, in a while, crocodile.

Shoo shoo shoos

LMD, I accept your shoe meme challenge! This was harder to do than the last one, cos now I have to mentally go through my shoe collection. Brain strain.

Total number of shoes you own:

Somewhere between 45-50, but I only regularly wear about half of them. Lots of strappies and flip-flops, kitten heels, some decent heels, serious-looking work pairs, about three pairs of sports shoes (four if you count my rock-climbing shoes)...wait, do flippers and booties count as shoes? They are footwear right? Now you know how many more posts ShooStories will contain.

The last shoe you bought:

Please to look here.

How many shoes do you have under your work desk:

Just the pair I'm wearing. Same as above.

5 people I'm passing the baton to:

Deetourguide (her shoe collection is to die for)
Woof! (I'm curious, hehe)
Ang Ku Kueh (also curious)
Fashionasia (I know you don't do memes, but this one is on fashion and you therefore HAVE to do it! hehehe)
Err...I can't think of anyone else.

Willpower is...

Tangs dressing room, circa 24th July 2005.

...not buying a $195 (with 20% off) G-Star skirt you rilly, rilly like.

Liturgical dance costumes

Until 2 days ago, I had never heard of the phrase ‘liturgical dance costumes’. It’s nothing too difficult to understand, and is fairly self-explanatory - costumes worn by dancers for church/christian events. I have been roped in to dance for an event my church is organising next month, and we had a meeting on Tues night to discuss the details. Seeing that the costumes would take a while to be made, we had to decide on the design of a costume pretty soon. So we turned to Google for some ideas and lo and behold, discovered a plethora of fine Christian dancewear – designed to not only protect a dancer’s modesty but also to hide the natural waist:

1.

Ah what festivities! I can already hear the trumpets sounding. This is the perfect outfit to wear to exude triumph, aided in no small part by those extra hanging flaps, designed to look exactly like flag decorations. Also, please note the versatility of this costume, as it also allows you to wear again if ever you had to double as medieval court jester in a pantomime. Glorious!

2.

Instead of sticking to just white, liven up your costume with splashes of colour! Notice the gradual shadings from light to dark, further accented by extra panels to give you a poofy silhouette. Don’t be surprised if Cirque du Soleil comes knocking on your door to borrow this for its marquees.

3.

The fullness of the skirt has been duplicated for the top as well, because why have only one ruffle when you can have two? Please also note the flattering V-shape of the blouse, which succeeds in bringing your bosom to the region of your waist. This modest yet perfectly feminine ensemble also features a full skirt, perfect for twirling in.

4.

Keep people guessing in this full-skirted gown! Are you an optical illusion? A nun minus her habit? The cross of Jesus? The best part is: there is no wrong answer! Guaranteed to add the perfect inspirational note to your performance.

5a.

This is a personal favourite. Look Ma, no hands! Nothing quite says soar like the wings of an eagle in this poncho-styling angel collar top. When teamed with the full circle skirt, the effect would be a charming halo of a delicious dust ruffle.

5b.

The angel collar also is available in a more exciting metallic fabric for that extra sparkle and sheen. Highly recommended for roles which require you to play the angel atop the Christmas tree.

ShooStories: Is there such a thing as a formal flip-flop?

#17

The Shoo: Limey
Circa: Jan 2005
Where: Online buy, Peter Alexander

The Story: For a flip-flops fan like myself, this marriage of beachy flip-flop with a kitten heel was a match made in beachy heaven. And we have Sigerson Morrison to thank for. But his were outrageously expensive, something like US$50 for a pair. Even I have a limit, one does not pay that kind of money for rubber. Thankfully, because it was such fashion gold, it was copied left, right and centre (thank God for pirates). Hell, even Bata was doing these! I know, because I bought a pair from there and I wore them to death. I even wore them to work, because I reasoned, it's got a heel, and therefore it's OK! When I finally broke them, (the strap snapped and I had to resort to scotch-taping the strap back to the sole) I knew I had to replace them.

By this time, the fad for these had died down, and the crowd had moved onto higher pastures, like the wedge heel. Peter Alexander was having a clearance sale and I decided to buy another pair, this time in lime green, since I was, and still am, in a green phase. I still wear these to work too. But I hasten to add that I never wear these for formal events. One must still have some sense of occasion.

Bonus!