Designer Hideaki Lim took time off from his busy schedule and tells us about his past journey leading to the future in fashion. 1. What is it about fashion that first intrigued you to start your career in this industry? It started off with drawing. I have a very strong sense of color. I love [...]
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Do You Have What It Takes to Go From YOUTUBE to YOU LIVE?
There was a special feature program about Justin Bieber aired recently on E! very similar to the popular THS (True Hollywood Story) on his rise to fame and how he was actually discovered. It’s hard to believe all the trouble that Scooter Braun (now his manager) went through to get in touch with Bieber after [...]
Mercedes-Benz Stylo Model Search Finals
Mercedes-Benz Stylo Fashion Week ended with a bang last night. All the contestants sashayed down the catwalk in clothes by one of the main sponsors F&F Spring/Summer 2012 collection. The 12 finalist showcased their capability for the last time in front of judges which includes Dato Nancy Yeoh, Roland Folger, Bill Keith, Kavita Sidhu, Winnie [...]
New Year Work Resolutions To Start The Year Off
Didn’t 2011 seem to just fly by? Already we have entered into a brand new year, a new year where anything is possible and it’s up to you to make 2012 one to remember. One of the best things about the new year is that we get to make all sorts of new year’s resolutions [...]
What Do You Do If You Hate Your Job?
Not all of us have the luxury of doing a job that we love on a day to day basis. For those lucky few, it doesn’t feel like work at all when they are doing something that they love (and how we envy them!), but for the rest of us, getting up everyday and going [...]
How To Deal With A Bossy Person
I don’t know about the rest of you, but personally, I can’t stand bossy people. They’re in your face all the time – and sometimes they’re rude about it, they think they know better than you, they try to make you do things their way, they try to exert their opinions on you and they [...]
How To Ace Your First Day At A New Job
Starting anywhere new on your own for the first time can be a daunting thing. Especially if it is a new job where you want to make a good impression on your first day. Beginning a whole new job in a brand new company can be nerve wrecking, especially if this is your first time [...]
Are You Likeable At Work?
How likeable are you at work? Do you mingle well with all your co-workers? Or do you merely just get to the office, sit behind your desk, get your work done, and head out the door at the end of the day? Being likeable at the office may not seem like a big deal, but [...]
Scoring A Job Interview
Sending our job applications by the dozen is the easy part of the whole job hunting process, wouldn’t you agree? After all, all we need to do is log on to the job search websites, browse the jobs listed, click send and voila! Resume sent and delivered. But that may not exactly be the most [...]
Emm-a-man: When It Is Time to Leave Your Job?
For those who love their jobs and wake up in the morning so eager to go to the office– good for you. But for the rest of us who crawl out of bed and dreading the thought of spending eight hours in our tiny cubicle– I feel for you. But this is not something totally [...]
Beating The Stress At Work
Who isn’t familiar with office stress? It’s one of those things that seem to come naturally with working life and everyone at some point goes through stress at work, whether it is on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Stress is no fun, that’s for sure. It makes us panicked and flustered, we feel our [...]
Dealing With Sitting Next To Someone Annoying At Work
Working in an office environment, there are gonna be some people that you get along with, and some people that just drive you up the wall. That’s not uncommon because not everyone can be expected to get along fabulously the way they do in the movies. There’ll be some people you like, and some you [...]
16-year-old schoolgirl starts beauty business for university fees!
You know what they say: “When there’s a will, there’s a way”. Without a doubt, there’s a way…we came across this interesting bit of news and couldn’t resist sharing it. Rocketing tuition fees are usually a significant barrier some of the less fortunate. So what did Safina Adam do? She took matters into her own [...]
