back to Singapore today

Well Owen was working quite late last night back in the room so i went to the bar to give him some peace and quiet...there also happened to be free cocktails at said hotel bar!hehe! so i had 2 very strong drinks and am now suffering from what one may call a hangover! im such a light weight! went shopping today again and got a beautiful sheepskin coat to keep me warm back in edinburgh and my dress for xmas day! is strange trying on winter clothes when its so hot outside! going to the airport soon for my flight home and owen is on a later flight but back tonight in Sing too so thats a bonus. Looking forward to a relaxed weekend x

KL

Hi, I'm writing from our hotel room in KL! I came here last night adn met owen and we went out for a nice meal in town with Dave (his colleague). Today Owen went to work and after meeting him for lunch i wondered round some lovely shops for inspiration for my xmas wish list-mulberry and anya hindmarch (whos shop i have never been in as only in london and KL-AMAZING stuff!) are going to feature highly!hehe! went for a swim in the roof top pool, which isnt really roof top-its undercover on the top floor and surrounded by a bar, so was strange being watched while i swan-needless to say i only stayed for 5 mins as it was too uncomfortable! Anyway i visited a local market too where i got my nails done-oh the jobs of being a kept woman! Been dreaming up more fabulous designs for Harriet Sparks too so watch this space! Owen back from work soon then heading to dinner. I am actually seeing a lot more of him here than in Singapore as he has been working more normal hours which is a first! KL is fine, quite run down but ok. I stand out a lot more here being blond and tall and wearing western clothes and walking around on my own. The taxi driver was very suprised i was venturing out without my man! bit wierd! thats all for now folks! x

Press and KL

Hi,
Well i'm happy as my Gina & Jake press release is going to be in Dec Elle magazine! and also in woman's weekly which is pictured below, the finder, time out and 17mag! go me! Heading over to KL tonight to see Owen until thursday which i'm looking forward to. Hope all is well with everyone and you are managing to keep warm in the UK-i hear it's cold! Oh and i have been wearing my glasses since saturday as my contacts were really blurry and i couldnt see properly.... i finally figured out why this morning-i had them in the wrong eyes!opps! x

Happy Monday!

Hello all!
Back at work today but going to KL tomorrow till thursday which i am looking forward to! Owen left at some silly hour like 4:30am this morning to go to KL, poor thing. At least its just one sleep this time before i see him again :)
We had a lovely weekend. We chilled out on sat morning and then met friends at Tanjong beach club in the afternoon and chatted and played some volleyball-well i attempted it but i was terrible and kept shying away from the ball when it came near me as i was scared it would hit me! its a very big ball! So i retired to the sunbed with Rowan after 5mins! Owen did well though. That evening we went for dinner at a Japanese resturant we hadn't been to before and it was really nice.
Sunday we went for a hike/walk in the jungle at the national park which we great. Lots of monkeys and lizards to look at. Then in the evening we decided to go to a new Hawker centre we hadnt been to before in Little India, but it was not nice and so so busy and almost all the people were indian men so i felt really intimidated. Then we realised it was the Deepevali festival so all the men (im not sure why there were no women-if you know please enlighten me!) were out on the streets. So we escaped to a small indian resturant and had some yummy curry!
FYI (The name Diwali is itself a contraction of the word Deepavali (Sanskrit: दीपावली Dīpāvali), which translates into row of lamps (inSanskrit).^[3] Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps (diyas) (or Deep in Sanskrit: दीप) filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil. During Diwali celebrants wear new clothes and share sweets and snacks with family members and friends. Some Indian business communities begin the financial year on the first day of Diwali, hoping for prosperity the following year.).
Louise and Jen went to look at a flat for us in Edinburgh on sat and gave us the feedback-looks really nice but the only problem is that it is a bit too far out of town for us i think. So the search continues and we have contacted agencies about lots more flats so hope to find something soon. 
Right im going to get lunch as starving! lots of love xxx

Thank God Its Friday!

Hello! Well thats another week almost gone buy. Owen went to bangkok last night and is back late tonight so not too bad. Hes playing golf with a client this afternoon so its hardly hard work!hehe! I'm going to book club tonight-well its really an excuse for rowan, me and some of the other girls to go out for dinner and a few drinks! I had the best dream last night that i had a pet Orangutang! he was so cute and ate bananas! haha! i know, im mad! Oh and all the Harry Potter films i had ordered arrived last night so i watched the most recent one in bed which was nice. Cant wait for no 7 to be released! Louise and Jenny are looking at flats for Owen and I in edinburgh this weekend so im looking forward to hearing the verdict! fingers crossed! Owen and I are planning to go to the Tanjong Beach club tomorrow afternoon to chill out with some friends and then go for a walk in the jungle on sunday!
Anyway back to work...
x

Singapore RDA and the weekend.

Hello, had a really nice relaxing weekend with Owen. CHilled out and went for dinner and watched a movie (the kite runner-amazing!). I had the photoshoot for a dress designer and Scene magazine which went well. They were doing a doll theme and I was a fairy! had really fun make up on and met some lovely people, so that should be published in their Jan issue :)
I went to the polo club today where a woman i met is loaning a horse so i saw her horse, Cocoa, who is lovely and we took her out for some grass as it was her day off being riden. the polo club is fab-very luxurious and lots of amazing horses! they all get kept in stables unlike what i am used to back home but there are fans in them to keep them cool. Then we went to riding for the disabled (RDA) which is next door and where Nicki volunteers. We looked after and led a horse called Paint and had a lovely little girl who has cerebral palsy riding (she had 2 helpers keeping her on), as soon as she got going her face lit up and she loved it! she cant communicate verbally but for the first time in her life she said 3 words last week while Nicki was with her! there were some other kids who were more physically abled who were having a great time and obviously really benefiting from being with the horses. we went for a walk in the jungle and saw a massive monitor lizard on a tree! it must have been 5 ft long and 1 ft wide! so i am going to be taking over form Nicki for the next 3 mondays which i am excited about. 
Well 5 weeks left till we are back in Edinburgh. We have been starting to look at flats and contact agencies to get the ball rolling. I have also been in in contact with Maisie's owner (the horse i shared in Edinburgh) and with great luck for me the sharer who had taken over form me has given her up so i can have her back when we get back to Edinburgh! I am so pleased. Although i think all my hard work on her will have gone down the drain by now so its back to working on her from scratch! 
Oh i almost forgot to say that owen and i plucked up the courage to go on this mental ride at Clark Quay. its a bunge/ball/catapult thing!  I have attached pics, very scary but totally worth it!
We have been having some sad news about a very great family friend who lives back home who has been taken back into hospital and is very ill so that has been really upsetting. It is especially hard because we are so far away and I wish we could be there visiting him in hospital and helping out with his family.
Anyway, i'm working for the rest of the week for G&J and Owen is off to BangKok(AGAIN) on thursday/friday and away all next week which is rubbish :( I never thought i would say this but i can't wait to get home! so i can see all my wonderful friends, Topple, family and Owen!! xx

the ride!

before...

during!!

after!!!

Press release!

Hi, thank you to everyone who gave me advice on my next steps work wise here. I have decided to work 12 days from now till we leave to go home so that means i'm getting in some money but i also have time to do a bit more traveling and relaxing! on the note of G&J i have just come across my press release in an article in Chic Magazine Sinagpore! Go Me! my first publication lol! keeping my eyes peeled as we should be in some more too in the next few months fingers crossed! Owen back late tonight at last and then i have a photoshoot tomorrow afternoon for Scene magazine (modeling a new designer's clothes) here which is great! another publication but of me rather than my writing this time! then out for brunch with friends on sunday. have a lovely weekend everyone x

I wrote this!

tanjong beach

Just back from Tanjong beach club with rowan where we spent the afternoon and I got a bit sunburnt, opps! but have really been getting into my new book-the girl with the dragon tatoo-which everyone is raving about! Rowan and I and 2 other girls are having a little book club and this is our first book!haha! so on the job front. I have finished my month trail period with Gina & Jake which i enjoyed but it was long hours etc and meant i didnt really get to do much else in Singapore. I enjoyed doing marketing/PR and made great progress with the company, it has shown me that this is a field for further exploration! She has offered me further work which is great and shows i did i good job for her. But we have 5 weeks left now in Singapore so i am weighing up the benefits of working for her more (albeit for very very little money!) and having the time off now to enjoy being here. Im going to have a thinking about it and make a decision tomorrow so watch this space! also love to hear your thoughts....xx

Indigo Pearl Phuket

one of our balconies!

Well we are back from Indigo Pearl resort in Phuket. Had the most wonderful time! The resort was so beautiful and the service was nothing short of 5 star. we stayed in an amazing Suite room with 2 balconies, an outdoor bath tub, the biggest bed i have ever seen and a huge walk in rain shower! There were 3 great pools, one with a swim up bar where we sampled the strawberry daiqiris and pina coladas! There were 4 resturants on the resort and we enjoyed lovely food. We went out one night to a resturant on the coast. we only just made it as the driver did not have a clue where we were going! he asked all the local people who did not know where it was either, but finally we made it! it was well worth it and the food was outstanding, the chef came out and told us about each dish and said he could make anything we wanted really! was not easy being a vegi in Puket, even at the hotel, almost everything had a meat in it. But i had some lovely Tuna steaks and banana curry so i can't complain! we also went on a boat trip to the islands and did some snorkeling, well i tried to! As soon as i looked under the water and realised how many fish there were and how close they were to me i freaked out a bit! The thought of them touching me was too much to bear! I tried for a bit longer and swam along on Owen's back but had to get out after 5 mins-I have definately developed a mild phobia of fish! It rained a lot on the trip too which wasn't great but we did get into our books on the traveling between the islands. I also had an amazing pedicure at the spa and Owen and I had a 90min massage. I had lots of time to relax and reflect on life/our time in Singapore and what is important to me now and where i want to be in the future. So i have returned to Singapore feeling very refreshed and relaxed and happy. Owen is feeling very relaxed too, although he had to go to KL at 6am this morning and is away till friday which sucks. Here are some pics of the trip! xx

pool view from our suite

dinner at the hotel

island relaxation!

swimming with the fishies near where The Beach was filmed

monkey island!

dinner out and about

tuesday

Hi, well an update on the foot-its a lot better and the rash has gone, yay! so i havent got a tropical and deadly disease, panic over! working this week which is going ok, we are doing an event on thursday with some other clothing and art producers which should be good. Owen is going to Kuala Lumpar tomorrow for 2 nights which sucks, he got really last minute notice from work-as usual so we are both feeling a bit rubbish about that. But we are keeping focused on our trip away this weekend to Phuket, have a look at the resort, just to make you ultra jealous! http://www.indigo-pearl.com/
Met Rowan for lunch today which was nice and we ate at a vegi resturant in Holland Village near where i work. This area is full of expat mums who have nannies and basically spend all their time lunching and shopping-alright for some! hence the more european restaurants. Running club tonight! Owen was meant to be playing football tonight but he has too much work to do, poor thing. Well no rest for the wicked, back to work! weather really hot today! lots of love xxx

sightseeing and doctors!

Hello all, sorry i haven't updated for a while. I have been feeling bit sorry for myself as i was biten by something on wednesday night i think and my ankle swelled up and then my entire foot and then friday night a noticed a rash all up my arm, so after owen calmed me down from thinking i was going to die of some tropic disease we went to see the docs on sat. He gave me some anitbiotics etc, which have started to take affect but making me feel bit drowzy :(


Owen and i have been relaxing this weekend, went on a tour bus and on the singapore flyer which is like the london eye. Last night we discovered a nice barcalled KPO and went to dinner at Giraffe resturant in the park nearby.  Golf on tv today so owen is watching that! and we went for a lovely brunch at a place called PS Cafe which is in the main expat area, lovely food! owen had eggs benedict and i had yoghurt and museli and we shared a strawberry scone but have taken most of that home in a doggie bag as too much food! 


I bought myself a Marc Jocobs bag today as a prezzie for working almost a month! is so lovely and pvc leather so no animals were harmed in the making!have been building a blog/twitter etc as want to start promoting animal friendly bags, clothes and shoes so that they are more accessible for people like you and me to buy. and i want to show people that you can buy really nice things too! I went to an event about animal cruelty on friday and is just aweful what happens to these poor cows and sheep etc for us to have bags/belts/jackets. so im making a stance! look at http://kindcouture.wordpress.com/I have got loads of great feedback from it already and animal welfare is starting to get noticed in Singapore now like it is in the UK. in line with that rowan and I are hoping to host an eco friendly fashion show for mid november which will be fab. 


Major thunderstorms last night so i was awake from 4am although owen managed to sleep through! No other chat really, work tomorrow and holiday in Phuket on sat for 3 nights! cant wait!! xx

drinks at KPO last night

gorgeous Marc Jacobs bag!