Thursday 13 August 2015

First Anniversary

Today is a special post just for the one and only.... The Sam Willows! xx Exactly a year ago, 13 August 2014, I got to know this amazing band - The Sam Willows , members are siblings Narelle Kheng and Benjamin Kheng as well as friends Jonathan Chua and Sandra Riley Tang. Last year they were up for the MTVEMAs and Radio DJs were tweeting and rallying the support for them. Being the curious me, I checked them out on Youtube and I got HOOKED to their original Glasshouse. After which I tweeted 300 tweets #MTVEMAs #NominateTheSamWillows (no joke). I have met these lovely and talented bunch so many times and my obsession over them and the photos I have with them, people don't believe I've only known them for a year. Though at some events I don't get a chance to take photos with them but it is really heart warming to even receive a hi from these guys. They are the funniest, quirkiest, loveliest and nicest people I know. They released their first EP way back in October 2012. They had the chance to meet Steve Lillywhite and added a new twist to their single Glasshouse with a Lillywhite Edition. This year they released new single Take Heart in May and will be releasing more singles leading up to their album launch in September (half of which was recorded in Sweden). They also have a concert coming up at the end of this year! WOOHOO!

President Star Charity



 #TSWSECRETSHOW



 Countdown to SG50





 Love is in the air @ Gardens By The Bay



 Sing, Love recording



 Botanic Gardens Jubilee Celebrations



Youtube Fanfest 2015







No group photo:

SEA Games Roadshow @ Orchard
2nd GGC @ Scape
NUS Rag and Flag Day
Scape Invasion @ Ngee Ann Polytechnic


These guys are the most amazing and talented bunch. If you ever say that Singaporeans has no talent I WILL SLAM YOU. These guys have received awards such as:

m:idea Youth Choice Award 2013 and 2014
City Nomads Awards 2015 - Best Local Musician in Singapore 2015
They have played at different parts of the world such as:
Muse Expo in Los Angeles
Los Angeles , Austin (SXSW)
Toronto, Canada Music Week
They have played at these huge events such as:
28th SEA Games Opening and Closing
NDP 2015
Opening for The Script Live in Singapore

Celebrate 2013 and SG 50 Countdown

IGNITE! Music Festival 2013 and 2014

Style x Style Asia Style Collection

F1 Grand Prix 2014
(they will be performing at this year's F1 Grand Prix too!"

THEY  WERE AN MTVEMAs NOMINEE LAST YEAR


 

That one time I appeared on their instagram teehee


If you don't already,
Like them on Facebook- The Sam Willows
Subscribe to them on Youtube The Sam Willows
Follow them on Instagram and Twitter @thesamwillows
Their personal accounts: @narellekheng @benjaminkheng @sandrarileytang @jonchuajx


I love you willows xx The Sam Willows, To Super Wonders!


" WALK WITH YOUR MIND, RUN WITH YOUR HEART "







Wednesday 5 August 2015

The Special One.

Today, I will be sharing about someone very special to me and one whom I hold very close to my heart. This woman is none other than the very sweet and very lovely, Christabel Chua aka Bellywellyjelly!




I'm sure you have seen her around on my social media platforms and you probably know her as the one on a series called PrettySmart on YouTube for The Smart Local. So with this said, I shall start from the very first time I met this woman.

24 January 2015 - InstaWalk By The Smart Local x MND and NParks

So The Smart Local conducted an InstaWalk for Instagram users with special Influencers Sandra Riley Tang (@sandrarileytang) from The Sam Willows, Munah Bagharib (@munahbagharib) from Munah and Hirzi as well as Christabel Chua (@bellywellyjelly) who is The Smart Local's very own video princess. This was the very day I met Christabel after seeing her on Sandra's instagram for the longest time. It was the very first time I actually met her and probably followed her only 2 days prior to the event. But this friendly woman remembered me after I commented "see you there" on her photo and she came over and gave me a hug after saying hi with the warmest smile I have ever seen. I wasn't in her group but seeing her from time to time when my group bumps into her group and I would see her wide smile and her fascination over nature. HER SMILE IS ADDICTIVE!



  


So after this day I would see her on social media and slowly got to know her better and talked to her more often through these platforms. The main one being Snapchat. This woman posts the FUNNIEST and CUTEST snaps!!



So this brings me to the next time I met this lovely one.

17 April 2015 - Tamp 1 Fashion Week

So on this day, it was my second day of Poly orientation and I had activities at Jalan Bersar Stadium and ended at 6pm and her event was supposedly supposed to be at 6pm. However, she was stuck in a jam so when I reached around 7, she was only halfway through her event. The super sweet and lovely and friendly woman recognized me and came over to talk to me during her break and we took loads of photos but I shall only upload some because I look really bad in the rest :P






Psst... did I mention  that she got sushi for me after she found out that I haven't eaten

So I shall put the next 3 times together because I met her 3 times in 6 days teehee

29 May 2015 - Met her at Cineleisure for her Maybelline event. This was a day that was too coincidental. Supposed to go down at 6pm because her event was supposed to be till 7pm but school ended early so I reached around 4pm on that day and thought why not I go over earlier to surprise her? Just nice, I saw her leaving and apparently her event had already ended and I was like WAHHHHHHH. After which I followed her to find food and she got me a really yummy cookie from Ben's Cookies! She then had to go back to the office to do work and we talked about life while waiting for her Uber to arrive. We didn't take any photos on this day.

31 May 2015 - She was at Cineleisure for her Maybelline event once again and was gonna give a girl a makeover. However I could not stay for long and had to be home so I only stayed for like 5 mins? But managed to get a few photos before I left xx





3 June 2015 - So Bel had a starbucks event at Plaza Singapura and I went over after my exam. As I was VERY early, I studied for like 3 hours before she came as I had another paper the next day.  This woman was putting army camo on her face on snapchat and I was laughing so much. So she finally arrived and as she had her own starbucks creation, the bellywelljelly frappe - green tea latte add raspberry and java chip less swee, I got it and IT IS DELISH. So after which she had to walk around  so I just sat at a corner with some friends chit chat. Of course we took photos together! xx






AND JOAL WAS THERE TOO


And also, Bel took a photo with me with her phone on that day so I asked her for it and she didn't reply me on twitter, instagram or snapchat which made me worried that she didn't like me anymore but apparently.......


SHE SAVED IT FOR MY BIRTHDAY ON 9 JUNE xx
(She wished me on insta too when I dedicated a post to her few minutes before the clock struck midnight to my birthday xx )


10 July 2015 - BioDerma Event at Raffles City

So I met this woman after not seeing her for a month and I finally got to do the ostrich face photo with her that she LOVES to do hahahah 

This woman really inspires me so much. The way she lives her life so cheerfully, the way she can be vulnerable to others, the way she always takes the effort to go the extra mile for people. These are the type of friends I never ever wanna lose. Thanks for always being there for me through the tough times, encouraging me and giving me advice when I really need it, always knowing what to say at the right time, always loving on me though I have so many flaws. I could never ask for any thing more. Thank you for creating so many beautiful memories for me xx Love you dear xx Continue doing what you do and pursuing your dreams! Can't wait to meet you again!



" What is life if you don't spread some joy and laughter around? "