world cup finals 2010

my dad was invited to the world cup finals this year and gave the tickets to me and my brother, so we went to south africa for the first family holiday we've had together in like 5 years.

i've been actively following the world cup this year (trying to), and was really rooting for argentina, but they got eliminated in the quarterfinals so i had to choose another team to support and holland was an easy choice.

outside soccer city: wearing an orange (holland!) blazer by dkny (borrowed from the always reliable brandon seah), with a red/white/blue (netherland's flag colours) shirt by ck.

attending the match was really an experience in itself, and i even got to see one of my all-time idols - nelson mandela. 

nelson mandela waving to the crowd

unfortunately spain won. i'm really not gonna argue about who played better (*cough* holland *cough*) because i think once you get behind a team, everything they do is just, fair game i guess? hahaa. but okay fine. holland was a little dirtier. but they played well. so. 

anyway. it really was a once in a lifetime experience (although my brother has been to the last final as well. so i dont know why he keeps saying "once in a lifetime". it was for me at least.).

-ivan

an early 21st

hairin and fui are currently on their respective exotic spring break

vacations so i'm standing in as a guest blogger this week.

(me, in sunglasses, wearing a wolf shirt from union square, reminded me of christopher kane. haha)

i recently celebrated my 21st birthday at Capella Hotel and Resort in Sentosa, Singapore. the capella group launched the world's first six star hotel,

and the one located on our humble island didn't disappoint either.

i reserved a 2 bedroom villa with a private plunge pool and invited the boys over to spend the weekend.

the hotel provided chauffeur driven buggies to ferry their guests around, on top of complimentary champagne and snacks .

the hotel was really lush, and it was just perfect to celebrate the end of my army term as well as my 21st birthday.

in the evening, i held my dinner for 19 friends at the hotel's restaurant, The Knolls.

the past few birthdays, i've always worn shirts with loud prints, so i wanted to go in a different direction for my 21st.

(from top left clockwise, yellow polka dot shirt by agnes b, floral print shirt by d&g, blue/white polka dot shirt by paul & joe)

so i turned to Singaporean label Antebellum which makes some of the most artful pieces of clothing. i found this amazing white shirt with an extended bib-esque appendage.

(shirt by antebellum, pants by paul smith, shoes by louboutin)

the highlight of the dinner was the cake, which was whimsical and fun,

sort of like a final nod to youth.

we continued to have champagne in the villa after dinner,

before heading to velvet for more festivities.

velvet was more fun than usual, with an appearance by a special bottle of moet.

i've never made it into a club on any of my previous birthday because i've always been too incapacitated to manage, so i was glad that i was able to maintain my dignity this year.

the next day, the boys and i headed to universal studios singapore to sample the rides and explore the park before the grand opening on the 18th of march (my actual birthday).

i've been dying to go to universal studios ever since it was announced, so it was a nice surprise when the boys informed me that they had gotten tickets in time to celebrate my birthday.

also, because it was a preview ticket, the park was not intensely crowded and wait times for rides were manageable and relatively short.

i have to say, our little version of universal studios did not disappoint. sure, it was significantly smaller and there were less rides, but the rides offered a variety of options for kids and adults that i found pretty damn exciting.

the personnel in the park were professional and helpful, and the shows were creative and quite spectacular.

it was pretty much the perfect end to a wonderful 21st celebration.

- ivan

Look through all these and into

Dolce wears coat stella mccartney. bag chanel. scarf alexander mcqueen. glasses prism.

Prism glasses are stocked at Opening Ceremony.

Chanel's Temporary Tattoos

my awesome friend, dolce, and the chanel skin art for spring 2010. the swallow tattoo is stunning.

never blame anyone if you get hurt because you took the risk & you decided who was worth the while

One of my favorite girls, Andrea, celebrated her 21st birthday at this Japanese restaurant called Dozo in River Valley:

take a chance & never let go. - fui

wine me and dine me, bring those platinum rings; those are a few of our favourite things.

Thought it would be kinda cool to share my ring collection. These are merely the tip of an iceberg, but they're my favourites. I'm never without a ring (unless I'm drawing or doing some form of 'hard labour'), but nowadays I'm into wearing four or five at a time. Yeah, I have an obsession.

The One that Started it All: designed by my mom and originally set with diamonds and amethyst. I requested she swap the amethyst for onyx and give it to me. And she did.

My newest acquisition from my London trip:

Alexander McQueen, King of Skulls. (he single-handedly revived the skull trend)

xox0, Yy.

calls from last night

Kari's amazingblue Marni pumps

Trish rocks awesome jacket from far east.

Shan has tee from u.o.. and shoes from slow and steady wins the race.