Japanese Jazz: Informel 8

August 8, 2009 / Daily Life / 3 Comments

There was this one guy I really, really admired in middle school. I have always wished be at least half as talented as he is. He’s extremely talented and dedicated to everything he does. Whenever he has a goal, he would relentlessly pursue it and is always confident of its success. In school, he had…


Moving Hosts

July 28, 2009 / Daily Life / 2 Comments

Dear Nanyate Readers, Please bear with me as I switch hosts over the next 48 hours or so. Will be back in full force soon! Much Love, Ivy


Updates, Updates, Updates!

It has been a while since I last blogged about my daily life. Most of the time it’s because I don’t have much of a blogworthy life outside of work. But this time, it’s because I’ve been spending most of my time out, I haven’t found time to sit down to write. Company Plant-a-tree Program…


3 Things Every Hairstylist Should Know

July 11, 2009 / Daily Life, Opinion / 12 Comments

Just left a hair salon horribly, horribly unimpressed with my hair do. In my sporadic time in Singapore, I have only ever found ONE awesome hair salon. And today, I think I have discovered what distinguishes the elite hairstylists from the mediocre ones. Before I go on with my list, I just wanted to say…


SOYJOY Challenge 4: Much Effort, Little Effort Video

June 28, 2009 / Daily Life / 9 Comments

So our last SOYJOY challenge is a video/slideshow to show Much Effort, Little Effort. I decided to tell a story of two brothers Much and Little Effort with my wonderfully awful drawings that failed me my art classes in school. Please excuse the watermark on the YouTube video. I had to use a free converter…


SOYJOY Challenge 3: What is Glycemic Index?

If you’ve ever checked out a SOYJOY bar or the hilarious ads, you probably have seen this: What is Glycemic Index? The GI is a list of foods that are given a rating, from 1 to 100, based on how fast they break down and release sugars into your bloodstream. Food with a low Glycemic…


Office Snacking

June 1, 2009 / Daily Life / 6 Comments

This week for the GI JOY Challenge, the bloggers are to write about how we each enjoy our SOYJOY bars. I could come up with a few brilliant ways of eating SOYJOY, but to be honest, I like my SOYJOY bars best when they’re half an arm’s length from my workstation… in my pencil holder….