This is how you kick asses- Muay Thai style

Thanks to Nuffnang who has been so nice to me,
I get to watch my first live Muay Thai competition

The media way!!

We get to stand so close to the ring to get pics,
at one point I can feel their sweat + water splash on my face.
It was a combination of "eww..." and "awesome!!!!"

The Elite Boxing Thailand VS Asia, Malaysia edition.
In each round,
there was a Thai (per se) against boxers from Malaysia, China, Brazil and Iran.

The matches always start with what I call "the warm-up dance"

It's actually a ceremonial ritualistic dance.

The adrenaline rush was intense once the match starts.

The first round is usually just to check your opponent,
and the second round is the real fight.

Each round is 3mins long.

In the pic above, the man in the blue glove is Jom Kitty.
He gained a lot of "wows" when we saw his fight record.
He won 500 matches (+1 for yesterday) and only lost 27.
His opponent, Leo Monteiro
won 47 matches and lost 20.

Statistics.


Ok, now back to the scene.

The tension of each fight was immense.

Each punch had to be hard enough to knock some LED out of your opponent,
each kick should be hard enough to make their six packs squirm.

But well despite all that,
you see a lot of

BROMANCE.

And we have here,
our own Malaysian team leader for Muay Thai.
His name,
is one which should be feared by boxers.

I mean,
he is Mohammad Ali (Yakub).

He may not have flown like a butterfly,

but I could imagine that a punch from him

is like being stung by 1000 bees.

And he did us proud by winning his match.

A tough match,

5 full rounds,

but it was obvious his opponent was no match for him.

The beautiful boxer in real life. 

She really is beautiful.

And very tall. 

If you don't know who she is,

check out this movie.

#True story before Barney Stinson was cool.

After a few fights,
the organisers decided to slow down the pace,
and bring out some fashion.

It was a 6 dress showcase for a local designer.
Which was quite out of place IMO. =/

After some wolf whistling by a bunch of not really civilized people,
the fashion show ended
and the punches resumed.

We have a lot of kicking, punching,
and then we have smackdown

and falling...

Whoops.

I was anticipating the final round.

After Ali's win,

I had hopes for the next Malaysian to win.

We have Faizal Ramli

who is famous for using his elbows.

After an awful performance

by some singers (and dancers [dancers weren't awful)

The match finally started.

At first it looked good.

Then it was.... meh....

And suddenly... 

BAM!! 

And that, ladies and gentlemen
is why the trainers keep repeating:
"you must always keep your hands up".

I'm sorry that Faizal lost,
but he put up a good 5 round fight too.

Congratulations to all the winners of the night.
And the second-placers,
well
at least you're second place. =D

It was my first time going to an event
as "media" with a real camera.

I used to blog with pics taken with my phone because I didn't have a camera.

And last July, I got my Gf2 for my own birthday,
and I was glad it took such great pics.
It was fun running around with a camera and media tag around my neck,
cramping with other dudes with big cameras
just to get good shots.

It was fun to watch the matches,
cheer for the fighters
and hang out with the bloggers.

Thanks a lot, Nuffnang, for being so nice to me.

That's what J_Fish has to say~ Au Revoir~

p.s. This is mean, but when I saw this pic....

What is love? Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more. 

Half a leopard look

Prr...

So,
This is not really a tutorial,
since I can't teach you much.

 More like a sharing?
The tools that I used were simple.

Top: Orange eyeshadow from Elianto (only RM8 but the pigmentation is great)

Bottom: Heavy rotation eyeliner 

I cut my fringe btw.

Firstly,
paint the orange on the part where you want the prints.

I chose the middle range.
Looks a little sunburnt and I like the look.

Second,
Paint on the prints.

I don't know how to describe painting the prints.
Just make them random.

The sizes and shapes should vary.
Just make sure that they're not generally too small
and not too crowded.

You have to play around with it a few times.

This was my third attempt and it finally looked convincing. 

=)

Try to make the prints look round with slight bulges here and there.

Here's a close up. 

I even painted a nose. =D

Try and tell me if you find it difficult. =)

That's what J_Fish has to say~ Au Revoir~

DIY T-Shirt Into Dress!! (No cutting/sewing)

The victim. 

If you look closely,

you can see that the T-Shirt has feet.

*dum dum dum*

So,

like the title clearly states,

I shall teach 

How to transform a huge T-Shirt into a dress without cutting nor sewing. 

If you have your ex-bf's utmost favourite T-Shirt lying around,
don't just dump it,
and DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT GIVING IT BACK.

Here's a great way to recycle it!!
GO GREEN!!

Sadly,
this is my own T-Shirt.

So this is how I look in the huge ass T-Shirt.
It's an XL. I wear S.


Step 1:
Pull your hands out of the sleeves,
and pull the collar down to just covering your chest area.

I know some of you think that you might not fit in,
give it a try first.
The collars are quite stretchable.
If you still can't fit,
well....
read on to show moral support?
=D

Or get a T-Shirt with a wider collar.=X



Step 2:
fold the middle part up a little (if it's too long, or has a logo like mine)
and align the top part with the collar.

If you're short and the T-Shirt is very long, fold more,
if you're average and the T-Shirt is slightly long, fold less,
if it's the correct length, fold juuuuuuuuuuuuuuust a little bit.
if you're tall and/or have long legs, I hate you.



Step 3:
Grab one of the sleeves,
and pull it as far to the other side as possible without rotating the T-Shirt.

Fold the bottom corner of the sleeve upwards,

And tuck it into the collar.

Now do the same for the other sleeve.

And voila!! You've got a not bad looking dress!!!

You can wear a belt too.

Or just match it with accessories.

See.
It's very simple.
=D

If you don't have an over-sized T-Shirt lying around,
Carrefour use to sell men's T-Shirts for around RM4 per piece.
(Not sure if they still have it now)

Btw,

Try around with the folding and tucking of the sleeves and parts of the T-Shirt to get different effects.

Since it doesn't require cutting, you can retry again and again for different designs!! =)
Have fun!!


Any guys who usually wear L/XL and has unwanted T-Shirts
which are still in good condition but you don't wear it,
feel free to donate it to me. =p

That's what J_Fish has to say~ Au Revoir~

p.s. If you're interested in altering your clothes, why not give the Veet it off contest by Nuffnang a try? =)
The grand prize includes:
RM 1,000 Cash
1 x Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 worth RM1,300
One-year supply of Veet products worth RM500

Why not right? =) 

The bazaar in the mall

So
I went to a bazaar in 1st Subang Mall in SS15 Subang (duh) with Caroline.

There were around 15 stalls that sold a variety of items,
from clothes to books,
accessories to gadgets.

We went around the bazaar and thoroughly combed through all the (clothing and accessory) stalls
with much pleasure.
Shopaholics on the loose!!!

One of the accessories which caught my attention. Didn't buy it in the end. 

But the firs thing I bought was actually a book. *cue "unexpected facial expression"*
"G is for Gumshoe" was quite interesting, until the ending, which was disappointing.
I got it for RM5 from a second hand book stall!!
It's cheap entertainment. =p

The clothes there were more towards Korean and Taiwanese style,
and we were spoiled with choices for accessories!!
I got 2 pairs of cute earrings there for RM10.

They see us rollin, they snappin

So many pretty things, so little money.

Got my first ever mustard colour top there too. =D

Not only that,
we went for brunch at Sherlyn's Little Dream.

Ok, so I have a dream of owning my own cafe too,
but this is not mine.
See, there's one less "N" in the name. =X

 EAT ALL THE CAKE!!

Doesn't matter, the cake tastes super nice!!
Very thick, chocolaty brownie!!!
It's a good place to just sit, eat brownie and drink tea. *likeataitai*

*warning* 
Next part contains picture that will make you drool,
scroll past super fast if hungry.





To further fill up our stomach,
we were later served with great food from Coffee Signature.

Most of the bloggers wanted to get the Hello Kitty coffee art on their coffee.
But I was happy with mine.
Meet the bear fox.

and I killed Mr Bear Fox and made my own coffee art.

I call it "Stick and butt crack"

We even got the chance to go on manicure session.
Being me, I chose purple with slight glitter.

But unlike the other manicurist who were usually chatty,
I think mine was having a bad day so I just sat there and pretended to be a princess on a throne chair while a girl did my nails. Awkward can.

I present to you: My throne. 

Doesn't matter, had nice manicure!!

We had a great time at 1st Subang Mall,
thanks to the bazaar and shops there!!

We even went for a facial session there the next week.
Literally stuck gold to our faces. =p

So, anyone up for another pampering session there? =D

That's what J_Fish has to say~ Au Revoir~