Published at: 12:04 am - Thursday April 21 2011
I’ve come to realise that people who love makeup usually have a soft spot for stationery. I’m one of them, of course; notebooks, letter pads, pencils and pens – they all hold a special allure. While I love my graphite pencils (they shade well on face charts), I have a penchant for coloured pens too. [...]
Published at: 02:01 am - Monday January 31 2011
With a glass curtain wall façade showcasing the high-end fashion stores it houses, it is hard to miss Mandarin Gallery when you’re walking down Orchard Road. Located in the foreground of the Mandarin Orchard Singapore hotel, this chic mall celebrated its first anniversary last Friday. To mark the special occasion, twenty lucky shoppers were picked [...]
Published at: 10:01 pm - Monday January 10 2011
When I read about this stapler on a Japanese blog, I was intrigued. It works by cutting a hole into the sheets that need to be fastened, creating a tab which is folded back and through a slit. Fastening with folds? Ingenious! Thinking it was only available in Japan, I didn’t expect to see it [...]