Pepe Le Pew

Hello peeps!

So for some reason I cant really sleep last night. My lack of sleep

has been really bothering me lately. I need some rest and holiday please. And also lack of sleep can only means two things = eye bag and dark circle...no..NO...NO!!! There are few major reasons on why I cant sleep, i think.

First reason maybe due to I happily binged on tortellini pasta and caesar salad yesterday whilst my inner conscious kept echoing "stop..stop..stop...salad is okay..kay..kay...but tortellini...nii...nii?". But did I choose to listen to my inner being or satisfy my hungry tummy? You know the answer to that! Second reason maybe due to my excitement on getting my room-reorganizing project. Mind you, I still have some boxes left unopened since I went home for good more than a year ago!. Third reason maybe due to my significant other who is coming back home and will bring some stuff I can't live without; i.e. Laura Mercier concealer, Mario Badescu miraculous pimple healing lotion and The Sartorialist book. Can't wait for my monkey to come back soon with his luggages!

Not all are jolly reasons though. My fourth and last reason could be the most sickening thing I have ever seen in my whole entire life in the whole entire universe (exaggeration is allowed on Sunday Morning).

Introducing Fendi's Skunk Peekaboo Bag.

I don't really care whether you are on the same page with me on this one. This bag is really unnecessary, atrocious and frankly...unforgivable. The first time I saw this I can almost scream and cry "Pepe Le Pew? isdatchu??"

I swear I will throw you with anything I have on hand if I see you wearing this. When has "skunk" be fashionable? And have you even smelled skunk? I'm sorry, I cannot, cannot, cannot comprehend this! Priced at USD1,970 at Saks. Don't start saving.

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Do you know the muffin top... the muffin top...

Flabby tummy could be a boo-boo, trust me, I know. Sometimes it's very frustrating to not fit into your skinny jeans. That's why people like me prefer a dress :)

Anyways, if you MUST wear that jeans, please pair it up with a loose top. Pretty please?

Oooohh... I hope this lady doesn't read blogs. Sorry...

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Betty-themed Saturday

Lovely readers, introducing our second guest blogger here in One Queen's Lane, Lisette Tatou. I would say that Lis is one cute kitten! She's one of those people who has a really strong opinion about anything. Her most common statement would be: "THIS is the most delicious breakfast in the whole wide world". The next morning, she could be saying the same statement to another joint. Awww, whacky Lis!

So here goes:
(By the way, naughty Marie forgot to post this blog last Saturday... sorry!)

This Saturday was a pretty interesting one...not because I had an exciting event planned but actually the total opposite. I absolutely had nothing to do; except early morning run, cleaning up the house, meeting my husband's cousins and aunt for lunch and a graphic designer for my up and coming website (not for me, but for my cufflinks store. I am not that self indulgent) until about 4.30 PM. Yeah...I considered that as a very-relaxing-absolutely-nothing-to-do Saturday. Anyways...the day turned into somewhat more interesting as it became a Betty-themed-Saturday.

After the meeting, we went to this upscale Jakarta supermarket to buy some stuff for dinner. I promised my husband a 3 course meal valentine dinner with apple pie as the dessert (aww...). However, I had to cancel that menu coz they don't sell 9-inch round baking pan. Oh how I miss Pillsbury frozen crust or Pillsbury anything for that matter... So I had to execute plan B; bake him giant cookies...I already saved Nigela Lawson's best chocolate chip cookies recipe in my blackberry and so hyped to try it out. Much to my dismay, they didn't even sell chocolate chips! So, once again, my good friend, Betty saved the day. The giant cookies turned out to be excellent, as usual, except it being a bit too soft because I changed the vegetable oil to olive oil (hey...I am trying to be more health concious here and olive is a vegetable too, right?).

So, after dinner, we watched Ugly Betty season 4 and I must say..she's getting prettier and slimmer by the season! And I can't belive I am saying this but I actually don't mind wearing her wardrobe now. In that episode, as always, Betty tries to write an article about a woman who volunteers to save Africa instead of "The most comfortable heels this season" as assigned. For once, instead of despising her guts, I actually feel inspired and envious of her. Look at her...she works at mode (aka Vogue) as a fashion editor, wearing hideous clothes (not this season tho) but still strives for what she believes in. And look at shallow me...I feel depressed everyday when looking into my 4-meter-wide-full-of-2-and-3-seasons-ago-Zara-and-Mango-dresses wardrobe. I should be more like Betty! Who cares about what people think of what I am wearing when I have my brain! Thanks for inspiring me Ms. Suarez! Now, finally...I feel much better after my sister's comment "you are not as fashionable as you are used to be" 2 days ago.

After feeling so comfortable and confident in my own skin, thanks to Betty Suarez, I continued on watching the next DVD "The September Issue"; the story about Anna Wintour, the editor in chief of US Vogue preparing for Vogue's September issue; the longest, largest, and most popular issue of the year . 30 minutes into the movie, I am back to my shallow self, wanting Anna's, Wilhelmina's, and Amanda's wardrobe once again. So much for ugly Betty's inspiring life...

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Alexa Chung

Have you guys heard of this lady? She was born in United Kindgdom and is a TV presenter
who recently hosted "It's On with Alexa Chung" on MTV. While the show got cancelled
with its last aired on Dec 17, 2009, Alexa impact on fashion industry is very much still on.

Alexa started modelling as a teen model in Elle Girl and CosmoGIRL!. She also appreared in
product advertising such as Sunsilk, Tampax, Fanta and Sony Erricson. Currently, she is the
main model for Pepe Jeans London.

Aside from her modelling stamp, Mulberry fashion house just made a bag named after her.
It's another take on their Bayswater bag, but i cant help to emphasis on the cuteness of this bag!
This bag has some boyish not-to-feminine take on it, which i like so much. It's so sturdy but yet so casual at the same time. You can wear it slinged, or even just out it on your arm (just like Alexa) :)

Priced at GBP702 at net-a-porter.com. Start saving!

(photo credit: Mulberry.com, Net-a-Porter, Disgrassian)

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You Need to Chill The Effin' Out

Below entry is fiction. Does not depict a particular person. We swear! (sort of)

Have you ever felt that your subordinates are not good enough? Like, all the time?

Have you ever felt like you are the smartest, the most experienced and yet, you are the most awesome coz you're the youngest among the bunch?

Have you ever felt that you can get away with your pretty-but-so-pale-look-not-

to-mention-your-VPL-stamp-on-your-butt to attract bees which, coincidentally, is your boss?

Have you ever thought about your subordinates who spend long nights at work, just to hear your comment in the morning "umm..fix this. The data are all wrong, you misunderstood what I said. Be ready in 10min?"?

Have you ever felt like you are the coolest, that you never want to eat/buy anything locally made, underestimate your subordinates coz they shop at carrefour instead of kemchicks, make fun of your driver coz he drinks coffee at warungs instead of sbux?

Have you ever asked your subordinates "what's the projected income on year 3?" When it is clearly written on page five as "Projected income on Year 3"?

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...

...


Maybe you're our boss.

You suck BIG time.

You're welcome.

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Why oh Why...

Très bien Shosanna! You're hilarious. On that note, I'd like to add something about mens' shoes. Notice in the malls nowadays, lots of males are wearing white loafers or the cooler term - Mocassins. Yikes to that people! You're only allowed to wear that kind of shoes if: 1.) you're Ashton Kutcher and 2.) you're unmistakably HOT 3.) there is no number 3, too bad you're not listed. The females on the other hand are pardoned from this restriction. Look at Rihanna below (photo is pasted from Elle.com):

How cool is that! Perfect for laid-back lazy Sunday afternoon, having tea or coffee with close friends. Me likey... je t'aime...

Go white!

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An introduction to Shosanna Rive

Hey all,

so we got a really special guest blogger here. She's one of our good friend in life, and aside from having a terrific voice and cool dance moves, she's also one hell of a talented photographer! (Did I hear an echo of "The Sartolialist" Indonesia?). Allow us to introduce Shosanna Rive and read on to see what she has to say to make the world a better place!

Thanks Shosanna, you're super cool. Karaoke soon? :)

On February 15, 2010, Shosanna Rive wrote;

I have been given a great honor to be the first guest blogger here at Onequeenslane, where I - similar to Anne Laure and Marie Elise - share the passion to write about the everyday life.
Before I do that, let me share a bit about myself. I am Shosanna Rive, and I am an aspiring photographer, a wannabe world traveler, but unfortunately is just a regular 9-5 worker for now. Yea yea, mock all you want…. mark my words world; I will be all of one of those very soon! To tell you the truth, I am not much of a writer but you know what they say – a picture’s worth a thousand words – and since I am an aspiring photographer, it fits perfectly.
For this blog, I will start with two pictures as per below (please don’t take into account the quality of the pictures as it was taken by my phone):

Designer shoes!!!! Love ‘em / hate ‘em? In this case, I HATE ‘EM! I mean come on dude…..seriously???? Now don’t get me wrong, I like pretty things and I dream to have many many many designer bags and shoes but in this case, NO NO NO! First of all, it’s a guy, second of all he wore them in two CONSECUTIVE days, third – and most importantly - those shoes should not be worn unless you are one of two people described below:
1. A pimp
2. A professional, famous person that plays sports

So gals, if you have any guy friends/husbands/colleagues that wear those kinds of designer shoes, please stop them before they suffer from public embarrassment and burn their shoes!!!!

‘Nuff said!

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RIP Lee McQueen

Lee McQueen, well-known for his whimsical and theatrical creations for Alexander McQueen, died at 40 years old yesterday in London.

News stated that it was an apparent suicide. He was depressed due to the death of his mother just this early February.

His 2009 collection, taken from style.com

Devastating.


(image of Lee McQueen courtesy of wwd.com)

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