DBS Marina Regatta 2013 - Dragon Boat and Cosplay

Did you get to read my previous post on the DBS Marina Regatta 2013?
If not check it out by clicking [HERE].
I was there for both days, and boy, the weather was really hot!


I think other than watching the dragon boat races, as well as people-watching (I mean, c'mon... You can't deny that there were gonna be hot bods all around given the frequent and tough training that these rowers have! Heh~).... The next best thing at the event was the photo booth for people to actually have their photos taken by the photographer at the tent, posing with props and all! The photo would be transferred via WiFi to a large touchscreen and you can send the photo taken to your email inbox!

Just like this pic that I took! (^_^)

And I thought it would be nice to take one 

with the Marina Bay Sands building in the background. :)

It was certainly exciting to watch so many teams within Singapore and the region competing among each other. There were even the teams from Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia. It was my 2nd time watching a dragon boat race. But my first time watching dragon boat races at  "Singapore's Biggest Water Sports Festival".

I read that there was quite an increase in the number 
of female participants this year,  as compared to in 2012.

I saw one team doing their warm-ups before their race...

That determination, enthusiasm and hope within each rower 
was obvious... To give their best, for themselves, for their team~

The starting point for the 200m dragon boat race....

Shot of a team after a fierce race which they have given their all.
Every stroke and beat matters during 
that short frame of time during the race.

I was walking around the event ground and I 'stumbled' upon the Regatta tent. I saw that there was some sort of a 'cosplay (fashion) show" whereby some cosplayers were up on stage, strutting away, showcasing their cosplay costumes. Honestly, I have no idea what the anime characters that these cosplayers are dressing up as. But still, I took some shots. Heh~ Do you recognize any?

 


 I think this Samurai dude has the best costume lah! 
Imagine wearing this in the sweltering heat?!!
I was wearing a tube and shorts outfit and I was melting already!!
KUDOS to you!!

Although the competitive dragon boat races are over, but do check out the Bay Festival that is happening at the Waterfront Promenade @ Marina Bay on this coming weekend - 24 and 25 May 2013! There will be close to 50 teams that would be taking part in the invitation dragon boat races on 24 May (2~6pm). Sign up to try out dragon-boating or kayaking for free, on 25 May (36pm, registration starts at 2.30pm on first-come-first-served basis). There will be percussion competition and music performances by local acts like Jack & Rai, as well as Electrico. Check out the DBS Marina Regatta site for more info, just click [HERE].

Check out this vid!

 A quick summary of the dragon boat event last weekend!

I found this video on Youtube (see below) and thought I would like to share it with you. I did not stay till the closing ceremony on Da 2 of the event so I did not have the chance to video this.This video shows the kite-flying display which was really beautiful. I do know of kites with LED lights, but not that that can do spirals! It was rather amusing at the 3:10min of the video. I can't help but to think that they look like tadpoles (or you know, sperms, too. Haha!). Firework display was nice, seems like a good budget was put into the firework costs, considering that it was for a race event. Good job! I do like the sparkly fireworks, that falls like gold dust. Magical sight!

(Credits to the person whom filmed and uploaded this video online).



So go on, check out the Bay Festival this weekend! Ciao!

DBS Marina Regatta 2013

Yesterday, I headed down to Waterfront Promenade @ Marina Bay for DBS Marina Regatta 2013. There were dragon boat races held yesterday (200m race), as well as the whole of today till about 5pm++ (500m race). Catch paddlers from international countries (Including our very own Singapore team!), tertiary institutions and corporate companies vying to be champions! Overall winners for each of the 8 categories bring home cash prizes!

There is also the Cosplay Festival event going on for these 2 days. I managed to capture some shots of the cosplayers... Photos in my next post. This event is at the Regatta Village, but I believe you will be able to spot the tentage area as there are many attention-catching, uniquely-dressed cosplayers around that area. ;)

Also, there is the Social Enterprise Carnival where booths are set up for social enterprises to market and sell their products. Do check them out if you will be at River Regatta today! 

I will be blogging more about this event (with more pics, of cos!). 

So stay tuned! :)

Salon De Choix: Hair Color and Soft Rebonding

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(I was actually 99.5% done with this blog post, and a stupid swift action of mine caused everything to be deleted, thus I had to retype this whole entry once more as Blogger.com auto saved the blog post almost immediately, that I had absolutely no effing way to recover my almost-completed draft. Zzz...)

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My last hair perming job was about 6 months ago at my hair salon sponsor, Salon De Choix. I liked that the perms gave me more of the sexy, 'born free and I-care-less' and "女人味"  feel. You can see how pretty my curls in the photos below! Check out my blog post of my hair perm by clicking [HERE].

Getting your hair permed comes with the after-perm responsibilities such as using hair care and styling products specially for permed hair. To be honest, it may be time-consuming for busy individuals. It was nice to have permed hair for once, but I decided to go for soft rebonding. Soft rebonding is different from the typical rebonding, as it gives a natural straight hair look... Not the super straight type which you will end up with if you choose the latter process. And to share with you guys, I have not done soft rebonding in my life before. So it was my first time! I was my first time having my hair permed few months ago too (Was also done at Salon De Choix).

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This is how my hair looks like before my recent trip

to Salon De Choix.

Waves loosened up to be more natural! :)
It's nice, IMO. But I was thinking of having straighter hair.

But erm, this was how it looked like from the back view... :x
Yes, I have to do something about my hair.
So I leave it to the awesome Elein from Salon De Choix to help me with my hair dilemma... 

And as usual, drinks and snacks for me.

Complimentary by Salon De Choix

. And that includes the cup noodles, if you are hungry. :p

We started with the soft rebonding for my hair. First, by applying the soft rebonding cream. Second, let it work its magic by waiting for about 30 minutes. This is to actually break down the chemical bonds of my hair structure, resulting in having hair that is more smooth and silky. Elein, my hair stylist, then washed my hair and blow dry it, before using a hair straightener on my hair.

Elein then curled my hair inwards, which had me looking so chic!

Overnature is the latest color collection by
Loreal Professional for Sping/Summer 2013.

6 different hair color techniques in 3 categories: 

Pop, Sophisticated and Cool nature.

The color techniques were inspired by nature.

Thus they are in the shapes of leaves, 

as you can see in the pictures below. 

I chose the Feminine Wave technique,

under the Sophisticated category.

I have only done dark red highlights before, and that was like many years ago. This time round, I was looking for a change, to have some red in my usually 'brown-only' colored hair. Elein went through a short consultation with me to understand better on what I was looking for. Eventually, I chose the Magenta Red from the Majicontrast range to be used to color the hair that has been partitioned out through the 'star' shape. I chose to use #13 under the Majilift range as my base color. I requested that the red will not be too bright so that it will still be suitable for work nonetheless.

Abby, did the base color for me.

And I was hoping so much that it would turned out to be

what I term it as - Honey brown color.

The red dye for the 'star' shape.

Honestly, I was shocked lah. I was telling Abby, pls pls make sure that my hair will not so red.

Otherwise, I really can't accept it due to work.

Elein assured me that the color will not turn out as bright as the dye, and so I felt better.

I really trusted them hor? Haha! :)

Are you able to see the kinda 5-corner shape that's being dyed red?

After awhile, it was time to wash the color dye from my hair.

And may I declare my love for Salon De Choix's shampoo chairs?

They come with massage functions!

Imagine getting my hair washed and massaged, 

while my body gets a massage too?

SPLENDID, I tell you! :p

TIME FOR HAIR TREATMENT!!!

A few drops from 2 of these Mythic Oil bottles were 
mixed with my treatment cream.
This is a concentrated oil that nourishes the hair, 
making it feeling supple and looking healthy and shiny!

My hair was washed once again, and blow-dried, 
before having a hair trim.
I bet you can't wait to check out my new hair color!


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I LOVE my hair color lah!
And how smooth and silky my hair looks and feels!

Elein did temporary curls for me using the hair curler.
Nope, it will not affect the soft rebonding effect, 
if that is what you may be worried about.

I was admiring my new hair look in the mirror when I spotted that my dark eye brows did not match to my lighter hair color. So I requested for Elein to color my eyebrow, of which she did so. She also told me that dyeing of one's eyebrows, using the same color dye shade(that's used for your hair) is possible, and it is complimentary. No extra charge at all. I highly recommend that you dye your eyebrows to a lighter shade, if you are dyeing a lighter color. Otherwise, it looks weird, IMO. Ok, you may need not do so, if you have very sparse and little eyebrows. But for my case, it was totally unavoidable... a MUST-DO.

Check out my BEFORE and AFTER the eyebrow dyeing.

A photo with Elein!
Thank you very very much for your patience and all of your effort.
Without you, I won't have pretty hair, 
which have me to look and feel like a million bucks!! :p

This was taken at night, on the same day I colored my hair.

I am so glad that there is a need to 'hide' my red hair shade
(ie. Meeting clients), all I have to do is to pin up my fringe! :p

Soft rebonding + Treatment rocks!
My hair is free of split ends, and my hair is so smooth! LOVE IT!

My new hair! My new look!
Thanks to Salon De Choix!

If you are interested to make an appointment at Salon De Choix,

mention my name 'Feliza'  when you call to the salon 

and get 15% discount off your total bill~

(Not applicable for promotions)

CALL TO BOOK AN APPT: +65 68362959 

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check out their  FACEBOOK !!!
Have a hair makeover now!~ ^_^

Salon De Choix is located at: 
3 Killiney Road #01-06 
Winsland House 1
Singapore 239519