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I’ve always had a penchant for plants. Thing is, I don’t merely have a black thumb. I have a black hand or maybe even a black arm. I kill plants with a disturbing amount of frequency to the point where when I try to purchase plants, my friends try to talk me out of it for the sake of the plant. The plant sitting on my desk right now has lasted over half a year so far and I’m increasingly beginning to suspect that it’s not really a plant but rather a rubber gadget that my friends gave me to placate...

My fascination with convertible-wear continues. Although my eBay searches for Complex Geometries inevitably turn up used textbook listings, I continue to search undaunted. (As is a theme when it comes to my online shopping habit, I delay buying from the online shop because I can't decide which piece I want). Complex Geometries is the super-comfortable-looking men's and women's line of clothing designed by a guy named Clayton Evans, and EVERY SINGLE ITEM the brand makes is super-duper desirable....

If you are a book loving Geek like us, then undoubtedly you would have attempted reading an ebook. While nothing beats the feeling of having an actual paperbound book in your hands there is something to be said for being able to store some 20, 30 books on your phone. Why? First thing that comes to mind is that when traveling, you save a lot of that baggage weight for shopping. My love affair with Stanza really began when Shoe Geek introduced me to the Twilight series. Unable to get my hands on Eclipse...

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Never thought there was a learning curve to drinking, but then again, you learn something new every day! And that "something new" could be how to mix fab cocktails just like the bartenders at Aqua. Two classes are being hosted by their kooky new mixologist, Paulo Figueiredo, on May 2nd at Aqua Spirit, and on May 9 at Yun Fu, from 4:30-6pm. The classes are titled "Do you know your margarita from your mojito?" and promise to teach you all you need to know to become the toast of the town (pun intended). Students...

This is for those who miss their kindergarten days of Show and Tell. Kiehl’s is inviting you to indulge in your inner child and ‘give new life’ to old bottles by making them into decorative handicrafts. Some of you may actually be good with crafts, but I can’t help but wonder how many will end up like Chandler in the episode where he and Monica were supposed to make each other Valentine’s gifts. (Crotchless panties anyone? Or just a sock bunny?) Anyway, I digress. If you bring your piece de resistance...

Combine old school cassette tapes with artistic license for these cool portraitshttp://www.random-good-stuff.com/2009/03/26/audio-tape-portraits/    Vending machine that makes fresh pizza in three minutes? I’m there. http://dvice.com/archives/2009/03/pizza-making_ve.php    Is it a credit card masquerading as an mp3 player? Or is it an mp3 player pretending to be a credit card?  http://www.hardwaresphere.com/2009/03/18/thinnest-credit-card-sized-mp3-player/    Just because it tickles my sense of humour....

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Test-drove the new joint that took over the Cafe des Artiste's spot in California Tower, Union J, opened by two Jean-George alums who hail from the Big Apple. They define their cuisine as "New American", whatever that means, but it sure tastes good. Variety is in abundance when it comes to eateries in Central, and restaurants come and go, but hopefully, this one's here to stay, because the food is good and the price point affordable as well. (It's billed as the place for business lunchers and fine-food...

With April less than a week away, it might be time to do some spring cleaning. As we all have those days when we inevitably end up watching Friends reruns rather than clean, The Pawn is giving you a bit more motivation.  During April, if you bring 70% - 80% (because apparently anything older is taboo) new books, toys and clothes to the modern British bistro after 5pm, you will receive beer and martini coupons. This is in celebration of their first anniversary and all donated items will go...

As much as Mizz Bradshaw's fashion choices have been overexposed to the point of absurdity, there's still moments that take my breath away when I'm watching my Sex and the City box set for the 34578th time. (For those who are keeping track, that basically means that eBaying Butter by Nadia dresses and watching SATC are two of the daily activities in my rather humdrum life). At some point I'll do a recap of my favourite fashion moments from the show, but right now I've already digressed substantially...

Just a little public service announcement from your neighbourhood friendly hkFashionGeek. WWF’s Earth Hour is taking place on Saturday and Hong Kong’s committed to switch off lights for an hour at 8:30pm. Originating in Sydney, Earth Hour 2009 aims to reach more than one billion people in 1000 cities around the world to create the largest global social movement. Currently 1672 cities and towns in over 80 countries have signed up. Hong Kong will be doing its part with over 500 companies and organisations...

I’m not one to look at the ingredients of cosmetic products. I find all those polywhatevertids and peptoconfusids confusing so I was pleasantly surprised when I received the alert about the new Natural Corner at Sephora. Rather than a long-winded approach (trust me, I’ve received releases that run up to 20+ pages) they had a simple list of products with bullet points. Because of that, they are getting this post. Ah the powers of a well thought-out press release. So what are the products? See...

By the looks of things, fashion designers are no longer content to stay in fashion. There’s a rising trend of designers taking to bottle design such as Christian Lacroix and Jean Paul Gaultier x Evian (did you know evian spelt backwards is naïve?), Roberto Cavalli x Coca Cola Light and Alexander McQueen x Chivas Regal. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a sucker for collectibles yet I can’t help but wish that some of the designers put in a bit more of effort. Let’s take a look at the candidates:JPG x EvianUm,...

For the amount of time that I have been wanting this dress (like, two years, or sometime slightly before Jordin Sparks was crowned American Idol), you would think I would own it by now. But I seem to prefer stalking it endlessly on eBay until the absolutely perfect one appears.The genius of the Butter by Nadia dress is its convertibility. It's a tube dress! It's a backless halter! It's a tunic! It's a skirt! It's a wrap dress! It's... well, it's a superdress! The main reason I've been procrastinating...

Not to hard-sell the Sheraton's F&B outlets today, but in the spirit of bougie brunching, I wanted to bring you Unkai's free-flow weekend lunch. For most restaurants, free-flow refers to the bubbly booze, but at Unkai, it means infinite amounts of succulent Australian Wagyu beef,fresh Atlantic salmon, giant Hokkaido scallops, free-range Chicken Breast and more, accompanied by refreshing starters, tempting dessert and unlimited Asahi or tea. All these are teppanyaki-ed before your very eyes for...

One of the best Chinese restaurants in town, Celestial Court in the Sheraton Hong Kong, is doing a Peking Duck menage a trois. No, kinky readers, this isn't some peep-show/bestiality extravaganza (and yes, the lameness of that joke is palpable even to me, the one who wrote it). It is a sinful gorgefest, however. For $420, you get the sliced BBQ duck with pancakes, the sauteed diced duck with lettuce wraps, and a more unconventional duck congee to make sure you're getting all the ducky goodness out...

Sorry for the long departure everyone, illness befell the house of fashion geek. While we get back up and running, enjoy some of the goodness that is Rupert Sanderson's classy gold mary janes. They look like they'd be able to weather this rainy day too... Get them at net-a-por...

Looking for beauty products at up to 75% off? Check out the DNA Beaute warehouse sale. They say that they are moving warehouses and are having a pre-stock take sale but methinks that they just want to put a different spin to the normal warehouse sales and are enticing us to think that there might be better than usual goodies. DNA Beaute carries Sanctuary, Swiss Nature, Banana Republic, GAP, Karen Mok the Fragrance, Toni&Guy and Organic Surge products. Additionally, purchase BECCA $100 cash vouchers for only $75 (limited to five per person). Date:...

Matthew Williamson is the perfect designer to do a high-low collab, because his signature thing is prints, which are easily reproduced at any cost range. In your face, McQueen for tar-jay...http://racked.com/archives/2009/03/18/collabs_more_matthew_williamson_for_hm_images_turn_up.phpAlien (ahem, Chanel Iman) does hosting duties at the soon-to-be relaunched MTV's House of Stylehttp://www.nitrolicious.com/blog/2009/03/19/introducing-mtvs-house-of-style-with-teen-vogue/Watch out, Mizz Iman, the Japs are coming! The latest in cost-cutting: robotized...

You’d be surprised at how addicting this game it. The goal is simple, you have to breed different fishes to discover the 7 magic fishes of Isola. You start out with some fish eggs in your tank and you have to feed them and wait for them to grow big enough for you to sell to make money. At the same time, you want to research the environment (so that rarer fish can thrive), food (so you don’t have to feed as often) and advertising (so you can make more money off your fish). The beauty of the game...

I totally expected the whole zipper trend to explode after YSL and Phillip Lim both did interpretations of the zippers-as-ruffles architecture, but somehow the hard look of ‘80s shoulders and mini minis took over the genius of this hard-soft juxtaposition. Perhaps the concept was too limiting? Perhaps not, as these designers show.It’s nice to know that I wasn’t the only one who took this whole zipper thing seriously. While some of her pieces take things a bit too far (cough, zipper flower brooch...