Week 6

Restaurant Ember
50 Keong Siak Road
http://www.hotel1929.com

Review The overall experience at Ember was simply delightful. The ambience, the main course, the desserts and the appetizers! Ooooh so delicious. We finished every bit of the food.Set lunches are at $38++.

A word of caution. Do not bother trying to order ala carte dishes. The price difference between the set lunch and the ala carte main courses are only a few dollars.The service would have been a bit better if the menu card had prices printed on them or if the staff at the very least had informed us about the price differences.















Lamb shilion

Coconut Panna Cotta

Banana tart with Lavender ice cream











5 Fashion Myths Exposed
When you were growing up, your mother or your friends probably gave you fashion advice about certain things you should NEVER wear, like stripes, plaids, or prints. "They don't look good on anyone, so avoid them at all costs," you were told.

But should you? Do those old "rules" still hold true for every woman on the planet? Of course not. Like so many things in fashion, it all depends on you: your body shape, your weight, and your personal image goals.

Let's take a moment to look at five of these myths in detail:

1. Never Wear White from the Waist Down



















Because light colors make what they're on appear larger, many women with a large lower half tend to shy away from wearing white from the waist down. But there are some easy ways around this:

Dress in white from head to toe. Monochromatic colors make you look thinner and taller.

Use a vertical line to distract. Add a duster, a long scarf, or a long chain to focus attention up-and-down instead of from side-to-side.

2. Never Wear Horizontal Stripes



















If you wear horizontal stripes, the lines will visually widen whatever body part they're on.

GOOD: If you have narrow shoulders, small breasts, or slender hips, wearing horizontal stripes will visually widen those areas. Want to offset a large chest or large hips to look a little more curvaceous? Wear horizontals on the smaller body part.

BAD: If you have large breasts, waist, or hips, wearing horizontal lines on those parts will make them appear larger. Try solids or vertical stripes instead to de-emphasize.


3. Never Wear Large Prints



















Large prints can look great - or ghastly - depending on your height and weight. It's one of those rules of proportion:

If you're small and wear something large, you'll appear smaller.

If you're large and wear something small, you'll appear larger.

So wear small prints if you're small, large prints if you're large, and in-between prints if you're in-between. Scale the prints to your size and you're "good to go."


4. Never Mix Patterns or Prints













Yes, this CAN be tricky, which is why most people throw their hands up in defeat and say "never do it." But it can look amazing if done correctly, so if you're game, the key to success is in creating harmony with the same color or design.

If the colors are different, the design should be the same.

If the designs are different, the colors should be the same.

Vary the scale. If one print has large shapes, the second print should be smaller.

Men do this all the time with their shirts, suits, and ties, as do interior designers with their wallpapers, borders, and textiles. Just study different combinations and try a few of your own.

5. Never Wear Bulky Textures



















Like horizontal stripes, bulky textures tend to make whatever they're on look bigger. Sequins, fur, cable knit sweaters and the like all add mass to the body. This may be okay if you're tiny and want to add a little substance to your silhouette, but maybe not so great if you're trying to hide those pesky pounds you picked up during your last pregnancy. Be careful how and where you wear them.

There you have it! Our five fashion myths exposed!! As with just about everything in fashion, the key to dressing well is in understanding your body.

Once you figure out - and ACCEPT -- what you have to work with, buying and wearing clothes simply becomes a matter of elimination: either something works on you, or it doesn't. In other words, you need to create your own "Nevers" list; don't rely on your mother's.





fusuma
n. sliding paper screen separating rooms in Japanese house.

funambulist
n. tight-rope walker











The Duchess
Genre: Period Drama
Director: Saul Dibb
Cast: Keira Knightley, Dominic Cooper, Ralph Fiennes, Hayley Atwell, Charlotte Rampling



















Synopsis

Long before the concept existed, the Duchess of Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer (Keira Knightley), was the original "It Girl". Like her direct ancestor Princess Diana, she was ravishing, glamorous and adored by an entire country. Determined to be a player in the wider affairs of the world, she proved that she could out-gamble, out-drink, and outwit most of the forward-thinking Whig Party.














But even as her power and popularity grew, she was haunted by the fact that the only man in England she seemingly could not seduce was her very own husband, the Duke (Ralph Fiennes). And when she tried to find her own way to be true to her heart and loyal to her duty, the resulting controversies and convoluted liaisons pushed her to the brink of risking banishment by her husband, family and all of London society.







The Duchess is the story of an extraordinary woman who rose to fame by staying true to her passions in a world of protocol, gossip and social rules - and paid the price.

“When she appeared, every eye was turned towards her; when absent, she was the subject of universal conversation.”

~French Diplomat Louis Duten on the Duchess of Devonshire