Friday 28 February 2014

What IS Miranda Lambert thinking?

We played the word game with Miranda Lambert! Here's the rules: We name a word, and she must give us her immediate reaction. Special thanks to Bev Lambert for giving a hand! 

1.Grammys: Beyonce! 

Why? Along with every other person in the music industry she is always there and it's such an honor to be included in that group of people. Even more amazing to win one! 


2.Taylor Swift:songwriter

Why?She is a great writer and has such a talent for saying exactly what she's going through at the time. So many people can relate to that. 

3,Blake Shelton's album Based On A True Story:
Platinum! 

Why? It's a platinum selling album and it deserves to be! 

4,Babies:No

Why? I love them for everybody else but we aren't ready yet. We waited 7 years to get married so I guess you could say we are slow movers. 

5,Twitter: Millions

Why? That is the number of people I can reach with just one tweet. I love that! 

6,Dogs: Loyal

Why? I could say a million things about dogs but what I love the best is that they are loyal. They love you no matter what. 

7,Pistol Annies: Real

Why? That's the kind of music we write and perform. REAL! 

8,Oklahoma:Home

Why? That's where my mind goes when I think of the word home. Texas is home too but OK is my newly adopted one. 

9,Your wedding day: Perfect

Why? It was perfect in every way! 


10,The Voice:Talent

Why? The Voice gave new meaning to talent competition. Because the judges can see the singers they are chosen solely on their voice. 

11, the song Over You by yourself: Blake

Why? I think of Blake and his family every night when I sing it. Because I wrote it with him and its a tribute to his brother. 

12, Being homeless;Lessons

Why? I learned a lot of life lessons during that time. Things that are still with me today. 

13,Diamonds:Blake 

Why? He gave me the one I love the most on our engagement day! 

14, Family :Trust

Why? My family members (including Blake) are the people I trust the most in this world. 

15, Wine :Good

Why? It is! 

16, Horse Beauty

Why?i think they are one of the most beautiful animals that God ever created. 

17, Maths :No

Why? I'm terrible at it. 


18, inspiration :Everywhere

Why? When you are a songwriter it comes from everything and everywhere. 

19, first dance :Jr. High 
Why? That's when I went to my first one. 

20, Touring the world :amazing 

Why? It's so cool to see all of the different cultures and all of the different foods. The great thing is that music brings all kinds of kinds together. 

Crystal LOVES HER DOGS-But is it overload?

Hi, I'm Crystal Lee Xin Qiao. I love my dog, Xiao Bai ALOT, in fact, I told AGM all the crazy things I do with him! 

1) I treat Xiao Bai as my own family member.
2) I sleep with xiao bai we shard the same bed.
3) I eat with xiao bai we share the same food.
4) I go to school with her every morning.
5) I go vocal class with xiao bai.
6) jealous mummy love xiao bai more than me (sometime)
7) xiao bai also go publishsities with me every possible time.
8) xiao bai will protect me whenever mummy scold me。 xiao bai will give her hand to mummy i.e like apologise for me..
9) Xiao bai also go to restaurant which owner allowed. Restaurant where we know only.
10) Xiao Bai is also my alarm whenever i cant get up for school.

Sereni and Shentel-SPILLING SECRETS!

Questions and Answers;

 

1) Your story? 

 

Sereni & Shentel headbands are handmade headbands made in Borneo by a team of artisans with a love for head turning and whimsical hair accessories. The headbands range from hand stitched bejeweled pieces to pearl encrusted bridal tiaras to demure Lolita-esque bows.

 

Sereni & Shentel is all about decoration without explanation. It is about having fun and a laugh with your look and injecting individuality into any fashion situation. The pieces are conversation starters, they are not dull or discreet. Eye catching, memorable and mad with a bit of humour is what the label is all about.

 

We have a wide range of headbands for adults, children and babies for any occasion ranging from Hen’s Veils for the bride-to-be, rhinestone encrusted party hats for the birthday girl to elaborate yet comfortable baby bands for baptisms.

 

We also offer custom headbands and have a UNIQUE interactive online application that allows customers to customize their headbands based on our popular Blair and Block Party styles.

 

Sereni & Shentel was founded by best friends Sereni Linggi and Shentel Lee in 2009. Shentel is a graphic designer and Sereni is a Mall Manager with a Property Management company. They are a perfect marriage of creativity and practicality.

 

The brand was founded in 2009, spurred on by a wardrobe crisis. Excited to be attending a Lady Gaga concert in Singapore in October 2009, Sereni and Shentel thought it was only fitting to make an effort to dress up a little out of the ordinary - an homage to the Lady herself.

 

The girls jumped online in search of appropriate headgear and found Gaga-esque moulded hair bow headbands to wear to the concert.

 

When the parcel arrived and the girls excitedly plucked them out of the box, they discovered that the headbands were so poorly constructed that they literally fell apart within minutes. Devastated and only hours to go before they had to depart, they decided to salvage the situation and create their own version of the Gaga bow using ribbon and rhinestones.

 

They arrived like true fans decked in their DIY Gaga t-shirts and matching headgear ready to party. It turned out that Lady Gaga was not the only one drawing attention that night. Sereni and Shentel soon found themselves surrounded with fans of their own. Like true devotees swamped around the memorabilia stand wanting to take a little piece of the night home with them, concert goers found themselves drawn to the girls wanting to know where they could buy the headbands. The headbands attracted so much attention that a picture of Shentel wearing the headband appeared in the Singapore newspapers the next morning. From the encouraging response, the girls made headbands for Sereni to wear to a regional magazine shoot and cheekily created the brand Sereni & Shentel and an online store just for fun. Little did they know that this would create the revival of a headband trend in Malaysia as local media picked up on the brand. After numerous features in magazines and Malaysian television, the two accidental headband designers decided to start up a legit business to cope with the overwhelming demand.

 

In less than two years, they shot to fame with their brand as well as themselves appearing in various publications in both Malaysia and abroad. The brand has collaborated with Lancome, Miss Universe Malaysia, Dude & Duchess, Geboo, Gin & Jacqie and many more. Sereni & Shentel headbands have also appeared on popular US hit TV shows GOSSIP GIRL and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES.

 

Today, they are both still pursuing their intended professions, as well as their accidental one as headband designers.

 

2) Message to fans?

Be seen or go home!

 

3) Personal favorite headbands? (Send pic)

We love all our designs but our first love has got to be the first headband we made which is the Kuching Cat.

 

4) Celeb crushes?

Shentel loves Elton John and Sereni loves Fabio.

 

5) Will Sereni and Shentel brand be available overseas?

The brand is now available in stores in Brunei, Singapore, Japan and New Zealand. Alternatively customers are able to order on our online store www.sereniandshentel.com and we ship all over the world.

 

6) Is it hard making a headband? Tell us the process. 

We design new headbands every week. Some make it into production and some don’t! After a prototype is made, a mini fashion show happens at the workshop to gauge the look and comfort of the design. Each piece is then sent to production to hand stitch.

 

7) Your original profession before this? 

Sereni is a shopping mall manager and Shentel a graphic designer. We still keep our current jobs and run Sereni & Shentel and Photobooth Events concurrently.

 

8) Did you take lessons to make headbands when you were young? If not how did you learnt to make headbands? Any inspirations? 

We have always been into arts and crafts and love fashion with a passion. We taught ourselves how to make headbands by trial and error. We now have a method that works for our artisans in the workshop.

 

9) How long did it take to make your FIRST headband.

Probably an hour!

 

10) Where did you get the fabrics? Why does it cost that much? More headbands in future?

Our materials come from all over the world and are shipped to our workshop in Kuching. Each headband is then hand stitched and the process is very labour intensive. A lot of hard work and love are put into every piece that leaves our workshop.

 

11) Do you personally teach each an every worker at your shop to make headband?

We have a head of production that trains each artisan. We have a team of artisans that make the headbands. Initial training came from us when we first started the workshop. Today we have a system that improves and increases production.

 

12) Why this name Sereni and Shentel? Not something else?

We fell into the business accidently and cheekily named our brand after ourselves just for fun. The name stuck and we wanted the branding to be consistent so it remained when we started the company.

 

13) If there's one celeb you can ask to wear Sereni&Shentel headbands, who would it be? And why?

Elton John as he is known for his flamboyant stage outfits!

 

14) Personal advice to fans

Always love what you do and be original!