Days of being confined

To be confined is commonly defined as to be restricted in movement, to be kept within bounds or to be shut and kept in within a certain space. For example, a sick child has to be confined to his/her bed; or both Aung San Suu Kyi and Benazir Bhutto were confined to their house for political reasons. For many asian women, I believe the only time most of us will be voluntarily and willingly confined to the house is the during our post baby delivery confinement period. I recently had a c-section to deliver my second son on 18th September 2009. My son, RJ delcarmen Ng was born at 1149 hrs at Pantai Bangsar Hospital. Today, 22nd September 2009, as I am writing this blog entry, would be my second day of confinement.

The concept of post delivery confinement relates to very specific post-natal care for one month after childbirth. Predominantly a Chinese practice (but is now practiced by many asian ladies), this one month period known as the confinement period is believed to be a crucial time where the new mother’s strength and vitality must be properly replenished to prevent ailments like premature ageing or rheumatism from setting in. Apart from being a preventive measure against health problems, certain ingredients used in the special diet during the confinement period is also intended to help boost the body for breast milk production. This special diet is made up of confinement foods targeted towards specific functions like dispelling “wind” from the body, quelling “heatiness”, boosting blood circulation, revitalizing strength etc.

The mainstay of confinement food comprises common ingredients found in any regular Chinese diet such as ginger, sesame oil, black vinegar, Chinese rice wine, pepper, chicken, fish and pork. Other ingredients of confinement food include fairly general herbal provisions like Chinese wolfberry (Gou Qi Zi), angelica (Dang Gui), red dates, dried longans, black dates, black beans, black fungus and american ginseng; to not so commonly consumed items like Encommiae Bark (Du Zhong) and Polygonum (He Shou Wu). All the above mentioned confinement food ingredients have their specific health benefits to enhance the recovery and replenishment of the post natal lady.

(Information above used with permission from www.confinementfood.com. For more information please refer to http://www.confinementfood.com/confinement-food-benefits.html)

Whilst writing this blog entry, I had done plenty of research on the whole confinement thing. One particular website from Singapore caught my attention. The above mentioned website link offers an interesting service to all post natal ladies in Singapore. They offer confinement food catering for post natal ladies who need external help in preparing nutritious food to help them recuperate from their recent child birth. This service makes it very convenient for ladies who do not want to employ a confinement lady or whom do not have mothers or mothers in law to help with cooking.

Below are pictures of some of the herbs, ingredients, sundries and chinese medication needed for my smooth recovery during this one month confinement time.

Whilst uploading all the above pictures for this blog entry, it really made me think long and hard. It's no wonder and highly understandable why more and more married couples are putting off procreation. Adding up the financial cost of having a baby is enough to make a lot of people think twice before getting pregnant. Costs start during pregnancy continue through childbirth, go on through babyhood and definitely on through the child's life until he/she is financially independent of the parents. Having a baby is a long term commitment and like my mum always say to me that being a mother brings about a lifetime of worries. When you're pregnant, you may worry that the baby do not grow. After child birth, it will worry you if your baby is not feeding or eating well. During the child's growing years, you worry when they fall sick or when accidents/mishaps occur and the child hurt themselves. As a parent, you will never stop worrying and thinking for your child. Your child/children becomes your first priority and for some women, her kids may well be her only valuable assets.

I now have 2 lovely sons - Issac and RJ delcarmen Ng. Issac is a 4 years old boy who is very cheeky, active and witty. RJ is my new born, only 5 days old and so far he is a quiet and gentle baby. The mere thought of both of them brings about a natural smile on my face and a smile of pride and joy in my heart. Motherhood is a complete new experience, the journey will be tedious, ardous and sometimes painful but the happiness and sweetness derived along the way will help you overcome the sour, the bitter and the pain that comes with it. So to all the babes out there, do not shun away from procreation, do not be afraid of having a baby and being a mother. Embrace and embark on this new journey with open arms and a warm heart. Think about it seriously........till next time.............

The new age bank account

I recently attended the above 5th Parenthood expo 2009 held at MidValley Exhibition Centre from 21st to 23rd August. I read it in the newspapers that it is the city's premier event dedicated to pregnancy, birth, babies, toddlers and parents; showcasing many products and services for young growing families. The event spans over 2 large exhibition halls and the major exhibitors include slimming and beauty services, maternity & babies clothing, cord blood banks, nutrition for pregnant mothers, babies and children, toy retailers and financial/insurance instituitions.

The event attracted many pregnant ladies and young parents who were anticipating good bargains for goods and services. I am no different from the general public in terms of bargains hunting and seeking. Look at the photographs below to see what I bought for myself and my upcoming baby.

Look at photograph no 2, many of you babes out there may not know or recognise what the purpose/usage of the red box is for. It is a cord blood collection kit from the cord blood bank called StemLife Berhad. Cord blood is the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta following birth and after the cord is cut. Cord blood is an abundant and valuable source of stem cells which are genetically unique to the baby and his/her family. Thousands of families nationwide and worldwide are now cryogenically banking their newborn's cord blood with private stem cell banks; these families will be able to benefit from the preservation of these precious little stem cells for future use in the fast developing applications of stem cell technology.

Okay, so what is the big deal about stem cells? Do you know what stem cells are? I am no expert on the topic but I did do my due diligence and responsibility as a mother of 1 child and soon to be mummy of 2 children to google and research more about stem cells, its applications, current and future technology. Very simply put, stem cells are the body's "master" or "mother" cells because they create all other tissues, organs and systems in your body. The stem cells found in the cord blood are like "building blocks" of our blood and immune system; these cells can readily reproduce into the 3 components of blood - red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. These stem cells are like little miracles because of its ability to differentiate or change into other types of cells in the body.

So, am I boring all of you with the above stem cell talk? Are you babes falling asleep yet? You all may be wondering why I am being so scientific and medical in this blog entry.....wait wait wait....please give me a chance to redeem myself before you babes get bored with these technical jargon. Like I mentioned above, I googled and researched on the topic of stem cells (also usually done at late night hours just like my internet shopping, hahaha) extensively. Frankly, I didn't understand or could not decipher most of the medical/technical information the internet offered on stem cells but late night readings sparked quite a few wild thoughts about these precious little stem cells. Here are some of my thoughts:

1) If stem cells have the ability to differentiate, can they differentiate specifically into collagen producing cells which means that cosmetic surgeons will then be able to use these collagen producing cells for plastic surgery? Anti aging measures with the aid of stem cells?

2) If stem cells are like "building blocks", can they help with "building" or growing new hair follicles which means that balding people may have a hope to revive their already sunset crowning glory?

3) If stem cells are like little miracles and can be used to regenerate ailing/failing blood and immune systems, is it possible to make stem cells derived drugs just like Cialis and Viagra to aid men with erectile dysfunction or impotency?

Without any doubt, maintaining our fountain of youth is a major area of interest for millions and millions of women and men too. Try googling stem cells for anti aging, stem cells for cosmetic procedures, stem cells cosmetic products, you will get many many interesting web pages. I devoured information and read voraciously on these topics on the internet for almost a week. I was so excited that I forgot to eat, sleep and bathe (ok, sorry abit exagerrating here but you babes get the idea right?). I am now so energised, inspired and pumped up that I must share all this information with you babes out there.

Did you know that there are already many stem cells facial/cosmetics products in the market? In an era where preventative and corrective anti-ageing routines are as much a part of the daily routine as tooth brushing, it is a competitive market in which to delve into, however, Christian Dior have done just that. Raising the stakes in the skin care market, Dior has launched its Capture R60/80 XP range, based on innovative and ground-breaking stem cell technology. I'm sure you must have seen Sharon Stone (actress from the famous movie "Basic Instinct") front the campaign for this Capture range. Besides Dior there is another product which uses stem cell technology for anti wrinkle and anti aging purposes called Amatokin. Restore the fountain of youth that is naturally in your own skin with Amatokin, the revolutionary anti-aging, anti-wrinkle skin therapy cream. Through cutting-edge stem cell technology, Amatokin gives your skin the incredible power to rejuvenate and restore its youthful look.

The Dior Capture range and Amatokin are both available for purchase in Malaysia. However, I found another stem cell product which is only available in the USA - StemCellin. StemCellin promises to delay deterioration of essential skin cells, activates our own skin stem cells and reverses chronological aging. It is a 100% plant based stem cell product. This product even gives a 60 day money back guarantee to customers who purchase the product and there is no visible positive effects on the skin after use.


Last but not least, just some information for all anti aging enthusiasts out there, LVMH - one of the world's most influential and important luxury goods power house is investing more than 29 million Euros to establish a new research centre in Orleans, France by 2010. Particularly, there will be a big research arm just to explore the vast possibilities and usage of stem cells technology for the science of the skin. This just simply spells good news for all of us who are afraid of becoming a shrivelled up prune.

I shared all the above information I had gathered from the internet with my hubby dearest. He looked at me endearingly and asked me a question which took me by surprise, "Does it mean that we may be able to use our baby's cord blood stem cells for our wrinkled face in the future?" Hmmmm.....very tough question for me to answer.....potentially life saving stem cells used for my vanity purposes? Would I, should I, could I........? What do you think? Till next time babes!

Can 50 really be the new 40?

So, as they say these days, 50 is the new 40 (largely thanks to advances in “anti-aging" facial products, "wrinkle free" cosmetics, botox shots and plastic surgeries galore). You must have also commonly heard that 40 is the new 30, due to many 40 year olds still looking spunking hot and being more active and looking younger these days (which is largely thanks to the recent explosion of 40 something “hot” celebs, like Nicole Kidman, Teri Hatcher and my all time favourite Jennifer Aniston). Hence my question to all you babes out there is, "If celebs (who are human beings just like all of us) can pull off the new 30 or the new 40; why can't all of us?"

The pictures which I posted above are real pictures taken from a "Miss 50 years old" beauty contest held in Las Vegas last year. The organisers have verified and confirmed the age of the contestants. Nearly all the contestants are uber hot and sexy. Yes, they may have had the help of plastic surgery, botox, restylane etc but you do have to admit that they are pretty attractive and can still cause a few traffic accidents should they be strutting down your local roads or streets. So, babes, are you still afraid of hitting the 50 mark?

Turning half a century old can be daunting, irking and definitely scary. This will be one of the most important milestones in anyone's life. A few years back when Oprah Winfrey -the Queen of positive thinking turned 50 years old, she embraced the new half a century age with such optimism that it puts alot of us to shame. I quote her," We don't have a clue what we're doing in our 20s, barely improve in our 30s, finally get our act together in our 40s and only hit our stride in our 50s." It is so once upon a time and outdated that hitting the big 50 is seen as the first step to retirement. Now, it looks more like a passport to freedom, as energetic and still youthful 50-somethings take advantage of better health, better finances and plenty of energy, to make 50 really the new 40.

There’s no doubt that aging gracefully is a big part of the idea behind 50 is the new 40 , but settling on a fitting style and current fashion after turning fifty is still a challenge for many. Yet we’ve all seen them. Walking down the street or shopping in the mall, we come across an absolutely stunning 50, 60, or even 70 year-old woman. Trust me, we all can be head-turners or stunners even in our golden years but we just have make sure to do it right! Turning fifty doesn’t necessarily mean you wake up one morning and find that your jeans don’t fit, your cleavage is more than a little farther off, and you can suddenly see more of your scalp (with your glasses on of course, hahaha!) It can however feel this way if you think and imagine things that way. Aging gracefully doesn't necessarily mean higher collars and wearing more muted colours and loose fitting clothes. Your body may change, but please take my advice, fashion after 50 does not have to mean sackcloth, ill form fitting clothes and ashes!

Do you remember the timeless beauty and classic style of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis? In my opinion, she represents the epitome of aging gracefully and beautifully for all women above 50. Iconic fashion role models for women embracing their midlives display the type of classic good looks and poise that make it clear they are comfortable with their age, their bodies and their style. My list of iconic 50 something women includes Sophia Loren, Susan Sarandon, Jane Seymour, Faye Dunaway and last but not least, my all time favourite and idol - Lauren Hutton! Hutton proves that getting older doesn't mean a woman has to turn into a sexless shrew. Now pushing 60, Lauren remains eye-catching in both formal and casual situations. As a matter of fact, her very achievement of showing that middle age can be sexy is pretty sexy in itself. Below are some pictures of Lauren Hutton.

Closer to home, I want to take this opportunity to pay tribute and give thanks to 2 very important 50 something women in my life. Both of them have showered me with unconditional love and support. They are none other than my own mother, Susan, who lives in Singapore and my mother in law, Annie Woo. My mother in law has been my pillar of support ever since I married her first born, hubby dearest Richard Ng. She really welcomed me into the family that she has painstakingly built up all these years with such open arms that the mere thought of her only brings warmth to my heart and soul. She was giving me useful advice all throughout my first pregnancy, she did all the food and groceries marketing for me during my confinement and for the past 4 years took my son Issac under her day care whilst I worked in the corporate world. My mother in law is a simple yet simply and absolutely gorgeous woman in her heart, spirit and soul.

As for my own mum, I will never be able to find words deep enough, sincere enough, meaningful enough to describe her. She has been relentless in her love, care and concern for me all these years. I have too many times disappointed her and let her down that I know I have singlehandedly caused a rift in our mother/daughter relationship and she has built this invisible wall to "protect" herself against hurt and disappointment. My mum was a beautiful and innocent 20 something mummy when she had me, she was a paranoid but somewhat confident 30 something mummy and in her 40's, she became a mummy with certain self assurance and a quirky dark sense of humour. Mummy, I know that you are reading and following my blog. I am not writing this to please you or to put you on a pedestal. I am writing this from the bottom of my heart, that I too (in about 15 years time), will be half the 50 something mummy and lady that you are!

So babes, don't forget to embrace your 50 or soon to be 50 with vigour, love, energy and positivity! Life after 50 can be alive, happening and well. Till next time...............

Love sprouts from the kitchen

What does love mean to you? Love is a word with so many connotations and definitions. Collins, Oxford, Wikipedia - all dictionaries have different meanings for this one of a kind 4 letters word. When I think about this word, my mind automatically conjures up images of all kinds of beautiful things that I have associated with this word. My son Issac, diamonds, Birkins, shoes, flowers, candle light dinners, hearts, cute soft toys, gorgeous clothes, perfumes etc etc....these are the things that have become synonymous with love...and not to forget the feelings and emotions associated with this word.

I remember growing up with many different versions of dreams of my perfect life, perfect man and perfect marriage. Love songs from the 80's and 90's still ring distantly but audibly in my ears. My dreams grew bigger as I grew older and I started waiting for my Prince Charming to come along and sweep me away to a beautiful land where we would be surrounded by servants, beautiful clothes and shoes, good food and wine, jewellery and all kinds of luxuries. Today, I'm married to a honest, funny and generous man and I realised the truth about love - that it is much much more than just mere material comforts and gains.

A man can tell you that he loves you, he can sms you that he loves you, he can write it down on paper that he loves you but how do you really know that he really loves you? For me, actions speaks louder than words. My hubby dearest hardly ever needs to reassure me with sweet words that he loves me, I do not expect him to remind me with sms(es) and love letters that he loves me; I do not need all these superficial stuff but I can say it out loud proudly and confidently that he loves me and his son very much. How do I know? Because my hubby dearest is such a good cook and I can always taste the love in the dishes that he cooks for me and Issac our son. My hubby grew up in a male chauvinistic environment, in his household, only 1 woman cooks - the woman none other than my mother in law. Imagine my surprise when I found out that my hubby could whip up more than a few great dishes. Chicken curry, assam fish, spaghetti bolognese, penne carbonara......

The above pictures are the dishes from our dinner tonight. 3 dishes and a soup makes a perfect chinese dinner. My hubby single handedly cooked dinner tonight. The dishes on the love menu included 1) frog legs fried with ginger and spring onions 2) seven star garoupa fillet stir fried with spicy dried shrimps 3) choy sum stir fried with assorted oriental vegetables. The frog legs were so tender and juicy, it was definitely restaurant standard. It is worth mentioning that this was my hubby's first try at cooking this dish. The dish is a winner! I wish you all could have tasted the dish, then only will you fully and truly understand what I mean by the taste of love.

In order to whip up a good tasty dish, you'll have to use fresh and good ingredients. Similarly, there are many ingredients that you need to make your love work out and last. One of the most important ingredient to me is sharing. Its important to open up your heart and share all the pain, joy, success, failure etc; it doesn't matter what you share with your partner as long as you do it with a clear and willing heart. Love is about talking and communicating. It is about speaking, talking, arguing and sharing. Babes, please beware, if your conversations with your hubby or long time/live in boyfriends are only restricted to discussing bills, children, work and pets or if both of you do not talk anymore; then it is a sure indicator that things are going down hill. Make an effort to bring the spark back by starting an unexpected conversation. Your man may be pleasantly surprised and you may be equally taken aback just how much a honest, heart-to-heart chat can help rekindle hidden love.

Till next time......

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

An apple is a simple fruit that can be sweet or sour, red or green, crunchy or mushy. The very widely and commonly used idiom, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away", simply means that an apple has many nutritional values and favourable healthy effects on the body. So, eating apples are beneficial to one's health and body but do you know what else is beneficial and therapeutic to your mind, body and soul? Take a wild guess.....are you still guessing?.......are you still thinking?......alright....here the answer comes......its none other than Shopping!


Ok I bet some of you reading this are either frowning or rolling your eye balls. You must disapprove of me equating nutritional apples with stupid silly shopping. Ah but babes, please, and I repeat, Please do not ever underestimate the therapeutic powers of Shopping (and yes, Shopping must be spelt with a capital S)! Retail therapy has been known and proven to have solved many problems, mended many broken hearts, "cured" many feminine disorders but most importantly, Shopping brings about happiness and joy. With more happiness and joy, women tend to nag less, worry less, argue less and complain less and with all that less, the men can have more peace and perhaps more good nights' sleep.

So, you may be thinking where exactly is this blog entry leading to? Oh well, due to my recent not so smooth pregnancy, I have been forced to stay at home more than I ever used to or would like to. Nevertheless, I obviously had to find some way to entertain myself and keep myself sane whilst being confined to my own abode. I discovered the therapeutic, de-stressing and calming effects of internet shopping (mostly done late nights of course to avoid my hubby's questioning and probing). Netaporter, luisaviaroma, eluxury(now shut down), saksfifthavenue....you name it, I most probably would have already registered an account with them. Anyways, it got to a point where shopping on overseas websites, some of which do not ship their products to Malaysia became very frustrating and irritating so I started to search, google, browse some local Malaysian online boutiques. I came across an online website that had advertised on Facebook's advertisement boards, URL: http://www.appleblossom.blogspot.com/

The first impression that the appleblossom online boutique gave me was that the clothes were very much japanese or taiwanese inspired. I have always been a fan of Japanese and Taiwan fashion hence was very happy to find that the clothes suits my usual eye for fashion. The appleblossom wesbite offers highly affordable but good quality and trendy clothes for office wear, casual weekends, hot special dates, stylish clubbing nights and occasional wedding dinners. The owner of the website (her name is Apple) replies enquiries and order emails promptly, usually replies within 48 hours. Trust me, I can be very fussy so if I am willing to dedicate a whole blog entry to recommend this website, it means I am very impressed and satisfied with the service rendered.

I have personally met the owner of the appleblossom website. The pictures above are snapshots of her latest venture, a boutique called Le Femme Couture. You can find her boutique at No 1-1, Jalan Puteri 1/4, Bandar Puteri, 47100 Puchong, alternatively you can call +603-8060 6038 for further enquiries. Just in case you were wondering if I have any shares in the boutique, the answer is No! I'm just a satisfied and happy customer. Another thing worth mentioning is that Apple, the owner is a pleasant, sweet and honest young lady. In this world, it is very refreshing to still being able to meet someone as hardworking and sincere as Apple. Apple has a fulltime job on top of managing her own online boutique and despite the economy downturn, has bravely invested her own savings to open a new boutique. She is the sole proprietor for Le Femme Couture. Keep it up, Apple! You can count on me to support you!

Till next time.......

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!

I received the above pictures through email from my hubby dearest earlier today. I was wondering and pondering why he chose to forward such pictures to me. Hmm...don't know if there are any hidden and underlying messages behind the email.

Anyways after looking at the pictures, I of course have some thoughts and conclusions. So here's my 2 cents worth....

First and foremost, did you all notice that the cars above were either BMWs or Audis? So what does that mean? It may imply that men who can afford to buy and drive BMWs or Audis have the means and higher tendencies to have the roving eye and the roaming dickie. Or maybe its just these types of cars that attract the single "hunting" ladies to extend out their feline-like claws and put their "claim" on male species who already had been previously "claimed". Simply put, I am saying that it takes 2 hands to clap. Yes, its despicable that some men are unfaithful, yes, its disgusting that some men like to cheat on their wives or long term girlfriends; however I find it doubly revolting that there are female species who just like to be categorized as the "outside/other" woman or simply just love to be a member of the "second wives" club.

Next, obviously the scorned women above did all those "damages" to their cheating husbands on impulse and without much serious thoughts and considerations. These damages may temporarily hurt or inconvenience their cheating husbands but they do not hurt them to the core. On the other hand, these acts of impulse may back fire against the scorned women and the husbands may get more sympathy votes. The cars are covered under insurance and hence the insurance companies will pay for the damages. The husbands now reserve the rights to take legal actions against the wives for such impulsive acts of damage. The wives have now put themselves in a precarious situation and may need to face unwanted or unnecessary consequences. Wouldn't you agree that all these impulsive efforts are so not worth it? All for a man who is not true and unfaithful to you?

In my dictionary, I have long since getting married and becoming a mother, deleted the words "impulse" and "impulsive". A good friend of mine recently enlightened me with this quote. She said to me, "the best revenge is to forgive". It took me several days before I finally grasped the deep meaning of the quote. Please dont forget its human to sin and make mistakes, you and I make mistakes all the time so will your "he". It takes just 1 day or even 1 hour to sin and make mistakes but it takes more than human strength and determination to forgive. Please do not forget that if you are able to forgive, you will be forgiven more easily too if you ever need it.

Now, for those babes out there who just cannot let it go and feel the need to extend out your vengeful feline claws; please for goodness sake, take revenge with pride and dignity. You'll need to hurt your man where it really really hurts the most. Don't aim too high. Rip and tear apart your man's wallet and bank accounts through the testicles and scrotum. Ah yes...my choice of words may not be too lady-like.... (figure of speech, babes!). Take all their money and you'll render them painful, hurtful, defenceless and aimless. Revenge has never been so sweet!

Till next time.......

Sucre Daddy

Recognise the senior citizen in the above picture? He is none other than the legendary Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9, 1926), sometimes simply known as Hef, founder of Playboy Enterprises. Hef is undoubtedly one of the most powerful man in Porn and also perhaps one of the most enviable man in the world.

So who will envy Hef? Here's my list :

1) Men - senior citizens with pockets as deep as Hef

2) Men - other senior citizens that does not qualify into 1)

3) Men - non senior citizens with pockets as deep as Hef

4) Men - other non senior citizens that does not qualify into 3)

5) Boys - teenagers who have just discovered sex and Playboy magazine

6) Boys - male species undergoing puberty

Hef has been married twice and is father to 4 children. Hef is currently divorced and bounced back in the late '90s as a swinging senior citizen, once again enjoying the limelight and boasting a harem of much younger girlfriends. As of 2009, Hef is officially dating identical twins Karissa and Kristina Shannon, along with 3rd girlfriend Crystal Harris (the 3 girls are shown in the picture above). Hef is undeniably the Sucre (french for sugar) Daddy Extraordinarie of this century!

In my world, I have come across 2 types of sugar daddies - Sugar daddy out of the ordinary and sugar daddy wannabes. All the sugar daddy wannabes that I know are mostly men from category 4 (pls refer to my list above). These wannabes have their wives or long term girlfriends but still periodically go out to "hunt" for innocent or not so innocent preys. Wannabes will most probably buy dinner, drinks, cheap holidays and some luxury items in order to keep their preys interested. These preys usually last for not more than 1 year.

Now, sugar daddy out of the ordinary on the other hand is of a complete different league! This sugar daddy out of the ordinary in my world owns a condominium building and personal networth of at least USD 400 million dollars. He is married to a trophy wife and has beautiful kids who are all not living in the same country as him. So this sugar daddy O currently has 6 girlfriends all of whom live in different apartments in his condominium building. Girlfriends all know of each other's existence. Sugar daddy O does not need to go out "hunting" instead he has a special personal assistant (lets call her mamasan O) who hunts for him periodically. Mamasan O manages all his current girlfriends' payrolls, makes sure that the girls stick to their curfews, keeps tabs on the girls' spending and she will do the dirty job for Daddy O - the breakup job! It would be out of the ordinary if any girl lasts more than 1 fashion season. So you may ask, how much does it take to upkeep any one of these girls? Take a wild guess......a whooping USD 180k per annum on average! So, do you think my Daddy O friend is happy and contented? Oh well, he has lived this hedonistic life of sex, money, power for more than 10 years now and he claims he still has the lust to continue this powerful lifestyle. Good luck to you, Daddy O! Will ask you the same question in the next decade.

Now, getting back to Hef, so I showed my hubby dearest Hef's picture and asks him oh so innocently , "Bebe, do you know who this uncle is? Maybe you would like to be like him in future huh?". Hubby dearest takes one look at the picture and gives me the most ignorant and innocent face, "Babe, who is this uncle lah?" Yeah right.....oh yeah.... I can see right through that innocent act! I was about to give my 2 cents worth and then it hit me suddenly...."Ignorance is bliss!" Yeah i rather know less, what you dont know will not bug you, burn you or screw you. So take my advice babes! Till next time.....