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Take a look at this video which shows a pet lion who got released into the wild and later re-united with his owners!

It’s amazing and very touching.

Read more on his life story here.

This video shows you what goes into making your Hermès bag!

It’s really quite an eye-opener.

You get to see your bag that came from just pieces of leather and then hand-stitched by one master craftsman.

Ahh..makes me drools even more for the 40cm HAC in Black Fjord leather (pictured is a 50cm though).

Hopefully when I can finally afford it, current price increases don’t shoot it through the roof!

It’s so nice as a work bag =D

A little reveal on Hermès history.

Truly remarkable and fascinating.

I also did an earlier post about how to get your grubby paws on a Birkin -fast!

Enjoy life’s little luxuries!

With the rising oil prices leading to rising air ticket prices and not forgetting the dip in currency exchange of the USD (which is a good thing for me though lol).

We work our ingenious minds and tada! come up with: Staycations!

A Staycation can be a vacation in your hometown.

In this video, Karen is treating her Staycation like a real vacation by packing her bags and pretending that she’s indeed 13 hours away from NYC in Tokyo!

It’s good just to ignore those office calls for awhile and rejuvenate yoursel =))

I have been angonizing over this one song.

Like for a couple of days. (I read some comments on YouTube and this one person took 15 years to find this song - oh dear that’s 15 years of agony)

I tried Midomi - sang and hummed on it for just about a hundred times. No less.

Came up with no matches.

I mean I cannot really blame it - after all the song does not have much sensible lyrics to begin with…

With lyrics that went like this (seriously):

Ariadiamus late ariadiamus da
ari a natus late adua

A-ra-va-re tu-e va-te
a-ra-va-re tu-e va-te
a-ra-va-re tu-e va-te la-te-a

A-na-ma-na coo-le ra-we
a-na-ma-na coo-le ra
a-na-ma-na coo-le ra-we a-ka-la…
a-na-ma-na coo-le ra-we a-ka-la……..
ah-ya-doo-ah-eh
a-na-ma-na coo-le ra-we a-ka-la…..
a-ya-doo-ah-eh…
a-ya doo a-ye
a-ya doo a-ye

Then I searched for another that could provide me with an answer - came up with SongTapper!

It works by simply tapping the song out via your SPACEBAR.

I got the hang of it about the third time. It really should not be too difficult.

Then I finally got my song!

It’s by Enya (again yes I know - previously my post on Midomi also featured Enya - I guess she’s my favorite singer!) and the song is called Adiemus.

For those who wants to know, Enya’s song was a cover from Adiemus (the group/singer).

**EDIT** Many thanks to Grace who corrected me.

I went to Enya’s official discography and found this:

There are some songs available on the Internet mistakenly attributed to Enya. Some examples are Harry’s Game or Adiemus. Harry’s Game was released by Clannad and Adiemus is from a group called “Adiemus”, some songs from “Enigma” were labeled “Enya” as well. There’s also a bootleg from Eastern Europe called “Solas”. This album was written by Ron Hardiman. The producer of this bootleg used Enya’s name for their product. Please note that on this website are listed all songs Enya has ever released.

More research on the song tells me that this song was written by a Welsh composer, Karl Jenkins.

Adiemus is the name of the song and an ensemble for Jenkins compositions.

The lyrics consists of words created by Jenkins himself and has no sense, and in which the voices are used like instruments for the music. Miriam Stockley is the person who sang the original.

This song is phenomenal. It brings us back to a time when we were free.

Free from everything around us.

**UPDATE**: I just found out that Karl Jenkins and Adiemus performed the Palladio - the same song which got Escala popular in Britain’s Got Talent!

The Escala girls are soo hot!

**UPDATE AGAIN**: Apparently there’s another string quartet called Bond - and they played the same song called Allegretto - I think they just might be better than Escala!

And the Bond girls are soo cute!

Oh dear. =))

Vente-Privee is a private shopping club which organizes exclusive sales with 30% to 70% off major brands solely for its members!

They work with 750 prestigious brands to bring you the best deals!

• Earn £5 for each friend referred
• Exclusive sales limited for 2 to 4 days
• Personal invitations prior to each sale
• No commitment to buy
• Discounts ranging from 40 to 70%
• 7 days to change your mind

Upcoming brands include Concorde, Siemens, Airelec, LuluCastagnette, Andres Sarda, Villeroy & Boch, Orchestra, Liabel, Tretorn, Brabantia, IZAC, The Beatles, Yema, Kappa, Vassarette, Essentiel, Vans and Imaginarium.

To get into these deals…just ask! =))

Enjoy!

These coupons are to be printed out and used at these shops found in Singapore.

Coupons with discounts include Botak Jones outlets , Geláre Cafe, Jurong Bird Park, Outback Steakhouse, Popular Bookstore and the Night Safari!

Enjoy the food and the themed attractions!

Personally, i only like Geláre Cafe, Jurong Bird Park and the Night Safari.

Popular Bookstore might come in handy for kids.

The other two is just blah.

Great if you reside in Singapore or coming here soon!

The sale we’ve been waiting for!

The J. Crew 30% Sale!

There’s a cool pair of seersucker short I really fancy…BUT it’s expected to ship only on 4th November!

But relax, not all face this predicament.

SIGH. By then there’ll be another sale.

I guess I’ll wait till then.

But enjoy it nonetheless!

As you would have noticed the badge I’ve proudly displayed on my right hand side as a Tastefully Driven Author…=))

There are altogether 14 authors; including the 4 owners - Greg, George, Adam and Mike.

I’m doing posts on topics of Fashion as well as Technology.

Today is my first post on Tastefully Driven!

taste·ful·ly driv·en - to desire, appreciate, and enjoy high quality products, services, places, and experiences that improve your life and the life of those around you

It’s about thumb drives - and how you could get really tastefully-designed ones for yourself!

Throw those gaudy looking ones you have!

Read more after the jump here!

This post came slightly late as I was out late…and watched Batman: The Dark Knight!

It’s so worth watching even if you are not a Batman fan due to Heath Ledger’s amazing portrayal of the Joker.

It just kept me glued onto the screen even though the movie was shown till near 3am (yes AM).

Heath Ledger and Conway Wickliffe (a 41-year-old special effects technician, died last September while working on a stunt for the film in London) receive special posthumous tributes at the end of the Batman sequel “The Dark Knight”.

A wave of sadness rushed over remembering how Heath left us so early.

There were also rounding applauses from the audience once the show came to an end.

It was altogether a very well put together movie.

I expect Heath to be winning some Oscar this year!