I know I’ve tweeted a plenty about this but I cannot help but post about it too! This video deserves to be shared!

The crew behind Rediscover Singapore spent time brainstorming and conceptualising this video. And with their tight schedule, still able to produce one that touches hearts of Singaporean. Its not about winning the highest votes (a little hard since those who submitted earlier gets more time to rally for daily votes) nor winning the most creative video award.

Its really about sharing the things and reasons why we call this Home.

If you like this video, please help vote for it on thisishome.sg. You can vote everyday! 20 days to go before the contest closes. So go watch and vote if you can relate to it.

Celebrated interior designer Kelly Hoppen shares her professional expertise for creative ideas to transform your home into a reflection of your individual style. This roomby-room masterclass covers the key principles for each space and troubleshoots common physical constraints. It
includes concise, lively text with practical information.

Kelly Hoppen: Ideas taps into this world-renowned designer’s exceptional talent and professional experience. It’s a source of inspiration and advice for anyone undertaking home design or redecoration, whatever the scale or budget.

Personally my take on the book can be summarized in one sentence…
Bold and beautiful designs that may not fit the medium income family budget yet filled with tips and guides that are useful for everyone designing their own home.

Head down to Page One to check this book out if you’re planning your new home, you’ll never know what inspirations will come your way.

Surprise surprise! Never have you imagined Claudia the Panda will be sharing about beauty in this blog right? I did write some pieces before but this time, I think I’m pretty serious about it. When Shiseido contacted me, I couldn’t resists but to accept. My mum used to love Shiseido products and she’d been telling me how good they are. But being the panda me, my face is like the least I spend time on, except for the daily routines and the facial package which I rarely use these days.

2011 is such an exciting year ahead for me, I’m beginning to pay more attention to my skin and body. So this opportunity came in the right time. I would like for you to join me on my journey towards clearer and brighter skin…

To help kick start my whitening journey, the above were what I got in my personal “starter pack” with compliment from Shiseido.

I read it and I loved it. Got to know about this book title when I chanced upon it on Nick’s blog. Read the review online and I must read it. Some friends had been asking me where they can get their hands on a copy, I would love to share mine around, but its stuck somewhere among my team. So when I saw another copy in store, I bought it. And I’m giving it away to one of you!

Rework by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson, Founders of 37signals

After going through two years of N.E.mation, my blood is still pumping with adrenaline comes voting phase! All 10 finalists spent great amount of time, put in lots of effort, perseverance and determination into their work. And now its time for judges and you to decide who wins the trip to DreamWorks USA!

Having watched the 10 clips, I’ve to say the competition gets tougher each year! Its even worst for me to decide who to vote as I’ve seen all 10 teams put in all their best into the production. If I run the mint, I would let all 10 teams fly to DreamWorks! They all deserve it! (Dream on Claudia!)

Help decide who wins! Your votes matter! 50% of the total score is from public voting. And from last year’s experience, it can totally change the faith of the teams! Four ways to vote for your favorite clips this year. Oh! And you stand a chance to win prizes too if the clip you voted wins! Pick your favorite clips wisely ok!

Home – We Make or Break.

Vote for your favorite 3 animation clips for N.E.mation! 5 and stand a chance to win attractive prizes. Voting ends 6 Feb 2011.

As promised! Here’s the McDonald’s Miniatures set to give away to my dear readers, friends and followers! These cute little things are too hard to resists and I caved into temptation and ended up buying a set for myself and one for you!

I’ve got ONE set of these cute McDonald’s Miniatures (worth $25) to give away.

As promised, here are the last 3 pretty notebooks I’m giving away! If you’d missed or didn’t win in the first giveaway, here’s your chance!

The three notebooks up for grab are…

#1 - Dangerous Ideas Notebook (Click notebook for info)