Bershka
The Autumn/Winter 2011 collection sees a mixture of trends for the cool cats out there. Washed out jeans (from $49.90) are themed with checkered shirts (from $39.90) producing a rustic lumberjack look for the upcoming season. Also check out every rocker’s fashion wet dream with their range of leather military jackets (from $89.90) and wool jerseys (from $39.90).
#B2-09/10/11 ION Orchard, 2 Orchard Turn, 6509-8708.

Fleamadonna
Raw, rebellious and eccentric; these are the attitudes evident in the Korean label’s latest Autumn/Winter collection. With inspiration from cartoons and an unbounded sophistication, designer Jei Kim imbues these pieces with a real sense of playfulness. Leggings with planetary prints ($210), exaggerated silhouettes shaped on shoulder of dresses ($135), tops (from $59) and shoes (from $150) make this collection as street worthy as it is unique.
Actually..., 29A Seah St., 6336-7298.

Juun J. x KIROIC
These are the kind of sneakers that’ll stop people in their tracks. Chinese designer Kim Kiroic combines futuristic design ideas with an ergonomic slant that speaks to those hungry for up-scale sneakers with a tangible sense of comfort. The Transformable Warrior collection (from $458), for example, transforms into a sandal when unzipped—ingenious.
ActuallyActually, #02-01, 16 Purvis St., 6336-7298.

Pull & Bear
The stylized themes for Pull & Bear’s latest collection will leave the discerning shopper spoilt for choice. With masculine influences for ladies, try on the themed riding pants (from $19.90), jackets (from $59.90) and matching waistcoats for an old English street look—a must for the dandy and daring.
#B2-08 ION Orchard, 2 Orchard Turn, 6238-7655.

Joy Yap, 27
PR Consultant

Aug 6, Fri
Woke up at 10am and went for an 18km bike ride and feeling pretty chipper! Headed to Lantern, Fullerton Bay Hotel, for a Belvedere “White” party and me and my crew rocked up in multi-hues of anything but white. I’m with one of my best friends who just moved to Singapore and we caught up over drinks. Guys in white bathrobes and slippers pour us champagne all night.

Aug 13, Fri
It’s the official La Maison VIP opening and there’s an open bar. Had a few Belvedere cocktails and headed upstairs where the DJs were serving up some good tunes. But I am really exhausted tonight, decided to head home to read a book.

Aug 18, Wed
In a hotel in New Delhi, India. Didn’t sleep well, woke up disoriented and tired at 9am and have to get ready for a work conference. Hung out with my 10 all-men team and we hit up a bar in New Delhi to try out some local delicacies. I made it a point to try out the local beer, Kingfisher, and I liked it!

Aug 21, Sat
Feeling extremely tired this morning from traveling and working on that huge pile of laundry. Dread! Headed to Mr. Punch Winebar (which has a fantastic view of the city) and then to Lantern (again). Had two farewells tonight. A friend leaving to Hong Kong (her third and final farewell party) and another friend leaving for England. That just brought the night to a low; I can already imagine the void these friends will leave behind.

Aug 25, Wed
Woke up to a pulsating headache at 3am. Been waking up every hour in a hotel in Ho Chi Min, Vietnam. Went to dinner with my Japanese colleagues. Forced to drink shots of Vietnamese wine. It looks potent but has only about 15 percent alcohol content. It tastes like rice wine and goes down smoothly. My colleagues got smashed and started singing and dancing in the restaurant. Boy can they drink! It was around 9pm when I got back to the hotel and passed out absolutely drunk.

Aug 27, Fri
Have a slight headache waking up and feel super dehydrated. In the evening it was friend’s company’s second year anniversary and birthday at dbl O. Jagerbombs are the tradition with this bunch. I knocked back a couple and headed off to La Maison for another farewell. I got pretty wasted and got into a verbal bitch fight with a chick at the bar. I’m usually a super happy drunk but tonight I’m an angry drunk since I’m pretty sad that my friend is leaving and I want so much to bust my Muay Thai moves on this girl. Unfortunately she was passive despite my attempts at goading her. I gave up and went upstairs to hold my friend’s hair while she puked in the ashtray.

Total drunk this month:
• 25 glasses of liquor
• 10 shots of liquor
• 6 bottles of beer
• 6 glasses of cocktail
• 5 glasses of champagne
• 4 glass of wine

Sarah Ismail, 21
Promotions Executive

Aug 6, Fri
Woke up bloated and craving for McDonalds. Still hung-over from Wednesday, I kid you not! The cumulative effect of late night drinking, partying and working at SingFest during those three days. Had dinner at Lucas and drinks at Fabrika, followed by Silk and then Blu Jazz.

Aug 8, Sun
I feel like I need a Redbull and am looking forward to a lazy Sunday. Headed to Azzura in the evening.

Aug 11, Wed
Woke up feeling restless, it’s mid week! Looking forward to Delphic at Zouk. This is a guilt trip week right here! The week has been rough, particularly with work backlogged from SingFest. I keep telling myself that I’m way smarter to avoid mixing drinks, but I do it anyway. Glad I didn’t get smashed.

Aug 13, Fri
I feel like eating toast, I have many morning cravings. But I feel perky. Headed to the following today: The Beam Cellar, Boulevard, Home Club, Esplanade and La Maison. Had many glasses of wine as it was a wine appreciation class and some beers after.

Aug 14, Sat
Woke up at 5pm! The evening is rainy and I am feeling cold and hungry. No hangover, pretty contented. Stayed home today with a round of Rose Wine to accompany my fruit tart.

Aug 15, Sun
I am feeling powerful this morning! Heading off to Marina Bay Sands for a girlfriend’s 21st birthday. So far I had wine, 21 seconds shots of awful vodka and a few rounds of awful mixes.

Aug 17, Tue
I am so tired this morning but still managed to head to Cuscaden and Home Club after work. Why? Because the girlfriend said that I need to drink and eat chicken wings.

Aug 19, Thu
Woke up feeling pretty crazy actually. Was at CM-PB in the evening for a night with the girls. It has been pretty lightweight this week, which is always good right? And it’s the whole shenanigans of the holy month, so most of my friends are not drinking. At this drinking rate, I won’t go fat! Let’s see next week.

Aug 21, Sat
Headed to a girlfriend’s pad at Sixth Avenue for some champagne.

Aug 23, Mon
I am officially sick and on two days medical leave.

Aug 26, Wed
Woke up feeling like a slug but had some beers later on during the day. The week was horrid, being sick and restless. Falling ill is such a chore.

Aug 28, Sat
I am ready and charged but got out of bed with a sore throat. Headed to Zouk for the closing of Worldwide Festival and also Radio Heineken and had loads of drinks (tough to recall!). It was an amazing party weekend for me. Rest of the week was plain and simple and I discovered ice cream and beer are really not best friends in any circumstance. Ga!

Total drunk this month:
• 39 bottles of beer
• 20 glasses of wine
• 5 glasses of champagne
• 36 glasses of liquor
• 11 shots of liquor

NEXT: Joy Yap, 27. PR Consultant

Stas Madorski, 23
DJ/Brand Manager

It’s my first day in Tokyo and I’m feeling pretty tired this morning but not too bad. Didn’t end up drinking much as my travel companions had some other plans. Waking up sober on a holiday feels stranger than Jay Leno’s chin. I will use this renewed energy to contemplate philosophical issues and seize the day. First night here calls for some sort of celebration/liver damage.

Aug 7, Sat
I slept through the morning. This morning was meant to be Two Door Cinema Club, Delphic and Passion Pit: The three reasons I bought tickets to the Summer Sonic festival here. Instead, I was woken up in our hotel’s lift, passed out, going between floors. Best of all, my friend was dressed in a bear costume the whole time. He (a less experienced drinker) had an even worse morning, throwing up in a Tokyo train whilst people sprinted for the door like they just saw Godzilla. Needless to say, I won’t be repeating this tomorrow; my liver is emotional and I want to catch some of the morning and afternoon bands on day two of the music festival. Had a sake, vodka Coke, over five tequila shots and who knows what else. Shots are a terrible idea. Don’t tell a Japanese rapper you like his tunes, or you’ll end up drinking way too many shots. I was also DJ-ing in Tokyo; the alcohol acts as lube, awesome lube that enables me to feel what the crowd is feeling at a given point in time which enhances the full experience. I also get more courage to try new tunes and unfamiliar genres/mixing techniques.

Aug 8, Sun
Déjà vu; got absolutely wasted again last night. I was still up in the morning (music festival’s first day finished at 5am). I don’t recall this, but apparently I proposed to two Japanese girls on the train, then Russian danced. Missed the acts I wanted to see again at Summer Sonic. Had vodka Cokes. I don’t even like vodka Coke, but somehow there’s no concept of a vodka lemonade here. It was genius marketing; for every drink you buy, you get 50 fake cash-moneys. You can use this moolah to gamble. The top eight gamblers at the end of the night win sexy prizes. I wasn’t planning to drink but this won me over.

Aug 10, Tue
A sharp pain in my brain. Will rest up tonight so that I can do some cultural shit tomorrow. Instead, I headed to a private Ed Banger party at Le Baron de Paris, Tokyo, attended by Busy P, Uffie, Brodisnki, Surkin and Fafi, and had a bottle of Belvedere IX.

Aug 11, Wed
Woke up in the morning feeling like P Diddy. Well, not really. Headed to a club called Gas Panic and had my drink spiked at the seediest bar in Tokyo. A girl snatched my drink and gave me hers. I stupidly drank a bit from hers, then got my drink back after the exchange. Luckily I didn’t drink much of her drink, but it was enough to put me in a very weird, oddly agreeable state. My friend mentioned that I wasn’t being coherent.

Aug 12, Thu
Neither drank nor ate much today. The week has been crazy and insane. One of the biggest weeks of drinking I’ve had in my life. Even bigger than my penis! I may not remember all of it, but paradoxically, alcohol made it more memorable.

Aug 14, Sat
My mouth tastes like an ashtray, my liver feels like an epileptic hooker and my spleen—don’t even get me started on my spleen! The night started out relatively sober, mainly because I was DJ-ing and it was challenging getting drinks. After my set and a few shots later I was ready to leave with a bunch of people, including a Japanese actress that we’d met, and headed to Le Baron de Paris. As soon as we entered, bottles came flying out and into my mouth. By chance, I ended up DJ-ing at that club, which meant that people started feeding me drinks. We left the club when it was bright and sunny outside.

Aug 21, Sat
It’s the Twelves! Woohoo! The Twelves were killing it at Zouk back in Singapore. Obviously, this was accompanied by mass consumption of alcohol. Another contributing factor was the 2-for-1 drink special on jugs.

Total drunk this month:
• 2 bottles of beer
• 1 bottle of wine
• 3 bottles of liquor
• 52 glasses of liquor
• 5 shots of liquor

NEXT: Sarah Ismail, 21. Promotions Executive

Robert Kos, 24
Teacher

I’m feeling quite good this morning. Had a pleasant Thursday relaxing and caught up with some friends for dinner. I didn’t drink last night because I find that on the weekends, I’ll drink enough for my fill (and liver) for the entire week.

Aug 7, Sat
It was a friend’s brother’s birthday and my friends and I wanted to catch him for a few drinks. Since we avoid Clarke Quay like expired cheese, we negotiated to meet him at Blu Jazz for a while earlier in the night for a quick dinner and to catch some of the music there. The DJs weren’t what we expected but we were enjoying the jazz band. However, come midnight we were ready to move on, and headed to Home Club for what we expected to be some relaxed conversation and a relatively early Saturday night. However, a couple of beers later we started feeling more and more like catching the electro music they would be playing at Butter Factory. Since a friend was with us who hadn’t been to the club before, it seemed like a logical choice and the night ended at a somewhat respectable 3:30am.

Aug 8, Sun
Feeling pretty painful after a heavy night at Butter Factory. Hadn’t intended to drink much or stay out late but the revelry of the night took an unexpected turn. I had intended to go to La Maison tonight and catch some friends spinning on the decks there, but ended up heading to a friend’s place in the early evening for what was a short catch up, since they had needed to fill me in on some recent happenings.

Aug 9, Mon
Woke up feeling like a freight train derailed into my brain but it’s the National Day weekend—and what better way to honor Singapore than being out with the thousands of partygoers hell bent on reverting themselves to complete infantilism via grog. Things started early in the afternoon at Café Del Mar and Tanjong Beach Club and kicked up well into the single digit hours of Tuesday morning. I think I’m feeling more destroyed as a result of a solid day of sun exposure rather than the drinking (though tdrinking dehydrating liquids in the sun isn’t particularly smart either).

Aug 12, Thu
Knocked off work and met some friends down at Camp Pong because (a) playing ping pong is always fun on a weeknight and (b) Camp Pong was hosting a Brazilian news crew who were filming a story on the phenomenon. After a few beverages were passed around, our ping pong naturally improved. It has definitely been a fun week.

Aug 14, Sat
A friend was in town from Spain, so we were showing him around. We had planned to check out 1-Altitude down at Raffles Place, but because he had given his shoes away to a poor kid in Bali the day before and only had a pair of second hand flip flops to wear, we weren’t allowed in. If they understood his altruism it might have been a different story. So we moved on out to Home Club for Beat! Great fun. On that night, the dancefloor was packed and definitely conducive to getting a few drinks down on the floor.

Aug 15, Sun
My friend’s father had left some fantastic Irish whiskey for us. I forget the brand, but it was obviously quite expensive. And went down very smoothly, too.

Aug 27, Fri
I hadn’t meant to drink so much i don’t particularly like drinking outdoors, especially if I’ve been in the sun all day, but a friend joined us after work and brought beers for all of us, so we tucked in.

Aug 28, Sat
Once again, catching up with my friend who has been away the past couple of months and enjoying his fruited rum from Barbados, bizarrely called “Four Square Rum.” I was not too drunk, but it was a very late night because the hours disappeared as we caught up over the last few weeks.

Aug 29, Sun
Had an exhausting skating session (on the ice for two whole hours) so with those sore legs, the beers were manna from heaven. It’s a pity that Singapore doesn’t have more casual spots to grab a quick drink after a workout or between social commitments, ala the cafes in Italy or France where people can stop for a quick drink or a more extended one in a relaxed environment. Instead, we made do with beers from 7-Eleven and our own impromptu picnic spot on the wall by the river.

Total drunk this month:
• 34 bottles of beer
• 21 glasses of liquor
• 5 glasses of wine

NEXT: Stas Madorski, 23. DJ/Brand Manager

Remember that time last month, when you were carried out of the bar with a facial expression like a strange creature from the depths of the ocean? Or what about last week, when you realized you’d maxed out your credit card on drinks you can’t even pronounce at a joint you swear you’ve never even been to? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. We got together five willing individuals of varying gender, age, background, profession and drinking preferences and asked them to jot down what they got up to throughout August. The results? More than a little worrying.

Melvin Kuek, 39
Advertising Manager

Aug 6, Fri
Looking forward to catching up with my mates tonight for a bit of mischief and revelry given that it’s a Friday and the start of the National Day long weekend. Happy days! We headed down to KPO just before 6pm to start off the fun and games. It’s nice to see the sun still out and knowing that there’s still an entire night to stumble through. At around 10pm we decided to head down to Zouk’s Wine Bar to round up chapter one of the long weekend.

Aug 9, Mon
I woke up with a slight headache. Guess it’s all starting to catch up a little. I am also feeling a tad crappy thinking about the work day tomorrow. Downed a glass of 100 Plus to replace the lost fluids. Got a call from my friend K and discussed the possibility of meeting up in Shanghai this coming weekend to do his birthday bash at either Mint Club or Muse. Somewhere in the midst of that conversation, we decided that it would be a swell idea to do a KFC and champagne pairing dinner at my place to salute the nation and hopefully catch the fireworks from my balcony.

Aug 11, Wed
Woke up at 7:30pm feeling fresh. Decided that I will head out for a Muay Thai class before that as the restaurant was around the same vicinity. Headed to Botan at Far East Square for my business lunch. Had my usual Chirashi and split two bottles of cold sake with the client. Talking shop is so much easier and more productive under the influence of alcohol.

Aug 17, Tue
A little buzzed still but I am not sure if it’s from the sake or the coffee I had prior to going to bed the night before. It’s going to be a rather trying day managing client meetings and planning the logistics for my buddy’s surprise birthday party at Quarubar tonight. Should be a nice close knit gathering tonight with friends and family, and the surprise was going fine until he saw the mountain of champagne chilling on the table.

Aug 19, Thu
I felt “clean” after the self imposed alcohol ban yesterday (and also from the healthy diet of mainly salads and tuna wraps the entire day). Decided to make plans for a sumptuous Japanese dinner tonight at Mimigar, Gallery Hotel. Obviously a much lighter week compared to the previous one. Apart from the birthday bash, there was no real danger of red lining on the alcohol consumption. I did have a real sake craving this week which I was able to gratify.

Aug 20, Fri
Took a half day in the afternoon to chill and laze about. The birthday boy from Tuesday decided to throw a Thank You Party for all of us party organizers at Wild Oats. Over at the bar, Mitch, who runs the joint, decided to make us all guinea pigs for his new shooter experiments, mixing various potent liquors with sorbets.

Aug 22, Sun
After the alcohol free day yesterday, I woke up early. Some of my buddies decided to pop over in the afternoon to have a couple of beers.

Aug 23, Mon
Got up at 6:30am to attend Muay Thai training to sweat out the alcohol from the past week. Had a couple of Mojitos and a glass of champagne to go with the oysters and fabulous bone marrow risotto at Pierside.

Aug 24, Tue
Second early morning Muay Thai training in succession. Felt super alert and positive after the workout; all set for a good day at the office. Decided to “ta-pow” the crab bee hoon and roast pigeon from Crab Delicacy and spend the night in with a friend. We were a third of the way through before deciding to open a bottle of Veuve to go along with the great food.

Aug 25, Wed
Planning to head down to Zouk tonight to meet some friends. Haven’t been to a Mambo Jambo night in ages and it’d be interesting (and hilarious) to see what’s new in the sign language department. Had five to six whiskey drys, two bottles of Vueve and the same amount of martinis for the ladies at Wine Bar.

Aug 28, Sat
Reminded myself to chill some of the new Vueve that I had bought, before heading out to buy tulang from West Coast Market. We had three bottles of red wine, five bottles of champagne, and free flow of beer through the night. I had about 18 cans of Stella and Carlsberg and there were only two cans left by the end of the night.

Aug 30, Mon
Woke up bright and early and decided to head down to Jalan Tua Kong for some mee pok before work. Was walking towards the carpark when I got a call from one of my clients who was at Nueva Cuba at Customs House; a drink or two wouldn’t hurt I suppose. Had three glasses of mojitos each. Would have stayed but it was starting to drizzle. I did finish off the last can of beer in the fridge when I got home though.

Aug 31, Tue
Yet another action packed day in the office. Was seriously tired. Headed home when a buddy of mine texted and asked if I wanted to pop down to Quarubar on the way home. There was already a bottle of Nikka and wine on the table when I arrived. Had a glass of wine and three whiskeys with water before deciding to call it a night.

Total drunk this month:
• 52 bottles of beer
• 4 bottles of liquor (shared)
• 20 glasses of liquor
• 10 shots of liquor
• 31 bottles of champagne (shared)
• 14 bottles of wine (shared)
• 13 cocktails

NEXT: Robert Kos, 24. Teacher

NEXT: Stas Madorski, 23. DJ/Brand Manager

NEXT: Sarah Ismail, 21. Promotions Executive

NEXT: Joy Yap, 27. PR Consultant

The second exhibition of LASALLE College of the Art’s TriSpace Open Call Series sees 22-year-old Singaporean Christina Chua stepping up the plate with her intricate work of stitching and embroidery in an exhibition called Breathe Again. “At the tender age of four, I shared a room with my grandmother and was frequently woken up by the rustling sounds of her sewing early in the morning,” explains Chua of how she first got into the art form. “Like most women of her generation, my grandmother did not know how to read or write, but she knew how to express her impassioned thoughts through embroidery.”

Chua’s childhood memories as well as present experiences are intricately expressed in her works. This is an artist who takes intricacy to an intimate level. “My work is a reflection of my life and mirrored inner-self. Often I struggle to balance the responsibilities as a woman, homemaker, young adult and artist,” she says. In one of her installations, starched cloth is folded into origami balls, with some of them partially opened to represent stages of growth. L.E.D lights are installed in certain parts of the installation, exposing hidden threads and details of the inner and outer surfaces. Says Chua, “I have been fascinated with the idea of origami. Many people perceive origami as a hobby or pastime, and as a tool to encourage creativity in children and older people. To me, repetition or folding represents a diagram of social structures.” .

Breathe Again is on through Sep 22, 10pm-6am. #B1-05 TriSpace, LASALLE College of the Arts, 1 McNally St., 6496-5000. Free.

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On this open-air rooftop bar, you get a 360-degree view of the city and Marina Bay, as well as great cocktails and artisan Japanese beers. Plus, it’s relatively low vantage point means that you’re actually pretty close to the race.

Ku Dé Ta

From Bali beach comes the newly opened Ku Dé Ta, perched at the SkyPark high above Marina Bay Sands. What better way to catch the F1 action than hanging out at the club’s pool side terrace which offers a spectacular view of the Marina Bay area? Sip on cool champagne as the race heats up a thousand feet below.

New Asia

Take the elevator 71 storys up the Swissotel and you’ll find yourself immersed in the sophistication and grandeur of the New Asia bar. A playground for the glamorous and glitzy (as well as a handful of undesirables), the bar will transform into a race-inspired venue with its themed events and cocktails. Look down on all the race action from this heavenly vantage point.