SWOP for a cause

 Fashion SWOP parties can be a fun and fantastic way to refresh your wardrobe without spending much.

Last Saturday, we had loads of fun at the fashion SWOP party held at our roof terrace. Close to 100 participants turned up for the afternoon event to exchange their fashion apparels.

Participants or rather “SWOPPERS” brought at least 5 fashion items to SWOP with others.

Happy “SWOPPERS”

Apart from saving the environment, it was a meaningful event as all proceeds collected from the SWOP party were donated to Beautiful People (www.beautifulpeople.org.sg)

Volunteers from Beautiful People

We spoke to some “SWOPPERS” to check out their “fetch of the day”.

Lianne, a self-professed eco-warrior, read about the SWOP party in Straits Times Urban. She donated over 20pcs of clothing and brought along her 12-yr-old student to experience the party. She felt that the SWOP party is a great way of recycling and reusing. “One man meat is another man poison” -Lianne.

22-yrs-old Jasmine is an active blogger. She first discovered SWOP parties through a friend last year and has been attending all kinds of SWOP parties since. Her pick at the party was a sexy salsa skirt!

The men do get it: Benjamin decided to try on the ladies skirt when he realized that most of the men’s collection has been wiped out. He strongly supports SWOP party and has attended similar parties in New York. The difference is… they had higher end fashion apparels compared to the ones in Singapore.

22-yrs-old Avalyn felt that the party is a good way to promote recycling. She revealed that she found lots of working clothes at our last SWOP party which helped prepared her for her new job. This year, she was clearing her wardrobe for CNY when she heard of the SWOP party. She brought over 33pcs of apparels to SWOP.

We spotted this stylist boy at the party. We love his cute big bag.

Apart from clothes-swopping, there was also a lucky draw where we gave away shopping vouchers. Congratulations to the top 3 winners (above).

1st prize winner at the SWOP party was Renna. It was her 3rd time attending a SWOP party and she felt that the event was a meaningful way to start the year.

Special thanks to all the volunteers and helpers from Beautiful People.

We enjoyed ourselves and look forward to see you at our next SWOP Party!

Love, Tampines 1

What do you eat on a date?

We read a recent article on “Why do women eat salad on a date?” which mentioned a recent research suggested that women are more likely to eat food of a ‘lower caloric value’ than if she was sitting with other women.

Let’s do a poll… Do you dine differently while on a date?  Leave us a comment and tell us what you think!  :)

Oh by the way, F.I.S.H at Tampines 1 (#04-11) serves a pretty decent salad buffet which you may want to consider for your next date!  ;)

Love, Tampines 1

Everlasting V-Day presents

Vexed over what present to buy for your partner this Valentine’s Day?

Want to declare to the world you are deeply in love with someone?

Here are some gift ideas at Tampines 1 you may want to consider:  It is affordable, it wouldn’t rust and best of all, you can carry your partner’s name around. We are talking about the custom made pure silver accessories with NAME!

From Couple Lab (#02-K3) you can get customized nameplate pendants. Each pendant cost between $78- $88. They have also customized nameplate rings, earrings as well as key chains.

From Couple Lab (#02-K3), you can also consider having your photo engraved on necklace, between $58- $78 each.

At Couple Lab, you can also get rings with special dates and names. Cost between $68-$128, depending on the design of the ring.

The wide range of rings at Couple Lab looks really beautiful and sophisticated. Check out this ring that is “scratch proof” with crystals.

From Silver Corner (#01-35), you can get NAME bracelets, $59-$98 each

If you would like to get mobile accessories with NAME on it, you can get it from Silver Corner (#01-35), $31.50 each.

Like all the above mentioned weather proof accessories, we wish all lovers everlasting relationship!

Love, Tampines 1

 

The Pro Pac Dog Show

Every Dog has its day!

Tampines 1 held its first dog show at the roof terrace last weekend.  Man, we were green with envy over the luxurious life some dogs have!

The Pro Pac Dog Championship Show was held on Saturday while the Companionship Dog Show was on Sunday. The Championship Show on Saturday featured special breeds, well groomed and beautiful structured dogs. Some dogs even had 2 to 3 stylists fussing over their fur.

Grooming specialist preparing a poodle

Check out this beautiful fluffy Hakie!

Eugene from SKC told us that he keeps his dogs occupied by giving them a "career"- as a show dogs. Although he did not bring his 2 award winning Doberman, he told us that the criteria for dogs to win any Championship title is a tough one. "There is more than what meets the eye; we have to see the dog’s fur quality, bone, teeth structure, height, weight and even walking posture."

On Sunday, most are domesticated pets. There was a Best Dressed showdown and some dogs were so cute that we mistake them as… Tiger?

Meet Toby, his tiger strip is marker drawn!

Most costumes are handmade by pet owners.

We managed to interview a few dog experts on how to train our beloved pets for “SHOW”- well we meant for public.

Elsa Soo has 5 dogs. Her Schnauzer (name Whisky) is trained for Search & rescue and it is also the SKC jumper dog of the year 2009. Elsa puts her dogs on raw meat diet. She believes that it not only gives them good fur, dogs evolve from wolves and their digestive system would adapt better to raw meat. She brings her dogs out for walks daily and teaches them tricks to keep them occupied and active.

Amy is an Obedience trainer at SKC. She shared with us that the best time to train dogs is when they are still a puppy. Unlike dogs from shelters which mostly have gone through traumatic experience or were abused prior to their training, they can feel fearful towards humans. Amy believes that although most obedience (basic) training takes around 8 weeks, the REAL behavior training takes a lifetime. "All dogs learn at different pace" (which sounds so human). Her advice is to build your lifestyle in your training so that you can control e.g their eating time, drinking time so that you will not come home to see a mess.

 We saw more than 15 different dog breeds at the show! If you have missed the event, you can check out our Facebook for more pictures. It was an eye-opening experience and we definitely look foward to the next dog show… and since next year is the year of rabbit, maybe we can get to see dogs in bunny suits?……

Love,  Tampines 1

Come, join us at the SWOP Party!!

Have lots of clothes to clear after your spring cleaning? How about revamp & recycle your wardrobe by swopping your fashion items with others? Join us at our Fashion SWOP party in Tampines 1 roof terrace this Saturday 6 Feb 2010!  :)

“Swoppable” fashion items include: apparels, belts, accessories, bags and shoes.  The items must be clean and in good condition (no stains, no tear, no color run, etc).

Good news to all!  Look out for brand new clothing by the very lovely local label Dotted Line, with up to 50 pieces up for grabs!  Here is a preview of the donated items:

Poppy Skirt Red (also available in biege)

Indigo Cowl Dress

Vintage Dress

Ruffles Shirt Dress

Carprese Dress Black (also available in beige)

Twilight Dress (Black)

Printed top

Domino Dress

We know the weather is hot these days, so we will be providing free flow of ice-cream during the event.  Plus, you can stand to win attractive prizes at the end of the SWOP party.

Come, do your part for the environment by recycling your clothes at this meaningful event.  What’s more, you can help raise funds for our adopted charity organization – Beautiful People (www.beautifulpeople.org.sg) as all proceeds of the admission fee will help those in need.

See you there!

Love, Tampines 1