Today's launch!

enjoy girls! i love this little dress! hope you do too! great light weight jacket to put on when you are wearing something plain like tank and skinny, i like to layer this on and make the whole look more interesting. you can wear it either with the collar draping or unzip it and wear it simply as a cropped cardigan.
go now and browse through the new items!
i think this lace tank top is great to go under your work blazers. i would also just wear it out on its own with skinny for a fun night out! oh i wish i can wear these now.. but i have to wait till it gets much warmer. human nature, when its cold we long for the warmth, when its warm, we wish for the cold. haha...
have a lovely holiday week ahead!
oh yes, the parka is also available now! great for a rainy day.

Kyurii: NEW IN tomorrow

because of the very cold weather over here, i only managed to shoot 4 items this week. so we will be launching them earlier.. tomorrow. also becos xmas is just round the corner. in case you need any last minute shopping.
please make use of our xmas promotion, spend S$50 and receive a S$10 voucher from us for your next purchase. start browsing through www.kyurii.com to see what you would like to use that S$10 on!

preview time!

Xmas special!

hey girls, a little gift for you. you may like to start browsing for the items you like or your friends may like. just spend S$50 and receive a S$10 voucher from us! which you can use it on your next purchase or you may like to use that S$10 to buy a xmas gift voucher present for your friend.
promotion starts tomorrow for a week only. thank you!

this is how much i am wearing today, two more layers underneath that tee. NEW PARKA! haha sorry very impromptu, leekeng doesnt even know we are launching this item. haha.. i was trying to adjust my hair using my neighbour's windows.. not too bad, it shows off the coat nicely. but not my hair. actually i like this coat a lot when i was on a buying trip but i thought of the warm weather in singapore, you girls probably wont need it. after thinking a while, i decided to still get it and buy just 2 more, in case anyone travelling or for whatever reasons. then we can wear the same coat! haha.. its khaki like most parka. easy to match.
this is how the back looks like. you can draw string it at the waist and at the hem, to give it more of a shape. but i kind of like it loose. so anyone interested, please email leekeng. also, i got in extra stocks for the animal print recycle bag, its under our KYURII XMAS GIFTS! check it out!

what are your favourite things?

1222-009 long sleeve reindeer tee i like it with leggings and running shoes.
1219-009 cap-sleeved butterfly tee sold out. please email leekeng for backorder. i am going down later to see if we can get more.
1215-009 cap-sleeved rose print tee the colours just make me feel really happy, i think it would be simple and nice with blue jeans or denim shorts. try it! i want to but i cant. today its still at 12 degree.

some of my favourite things: i like this window above the stairs leading to the roof. its like a painting.
i like this type of water colour paintings of birds. you find these in text books in the old days when there is no photography yet. i love it.. my brother bought this for me when we were shopping at nottinghill. i have two. so nice. oh great! i must be getting old.. i find myself very fond of things that are old and subconsciously drawn to comparing the new and the things of my time. this is seriously a sign of regression! haha....
and my current favourite thing to do, is practising on the shading and drawing of the 4 objects i have learnt: leaf, bud, lotus and cloud. haha i used to think to myself when i saw my father taking ages to paint that bloody realistic looking tiger face that he later hung proudly in the bedroom, 'why does he bother to do that? i can just shoot it in a sec and retouch it right to whatever tone you like on photoshop.' NOW i find myself taking ages to paint a single lotus flower. OMG... haha... and check this out. i duno when she or he left the cocoon. i would like to be more attentive when i water my plants next time, it would be so cool to see it when someone is home. amazing now he has wings!

This Week New Items!

go take a look at whats NEW THIS WEEK if you havent do so! : )

morning meditation

good morning! it is very cold over here now and the sun isnt shining much. its very quiet. you can only hear the distant calls of some birds, the rather loud gusting of the wind and the sound made by my typing on the keyboard. the cats seem to be meditating, each in a different spot. one on the chair next to me, one on his favourite pink paw meditation cushion near the balcony window and the black one, somewhere underneath the warmth of the duvet. they are motionless and their eyes closed, at times half opened but their ears still extremely alert and aware of the surrounding and the slightest unusual sound it makes. great meditators. their silence somehow puts me in a meditative mood as well. let me choose my favourite spot too... talk soon.

freaking cold day

today becos of my vanity, i suffer physical suffering of cold. haha... i was in that 'die die also i must wear my new hoodie' mood knowing that it might not be enough for the 14 degree today. this is taken in the morning on my way out to the ferry. before getting on the ferry. i was thinking 'chey its not very cold ma.. i am glad i wore this jumper! hehe..' i even wore it unzipped to show off the colourful rose print tee. well that is all before i got onto the ferry.. the minute i got onto the ferry. OMG! the wind is freaking strong... i was so freaking cold i had it zipped up all the way (even till now i am here typing it is still zipped up). when i am back in lamma, i had to go up to my house to change into my running shoes and then go downhill again to buy food for the cats. this is taken half an hour ago. i am still sneezing now. i need to make a hot cup of tea....
but still i dun regret wearing my new hoodie out today. also i could have worn jeans but becos of my vanity plus a mind dominated solely by aesthetic reasoning, i am convinced that the whole look will be much better carried out with this pair of patchy legging, in terms of colour and silhouette. but in terms of practicality, it fails badly. haha! you know i actually wore two pairs of legging today but still my legs feel cold. there is a black one underneath.

p.s. i just saw the forecast for tomorrow, 12 degree! actually i can also tell the weather by the way the cats sleep. if all of them sleep together like this, then it indicates temperature has dropped and will continue to drop significantly. haha becos you will never catch tessy (the ginger one) sleeping this close with the youngest black kitty. for some unknown reasons, he doesnt really fancy her. so when such rare phenomenon occurs, i should be smart and put vanity aside and put more clothes on.
ooh i want to snuggle down into these 3 warm balls of fur! oh my black kitty looks so flat, like a cut-ouy in the photo, you cant tell which is her head which is her 'pat pat'.... haha....

have a beautiful week!

good morning!!! i hope you are all enjoying this week's NEW ARRIVALS! i hope the uplifting energy i felt is transferred to the clothes and therefore to you when you wear them! easier for songwriters to do it through songs, i hope we can do it through clothes. haha..

in this everyday living we are in, sometimes it can get a little grey, dull, monotonous, somehow difficult to find a little light, laughter and inspiration. we hope through kyurii, we are able to bring a little of that warm, genuine innocence to you. in fact, that which we all already have inside each one of us. the light inside our hearts which is our true source of inspiration and energy. let it shine out again! to yourself, to people you know, to people you dunno. and see how in an amazing way that love is manifested and reflected back to you.

have a beautiful beautiful day everyone! love you all!

NEW IN!

hey girls, full preview tonite! these new items will be up tomorrow morning! as mentioned earlier, yes spring has pre-maturedly arrived for us. haha.. we decided to do a rather sporty, uplifting collection this week! you will see magenta, soft pink, pale purple and we mix it with shades of deep blue and grey. we are really excited about this collection. this little hoodie cropped tee comes in 2 colours, dark magenta (above) and light grey. great to layer it loosely over your tank top. grey over our new basic white or light pink tank, matched with that faded blue ripped skinny . for the magenta one, i like it over dark grey tank with light grey acid wash skinny.
please watch out for this grey puff sleeve hoodie. my favourite item this week. i love the flattering tapered waist. i love it with leggings.
yes we have 3 tees this week. all on the nature theme! yes! butterfly, flower and a reindeer. i really like the pale purple of this tee, i think i bought it mainly for the colour. its so hard to find a pale purple tee which i want to go with the grey skinnies you see. haha... and the lovely pink butterflies graphics makes it perfect.
haha my hair.. anyway. another one of my great finds last week, this hoodie below. the soft colours somehow reminds me of stella mccartney stuff. haha i duno.. but i am glad the choice of all 3 colours are great and they look harmonious together. you know how sometimes, you like the item so much but one of the colours is just way off. oh things like that drives me nuts. haha.. i am glad this one done really well, i have to say.
ok next, is this pair of patchy legging. one of 2 pairs of leggings we are launching this week. love love love. becos of the deep blue with purplish colour. sometimes black legging is just too bland. this is a great alternative! very comfortable too!
yeah flowers! i love flower tee! i never get tired of them actually. time to bloom!!
studded tunics. haha cant get enough of them this season. hee... 2 colours to choose from. this pale purplish grey one and black. i like this grey one which you can wear it belted with black legging.
this is the reindeer tee. haha xmas is round the corner so we have to have a reindeer. also becos i love deers. haha.. and animal tees. i love the length, it just covers my hip, which is perfect for legging under it! plus bomber jacket over it when the weather gets cool.
this sharp pink jumper i love! still making shoulder statements. i like the shoulder effects which makes the whole look more interesting. sweep your hair back into a neat ponytail and do a energising sporty look this coming weekend.
ok one more item to look out for, its not just a black zip up hoodie. it has double zips for you to choose between a loose or body hugging fit. zip accordingly! see it in details tomorrow. very versatile piece. great for both M and S size girls.
the other legging we have this week is this one, which has lace-like printing on. its grey in colour. i think it would be great with the black basic oversized top . sometimes when you get tired of doing it with skinnies, this printed legging would be nice for a change.
we are also launching a nice little cotton tank top for you to mix and match. comes in 4 colours: black. grey, baby pink and white.
OK! everything will be up on www.kyurii.com by tomorrow morning! we hope you like them all the items! hahaha....

ok goodnight. sweet dreams.
p.s. thank you to house and roof. you have been great to me. and to the sunlight, wind, and all the props involved in this week's shoot. good job. haha... oh this afternoon, my neighbour two roofs away saw me shooting myself. gosh so embarassing! thats why you know many of the poses, i sat on the floor, so that neighbours on the adjacent roofs cant see me that clearly. : P

Kyurii Preview!!!!!

spring is not here yet but deep inside, my heart is feeling it! the flowers blooming, the sky is a bright cloudless blue, and the trees are adorned with fresh new leaves. the little sentient beings in contemplation will soon be awakened from their winter sleep. i really had fun shooting these yesterday. you know i used to be an art director and in my years at work, we are trained to art direct, which sometimes lead to over-art directing. this year especially i have leant to just allow things to be the way they are. and beauty is within the natural.

in the past, i think i would rearrange the plants, maybe the chairs, and everything else to make it 'art directed' and arrange them beforehand, but now, i learnt to just let them be and work spontaneously. everything are as they are. the chairs are where they are, the dried leaves are where they are. nothing is deliberately arranged. and of coz, my very tough camera sits wherever he feels like sitting.. and my hair is wherever she feels like being. the energy is so much more alive!

ok let me go continue the work. you girls have a lovely week! you are good just as you are. as good as everyone else. love ourselves! be proud of ourselves!

happy birthday buddy!

hey girls, its leekeng's birthday today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! thank you so much for being my best friend for so many years! may your heart be filled with joy and peace on this special day, like every other day in your life. your present is on its way..... : )

here is a song for you first. you know i am so happy that after so many years, we are still together. haha.. who would ever thought that we would end up working together when we were sitting there in history class listening to mrs quintal. i think working on kyurii for the past 3 years, must be one of the happiest times in my life even though it has proven to be tough. thank you, buddy for your constant support. oh i am getting emotional listening to the song....

thank you for this precious friendship. it must be my good fortune to meet you in this life.



p.s. hey buddy, who sang the second part? 劉瑞政? that voice is quite unique ar.. haha.. shit is this song revealing our age?!?! haha...

a few more weeks

let me share something with you.
i was reading a book 'commentaries on lives ' vol.3 by j.krishnamurti, my teacher's teacher on the roof this afternoon.
one paragraph resonates so strongly with what i am feeling at this moment.

''i am like the tree in winter, bare,
the branches naked against the blue sky,
but is beautiful in my nakedness.
i could wait with patience and certainty,
for the sun is upon me
and in a few weeks more,
i would be covered with tender green leaves.''
- j krishnamurti.

as i sat there on the roof,
under the blue blue sky,
surrounded by a few bare plants.
the last of a few frail leaves wavering
under the slightest breeze.
like them, i am with nothing now.
but yes, i could wait.
with patience and certainty.
for the sun shall be upon me
in a few more weeks.
and i would be shining.
once again.

whats your xmas wish this year?

check out our xmas collections now!

oh also, if you have no idea what to get for your friends this year, hm.. (calling out to lazy shoppers out there like me.. haha) what about some kyurii gift vouchers ? hehe. S$10, S$20.. just purchase them online, and we will help you deliver it right to their email inbox! and if you have any special message for them, just write them on the 'comment' box during the buying process, and we will make sure it gets to your friends!

also, save some gift wrapping paper! last few days i saw the shopping malls here setting up special gift wrapping counters, and people lining up for the service becos its free, my heart just aches when i think about how much of those paper will end up in the trash. and if you have to gift wrap then make sure the wrapper is recycled.

ok this christmas, spread love also help spread us to your friends by buying them kyurii gifts. a simple tank top, or a pair of legging. we are currently choosing some kyurii items to put under xmas gift ideas category, it will be up really soon! when you duno what to buy, just get something from kyurii.

beautiful day!

oh i love the sun! its uplifting. i took the 2:30pm ferry home and had my salad and mango juice on the outer deck, looking at the huge fluffy clouds. i feel really happy. i am easy to please. haha... there were quite a lot of tourists on the afternoon ferry. welcome to lamma! someone just did this graffiti. he or she added a number of new slogans around lately, there is one near the sea that said 'all you need is love' in his or her signature rainbow colour lettering.
i just feel like wearing a skirt today, like i did in my art school in shechen. oh i miss the place and the people so much. haha i like this photo, me besides my neighbour's plants.
0910-109 black cotton cardigan
OK! i want to go up to the roof and do laundry now. oh i am so happy!
and also thanks roni, for the present. its really nice even though i am not a ring person, i am wearing it now. haha to be honest, i am quite surprised to receive a ring from my girlfriend... first time i have a ring as a gift. but she said dun worry, she said she is not asking me to marry her! hahaha but i know she loves me deeply. how sweet. thank you.
also thank you iris, for the lovely photo frame. so many presents. so nice.
sorry i forgot there is one more item that i wore today.
B062-509 basic strappy tank tops i think the magenta one i wore is sold out. check out the other colours. they are like my best friends. wear them all year round, and i like the material, its nice cotton.

Kyurii What I Wear Today!

i love the big pine tree in my neighbour's backyard. 1121-209 faded blue ripped jeans
1133-209 white embroidery blouse

i was just looking at the scroll i got from dharamsala, now hanging in my living room, and i thought maybe i would share these words with you.

'A Precious Human Life'
everyday, think as you wake up,
today i am fortunate to have woken up.
i am alive, and i have a precious human life.
i am not going to waste it.
i am going to use all my energies to develop myself,
to expand my heart out to others.
to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings.
i am going to have kind thoughts towards other.
i am not going to get angry,
or think badly about others.
i am going to benefit others as much as i can.

its always good to remind ourselves of how much we have at this moment right... and focus on what we have, instead of what we dun have. lets try to do that today.... and hopefully everyday. : )

NEW IN!

hello girls! i just sent my friend off. i had my breakfast on the ferry on my way back. the beautiful sun is out today after a few days of light rain and gloom. the sky is blue and clear and i can see the moon. oh i love ferry rides... ok i have to do my laundry today!
ok! we just updated some new items! and match with this new skinny! hehe...

go check them out at www.kyurii.com now! enjoy and have a beautiful day! smile :)

happy birthday iris!

hey girls yes! this is the new colour. more casual than the black one i think. it will be up tomorrow! stay tuned.

check out my completed 'pema' painting. my first officially framed painting. haha its not as detail as it should be, due to the mad rush towards the deadline. but still, its painted with all my love for my dearest ex-boss (she is taiwanese, she was my ECD 10 years ago in shanghai).

'may all the darkness of ignorance be dispelled and the light of love, wisdom and compassion cause the lotus flower of our intelligence and loving kindness to blossom.'

good morning!

check out the jackets here!

B064-309 oversized cotton tee comes in 3 colours: black, grey and white.
1111-009 checked cardigan
9333-009 corsage vest
1109-009 flowing bohemian blouse
1139-209 acid wash skinny