Top up your war chest here...

This is serious matter now as we get into armoury stuff. What the heck have these to do with a gift shop? None and yes...

The year was 1999, I was visiting this leather manufacturer in Bangladesh for the purpose to study the material they used in making their leather shoes. After the formal discussion, he showed me other leather products that their factory made... this gun holster caught my attention. I was brought back to boyhood fantasy of owning a gun holster, a real leather stuff.... Probably most boys remember the toy gun and the plastic holster and belt which you can insert the plastic bullets. I expressed my interest to possess it and he expressed surprise that I need it... probably thinking Singapore is not safe country either. I paid him US$XX for it.

The above picture showed a vinyl made holster pouching a real pistol, my picture here uses a lady mannequin for the job and does look feminine attractive. The reason I need you to see and to share with you is found at the bottom picture where I took a close-up shot and show that this holster is made from kid(young goat) leather and it is meshed woven... which means labour intensive... which means it is handmade... and a piece of art in itself. So, I think there is m

more value to it just being another holster.

As for myself, I do not have a chance to don this for service after I bought it. It will remains so and it is time that I have to part with this nice strapping to those who need it more than I do... There are many gentleman and hungo here who may be in the front line fighting crimes, terror-lipsome, or engage in paintball warfare. They may need it more than I do and at least I should let this holster served its function rather than to beautifying the mannequin...

If anyone out there is interested in this kid leather woven pistol holster which have yet to be battle proven. Email me and get ready to dispense S$140.00 for this art piece.

Rainbow for bears and marriage

These are very agile bears that evoke much feelings and actions and pensive mood as you can see in this poised shot. They are one of my favourite bear as it departed from the normal color of brown, beige, cream and white. These are made from Korean fabric and is soft, cuddly, the colors are a large pastel of pink with patches of yellow and white over. They also don a pinkish ribbon around their neck, They are flexible and thus one can manipulate them to various positions of good choice. Make a good piece to cheer up an office cubicle. It stands about 6 inches in length, and it is sold for S$5.00 only. Bulk discount are available for 24 pieces and above. Check with the owner who named them as Rainbow Bear.

Rainbow did the Prime Minister made in his national day speech to encourage Singaporeans to find their love, get married and have baby. Is there any other countries in the world that leader exalt up such subjects for the country's future sake. I believe there are but we do not seem to hear how these countries are promoting theirs. Can any readers tell and share with us?

Another great move was also the pre-emptive move to allow greater freedom of podcast, life video on political subjects, demonstration allowed at Speaker Corner. It is to prepare for the next election, to run in the situation now, to practise it for both government and opposition, to tune in the population so that when comes election years, Singaporeans become non-partisan to it; as they already seen and partake some kind of such stuff so that people will not be so climatic then.

Remember the years when they first allowed life telecasts of parliament debates responding to population's desire for blood on the arena... soon the interest faded out. The replay will be similar in this instance where government does know that pragmatic Singaporeans will soon find better entertainment than having live demonstration. It will interest only the interested and the rest of the electorate will still stick to basic platform for safe governing.

Organsa pouch bag for wedding gift

For who the wedding bells toil... There are wine, bear, favour which can be tucked into these so called organsa pouch bag. They look visibly transparent and it gives out a stylish presentation of your wedding gifts.

These bags are also tailored for wedding gift purpose with imprinted Chinese character of " Xi" which means happiness in itself, yet it is a double Xi when a couple coming together forming a Happiness uniting with another Happiness... God bless them.

It comes in both traditional red and pink colour with a golden band and strip to pull and fasten up the stuff within. As they come in 3 sizes, you can select the best size to suit your gift. I had samples of these and it does not seem to be popular as a seeming reason may be that couple may like not to have their gifts exposed. They would prefer some package that need the receiver to open up and exclaimed "AHHH... so cute..." kind of effect. Nonetheless, only certain gifts fit the bill here. Don't ask me... I think a mini key chain with the couple picture and thank you note on it can be a keepsake for the receiver. The prices for these is S$0.60; S$1.20; and S$1.60 each for the 3 sizes

Graduate for sale... in persona bear

What a day and what a picture here of graduates convocation. They ended their course of pursuit for that degree paper and begin another course of career for wages, fame, cause, politics and so forth. An interesting article in the Straits Times paper today that most graduates in Singapore do not contribute to their Alumni for they do not identify with it... thus not a emotional bond as yet. Nonetheless, what are these bear graduates for ? Whatever stuff these human graduates have with their Alma Mater is for their personal soul to sort out. These cutie 10cm tall bear are meant as a add-on gift with the certificate which some training institutes, learning centre, school are giving away to their students who passed out from their school. A symbolic act that you have muddle through their courses with your eyes closed like these bears - they are teasing you that you have done it.

A graduate comes to me and I sell her one at S$3.00/each. The school ordered 500 pieces and they paid me in a cheque of S$1000/nett. Simple mathematics, right? graduate.

A sweet heart box for her

In a pastel pink coloured hues are these interesting boxes which have an cutout heart shaped window where you can see the gift contained inside. It can be a good display box for jewellery within.
The pastel pink colour are soothing enough for any girl, the dotted little heart also peppered with shining glitters on it giving this box a dedicated look of efforted purchase. The interir is also printed with sweet heart motiff. The sizes of these boxes are about 10cm x 10cm x 9cm for the smallest size shown here; the next size is 1cm increment and so forth.
There was an occasion in November 2006 when I have an flux of request for boxes, and it was more for the year end festive giving. Various styles and sizes of boxes were imported and sold. Would share with you more once I relocate those pictures of it. People asking for all sizes of boxes but the prices for these are not attractive for the seller... like me. The rationale is that people do not think much of boxes and deem it as a simple stuff and cheap and easy to get, but actually it is quite tedious to stock boxes... they cannot be folded and therefore takes up much spaces; it can be crushed and dented at the corners and you will not want to buy it then, have to watch out for cockroaches that laid their eggs therein, yellowing of boxes especially the white one, moulding found over time due to our moisture environment.
So, you see there are very few people specialising in gift boxes sale and the prices are more than one have thought to be cheap item.
Try me, the above pieces started from S$3.50 each.... ( above problems may exist... kidding)

A tiny bear gift for your loved one

This tan coloured bear is about the size of your thumb, holding a heart shaped cushion, telling you that she is giving you her heart, giving you her all...

As in life, there are many times where we want to give our best for someone we love and treasured. we can give up many things, changed our habits, adjust our expectation just to be aligned with someone, to be identified with. This is good for our soul and being as long as we have the responsive affection from the one we loved too... in return.

I had some of these above bears, when I pressed it, it sounded out a message voice : "I love you". It breaks the silence and help to communicate a message where at times, we do not know what to say to our loved one. So, sending in these message love bear might do the job for you. It comes with a chord string and you can tie it to whatever memorabilia that you are giving away. They costs S$2.00 each; while bulk discount are available if you intend to give it to 25 persons you loved at one go.

Let the light read me on...

Robotic Reading light??? What so robotic about? It can only be seen when you press the "open" latch by the side of this light... the arm holding the led light extrude up ward, outward , and then locked itself in the position you see on the right of this picture. It takes half a second to be transformed into a nice reading light, the movement is a ROBOTIC stroke at best. It moves haltingly but precisly into place. You have to see it to agree that the factory does uses the right name in this case for their product. You clip it into the book pages and the beam nicely shines and brighten up the page for you to read on....

A very neat gift for guy and gal who does reading by the bedside while other around are asleep... no light distraction to others, need not have to get up to switch off the night light! I had a piece to myself when I sold 1000pcs of this to a International Church for their father's day gift for the congregation. I found it a nice father gift for myself.... Only setback is that you got to change the cell size battery when it is drained. ( normally the case, what am I talking about?)... It drains fast ( Of course, if you used it every hours of the night to read... what am I talking about?)...

I sold them at $4.90 each although I knew it fetch more in the open market. The best part is that the Church have it at $2.90/each because of the quantity ordered as well as my pious self to adorn a charity spirit to a spiritual congregation.

A toothpick presented on both hands to you!

After all the celebration feasts over the weekend, we settle down to look forward to the Inaugural Formulae 1 race in September. Another great event to tuck at the hearts of Singaporeans, drumming in them the great feelings that they had so much good happenings in their favour.

There is this author, Christine Suchen Lim who wrote in the Straits Times on 10th August that if we strip Singapore of her jewellery, remove all malls, remove everything lauded "first class", remove all the "M"s -MM,SM,PM...cabinet M,.. so poor that she could not afford to stage National Day Parades. Would you still love her then? Would you?

If you get a lump in your throat or grit your teeth answering the above. Use the toothpick to pick your teeth or prick your skin; presented to you stick by stick, unfailing each time, handed to you on both hands from these cutie man. I find these toothpick holders quite sophisticated at first, you took the tooth pick away, depressed the box, and behold a new stick appeared on their hand for the next take. It does not fails, and it is not electrically triggered, it is just a simple spring actioned piece of functioning table piece.

It is available in 3 colors and make quite a good household gift away, the bright colours also brighten up the table. I sold them for S$4.90 each individually, There was this gift shop who bought 24 pieces from me and they paid me S$3.00 each.

From Lion Roar to demure cats

Yesterday we heared the Lion Roar with the F16's streaming across the sky and the One Nation to count on...

I am introducing the pussy cats today to unwind, curly, soft and with black embroidered cat eyes that cat lovers adore. The color and fabric used are of non-ruffled cloth and also available in satin cloth( the right cat). I had a hundred of them left after using them for a cat theme party, I am ready to offer them again as door gifts or The Straits Times Classified girls if they need it to improve their image. They are fed to a size of about 20cm length and about 20cm in height. I can part with them for S$5.00each. As if we add some mystery to it, you pay S$3.50 if you take 9 pieces at one go. (should know why...)

Last week, I put up a dog and now the cats, It reminded me of raining cats and dogs. This English idiom originate with the historical backdrop in the early London city where the drainage systems were still incomplete, still clogged up streets and o\does caused flooding. This was where stray dogs and cats are flushed out and their carcass straddle the road scape. So, they coined the idiom raining cats and dogs. Hope I got this right having heared this from the radio station.