ABOUT ME

Hi!

So I'm doing this intro about myself because of some weird/interesting questions on ask.fm & I'm just lazy to sift through the questions & answer them again & again.

My full name is Beverley Matilda Chow & I do not have a Chinese name (no this isn't a joke nor a lie).

I'm 2x years old & I'm a Sociology graduate from Singapore Management University.

I currently live in Singapore, but I spend about 1/4 of the 365 days a year in Bangkok, Thailand.

My Thai "family" isn't my real family but no, I am NOT adopted.
I can speak some Thai but of course when I am in Singapore, I have no one to practice with me so my Thai just gets rusty until the next time I go back to BKK.

I used to dance 6 out of 7 days a week, but due to personal choices (which I regret), I kinda stopped dancing totally.

My time was totally filled with performances, competitions, rehearsals, trainings & even paid gigs (dancers do earn quite a lot if given the right opportunities!)

I used to be competent in Hip Hop, Reggae & Street Jazz.

Now, I'm just reluctant to go back because:

1) I'm afraid I've become lousy.

2) I feel like I'm getting too old to be as good as before.

I was part of SMU's Eurhythmix & frequently took classes & joined recitals at Oschool.

I used to own a blogshop called Shop Equilibrium, which has since ceased operations. 

I currently do not sell any more mainstream female clothing & am focusing on street wear instead. 

The Thai brand that I've started off with is called Young & Hungry (@youngandhungry_clothing on IG) & we are in NO WAY affiliated to Young Hungry Free (a local blogshop).

If you guys are looking for any particular labels such as Chrome Hearts, Hood by Air, Mastermind etc, you may contact me directly via email. 

On the sideline, I do some freelance writing for websites/blogs & I've also recently been considering opening up slots for advertorials on my IG. 

My IG is mainly filled with photos of food, mostly because food is photogenic & I am not.

I hate posing or taking OOTD shots of myself.

I like cooking & making my own meals (when I'm not too lazy!) & despite what many people think, I seldom eat clean. (Where did you guys get this idea??)

With regards to my photos, I take them using my iPhone 5 only & edit my pics using VSCOCAM. I use the filter S2 which I believe I paid for. 

If you guys are here because of my BKK posts, please read all my posts carefully before asking me any questions.

I may not be the best person to advise on where to go to shop or what to eat because half the time, I don't do any shopping there & I usually eat at places at the locals go to cos of my Thai friends. 

I also cannot get you any discount off the room rates at the hotel I stay at even though my best friend is the manager, because even I don't get discounts!

I do not own a ton of branded things, I'm only into bags & accessories. My clothing doesn't have to be of a particular brand.

The street labels I prefer would be Hood by Air, Chrome Hearts, Sneaka Villa, & of course, all my sneakers have to be Nike! 

I used to collect & buy just Air Max but now I own a couple of other models like Flyknits & Jordans.

I do not usually buy sneakers from Singapore as I prefer to own shoes that are "exclusive" in a way.

My most prized pair (although not the most expensive) would be the Nike Air Max 1 "Liquid Silver".

I'm cool with answering questions & giving advice on sneakers, BKK, clothing etc but please don't demand for a response when I have to take some time to reply or if I miss your question out. I have no idea who are asking all these questions but sometimes people can get quite rude. :(

 LIFE

K thanks bye~

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BANGKOK AUGUST 2014

Finally went back to BKK last week, was Kelvin's birthday trip & our first holiday together! We were actually supposed to go during my birthday but postponed it cuz they were having protests & the curfew back in May. 

Flew on his actual birthday (20th)! 

We initially booked Urbana Langsuan (as usual) for all our 5 nights, but I decided to book Lebua for his birthday night (our first night there) cuz he mentioned wanting to try the Hangover hotel! Yeap that's what it's usually known as to people haha. Obviously, my surprise plan failed cuz I can't keep secrets for nuts.... #loser

Brought him to Zense at Central World for his birthday dinner! 

I previously went a couple of times before with my Thai friends & found the food okay, with an amazing outdoor area & view. This time it was gonna rain so we had to sit indoors, & the food was SO LOUSY. I ordered salmon steak with miso honey sauce, & they didn't debone the entire fish. I was removing bones with every mouthful, it was so sickening okay???? His grilled seafood platter was so so only also. I was so annoyed.... no view + lousy food = angry me. 

So to make up for the quite awful dinner, we went downstairs to After You for dessert. I've been there once before & thought it was damn normal & not worth the hype, but this time I changed my mind!!!!! After You is so awesummmmm

We ordered the fererro toast & lava cake (small portion) cuz we thought it'll be too much for us. The lava cake was really small tho but was really good (yup, means alot coming from me cos I hate chocolate) it wasn't super sweet and thick and hard to swallow!! It was 9/10 stars. Last time I tried the shibuya honey toast & it was mehhh but the ferrero one was niceeee. 

Went back to Lebua & found this in our living room. 10 THUMBS UP FOR SERVICE?? We didn't even tell them it was his birthday, they probably noticed his passport or something.

& the thing I was anticipating the most... breakfast at Lebua!!! Love the spread it's just unimaginable. Hahahha so excited to have my cronut lor pls 

I insist on having dinner at Jae Koy every single time. Everyone said my Thai handwriting was nice, even nicer than Pai's kekeke

These 2 cakes also really annoyed the shit out of me!!! They looked so good in pictures, but tasted damn meh....... the milo crepe cake was so-so, better than the Thai tea crepe cake, which didn't even taste like tea at all. It just tasted like NOTHING. Creamy, and sweet. Sigh...or is it just me??? 

Anyway, if you wanna go try, it's at Audrey Cafe. I went to the one at Siam Centre, but they have outlets at Central World & Thonglor I think.

I've long gotten over A&W & accepted that it SUCKS but the guys just insisted on having some... lolol

Without fail every time I'm at Chatuchak I will drag Pai & everyone to find these noodles. MY FAVOURITEEEEE *_*

WAH THIS IS .....!!!! Crepe-like rolls with hotdog inside. Found on the streets of Silom. 10 BAHT....I need 10 NOW

BANANA EGG PRATA DRIZZLED WITH CONDENSED MILK & SUGAR HOMG

My favourite crepe opposite Platinum, near the wanton mee that's so famous which I've had like 10 times & still don't get the hype its not even nice lor?? Didn't eat it even once this trip lol. Anw this crepe was 50 baht & had sausage, cheese, crabstick, mayo, ketchup inside..... DROOLS

Haven't eaten at Platinum food court for so long! I took 1 hour to walk the first 2 levels of Platinum & I bought 1 handphone cover & 1 top. Sometimes I think I'm not a girl..... this trip, I bought a total of 3 tops, 1 shorts, 4 pairs of socks, 1 coin pouch & 1 handphone cover. LAME.... like to everyone going to BKK is a holiday & a shopping trip but for me, I just go there & do the usual things like chill, hang out at cafes, eat, watch movie hahahaha

Dinner at Festival Walk @ Kaset Nawamin w Beer, Nahm, Puen & Pai! 

Then dessert at Pancake Cafe at Nawamin Avenue City.

Hello Kitty Cafe which I've been dying to go... which was quite retarded actually. The queue was sooooo long... we waited for about 20-30 mins. & the dessert is like so-so only, its just cuz it's hello kitty so it's cute. Hahahah oh well still a must-visit at least once! 

Went to Talad Rod Fai at Seacon Square, took 1 hour to get there from Silom cuz of the jam, but only 20 mins to get back to Langsuan (Chid Lom area) so I don't really think it's THAT far if not for the traffic. The place was alright, gigantic & we didn't have time to finish walking. But somehow I feel the old Rod Fai near Chatuchak was better eh... 

There's also some stupid curfew on clubs now so all the clubs close at 2AM. WTF? We reached the clubs usually around 1230 or 1 LOL.... went to Safehouse & WIP. Didn't really party much tho the operating timing was just so bad. Like before you know it the club is closing already, stay home and sleep better right!!!!

Okay the end bye I miss BKK & my friends terribly now.

LIFE AFTER WORK

I'm kinda on a "break" from work now cos my contract ended but will be renewing sometime at the end of the month, which is perfect timing cuz I'm going to BKK next week (FINALLY! I miss that place so damn much & it's pretty amazing how I've only gone back there twice this year so far), been slacking far too much. Ok it's only been about a week haha 

So I thought I'd be cooking more now that I have more time, but honestly I feel like I have no time nowadays?! I can't really remember what I did during the weekdays last week, I just slack my life away during the day then head out to meet the bf for dinner after he ends work, hang out with him for awhile & catch up on MasterChef then go back home & repeat the cycle.

Caught Into The Storm on Friday night after dinner at FEP, had pai gu fan AGAIN! Ok I haven't had that for quite awhile actually.. 

This was an old pic from long ago cuz I didn't take any pics that day. Looks damn good right...well, it is! Lol 

K back to the movie. It was not bad, quite exciting I must say. Probably would rate it like 3 out of 5 stars. 

It was about storm/tornado chasers & the whole experience about them trying to film the craziest storm about to happen etc. Ok I'm very bad at describing the movie. Quite a few exciting scenes I was squeezing my bf's hand so hard hahaha. After that we went home & I downloaded Twister, another tornado/hurricane-ish movie cuz we were in the mood lol but I fell asleep while watching hahaha. 

Next movie I wanna catch is Sex Tape! Looks funny, heard that it's funny & very nice. Gonna be a busy weekend ahead, was supposed to fill some orders for a friend's work event but gave that a miss cuz I was afraid I wouldn't be able to finish baking on time + I'm not very confident about my baking skills just yet.... :/ am gonna practice now heh. Meeting some friends to check out some Thai club too lol. & birthday dinners/parties to attend! Also probably need to run some errands before flying off mid next week, & I need to do something about my hair it's growing longer & longer every day I cannot take it. 

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For all the people who've been spamming my ask.fm about who my new bf is, uhhh just to clarify, he's not my new bf, we've been together for like 3 months plus already. & I've currently stopped answering ask.fm cuz of all the ridiculous questions that I've been getting. Just scroll through what I've answered recently & you'll know. I really wonder who are these bo liao people (or person) asking so much shit, lame, is my love life any of anyone's business at all, honestly???? How suspicious.

Pervy me & my hair-sniffer hehe 

EATING HEALTHILY // RECIPES

Last week, I decided to start eating a bit healthier (honestly, I don't really like to use the words eating clean haha) cos I'm going back to BKK for almost a week. I plan to eat a lot in BKK cos I haven't been back there for almost 4 months, hahaha so if possible, I wanna lose a bit of weight first...? I mainly substituted my dinners with healthier options. 

To those asking, these meals are really easy to prepare! I've kinda listed the ingredients & how I made em so it's really convenient to do it at home as well. :-)

Meal #1 : 

Steamed chicken breast seasoned with black pepper

Hard boiled egg

Boiled broccoli & carrots

This was by far the hardest to swallow... it was completely tasteless & I was struggling while my bf was eating chicken chop next to me. D: the chicken breast was fine with me since I like chicken breast but the boiled veggies.... omg. Lol

Meal #2 : 

Oven-baked salmon seasoned with black pepper & garlic 

Stir-fried portobello mushrooms seasoned with garlic, black pepper & a pinch of salt

Avocado seasoned with chilli flakes

Hard boiled egg

Boiled edamame & corn on a bed of lettuce

I ended up throwing away the lettuce cos I just hated the raw veg taste... YUCK. The avocado was also not really to my liking, I wonder how salad bars make their avocado puree so tasty. But it was okay when I mixed it with the corn & edamame. 

Meal #3 :

Subway Cold Cut Trio salad

Added chicken breast 

So I had my CCT salad with an additional chicken breast, with lettuce, pickles, tomatoes/cucumber (my bf ate those, I only eat lettuce & pickles from Subway) & I cheated abit cos I added sweet onion sauce. I was quite sick of eating clean food already by then hahahaha

Meal #4 :

Pan-fried salmon seasoned with black pepper, garlic & abit of soy sauce

Stir fried cabbage, carrots, corn & edamame simmered in 1 teaspoon of low-sodium chicken stock mixed with water

I think this was by far my favourite meal, it was yummy and nice & I felt so full after that.

What I had for lunch for one of those days :

Not exactly a healthy meal... had mini croissants with cheese & smoked salmon. I guess the healthy part would be my fruit-infused water I made by reusing the VOSS bottle my bf got me! 

The bottle is so cute & its made of glass, but the downside is that the bottle mouth is quite small so you gotta cut your fruits smaller or else they won't be able to squeeze in or out. VOSS is pretty expensive, $5 for a bottle of water? But I guess it's worth it since the bottle is recyclable.

I've also made fruit-infused water quite often now & there are ALOT of variations you can try. Almost any fruit can go into water & make it taste good! So far my favourite is strawberry-lemon, lime, orange-strawberry (Y)

Also tried this cos I've been seeing it all over Instagram. Baked an egg in avocado! Gotta cook the eggs but not all the way, so when you scoop it out the yolk breaks then you can mix it with the avocado heh. Found it abit hard to just eat it like this though, would recommend dipping some toast in it or something. 

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Besides these meals I've prepared myself, I just try not to eat too unhealthy things.. except that once I ate Macs for dinner lolol. Been having Subway quite a few times too cos I'm lazy to cook or prepare food most days now. I guess I'm just the kinda person who eats whatever I want most of the time, & my idea of dieting is just cutting down on unhealthy food & choosing healthier options I guess. 

My flyknits also came in the mail yesterday so I guess I'm gonna get dragged to go jogging more often now. Does anyone know if my legs will grow bigger if I jog too much?? Been getting contradicting opinions haha. I love flyknits now, can use em to jog & it looks good when you wear em out too. Dope kicksssss heheheee. Will also be starting on a teatox soon so stay tuned~