My time spent shooting with Sanctband was one of my most enjoyable shoots I have done . This is even though it involved having to exercise ,so you should know that this was a really good shoot.
It had a lot to do with the people. And the shoot was done in Ipoh, which is home for me.
I was already friends with the client, photographer, makeup artist and the other talent so I was very comfortable throughout the shoot.
It's really different going on set without knowing anyone as compared to knowing everyone.
When you go on set not knowing anyone, you have to be really careful.
You don't know if the client is really anal or if the photographer likes working a certain style. And you also seat and eat alone :(
Alone Sabrina, is a sad Sabrina
The shoot was done in Sanctband's HQ in Greentown. It was a very chill environment from the beginning. I changed into my given clothes and then there was hair and makeup.
There were altogether 3 talents that day.
Audrey is a fitness instructor. She teaches Pilates and Yoga. She owns her own studio. PoHeng is working on being a certified fitness instructor. And then there was me, a bum who only works out when the grumpy cat nags me too. I was very obviously short-handed here.
This is us :) We all got along great!
Audrey was also the person that took most of the pictures that are in this post. So thank you for being the behind the scenes photographer Audrey! :) The set up was really simple. Our photographer from Jeremy L. Photography turned an empty office space into a studio in a matter of minutes. Audrey and the client guided us through what poses they wanted from us. The Sanctband resistive bands were way more effective than I thought they would be. I had to hold some poses for a long time and I could feel my arms shaking from the tension it was causing. If you follow me on my social media channels, you would most probably know that this picture of me was chosen for the products' packaging. But, what you didn't know was that while taking the picture, my hands were literally shaking crazy. You wouldn't think that a piece of plastic could have so much power.
*Um, are we done yet?*
And another,
* Why did I volunteer to do this post? My leg is killing me*
*Hey okay, at least they made the picture cool*
As usual, shooting involves a lot of waiting time.You wait for you turn at hair and makeup, wait for the photographer to change lighting, wait for the other talents to be shot . I like to bring either my laptop or a book when I go for shoots. At the time of the Sanctband shoot, I was really into Aristocats.. no shame. This is the rest of the girls in action After the photo shoot, we took a break for lunch and waited for the set to be reset to take videos.
Normal people have the resting bitch face. I have the drinking water bitch face.
I thought the photo shoot was stretching my physical abilities. But when we started filming for the instructional videos, wah cannot.
It started with "Hey, this is not too bad. I think no one would realize that i'm the rookie amongst two other professionals here. I can TOTALLY do this."
Then the moves got harder. " Oh, hello muscle in my body that I never knew I had until moments ago. What am I doing with my life? I really should exercise more."
The death of me became apparent when I was introduced to the squats.
"Guys, okay, I cannot already. I cannot. I fail"
To see the instructional videos we did for Sanctband check out the link 'commercials' at my portfolio in my navigations above.
After that, we shot more pictures around the office but I dont think I'm allowed to post them up because they have not been released yet.
Below is a picture of the whole team minus the very welcoming people of Sanctband.
Thanks for having me guys. It was a blast.
Nothing could prepare me for all the aches I felt around my body the next day.
I hope this does not scare you away from trying out Sanctband for yourself though. After all, I was one of the least non athletic girls there. If anything, this should show you that Sanctband really does work.
The Sanctband Resistive bands are available on Watsons Nationwide.
You can access their Facebook Page here.
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Before anything, I would like to note that I was not paid by Number 76 to write this. I was just invited to get my hair treated in their outlet in Publika and whether or not I wanted to say anything about them was my choice. The reason why I'm dedicating an entire write up to Number 76 is because I was just amazed by the level of service given by them. Many of you would know that I am not easily amused or blown away. Read most of my reviews and you would notice that I always give a fair pros and cons comparison on everything I write for. Even my paid reviews. However, there was absolutely nothing unsatisfactory with my time Number 76. I was sincerely blown away. (haha blown get it? Cause they blew my hair? Har Har Har) I went on a Saturday morning to get an UltraSonic Premium Iron Hair Treatment. Below are the little things done by the team at Number 76 that made a big difference.
Magazine placement makes a difference after all.
You know in the usual hair saloons, there are usually a bunch of untidy magazines already pushed to the corner or under the table of your allocated seats? Doesn't it look unwelcoming? Sometimes I don't even read them because I wonder "What if there is some insect infestation laying eggs in them?". Well at Number 76, my seat and its surroundings was first of all very clean. Squeaky clean. And when I sat down, one of their staff actually went and handpicked magazines for me to read. I mean you guys might say, what's the big deal right? Either way you get your magazine . But I think the presentation of it was done really well. I felt as if like "Waaaah, you take magazine for me???" Something as small as that made a big difference. As a customer I felt like they were personalising my experience with them. "What magazines would you like to read? What would you not like to read?" Okay making me sound like some jakun right. Moving on...
The hair wash was oh-my-god.
I usually enjoy my hair washes with long LOOONNG scalp massages. Number 76 did not provide that, I was going in for hair treatment after all not a hair wash. However, their hair wash was still one of the most enjoyable ones. Firstly they provide you with this fluffy comfortable blanket that makes you feel like a baby. And the hair stylist actually blankets you up. I mean who does that? What many saloons don't understand is that getting your hair washed is a really cold experience. You scalp is being drenched by cold water while you are in an air-conditioned room. The blanket was a really nice, warm and fuzzy touch to show that Number 76 takes extra care of their customers. Secondly and this is what I loved most was that they provided eye covers when they were washing my hair. You know how sometimes when you are lying down to get your hair wash, it's just very awkward because you're staring at the chin of the person washing your hair. And that's just a really ugly angle to be looking at anyone at. And you don't know whether you should open or close your eyes. If I open my eyes, I feel really bad because i'm looking at a really bad angle of you. But if I close my eyes, I feel bad too like I'm not making a human connection with the person washing my hair. But with the eye caps. I can close my eyes and not feel guilty. It was a total blackout so I could enjoy every second of my hair wash.
Would you like some tea with that?
Not only do they provide hot green tea during your time with them, but you get individually wrapped butter cookies as well.
Anything individually wrapped is atas okay?
Case study : Bananas. Which looks more atas? But in all seriousness, who does not like free tea / coffee? And it all came in branded cups to. Very instagram-able.
The people
Another thing that I think every hair saloon should learn from was that whenever a new person attended to me, they would first introduce themselves to me and let me know beforehand what they were going to do. Sometimes when I got to hair saloons, I feel like i'm being "passed" on to so many hands. I especially dislike not knowing what is going on and what's ahead. So imagine how pleased I was with the services provided by Number 76. All in all, I had a great time at Number 76. And I would definitely return again. I saw on Instagram that their hair colouring services are Ah-Mazing! Want to keep in touch? Follow my daily adventures and escapades on Instagram! Labels: critics, kl, malaysia, me, reviews 0 lovely comments ✿
People have always told me that I led a rather peculiar childhood. When I was younger, I thought that babies came out from the asshole. I used to overhear my mom and her friends speaking about how painful and hard childbirth was and I would think
"Such divas. I shit all the time, I got this. I could give birth to 10 kids even"
Sometimes,while I was taking a shit, I would to think to myself
"If I push hard enough, I bet a baby would come out"
"And when the baby does finally come out, I'll prove to mom and all her friends that giving birth is in fact as easy as shitting"
"That will show them what a BIG GIRL I am"
If mom had to use the toilet and was in for really long I would wait outside the toilet thinking
"Am I a big sister now?" On days when it took a little more effort to take a dump and I would stay on the toilet pushing for what seemed to be hours, I told myself,
"This must be what contractions feel like. "
"That could have been a boy or a girl"
"I could have been a mom!"
Imagine my frustration every time I stared down at my "creation" and didn't see a baby. I must have been a very angry child. Want to keep in touch? Follow my daily adventures and escapades on Instagram! Labels: wheniwasyounger 0 lovely comments ✿
Dear Erin. is something I came up with when I was lazing around dreaming of everything under the sky. You know, we all have that moment where you sit, gaze into space and let your brain wonder to catch whatever ideas there are in the air?
Dear Erin,
The biggest mistake you can make when in a
relationship is to get comfortable.
Don’t get comfortable.
Even after a year or 5 when you think you
know everything about the person, what he is going to say next, or how he is
going to react, don’t get comfortable.
Because once you start getting comfortable,
you stop investing in the relationship.
I hope you two still make out like you used
to.
No, I’m not talking about a peck on the
mouth.
Really make out. With tongues and the passion.
With
you moaning softly and him touching your face.
Don’t even have sex after. Just make out.
I hope you still flirt with one another.
I hope the two of you still look at each
other the way you did when you first got together.
I hope you two still stare into each
other’s souls.
Don’t take each other for granted.
I hope you two still love spending time
with each other.
Remember the times that none of you wanted
to leave the room and just spend the entire day with each other?
I hope you still do that once in a while.
I hope you still want to tell him things.
That he is the first person in your mind
when something amazing happens.
I hope he still shares things with you as
well.
Oh, and I hope you two still say please and thank you to each other. Don't get comfortable. I hope he calls you up randomly. I hope he still asks questions. How is work? How are things with your parents? What did you have for lunch?
I hope you still yearn to kiss him every
time he talks.
I hope he still makes you laugh like a
teenager.
I hope he gives you random hugs and remind
you of how important you are to him.
I hope he still brings you out on dates.
I hope he still makes you feel special.
And I hope you still get all excited
getting ready. Taking forever to find the perfect outfit.
Because there are going to be times when
the relationship feels so dry.
And it’s these little things that will keep
the two of you going.
But Erin,
If the two of you really love each other,
Even when the times get rough, I hope the
two of you still fight.
Fight to complement each other.
Fight to drop a text mid-day saying “Hey,
you are on my mind” or “I hope all is well over there”.
Fight to go the extra mile to put a smile
on each other’s face.
Fight to be together.
I learnt today that you might love someone
with all your heart.
However, that does not mean you like them.
You need moments of liking them.
Have those moments where you go “F*ck yeah,
me and the mr are going for a movie together /
Awesome, dinner with my baby tonight!”.
Because
if you can't like them at the end of the day, you’re going to find it hard to
love them soon.
In the end, I just hope you’re happy Erin.
I hope that if the world came to an end
tomorrow, you won’t have any regrets having that partner by your side.
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