STRESSful Update @ JustVim!

Hi Ladies,

We want to talk about stress today. We believe everyone has stresses in their life, work, careers, family, love and friends. Relationships are what bind all of us together intricately, weaving our lives with each other’s with a gambit of issues.

Some of us may face lots of stress in their careers, work and jobs (depending on your perspective, different people like to call their profession differently). It is a very normal condition and it serves to motivate changes, good, positive improvements in all of us.

Others may face stress building up in their love relationships, domestic problems and with their pals or gals. When there are humans involved, there are bound to be conflicts of interests as it is the undying human condition to look out for their self-preservation and be opinionated. Take things in your stride and never let such pressures get you down.

Remember, the night is darkest just before dawn.

If life was meant to be so easy, it wouldn’t be so hard. We have to accept that and seek improvements to alleviate our stress levels. Take a deep breath and relax. Take things one by one and solve them one at a time. Nothing is undoable if you have the heart and mind to do so.

So press on! Like what JJ new song is titled “Jia You!”

Peace,
JustVim

Lady GaGa Topless In Q Magazine

Lady GaGa is famous for her flamboyant and often very revealing outfits but as it turns out she does feel embarassing being photographed topless.

The Bad romance star is featured wearing nothing but a pair of spiked trousers and a few chains covering her chest scarcely in Q magazine. She looks beautiful and sexy, something she doesn’t really want.

The singer had recenlty claimed she doesn’t want to look sexy on photos, because now everyone wants to look sexy and it is sex that sells. She wants to be interesting for something different.

In the interview for the magazine Gaga admitted she had many emotional battles with her record label over her individual style.

She said:
"The last thing a young woman needs is another picture of a sexy pop star writhing in sand, covered in grease, touching herself. My image was an issue at my record label. I fought for months and cried at meetings. I got criticised for being arrogant because if you’re sure of yourself as a woman they say you’re a bitch whereas if you’re a man and you’re strong-willed it’s normal.”

The 23-year-old songbird also said that despite being such an eccentric personality in public she is quite a lady at home with her close people.

She said:
‘Well, I believe in certain institutions: cooking, serving dinner, taking care of my family. So I consider myself quite the lady.”

Lohan’s Name Cheapens Things

Lindsay Lohan thinks her name on clothes makes those cost cheaper. The actress-turned designer understands that her personal problems and the fact she’s been to rehab a few times disconsider her a lot.

She told America’s OK! magazine:
"I’m the first to say that in certain situations, my name will cheapen things because that’s what people have made of it.”

The 23-year-old had to deny plenty of rumours she had been blacklisted from New York Fashion Week. Besides, she suffered the embarrassment of her designs for fashion house Emanuel Ungaro getting criticized by fashion experts.

However, designing is what she finds very attractive for her. She even calls the effect it has on her as “therapeutic”. Creating outfits gives Lindsay the opportunity to express herself.

She said:
"Fashion is something that’s so expressive in so many ways – within film, within music, within daily life. It expresses how you feel that day and the character you’re playing. I really appreciate and respect it. It’s something that’s not only a hobby of mine, but it makes me feel good. It’s really therapeutic for me, actually – the designs.”

Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci Woven Wallets

The latest accessories drop from Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci highlights a set of wallets. Both feature premium grade leather construction with an intricate woven design, offered in black/white or tonal black. Retailing for ¥35,700 (Approx. $396 USD), both can now be found via finer Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci stockists.

JustVim's Notice!

Hi Ladies and gentlemen!

It’s a Beautiful New Year 2010 where the Fashion is rocking off the benches and the peeps are bright and chirpy! JustVim is revamping on a lot of things and will be having great discounts, competitions, contest, amazing prizes, delectable wardrobe changes and fantastic deals. Thank you for all the support you have given us!

Now we all know how many of us made New Year resolutions, new wish-lists and new-fangled aspirations. Some of us may get dejected by failing to achieve what we want in life, stuck between just who we are and who we want to be. Nothing is every easy, because if it was, it wouldn't mean anything. Well, don’t give up on your dreams so easily. Life is like a lollipop. It tastes better as you suck on it.

Just remember, do not ever let anyone tell you you’re not good enough, no. Not even yourself.

With all that, The JustVim Crew wishes one and all a merry year of the Tiger. Go forth and break new boundaries, challenge yourself and take chances! It will all work out in the end. So go get ‘em Tiger!

Rawrrrrr!

Peace

JustVim Movie Review: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Synopsis: Trouble-prone Percy Jackson is having problems in high school - but that's the least of his challenges. It's the 21st century, but the gods of Mount Olympus seem to have walked out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology texts and into his life. Percy has learned that his real father is Poseidon, god of the sea, which means Percy is a demigod - half human, half god. At the same time, the powerful gods on Olympus are feuding, which could launch a war enveloping our entire planet.

Yea, The JustVim Crew was there to witness Chris Columbus’ downfall in his latest Greek mythological Film starring no A-listers but some pretty greenhorn actors/actresses. There was the typical boy-meet-girl scene, bikini-clad babes and teenage show-off show-down (between Percy and the Son of Hermes), so yea, it was pretty predictable and mild.

The movie’s generic CGI monsters represent no technological advance. Such creatures are so prolific nowadays that even this movie’s hounds of hell elicit a ho-hum response. Maybe the advent of the 3-D era can help restore the scare factor. But then again, it was plain in its effect and with so much new CGI and animation intriguing our minds, we were not impressed.

The quest takes the three teenagers to the lair of Medusa (Uma Thurman), a place festooned with statues of those whom she has turned to stone for daring to gaze into her eyes. Clad in black leather and wearing dark glasses, Ms. Thurman’s Medusa is chilly, uncannily overdoing her sex appeal to a teenager and unfortunately by no means terrifying.

Next stop is the Parthenon in Nashville, where the security guards metamorphose into a hydra with whom the teenagers do battle in very lame and uneventful combat. There was a little hope when Percy busts up the water cooler, but that was where the fun ended, nothing special came out of it. We really expected the giant Athena to come alive and wreak some havoc or maybe pass some words of wisdom to her daughter, but nothing really happened so the Crew was kinda dampened.

In the magical land of sex, lies, dreams and gambling, Las Vegas, where a blue pearl is found lodged in a roulette wheel; they linger for nearly a week in the Lotus Hotel and Casino, which only seemed served to add urgency to the scenario. The hostesses dispense memory-erasing lotus-flower canapés and beautiful showgirls swarm over Grover. It’s the movie’s most fully realized sequence, but the idea was juvenile and played out very unprofessionally.

Well, remember the first time you saw Harry Potter on the big screen? This is more like the boring third time you saw him but with bigger effects and Greek mythology replacing the occult. Don’t worry, you still have your unappealing, dull-faced “Hermione” as Athena’s Daughter and the pesky “Ron” as a Satyr, which surprisingly is cool with the ladies. So Pretty Ladies out there, how many of ya actually like Hairy legs and smelly hooves?

Maybe if you're aged between eight and 12, or exceptionally dim-witted, you may not notice that this is a tenth-rate rip-off of Harry Potter, with Greek mythology taking the place of magic, low-class acting with really dampening speeches, though the special effects are somewhat good, it was not much of a bang given the potential of the “Greek Mythology, Titans, Olympian Gods and whatnot” plot. A lot more could have been unveiled and explored in this movie.

In short: “Digitisation reigns – spectacular visual effects – while the dialogue drizzles and sploshes.”

It is a bit hard to see quite where Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief's market lies. Too adult for juveniles, too juvenile for adults. Go catch it only if you like some action after all the festivities and if you like Percy’s Blue Blue eyes.

Ratings: 2/5

Peace
The JustVim Crew
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Mobile operators and manufacturers gang up on Apple and launch “Wholesale Applications Community”

Here’s one of those news items that make you want to simply stand up and shout – it’s about bloody time! The mobile companies, and that includes manufactures and even the carriers who have apparently also had enough, have decided to go ahead and start up an international applications platform. A total of two dozen of the biggest players in the game - Verizon Wireless, AT&T, NTT DoCoMo and Vodafone from the carriers camp and then there’s LG, Samsung and even Sony Ericsson from the manufacturers section that have joined up under this universal umbrella. The initiative is being called the “Wholesale Applications Community” and its aim is to make things real easy for the developers which of course then trickles down to us. Now the word is that this is all to prove that good old Steve Jobs isn’t the only one who rule the ‘App World’.

YoYoFactory x Fatlace Yo-Yo

YoYoFactory teams up with San Francisco’s Fatlace on a special Yo-Yo, continuing Fatlace’s recent string of collaborative projects. The piece combines YoYoFactory’s design excellence and fine craftsmanship with a wooden Yo-Yo featuring laser etched Fatlace graphics. It is now available through the Fatlace webstore with a reasonable price of $10 USD.

Matthew Williamson Busy With Menswear

Being a designer is not easy. You have to feel what people want.

Matthew Williamson does his best to get his place in fashion industry. He has to work hard and long. His whole life has become consumed by work.

The designer is famous for his outstanding vision of womenswear but this isn’t what he is going to do all his life. He wants to dress men, too. Moreover, he is already creating outfits for the stronger half of the humanity.

His debut collection is to be launched soon but now Matthew still has a lot to do.

He said:
"I’m working from eight in the morning till 10 at night every day right now. I don’t really have much of a life, I really don’t. I went out last night for the first time in god knows how long. I go home, eat my dinner and go to bed. It’s not how I want to live forever; it’s not healthy to be this consumed by your work.”

Making a full menswear line has been a dream of Matthew’s for a long time. He has once created a range for high street store H+M with clothes for both men and women and the success the line had gave an inspiration for the new work.

He told The New Review magazine:
"I’ve always wanted to do menswear – it’s never been a struggle to think about how it look, but I guess H+M is the reason for why now. That was a really nice project, as I got to deign clothes I could wear myself. And it sold well, so I was chuffed. It inspired the thought that it really could happen. This range is just us dipping our toe in to begin with. We’ll see if people are interested, then hopefully we’ll build on it.”

HTC Legend, Desire & HD Mini

Taiwanese handset maker HTC have unveiled three new models to its ever growing lineup of next generation handsets. First is the HTC Legend which is similar in shape to its predecessor, the Hero. It is based on Google’s Android operating system and boasts a 3.2in AMOLED screen that produces bright and crisp colors, driven by a one gigahertz Snapdragon processor. The second Android-based device, the HTC Desire, is almost identical to the recent Nexus One and features a 3.7in AMOLED screen. HTC also presented the HD mini, which is a smaller version of the Windows-powered HD2. These new phones are also the first to feature the new HTC Sense software that allows users to have a faster and improved experience in social networking. The Legend and the HD Mini will be available in April 2010, and the Desire will see a later Summer release.

Chinese New Year themed USB drive

This fantastic new USB drive that’s themed around the Year of the Tiger in China has certainly captured our imagination. What’s more is that these come straight from Kingston. The tiger crafted on the USB drive is more like an anime rather than the typical Asian Tiger that’s been used as a representation in most cases. The drive supports up to 8GB of storage.
The Year of the Tiger Chinese New Year USB drive is part of the DataTraveler line of gadgets that have been coming in for the last 3 years. These may not make it outside Asia because of lack of demand.

CLS x Stussy 30th Anniversary Collection iPhone Case

Celebrating a monumental year in 2010 with the brand’s 30th anniversary, Stussy has pulled out all the stops in the release of a number of collaborations. Already early into 2010, we’ve seen some memorable collaborations coming out of various Japanese brands including Ricoh and JAM HOME MADE. The latest features CLS as the cycling-inspired brand team-up with Stussy to create an iPhone case. The case is defined by its use of materials which features a leather back and brown face. A debossed logo can be seen on the back. Available at select Stussy Chapters.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Alexander McQueen, We’ll Remember You!

It’s hard to speak about it but one of the most talented British designers is no longer with us. Alexander McQueen passed out yesterday by committing a suicide.
He was 40 and successful but still something made him do that. That was his will and we have no right to criticize him. All I want to say now is that we all will remmeber this man. He changed the world of fashion, transformed even the notion of style. And we should appriciate him for that.

Condolescence to his family

Depeche Mode x Hublot Big Bang Collection

Depeche Mode and Hublot team up for a worthy cause in the release of a special 12 capsule watch collection based on Hublot’s signature Big Bang. Throughout the 12 watch designs are album artwork featured in landscape form along the 3 and 9 o’clock parts of the watch. Each watch also comes packaged with a deluxe vinyl version of the album featured, a USB key with a digital version of the album, a documentary, original album artwork, a framed gold CD and finally a signed photograph. The watches that will be auctioned off will benefit Teenage Cancer Trust.

Microsoft Office for the iPad?

Now we’re looking at two worlds and seeing some kind of weird acceptance and compromise between the two, knowing that both of these are sworn nemesis of one another. Behold, Microsoft and Apple! Yes, the two of them may have something together and it’s so much news we can make of! There are talks of a possible version of Microsoft Office, made especially for the iPad.

“Yeah, it's something that we're looking at," said Microsoft’s Mike Tedesco. "Obviously the announcement (of the iPad) is really fresh and there's nothing to announce or nothing that I can talk to you about today”. I wonder if they forgot all about their next big thing that’s expected to arrive soon.

Tom Ford Eyewear S/S 2010 Ad Campaign

Tom Ford is a genius in his own way. I can’t say I love his creations but the fact the world loves those is undeniable. And this means his talent is appreciated. What I personally like is the way he promotes his works, those fantastic and outrageous campaigns that are discussed and criticized again and again.

The eyewear for Spring-Summer 2010 looks pretty and unusual, just like everything from this designer.

The ad campaign looks interesting but the fact the models are more or less dressed-up is surprising.

Nicholas Hoult is all about tuxedos, bowties and white shirts. But Carolyn Murphy is nothing about that. All she’s wearing is makeup and sunglasses. Her body is perfectly smooth and underwear lines are the only things that attract attention!

Speaking about the colletcion itself we can say that it includes twenty-four new sunglass frames that share a polished approach to luxury. The eyewear has been created for both men and women who feel brave to wear innovative forms and colors.

The day of the obvious, of-the-moment accessory, like the instantly recognizable sunglass frame or handbag, is long over. Sophisticated clients want design that is beautiful, modern, and valuable, without screaming the season or brand. The person wearing the sunglasses should become memorable—or maybe even iconic—not the glasses themselves.” says Tom Ford.