David 为你揭开潮流的动向

It’s been exactly one month since I got back from Beijing. The new extension including the old salon space is all done and ready for business but it’s not exactly perfect yet. I’ve already started decorating and furnishing but perfection takes time. A piece of well designed and perfectly crafted furniture is like a beautiful painting you see in the museum. They are meant to admired and appreciated like a piece of art and finding the perfect piece of furniture is never an easy job. I need to be inspired by the empty space in my salon before I commit because buying just for the sake of buying would be an absolute waste of money. That is why I always believe time is the key to every problem. I really want to thank the furniture stores especially Da Vinci, Vanilla, Haus, Link Home and Club 21 Gallery for giving such wonderful discount. I will take very good care of these artwork that I’ve taken from them and display them with pride =)

I can’t stop thinking about YY since I got back from Beijing and maybe it’s because I’m not use to not seeing her on a daily basis? I really miss my friend. But most of all I miss hearing her call me AH BU. She’s such a sweet and adorable girl. Sob sob… Like I said in my previous post, she might be born a little on the heavy side but it doesn’t matter as long as she’s happy. I’ve been around a fair share of wealthy people myself and most of these people are all “luxury addicts” who can’t control their thirst for attention. What I love about YY is although she does spend a lot of money (which she can afford) she doesn’t spend it to flaunt it; she spends it to make the people around her feel like a million dollars because she really appreciates their help. In my opinion splurge if you can afford it but I would rather save up to buy a home for myself because knowing that I get to go back to a beautiful place after a hard day is a lot more satisfying then owning an Hermes and taking the bus! Plus it makes me feel very proud when I invite my friends over for dinner. I’m sure everyone has their personal views on how they should spend their money and what brings them joy. So do whatever makes you happy because after all there are no safes in the coffin and currency means nothing in the afterlife!

Recently, my dear friend Wee Khim jokingly called me a “luxury bitch” and it got me thinking. He is right because I do like buying luxury goods just like all my peers in the fashion industry but I have to say that there are many people out there that would only buy labels during the sale period! It does seem like a practical thing to do but if everyone thinks that way then there wouldn’t be any designers left in this world! You have to spend to keep the economy moving and that is why I only buy labels either on full price or with a little bit of discount but definitely not during the sales period. It’s not because I like wasting money unnecessarily but we should support the designers that we love so they will be able to create more beautiful designs for us. Plus I don’t want to be labelled as a “loser” if you know what I mean. Pushing and grabbing from a bin full of mis-matched shoes is not a very pleasant sight for anyone.

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Click on the link above and it’ll bring you to my favorite video of 2009. A tv programme Critical Fame on Channel New Asia interviewed me last year and they did such a fabulous and tasteful job that I had to share it with all of you =)

It’s been exactly a year since the news crew from Taiwan came to Singapore to interview me. It’s such a pity they only got to see the old Passion instead of the new extension because 7,000 square feet is always more impressive then 3,000 don’t you think? It’s been 3 week since I first laid eyes on my precious and I’ve added a little touch of David in every corner since then. I believe a little narcissistic fact that nothing is perfect until it has a touch of David Gan!

I haven’t had the chance to show Singapore pictures of the salon on my blog because I’m letting the magazines get the exclusive shots first but I promise you guys I will put up my own exclusive preview soon =) I feel so much joy thinking about how far I’ve gone and although it is going to be tough to manage 7,000 square feet of space, this is my life’s dream and no matter what happens I know I’ve already achieved my goal!

It was a very nice surprise to receive Yoga’s new album “Senses Around” from Yoga himself yesterday. I want to thank him for his kind gesture as well as compliment him on his beautiful vocals. He is to me the younger version of Eason Chan who is one of my all time favorite artistes. I’ve seen him grown so much since his days in the competition and I really wish him all the best in this New Year and hope 他会唱片大卖!

I’m very pleased to show all of you my very first effortless picture of the New Year =) Chun Jia is such a beautiful girl with a beautiful voice to go with her beautiful personality. This is the first time she’s done a hair picture for me to put up in my salon and I really appreciate that opportunity. I like my pictures to have a timeless style without the audience knowing when or where it’s been shot. You have to have style to be able to tell time through the silhouette of the clothes but everyone would be able to see the personalities of my subjects and imagine the story behind their expressions.

I don’t understand how some people can put so much effort into their work and still make a shot look terrible. I feel bad when I see a picture that makes me go ‘eww’ because I know so much effort has gone into it but we have to be realistic. I’ve seen some campaigns out there that are so outdated it looks like it’s been shot in the 1980s. It’s sad to say that people do grow old but we don’t all have to be ‘aunties’ don’t you think? Maybe these campaigns are targeted for ‘aunties’, who knows? Whatever it is we still have to thank these people with horrible style because without them we will never be able to tell good style from bad style! So Merci beaucoup my dear friends!

Like i always say, team work is the key factor to producing great work. I want to thank the whole team who worked on this shoot especially Wee Khim for helping me start the new year with such beautiful pictures and I hope that I will be able to fill up my 2^nd book with nothing but pictures shot my the great and wonderful Wee Khim =) Not forgeting my dear friend Andy Lee who does all the makeup for my effortless pictures because without him non of this would be possible. And last but not least i have to thank Martin Wong for getting this beautiful Celine outfit that you see on Chun Jia here in this picture =)

Godfrey Gao was such a pleasant young man to work with but because he was so much taller (Godfrey 1.95m), I had quite a tough time fixing his hair =p I had to work on tippy toes the entire time as I didn’t want him to crease his clothes sitting down. Even though it was a little bit taxing for a person my age to be tipping toes the entire day I still had a very good time working with him. Thank you Johnny for saving this opportunity for me, you’re the best! =)

It’s very difficult to find famous young celebrities nowadays that are as humble and respectful as Yi Xiang. Plus he is not artificially nice which is very refreshing because you know how celebrities can be right? I hope Godfrey will stay humble and respectful no matter where he goes and how big a star he becomes.