Yes, sorry, it took me so long to have the stocklist updated. It’s really quite a fair bit of everything in the whole house. But its all done now and the good news its, we still have some of our CNY collection available and some jackets and cardigans, if you did not manage to get them during CNY. So while I am consolidating updates to put together in a 2nd email to you (lots of exciting updates), you can start shopping in the meantime!

P.S.: As we are moving, thus, private fitting sessions will be temporarily paused. Our home-shop should be ready by mid-March.

» click here to view NEW ARRIVALS – JAN’10
» click here to view LAST PIECES
» click here to view SALE ITEMS
» click here to view DRESSES

Some Quick Updates:

• New arrivals will be in end Mar/early Apr – Spring Collection (Shoes, Casual Wear, Lingerie & Office Wear)
• We will be moving in the week of 8 Mar to Ang Mo Kio, that will be a home-shop, opened most of the day, so you can just pop by to make your purchase.
• Double Happiness $88 Ang Bao winners coming up plus lots of promotions to celebrate our 2nd anniversary.
• Lots of photos, videos and updates coming up soon…

Movie Nite

In support of local film…or more so for B.A.B. Girl’s debut on the big screen! hahahaha….let’s go watch movie! My role in the movie is part of the background supporting cast in the scenes where there’s a plus size pageant. You will also see some other B.A.B. members as extras and Katijah as well!  RSVP by 5 Mar, Friday 12pm so we know how many tickets to book in advance to get good seats. With your RSVP please transfer $10 for the movie tickets by end of Friday to POSB Savings 003-48840-3. Thanks!

THE PLAN:
7pm meet at Plaza Singapura for Dinner
9.10 Movie starts, should end by 11pm

Everything is on dutch. Movie tix are at $10 each unless someone has Visa Platinum ,Visa Signature or Visa Infinite card, then its four movie tickets for the price of three (that will be $7.50 each)!

» click here to RSVP to Movie Nite

TO ALL BLOGSHOP OWNERS:

I have received unhappy complaints from BAB Facebook fans about them being added as friends by many other blogshops. Please note that you should ONLY add anyone to ur profile only if you know them personally and do not mass add from BAB Facebook page.

• BAB Facebook fans are acquired through BAB own marketing efforts – I have spent time, effort and money through many advertising or marketing channels.
• Most fans have added BAB as their friend or a fan on BAB Facebook page on their own accord – this is the end result of proper advertising/marketing.
• Most BAB Facebook page fans are already BAB member.

Please do have some social networking/business ethics and have the consumer/business owner in mind. Thanks.

Below is an article on social networking etiquette that you may like to read through. Be it you are a business owner or just simply a social network user.

Excerpt extracted from techipedia.com

The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook
by Tamar Weinberg on December 10, 2008

Facebook

• Adding users as friends without proper introductions. If you’re looking to make friends, tell people who you are. Don’t assume they know you — especially if they, well, don’t.
• Abuse application invites and consistently invite friends to participate in vampire games. Many call this spam.
• Abusing group invites. If your friends are interested, they’ll likely join without your “encouragement.” And if they don’t accept, don’t send the group request more than once by asking them to join via email, wall post, or Facebook message.
• Turning your Facebook profile photo into a pitch so that you can gather leads through your Facebook connections. Thanks, but no thanks. Facebook is about real friendships and not about business — at least not to me.
• Using a fake name as your Facebook name. I can’t tell you how many people have added me and their last name is “Com” or “Seo.”? I’m not adding you unless you can be honest about who you are. Once upon a time, Facebook deleted all of the accounts that portrayed people as business entities or things. I wish Facebook would employ the same tactics yet again, because I’m not adding a fake identity as a friend.
• Publicizing a private conversation on a wall post. In case it isn’t obvious, Facebook wall posts are completely public to all your friends (unless you tweak your privacy settings). Private matters should be handled privately: via email or even in Facebook private messages.
• Tagging individuals in unflattering pictures that may end up costing your friends their jobs. Avoid the unnecessary commentary also, especially on your childhood pictures that portray your tagged friends as chubby and not so popular. Further, if your friends request to be untagged, don’t make a stink of it…..

» click here to read the full article

It’s gonna be quite quick, just 3 more days and its Chinese New Year. I am currently busy with packing my stuff proper cos the whole living room is packed with stuff and will be out the whole day today at the post office and delivering orders. I am seriously going to recharge and reinspire myself during CNY! No kidding!!! I will be back on the week of 22 Feb and will definitely be bringing you exciting news and interesting insights and programmes and new stuff on the website! In the meantime, here’s what you will be looking at…

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to overwhelming response, there’s no way I can update the stocklist online before CNY. So should you have any enquiries, you can sms 91014701 or email me at girl@bab.com.sg. ONLINE ORDERS will resume after 22 Feb. PRIVATE fitting sessions are welcomed on 11 and 12 Feb ONLY, 10am to 10pm. Please sms 91014701 or email girl@bab.com.sg for appointment if interested.

Ok so before we say goodbye for the CNY break, here’s what we have in store for you…

Before 13 Feb

• Photos Issue: Chalet Gathering & CNY Carnival
• Fashion Show Exclusive: Exclusive Before and After Photos & Rehearsal 3 video
• eDollars update

After 22 Feb

• Fashion Show Round-Up: Models Portfolio Shoot & Fashion Show video Highlights
• The Grand Plan 2010: More robust website including members login, forum for you to yak and to sell your preloved items, blog with us, new arrivals end March / early April 2010, events and activities from Apr-Jun, plus mini makeover session and calendar girls 2011!!! and more to come…oh wow!

PLUS did you miss our ad on CHIC magazine for Issue 12? Here’s our girls looking all confident, cheeky, sexy and saucy. Our shoes were also featured in their “BIG IS BEAUTIFUL” plus size resource page, so do keep a lookout! Grab your copy today!

• Magazine: CHIC Issue 12, $2.80 available at most news stands
• Ad Size: 1 x full page on page 93

Alright…here’s the low-down after gathering information form different sources! Am late with this info but was really caught up with stuff…So, yes, the inaugural PLUS SIZE BEAUTY PAGEANT in Singapore! How exciting is that?! From what I know, we already have a couple of members already registered for it, pending audition. So here’s the deal, BAB members out there, if you have registered for this pageant, let me know!!! I will go gather everyone and poms poms and the whole deal to give you our utmost BIGnBEAUTIFUL support!!!

Who is the organizer?
The pageant is organized by TKS N Sons Pte Ltd. From the website, www.internationalworldpageants.com, it seems like they have organized many successful pageants before.

Who is the wardrobe sponsor?
Lavender Closet is the sole wardrobe sponsor, last spoken to Missy Closet, she is now busy preparing for the gowns, etc. So you do not need to worry about not having any pretty clothes to wear!

About the Plus Size Beauty Pageant
A carefully selected group of girls will compete in the beauty pageant. And 1 from each category – Miss Amazing and Mrs Amazing will emerge as the winner. Here’s how it will look like (most details are not confirmed yet and the below is just an estimation and subjected to changes).

• If interested, please register before 28 Feb 2010 (see below for registration details)
• Upon registration, you are required to go for an audition. There are most likely 2 auditions – 30 Jan and the other after Chinese New Year
• For the audition on 30 Jan, below are the details (please note that you will have to register first before going for the audition)
• The organizer is looking at approx. 50 candidates.
• Through the 2 rounds of auditions, they wil pick and select the best 50 candidates.
• After you have been shortlisted, you have to be mentally prepared to commit to the pageant for at least 6 months (there may be assignments, photoshoot, publicity such as meet the public in shopping malls, etc done over 6 months – it may be on weekends and a couple on weekdays)
• Also, you have to be prepared to invest a few hundred dollars (about approx $500) over 6 months for the different services, etc, such as your portfolio photoshoot, etc.

30 Jan Audition Low-Down

• Date: 30th January 2010 (2pm to 4pm)
• Venue: JnC Bridal (45 Mosque Street 01-01 Tel 65330878)
• Dress code: Stylish with light makeup and hair styled
• Miscellaneous: Printed copy of personal achievements /portfolios /credentials + $30 non refunable administrative fee (redeemable for services)

Contestants will be provided entry form with contestant’s agreement to fill in on actual day.

What does the winner get?

• Cash prizes (yet to confirm) – the ad on WanBao on 23 Dec mentioned that it will be $5,000 cash for the winner
• A chance to compete in the International Beauty Pageant, against contestants from other countries (although details are yet to confirm but seems like most likely, you are not going to fly out of Singapore, the other countries contestants will be flying in instead)

What is the Plus Size Pageant criteria?

• Above 18 years old
• Above weight of 80kg
• Have a talent or skill
• Able to win the crowd with your loveliest smile
• Confidence is a must
• To be a role model for all plus size girls to look up to
• Able to speak well and present yourself well in public

How To Register
Should you be interested, simply register by sending an email to Lavendar Closet (lavendercloset@gmail.com) and they will give you the necessary information for the audition. There is a non-refundable registration fee of $30.

So do you have what it takes to be Miss Amazing 2010 or Mrs Amazing 2010? If you say yes, or if you have been waiting for a chance for you to show to the public who you are, go on ahead and register and put on your best gear for the audition, we will be behind you all the way!!! YOU GO GIRLS!!!

If you gonna be home tonight, don’t miss the plus size episode on My World My Blog 2! A few of B.A.B. Girls contributed to part of the script and views at a few sessions and at one of the open house previously in Sep 2009. Thanks to 360ThreeSixZero Productions.

• My World My Blog 2 (青涩部落格), Epsiode 2 – Sarah A La Mode (莎拉的新衣)
• Channel U, 31 Dec 2009, 9.30pm

Here’s a synopsis:

Since young, the 21-year-old Sarah has been a subject of constant ridicule from people around her, mocking her with unkind names like fat, overweight and obese.

To cope with her loneliness, depression and emotional setbacks, she gorges on food. With her low self-esteem, Sarah never goes shopping for her own clothes. She makes do with the plus sized clothing bought by her busy, career-minded mother. Sarah’s ultimate desire is to possess a slim, curvaceous body like many of today’s young fashionable girls, so she goes on diet and tries various slimming programs. But, none of these are successful.

A group of plus sized ladies she meets inspire her. They “shape up” her perspective. Sarah’s perception about her body changes, so does her life. She starts to like her body, dresses up herself and lives a healthy and positive life.

» click here to My World My Blog 2 website

WISHING ALL B.A.B. GIRLS A BIGnBEAUTIFUL HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!