Boss Femme - Hugo Boss

*Please Note*

For those of you who don't know me, the notes mentioned on these perfume entries are fully my personal opinions. I am not a trained perfumer so I could be completely wrong.... 

I met this perfume quite a while back, although there are hardly any similarities between me and EuroTraining beside stubbornness, one of thing we did have in common was the love for perfumes. There were quite a few perfume sale in Dunedin, and it was SO hard not to be tempted to buy each time there was one, although I already had a few at home! This one was originally brought for Xmas 2008 for EuroTraining's sister's present. It really helps that both him and I had a really similar taste in perfumes. In fact, I don't think there was many that we disagreed on, and there was no fight when we found "the one".  Although this was launched in 2006 and not the "top of the line" perfumes, I think when it comes to picking perfumes, I don't think there is such thing as being too "old".  There may be various perfumes launched every year and in "high fashion", like clothing, good perfume will always maintain as a good perfume no matter how old it is. Take Chanel No.5 for example, still the high roller although it was launched in 1921, and still being sold every thirty seconds.

This perfume, was a random bottle I picked up after seeing the cute pink solution within the simple exquisite  bottle design. One of my favourite perfume that EuroTraining used to wear was "Boss No.6" by Hugo Boss, released in 1996. He only used it when we first got together as he had hardly any left in the bottle, but whenever there was a "special" occasion, I always begged him to put it on - that's how much I loved it.  And this little bottle is for me, is a female version of "Boss No.6". 

It still resembles the musculine note like musk,lemon and woody base note, yet the warmth from jasmin, rose, white lilly, red currant and apricot. Especially on the mid-note and base note is just so so so so divine. Although the top note is quite strong and resembles me the scent of women putting on puffs in refreshment rooms, the base note  around after 1-2 hour after application is my utter favourite - it makes me feel like being wrapped in arms of a very sexy man. 

If "Boss No.6" is a sexy man in tuxedo, this is a dark wavy mid-length blond woman in a satin champagne strapless full length dress, holding a glass of pink champagne poured into a flute. Or perhaps champagne with a drop of fresh raspberry?  Well, either way, that's how sexy both of these perfume are. Yet, it's not too classy that you only can wear at certain special occasions; although I do prefer to wear this from late spring and summer evening especially on a warm night, but it definitely can be warn quite casually. 

The funny thing is, although I find this perfume very synchronising with "Boss No.6", I prefer to wear this when I'm single, and fully enjoying the fact that I'm single, rather than wearing it together as a couple.  But if I was on an outing with my girls, and meet a man that wears the other half of me, I'd definitely be tempted...... Maybe coz I'm not the dark wavy blond in a champagne dress.... who knows?

I only brought this bottle for myself at the end of last year almost like a xmas present for myself. I am more than glad that I didn't get tempted to buy this when I was still with EuroTraining, as it would have been too painful to use it again and would have put me off forever.  But now, I'm just loving every single sent of it, and liking the fact that my brain still managed to remember the scent of a perfume I smelt in 2008.

Home sick!

Tonight, I'm so home sick to the point that I feel like saying "I'm going back to NZ".

I am so home sick to the point that I feel like crying.

I am so home sick to the point that I don't want to stop talking to other people, just to prove the point that I am not alone.

I am so so so so so missing home.

I talked to my old colleague from the chocolate factory today, and she made me realise how much I miss and loved that work.  Although there were many rough times, I really truly loved the things I did in that 1 year.  1 year may not sound long to some people, but for me, that 1 year was a GREAT year.

I had to stay home all day today and came to the conclusion that having too much time for myself is not a good idea.  I don't want to think and look back, I need to keep going forward.  I chose this road that I'm on and I don't want to prove myself that I chose the wrong path.  But having time for myself gives me too much time to think.  I need to keep on moving.

I miss the hugs and cuddles of the friends back home. In the past, when I hit my wall, I used to go up to Signal Hill by myself or with the ChemNerd.  He knows me so well, he've seen my up and downs, he was there when my parents went back to Japan, he was there when me and EuroTraining broke up, and he was there when I hit my last wall with work.  I miss having a friend like that.  I still trust him, and i can tell him almost anything about me, but it's not the same over emails or phones, I miss having a person's existence.  I miss all that.



Tonight, I'm missing everything.

Sweet Memories

It's good to know that past is eventually turned into memories, some sweet memories.

I used to look at a photo of you and feel a sharp pain in my heart, telling me how that smile on that picture will never be given to me again.

But now, I look at these pictures and see a memory of the fun all times we had - including the one from the ball we got together.  I even cracked few laughs at some of them.

For once, I'm feeling fortunate that I was with you, about what a great time we had when we were together. But I'm ready to let go of you.  I can slowly start deleting the photos of us 1 by 1, until eventually, there are only photos of us as a friend and none as a couple. Photos are great ways to keep memories, but some are supposed to be kept in our hearts, not as a physical matter.  I know in my heart that "we" existed, but there is no need to prove that we were.


Maybe I am ready for a new character in my life, if someone comes along the way. If nobody doesn't come? well, I still have my second love - dancing.

Italian or Asian....?

So I went to explore little more of my surrounding environment, and found a fabulously amazing supermarket that sells products easily available in NZ. So instead of making asian style dinner; as I have been doing for most of my month in Jakarta, I decided to make a fancy Italian for change!!

Eggplants, courgetts, mushrooms, yellow capsicums, tomatoes, cannelloni beans, cooked with fresh garlic (what a pity I didn’t have any fresh basil or olive oil!).  Grilled chicken breast, water cress salad and garlic bread on the side!!  Now I was ULTRA happy.

But the funny thing is, besides the different combination of vegetables, it is hardly any different to what I’ve been cooking for my asian meals – garlic, salt and vege.  But having a different combination of vegetables was already enough to make this tasty dinner taste like Italian, not Asia. And it is AMAZING what small things like that can influence culture and flavour perception of food.

At the end of the day, that’s what my job is all about.  Creating a seasoning – a flavour to enhance the appetite of customers of various country, religion, ethnicity, gender and culture.  For me, a simple difference in food like this puts me in utterly good mood.  When I have a good meal that is exactly how I wanted, I am happier than ever – almost as happy if I’ve been dancing the whole night non stop.

In the past week or so, I’ve been training myself to know the different flavours used in this country, both artificial and natural. Some of the ingredients are really good quality that even the diluted flavour for profiling makes me hungry.  But then when it comes to trying the finished product, I’m not even slightly motivated to eat.  More closer to hesitating to eat actually. Now I’m just wondering, does this feeling come from the fact that I’m just not familiar yet, or I’m just stubbornly in love with the “real flavours” I guess I’ll find out once I start making my own seasoning!!  Knowing the core ingredients are definitely important though, the more I understand the individual flavours, more am I inspired to apply that ingredient in my cooking.  Now what a shame that I haven’t been getting that inspiration over with seasoning alone.....

Oh well, at least I’m starting to like my work.  A month and a half since I’ve started work with this company, I finally understand what my future road is going to look like.