:)

2012-01-24T11:53:00.002+08:00

Happy Lunar New Year everyone!

Sunday Brunch with Karen

2012-01-10T22:20:00.003+08:00

I'm a late morning person and I always enjoy having breakfast anytime of the day. For working adults like myself, I tend to sleep in during the weekends and prefer having the option of dining at an all day breakfast cafe.

Just before Christmas, I had late breakfast or rather brunch with Karen at Choupinette. Though it was a tiny cafe, it was rather cozy and they served nice breakfast set. It was really filling! A cup of hot drink, a glass of juice and a breakfast dish. I believe what I had was the Eggs Benedict and I absolutely love it! I heard that they sell nice pastries and eclairs too. Considering the space constraint, Choupinette don't take reservations on Sundays and according to Karen, it is pretty packed from 9-12 and by 2, which was the time we arrived, most of the pastries and eclairs were sold out. I guess I'll have to wait for my next trip there to try the lovely eclairs.

After brunch, I followed Karen for her photoshoot and to run some errands. I'll have to wait for Karen's photo to post our photo of the day. At the meantime, have a great week ahead peeps. :)

2011-12-25T22:09:00.001+08:00

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Birthday Kids

2011-12-10T21:02:00.000+08:00

It was wx's niece and nephew's birthday and Wx bought Bumblebee cake for them, cute isn't it?

Happy Birthday Kids. :)

Baby Izzac

2011-12-01T20:37:00.000+08:00

It's either weddings or baby shower. Peers around me are starting their new phrase in life and similar to how some of my friends felt, somethings just passed by too quickly. Some of us are still studying, some are entering the workforce while some have started their families. Looking back, I really agree that we should enjoy our childhood and teens phrase as much as possible.

A few months ago, I attended a baby shower party of little Izzac. Cute and adorable and he naturally caught our attentions. We were busy entertaining him, made sure he was happy and smiley throughout the party. It was also a good opportunity to catch up with the dancers and find out what they have been up to lately. I really enjoyed myself and I'm sure Baby Izzac was having a good time as well. Congrats to the couple! :)

Rock Climbing

2011-11-17T21:49:00.001+08:00

First time trying Rock climbing! It was tiring and I was aching all over the very next day. Of course I was still a beginner and at least I managed to reach the top of the very basic wall. It was an interesting first experience and I'm glad to attempt it after so long. :)

Lion King Musical

2011-11-07T17:56:00.001+08:00

This post is long overdue, but I just had to share this experience with my fellow readers.

Sometime in April or May, I watched The Lion King Musical with Wx. I'm always a fan of Lion King when I was a little kid, together with my cousin, we watched the movie together, played the toys and also mimic some of the famous and common verses. No surprises that we were both fans of both Simba and Nala. And if I remember correctly, I still keep some of my favourite Lion King toys and even bought the soft toy, Baby Simba at Disneyland, Orlando.

Well, that being said, Wx was somewhat of a different era and he has no idea and even couldn't understand the hype about it, but he decided to watch the musical with me nonetheless. :) I was excited about the musical and I simply love and enjoyed the musical! The concept is really brilliant, the music and singing was good and I simply love the part where they engaged the audience by performing at the stairways.

There was also a small exhibition where they showed how they prepare for the musical. The producers actually watched and learned how the African animals move or reaction to certain things, and from there they created the dance and movements closely related to real life. The materials used for the props were also detailed and well thought of. It definitely takes a lot of effort to prepare one musical and to execute it smoothly on the actual day itself requires great thoughts and efforts. :)

Halloween 2011

2011-10-31T00:00:00.004+08:00

Happy Halloween everyone! :)

Ice Cream Time!

2011-10-27T22:28:00.001+08:00

It was afternoon tea time and the recreation committee organised a walk-in Walls ice cream push cart for all staff to enjoy. What a thoughtful gesture and everyone was pleased and amused by this whole activity. The ice cream man was also sweet enough to give us extra waffles. Well, that's the advantage of booking the whole push cart isn't it?

Though we were swamped with work, Tisha and I still enjoyed the ice cream. :)

Abalone Mince Meat Noodles

2011-10-24T12:00:00.000+08:00

Recently a friend introduced us to a yummy place that sells Abalone Mince Meat Noodles. Something different from the normal Mince Meat noodles and it is delicious! Although the serving was a little small for my hearty appetite, the variety of ingredients was enough to satisfy our tastebuds. I can't remember exactly where it is located, but I know it's along race course road and I believe it is called Lam's.

Do give it a try if you happen to be around the area, it is definitely worth a try. :)

Cold Stone Creamery

2011-10-23T22:39:00.003+08:00

Remember the night out with the girls I posted a few weeks back? I found the one and only photo I took! Here's the Ice Cream we shared at Cold Stone Creamery. It looks small because all of us were extremely full from dinner and decided to share a small cup. :)

Mid-Autumn Festival

2011-10-20T22:38:00.000+08:00

We decided to celebrate Mid-Autumn festival with some friends this year. We headed down to Chinese Garden and it was indeed a fruitful yet interesting trip. The jam along the road was terrible and somehow everyone seemed to be rushing to Chinese Garden. Though it was also drizzling, the beautiful lighted lanterns made up for it. The pandas were the cutest and my favourite segment of this whole lantern affair. Here are some photos of the little trip, enjoy. :)

Universal Studio Singapore

2011-10-14T23:33:00.002+08:00

Surprised no 2 was a trip down south. We had lunch at Sushi Tei and walked the linkway to Sentosa. I really had no idea where we were heading to and it really came as a surprise for me as timid little me dare not try most of the rides.

There was I at Universal Studio and at least if any foreigners were to ask me, I can finally reply that I've been there once! Although I dare not take most of the rides, I did have a fun time at Universal Studios. Personally, I find it rather family-friendly. There were a fair share of shows and rides for the young and old. Of course, the rides were not fully opened yet at that point of time but I believe now it is.

Someone once told me, the older you are, you become more timid and afraid of heights. I couldn't agree more as I believe I was more adventurous and daring when I was in my teens. Well, that being said, at least I'm glad I tried the Mummy. Maybe if I ever find the guts I may try the huge roller-coaster. Have you all been to Universal Studios Singapore? If you have not, what are you waiting for?

Pick a date!

2011-10-08T23:21:00.001+08:00

Many months ago, wx surprised me by bringing me to a beach to chill and relax. I always enjoy just sitting by the beach to clear some thoughts and also listen to the waves and just enjoy the nature around us. Sadly, being in a city place and fast moving environment, many of us just can't spare the time to chill or relax.

After the beach, by night time we headed to down to town to try Wild Honey! Wild Honey is one of the recommended all day breakfast restaurant anyone could think of in town. They serve sweet and savoury breakfast, sandwiches and salads too. It was my first time there and I couldn't decide what to eat and I ended up with a simple french toast while wx had the English breakfast. The food was great and I would recommend you to try if you happen to be craving for breakfast at night. It was a weekend when we headed there and it was a little crowded. So, if you are thinking of heading there, don't forget to make a reservation.

It may not be a happening day, but I did enjoy the day spent with a special someone.

Btw, the pretty flower rubber band was a gift from Lita all the way from Bali! Thanks for the little gift. I really love it! :)

The Changes

2011-10-05T23:07:00.000+08:00

I used to enjoy the food at Pastamania with some close friends during secondary school or poly days. Friends whom I used to dine with at Pastamania have changed as well. Pastamania also changed from non-halal to halal food restaurant, of course the taste of certain pasta may be slightly different. Changes do take place every now and then, we just need to move on and look forward to the future. No point looking back or crying over spilled milk. Good memories will always remain warm in your heart.

Occasionally I still crave for their pasta and I would still order my all time favourite, Bolognese.

Taking a stroll

2011-10-01T23:21:00.001+08:00

I'm still trying to catch up with my blog posts and trying to maintain it as regularly as possible if time permits. After working for more than 6 months, I feel extremely tired every weekend, like as if I've drained out all my energy at work. Let's hope it will be much better end by the end of the year.

Before heading to Clarke quay, I had my favourite Prawn Noodles and carrot cake at Da Lu. After which, I headed down to Clarke Quay to meet Patience and friends. As we were still early, we took a stroll and since it was near Mid-Autumn festival, there were lanterns and other decorations to prepare for this special festival. Just as we were about to leave the carpark, we managed to catch a glimpse of the lighted Clarke Quay, but by the time we went down the lights were switched off and we could only take photos of the lanterns not lighted. Oh well, but it's definitely better than nothing isn't it. :)

At Oriole Cafe

2011-09-25T23:21:00.001+08:00

Just before Daph left for her overseas exchange program, we met up together with Jean and had dinner at Oriole Cafe. The food was great and so was the accompany. I believe the above was one of my last shot I took with Daph before she left. Had dessert at Cold Stone before ending the night early as all of us were tired or had other plans.

Time flies and in another about two months, it will be Christmas and New Year. :)

Yoda's 2nd Overnight stay

2011-09-15T23:53:00.000+08:00

The loyal dog never fail to come up with different ideas that surprised me. This time round, he is rather tired and lethargic, I supposed it is probably due to his age but no matter how tired he is, he never fail to wait by the door at night for his owner to fetch him home. Sounds like a homesick dog isn't it?

Be it homesick or loyal, he is still as cute as ever whatever he does.

One Bakersworld

2011-09-08T23:55:00.006+08:00

One Bakersworld was recommended by Karen and I absolutely love their cakes! I love their concept of low sugar, no trans fat and no preservatives. Having healthier cakes also makes one feel happier and lighter. Best of all, I can keep their cakes for as long as two weeks in the freezer.

I'm addicted to their Chocolate indulgence and every time I'm near Raffles Place, I will definitely walk home with delicious cakes. I'm looking forward to their new range of flavours and more. :)

Baby One Month

2011-09-01T01:43:00.001+08:00

You can't help but become rounder with lovely cakes, yummy biscuits and all sort of snacks at the pantry waiting for you, particularly when clients or colleagues bring gifts to office. This time, it is one of my colleagues baby one month cake, just by looking at the sweetly designed muffins and you know it must be a baby girl. :)

Breakfast at Swensens

2011-08-18T16:45:00.000+08:00

Family meals are one good way to bond and catch up on each other's daily lives. I believe in that as it helps the family to stay together. During public holidays, my family tend to have our meals outside and on one of the public holidays, we went to Swensens for lunch. As it was a public holiday, there was breakfast set available and I ordered one set for myself. Sausage, ham, french toast, tomato and hashbrown, it was quite filling actually. I always enjoy having breakfast and I can have it anytime of the day. :)

Saybons & Munchy Moo

2011-08-14T16:50:00.002+08:00

A quick and short meet up session with Wan Jin about a two months back and we decided to try Saybons followed by Munchy Moo.

Saybons is a French food outlet, where you can takeaway or dine in to savour their lovely crepes and soups made from scratch. They sell a variety of sweet and savoury crepes and one of my favourite is the ham and cheese. They also have freshly made soups, rest assure that they are made from natural ingredients and definitely different from those manufactured or can soups. On top of that, they also have escargots, salads and breads. In fact, I believe that Wan Jin and yl has made the soups one of their favourite. :)

Munchy Moo officially opened when we happen to pass by the shop a few months back. Both of us decided to give it a try and we shared a cup of rum and raisin ice cream cake. Munchy Moo specialise in making ice cream cake and also offer a wide range of flavours. Both Wan Jin and I enjoyed the rum and raisin and hopefully we will have the chance to try other flavours as well in the near future.

Both of us had an appetizing meal and in the upcoming post, I will share another new place we discovered around the area. :)

Bedtime for Ody

2011-08-08T16:36:00.000+08:00

It is Ody's bedtime and this is what he will do every night. Pillow for his head and hug his toys to sleep. He really knows how to enjoy life. Lol. :)

McCafe Hot Chocolate

2011-08-06T16:15:00.001+08:00

A cup of Hot Chocolate on a cold and chilly weather. :)

All about Scones

2011-08-03T15:28:00.000+08:00

I always enjoy having a cup of Chamomile tea and some Scones during afternoon tea sessions with girlfriends. This time, I decided to try and baked a batch of scones. It is my first time baking scones, although it may not look as nice and the taste was still acceptable, I hope to improve and bake better scones next time. If any of you have any tips for making delicious scones, do feel free to let me know. :)

I really miss baking during my holidays and also spend my afternoon relaxing at a cafe and shopping with friends. I guess that is the one of the major difference between school and work. I will just have to get used to it, oh wells.

Ajisen

2011-07-29T18:22:00.001+08:00

Another long overdue photos. I had dinner at Ajisen and ordered my favourite Mayo Prawns.

Kyle

2011-07-26T18:25:00.001+08:00

Jean's sister gave birth to a little boy named Kyle. He is such a cute and handsome boy. Managed to grab a shot with Ryan too. Although it was some time back, it was another great opportunity to catch up with Jean. :)

Birthday Celebration

2011-07-23T23:04:00.001+08:00

It was wx's birthday and I planned a surprise get together session with his friends. He was really excited and tried to test his friend and of course try to figure the 'dinner' location.

First, we detoured and made a trip to the old turf club at Bukit Timah. Since he already knew we were heading to a place that keeps horses, I had to make a detour before bringing him to Rider's Cafe for brunch with his friends. I heard so much about Rider's cafe, especially the breakfast menu. But, by the time we reached it was almost noon and the breakfast menu was not available. The food was fine, but I'm still anticipating to try the breakfast menu, which I heard, will be much better than the lunch sets.

After Rider's cafe, we went to Kbox for some Karaoke session. His friends suggested singing as they used to sing together and said that he particularly enjoy singing Andy Lau's songs. Never did I expect him to know so many chinese songs at the back of his head. Well, at least now I know. :)

The day ended with a simple dinner with his friends at Old Airport road. It was a long and tiring day, but yet relaxing and enjoyable. I believed he had a memorable time and appreciate the time and effort his friends took to celebrate his birthday.

Craving for Wedges

2011-07-18T18:38:00.001+08:00

I met Wan Jin for afternoon tea a few months ago and so happen it was one of those rare times where both of us were available for an impromptu session. I was craving for Wedges, not craving for wedges from an particular cafe and so we decided on TCC at Ion. Considering it was a weekday and at such an odd hour, TCC was fully occupied and we had to wait to get a seat. Oh well, I guess the waiting didn't really bother us since I really wanted Wedges and we had so much to catch up with each other.

I had a good afternoon, time spent with my dearest good friend and catching up with her on almost everything under the sun. Ever since then, both of us have entered a new phrase of life and probably weekday afternoon tea may not be as frequent as it used to be, but there is always weekends and dinner. Hope to catch up with you soon babe! :)

Lunch with colleagues

2011-07-10T16:20:00.003+08:00

Back in May, I had lunch with my colleagues, Candice and Tisha at Waraku. We were busy snapping photos and trying the 'red light' effect which Tisha taught us. It was great working and sharing many memorable experiences with them. Although it was a short period, I still enjoyed the times spent with them.

In a blink of an eye, it is July and about one month later will be my graduation. Within a short period of time, there were too many changes, be it good or bad, it is just too much to describe. The 'working world' is really not as naive as the 'schooling world', that I would definitely agree.

Just before I end this post, I shall share what inspired me and gave me motivation to work harder. Recently, I attended a workshop and I really enjoyed the session with the trainer. She was doing Human Resource for many years and she told us many stories about hiring and firing and how she ended up being a trainer and pursuing her interest and dreams. I was really inspired by her stories and it made me realised that what she said does make sense. Sometimes when you are young you may not be as lucky, not given a chance to pursue what you really want. What you really want, may not be suitable for you. It is through gaining experiences and going through those experiences that make you realised what is most suitable for you and what do you really want. Being a trainer, she felt that even though she was doing recruitment and other spectrum of Human Resource, it is through all these experiences that helped her realised what she wanted was to have the sense of achievement to teach and train and ensure her participants gained valuable insights. Also with all these experiences, it made it easier for her to share real life stories that relates closely to the topics. Thus, to summarise, even though you may not do something you like, just hang in there and the worst will be over soon. Everything happens for a reason and through that, it makes you treasure your passion and pursue your interest for a better future.

A trip to the Airport

2011-06-26T15:42:00.005+08:00

Mother's day was spent at Changi Airport. Someone once told me that the sashimi at Changi Airport will definitely be much fresher than the other Sakae Sushi outlets, so there we go. We happen to pass by an area that display orchids which explains the photos above.

I think my family is a rather pro-Singapore fan, since one of my parent's favourite flower is none other than the Orchid and be it Chinese New Year or any other occasions, we will definitely have a pot of Orchid at our garden.

Sharon's Wedding

2011-06-18T15:24:00.003+08:00

Recently I was invited to Sharon's wedding and I attended her wedding mass together with wx. I didn't take much photo with the bride as she was busy with other guests too. Although each of us have our own busy schedule and a meet up is rare, it is nevertheless as heartwarming to witness a good friend's wedding.

Congratulations Sharon and Du Wen!! :)

Ody's Birthday

2011-06-06T23:24:00.002+08:00

It was Ody's birthday and we brought Ody to the dog run area at Bishan Park. Coincidentally, it was another doggy's birthday and they were having a birthday party for him. Initially, we kept Ody away from the dogs, knowing that he is afraid of bigger dogs considering his small build. However, Ody kept whining and he wants to be part of the party too, so we brought in and guess what, he was being chased by the other dogs. They just wanted to be friendly with him and wanted to play with him, but Ody was too afraid and he ran away. The best part was, instead of running back to us, he decided to continue running and let the bigger dogs chase him. What an irony isn't it? Lol.

The other dog owners were really nice and they offered both Yoda and Ody a slice of dog cake each as well as a goodie bag full of treats to bring home. Despite the scare earlier, we gave Ody birthday meatballs. I guess that kind of make up to him. Ody is now One year old and hopefully wiser and obedient. :)

Reminiscing Gelare's Waffles

2011-05-30T22:29:00.002+08:00

Gelare's Waffles never fail to make my day. I used to look forward to Tuesday as Gelare sells their waffles at half priced. The discounted amount was significant as a student back, but now things has changed. I really miss being a student, enjoying my holidays, having afternoon tea with friends and most importantly just carefree and lesser worries.

Back to the waffles, I remembered it was Wan Jin's and my favourite and we used to meet on Tuesdays at particularly at Far East Plaza where one of the Gelare outlets was there then. We will always share the waffle, with whipped cream and I will choose my all time favourite, cookies and cream, while Wan Jin was more adventurous, she will always try different flavours depending on her mood. We spent those times catching up with each other, planning something, have a goal to look forward to. We even draw on the serviettes! I really enjoyed the time spent with her then and I believe she misses student life as much as I do.

This time, I brought a special someone with me and I wanted the person to experience the same experience I had back then, but somehow, the experience was just different.

Different experiences with different people and that's how we gained more experience by learning from various individuals isn't it?

Old Airport Road Soya Beancurd

2011-05-27T18:28:00.001+08:00

I have heard so much about it, and it was about time to try the much raved about, Soya Beancurd. My first experience was pretty disappointing as they closed at 8pm and by the time I reached, close to 8pm, it was sold out. Well, probably because it's the end of their daily operations, so can't be help, but I managed to grab a drink! :)

Went back there a few times just to eat the beancurd and it is always worth it. It is like a custard beancurd , smooth and silky. Something different from your normal beancurd that makes it worth the uniqueness. However, recently the queue is crazy and even queuing is not guaranteed a buy. I hope they will expand soon and maybe there is still a chance to get something and not a wasted or disappointed trip. But if you ask me, it's definitely worth the try! :)

Running carefreely

2011-05-25T16:14:00.001+08:00

Over the weekends, when we have spare time, we will bring the little furbies out for a walk/run. Found a huge grassland, suitable for Ody to run carefreely, knowing that we can still see him and he won't dash out the road. Seeing Ody running happily while Yoda just sit down and enjoy the surroundings. Somehow, the both of them just reminds me of Garfield and Odie the comic/cartoon I used to watch when I was a younger. Yoda resembles Garfield, lazy and just let Ody run like a mad dog, while he just sit there and watch. Ody on the other hand is really like Odie, every small little things will distract him.

It has been awhile since I last brought them out. Hopefully I can spare some time in June. :)

Hot Chocolate

2011-05-15T15:58:00.003+08:00

This photo was taken sometime back when I was having drinks with a really good friend. It was about time to catch up with each other despite our busy schedule, having a cup of drink, slacking by Starbucks and just enjoying our afternoon tea session. That is life of a student on holiday or an unemployed graduate like me back then. I really wish I could turn back time and just enjoy those carefree moments where I could meet my friends and enjoy High-tea. I guess I will only have time to do that on weekends or if I am on leave. Oh wells.

I love Starbucks's Hot Chocolate, chocolate richness and most importantly not as blend or diluted like some other cafes outside. If you are wondering, I'm not a coffee lover, neither am I into tea, thus Hot chocolate or Milo is my fair share daily dosage. :)

Meatball Noodles!

2011-05-13T15:27:00.002+08:00

Finally decided to try the Meatball Noodles my East side friends have been raving about. Although Bedok 85 market has a wide variety of food, the Meatball Noodles is none other than one of my friend's favourite, and now it has become one of my favourite too! I especially love the soup!

Just looking at the photo make me crave for it all over again. It is about time to head there for another meal! Yums! :)

Nutella Cupcakes

2011-05-08T22:46:00.001+08:00

Decided to bake a batch of Nutella Cupcakes for some close friends.

Exploring

2011-04-25T22:13:00.003+08:00

Singapore Food Trail showcases the past, just like how it used to be at those food stalls, selling Singaporean's all time favourite hawker food. I even managed to spot those old school bottled drinks. The pricing wise is pretty reasonable, probably around air-conditioned food court pricing. Moreover, there are some antique items there, like the sewing machine, typewriter and many many more. Some was even up for sale! It was an interesting experience reminiscing the past, although all I could only remember was the sewing machine which some of my relatives still keep.

Since I was around the area, I decided to drop by Marina Bay Sands again and catch the 'Wonder Full', the water and light show. It was a spectacular show and I really enjoyed the show especially the laser lights. It just reminds me of how my friends and I would stay at Sentosa till 8pm just to catch the free Musical Fountain show, which was a must see then.

It was a great night full of event, exploring something different and being a true blue Singaporean, visiting certain new places of attractions. I wrote a simple black dress which I bought from Club Couture a very long time ago and match it with a simple brown belt. :)

Mad for Garlic

2011-04-11T12:00:00.000+08:00

Much raved about Mad for Garlic, Wx and I decided to give it a try. Mad for Garlic is popular in Korea and have ventured and opened a branch Suntec City. Needless to say, majority of the items in their menu is nothing but garlic. Being a non-garlic person, I chose a pizza that was not so garlic-flavoured, while wx had the recommended lobster pasta. The food was a little disappointing for wx as he felt that it was not as 'garlic' as he thought it would be. However, I do feel that the lobster pasta's garlic taste was not that strong and suitable for a non-garlic person like me. Each have our own preference, so it really depends on the perception one have before you enter the place and what do you really like. As for the layout and ambience of the place, it is not too bad, rather cosy and suitable for dates or hangouts.

The food pricing is rather reasonable and decent and I would recommend all of you to try at least once, and maybe you might have a different opinion. As for me, I don't think I'll head back there again, unless one of us have a special craving. :)

Mickey Mouse Pancakes

2011-04-08T15:49:00.002+08:00

Sometime back, I was baking and there was some flour left, just enough for my dad to whip a simple Pancake, so I suggested using my Mickey Mouse cookie cutter which I bought in the States to shape the pancakes nicely!

The pancakes may not look yummy, but I'm sure the Mickey shape just stole the limelight! :)

Daddy's Birthday

2011-04-06T23:47:00.001+08:00

January and February is usually the busiest month of the year. Not only because CNY falls on one of those months, most of my immediate family member's birthday falls back to back. This time, it was my Dad's birthday. My dad's all time favourite dining place is none other then Swensens. Without much though or even looking at the menu for new food recommendations, my dad will always order the Crayfish Pasta. I chose a simple Chicken Baked rice.

It was just a simple celebration, dinner, cake and present. Simple is bliss. :)

The Rabbit's Birthday

2011-03-31T02:00:00.002+08:00

Another year has past and it is the time of the year I will always look forward to, but yet dread about it. Ironic as it may seem, I believe most of the girls would agree with me. This year I celebrated my birthday with a mini blast to coincide with the Year of Rabbit.

My birthday started with a simple bowl of Traditional Mee Sua and a family lunch at Ion Orchard. I chose Paradise Dynasty again because I simply love the Xiao Long Bao there and I wanted to bring my parents there as well to try this different xlb. Both of them agree with me that it taste much better than Din Tai Feng. Other than xlb, we ordered a few simple dishes to share. After lunch, we collected my birthday cake and headed home to prepare for my birthday party!

I had a small birthday party at my place and invited a few close friends over to celebrate it with me. I chose the theme 'Rabbit' as I was born in the year of the Chinese Zodiac, Rabbit and it was also the Rabbit year. On top of having Cny decorations that were full of rabbits, I brought a few Rabbit soft toys to display. Simple as the theme may seem, I invited guest to join in the fun and dress according to the theme. They can choose to impersonate the Warner Brothers character, Bugs Bunny or follow the Rabbit in one of the popular childhood story and movie, Alice in the wonderland.

I prepared small little gift bags for my guests as well a simple message for each of them. The food was simple home-cooked peranakan dishes. Noodles is a must according to my parents as it represents longevity. There were Chap Cai, Ayam Buah Keluah, Babi Ponteh and Kueh Pie Tee. The Kueh Pie Tee was the 'hot seller' and my friends ended up having a mini Kueh Pie Tee party of their own. So cute of them isn't it? Of course not forgetting the birthday cake, which was specially ordered from Rive Gauche and a imprinted Rabbit at the corner of the cake to match the occasion and theme.

As I mentioned above, guests were suppose to dress according to the theme and everyone voted for the best dressed guest, Karen. Other than wearing the bunny ears, she even made a bunny tooth to match her outfit. Kudos to her spontaneous and creative outfit! Not forgetting the other guests as they all took effort to dress too. Be it wearing the colour of a Rabbit, or some of them which tied two pony tails representing the bunny ears, brought Rabbit toy along and the bunny hairbands and tooth. I really appreciate everyone's effort to dressing up! :)

Here's my outfit for the day! Rabbit ears hairband and a white dress to match my white Rabbit. Even though it was a plain dress, I simply love the design as it was not overwhelmed. :)

I had a wonderful day spending quality time with family and friends. In this hectic and busy city, it is not all the time you get to meet your close friends or even hang out for long. Even with information technology, it also takes effort for one to contact one another. I'm really glad that all of my dearest friends could make it to celebrate this special occasion with me. Thanks for the lovely wishes and presents! Thanks Mum and Dad for helping cooking those lovely food! Thank you! Love! :)

A pleasant surprise

2011-03-10T20:07:00.004+08:00

Recently I had a pleasant surprise from my dear classmate, Lita. This girl is so sweet to think of us during her overseas trip. She went to Bali with her family and bought souvenirs for Jac and I. And since most of us are pretty busy and hardly meet up ever since exams ended, Lita decided to snail mail it to us.

I always enjoy receiving snail mails, especially those unexpected ones. After a long day, it is always heartwarming to open any mails, be it online purchases or presents, expected or unexpected. Here's what she got me, a lovely tee shirt from Bali, Flower rubber band and a handphone chain.

I haven't found a golden opportunity to use those items yet and it is still wrapped nicely in the plastic and envelope. I will definitely use it soon and will take some photos to show all of you too. Thanks for the lovely thought Lita, very very much appreciated. Hugs! :)

Preparing CNY

2011-03-06T02:34:00.000+08:00

This will be my last post on Chinese New Year and I would like to share a little glimpse of the preparation process for this special occasion. Usually, I would try to get decorations that suit the theme and this year I bought some Rabbit decorations. My top favourite was none other than the Rabbit holding on to a basket of carrots and what I love most is the velvet material which you can't really find with such cheap price tag. Pussy Willow is a must have and my parents believe that you must throw it away immediately after the 15th day. Lastly, my parents would usually make a trip down to the flora shop and get some plants to brighten up the house and also as a form of deco too. The Oranges plant and orchid is a 'must buy', for auspicious and prosperous New Year ahead.

Of course my family would prepare food and drinks to stock up and ensure that it is 'full' and not forgetting spring cleaning and family reunions. That's was about it. How did your family do before the Lunar New Year?

7th Day of Chinese New Year

2011-03-04T12:31:00.000+08:00

7th day of Chinese New Year is also commonly known as 'Ren Ri'. This also means it is everybody's birthday. Hence, people would normal celebrate this occasion by having Lo-hei at home. I bought the Lo-hei from Sakae Sushi and ordered extra Salmon Sashimi for my mum. :)

Pizza Hut Cravings

2011-03-02T12:00:00.001+08:00

I was craving for Pizza Hut and decided to dine in during Valentine's Day. Ordered a set which came with a drink and soup of the day, not forgetting my all time favourite Hawaiian Pizza. It was a satisfying meal and cravings satisfied too. :)

CNY at Wan Jin's

2011-02-27T12:00:00.001+08:00

On the fourth day of CNY, I dropped by my dearest good friend's place for a visit. Wan Jin invited me over to her place almost every year and each year, I brought back something valuable. Last year, we reminisce the good old days in school and this year it was an interesting games session with her friends.

As it is the year of the Rabbit, how can I forget to take a photo of her pet Rabbit, adorable isn't it?

I wore a simple red top and jean to Wan Jin's and paired it with a earring that was a Christmas gift from Karen. :)

Thoughts

2011-02-22T16:05:00.000+08:00

I am in a confused stage, not sure what is installed for me and unsure what is best or what do I really want. Finished my studies, currently waiting for convocation in August and in the midst of job hunting. It has been a emotional roller coaster for me and I've been thinking a lot too, but right up to this point, I am still uncertain and unsure. It is definitely pressurizing and stressful when you see friends or peers in the same course finding a job in a swift while here I am still struggling at this job hunting stage. To be fair, I indeed started sending out my resumes much later than them. Some of my friends are easy-going, not expecting much from a job and will accept anything that is offered, be it pay or job scope. While some of my friends who are more particular in terms of job scope wise did took awhile. I must say some of them are pretty luck too, they have connections and can get a job in a swift. Some of my friends have gone for many interviews or have sent their resumes to numerous companies, but still no outcome. Some just need to go for one interview and they are lucky to get the job. While some friends are really lucky to have high paying jobs, while others are simply underpaid.

Back to my point, it is a choice that an individual have to make. I chose to send out my resumes later and hence have to bear a consequence of getting a job much later than everyone else. Maybe I'm a little picky with the company I will be working for, the location and the job scope. I'm definitely under the 'unlucky' category, I have no connections and I have to work hard from scratch, from sending out resumes to going for interviews prepared as there is no one else I can rely on but myself. A experience to be independent, overcome the emotional roller coaster like having high hopes and facing major setbacks and disappointments.

But, will all this be worth it? Will I have a happy ending? hmmm....

Challures

2011-02-20T12:00:00.001+08:00

This is NOT an advertorial post, just another simple outfit post and a little review I would like to share with my readers. Recently, I have been hooked to Challures and have been following their upcoming posts and especially their latest manufactured pieces. Challures is an online blogshop opened by my dear OGL Winda. As much as she is my friend and I would like to support her by purchasing many items, I have limited resources, just like any other unemployed fresh graduate. hehe.

Back to my point, Challures is professional and I really enjoy shopping with them. One of my latest purchase is the Luxe Embossed Hampton Dress in Magenta. The material is great and there is an inner lining too. I just love the unique feature where you can choose to wear it both ways, front or back and it will just look equally great. Versatile isn't it? Due to my petite frame, it is no doubt that I need to alter to fit. I also choose to match it with a belt so that I can wear it casually or to work. This was my CNY Day 2 outfit!

What I like most is their excellent service. Initially I ordered the nude piece, with intention to give it to a friend. When it was delivered, there was some manufacturing defects and Winda offered to exchange and she had an available piece in Magenta. I couldn't resist and ended up keeping the piece for myself. Tell me about shopping for gifts. :p Exchange was made swiftly and very efficient too. She even wanted to pay for the postage cost! Not only because she is my friend, but Winda treats all her customers fair and equal and I believe she will do the same too, but do read the terms and conditions before purchasing.

I strongly recommend you to visit Challures and check their latest and upcoming collections. In fact, I'm going to count my red packets and look forward to their next manufactured pieces.

* Winda, if you are reading this, I wish you success in your online blogshop career and I'm looking forward to more great pieces! :)

CNY Day 1

2011-02-18T12:00:00.004+08:00

Lunar New Year is always unpredictable. Not only because of the date in the English Calendar, it is also uncertain for my family. Well, that is because you will never know who will be visiting you and what are their plans for the New Year. It is really quite a guessing game, especially relatives that only visit you once in awhile or rather only during special occasions. Of course, that being said, there are definitely must go on first or second day of New Year, such as grandparents or immediate relatives.

This year, my family expected some relatives to come over, but it turns out they have other plans and hence we had to make changes to our visiting route as well. It is different every year as on certain years, CNY tend to fall on a weekday, and visiting have to be pushed towards the weekends due to work commitments. Unpredictable isn't it?

My outfit this year is a simple red dress which was a gift for my birthday last year from my dearest Godma Karen. As it was a little big, I went to May's Alteration at FEP as recommended to alter to fit. I love the back ribbon. :) Thanks Godma for the lovely dress and it fits me well. :)

Just at the corner of this photo, you will see a cute little white Rabbit stuffed toy which I took out specially for this Rabbit New Year. It is one of my top favourite toys and grow much attachment to it over the years. My mum even wanted to throw it away, but this Rabbit is never in the 'to throw' list. :)

Like what the older people would say, the redder the better. Let's hope I'll get some good luck in job hunting with this year's outfit. I would also like to wish my readers a good year of success this year. :)

Eve of Chinese New Year

2011-02-17T16:10:00.008+08:00

I spent my Lunar New Year's eve simple with close friends and family. Early that morning, I went to meet a friend who was in town and headed back home to do some last minute spring cleaning before the having steamboat reunion dinner with my family.

I was near Chinatown and I had to share this year's decoration with everyone. Being the year of the Rabbit, there is no doubt that there are many bunnies hanging around. Chinatown is always crowded during Chinese New year, where people stock up their last minute goodies and purchase other auspicious items for the New year. I try to avoid Chinatown during such occasions, but this year, I brave the crowd two weeks before the occasion just to have a look at the deco. I'll post up another entry about it in the subsequent posts, so do keep a lookout for it. :)

Since it is the 15th day of the Lunar New year, I wish everyone Happy Rabbit Reunion. :)

♥ Happy Valentine's Day

2011-02-14T17:28:00.004+08:00

If you ask me, Valentine's Day has no boundaries. Be it single or attached, everyone deserves to celebrate Valentine's Day. Vday is not only for couples, but it is also a friendship day, where people spend quality time with their girlfriends or friends as well.

About 3years ago, I spent Vday with my good girlfriends at Serangoon Gardens, Ice Cube. Back then, we were still single and now, most of us are attached. I had a good time with them, fun and laughters, and even though we had no dates, each other's companion was indescribable.

Just recently, I met up with Patience at Clarke Quay. This photo was taken when she came back from Korea. Time flies and she is now back safe and sound. :) She wanted her favourite Kopi while waiting for some friends and we sat by the river, chit-chat and catch up with each other. Eversince Crabbie and Patience came back, I met some of their friends who were in the same exchange programme as them and it was just great getting to know some of them as well as listening to little snippets of their life in Korea.

During our conversations, it is really a pity that the Singapore River is now this colour. It might probably be due to the rain, but let's hope that it would be better in the near future. :)

Back to the main title of this post, I hereby wish all my readers Happy Valentine's Day, may all of you find true love and great friendship. ♥♥

Tea Cosy

2011-02-13T12:00:00.001+08:00

It was just another random afternoon and a perfect time to catch up with my dearest cousin, Abby. Although both of us are rather packed with our own activities and also partly because she is currently studying in Aussie. I always try to make an effort to meet up with her at least once when she is back.

We had afternoon tea at Tea Cosy, which is located at Plaza Singapura. From the pictures above, you can roughly guess the store is pretty near spotlight. Tea Cosy is an interesting concept store for dining and retail. Along with their furnitures, you will see angels almost everywhere. In such a vintage environment, their tea set is rather reasonably priced. When you walk pass the store, never would you expect that it is a place for dining too. It is a great recommendation by my dearest cousin and it was definitely an eye opener for me. We ordered a set to share as both of us just had lunch and a cup of tea each. Our favourite was the delicious tasting scones. In fact, I will definitely head back there for more scones. :)

Mummy's Birthday

2011-02-11T00:40:00.004+08:00

It was my Mum's birthday two weeks back and we went to her favourite Soup Restaurant for dinner. As CNY was just around the corner, the set meal we ordered was inclusive of Lo-hei. For some strange reasons, it was my first time at Soup Restaurant and I was pretty much impressed by their service and food. My favourite was the Lotus and Pork soup, while my mum's all time favourite is none other than their popular and specialty, The Samsui Ginger Chicken.

It has always been a family tradition to have a meal together on our actual birthdays. I guess my family just believe that having meals together strengthens the bond and just simple bliss. :)

Mango Pudding & Prawn Noodles

2011-02-09T21:00:00.001+08:00

Had some homemade Prawn Noodles and Mango Pudding some time back. I always love Prawn Noodles and one of my favourite stall is located at Raffles Place. What I love most and I believe most of you would agree is none other than the soup. Not only is it rich, the taste is just superb. Of course, homemade noodles cannot be compared to those in stalls, but the thought and effort put is always much appreciated, especially when you are under the weather. :)

Homemade Sushi

2011-02-06T12:00:00.003+08:00

Happy Lunar New Year everyone! I'm sure all of you are having a great time enjoying the goodies as much as I did. While I'm still collating my cny photos, I'll share with you a glimpse of some homemade sushi I made some time back.

At times, things is just not in your favour. Just like this instance, I planned to make sushi but there was some maintenances going on and the gas was switched off. I made my way to Parkway parade to get fresh Sashimi, but the free shuttle from Bedok only operates during weekends. Some people would call it unlucky, but to me, I would take it as a lesson learnt. In life, not all things will be in your favour, some people work extremely hard to get what they want, while others just get it with a breeze. This time, I gained a valuable experience and learnt to appreciate certain things in life.

Back to the sushi making, I made egg mayo sushi, salmon with mayo sushi, kani sushi, ebiko sushi and I had fresh salmon sashimi too. I made a bottle of hot green tea to go along with this too. Although it may not be the best sushi, we still had a great time eating sushi and drinking hot green tea. :)

Colourful XLB

2011-02-01T23:30:00.001+08:00

I've heard and read so much about it and I just had to try the colourful xiao long bao that Paradise Dynasty offers. The xiao long bao comes in 8 different flavours such as original, ginseng, cheese, foie gras, black truffle, crab roe, garlic and szechuan. We were really excited trying to figure out what was what without looking at the menu. Although we couldn't figure some of it, it was still a fun process guessing the flavours.

Apart from the Xiao Long Bao, each of us ordered our own set of main meal.

And for dessert, we had this fried pumpkin. Although I'm not a fan of pumpkin, it was really good and I just love it with more icing.

It was a pleasant surprise and was caught under dress for the occasion too. Even so, I still enjoyed the food, especially the xiao long bao. In fact, just looking at the photos makes me crave for more.

Sometimes it is the small little gestures that make us smile and appreciate each other better.

Rabbit named Ally

2011-01-29T12:00:00.001+08:00

Recently, I dropped by Ikea for dinner. My all-time favourite is their swedish meatballs, but I believe I've posted photos of it before. As it is the Chinese New Year period, everywhere in Ikea was catering to the festive season, even the pa system was playing cny songs.

This time, I chanced upon a cute little Rabbit before dinner and had my eyes fixed on it.I always have a soft spot for Rabbits, partly because I was born in the year of the Rabbit too. After much consideration, I've decided to add this little rabbit to my collection of soft toys. As some of you may know, Ikea is environmentally friendly and charged their biodegradable plastic bags when requested. And so, after making payment, wx was teasing me and hid this Rabbit in his pocket. Look at how pitiful my Rabbit was in his pocket. The Rabbit is named Ally by the way.

Hope all of you have a great weekend ahead. Remember to spring clean before the new year! :)

Nails by Clara

2011-01-27T14:21:00.005+08:00

Just yesterday I went to do my nails at Clara. With all the positive feedbacks on her nail arts and acrylics, I can't help but book an appointment with her before she leaves to further study.

Clara is professional, creative, skillful and efficient too! Within less than 45 mins, my nails were done and all the bows were painted neatly and evenly. It looks as if it was printed or stick on as the bows were so similar and identical! I wanted something light and natural while Janice on the other hand was aiming at all the candilicious works. Janice accompanied me to do my nails and got hers done too! All her favourite was on her nails. Cupcakes, unicorn, lollipops, cherries, apples, ice cream. Just looking at her fingers makes anyone hungry. I especially love the Unicorn! They are so cute, adorable and detailed and best of all, it is also hand drawn!

Clara is a wonderful artist, manicurist and a women with many talents as well. Thank you Clara for doing such lovely nails for us and I hereby wish you all the best for your future endeavors. :)

Ody at the Playground

2011-01-24T14:31:00.005+08:00

On one of Yoda's and Ody's daily evening walk, we decided to head to the playground and place Ody inside on of the children elephant seater. Felt helpless and loss, what more could he do but whine and act adorable. Well, he don't exactly need to act adorable, because he is already cute. :)

New Year's Eve

2011-01-24T00:27:00.009+08:00

My New Year's eve was spent simple and sweet. I purposely made my way down to Hong Lim just to try the famous and delicious Wanton Mee. I believe that each of us have our own preferences, in someway or another, different taste buds. I'm not particularly a fan of Wanton Mee and neither am I picky about the sauce. Be it dark sauce or tomato base, I still love each different flavours. The only fuss I would make and I believe most of you would disagree with me, would be the crunchy chestnut in the Wanton. I personally prefer my Wanton without the chestnuts inside and this particular one I went to did not have. Among all, I enjoyed the shrimp dumplings the most and was busy enjoying my plate of Wanton Mee and was caught in a photo greedily eating. lol.

Dinner was at Crystal Jade with my family and dessert at a nearby dessert stall. My mum was craving for Century Egg Porridge and we ordered a bowl just to satisfy her cravings. We wanted to have some seafood too, but apparently the restaurant ran out of seafood, so we ended up ordering a few simple dishes.

I wanted to catch fireworks after that, but some other matters came up and decided to stay at home for countdown instead, but it was a blessing in disguise, there was fireworks near my place and I could see it from the comfort of my home.

Just before I end this post, I'll post my outfit for that day, a simple top and skirt, with my favourite pink ribbon clip. :)

All fockers in-tact!

2011-01-21T12:00:00.001+08:00

It was very random and impromptu when some of us decided to catch a movie together. It has been a really long time since I last caught a movie with the girls and on this rare occasion, I was actually looking forward to catching a movie together with them. Jean was the earliest and she bought the tickets for us first, so sweet of her right? :)

Cathay always screen their movies almost on time and we were actually running late, but the 'human traffic' did not helped us in any way. I honestly think Cine's management should step up on their elevators and escalators. Well, firstly we decided to take the lift instead of the escalator, reason being at either the 3rd or 4th level, we have to walk one big round bypassing the shops before we see the next flight of escalator. And so we chose the lift, thinking it would be faster. However, it was always full at first floor, so we decided to try basement 1, but unfortunate for us, the lift was always full at first floor and it never went down to B1. So we went back to level 1 again and this time squeezing our way right infront of the lift just to get in. It was really funny because when we were in the lift, Jean started saying, "Oh no, we are going to miss one little focker" (We watched Little fockers by the way), and I could hear giggles at the corner of the lift. The foreigners in the lift must be laughing at us. lol.

As I was saying, more and more people are heading to Cine and especially to the higher levels for entertainment and movies and I think they should improve on their building facilities such that it can accommodate to the larger pool of people, because my friends and I never fail to have issues with the lift and escalators. lol, oh wells.

Just in case you were wondering, all fockers were in-tact and we were just in time for the movie. :) Jean, Daph and I met Bec after the movie for dinner. Unsure of what we should have, none of us have cravings either, so we decided on a common all time favourite, Japanese food. Paragon's Sushi Tei was what we decided and we were really lucky to get a corner seat by the window. Love the Christmas Lightings. :)

Ordered quite a bit of food, filled our stomach and it was time to do some shopping before heading back home. Just before we left, we made sure we took a photo together. Yet again, another funny incident happened. We asked a passer-by to take a photo for us and the guy didn't know how to operate my camera and guess what? He was using a DSLR himself. How ironic can this be? Oh wells. The day went passed really fast and before we know it, it was time to head back home. Now some of them are back to school, while some are working, it is not easy to meet up again, but I believe we will see each other very soon.

Surprise Jean!

2011-01-19T12:00:00.001+08:00

Caroline is very thoughtful and decided to throw her little sister, Jean a surprise birthday party at her place. Although, it was some "secluded" area for some of us, we still made our way there. What is party without party hats and poppers right? Caroline bought some clown hats for us to wear and even cook a widespread of food. Turkey, mash potato, pasta and more, and were all awesome!

Jean's nephew was entertaining too, however shy in front of the girls, but I managed to capture a shot he specially pose for the camera.

If you look carefully, there were photos of Jean when she was much younger at the background.

And just one last parting shot before all of us left.

With the Family and friends

2011-01-18T00:00:00.001+08:00

It has always been a Christmas tradition for my family, to go to church on Christmas eve and back for a meal. And just before Christmas, my mum and I would be busy shopping for Christmas presents for the family and relatives. Christmas presents is always tricky, especially buying for an adult. Adults usually have the ability to purchase whatever they need and most of the time are self-sufficient. Hence, need to think of what they do not have and things they will use and would be happy receiving it. It is also not easy as each have their own preference and taste. As we grow older, the presents we receive becomes expected, but at times there are still surprises. For children, it is not a problem, any toy would make them happy. lol. It does takeextra effort to think of a suitable present for people. I personally believe in sincerely getting a present and not getting a present for the sake of getting a present. Seeing family members and friends happy with their presents also makes my day. :)

Just before Christmas, I started making Butter cookies in various Christmas shapes for some of my close friends. Packed them in cute little Christmas wrappers and ready for delivery.

This year, my dad decorated the Christmas tree, just basic and simple.

Here comes the highlight of this post, home-cooked food. We even have a special portion prepared for the doggies, boiled chicken breast meat. It was more than filling for the two tiny furbies and of course, they were really happy eating as much as possible. This year, it was a little different, we had black pepper crab as part of the menu.

After dinner, my dad was really excited and wanted to take a photo with the doggies. Soon it was time to open the presents under the Christmas trees, each of us have our fair share of presents, not forgetting wx and the little ones. I bought them a packet of treats to share, not sure if they will like it, so just bought a packet. It is healthy dog treats, good for their bones.

On Christmas day itself, I was at my relative's place and brought home a box of fruit cake.

After which I adjourned to another place for dinner before heading to Karen's. But I was too busy enjoying myself and didn't take any photos. Had a great time playing Taboo at Karen's place too. Although it was mad rush, from one event to another, back to back, I had a great time spending this special occasion with family and friends. Before I end this post, I would like to thank everyone for all the thoughtful presents and here's the outfit of the day, a simple black satin dress with black butterfly belt.

The Christmas Party

2011-01-14T03:05:00.001+08:00

Our annual Christmas party was a little different last year, instead of having it at Sam's, we decided to be bold and booked a hotel room instead. This time, no turkeys, no ham, no homemade mash potato, salads and dessert. Dinner was held at Outback Steakhouse and we invited Davin, Ben, Kia How, Rachel, Theresa and Bani to join us. A pity Rachel had something on, so she was not present that day.

Bread and butter was served first while waiting for the rest to come and to place our orders, most of us could not resist the delicious Bread, maybe we were hungry, but it was indeed great! One serving was not enough and we ordered more. It ended up that some of us were full with Bread and had to share the main course instead. lol. We also ordered fries and mushroom as starters. In fact, I was pretty happy with the starters, not only do they look good, it taste awesome too! Dinner was served and some of us had steak, while others had pasta, chicken or burger. Dinner was indeed filling, but greedy me just had to have another plate of dessert. So Bani and I shared the brownies with Ice Cream, but no brownies can taste better than Sam's homemade ones.

It was photo-taking before Theresa had to leave

After dinner, it was back to the hotel for drinks and games. Initially we were all seated comfortably and being full from dinner did not make it any better. The movie Harry Porter was on the tv and all of us were hooked to it. After Pat arrived, we threw Jean a surprise birthday cake, which was complimentary as it was Christmas season and not forgetting, Jean's birthday on Christmas itself.

It was really an interesting night, we had fun teasing each other and everyone was exceptionally evil with what came out of their mouths that day. However, that didn't stop us from playing 7up and we never hit 50, however it was record breaking when we hit the number 70 or more. The Moscato was good and ended up, everyone didn't mind having to drink. Simple game as it may seem, but it was hilarious and that would not be possible without great companions. :)

In the above picture, you can see Pat with her Conrad bear, she "booked" the bear since eons ago and she was readily dressed in her Santarina outfit. If I'm not wrong, she bought it when she was in HK. All prepared for our party. :)

It was generally a great party, gathering once again despite our busy schedules, how often can that happen. I'm sure all of them enjoyed the night as much as I did. :)

Grace's Wedding

2011-01-11T12:00:00.003+08:00

Wedding Bells! December is always the time of the month. Ever wonder why? Honestly I have no idea too, maybe auspicious, maybe because of the chilly weather, maybe it's the holiday seasons too. Attended Grace's wedding and met some dance friends there too.

Just before dinner commence, we were busy snapping shots and playing around with Priscilla's new camera. After graduation, most of us have our own careers or studies and it was indeed a good time catching up with the nurses and other alumni. It was a great journey with them, when we were all involved in a musical together many years back and dance classes with Peter was just like yesterday.

While having dinner, we also talked about the time when Grace held her 21st birthday party at her place and we were all invited and again had another good time too. Grace was a wonderful President of our La Ballroom En Masse dance club and with her wonderful leadership and after passing down to many more batches. La Ballroom En Masse started as a musical dance group, with alumni and students from other dance group and forming a new club with diverse dancers but yet sticking to their very own style, ballroom dancing. I'm really proud of what the club is today. They have achieved so much to sustain the club and the dancers now are just fantastic. Great job! :)

Finally the lovely couple arrived at our table and it is our turn to snap a photo with the beautiful bride and groom.

Before we bid farewell, the girls and the boys each have a shot with Grace and dinner officially ended. I had a tiring day and decided to head straight home after the dinner.

Just something random, the earring you see in this post was given to me by Karen many years back. I remember it was a gift she bought from overseas and the material is still as good. In fact I have been using it for some special occasions for many many years and it is one of my favourite earrings too. :) Also, if you noticed, I curled my hair for that day. Some say I look better with curled hair, some say with straight hair. What do you think? Curl or Straight?

Wan Jin's little hut.

2011-01-10T12:00:00.001+08:00

It was time for Pizza Hut again! I remember the last time Wan Jin and I had Pizza together was at the Toa Payoh branch. The younger days, both of us were still schooling, busy with projects and other school matters. The last time we went there was for the set lunches. The best part is that there was not time limit and we could sit and chat all we want. Those were the good old days.

Now, it is pretty much different. Time is precious and both of us have our own busy schedules and other more important commitments to fulfill. It is definitely difficult to find a suitable day to meet up, but we do try to meet up as often as we can. During her birthday was my peak projects period as well as her peak period to clinch some deals and so I especially met up with her to pass to her her long overdue present. That being said, we never fail to owe each other presents when we meet up. Somehow it became a tradition unknowingly. lol.

We ordered our favourite Hawaiian Pizza, but we were too hungry and ended up eating the pizza before we could even snap a picture. I had a great time with Wan Jin, although time was limited and I am really glad we managed to catch up and update each other.

Each and every meet up, I learn new things about my dearest good friends and we still laugh at the good old times when we were much younger. It is a brand new year and I look forward to another year of great friendship and jotting down many more memorable occasions with my dearest close friends. :)

Janice at La Tendo

2011-01-09T23:00:00.001+08:00

Another catch up session with another friend, Janice. I've known her for a really long time and she is always as busy. It is really hard to arrange a meet up with her, so I've decided to drop by her workplace at La Tendo on one fine and ordinary day. Just opposite her workplace there is a cafe and we decided to head there for tea during her mini break.

Just a cup of tea for each of us, was good enough for some major updates. Speaking of which, I have not seen Janice since then, not even Christmas. So I guess it's time to meet up with her again. Hopefully our meet up will be very soon after this post.

Another week has past, and job hunting is not getting any easier, or should I say, I'm somewhat getting a little lazy. Well, another good week ahead and I've to speed up and get things done quick. I will also try to arrange a few pre-ready posts so that my fellow readers can be updated. :)

Ody

2011-01-07T19:00:00.001+08:00

Ody can be really naughty at times, biting things, destroying stuff, pee and poo all over the place, but what else can you expect from a little puppy like him. From the tiny little Chihuahua that you can easily grab and carry with one hand, now it takes two hands or more to grab hold of him. Born with long legs, probably he got it from his parents, he runs really fast. All of us always have a hard time catching him, that's why we have no choice but to leash him when we bring him for walks, if not he will unknowingly hide in bushes or could even dash across the road, which is not exactly very safe for him. He is just a rascal, but cute one. lol.

Ody likes to whine especially when he makes mistakes. For example, peeing in the room or something, but we trained him in a way that he will have to stay put at the position until we clean up the mess so that we won't have pee all over the house. That is one of the rare times he will be obedient and stay still at the allocated place. Despite scolding him numerous of times, being fierce even, he is still very sticky to us and always want attention.

I think I've talked enough about Ody and what I wanted to post today is a photo I've taken of him biting his favourite Gingerbread man toy to sleep. Apparently, this little Gingerbread man is now 'thinner', without "meat" cos he pull out all the cotton from there, but it is nevertheless still his favourite toy. lol.

Honeymoon Dessert

2011-01-02T12:00:00.001+08:00

I remember vividly it was during Deepavali we first tasted Honeymoon Dessert. Pat recommended and said the Mango Pomelo was good, and being a fan of it, we just had to try her good recommendations. We chanced upon a branch at Vivo and there was even a queue for it. Lucky there was only the two of us, so it was much easier to get a seat.

I was craving for Glutinous Rice Balls and had mine with sesame paste, while wx tried the Mango Pomelo. Our honest opinion, it was not as good as what we expected, we felt that it was over hyped and probably because our expectations were higher, we were more disappointed with it. The sesame paste was blend for my liking, but I really enjoyed the Glutinous Rice Balls, although I'm not a fan of peanut flavour, I really like the glutinous rice balls there. The Mango Pomelo was All right, but I still prefer the one at Commonwealth Market, which was shown in my earlier post.

It is just our personal opinion, so for those who are a fan of Honeymoon dessert, please do not feel offended, each individuals have their personal preference and its just our personal thoughts. And, I'm pretty sure I will head back there again for their Glutinous Rice Balls. :)

Afternoon Tea at Royal Copenhagen

2010-12-31T12:00:00.001+08:00

Exams were over and it's time to catch up with everyone, especially after mugging for nearly a month or less. I was suppose to meet up with both Karen and Janice, but in the end, Janice could not make it, so it was left with karen and I.

We decided to meet at town, being the most central location. We went to the electronic store first so that Karen can purchase some items before heading to Royal Copenhagen for tea. I've past by Royal Copenhagen a number of times, but I've never been there before. At least I must say it was a great first experience there, the company does make a difference too. :)

Thankfully we were early and avoided the afternoon crowd, but I guess it was also a weekday and not any special holiday or something that was why it was less crowded. The afternoon tea set for two was just enough to satisfy our tummies before heading out for some minor shopping.

Just before we left, we took a shot together, but it was a little blur, so we had to self take another picture. But, that also means we have more photos to archive isn't it? hehe.

The next time I'll probably see her will be next year and most likely before I officially start work. At least we managed to meet up more times this year and maybe even more next year.

I remember someone once told me, as you grow older, you tend to drift away from friends you know since young. On the contrary, some may still even be very good friends. The environment, circumstances and daily activities just makes it harder for some of us to meet up. However, it takes two hands to clap, putting in effort and setting priorities does make a difference.

On this New Year's Eve, I would like to make my New Year's resolution simple. I will try my very best make ample time for family and friends and catch up with those who have been wanting to meet up with me.

Happy New Year everyone, may all my fellow readers have a smashing New Year ahead. :)

Yoda's overnight stay

2010-12-30T12:00:00.002+08:00

Yoda is really a loyal owner. He has never stayed overnight at other's place before other than the vet and poor Yoda gotta camp overnight at my place as his owner happily went overseas. It was a terrible three days two nights for him.

The poor chap didn't want to enter the house and kept guarding the door, waiting for his owner to pick him up. The only time he went into the house was when there was meat and when I went to bed. He was sleepy and moody throughout the day and his tail was down for that whole three days until his owner came.

Strangely, on the second day, he started barking as if its his own house. This dog never barked when he is outside and for the record he barked at my house. But my dad said he barked too many times, that's why he keep missing a few numbers for his lottery ticket. lol.

This dog loves to find cosy spot for his little naps in between, be it a corner or cushion, but he loves to lie on the floor as my marble flooring is cooling and he just loves it. Did I mention that he loves to manja too? My mum and I can do nothing and just stroke him all day. lol.

Astons

2010-12-29T12:00:00.002+08:00

Wx never stepped into Astons before and I decided that it is time for him to try the Astons at Cathay. His reply was, "I really don't understand why the queue is always so long". Honestly, I have no idea too!

I don't really have much photos from the month of October as it was my exam period. In fact that was all I took that day too. Will be posting some meet up sessions in the month of Nov in the next few posts. :)

With Rebecca

2010-12-28T12:00:00.001+08:00

Bec was suppose to go to UK this year to further studies, but things didn't go that well, so she had to postpone her trip till next year. But I did had a good time chatting with her and it was also my first time trying Wendy's.

To be honest, I don't really fancy it and somehow still prefer Macs, maybe I'm just to used to it, since I've been having it since young. I'm pretty sure I'll head there again and maybe by then my opinion will change. I really love this photo with Bec and I, we both just look great! lol.

Merry Christmas

2010-12-27T16:26:00.004+08:00

Just want to wish everyone, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year!

Mid-Autumn Festival

2010-12-27T12:00:00.001+08:00

I love Mid-Autumn festival. We always end up being kids once again, playing lanterns and sparkles but at the same time, like an adult drinking hot tea and eating mooncake. That was exactly what I did this year.

This year, I chose to hang around at Botanic Garden, although it was quieter and not as crowded as the other neighbourhood parks, I still enjoyed as much. My lantern this year is a rabbit, while wx's one is Kungfu panda! I love the picture, cos the Panda is really cute. Just look at the photos and you will know exactly what I mean.

After playing with the lanterns and sparklers, we settled down at a little hut and drank some tea, eat mooncakes and just chill and chat under the moonlight. Hope you guys enjoyed your Mid-autumn festival as much as I did. :)

Mango Pomelo

2010-12-26T12:00:00.001+08:00

Jac recommended the famous Mango Pomelo at Commonwealth, and after making multiple trips there, we finally managed to buy that popular dessert. The stall only opens at 12pm and closes at 8pm, but if you reach there in the afternoon, the Mango Pomelo will most probably be out of stock, that is how popular it is! Finally we made an effort to be there around 12ish just to make sure we won't make a wasted trip again.

Simple as it may seem, it does taste good. That means our effort did not go to waste. Well, if you are a fan of Mango Pomelo, maybe you could make a trip down to try one day.

Next up, I think I will go try the Tau Huay at Old Airport Road, I saw on Winda's tweet how delicious it is, and I must make an effort to head down and try, maybe next year? hmmm.. will keep u fellow readers updated then. :)

Anselm's Birthday!

2010-12-25T12:00:00.002+08:00

Anselm's girlfriend, Joyce is such a sweet person. She planned a surprise birthday celebration for Anselm at Square 2, I can't exactly remember what is the place called, but it is at a secluded corner where people can play games there, wii and guitar hero and more.

And so, while waiting for the birthday boy to arrive, we played a game of bowling. Somehow, our motive was to trash Josh, and so we did, Josh being at no 2, and I'm the ultimate winner with many spares and one or two strikes.

Since the birthday boy works in a telecommunication company, his thoughtful girlfriend custom-made an iphone cake for him. I personally thought the design is not bad! Pretty precise and good work. That being said, it is definitely not easy to do such detailed cake.

One group photo and I had to leave earlier for something else.

The birthday boy is definitely happy and touched. Wishing him many success in love and career. :)

Din Tai Feng

2010-12-24T12:00:00.001+08:00

It was on a public holiday and I decided to bring my parents to Din Tai Feng for lunch. They have never been there before and have always wanted to try it, and finally we went there.

A simple and light lunch for all of us, tried their famous xiao long bao and beef and appetizer. I'm pretty sure my mum enjoyed the beef as much as I did. Here is a photo of my parents.

After lunch, I was still not satisfied and went to grab a cup of ice cream for dessert. A meal is never complete without awesome dessert right? :)

Dim Sum at Red Star

2010-12-23T12:00:00.001+08:00

It's breakfast time, and it also marks another brand new day and month. I was craving for some nice Dim Sum at that time and decided to head down to the famous Red Star Restaurant for their Dim Sum. It is always very crowded, but I happen to be there early, so it was not that crowded.

My top favourites are none other than Ha Gao and Siew Mai. What's yours? Actually, we ordered more food than what was shown, but we were too hungry and of course could not resist the tempting smell of the delicious Dim Sum and gobbled the food down without taking photos.

But, to be honest, I somehow prefer certain dishes from another famous Dim Sum place at Geylang. Sadly, after breakfast, I made my way back to sch to rush investment project, what a way to end after a nice meal. Oh wells, that's reality isn't it?

Happy Birthday Pat!

2010-12-22T12:00:00.001+08:00

Pat's invited some of us to her birthday party at Marina Bay Sands. Her father is very lucky to always have free stay at MBS. As I had class that day, I only head over later in the evening for dinner. And since it's a hotel, and no outside food and drinks allowed she sneaked some home cooked food for dinner. Of course the girls and I got all so excited about the place, since technically it was our first time there, we were busy snapping shots of the scenery and ourselves too. We had quite a few fun shots, glam and unglam ones too, that being said, I'll have to leave the unglam ones as private.

After dinner, the girls and I decided to take a little stroll at the Skypark. If you are wondering, the Skypark is open to public at 20bucks, and visitors are only allowed to certain restricted areas, like the viewing area. However as guest of the hotel, you are entitled to swim at the infinity pool and of course access to more areas of the Skypark, which the public is not open to.

After which, it's time to sing a birthday song and cut the yummy cake from Rive.

In case you are wondering, why am I in the same outfit as the previous post, that is because it all happened on the same day! Was in school in the day and night time at MBS. And lastly, some snap shots taking during our time at the hotel.

Once again, Happy Birthday Pat! :)

SIM-RMIT Convocation

2010-12-21T03:00:00.001+08:00

Congratulation to all graduates of SIM-RMIT, 2010. It was quite an eventful day I must say. Friends that have graduated and of course skipping an hour of class just to share the joyous occasion with friends. In approximately less than a year, it will be my turn! Last semester of studies ended, results came out and I'm unofficially a graduate myself. Speaking of which I should start sending out my resume too. Well, I shan't talk about that now, but I'll let the photos do the talking. :)

My HR group mates, Bani and Michelle graduated too! They were really awesome group mates!

Bani was my poly classmate too, and somehow I became her 'photographer' for the day, but it was fun playing around with her Dslr haha, but I hope the photos didn't turn out that bad. hehe.

Just looking at the photos I just can't wait for mine!

That's all I have for now, shall head to bed soon! :)

Crabbie off to Korea

2010-12-17T12:00:00.001+08:00

Just about a week later, it was Crabbie's turn to Korea. His fellow drinking pals were there to send him off, and in fact gave him an interesting farewell gift. Well, whatever it was, I shall not disclose it here.

In about two months time, both Patience and Crabbie should be back in SG (*hopefully), till then, I hereby wish them Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! See the both of you in 2011!

Patience off to Korea

2010-12-16T12:00:00.001+08:00

Both Patience and Crabbie have different flights to Korea and Patience left a week earlier to spend time with her family. Just before she left, I met up with her for one final catch up session.

I still remember we had some miscommunication about the venue then. She requested for Jap food and just a simple dinner and chit chat session.

Her flight was on her actual birthday and we had dinner at Fish and Co, and of course Fish and Co had something installed for her too. After that, it was about time to bid farewell, group shots and off to boarding.

Just in case you are wondering, our dear Patience is currently enjoying herself in Korea and backpacking around Korea too! So envious, exchange programs are always fun and memorable. Next up, we will be bidding farewell to Crabbie. Stay tune for the upcoming post. :)

Patience and Crabbie's Farewell Dinner

2010-12-15T12:00:00.001+08:00

Our dearest Patience and Crabbie are currently in Korea! Just before they left for their exchange program in South Korea, we organised a farewell dinner for the both of them, together with some close friends and group mates from Uni. Dinner was held at a lovely alfresco dining place at Dempsey. While waiting for the rest to come and for our meals, we took some photos and of course busy catching up with each other. Time flies and it seems like the dinner was just yesterday.

Although they may seem so far away, technology does bring us closer to each other, keeping in touch with each other's daily activities and not forgetting important social networks like facebook and twitter makes everything much simpler.

Most of my readers 'complained' that the food on my blog is always making them hungry, but to be honest, the food is making me hungry as well! Here's the side dishes we ordered.

Salad is definitely Patience's all time favourite. Can you guess which portion is hers?

Let me give u a hint, she love lots of Croutons! Now I think it's pretty obvious. :)

Some of them had Pasta as their main course...

Some chose burgers...

While Crabbie decided to have fried rice for dinner! Yes the only Chinese food on the table that very night! Maybe he just wanted something simple. :)

What is dinner without drinks right? This particular wine that Canni recommended is not bad!

And just like any outings, a final group shot before we bid farewell to the two of them.

Youth Olympics

2010-12-14T12:00:00.001+08:00

As the title says, it was Singapore's first time hosting the Youth Olympics. Such special occasion, as Singaporeans, we are definitely proud of it, but it is only during such rare occasions, will you be able to see fireworks. Strange as it may sound, somehow Singaporeans and tourists enjoy watching fireworks in Singapore, maybe it is really rare to see fireworks in Singapore and only specific occasions like New Year Countdown and National Day will there be fireworks. Of course not forgetting the crowd during those times, it makes tourists wonder what is so great watching fireworks in Singapore. Seriously, I have no idea too, but I just simply enjoy watching fireworks.

If you are wondering which is the best spot to view the fireworks, personally I love the view from One Fullerton, but it also depends on where the fireworks will be. Now that Marina Bay Sands is up, most would go up to the Sky Garden for spectacular view, right infront of you, while some would choose to book a hotel room and watch from there. So, it does depend on your own preference actually. For the Youth Olympics Opening Ceremony, I chose Marina Square. As I was having dinner nearby, so I thought why not just view from there. I don't have photos of the fireworks, but I took a video, but many apologies, I'm not that IT savvy and the file is too big too. Oh wells, as much as I would love to share the video of the fireworks I took, I really have no idea how to go about it. Maybe the next time when I figure it out I'll post the video up. Meanwhile, enjoy the photos below. :)

Another trip to Sentosa

2010-12-08T17:25:00.007+08:00

It was yet another trip down to Sentosa, but this time with some company. :)

Basically a really relaxing day at the beach with the dogs, chilling and enjoying each other's company. Celebrated a birthday, fed the dogs ice cream and had Japanese food by the beach.

It was really an interesting day, Yoda was interested in Emmie and Louis trying to make friends with Ody, but Ody was too afraid of them and only wants comfort in us, humans. After a long and tiring day, all of them were equally tired, at least both Yoda and Ody slept very soundly in the car. :)

Jurong Hill

2010-12-08T12:00:00.001+08:00

In the furthest west side of Singapore, somewhere near Jurong Bird Park, a little area called Jurong Hill was where we went. At Jurong Hill, people go there to chill at the little tower, and view the spectacular view, you can even see Malaysia from there. They even have a Japanese restaurant there too, but I didn't try as I had my meal somewhere else that day, maybe one day I'll head back to try their Jap food.

Lovely scenery, but a pity my camera couldn't capture the best of that shot. I chose the best three shots I took using different mode. Though, the shots aren't that good, hope u all enjoy it too. :)

Swensen's Dessert Buffet

2010-12-07T12:00:00.001+08:00

Recently, I went to try Swensen's Dessert Buffet at Ion Orchard. If I'm not wrong, only that branch have the dessert buffet selection. Personally, I thought the price was not that worth it, but I they happen to have a one for one promotion so I just went to try.

Swensen's have a variety of dessert, ranging for Chocolate and Strawberry Fondues, lots of Singaporean flavoured Ice creams as well as their signature Swensen ice cream too, cakes, waffles and many more.

After having so much dessert, we got a little 'sian' of the food and decided to order some US fries. hehe. One last shot of the day before we head back home.

Sentosa with the Boys

2010-12-04T23:45:00.001+08:00

It's been awhile since I last went to the beach and decided to bring the two dogs along too. As much as they love to go out, swimming is definitely not their favourite pastime. I always thought that dogs love to swim, but these chihuahuas are the rare version.

Ody was still quite young at that time, so we got no choice but to leash him, we don't really want him running around cos he is really hard to catch! lol, we tried a few times before and it takes more than one just to grab hold of him, he runs really fast.

The two of them always fight and it's a rare sight to see them being so close to each other. Well, boys always fight right?

I really miss the times when Ody was a little baby, he was much cuter and adorable, especially when both his ears are down, but if u look carefully at the upcoming posts, you will notice that Ody ears have "pop" up.

It was indeed a long day. Just two weeks after this trip, we brought them to Sentosa too! But with their new friends, Louis and Emmie. I didn't really take much photos, and don't really have any nice shots so I'll just wait for the rest of the photos before I post about it. Hope u enjoyed the photos above. Have a great weekend ahead. :)

With the Dancers

2010-11-24T14:31:00.003+08:00

It was yet another gathering organised by my dance friends. It has been a while since I last saw them and most of their movie outings are not suitable for me. This time, it was at Mind's Cafe at Funan. It was my first time at Minds and at that particular branch too. Although we had fun with the games and all, most of the attention was chit chatting and catching up with one another. :)

Dessert

2010-11-24T12:00:00.001+08:00

Is Jelly one of your favourite dessert? Strangely, I don't fancy agar agar, but only the soft jelly version. A friend of mine bought Aeroplane Jelly for me when she was in Aussie. And she will always come back with Mango and the blackcurrant one. This particular brand can only be found in Australia, and it was introduced to me by my cousin. She made Mango pudding and Aeroplane Mango Jelly is one of the ingredients. If you observe carefully, for this particular type of jelly, you can barely find mango flavour, but usually lime, lemon, raspberry or something else. The last time I made Mango pudding it was not that successful, but now with more Aeroplane Mango Jelly from my dearest God-mother, Karen, I shall make another batch and post it online. :)

I particularly love Blackcurrent flavour for jellies, what about you?

A few months ago, I went to Marche for some Rosti and Crepes! That's usually a must have when I'm at Marche and I believe it's an all time favourite for most of you too! Sadly the standard for Rosti has dropped, and it does not taste as good as before. Well, don't be influenced by my personal view, maybe some of you might think it's still as good. It's just a personal opinion, no offense. :)

All right, that's all for this entry, I'll upload more entries soon. Have a great week ahead peeps. :)

With the girls

2010-11-21T12:00:00.002+08:00

Met up with some of the girls and had dinner at Ichiban, I'm pretty sure I've posted way enough sushi pictures, so this time round, I'm posting something different. When I'm out with the girls, somehow or rather, we will always have room for dessert. :p As NYDC was not that nearby, we decided to drop by Coffee club for some mudpies and drinks.

Just one final shot before we parted.

Jac's Birthday!

2010-11-20T02:00:00.001+08:00

Finally class started in July, and it was our dearest Jac's birthday! One last semester, of course we have to enjoy our uni life to the fullest and memorable birthdays with classmates too right? As our dearest Jac had plans for the day, and not knowing what to get for her for her birthday, we decided to give her a simple birthday card. Hope she like the card as well as the well wishes. :)

The SR girls in blue!

Mickey Mouse Bread Press

2010-11-19T12:00:00.002+08:00

When I was in US, I bought a Mickey Mouse Bread Press at Waltz Disney and I've decided to try the effect. However, the colour isn't that appealing and the shape didn't turn out as what was seen before toasting the bread. Maybe I'm just not that skillful. lol.

What do u think?

No Western Please.

2010-11-18T01:07:00.010+08:00

After eating western food for 14 days, I was craving for Chicken Rice and Sushi and Chinese food. Do you all have cravings when you are out of town too?

Went to Sakae Sushi for some Jap food. As I wanted a variety, I've decided to order Kid's meal so that I can have more Sushi. Felt exceptionally greedy that day. lol.

Believe it or not, I've never been to Din Tai Feng for Xiao Long Bao before. I've always wanted to try, but the queue is just terrible especially at Bishan. And so, on a fine afternoon, I've decided to try. I personally think it's not bad and just by looking at the photos at this hour just make me crave for it.

One last picture and off to find some snacks.

Woodbury Premium Outlet

2010-11-15T00:25:00.001+08:00

Just on the very last day before we board our plane at JFK, we stopped by Woodbury Premium outlet. Apparently, in the US, premium outlet, also commonly known as factory outlet, are very common in the states. It is just like a shopping area where you will see some branded items for example Coach, Kate Spade, Adidas and many more. Some items are sold at a cheaper price, this is because most of the off season items are placed there. Not only do you see many tourist there, some locals shop there too.

If you are wondering, all the items are sold at the same price no matter which state you are at, the only difference would probably be the tax they charge. Tax in the states are different across states. For instance, in Orlando the tax was 6% while in New York the tax was 8.8%. I'm not too sure what is the current rate, but you can always check with the store owners when you are there.

Since it's the very last day, I did some last min gifts shopping there and made sure I had enough gifts for everyone. I was busy shopping and I forgot to take photo of the stores as well as my buys. Most of the gifts had been given, so I guess I will not be posting any photos of the gifts I bought. However, I do have the one and only photo I took of the premium outlet, if you are wondering how does a premium outlet look like, here you go. :)

Just to wrap up my post on my US trip. Generally, it was an eye opener for me. For example, when I was in the theme parks, it was pretty much wheelchair and prams or stroller friendly. I guess in Singapore, as much as they are keeping up to these standards, at least I've yet to see a sheltered area mainly for people to park their prams and not being afraid that it will be stolen when you are back for it. Also, the laid back culture or taking it slow and steady culture is very much appreciated and admirable too. Being in a busy city area where schedules are packed back to back, it is inevitable that one will wonder what is taking them so long to serve just a burger from a fast food restaurant. That being said, each country have their own service standards to keep up to, but we are pretty much embedded in our own culture which makes us expect to see similar standards when we are overseas. However, I do enjoy taking things slowly at times.

When you are on your trips, what is the thing that is a 'must buy' in your shopping list? For me, it's definitely magnets. For some strange reasons, I started collecting magnets and my fridge will always be full of magnets. Somehow, even friends and relatives will give us magnet souvenirs they bought on their trips. I simply like to look at the places I've been to by looking at the magnets I've bought. With that, I shall end this post. Hope you all have a great week ahead. Cheers! :)

Independence Hall

2010-11-07T12:00:00.001+08:00

It was lunchtime, so we head to a rest place in Maryland for lunch and ample rest before we head to our last and final sightseeing destination. After lunch I was really excited because I was looking for Dippin Dots for the past 10 days and finally I saw a vending machine. Even though it is not the retail concept I was expecting, I was really glad I had the chance to try this special ice cream that was featured as a case study during my course of study. And I must say the ice cream is Dippinlicious!

Next, we went to the state of Pennsylvania and into the city of Philadelphia. It is a beautiful place and I just love the horse carriages, given the chance I would love to try it, but I guess I have to wait for the next available opportunity. In the city of Philadelphia, the main attraction is none other than the Independence Hall where the Liberty Bell is situated.

The Liberty Bell symbolises the independence of America. If you look carefully, there is a huge crack at the bell. The crack was repaired but it was not successful.

I especially love white horses. They just simply look so lovely. :)