Merry Xmas Mum and I love u so.
- Mood:
calm
Happy Xmas peeps! And a merry new year ahead.
Anyway, its been a terribly eventful year for moi.
Sure hope everything will be sailing alot more smoothly next year.
And its high time the wish list to be updated.
Had promise my folks i shall buy lesser and save more. (And eat lesser, this i promise myself)
And so, we went prawning the third time last tues after the dentist appointment and watching AVATAR on 3D.
The adventurous man wanted to try a new prawning spot.
We headed to the one in Bishan park.
My my my, they even have a fish spa, i have been wanting to try that since eons.
while the boys tried bbqing the prawn the first time
moi posed with the final result; dinner that nite
Met Chuz like finally the next evening at Tampines 1.
The place was packed with people, but no decent place for dinner.
Made a bad choice when i picked F.I.S.H to meet the gal. Food was lousy, hardly comparable with their sister company's fish and co.
Well maybe because we picked beef and lamp instead of fish... (roll my eyes)
But at least the staff were attentive enough.
Food: 2 out of 5, inhouse service: i will give a 4 out of 5.
while waiting for the gal, i was thirsty; the birthday gal in another couple of day
lamb chop vs beef steak
my xmas pressie this year; i cant get enough of the pink glitter stones; friends for eleven years and counting
I wish i can capture a nicer pic of this blue kitty she got me as last year xmas pressie.
(but i only got it this year!)
Tthats how many donkeys we had not met!
So soft, so comfy!
Merry Xmas Gal, and friends forever!
- Mood:
cheerful
Used to prepare 25 pressies, and this year, its down by half...
Lesser friends? Less sensitive? Or maybe even both?
U tell me, I honestly have no idea...
Am kinda ashame of that actually.
Its time to work on spending more times with the gals.
Dad: OTO Kinetic Bike (Got it)
Mum: SK Diamond pendant and chain (Got it)
HB: LV belt & Bulgari BLV (Got it)
Bro: Renoma innerwear (Got it)
FIL & MIL: Queen size bedsheet (Got it)
SIL: Hair Towel (Got it)
Alvin: Stitch towel (Got it)
BIL: Renoma innerwear (Got it)
Auntie Lan:
*Elyn:
*小阿姨:
Zhe Sheng: paper weight (Got it)
Chuvi: cant say here, will spolit the surprise since she reads my blog (Got it)
Grace: cant say here, will spolit the surprise since she reads my blog (Got it)
Pucci: Squeaky rubber toys (Need to look around for the durable ones)
Pressie exchange with NIE gang: cant say here, will spolit the surprise since they read my blog (Got it)
Sarah: Ditto above (Got it)
The S ladies: assortments of keychains from Precious Thots (Got it)
- Mood:
content
No more going to bed late; surfing the moon away on VS, Shopbop, ebay...
I need my beauty sleep, period.
Else no amount of eye cream is going to save me.
Oh God. Thats how nasty school hols are for me.
I can just spend the whole day shopping online, checking out the latest bag collection, and basically doing netbish...
U cant blame me! With the super attractive USD rate, even pop likes ebay...
Anyway lets make this a quick one.
Were at Ikea last evening ( woke up too late for breakie.)
Didnt manage to get the sofa bed coz the man kept complaining abt the lack of space in the study room.
We got a Poang instead.
Psst... Im so proud of HB, he assembled it all by himself.
And so to reward him, we got 2 detolf for his SOC's collection...
relaxing... but excuse me, its for me
We dropped by PP after that as i need to get the pressie for gift exchanging with the yaya sisters.
No date is fixed yet. But its never too early! (Hint huh!)
Dinner was at New York New York.
The meat platter was ahem... but mud pie and service is to die for!
Go if ur a sucker for fab attention from the staff, even on a crowded weekend nite!
Both thumb up!
No date is fixed yet. But its never too early! (Hint huh!)
Dinner was at New York New York.
The meat platter was ahem... but mud pie and service is to die for!
Go if ur a sucker for fab attention from the staff, even on a crowded weekend nite!
Both thumb up!
its my second visit, and the place never fails to bring back memories of LA...
2 quick hairdo all within a min; the first one looks awfully oily under the spot light
the man with all the ribs he could stomach; TDF mud pie
And now im complaining about the yellowish picture taken using HB's Ominia II. I look horribly nerdy...
Top: Turtleneck from Ralph Lauren (coz i had rashes all over my neck)
Skirt: Marc Jacob (i heart all his stuff now!)
Accessory: White Chanel 2.55 Cavier
No makeup = seedy eyes *pout*
And now im complaining about the yellowish picture taken using HB's Ominia II. I look horribly nerdy...
Top: Turtleneck from Ralph Lauren (coz i had rashes all over my neck)
Skirt: Marc Jacob (i heart all his stuff now!)
Accessory: White Chanel 2.55 Cavier
No makeup = seedy eyes *pout*
- Mood: cheerful
Spent the whole evening over at Stella's.
Its been awhile since we dropped by.
Dinner was yummy homemade seafood spaghetti and MIL's curry chicken.
How i wish i can stomach them all, but with pizza still in the tummy doing their works, i ate like an rabbit.
Anyway, its Ikea tomorrow morning!
Oh right! Time to do some furniture shopping! Woohoo~
Hint:
Dear, how about a sofa bed in the study room? i can just lie and net surf the day away.
Make that a Xmas pressie for the house. Can?
as the sunset shines on me, i realise i need to do something to my hair
The rest of the pics were taken with Don's D90.
btw, what is wrong with the man?
- Mood:
curious
I heart Xmas!
What about you?
Anywho, we met fab SAs today from all 3 stores.
Which explains the splurge from the man.
Impress him enough and you can hear kaching not far away!
HB's initiales damier belt, we finally found the right size at Ion; my early xmas pressie from the man
dun we all love the blue box? i decide on this even though he will rather buy me a similar one set with this tiny stone
and finally, my new toy!
20 more days to xmas! hohoho!
- Mood:
bouncy
Its time to enjoy the well deserved break!
Despite the heavy downpour and everything wet and cheerless, we headed for town.
Its time to do the Xmas shopping anyway.
And what better time than now? Really.
Perfect for its a rainy weekday and HB honestly need to visit the tailor desperately for new working wear!
lunch at Xin Wang Ion
posing with my tivoli
The haul we bought home:
xmas pressie for the folks, besides the LV, the rest are all mine! HAHAHAHA
- Mood: bouncy
The long weekend has been packed with all sort of activities you can think of.
Movie, catching up with the folks, prawning (yes, prawning, had never tried that before!), shopping, trying out new dining places...
Didnt even sleep late these days, wanting to head out as soon as we can!
And we have enjoy ourselves really really much. (Except for the disappointment with Kitty Lab.)
Hey Jac, i did popped by expo today bright and early armed with my cam, but the ticketing officer still said no to photo taking inside...
Tragedy isnt it? And so manage to console myself with more shopping at JL.
The man didnt even grumble one bit!
He will rather have me shopping for clothes! And he promise the trip to Puroland soon!
I was hopping around like a mad old lady on Thursday. Coz, it was officially the last day of school.
No more waking up at 7am to reach school at 8am. And our school newsletter team wins ourselves the OCA this year! Hooray!
Was helping Nura with her spring-cleaning of her workstation when some of the colleagues started singing her the birthday song.
Goodness me! I wasnt even aware its her 29th birthday. Was so guilty that i had asked my RO for timeoff to head out so as to get the gal a tiny cake. The rest of the day was spent catching up with the gals, no more spring-cleaning. Oops.
The birthday gal; taking pictures with some of the skinniest people around is really no fun!
That nite, instead of catching up on the beauty sleep, (check out my panda eyes!), i had made HB drove us to GV Grand.
New Moon New Moon New Moon! The movie is anything i expected, (boring, that is coz the book itself is the least fav of my installments) but both of us have a great time popping popcorn and checking out Jacob, my all time fav character! And i do appreciate the fact that the movie follows the book really closely. Now i cant wait for 'eclipse' to be release on the 30th June 2010, at least i dun have to wait for another year!
Mom needed to work OT on Haji and so HB and i decided to spring a surprise on pop when we dropped by in the evening with Yoshinoya takeaway and his fav durian puffs
And this is when the Dare comes in; that is IF i am able to catch Philip's chinchilla and pass it to HB, he will get me the Chanel cambon im eying on for the loooongest time. And so!
as the saying goes: never dare a woman; especially when its for something she wants...
And oh, we bought a new figurine for the coming Xmas from Jessie as well.
our love makes a lasting impression #910065 number 1816 out of 5000
Part 2 coming up next, before the sleepy bugs kick in!
- Mood:
chipper
Love them. Love Them. love them.
tale capolavoro adorante
They have so many stuff i swear by.
And who can say no to their eyelash curler?!
Though i was super tired from work, we were at Marina Sq this afternoon, soaking in the coming Xmas spirit.
Popped in their outlet to grab some sweet for the colleagues who volunteered their help that the other day.
"Lunner" was at Cafe Cartel. Super yummy, or is it because its a beautiful day? Hmmm....
ELF eyeshadow cream in Oliver, sheer enough for daily look
the poor man was so hungry with no food the entire morning while i reported back for work
and the SA was so sweet to pack all my goodies in this santa looking eco bag!
im so addicted to their xmas city line, and this london hanky will come in handy the time we visit London again!
Had to have them done this week somehow, coz i will never have the luxury for that come next week. Am crossing my eyes that they will last till next Friday for the D&D.
Its exam first, follow by the prize giving and before i know it, the day is here.
Period.
Anywho, the pedicure session was well spent replying SMS to colleagues tying up the loose ends...
Imagine sending 45 SMS messages within the 1 hour and 15minutes? Pretty impressive i must say!
Bastille My Heart from OPI, i wish my toe nails are longer; anyway, did u spot something really depressing in the picture?
Visited Mustafa like finally this evening. Have never ever been there before in my last 29 years of life.
Today seems like a perfect time since the HB wanted some hot pipping food for dinner.
We decided on Seoul Garden and remembered vividly that there is an outlet at City Square Mall.
To sidetrack abit, the outlet is having 1 for 1 on weekdays besides Friday(though), so drop by for fab service.
At least i did! Attractive servers, charming waiter who topped up drinks so often i lose count...
Its been yorks since we visit the restaurant, i think the last time we ate there was like 5 years ago? I have no idea about the other outlets, but this one works pretty much like Sakae Sushi; click and the staffs will bring over your food. Their mixed berry and oreo vanilla with nata de coco ice cream are yummy. U should give it a try.
Oh right, back to the trip to Mustafa. The place is huge, and honestly, it isnt as bad as i thought.
I would have love to shop alittle longer if not of the rain.
(We took advantage of the free parking redemption at City Square and decided to walk there instead)
There are so many things to see and check out. I am so amaze by the way the cashiers keep the money in their drawer.
So retro, so unseen these days in SIN!
i could barely open my eyes after a week of tough work; the interior decor is so different from what the memory serves us
flushed after all the bbq-ing; there's a halo above my head
thanks to a blog friend, i found the shoes im super smitten to that actually flatters my ankles
its world kindness day, and HB receives 2 gerbera daisies
- Mood:
busy
So there, meet my #3.
I swear I am officially on bag-ban for the rest of my working
Thanks to the ever-so-kind HB, i can finally bring my NDS and a paperback out again.
So here it is:
My 09 Red Maxi Flap in Caviar
The red is in a lovely shade of fuchsia!
Meet the recent enquired family of mine
In case you are grumbling (if u have one) and wondering (if ur thinking of getting one) how well a medium flap works, meet my black doubleflap lambskin i used for work these days:
Am not joking when i said i can even put in an apple for my daily 4.30pm snack.
bundled nicely along with the rest of my life
- Mood:
happy
Hate waking up tomorrow. Hate the Monday Blue.
Hate thinking what to wear to make myself feel better...
Anyway, its been a lousy week.
With Pucci warded to Mount Pleasant for a nite on Tues.
Tons of exam papers to be marked over the weekend. Yada Yada Yada.
But the fact that i got to pick 2 PM figurines the HB bought me as our anniversary pressies never fails to cheer me up!
And we finally watched a movie after months of sticking to the DVDs.
MJ deserves better than the Blu Ray honestly.
Minus the fact the huge lady in front of me who was swaying along with all the songs i had to pat her on the shoulder, its a great show! Go watch it! If you a fan like me, or not a fan like the man.
Happy tots for the week:
met the gals for dinner last monday at New York New York AMK Hub
on the nite of Halloween (kose mask courtesy of HB's), moi came home with 3 blue boxes
first up: 2010 members' only figurine; look how sweet the pout is
2nd: Bought the newer version of the O21, after all the in house discount provided by Jessie, HB paid only $61.10 for this
3rd: The man was rather skeptical that i might get a double of this, i swear i dun have this yet; look how the sandals resemble my Chanel
MJ tee from last nite's movie; coloured tights from PP Isetan; only $5 each!
lashes still very intact after a week!
Lets roll in the nasty that has totally spolit the man's weekend chirpy mood:
some jealous freak scarred lance so badly he needs a new paint job soon; boo boo!
Io non sono supporre a maledire, ma come si fa?
Shame on you, whoever you are!
Shame on you, whoever you are!
- Mood:
listless
I must say its a rather interesting experience; for it beens yorks since i take a train.
Didnt even know where to tap the card and was 'bump' rather painfully not once but twice by these plastic gantry.
But still im pretty impressed with the newer train cabins. I swear we shall go public more often next!
No more worries for hard-to-find carpark lots and scary ERP rates.
I declare public transportation to be so convenient in SIN!
Minus the medial report, we had a pretty good afternoon exploring the newly open ION.
Lunch was at this jap restaurant - Watami.
Food are decent for their price, (we spent only $32.30) and services are thumb up!
Will go there again anytime!
while waiting for the food, we were so caught by the lovely ambiance
the hungry man ordered a katsu toji lunch set while i had the doris kaise, all with complimentary salad, miso soup and drinks
shared this choco brownie and ice cream; smooth and yummy, a must try that is if u still have space for them
Popped by their new LV to check for the availability of the new initiales damier belt in black.
I called NAC last week and they told me the 110cm are all OSS for now, and that ION's might still have them in 100cm.
Unfortunately, the SA who was serving us wasnt the better ones:
First, the firm assurance that her store doesnt have any, and when we started to leave, said she might have them. She came back with a black 105cm and 110cm in brown.
The HB was so unhappy with the service, he decided not to buy it afterall.
I really think its high time Louis Vuitton sends their staffs for a refresher course on customer service. At least i dun have to endure this snobbishness when im in Chanel or Gucci...
Anyway, enough of ranting on these LV SAs whom many of my friends are also very displeased with.
I reported back to school on tues with the gift HB sent me last week.
Its this cute table display and a cuddly plush monkey.
We nick named him 348 and im carrying him around in my work bag for extra luck.
348 with the table display, i hope it doesnt wither since im going for my HCL marking this entire week
Its Don's 19th birthday tomorrow, the folks have reserved a table at Pearl River Palace for brunch.
The young chap got himself a nikon D90 for his birthday.
As much as im dying of thirst with all the drooling, the HB thinks the sony A330 is good enough for an amateur like me.
And so thats what i shall be getting with next year's LDS fund. Tee Hee...
- Mood: calm
Didnt do exactly well for the first one. At least i think so!
While one's complies to the 100 words requirement, i wonder why are the others writing paragraphs after paragraphs? Anyway, im still sticking to the word restriction.
Rather to play safe. I guess. Its my final lap, jokes aside please.
Alright, back to the lighthearted side!
signed off note that makes me tingle all inside;
the concerts and everything else had finally ended with a good punch!
and i told u i deserve a pedicure treat, OPI in a lovely shade of metallic "Copper Mountain Copper"
Manage to also purchase the foot cream i swear by for the longest time but has since gone missing for awhile.
I have their callus remover for at least the past 5 years. They have really good foot products.
My wedding band is back! Customized and totally shiny! Yippee!
They even showed me my previous ring to prove the one im getting is brand new.
had dinner at this Jia Xiang Kuching Restaurant while waiting for Jason to come back from his.
The food is acceptably yummy, but a tad too pricy for my liking since this had cost the man $30++.
spot my new toy? Its a gift from HB!
stopped by watson after that as i have been itching to try the bubble mask from follow me. Its 1/4 of what i paid for my previous oxymask.
- Mood: bouncy
Just let me be, coz the sept hols is coming to an end.
And im so not ready to go back to work yet... (stamping my foot)
Anywho, pictures below were taken from the last few days.
Oh, just let me be me!
some recent medical research highlighted the side effects of wearing contact lenes
so here i am don in my greenie lacoste, truthful bumble-bee specs and birkens bought in Germany, getting ready to tear down the shops in CWP. (omhh, i like the way my naked face sparkles under the light)
i could smell the durian aroma even before i reached the store; puffs and chess mooncakes for the families
the pretentious driving though the F1 rally street last nite when we were on our way home
i simply have to buy this! Isnt she chic? Worn them for the first time when i was out having my haircut today
im so into gold these days; meet the shoes im going to wear for the next 10 weeks in school, and do excuse my #1, she is just trying to seek attention from the owner.
I was at UNISIM yesterday as the set books for the coming module are finally available. As much as im trying to save $$$ by not getting kinsella's new hardcover, i spent $40 on these. (booboo)
bought this gorgeous full length frock from metro, very much greek inspired which i really like. But gosh, i cant think of a single occasion i can wear it though, coz its alittle too dressy.
Meet #1 again, i bought her out shopping today, and hey, she just made a new friend!
- Mood: bouncy
Besides the tons of red pens which i seriously hope can last me for another year, below are some of the other 'priceless' tokens i have gotten:
the bee hive hair i styled for the special day
a note from my ex RO; picked Mr Froggie among the sea of newly acquired cellphone straps as the new buddy for my longchamp
these cards are made by one of my kids AND her mother. Somehow, what she wrote in her card gives me a sense of pride as a teacher!
these cards are made by one of my kids AND her mother. Somehow, what she wrote in her card gives me a sense of pride as a teacher!
- Mood: cheerful
The HB was so sick that he was ordered to stay home for a couple of days by Doc Chong.
It seems like the flu bug is hitting us real hard.
Even my own temperature hits a high of 37.8C for the past 2 days as well and i have been popping the flu medicine, praying it will just subside slightly.
Hey, im not being social irresponsible. Its just that there are 3 events on hand that i need to plan; The coming Teacher's day, Children's day and the end of the year D&D. Gosh, am i soon a qualify event organizer!?
Anyway, back to the surprises.
While the man was still snoring hard this morning, i was up and ready for a brand new day at 7.30am. To be honest, half of me just wanted to visit the doc and take a day or two of rest. But i cant. There are simply too many things that requires immediate attention, aka by today. Was still in my 'half sleeping mode' when this woke me up, immediately!
the tiny diamond from my wedding band was missing! And so we sent both bands for a re-polish at the same time
It must had came off when i dropped it on the floor accidentally last nite. Was so dizzy from the flu medication that i couldnt even placed my ring properly on the dresser before showering.
As much as i should wake the HB up, i didnt. Cant bear to disturb his well-deserving sleep.
And oh by the way, laying practically flat on the floor trying to locate the wee stone was no fun. I even ended up 10 mins late for the morning meeting.
And so when i told the man about the ring in the evening, he said we should go repair it immediately. He needed to replace the broken car key anyway. All the 'bling bling' showcase in goldheart marina square are making me all excited. Though the man said i could pick just one as a gift for the coming anniversary, and as much as i was oh-so-tempted with one particular solitaire marked down by 40%, im so proud i didnt. Coz its high time we start saving up for our 'Plan B'. (grin)
I had been wondering why was the man grinning to himself non stop the entire night. Till i found this in the storeroom when he told me there was a surprise waiting inside.
he got me this! Look how gorgeous the thumb drive is! Apparently the postman woke the man up this morning when she sent up my 2 dresses from ebay UK
the 2 frocks at only 5 pounds each, but somewhat a little too big; HB got me an extra data cable as well; meet my LG family
Its been such a happy day. If you dun remind me of the lesson plan i need to submit for next week observation, and TMA02 is due next tuesday.
while having dinner at xinwang
Shall end the entry with this!
so cute right? i almost couldnt bear to eat it!
- Mood:
loved
Its Saturday officially. And here i am, in Don's room.
Coz after a long hot shower, we were simply too lazy to walk back home.
Some updates for the week:
Bought the HB the Samsung Omnia 2 from Spider 88 for his coming birthday pressie.
Annie and her staff are such wonderful sales peeps!
Though It has cost me a leg, (so much more than my LG Prada) im so glad he likes it!
Happy Birthday Love!
the first pic was taken using my prada while the HB took the second pic with his new cellphone, but i was too dead tired to pose
My VS loots touched down our sunny island on Wednesday, yippee yaya yippee yippee ya!
And i especially adores the crochet tank top in rum!
And my bling bling eyeliner, i cant wait too long to try this, really!
a colleague pop by with this, its too sweet to be used, so hands off!
worn the top i gotten recently from Girl2beauty for work on wed, gotten tons of compliments!
One even wants to buy it for herself. I like!
Finally; meet my overstuffed GM Tivoli; i deserved to be admonish for tortmenting it like that!
- Mood: chipper
Something out there still managed to make me smile.
Like a little gal.
Who gets to pick her fav sweets at the Candy Bar.
That i am so loved by the people around me.
a colleague came back from shanghai with this; the HB was twiddling with the new cellphone and decided to custom made the wife a wallpaper
spent $12 ebaying these eye saver and the adorable name card holder i have been itching for since i saw them in Seoul a few years ago
On that fateful morning last week, we were so trapped in the house when the door knob got permanently stucked for good. The HB had no choice but to remove the entire knob to release me in time for the 10.30am meeting.
the door with the missing knob VS the view from the inside
The cousins didnt get to eat (sleep) much for the past few days. So on the eve of the final service, the HB drove some of us to the nearby hong kong cafe for dinner / supper.
may the force of the cousin - fellowship continues; meet my love, my pillar, my soul mate
The last 5 days were tough to handle. But it was made easier as all of us stick it out for one another. Now that it is finally over. Its time to hit back to reality. Gran, may u rest in peace...
the door with the missing knob VS the view from the inside
The cousins didnt get to eat (sleep) much for the past few days. So on the eve of the final service, the HB drove some of us to the nearby hong kong cafe for dinner / supper.
may the force of the cousin - fellowship continues; meet my love, my pillar, my soul mate
The last 5 days were tough to handle. But it was made easier as all of us stick it out for one another. Now that it is finally over. Its time to hit back to reality. Gran, may u rest in peace...
thats how weary everyone (and pucci) was...
- Mood: calm
- Mood:
satisfied
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