Nonsense from NaNa

Busy Sunday

2012-02-19T23:23:00.001+08:00

This morning, we went to the Hort Park to attend a cousin's solemnisation. I seriously think that the reason why they named this park as Hort Park is because it's really very HOT here! You can hardly find any shelter in the park -_-"

We were happily taking pics of ourselves while waiting for the couple to get ready and march in :P Looked like our solemnisation rite? LOL!!!

Second part of the day, we went to Mandarin Hotel in Orchard to attend the same couple's wedding banquet.

Idiotic me burnt my face while curling my hair with the super hot hair tong. Actually, this was not the first time already. Previously, I burnt my ear. Today, I burnt my face. I wonder if I dare to tong my hair again or rather pay $40 to do it at the hair salon in future. zzZZ... I wonder how long it will takes to heal. Sheesshhh....

Japan Honeymoon - Day 9 to Day 11 (15-17 Jan 2011)

2012-02-19T00:09:00.012+08:00

Hokkaido

Welcome to Ainu Museum ~

Oh! Big, black, bear!!!

The real one is here ~

This beautiful dog is known as Hokkaido-ken or Ainu-ken. His fur is soooo clean & white like snow. Can't believe he's a hunting dog.

The Ainu villagers preserved the fishes in summer and eat them during winter cos it's too cold to go out fishing.

Moving on to watch the tribal dance & musical performance by the Ainu villagers.

What's cooking today? Oh! I saw big crabbie signage. Are we going to have crab for lunch today??? *excited*

*sigh* This is what we are having today for lunchie. Steamboat with salmon slices and veges ~ But I wanna eat crabbie ~

Oh! Our tour guide said that we can choose extra "addons" for our steamboat. Of course, we have to pay for the "addons" lah. There were many types of fresh, live seafood to choose from.

Though I learned to eat raw seafood now but I'll pass on this section for today. FYI, the reddish tuna that looked like a piece of red meat is very expensive ~

Alaska crabssssssssss!!!!!! My favourite crabbies ~~

Ok, I picked this "smallest" crabbie for our lunch! It's around S$300 -_-" Expensive stuff but I know if we don't eat it, we will regret when we come back Singapore....

I ate the legs raw with wasabi. Delicious! Very fresh and sweet indeed ~ We threw all the crab body parts (sounds like corpse) into the steamboat which made the soup very sweet & tasty too :)

Luckily, we only ordered the crab cos the steamboat has lotsa salmon slices. We can hardly finish everything. I saw another couple ordered the Alaska crab, sea urchin and tuna slices. Gosh! I think they spent at least S$500 on that.

大男人 don't know how to eat crab. Looked like he's carrying out an operation on the leg. Hahaha....

I'm a professional crab & prawn eater. One look can tell right? LOL!!!

Beautiful ocean view outside the restaurant.

Today, we checked-in at ANA Hotel near Chitose Airport. This hotel has no hot spring :( I'm starting to miss the daily hot spring routine already. *sob sob*

Dinner is not inclusive tonite. So, we went to the next door shopping mall for dinner. I had this Korean rice. Quite tasty. After that, we went to shop around for a while before heading back to hotel room.

Next morning, we went to Rera Premium Outlet. It's every women's shopping paradise cos they have many big brands at factory outlet prices. Unfortunately, nothing catches my eyes and I refused to shop on impulsiveness. We went to have some coffee and ice cream while waiting for the group to gather.

After we gathered, we all headed directly to Chitose Airport and bid goodbye to everybody. All of them flew directly back to Singapore while 大男人 and me flew back to Haneda Airport.

It's already evening when we arrived back in Tokyo and check-in to Shinjuku Washington Hotel again. We quickly find a place for dinner. Actually, we came here for dinner on the 1st night and we are back again. Their ramen is really nice and service was good too! Their staff can speak English & Mandarin :P

After dinner, we took a walk to Kabuchiko (Tokyo red-light district). Hmmm... not sure if we were at the right place cos we didn't see many night clubs. In fact, we saw many arcades and erm... gigolos? So many of them in suit and eye liner. Eeww... so gothic. Not my cuppa tea. I held on to 大男人's arm tightly as we walked pass them :S

Feeling disappointed, we walked back to our hotel. Need to pack our luggage cos we gotta catch an early flight tomorrow.

We didn't do a lot of shopping during this trip. Spent most of our $$$ on foodie which we both felt it's worth it :) 大男人 bought this Agnes B bag for me. *beaming* Soooo cheapppp compared to the price in Singapore.

I bought this Samantha Thavasa bag for myself.

I miss Hokkaido so much now. Especially the snowy Furano ~

Japan Honeymoon - Day 8 (14 Jan 2011)

2012-02-18T23:59:00.008+08:00

Hokkaido

Ohayo gozaimasu!! This is place for breakfast & dinner today. Very good buffet spread :P

Today's itinerary is free & easy! Let's go out and play!

Woah ~ Super cold ~ Don't know how many degree C. Only know it's quite difficult to walk cos the snow very thick & high.

There were a few sourvenir shops & pubs in the woods, near our hotel but not open yet. I'm trying to play a fool outside the souvenir shop :D

Let's join the others for some snow games! Everything is free! (Included in our tour package).

[ Banana boat ride ]

[ Snow rafting ]

[ Jet ski]

Ok, enough of the kiddie games. Time for some serious game. Gearing ourselves up at this ski equipments rental shop within the hotel.

We are ready!

To be honest, both of us have no experience in skiing and the price to engage a professional trainer for half day beginner course is kinda expensive. So, we decided to fall and learn. Just like learning skating/blading in Singapore. LOL!

This attire is damn amazing. We only wore 1 layer of long john inside this skiing jacket & pants but yet we don't feel cold at all. Ironically, when we wore 3 layers (long john, sweater, winter coat & muffler) out earlier, we still feel very cold!

It's damn hard to stand, walk & push myself on the snow lor. After 2hrs, I felt like dying already. Can you imagine I'm sweating like hell inside?? LOL!

So, how's our progress? Obviously, 大男人 did a lot better than me :(

After the short break, 大男人 say we must venture out to ski on beginner slope. Okie lor ~ When I got to know where is beginner slope, I wanna faint. Need to take this ride up??! You call that beginner??!! OMG ~

This ride feels more exciting than any roller coaster cos I don't feel protected at all! I'm so afraid that I might fall off :S Worst part is when I realised the ride doesn't stop at all. We have to get ready to ski downward the moment we reached the top. OMG! *screams* Yeah... as expected, I jumped and fell. Hahaha... It took me quite a while to reach the bottom of the so-called "beginner's slope" cos I kept falling -_-"

The hotel extend vouchers to their guests if they decided not to change the towels in room and help to save water. We used the vouchers to exchange for these goodies ^^ I super love the afternoon royal milk tea in Japan :P

Outram Park Ya Hua Rou Gu Cha (肉骨茶）

2012-02-18T23:06:00.005+08:00

Had our dinner at the famous Outram Park Ya Hua Rou Gu Cha (肉骨茶) today. It was still very crowded even though we went there at 8:30pm. Sort of late dinner already.

We paid $28 for ....
pork ribs x 1
lean meat soup x 1
taupok x 1
veges x 2
you tiao x 1
rice x 2
drinks x 2

Personally, I think the price was ok and I like the food there. It's almost like a market rate for all famous bak kut teh places. But some pple think otherwise. *shrugs*

Try it out yourself ^^

Outram Park Ya Hua Rou Gu Cha (肉骨茶)
7 Keppel Road #01-05/07
Tanjong Pagar Complex

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Japan Honeymoon - Day 7 (13 Jan 2011)

2012-02-18T18:51:00.015+08:00

Hokkaido

Good morning! Seemed like my habit to take a pic from our room every night & morning :D

Checking out again and waiting for the whole group to gather.

These crabs are huge ~They were frozen so that the tourists can purchase and bring them back. But I think only Japanese will buy them cos they can bring them back via domestic flight or train.

Our first stop is to visit a temple. Can't remember the name again. That's the problem when I follow a tour group, I can't remember the name of the places I visited cos they don't have a fixed itinerary. They briefly told us where we will be going but which day are we visiting that place will depends on the weather and traffic. So, sometimes the itinerary might be re-shuffled or jumbled up -_-"

Look at the crazy weather. One moment it was snowing HEAVILY...

Next moment, it stopped :D And we are still at the same place :P

They held the Olympic skiing game here once but I forgotten which year :P The slope looked super steep. Scary ~

Call us crazy but we loveeee having ice-cream & cold beer during winter. Shiokz!

Bird eye view of Sapporo from here.

How can we leave Hokkaido without souvenir? Our tour guide said that the Ishiya white chocolates here are cheaper than the factory itself. So, we bought a carton! So many colleagues and friends have been reminding me to buy them Ishiya white chocolates. OMG ~ After discount still so expensive *big hole in the pocket* I bought quite a few bottles of Lavender 马油Q10 cream too. Heard it's very popular here and very good for complexion. Even our tour guide bought 1 carton for her friends.

We are having BBQ lunch at this place today. *drools*

This was our lunch included in the tour package. Generous serving for 2-person sharing.

Then our tour guide asked if anyone of us is interested to pay extra for the wagyu beef & live abalone. How to say "no" ? Look at the beautiful beef steak!

I think every couple ordered a piece of wagyu beef & abalone which cost around S$300? Can't remember very well now. Waiting for the chef to cook our special order ~

After tasting the wagyu beef & abalone, we never regret paying that much for it. They were extremely juicy & tasty!

I think they added a bit of sake or alcohol while cooking the abalone which makes it taste sweeter and better :P

We spent the next few hours travelling to Furano. Took some pics while travelling on coach. See how heavy is the snow? The snow pile is higher than the car! All the houses were covered with fluffy snow. Ok, time to sleep now... too boring cos nothing to do on coach and feeling sleepy after lunch :D

It's was late afternoon by the time we arrived at Furano Prince Hotel. We were greeted by this little snow man on the coffee table in our room.

This is our room at New Furano Prince Hotel and we can see the ski area from our window.

It's dinner time again after we unpacked our stuff. Dinner was being served at a Japanese restaurant in the hotel.

Saw this outside the restaurant. Our dinner actually cost 5,000 Yen (S$80) per pax. Luckily, it's inclusive in our tour package :P

After dinner, we went to tour around the hotel a bit. They have a small arcade in the basement. And of course, we did not miss going to the hot spring before going to bed. It's like a routine to me already! And I love it! Especially the outdoor hot spring. You may think I'm crazy but honestly speaking, I don't really enjoy the indoor hot spring cos it's so damn hot & stuffy inside. While the outdoor hot spring, you can breath in fresh air, feel the snow falling on your face while your body is enjoying the warmth in the hot spring. hurhurhur....

Japan Honeymoon - Day 6 (12 Jan 2011)

2012-02-18T18:18:00.021+08:00

Hokkaido

Rise and shine ~ Look out the window and I see piles of snow that looked like marshmallow to me. Yum yum...

We have breakfast at the same buffet place. The thing that interest me most are these frozen lychees. OMG ~ They were so sweet and juicy.

Waiting at the resort lobby for the whole group to check-out and gather.

I think this is the Uzu Zan Volcanic Mountains.
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See how deep is the snow?
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We are going to take the cable car ride up Mount Tengu to have a better view of Otaru.

There's a small museum up there filled with this long nose face. Touching the nose on top, right side, left side or bottom will bring you different blessing. May be fortune, may be baby, may be career... etc. But I don't think it work cos I touched the nose according to what I want but it didn't happened. LOL!!

Really nice view up here but too bad I can't capture a pic with clearer view due to heavy snow.
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These kids were so young but they can skii very well. Super envy...
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We took the cable car ride downhill again and had lunch at 1 of the restaurants there.
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I love our lunch today! Everything is so fresh and delicious! It goes very well with this cold, cold weather ~
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Next, we proceed to see Otaru Canal.

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This is what happened when you insist to look cool without snow hat, afraid that it may ruin your nicely styled hair. LOL!!! Actually, I had lotsa snow trapped on my super long eye lash extension too. ROFL!

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The temperature here is -3.1 deg C but somehow I'm enjoying it! I suspect I'm either a polar bear or penguin cos I love winter & snow so much :) And I melt under hot sun... That's why I don't really enjoy beach resort holiday =.=

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This is Otaru Canal. Ain't it beautiful? Look like a painting to me :)

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Since we are here, we cannot miss the Otaru Music Box Museum.

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This place is filled with music box. EVERYTHING plays music. Even the sushi!

But we didn't buy anything cos it's kinda expensive :X

大男人 and me dropped by this No.1 Cafe for coffee break.

They serve beverages in different types of Hello Kitty cup/glass! So cute! Coffee and tea are refillable. So nice ~ You can even bring the cup/glass back ^^

It's probably the weather. That's we keep feeling hungry. All of the sudden, 大男人 feel like eating sushi. So, we hopped into this place for a quick bite.

大男人 ordered the tamago and salmon sushi while I ordered the crab meat and prawn sushi. But somehow I think I ordered the wrong item. The prawn looked very raw to me. Oh, btw both 大男人 and myself don't dare to eat sashimi :X Anyway, since the food has arrived and we are in Hokkaido, we must learn to eat sashimi! So, I bravely ate the raw prawn sushi and it tasted soooo fresh, sweet and yummy! If I never took this step that day, I think I still don't dare to eat sashimi till date. But now I do, selective items only :P

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Ok, time to move on ~ We are now heading to Ishiya White Chocolate Factory.

There were many small houses outside the chocolate factory. Very cute ~

We saw some kids playing with this mini tube, we also joined in. Haha... cheap thrill ~

Going in to Ishiya White Chocolate Factory.

This is the famous Sapporo Ramen Street. We are going to have our dinner here today. Hmm.. which shop to choose leh?

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All the shops are pretty small and cosy. That's what I like about them ^^

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Before heading to the next hotel for check-in, we went to buy some snacks for supper. OMG ~ bear shape donuts! So kawaii ~

Tonight we are sleeping here. Another spacious room. So sad, I cannot remember the hotel name :(

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Night view from our room.

Japan Honeymoon - Day 5 (11 Jan 2011)

2012-02-18T17:57:00.014+08:00

Hokkaido

Took a domestic flight from Tokyo Haneda Airport at 10:15 to Hokkaido Chitose Airport.

We landed 1 . 5 hrs later and were soooo excited to see the pure, white snow at Chitose Airport.
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We went on looking for our tour guide from ASA Holidays after grabbing our luggage and join in the tour group, which has just arrived from SIN - Hokkaido directly.

We headed straight to Shikotsu-Toya National Park to see Hell Valley.
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Most of the tourist attractions in Hokkaido are pretty far from each other. So, it's hard to organize F&E tour in Hokkaido via public transport, unless you intend to rent a car. But we don't wanna risk it cos we don't have experience driving on snow and it can be very dangerous.

After visiting Hell Valley, we headed straight to Toyako Manseikaku Hotel Lakeside Terrace. It's almost evening when we arrived. The bedroom was big & spacious, unlike the hotel in Tokyo :P

Our tour guide said that we probably don't have any opportunity to wear a yukata out before. So, she instructed all of us to wear the yukata from our bedroom for dinner later.

We had buffet dinner here today. The buffet spread were quite good. They have good variety of Japanese, Western & Italian food. They even have a special corner for kids!

After dinner, we wore the yukata to the hot spring in the resort. Men and women have separate hot spring section. This was our 1st experience entering a hot spring totally naked! So shy ~ But our tour guide said that the more we wanna look awkward or try to cover ourselves with the face towel, the more pple wanna look at us cos we are weird. So, I tried my very best to look normal when I enter the female hot spring.

Took some pics from our room before I go to bed ^^ Nice view of Lake Toya.

Japan Honeymoon - Day 4 (10 Jan 2011)

2012-02-17T00:40:00.020+08:00

Tokyo

Today, we had bento set for breakfast in a small, traditional Japanese restaurant in Asakusa. Having cold beer in the morning is refreshing!

Let's start to explore Sensoji Temple now! I'm at the Hozomon Gate.

Ahh... This is a shopping paradise ~

We have reached the main hall (Kannondo Hall).

Oh yah! Forgot to mention that today is the Coming of Age Day (Seijin no hi) in Japan. It is a national holiday celebrated on 2nd Monday of Janaury. All young people who turn twenty years old in that year will celebrate today in formal/traditional attire. Twenty is the age considered as the beginning of adulthood. It is also the minimum legal age for voting, drinking, and smoking. Most of them will visit temple in the morning then meet friends for celebration at KTV theme park thereafter. I can't stop taking pic of the gals in beautiful kimono. The guys generally wore a suit instead of the traditional costume.

If you are interested, you may hop onto 1 of these rickshaw puller ride which can be easily found in Asakusa. We happened to see this monkey performance outside the temple. Very cute monkey :)

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As I mentioned before, you can always find food fair outside big temple. Yummy yummy ~

I think the 1st pic is Awashimado Hall if I'm not wrong. There were too many temples in Asakusa :X Ok, I seriously cannot remember the rest of them. You go figure them out yourself when you are there. LOL!
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Taking a slow walk towards Asakusa Water Bus Stop. We plan to have a water tour along Sumida River by water bus.
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Gotten our water bus tickets from Asakusa to Odaiba Marine Park.

So sad ~ I wanted to take this Himiko (looked like spaceship ya?) directly from Asakusa to Odaiba but the tickets were sold out. Boohoo...
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In the end, we have no choice but to take this normal boat from Asakusa to Odaiba Marine Park with transit at Hinode Pier.

Have a cuppa coffee at Hinode Pier while waiting for the next water bus to arrive and bring us to Odaiba Marine Park.

Ok, on board on the next water bus :)
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Nice view of the Rainbow Bridge & Fuji TV Building.

Finally arrived at Odaiba!

We went to visit the arcade in Leisureland. So many interesting games that we don't see in singapore.

Oh, I spotted pretty babes in kimono again at the arcade. They are going to take the ferris wheel.

大男人 is so obsessed with baseball. He literally went crazy when he saw the batting cages within the arcade. So, how can we not have a game or two? :P

How can we forget about dinner? We had our dinner at food court in Venus Fort. Love the fake skyline. So pretty!

Japan Honeymoon - Day 3 (9 Jan 2011)

2012-02-16T21:34:00.018+08:00

Tokyo

Yes, yes. I'm here in Shibuya, taking pic with the infamous Hachiko! So many pple taking pic here lor. Have to queue up :P

Our breakfast today is MacDonald! It's a must to have MacDonald whenever we go on holiday cos 大男人 said that the taste in every country is different. So must try!
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I had this lemon chicken burger. Erm... not fantastic. Should have ordered something normal. As expected, they don't serve chilli sauce in Japan. So, I brought my own MacDonald's garlic chilli sauce all the way from Singapore. Wahahahaha!!! Some pple were puzzled how come I have chilli sauce with my fries :P

大男人 ordered a Texas 2 but was very disappointed cos it didn't looked as good as it was on poster. LOL!! They should have been more generous with the texas sauce. Look at the pic, the burger looked so "dry".

Ok, time to move on! We took a slow walk towards Yoyogi Park. On our way there, we passed by the weekend flea market. Was quite interested to take a closer look and buy something but felt intimidated cos we couldn't converse in Japanese. It' hard to ask about the size, price or whether the item is brand new or 2nd hand. Many serious shoppers came with trolley luggage :O

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Here we are at the Yoyogi Park. It's a huge park filled with different types of pple. Many of them came here to practise dance, music instruments or acting in groups. Some of them came with family to play badminton, friskie, cycling or picnic.
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They even have designated areas for dogs to run around freely. They were separated into 2 categories -- small or big size doggies. Some of the doggies were very pampered. They came in personal pram!

Towards the end of Yoyogi Park (near Meiji Shrine), we saw many groups doing different dances. It's kinda crazy cos there were different songs playing at the same time from the loud speakers.
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This group is doing the "Grease" dance.

While this group is doing the Rock 'N' Roll dance.
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Next, we went to the Meiji Shrine. It was filled with lotsa pple on weekend. Some of them came in formal kimono as a form of respect.
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Before entering the temple, we followed others and did the same thing -- scoop some water, wash hand, drink a bit of the water from cleaned hand, pour the remaining water away then put back the scoop. We have no idea what is the process for cos we don't have a tour guide to ask :P But I guessed it's for blessing? :D

The crowd in Meiji Shrine is crazy ~ We were so curious if there's any special occasion going on or is this normal for a weekend?

Best part of vacation is FOOD! Every temple has a food fair. I bought 1 of these Japanese steamed bun. Wooo.... very hot & juicy.

And I bought a cup of 甘酒 which I have no idea of what it is called in English. Tasted like oatmeal drink? A bit sweet and hot. Just nice for cold weather.

The forumers from Tripadvisor said that we may be able to spot some pple dressed up in cosplay near Harajuku Station on Sunday afternoon, but also warned us that the chances are low cos nowadays they only dress up during big cosplay events. We managed to spot 1 couple! So gothic!

I like Harajuku Station cos it doesn't looked like a normal, boring train station! It looked like a house :)

Here we are at Harajuku. OMG, the shopping crowd here is crazy too. We roamed around a few streets but didn't buy anything cos the fashion here is mostly gothic, rugged or funky. Really not our style :P
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We left around late afternoon and headed towards Tokyo Tower ^^ The queue was very long but moving fast, so we decided to join in. After getting the tickets, we went for dinner first.

I had spicy ramen at the food court in Tokyo Tower. Seems like I can never get sick of eating ramen in Japan. LOL! But the weather is so cold and just nice for eating soupy stuff :P

After dinner, we join in the queue (again) to take the lift up to the observatory floor. The view from observatory floor is spectacular. Now, I wish I have a chance to visit Eiffel Tower :P They have a few windows on the floor where you can see through to the ground. The cars were so tiny went I looked through the thick glass. I always thought I'm very brave but when I stood on it for a minute, my heart dropped. So scary ~

Ok, time to back hotel. Last glimpse of Tokyo Tower. So beautiful ^^

Japan Honeymoon - Day 2 (8 Jan 2011)

2012-02-16T19:02:00.019+08:00

Fuji-Q Highand
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Today we are going to the Fuji-Q Highland (a theme park near Mount Fuji). The direct bus from Shinjuku Station was about to leave when we bought our tickets. So, we boarded the bus hurriedly. We should have bought some breakfast from the convenient store before boarding, but we didn't have time. We were so hungry when we saw another couple having their breakfast on the bus :( The journey from Shinjuku Station to Fuji-Q Highland is about 1.5hrs.

We have to take pic at this booth, in order to get our 1-day entry pass. Brilliant idea! So, we cannot pass them to another person, should we decided to leave early.

Ok, before we start, we need FOOD ~ Super hungry!!! We need to purchase food voucher from this machine to order food from the counter. But the problem is... we can't read Japanese and there were no pictures! We had to ask the stall owner to come out and help us select :P

And we successfully ordered a plate of Japanese Fried Noodle. Yummy ~ Now, we have energy to play! Start from the most exciting ride since there's no queue now cos it's still very early.

The roller coaster ride is long and super fast. So damn exciting! Our face were frozen when we were up there, feeling the strong wind blowing towards us. Our mouth went dry when we screamed in excitement. haha... FUN!

We went to look at some of their tikam tikam stalls.

Next, we went to take a ride on this Pizza-La. It was another super exciting ride! Shiokz!

After the exciting ride, we went to take more silly photos :D

Time for lunch! This time round, we went to their food court. So, no need to buy food voucher from machine already. Just point at pic & other food at the counter. LOL!

We saw many people skating outside the food court. 大男人 insisted I should try but I declined. I can't even blade!! I tried ice-skating in Singapore and failed terribly! -_-"

GT3 racing in Fuji-Q. Cute rite?!! LOL!!! Not easy to ride kiddy bicyle on ice hor.

This theme park is a lot smaller compared to Disneyland but it's had more exciting rides. More suitable for adults. It's a good place for us cos we don't intend to visit Mt Fuji but we can see it clearly from here! :D

We had lotsa fun at Fuji-Q today. We left around late afternoon. By the time we arrive back at Shinjuku, we were famished again :P We went to this restaurant in Shinjuku area for dinner. Every dish is 270yen.

Japan Honeymoon - Day 1 (6-7 Jan 2011)

2012-02-16T17:23:00.020+08:00

Ok, ok, I know it's long overdue. Can't believe a year has passed and I haven't blog about our Japan trip. OMG ~ See how time flies ~

SIN - Tokyo

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Taking JAL night flight departing SIN at 22:00 to Haneda Airport. Goodbye Singapore!

Our supper or breakfast?

After 7 hours on flight, we finally arrived Tokyo at 6am! YAY ~ First thing we did was to purchase our bus ticket from the Airport Limousine counter. It's the cheapest and most convenient way for us to go from Haneda Airport to Shinjuku Washington Hotel.
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Ok, while waiting for our bus to arrive, I better go to the loo first cos the journey to our hotel may be quite long. Wow, the toilet at their airport is really clean and very high tech! Even the toilet seat has warmer to keep you warm & comfy during winter. Hahaha!

Next, we went to look for the designated bus stop outside Haneda Airport.

Though the photo looked very calm, I can't describe to you how windy and cold it was at that time. LOL! Both of us ran into the waiting room opposite to dig out our winter coat from luggage.

Ok, we felt much better after "gearing" up ourselves :P Now, I have the mood to take some nice photos. Love this pic, looked so serene. It's about 6:30am I think.

The bus ride from Haneda Airport to hotel is about 1 hour. Since the hotel check-in time is 14:00, we dumped our luggages at the concierge counter and headed straight to Disneyland. Many friends advised me to purchase the Disneyland tickets from Singapore before departure to avoid disappointment cos sometimes the tickets may be sold out at the counter during peak seasons which I did. When we arrived at Disneyland and saw many rows of super long queues, I thought we can avoid that since we already gotten our tickets from Singapore but no! They told us that we still have to queue up to exchange our vouchers for tickets at the booth. OMG ~

Anyway, after queuing for dunno how many hours, we finally got in. Woohoo ~ It was my childhood dream to visit a Disneyland ~

After coming here, I realised a childhood dream must be fulfilled when you are still a child cos every ride looked boring to me. They were meant for kids! I need exciting rides! And every ride have to queue for very long. OMG ~ Super no patience... So, we just walk around and take many pics :)

As requested by 大男人, we had hotdog & fries for lunch. Yummy ~ (He just like to make funny/ugly faces when I wanna take photos. zzZ )

I think the most exciting program of the day would be the parade. Seeing all your favourite cartoon characters coming to live and dancing right in front of you. OMG ~ So beautiful!

After the parade, we went to take a boat ride in this small, small world. Everything inside is small & cute and they keep playing the "it's a small world" song.

Actually, we were pretty tired towards the late afternoon. But we have to endure! We have to stay as long as possible to make our $$$ worthwhile! The Disneyland ticket is about S$100 per pax. The best programs in disneyland are the parades & firework. So die die must stay till evening. 大男人 dozed off at the restaurant when we went for early dinner. LOL! Anyway, we were not the only one lah. I saw another couple lying their head on the table & sleep :D

I super love the night parade cos they were all so gorgeous!

Unfortunately, we didn't get to see the firework that day. It was cancelled for some reason. So sad ~ So we left after the night parade ended :(

Last glimpse of Disneyland before we go. Bye bye ~

Back at Shinjuku Washington Hotel. Luckily, we have been pre-warned by many friends and colleagues that the hotel in Tokyo is small and expensive. So, we were not surprise when we saw the size of our room. But I still cannot believe it!!! It's so damn tiny & pathetic!!!

New Cosmetics

2012-02-15T17:54:00.000+08:00

Many brands are launching their products in this packaging. Grind the powder when you need it. So fun!

Polka Dot Fashion

2012-02-12T23:05:00.000+08:00

Hee ~ I painted polka dot french on my nails today then realised I have a top in exact same color to match! LOL!

West Coast Park

2012-02-12T19:09:00.007+08:00

Continuing with 大男人's craze with ballbase game, we went to West Coast Park today. I found a nice spot to read my beauty magazine at McCafe and at the same time, I can watch the boys happily playing catch out there.

After they were done with their game, we took a walk around West Coast Park. I remembered there was only one miserable playground when I visited here during my teenage years. Now, it has transformed into an interesting park filled with many playgrounds and activities!
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We were surprised to see so many people camping here. I mean East Coast Park or Pasir Ris Park would be a better choice right? They have so many F&B outlets around the vacinity and 7-11 is right around the corner. It's so convenient when you forget to bring something, you can get it easily. But here.... you can only find 24-hour MacDonald.
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Then we saw many people peddling on this "car". Looked so fun! They have 2 different models -- 2-seater or 4-seater. We walked around the park but couldn't find the rental shop to check-out the price. I guess it's further up at the far end of West Coast Park. We will try to look for it again next time :P
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There wasn't any yacht club here many years ago but now there's one. Don't know what it's called though. Haha... Randomly took a snapshot of the yacht and I love this pic ^^
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It's really nice to see so many families out here on a Sunday, bringing their kids out to play at the playgrounds, flying kite, cycling, blading, camping, having picnic..etc. I wanna have my own picnic here one Sunday too! ^^
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Sunny Sunday!

2012-02-05T18:02:00.002+08:00

大男人 has been crazy over baseball lately. He even bought 2 baseball gloves, balls & bat! Poor me ~ He has been bugging me to watch a baseball match with him on Sunday and that's why we were here today :P

Since the match starts at 3:30pm, we decided to have a nice lunch at the Stadium Waterfront. Hoot! Saw this cute mini cooper after we parked our car in the carpark. So tiny & low! (I'm only 1.56m by the way).
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There are only a few restaurants along Stadium Waterfront and we decided to have lunch at Brewerkz!

Brewerkz Indoor Stadium

2 Stadium Walk #01-06/07/K1

Singapore Indoor Stadium

Singapore 397691

Tel: (65) 6345 9905

大男人 ordered a pint of dragon fruit beer from their new promotion menu. He say nice wor ~ I had a light lager from their standard menu. I'm not so adventurous :P

Yay! My food is here! I ordered Chicken Noodle Soup. Yummy!! Main course is BBQ Chicken Thigh with BBQ Pork Ribs served with coleslaw & mashed potatoes. Delicious!

大男人 ordered Fish & Chips again. He's like a fish & chips lover =.= He also complimented that the foodie here is good :)

After a filling lunch, we headed towards the Kallang Baseball field to watch the match. Luckily, the weather was pretty good, sunny & breezy. I was so afraid that I may juz get char grilled under the sun. LOL!! Ops, forgot to take pic of the baseball match :P Nvm lah, I think got lotsa chance next time.

Ah Hoon Black & White Bak Kut Teh

2012-02-04T22:41:00.003+08:00

Got to know this place through frens & my boss. Honestly speaking, the location is a bit ulu. I will not patronise this restaurant if we don't drive.

Of course, we ordered the black & white bak kut teh since we were here. Black bak kut teh = Malaysia style with pork ribs, taupok, taukee, mushroom, veges...etc. I thought it should be filled with herbal flavor but no, theirs is like dark soya sauce flavor (卤汁). White bak kut teh = Singapore style. Just pork ribs in clear white pepper soup but theirs, I think the white pepper flavor is not strong enough. I still prefers Balestier bak kut teh. The food is not bad but it probably didn't suit our taste that's all.

Last but not least, their waiter is extremely polite and observant. I'm very happy with their service. He actually noticed we didn't finished the "mei cai" (preserved veges??) and asked why. We told him that the veges were too salty and he immediately feedback to their chef. I thought they will refund the veges price to me since it was almost untouched but nope, they didn't. Oh well, nvm, not like we are dying to have some money back. But I don't think we will be back to try their food again due to their location and pricings.

阿云黑白肉骨茶

Ah Hoon Black & White Bak Kut Teh

79 Kampong Bahru #01-01

Singapore 169377

Tel: 62222398

CNY Nail Art

2012-01-31T09:56:00.003+08:00

Did this design for 1st week of CNY.

Then changed to this design for this week ^^ This design took me 2hrs to complete O.o

开工大吉

2012-01-30T21:59:00.002+08:00

Though I have already started work on last Thursday after the CNY short break, our company celebrated 开工大吉 today. Got the ang bao & mandarin oranges in this little pink bag from my boss this morning. So cute ~

We also had Dragon & Lion Dance performances in the late morning to bring us more luck & fortune for this dragon year.

Then I attended the CNY luncheon @ Shangri-La Hotel cos we supported their sister company (Traders Hotel) a lot. The lunch was great (like every other year) and the performances were good too. This year they added in a little bit of personal touch. They got their Sales Director to join in the dragon dance performance and also their sales team to serve the 1st dish (Lo Hei) to their respective table as host. Very nicely done. All in all, I had a great Monday :)

Growing Bigger Every Year

2012-01-20T14:42:00.004+08:00

Just collected my new ring during lunch. Super happy! Isn't it gorgeous? It's the newest collection from Gold Heart Jewellery called Celestial Astralle.

National Life Saving Day 2012

2012-01-15T13:59:00.000+08:00

I was being assigned as the fire warden for my department when I joined this company. My job was to do headcount whenever we have fire drill. It took 3yrs before our safety dept. realised our dept. do not have a first aider. All other dept. have their own fire warden and first aider. So, we need someone to volunteer from our dept. to be a first aider but seems like nobody is willing to do it. No one feels comfortable performing CPR on a dummy. In the end, I volunteered to be the first aider and pass my fire warden post to someone else. Anyway, I was from St. John Ambulance Brigade during my secondary school days. So, CPR it's nothing new to me. But the problem now is I've never attended any first aider course in the company previously, so they sent me to attend this National Life Saving Day at Singapore Expo on 15 Jan.

I get to choose whether I would prefer to attend the morning or afternoon session and of course, I chose the morning session cos I don't wanna waste my Sunday away. But then again I had to wakey at 7:30am, in order to attend the morning session. OMG ~ My body refused to leave the bed on Sunday morning. *sob sob*

The course duration is 3hrs from 9am - 12noon. Registration starts from 8am. I purposely timed myself not to arrive there too early. I managed to reach at 8:45am and saw a super long queue of pple waiting to be registered -_-"

It's amazing to see so many thousands of pple learning CPR & AED under 1 roof. After the course, I actually don't regret coming cos I learn something new today. At least I know how to operate an AED on a casualty now. I'm not sure if I dare to perform CPR & AED on someone in future, if critical situation happens but only time can tell. But at least I know I have the skill set now.

Snail Cream

2012-01-13T23:41:00.001+08:00

Long ago, I heard about botox, collagen, placenta, infill.... Recently, I bumped into this Snail Cream website. Initially, I was like "WTH is a snail cream? Isn't it gross to apply slimy stuff on face? Wouldn't it smell?"

After watching some of the famous Taiwan variety show videos and did some research online, I decided to give it a try. I bought the cleansing soap & cream which I received today. I'm never a fan for cleansing soap cos it always make my face feels very tight after cleansing. And since I have super sensitive skin, I tend to feel the itch on my face if it gets too dry or tight.

So far I have tried the soap & cream for 2 days and it feels quite good. The soap foam up easily as I massage on my face. It doesn't give me that tightening feeling after cleansing. In fact, my face feels very clean & smooth after that. It has a bit of ginseng smell in the soap and I love ginseng! Many Korean ladies use ginseng powder & honey to make their own facial mask at home.

The snail cream itself has this very nice floral fragrance which I like. I smell very nice after every application. Will continue to monitor my complexion condition for 1 month. Hopefully, it can help to remove my acne scar, lighten the freckles, get rid of wrinkles, improve on my uneven skin tones :P

New Wallet for 2012!

2012-01-13T13:32:00.000+08:00

My first expensive purchase this year! A brand new Miu Miu wallet ^^ I'm a die hard fan for anything in snake/croc skin designs. Totally love this new wallet. The calf leather smells so good ~ :P

Brown Bothers' CNY Promo

2012-01-12T20:26:00.000+08:00

Brown Brothers is having CNY promotion at NTUC now! Buy 6 bottles of wine, you get 3 bottles of miniature wine for free and on top of that, you will get additional 5% discount off the existing promotion price. We bought 6 bottles of Zibobo Rosa and 6 bottles of Moscato Rosa, and we got another bottle free! How nice ~

For those whom cannot hold your liquor well and yet still wanna drink a bit for festive mood, try these. It's like having sparkling juice with 6% alcohol in it. Easy to drink! I can easily finish 2 bottles myself. Yum yum ~

Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012!

2012-01-06T10:20:00.003+08:00

Unbelievable, another year is gone. Time really flies but 2011 didn't end well for me. I had to go thru a hell of torture & misery before I welcome 2012 -_-"

What happened? Well, I applied leave on 23 Dec (Friday) and went shopping with 大男人 at Jurong Point. There were X'mas mood everywhere and the shopping mall was filled with crazy crowd doing their last minute X'mas shopping. Though we didn't have a very packed program for X'mas & New Year celebration, I was looking forward to the long weekends, catching up with old friends and having good food sessions.

Throughout the whole day, I was feeling ok, in a very good mood. We had nice teppanyaki lunch at Yakiyakibo. We ordered beef, pork, scallops & garlic rice. The foodie were very tasty. We loved everything, especially the fried garlic rice. But the scallops were kinda bland and it has a bit of fishy smell that I detest. We started our shopping spree after lunch but only 大男人 bought lotsa stuff :(

My nightmare began around wee hours. I woke up in the middle of the night at 3am, feeling feverish. I quickly took 2 panadols and hopped back into bed cos I need lotsa rest & energy for tomorrow's bridal make up. I cannot afford to be sick.

Next morning (X'mas eve), I woke up feeling very sick. Still feeling feverish and my whole body ached like hell. I thought I must have caught a flu. I totally lost my appetite on that day. I only had 2 mouthful of noodle then I took 2 panadols again before heading out for my appointment.

I had a hard time trying to concentrate on doing make-up & hairdo for my bride cos I was really feeling very unwell. Normally, I enjoy cold environment (e.g. winter, air-conditioned room) but that day, I was shivering as though I was naked on a snow field. By the time I completed everything for the bride & groom, I was pale as a piece of paper and felt like fainting any time. But still, I had to use my last bit of energy to drive home safely.

I called 大男人 to come down and help me carry my make-up case & hair equipments bag when I reached home. I collapsed on my bed & started crying like a baby. I can feel that I'm having very high fever and it's so unbearable. 大男人 was super lost and helpless. He just hugged me while I cried and fell asleep shortly after. I woke up around 10pm (3hrs later) and 大男人 brought me to a nearby 24-hour clinic to see a doctor. The doctor diagnosed me and said I've gotten tonsilitis as I expected. I had similar case more than 10yrs ago. Very bad sore throat + high fever for 3 days. I requested him to give me a jab even though I'm so afraid of needle but I don't wanna be sick on X'mas. He also gave me a course of antibiotics and lozenges.

My sore throat became worse after 3 days. The fever had subsided though. I started to feel the itch on my fingers & toes. Then I observe my palm closely and saw some red spots. I showed 大男人 and he jokingly said I gotten the hand, foot, mouth disease (HFMD). Next day, I went to see the doctor again and he confirmed that I have gotten HFMD. *roll eyes* Why am I so SUAY??? He said that the initial symptoms (e.g. high fever & sore throat) of HFMD is kinda similar to tonsilitis so the 1st doctor that I've seen couldn't tell that I've gotten HFMD until the red spots started to show on my hands & feet a few days later.

All in all, I had seen 3 different doctors and rested at home for 2 weeks (from X'mas eve to after new year). Apparently, there's nothing you can do once you have gotten HFMD. The doctor can give you antibiotics but it won't help much. It's like getting chicken pox. You can only wait for everything to happen and go away by itself. Children normally take 1 week to recover but adult will take longer period to recover. zzzz.... It was a horrible and torturing experience for me. First time in my life, I felt so damn sick. I couldn't eat, couldn't drink, couldn't sleep, couldn't even swallow my own saliva! And my high fever was like in between 38 - 39.6 deg C. I felt like dying.

Now that I've fully recovered, I hope I will never be so sick again in future. I hope this dragon year will be a better year for me.

More Heels!

2011-12-12T16:34:00.001+08:00

Those shoes I've ordered 4 weeks ago finally arrived today. At least makes my Monday not so blue now.

Mum's 60th Bday

2011-12-12T14:36:00.000+08:00

Celebrated my mum's 60th bday yesterday at Buffet Town, together with my dad & bro's family. I would say the buffet spread is quite good. Seafood were very fresh too! The queue for fresh oyster is ridiculous. Luckily, I don't eat fresh oysters :P The dinner buffet on Sunday is at $39.80++ per pax. Service staff were very friendly and quick to clear the dirty plates away which is really good. They were very attentive. The manager even serve a bowl of lemon water to our table to let us wash our fingers cos she saw us peeling prawns & eating crabs. Unfortunately, I was too busy eating and too shy to go every counter to snap photos, so I don't have any pics to show in this post. But you can always go to their homepage and take a look :D

Various counters:
- Sashimi & sushi
- Cold/fresh seafood (prawns, crayfish, oysters, flower crabs)
- Chicken rice
- Laksa
- Herbal soup
- Pizza & pasta
- Curry
- Teppanyaki
- Chilli crab
- Drinks
- Dessert (ice kachang, cheng teng, green bean soup)
- Fruits
- Cakes
- Ice Cream
- Crepes & waffles
- Satay
- Chinese cooked dishes

Our 1st Car

2011-12-09T15:55:00.005+08:00

I have been saying wanna buy since many years ago but it never happen cos the COE keeps increasing and I don't think I can support a car all by myself. Finally, my dream came true this year. 大男人 agreed to share the cost to buy a 2nd hand car with me next year. I thought may be can start looking around now, by the time we found a car we like and the paper work process, it would be Jan 2012 already. It would be great if we have a car before CNY to visit friends & relatives. Who knows the process took only 1 week! LOL!

I started looking for 2nd hand cars within our budget from www.sgcarmart.com then asked my bro & dad for their opinions. Then we further shortlisted 3-4 cars for viewing. My bro brought me around to view cars on last Sat. We saw 4 Suzuki Swift and finally both of us think this is the best looking and best choice among all. Next day, I made an appointment again to view the car with 大男人，my father-in-law & dad. Trust me, old pple are more experience in car inspection & bargaining. Haha... So glad that all of them like the car after test drive and we paid a deposit to confirm our purchase for this car :P

I went to collect the car with my dad yesterday noon. Was really, really excited when I see the car all cleaned up, with the cute spoiler being installed as per my request. Our 1st car!! A Suzuki Swift 1.5A !

I really feel like the luckiest woman on earth for marrying 大男人 cos with him around, I managed to fulfill 3 of my dreams -- have a good husband, own a flat, own a car. Super, super happy now!

iDead

2011-12-06T11:07:00.002+08:00

Damn pissed. My iPhone went cranky since yesterday. I was still using it to whatsapp my fren & 大男人 in the evening. Not evening surfing net or downloading stuff. During dinner with them, I checked my phone and noticed that it was damn hot. Very unusual kinda hotness and the battery literally went flat. I have been using this phone for 1 year. It has never die on me before!

When I arrived home. I quickly plugged it in to recharge but it won't work. It seemed so dead to me. I tried to hold the power & home buttons down together to do a soft reset. Aahh... finally something came alive. The pic on the screen prompted me to connect to iTunes which I did. Then the iTunes prompt me that my phone is in recovery mode. I need to restore the phone to factory settings. All of the sudden, I have shivers down my spine. I don't wanna lose my contacts & data again! But if I don't click the ACCEPT button to reset my phone, it won't function at all. Dammit! *close my eyes & click accept*

After 5mins, my phone came back to life. All datas were being restored. I was super happy! Now, I just hope everything works fine after recharging the phone. My phone battery life was at 80% around 1:30am and this morning it went down to 5% at 7:30am which is damn unusual!

Called up Apple helpdesk this morning. All they can say it's my 1-year warranty is over, so they won't be able to do a 1 to 1 exchange for me. Furthermore, there is no manufacturing fault being found in iPhone4 (yeah right, you only say that cos my warranty is expired) so I will have to pay S$350 for a replacement set. I'm damn pissed now. Don't know what to do. Probably monitor my phone for another day and decide what to do tomorrow.

Nail Art

2011-11-29T12:56:00.002+08:00

Did this design on my nails on last Saturday afternoon.

Smiths - Authentic British Fish & Chips

2011-11-23T14:55:00.003+08:00

My brother is currently away for 2 weeks in Vietnam with his family and I get to drive his car. Yay! It's nice to have a car cos we get to go places where we normally will not go due to the inconvenience of getting there via public transport.

大男人 brought me to this Smiths @ Balmoral Plaza for dinner on last Tuesday and I must say their fish & chips is super yummy! Normally, I won't be able to finish the whole serving whenever I ordered fish & chips cos I get very sick of the thickly breaded exterior of the fish half way thru the dinner. But I managed to finish everything here! Cos they didn't coat the fish with thick batter which is really good! Furthermore, they have different variety of fish for you to choose to suit individual taste. We ordered the cod & haddock and we both prefer the haddock. We also ordered the side dishes -- Chip Butty which is 4 slices of buttered white bread with fries -_-" and Baked Beans which I don't like quite like the taste. So, a note for our next visit is to order main dish only. Hahaha.....

Oh yah, forgot to mention this Boddington Pub Ale is very refreshing! Tasted like light beer, easy to drink. But it became very bitter after I ate some fries with sweet chilli sauce :S

Nails Painting Again

2011-11-09T13:29:00.001+08:00

Did this design on my nails yesterday while watching drama series on my ipad :P

New Coach Wristlet

2011-11-08T13:31:00.001+08:00

Ordered this Coach Wristlet online last week and received today. Super happy! =)

Why I like it? Cos it has many separate compartments to keep dollar notes, cards & coins. Useful when going out for lunch or holiday when I don't wanna carry a bag. I can juz conveniently throw my keys & phone in it ^^

New Shoes

2011-11-06T21:37:00.000+08:00

Wanted to buy a pair of black heels & a pair of beige/white heels to replace the existing ones which are going to give way soon. Unfortunately, nothing really catches my eyes whenever I'm out to do some serious shopping. Those that I really liked, they don't have it in my size. *sigh* In the end, I only bought a pair and I really love it cos I'm so into lace & embroidery shoes :P

Engine Restart!

2011-11-03T23:08:00.002+08:00

After so many months of waiting, my nails have finally grew strong and long again. They were very soft & weak after I had acrylic/gel extension for wedding last year. Then I also did the ever-so-popular Gelish nails twice on my nails early this year which worsen the condition. Ever since then I kept my nails short cos they broke so easily. Then I couldn't be bothered to paint my nails too cos short nails just don't look very good with nail polish & nail art.

Now that they are long again, I can resume my nail art painting hobby! Hee hee.... This what I had done on my nails today while playing online game. It's supposed to be purple color base with pink pokka dots circles. Not sure why it looked more blueish in the photo :P

Momiji Japanese Buffet Restaurant

2011-11-01T23:42:00.001+08:00

I know it's embarrassing but I seriously didn't know that City Square Mall & Farrer Park MRT Station exist until my friend arranged a dinner gathering there. I was like "where the hell is City Square Mall?" when he told me we are going to meet there for dinner. I thought it's somewhere in the East and straight away told him to choose somewhere centralized & near MRT please. Otherwise, I don't know how to go. And his reaction was.. "It is very centralized! Near Little India & Farrer Park MRT station is right below the shopping mall!" I was speechless. Totally embarrassed. Wahahahaha!!!

To be honest, not many Singaporeans (my hubby, colleagues & other friends) know about City Square Mall. So, I'm not alone! LOL! When I arrived there, the mall looked damn desserted. Not many patrons and many shops have moved out. Probably no business lah.

We went to this Momiji Japanese Buffet Restaurant for dinner and I must say the buffet spread is really good! There are lots of variety and each person only pays S$28++ which is not very expensive. The foodie are fresh & delicious. Would definitely go back again :)

I have listed out their address since I couldn't locate their homepage online.
Momiji Japanese Buffet Restaurant
180 Kitchener Road, #05-04/06
City Square Mall (above Farrer Park MRT Station)

Twitter Review

2011-10-31T15:35:00.002+08:00

Ok, I concluded Twitter is not useful to me. Already so lazy to blog, where got time to always tweet? I feel that tweeting is almost similar to Facebook status update. Then why would I wanna do the same thing twice? Waste of my time ~ I've removed the twitter widget from my blog already :D

Twitter

2011-10-19T13:30:00.003+08:00

As you can see, my blog posting rate is getting lower nowadays. I admit I'm getting lazy :P

Signed up for a Twitter account yesterday. Thought may be it's easier to update from Twitter than blogging cos I can only input limited words. After trying it out for one day, I wonder wot's da diff compared to updating my Facebook status? Anyway, see how it goes. If I don't like it, I can always delete it. You can view my Twitter post on the right side bar.

Cheers!

Cutesy Speakers

2011-10-05T13:57:00.001+08:00

Finally gotten myself a pair of cute speakers today. Small but expensive siah! At least da sound effect is clear & good ^^ Still got 1 year warranty and 1 to 1 exchange if it's not functioning properly within a week. Now, I can enjoy my drama series & gaming experience loud & clear already. Hahaha...

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Hong Kong Trip (19-20 Aug) Day 2

2011-09-05T13:21:00.000+08:00

Woke up early today for our dim sum breakfast at the hotel. How can anyone not have dim sum when they are in Hong Kong? My favourite dim sum ~ As I expected, there was already a long Q when we arrived. Luckily, it’s just the 2 of us. So, it’s easier & faster for us to get seats as long as we don’t mind sharing. It’s so common for patrons to share table when having dim sum breakfast. I love the dim sum there cos they are so delicious and cheap! Every dish is like $1-$3? Unlike having dim sum in Singapore, every dish is around $3.50 - $6 *heart bleeding*
After breakfast, we took the subway & MTR to the city again. Today, we went to the Hong Kong Museum of History. Not as fun as the wax museum but still interesting to understand more about their history & culture.
Then we took a walk down the Flower Street. Wow… really flowers everywhere, on both sides of the street. Can smell the fragrance of the flowers in the air. Hmmm … nice ~
As we walked along, we arrived at the Fa Yuen Street where there are many, many shops selling clothes, bags & accessories. Just like our Bugis Village.
Last but not least, we strolled down the Goldfish Street too. Lotsa shops selling various types of fish. Only a few shops selling furry pets & reptiles.
When heading back to our hotel, I saw many pple Q-ing outside this café and I wanna kpo again. LOL! Oh! They all buying Po Lo Bao. I also wanna eat! I’ve tried the Po Lo Bao in Singapore from Carlton Hotel. It’s very nice. So now I must try the authentic ones from Hong Kong.
Taste yummy too! I like the crispy topping of the Po Lo Bao.
On our way back to hotel, 大男人 brought me to this noodle house. He said that this place is very famous and always very crowded. You can choose the soup base & 3 types of ingredients for your noodle. Any additional ingredient will be charge separately. Interesting… I had noodle in Ma La soup (beginner’s level, since they insisted I should not try higher level if I this is my 1st visit) + pork belly, bean curd skin & fishball. Not bad but the serving is damn big lah. Can be shared by 2 persons. We also ordered the Ma La chicken wings. Very unique & exciting taste :P Not bad.
We ended our day early today. 大男人 took a nap while I watch my Korean drama series on iphone in the hotel. Later in the evening, we went down to the nearby shopping mall for dinner. I had this Pork Steamboat Set while 大男人 had the Pork Chop? Anyway, my set is really too much for 1 person’s consumption. LOL! I can’t even finish the meat :P
It’s already 9pm after we finished our dinner. Most of the shops were closing too. No chance for last minute shopping So we headed back to our room & pack our luggage. This is really a VERY SHORT trip. Haha…. We only spent 1.5 days in Hong Kong but I think it’s enough cos nothing much to see. I only enjoy the foodie there.

Next morning we woke up early and had dim sum at the hotel again. Gonna miss the cheap & nice dim sum there. Then we took the hotel shuttle bus to the airport and we spent the next 30mins Q-ing up, just to check-in for our flight -_-:

At least the return flight, the plane is bigger. We all have personal screen to watch movie & play game. Unlike the arrival flight, really look like some kinda budget airline.

All in all, I enjoyed this short trip with 大男人. Looking forward to the next holiday ~

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Hong Kong Trip (19-20 Aug) Day 1

2011-09-05T13:07:00.000+08:00

Well, this was my 1st trip to Hong Kong. Very funny rite? So near, so cheap, yet never been to Hong Kong before. The reason being I’m not interested to visit another shopping heaven or city just like Singapore. Though it’s not in the list of the places I would like to visit, I don’t mind going anywhere for a short holiday!! :D

Bought this cheap deal from Groupon in June. Paid $399 per pax for 3D2N trip in Hong Kong inclusive of hotel accommodation, 1 day city tour, 2-way airport transfer & flight ticket. Not too bad lah. We totally skipped the 1 day city tour and went on with our own F&E plans. Actually, this trip was to celebrate 大男人’s bday in advance ^^ His actual bday is on 25 August.

We arrived at Changi Airport on 19 August at 6:30am to catch our 8am flight by Hong Kong Airlines. OMG…. So early & super stoned…. Got a glimpse of this beautiful sunrise while having breakfast at the terminal. Can’t remember when was the last time I saw a sunrise. Haha…

Shortly after the flight took off, breakfast was being served to us. 大男人 didn’t want anything cos we just had breakfast at the terminal. I ordered the minced meat noodle. Not that I’m hungry, I juz wanna have a taste of the foodie :P Conclusion, edible but not fantastic. Haha….

We arrived in Hong Kong 4hrs later (around 12noon) and this was my first time having to get off the plane by portable stairs and there’s shuttle bus that goes around to transport passengers from plane to the departure hall.

Met up with the local travel agent whom led us to the shuttle bus that sent us directly to the hotel. We were staying at the Harbour Plaza Resort City in New Territories, near Tin Shui Wai MTR. I know… it’s very far from the shopping area. I only got to know it after the booking has been made. No choice, just have to make do with it. Anyway, it wasn’t that bad. The subway was just 5mins walk from our hotel but it took us 30-45mins to reach city area. Lucky thing is that there are shopping malls, cinema right beside our hotel which is very convenient. I totally love our room! It’s very spacious and has nice view =)

I was really famished by the time we checked-in the hotel and unpacked our stuff. So, we went to a nearby dessert shop for something light. I heard from 大男人 and many friends that this 许留山 is very popular in Hong Kong which I truly believe cos everywhere I go, I can easily spot an outlet there.

We ordered this mango combo set. OMG…. My favourite mangoooo… everything with mango is niceeee…. We also ordered this noodle with chicken wings marinated in Swedish sauce. Quite yummy!
Ok, now I’m recharged! Ready to go out & explore Hong Kong! Walked 5mins to this Ginza subway station. We didn’t know what to do & where to buy ticket. No customer service booth or staff to ask too. When the train arrived, we just hopped in and took a free ride to the Tin Shui Wai MTR station :X There we bought our 1-day tourist ticket at the counter and off we go to Tsim Sha Tsui!

I think I ate more than I shop in Hong Kong. Every few hours I feel like eating something :P Saw many pple crowding around this stall. So, I bought a bowl of curry fishball & siew mai to try. Not sure why the local love curry fishball so much. I think the fishball is not Q enough and the foodie is quite salty but still edible.

As we continue to walk around Tim Sha Tsui area, we saw many pple Q-ing at this little shop selling pan-fried gyoza (大男人’s favourite) & pig’s intestine mee sua (my favourite). So, we join in the queue too! (Singaporeans like to queue lah. LOL!) We didn’t regret our decision. The gyozas were all freshly made and cook upon order. Very juicy & tasty! The pig’s intestine mee sua is also delicious. How I wish I can get this in Singapore.
After that we continue to walk around and do some shopping. I like to shop at these small stalls along alleys but some area, the lane is like soooo steep. I feel like dying climbing up mountain -_-"

We really walked a lot that day and almost got lost when searching for the Victoria Peak Tram Station. But we still managed to get there in 1 piece. Haha… Sad to say so, I didn’t get to take a ride on the tram up the Victoria Peak cos the Q was ridiculously long!! We had to take a cab up instead and later found out from the taxi driver that it was a school holiday that weekend. How unlucky! It was damn windy & cold up at the Victoria Peak. The night view is really nice.

Since we were there, we went to the wax museum. Woah! Most of the celebrities looked very real lor! We had lotsa fun doing funny poses in our photos.
How can we leave this place without having our dinner here? It’s foodie time again! Muahaha…. I only had this chicken & mixed veges for dinner cos still filling full from whatever junk I’ve eaten earlier. 大男人 had this hotplate seafood ee-mee which was quite good.
Ok, that’s all for now. Time to slowly crawl back to our hotel. *sigh* Such a long journey…

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Covermark Japan

2011-08-27T22:24:00.004+08:00

Been searching high & low for the concealer from Covermark and I finally found it!!! I'm talking abt Covermark from Japan and not USA. Pls do not get confused. They are 2 totally different brands and products.

I first got to know this product from a celebrity make-up artist's book and then went online to search for more info. I was surprised that this is 1 of the top selling brands in Japan and many pple were giving good reviews on the wonderful concealer that can conceal almost everything! They use it to conceal severe scar, pimples and even tattoo. And yet, I've never heard of this brand before! Probably bcos they don't have many beauty counters all around Singapore, except the only one at Takashimaya. It's a very tiny booth right beside the escalator at the cosmetic & shoes section. I was beaming with joy when I eventually found it today.

I bought the Basic Formula concealer (a solid paste type long lasting waterproof foundation) at $50 & also the ultrafine pressed powder at $77 ($22 for case, $55 for refill). I have to say the prices are a bit steep but if the products are good, I really don't mind paying for it. Very excited about it now. Will try it on Monday and give review soon!

Skin79 Intense Classic Balm

2011-08-27T22:19:00.003+08:00

Hmm... 3rd day I'm using this BB cream. The feeling is nice when I just apply the BB cream on my face. Good coverage. Doesn't feels sticky or too thick. But somehow my face becomes very oily in the late afternoon. I probably have to find an oil control or stay matt compact powder to go with this product. Meanwhile, I will try The Oriental Gold BB cream (also from Skin79). Will give review next week.

Tsubohachi

2011-08-26T23:50:00.003+08:00

Though I already pre-celebrated 大男人's bday in Hong Kong, I still brought him out for dinner & movie at Iluma today. We had dinner at Tsubohachi. Luckily, the queue is not as crazy as Ramen Champion.

I ordered a serving of salmon & gyoza for sharing. The salmon is very fresh and delicious. The gyoza is pretty tasty too. Goes very well with their sesame sauce.

My main course is kimchi nabe set. Not bad in taste. Overall, we were quite happy with our meal and their service staff are very friendly & attentive too. Will definitely go back again.

Rimmel Concealer

2011-08-26T22:08:00.004+08:00

I'm quite crazy about concealer these days. Probably bcos all of the sudden I have very serious outbreak. Not sure why though. May be bcos of stress or not having enough sleep. *shrug* Anyway, my mood is really dampen by my bad complexion everyday. Been looking around but still couldn't find the highly recommended concealer cream from Covermark, Japan.

Out of desperation, I bought this Rimmel concealer stick today. Read somewhere online that the review is quite good, so decided to give it a go.

#1 The price is inexpensive & affordable

#2 It has duo function. Outer beige color cream to conceal, inner green cream to correct the redness. Good for concealing acne & pimple scars.

#3 As the name says "Stay Matt" (I've not apply it all over my face, so I can't tell if it really stays matt. I only dot on those reddish spots on my face & so far so good.)

Skin79

2011-08-25T23:12:00.001+08:00

Received these goodies from a friend yesterday. Weeee ~ Different types of BB cream from Skin79. OMG, can last me for very long. I tried the Intense Classic Balm today. Said to be da #1 seller among Skin79 range despite its boring packaging. After trying, I have to say it's quite nice. Gives you coverage, yet you don't feel very thick or sticky. Good for ladies who has pimples scars or uneven skin tone like me! :D Will try The Oriental 1 next week. It comes with cream blusher on top of da bottle. Very cute ~

Today's Parents Grand Family Day

2011-08-01T01:35:00.004+08:00

Busy, busy week! Yesterday went to Novotel Clarke Quay. This morning went to Tropics Atrium @ Suntec City to do make up for the pretty mummies & cute babies! The little baby cute is soooo chubby & cute!

NuSkin Event

2011-08-01T01:25:00.003+08:00

Went to Novotel Clarke Quay to do make up for these fun-loving ladies for the NuSkin event on last Saturday. Initially, we thought we have 3hrs to complete make up & hairdo for 4 ladies which was more than enough time for 2 of us to handle. Who knows, last minute the no. increased to 7! We used our fastest speed to complete the make up & hairdo for all the 7 ladies in less than 3hrs cos in between they had to leave for rehearsal. It was a very tough & stressful experience but yet challenging!

Today's Shopping Loots

2011-07-29T16:43:00.002+08:00

My shopping loots today! Bought 3 pairs of shoes & 1 bag during lunch! Super happy ^^v

Ms Earth Singapore 2011

2011-07-25T15:59:00.006+08:00

(Left to right: Maricelle - MES 2010 winner, Chloe - MES 2010 Water & Jody - MES 2010 Air)

Me & my classmates were sent by The School of Make Up (TSMU) to do hair & make up for the last year Ms Earth Singapore (MES) winners & this year finalists on last Friday at the school. It was a fun & exciting experience for me. We all started at 5pm and finished at about 7:30pm. Some of us were busy doing make up while the others were busying doing hairstyling for the finalists. I managed to do the make up for Maricelle & Dominique.

After that, we pack up immediately and proceed to TABS (at Orchard Hotel) where the event will be held cos we have to touch up on the make up for the finalists when they changed into their evening gown towards the end of the night.

We stayed throughout the whole event cos we were so excited about who will be winning this year's Ms Earth title. By the time it ended around 11pm, I was limping (cos I wore heels on that day & stood for 5hrs) & famished (no time for dinner) when I reached home that night. Nevertheless, I was very happy & contented that I have participated in this event. Hope to attend more of such event & gain more experience ^^

Bridal Hair Accessories

2011-07-11T23:50:00.003+08:00

Yipeee... Received my bridal hair accessories stuff today! Ordered them through a friend from www.taobao.com. The quality is not bad! :D Now, I can use them to doll up my models for thesis & portfolio already! hee ~

Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama creamy gel liner

2011-06-22T11:35:00.003+08:00

I always have problem appyling liner along my lower lash cos I tend to tear easily. I don't like to use liquid liner for lower lash cos it will look very harsh & defined but if I use the pencil, it either get smudged easily or disappear fast.

Recently, I saw the post on Maybelline gel liner in Andy Lee's blog (local celebrity make up artist) and it seemed very good. So, I gave it a try. The line looked very harsh when I first applied it cos I bought the black color but I blended it down a bit with dark brown eye shadow at the lower lash to make the line less defined.

And guess what? The lines were still there after 4hrs despite the fact that I keep tearing (cos I cannot stop yawning. very tired lah! :X ) Now, I can create big eyes for myself already by drawing the upper & lower lash lines. Yippeee ~

Today's Shopping

2011-06-21T17:19:00.002+08:00

I have been visiting SASA very often ever since I started my make up course. Like look around if there's any new/interesting cosmetics to buy :P They always give me the stamp card when I made purchase over $30 but I always threw it away. I'm so lazy to collect stamps and keeping these cards in my wallet made it looked so "fat". I rather they give me a SASA discount card but unfortunately they don't have :( But my colleagues managed to convince me to keep the card since I frequent the place so much and guess what? I have completed 11 stamps in 2 months! That means I spent more than $330 at SASA for the past 2 months -_-"

For the 1st set of 3 stamps I've gotten, I received 5 packets of collagen powder which I have not try yet. Too lazy to mix with water & drink. LOL!

For the 2nd set of 3 stamps, I received 5 packets of collagen jelly which I've finished them all in 1 week. Quite yummy :)

This week I got the 3rd set of 3 stamps & bought a box of collagen drink (10 bottles) at half price. Will try it next week :P

1 more stamp to go to complete this card but the next item is a facial voucher worth $100 which I'm not very keen cos they sure going to persuade me to sign up a package after facial. zzz...

I have been shopping excessively since May. I have to buy something during lunch EVERYDAY. On top of that, I do online shopping too. zzz... I can't help it cos everything I bought, I have a reason/use for it. Typical woman, I know ~
Today, I bought these pretty scrapbook papers for my make-up thesis.

And this manicure book cos it's so cheap! I may wanna set up freelance manicure/pedicure & make up service in future. LOL!

Then I bought 2 new bras cos I needed new strapless bra badly & those I purchased recently don't feel comfortable when I wore it whole day.

Last but not least, a box of cute jig-saw puzzle for my niece! Though she's such a spoilt brat & can really get on my nerves sometimes, I still like to buy toys & educational stuff for her. Wot a nice aunt hor? hurhurhur....

Rachel & Vincent's Wedding

2011-06-20T17:05:00.001+08:00

Attended Rachel & Vincent's wedding on last Saturday at Peach Garden @ OCBC Centre. Gosh! I've forgotten about the very traditional Chinese wedding theme and wore this new dress out. I literally blend into the background. LOL!

What I love about attending good friend's wedding is that you get to meet & catch up with all the other friends during dinner. With the current fast pace lives we have, it's so hard to arrange an outing for everyone to meet up. There's always bound to be someone whom couldn't make it. But there's no reason for you to not turn up on your bestfriend's wedding unless you are very sick or out of town :P

For the first march-in, this group of sporting friends "danced/performed" down the red carpet along with the traditional instrumental wedding music. Shortly after, we saw the lovely couple march-in with their traditional Chinese wedding costume. Very unique :D

They had their second march-in in their modern wedding gown & suit. Just like 白马王子＆白雪公主 ~ They didn't have a third march-in but did changed into their evening (silver) gown & grey suit to send the guests off.

All in all we had a wonderful time attending their wedding banquet. Wish both of them a blissful marriage & have a baby soon! :D

Gelish

2011-06-18T13:08:00.003+08:00

I'm sick of chipped nails & peeling nail polish. Decided to do Gelish on my nails again. Painted 2 coats of light pink with 1 coat of silver glitters on my nails. Looked simple & nude. I like ~ Hope it can last 3-4 weeks so I don't have to paint my nails once every week already :P

GSS

2011-06-17T17:03:00.004+08:00

I never participate in GSS (Great Singapore Sale) every year cos every shop is packed with shoppers & it take so long to queue up to try on the clothes. *roll eyes* Moreover, we have so many sales going on throughout the year (e.g. New Year Sales, Mid Year Sales, Summer Sales, X'mas Sales...etc), GSS is not really special anymore. It's just like a mega sale to clear off old stock.

But this year, I have been shopping like mad! Not bcos of the sales definitely. I just can't stop myself from shopping. Everyday I have a reason to buy something. Even if I don't have the time to shop physically, I will shop to the extreme online :X

This month, I believed I bought more than 10 dresses, a set of skin care products, some cosmetic stuff, lotsa stationery for my project & some under garments :S

Take a look at this Red Earth eye brow powder set! It's so cute! It comes with mini brushes & tweezer :P It's so compact & small, easy to carry around in my bag. hurhurhur...

There are lotsa other interesting stuff I bought from SASA. I will post it up next time. Rushing off to class now. Ciao ~

Brushes

2011-06-17T16:49:00.002+08:00

I used to be very lazy. Hardly wash my make up brushes & sponges. I either wash them quarterly or replace new ones :X

But ever since I started my make up course, we have to wash our brushes & sponges after every lesson to keep them clean. We have to make it a habit so that it's hygienic to use them again on our classmates/models/customers.

Now, I'm so obssessed in cleaning my make up tools. I started digging out all my old stuff & washed them last nite. They all looked so brand new now. LOL!!

Sessenz Ampoules

2011-06-14T12:02:00.002+08:00

Ok, I think age is catching up & I'm desperate to maintain my complexion. Bought lotsa Sessenz ampoules recently. Tried 1 vial last nite & my face feels good this morning. Hopefully, my complexion will improve soon. I won't ask for a flawless complexion but at least take away the uneven skin tone & acne marks from my face :(

*cross my fingers*

Surprise!

2011-06-14T11:06:00.005+08:00

Surprise, surprise!

Yesterday, I went to the make up school after work as per normal. Half way through our class, while I was practising the new make up technique on my classmate, she said "eh, your friend is here". I was like "huh? my friend? I never ask any friend to be my model today leh".

Then I saw Kayden walking in to the class. I was shocked cos I didn't expect him to be here. He came specially to deliver my favourite cheese cakes to me as my early bday gift. Actually, he did SMS me before coming but my iphone went haywire & didn't rcv any sms or call until I reset it. Here's the message:

"10yrs ago, I appeared at your cybercafe and brought something you like to eat as a surprise. 10yrs later, we are still good friends. Thanks for being my da jie. So now I come to surprise you again =P"

So sweet rite?? *sob sob* Sweetest bro I ever have. Thank you, Kayden. The cheese cakes were yummy. I finished them even though I'm so fat already. LOL!!

Nail Art

2011-06-12T21:46:00.002+08:00

This week's idea :D

USS

2011-06-12T15:19:00.004+08:00

Last year, 大男人 wanna celebrate my bday at Universal Studio Singapore (USS) but we didn't know that we have to purchase the tickets online in advance. We went there directly to get ourselves disappointed cos all the tickets were sold out for that day -_-"

This year, we will not make the same mistake again. LOL! He bought the tickets online in advance and we went to USS yesterday to celebrate my bday earlier. The weather was ok in the morning when we met up with Seleste for breakfast at Yakun at Harbourfront.

We took the monorail ride from Vivo City directly to USS and it started to rain heavily the moment we arrived. WTH??? Super spoil mood. We stood outside USS for a few mins, hesitating on whether to go in or not. But I'm so lazy to make the effort to visit Sentosa again so we proceeded with the plan. I can only pray & hope that the rain will stop soon.

We tried queueing for indoor rides which were flooded with pple seeking for shelter too. We got sooo tired walking around, squeezing with pple & wearing this stoopid poncho under the rain. We decided to find somewhere to sit down, relax, have our lunch & wait for the rain to stop.

I is damn suay. I didn't noticed that the edge of the table was smudged with chilli sauce & I got chilli sauce all over my white spaghetti top, I almost feel like fainting. It's so embarrassing! It's like as though I'm so clumsy & smudged chilli sauce all over myself during lunch. zzz....

We quickly finished up our lunch & I hopped opposite to the souvenir shop to grab a new polo tee to change :D The rain has stopped completely by then and we proceeded to queue for a few other outdoor rides. We have to queue at least 45mins for each ride & it's really killing us. Our bodies & feet were aching. LOL!

My aim was to stay in USS till night time since they open from 10am - 9pm. I wanna make full use of the money paid for the tickets. Sooo expensive. $72 per pax. But we didn't achieve that. Haha... Super tiring siah.... We crawled back to Vivo City for dinner at White Dog Cafe & headed home.

My conclusion for USS is... it's not very big, the rides are not fantastic, it's not worth paying $72 to go there. It's sooo boring ~ I will never go there again. Been there, done that. That's it! But I do appreciate both 大男人 & Seleste for accompanying me there. Thank you ~

Hong Kong Sun Kee Dessert

2011-06-10T15:28:00.001+08:00

Just had lunch at Hong Kong Sun Kee Dessert @ IMM with my colleague. I believed they have many branches all over Singapore cos I went to the other outlet at Clementi Mall a few weeks back too. Unfortunately, they don't have their own website, so I can't share the link with you.

Their set meal is at S$6.90 and it's inclusive of appetizer (carrot/yam cake), main course (a bowl of noodle) & dessert (red bean/sesame/almond soup). Very reasonable & affordable price. And the foodie is not bad at all. I love their dessert. Very yummy.

Vichy Normaderm

2011-06-09T23:48:00.001+08:00

I have always been very insecure about my complexion cos of my skin problems. I have sensitive, combination skin. It's very hard to find skincare product that suits me. I have a few acnes every now & then and leave marks on my face which take very long to fade away. I have uneven skin tone due to sensitive skin & lotsa freckles too. Overall, I have been upset about my complexion since long ago. I envy all the gals who have beautiful, flawless skin :( Now that I'm learning make up, we all have to remove our make up in class to practise make up on each other during the class. I feel so inferior everytime I removed my make up cos every one of my classmates have smooth complexion, even though it's not flawless, at least not as bad as mine :(

A few days ago, I came across the Vichy advertisement in Her World when I was looking for pictures for my school project. The description for this Vichy Normaderm range seems to be for my kinda complexion. I was so excited and went to Watson to get them today. Hope it works for me ~

Nail Art

2011-06-04T23:42:00.000+08:00

All the sudden, I have the mood to paint my nails again. Did this for my fingers & toes. I find it quite cute :P

Theory Exams for Make Up

2011-06-01T11:01:00.005+08:00

Weee ~ Finally exams over! My mood is way much better compared to the day before cos I scored 87 / 100 for my theory exams! v(^_^) v

To be honest, I didn't have time to study until yesterday. I took half day afternoon leave & went to the coffee bean @ Forum to do my last minute study. *guilty* I kept reading but nothing really went into my mind. I was practically reading & flipping through my notes. But surprisingly, I done pretty well for the exams! Partly also bcos the questions were quite comon sense type :P

Even though I did well for my theory exams, I still feel sore about my bad results for practical exams cos make up is all about practical skills than theory. If my practical sux, how can I possibly do nice make up on others. Nevermind, I won't give up. I will keep trying & practising. Hopefully, I will be a pro soon! Hahaha....

Practical Exams for Make Up

2011-05-31T10:46:00.005+08:00

My mood was pretty bad whole of yesterday cos my confidence level was way below zero. I couldn't complete my make up within the time frame (30mins for natural look & additional 15mins to touch up for sophisticated look). Even if I could complete a full make up within the time frame, it doesn't look nice & flawless to me. It's like "touch & go" everywhere without proper correction on model's feature flaws due to time constraint.

Anyway, I went to my school after work with a heavy heart, telling myself just do my best. My heart was racing when the exams starts. My brain was totally blank. I don't know what I'm doing cos I didn't expect our instructor to gave us a pic & expect us to produce the same, exact look on our model as per the pic. Super stress I would say.

After 45mins of madness, our instructor gave us all feedback on the mistakes we made and complimented a few others for specific areas which they had performed well. All in all, most of us felt demoralized after the exams cos the whole class got the same grade 7 / 15 which is really not fantastic. I didn't expect myself to score very well but I still hope I could score better. *sigh*

My classmate's BF sent me home as usual. I requested them to drop me off at the coffeeshop near Bangkit Road cos I seriously need to get my favourite food (black pepper crab) to comfort me at this point of time. I know it's crazy but I juz feel like having it.

While waiting for my order to be ready, I went to the toilet at the coffeeshop. Super hate it when most of the coffeeshop have Ladies & Gents sharing comon hand washing basins. It's soooo confusing! I actually went to the GENTS!! OMG!! Sooo embarrassing....

When I returned to the stall, my foodie is ready. I paid for it & walked away. The lady called after me cos I forgotten to collect my crabs after paying! -_-" Don't know what has gotten onto me after exams. Mind totally not there.

I didn't feel like studying for my theory exams last nite cos my mind was not there. I practically watched videos on Youtube while enjoying my crabs. Now, I'm leaving office on a half day leave to do last minute study for my theory exams tonite. Wish me luck! LOL!!!

1st Wedding Anniversary

2011-05-16T16:19:00.016+08:00

Time really flies.... It seemed like we have only gotten married a few months back but no, we are officially married for a year already. I guess time really move faster when you are feeling blissful & contented in the marriage. We had a wonderful celebration last weekend. Just the 2 of us. I felt very spoilt & pampered by 大男人.

We begun our Saturday with a sumptuous lunch buffet at Melt ~ The World Cafe. Then we check-in at Marina Bay Sands Hotel around 3:30pm. Their standard check-in time is 3pm. Unbelievable ~ So late. We were shocked when we arrived at the reception area. Such a long queue! Apparently, there are 2 reception counters in Tower 1 but majority of the people were queueing at 1 side. We happily queue at the opposite side which has a much shorter queue :D The check-in process was pretty quick. They have a rule to check-in guest within 8mins. Nice ya?

We were quite disappointed when we got to know that all rooms with king size bed have been taken up and we have to check-in to a twin-bedded room. Anyway, nothing can be done now. It won't make any difference even if we create a scene at the reception counter ya? So, just make do with it.

I was pretty happy when we checked-in to the room. It was soooo spacious & bright!

I especially love the bathroom. It's soooo big. Almost the size of our bedroom at home. LOL! There's a huge bath tub, separate shower room, toilet & 2 basins! It would have been better if there's a tv in front of the bath tub. hurhurhur....

We went out to collect our Lion King tickets after we dumped our bag in the room. And came back shortly to receive a surprise! The hotel staff has left a plate of cute desserts in our room to welcome us. So sweet of them ^^

One should not miss going to the roof top pool of MBS. So, we we decided to go for a swim before dinner. The view is really beautiful. Too bad the weather was a bit cloudy & moody. Though I'm not a sun person but I would really prefer to have a bit of sun on that day.

The whole experience would have been better if the pool wasn't that crowded. It's like a major family day there. So many kids splashing water here & there!! zzz....

We didn't have time for dinner after the swim, so we decided to have it after the show. Anyway, we still feel very full from the lunch buffet. Our hotel package includes 2 category B Lion King tickets. We have very good seats near the stage. The musical was great. Totally enjoyed it. The animals all looked so real.

We wanted to have some light snacks & drinks at the Skypark after the musical ends but Ku De Ta is closing when we arrived at 11pm. Then The Club only serves chocolate buffet till 3am but I want something savoury ~ In the end, I took some nice pics of the nite view then headed back to our room.

We called for in-room dining service. The lady whom served the foodie to our room was extremely polite & professional. Don't ask me why there were 3 sets of main course cos 大男人 was super hungry and he ate 2 main courses! PIG!

Next day, after we checked-out of MBS, we went to Cathay Orchard to catch a movie. Actually, 2 movies ("Fast & Furious 5" and "Priest")! haha... We had our 1st movie in Cathay Platinum Movie Suite. I have to say "OMG" cos the service is fantastic & the whole movie experience is great! You never feel like watching movie in a normal cinema anymore after this :P

This is our 1st wedding anniversary, I look forward to many more anniversaries with my beloved Mr Lin. I love you, baby!

DIY Gelish

2011-04-23T14:08:00.002+08:00

The first time I tried to do Gelish nails on myself, I failed terribly. I was quite demoralized cos the steps seemed so easy on Youtube but why can't I master it? However, I didn't give up. I continued to do some more research online and noticed what mistake I have made & corrected it. And guess what? I succeeded in creating my 1st set of Gelish nails on 2nd try. *hop around in joy*

Tada ~ I used nude color for 1st try. Will try to do 2 tones for 2nd set but that will be 3-4 weeks later cos that's what Gelish is good for! Everylasting color & shine for at least 21 days ~

Gelish!

2011-04-22T12:33:00.001+08:00

Tada ~ I spent a few hundred dollars buying this set of Gelish products & UV lamp. Now, I can do my own Gelish nails lor ~ *super happy*

The Prime Society

2011-04-20T15:35:00.006+08:00

Ok, I know I'm very suagu cos I've never been to Dempsey Road. But the location is so ulu!! You cannot go there by bus or train. You have to either take a cab or drive there. My colleagues & I had dinner there last Tuesday. We went to The Prime Society. I kinda like the interior decor, especially the high ceiling! Very classy & cosy.

Their menu has very limited choice of appetizers which is kinda disappointing. We looked so hard to finally decided on ordering the bruschettas & caesar salad to share. Personally, I hate the salad cos it has a fermented or fishy smell which I can't stand it. All of them have no problem with the smell & finish it up nicely.

But I totally love the steak. It's being done just the way I like it. It has the distinctive grilled taste and the meat itself is very juicy. Yum yum ~

The whole place starts to "stink" in the later part of the evening cos they have an open concept kitchen and the restaurant is not very well ventilated. It was so bad till they have to open all the doors to let some fresh air in. Since we already finished our dinner, we move out to the veranda area to enjoy our wine & desserts while continuing with chit chat session.

I think I will patronise this restaurant again when I crave for good steak ^^

Beauty Drink

2011-04-12T15:11:00.004+08:00

Ok, this is not an elixir. It does not creates miracle or neither can it transform you into a perfect beauty. But it does makes you feel more awake & have better complexion when you drink it in a long term basis. I think it's because the drink itself makes you wanna pee very often, hence, helps to detox your body a bit. Then we also know that wolfberries are good for eye sight.

I have been drinking 1 - 2 bottles per day for 2 weeks already and I would say I don't feel as tired as before anymore! No joke! I used to feel very sleepy after lunch but now I don't. I feel awake throughout the day, even till night! Previously, I was glued to my seat during office hours. I hardly have time to go toilet. But now I have no choice, I have the urge to visit the loo very often and I noticed my complexion gets better lately.

Believe it or not. Try it out yourself. This is a very mild drink which you can take everyday. You can reconfirm it with the Chinese Medical Hall.

Lip & Cheek Tint!

2011-04-08T15:35:00.009+08:00

Most of the women in Singapore have combination skin problem. Same for me. My face tends to get very oily in the mid day and my blusher can never last long enough. I have to do touch up at least twice a day, if I wanna maintain that rosy cheek -_-"

My other problem is lip color. I adoressss nude color lip gloss but it's so difficult to make lip gloss long lasting! You have to do touch up after every meal or coffee. Aargghh!!

Finally, I found the ultimate solution! PosieTint from Benefit. It gives you a very natural, long lasting pinkish cheek & lip. Just the way I want it! Doesn't make my face oily too. If you prefer to have rosy cheek, you can try Benetint, also from Benefit. But I think it's more suitable for tanned complexion.

The super, duper happy me. I applied PosieTint on my cheek & lip today :P

Make-Up Case Again

2011-04-05T15:04:00.006+08:00

Another big parcel arrived at my office yesterday. It's my aluminium make up case!!! The dark pink crocodile skin on the exterior of the case looked so classy & nice. Hurhurhur... Damn happy. But what worries me now is the weight. The empty case by itself feels ok to carry around but I can't imagine how heavy it will be after loading it with all my cosmetics. The previous soft material case already feels quite heavy to me now with half of my cosmetics in it. -_-" I think soon I will have very muscular arms. LOL!!!

Healthy Lifestyle

2011-04-05T14:40:00.005+08:00

大男人 wonders when I would ever start running since the day he bought the pair of running shoes for me. Last Saturday, I initiated for an evening jog nearby our place. He gave me the doubtful face. *tsk tsk* No faith in me!

At 7pm, I was fully dressed up & ready to go! We did a bit of warm up before we start. After running 1.2km, I feel like dying of dehydration & felt dizzy. ROFL!!! 大男人 complained my speed is too slow but I'm here to jog not to run! *tsk tsk* I walked for another 400m before we stopped to do some cool down exercise then went to nearby coffeeshop to buy dinner.

Feels tired but contented that I finally took the first step & started jogging! Weeee ~

Make-Up Case

2011-03-30T14:59:00.000+08:00

Bought this soft material make-up case from online shop for temporary use. Not bad. Very spacious & light-weighted. Will use it until I get a proper make-up case ^^

D&D 2011

2011-03-26T15:20:00.008+08:00

This year D&D just don't feel as fun as last year's. May be we had lotsa fun last year and my expectation was pretty high this year. And also, may be bcos I was too tired & drained out by my nite classes to fully enjoy the evening.

This year's theme is Masquerade Party. Many colleagues were very excited about what to wear & where to get beautiful masks. But I simply has no time to think about all these. I even have to get my bro to help me buy a few masks from People's Park for me & my colleagues. haha...

Our HR has officially announced that we could go off earlier to prepare for the night. My spirit was quite high. Left office after lunch to do my hair at the salon. Then had a quick shower at home, rested a bit then dressed up for the party! I was quite excited cos I'm going to see Babe at the party (even though she has resigned last year) and this is the 1st time I'm bringing my spouse to the D&D!

Unfortunately, the program for the nite wasn't very well planned. Too much concentration on our foreign talents -- Indian workers. Since our emcee himself is an Indian, he tends to communicate with them in Tamil, sing in Tami & do the trendy Indian dance *roll eyes* It's a bit too much already! I can't stop yawning throughout the party. It was soooo boring..... I felt so embarrassing to bring 大男人 along. I think he's bored to death but too polite to tell me. The prizes for lucky draw aren't very attractive this year as well. As usual, I didn't get anything. zzz...

Last year, our spirit were so high until we have to go else where to continue drinking after D&D. This year, we just felt like going home & sleep. Hopefully, we have a better D&D program next year ~

Bling Bling ^^

2011-03-24T23:34:00.003+08:00

大男人 proposed to me on 20.09.2009. Wow... can't believed it's almost 1.5 yrs already. And guess what? As our love grow stronger, the solitaire also grew bigger! *cannot stop giggling*

We upgraded the original ring to another one with same setting but bigger diamond. Juz got the ring today after resizing. SUPER HAPPY!!!! Muahahaha....

My New Love

2011-03-23T14:50:00.007+08:00

Been eyeing this bag for very long ~ Went to Coach boutique at Paragon to check out the price. Guess what? It cost $1200 -_-" Can't part with my money for this bag...

Tried to wait and see if anyone and help me buy it from US. Finally, bought it directly from US and courier to SG at only $770 during Coach sale! Super happy! Save so much $$$!

The parcel just arrived my office today. OMG ~ Super, super love this bag. The leather smells so nice & feel so soft :P This is my belated Valentine's Day present from 大男人. I love you, baby!

Gelish!

2011-03-22T21:29:00.003+08:00

Tada ~ This is the most "in" thing to do on nails now. Gelish nails! Actually, these are my 2nd set already. I've forgotten to take pics of the previous set done before CNY. Golden ones with white flora design. Very nice too. Totally love Gelish cos the shine can last up to 21 days! I kept my previous set for a month! :P

I never do Gelish on my feet cos nobody really take notice of the color & design on feet. Don't wanna waste my $$$ :D But my manicurist mixed 2 colors to gave me this set. Quite unique I think.

Orientation

2011-03-22T00:30:00.003+08:00

Yesterday, was my first lesson at The School of Make Up. Nothing much, more of an orientation. Will start first lesson tomorrow. We will be having different instructors teaching us on the various techniques of make up. I totally enjoyed my lesson last evening. I was laughing away from 630pm - 930pm. Peter Angel (my instructor) is such a bubbly and humerous guy.

These are the essential materials I need for practical lessons. Mostly in-house product. Since we need to used them soon and I have no time to source around outside, might as well purchase them directly from school. Anyway, the prices are quite reasonable. Whole set cost me a bomb!

Eye lashes perming kit. Who wanna be my model? :P

The School of Make Up

2011-03-21T16:15:00.006+08:00

After much persuasion, 大男人 finally decided to upgrade himself by picking up a Diploma course. But at least this time he's going to study something that interest him -- logistic, supply chain. He will be starting his course in April and thrice a week (Wed, Fri & Sat). I would be so bored without him at home ~

So, I was thinking of whether to pick up a course to learn a new skill or sign up a dance/aerobic class to kill some time. And I decided to pursue the art of make up & hairstyling. Have been asking around and surfing net for some feedback & info and eventually signed up with The School of Make Up. I'm going to attend my first lesson today. *so exciting* It's going to be every Mon, Wed & Fri for the next 5-6 months. Very tiring but time flies. Look forward to completing the course & be able to doll up every of my frens' face ^^

Ayam Penyet Ria

2011-03-20T20:32:00.006+08:00

Last Saturday, me & 大男人 had dinner at Ayam Penyet Ria located at B1 of Jurong Point. I can only use one word to describe my meal -- Fantastic! The chicken is crispy and delicious. It only cost $6.90!

Best part is the sambal chilli. OMG... it's heaven ~ It has been so long since I had such tasty sambal chilli. It's very hot & spicy but damn addictive! 大男人 was crying out loud when he tasted a bit of the chilli and concluded that I'm insane for having 3 servings of the chilli paste. Yum yum...

We also ordered a basket of kerupuk. I only like the pinkish prawn crackers cos the yellow ones tasted a bit bitter. Yucks.

After dinner, we went to catch "World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles". Just as I thought it would be another lame alien movie, it proved me wrong. The storyline is in fact, not too bad. Some scenes were very emotional and touching, made me shed a few tears :P There were also a lot of exciting, action scenes.
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We went to shop for my running shoes after movie. 大男人 complain that I'm getting too fat. Need to start exercising already :( Actually, apart from swimming, cycling & dancing, I really hate all other form of exercise or outdoor sports. And I hate running most. But everyday after work, I see pple jogging leisurely around the big canal next to our flat, I envy them. I wish I can jog LEISURELY like them too and stay healthy but I find running/jogging a real pain in the ass for me.

I had a hard time choosing a pair of running shoes. Tried out a few pairs but none of them really caught my eyes. I felt sorry and pity that guy whom served me cos I couldn't make up my mind. Then 大男人 keep reminding me that this is a pair of running shoes, I should feel comfortable in it and not caring of whether it looked nice on me or not. LOL!! But I have to like the shoes before I could wear them out right? :P And this kinda shoes comfirm comfy one mah. Every pair I also feel comfy. How to decide?

Anyway, it's almost 10pm then and the shop is closing soon. So, I have to quickly make a decision and chose this pair of Adidas running shoes. 大男人 being so sweet, he paid for the shoes and hope that I will genuinely pick up jogging as a regular hobby. OMG, now I'm feeling stressed :S

He also bought a new pair of Adidas running shoes for himself. So, we both can jog together. So sweet hor? :P I love moi hubby ~