I heart my GFFs.

I know this bunch of GFFs for a decade and we are planning on a formal 10 year anniversary celebration this year. I’m so excited!

How much do I love these gals? Pretty much, so much so that we celebrate each others’ birthdays, and we make it a point to meet up once every three months to chill and chat - we are really busy people with very different time schedules…

The other day, we met up to celebrate Bing’s birthday.

She was very happy indeed..

Ganny and I.

I love sushi. I really do love sushi. I love my sushi raw!!!! My mouth is watering just looking at this…

Or.. scallop anyone?

The birthday girl and I.

Ganny and Limin.

On Bing’s request, we had our supper at Max Brenner. Awesome chocolate! I would like to try their super duper chocolate shake one day.

Instead, we decided to share this delicious banana waffle with hazelnut chocolate.

And this heavenly waffle with ice-cream.

Chocolate makes my day… Mmm….

David and Yan’s Wedding

I admit… I haven’t been hardworking to blog new stuff of late. My brain has been pretty occupied with manipulating matrices, visualising angles, and counting numbers.

Pretty nerdy stuff.

But the end is near, and celebratory mood is about to kick it. Till the next round of madness that is.

So to begin that craze, here are some photos that I took with my friends during a church wedding a month ago.

It was a day that felt more like church friends reunion than a church wedding.

Pardon the low quality photos, taken by my Iphone as I didn’t want to squeeze the camera into my sister’s precious Chanel.

Eileen and her baby! Eileen go way back with my sister. She is a great sister and leader who inspires.

Behold the pretty bridesmaid, Chai Ling. Chai and I go way back where we sqaubble with our youth members over the most nonsensical stuff. She’s definitely one of the prettiest counsellor there is.

You know how people often say… 女大十八变? This surely describes my best pal’s younger sister, Adeline.

The wedding took 2 hours, and by the time the dinner had ended, I was pretty much low on energy…  A quick re-route to Cold Creamery @ HV fixed my need for sugar.

What I wore… Topshop tank with Bysi skirt and burgundy Chanel. Seen here with my own East-West Chanel instead.

Lol what a difference lighting makes for photo snapping on the Iphone.

Happy weekend everyone!

Gusttimo with Brian

Say hello to my friend, Brian, whom I haven’t met in 3 years!

We go way back when I was an exchange student in Winnipeg. We used to chill out - literally - in icy cold Manitoba. He was one of the funny guys whom I enjoyed talking with, because he never runs out of conversations.

I recall ’stunning’ his alarm clock for the good 4 months, because I had ditched mine in Singapore. And I recall us talking about the rivalry between a dog called Mee Pok and a cat called Meowmee on the day of my departure.

Well fast forward 3 years, and look at Brian! All grown up and way much slimmer than before. Good job!

So being a good host =D , I took him around one of Singapore’s latest shopping mall Ion. We had ice-cream at Gusttimos and chatted for some time.

I swear this is going to be my favourite ice-cream parlour in Singapore for as long as they have green apple ice-cream. My face totally lit up the moment I savoured the sourness of the ice-cream.

Heaven.

I know what you are thinking. Who in the right mind loves to eat green apple. It is so freaking sour! Well…  my favourite drink - besides Canadian ice wine - is green apple juice. I love the sourness with a tinge of sweetness. It makes my digestive system tickle with glee.

The green apple ice-cream was like sherbet but even better. I mixed that sour green apple flavour with my all-time love hazelnut and chocolate ice-cream and even it out with sweet mango flavour.

I’m definitely going to eat the same 3 flavours on my next visit.

Even my 2.55 loves the ice-cream parlour!

Thereafter, we walked around the shops in Ion. However, I didn’t think he was as much of a shoppaholic as I am; so, I took him to the food court to try out one of Ion’s best snacks… Takoyaki! No visitor in Singapore can leave without indulging in our favourite pass time - eating.

As much as I do think that nothing beats eating Takoyaki in Japan; this takoyaki stall sells the best takoyaki in Singapore.

Brian liked it!

So did I!

Before I knew it, it was time to say goodbye again. Ah, good times surely flies.

Have a safe trip Brian!

River Hong Bao

2 weeks ago, I went house visiting with my JC friends. It saddens me that more of my classmates are opting out of such gatherings due to their tight schedules.

But I had fun with those that turned up. Even though there were only 3 of us… Plus two other halves.

We headed to the river hong pao. Which is an annual affair organised to coincide with the Chinese New Year festive. I buzzed around the theme park and slurped up the energy.

2 full months without a tinge of eye make up!

My good pals Mingren (a boss!) and Shan (bride-to-be!). I wore blue layered dress with a sweetheart neckline, 2.55 and a necklace purchased from Japan.

So many people! Thankfully it was not too squeezey.

We made it to the floating platform! It ain’t my first time stepping on this ground, but I like the experience anyway.

Alright I admit, I did gain a little weight from the munching of CNY goodies. But I’ve since lost the weight gain after going on a no rice and plenty of 100 plus diet. I heart my red nail polish.

My favourite part was the carnival. I have no guts to take the thriller ride, but I could tell that my dear pal was all ready to head on board.

Sorry for the rain stains. I have no idea that my camera was so dirty.

Thereafter we took a long stroll to chill at Esplanade Drive.

I really love the scenery.

And the structure that stood in the rain and sun…

Showcasing my beloved 2.55 once more.

I say aye aye. I love my 2.55 so.

Happy week everybody!

Christmas with Dawn and May

So I met up with two girlfriends for a get together. We pigged out at Sushi Tei - Otoro as a treat.

I’m a brunette now! Took me 5 hours to get it.

We had much fun snapping photos of ourselves. I only do such things when I’m around these girlies. My other friends won’t have me acting cute and trying to pretend to be half my age.

But it was really really fun!

Thereafter, Dawn and I hopped to the Doulos to scout round their bookshop. The Doulos is the world’s largest floating bookshop. They aim to bring knowledge, help and hope to people around the world. Pretty awesome.

This is my second visit to this ship - I do recall stepping on board many years back.

I was pleasantly surprise at their stuff, mostly Christian books. I did, however, spend a decent amount of time scouring through the dd collection. Even though most of the Cds ain’t the latest or have some sort of cracks on the cover - they were flying off the shelves. They were going 1 for 1, and one Cd was retailing for about SGD$5.

I was happy that the cds weren’t recent, because… I found my sonic edge Cd! They were really difficult to find.

So old school! I recalled borrowing a particular sonicflood Cd from my friend, John, for 2 full years. It was my sleeping pill (I had much difficulty falling asleep as a kid). I would listen to the loud banging music and will fall asleep like a baby by the time I hit the 4th song.

And who will not forget Six Pence None the Richer - now you know how old I am. Lol.

I purchased some colouring books for my niece. But, the one purchase made at $1 that I was the most happy about, was a book on Dumbo - a Walt Disney classics.

Ah, childhood memories.

Hi, is that Lingerie?

I had a blast this Christmas. Even though the actual day is 4 days away, I have had one of the best Christmas line-ups ever.

(I wore a tube top from TopShop, tights from Zara, earrings from Far East and my studded bag. Oh and I permed my hair! My friends said it was the Greek goddess perm. Erm… )

On Saturday, I had a meet up with my secondary school mates. Normally, I’ll meet up with only 3 of my best friends; but this year, we decided to go grand, and have a combine party with another 4. It rocked.

There were all these gorgeous (really) food - roasted chicken, korean sushi, asparagus wrapped in bacon, stingray, mashed potatoes, pomegranate sorbet with pouched pear, and a healthy serving of salad with pine nuts. It was remarkable.

We were high on sugar, played some “I had never ever…”. And I felt 10 years younger. We basically laughed the night away, and groaned at a friend who kept flashing her undies at us.

Come Sunday, I had a gathering with my JC friends. To continue my rock chick look, I wore a black butterfly dress with black tights and 4 inch high pink stilettos. Unfortunately, stupid me didn’t shoot any photos during the event. Argh…

However, this was what I got during the lucky dip gift exchange in return for my pretty body shop pressie …

I swear I’m getting my friends condoms next year. Period.

Hello, this bra is freaking tiny. Who can squeeze themselves into it?!?!? My other friend got a undies with wonderwoman on it. She was definitely upset.

Fast forward a day later, I attended another party with 7 girlies.We had a food party. It was so yummy, we ate for 1 and a half hours. Thereafter, we geeked out and played taboo and pictionary. Thankfully this time, during the gift exchange my karma worked out and I got a body shop pressie in return.

It was day three of my rock chick look, and I wore a black tutu, grey tank top coupled with a seriously bling ring from Juicy Couture. And of course, my studded bag went with me.

Oh what fun I had for 3 days and more to come this entire week.

I love hearty parties, I love my friends, and I love Christmas.

Blessed Christmas folks!

Shu Uemura makeover

I was invited to attend the Shu Uemura’ s official opening at Ion on Saturday. Oh, what fun I had!

For the event, I wore a sweet blue Forever 21 top which had simple pleats at the edge and a row of satin buttons behind (I like!), white Miss Selfridge skinny jeans, my 4-inch Nine West heels, and my beloved 2.55.

I attended the function with one of my besties, Wenbing. We got there 10 minutes before the occassion, and were one of the first lucky 15 attendees to receive a free express make-over by the Shu Uemura team.

Because the Shu Uemura boutique is really petite, it was quite uncomfortable to squeeze with 130 other attendees; we decided to take a quick bite at Ginza Bairin, before heading back to the shop for our make-over. I had chicken cutlet with Japanese curry. Looks delicious don’t you think?

My cutlet lunch + Before make-over.

There after, we spend the next 1 plus hour exploring Ion. What a HUGE place this is. I felt like I was in American Mall all over again, except that this is walkable. But, Ion has a lot of escalators, and that made exploring the mall very complicated. I shall blog about the shops another time, when I do get to explore Ion again, sometime this week.

My aching feet. I really need to get it padded.

At 1430, we promptly returned back to the Shu Uemura boutique for our mini make-over.

Wenbing getting her make-over.

For the make-over, the make-up artist used materials solely from the shop’s newly launched autumn collection. I had bright turqoise eyeliner painted all over my eye lid, and peach tone blusher.

When I first opened my eyes to look at myself, I got a pleasant shock. I felt like a bird. A pretty bird.

Wenbing and I after the make-over. Because I have slightly hidden eyelids, you can’t really see the turqoise eyeliner unless I blink.

As a thank you gesture, Shu Uemura gave us samples of their cleansing oil and a bottle of their lotion. I also got a cute handphone charm for buying their products. I had to get the turqoise eyeliner - it was loud, but cute. I also bought their highlighter (colour 31).

6 hours after my makeover. The turqoise eyeliner is still in place!

Paintball

I played paintball with my JC mates a month ago. What a BLAST we had.

Apart from being dressed in one of my worst outfits ever (it felt so high school camp once again, but who cares when you are going to be paint-bombed), I really enjoyed myself!

I was aiming to kill the referee (accidentally); my ally almost killed me and she did kill the referee (he had a shot wound on his neck). Our all girls team came in second (I shot a balloon! Yay), after a team of couples.

After the 1.5 hour work-out, I’m pretty sure that if I enrolled myself in army school I will loose minimum 10 kilos and hit my ideal weight - all the crawling, perspiring, and bad air breathing through the mask - left me panting after each 15 minutes period.

Play paintball at Crossfire paintball located at Singapore Discovery Centre. 510 Upper Jurong Road, Singapore 638365. Phone: 6792 6188.

Verner Panton

On one of my girlies-date with my high-school friends, we visited the Verner Panton collection at the National Museum of Singapore.

It was an eye-opener.

Initially I thought, “Hey what a normal collection this is. They look like things we have seen before in artsy-fartsy deco stores.” That is till I read on the labels that these cool furniture were created in 1950s. What a dumb-ass I am.

Check out these retro-yet-futuristic-furniture that Panton created. (Click to enlarge).

Verner Panton is truly a visionary.

There after, my friends and I did some jumping outside the Big Cherry. Okay, I admit I instigated the crazy jumping act.

After a couple of shots, we decided we weren’t in sync, and decided to let the pro-in-jumping-shots take the photo.

We finally succeeded. =)

The Verner Panton gallery will be held till 12th July at the National Museum. I got in for free! Yay. Do check with the counter if you are eligible for their concessionary rates.

Sleep over

I had a sleep-over with my best girl friends from high school a week ago. Even though we are probably too old for gatherings such as that, we had a blast.

We played paintball (will upload the photos soon), did grocery shopping, cooked up a storm, and battled out in a 3-hour risk game.

I heart my girl friends - Bing, Min, and Ganny.

Here are the food that we cooked! My badly taken photos (plus unedited) with my lousy camera phone (yet again) do not really do justice to the food. Girlies forgive me.

Ganny’s soya - sauce chicken (only because I did not know where my mum placed the sesame oil).

Min’s pot of mixed mushroom. She does it so well.

Bing’s mah po tou fu. Definitely something I can attempt to cook!

Ganny’s baked asparagus with olive oil and pepper. So Mediterranean.

And my one and only dish - sambal stingray (baked, toasted, or steam - we had like 7 slices to cook in 30 min - my friends bullied me by making me the last to cook).

Supper on the other hand, was a very fun affair!

We made (from scratch) tung-yuan. If I had it my way, I would have just bought the ready made ones.

I felt like I was back in art class, and no, I failed miserably at the clay moulding module.

Making the tung-yuan from scratch. A mash of gooey dough. And Gan’s slim model fingers.

I know my friends heart me back too.

Bing and Gan combine effort. I still think dough-in-the-making smells horrid. But oh the love covers it all. Stop laughing my girlies.

Sorry about the yellowish photo. End result of my tung-yuan with filling. See, I told you I wanted to buy the pre-packed tung-yuans. There was a reason why. But, I had ton of fun.

And the 3 hour-risk game ended with a kamakazi move by me, and a back up plan by my ally, Bing, to try and eliminate Ganny. The strongest of us all though was Min, and she didn’t even know it. She was more interested in watching her tv show.

I heart my girlies very much.