It’s girls’ day out at Haji

Friday, I had an early day off from work.

It has been such a long time since I’ve been to Haji lane. So much has changed, yet it draws much crowd on a lazy afternoon.

I took my current best pal. Ms 10 C.

Pretty little lady ain’t she?

Well, 1 hour into the window shopping, I have to say I’m a little sad that so many of the good ol’ stores have since closed down. What was left, is a cluster of shops for the young artsy crowd. I’ve nothing against funky tees, clashing coloured bottoms and strange looking prints, but I really do miss the shops that carried unique classy designer pieces.

But what rubbed me the wrong way, was the growing number of eateries that cater to shisha. Having a very sensitive nose, the smell almost drove me half nuts!

I was pretty happy with one shop - Salad. And it remains to be one of my favourite shops in Singapore. Minimalism peppered with coziness. It is a window to great shopping for clothes and home decor.

What I wore: Chanel CC earrings, Ms 10 C, Bysi Top, Uniqlo jeans.

OH! Open House.

In between shopping at malls and being busy with work, I sneak out from time to time to chill at artsy events.

The latest was OH! OpenHouse @ Marine Parade.

I missed the first OpenHouse @ Mount Sophia, so I really had to get a spot at the second OH! event. Even if it means… reaching 1 hour earlier and to be told that the tickets would only be sold 15 minutes before the first tour start.

DANG.

But it didn’t stop me from hovering around the ticketing booth 15 minutes before that said time.

Thank goodness I did just that. Look at the queue 5 minutes into the sale of tickets! (It was twice as long as this. The queue snaked into the library.)

I was in the other queue, ticket in hand; eagerly waiting for my tour guide.

To prepare myself, I made sure I wore walking shoes and very comfortable clothes.

What i wore: CK inspired Topshop tank, Pleather pants, Ferragamo shoes, Korean leather bag, and CC earrings.

So, what is OpenHouse?

It is all about turning people’s home - or for that matter, common space - into an art gallery for a weekend or two.

Breaking the gated barrier, you get to interact with the homeowners and artists.

Here are some of the art works.

The tv is watching you.

Getting out of the wall.

I really liked the kitty.

There was this one series of art that weaves fiction into reality.

Do you know that Singapore had Dolphins once upon a time?

Really… this is a piece of dolphin bone picked from Marine Parade’s beach.

These are the dolphin boys.

Are you fooled yet?

I was, for a good 5 minutes. These old archived photos looked so realistic! I should have known better given that this is an art exhibition.

Moving on, art is not confined on canvas.

Which world is the right world?

My favourite art work though, has got to be this.

I’ve no idea why, but I started laughing the moment I saw it. It sums up how I feel sometimes.

Christmas 2010 what are you wearing?

Christmas is around the corner. And it’s time to dress up!

I love these dresses from Warehouse.

And these long column dresses.

Oh, if only I was that tall to carry off those maxi. So I settled for the black ruffled toga dress. =) It was featured in Grazia.

I’ve no idea why, but I’m so into togas that I bought two more dresses from Bysi. One of which was featured here.

What are you wearing this Christmas?

Some days…

Some days I wake up and I feel superb, I feel like I can conquer the whole world. I feel like I can see the world in one huge stride.

Some days I wake up feeling lazy and rebellious. Like I want to do something crazy, something that I won’t do normally. Something loud perhaps.

I miss my blue nails and semi-dirty dark blond hair.

I’m determined to go to the hairdresser and sit down for another 4 hours to get my dark brown hair re-done. Or perhaps get a cut shorter than I normally would… Or whatever. I also need to remind myself to get a tube of Mac eyeliner.

Let’s party with whatever that’s left of this holiday.

Wearing: Topshop tank top with satin skirt (I love…) from Lemon Chiffon and rhinestone bracelet by Antoinette.

PS: I’m awfully impressed with my friend’s photo-taking skills. Zero touch-up whatsoever! Thanks Jie Min.

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!

Alice in Wonderland…

In celebration of Alice in Wonderland. This was what I wore to view the movie.

White tee with heart motif from TopShop; Black tulle skirt from 109 Japan (I love this so so much); Pink On peddar wedges; Pearl ribbon ring from Far East; LV pochette.

I heart my blue nails very much! It’s called Absolutely Alice by OPI. A pity the nail colour lasted well for only 2 days.

There were mixed reviews about the show; but I’m a fan of the show anyway. I think Johnny Depp made a hell of a good mad hatter and Anne Hathaway did her fair share of princess floating on the clouds - I was pretty amused; it must have been fun acting that role.

You know… I always ponder about how I would dress up if I wasn’t living in Singapore. Probably always in leggings, tulle skirts, boots and lots of smoky make-up. And if I didn’t have a sister who nags at me constantly on dressing to fit with the crowd, I would most probably be decked out with studs and goth nails on top of the black tulle. Lol.