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!

Iskandar Houses

Hello everyone!  I’ve been busy making myself comfortable at work I have hardly enough time to surf the internet and blog.

It’s so amazing to be back at work and having a blast interacting with my colleagues - minus the workload. I’m also loving the fact that I get to decorate my workspace to make myself more at home and improve my productivity.

I spent sometime in Malaysia over the weekend browsing houses.

I love the decor!

Walk-in-wardrobe. I like!

But I heart this children’s room even more. Check out the hidden toilet below!  (You can’t see it because I closed the doors) It’s so Narnia!

And kitchens should look clean and inspiring like this…

In between snapping photos, I was fooling around in front of this mirror.

What I wore: Silk top from Banana Republic, Zara berms, LV pochette, Tiffany beanie (my niece lovingly calls it a duck) and Gucci Sunglasses.

Dining in a setting like this is luxury. I would have loved acrylic chairs though.

I love the way this room plays with the texture of the carpet and contrasting it with the bright green.

The right furniture and furnishing can make such drastic difference to the room.

To have a swimming pool within the house. Pure pure pure luxury.

That’s all folks! That’s my sister acting half her age.

Well this trip sure gave me a lot of ideas on how I would like to doll up my room. My room is always in a state of in-the-process-of-redecoration. It guess it’s a combination of discovering what I truly love and being able to afford the goods. One thing is for certain, I’m developing a taste for furry carpets and everything acrylic with a French touch.

Chow!

Life as a student.

Nostalgia.

This never ending cycle of mugging till 3am is going to be over soon.

Embrace the brand new journey ahead.

And say hello to a clean table.

The red envelope

There comes a time in life where your best friends all start getting hitched and you realise half of your friends are all engaged.

And the red envelops start piling up in your mailbox and it shocks the heck out of you.

It creeps and then boom!

Well, I’m so happy for all my friends who are getting hitched this year and the next. And am glad that they have found the one they want to be with. It’s like their faces all have this ridiculous glow you can’t slap it out of them.

Now, I wonder, how many times can a girl be a bridesmaid?

Well, happy 2010, and I bless all my friends who are getting hitched a perfect life together with their other half. =)

BS: Monsooner Me, Dear Santa.

I only can afford to indulge in a luxurious pedicure and manicure once every year before the Chinese New year. Partially because I can’t justify paying $100 to get my nails pampered more than I can justify paying a similar amount on facial. After all, I can jolly well paint the nails myself.

So with the years, my taste in nail colour has gone from subtle to outrageous.

I got my nails painted bright orange-red. All I need is blonde hair, a swimsuit and I can hit the beach.

These are currently, my favourite colours from OPI.

Girlify me.

From left: Ladies & Magenta-Me, Feelin’ Hot-Hot-Hot.

A tinge of Alice in Wonderland.

From left: Yoga-Ta Get This Blue, Absolutely Alice, Disco Ball Sparkle (only available in Japan)

Festive Chinese

From left: Dear Santa (I heart this colour so much!), The Thrill of Brazil, Monsooner or Later (The colour I have on my nails at the moment).

Happy Chinese New Year!

A love affair with the domesticated.

I’ve had this love affair with Ikea’s cow hide and sheepskin rug; and most recently, their goat skin rug.

Everytime I’m in the Ikea store I’ll spend a good twenty minutes feeling the texture of the animal rugs and pondering if I should acquire one. I would love to buy the white sheep skin rug and put it right smack in the middle of my room. And there after purchase lots of vintage frames to dramatise the effect.

But the furriness of it all gently nudge me to the other side - after all, I do sneeze when I’m in the Ikea carpet department.

There in the other corner, lies the cow hide. Subtly smooth and I just love the screaming prints. But it’s a freaking $399 and I always leave with a if-only-it-was-$100. But it’s a cow we’re talking about. And if milk costs $3 a litre, I’m pretty sure a big lady is more expensive than that.

So now, Ikea introduces miss goat skin rug. A smaller version of the cow hide and at a friendlier price of $79. I had my eyes on one of it at the Queensway shop - the spotted black prints was calling my name - and as I reach out to get it. Oh dang, the goat skin rug is softer in look than it feels. It felt like I was touching a straw brush.

So slightly dishearten I left.

I’m pretty certain the next time I step into the Ikea shop again, I’ll spend a good 20 minutes re-doing the entire thinking process all over again.

And who knows, I might really get myself that goat skin rug the next time round.

I’m way too cool.

The #1000090 reason why I’m still in adoration of my niece even if she tears my room down every day.

1 more day to Chinese New Year’s Eve!

Happy Chinese New Year everyone. =)

BS: The epitome of vanity

What happens when I have a pile of work to do and have little time to take care of my skin?

I indulge.

Enough said.

Declutter that mess!

Chinese New Year is creeping close. It is tradition that we take time to declutter the mess in our house to welcome the new year.

Since the 2010, I have resolved to stay clutter free and I’m glad I did.

These are some fabulous webby to help you with clearing the mess in a meaningful way:

Books: www.secondhandbooks.com.sg - a fantastic site to swap or sell your books.

Electronics: www.ragnbone.com.sg - get cash for your electronics, even if they don’t work.

Clothes and Others: www.ebay.com.sg - one of my favourite sites to sell my clothes. But don’t everybody know about this site already?

Some tips on keeping things minimal and brighten up the living space:

1. Keep photos in its digital format. If you need to display them, choose one or two to print. Ikea has a great picture flip frame that helps display 10 pictures.

2. Place mirrors in a strategic place in the room. It helps to brighten the room by reflecting more light (from the lamp or the sun).

3. Put items in acrylic boxes or folders to keep a clean line of vision. I place all my tiny items like jewellery and keys in acrylic boxes produced by Muji.

Have fun de-cluttering!

Yoshi!

It’s a long tiring weekend of completing assignments. It has been 2 years since I last had school meetings on a Sunday. All the days of slogging hard in the study rooms, rushing to finish group projects after group projects.

I miss the days of chilling with friends thereafter, over dinner or just a cup of hot chocolate (I don’t drink coffee). These days people are just too busy and pre-occupied with their work and family matters to meet up with people.

A sign that everyone is growing older? Perhaps.

Well, after the meeting I’m looking forward to trying my luck at the prize station. This was what I got the last time round I spent 4 hours catching…

Yoshi! Ain’t that giant? =)

My sister is secretly wishing to bring home the huge Hello Kitty.