Serendipity

During my trip to the reservoir with my nieces, I spotted a pretty cool spot.

Falling in love with nature.

What a joy.

Xing Wang Cafe

Singapore is a unique country. What I love best about Singapore? The food.

After going for a nice walk at the reservoir with my nieces, we headed to Xing Wang cafe at Yishun for our lunch.

After burning under the hot sun for one hour, nothing beats drinking a nice cold cup of lychee tea - well… except drinking green apple - but this cup of lychee tea is really delicious. =D

Another specialty of most Hong Kong cafes is their french toast with honey and butter.

However, topping that, is the never ending list of finger-linking pork chop dishes.

Vote for your favourite!

#1. Tomato-pork baked rice.

#2. Curry flavoured pork noodles.

#3. Black pepper pork chop with fries.

Say… Yum!

Grand Canyon Day Tour

If you’re visiting Las Vegas for the first time, you should take a day off to visit the Grand Canyon. You can enquire about the day trip at any of the hotel concierge along the Strip.

Usually, it’s blazing hot in the Grand Canyon, but on the day that I visited… It was so cold! Thank God, I brought my jacket.

First stop, Hoover Dam.

This is where the miracle of Las Vegas begins - it powers the entire city.

The Grand Canyon is truly a sight to behold. I feel so tiny!

Everyone takes a breather at Bright Angel Lodge. You can purchase stones and other memorabilia.

Or… Snap photos at the viewing porch outside the lodge. The scenery is really gorgeous.

Too much backlight. Oops!

Happy weekend =)

Day 3 in Las Vegas: NY NY and M&M’s

Las Vegas is famed for its dazzling casinos. And each casino has its own attraction.

At New York New York… It’s a roller coaster.

Looks easy?

You bet… I just love the loop don’t you? It’s like taking a regular dive in a jet plane. Except… I don’t have a pilot license and I hate the feeling of dropping out of my seat!

Check our how cool and comfy I was before I sat the roller coaster ride.

But my mind was racing… negative g force. negative g force…

The moment I sat on the roller coaster, I told my friend: “why did I even agree on taking this……… ahhhhhhhhhhhhh” and off we went.

After thoughts? I shudder at the thought of sitting roller coasters. And I’m one of those people who dread the re-opening of the dueling roller coasters in Singapore. *Glup*

Onto happier thoughts. I pop by M&M’s stall in Las Vegas!

It’s all about the chocolate, baby…

I purchased an M&M’s cup and I’ve been using it as my milo & hot-choc mug. It makes me happy.

It is a fun place to be in. I heart the life-size M&M’s!

Oh the care-free student life where all that matters was comfort… You can get away with super casual wear and clashing colours… Yet… now, I will think twice about wearing a pair of shorts out of the house. If only I was half as cool as this guy…

Or maybe I should pick out a pointer or two from Mr. Coca-Cola.

I just love Polar Bears. Don’t you?

=) Happy weekend!

My neice - the adorable.

What a difference 5 days make. One day Gwyneth was sick and upset - she slaps everyone in her way!!! And the next…

She decides she has enough energy to put make-up!

Kids…

They make your day no matter what.

Day 1 in Las Vegas. The Venetian & Stratosphere.

Liberation!

If you are wondering why I have been so awfully quiet over the past few weeks, that’s because I’ve been so exhausted going for courses after courses and needed some time off to rest my body.

Took the time to sort out 2 of my external hard disks - after hard disk #1 crashed on me leaving me in pieces for a good two months. Fast forward… and I’m now a proud owner of three hard disk, and have sorted out every single folder and its content.

Hooray!

I’m overjoyed beyond description. And as promised… here are my pictures from my exchange trip to North America.

First up, let’s pull in at the glitzy city of LAS VEGAS! Show me the money… baby!

Now, I was pretty tired after having travelled 8 hours via GreyHound down from Los Angeles (I’ll blog about this another time) and definitely grumpy having left my beloved handphone in LA. But, the thought of stepping into this miraculous city in the middle of the desert perked me up.

The first stop I made was at the Venetian where I booked a ticket to watch Phantom of the Opera. I’m a broadway lover, so I just had to watch this no matter how much it costs. I think we watched an afternoon session as it was cheaper and it was the best fit into our schedule.

Here’s Kunali and I outside the Venetian. Kunali was my house mate for 4 months. She’s a party girl and I’m a homey.

Here’s the stage in the theatre. The chandelier that hangs in the middle actually moves!

At the Venetian I ate a bowl of delicious noodle soup. It cost me US$9! But totally worth it for I had not had a proper Chinese meal in one month. I was sick and tired of the roasted potatoes, pizza and cornflakes combo. No… Basmati rice does not cut it, no matter how much it cost. I want CHINESE FOOD!!!

Here I am with zero make-up, one strand of braided hair (I miss that so much!) and one big bowl of noodles. YUM!

This was how much I love the noodles. Close friends of mine know that I never finish my carbs, not so much because I’m on a supposedly-permanent diet, but because my stomach is really small.

I can even remember how the noodles tasted. Mmmm….

More photos of the Venetian…

Walkways with huge archs.

And really happy people.

Typical tourist shot. Lol!

More photos of Las Vegas…

Such a magical city… really…

There are free shows in most of the Casinos, and for Circus Circus, it was all about acrobats.

Night was a crazy affair.

Say hello to Stratosphere!

This place has the most amazing view of the strip at night. Check this blurry photo of mine. Pardon me… but, this is the best that you can get with trembling fingers. It was freezing at the top! We are in a desert after all… remember?

Steady… steady…

There! To Las Vegas and beyond!

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.

How Time Flies…

Two weeks ago I visited my primary school teachers. It was a new campus and I got pretty lost in the small compound, but I felt really excited and blessed to be back at my alma mater.

I’ll always be appreciative of these teachers who have shaped my education and helped me to become the person I am today.

Jiang Lao Shi and Mrs Ong.

I’ll always be awfully appreciative of Jiang Lao Shi. If it weren’t for her, I would have failed my PSLE chinese. Chinese ain’t my forte, but she rigorously coached me and helped me along. I’m also appreciative of Mrs Ong who helped steer my mischievous class in the right direction, if not otherwise I think we would have done pretty badly. Haha…

My friend and Mrs Ong-Wong.

Mrs Ong-Wong didn’t teach me personally as our class was split into two, but from what I hear from my friends, she was one heck of a funny teacher.

And of course all good kellockians will know the power of Miss Tock. One can never fool around her. I was fortunate to have her for my form teacher in Primary 4. She commands students’ attention, and you’ll never want to forget your home work or your music instrument for that matter (right sister?)

Wearing: Dress & belt by Bysi, bag by Morelle and Necklace from Thailand.

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….

Lemon Chiffon Haul

It’s the Great Singapore Sale season once more… Day one of the GSS and I got myself a pair of heels befitting to attend my good friends’ wedding. But that’s a story for another day. Haven’t had the time to take snap shots of the pair of shoes…

For now… I’m pretty please with my new collection from Lemon Chiffon. I know, I should totally burn my plastic cards before going to that shop. Lol.

I love this maxi dress to the core. Being petite in size, it ain’t an easy feat to find a maxi dress that fits me without having to alter it!

I pair the dress with this necklace.

This is a little different from my usual pretty feminine dresses (or so my friend says). You know deep down I’m a partial tom-boy and I love edgy outfits to spice up my otherwise ‘dressy’ wardrobe. I admit, I own more dresses than pants and top.

I bought a dress similar to this except that mine has white trimmings instead of black. I prefer it with white as it looks cleaner. Wore this to a friend’s wedding.

I always abide by this ‘if it can’t fit, don’t buy it’ policy. I know this dress looks pretty plain on the hanger and a little washed out in this picture. But I really couldn’t help but buy it - even though I have to shed like at least 2 more kg to fit comfortably in this piece. The pains of being curvy and not athletic thin like my niece!!!

I’m definitely in my belt phase. I have purchased more than 5 belts in the past 2 months… and I’ve only one waist!

However, I’m in love with these high waist belts. They fit on my waist and give my body definition.We got them in (breathe) white, navy blue, brown, and orange.

I also succumbed to buying one of the hairband…

And hair tie… My hair ties break so easily!

And my sister purchased these pretty pair of earrings!

How’s your shopping at the GSS?