Our 2nd Year Anniversary (: (:

20th May 09:

Another BIG day for me and dear (: Our 2nd Year Anniversary! Yes it is only our 2nd year; it seems like we've been tgt for so many years..haha.

Our celebration was kinda simple (: High-Tea at Goodwood Park Hotel and we caught the movie "Angels and Demons".

Everything was impromptu. Er hem dear u know why lar huh!?haha.

Well; it was me who chose Goodwood park coz ive read so many positive reviews on it...no one seems to regret going there (: We've nv went for any High-Tea buffet thus we decided to try this out. Initially i wanted to make reservations for Shangri-La's Rose Veranda High-Tea- they have more than 100 types of Teas and a huge range of desserts and hot food! But; they were fully booked even on a weekday =(

Pictures time (: (:

[I'm wearing my favourite dress till date; just received it from one of my fav shop AE after waiting for a few weeks..I love it to bits; the cut; the material ; the colours are just so awesome! It is an exact replica to the designer's pc which cost a few hundred bucks! I feel like a princess wearing it (:
[ Having our tea and coffee before tucking into the buffet spread ]

[They served many types of cakes; all the cakes are designed beautifully (: ] [Their famous scones]

[Another of their famous item: Creme Brulee] - it was too sweet for my liking >.<

[Fried items- not a big spread but each piece was fried to perfection; really]

[Many many types of sandwiches and bite sized savory items] - the savory items are just like pieces of ART...each of them are exquisite and does not just taste great but looks great too! [Smoked salmon]- love it!

[Diff types of cheese]- we didnt touch them at all; i dont like cheese!

[ Goodwood Park is famous for their desserts! Thus they have a really big Dessert Station filled with many types of small sized cakes; tarts; pies etc etc...] The spread is overwhelming!

Our 1st plate: Foie Gras on bread, Ham on hard bread; Salmon with Caviar, Ebiko prawn pastry and smoked ham. It is my my 1st time eating Foie Gras and Caviar; both which are really expensive items... Sadly; my tastebud doesnt agree with the taste of Foie Gras; it just taste so weird >.< ..But the salmon with caviar; smoked salman and the ebiko prawn pastry were really good!

[Dear eating Foie Gras!] 2nd plate: Fried items! I like them especially the fried vietnamese style spring roll and the very long fried item which i dunno what exactly it is. hee.

3rd plate: Portobello mushroom croissant; Parma ham with melon, Tortilla wrap with pepper chicken(on the top), Ebiko Prawn pasty again and the kueh pie-tee lookalike item in the middle: Chicken with Apple and Apricot in Crispy shell- This is my FAVOURITE item; it is SUPPPPEEEER NICEE! Must try! The crispy shell melts in your mouth; overwhelming it with so much taste once you take a bite out of it.

4th plate: Cakes !! From top; clockwise: Fruit cake, rum and raisin pear tart; rum and raisin cake; crunchy hazelnut choc cake Next; taking a rest...from the Dessert Station: Mango soup with pomelo..Mango lovers will sure love this! It is very thick!

Then; time for Hot Tea! Dear ordered Camomile tea for relaxation; i ordered Rose and lavender tee (:

[Mine- it taste really sour >.< ]

By now...we are both really full and dar was almost puking!! Both of us have really small appetites! But there are still so many items which we've yet to try...so we forced ourselves to get some more food.. (:

From top; clockwise: Prawns with mango croissant, Apple and apricot crispy shell(i love it too much), beef sandwich; smoked salmon(love this too!)

Lastly; we got this few from the Dessert Station...from top: clockwise: Strawberry mini fruit tart(dar like this), Raspberry cheescake?, Choc eclair, Lemon meringue(Refreshing!) and "i dunno what is this"..haha..i just took a small bite out of everything..They taste GREAT!

Creme brulee...too sweet!! but those with sweet tooth are sure to fall in love with this. okies...there are still many items we've yet to try..i just wish that we have bigger stomachs >.<>

Next; we watched 'Angels and Demons"- another impromptu decision... (: But; the movie was very very nice i feel!! Though there are so many Catholic terms which i don't understand; it kept my eyes wide open throughout the entire show..A great and interesting suspense movie! (:

Next; we had a simple dinner at Cine foodcourt since it was kinda late by then..I had my favourite pasta- "5 Star Baked fish pasta" ($7++)..worth every cents; serious!!!! this pasta stall can be found in Vivo's foodcourt too..Their standard is really hotel standard; trust me!

Lastly; i love my dear dear and hope we can spend our lifetime tgt doing so many simple and yet fun-filled stuff ......

We have so many years to spend tgt and i thank God for that (: I really enjoyed all my time with you, quarrels along the way did helped make our r/s stronger (: I dun mind quarelling once in a while! hahaha.

HAPPY 2nd ANNIVERSARY DEAR!! MUACKS!

May updates..

May updates:

For the month of April and May; me and dear hardly went out for dates all due to my exams =(

So, we went to Jurong point last saturday to walk walk since ive no tuitions that day. haha.

1st stop: Ji De Chi Dessert! 1st time patronizing this dessert stall. The hot food items were quite special but nt cheap. =(

[Shy dar. haha.]

[ Sticky rice with real durian fillings ]- it was really sweet and special, not bad imo but must definitely share this with sumbody. The sticky rice skin is really thick! [Yin and Yang dessert]- almond plus sesame paste. I prefer almond paste on its own! I love almond paste!!!
[ Then we had Toastbox laksa for late lunch ]- It's my 1st time trying their laksa after hearing raves about it. Taste was not bad.

GemofDestiny has launched our 11th Collection: "Lovely summer tea party". It consists of dresses, tunics, dresses and accessories perfect for this Summer season.
Credits to dear again for helping with the phototaking and collage making. (: GemofDestiny.livejournal.com has a new look now too. Dear created a main banner and mailing list banner for me (: Lovely!! I did the feedback banner myself; super simple though. haha.

[I'm taking a break from the tedious phototaking]

[I bought the famous Japanese Fish-shaped Wafer ice cream for dear to reward him.hehehe.]
[This is a random bouquet of roses given by Dear..he love giving me red roses..hehe] the bear looks sad =(



[This is one dress i really love from one of my fav shop BC] wore it for different occasions..it is casual and pretty!! I love it! Oh and i was holding on to a cup of "Gula Melaki" ice cream from this newly-opened Ice Cream shop called "Udders" at Westmall! This shop served a variety of Alcoholic and Exotic flavours ice cream .

[Another sweet new top. But it has since been returned to the shop coz it was a wrong item mailed to me =( hahahaha]

[Introducing to you; a very very nice Japanese Melon ice cream; can be found at the newly-opened Japanese store next to Mos Burger in Westmall. It is also served in Kuishin-bo! Really nice and refreshing! I tried the Orange flavour one too and it was equally gd!]

Okies...after updating this restless blog; im going to continue my revision for my last paper which is the toughest one- "International Comparative Perspectives" which will be held on 2nd of June- Dear's bday. hahaha! What a coincidence!!

April updates (:

April updates!

1st up: Lawsonn's 21st bday! It was held at a SUPER BIG and GRAND function room in YCK. Food was great; company was great too. Im sure law enjoyed himself lots (: Hope he can fulfil all the desires of his heart and excel in whatever he do (: It was not only a special day for lawsonn sim jinyang but a great day for the long-lost FM clique to get tgt again (: I enjoyed their company so much. Miss them lots and cant wait for our next gathering in June; after my exams! (: Ooooh btw the theme of the party was PINK! But..law wasnt wearing pink..dots dots.

Pictures time (:

[Our prezzies for Law- A NUM TEE and BOXERS!]

[HAPPY BDAY LAWSONN]

Next, Jacq's Bday!! We had a mini surprise day celebration for Jacq at Vivocity after a sumptous dinner at Marche.

Happy Bday Jacq!! She's the best cgl one can ever get and i really thank God for that (: She's one inspiring woman and really one whom i look up to (: Have a blessed year ahead Jacq!

[TASTY AND EXPENSIVE PORK KNUCKLES- this one's heavenly]

[Jacq and the yummy cake from Awfully Chocolate]

Camwhore time..who ever is reading this can skip them..haha


[I love this pic (:]

[Jacq and her beautiful gigantic bouquet from Raegan..aww so sweet]

My simple dates with darling (:

April wasnt an eventful month for us as its my mugging period (: A few pics frm our trip to Ikea, Heerens and Ngee Ann Poly..hahaa..It's all about food of cause!

[The bestest swedish meat balls]

[Yummy shrimp fillings chee cheong fun from a stall at Heeren's basement- I LOVE DIMSUMS!]

Wonder why we went to Ngee Ann Poly though both of us have already graduated? Coz..they just built an AIR-CONDITIONED foodcourt "MAKANPLACE" and since i was having tons of revisions in SIM; dar had to come to areas near me to accommodate me..Poor dear..But, one reason why i asked him to come to NP is becoz i want him to try a mini hotpot stall at the new foodcourt which i so loveeeeeeeeeeee!!

[Taken in NP!haha. My bangs are covering my eyes!]

[Big and spacious MAKANPLACE- it was really big and stylish- i love the food!][This was what i wore that day..the top was the most popular item in GemofDestiny's collection 10..(: (: ]

Ok..so i was so addicted to eating hotpot this month; i had to psycho darling to try out this new hotpot stall in Cineleisure's foodcourt..The portion they gave was kinda big!!

[Ironically; i forced dar to eat hotpot but i myself didnt eat that..haa..this is my Wine chicken which tasted really good! Simple and nice (: ]

Ending off with my vain pics...new top (:

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I am very disappointed.
Hopes? Promises? They all can be easily dashed.
It takes just one word to kill and years to mend.
Just leave me to feel sorry for myself.

Gem of Destiny's Collection 10!

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Some pictures for Gem of Destiny's latest collection (: Really wanna thank all the ladies who showed support although i hardly update with new collections regularly. The response for this collection was overwhelming- a breakthrough indeed (:

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It is mugging period from now till 2nd June for me! I am having tons of revision classes and i'm really nervous for the exams!! And i'm so looking forward to June because my whole family (with the exception of my brother) will be going for a holiday trip to TAIWAN! It's been ages since we had a holiday; and i've been yearning to go Taiwan for so long! *Cheers* I'm gonna bring back lotsa lotsa goodies; hopefully some items for Gem of Destiny also (:

After my exams; not only will i be going for job-hunting; but also spend some time to expand my online boutique- everything from the designs to photoshoot or to a .sg maybe?! And; i will want to open a real boutique in Haji lane/Far East/Bugis after i earned enough to cover all the start-up costs! I will be my very own purchasing/merchandizing manager also; travelling to different countries to source for fashion ideals; hiring my own staff and if i have the time i will take out some fashion design courses to produce my own label etc etc.Can't wait; like seriously (: Gotta plan it nicely; AFTER my exams!! I need to carve out a future myself; and fulfil my ambition/goal- to be a Business Woman- in the area i love: Fashion (:

But i've got a problem- which kind of job should i go for; right after my graduation? I need ways to earn capital!! I'm not sure as of now! Will be mugging real hard to PASS my exams 1st- that's my priority now!

I miss having fun with all my friends; miss fellowshipping with cgm; miss going out with dear....i have been cooping at home and school since prelims started...

God, give me strength and wisdom ! (:

March 09 updates!

I had finally finish blogging for those outdated posts which i didnt blog about from April 08 all the way to Feb 09! Yea i cant believe i actually did tat too!It took me alot of time! All i want is to keep this blog alive; to store all my memories so that i won't forget all the wonderful things and people in my life in the future when i become an old hag (: In this brand new year; i hope that i will be more consistent in blogging (:

Had my prelims from 11st March to 14th March 09; i started revision in the beginning of March- stopped going out; tried to study a bit here & there everyday and mugged till 4am for the 1st 3 papers and till 7.3oam for the last paper!!Argh! It was a really stressful period; emotionally; mentally and physically. All the papers are very difficult; a degree is really not easy to obtain. The University of London revisions by both local and foreign professors will commence next week and the real exams will be in May all the way to June; afterwhich i will graduate with "Bachelor of Science in Business Degree(with honors) by University of London". I have to really concentrate on my revisions this few months!!! I must pass all my units and get a degree!!!!!!

15th March-

a big day for me, zen and evans. We are promoted to "Ministy Member". Now; we have upon us more responbilities and im really looking forward to them all (: Happy promotion zen and evans!! (: The cg gave me and zen a stalk of sunflower each!! Love it! And also; i pray that yongling will get well soon!! (:

[Us with jacq!]

I've planned to take pics of those outfits that i love whenever i go out to have my very own "Style Book" - one where i can share my love for clothes; fashion and inspirations with people (: Currently; using facebook albums to contain my pics!

[What i wore to chuch last Sunday]



[Nice sunflower & dear dear as the border!Teehee!]

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Met up with dear for dinner @ Bugis on Monday(16th March) as we might not be able to meetup for the rest of the week!

We went to "Ayam Penyat House" along North Bridge road for some indonesian food.

[gado gado- below average; the gravy and rice was soooo little]

[Ayam penyat meal!- ive always love ayam penyat dish for their chicken! this is not bad and i will always remember not to touch the chili for all indo dishes. it can kill; seriously!]

Next up; desserts @ Ah Chew Desserts! I havent visit Bugis for quite sometime; and now Ah Chew desserts have expanded their shop! It is now 2 shops in one; and beautifully decorated with and oriental chinese feel i like! Our 1st trip there although we have heard so much about Ah Chew's desserts!

[Mango sago with pomelo] - the portion is very big but it is too sweet and there is too much coconut; thus a lil disappointed!

[Steam milk with papaya]- it is quite nice although we could have easily replicate it at home- just warm up the milk. haha.

Okay..peektures time..oh i got a new bag after wanting one for soooo long as i've been hibernating at home for sooo long....

[The raves now- OVERSIZED TOPS and leather pants!! i love OVERSIZED TOPS!!can hide my fats! Thank god for such an invention!hehe.]

[Love my bag to the max; got it for a good bargain- 50% discount!]

[Pose!]

[Look @ my loafers! Its is soooo cute and sweet; it reminds me of Paddle Pop ice cream- oh so delicious!]

Dear's turn...he is shy..hehe

[Oh he bought a new top from "Praise" again; hmm..think he must have been influenced by me..tsk tsk. This is very nice though!!]

Oh yea...both of us is deciding to invest in a DSLR camera to take professional pics for my online business as i'm preparing to expand it after my exams!

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Random meetup with dear:
Love the pink wall and the jewels embedded tunic dress!!!!

And just to share: Many Hollywood Celebrities to volumize hair.............

[Bumpits! mine is the medium size one; just insert it under your hair and it will cling on to your hair to give a volumize look and then just secure the ends with bobby pins or clips. There are mini, medium and hollywood(large) size bumpits. I got mine from an overseas online shop! Those who are interested can let me know (: It's not cheap though; but it is super useful!]

[Random outfit]- new Acid washed grey jeans! the hottest jeans now!

[Commes Des garcons tee with the same Acid Washed jean!]

[Dear with his new Adidas jacket and new Tee from "Praise" ]

[Cool huh!]

[Random outfit i wore to cellgroup]- oh i just love 1 piece romper or overalls so much. it is just so convenient.

[Random dinner @ Astons Express @ Ang Mo Kio ]

Address: Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 Blk 721 #01-2823 Stall 3/4(Wang Wei Li Coffeeshop)

Astons is famous for their steaks! But do visit their Specialties restaurants instead though the pricings might be higher than the one in the Coffeeshop! I'm not a fan of steak though i hope i am one.haha.

[Dear's grilled chicken and the sides he chose]- the marsh potato is nice!

[My black pepper fish is nicee too! and the price is affordable!]

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And N194 has come out with our own blog: http://shinelevate.blogspot.com/ ! Credits to Michelle! Will visit it regularly! heehee!

Feb 09 updates!

Valentine's Day: A day which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards, presenting flowers or gifts.

Me & Dear didnt plan any special plans beforehand as we were both too busy & short of ideas! But but but; the dinner part shouldnt be too slipshod as we are one couple who really love to eat; but ironically- both with small appetite! haha.

It's a Saturday & i had to attend MSM class in the morning; thus i carried a huge bag containing dear's prezzies & went to school; overdressed[no choice man!]. Afterwhich; met dear @ Vivo and caught the movie "A curious case of Benjamin Button". It was a great movie; worth every cents of the $ we paid! I love it to bits! The plot is really fresh & entertaining & of coz Brad Pitt is really good looking! hee.

Roses & cutie bears from dear! Love it; i still get to keep the bears even if the roses wither! Pretty! Dinner time! I did alot of research on buffets & found lotsa raves on Kuishin-bo @ Suntec! We called them to make reservations about 4days before VDAY but it was fully booked! Thus we decided to walk-in although we know that the queue is gonna be damn long; i really want to try the famous CRABS! And truly; we were stunned by the long queue when we reached @ 5.30pm promptly for the Dinner. Words cant describe how long the queue is; but time can- we queued for 3hours!! Yes; a painful 3hrs! The few restaurants beside Kuishin-bo didnt even have any queues! That is how popular it is!

[We camwhored abit to kill time]

By the time we got in; we were starved! And thus we didnt take many pics. Kushin-bo offers a wide range of Japanese delights. The spread is really huge- many types of sushi, sashimi, fried soft shell crabs, tempura, oysters, teppanyaki beef; chicken; fish; paper steamboat etc etc. The famous CRAB CLAWS are gigantic! You really have to see for yourself ! The biggest crab claw ive ever seen! And the sweetest and juiciest ive ever tested! One special thing is that; they have hourly specials with a repetitive Kuishin-bo Jingle( Dom Dom Kuishin Bo....) whereby they will announce some "special items" with limited quantity every now and then and you have to rush to the counter to get them.

[Hot beef paperpot & a hungry dear!]

[Huge and superbly delicious crab claws! i had like 11 of it! The meat is orgasmic i tell u. No wonder it is highly raved! People just keep piling on the crab claws and salmon] [Random stuff we took]

[Teppanyaki chicken and beef] - nice; but we couldnt really finish it after stuffing ourselves with crab claws. haha. We managed to get the "Special items" too: Oat prawns & ice cream crepes dessert!

[Their variety of desserts is really huge & mouth-watering! See for urself!] - cheescakes; fruit tarts; mini cakes; mochi; jelly; puff; ice cream; fondue; eclairs; puddings etc.

[i LOVE the chocolate fondue especially marshmallows coated with warm oozy dark chocolate]

Next is gift-giving time!

From me to dear:

First present: [A Tatty Teddy!] hahahaha.. i wanna give him something which he wouldnt expect. i did a research online & found out tat actually guys hope to receive flowers or bears as a prezzie on VDAY too. Anyway; the Tatty Teddy is too cute; thus dear have to love it no matter wat. hee.

[We are one big family!] 2nd present:

[ Its a classic Pierre Cardin wallet]

3rd present:

"Wow so big!"[A pair of white loafers which dear eyed on before!]

4th prezzie:

A written card for deardear! (:From dear to me:

First present:

Of coz; its the bouquet of flowers and bears! Dear was very sweet; he did a few envelopes with the presents' numbering on it; and every envelopes contain his promises to me. (:(:

2nd present: [ A guess wallet which ive been eyeing for! Love it!!] 3rd present:

SURPRISE! Its a gigantic poster of Edward Cullen! Oh my goodness! Dear is so willing to let me have it. I love Edward but love Dear much more =p I know he went through alot to ship this to Sg as it wasnt avail in sg. Will treasure it =) 4th present:

[A really sweet card filled with so much love]

[Lovely cards]

I love all the presents that Dear gave me. And most importantly i love him to bits! It was a nice and simple VDAY celebration and i really treasure all the time we spent tgt (:

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I'd always wanted to try the Lychee Martini cake at this bakery located in Ang mo kio!- the highly raved Pine's garden! And yea me & dear found the bakery today! Before that; we had a really overpriced porridge dinner; must be becoz of the fish. - this stall has got a really long queue which attracted us in the 1st place.

Pine's garden is located at Ang mo kio ave 10; blk 529; #01-2369. It is pretty famous and was featured in the show HDB Tai Tai as well as the Straits Times. We bought 3 pieces of cakes at one shot! Forgot to take pic for the Blackforest one which is the nicest one oso; imo! There are many cherries in the cake!

[Lychee Martini]- a lil disappointed coz i couldnt taste the martini @ all..but there are many lychees inside. it smells really good.

[Brandy chocolate cake]- the chocolate is really thick and nice; a sinful one! haha.

[Dinner @ Manhattan's Fish Market @ Central!]- the platter looks alluring isnt it! but actually; the portion reduced alot! both of us could finish the whole platter this time round !

[hehe; dar wearing new top orh!]

[ yea my new commes des garcons tee!]

[nice dress!]

Chinese New Year 2009

It's the Chinese New Year festive period!! (:

I feel very upbeat this year; eager to buy and wear new clothes! haha.

Everyone seems to be surged with joyfulness; or is it only me. Oh wells; i prefer the CNY mood this year; much more than XMAS 08 though i've always loveeee XMAS.. Peektures time!

[Sistershood!]- the dress i wore to CNY service tat day was the one which i wore on the 1st day of CNY 2008! haha.
[Brotherhood!]

[Day 1 of CNY- met dear after all the visitations to catch Wedding game @ Westmall]

Im kinda traditional; always prefer to wear Red or pink or any auspicious colours on CNY..haha. I bought all my clothes online as i really couldnt find one outfit that i like in the malls. Im very maroonish this year!

[Feeling very happy wearing new stuff from top to toe: maroon laced back dress- the extricate lace details is really nice but nt obvious in pics; diamond studded sandals; pink floral frosted earrings; oriental floral bangles set plus new hairdo and new OPI red nail polish!]

Dress: Online

Accessories: all from Diva- cost a bomb; sobs!

Sandals: Far East! pretty purple satin straps with diamond studs.

[Love the backpart of the dress!]
Deardear bought a whole new set of outfit too!

Top: Topshop. the colour is super nice in real life!

Jeans: This pair of jeans is no ordinary jeans; it is coated- gives the leather-like feel in real.

Shoes: Pointed patent shoes- a minor breakthrough huh!

[Wedding game is kinda lame in my humble opinion]

Day 2 of CNY- visited my maternal side @ AMK. Didnt take pics of my relatives though.

I bought a very CHINESE like satin top. haha. super CHINESE.

Met up with my gers! We ordered pizzas; lao yu sheng and chilled out @ Eunice's house! Miss them lots! Miss Weiling too! (:

Jan 09 updates!

Jan updates:

Its 2009 ! A brand new year!

The CNY festive mood is so strong this year! (:

Looking forward to a fruitful and wonderful 2009! I have so many things to do and achieve!

2nd day of 2009:

A date with dear; a not-very-nice korean lunch @ raffles place followed by a long journey to Parkway Parade! (:

[my zha jiang mian- nt very nice ;( ]

[dear's very salty beef stew]

Next; parkway parade! It's been soooo super long since i step into Parkway area man! This place is just too inconvenient. haha. [Love this dress man]

Wonderful Dinner @ Bakerzin!

[Dear's prawn pasta is nice!]

[My Ayam pasta is super delicious]

[Tucking into their famous Mudpie!] [Warm mudpie- nice!]

1st time dining in Ding Tai fung!

[This is real nice!]

Ling's 22nd birthday @ East Coast Park:

Happy Birthday Beloved BFF! (:

[Her beau!]

[The girls!]

[The hunks]

Christmas 08 updates!

Christmas 08 updates:

It's Christmas time- the season for giving; and most importantly the birth of Jesus Christ(:

My all-time favourite season; but this year's a little less Christmasy mood than last year.

[Random candies and cookies from my beloved cg peeps]

Christmas Eve Date with fav boy- "Breeks cafe"...

[Nice pan-fried fish][Dear's grilled salmon] [Wholesome chocolate fusion] 27th Dec! Baking in the season mood in town...

[Mary and her little lambs]

[Into the magical land of Christmas]

[ Dear stealing their wine]

[Beautiful lightings]

[Dinner @ Ichiban sushi!]

[Dear's paper pot]

[Looks good huh!] [My mini curry rice]

December 08 updates!

December 08:

This month is not only the month of XMAS but also the month which Dear is gonna be enlisted!! That means he gonna be BOTAK and i get to see him lesser >.<

Thus; many meetups were arranged before he get enlisted. And we met up and spend time as much as possible!

With N406 @ Fishermen's Wharf @ Clarke Quay:

[ XMAS decors @ Heeren]

[My very very very expensive pink swarovski crystals hair extensions. Big CRIESSSSS]

Random lunch with Dear Nana Thai opposite Bugis Junction..food is average. we were out of ideas and super hungry that day!

[Pineapple rice!!]

[Thai style kway tiao]

[Sambal stingray]- yes we had stingray in the afternoon!

Random lunch at Ngee Ann's Alumni! I love their rice set meal; especially the kung pow chicken, shrimp paste chicken, thai style fish.. Really nice and affordable for a restaurant in school!

[Random dinner @ a HK cafe in IMM] - nothing to rave about the food.

[handsome boy!]

[Iced yuan yang] - very diluted

[Luncheon noodles]- i was really craving for something bland tat day; and yes this is really bland and not worth the price. haha.

Random lunch @ Waraku De Pasta @ Heeren.

[My creamy prawn pasta which is kinda nice but expensive!]

[Dear's tomato based seafood pasta i think]

XMAS decors along Orchard Road...

[Paragon]

[Candy house near Tangs!]

Met up with jac, jm and caleb @ Bugis before Dear's enlistment!

[This pic looks good; like a family.hehe] Random chocolate i found!- with my name on it!!

Now is the time......for dear to become BOTAK! hohoho. i accompanied him to the barber! this is a once in a life time event; i must be there to witness it!heehee.

[ hehe ]

[ ta dah! a new Brendan!hehe]

[With the Ed Hardy cap given by N406][Dear doing advert with a very nice bubble tea cafe @ Toa Payoh]

[ new look!]

We walked around town to bask in the festive mood too... (:

We had ice creams at Swensens to curb our cravings for sweet stuff! I've always love Swensens!!!

[Random meetup @ Vivo] [Take 1]- fail

[Take 2]- change formation- weird Take 3- changed formation- better . haha.

This is the biggest XMAS tree this year!!!!!!! very nice! After XMAS service where the rest all disappeared...haaha..Thus; went to JP for a XMAS dinner @ The Soup Restaurant

[Lotus root soup!]

[Very fresh fish slices]

[Nice pork ribs] and one more dish which is nt featured- the very famous "Samsui Chicken" -this is really good!

Met up with N406 just one day before Dear's enlistment; after becoming botak!hee...Zen also rushed all the way down to AMK ! So sweet!

Dear made a "Survival Kit" filled with lotsa goodies to encourage me when i was gg through my exams last year! And now; i did one for him too; but a very simple one. hehe.

[All that he likes!]

[Khong guan raisin biscuits he love!] [I didnt get enough tupperware to contain this =X ] [and this too.]

Met up with the girls too for dinner @ The Soup Restaurant; my 2nd time this month! hee. Love the samsui chicken to bits! [This is the famous Samsui chicken; really delicious!]

December 08-Batam Trip updates!

Ive been wanting to go Batam and yea me & dear went for a short getaway one week plus before his enlistment date as i know we will hardly get the chance after he enter the army! We did all the bookings just one day before we leave as it is a really last minute decision! Fortunately; ive did some research on Batam earlier on.

[Queuing for our ferry tickets!]

[Off to Batam!]

Harris resort! The staff are really very cheerful!

View from our hotel room.

Little and comfortable hotel room...but the water is not very clean!

1st day: Lunchtime @ the hotel itself; using their coupons! The food they sell are all very expensive!

Explored the resort after lunch. Nothing fantastic actually.. Their spa services are super expensive.

Happy dear!!!!!

Stuffs u need to buy when u go Batam is their home made Kueh Lapis, Mandi Lulur(famous body scrub which cost S$1+ each), Authentic or Fake Ralph Lauren Polo (the authentic ones are cheaper than sg and the fake ones are like S$9 for the cheapest), visit their hypermart to stock up on all ur daily neccessities like shampoo, hair wax etc (they are super cheap) and cheap tidbits, eat A&W which is unavailable in sg anymore, drink their famous avocado milkshake where many forum peeps swear by it, tuck into their super cheap seafood and of coz go for their body massage for half a fraction of price compared to sg!!

After that; we took the shuttle bus to Nagoya Hill shopping mall! Shopping time! But...i only bought one top; tats all. haha. Coz the prices for the clothes are not really super cheap and nothing caught my eye.

This is the outside of the mall; there are many pushcarts.

[Had nice coffee @ bistro godiva] Nagoya hill shopping mall is VERY VERY big; we took quite long to finish walking and afterwhich we had to rush to take the shuttle bus back to the hotel! Of coz; we buy A&W takeways!! omg; its been 10+ years since we get to eat A&W again!

2nd day:

Complementary breakfast @ Harris. Many people have reviewed that their breakfast is really bad; and true enough; the sausages have a very weird taste! But there orange juice is to die for!!!!!

Afterwhich we took the shuttle bus to Nagoya again as we didnt get to explore it ytd!

Tried their avocado milkshake but it is very very sweet and taste weird. Sadly; i didnt research on where to buy nice avocado milk shake beforehand..Next we cabbed down to Megamall ! It was way smaller as compared to Nagoya.

Their JCO donuts cost about S$0.60 and we bought a box. Nice!! Wafer and rootbeer float time @ A&W. Reminiscing

our childhood days..

Visited their famous departmental store: "Matahari".

Next; we cabbed to Batam City Square Mall. This mall is filled with hokkien speaking store owners; to our amazement! We left our groceries shopping to Batam City Square as it is the last mall that we will be visiting. I bought like 11 tubs of mandi lulur! Oh my goodness! haha. They have many types; ranging from aloe vera to rose to lavendar to milk to strawberry etc etc and each cost S$1+ !

Lunch @ Texas Chicken! Their chickens are fiery hot!

The highlight for the day; other than searching high and low for Dear's Ralph Lauren Polo was having our fantastic seafood dinner! Oat prawns!

Butter sotongs- i love this so much so much; it is heavenly !!!! 2 thumbs up! kang kong! Fantastic black pepper crab!!

Oh so nice tomato crab!

Look at the spread!! Look at the crabs! Omg i really miss the food! What more; the total bill was about S$20+! SCREAM: so cheap! Last day!! Bye Batam!

Our loots: everything simple; nothing expensive except for dear's very pretty Ralph Lauren Polo !! This kueh lapies are the nicest i've ever had; got them @ Batam City square as recommeded by an online podder. Had a hard time finding the bakery! The original ones are highly recommended! My loots! The small tubs are their famous Mandi lulur!(a scrub which the malay bride use one week before wedding). Their cosmetics are way cheaper than in Sg too though the brands are very limited! Dear's loots; he also got some stuff that he need for army as they are ridiculously cheap.

Our only regret was not having enough time to go for their massage! And if we were to visit Batam again we would choose a hotel in town to save on the cabfare although it is already very cheap. Resorts are more for people who are here to utilise their built-in facilities and are here to rest and relax and not shop in my opinion. (: And also; i will sure go for their massage and eat more seafood!!!! One thing bad is their ferry tics are not cheap. Overall it was a memorable trip as it is my 1st overseas trip with dear; though it is nowhere very far from sg! It is a good place for rest and relax during the weekends. I heard that many working adults escape to Batam during the weekends for a relaxing and cheap massage. (:

October and November 08 updates!

October 08 updates:

My dear and i love to explore new places and try new food! Our food journey continues..:)

We went to Jang Won Korean Restaurant at Mosque St! My another love other than Dim sum is definitely Korean food!!

[We were served all these side dishes before our meals]-psst..they are really nice and refillable![My bibimbap!] - very nicee!!!!! [Dear's chicken!]- nice too!!

17th Month Anniversary:

This time, we went to Sakura International Buffet @ Orchard!

We remembered to take more pics of our food this time round! Food spread wasnt really impressive. Their seafood items are normal, not very fresh. There are many sushis but i hardly eat them.

[The fish is very nice but very filling too!]

[Nice juicy beef!]

The dessert spread was disappointing =( There were only a few types of miniature cakes, durian puff, mochi and many many packet puddings which i found them quite cheapskate. haha.

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Wanted to try Indonesian food thus dear and i went to this Surabaya Restaurant @ Far East Plaza. The food wasnt very nice; kinda weird. Maybe it doesnt suit our taste. The chili is super spicy! Thats what indonesian restaurant are famous for i supposed!

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In Chinatown- We found this little noodle shop along the stretch of foodstalls @ Smith Street. Went in to settle my craving for Steamed Dumplings! Oh yea; i had a new hair cut too! By Kelvin from Anthony's Hair Salon @ Centrepoint. He was previously from Maison Hairmake @ Far East Plaza and very much raved in Flowerpod forum. I would say his skills are really good and he is very detailed! Nevertheless; my bangs looks really toot in the beginning..but it gets better when its longer (:

[Smile!!]

[Szechuan vege tang hoon]- nice and authentic

[Almond paste i love so much!]

[Nice juicy dumplings!!!]

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We had dinner @ Adam Road's food market one day! Not bad !

Followed by the famous Ice cream Mudpie i've long wanted to try @ Island Cremery located @ Serene centre; walking distance from Adam food market!- not bad at all! --

Botak jones @ Bukit Batok! [What a big portion of Fish and Chips!- i loveee their fries!!]

[Black pepper chicken with mexican rice]- the rice taste weird. their cajun chicken is better than this!haa. --
Theres this place @ Suntec city(near the fountain area) that provide set meals with free flow of ice cream and beverages which i really like for their simple dishes which taste like homecook food! Theres another outlet @ Dhoby Xchange! The pricings are relatively cheap too.

[Love the dumplings- big portion they served as u see!Each meal is served with rice, soup and specially marinated cabbage-kimchi like]

[Teriyaki chicken set!-nt bad!]

[Look at my pretty fake nails!]

[My outfit tat night- super bling bling yea!]

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18th Month Anniversary:

Its our 1.5 year Anniversary! Our next big day to our 1 year Anni! We'd planned to take neoprints on every half yearly anni and so we did it today! haha. Neoprints are memorable keepsake! We are still nt too old for them =p They are really expensive now! $11 per usage of the machine! I love decorating the prints and the flawless-look the lightings give.hee.

[Camwhore 1st]

Because we were so hungry and also ran out of ideas of special place to go; we settled for steamboat @ Chuan Yi Pin opposite Bugis Junction!I'd went there numerous times before.

[Their sliced meat are super fresh and tasty!- they sliced it on the spot for u!]

[Hungry and happy!]

[Pinky dear!haha] --

Met up with ling, yun and the guys for steamboat at Da Chang Jing Steamboat @ Arab Street area. Food selection quite limited; but the pork is nice. Worth a try. [Me, ling and Yun]--

November 08 updates:

November was an eventful month; especially with our church Mega Event : "Asia Conference 2008". It was sucha big bang from 19th-23rd Nov 08 @ Expo (:

Delegates from 72 nations including Taiwan, Malaysia, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, India, China etc etc came to experience our culture and to learn from all the anointed speakers from overseas. Each nights were filled with powerful sermons and impartations of FAITH, exciting competitions to showcase our TALENTS, special performances from celebrities to engage CULTURE and enrichment classes to expand our CAPACITY. We all went excited for the anointing regardless of the hours of queuing and really big crowd!

[Welcome!]

I was one of the finalist for the Fashion Fiesta competition held on the 21st. After weeks of practices; days of materials scouting trips; hundreds of dollars spent; lates nights till 4am to do the costume;lotsa pain caused by the sewing needle........my efforts did not go down the drain (: Managed to clinch the 2nd Runner Up with $300 Heeren Vouchers (:

The process was gruelling but also satisfying; i learned alot; grew alot (: Happy that i can excel abit in something i love; something which ive so much passion about: Fashion!

BiG thanks to my fabulous model Valerie (not forgetting to thank my dear fren Yahui for helping to be the model for a few practices also). Not to forget my dearest dardar and my beloved CG N194 and lastly; All Thanks and Glory to God (:

Theme for the competition: "Oriental"

[Showcasing our makeup and costume design]

[The 10 team of Finalists on stage]

[Yea! 3rd in place!] Backstage pictures- all taken after the event! [My oriental lady- makeup inspired by John galliano's Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 08 Collection]

[Costume inspired by Jap Wedding gown designer- Yumi Katsura]- i sewed layers of organza to the short cheongsam to give a poofy effect.

[Us with the champion!] - very beautiful model!

[Us with the 1st runner-up]- the dude is only 19 !!he's so pro.

On a side note; this is the picture which i was given to follow accordingly for the competition's Prelim round; way before the actual competition.

And this was what i did on that day!

Foundation: Coogi Flowertox BB Cream; set with Chanel Natural finish loose powder in Clair 02- colour was a little too which for her though.

Eye colour: 88 colours palette from Coastalscents.com [ very beautiful and pigmented colours! ]

Lash: The face shop

Lip: Nude lipstick by Maybelline

Back to Asia Conference! JJ Lin came on the last day!!! He sings really well!

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Celebrated dear Zen's 21st Bday!! Zen is 21 le!!

Venue: Condo next to BB MRT- forgot the name.haha

Theme: Headgear!- this is really interesting!

HAPPY BDAY ZEN (:

[Church friends!! What a big group!] [Zen's delicious bday cake!][Me and the pretty bday gal! and the many balloons!]

[Rabbit headgear Zen with Balloon tied to the ear Yongling. haha]

[The gals wore really creative headgear!-look @ the cake on top of Samantha's head!] - i poke 2 japanese chopstick like thingy into my hair!lol.

[Wonderful buffet!! look @ the pretty babe frm Hawaii beside me!hee]

[Posing for the camera woman Jingmin! hee] [ I so love the cake hat! Peiwen looks so cute with the Rabbit ears!hahaa]

[girl power!happy Zen!!] [Me and dear!- this pic look so pro-taken.haha]

[giving zen our presents for her!- card, vouchers and a braun buffel wallet!]

[Love the balloons!!!!me, yongling and jingmin!] --

Celebrated dear Siying's Bday which was 2 days after Zen's bday!!

[Bday girl loving the coke decorations!]

[Chilling @ a Bar at Clarke Quay]

[All of us!- Love them!!]

[We are all grown ups already!haha][Yongling, me and dear!!] --

September 08 updates!

11th Sept 08:

It's Valerie's 21st bday today! Met the girls at Holland V's Settlers Cafe. [Birthday girl Val]

[Love them (:]

16th Sept 08:

A day of food, fun and food with dear. As simple as that (:

I love dimsum!! Tried lotsa dimsums before; this day Dear found this highly raved Dim Sum restaurant online and we decided to head there for brunch! Yummy!

[Very traditional setting and ambience. Dimsums are served on push carts liked those traditional Dim Sum restaurants]-There isnt any menu for u to choose from. Thus u have to stop any waiters passing by with the push carts.

[Yummy dimsums i love!]

[Posing outside the restaurants!]

[Spending our time away at Pitstop cafe]

[Korean Dinner at Taka Basement foodcourt]- my zha jiang mian looks gd but doesnt taste gd. dear's herbal chicken soup wasnt any better.

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19th Sept 08:

A simple day at Vivo City.

Filled our empty stomach at White Dog Cafe; yet again tempted by their lunch deals.

Their setting and ambience is top notch- theres the sentosa view. Me and dear always feel very lazy and sleepy @ White Dog cafe coz its too comfortable. But the food quality is rather simple; in my opinion; portion is small too!

[Chicken consume, dear's breaded chicken and my tom yam spaghetti]- portion is really small!!

[We wanted to reminsce about our childhood today. haha]

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22nd Sept 08:

When was the last time u step into the ZOO?? For me; it was more than 10yrs ago if im nt wrong! Yea; me and dear visited the Zoo today!!hahahaha. Actually it was quite fun and quite an eye-opener. We took many pics ! But im lazy to post so many.haha.

[Welcome !]

[This one is classic i tell u!]

[All animals of coz!]

After that; we went to CCK since i got to give tuition that nite. Thus; we settled for dinner @ Kaari Family! They have a few special flavoured curry. We bought the fragrant and healthy one if my memory nv fails me. Taste OK. haha.

[Healthy curry i think]
[Fragrant curry?]

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June and July 08 Short Updates (:

2nd June 08:

Dear Brendan Terng's 21st Bday

Venue: Yeo Chu Kang (Shaoliang's Condo)

Theme: Tee-shirt Themed-BBQ by the Pool Party

Me and Deborah planned this surprise BBQ party for Dear! It was really one filled with many surprises.

I invited all the people who knows him including my friends; his poly frens; church frens ; his long-lost sec sch frens etc etc. (: (: Dear didnt catch up with his sec sch frens for a super long time before the party thus that nite was a rare chance for him to catch up with them.

We had a jolly good time and good food that nite! Hope Dear enjoyed the party and the surprises!! heee.

[Beautiful Customized Cake for him!!]

Smiley Birthday Boy (:

Prezzies time...........

[Ed-hardy tee from N406]

[Keyboard from N194]

[Vouchers from poly friends]
[Bodyshop stuff and Coffeebean giftcard from sec sch friends][Dar's sec sch peeps]

[N194!] [N406!]
[Brandon, Yun, Ling, Me and dar!]

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30th June 08:
Ruby and Yun's 21st Birthday Bash

Venue: Cant rmb the name anymore =( We rented a beautiful and spacious condo!Love it man!

Theme: Glamorous!

My 1st party ever (: Planning was difficult; yet fun (: It was definitely the most memorable bday celebration for me so far! Many people came; basically all my love ones- family, sec sch friends, poly friends, church friends etc..The condo was really really crowded with 2 sides of peeps invited-yun and mine! (: Situation was rather chaotic though; haa..definitely nt easy to organize a party! I received lots of prezzies also! Really wanna say a big THANK YOU to all those who came and made this party a success (: I felt really loved (:

[My Princessy Cake- love it lots!!!I always dreamt of princessy stuff when i was a child; finally i had something which made me feels like a princess.hee]

[Yun and me with our handmade decorations!!hee] [Happy happy!!]
[Catering from Four Seasons!!]
[Time for cutting cake!]
[My grandma, sis, aunt, mum and dad!!]
[Sec school peeps!!] [My pretty ladies!]
[My funloving cellgroup N194!!]
[Deb's cellgroup N406 and me!]
[Me and pretty boy! hee]

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July 08:
Celebrated Eunice(2nd July) and Wanqing's(14th July) 21st Bday tgt!

[Me and dear Eunice; @ Raffles city]
We went to brandon's house to play mahjong tat nite after chilling @ Bugis. It was my 1st mj session with them (:
[Me, qing,nice,yun - bday girls holding their small little cute cakes. hee]

[Love them!! lovely pals since sec sch (: we are part of T.M.G gang...haha those were the fun sec sch days] --