shumin

another year older

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:43:00 +0800

hubs brought me out to celebrate my birthday, 10 May.
restricted him to only spend not more than $200
between the both of us. so he cannot go crazy over, i’m
not a big fan of celebrating growing older. hahaha!

the day starts with brunch @ Prive. ordered my fave
smoked salmon salad, didn’t quite like the wasabi
mayo that was newly added. hubs had his usual big
breakfast which i love too

hubs gotten tickets for the mummy and lego
exhibition, wheeeee! missed the previous one at
Science Centre.

i love watching those documentary on cable. so
seeing it in real life was really cool for me! if not for
those screaming kids that were there, it would have
been tons better. but well, public space.

spent about an hour or so and off we go to the next
exhibition. was really looking forward to seeing lots
of life size lego artworks.

Yellow, a very famous piece by Nathan Sawaya. it’s
just tiny lego bricks but the creation was so expressive.

rubber duckie we bought from the mummy merchandise
area. bought some memorabilia too, photos and stuff. :)

love this! reminded me so much of secondary sch
days when we were learning how to draw still life.

love all these shots we took at the lego exhibition.
wished i had a better equipment to capture these
shots better.

so expressive right?

this was the largest artwork at the exhibition. darh huge.
he might had modelled it against the real excavation.
very impressive.

a lego ArtScience Museum. very cute.

found a S3 at the activity area. passed the pone to
the security guard, the owner arrived timely to retrieve
her phone. hope one day if i ever lost mine, it will be
returned to me too.

2 exhibitions took up about 2.5 hours of our day. took
a walk around MBS area before heading for dinner. we
were both famished!

had dinner at Todai. super yummy king crabs. they had
quite a good spread of food, there was a korean section
too. guess the korean craze has a huge effect on the
food choices in Singapore. lots of korean restaurants
popping up everywhere.

and yeah, if you’re wondering if we kept within the
budget? obviously no! but if i haven’t set it, i guess it
would have exploded. hahaha

been a long time since we had buffet. really can’t stuff
myself as much as before, there were so much yummy
food. but my stomach just couldn’t store anymore goodies.
had a awesome time. enjoyed myself lots. thanks Hubs!

Lazy bum

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:23:00 +0800

another 3 months till the end of my membership at
Amore Fitness. i’ve been slacking so much, i can’t
find any reason to continue my subscription.

and it irks me that the fact that each member is
actually paying a different price for the same
service. I’m paying about 120/mth for unlimited
access, while a fellow gym mate I talked to the
other day is paying a whooping 140/mth.

there is no retaining factors except that its a all
female gym which I feel kinda comfy in and my fave
yoga instructor teaches there once a week which I
try to attend religiously.

other that these, Fitness First would be 101% a
better choice. maybe i will consider signing up when
if i’m still with my coy when we move to Jurong.

Alfie giving me a kiss after one of my yoga session. ♥
he is such a cutie, brought so much joy to hubs and
my life. of course there are times i feel like making
him into rabbit stew! hahaha

life of a bunny slave

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:32:30 +0800

nom nom nom nom. Alfie stuffing himself. Jo gave
me some of her Zupreem pellets for Alfie’s taste test

gonna slowly swtich the notti boy from alfalfa based
pellets to timothy ones. he as usual will finish eating
all the yummy alfalfa pellets first. only consuming the
timothy ones when his stomach growls.

am not sure whether to stick to Oxbow or try out APD
(American Pet Diner). gonna search for another hay
brand as our current hay from RHQ is finishing.

replenish some of his supplies. 30L of beddings and
2.5kg of his fave Marukan dinner pellets with carrots,
which we only give him as treats and not main food.

he absolutely love this pellet! don’t know what the
Japs include in the pellet, he goes absolutely crazy
over them.

his current playpen setup, minus the Wild Sanko
hutch now as he managed to jump up on the cage.
horrible! we are afraid that he might attempt to jump
out of his plapen and get his legs trapped.

gonna bring him to the groomer tomorrow to get his
nails trimmed and some basic grooming.

Ladurée

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:01:47 +0800

my monthniversary pressie. :)

happyness

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:55:00 +0800

had a long day at work today, had to call it a day when
my poor back starts to ache. reached home at about
10.30pm. nothing beats coming home to your husband
waiting by the door for you and my little Alfie come
running when i called for him. such a cutie.

took a few moments before having dinner to clean up
his playpen, he such a messy fella ~~like his dad~~. we are
reducing his pellets,so he eats more timothy hay now.
but he has a habit of pulling out those long hard stems
he dislike and dumping them on the ground. this picky
eater.

had sweet potato porridge for dinner, oh gawd it was
yummy. been craving for this for like a month! MIL is
such a sweetie, cooked a one person portion for me
while the rest of her kids have plain porridge. *bliss

one of my LOTD :)

love this top from Shenzhen and Levis leggings from
Hong Kong. Tiffany colored clutch from Bangkok, heels
from heatwave; totally comfy.

pardon my messy wardrobe. hahaha!

nutty slave

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:15:00 +0800

woken up by Alfie’s sratching of his cupbox hideout
and his banging on his playpen. cleaned out his area
of pee and poo and yet another round when he
decided to defecate himself right after my cleaning up.

headed to the kitchen to clean up the mess of the past
week. rotten fruit debris stuck in the sink, rusting inner
stove burner from drying pots and pans, oily oven and
cupcake tray from wednesday’s bake.

having to handle everything with extra caution so as to
not startle my little buddy residing in our living area. i’m
clumsy and so much extra caution frustrates me.

to make things worse, the clanking and now the
drumming from the funeral down below since 10am is
driving me nuts. and Alfie is darn scared of “metal noise”.
i respect tradition and i hope they respect peace too.

i need to zen and go get some breakfast. a hungry
person is indeed a angry one.

A Rabbit's Tale

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:59:00 +0800

Binky!

I’m Alfie; a Netherlands Dwarf. i was born on
29 November, this makes me slightly over 4 months
old. i’m still a junior bunny, so daddy & mummy
allows me to eat all i want. nom nom noms.

My breeder said I’m a show quality rabbit, I don’t
know what that means and it seems like dad & mum
don’t care too. I think they are too mesmerized by
my awesomeness!

Daddy & mummy brought me home on Easter Sunday.
They didn’t know it was Easter, no wonder i didn’t
receive any chocolate eggs. the car ride back home
was bumpy and scary, luckily mummy accompanied me
in the backseat.

Mummy filled my food bowl with yummy oxbow pellet
and my fave alfalfa hay when we got home but i was
a little shy and scared, so i didn’t touch my food. Dad
& mum was tempted to play with me but they listened to
my breeder and left me to familiarize with my new home.

I was finally let out after 2 long nights, was a little
afraid at first but i smell FREEDOM! i ran around like a
bullet and did some binkie, i know i am such a showoff.

after refusing to go back to my cage, mummy had to
drape me with a towel to carry me back. i got so afraid
and kicked so hard, i scratched mummy accidentally. i
think she is not angry with me, cause she still clean up
my pee and poop. see, i train her well.

this is a picture of me lounging, just taking a break from
christopher columbus-ing. i love this spot, could feel
cool air streaming out from the gap. what sorcery is this?!

i ate some pellets from mummy’s hands on the third
day, she was so happy. this women is so easily
amused and easy to please.

and i discovered my favorite food, MARUKAN dinner
pellet! oh my hay, these things a crazily bunnilicious.
daddy would make me stand up on my hind legs for it.
i must find out where they stash the treasure!

mummy clean my cage every 3 days, she washes
away all my scent marking. this women! but at least
she distract me with toys she made, i love shredding
a whole roll of toilet paper when she is not watching.
hee!

i’m still adapting and getting used to my surroundings
and dad & mum’s daily routine. sometimes they can be
really noisy and startle me; especially mummy, she is
the clumsy one.

i heard they are bringing me to the vet on saturday.
what is a vet?

Hong Kong 2013

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:58:00 +0800

couldn’t resist the temptation of a good travel deal i
saw on jetstar, $180 per person tax inclusive. and we
are on our way to our second visit to Hong Kong :)

picture of a polaroid we taken @ Mong Kok, 20HKD
per photo. really love how the photographer
managed to capture the essence of Mong Kok street
scene. black & white just gives it such a nostalgic feel.

below are photos i took of our travel. not much, think i
was busy shopping and stuffing my mouth. hahaha

who doesn’t love cold noodles?! 螺丝粉，玉米，肠仔.
hubs been craving for 鱼弹 for the longest time.

my beauty buys. got lots of Laneige products. quite
disappointed with their products actually. well, that’s
another blog post for another day.

got cheated by the appearance of these huge
cream puffs. i would say the puffs were really well
made, but the filling was rather disappointing. very
ungenerous and bland.

couldn’t resist these cute doughnuts even when
we are absolutely sure they are gonna taste crappy.
and they live up of their expectations, choco and
vanilla coating tasted very plasticy. they were more
like stale cakes than doughnuts. but still v cute!

our hotel is just a short stroll away from temple street.
shopped around before deciding to have claypot rice
for dinner. had a long chat with a local and a tourist
who we shared our table with.

had their classic chicken and chinese sausage rice.
still prefer the tasty version of Singapore’s. finished
the night with a bowl of ginger milk pudding, i dislike
ginger so i had their yummy papaya milk.

a trip to Hong Kong island burst our budget for the
trip. hahaha. but it was really nice seeing hubs finally
giving in to his lemmings, a MCM limited edition bag.

had lunch @ Golden Pheonix, the previous time we
were there is was kinda late and there wasn’t any Q.
but this time, there was a horrible long Q outside of
the eatery, little did we know it was voted best 茶餐厅
in Wanchai. hubs love their 菠蘿包.

went to Harbour City. am amazed by the size of the
shopping space. it houses like all the brands one
would go crazy for. almost bought a limited edition
Flamenco Loewe bag. hubs is a real bag influencer.

ate at BLT Burger. omg, love their food even the XL
pickle they serve on my plate.

after hours of walking, we decided to rest out feet at
Agnes B cafe. their desserts and drinks were pretty
average. my only regret was forgetting to buy Laduree
macarons! ARGH!

settled one of our dinner at our fave noodle stall in
Mong Kok. their wanton is so fresh, there is still two
shrimps in each of the wanton. totally yummy.

picture of both of us. seldom hubs initiate to take
pictures. this is one of the rare occasion. :)

we snacked a lot. even tried the fried smelly tofu.
our experience at Taiwan was terrible but this fried
version is surprisingly quite palatable.

planned a morning trip to Shenzhen, have been
nagging to go. but there isn’t anything much, hubs
and i bought slippers each. hahaha. but it was quite
an eye-opening experience.

soon, it was the last day of our trip. decided to spend
our coins on the gachapon machine near our hotel.

looking forward to another trip there soon. :)
goodbye Hong Kong, till we meet again.

home alone

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:06:00 +0800

hubs gonna be home today. wheeee! miss him much!

he was away to the Land of Smiles without me. i was
stingy with my leaves, so i decided not to tag along.

went back to my mum’s place after work on thursday
to bring them out for dinner and to share a little
“bonus-love”. i’ve just gotten my performance bonus,
so yayness! :)

my mum’s place is located up above a long steep
slope. i used to hate climbing up “the hill” when i was
still staying there. the only incentives was there’s a
few saga tree and i love picking these babies up.

had a really good dinner, bro was there too. which i
feel really loved, cause everyone makes an effort
to be there whenever i call for dinner or lunch. i try
to visit my parents as much as possible now.

somehow, an article about what 白龙王said made
quite an impact on me.

heading out to meet a friend for lunch! wearing my
new pair of leggings from Levis, love the wash.
pardon my messy wardrobe!

friends are like boobs

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:43:45 +0800

friends?

i categorize people I know. colleagues are
colleagues and hi-bye acquaintances are just that.

they were never considered friends. I’m not shy to
say i’m a person of few friends, to me…either you’re
good enough or you’re not.

i don’t believe in wasting my time and effort on those
酒肉朋友. either you love me and enjoy my company
or you don’t and if so, please just get out if my life.

i’m sick of friends who are there cause there’s fun,
food or drinks. a true friend doesn’t need 92460289
reasons to hangout. irks the hell outta me.

we all should detox ourselves from lousy friends!

my wanderlusting

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:49:42 +0800

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Santorini, Greece
Eiffel Tower, France
Machu Pichu, Peru
Fairy Pools, Scotland
Aurora display, numerous
The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Positano, Italy
The Great Wall, China
Christo Redendor, Brazil

再见啦，香港。

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:15:00 +0800

Savouring my last cup of creamy 冰冻木瓜鲜奶
@ Yee Shun Milk Company before leaving for HKIA.

These 5 days were great, lots of quality and
quantity time spent with hubs. Had lots of meaningful,
crazy and funny conversations.

Some days I wished life was just like these.
Travelling the world, great food and conversations…

With some effort and some luck, hubs and I may be
back next year for more :)

Till we meet again, 再见啦，香港。

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Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:44:00 +0800

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Relaxing Saturday

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 23:18:00 +0800

had brunch over @ JB, Korean Family Restaurant.
love the causeway recently, traffic-less. which makes
heading over to JB a breeze and i am loving loving it.

had our usual lunch menu. his, unagi set and mine,
kimchi soup. love their generous side dishes.

had been wanting to have desset @ Tong Pak Fu.
a multi-chain dessert store in Malaysia. economical
pricing compared to Singapore, especially their
snow ice desserts.

i’m not a big fan of ginger but i don’t know what got
into me, i guess for the sake of novelty. we ordered
a ginger snow ice and a sesame glutinous rice ball.

us, with our towering block of shaved ice. after my
first mouthful, i would have to say…i’m still not much
of a ginger fan. still prefer the traditional fruits flavor.

our order of sesame glutinous rice balls. very jelat
for one person i would say. would prefer it to be a
little more sweet.

dusted with a mixture of sesame, peanut and sugar.

this is us, after filling our tummies to the brim. :)

headed to Aeon for our usual groceries shopping.
wanted to catch “Flight” but the movie was a little
much too late. there isn’t really much to do in JB.

bought sushi for dinner. yums!

POWERPoint

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:09:00 +0800

went on a 2 day PowerPoint course and am truly
amazed at the “power” of ppt. never imagined that
one can create such pretty 3D image.

even a dummy like me is able to produce the
above building. uber cool right? :) that’s one of the
many perks of working, free courses to attend.

looking forward to jetting off to Hong Kong next fri.
gonna haul lots of beauty and skincare products
back to sg!

after trying the sleeping pack EX and loved it, i
have been dying to try out the other Laneige
products. hubs’ friend was there last week and help
brought back a skin refiner and one of their top
seller, the water bank essence.

i’m really afraid that it will break me out or cause
crazy itchy reddish bumps like the Hada Labo
anti-aging series. i’m using it with caution, but if it
works…..WOOPHIE! gonna buy lots when i am in HK
next week. so excited.

Reunion Dinner

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:28:22 +0800

yet another year has gone by, i remember blogging
about the previous reunion dinner. then we had just
moved into our place less than 6 months.

spring cleaning then wasn’t hectic cause there was
almost nothing out of place…yet. hahahaha!

yummilicious spread of food, including a bottle of
corden bleu. :) it’s a really nice feeling to be able
to feed your family and seeing them have a great
time. FIL, MIL and mum had more than their usual
portions. which really made my day.

the love of my life! hahaha. fresh scallops and abalones!
oh gosh, bless my cholesterol….

a picture of everyone digging in.

every year i would regret not being able to capture
a family photo. maybe i should make it a resolution
for 2013. am thinking of going to a studio for a
family portrait, sounds like a really nice idea.

may this year be a smooth sailing year for hubs, me
and our loved ones. HUATZ ah!

wanderlust

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:07:00 +0800

Wanderlust - a strong desire for or impulse to
wander or travel and explore the world.

my new hair color, nice? a healthier shade of
brown with a little ash. love ash but the color is
kinda very short-lived.

attempting to curl my locks more often as hubs
like this look better. everything to make my man
happy. :)

bought the L’oreal Satin Elnett hairspray in
strong hold. uber love the fine mist, hold is very
good but doesn’t leave the hair dry or crunchy.
but the smell is horrid and the worse thing is that
it lingers. eeeeeeks!

looking forward to yoga later.

Asiatique

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:01:49 +0800

on our last BKK trip, we went to the newly opened Asiatique.
its a riverfront mall that consist of retail and F&B outlets.
some of the tenants used to be from Suam Lum. taking a
stroll around the place actually do make me feel like i’m in a
european country.

had dinner at a japanese restaurant serving ala-carte
buffet shabu shabu. the thin beef slices are yummy!
of cos it cannot be compared to Z’en but at this price,
you can’t ask for more.

after dinner, the most unbelievable thing happened!
hubs bought me a BAKERY!

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isn’t it cute? everything in it is so intricate. there is even a
small wooden bench outside the bakery to enjoy a full tray
of assorted macarons. yummmy…

a shot inside.

putting it together was so much fun. luckily hubs bought
additional luggage space so handcarrying this back to
SG was quite a breeze.

another week to CNY, looking forward to reunion dinner
at my place. gonna slice up the 3 abalones we have laying
in our cupboards since we moved it. bless my cholesterol
level, glutton me.

simple

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:06:28 +0800

life is simple,
but simple is complicated.

in another few more months, i’m gonna be 27 years old.
i’m no longer some mid-twenties young lady. but i’m
actually loving life now as it is; physically, financially and
even emotionally.

sure, life has it’s ups and downs. i’m still trying to
appreciate the crap life throws at me at times. but most
of it, i count my blessings.

i ain’t gonna give up fighting for the life that i dream of.
so, you shouldn’t too. :)

只是随口说说

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:47:02 +0800

这就是你给我的承诺吗？

你说过不会让我难过。。。

那些回忆我都还记得，你呢？

讽刺是你对我的安慰吗?

我应该开始习惯你的不忍耐,你的不重视。。。

山都会变,何况是爱。