Vicki Lim

Bird-Day once again

2009-03-09T23:05:00.024+08:00

When people say that time will speed by once you hit 21, I can't agree more. In just a blink, I was celebrating my last 2xth birthday.

Alex heard all the whining and understood the need to make this occasion special so he brought me to a romantic place with fantastic view and ambience: Black Opal at the Jewel Box.

Amazing view from the restroom: full-glass window overseeing the cable cars

Picture taken against the full-length mirror

The Bird-day Girl

Seoul Trip (Overload)

2009-02-16T23:31:00.002+08:00

I enjoyed myself so much. And all the shopping!!

We went to Seoul with 2 luggages but came back with another extra 3 hand-carry bags. He he....

Seoul Trip (The Romantic)

2009-02-16T23:12:00.009+08:00

During one of the days, we went up to Namsam Tower, a common spot for lovers. The place has an interesting fence where lovers 'lock their love' - they literally use locks to seal their devotions for each other.

Hence, Alex and I went up the hill to do just the same:

We bought a set of lock from the souvenir shop. These cost us about SGD40!!

We wrote our love pledges on the locks

Alex 'locking' our commitments to each other on the fence

Best of love, Alex said the most romantic thing to me: "Dear, we will come back ten years later to check on these locks and re-commit our love once again" Awwwwwwwwww.................

And guess what?? I managed to find another Squeakie in a 7-Eleven store at Namsam Tower.(http://vickilim.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.html) Welcome No.4!!

Seoul Trip (Star-struck)

2009-02-16T22:24:00.015+08:00

I am back from my Seoul trip.Toured there for 2 whole weeks and I can't wait to go back again. The food and shopping (especially for cosmetics) were fantastic but the best of all was the companionship....my darling, Alex.

One of the places that I had to go was the filming site of the "Coffee Prince". I was so crazy about the show so I would do anything to "re-live" the experience again. ( http://vickilim.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html )

Pictures of the Coffee House from the outside:

The infamous coffee counter:

And Gong Yoo's autograph:

Weeeeeeeeeeeeee.............................Yeah!!

Medicine Face

2009-01-26T04:05:00.003+08:00

Noticed that I would always fall sick during the beginning of a new year so it came as no surprise when the flu bug decided to pay a visit.

Begged my GP to give me the strongest drugs possible to shorten the bug's stay as I was preparing for my trip to Korea. You could just imagine all the pills given to me. The only way to make the pill-popping acts much easier was to create a silly smiley face each time:

Revolving Makan

2009-01-04T03:36:00.001+08:00

My "kampong" husband never stepped into a revolving restaurant before!! So today was a real eye opener for him as we went to the oldest revolving restaurant in Singapore to have tim sum.

It was such a nostagic feeling when I stepped into the place. The last time I went to the restaurant was when I was about 6-7 years old. The place did not change a single bit; from the red floral carpet to the traditonal stage for weddings - everything was as intact as before.

As of above was the view we saw when we sat at the table. Our only complaint was that it took way too long to complete one full revolving cycle. An hour later, we were only at 3/4 of the cycle with the Vivocity view:

New Year Present!

2009-01-03T02:58:00.005+08:00

My Christmas present for myself came a notch late and became my New Year gift but I was still equally excited!!

It was too tiring finding a perfect pair of boots to fit my tiny size 3 feet so as recommended by my friend, Sally, I went online to http://www.zappos.com/ to get a pair for youths. I ended up with a dazzling pair of Kenneth Cole's at only S$100+ including shipping cost!! I would never be able to get anything decent at the same price in Singapore.

Ta da....

Still in its sacred "Kenneth Cole" box

A perfect match for my skinny jeans

Joy in my house

2008-12-15T23:11:00.006+08:00

Joy was with me for a few hours before her vaccination appointment. Placed her beside the Christmas tree for a few shots. She looked so dainty with the ribbons on her head.

Muak Muak to my favourite dog in the world!!

Horrid Dinner

2008-12-09T22:27:00.006+08:00

There is this Korean BBQ restaurant near my place which I had been dying to try. Finally decided to do it last night as a form of celebration for me finishing my final exams.

Shot of the restaurant...

As it was our first time trying Korean food, Alex and I heeded the waitress' recommendations and ordered what she thought would be the most suitable for begineers like us. We were shocked at the amount of starters served and more flabbergastered to find that most of them were cold dishes. Being the typical 'China' man, Alex wasn't adventurous enough to try most of the dishes, while I managed to nibble bits off each dish to get a taste of all of them.

See the amount of appetizers, plus the awful cold seaweed soup!!

Dessert: Ginger tea that tasted like ginger concentrate instead!

All in all, we didn't enjoy the food and hated the idea that most of them were cold. Worst of all, we paid s$90+ for the meal!

The amount of left-overs or "untouched" food

Alex's unimpressed expression...

We concluded that both of us won't be able to survive more than a day in Korea....

Shower of Blessings

2008-11-22T22:06:00.004+08:00

Ever thought that parking under the trees would provide a good shade from the sun? So true, but the trees would also provide 'additional services' as well - showers of bird droppings!!!

Ta-da!! I present to you the artistic work of the birds:

Just look at Alex's disinterested facial expression!

Last Day of School

2008-11-21T21:22:00.002+08:00

Today is 21st November 2008 and this is also the last day of school life for me. For the past 8 years after graduating from Nanyang Polytechnic, I have continued to pursue my studies to attain my Masters and this is the day when I can finally fulfill my dreams.

Although I was in school in the morning for my last exam paper, I had mixed feeling of excitement and sadness - excited about the exam; sad that I no longer need to stress over school work anymore...

Shot of the campus from the carpark

The exam hall

Just met up with my secondary school classmates recently and one of them made a comment about me that was so true: "you used to be one of those that hated to study, now you are one of those that can't stop studying!" Well, at least after all these years, I can proudly declare that I am a owner of:

- 3 diplomas
- 1 bachelor degree
- 1 masters degree (coming soon!)

Going, Going, Gone

2008-11-10T18:16:00.008+08:00

A picture speaks a thousand words... This is exactly how I feel right now in the midst of my exam revision:

My Exam Mess!

2008-11-09T00:22:00.011+08:00

I can really feel that I am getting old. I can still remember how I managed to cramp everything into my brains after endless sleepless nights and recited every sentence like a parrot during my 'younger days'.

And now? I managed to drag myself up at 11am for the past 2 days and at around 11:30pm, my eyes would start to surrender. The brain would shut down at 12 midnight. Talk about the vast difference between now and then!!

Worst of all? The module that I'm revising right now is "Convergent New Media". I really wondered why I took this module in the 1st place? I was never a techie so what made me think I would be one now? The terms alone are a total killer. WiMax, Wi-Fi, WLAN, DTV..........ZZzzzZz

My mess, my masterpiece... Notes, Files, Stationery, etc... Makes me feel more bookish...Hah!

Salman Khan Can!!

2008-10-09T21:06:00.019+08:00

I think I am memerised again.... this time with a Bollywood star!

This won't come as a surprise to those who know that I am taking a class module in Indian Cinema & Globalisation. During every class, the lecturer would screen some popular Bollywood films for us to watch and analyse. Hence, it was during last week's class that the movie 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!' (1994; translation: Who Am I to You?) was shown and the lead was this cute guy with floppy hair and dreamy eyes. I am sold! I have a HUGE crush on Salman Khan aka Sallu!!

Isn't he cute? Okay, the above picture was him 14 years ago and now he is 42 but he still looks just as good now:

Google-d for more info about him and found that he is often known as Bollywood's Bad Boy (Yum Yum) but with a heart of gold due to his involvements in numerous charities. I am not alone at thinking that he's cute. In 2004, he was voted 7th best-looking man in the world and best looking man in India by People magazine.

Drool-worthy MTV of him. Now, just give me more of Sallu...

Mission: To Eradicate Illegal Rash Immigrant

2008-09-26T15:48:00.008+08:00

For the whole month, my rashes stuck with me and went on a procreation campaign. I went for a third visit to the GP last Sunday and was finally referred to the National Skin Centre where I was diagnosed with a severe case of Eczema with terrible dry skin. Was prescribed with tons of pills, creams and body wash:

Currently, I am on a very high dose of steroid (20mg/day) which is also giving me horrible side effects. My hands tremor badly but I am determined to succeed in this mission. Rashes OUT for good!

Big Hair Days..

2008-09-14T01:06:00.011+08:00

Me being me, I will never not do anything to my hair, especially since I had taken out the extensions. I went to perm my hair the very next day. Now, I think I look like a poodle. Don't get me wrong, I love this hair as it is so easy to maintain. Here's a pic I just took today:

Somehow, this photo looks so retro after I tried to brighten the image a little. Neat!

******

I don't usually talk too much about my work as I believe in work-life balance. However, something bad happened and I just need to let go some steam. I have been back-stabbed and betrayed by someone at work whom I was protecting all the while. I just got to know about the "stabbing" last Friday and I can't help feeling so hurt and disappointed..

Just because I am accommodating, it doesn't mean anyone should take advantage of me. I am a human being too, so please consider my feelings before you stabbed me so hard at the back.

Rashes applying PRship

2008-09-10T14:52:00.007+08:00

The rashes started their visit to my body last Wednesday. They have stayed, multipled and grew. Now, they have refused to leave me and are thinking of applying for a PR status with my body!!

I saw my GP last Sunday and he mentioned that it could be similar to some virus infection called Pityriasis Rosea. However, this is usually associated with rashes on the body with a few scattering the limbs but I was having the opposite signs, so he couldn't really diagnose me. All he said was "Hang in there".

I had been "hanging in there" for the past week and, finally, I marched into his clinic earlier today. Guess what my beloved doctor said? - "Not problem. Look better now. Huh? You mean these patches are new? Quite ugly hor?" Arrgghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

I am on a steroid regime now so it better work!!

(Ugly patchy legs)

Another New Change

2008-09-06T15:17:00.004+08:00

Changes are good. Taking away the old; forgetting the bad and replacing with new thoughts and opportunites. I like changes so ta-da.....

Another new blogskin! Took me ages to have the courage to edit so much html codings but I am happy with the results so far.

So bye bye, Teddy Bear!

(Yet another old blogskin)

Fallen Hair

2008-08-20T14:07:00.009+08:00

After 3 months of beautiful long hair, I finally had to remove them. I was so reluctant to so do as you could have sense that I was infatuated with myself for having long hair. Yes, in love with myself, bessoted, obsessed, whatever you want to call it. I guess I had to make the heart-breaking decision to remove it when I felt huge bumps of knotted hair. The only way to disentangle my hair was to take away the extensions. (Sob Sob..)

It was a easy task for Alex to remove the extensions. All he had to do with to loosen the rubberband which held the hair and extension together and, wala, the extension would fall off. It took him about an hour to remove all 250 pieces of extensions. However, that was only the beginning of my ordeal.

Remember the huge knots? Yup, I took my about 45mins before I managed to detangle my hair. In the midst of this process, lots of hair dropped out and I had this wry feeling that most of these hair actually belonged to me and not the extensions, as I felt that my hair thinned quite fair a bit after the removal.

The worst of all, the amount of dust accumulated within the knots!! I tried to take photos of it but the dust didn't seem to show in the pictures (Camera shy?). As usual, being a clean freak, I couldn't take the fact that the dust had stayed with me for a good 3-month period and went straight to the bathroom to washed my hair, or rather, to scrub my hair clean.

(Hair extensions removed versus knotted hair removed)

Err... so will I get hair extension again? Gee, maybe as LOVE conquers all :)

Bangkok Trip

2008-08-15T14:44:00.006+08:00

I'd been to Bangkok about a zillion times!! Whenever I told my friends and colleagues about any of my planned trips to Bangkok, the only response would be "AGAIN!?!"

And because I'd been there so many times, I got lazy with taking photos. In fact, during this trip, Alex and I only took one photo. Yes, ONE:

What more can I say about my trip? Going to Bangkok simply means to shop, eat and massage, and I did all 3 things exceedingly, excessively everyday throughout the 4 days there!

Me and Myself and my Hair

2008-07-16T14:31:00.004+08:00

I hate taking photos... cos I think I am not photogenic but ever since with the hair extensions, I found a new hobby = Self-cam whoring

Admittedly, I still feel self-conscious when others take photos of me but taking it myself definitely eliminates all stress factors.

Initially, I only had the intention of showing how the hair will look when 'tonged' but somehow I got distracted and it became a cam whoring session:

So do I look better with my new long hair or the old short spunky one?

Pretty but Deadly Fingernails

2008-07-06T13:53:00.002+08:00

I hate doing manicures!! They will always be ruined within hours so none had a lifespan of more than 1 day. Hence, this time, I decided to try something new = fake nail extensions. ( Might as well, right? Fake hair so fake nails to complete the new look.)

However, this was one of worst things I have tried. I paid about $35 for a set of supposingly custom-made nails at a store in Cineleisure. After 2 hours of waiting, I had these pretty pink plastic nails super-glued onto my real nails.

So pretty to look at but the horror started when the glue dried up and I noticed gaps between the extensions and the nails. When I washed my hands, the soap and water could actually sipped into the gaps! Can you imagine how much dirt and bacteria my hands would have after a few days of accumulations? EEEeeeeeeeee... Totally unacceptable!! Especially for the operating theatre-trained registered nurse like me who totally swears by the need for medically clean hands.

As you would have guessed, I took the nails extension out 2 days later. They were killing me psychologically so I had to get rid of them. They didn't leave on a good note either, the super glue weaken and spoilt my real nails. These fake nails definitely left their 'mark' on me while I try to recuperate my poor scarred nails for the next few months.

(Nice to see...)

(Nice to touch...)

(But once you have them on, consider your real nails dead!)

Hair Extensions!!

2008-06-11T13:23:00.004+08:00

Have always explored the idea of having hair extensions but also chickened out because of the cost and the hassel of mantaining them.

This time, I did to do it once and for all. The 'been there; done that" attitude overpowered the procastination. I did days of reasearch on the online forum, like flowerpot and cozycot. Went down to one outlet in Heeren but the price was exorbitant! I finally settled to do it at City Plaza.

When I reached the shopping mall, I had actually wanted to check out 2 of the more popular stores before deciding which one to go to. However, at the first shop, Angel Beauty, the friendly gals there just kept on talking and convincing me to do it with them that I relented.

The gal that did the new type of braiding extensions for me was a pretty PRC. First, she chose a few bunches of hair extensions closest to my newly coloured red hair and then after about 3 hours with a $300 price tag....TA DA.....long beautiful hair that reaches to around my waist.

(Photo taken a few days after the hair 'operation' )

There is a slight deviation seen between the real and fake hair but with the hair 'tonged', everything blended together flawlessly :)

(Hair tied up... nice?)

1st Anniversary

2008-05-30T23:23:00.011+08:00

Time flies and it has been a year already. Although our lives together includes many ups and downs, the 27th May will always be the day that we declare as OUR day. OK OK.... for this year, our actual anniversary date fell on a Tuesday so the two of us ended up celebrating it a few days earlier, during the weekends.

Things we did to 'celebrate':

1) Booked an hotel room at Merchant Court hotel

2) Had our 'tea-break' at Marutama Ramen in Central Mall. (Slurp!)

3) Ate again after 3hours... a formal celebration dinner at Coriander Leaf restaurant at Clarke Quay (see review below)

4) Had dessert at Azabo Sabo in Central Mall (again). They serve very expensive but yummy "Ice-kachang"

5) Order fries from hotel room service 2hours later

You must be thinking that I am some glutton but I really tend to chomp a lot when I'm happy.

*****

Now just a quick comment on the Coriander Leaf restaurant. This is a cozy place which is situated on the 2nd floor. The inconspicuous entrance to the restaurant is just beside the crowded Attica and looks like a old art museum but up the stairs to level 2, you will soon realise the private hidden place..

Interestingly, this restaurant is also a cooking school. So while Alex and I were dining outside, we could see a group of young couples trying to cook up a storm in a separate kitchen. However, my praises for this place stopped right here as I was quickly over-whelmed by the negative aspects.

Maybe I should blame it on our taste-buds but both of us were just not used to having fusion food. For starters, we had the crab cakes with tomato chutney - this was the only palatable dish for us. For mains, I had the tea-smoked duck breast and Alex had pasta with slipper lobster. Being a breast meat lover all my life, this was the first time I regretted ordering breast meat - very tough!! The fusion sauce for the pasta was also too sweet for our preference.

Another major turn-off was the service. The waiters, including the restaurant manager,were so aloof that it gave us a impression that we should feel privileged to be served by them. Hello? We were the customers; we paid the bill so we really expected some basic customer service.

New Change

2008-05-18T13:25:00.005+08:00

If you visited my blog before, you will have noticed that I just changed my blogskin. I started beautifying it at 12:30am this morning and, being a silly greenhorn, the final 'artwork' was only completed at 6:30am! Without my precious sleep for the whole night, I totally look like a panda now....does Beijing Olympics need another mascot??

Anyway, if you missed my previous blogskin, here's a snapshot of it:

3 Cute Mice

2008-04-30T14:47:00.006+08:00

My recent fetish: 3 cute little mice from Ty Pluffies.They come with cute heart-shaped tags and are named Squeakies. For my own easy recognition, I named them 'lao da', 'lao er' and 'lao san' (aka No. 1, No.2 and No.3 in English) according to the time they were bought.

Call me crazy to buy 3 of the same toy but they are too adorable to resist. It first started off with just No.1 and I was carrying him everywhere I went at home. It was there to 'motivate' me while I studied for the exams. However, along the way, I decided I needed more 'encouragement' and ta-da.... 2 more Squeakies!!

I have a secret ambition to buy another 7 of them to make a pack of ten but Alex said he doesn't want the house to be infested with mice!! Maybe I will slowly buy one mouse at the time, in this way, it won't look so obvious.

Ain't they cute?

Dear's Birthday

2008-04-09T22:32:00.007+08:00

All my friends know that I can never remember birth-dates. It has become habitual for me to ask my friends to remind me about their birthdays. Honestly, I can hardly remember my parents' birthdays even after all these years. Sorry pa and ma :( However, I have no excuse for forgetting my Dear's birthday as his is exactly one month after mine. I always joked that I chose to be with him so that I can remember his day easily.

To celebrate his birthday, I had initially wanted to book for a one-night hotel stay but room rates had gone up tremendously due to the coming F1 race. I would have to cough out about $400 for a single night at a Sentosa hotel!!! Dear insisted that I made things simple by just bringing him out for a good dinner so I did just that. I took me two days to scout for a good place and in the end, I settled for La Noce at Chu Lin Road.

(La Noce)

This is nice and cozy restaurant which is situated away from the busy crowd - just the place for a romantic dinner. It is also a subsidiary of the famous Senso so you can expect similarities in terms of their service and food presentation. However, I feel that the food is much better than Senso's.

You must be wondering what I bought for Alex (aka Dear) for birthday... Well, the gift was not my choice, I was literally conned to buy his gift:

(The only reason I am writing all these here is because I know Alex never reads my blog) I have actually gotten Alex a gift a few days before his birthday and had hidden it but I went on playing dumb. I continued to ask him what he wanted and told him to inform me once he saw something he fancied. Guess what!?! He really did that!! Just 2 days before his birthday, while we were supposedly doing our window shopping, he suddenly decided that he wanted a Crumpler bag and dragged me to the shop. In a split second, he picked the bag he wanted, asked for a new piece and waited at the cashier for me to buy for his present. All this while, my mouth was hanging open in state of shock. I paid for the bag only because it was all too late - the bag was already packed into a shopping carrier with the cashier happily waiting for me to pay up. Conclusion? Sometimes white lies can turn out to be disastrous too. In the end, I decided to keep the initial gift as an anniversary gift (Gee...)

A glimpse of the $80 ice-cream cake I bought for Alex.... the things you are willing to pay for when you're in love....totally irrational:

My Birthday!

2008-03-09T21:40:00.004+08:00

It's my Bird-day!! Time really flies and it's time to celebrate for getting a year older. It won't be long before I hit the big 3-0 number and start dreading March 08.

This year, my good old ex-colleagues came together to count down with me at K-box. I rushed down to the Shenton branch after my class and was so famished that I spent most of the time gulping down food than singing. I was also too lazy to fight for the mic with Linda...haha

When I reached home about 3am, my Dear was waiting for me to surprise me with my gift. The gift was too big for him to hide anywhere - an OSIM uSqueese machine!! My dear painstaking carried the 8-10kg machine up from his car while I was out so that I could have a birthday massage when I came home. Awww.... so sweet, right?

The next day, Dear disappeared for a while to pick up another surprise for me. My cake and this was no ordinary cake. It came from a shop which I briefly mentioned to him one day while watching a TV programme on food. I never expected Dear to remember the place and bought me a cake from there.

(My Strawberry Shortcake from Patissier)

(Using my new toy)

Just some happy shots of me. It's my birthday so I can be excused for being so in love with myself for the day :)

Valentine's Day

2008-02-16T00:00:00.008+08:00

Everytime when February 14th arrives, I always feel that it is the happiest moments for the all the flower shops and restuarants as this is the time to reap in the $$. A stalk of rose that would usually cost $0.80 could be sold for as high as $10 on V-Day, that's an increase of more then 10 times!

Trying not to be victims of such exploit, Alex and I made an agreement since we started dating that V-Day would be a simple occasion for us. A dinner in a simple venue and gifts exchange of less than $50. However, Alex would usually take the effort to get a bunch of roses.

So this year, we went to a small cozy restaurant in Vivo City. Halfway to the place, I blurted out that I was surprised that I didn't receive any roses. Alex gave a lame excuse that he forgot about it as he was too busy with work and would get me some when we reach Vivo (Grrrr!!). Being me, I grumbled all the way to the restaurant - a small cafe which shared the place with a florist.

When we reached, the place was packed by tons and tons of men rushing to get flowers. Men!! Always doing things at the last minute and never bother to plan.I told Alex that he might as well join his 'shameless' clan in their queuing since he was going to get some roses for me. Guess what.... the waiter suddenly walked over to hand me a bunch of roses. It turned out that my man actually made the effort to go down to the place to order the bouquet the day before and requested for this 'special' presentation to surprise me!

By the way, the food was great too!

Drama Queen

2008-02-10T15:21:00.002+08:00

Never been a fan of Korean dramas. I've always thought that they use the same draggy plots and the characters have a penchant to slap each other. However, I was drawn to one new popular show by a particular actor, Gong Yoo. Alex rented a movie, She's on Duty, during the one of the weekends in which Gong Yoo was the lead, I was immediately mesmerized by the actor.

It was only later that I found out that Channel U was showing Gong Yoo's latest drama - The 1st shop of Coffee Prince. By then, they were already at the final 5 episodes and of cos, I stuck by the TV for these episodes. However, I needed more; much more to satisfy my recent craze for this Korean hunk, so I went out to buy the entire VCD set. I refused to rent the show as I wanted to OWN it. It's hard to describe the feeling but I wanted to treat the VCD set as my new "PRECIOUS".I managed to finish the show in 2 days! Honestly, I felt so empty when I finished the last CD. For the past 2 days, I was in the same fantasy world as the actors, then all of a sudden, back to reality again... I wonder if I am the only one who feels this way after watching drama serials??

Sickly Me

2008-01-21T14:36:00.002+08:00

It's always awful to fall sick during the beginning of a new year - barely started work and already down with the full-works of flu...

Seen the doctor last Friday for headache, oblivious that it was the pre-symptom of the dreaded flu, I was only given painkiller. The real killer came the next day and I was instantly defeated with bouts of fever, sore throat and running nose. Tried to be smart-aleck by self-medicating but OTC medicines are usually too mild for serious cases. Therefore, I had to see the doctor on Sunday for antibiotics but had to go again later in the evening as the first batch of medicine caused me to have bad gastric cramps.

The worst is yet to come... the plain bland food:

I had porridge for lunch and dinner on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. That equats to 8 meals of the same tasteless porridge!!

Busy Start

2008-01-13T23:06:00.002+08:00

Didn't have the time to blog recently due to work and school commitments.

Work: Had some minor territory changes within the company and I am now given more areas to cover this year. Basically, my new areas are about the same areas which I had covered beforehand when I was working in my previous company - so I'm actually back to my 'old home'. Another good thing is that I have a mirror image now = a new partner to work with! Great! I can now transfer half of my stress to her..Welcome Deon!

School: The dreaded school term has just started on Monday. What have I gotten myself into? Do I have nothing better to do than to spent my whole life studying? Gee... and the worst is yet to come.. I have to take a Friday class AND both modules that I'll be taking are closed-book exams!!! Arghhhhhhhhh........ Futhermore, there is this new girl in class that's giving me shrewd looks. Talk about making new friends in class, I've barely opened my mouth and made an enemy already. School sucks full-time!!

Have you seen the recent Ferrero Rocher chocolates TV ad where they use the wrappers to create golden roses? Alex has this latest craze of eating this brand of chocolates when mum gave us a box during Christmas and he has been chomping on them ever since. Once, while on our way to church, he was busy munching away on the chocos and was literally 'littering' my car with the wrappers so I told him that he should be more romantic and constructive with the wrappers and guess what? Out came an imitation rose:

Well, it doesn't look much like a rose, maybe more of a tulip but the effort's appreciate, dear.... (Just don't treat my car like a dustbin again.)

Christmas Celebrations

2007-12-27T23:01:00.002+08:00

Christmas Eve has always been a time for family gathering for me. It's like a English reunion dinner; a tradition since my family became Christians more than 10 years ago. Mum will always be busy in the morning with all the cooking and baking, with Dad and Aunt becoming her elves for the day.

This year, my aunt went away for a mission trip, so my dear and I offered to help. The funny thing is, Mum didn't really need our help when we got to her place in the morning as she had already prepared most of things beforehand so I made myself busy by nibbing at all the food, claiming to be the imperial food-tester. (I didn't get to take any picture as I have forgotten to bring my camera.)

We got home about 1:30am on Christmas Day and immediately got to the act of opening the presents!! I, sort of, rationalized that we have to work on Boxing Day, therefore the presents should be opened earlier. (I'm sure I'm not the only one guilty of this. Yeh?)

I have written on my Facebook account that "I've received the best Christmas present ever!" Many friends started asking me about it. So what it is actually? It is a Prada bag from my dear!! This is no ordinary Prada bag. It is THE bag model that I've set my eyes on since the day I saw one of friends carrying to work. The Prada bag that I dragged my dear to see in the boutique and the same bag that was sold out when I went back to drool at again a few weeks later. Who would have guess that my dear managed to find it in the DFS branch? And it was the 2nd last piece left when he bought it!

Just can't stop feeling so loved. Muck! Love you, Alex....

(Beloved Prada Bag)

Good Luck Chuck

2007-12-22T22:39:00.002+08:00

Often after reading a few movie reviews about a show, it will automatically help to give you an impression whether the show is worth a shot. That is what happened with this show; read about 5 bad reviews about 'Good Luck Chuck' being a dumb and boring, with a cliche plot. I was so resistance about watching it but relented when left with minimal alternatives.

The show turned out to be great - a romantic comedy with a happy ending. Had a few good laughs, I mean, that's what comedies are supposed to do and it did a pretty good job at that. I guess nothing beats being your own judge about the worthiness of a movie rather than blatantly rely on reviews.

Gingerbread Cookies

2007-12-13T22:28:00.006+08:00

Went to my mum's place to pass her some stuff but I ended up being roped in to help her decorate the gingerbread cookies that she had just baked.

(Before)

Even my dog, that's currently staying with my mum, was interested in joining in the fun with us.

It might look like a easy task with just about 20 cookies to decorate but we actually took about 3 hours to finish. Just look at the completed look:

These were the cookie that I have decorated personally. Ain't they gorgeous?

(My fave pair of Gingerbread Bears)

Nonetheless, when compared to my mum, I'm just an apprentice. Just look at the 3D gingerbread house she did a day ago!

Heartbreak Kid

2007-12-09T23:08:00.001+08:00

I find it so hard to review the 'Heartbreak Kid' which I had just watched on Saturday. Initially, I was pleasantly surprised that a Ben Stiller movie was rated R21. I concluded that it should be as amazing as the 'American Pie'....

Maybe it was because the storyline lacks depth; you don't really get the know the characters very well. In the beginning, when Eddie (Ben Stiler) met his wife-to-be, Lila, she was so sweet and seemed almost perfect. However, the twist of the story was to make Lila transform to the spouse from hell, allowing another girl, Miranda, to enter the picture during the newly-wed's honeymoon. What I didn't like about the show was that Lila's character changed too drastcially. She started as a demure lady who dresses fashionably but ended up becoming a tai-tai lookalike in leopard's prints as the movie progressed. I guess the only time when I got excited was when Eva Longria appeared but she was only given a tiny role.

Watch this movie without any high expectations or for Ben Stiler, then maybe, just maybe, you will enjoy it.

Christmas Tree

2007-12-08T16:53:00.001+08:00

Weeee..... Just set up the Christmas tree and it's so beautiful! (Well, at least to me)

I love the Christmas season. Whenever I hear a Christmas carol, I will proclaim that. I just love it when everyone is in a loving mood of giving. At the same time, I love being Santa Claus. Just look at the presents I've bought so far:

Zoo Trip

2007-12-02T15:08:00.000+08:00

I haven't been to the zoo for ages and after all the stressed induced by the exams, I suddenly had the urge to visit the zoo. With such enthusiasm, I managed to wake up early on a Saturday morning for the excursion.

At the entrance, I was so shocked to find out about the price of an adult admission ticket. It is $16.50!! However, when you are already standing outside of the zoo, it's difficult to u-turn and head home just because of the cost of a ticket.

Managed to catch a few of the animal shows but they were so crowded that I ended up standing at the sides to watch. The rest of the day were spent:

(Dear & Me)

Final verdict after the trip: Nostalgic.... I feel like a kid again (Just that my admission ticket is more expensive than a child's ticket)

Fred Claus

2007-12-01T00:01:00.000+08:00

Who would guess that Santa's real name is Nicholas and has a brother called Frederick? Just the storyline itself makes this movie sound hilarious and naturally rose my expectations. Overall, the movie was a good comedy but it could have been funnier.

This is not a show where you will fall off your seat laughing but it's heart-warming. A great family-theme show and as with all family-centered movie, it has a expected happy ending - just right for the Christmas season.

Shopping Spree

2007-11-27T22:00:00.004+08:00

I'd been busy studying for my coming exams for the past weeks so I decided to take a short break today to shop at VivoCity for Christmas presents. Guess what? Instead of presents for others, I ended up buying stuff for myself.

My first stop was to River Island. Bought a pretty party dress (left) but immediately regretted buying it once I stepped out of the shop. The shimmer on the dress makes it very seasonal. Therefore, it'll look weird if I wear it on other occasions beyond Christmas... After much deliberation, I went back to the shop for a refund.

However, I've still managed spent over S$200 today and all on make-up alone. I took a picture of the items I've bought and it didn't look a lot. Things are getting more and more expensive nowadays.

Can you believe it? S$200 for these?

Enchanted

2007-11-25T18:02:00.000+08:00

Just caught the movie 'Enchanted' on Friday. Honestly, I wanted to watch this show so that I can ogle at Patrick Dempsey. Love him since watching Grey's Anatomy. He is so cute!!

If you like fairy tales, you will love this show. It is Walt Disney's cartoon brought to life, so you can stop imagining what the characters will look like in real life. The plot is also very dramatic; try not to be too idealistic and you will be entertained by the show. This is one show that can just light up your day. And for those of us who have always believed in Prince Charming sweeping us away to 'Happily Ever After' lives, this movie may just help to support your hopes a little longer....

Amy Adams & Patrick Dempsy in Enchanted - 2007

Disastrous Haircut

2007-11-24T00:52:00.004+08:00

Was there a time when you wanted a haircut badly and walked into your regular saloon, thinking that you will look amazing once you stepped out of the place? Well, at least I thought so when I went to have a haircut yesterday.

However, instead of looking fab, I looked like an alien. My hair was cut in a way which I can only describe as like having a bowl on my head. The fringe was short, blunt and angled circularly. It looked worse after it was washed and not blown dry. The fringe just sticks out at 90 degrees. Arggghhhhh...

I'm left with the only option of waiting for the hair to grow longer so that I can re-style it again. One of my friends, Sally, suggested that I should try a hair tonic which may enhance the growth rate.

This is the brand Sally recommended. Hope this works.

Virgin Post

2007-11-23T17:23:00.002+08:00

Have always wanted to start a blog but was too lazy. Then there are times when I debated on having a personal website but worried that I will be spending my money unnecessary on a possibly whirl-wind trend that won't last long. After much considerations, blogging here seems to be the best solution for the time being. If this blogging fever remains long enough, then I will consider paying for a website. If not, at least this is free. Hee...

So this is me.....