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Shopping Mission!

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How’s the long weekend coming along? Mine was a blast starting from Friday! Did lots of shopping and had tons of good food~ <3

FashionFastForward sent us some awesome vouchers with awesome perks. If you’re the first 10 to use up all the vouchers, you will be rewarded with 10,000 F3 points!!! And do you know what that translates to? An awesome $400+ voucher~ *eyes open wide*

The promotion starts on the 4th and that happens to be Rina’s Birthday. What a perfect timing! Shopping spree on birthday~ <3

If you are a F3 member and have yet to receive the vouchers, just pop by any outlet with your member card to collect them. :)

Our stint started at 10:30am with Topshop, followed by Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins, Ben Sherman and back to Topshop. We managed to use up all the 8 vouchers at 1pm! Along the way, we were pretty worried as we saw some other girls carry MS and DP’s shopping bags while we were at our 1st stop. Thankfully, at our 2nd last stop Ben Sherman, the staff told us we still stand a chance be in Top 10. After making our purchase at BS, we rush off to Topshop again to use that very last voucher. Hehehe. We pray hard. *fingers crossed*

After 2+ hours of massive browsing, trying and walking, we settled at TWG for lunch. Been wanting to have tea there for the longest time ever but always had no chance to.

It was a friday afternoon and they were full house. (too many ‘tai-tai’s!) We had to wait for seats.

I opted for the lunch set while the girls chose Wagyu Burger.


Pan Seared Saddle of Lamb. The meat was just nice – tender and juicy. It went well with the potato pancake and sauteed spinach. It comes in 3 little portion which makes it more delicate. ;)


Wagyu Beef Burger accompanied with fries and fresh salad. The fries tasted like McDonald’s, in my opinion. The beef patty was normal.


Homemade Chestnut Entremet served with blackcurrant sauce infused with Earl Grey Tea. This chestnut sweetie didn’t impress me on the first bite but a few later. You can taste the light and aromatic sweetness of the chestnut, well-combined with the berries. <3


We surprised the birthday girl with a mini heart-shaped cherry mousse. The staff were really nice to sing her a birthday liner too! :)

My full lunch set cost $35++ with a main, a dessert and a tea.

Food is reasonably good but limited in selection. The teas and desserts are definitely 2 thumbs up. Hopefully I will get to go back for tea some time soon! :D

TWG Tea Salon & Boutique
ION Shopping Mall
2 Orchard Turn, #02 – 21

After the fulfilling lunch, we went on walking around Orchard.


<333 the girls.

Finally checked out the Smoky Palette from Make Up For Ever. I wanted to get it from Sephora US and after waiting for more than a month, Sephora emailed me saying it won’t be released. ahhhuh..

I was shocked when I saw the palette as it’s really tiny~ But the colors were so pretty! It’s retailing at $88 but the staff told me an Indonesian lady bought all of the 10 pcs that was left. Oh well, it’s either I travel to MBS outlet or probably get it from KL? Anyone going soon?


2-tone top – BKK chatuchak
candy skinny belt – oh! poupeé
maxi skirt – random shop
metal cuff – H&M 


Amy bought this yellow circle stickers and I started drawing silly smiley faces on them! Amy says the one on top right looks “pa-jiao”. LOL.

Here’s my loots!

Scooter Tshirt from Ben Sherman –  Lace Dress, Wool Shorts, Accessories from Topshop, Diamond Design Tights from Dorothy Perkins. I also got a Yankee Candle diffuser from Takashimaya.

Have I told you how much I looooooveeeee Yankee Candles!? :D My favourite scent is Mistletoe and I got the diffuser as they didn’t have the candle ones. My room smells sooooo good now~

Marmalade Pantry

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I have been to this place almost 3 years ago and the sticky date toffee pudding left me craving for it all this while.

Oh yes, Marmalade Pantry, I’m back! I wonder what took me so long to make a return visit!

It was a highly anticipated affair for me. I had a list of dishes in my mind but to my disappointment, they served only the brunch menu on Sundays! (not too sure about Saturdays)

Battered Cod, Mushy Peas with Bacon Gribiche
This came with disappointment upon seeing the size of the fish. Also, it was too oily.

Steak Sandwich with wasabi mayonnaise, caramelized onions and rocket
Nothing to pick on. It’s worth a try. The vegetables chips were interesting.!

Crabmeat Linguini with pine nuts, tomatoes and chili
This is KING! We give it 10/10~ We loved it so much that we ordered another serving. :D

Sticky Date & Toffee Pudding with vanilla ice cream
The star for the night! The pudding is not exactly as what it means. The texture is very similar to sponge cake but denser and kinda melts in your mouth though. The sweets of caramel, date and toffee is just so excellent. The girls found the taste similar to ‘huat-kuai’ but nevertheless, find it irresistible too!

Here comes a lil’ surprise for the birthday girl~

Cinnamon Spiced Apple Cake with cream cheese frosting
The cream cheese frosting is soooo good. I love it on carrot cakes too.

grandma’s 8-0

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Celebrated Grandma’s 80th birthday last week. (:

The big family photo – 4 generations. Grandma is carrying her youngest great-grand child.

I love big families. There’s so much warmth and fun at each gathering. And such a family photo just puts a smile on my face. My grandparents have 6 children – 4 daughters and 2 sons.

Well, I’m thinking if I could give birth to so many. Better find a rich, doting and responsible husband!

sparkles on my cake

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A very late post. Nevertheless, I had a great birthday dinner with the girls!

We settled for Korean BBQ which I had a craving since Shanghai (I couldn’t find a good Korean place comparable to this).

The appetizers. Kimchi~ Kimchi~

The BBQ meat. They have servers to do it for us. Heh.

We ended the meal with a nice hot seafood noodles soup.

Halfway through the meal, Amy said that she needed to leave earlier as she’s catching a movie and Rebec commented that she don’t mind going back earlier since there’s work the next day.

Okay, I felt really disappointed. But I’m understanding, if she really wants to spend some time her with boyfriend. So, they hurriedly left before desserts were served, while me and MJ continued with the meal.

I seriously did not detect any amiss. Everything went normally – we took the train back to Tampines. And upon stepping out from the control station, the surprise came. The 2 girls popped out in front of me with a bouquet of rose and a cake!

I was so shocked and surprised! :)

They prepared a sparkle stick as my birthday candle! There is no way to blow it off, so I could have as many wishes as the sparkle goes on? haha.

The lovely rose bouquet and the birthday ‘angpo’.

I love my girlfriends! Thank you for the specially planned surprise! :D

On a side note, don’t you find the Hello Kitty polaroid films extremely adorable!!! so kawaii~
Hello Kitty only weigh 3 apples. haha.

the durian cake

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On my way home from school today, I decided to get myself a birthday cake.

My parents have stopped buying me a cake for almost 10years. Ever since I started dating – I’m always out on the day itself.

Besides, too many things have happened over the past few months and I guess the cake would lighten the mood.

I bought the durian cake from Angie the Choice, at the same time satisfying my durian cravings.

I lighted a single candle and made a wish.

On a side note, my mom seem really excited about the cake. It felt like her birthday instead of mine. haha.

TW Part6: 好乐迪 + Luxy

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My 3rd trip to Karaoke in my whole life, just for Hui Chun’s birthday. =)

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And I got to check out LUXY with some other friends after the celebration.
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I look huge. Blame the guy who took the photo, and myself for eating so much.
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the dance floor. rock it baby.
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host cum rapper.
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I find the dancer on the left, in pink, extremely hot!
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LUXY feels like Dragonfly + Butter Factory.

dimsum.birthday.shopping

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Guangzhou event ended on Friday and I extended my return ticket till Saturday night.

I reckon I should head down Hong Kong for a day since i’m so near and therefore I grabbed a early morning train ticket.

Met up with the girls for Dim Sum brunch. I was frantically finding my way from the train to MTR and people there speaks mainly only Cantonese, which i’m poor at. Ended up, I spoke English to them and they replied in Cantonese. Luckily, I still made it to Causeway Bay safely. haha..
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This dim sum place is totally awesome! Everything was good and yummy! =)
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It was also Janice’s birthday! Shu Heng and Danielle got 2 slices of cakes and had to bargain for the candle. -_-”
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bleaming away…
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fooling around. haha…
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Love you girls! :D
It was such a great brunch with you all! It definitely felt comforting meeting up out of shanghai and getting a break from work. wished I had more time in HK.
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After brunch, the girls went off for their cycling trip while I spent the last few hours shopping!
Bought a pair of heels and a bag for myself + lots and lots of goodies from Qi Hua and Heng Siew.
The traditional biscuits and egg rolls are so yummy!

Once again, I rushed madly back to the train station. My train was scheduled to leave at 4:25pm and I hit the entry at 4:15pm. *phew*

After returning the Guangzhou, it took such a long time to clear the immigrations and it left me rushing again for my flight. -_-”

I’m heading back to Singapore tomorrow. I CANNOT WAIT TO BE BACK! :D

shanghai birthday

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I feel so disconnected with school.

I’m back. touch down at 5:30am, unpack, took a shower and headed off to school. Rushed through my assignment on the mrt ride. When I arrived at class, I realised it had to be handwritten. And I had 2 quizzes today, which obviously were not studied for.

My shanghai trip was an eventful one. I got conned by the cab driver when I arrived at Shanghai airport. He knew I wasn’t local and took a detour. What’s fuming me mad was he gave me a fake receipt which leaves me no chance of suing him to get back my $$.

Upon arrival at the hotel, there wasn’t any reservation under my name. Had to call Leon and luckily, he had the order reservation number. Next, I tried to topup my china sim card but it didn’t seem to work. Plus singtel didnt give me my roaming! Lastly, the Internet connection in my room was screwed up. What a night for my last day of my 21st year.

But thankfully for the lovely birthday present. The room was great! I soaked in the bubble bath to de-stress and had a good night rest.
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Everything worked out well the next day. I got both phones working and Internet access.

And thanks to everyone who wished me! :D
I couldn’t possibly reply then. What’s more, facebook & wordpress were both blocked in China. I was really deprived of my leisure outlets. It was days later that I found a way to access Facebook! ;)

Lunch at Paul’s was a disappointment. I had grilled scallops, lemon macaroon and raspberry tart. I didn’t feel the Parisian touch.

Went down to Kang Jun for a pampering massage session, sponsored by Kelvin. 60mins foot massage plus 90mins of full body! Totally awesome!
All for just $40. :D

In the night, Leon drove me down to Shi Men Yi Lu.
had my cravings satisfied @ Xiao Yang Sheng Jian Guan. We arrived at 10.45pm, just in time for the last batch of buns! My birthday bun! haha…
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The hotel was great, apparently a 5-star. Totally loved the bath tub. I have no idea why it’s 2 queen-size beds. They have an indoor swimming pool at 26th floor that oversees part of the city.
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The luxurious stay only lasted for 3 nights. I moved into miao’s place – a very drastic change.
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There were alot of construction and road works going on in his area. Air quality was really bad. I could feel the dust in the air. I was looking for the iron and I found it in the cupboard, with a thick layer of dust!! These people don’t iron their clothes??? It probably laid in there since I left the house 3 years ago.

the dinner

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Went down to Ettusais today to collect my birthday treats! My essentials! :D
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Sheradine folded a lovely pink crane for me!! Thanks dear! :)
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With the hectic schedule over the months, my face has suffered occasional acne attacks. My bad for packing too many things together, not drinking enough water and the lack of sleep. I guess it would have been worse if not for Ettusais. I have some acne that keep popping out at the same spots. This is so irritiating! I’m trying a new Ettusais product that targets this problem. Will do a review next month! ;)

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Went down to Wahiro for dinner last night.
Chef Kim specially prepared a “flower” and a “heart” for me!
haha… lovely isn’t it?
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this is pretty special. rectangular sushi + sushi ball. super yummy!
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he even got me a slice of chocolate cake too! haha.. and not to miss my favourite sea urchin!!
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I totally dig Japanese food. :)

alright, off i go. won’t be able to blog for the next 10 days. China blocks wordpress. how sad!

gaining one.

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kelvin and his dad celebrated their birthdays a week ago.

yes, both father and son share the same birth date! isn’t that cool~ haha.

is that the best gift a wife could give to her husband? =)

there’s a birthday discount promotion going on at Shangri-la. You get the equivalent discount of your age when you dine at any restaurant in Shangri-la on your birthday.

Since Kelvin’s dad is celebrating his 68th, we decided to dine in at Nana-man. it’s supposed to be one of singapore’s top japanese restaurant.

the waitresses are all dressed up in traditional kimonos.!

but it was a disappointment.

firstly, the decor of the place:
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nothing impressive. I prefer Kuriya’s ambience…
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they restricted the discount to 4 different set menus. I chose Set C…
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his parents and uncle…
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the 3-kinds sashimi..
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the chawanmushi.. tasted just like kuriya’s.. haha…
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the california rolls…
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eileen’s grilled prawns and scallops..
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kelvin’s grilled cod fish…
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my terpanyaki beef in raw-medium. tender and juicy!
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they gave the birthday men free chocolate mousse cake!
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a group photo~
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i didnt enjoy the dinner much. food isn’t fanstatic but yet the pricing is horrifying. Total bill was $900+ and thankfully for the 68% discount, we paid $300. But still, I rather spend the $$ on Kuriya. For a much satisying and enjoyable meal.

after dinner, both of us headed to the magic bar… they have a huge range of cocktails with cute drawings!
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kelvin ordered caiprinha.. it came along with a wooden stirrer. for you to crush the lime!
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here’s my chocolate martini.. it’s banana choco milkshake with tequila.. haha..
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with the man who gained another year…
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I didnt take much photos for the night cause I was worried about grandpa. And it so happened that I received the call when we finished the 1st round of drinks.