Mediterranean-style Marché!

28 November 2011

ah Thiang suggested to go Somerset for dinner today but didn't say where... so we went to try out some dining places that used to have long Q over the weekend BUT no Q on weekdays > so we went MEDZS.  HAHA, Imma so right... there was NO Q!  So happy...

MEDZS - a mediterranean-style restaurant seating 200pax, located basement 2 Orchard Central offers a total of eight gourmet stations ranging from France to Morocco to Greece etc.  Concept is similar to Marché - cashless card dining.  But one thing that differs from Marché is that they have a WIDE-er range of beers (mainly 1-1 promo) and a cool looking beer cellar right at a cosy corner in the restaurant!  ah Thaing confirmed no missed such 1-1 beer promo de lor...

After our dinner, we took a scroll along the orchard road... WOW, so kisssstmas feelin - maybe we should organize a photo-taking session along Orchard road... with so many nice deco all over and the after-rain weather making feelin so winter man...!  I lurve Christmas!!!

ah Thiang's preeetee angel wih new wing-accessory!  :)

Black Friday!

25 November 2011

It's been a stressful work week for me (more and more daily meetings and trying to catch up with each and single task at work + new task from each meetings!!!).  Stressed coping with work and family matters at the same time...  I don't think I slept well for the past 4 nights... F O U R (know how damaging it can be to a bride-to-be loosing F O U R nights of beauty sleep?!?!?!?! how to catch up and stay pretty like that???), duper stressed... but imma still thankful for today is FRIDAY!

Today is Black Friday - the day following Thanksgiving Day in the USA, traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season... happy to say, this weekend gona start our Christmas shopping spree!!!!  ++eyesglittering at long list of xmas wishlistsssssssssss!++

Imma week in peektures: Self-tainment (camwhore-ing) while Ikea guys at work > Outfits for the week - lovin' my hearty blouse from H&M, I love 'em all!

Be present in all things and thankful for all things.  Happy Thanksgiving!  Imma truly blessed.  :)

Thanks to Jasmine, today I get to enjoy FREE lunch at The Garden @ Sentosa Resort & Spa Hotel!  It's an organic fine dining 5-star restaurant.  The hotel sales manager wanted to thank our company for organizing this Asia Pacific Meeting with CEO and country heads from APAC at their hotel!  ++HEH++

谁说天下没白吃的午餐?  At least it's FREE for me...  :))

Housekeeping All Week!

20 November 2011

It's been a WHOLE week of housekeeping-hoooha in the office!  Everyone busy-ing spring-cleaning their work stations to prepare the arrival of our CEO and country heads of the rest of Asia Pacific to our office next Tuesday.  And me, being a neat freak and there is no such thing as last mintue spring cleaning... hence, I casted myself as an errand-lady running to/fro Ikea, Bras Basah, Sim Lim, back Ikea... just to beautify the panty and office!  And Monday, I am runing back to Bras Basah to collect another poster and back to Sim Lim to buy the headset!  ++TIRESOME!++

Oh boy!  It's a shopping weekend - went Ikea-ing to finalize the bed/room furnishing and arranged delivery/installation will be on Thursday (that means I have to apply leave to help out in another 'spring-cleaning' process!)...  DUDE!  ++Can't wait to TIDY up the room!  NO more excuses for ah Thiang to have a messy room from this weekend onwards!  HIACK HIACK++

Well, I must say sometimes I am easily touched by ah Thiang's kind/sweet gesture... it's SWEET de lor... just by doing something simple and plus his thought that counts, it really made my day.  Man, you know what... he has another wedding invitation today so, supposingly not meeting him de... but he came over just to deliver tubs of silk-smooth 豆花!  VERY SHWEEEEEEEEEEEET and very 耐死!  :))  ++TOUCHED right?!?!  ALL the way leh...++

OKAY....  touching note aside, My Jay Chou 11th album is being released on Friday... and I am meeting Thomas on Monday who helped to collect my pre-order!!!  YAY!  ++humming, "mine mine... (mine...)..." SO HIGH!++  ... can't wait, can't wait!!!

Meeting the gals at CrazyWorld Cafe > Dinner @ Mad for Garlics > Enjoying TGIF @ 爱琴海 > Shopping weekend @ Ikea!

A Fulfilling Weekend!

13 November 2011

A LONG post with many peektures over the weekend!

We attended Converse "The Right to Stand out" event hosted by Sim Cik on Saturday... support support!  Event was held in CKTang level 3...  I even submitted my 'Masterpiece' to stand a chance of wining a S$100 vouchers but we were running late for Trelia's Birthday Bash party invited by Edna hence we left early to buy present so didn't go back and see if I have won a prize for my piece of art... wanted to get a pair of Converse sneakers for the longest time but after much consideration and I don't forsee that I will be wearing sneakers with jeans that often... therefore I scrapped the idea...  Maybe I should just buy a pair of Martens!  ++GRIN-ing++

We didn't manage to gatecrash Giselle's Closet's studio photoshoot (same timing as the Converse event) but we met the Yeos' for supper after the Birthday Bash!  :)  The supper place (a street across Mustafa) serves very very VERY NICE looking Wanton Mee... after confirmation with Yeo and yes, the Wanton Mee is GOOD.  We are going back for the meeeeeeeeeeee soon!

On Sunday, Dennis & Rachael invited the families over for their house-warming party cum Uncle Mickey's 70th Birthday celebrations!  Their new bungalow is SUPER HUGE lor... like a 3-storey unit with a basement with entertainment hall, guests hall, mahjong room, music room, 3 bedrooms and a jacuzzi + swimming pool (sheltered!!!)... we loved their dog - Princess!  She is so well-behaved... ++LOVES++

ah Thiang dressed up so hippie for the Converse event! > @ Converse event! > My masterpiece > Uncle Mickey's 70th Birthday Bash > Fun time with Princess!

My heart sank when ah Thiang told me that Kristin's father passed on on Friday.  We left the HUGE bungalow to sending our condolences to Kristin.  He was diagnosed with 4th stage lung cancer but the death was caused by heart attack...  We were surprised to meet the MP, Ms Sylvia from the WP at the wake... she was there to send her condolences on behalf of the constituency.  They even sent blanket to the wake!  ++nice thoughts++

After the wake, we left the wake to meet ah Hai.  Yes, to the vintage / karang guni restaurant to place our deposit and confirmed our wedding car on our BIG day!  Awwwww....  There we saw their new addition to their fleets... the ANG BAO red VW Kombi Hippie Bus!  YES.  ONE and only soft-top sunroof in SG!  :)))

Previously there was only one Olive green color bus but now... they have FOUR to their collections!  Olive green, Ang Bao red, baby blue and baby pink.... YES, PINK!  But pink won't be ready until March 2012... and ah Thiang no like the idea of pink...  ++DANG!++  We only left with like green and red... and so the color red is be a better choice over the green for my NEON theme... and Moma is OK with it too!  ++YAY!!!++

November rain.

It was still raining heavily when we were there and decided to have our dinner there.  But, the sky is still POUR-ing after we are done with our dinner!  We're kinda STILL stucked in the rain at the restaurant.  The owner was very kind, he walked out to us and offered us a ride in his Kombi bus to the nearest MRT Station!  ++Shweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet right?!?!?!  Just like a test ride on our wedding car!  Jade is so excited about this post!!!++  He sounded like he's joking but after we gave him that "sure bo"-look... he quickly hoped onto the bus with his apron and start the engine!  WOW... I tell you... all eyes are on us when we alighted the Kombi bus at the taxi stand!  ++ENVY right?!?!?!++

Now, all our 兄弟姐妹s will get an exclusive ride and a photo-taking session with the beautiful couple on their BIG day... So, who wants to be part of the 兄弟姐妹团?  Registration opens for a limited time only!  :P

Ang Bao-red VW Kombi Hippie Bus > softtop sunroof (ONE and only in SG)! > ah Thiang so excited at the front passenger seat! > Very special car plate!

11 November 2011

HAPPY 11.11.11!!!
It's  like once in a zillion years!  WHOOT!

Happy Short Week Ahead!

8 November 2011

YAY!  Starting my 1st work day after a loooooooooooong week of leave for my bridal photoshoot and a loooooooooong weekend... feeling so lost coming to work... almost forget how to go to office in the morning!  And counting down... 3 more days to another weekend!  HOOT!!!

Last Sunday Popa, Moma and I went for brunch nearby Farrer Park MRT - after walking to first 2 choices of places we wanted brunch there (kopishop next street to Mustafa for satay, fried carrot cake etc... and Swee Choon for dim sum!) but was closed.  CLOSED on a Sunday... a BAD choice!  Ended up having atas mix pork organ soup...  Popa says they have another main branch at Lavender foodcourt which is MUCH much nicer so we are not coming back here!  >_<"  After brunch, we went shopping at Robinsons (Moma bought me new luggage!  SALE SALE SALE!  It was a 29" white luggage!!!  Cool ah!  My red spiddy can stay home liao...), we met the Yeo's for dinner at Spageddies... man, they are under-staffed!  Service super slow... no like!!!  It was a bad service Sunday.  :(

Spent our long weekend with the Yeo's by indulging ourselves with ice-creams (scopes and tubs of them!), evening walk with the dogs and ending the night with kopi-ing at my "That Coffee Place" after dinner at Long House!  Me becoming a bridezilla in no time!

See the new cover I got onto my iPhone 4?  ah Thiang bought me this cuteeeeeeeeeeee earphone jack accessory to top off my Kate Spade cover!  ++SHWEEEEEEET++  And over lunch today, I spotted the cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee earphone jack accessory (which he said it looks cool when we saw it over the internet) while I was looking for fushia pink USB cables!  I FOUND IT!  I FOUND IT!!  ... and I BOUGHT IT!  Gona surprise him with this little pressie!  :)

Rock with Elmo! > Dinner at Spageddies > New cover and earphone jack accessory for my NEW iPhone > ice-cream indulgence over the long weekend > Yummy 卤鸭饭 > spotted a bling-ed car door on our way home!

Just received a call from bridal shop... our photos will be ready for preview on 1 December!  Imma happy girl tonight!  ++SMILING FROM EAR TO EAR!++

5 November 2011

ah Thiang collected his new toy Yesterday!

Yes, iPhone 4S... and it's mine turn to upgrade to iPhone 4... abit 舍不得 to part away with my current KS cover which I mearly changed it like less than a quarter.  After our dinner we went shopping at Singtel shop at Ion... trying to spend his $500 vouchers from Singtel yearly reward plan (well, kinda....).  We spent like almost 2hrs in the shop trying to 'spend' that $500!  Haha... I got myself some cool toy too!

The usual plan is nowhere to go after all retail shops were closed... so we all head down to MBS... visited the LV store... catch the Wonder Full at MBS (light and water show by the riverside)... and have 'tea & cakes' at High Society (excuse ourselves... it was like 12.30am when we decided to have tea for supper!) then I have craving for bak chor mee... and the Yeos' thought I meant the 'dry' bak chor mee... but I was refering to the soup bak chor mee at 85Bedok!  Didn't go all the way to Bedok lah but drove towards Serangoon to have porridge instead... we ended our night about 2.30am!

Long Q to Ion carpark and we got ourselves valet service! > ah Thiang's new toy - iPhone 4S in white > my super uber cool handset > view from LV store at MBS > Wonder Full at MBS > Cafe-ing at High Society at MBS!

Wedding Photoshoot - Behind the scenes!

4 November 2011

We did our wedding photoshoot yesterday!  We did not have a perfect weather but everything else was PERFECT - Cecilia the Makeup Artist, Jeffrey the Photographer, Jessie the 丫嬛 and the caring Groom-to-be!

We arrived at the stuido slightly 5mins before 10am and we started doing my make up already.  There were total 3 couples at the studio yesterday and two of them were late.  Due to a catering set up to be done at SNM  in the afternoon, we were told to change plan and go out to SNM earlier for outdoor shoot right after my 1st gown and come back for the indoor shoot next.  Weather was drizzling lightly when we make our way to SNM... managed to do fair bit of shoot indoor and outdoor...  WOW, it was always the case when I took photos of bridal couples having their photoshoot at some tourist attractions... and MINE turn came!!!  There was a tourist who took picture of me in my bridal gown and kept complimenting I AM A BEAUTIFUL BRIDE!  ++SO PROUD... heh!++

We came back to studio to do 3rd set of styling for indoor shoot... afterwhich, we changed 4th set of styling for outdoor shoot and head to Colbar then to my Tree!  Weather started to rain when we got to the Saddle Club and we thought having a break while waiting for the rain to stop... the rain stopped when our food arrived, and we dashed out for the shoot and got Jessie to jaga our food... so impromptu again!  LUCKILY we did that... after we ended our shoot, it started to rain again!  With all the traffic jam during peak hour, we ended back at the bridal shop closed to 7.30pm and all done for the day!  YAY!!!

Preview only be ready in two weeks time... can't wait to see how ah Thaing looked like when he 'try to smile'....!  ++LOL++

Some unofficial shots of the day!  Glam anot?!?!?!  :P

SIN/FRA/SIN - Home Sweet Home!

2 November 2011

我肥来了!

Spent last day in Frankfurt wandering around on the streets.  Went Zara Home to get some pressie for our darling friend who is now into home diffusers and gotten them a home frangance.  Irratited - the cashier trying to con me 6 Euros and pretending not to understand me trying to tell him he has shortchanged me... I wasted like half the day telling him to gift wrap my purchase separately and about my tax-free receipts.

I got to the airport super early and counters weren't open for check in and I have waited like 1.5hrs before I can check in my baggage and bring my purchases to claim VAT.  FWAH, my total baggages weighed 32kg!  I have to hand-carry my laptop which also latter causes my pullover to 'ki mo'... :(

Again irratited by the custom officer, he simply refused to stamp the 'departure' stamp onto the same page as my arrival!  When I showed him MY SINGAPOREAN attitude, bascially flipping back to the page where he should stamp, he flipped back to where he has stamped and ignored me.  DANG!

I think I am the cause of the delay of my flight taking off...  My seats' table tray just could not work properly and gotten the ground staff and fixed it for me... he took quite a while and seemed he also can't do it hence I was re-assigned to another centre aisle seat... blessing in disguised, me have TWO seats to put my stuffs and stretched my legs for the price of ONE!

Flight back was good... after my 'dinner' on board, I fell asleep (of course, during the flight was awaken to adjust my legroom etc...) and when I was totally awake, it was like 7am (my watch) so I guessed I have slept through like good 5-6hours! 

ah Thiang came and fetch me... and sent me home to unpack my stuffs.  I too, can't wait to give him his present - bought him a Lego Technic Motor Car!  He was of course uber excited.... and after 30mins of unpacking, we were off for our bridal fitting... and did a last minute wedding errands at Mustafa... ended our night at about 1am!

Today is another wedding errands and grooming day before our photoshoot tomorrow!  YAY!

Cute home slippers from Zara Home > Man, German is tough. Including the bread! > View from Zeil Galerie > me being 九哲 about my passport! > drama drama on the flight back - ground staff trying to fix my tray table!