searching for girl's best fren

this weekend spent researching on girl's best fren.

went to different shops to look, wah, girl's best fren is not that simple, need to know her size, her colour, her clarity and cut. for us, the most impt C is for COST!

we decided to stick back to the shop that we bought for vday, cos can trade in. but the service at that particular branch was lacklustre, not an exactly nice buying experience. if not for the trade in thingy, wil have changed to another brand with much better service.

here's a summary of what i think:

1) Hearts on fire by Tianpo
Very nice cut of hearts and arrows! it totally blew us away! a bonus: the salesperson at vivo is friendly and nice too, stating facts w/o being pushy, very professional. but do take note that it is more costly cos gd quality ma.....

2) Briliant rose by Sookee
Nice fancy design with 66 cuts. price also on the higher side cos nice ma. service differs with different branches, strange.

3) Destinee by Lee hwa
Also not bad but too costly for us.

I think most impt is choose one that u like! cos when i ask one of the sales whether it got any value, he said matter-of-factly: 'well, these are luxury items, cannot compare to gold lah, haha.' nice good answer to me. :P

oh, little matchgirl got sale!whee~~

Beauty retail therapy!

after work went shopping with XGM and sister! today sister got drive, so free ride to orchard to meet XGM,hehe

had dinner at MOS cos dun wan to waste time. 8282 philosophy: chop chop eat, then can slowly shop!

XGM wanna look at makeup today, so taka we went. so many makeup counters. went around see see look look test test, very fun! xgm whack the lancome counter, bought mascara, primer,blusher,2way cake etcetc... the gift for lancome for above $160 purchases is quite good, a travel pouch with mini mascara, eye liner, lipstick n more!

me whack the shu umera counter, grinz. the counter salesguy was good, he put on makeup (mascara, blusher and some glow on thingy on my eyes) for me and viola, got difference sia! but too bad he gg back to malaysia to do free-lance, me and xgm were kindof disappointed cos we tot next time can return to him to do our makeup!

what i bought fm shu umera:
1) glow-on blush (peach 47) $40
2) glow-on blush (gold 91) - $40 this one to highlight the eyes for 3D effect, amazing!
3) Eyelash curler -$24
4) High performance balancing cleansing oil - $53 the pink bottle make-up remover for oily skin
Total damage done: $157 !!!
(consolation was I had a $20 taka voucher and a free gift of skincare (toner, moisturizing, some anti-aging cream) and shu umera membership card, whee~)

Some great beauty advice from 82sis who used to sell skincare:

1) Estee Launder for lipstick and mascara
(I agree that estee lipstick is long-lasting cos my mum only buys estee lipsticks,hehe, for myself, i like the mascara from anna sui,hehe)
2) Lancome for 2waycake
(added to my wishlist...)
3) Shu umera for blusher and make-up remover and the 'pearly' sunblock
(just bought the 1st 2 today, sunblock too ex for me)
4) Laniege for the strawberry yoghurt mask
(added to my wishlist....)
5) Mac for eyeshadow and blusher
(added to my wishlist...)
and her final beauty advice: quality makeup/skincare are good investments, cos we will noe when we age

Points noted. :P

little update on the nittygriity of my not-so-boring lifez:P

Jam bday

went to eat dinner at a renowned jap restaurant recommended by davi babe. http://www.hungrygowhere.com/singapore/himawari_japanese_restaurant_neil_road/

had the dinner buffet which includes unlimited rounds of jap dishes such as sashimi (yummy, the assorted sashimi including salmon, white fish, octopus were darn fresh and we had an unbelievable 3 rounds of it!) , soft shell crab, grilled beef, tempura and even shabushabu!!! though the price is quite steep at $40plus per pax, its quite worth it i think.

the jap boss who is also the chef is super friendly, making a point to go around the tables to talk to his customers. jam had a nice surprise when the jap boss came out with a scoop of green tea ice cream and a 'singing' candle!

good bday dinner :)

Happy Father's day!

Jam booked the Rama Thai buffet lunch for dad.

I had a near accident when driving us to the restaurant. really scared me out of my wits. first time i was so close to having a collision with another car. I really thank god that everyting was ok, car is ok and most importantly, all of us were not injured.

the rama thai lunch buffet spread was ok, aroung 20plus per pax. there were fried chicken wings (Jam's fave), black pepper crab (my fave), thai kuehs (dad's fave) and satay (mum's fave). as dad is quite fussy abt food, we were really happy that he liked the food there and he ate a lot (till he got food indigestion in the evening...)

my father's day gift is euro cup season pass, $55+++, haha

Farewell Sutri

My good family helper of 3 years plus, Sutri, has decided to end her contract, cos she wanna go taiwan. tried to make her stay, but to no avail, then just a few days before her flight, she wanna stay! but too late le, cos all arrangements have been made.

went with mum to bade her farewell. Now when I am writing this, I am already missing her, miss her usual bochup/aloof/tomboyish attitude, miss her smiles (which are super rare) when i help her do little things, miss seeing her playing with my dear comfort... but she promise to come and visit us if she manages to work in singapore again.

after she went in, me and mum went to have our dinner. first time we took the skytrain from term1 to term2. went to see our fave food, sashimi, at sakae sushi. due to classes, very seldom had the chance to eat out with mum, but now hols, had the chance to eat with mum more. :)

Farewell XGM

my xian gan ma has left our workplace :(

lunch was yummy toasted bread made by xian gan ma using nanny's toaster, grinz. toasted bread with all kinds of fillings, such as tuna, smoked cheese, ham and even mashmallow and chocolate in all kinds of permutations and combinations!!! when the bread ran out, we had to come out with innovative ways to toast such as toasting cheese on hams etc...was great fun, and the toasted bread taasted especially nice as it was made by xgm.

we had farewell dinner at The Magic of Chongjin Hot Pot recommended by nanny and mish. http://www.hungrygowhere.com/singapore/the_magic_of_chongqing_hot_pot/ wow, there are different grades of mala base. being scary cats, we tried the normal mala. but as we ate, we got more adventurous and promoted to the more spicy grade, whcih is super shiok!!!

there is a great variety of choices for the steamboat, from the usual meat, prawns to more 'exotic' stuff like ox's tongue, cockles, glizzards etc, we just eat and eat. i tried the '8 treasure tea', din really like it, too 'herbal' for me i guess.

at the end, xgm shocked us all by giving us a treat! so nice and generous of her, cos the buffet was not cheap, ard $30++ per pax.

thanks XGM and all the best yar! :)

So you think u can dance is back!!!

went home feeling very sick, think i ate wrong food in the weekend

so once reached home, decided to nuah in front of the tv, as usual watched 'the legend' on dvd, gosh the drama's really slow, so i switched channels and guess wat, so u think u can dance is back!!! awesome! some of them dance really well, 4 left a deep impression, one is a hiphop dancer who somersauts down the stage then jump back then samersauts across a box, amazing! another is his hiphop team mate who though big, can dance so well, and the other 2 is the teacher/student, the student is talented with great bod and the teacher is talent with... more talent!

after that switched channels and on CNA its show 'the world's smallest mum'. many ppl always tot midgets (or 'drawfs') can't give birth but this strong little woman proved all wrong, she married a great man and have such a cute little daughter.

losing my voice,sianz, just eaten one panadol...shall sleep by 12 today...

Sex and the City, woohoo!

Great movie, Must-Watch! ( though not so sure for the guys as Jam was dozing off at parts, but after the movie, he also agreed it is nice:P)

witty and hilarous dialogues, storylines that we girls are able to relate to, gorgeous clothes and shoes, cute actors (esp Dante...), nice wardrobe design...so many reasons why i like this movie,hee

"Ever Thine, Ever Mine, Ever Ours."

Girly WEekend, YipyipHooRayyyy!

Sec galfrens
fri after work went to city hall to meet dear pam, qiyun and lijing. wah, whole city hall mrt super crowded, realise later that the reason could be due to the late nite shopping thingy. everywhere super duper crowded, where to eat???

so decided to try out ms clarity at siah street, BUT there was longgggggg q too,need to wait 1hr ley! in the end went to rocky master. got one at my workplace, so i ask them to try out. tot the one at my workplace will be cheaper, but it is the same cost sia. me, qy and pam shared bbq wings, sausage with wedges and bbq chicken pizza, each pax only $10 each, cheap!

dinner was fun, talked and laughed a lot, esp when lj sharing her dating experiences with qy and pam asking very funny qns,grinz. once we laughed too loud and the shop waiter actually gave a louder high-pitch shriek, as to 'warn' us we were too loud, aargh! come on, we are customers ok?!

after that went for dessert at cityhall at coffee club. halfway me and pam 'sneaked' out to watch the live band perfomance at the atrium, wah, the main female lead is good with her distincitive husky voice, the band name's 'ministry of bellz'..

JC galfrens
sat woke up 1030am, gosh, meeting at 11am (again at city hal, wats with cityhall?!?!), gg to be late! then when about to leave, it poured cats and dogs! bo pian, had to call davina babe (the bday girl) to give me a lift. she's really coolz in her white R2! then went to get Jacqi...all of us wondering why we chose such a nice rainy weather to meeT! shouldn't us be in bed???

we and hm reached city hall at 12plus, super late, poor jill, she is the earliest being punctual, we all felt very paisey... went to thai express to eat. i ordered the tang hoon chicken broth, cos the menu said 'light and nutritous'. so true, cos it was not yummy at all, too nutritious manz,haha. lx was late as usual,haha. dav babes brought some of the clothes and bags she selling online http://www.newageshopping.blogspot.com/ . I bought the white sheer flowy top from her, nice nice :P think for most of the lunch, all of us were quite 'stoned' like zombie, due to lack of sleep,guess no more early lunch gatherings on sat...

after that went to eat dessert at the french cafe next to ben&jerry. we tried 3 diff desserts: 'Nougoutine'crepe (sweet sweet), rasberry ice cream thingy (sour) and 66% chocolate (bitter). the 66% chocolate was a little too bitter for my liking. the rasberry is nice and sour.but my fave is the Nougatine crepe, the crepe got nutella stuffing which goes well with praline ice cream, YUMMY!!!

felt happy meeting my galfrens over these 2 days, really relaxing to laugh and gossip with them! :P

Geylang makan

went to makan at geylang today.

took to aljunied mrt, walked along lorong 25 and can't really see much good food. heng i got ask my dear colleague, sc, where to eat, she said lorong 29 got nice prawn mee, and lorong 9 got good beef kway tiou and frog porriadge. so we walk and walk, apparently we very 'lu qi' (road idiots) and seem to lost our way. in the end had to ask bus driver and take bus the lorong 9,grinz

ordered the beef kuay tiow, wah, damn nice and so much beef (so still quite worth at $5). the frog porriadge is nice, but $10 (for 2pax) is too steep i tink cos dun have much frog to eat, a few mouths then gone le. first time eat frog, din really like it, the frog meat tastes a mix bet fish and chicken...we ordered one more 'au jian', not fantastic and ex ($4). a simple meal like dat cost an unbelieavable $20 for 2!

tml is FRIDAY! SMILEZ

Funny proverbs from first-graders

A 1st grade school teacher had twenty-six students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may surprise you. While reading, keep in mind that these are first-graders, 6-year-olds, because the last one is a classic!

1. Don't change horses - until they stop running.
2. Strike while the - bug is close.
3. It's always darkest before - Daylight Saving Time.
4. Never underestimate the power of - termites.
5. You can lead a horse to water but - How?
6. Don't bite the hand that - looks dirty.
7. No news is - impossible
8. A miss is as good as a - Mr.
9. You can't teach an old dog new - Math
10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll - stink in the morning.
11. Love all, trust - Me.
12. The pen is mightier than the - pigs.
13. An idle mind is - the best way to relax
14. Where there's smoke there's - pollution.
15. Happy the bride who - gets all the presents.
16. A penny saved is - not much.
17. Two's company, three's - the Musketeers.
18. Don't put off till tomorrow what - you put on to go to bed.
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and - You have to blow your nose.
20. There are none so blind as - Stevie Wonder.
21. Children should be seen and not - spanked or grounded.
22. If at first you don't succeed - get new batteries.
23. You get out of something only what you - See in the picture on the box
24. When the blind lead the blind - get out of the way.
25. A bird in the hand - is going to poop on you.

And the WINNER and last one! 26. Better late than - Pregnant

enjoying sch hols

after work come home can relax and watch 'the Legend' on dvd. omg, bai yung jun is sosososososos handsome!!! now i understand why he is 'aunt-killer', wait a min, doesn't this make me an auntie too?!?

after that watch the 9pm drama by zoe tay, tay pinghui ann kwok etc. quite nice cos good actors and actresses.

feel a bit bad, supposed to be doing my final project for my part-time masters, yet haven start on it yet. got many other stuff to do too, yet........

oh well, enjoy life while we can! haha

mon Blueeeeeeeeesssssssssssssss

i hate mondays...

hmm, sth to cheer my up is one of my jc 'sisters' set up a new shopping blog http://www.newageshopping.blogspot.com/ . She go on business trips to bkk frequently, hence she is able to buy cheap good stuff back,grinz. To her its more of a hobby than to make $...

helped my mum apply krisflyer membership, she and dad travel quite regularly, so better apply, cos can get some bali trips in return, better than nth,haha

yeah, viwawa up one level to level 10, but my patapon still stuck!aargh...