Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Outing with Puffy aka Don & Gang.

In my last post, I mentioned that there was a gathering with Don, Ah Bud and some new found friends at Fly.
Photos here are from Diana's FB.

Don't ask.
I don't know what he's trying to achieve with this photo - less puff-ier face maybe.

Don't remember.
But I look Ok in this photo.

Decent enough.
While typing the caption, I suddenly rememebered what this was about!
They wanted us to smooch la..I didn't..not nice ma...=P

I don't know what Don was doing - like no mouth le.
Diana's face was so cheeky!

Erhm, trying to ask the 'Gods' to come and protect him maybe?
Glee?!
Lena does it with more style!

That was it!
Had an ultra fun night!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

黃小琥.沒那麼簡單

This song debut early this year and I heard it on Jenn's Blog.
Fell in love with it but it took me this long to post it..hahah...
Great lyrics with powerful vocal of 黃小琥.
The version below is the live version which I found it better than the recorded version.
Pay attention to the lyrics.
Not only applies to love life but to daily life as well.
1 of my favorite sentence - 别人说的话随便听一听, 自己作决定.



[ar:黄小琥]

[al:简单 不简单]
[by:朱古力]
黄小琥-没那么简单
作词:姚若龙作曲:萧煌奇
没那么简单
就能找到聊得来的伴
尤其是在看过了那么多的背叛
总是不安只好强悍
谁谋杀了我的浪漫
没那么简单
就能去爱别的全不看
变得实际也许好也许坏各一半
不爱孤单一久也习惯
不用担心谁也不用被谁管

感觉快乐就忙东忙西
感觉累了就放空自己
别人说的话随便听一听
自己作决定
不想拥有太多情绪
一杯红酒配电影
在周末晚上关上了手机
舒服窝在沙发里

相爱没有那么容易
每个人有他的脾气
过了爱作梦的年纪
轰轰烈烈不如平静
幸福没有那么容易
才会特别让人着迷
什么都不懂的年纪
曾经最掏心
所以最开心曾经
想念最伤心
但却最动心的记忆

Monday, June 28, 2010

Great Weekend~

Had a great weekend just spending time with my loved ones and close friends.
Headed to watch Toy Story 3 at Suntec on Sat morning - thanks to Sarah for letting me have 2 tickets.























I fell in love this photo while I was searching for one to use in this post.
Love the colors and all the characters in the show!
It brought a tear to my eye near the ending.
Yong would probably say that I cried.
Very touching ending. I shan't spoil it for those who have yet to watch this movie.
Makes you think about the toys that you had.
I might be crazy to think that they do have a life hor?
Also, these toys don't seem as scary as Chucky or teletubbies?
Hahaha...you must be careful with the toys you bring home!

After that we headed to Orchard to do some shopping.
Was supposed to head to Ion but the 'Orchard Rd Shopping Centre location illiterate' husband of mine parked at Somerset@313 =).
It's ok, we walked back and forth to Ion.
I just found out that Sephora had a huge store in Ion.
Must find some time (and $$$) to spend there soon!

Met Don, ah bud and some new friends at night for a little partying at Fly.
This was before watching the Uruguay v South Korea match at Gallery bar.

Headed to Baby Faith's full month celebration at Conrad.
Stole this photo of Senior's blog =X
She was so pretty!!
You know for some babies, how you can't really tell the gender in the beginning?
Faith's not like that.
At one view, you'd probably know she was a girl.
Very soft features!
Another model in the making!

Went to get my glasses made at Bryan's place and then headed back home.
It's a real hectic weekend but it felt great to spend time with Yong and other friends.
Some whom I think I've not met for a few years.

Looking forward to next weekend!
BATAM here I come!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Bespectacled Ivy.

Yeap, came down with a little bit of eye infection and was advised by the doctor to go cold turkey of contacts for 1 week or so.
I broke it last night for 20 minutes for my run.
My ears are feeling funny too.
The ear drum was itchy since Monday and after dripping eye drops into it (also advised by the doc), it kinda hurts a little now.
What's happening to me?

Although wear glasses still must look mei mei.
This pair of glasses have been with me for donkey years already!
Used the canmake brown eyes palette, MM mascara with MAC mineralised blusher and MLS balm.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Shopping on Fathers' Day.

Probably my dad would have hated it but a family that shops together, stays together! haha..
Went out to do some shopping on Sunday with Ma and Ami.

Cam whore a bit before heading out to meet Ma and Ami.
At Centerpoint Mac after shopping at OG.
Dinner at CQ's Brewerks.
Ma's reaction is so cute!
After that Ma and Ami left.
Yong and I watched the 1st half of Slovakia V Paraguay match.
Headed home after that.

Some stuff 'I' bought...
Tidbits from OG and M&S.
I love the cereal that Senior recommended back during MC days and I am still eating it!
On sale now!
Ami, I realised I forgot my M&S socks that I left at the fitting room entrance =X

Tweezer (Yong's), Bourjois healthy mix foundation and Kate Diamond Cut eyes LE palette.
The Bourjois foundation smells like fruits!
I got the Kate palette in Gold instead of silver (S$27)
Can't wait to try them out soon.
Watsons haul.
Ginvera green tea marvel gel was going at 2 for S$21.60 which is a good 34% off.
Since I had the Everyday card, rebate was 6% over the weekends so it was an even better deal.
Happened to pass by a Mango that the whole store was virtually on sale.
Got the cropped cardi at S$19.
My previous black one was S$35 I think.
It's really easy to match and comfy.
This is in purple - looks a little off here.
What I was wearing - Mickey tee!

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Family time.

Had steamboat with some of my closest cousins and family.
I'll let the photos do the talking.

This reminded me when I was little.
My cousins would gather in the room and I was left outside.
Waiting for them to let me in.
Poor Prada!
Poor Ivy!

PS: Davine, I'll arrange some time in July for your family and mine to come over to my house ok?
If not in July then maybe in September to celebrate our mums biryhdays?

Sunday, June 20, 2010

A Tribute to my Dad.

My dad may not have been the perfect dad but I know he has always tried to be one. During the final stretch of his life, I see his strong straits in fighting for his life despite all the pain he has been suffering.
Like I always told my sister, I did not know how to face him as it pained me everytime I saw him.
It was a real tough fight.

There are also many, many good memories..
Waking up in my parent's room on weekdays to the sound of his hairdryer blowing his currypok hair.
Choosing his shirt for him when he was getting ready to head out (yea, I had that flare since I was a little girl.)
Hearing him sing 'Let's go baby let's go baby come on!' (it was one of the Ms Universe song and he used it to urge us to get out of the house)
Having the same dishes in my Cai Fan when he tabao-ed home dinner (steam egg, Gu Lou Rou and Cabbage)
Walking with him to AMK enroute to school during wee hours of the morning.
Hanging out with him at fish and bird shops.
Going to morning bird 'shows' with him.
His Kangaroo brand shorts.
Going to play badminton with him and 2 uncles on weekends at TPY badminton complex.
Him buying roasted chicken leg rice for me.
His routine with the bird, fish and dog feeding, bathing etc.
Sitting with him in the kitchen and just looking at him make/repair bird cages.
Us cleaning the house and after that having our 'DISCO' night.
Waking me up to go for my dragonboat training by banging on my door.
Him making Dong Gua Tong Shui, Bird's nest, sea coconut etc (my dad was a fantastic cook!)
Going to AMK bowl with him after work to play bowling with his friends.
Him trying to upgrade himself and asking for a dictionary and how to spell certain words.
My dad losing his temper at Ami and slamming the dining chair in anger.

I'm always in awe of my dad and the things he can do (breed fishes, bowl a curve/spin ball, repair a bird cage, cook a great dish amongst many other things).
My dad always tries to fulfill our wishes - having our own room, giving us a hi-fi set, buying me my MD player etc etc etc.
He has also taught me to be the person I am today.
Being a strong person and always trying my best in things I do.
Being a friend to even my foes (I'm still trying to achieve that).
No one can tell me that my dad wasn't the greatest dad there is cause to me he will always be.
I will always remember him and the teachings/lessons he has taught me.

Taken at TPY park in the blue polo that I'll always remember.


DADDY, I LOVE YOU LOADZ!!

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Rojak!

I am a sucker for 'peanuts'.
Rojak, satay, satay bee hoon, peanut butter are a few of my favorite food.
Sometimes, we head to TPY for lunch and I realised that the infamous rojak re-opened.
I've tried in vain for close to 1 week in tabao-ing the rojak home for dinner.
Finally, I managed to do so for lunch on Thursday.
There was still a queue but it wasn't as long as the dinner crowds.
Queueing up and looking at the uncle make the rojak, I was wondering how nice it could be.
Reason was that he's dishing out 1 plate after another in less than 5 minutes.
All the ingredients were already cut and sitting in tubs.
Also, I felt that it wasn't really mixed properly before he dished them out.
Maybe due to the fact that I tabao-ed it home, everything had a change to settle and there were slightly more liquid.



I underestimated this box of $3 rojak.
There's a 10% going on till mid July (I think).

There were the usual ingredients - pineapple, mang guang, cucumber, dou gey.
The you tiao and dou pok was crispy!!
Despite the fact I tabao-ed ok?
Also, there was the old traditional ingredient of cuttlefish!
How often do you see that in rojak nowadays?
Last but not least, uncle was not a tad bit conscious about the HUGE amount of peanut doused on top of the rojak.
Every morsel of food picked out from the mixture is covered in it!
SOLD!

Look at the amount of peanuts left in the bottom of my box!
Yums!!

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Looking forward.

Yes, I'm looking forward to the weekends.
Reason?

1. Yong's on course and I barely spend time with him during the weekdays.
2. We are having a great gathering this weekend with my family and cousins! Can't wait for that to happen!
3. I really need to rest and get out of my air-con office.

Top 3 reasons amongst many others.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Reminiscing..

I've got a colleague who is a vegetarian.
The vegetarian food stalls around our office have closed down one after another.
I got a message asking if I wanted to head to Guang Ming Shan.
Sometime back, we were saying that they provide free food on the 27th of every lunar month.

Thing was although the temple has changed - moved the dining area, built a new building (which blocks me old room's fireworks view @!$!#@!!), upgrading etc.
I can't help but remember the good old days where Po Po (my grandma) would drag me to the temple for these free lunches.
In those good old days, the dining hall wasn't air-conditioned, it wasn't as bright, there wasn't as much drinks or food selection and there were loads of people (there still is).
My grandma was a devout buddhist and she'll head to the temples that's next to my old house 3-4 times a month.
On my school holidays, I'm usually stuck in her house since mum and dad went to work.
She'll say to me, 'zeng zeng (my pet name in cantonese) let's go' (of course not in English but Cantonese).
And than we will walk to the temple, do our prayers and than head to makan.
There, she will ask me to walk faster to find seats and once we are seated, food will be served.
She'll pile the food on my plate which I can never finish.
But I did learn that vegetarian food (especially spring rolls) can be pretty yummy!
Since I was an ultra slow eater and I had to finish everything that was on my plate, we were always last to leave the table.
Those were the days.

My regret was that I never made it to the last extended family photo during my grandma's last birthday as I was throwing a tantrum about going downstairs (my grandma's family used to live one floor down).

Yeap, this is me with my granny.
I had thought that it was Ami due to the 'oldness' of the photo =X
But she reminded me of 1 startling fact, which I shan't share here, that differentiates us when we were babies.

That's my granny behind and I think I was maybe 5 years old?
It says 'A' on the cake as this was Ami's cake, not mine.
Ya, I had to take a photo with it coz it was huge!
I was always jealous of this cake!!

But I've got such a great sister that once she was given a Forever Friends teddy with the alphabet 'A' on it.
We were still pretty young and that kind teddy costed a bomb back then.
She knew that I loved Forever Friends.
She gave it to me saying that she hoped that I can score 'A's in my exams
Thus the 'A' on the bear.
See what A great sister I have?!

Also big thanks to my younger sis who, although took close to 1 week, scanned the above photos for me.
Leaving out 1 photo which could potentially make my younger sister 'dead' and maybe me paralyzed if I posted it here.

Monday, June 14, 2010

戴愛玲-對的人

戴愛玲-對的人



你问在我心中 是否还苦恼
那次受伤 否决了爱的好

谢谢你的关照 我一切都好
一个人不算困扰 爱虽然很美妙
却不能为了寂寞 又陷了泥沼

爱要耐心等待 仔细寻找
感觉很重要 宁可空白了手
等候一次 真心的拥抱
我相信在这个世界上
一定会遇到 对的人出现 在眼角

那次流过的泪 让我学习到
如何祝福 如何转身不要

在眼泪体会到 与自己拥抱
爱不是一种需要 是一种对照
爱虽然很美妙 却不能为了寂寞
又陷了泥沼

爱要耐心等待 仔细寻找
感觉很重要 宁可空白了手
等候一次 真心的拥抱
我相信在这个世界上
一定会遇到 对的人出现

能愿意为了一份爱付出去多少
然后得到多少并不计较
当我想清楚的时候
我就算已经准备好
放手去爱 海阔天高
喔---耶----

爱要耐心等待
仔细寻找 感觉很重要
宁可空白了手 等候一次
真心的拥抱 我相信在世界上
一定会遇到 对的人出现

爱要耐心等待
仔细寻找 感觉很重要
宁可空白了手 等候一次
真心的拥抱 我相信在这个世界上
一定会遇到 对的人出现

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Sister-ly time.

Received a call from my dear Michelle on Wednesday night after 10:30pm (I was already dozing off in bed) asking if I wanted to meet for dinner on Thursday.
I was like thinking sure, why not (than went to sleep).
I do miss the sister-ly time we had when we were all staying together.
Just do nothing but laying on the bed and chit-chatting about girl stuff.
I was thinking to myself - why the sudden call to meetup when I only met them on Tuesday?

Ami than sms-ed on Thursday if we wanted to do manicure since she had balance from her package that was signed 2-3 years back. Ok lor, why not?
I headed to trim my hair before meeting them at NYNY for dinner.
It was really so much fun.
Shall we commence to Batam for an overnight stay??
We can go shopping, eat A&W, go for massage, watch a movie and chit chat the night away or do mani and pedi!!Hahaha...

My nails from mani.
Orly salmon pink french mani.

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Salon Hair.

Went to trim my hair and the results of salon hair (after washing, blowing and trimming)?




Add to it 1 night of sleep.
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!
Don't look like Zhen Zi alreadly hor?
It's my first time using Heavy Rotation's pot eyeliner.
I must say it's not as tough to use as I thought it would be.
Easily removed with olive oil as well =)

Friday, June 11, 2010

Velvet-y PRADA.

I headed back home to cook dinner (yes, I can hor) and to play with Prada on Tuesday.
I FINALLY MANAGED TO TAKE CLEAR, STILL PHOTOS OF HIM!
What an accomplishment!!!!
No photos of dinner but loadz of PRADA (must put trademark not?).

His fur grew so fast!
It's like velvet now and he looks kinda weird.

Chewing his bone.
Try a far away shot first than lie on the floor and take all the closeups.
Ya, I had to lie still on the floor....



He looks kinda fierce with the fur like that.
Starting to look like a teddy bear =P

Thursday, June 10, 2010

13 year old?

I must say that my sisters and I are blessed with some very good genes.
We tend to look younger than we really are (in numbers).
At times, we do still find it a chore.
For instance, when we go clubbing, buy 4D, buy cigarettes etc they would ask for our I/C. =P
I learnt a lesson yesterday that I should be real appreciative that I look younger than I really am.

Was heading home after work and boarded the bus with 2 girls sitting at the last row.
They were chatting and I heard one of them say that she was approached by a bank promoter asking her to apply a credit card.
The problem was?
She was only 13 (or so she says).

PS to Ami: we should be really, really glad =P

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

La Senza Semi Annual Sale!

Sale now on!
Time to stock up!!

2nd round of F21.

This time round, no more guilt free as I spent my own moolah.
Anyway, headed to F21 at Somerset to exchange the lace black cami (lace spoil..tsk tsk never check) and also the Olive tube top as it was a little loose and looked weird on me (tsk tsk..never try).
After browsing the 5 storeys, literally everything I liked was out of S sizes!!!!
Worse, the S sizes of those others that I liked was too big!!!
!%#@!@# what's wrong with their sizing nowadays????

Lucky I found the cami in M size - 1 down.
Continued browsing and I found some stuff after 1 hour!!

I think this is brownish-green (Yong says Khaki but I don't trust him).
Details 3/4 pants with rubber endings.
S$55 damage but I love this to bits.
Good for work and weekends!
And, its XS!

I think this is called butterfly sleeved top.
In grey and S$33.
Great for lazy days (which happens quite often).

Pardon my toes.
This dress...Ami was looking at something similar that had details on the hips last week when we went for lunch.
I told her it makes people hips look larger.
But Ami, you can try this from F21, the details on the hips not as flamboyant.
Since the material is figure hugging, it won't stand out so much also.
S$33 k?

Ok, back to clearing my wardrobe of BKK clothes first.